The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-29

derson, Of Miiistone, for an Increase
OF pension.
Nh. and Mrs. Frank Outright, OF
Glarksburg, are visitors In the capt.
Joseph E. Webb, Of Bolivar, W. Va,
came to Washington yesterday and
enlisted in the District guard. He was
sent to Camp ordway, Va, where the
local troops have been getting in shape
for a lohg.expected trip to the Mexi-
can border.
The President has signed the spe-
cial pension bills, which were origin
ally introduced in the House by Con.
gresham Littlepage and which are
now laws, In behalf OF the following
persons:
George Schultz, OF Spring Hill, Ka-
nawha county, $50 month; Martha J..
Hovey, formerly OF st. Adams, $50 a
month; Gus Bern, OF Warrington, SIT
month; Lena Grissee, OF Charleston,
S12 a month and 50 a month for each
OF her minor children. Through the
Pension Bureau, an increase for John
w. Lanham, Of Charleston, and &C.
cruded pension from last January.
William Simmons, of Hinton. came
to the city to enlist Mr.. Littlepage's in.
fluence in getting his son, w. ]. b.
Simmons, discharged from the army.
The soldier is now with the coast ar.
tillery In Massachusetts. Mr.. Little
page, accompanied by the elder Sim.
mons, called on the adjutant general
at the War department and laid the
case before him. While no decision
has been announced, the discharge OF
the soldier Is expected.
Mr.. Littlepage's bill to authorize a
release Of strip Of government land
at Lock No. 6 on the Kanawha river, to
the Charleston & Dunbar Traction Co.,
has passed the House. Senator Chill.
ton introduced and had passed the
same bill In the upper branch, but as
the bills stand now the amounts for
rental to be paid the government diff.
fer by $25. The Senate is expected to
pass the bill this week as 1t came from
the House.
By personal plea made to a con.
ference committee, Congressman Lit.
tlepage saved the bill which provides
for pension of $50 month for Rob.
ert Hedrick, blind soldier who re.
sides In Charleston. The conferees
had decided to strike 1t out, the eyi.
dence In support of Hedrick's claim
not being of the best. 1t was only the
personal appeal which Mr.. Littlepage
made to the conferees which prevent
ed the unfavorable action on the bill
standing.
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Only by the efficient follow.up sys-
tenn which E. Fl. McDermott, Senator
Cons alert and experienced secretary
uses, was special pension bill aimed
to benefit G. w. Dawson. a veteran sol.
der OF Clarksburg, was saved in the
house. 1t was introduced in the Sen.
ate by Senator Goff, who saw to 1t tina.
1t passed that body. In the House,
notwithstanding 1t had been introduc.
ed last January by majority party
member OF that body from West Viz.
ginia, it was stricken out. Secretary
McDermott, who handles the House
business Of his office as directly and
as competently as he does the Senate
end, pulled the wires which saved to
Dawson nice monthly pension which
the evidence in support Of his claim
shows that he deserved. Mr.. Dawson.
who came to Washington In person to
see about the bill, expressed himself
as very gateful to both Senator Cor
and his competent and accommodates
secretary.
The President has signed bill, in.
troduced by Congressman Sutherland,
which gives pension Of S12 month
to r. Roy Handy, of Elkins, W. Va.
The President has sent to the Sen.
ate the name of Norman Randolph
Price, OF West Virginia, appointed
First Lieutnent In the Medical Reserve
Corps. U. S. A.
Mrs. Leona NJ. Bonar has been an.
pointed postmistress at Murraysyille,
jackson county, succeeding Eva G.
Wallace, resigned.
Commissions have been mailed to
the following fourth class postmasters:
Ethel Cook at Roxallia; Crockett D.
Morgan, of Fanny; Ebenezer o. Nor
ris, OF Standard, and Bert Shannon, OF
Stark.
The postoffice at Monarch, Kanawha
county, has been discontinued; also
Wildell, Pocahontas county.
Congressman Sutherland has sent
sharp note of inquiry to the post.
office department to ascertain why w,
A. CARROTS appointment as postmas.
ter at Ottawa, W. Va, Is withheld. His
average leads the list.
TAYLOR BUILDS BRIDGES
GRAFTON, Aug. 20. Contracts
have been let by the Taylor county
court for three bridges, one over Lost
Run at Poe's Mills, one at Gawthrop,
and one over Wickwire Creek at vii.
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