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The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-01-08

The Board of Directors snail elect
from their number a president ana
I.icp-president. They shall elect Sec
retarv and a treasurer, or one person
Who Shall be both, either Of whom may
"r nav not be members of the Board
If directors. They may, from time 70
lime name and appoint all such other
officers and agents as It may deem
nnressarv for the business of the cor
riorati0n They shall have power to
fiv and define the duties of each OH
car and employee, and all officers ana
emnlovees shall hold office and en-
nlovment at the pleasure of the Boaro
of Directors. ~
The Board may make, alter ana
amend all such bylaws, rules and res
ulations as it may deem necessary iol
the support and management OF the
business affairs of said corporation.
The said Board shall have tull power
and authority to borrow money, TO eN-
ecnte mortgages and to create mems, TO
issme bonds, notes and other obllga-
lions and generally to do all things
reasonable, convenient and necessary
FOR the proper carrying on Of the busl-
ness of said corporation.
The Goard of Directors shall nave
rowpr TO issue full-paid shares, OF STOCK
for cash, or in payment OF LABOR cone
or property actually received by SAID
corporation.
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Sheriff Sale.-NO. 2311.
d. p. Martin
VS..
o. D. Robbins.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of an order of seizure and sale, issued
out of the Goth Judicial District Court
of Louisiana, in and for Washington
parish, in the above entitled cause
and to me directed. will proceed to
sell at public auction to tho last and
highest bidder, on
Saturday, January 10, 1911
at the principal froat door of the court
house at Franklinton, La, between
the legal sale hours for judicial sales,
the following described property, to-
wit:
Southwest /, of northeast /, section
81, in twp. |, south, range II east, St.
Helena Meridian.
Terms of sale: Cash with benefit
OF appralsement.
This 4th day Of December, 1913.
T. J. Simmons, Sh, rift.
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Notice.

Eo,ine is hereby given to oil persons, firms
and corporations, other than dep0sitOrS, who
h3va clGimS against the Union Bank Of
FrarklintOn. louisiana, that they must file
fhclr claims with the state examiner OF
state banks, or with his duly appointed special
gent Jasper :, Brock .r., and make legal
proof as TO the Justice thereof, on or before
the 18th day OF January 1915. at t'rankntOn,
Louisiana. in accordance With SccliOu Of
hct 800 of 1910. W. i. YOUNG,
Oct. state Examiner of State Banks.
e. = $. BROCK JR., Special Agent.
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ARTICLE w.

The Capital Stock of said corpora.
ton Is hereby fixed at the sum of
TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOL
LARS divided into and represented by
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY SHARES
of stock of the sum of ONE HUN.
DREp DOLLARS each. Said stock shall
be paid for in cash, at such time, in
such amounts, and after such notice
to the subscribers, as may be fixed by
the Board of Directors, or the same
may be issued at not less than par
for labor done or property actually
received by the corporation.
The corporation shall be going con-
Germ and be authorized to do business
as soon as TWO THOUSAND DOL
LARS of it's capital stock shall have
been subscribed for.
ARTICLE v.
All the corporate powers of said cor
poration shall be vested In and eXer-
composed of four stockholders. to be
elected annually on the second Mon
day in January in each year, except
the fast appointed Board of Directors
under this charter, who shall hole
their offices until the second Monday
in January, 1914.
All such elections shall be held by
said corporation, and notice of such
election shall be given by the secre-
tary of said corporation by publication
for not less than ten days prior in g
newspaper published in Washington
Parish, Louisiana.
At all such elections each stock
holder shall be entitled to one vote
for each share Of stock standing ir
his name on the books of the corpora
ton, to be cast by him in person or by
his written proxy, and a majority OF
the votes cast shall elect.
Any vacancy occurring. in the Board
of Directors, by death, resignation OF
otherwise. shall be filled by election
for the remainder of the term by the
remaining directors. a failure to elect
directors on the date above specified
shall not dissolve this corporation, nor
impair it's corporate management bu'
the directors then in office shall re.
main in office until their successors
are elected and qualified.
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PERSONALLY CAME AND Az
FEARED:

