THE ASIIEVILLB CITIZEN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1920.
Checks Sent To Ex-Service Men
On Day Sweet Bill Was Signed
Sum Totaling $799,580.61 Forwarded to Disabled Men
1,065 Checks Were Written In Advance Number
Sent N. C. Was 27 Totaling $21,796.40.
centsgo of the compensation that for North Carolina In the Middle At-
would be payable for total and
temporary disability; equal to the de
gree of the reduction in coming ra
pacity resulting; from the dls
abU'tr. "If and while the disability Is rutr-d
as partial and permanent, the
monthly compensation eMail be a per
centage of the compensation that
would be payable for total and
permanent illsuitillty equal to the du
the reduction In earning
lantlo State Photographers' associa
tion; fc is tl winner of several
prizes, Including the Wollensuk asp,
offered at itichmond, IS 10; certifi
cates of merit from the Now England
association, and other tokens of ap
preciation testifying to tho superior
quality of his handiwork."
AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS
IN PARIS TO BE REDUCED
L
(special to The Citizen)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1 Announce
ment was made yesterday. Tuesday,
by Director R. O. Cholmeley-Jones,
of the bureau of war risk Insurance,
that on December 24, the day the
Sweet bill became a law by the sig
nature of the President, the bureau
mailed out 1.0S checks for compen
sation, totalling I79,680.I, and rep
resenting adjustments in keeping
- with the retroactive features of the
new law for the benefit of former
service men disabled ns tho result of
. inlitrlea or Illness Incurred In actlvo
service In line of duty. These .checks
had been written in advance and were
ready for the malls the day before
Christmas, the day the l'rouldentj
signed the bill.
- Tha largest number went to New
, York, which, of course, had tho larg
est number of men In the service. The
number mailed to that state was 8 8.
nd totalled 63.885.89. The number
sent to North Carolina waa 27, and
the amount, $21,796.40. Houth Caro
lina drew 24. for $19,633.35; Tonnes
see, 47 for $38,187.46, and Virginia
i'7, for $19,907.82.
Under the new amendment to the
war risk Insuranro act, which has
been passed by congress and which
became a law on December 24, 1919,
when It was signed by the President,
war term Insurance or Unltod States
government life (converted) Insur-j
nice policies may be made payable to
ny of the following list of ' benefi
ciaries: Parent, grandparent, step-parent,,
parent through adoption. Wife or hus
band, child grandchild, step-child,
adopted child, brother, sister, half-
brother, half-sister, brother through
adoption, sister through adoption,
step-brother, step-sister, uncle, aunt,
nephew, niece, brother-in-law, sister-in-law;
person who has stood in the
relation of a parent to the insured
for a. period of one year or more prior
to the Insured's enlistment or Indue
tlon, the children of such person;
parent, grandparent, step-parent or
parent through adoption of the In-
Nured'a wife or husband.
United States government life (con
verted) insurance may now be paid
at death In a lump sum or in In
stallments for 84 months or more, at
the option of the Insured.
The rate of compensation for dis
ability has been greatly Increased. A
comparison between the amounts for
merly granted under the war risk in
surance act with those provided by
the new law follows: ,
. Temporary total disability:
W.R.I. As
Act Amend.
With neither wife nor
chlld $30 $ 80
With wife buf no child. . 45 90
With wife and one child So 8
With wife and two chil
dren es 100
With wife and three or
mors children ....... 75 100
With no wife but one
child j.. 40 90
With no wlfa but two
children 60 95
With no wife but three
children CO 100
.With no wife but four
1 children.. 60 105
Uxtra allowance for de
pendent mother or fa
ther or both (each)w 10 10
Under the new law there la an al
: lowance to a man temporarily totally
disabled, and with no wife living, of
$t additional for each child (in excess
.of one) without limit as to number.
Total and permanent disability:
As
Amend,
ad.
Under the war risk insurance act
the same scale applied for to
tal and permanent disability as
' for temporary total disability.
A distinction Is made between
the two in the new law. Under
the latter ' the compensation
monthly for total and perman-
- ent disability la $100
NOTE (a) Under the new
amendment. If the disabled per
son Is so helpless as to be in
constant need of a nurse or at
tendant, an additional allow
ance is provided. In the dlacrc-
tlon of tbo director, not ex
ceeding ) SO
THOUSANDS PROCLAIM
THE MERITS OF
PE-RU-NA
lul TWr Ititer.
Mrs. Martha C. Dale, R. P. D. 1,
Cannon, DeL, writes: "I am en
tirely cured of chronic catarrh of
tha stomach and bowela by PE-RU-NA."
Mr. J. Bayer, Glendala, Oregon:
"There is no medicine like PE-RU-NA
for catarrhal deafness."
Mrs. Kate Marquis, Mlddleburgv
Ohio: "PE-RU-NA cured me of
catarrh of tho head and throat."
Mr. J. H. Collins. Wesson, Mis
sissippi: "PE-RU-NA makes mo
feel vigorous and able to work
without that tired, weak feeling I
usually hare otherwise."
, Mrs. P. Ludvigsen, Austin, Mln
. itesota: "I got rid of my liver
trouble, and can eat anything since
taking PE-RU-NA."
Mrs. It. Hearing, 283 East 169th
St, New York City: "For catarrh
, of the head and stomach, I have
found PE-RU-NA better than any
other medicine."
Mr. W. H. Edgar, 49 Cooper St,
Atlanta, Georgia: "PE-RU-NA
cured ma after I had suffered
fifteen years with rheumatism."
