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capital stock so issued shall thereupon become and be fully paid up and nonassessable for l ever, and in the absence of ac- tual fraud in the transaction, the Judgment of the Directors as to the value of the property purchased shall be conclusive. ARTICLE V The time of the commence ment of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of these Articles of Incorporation in the office of the Corporation Commission of Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter, with the privilege of renewal as provided by law.
 ARTICLE VI
 The affairs of this corpora tion shall be conducted by Board of Directors consisting of not less than three nor more than nine directors, and such officers as the directors may elect or appoint, and until oth- erwise changed by bylaws to be adopted, there shall be five directors, and the following named shall constitute the Board of Directors until their successors are elected and have qualified:
 J. B. Tooker,
 R. A. Niekerson,
 H. H. Pitkin,
 P. A. Melick,
 C.. E. McKinstry. Thereafter the Board of Direct ors shall be elected from among the stockholders at the annual meeting to be held on the second Monday of Janu- ary of each year.
 The names; of the officers who shall have charge of the corporate affairs until their successors are elected and have qualified, are
 J. B. Hooker, President,
 H. H. Pitkin, Vice-President,
 R. A. Nickerson, Secretary
 and Treasurer.
 ARTICLE VII
 The Board of Directors shall have power to adopt and amend bylaws for the govern ment of the corporation, to fill vacancies occurring in the Board from any cause, and to appoint an executive committee and vest said committee with such powers as they may determine.
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or apparatus necessary to fully
 accomplish said purpose, and if oil or other minerals are found, then to market same to the best i advantage.
 Second: To engage in the transportation of oil, gas or any minerals of any character or kind, either produced by this ! corporation or by other persons or corporations, by means of pipelines, tramways, railroads, boats, barges or other convey ances, and in order to fully car ry out said objects and purpos- es, to purchase, build, lease or otherwise acquire pipelines, tramways, railroads, boats, barges, tank cars, locomotives, pumping stations, steam plants, air. plants, and all other ma chinery, apparatus and para phernalia necessary or inciden- tai thereto.
 Third: To build, construct, lease, purchase or otherwise ac- quire, buildings, machinery, | vol OSC1C CC 011o OLI1G3 3pDoX for refining, smelting, manufac- turing or otherwise working up the products of mineral lands either produced by this corpor- ation or other persons or cor porations, and to refine, smelt, manufacture or otherwise work upthe products and by-products of said oils or other minerals, and to operate the said plant or plants and market the pro ducts or by-products as manu- factured to the best advantage.
 Fourth To engage in a gen eral oil or mineral brokerage business by buying, selling or otherwise trading in oil lands, mineral lands or the products or by-productS of oil or mineral lands.
 Fifth: To carry on such oth- CT business pertaining to oil, gas, or any other minerals of any kind or character, as may be found necessary or desirable or incidental to the foregoing.
 Sixth: To acquire by pur- SAiooC O1 oLIIC1 W lSC, CO 6IIo to dispose of, the stocks, bonds. notes or evidence of indebted ness of any person or corporat- ion, including this corporation.
 Seventh: To do any and all things that a natural person | could do that are in any wise l connected with or incidental to | any of the foregoing enumer- ated powers.
 ARTICLE W
 The capital stock of this cor poration is hereby fixed at Two Hundred Fifty Thousand | ($25O,OOO) Dollars, divided in to Two Thousand Five Hun dred shares of the par value of | One Hundred ($1OO.OO) Dol lars each. At such times as the Board of Directors may by reso- lution direct, said capital stock | shall be paid into this corpora tion, either in cash or by the | sale and transfer to it of real | or personal property, contracts, | services, or any other value, right or thing, for the use and purposes of said corporation, i. payment for which shares of | the capital stock of this corpor- ation may be issued, and the !
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STATE OF ARIZONA Office of the Arizona Corpora
 ton Commission

&AOA4 SOkAA1AAA9Sx0n United States of America
 State of Arizona The Arizona Corporation Com mission does hereby certify that the annexed is a true and complete transcript of the Articles of Incorporation of Diamond State Oil Company which were filed in the office of said Arizona Corpora oion Com mission on the 2Oth day of May A. D. 1921, at 1O:OO o'clock a. m.., as provided by law.
 In testimony whereof, The Arizona Corporation Commis- sion, by it's Chairman, has here unto set it's hand and affixed its Official Seal.
 (SEAL)
 Done at the City of Phoenix, the Capitol, this 2Oth day of May, A. D. 1921.
 ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION
 D. F. JOHNSON Attest:
 STANLEY WILLIAM MSON
 Secretary Articles of Incorporation of Diamond State Oil Company KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
 That we, the undersigned, have this day associated our selves together for the purpose
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
A.C. A. Notes

