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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-26
SECRETARY MAKES
ANNUAL REPORT
Large Increase In Number Of Chart
ers Granted In June--Old
Companies Dissolved.

Charleston, w. Va, July 22.-The
report of Secretary of State Reed
covering the business in his Office for
June. has been filed with the auditor
1t shows the issuance of large num-
Der of charters and many that have
surrendered their charters or have
been dissolved Many of these are
due to the failure Of corporations to
pay their annual tax.
The receipts for the month amount
ed to S5,64100 divided as follows;
from increase of authorized capital
stock, $1,000; foreign corporations,
$4,000; charters issued to resident
corporations, $1,361.OO; nonresident
corporations, s1,772.50; from land tax,
$780,; tax on great seal, S21700;
from sale of books, S20400; from fees,
S1,286.5O, and attorney fee to auditor,
$4,000.
During the month IS charters were
issued to resident corporation; II to
nonresident corporations, four in
creased their authorized capital stock;
10 uttItdStu tLtlI duluOl lLth AaplNtll
stock; one decreased the number of
shares but left the capital the same
as before; four foreign corporations
were authorized to- do business in
this State; three changed their name; ;
four changed from resident to non
resident corporations; 55 either sur
rendered their charter, or were dis
solved, while four foreign corpora
tions surrendered their charters.
Among the largest resident corpor-
atoms during the months were:
Brooke County Coal Company, capital
lied at $600,000; Fredenberger Oil
Company of Charleston, $500, 900; Pull.
len Coal & Coke Company, of Logan,
100000; West Bend Improvement
Company, of Fairmont, 100000; Bel
view Realty Company, of Fairmont
100000; Fairmont Hotel Company, of
Fairmont 100000 Langhorne and
Langhorne Company, of Huntington,
100000; Gilmer Consolidate Coal
Company of Gilmer, 100000.
The largest among the nonresident
corporations were Fort Dodge Water
Power Company, of Fort Dodge Ia,
$500000 Christobel Mining and Re.
duction Company, of Pittsburg, $780,
900; Eldorado Mining & Milling Com.
pany, of Huntington, 100000; Oil
Fields of Mexico Company, of New
York, $5,000000; Kanawha River Coal
Company, of Detroit Mich, $250,000;
Big Horizon Oil and Gas Company, OF
Pittsburg, $25O,000.
The Locomobile Company, of Ameri,
ca increased its authorized capital
from $5,00O,O0O to $6500,O0O; the
Thacker Coal & Coke Company from
100000 to $1O0O,O0O; the Stewart
Vehicle Company from $62,5OO to $3.50
600
Among the largest decreases were
the Ohio Cement Company from 49,
100000 to $1650,O0O; Sleepy Mountain
Anthracite Coal Company from ST.,
100000 to $4,000; New York Petro.
leum Company from $2000,000 to $50.
000; the Kanawha Insurance Company
of America from $1,000,000 to $780,
300; Tri-State Investment & Security
Company from 100000 to 100000;
Black Band Coal & Coke Company
from 81 900, 900 to $4,000.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-26
Unclaimed Letters

Gentlemen's List-Messrs. Samuel
Brown, w. A. Clancy. Samuel Derfiiger
James H. Gnattney. G. L. Givner, R. L.
Hill, j. NJ. Hollis, A. V. Holm, Harvey
Hill, John Houser, H. NJ. Miller,
Xpnzor Pieter, Joe Rittenour, Albert
Raines. Clinton Simpson. Gromdrell
Simon, George ]. Weaver (2), and F.
H. White.
Ladies List-Miss Naomi Butler,
Mrs. G. P. Grove. Mrs. D. NJ. Hite, Ger
tie Houser, Miss Ada Lanck, Miss
Maude Remsburg, Miss Mary Sherman
Miss Bertha Young.
Z. C. Heshaw, Postmaster.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-26
Insect Bite Costs Lea

A Boston man lost his leg from the
bite of an insect two years before. To
avert such calamities from stings and
bites of insects use Bucklen's Arnica
Salve promptly to kill the poison and
prevent Inflammation, swelling and
pain. Heals burns, boils, ulcers, piles
eczema, cuts. bruises. Only 25 cents
at all druggists
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-26

