The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-18

LOL IueIu 10 10 II. Absolutely none.
In great many-innumerable- things
members OF Congress have an infiu.
ence with the government, and can,
and do, accomplish much and valuable
work for their constituents who have
business to take up with the govern.
ment. But here is one thing that they
have no influence in whatever. Exemp.
ton cases must go through the chan.
nels prescribed by the draft law and
the rules governing its application, and
members Of Congress are given no
functions to perform nor privileges to
exercise by either that law or its rules.
Not only that, but the members OF Con-
gress have been specifically and for
mally informed that they must not
butt in and should they, it would
| be hopelessly futile.
Surgeon General Gorgas has announc
ed that he has 2,S72 dentists to take
care of the molars of an army OF 2,OOO,.
900 and that he has enough. So he has
closed the enrolment list to the den.
tai corps. The last West virginian to
make commission in this department
was DR.. Clay Whitehill Leps, of Key.
ser, who was an eleventh hour appli.
cant but with the personal interest
taken in his case and activity shown
in 1t by Congressman Bowers, DR.. Leps
succeeded in securing first lieutenant's
commission before General Gorgas
closed the books and said enough"
William NJ. Hunt, of Matte, Roane
county, the Pension Bureau informs
Congressman woodward has been al.
lowed an increase. Dating from last
July Mr.. Hunt received s21. so a month
The following fourth class postmas.
tvs in West Virginia have been ap.
pointed:
Kinsey w. Calvert, Wileyville, Wet.
eel county; Miss Roma F. Wilson, Odd,
Raleigh county; Rupert A. Feanster,
Rupert, Greenbrier county; and Ray.
mond o. Mccullough, Mt. Lick, Poca.
hontas county. Seifeist, the name of
postoffice in Boone county, has been
changed to Maxine and Harry T.
Jones has been recommissioned post
master of the newly christened office.
Huntington Lodge No. 104, Interna.
tional Association of Machinists, at its
last meeting, passed strong resolutions
condeming the tendency to restrict
free speech and calling on Congress to
take action to prevent infringement
OF this right guaranteed by the Consti.
tuition, which were forwarded to Con-
gresham woodward to present in the
House, which was done. This is not
the first set Of resolutions OF similar
nature sent to Mr.. woodward for pres
entation. In fact, resolutions OF this
kind have been transmitted to the
House by each of the West Virginia
representatives.
Congressman Bowers has taken up
with the officials at the Post Office
Department the matter of establish.
ing new rural mail route out Of
kingwood, and the establishment Of a
postoffice at Dufffield; he has taken
up with the Pension Commissioner
the application for an increase filed
by him in behalf of ], W. Franks, a
veteran OF Martinsburg who is in the
soldiers home at Erie, Pa, and also
similar application of Mrs. Susan R.
Smith, of Keyser.
Mr.. Bowers has made the following
recommendations
To the civil service commission to
certify ]. Lynn Mott, Of Keyser, for
appointment as inspector Of subsis.
tence supplies; G. Robert Galladay,
OF Paw Paw, for commission in the
aviation section of the signal reserve
corps; Bernie G. Brill for appoint.
ment as postmaster at Capon Springs;
Carlton Tabler for transfer to the
quartermaster's department as uni.
forms inspector, Tabler being a cloth.
ing man OF experience; s. W. wy.
song, Of Charles Town, for commission
in the quartermaster's corps; B. s..
Lyeth, OF Martinsburg, for a sim
liar commission; Drayer Fortney, OF
Albright, a rural mail carrier to be
transferred to his home place, Tun-
Melton; Paul L. Gardner, Of Martins.
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