| Show UNCLE SAM IS SLOW PAY ons on army onca had to ta wait 39 years year for small sum of cash if anyone any doubts that uncle sam often Is ono tardy in settling bis just debts datt au all they have to ilo do to illapel dapel that 11 fusion Is to ask aak brig gen harry R n anderson deison An U S A retired to whom the government has acknowledged that he be has hid corning coming to him toi foi some 39 30 years a small amount of gov eminent cash after many vars ears of putting uncle sam S m time anil and again through the third deg iee as lt it acre in the shape chape of a claim lii a connection with his old time army service the doughty general luc hue ceedee lately in extracting a full and cOm complete DetO confession from the tha comp corn roller of the treasury and law officer of the department depin ment whose word Is final that llin his bis contention was right that the government forthwith must turn over to him 10 40 10 he ought to have had long ions years ago fair minded people will think that uncle sam to do the handsome thing thine ought to ray pay the general interest on the conly he lias has not had the use of in this long period but your uncle samuel will do no such ruch thing lie he pays no Inte iet on such money as aa that hit and never has at fair interest the claim bould total more than help the amount involved is small gen anderson s cap la Is unique by rea on of iu lt age and the tact fact that some of the items figuring in it date bick back i as tar far as 1871 and are aie for ridiculous iy ay small sums ranging from 40 cents to the highest single item of 51 |
