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CHARTER

niture Company, incorporated, on the 18th
| day of May, 1919, he was elected president
Of the said stockholders meeting, as will
appear by certified copy of the minutes OF
the meeting annexed hereto for greater refer
ence, and he as president OF the said stock
holders meeting, was authorized and en-
powered to appear before me for the purpose
of amending the said charter of the Dixie
Furniture Company, Incorporated:
And the said appearer, as president OF saId
stockholders meeting and acting in SAID
capacity and on behalf OF said corporation
by virtue OF the authority conferred upon him
at the general meeting of said stockholders,
declared that the charter of the Dixie Fur
nture Company, Incorporated, passed before
me, the undersigned Notary. on the 4th day
of Tune 1917. and amended above de-
scribed has been changed altered and amend
ed so that Article " of said original charter
and all the amendments thereto shall read
as follows: The capital stock of this cor
poration is hereby fixed at Fifty Thousand
$50 10000 Dollars. divided into five hun
dred $500 shares of the par value of One
Hundred (Sl0O) dollars each and may be
ncrt ased to the sum OF One Hundred Thu
sand (SlO0,OOOO0) Dollars. Each share OF
stock shall be entitled to one vote in per
son or by proxy at all meetings OF the
stockholders
And the said appearer moreover declared
that in consequence of the foregoing and
pursuant t. the authority in him. vested by
hereby formally declare publicly and make
known that in the manner prescribed by Law
and agreeable to the provisions Of the char
ter of the said Dixie Furniture Company,
incorporated. passed before me, Notary. mas
been changed altered and amended here
inabove set forth and writttu, and he does
hereby direct and require that the above
stated changes and amendments of the char
ter of the Dixie Furniture Company, Incor-
porated, be recorded and published in the
manner prescribed by law, TO the end that
the said changes and amendments hereafter
and at all times be hereinabove set
forth, as regards all persons that are now
or may hereafter become stockholders OF the
aforesaid Company.
Thus done and passed at my office in the
City of New Orleans, the day. month
and year herein first written, in the pres
ence of Azelie Bennett and Ruth NJ. Seller,
competent witnesses. who hereunto sign their
names with the said appearer and me, No
tary, after a reading of the whole.
Witnesses: Azelie Bennett. Ruth NJ. Seller
Original Signed ID. NJ. Hayes.
A. A. MORENO.
Notary Public.
Recorded in NJ o. B. 1928. Folio 6l2
July 3-Aug 7.
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June 26-July 81.
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VICTORY BUTTONS, WHERE,
AND HOW TO OBTAIN THEM

The Victory Button is small lap
ell button for wear on civilian cloth
ing. 1t will be issued to all officers,
enlisted men (excluding members of
.e S. A. T. c., field clerks, and
.ne.abers of the Army Nurses Corps
WHO have served honorably on active
duty for period of at least fifteen
days between April 7, 1917 and Nov
ember II, 1913 The button will be
of silver for those wounded in action
and of bronze for all others.
Those who have been discharged
before the supply of Victory Buttons
was available for issue may secure a
Victory Button by bringing or mail
ing to the Army Recruiting Station,
95 Barnard Street, Savannah, Geor-
gia, their Original Discharge Ger
tifcate or, in the case of officers who
never received a discharge certifi-
cate, the Official Copy of the order
upon which they were discharged.
Claim Blanks for the issue of Vic
tory Buttons must accompany the
discharge certificate or discharge or
der. These blanks can be obtained
from the Army Recruiting Station or
Savannah or Brunswick, Ga. Char
lesion, Columbia, Florence, Green
vile, Rock Hill, or Spartanburg, S.
c., and should be filled in complete
ly when the claim is made for the
issue of Victory Button. Further
information is given on page 81,
"Where do we go from here?"
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Home On a Visit.

