Newspapers / The Clay County news. / July 27, 1928, edition 1 / Page 6
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18,000A. E. F* Men in U. S. Hospitals 25,727 Additional Shattered Heroes Under Care of Veterans' Bureau. Washington.—In a few months the UnftHI States will celebrate the tenth anniversary ot the conclusion of the World war. let, according to Gen. Trank T. Hines, director of the United States Veterans’ bureau, there are still la hospitals today more than 18.000 aiafii ill t men who are undergoing treatment for disabilities due to their war service. The bureau Is operating more than BO government-owned hos pitals at the present time. In addi tion, It Is using every other govern ment hospital, as well as 806 civilian hospitals, for the care of disabled American veterans. Under guardian ship are 25,727 veterans who are In competent to take care of their own affairs. “The annual appropriation this year for the activities of the Veterans’ bureau,’’ says General Hines, “amounts approximately to $750,000,000. Prac tically every activity of the bureau Is on the increase. The annual cost of hospitalization to the government is about $19,000,000 a year. It will not be less. It will Increase as we go along.’’ 2,500 New Claims Monthly. ■It Is somewhat surprising,” con tinues the general, “although to those dealing closely with the problem not so surprising, that each month there are something like 2,500 new disabil ity claims filed by American veterans. Over 1,000,000 of the 4,500,000 men who served in our forces during the World war have applied for compen sation or some measure of relief. Ap proximately 49 per cent of these i-iniiTiH have been allowed. “Hospitalization of disabled veterans today Is still a problem of first Im portance. For the veterans’ commit tee this year the bureau estimated that in the hospitalization of the dis abled who Incite the greatest sym pathy—those with mental and nervous disabilities—we shall reach the peak, as best we can tell. In 1949.” Recognizing the growing aspects of rehabilitation,PresldentCoolIdgesigned on May 23, a bill authorizing an ap propriation of $15,000,000, for addi tional hopltallzatlon facilities for the care of mentally afflicted World war veterans. Many Rejected Claims Just. Another estimate of the Increasing Importance and scope of rehabilitation Is given by the Disabled American Vet ems of the World War, a national or ganization of disabled ex-service men established In 1921. This group hai been named by congress as an official representative of the disabled who present claims to the government The organization gave assistance and relief to 25,000 veterans last year. Accord ing to William EL Tate, natonal com mander, during the next decade, more than 275,000 ex-service men will need help as a result of disabilities Incurred during the war. Commander Tate further estimates that in addition to this number, 80 per cent of the disability claims dis allowed by the government should be re-examined. “Many of these disal lowed claims,” states Commander Tate, “are undoubtedly Just . Insuffi cient evidence, poorly presented evi dence, Ignorance and numerous other causes have resulted In the rejection of claims which should be granted. Hundreds of these men are in distress ing straits today; their cases should be opened and rejudged.” i To Erase Time Limitation. Commander Tate assigns five major reasons for the continuing and en larging rehabilitation problem. “There is pending before congress at this ses sion," he states, “an amendment to the law which will wipe out the time limitation when a veteran may file a claim and when be may file evidence. A man who has a just claim should always be able to present it The amendment is an example of the gov trnment’s commendable policy of lib eralization of rehabilitation laws. let this policy, which none would care to see abandoned, constantly sharpens the need for assistance to our dis abled veterans. The problem today is growing, too, because many disabili ties are Just now coming to light; many cases, such as tuberculosis, de velop slowly. They become virulent only ten or more years after contrac tion. Insanity may not fully appear for ten, fifteen or more years. “Further, great numbers of other Mimes are of such character as to require recurring hospitalization for a part of each year, year after year. Thousands of men. too, have partial recoveries, only to un relapees under the strains of in occupations. Shortly after ige of the United States vet act thousands ot claims were died within a brief period. A large percentage were disallowed by the government, because a war service connection was not established. Large National Problem. “The Veterans’ bureau, deluged with work, was forced to send a form letter of rejections, without stating reasons. Great numbers of veterans bad sound cases. Improper or incomplete presen tation brought denial of their claim*. The Disabled American Veterans and other agencies are constantly going over these rejected cases as far as tb lr facilities permit They obtain omitted evidence, and arrange for proper representation. The volume of these necessary activities, many of them unknown to the general pub lic, reveal rehabilitation to be still one of our largest national prob lems." While the government Is providing all hospitalization for disabled veter ans whenever needed and grants all claims which establish a war service