BIG CAME TROPHIES OF NOTE. The Almanac presents herewith measurements t a few of the largest and finest big game trophies collections noted throughout the world, being led from the great authoritative work, Roland Fard's Record of Big Game, Eighth Edition marked Ward), and from the famous national llection of heads and horns at the New York pological Gardens by Dr. William T. Hornaday marked Zoo). The abbreviations in the measureSent of horns, &c., are: b. c., indicates basie cirference; 1., length; and spd., widest spread of Be horns. Wherever known the territory where pecimen was shot is given, cse, Alaska-12 in, b. c. 44 in. 1., 74 in. spd.. (34 in, width of palmation, points 15+13. Ward fee, Kenal, Alaska-10 in. b. c., 411⁄2 in. l. 76 in. spd., 21% in. width of palmation, points 19+23. Zoo foose, Kenai, Alaska-94 in. b. e.. 48 in. 1.. 14 spd., 174 in. width of palmation. points 18+16. Zoo farbou, Hudson's Bay, Canada-5 in. b. c., 62 in. 1., 50% in, spd., points 21+17. Ward arbou, Casstar Mts., B. C.-8 in. b. c., 56 in. 1., 44 in. spd., points 26+18. Zoo aribou, Alaska-81⁄2 in. b. c., 62 in. 1., 50 in. spd. points 9+15. sribou, Newfoundland-6 in. b. c., in. b. c., 60 in. 1., d., points 22+15. 494 in. Ward 41 in. Ward api (Rocky Mountain), Wyoming-8 in, b. e.. 68% in, 1., 52 in. spd., points 7+7. apiti, Arizona-9 in. b. c., 40% in. 1., apd. Ward 43 in. 200 abar deer, India-74 in. b. c., 50 in. In spd., points 3+3. 1., 38 Ward ramp deer, Teral, India-61⁄2 in. b. o., 1,38 in. spd., points 8+5. tebeest, North Africa-81⁄2 in. b. c., 7 in. spd. 41 in. Ward 15 in. Ward artebeest (western), Nigeria, Africa-13 in. b. e., 974 la. 1., 1015 in. spd. Ward artebeest (Soudan), Africa-9 in. b. c., 221⁄2 in. 1221⁄2 in. spd. Ward artebeest (Cape), South Africa-13 in. b. c., 26 in. L, 134 in. spd. Ward artebeest (Konzi), Nyassaland, Africa-12 in. b. c., 22 in. 1., 20 in. spd. Jubaland, Africa-8 in. b. o., 261⁄2 in. 1,144 in. spd. ngbuck, Kalahari, U. S. A.-5 in. b. e., 19 in. 1, 2014 in, spd. ack Buck, Patiala, India-3 in. b. e., 2844 in 1., 22 in. spd. Marco Polo's Argali, Yuldez, Asia-151⁄2 in. b. c., 704 in. 1., 44 in. spd. Ward Marco Polo's Argall, Great Pamir, Asia-17 in. b. c., 70 in. 1., 52 in. spd. Ward Siberian Argall, Altair Mts., Mongella-194 in. b. c., 59 in. 1., 40 in. spd. Zoo Markhor (Suleman), Afghanistan-104 in. b. C.. 394 in. 1., 244 in. spd. Markhor (Suleman), Beluchistan-27 19 in. spd. Markhor (Astor), Gilgit, Asia-11 in. b. c., 60% in. 1., 46 in. spd. in. 1. Ward in. b. c., Rocky Mountain Goat, Cassiar-6 in. b. c., 11 Bison (Prairie), Wyoming-15 in. b. c., Bison (Wood)-15 in. b. e., 184 in. l., spd. Zoo Ward Ward Ward c., 58 in, Ward 20/4 in. Ward 30% in. Zoo spd. Zoo Bison (Indian) or Gaur-261⁄2 in. I., 311⁄2 in. Bison (Indian) or Gaur-20 in. b. c., 31 444 in. spd. in. I., Ward Musk Ox, barren grounds, Canada-20%1⁄2 in. b. c., 26 in. 1., 28 in. spd. Zoo Buffalo (wild) or Arna, India-774 in. 1., about 84 in. spd. Brit. Mus. of Nat. Hist. Buffalo (wild) or Arna, India-56 in. spd. Buffalo (Cape), Wakamba, Africa-41 in. 1., 564 in. spd. Ward Buffalo (Cape), Uganda, Africa-371⁄2 in. 1, 53 in. spd. Wart-hog. Africa-Tusk, 24 in. 1. Rhinoceros (Indian), Assam-Horn, 24% in. b. o., Ward 24 in. 1. Rhinoceros (Black), Kenya, Africa-Front horn, Ward 184 in. b, e., 531⁄2 in. 1. Rhinoceros (White), South Africa-Front horn, 22 in. b. c., 624 in. 1. Ward Elephant (Asiatic) (Burma-Maximum height at shoulder, 10 ft. 6 in.)-Terai, India--Tusks, 21 in. and 22 in. b. c., 8 ft. 9 in. and 8 ft. 6 in. 1., on outside curve, weight, 161 lbs. and 160 lbs. Ward Elephant (African), Abyssinia-Maximum height, 11 ft. 8 in.; Tusks (Kenya), 181⁄2 in. b. c. each 11 ft. 51⁄2 in., and 11 ft., weight, pair, 293 lbs. Ward Ward N. W. Rhodesia, Africa-8 in. 74 in. 1., 141⁄2 in. spd. lau (Black Wildebeest), Orange Free State, A-264 in, I., 14% in, spd. Ward Vaterbuck, Transvaal, U. 8. A.