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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-01
ARTICLE vi.

ARTICLE vi.
The domicile of this company is
hereby fixed at Morgan City, Parish
of St. Mary, State of Louisiana,
where all legal process shall be
served, as provided by law.
ARTICLE VII.
The capital stock of this company
shall be SEVENTY-FIFE THOU
SAND ($75,OOO.O0 DOLLARS, d.
yided into SEVEN HUNDRED
FIFTY (75O) SHARES, Of the par
value of ONE HUNDRED ($1O0.-
OO) DOLLARS each, fully paid and
-assessable, all of said shares to
be of equal rank, provided, however.
that said capital stock may be in
creased as provided by law, not note, ex-
ceeding TWO HUNDRED TOHUS-
AND ($2OO,O0O) DOLLARS, such
increase of stock to be represented
by shares of the par value OF ONE
HUNDRED ($10O.oU' DOLLARS
each, and to be sod Tor such sums
not less than par, as the Directors
NAV elect. Stock may be paid tor
in cash, or exchanged for services.
or property.
/ ARTICLE VIII.
Upon the expiration OF this Cnar
ter. either Ly limitation or action
of the stockholders, its affairs snaAi
be Inundated and wound up IN &C
cordance with law.
ARTICLE IN.
This corporation shall become a
going concern as soon as FOKTf
THOUSAND DOLLARS of the cap
ital stock has been actually subscrlb-
ed for, and this act of Incorporation
may also serve as subscription
list, the parties hereto have affixed
opposite their name the number OF
shares of capital stock for which
each subscrlbes.
Thus done and signed at NOR
GAN CITY, LOUISIANA, on the
9th day of September, 1917, in the
presence of Messrs Geo. L. Perret
and Miss Annie George. competent
/ witnesses, and me, Notary, after
: due reading Of the whole.
, Shares subscribed (S:gned)
281 A. F. STORM
sac. A. PHARR
81 L. S. CLARKE
ID S. NYE BASS
IA LEWIS J. BASS
| BY Lewis J. Bass
10 B. A. STORM
Is M. E. NORMAN
: 10 SOL LOEB
10 J. F. PROHASKA
II A. w. PETTIGREW
81 ID F. F. CHAMPAGNE
per A. F. Storm
! 2 X. S. FOSTER
TX. R. HOOD
10 WARREN B. REED
10 H. M. GOTTEN
by H. M. Gotten
&c. E. KING
10 A. M. GOTTEN
Is w. D. ROUSSEL NJ. D
per NJ. E. Norman
: 10 MRS. F. BAUER
per M. E. Norman.
e WITNESSES:
r GEO. L. PERRET,
?. ANNIE GEORGE.
Notary Public.
, Clerks Office ----.. ..... .....'
. CLERKS OFFICE,
:, ST. MARY PARISH, LOUISIANA
> I. Wilbur H. Kramer, Clerk Q
!, the 23rd. Judicial District Court.
% and for the Parish of st. Mar!
y, y, State of Louisiana, and ex-offici
). ). Recorder thereof, do hereby certif
=. =, that the above and foregoing is.
true and correct copy Of the orig
II nal, now en- file and of record
# nv office, recorded in Book No.
~ "Record Of interpretations, at pat
At ZIG, Entry No. 70, of date Oct. ~
L. 1917"
~ In evidence whereof witness n
~ official signature and the impress
- the seal Of my office, this 10th d
Of October, A. D. 1917.
oy WILLIAM n. KRAMER.
~ Clerk and ex-officio Recordes
The Home news., 1917-04-13

Highway Association Clubs at each town MT. Fletcher Lewis reported 70 paid members at Me- Crory, MT. R. B. Mcknight re- ported 30 members secured at Augusta on one days short mo- tice and MT. w. B. Scott repre- senting Jelks reported 28 mem bers. The Club at Cotton Plant is now being organized.
 A motion by MT. H. o. Pen rose, of Hunter, prevailed that the chairman name a committee of three to select a route for a rock road from Cotton Plant to Hunter, likewise a motion by MT. Harry Snapp, of Fitzhugh, and Dr. B. A. Fletcher, of Augusta, for the chairman to name com mittee of three to select a route
 
 for a rock road from Cotton Plant to McCrory.
 Those who attended from Me- Crory we note: Messrs. Fletcher Lewis, L. c. Baxter, J. T. Atkin- son, Lester Lewis, Walter w. Raney, N. E. Wherry, H. D. An gus, L. w. Sturdivant, Dr. R. L. Frasier, c. M. Crossett, G. T. Early, w. N. Dunehew, w. B. Fakes, L. c. Jones, J. J. Berry and c. E Riggs.
 The meeting adjourned to meet again at McCrory, Thursday, April 26.
The Home news., 1917-04-13
Special Election Proclam,.;.

