The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-14
Washington News Of
Interest To West Va
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SIecial Dispatch 10 Inc ihte'nEe'''i 20
WASHINGTON, d. c., FeDi T.
An order from the Postofhce DepahIe
name of postoffice in 'kanaWha
, rnnntv from Mucklow 10 'ia!lagher,
md The issuance Of commission as
postmaster at that office 10 Dwight
{ Kingsley. Similar commissions
have been issued 10 Scott Justice at
oran. Edward Fl. ShanKlln, AT
Union, and Henry NJ. Walker, at MaH-
ison.
Edward Hughes, newspaper man
Of Wheeling. Las been In Washlnsto.l
on an errand looking to the securing
of a government position Tor the VIII.
ow OF the late Harry V. ;Ark!e, Ior
many years an editorial writer Oh .ne
staff of the Wheeling Register. MI.
Hughes received the promises OF me
majority party Numbers OF Tue Nes:
Virginia delegation in congress ~
do what they could &c press MS ie
quest TO successful conclus''i'
There will be no more special nlliS
fCiyil War cases) passed at this ses-
aim of Congress, which will be dlsap-
nnjntinp news TO 4 number OF west
tirginiars who have claims pending,
mostly for substantial. increases IN
the pensions they are now receiving.
The decision was made. in the Rouse,
that, so far as The present congress
is concerned. pension Legislation is
definitely ended.
The objection of ont member VIII
he able 10 kill off the bill IN the
House which was passed without CO.
lection in the Senate, which proildeS
for the appointment Of an addulonai
Federal judge in the southern ois.
.rict of West Virginia The members
ns The States delegation fear that
such An objection will be forthconhsg
oven should the bill Ne reached on
The calendar before Congress IS COM
PEELED 10 adjourn.
The members OF the delegation "a
yor the bill for personal reason,
which is Judge B. +. kcllar himself.
The large volume Of business IN mat
district and Judge kellar's i'll hea!th
are the impelling arguments WIN
them. Judge kellar, who has served
III years on the bench, has teen on
the point Of resig!ting more than once
within the past few years, because OF
the condition Of his health. But me
members of the bar and he public
in the southern part Of the State pre-
vailed on him TO defer The matter,
honing that some way could be found
BY which Judge Kallar could be re
lieyed of much Of The burden Of his
work, and could remain on the bench
until he had attained the age OF re-
lirement In years Of service he mas
served the required time, but lie is
number Of years short Of being 10
,rars of age, which is the age or re.
, tirrment.
The friends OF Judge KelIar say
that he has given the best Of his lille
TO his government, and il would be a
grave injustice TO an able and loyal
servant for the government not TO
pass some special act, such as ne Dill
now in the House, which would en-
able him 10 enjoy the reward to
which he is entitled and which is one
of the inducements held ont 10 judges
70 devote their lives 10 tie govern
ment AT far less income than men
of such legal ability could earn in prl.
:he main handicap under which he Is
working.
Expecting and hoping that the bill
will be passed and become. law,
there are several lawyers and iuristS
in the southern part Of the State who
have already set going operations
looking 10 their appointment. Judge
James II, Miller. of the Hinton dis
trict, has let his, friends know that he
is an aspirant if the additional iudg-
ship is created.
Among the West Virginians in the
capital are Hon. and Mrs. Thomas W.
f'.mins. of Fairmont, who are al the
Willard; Mrs. Izet'a Jewell Brown. of
H;nrMnnd widow OF The .ain. Renre-