Everyone can master a grief but he
that has it.-Shakespeare.
How effusiyely sweet that Miss
Blondey is to you Jonesy," said Weth.
erell What's up? Any tender little
romance there?'
She knows | know how old she is
we were both born on the same
day" said Jonesy land she's afraid
III tell somebody Harper Week
".
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-26
Band Met Bfedsoe. :,

When Tom. 2. Bledsee, nominated
at the Hunting ton; contention for at
tofItey generaE reached Charleston he
was surprised to find a band at the
station to welcome him. With the mus
ic were several hundred of his friends
who took this method of congratulate
ing him upon his nomination.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-26
Real Estate Sales

Mr.. \. c. BENT has sold his proper
ty on North Maple avenue to Mr.. Rob
ert Paskel this city, for $25OO. Posses
sion given at once.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-26

One Way to relieve habitual consti-
patton is to take regularly a mild lax.
alive Doan's Regulets are recon-
mended for this purpose 25c. a box
at all drug stores.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-26

There's an economical girl for
you"
las to how"
Eat scent lunch every day"
yes; she's trying to save $40 to
buy willow plume. Boston Record.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-26

The light that shines farthest shines
brightest at home.-Missionary Pro
verb. M aaasssr
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-26
HON. w. G. BROWN
ASKS QUESTIONS
He Propounds Many Questions, Bear
ing On Legislation, To His
Constituents

Hon. William G. Brown. member Of
congress from the Second district of
West Virginia has sent to his constit-
uents, letters containing list of ques-
tions bearing on legislation now be-
fore congress. The questions are all
on live subjects. and Mr.. Brown will
no doubt receive answers from many
people. He says:
In popular form of government it
is held to be the duty of every repre-
sentative of the people to voice their
sediments rather than his own.
THE list of questions enclosed
herewith is intended to get your per-
sonal views on the subject named
therein. These are measures now
pending before Congress or coming up
in the near future for legislative &C.
ton. You no doubt have already Civ
will not hesitate to express to me
your conclusions:
Questions
/: Do you favor a reduction OF the
present tariff schedules?
2. Do you favor the "illiteracy test
as a means of restricting foreign i'm
migration?
8: Do you favor an honest, thor
ough and impartial investigation of
financial conditions in New York and
elsewhere with view OF determining
the existence and extent of a combi-
nation formed for the control of mon
ey and credits, popularity known as
the Money Trust?"
4. Do you favor free sugar?
5. Do you favor the proposed excise
tax of one per cent on incomes in ex-
cess OF $4,000?
6, Do you favor a parcels post?
Z. If so, would you have it limited
or general, or would you have the gov
eminent take over the express com
panies?
s. Do you favor compensation
amendment providing for the election
of the president for a term of six
years and making him ineligible for
reelection?
g. Do you favor compensation act
for railroad employees?
10. Do you favor federal pay for
the state militia? A.,. F...i
II. Do you favor federal aid to
state road building?
II. Do you favor the Initiative the
Referendum and Recall?
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-26
York River Line

ELEGANT PASSENGER STEAMERS
CARRYING U. 5. MAIL For WEST POINT
and RICHMOND, VA.
Steamer leaves Baltimore Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday at p. N. and arrive west
Point at las a. m. and Richmond al $50 a. III.
Steamers call at Gloucester Point. York
IN Clay Bank and Almonds. weather
permitting
STEAMERS LEAVE BALTIMORE FROM
PIERS IS and 10 LIGHT STREET WHAt
Through Tickets to all points ay-be secured,
baggage checked and state rooms reserv
from the City Ticket offices, ll9 Il. Baltim one
street Arthur W. Robson, Agent, III e. Ba T.
more street, General Offices, Light and l. e
treets, Baltimore, Md.
Ell. CHISM, n CHAPMAN,
Geul. Pass Agt. Asst Gent Pass. l.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-26