By virture of a resolution 10, sed by the Council of the Tnoa' no'' porated Town of McCrorv. Ar, ansas, calling for a special oloa a' tlon to be held in said town fo, the purpose of voting for ~, against a general stock ordinance said general stock ordinaneo being introduced at an adionrr ed meeting of the town counoil and being now on file in tho of flee of the City Recorder wbaro same can be inspected by intpr, ested parties. Now therefore hv virture of said resolution I hero. by proclaim and call for special election to be held in the said Town of McCrory, Arkansas. on Friday April 20th. 1917 for the purpose of voting for or against said general stock ordinance.
 Given under my hand as May. or of said Town of McCrory, Ark, ansas, this 5th day of April l917
 G. W. BARBER, Mayor
The Home news., 1917-04-13

F. M. Hagler who has been employed as barber at Cullum's Tonsorial Parlor left Monday for Carbondale, Ill.,, to join the army.
 Last week we unintentionally made a couple of mistakes as fol- lows and beg pardon for any in- justice done those concerned: We stated that Mayor Barber did not seek a second term as mayor in the recent town election, when we should have said a third term as he is now serving his second. We also stated in the article about Mrs. Patterson's birthday, that she received a present of $5O. in gold from MT. thinner son. The present was given by her son, Hon. M. H. Patterson, of Jelks.
The Home news., 1917-04-13

Mir. and Mrs. H. Warner arriv- ed Sunday from Zephyr Hill, Florida, enroute to their home at Heber Springs. They stopped off for a visit to~their daughter, Mrs. J. D. Graves.
 Mir. Earle Kittrell, V. M., is home from Kansas City, where he graduated from the Kansas City Veterinary College. He has spent three years there, fin ishing with an average grade of 99 and we join his many friends in congratulating him upon his great success. He will be at McCrory soon, see his ad else where in this paper.
The Home news., 1917-04-13
County Road Meeting
Continued from front page)

have left upon us is our bad roads," He showed where the present cost per ton, per mile, of transportation is 2712 cents when it-should be about eight cents.
 MT. Owen stated that the State Highway Department now has ready for distribution $496, 900. co and that from $500 to $1 900 per mile will be paid out of this fund on any rock road to be built in the state now used, or that may be used, for carrying the mails. He also stated that the depart ment now has an attorney to pass on all road matters and that no legal pro cee 1ings can be institu- ted against a proposed road af- ter ten days have elapsed from the time same has been approved by the attorney.
 Judge Emmet Vaughan of Des Arc, made a strong talk for good roads and told of his people hav- ing recently sold bonds for the building of a rock road from his town toward Cotton Plant to the Woodruff county line. He spoke in favor of the proposed route of the Bankhead Highway passing through Cotton Plant and Des Arc, showing the advantages of crossing White river between these points.
 Every town represented favor ed the Highway coming from Little Rock via Des Arc to Cotton Plant. The Hunter people want it to continue east through their town to Wynne or Crawfordville and are now forming a special road district for rock road from Cotton Plant to Hunter, to offer the Bankhead Association as an inducement to have their route adopted. The people of Howell, Wiville, DeView, McCrory, Jelks, Augusta and Newport want the Bankhead Highway to continue north from Cotton Plant to Me Crory and east from McCrory to Wynne.
 Concerning the Bankhead
The Home news., 1917-04-13
Strawberry Pickers Wanted

at Judsonia, Arkansas, two cents per quart paid for picking, fami- lies or large parties will be fur nished houses or tents, picking starts about April 25th and lasts month. For information write
 w. c. North, President and Man ager of the Judsonia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association,
 Judsonia, Ark. 3-3O-3t Adv
The Home news., 1917-04-13

Big bone registered Poland China male for service. [. J. DILLIARD. 2-31 Adv
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29
FREE FIVE IN GOLD THEFT CASE.
Indictments Dismissed When Cuax
Pleads Guilty at Opening Of Trial.

