Show I CONGRESS CONGRESS' RESPONDS TO CALL Legion Is Successful In Obtaining Passage Passage Pas Pas- sage of Two Measures Important I tart tant to Maimed Heroes lotions of for hospitalization of of disabled d service ex persons per ons mind and for or orO O vocational training for maimed heroes I of oC the world war have been obtained from rom congress to date through the time efforts efforts ef et- ef- ef forts of f the time American Legion accordIng accordIng accord accord- Ing to a report recently received at nt Legion national headquarters from rom Thomas W. W Miller chairman of ot the organizations organization's national legislative committee com corn In Washington The Time sundry civil hill bill the report reads carried an appropriation of ot to be expended by the time federal federal fed fed- eral board for tor vocational education and It Is the belief of this committee that the board will be able In the near Dear future to render more efficient ell dl- service to all nIl of our disabled comrades The committee previously had obtained ob ob- ob- ob lamed from congress a n appropriation ap which together with the Legions Legion's operative co-operative plan for rounding round ing up and for assisting the federal board In placing them In traIn traIn- n ng had gone far toward remedying conditions which induced the Legion to Institute a n congressional Investigation tion resulting In sweeping reforms The report Is a summary of recent activities of ot the committee in Its efforts efforts efforts ef ef- ef- ef forts to carry out the Legions Legion's program pro pro- gram ama of ot of beneficial le legislation Uon as outlined outlined outlined out out- lined nt fit the time Minneapolis convention last t YE year Amon Among others It cites cite the following provisions embo embodied In vanous various van vari ous measures recently adopted All AU disabled per personnel stil In hospitals hospitals hospitals hos- hos ma may continue to travel on furlough fur fur- lough at a one-cent one rate per per mile All Ail men now In receipt of hospitalIzation hospitalization hospital- hospital from the United States public health service will be entitled to pur- pur hase base quartermaster supplies from th the government o at nt cost The compensation originally allowed allowe 1 vocational board students was students was 30 n a month The Legion induced congress to Increase this tins to 80 SO a month mouth and the recent passage of the time Darrow bill fixes their allowance at a month during the period veriod of training with additional ad nd- allowances for married men |