Evening star., 1924-06-03
YOUR BONUS
Questions That Bother You
Will Be Answered in
This Column.
What Dependents Of Deceased Vet
eFanR Are Entitled to.
AddreAA, Room III, News De-
paTtment, The Evening Star,
WashtnXtOn, ID. G.

If the veteran died before making
application to the War or Navy De-
partment for adjusted compensation
or adjusted service pay. then, upon
application by the dependents as de-
scribed below, payments of his cred
its shall be made in ten quarterly In
stallments. beginning March 1, 1873.
Dependents of deceased veterans
do not receive the increase of the ad-
justed service credit as is allowed in
the cases of veterans living to hle
their own applications:
The payment to heirs of veterans
will be made in the following order,
beginning March /, 1925:
l. To the widow or widoWer' IL un-
2 If no widow or widower unmar-
ried, then to the children, share and
share alike.
over or children, then to the mother.
4. If no unmarried widow or Wld-
over, children or mother, then to the
father.
S. Payments of war risk insurance
or compensation or both, which de-
pende mt heirs may be receiving. will
not bar any individual from receiving
the benefits of the bonus act.
No payments will be made to any
heirs unless at the time OF the vet
Children under eighteen at the time
of the veterans death shall be con-
sidered dependent. Statements nieo
under oath will be required or fatners
and mothers. widows or Wloo"ers
will file copy of the marriage GER
tificate.
The term child includes: l.. le-
gitimate child; Q, a child legally
adopted; 3, stepchild. # a memoer ;l
legitimate child, but, as to the father
only, if acknowledged in writing, II
signed by him. The terms father and
mother include stepfathers and STEP
mothers, fathers and mothers through
Blanks for making application will
be available in the near future ana
will be distributed by this newspaper.
O. NV boy and his wife were killed
in an accident about year ago. AS
his father. am i entitled to any bonus!
*. G. P.
A. If your son left no issue his
mother has first right to the bonus.
If, on the other hand, you are an un-
married widower you Will be entltled
to the bonus on account OF your son
service. provided you were dependent
upon him.
O. am now receiving $3.50 a
month on my sons insurance. He
died about two years ago. WIN the
payment of this sum to me by the
Veterans Bureau prevent my collect
ing my sons bonus?-T. P. q.
A. No; you will be entitled to both
payments.
Q. My enlistment began November
IA. 1918 What amount of bonus do
1 receive?-L. H. P.
ice until after November IL. 1918, you
are not entitled TO any adjusted COM
pensation.
O. ] served on this side from jan
uary Is. 1918. to December Is, 1919.
How much of this service will l re-
ceive credit for?-M. W.
A. Service after July i. 1919, VIII
not be counted in computing your
bonus.
Q.I was drafted. but discharged
after thirty days service. What do
l receive?-J. B.
A. You are not entitled to receive
anything under the bonus act.
O.. did not receive the $50 paid
to soldiers at the time of their dis
charge. Do / deduct the sixty days
from my adjusted service credit
T. L.
from your adjusted service credit.
You can make application for the $50
to the chief Of finance, War Depart
ment.
@. Can 1 incrsase the amount of my
insurance policy by paying the gov
ernment additional CASH. X. II.
A. No provision was made for this
in the act.
@. Can 1 consolidate the war risk
insurance which l am now carrying
with the. insurance 1 will receive un-
der the bonus act-B. H. X.
A. Neither the war risk insurance
act nor the adjusted compensation act
provides for such a consolidation.