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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-15
j, {, INSURANCE
PROTECTS BEST
Uncle Sam Takes Good Care
to Have Homes Made Safe
For Families
BY JAMES n. COLLINS.

(From Committee Public Information.)
On October 6, 1917, the war-risk in
surance law went into effect, prOvid-
ing for protection Of our soldiers, sail
ors, and marines and their families.
On April @, 1918, only six months lat.
er, Uncle Sam had written approx.
mateiy $14,OO0,OOO,00O Of war risk in.
surance on his fighting forces, cover
ing upward OF 100000 persons In the
military and naval service. For allot.
ments and allowances alone, approx
mately 100000 checks aggregating
more than $43,OO0000 have already
been sent. 1t will not be long before
the bureau will be sending out mil
lion checks month.
We have spoken Of it as "the war
risk insurance law" Technically
this Is correct; actually, it Is mislead
ing; for the legislation that went into
effect on October 6, 1917, was really
group Of laws-four acts co-ordinat
ed for common purpose. The first
measure in this unprecedented pro
gram Of protection is the system OF
allotments and allowances, in which
the fighter and the government are
partners for the care Of the families
Of all enlisted men in the military or
naval service.
The second measure provides for
stated compensation for death and dis
ability incurred in the line Of duty.
This is the modern American substi-
tute for pensions. The compensation
which ranges from $50 to $100 a month
Is paid automatically by the govern.
ment to certain specified benef1cinrles
regardless Of rank or pay, and without
any cost to the recipient.
The third measure of protection Il
outright government insurance against
death and total permanent disability
In this, the United States is q pioneer
among the nations of the world-offer
ing insurance up to $4,000 to every
member Of its fighting forces, at net
peace rates. The government assumes
all overhead charges and costs Of Ad
ministration. thus making the rates al
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-15