-9 in. b. c., 364 in 1, 17 in. spd. Ward b. e. Ward U. 8, NEW YORK STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION. Commissioners-James A. Farley, Chairman; eorge E. Brower, William Muldoon. License Committee John J. Phelan, Chatran; D. Walker Wear. Deputies-Edward Curry, Chairman; George A. Colgan, Sr., John B. Hodges, Daniel H. Skilling; John T. McNeill, Assistant Deputy; Bert Stand, Secretary. Bear (Black), Wyoming-Length of skin, 7 ft. 5 in. Bear (Polar), Greenland-Length of skin, in. Walrus (Pacific), Alaska-15 in. width, 45% in. circumference of muzzle, 154 in. width of muzzle, 594 in. circumference at back of head. Zoo Walrus (Pacific), Behring Sea-Tusk measure 31% in. 1. (after about 3 in. had been sawn off), 8 in. circumference. Zoo Ward Ward 9 ft. 7 Ward Ward PROGRESS OF AVIATION IN THE UNITED STATES. The Air Commerce Act of 1926 (approved May 20), established a Federal policy with reference to commercial aeronautics and placed its administration under the Department of Commerce. In general terms the act provides that the same essential services shall be given to navigation of the air which have been provided for over a hundred years in navigation of the water. The department is charged with the duty of registering eligible aircraft, certifying to their air worthiness, examining the operating personnel and air navigation facilities, also of establishing air traffic rules. It is authorized to lay out airways, provide for lighting, mapping, and emergency landing fields, and in other directions furnishing assistance to aviators such as radio-direction fog-protection facilities, weather information, and other aids to navigation. The department is further charged with the general development and promotion of commercial aviation. The purpose of the Government has been threefold-first, to secure better development of this new form of transportation for commercial purposes; second, to create private commercial services which can relieve the post office of its direct expenditure upon air mail; and third, by the creation of a large commercial air fleet with its accompanyIng personnel and its background of the manufacturing industry to give a fundamental military reserve to the country. The longest single transcontinental service is between New York and San Francisco, total distance of 2,669 miles. The longest continental flight is 476 miles, between Omaha, Nebraska and Cheyenne, Wyoming. While this flight is usually considered continuous, it is occasionally broken by a stop at North Platte, Nebraska. The New York-Chicago night mail route, which is part of the transcontinental route, is 770 miles long. The contract air mail routes are: continental air route during the last year, accordin to a statement issued Oct. 7, 1926, by the Dan Guggenheim Foundation for the Promotion Aeronautics. Private airplane operators 258,762 flights for a total of 5,396,672 miles l year. The 290 private operators used 676 plaz in forty-one States and carried 205,094 passenge and 112 tons of freight and mail. Col. Paul Henderson, General Manager of t National Air Transport, and President of the Ae nautical Chamber of Commerce of America, Madison Avenue, New York City, reports fr a nation-wide survey that in the last year 5,500,0 miles were flown, more than 200,000 passenge were carried, and air express in excess of 112 was transported by the 290 commercial opera reporting to the Chamber. The survey sho that, without national guidance, there exists in the United States to-day a total of 3,6 landing fields. Of these, 2,782 are emergency, are commercial, 310 are municipal, 102 are used the army, 40 by the navy, and 66 by the Airm Service of the Post Office Dept. Seaplane stath number 103. MANUFACTURE OF