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NOTICE OF N0N-LIABILITY FOR
LABOR AND MATERIALS
FURNISHED,
FURNISHED.

Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons that the Empire-Arizona Consol-
idated Copper Company is the owner
OF the mining claim hereinafter de-
scribed with all the improvements
thereon. The said mining claim is
now leased to, is being worked and
operated by H. Randolph, persuant
to a certain lease of said lode mining
claim, dated May %, 1918.
Said lease to said H. Randolph to
be in force up to and including the
22d day Of November, 1918,
The Empire Arizona Consolidated
Copper Company will not be respon~
sible for any supplies purchased, la
Dor employed, work done. during the
life of this lease.
The name of said mine or mining
claim is:
The Gray Eagle lode mining claim
situate in the Seneca mining district,
in Yuma county. state of Arizona.
The location notice of said mine or
mining claim being duly recorded in
the Office OF the county recorder of
Yuma county, state of Arizona
In witness whereof, the Empire
Arizona Consolidated Copper Com
pany, by its superintendent, James
r. Goldsworthy, has hereunto set its
hand and seal this 22nd day of May,
1918.
EMPIRE ARIZONA CONSOLIDATED
COPPER COMPANY,
BY JAS r .GOLDSWORTHY,
Superintendent.
Witness: LEE PRITT.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 31st day of May, 1918.
]. B. FLANAGAN,
(SeaD Notary Public.
(My commission expires Oct. 80,
1919
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Commercial Bank of
Parker Adjustment Company will be
held at the office of said corpora ton.
in the town of Parker, Yuma county,
state of Arizona, on the first Monday
In September, said first Monday being
the second day of September, 1918,
at O'Clock p. M, for the purpose of
electing directors, and for the trans
action Of such other business as may
be brought before said meeting.
FREDERICK M. HALL, Secretary.
August 18th, 1918.
Meeting adjourned to Sept. 9, 1918.
Meeting adjourned to Sept. 16, 1918.
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ARTICLE II.

The names, residences and post
are as follows:
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE RANEY MERCAN-
TILE COMPANY.

: state of Arizona, Office of the Ari-
zona Corporation Commission.
United States of America, State of
AriZona.-ss.
The Arizona Corporation Commits
sion does hereby certify that the an
nexed is a true and complete trans
cript of the articles Of Incorporation
of Raney Mercantile Company, which
were filed in the Office of said Arizona
Corporation Commission on the 18th
day of July, A. D. 1918. at 1000
o'clock a. NJ, as provided by law
In testimony whereof, the Arizona
Corporation Commission, by it's Chair
man, has hereunto set it's hand and
affixed its official seal. Done at the
City of Phoenix, the capitol, this 18th
day OF July, A. D. 1918.
ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMITS
F. A. JONES, Chairman
(SeaD
Attest:
SAM w. PROCTOR, Secretary.
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NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS ARI-
zOTA MINING COMPANY.

Principal place OF business-Lead,
South Dakota.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting Of the directors. held on
July 25th, 1918, an assessment of
two and one-half mills per share was
laviad on the capital stock Of the cor
poration, payable Immediately to
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ARTICLE x.

The private property of the incor
porators and stockholders Of this cor
poration shall be, and Is, hereby
made forever exempt from any and
all liability for the corporate debts
and liabilities Of the corporation.
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ARTICLE ".