being a widowed mother dependent up
on her son for support, will receive $40
per month, as long as she lives, unless
she remarries. Furthermore, she is
entitled to SIS month for 240 months
under the Insurance provision of the
act. Her son had not made specific
application for insurance, but up to
February IL, 1918, automatic insur-
ance for approximately $4,000 was pro-
vlded. Thus, Mrs. Ingraham will re-
ceive a total Of $45 per month from the
United States government. II her son
had applied for $4,000 Of insurance
she would receive $77.5O month. I'm
der the pension laws, section 4707, Re-
vised Statutes, as amended by the act
Of June 27, 1890, Mrs. Ingraham would
have been entitled to $12 a month.
Such is the chasm between the old and
the new.
Tho vast amount Of correspondence
which comes to the Bureau Of War
Risk Insurance Is stepped In human In
terest. Stories Of heroism and lofty
patriotism are found by the thousands
in the letters received at the bureau.
Many mothers and fathers have re-
turned checks sent to them by. the gov
ernment, declaring that the govern
ment needs the money at this crucial
hour to win the war. Other letters
are vivid and moving tributes to the
governments liberality and justice.
Keeps Home Fires Burning.
The Bureau of War Risk Insurance Is
| keeping the home fires burning. But
1t Is doing more than that. 1t Is keep
ing Americas fighting forces confident
and reassured.
A "bluejacket" on one Of the battle
ships nfter signing the application for
$4,000 of government insurance, drop
ped his pen and said:
"I have taken care Of my family
now l can go out and fight like blazes." "
Thousands Of families throughout
the country are directly and vitality af-
fected by the allotment and allowance
feature Of the war insurance law. Ev-
cry married enlisted man in the army
and navy must allot from his pay (ev-
cry month"; at least SIS month, and
not more than half his pay, toward the
support Of his wife and children. To
this allotment the government adds
certain allowances, depending upon
the size of the family. In addition,
the enlisted man may make some
further provision for other relatives,
and in case of dependency the govern
ment will add certain allowances.
| The Bureau Of War Risk Insurance,
therefore, must keep a tremendous fil-
ing and cross-6ling system, covering
every enlisted person in the nations
service, and this means millions OF
cards, millions Of bookkeeping aud
-, financial operations, thousands OF
! awards, and thousands Of checks 60
ing out every month.
The bleak specter Of poverty, the
humiliation of charity, the silent suf'
fering of pennlless pride-these ore
! eliminated by the government protec.
tion when the man is fighting. After
his fighting Is over, government com.
pensation and government insurance
are then called upon to play their part
In the work Of protection.
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most Incredibly low. This insurance
Is a supplemental form of protection,
stimulating thrift and strengthening
self-respect.
lmmensity Of Bureaus Work.
The fourth measure Of protection
embodied in the military and naval
insurance act is the system of re-edu-
cation and rehabilitation Of the men
disabled in the war-in itself task
Of vital importance and great magni'
tude.
The figures given convey an idea OF
the immensity of the bureaus work.
The insurance now on the books OF
the Bureau of War-Risk Insurance
exceeds by several hundred per cent
the insurance held by the largest life
insurance company in the world.
To cope with the hydra-headed prob
lem imposed upon 1t, the Bureau Of
War Risk Insurance has been forced to
expand at an exceedingly rapid rate.
The bureau now occupies space In
eight separate buildings. covering an
area of more than 10000 square feet,
and has q personnel Of more than g.
300, working in two shifts, from nine
o'clock in the morning till midnight.
1t may be asked why the govern
ment, In addition to family allowances
and liberal compensation, should offer
insurance against death and disability
to its fighting men. The justification
for this sweeping innovation Is simply
this: The government by calling q
man to war takes him into the most
hazardous business In the world, and
thus destroys his insurability. In re-
turn, 1t is only fitting and proper that
the government should 60 into the In
surance business for his benefit. Pri-
vate insurance companies could not
possibly insure soldiers and sailors ex-
cept at prohlbitlve rates. At a con-
ference Of life insurance representa-
tives in Washington, when the pres.
ent act was discussed, 1t was stated
that S5S thousand was the lowest fig
ure at which any insurance company
could afford to accept soldiers and sail
ors as risks. and that only for one year.
Thus, $4,000 life insurance, which un-
der the government system would cost
soldier twenty-six years old $SO.4O
would cost about $3.50 with n private
insurance company. This disparity Is
largely explained by the governments
liberallty in itself assuming all the ad
ministrative costs and the extra wal
hazards.
suppIants Pension System.
Tho entire system Of protection af
forded by the government is. in the
words of a major general In the army
an element Of victory in the present
war. Families provided for mean:
fighters unafraid.
The difference between the old pen
sion system and the modern system
which has supplanted 1t is clearly
demonstrated by the case Of Mrs. Bet
ty Ingrahnm. 403 Third street. Plat
City, Ala, the first woman to receive
q check from the Bureau of War-Rlsi
Insurance for soldier or sailor killed
In action In the present war. Her son
Gunner's Mate Osmond Kelly Ingra
ham, was killed October Is, 1917, wher
the U. s. S. Cassin was attacked By
German submarine.
Under the terms Of the military ant
naval insurance act. Mrs. Ingraham
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-15
Best Graphite From CeyIon.

The largest graphite mines in ths
world and those producing the best
grades Of graphite are In Ceylon, and
there are also important deposits In
Mexico and Chosen. In the making Of
crucibles graphite Is combined with
clay, and the best clay for this purpose
was formerly obtained In Bavaria, In
which country are also graphite mines,
but producing grades distinctly infe-
vior to those that are mined In Ceylon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-15
Stopped In Fire Zone

Raymond Killenberger, of 300
Market street. was arrested yesterday
afternoon by Traffic Officer John
Murray charged with violating the
traffic law in stopping within the fire
zones in front of the Lincoln and
Protection firehQuse in State street.
day night at o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-15

one dead from accident. fifty-two Sc
verlely wounded and four slightly
| wounded.
| Besides this there was casualty
list containing the names sixty-three
= marines, MANY OF these officers. issued
by the Navy Department. Eight ma
rines were killed and fifty-f1ve Sc
verely wounded
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-15
144 ON CASUALTY LIST

