The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-08-25
Sweet Bill IS *
planned by A. re.
EX-SERVICE MEN INSTRUCTED
IN COMPENSATION AND
INSURANCE FEATURES

Glenn Lukens, Executive Secretary
of the Redwood County Chapter of the
A. R. C. has learned, through ques-
tionaires returned by the ex-service
men, that the Sweet Bill is not gener-
ally well understood. Two features of
bill, those dealing with compensation
and insurance are apparently very lit
tie understood and at Mr.. Lukens re-
quest, are being reprinted in full in
order that the returned soldiers may
thoroughly acquaint themselves with
this measures which are of vital i'm
portance to them. Mr.. Lukens will
be glad to discuss this bill with any
of the soldiers of the county.
Compensation.
/. The benefits of compensation
are extended to men discharged be-
tween April 6, 1917 and October 6,
1877. Payments which have been
made under the old pension law for
men discharged during this period will
be deducted from the compensation
payments.
g Men indicted by local draft
boards, who are injured or who have
disabilities aggregavated after that
time through some cause not due to
their own willful misconduct, are en-
titled to compensation, although they
have not actually been accepted for
active military or naval service.
3. Compensation rates for men tenn
porarily totally disabled are raised
to the following.
Single man -----------S8 5000
Man and wife ----- 5000
Man, wife and one child ~ $500
Man, wife and one or more
children 10000
Man with no wife but one child
with $500 allowed for each
additional child -- 5000
For each dependent parent - 1000
4. Total permanent disability com
pensation is $4,000 per month.
5. Percentages are figured on the
above amounts, according to whether
a man has temporary or permanent
disability.
6. If the disabled person is con-
stantly in need of a nurse, $4,000 ad-
ditional may be allowed for such ex-
pense.
Insurance.
/. (a) Converted insurance will be
paid in lump sum to the beneficiary
if so elected by the insured, or the
payments may be made in thirty six
or more monthly installments
(b) If>the insured has not specified
how the payments shall be made, the
beneficiary may elect to receive such
payments in thirty-six or more month
ly installments. The beneficiary, how
ever, may not elect to receive the
money in lump sum, unless the in
sured has so provided.
2. Any person entering the service
between April 6, 1917 and November
IL, 1918, who before the expiration of
120 days becomes totally disabled or
dies without having applied for insur-
ance, shall be deemed to have applied
for and to have been granted suffi-
cient insurance to pay such person
$500 per month during his life
g. Any person drafted by a local
draft board between April 6, 1917 and
November II, 1918, who before being
accepted for active military or naval
service becomes totally and perman-
emily disabled or dies without having
applied for insurance, shall be deemed
to have applied for and to have been
granted sufficient insurance to pay
such person $500 per month during
his life.
4. If the beneficiary has died, the
payments provided for above will go
to the dependents within the permitted
class in the order of succession.
5. The permitted class of beneficial
ries is EXTENDED to include uncles,
aunts, nephews, nieces, brother-in-law
and sister-in-law of the insured.