The purpose Of this corporation,
and the general nature Of the busi-
ness proposed to be transacted and
carried on by it, shall be:
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V6G kA61
=. -. -. - -
Secretary and Treasurer, and the Of
fee of secretary and treasurer may
be held by the same person; together
with such other or additional officers
as the board Of directors may deem
necessary or essential. All officers
are to be elected by the board of
directors from among the stockhold-
ers at the annual meeting OF said
board OF directors, which said meet
ing shall be held as soon as possible
and practicable after the annual
meeting OF the stockholders, and
shall hold Office for one "a year, or
until their successors are elected and
shall have qualified, except such Of
ficers as may be provided for and ap-
pointed by said board of directors,
whose terms OF office, qualifications
and duties shall be prescribed by said
board.
The following named persons shall
serve as officers of the corporation
until the first annual meeting OF the
board of directors, and until their
successors are elected and shall have
qualified:
J. F. Raney, president.
G.. Il. Phelps, vice-president.
Celia II. Raney, treasurer.
w. w. Johnson, secretary.
'ARTICLE TX.
The highest amount OF indebted
ness or liability, direct OF contingent,
TO which this corporation may at any
time subject itself, shall in no case
exceed in amount two-thirds Of the
capital stock.
ARTICLE X.
The private property of the incor-
porators and stockholders Of this cor
poration shall be, and Is, hereby
made forever exempt from any and
all liability for the corporate debts
and liabilities Of the corporation.
ARTICLE xI.
The articles Of incorporation may
be amended by a majority vote of the
outstanding stock of the corporation
at any special meeting thereof, called
for that purpose.
In witness whereof, we have here
unto set our hands this fourth day
Of July, 1913.
J. F. RANEY,
CELIA H. RANEY,
THEODORE HODsON,
C.E. PHELPS,
W. w, JOHNSON.
State OF Arizona, County of
Yuma.-ss.
Before me, Frederick M. Hall. a
notary public In and for the county
Of Yuma. state Of Arizona, personally
appeared j. F. Raney, Celia H. Raney,
Theodore Hodson. C. e. Phelps and
w. w. Johnson, known to me to be
the persons who signed the foregoing
instrument, and acknowledged to me
that they executed the same for the
purposes therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal of
office. this fourth day of July, l915.
FREDERICK M. HALL.
Notary Public In and for the County
OF Yuma. State of Arizona
(Seal.)
My commission expires February
21st, 1921.
Filed In the Office Of the Arizona
Corporation Commission this 18th
day OF July, A. D. 1918, at 1000
a. M, at request OF F. M. Hall, whose
postoff1ce address Is Parker, Arizona
ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMIs-
SION.
BY F. A. JONES, Chairman.
Filed for record at request Of F. M.
Hall. July %, 1913, at 20 minutes
past 8 o'clock. a. M, and recorded In
Vol. of Articles of Incorporation,
159, Yuma County Records
K. l. WINN, County Recorder
BY S. L. WADIN, Deputy Recorder.
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Know All Men by These Presents:
That we, the undersigned, do hereby
associate ourselves together for the
purpose of forming corporation
under the laws of the state Of Ari-
zona, and in furtherance of that pur-
pose, and to that end, do hereby
adopt, execute, acknowledge and puo-
lish the following articles Of incor
poration:
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it for the security or payment of any
Indebtedness or obligation incurred
or undertaken, and to use it's stock,
debentures or bonds in payment for
any property OF commodity which it
may purchase or acquire.
3. To purchase or otherwise ac-
quire, and to sell or otherwise dis
pose of guns, revolvers and firearms
of all kinds and descriptions, gun
powder, dynamite and other explo-
sives of every kind, and generally to
carry on any business incidental
thereto.
A. TO manufacture. prepare,
store, pack and keep, buy, sell. deal
in and transport all kinds OF ice; to
erect, establish, manufacture. make,
construct, acquire, hold, operate, buy,
sell, trade and deal in all kinds OF
refrigerating plants, ice machines,
ice making apparatus and refrigera-
ting processes.
5. To preserve in cold storage
and generally deal in all kinds OF
food products of perishable nature
or otherwise; and to buy, sell, store,
import and export fruit, fish, butter,
milk, and all kinds of food products,
whether animal or vegetable.
| 6. To carry on the business OF
dealers in meat, live cattle and sheep,
and also that of dealers in cattle and
sheep generally.
7. To acquire by purchase or
| otherwise, eattle-ranches and sheep
ranches, ind to carry on the trades or
businesses Of cattle raisers and sheep
| farmers, dealers in hides, fat, tallow,
grease and other animal products,
and slaughtering cattle, swine, sheep
and other animals used for food.
8. To build, construct and erect
all buildings necessary and essential
to the carrying on of the general
purposes Of the corporation.
9. To make contracts, and to do
as fully and to the same extent as
natural persons might or could do,
and all Of the things herein set forth,
either as principals, agents, contract
ors, trustees or otherwise. and either
alone or in company with other per-
sons, associations OF corporations.
10. In general to have and exer-
else with respect to all things, powers,
privileges and tmmunities conferred
upon corporations of this class by
the laws of the state of Arizona. and
TO carry on any business in connsc~
ton Herewith, not inconsistent with
the laws of the United States and the
state of Arizona
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ARTICLE VIII.

