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By LEMUEL BOLLE3
National Adjutant American .
Legion I
INDIANAPOLIS — When the
World War ended this country
was brought face to face with ptob
lem of having teas of thousands
of young men on its hands who
were so disabled it was Impossi
ble for them, to return to their old
occupation to earn a living.
The Federal Board of Vocational
Training was created to handle
and develop this work, and out of
Its activities grew a phase new to
Americans—vocational rehabilita
tion. Tbls meant roughly teach
ing new jobs to men who had been
rendered unfit for their old Jobs by
war Injuries.
The work of the federal board
developed, but progress was not
rapid. Dissatisfaction had arisen
through tho functioning of other
governmental agencies charged
with the care of veterans'
At the Insistance of the American
Legion, Congress, In 1921. created
tho United States Veterans Bu
reau, which Immediately absorbed
all activities In the care of veter
ans and began the elimination of
the conflicting forces.
The federal board and Its actlvl
ties was absorbed by the bureau.
Colonel Charles R. Forbes, direct
or of the bureau, placed Colonel
Robert I. Rees In charge of the
vocational rehabilitation with the
title of assistant director.
Tho policy of the veterans tn-
reau has been to train men for
vocations where their disabilities
are not a handicap. A vocation la
selected for a man Individually,
where hla disabilities will not
handicap him in following It suc
cessfully.
On September 1. 1922, 96,941 dis
abled veterans were receiving voca
tlonal training under the veterans
bureau. These men are receiving
Instruction In practically all of our
largo universities, colleges, and
vocational schools.
NUMBER
REHABILITATED
They are being trained In ap
proximately 360 different trades,
vocations, professions, or In agri-
(ulture. v _
On this same date '9).603 had
completed their training and had
obtained employment.
The peak of the vocational train
ing has been reached and passed,
unless the provisions of the law
are,further liberalized by Con
gress.
The high water mark was react
ed In Mardh, 1922, when there were
109,806 veterans In training. In
July. 1919. there were 6.926 veter
ans In training; In July. 1920. there
were 39.761; In July 1921, 87,848,
and In July. 1922, 99.090.
The number rehabilitated in
July, 1919. was 109; In July. 1920,
1,120; In July, 1921, 4,860; In July,
1922. 17,261.
The total number who had en
tered training October 1. 1922, was
151,787. The total in training at
that same date was M.941 and the
total number who had completed
training was 22,606. Nine hun
dred and nineteen disabled veter
ans have died while, in training. ,
8ALARIE8
INCREASED
In June of last yegf 1 Colonel
Forbes, director of the bureau, es
tablished an employment aervlce,
aa the result of a conference at
tended by the legion. This ci-
gsnlxatlon establishes contact with
employers and obtains employment
opportunities for rehabilitated
veterans. Many of’the positions
obtained pay aalarlea considerably
above the pre-war aalarlea of the >e
men.
There are also hundreds who
have completed their training and
have opened'up business establish
meats tor themselves.
Who will say the new method
has not shown a distinct Improve
ment over the old pension system T
Is it not only fairer to the disab
led themselves, but better fer the
county to have these defender* of
our'flag again'become prods-U/e
factors In the economic fabric of
our nation?
French Planes to
Around World
Fly
PARIS—Five French airplanes
flying under the patronage ot the
government, will, leave early In
March for a trip around the world.
The aviators .plan to divide .their
Journey Into a series of short
flights, participating in exhibitions
and competitions along the way.
Their course will take them thru
Italy, Algeria, Egypt Sirla, Per
sia, India. 81a m.IldoChlnt, Chlrta,
Korea, Japan end the United
States.
Ganna Walska to
Appear in Opera
CHICAGO—While four detectives
guarded . Harold F. McCormick
Saturday from Intervlewera it was
announced by the Manager of the
Russian Grand Opera company,
wboae members arrived here Wed
nesday that Mmme. Ganna Walska,
Mr. McCormick's second wife,
probably would make several ap
pearances wit hthe company beer.
