The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-31
WEST VIRGINIA
TAKES PART IN
CAPITAL NEWS
Events of Washington, D. c.,
Are Reported by Telegram's
Correspondent There.


Monday that a motion will be made
by Capt. S. B. Avis, of Charleston, at
-torney for the state in the Leo We'll
case to dismiss the writ by which We'll
seeks to have the case transferred
from the state court in Kanawha coun-
.ty to the United States supreme court
That judicial body will not be in SEES
sion until next Monday, but Capt. Avis
did not know 1t until he arrived hero
and went to the court last Monday.
He found 1t not in session. He said
he had received no notification of the
Ncourt's adjournment, and the case was
iset\ for last Monday. However, he had
other state legal business to look after
here. The coal rate case will come UP
again before the Interstate Commerce
Commission Wednesday.
Besides being far-famed as always
and invariably standing with the
president" 1t matters not how often
NOR how many times that high official
changes front on public questions.
Senator ". Z. Chiffon is noted for CIV
ing pen knives to friends and circus
tickets to the Senate pages. A couple
of weeks ago the first big tent show
struck the capital and the senator
herded up the sixteen youngsters in
the Senate and gave them circus
party. This week another big show
came to town, and the senator gave
his second circus party to the sixteen
page boys. The circus season is still
young. and from the way it has start
ed both Senator Chiffon and his young
friends wouldn't be surprised il there
q phonnrnnnd1 M
this year. The boys are hoping so,
anyway.
The postofice department has been
requested by Congressman Nicely to
Issue an order to have the mail for the
postoffice at Wyatt handled by carrier
from shlnnston instead of by carrier
from Warrington. as now. He has
also made representations to the de-
n partment why additional clerk hire
should not be allowed the office at Hun
dred. He has also recommended to
the same department the appointment
kof Miss Jessie l.. Curran to be post
mistress at Webster, Taylor county.
To get a new mail route established,
(which will extend from Douglass in
calhoun county to Duck in Clay coun-
lty, Congressman Littlepage is making
A'strong representations to the postofice
department why this improvement in
the mail service should be made. He
Lis also trying to have the department
lescind its order to discontinue the
sppstofice at Derrydale, Fayette coun-
II; and has recommended to the same
department the appointment of Will
a m hn al Of
Elmo, Fayette county.
The pension bureau has notified
Congressman-at-large Sutherland that
a pension Of S12 month, with accrued
payments. has been allowed Hrs. Gran
vile Lanham. of Upshur county. and
the same kind of a pension-same
amount and ALTO Mrs. Delilah Wal
mooth, Of Noatsville. The claim of
Mrs. Melvina McDermott, of Madden,
is now under investigation.
A claim against the pension bureau,
presented by Congressman Nelly in
behalf Of Mrs. Elizabeth Bremen, Of
Wheeling, has been allowed. 1t is for
SIS.
Jesse A, Bloch, of Wheeling, is in
the city attending the first annual con-
vention Of the Tobacco Merchants
Association Of the United States. He
is one OF the executive officers of the
organization,
Roscoe Wright has been commits
sioned postmaster at Lawford, and
Meredith F. Waring at dorado, a new
Office in Logan county.
Charles CarmaN and s. W. Bowman,
Of Huntington, headed delegation of
real estate brokers' from Huntington,
who came here TO attend an auction
nale OF suburban lots Decoration day.
Miss Cordelia Basel. Of Clarksburg,
guest Of Solicitor General and
Mrs. John ". Davis. Miss Basel is
sister Of Mrs. Davis.
cOnsressHRp and Mrs. Edward