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CHARTER.

directed to each stakeholder at his last
known address, as the same shall appear
upon the books of the corporation, unless
said notice is waived in writing by all
OF the stockholders appearing upon the
books. At all meetings OF stockhoiders
a majority of the votes cast shall De
sufficient TO elect and to decide all ques-
tions voted upon, except for the. altera-
ton, amendment or the dissolution Oh
the corporation
ARTICLE VII. This act of incOrpora-
tion may be altered, amended or modihed'
or the corporation dissolved by vote
of two-thirds (23) in amount OF the cap
ital stock represented at general meet
ing of the stockholders called for that
purpose; and in case of dissolution OF
the corporation the stockholders at such
meeting shall elect three Liquidating
Commissioners, who shall have entire
charge of such liquidation, with authority
TO sell and dispose of the assets OF the
corporation, and to nil vacancies occur
ring in their own number.
ARTICLE VIII. No stakeholder shall
ever be held liable or responsible for the
contracts or faults of this corporation IN
any further sum than the unpaid balance
due the corporation on the shares owned
by him; nor shall any mere informally
in organization have the effect of render
ing this charter NULL or of exposing a
stakeholder TO any liability beyond the
amount of his unpaid stock.
Thus done and passed at my office in
the City of New Orleans, on the day,
month and year first hereinbefOre writ
ten, in the presence of l.. Ruel and ID.
Ellis, competent witnesses, who here
unto sign their names, together with said
appearers and me- Notary, after due read
ing of the whole.
Original Signed)
Witnesses:
J.. RUEL,
ID. ELLIS.
WALTER J. SUTTON, JR,
Notary Public.
j, 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 incOr-
/ pOration of the MARINE LUMBER CO,
| LTD, was this day duly recorded in my
/ office in book 1858 folio
! New Orleans, January. 1922.
(Signed) ROBT. SCOTT,
! Deputy Recorder.
| \ True Copy.
WALTER J. SUTTON, JR.,
/ Jan. 26-Mch.2 Notary Public.
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CHARTER.
due reading Of the whole.
(Signatures oRitted)

SHIRLEY HOFFMAN,
j. BLANC MONROE. -
WATTS h. LEVERlCH,
Notary Public.
tho undersigned Recorder of Mort
cages for the Parish of Orleans, State of
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing charter of PORTER
CLOTHING CO., INC, was this day duly
recorded in my office in DOOR 1-o0'
folio ~
New Orleans La, January, 1877:
(Signedl ROBT. SCOTT,
Tan mich . Deputy Recorder.
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CHARTER OF AMERICAN BALTIC
CHARTERING AND SHIPPING


State Of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans.
City Of New Orleans. Be II known that
on this twentieth day Of January, In the
year one thousand nine hundred and
LER YOUNG, Notary Public in and
for the Parish of Orleans. State of Louis
lana, duly commissioned and qualified.
and in the presence Of the witnesses here
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-27

n. Cummings. Edmund Henvls. Rob
crit 4. Hodgson, i. Burton mcCsbe,
William r. Mcguire, Ralph Il. Minker,
willard " Moore. J. r. Rowienson.
Harry -. West and !. r. WOoten ne
elders.
The Anniversary of the BOARD Of
Temperance. Prohibition and Pubic
Morals was celebrated last night. with
Dr. Alfred Smith presidnl and Dr
Clarence True Wilson making an ad-
dress.
Members OF the conference preached
IT. various churches yesterday
Bishop Henderson preached olo-
quently IN the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. yesterday morning on
Life Of Service" baslng his remarks
on John 10. & "He took towel"
DR.. Clarence True Wilson iectured
10 Cambridge Elks IN tho Grand Opera
/ House yesterday afternoon on lie
| Uncle Sam a Christian"
Conference Visitors.
/ Mr.. and Mrs Caleb r.. Burchenal nj
! Wilmington visited Cambridge during
| the conference week.
Former Governor John O. Town
sc nd, Jr.. OF Delaware and State Sena
tor Orlando Harrison OF Maryland
we're distinguished visitors AZ con.
ference Saturday and yesterday.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-27
MISS SAMWORTH WILL
PRESIDE At MEETING
At Which Democratic National
Chairman Will Greet Workers
Here Thuvday.

