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New-York tribune., 1921-07-31
ONE Into the Country-Here Is Cosey and Attractive Hor
Pioneers Moued Too Often
Is Cause of Depreciation
Early Settlers Built Temporarily They Went:
Houses Built Thirty Years Ago Undesirable,
but New Era of Permanence Seen

any building material. 1t will, of
course. involve slightly increased ini-
tial cost. Wall and roof coverings
must be made more desirable. This
may involve slightly heavier framing
to support them. The structural tim
her work must be thoroughly protected
from moisture and dampness, which
cause rot, and rot is the worst enemy
of timber Reasonable precautions
must be taken to safeguard the house
from fire damage Pipes and conduits
must be made easy of access in case
they need replacing.
If the skeleton of house be built
strong enough the covering of the skel-
eton can be replaced from time to time
as 1t wears out, so that the house will
actually be permanent asset instead
of constantly increasing liability
Use of Brick and Stone Increasing
The members Of such structure can
be of almost any material. Timber has
been the one most constantly used in
dwelling house construction in this
country so far, but the timber of the
country his been cut off so wastefully
and so extravagantly that there are
many localities where it is no longer
the cheapest building material to be
obtained. Of recent years the use of
brick and stone and terra Gotta has
shown a marked increase. All of these
materials naturally make a more per-
manent and durable form of wall con-
struction than does timber.
Concrete, which is mixture of ce-
ment and sand, with crushed stone,
gravel or some other course aggregate,
has not yet been largely used for
dwelling houses.
1t is probable, however, that in the
Sd Nf ~.
purpose will increase. The materials
in any locality. Concrete itself makes
a durable product, as hard and as last
ing as stone, and more fire resistant
than either stone or brick. Certain
technical difficulties will have to be
overcome before this material can be
applied generally to dwelling house
construction. But when these diff
culties are once overcome, it is probable
that cheap, durable and practically fire.
proof houses will become more and
more common. A concrete house with
hollow walls would be warm in winter
and cool in summer, and dry all the
year round. Concrete floors and roofs
would save many millions of dollars
worth of property annually which now
goes up in flames.
But whatever the principal material
employed, whether it is sound timber,
or concrete, it is probable that from
greater permanency than it has been
in the past.
We have reached stage where we
can no longer permit the prodigality
and waste which has up to now gov
erned our building operatiOnS
New-York tribune., 1921-07-31
Says Steel Lumber SoIues
Problem Pointed by Cartoon
Newly Perfected Product in Construction Mako.
Floors Ant, Fire, Vermin and Dust Proof
While Nearly Low in Cost as Wood

I steel lumber joists can be n-,s~
to-day at a cost almost nar.iIu,ed ayiIageed
that Of ordinary wood joigt 'sIlsg Ilg
means that steel joist used w;., MS li
accessories in place Of wood "a ees is
freproof floor system. In res;SneSs SneeSs
valned from $4,000 to s12Ooo OoSol'saees :.
safe to say that the exact coss .
fire-safe steel joist construction ~
tho first floor will not exceed .t sor
cheapest and most infammahle a.. s.ns
that 1t is possible to build BY moro 100 a,OF
szo0. therefore, at small exsrs .sa n".a
homes may be made measurable Os.
safe, and property and life saved 'ss- ~
nually. an
Other advantages in a steel-,nu,
hrst floor will De found in the fact ISss ISss
it is absolutely dust-proof 80 xa.is Wat
proof, non-shrinking ana non-ra-.;a1 ,..a'
The non-shrinking Of Aoor jojsts F,IS, ,r;7
help considerably TO eliminate wall vi W.,
ceiling cracks. which is A cor,-a1e s.a
menace in home construction II ~.
dead load Of steel lumber const,,,.ti.ats as
weighs only thirty-fve to forty ncr,s ,,sA
Il square foot. which is about bs,s
that Of any other type Of reinforc.4
concrete construction. There arc ~
forms Of any kind required and ,S
material IS cut to length at the riIi
or shops from the architectural drsvs vn
ings and delivered to the JOB ready "a
be set in place, the same practice which
is used in the furnishing Of structural
steel for buildings.
Steel lumber joists so-day can bs
secured from warehouse stock the sams
as all other building commodities. this
being a great convenience TO contract
ors. as it is very necessary in building
construction for the contractor to have
his materials on the JOB the instant
required
New-York tribune., 1921-07-31
Rents Pelham Manor Properly

