Number of employees and aggregate salaries of central office for June, July, and December, Figures taken from Central Office records irrespective of Form 519 as of February 1, Number of men of sections 2, 3 and 6 in vocational training, Feb. 1, 1920. Number of men of sections 2, 3, and 6 taking vocational training in district No. 2, Feb. Equally significant of progress are the recapitulations of figures submitted by the eligibility squad for all districts except district 11 (Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah) and district 14 (Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas). Recapitulation for these two districts will be available within a few days. The figures given as registration include the names of all men who have been referred to the Federal board by the War Department, the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery of the Navy, the American Red Cross, the Bureau of War Risk Insurance, and others, for investigation as to eligibility for training. The active load is this number less duplicates, transfers to other districts, cases on which there is no information, just the man's name, etc. District No. 1 shows a total registration of........... This is reduced by the eligibility squad action to an active load of. In training. Total adidtional approved eligible for training. Total number doubtful.. Number declared ineligible for section 2 training. 10,568 7,255 924 1.670 679 1,915 944 The remainder of cases of the 7,255 can be accounted for by training completed, T. B., mental, and sick, etc. District No. 2 shows a total registration of.. 31, 191 This is reduced by the eligibility squad action to an active load of. 16, 041 The remainder of cases of the 16,041 can be accounted for by training completed, T. B., mental, and sick, etc. District No. 3 shows a total registration of...... 15, 573 This is reduced by the eligibility squad action to an active load of. The remainder of cases of the 9,871 can be accounted for by training completed, T. B., mental, and sick, etc. District No. 4 shows a total registration of... This is reduced by the eligibility squad action to an active load of. 18.356 16, 384 The remainder of cases of the 9,871 can be accounted for by training completed, T. B., mental and sick, etc. District No. 5 shows a total registration of.. 24,497 This is reduced by the eligibility squad action to an active load of. The remainder of cases of the 12,136 can be accounted for by training completed, T. B., mental and sick, etc. In training. District No. 6 shows a total registration of.. This is reduced by the eligibility squad action to an active load of. Previously approved for training.. Total additional approved eligible for training. Number declared ineligible for section 2 training. Total number doubtful.. 10, 104 5,806 836 828 373 2,336 759 The remainder of cases of the 5,806 can be accounted for by training completed, T. B., mental and sick, etc. District No. 7 shows a total registration of.... This is reduced by the eligibility squad action to an active load of. 21,505 13, 690 850 1,847 Total additional approved eligible for training. Total number doubtful. Number declared ineligible for section 2 training. 1,356 6, 072 2,485 The remainder of cases of the 13,690 can be accounted for by training completed; T. B., mental and sick, etc. District No. 8 shows a total registration of.. This is reduced by the eligibility squad action to an active load of. 30, 400 20, 348 The remainder of cases of the 20,348 can be accounted for by training completed, T. B., mental and sick, etc. District No. 9 shows a total registration of.. This is reduced by the eligibility squad action to an active load of. 19, 375 11, 654 The remainder of cases of the 11,654 can be accounted for by training completed, T. B., mental and sick, etc. District No. 10 shows a total registration of.. 112, 328 This is reduced by the eligibility squad action to an active load of. The remainder of cases of the 7,951 can be accounted for by training completed, T. B., mental, and sick, etc. District No. 11 (figures not yet available). District No. 12 shows a total registration of.. 9, 207 This is reduced by the eligibility squad action to an active load of. The remainder of cases of the 5,590 can be accounted for by training completed, T. B., mental and sick, etc. District No. 13 shows a total registration of.. 5,955 This is reduced by the eligibility squad action to an active load of. 4,388 455 In training.. 753 Total additional approved eligible for training. Total number doubtful.. Number declared ineligible for section 2 training. 