The Jones County news., 1921-07-14
QUICK RELIEF WANTED FOR
DISABLED SOLDIERS

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National legislative Hesdquaters
Of the Disabled American VETERANS of
the World War viii be established In
Washington without delay, according
to an announcement iast made by Jud
ge Robert 5. Marx. OF Cincinnati cir
cult court, who was recently elected
national commander of the organiza-
ton, whose membership OF $4,000
will be stwollen to 100000 within
year
Charges that insane patients la gov
ernment hospitals at Marion, Ind,
had been roughly treated we're made
by Vim. A. hnugh of Chicago pa
tient OF that hospital, who appeared
before the senate investigating COM
mitee. lie asserted that broomstick
was used as persuader 10 one OF the
wards and that patients who desh ed
liberty we're compelled to work 10,
favors moppine, sweeping, cleaning
''Maeh work Is done by pasieots' b
said FOR whicn attendents are pisl
| SECRETARY OF the Treasury Mello
announced that be had approved sew
en- hospital projects which involve ;
total expenditure OF ss,0l0, 900 as re
commended by the board OF consul.
tants on disqualification for the treat
ment of former soldiers.
The pla1s provide for the expen-
dlture OF $3.50, 900 at the United States
Public Health Hospital No.55, Fort
Bayard, n NJ for the construction OF q
pernanent hospital unit OF 250 beds
aod the improvement OF existing fa-
cilIties.
Expenditure o. $4,000 at the
United States Public Health Service
Hospital No. AZ, Perryyille, Md.was
approved for the erection of buildings
to accommodate 300 neuro-psychiHtric
patients and improvements of exist
irg conditions.
At Fort Logan II Roots, Little Rock
Ark, ,expend ture of $3.50, 900 was APP
proved for remodeling the post hol
pitalto provide treatment tor xp-
proximately 300 neuro phychiatrls
patients.
At Lake city, Fla, expenditure oi
5000, 600 was approved for construction
OF bnildlngs and for improvements In
tended to add a tuberculosis omit o
10o beds
AT Fort Walla Walls, Wash. the ex
peniture OF s45o,000 was approved 10
the constitution Of general hospta
At Whipple Barrackr, Prescott, Ark
expenditure OF 5000, 900 was appove,
Off enIsrgirg the present hospital b!
400 beds for tuberculosis pptienss
| At Alexandria, La, expenditure
Of $50, 900 was approved to constrnc
buildings recently destroyed by fire
Tie Government has TO date made
a total disbursement of s22e, 486, 89i
"a n me etiag both the compensation
claims OF former services men disa
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disease incurred In the world war, an
fh death claims OF the dependents
those who made the supreme saori
flee, according to an announcemer
of Director {. r. Forbes OF the Burca
OF War Risk Insurance. The dlsbur
sements for disability have aggre
: gated 1892, 671 $50 AZ and the deaf
isbursementss33, 800, 3Ol.s6.
: For the month Of May al one the te
tai amount disDursed by the Barea
for compensation was $40, ,J75, ,4i6, Il
: monthly payments on disability col
! pensation claims for that period a
mounting to 80, las, 2s8 andthe mont
ly payments to the dependents
deceased soldiers amounting to OIL, As
2e8. Between June l and June 10 II
: Bureau N allied 22l, ,el2 checks to COW
this disbursemen. to form or seryis
men
The increase in the number
e clai ms flied With the Bureau has e
% ceeded any estimated The numb'
y of claims filed from the inception {
A. the Bureau ~ May 1919 was 200, u
% while ou June I, 1921, the Lumber
Il file was 63l, 800 showing an increa