There will be general meeting
of the Association fof Collegiate
Alumnae Saturday at the. Chamber
of Commerce. LUNCHEON will be
served at II o'clock followed by a
pfogram at 1850 O'Clock.
Maurice Block. art director for
the Omaha Society of Fine Arts,
will speak OH American Art
Reservations for the iuacheon
may be made with Mrs. Fl. B. Pat
rick, Colfax 4004, before 9 a. m.>Sat-
urday.
street, will be hostess for the home
education and drama sections of the
A. c. A: "Wednesday afternoon.
The home edufation section will
meet at 80 O'Clock. Mrs Phebe Z.
Fullaway will speak on Cookery" :"
The drama section will present a
medieval French farce, Monsieur
Patelin.' at 4 o'clock. under, the
leadership OF Mrs, Howard Nc
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Bureau of The Bee.
Washington, Jan. 8.

The marriage of Miss Catherine
Slnyth, younger daughter of Chief
Justice (of the court of appeals of
the District of Columbia) and Mrs.
Constantine ]. Smyth, formerly Of
Omaha, to Charles Ward Burgess,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Burgess
OF Omaha which will take place next
Wednesday evening is of equal in
terest here and in Omaha where the
young people wilL make their future
home. The ceremony will be per-
formed at $50 in the evening i'll the
beautiful ball room OF the elaborate
apartment house, 2400 Sixteenth
street, where the Smyths live. Afe-
ception with dancing will follow,
when the company will include Of
fetal, diplomatic and resident So
ciety.
MIR. and Mrs. Clarence Sib-
bernsen of Omaha, brother-in-laW
and sister of the youthful bride, ar
rived on Wednesday to remain until
after the wedding. Both will be in
the wedding party, Mr.. Sibbernsen as
one of the groomsmen and Mrs.
Sibbernsen as nlatron of honor for
her sister. Miss Catherine Cartan of
New York will be the maid of hon
or. She arrived here yesterday and
Miss Claire Daugherty of Omaha,
who will be one Of the bridesmaids,
arrived here Thursday. Miss Rosa
Maye Kendrick, daughter Of Senator
Kendrick of Wyoming, debutante
Of this season. as the bride was to
have been, will be the other brides
maid. MIR. Burgess will have his
father for his best man, and the
groomsmen will include, III addition
to Mr.. Sibbernsen, Eugene Neville of
New York, George E. Hamilton of
this city, Lewis Burgess of Omaha,
brother of the bridegroom, and Ed
ward Smytll, brother of the bride.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Burgess and
Lewis Burgess will arrive here on
Monday with Mr.. and Mrs. L. c.
Nash, all OF Omaha The BRIDE
groom arrived yesterday.
a TOullQ OF entertainments ildS
been planned for the young people
and crowded into short space OF
time. Last night Judge and Mrs. Van
Orsdale entertained company at
dinner in honor of the bride. Today
Miss Margaret Crosson, daughter OF
DR.. Henry ]. Crosson, and great
niece of the late Hon. James G.
Blaine, gave large luncheon in hon
or OF Miss Smyth. Mr.. and Mrs. Sib-
bernsen entertained large company
of young people with the bridal party
at dinner. followed by dancing, at
the Chevy Chase club and tomorrow
Mrs. Francis William Hill will give
a tea for them. Miss Esther Nc
Nann, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. ]. McNann, formerly of Omaha,
will give luncheon and in the eve
ming Senator and Mrs. Kendrick
will entertain at dinner for their
daughter, in honor of~the bride and
bridegroom. Tuesday evening, after
the rehearsal for the ceremony, the
brides parents will entertain the
bridal party al supper. with dancing,
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which shortly follows, that she
would read it to the convention and
that he must at once jump to his
feet and make a short speech in fa-
vor of passing it, And then she
would Immediately do likewise.
Resolved, That it is the duty of
the women of this country to secure
to themselves the sacred right of
the elective franchise
my mother told Mr.. Douglass
that in the conferences they had
been holding before the convention,
where she had maintained that the
ballot in the hands of woman was
the keynote to the situation. Lucre-
tia Mott, the great Quaker preacher
from Philadelphia, had exclaimed,
oh, Lizzie, ii thee demands that thee
will make us ridiculous! We must
go slowly.
"And my father, Henry Brewster
Stanton, the famous anti-slavery ora
tor, who usually stood by my moth
er in all she did and said. and who
also worked and spoke for the cause
of woman, was so amazed at her
daring when she confded>, to him
what she intended doing and would
not listen to his advice that he left
town and would not attend the meet
ings! 4
"But my mother felt she was
right and nothing anyone said could
turn her from her course Frederick
Douglass agreed with her, and said
he would do all he could to help her
carry her resolution.
Then. too, she remembered the
advice given her by Daniel O'Con-
nell, the far-famed Irish Orator, whom
she had met in London, England, on
her wedding trip i'll 1840. while at
tending the Worlds Anti-Slavery
convention, to whiclr my father had
! been sent as a delegate from the
United States. and with whom my
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Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Benefit Film
For Big
Sisters !.