OF These 81 arc From War Dept. and
63 Marines.
By United Press.
WASHINGTON. June 15--The War
Departments casualty list contained
eightyone names today, divided as fol-
lows: Eight killed in action, ten dead
from wounds, six dead from disease,
Evening star., 1918-04-28

basing draft quotas on the men in
class 1 over the House provision that
states should get credit for the volun-
teer enlistments. there is considerable
interest in a report from Gen. Crowder.
This shows that in furnishing the 800.-
900 drafted men to be called out this
year the states would have to fur
nfsh, II the volunteers were credited,
the following percentages Of their reg
istrants now in class 1:
Louisiana, 7s per cent of class one;
South Dakota, 70 per cent; Mississippi. s.:
Arkansas. Ct; Alabama and Wyoming. IS
each; Wisconsin. SO; Florida, Georgia and
South Carolina, 81 each; North Carolina.
60: Kentucky. 81; Missouri, Sc; West vir-
ginia, IS; Virginia. 81: Tennessee and Ok
lahoma. 53 each; Michigan. 81: Kansas
and Minnesota. so each; Iowa, 4s; North
Dakota, Al: New Mexico. A: Maryland,
43; Montana and Nebraska. 40 each; New
Hampshire. 80: Ohio and Texas. 81 each;
Illinois and Idaho. IS each; Delaware, "a;
Indiana and Oregon, 33 each: District OF
Columbia; 27; New Jersey, 26: Vermont,
"a; PENNSYLVANIA. 81; Colorado. 10; New
York, 16; Arizona, IL; Massachusetts,, 10:
Maine. s; Connecticut and Utah, 4 each;
Washington. 8. and California. Nevada
and Rhode Island, none.
Evening star., 1918-04-28
lNTERALLIED COUNCIL
COMMENDS BRITISH RAID

PARIS. April 27.-The 1nterallied
Naval Council. which met yesterday at
the ministry Of marine, concluded its
sittings this afternoon. Important de-
cisions were taken with view of
obtaining closer collaboration between
the allied naval forces and intensity
ing their Joint action. The following
resolution was proposed by Georges
Leygues. French minister of marine,
who presided. and was adopted.
'The 1nterallied Naval Council ex-
presses its admiration for GOODNESS.
daring and splendid courage displayed
by the British navy in the attacks on
Ostend and Zeebrugge. and for the
rapidity with which it gained its OBJ
jectives. despite the immense diff
culties Of the enterprise and the
desperate resistance Of the enemy"
Evening star., 1918-04-28
To Meet at Post Office Tomorrow:

Instructions have been issued to the Az
registrants ordered to report tomorrow to
assemble at the city post office at o'clock
seventy-five colored registrants who de-
part Tuesday have been ordered to meet
at the city post Office tomorrow night for
the same purpose, and the 1877 men who
leave May to meet at the post office on
the evening of May 2. /,
Acting Adjt. Gen. Donovan stated last
night that to date 10.i66 District regis
t"ants have been classified in class one.
Names and addresses of the men who
have been selected by their order num-
bers to represent the District in the call
for 1871 men follow:
Evening star., 1918-04-28

