The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-11-08

may earn - per cent OF hlS own Nv
ing. Accordingly he and his family
would only receive 80 per cent of the
compensation allotment for total dis
ability.
Removes an Injustice.
! The pending bill also moves tG Grad
/ iCatc an alleged injustice caused 10y
/ the laws former definition uf parents
/ The new proposal is To include in ia,
/ definition of father and mother
Stehathers. stcpmothcr>, fathers and
mothers through adoption, and per
sons who have stood in relation L.
former soldiers ana sailors ~ pa:-
cu,S for period Of more thnn one
year This change is made 10 benefit
hundreds of persons throughout the
country. who. having brought mp adopt
cd sons or stcpSons or children with
out legal process. could not receive
the benefits of the old law because they
did not come within the definition of
father" and mother" The now pro
vision is made retroactive from Oc-
tohcr 6, 1917.
/
after being inducted into the military
service. but before they were actually
sworn i'm and before they lad chance
To apply for Insurance. are To ~ taken
, care of in the new bin. While the
new bill declares that u person i not
b in the active service until he has ac-
ceptcd and enrolled, two provisions
T. are made that cover most of the above
= eases. one provision is that if y man
t is killed or injured in line of duty.
after induction, bat before final nc
Y ccptanCe. he is eligible to the benefits
J of the act; the second provides that
;. Il man who applied for insurance af'
= ter being indicted and before being
: finally accepted. shall be eligible &c
i benefits under the law.
/ Two sections of the pending bill
would cut off all government; famil!
allutments and allowances ut the en'
n of the fourth calendar month after tn
? present emergency, rs declared by tn
president: and thereafter the only al
n IotmPnts to ne made soldiers familie
l. will be those voluntarily made by tn
p men themselves. This will mean tn
L elimination of great lump from III
II Gle Sans budget, four months afte
the declaration of peace, for althOug
o. the pavments are now being cut dow
III owing TO the decreased army they al
T. still up in the millions.
" An extra allowance of $50 mont
'h is made in the bill for person so di
,bIed 40 TO be in need Of an atten,
ant or nurse constantly. The hiil ais
a provides for ample medical ard no
a. initial services for disabled veteran
n and also for such supplies as artifici
y, limbs. trus~es and similar appliance
RS Arrangement is made under the hi
ne for exchanges of hospital service Wi
us foreign nations. The class nf ben
10 fciories of the term insurance Whit
al the men are now permitted TO tai
out is enlarged in the hill TO lnclu'
at uncles. aunts, nephews, nieceS, hrot
IN ers>in-law and siSters-in-law OF Il
insured.
81 If n person entitled TO insuran
rs should die before receiving all Il
IT'S $40 monthly payments provided Tor
llh the existing law, the remaining pa
w ments would 20 to such persons VIII
NJ in the permitted classes of beneficI
"n ries as would be entitled. under sta
W. law. TO the property of the origin
beneficiary in case of his intestacy.
i" Red Cross Roll Call
o'e Another American Red Cross roll
will be made November I'll.
vi the expectations of the organi
rs, tion are realized, several hundr
.eu thousand new members Will
."s enrolled. Each new member "
.n mean one additional dollar for
-. work of the organization. for that
tho nrice of admission. The pea
.' activities of the Red Cross are to
ono multiplied many times compared W
a. what they were before the recerS W
,uo and these activities will, OF cour
49,, take money. An enormous amount
odr work remains to be done In Euro
IT, before the organization can withdr;
- hut in due time it is proposed to c
oil ter all the activities in the I'M
nal States.
rinI The program of camp service
ov tivities I'm this country under the
IN rectIon of the department of mint
an relief provide for recreation
gram ut every general army ana D
hospital.
hin, The Red Cross activities at req
font army posts. camps, environments,