The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-10-05
WORK Of LEGION s
SERVICE BUREAU.
THOUSANDS OF COMPENSATION
CLAIMS ADJUSTED BY 1T
eFoR THE VETERANS.
MARKHAM'S CASE is TYPICAL
Seaman in Navy Discharged Because
Of tuberculosis When He Had But
One More Glitch" to Serve, Rescued
From Disaster by the Bureau.
By JAMES p. HoRNADAY

Washington is perhaps we'll known TO
all Legionnaires, but little known to
the public, However should the aver
age citizen become interested in the
case Of a disabled veteran who has
had difficulty in obtaining justice, he
probably will learn of the Legiuu's
Washington service bureau, because a
large portion Of the difficult cases find
their way there in the end
A report recently made to the Lee
gion's national headquarters IN Indian
opolis showed in cold figures some of
the things this branch office of the
Legion had accomplished for the serv-
ice man during the present calendar
year. These included 1861 compcnsa-
ton claims adjusted, bringing back
pay to disabled veterans of S3SI230
and 279 insurance claims paid depend
euts of soldiers, $4S0,314 besides mis-
ceIlaneous sums, bringing the amount
paid out to service men and their de-
pendents through the efforts of this
Office Of the Legion to total Of $685.
OI3 in less than eight months.
Typical of hundreds of these cases
Is that of Harley Jasper Markham
seaman, an elisted man in the United
States navy since 1903. As his terms
of enlistment expired Markham re-
enlisted four times, until he had only
one more hitch to serve to be retired
on half pay with the accompanying
perquisites for the remainder of his
life.
IN the meantime, Markham had
saved his money so as to go into bust
ness when he had completed his Serv-
Ice but he had not counted upon III
ness Wrecklng his plan. During the
early part OF 1918, the exposure to
winch ne was subjected began to tell
on Markham, ana ne broke down.
he Could Not Re-EnIist
lie was taken our OF active service
ana sent to the hospital at Ft. Lyons,
COLO" where q medicaI examination ON
July il, 1918, showed that he was suf-
terIhE from pulmonary tuberculosis.
lie remained at the hospital year ana
recovered somewhat. but on August
II, 1919, was discharged from the Sery-
Ice over his protest lie attempted to
re-enlist but was denied this because
OF ms tuberculosis. Markham found
hllnSeIt at a loose END Although his
IiteS occupation hau been taken away
from MN III thlS arSltrary manner he
maze the Desl OF Il Dad JOB, ana deter
lhlieu TO IlVe III the open MS the Surest
way OF restoring MS heaIth, lost IN the
service OF ms country lie purchased
Il I'VE STOCK Iarm at stanton Kan
For snort ''ine 'hihES looked as II
they were coming MarKham'S way,
ms condition improved, ne married,
ana MS larlh lroSpereu' but as Tune
w., viz ,,'' 60" ~, i%I ''S''''''''
,.oat ,a5 ao.t hin, a5,.,et 800, S5,,in
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bts u',fn hooorno n tn tho sn, J,, "' -
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COO tn,a,ioon rooion mot no ,uos ar
+it,od 70 bosn,tol COR, and cor,nonso-
tion from, tho government m sunnort
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