The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-13
Washington News OF
Interest To West Va.

Special Dispatch 10 the Intell!tcnccT; 20 Ar
comnanjed by Representative George
". Bowers, Geo. b. Goetz, OF ChaI1es
Town. called on Secretary OF war
Bawer TO offer his factory TO tne gov
eminent, as we'll as the services VI
himself, associates and employees 10
The government in time of war! Goetz
{. company operate the largest manu-
factory OF harness, saddlery and mar
hardware in the United states.
II Is located at Ransom, which is atteW
miles distant from Charles Town;
Secretary Baker was much impressed
with the offer and accepted it. Inc
fact that the GoetZ family are not
many generations removed from resi-
dence in Germany made a very pro-
found impression upon him. i kno"
of no more patriotic citizens Oh the
United States than George =. Goetz
and the members of his family, SAID
Representative Bowers.
Goyernor-elect John ]. Cornwell
has accepted an invitation TO attend
the third annual banquet Of the west
Virginia society in Washington, when
will be held AT the New Ebitt next sat
.urlay night. indications are mat
there will be close 10 500 west Ilr-
ginans present. Charles NJ. Shlnn
will be POSTMASTER.
There arc 10000 applications pend.
inC for pension increases under the
recently passed Ashbrook law (Sept.
2 l916), according I'd information
transmitted 10 Representative II. 4.
woodward by the United States COM
missioner Of pensions. Mr.. Wood
ward had requested the department TO
speed I'D certain claims Of his con-
stituentS, and the answer was TINS
bi, of interesting information and the
additional explanation that the depart
ment WAS eXpediting the work 10 the
best Of its capacity.
The house has passed a bill, intro
duced by Representative bowers, pro-
vding for pension OF $24 month
for Frank L. Schaarman, OF Berkeley
county. who was 4 soldier in the war
with Spain.
Another bill which Mr.. Bowers got
through was special bill for the re-
lief Of JOS. +. Stafford. of MasontoWn.
Word of this old soldiers death was
received the day after the bill voting
him substantial increase in pension
mittee tavorab bly, reported it for pass
age IL day or two ago.
The stand by. the president resolu-
tons which we're passed week ago
BY the West Virginia Legislature.
arls,ically printed in gold and issued
in a most attractive style, were offered
in the house By Representative Nicely.
Each member of the West Virginia
delegation: in congress received a
copy.
The senate has passed two special
pension bills which Congressman
Sutherland got through the house. one
providing for pension Of $50 n month
for Wallace Il. Phillips, Of French
Greek. and sac a month for Nelson
B. Miller, If Parsons. Senator Golf
pioted these bills through the upper
branch.
After comforting with officials at the
pension bureau. and going over with
them the evidence submitted in the
case, Il pension OF. So Il month has
been granted In. Haynes. guardian
Of The invalid child of Seldom II.
Haynes. deceased, penSionar. The
child's home is ut Clifton. Mr.. Wood
ward also called up ihH claim OF Mrs.
Sarah r. HoIincEworth, of Hunting.
ton. and expects action TO be taken
on il within the next few days.
Claude. i. Frazier has heen ap-
pointed postmaster. succeeding w. s.
Recr, resigned. at Fraziers Bottom,
Putnam county.
Representative Nicely has recon-.
mendpd G.. Ross kidder for postmaster
ut Minnie. Wctzcl county: Samuel ".
Boohcr. Jr.. Of Mounds"ille. for ap-
pointment rs midshipman al Anna
polls: John Clayton as postmaster at
Clayton; L. J. Henderson for rural
mail carrier 1t Hammond, and Chal-
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