davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28
CHARTER
OF FELIX REALTY COMPANY. -
UNITED STATES Or AMERICA, STA1
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEAN

OF FELIX REALTY COMPANY:
UNITED STATES Or AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be 1t known, that on this twenty-thirC
day OF the month Of October, In the yea
nineteen hundred and twelve, before me
Charles en- Rosen a notary public, In and TO- 10,
the above parish and state, personally came
and appeared the persons hereinafter sub
scribed, who declared that, awaiting them
selves Of the laws Of this state, relative C
the organization Of corporations, In suc1
cases made and provided, they constitute
themselves, their associates, successors and
assigns, corporation under the stipulations
herein set forth, which they adopt as theiE
eharter, to-wit:
The name and title OF this corporation
shall be Felix Realty Company. 1t shall
enjoy succession for ninety nine years from
THIS date, and shall have for the purposes OF
the business to be carried on by 1t all the
and shall generally exercise all the powers
necessary to carry on said business.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile Of this corporation shall be
n the city Of New Orleans. state OF Lou
isiana, and all citation and other legal pro.
cess shall be served on the president, and
IN case Of his absence or disability, upon
tne secretary-treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
Tne objects and purposes for which THIS rs
me business to be carried on by 1t are here
oy declared to be, to buy and sell and to &C
oulre, possess and hold, by whatsoever title,
real estate In this state and elsewhere,
whether by purchase, lease, donation, ex-
ehange or otherwise; to improve same by
tne erection Of buildings and other improve
ments thereon or otherwise and generally
70 deal In real estate In this state and else
wnere; and to do all things incidental TO
or connected with said business.
ARTICLE Nv.
Inc capital stock of this corporation Is
hereby fixed at the sum OF thirty thousand
collars, divided into and represented by
tnree hundred shares of the par value OF
one hundred dollars per share. This COM
Rany shall have the right to commence BUS
mess and be a going concern when three
tsnousand dollars Of the capital stock shall
nave been subscribed for. All stock sub
Erioed for shall be paid for In cash or
property received or labor done at such
ume and upon such terms and conditions
y the board Of directors shall prescribe.
ARTICLE V.
All the powers Of this corporation shall
y vested In and the business and anairs
IA. .1 be managed by a board Of directors con-
snung Of three directors, who shall De
ss,eeted annually at a meeting Of the stock
s''oers on the first Monday Of November
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28
Boards and Battles.

Shaggy locks and patriarchal boards
have proved highly inconvenient things
on the battlefield. Does not history
record that Alexander ordered the
Macedonians to be shaved lest their
boards should give a handle to their
enemies? Peter the Great was also a
friend Of the BARRIERS. for he not only
ordered all ranks to be shaven. but
caused officers to go about TO cut of
the boards Of offenders by force.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28
Benton Did Not Quarrel.

A senator In his speech In the senate
one day referred to "a quarrel" Of
Benton's.
"Mr. President. sir" said the Mis-
sourian. sternly. 1.-The senator Is mis-.
taken. sir ! never quarrel. sir. but
sometimes fight. and whenever ! fight
sir, q funeral follows"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28
Old EnqIish Elections.

As an Illustration of the violence that
was once common during political
campaigns in England is a quaint bill
from a lawyer after an election at An
dover In 176S: ITO being thrown out Of
the George inn. Andover, to my legs
being thereby broken. to surgeons bill
and loss Of time and business. f5OO."
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28
Qualified

BaroB-Yon have called to secure the
position OF porter? Applicant-Yes.
sir. Baron Was there not some one
In the anteroom as you came inf APP
plicant-There was. sir There was
man with a bill against you. Herr
Baron. but ! thew him out-Fliegende
Blatter.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28
NeoIect and Cruelty.

$50 you want a divorce?" said the
lawyer.
YES" replied the woman with tear
stained cheeks. HE has been guilty of
neglect and cruelty"
I'm what respects?'
HE neglected to feed the bird while
I was away and he says the cruelest
things he can think of about Fido."-
Washington Star
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28
Tho adv and the Oath,

The Lawyer ito the ladyp-Ycu M
derstand the nature OF an oath. don't
you: The Lady "a little furried)-I
beg vour pardon The Lawyer test.
ilyl- What is the nature OF an Oathl
The Lady ttriumphantIyI - Profane.
isn't itf-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28
His Belief.

