The National tribune., 1904-05-19
Classified Advertisements.
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of filing of the subsequent application. I'm
less testimony can be obtained showing
very Enthusiastically that the soldier was in
fact materially incapaciated for earning
his support by manual labor at the time
of filing the first application and up to the
time of filing the subsequent application,
nothing can be collected on the first april
cation.
B.. S.H., Moberly. Mo.-There is no law
or ruling under which a soldier of the
Spanish Philippine war can obtain more
than one months extra pay unless he
served a broad.
w. H. c.. San Angelo. Textile fact
that you had incurred new disability
since your pension was last adjudicated
would not necessarily entitle you to a
higher rating. There is very little chance
of securing favorable consideration on APP
peal in increase cases, when as rule the
matter of increase of disability to an eX-
tent justifying a higher rate is a matter of
opinion. Probably your attorneys did not
appeal your rejected increase case for this
reason.
j. NJ. K.-The act increasing the gen.
eral law rates of pension for losses OF
limbs or total disability of same does not
extend to the S24 rate for disability
equivalent in degree to loss of hand or
foot"
e.. k.-The chances are that if man
in the Regular Army who had been ac-
cepted by representing himself as single
was found to be in fact a married man,
he would he discharged without honor.
Uncle Ned.-The following is the full
text of the first pension legislation of
general character by what we now know
as the Congress of the United States. 1t
is the resolution of Aug 20, 1915:
whereas, in the course of. the present
war, some commissioned and nOn-commis-
stoned officers of the army and navy, as
also private soldiers, marines and seamen.
may lose limb. or be otherwise disabled
to prevent their serving in the army or
navy. or getting their livelihood, and may
stand in need Of relief:
Il. Resolved, That every commissioned
officer, non-commissioned officer, and pri-
vate soldier who shall lose limb in any
engagement, or be so disabled in the 'serv-
ice of the United States of America, as to
render him incapa BILE afterwards Of get
ting livelihood. shall receive. during his
life, or the continuance of such disability,
the onehalf of his monthly pay from and
after the time that his pay as an officer or
soldier ceases: to be paid by the committee
as hereafter mentioned.
~. That every comma nder of any ship
OF war or armed vessel. commissioned of
fcer warrant officer, marine, or seaman,
belonging to the United States of Amer
lea, who shall lose a limb in any engage
ment in which no prize shall be taken, or
be therein otherwise so disabled as to be
rendered incapable of getting livelihood,
shall receive, during his life. or the con-
tinuance of such disability, the one-half Of
his monthly pay, from and after the time
that his pay as an officer or marine or sea-
man ceases; to be paid as hereafter men
toned. But, in case prize shall
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of limb or other disability shall hap
pen. then such sum as he may receive out
of the net profits of such prize, before q
dividend is made of the same, agreeabIy
to former orders of Congress- shall be con-
sidered as part of his half pay, and COM
puted accordingly
''3. That every commissioned officer.
On-commissioned officer, and private sol
dier, in the army. and every commander.
rine. or seaman of any of the ships of
war. or armed vessels belonging to the
United States OF America, who shall be
wounded in any engagement, so as to be
rendered incapable of serving in the army
or navy. though not totally disabled from
getting a livelihood. shall receive such
monthly sum as shall be judged adequate
by the assembly or other representative
body of the State where he belongs or re-
sides upon application to them for that
purpose; provided the same doth not ex-
coed his half pay.
n. Provided, that no commissioned of
fcer commissioned officer, and private
soldier in the army. commander, commits
stoned officer. warrant officer, marine, or
seaman of any Of the ships of war, or
armed vessels, belonging to the United
States of America, who shall be wounded
or disabled as aforesaid, shall be entitled
to his half pay or other allowance, unless
he produce to the committee or officer ap-
pointed to receive the same, in the State
where he resides or belongs, or to the as
sembly or legislative body Of such State.
certificate from the commanding officer
who was in the same engagement in which
he was so wounded, or, in case Of his
death, from some other officer Of the same
corps, and the Surgeon that attended him.
or q certificate from the commander of
the ship of war, or armed vessel engaged
in the action, in which any officer, marine,
or seaman received his wound, and from
the Surgeon who attended him, of the
name of the person so wounded, his Office,
rank. department., regiment, company,
ship of war. or armed vessel to which he
belonged. his Office or rank therein, the ma :
ture of his wound. and in what action or
engagement he received it.
'.5. That it be recommended to the sew
eral assemblies or legislative bodies of the
United States of America, to appoint some
person or persons in their respective
States. who shall receive and examine all
such certificates as may be presented to
them. and register the same in book, and
also what support is adjudged by the as