Evening Star Newspaper, November 6, 1921, Page 19

CLEAN-UP SQ CHEVROLET “For Economical Transportation™ o . td The lowest priced fully equipped More than 96,425 disabled ex-service men have been Interviewed by Uncle Sam since August. Prima facle evi- dence In the cases of 51,427 of these veterans Indicated that their: claims should be filed, and government rep- resentatives assisted these 51,427 claimants to compile and prepare the necessary evidence in thelr claims. These thousands of clalms have been speedily acted upow, for out of these 51,427 claims flled only 4,393 are pend- Ing, the remalndér having been: ad- Judicated and notices of settlement forwarded to the claimants, Personally interviewing more than 96,425 ex-doughboys In citles’ and small towns, in mountain districts car.in America. , 13 BARRY-PATE MOTOR COMPANY, INC. 1218 CONNECTICUT AVENUE N.W. the country is no small ‘proposition. But the government had pledged its aid to the disabled, and the ‘“clean- up squads” were devised to carry his pledge into execution. - - Red Cross and Legion Help. The Red Cross and American Le-! glon were called into confarence and pledged thelr support, both financially and morally, ta the undertaking. These squads Were organized in the fourteen regional districts of the veterans' bureau .and sent out to comb every state, ¢ity and village for | disabled veterans who had never Te- celved any assistance from the fed- eral government, or who had diffi- culty in satistactoriiy adjusting thelr compensation status. The squads have covered in their itineraries more than 1160 cities, where they main- tained temporary headquarters, until all cases in the vicinity were prop- erly flled. They were assisted by local committees or citizen and.civic organizations. - Daily throughout the country a steady | line_of veterans passed before these Squads, wearing bronze buttons denot- ing honorzble discharge and thousands of them wearing the silver star, the badge of the soldier wounded in action. Many of these men were suffering from the effects of gas received in the battle of the Meuse or limping from a shrap- nel or a machine gun bullet received in the Argonne. Many of these men may have been | discharged as physically sound, but who | now were suffering from the effects of | gas and_other disabilities of service | origin, Others were visibly in bad con- dition' and in need of hospitalization, | but were ignorant as to the procedure of applying for it. “ Unusual Cases Found. Thousands of personal episodes which formed the aftermath of war were also revealed to these clean-up _squads, which covered every nook and corner of the country in the effort to seek and assist every veteran having a possible disability claim. As a result of this| unique program of taking official Wash- ington to the veterans, unusual cases from all parts of the country are com- ing to light for the first time. There _is, for example, the case of C. H. Pearl, a Grand Rapids, Mich., veteran, who lost his left hand and arm as a result of a shrapnel wound incur- red in the trenches. Pearl was listed among his comrades as “a soldier with- out a country.” It appears that this veteran of the French and -American Army enlisted originally in the Ameri- can ambulance service, attached to the French army, in 1917, 'After serving his enlistment he applied for a transfer to the American expeditionary forces, but on the advice of the attache he entered the French service for three months. Six months later he was wounded and sent to a hospital. Four weeks ‘First and Last Chance" to find if your hat’s on straight before you 'go out or for your guests to give a last pat to their hair when they come in, in the mirror in your hall. At the Lifetime Furniture Store you'll find quite a lot of these mirrors, with dainty little tables to match, and a chair, too, if you like them. . We'll be awfully pleased to show you how inexpensively we can furnish that re- ception hall of - yours. Mayer & Co. Between D & E . Seventh Street ' THE SUNDAY_ STAR, WASHINGTO! THOUSANDS OF VETERANS 51,427 Claimants Assisted in Préparing Cases as Result of Country-Wide Campaign. and rural communities throughout,Service. His case is deemed to be one o AIDING States service because he was in the hospital and was overlooked. Conse- quently, when he was released he was a free agent and was not a member of any army. The soldler obtained a position with the quartermaster de- partment, but his condition became worse and he re-entered the hospital, Upon his release he worked in France and last July came back to America. Red Tape Set Asl ‘When the Michigan cl arrived in Grand Rapl local claims for compensation, Pearl! applied to it for compensation, but he wus unable to;how by+official records that he served In the United States Army during the war; neither could -he prove that he was actually in the service of any country when he was released from a French hospitalk ld\io\'erthsleul Pearl 18 getting a sq: eal, technically prove that he was.ever in of those In which the requirements of certain technicalities and red tape must be removed in favor of simple justice. . Through an agreement with Canada, Great Britain and France our gover: ment is able t® take care of many cases of ex-soldiers who served In al- lied armies, but who are