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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-12-17
SUGGESTS THE
CREATION or A
FIRE MARSHAL

when the Legislature convenes for
fts labors January ., Il win be asked
20 pass law creating the office Of
fre marshal II the recommenda-
fions OF the state insurance com
missioner to the governor on the sub
5ecs will count for anything.
Several states now have such a
law on their statute books and 1t is
claimed by the commissioner that
conditions in the insurance field
here now demand such an official.
In the states where there is such an
oficial in existence II is said that
the reports show an appreciable re-
duction in the number Of fires
especially those of an incendiary
character.
The duties OF the officer would
consist in the investigation of the
cause, origin and circumstances sur
rounding all fires destroying insur-
able property.
Also Wants Examiner Created.
Insurance Commissioners Kozer
also believes that an insurance ex-
aminer, whose duty IL would be to
examine insurance companies when
a complaint OF mismanagement IS
made, or he deems 1t necessary.
should be created by the legislature.
and he will make recommendation
of that kind to the governor.
The present law provides that thu
commissioner shall make these ex-
aminations but makes no provision
Tor the expense incident to the ex-
animation. The insurance commis-
sioner believes that funds should be
appropriated for this purpose and
an examiner created and the COM
panies be made subject to periodical
examinations.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-12-17
TO REGULATE
INSURANCE
COMPANIES

That the organization and promo
ton by some frenzied financiers OF
new insurance companies In the past
few years. has become almost as
pernicious a practice as the floating
OF mining stock. is the opinion OF the
gtate insurance commissioner and In
nis recommendations to the governor
he will ask for the passage OF law
restricting the organization of this
class OF corporations.
According 10 statistics compiled
by good authorities there we're more
than five hundred and seventy-five
of these corporations organized in
the United States between January
1. 1908 and July 1910. and many OF
them have been found TO be but
schemes OF promoters who organized
them for their personal advantage.
The mania for the organization OF
such companies is especially great
In the western and southern states
and in the state OF New York In
this state there are more companies
being foisted on the public than
business conditions demand and in
the opinion OF the commissioners It
"a necessary to put check to the
evil.
He will suggest that the law pro-
vide that the promoters be required
TO plainly state upon their literature
and subscription blanks the amount
derived from sales OF stock to be
placed TO capital stock; the amount
to surplus stock and tho maximum
amount which may be devoted to the
legitimate expense Of promotion and
organization.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-12-17

izations in the state-three of them
local institutions-and so great has
become the volume of business trans
acted by them that the commissioner
believes that the time is ripe when
a law should be passed regulating
them. AS conditions now exist the
members have no way of determin-
ing whether the business of the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-12-17

probably In ret N request that body
to give the subject its careful con-
sideratlon.
An act along this line was intro
duced at the legislature Of 1905, and
passed but vetoed by the governor
and since then no attempt has been
made TO pass law on the subject.
There are now thirty of these organ
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-12-17

tendency 10 establish more public
confidence in the companies formed
under tho sta.e law.
The passage of an act regulatinf
the class OF insurance conducted by
fratornal ben, fit socities is one OF the
recommendation which the state in
surance commissioner will make to
the governor and the latter will
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-12-17

organizations to. which they belong
are conducted all along proper lines
or not.
The insurance commissioners Of
the United States states, recognizing
the unsoundness of the basis upon
which these organization operate,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-12-17

after a numerous conferences upon
the subject agreed upon a bill to
regulate them, and the bill has re-
ceived the Endorsement of the Ma
tional Association of Insurance com
missioners, and also that Of two ma
tional fraternal organizations, 1t is
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-12-17

suggested by the state insurance
commissioner that this bill be en-
acted at the coming session by the
state legislature.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-12-17

Cooperation is the life of profit.
Try a Journal Want Ad.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-12-07
KNIFE NOT NECESSARY

Memphis, Tenn, December L.
Sparning all medical advice tending
to separate him from his appendix.
Alvin S. Tate, superintendent of the
County Hospital, was believed TO-
day to have passed the crucial
stage of a critical attack of appen-
dicitis without an operation.
! have watched thousands of
operations, but in appendicitis /
think it is unnecessary, the super
intendent is quoted as saying in the
midst of extreme pain and when
hospital surgeons wanted to place
him under the knife.
Mr.. Tate regards appendicitis AZ
nothing but an "old-fashioned pam
curable by old fashioned methods. .
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-12-07
HUNTINGTON BURLEY
MAREETOPENED YEsTERDAY-25,Ooo
POUNDS OFFERED.

