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house System clearly before them.
Respectfully,
JnO. LOWndes McLaurin.
BURGLARS ARE ABROAD.
Of Mr.. j. Nj. Chandler En-.
tered Friday Night.

burglar raided the residence of
Mr.. JOS. Nj. Chandler on West Liberty
street last night between and $50
o'clock While Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler
were attending prayer meeting. The
burglar effected an entrance through
a rear window, using an axe which he
found in the back yard, to break the
sash lock. When Mr. Chandler re-
turned home about $3.50 o'clock he
found the back door open and he
knew at once that the house had
been entered. An investigation re-
vealed the fact that the burglar had
stolen revolver and $1.3O from an
upstairs bed room, the pocket book
from which the money was taken be-
ing left on the bureau Nothing else
was taken although there was jewelry
and .her valuables in the same bu-
reau drawer from which the pocket
book was taken. The burglar left no
clue.
On Thursday night Mrs. L. M.
King who lives on the corner of
East Hampton and Harvin street was
awakened sometime after midnight by
a noise in her ROOM, and discovered a
man on his hands and knees on the
floor. between the bed and the door
Heading into the hall. Mrs. King
jumped out of bed. to give an alarm,
and the man dashed out of the house
through the front. door which he left
open. Mrs. King was unable to dis
tinguish whether the man was white
on a. negro, although there was a dim
night light burning in her bed room
at the time.
There have been other reports of
lattempts to enter residences during
the, past week and it will therefore be
a wise precaution to securely lock
doors and windows at night.
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10 the Farmers Of South Carolina:
In consequence Of the action Of the
recent State Convention In declining
to permit the State warehouse COM
missiousS, t9 enter the Dernocratic
primary thh summer In the interest of
the warehouse system, am receivirg 9
% many letters from farmers throus H.
out the atatc, asking for an expression
from me that II Is Impossible for me
to srgwsrs them all. and it is in reply
to tnsm that am making this state
meat
Broadly and briefly stated. under
our present financial system. the busi-
ness interests Of both town and coun-
try are st the mercy OF conce ntrated
wealth. II acts as unit; the people
act as individuals. # -
Until the Federal Reresrve Law.
money and credit were under the con-
troll Of = knot of conspirators. who
used their power to expand OF con-
tract the currency so as to enrich
themselves IT. the expense Of the pro-
ducers. The bank reserves were
concentrated In New York and con-
stituted tho vast fund Of s'call mon
ey" which fostered . tremendous
speculation in producto. controlled
transportation. locked up credits and
made money panics part OF our fin
ancial systsm- II was the fruitful
mother o{ usury. which. through thu
ssss has enabled the drones to de-
vosr the ycrkcra
To libsiAte sh, producers; the new
currency law must have sor its ex-
preston the warehouse. II cotton
values arS stabilized. then cotton gam
blsrs are dsstro,ed.
4 the Federal Reresrve system
recognizes warehouse receipts, and de-
crs>e six per cent. money. then tho
uspser c1f no longer ply his trade.
The central bank now discounts for
the member bank at three Der cent
IL sply needs a little more Legislation
to epai direct through the State ware
houes AM thus cut out the profit of
. epeIeS middlen,an.
y the product of land. cotton. Is
converted into q ,ruti asset. why not
the land epon which cotton is grown
Tf1e moi1naes,H empenlss ana other
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derstood that this statement has moth
ing to do with the factional align
ments in this State, nor with the can
didacy OF any man for governor, but
the recent State Convention has not
been able to abolish the true DemOc-
racy which lives i'm the hearts of the
people of South Carolina, and they
shall have the opportunity, to which
they are entitled as matter of
right and not of mere privilege, Of
knowing the benefit which the State
warehouse system has been to them
and the, larger benefit which it can be
to them, and the State Warehouse Sys-
tenn shall have the opportunity, to
which it is entitled in the same man.
ner, of meeting before the people Of
the State such vicious attacks as are
constantly being directed against it,
as exemplified by the State Conven-
ton.
l have no weapon save the thought
which / can create; no appeal save to
conscience and the true interest of my
fellow citizen.t
The concentrated wealth which
opposes every step 1 take forward
gathers for it's defense an army of
faithful because well-paid retainers.
They buy the best brain to speak.
write and act for them. They have
lawyers, politicians and editors con-
stantly at work moulding public senti-
ment. When the system demonstrates
Its usefulness, they attack my charac-
ter and try to destroy confidence in
me. No appeal to a sense of justice
avails; greed and self-interest OUT
weigh the rights prosperity and hap-
piness Of millions of human beings.
There is today i'm this State close
corporation Of interests demanding ali
exclusive monopoly in making, de-
claring and administering laws. They
care not who hold the Offices, So
they control policies. Whose bread
eat his song / sing" Never was
there SO overwhelming a desire on
the part of the people for knowledge.
Are they to be denied? '.'N@>
If the State Warehouse System has
one thing to be specially commended" "
1t is economy and efficiency. Is It
dangerous to give the people les.
son i'm these cardinal virtues?
South Carolina has never had real
business administration. =
Taxas have doubled in twenty years.
Who dares say efficiency has been
bettered? ~ :
venture the assertion that about
one in twenty primary voters are on
the public payroll i'm some capacity
This State Is flooded with political
leeches performing no useful work,
but bending their energies to keep up
a machine which will perpetuate their
Jobs. ), Food inspectors drug inspec.
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tors, tax collectors, oil inspectors. fer
iiiizer inspectors, whiskey constables,
special constables, charity experts, Ia
Dor experts, hook-worm and pellagra
ana tuberculosis experts, hog agents,
antl-toXin distributors, mad-dog in
spectors, white slave agents, demon
stration agents, tomato club agents.
crop bureau information-gathe
upon whose information the prices OF
our products are forced down, trus-
tees, purity congress delegates. drain
age misunderstanding that will Gre
ate Job-all travelling over the same
held, everlastingly. drawing salaries
and piling up expense accounts to the
profit Of the political machine and the
impoverishment Of the ordinary tax
payer Who pays the freight? Where
Is 1T all to end? What man outside
OF the lunatic asylum does not know
that such loose, diffuse administra-
ton of it's affairs would bankrupt the
United States Steel Trust in a few
years? The State only survives such
lack of efficiency at the expense Of
constant drain upon the taxpayers
We need ordinary business efficiency
and plain common sense in public
service.
This condition came about because
after 1876, every time objection was
raised. those in control said. flush,
you'll split the party" Now, it is
"Blease in the wood-pile," and peo-
pie are whipped into line by threat
OF "Bleaseism." God save the State,
If the people can be fooled ,and if
they allow themselves to be duped
into bitter factionalism against their
own interests by this incessant cry
against "Bleaseism."
I The interests which are fighting the
State Warehouse System because it
cuts off their enormous profits misled
the State convention into a factional
lineup against the interests of the
people whom that convention had
been assembled to represent. Manu-
facturers exporters, and others who
are now profiting at the expense of
the producer do not want licensed
graders system under which cotton
can be stored and sold on standard
grades. and they do not want other
laws which will stop the constant
drain upon the people of the South
which every day enlarges the for
tunes of the already rich. They de-
feated these measures in the last
legislature, and they will defeat them
I'm the next unless the people are on
the alert. / have no fear as to the
final verdict when these matters are
presented to the people fully, and 1
shall take that course which shall
seem to me best to get an exposition
of the. principles of the State Ware
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THE wATcH6AN AND sourHRoN, MAY "a, 1915

