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Show J11S ITEMS TO 1! CLAIM AGENTS Utah Indian War Fighters Addressed by Senator Reed Smoot. Vor tlie purpose of discussing the Indian In-dian War Vetera ns' pensions, Senator Rped Smoot called a meeting at the Bishops building yesterday and explained at length the provisions of the bill which he and Congressman Joseph Howell caused to be parsed at the last session of congress. con-gress. Mr. Smoot fuM that the bill applied to various Ir-d'rtn wars, but more particularly to tb-se lakincr part in campaigns in the Black Hawk Indian war from f to iST, inr-insiN-e. The senator wanted the vet -ernns not to trust any claim agents and that the employment of an attorney to f-niipr-t i heir pensions was unnecessary. Mr. Smoot told them that he personally would supply priper data and methods fnr a-pl vlng for a pension if applicants would write to him. A committee was named to investigate the whereabouts of the muster rolls and wilt report on April 5. ""solution was adopted as follows: The Indian War Veterans of Utah resolve that we sustain Wood row Wilson, Wil-son, president of the United States, and the congress of the United States, in their efforts to maintain the honor end dinitv and welfare of our great count ry, the republic of the United I States. The audience enng "America" and a prayer was offered by William Turner, , chaplain of Salt Lake post. Seymour B. 1 Yntins', commander of Salt Lake post, was oha irma n of the meeting and George C. Lamheit, adjutant of t he post, was secret sec-ret p ry. Senator Smoot was given a vote of t hanks fur having worked on behalf of the veterans and those dependent on them. |