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The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-03-14
CHARTERS.

IL this corporation should be dissolved
| by limitation or otherwise, its affairs shall
be liquidated under the supervision OF
three commissioners to be elected at a
| general meeting of shareholders convened
| for that purpose, after notice as above
provided for in this Article, and they
shall remain in office until the affairs of
the corporation shall have been fully IL
quidated: and in case of the death or dis
| ability to act of one or more of the said
| liquidators, the survivors or survivor shall
| continue to act under the provisions and
in accordance with the terms Of section 30
| of Act 267 of 1914.
| Article VII.-The first Board of Direc-
tors shall consist Of J. T. Landaiche, who
| shall be President, Remy, st. James Par
| ish, La; j. c. lie Bourgeois, who shall be
Vice President and Treasurer, 1912 Hi
hernia Bank Building, New Orleans, La,
and Burt w. Henry. who shall be Secre-
tary, 4O3 weis Building, New Orleans, Ia.
Article VIII.-No real estate belonging
to the corporation shall be mortgaged or
| alienated, except by and with the unani-
nous consent of all the shareholders.
Article IX.-NO shareholder of this cor
pOration shall ever be held liable or re-
| Sponsible for the contracts or faults OF
| this corporation in any further sum than
the unpaid balance due upon the shares
| of stock owned by him; nor shall any in
formality in the organization have the eff
feet of rendering this charter null or of
exposing any shareholder to any liability
beyond the unpaid balance due upon his
stock; nor shall any infOrmality or irreg-
ularity in the organization have the eff
feet of rendering any shareholder liable
as partner.
Thus done and passed, in my Office. at
the City of New Orleans, on the day,
month and year herein first above written,
in the presence of Messrs. Roy Willie and
Frances EiSler, competent witnesses who
hereuntO sign their names with said APP
bearers and me, Notary, after reading of
the whole. and the said appearers have
hereunto signed opposite their names the
number % shares of stock of this cOrpOr-
alton subscribed for by them.
j. T. Landaiche Remy, La 305 pre-
ferred shares, $50 common shares; J. G.
lie Bourgeois. New Orleans, La, 50 pre-
ferred shares, $50 common shares; Burt
W. Henry, New Orleans, La, 60 common
shares.
Witnesses: Roy Willie. +. Eisler.
CHAS. +. FLETCHINGER, Not. Pub.
/, the undersigned, Recorder of Mort
cages, in and for the Parish of Orleans,
State of Louisiana, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing Act of Incorpora-
ton of Landaiche Company, Inc, was
this day duly recorded in my office in
Book 1919, Folio
New Orleans. La, March 1, 1918.
(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD. ID. r.
a true copy of the original charter.
(SeaD
CHAS. F. FLETCHINGER, Not Pub.
Mch 7-l4-21-2S Apr All
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CHARTERS.

and a Treasurer, or the last two Offices OF
Secretary and Treasurer, may be held by
the same person at the will OF the Board
OF Directors, and said Board may appoint
managers. clerks, agents, employees as
they see fit and regulate the salaries to be
paid them. All officers and members OF
the Board Of Directors shall hold office
for one year from the date of their cleo
ton or until their successors have beer
duly elected and qualified. Until the cleo
ton of Directors and officers to take place
on the last Friday of February, 1918, tn,
following will serve as Board Of Directors
and officers: Messrs. James j. Legal
John q. Woods, ]. Frank Osborne, with
James J. Legal, as President, j: Franz
Osborne as Vice-President and John G
Woods, Secretary and Treasurer. They
shall hold office until their successors are
duly elected and qualified. Said three
stockholders may be increased to hye
whenever the Board shall deem it mt and
proper to do so. The addresses of the
Board are: James J. Legeai 25l1 Esplan-
ade Avenue. New Orleans. John q. Woods
3l2 n. o. National Bank Bldg. New Or
leans J. Frank Osborne, 312 y. y. Ma
tional Bank Bldg, New Orleans.
This Charter may be amended or al
tered by a vote of twO-thirds of all the
stockholders present at special meeting
called for that purpose, after fifteen days
prior notice of said meeting have been
given to each and every stakeholder of
record on the Books of the Corporation,
by written notice sent by mail to his last
k0OWn duuTtSS.
In order that this Charter may serve
as the original subscription list, the sub
ScriberS thereof have written opposite
their names the amount of the Capital
stock subscribed for by each of them with
their address.
Done and passed in my office, at New
Orleans. the day, month and year first
above written. in presence of MeSsrS. Del
vaille ii. Theard and Oliver C. Blanchard,
competent witnesses, who have signed with
the parties and me, Notary, after due
reading.
Witnesses: Delvaille II. Theard, o. C.
Blanchard.
Original signed Jas. J. Lageai, 2j11 Es-
planade Avenue, 20 shares; J. F. Osborne,
3l2 New Orleans National Bank building,
30 shares: Jno. G. Woods. 3l2 New Or
leans National Bank Building, 80 shares I:
Charles Dittman, sol Gravier Street, 10
shares.
GUSTAvE 4. LLAMBIAS. Not. Pub.
Recorded in the Mortgage Office for the
Parish of Orleans. in Book 1919, Folio
New Orleans, March 3, 1918.
(SeaD 4 true copy.
GUsTAVE A. LLAMBIAS, Not. Pub.
Mch. 7-14-21-2S Apr All
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CHARTERS.
is signed: Herbert Wadsworth