AIRCRAFT. actua According to data collected at the biennial eens of manufactures, 1925, the establishments engag primarily in the manufacture of aircraft in t United States built 621 airplanes and seventyseaplanes and flying boats, as against 505 & planes and eighty-two seaplanes and flying boa built in 1923, the last preceding census year. T total value of the work done in 1925 by the ea lishments classified in the aircraft industry $12,277,000. This amount includes $3,429.0 representing the value of parts, and $832,000 rece senting the value of miscellabeous products. total shows a decrease of 5.2 per cent. as compar with $12,945,000 for 1923. The number of workmen employed averag 2,657, and the wages paid in 1925 amounted $4,177,000. There were 207 planes under cons tion on Jan. 1, 1926. During 1925, eighty pla were exported. NATIONAL AIR RACE MEET. The National Air Race Meet was held at P adelphia, Sept. 4-11, 1926. No records were set Fred D. Hoyt (with a Travel airplane and an O engine, won the "On to Sesqui" race, travel 2.558 miles from Eureka, Cal., with one passenge in six days, two hours and thirty-seven minute The Scientific American trophy speed race sport planes was won by A. H. Kreider (KR midget-Wright Morehouse), with a speed of 94.4 miles an hour. The John L. Mitchell trophy pursuit airplanes, distance 120 miles, was w by Lt. L. G. Ellicott of the U. S. Air Corps (Cur. P-I-Curtiss D-12), with a speed of 160.438 miles Boston-New York, 185 miles; Chicago-St. Louis, 277 miles: Chicago-Dallas, 995 miles; Salt Lake City-Los Angeles, 589 miles; Pasco-Elko, 424 miles; Detroit-Cleveland, 91 miles; Detroit-Chicago, 278 miles; Seattle-Los Angeles, 1,073 miles: ChicagoMinneapolis-St. Paul, 384 miles;* Atlanta-Miami, 740 miles:* Cleveland-Pittsburgh, 115 miles; Cheyenne-Pueblo, 200 miles; Seattle-Victoria, 78 miles; New Orleans-Pilottown, 80 miles; and Detroit-hour). The Kansas City Rotary Club trophy, a Grand Rapids, 140 miles.* The proposed routes (Dec., 1926) are: ClevelandLouisville, 342 miles; New York-Atlanta, 819 miles; Chicago-Louisville, and Louisville-Atlanta. In the main these existing routes now carry mail only. Passengers are carried by the routes marked (*). The first of the nine contract air mail routes established during the fiscal year 1925-26 commenced operation Feb. 15, 1926, and the mileage covered by all the routes to the close of the fiscal year was 378,478 miles. The expenditures for this service amounted to $101,588.96. The compensation to contractors in now based on weight instead of postage value. The total expense of air mail service for the fiscal Government year ending June 30, 1926, was $2,944,648. The total receipts for the same year were $980,271. COMMERCIAL FLYING. Only two persons were killed, one for each 1.128,000 miles of flying, on the Government trans PULITZER TROPHY The custody of the valuable trophy for international speed airplane races for high speed planes given by Ralph Pulitzer, Joseph Pulitzer and Herbert Pulitzer was transferred by mutual consent to the National Aeronautic Association of the U. S. A. on June 15, 1923, and the practice of awarding gold, silver and bronze plaques to the first three aviators in this event annually by the donors continued. The race was not held in 1926. Winners of the races held from 1920 to 1925 inclusive were: 1920-Lieut. C. C. Moseley, Vervellle-Packard airplane, Mitchel Field, distance 132+ miles; speed, 156 miles per hour. for military pursuit airplanes, distance 120 mir was won by Lt. C. T. Cuddihy, U. S. N. (Roel FB3-Packard 1A1500), with a speed of 180.4 miles an hour. The Commercial Airplane Reliability Tour f the Edsel B. Ford trophy from Detroit, Mich., Wichita, Kan., and return, about 2,500 me starting Aug. 7, 1926. had twenty-seven entrant and was won by Walter Beach in a Travel airplan with Louis G. Meister in a Buhl-Airsterplane secons SCHIFF MEMORIAL TROPHY. The Lt. Herbert Schiff Memorial trophy, award for safe flying in the navy, was awarded for it of the Marine Corps, whose total flying recr fiscal year 1925-26 to Capt. H. Denny Campe was 839 hours, 42 minutes without accident injury. His total flying hours were about 3,00 of which the last 2,500 were without a crash. I trophy for 1924-25 went to Lt. Reginald Des Noy Thomas, U. S. N., whose record was 583 hours 4 minutes. 