It was said that Mae. Walaske,
who remained In New York to
complete details of her American
concert tour, probably would ap
pear as Pbtlina In "MlgnoU" and In
the tiUa role “The 8 now maiden.-
Mr- McCormick returned Friday.
New Hotels and Apartments
Captain Paul Kreibohm of President Arthur.
a crew of ten men, most of whom
were sailors, the others firemen. The,,
went at eight o'clock, .vnd we never
expected to tec them again. They
came back in an hour and a half,
and had not saved anybody, as they
could not induce them to jump from
the “Volturao” into the boiling wa-
The recent rescue of the crew of
die disabled schooner, Rosa Ferlita,
Ind the towing of the craft to New
York by the President Garfield of the
United States Lines under weather
conditions '.hat made the work ex
tremely difficult, recalls the saving of
89 persons from the British steam
ship V'olturno in 1913 by Captain Paul
H. Kreibohm, skipper of the Presi
dent Arthur, then master of the
Kroonlnnd. .
Captain Kreibohm, who is one of
tlic senior officers of the United States
Line's 'fleet, in accomplishing the res
cue oi the passengers and crew of the
Volturao, which was destroyed at
sea by fire on October 9, 1913, will
forever be remembered m shippinr
circles for the clever manner in whicl
be handled the situation. \
For his work he was at that time
specially commended by Congn
which presented him with a $1,1
gold watch in a heavy case, the mold
of which was destroyed. The King
of Belgium decorated him a Knight
of the Belgium Crown and honors
were bestowed upon him by Great
Britain.
The story of the rescue, as told In
Captain Kreibohm'* original report,
will never grow old, is at follows:
"Word came to me by wireless from
he "Carmania" that the British iteanf*
er "Volturao" was on fire and in
grave danger. Within twenty minutes
we had turned back and were on our
way to the place of the disaster.
"We arrived at fifty-five minutes
after five o'clock that evening. Three
vessels were standing by at a distance
of a mile and a half, I should say,
from the "Voltumo,” and apparently
doing nothing on account of the fear
fully high seas. A gale was blowing,
and the weather conditions were se
vere. I swept all around her, think
ing that I might get a line on board
of her, but this was absolutely fan-
possible. f
“We passed within fifty feet of the
steamship fat making the Circuit, so
close that we could clearly distinguish
the facts of the passengers. .
"I knew that something must be
done, and that quickly, so J called for
volunteers, and there was an Immedi
ate-and hearty response. The first
lifeboat to go was that In command
of the Fifth Officer S. Kunuml, with
“More men volunteered, and the
same crew who had been out insisted
on going back again. The other boat
which went out shortly afterward:
waf in charge of Second Ofiiccr Fred
Mansfield. They weqt to the burning
ship and returned at one o'clock in
the morning with thirteen persons, all
men, because the women would not
take the risk of jumping from the
doomed vessel.
‘‘On account of the dark night
it: was best to attempt no more. .Tha
starch-light from one of the vessels
which I took to be that of the “Gros-
set* Kurfuerst,” and which I am now
informed was that of the “Carmania, 11
played over, the waters and did much
to aid t'S in picking out the lifeboats.
The boat crews were sent to rest, and
at half past five the work of rescue
was begun anew.
"We saved eighty-nine lives in all.
The last to leave the “Voltumo’’ was
Captain Inch, her Master, carrying
with him his dog. a Manchester ter
rier called "Jack." The eyes of Cap
tain Inch was badly burned, and for
several days he was barely able to
see, even when using smoked glasses.
The “Kroonland" was the first vessel
to reach the side of the “Voltumo,”
and her life boat was the last to leave
her."
A' master for about eighteen years.
Captain Kreibohm is well known to
trans-Atlantic travellers having been
in command of various big passenger
ships for a long time. He has been
a captain with the United Slates
Lines since the Inauguration of tha
company.
when the United States entered the
war, Captain Kreibohm volunteered
his services to Secretary of War
Baker and was made Marine' Super
intendent of the Army a \Traniport
Service. In this capacity , he thor
oughly inspected ail troopships, car
rying American soldiers, and pilot
ed them to their convoy rendevouz.
He later was in command of the
S.S. "Agamemnon." _j
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