Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-14
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Pensioners of the Government will
have less trouble hereafter in having
their checks cashed. Beginning July
1, 1916, it will not be necessary for
pensioners to exhibit certificates to
witnesses In signing checks.
The party leaders in both Houses
are making an effort to adjourn by
the goth of August. The fight that
is promised on the ship purchase bill
IN the Senate may postpone adjourn
ment however.
H. R. 1914, a measure introduced
by Congressman A. w. Overmyer to
iegalize the manufacture of Ftpumice
brandy, has received favorable re-
port from the committee on Ways and
Means. The bill has the backing of
the Treasury Department, and also of
the Department of Agriculture, and
will enable the distillers to use
the residue from the grapes
passed in the making of wine and
brandy by the addition of a sugar
solution. The product is subjected to
the internal revenue tax of $110 per
gallon.
Congressman W. C. Mooney, of the
10Th District, has three vacancies in
the Naval Academy at Annapolis, as
the result of graduation failures and
the additional midshipman allowed
each district. In former appoint
ments the Congressman was guided
by an examination for designation held
by the U. S. Civil Service Commission,
but he has named the following to
take examination for entrance July
9th: Principals, Robert Perine Cum
ningham, Marietta; Llewellyn Johns,
Cambridge; Earl Culbertson Gregg,
GAINESVILLE; Alternates, Roy Schneider
Sardis, and Harold Stone Crooks,
Marietta.
Congressman A. w. Overmeyer has
received official notice from the Navy
Department that R. Fletcher Good, of
Fostorla, and Clarence J. Ballreich, of
Tltfln, appointeeS as Inidshipmen
from the 18th Ohio District, have sue
cessfully passed their entrance ex-
aminations and are now enrolled at
the Academy.
According to guesses in the Census
Bureau the state of Ohio has /, 1,107, 1888
able bodied citizens of military age.
The number in the United States is
placed at 21,071; ;076. This estimate
IS based on the assumption that there
has been an increase of approximate
ly 10 per cent. in the population of
the country since the census of 1910.
When that census was taken the total
number of male citizens and prospec-
tive citizens 1S years Of age and over
but under 46 was 1888, 900. Of this
number, 14,224, 900 were native whites,
1851 1000 were foreign born whites
who had become natura1ized or had
declared their intention of doing SO,
2,O52,0O0 were Negroes, and $4,000
were Indians. The number of foreign
born citizens is partially an estimate
since the census enumerators were
able to obtain information as to
citizenship from only about seven
eighths of the total number of for
eign born males. Native whites thus
represent about IA per cent of the
total, foreign born whites nearly Is
per cent, Negroes nearly II per cent
and Indians about three-tenths of /
per cent.
Gen. D. "A. Hollingsworth, repre-
sentative from the 18th district has
appointed Ermund Smith, of Column
bia County, midshipman to Anna
polls, and Edwin M. Starr, of Steu-
benville, cadet to West Point.
! Much interest has been manifested
among the Members of Congress over
an electrical rell-caH device that is
on display in the Capitol. The in
ventor claims that each session could
be cut down about one month by the
saving of time.
Tho Conorocsraon fro,,o 4I,;c d;c4,.; NJ
is in receipt of the following letter
from the Commissioner of Pensions
relative to the status of pensioners
who enter the National Guards:
"The laws of the United States pro-
vides that no person in the service
Of the United States in the Army,
Service or Coast Guard, either on
the active or retired list, shall re-
ceive pension during the period Of
such service.
Membership in the National Guard
vice does not affect right to pension.
This is true not withstanding the al
lowance of pay under the Act passed
June 8, 1916.
"Should a pension cease by reason
OF enCry 1nUo the feQefat Service ana
an application for restoration be
made after the termination of such
service, the matter of restoration will
be determined upon the conditions ex-
listing at the time of the application" !"
Many of the Committees have prac-
tically suspended operations for this
session. The Pensions, Invalid PEN
sions and Military Affairs Committees
; will not report out any more special
bills at this session. Some of the
Park Committees are still at work,
and Congress will confne most of
it's energies from now on to the ap-
preparation bills, which viii be the
; largest in the history of the country.
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