The officers Of this corporation
shall be President, Vice-President,
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and the general nature Of the busi-
ness proposed to be transacted and
carried on by it, shall be:
First: To conduct a store or stores
for the purchase and sale, at retail
and wholesale, of dry goods, groceries.
crockery, glassware, hardware, har-
ness and trappings. automobile ac-
cessOries, articles made from leather,
notions, millinery, boots and shoes,
toys, stationery, confectionery, wall
upholstery, mine supplies and equip
ment, farming implements, fruits
vegetables, meats and breadstuffs, as
we'll as all other articles of merchan-
disc; and to do any and all of the
things hereinafter mentioned as fully
and to the same extent as natural
persons might or could do, within
or without the state of Arizona, ana
to do any and everything, and to en-
g "
may by it's board of directors be
deemed necessary, requisite, essential
convenient or auxiliary to the carry
ing out OF the objects and purpose
for which the corporation is formed
In furtherance, and not in limita-
ton, of its general powers AMI pur-
poses, it is expressly provided that the
corporation shall have the following
powers tO-Wit:
l. To acquire, own, handle, sell
cucumber and otherwise deal in Or
with any and all classes of property
to buy, Or otherwise acquire, own
hold, sell, and in any manner deal in
or with shares of capital stock, of
this, or other. corporations; to pay
for property purchased or otherwise
acquired in cash. stock of the corpOr-
alton, bonds or otherwise; to carry
on the business of general merchants,
manufacturing, buying, selling, ex-
changing, or otherwise producing or
dealing in commodities of every des-
cription and kind, and by whatever
process the same may, be produced
and sold, and generally without lin
itation as to amount
2. To borrow money and to issue it's
bonds, payable in cash or convertible
into stock of this corporation, deben-
lures, mortgages, prOmissory notes,
and other evidences of Indebtedness
therefor, and to pledge, sell, or other
wise dispose of the whole or any part
Of the property owned or acquired by
The Parker post., 1918-09-14
ARTICLE l.

The name Of this corporation shall
be, and is, RANEY MERCANTILE
COMPANY.
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ARTICLE V.

the amount or the capital STOCK OF
this corporation shall be $50,000.00,
divided into FIVE thousand (5,000)
shares of the par value of Ten Dollars
($10.0O) each, and the same when
issued shall be forever fully-paid and
non assessable.
Said shares shall be issued at such
time or times, and upon such terms
and conditions, as may be provided
by the board of directors of the cor
poratiOn, and such stock may be ex-
| changed for property, either real or
personal, or for benefits accruing to
the corporation, or for services rem
dered to the corporation, in any man
ner of form whatever, as said board
of directors may determine. and In
the absence of actual fraud In the
transaction, such determination of
the board of directors shall be final
ARTICLE VI.
The time of the commencement of
this corporation shall be the day upon
which a certified copy Of these arti-
cles Of incorporation from the Arizo-
ma Corporation Commission shall be
recorded with the recorder of Yuma
county, state OF Arizona, and the ter
mination thereof shall be twenty
five, (25) years thereafter with priv
ilege Of renewal, as provided by law
ARTICLE VII.
The management and control OF
the business, property and affairs Of
this corporation shall be vested In q
board of directors consisting OF five
t5) members, who shall be elected
from among the stockholders Of rec
ord at the regular annual meeting
of the stockholders, which said meet
ing shall be held on the first Mon
day in June of each year, and said
directors shall hold Office for one CD
year, or until their successors are
clcCISu anu Suall nave QuallH6u.
Any vacancy which may occur in
said board Of directors. shall be filled
by election by the remaining mem
bers of said board from among the
stockholders OF record. Said board
of directors shall have power to es-
tablish bylaws, and make any and
all rules and regulations necessary
for the conduct and management of
the affairs of the corporation, not in
consistent with law or with these
articles OF incorporation.
Until the first annual meeting of
stockholders, the following named
persons shall constitute the board of
directors Of this corporation, to-wit:
j. F. Raney, Celia Raney, Theo-
dore Hodson, C. e. Phelps, W. w.
Johnson.
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Name
ARTICLE III.