Capt. W. L. Hemphlll arrived in
Abbeville last Thursday night on his
frs. visit in five years. He has just
arrived from overseas and has fif-
teen days leave before being mus
tered out of service. The young man
looks we'll and is in splendid spirits.
He was loathe to leave Paris for with
his homecoming he has had to switch
from light wines to coca cola, which
he says is "some switch" The last
four months Of his stay abroad was
in Paris, where he attended the
Sorbonne. He passed the Paris
"White House" every day and had
several good looks. at President Viii,
son. He met and had a chat with
Miss Lucia Parker. He met also
Willie Lyon, who is now an energetic
Y. NJ. C. A. worker, and while at
Headquarters Capt. Hemphil's as,
sistant was Lieut.. Gilbert, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Gilbert of Will
lington.
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BAPTIST DRIVE FOR
LOCAL QUOTA OF
$75,o0o,0o0 BEGINS

A series of Baptist meetings are
being held in the homes of members
in different parts of the town, pre-
paratory to the great campaign for
s75,OOO,OOO which is now being
launched by Southern Baptists for
missions and benevolence. The drive
for cash and pledges to the campaign
will not be made till the first week
in December, but the time interven-
is to be used for informing the peo-
pie and bringing every member into
line with the work.
The Rev. Lous Bristow, pastor of
the Baptist church of Abbeville, was
elected by the campaign committee
to be one of five men from the whole
South to be in charge of the cam
paign, but declined the plcae that he
might remain with his church dur
ing the campaign. Had he accepted
the work it would have required him
to move to Nashville, Tenn, for the
next four or five months, having his
church supplied by other preachers
during his absence.
The first of the series of local resi-
dence meetings was held last night
at the home of Mr.. S. A. McCuen.
Another will be held tonight at the
residence of Mr.. T. V. HOWE, and
other meetings will be held Thurs
day and Friday evenings. The same
schedule will be observed next week,
the meetings being held in different
places each evening, for the conven-
ence of the members and friends.
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NEW FIRE ENGINE
MAKES FINE SHOWING
AT FIRST REAL TEST

A fire broke out in a frame build
ing on Church street last Thursday
night at IL o'clock and before it
could be extinguished practically
Quilted the structure. 1t was the
first time that the new fire engine
had been given a chance to show
what it could do and the test was
satisfactory in every respect.
The building belonged to P. B.
Speed and was occupied by negroes.
the downstairs being used for soft
drink stand and the upstairs was used
by CLANCY Jones for a shoe shop
The loss in shoes was rather heavy
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PRESIDENT DENIES
HIS WIFE FOUND
HOSPITAL CRUELTY

Washington, July 27.-President
Wilson in a-letter to Representative
Dallinger, Republican, of Massachu-
setts, made public tonight, charac-
terized as "entirely inaccurate" a
recently published statement by John
w. Kehoe, a hospital superintendent
of the Knights of Columbus, that
Mrs. Wilson obtained personal evi-
dence in Paris of brutal treatment
of American military prisoners.
A dispatch from New York quoted
Mr.. Kehoe as saying that Mrs. Will
son while at base hospital number 81
was beckoned to the cot of soldier
who displayed numerous welts on
his arms and back" and that she re-
ported this to the president, with the
result that "the entire guard staff
were brought up on charges and re-
moved"
In the correspondence with the
president, given out by MI. Dallin-
ger, the latter quoted from the
newspaper account and asked for ad-
ditional information so that he might
"learn from the war department the
punishment meted out to those
guilty"
The president replied as follows:
"My Dear Mr.. Dallinger:
"The newspaper article to which
you refer in your letter to me Of July
21st was entirely inaccurate. Ms.
Wilson saw no evidences of violence
en- the patient whom she met in base
hospital number 81, and her inquir-
les brought out the fact that where
as one cf the prisons used by the
American army in Paris had been de-
livered to them in a very bad condi-
ton, the conditions had been rapidly
corrected, and such harsh treatment
as had been practiced in one or two
instances had been promptly check
ed.
every sincerely yours,
"WOODROW WILSON,"
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SHELTON WILLIAMS
DENIES CHARGES

