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No Need to "Panhandle," Says Army Man Who is Training Disabled Service Men In his work throughout the country in behalf of discharged service men Colonel Arthur Woods, Assistant to the Secretary of War in charge of finding employment for demobilized soldiers, sailors and marines, has learned that in many sections peo- ple generally do not know just what the Government is doing to enable men disabled in the line of duty to reestablish themselves in civil life. Inasmuch as the Government took these men out of civil life and placed them in camps and in the trenches where their disabilities were in- curred, the obligation upon the Gov- ernment to re-establish them in civil life is clear. And it should be un- derstood that those injured in France are not the only ones entitled to assistance, for all disabled service men, whether injured in the United States, or abroad, are provided for equally. For re-establishing the disabled in civil life, the authorized agency of the Government is the Federal Board for Vocational Education which is charg- ed by Congress with the "vocational training of disabled soldiers and the placement of rehabilitated persons in suitable and gainful occupations," af- ter their discharge from the army. The Government, it will be noted, not only trains the disabled man, thus enabling him to assume again with unimpaired efficiency, the re- sponsibilties of civil life, but also assists him in securing employment at the end of his period of training. In some large cities crippled men are seen on the street engaged in "panhandling" kindly disposed per- sons. It has-been found that in near- ly every case these men were just ordinary fakirs in the guise of sold- iers, who took this method of en- listing unmerited sympathy from the public. There is no excuse for these fakirs. No man disabled in the serv- ice need engage in any sort of hold- up game on the streets nor need he engage in any occupation whatever which is not becoming to him. Any- one seeing men in uniform so en- raged should inform them of provi- <ion made for their training and any man after being informed what placement by the government. If his opportunities are continues his game a favor will be done the great body of self-respecting disabled men who are trying to make something of themselves, if every case of this character is reported to the nearest branch office of the Federal Board "or Vocational Education. : If any disabled service man is con- sidered by the Bureau of War Risk Insurance to be as much as 10 per cent disabled, will get in touch with the Federal Board for Vocational Education, Washington, or with any one of its fourteen branch offices, the Federal Board will place them in educational institutions when educa- tion is necessary and feasible, where suitable trades or occupations will be taught them according to their indi- vidual experience, capacities and pre- ferences. A disabled man so inca- pacitated that he cannot take up his old occupation will be allowed to choose any occupation or trade which he thinks he would like to follow, subject, of course, to approval by the Federal Board, which is interested only to be assured that the man is fifted to pursue the occupation or trade elected. While in training a man receives an amount equal at least to the base pay received during his last month's service in the army, navy or Marine corps, but in no case does he receive less than $65 per month if a single man, or less than $75 per month if living with his dependents, or less than $65 per month for himself if living apart from his dependants--in addition to allowances to his de- pendents if married and living apart from his wife during the period of training. In all cases the wife re- ceives $15, and each minor child $10 a month. These payments are made to enable the man to support himself while in training, and are in lieu of subsistence, etc. Under the arrangement first men- tioned, if a man who served as a pri- vate at $30 per month, wishes to take training, waiving claim to subsist- ence, clothing, etc., he will, if single or living apart from his dependents during training, be allowed an ad- ditional $35 per month by the Feder- al Board, thus bringing his income to the minimum of $65 per month. On the other hand, should the man have! been a non-commissioned officer dur- ing his last month's service, and have received as high as $81 per month, he will then continue to receive such | pay and it will, of course, not be! necessary in this case for the Feder- | al Board to allow him anything ad- ditional. In the case of officers, it| will be apparent, no allowances will | be forthcoming from the Federal Board. Men who have been blinded | in battle or who have lost both arms | or legs, or who as a result of in-| juries incurred are permanently and | totally disabled, it may be noted, | come under a special provision which allows them $100 per month addi- tional. Many crippled soldiers were dis- charged without being informed of the provisions made for them through the Agency of the Federal Board, be- cause they were released from serv- ice before the machinery for reach- ing them was in effect. Any person coming in contact with such disab- led men will be doing a patriotic duty by directing them either to write to the Federal Board at Washington or to one of the Board's fourteen branch offices, or, better yet, to appear in person at one of these offices if they can. It is very important that the dis- abled man shall be made to realize fully the advantage of taking train- ing to insure his future welfare. At the present time there are many pa- triotic employers of labor who are willing to take on disabled men whether they are really capable of performing their duties or not. But don't forget that in a few years the work of the really efficient man will tell and he will be the ons who will get ahead. For this reason the Federal Board is doing everything in its power to train and equip the disabled man im- mediately upon his discharge, so that he will be a thoroughly competent fen in whatever line he elect to fol- ow. In the event courses commenced prove for any reason unsatisfactory or not suited for the particular dis- ability of the person undergoing training, another course will be of- fered, for the work of the Govern- ment never czases until the disabled man 1s permanently placed in a suit- able and remunerative position. It should also be understood by all who have lost a limb in the service in the line of duty, that it is the duty of the Givernment, through the agen- cies of the War Department and the War Risk Insurance Bureau to sup- ply them with artificial limbs and appliances, When a man is dis- charged from the hospital he is giv- en a limb which is a temporary af- fair only, and later on he is furnish- ed with a permanent first-class arti- ficial limb. To make this provision is not a charity but an obligation on the part of the Government toward this class of disabled. There is not much use in starting on the right road unless you keep on moving. Save regularly and get thead with your War Savings Stamp fund. SUBSCRIBE NOW Established in 1916 1 INVESTIGATE! Before Having a _ Permanent Wave WRITE FOR FREE BOOKLET WE are the only firm doing PERMANENT WAVING as a profession in CHICAGO. It is not machine work which produces results, but the skill of the operator. Permanent Waving System Co. 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