Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-08-31
EX-
SERVl&MEN
TOBE HEARD
Cleanup Squad Of Veterans
Bureau AT Harlingen on
Tuesday, Sept. 6.

The opportunity 1or all eX-SeTNiCe
men in the Valley who have any
claims for compensation on account
Of disability arising from injury re-
ceived while i'm the army, or on ac-
count of insurance, and also for de-
pendents of deceased soldiers on ac-
>uunt of death claims, etc, will be
given next Tuesday, September 8,
when the Cleanup Squad of the Vet
eran's Bureau will be at Harlingen
for the purpose of hearing such
claims.
John d. Neal Of Kansas City, Mo-,
i mere for the purpose Of making
plans in cooperation with the local
American Legion post and Red Cross
chapter by which everyone in Browns
Vile who has claim may be fully ad-
vised Of the coming of the Cleanup
SQUAD and its purposes. Mr.. Neal Vi
sited the Herald office this morning
to outline his plans.
"Under the Sweet bill, "Mr. Neal
stated. call work in behalf Of ex-
service men has been consolidated
under the Veterans Bureau. and the
new plan has resulted in decentral-
tzation Of the work by the establish
ment Of branch organizations to
handle the claims arising in the res
pective Federal Reserve districts.
Cleanup squads are being sent out
for the purpose Of cleaning up, az
Il were. all claims pf ex-service men
that have not yet been attended to.
There has been formerly 50 much
red-tape attending investigation of
Gains. that a number Of them have
been lost sight of entirely through
some missing link or other in the
process"
The squad which will be at Har-
lingen Tuesday Is making a tour Of
the state. 1t consists Of William G.
Doonan, an expert in matters relat-
ing TO compensation for ex-service
man: r. E. Wardell, representing the
Federal Board of Vocational Educa-
ton; and DR.. w. O. Stephenson, me-
dical examiner, who is armed with
authority to send eases requiring
treatment to hospitals
The squad will be at Harlingen on
ly one day, Mr.. Neal announces, and
it is extremely important that every
one who has clam to present should
be there on that day.
"Any claims for disability arising
from injury received while in the
service should be presented to the
Cleanup Squad" said Mr.. Neal.
"This does not apply to wounds only,
but under the Sweet bill disability
which has developed olong as two
years after leaving the service en-
titles the ex-soldier TO compensation.
The new law offers aid to any form
er soldier who may, for instance,
have been gassed and rendered un-
able TO work steadily as formerly. in
compensation for loss OF earning ca,
pacity, and also training in some vo-
cation whereby he may be able to
earn as much or even more than
formerly. Ii is very important that
all who have such claims be at Har-
linEen Tuesday"
Mr.. Neal has conferred with DR..
N. y. Dutro. of the local Legion posi-
and also with DR.. Albert w. Mar
shall. chairman of the local Red Cross
chapter. both of whom will cooperate
I'm the work With regard to any ex-
soldiers who may he unable to OBJ
tain transportation % Harlingen. Mr..
Neal states that all such should re-
port az once to DR.. Dutro. who will
make application to the Bureau at
Dallas and obtain transportation for
such persons. Any further details
connected with the visit Of the Clean
up squad may he obtained by appi-
cation 10 DR. Dutro or DIR. Marshall.
This being hiS first visit TO the
border, Mr. Neal who Is stopping at
the Hotel Miller. went over the river
his afternoon "a take look al Mata-
moros. lie expects 70 leave tomorrow
morning