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American Legion WiU Aid U. S. in Handling Claims 4,500,000 Veterans to Be As sisted; Legion Official Ex plains Computation of Compensation. The national organization of the American Legiort will expedite the distribution and handling of claims of 4,500,000 eligible veterans, follow, ing the passage of the adjusted com pensation bill over the president’s veto, according to Frank B. O'Connell, • state adjutant, Nebraska American Legion. "Bundles of application blanks will he mailed to each of the 11,000 posts of the American Legion, where they will be handled by post officials," slates O'Connell. "Theje officials will assist each veteran to fill out the ap plication correctly. "Application blanks will be printed nnd ready for distribution within two Weeks, it Is said." Capt. K. B. Bush and Maj. John M. Smith, jr., of the adjutant gen eral's department are In charge of the armv's applications. They de dared that only one application blank would be furnished for all branches of the service and all classes of ap plicants. Only Dependents Sworn. "The only class of applicants,” said Captain Bush, “who will be required to subscribe by oath to the state ments in the application will be de pendents claiming the adjusted cer tificates as beneficiaries of the de ceased veteran.” O'Connell has provided the follow ing to aid veterans in understanding the compensation law: ' To be eligible for adjusted com pensation, the man or woman must have seen some military serviee'*be tweep April 5, 1917, and November 12, 1918, either in the army, navy or marine corps.*1 However, If the veteran haa had some such service, he Is entitled to draw adjusted compensation up to and including July 1, 1919. In other words. If a veteran enlisted in Octo ber, 1918, and was discharged June 1, 1919, he can, by virtue of his serv ice during hostilities, draw adjusted compensation pay until June 1, 1919. By the provisions of the bill service is credited only after April 5, 1917 up to July 1. 1919 to those who enlisted or were induched before, the armis lice. Receivers of the $60 bonus given by the government at dis charge are eligible to the adjusted pay certificate. However, no payments will be mado to (1) any individual who at any time during his military eervlce was separated from his unit under other than honorable conditions—dis charged dishonorably; (2) any con scientious objectors, who performed np military service and refused to wear the uniform: (3) any alien who ■t any time during the eligibility period was discharged from the mili tary or naval forces, because of hl3 alienage. Compensation of Services. After establishing eligibility the ex service man or woman should com pute their service on the btusls of *1 -i day for domestic service and $1.25 a day for overseas service. By over seas service is meant service on ■shore in Kurope, or Asia, exclusive cf China, Japan and the Philippine Islands. Overseas also means service afloat, but not on receiving ships— a this rountry-*-either afloat or ■shore. Computed time is hased from i he period of embarkation for such erviee to the date of disembarkation on return from such service, both bates inclusive. All other kinds of -erviee are classed as "home" ur “do mestic" service. The veteran entitled to $1 a day for home service and $1.25 for over -as service cannot draw more than !500 fir home service or $625 for o*ver -eas service. From this will he sub traded the *60 received when dis charged. The manner In whirh a veteran may calculate his adjusted service credit is illustrated by the following example: Calculation Illustration. ^ A veteran enlisted February 1C, 1318. Ho was first sent to camp. He -ailed for overseas on June 21, 1918. lie arrived home from abroad May 25. 1919. He was sent to camp and discharged June 4, 1919. For that service, he would bo eligible to the following adjusted service credit: Homo credit: From February 10, when he enlisted, to June 20, 1918, vhdn he sailed, equals 126 days. Add to this the 10 days from May 26 to dune 4 while he waited for discharge. This gives a total home credit of 136 days at *1 a day, he Is thus entitled to $136 for home service. From this will be substracted the *60 bonus re reived on discharge, leaving ths total domestic payment at $76. Overseas credit: Including June 21. 