A benefit performance wiis be
given for the Big Sisters association
by the management Of the Muse
theater on Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings, january~l2 and l3,
at the Muse theater, Twenty-fourth
and Farnam streets, The film to be
shown is Honest Hutch" a Saturday
Evening Post story. In addition to
the film there will be dancing num-
bcrs by pupils from the studio of
Miss-Adelaide Fogg, and violin solos
by Miss Edith Hall, formerly of St.
Louis, who is pupil OF the cele
brated Max Bendix OF New York.
Performances on these two evenings
will be at $50, 500 and $50.
The Big Sisters is an association
of business women whose purpose
is to promote the welfare ard happi-
ness of any girl or woman needing
a big siste1 Lonely girls arc helped
TO make friends. Worried and per-
picked little sisters are given kindly
counsel Girls who are, in financial
difficulties arc. helped over the hard
places. Sick girls are visited. All
sorts Of little kindnesses are shown
girls and women who are strangers
in the city.
Very recently one little woman
who had never been in the city be-.
fore came here to enter one OF the
hospitals. She appealed to Beatrice
Fairfax before leaving home to find
her a PLACE whfre her 3-year-old
girl could be boarded\ while the
mother was i, the hospital. In
cooperation with the Big Sisters
place was found where the child
was given loving care. The Big
Sisters met the mother at the train
with AN automobile and saw her ard
the child safely established, which
meant a great deal to such an in
experienced person.
The Big Sisters were also able to
give the mother and little one a
very happy Christmas. Christmas
boxes were sent to young English
woman, who is the widow o. ore
of our soldiers, and who is i'll a
hospital. far from home and friends.
A layette is being furnished TO a
young unmarried mother who has
been unable to prepare for the COM
ing Of her baby.
This is the first time the Big Sis
ters have appealed to the public to
help raise funds to carry on their
work,
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Miss Seventeen 7 ear-Old,
Eager to Grow Up.
Makes Mistake
By GABBY DETAILS.
Ass Seventeen Year-Old OF
vi n,1r aennaintance Is most |

\ Alss seycnteen-4ear-old OF
.lVl our acquaintance is most
eager to grow up. During the
past several months, every effort has
been bent toward achieving the ap-
pearancc OF at least 10 winters and
summers. In an eastern school far
from mothers watchful eye She care
fully planned >her wardrobe for the,
holidays, and at Thanksgiving time
when visiting in New York she
reveled in beauties of the smartest
shops, A-evercly plain tailored
suit with trim sailor hat, to match
was her first purchase, this being
quickly followed by several blouses,
the like Of which are affected by
business women far removed from
the 'debbie" stage. Of course, cos
tunes for social functions were con-
sidered, and upon hex return to
school she possessed a clinging
"vampish" gown of black velvet,
made with scanty skirt and
scantier bodice. All! her youth
tul spirits we're joyous. She would
look older now. The boys would
.reat her as though she weFe fully
18, going on -. Experiments with
IA coiffure which tended toward a
more stately appearance weres very
successful and it was with a MOST
.elf-satisfed air Miss Omaha board
cd the train to return for the holt
days.
She soon discovered fellow
traveller to be a young man of her
elder hrother's. circle, Aho was re-
turning from his alma mater.
Conversation went right merrlly
for some time until the boy--weH, he
is probably 24-volunteered. .
Honestly you don't seem the
same since you've been away to
school. I feel as though | should
talk on psychology. and lot. of
bunk like that. | guess you've just
grown up. You always seemed like
such little kid"
At this II glowed inwardly but
not for long. "You Know you never
seemed just like the other girls to
me. You were sort of old fashioned.
sweet and feminine, the kind of a
girl that wears ruff1es and frills and
leaves off the hair nets and doesn't
use big words or talk a lot about
the new era and junk we're all sick
OF hearing
At this the girl beside him re-
inembered her mannish suit, her hair
net skinned tightly over blonde
locks which curl most bewitchingly,
if permitted, and her heart sank.
She rallied quickly, however. and
turned the subject into other han-
nels.
In the dining car that evening the
young mans keen eye noted a
change in the appearance of our
little friend. Into the masculine
eye there 1eaped note Of apprecia-
.tion for the dainty picture of
Feminine youth and beauty before
him.
"You see, they make US dress that
horrid nlannish grown up way at
school," the girl timidly explained
!, a: she blushed just like an old fash
Joned girl. but whether because Of
shc hb or the complimentary gaze
Of thu how. Gabby doesn't know. I
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09