The several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who severallys a tSo
clared that, availing themselves &C of s, tne
covenanted and agreed, and do by, the tss
presents, covenant and agree ana oln r
themselves as well as an hdc6 sueh a Psi
GATED with them, to form a corpora.
ton for the objects and purposes a am
under the articles and stipulations fol
lowing to-Wit:
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l hereby certify thai The above
and foregoing is a true and COZ
rect list of Jurors drawn ro.'
service az the SPECIAL Term OF
the Goth. Judicial District Court
of Louisiana, for Washington
Parish. Beginning Monday
Jan. y, 1911. This Dec. II, 1913
NJ. y. Thigpen,
Clerk Of Court.
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Sheriff Sale. No. 2212.
Philip Werlein
VerSue
G.. H. AllnanG.


Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of q writ of tieri facias issued out of
the above entitled and numbered
cause, to me directed ana delivered
for execution, will proceed to sell
at public auction to the last and high
est bidder on
Saturday, January 10, 1914
at the principal front door of the court
house at Franklinton, La, between
the legal sale hours for judicial sales,
the following described property to-
wit:
One No. 1884 Piano Player (Phillip
Werlein make.) The undivided in
terest of g. H. Allmand in and to lot
No. 10, block No. 2, l.. A. Pierce
Pleasant Hill addition to Bogalusa,
Louisiana, as per Tile of Record in
Conveyance Book 10, page 295, and
improvements.
Terms of sale: Cash with the BEN
eft of appraisement.
This 10Th day of November, 1913.
Il. J. Simmons, Sheriff.
Sheriff Sale.-No. 1920.
| Robert Darlington, Receiver for
Darlington Bros, Ltd.
VS..
Mrs. Halle and |. L. Delornpy.
Notice is hereby given that by vir-
the Of an order of seizure and sale is
sued out of the 2Sth judicial District
Court of Louisiana, in and for the
above entitled cause andto me direct
ed, | will proceed to sell at Public
auction to the last and highest bidder
| on
Saturday, January 10, 1914
at the principal front door of the
courthouse at Franklinton, La, be-
tween the legal sale hours for judicial
sales, the following described proper
ty, towit:
Lots 10, II. 70, 13, IA, IS, IS and II,
in block 80 Of the l.. B. Pierce addl-
ton to Bogalusa, La, as per plat on
file in the Clerks office of the said
parish and s9te.
Terms of Sale. Cash, with bereft
of appraisement.
This 4th day Of Dec mber, 1913.
n. J. Simmons, Sheriff.
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CHARTER
Of Southern Products Company.
located at FrankIinton, la.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Washington.

BE IT KNOWN AND REMEM-
BERED, That on this, the 10th DAY OF y
December, 1913, before me, LlNDS71 "a, J.
McDOUGALL, a rotary public, d0ly
commissioned and qualified IN ana lot
the Parish of Washington. state ol
Louisiana, and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and IN
dersigned:
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-01-08

Sunday Excursions from all Shore
Tane Points ~ New Orleans and re-
turn. SAM fare as applies in re-
verse diraction.
rFar further particulars call on agents
81. write NJ. j.. Mcmahon, G.P A.,
New Orleans.
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ARTICLE VI.

Whenever this corporation may De
dissolved, either by limitation or ron IN
ii by two commissioners, to be
APPOINTED from amongst the stockhold-
ers at a general meeting of the stock
holders convened for such purpose, OF OF
which meeting notice shall be. given IN
the manner and time PROVIDED I 4I
Stockholders meeting by Article w
of this Charter, ana stn md9o of said ID
Cnmpanv represented at such meet;
ings shall be requisite to elect SS ald
Commissioners com shall remain in office
until the affairs of said corporation
shall have been fully liquidated' IN n
case of death of one or both OF sac
commissioners, the vacancy snall pt
filled by election as above provided II
this Article.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-01-08

PASSENGER SCHEDULE
DATLY-EXCEPT SUNDAY
North Bound. South Bound
NO. 32-l0:35 a. m. Nc. ?l-2:25 p. m.
No. 34-7:4O p. m. No. $3.50 q. m.
SUNDAY ONLY
No. 1885 p. m. No. 37-6.25 am.
No. 36-1l:05 a. m. No.35.4:20 p. m.
For furtherssin apply
to local Ticket Agent. or to
M. j. Mcmahon, g. P. A.
6. B. AuBURTIN,..A.G.P.A.,
800 Whitney-C Central Bldg.
Now Orleans, La.
Leg Distance Phone Main 1888.
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ARTICLE I.