We slowly and cautiously forth into the unknown following
the course of the little which flowed from spring,
should always serve us S a guide return.
HARDLY had we started when we came across signs that there
- wonders awaiting After few hundreds OF
of thick containing many which were quite
unknown me- but which Slmmcc who the botanlS
the party recognized as of and OF cadaeou plants
which have long passed away the world below entered
wcned and formed considerable bog
High peculiar type grew hcky before which were
pronounced cquseaceG mares tails with ferns scat
tered among them all of them swayng in a brisk wind.
Suddenly Lord who walking first halted with up
lifted hand Look this said he by George, this must be
the trail of the father of all BIRDS
An enormous thcc-ocd track imprinted in the soft mud
before The whatever had crossed the swamp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-26
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR MAY 20 1912


had ourselves brought up and those which zambo had sent
~ 40 the rope we were fairly we'll supplied Most mDorant
n view Of the dangers which might surround U.S. we had our
% and one thousand three hundred cartridges also a shot
- not more than a hundred and fifty medium pellet cart
% In the provisions we had enough several
w. with ufccncy Of tobacco and few scientific implements
li, large telescope and good fedglass All these things
collected together the clearing, and precauton we
down with our hatchc and a number of thornv bushes
tr We, piled round a circle fifteen yards in diameter
This was to- headquarters for the timeou place refuge
~ sudden danger and the guardhousc for Fort
Challenger called it,
r. was midday before had made ourselves secure; but the
heat was not oppressive and the general character the plateau
temperature and vegetation was almost temperate
The the oak and the birch be found among the
r Of trees which girt in; but magnoias cvcads glarias
and c.as the prevailing plants One huge gingko tree
rin al the Others shot great limbs and maidenhar foliage
,~ -n fort which had constructed.
IN lis continued discussion while Lord RoXton,
who had quickly taken command in the hour Of action gave
his view
$50 @ as neither man has seen heard us
cafe said hc From time they troubles
hr There are signs that they have found yet.
:, our game surely lie low for time and spy the land
We wan have good look ncighbor before get
..rr r. mus, advance vcnturcd to remark
~Bv al means sonny my boy We will advance; but with
~,~ We must never go so far that we can't get back
10 Our de Above ALL unless it is life death,
,Rr. ... fired Yesterday" said sunncrlcc
We. couldn't helped However, wind strong and
tro outward 1t is not likely that the sound could Travelled
far into plateau BY the way what shall
we call his place. l suppose it is up tous to ~ -
The. were several suggestions, more or less
happy. but Chalcngcr's was final
.Tt..r have only name said he. 1T <x1M
Is, called after the pioneer who discovered it. eMZN
r +, Ns-,e White Land" "
lr..-. White Land il became and SO II
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-26

ting,in- with impatience to push for
ward and to pluck the heart from it..
We therefore blocked the entrance
to our zareba by filling It up with
several thornv bushes. and LETT our
E.... camp. with the stores entirely
surrounded by this protecting hedge.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-08
A WAR NOTE FROM JAPAN.

We are all somewhat familiar with
the outcry from our own country from
time to time about the peril of war
with Japan. General Homer Lea wrote
a book about it "The Valor of Igno-
rance which set forth in scientific
military fashion, and with much pre-
cision, Just how Japan could and per
haps would proceed with the invasion
of the west coast of the United States
and he predicted that that invasion
would be a success, and that it would
be extremely difficult for our own
country to e1pel the Japanese forces,
once they had become intrenched. We
all recall the warnings given by former
Captain, now Representative, Hobson,
as TO the peril Of war with japan.
The war scare, however, has not taken
much effect upon Americans, coming
from among ourselves; and there has
been as rule prompt snuffng out Of
all idea of danger. this from our own
administration, and also by disclaimers
from Japan. Now. however, the war
scare comes in a different form. being
no less than threat from a Japanese,
which we End in the following editorial
| from the Milwaukee Sentinel;
Our recent visitor. Baron Takamatshu
| Cor thereabouts) OF Toxic, promulga, IS
the opinion that the election OF Mr. Taf,
Will mean war with Japan. That Japan
proposes to take charge OF our politics
and TO make the election of this or thai
candidate q casus belli. is news 10 us
We expect II will be news 10 Japan.
| But " Japan really wanted 10 cinch Mr.
| Tafts election by a tremendous vote che
could devise no better way TO that end
| than by threatening the American people
with war II they should have the temerlt,
| TO elect him. Not that war with Japar
would be at all popular The American
people Ike the Japanese, but not 10 ths
extent OF permitting them to pick oul
Presidents and arrange our Commercial
policies.
Baron (the name escapes us) seems Il
have mislaid his Japanese common sens.
and manners somewhere. Bur II he viii
transmit that prediction OF his to the gov,
| eminent at Toxic he will doubtless heal
OF something 20 his disadvantage by re
turn wire.
Doubtless our Milwaukee coptempo
rary is quite night in attributing un
warranted seatter-wit folly to the Jan
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-08
HIS WINDY BoMBAsT.