Cheyenne, Wyo. - Antonio Cuaz,
alias Joe Neix, chief of nineteen Colo
RADIO and Wyoming men indicted in
the United States Court here for con-
spiracy to defraud the government
through the sale of gold extracted
from high grade ore stolen at Cripple
Creek, Colo, pleaded guilty when ar
raigned Monday. Sixteen of Cuaz's al
legged ~accomplices were arraigned and
eleven pleaded not guilty.
The charge against five, who are
John and Carl Muehlhausen. Martin
T. Snodgrass, John B. Cusack and
Charles E. Reed, all Of Cheyenne, was
dismissed on recommendation of Unit
ed States Attorney Charles L. Rig
don.
1t was explained that the Muehl-
hansen brothers and Cusack had Of
fered to turn states evidence and that
there was not sufficient evidence to
convict Snodgrass and Reed.
Two of the men indicted for the al
legged conspiracy are still at liberty
and their identity is withheld by the
United States attorney.
Cuaz, whose operations and those of
his confederates are believed to have
half a million dollars, stated,
in pleading guilty, that the govern
ment had too clean a case" against
him for him to hope to get BY"
A jury for the trial of the eleven
who pleaded not guilty was secured,
and the trial will proceed.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29
EMBARCOB ORAD NAMED
COAL AND GRAIN FIRST COMMOD.
tiles TO GO UNDER ACT.
Hoover and Members of the Cabinet
to Control All Exports From the
United States.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Observation-Disclosures Wilson by
executive order created an Exports
Embargo Council to administer the tx
port embargo provisions of the espiOn-
age act.
By the administration of embargoes
through this council the nation will be
able to take many steps for the sue
cessful prosecution of the war and
also to prevent supplies reaching Ger
many through neutrals.
The Presidents order vests in the
secretary of commerce the executive
administration of all instructions to be
issued by the President under the act
and establishes an Exports Council to
be composed of the secretary of
state, the secretary of agriculture, the
secretary of commerce and the food
administrator.
All matters of policy in connection
with operation of the act will be de-
cided by the council, which will &C.
ommend to the President proclama-
tons to be issued putting certain COM
modities under export control.
Coal and grain will be the first
commodities to go under the act. Food
exports will be left largely in the
hands of the food administration.
which will consult the council where
International questions are involved.
One of the first effects of the acts
operation will be to give the govern
ment a firm control of the domestic
food situation. Shipping, too, will be
controlled to a large extent under the
A plan for rationing the Euro
pean neutral countries has been
worked out and will be put into effect
Immediately. Secretary Redfield said
his department would have the act in
operation within forty-eight hours.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29
TOTAL $3,o35,226,85o
LIBERTY BONDS BOUGHT BY
4,ooo, 900 SUBSCRIBERS.
Ranging from $50 to $1,000 and
20 Ask S., 600, 900 or More.

Washington, June 23.-Liberty Loan
subscriptions totaled $3,035, 226, $3.50, an
over-subscription of nearly fifty-two
per cent.
The final tabulation was officially
announced, showing that more than
four million persons bought bonds.
Ninety-three per cent of subscriptions
or those of $780, 900 persons, were
for sums varying from $50 to 10000,
while twenty-one subscribers applied
for allotments of $4,000 900 each or
more.
The New York federal reserve dis
trict led the list with subscriptions to-
falling $1,186, 1885, 400, or more than
three times the amount subscribed in
the next district, Chicago, 1857, 1876, $50.
The other districts sent subscrip-
tons as follows:
Boston, $332,447,600; Cleveland,
1886. 14S. 700; Philadelphia. $232,3O9.-
$50; San Francisco, $175.623,9 900; Rich.
mond, $109, 737,1OO; Kansas City, $751;
1853, $50; St. Louis, $86,134, 700; Mime
$7o,255.5OO Atlanta. $57.S7S,.
$50; Dallas, $4S,94S,35O
These subscriptions include those
sent direct to the treasury and appor-
toned among the various reserve dis.
tricts.
The first instalment Of eighteen per
cent of subscriptions, or $500, 000, 900,
is due next Thursday, June 28, the
initial two per cent. having been for
warded with subscriptions.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29

Cnlf and Kip. Green Sailed.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29
CANADIANS TAKE LENS SUBURB.
Homes Fired by Germans When Allies
Hem In City.

