Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-02
Liabilities ...:..-:............. Sis, 96(
Showing balance July LIST. Of sls.755.


....-.-............... 22.Si0
w. Observation-Disclosures. $500
Liabilities, ,..;......................s l7s,s6o
Showing balance July LIST, OF sls,755.
1.-THE above statement in part so far az II
applies to cash income during June Is
merely supposition, for many certificates
may lapse which would reduce the liabiu-
ties, while at the same time it would re-
duce the income
''To date the fraternity has paid so its
members on matured certificates. over
1920, 600"
On June S, another circular was
issued from the Wheeling office, urging
members transferred to the oStar To get
other members, and on June Is there
was still another circular. On June -
the management gave notice OF a special
assessment of $50 each on certificate
holders, and then we have a circular
dated wheeling -" giving notice
that on and after the Sd of July, 1891,
no certificates will be issued at the
Office of the Star Tontine Association
for transfer. This day has been de-
cided on as just. 1t is further provided
that no certificates will be issued at the
offices of the Star Tontine Association
for transfer unless at the time of the
receipt the said certificates are fully
paid up, with all dues and assessments
that are dne."
On June 10 there was an assessment
of SO on all certificates issued prior to
January l, 1891, and on all others OF Sc,
to DO collected on Monday, June 20.
1891.
The Fraternity was established In
this city, In the old apartment of the
Chamber Of Commerce, which was
nicely fitted up. The local staff con-
sisted of ]. +. Fouse, another gentle
men whose name is not kown, and two
or three female type-writers, all of
whom boarded at the Windsor. The
cash account of the Fraternity was
kept at the Exchange Bank, where, if
all accounts were correct, they kept
tidy pile, as the receipts Of the concern
are said to have reached as high as
$500 week. A strange feature Is
that the Mr.. Fouse, who is Secretary
OF the Star Tontine, seems to
be actively engaged in running the Fra
ternity as well, while no one hereabouts
has seen either E. Winfield Lukens, c.
T. Shields or the other big men in the
organization. On the contrary, how
ever, the gentlemen who have been
here, aided by Mr.. John M. Hughes,
seem to have entire charge Of the con-
Germ, signing checks in the name of e.
Winfield Lukens, and doing generally
all the business connected with the
management, just as though there was
al in
The attachment proceedings seem to
have put dampener on the business.
Yesterday Mr.. w. c. Ward, of Cleve-
land, representing another division Of
that city, came here, and, according to
a statement made by him, made app!i-
cation for the payment OF six
matured certificates he had In
his possession. This, he says,
the management declined to do, saying
t1eir money had been TIED up, ana That
it would be contempt OF Court 10 pay
any of it out under the existing circum-
stances. As the attachment would
only cover the sum of $4,000, with
reasonable allowance for incidentals,
and as it is claimed there is in the
neighborhood of $4,000 in bank, the
objection did not seem TO be very
forcible.
About half-past four o'clock yester-
day afternoon reporter for the REGIS
TER went to the Office OF the Fraternity,
where there had previously been two
female typewriters and two or three
men. But Que man, probably Mr..
Chambers, was in at the time. The re-
porter asked to see the certificate of in
corporation, and the reply was made
that it was not in the office. The gem
tlenan could not say just where it was.
''Do you mean that it is not in the
city?"
,sOh, yes; guess it's In the city. In
fact. believe Judge Jacob has it. l
think he said he had it in q pigeon-hole
for a couple Of weeks. The certificate
don't amount to much, anyway. lt'sall
right"
Continuing, the gentleman said he |
didn't see what the newspapers were |
jumping on them for, for, said he,
"there's nothing in it for you, and 1t |
don't hurt US. You folks can't keep the |
people away. They'll keep coming In.
We amt doing any business here. we
haven't done d stroke Of business In the |
State. and we don't intend to"
We won't be bothered with local Dlvi-
slons. They're the worst sort OF
nuisance They give MP their money, |
and then they're always hanging around
to know what you're doing with it, and
vou've got TO tell them. We tried that
in philadelphia, and we had to get rid
of 'em. Paid 'em all off. When your
Divisions are away, its different. Ihats
the reason we came on here. we
had no business in this State, and we
came to Wheeling and opened our
headquarters. These people have had
a good thing. If they pay In say 500,
and make $40 that's good thing"
Inst about this time the door OF the
office opened and two jnnkmen appear
al hearing armfuls Of empty bags. The
OF the company jumped
nm with "hello, there" and as he
went over another Fraternity man came
into the room and engaged the reporter
in conversation. While he was talking,
the first Fraternity man began to throw
down on the floor the enormous mass OF
literature, in the shape Oh cir
cnIars receipt books, registers,
blanks, (which filled the sneives.
and the junkmen fell to storing the
stnff in the bags, The reporter BE-
traved 40 interest, but the second Fra
ternity man said 10 the first, evidently
for the reporters benefit; Joe, be
careful not to take anything except that
Gid stuff." "All right" saic the other,
and the work OF clearing the shelves
went on. The second Fraternity man
rei,eruucd IN large measure what tue
first had said, and maintained that his
company was just a. good and as busi- J
as the life insurance com pa
les Ua said. aXVa have had 1907