The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-04
WASHINGTON
West Virginia News - Notes
and Gossip at the Nations
Capital.

wASHINGTON. II. e.. Dee. SIN"
War Industries Bnnrd. rs powerful /"
niece nr war machinery as was con-
siru%tcG b. IN" government, - "rAhu".'F
going into i'qu,da;iCn. bernard W. VA
ruch, ts chnirman hHs Forwarded MS
r,sicnn;ion 10 the President. I" take ell
feet Jauiary |. 1t - Pr"haO'r t!i"'
most Of ihc big men aSso'!A;"u WIN MN
will step u; with h'iu. CONSIDERING Nha'
the work # tn" Organization - Pt"''
urally at an end. ana what work Is i"
h, carried on can hc a1toNd"d 10 y!
subordinate officials and CLERKS.
Among those going out Will ~ ion
William NJ. Ritter Of N"i"h. w. Va
the millionaire lumber man. IN" on!
Wrs; Nirginian associated WIN ME-
Baruch. and ono Of The men WI" rem
Icrcd service Of the highest N@!u" AM
welded power almost c"rN'rhSIE" WI"
Ihnt exercised hy Chairman bhruch nun
self The latter, in conservation '"""H
smoke IN the highest terms OF praise u
the work performed by MT. f!t''r' VIM
WAS ri the head nf on" 81 the lsree an"
ruwcrful departments. ami S"TNru IN an
advisory capacity /" thali man lf'' rum
iron, other nigh official ah!h"F''''S
praisc has come for thu high order or
ecry,cc rendered the ,nbn;ry hy Mr..
Ritter during the crisis Of 'h' hf'''.
w.r. West Virginia manufacturers ana
business mrn arc prhIUs" III their co'h-
,l,mrnts and crntiludr for III" courie-
urls treatment and many 'hH"FS H'""
,hrm hy Mr. Bitter. !! wa 4 great heir
- them, they say. to hay" MAJ one u
,hnjr own on that important official
~ a,
,rodo and transportation conditions
They pay trihut" to his fairness Ahu
Justice. rs we'll a. tn his positive" genius
far COMMUNICATING business IN It's larger
arp.r,s. The W"St Nirginian who Hao
bus;nces with him will not seen cease
/ to remember him most fav"rahly. The
| ,nnrrtuni,y ~ crrntly enlarge his circle
Of acCuaintancrs with West Virginia
foremost citizens from all parts III InF
! stint" was an opportunity |hal M MI
! ter greatly appreciates.
When he formally rctires from the
nosi,ion !, Will hn with the hest wishes
Of An army Of newly friends rep
! resented III every part OF the country
rh. National Forest Reservation Com
m,-,:ion announces that it has acquired
[ - nnn nrros Ia add 10 tho public domain
) a mart Of winch ~ i'll III" southern mp
! ralachian mountains. and 81 acres Sl'n'
! n,rd IN Hardy county W. Va.
! Before starting for his ambaSSadHr'a
! nosI at the Court Of 81 jams. accom-
! ronird ny his wife and travelling WITT
! rho Presidents party. Ambassador Davis
/ VAS rendered a notable dinner by I'M
! famous Alfalfa club, lunch""n organ
! izntjrn which Charles +. Light. fUrm"'
! state road commissioner fnr West NIT
rinla. originated. From n small. m
: formal beginning. tho Alfalfa Club Erc"
| To large proportions. in distinguished in
! ,cl1cctual quality. and prodiEinus l"ca
/ fame Mr. Davis was on" NJ us charte'
! members. The AlfHlfaii"s did them
! selves proud with thus feast Tor N" dc
; rrrtirG ambassador. Mr.. L'Ih' mad u
! IN charge and ("DcaCnnD MAYOR j. {
Ilrmphiil veteran newspaper editor, in
; ijrnni,. nr The greet and near great, una"
! all Regimes. presided al the head or th'
| fcstal board.
On Thursday evening Senator H'Ware
| Sutherland. Rrrr"snniai"" Stuart
! Reed and Earl - budding. president
rho Prisoners Relief S"rirtr. will wake
addresses +" til" rNcmb"rs nf III" irihun'