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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-26
Weak Lungs Often
Lead to Serious Illness

Or rou have weak lungs YOU are generally
subject 10 colds or throat trouble and easily sus-
r.pualo TO serious Lung Trouble In MANY cases
pneumonia or bronchial troubles leave the Lungs
IN much weakened condition. Eckmans Al
lsrsr.r. a medicine for the throat and lungs
which has been found to be very beneficial. even
whom a change Of climate and other treatments
failed TO bring relief Read Of this case
ggI $ Atlantic Ave. HaddonAold. n. !.
Gentlemen; In the fall Of 1905 1 contracted
very severe cold which seiltd on ms lungs
Az Ia.r ! began tn raise sputum. and my ply
SLOAN then told me ! must 60 10 California i'm
fuaGH'riy. At this time ] vas advised to take
E'kmans Alternative. I stayed at home and
commenced taking It the last week in October.
! began 20 improve and the first week In ian
ulry. 1906, / resumed my regular occupation
health Il is now seven years since my
cayery has been effected, and not praise
Echmau's Alternative too highly
iSigncD W NJ TATEM
tAbnre abbreviated more Oh reduest)
Fcmaa's Alternative has been proven by many
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the Ec5man Laboratory, Philadelphia, Pa, for
.Fylc' telling Of recOyenes and additional evi-
aruce,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-26
Mrs. Swift Valves
Claim to $4,000 to
Obtain Her Child

RelinquishinE her claims TO $50 o0o
ia order to gain possession af her
three year-old daughter, Lena, Mrs.
Jacques Bradley Swift formerly an
actress has affected a settlement with
hcr husband. Charles r. Swift. q
prominent Atlanta society man. I
Of what promised to be a bitter court
struggle.
The agreement was placed on file
Tuesday afternoon. II throws out Of
court the habeas corpus and iujunc-
tiuu suit brought september % by
Swif''s attorneys and the bill by
which Swift attempted TO get the child
from possession Of his former wife
and place her i'm the custody Of his
mother Mrs. Lena Swift Huntley a.
this city,
Mrs. Swift got a divorce from h.r
husband April /, 1912, on 4 petit %
which charged statutory oIenses.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-26
SURE WAY TO
END RHEUMATISM
Ease Stiff, Sore Joints and Muscles.
Makes Pains and 5sckache
Promptly Vanish,

Most all rheumatism Is due TO one
cause. weak kidneys says q noted
authority The kidneys become
clogged up. get sluggish and filter or
strain out only q part OF the poison
Gus waste matter and uric acid, all
the rest remains I'm the blood and cir
culalas through the system where 1t
lodges i'm the joints and muscles, and
causes All tho trouble.
The only way to overcome this is
to make your kidneys work properly.
You can easily and surely do this by
taking a little Croxone, which never
fails to act promptly,
Croxone not only cleans out the
clogged up kidneys, strengthens them
and makes them active. but it neu-
tr3liZes and dissolves the poisonous
waste substances, ana uric acid. that
scratch and iTritate and cause rheu-
matism. SO the Kidneys can filter ii
from the blood and drive il out Of
the system
Croxone ia believed to be the most
remarkable preparation ever known
for the prompt relief and cure Of
rheumatism. kidney troubles. and
bladder disorders. 1t is entirely DIFF
rereut from other remedies It Is $50
prepared that 1t is practically i'm
possible to take il without results.
Relief follows the first few doses. and
YOU will be surprised how quickly
stiff. sore, swollen joints and mus
eles rheumatic pains, and all such
misery ends.
An original package Of CroXouc
costs but q trife, and every druggist
recommends and sells il on a posi-
tive money back guarantee Three
doses a day, for a few days. is otter
an that is ever needed TO overcome
The worst backacnc or most aunoy.ur
urinary disorder. |...
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-26
Hair Grew A Inches
In a Few Weeks
A St. LOUIS Lady Increased the
Length Of Her Hair Four or
Five Inches in Few
Weeks With This Sim
pie Homo Recipe.

A well-known St Louis lady,
after using a simple recipe on her
hair which she mixed at home,
made the following statement,
without exaggeration, my hair
has grown four or five inches.
The recipe she used is as follows,
and any lady or gentleman can
mix Il at home To half pint Of
water add I OF of bay rum
small box OF Barbo Compound and
IA OF OF glycerine. Apply to the
scalp two or three times week
with the tips of the fingers II
not only promotes the growth OF
the hair, but removes dandruG.
scalp humors and prevents the
hair from falling out.
II darkens streaked, faded gray
hair and makes il soft and glossy.
These ingredients can be obtain
cd from any drug store at Vera
little cost and mixed at home.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-26
Eight Store Burn
At Columbia, Ala.