Huntington Advertiser, Tuesday, l
This morning witnessed the first
recognition of Huntington as an i'm.
portant tobacco market, when s.
thousand farmers, with about =
hundred and twenty-five thousand
pounds of hurley, gathered at the
establishment of the Huntington
Warehouse company for the sale,
They were met by buyers from 4
dozen or more great manufacturing
enterprises. The tobacco was gath
cred from Gallia and Lawrence codn-
ties, in Ohio, Byod county in Ken
lucky and cabell, Lincoln, Mason,
Putnam and Wayne counties in this
state-all being embrassed by the
territory within a radius of forty
miles of Huntington.
That which has been already mar
keted is but small part of the vast
tobacco crop produced in this trii-
state area this year.
1t is estimated that between thirty
and forty million pounds, was grown
in this district this season.
The farmers have come from ali
directions and in all manner of con-
veyanees, bringing their tobacco in
wagons, by railroad and by steam
boat.
The biggest price brought for any
consignment of tobacco was paid to
]. J. Murray, ofGallia county. Ohio,
who received twenty and one-half
cents per pound for his product.
Prices ranged from this figure down
to eight cents pound. The aver
age prices are estimated as being
about equal to those which prevailed
last season.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-12-07
SPELLING AND PENMANsHIP vs.. MUSIC.

We ask, which is more important
in our public schools, penmanship
and spelling, or musici In our high,
or graded school of Point Pleasant,
we have music teacher and no
teacher of penmanship. We,yenture
to say that if you ask pupil in the
school of Point Pleasant (up to the
aye of IS years. about the curves
straight lines" compound curves,
loops s. etc" in penmunship he
could not understand what you
mean, you ask him about music and
he don't know wheather do" is
on the added line below or in the
first space. He might warble out to
You Bob-o-Link" or the old
oaken-Bucket. " We want to ask the
patrons of the school which you
think most important in school, a
music teacher or teacher of pen
manshipa
lfa young man or young lady
asks for position >in a business
house what is the first question ask
ed: Can you give good referencei
Yes sir here it is. Now young man
here is pen, ink, and paper please
make your application in writing and
we will consider it.. The business
man don't ask the applicant if he
understands music, but he wants
to see his penmanship and spelling.
Music is alright and should be
taught, but not at expense Of the
more important branches. There is
only favored few who are gifted
with voice for vocal music, others
you might teach them till doom's
day and then ask them to sing the
doxology and it would sound like
a pig under gate.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-12-07
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS NOMINATED.

The following officers were nomi-
mated on the citizen ticket, for the
town of North Point Pleasant, at a
meeting held Thursday, December lst
For Mayor, F. G. Musgrave and
Phillip Wilson.
For Recorder, LA. McMillen and
Geo. Child.
For Councilmen, John Allinder, J..
c. Knopp, L. L. Caldwell, P. F,
Rainey, Thos. Roush, William Fowl
er, c. w. Brown, Milton Selby, J. F
NJ. Hill, and William Greenlee.
Five councilmen, one recorder and
one mayor to be elected. The cleo
ton will be held on January 5th,
1911.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-12-07
MRS MARY BAKER EDDY DEAD.

Boston, Mass, Dec, Mrs.
Mary Baker Clover Eddy, discoverer
and founder of Christian Science, is
dead. Announcement of the passing
of the venerable leader, which oc-
cured late last night at her home at
Chestnut Hill. suburb, was made
at the morning service of the mother
church in this city today.
Natural causes'' explains the
death, according to DR.. George L.
West, district medical examiner,
who was summond few hours after
Mrs. Eddy passed away. Later DR..
West added to his statement by say
ing that the more immediate cause
was probably pneumonia.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-12-07
KINCAlD-sHEETs WEDDING.

