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 75TH CONGRESS, IST SESSION-CHS. 363, 365, 366 -JUNE 17, IS, 1937 [CHAPTER 363] AN ACT For the relief of Edith Lewis White. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Edith Lewis White, of San Francisco, California, the sum of $1,012.50, being the amount of six months' gratuity pay due her on account of the death of her son, Edwin Dean White, Junior, late a second lieutenant, Air Corps Reserve, United States Army: Provided, That Edith Lewis White's dependency upon her son Edwin Dean White shall be established to the satisfaction of the Secretary of War: Provided further, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any con- tract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, June 17, 1937. [CHAPTER 365] AN ACT Awarding a Navy Cross to John W. Thomason and Robert Slover. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That John W. Thomason, Major, United States Marine Corps, and Robert Slover, gunnery sergeant, United States Marine Corps, be awarded, and each is hereby authorized to receive, a Navy Cross, to be prepared under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, for extraordinary heroism in the battle of Soissons on July 18, 1918, in destroying a machine- gun nest and capturing two machine guns. Approved, June 18, 1937. June 17, 1937 [S. 609] [Private, No. 164] Edith Lewis White. Payment to. Provisos. Dependency to be established. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. June I1, 1937 [S. 1112] [Private, No. 165] John W. Thomason and Robert Slover. Navy Cross award- ed to. [CHIAPTER 366] JOINT RESOLUTION Granting permission to George E. Ijamns, civilian employee of the Veterans' Ad- ministration, to accept and wear the decoration bestowed upon him by the Republic of France. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Aumrica in Congress assembled, That George E. Ijams, civilian employee of the Veterans' Administration, be author- ized to accept and wear the decoration of the Order of the French Legion of Honor (Chevalier), bestowed by the Republic of France, and the State Department is hereby authorized and permitted to deliver the above-mentioned decoration to the said George E. Ijams. Approved, June 18, 1937. June IS, 1937 [11. J. Res. 339]_ [Priv. Res., No. 2] George E. Ijams. Acceptance of deco- ration from France authorized. Delivery by De- partment of State. 997

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