DOTHAN. ALA. Nov. 25.-F'ire at
Columbia, Ala. to-day destroyed eight
business buildings, partially covered
by Insurance. They were McDougall
e CO., groceries, Leslie Grocery Com
pany. Beech's Drug store, City Drug
Store, Bell Drug store, Collins Hard
ware Company W. r. Terrell, gro
Gerry store and Smiths Meat Market
The fire was discovered in the rear
Of the MCDOugall grocery store and
Collins Hardware Company The
cause is unknown
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-26
Three More Indicted
For Attack on Jail

~PNRTANBURG. S. G., Nov. %
st I'd special session of the Spartan
burg Grand Jury three more men
were included in the list of those in
diote5 for Implication in the attack
and alleged dynamiting Of the jail
here August Is. They are Sam Ford,
o. 1t Thigpen and Wig Hunnicutt.
Warrants have been issued for their
arrest
Tho list now includes seven men,
three of whom surrendered and were
released ON bail
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-26
II n E
Liquor And Tobacco Additions Cured
Within Ten Days BY Our New
Painless Method.
Only Ssnitsrlum In The World OWN q
Unconditional Guarantee.

UTLUTIUI tTIFldT HVdT eTIEcN
Our guarantee means something. Not
one dollar need be paid until 2 salts
factory cure has been effected
We control completely the usual with
drawal symptoms. No extreme nervous
ness, aching OF limbs or loss of sleep.
Patients unable to visit Sanitarium can
be treated priva tely at home. Refer
ences: Union Bank and Trust Co, the
American National Bank, or any citi-
zen Of Lebanon
Write for Free Booklet No 2.
Address
CUMBERLAND SANITARlUM
3. j. Sanders, Mgr. Lebanon, Tenn.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-26
$4,000 Fire Jolts
Charleston s Record

CHARLESTON. s c., Nov 20
Charleston's remarkably low fire loss
Of S14o0 for 1913 was iolted to-day
when % grocery store in King street,
with q $4,000 stock, became ignited.
Fire smoke and water practically
ruined the contents. Firemen fought
four hours, conining the blaze to the
standard Grocery Companys store
woman in the building, after
being overcome ny smoke, was res
0ued by fremeu. Rats are thought to
have started the fire.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-26
DR.. Siler to Return
To Old Conference

CHARLOTTE, n. G., NOV. 20
More than 300 churches will be rep
resented at the twenty third annual
session Of the Western North Caro-
lima Conference converting in Char
iotte Wednesday with Bishop j. H.
Mccoy, Of Birmingham, presiding
The Rev Dr. Frank Siler, former
Iy in charge Of Wesley Memorial
Methodist Institutional Church, in
Atlanta will be received back into
this conference at the approaching
session.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-26
Hospital Patients
Carried From Fire

SELMA, ALA. Nov. 35.-~Wheu fire
started on the roof Of the Union
Street Hospital here to-day tiremen
Of the East Selma and Central FIRE
stations responded and carried all the
patients to safety on a lower floor
Damage TO the building was $4,000
covered by insurance
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-26
Millionaire Deering,
Ill in Miami, Better

CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-James Deer
ing, son of William Deering, retired
millionaire president Of the Deering
Harvester Company. Is on his way
South to see his father who is III in
Miami, Fla. The condition OF the
manufacturer is repor, ed improved.
The elder Mr.. Deering is 81 years
old. He has been in a wheel chair
since his arrival in Florida. He is
attended by his wife and his son,
Charles.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-26
Postofice Safe at
Douglasville Blown

DOUGLASVILLE. Nov. 25.-The
safe in the Douglasville postoffioe
was blown open to-day The safe
was wrecked and the building dam
aged, but the burglars did not secure
any money, except small amount
in the cash draWe
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-07-23
EXHIBIT "A"


Resolved mat ni amendment change
ni alteration zoe the Charter of tiu, Com
pNAny increasing lho capital >ioch from
f'nfn''' l" f''s"iu anH hc i"l value OF
'll' 9n"vs ny" when tue said tapilal
9"'h N NiNihcu from fuW io : lN, Is adj
N'N'nl'' s." thAt when tue >aid amend
men, change on alteration shall heoome
,ny',''' til's N"mr,ny shall make iis
tupuuNli 2i sHu pef share io nll holders
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EXHIBIT "a"
Copy of Resolutions passed by Board
OF Directors. April |, 1912.

