The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-12
WASHINGTON
West Virginia News - Notes
aud Gossip at the Nations
Capital.

WASHINGTON. D. G.. Feb. l'.--Th"
War Department authorizes III" publ
cation OF tho following from the Once
Of the Director Of Sales:
The Director Of Sales announces
that the first commercial industry 10
locate at Nitro. w. Va, the War pc
partmcnt's 'Smokclcss Powder city
Will result from the purchase by the
Central Foundry and supply Co. az
Columbus. OHIO. Of factory site rom
the Charleston Industrial Corporation.
Of Charleston. W. Va. Tho, sal" has
been approved by the Ordnance Salvage
Board and the Director OF Sales, In &C
C"rdance with contract under when
Charleston Corporation last December
Tho Smoksless Powder city" site.
which was selected by the Central
Foundry & supply Co. consists or ga
acrss Of land. and contained such build
lrSs as p sheet metal shop. n brass and
iron foundry, a pipe and electric shop
structures. The purchasers VIA estab-
lIsn branch plant at Nitro"
Rayard. Randolph county. Is soon 10
have a national bank. Application FOR
charter presented by Representative
Bowers for the incorporators has been
approved by the Secretary or the Treas
ury and the Comptroller.
Alva 3. Moore arrived in Washington.
followed tho following day by Col. John
Bond. Both are candidates for III" Re-
publican domination IN IVES, virginia
and both have been campaigning in tho
counties adjacent to Washington. They
are campai gning tho Statr Colony in the
Capital now. Each Is satisfied that lie
has the nomination all but one. They
fairly eXude optimism from their pores
and are as generous with their hand
shakes as the Millionaire Kid vas with
his pas wealth. In normal peace times
| both were pleasant and companionablr
chaps. but with a campaign on. and
them In II, ND 10 tho hili. i, can vera
ciously be stated that they arc even
moro so.
4 marriage license was r! !,susa IN
| George. 40. Of Phillip! and Mrs. Nix
ono Kincaid kranz. q. Of Washington.
Tho Row. Herbert Randolph was named
| In the license as the minister who
would officiate. Mr.. George vas once
| Speaker Of tho House or Delegates Of
West Virginia He Is widely known
| throuE hout the state and his large cir
! clio Of friends will be Interested n thus
news and will look forward 10 offering
HIM hearty congratulations when they
next meot him
Among the visitors from West Viz
| ginia 10 the city are Angus Macdonald
OF Charleston; Goo. II. Jones. OF Lun-
dale; J. J. Ross, Of Logan; 4. J. King.
| OF Huntingdon Secretary Ellis. OF tho
Logan County Coal Operators Associ-
| alton: Alva r. Moore and Col. John
| Bond. OF Charleston; Hugh Ike Sh"ti.
editor OF the Blueheld Telegraph and
| Col. W. A. McL.aren, OF WEIGH, Mellow
ell county's famous road builder.
On Tuesday night. Representative
Stuart F. Reed was entertained by the
Rrookland brotherhood. a community
organization In that thriving suburb Of
the Capital and Mr.. Reed. in turn. en-
tertained tho Brotherhood with one OF
his splendid Lectures on current topics
On Wednesday evening, Representative
~ NJ. NesEy delivered an address to
tho members Of tho New Jerusalem
Lodge OF Mas0ns. which was a fine
| effort The meeting was special ono
| called TO hear Major Nicely. Refresh
! ments were served.
Several bundled west EirEinians at
tended the meeting OF tho West Njr-
| ginia Society on Tuesday evening To
hear Major Walter c. Sweeney; Of
Wheeling. tell some OF the interesting
adventures that befell hipl or came
under his personal observation. during
! the two Yeas that no served abroad
with the army. Ills address was tho
| feature OF program Of music ard
! ape c!alties. Representative Stuart T..