Arizona republican., 1918-02-02
.DEPENDENTSASk GOVERNMENT TO
 SPEED PAYMENT

Many inquiries have been received at the office of the adjutant general asking the reason for the delay in re- ceipt of pay allotments and allowances i by wives and dependents of men now in the army. That office issued the statement yesterday that the delay was because of the world of detail con- rected with the arrangements, but that the first checks will be along soon, and thereafter they will be received regu- larly every 30 days.
 Because of word being received from Camp Funston that few Arizona men are taking advantage of the opportun- 1 ity offered by the government to take 1 out cheap insurance, the relatives and | friends of these men are urged to use their influence with them to persuade | them to take out all the insurance they can afford.
 Certain proportions of the pay of the men are to be withheld from them and paid directly to the families or to de- ] pendents or for insurance or other pur- | poses. In addition to all allotments of pay by the men, the United States will pay monthly allowances to the wife, children and to certain dependents.
 If the man has wife and no child he must first assign s15 per month. The government then allows an equal $15 per month. No family allowances will be paid for any period before Mo- vember 1, but the man must pay his wife S15 per month from the time he 1 enters the service. If there is wife and che child, the government will pay s25; if wife and two children, s3250, with s5 per month additional for each addi- tional child.
 Where there is no wife and one child the government allowance is s per month; two children, S1250: three children, S20; four children, $50. with 5 ptr month for each added child.
 If man has no wife or children, but parents or brother or sister depen- dents: One parent. S10 per month; two parents, $20; 5 per month additional for each other dependent.
 The insurance which the govern ment has provided for each man in the service allows, in case of the mans death, to the widow S25~per month as long as she remains unmarried; to widow and one child, S35; widow and two children, s4z50, with S5 per month additional for each additional child up to two.
 If there is no widow, but children, one child Will receive S2O per month, two children, $50; three children, $40, with S5 per month for each additional child up to two. For a widowed moth er s20.
 However, the total of the amount to be paid in case of death may be limited in amunt to the mother For the total amount of the pension cannot exceed s75 per month. The government has made arrangements so that soldiers can carry up to $1O,000 at a reasona ble rate.
 Arizona men are therefore urged to take advantage of this, because if they are permanently disabled, even if they have no dependents, they themselves will get this amount for total disability. If a man dies without becoming totally disabled, monthly installments will be paid of S25 each to wife, child or wid- owed mother This is in addition to the allowances made. If the insured per son becomes totally or permanently disabled he will receive monthly in- stallments of s25 during disability
 This is under automatic insurance under which every man is insured unti February F, 1918. If the Arizona mer continue this insurance by taking out policies of Sl0,000 they can be contin- ued after the war by converting then into ordinary twenty payment old line life endowment, or any other recog- nized form of insurance.