The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-09-14
Pitiless Hapies Scheming tor
SOFT Pickings Under Moth.
erS' Pension Law.
BOARD TAKES ACTION.
PAY Nobody tor Services in
Getting Pensions" Is
Warning TO Widows.
Bv Sophie Irene Loeb.

BY Sophie Irene Loeb.
Warning 10 ~idows-Giv. no money
10 any one for services" In securing
pensions.
The nrst case % securing money
from widows under plea OF services
rendered has been taken up by the
Chiid Welfare Board and reported 20
the District Attorney.
The case IL that OF Julius Jslslk, q
notary pubic. who appeared before
the District Attorney and 10 being
further Investigated. Jslsik IL already
under suspended sentence. having
been arrested April n with other men
on charges OF practising medicine
without a license and maintaining a
public nuisance. He pleaded guilty
10 the latter charge.
At the District Attorneys once the
widow claimed that she went TO Jelsik
through n friend. who assumed that
because she was a poor woman the
notary would give his services free.
When she asked how much he
wanted for helping her In the matter
be told her that whom she received
tho pension (which he advised her
would be $40 weekly for four chill
dren). she could square with him.
ONE WIDOW PAYS sic FOR SER.
VICES.
But later he informed her he would
need money for Expenses" The
widow then paid him SIC In three pay
ments. (Jelsik could not possibly
know that the widow would receive
Sio weekly for her children. as each
case 10 given a pension according 70
us needs. the maximum amount be-
Ing tho same as is paid 10 institutiona
FOR the care of children).
1t was learned that Jelsik obtained
tho birth certificates of the children
from the Health Department at a
| cost OF $6. He refunded the balance
| OF SlO TO tho widow at the District
Attorneys office. Jelsik admitted that
ne had other cases on which he was
trying to get widows' pensions. but
promised that he would not have apy-
thing more to do with them.
however. should II be found that
ne mas misrepresented the pension
plan TO these widows as 20 the In ~
and obtained money for such simiiar
services an action will be taken
by the Child Welfare Board in the
direction OF having his license as
notary public cancelled.
PRESIDENT OF WELFARE BOARD
SOUNDS A WARNING.
From various communications re-
hV ha
has been found that other persons are
attempting to secure money from
widows on the same pretense of Civ
Ing aid in the way OF clerical work
or securing birth certificates.
AH this 70 unnecessary and not
cent need be paid by any wild
owed mother" William n. Ma
thews, Chairman Of the Child
Welfare Board stated to- day.
I'VE will certainly prosecute 10
the limit Of the law any one at.
tempting TO get money under the
Pretsnse OF securing the pension
for . widow. Nobody has any
such power.
Every case comes before tho
entire board after IL has been in
vestigated. and 10 passed upon by
majority vote Of that body.
IAN that . widow need TO do is
Welfare Board, City Hall. ss-
planning her case, when she will
receive . notice from the board
telling her TO apear TO mako out
her application. (Ths application
blanks will be ssriaIiy numbered
and will not bs distributed BY
any ono except by members OF
the board, who will be personally
responsible for them.)
Various offices have been deslr-
mated throughout Greater New York,
In order TO save these mothers long
trips to one place and their notice
tells them 10 appear at the nearest
office TO their home. A notary public |
will be in attendance in each Office |