Show VET PENSIONS ARE ARf INCREASED INCREASER t e Roosevelt Adds 21 to Yearly Yearl Total of Benefits Benefit's Benefits Bene Ben fits fits' to Ex Soldiers I By Bi Associated Press W WASHINGTON ASHIN TON Jan 19 19 President President Roosevelt today authorized an Increase Increase In In- crease in veterans' veterans allowances of ot 21 He ordered the liberalization of or the economy act upon receiving a report made by Director Hines of the veterans veterans' veterans veterans' vet vet- erans' erans bureau and Director Douglas of the budget The main increase results from liberalization liberalization liberalization lib lib- lib lib- of the eligibility rules for hospital treatment in connected connected con con- disabilities in cases of emergency emer gency or extensive medical and surgical surgical sur sur- care The order increases the rates of pension for war veterans suffering with service-connected service disabilities from 90 to a month for total disability and proportionate Increases for or less than total disabilities Burial and funeral allowance for deceased war veterans is increased ased from 75 to The order grants a pension of ot 15 a 8 month to Spanish American war vet erans who served 90 days or more and were honorably discharged |