The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-10

WASHINGTON, d. c.. July 9.-The
car distribution TO the mines in West
Virginia is soon TO be 100 per cent
efficient" to quote the words Of rs
sistant Director Of Railroads Clag-
gctt, and the new and as yet unused
but completed and delivered cars. or
dcred during the war are TO be put into
service.
This is the promise Of tho official
named made to Representative GoOdy-
koontZ as q elimination of a series or
conferences extending through num-
Der of weeks. The car shortage Is
fapiliar subject TO tho public in the
mining districts of West Virginia. II
Is one with which the members OF III"
states delegation have been busy with
for some time There is now n PROM
Ise of relief. and everybody concerned
will sincerely hope that the promise
will soon be fulfilled. II it is. il is
tantamount to the restoration Of pros
porous conditions in the mining bust
ness. Transportation. OF lack OF it, has
been the principal ailmcnt OF the n
dustry since early last spring.
A misleading circular issued by a
government department is responsible
/ for Senator Elkins being the recipient
for a large number of applications from
! ambitious youth in West Virginia who
| would like to Ect the chance to take
| the examinations for entrance TO mo
| Military academy at West Point. Tho
! circular stated that Senator Elkins had.
at this time. three appointments at his
| disposal. This is not the case. He
! has only one and will recommend an
appointment for it some timo this
| al number of "A
plications on file for it.
| The following special pension bills
were offered In the senate on Tuesday
by Senator Elkins: William Carpenter.
Palestine, $72: Alex. Reed. Grafton. $12:
Mandres LandreS Charleston, $72: hco.
W. Johnson. Johnson. $50: Andrew !,
Jones, Charleston. S72. and Harriet q.
Hart, Grafton, $50.
! There is more than ono way. al
| though Il Is expensive, TO get Il soldier
boy discharged from the army. after
every effort has been made and failed
, IN Washington, Senator Davis Elkin|
! discovered. He went over the head nf
j the officials her" and cablcd Cen raj
| Pershing. That was on IN" fourth INST.
On the fifth. nc received this reply
! Orders issued July returning ". y.
Montgomery to the United States
| (Signed) PcrsHing." Montgomery IS
! a son OF Sam r. Montgomery. state
labor commissioner for West Virginia
| Simon. Horkhcimcr. Of Wheeling. son
of the late General HorkhCim"r. ""
| enlisted In the marines for tn" war
| has been honorably discharged. Cen
| cral Barrett in command Of marbles,
notifies Senator Elkins. who made he
request for the discharge Of IN" young
| Wheclingite. Favorable action was
also secured in tn" case Of Henry +.
Pennhalc, OF Charleston. also marine.
| A bill to correct tn" military cIrd
| of Joseph May. Of Ming" county. vas
/ introduced in the house by Representa-
tive Goodykoontz.
| An application made by Claude
Bailey, OF Buckhannon, n DISCHARGED
soldier, for additional travel pay ,tuc
him. has been filed with tho war de-
partment by Senator Sutherland.
| r. W. Jay. OF Elkins: W r. Rankin
Of Keyscr. and Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Iovcnstein, of Elkins. the latter guests
Of Mrs. NJ. r. Halliscy, arc late arri'
walls in the capital.
L Uaafan IN haVn government