The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-04

West Virginia against the exploitation
by lawless elements as we'll as for the
conservation Of federal revenue?"
This Is the appeal that Daniel c. Ro-
per, commissioner Of internal revenue.
has addressed to Congressman George
Bowers. It is the climax OF letter
that outlines q plan to go after" boot
leekers, blind tigers and booze makers
in dry states. This unlawful business
is on the increase. Commissioner Ro-
per says. 1T Is flourishing nightly In
prohibition states" ne writes. The
federal government" he says. lis plan
ming a vigorous campaign against vio-
lators and proposes to work hand III
hand with the officers and citizens or
the sevral states in enforcing the laws.
7 take the view that the federal author
tiles have, with the states, clear and
vital duty In enforcing the laws against
Illicit dlstilling regardless Of whether
the stake at Issue Is the protection OF
revenue or the conservation Of man
power Of the state and nation on the
broad basis Of public welfare.
THE governors Of the various prohl-
bition states with whom have recently
conferred have assured me OF their In
tent!on 70 make special efforts to en-
force the Illicit distilling laws. AS
practical step this office has instructed
It's collectors and agents to make three
copies Of every complaint OF Illicit dis
filling reaching them. for Transmission
OF one each to the governor OF the
state the sheriff Of the county and the
commissioner Of internal revenue. thus
encouraging rho simultaneous co-opera-
ton Of all authorities directly con-
cerned."
Col, Charles Severance Smoot, who
has done so much to commemorative
West Virginia landscape by making II
cry aloud the popular brands OF chewing
gum. talcum powders and corn cures
stood at the confluence OF Pennsylva.
mia avenue and Fifteenth street and
looked off through tear-dimmed eyes at
the sicnless sides Of the Washington
monument He cried to see 80 much
dead wall space wasted. Col. Smoot
1aid the foundation. Of his large fortune
by getting a monopoly Of the cracked
egg business in Parkersburg early IN
the eighties.
n. Golf and n. Sutherland seem to
have gotten along fairly we'll IN this
life without a middle name. Many
West Virginans do not appear to know
This. for they address letters to. Nathan
Raw Gor and Howard G. Sutherland.
How they get that Bay is easily ar
counted for by their habit OF writing
Nathan Bay Scott, when he Was mem
Der Of the senate, but there Is POSITIVE
" no clue how the impression g@
abroad among them that there Is q.
in Senator Sutherland's lengthy mon
cker.
Tho high cost. etc. will be the most
fnportant argument responsible Tor inc
general increase in wages for postal en-
r,,oycs-clerks carriers. city and rural
that congress is expected shorty 10
grant. The work Of the house commit
toe on postoGices and post roads on .ne
bill is being watched with moro than
usual interest By members OF cohsf7
and by employees Of that branch OF Enc
government and It is also unusual tnat
committee meetings are so oiiseh'i1
attended by the members ana inc "ofN
so generally helped along by ehcn hho
every member. Congressman "oooyalo
&c member Of this committee and ne
is nrcsent at every meeting and stays
To the end of each session. lie ~
,.,tchinr the progress Of the work OF
framing this bill As closely as tho post
al crnnloycs in. West Virginia are watch
,ne both him and 1t. But he is doing
lot more than merely watching. he -
orrcring many suggestions. some OF
which the committee has adopted. He
is strong for n raise in all grades OF
postul employees. insisting particularly
On q liberal raise for the lower grades.
Including rural mail carriers. 1t Is the
most important committee work he has
hccn called on to do since he came
hack" as n member OF the house.
Cant. H. 3. Parker. formerly Of Eliza
beth. whose transfer from the Philip
pines to active war service was re-
quested by Congressman woodward the
first Of the week. has been ordered to
start for this country forthwith for -.
signment to new duties. .t5