It is ningular how a certain class of
ministers will abuse their privileges
when they appear at functions as at
funerals, weddings, and other occasions
where ministers are wont TO be found
We all can recall instances in support
of the proposition that indiscreet min
listers or those who wish to play for
heroics, or in fanaticism, make fools of
themselves, or dismay or insult those
in whose behalf they appear.
The latest instance illustrating this
trait of bombastic and dramatic. fury
uttered by minister, who through his
calling felt safe in indulging in insults
and mock heroics, is reported from
Germany. The German Emperor Is chap
lain performed the marriage ceremony
between Miss Isabella Potts Landis, an
American heiress of Philadelphia, and
Lieut.. Otto Won Borcke, After the
marriage ceremony proper this chap
lain turned loose in q "heroic' lee.
ture to the bride. He told her, among
other things. that her husbands obi.
to his duty to the Emperor, but was
subsidiary also to his duty to his regi-
ment. He INDUCED in lot of windy
CAB like that, and finally told her that
il her husband came home tired, she
must wipe the sweat from his brow,
but If he came home on a stretcher,
she must glory in his death. The lee.
ture was Of such severity that the bride
burst into tears and nearly had fit
of Mysteries.
It is pity that the chaplain = cloth
saved him from the booting which he
richly merited; aud the new-made bride,
if she has the spirit Of the high.c class
American woman, should lay down the
law to her husband that he must get
out of that regiment. must get away
from the service Of the Emperor, and
come to America, where he can be q
free man. and her man. That Is the
only way TO meet such miserable trash
as that chaplain emptied upon her on
the occasion Of her marriage; and we
would all be glad to hear that that is
exactly what the American girl has
done-if only she has the nerve.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-08

anese blathcrskite. but all the same it
is we'll enough to keep in mind that the
best assurance of safety is in being
able to protect ourselves against any
sort of aggression. Our army should
be better organized and stronger than
il is, and our navy should also be kep
ND to the mark of being able to con-
tend in the Pacific with Japan aud any
ally that Japan is likely TO have in
au aggressive movement against the
United States, 1t does not look now
ms though Jaran could get any assist
ancc worth while upon the sea in au
aggressive move against the United
Safes, but no one can tell what time
can bring forth, and as We arc so we'll
able to prepare ourselves, il would be
criminal folly to be caught unprepared
As for the point that we contempt
uouslv disregard any implied threat de.
signed to influence us in our choice for
President, our Milwaukee contempo.
rary is quite right; anything of tina,
kind coming 10 authentic form woulI
be far more substantial as cause for
war than we are likely to get from
japan
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-08
GREAT FOREIGN TRADE,

The preliminary estimates of the for.
eign trade in the United States for the
fiscal year which ended on June 3oth,
are given out.
According to these estimates, the
foreign trade for the fiscal year lust
closed has amounted to n great deal
more than in any other fiscal year in
the history Of the country; aggregat-
ing, as estimated. close upon $4,000 900.
600. For the previous fincal year, end
ing June 30. 1911, our foreign trade
amounted to $3,7s3,35o.l77. of whlch
s2.136,579,slo was in exports and
s1,646,77o,367 was imports, the balance
of trade in our favor, amounting in
that year to s4s9, 500, ,4o3.
For the fiscal year Just closed. the
division into imports and exports has
not been fully made, but it is stated
that the balance of trade in our favor
is slmout s10o,oOo,o0 greater than the
year before.
AS stated in the computation. the
most striking features Of our foreign
trade are the import free of duty of
merchandise valued at billion dollars
and exports of manufactured goods OF
the same value. Exports Of iron and steel
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-08

manufactures amounted to $275,000,
600. !'tbe greater part of which was
produced by the u. s. Steel Corpora
tion.' That is. we sent to the world
at large $27J, ,000, 900 worth Of finished
steel product in the year Just closed,
through our infant steel industry which
is held to need the fostering protection
of the government for its npbuilding
and operation, but was able as usual to
lead the world Surely a greater farce
than this WAS never imposed upon a
credulous public. When we can 90 into
all the world and sell aeninnt the keen
est competition more than quarter
of billion dollars worth Of steel
products a year surely we need not
plead helpless infancy in this business,
nor the need of the Government g fos,
tering care.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-08
CLARK IS GAME

