Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-17
Ex-SeryiCe Column

Questions will be answered in this
column on Monday OF each week on
Insurance, COMPENSATION. Vocational |
Training, Allotment, Allowances, Boz
muses., Extra Travel Pay. Delivery Of /
Liberty Bonds, Medical Care, Home |
stead Laws, Loans, Educational OPP
portunities and similar problems con-
fronting ex-service men or their faml- |
lies. Give your full name, date ana
place of enlistment or induction, serial
number, original organization. date
and place of discharge, and present
address. Write your inquiry TO the
Eek Service Editor of the journal Your
query will be given prompt attention.
1. Could you please tell me Wheth-
err the bill passed congress returning
compensation allotment pay to sol
diers, sailors and marines VINO served
overseas.-S. w. II. Cripple creek.
Answer: No such bill has yet been
passed by congress. The whole ques-
ton of extra pay for soldiers in addl-
ton to the $50 bonus already granted
is still unsettled. Cannot state at this
time Just what legislation viii prob
ably pass for the benefit of soldiers.
2. Would like to know through
your column whether the state or
Texas is paying a bonus of any KIND
to honorably discharged soldiers who
enlisted from that state.-M. F.
(DenVer).
Answer: Up to date Texas is not
having a bonus to her soldiers. 1t
would be we'll for you to make fur
Their inquiry in few months as quite
a few states are contemplating spe-
cial legislation to benefit soldiers.
8. l read in the papers some
months ago that a bill is before con-
gress to increase total disability cases
from $50 to $50 per month. Has this
law passed congress yet?-B. Il. j.
(Denver).
Answer: Total disability payments
have not as yet been increased by act
of congress. However, at present a
bill is pending in congress, which if
passed will make considerable in
crease in certain classes of disability.
Just exactly what the final provisions
will be and whether it will be passed
are as yet uncertain. Should this bill
pass wide publicity will be given to
the fact.
4. Have I lost my citizenship
through being in the army? If | have,
how long will l have to live in Den
yer before being allowed to vote?
Returned November 2 after two years
service. Attended school in Illinois
for two years before entering the
army and registered and voted in that
state.-G. w. (Denyer).
Answer: For the purpose of voting,
no person shall be deemed to have
lost his residence by reason of alb
sence in the military service. There
fore, if you had been eligible to vote
in Colorado before enlisting you would
be now. Since, however. you are a
registered voter and citizen in I'LL
nois, you must reside in Colorado one
year before you will be allowed tc
vote Also, before being allowed tC
vote in any particular place you mus
have resided in the county ninety
days, in the city or. town thirty days
and in the ward or precinct ten days
5. II a man gets % per cent dis
ability at the hospital and the fedora
board gives him SIS per cent. how
much compensation will he get? II
other words. how by whom, where
is the per cent of disability deter
mined A. c. N. (Denver).
Answer: The final determination
of the per cent of disability is mad
by the war risk insurance bureau il
Washington on showing of medica
examination. Re-eXaminatlons arr
ordered from time to time to deter
mine the present condition of a man
The probabilities are that in the abov
case since there is a conflict of medi
cal reports that the bureau would
order a reorganization by the United
State public health service as its rep
resentative, and would then determin
his per cent of disability on the fina
REPORTS received