The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-25

WASHINGTON. D. c., July 25.-
The officials Of the air service regard
West Virginia as trough and danger
Gus terrain" and they are not going
to start any aeroplanes into that state.
anyways soon. That is the upshot Of
a conference that Senator Elliins had
with Major o. T. Menchor. The SEN
ator was trying to get an aeroplane
for a celebration to be held at Buck
harmon on September LIST. Positively
nothing doing.
The government lost several ma
chimes in West Virginia on the Fourth
and that 1t didn't lose an aviator or
two was due TO good luck. They had
several others smashed up there in
the few weeks preceding the Fourth.
Furthermore the AVIATION officials
say that they haven't machines nor
flyers for any more exhibitions than
they have already booked for the rest
} Of the summer. The best part OF the
aAr service Is being modified on the
Mexican border, they say.
Flying over mountainous region
like West Virginia is rough work"
and dangerous, the birdmen who have
tried It declare. There is the chance
any minute and good places 10 lind
are few and far between. The high
mountains create dangerous air peck
cts and still chambers" and about all
the atmospheric freaks known to the
BUSINESS.
It can DO stated definitely that there
isn't the slightest chance of getting
any flying exhibitions staged in West
Virginia by the government this year,
and ambitious local committees on
celebrations are but wasting their
time, and that Of Ae members OF the
state >Sslegation in Congress-. by ap-
plying.
The High Cost ~ Living IN the DIS
trict OF COLUMBIA is the complex and
mysterious subject that sub-com-
nittee Of the. senate has got down to
work on. Senator Davis Elkins Is a
member Of the sub commute. 1t is
felt that If something can be found out
as to cause something might be done
to ameliorate the effect, but 1t must be
said that the probers are not particu
larly sanguine Of achieving a startling
success. A study of the II. G. of L..
chart shows the National Capftal
heads the list of cities as the costli-
est place to live. Food, rents, clothes
everything is higher here than any
where else, and how most of the resi-
dents manage to stay on here Is one
of the surprising and unaccountable
problms that nobody has a satisfying
answer for. There is no poorer paid
intelligent class than government
clerks and, while the bonus of $240
that Congress doled out to them on
July LIST, was a welcome help. 1t was
but drop in the bucket. A day or so
ago, the House passed the Nolan min
imum wage bill fixing So day as the
lowest wage for a government en-
ploye. This bill, if it becomes law,
will help out that class of employees
outside of the classified service most
and they need it most. Rep. John Mo-
Ian, of California, has devoted his tai
ents and efforts almost exclusively to
this bill for seven years. Before he
went to California, he was a resident
of Wheeling and worked in the steel
mills there. He is labor congress :
man. There is nothing wild nor radi
cal about him; he Is a level headed
but progressive man, and he is high
~ esteemed by the entire membership
of the House. To help out the women
employed in the stores and general
mercantile establishments Of Wash
ington a new minimum wage scale
went into effect this week for them.
The arrangement was agreed to by a
committee composed of representa-
tives of the Merchants Association,
the saleswomen and working girls in
the printing and other trades, and the
minimum wage board, quasi ?official
body. There wasn't serious hitch
in reaching the agreement-S1650 the
minimum weekly wage. 1t was unan-
lmously agreed that that was the very
lowest wage that a Washington sales
woman can live on. And good many
people in Washington wonder how
they can do it on that
II do not know who else may be
candidates for the Republican nomt-
nation for governor, but l know that
Hon. Edward Cooper will be-" declar-
ed James G.. Thomas, Of Mullens,
Wyoming county, to all inQuiring poll
ttcians from the state who, knowing
h1s close friendship and business as
sociation with Mr.. Cooper, sought him
for Information as to the Bramwell
mans intentions. Continuing ON the
subject, Mr.. Thomas said: MIR. Coop
er has never denied that he intends
to be candidate in the primary, but
has for months answered all inquiries
that he expects to be a candidate.
His friends throughout the state know
it well and are dong what they can
to promote sentiment favorable TO
him in their respective communities.
Because he has not formally publish
ed signed announcement is no rea-
son to believe that he has changed
his mind about it. It is far too early
for a candidate to take that step.
When the proper time comes, and for
NAL announcements are due and in
style, his will go to the press of the
state. In the meantime, he and his
friends are at work, and feel greatly
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