The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-12-02
Army Speeds up
Disability Payments

. The speed and precision with
which the Bureau OF War Risk In
surance is handling cases calling for
the payment Of insurance under the
total and permanent disability fea-
an Unexpectedly substantial manner
to a group of wounded men who are
patients at Walter Reed hospital,
during the course of visit to the
bureau at the invitation of Director
r. G.. Cholmeley-Jones
When the men reached the bureau
in the morning, they, were unaware
that their condition warranted pay
ment of insurance on the policies
which they held at the time they
we're wounded in France on account
of total and permanent disability.
Still less did they anticipate that
within a few hours they could be
examined by medical officers, award
ed Insurance. and handed checks
ranging from $438.67 to $888.47,
covering insurance due them from
the dates of their injuries, to take
with them when they returned to
the hospital. Yet this is exactly
what happened.
The names of the men and sum-
mary of their cases follow:
Eugene J. Morrill,, private, company
M, 130th Infantry. Wounded at
Albert, France, July Is, 1918, by a
high explosive shell. Suffered am
putation of left leg and loss of left
eye Private Morrill, carried a War
Risk insurance policy for $4,000.
He was handed check for $888.47,
and will receive insurance payments
of $3.50 per month as long as he
lives.
Rolla Lee Tibbetts, private, COM
pany e, 47th Infantry. Wounded at
Verdun, France, September "a, 1919,
by a high explosive shell. Suffered
of left leg, wound in left
arm and wounds on nose and face.
Private Tibbetts carried War Risk
insurance policy for $4,000. He
received a. check for $760.92, and
will receive insurance payments Of
$3.50 per month as long as he lives.
James e. Harlan, private, machine
gun battalion of 140th Infantry.
Wounded at Verdun, France, by a
high explosive shell September %,
1919. Adjudged permanently and
totally disabled. Private Harlan car
ried a War Risk insurance policy for
$4,000. He was given a check for
$753.25, and will receive insurance
of $3.50 per month as long as he
lives.
Robert A. Wolford, private, COM
pany G, 311th machine gun battalion.
Wounded at the battle of the Ar
gonne, France, November 1, 1918,
by high explosive shell. Suffered
amputation of left leg, and wound in
left arm. Private Wolford carried
a War Risk insurance policy for $780,
900. He received a check for
$6y0.OO, and will receive insurance
payments of $3.50 per month as
long as he lives.
Bartolo nombardo, private, COM
pany K, 26th Battery. Wounded at
Verdun, France, July "a, 1918, by
a high explosive shell. Suffered am
putation Of left leg, and wound in
right ankle. Private Bartolo carried
$4,000 War Risk insurance. He
received $877.34 and will receive in
surance payments Of $3.50 per
month as long as he lives.
Other wounded men from Walter
Reed are scheduled similarly speedy
delivery Of checks on their insurance
policies today, and the work is to
be continued by committee APP
pointed BY Director Sholmeley-Jones
until all the men entitled to pay
ments Of insurance for permanent
and total disability have been found
and given the money to which they
are entitled under their policies.
All Of the men who held War Risk
insurance policies and who are en-
titled to payments Of insurance for
total and permanent disability will
receive Compensation in addition
70 their insurance money, after dis
charge from the service. They would