"Pa. what did Damon and Pythias
do that made them so famousT
81 don't remember now. but | think
they were winning battery that some
manager found in one of the bush
leagues. "-ChicaGo Record Herald.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28
His Choice.

Are you fond OF musicT asked q
stranger of the young man at the con-
cert who was applauding vigorously
after a pretty girl had sung in a very
painful way.
Not particularly" said the young
man frankly. but I'm exceedingly
fond Of the musician"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28
knaM. His Rusinass.

willie-Say. pa. you ought to see the
men across the street raise a building
on Jacks. Pa tabsentlyb-Impossible.
Willie. you can open on jacks, but a
man Is fool to try to raise on the
er-I mean 1t must have been quite a
sight-Exchange.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28

Blobbs-All women try TO make them
selves beautiful Sobbs-l suppose
that's why they are misunderstood.
BIobbs- How do you meanf Slobbs-
Well. they never try to make them
selves plain Philadelphia Record
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28
A Man Of Ability.

Tomson-Johnson has no ability Of
any kind. Jackson-NO ability? Non
sense. Why, he can ask you for a loan
In such a way that you thank your
lucky stars for the opportunity to ac.
commodate him.-London Tit-Bits.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28
In After Years.

Smith-When Green was counting
that young widow couple of years
ago he declared he couldn't live with
out her. Jones-And did he marry her?
Smith-Yes. And now be is trying to
get divorce on the grounds that it's
impossible to live with her.-Exchange
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28
PerseVerinu.

Jenkins is man Of remarkable
perseverance"
rs he?"
Yes, indeed. He has tried six diff
ferent kinds of hair rcStorer, and he
hasn't given up the fight yet"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28
A woman's 4 altar.

~Cholly received letter this morn
ing from Gladys Maud. He consumed
an hour in reading It."
"was the letter Very longT
mot very long. He spent most Of
the time looking for page 2"-Birming
ham Age Herald.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28
Followed the Presentation.

Lady of House What caused YOU to
become tramp? Ragged Rogers
The family physician. mum. He adj
viSed me to take long walks after me
meals. an I've been walking after 'em
ever since. Boston Transcript.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28
Sparrino For an Openino.

Guest (after struggling unavaiingly
for some time with fowD-Waiter. what
kind of bird is this?
''CanvaSback duck. sir"
"No wonder ] couldn't do anything
with it. Run and get me the scissors"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28
Hopeful.

Pessimistic Wife tweeping)-Andt that
cook promised to come today without
fail. Optimistic Husband-Cheer up.
my Lowell II still wants ten minutes Of
midnight-New York Times.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28
Wants His Money,

visitor-What lovely furniture! Lit.
tie Pommy-Yes, think the man we
bought 1t from Is sorry now be sold II
Anyhow. he's always calling.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28
rantalizino.

She getting ready to go out)-What
are you looking at?
Helm Just watching whether that
house opposite will be finished first or
you.-Fliegende Batter.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28
Expensive.

"Why don't you marry Evelyn7
Don't you think you could support
herr
Support her. Why. couldn't even
pay for her complexion. Satire
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28
His Snore.

Hub tangrily,-Here! What do you
mean by waking me out of a sound
sleep? wife-Because the sound was
too distressing.-Boston Transcript
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28
Quite DiHeront

He-But thought you'd forgiven me
for that and promised to forget lit
She-Yes; but | didn't promise to let
you forget I'd forgiven 1t.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28
The Way He Put IL.

She latter tiff)-You will admit you
were wrong? He "a young lawyer,-
No. but I'll admit that an unintentional
error might have unknowingly crept
into my assertion.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28
Never AGAIN.

This portrait doesn't resemble me
at ALL"
pardon me. madam. but ! once
made portrait OF lady that re-
sembled Fliegende Batter.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28
Queensland's Forests.

