West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-05-07
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
War Talk Has About Died Out
Census Bureau Mskss Public the
Population Of West vIroinis-Civii
Service Examinations for Fourth
Glass Postmsstsrs viii be Held In
Every County In tho State In June
Gro. w. SuMNERs

and no one knew just what would be the
outcome. There were preparations at the
War Department, the Navy Department,
the State Department. and excitement
about the capitol. West Virginia got
the fever and applications TO be permit
ted to serve in the volunteer army we're
received in large numbers from that
State, along with the request OF the adj
justant general that he be permitted to
organize brigade of three regiments of
volunteers in the State. Then it became
apparent that there would be no war
and things in Washington began to re-
sumo normal conditions. The Senate is
going ahead with the canal tolls debate,
the House has up appropriation bills and
Washington is once more a peaceful city.
So far as can be seen here, there is no
likelihood that volunteer troops will be
called out at all in connection with the
Mexican affairs, for President and a
Secretary OF State who prefer peace are
at the helm and it would seem that the
country is to be spared the horrors OF
another war with the loss OF thousands OF
lives and the piling up OF debt of un-
told millions of dollars. The United
States will fight il it must, but under
Wilson and Bryan it will exhaust every
effort for peace before engaging in war.
Estimates made public by the Census
Bureau give the 1914 population OF West
Virginia as 1882, $40, compared with
l,22l, 1l9 in 1910. The estimated popu-
lation OF the leading cities OF the State is
given for 1914 as follows: Wheeling, AZ,
Sl7; Huntington 4l,515; Charleston 81
703; Parkersburg 1919; Blucfeld 49,
974; Martinsburg 1902; Morgantown
12,O39; Fairmont II, 439; Clarksburg H.
1874; Moundsville 10,433. Other figures
by the Census Bureau show that in 1910
the English and Celtic (including Irish,
Scotch and Welch) were the most numer-
Gus of the foreign-born population OF
West Virginia, with the Germans next
and Italians third. The number of the
foreign-born of different nationalities in
West Virginia is as follows: English
and Celtic 80, 2i2; German q, 426; Italian
q, 2s6; Polish 7,0lS; Magyar 4, $50 ;Slovak
3,l53; French 1895; Slovenian 2,27S;
Yiddish and Hebrew 1927; Scribe
Croatian l,7SS; Lithuanian and Lettish
1,5l0; Greek 1887; Syrian and Arabic
1,00l.
Civil service examinations for fourth
class postmasters will be held in every
county Of West Virginia in June, the
dates ranging from the first to the Goth.
While President Taft included all fourth
class postmasters in the classified service,
President Wilson amended the order so
as to require the postmaster to pass a
civil service examination before being
placed on that list. Some postmasters
in West Virginia have taken the exami-
nations but most Of them have not and
in every case where they have not done
so. examinations will be required. Appli-
cants must reside in the territory served
by the post Office of which they desire to
be postmaster, but may take the exami-
nations at any place where examinations
are to be held in the State or in Cumber-
land or Oakland, Md, or Pomeroy, Ohio.
The dates for the counties in the first
and second districts are as follows: Han
cock county, at New Cumberland June
6; Brooke county, at Wellsburg June
20; Ohio county at Wheeling, June 20;
Marshall county at Moundsvile, June
20; Wetzel county at New Martinsville.
June 20; Marion county at Fairmont
and Warrington, June 20; Harrison
county at Clarksburg, June 90; Lewis
county at Weston, June 20; Monongalia
county at Morgantown, June 20; Preston
county, at Kingwood, June 6; Taylor
county at Grafton, June 20; Barbour
county, at Philippi June 8; Randolph
county at Elkins, June 20; Tucker county
at Parsons, June 6; Mineral county at
Piedmont and Keyser, June 20; Grant
county, at Gormania, June @; Pendleton
county at Franklin. June 6; Hardy
county at Moorefeld, June 3; Hamsphire
county at Romney, June 2 morgan coun-
ty at Berkeley Springs, June / Berkeley
county at Martinsburg, June 20; Jeffer-
son county at Charles Town, June 20.
Since the announcement was made
here recently OF the candidacy OF Col.
w. Wylie Beall, OF Wellsburg, for Con-
gresham at Large on the Democratic
ticket, similar announcement has been
made from Spencer by Hal w. DePue.
who was the Democratic nominee in
1912 for Secretary Of State. Mr.. DePue
is a well-known Roane county Democrat.
living at Spencer and has announced
that he proposes TO make an active can
vass for the nomination Col. Beall has
already started into the race and is visit
ing the southern part Of the State on his
first tour. He has stated that he does
not expect to stop moment till the con-
vention is held in Parkersburg on June
p, at which time the candidate will be
nominated. Whether other candidates
will enter the race is not known at
present, but whether they do or not il
promises 10 be a pretty race.
United States Marshal +. G, Smith, of
Fairmont, has announced the appoint-
ment Of Charles +. Allison, Of Chester,
Hancock county, and Charles Price Cook
Of Parkersburg, az deputies under him.
Mr.. Cook will have place in the Office
at Parkersburg as Office deputy, while
Mr.. Allison will temporarily be stationed
at Philippi az field deputy.
The labor people Of Wheeling and
vicinity do not seem 20 have any inten.
ton Of letting mp in their fight against