connection, the assistance of private agencies In this work is Important “In the problem of veterans’ relief, co-operation on the part of service or ganizations Is essential,” says Gener al Hines. “The Disabled American Veterans Is one of three organizations recognized under the World war vet erans’ act to co-operate with the bu reau in rendering aid to the disabled man. Disabled veterans are prevent ed by the same law from engaging an attorney, br paying fees to an at torney, or having a claim agent pre sent their claims.” Assist Many Families. Stating that service organizations have set up machinery not only to help the disabled man gather his evi dence to- meet the requirements of the law, and to follow claims through and present them to the various agencies of the bureau. General Hines added that their valuable activities Include assistance to the families of many dis abled men. “They are helpful, too,” be states, “b pointing out to those charged with the administration of the bureau changes which would make easier the work of obtaining the bene fits which the government desires to give claimants. They maintain, In ad dition, a very close contact with the legislative side of the problem.” Emphasizing further the assistance rendered the bureau by service organ izations and pointing out that the gov ernment’s function in rehabilitation can only be judicial, CoL George E. Ijams, assistant director of the Unit ed States Veterans’ bureau, declares, “The government cannot go out and build up a claim against the govern ment We are prohibited by law from doing that Here Is where the ex service organizations come into the picture. They develop the facts In these cases; they have been of great assistance In presenting them to the bureau.” Becomes More Complex. Every day the problems of'rehabili tation are becoming more difficult ac cording to Commander Tate. “Adju dication of claims Is necessarily grow ing more complex, because we are so far away from the time when the facts occurred. Further, the government has not the facilities necessary to j ■H-H-I-H-HHH1 ■Hiiwii 111111 m nn n Court Gives Recipe to Preserve Children Seattle, Wash.—A* pickling and canning season arrives. Judge Austin b. Griffiths of the Juvenile court offers a recipe for preserving children. “Take one large, grassy Held, one-half dozen children, two or three small dogs, a pinch of brook and pebbles Mix the chil dren and the dogs well together, put them Into the field, stirring constantly. Pour the brook over the pebbles. Sprinkle the field with flowers Spread over all a deep blue sky and hnke In rhe hot sun. When hrown set nwny to cool in a bathtub.” I MW 11 HI 111 Ml 11HH-1 MH 11 seek oat those who need help. It can hare no knowledge of any veteran's need ontll his claim Is brought to Its attention. It will be in this work. In seeking oat and In assisting In the proper presentation of the claims of thousands of men daring the next dec ade, that the great work of the serv ice organization will lie." “Recognition of the need for such assistance Is becoming Increasingly widespread among the general public today,” says the commander In out lining the plans of the Disabled Amer ican Veterans to co-operate with the Veterans’ bureau during the next ten years. “Our service now maintains IS full time men at various Important region al offices of the Veterans’ bureau throughout the country. These men seek out and assist disabled veterans throughout the many complicated steps necessary in presenting a dis ability claim. With the scope of re habilitation constantly enlarging, an Increased’ service has been found necessary. Will Extend Its Staff. “The Disabled American Veterans plan to extend its staff of liaison of-, Beers to 64 trained men, distributed at the strategic points on the map of the United States Veterans’ bureau. During the next decade the Disabled American Veterans believe that.lt can reach and aid 275,000 disabled men and, In addition, assist another 261,000 men in the reviewing and lejudging of their rejected claims by the bu reau. “A careful study of the ehabillta tion situation and the needs of the future has been made," says Com mander Tate. “To assure the needed broadening of the activities of the Dis abled American Veterans -nd their continuity over approximately a ten year period, a $2,000,000 trust fund Is now being sought. Both capital and tnterest are to be expended. The fund. It is planned, will be admin istered by a nationally known group of financiers. No expenditures of the fund are to be made for administra tive purposes.” Under the leadership of CoL Theo dore Roosevelt, a citizens' committee has been formed to co-operate with the Disabled American Veterans 'n Its plans for its trust fund for veteran relief. Examples for Veterans Rome. — The Roman Cinclnnatus, when he was through fighting, went back to his plow. Italy hopes World war veterans will do the same and has offered prizes to former service men for the best farm yields. Pussyfoot Johnson Takes a Bride ' William Johnson, better known as ‘‘Pnssj’toot,’’ dropped bis prohibition work tor a tew days and married Mb|. Sessls May Stanley at Syractea K. X. They an shown la the photograph. ^UVE &TOCK HORSE SHORTAGE SEEN BY CORNELL A new Cornell bulletin on the farm horse situation in New York state says: “If history repeats itself, a short* age of young, horses will develop In the next few years and prices of work horses