Washington, July 27.-General de-
nial of charges made against him
was entered before the senate bank
ing committee Saturday by John
Shelton Williams, comptroller of the
currency. Mr.. Williams defended
the administration of his office, de-
ried that he had prosecuted the Riggs
National bank of this city, and char
acterized Frank J. Hogan, attorney
for bank officials in the Riggs bank
case, as "rapid-ire falsiier."
Samuel Untermyer, New York at
torney, will appear in Mr.. Williams
behalf Monday and the comptroller
plans to make a closing statement.
In defending the treasury's atti-
tude toward the Riggs National bank,
Mr.. Williams charged officials of
that institution up to 1914 with
"multitudinous infractions of the
law"
He charged that millions of dol
lars had been loaned by that institu-
ton to persons who had no security
except the stock they bought on a
marginal account and which was
highly speculative. Asked if the
bank suffered any losses, the comp
troller said he knew of only one of
$4,000.
II closing his statement before the
committee, Mr.. Williams renewed his
request that Representative McFad-
den, of Pennsylvania, appear before
the committee to substantiate
charges made recently before a
house committee that Mr.. Williams
had received share of, a commission
growing out of the Disposal of the
Arlington hotel site here to the
treasury department. Chairman Nc
Lean said he had notified the Penn
sylvania congressman that the hear
ings would be closed early next week
but added that he was not sure
whether the senate committee had
authority to summon Mr.. McFadden.
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bBEV|LLE BIBLE
| SOCIETY MEETS
nual Session Held Sunday Night
t A. R, P. Chureh-collection
For Year S15S.5O-Ofhcers
and Delegates Elected-Rev.
L. J. Bristow Preached
Sermon.

The Abbeville Auxiliary Bible So
h held its annual meeting in the
bciate Reformed Presbyterian
rch Sunday evening, July 27'
b. Rev. ]. L. Daniel, president,
! I'D the meeting to order and
m No. 324 was sung. Verses
/ the second chapter Of the Book
hebrews was read by Rev. Louis
ristow after which the Rev. II.
Pratt lead in prayer. Collection
taken for the American Bible So
Minutes of the last meeting
read and approved. E
E. Otto Bristow, treasurer, re-
ID the following amount collect
Or the Abbeville society this
s15S.5o.
@ report was received as infor-
bn and on motion of Judge ]. F.
d the funds were appropriated
[e parent society.
e following officers were elect
+ next year:
". Louis J. Bristow, president;
j. L. Daniel, 1st vice president;
H. W. Pratt, 2nd vice president;
M. R. Plaxco, 3rd vice president;
Cason, secretary; Otto Bristow'
bry.
ecutive Committee: j. F. Miller,
Bristow, Lewis Perrin, c. D.
b, Fred Cason.
egates to the District Society
held in the Presbyterian church
esday,, July 80, at II a. M:
,ouis J Bristow, Rev. H. W.
Rev. j. L. Daniel, Rev. M. 4.
Messrs. S. J. Link, W. NJ
Fell, J. M. Gambrell, Alf Lyon
B. Cheatham
business of the society being
d Rev. L. J. Bristow preached
nual sermon, Hebrew 2:6, 9.
Fred Cason, Sec.
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of to New York.

Miss Eliza Lindsay, the capable
manager of the Hot Hustler Racket
Store, leaves Wednesday for Clinton
where she will join Mr.. E. ]. Adair
and go on to the Northern markets.
She is going to buy a stock of goods
which will make the Hot Hustler
Racket step right up to the head Of
the procession of the stores in its
line of business.
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A Family Reunion.

Mrs. C. E. Williamson leaves to-
dav for her home in Pansy, Ca, to
be present at reunion Of her fam
ilv. Both brothers are home after
the big war, one bringing charming
English wife and young son, while
the baby brother arrived from over
seas few days ago. The occasion
will be celebrated with an old fash
ioned Georgia barbecue.
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60 FARMERS FROM THIS
COUNTY ATTEND CLEMSON

Sixty farmers and club members
from Abbeville county, attended
Farmers Week last Tuesday and
Wednesday at Clemson College.
Those who attended were mostly
adult farmers. The trip was made in
cars, leaving Abbeville early Tuesday
morning and returning late Wednes-
day evening.
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Infant Son Dies.