Speaker Champ Clark is game in an
nouncing his personal support of Gov
crnor Wilson for President, and also
In calling upon all of his friends to
rally to the support of the Democratic
nominee and work as hard for him as
they would have done for Mr.. Clark
himself in case he bad been nominated.
This is good, straight party work, and
Mr.. Clark is to be commended accord
ingly for his firm service to his party
At the same time, Mr.. Clark makes
no secret Of his bitter resentment
against Mr.. Bryan, as the man who
probably defeated Clark g nomination
for the Presidency. MI Clark is quoted
as saying: 81 lost the nomination
solely through the vile and malicious
slanders of William Jennings Bryan
This Is bitter recrimination. but that
Clark is entitled to utter it is essen
TALLY true and cannot be disputed.
Mrs. Clark, wife of the Speaker, is
even more resentful than Mr.. Clark
himself, She announces that she is
done with the Democratic party, and
cites the fact that she had warned Mr.
Clark against Bryan long ago. She is
quoted as saying; 81 have known for
all these twelve years that William
Jennings Bryan was a false friend to
my husband. l have warned him over
and over again. Mr.. Bryan is too self
ish, too self-centered, to be a friend to
anyone. He has, under the cover of
this false friendship, been Champs
foe.'
No doubt both Mr. and Mrs. Clark
are justified in their resentment against
Bryan. But there is another view to
take Of it. and that view we see ex-
pressed in Eastern contemporaries. This
view is that Bryan was skillfully en-.
gagged in an effort to kill off the lead
ing candidates. one by one, SO that the
convention finally would come to him
and offer him the nomination On this
theory Bryan killed off Clark because
Clark was in the lead, and Bryan
boosted Wilson simply to kill off Clark,
and not to nominate Wilson. This
theory proceeds, that Bryan's next
move would have been to kill off Will
son as he had killed off Clark, and so
with other candidates that developed
strength. until the convention. in des.
pair, would offer the nomination to
Bryan himself But the Wilson move
ment had greater strength and vitality
than Bryan counted upon, and the kill
ing off of Clark gave Wilson the noni.
nation, much to Bryan's surprise and
disgust, as this theory is, since il was
in no way Bryan's plan to nominate
anyone but himself.
There is a certain plausibility about
this view that will commend itself to
a great many keen observers Of the
situation; but whether that theory is
correct or not, it is certain that Bryan
made 30 many personal enmitfes during
the session Of the Baltimore couven-
tion that be can never stand as high
again in the estimation of Democratic
convention as be did in the convention
which has just closed at Baltimore.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-08

Senator Dixon (who was Roosevelt s
ante-conveDtion manager, but kicked
out for convention purposes) has
emerged from the wreck. and his first
breathless uttersnce is continuation
Of his old hot-air prophecies. Before
the convention Manager Dixon was alb
solutely sure of Roosevelt s nomination.
Now he is equally sure of President
Tsft's defeat at the polls. II Dixon 6
opinion or influence amounted to auy-
thing, this utterance OF his would be
reassuring to the Taft cause. for expert.
ence shows that Dixon s forecasts are
always to be taken in contraries. But
AZ it is, all that Dixon Is present state
ment amounts TO, is notice to the Re
publGans Of Montana that he has be
srayed their confidence and deserted
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-08

A new declaration of the ultra
States rights theory is put forward, and
of all the inconsistencies, by a Repub-
lican! Representative Fred S. Jackson
of Kansas insists that the Republicans
of Kansas have the right to nullify the
nomination of President Taft by the
National convention, and to declare
that this nomination is not in effect
in Kansas. And SO does Kansas take
the place Of South Carolina in declaring
the new application of the doctrine OF
notification