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Show PUT BONUS MONEY TO WORK Iowa Veterans Do Not Recklessly Squander Allowance, as Had Been Predicted. Iowa's veterans who received the state bonus are, contrary to expectation expecta-tion of some persons, placing the money In savings accounts, using it tot the payment of debts and for the extension of business. It had been freely free-ly predicted by a certain element unfavorable un-favorable to payment of such compensation compen-sation that the money would be squandered squan-dered In reckless fashion. Newspaper reports from all sections of the state tell of the receipt of the warrants by the former soldiers, and what they expected to do with the money. Iowa business houses have conducted conduct-ed wide advertising campaigns, suggesting sug-gesting to the former soldiers uses that might be made of the compensation money. According to word from various vari-ous parts of the state, the savings banks profited most from thla campaign. cam-paign. Earl Brownlle, an American Legion member of Davenport, la., who received the first warrant put it in a savings bank to draw Interest Harlem Wyatt of Des Moines, first to receive a check In that city, told reporters that his check was going to make the last payment pay-ment on a little home. Another vet- eran said that his plumber was waiting wait-ing In his business place for the check when it came by post Still another "vet" appreciative of how he obtained the money, said to reporters : "Five dollars dol-lars of my check goes to join the American Legion end the rest to the bank." Interesting facts In regard to the payment of compensation in the state were developed. More than 150 applications appli-cations in the state were not signed by the soldiers because they were unable to write. Instead, the finger-print method was used. When the warrants were cashed the finger-prints were on the backs of the checks. Two hundred and fifty nurses will receive checks for service In the World war. A tendency on the part of Iowa veterans vet-erans to take advantage of the Insurance Insur-ance offered by the government Is noted by American Legion officials. A survey of records of one post showed about 50 per cent of the men receiving compensation reinstated their government govern-ment Insurance. Nearly $150,000 In policies was reinstated In one day, according ac-cording to officials of this post. The Iowa law allows 50 cents per day, with a maximum of $350. All claims of conscientious objectors have been set aside until after ull other men have received their pay, when their claims will he considered. |