professional Shylocks will find their
occupation gone. To find employment
FOR all the hidden boards of money. 1.
must seek investment in commodity
paper, land bonds, or Industrial en-
terprises. which will place labor I'm
greater demand. Small banks will be
on an equal footing with the big dis
tributing banks. Small business men
will have the same banking facilities
now enjoyed by the captains of fin
ance.
With the Federal Reserve Banking
System, cotton has become a liquid
asset, and the last twelve months has
proved beyond any reasonable doubt
that cotton can bo valorized by it's use
as a collateral as readily as stocks or
bonds.
III cotton Is valorized by use as a
collateral. then Immediately crop
mortgages assume new basis of
credit. and the tenant and share crop
per are placed in more independent
position to defy the chattel mortgage
robbers.
There are the hidden forces direct
ing opposition to the development of
the warehouse system and denying q
full and free exposition Of it's princi-
pies before the people.
] know that factional lines were
drawn In the State convention to keep
me from discussing these questions. 1
know, that men who believe In me
and my work voted to cut me out of
"a legal right. and trampled under
foot the law Of the State.
They we're duped and deceived.
The unique lihcd endorsement of the
convention proves this, but the dia-
bolical cunning of the selfish interests,
who. when Manning would not obey
their behests on the mill strike and
the anti-compact bill. misled and
brought out Cooper. and have now
double-crosscA Cooper, and gone back
to Manning In consideration of his
throttling a presentation of the truth
before the people, led them into the
trap. There is no man In South Car
olina who is swayed less by faction
alism than I. All factions per Sc are
fakes and frauds, through which hon
est men are blinded that the selfish
few may thrive. 1t Is time South Car
olina passed out Of political childhood
and took on the sober thoughtfulness
that belongs to maturity.
The vicious and .under-handed at
tacks made upon the State Ware
house system and upon me- upon the
floor Of the convention. emphasize tho
necessity. based upon simple justice
to the warehouse system and to tho
people of taking the system directly
before the people. and shall take nv
own way. which Will later be disclosed,
o5 doing so. I want Y distinctly up-
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SUFFER TREMENDOUS LOSS.
Austrians Pay Dearly for Small Gain
ON Italian Front.

