Evening star., 1919-10-05

Men who formed the great armies who
overcame the Germans and who now
have gone back to their peace-time oc-
oupations are looking with interest tc
the doings of Congress. They are ask
ing what Is to come from the many bills
Introduced. but not yet acted upon, for
the reward Of the soldier. the sailor OF
the marine. Congressman have intro
duced many bills for this purpose-bills
for granting lands to those who want to
become farmers, to give liberty bonds,
make loans for their assistance, and at
least thirty-four bills giving cash bo-
nLses. All these are now pending some-
where in the various stages OF legisla-
tion. A movement Is now afoot for a
conference of all members OF the House
interested in such legislation for the SOL
der and sailor. It is expected thus
to secure agreement among all men,
bers interested in this class of legis-
1ation to unite upon some one definite
meal sure which can be carried through
both branches of Congress.
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Thousands of former soldiers who
failed to keep
Insurance Renewal up the pay
a Simple Matter. nrsm,ums have
an idea that in order to renew their
policies they must pay their pre-
miums in full to date. This is a mis-
take. All they have to do is to pay
two months premiums and make a
written statement, without a doctor's 8
examinatio that they are in as good
health as when they stopped payins
their monthly premiums.
This seems, when compared with
the practice of life insurance COM
panies. an unusual way to do busi-
ness, but the reason for 1t Is quite
clear. The last payment the man
made was for months insurance
in advnce. At the end of the month
the law granted him another monrn
of grace before his policy lapsed. but
but If the insured had died during
the month of grace the premium for
that time would have been deducted
rwhen settlement of the policy was
made with his beneficiary. With the
end Of the month Of grace he was no
longer insured: and he cannot be
asked to pay premiums for insur-
ance that he did not have.
All. therefore, that he owes on the
reinstatement Of his policy 10 the
premium for the insurance. which he
had during the month of grace and
the premium for the current month
of his new insurance.
The war risk bureau accepts the
health statement without question,
although there is no doubt that II the
insured knowingly makes a false
statement to. secure a reinstatement
of his insurance it would have the
effect Of vitiating the policy. A man
seeking to restore his policy can mail
his health statement with a remit
tance for the amount Of two months
premiums directly to the ONCE of the
bureau of war risk insurance, WASH
ington, D. c. The bureau will do tbs.
rest
The United States Public Health
Service. In cooperation with tho bu-
reau Of war risk
Cares for Health insurance is
Of Service Men. seasssa s,a wa,s x,sa sor tine tine
medical and surgical treatment OF war
veterans who stand in need Of such
care. In other words, Uncle Sam is
locking after his own a. Tar as he
can do It
4 short time ago q young oflicer on
his way homo after discharge from
tn Army was taken seriou8ly III in
Philadelphia. His friends knew Of
They reported the case to the health
OerV1ce. acting with the war risk
bureau. and Immediately tho officer
In charge wired to the Philadelphia
branch Of the service to md that Of
Acer and see that he had the medi-
Nns done forthwith
This service takes care Of al sol
4leD who are suffering rom tnjur-
ase or siclkness contracted while in
Wind taps Il the man needs treat
ment. II the service has no local Of
1acef on the spot 1t instructs the
most available phyaictAn to take
charge Of the case and bears the ex-
For the purpose Of securing better
supervision and to afford the best
means Of prompt relief. the public
hcalth service has divided continen-
tai United States into fourteen dis
eiades Maryland. Virsinis. west
virginia and the District Of coium-
! bia, has Its once at 18th street. and
SOhio avenue. this city. Every soldier
should learn the address Of his local
< for , y ns,y sass 9f IT, NEED that is
and for a certificate Of disability
which he must have to secure COM
pensation from the government while
the disability lasts.
The civil service recently went the
limit in reopening examinations
Helping Soldiers had de-
to Government Jobs. ta 81 c.osso osSso
chat it might let soldiers. sailors and
marines take the examination for
classified positions within sixty days
from August 1. This time expired
September 80. but it does not apply
70 all cases. for, as Civil Service Com
missioner G. r. Wales construes the
order. all persons coming within the
terms Of the order have sixty days
from the date Of their discharge from
the Army or the Navy within which
TO appy for the examination.
Thus construed, the order gives a
man discharged the last of Septem-
Der until the last Of November to
apply for the examination. Nor must
he wait until he is discharged to ex-
efcise this privilege. for he will have
the chance IL his discharge is not
more than sixty days old. Field
clerks and enlisted Army ana Navy
courses have in this respect the same
classification as the soldiers and