An event in which many Hunt
ingtonians will take uncommon in
terest was the marriage ofMiss Mary
Sheets to Mr. Ernest Kincaid at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacobs Sheets, of fourth avenue.
The ceremony was performed in the
the presence ofonly the immediate
friends and relatives at four o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. James
Lakin, grandfather of the bride, pro-
nouncing the ceremony in the most
impressive manner. The wedding,
in its quiet beauty, was peculiarly
well suited to the nature of the bride,
one of the most lovable and beloved
among all Huntington girls.
Hers has been distinguishedly the
home life, the gladsome mission of
home frightening and whenit came
to the time of her stepping into the
new era OF life's history, it was still
her wish that only those who had
grown dearest to her through the
homily association of every day should
be present. Mr.. Kincaid is de-
servedly popular employee of the
American Car and Foundry Co. and
is young man of exemplary life and
purpose who has won therespect and
esteem of all who know him.
In honor of the event the home
was given an added charm of beauty
by decorations of pink and white
roses and a profusion of greenery and
the bride was becomingly gowned in
handsome gray cloth with gloves and
hat of correspondinging color.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kincaid left on No.
4 for points in the east, where they
will remain for short period, after
wards return to Huntington, where
they will take ny their residence at
the home of Rev. James Lakin, of
sixth avenue.-Huntington Adyer-
tiser.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-12-07
CRITIC
SAYRE-STERNE.
Miss Martha sterne and Mr.. Car

Miss Martha Sterne and Mr.. Carl
H. sayre, the former daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John V, Sterne, Of
Flat Rock, Mason county, and the
latter son of Mr.. and Mrs. Benz.
F. Sayre, of Jackson county, West
Virginia, came quietly across the
border Tuesday of last week, and
after the latter had armed himself
with permit from the probate Judge
the couple proceeded to Middleport.
where they were joined in wedlock
by Rev. J. Tolbert Keenan,, pastor
of Heath Methodist church. The
groom is employed in the capacity of
guard at the West Virginia asylum at
Huntington. - Tribune Telegraph
Pomeroy.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-12-07
$4,000 IN GOLD GIVEN AWAY.
Forty dollars in gold will be rire,

Forty dollars in gold will be given
away to our customers between now
and the first of year with each pur-
chase made at the Point Pleasant
Liquor House between now and jan
uary !, 1911. They furnish slip of
paper on which the purchasers name
will be written and placed in seal
ed box, which vii be opened and
the drawing take place on Monday
evening, following New Years day at
the Spencer Hotel. Every one in
vited to be present at the drawing.
First prize, SEQ, in gol8; second
prize, $40, in gold; third prize, IS,
in gold; fourth prize, IS, in gold.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-12-07
CHRISTMAS COMES ON SUNDAY.

Aglance at your calendar will tell
you that Christmas comes on Sunday
this year. This of course, does NOT
meet the approval of the young peo-
pie who are in the habit of spending
the day at some festivity and the
evening atsome big dance. The DIFF
ferent churches here are making big
preparations for solemn obseryanceoF
the day on account of the e5th fall
ing on Sunday.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-12-07
". VA. COUPLE MARRIED AT lRoNTON.
The Irontonian SAYS:

The Irontonian says:
okey F. French, of Leon, Mason
county, and Miss Ida Hall, a charm
ing young lady Of Huntington, W.
Va, quietly strolled to this city,
Thursday morning at eleven o'clock,
procured marriage license and
were united in marriage oy Squire
c. W. Shafer, he performing the
ceremony in the Rest Room of the
court house.
The marriage was intended to be
kept quiet for the time being but
our little Cupid bird got next
Huntington Herald.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-12-07
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Attorney Geo. G. somerville lef

Attorney Geo. G. Somerville left
for Moundsville, w. Va, Monday,
to be present at the hearing of John
c. Mathews, who is charged with
the murder of a Foreman of the B. &
o. R. R. Mr.. Mathews is resi-
dent fthis county, and bears good
reputation, never having known to
have been in any trouble. 1t is said
that the man he stabbed with knife,
weighed over 600 pounds, and was
on top of Mathews beating him.
Mathews is a small man, weighing
only about 1S5 pounds.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-12-07
POPULATION OF MASON COUNTY.