1918, thn'day he sailed, until May 25, 1919, the day he disembarked, the total overseas service is 339 days. Multiplying the 339 days by $1.25 es the adjusted credit for each day, the total Is ag overseas credit of $423.75. Adding the total domestic snd over seas credit gives the total as $499.75, the sum of this adjusted pay certi ficate. Suppose that the veteran is 29 year* of age. He then multiplies the base credit of $499.75 by 2,627 (see at taelied table prepared to help veterans figure their service credit. This is the 25 per cent Increase provided in the bill. By the multiplication, the total of $1,262,868 Is obtained. This la the face value of tho adjusted serv ice certificate. Ineligible Veterans. Tn spite of service during the per iod outlined, there nre certalh vet o'-ans not eligible for adjusted com pensation. These are: Any commissioned officer above the grade of captain in the army or marine corps: lieutenant, In the navy, first lieutenant or first lieu tboant of engineer*, In the coast guard, l’aet assistant aurgeona In the publie health aervlce. Any of ficer having the pay and allowances of the above-mentioned ranks or higher ranks. Any Individual hold Ing a temporary or provisional com mission, or permanent or acting war rant, in any branch of the military or nave' .-ervice, or (while holding such ' <•' .mission or warrant* serving un .er a temporary commission iri a higher grade—in each case for the period of service under etich qom- , mission or warrant or in such higher grade after the accrual of the right j to pay tliereunder. This shaH not apply to any noncommisoned officer. | Any civilian officer or employe of any branch of the military or naval forces, contract surgeon, cadet of the United States military - spade my, midshipman, cadet -or cadot*engineer of the coast guard, member bt the reserve officers' training corps, mem ber of the students’ army training corps (except an enlisted .min f de detailed thereto)., I'hll^tWine scout, member of the Philippine guard, member of the Philippine constab ulary, member of the national guard of Hawaii, member of the insular fovee of the navy, mcinbmr of tHfe Samoan native guard-and band of thfe navy, or Indian scout—in each case for the period of service as such. | Any ■ individual entering the mili- I lary cr naval forces after November •11, 191S—for any period after such entrance. Any commissioned or warrant of ficer performing home service not with troops and receiving commutation of quarters or of subsistence—for the period of such service. Roads, Construction Workers. Any member of the public health service for any period during which he was not detailed foyduty with the army or the navy. Any individual granted a farm or industrial furlough—for the period of such fcgjough. Any individual detailed for work on roads or other construction or re pair work—for the period during which his pay was equalized to con form 'to the compensation paid to civilian employes In the same or like employment. Any Individual who was dis charged or otherwise released from the draft—for the period of service terminating with such discharge or release. These periods referred to may be included, however, in the case of any individual if, and to the extent that, the secretary of war and secre tary of the navy, jointly, find that such service subjected euch individ ual n exceptional hazard. * Mach veteran shall be entitled: To receive "adjusted service pay.’’ i if the amount of his adjusted service I credit is ?50 ar less; to receive an ; "adjusted service certificate.” if the j amount of his service credit la more than $50. Application Blanks. Application blanks will be avail able to veterans through local posts of tl-.o legion. The applications must i be forwarded to the War department at Washington, if the last service of the veteran wa3 with the military farces, or to the Navy department at Washington, if the last service of the veteran was with the naval forces. All applications from ex marines must be mailed to the Navy depart ment. This application must be made before January 1, 1928, and if not made on or before this date will be ht’.d void. The administration of the law is tinder the United States Veterans’ bureau, whoch after March 1, 1925 will make the $50 or less cash pay ments to veterans, and after January 1. 1925, will begin issuing the 20-year rndowment life insurance policy certi ficates. These certificates will he dated at the time Issued to veterans, and no loans will be made on a certi ficate until two years after ks date of issue. If :t veteran has died, before mak ing r indication, Ids dependents will le pr.id the amount of his adjusted service credit. Tf this credit is $50 or I: s. a payment will be made in one cum by the veterans' bureau. If the credit is more than $50. the pay meet will he made in 10 quarterly installments. 20-Vear Endowment Policies. U the veteran has died after mak I ing i.'.