Albert Einstein, 1852 Harvard street
| northwest
Walter E. Wilcox. 14os Monroe
street northwest.
| northwest.
Walter NJ. Janney, 1881 Florida ave-
| nue. northwest.
John Henry Lauterbach. 3o25 18th
| street northwest.
| Local Board No. 10.
| George Howison Norton, 372S Nc"
Hampshire avenue northwest.
Henry Martin Keeling. Stag HOTEL
| Washington, D. c.
John Diedrich Wischhusen' OIL ou'-
|ternut street northwest.
Edwin William Muse, 1925 Kearney
street northeast.
Maurice j. Q. Tourangean. 80 Gershom
avenue, Lowell, Mass.
| James Richard Goggins, 1898 Florioa
Joseph Maciolina, 421 9Th street north
west.
Alfred Curtis Harmon. A Rhode Is
land avenue northwest:
John Ross Miller, 1902 Irving street
Rohert Leo Petzold, e31 Quebec street
rudolph Bakersmith, 1910 New Hamp-
shire avenue northwest.
!
Biagio P. Ambrogi, 1922 Georgia ave-
nue. northwest.
Elbon A. Akerley, 1412 s4th street
William J. Cox. 6425 sth street north
west.
nue. northwest.
Clause A. Gathgens, 1880 Otis street
! northeast.
John Richard Dickens, Rock Creek
Church road near main cemetery gate.
Leslie E. Ball. 1133 Euclid street
northwest.
Local Board No. II.
| William Kearney Snider. 1921 goth
street northeast.
| Jesse George Veilmeyer. S001 Foote
street northeast, Benning, d. c.
| Edward Randolph Hayes. Hillbrook,
John Raymond Pyles. 1903 U street
George Watson. Station H, Washing
Charles William Douglas. 1924 22d
street southeast.
Myer Levy. 2o2s Nichols avenue.
John Calvin odle, Box 27s. Pauls VAL
ley. Okla.
Harry Livingston Dunbar. 2215 Naylor
road southeast.
Walter Gordon Roland, st. Elizabeth
Hospital.
David Patrick Grady. 1910 Queen
street northeast.
Charles Meile. 1907 Benning road
| John Russell Quinn, 1889 w street
southeast.
Draft Quotas in States
if Credit Is Given
for Their Volunteers
With the conferees split on the bill
Evening star., 1918-04-28
Weir Is British Air Chief.

LONDON. April 26-Sir William
Weir has been appointed minister of
the air forces in succession to. Lord
Rothermere. brother of Lord Northcliffe,
who resigned yesterday. Official an
nouncement of Sir Williams appoint
ment was made this evening.
Evening star., 1918-04-28
Accused Of Disloyal Utterances.

COLUMBIA, 9. c. April 27-Joseph NJ
Caughman. game warden for Lexing-
ton county, has been bound over by
United States Commissioner Sloan of
Columbia to the United States district
court for trial on a charge of making
disloyal utterances. 1t became known
today. He has been released on bond.
Evening star., 1918-04-28
SPEAKERS IGNORE POLITICS.
Men of National Repute Talk Pa.
triotism to Cleveland Democrats.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. April III
Patriotism. not politics, was the theme
and tho appeal of three national
fgures-Secretary Of War Newton D.
Baker, United States Senator Atlee
Pomerene and Gov. James NJ. Cox
Evening star., 1918-04-28
WOMAN TO PUT PEP
|. IN LOAN CAMPAIGN
Daily Rallies Planned and
House-to-House Canvass
Will Be Resumed.

