The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-20
Washington News OF
Interest To West Va.

WASHINGTON. Juno 19.-tp to this
hour Speaker clark had not received
resignation from congressman VI. VI
Ncclv' or anything that looked Ike II.
The rcport current now is that tnerc
will he nu resignation. due 10 the ~
legged fact cit is likewise a curreHt ~
NOR that Governor Cornwell Is not su.
ing to authorize the organization OF an
additional regiment TO bring the west
Virginia guard troops up 70 INC nnlnei
ical dignity Of brigade: Ece'S EaS ~
have commanded the brigade. mao tnAt
at the present time. and therefore no
statement could hc secured from nun.
ar any further statement from anypouA
authorized to speak for him as 10 VIVA
his military or congressional plans are
AT this precise hour.
There will ne no soldiers camp To-
Gated in West Virginia. II was on
gresham George VI. Bowers VINO SpoMu
these words. directly after coming from
a visit to Secretary. Of War Baker nj
The laltcr's Office. he would say no more.
but he. uttered that ONE sentence WIZ
such emphasis HS Ia leave II" noun'
hui he knew what he was tHlking about.
Thus the last hone Of MartinShurS,
Parkrrsburg ana other West Virginia
aSpirants gives last afint Dream ana
gives Mp lin ghost Martinsburg dl"d
hardest. for from last accounts inc sec
ton nf West NirGinians. In meaning IL
not in So many words. that camp
would he located in West Virginia ana
that it's location would be at his native
town of MartinsburEs on ihr strcnGthl
Of that MartinsburS enjoyed week or
high and confident hopes. MI 1t sites
for the cantonmcnis have been announc-
cd for fully y week. and AL camps. thrrc
down south. where tho climate is milder
almost all tho year Neither West Viz
EInIa nor Pennsylvania. which were at-
ter camps, secured "n". Df course: u
Is purely Il coincidence. hut interesting.
few states which didn't go for the pres
ont adnfnist ration last year DID get IN
on thr Distribution.
Petersburg. Va. landed onn Of tho
juicy 'rlums emily after the political
screws had hrer twisted by In" Virginia
atnr Martin. leader "f tho, Democra tic,
1nachinc in tho upper branch. Original
H. Petersburg was moi tho choice Of the
army officers. hut after Senator Martin
and his Virginia colleagues called nn
Secretary Baker. Petersburg was III"
choice Of somebody with Influence
enough IN place canionmcnt there.
Senator Martin aside. the NtrEinians in
congress head important: committees;
Edmund Law. .,1r.. IA years Of age.
has passed ihr government nXaminat ion
for n wireless operators license. Fur
.rhermorc. he has hr"n offered a place on
enc OF the roastwise ships, plying be-
tween baltimore and Jacksonville. Fla.
considering his youth this Is q remark
able record. and an exceptional case.
government officials say.
The boy Is a son OF J. ia. Law. y we'll
hurg Tie took up the study or wireless
M The ago Of /" wears. He installed his
own wireless plant with the receiver In
his homo and the standard on top Of
Lar
he was able 10 take the daily weather
forecast sent out from Washington. and
from, thence on his progress was rapid.
His plant hns escaped me government
censor Congressman Reed. who has
inst returned from Clarks burg. and who
has shown great interest in the Young
eirr. reports that he inspected 1t upon
his last visit.
Young Law Ia a precocious. youth, out
side of his knowledge Of wireless. Flo
is stiII In knickcrhorkcrs and, although
his narcnts nrr proud Of his accomplish
mortS. they are now struggling over the
rrohlcin raised by tho offer NJ position
MS ships operator during tho vacation
months The hoy wants TO accept II.
Fnv c. Grove. Albert {. Trammell'and
Roy Nndonhus or Nartinshurg werc Wis
TORS ns CONGRESSMAN Bowers Office. md
he arromrar7icd them on visit 10 the
war dcnartrncnt in the interest or the
first Two named. who arc anxious or be-
Inc Of some service In the government
during the war. Mr.. Grove is prnmi-
ncnt stockman In the eastern pan handi"
md buying and selling horses IS his
specially. He Ind talk with officials
nf .hc quartermRst"r's department. be-
ing presented by Mr.. Bowers. on tho
subject Of buvinG M horses and mules
for the Use OF the army. Mr. frammeh
offered his services in any capacity hc
could he used.
Charles e. Leonard OF Salem Is