The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-06
Of washington, D. c.,
Are Reported by kilograms
Correspondent There.

ESPECIAL TO THE IEttdsAni
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Claim-
ing a one-ffth Interest In more than
10000 acres on the crest Of the APP
mountains In Pendleton
county, w. Va, recently purchased
BY the United States for use in the
creating Of a national forest in the
east for the protection Of headwa-
tiers Of streams, John q. Roller, OF
Virginia, today filed suit in the dis
trict supreme court to enjoin Will
liam G. McAdoo, secretary OF the
treasury, and David F. Houston, sec
rotary OF agriculture, from paying
$139,939.3S to Mary H. Murray, who
the deed to to the govern
ment.
The petitioner also asks that M.
H. Murray be enjoined from receiv-
ing the purchase money and that 1t
be paid instead to q receiver ap-
pointed by the court who shall dis
pose Of 1t under orders Of the court.
The court is finally asked to de-
cree that the plaintiff shall receive
that portion Of the fund to which his
alleged one-1fth interest entities
him.
Roller bases his claim on a deed
made to him by the former owner
OF the land in 1875 and says that
all the defndants knew Of this claim.
He is, represented by Attorney r.
Hilton Jackson, Of this city.
There are twelve native born Mis-
sourians representing other states in
Congress and there is to be a reunion
of the distinguished dozen around the
festal board on the evening OF Lin
birthday, February IL. under
the auspices of the Missouri Society
of Washington. One Of the twelve
is Congressman-at-large Howard
Sutherland who, as soon as he grew
up old enough to realize that a mis-
take had ben made by his parents
in selecting the place OF his advent,
hit out across country for West Vir-
ginia, having learned that it was a
good state for a young fellow to grow
up with and hold Office In. Mr.. Suth-
Is expected to politely intimate
something Of the kind when he is
on to speak to the b%anqueters
from the show me commonwealth.
Unless the president specifically
orders it the war department. will
not devote any of Its emergency
funds for relief OF the 5000 home
less flood sufferers in tho Mississippi
The department today explained to
Senator James that the law forbids
use Of its funds for such purposes.
Lending of tents also Is forbidden,
except to veterans OF the Civil war.
Secretary Of War Breckln-
ridge said the funds had been used
previously only in instances OF ma
disaster, such as the Ohio
floods, and only after action by the
president when Congress had agreed
10 reimburse the department.
At the request OF relatives in
Representative Nicely had
the state department try to locate
Mrs. Agguea T. Mokenna, and the
department was successful in Its
quest. The woman is at Beirut,
Syria, is we'll, but unable to leave
the country on account Of the mill
tary regulations. The department
has acceded to the request of her
relatives to transmit funds to her,
,tluplating, however, that the amount
shall not be in excess Of $500.
The fashionable folks at the big
'Greenbrier" at White Sulphur
Springs will, after March 1, enjoy
The c%onveniences of a postofice con-
yeniently located, and fully equipped
the roof Of their hotel. After
The elapse Of considerable time and
after much negotiation, the post
office department reluctantly came
to Congressman Littlepage's
petition for this branch Office, and
has entered an order that 1t shall
be open and ready for business the
first Of next month.
A bill to grant an increase in PEN
sion to Mrs. Mary Jane Lee, Of Holly
Grove, has been introduced in the
House by Congressman Sutherland.
Mrs. a. D. Hopkins was hostess
at a matinee bridge given
Mt her apartment in the Beacon.
This is the third of n series Of af-
fairs, the proceeds of which are to
70 toward defraying the expenses OF
the campaign fr woman's franchise
in West Virginia.
Mrs. Hopkins's guests were Mrs.
Ray Roberts, Of Elizabeth, W. Va;
Mrs. ". B. Lewis, formerly of Par
kersburg; Mrs. Mary q. Craigle, Mrs.
Honsey, Mrs. Glenna Smith Tinnan,
Mrs. Meta West Mooney and Mrs.
Frank West, Of Sistersville; Mrs.
Nichols, of Warrenton, Va; Mrs.
James Nichols, Mrs. F. J.. Werber,
Mrs. William Kraft and Miss Ann
Of P~arkersburg; Mrs. George
Arms and Mrs. Rose.
It is probable that at q later date
a card party and toad will be ar
ranged by Mrs. Anna Hendley, presi-
dent Of the Antony League for the
same fund. The Antony League is
one of the prominent suffrage or
CARNATIONS Of the capital,
Mrs. Harry Chapman woodward,
OF Spencer, will be n Of the hos
tesses at the toad dansant to be given
at the New Willard on Monday by
the Southern Society.