Show INDIAN WAR Ai BILL NOW NO BEFORE HOUSE If Passed Many 1 Utah Veterans Vet Veterans I erans o of Black Hawk Rising Will Benefit Herald S Special lal Washington D. D C C. April l' l 17 Sena Sena Senator tor Smoots Smoot's bill to amend tho the pension act ct relating to Indian wars Is now before before be be- fore toro the House of Representatives after atter unanimous passage o in the Senate Senate Senate Sen Sen- ate a a. few days dars ago Senator Smoots Smoot's new nev bill affects scores of Utah Black Hawk Indian war veterans who i havo have been receiving pensions under the tho act ct of March 4 9 1917 Under the provisions pro of or tho the act before amendment a vetera veterans veteran's s claim for pension had to be verified from war department records Under tho terms of or the Smoot amendment many worth worthy Indian war veterans will bo be able to present their claims to the government for pensions oven though they havo o no certified document showing their enlistment or muster into the military forces of or the countr country It will be e enough if it their claims can be su substantiated from the records or archives of the tho various states In this wa way hundreds of ot bona bonafide bonafide fide tide Indian war veterans who have havo been denied pensions because tho the fact factor of or their military service Is not re recorded recorded recorded re- re corded In the muster rolls of tho the war department will have havo their claims duly considered and if IC state slate records substantiate substantiate sub sub- their claims their pensions will be granted forthwith |