The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-16

| appointed q board of three commits
sioners to supervise the issue of Con-
federate pensions. This board Is to
sse that no fraLd Is attempted, and
that all who are given warrants for
pensions as prescribed by the statutes
are clearly entitled to them.
The board as named yesterday en-
braces: David A. Brown. W. B. Light
foot and George j. Hooper. Messrs.
Brown and Iightfoot are Confederate
| veterans, while Mr.. Hooper Is one or
the younger element of patriotic cit
liens.
state Corporation Commission
Charters granted:
The Supreme Improved Beneficial
Order of Hawks. Portsmouth. va.
Object: Fraternai beneficiary associ-
alton. Incorporators: George McCaul.
president; Robert Meme, secretary
both OF Portsmouth. Va.
Amendment to charter OF Old Do
minion Railway Corporation. Norfolk.
Va, increasing It's maximum capital
stock from $4,000 to 100000.
City Fuel and Feed Company. Inc,
HarrisonburE. Va. Capital stock: Max
imum. $4,000; minimum. sac. 900. In
corporators: E. r. snell. president: A.
B. Smell. secretary-both Of Harrison
burg. Va.
Gaiety Amusement Company. Inc.
Hopewell, Va. Capital stock: Maxi
mum. $4,000; minimum, 5000; par
value, $40. 1ncorporators: j. o. D.
Gholson. president. Hopewell. Va O.
p NJ. Brown, secretary, Washington,
d. c.
National Land Corporation, VII
| liamsburg, Va. Capital stock; MANI
mum. $50. o00 minimum, $4,000. In
YI~htrAr ~reeidont
Charleston. W. Va: c. r. Gates, sec
rotary and treasurer, Charleston. W.
Va.
/ stephan Realty Corporation. Nor
| folk. Va Capital stock: Maximum.
! $4,000; minimum. $1,000. Incorpora-
tors; John NJ. woodsie. president; 3.
Frank williams. secretary and treas
urcr-both Of Norfolk. Va.
Wise Acetylene Gas Machine Com
pany. Inc. Richmond. Va. Capital
stock: Maximum, $4,000; minimum,
$4,000 Incorporators: Harry NJ.
Wise. president; Verona E. Brown.
secretary--both OF Richmond, Va.
Amendment to foreign charter:
Camden Fire Insurance Association. a
New Jersey corporation. increasing It's
maximum capital stock from 800 900
TO 100000
Amendment 10 foreign charter:
dlt VII o"CIS ISAFitSS. lnL, n lPSld-
ware corporation. increasing It's maxi
mum capital stock from 100000 10
81, 500. 900
Amendment TO foreign charter. Tag
gett 4 Myers Tobacco Company, a
New Jersey corporation. increasing It's
capital stock from s36,ss0.2no to s44,-
25s,3o0.
Z. s. Circuit Court OF Apeais.
The United States Circuit Court OF
/ AvD III
10 o'clock with Circuit Judges Knapp
and Woods and District Judge John
son in attendance.
Case argued yesterday:
No. 1877. Max A. Cohen ct al, ap-
pellants, VS. Chesapeake Steamship
Company. appellee; appeal from the
District Court at Baltimore. Nd Ar
gued by Mr.. Isaac Lobe straus and
Mr.. Joshua Horner. Jr.. of Baltimore.
Arthur D. Foster. OF Baltimore. Md.
for the appellee, and submitted
Case in call today:
No. 1873. Otis Elevator Com pany,
plaintiff IN error. VS.. Palmetto Con-
struction Company. defendant in err
ror; error to the District Court at
Charleston. 8. c. To be argued by
Messrs. Lvies & -Lyies, Of Columbia,
s. G. for the plaintiff In error. and
, by Messrs- Weston a Ayenck, Of Co
| lumbia, g c.. for the defendant in
error.
| Admitted 10 practice: Mr.. Tsaac
Lobe Straus and Mr.. Joshua Horner.
Jr., OF Baltimore. Nd. were admitted
| 70 practice as attorneys and counsel
Tors In this court.
| Court announced and handed down
IFS opinion in the following case:
| No. 1853. Mound Coal Company.