The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-03

will raise point OIL ordsE IL 5.ss,i
10 the bills which have alreaay
passed the House, and no effort Will
10 made to have the House pass
them over, but Major Nicely has re-
introduced all the bills when
Mr.. paws had introduced for FIRST
district persons and will endeaVor y I
have them passed Among those
which he has introduced for the sec
ond time are bills providing Tor tne
payment of pensions to Rooer-
Campbell AMI William II. Shlpnl lS, n
of Wheeling; Walter Aozz' It S,.s
burg. lFIlib Workman, New Martins
Vile. Foster Rine, MoundsvilIe; ana
Edward H. Ominond, Cheter; pro
viding for the payment of a wal
claim to the heirs of z. @. TriInois'
S!Iarksburg. and to correct the MIL
thrv record of Samuel Harrison
Henry Foust, Moundsville: Henry
Il ills. BoothsyilIe; and James II.
McGill, Mounjsville.
The question OF whether the
United States government snAl,
handle coal exclusively in the cana
zone is one which will not make SO
rnI1xh adherence, after all, to Amer
can coal dealers Colonel Goetnals
governor of the Canal Zone. says
that American coal is far cheaper IN
panama than any other coal OF INK
o,1a Iity and so much lower that prac-
ideally no other coal can be sou
there whether the government re-
tains the exclusive right or no.:
Rri+is+ vessels, he says, will not USE
~, INF welsh coal, no matter what
the differenca in price, and If they
are prevented from getting 1t IN Pa
anna they will establish coating sea
lions in Jamaica and get their sup
TIies there One West Virginia
company, operating in the Poca-
4nontas field, has leased bins alons
the canal anddproposes to engage -
tepsWely in the coal business theIer
.h,+ n will not be able to do its own
loading and unloading, as tne rs 80
is reserved by thu government SO d
to retain absolute control of all tran
fc in the canal. 1T IS estimated thal
something like million tons year
will be required to supply the DE-
mand in tPanaIma when the canaI
opens and that practically all OF
that Will come from. West Virginia
the greater part of it from the Poca-
hontas field.
Congressman Nicely is of the opln-
ion that he has reached the climax
in the matter of letters making per-
sonal requests of congressman. q
member of the House is continually
besought for all kinds of PERSONAL as
sistance from the contribution OF
cash to the appointment of federai
officials. Among Major Neely mar
today were several letters asking for
money on different grounds, Dut Ins
onh which seemed to be unique was
Ehe request from a constituent who |
saia he was on his death bed ana |
would not be living when
the letter was received by Mr.. Neeiy J
h,1t would like a contribution of ten |
dollars to assist in buying his cotftT
Major Nicely has not heard OF TN
death of the man and is of the opin- |
ION the coffin will not he needed Tor |
4 while, so the sending of the cash I
Is not an immediate necessity.
l.. A. Montague has been appointe +
a stenographer and gauger in the m
ternaI revenue service at Parkers-
burg, under collector S. A. Hays.
John Smith, a Fairmont coiored (
man. has been appointed to a posi-
ton as attendant in one of the re-
firing rooms of the House of Repre-
He was appointed on
the recommendation of Congressman
NeeIy and has bgun his work. This
Is the first position Major Nicely has
had to give out since he assumed his
seat N Congress.
Applications for pensions or in
,reases in pensions have beeen filed
with the pension bureau by Con-
sressman Neely for Joseph Petit, o.
salem: Joseph P. Becke, OF Wheel
ng: Rachael E. Martin, of Monon-
Yah: ]. T.. Ritchey, OF Hancock
,ounty; Thomas NJ Grumbine, OF
lost Creek George Casseday, OIL
and Sigmund Routine
puck, of Clarksburg. z
An extension of rural route No. 3,
tut of Fairmont, to benefit thirteen
antilles, has been asked of the post
,ffice department by Congressman
leely. Major Nicely has taken up
WITH the postofice department. thet
natter OF establishing a postoftice at
yernen and a star route between
Iew Martinsville and Vernon The
natter is still under Amusement by l;
he department The people of Sin K
Gritty, who have asked through Con- I
FRESHMAN Nicely for the establish
uent of mail route between Pine
Iroye and Sincerity have withdrawn
heir request and Joined with the {
,eople of Burchheld asking for the
of postoffce at
surchlheld, and of a mail route be- {
ween Pine Grove and Burchdeld
which would also reach Sincerity &
Ma ,v,attar OF establishing a mail Z