Miss Ellen Samworth will preside
nj n mass meeting In, the Wilmington
High School on Thursday evening. on
tho occasion OF the visit 10 this city
and state OF Cordell Hull, Democratic
national chairman.
Miss Samworth IL chairman
and one of the most energetic workers
In the Democratic party. According
TO the plans made by Charles Saylor
and his committee In charge of plans
for the Hull reception, Miss Samworth
will make brief address introducing
Chairman Hull. and he Will be the sole
speaker of the evening.
An orchestra will furnish music
before tho speaking and for an infor-
NAL reception that will be accorded
Chairman Hull after the meeting. Dur
ing his stay In this city. Mr. Huh will
hs the guest of Andrew G. Gray, ma
,ional committeeman from Delaware.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-27
CITY EMPLOYEES HAVE
FAILED TO PAY TAXES
Suit to Enforce Settlement II
Deiinquents Do Not Meet
Obligations by May 1.

Review NJ the liz; n delinquent tax
a bios which has been placed in The
hands ~ city Solicitor Reuben Sat
terthwaite for collection shows the
names cf probably a dozen city EN-
pIoyee. rner and women who are draw
Ing regular salaries from the civ
treasury. who have failed 10 settls
'heIr financial oblizatio TO tho CITY.
despite tina positions ~ public trust
,hev arc holding. The same thing -
plies ~ about an equal number ~
county employees who live IN Whining
ton. In other instances men holding
public Office but not listed as actual sal
airy employees Of the city are found 10 be
delinquenis and suits 20 enforce pay
rnent nave actually been instituted
a against some of the latter. Some 81.
these delinquents are we'll known men
and are filing important public po-
si;ions.
However. practically all Of these de-
l!nquents are not IN arrears for more
than one year. that Is they do not owe
any taxes further back than 1920 AL
though the taxes for this year have
not been paid. These latter do not be-
come delinquent until after May of
this year. All Of these city enploys
delinquents are said to have promised TO
make settlement by May /. They have
been granted this extension Of time
on the basis of their good faith. but
{ failure to comply wiz mean that suit
Will be brought against them just az II
/ has been brought against hundreds Of
. other dellnquents.
limitations that city employees who
have not paid their taxes would have
/ Their salaries held up are groundless.
I The city has no authority 20 hold up
Galary payments unless on, serious
( charges Of some kind against the pub
lie Office holder and even a suit for
non payment of taxes cannot form
/ grounds for such action as 1t -
brought in the civil courts.
Mr.. Satterthwsite 10 date has in
stituted approximately 800 suits either
before magistrates or in Superior
1 Court 10 enforce payment by the de-
linquents. Many as a consequence
have paid up, but many others have
elected 20 fight the action or to let Il
go without their taking any active
part IN it, In all csscs where the de-
( linquencies have been referred 10 the
city solicitor an extra charge of $40
is added to the amount Of the tax bill,
and where suit is instituted the court
charges have 10 be paid also by the
delinquent, so that the campaign 70
get IN all back taxes due Is really cost
ing the city nothing. Mr.. Satterthwaits
10 date has collected probably $40. 600
in back taxes and tho delinquent list
has been pretty well cleaned up for
the years prior 10 1920.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-27
TEX RICHARD square, :"
REX BEACH TEST|F|ES
Never Crooked When Running a
Gambling Place in Alaska,
Witnesses Agreed.
BY Associated rre.s to Every Evening

