The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-24

Kansas, Republican whip, proposed to
retain in modified form the existing
admission taxes and use the proceeds
to pay the bonus. The annual yield
from the admission taxes is about S70,-
100000, and Senator Curtis estimates
that this would come within S7,00O,000
of meeting the annual cost of the
bonus.
Senator Copeland of New York,
Democrat. introduced bill providing
for straight cash bonus to ex-service
men at the rate of $1.25 day for each
day of service. with S625 maximum
payment. The total cost of the bonus
under this plan is estimated at about
S1.5Oo,0Oo000 and Senator Copeland
would have the Treasury department
| issue bonds to this amount.
| g ENATOR CARAWAY of Arkansas
- violently denounced Albert B. Fall,
| former secretary of the interior,
| Wednesday before the senate commit
tee that is investigating Falls leases
| of naval oil reservations to private per-
sons, and Attorney General Daugherty
came in for some of the sting. Said
| the Arkansas senator:
'If the people in charge Of the Amer
| ican navy are to be believed when they
say our very national existence de-
pends upon the navy us the first line
OF defense; when they tell us we would
be lost without the navy, and then sell
every drop of reserve fuel for the navy,
l ask how much more infamous it is to
have sold every gallon of reserve oil
than 1t was for Benedict Arnold to
try to sell only rocky fortress on the
Hudson river?
II know there Is something wrong
with the source of Mr.. Falls money,
and know that every reading man and
woman in America will know that AL
bert B. Fall, the secretary of the in
terror, sold every gallon of the Amer
lean reserve fuel to oil speculators, one
of whom boasted he would make $780,
100000 out Of his share of the loot.
"Of course, l rather imagine if it
were not for my distinguished friend,
the present attorney general, all these
men would be indicted. But am con-
sclous us long as he sits at the helm
ut the Department Of Justice they may
sell the White House and be absolutely
immune from any prosecution In the
federal courts"
| GOVERNOR PINCHOT Of Pennsyl-
" vania also did some denouncing,
at the annual convention of the Anti
Saloon league. He said the national
scandal Of the failure to enforce pro-
hibition was the worst In our history,
and he voiced what he called "gen-
eral demand" for n congressional in
vestigation of the prohibition enforce
ment unit of the government.
G HENANDOAH, our giant dirigible
~ which is to be used In the coming
arctic expedition Of the navy. was CIV
en- an exciting test Wednesday night
Moored to her mast at Lakehurst to
see how much wind she could stand
the big ship was torn loose by TO
mile gale and driven northward. Capt
Anton Heinen and his crew of 81 speed
after flying as far as New York harbor
they turned her nose south again
Seven and half hours after she broke
loose the Shenandoah was once more
safe In her hangar, little injured save
for the torn nose covering. Her crew
was unharmed and unafraid through
out the wild ride. and Captain Heinen
who has had wide experience with air
craft, says she is without doubt the
| strongest constructed ship of her type
ever built.
= ENERAL DAWES, In formally ac-
~ ceptlng the craftsmanship of the
| committee Of experts to investigate
Germany's capacity to pay, delivered n
characteristic speech in which he
bluntly denounced the politicians and
"nationalistc demagogues" who in
crease disorder for their personal
profit, nnd asserted the first thing to
be done to avert the most colossal
| bankruptcy the world has ever seen
| Is to stabilize currency and help Ger
many to recover Its economic produc-
| tlvty. The committee has begun
! gathering the views of financial au-
| thorlties, and has invited Herr
Schacht, president OF the reichsbank,
| 10 tell what help had been offered in
his recent visits to London. Zurich ana
| Amsterdam. 1t is asserted that Dawes
means TO steer the investigation to-
ward methods of raising an immediate
loan for Germany probably not over
$25O,o0O,OO0, 10 stabilize the mark.