1922-Lleut R. L. Maughan, Curtiss H. S. purs plane, Detroit; distance, 155.34 miles; speed, 205 miles per hour. 1923-Lieut. A. J. Williams, Curtiss navy, 8 Louis; speed, 243.68 miles per hour. 1924-Lieut. H. H. Mills, Vervellle-Sperry s plane, at Dayton, Ohio; distance, 124.47 mile speed, 215.72 miles per hour. 1925-Lieut. Cyrus Bettis, U. S. A., RECI plan Garden City, L. I., N. Y.; distance, 200 kilomet speed, 248.975 miles per hour. NEW OFFICIAL AERONAUTIC WORLD RECORDS. These new aeronautic world records were made during 1926 and accepted up to Oct. 1, 1926, by the International Aeronautic Federation and are furnished to The World Almanac by the Contest Committee of the National Aeronautic Association of the U. S. A. These new records supplement those published in the 1926 World Almanac, page 144, and the complete list of world records printed in The World Almanac of 1925, pages 134-6. The new records recognized in 1926 follow: AIRPLANES (Without Refueling th Flight). With Load of 500 Kilos. and G. Zensmåler, Dornier-Merkur, B. M. W. 460 ev, Dubendorf, June 24, 1926, 14h. 43m. 29 1-58. Distance Same aviators, plane, place and date, 2,301 kilometres. Speed for 2,000 Km. Same aylators, plane, place and date, 163.132 kilometres per hour. With Load of 1,000 Kilos. Duration Same aviators, plane and place, June 29, 1926, 10h. 5m. 4-5s. Distance Same aviators, plane, place and date, 1,400 kilometres. Altitude (France), Lucien Coupet, Breguet 19, Farman 500 H. P., Toussus-Le-Noble, March 17, 1926, 6,540 metres. Speed for 500 Km.-(Switzerland), W. Mittle holzer and G. Zensmaler, Dornfer-Merkur, B. M. W. 460 cv. Dubendorf, June 29, 1926. Speed for 1,000 Km.-(Switzerland), same aviators, plane, place and date, 161.986 kilometres per hour. With Load of 2,000 Kilos. Duration-(France), R. Bojac and De Lamothe, date, 500 kilometres. same aviators, plane and Speed for 100 Km.-(France), same aviators, SEAPLANES (Without Refueling). Altitude-(France), Darque, Schreck F. B. A. 21; With Load of 1,000 Kilos. LONG DISTANCE AND TRANSOCEANIC FLIGHTS IN 1926. The year 1926 was notable for several aviation flights on tours requiring several weeks and coverIng two or more continents. A flight from London to Melbourne and return was made by Sir Alan J. Cobham, K. B. E. The start was made from England on June 30, 1926, and on his return he reached London Oct. 1. The plane used was a de Haviland 30 J, with Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar 385-horsepower motor. Some intermediate landings made ware Bagdad. Calcutta and Singapore. Melbourne Was reached Aug. 15. Fourteen days later he began his return flight. The total flight distance was 3.000 miles: flying time 320 hours. He had a lant reception when he alighted on the Thames Bear Westminster on his return. King George bestowed the honor of knighthood on him for this lest, Oct. 5. The plane used was Dornier-Wal, seaplane type, with two Napier-Lion motors of 450 horse power each. The start was made from Palos, Spain, Jan. 22, 1926, Intermediate stops were made at Canary Islands (872 miles), Cape Verde Islands (1.100 miles), the island of Fernando do Noronka, Brazil (1,432 miles), and Pernambuco, Brazil (279 miles). Buenos Ayres was reached Feb. 10, 1926. Total flight distance was 6,230 miles, and flying time not given. Cobham, using the same plane, had previously made a flight from London to Cape Town, South Africa, and return. He left London Nov. 16, 1925; arrived in Cape Town, Feb. 17. 