San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-08
American Legion Is BUDDY"
to Luckless Ex-seruice Men

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loaned $1,000 to over 800 ex-service
men. Some of it has been repaid;
large portion Of it the post never ex-
poets to get back. Realizing that,
among the large number of ex-service
men there are many who are not hon
est, ofhciais oil the post recehtly es-
| 'apiisheu tne system Vi nian'ns strahs
erS ieave their uischarses m, p.ioie NY!
VIII ienu .nein inone.. n .h Is nono
~ eneeh pan; AMMAN frnn, o WV ,n".n 10
p.ae,e VI solns euor,, tho ,o.;o ~
any '. uoilJ ss;n;s, I'm .h hne s. la
J ;omn oiina1 -. v, harJ
anu ~ uoe a,,J INV ~ Ill III - a III
mp oi '"o'o ""o arc 'e' "o"' "'N
o",; A. .;oJ .ooud;,, =,
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eeo;us NJ ~ 'n. 49, NJ Ru.rn
on oan e eS - n'v a a. fonrd ,,.ort
NJ a. ~ ,,.t os r,,,oh b,s;noss ~,
thn orarann Iohon onencv Joos ami
thouah ~ onta;Iad much wor,, ami
,rorrs NOT ono cont was choread Cor
w. ST.. s. mE. If - ast;mata5 that
s;noo tho o.oon;vot ;on 81 tbo nost
bero oyer 10OO hoJias of ey-serv;ce
-, - r,aosoJ tbro,,a,, ,bo o;t,. NV,
trains a uraafh of flnwnrs
| nlacod ON Tho cosLot of eocb ~ tboee
In addition 70 This tho most has off.
c;ateJ at Tho burial of about O0O
bodies returned from overseas and nm
eouoI number from tbo military hos
nitaI here
no.s,. 60. .. a...,s;,n
os.;o;.f" SIP s'sI. na
aiS a. 'ne iuheia's VI $3.50
VIZ iiIn, Win Inc iouat ros'; ''e .ho
niole man nitrels f narIs III ~;
plocession anu PERFORMING inc mn
.ary rites at Tue srave. ~ heIn. ,
prSvnins ior lowers anu seeIns .nis
nag "iapes ane easHe., snaism, ...nns
Gu. az. I,a pdp.ls any, .Sn PUSHES doaSo n,' onS
80. .hc ie'a.ises " .ne uu ~"
4 e',u;, tn ease ".e'I ;ne! ., aae poon'
u u. .i, lnones " Ill LILLE s .not s ia a..
sst W 'ne , vhe "nE . .,eu I'LL ,ol wv
i ie nes relu,i'e rs, c"hnot cTh,e
i n:re asi 'm1 ia s .i,a t,a ,ne , a m"
Pt'u,e nta. .t Vi ame iaas eo,. III 80 Ia
ket anu VI .he grave anu ee'ius 'nei'
" ,he reiat,ves. A..
no1ner tSpleai case ~. W. VIZ, nv
ies,1n hese uoes qule.! ua! al,ei uas
- 'hal vi an rtiee nan Mno WI
;Iepor.eu 10 .he Post ~ NC Sns sie'
M one Vi the supMrpan resiuchce 81
:,ohS Vi .ne ~! nnc iepIi' wJs in"au
III tne iioinne anu y! - oeyen "D
oiiNer VI .he Pos' ueeonipahigu y!
Pn! slcian hleiloer was AZ ms peusiue
An examination ~, resea pe .has ne Mu'
seiiousi! III; .'o ~: 'ne "l
.iooi he nau peei, pluoeu IN .ne NH
tar. hos.ltal ana was receirihs ca
pIiI a:.en!io,i: Mas io'nI mo.
Mhlie ms ulsaphi'! prisina.cu Mhiie ng
was Ill service m ne nau never reGelseu
ipJ J:aai' -; vi me Tia
ilnilieulate,s .Don up hiS i"ln. U
Was Oh Marc,i - OIL inns year. vi
yuhe 10 nls eiiini was iecosnHeu Ilu
ne was srah'eu coinpehsa,Ion' oi
ii,i ~ le"a.' !. cane Wv ia.e' III
uullhs 'ne iilanH liol.ns Mneh ne ma"
leceifeu no iheunai atten,Ion' M us
I t'; n ~ ' IN: .oJ ~ nou al. ~
nm nm. ne eiea vi JUNE II NoM the
ies:on 10 MothS 10 nav .ne 9oanpen
sa',on .lan'tcllcu 10 hiS "seu la'ueI
anu liG.her VINO hau uepenueu On rne
i ;n 'hd' he oouiu earn ior 'heir NV
ihE.
III me matter ol compensation anu
osck pa! uue eA-serVlce hlen' oillceTs
Oh the posi- sald' many times tney 40
,ot even hno" thaI IL is coming 20
them until they Apply at tne post Tor
assistance OF one klha OF onotner,
,when those IN charge llnu IL OUT Dy
ihquirlhg INTO their service ana their
trouble. Oh the records Oh the post
there are many cases where men VINO
were down ana out, many or them
with iamllies' were 1ound 10 DC que
over slooo IN Dack pay ana compen-
satlon.
ASKS Legion Tor Help.
The case OF physician, whose home
is shown above, is one OF these. Hav-
ing served faithfully during the war
he was discharged at Its close, on per-
manent disability. lie did not know
that anything was coming to him and
so entered civil life and tried desper.
ately to make ends met. In spite OF
the fact that money was scarce, ne
Kept up his insurance that he had
taken. out in the army. Finally one
day he received notice from the
War Risk Bureau to the effect that he
was behind in his premiums and must