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
New York. March 27-Rex Beach
testified today that Tex Richard was
known in Alaska M being on the
square.
The novelist was called as n char
actcr witness by lawyers defending
tho sport promoter at his trial on n
charge of assaultlng 15-year-old
Sarah Schoenfeld, of the East Side.
Beach said he had known Richard
for % years and that they had driven
spikes together during the klondike
gold rush. Later Richard ran n gam
bling house I'm Alaska. I'm which the
novelist said no never had heard Of
anything crooked happening.
/ Asked some Hypothetical questions
| on whether he thought gambling
/ honorable. Beach said that NJ that
/ time gambling IN the far north was
not against the law, and whether or
not the business was honorable de
pended on whether II was run on the
level
Tho next character witness was
lrharlcs r. Heron. who described him
self as minor. fisherman and publisher
of the Anchorage CAlaska) Daily
Times.
HERON also stated tina. Richard had
a good reputation In the northland
As TO the ethics nf gambling, the wit
ness said he now abhorred g. but that
when tho gold rush WAS on. every
one did It aud Ne one Thought any
thing about #.
Mra. Richard tostlficd she Ind beer
~ November y. when several guost'
had been invited to- dinner. She sal,
her husband had come home ~ usua
about Gao or :. and after dinner h,
had como 10 her room. That. sh'
thought. was about O'Clock.
Tho State. in REORGANIZATION
asked her but ono question;
You were quite Ill that day. woren'
you"
Yes" she replied.
The symposium on gambling wa
continued when Major =. j. Drcxel
Biddle Jr.. Of Philadelphia. for ia year
leader IN tho Bible Glass movement
Q testified that he knew nothing agains
= Richards character.
4 After he had stated that he had me
{ 1.-The promoter in Toledo on tho day {
q The Dempsey Willard fight. he wa
r asked what ne thought Of gambling
,. He replied:
q Il consider that man who ran
- gambling house In the days OF the gol
i rush may have been an honorabl
p man"
n Asked II he taught gambling /
r. his bible classes. he answered:
Il have never made gamblin
a the thesis 81 an argument"
- The witness testified that after III
o charges had been brought again'
r Ricksrd. he had conversed with MOI
$ timer So<fff and others interested
q welfare movements for children.
q Mrs. May Richard to-day took Il
II stand later IN defense of her husbar
and testified that the sport promot,
q was at home from about : To- 8 y. I
Is on November r.. the night the assau
u was alleged To- have been made IN
h West Forty seventh street apar
q ment Prosecution Witnesses pr
p viously had testified that Eickard IN
ID tho girl. Sarah SchCenfeld. at 100
i'm.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-27
MANY PASTORAL SHIFTS.
IN PH|LA. CONFERENCE
Bishop Berry Hints That He
Will Retain Four District
l. Superintendent.
ry Associated Pres, to Every Evening

Philadelphia, Mar. IA large list
Of pastoral changes in the Philadel-
phia Methodist conference are awaited
with increasing interest. inasmuch as
they win he read tomorrow afternoon
when the conference closes.
There have been "a deaths during
THE year, leaving vacant some Of the
best charges in the entire conference
Bishop Berry end his cabinet ut the
beginning Of the conference sessions
started to make selections 10 an the
vacant pulpIts. This work has been
accomplished, hut il has necessitated
'chanRinR a number Of pastors who had
mot been scheduled for moving In
such cases most Of these changed will
'be advanced in position and salary.
/ There Seems 20 be no doubt that
Bishop Berry has decided 70 retain
his four district superintendents. each
for their seventh year. They are the
Rev. George w. Henson. secretary n
The cabinet and head ~ tho south dis
trict: The Rev. G. W. Straw. north
district; the Rev J. q. Wilson. north
west district and the Rev. g. Rickley
Burns. west district.
The bishop strongly intimated theii
retention. at the devotional and or
dinatlon services conducted in Whar
ton Church yesterday.
The conference accepted the invita-
tion Of the congregation Of ST. Jukef
Church. Broad and Jackson streets .,
hold next years meeting there.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-27
RESERVE OFFICERS TO
MEET HERE TOMORROW
As Major Williams Guests. Will
Hear New Organization
System Explained.