459 1,311 925 The remainder of cases of the 4,388 can be accounted for by training completed, T. B., mental and sick, etc. District No. 14 (recapitulation figures not yet available). Total registration, including duplicates. Active live load. 205, 808 129, 912 Summarized résumé condition status of all districts, except districts 11 and 14, on basis of figures prepared by elizibility squad. [The eligibility squad is a group of men authorized by central office to audit the cases of all men registered with the board and to determine their status as to eligibility for training under the direction of the Federal board.] Remaining cases constituting a part of the active load in each district may be accounted for by training completed, T. B., mental, sick, etc. The figures given as registration in column No. 1 include names of all men who have been referred to the Federal board by the War Department, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Red Cross, Bureau of War Risk Insurance, etc., for investigation as to eligibility for training. The active load is this number less duplicates, transfers to other districts, cases on which there is no information except man's name, etc. EMPLOYMENT OF MEN TRAINED. Up to February 1, 1920, 232 men have completed training, 217 of whom have engaged in suitable employment at the completion of their training, while 15 have deferred employment until some future time. In addition to the number of men who have entered employment, at the completion of their training as shown in the above statement, our records show that of the number of cases investigated, 13,714 of the men were in suitable employment when contact was made with them by our representstives and this fact, in concurrence with other circumstances, was recorded to show that training was not necessary in their cases. This is not a complete statement concerning the employment status of the number of cases which have been investigated by the board, but simply represents the number of men in whose cases the information was recorded at a time during the development of our work when such information was considered of value. Such information is no longer reported or recorded. The number of men who have completed training in district 2 is 44, 43 of whom are suitably located in employment, one having deferred employment until a future date. In reply to (e) and (f) paragraph No. 1, letter New York Evening Post, January 31, 1920. NUMBER OF HOSPITALS AS REPORTED BY SURGEON GENERAL. Exclusive of post hospitals which were not supposed to treat disabled men, official reports of the Surgeon General show that at the times indicated, hospitals were maintained as follows: 1 Attention is drawn to the fact that as the number of United States Public Health Service hospitals increased, there was a corresponding decrease in the number of hospitals maintained by the War Department and the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery of the Navy. Vocational advisors of the Federal board have been so assigned as to keep in continuous contact on a full time or part time basis with all these hospitals except for the period July 3-23, 1919, when all hospital service was temporarily withdrawn. EXHIBIT C. New York City: NEW YORK EVENING POST, FEBRUARY 6, 1920. Re telegram February 5: Up to February 1, 232 men have completed training, of whom 217 have engaged in suitable gainful employment at completion of training, and remaining 15 have deferred employment until future date. For district 2, 44 men have completed training, 43 of whom are suitably employed, one having deferred employment. Your letter January 31 requested statement concerning number of hospitals in which board had representatives and not number of employees of board stationed at hospitals. Information given as requested. Board has representatives in every hospital from which men were being discharged June, 1919. Difference between "training begun" and "cases in training" represents number of men who for various personal reasons have withdrawn from training. LAMKIN. EXHIBIT D. [Supplement to second hearing sundry civil bill, 1920. Hearings before subcommittee of House Committee on Appropriations, consisting of Messrs. James W. Good (chairman), William S. Vare, Walter W. Magee, Joseph W. Byrns, of Tennessee, and James A. Gallivan in charge of sundry civil appropriation bill for 1920. Sixty-sixth Congress, first session. Vocational rehabilitation of soldiers, sailors, and marines.] The CHAIRMAN. Now, you have referred in this general statement of yours to the notice sent out by Dr. Prosser, the director, to the various district officers. That telegram, I take it, is referred to in the letter that Dr. Prosser addressed to Hon. Wm. B. Bankhead, and which is printed at page 2475 of the Congressional Record. Mr. MUNROE. I would like to see the telegram. The CHAIRMAN. The telegram referred to by Dr. Prosser is as follows: "Under legislation just passed, there must be drastic reduction of salaries unless, as we hope, some way can be found to prevent it. Therefore, withdraw immediately all forces from hospitals and other points of discharge and discontinue this service at once. Readjust your forces by releasing a number of men equal to the number so withdrawn. Retain the best qualified men. Inform all men remaining in the service who are receiving over $2,500 that such excess can not be guaranteed after July 1. Urge all good men to stick by the disabled soldier to see if the matter can not be straightened out." Mr. HOLDER. Mr. Chairman, Dr. Claxton and Mr. Munroe have practically covered all of the points I wanted to touch upon, but I think there is one feature that I should call to your attention. First, the fact that this is a hurry-up job; we do not want it to linger. We believe that we are following out your desires by trying to hasten it. The CHAIRMAN. Take barbering. You had nine persons in that. How long would it take to make a barber? Mr. HOLDER. From six weeks to two months. |