The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-31
He is Already Busy Ferreting
Out Abuses.
Arranges to Facilitate Work of
Examiners.
TO END LONG DELAYS.
DO Much Toward Securing
Gratitude Of Veterans.
New Commissioner Sets an EX-
ample For Hard Work.

washington, May s1-Although Eugene
r. Ware. commissioner OF pensions. only
assumed the duties of his new position a
few days ago, he has already begun to FER
ret out the abuses and apply remedies Ills
policy is gradually developing. Instead OF
announcing what it is TO be, he is going
ahead with its adoption just as rapidly as
he is able to discover the abuses and form
ulate remedies for their cure.
A case in point is his recent decision TO
create several new special examiner dlse
tricts As is vel known, q laise par ~ ~
the complaint Of old soldiers is directed
against the delay in the adjudication or
their claims. When q claim IS placed IN
The hands of special examiner Il IS sol ig
times five or six months before he is able
to reach it ia its regular order ne ire
hands, and these must be disposed of first.
The result is that there is a long delay,
NJ ~ a. SO 5lsli;5e5 +l1at Nv esfablisb-
ing a number of new districts the Work OF
can be secured. Accordingly, arrangements
eLe Dellls mace ~ eletts $50 a. +i " LIN
soon be made apparent i'm the prompt dis
position Of cases which go to the field for
OFFICIALS at the pension office say that
this innovation in itself vii lgo long way
tude OF the Old soldiers of the country. De-
lay in the adjudication Of their claims ma $
been a source of veXatiOn to thousands Of
old soldiers, and they viii be pleased to
learn that one feature of the new COM
rnissioner's policy is to be promptness.
Other abuses viii doubtless be corrected
Mr. Ware becomes familiar with the in
ner workings of the bureau
Mr. Ware has been working about four
teen hours each day since he became pen
sion commissioner, until he returned to his
ing nine hours every day in his office. he
has thus far found it necessary to work
room at the hotel After the first few
weeks, however, his duties will be less ex-
acting
Representative Bowersock says that he
ls SUI IN lhe race Tor senator notWltn-
standing his failure to attend the state
convention at Wichita. In view of his
candidacy for the senate, some surprise
mas been expressed that Mr.. BoWersOck
did not seize the opportunity to meet the
party workers at Wichita. and exhibit his
boom along with Representatives Long.
Curtis and Calderhead. When asked
abUutTl1s MATTER Jy the CORES Dontts-rtI OF
the state Journal MT Bowersock said:
II wanted to attend the convention, but
there We're several matters here which
required my attention, and j did not feel
that the convention would do the peoples
business properly, and nominate ticket
that would meet with the entire appro-
1atloh OF l1e Hepuplicans OF Kansas.
However, if public matters here in
winch the people of my district are vital
~ interested, mad not demanded my at
tenuon, think ] should have tried to get
away. But / didn't feel like leaving un-
der the circumstances.
1he par association of Kansas City,
San has consented to several changes
In Representative BOwersOck's federal
court bill which will doubtless make that
measure satisfactory to those who have
objected to it heretofore. The bar as
Soclauon is willing TO have the time for
nolQlng the court fixed so as not to in
terfere with any other court and is also
Wiling TO permit plaintiffs to file suits
wherever they may choose: in other
words, suits filed in Wvandotte county
may be subject to change of venue and
IL VIII not necessarily follow that suits
originating in WyandOtte county must be
MED IN that court. As these are the prin-
clpal objections to the pending bill Mr.
or amendments indicated. and the result
PROBABLY viii be that the bill will become
@ law at this session of CONGRESS The
measure has already passed the house
ana any amendments adopted in the SEN
ate VIII doubtless be agreed to bv the
house conferees.
Lieutenant Haskell of the Twentv-ninth
lnIantry accompanied by his wife is In
" ashlngIOn, guest at the era ft0n
Lieutenant Haskell was onIv recently
married to Miss Rice daughter Of " NJ
rice OF Fort Scott. and the couple will
spend their honeymoon here Lieutenant
1asHeA was with the president and his
4og6H ilaeis at San Juan HIN and will
call upon his former colonel before leav-
ing Washington.
Dr. Bennett and wife. formerly Of Kan
S-s' put now of MuskOgee T. t. are
w as9ington visitors. They were intro
4uceQ &c the president bv Col w "
smith private secretary to Senator Bur