The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-16


nuy guess Is that there arc appr"Al-
tnatr.y "rnn0 West NirEinIans lighting
nr getting ready to light. including those
flonccr PATRIOTS. those heroic young ami
gallant West NirSinianS who silently
slipped away from ;hcir homes III inc
mountains and tho valleys OF the state
and across tho border into Canada. an"
havc Tough; and laid down their lives
fc- the freedom ot the world under an
alien and allied flag. They arc no small
contingent. and ever and anon the iolkS
ut home are reminded ~ /; oy thc'r
names in the casually lists or aunonE
those who have achieved the coveted
decorations for committing tcatS OF
extraordinary bravery and hcFo!Sn
John Poole, president OF the Federal
National bank Of Washington and chair
man Of the liberty loan committee Oh
the District OF Columbia. has been ap-
uointcd chairman OF the Potomac dlN!-
sion Of the American Rad Cross for the
second war drive. The potomac olFi-
sion includes the District OF l:olunoia
MARYLAND. Virginia and West Virginia
and the quota OF this division has Deer
fixed at $3.3o0.0o0.
Mr.. Poole has appointed the following
members OF his advisory committees:
West hlISlnla-tTpNc l oS'''t
Cornwell; {. Talbot Hiteshew. cashier
of the First National bank OF Parkers-
burg. and IL. o. AlcShire. of Huntington,
president OF the Bankers association OIL
that city.
District Of columbia-Louis Brown
low. one Of the commissioners or me
district.
Maryland-GovernorE Emerson c. Hare
rington: Joseph d. Baker. PRESIDENT o.
tho Citizens National bank OF FTeder-
lex and A. H S. Post. president OF the
Mercantile Trust and Deposit company
of Baltimore
Virginia - Governor Westmofelann
Davis and John II. Miller. president OF
the First National bank Of Richmond.
m, hcado,iarters for the Potomac d.
vision ara located at 141S II street. this
city.
Robert Earls Of Bridgeport is in the
CITY on his way homo from an army
camp. He has been honorably DIS
charged from the service.
All that can be done to insure the
coal industry in West Virginia "a square
deal.' under the new prices which are
exnccted to be announced Wlthln tnc
next day or two. has been done. Inc
case for the states greatest industry
w,s closed AT two lengthy conferences
hold ON "Wednesday and Thursday be-
tween Senator Howard Sutherland anu
Nessrs. Garfield and Minis OF the 1uei
administration. s
The first meeting of the three IaSteu
nearly four hours. and. with maps snow
! ;nr location. mining costs. production
and dates. each and every coal pFouue
] inc arca in the state was specifically
stndicd and investigated. Senator Sutn-
erland went into the statistics or eacn
! mining field, explaining local conalelohS
| which prevailed with regard TO II pa-
, ticularly. He gave a full and comp!ese
exclamation Of every fields SITUATION
making a survey that was very tnorous"
and which showed painstaklnS s'uuS
and an expert knowledge VI coal H'ln.,'S
! conditions throughout the state. III"
relation Of costs t. production "'I' eo''c
into thoroughly and in detail by MN.
senator Suthcrland's appeal AT the
! d,.l conferences Us at previous ones h:io
IRON, time to time. WAS for mora 10
! eral treatment OF the coal Industry IN
I West Virginia rs 70 prices. nc areuee
/ that anv reduction from the pFtSeh.
scale would be fatal to the industry anu
TO the country in its war undertak'ns'
Hy reason If the hours spent at these
,wo conferences. Senator sutherland
missed several roll calls in the senate;
rho first IMPORTANT ones he mas mlSSeo
! since becoming member OF inc uppe'
, house. Tie did so willingly. no" ~
. h..c.rso ho considered the coal question
- far more Importance than any OF lne
: ,oti calls. Il was the opportunity ne
had been preparing to meet ~ DC CIR
;,hlrd 10 make Il summary ana rev ~"
',s II were. Of his activities before inc
fuel administration extending throuSh
= number Of months in behalf OF tns
, welfare and prosperity OF the sCale
/ Great coal industry and the thoosanuS
who are dependent upon II