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or purchased by the corporation, or
for work actually performed. No
transfer ct stock shall in anywise bind
this corporation unless made on it's
books at its Office. This corporation
shall be . going concern as soon as
its entire capital stock Is subscribed
and twenty five per cent paid in.
ARTICLE S.
The corporate powers of this corpor-
atm shall be vested in and exercised
by . board OF seven dilectars, FIVE Of
whom shall constitute quorum, and
their decisions shall bind this corpor-
alton. The first election OF the BOARD
of directors under this charter shall
beat meeting Of the stockholders to
be | held on the first Monday IN October,
1912. and thereafter the stockholders
sha- u meet ana elect B board Of di-
rect ors on the drst Monday OF October
OF zach succeeding year, who shall
serv 9 until their successors shall have
been elected and qualified The board
Of directors shall elect from their
nul nher their officers. No person
shall be eligible o . director, or hold
any Office Of this corporation, whosis
not stokholder. During the absence
pf Ii . president, the vice-presidsnt
hall 81 md preside IL his Stead.
Notiee of no election sof : toard OIL
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Sheriff Sale.
26th judicial District Court State of
Louisiana Parish of Washin gton.
]. Leon Pounds
Versus Number l84l.
Frank Weise.

Notice is hereby given that by vir-
tue If an order of seizure and sale is
sued out Of the above named court in
the matter of j. Leon Pounds
Versus Number 1841 Frank Weise
dated the 2Sth day of Aug. 1911,
and to me directed for execution.
l have seized and will offer for sale to
the last and highest bidder, at the
principal front door of the court house
on
October IA, 1911
between the legal sale hours for Judi.
cial sales the following described
to.wit:
Lois 81 and ~ OF Block 3, in the L.
A. Pierce Pleasant Hill sddition to
Bogaluaa, Washington Pc rish. La.
Terms Of sale: Cash Y it'll benefit Of
ESTABLISHMENT I This 9TH day Of Sept.
1911. JOE N.fr.nrr aha.,r
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In the United States District Court
in and for Said District
New Orleans Division
In the matter of Walton G. Lonergan
Bankrupt.
No. 1860 in Bankruptcy.

Eastern District of Louisiana, Parish
Of Orleans, IS:
On this 23rd day of August, A. D,
1911 on reading the foregoing petition
it Is Ordered by the Court, that a hear
ing be had upon the same on the 22nd
day of September A. D. 1911 before
the said Court, at New Orleans, La,
said district, at II O'Clock in the fore
noon, and that notice thereof be pub
lished in the Washington Leader, a
newspaper printed in said district,
and thatal known creditors and other
persons in interest may appear at the
said time and place and show cause,
if any they have, why the prayer of
the said Petitioner should not he
granted.
And it is further ordered by the
Court, that the clerk shall send by
mail to all known creditors, copies of
said petition and CHS order, addressed
to them at their places of residence as
srated.
Witness the Hon. Rufus E. Foster,
Judge of the said Court, and the seal
thereof, at New Orleans, La, in said
district, on the % day Of August A. D.
1911.
FRANK H. MORTIMER,
Clerk.
by Geo. W. Robertson,
1sputy Clerk.
"A true copy
FRANK II. MORTIMER,
Clerk.
by Geo. W. Robertson,
Deputy Clerk.
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State of Louisiana, c,erk,s OfHco
Parish of Washington. '''A = ''''
I hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is true and correct copy
of the original charter of the McCreary
Mercantile Company on file in this
office; that said original was filed for
record in the mortgage records of
Washington Parish, Louisiana, on the
9Th day Of August, at 1870 o'clock P.
NJ. and was recorded in the mortgage
records in Book No. 8 folio 1l4.1l5.
This 9TH day of August, 1911.
L. R. RENARD,
Chief by. Clerk & Elk -oficio Recorder
of mortgages.
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10Th. judicial District Court, State Of
Louisiana, Parish Of Washington.
S. w. Wilks, Sr.
VS.. No. 1883
W. E. Banister, NJ. !. Varndo Sub.
royce.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of a writ Of Fieri Facias issued
out of the above named court in the
matter offs. W. Wi)ks ST.. vs.. w. E.
Banister, NJ. I. Varnado subropee
dated the first day of July
1911 and to me directed
for execution, l have seized and will
offer for sale and sell to the last and
highest bidder at the principal front
door OF the court house on
Saturday, September l6, 1911
between the legal sale hours for iudic.
ial sales the following described prcp.
erty to wit:
Lot l, Sbuare IS. Lot 3, Square 3. In
Warnerton, La.
Terms of sale: Cash with benefit 81
appraisement. This 10th day of Aug.
1911 JOE N. MAaEE,
Sheriff.
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Sheriff Sales.
18th Judicial District Court, State of
Louisiana, Parish of Washington.
j. .. chason, ct Ais,
W. No. l7l2
Louis Grain.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue
OF a order of seizure and sale issued
out of the above named court in the
matter of J. d. Chason, ct ais, vs..
No. 17l2, Louis Grain. dated February
2lst, 1911, and to me directed for ex-
ecution, have seized and will offer
for sale and sell to the last and highest
bidder at the principal front door of
the court house on
Saturday, September e, 1911,
between the legal sale hours for judi.
cial sales the following described prop.
erty to-Wit:
The N. IL of N. E. IL, Sec. "a, Tp.
!, s. R. IL, E. St. Helena Meridian.
Terms of sale: cash with benefit of
appraisement. This 18th day of Aug,
1911.
JOE N. MAGEE,
SHERIFF.
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Notary, after due reading.

