The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-04-14
PICKET SHOTS
Prom Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
HARDLY THE RIGHT THING.

HARDLY THE RIGHT THING.
Comrade ]. G.. Marriott writes from
Troupsburg, N. ": "One thing consider
wrong is that the unsupported professional
guess or opinion of one Examining Sur
geon is accepted as OF more worth and re-
liability than the sworn testimony Of half
dozen men who personally know the
facts. A doctor reports on case that the
wound or disease was contracted prior to
service, or while the victim was not in
line Of military duty: five men swear to
the cOntrary-and the doctors guess
wins in the Department. Here is local
case: A soldier was drafted, examined.
declared sound. sent to the front, served
over three months, used up by rheumatism
and discharged; never known to have
had it before; on crutches ever since; rolls
credit him with only 81 days service.
Doctors guess is he contracted rheuma-
tism seven years before entering the ser
vice. He gets no pension
HELP THIS WIDOW.
Can you help this widow find the evil
dence she needs? Or, if her husband is
living, do you know where? Frank Heang.
Sergeant, Co. b, 39th n. Y. He was
found in the streets of Detroit IN 1916 or
1877, sick and destitute, and being as
sisted to New York was last heard Of as
a ledger in a third-class boarding house
He may have lost his mind and memory;
the probabilities are that he is dead. His
wife-or widow-has applied for back pay
and bounty due him, and for pension, and
the Department demands proof Of death
Comrades able to furnish information may
write to her-Mathilda Heang, 1920 ID
St, Fort Smith, Ark.
NO TRIBUTE TO REBELS.
b. F. Jones, Co. B, 1st w. Va. Cav.
Ladora, Iowa. writes: THE Lee Monu-
ment, il erected at all, should have at at
least three figures on it-Davis. Lee and
Arnold, and perhaps, that Of Wirz, repre-
senting Southern prisons.
Before the Government engages IN the
business OF pensiOning rebels and caring
for their graves it should fully indemnify
the Southern loyalists for their homes and
other property destroyed by those same
rebels"
WAR SONG.
Comrade A. p. Richardson writes from
Ogdensburg, N. Y. that he would like to
have some comrade send him song, from
which he quotes:
Hoist up the flag and long may it wave
Over the Union, the home of the brave;
We stood by the flag, with hearts brave
and true
And fought like heroes for the red. white
and blue"
SCATTERING.
s. D. Kinney, Bellingham. Wash,
wants to hear from any Of the old 2lst
u. S. Inf.
Comrade VIM. Antes writes from Elem
ington, n. j.; Il enlisted in Co. A. LIST l..
s. Dragons, March 13. 1So4-0 years
ago, that is. l would like to hear from
any comrades yet living-especially from
those who were there from 1853 to 1859.
and those Of Co. G., 1st L. $. Art, who
were in the company from 1859 to 1867
Mrs. f. f. Rice writes from New
Market, Va: II have a buckle picked up
on the battlefield of New Market, Va, with
the name of r. J. Shepard, Chicopee,
Mass. manufactured by +. Gaylord. The
battle was fought by Gems. Sigel and
Chicopee, but no one knew such a person.
| thought he would like to have the relic;
if living l would be glad of any informa-
ton"
NEVER. BE PAID TOO MUCH.
Earle Geer, Marion, n. Y, son of
veteran, says that no matter what is given
the boys in blue they will never be paid
too much. They sacrificed themselves,
while the rich people of to-day were stay
ing at home making money from the needs
of the country.
THEY FORGET.
VIM. II. Binnix, Co. r, 14Sth Ill.,,
WynoOse, ILL.,, says that those who are
shrieking about the cost of the service
pension bill forget the cost to the soldiers
who put down the rebellion.
NO SEPARATION OF FAMILIES.
The veterans of Licking Co, Ohio. in
Annual Reunion assembled at Blackband,
o., petitiOned their Senat tors and Represen-
tatives for such legislation by Congress as
to prevent the separation of Union vet
Grams who enter Soldiers Homes from
their wives, and to give the wives of the
same rights of admission into the Homes.
THE NEW ORDER.
At special meeting of Stansbury Pos.
Ligonia, Ind, resolution was adopted
to the effect that the new order of Com
missioner Ware was not acceptable as a
substitute for service pension, especially
if it was intended to prevent further egis-
latiOn. The roster Of the Post shows 11G
members, of whom only two would be
benefited by the new order.
HOW CAN THEY PROVE 1T?
T. e. Gray, Carthage, Mo-, asks What
is going to be required in order that old
men may satisfactorily prove their age!"
This is u very pertinent question.