According to the figures announced
last week by the census bureau there
are eS,o1e persons living in Mason
County. The census of 1900 shows
s4,l4e, aloss of l.le5 in ten years.
A number of other counties in the
state show a decrease, principally in
the agricultural districts. The
large number of young people leav-
ing the farm for the cities, is ad-
vanced as the reason for the falling of.
The population of West Virginia has
increased e6e,sle in the past ten
years, as will be seen in the tabular
report elsewhere in this issue. This
increase will give the state another
Congressman.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-12-07
DEATH OF SMALL CHILD.

Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Neville's
little daughter, Bonnie, aged three
years, died at their home at Ben
Lomond, Sunday, from scrofula.
The funeral was held Tuesday after
noon at three o'clock, p. M, and
burial took place in the cemetery
near Ben Lomoad.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-12-07
REGISTERED MAIL.

The publics attention is called to
one of the late rulings of the Postal
Department, in regard to registered
mail matter. In thep past for all mail
matter registered return receipt
card was returned to the sender,
under the new ruling this return re-
ceipt card is not returned to the,
sender, unless at the time the pack
age or letter is registered the sender
requests the return receipt.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-12-07

Col. Lawrence E. Tierney, of
Powhattan, chairman of the Nc
Dowell county Democratic COM
mittee, has given out The following
open letter in reply to one recently
issued by the members of the Nc
Dowell county court:
Powhattan, W. Va,
Nov. eSth, 1910.
Honorables James Ellwood Jones,
B. F. Upton and II. D. Hatfield,
Commissioners of the County Court,
of Mcdowell:
Gentleman = Your open letter CT
November e$rd, which was publish
ed in the Bluefeld Telegraph, in its
issue of November eth, and which
is directed to the Hon. Rankin
Wiley and myself, has come to my
attention:
In reply, beg to say that l am
not advised as to which articles you
refer, which you say were either
published at my direction, knowledge
or acquirsence. No PARTICLE has been
Published, with my knowledge and
which does not state the absolute
truth, and, while ! have read a
number of articles covering what l
do not know to my own personal
knowledge, to be true, yet | pre-
sumo that these responsible for their
publication have reliable information
upon which to base their statements,
and do not deem, it my duty to
either refute of confirm any article |
have in mind which has been publish
ed.
If you will point out to me any
particular article, and if it states
something which l know to be un-
true, | assure you that l shall be
very glad indeed to state the truthin
regard to it. think such course
would only be fair and reasonable,
but | do not propose to hold myself
responsible either for the truth or
falsity of articles containing state
ments of which | have no personal
knowledge.
Regarding your demand that l
produce before your court any evid-
ence which may have of frauds COM
mitted at the recent election in this
county, must decline to comply
herewith. =
In the first place, the selection of
a tribunal to consider and pass upon
any frauds which may have taken
place in this county is for Mr.. Wiley
and his attorneys to make, and is one
which do not think it is my duty to
determine for them.
In the second place, even if l bad
this right am compelled to say,
with much regret, that the Demo-
cratic party of this county has already
had the benefit of one ofyour rulings.
You will recollect that / recommend
ed and nominated disappointment as
Democratic challengers to serve
at the recent election, in accord
ance with the law, Democrat at
each precinct IN this county, and
that you refused to appoint any of
said challengers. Part dissection 9s,
chapter s, of the code of West yir-
ginia, is as follows: And challen-
gers of election SHALL be appoint
ed by the county court upon the
nomination of the respective county
chairman of the two leading political
parties. : Emphasis mine) Accord
ing to my view, this made it plain
duty of yours to appoint these chal-
lensers. For some reason best
known to yourselves, you failed to do
SO, and, if | had the say so, | would
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-12-07
COL. TIERNEY ISSUES OPEN LETTER.

