The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-28
Washington News OF
Interest To West Va,

! Slar.N Dispatch 10 tho In;riiircncer.
! WASHlNGTnN. u. G.. May 2'.--ln-
! stead nc writing first 10 his senator ana
! his congressman for letter Of recon-
ninndatInn. and fitting them with ms
written application Ia he taken into me
! governments training S'hooIE 'nn
! tors. William VI, Mullen. of Parkers-
hurg W Va reversed that operation
! liz. came in person to Washington. land
: lux here early Saturday morninE. men
! COL Suuirr who - III charge 81 'na'
/ branch o: the service. arrived at ms
! office in the war. state anil navy build
| inv the first card brought Ia MIN ny
! his secretary was IN" card 81 the YOUNG
/ l'arkcrShurgrr. He WIS the iirst NiS!to!
! Of many that dag.
! n il evident that col Suuirr liked the
! looks Of the tail. handsome young Far
/ kcrShurErr. and that he WAS Impressed
! with his intelligence. hearing. and the
! way he told nr himself in response tn
the informal oral examination. II IL
, evident from the fact that when NllIlall
! NJ MulIrn l"ft The presence "i CoInncl
S,u:icr hr was down on the hook 10 an-
; pear MmniHy morning for the "Namii"-
! 1!on which will settle whether he IL 90
: inc Ia hn ON" Of Uncle Sans young bird
/ men. or is going back I" business or the
! military draft. Tn" chances ar" very
= much ~ favor Of his going straight
away :" som" training camp for flyers.
FerauSr they rinu't spend so much time.
on and lake 80 mitch irouhl" with avia-
! iion applicants VIII" haven't chance
as they did with this NnunESter.
! From tn" war department. young Null
! zen wendrd his way 10 tho offices ~
! Senator Sutherland and Congressman
! Wnnlva"u. whore h" introduced himself,
! told rnrni what h- had done. and asked
| i: they would hive him letters of recon-
! u:rlidatiu which are required. They
! were ONLY too glad. for they know tho
! boys father. NJ. ". Mullen. q leading
! merchant and prominent citizen Of THr-
Ike! ShlIrG and admired the piUCky. huSi-
rrsslikr Way in which III" young man
had ~ ne ahoII ihr business he had in
I u.:id. which Was getting +" he flyer
for nrlc sam.
Young Mullen is -. p tall cl"an-rut.
riir .lnnI;ing Young American. He was
educated in the schools Of I'ark"rShurE
aud Louisville. served two years in tn"
Nailunri Guard. and could have goa" 10
Fort Ecuia,niu Harrison {" h" trained
;nr an ,.Ifi,.rr'S commission had h" hiri
SAID rlr word RIf he passed that OPP
I"rriunity m /" ~re r. u" couldn't "mak"'
Inc ayialInu service" III" officials h."
l%: met in Washington say that he de-
serves Ia make ii.'nll right
. i'nrvrc*sinan aud Mrs Edward Cooper
fave gol:,. Ia the.r home at RrHmw"ll. 10
Witch place Mi. Cooper WAS called h."
nv, ut nrivai" BUSINESS which required
hIs -: "nal attention. He Will return
within - few days. In tn" mrmniim" 10
* pa 'r"d" with his colleague. Congress
,rar Adam H. l.Irtl"uagr. who is at his
hnmr III Charleston for few dH%s.
commission a. p"sinia>:"r. dai"u
. MAJ "1H'. haS h'-rn ISSUED 81 NrIh :"
I,r,snii. Of Iii;."t"u. which - = pos
~ ice III Ia" presidential class. and r'r.I-
=, .$runs. hearing dat" az May @t;h to
'ir following. John y. Rlak"r. .lShU:r.
: .airi-v Honnrr. ';iaiwtu. camden y.
Irr,,S Little outer. nuh Andrew Sharp
I,rk. i'i$Cah
recent visitor in Washington was
'ron Adolrh Sr"'"" "f Charleston.
I'll" ADMINISTRATORS second attemr'
10 FAX The prrS~ may succeed only u =
| is able To rn"T," congress. and odds are
! offered hcrca bouts that II cant b" done.
: Tn" hnus" MAY h" handled 10 r"rcrS"
! ItGs,f.. hUr the senate It is predicted. Will
stand rai in lh. emphatic way IL did tho
: FIRST tin,c on this "dlnu" proposal. If
! hat H." tho case. IN" Iuhli" prints" AZ
: III" President *" quantity nhraSeh u in
II recent letter % Il congressman rem" "
INK lis inSiste1C. gag law. VIII
confirm" 10 he public" as he would not
hHV" them he.
rf"irIais in congress and newspaper
: men in III" capital. after reading the
""omrrnmise" pvcsS-thrntl"r offered.
ShruE their Shoulders. smile over the
ATTEMPTED rUsr to hoodwinl and deceive.
and inquire. can YOU beat II In the
sense They mean. tn" answer Is that YOU
can't. Rat when congress gets ut L
again. especially tho senate. it's III" gem
rrai prediction h.rea hnuts that 1t VIII
heat II. and beat il To n FRAGILE.
From tho lohhiers issuing from the
ritad"iS Of nffirtaldnm in flying wedges
oil congress 10 nut through this muzXlar
nne observing gets the Idea somehow
tina, the combination IN winning thIa
WY Is getting law passed that Will
ctackIn thr press and open TAIL duors tn
writer's and critics who may fall in dis