Prince 6: Ripley leased for Mrs. Ella
2. Fay. of Ridgewood, n. J.. her prop
etry on Highbrook Avenue. Pelham
Manor. to Mrs. Cathryn Arlington, Of
this city.
New-York tribune., 1921-07-31
Buyers of Westchester Plots
Plan 10 Erect DWELLINGS

The Robert E. Farley organization
sold for the estate Of William. B. Rice
a plot in the Bryn Mawr Park section
OF Yonkers to H. c. Ehmann, OF this
city, who will erect residence, and
rented for Mrs. G. Bollman her resi-
derce on Dixon Street, Tarrytown, 10
Mrs. I. P. Russell. of Lake Mahopac
n. Y; also rented for Mrs. Z. l. Just
her Murray Hill residence 10 Mrs I. A.
Zacharius, of this city.
The Scarsdale Estates, Robert E. Far
ley, president. sold to z Greenacres
resident plot on Sage Terrace South,
upon which he intends TO erect house.
New-York tribune., 1921-07-31

The NewYo
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New-York tribune., 1921-07-31
Night Auction Offering of
Queens Lots To Be i'm Brooklyn

A night auction sale of home site.
in Queens will be held by Joseph T
Day in the Brooklyn Real Estate Ex-
change room on Wednesday next, OF
which occasion he will sell by order OF
the Fairchild Realty Company the
estate Of the late Thomas Adams and
the estate Of the late Darwin r. James
The lots to be sold are variously To-
Gated at Cooper Heights, in the Middle
Village section of. Queens, between
Richmond Hill and Glendale, within a
few blocks of the Metropolitan Avenue
trolley and the Myrtle Avenue station
On the B. r. T. in St. James Park.
In addition, o tract Of about forty
SIX scres in the Grand Avenue section
or Jamaica, opposite to Briarwoo
Road, will be sold.
New-York tribune., 1921-07-31
Several Become Apartment
Owners at Jackson Heights

Thomas Shaughnessy, of Kew Gar
dens, purchased an apartment at 106
Twenty-first Street, jackson Heights;
DR.. P. Y. Prewitt, of Woodside, pur-
chased an apartment at 1873 Twenty
third Street. He has sold his former
home. 1919 Stryker Avenue. Woodside,
to William A. Grant. Other buyers az
Jackson Heights are: Mrs. Mary G.
White, 1872 Twenty-third Street; Frank
j. Sheen, 1875 Twenty second Street, and
". Fl. smeading, Ill Twentythird
Strppt
New-York tribune., 1921-07-31

sidelight panels are part of the frame
To purchase complete entrance is to
take advantage of the economy of guam
tity production.
This seems like quite a few things
to be observed for the single item Of
exterior doors. Yet it is upon such
ideals that the permanent satisfaction
of your home depends. 1t is good to
know, too, that doors embodying all
these qualities, including even good de-
sign, can be secured in stock quantities
at a reasonable cost
New-York tribune., 1921-07-31
Architect Buys Malba Home
Site: Is Erecfino House

Malba Estates Corporation, through
Champ & Dasey, sales directors, sold
OF Malba-on he Sound, L. l., quarter
acre building site on North Drive to
Charles Bower, an architect of Flush
ing, who is erecting from his own
plans an allyear residence for his oc-
CupancY.
New-York tribune., 1921-07-31
Montclair Store Property Sold

