The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-25
WASHINGTON
West Virginia News - Notes
and Gossip at the Nations
Capital

WASHINGTON, y. z, June .t.-ln
signed statement, issued today BY Sen
ator Howard Sutherland. addressed TO
the Discharged Soldiers and Sailors Of
West Virginia" he appeals to them TO
be sure TO keep in full force and effect
their insurance under the war. risk in
surance law, and II any Of them have
permitted their policies to lapse to UNI
dertake at once TO have themselves re.
instated.
Il would strongly urEe." says the
statement, upon all Of you the Wis
dom OF keeping in full force and effect
YOUR insurance under the war risk in'
surancc law. II you have permitted
your insurance to lapse or u you have
cancelled it. 1 would urge that you re-
jnsta,c it under the new and liberal pro-
vision for reinstatement.
, This insurance Is carried at the min
,mum cost to you and will be a safe
guard TO you and your dependents.
Full information will be sent you
upcn Application to me or to the Direc-
tor. Bureau Of War Risk Insurance
Washington, D. c."
Senator Sutherland today arranged
with the railway administration. ~ the
ibchcst of the local committee on arrange
mcnts, TO have special trains run to and
from Elkns over the B. & o. and Coal
a. Coke railroads on July 4. That hoii'
day. II is predicted. will be the bigscs,
celebration that the thriving inter-mouh-
, tain city ever held.
The coal operators Of the Mingo-Kcn.
lucky region will wind up business
meeting with a banquet. to be held next
Thursday night at Williamson. Repre-
scntativcs Wells Goodykoontz and John
Langley. tho latter Of Kentucky. will 90
from hcf to attend it and will be two
among fhc lost OF afterdinner speakers.
Representative L. 8. Echols will be
thu orator At the big Fourth Of July
celebration to be held at Winding Cult.
| in Fayettc county. the center OF pop
ulous coal mining region Upon inc
Recommendation Of Mr. Echols. Ray
mond Alexander Stephenson. Of Raleigh
! county. has been appointed to cadet
ship at West Point. Mr.. Echols has in
! PRODUCED two bills. each carrying a pro-
posed appropriation OF $4,000. for the
! purchase Of federal building sites At
Fayetteville and B"rki"y. He recon-
| m"ndcd J. E. Larcw for appointment az
| postmaster at Morganette, taSete
J county.
4 bill 10 grant a pension At inc rate
OF $40 a month To Harry Cook. OF wheel
| ing. has been introduced in the senate
by Senator Sutherland.
| In presenting a petition to the Senate,
Senator Sutherland said: II desire &c
submit FOR the consideration OF the Sent
ate "A petition numcrously-in fact al
| most NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by the citi'
znns Of one OF the thriving. prosperou
AGRICULTURAL communities Of Greenbrirr
W. Va. protesting against the League
of Nations. move that II Is referee
to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
and tho motion was agreed to. He alst
presented memorial OF the distrie'
/ conference Of the Southern Methodir
church Of Blucfcld. and memorial o.
the CONGREGATION and the Sunday schoo
Of the Twentieth Street Baptist church
! Of Huntington. demonstrating aSains
the repeal of wartime prohibition, which
were referred 10 the Committee on Ju
dietary.
A postofficc has been established
Sclwyn. Mingo county. upon request o.
Representative Goodykoontz, and JOIN
r. Brewer has been commissioned IL
postmaster Similar commissions hav'
been issued TO Lewis c.. Richards .
Droop. w Va. Ashford W. Ball. At 1sop
Charles c. Henson. at 'Jarrods Waller
and II. Gertrude B. Hall. At ThackA