The name of this corporation shall
be 1.-THE SOUTHERN PRODUCTS
COMPANY" and under its SAID coTpol
ate name it shall have power ana az =
thority to have and ENJOY coipo az AZ
existence and succession for. the lull
term and period of ninety-nlne years
from and after the date hereof; to con,
tract; sue and be sued; to make anu
use a corporate seal, and the same 10
alter and break at pleasure, 10 nolu
receive. lease. purchase and convey
as we'll as mortgage and hyPotnecat az
property, real, personal and mixed, cor,
poreaI and incorporeal; to name ana
appoint such managers, agents, direct
ors and officers as its business inter
est and convenience may require anu
to make and establish, as well as aiter
and amend from time to time, such Dy-
laws, rules and regulations lor .tv
government of said corporation as may
be necessary and proper.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile Of said corporation
shall be in the town of Frankllnton;
Washington Parish, LOUISIANA, ana az az
citations or other legal process shall
be served upon the president OF sald
corporation, or In the event OF ms
absence or inability to act, upon the
ce-president thereof, and in the alb
sence of both Of said officers, upon the
secretary of said corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for when
this corporation is organized, and the
nature of the business to be carried on
by it, are hereby declared to be: &c
construct, or otherwise acquire. main
tain and operate for the manufacture
of lumber of ali kinds and grades.
saw MILL or more than one, to be To-
Gated in such place or places as the
business Of said corporation. may re-
auire; to buy and sell lumber and rail
road ties, and to maintain offices II
connection with the same, as well az
to buy and sell farm products; to oWr
and operate farms, and to sell thu
produce thereof; to construct or other
wise acquire, mills and refineries FOL
the manufacture of sugar cane syrup
to buy and sell real estate. and t
carry on a general merchandise bust
ness in said Parish of Washington, il
the town of Franklinton, or in an!
other place as may be necessary TO
the proper management of the business
affairs of said corporation, and gen
orally to hold and exercise all such in
cidental powers and privileges as re
late to. the subjects hereinbefore Sc
forth.
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ARTICLE VII.

This act of incorporation, may pc
modified, changed or altered, or sad
corporation may be dissolved with the
assent of threef ourths of the CAPT,
tai Stock represented at a general
meeting of the stockholders convened
for such purpose, and after due hotlce
shall have been given IN one or nlore
newspapers published in Washington
parish, Louisiana, once week for four
weeks, preceding the meeting and by
virtue of written notice to each
stakeholder, mailed to him thirty days
prior to the date of meeting, at the
post office address designated by MIN
in writing.
All changes proposed or maze IN rel :
erence to the capital stock shall be
made in accordance with existing
laws of the State of Louisiana on the
subject of altering the capital stock
of cOrporationS.
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Sheriff's Statement.

Office of Sheriff and Tax Collector.
Franklinton, La. , Jan. 1918,
Statement of collections for month
of December, 1913:
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ARTICLE VIII.

No stakeholder shall ever be held la
BILE for the contracts or faults of said
corporation in any further sum than the
unpaid balance due the corporation on
the shares of stock owned by him. nor
shall any mere informality in organi-
cation have the effect of rendering this
charter null, or of exposing stock
holder to any liability beyond the un-
paid amount remaining due on his
stock.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-01-08

Notary Public,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Washington.
I, D. D. McElveen, Chiey by. Clerk
and EX-officio Recorder in and for
Washington Parish, Louisiana, hereby.
certify that this instrument was filed
for record Dec. 10th. $3.50 D. m. 1913
and duly recorded Dec. 18TH, 1918, in
Charter Book No. i. page rs. .,,
D. D. McELVEEN,
Chief by. Clerk and EX-off.. Rec
Las Vegas optic., 1914-03-12
AN UNIDENTIFIED AERo

