The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-26
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NORIESDRRFIEtS
Want To Know What Provision
r. Will Be Made For Support
T. OF Their Families


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Questions are being fred thick and
fast at the members Of the medical et.
aiming boards in Honolulu by regiS.
trants as to what allotments they viii
haYe to- make to their families from
their pay, and what the war department
will grant In the way Of allowances ad.
ditionhf TO these allotments to- enable
the folks at home to live. IN
Now that the, Glass men are actual,
" being examined to determine their
physical fitness for soldering and the
prospects, are more pronounced; than
ever that Hawaii win soon be called
upon TO furnish its quota OF mon for
the National Army, there is consider
able inquiry. among these men as to
where their families get OF !, - ,
ysI'mt getting $3.50 a month salary
just now, - said n dfaftee Of elass !
the other day as he prepared to he ex-
amincd at the Bungalow. II am finish
ing up sothe installments on o house ]
bought. When I go into the army I
viii get $50 a month. Half of this /
am TO allot TO my wife, and ! under
stand the government win help. out.
But where do we get of. am glad
to. help Uncle Sam, but any one with
half nm eye can see that am making
lot Of sacrifice, and I guess my little
wife will have to find work.
Easy For the Teuton ~.
= "It makes me mad, however, when
know a. lot, of Germans. are right here
in our midst who won 7 have to 60 and
they viii keep on making money. What
gets my goat is that one Of my eompe.
titors Is a, German and he'll probably
cop some Of my Income
Under an Act Of congress approved
October 81 19l6, providing for allot-
ments and allowances, the monthly com
pulsory allotment shall amount TO one
half the pay, but not less than els.
A. family allowance not TO exceed $50
IA month viii be paid by the govern
nent in addition to pay allotted by the
enlisted man, ."''
family Allotmsnts
Here Is the whole schedule:
1.-the enlisted person, is q man;
| ;. Glass A.. Wife, child, OF children:
| (a) If there be 4 wife but no child,
Sl5!
y (bl II there be a, wife and one child,
so. : ="
(c) II there he a wife and two chill,
dren, $3.50, with S. per month add
tional for each additional child.
tdg II theVe be no wife, but one
ehdId, %. y
| (e1 Ittthere be no wife, but two chill,
dren,, 1880.
| 'O II there be no wife, but three
children, $50. -, -
|. sd n there be no wife,, but four
ichildren,A $50, with IS per month add
tional for each additional child
Glass b.. Grandchild, parent, brother
or sister;
(a) If there be one parent, $lO.
(b) II there be two parents, $2O.
| (c) For each grandchild, brother, sis
ter; and additional parent, IS.
|, If the enlisted person is a woman:
l. Class A. (None.)
Glass, b, Child, grandchild,, parent
lbrotheT or sister.
l.. (a) II there be one parent, $40. e..
H.. (b)Mf there be two parents, $50.
4 (e) For each ,grandchild, brother, sis
ter, and additional parent $5,,
~ ca If there be one child, -.
| lei If there be two. children, $l2.50
| N II there be three children, SEQ
|. (x) If there be four children, $50
Iwith,$ per mouth additional for. eael
Traditional child.
4 Compensation In Case Of Total Dts
ability
During the continuance of total dis
ability, monthly compensation shall b'
paid to the injured person. -
The amounts payable monthly ar
stated in this section; they are, no
; based upon the pay of the injured per
son.
(a) II he has neither wife nor chill,
diving, $40.
Il (b) If he has a wife but no chill
! living ~.
u (c) If he has a wife and ono chill
, living, $35,
(d5 If no has wife aud two chill
dren living, $65.
(e) If he has wife and three o
! moro children living, $75.l 800
/: t(fJ Ii no has no wife but one chill
= living, $40, with $40 for each additions
child up to two.
(gp If he has a widowed mother de
pemlent upon him for support, them /
addition to the above amounts, $40.
To an injured person who is total
disabled and in addition so helpless a
to be in constant need Of a nurse o
attendant, such additional sum shall b
paid, but not exceeding $50 per month
as the director may deem reasonable
For certain specified conditions. Of
fhc jured person is permanently he,
ridden, 500 monthly compehsation
tprovidcd. (But noE allowance for,
nurse shall be- madeD