Notary, after due reading,
. LOUIS DANz1GER, (2s shares)
D. H. McCREARY, go Shares)
F.. X. McCREARY, IA Shares)
by D. H. McCreary.
w. A. McCreary, az Shsres)
by D. H. McCreary.
Witnesses:
j. w. McDougald,
w. J. Jones.
MAGEE W. orr,
Notary Public.
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Petition for DISCHARGE.

United States of America, Eastern
District of Louisiana.
The Van Buren press., 1911-12-23
CLEANED UP MILLIONS
Alleged Member Of Mabray Gang Is
on frist Zoe e,veindier~--------

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Council bluffs, IA change OF ad
mnistration in New orleans forced
the Mabray gang OF race horse ana
wrestling swlndlers TO leave town
according to testimony given by John
G. Mabray. They did not have to 90,
however until they had obtained
$4,000, said Mabray
The convicted swindlcr, who has
Just finished serving sentence for
his operations, was testifying In the
case Of BENJAMIN Marks, political
leader. on trial for what Is charged
was his connection with the swindle,
in which at least Sl0OO000 was He.
eally obtained. MARKS ls the man,
Mabray says, who fixed Iowa au'
thorltIos no much Of the swindling
could be carried on from Council
Bluffs
Scores OF horse race swindles were
detailed by the witness, who refresh.
ed his memory with a small note
book which was captured In the raid
by federal officers at Little Rock,
Ark.
The Van Buren press., 1911-12-23
FORT RILEY N
STATE OF TERROR
Explosions and Fires Cause
Big Damage at
Post.
SIX SOLDIERS ARE ACCUSED
Confession Of PrivgtO lmpliestes MIN
lister and cthers--Douole
Guards Maintained.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Junction city, kan Irumpeter
John Grille Of Battery f, Sixth Field
Artillery, was arrested in connection
with explosions and fires at fort
Riley which have cost the goyernment
Sl0OO00O. Grille is the sixth soldier
arrested in the Investigation follow
ing Private Michael Quirks COMES
sion, in which be declared that he
caused the explosions at the insuga-
ton OF the Rev Charles NJ. BREEDER
former chaplain at the fort, now I'M
der arrest.
The few army officers who could
be induced 10 talk of the explosions
today declared that Fort Riley had
been for nine months as near state
Of terror as well disciplined army
post can get. Not only were there
frequent incendiary fires, hut off GERS
had received letters threatening them
/ with death and tho fort with desiruc-
! ton. Night and day since early last
spring Fort Riley has been under
double guard Sentries have been
posted constantly at the homes OF
commissioned officers and guards
have spent each night IN the cellars
Of these homes to frustrate possible
plans to destroy the houses by dyha'
MITE
The Van Buren press., 1911-12-23
SAVES MANY FROM BURNING
EmpIOye Picks Up Pieces Of Hot
Stove With Bare Hands.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Kansas city MO,-That the casual
ties in a collision between two cars
on the Kansas CityLeavenworth cleo
tric line at Wolcott. KAN were only
three killed and eight injured, was
due 10 the herosm Of Roscoe Ayers,
an omployc.
Ayers was In the smoking compart'
menl Of the south.bound car when
The two met The north.bound car
pIouphed It's way almost through the
other AS Ayers crawed from the
wrcrkoae he noticed Goals from the
battered stove rolling down on the
splinlors already smoking. He kick.
ed the Goals out ana with his bare
hands threw the hot pieces Of the
broken stove into the fog. His hands
were burned to the bone, but he
saved the wreckage from catching
Tire and burning the persons impris-
oncd In the debris
The Van Buren press., 1911-12-23
ALLEGATION DENIED
The Governor viii Not Honor RequI.
sitlon Till Hughes Is Better