-plication, but before January 1 • U25. then the amount of the full I'ulus of the insurance policy will lie Paid in the same manner as if he had received the policy prior to his death, but not before January 1, 1925, 2 face value of the 20-year en I dot nt insurance policy, which a ' e: n w ill receh e. is the amount vrkk.ii Ids adjusted service credit Plus 25 per cent, would purchase Ida age, based upon American exper ience tables of mortality, with interest at 4 per cent per annum compounded annually. If the veteran dies before the expiration of the 20 years, his beneficiaries or estate will receive the full amount of the policy In one sum. If the veteran is living at the end of lOvcar period, the government will p: • him (he full face value of his Maxies “Movie” Curls Sacrificed in Interest of Baseball * cjr ' • ..- - >J{>ax: Frank. .... .1. V, \\ MSTKONG, Long curls and a school girl com pletion may be highly desirable in their place, but Max Frank, better known as “Maxle,” an 8-yearold school boy, is willing to testify that he isn't the place for them. Maxie has ambitions to be a ball player. But he also agreed with his parents that the motiop picture busi neaa might be a more remunerative one. So he endured the long curls, and was careful noto to let his fault less complexion be married by dirt or sunburn. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Frank felt that the curls and prettiness of their son would be an asset with the motion pfeture people. Besides, they adored his glrllike appearance; for their other two children also were boys and Maxie seemed almost like a' deunljter to them. He seemed like a little girl to almost everyone else, too, even though he wore boy's clothing. Once a school nurse sent him home with a note to his father which referred to him as "your little daughter.” All this caused Maxie much suf fering. Each morning before leaving for school he must endure the agonies of the curling Iron. Fortunately the boys in the school liked him, and it was only once In a while that they called him a "little girl." But Maxie did want to be a good ball player. And these curls which he might otherwise have endured for a much longer time, kept him from playing so well. They got In hie eyes, and some times he missed the ball. So, In behalf of better baseball. Maxie and his parents have sacrificed the curls and their dream of his mo tion picture career. The curls were cut Tuesday. Maxie's hair was trimmed short, and parted on the aide, and slicked down so that there can no longer he any mistake about his not being a real boy. Half a dozen photograph# were taken before the curls were cut. The father also is preserving the curls. And Maxic is happy, as is his moth er, who now says she likes him l<et ter as a real boy, anyWky, and is relieved of the taSK of curling his hair each morning. Many Hoineseeker9 Visit Tourist Camp at Columbus Columbus, Neb., May 30.—Among the increasing number of dally visit nrs at Columbus tourist camps may be found westbound homeseekers. Eastern industrial conditions are in ducing many workers who have a pit tance of a tew hundreds or 31,000 dol lars at their disposal to seek western farm and town houses. One of the tourists pointed out that the average tradesman, such as he—and he worked as' a shoe factory foreman at 360 a week—had employment only three days a week. Most of the tourists ex pressed themselves as willing to "take a try" at farm life. Newcastle Odtf Fellows Win. Speoial Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Laurel, Neb., May 31.—The New castle lodge won first honors In de gree work, competing with the Crof ton, Wynot and Hartington lodges at the annual meeting of the Northeast Nebraska Odd Fellows’ association here this week. With a team of 29 nxmebers. the Newcastle lodge aver aged 89.3 per cent, Wynot being a close second with 9S per cent. One of the features of the meeting here was a parade of about 300 Odd Fellows from the various lodges of northeast Nebraska. policy in cash, less any claim* for sums borrowed on It. The following will show veterans the amount of paid-up 20-year endow ment life insurance to which they are entitled, together with the sum they may borrow at any given year. Multiply the amount of the adjusted service credit by one of the factors shown in the following. Choose the factor opposite the age nearest the birthday at date certificate is issued. The 25 per cent increase is included in the factor. ' *;C. Fae'^r Ajtp Factor 20.2.645 43.. . .2.439 .*2.544 44.2 420 22 . 2.642 45.2 41:* 32.4. 2 540 46..2 39V 24.2.639 47.2.381 26 .2.537 48.2.3*4 86.2.625 49.2.345 27 .2.532 60.2.324 28 . 2.530 61.2.302 T9.