Certainly not wish to reply for the
determination of the rights of the
Democratic party upon court which
as see it, has already failed to per-
form plain statutory and mandatory
duty. might add. however, that
the attorney for Mr.. Wiley, at the
esn5assing of the returns of recent
election, made the following motion
before you, which you announced
you would not consider:
This day came Rankin Wiley,
by T F. Henritze, his attorney, and
not waving any right to contest or
protest which he might have, moves
he court to throw out all of the bal
lots cast at every precinct in this
county, because the county court
failed to appoint challeugers, in ac-
cordance with the law, when recon-
mendations and nominations had
been made for the same in due time
by the chairman of the Democratic
executive committee of Mcdowell
county, West Virginia, on the tick
ct of which party the said Rankin
Wiley was the candidate for con-
gress.
And, not waving any benefit of
the said motion, he Furthermore
moves the court to throw out all
ballots cast at the following precincts
in this county: Pageton, No. ls
Works, CROSBY, Bottom Creek (vivi-
am, Kyle, Lex, Berwind, Maybeury
Turkey Gap, Algoma, Mcdowell
Roanoke, Landgraf, Kimball, Huger
Matytown and Perryville, because
the returns in the said precincts
were net signed, in accordance with
law, by the commissioners and poll
clerks, at their respective precinct.
And asks that the votes at
Weich precinct, in said county be
cast out and not counted for the
further reason that NJ. S. Taylor,
who was duly elected by the Dem
ocrats at the polls or,-challenger,
but was caused to be arrested by the
commissioners at said precinct, and
taken from the said polls under ar
rest.
And Furthermore moves the
court to strike out and not count
any votes cast at the Marytown pre-
cinct, in this county, because on the
morning of the election at said pre-
cinct, just before the opening of the
polls, one Wade deputy sheriff
of this county, appeared at the polls,
and refused to permit the challenger
duly elected by the Democrats at
said precinct, to perform his duties
as said challenger, but to the con-
trary vigorously declared that he
permit no voter to be challenged in
that precinct by the challenger.
And furthermore moves the cour,
to strike out all the votes cast in
this county for reasons which may
hereafter be assigned at proper
time
II "ouio, therefore, seem to me to
be folly and waste of time to at
tempt to prove before you any fraud
in the election which would benefit
the Democratic party, because you
have already refused if what the law
says it should have, and also because
your actions constitute one of the
grievances of which the Democratic
party complains in the recent elect
ion, and you have refused to enter
tain a motion pertaining to those.
Respectfully yours.
L. E. THERNEY,
Chairman of Mcdowell County
Democratic Committee.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-12-07
POPULATION
OF WEST VIRGINIA BY COUNTIES, 1910,
1900, AND 1890.

Washington, December s. VIII
liam c. Hunt, chief statistician ofthe
census bureau, has reported the
thirteenth census of West Virginia by
counties, and in transmitting the re-
port, which is approved by Director
Durand, compares the lle1o census
with that of 1900 and 1890. The
report follows:
Hon. E. Dana Dur,nd,
Director of the Census.
sirs:-
/ have the honor to report that,
according to the official count of re-
turns of the thirteenth census, the
population of the State of West
Virginia is l,eel, ,ll9, as compared
with $3.50 in 1900, and 76e.7 .794,
in 1890. The increase from 1900 70
1900, therefore, is e6e,Sle, or ga
per cent, as compared with an in
crease for the preceding decade of
1e6,oo6, or e5.7 per cent.
The distribution of the State by
counties is shown on the accompany
ing sheets:
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-12-07
MARRIAGE LICENSES.


The following marriage. licenses
have been issued since our last re-
port:
Robert o. Bass, ee, Mason County
and Sarah Morning, 10, Mason
County.
Harold B. Spencer, GO, Wood CO...
and Edith Smith, es, Mason Co.
c. W. Eads, 81, Mason Co., and
Fanny Duncan, 81, Mason Co.
James NJ. Jordan, s7. Mason Co.,
and Aurillia Hoskins, 10, (colorede
Mason Co.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-12-07
SPECIAL SESSION OF COUNTY COURT.

The County Court will convene in
specialsessfon at the Court house on
December 18th, to permit the newly
elected county officer, Justices and
constables, to qualify and give bond.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-12-07
Congressman

Messrs James Leftwich, sr., and
James Martin, rivermen were at their
homes for while last week.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-12-07
WILL RETURN THIS WEEK.

Mr.. L. c. somerville, who has
been at Battle Creek, Mich, for some
six weeks, left that place for Day
ton, Ohio, Saturday to visit his aunt,
Mrs. H. G. Nease, and is expected
home some time during this week.
Mr.. Somerville will come home great
ly improved in health.