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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1924 URGES VETS T0 ASK FOR BONUS War Department Officer Ex- plains Stiuation Major General Robert C. Davis, the Adjutant General of the Army, who is in charge of the administration of the Adjusted Compensation Act (Bonus) for the War Department an- nounces : "To date there have been received from the 4,500,000 veterans 1,500,000 applications for adjusted compensa- tion. Of this number 850,000 applica- tions have been examined and about four hundred thousand have been passed, and certificates for amounts due forwarded to the United States Veterans Bureau for the extension of the benefits provided by law. The necessary clerical forces of approxi- mately 3,500 clerks, after having been obtained and thoroughly instructed in their duties, is not working at maxi- mum speed and efficiency. Property, including such items as desks, filing cabinets, typewriters, labor saving ma- chines, to the value of approximately a half million dollars has been as- sembled from the various repositories of surplus and unused property, thus effecting a saving to the Government of that amount of money. In other wards, the War Department is now ready to receive, verify and certify an average of 30,000 or more applications daily. Makes for Economy "It is imperative from the stand- point of economy in administration of the act and consequent saving to the taxpayer that these veterans who intend to avail themselves eventually of the benefit offered by the Act should make their applications now. To extend the work over a period running up to January 1, 1928, the time limit within which applications may be made, can result only in a material increase in cost of adminis- tration which the War Department is endeavoring to hold to the very mini- mum. This is the situation so far as the taxpayer is concerned. "From the viewpoint of the veteran, it is even more imperative that if he intends to apply eventually for the benefits given by the Act that he should do so at once. The War De- partment is daily receiving cases where veterans who have thought themselves in the best of health have died or been killed by accident with- out having submitted their applica- tions for adjusted compensation. Their widows and children, many of them in needy circumstances receive, in such cases, the amount of the ad- justed service credit, an amount equal to approximately one-third only of that they would have received in one payment in cash had the veteran made application prior to death. For in- stance, should a veteran who served overseas for a period entitling him to the maximum amount of adjusted service credit of $625.00 die without filing his application, his widow, chil- dren or other dependent within the restricted class, will receive that amount only in ten quarterly install- ments, while if he filed his applica- tion prior to death the widow, chil- dren or dependents, will receive ap- proximately $1,580 in one payment in cash. Cash Payments in March "Lastly, the cash payments under the Act become due on March 1, 1925, and unless the veteran applies in sufficient time in advance of that date to enable his claim to be pro- perly adjudicated and transmitted to the Veterans' Bureau, the payment to him will be delayed. "If you intend to apply eventually for adjusted compensation please sub- mit an application at once. Go to the nearest recruiting or other Army station or any Navy, Marine Corps, or Veterans' Bureau agency for as- sistance. The many advantages of such action are obvious, but the most important of these is the protection it gives your dependent in the case of your death. "If you have no desire to avail your- self of the benefits of the act, notify the Department to that effect. Warns Against Delay "If you are one of the 140,000 vet- erans who have not corrected and re- turned their applications, please do not delay the necessary action longer. "Should application blanks be need- ed, they may be obtained through the American Tegion, the American Red Cross, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Disabled American Veterans, all Post Offices, the National Guard, the Organized Reserves, Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Recruiting Stations and Veterans Bureau agencies, or by ad- dressing the Adjusted Compensation Skin the Adjutant General's office, ashington, D. C. "Assistance in making out applica- tion blanks will be given freely and willingly .by all the above named agencies." LIGHTS FOR WALKERS Delegates to the New York State Automobile association meeting held in Little Falls recently passed a re- solution that pedestrians be required by law to carry lights when walking on highways at night. | Opens Dancing Class ILLINOIS RANKS Miss Stephanie F. Martin Miss Stephanie F. Martin, 1102 Grant street, Evanston, a member of the famous group of Morgan dancers, has just returned from abroad and has opened classes in.rythmic dancing at Evanston. The Morgan dancers were accorded an enthusiastic reception in every European country and acclaimed as the most talented dancing group ever sent to the continent from the Unite: States. HIGH IN MINING Stands Third in Coal Mining Industry While few people realize it, Illinois is cne of the foremost mining states of the country, and, if petroleum were ex- cluded, Illinois would rank third in the importance of her mineral production, according to Prof. A. C. Callen, head of the University of Illinois department of mining. If the average individual were asked to name the important mining states he would probably mention Arizona, Mon- tana, Colorado and Nevada as being among the leaders," said Mr. Callen. "However, statistics show the value of the mineral production of Illinois in 1922 was nearly four times that of Ari- zona, more than four times that of Mon- tna, nearly five times as great as Colo- rado's and over thirteen times that of Nevada. y "Popular fancy thinks of California as our premier mining state, but if the value of California's oil production were :xcluded the value of the Golden State's mineral production would be only 40 per cent of that of the Prairie State. Largest Coal Mines "While Illinois ranks sixth among the itates 'in the value of her mineral pro- luction, yet if petroleum were not con- s.dered in the valuation totals she would nave third place. "In coal production Illinois has been hird for a decade, being exceeded only by Pennsylvania and West Virginia. And yet in some ways Illinois is the leading coal state of the country for the largest mines in the world are lo- cated here. To see the real 'longwall method' of mining one must come to Illi- nois, and this state pointed the way to others in the practical use of 'rock dust- ing' for the prevention and limitation of mine explosions. Illinois U. Grads Sought "In view of the prominence of Illi- n0is as a mineral producer it is little wonder that the mining department of the University of Illinois has achieved such an enviable reputation. The grad- uates of this school have been sought by mining companies in other states and countries. Some of the prominent min- ing schools of the east--Pennsylvania State College, West Virginia University and Carnegie Tech--have on their fac- ulties at least one mining graduate from Illinois. In the field of mining research the University of Illinois has received world-wide recognition." % From the standpoint of equipment, teaching staff, research work, environ- ment and general all-around excellence the mining engineering department at the Uiversity of Illinois has few equals, according to competent critics. (E Chicago Ave. OIN the throng of happy folks who trod the pathway to the best Lunch- eons and Dinners in Evanston. 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