The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-14

Congressman Littlepage has taken
upSwith the War Department the mat
ter Of securing q commission In tho
United States Engineer corps for Will
liam Lohmeyer, Jr., OF Charleston.
Young Lohmeyer graduated last
month firm v. NJ. IL with all enviable
standing in his class, carrying off
nearly all the highest honors.
Richard Sutherland, the son Of Con-
gressman Howard Sutherland. who
graduated last month from Yale Is one
OF the recruits OF the Yale batteries
and % member Of one Of the few uni.
yersity battalion In the country en-
rolled in the Federal Service and the
National Guard. The Yale battery mas
b strength of 547 men: Is supplied
with guns, caissons and other equin.
ment and has been made member OF
the Tenth Militia Field artillery. The
equipment issued to the batteries TO
date by the government hns reached
q ;yaluationI of $4,000. Edward Coop
err q this years graduate of Culver,
S. also "a member Of the artillery troop
OF that college, but so far the Cuver
Organization has not been called out.
These university battalions will be.
come part OF the regular Federal serv.
fee and IL Is said that the young men
forming them have shown a surpris.
ing grasp Of the fundamentals of mil
itaryS training. The Yale battery has
been ordered to Toybyanna, Pa, for
training.
Congressman Littlaoa "a has Intro.
.duced IN the House special pension
bills providing pensions OF $1,000 q
month for Gilbert Scarborough Of Char.
lesion, and John Walton, also OF Char
lesion.
The following fourthclass pcstmns
tiers have been sent their coalmls.
sions: William H. McGinnis. Jr., for
Shelton; Carl F. Martin, Ellamore;
Martin l.. Carr, Sully; Arthur L.
Mitchell, Repass; Commissions for
presided idential appointment has been
sent to Richard G. Copper OF Farming.
ton and James J. Dunn, OF Rowles.
burg. Ernest c. Calhoun has been ap.
pointed postmaster at Corner, Grant
county, for til new office there, Her.
Sey a. .Coliawn for the Office at
Boone, Fsyette county, to succeed
Stephen Tully resigned; Carl F. Tur-
ley for the office at Woodville, Lincoln
county, to succeed W. II. Turley, re.
signed; the office at White Pine, Gil
mery county, has been ordered discon-
tinued, the mail hereafter to go to
Grantsyille.
Congressman Nicely has introduced in
the House a bill granting an increase
IN pension to Andrew J. Gaskins, of
Monongah, W. Va, to $4,000 per month.
He has also taken up with the Pen.
sion Bureau the claims Of Samuel
Mickey. OF Wolf Run; Benjamin AL
pin, of Roney's Point, and George
Linn, of Grafton.
ASmarriage license was issued here
this week to Daniel E. Harper and
Mary N. Spriggs WEIGH, W. Va.
Carlisle Needham, Of this city, for.
merly6 city passenger agent of the
Norfolk and Western, has been pro.
NOTED to general passenger agent fol
that road. Mr.. Needham, In his new
post. will have general supervision ov.
er the lines OF the N. Il W. including
sections in West Virginia, Virginia
and Maryland.
Congressman Sutherland visited the
War Department today Is behalf Of
Warren C. Bailey who, in the event Of
q call for volunteers, desired u com.
mission as first lieutenant in the sig.
nal corps. He Is now in chat branch
of the service but is non.commis.
stoned officer. Bailey has servea
fourteen years in the army, number
oflyears of that time being In the Phil.
ippines, Cuba, Hawaii. and recently
acrosa the Mexican border. His home
Is In Parkersburg.
While at the department Mr.. Suth.
erland started a tracer In an effort to
locate for w. P. Vincent, of Parkers.
burg, q brother, Fred Vincent by name,
who enlisted in the army in 1913 and
hasn't been heard from for oysr a
year.
Congressman Littlepage has re.
quested the War Department to fur.
nish Meredith Landres, OF Charleston.
o deuplicate copy of his army dis.
charge papers which, the soldier says,
was destroyed by Are. Mr.. Lltllepage
has also recommended to the officials
at the same department the aporint.
ment OF Dr.. James P. Kerby as mem.
her o. the rleolt al c,rps OF the army.
II. @. 1,ui!ng has been APP ,inted q
rural mail carrier at Gorman!a. Graft
county, and l., G. Teets postmaster at
Cranes si,ls, Preston county, Those
appointment were made upon the rec.
ommendation Of Congressman George
M. Bowers. In the case Of Teets, an
interesting story,was brought to light.
Over q year ago Teets, who was mer.
chant, sold his store to a man named
Albright and when he transferred tho
core, he also transferred the post OF.
Ase, but We government never knew
Of any change until. a few weeks ago,
.Ree.a sheught back the store from Al.