The National tribune., 1904-04-28
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Sugges'
TORS Made.

niteiy proved.
f. j.. $, West Newbury, Mass.-A de-
serter from the army or navy Who HAD
been gwen full pardon, would stand ev
erywhe.e as if he had not deserted Ii he
is still carried on the roll i'll the War De
partmeat as deserter he should MAKE
application TO the AdjutantGeneral for re
mova cf charge of GcSertion, and file the
pardon with his application.
W. l.. c.. Salem. Mass.-TEe fact that
the widow remarked the third time with
out having her second marriage legally
terminated, does not affect her title To res
toration to the pension roll under the act
of March ;. 1901. as the widow of her
first husband: both her second and third
husbands Eeing now deceased.
Old So'dier. Hancock. y. 1.-Thc addi-
tional bounty law of July %. 1866. expired
by limitation on June 30 1850. Under this
law the soldier would evidently have been
entitled to 800 additional bounty besides
the SiGo original bounty which he pre-
vious!y received.
J. D. t.. Shippensburg. Pa.-The
widow OF an invalid pcnsioner Can collect
his accrued pension up to the date. of his
death. but not upon the voucher ne had re-
ceived before his death. She must make
application to the Commissioner of Pen
sions and furnish satisfactory evidence
that she is his legal widow etc.
j. J.. Detroit. Mici.--Whaierer service
pension law is enacted will benefit only
those receiving no pension or who are re-
ceivin@ under other laws Il less rate than
they can obtain under the service pension
law. This latter class would i'll effect he
enabled To get an increase OF pension I"
the rate provided by the new law.
Youthful Subscriber, Des MoineS. Iowa.
The fact that n soldier Overstated his
age Il enlistment IN order to get into the
service would afford no ground fer term
mating his pension. 1t is possible that had
IL
ice, tie soldier would have been dis
charged. if in the Regular Army. Having
served out his time and received al hoii-
orablc discharge. the record is closed.
Constant Reader. Anderson. Ind.-!n-
mates of the variGuS branches of the Ma
\ tional Home for Disabled Volunteer Sol
dierS are in no sense in the l.. ;. service
because of being inmates of the Home. If
{receivi,:g less than S12. the injury received
Yin the Home might furnish basis for an i'll
frease of pension under the act of 1880.
IT is doubtful if Congress would be will
ling to make any special provision iy spe-
cial act for pension for stability incurred
in the Home. if such provision would seem
to in any way recognize governmental la
bility.
T. F.. Cove. Minn-If pension claim
ant is ordered before a Board of Exam
lining Surgeons at n place to which it is
very difficult for him to go. either on ac-
physical condition and the distance. he
can return the order to the Pension Blu
reau and ask that he be ordered for exam
ination before nearer hoard.
H. ii. g.. Hamilton. Ohio.-The act of
. March 3. 1879. amending the arrears law
of Jan. %. 1879. provided that except
In claims by or in behalf of insane per
sons and children under 16 years of age
: pension should be made to commence only
! from date of fling application. unless the
application was filed with the Commits
sioner of Pensions prior to tie first day
of July. 1880" The act of June :. 1888.
removed this limitation so far as regards
widows claims for pension under the gen
eral law.
c. r., Washington, d. C.-The fact
that the soldier succeeded in getting into
the service by concealing the fact that he
had already been once rejected oil pbysi-
cal disability does not invalidate his serv-
ices.
G. W. NJ, National Military Home.
A pension claimants own opinion as to
the connection of certain disabilities with
certain other disabilities is of no effect
even when sworn to. unless sustained by
satisfactory evidence and unless medical
science recognizes a connection between
said disabilities
Subscriber, Jamestown, n. "a pen
sloner may accept the increase awarded by
the Pension Bureau and at the same time
appeal to the Secretary of the Interior.
contend for a reconsideration of the rating
allowed, on the ground that a greater in
crease should have been granted pen
'loner granted a certain "a te long contend
I'd for is frequently justified in applying
Tor rerating to secure him the same rate
over the period of his former rejected
claims for the rate
w. ]. B., Ashley, Ill.-n it can be
proven that the soldiers death was due to
disability originating in service and line
of duty, the widow can obtain pension
her widowhood, her remarriage being nc
bar to her collecting general law pension
for the period from the date Of the sol
dler's death to the date of her remarriage
Men drafted for q term of three years in
the war Of the rebellion are entitled to
800 bounty IL they served the full term
for which they were drafted. or served two
years. or were discharged before two
years service because of wound or injury
incurred in service and line of duty.
An Old Fet.-For information relative
to purchase of honorable discharge from
the Regular Army. apply to the 'Secre-
tary of War. Washington, ID. c." Unless
honorably discharged after a service of
~ years or more. or disabled by disabil-
ity incurred in service and line of duty
soldier of the Regular Army would no,
be eligible to admission to the Soldiers
Home at Washington, d. G. The charac
ter of the discharge or manner or time OF
cts procurement would not be bar to pen.
sion for disability incurred in service and
line of duty.
F. H., Milwaukee, Wis-Probably the
evidence in your case justiies your apply.
ing for rerat ting of your pension under the
act of 1890. 1t is very difficult to secure al
the outset a proper rating in a pension
case unless the applicants condition is
such as to leave no possible doubt as To
his title TO a certain rate. IL an applican,
under the act of 1890 shows that he If
obliged to have assistance Of another per
BON more or less every day, or is totally
helpless. he will probably have no difficulty
In obtaining the $12 rate; but if it is sim
ply a question as to whether or not he i,
able to perform or does in fact perform
any sort of effective manual labor
there is quito likely to be difficulty in OBJ
tanning the highest rate allowable
B. L. G.-If married to the soldier be
fore or during his military service, tn,
widow, after death Of second husband
may have her general law pension restored
from date of application under the act O
March 8, 1901, provided her financial con
dition is such that she would be entitle,
70 pension under the act of June q, 1890
rs amended, but for her remarriage
Subscriber, Abilene, Kan.-The bount,
act of Jufy % 1888 Ia ha rfly infellipihI