The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-15

postmaster at Salem, which position
pays $4,000 year The p. o. depart
4lent has set October 70 as the date
md clarksburg as the place for hold
ing competitive examination to I'LL
II
A bill proposing pension at the rate
OF $25 a month for Worthy Polling, OF
Arnoldsburg, has been introduced In
the House Of Representatives by Rep
resentative Stuart F. Reed.
Emil Flipec, former West Virgin
ian, whose family now reside in Brook
Ign, will be discharged from the juris-
diction Of the War department and
placed under the jurisdiction of the
War Risk Insurance Bureau If Senator
Sutherland's request 10 have that done
Is acceded to. Filipec was brought
back from France TO the Reed hospital
here suffering from the effects Of 4
broken leg and arm, and with a mental
disorder. He is we'll Of everything ex-
cept the last mentioned, and is much
improved in that respect. His family,
as we'll as himself, have asked that he
be sent to his home at Brooklyn, ana
that he be given treatment at one OF
the government hospitals in Greater
New York.
Among the late arrivals in Wash
ington from West Virginia are c. E.
vandevender, John S. Withers, Orville
Wells and j. w. Dawkins, Of Parkers-
burg; Miss Anna Rodgers, Of Blue
field; Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. schupbach,
OF Sistersville; ]. w. S. Miller, Of Ell
dorado, Clay county; U. G, Young, Of
Buckhannon, and his SON. law,
Lieut.. VIM. S. Jacobs, who had just
been honorably discharged from the
army upon request Of Senator Suther'
land.
Senator Howard Sutherland has re-
Gently been called upon to preside
over the Senate. He handled the gaVel
like an experienced veteran; his rul-
ings wre prompt; and his presence in
the Vice Presidents chair was char
acteried by dignity, firmness and cour-
tesy.
The high executive officers of the
American Legion the G. A. r. of the
war with Germany have notified SEN
ator Davis Elkins that West Vlrginia's
apportioned membership is 10000, and
have urgently requested him to lend
his prestige and influence in attaining
that quota, This, Senator Elkins has
promptly agreed to do. The fact is
That he has been at work along that
line ever since he was appointed a
member Of the national finance COM
mittee Of the Legion. There is moth
ing, outside of his senatorial duties,
that he is more interested in than the
Legion and its success, and he is es-
pecially interested in having the West
Virginia membership made as full and
as complete as possible. He is active
ly cooperating with the executive Of
ficers OF the organization at general
headquarters in New York, and in
West Virginia. and is contributing gen.
erously from his means, his time and
his effort 10 get the Legion launched
and to going on permanent and flour
ishing foundation.
Where is Wallace King Adkins, for
mer private in Co, B, Second engineers,
honorably discharged after making a
fine fighting record in France June
Is last, his parents, the Adjutant Gen.
erals department, the War Risk Insur
ance Bureau and the Secret Service
would like to know? The last three
agencies were set to work TO trace
the whereabouts of Adkins by Sena-
tor Sutherland acting for the greatly
worried parents of the soldier boy.
Adkins when he enlisted gave his ad
dress as Ward, Kanawha county, w.
Va, and his father, John Adkins re-
sides at Glasgow in the same county.
No clue to his present whereabouts
has yet been discovered
The Senate has passed bill award
ing James A. Criswell, OF Moundsville,
pension at the rate OF S12 month.
The bill was introduced in that body
not long ago by Senator Sutherland.
Marriage licenses we're issued in this
city this week TO Clarence w. Christ.
sin, Of Bowden, W. Va, and Myrtle B
Stewart, of Livingston, Va; William
Roy Hecner and Nina leila Honaker,
both Of Caldwell, w. Va; and ], A.
Mcintyre, of Wheeling, and Laura
shrader, Of Martins Ferry,
1t may be that the National Capt.
tai will redeem itself next Wednesday
when General Pershing is to lead the
First Division down the historic ave-
nue. past the White House and War
department Washingtonians pro-
foGpdly hope so-but the unpleasant
truth is that the welcome accorded
this Nations only and greatest general
upon his arrival here last Monday at
4o'clock p. m. was raw in it's coldness.
There was no enthusiasm, no cheering
worthy Of being so called, the side
walks were thinly lined with people,
apparently unmoyed and Indifferent 1t
was a duplicate Of the inhospitable,
chilled and unenthusiastic reception
given the gloriously victorious Marines
when they paraded here several weeks
ago, and Of the reception accorded the
President upon his return from
france, What's the matter with
Washington? Is 1t jaded and fatigued
with such affairs? These and similar
+ queries are on everybody's lips. Yet,
Turing the war with Germany, no city
putstripped 1t in all campaigns for en-
EhusiRsm and for substantial proofs Of
sincere patriotism. There wasn't a
1fthgHrintinn camnaign that Woshinu