Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1889 — How Tanner Hakes the Honey Fly. [ARTICLE]

How Tanner Hakes the Honey Fly.

Some astonishing figures hare come to light in the matter of increased and rerated pensions, says a Washington special. It appears that during the month of August Commissioner Tanner has paid out $75,000 in seventeen rerated cases. Riclfard Whiting, of St. Louis, received the largest amount, $12,251.59. Hiram Smith, Deputy Commissioner of Pensions, has himself been rerated, and pockets $6,035.72. Cardenio Bruce, of Kansas, gets $6,341.72. John S. Fay receives $6,341.85. Henry Funking shares in the amount to the tune of $5,231.05. Tanner bases this distribution upon the recent decision of Assistant Secretary Chandler in the case of Henry Schmidt, in which it was ruled that a man might be pensioned ir.\ double disability.