The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-05
WASHINGTON NEWS GOSSIP

! and visiting high school pupils, and
1t is expected that the Easter Sunday
estimate win ind at least 10000 ressr-
| vattons at Washington hotels occupied
! by boy and girl tourists OF the coun-
] try. These high school parties come
every year. principally at this time.
I utilizing their Easter vacations for
| the opportunity OF finish or their
school courses with seeing the his
toric and politically and periodically
important sights about the nations
capitol.
! Another rather unique event of the
Easter week is the arrival OF "Cupid's
Special" which never fails TO arouse
interest from all who know its his
tory. "Cupid's Special" be it under
stood. is specially managed. per-
sonally conducted honeymoon special,
which has been brought TO Washing
ton for years. by Mrs. Gill, of Rich
mond, who, in spite OF the high cost
OF living, the tear of complications
arising from incompatibility of tenn
per. the prevalence of the divorce evil
and numerous other arguments which
are now urged against hastily rush
ing into domestic bliss. still believes
that the joys OF marriage are the
! heaven on earth. Every year Mrs.
/ Gill arrives with her duly persuaded
Joans and Johns, who are married
| here and spend blissful honeymoon
sight seeing. How long a honeymoon
depends largely on the size OF the roll
! OF green-backs which John" Is carry
ing. This year Mrs. Gill has notified
the railroad officials that she will
bring with her 20 couples, which is
going some for these times of fiuan-
/ cial unrest AS usual Mrs. Gill will
/ witness all the Hymeneal ceremonies,
! and. If she does not say it audibly,
she is probably repeating Shake
! speare's Look down. you gods. and
on this couple drop a blessed crown"
| Representatives OF the government
are now returning from the recent
J! conference OF the superintendent Of
national parks. held recently i'll
| Berkely. Cal. They all report an un-
usual interesting and satisfactory con-
! ference. Prof. A. ID. Hopkins. form
! erly OF ParkerSburg, was in attend
ance and made one or the addresses
at The meeting. AS a result of the
conference the interior department is
working out a comprehensive plan
for the development OF efficiency i'll
| the management OF the parks anu
for a campaign of eduaction which
| Will cause Americans to visit these
great Fairgrounds instead of goin.;
abroad. One OF the most beautiful OF
all the reservations, lies partly in
West Virginia, covering the border
| land OF irginia Wand West Virginia,
the Potomac reservation, and the re-
Gently acquired additional territory in
this section, was one OF the topics
discussed at the assemblage. Attend
| ing the conference were the superin-
tendents of the 10 national parks,
representatives of the railroads, men,
bers of congress from some OF the
western states. in which the western
reservations are located, and many
men interested in developing conces-
sions in these great parks. Although
the IA national reservations cover be-
tween 100000 and 100000 acres OF
land.
One year ago 1891 miners in the
eastern Ohio coal field left the mines
because the operators would not pay
them 40 cents ton for coal on the
run-of-mine basis. Very little work
has been done in the district since
that time, and leaders of the mine,
who have been in conference with
officials in Washington, say that the
end is not yet in sight. The Wheel
ing Board of Trade. some time ago
urged Congressman Francis, of Mar
tins Ferry, Ohio, to take UP the mat
ter with Secretary Wilson and the
president. but up to the present time,
with apparently few cheering results.
Secretary OF Labor Wilson sent to the
president this week recommends
tion that government conciliators be
sent to Ohio in an effort to bring
about an agreement between the strik-
ing miners and operators. Conditions
there are said to be extremely criti.
cal, and there is fear in Washington
that the warfare, which developed in
the Colorado strike will be repeated.
So far there has been little disorder
since the strike was inaugurated
At the White House It was said
that President Wilson would write
to the leaders of the miners and
representatives OF the operators, tell.
ing them OF the scheme of the govern.
ment to settle the trouble.
1t is understood here that a number
of the prominent business men of the
country will 60 to Huntington early
in April for a meeting of the promi.
nent coal operators of the state, which
will be held on the 18th OF the month.
The meeting will be a sequel to the
one held in Washington last week, in
! which plans for the extension of the
coal trade of the West Virginia mines
was exploited. The coal men in, at.
tendance at the session here in Wash
ington were: Colonel y. Taylor Win,
son. George Watson, w. D. Ord, Col
onel L. E. pserney, ]. ]. Tierney, ].
w. Dawson, Harry Comperton, Cap
tain r. R. Smith. John Lang, D. H.
Berger, A. II. Land, James Francis,
Walter Cunningham, Roy Cunning
ham. John T. Davis, George o. Jenk-
ms, Judge Christian, Dan Howard and,