Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-21
.CARELEssNESs OR NEGLECT
causes HUGE FIRE LOSSES
North Carolina Business Men Arc
Watching Developments in
Home State.
RESS CLUB WILL VI
MEET
Asleville Conference Attracting Keen
Attention Throughout the State.
Other News Items Gathered in
NeighborinE Commonwealth.

RALEIGH. y g.. July 20 North
Carolina business men and property
owners generally mcy well watch with
Quickened interes; the growth through
out the country OF interest in and grad
ual adoption of the principle OF per-
sonal liability for damage TO adjacent
property in case Of prcventable fires
that originate from carclcSSneSs or
neglect. says Commissioner Of lnsur-
ance James K Young who is en-
ofiico fire marshal for the state. This
personal liability as applied TO spread
OF flames TO the property OF others
from fires due to care.esSncsS is dc
veloping from tho long established
common law principle OF liability OF a
neiEhbor for damage to property OF
others due TO his cArcicSSncss or
neglect. rs application to :ire losses
by statute. the commissioner admits
Is new in this country. but is. in fact.
coming into III established relation be
tween property owners III many parts
of the country. New York and Penn
sylvania are two states that have the
principle fully established by statute.
they being commemorative OF tre-
mendous property interests. Also. the
city Of Cleveland, and Cincinnati as
we'll. have ordinances that apply the
principle 10 tre losses In some places
. the property owner whose careleSsneSs
or neglect causes the nres are taxed
With the cost of the local tirc-tightin-
apparatus in combating the fire as
we'll as liability foi damage 10 ada
cent property.
PRESS ASSOCIATION TO
MEET IN A:HEyILLE
President Sanford Martin, OF the
North Carolina Press Association. SAYS
that the indica tons are that there will
he d record breaking attendance on
the annual convention OF the North
Carolina editors in Asheville July -
~
every quarter of the State tell of arr
rangements on the part of the
newspaper men 10 attend this Scs-
sion OF the association. and express
the keencst Interest in the program
and the various pin 4seS or business
that are to come ur for conSid. ration.
decided note OF patriotic wartime
service is to run through the delibcra-
tons. This VIII include talks on The
Editors Duty in War Time" by DR.
Clarence Poe: Editor wade "a harris
OF the Charlotte Observer: T. W. cham.
bliss. Ashevi!le. Archibd Ill johnson and
others. In fact, the programs FOR both
days OF the convention teen with
topics OF timely and absorbing intcrcS,
and Importance. The concluding fca
ture OF the convention is to be an ad
dress by George Creel.
BENNETT MEN OBTAIN
CHARTER FOR hank
y CHARTER was ISSUED tor the Bank
OF Bennett Chatham COUNTY capi,al
$4,000 authorized and 10000 sun.
bcrioed by ]. /. Armneld. j. VI Denton
and others far a general banking bust
ness
There IS an amendmen, for the
CHARTER Of the Sank of Morehoad city
That provides for enlargement Of the
scope Of business 20 include fduciary
trust safety deposit and brokerage
insurance and other phases OF business
d s. Morton is president of the cor
pcration
charter VAS issued for the Govern
ment Heights Corporations OF Whining
tcH' having tor its purposes the de-
Ne!opment OF real estate erection Of
buildings and the like. The capital is
$4,000 subscribed and 10000 an
thorized
There is a charter for the Bank ~
Lasker. NORTHAMPTON county. raoi, II
$1,000 authorized and 5000 SUB
scrihed, by = + Parker ana others for
commercial md SAVINGS hnkin.. bust
ness