The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-10

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ma Telegram ~ such number as toll
rdlcate that the colored people Of
yFest Virginia are stirred UP over II,
sage been srTiYtng II Abe offices Of
ne Senator'S and Representatives
from West Virginia. asking them To-
npbort tic Curtis restitution. which
proyides TOR an investigation Of
Ynch ing and mob violence. The res.
y ,iution was introduced in the Senate
va weeks ago by Senator Curtis. al
slntillar resolution was introduced IN
he House several days ago. The
tiember Of the delegation have re-
plted 10 their colored constituents. 1t
s understood that they will vote for
lie Curtis resolution or a similar
sns they are. given the opportunity
Ii senator sutherland's office
information from. the Railway Adj
mini ira ton, which was forwarded to
Ehe coal perators organization of
logan county, stated that the coal
ar distribution in that county had
been improved, and that the pros
pects are good for continued i'm
pfpYement on account of additional
arr being ordered for that field, and
also that the Fredlock Coal Co., OF
Albright W. Va, who had been re-
ceiying box cars will hereafter re-
Gelve open coal cars, theirs being a
tippie mine; passport secured for Mil
lard M Foster, Of Fairmont, who rs
going 10 Cuba; instructions 'cabled by
the state Department tosthe Ameri-
ean consul at Antwerp to advise the
passports Of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Van
preA and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
VereIst;; Belgiums, who desire TO come
10 rHuntington, W. Va; secured from
the War Risk ms, the claim for al
iotment and allowance OF Mrs Eta
May Blackwell, Of Dot, w. Va! took
up with the same bureau similar
case,in behalf Of Peter Fantogroci, Of
elarksburg, a former bugler in the
/ service, whose allotment to his wife
and deducted from his pay, but never
paid TO her; took up with the same
bureau matter OF compensation for
Charles Ray Watson, of Tunnelton;
application filed for uniform for
Chas. D. Harte, Ronceverte, who was
discharged before order was made.
permitting discharged soldiers to
keep their uniforms; application for
certificate Of discharge in lieu Of lost
discharge muster, filed for Carl W.
WALLACE, Of Huntington.
A bill to increase the pension of
George ". Lyons, of Palestine, W.
Va. was introduced in the Senate by
Senator Davis Elkins
Among the late arrivals from West
Virginia are Joseph Miller and Lee H.
Meparmott, of Mo1gantown; DR.. L.
b. McCutcheon, of Redwood; How
ard Fleming, of Fairmont; R. F.
Moist. Of Charleston; and Mrs. A. M.
D. Smith and two daughters, en-
route from former home at Rock
cave IN Upshur county to their pres
ent home at Jacksonville, Fla.
There are all sorts of kings" in
Congress, but there is no doubt that
Congressman George NJ. Bowers is
{ the apple King. Yea, he is even
more than that. 1t may be said to
please the ear Of those who like al
liberation in the superIative, that Mr..
Bowers is the Horticultural High
rockelornm of the House.
The following quotation from
'4Their Human Side" column in the
washington Star, goes to support this
claim:
Representative George NJ. Bow
ars, OF Martinsburg, w. Va, treated
the House and the press gallery to-
apples the other day.
While he was cniet Of the bureau
OF fisheries here In Washington for
sixten years, before his four years in
Congress. Mr.. Bowers planted out a
number Of apple and peach orchards
IN West Virginia. Today If those
trees were put in line a rod apart
they would make continuous pro-
cession for $50 miles.
His trees which he individually
Bwns produced this year 10000 bar
rels Of apples and these that he owns
ana controls produced 5000 barrels.
one Of his orchards has $4,000 peach
trees,
Among the varieties of apples
\ that ne grows are winesaps, staymau,
Delicious, Grimes Golden, Mcintosh
Red, wealthy, Duchess, Yellow
Transparent, York Imperial and Ben
Davis
Postmastership commissions have