"RESOLVED. that IN amendment
change and alteration in the charter of
this Company decreasing the authoriz-
c,l maximum capital stock of the Com
lany from Two million, five hundred
thousand Dollars (S2 800. 600 90 To One
million Dollars t$l 900. UoO. 90 i advisu
hlc, so that section . of the Charter of
the Company Viz the Act of the Con.
eral Assembly OF Virginia. entitled Am
Act To incorporate the Mineral Develop.
ment Company approved the 23rd
day of May, 1881 which reads as FOL.
lows;
The capital stock Of the said
company shall not De- less than fifty
thousand dollars, and may be- increased
tn any amount NOT exceeding two mil.
lions. five hundred thousand dollars hy
issue and sale of shares. the letr value
of which shall not he less than fifty dol
lars from time to time under such regu-
latious ~ the board of directors Oi said
Company shall from time to time pre-
scribe and the directors may receive
real or personal suited to the business
of the company In payment OF subscrip
lions to the capital stock. at such v.,lua
tions As may he agreed upon between
the directors and subscribers
shall read Is follows.
20 The capital stock OF the said
Company shall not he less than fifty
thousand dollar, and may b.. increased
to any amount not exceeding one mil
lion dollars by issue aud sale OF shares.
the par value of which shall not he less
than fifty dollars from time TO time.
under such regulations as the board OF
directors of said Company shall from
Time 20 time prescribe and the dirrc
tors may receive real or personal prop
erty suitable to the business Of the
Company la paymcn, ot subscriptions
To the capital stock AT such valuation,
JAS may hc agreed upon between the al
r,ctors and subscribers
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agreed upon between the Directors and
subscribers ~.
shall read as follows:
'"2 The capital stock OF the said
Company shall not I've less than Fifty
thousand dollars. and may lie increased
to any amount not exceeding One mil
lion Dollars by issue and sale of shares,
the par value of which shall nol be less
than fifty dollars. from time TO time
under such regulations rs the Board OF
Directors Of said Company shall, from
time to time prcScribe and the Direc-
tors may receive seal or personal prop
erty suitable Ia the business Of the
Company in payment of subscriptions
to the capital stock, at such valuations
rs may be agreed upon between the Di-
rectors and subscribers
o. And at the said meeting of stock
holders. the following resoluson WAS
also adopted by the vote aforesaid;
RESOLVED, that the President OF
this Company he. ana he is hereby au-
thorized'to cause certificate of the
amendment. change or alteration of this
Company'S charter this day adopted. to
he made. executed acknowledged. re
corded. published etc, aS required hy
law"
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. the said
Mineral Development Company has
caused this certificate to be signed in
its name by its President. and sealed
with its corporate seal, attested by its
Secretary, this 2lst day of May. 1912
Mineral Development Company.
LEM COFFIN ALTEMuS.
President
Attest.
j II DlNGEE Secretary.
Corporate Seal
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EXHIBIT "B"
Keystone Coal and Iron Company, oO2
DreSel Building Philadelphia. Pa.

