The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-05
Washington News Of
Interest To West Va.
Special Dispatch TO The Iriellircnrrr.

Special Dispatch 10 Tho lrterencrr.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. March a.
Andrew Lewis has been appointed
postmaster at Ivanhoe, Upshur coun-
ty: William F. Williamson at Oko-
noko, Hampshire county: Clifton !.
Oldham at East Farms: and James. T..
Potts at Lego.
! gressman-at-large Howard Suth-
erland will be sworn in next Monday
in the Senate Chamber along with the
newly elected Senators, Immediately
after the oath is administered TO The
Vice President Mr.. Sutherland VIII
continue 10 occupy his office in the
House office building until the com
mittec in charge Of the Senate office
building has an opportunity TO assign
offices in that structure 10 the in
coming Senators. Mr.. Sutherland
credentials were filed in The Senate
! by Senator Cummins several days ago.
! The pension OF Joseph f. Francis,
OF MoundSville according TO notice
/ received by Congressman Sutherland
| from the Pension Bureau has been
! Increased 10 $40 month. dating from
February 4lh last. Mr.. Sutherland has
| filed the application Of Mrs. Martha
| r Page, of Parkershurg, for a pension
increase.
! The First Assistant Postmaster
, General has notified Representative
/ woodward that a competitive eXamin-
iation TO fill the vacancy Of postmaster
at Clifton. W. Va. will be held there
March Gath.
At the instigation Of Representative
IIttlenage the Post Office Department
| mas resclnded All order disseminating
/ the post office at Paxton, Clay cOun-
! ~, and continued Floyd J. Samples
| in charge: an order establishing a
post office at Lundale. Logan county.
, n new mining village. and naming
II. w. Beddow as postmaster, has been
ISSUED.
In answer 10 inquiries. Representa-
tive woodward has written 10 inter
ested ones. that the new post office
| bill provides that all substitute rail
way mail clerks who have served Il
total Of 3l2 days shall be given regU-
| lar appointments 10 become effective
| July !, 1917. The bill has passed
| both houses and is now in conference.
hui this provision is nor in contrn:er-
sy, and will be carried by the bill
when it is finally agreed upon.
Eric d. Crccl. Of navisvillc. Wood
county. has arrived in the city to be
an onlooker al the inaugural ipsiirl-
ties. fle is guest Of l.. II. Land
sittle, the able and courteous secrc-
tary to Representatives woodward.
Other West Firginians among tn"
late arrivals are: Fred. w. Bartlett
of Warrington: A. II. Laud. Barbours-
vile: George Wolfe. Davy; II. ".
Coates, Huntington: r. K. McCall1.
Wheeling; Don O'Npil Rich, liun;.
instOn: Mr. and Mrs. &. Gross. Elklns;
r. X. Stcffrr. N'hrclinG. W. {. Dancr.
Elkins: f. y. Lewis. ClarkSburG: and
Mr. and Mrs. W. ]. Mason. Parkers-
burg.
In January and February among tho
mass of departmental routine bust
ness attended TO By congressman
woodward. there vera filly.SiN special
pension cases which hr had up with
The Commissioner Of Pensions, getting
favorable action on 4 maioriiy OF Them.
and has the resi- of them in such
shape that they will be passed on
within the next month or TWO. Mr..
woodward personally looked after
these cases: and has become q
familiar visitor AT Tho Pension Bureau.
for he has hccn visiting there daily
since congress GOT down 10 real bust
ness after IN" Christmas holidays.
Mr.. Woodward makes tho rounds nf
hc departments each morning. using
hi. arIJo for "yp"ditinG tho work. and
hv The iImc the House Is ready 10
convene. he has completed his rounds
OF ihc various bureaus for III" daT,
aud is ready 10 lax" a hand in inc
Legislative grind.