Denver, March ia man who
was not identified took charge Of the
switchboard Of the Broadmoor apart
ments at an early hour TODAY and
warned the dodgers, numbering 1870,
that the building was afire. lie op-
Grated the board until relieved by the
management of the hotel, then disap-
peared. When firemen reached the
place they found the fire escapes Of
the four story building crowded with
men, women and children, while
others were leaning from windows,
for help. The blaze, which
had started in the basement, was
quickly extinguished and all the lodg-
ers finally were persuaded to return
to their rooms. The damage to The
was slight.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-03-12
RATEs ARE LoMEREp

Washington. March 12-Failurs 81
railroads and shippers to agree on
freight rates between Chicago Mis-
sissippi river and Missouri river
points, on the one hand, and Denver
and Colorado common points on the
other, induced the interstate com
merce comission to fix commodity
rates today by a definite order. The
commission says that 1T is probable
no final solution ean be made without
a general readiustment Of the rates
throughout this territory, but as af-
fording a present remedy for the diff
ferences in which the Colorado job
bers and other large shippers have
found themselves the commission
has established rates on several hum
dred commodities materially lower
than existing rates. Tie new lower
rates become effective May /.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-03-12
Army PoIIees ItssIf

Sacramento. Calif., March IL What
is left Of General" Kelley's army Of
unemployed now estimated to NUM-
ber 500 men is suffering the pangs Of
hunger and the effects 81 b cold, fog
gy night, and the!y awokd this morn
ing in the camp Of the river levee in
Yolo county with no food in sight
The last meal they ate was yesterday
afternoon and consisted Of 200 loaves
Of bread and little coffee purchased
in Sacramento with their own money
The army, according to its leaders,
has taken up the task Of policing IT.
self to prevent the radical members
committing crime. James Murphy, the
new general replacing Kelley, who is
in jail, offered 70 have his men police
the town Of Broderick ia place Of the
present armed deputies. but the offer
was refused.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-03-12
tent COLONY Will
NOT BE REBUILT
GENERAL CHASE SAYS CANVAS
TAKEN DOWN AT FORBES
WILL NOT GO UP AGAIN

Trinidad, Colo, March 12.-As a re-
suit Of a further investigation by mill
tary authorities into the death Of Neil
Smith, a non-union coal miner whose
mangled body was found on railroad
track near suffield Monday morning.
a detail of cavalry under Captain Bart
lett at noon today took into custody
at Forbes John HOFFMAN, William
Watson and Joseph Gilt, the latter
president of the Forbes miners union.
All are strikers and are held in con
nection with the alleged murder Of
Smith.
The military authorities aided the
sheriff in the investigation today.
Nineteen strikers are now in custody
for alleged completely in this crime.
General Chase announced today that
the order given on Tuesday when
tents at Forbes were torn down, that
the residents Of the upper colony must
leave within 4S hours has Deen modi-
fed.
"The tents which were taken down
will remain down.. the general said.
"and those that remain in camp will
not be further molesfed unless furth-
er trouble occurs.
The general declared that under no
would he permit the
lower tent colony to be re-established
Las Vegas optic., 1914-03-12
carranza ReaIns March

Aqua Prieta, Sonora, Mex, March
12- Venustiano Carranza, leader Of
the Mexican revolution. left today on
his 600-nile horseback ride into Chi
huahua. The trip viii take at least
two weeks It was said the interna-
tional complications growing out Of
the death and disappearance Of for.
eigners in Mexico would be dropped
until Carranza's arrival at Juarez.
The constitutionallsis' commander
was accompanied by TWO members Of
his provisional cabinet and escorted
by his personal bodyguari and regi.
ment Of cavalry Other troops. It was
said, were stationed along tho route
over which he win travel.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-03-12
A BATTLE OF BULLETS
DETECTIVE rs SHOT IN THE LEG;
TWO AssAELANTs BELIEVED
INJURED
POSSE Is ON THE TRAIL
SAN JOSE, CALF, OFFICIALS
WILL TRY TO RUN DOWN
THE THIEVES @

