The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-11-07
ASK CHANGES IN
WAR RISK ACT
installments covering q period OF no
less than three years
Include Other Relatives.

installments covering 4 period Of not
less than three years.
Include Other Reiativea
Another very important item Is the
proposed enlargement Of the permitted
class Of insurance beneficiaries (spouse.
child. grandchild. parent. brother or
sister) 10 include. In addition to those
enumerated. uncles. aunts. nephews.
nieces. brothers-in-law and sisters-in-
law.
All OF the amendments described
above. together with several other pro
posed measures OF less general inter
est. but Of much Importance. are incor-
porated In the so-called sweet BILL"
introduced by Congressman Sweet OF
Iowa In the house OF representatives
ON August 20, 1919.
The whole trend of the bureaus
recommendations manifest Its desire
TO be Of the greatest possible service
to those for whom II was created-the
men who served our country In the
Great War. Not only in recommending
the adoption of amendatory legislation,
but in every other possible way. the
bureau Is doing Its best to expedite
its service. and to carry out the letter
and spirit of the act in behalf of the
men for whom 1t was prepared.
In the matter Of the settlement of In
surance claims the bureau is practical
ly current. OF over $4,000 claims, all
but 5000 have been settled, and regu-
lar payments are being made. The
1900 unsettled cases consist Of those
In which the beneficiaries live In for
eign countries or for some other Yen-
son cannot be reached. A diiigent eff.
fort is being made to get In touch with
this comparatively small residue.
Insurance Paid Promptly.
A great many people do not realize
that there is wide difference between
the insurance feature Of the act and
the provision for compensation. Al
insurance claim Is paid Immediately
tc the beneficiary; but in the case Of 4
claim for compensation a great man!
features must, under the law, be con
sidered, such as the members of thu
family within the permitted class, til,
extent Of their dependency, and thu
extent Of the soldiers disability. Thi
accounts for the fact that claims 70
: compensation have not been settled a
promptly as insurance claims. Tn
compensation and claims division 0
the bureau Is bending every effort t
determine these cases as quickly a
thorough and intelligent handling will
permit. A large staff of examiners
pensatiOn awards.
The medical division has just con
! pleted very trying and difficult tas
the preparation Of schedule Of di.
+ ability ratings for different injurie
y and combinations Of injuries, based 0
+ 500 per month as compensation for t
{ tai disability. If the Sweet bill (H.
+ S77S) becomes law, all compensate
e for disability will be based upon SIC
) per month as maximum instead {
e upon $50 as at present. This schedul
is necessarily very complicated, bein
: designed to cover all probable combin,
e tions and degrees of injuries, an
IS must be revised from time to time
l. accordance with the bureaus exper
# ence in order that full justice may
Is done In all cases.
IS "Unquestionably the government i
n surance contracts will be constant
it improved, as experience indicates Il
,r need for improvements, and it is
t. cidedly to the advantage of all Of I
d, to hold the maximum amount of tn
sr government insurance." adds the {
r. rector.
Reinstatement Of Insurance. 4
is "a recent treasury decision has aut
ID orized the reinstatement of Cover
ct ment insurance within Is months aft
ly discharge by the payment of only ty