Original is signed: Herbert Wadsworth,
Joe b. Chaffe.
Witnesses: Burt W. Henry, Roy Willie.
CHAS. +. FLETCHINGER, Not. Pub.
/, the undersigned, Recorder of Mort
cages, in and for the Parish of Orleans,
State of Louisiana, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing act of amendment
to the charter of The Peoples Sugar Com
pany was this day recorded in my office,
in Book 1919, Folio 49,.
New Orleans. La, March 4, 1918.
(Signed) EMILE ]. LEONARD, ID. r.
(SeaD
A true copy of the original act
CHAS. +. FLETCHINGER, Not. Pub.
Mch 7-14-21-2S Apr Ali
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United States of America, State of Lou
isiana, Parish of Orleans, City of New
Orleans.
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AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF
THE LAUREL GROVE COMPANY.

United States Of America, State of Lou
tsiana, Parish of Orleans, City Of New
Orleans.
Be it known, That on this 9TH day of
the month of February, in the year of our
eighteen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America. the one hun
dred and forty-second; before me, Charles
+. Fletchinger, Notary Public, duly CON-
City and the Parish Of Orleans, therein
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CHARTER.

the above and foregoing act of incorpor-
alton Of the Union Iron Works, lncorpor-
ated. was this day duly recorded in my
Office in Book 1919, Folio 1884.
New Orleans, La, March list, 1913.
EMILE J. LEONARD, ID. r.
A true copy OF the original act.
(Signed)
ROBERT LEGIER, Not. Pub.
Mch 7-14-21-2S Apr Ali
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United States of America. State OF Lou
isiana. Parish of Orleans, City of New
Orleans.
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CHARTERS.
CHARTER OF
THE UNION IRON WORKS, INCORPOR.
ATED.

United States Of America. State of Lou
isiana, Parish Of Orleans, City of New
Orleans.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-17

there must have been sumpthing kind
of inside of I'll"
Mr.. Schofeld shook his head slowly,
in marveling admiration.
"Brilliant-oh, brilliant" he muir
INJURED, while Mrs. Schofield ran to
support the enfeebled form of Mar
garet at the top of the stairs.
p. In the library, after Mar
garet's departure to her dance, Mr..
and Mrs. Schofield were still discuss
ing the visitation, Penrod having ac-
companied his homeward-bound guest
as far as the front gate.
mo, you're wrong" said Mrs. Scho-
field, upholdlng theory, earlier devel-
oped by Margaret, that the animated
behavior Of the cape could be salts
factorily explained on no other ground
than the supernatural. "You see, the
boys saying they couldn't remember
what Mrs. Williams wanted them to
tell Margaret, and that probably she
hadn't told them anything to tell her,
because most likely they'd misunder-
stood something she said-well. of
course, all that does sound mixed up
and peculiar, but they sound that way
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-17

