The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-01-28
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- ,sussA " Congress and which
,sscsne Nav % December "a, 1913.
49,. II ~ sisned BY the President
49, ss~w iasuraace or United States
Csoversrsent life (converted) insur-
l~,c. voiicies may be made payable
tn asy Of the following list Of bene-
,esnsaries:
eAreat, grandparent, stepparent,
pareat through adoption. wife or
husband. child, grandchild, step
thssa, adopted child. brother, sister,
Aalf-hrother, haIf-sister, brother
through adoption. sister through
uaoptios, stepbrother, stepsister,
~,cae. aunt. nephew. niece, brother;
fnIaw. sister-iniaw. a person who
has stood in the relation of parent
10 the insured for = period OF one
year or more prior to the insrreds
enlistment or Induction, the child
,reu OF such person; parent grand
parpnt, stepparent or pareDs through
adoption Of the insureds wife or
husband.
United States Government lire
(es~verted) Insurance may now De
maid at death in lump sum OF III
installmeats for 90 months or more
at the option Of the insured.
The rate OF compensation for DIS
ability has been greatly increased
A comparison between the amounts
formerly granted under the war
Rssk Insurance Act with those pro-
vided By the new law follows:
with neither wife nor child, old
rate. $40, new rate. $50; with VIC
IN, no child. old rate. s45. new rate
$50; with wife and one chhd o.u
r.,e s55. new rate, sos; With wire
and two children, old rate, $e5' new
rate. 500; with wife and y 'ee OF
mere children, old rste' *p' ne"
craie. 800; with no wife out one
rhs,s. old rte, $40. new rate, $40;
with no wife but two Children olo
rate $50, new rate, SOS: With ne
wife hut three children Old rate
xso. Few rate. 500; Ytn no wiz
h.a four children. old rata, $50, new
w,te, s1O5; Extra allegiance for de
,peadent mother or dependent fathe
or both old rate, $10each new rat
Sxs each.
Under the new Nv there is al
allowance to a maj temporarily tc
tasty disabled. and with no wife Nv
ing. OF IS additio}al for each chilli
q. excess of onS without limit a
Total and Permanent Disapihty
Az Amended.
Under the War Risk Insuranc
Ac, the same/scale applied for tota
and permaf lent disability as 10
Temporary btal disability. "a dis
tinction is made between the tw
sn the net law. Under the latte
the compshsation monthly for tota
and permanent disability is 800.
NOTE. (a) Under tire new amen
ment IL the disabled person is
ihelpiess as to be in constant need
a nurse or attendant, an additions
Allowance is provided, in the discr'
ton OF the Director, not exceedin
$40.
Under the w. r. /. Act the sam
provision was effective, except th'
a man receiving 500 per mont
Gas outlined in CD below cou
not be given an additional alloy
snce
lb) Both under the w. r. i. A
and under the new law, compens
ton for the loss of BOTH FEET q
ROTH HANDS or the SIGHT c
BOTH EYES. or for BECOMlN
HELPLESS AND PERMANENT
bedridden is 500.
In addition the new law PROVO
that compensation for the LOSS
ONE FOOT AND ONE hand, or OF
FOOT AND THE SIGHT OF OF
EYE. or ONE HAND AND II
SIGHT OF ONE EYE. shall be ST.
(cl The new law provides that
DOUBLE. TOTAL, PERMANh-
INSTABILITY the rate of compen
tioa shah be $500.
oThe new law provides that Ell
-ot the impairments mentioned
Oh, shall be deemed to be TO
permanent disability
Partial Disability
The new law provides:
IF and while the disability
rated as PARTIAL and TEMP'
AIRY, the monthly eompensa'
shall be a percentage OF the c.
tpeusation that would be payable
tsotai and temporary disability ec
ae the degree of the reduction
from