Daughter Of Elizabeth Cady
Stanton Writes Of
Her Mother

Margaret Stanton Lawrence,
daughter OF Elizabeth Cady Stanton,
who advocated "women's rights" u
years ago, has written to the editor
of the woman's section of The Bee
regarding her mother.
II am an old lady myself now,"
she says, land lived through the days
when my parents had rotten eggs,
cabbages and brickbats hurled at
them ON the platform at Cooper
Union, New York City, and Fanu-
ell Hall, Boston, by the great mobs
who would not let them plead for
the rights of the women or the ne
groes. My mother visited your
city (Omaha) many times when |
lived there and spoke in your midst
TO large audiences, but new genera
ton has arisen since then.
Mrs. Stanton spent some time in
Council Bluffs and is we'll remem-
bered there. Mrs. Anna V. Metcalf
Of Omaha says she remembers going
with her mother to call on Mrs.
Stanton. Both Mrs. Stanton and
Susan B. Anthony were entertained
IN the home of Mrs. ]. N. Cornish
Of Omaha, mother of Mrs. Metcaf.
"When my mother was 80 years
old" Mrs. Lawrence relates, mother
ci three stalwart sons, Nshe and her
friends held in Seneca Falls, N. Y,
July 10 and 20, 1848, the first con-
vention ever called to discuss the
rights. of women. Frederick Doug
lass, the brilliant orator, had come
down from Rochester, N. Y, to
speak at the meeting. Mother asked
him what it was that he saw that his
people, the black slaves, needed to
put~~then on the right plane. The
ballot he promptly replied. And !
see that the ballot is exactly what we
women need said Elizabeth Cady
Stanton
Then she explained to him that
she had drawn up the resolution,
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Burgess -Smyth Wedding Of
Interest Both Here and
In Washington

MAJ. Harry ONelll, formerly Oh
Myrtle farm, Omaha, had another
one Of his charming dinner parties
at Beck Noch, near Fairfax, Va. on
Monday evening. His guests, who
went out in automobiles, included
Mrs. Ragsdale, widow of former
Representative Ragsdale; Miss Hoff
OF New York, guest OF Mrs. Rags
dale, and Vernon Stiles, the we'll
known baritone, and his accompa-
mist, Thomas Hughes.
Rollin Bond quite covered himself
with glory as conductor and man
ager OF the Washington Opera com.
pany when they gave several per-
formances last week of the "Chimes
Of Normandy" Th. performance was
beautifully given, musically and
otherwise, and the orchestra. chorus
and principals all showed ability and
careful drilling. Mrs. Bond was in
the cast, a petite, pretty and viva
cious soubrette as Serpolette. Mr..
Bond is nephew Of the late. Ella
Wheeler Wilcox. His mother, Mrs.
Sarah Bond, and his sister, Miss
Bond, still live in the. old home at
Ord, Neb.
The calling season in official So
ciety in Washington opened this
week quite briskly. Wednesday was
a particularly busy calling day,
given over, as it is, to the wives and
hostesses of the members 'of the
cabinet, the vice president and. the
speaker of the house of representa-
tivessMrs. Marshall, wife of the vice
president, has done and is doing her
tull duty to society. as far : as it
is, possible, being a hotel dweller,
as she has been throughout Mr..
MarshalPs regime here. She has
been in trail health and in mourning
much of the. time, otherwise she has
given her full quota OF dinner parties
and receptions and has observed her
day at home except when illiiess has
prevented. Her suite was crowded
the last two Wednesdays, when she
was formally at home" and had q
merry little patty OF assistants. Mrs.
Colby, too, wife of the secretary or
state, has been a close second TO
Mrs. Marshall in fulfilling her Off
cial duty to society. She has III adj
dition entsrtained quite lavishly the
residential set apd the Young people,
who are, very fehd of Mrs. Colby
and her three youAg daughters. They
are seldom without guests in the
house and they still more seldom
dine alone. Mrs. Colby is one. OF
the most charming and one of the
handsomest women in Official soci-
ETY.. She is without affectation and
is both gracious and graceful in a
sweet, womanly way.
The Washington home OF the pres
ident-elect and Mrs. Harding. at 23l4
avenue, has been offered to
the vice president-elect and Mrs.
Coolidge for their official home after
March 4. 1t has not been decided
by the Coolidges whether they will
accept the Harding house, Of course
On lease. or whether they will re-.
riain as hotel guests like the Mar
shalls have been for eight years. The
Coolidges will. come to the Hotel
Washington for the inaugural festiv-
tiles at least. and it is not at all
definite whether or not they will re-
main there. The Harding house is
a very attractive, comfortable cot
tage- -like house, with close ncighbors
and III very inaccessible place, eN-
cep' Tor motorists.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09