residents of this country. These countries recip- rocate in the cases of veterans of the American Army residents in those countries, There are many instances of vet- erans having been found and com- Penated by the clean-up squads who did not know that they were entitled to government aid. At Stockton, Calif., a battle-scarred ex-service man desiring cempensation came before the clean-up squad. He said he had heart trouble. Muscle Shot Off. So slight was his heart ailment. howaver, that the examining physician feund that it would not entitle him to compensation. But to his great sur- prise he discovered that the vet had & scar about ten inches long and two inches wide on his hip where a muscle had been shot off. His chief complaint seemed to be that he had heart trouble, but he casually mentioned the fact that he had this ugly shrapnel wound in the hip and besides a bullet wound in one arm. He almost forgot to mention the latter disability, the doctor said. It was also found that he had not fully recovered from a sort of paralysis of the throat, arms and legs. The vet said that he had always been too busy to file a claim for compe tion before, but that while working in the mountains he saw a poster an- rouncing that the ‘“clean-up” squad ‘was coming to Stockton, so he decided to go there for an interview, Wounded by Explosive Bullet. Hartford, Conn., a veteran came be- fore it. He showed the doctors of the squad a wound where an explosive bullet had opened a wound across his left side just above the hip over four- teen inches long and had forced the hip out so that the cavity was from four to six inches deep. It had not yet fully healed and the veteran ap- plied for compensation inasmuch as he was unable to work. Mady similar cases of deserving veterans have been unearthed by these squads, who would otherwise probably have suffered further hardships, and Imight eventually have became objects |of charity through an ignorance of their rights and the procedure of ap- |plying for it. e g Moonshine, it is said, has a marked afterward his orzanization was trans- terred to the United States Army, but Pearl was not sworn into the United == cause you can enjoy its comfort, app: and expect good service. : - that is good-looking and will give you a- lifetime of well ‘satisfied. r & Co. - LJ \ - Seventh Street Maye Then, We Are Both Satisfied When you buy a Karpen Overstuffed. Suite you are'satisfied be- reciate the good 'looks effect on stammering. People so af- flicted stammer most at the full of | the moon. b When we sell you a Krpen Suite we are satisfied ifiecaus_e we, know ‘that we have sold you furniture that is. comfortablé; service. Really, now, why delay the purchase of that Overstuffed Suite ¢ that you’ve been contemplating—when both of us will be so Between DG E nsa- | t When, the clean-up squad sat in| - D. C, NOVEMBER To Take Leading Part In Church Conce: HARRIE FwiNg HOLLIS EDISON DAVENNY, wegardless of his Inabllity toly, director of commu- 'w York city; Miss Brill and the Bureau of Standards ee Club. ASSIGNED TO TECH HIGH. Capt. William H. Johnson Will Be Cadet Corps Instructor. Capt. William H. Johnson, U. S. A., has been detalled by the War Depart- ment to report jeut. Col. Wall M. Craigie, U. S, A., professor of mili- tary science and tactics in the Wash- ington high schools, for duty with the High School Cadet Corps, it was an- nounced yesterday. Capt. Johnson, who has been stationed at Camp Meade, will be assigned to Tech High School to direct supervision of the 2d Regi- ment of the cadet organization, which is_composed of companies at that school. —_—— AIDS TOBACCO EXPORT. War Finance Corporation An- nounces Advance of $300,000. An advance of $300,000 to finance the exportation of North Carolina to- bacco to Great Britain was announced yieuerdny by the War Finance Corpora- on' e — Salmon, pike and goldfish are said to be the only fish that never sleep. | A A 1921—PART 1. rt Here g _‘ Dance Tonight— and. every night to the music of a Columbia Grafonola. $5.00 will put any Columbia "Grafonola and Rec- ords in your home on the special November Club Offer The Grafonola on the right is the one that now sells for $100. It is equipped with all Columbia exclusive features, includ-+ ing the Automatic Record Ejector h- er styles from $30 to $175. Seventh Gtreet Mayer @ CO. Between D G E 4u...m..mnmmnmmmummmnmmnmmmmmmmummnnnuw@ammmmWMMMWumm GFE T T 0 " How Long Should a Rug Wear? It’s like asking, “How old is Anne?” to ask such a question— f it. or nobody knows how many people are going to walk over But—read’ closely, now—some kinds of rugs wear a whole lot longer in proportion to their price than most & today. inds, and that’s the kind of rugs we’re going to talk about These fine rugs that wear like iron are Wilton Rugs—made of wool and worsted, yarn-dyed for permanence of color—and you can hardly wear them out. Besides giving you more -wear than any other kind of rug, they have the richest color- ings and the best-looking patterns we show. You m 3 there are plenty here and reasonable, too—for there’s a big 9x12 size at $85.00. Also some good-looking Wilton Vel- vets at $42.50. Seventh Street ay have heard of a shortage of Wiltons this season, but uch isn’t the case at Mayer’s Lifetime Furniture Store— b Between D and E Mayer & Co.