The Simpson Merritt Company sold
for H. T. Dickopf large stucco build
ing in the business section of Mont
clair, n. j., containing two stores, with
apartments, valued at $4,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22
TODAY'S AID TO BEAUTY

Hair is by far the most conspicuous
thing about us and is probably the
most easily damaged by bad or care
less treatment. If we are very careful
in hair washing. we will have virtual
Is no hair troubles. An especially fine
shampoo for this weather. one that
brings out all the natural beauty Of
the hair; that dissolves and entirely
rerntVes all dandruff, excess oil and
dirt; can easily be used at trifling ex-
pense by simply dissolving a teaspoon
full of canthrox (Which you can get at
any druggist's) in a cup of hot water
This makes a full cup of shampoo
dquid-cnough so it is easy to apply
II to all the hair instead of just the
top of the head. This chemically dis
solves all impurities and creates a
soothing, cooling lather. Rinsing
leaves the scalp spotlessly clean. soft
and plant. while the hair takes on the
glossy richness of natural color, also
a fluffiness which makes it seem
much heavier than it is. After a can
throx shampoo. arranging the hair is
a pleaSure--AdY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22
Makes a Family Supply
Of Cough Remedy
Really better than ready-made
cough syrups, and saves about e2.
Easily and quickly prepared.
51s75751S75157s151s2s1s75

# you combined the curative proper
ties of every known "ready-made" cough
remedy, you probably could not get as
much real curative power as there is in
this simple homemade cough syrup,
which is easily prepared in a few
minutes.
Get from any druggist pig ounces OF
Pinex, pour it into a pint bottle and
fill the bottle with syrup, using either
plain granulated sugar syrup, clarified
molasses, honey, or corn syrup, as de-
sired The result is a full pint of
really better cough syrup than you could
buy ready-made for three times the
money. Tastes pleasant and never
spoils.
This Pinex and Syrup preparation gets
right at the cause of a cough and gives
almost immediate relief. It loosens the
phlegm, stops the nasty throat tickle
and heals the sore, irritated membranes
SO gently and easily that it is really
astonishing.
A days use will usually overcome the
ordinary cough and for bronchitis, Group,
hoarseness and bronchial asthma, there
is nothing better.
Pinex is a most valuable concentrated
compound of genuine Norway pine ex-
tract, and has been used for generations
to break up severe coughs.
To avoid disappointment ask your
druggist for sa21a ounces of Pinex' with
full directions, and don't accept any,
thing else. Guaranteed to give absolute
funded. The Pinex Co., Fl. Wayne,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22
THE COOPERATIVE PLAN
Head of League of America Explains
| Its Organization.
Editor State Journal:


Editor State journal:
In a recent news article in The To-
peka State Journal, 1 note that you
state that additional proof has been
furnished that the cooperative move
ment in the United States cannot sue
coed because of the fact that the Co
operative store located in the treasury
department at Washington, D. c., has
been forced to close it's doors. This
should not, however. be discouraging
If the facts were known. The real
story is this:
The store began business by selling
staple groceries at cost The business
grew and was popular. Then there
was a demand that the store under
take the sale of clothing at cost, to
cut the exorbitant prices prevailing
Accordingly, thousands of dollars
worth of mems and women's clothing,
hosiery and shoes were bought and
sold at cost-plus.
Everything went well, apparently.
until drastic reductions were recently
made in the price of clothing by the
former profiteering traders. Then the
store found itself with a stock. of sea-
sonal goods on hand which it could
not unload in competition with the
new prices charged by department
stores. Not a penny had been laid
aside for a reserve fund, as is always
done in a real Rochdale Coop" to
tide them over periods of possible loss.
The cost-pIus plan, while popular at
first. was their Waterloo, as it al
ways is.
The stockholders made run on the
store for the redemption of their stock.
The society had not accumulated
enough capital. 1t had no surplus.
1t was overstocked with unsaleable
goods. The failure which followed
was inevitable.
These green" co-operators were
thoroly American. They ignored the
continental experience of seventy-five
years of uninterrupted success. They
failed to apply the tested Rochdale
methods suggested to them when they
started. by the Cooperative League of
America 1t was not cooperation but
their own over-confidence and stupid
policies that brought ruin to the treas
ury store.
The 1000 "Co-opsn in Great Brit
ain. with their annual business of ST.
$50, 100000, do business according to
the Rochdale plan of selling at cur
rent prices. So do the successful CO.
operative stores in this country. Aft
er all expenses are paid and a reserve
fund set aside, the profits are divided
amongst the purchasers in proportion
to their patronage. This is the secret
of the success Of cooperation the
world over.
The experience of the treasury
store should not be a disbursement
in cooperation. 1t should merely
serve as a warning against follow
ing unsound methods
AGNES D. WARBASSE,
Educational Secretary, The Co-Opera-
tive League of America
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22
2Y FRANCES JONES.