1926. The return start was made Feb. 26; and he arrived in London March 13, 1926. Total flight distance was 16,130 miles, and the approximate flying time was 170 hours. The Cape-to-Cairo lap took nine and onehalf days. A flight from Spain to Argentina was made by Commander Ramion Franco and three companlons. OTHER DISTANCE FLIGHTS. Paris-Basra, Mesopotamia-Start made June 26, 1926; non-stop 2,700-mile flight in twenty-six and one-half hours by Brothers Arrachard, using a Potez biplane with Renault 550-horse-power motor. Paris-Omsk, Siberia-Start made on July 14, 1926; non-stop 2,937-mile flight in twenty-nine hours by Girler and Dordilly, using Breguet plane with Hispano-Suiza 500-horse-power motor. Paris-Djask, Persia-Start made Oct. 29, 1926: non-stop 3,415-mile flight in thirty-two hours by Coste and Rignot, using a Breguet biplane with Hispano-Sulza 500-horse-power motor. New York to Buenos Ayres-Start made May 24, 1926; Bernardo Duggan of Argentina flew about 15,000 kilometres (9,376 miles) in a seaplane arrlying at Buenos Ayres Aug. 13, having been delayed by several accidents. The actual flying time was 114 hours. SCHNEIDER CUP WON BY MAJOR DE BERNARDI OF ITALY, The Schneider Maritime Aviation Cup was presented in 1912 to the Aero Club of France by M. Jacques Schneider, a French sportsman and aviator, with a view to developing high speed seaplanes and is a magnificent trophy of gold, silver and bronze, valued at about $5,000. fifty kilometre course. It was won by major Marlo de Bernardi, representing Italy. The results: (Pilot, plane, time, miles). The country winning the cup is required to schedule and hold the race for the succeeding year. The 1926 race was held at Hampton Roads, Va., November 13, 1926. The distance was 350 kilometres (217.483 miles), being seven laps over a 52m. 56.229, 246.496 per hr.; 2-Lieut. C. F. Schilt (U. 8.): PREVIOUS WINNERS OF SCHNEIDER CUP RACES. 1913.. Monaco.. Type of Plane. Deperdussin fl't mono. Gnome (160). Sopwith float biplane.. Gnome (100). Savola bipl.flying boat. Issota-Frash. (260) Savola bipl. flying boat Ansaldo (450). Macchi bipl.fly'g boat. Fiat (300)... Sup-mar.bipl.fly boat. Napler-Lion (450) 1923. Cowes, England Curtiss float biplane...Curtiss D12 (465) 1925., Baltimore, Md.. Curtiss racer Speed per Hour. Winner. 44.7 (72) France 55.3 (89) England. 124.9 (201) No award. 102.5 (165) Italy. 117.4 (189) Italy. 146.5 (235) England. 177.38(328) U. S... 1232.573. Ü. S... Pilot. Prevost. In "Speed" column, figures in parentheses show kilometres; other figures in that column show miles. CORDON BENNETT INTERNATIONAL TROPHY BALLOON RACE. The second international event for second Gordon Bennett Trophy (Belgium having won outright the first trophy) started from Antwerp, Belgium, on May 30, 1926. It was won by the United States, W. T. Van Orman piloting the balloon Goodyear. The official results were: Cpt. O. Bachman. Harskamp, Holland.. 142 88.2 Culemborg, Holland.. Veghel-Boxtel, Holland. Capt. Spencer.. F. A. Baldwin.. Vrvhoevecapelle-Walwick, Holland. Tilburg. Holland... Zundert, Holland. Westwezel, Belgium.. UNITED STATES NATIONAL BALLOON RACE. 36 22.2 33 20.5 31 19.2 The United States Balloon Race started from Little | United States team for the Gordon Bennett InterRock, Ark. The first three were chosen to form the national Race. The official results were: Pilot. Entrant. Name of Landing Point. Goodyear IV..8 mi. S.-SE of Petersburg, Va 1-W. T. Van Orman. Goodyear T. & R. Co.. STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS IN THE UNITED STATES. Distance in Miles 848 635 627 618 574 570 566 510 473 410 Metal trades.. Mining industry. Paper manufacturing. Printing and publishing. Shipbuilding NUMBER OF DISPUTES BEGINNING IN EACH YEAR, BY STATES. State. 