The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-05-25
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day, May the 9th and ride home in
the new Ford that will be given away
that evening. The woman's Auxiliary
will serve luncheon.
Major T. E. Finn will be marshal
Of the day and Father Hart of Morton
will be the speaker at the Memorial
Day exercises. All ex-service men
are requested to appear in uniform
and the Wonan's Auxiliary will serve
dinner at the Armory for the service
men.
Under a recent ruling Of the Trea-
sury Department, ex-service men or
their beneficiaries are not required to
pay income tax on money received
from the government as disability
compensation, insurance, back pay or
allotments.
When undergoing hospital treat
ment because of disability incurred or
aggravated by active service, disabled
veterans are entitled to total temper
ary compensation. Those not getting
it should send compensation number,
serial number, army record and state
ment of facts to Minnesota Legion
Service Bureau, Old Capitol, st.
Paul.
Last year North Dakota paid bonus
claims up to 1850. This year those
up to 5000 will probably be paid, and
approximately 5000 per year thereaft-
er. Claims paid. up to June /, 1921
number 5000. It is thought that all
North Dakota bonus claims will be
paid by the Spring of 1926. Compar-
ed to this, Minnesota is not so slow
after all.
Harry Tuthill, former trainer of the
Detroit Tigers, has declared that he
will have every eligible member OF
the Tigers in the Legion 'toot sweet.
He started out by enrolling Ty Cobb
veteran player, manager of the De-
troit Tigers.
Little Mothers to Uncle Sans
Boys" is how disabled ex-service men
refer to the members of the American
Legion Women's Auxiliary, who never
tire of visiting them at the govern
ment hospitals throughout Minnesota
bringing cookies, fruit, magazines
etc., and arranging little theater par
ties and baseball outings. By actions
as well as by words, the steadfast
loyalty and helpfulness of the Legion's
Auxiliary is daily being demonstrated
The recent legislative session direct
ed that a chief executive deputy be
appointed to examine bonus claims;
that applications filed prior to May
l, 1921 be passed upon by July 1, 1921
and classified as approved, "disap-
proved" or "held for lack of facts to
establish applicants status; that no
tice be given by mail to each applicant
whose application is held for lack of
facts; that if proof establishing status
of applicant is not received within two
months claim shall be disapproved;
that notice of disapproval and reason
therefor shall be mailed to applicant,
who may within months endeavor to
establish facts to entitle him to bonus,
in which case date shall be set by
the Bonus Board for presentation of
the additional evidence.
ALI bonus applications not approved
within 60 days from the fling thereof,
and disapproved applications when the
applicant applies for review, may be
re-examnied by the Board Of Review
authorized at the recent Legislative
session. The Board Of Review may
hold hearings in any part of Mime
sofa. One member may hold hearings
and any two may approve claim. 1t
shall return all bonus claims to the
bonus board within As days. E. A.
Walsh, w. T. Mollison and A. Fl. Vern-
on, all Minnesota Legion officers, have
been appointed by Governor Preus as
members of the Board of Review, to
hold office during his pleasure and sit