The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-04-14
LEONARD DETHMAN
POST. NO. y


Following are the measures whic
affect the service men, passed by tn
legislature just completed:
II For the Disabled Veteran
e 1. Continued the work of the Vet
{ erans' Welfare Commission establish
ed by the 18th Assembly and in ad
dition to authorizing the disposal O.
: the balance of the 5000, 100000 bono
) issue now IN hand, appropriated
100000 out of the general funds
of the state to carry on the work OF
the commission. The work of the
commission is to look after the dis
abled ~ex-service men.
2. By joint memorial petitioned
Congress to pass the following legis-
lation affecting the disabled ex-ser-
vice man: az. Watson bill, provid-
ing for the establishment of four
teen regional off ecsfoth We fin
teen regional offices of the War Risk
Insurance Bureau and as many sub
offices as deemed necessary; author
izing the post Office department. to
collect premiums on government in
%surance; and relieving from payment
of premiums all disabled men in hos
pitfalls after discharge from military
service. ~. Stevenson bill, provid-
ing for the retirement of disabled
emergency or reserve corps officers
on sa'1,e basis as that granted to Of
ficers of the regular. army. (3).
France bill, appropriating S29,53O,-
100000 and az. Langley bill, appro-
priating 10000, 100000 for building
new hospitals. (5). Rogers-C apper
bill, providing for the consolidation
OF the Bureau of War Risk Insur-
ance, the Rehabilitation Section of
the Public Health Service and the
Federal Board for Vocational Educa-
ton under the jurisdiction of the De-
partment of the Interior, and (6).
Walsh bill, providing for the estab-
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each state to which disabled men may
appeal from any award made by the
government and provide a time with
in which the Bureau of War Risk
Insurance must make an award of
compensation.
For the Ex-Service Man Generally
~. Passed a bonus bill colling
Tor the payment to each soldier, sail
and marine that served in the
World War the sum of $40 for each
month of service not to exceed, how
,ver, a total sum of 5000. Because of
he constitutional provision prohib-
ting the state from mourning over Ii
800, 600 indebtedness without the a
of the electors of the state, a
his bill was referred to the people
o be voted upon at the next election, Z
ither special or general. z
2. Under the terms of another Z
aw, all honorably discharged soldiers
sailors and their widows shall be
referred for appointement and en- n
Logged in every public department W
nd upon all public works of the 81
tate of Montana. Age, loss of limb,
r other physical impairment which M
oes not in fact ~incapacitate, cannot ps
e deemed to d~isqualify any veteran
r his widow, provided they possess be
lie business capacity, competency de
nd education to discharge the duties til
the position involved.
3. Provided for the recording of H
,norable discharges free of charge
the office of the County Clerk and tn
ecorder. OF
4. Provided that all rights and to
'ivileges, which are now held and
ljoyed by soldiers and sailors of Pa
ars prior to the World War, are now sp
be given to the veterans of the
st war.
5. Guaranteed a decent burial for
cry h%onorably discharged soldier, :
lior, marine or nurse, by making it =
e duty of the Board of County y
'mmissioners to designate some M
oper person in the county, prefer
ly an ~honorably discharged soldier,
ior, marine or nurse to attend to Mo
,h burial. The sum of $3.50 is al
we'd for each burial, the county 70
erein the veteran resided to bear {
expense of the burial. Burial of !
in a pauper's grave is ex- /
.ssly forbidden. g
By the Post Publicity Pest
no