Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-12-09 | Page 32 | Pensioners in U. S. Decrease

PENSIONERS IN I IU 1 us U S DECREASE But Money MOlley Paid Out Outto Outto to Them Is Increased WASHL WASHINGTON Dec bee 8 S pl- pl OCT t- t With Ith te fewer fener er pensioners on the government rolls than in 1922 expenditures increased inci eased d last year ear the Pension Bur Bureau Burrau all an- an announced an announced flounced today in Its annual repol t The increase was nas ascribed to changes in the rates and method of pa ment The number of ot pensioners on the rol roll roil June 30 1923 was as against on June 30 1922 1022 Of the pensioners on ott the roll roil weel Civil War ar Civil CHII War ar widows Spanish War ar veterans and Spanish widows There are et on the pension roll 49 soldiers soldiers of ot the tho Mexican War ar antI and 40 widows Idos whose husbands served sery- sery served ed in the War Yar of 1813 1812 By classes there thero were nerd re on the pension pen roll at the close of ot the fiscal lear bear ear soldiers widows s 2333 minor children helpless children de- de dependent dependentS de dependents pendent of or soldiers and 81 fe- fe female fe female male Amry nurses During the Year ear Civil War Var veterans died as against 25 in the perilous year vear and widows as against On July 1 I 1922 1933 there nero ere pending pension claims claim or of all classes New Non claims number number- numberIng numbering ing big were ere filed during the icar and were nero dis disposed posed of ot leaving lea claims pendIng on June 30 1 1123 qS Of the disposed of ot during the year Ii were sero Civil War SEr ser- ser service vice ice Ice and 69 85 on service in the War Var with Ith Spain The total dl- dl dis disbursement to pensioners under Ue the Uel l pensIon 5 stem which practically dates back to 1790 have hate been to the close of ot this fiscal sear ear 6 Of which have been bem paid out on account of the Civil War Vat and on ac account of ot the War Tar ar with tin Spain The lo loss to the me pension roll of ct CI II War Var or soldier pensioners was 34 24 and of ot Civil War widow dow pensioners 8 These Theoe lo losses se were largely offset b bi a a gain of ot tp o the Spanish War soldier roll and anda a gain of ot 4 to the Spanish War ar Ido ii roll Othet chan changes ps made the net reduction of pen pen- pensioners pen pensioners stoners 1260 The average annual annulli value ot of f a pension of ot all classes Is 92 The average annual value of ot a pen pension slon sion paid to a soldier of ot the CIvil War Is of ot the War nith pen Spain of ot the War ar with 9 1 Mex Me- Mexico ico leo of ot the Indian Wars Ware I and for tor disability of service origin In he tho l ie regular establishment I The average annual p pension paid I to a widow of a C Civil CI I War ar 18 Is of a Spanish War veteran I i of a 1 Mexican War ar of ot an Indian War Var and by rell reason on of death of soldier husband Injury or 01 disease of or origin in 10 the regular establishment 21 Pensions i vary arY arr front from 2 3 per pr month to 67 per month the largest being paid under special actor act of or Congress to the widow of Pre Roose cit