The final week Of the third loan cam
paign- finds the woman's liberty loan
committee primed for a whirlwind fln-
ish. and with a determination to make
it the banner week of the drive. The
F street headquarters will be the scene
of daily rallies; there will be a number
of street demonstrations and the bullet
booth campaign and the house o-house
canvass will be spurred on to still
greater activity.
A new feature in the campaign this
week will be the use Of the liberty bell
replica truck as a speaking platform.
Mrs. r. H. b. Lyon has been placed in
charge of this end of the weeks pro-
gram.
The bell. decorated, Illuminated and
guarded by the singing soldiers sailors
anu marines. will be driven about the
downtown section of the city, and
speeches will be made in the interest Of
the loan.
Mrs. Anne Fahnestock. lecturer, who
has been touring the country in the
interest of the United States Food
ADMINISTRATION, will speak from the
Katherine Synon, sister of Miss Mary
Synon. treasurer of the woman's ma
tlonal liberty loan committee, and recently
returned from loan speaking tour in
eiAC eousis WIN JUN Inc lOICtS Ol tHc
local women during the week and will
speak from the bell platform. The
motor truck bearing the liberty bell
will be driven by women.
More House-to-House Visits.
The house-to-house canvassers are
meeting with continued success and
intend to redouble their efforts.
Mrs. Stephen G.. Porter and Mrs.
Goldthwaite Higginson Dorr.. joint
chairmen Of the canvass. expressed
themselves last night as being satis-
fed with what had been done so far
by the Washington women who have
undertaken this canvass.
The bullet booth sales girls are max
ing every effort to increase the bond
sales. A good start was made yester-
day afternoon, when the girls of the
Holton Arms School brought in more
than $4,000 in pledges to Mrs. Gwynn
Gardiner, who is in charge of the
booths.
James w. Gerrrd, former ambassador
to Germany. was one of the purchasers
patrons yesterday of the booths sub
scribing $1,000. Chief Justice White and
Associate Justice McReynolds also pat
roniZed these booths.
The Holton Arms girls who acted AZ
bond statesmen yesterday are Margaret
Treadwell, Enid Allen. Margaret Crook
er. Mary Nelson, Laura Crease Bunch.
pauline Knight. Ruth Thurston. Agnes
Ford, Louisa Grayson, Frances Prioleau,
Margaret Young and Elizabeth Hull.
Evening star., 1918-04-28

| in two speeches here tonight
The speakers appeared alternately at
twin dinners held under the auspiess
i OF the Cuyahoga county democratic
committee.
Secretary Baker told OF his reoent
visit to tho European battlefield and
made a strong plea for support OF the
liberty loan movement
Evening star., 1918-04-28

Swift 4 Company's Sales Of Fresh
beef in Washington, D. c.. for the week
ending Saturday. April 20, 1918, aver
aged 1888 cents per pound.-Advertise-
ment.
Evening star., 1918-04-28

II you want work read the want col
umns Of Tho Star
The Sentinel=record., 1918-05-19
WILLIAM RUSSELL STAR
 AT THE ROYAL MONDAY
"HEAHTs OR DIAMONDS" IS POW ERFUL PLAY OF SCIENCE AND RoMANcE-TWo- REEL L.Ko
 COMEDY ALSO.

William Russell known everywhere as inc hero of adventure photo-play has splendid vehicle in his first play completed under the new Will Lam Russell Production Compan, F auspices. Heart, or Diamonds " which comes to the Royal theatre Monday. \ two reel screaming I.-Ko comedy will also D, rap as special added attraction. with F.. advance in prices
 Hearts or Diamonds presents a .plot of remarkable power The story deals with the adventures of Larry Hanrahan, a handsoma and wealthy , ane diamond collector. whose inter cst 1s aroused by a suDero diamond necklace worn by beautiful girl
 Col. Paul Gascoyne as the osteasible relative and guardian of pretty Ad- rienne Gascoyne. posed as tha inyen- tor of a system of making diamonds in a retort and he succeeded in con- yincing Hanrahan of his genumeness. short time later. after 9 visit by the Gascoynes to his bachelor rooms. HanrahaH was robbed of his valuable diamond collection.
 By virtue of some clever detective work Hanrahan unmasked tho Gas coyne butler. Gascoyne. wounded and under arrest, confessed that Ad- rienne was no relative of his and ig- norant of his true character Hanga- han, who had fallen in love with the young woman, proposed and was ac- cepted.
 The leading woman of the cast s Charlotte Burton, clever actress. who supported Mir. Russell il many of his earlier plays Also included are Howard Davies, Carl Stockdale, John Cough and Robert Klein.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-05-19

