The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-06
farm is owned by the heirs OF Major
Reed and his estlmable wife.
Aviator DOES 1.And "RlytnS.-


! Lieutenant Boyd NJ. Smith. with two
\ service stripes won in the aviation serE-
ice in Franco, has been doing some fly
| ing here in Washington, flying about
among the departments and various OF
| fcials who have been eager, as Is the
! Washington way. to pass him on from
one to another. He has been in quest
| Of a batch Of Liberty bonds which he
| bought and paid for while abroad. but
| for which purchase he hadn't received
a scratch OF the pen to show Tor u
Being an Elkins boy, he naturally
sought Senator Sutherland's help. and
| then they both began a search Tor tho
missing bonds. After a lot OF time and
! trouble. and a number of animated set
! tos with officials. the bonds were finally
located. Lieutenant Smith was bomb
| CT. and he is as anxious now 10 get out
! OF the service as he WAS to get into II.
After that ne may have something TO
say in a. series OF articles about the
J American air service in France. which
| may not be quite so cloQuently lauda-
tory OF the officials responsible for II
here in Washington as the articles OF
the press agents Of those officials in
rariably are Lieutenant Smith was
sent to France as an executive officer
OF the aviation service, but that proved
! too tame for him. and h" became a fly
er. Asked how many flights he made.
he said that ne couldn't recall even ap-
proxiratcly. although h" had a record
Of them. Aviators arc required to keep
a record for the government. Many
machines that the Americans drove
were called by them flaming collins"
and also many Of them that they were
sent up in were "Newports' or other
makes that the French and English had
rejected and condemned.
overpaid Uncle sam $1,000.
IT IL easy to make a mistake and pay
the government too much money
Though il is the exception TO Tho rulcl.
and just "a hard 10 get a rebate as II
was easy to overpay in error No one
knows it better than Mrssrs w 3.
! wcolt and TAYLOR Morrison. two bust
ness men OF Keyser. In going over
their books. checking up and confirm
ing. they made tho discovery that they
had paid Uncle Sam a tidy little sum
Of SO. ono more than was duo him. While
willing and anxious to pay what they
are expected TO pay in the way Of fed
! eral taxes. and being just "a patriotic
as any other good Americans. they are
not rich mon. and say that they cannot
afford to mako the government any
such an expensive gift as that. Which
explains their presence in Washington.
and their appeals 10 Senators Suthcr-
land and Elkins and their representa-
, tive. George NJ Bowers. for advice and
influential assistance in their dilemma
Their case is being worked on. II may
require a special act Of tho congress
Ia got their money refunded to them.
TIL" government works in strange and
mysterious ways its money 10 cxPrRd-
sometimes This case seems TO be one
Of those kinds Thee two West Vir-
cinians are getting their first 1rst-hand
knowledge of the long. long trail over
which governmental red tape leisurely
unwInds.
PershIng Writes Bowers.
Il am pleased to inform you" writes
General John J. PershinG from France to
Representative Bowers, that orders have
! been issued directing tho return of this
soldier Edward l.. BARBER of Purgitts-
willie. W. Na.) 10 the United States in the
first available government transpcrta-
ton Mr. Bowers had written a direct
appeal TO General PcrshinG in Barbcr's
behalf. so urgent was his case. Since
then. however. and within the last day
! or two. the war department has asked
! that requests of this kind be discon-
! tinued. stating that the troops Except
, ing the rcgulars) were being brought
! home as rapidly as possible. and that
| practically tho last man OF them would
! be back home by August !: that 10 de-
| tach them from their commands and
| aHix them 10 casuaiS would require time
and delay. OBTAINING many Of them in
! Franco even after their own commands
: had sailed for home. perhaps. For these
: reasons. the department says. it Is an
|, injustice 10 all concerned TO the men
; themselves. to make these special re-
! quests Of General Pershing.
! However. before this request was pub
; lishcd Representative woodward had sent
, forth a request for the discharge and
return homo of Corporal Nathan Con
! Huber Of Parkcrsburg. of the transporta-
! ton corps in France. Huber was cited
4, in orders May II by Brigadier General
! w W. Atterbury for excellent service
/ rendered, particularly in connection with
! the construction Of the Mercy railway
terminal and later as conductor" Huber
was well known young railroader en-
/ ploycd at Parkersburg when he en-
/ listed.
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Charleston Anx1ous.
There is good reason TO believe here