The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-09
WASHINGTON
West Virginia News - Notes
and Gossip at the Nations
Capital.

WASHINGTON. r. c. Dec The
following petitions were presented IN
no senate by senator Davis Elkins:
From Local Union Ne. 452 AmalSn-
mated sheet Metal WORKERS. tntcrna-
tional Alliance. Of Hurtingtor; ": Va
and OF sundry citizens Of Parkersburg
W. Va. demonstrating against the pas,
"a &c of tho so-called Cummins railroad
bill: PETITION from IN the cH crtmrcS nP
praying for the protec1on
OF tne Armcnians from Wheeling Lodge
No. l2S Il. y. -. f.. the RuiIdcrs -Aoh.
s,ructors' Employers Association OF
Wheelinx. and the Ktwanis Clne OF
Wheeling. praying for the enactment OF
legislation TO SUPPRESS strikes. riots,
etc. aGi;ated BY so-caliCd b1lsheT'sis:
also presented resolutions auoP''H ny
the Trans-Allcgheny Good Roads ASSo-
citation at meeting held nj White
sulphur Springs. favoring the enact
ment OF legislation providing Tor inc
distribution IL surplus war material Ior
use in good roads construction. All OF
which retitlon-S and resolutions were AT
once referred to the appropriate COM
mittceS.
In rhn Senate bill was introduced
bv Senator Eikns 10 increase the pen,
fin,, vi George W. James. OF Mineral
Wells. W. Va. to S72 p month: ana. III
The House. a bjll by Congressman stuart
+. Reed. to grant an original pension ..
sJ5 \ rnon;h 10 Mrs Sarah Lanham. or
Clark burg.
yr"cerS and food brokers of West Flr-
EInia. composed OF Mcssrs. Wilson OF
GrarESburg: Hubbard of Charleston and
Alexander OF Blueileld. came TO WASH
ingtcn to discuss the sugar sprtage
situation with government officials
rnr,. ,alkh,d their business over with
Senator Sutherland previous to their
conference with DEPART rnt oHiciaIs'
An application for a pension increase
Cor George WurtS OF Wh""ilng' mas oeen
tiled at the Pension Bureau by Senator
Recent v.~,itors IN Washington were
&. y. ElHI,S. Jr.. J. p. Hanford and T.
frank IiuEkr. OF MOrgantown and jesse
Bloch. Of Wheeling.
Congressman Wells Goodykoontz. or
WcS; Virginia. IS against enactment OF
anv military legislation that dIScrlnli-
naies bet yerN ;hc regular army and IN"
volunteer national guard ESTABLISHMENTS
in favor Of the regular army. he won't
on record ~ that effect during discus
sion OF & bill 10 pay six months pay 10
the heirs OF any officer or enlisted man
OF the regular army who's" death re-
suited from wounds or dis"aSe hoN Ihc
result OF his own misconduct. -
I simply want to enter IA protest.
said CONGRESSMAN Goodyk""ntz III open
ing his sprHh. against what apparent
w - a diSCrimiuatiOn against the Nolhh-
t,'cr$ ma lEp lOIdl I'tiu - hN - ~
the regular army. For the lIt" OF me;
cannot SOC that there IL any rational
reason why that discrimination shoulo
b. mado here. The volunteer Is entltled
20 the same treatment as IS the man
who entrerd the regular army. 800
The h.ll. which ~ 4 committee OIL. IS
aimed 10 cover peace times only. IL
hasn't come to a vote yet. having oe"n
laid over on the point OF no quorum
raised by BlantOn. Of Texas.
A subcommittee OF three senator's.
Smott, Sutherland and Williams--is NJ
work daily on general oVerhauilng OF
the war insurance act. They have helo
insurance experts b"t"r" them, also del
r-a,ions OF eN-S0ldicrs. representatives
from the American Legion especially.
The interest of our solder vetSrans
arc being Safeguarucu' ,,, SENATOR SUN
crland declared today. The new legis-
Iatiou will not only strengthen and I'M
prove the act but Will accord juster
treatment - tn" Gains that the service
men have on tho goNrrnInsnt and when
are generally recognized ana approved
by IN. LublC OF tn" country At large.
Senator Davis Elk!ne. ot West Viz
gini.I. - by way OF garduaung INTO mo
: class % expert investigators His latest
| assignment Of that kind was TO ASSIST
! in The sweeping investigation or the
! Federal Trade Board. which Is CnHFecu
with beirg so extremely raolcaI az "
border on the Dolshevist. He served on
a committee that investigated the coal
I situation and another that stuck me
! probe into the high cost OF living and the
refined and highly scientific game Oh
! the crafty profiteer fraternity.
Charles w. Sisk. who went from Key
ser into the army. has Congressman
| Gcorgc W. Bowers to thank TOT getunk
| him out OF a military prison at Cover
nor's Island whore he was serving q i've
| wears sentence He was courtmartaled
and sentenced for shooting up town
| in France. showing disrespect 70 super
! imr officers and INSTRUMENTATION Mr..
! T., wnr>; became interested In the young
soldiers ,.osc because no considered that
! - had hc"n sufficiently punished and IN
! rreoid Of the evidence. the otfense
amounted TO what in civil courts. would
| b.. dcsI gnated in the warrant as drunk
and disnrderly and resisting an o11lcer,
| It took mdny months time. and paAen'
effort to overcome tho prcJudiccs en-
! cuIntercd by Mr. Bowers and succeed IN
! securing = pardon for young S!Sk, Dur
! he was rewarded TO day when ne re-
ccivod notice that +. had been sranteu
! and that the imprisoned SOLDIER had oeen
| ordered released forthwith
: Tn, following named c1-service men.
1t Las been arranged by Congressman
! HoHurs will receive checks for travel
raw and bonuses due them at once:
Travel pay--Virgil l.. Hoover. of Bran
Idywine; Chas. VI. Ours. OF parkcrsourg;
! Walter II Kit2miller of Akron. Ohio;
! Henry C. Hartman. OF Petersburg: Chas:
! =. Wilson, OF Bayard: Bruce Dodge, OF
! Terra Alta. lanes K. KrSSel. or kessrl:
| Robert Nash ward. Of Hambleton: Ed
vim G., IrcaStor. Of Arthur: Lomo Green.
of Dartrnorc: Mervin c. Brown of Mar
! tinsburg: Edw. II. Donald son OF Hard.
! inr. Ronus-William Wysong, OF
| Chnrlestown: Victor l.. Turner. or re
| tcr$burE and Daily Bennett, OF Peters
burg.
George E. Ault. at Branch. W. Va. has
| bncn recommended by congressman
Bowers, and will most likely be commits
I stoned for postmaster ut that place. Inc
! star route between Twin Mountain ana
; nal, which tho Post Office Depart
mont recently ordered abolished. will be
continued. until further notice, upon re-
quest Of Mr.. Bowers made in behalf OF
, the people along that route served ny
! this service
Srccial pension bits were introduced
: in the House by Congressman Bowers
! for (increase) Samuel RodenheaEer' OF
! Kingwood. and (originaD Scott w.
Iiyhtner, of HarperS Ferry.
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Pew Escape.
! There are few indeed who escape nav
ing at least one cold during the winter
months. and they are fortunate who
! have but one and get through with II
quickly and without any serious conSe-
Guenccs. Take Chamberlain's Cough
, Remedy and observe the directions wi IN