*2.627 68.2.279 30.2.524 62.2.234 31.. h..2.521 64.2.228 32. ...2.51 7 55.2.2G1 28.2.618 ofi.2 172 24.2 509 f,7.2.143 36.2.50 4 68.2.113 28. . . **. 4f 8 69.. 082 .*{7. ...2.49 2 «0.2.050 28.. 4 8.1 R1.2.01.K 20.- 478 82.1.988 40.. . . .2.470 R.i.1.96 1 41 .2.4RO R 4.1.921 42 .2.430 R5.1**9 Policy Loan Table. The following figures show the sum which a veteran may borrow at any year for each $1 of the face value of his total insurance polk}. In order to ascertain the total sum which a veteran may borrow, multi ply the total amount of paid-up in surance due by the figures given be low: I.onn Value a* Any Yoar (This •* JO", of th* Tear Sinking i-'und • Z . .0S7? '■ * .119V J S .1«fj « 1*?«l “ . - 2 5 3 • 9 o Vi •n..’nr,l : ’ i .P. tl . 4v«in IS .4M99 14 . :. n r. S 4 II. *V»l* t* .|>4S21 17 ., . . . . .7049S 14 IMS 'S ... « s| rn . scono Illustration: A veteran has an ad justed service credit of $625. He is 30 years old at the date his Insurance certificate is issued to him. In or der to obtain the face value of hi.s insurance certificate, he must multi P,l}’ the factor opposite the age, 30 (which is 3.521) by $625. This will give him $),5?7.RO as the face value of his insurance certificate*. At the 17th year, he will be able to borrow $.22523 for each $1 of his insurance. Therefore. multiply $$'.577.50 by .72532 and y.jji will ob tain $355.11. which is the sum he may borrow at the 17th year. I I I^Ctithentmt Sc 1 ^§>0H5 tbtaliltshrii 1^38 d Lindeman quality and Lindeman price arc two E \ strong reasons why you = j should own a Lindeman E \ & Sons Piano-the second \ \ oldest piano in America. \ \ Your old piano accepted [ : as part payment; easy ; ‘ terms on the balance. I Sehmolier & Mueller = Piano Co. m—i-r— —— AhvnnmMKvf! Teeth Stained for Years—Now Clear White! Friend Showed Him Easy Way To Remove Tobacco Stains “For ▼•art f have bean greatly snnn c.i with tobacco stains on my teeth paata amt rlranser on the market w.*« | tried without aticcaae Helng n ^Iranian, foiled teeth elan pmvH h ■••'at, hatldl* j « ap. Than on* day e friend fold me about HleachodaBt Combination, the new tooth ! whltener. In liquid and paste form “After going through >« . on.si lernble period of doubt I finally pmrhaeed ■ perk e ge. My dallght with tha results I ■ ecur«td ha* baan m greet that l fool obligated to write end congratulate you «n the product My mouth anti teeth feat *a clean aa they look and I take great partonel Interrat in falling in' nlanda ebout FUeachodant ** Tha nbova la no* an axe* ptlonal < eaa For thoua anda ara terming equally aurprlalng ta suits f rtnn flI• i« • nodent t ‘oinblnitlon the i r«iv "aft tooth w hltenat I'onalsta of < mild, harmlcaa lltiuld nnd • special kind of paat*- Tha liquid Inatantlv curdlaa and anftana am fare atalna ao that they tan ba qul< Uly end gently remo\e«t with the neats No affect on enamel Oat nlearhodent t’oinblnatlon today t’oala «fnljr a few cants at all good druggists — Chiropractic For Health If you are sick or ailing, you iiould investigate what we ran do* 1 \our particular case without any obligation whatsoever on your part. Thousands of sick people ha\e com* to Dr. Burhorn in the past | nine years and received results in acute and chronic diseases, even after many other methods have failed. Why not you? Office adjustments are 12 for $10 or 30 for $25—Continuous service from 9 a. m. to 8 p. m. DR. FRANK F. BURHORN, the Chiropractor Suite'414-428 Securities Bldg., Cor‘. 16th and Farnam Sts. Complete X-Ray Laboratory—Phone JA. 5347— Lady Chiropractor in Attendance TWO COSTUME RECITALS By FLORENCE OTIS, Soprano Aosi-ted by LILLIAN PRINGLE, Cellist, and MILDRED DAUGHERTY, Pianist MONDAY and TUESDAY June 2 and 3, 1924 — 8:16 P. M. FONTENELLE HOTEL BALLROOM 18th and Douglas Sts., Omaha, Nab. Under Auspices of American War Mothars. I , _. /As easy topayAra Chevrolet] Masonic Grand Lodge to Open Here on Moridav j Delegates Coining From Every Lodge in Nebraska; Cere monies, Business and Receptions. Delegates from every lodge of Ma -ons in Nebraska, between 300 and 400 of them, will gather In Omaha Monday for tlie BTlh annual com munication of the. grand lodge, A. F. und A. M., of Nebraska. Special committees have been ap pointed by the Omaha Masonic lodges to care for the visiting broth ers during their visit. Most of the time is to be spent at the Masonic temple. Nineteenth and Douglas streets, where the ceremonies will be held. The actual ceremonies are not to start until Tuesday, but the past mas ter's degree will be conferred on all masters re-elect, Monday evening at 7:3". * I A lodge of Master Masons will be opened at 9:30 Tuesday morning by Robert It. Dickenson, deputy and grand master. Then will follow