William Renwick Bradley, one
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. W. R.
Bradley of 1926 Blossom Street.
Shandon, died at the home of his
parents yesterday afternoon. Funer-
al services will be conducted at the
residence this afternoon at 5 o'clock.
Interment will be in Elmwood Gene
tery.-The State.
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ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
ABBEVILLE COUNTY BIBLE
SOCIETY HERE WEDNESDAY

The annual meeting of the Able
vile County Bible Society will be
held here Wednesday. morning at
II o'clock in the Presbyterian church
The Rev. Ross Lynn, president of
the Thornwell Orphanage will
preach. Delegates from all the
churches in the county will be pres.
ent and an interesting meeting is ex-
pected.
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RAILROAD COMMISSION
TO CONSIDER RAISE
IN RATES IN SEPTEMBER

The State Railroad Commission
will meet here the first week in Sep.
tember to consider the question OF
a raise in the telephone rates which
was asked for at the last meeting OF
the city council. The raise was ap
proved by the aldermen and was
then taken to the State body by VIM
NJ. Barnwell, of the Telephone com
pany.
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NEW STORE IN PROSPECT
FOR THIS CITY SOON

Henry DuPre of Greenwood, was
in Abbeville Saturday looking for a
location of branch store of the Am
erican Woolen Mills. Mr.. DuPre is
a native of this county and for a
long while was in business here. He
is now manager of a store of the
American Wooden Mills in Green
wood.
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Held On Serious Charge.

Two young negroes, Arthur Rouse
and Buck White, were arrested Sat-
urday on a serious charge and are
row being held in the County Jail,
pending action of the grand jury.
The negroes are about II years old
and live near Little Mountain. The
negro girl in the case lives just east
of town.
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Death of d Little Boy.

Friends in Abbeville heard with
great regret Sunday of the death Of
William Renwick, the one year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Bradley
of Columbia. The little boy died Sat.
urday afternoon and was buried Sun.
day afternoon at five o'clock at Elm
wood cemetery.
The bereaved parents have the sim
cere sympathy of a wide circle OF
relatives and friends in Abbeville
and surrounding country.
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le From the Seat of War.

Cheatham is at home from
of war. He is back in citi-
thes and looks as natural as
he had never seen Paris and
fight.
billy reunion was held at the
his father, Mr.. P. A. Cheat
|nday. Dr.. and Mrs. M. W.
n, of Columbia; Mr.. and
B. Cheatham and Miss Mari
atham, of Charlotte, and Mr.
C. D. Cowan and children,
bgton, were among those
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Home From Camp.

Misses Mary White, Florence and
Maria Neuffer and jamie Vance Bow
:e l..ve returned from a three weeks
stay ct "Camp AS You Like It," 1t
rains as hard in North Carolina as
it does in South Carolina, but it did
not effect the spirits of the young
campers who had a delightful time.
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1t Just Shoots.

Jack Bradley, has been working at
the mill since vacation, and making
big money. He knocked. off last Sat-
urday and is spending his money like
a man at Little Switzerland. Jack
says he is not going to touch a gun
while away for "a gun just shoots
if I touch it."
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SPENDING MILLIONS IN
DYESTUFF EXPERIMENTS

Philadelphia, July 26.-Millions OF
dollars are being expended by A
merican manufacturers of dyestuffs
to meet the expected competition of
Germany, according to a bulletin is
sued yesterday by the American
Chemical society.
All that energy and research can
do is being directed toward perfec-
tion of that group of colors known
as the vat dyes. One large corpora
ton has already expended $780,
600 in experiments toward the prep
aration of the much desired colors.
Vat dyes like indigo are insoluble
in water, dilute acids and alkalis, but
when treated with certain chemicals
hold compounds which can be dis
solved in alkaline solutions. These
compounds upon being exposed to
the air are acted upon by the oxygen
in such way that the original col
oring matter forms anew in the fl
Der which has been dyed, thus what
appears to be liquid as clear as
water in the vats is often the source
of brilliant hues. Vat colors have
their characteristic fastness because
of the very insolubility of the origi-
nal dyestuffs. Fabrics dyed with
them resist the action of washing, of
light and strong soaps. Hence they
are chiefly used for coloring the cot
ton material of Women's blouses and
shirtwaists, mems shirts, and fabrics
which often go to the laundry.
As these colors are so greatly
needed, it has been proposed that
they may be imported from foreign
countries for the next five years un-
der special license. They would be
subject to the unusual tariff accord
ing 20 the legislation now being con-
sidered by the ways and means COM
mittee of the house of representa-
tives which for several weeks have
been holding extensive hearings on
the dye situation.
The great cost of promoting a
native dye industry comes in putting
into practical application on a large
scale the work of the labratory. OF
the hundreds of dyes which were
manufactured. abroad before 1914,
there is scarcely one which could
not be made by American chemists
on a small scale under laboratory
conditions. When the wholesale op-
c-:ca.icl kac:->s, however, there a"e
many obstacles which can only be
overcome by practice. For example,
enc of the largest plants engaged in
! the manufacture of American dyes
expended in one year $845,000 il
A!,vclo-;2c. the factory process o. ?
certoin dye. Owing to interpreted
difficulties in manufacture it has
haen able 70 produce only $4,000
-~orAh c. dye. These difficulties, how
ever, are being rapidly overcome.
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RACE R|OT|NG IN
CHICAGO SUNDAY
Numerous Clashes Occur With Loss
OF Life-Starts Near Beach
Fighting Seemingly Precipitated
by Negroes-Police Stations
Emptied Of Re-
serves.