will increase very materially." This bulletin wuS prepared by C. E. Ladd, director of extension at the New York state college of agriculture at Cornell, from information received from more than three thousand typi cal farmers throughout New York State. It states further "the demand for horses fOr farm and city work has decreased rapidly with the wide spread use of automobiles; trucks and tractors. Tractors are replacing horses for heavier types of work on many farms. The automobile has been sub stituted for horse-drawn vehicles, and the track Is replacing the horse and the team on the country roads and especially on the*clty streets. "This decreasing demand for horses has resulted In abnormally low prices. This, In turn, has caused farmers to raise less colts. The replacement of the present farm horses will constitute a major expense on our farms during the next ten years.” Copies of this bulletin, number E 169, like other Cornell bulletins, may be obtained free by requesting them from the state college of agriculture at Ithaca, N. Y. Tankage, Oil Meal and Skim Milk for Swine Generally, corn alone will not prove a satisfactory feed for full-feeding pigs jven when they are on a legume or rape pasture, according to J. W. Wulchet, animal husbandry specialist of the extension service of the Ohio State university. Corn and tankage or corn and a mixture of two parts tankage and one part oil meal will produce more rapid gains and less feed will be required to produce 100 pounds of gain than When corn alone or corn and mid dlings are used. If the pigs are on blue grass pas ture'or have no forage at all, Wulchet recommends corn supplemented by a 1 mixture of 50 pounds of tankage, 25 pounds of oil meal, and 25 pounds of alfalfa meal or ground alfalfa. If skim milk Is available In suffi cient quantities It may be substituted for all or part of the recommended protein supplement. In general, corn, hominy, or corn and barley fed at the rate of 20 pounds to one pound of protein supplements, will prove to be the most practical combination for full-feeding pigs on pasture when both rate and economy of gain are con- j sidered. Sows Carried Through Summer on Little Com Old sows can be carried through the summer with an ear or two of corn a day while on pasture and there isn’t a better place to farrow their fall pigs than on good clean pasture. All hogs need plenty of water. A small stream, the outlet of a tile drain or a handy well are all convenient methods. Others use an automatic tank or barrel waterer on skids or fill their waterer from a tank wagon each day. Skimping the feed while on pasture makes the hogs eat more green feed but it cuts down the rate of gain. The extra feed makes them grow and fatten, getting them to market In less time and on less feed. If at all pos sible the shotes should be pushed all the time they are on pasture as less feed will be needed and the early fall market is usually more favorable than the later market ■ Live Stock Items Barley, and in fact, all the small grain, should be ground for pigs, and soaking Improves the feed value. But let this be only from one meal to an other. Rape Is the best annual pasture crop for hogs. It can be drilled or broadcast early or late, It stands heavy pasturing and It gives a big yield. • • • Sows that are fed only grain and tankage over winter are apt to be lazy, and have weak pigs next spring. airoif hay, leafy "and green, Is line to go with their grain. o .e.O', The practice of suddenly taking the sow away from her pigs when the pigs are elght to tea #eefca old with* LIFE’S LITTLE JESTS SATIRICAL LADY "So you want a divorce, Bastua?" “Tea, suh, judge, yo' honah—Ah aho’ly does." “What’s the trouble?” “’Count ob ma wife matin’ an ironical remark.” “An Ironical remark?” “Yes, euh—she saya If jou don’t go to work. I’ll hit you In the face wld din flatiron.”—Florida Tlmes-Union. Willing to Wait A man was convicted for stealing a horse. ‘Tours Is a very serious offense," the Judge said to him, very sternly. “Fifty years ago It was a hanging matter.” “Well,” remarked the prisoner, “In fifty years’ time it mayn't be a crime at all.” WHAT HE FELL ON ''What's wrong, old man? Ton seem to have fallen on evil days?" "Nothing so soft—fell on the side walk Just now." / Both Stubborn Old Married Friend—Now remem ber, dear, the outcome of your first quarrel establishes a precedent Don’t give In. Toung Wife—1 won’t But do you know, I think some one must have dven Jack the same advice. Made Him an Athlete “Yes,” said one man to another, "I realize that motoring Is a great thing. I used to be sluggish before the mo toring craze, but now I’m spry and energetic.” “I didn’t know you motored.” “I don’t—I dodge.” Artistic Temperament ' Meek Artist (Indicating ctfbweb)— Br—Mrs. Jones, have you noticed this? Resourceful Charwoman—Indeed I •ave, sir, but I thought as ’ow, you being an artist, you’d be annoyed If I destroyed such a work of art. MADE HIM SEE RED First Wife—My husband becomes murderously angry when I paint my Ups. Second Wife—Evidently makes' him see red. Total Stranger s t M First Actress—Don’t yon know that actor? Second Ditto—Not from Adana We’ve never even denied a story that well wedl The Main Thing Mrs. Arthur—Are yon going to Harold another $100? Don’t yon 1 he's flunked In two subjects month? i i * Mr. Arthur—Ol course, but jj he make the ftotbaU team?
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