The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-26
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CHARLESTON. W Va. Jun" Is
Joseph NJ Sanders. u! BiG"fl"ld. rres!-
dent OF tn" West Virginia Ear nssoci't-
Il"n. will deliver his annual address AT
,hr meeting To he held at Mhltc Sulpnufs
Springs July and e. on III" subject OF
The Result Of The Workmcns Compen-
satinn Law" What is regarded as one
If tho principal addresses of the meet
ing will he that OF sherman Whippi". ut
iSns,on. on The Power OF courts to
Make Law AMI Annual Legislation" 4
paper Of particular interest will hr road
nv Rred @. Blue. former state tax COM
missioner. on tho subject Has III" Leg,
is1alurc Power In Restrict thc Sale or
tho States Natural Products into Other
States"
FAIRMONT. W Va. June a.
The car shortage situation in the Vest
Virginia coal fields Will be presented u
tn" Coal Production commission nj
members Of tn" West Virginia Coal Pro-
ducers' association. This action was de-
cided upon at a meeting Of tn" associa-
tion this week and arrangements hars
boon made for conferences with r. >.
Lindsey. head Of the Production COM
mission. Members Of tho Producers as
sociation declare that tho car shortage
in the West Virginia I"lds has hecn and
iy more serious than ~ E"n"rallH known
IN tho public. During the last week. the
asserted 70 have been not more than II
ner cent Of normal. Until the relief can
be obtained. the West NirEinin operators
declare they will strictly enforce III"
ruling prohibiting the use Of open top
cars by track team operators.
HUNTINGTON. ". Va. June as
Huntington faces n milk famine unless
the rising cost nf feed can b" checked.
according to statements mad" ny the Ga
i.N,,
the Agricultural committee nf tho Cham
bcr Of Commerce. Tho establishment Of
a centralized distributing system has
heen suggested as a solution In tho prob
lem.
The West Virginia district OF tho nj
ted States navy recruiting S"rrIc" has
filed It's aouto. with tho exception ~ -,
men. which number II Is expected. Will
be recruited In about two weeks, placing
the distritc in tho excess" column. This
is shown in a report received from Lien'
tenant Commander John Grady. COM
mander Of the 'eaSeern naval division.
Six districts Of the eastern division are
shown to be short as follows: West Vir-
ginia. 81: Albany so: Raleigh, 10: Port
land Nc 49,: Burlington. l6S and Rich
mond. 1874 Fifteen divisions arc in OK
cess of tic quota West NirEinia's quota
Is 400 men.
HUNTINGTON, ". Va. Juno e5.-
Major George s. Wallace. of Hunting
ton. has been seclctcd AS one Of tho 20
judge advocates for the new conscription
army Of 10000 men. according to word
received from Washington. The % men
selected include Henry l.. Stimsnn. for
mcr secretary Of war; two members or
the Halyard School OF Law faculty. and
other noted specialists on International
law. Major Wallace had charge Of the
registration under the CONSUMPTION act
in West Virginia.
CHARLESTON. ". Va. June Is
number nf counties 90 West N'lr-
ginia have overscrihed their allotment
toward the s3.nOn, 100000 fund for war
work 10 hc carried OH through tho Young
Mems Christian association. according t"
State Superintendent Of Schools Shaw
kew. who Is treasurer nf tho fund. Tn"
state share of tho fund is Sa0,n0n. Many
counties however. II is announced. arc
far behind in their subscriptions.
CHARLESTON. w Va. June "5.-
Tho automobile license tags for tho
fiscal year Of 1917. which begins July !.
are now ready for distribution from tn"
office Of tho State Highway commission.
according Ia mn announcement NV the
commissions cha rman. \. Y. Williams.
j sIipncnt If rs. non taES has hccn re-
ceiycd. More than 25.onn licenses were
ISSUED last year. The new tags have 4
hlack body with yellow letters and flE-
ures.
The floorwalker called me down
for being late this mOrnin.