The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01
Army and Navy Insurance Law

Risk Insurance has been organized
as part Of the Treasury Depart
ment and is in active operation. A
number of policies on the lives of
soldiers have already been issued,
aggregating nearly $25,O0O,OOO in
insurance. The benefits of the law
are available to all of the men,
bers of the United States Army
Navy and Nurses Corps.
A short summary of some of the
main features of the law follows:
Premiums for a $4,000 policy
begin with $500 per month at
ages Is, 16, and II; increase to
*6.4O per month for the ages Is, 19
and 20; to $3.50 per month for the
ages 81, % and %; $6.4O per month
for the ages of "a and 25; $6.7O
per month for the ages of 26 and
n; to $3.50 per month for the age
%; to $500 per month for the
ages of % and 30; to 81 per month
for the age of 81, with progressive
increases for ages above those Civ.
Ell. The minimum amount of in
surance that may be taken out is
$1,000.
The compulsory allotment to a
wife or children, which is separate
from the insurance, shall not be less
than $15 month, and shall not ex
ceed one-half of mans pay. A
voluntary allotment, subject to re-
gulations, may be as large as the in
sured desires, within the limits OF
his pay.
In addition, the Government will
pay monthly allowances as follows:
Glass A. In the case of man to
wife (including a former wife di.
vorced) and to his child or child
rem:
(a) If there be wife but nj
child, $15.
CO. If there be wife and one
child, $25.
(c) IL there be a wife and two
children, $3.50 with IS per month
additional for each additional
child.
(dp 1f there be no wife but one
child, $5.
(e) If there be no wife but two
children, $3.50.
(D If there be 10 wife but
three children, 500.
(g) If there be 10 wife but four
children, $50, with IS per month
additional for each additional
child.
Glass B. In the case of a man or
woman, to grandchild, parent,
brother or sister.
(a) If there be one parent. $40,
60 If there be two parents, 500.
(c) For each grandchild, broth
er, sister, and additional parent. So
In the case of woman, to a child
or children:
(d) If there be one child, So.
(e) If there be two children.
$3.50.
(D. If there three children, $50.
(g' If there be four children,
$50, with $5 per month additional
for each additional child.
If the man makes an allotment
to certain other dependent relatives
the Government will also pay them
an allowance which may equal the
allotment. but this shall not be-
more than the difference betwee,,
$50 and the allowance paid to the
wife and children.
The increased compensation in
case of death runs from a minimum
of 500 monthly to a motherless
child, or $25 monthly to a child
less widow, to a maximum of $75
monthly to a widow and several
children. The widowed mother
participate in the compensation.
In case of total disability the
monthly compensation runs from a
minimum of $50, if the injured
man has neither wife nor child
living, to a maximum of $75 if he
has wife and three or more child
rem living, with $40 month extra
it he has a widowed mother depen.
dent upon him.
The maximum is enlarged still
further, for when the disabled MAJ.
constantly requires nurse or at
tendant 500 monthly may be added.
If the disability is due to the loss
of both feet, both hands, or total
blindness of both eyes, or if he is
helpless or permantely bedridden,
500 monthly is granted.
The law contemplates future leg
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