Mrs. j. r. Koontz will give an in
formal tea Friday afternoon at her
home in Topeka boulevard compli-
mentary to Mrs. Charles Huffman.
The guests will include intimate
friends of the honor guest.
The affair Friday afternoon will be
the first of series of teas which Mrs.
Koontz is planning to give.
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Mrs. H. b. Hogeboom will give a 1
O'Clock luncheon Friday at her home.
sol West Sixth avenue, followed by
an afternoon at cards. There will be
twenty guests.
Mr. and Mrs. II. S. Putney enter
tanned group of friends at bridge
Monday evening at their home in Tay-
lor street. The guests included: Mr..
+. E. Parr. Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.
Dickie, Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. LagerwAli,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Fisher, Mr.. and
Mrs. n. A. Turner. Mr.. and Mrs. N. j.
Petro. Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. HARLAN, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Lagerstrom, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. b. Wheelan.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Anton will en-
terrain at dinner at the EIks' club
Thursday evening in honor of the
thirtieth anniversary of their mar
riage. Covers will be laid for sixteen.
evening at bridge at the Anton home,
405 Western avenue.
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Mrs. r. NJ. Hastings will entertain a
few of her friends informally at her
home, SIS Topeka boulevard, Wednes-
day afternoon.
The Ladies' Music club will meet
Wednesday afternoon at 8 o'clock at
the home of Mrs. George H. Allen,
1888 Topeka boulevard.
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The Knife and Fork club met Mon
day evening for dinner at the Y. w.
c. A. with Mrs. w. c. Stephenson as
hostess. The tables were decorated
with patriotic colors and with cher
ries and hatchets, symbolic of
George Washington. The hostess, Mrs
Stephenson, whose anniversary was
Monday. was surprised with a birthday
cake and with a number of humorous
gifts.
The three 1egisladies. Mrs. Grim
stead, Mrs. Walker and Miss Cline.
were guests of the club and made
short talks. Other guests included:
Mrs. w. P. Lambertson and little
daughter of Fairview, Kan. Mrs.
Frank O. johnson of Mcpherson, Mrs.
Frank O'Brien of Fort Scott. The next
meeting of the club will be held in two
weeks with Miss Nell Anthony as
hostess
Mrs. Leslie Guild entertained at a
luncheon of twelve covers today for
the members of the Tuesday Bridge
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TWENTY YEARS AGO
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Looking Blackboard in Society
Columns of The State Journal