Reserve officers and ex-offlcers OF
the United States Army from this city
and practically every section Of the
State have been invited by Major
Charles L. Williams. L. s. A.. who ia
temporarily stationed here with the
organization OF the States quota Of
the Reserve Corps Of the United
States Army, 10 attend n meeting In
the grill room Of the Hotel du Pont
tomorrow evening.
II has been called by Major will
liams 10 acquaint all Reserve Corps
officers with the plan Of organization
of 1900 men distributed in eleven
units. which is the official quota for
the State. The present status of the
Reserve Corps will be explained by
army officials we'll acquainted with
the situation. Prominent speakers
have been engaged for the occasion.
New assignments in the Officers
Reserve Corps for Delaware men
were made public today by Major Will
liams, as follows; Second Lieutenant
John +. Townsend. ord. o. r. g..
Selbyville. to the 511 Ord. Co..
I (Maint); Second Lieutenant Ralph II.
Garrick, Ord. o r. c., Hercules
Powder Co. Kenvil. New Jersey. to
sol Ord. Co, (HdgD Second Lieuten-
ant Thomas Z. Brockhouse. Ord, o.
r. c., Hercules Powder Co. kenvil,
New Jersey. to 18th Division; Second
Lieutenant Benjamin BintOn. Air Ser
vice. o. r. G. Delaware City. TO 1874 tn
Pursuit Squadron. y. 4. S; Second
Lieutenant Frank J. Horty. Ord. O.
r. c., Wilmington. 10 642 Ord. Co:
Lieutenant Alfred J. L'Heureaux, A
d. J.. Ord. from Hackensack. y. Y,
has been assigned as adtutant OF the
18th Division. according TO recent
orders from the War Department.. The
18th Division Is being organized in the
Second Corps Area and is comprised
OF troops from Delaware. New Jersey
and New York.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-27
GODS CLAIM ON MAN.


st. Peters Cathedral was filed with
women last night when Rev. John W.
Mattmore, =. j., of Fordham Univer-
sity. n. y. opened the annual retreat,
with sermon on Life and Death"
Sermons win be delivered Mt 7,4b
o'clock each evening this week and on
next Sunday at o'clock. when the
retreat win come to n close. There
will he Masses each morning nj G. Z
and o'clock,
Father Mattimorc outlined last
night the three-fold claim which God
has on every human soul, emphasizing
the fact that each was made for heav-
en-. He compared life with long road
on which are ten milestones, the ter
commandments which point tho w1y &c
heaven. God ie the harbor from which
we set forth. he eald, and IN also tn,
haven TO which we return. Ho urged
everyone TO make the resolution thai
she would reach heaven. the guiding
star Of life.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-27
.ENTERTA |NMENT AND
BANQUET BY B'NA| BIRTH

Wilmington Lodge. No. 40, hide
pendent Order B 'nal B rith, held its first
public celebration for the new year last
night in the auditorium of the y. NJ
II. A., Third and King streets The pro-
gram included an initiation ceremony
and banquet. The banquet was held in
the Hotel du Pont earlier in the evening
The initiation ceremonies followed IN
the lodge rooms at the Y NJ H. A. head
quarters. Harry s Plstowsky, first vice
president of District Grand Lodge, No. 3.
was the principal speaker, following the
initiation exercises. \ brief summary of
the work done by the lodge was outlined
by Mr.. Plstowssy. he declared the work
OF the order is one of the most important
things IN the life of the Jewish people
today. The organization, he said, pro-
vided the great unifying spirit for the
Jewish people OF America, assisted TO
weld the Jews from every country in the
world into one homogeneous race, in
which the American ideals of democracy
were the central thought.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-27
BALL URGES HARMONY
AMONG REPUBLICANS
Says Party Should Win Elec-
tons at Polls in
November.