London, June 27.-La Coulette, sub
urb of Lens, captured by Canadians,
as allies are hemming in that great
French coal center from all sides.
Germans fire homes Of town In prepa-
ration for their last stand.
Infantry activity between Scissors
and Rheims has given way to artillery
duels. Teuton guns continue slow de-
molition of city of Rheims.
Austrians take initiative away from
Italians in Asiago plateau sector, the
object being Monte Origara. Late re-
ports say Italian are holding back the
Austrians.
Lively fighting continues between
Russians and Austro-Germans south
west of Lutsk, in Eolynia, and be-
tween the Stripa and Dneister rivers
in Galicia.
1t is believed Venizelos, former
Greek premier and staunch supporter
of the entente, will form a new Greek
cabinet.
Discovery of the German plot to de-
stroy Norwegian steamers by explo-
sives has appalled, the whole nation.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29
food CONTROL
BILL IS PASSED
HOUSE EASURE EMPOWERS
PRESIDENT TO SEIZE LIQUOR
NOW ON HAND FOR WAR.
BARS ALCOHOL MAKING
BILL PROVIDING s152,500 900 FOR
ENFORCEMENT OF LAW is
PASSED BY LARGE VOTE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. The administration
food control bill, giving the President
broad authority to control the distri-
button of food, feed and fuel, for wal
purposes, and appropriating 1852, 500,'
coo for its enforcement and admins
t%ration, was passed by the House
Saturday night, after ~far-reaching pro
hibition provisions had been written
into it.
The vote was 365 to 5, Representa-
tives McLemOre, Slayden and Young
OF Texas, Denis, and Meeker, Mo-, and
Ward, N. Y, Reps, voting in the mega
tive.
After several hours of parliament
tary sparring. during which the pro-
hibltOry proposals were thrown out re-
peatedly on points of order, the Prohi-
bition element got the upper hand
and forced adoption of amendments
which would forbid the use of any
foodstuffs during the war FOR making
in%toxicants and would give the Presi-
dent authority to take over, in his
discretion, all stocks of distilled
liquors.
The bill now goes TO the Senate,
where it probably will be substituted
for similar measures already unde:
consideration. Leaders hope to ge.
measure to conference by July /.
Few important changes were made by
the House outside the prohibition Sec
ton.
The control powers of the Presi'
dent were limited to articles specifi-
mentioned in the bill, instead of
him blanket authority; volun-
tary aids in control work were made
subject to the penal provision; all
persons in the food administration
those serving without cOmpen-
sation were placed under civil serv-
ice; and the President was required
to make an annual report on the op-
Grafton of the bill.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29
American Ship Sinks Submarine.

An Atlantic Port.-An American
steamer which arrived here in ballast
from a British port had a thrilling n.
counter OF June 4th with a German
submarine after the enemy boat had
fired a torpedo at her, which hit but
failed to explode. The submarine was
badly damaged by the fire Of the
steamers gun crew and disappeared
after her %periscope had been shot
away. The gun crew and wireless
operator declare that there Wa NO
doubt that the boat was sunk.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29
Utah Flood Puts $500 in DANCER.

Cotton, Utah, June 26.-Forty-five
miles Of the Denver & Rio Grande
main line between this city and Price
Is under water as a result of the
breaking of the Price River Irrigation
Company's dam twelve miles north.
east Of Fairview Sunday afternoon.
Il is believed the dam has completely
gone out. Bridges, culverts and road.
beds have been washed away. Price,
a town of about 1.500 persons, is be-
lieved to be marooned, communication
having ceased.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29
Won BueIow Hopes for Peace,

Paris.-The Zurich correspondent Of
the Petit Parisien quotes Prince Won
Buelow. former German chancellor, as
saying in reply to birthday greetings
from the city of Bromberg, Prussia,
that he hoped this year would bring
to the German people the longed for
peace, a peace with compensations for
their sufferings and sacrifices and ar
indemnity which would permit Ger
many Immediately to resume the posi-
ton she occupied before the war.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29
Bio Fund for Red Cross Raised.

The National Red Cross fund was
estimated Monday night to be at least
$105, 0O0, 900, Of which nearly O,0O0,-
900 was raised in New York city. Red
Cross leaders said 1t was hoped over
subscriptions would be SIC. OOO. 900. so
that despite Implications Of reports the
fund would stand at 500, 0 $1,000. Colo
radoans subscribed about 1880, 900, of
which $65S,444 was raised in Denver.
Wyoming contributed $4,000; Colo
RADIO Springs gave $201 900.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29
MANY .Jojn Butte Minera' Strike.

Butte. Mont. Machinists, boiler
makers, b~lacksmiths and helpers at
all the mines here were called out
Tuesday and the engineers have de-
cided to take a strike vote. If the
engineers go cut the mines will close
at once.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29
BOOKLET ON HOW WAR STARTED
Relates Impositions Suffered by Ma
ton In Preserving Neutrality.

Washington.-The Red, White and
Blue Book" has joined the long list of
white papers," green books" and
other explanatory diplomatic issu-
ances of warning nations.
The book is Americas contribution
and recites the outrages against this
nation leading up to the war, Amer
ica's efforts to sway Germany to OBJ
serve the law of right, Germany's in
trigues in South America, Mexico,
Japan and this country and various
diplomatic exchanges preceding the
war declaration.
1t shows Washington hoped against
hope, for at least a year, that Berlin
would awake to a sense of justice to
neutrals, though knowing of increas-
ing plots by the Kaiser throughout the
world.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29

Fort Collins.-The Poudre was flow.
ing six thousand feet per second Sun
day. II washed out the La Porte
bridge, five miles northwest Of Fort
Collins, and stopped traffic on the
main Fort Collins-LAramie highway.
The water works system Of Fort Col
Inns il in danger. There are fourteen
inches Of water running Y the dam.
The "5ungles" Of Fort Collins are COW
cred with water, and people Of that
Sc IN are vacating. This IL the high,
est the Poudfe river has been for
years.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29
Japan to Assist Russian Government.

