The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-25
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WASHINGTON. D. C.. Aug. "a Sen
stor F3kins is in receipt Of n letter
from w. r. Gundltng. " IN" North
Wheeling Glass Company. offering :"
give jobs in his packing d"rATNn'n,
10 crippled soldiers who hay" goo"
arms hands and CyesiEht. Mr. Gu"d-
ling writes: FRANKLY. | wish t" say
that there is no chance Ter advance
ment and that tho offer iS"'t 'har-
n able one: fall service Will h" expected.
wages 20 b" agreed ur"n. and N" mon
to become m"mb"rs 81 the Glass Bot
rio Blowers NSsor.atiou. Senator
tslkjns was very tayorahly impressed
S!th this Offer and carried To I'll" ou-
rcau that - lookruE after N" voca-
-ional training oC cr.ppl"d soldiers and
placing them III employment. inc
authorities were glad :" get this "tt"r
and will at once cummuni"at" with Mr..
GundllnG morN III detail aoo1t IT,
The managers Of Parkcrsb"rg's biz
community celebration 10 he held sep
TENDER |. = and ; can har" an armored
tank OF the government. fully manned
II they defray the expense or trans
porting the outfit from Camp Meade
Nd, to ParkerSourg and return. put
they cannot have the services or the
United States Marine Band. senator
E1kins found these things out after IN
terviews with the authorities in charge,
f.! and wired the ParkersburEers today.
REPRESENTATIVE woodward. on the other
/ hand, is keeping tabs with war depart
mant officials on tho movements OF
i troops II any trains are scheduled
I to pass through ParSersourg at the
! time Of the celebration. ne Is deter
mined to get an order to have tncm
stop over. give parade and JON IN
the one big hurrah. Maybe We VIII
have to derail a train to get en-. SAID
MFR. woodward today. but that ounch
OF Petersburg boosters VIII DO that.
no doubt. If they have TO TO get what
they want" The Officials at inc war
department say that ut this ttme they
know Of no troops that will be pass
ing through Parkersburg at the time
OF the large doin's
Summers county sugar famine Is to
he relieved tho first OF tho week
car load OF sugar IS 70 b" sent from
the plant Of tho Warner Sugar Re
fning Company. At New YORK. consigned
TO State Senator Carl Coulter. at nm
ton. 1t was Coulter who brought the
matter Of the famine in his home coun-
ty to Senator Davis ElSins attention
and appealed for relief. Failing to Sc
cure IL from the government. Senator
FIkins made thr arrangements through
private business sources 50 that sum
mers county people ar" 70 get some
sugar. He IS trying 10 do the same
for Preston but hasn't yet been abb" 10.
StachC l.. Fisher has p""n commits
stoned postmaster at Rock castle" jack
son county.
Mrs. STEPHEN Il. Eikins has ordered
her X street residence IN washington
10 be put IN readiness for occupancy
Sep,enber l~t At that tune she Will
close "HallichurSt. hoc handsome
homo at E,kius. W. Va. whcr" she has
-,ent the summer pleasantly ami com
fortab!y With tho Ia"mh"rs "t her ram
ily. executing Senator DAVIS ElkinS.
who. on a,corut Of his official duties
Ain the Ca?irn'. NaS ani' {" max" but
! visit TO his moth"r Il; her sum-
~ home. -
IA. SpatrS ~aly wHGl'hT and pror''-
pent minn owner 81 RandoIph county.
stopped of nu hts way :" the east I"
pSrsonally lrquk senator Howard Suth-
rY,and for securing Il sufficient quota
~ coal rars L. nah" his n'rr~s AZ
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