Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-10-25
OFFERS TO HELP
 EX-SERV|Cf MEN

LA OLNvIUL F1LN The following letter was received this week by Casey Jones, Secretary of the Swaskegame Post of the Amer ican Legion:
 October 14th, 1919. My dear Mir. Jones:
 Since the discharge of the larger part of those who were in the Army and the Navy have assisted consid- erable number of ex-service men from Arizona in settling up their affairs with the Government. In order that this class of the business of my of fife may be promptly disposed of l shall be obliged if you will make in- quiry of the Members of your Post as to whether I can be of service to any of them in the following matters; Y 1. Applications for articles of uni form, personal effects or equipment to which the soldier was entitled on discharge.
 2. Claims for additional travel pay. either for the difference between 31s and cents mile or for the differ ence between the place of their dis charge and their actual bona fide home.
 8. Claims for the $60.00 bonus.
 4. Refund of money deposited with the Army Quartermaster.
 5. Delivery of Liberty Bonds or re- fund of money deducted from their pay on account of the purchase of such bonds.
 6. Adjustment of allotments and alowances.
 '. The Conversion of War Risk Insurance policies or the reinstate- ment of lapsed policies.
 S.Claims for Compensation.
 9. Applications for Vocational Ed ucation.
 10. Obtaining honorable discharge certificates from the Navy Depart ment instead of release papers.
 II. Applications for certificates in lieu of lost or destroyed discharge certificates.
 I am sure that the Members of your Post will be more than willing to as- sist me in aiding the. heirs and rela- lives of deceased soldiers, sailors and marines to secure relief in the cases enumerated below.
 1. Claims for'War Risk Insurance. 2. Claims for Compensation.
 8, Claims for arrears of pay and allowances due to date of death of the soldier and officer.
 4. Claims fo the effects of deceas- ed soldiers or sailors.
 5. Information relative to the de- tails of death, place of burial and re- turn of bodies.
 6. Applications for head stones to mark graves of soldiers buried in the United States.
 ~ Owing to the large volume of bus mess before the various departments action upon claims and applications of the character that 1 have listed is of- ten very slow. A Member of Con- STCoS may iOJ UC dUlC " ShohSC SiiS decision reached but he frequently can hasten the adjustment by filing the necessary papers and then actively following up the case.
 I am therefore writing you in. a spirit of cooperation so that the ex- service men and their dependents, whom we both represent, may suffer as little delay and annoyance as pos sible.
 Assuring you that I shall take prompt and personal interest in any and all of such cases which may be brought to my attention, 1 am
 Yours very sincerely,
 CARL HAYDEN, P. s. have not made reference to the discharge of men who are still in the service, to applications for elem ency where men are serving sentences imposed by Courts Martial, etc., but it is needless to say that I shall be glad to help in all cases which the mem bers of your Post consider to be worthy of assistance.