When the boys closed the door upon
him, he made himself comfortable
upon the floor and, for time, thought
fully chewed patent-leather slipper
that had come under his hand. He
found the patent leather not unpleas-
ant to his palate though he swal-
lowed only portion Of what he de-
tached, not being hungry at that time.
The soul-fabric of Verman was Of a
fortunate weave; he was not seeker
and questioner. When 1t happened to
him that he was at rest in a shady
corner, he did not even think about
place in the sun. Verman took life
as 1t came.
Naturally, he fell asleep. And to-
ward the conclusion of his slumbers,
he had this singular adventure:
lady set her foot down within less
than half an inch of his nose--and
neither of them knew 1t. Verman slept
on, without being awakened by either
the closing or the opening of the door.
What did rouse him was something
ample and soft falling upon him-Mar-
garet's cape, which slid from the hook
after she had gone.
developed in its folds, Verman sat
up, corkscrewing his knuckles into the
corners of his eyes. Slowly he be-
came aware Of two important vacuums
one in time and one in his stomach.
Hours had vanished strangely into no
where; the game Of bonded prisoner
was something cloudy and remote OF
the long, long ago, and, although Yer
man knew where he was, he had par
tally forgotten how ne came there.
He perceived, however, that something
had gone wrong, for he was certain
that he ought not to be where he found
himself.
White folks housed The fact that
verman could not have pronounced
these words rendered them no less
clear in his mind; they began to stir
his apprehension, and nothing becomes
more rapidly tumultuous than appre-
hension once 1t is stirred. That he
might possibly obtain release by max
ing a noise was too daring a thought
and not even conceived, much less en-
tertained. by the little and humble Yer
man. For, with the bewildering gap
Of his slumber between him and pre-
vious events, he did not place the re-
sponsibility for his being 10 white
folks house upon the white folks who
had put him there. His state of mind
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-17
Interned-AN Near Tragedy
Military Necessity Lead Penrod and Sam Into Strategy
Which Almost Acts Boomerang
BY BOOTH HARRINGTON
Copyright, 1871 Wheeler Syndicate Incl

eeler Syndicate. Inc0
them. They did not mean to do the
cat the slightest Injury or TO cause her
any pain. They were above teasing
cats, and they merely detained this
one and made her feel little wet
at considerable cost to themselves
from both the ink and the cat. How
ever, at the conclusion Of their ef-
forts, it was thought safer to drop
body came, and, after some hasty
work with blotters, the desk was
moved to cover certain sections of the
rug, and the boys repaired to the bath
room for hot water and soap. They
knew they had done nothing wrong,
but they felt easier when the only
traces remaining upon them were the
less prominent ones upon their gar
ments.
These precautions taken, it was
time for them to make their appear
ance at Penrod's house for dinner, for
it had been arranged, upon petition,
earlier In the day, that Sam should
be his friends guest for the evening
meal. Clean to the elbows and with
light hearts, they set forth. They
marched, whistling-thOugh not pro-
ducing distinctly musical effect, since
neither had any particular air in mind
and they found nothing wrong with
the world they had not care. Ar
rived at their adjacent destination,
they found Miss Margaret Schofield
just entering the front door.
Hurry, b0ysw she said. Mamma
came home long before / did, and I'm
sure dinner Is waiting. Run on out
to the dining room and tell them I'll
be right down."
And, as they obeyed, she mounted
the stairs, hummlng little tune and
unfastening the clasp Of the long, light
blue military cape she wore. She went
to her own quiet room, lit the gas,
removed her hat, and placed 1t and
the cape upon the bed; after which
she gave her hair push, subsequent
to her scrutiny of mirror; then, turn
ing out the light, she went as far as
the door. Being an orderly girl, she
returned to the bed and took the cape
and the hat to her clothes closet. She
opened the door Of this sanctuary,
and, in the dark, hung her cape upon
a hook and placed her hat upon the
shelf. Then she closed the door again,
having noted nothing unusual, though
she had an impression that the place
needed airing. She decended to the
dinner table.
The other members Of the family
were already occupied with the meal,
and the visitor was replying politely,
in his nOnmasticatory intervals, to in
quiries concerning the health Of his
relatives. So sweet and assured was
the condition Of Sam and Penrod, that
Margaret's arrival from her room
meant nothing to them. Their men,
cries were not stirred, and they con-
tinued eating, their expressions bright
ly placid.
But from out Of doors there came
the sound of calling and questing
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-17

