The Penn's Grove record., 1920-12-17
Weuld Expedite Bonus
Payments
New Jersey Commission Wants
State Legislature to Provide
for Bond Interest.
TO REIMBURSE TREASURY
State Treasurer Read Is Strongly In
Favor of Plan to Get Bonus Pay
emit Actually Under Way-can
Pay the First in March.

Fay the First in March.
TrentOn.-1n order to expedite the
payment of bonuses to former service
men authorized by an act of the pres
ent session and approved by the voters
in a referendum vote 1t the last gen
eral election, the Soldiers Bonus Com
mission will offer an amendment to the
bonus law. The proposed amendment
will permit the state treasurer, who is
a member of the commission, to pay
interest charges on the issue Of bonds
for the bonus from the funds of the
state treasury.
State Treasurer Read is strongly in
favor of this pan to get the task of
issuing the bonuses actually under
way. AS an alternative proposition.
however, in the event that this plan
does not meet with general favor. it
will be suggested to the legislators
that the commission pay interest
charges from the principal of the bo-
nus issue. With the state treasury
paying the interest charges falling due
in July, the commission anticipates
that it will be in a position to pay the
first bonuses in March.
Would Reimburse Treasury.
Should this plan be adopted provi-
sion will be made to reimburse the
state treasury for The money advanced
to the bonus commission by stipulat-
ing that the commission shall repay
the state treasury when funds from
the sale of the bonds have become
available.
There are indications that both the
bonus bonds and the bridge and tun-
mel bonds will be in demand, as the
state treasurer has already received
many inquiries from New York bond
ing houses concerning the issuance
and purchase of the bonds. Although
the State House Commission has au-
thorized the issuance of the entire
S12,0 900 bond issue. the amount that
will be actually issued within the next
month will depend upon the attitude
Of the legislature mex Tuesday. Or
the basis of the issuance of the entire
amount the state authorities have no.
btliSo IHC UNI ~ Us 81 Alo1I
money in the 1921 tax levy.
Upland Came Season.
The hunters have SAID goodby to the
upland game sport for another year.
every one OF them hoping that next
year will be as good. The season has
been remarkable for the fine weather,
perhaps not just cold enough to suit
some, but free from extended rainy
periods and snow.
Many of the old timers remember
well when snow prevented hunting at
least half of the open season. This
year it was different. and the best
part of it all was that there was game
to hunt. Another feature about the
season was the absence of the farmer
boys, who shot off all the game before
the city chaps appeared. The farmer
realizes that the coming of the hunter
is no longer to be dreaded. The hunter
today recognizes the farmers rights.
and the farmer in turn welcomes the
Nimrod.
If a prize were offered Monmouth
county would take it for producing
game. Its splendid rolling coun-
try, with V second to none. its mil
lions of wild berry bushes and the
farmers willingness to leave some
grain standing for the birds enticed
the game from other sections.
Ocean county seems to be next, as
its crop of %pheasants would show if all
the birds were stacked. Unusually
rabbits were also discovered
there and furnished some rare sport.
The writer saw a few that weighed
five pounds. Their markings was diff
ferent from the c|ottontail, and they
could go some.
Warren county was among the lead
ers in rabbits. Quite n few quail were
found there. Partridge hunters did
far better in Warren county han in
FIVE years past. Good old Sussex
ry also lived up TO its reputation as a
hunters paradise.
The automobile cut quite a figure in
hunting trips this year. The ma, hines
opened new country to the city, and
where was the highway or byway
where they didn't enter? 1t was not a
question whether or O the road was
good. 1t was a case of going into the
Door mes because the other fellow
wouldn't be there, though he usually
vas.
The experience gained in the war
helped to keep down the usual crop of
accidents. During the var men be-
better acquainted with firearms
md their use. They learned how to
,~ronerly carry a gun and to make sur
# their object before discharging it.
All in all, it was a fine season, with
he roll of hunters swelled by thou i,
lands, all of whom are better for their