Governor Donaghey has received 4
letter from Mrs. j. j. Hughes Of Hay
nes, Ark, branding as untrue state.
mcnt5 contained in a letter alleged 10
have been written by a woman living
at Haync. and published in a Mem
phis paper. Mrs. Haynes declares
her husband who is charged with the
murder OF Tom Dolan in Memphis is
still seriously i'll, and asks that he be
permitted to remain at home until he
Is in a condition to leave
Tine ieite, 20 atich Mrs. Hughor
refers was written TO Prosecuting At.
torney Estes Of shelby county Ten.
nessee. The writer declares that
Hughes Is not i'll, but is drunk all
the time.
The governor has Informed Prose-.
cutor Estes that he will not honor the
reuuisition from the governor Of Ten.
nessce for Hughes return to Mem
phis until the reports received by him
indicate that Hughes is in condition
TO be removed to Jail.
The Van Buren press., 1911-12-23
ENGLAND ACCUSED
By GERMAN PAPER
Officers Of Navy Said to Have
Sold War Secrets TO
British,

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
tologne.-Iue Rheulsn Westphalian
Zeitung publishes a story Of an al
legged discovery Of a plan on the part
Of Great Britain to blow mp Wilhelm.
shaven. The Zeitung processes to
have received its information from
one of the best informed officials,
who said that the postal authorities,
becoming suspicious of repeated mon
cy orders in favor of deck officers
and chief mates, finally seized some
Of the letters passing through the pos
tai department. These showed that
the plans to the entrance to Wilhelm
shayen war harbor, as well as plans
of the water supply and the contents
Of the secret code book, bad been be-
trayad to the Britbh admiralty.
The Haper-. -pe4ift-,--eRt ttut With
such such information at its com
mand Great Britain could blow up the
entrances to the war harbor at the
decisive moment, rendering the mar
Dor utterly useless and German at the
very beginning Of war helpless to de-
lend herself at sea.
TO prevent the threatened danger
the Zeitung continues, a German
squadron remained for weeks on pa
troll duty Recent conferences between
the emperor, the minister Of marine
the chief Of the admiralty staff ana
the chief Of the marine department
dealt with this danger
The Van Buren press., 1911-12-23
j. s. GOVERNMENT
STIRRED BY TREATY
Cabinet Meetings and Actions
BY Both Houses of
Congress.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington-At the close of a day
Of troubled activity in both eXecu-
tive and legislative departments, re-
sultant of Russia's declaration that
the language Of the Sulzer resolution
fayoring the termination Of the treaty
of 1892 was Objectionable to the c2ars
government, these facts stand out.
First-The passage by the senate or
the Sulzer resolution without amend
ment would abruptly severe diploma
tic relations between the United
States and Russia,
Second-The president, although
convinced that legislation action rs
necessary in order to enforce Rus
sian respect for American citizens,
whether IeYs'yr Centii---------rs Il
more temperately worded resolution
than the one which passed the house
by a vote of 800 to /,
Third-Action by the senate will
be taken soon, Most Of the mem
bers of the committee on foreign rela'
tions believe that resolution favor
ING the termination Of the treaty will
pass, but probably in an amended
form.
Fourth-The cabinet called in a
special meeting, considered the mat
ter Cabinet officers were inclined
to minimize the seriousness Of the
situation, while not denying that 1t
has become acute,
Whether by coincident or
otherwise, the naval board Of strategy
numbering no less than eight ad'
mrals, was called to the navy de-
partmcnt and held a lengthy confer
euce with Secretary Meyer,
Siyth-The Russian AMBASSADOR NJ
Bakhmctef, spent six minutes at the
state department, and left in an ap.
parent illhumor
Seventh Abrogaton Of Russian
treaty ratified by senate,
The Van Buren press., 1911-12-23
WILL. NOT HANG
Governor Commutes Death Sentence
to Life imprisonment,