Notice is hereby given that meeting
of the stockholders Of the keystone Coal
aud Iron Company las been duly called
and viii hc held at the principal office of
the ompai,y m the Town Of Big Stone
Gap aud State of Nirf mia. ON the twenty
thiri day of June, 1913. at / o'clock \
III to take action Oh Az amendment
chang OF alteration IN the Charter which
the RoStd OF Directors OF the said Com
pAny in a resolution passed on The third
day OF June, 1919. has dcclard TO he adj
yistblc, viz
Resolved That an amendment, change
or alteration IN the Charter OF this Com
pany. Decreasing The capital stock from
S9a.oH0 To $50, go aud the par value oC the
SHAPES into which the said capital stock
Is divided from 500 20 $40. il advisable.
So that when She said amendment, change
or alteration shall become effective this
Company shall make distribution OF 500
per share 10 all holders ot It's capital
stock. on account of, and IN reduction
nf, the amounts actually paid in on the
said shares, aud Section 3, of the Charter
Of the Company, which ~ amended by
resolution of he stockhoidcfS adopted
July. Il laDt, andiby further resolution
of the stockholders, adopted September
81, 1868, NeadS as follows
Third The minimum capital stock
of said Company shall be ten thousand
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EXHIBIT "B"
Mineral Development compsly $40
Arcade Building, Philadelphia.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that
a meeting of the stockholders OF the
Mineral Development Company has
been duly called and will be held at the
principal Office of the Company, in the
Town OF Big Stone Gap, Virginia. ON
the LIST day of May. 1912, At ~ NJ. 10
take acton on AN amendment change
or alteration of the COmpAnys charter
which the Board OF Directors of the
said Company ia q resolution passed on
the ist day of March. 1919 has declur-
ed advisable viz.
"RESOLNED. thar an amendant.
change and alteration in the charter Of
this Company decreasing the author
iled maximum capital stock of the Com
Ilny from Two million five hundred
thousand Dollars S2 400. 600 nO) 10 One
million Dollars lSt0O0, OO0O1l is adyisa.
bile. SO that Section . Of the Charter of
the Company wiz the Act OF the Gen
eral Assembly OF Virginia, entitled An
Act 10 Incorporate the Mineral Devel-
opinent company approved tho 23rd
day of May, 1885, which reads rs fol
lows;
- The capital stock OF the said
Company Shall not be- less than nfty
thousand dollars. and may he increased
10 any amount not exceeding Two mil
lion, five hundred thousand dollars by.
issue and sale of shares, the par value
of which shall not bc less than fifty dol
lars from time to time, under such reg
ulations rs the board OF directors
OF said Company shall FROM time TO
time prescribe; and the directors may
receive real or personal property suited
TO the business of the Company in p,V-
ment OF subscriptions to the capital
stock, at such valuations As may he
agreed upon betwecn the directors and
subscribers
shall read rs follows.
-. The capital stock of the said
Company shall not ha les, than fifty
thousand dollars and may be- Increased
TO any amount not exceeding one mil
lion dollars by issue and sale of shares.
the par value OF which shall not b, less
than fifty dollars from time 10 time.
under such regulations - the Board of
Directors of said Company shall from
time to time prescribe; and the direc
tors may receive real or personal prom.
erty suitable To the business of the
Company IN payment of subscriptions
tn the capital stock. az such valuations
rs may he agreed upon between The di
rcctors and subscribers.
The stock transfer books will Il.
closed At the close OF business ON Tues
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Keystone Coal and Iron
Company.
Certificate of Amendment of
Charter.