Queensland is estimated to have 40,
100000 acres OF forests as yet unin
spected and unreserved.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28

of each year, except the first board Of direc
tors named in this charter, who shall hold
Office until the first annual meeting, which
shall take place on the first Monday Of No
vember, 1913.
All elections shall be held by ballot at
the office Of the COMPANY under the super
vision Of two commissioners TO be appoint
ed by the board of directors. Notice of such
meeting shall be given by the secretary
treasurer In writing, delivered to each stock
holder In person, or mailed to his last known
address at least ten days prior to such cleo
tion, or by one publication In daily news
paper Of this city at least ten days prior to
such election but this notice may be waived
by all the stockholders.
At all such elections and at all meetings
of the stockholders, every stakeholder shall
be entitled to one vote for each share of
stock standing In his name. on the books Of
the company at the date of said election or
meeting; said votes to be cast In person
or by written proxy, and q majority or the
votes cast shall elect.
The failure to elect directors at the an
nual meeting shall not dissolve or affect the
corporation, nor impair Its management In
remain In ONCE until their successors are
elected and qualified.
The board Of directors shall elect as soon
from among their own number a president,
a vice-president, and secretary-treasurer,
and may grant TO each officer such powers as
they deem proper.
II
cause shall be filled by the remaining direc-
tors. Any member Of the board may ap-
point any other stakeholder his proxy to at
tend any meeting and act In his place and
stead.
ARTICLE vi.
Whenever this corporation shall be dis
solved, either from Limitation or otherwise,
its affairs shall be liquidated by two COM
missioners, to be appointed from amongst
the stockholders at a general meeting of
the stockholders convened for that purpose,
Of which meeting notice shall be given In
the time and manner provided for stock
holders meeting In Article VII of this
charter, and a majority In amount Of the
capital stock represented at such meeting
shall be requisite to elect. Said commits
sioners shall remain In office until the az
fairs Of the corporation shall be fully liqui-
dated. In case of the death, resignation,
or inability to act Of either of said COM
missioners. the vacancy shall be filed by
the stockholders after a similar notice, un-
I'll which time the survivor shall continue to
act. The said notice OF meeting NAV be
waived by unanimous consent Of the stock
holders.
ARTICLE VII.
This act of Incorporation may be modi-
fed, changed, or altered, or said corpora
tion may be dissolved, with the assent of
three-fourths Of the capital stock represent
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28

Bear the best humbly and the worst
resigpedly. Homer.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28

The no5lest motive Is the public good
-vergil.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28

Politenrss is a coin destined to enrich
those who give II away.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28
ARTICLE vi.
ARTICLE VII

This act of Incorporation may be modi-
fed, changed, or altered, or said corpora
ton may be dissolved, with the assent of
three-fourths Of the capital stock represent
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-05
Connections

THESE CANDIES are made b, experts from The East who
have devoted years the proe>,cu This knowledge OF HO"
combined with our modern plant explains Why candies
so delicious WHY We have grown SO fast
From present sales going 20 double again for we
are noN enclosing every FIVE and Ten Gent Package coupon
worth tn, anon, paid for The poue, purchasing premiums
THE CANDY COSTS YOU NOTHING ASK your dealer for
hes, package candies Your none, oa,k no. satisfied
Our candies AN
The Springfield herald., 1912-07-05
The CAPTAIN Of His Soul.

Nearly blind. partly paralyzed and
wholly helpless. Gen. Homer Lea. re-
Gently In command of the victorious
Chinese revolutionary army. is report
ed to be returning to the United
States. His ailments are not of re-
cent origin. AS young man Homer
Lea was frail and understood.
Those who saw this lad few years
ago drilling companies of Chinese
with broomsticks for rifles only laugh
ed at the grotesque sight. But he re-
fused to recognize his limitations. The
driving force within him urged him on
and made up for all deficiencies. Sc
through the force of an indomitable
personality he conquered more Of life
than Is usually given to even the bril-
liantly endowed man Of fine physique
Stone walls do not prison make, nor
iron bars a cage. Neither does phys
ical frailty bar person from achieve
ment. Milton did his greatest worn
after he had become blind. Beethoven
was deaf when he wrote the famous
Ninth Symphony. Spencer did his
work in spite Of chronic invalidism
Stevenson wrote under sentence OF
exile to the South seas. The deaf
dumb and blind Helen Keller has
made her life count.
Henley was right. A man is the
master of his fate and the captain oi
his soul-if he will only take com
mand.
The Springfield herald., 1912-07-05

