The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-04
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
FOR WEST VIRGINIANS
10y Charles Brooks smith,

Southern bankers think they are hav
ing more than their share OF troubles
these days. and. but for the activities
of their co-workers In the northern
fields OF finance, who. though finding
calls on their own resources, have
still been able to lend helping hand
would be in worse condition.
Not only cotton. but apples and cat
tie have exhausted the available funds
in the south. and have drawn heavily
on resources OF correspondents OF
southern bankers in assistance.
Washington is not a cotton center
in the sense that its bankers are
large carriers of cotton as collateral
for loans, but local banks have mater.
tally assisted in carrying cattle and
apples in nearby states. particularly
In Virginia and West Virginia.
The y-a-barrel-of-apples" move
ment has not met With the response
that the "bale-of-cotton" did: no ma.
tional assistance was offered the apple
raisers and they have had TO take
their loses and help themselves as
best they could. Usually when the
FIRST frost comes. or just before. the
wholesale apple buyer Is found wait.
ing at the orchard to make a bid for
AhN lnlt
year the apple buyer was conspicuous
by his absence for he could not make
his financial arrangements as he had
in former years.
The condition OF the money market
forced a cessation OF the buyers
activities and the apple growers, los
ing their usual market. were I'm a real
quandry. some helpless.
Il L..
ranch owners made arrangements
with their banks TO carry them and
they used cold storage facilities them
selves. and to such an extent that they
have made use OF a large percentage
OF banks funds in the states of West
Virginia. Maryland. Virginia and other
southern sections.
There is also a cattle problem with
the farmers and feeders OF Virginia
and West Virginia. Usually feeders
are purchased from the same interests
that acquire fat cattle This year the
sellers OF feeding cattle make their
contracts 10 purchase fat cattle De
cember LIST. nearly sixty days later
than usual. The cattle may be fatter.
owing 20 the heightened feeding. but
the bankers have had to carry them
also. in addition 10 the cotton apples.
The United States Commissioner OF
Education has called all specialists
In charge OF vocational training de-
partsments in State Universities and
normal schools TO a conference 10 be
held with the National Society for the
Promotion OF Industrial Education
which meets in Richmond. December
18th. Applications for copies of the
program TO be discussed az that time
should be addressed to W. T. Bowden,
united states Bureau OF Education,
Washington.
The postponed meeting Of the Yves;
virginia association, which was 10
have been held last week. will take
place Friday evening. November 9th
IN the Comstock Studios on New York
avenue. Hon. John W. Davis. Solicitor
General OF the Department OF Justice
VIII make the principal address and
Hon G. Burdette Hart. ex-Minister 10
Bogota, and Judge J. Wilmer Lattl.
mer. Of the Juvenile Court. will make
short addresses.
Frank Marapodi. convicted in the
United States court at Baltimore of
violating the federal white slave act
when he took Camille Martucci tbir.
teen years old 20 the mountains OF
West Virginia last July, was SEN
fenced 10 ten years in the federal
prison at Atlanta, Ca. the maximum
penalty Marapodi's arrest followed
long chase OF three weeks duration
through the counties Of eastern West
Virginia and attracted Considerable AZ.
tention at the time. as not only gov
ernment officials. but posses OF West
Nirginians we're engaged in the effort
TO capture him.
Tho sudden death OF R,sbon
Charles W. Smith. OF ST. Louis. which
occurred Saturday morning In this
city. cast gloom over the closing
sessions 81 the Methodist blshops who
have been in conference here for tho
past week. Memorial services FOR tho
beloved churchmen were held Sunday
afternoon ~ Foundry Methodist
church. In which ali the board OF
bishops participated. Bishop smith
was very well known 20 West viz
Finians, and only recently presided
over tho last conferences Of tho
church which wsq held a. Fairm0nt.
w va. In the reception rendered tho
nli-.op' on wednesday evening
Hshop smith stood next In the re-
ccivinr line 10 Bishop Fdwar,f
ilughce. n former West VirFinian. and
1eomed 10 know almost as many poo-
pc OF that stale aa Rlghop Hughes.
Many of those who greeted him here
nau known him Tor many years
through he connection with the Pitts
burgh Advocate
Tho star service between Hartridre
ana itckcns has been ordered discon-
tnued. effective Novembe i.
Mali MESSENGER service has been
ordered established for Lost Creek
Harrison county, as often a. % a. nee
ossary
Isaiah T. Baach has been commits
stoned as fourth class postmaster for
Kermit W. Va. The appointment or
Merle g. lands AZ fourth class post
master FOR Okonoh. w Va. which
vas q presidential one. has been ap-
proved BY the department
Knieter- what waste o. power IN
Horter-v Yes to fhIrk ~ urea su that
L"inN MERELY f0 wash nufn Few uatnra
View YORK sun.