The keystone Coal aud Iron Company
hereby orriiiics That
The said Iompty Is q corporation
whose charter was granted hy the Judge
ui tile Circuit Court of Wise County
Virginia, On the epth day of MAY. ls,u.
and lodged in the oilicu of thu Secretary
of the commonwealth of Virginia on
the eist day oELunc, 1851
At special meeting of the Board of
Directors of the suid- Company. duly
called and held om the lrd day of lun,
1913 the said Hoard unanimously passed
resolution declaring that an amendment
change or alteration ia the Charter nt the
sad Company decreasing the oapial
stock of ilic Company frlm Ninety niue
Thousand Ninc Hundred aud sixty Dol
Lam lSnY. uuOl to Sixty siN Ihnusmd Six
Hundred aud Forty Dollars sdG.G4u.
was advisable aud ullmgu meeting of
The stockholders to take actiou upon ihc
proposed amendment change 90 alicm.
uun AT the office Oi the Company at Bir
Sionc Gap, County oi Wise and the STATE
oi Virginia, ON the lWvuty -tiurl dsy oi
lnnv iG3, at n n.clock \ NJ \ copy
nl the sail resolution markell ENhihu
s AuncNei heurto aud made par
hereof
Notice of the meeting .ot -tockhuld
ots "a called Was given boa writing to cAch
of the siockholior. of the said Company
lay serving tie same CON him personally Or
hy mailing the Same to- him iO his last
knuwii r1Atoihco mldhss At least ten days
prior tu said meeting The said notice
stated The time AMI place 0t the meeting
aud 10, object Arony of ihe said notice.
marked Exhibit u BE- hereto annexed
aud ma'lcpari hereof
1 ihe said meeting 80 .lockholdcr.
was held AZ the parc ami time specified
boz the resolution aud notice herein Use
fore mentioned. and az the said meeting
there were present. ot st0ckhQldors hold
ing thc total outstanding capital stock of
thrNid company which consists of 1866
.hatr>
ln person ,tookholdcr- hold,
hN pNNS st4ckheidcls hold
ing 1899 shar-
Total 1900 share,
being together considerably more than
twoihdds lntiuntcsi ol the stockholders
having voting power
3 NJ the said meeting of Stockholders
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dollars The maximum capital stock
shall he nincty-ninc thousand nine hum
bred and sixty dollars. which shall be di-
yided into shares of The par value of
sixty dollars each -
After the said amendment, change or
alteration shall become effective. shall
read as follows
Third The minimum capital stock
of said Company shall be ten thousand
dollars The maximum capital stock
shall be sixty siN Thousand six hundred
and forty dollars which shall be divided
into shares of the par value OF forty dol.
lars each
~ order of the Board of Directors.
y c. ANDEHsnN,
Dated June T. 1913 Secretary,
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all OF the stockholders present in person
oT>by proxy being the said holders of the
said 1900 shares. or more than two thirds
in interest of all the stockholders having
voting power, voted in favor Of the
amendment, change or alteration aiure-
said, aud no shares were voted against
the adoption of the said amendment,
change or alteration. The said amend
ment, change OF alteration so adopted by
the stockholders was set forth In full bv
them in a resolution In the following
form. viz:
Resolved. That two-thirds in interest
of the Stockholders of the keystone
Coal and Iron Company having voting
power, do hereby vote in favor of the
amendment changoor alteration advised
10y the Board OF Directors in the Charter
of the sail Company, decreasing the au-
thorizod maximum capital stock of the
Company from Ninety nine Thousand
Nine Hundred and Sixty Dollars l$9g, 500
To SiXty-siN Thousand Six Hundred and
Forty Dollars lSGG.Gi0l as set forth in
the following resolution adopted 10y the
Board OF Directors of the said Company
At their meeting. held On the 3rd day Of
lime, 1913, hereby approving and ntify-
ing the same. viz:
Resolved, That an amendment change
ct alteration in the Charter of THIS Com
pany, decreasing the capital stock from
500 go to 900. go, and the par value of
the shares into which Tho said capital
stock is divided from 500 to so is advis-
able, so that when the said amendment
change or alteration shall become effect
i've, this Company shall make disiribu,
ton OF so per share To all holders of its
capital stock ON account of. and in re-.
ductiOu of, the amounts actually paid in
on the said shares. and Section D. Of the
Charter COMPANY which. MS amended
by resolution Of the stockholders adopted
.luly II. 1901, and by further resolution
OF the stockholders adopted September
~, 1915, reads As follows
Third The minimum capital stock
of said Company shall be ten thousand
dollars. The maximum capital stock
shall be Ninety nine Thousand mine hun
bred and sixty dollars. which shall hc
divided into shares of the par value of
sixty dollars each
After the said amendment, change OF
alteration shall become elective. shall
read As follows
Third The minimum capital stock
of said Company shall be ten thousand
dollars The maximum capital stock
shall hc sixty sis thousand siN hundred
and forty dollars. which shall be- divided
into shares of the par value nf iorty dol
lars each
e. Aud st the said meeting of stock
holders the following resolution was also
adopted by the vote aforesaid:
Resolved that the President of thi.
Company hc and lac is hereby authorized
io cause d certificate of the amendment
chang or alteration of this Comp1up .
charter this day adopted. to hc made cN
ccuied acknowledged recorded. lodged
published etc 49, required las law
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the said
keystone Coal aud Iron Company has
caused this Certificate tao bo signed n iis
name 10y its President and scaled with 90.
corporate seal, ati-'sicd by It's Secretary
This e5th las OF lunc. 1915
keystone Coal and Iron Company.
liy Gro RrWNuAN. DE-.
lSral President
Attest
% e. ANuluAnN. Secretary
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state OF Pennsylvania,
City y County Of Philadelphia, to-wit
!, Annie l. Moore, a Notray Public in
and for the City and County aforesaid in
the State of Pennsylvania DO Certify
that George iumham. Jr. whose name
is signed To the writing above bearing
date on the 2lth day OF Jane. \. p
nineteen hundred and thirteen (lgi3l.
has Acknowledged the same before me.
IN my state, City and County aforesaid
and has further acknowledged and de
clarcd that hc executed the same as Pres.
idcnt of said Company. and for and on
behalf of slid Company as its act and
deed. having. As such President. signed
his name thereto, and affixed the corpo.
rate seal of said Company, and that he
has caused the same 10 hc duly attestcd
10y u { Anderson, the Secretary of said
Company. all of which has been done by
him under and pursuant To the authority
conferred on him by the Board of nircc-
tors oi said Company
DO Further Certify that u G. An
dcrson the Secretary OF the keystone
Coal aud Iron Company. whose name is
also signed TO the writing above hocin
before mentioned. has also acknowledged
the same before me, in my State, City
and County aforesaid aud has declared
that ly the direction of GcorgaDurnham
ir., as President ol said Company. and
under and pursuant To the authority con
icrfcd ou him 10y The Hoard of Directors
of said Company bee has duly nttcstcd
s1id seal of said Company aud has sign
c,l his name 10 said attcsiatiou.
And dO further certify and state that
uS commission ass Notary Public allure
SAID cNpiics uu the eSih ds,y OF Man.