Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-31
GOVERNMENT TRIMMING ALLOW.
ANcEs OF KIN or soLplERS
IN SERVICE on pEcgAsEp.
'NIusr'cE se'No DONE
IN MANY iNsTANcGs.
Cutting on Of Allowances at Webster
City Brings Pretssk and Friends 81
Thoss Affected viii Carry Mater 70
Department. Thru Senators Cum !
miNs and ksnyen. Il
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Webster City. Dec. 3l.--A number Of
widows and dependent parents Of sol-
diers In and about Webster City are
just In receipt of notices from the
treasury department at Washington.
u. c., notifying them that their gov
eminent allowances had been reduced,
and in some instances cut of entirely.
Not only this, but in other instances
,he actual return OF money alleged 70
have been overpaid is asked. y
The notices have been sent by c. T..
Nesbit, q commissioner in the treas
ury department They have been sent
TO families who have been gwen an
allowance By the government in addi-
ton to the allotment made them by
sons in the army. The statement Is
made by Mr.. Nesoit that Investigations
have been made in all cases and that
allowances have been cut and REFUNDS
ordered ouiy in cases where the gov
eminent believed the facts had not
warranted the allowance in the first
place sf~
In one case here a father and mother
had been allotted sic per month by
their son in 1.-The army. The aged
couple are absolutely dependent. and,
in addition, the government had maze
an allotment Of SIS per month. A mo-
tice just received by them cuts on
the SIS allowance entirely. alleging
that an investigation shows incorrect
statements had been made to secure
the allowance. In another instance the
allowance made to a father has been
cut IS per month and the father ord
cred to refund to the government $50,
that being IS per month for the past
twelve months, which sum the depart
ment states he was not nghtfully en-
titled to. In thu case the father Is .
very poor man and it is doubtful
whether he can raise the money. There
are other instances similar to both OF
these.
Will Make . Fight
The pay of priyates In the United
States army is $50 per month. La
cases where parents or others wer-
absolutely dependent on men in the
army, the government has made an
allowance as high AZ SIS per month 10
the dependents in addition to the sum
set aside monthly BY the soldier.
A number Of persons in this city W.
are In receipt Of Cqmmiasionsr No.
bits notices have consulted lawyers,
It is planned to gather evidence In ~
cases and forward 1t 70 Senator's Cua1,
Minis and Kenyon. with the seauess
that these men 60 to the treasury ~
pnrtment and make IN e6ost TO rigAi
the wrong in all worthy caseA t.
treasury department - probably max
| ing every effort TO prevent being im-
posed upon. There is no disposition
here to accuse the department Of fault
in the matter. but as to q number q
cases it il known that the people IN
viewed are In sore need and that the
small allowance made by the govern
I ment has been necessary. The depart
ments investigation in these particu-
lar cases, 30 attorneys believe. nave
not been as thorough as II SHOULD havs
been. and IL is felt thar. once ths feai
facts are shown the officials. these ~
low ances win be restored