The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-08

yfSCHARLESEBRO SMITH
states senators from West vtr-
sfnfa. both had many fine friends.
in washington who were shocked
to hear of their death, both Inherit
ed great riches, but lived simple.
democratic Hves-and they died
few days apart-Richard Kerens
Elkins and Dr. Waldo Percy Gof.
The former passed away at Atlantic
City, fatal ending of a years ILL
ness; the latter suddenly stricken
upon arriving home at ClarksburS
from New York Neither inherited
his distinguished fathers taste for
the political life. but both showed
aptitude for business transactions.
Dick Elkins was. like his father.
a developer of the states mineral
resources. He went in for the de-
velopment Of oil and gas fields as
his speciality; his father rarely
touc hed those two products. con-
filming his chief mineral explorations
to coal. Dick Elkins' death was
the first in the family OF children
four boys, one girl, all grown to
manhood and womanhood. The
four brothers were more than broth
ers-they were chums-pals and in
Inmates in social and business life.
Dick Elhns was whole-souled,
gen erous hearted, broadminded
chap, who made friends that stuck
to him loyally-friends in all walks
of life, in high and in lowly station.
He was "Dick'' to all of them
the very best proof Of his likeab1e
personality.
The late Nathan Golf had two
children. boys both. who grew to
past middle manhood. DR.. Golf was
the first to go; Col. Guy D. Golf
is the one that is left. There was
nothing aloof or up stagish about
Doc" Golf. To know him was to
like him. What better proof of the
kind of a fine fellow he was than
to state the fact that he was once
the grand exalted ruler OF the
CIarksburg lodge of Elks. M
Antfphanes-''Lam your kins,
men with moderation, for they are
not dead, but have gone before on
the same road along which we must
necessarily pass: then we, too,
hereafter, shall come to the same
resting-place, about to spend the
remainder Of our time along with.
them"
There is a minimum wage law
for women in the District of Co
lumbfa that was enacted IN the
higher cost of living days of the
war. Barring house servants, no
employer is allowed to pay less
than s1650 a week to a woman
worker or girl employe. That
was the sum fixed as the minimum
that they could live in Washington
and body together and their self
respect. Recently, the organized
employers petitioned the board to
cut the minimum wage $1.25 the
day, claiming that the cost of liv-
ing had decreased enough to justf-
fy such a cut being authorized.
There was no talk of strikes on the
one side, nor a lockout on the 9TH
er. It was left to the board and it
made a thorough investigation. The
result of it is that the minimum
wage scale for women In TINS CITY
remains as it was-s16.50 for a
weeks work. The board found that
the cost of living in the capital had
decreased, if at all, SO little as not
to be noticeable, and declared thas
O. working girl could not live de-
Gently here on less.
There are s2s, 100000 worth OF
new hotels going up in this town,
not counting a fine new one that
was opened UP quite recently IN
the downtown section on Fifteenth
street. the Lee House. One Of the
nearest completed is the New Ham
lIton, at Fourteenth and K, oppo-
site the Franklin Park Hotel. and
also overlooking Franklin Park. II
is twelve stories a. handsome stone
structure and the last word its own
ers claim The last word, however,
will most likely be the 100000
one that the Ritz-Carlton corpora
ton are starting at Fifteenth and
K streets, opposite the old Depart
ment of Justice, block distant
from the Shoreham and the White
House. The Ritz-Carlton OF Wash
ington, spokesman for that corpora
ton announce, will be the latest and
finest in the family of Ritz-Carlton.
The Walker House comes next in
the matter of cost. It is going up
in Connecticut avenue, north of K
and in the block above the big
apartm ent, Stoneleigh Court. It is
TO Cost $O,Uuo,UOO, occupy udl1 VI q
large city block and front on three
streets. It will contain LOO rooms
with baths. The Wardman Park
Inn, said to be the biggest apart
ment hotel in the world, has a big
new annex about ready to be add
ed to it and thrown open for bust
ness; and on October will be. oper-
ated on strictly hotel basis. The
Chastleton, bought by the Du Points
a few months. ago, and mo. 24eG
Sixteenth" another big, modern
one, will undergo the same transit
ton. Many millions OF dollars are
being spent in the construction OF
new apartment buildings, rows or
private residences, costly churches,
beautiful legation residences, the
aters, new school houses, an Inn
mence convention hall, in addition