1918. 11919. 1920. |1921. 1922. 1923. 1924. 1925. ||State. [1918. 1919. 1920. |1921. 1922. |1923. |1924.11925, SOLDIERS' BONUS ACT The Soldiers' Bonus Bill was passed by the House March 18, 1924, by a vote of 355 to 54, and passed the Senate on April 23 by a vote of 57 to 17. Repassed after conference had adjusted light differences, It was sent to the President on May 2. President Coolidge vetoed the bill on May 15. The House passed it over the veto on May 17 by a vote of 313 to 78. The vote was: Against veto-Reps., 166; Dems., 145; Soc., 1; Ind., 1: (paired, Reps., 8; Dems., 9: Ind., 1). To sustain velo-Reps., 57: Dems., 21; (paired. Reps., 6; D. 3). The Senate passed the bill over the President's veto on May 19 by a vote of 59 to 26. The vote was: Against veto-Reps., 30; Dems., F-L., 2 (paired, Dems., 2). To sustain veto Tepe.. 17: Dems., 9; (paired, Dems., 1). Absent unpaired, Reps., 4: Dems., 3. likely that there will be issued not less than 1,400,000 certificates of insurance at an average et of $1,033 each. On this basis the cost of the World War Adjusted Compensation Act will reach 500,000,000. The law contemplates that the nancial obligation which it creates shall be equally Betributed over a period of twenty years. To Get this obligation required a payment of $106,00,000 to the fund on Jan. 1, 1926, in addition the $50,000,000 already appropriated. Subse ent payments to the fund will require approxiately $140,000,000 annually. The number of men finally accepted and who erformed actual military service is 4,051,606. Number of men performing overseas service but luded from the benefits of the act by provisions ereof 115,274. Number of men performing home service only at excluded from the benefits of the act by the ovistons thereof 404.822. Number of possible beneficiaries of the bonus 831,510. Number of applications filed by Dec. 1, 1926938,319. Number of applications computed and allowed Dec. 1, 1926 2,835,222. Number of applications disallowed by the War epartment by Dec. 1, 1926 43,440, 17,913. ding duplicates and the remainder returned for rections or further investigation. The size of the staff necessary to perform the alles of the War Department in administering he act has varied in accordance with the work. The the number of applications received was Its peak the staff consisted of sixteen commisoned officers (two of whom were attorneys) and 500 elvillan clerks. This number has been gradally decreased until on Nov. 30, 1926, there were ged in this work two commissioned officers of whom is an attorney) and 115 civilian emorees. The department has thus been able to ndle the work with maximum speed. The avervalid application is passed and certified to United States Veterans' Bureau within three of its receipt, in spite of the many details ersary in its investigation and computation. act of Congress, July 3, 1926, clarified proRons of the Compensation act. The Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, to Oct. 31, 1926, received 404,440 applications id certified 396,123; of these 6,904 were less than and 389,219 were for over $50 to be paid in licy form. Of the Marine Corps 78.362 were entitled to Justed compensation, and by Oct. 31, 1926, 59,575 dmade applications and 59,204 certified. PROVISIONS OF THE BONUS LAW. The World War Adjusted Compensation Act. It is officially entitled, provides adjusted comnsation for veterans of the World War at the te of $1.25 a day for each day of overseas serand $1.00 a day for each day of home service dered subsequently to April 5, 1917, and prior July 1, 1919, in excess of sixty days, provided such service began prior to Nov. 12, 1918, and If the AND HOW IT WORKS. terminated under honorable conditions. amount due the veteran is $50 