Show v lie u GOVERNMENT TO TOb b BE MORE FREE PAYING QUOTAS Nc New Policy Adopted as to 4 Allowances v for Depend Depend- J i v 7 exits of Soldiers Washington t n Jan 18 A. A A liberal determining whether parents policy In for ar or r others only partly dependent support on soldiers are entitled to government gO gov i o family allowances lo o supple supple- Dent ment ont tho the soldiers soldiers' allotment of or sUPPle sUPPle-I pay pa has las as been adopted by the war risk in- in bur bureau burau au un under er tho the supervision I if ot t tho the now director Col Cal Henry D D. Lindsley Under the former mana management ement the I thousands of or war Evar risk bureau notified parents arents and other relatives es of or soldiers I that hat after aCter Investigation In lion it i had bad been I that they were not dependent nt on tie he soldier and that consequently the go eve rn m en ts t's allowance al I o wa n c e as ns a a d 1 I s from tile the soldiers soldiers' pay allotment allot allot- ment neat wd would td la be cut of offIn off I In many cases restitution of ot pay- pay payments I ments already made malc was vas asked This his I volley Is considered too drastic b by Lindsley who indicated today toda hat that in estt investigation atlon hereafter he would bo ho balIm lIm halted ted mainly to actual fraud cases ind nd that It if allowances had been wrong- wrong ully cut oft off the they would be bo restored Lad and back payments proba probably bI made This Is not to bo taken as a blanket covering co all cases however ashe as ashe he the decision In each case caso must de- de on Individual circumstances Payment o of life lIfo insurance to the of ot men who have lUl been or died in the service does docs not hot ot In an any wa way on dependency itaas It was aas explained Life Ite Insurance payments pay pay- ments mants will bo be made in monthly In Installments In- In soon after certification b by bythe the war t department nt of ot the death of ot th the lc soldier or sailor regardless of or whether the person to whom tho the In Insurance In- In urance Is payable l was dependent on tho man in service There IQ It now law nor regulation to prevent a soldiers beneficiary receiving reedy reedy- ing inS both government Go compensation automatically for or the death of ot a soldier and also payments under the voluntary life Insurance policies which most soldiers have havo talen taken out It was stated Colonel LindsIe- LindsIe has recommended to Secretary Glass that Congress be to adopt a resolution validating the tho payment of ot life lito Insurance on the tho death of or men in service without waiting wait watt In ing ng to ascertain definitely whether monthly premium payments have be been n nado mado This policy has liao been pursued In n a tho the past but tho the comptroller of or tho the treasury recently raised a question concerning Its legality |