a re ception for all past grand masters. A reception for Charles A. Chappell, grand master, is to follow this. A business session and the address of the grand blaster will close the morn ing session. The Nebraska Veteran Freemasons’ association/Will reconvene later . and tlie members will travel in a body to Plattsmouth for the services that are planned to accomparw the laying of the cornerstone of the Infirmary of the Nebraska Masonic home. A business session and address will occupy the hours of the evening. Business sessions will hold the center of attention on Wednesday. Three sessions will be devoted to gen eral business and the stockholders of the Nebraska Masonic home will make their plans for the coming year at the fourth meeting. After a business session In the morning on Thursday the grand of ficers will lie formally installed. Air Service Available for Plattsmouth Mail Plattsmouth. Neb., May 30.—Air mail service to the east and west coasts is now available to Plattsmouth postal patrons, according to announce ment just made by the department. .Fetters mailed up to 6 p. m., bearing proper postage, under the new zoning schedule of rates, will be made up for dispatch the same night by way of airplane route from Omaha. Central College Rites. Special IH,natch to The Omaha Bee. Central City, Neb.. May 31.—Ne braska Central college will celebra:o the 2ith anniversary of its origin in connection with commencement, An extensive program has been prepared for the entire week, ending with a large community banquet. The speakers include Robert E. Pretlow, Philadelphia; B. Willis Beede, Rich mond, Ind.,#and Prof. Edgar H. Stran Elian of Penn college. Oskaloosa. la. -e '---N | A Nebraskan in Washington V_ j By P. C. POWELL. tVaehtnrton Corrrttpmidfnt of Tbe Omaha Bee. Two days after the price of gasoline was reported to have been lowered in Omaha it was raised in Washing ton. Some one was mean enough to re mark that when Edgar Howard start ed after Congressman MeLafferty there were enough men near to stop him long before he reached McLaf ferty. * Metropolitan features missed in Washington: (1) Trolley wire: (21 pawn shops. Trolley wires are haired be cause they spoil scenery, pawnshops because they keep crooks* out of tow n. But, they can't keep the pawn brokers away. Directly 'across the Potomac, on the Virginia side, are pawnshops galore. Pawnbrokers in Washington are not different from bootleggers in Atchison and Leaven worth, who, when prohibition be came serious iri Kansas, opened sa loons on the Missouri side directly across the Missouri river. When the long delate on the Mc Nary-IIaugen bill was under way one of the leading opponents and one of the leading friends of the bill were given the time to dispose of as they • nv fit. So many minutes were al lot ed to variotMl congressmen, Edgar Howard wanted to talk, lie learned he probably wouldn't get to do it unless there was time to spare. W'hen every one else was through. “That's^ It,” Howard said, “they always put me last when I should be first." Senator It. R. Howell always has one sympathetic though critical lis tener in the senate. That's his wife. With her mother. Mrs. Howell sat In the senate gallery and listened to the thousands of words spoken by the sen ator In his fight against confirmation of appointees of the federal farm loan board. Mrs. Howell listened to all of the senator's speeches delivered dur ing the last campaign, and he spoke six times a day for eight weeks. From the standpoint of fun In ths coming election It might he well to lit e in the First congressional dis trict. where Thorpe, the hoy orator. is to tun again Morehead, present congressman. Thorpe undoubtedly will challenge Morehead to a series of debates, and Morehead undoubted ly will accept. In the last campaign they said rather unkind things about each other and in this one it Is ex pected their use of kind words will be even less frequent. Through aid of Senator R B. How ell, Edson Smith, son of Robert Smith, clerk of the Douglas county district court, has been appointed a member-of a government surveying party during the summer. STARTING MONDAY OUR JUNE OUTFIT SALE It’s the supreme buying opportunity of the- season. Prices way below actual value. Wear the smartest new styles and never miss the money. YOUR NAME ON OUR BOOKS IS AS GOOD AS CASK for ALL the CLOTHES YOU NEED WOMEN, GIRLS —Buy MEN, BOYS—Buy any all the clothes you an'd thing or all you need; the girls need. You need !,ring the boys in; outfit . , • yourselves, lou need no no money—easiest cred.t money. Five months to terms in America. pav. •a. beddeo ! 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