or less, he is to be paid in cash; if it exceeds $50, he is to receive from the U. S. Veterans' Bureau an Adjusted Service Certificate. (For details see The Almanão for 1926, page 183.) All veterans up to and including rank of Captain in the Army or Marine Corps and Lieutenant in the Navy are eligible, except persons who served under permanent or provisional commissions in the Regular Army, Navy, or Marine Corps are not entitled to credit for service while holding such commissions. Women who served as yeomen in the Navy and Marine Corps and members of the Army Nurse Corps are included. Service as a civilian officer or in the Students' Army Training Corps does not count. STATE SOLDIERS' BONUSES. New York State voted for an issue of $45,000,000 bonds on Nov. 6, 1923; for, 1,051,200; against, 669,444. The Soldiers' Bonus Bureau of the Adjutant General's Office, Frank S. Harris, Director, administered the act. The time limit for filing applications expired Dec. 31, 1926. The condition of the Soldiers' Bonus administration on Nov. 15, 1926, was as follows: Number of soldiers credited to New York State by War Department, 518,864; number not applied, 103,211; claims received, 415,653; claims paid, 400,512; claims rejected, 5,228; duplicates, 1,163; returned to claimant, 2.024: claims awaiting action, 6,726 (of which forty-four have been approved for payment, 920 held for investigation, and 5,658 suspended for residence). The total amount appropriated by the State was $48,459,565. The total amount of bonuses paid was $47,172,870. The expenses of the bureau amounted to $585,657, average cost per claim being $1.40. The balance on hand was $701,037. Living claims paid numbered 388,106, amounting to $45,629,622. Deceased claims paid, numbered 11,659, amounting to $1,370.747. Incompetent claims paid, numbered 1,051, amounting to $172.501. The average payment per claim was $117.57. The assignments to the Veteran Mountain Camp totaled $199,900; and the assignments to disabled American Veterans of World War, $9,133. Nineteen States have voted soldiers' bonuses, totaling $359,760,136. The number of soldiers furnished by these States totaled 2,394,355. These States, with the average paid each soldier following in parentheses, are: Illinois (8207); Iowa ($195.70); Kansas (8381); Maine ($100); Massachusetts ($100); Michigan ($204.31); Minnesota (maximum bonus $600): Missouri ($133.06): New Hampshire ($100); New Jersey ($87.50): New York ($117.57): North Dakota ($25 a month of service); Ohio ($134.53); Oregon ($250); Rhode Island ($100); South Dakota ($195.92); Vermont ($91.81): Washington ($217.31); and Wisconsin ($137). The States paying no bonus are: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, and Mississippi, with a total of 2,138,208 soldiers. Six States, however, instead of giving a cash bonus to veterans, have voted various measures of relief and assistance totaling $19,000,000. These are: California, Connecticut, Nebraska, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming, with 315,122 soldiers. The grand total of soldiers' bonuses paid by the Federal Government and the several States is approximately $680,000,000. U. S. VETERANS' BUREAU. Director, Frank T. Hines: Assistant to the Director, Adelbert D. Hiller: Medical Director. Benjamin W. Blach; General Counsel, William Wolff Smith. Assistant Directors: George E. Ijams (adjudication). Omer W. Clark (coordination), Harold W. Breining (finance), John D. Cutter (supply). Chief, Construction Division, Louis H. Tripp. The library is particularly rich in serial publicatons of learned societies of the eighteenth century. The annual meeting in April is always a most distinguished gathering of learned men from all over the country and not seldom from abroad. Charles D. Walcott of the Smithsonian Institution is the President. |