Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-01
Ex-ServiCe Column

!. Please tell me where to write
in order to get my service bonus from
the state of Minnesota. My home
residence is Virginia, Minnesota, AMI
| enlisted in Duluth Would it make
any difference whether / reside in
Minnesota or Nebraska at present.
Please state whether Missouri is Civ
ing a bonus.-R. b., (Ravenna, NebD
AnsWer--For Minnesota state DO
nus, write to THE Soldiers Bonus
Board, state House. st. Paul, Mime
sofa" giving fully your service rec
ord. DO not believe that the fact
that you reside in. Nebraska now will
interfere with. your getting the bonus.
Missouri has not so far granted Il
bonus to her soldiers.
2. Ana suffering from the effect of
being gassed while in service. Please
tell me where and how to obtain
medical care provided by the govern
ment.-W. A. c., (Mitchell, Neb. j
Answer-The United States publi,
health service will give you any need
ed medical and hospital attention.
Am this day notifying them of your
name and address, and in due time
they Will send you notice of where ID
report fnr examination and needed
care '
3. | have requested my govern
lnent insurance changed to an endoyg-
ment maturing at age Of 60. Am stiIl
III the service, but have since become
tubercular patient. Does this fora
give me as much chance to collect Il
disability as before conversion? Can
this form he changed back to an ordi-
nary life insurance? | have not rs
yet received any notice of the change
from Washington. If / should later
be discharged from the hospital ana
could collect disability, would the
endowment still go on or what would
be done about the extra money | paw
for that form?-A. s., Hospital No
21)
Answer-Your endowment policy
gives exactly the same privilege of
your, receiving payment in case Of
total and permanent disa bility as your
term insurance, or any other of the
peace time policies If the policyI
change has been made In Washington,
YOU will not be able to convert IT back
TO the ordinary life. Once the policy
has been converted to a peace tins
form it cannot be changed subse
quently to cheaper form of policy.
1t may be changed, however, from a
cheaper to a more expensive form of
policy as for example from an ordi-
nary life to endowment. Better write
in Immediately stating you wish the
policy converted to ordinary life in
stead of endowment and maybe You
can stop the matter before 1t ISL
changed. IL at any, time you collect
payments on the policy on account Of
total and permanent disability, your
endowment feature would, of course,
cease, and you would have no more |
premiums to pay so long as your dis II
ability remained total and permanent. |
You would have no refund ON the ey~
ira money paid for your endowment. |
This for the reason you would have
hsde had the benefit of the premiums
in that the government took the
chance Of having TO pay your endow- |
ment In a lump sum at the age Of SO. |
But after total and permanent dis
ability benefits accrue your policy
to yourself would be- the |
same in any form of insurance.
4. Would like to know if am en-
titled to the bonus put out by the state |
of Minnesota. My home is in Mime |
apolis, Minnesota bnt I have not |
been home for three years. including |
two years in the army, Am a native
son e of Minnesota. Enlisted and |
served in, the wyoming infantry
which was transferred to army artil-
Iery on arrival IN France.-P. w. K,
(Basin, Wyo.)
Answer-It is questionable whether
you are entitled under the cireum-
stances, to the Minnesota bonus as
YOU may have lost your state citizen
ship, especially if you voted in wyom-
ng. However, the safe thing to do is
{, apply stating all the facts care
fully. Apply to Soldiers Bonus
Board, State House, st. Paul, Minne+
Iota."
5. Would like to know if the state
IF Nevada is giving a bonus to her
soldiers.
Answer-so far Nevada has not
provided a state bonus A good many
states are contemplating soldier legis-
alton for their men, and suggest
hat you make inquiry again in a few
months concerning the matter. Il