Mrs. Leona Dodd, R. No. 8,
Medon, Tennessee: "PE-RU-NA
$' -rand aadlnlna for couui gl
' So many diseases ara due to ca
tarrh - and catarrhal conditions,
makes PE-RU-NA tho best medl
rine in tha world to hare on hand
for emergencies and general health
protection. Thousands of families
ara never without a bottle of PE-RU-NA
or ax box of PE-RU-NA
Tablets in tha medicine cabinet
That la tho safe way.
You can buy PE-RU-NA any
re in tablet or liquid form,
resulting from the
Oil
ills
greo or
pr-city
ability.
NOT!-: In no case Is compensa
tion pnyable for a reduction in curn
Ing capacity rutoil ut less than 10 piT
cent.
Under the W. K. I. act the same
provision was rnnruvp, cxc:pi HHii i
.!?." e.c-elyl1e !,p'l.m.?" ? 1 PHOTOGRAPHER
given an additional allowance.
fb) lloth under the W.
II. I. art and under th
now law, eompenso
tton for the Iosh o'
both feet or botli
hands or the sight ot
both eyes, or for be
coming helpless and
permanently bedridden
is $100 . 1U0
In addition, the new law provides
that compensation for tho loss
of one foot and one hand, or
one foot and the sight of one
eye, or one hand and tho sight
of one eye, shull be $100
(c) The new law provides that
for double, total, permanent
disability the rate of compen
sation shall be $200
"The new luw provides that each
of tho Impairments mentioned in lb)
Brail be deemed to be total, per
manent disability.
Partial Disability.
Tho new law provides:
"If and while the disability Is rated
as partial and temporary, the
monthly compensation shall be a pcr-
KOIlBtiY WINS IIANDICAI.
IS
! FEATURED IN ARTICLE
ills I'liutugrapli on Cover of Trade
Mmcu.lno "Partrall", With
Story of Ills Work.
The October-November number of
"I'olrnits" a trade magazine for jiho-
tograplwrs, has a photoRiaph of I.. L.
lllggason, ' prominent photographer of
this city, on tho outsldo caver and a
long article on his work in tho mairn
vslne. "Ut
The article regarding Mr. Higga
son's work. In part Is as follows: "Mr.
lilggason is serving as vlce-presldont
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 1 Korbly, 11
10 to 1 shot, won the New Year's
handicap, $5,000 added, the feature
race nt the opening day here m the
fair grounds. Korbly Is owned by SI.
Shields. Jockey H. Thurber wiut up.
Time for the mile and sixteenth was
1:45 2-5.
The University of Chicago football
team made a barrel of money the
past season, and the varsity baseball
tam will spend It on a trip to Japan.
Fine for the Maroon gliders.
PARIS, Dc.?. 81. (llavas.) The
American organizations In Paris will
be reduced following the establish
ment of a state of peace, It was an
nounced today. Only one military
attache will remain at the embassy.
The American troops loft on tho con
tinent will be distributed among the
zones of occupation.
STUDENTS CONVENTION.
DE8 MOINES. Iowa. Iec.
Thirty-seven foreign countries, and
every state In the union, are repre
nented at the convention of the stud
ent volunteer movement of foreign
missions, which opened today. Cana
dian delegates number 435 students,
of whom 138 are from the University
of Toronto. About 1,000 .of the dele
gates were foreign born.
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Boxes $2.00 I
Dress Circle $1.50-$1.00
Orchestra $2.00 1 I
Balcony I1.00-.75-.50
Scats On Sale Saturday
EVERY ONE WHO EARNS
Should save some of it and
DEPOSIT HIS EARNINGS
IN A STRONG BANK
That is Gospel
We invite you to place your earnings with us.
Battery Park Bank
Member Federal Reserve System
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SEATS ON SALE AT PARAMOUNT DRUG STORE.
Prices $2.50, $2.00, $1.50, $1.00, 75c, 50c and 25c.
STRAND
TODAY and
TOMORROW
1 I W if
jz Qammounl?ktcmftQidure
Matinee
3:30
15c and 25c
Majestic Theatre
MUSICAL COMEDY and
VAUDEVILLE.
Night
7:30-9
30 Cento
HARRY MEYER'S
SYNCOPATED REVUE
WITH
LOUISE WRIGHT
IN THE MUSICAL FARCE
"ALL IN FUN"
WITH ALL NEW COMEDY, SONGS AND DANCE NUM
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Hooaa Opened aad
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Rooms tOS-204-205 Drbamor Bldg.
Bookkeeptnc Rretemi
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A NEW WONDER LAMP
It provides bright, cheerful light, o well diffused that glare is
avoided an ideal limp for the home.
NAIMAN ELECTRIC CO.
29 W. College St Open Evenings Phone 340
THE GARDINERS
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A TIRE SAVED
Is MANY DOLLARS MADE
We'll do your Tire Vulcanizing and
Retreading like veterans.
Our equipment is modern- our
men experienced.
Asheville Tire and Vulcanizing Co.
12 E. College St
HANK-MANN COMEDY
AHAIE ow mi OQ.DLXRJ WES?
The trou, tne strife, the dance hall glare. The blood of
youth adventuring. And through it all a soul, as only Grif
fith can paint it on the screen.
Presented by a great cast, including Richard Barthelmess,
Clarine Seymour, Carol Demster and Ralph Graves.
A flaming epic of love and life in the days when the West
was young. 1
Also
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The Ford Sedan, with electric starting andr
lighting system.demoun table rims with 3 -inch
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