West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-03-19

sc's Pciooho W NC pOobinaSttfo, HI on the
recommendation OF Mr.. Brown. Those
nominated were: Benjamin l.. Brown at
Kingwood, TO succeed III. s. whetsell;
removed; William G.. Keyes at Pbilippi,
to succeed William A. Mason, whose
term has expired; William L. Reinhart
at Shepherdsiown, 10 succeed Harry +
Monday, term expired; and Burton b.
Rohrbaugh at Belington, 10 succeed j.
w. Criss, term expired. In addition to
these nominations and one confirmation,
Mr.. Brown has settled two more post
Office matters 10y recommending ]. Frank
Thompson, postmaster at Martinsburg TO
succeed +. G. Henshaw, whose term has
expired; and DIR. b. +. Scott at Terra
Alta, to succeed w. T. White, resigned.
A delegation from Elkins is expected
here some day next week TO appear be-
fore the House Judiciary committee in
support OF Congressman Browns bill to
provide for holding term OF the U. s.
district court there. A hearing will be
accorded them some day next week.
Congressman Brown is in the midst OF
his annual seed distribution throughout
his district and has an extra clerical force
engaged in sending out vegetable and
flower seeds. Second district persons
who may desire seeds should address him
at Washington and make known their
wants before the seeds are all sent out.
In spite of a former determination not
to do so, the Post Office Department, at
the urgent solicitation of Mr.. Brown has
decided to establish post office at Burke,
Preston county.
Congressman Brown has obtained pen.
sions through the pension bureau for
John &. Plum, TOWNSVILLE; Edward NJ.
Costello, Reedsville; and Harry Caring,
Clarksburg.
Favorable report has been made by
the committee on invalid pensions on
bills for John Bean, William Knisell and
Josiah Summers.
Considerable interest was aroused
throughout the northern part OF the State
by the presentation to President Wilson
OF the charges against Judge Aston G.
Dayton by representatives of organized
labor from Wheeling. The delegation
remained in Washington for several
days while the President was confined to
his room by cold, and finally got an
audience with him. At this meeting the
charges were presented and the President
remarked that he would refer them
through the proper channels. The
charges in substance are that Judge Day
ton is 80 prejudiced against labor that
he can not be fair in his judicial treat
ment of cases involving union labor or
carnations or their members. One
charge is that This decisions, comments
and attitude generally prove him consti-
tutionally incapacitated by prejudice
from acting as judge, a position which
demands in an unusual degree the quail
ties OF fairness, sympathy and reasoning"
His removal from the federal bench was
asked on the charges presented, and
petitions for his removal were presented
to the President signed by nearly 10000
persons. Unless specific instances are
called to the attention of the House COM
mittee on the judiciary, which would be
the first body to consider the matter,
there seems little probability that the
matter will ever go any further.
Congressman Brown has been notified
that the pension, asked by him, has been
granted to Mrs. Margaret Smith, of In
dependence.
Both Congressman Brown and Nicely
voted for the bill providing for the govern
ment railroad in Alaska. Not a Republi-
can member OF Congress from West Vir-
ginia was present when the vote was
| taken on the bill.
Nat I. Frame, of the Agricultural Col
lege, at Morgantown, and James II.
Stewart formerly with the same institu-
ton, but now in agricultural work
for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, were
in conference with Congressman Brown
within the last few days in regard to
farm demonstration work in Preston
county, to be undertaken by the State
and federal governments jointly. 1t Is
believed the work can be arranged. The
work will not be confined to Preston
county, but will benefit the surrounding
counties as well.
The civil service commission has mott
fed Congressman Brown of the cxami-
nation coon to be held for the selection
OF eligibles for the rural free delivery
service out of Bunker Hill, Berkeley
county. Another examination will also
be held to obtain rural carriers on the
two new routes TO be established out of
Terra Alta. The dates Of these exsmina-
tions have not been made public here but
Will be advertised in the counties where
the examinations are to be held. Il is
understood they will be held within a
a short time, however.
Through the efforts of Congressman
Brown, an order has been issued by the
Post-Ofiice Department for the reestablish-
ment Of the discontinued post Office at
Shater, Tucker county. The Office il to
be opened in few days with Emerson
r. Ferier AZ postmaster.
The postmaster at Headsville. Ran
dolph county, has resigned and AZ the
office comes within the class 10 be filed
on the recommendation Of post-ofice
inspector. An Inspector has been detail
ed TO investigate and report who should
be appointed there to FIJI the vacancy.
a bill providing for the payment Of .
pension to w. G Shafer, Of Cuzzart Pres
ton county. haa heen inirndncnd hu