Rome, May 20.-The Austrian loss
es overbalance the ground they have
gained. They have lost thirty-five
thousand in four days. Their regi-
ments were hurled back time after
time until they refused to obey orders
TO advance. The Italian guns on the
lsonzo front do heavy damage.
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AEROPLANES RAID KENT.
England Suffers From Another Air
Attack

London, May 20.-Three German
seaplanes raided the east coast of
Kent last night. Three persons we're
Killed, one of them a soldier. One
seaplanc was shot down off the Bel
gian coast while returning to Ger
many. A number of bombs were
dropped. A woman and a seaman
were hurt. British airmen pursued
the raiders after the attack.
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ITALIANS HARD PRESSED.

Vienna, May 20.-A fresh series of
attacks have been made against the
Italians in Southern Trentino, seeking
to take positions menacing the line
of communications of the Italians in
the Dolomites. in the Carnic Alps
and on the Isonzo river.
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GERMANS ATTACK DESPERATE.
LY.

Paris, May 20.-Avocourt wood and
Dead Mans Hill is being bombarded
severely by the Germans. German
aeros raided Dunkirk and Bergues.
killing one woman and wounding 27
persons at Dunkirk, and killing five
and wounding eleven at Bergnes.
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ACTIVITY ON GREEK FRONT.

Saloniki, May 20.-There is great
aerial activity in this section. The
French are dropping bombs on many
Bulgarian encampments on the
Greek frontier.
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Germans Repulsed ON User.

Paris, May 20.-In Belgium the enc
my tried tn cross the User canal but
were checked. In Champagne the
Germans made strong gas attacks in
the st. Hillair region, but were check
ed there also.
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To Patrol Border.

Ell Paso, May 20.-The Sixteenth in
fantry has been ordered out of Mex
leo to patrol the border to relieve
the Sixth cavalry. 80
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lpKK n flI1Els.
JOHN - M'LAURIN IsSUIS OPEN
LE1TrR COMMENTING ON
State CONVENTION.

says That CSavension Was iDupcd by
the Combine That Seeks n Control
tho State ana Mako the Laws for
Thcir Own Bcnedt-Char.es That
South Caroiina Has Never Had a
Real Busic,sss Administration.
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British Destroyer Struck.

Berlin, May 20.-A British de-
stroyer was struck by a bomb from
a German seaplane during the en-
gagement off the Flanders coast on
Tuesday. ~
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BORDER GUARD
Gen. Funston Anticipates Raids by
Bandits.

" San Antonio, May 20.-Gen. Fun
ston hastens the rearrangement of the
American border forces in anticipa-
tiOn Of new attacks by bandits The
Sixth cavalry has been ordered to the
Big Bend region -.---tr--l- -.
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AMENDMENT TO CHARTER


