The Washington herald., 1921-08-10
FOURTEEN STATES
PAY a&,OOO,OOO
IOWAR VETERANS
Over $3.50, ,OOO, 900 in State
Aid, Bank of America
Declares.
PREPARES CHART
Every Phase of Interest in
Soldier Welfare Prepared
And Distributed.

receiving cash bonuses totaling
over sfsI. 100000 in fourteen States.
according to a nationwide survey
made by the Bank Of America. New
York, which has compiled all avail
able- data OF interest on State-aid
for-v war veterans and the methods
of financing It The eight more
states legislation providing for
cash bonuses totaling s1sl.5oo.o0o
has been passed and is awaiting
popular referenda. Every state in
the Union. with the exception OF
Alabama. Georgia and Mississippi.
The Bank Of America finds. has
passed legislation giving to or au-
thorizing for world war veterans
aid exemptions or benefits of some
kind.
Every phase of interest is taken
up in The Bank OF Americas infor-
nation, which forms a large chart
of tables, covering such subjects as
legislation. nature of bonus or aid.
the beneiciaries of these measures
and. the source and administration
OF funds. Important fiscal data on
the sale of securities. the financial
houses handling them. the amounts
and dates OF issue, details of MA
turity and OF price and yield are
also. recorded. Thousands Of copies
of this chart are being distributed
by The Bank of America to Amer
lean Legion officials, State officials,
banks and financial houses, legis-
Iators and all interested in the well
fare of the war veterans.
-t Cash Bonuses.
Cash bonuses range from $40 per
month of service in a number of
States to $25 per month of service
in North Dakota. \ number of
States set a maximum. ranging
from 800 in New Jersey to $500 in
Oregon Four States-Maine. Mas
sachusetts. New Hampshire and
Rhode Island-have given S1C0 out
right cash bonuses. The other
seven States which have passed
cash bonus legislation are Michigan.
Minnesota. New York. South Da-
kota. Vermont, Washington and
Wisconsin. Massachusetts has been
paying two bonuses-S10 per month
Of service until January 10, 1918. and
a 800 cash bonus since. North
Dakota claims the honor of having
been the first State to pay it's SOL
diers bonuses. Illinois heads the
lise with s55.oo0.000. to be paid out
If the referendum is approved.
California, Illinois, Iowa, Kan
sas, Missouri, Montana, Ohio and
Pennsylvania are awaiting the re-
suits Of referenda on the subject.
Bonus legislation is reported as
pending in Colorado and Florida
Such Legislation has been consid-
cred, but has thus far failed of pas
sage in Connecticut. Delaware. In
diana, Maryland. oklahoma. Ten
nessee. Texas and Utah.
Financed by Bond Issues.
The most popular methods of fl
nancing these payments are bond.
issues. the statistics of The Bank of
America indicate. In twenty-one
States issues of bonds. notes or GER
tifcates have been authorized and
are sold or are awaiting popular
approval. The total amount of the
bonded indebtedness of nine Of the
States for this purpose is to date
s69.5Oo.ooo.
Many millions more have been
and are to be spent in the next few
years by the States on every kind
of practical aid Some of the
States which have given cash
bonuses are also offering the vet
Grams other aid.
Aid for education of veterans is
available in California, Colorado,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky,
Minnesota. Nebraska. New York,
Oregon, South Carolina. South Da-
kota. Tennessee. Utah and wiscon-
sin. In California a bill has been
passed providing for vocational
education of veterans dependents.
the funds to come from the sale
lands on account of delinquent
taxes
Help in baying homes is provided
by Arizona California. Oregon and
South Dakota In Oregon the vet
eran Is given an option Of a cash
bonus or a loan OF up to $4,000 on
realestate..
Other Means OF Aid.
Assistance in settling on farms is
offered by Arizona. California. Col
oraio. Idaho. Minnesota, New Mex.
ico,- Oregon, South Dakota and
waShington.
Veterans welfare commissions or
boarSs to care for the varied inter-
ests OF the veterans have been in.
stituted in California, Idaho, Iowa
Montana. Oklahoma, Oregon, WASH
inEton and Wisconsin.
Veterans are specially aided in
finding employment in Massachu-
setts. Nebraska, Nevada and WASH
ington.
Relief for needy veterans is pro-
vided for in Connecticut. Idaho,
Maine, Massachusetts,, Minnesota
Montana, Nebraska, New York,
Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Washington, West vir-
Sinia and Wisconsin.
Funds out of which loans are
made to veterans have been author
lied by Oregon, South Dakota and
Washington
Admission to State hospitals and
State soldiers homes and the provf-
ion OF special hospitals for insane
or tubercular veterans are the sub
jects of Legislation in most of the
States.
Exemption from taxation has
been granted by Connecticut, Iowa.
Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jer-
sey, North Dakota, South Carolina.
Texas and Wyoming.
State civil service. preference for |
veterans has been adopted in Cali
fornia, Colorado, Connecticut, II
linois, Iowa. Massachusetts,, Michi- |
gan. Minnesota, Missouri, Montana,
Nevada New Jersey Oraoop Copfh