left the building I gave Dawson the
signal to follow him. My man picked
up the trail like hound. and well sat
isfied that the mysterious young man
would be followed to his destination.
/ turned back to my pretended occu-
patton.
Mind, all this work was being done
without any sane or definite reason
for doing It. We didn't know whether
Gerber was guilty of anything, or II
he was guilty, of what it might be.
We were working for Brundage, who
had suspicion. and SO long as he
paid the bill, and we had nothing
more important to do, we would con-
tlnue on the job.
l suggested to Mr.. Brundage that
he examine the books of the company
for indications of anything wrong.
81 had thought of that long ago."
said he. But Mr.. Gerber has all the
books in his personal charge. He
locks them up every evening. To Sc
cure them for an investigation 1t
would be necessary-to make demand
upon Mr.. Gerber. and this naturally
would arouse his suspicion. No. We
will go on as we have begun. l am
satisfied. If anything is wrong 1t will
be shown, for Mr. Gerber is not per
mitted to remove the books from this
Office"
That evening l got Dawson's report
The Springfield herald., 1912-07-05

on the young man who had been In
TO see Gerber.
Hes the engineer OF firty foot
gasolene lsunch, the Nadine. that Is
Tying In the Hudson opposite Forty
second street." Dawson reported. The
boats owLer Is said to b. a Mr.. Rus
sell"
said to be?"
Yes; because I hung around ana
wormed out description of this Rus
sell from a lot of fellows hanging
around the docks. and he comes pretty
close to looking like Mr.. Gerber, ii
these fellows were right"
Still. this meant nothing 50 far as
any case was concerned. But when
| made enquiries about the office to
md out II Gerber went in for motor
boating. and found he had expressed
himself as having an aversion to the
water, the thing began to look as II
there might be something in it. II
the boat. The Nadine, belonged to Ger.
Der. he was keeping 1t IA secret; ana
il he had secrets they might be CON
nected with Brundage's suspicious OF
something wrong in the firm.
Strange to say. as I continued to
watch Gerber. too. began to acquire
a suspicious feeling toward him, just
as the senior partner had done. There
was no tangible reason why this
should be 30. His actions apparently
were what they should be. But there
was something wrong with the man
That is as we'll as l am able to ex-
plain 1t. He wasn't right" 1 have
felt this intuition-or "hunch." in de-
tective parlance-several times in my
career; and the experiences have con
vinced me that the detection of crime
could be made an exact psychological
science, that each and every guilty
person carries about him certain signs
or possibly an aura-which distin'
guishes him from the normal being
For guilt of a crime Of any sort, after
all, is an abnormality.
Gerber. in his office. and in his life
after business hours, apparently went
along as an honest man in his posi-.
ton should. But the more l studied
The Springfield herald., 1912-07-05
Wanted to Know tho culprit.

The following story was told recent
ly by Austin Haines to a party. Of
friends he entertained at luncheon:
Down in a little Florida town two
negro families live in shanties about
stones throw apart. They obtain
their drinking water from a shallow
open well located midway between the
two houses. A fence which separates
the two yards is built up to the well
on both sides. Every evening after
her days work Is done. 1t Is the GUS
tom OF one of the negro mammies to
pick up buckets and go to the well for
water. One day the owner of the
property moved the fence back about
ten feet from where 1t originally stood.
That evening when Eliza started out
with her pail she fixed her eye on the
fence and made straight for 1t. Walk
ing hurriedly along the beaten path.
she plunged into the shallow well with
splash. Her screams brought i'm
mediate assistance, and as she climb
ed out and spied the fence ten feet
away she Indignantly exclaimed:
Now, who done moved dat well?'"
The Springfield herald., 1912-07-05