February 22. 1901.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Histed entertained
very pleasantly at cards Thursday evening
at their home on West Eighth avenue COM
nlimentary to Mrs. Histeds sister, Mrs.
George Rust.
Chester Woodward left Thursday for a
trip to New York city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Seery announce the
birth of a daughter Monday. February Is
DIR. and Mrs. E c. Carpenter will enter
tain their card club this evening at their
home on Lincoln street.
Miss Katharine Mills has invited guests
for card marty Saturday evening and an
other one Tuesday evening. complimentary
to her guest. Miss Minnie Rizer of En-
poria.
Miss Bessie Sweet who is attending
school at Manhattan is at the Copeland
visiting her father, Representative Sweet OF
Coffey county.
Mr. and Mrs p B. Miller were pleasant
~ surprised Wednesday evening by the
Royal Neighbors of the Topeka Camp No.
14S Mr.. and Mrs. Miller will soon move
from Topeka.
Mrs E. T. Sim has issued Invitations to-
day for card party to be given next
Wednesday evening complimentary to Mrs.
Boechat of Buffalo, N Y.
Mrs F. Dumont Smith spent Thursday
in Lawrence the guest Of Professor and
Mrs. S. j. Hunter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22
SOCIETY WOMEN IN MAT GAME
Mrs. Marshall Field III Stages Bouts
in Chicago for Charity.

Chicago, Feb. 22.-Mrs. Marshall
Field III makes her debut in the
sporting world here tonight when she
stages three wrestling matches.
The proceeds of the bout will go to
destitute children in Chicago and
Cook county.
Jim Londos, ex-Greek light heavy
weight champion, grapples with John
Pesek OF. Nebraska. Johnny Myers,
claimant of the middleweight title,
takes on Lou Talaber of Chicago. Jack
Reynolds of Cedar Rapids, Ia, welter-
weight champion of the world. locks
horns with Spyros Vorris of Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22

of the Central Congregational church
will meet with Mrs. H. Morton White,
1T17 Buchanan street, Wednesday
afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock. The hos
tesses Will be: Mrs. George Wheeler.
Mrs. Roscoe Graves, Mrs. Frank
Daniel and Mrs. II. J. Wingert.
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Notes and Personal Mention
DIR. Frederick Lewis. president of
Emporia college. who has spent sey-
eral days as the guest of DR.. and Mrs.
S. s. Estey. has returned to his home
in Emporia.
Dr. B. f. Morgan of Clay Center.
who has been here since the first of
the week visiting DR.. and Mrs. W. F.
Bowen. has returned to Clay Center.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray S. Everett of En-
poria will come Thursday to visit DR..
and Mrs. J. C. Everett and family.
Miss Eunice Wilson and Miss 10
Nicoll spent Tuesday in Kansas City.
Fallen arches, flat foot restored by
the Post system for feet. Gabriel. Foy
& Gabriel, Chfropractors, It's Kansas.
ADV.
from a stay in st. Joseph, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Perry are in
southern Texas.
Miss Marian Moore has as a guest.
Miss Henrietta Steefel of Sal.na.
Miss Regina Peffemier, of st. Marys.
Kan, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. NJ. A.
Floersch and DIR. Floersch.
The Rev. J. W. Rahill has gone to
Emporia to attend banquet and at
which he will make a talk on "Roose-
velt."
Mrs. F. o. Johnson Of Mcpherson
has come to be with Senator johnson
until the end of the legislative ses-
sion. They are stopping at the Ma
tional.
Furs remodeled at Baer's Hat Shop.
$40 Kansas avenue.-AGV.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Keller have
returned from a six weeks trip to
Portland, Ore.
Mrs. Ernest Tucker of Kansas City
and Mrs. w. A. Rash of Denver, Colo,
are visiting Mrs. A. L. Whitcomb, West
Thirteenth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G.. Dickie have re-
turned from a stay of several days in
Kansas City.
Mr.. John Billings has returned to
st. Louis after visit here to his
mother, Mrs. Billings will remain an
other week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22
HE DARKENED HIS
GRAY HAIR
Tells How He Did 1t.

