The Mena weekly star., 1919-09-25
WAR RISK CLAIMS
 | PAID IN ARKANSAS
Eucle Sam Paying Families of Sol siers $I5, ,l2S, ,94O in This State 1.73i Claims Average $S,74O Each
 Insurance Can Be Continued.

saims by Uncle Sam. He is making restitution to those whose sons and husbands died in the service of their country during the greatest war of an times.
 There are 1.731 insurance claims being paid in Arkansas thru the Bu- saau of War Risk Insurance to bene- eciaries named at the time applica- iien for insurance was made by sol aers, sailors and marines, now dead. The average policy carried by these ,731 men was $8,740. Disabled soldiers, as well as widows aad children and dependent parents of shose who have died, are being made comfortable by the government which ss paying 921 compensation claims to residents of Arkansas. In addition to the insurance and compensation claims now being paid m Arkansas, there are 731 of both Gese classes of claims under investi- gation. These cases, however, are rapidly being adjusted following an investigation by Bureal representa- kiyes.
 The Bureau of War Risk Insurance which administers these affairs, has been established by the government ss permanent institution in recogni- hon of the services veterans of the World War rendered their country. Records in the Bureau show that ais has been young mans war and D mothers war. More than Al per sant of the men who carried govern nent insurance made mothers their kaneficiaries. Fathers were named hy approximately 16 per cent of the sen.
 The average age of the men killed n France was 23 years. An examination of the records in she Bureau of War Risk Insurance shows that large percentage of fxture protection of their families damned for insurance to be paid to fseir mothers, while their thoughts, m arranging their compensation ben pfts, was for their wives. About 32 per cent of the men wha carried War Risk Insurance named hkcir wives in making arrangements sor compensation Mothers were Aamed by 22 per cent, while the wife zmd child" were named by IA per cent. This is the natural consequence sf privileges granted by the War Risk Insurance Act. They felt it their trst duty to provide for tine immedi- ste needs of their family, making, at she same time, thru application for, Insurance, provision for their parents V their advancing years. E Until recently the Bureau of War Risk Insurance was housed in 16 buildings in Washington, ranging From garages to the New National Gnseum. At present there are about f5, ,000 people who are engaged in ad- ministering this insurance of World War Veterans. If the women work bag of the Bureau stood finger tip to Eager tip, they would extend more than 13 miles.
 There are more than 30,000,000 in- sfvidual records in the Bureau, this hrge number being necessary in or eRr to keep the data on every mans up to date. More than five Miles of files are required to hold <hese records.
 To July there had been 17,82S, ,445 <Aecks mailed. If these were in nse, end for end. they would extend s3el miles. During the first six ssonths of 1919. there were more than AO00,000 letters received by the Blu fean. An army of correspondents is 4eeded to take care of the great daily ARow of letters from former service men seeking information on all phases of War Risk Insurance. q There are six permanent forms of essernment insurance, as follows:
 ]. 20-Year Endowment z 2. 30-Year Endowment. < 5, 20-Payment Life.
 30Payment Life.
 ,. Endowment at Age 62. E (. Ordinary Life.
 < Applications are being received by Pc Bureau of War Risk Insurance Rr changing the present term insur- Hnee, which was issued at the time of
 sering the service, into the perman- IT forms. Tine government, in an Fort to aid every man in keeping up 1ss war risk insurance, has made un- 11enally liberal provisions covering re-
 rtatement of insurance, where the
 rmer service man has allowed it
 Eporarily to lapse. In this way ev-
 bit of insurance which has been
 Lowed to lapse may be reinstated
 nder the following provisions:
 A. The applicant must be in as
 good health as at the date of dis
 eAarge, or at the date the insur-
 ance lapsed, if lapse occurred after & Ascharge, and muss so state in the
 ~gned application for reinstate-
 oent.
 h- The application must be ac-
 eompanied by remittance to pay
 oe premium for the month of
 grace during which protection was
 pvided after discharge, and for
 first month on the reinstated in-
 fanrc.
 1 features which prominently
 Dd out in the government policy : ss follows:
 The total permanent disability @l1sa is granted uiAe<~z 4est to