The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-11
Washington News

the preamble of this resolution, anu
whether ouch closing down was IN
pursuance of any agreement. ex-
pressed or implied, in restraint OF n
terstate commerce; and to report
the results of such investigation &C
cording to law and $4,000 is Or
dered to be appropriated to detray
the expenses of carrying out the ol-
rection of this resolution.
The resolution speaks in Startling
enough tones for itself. 1t IS alLo
gether out of the ordinary, even the
Oldest congressional attaches not be
ing able to recall anything like It
And vet it is in line with the declara-
+ion OF Secretary Redfield, speaking
for the administration, that manu-
facturers who close down tne4I
plants under suspicion of dong so
for political reasons, would be IN
vestigated by his bureau Ihe PRE-
sumption underlying this resolution
is that the FolIanSbee mills In Que1-
+ion were shut down shortly pr!Gr
10 the special election day, upon
which Congressraan Nicely was elect
al with the purpose in view OF IN
huencinG votes, particularly agalnse
him! That is neither stated ny MT
Nicely or in his resolution put tue
meaning is obvious.
+. II -
The term of Postmaster Allen r;
Mcdonald, OF Chester, expires apr
IL. A stiff fight, which is keeplns
Congressman Nicely busy and "ot-
RED. is being made for the place: u
personal and party character, ana n
the strength of their endorsements
thew stand about equal. Hence. MI.
Mealv's posftion> as arbiter, is all the
more trying and embarrassing.
congressman Nicely has secured i
the appointment as rural ms.a cal =
rier, at Camden, Lewis county,
Emory 3. White.
The House committee on pensions S',,,
TODAY favoraBly reported on
infroduced by Congressman Sutnet-
land granting a pension OF $50
north to John Wright, or BeIlns so
Mr. sutherland also INTRODUCED :,
Mill IL increase the pension OF ~
Roy Harnby, of Elk!ns. ne atso hs-
cIlrIafI a settlement of accounts pS
tween Ernest G. Smith, OF Allns-
dale. Lewis county, and the postonce
department. He has secured aaPenT
sion for w. Reynolds, of LuIDeE-
mort. and Henry Wertz, Of FAR
mont.
Lawrence NJ. Mccluer, recently o.
Martinsburg, and a son OF = uoee :.
,.i,-aS1, here and qualified at. the de-
rartnent of justice as specsah
Gent He succeeds to the place
M, vacant by. resignation OF, eA
Senator a. C. MeIntire. OF iBerAelSy
Snrfngs Mr.. McCluer VIII pc sta
toned at Chicago.
The senate sub-commlittee' W nasl
invas,t igated the strike of coal miners
~ -, T,ain+ and Cabin creeks. W. Va,
Ias reported to the Senate There is
absolutely nothing new or, ste start,
IN .+he report. 1t reviews condltlons
which prevailed and characleflzes
then as .deploraibIe," but makes no
recomm endations. Senator S"an
son. of Virginia. submitted the re
mort to the Senate. the repoTt, IS :.
summary and review OF conale l,J!
which prevailed during the Strike,
.,,d +r,ere is no part of which Is new
a.. particularly profitable at tnis
fine. now that the strike has lohS
since been settled.
Bids for carrying the mails from
lNcMechen via Sherrard to PleasanIs
valley, have been ordered aaVeItlsea
for.
Selected and valuable volumes to
l3be number of 320, were shipped To-
dav to the Otterbein Normal School
IN I1pshur county w! va, as q neu-
clus for library, BIZ the libra ria.
oes' Congress at. the direction OF Con
gresham Sutherland.
After weeks absence Congress
man. MOSS was IN his Office today
with the following as some OF the
important results of his days woF TX
invalid pension committee OF the
Honse reported on. the following
Moss bills favoraTbly: James =. FosT
s,'tts Pennt(boro. $50 month; j. :.
Hall, st. Mary's, $50 month; ~:
Ia. stanley, Hannah. $40 a month l5!,
4 Increased pensions granted to Wli=
Ian, NdCuilum, Leon; w. n. Wood.
1SIara; wesley Mills, Leroy; Wtiaanf
| Jordan, Toppin's Grove; L. y.
lrEright, Ripley; and Samuel CumbsF-
Hedge, Wilbur.
IA committee of public spirited cit
Azens from Williamson and vicinity
interested in the Improvement oil tns
,.t,s.,4 "a nNTN by