Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-24
The Casino Bowling. Billiards and
 Roller Skating. 135 East Main St. The Waterbury Casino Go.
 F. E. Beardsley. Mgr.
GET SIP A MONTH.
War Widows Who Were Married Be-
 fore June p, 1890.

The new pension law, known when
 introduced in the present congress
 as the Sulloway widows pension
 bill, has become a law through the
 approval of the president. There has been considerable anxiety to know the exact provisions of the act,
 which adds about 12,000,000 an- nually to the pension disbursements and will be @much appreciated by widows of soldiers of the civil war, who are greatly benefited by the lib- eral provisions of the act.
 It increases the pensions of widows, minors and helpless chill dren who are now drawing SS a month, to SIP month. Heretofore only those dependents whose condi- ton was caused by the soldiers death in the service or as result of wounds or disease contracted in the line of duty, have been entitled to SIP month, and those widows whose title to pension was based only on the honorable service of their husbands for a period of ninety days received $S month, provided they were married prior to June 27, 1890, and had an income of less fhan $250 a year.
 Under the new law, all widows. minors under 16 years of age, and helpless children of deceased soldiers and sailors of the civil war. the war with Mexico, the various Indian wars, etc, now on the pension rolls at a less rate than SIP month, will have their pensions increased to SIP al month from the date of the passage of the act, April 19, 1908. No ap- the increased rate by those now on the pension rolls. but the increase from April 19 will be paid by the United States pension agent on the next quarterly pension voucher now in the possession of the rensioner, and the present pension certificates will be retained by the pensioner un- til the paying pension agent calls for its return.
 Widows of officers or enlisted men who served in the army or navy of the United States during the civil 1 war for ninety days or more, and were honorably discharged there | from, who are not now on the pen sion rolls, can make application for l pension and receive SIP 2 month, | provided that they were married to | the soldier or sailor prior to June 27, 1890. The former property or income restriction is eliminated The | act in full is as follows:
 Do nuanfaH hx Ha -auaN. I house of representatives in congress assembled. that from and after the passage of this act the rate of pen- sion for widows, minor children un- der the age of 16 years, and helpless minors as defined by existing laws, now on the roll or hereafter to be placed on the pension roll and enti- tied to receive less rate than here matter provided, shall be SIP per month: and nothing herein shall be construed to affect the existing all lowance of s2 per month for each child under the age of l6 years and for each helpless child: and all acts or parts of acts. inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby re- pealed; provided. however. that this act shall not be so construed as to reduce any pension under any act, public or private.
 Sec 2 That if any officer or en- listed man who served ninety days or more in the army or navy Of the United States during the late civil war. and who has been nonorablyI discharged therefrom, has died. or shall hereafter die. leaving a widow. such widow shall. upon tue proof of her husbands death, without proving his death to De the result of his army or navy service. be placed on the pension roll from the date of the filing Of her application therefor un- der this act al the rate of s12 per month during her wido<hoOd. pro- Vided that said widou EnaII have married said soldier or sailor prior to ! June 27, Isso; and the benefits of