was that Of the stable puppy who
knows he must not be found In the par
lOr. Not thrice In his life had Verinan
been within the doors Of white folks
house, and, above all things, he felt
that 1t was In some Underlined way
vital to him to get out of white folks
house unobseryed and unknown. 1t
was In his very blood to be sure of
that.
Further than this point, the proc
esses of Verman's mind became mys-
FERROUS to the observer. 1t appears,
however, that he had definite
Though somewhat prim!tivet concep-
ton OF the usefulness of disguise; and
he must have begun his preparations
before he heard footsteps In the room
outside his closed door.
These footsteps were Margaret's.
Just as Mr.. Schofield's coffee was
brought, aud just after Penrod had
been baffied in another attempt to
leave the table, Margaret rose and
patted her father impertinently upon
the head.
You can't bully me that wayp she
said. Il got home too late to dress,
and I'm going to dance. 'Scuse."
And she began her dancing on the
spot, pirouetting herself swiftly from
the room, and was Immediately heard
running up the stairs.
"Penrodw Mr.. Schofield shouted.
"Sit down! How many times am l
going TO tell you? What is the mat
ter with you tonightf'
Il got to CO." gasped Penrod. II
got to tell Margaret sumpthing."
What have you got to tell herr
''It's--it's sumpthlng l forgot to tell
her."
swell, it will keep till she comes
downstairs" said Mr.. Schofield grimly.
"You sit down till this meal is fin
ished."
Penrod was becoming frantic.
II got to tell her-it's sumpthing
Sans mother told me to tell her." he
babbled. Didn't she, Sam? You
heard her tell me to tell her; didn't
you, Sam?"
Sam offered prompt confederation.
"Yes, sir; she did. She said for us
both to tell her. l better go, too. I
guess, because she said"
He was interrupted. Startling upon
their ears rang shrek on shrek. Mrs.
Schofield, recognizing Margaret's voice.
likewise shrieked, and Mr.. Schofield
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-17

voice. at first In the distance, then
growing understanding nearer.
"Oh, Ver-er-man! O-o-o-Oh, Ver-er-
ma--an"
1t was the voice of Herman.
"Oo-o-o-o-oh, Ver-er-er-ma.a-a-an!"
And then two boys sat stricken at
that cheerful table and ceased TO eat.
Recollection awoke with q bang!
"Oh, my" Sam gasped.
whats the matterf" said Mr.. Scho-
field. Swallow something the wrong
way, SamT
"Ye-es, SIR"
"Oo-o-oh, Ver-er-er-ma-a-an!"
And now the voice was near the
windows Of the dining room.
whats the matter with your his
father demanded. "Sit DOWN."
Its Herman-that col0red boy lives
IN the alley" said Penrod hoarsely.
'T-expect-I think"
"Well, what's the matterT"
II think his little brothers maybe
got lost, and Sam and better go help
look"
You'll do nothing of the kind" said
Mr.. Schofleld sharply. "Sit down and
eat your dinner"
In a palsy, the miserable boy re-
sumed his seat. He and Sam ex-
changed a single dumb glance; then
the eyes of both swung fearfully to
Margaret. Her appearance was one
Of sprightly content, and, from GER
tain point of view, nothing could have
been more alarming. If she had
opened her closet door without discOv-
erlng Verman, that must have been
because Verman was dead and Mar
garet had failed to notice the body.
(Such were the thoughts of PenrOd
and Sam.) But she might not have
opened the closet door. And whether
she had or not, Yerman must still be
there, alive or dead, for If he had es-
capped he would have gone home, and
their ears would not be ringing with
the sinister and melancholy cry that
now came from the distance, "Oo-o-oh,
Ver-er-m1-an
Verman, in his seclusion, did not
hear that appeal from his brother
there were too many walls between
them. But he was becoming impatient
for release, though, all in all, he had
not found the confinement intolerable
or even very irksome. His character
was philosophic, his imagination calm;
no bugabOos came to trouble him.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-17
AFTER TWO THOUSAND YEARS
Skeletons Of Four of the Victims Of
the Destruction Of Pompeii Found
In the Ruins.

After q lapse of close upon 1000
years since the destruction of Pompeii
the skeletons of four of the victims
have been discovered In the actual
positions in which they were over
taken by the catastrophe.
Two of the victims, apparently a
man and wife belonging to the upper
classes, had evidently been caught by
the shower Of red-hot stones in the
cloister garden of their villa, and while
fastening to seek shelter in corner
had been suddenly buried and asphyxi-
ated through the collapse of the roof
overladen with volcanic dust, says the
London Chronicle.
The husband was found in q sitting
position, with his head and back bent
forward and the legs wide apart. His
wife was standing erect Immediately
behind him. Her golden earrings were
found on level with her ears, and
there were two gold rings still on
the fingers.
A third skeleton was that of a
youth huddlsd with his face to hole
in the garden wall. The last of the
group, a full-sized man, bent almost
double under the weight Of the suffo-
eating debris, had on finger of the
right hand an iron ring inset with
prettily engraved comedian.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-17

