Show WASTAGE CHARGED IN WAR AR INSURANCE Overpayments of Twenty Twenty- eight Million Dollars Is Blamed on Bureau I Hy 11 JOHN JOTIN S I ad U I n on Correspondent r t n 1 D u u. u C. C tj L. Slay i. J. Reed ReM Smoot of or Utah is Investigating grave char charges cs that enormous overpayments overpayments over over- pa payments ments have been made b by the war risk insurance bureau to soldiers and their beneficiaries It Is alleged that the overpayments amount to as much as andare and andare are a result of or errors and Inefficiency Senator Smoot has been given a amass amass amass mass of oC evidence b by C. C C C. Vargas discharged discharged dis dis- dis charged disbursing disbursing- officer and ho will examine into them and other evidence carefully before acting If It the charges are aro well established ho will m take tako steps toward securing an Immediate te 1 investigation invest invest-i gallon gation b by a committee of or tho the Senate I Tho The fact tact of or some somo overpayments o having hay hav lag ing been made mad has been heen known but tho the charge that they represent nn an enormous amount has caused much astonishment I |