The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-03-15

loan made in violation of any provi-
sion of this section shall be held
void,' says the bill.
II the veteran should die after
making application for any one Of
the optional plans or for the cash
and before the coming into force of
the bill October 1, 1922, the Govern
ment would pay to his estate the
amount of the adjusted service cred
1t.
S1.75 While In Training
Veterans electing to take the voca-
tional training aid option would be
paid SITS for each day of attend
ance on or after January 1, 1928, on
a course of vocational training previ-
ously approved by the director of the
Veterans Bureau. The total payment
under this plan, however, could not
exceed lao per cent of the amount Of
the adjusted service credit.
Under the farm home aid section,
veterans would be paid in a lump
sum or installments, an amount equal
to the adjusted service credit increas-
ed by 40 per cent upon satisfactory
assurance that the money would be
used in purchasing or making pay
ments on a home or farm or improv-
ing home or farm.
This section of the bill is unchang-
ed as is that providing for land set
Element. Under the land settlement
title there would be created ma
tional veterans settlement board
which would establish veteran set
Element projects for the reclamation
and settlement of lands by means of
irrigation, drainage or other method
of development or improvement.
Establishment of the projects
would be carried out in cooperation
with the States and veterans would
be given preference in employment
on such work.
Provides Farm Units
In each project the board would
establish farm units large enough
for the support of a family and farm
workers units sufficient for part
time cultivation by a farm workers
family.
Each veteran employed ON a pro-
ject would be allowed to select and
would be allotted a farm unit on
which he could contruct a dwelling
and other Improvements.
From the price of the land so al
lotted would be deducted the amount
of the veterans adjusted service cred
it. The remainder would be paid on
an amortization plan with a fixed
number of installments to cover the
due, rlus interest at 5 per
cent over period of twenty-five
years or less.
The settlement board would con-
sist of the Secretary of the Interior
and four other members appointed
by the President, subject to confirma-
ton by the Senate.
The four members would receive
salaries of $500 each and one would
be appointed for two years, one for
three years. one for four years and
one for five years.
Subsequent appointments would be
made for five years. In the original
bill this provision required that at
least three of the appointed members
be veterans. but that section was
stricken out.
Those Entitled to Bonus
Those entitled to bonus would.
under the terms of the bill, include
amy Individual, a member of the
or naval forces of the United
States at any time after April s.
1917, and before November ~, 19-
lS; but does not include "a any
at any time during such
period or thereafter separated from
such forces under other than honor
able conditions; CD any conscien-
.ious objecter who performed no
duty whatever or refused
% wear the uniform. or 90 any
llien at any time during such period
Dr. thereafter discharged from the
or naval forces on account
II his alienage." |
The term overseas service. the
ill sets forth. "means service on