The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-10-21

members Of the committee on claims a report
recommending that Major Lawson NJ. Fuller
Of the army be paid for some articles-many
articles in fact-which the government lost for
him nine years ago.
An army officers pay is small az the best.
and ten years ago when Major Fuller's be-
~aongings we're lost. his pay was somewhat
smaller than Il is to-day. Nevertheless, he had
% expend $~1,325.35, as he could save il from
time 10 time, to replace the absolutely neces-
sRry articles which were lost without fault
or neglect on his part and with equitable re-
sponsibility by the United States as the and.
ING Of one Of the Investigating officials had IL.
Major Fnller's belongings comprised pretty
nearly everything that he had in the world.
from zone pair Of Romeo slippers" TO a civilian
dress suit. evening, satinlined," zone sack
suit from New York" and zone sack suit from
Baltimore" The major made andavit that ev-
cry article enumerated in the list OF HIS losses
~was necessary and would have been used had
tbs consignment ever reached its destination"
The consignment went to the bottom Of the
sea with the NTeckage OF the transport Nor
san. The major added to his a1idavit the
statement that every article would be replaced
as soon as he was financially able to replace it.
The goods we're lost 10 years ago. A glance
At the army pay table makes Il appear that BY
the practice Of rigid economy Major Fuller BY
this time may have succeeded In duplicating
hia wardrobe OF the late n~ineties.
The end is not yet. The committee on
claims. after many years. reported Major Fui
ier's case fasorably 70 the house. The house
vas busy with other things. It Is not hard for
the representatives to overlook claims. They
are used 20 It and he2dened 70 Il. Then the
senate must act and finally the president Ma
sor Fuller may get his money az a time coinci-
Dent with his retirement at the age limit, and
he y yet a young man.
There IS no means at this present moment
Of finding out whether Casper II. Conrad. o.
the Third United States cavalry. has succeeded
ln finally Wrestling from Uncle Sans grasp
Faas5, which the usually amlablo uncle took
tsom the officers pay practically BY force %
arms some 10 years ago. At last accounts the
cafairyman was stul pegging away trying 10
set his money back. for q belonged to him and
DO one has ever mtmated that Il did not be-
1ong 70 him. but claims proceedings are greater
Y iaggRrds ~ their pace than were the Jarndyce
PROCEEDINGS ia ehanosry.
II Capt Conrad has not recovered his Sass
he d stnl hopeful. Tor the most hopeful people
q earth are those who have claims. and the
d~elerIing Of hope seemingly never makes their
hearts sick. This Is one OF the compensation
Witch nature grants 10 oasat the iniqulties OF
claims proceedings IN congress-
Capt Conrad. as en- acting quartermaster,
paid S32B5 extra duty money 10 certain en-
: listed men. A government regulation which
bae existed for years authorized. in fact or.
Nerad. the captain to pag the money. After
- had paid II he found that the government
hae revoked the extra-pay regulation. but no
enc had seen az 70 notify the quartermasters Of
the change.
Uncle Sam Immediately stopped F32S5 out
ed Capt Conrad's pay and practically told him
'lhaf ~ should have known Ia some mysterious
that the government had an order slowed
ia > vault somewhere 20 the effect that
oatra-duly pay had been cut out
Conrad comes Of az army family and he
stuck % hts task Of getting his money back
fom ne government like a good fighter, and
ha Is aticiina a. 10 to-day. unless within 3 very
shol1 time me almost impossible has hap
.oned aud BIS money has been resuFaed 70 him.
Il took him fYo years % E0t permission
rom ne secretary og war, the heutenant1gen