The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-16
Washington News Of
Interest To West Va.
rncf,I Disoa,ch IN the Intslllrencrr.

GEcctal Dispatch IN the lnteuGencfF.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. March l5,--The
Pension Commissioner has notified Sen.
ator Sutherland that the. pension OF
John T. Groves OF Wheeling. has been
m Increased pension Of $40 month for
Mrs. Mary a. Snyder, Of Queens. Sena-
tor Sutherland has taken up with tho
In behalf Of Samuel J. Hall of Point
plcasant; Charles Thornton, OF Hunt
ington and the application for an origt-
nal widows pension OF Mrs. Ella ADAMS
Of Heights, Mason county.
Americus c. Wilson has been appoint
cd postmaster at Whitaker. formerly
Caldwell at Barnahus.. Logan county:
Vim. n. Hudnall At Hudnal, new office,
kanawha county; Frank G. Holland al
Jcmaud. Wyoming county. also q ne"
office and, Mark c.. Nichols at Ocean
Mine. Harrison county. another newly
established post office.
Pitt L. Hughes. now located at Van
Lear. Ky. whore he is employed by the
consnlida ted Coal company. has left Tor
his old home at Buckhannon. TO visit
his parents, I:r. and Mrs. d. {. Hughes,
after q, ten days, visit here Win ms
sister, Mrs. w. &. 1lcfncr and Mr.. Hell
ncr.
From April 16 to May &c there Will
he 1000 women in camp at Chevy Chase
Mt the second encnmpment. of the First
National Service school. Nearly score
from West Virginia have registered
"Preparc for National Service Is their
slogan, These women representing every
state in The Union will be- in training.
sleep In army tents. live under military
discipline for twenty Days and be in
s,ructed for national service by doctors
and nurses Of the American Fed Cross
ana non-commissioncd officers Of the
navy army and marine corps. They
will wear prescribed uniform OF
khaki. 1t will cost eacl! woman $50
for twenty days of camp life and mill
tary instruction. and any American
woman is eligible. West Virginia wom-
Ell who may he Interested. should write
tho National Service School. 1905 TWEEN
ticth street. this city.
one OF the los West Virginia coal
operators indicted in New York last
week. charged with violating the anti
trust laws. il in Washington visiting
his sister. Miss Elizabeth Leckio. He
- col. Wiliam Lcrkie OF Wclch. !
II, means nothing but the expense or
travel and loss Of valuable time. said
col. Leckic. II have never committed
any act that am ashamed Of. and when
I appear Ia answer this charge II is my
lu,cntinu 70 toll the jury that If swim
died tn" public out of any money
would like my share of ii. because ms
!
Il never knew of IL combination exist
iug in the PucahrntRS coal field or IN
amy other coal section Of West Flr-
ginia." ro! Locke declared with Tisor-
GUS emphasis.
Some Of the late Capital visitors to-
arrive from West Nirginia ar" George
Eckrr. Petersburg: q. ". Banners. Man
n:nst"n: W. Molh"ist. LewisourG' ar;
and Mrs y. =. Bowers and Mr.. and
Mrs r. {. benny. Wilmington.
RI" dry" section Of the pos t onic e.,
Reed observation-disclosures not go into effect
until the first day of next July. That
WAS specifically provided in joint
resolution If congress which was miro
appropriation hill. with the Reed amend
mont, had passed both bouses. This
ioint resolution was approved by the
President. March 4th: nc approved the
bill itself March 3rd..'
The resolution. lH./J. Res. 1922 is as
follows:
Resolved by the Senate and House OF
Representatives Of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled. That
section five nf AN Act making npproprl-
utinns for the service Of tho Post Office
department. for the FISCAL year ending
Tune thirticth nineteen hundred and
Eighteen. and for other purposes. shall
not BIO in effect until July first. nineteen
Undred and seventeen
Evidently from the letters Of inquiries
~aaching the offices Of West Virginia
'"natorS and representatives from Of
ticials of the courts In the State. There
il much confusion among them AS to
when the law takes effect. The above
resolution is their answer.
Il heard he kissed her in public"
did you ever"
"No."-Jester.