The principal place of business OF
this corporation shall be at it's office,
in the town of Parker, Yuma county,
state of Arizona; but other
Offices may be established and
maintained, either within or
without the state of Ari,
zona, as the board of directors Of the
determine and designate, at any of
which said offices meetings Of the
stockholders, or meetings of the board
Of directors, may be held, and any
and all corporate business transacted
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-03
Ultimate Future of the Railroads

7 T is no secret that tho railroad executives
OF tho country opposed tho governments
operation OF their lines during tho perod OF
tho war because they were apprehGnsive of
tho future. These practical men were not
blind to the necessity OF centralized control
of the transportation system under present
circumstances. They even undertook such
Capitalization themselves. They did not deny
the Importance even OF larger measure Of
government control or the freight and pas
senger movement They did fear the effect
upon tho public mind of successful opera
ton of tho railroads by government agencies
while the war continues.
IL the present program OF the President,
for instance. proves II success; il far-rcach-
ing efficiency and economy are achieved
through fcderalzed managership OF tho car
riers; il railroad investors are fully protected
against loss while tho public interests are
being better served. railroad managers re-
alize that the clamor for government owner
ship, when peace comes, will be well-nigh
irresistible. That ultimate possibility is the
thing that is troubling tho minds of the pro-
fessional railroad executives
These men may we'll be disturbed over such
possibility. They may we'll feel that their
properties may never again be operated upon
the old lines In tho first place, there never
again will be return OF that competition
oSe"SSh idl!ioduS WHICH pTGVdllCQ DctOT0 war
was declared. Often we have remarked, upon
that phase of tho matter In the next place
the government may some day turn the roads
back into the hands OF their owners but it
VIII never again relax its grip upon the COM
mon carriers of the country.
Fortunately, the American people are not
lace TO face with the issue OF government
ownership of the railroads. They have been
spared that. for the time being, by the Presi-
cents decision TO exercise his war powers in
taking them over for war purposes The
country is not prepared to meet the issue of
ownership at this time. II does not know
us own mind in that direction, and a great
niuhoer might be committed if tho nation
should be compelled TO choose at once whether
or not 1t will own, well as operate, its
railroad system.
"nen peace returns and somewhat normal
conditions obtain throughout America, the
people VIII be Tar better able to act wisely
upon the question OF government ownership
lhan they are now They will have had a
period OF experience in centralized and fed
erailzed operation OF the carriers They Will
KNOW whether or not railroad man mower will
work as efficiently under government man
ascment as under private MANAGEMENT They
VIII KNOW whether there is any man or any
group OF men-East, West, North or South
big enough to operate, in the name OF n
single owner, all the railroads OF the United
States.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-03

Hotel at North Carolina's famous Hot
Springs. thirty-nine miles west Of Ashc.
vile. was chosen. tho hotel and 100
acres of land being rented. (The nee
essary appropriation from Congress
came just In timc.)
II may also BIO stated parcnthetically
that IL 1t had been the bureaus Idea to
choose location for it's picturesque
beauty instead OF for unitarian pur-
poses. it could not have been moro sue
eessful. Tho property is located on "A
broad stream 1900 feet UP in the noun
tains in what is North Carolina's Wild
est strip OF country. In summer thcro
won't DC any need for guards IL they
teach the aliens trout fishing.
The Mountain Park Hotel, although
slightly damaged BY a flood the year
before. was capable of accommodating
coo persons. 4 few OF tho aliens were
brought down from Ellis Island to
buildings were constructed and tho
first internmcnt station tho United
states has known in years was ready
for Its occupants. II was not. how
ever. wholly satisfactory to tho bu-
rcau. Many aliens were still crowdinE
the immigrant stations. so that II was
necessary either to rsnt other quarters
or to build new ones adjacent to tho
hotel. The bureau decided that the
latter would be more practicable.
AS tho government needed all tho
labor IT could get TO DromulEatc the
war the plan WAS TO ha"c tho aliens
construct their own quarters and add
TO their own maintenance as much as
possible By cuitivating a part OF the
100 acres. n special staff. including
Alfred Hampton. director of intern
mcn,: T.. W. berkshire. supervising In
spcctor. and SPECIAL immigrant inspec-
tor. Roger O'Donncll was put In charge
OF this construction work, and the ercc-
ton OF the first barracks began.
Meantime. the aliens had appointed
committee from among their own
members to deal with the government.
All complaints. suggestions aud re-
quests we're made By this committee.
The Department OF LA Dor decided that
each alien who hcwcd and cut and built
for tho government should DO paid for
his labor. at tho rate of SEQ month
foreman was TO get SIS a month. No
alien is permitted TO receive all OF this.
though. An officer may not receive
more than $40 month. a seaman not
more than So. The rest is put in tho
postal savings. bank TO his credit or
spent for him by the authorities. ac-
cordinE to his instructions. No alien
can buy his clothes direct from any
establishment. for example, but hi,
order Will he taken caro- OF by the di-
rcctor'a Office.
The intcrnment camp at Hot Springs
Is rapidly nearing completion. and moro
aliens from San Francisco and Ellis
Island arc arriving every week. In
addition to repairs made in the hotel.
the alien laborcrs have constructed an
officers barracks, with a capacity for
100 officers: seven scamcns barracks.
with 2 capacity OF $50 each: eight law
atories: large warehouse, an Office
for guard officers. dining room ar.
kitchen. fifteen sentry s;atious, and
three fonrths Of mile Of tcn-foot
arbed wire fence with electric lights
at certain intervals.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-03
No Retreat.

