The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-17

tcrm,ncd to help win and end tho -"
in whatever way I could First Oh
frrcd my services to Uncle San' 49,
WAS turned down three times pccauco
was too old.
AFTER that, 7 determined to accept
any duty assigned me. no matter WA
il wns. Governor Cornwcll named INC
and Andrew V. Fisher, than whom no
more patriotic citizen lives in ONO
, county, members of tho draft board:
And l want to add right now. setting
all notifies aside. that John ]. CornwelL
is the best governor West Virginia ever
had.
DIR. John c. Hupp was named with
us. but he withdrew because he was
within the draft age DR.. VIII Craera1t
succeeded DR.. Hupp. but he quit to 60
! TO fight. Then DR.. Webb took the place
and worked Loyalty until the end OF inc
war Mr.. c. A. Walden systemattzed the
work, so that I had no system at all.
| The other men were doing the work
DR.. Dickcy praisca captain Henry
Frohmc. Dr. Andrew Wilson and Judge
| IIoneckcr FOR their loyalty as members
/ of the city and county draft boards. He
| told Of visit to General Crowder ana
| askcd 10 be discharged for disregardinS
/
and said: Doctor. don't tell anyone
you did it, and just keep going" He
| then plead that he was breaking down
! in health and Mrs. Dickey pleaded with
! the general, but DR.. Dickcy stuck to hia
! post when General Crowder begged that
ne remain on duty.
| Dr.. Dickcy sal din the Civil war the
cost Of calling man to the colors was
!S25 In the world war the per capita
national cost was $3.50, In West Vlr-
ginia S5.Sn and in Ohio county. but Sl.75
n head He said that many draft board
! chairman suicided and many had to go
| % sanitarlums and he had difficulty nS-
iurng out how the local draft ooaro
members bore the heavy duties assigned
! them. Angry fathers. weeping mothers.
sobbing sisters and selfish employers
J trying to get men out of the 'mi'tar?
service almost set us crazy SAD Inc
doctor. He added that when. Ifteen
Ohio county men made the supreme
sacrifice the draft boards almost telt
| like murdercrs.
I'm Liberty loans we raised s3o,s0o.eo0
with an organization OF htteen men Il.
he head" said Dr.. Dickey and we raised
six million more than We were asked ".
Thc-ner capita holding Of Liberty bonds
< in the SH.lS0 SldNSS - F-"o'
Ohio county the per capita holding Is
$3.50.
II had nothing to do with the drive.
All did was sit out home while the
other fellows did the work and then
came in too the headquarters in the
morning and scolded about the reports.
We were not in 1t at all with the boys
in uniform who made the supreme sacri-
nca and went over seas" At this point
DR. Dickey named the loyal doctors OF
Ohio county who responded to the call OF
the colors.
He told Of having cousin on inc
Sussex when It was cut in Two. Inns
lind WIS an ambulance driver. he re'
turned to the States. won COMMISSION
and returning overseas was oio"n "
,ieces by an enemy shell. His nephew
a do,or performed $500 operations as
Ian army physician. Dr.. Dickey intro
duccd the doctor as Captain Colin hecu.
IF Washington. Pa. who knew Aar'.n"'
1:och very we'll and worked with Mar
sinai F,och's personal physician Cap
,ain Reed was chcered as he arose.
Referring to the peace treaty ana
rcars that it would not be siEned Ut.
Dickey said: Those mean: co"hro'y
ours will step right up within three
weeks and sign on the dotted line. oon
worry" He praised the editor OF inc
Intclligenccr for his position in cdi-
torials on the treaty Of peace and the
League Of Nations.
Dr.. Dlckey said the only duty nc dc-
clincd was to refuse position on IN"
county fuel board. for he was too pusy.
AMERICAN idcalism won this war.
said the doctor, and then nc painted
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