The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-21

CATALOGS AND PlcT
job when he was drafted into the
army,
That was the way matters stood
when Congressman Echols touch
ed by this young mans plight,
spent much time at the Veterans
spent much tice at the Veterans
Bureau. The first obstacle en-
c]ounterei was the discovery that
the papers In the case were not all
together. part OF them were lost.
and it was necessary to institute a
tedious search for them. They
were finally located and gotten to-
gcther. Then a review OF the case
was requested and granted. 1t
resulted in Huffman being given a
rating Of temporary total disab-
ility, a compensation OF $50
monthly for himself, $40 for his
wife and IS for his child, his be-
ing ordered to Walter Reed Hos
lpital for treatment. His insurance
premiums had lapsed, because he
had no money with which to keep
them up land an order was made
restoring his policy upon payment
OF premiums due. which. after
hearing tho case stated by Con-
gresham Echols, the Red Cross
agreed to pay-about $500.
1t looks v&~y much to Senator
ElkiRs and Congressman Goody-
Ikoontz as II Mr.. William ].
lO'Toole Of WEIGH. w. Va. will be
appointed minister 10 Paraguay,
iSouth America, They presented
him to tho President, to Secretary
of State Hughes and Under Secre-
tary Fletcher on Friday. and they
came away from the conference
feeling THAT young Mr.. O'Toole
had made a most favorable i'm
pression and would win out.
Mr.. O'Toole is a young man OF
most pleasing personality. He Is
a son Of General Edward O'Toole
is a graduate OF Catholic Uuivcr-
sity of this city, and has been edu-
Gated in Latin. Italian and Span.
fish. The West Virginia delega-
;tion ia back of his nomination
solidly. It may be said that this
alert-minded pleasant young Eel,
low has made a hit with them,
Wires. letters, personal appeals
from constituents with tho price
of a ticket to New York, for tick
cts to the Army-Navy football
classic which is to be played at the
IPolo Grounds next Saturday are
,showering upon the West VirSini'
iSenators and Representative!
cauBinE them great unhappiness
They would like TO obIige-the!
certaInly would. but tAe trouble /:
that some OF them haven't any
tickets 10 the game at all. ant
Others. more fortunate, not to ex'
coed two. which were long age
promised to tho early birds Apply
ing. 1t is a mistaken idea on the
part OF the public that tickets Il
the annual set-to Of the Army nnd
Navy squads are handed to Sena'
tors and Representatives by the
iHattull. They consider themsel
ives lucky when they are able tc
round UP a couple OF pasteboards
for the colorCul classic of the grid.
Iron. The public might think that
because the members OF Congress
vote hundreds OF millions for the
Army and the Navy that they
would be favored and have a
"draE'' when these tickets are dis
tributed, but 1t so, the public was
never more mistaken in Its life,
An outsider who knows how TO &c
tabout it. andstarts early enough,
say three or four. months ago, got
tickets az easily as any member OF
Congress. and as many Of them,
why. a. cadet at West Point or q
Middle at Annapolis is only allow
ed one to give TO a member OF his
family or a friend. OF course. no
doesn't need any for himself,
There never was. in all the history
of these games. such a demand for
tickets as there Is this year.
The Masons at L~ewisburg. Va,
tnre about to erect n temple there
and they want the Post Office De-
partment 10 lease the first floor for
a post office. New post office
iquarters AFRO badly needed there
go the officials at that Depart
ment were told today by Judge
lCharles f. Dice and Postmaster
boiling OF that town. These two
gentlemen game here to put tie
proposition before the postal Off.
cIals They were escorted to the
conference. introduced and yonch-
al for by Congressman l.. Ech.