Evening star., 1926-10-11
VETERANS AID PUT
At S3,56Q,0D0,0lO
Hines Tells Legion of U. S.
0utIay-President Indorses
Get-Out-Vote Plan.

! BY the Associated Press.
! PHILADELPHIA, October 1.-THE
| United States has disbursed more than
| So, $50 900 900 for the care of disabled
/ veterans of the World War since the
armistice, Gen. Frank T. Hines, di
rector of the Veterans Bureau, dis
| closed here today in an address at the
Eighth Annual Convention of the
American Legion.
/ Death and disability compensation
accounted for 1922 900. 900. vocational
! education has cost S643 30O0. 900, term
insurance disbursements have totaled
$345, 900 900 and adjusted compensa-
/ ton expenses have been. $34 ,000, 900.
! he gave as illustrations of the form Of
expenditures, adding that the Govern
ment also has paid to veterans de-
pendents sum in excess of
$500, 900, 900.
Heavy Future Payments.
Future obligations of the Veterans
| Bureau, he continued, comprise
| 81 300, ,000, 900 in term insurance active
awards, SO, 100, 900. 900 in adjusted com
pensation awards, and the continued
disbursement of $13. 900 monthly In
compensation payments.
Liberalization of the veterans act
by the last Congress will have far
reaching effect, Gen. Hines asserted,
will bring comfort to many and
simplify administrative procedure and
correct inequalities under the proVl-
sionS of the previous law.
!, Regardless of what has been done
in the matter of legislation" he recon-
mended that the best policy in future
procedure-at least during the coming
vear-would be to devote our energies
in perfecting the administration or eX-
isting laws rather than to their fur
ther extension. Both the Veterans
Bureau and the American Legion
would then be in better position to
state accurately the full force and
effect Of existing legislation"
Wasteful Methods Attacked.
mo endeavor has been made to
bring about economics, so far as real
measures of relief are concerned, by
the bureau, he declared 80 far as
the bureau is concerned, our en-
deavors in this regard have been more
in the direction Of eliminating waste
than exercising any other form OF
economy The best evidence OF this
can be found in a study OF the bu-
reau expenditures oNCi '~ P~'"~
three years
Shock troops from every State over
ran the city today. and rs an official
communiuue might phrase it, the
hiladelphia sector was captured with
ont casualty for the eighth annual
convention Of the American Legion.
Amid the sounds of bugles, drums
and greetings by former comrades
thousands Of delegates marched from
railroad stations and steamship docks
70 their headquarters in the Atlantic
Building.
Medals that told of deeds Of valor
| on the battlef1elds adorned the breasts
of many. Women wearing brilliant
red overseas caps and moving capes
mingled in the hosts of khaki. blue,
gray and orange colored uniforms.
Pass on Paris Convention.
4 busy week is ahead of the dele
gates. Among other things it will elect
a new national commander and decide
whether the 1927 convention shall be
in Paris.
Miami is conducting a lively cam.
psign for the 1928 convention. Attlred
in white f1annels, orange-colored over
seas caps. white shoes and walking
sticks the Southerners march
through the streets with all SORTS OF
banners setting forth their claims.
Miami may be down. but she s
never out" reads one of the banners
president Coolidge sent the conven-
ZION message praising the Legion's
efforts to have all qualified citizens
vote.
..Shirkers in peace time are TO be
condemned as severely as slackers
during a war" said the message. Il
am particularly gratified to know that.
in cooperation with the National
civic Federation. YOU are throwing
the splendid resources of your or.
ganization into the important work of
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