Copenhagen. Finnish newspapers
say Japan has offered to support the
Russian government in the work of or
ganizing the democracy and in the re-
organization of the army. Japan, &C.
cording to these papers, expressed the
wish that Russia would soon resume
its place in the ranks of the COM
batants.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29
Pledges Russia's Devotion to Entente.

WashingtOn.-The new Russians de.
votion to the cause of democracy
against autocracy was repledged in
ringing phrases by Special Ambassa-
dor Bakmetieff, head of the Russian
war mission, speaking to a wildly ap-
p~lauding joint session of the Senate
and House. with all emphasis"
said the ambassador, may l state
that Russia rejects any idea of a
separate peace. What Russia Is aim
ing at is the establishment Of a firm
and lasting peace between democratic
nations. The triumph of German au-
tocracy would render such a peace
impossible. Russia will not fail to be
a worthy partner in the league OF
honor"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29
Republican Flag Hoisted In Cork.

Cork, Ireland.-The Sim Feiners
were active Sunday morning. They
smashed windows in a number of re-
cruiting offices and hoisted the re-
publican flag on the court house flag
staff and commtted many other acts
of violence.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29

Italian Admits Staying cruoer Girl.
Bologna, Italy.-Alfredo Cocchi, the
fugitive New York motorcycle dealer,
abandoned his pretense of innocence
of the murder Of Ruth Cruger and
confessed his guilt. Jealousy wal his
motive.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29

In the total registration of 9,649,938
are included 6,001 Indians, reported by
the Department of the Interior.
On the whole, Provost Marshal Gen.
eral Crowder considers the registra-
ton 100 per cent, as including the
eligibles already in the federal serv.
ice the figures would be within a few
thousand OF the census estimate Of
10.29S.1 O4.
Throughout the country the local
boards organized to carry out the pro-
visions of the selective service act as
instructed by the President. There
are approximately 1000 of these
boards, each of three members. They
we're appointed by the President.
largely on the recommendation Of the
state authorities.
The boards are expected to have
every registrant numbered. as the
drafting will be done by number in
stead Of by name. The local boards
will number the men registered there
and send the numbered cards to the
uuJuIdht 6CACAd Va tA0 ototS Ia WhASA
they are located.
Each states numerals will be from
No. / upward. Numbers to correspond
with the numbers in the states will be
located in the provost marshal gen.
erals office in Washington. When the
selection begins-and 1t is expected
to begin not later than the second
week of July the numbers will be
drawn from a jury wheel in Washing
ton. There will be a separate selec-
ton for each state-so each state may
be called upon for its quota and n
state may not be forced to supply
more men proportionately than an
other. President Wilson will proclaim
the number of men each state must
The President also will set
q day for the selection.
The numbers drawn then will be
telegraphed from Washington to the
governors Of the various states. They
will notify the adjutant general, who
holds the corresponding numbered
cards. and the adjutant general will
the local boards under whose
Jurisdiction the selected men are.
The onus Of determining whether
Or not he has been drawn lies with
the man himself. Plentiful provisions
have been made for letting each man
know whether or not he has been
-Four copies of the registra-
ton list and the number he bears are
10 be made public, n being placed
At the office Of the local board and
another being made available for the
press.
When a man learns he has been
he is privileged to appear be-
fore the exemption board, of his dis
trict and plead his case for exemption,
Il he considers he has one. There also
will be a board Of appeal for each
district.
An investigation has been ordered
o determine the reason for the small
'egistration on the Pacific coast,
where barely more than so per cent Of
he estimated figures showed in the
'egistration.
II finally forced to serve, the man
will be acquainted by presidential
PROCLAMATION of the date he must re-
,ort for service and will be told where
o report by. the local board. This
late has been definitely set for Sept.
st. We is being rushed on the a n
onments 20 have them ready by that
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29
Former U. S. Senator Injured.

Great Falls, Mont.-Former United
States Senator Paris Gibson, SO
years old, is in a serious condition
here as a result of being struck by a
bottle hurled from an automobile as
i. passed the Gibson car on a narrow
road. Two arrests were made.