ant on hand for you Just at present
And. say, Cornell, don't you fool your
self too much about that old fellow
having a brainstorm. He's pretty
wise old bird. Any man who can In
vent the scores of little things that
he's put on the market, and run sue
cessful business at the same time. is
no fool. let me tell you. The thing
may develop into . freak case. but
believe me, old Brundage has some
real reason for incurring our BILL"
The fifth day of the case roughly
dressed young man came in to see
Gerber. Gerber took him into his pri-
vate office and closed the door. SO 1t
was impossible for me to see or hear
what went on between them. But the
fact that such secrecy had been OBJ
served put me on my guard, and when
the young fellow came out managed
to have something to do that brought
me near to him. 1t seems ridiculous.
possibly to the layman, to mention as
the starting point in an exciting case
Whit of an odor, but such was the
real starting point of the Brundage
Novelty Company case from my stand
point.
caught the odor Of gasoline from
this young man as he swept out of
Gerber's private office.
OF course the thing meant moth
ing at the time. 1t suggested nothing.
The only situation opened by 1t was
this: Gerber had some dealings of a
private nature with a young man who
smelled Of gasolene.
At the same time. 1t opened up an
other possible clue for us to work on.
for In our previous investigation We
had not found Gerber In any dealings
with anybody who smelled of gasolene
or who might have occasion to use
that fluid. AS our task was to inves-
tigate all angles of Gerber's career.
with a view to finding something to
substantiate old Brundage's indefinite
suspicious. the young man with the
gasolene odor promptly became an in
teresting factor.
Across tie street was one Of. our
men, waiting. When the gasolene man
The Springfield herald., 1912-07-05

and he makes me tell everybody that
the boat is owned by chap named
Russell. Now, what would he be doing
that for? l."
He shut up suddenly then. realizing
In drunken fashion that he had gone
too far.
After Dawson had made this report
he went off the case. being called in
to the New York office. For the next
week. or until September 25th.|
worked on Gerber in every way
knew how. without finding thing. On
the 25th he failed to show up at the
office. A telephone call to his house
elected tie fact that he had left at
about midnight and had not returned
had a hunch on the instant. and
calling a taxi drove to the place where
the Nadine had been docked. The
slip was empty, the boat was gone.
From men around the docks / found
that the boat had disappeared In the
night without being seen, that nobody
had known 1t was going, and that no.
body knew where 1t had gone.
l went back to the office and told
Brundage all I knew.
"Hm!" said he, and together we
went to the safe. Brundage tried
to open it, he and Gerber having had
the combination together. He failed.
For half an hour he tried, and then he
gave up and telephoned for an expert
from the safe company.
When the safe finally was opened
the books were placed at once in the
hands of an expert accountant He
found the discrepancy within half an
hour.
"It is one of the clumsiest cases OF
juggling ever saw" he said. "As
near as can tell on this short exam
nation. the cash is $4,000 short. Ap'
parently 1t has been short for a long
time. because see that the juggling
of figures has been going on for
months"
Him." said Brundage. For months.
Ell? / was slow. Mr.. Cornell. your
task is simplifed now; you have only
to find Mr. Gerber"
Yes. that was all. but that was
The Springfield herald., 1912-07-05

but very dignified in bearing, rises
and salutes him. His errand? Sta
bling in her chateau, outside the town,
for thirty-three' horses.
"And If / refused to give it you?"
The question was a dangerous one,
but the man had tact.
"Then / should be very sorry, but
should go elsewhere"
1t is pretty certain he would have
done nothing of the kind. but his judi
cious reply disarmed the brave old
lady. He should havo the stabling,
and his men should be put up like
The Springfield herald., 1912-07-05

plenty. Here is how we laid down
our theory of the situation: Gerber
had gone away in the Nadine. He
had probably had the boat repainted,
renamed. and otherwise altered be-
fore leaving He had left no sign OF
his route or destination. Our task
was to comb the Hudson river up and
down and pick out Gerber in his prob
ably altered boat.
Dawson came over on the jump
from the Office.
Il sized the Nadine up carefully" !"
said he. ~ think will know her even
under a different name and different
paint"
Get the fastest boat for hire on
the river" said Brundage. Follow
him and bring him back"
We got the Puritan, semi-racer
with small cabin. Two hous after
the discrepancy in Gerber's books had
been found, Dawson and were chug-
chugging up the Jersey side of the
Hudson 20 miles an hour, with our
eyes on the lookout for IL launch that
might be the Nadine. AT the same
time we notified all police chiefs OF
| the towns along the river to be on
| the lookout for such a boat and for
Gerber and his engineer. Four days
of this sort of work. coupled with the
| efforts of the various police depart
ments, showed us that no boat of this