United States OF America. State of Louisiana.
Parish Of Orleans, City OF New Orleans.
BE 1t known, that on this 18th day OF Feb
ruary, in the year Of our Lord. one thousand
pendence OF the United States Of America,
the one hundred and fortieth, before me, Mey
er Samuel Dreifus, notary public, in
notary pubiic, in and for the parish Of Or
Of Louisiana, aforesaid. duly commits.
stoned and qualified, and in the presence
Of the witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared: Oscar
secretary, OF Schumert q Warheld, Ltd, and
said appcarers declared that at the meeting Of
the stockholders OF SChumert < Narheld, Ltd,
held at the domicile OF the corporation, No
4l4 Camp street, in the city of New Orleans,
said meeting having been convened and held
in accordance with the charter of said cor
poratIOn, as passed before John 7. sullivan,
notray public, on the 5lst day OF Jaly, nine
teen hundred and seven, recorded in Mort
gage Office for the Paris hof Orlenas, Book
SSl, folio l73; said meeting being convened
January 70, 1916
1t was the sense Of said meeting, by resolu.
ton regularly adopted, that said charter OF
the corporation be amended and changed 50 as
10 read as follows:
Article 1.-The name and title Of this cor
poration shall be "SchumcTt & Narheld Inc,
and by that name 1t shall enjoy succession
for the term OF ninety-nine years from the
date hereof, unless sooner dissolved. 1t shall
have power 10 sue and be sued, to make and
use a corporate seal, 20 borrow money, 10
hold, purchase lease, sell and hypothecate real
and personal property; TO name and appoint
directors, managers and agents and to dis
charge them at pleasure; 70 establish such by
laws, rules and regulations for the manage
ment OF the business and affairs Of the cor
poration as may be necessary, the same 10
alter at pleasure; also 10 make and issue
bonds and other evidences OF debt and 10 Sc
cure same by mortgage or otherwise.
Article 1.-THE dOmicile OF this corporation
shall be in the city Of New Orleans, and all
citations or other legal process shall be served
on the President or in his absence, on the
Secretary.
Article III.-The objects and purposes Of
this corporation shall be 70 carry on the bust
ness OF Printers, Stationers, Lithographers,
Blank Book Makers and General Office Out
filters, and 20 purchase, sell and generally
deal. whether as principal or agent. in Ad-
dressographs, Typewriters, Neostyles. Egry
Systems, Roller Copiers, Dupligraphs, Dia-
graph Stencil Cutting Machines. Envelope
Sealing Machines, Bookcases. Desks and
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IS 10 take IN said corporation are as follows,
to,"lt: Robert P. Hyams, New Orleans.
Id, '%enty-three shares; Henry C. White.
nan, New Orleans, La, one share; William
y. Rollins, Jr., New Orleans, La. one share:
James r. cunts, New Orleans, La, twenty
entitled to one vote. There shall be no Gu.
Article 1.-THE board Of directors of said
corporation shall be and are hereby invested
"..H an ule corporate powers Of said Corpo-
ration, including among other powers the fol.
lowing VIZ: the power TO make alter and
amend suitable bylaws for the government
"a, sS'u corporation; the power to borrow
money execute mortgages, issue notes or
oo'GS' 10 sell or pledge the same and gen
'ldiE 20 DO all things pertinent to, or neccs-
sdIy iHr The objects and purposes Of said
SoIpo' alton or which are or may be permit
ted by the laws applicable 10 c1rnora,io,s
ihe above recital OF powers granted to the
''H'A "i directors not being exclusive. the
mention beng 10 invest the board of direc-
.'is "lll all such other and further powers
dN may Toe proper go accomplish the objects
ana purposes OF said corporation.
so. N"'!drrS meetings igr the election OF
directors Oh SAID corporation shall o.. held
"h,atIF on ne second Tuesday OF March.
NILcIe The president and the vice
president, the secretary and the treasure
Ilaal he authorized 10 receive service OF all
Thus done and signed, IN my office. in the
IltE 81 New Orleans, in the presence OF
L.uiiIsc Jones and JAMIE Mdyuc, competent
N't"'>>tN' D"th Of tils city. VII, have here
unto signed their names with the said an
PSafefN To these articles u Incorporation.
ara me, notary, on the day and date h-sr
%'p'e written, and the NIli subscriber, d,
.,''r'E subscribe tor and agree 10 paw for
me number OF shares set opposite their scy.
eral names ~
Original signed. H. {. Whitcman, U) ore
snare; W. d. Rollins. Jr.. one share; X. 4.
lis"Hs' iwcnty-tArcc shares: lanes
cunts twenty-five shares. Witnesses. Fl.
bridge Jones, jamie Navue
lN'gncb CHARLES SCIINEIDAU. Not. Pub
tSCaN '' ~
l.; the undersigned recorder d mortgages in
ana Tor the parish Of Orleans. State of Lon
ts'daa, % hereby certify that the above and
i'rtsoInE act % Incorporation Of the Ala
nama tuAl Transportation Co., Inc" wss
ih.S day duly recorded IN my office. in book
Hos, folio 225 " ~
New Orleans, Feb .. loIc ,Sc5n
,,>sgucD EMILE J. LEONARD, DIV. Il.
ND'rlmeniary stamp attached
l, thar.cs SchUeldau. notary public i'm
ana Tor the Parish Of Orleans and CITY of
New Orleans. State Of louisiana do hereby
ceT;iIy that The above and foregoing is a tr,l,.
ana correct copy from the original act of In.
corporation Of the Alabama Coal TranSpar-
ilupn Co, Inc, IS well rs Of the certificate
81 the recorder Of mortgages thereto appended
me whole on file and OF record I'm my ONCE
In faith whereof, 1 have hercurto set nv
hand and official seal a, New Orleans, Lou
'N'ana, thls -plh day Of February. 1910
CHARLES StHNEIDAU. Not Pub
Mon 10 = 80 april
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| buy, maintain and operate. any works, struc-
| lures, or other facilities that may be neces.
| sary or proper to carry on the business OF
| said corporation, and TO do any act or thing
| that may be necessary or proper TO promote
and further the interests and to accomplish
| the purposes and objects and to carry on
| the business of said corporation.
Article 3.-The amount Of the capital stock
| of said corporation shall be ten thousand
| dollars $4,000, all of which shall be COM
mon stock and none Of which shall be pre-
| ferred stock.
Article 4-The amount to which the cap
ital stock of said corporation may be in
creased shall be two hundred and nifty thou
sand dollars (S2S0,000).
Article 5.-The number of shares Of which
the said capital stock of $1,000 of said cor
poration shall consist shall be one hundred
GOO shares of the par value Of one hundred
dollars (slO0 per share, the shares OF said
corporation TO remain at one hundred dollars
, 600 in the event of the increase Of the
capital stock of said corporation beyond ten
thousand dollars $4,000.
Article 6-The location of the domicile Of
said corporation shall be in the city of New
Orleans. in the parish OF Orleans, IN the
State of Louisiana.
corporation shall Be fifty (sO) years.
Article S-The number of directors Of said
corporation shall be four 90. The officers
of said corporation shall be those provided
for by law. and such other officers as may
be provided for by the bylaws. The names
and post Office addresses of the directors of
said corporation, who are selected to serve
for the first year or until their successors
are elected and qualified. shall be as fol-
lows to-wit: Robert p. Hyams, New Orleans,
La, Henry c. Whiteman. New Orleans, La,
James f. cunts New Orleans. La, William
d. Rollins Jr., New Orleans, La; with Rob-
ert P. Hyams as president, James E. cunts
as vice-president, and William ID. Rollins,
Jr, as secretary and treasurer.
Article o.-The names and post Office adj
dresses of the subscribers TO these articles
Of incorporation and a statement of the num-
Der of shares Of stock which each subscriber
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CHARTER

