Smyrna times., 1924-05-21
IVlfRIBDUT SMYRNA WILL
FFFI By SOLDIERS BONUS
,,CSES CONGRESS- OVER
w l-,,nrNT COOLIDGE'S VETO

PRESIDENT COONiO"N y
mil Re Sent All Over The
sn'tr ~ To Tabulate Names OF
''I N Those Entitled to Bonus
AZ c,lders' Bonus bill finally has
law. The measure, which has,
~ ~ subject Of a fight between
.,.ss and two successive Presi-
=. =, "a, re-passed yesterday by the
~ aver President CoOlidge's veto
y, INTO of SO to 26. This was a
If two votes more than the
...,,v twO-thirds majority as COM
a With the 50 votes there were to
when the veto was over-ridden
\. House last Saturday. Del
-. three representatives in Con
Senator'S Ball and Bayard and
,-,ss,man Boyce voted to sustain
residents veto. President Cool
made futile last minute effort
s,vs his veto sustained in the SEN
!. ,sllirg to the White House for a
last conference seven Republi-
Senator's. Four of these, who
.-rolslv had voted for the bill cast
4, ballot in support of the Ex-
H7e The passage of the Soldiers
vrr, will affect a number of legion
N and World War veterans about
nyna.
IN, of Clerks To Tabulate Records
EBsctment of the Bonus bill into
ID has laid upon the shoulders of
4. government department an ad-
uryrative task so huge the figures
moved stagger the imagination.
Eg must explore a vertiable noun
M Of records. From that mass of
ssy documents, they must pick out
4. Individual war histories of more
n 6,S98,OOO men to provide the
"a upon which alone bonus pay
tents Of any kind can be made. In
Be War Department records alone
d more than 167,0O0,000 separate
Gments, each of which it may be
RsSary to handle many times be-
he the veterans can all be assured
bonus payments. 1t will require
Ealty-seven checking operations to
make the examination of the files and
twill take $500 clerks to do the work
this one department. By COM
arsn the army's share in the task
4 record searching Overshadows the
voik that must also be done by the
zVy and marine corps to carry out
1s will Of Congress. In the army
s are the records of S5.250,O0O men
'i0 may make claims. In the navy
s are the records Of 551,735 en-
zsd men and of 1880 women who
s7sd in the rank Of "yeomen-F." In
e marine corps there are some 80,-
records to be eombed out.
gH 100000 to Benefit by Insurance
I is estimated that 3,O38,283 vet
a-s will be entitled to the insurance
-ees provided by the Soldiers Bon
III enacted into law Monday,
lls @s,5SS will be paid cash Of $50
sss' The bill also provides for
'imen! to dependents of deceased
'sianS Of the amount Of adjusted
a'iee compensation to which they
''lla have been entitled. Adjusted
.,Hs compensation is figured on the
- o. 81 a day for home service
y sl20 a day 70 roverseas' service.
y liss sixty days cannot be count
Also a maximum Of 500 days
'.a Be allowed. All veterans up to
aeluding the rank Of captain in
Y amy and Marine Corps, and
la1S in the Navy are eligible
1aase Policy Value of Soldier 1861
estimated that the average in
ss5 policy would be valued al
nAle the maximum of the pol
IL would be about $1,000 for over.
s. 'Sl'lee, and $1,000 for home ser.
lne value Of the policy woule
y 'sqllFalent Of the amount which
as1ed service credit plus q
ss-' '' would purchase at regular
~ & ~ prices based on four pei
a 1..@ 1e@ compounded annually
IN. mine !, the latter computation
Is s y factors has been compile,
rm.. PRS Multiplication of tn,
81 la'tor by the amount Of adj
ns,., '.lslee compensation due tn,
IT,. plls % per cent, would Civ,
.alae Of the insurance certifi.
saa 1aen certificate, of course
7iis. 's.s !. I, according to the length Q.
n, " me veteran and his ace a
Il a DsIi. y Issuance Of the policy
sg Ss would be dated next Jan
ssi !, mus on a $1,000 policy. a
ss :, sEo years, a loan Of S87. 9,
I'd. ~ made On this same polio,
ai2' ',a ~...' q nineteen years a loan Q
a r.s rosd be possible. The loan.
@ S Ssls at any National or STAT
q lsIs Is',s'ee between April 5. 1911
s niis. 1, 1919, may be counted I
iS,s ne adjusted service credit \
a. enlistment must 80 -, ~,