Governor Danaghoy has disposed OF
the Frank j. Walker murder case
by committing Walkers death sem
tcnce to life imprisonment lie was
convicted Of murder in Mississippi
county several months ago and the
supreme court affirmed the case re-
Gently
The governor issued lengthy pro
clamatlon committing the sentence.
The governor says
1T is stated that Walker did not
know the man he killed, and had
never seen him until about 1--WE MIN
utcs before the shooting occurred,
and II Is urged that the necessary
prcmeditaton and deliborallon TO
constitute murder IN the FIRST degree
was entirely lacking, and that tho
killing was bound to have been done
IN the heat Of passion,
The Van Buren press., 1911-12-23
PROPERTY OWNERS WARNED
Should Look out For Insurance Com
panes Doing Illegal Business.

The insurance department Of the
state auditors Office has recently re-.
cclyed circulars sent to persons In
this state by insurance brokers out.
side the state who offer TO write In.
surance In licensed companies at less
than the regular rates The depart
mcnt Is cndeavorlng TO warn property
owners against doing business with
such brokers because the later can
not legally do business In Arkansas,
Tndcr the law known as the resi-
dent agents act no insurance com.
many can authorize nonresident agents
10 issue policies OF insurance IN this
state. Under this law, according TO
the insurance department no broker
outside the state can write insurance
IN Arkansas even In companies au.
rhorI2cd to do business In this state
The Van Buren press., 1911-12-23
NEWS AVID NOTES
OF | He ,CAP|TOL
Statement b. the Commission
Shows On Increase Of
$16869,73O.
MUSEUM is OPEN TO PUBLIC
insurance ComIy';ie1 Are Doing 5usi-
ness in 1nis State With
out License,

With reports on the assessment
rolls of 80 Of the counties cf the state
complete, the slte tax commission
gave out a statement showing an in
crease in taxabl values of $l6,S69,-
73O for the year 1911 over 1910 for
these counties.
In the list of ue counties complete
there are a number Of the larger
counties not reJprted, Pulaski being
among them. SINE of the increases
for individual Counties run over ST.
100000 and it is estimated the aver.
age for all the counties is a little
more than S5Og0OO The schedule
does not include the telephone and
railroad increases.
Following is list of the counties
reported:
Arkansas, SLIP 800; Baxter, $500,
1856; Benton, $792,l97; Boone, $780,
Bradley, Sl5S,04S; Calhoun, SS25,72S;
Carroll, SlOO,1OP; Cross. $4,000;
Clark, S1,404,9Sj Crawford, Sl,4OS,
40: Chioot, s11l29C; Drew, S65S,G72;
Franklin, $S45,4t2; Greene, $lG0,775;
Hampstead, $44524l; Jackson, $685.
1856; Johnson, $422, Gas; Lawrence,
S254,SO5; Lafayette, S4lS, 20S; Lee
$1S5,695; Logan $39S,467; Lonoke,
S496,3O3; Madison, $226,6Ol; Marion
S3,937; Miller, $SSG,lGO; Ouachita
$726,232; Phillips $14S59l1; Sharp
S41,4l9; st. Francis, S9il3S5; Van
Buren, s275,452; WASHINGTON, $2OS,
GAS; Yell $l23,066.
The Van Buren press., 1911-12-23
MUSEUM IS OPEN
Secretary Has Completed Arrange
meots to Ia Care of Donations

