The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-02-25
Conference Vets
ACCOMPLISH MUCH
HARRY v. DUNLAP TELLS OF
WORK FOR DISABLED EX-SER-
VICE MEN AT WASHINGTON.

Lieutenant Harry V. Dunlap, ma
tional executive committeeman of The
Disabled American Veterans of thu
World War, has arrived at his hOmt
in this city, after an absence of three
weeks, the greater part of which time
was spent at Washington, D.. c..
where he attended the great national
conference of the organization. While
at Washington Lieutenant Dunbar
succeeded in getting through three
claims for delayed compensation for
Moscow men, one for $500, one for
$500 and another for $3.50. He was
enabled to strengthen out a number
of vocational and disqualification
matters for Moscow men, or men at
tending the university.
When seen by a Star.Mirror repre-
sentative, Lieutenant Dunlap had the
following to say regarding the con-
ference:
THE conference was attended by
more han 120 delegates from all over
the nation, and went over the top
with a bang which was heard from
the White House to the capitol. We
all saw the president of the United
States, our senators and representa-
tives, the director of the veterans
bureau and all of his principal as
sistants, together with a host of other
important officials. 1t is not too much
to say that the conference accom-
plished more constructive and con-
crete good work, which will bring
happiness into the homes of thous-
ands of disabled veterans, than has
been accomplished to date by any
other body since the war ended.
Among the many big things achieved
by all means the biggest was the
actual relief brought to the disabled
men of the nation.
Each of the more than 100 dele
gates to the conference brought an
average of so claims of deserving dis
abled men in their district, who need
ed relief. More than five thousand
cases were adjusted or are in process 1
of satisfactory adjustment as a direct
result of four continuous days Of con-
ferences and hard work in CONJUNCTION
with the government officials. The
veterans bureau estimates that the
total amount of checks which have
gone. and which will go out to the
disabled men of the nation, as a di-
result of the conference. will ex-
one half million dollars.
Turner e. Camp, a delegate from
he Tyler, Texas chapter, brought 1863
leserE'ag claims to Washington and
had the satisfaction of seeing 157 of
hem fayorably settled, and he actual-
saw more han $4,000 in checks
out to the disabled veterans of
lis district.
Relief was brought to thousands
II Others by the clearing up of diff
;u1ties which stood in the way Of
capitalization and vocational train
ng.
More than one hundred witnesses
about hospital and vocation
| training conditions all over Ameri-
in the presence of Colonel Frazier.
ssistant director of the veterans
ureau, and Colonel Reese, who has
barge of all rehabilitation work. AS
result OF this, hospital and training
all over the nation will
2 improved. Fol example, one rot
N school where men were being
ven training was closed by telegram
q result Of the evidence roduc
the conference.
Resolutions covering many sub
cts were adopted, among the more
being: One opposing any
duction Of pay to vocational stu
nts; n urging the decentraIizfng
the veterans bureau, one indorsfng
. Langley bill to provide SIG, 500. 900
new hospitals for insane and tu-
patients: that ratings must
made by physicians who have made