San Jose, Calf, March PA sher
ifs posse, the city police and detec-
tives Of the Southern Pacific company
are investigating today what appears
to have been a fotled attempt to hold
up the Southern Pacific Coast Line lin.
ited, known as 'the Lark, in this
city last night A sharp lookout is
being kept along all approaches to the
city for two men answering the de-
soriptions given by Miguel Guerin, a
special policeman. who drove the sup
posed robbers away after a pistol bat
tie.
Guerin believes one Of the men, if
not both, is wounded Guerin was
himself wounded in the right leg.
Guerin, who had been watching for
tramps, discovered the men just after
he had jumped off the train at a street
crossing here. They made a rush for
the rear end Of the observation car,
and Guerin grapp1ed with one Of them.
The mans comrade opened fire, and
after several shots had been exchang
ed the supposed era flsd Gaerin.
himself wounded, could not give chase.
It is the theory Of the police that the
two men had planned to enter the
train through the rear and rob the
cars.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-03-12
Page is Surprised

London, March IL. Walter Hines
Page, the United States ambassador,
was much surprised when told today
of the resolution passed by the sen.
ate in connection with his speech last
night at the dinner Of the Association
of Chambers Of Commerce. He declin-
ed to discuss the matter until he had
received an official demand for an
explanation and details as to what
portion Of his speech objection was
was made.
He put the question to the inter.
viewer; The speech was innocent
enough, wasn't it2a
Asked whether objection might be
taken to the last sentence Of his
speech. referring TO the Panama canal,
Mr.. Page replied that that was a
The ambassador spoke
late in the evening and his remarks
were extemporaneous.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-03-12
AFTER BOOK AGENTS

Washington, March ~ Investiga-
ton by house committee of the
methods Of private sale Of publica-
ton known as Message and Papers
Of Presidents, was proposed today in
a resolution by Representative Sell
domridge Of Colorado. The resolution
declared that persons have been led
to pay apparently excessive prices un-
der what Mr.. Seldomridge calls false
and misleading statements concerning
the interest OF memDers of congress
in the private sale Of these volumes. I
Las Vegas optic., 1914-03-12

Shipbuilding company, today denied
that he had employed Clarence De
Knight to work for toll exemptions for
American coastwise ships in the Pam
anna canal act as testified BY De-
Knight before the senate lobby com
mittee today at Washington.
Il employed Mr.. DeKnight in con
nection with Section Eleven Of the
Panama canal act which has to do
with the jurisdiction Of the interstate
commission over canal
the admiral said "The pro-
visions concerning tolls is Section
Five Of the act, and with this had
to do
Las Vegas optic., 1914-03-12
WOMAN OPPOSES Law

Washington, March IT,. Miss Ethel
E. Nelson today appealed to the su-
preme court to set aside the Califor-
mia eight-hour woman's labor law as
uneonstitutional Miss Nelson is q
graduate pharmacist in the Samuel
Merit hospital in Alameda county,
California, and contends that if the
law is enforced, man viii take her
place. The hospital also has attacked
the law because it applies to student
nurses hut not to graduate nurses or
women working in the fruit Industry.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-03-12

London, March u dispatch to
the Central News from Shanghai says
that two Englishwomen attached to
tie station Of the China Inlana sss
sien at Lao 10 Kow ID the province
of HUI Peh, have been missing since
that town was sacked and burned 81
hrieanaa yesterday The two women
are Miss Il Black end Miss j Black
Las Vegas optic., 1914-03-12
he WAS aBRoKEg

Fort Madison, Ia. March 70. Lack
Of money and q position was given by
Archie Hayes, formerly Of Downing.
Mo, as a reason for ending his life
in his home here. His wife and child
were in an adjacent room while he
penned the note and pulled the trig-
ger Of a small rifle. Hayes died early
today In local hospital.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-03-12

Washington, March n. Prospect Of
another White House wedding became
more definite today with the persist
ent renewal Of the report that Score
tary Of the Treasury McAdoo and Miss
Eleanor Randolph Wilson youngest
daughter Of the president ana Mrs.
Wilson. were engaged, the marriage
to take place Ia June