The National tribune., 1903-11-12
"Patronize One Another"
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Sugges'
tions Made.

H, II. W., Athens, Ohio.-The act OF
March 2, 1903, increasing the general law
rate of pension for loss of both feet makes
no provision for IN increased rate Tor total
disability of both feet or legs.
III. C. B., Illinois.-Whether an ap'
Iealcd pension case will be regarded as
established without record evidence OF the
existence of the alleged disability While N :
the service, depends upon the nature ano
character of the evidence submitted TO
show that the disability did exist as al,
lere;, 1t is not possible to forecast what
view may be taken of the evidence when
the appeal is reached for consideration.
". M, Motley, .Ky.-The National
Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers is
not intended for those who have ample
means of support. even though they are
unable to earn living by manual LABOR.
Consult the authorities of the Home for
their views as to particular case. 1t
the wife is of good character and in neces-
Sftous circumstances, the act of March 8.
1880. entities her to half of the soldier s
pension after he enters either stare
Home or one of the branches OF the Ma
tionaI Home. 1t does not matter whether
or not the soldier went to the Home WITH
ont his wife's consent. If, however. the
soldier left her and went to the Home
without her consent, she would probaDly
be entitled to a divorce under the State
laws on the ground Of desertion.
S. G. D., West Hoboken, n. J.--It does
not appear that the Commissioner of Pen
sions has officially expressed any opinion
with reference to the act OF March 3, Io9y.
which, requires the Pension Bureau to mix
= In the private affairs of invalid pensioners
and undertake to perform an office which
I. the laws of the States could better per-
;. form in most instances.
Carmi, Ill-Your case is not understood
:. from your statement. If you have been
persioned at less than ST per month Tor
any period since March 2, 1893, it would
> seem that you are not pensloned uh6ef
fLe general law or act of 1890, but under
section 4756 or 4157 of the Revised Stat
: utes.
8. A. S., Bunker Hill, Kan.-if the ap-
peal in your pension case has been pend
ing only 13 months, it is hardly time yet
to hear from it. If you have the official
!. notice of its receipt, you have the docket
number and can inquire about it by ad-
dressing the Secretary of the Interior.
Probably you need not employ another at
: toruey until you see what the decision on
the appeal amounts to.
Enthusiastically the mother would
not be entitled to pension on account OF
the son if she had legally parted with hlm
and terminated all her natural and legal
C1aluiS uHoAh
W. A. 1.-The law regulating tie mat
ter of attorney fee in pension cases con-
templates that no fee will be charged or
received. by any person for services as
attorney in the prosecution of pension
claim, except through the prescribed Off
scial channeIthe U. S. Pension Agent
J through whom the pension is paid. The
safe thing to do will be to submit the mat
ter to the Pension Bureau.
]. n, Charleston. w. Va.-H is impos-
sible to understand or explain the views
: which the Pension Bureau ofttimes takes
Of apparently plain evidence submitted in
support of a pension claim. OF course,
It is possible for soldier to come out of
the service completely broken down in
health and die within a short time, and
yet his death not be due, from medical
), pein. Of view, to anything that he got in
the army.
81. 7. K, Los ANGELES, Cal.--The Mex
lean war service pension act Of 1887 makes
provision only for Officers and enlisted
men" Neither this law nor the general
pension law as to the Mexican war covers
men who were civilian employees, as team
sters and the like. The bounty-land laws
were broader than the pension laws.