Mr.. ]. A. McCrea. q welI-known resi-
dent Of California. who was called
Daddy and Grandpa on account of his
white hair. and who darkened it with
a homemade mixture, recently made
the following statement:
ANY one can prepare a simple mix
ture at home that will darken gray
hair. and make it soft and glossy To
a half-pint of water add 1 ounce of
bay rum, small box of Barbo Com
pound and II ounce of glycerine.
These ingredients can be bought at
any/drug store at very little cost APP
ply to the hair twice a week until the
desired shade is obtained. 1t does not
color the scalp. is not sticky or greasy
and does not rub off."-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22

Golden Medical Discovery and one
bottle cured me. / have never had
a return of this ailment but have
always had good health since lam
glad to recommend this medicine. -
MRS. CHAS. VENT. 141 So. Bloom.
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery is sold by druggists in liquid
or tablets. Contains no alcohol. Send
10 cents to DR.. Pierce's Laboratory In
Buffalo, N. z. if you wish trial pkg.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22
Dizzy Spells

Hastings, Nebr-"Some years ago
I was troubled greatly with liver
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22
THERE'S A LITTLE BOY IN OUR

{ Who has recently acquired a brand
new baby sister. When his grand
mother asked him how he liked her he
responded. "Oh. she's all right, but
there's lot of things we need worser."
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Mrs. w. E. McVey's team of the
Woman's club will have their noon
luncheon Wednesday at the home of
Mrs. Warren Jeffrey. 1880 Fillmore
street.
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Group One of the Women's Society
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audience. A second concert will be
given tonight at the church.
Sevasta appeared in Topeka last
season, but the other two artists made
their initial bow to Topeka Monday
night. The program the artists gave
had delightful variety and was well
received
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22
WE'LL PLEASED WITH CONCERT.
Proceeds of Entertainment VIII Go
to Topeka Orphans Home

The concert given at the First Bap-
fist church Monday night for the bene-
fit of the Topeka orphans home had
delightful artists furnishing the pro-
gram. Philip Sevasta, harpist, Sonya
Medvedieff. soprano and Lee Croni-
can. pianist, highly pleased the large
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22

trouble; 1
would be-
come dir
Zy a n d
dark spots
would ap-
p e a r be-
fore my
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took DIR.
Pierce's
Deming graphic., 1921-10-18
PLANS or LEGION ARE
OUTLINED BY DAWSON

A large humber of the members of
the Claude Close Howard post of the
American IL gion met az the Armory on
Tuesday afternoon TO hear a very inter-
cstlng address by &. l.. Dawson, field
representative OF the Legion, with head
quarters In Indiana. In which he told
OF the worl that Is being carried out
all over the country by the members
cf this organization and outlined thei :
iats for the tut r. The ,msthan
';.i, n. Mr.. Dawson stated, is non &c
tartan and n0l. political and no one
tan be admitted To its ranks who has
not served the country. InflmeRce can
not he successfully used In procuring
membership In the legion for a man
who has not worn the uniform, MI.
Dawson quoted facts In support Of his
contention that the Legion Is OF oppos-
cd to organized labor. as has been fire.
duently stated.
In explaining the provisions Of the
Sweet bill he stated that the three
bureaus that dealt with the war risk,
the public health and vocational edu-
cation OF veterans had now been com
bincd under this hill into Veterans
lInrau. which is making a strong figh;
to secure nstice for th' Cx-sol,.'erS.
esJsciaiy for those who have been an
anie e. obtain proper mt'licai treair ont
r ',iio have been conf eel 10 pnr
farms 81 Olher similar Institutions
r'.,r; ..llas ;ntients w ~ r. s,si /.
$50 u month compensation prior to the
bin are now receiving SSl and more
per month. Before the bin pas passed
tl.ete were over 320.O0O claims pending
aud these are now being reduced at
the rate OF from 10000 TO $1,000 each
week.
In referring 10 Fort Bayard. Mr..
Dawson stated that there was accomo-
dations there for about 100 men, but
that the hospitals and others buildings
here were now accommodating ever l.
100. Similar conditions exist all over
the country and there IL a crying need
for better disqualification, as well as
the question Of lack Of employment Of
veterans estimating that over 0O0,0OO