Chicago, July 27.-A series of
riots in the negro district late today
resulted in the drowning Of one ne
gro, the reported drowning Of
white man, probably fatal injury Of
another negro. the wounding of
policeman and injury to a score Of
white people and negroes by bullets
or missiles.
Police tonight said they had the
situation we'll in hand.
The trouble started at the Goth
Street beach where white people and
negroes are segregated and soon
spread to State Street, the main thor
oughfare in the heart Of the negro
district, which extends about five
miles. Shooting started near the
beach, and there was also some shoot
ing in the vicinity of State Street.
Although i'll feeling between the
races on the South Side, has extended
over period of months, emphasized
by bomb explosions, some shooting
and numerous fights, today's riots
seem to have had their start in petty
quarreling at the beach.
Start of Trouble.
Reports that negroes wandered
across the dividing line to the white
section of the beach and that white
people amused themselves by throw
ing small stones at negro bathers ap-.
peared the most plausible cause.
Soon after the fighting started a ne
gro fed pursued by a nulIloe-: II
white men. He took shelter behind
building and began shooting at a
policeman who had joined the pur-
suit and who returned the fire. The
negro finally surrendered.
During the fight one negro was
probably fatally wounded.
Twenty-ninth Street was soon
packed with white people and ne
groes, the latter predominating.
More fighting occurred and few
shots were fired as some of the ne
groes fled and patrol Wagons loaded
with blue coats raced to the scene.
A fire broke out in a small building
and the apparatus was blocked by
the throngs. Negroes are said to
have tried to drag the firemen from
their seats.
With the police stations emptied
of reserves and scores of others
rushed from North and West Side
stations. Acting Chief of Police Al
cock ordered every available police
man on duty to prevent further out
breaks. The small army of police
men succeeded in bringing about a
fair semblance of order.
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k Strickland, after seeing IL
service in France, arrived IN
y on Monday. His sister and
|elatives were in the city, but
BIT expecting him. He was at
to the Quartermaster's de-
ut. and rendered faithful ser
| his country. He has received
orable discharge and will re,
w to civil pursuits.
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A Charming Visitor.

Miss Royal Peak came over from
Greenwood Sunday and spent the
day with Mrs. D. A. Rogers and Mrs.
Sign. Miss Peak is a native OF
Edgefeld, she was in the heart of the
country last year at Alcolu, and this
summer is rusticating. at Greenwood.
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Gone to Atlanta.

Mrs. W. H. White left Thursday
for Atlanta, where she will 60 into
a hospital for treatment. Mrs. White
was accompanied by Miss Helen
Guild. Everyone wishes for her an
early recovery of her usual good
health.
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ther Higgason and his two
kughters, Misses Elizabeth
lice, came down from Ashe-
rday to visit Mr.. Higgason's
Joe Wilson.
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Comes Marching Home.

/ Lyon, who left Abbeville
|ars ago a barefoot boy, is
In a full grown. man, having
3 time in the navy and help
be war.
is spending a few days
w. W. Bradley and is
cordial welcome.
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Going to the Mountains.

Mrs. C. D. Brown, Miss Louise and
Miss Charlotte Brown left Monday
for Waynesville, N. c., where they
will spend some time.
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:. H. w. Pratt To Montreal.

Rev. H. W. Pratt will 60 to
lat, N. c., Wednesday to at
h educational conference OF
|uthern Presbyterian church.
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COTTON MARKET.

Cotton sold on local mar
ket yesterday for "a cents.
October futures closed in
New York at 34.65.