The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-01-04
Legion Men Outline
Soldiers Land Act
j. q. Scrugham Confers With Mem.
bers of Local Post to Frame Pol
icy To Submit to Congress

State Engineer J. G.. Scrugham,
national committeeman of the Amer
lean Legion, conferred several hours
with a committee of members of the
Churchill county post, both before
and after the chamber of commerce
program Monday night, regarding
the soldier land settlement bill.
Scrugham told the committee that
President Harding, in his message
TO congress. stated that he would
favor passage of such a bill. He
added that II one of the bills for
soldier compensation was passed all
would be approved. The conference
was for the purpose OF drafting a
more definite proposition to submit
to congress. The outline that the
president approved of: Provides
for the establishment of reclamation
projects for the development and
Improvement of vacant land. This
may be government land or may be
land purchased by the government.
II possible. projects will be located
III odth sbaic, lho statc pay ihb pal
of the purchase price of private
lands bought for this purpose. Ex-
service men to be employed on the
project as far as possible.
Provides for the sale OF farm
units on these projects when they
are ready for settlement Sale price
is to include purchase price of land
plus cost Of improvements Terms.
part down, rest In 40 years at five
per cent interest.
Veterans may have their adjusted
service pay applied as first payment
on this land.
The committee recommended that
the units of land be eighty acres and
that the veterans be given financial
aid to prepare forty acres TO the ex-
tent OF fifty dollars per acre. The
money would be given in the form OF
loan, repayments to begin after five
years and to extend over a forty
year period at five per cent interest.
The soldiers bonus, In accordance
with the plan OF President Harding,
would apply as payments on water
charges The committee recommend
ed, however, that the bonus be al
lowed to be invested in real proper
ty on the homestead. Thus giving
the soldier something with which to
start. The water payments would
only be deferred.
While In Washington Scrugham
will present the draft to congress.
He stated that Senators McCumber
and Fordney have said that they
would favor passage OF the adjusted
compensation acts. The other acts
give the soldier one OF the follow
ing options, including the land set
tlement:
Cd Adjusted service pay, at the
rate of 81 a day for home service
and s1.25 for foreign service. Max
imum of $500 for man without over
seas service; 1925 for roan with oy-
erseas service.
CD Adjusted service certificate
$50 called insurance featured, a
paid-up 20-year endowment policy.
The face value of this policy Will be
33s times the amount that would
be received In cash. The face value
OF this policy would be payable to
the veteran at the end OF 20 years,
or II he dies before the expiration
OF 20 years the face value would be
paid to the beneficiary OF the policy
Loan values also are provided for.
(3) Vocational training aid of
s125 a day while taking a course in
vocational training. The amount
thus paid In no case would exceed
140 per cent of what would have
been paid In cash.
(4 Farm or home aid. lao per
cent OF what would be paid under
option No. l IL the money is used
to purchase, improve, or make pay
ments on approved farm or city or
suburban home.