Evening star., 1924-06-28
YOUR BONUS
Questions That Bother You
Will Be Answered in
This Column.
partment, The Evening Star,
Washington, ID. c.

=. During the war I served on a
Shipping Board vessel, having been
trained for the work by the govern
ment. Would l be entitled to any
bonus ander the recent act?-E.
A. For the service you rendered.
as described, you will not be entitled
to any benefits of the adjusted COM
penSation act.
Q. Has the widow of war veter-
an any right to adjusted compensa-
tion If she has remarked? Under the
above circumstances has minor
chlld or the veteran any such right ?
p. P. B.
A. only an unmarried widow has
the right to any adjusted compensa-
ton of a deceased veteran. If a Sec
ond husband has died the widow will
revert to her former status. A minor
child will be entitled under the pres
ent Interpretation of the act. The
legal guardian should make applica =
ton to the department under which
the veteran served.
Q. I am the mother of veteran
who died from disabilities incurred in
the military service. MY son was
married. had no children, and his
wife has remarked. Who will be en-
titled to the adjusted compensation
duet. r. w.
A. Since your sons former wife
has remarked. you as his mother, if
dependent, will upon application be
entitled to receive the amount of
your sons adjusted service credit.
Q. My husband served in the Army
as a lieutenant. He is now on pro-
baton, reporting once a month, but
giving no address. 1 do not know
where he is. If he does not claim the
bonus what will become of it? Car
1t be collected for bad debts? Is
lect the amount of this bonus ID.
"A. If your husband does not make
application for the bonus no action
can be taken by the government
Probably your husband will make ap-
piication. Try to get in touch with
application, but to name you as the
beneficiary in case of his death be-
fore the twenty-year period for which
the policy will run. If your husband
is alive, that is the only action you
can take to protect your interests
The payments on account of the bo-
nus cannot be taken for or on ac-
count of bad debts.
Q. Are nurses appointed before the
war, entitled to the benefits of ad-
justed compensation? Are those still
in the service entitled to the benefits:
ID. b. NJ
A. Nurses appointed before the war
began and those still in the service
are entitled to the full benefits of the
adjusted compensation act.
Q. My question is: Since 1 did not
receive the $50 bonus upon my dis
charge, would not this $50 be in
cluded in my insurance bonus GER
tificate. This $50 deduction is based
upon the fact that a veteran had re-
ceived such an amount upon dis
charge In my case did not receive
the $50 bonus, and it would seem that
no deduction should be made. Am /
correct?-E. c. S.
A. Theoretically you are correct in
your deductions. but the law will not
allow the credit of $50 toward your
adjusted service certificate. The law
states 1.-The amount of adjusted serv-
ice credit shall be computed by al
lowing the following sums for each
day of active service, namely, $125
overseas and 81 for home service.
in excess of sixty days, in the mill
tary service. -" If you did. not
or cannot now collect the $50 bonus
from the War Department, unfertu-
nately, you are out of luck.