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...President Hoover's third veto: a bill making the U. S. a party to a land suit in the Federal District Court in Oregon. As an answer to the Congressional overriding of his veto of the Spanish War pension bill, the President declared: "I favored a liberalization of the Spanish War veterans pensions, but I have not changed my opinion that it should have been worked out in such a way that men having substantial incomes should not draw pensions from the Government . . . [also] I do not believe it is right to change our national policy to pay disability...
Socialism as well as Christianity is a Ludendorff bête noir. In reporting his "sermon" the great Berlin Socialist daily Vorwarts headlined: "Perfectly Silly!," declared it scandalous that a Missionary of Wodan is allowed to draw a general's pension from the Republic's Treasury...
...Passed a bill increasing the pension of Mrs. Philip Henry Sheridan...
...Widow's Pension Before the Senate last week came bill No. 319 to increase the pension of Irene Rucker Sheridan. Her present pension: $2,500 per year. Proposed the bill: $5,000. The Senate pensions committee recommendation...
...action of the committee reducing the amount is a mistake. Mrs. Sheridan is the widow of General Phil Sheridan who had a wonderful record?Mrs. Sheridan is well along in years and in all human probability she will not enjoy the advantages of a pension for many years to come. I ask that the bill be approved in the original amount...