The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-04
Washington News OF
. Interest To West Va.

! WASHINGTON. H. &C., July .3.-My-
! ron II. Marsh. OF Bluefield. has arrived
In Washington to make personal arpli.
cation for commission in the flying
corps. lie. had bcrm in communication
with Congressman Edward Cooper about
| and arrangements were mad" to pre-
sent him To the proper officers al tn"
war department who size up the appli-
| cants for training und pass them on 10
! school II they suit. There are a few
hundred clss than 1000 young men now
! In. training nj the various government
! aviation fields. The last West Fir-
ginian 10 get n commission In that serv-
| fee was John n. Devoe. Of kingwood
| In command with the endorsement Of
! Congressman Nicely. lie was accepted
ami has been ordered 10 the training
school at Columbus. 0.
| An amendment 10 the national defense
act has been offered in the upper
| branch of congress by Senator Suther-
, land. 1t makes some changes affecting
| the procedure by which National Guard
Officers IRE converted into the fede raj
service. Another bill by Senator Suth-
| erland -"uld restor" Alonzo T.. Wheat
OF Wheeling. TO the commission he
held at one time in the Philippine
! Scouts.
Notice was received by Congressman
Bowers today from the pension commits
| slon"r notifying him that two claims
; which he had before the pension bu-
rcau Ind been favorably acted upon.
! One grants an increased pension OF $50
month 10 John Runner OF Marques.
and the other claim allowed Is a pen
! sion Of 500 month and accrued pen
! sion d1!r her husband nj the time OF
! his death tn Mrs. Henry Snidcmiller, o.
I Eerkeley Springs.
/ H. G. kessingnr. Of Ronccvcrtr. has
come 10 Washington 10 personally Al
tend to>1he filing OF his application for
admission to tho second officers train
Ing camp. He was a caller upon Sena-
tor Sutherland today. vino assisted tho
| visitor In getting his pnperS in regular
! form for filing. Frank Schlansky. Of
Thomas. IS another West Nirginan who
wants 10 get into the fighting service.
H." has selected tho aviation department
hs his preference. and Senator .Suther-
! land has helped IN get him into touch
with the right officials. Still another
is r. Leslie Hunter oc Berkeley
Springs. who has hcen recommended
for place rs mechanical craftsman in
the ordnance department.
y pension OF SIC n month and &C
| crucd pension money due her lato hus
hand has been granted Mrs. Lucy a,
| Sans. IF Wood county. an official no.
| INt VI lHtl ldNpTHDlP RCIlOn having
been delivered to Congressman Wood
yard today.
Carleton Wood. of Clarksburs. has
been recommended by Congressman
! Reed for commission in the engineers
reserve corps. MIR. Reed has also pre-
r. Fl. Hall George I. Kcen"r and others.
Of the Lewis County Agricultural asso-
citation. Rsking that fairs Of such orr
Sanizations be exempted from the war
revenue measure.
Among the late arrivals from West
Virginia are w. r. rierson. Jr.. OF
Charleston. and r. II. McE:lwec. Of
Marllnton.
A visitor at. the office Of Congress-
man Reed today was Albert C. Jenkins.
of Logansport, Ind. MIR. Jenkins and
same ighborhood in Barbour county.
and It goes without saying that they
had fine visit together talking over
old times In their boyhood home.
Congressman Nicely has recommend
ed William h. Johnson. of Wheeling.
for 4 commission in the officers re-
serve corps: Joseph r. Curl. Of Wheel
ing. for appointment in the Judge advo-
Gates department.: r. Saul McNeoly for
Of Wheeling; Thomas j. Jones; Of
Chester: Daniel S. Keenan,, Of Clarks-
burg: Harvey II. Martin Of Watson: c.
X. Hump. of Romney; Honor Rhodes
of Jane Low: Adolph Cohn. OF Wheel
Ing; Fl. d. Wilmoth. Of Denmar: w. a..
Reale. of Fairmont; c. j. Ramsey. Of
West Union. and s. Is. Dambrick. OF
New Cumberland-all recommended for
the officers reserve corps. second
camp: Frank w Cox. Of Kingwood. Tor
the aviation corps. and the Rev. Glad
stone H. Youell. of New Cumberland,
for appointment as army chaplain
Notice has been given Senator Suth-
erland by the pension commissioner
that a pension OF SIS a month. dating
from last january. had been allowed
John o. Shear. of kingwood With the
same official Senator Sutherland filed
al application for an increase for John
s. Perkins. OF Rowlesburg. and has
called UP for immediate consideration
claims he has on file in behalf of Jane
Ables and Mary Z. Munday. OF ClarksI
burg; Clara J. Bender. Of Terra Alta,
and Rachel l.. Albright, Of Morgan
town.
George N. JOY has heon designated
acting postmaster at Vivian, w. w.
Postmaster commissions have been Is
sued 10 ClarenC2 Il. Yeater at Board
Tree and to Vie Justice mt HciZcl.