Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-03-17
WILL TAKE CENSUS
OF NATIONAL SERV|||
Drive to BE Conducted by A..
Legion-Every Ex-Service NJ.
and Woman Win Re-
Listed

The national census of yeter..
the World War recently authas J.
by the American Legion, will NM
here Monday, April 3, when II
ex-service man and woman IN
man and Whitman county viii
enumerated, according to annon. !
ment made today by Harry A Str.
pier, adjutant of Maynard prioo
No. 90, American Legio. The u, II
part of the census will be carrisd I
under the direction of MAYNARD.
post and the Maynard-Price una !.
the American Legion Auxiliary
+ A house to house and farm !.
farm canvass of every city block j, 4
township in Whitman county VIII.
made. Every veteran will ba ,r,..
viewed, asked As questions and 4.
answers recorded. When tho :.
tional census is complete nat,on,,
headquarters of the Legion expect,
to have a concise and complete 70,
ord of every man and woman MI,
was in the service. This record wilbs
invaluable to the Legion in prosocn,
ing it's fight for the disabled and 4,
all classes of veterans who have =,
settled claims or adjustments i
make with the government. In ths
past two years the national serv,os
division of the Legion has been in.
strumental in settling calims in "a.
vor of veterans totaling more than
$4,000, 1000.
Every veteran will be asked II he
was wounded or gassed or injured
by accident; if his health was i'm.
paired in any way while he was in
the service; if he has received salts.
factory medical treatment and com.
pensation. 1t is known that there
are still many suffering in various
ways as a result of their military
"N' 'iSS' VIM nave never DeeH reached
by government relief The services
of the Legion are placed at the dis
posal of all persons in this position
All veterans are to be sought out
whether members of any soldiers or
ganization or not The matter Of
their membership in the Legion is
of no consequence The fact is that
there is no other organization of sui
ficient scope to undertake and carry
through a national census of veter-
ansans. Because of the very apparent
need of such census the Legion has
taken it up.
The recording of the choice each
veteran will make under the five al
ternatives provided for in the adjust
ed compensation bill will be very
important result of the census This
question will be asked of every ex-
soldier in the community. The bill
offers the soldier his option Of any
of the five following provisions for
compensation: Adjusted pay for
the term of service put in. (The only
immediate cash payments proposed
are to veterans whose adjusted sefV-
lee pay would not exceed $50 for
service in the United States and
$3.50 for those who served over
seas). Other veterans could select
one of these four options: Adjust
ed service certificate, combining
loan and insurance plan; vocational
training; farm and home aid ana
land settlement.
All back claims against the govern
ment are likewise to be entered ID
the Legion census. If man did not
get his $50 bonus on discharge ne
is requested to make it known
the government owes him back pay
travel pay, if his allotments or LID
erty bonds have gone astray, II ne
has never received his victory meaal
he is to enter his complaint on inc
Legion QUESTIONABLE.
I'VE want to know everything tna'
every ex-service man has got comihs
ing to him. is the word that nsS
come from department headquartes
at Seattle. That is what the locai
post is going after.