The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-01

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S. still unable To receive hut q de
,lightfallg formal reception was Held
byther daaght ers. Previous TO the hos:s
Spftalities 81 the Afternoon Mrs. FredsS
ericit IL. Roberts entertained with a.
luncheon III honor Of Mrs! Lame and
Miss Harriet Lane, wi 20 and daughter
tof Sena tor Harry Lane, Of Oregon.
Mrs. Vim. g. Brown VA one of the;
ianali partN who We're guests Of Mrs.
Roberts. 4 S!,.r r I. N -;
10 be or not II; he dry is' the quess
ton that has beenE worrying Washing.
ton since tile venent has been start.
ed 10 vote theS District strictly non:
alcoholic. Not that the Capitol objects
to being ,tlry, but they do oh ject to be:
ing put in that class without any sign
or inclination on their own part. How
ever tho matt erj will ,prbablS 90 over!
for some time now. a subcommittee
iof the Senate Committee on judiciary
made o favorable report this week on
Senator Sheppard,s resolution SUBJ
uniting to the stat for ALLEGATION
an amendment to the Federal GonstI:
tuition for nation wide prohibition;
Senator Sheppard Is the one who has
so calamity led tho fight 10 vote the
District dry Senator Chiffon, Of.
West Virginia, Is. n member of the sub:
commit which passed on; the resolu.!
ton, but, even though tile full COM
mittee2 of tho Senate acts on tho mat
ter at this session, H. cannot he acted
upon IN tho Senate and therefore will,
licS with the expiration OF the Con-i
yresss at noon ont March Itli.. - Z X
Captain Guy Scott enteriaincdl infor..
mally Thursday at q dinner In COM.
plimentE to- the Solicitor General and
Mrs. John ". Davis Of West Virginia.
in the gre zen room OF; the New Willard
Mall messenger service has been or
Eiered established for Laynlet q, Wayne
county, as often sssrrHnirel effective.
Jan. 23rd.; q,
The Presidential nomination Of.
James u. Beatty us X posinlaster at
Manninstoh, w. Va, has been confirm.
ed by tho 'ostofficc Departrn lent.
Arthur i. HawkinB for, Plckaway,
w. Va. and osneyl w! YcasarS for Sil.i
yer Fiji have been pla cedE on K the list
commissioned fourth class postmfls.
ters. z z I.
The sannouncem ent hero of the death
Of Prof Louis Lindsay Disch Of Of the,
University Of Ttan sas. .Mlg Srecoiyedl
with deepest rrgrcti hytt those prominent
scientific circles tiit theS q government
work. men who had olloWea Prof,
Disc .s,!Worltl for years. aild reco gnised
his unusual. ability l'fnf.. ,Dische was
a native or West Virginia, hut Ills!
hieVements hive SenriGheiiL Iii State
of his; adoption Ilansas : as we'll as the
whole United s tai as. Ia q; wa + one tof
THE foremost a,lthoflti esanlh his special.
.tyto fszo0i and Il AZ enEe Iof. natural
hist Dry d. The col tiofit ofS large North
Ameri lean mamma Is WliichS he scontrfb.i
Islted to tile uniy ersity h with hich ME
vas connecled is cone d { Slargst
III the sworit.. ~ It wis oh tslfned during
20 sc entifiiai exne ditioaS from Mexico.
to- Alaska q Greenland nh ID the Arctic
regions: on one occasion he command:
"a an expedition that rescued 1sehry!
AT many different times; authorities,
yin the goHarnhne departments here
had $urgeds upon Prof ,Dych 9 The accet,t:
,ance Of y position in ashington where
ihe:woutl ihayeSa much larger field for
his work, But he refused these, rs he
had refused many other like invita-!
tons to- leave the University. OF Kan,
sas,eyens for scientific WORT in q more
spieuous field. n s. is;il1ls q I;
The House voted down d. motionsto
strike out The appropriation for seed
distribution. This ISL the same 8 old
tory, and the same. old spec ehess wefe
delivered against such a wanton waste
ofspuDiic money. The city congress-:
men did not want it, tile country con.