Cor The Times Dispatch)
Onward to victory: for we shall be
Stronger than all OF the ages past;
Peace shall come to the nations at
last:
Even a whole world noble and free;
Brothers in purpose, and fearless to
face
The evils that threaten to conquer
the race.
Sons OF the West, thus song In the
night:
No retreat can be blown by the buslo Of
right.
The vandal has trampled the land Of
the travc;
thus have they brought to q horrible
birth
The demon OF war in tho midst OF
the earth;
Challenged our heroes to venture to
save;
Loosened tho fury o, hate like 4
Deluscd tho earth with the innocent
olood.S
Armies OF freedom. go forth in your
might:
No retreat can be blown by tho bupja
OF right
BENJAMIN c. MooMAw.
Barber. Va. January ., 1a1A
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-03
Voice Of the People
Letters must give the, name and nd
drean OF the writer. Name wilt not he
published Ii writer SO requests.
A Voice Trom t<an....

To The Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sit read The Times Dispatch each
| lived with my parents at Ashland
when the war began, near neiShbor 10
s.. George Tucker. captain OF the Ash
TO Hanover Courthouse, aJl lived on
y wha. waa known AZ the "Andrcw
Hanover Courthouse was fought all
round the house where wo lived.
We had pretty tough times there for
months. We never knew in the morn
night. Colonel Jack" Mosby stayed
with us one night while selecting tho
route TO lead !. =; u. stuart.s cavalry
army. and S,uarts men rode through
our yard as they made the circle.
Fairly in 1863 left home. and. with
sinia Artillery. who had been at home
on sick furlouGh. went TO Port Hud-
son. La. the company being part OF
Heavy Artillery. We were part OF CEN
oral Gardeners army. which, for more
than SIX weeks. defended the place
against =. T.. Banks. nnaily surrender
and remained there until about Octo-
ber, when ! received orders to join the
company again at Mobile. Ala. being at
Artillery. as our officers were prison.
cr5 on Johnson's Island till near the
en1 OF the war.
We took part in the defense of Mo-
bilo Our battery was In the part
OF the woods known al Fort J. Z. &.
Stuart. After the evacuation OF tho
city we joined Dick Taylor's command
and surrendered at Meridian, Miss.
our paroles being dated May 10, 1865,
and signed by General E. II. S. Candy.
General Dabney H. Maury was our
commander at Mobile.
often wonder how many OF my old
comrades arc alive.
After the war. ] being then nineteen
years old. we moved to Illinois. and
in the fall of 1873 to Kansas. There
] trapped. hunted buffalo, antelope
and lots OF other wild game. Then I
farrned. helped build railroads, worked
as a carpenter and .wagon-mal1cr.
love old Virginia. She Is my nrst
love. but | also love BLEEDING KAN
sas:' Kansas has been good 10 me-
Although Confederate. who never de-
MED il, and affiliated with Camp 1850,
United Confederate Veterans, at Wichi-
ia. Kan. for moro than twenty years,
was elected. regardless OF party, to the
Office OF justice OF the peace, and am
now serving my eleventh term as city
Judge OF Arlington. Kan. So 1 am Il
kansan nov. and an American over all
w. p. BARLEY,
Late OF Company D. Virginia Artillery.
Arlington. Kan December 25. 1917.