Something new at lasti Theda
 Bara as both star and author of a new kind or Theda Bara drama! This Announcement will crowd your theatre
 to the doors, for there isn't a motion picture lover in America but will have
 an absorbing curiosity to see what sort of a play the worlds most fas- cnating vampire woman" has visit ten. $A
 Your ratrons will not pc disap- pointed' First, as a graceful, way ward dancing girl, then as a renellious novice in q Japanese temple, later as
 sweetheart, wife ana mother. and fin ally as siren of the ay night life
 of Paris, Miss Bara, in this sumptuous picture, runs the whole gamut ot hu- man emotions.
 Replete with the magic sure or the Orient are the mystic scenes in Buddha's temple. where superstition and religious feryor mingle in strange rites and beauty and love and bhrn- ing hate flourish i'll the shadow of the aWesome heathen idol. Stirring with life and action are the military scenes at the British barracks. where
 q gallant English major filings his flu
 ture to the winds and takes to his
 heart the dancing girl who is his doom.
 Then the hectic life of Paris, with the Apache dens and their intrigues tragedies and fervent affairs of the heart. But fatally hanging over this
 beautiful daughter of the East is the balelul menace of the Hindoo death sign, long threatening and finally snatching away, at its supreme mo- ment, the life that was cursed when the dancer broke her religious oath
 because she found the joys of the world too fair. a.r
 The Soul of Buddha7 iS dnother
 Theda Bara per-production, and of
 course it is directed by J. Gordon Ed
 wards. No other director could ere
 ate so we'll the atmosphere of Bara
 picture or transfer to the screen the uncanny appeal of a Bara role. The supporting cast is composed of some
 of the ablest players in the films and the Oriental settings are rich and colorfd beyond anything of the kind ever before attempted by Mr. Fox or any other producer.
 Theda Bara's own picture-made by
 herself 10 be played by herself feat urng every dramatic quality that has
 made her famous
 The prices for this wonuer urama
 have not been advanced for Monday and Tuesday -l0 and 2O cents, with
 war tax included
The Sentinel=record., 1918-05-19
ARRIVALS AT HOTEL COMO

Mrs C. IT. Blackman Helena: Mrs B. 4. Mason, Oklahoma J. ii. Wheat and wife Kansas City. F. A Thayet Joplin Mrs W. C. saunders. Mrs. E l. Culpepper Mrs. $. Buchanan Monroe; II. F. Taylor j. I4 Hollis Little Rock H P Hogan. St. Louis ID B Tipsey C. A. Riley, and wife Little Rock F E Ma lean. |. F. san ders Chicago G. E. Peterson. St Louis J. B Brown. Arkansas: T. H. Clayton J. l.. B0mar. Little Rock Groll Wilson. Kathron Bowen. Con way D J Boher Illinois, F. G. Hart Icy Little Rock Mrs R $. Boyd. Lo- noke Mrs. J S Perch. Frances Perch, Conway J II Jackson. C. R. Hatcher Atlanta E NJ uayean and wife Mrs s B. Earle and family. Arkadeiphia " M Wait and family. Mississippi
The Sentinel=record., 1918-05-19
RAMsLE SCHOOL NOTES.

Ramble school will finish this week its most successful term o1 school work. The interest has been keen and the results have been most satis- factory. ~R a ni
 The closing exercises were hsd Friday in the form Of 1ounutul pic- nic lunch enjoyed by ali tine children and many patrons and guests The lunch was followed ly beautiful patriotic program Mr DuuaRut made a splendid talk when he presented the school with the large new tlag which the children have f-t bought with their pennies After the pro- gram, the annual May pole drill Was given in the grove near the buldmr Mrs. Drenneu who was presen. spoke a few good words to the voters uud wac heartily applaudad
 The various grades have engaged in seven spellng matches with other schools and were winners m five Of these. which is a very good recorI The patchwork guilt made by he chl- dren was won on number 3N by Mrs. E. Lockett.
 The ladies Of the Fourth ward held live meeting at the school building| last Wednesday Thirty eight were present and all were enthusias"-.