= NJ
Secretary Dalla 4 1erndon Of the Ar.
kansas Historical Association, has
COMPLETED the work of arranging the
exhibits has has secured since taking
up his work and the museum Is no"
open to the public. No appropriation
was available Mr. Herndon secured
some cases from the old state house
and has arranged to care for all ex-
hibits that may be donated to the
commission
The principal part Of the display Is
made NJ of the Agce collection OF pot
terry and other relics Of the mound
builders, which was recently pur.
chased by the commission. Additions
are being made daily to the collec.
tion, however
The Van Buren press., 1911-12-23
u. 5. SENATE VOTES
FOR ABROGATION
When Question Is Put Body
Sustaids Taft Unani-
mOuSly.
WORDING OF BILL CHANGED
Russia Not to Take o. cnse at Gov
ernments Aetion-Czar Has
Eeen Notified,

Western Newspaper Union News Service,
Washington The senate by unahl-
nous vote formally ratified President
Tafrs notification to Russia OF the
termination Of the treaty Of 1892.
The Lodge Joint resolution, report
ed by the foreign relations commit
tee as a substitute for the Sulzer
resolution that passed the house, 300
to +, was adopted after an al-day de-
bate over Russian discrimination
against the Jews Of America.
The resolution was introduced FOR
the committee by Mr.. Lodge of Mas
sachusetts as the measure couched IN
the language most satisfactory to the
Washington administration, winch
sought to avoid giving offense to the
st. Petersburg government,
Every senator who spoke favored
the termination Of the treaty, but the
speakers showed a wide divergence
OF views as to the manner in which
the end should be accomplished.
The roll was called, but there was
no division. Seyenty-two votes were
cast and all OF them were favorable
to the measure.
With the senates action the Rus
sian situation has assumed a qulete'
phase so far as the legislative brancs
OF the government Is concerned. The
officials are looking forward to the
receipt from Curtis Could, the Amerl
can ambassador to St Petersburg, o
the Acceptance by the Russian gov
ernment Of the notice given by Presl
dent Taft Of the desire of this govern
ment to terminate the treaty.
The Van Buren press., 1911-12-23
WILL RUSH CONSTRUCTION
Would Have New Peabody Hall
Ready for 1912 Fbl Semester,

The special committee of the board
Of trustees Of the University Of Ar
kansas appointed to take charge Of
the erection OF the new building pro.
vided for by the gift Of $4,000 from
the Peabody fund met and took steps
to secure the beginning Of work on
the structure at the earliest possible
date.
\ resolution was adopted directing
the secretary, w, II. Crayens, to ad.
ycrtise for bids from architects on
the submission of plans and specili.
cations.
The committee proposes 10 have
the building completed and ready for
occupancy before the opening Of the
university year, next September
Bids for the construction cf the
building will be invited as soon as
the plans are accepted
The Van Buren press., 1911-12-23
WOULD CHANGE THE TARIFF
Secretary Of State Would Dscrimh
nate 10 Meet Discrimination,

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington. Secretary Knox has
written TO Senator Curtis Of Kansas
a letter giving information compiled
by the government which, in the opin.
ION of Mr. Knox, would justify logs.
R'lon to provide a graduated means
Of meeting various determinations by
foreign countries against American
commerce
The senator has framed an amend.
lng bill calculated to meet the sItua'
ton as II arises.
"IbIs problem" said Secretary
knoN us to provide Tor the removal
no TAR ne practicable, Of such fea'
lures IN foreign practice as may be
found adverse TO our export trade de-,
NoIopmont and Of serious import to
Those American enterprises directly
affected"
The Van Buren press., 1911-12-23
ACREAGE |SLESS;
PRICES HIGHER
Innortant Farm Crops Show De-
crease In YieId---Big Gain
In Prices.
COTTON NOT IN FIGURES
sloal Fiqures BY U. S. Government
ebows Crops Worth S3,769,562,oo
an Increase of $t9o,ooo,ooo
r.,.ro vsvrpapcr Union News Service.

