The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-12

with failure to- alleviate the physical
and financial disabilities % his vet
eran fighters ~ that more than
million dollars u day, including sun
day. Ia being expended by tho gov
eminent for the rN-scivico mon and
their dependents supporting this
answer Uncle sam points 20 the
1922 budget estimate ot cNpeudl-
lures 10 be made directly Tor the
benefit of cN-wRriioru. which calls
for half billion dollars.
Colonel g. H. Forbes. director ot
the United states veterans bureau,
outlined for International News
Service the expenditures his bureau
contemplated for the current year.
The estimate. In round figures, calls
FOR 100000, 900.
Training Work Cuntinucd.
This sum will be- divided. Colonel
Forbes slid, into srven composite
branches OF soldier relief work. For
vocational training. the sum uf
iiG7,5O0, 900, for medical and hos
/ pual services, the sum ~ tBi,GOO,-
/ 600. for payments ON war risk term
I insurance, the SUM ~ sNL700,U00,
| for United states government life
Insurance, the guM ut sJ,70O.OoO,
/ for soldiers comp mpcnsItinn, the num
/ Of $t8l.00O, goo; Tor retroactive gov
ernmeug allowances on proven and
cNtant claims, the sum of $4,000 .0O0.
and for salaries and expenses, that is
! administration, the sum Of S3l 500
/ 600. These figures total S5liOOO,-
| 600. frim which Colonel Forbes de-
/ ducts tho 100000 30 be paid In
! United states government NE insur.
aucc claims, pn tho ground that II Is
a sclf-supporting branch OF the but
] rCau's activities,
/ or tho si67.50O.O 900 allotted TO
! vocational training Colonel Forbes
/ believes that not moro than $4,000
/ 00O viii bc used for administration
| expenses az the governments amps,
| training schools and reconstruction
/ conters. Thus the major portion OF
( that allotment win 90 to pay the
/ service men AN average OF tll5
per man per month while In train
| Ing.
sIi5 Monthly IL Average.
He pointed out that tllS was an
I average. DECLARING that the pay
ments vary between $50 and Slf0
| per month per man. The greatest
| amount Will be expended for men at
! Camp sherman, ChilliCothc, Ohio.
| In addition, Il will pay for tho for
mer soldiers stationed at thebureRu'S =
six additional large training centers
and Al small training oenters,
II The administration, or salaries
and expenses, item Will include sala .
rics ana expenses of the bureau 4
Washington office. its "a district
offices, It's 12G suboffices and AZ
we'll. the salaries of all teachers.
Colonel Forbes declared that th'
bureau II handling satlsfa otorll!
| 203,000 compensation claims. 70
which the tiG1,000.O00 has been al
lotted and I50, 900 Insurance claims
for which the tsi,7oo0 600 has beer
set aside.
$4,000 Being Educated.
The bureau. i,s director continued
to explain, ls maintaining slightly
more than $4,000 former soldiers
In American public and private cd
ucational institutions and an aver
age of 3e.0oo In placement training
In Industrial schools.
Tho number OF men In all voca =
tlonal schools is 5,035. l50 OF whom
are at Camp Sherman In govern
ment and private hospitals the bu-
reau IL taking care OF $4,000 dis
abled veterans, some OF whom are
also rendered vocational training,
and some OF whom are also on the
Insurance and compensation pay
rolls.
In round figures. vocational train
Ing II being afforded $4,000 vetor.
ans, Colonel Forbes declared.
Cash Bonuses totallng ti9t,32g,-
200 are being paid to veterans of
the world war IN 1 J states and Si56.-
100000 moro In adjusted Compen-
sation" will be distributed under
legislation already passed. accord
Ing to a nation wide survey by the
Bank OF America, New York.
Ohio 10 the only state now paying
bonuses which was not paying them
In August. 1874, when the bank
made It's first survey, Missouri Will
be ready TO distribute $4,000. 900
In few weeks. Every state In the
union. excepting Alabama, Georgia
and Mississippi, has passed lesiHla'
tlon giving or authorizing aid for
war veterans Of some nature. either
in the form OF cash bonuses none
tary aid or relief. exemptions oI
other benefits
Rnngc From $40 10 s25.
New York In the only state In the
country which was preparing 10 pas
bonuses last August and has since
been forced 20 abandon the plan be
cause OF adverse court opinions.
From $40 for every month oi
service In Aassa chusetts. Missouri
New Jersey. Ohio. Vermont Rnt
Wisconsin. up TO t25 month ir
North Dakota, Is the range Of none,
bonuses being paid. A number nj
the states specify maximum limit
60 adjusted compensation for eacl
veteran, varying from 500 In New
Jersey TO $500 In Oregon.
Maine. Maneochusetts New Hamp,
shire and Rhode Island have "ad,
justed" veterans compensation tc
the extent Of 800 outright in cash
Other states In which cash honuse,
are being paid are Michigan Mime,
sofa, South Dakota and washington
Many Of the states have virtually
completed the work Of dlshurslnf
the bonuses. while the time limil
for anplication I'm Maine expired
with the end OF 1927.
Referendum Election Due.
Referendum elections are 10 h'
held In several states To vote on
cash bonus propositions. Next NO
vember, Illinois viii pass on the
proposal OF a t55,00O,00o bond issue
20 pay its Veterans SO month oI
service up to $500; Kansas VIII vote
on $4,000, 600 issue 10 provide 81
day for veterans war service, ano
Montana viii decide on S4,5OO,OOl
to pay its veterans SO Il month oI
service. $500 maximum,