The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-08
PENSION DECISIONS
RY THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE DEPART
MENr OF rHEi INTERIOR.

Jurisdiction Pending Olaim.-The
soldier executed an application, for
pension In 1877, BIT the same was not
received or filed In the Pension Blu
reau until four days after his death.
It IS held that the soldiers claim for
eusion died with him; that inasmuch
as the claim was not actually filed
prior to his death 1t was not pending
and no right there uuder was CONFER
ed upon the widow. The receipt of
proper and valid application In the
Pension Bureau constitutes the filing
thereof as contemplated in the laws
and regulations relating to pensions.
There can be no construction" I'll
Ing OF a claim prior to the actual date
it Is received at the nsion Bureau.
NEW LAW
Widows Increase Act to ia
crease the pensions Of widows, minor
children, and SO forth, OF deceased
|.soldeiers and sailors OF tie late civil
war,
"Be IL epaeted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the Uni
ted States of America In Congress
Assembled. That from and after the
passage of this Act the rate of pen
lsioE for widows, minor children under
the age VI sixteen years and helpless
10 inors as defined by existing laws,
now on the roll or hereafter to be
placed On the pension roll and entitled
20 receive u less than hereinafter pro
yided. shall, be twelve dollars p T
month: and no hing herein shall 10
constituted to effect the existing al
lowance of two dollars per month for
each child under the age OF sixteen
years and for each helpless child; ana
all Acts or parts Of Acts inconsistent
with the provisions OF this Act are
serebv repealed: Provided, however,
that this Act shall not be SO construed
ds 30 reduce any pension under any
Act. public or private.
Sec. 2, That il any officer or en-
listed man who served ninety days or
more in the Army or Navy OF the
United States therefrom has died OF
shall hereafter die. leaving a widow
such widow shall, upon due proof OF
ner husba nd $ death. without proving
his death to be the result Of his army
or navy service, be placed on the per
sion roll from the date OF the filing Of
her application therefor under thit
Act at the rate OF twelve dollars pei
month during her widowhood. prl
, vlded that said widow shall have
married said soldier or sailor prior t.
June 81, 1890; and the benefits Of thii
0 section shall include those widows
] whose husbands II living would have
penslonable status uuder the Join
= Resolution of February Is, 1895, ant
, July 1st, 1902 and June %, 1906.
"Sec: 8. That no claim agent o
attorney shall be recognized la the az
Indication OF claims under the frs
section OF this Act. and that no agen
n attorney or other person engaged II
e preparing. presenting or prosecuting
any claim under the provisions Of tn
!, second section Of this Act shall. d
rectly or indirectly. contrass for, d.
maud, receive, or obtain for such se
vices Ia preparing, presenting, or pr
h secating such claim q SUM create
than tea dollars, which sum shall b
! pay able emily upon the order Of tn
!. Com 10 ssisnsr OF Pensions BY the pei
sion agent making payment OF III
. peLsion allowed; Aod any person VIII
:. shall wronsfuliy withhold from tn
pensionsI or claimant che whole o
any part Of . psssien or claim ALLOWED
. or due such pensioner or claiman
y under this Act shall DO deemed guilt
OF q u smeanor and upon conviction
u thereof shAll for each and every sue
ofisase, be hnod not exceeding hv
n hundred collars or be Imprisoned 4
% hard labor not exceeding TIVE years. o
10 both, Ia the discretion Of the court.
y Approved April 10, 1908.
Marriage Virgi mia. Marrlage is pro
e able 10 virglaia by cohabitation A.,
10 reputation, from which not emily tn
fact out the validity Of msrrisge
IA presumed shd such presumption
i, over come only By cogent and satlsfa
IT evidence.