AAAA COAL TRANSPORTATION
q. Co, INC"
{ n, nns,aana, Parish of Orleans, City
~ evs, that on this twenty. fourth
1ss. reoruary, nineteen hundred and
~ ~ ne, Charles Schneidau. a
~ 4 ~ iSf the parish Of Orleans and
~ u>n;s.; Vrieans, State OF Louisiana.
ezR n .sheo and qualified, and in the
9 49,. witnesses hereinafter named
~ - so, personally came and ar
.as 1891 Persons whose names are
~ uai];r. who severally declared
~ esrvst themselves of the provisions
~ nevidir. avs OF the State Of Louisi-
- ,nJ .et the organization OF cor
~. Aer S.peeially Act 267 OF the Acts
~ 4 h se eovenanted and agreed.
= ~ A~sss presents, covenant. agree
i \ nv kss.s, as well as all such Der.
~ b -, ner become associated with
~ nli,;.A constitute a CORPORATION
" ne a. ssrin law, and to that end
oeuk ~ oSing matters and things.
lnA a x,,aopt these articles of IN.
= = Ashsh name Of said CORPORATION
II, |oai Transportation Co,
.s !, e purposes for which said
hasporss,S;ssd are: to engage in
y xt bu;d and towing business;
- IN sss equip. TT out. furnish
~ 10 o., own, charter from other
- Ayissie PERSONS, maintain. oper-
sad ssIoats, barges and other
&St ukefh., sseis OF any kind or de.
AX q o.ber spehed by sails, steam.
&{s or power, and to use and
q Eel oa with any business trpSe
u z;cs or navigation. anon tbs
- mn ia any Of the riyeTs i.Lss
IN - atary thereto. or unon ~ ~
~ en ~ seas, estuaries. sornds
- ~ ys lakes rivers canais
u k,;.se,w and TO furn;s5
NJ msh entering or transpor.
"a ii waters; TO Construct.