The phrase united colonies" was.
used for little while before the rev.
dictionary war began and before the
phrase United States was adopted.
The second continental congress as
sembled at Philadelphia on May TO-,
1775. Independence was in the air,
but the time was not ripe for action.
The colonies were united, but they
were not quite ready to call them
selves states. On June Z, congress
passed a resolution "that Thursday,
July 20, next, be observed throughout
the twelve united colonies as a day Of
humiliation, fasting and prayer" The
resolution said twelve united colo
Mes" because Georgia was not rep
resented in that congress. A year
later congress declared the colonies
Stree and independent states"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-17

uttered various sounds but Penrod
and Sam were incapable of doing any.
thing vocally. ALI rushed from the
table.
Margaret continued to shrek, and
1t is not to be denied that there was
some cause for her agitation. When
she opened the closet door, her light
blue military cape, instead of hanging
on the hook where she had left it,
came out into the room in manner
which she afterward described as "a
kind Of horrible creep, but faster than
a creep" Nothing was to be seen ex-
cept the creeping cape, she said, but,
Of course, she could tell there was
some awful thing inside Of it. 1t was
too large to be cat, and too small
to be boy; it was too large to be
Duke, Penrod's little old dog, and, be-
sides, Duke wouldn't act like that. 1t
crept rapidly out into the upper hall,
and then, as she recovered the use of
her voice and began to scream the
animated cape abandoned its creeping
for a quicker galt--"a weird, heaving
flop" she defined 1t.
The thing then decided upon third
style Of locomotion, evidently, for
when Sam and Penrod reached the
front hall, few steps in advance of
Mr.. and Mrs. Schoheld, 1t was rolling
grandly down the stairs.
Mr.. Schofield had only a hurried
glimpse of 1t as It reached the bottom,
close by the front door.
"Grab that thingl" he shouted, dash
ing forward. "Stop It'll Hit itr'
1t was at this moment that Sam
Williams displayed the presence Of
mind which was his most eminent
characteristic. Sans wonderful In
stinct for the right action almost never
failed him In a crisis, and 1t did not
fail him now. Leaping to the door,
at the very instant when the rolling
cape touched IL, Sam flung the door
open-and the cape rolled on. With
incredible rapidity and intelligence. it
rolled, indeed, out into the night.
Penrod jumped after 1t. and the next
second reappeared in the doorway
holding the cape. BE shook out its
folds, breathing hard but acquiring
confidence. In fact, he was able to
look up In his fathers face and say,
with bright ingenuousness.
1T was just laying there. Do you
know what / thinkf Well, 1t couldn't
have acted that way ITSELF ! think
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-17

about half the time, anyhow. No; 1t
couldn't possibly have had thing to
do with it. They were right there at
the table with US oil the time, and
they came right straight to the table
the minute they entered the house.
Before that, they'd been over at Sans
all afternoon. So, it couldn't have
been the boys" Mrs. Schofield paused
to ruminate with little air Of pride,
then added: Margaret has often
thought--oh, long before this that
she was a medium. / mean-if she
would let herself. So it wasn't any
thing the boys did"
Mr.. Schofield grunted.
"I'll admit this much" he said. "rll
admit 1t wasn't anything Wen ever get
out of EN-
And the remarks of Sam and Pen
rod, taking leave of each other, one
on each side Of the gate, appeared to
corrOborate Mr.. Schofeld's opinion.
well, g'-night, Penrod," Sam said.
at was pretty good Saturday, wasn't
It'll"
"Finel" said Penrod casually.
"G'-night, Sam"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-17
iris Bath Luxury of Japanese.

Each year on May 8 the Japanese
public lighthouses furnish their guests
with an iris water bath. From of old
1t is popularity believed that bathing
in water in which is immersed the
leaves and roots of the iris is eff
cacious in preventing colds. When
placed in warm water the iris leaves
give off volatile oil having an agree
able odor. This oil penetrates through
the glands Of the skin Of the bather
and stimulates circulation. The thin
film Of oil left on the skin after the
bath prevents an excessive loss of heat.
Bathing for too long a time Is to be
avoided, however, as the great stimu-
lation brings on a feeling Of drowsi-
ness.