-, vsvgpapcr Union News Service.
"SW,ashingtGn.-Wit decreases in
tho PRODUCTION of the II important
arm crops not including cotton, the
,otaI value Of these crops this year
reached S87C9,j62 600, according to
ba final estimate announced by the
deparfment OF agriculture This is an
increase of almost $l9O,O00,000 over
their value last year.
The departments final estimate OF
nroduction differs considerably from
ns preliminary estimate made in No
rember. because of a revision Of the
acreages. based upon the census bu'
reaus figures, which became avail.
able since that time. The important
features Of the different crops com
pared with last year are;
Corn, an increase Of l,79O,OOO in
acreage, a decrease Of 55A712,OOO
bushels in production, and an in.
creas Of $iS0,44L000 in value.
Spring wheat, an increase OF -,V-j,'
900 in acreage, a decrease Of l0,9O7-
bushels in production.
Oats, an increase Of 100000 in
acreage, a decrease Of 259,2l5,O00
bushels in production, and an in
crease of $S25I000 in value,
Rice, decrease Of 100000 in acre
age. decrease of l576,000 bushels
in production, and an increase Of ST.
$4,000 in value.
Potatoes, a decrease Of 100000 in
acreage, a decrease Of j6,295,00)
bushels in production, and an in
crease Of S39,212,OO0 in value.
Hay a decrease of 2,G7400O in acre.
age; a decrease Of 13,53i,000 tons in
production, and a decrease of $j3,.
10000 in value.
Tobacco, a decrease OF $4,000 in
acreage, a dfrrn'-9 OF lS9,306000
pounds in ~ and a decrease
Gi Srrt6,tS;a-r'-r1d i mi value.
The Van Buren press., 1911-12-23
lmperlallsts Are Victorious.

Pckm, Eycwimesscs report that
the rebels fought badly during the
battle with the impcrIalists troops at
lyang Tsoluan, whore the imperial.
lgts gained a victory The rebels
abanodned guns, ammunition and
comp equipment and left 40 killed ana
wounded on the field Wa Ting Fang
protested against operations IN the
province Of shan 81 during the armis'
ucc, but Premier Yuan Shi Kai re.
plird that anarcmsm In the district
rendered forward movement necos.
gary.
The Van Buren press., 1911-12-23
BURNS AFTER G0MPERS
Saws There Are Many MeNamaras In
Organized Labor

woncrn Newspaper uuion News Service,
Cleveland. o. Detective William j.
Burns In an address before the Ma
tIopal Metal Trades Association de-
clarcd that further arrests IN the Me.
Nanlgal case may be- expected, ana
that attempts TO brIbe him aud his
m.n have boon made,
Burns modc another attack upon
somnol Gompora. president OF the
American Federation Of Labor and
declared ne would not cease these
otincRs "unuI Gomucrs lB thrown out
Of organized labor
lie alro denounced what no called
"ibc corrunt political crowd that con-
lrola organized labor
"Thcre nro many McNomaraa In or.
ranlyrd labor" he asserted
The Van Buren press., 1911-12-23
Drvdock Was Costly.

New York. -Drydock number four
at the Brooklyn navy yard, the largest
drydock In America, has just been
opened to the waters Of the East
river for the first time, Four years
have been spent IN construction OF
the drydock, at cost Of nearly 49,
100000, Thirty men have lost their
lives In the dimcut work and more
than 400 men have been Injured,
The Van Buren press., 1911-12-23
SIX ARE TO HANG
January viii Be Hanging Month In
Arkansas-Two in Same County.

Little Rock,-One Of the darkest
pages in the history Of the state Of
Arkansas will be written with the
dawn Of the new year IL the decisions
Of a half-dozen juries are carried into
effect for six men are sentenced TO
die on the gallows in this state in
January Already the fate OF three
have been sealed by the refusal Of
Governor DOnaghey TO intercede,
while a like number are now piradiEG
for executive clemency Not in late
years has such a record Of criminal
ity been written in this state. Four
executions are set for tae same date.
two Of which are to take place in the
same county.