The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-24
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WASHINGTON, May 24.-First. As
sistant Postmaster General ID. 20. Roper
has notified. Congressman Sutherland
that an investigation has been ordered
Of the charge he preferred against n.
w. Kight, sssistant, postmaster at
Parkersburg. The charge is that Right
used his ofIlclaitiauthorityi to. induce "a
letter carrier. Charles Anderson, K to
endorse a. note. which poteewept to
protest and Anderson had to pay, and
that Right also proposed to see toi;tt
that another carrfere Cook Devol, got
a raise In salary II hei endorsed for,
Right which offer, 1t is, alleged, Deyol
declined to accept. sItis Congressman
Sutherlands Information. from srAdr.
Roper that the Investigation will be
started at once. 8ev sT.ts, 4pr NJ -
A bill To grant an increased pension
to George W..Hall, of Clarks burg, was
introduced in the. House Monday by
Congressman Nicely. The . amount
namedsis $50 a9month. Major Nicely
also fled o petition, signed by E..g ].
Snyder and others, with the postoffice
department, requesting city delivery
in one Of the suburbs Of Fairmont. He
also deposited 4 draft with the state
departments be semitic the consul. at
Beirut. Syria. to. NJ. 8, Mickhii ut Belt
Marry, Mount Lebanon, father Of
George NJ Saabi, q merchant at Wal
lace, w. Va str.g i, "a
The House committee on rivers and
harbors has finally reported to, the
House, with recommendation that It
be passed, Congressman Litflebagc's
bill authorizing the war department to
MAXI a new lease with the Charleston
and Dunbar Traction Company, for the
right OF way, which that, company is
now using through the1 ignyernments
property at Lock on the Kanawha
river. u s,s,n
Congressman Sutherland has va
cancy at Annapolis Il and Invites any
West Virginia boys who have an am
bition to enter the naval academy and
arc Of the proper age and have the
proper educational fcundationsto un-
dertake the rigid test, to write him.
Mr. Sutherland has rtakam up with the
pension bureau tho application Of Ira
Dillon. of Milton, Spanish war SOL
der, to be restored to- the pension
rolls, Mr.. Sutherland Is also trying to
get q discharge from the marine CORDS
for u O! Kisnery Of Ellrins; who issnow
stationed at Port Royals. O. He has
also had a shipment Of fish sent to
Richard O. Welchs Of Keyser, with
which to stock the STRAINS in.znd mar
that -tuwn-s X. .,,f IA i. ~ 49, an;
A presidential postmaster's commits
sion has beani sent to NJ u. Walker iat
Bramwell;;ta fourth class icommisL
sicns to Logan II. Thompson, Mount
Gay Gate Chain) (; Ida II. Woods, Iew-
iston; Cora A Dillon, Prestunia: and
Andrew ]. Finley, Roy.
Ex-senator G. ]. FauIkner has besn
entertaining at his home in Martins-
burg the following prominent business
men OF Wa117ngauu. W z. Rnhanxun.
Frznk, Snttnns and ]. 81. Bfaratsnstnan.
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Congressman George M. Bowers has
his ONCE IN the House once building
open. It 70 No. 132 and Il in charge
ot''his SOM Stephen Bowers, who swili
act; as his saftiierss aeecretary for 4
whiiea Tho stenosrapher,iss,M Miss XII.
mel, of Af2rtfnsburk who has been ii
the emplby Of Col Bowers for some
times In connection with his banking
business IN his home town ~ y,rk nj,