The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-06-26
WASHINGTON, D. c.,
ITEMS OF INTEREST
SOLDIERS SERVING IN PHILIP.
PINES ENTITLED TO BRONZE
MEDALLIONS.
Interstate Commission to Act on
Lumber Rate Cases After
July 1.

Washington, D. C.-Inquiries have
been made of Senators and Represen-
tatives by soldiers who served in the
Philippines as to the cause of delay
In delivering the bronze medals
which were authorized by the act of
June 20, 1905. Investigation at the
War Department discloses the fact
that these medals are ready for dis
tributiOn, but are sent out only upon
application of the soldier. They are
distributed by the Quartermaster-
General, United States Army, and
applications addressed to him here
will be promptly honored.
The act authorizing the issuance
OF these medals provided for strik-
ing off such medals of bronze, bear
ing suitable device, Ito each of the
several officers and enlisted men and
families of such as may be dead,
who, having volunteered and enlist
ed under the calls of the President
for the war with Spain, served be-
yond the term of their enlistment to
help suppress the Philippine insur-
rection, and who subsequently re-
ceived an honorable discharge from
the United States army, or who died
nriOr tn sNch diScharco
Those regiments from Oregon,
Washington and other Western
states which served in the Philip
pines after the close of the Spanish
war, are entitled to these medals,
and applications from individual SOL
diers, with a statement of service
coming within the scope of the law,
will bring forth medals from the
Quartermaster-Ge Generals Office.
The act to amend the National
banking law, approved May 80, pro-
vides that the total amount of notes
issued under the provisions of the
act, secured otherwise than by United
States bonds outstanding at any
time, shall not exceed $50O,OOO.O0O.
In order that the distribution of
notes to be issued under the provis-
ions of this act may be made as
equitable as practicable between the
various sections of the country, the
Secretary of the Treasury will not
approve applications from associa-
tons in any state in excess of the
amount to which such state would
be entitled of the additional not .s
authorized on the basis of the pro-
portion which the unimpaired CAPT.
tai and surplus of the National bank
ing associations in such state bears
to the total amount of unimpairca
capital and surplus of the National
banking associations of the United
States.
The quota assigned to Oregon
with a bank capital and surplus Of
$6,170,OOO is $2,114,0O0.
According to ruling made by
Commissioner of Pensions Warner, it
will not be necessary for soldiers
widows now on the pension rolls at
a rate of less than $12 per month to
make any formal application to the
department to obtain the increased
rate provided for by the widows
pension bill signed by the President
April 10 last. To all those now on
the rolls the increase will take place
automatically and the higher rate
will be paid by the pension agent at
the next quarterly payment upon re-
ceipt of the voucher properly execut-
ed. The rate of $12 begins with the
date of the act, April 10.
Widows not on the rolls who were
married to veteran prior to June
q, 1890, are required to make ap-
plication, but do not have to prove
dependence as before, or that the
soldier died as result of his war SER
vices. Application blanks for this
purpose can be obtained from sena-
tors or representatives.
1t is doubtful il the decision of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
In the Pacific Coast lumber rate
cases will he rendered much before
July l. Several weeks work re-
mains to be done, although every ef-
fort is being made to expedite these
decisions. 1t is proposed to an
nounce simultaneously the decision
in all the Pacific Coast lumber rate
cases, as the points involved are
practically the same in all.
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