The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-27
Washington NEWS GOSSIP
(By Charles grool;s smitI,,


(By Charles Brooks Smith,
WASHINGTON. D. g., Jan. 27.-
They have recommended Thomas u.
Hodges for POSTMASTER at Morgan
town. Mr.. Hodges WIN, no doubt be-
appointed by the President and he
viii no doubt be confirmed by the,
senate; This lis a very happy solu.
ton OF one of the many problems; that
la candidate for governor at this time
is called on TO solve. The candidate
for governor referred to is Congress.
mani w. G. Brown, Of the Second dis
trict There issnos question about Mr..
Browns candidacy for the guberna.
toria1 nomination. He Is after 1T
heayy.set. One OF the most serious:
minded competitors that he thought
he had to contend with, was the gem
tleman who recently locked horna
with Howard Sutherland for the posi-.
ition Sof congressman. at i arge. He
failed Of success in that political sad:
venture. And now we find him re.
ceiving a reward for the unsuccess.
ful campaign efforts that he. put forth.
1t was the common understanding
here. among men who! know politics,
that Mr.. Hodges was induced to be.
come candidate for Congressman.
at.large with the understanding that
he would receive, in the event Of his
defeat, a position appointiye by the
President Of the United States. There
Is every good reason to believe that
Professor Hodges so understood this
matter. He was to run for an office
and II he were not elected he was TO
receive an appointment commensur-
ate in dignity and emoluments with
that which he relinquished us presis
dent Of West Virginia University to
make the race. Ia
The appointment Of Prof. Hodges,
and his acceptance TO the same.
which is understood, illustrates how
easily these profound political plans
may be suddenly changed. PROF..
Hodges-once member of the state
board OF control, president of the
state university, candidate for con:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS postmaster
OF his "humr.town, Morgantown-
$4,000 per year!
Congressman Moss today intro.
duced a bill to increase the pension OF
A. IT. Kreps, Of Petersburg, to s75
a month. He received letter from
the post office department refusing
to establish a star route from Penns:
boro to Josephs Mills.
George M. Warner, Of Calrksburs,
S36 a month, were the principal fea-
lures in a bill introduced by Con:
gresham Nicely today.
Congressman Sutherland was nots.
fed this week by the post office de-
partment, that after investigation.
they declined to. establish a rural
route from Sage. ". Va, which was
petitioned for by A. L. Wilfond, OF
Ivanhoe,. and others.
Harry a. Garrison, surgeon in the
United States navy attested to the
"Maryland," writes Congressman
Nicely from Hazatlen, Mexico. Dr..
Garrison gives q very graphic and
informal description OF the conditions
in Mexico SO far as he is able to OBJ
serve them. He expressed the great
est compassion and sympathy for the
common Mexican people. DR.. Garri-
son is a graduate &of the University
OF West Virginia, the Army and Navy
college in Washington. and the Uni:
,versity OF Virginia. He is a SON OF
ex.Sheriff Simon Garrison, OF Monon...
gala county. He has been several
times around the world and conse;
auently is a man of keen powers OF
observation as well as collegiate ex-
pericnce.
The pension bureau notifies Con.
gresham Sutherland that 1t has the
claim Of Henry O. linn, of Oxford,
w. Va, up before 1t for consideration
for final settlement.
Professor r. c. Green. Of Charles.
ton, who is the head OF the Depart
ment OF Archives, recently wrote
Congressman Sutherland requesting
ing that he ascertain for him the
height Of the ten highest dams in the
United States. Mr.. Sutherland went
to the engineering department OF the
government and secured the desired
information. An interesting fact de-
evloped in that. namely that the high.
est dam constructed under the super
vision Of the United States govern.
ment, on navigable rivers, is that on
the Cheat river near the Pennsyl-
vania.West Virginia line. which is So
feet high, and the next highest is on
the Missouri river which Is 81 feet;
on non.navigabie rivers, the highest
dam is 200 feet and the lowest Il
feet. None OF these are in, or any.
where near West Virginia.
Emory E. Smith has been recon.
mended for appointment as rural mail
carrier at Proctor by Congressman
Nicely. Major Nicely has taken up
with the postotfice department the