The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-03-09

failure and dangerous breeder Of dis
content and contempt for law, and
which concludes:
I'VE urge that all citizens in every
walk Of life demand from their repre-
Sentntives and senators in Washington
relief from the unwarranted
restriction contained in the Volstead
act; and we likewise suggest to the
Of our country the wisdom
and ndvisability Of bearing in mind
the attitude toward this issue of office
holders and aspirants to office In COM
ing elections In order that there may
be restored to the people the lawful
use Of wholesome beer and light wines,
which, under the provisions Of the
eighteenth amendment can and should
be rightfully declared as non-intoxicat-
Ing beverages"
The executive council asserts It
holds thar the eighteenth amendment
under Il reasonable and proper legis-
lative Interpretation would he benen-
cial to our country and would have the
support Of the great majority Of our
people" But the council says an ex-
haustive investigation which it has
conducted shows these effects Of the
VOlstend act:
II. general disregard Of the law
among MI classes, Including those who
made the law.
80 Creation Of thousands Of moon
sinners.
"3. Creation OF an army Of bootleg
gers.
~ An amazing increase In the trnf-
tlc In polsons and deadly concoctions
and drugs.
"5 AN Increased rate OF insanity,
blindness, and crime among the users
of these concoctions and drugs.
&c Increase In unemployment, due
to losses Of employment by workers In
forty-five Industries directly or indl-
rcctly connected with the manufacture
of liquors.
~ Increase In taxes to city, state,
and national governments amounting
to approximately $l,O0O,OOO,OOO per
year"
D EPUBIICAN members Of the house
- ways and means committee Mv-
ing rejected the sales TAX plan for fl
nuncng the soldiers bonus, the COM
miitre went on trying to devise other
schemes. with the alternative Of adopt
ing II bill that contains no financing
feature. y subcommittee suggested one
plan which would not involve Il heavy
drain on the treasury during the next
two years. This conlemplatcS the elm
irntion OF Il cash bonus. Adjusted
service certificates would be issued
equal to the sum Of the adjusted srrv-
ice pay Of The veteran ($1 Il day for
domestic service and Sl.25 n day for
foreign service, less the $50 bonus paid
III the time of dischnrgc). Increased by
10 per cent, plus interest thereon for
twenty years at the rate or ~ per
mt Il year, compounded annually. The
hnl face value thus would be np.
roXimntcly 33S times the amount OF
ash that II veteran would have re-
crIvrd under the cash feature
Immediately after the certificate
was received the service man could
obtain from bank an amount equal
to 30 per. cent of the total OF the nd-
justeh service pay. If at the cXprn-
ton OF three years the sum thus OBJ
tnInrd. plus interest. had not been
paid by the service man, the bank
could make demand on The federal
treasury for the amount due. The gov
crnmcnt thus would take over and
carry the loan.
Some members feared the borrow
lngs under this plan might affect the
financial situation harmfully, so treas
ury experts were called In to advise
the committee on that and other
points. /! the scheme Is feasible and
goes through the government would
not have to pay any cash for two or
three years except for administrative
purposes.
ME house appropriations commit
toe gave the navy another severe
JOLT last week. reducing the deficiency
Hen' i"r hava' fuel for the remainder
ot IN" hschl year to 5000 OOO-little
more than half what the navy depart.
Ihent estimated was needed. It was
predicted that Secretary DENLY would
y" forced to Issue orders forbIddinp nj,
hnvn SLIPS To operate under steam for
one rest Of the year. This would mean
mai IN" vessels must romnin ut anchor
''rd M at docks. ana that all trai;,.
H'S 'pr war service must be discon.
;inurd
secretary Dcnhy, Rear Admiral vii.
''"' superintendent Of the naval ncad.
''"S' ana hear Admiral Washington.