Into drug store stepped one day
little miss just fresh from play
She dropped a nickel on the case s.
And CALLED for a cone, with happy face.
Her face, not the cones )Ass
"Cones are seven cents now my child"
The clerk informed her as he smiled. =
With feeling never born of fear
She said, I'll have a cold root beer
(Note the variety)
THAT is six cents,n-said the clerk
Albeit without sign of mtrth.
With Just glance along the floor
She turned away Ito leave the store.
(Was she bluffing.)
Wait, come back" the clerk cried out
You've left your nickel" came his shout.
"oh. keep it if you WILL" said She
1T isn't worth a thing to me-"
~ Ever feel that way yourselfo
This story, without the embellish-
ment OF verse, is s-told by Mrs. H. ].
Holmes as having taken place in an
Omaha drug store out ON East
Dodge. Mr.. or Mrs. Grownup, take
heed. Remember that practical prob
lens Of finance have crept even into
that romantic realm of childhood
and make-bclieve. Don't give your
child a nickel to spend any more
1t won't do him. her or it any good
Make'it seven cents.
"A MOTHER story. illustrating
~ the fact that those happy
: = days of childhood" are differ
ent now than when you and l were
young, Maggie" A nickel meant a
whole bag OF candy i'll those days
10 nigger babies, 10 chocolate mice,
an all-day sucker, stick Of licorice
and five. jaw-breakers. One cent
was something to be appreciated, but
5. well, some people always were
just naturally lucky!
A benevolent-hearted woman was
buying a box of candy not many
days ago at candy store grated
onto a cigar shop in one of our
large office buildings. A young
child of color. sometimes careless
ly called niger" was "hangin'
round rolling his big. meek eyes
up at her while she made her, pur-
chase. When she paid for her mod
est half pound of candy, she hand
ed the clerk an extra nickel and
asked him unknown to the child}.
to "give him bit Of candy"
Unaware OF the arrangement, the
stability dressed, sad-eyed little fel-
low. seeing that the woman had fin
ished her purchase, literally sang
out to the clerk, "Give p1e a quar-
ter's worth Of chocolates with cher
ries in 'em.2
Give me back my nickel" said
the woman, "and don't let the boy
know I ips,i1ted him." Whereon
she fed.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09

cessful efforts in bringing so far the
best that can be secured, this being
the third exhibit since the opening
Of the season. October, 1920. The
present exhibit OF old masters. is
loaned by courtesy by the noNed
Enrich galleries Iof New York. 1t
is needless to sdy with exhibits Of
note being brought to the portals
OF our very door that art Can be en-.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Exhibit Of Old
NJ a S ters Is !
Impressive
By MRS. ALFRED DARLow

In looking over the exhibit of
canvases done by "old masters"
which is being held under the aus
pices Of Fine Arts society in the pub
lie library one is impressed by the
exquisite coloring and harmony per-
meating the very atmosphere of the
room III whichthe pictures are hung
"The Hon. Mrs. Davenport by
Thomas Gainsborough, is especially
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09

to be commented upon. "A Gentle
man." by Lorenzo Lotto, an Italian
artist, although representative of the
title, shows gentleman of leisure
as we'll as most studious in express
sion. Nine. Nigee Lebrun's Child
of Labadye Family" is most beau
tiful in its appeal as we'll as color.
The Omaha Society OF Fine Arts
deserves unstintcd praise for its sue
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09

joyed, studied and appreciated with
out always vending our Eay to
other climes to visit museums. A
museum we have not yet attained,
but with the spirit OF public senti-
ment back OF our Society OF Fine
Arts the time is ripe and ere long
museum Will be an additional monu-
ment of beauty 10 our growing city
OF Omo
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09

Moines, The cast will be as follows:
M. Patelin." Mrs. Anan Raymond;
"Guillemitt," Mrs. Roy Sunderland:
m. Lamhlin," Mrs. Walter Stande-
ven; Draper Mrs, Howard Nc
Moincs; Judge" Miss Allccne
Thichoss.