Show I r a D iI rf1Th qr H Vi7t rtiJoiZX1 z r PfNSIO JS Points for Soldiers and Sailors and Their Heirs 111 1J ° 1frurmi311 G tCop right IOO by 1 U h Jouot Information for soldiers and Bnltnis mid tlirlr liclrH who rue InvUoil to rnnKn use of thin column for such Information nt they desire iclatlvc1 to ponslon trmtteru Letters HtatlriK full nnmi mill nililrrsn of wrIters Hltmtlil ho mlilrcMicil to C 12 Jones VYAKliliiKlon n C In ripljlni thereto only thn Inltluls of coircspomlonu wilt bo quoted Detroit lIch QueryMy mother has not lived with my father for n number of years owing to the fact of his desertion We have heard Incidentally that ho has procured a divorce from her He had no grounds for a divorce as ho do sorted my mother without cause Ho Is now living In another state and drawing a pension of 55 per month My mother wants to apply for onehalf of his pension She Is In poor circumstances circum-stances und In feeble health What should sho do about Uio mutter Mrs Margaret L MeD Answer It he divorce was granted your father tho soldier pensioner your mother Is not now his legal wife and therefore cannot got onehalf of his pension under tho provisions of the act of March 3 1S99 If It can bo i shown that tho divorce was illegally obtained and Is set aside by tho court I your mothers rights as tho wife of tho soldier would bo restored and she could then apply for onehalf of his pension under tho act of March 3 I 1S90 and obtain the same if she could show to tho satisfaction of the commissioner com-missioner of pensions that oho was tho legal wife of said pensioner a woman of good moral character and In necessitous circumstances I i City C V A Query Please advise mo through your pension column Whether a widow Is entitled to a pension under tho following fol-lowing circumstances Tho woman Is tho widow of a union officer mustered out of the service with tho rank of brigadier general after the close of tho war A bill was presented to congress con-gress in her behalf for a pension of 50 per month but she married again an exconfederate officer who has since died Her first husband had a fine military record but never applied for a petition although deserving one Is tho widow pensionable under existing laws If so how can she secure a pension pen-sion on account of tho service of said first husbandJ r C Answer The widow referred to would be entitled to pension under tho general law on account of tho service I of her first husband tho union officer from the date of his death to tho dale of her remarriage to the oxconfed crate officer provided she can show that ho died frum disability duo to service ser-vice and lino of duty Dayton O QueryWhat is tho highest rate of pension a soldier can gqt for tho loss of foot duo to railroad accident The soldier served In the regular army and was discharged out west and was returning to his homo when tho accident acci-dent by which ho lost hIs right foot occurred Ho Is now C3 years of ago Is ho also entitled to pension under the age aetlJnmes T S AnswerIt will not be possible for the soldier to whom you refer to obtain ob-tain pension through tho pension bureau bu-reau for tho loss of right foot as he cannot show tliat It was due to service serv-ice and line of duty the loss of said foot resulting from an accident subsequent sub-sequent to his discharge from the service Ho would bo entitled to 12 per month pension at his age under tho act of February G 1907 If ho served 90 days In the civil war and received an honorable discharge there from City Query Please Inform mo through your pension column what rate of pen slon the widow of John Early the leper would receive In case of his death John K D Answer Tho widow of John Early would bo entitled to 12 per month pension as the widow of a prlvato soldier and two dollars additional for each child under 1C years of ago from tho date of his death provided his death Is due to service und line of duty |