The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-04
Washington News OF
Interest To West Va.


Srrr,sl dispatch rn he lntcllISrncer.
! WASHINGTuN. II. g.. May 3.-li9ve
YOU secured your copy OF Eu!lcllh otH .
Nearly nan people throughout INC
I'uii"d SlutrS have secured theirs anu
! the end is not Yet, says luSeph \. Nrn-
I old. chief of tn" Division OF funllca-
/ tiuns Of the Depart m"ni 81 AErlcutI' ure;
{ bulletin SIS is entitled Tho Small
Vegetable Garden and is being FUR
nish"d by the Department to the nun
drcds Of thousands al Americans VINO
are taking part III tn" national Garuen
movement.
CungrrsSmcn. who arc allowed Quota
of 20. UuU publications from the Depart
mcnt annually have practically exhaust
rI their allotment. and by Tar the great
rr norton Of the demand has been lot
this bulletin. There was an Original
i,lbliration of Iun.nUn copies. "lthln
forced to rrquiSiliun the printing or
".0. n"0 additional
Tho widespread demand for the book
indicates the extent IL when Inc Sarorh
movement has spread around the COW
fry. Washington, too. has nrcs"nt'a
n heavy demand for the book which
contains a great deal of information
Tor the man who is growing Il back
yard garden.
Isaac &. Haas. a former West Eir-
ginian. who was for twenty years a
pruuf-rcadrr at the government print
ing office. died yesterday at his nome
in this city. Mr.. Haas many years ago
WAS the owner and publisher OF the
I;altimoroan and was also at various
times connected with the newspaper in
1rrcSts IN III" Nirginians and Maryia land.
He wnS n veteran of the Civil war, hay
In.; been Il member Of IN" 10th virginia
infantry and Chcw'S lattcry or the
Northern Army of Virginia. the tuner
;N Of Mr. Haas will b. held at III" OLD
b,r,, nj ihr family in Berkeley county,
/ ". Va.
Mrs. Faulkner. wife Of former United
State Senator Charles J. Faulkner. is
chairman Of Il new Red Cross Chapter
which has been organized III Martins
burg and reported Ia the National head
quarters here this week
q. Wilson Whitmorr, son of the emil
n"nt .IuGg" CirorH" y. Whitmorc or mo
l:orkclry county court. and Miss Dora
Munrc Haupman. daughter OF Mr. ana
Mrs. John J.. llnuptnan. whose wedding
WAS an event of III" past week. arc IN
washington for q few days. Mr. and
Mrs. Whilmorr will return. after Il
honeymoon III III" cast. Ia Bunker Hill.
w. Va where Mr.. Whit,nore has been
engaged for some time in extensive
I farming and fruit growing.
Eirhty-srvcn acres Of the orchard sec
lion Of eastern West Virginia has been
sold To James K. puShanc Of this city
who will Immediately take up the de-
Nc!opmcnt Of tn" tract NJ. luSnhn''
who * Il son of Major nuShanr of the
. nii"d States Army. engineer corps, IS
u srinctiIir hnrticulturi$t. $4,000 is
The prize" quoted rs being paid In cash
for III" tract.
: bill was introduced in the upper
branch Of Congress b. Senator Suthcr-
land Ia grant Il pension of $40 month
10 James ". GrlSwcll of MnundSriil":
S"uni0r Sutherland has recommended
for commissions in the Officers Reserve
CORPS. Charles prrbyShirc. Of Hunting
ton. and Il. T.. Fyle. of Morgantown.
the latter director nj athletics at the
state University. Tho Pension Bureau
has notified Senator Sutherland OF tho
granting at n pension nf ST. month to
Mrs. Celia Could. of Gould. W. Va. the
same dating from September Of last
year.
Congressman Stuart +. Reed had in
serted in the Congressional Record to-
day, by permission OF. tho House. 4
quantity ui petitions. resolutions, let
IcrS and kilograms from examinations
and individuals. resident Of his district.
which were of the stand by IN" Prcsi-
dent" CharaCter: also. snmn of them
favored conscrpitiOn. and several strong
IL endorsed Mr.. Feeds course in Com
grcss In these patriotic expressions.
Mr.. Reed noted with pleasure that two
OF his opponents in last years CAM
paign. Hon Fl. Roy Waugh. Of Buck
harmon. and Hon. Fleming y. Anderson,
Of fleetwood. had subscribed their
names Among the organizations and
individuals i'm tho list were Custer G.. 4
r. Post of Clarks burg. Adjutant General
John c. Bnnd. Citizens Of Redwood,
Sons of Veterans Of Harrison county.
Citizens of Richie county and Harris
Vile. Original Rimflre Scouts of Web
ster Springs. Webster County U. c. w..