The address of United States Sena-
Tor J.. Heieler Ball at a meeting OF
the New Castle County Republican
Committee on Saturday afternoon. in
which he urged the need Of har-
mony between factions. vac the most
important feature OF the program.
Senator Ball told OF some Of his &C
tiyiiies az Washington. defended the
Congress- from the attacks Of his Dem
ocratic friends and emphasized the
necessity for electing a Republican
United states Senator and Congress
man from Delaware next fall. He said
that he was willing TO do his share
az work and that he hoped TO spend
about two months in Delaware this
fail aiding in the campaign.
The meeting OF the county commit
tee was called primarily 10 hear the
reports from districts and 10 locate
wherever vacancies exist. This was
done and the vacancies will be filed
a. a future meeting Of the committee
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-27
ELSMERE MAIL SERVICE.

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Eismere. March 27.-Dcla ware s.
lyman has been appointed clerk at
which is now A fourth-class office. viii
be abolished after March 81. and a
rural station will take its place. As
rural station Il will be under the
direction OF Wilmington office ami the
clerk in charge. Mr.. lyman, will be
under Postma ster English.
Abolition OF this office was brought
about by Mr.. Lyman, G. r. Binder
and J. w, Reynolds OF Elsmere. who
requested the establishment Of village
delivery. Nearly every house i'm Els
mere and adjacent villages has put up
letter boxes and all districts have
signs up. making a delivery possible
which VIII reach from Elsmere TO
Prices Corner. delivery TO be made
from the Wilmington office. Elsmere
office viii he known as a classifie 4
station.
| Under the law the clerk in charge
Of the station must take a Civil Ser
/ vice examination.
/ In line with this project the postal
authorities have asked for bids f.
! building a new postoffice at Elsmere
! the bids to have been ended on Sat
urday. No bids were received how
ever, and the announcement that tbs
office was to be designated as a rura
j station, and not a classified one. in
dicates that the village delivery b,
post men will not he ordered. Jus
what delivery facilities will he accord
/ cd the residents through the new ar
lrangement was not announced
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-27
AWARDS TO STUDENTS
Of THE HIGH SCHOOL
Penmanship and Typewriting
Certificates Presented This
Morning.

Certificates for pcnmanship and
sypcwriting were awarded AZ the High
School assembly this morning. George
William Merklc. head OF the Com
mcrrial Department read the lis, of
winners and Miss Edith Incababian.
teacher of penmanship. and Miss Jes-
canine Smith. teacher OF typewritins.
.ade the awards.
The certificates for penmanship were
given TO second term pupils in pen
manship. who had stood so per cent
In their terms work. The papers were
graded by the local teacher and re-
Graded 10y the Zaner School OF Pen
mxnship in Columbus. Ohio. II was
Interesting to note that Miss Inca
hahian graded more severely than the
a'hool. Those receiving certificates
were Anna Reese. Mae Lark, Eliza
beth Blockson. EleanU Limbcrg
Frances spence. Minerva Wood.
Gladys Scott. Martha Shynook. F'reda
Crouch.
Certificates were awarded by the
Underwood Typewriter Company for
monthly speed and accuracy tests.
After a pupil receives certain num-
tsr of certificates. he may try for a
gold medal. Underwood certificates
were awarded to the following group
OF Senior typcwriting students: Sarah
Benson. Helen Bail. Gladys Bowers
William Corrie. Grace donaldson
Madeline knaycr. Harry R-zits. Eliza
beth Lloyd. Jeanette Pierce.
Mr. Mcrklc praised the pupils for
their efforts 10 attain efficiency and
u.
Miss Smith and Miss Incababiar
while visiting a Philadelphia school
were invited io take charge OF glasses
J. Harry Ashton. athletic director
announced an inter-Class field mee'
&c be held on the Pennsylvania Field
Saturday from until i.30 u. m. Il,
said that there will hc no limit to on.
tries and that in order To detray eN
penses an entrance fee of twenty-five
cents Will be charged each participant
There Will h. running troad and higi
Jumps. daehes FOR boys and girls. mile
relay FOR boys and quarter mile rela,
Tor girls. Iva scba.l and basketball
throw for distance for grls. and diacu
throw and shot put for hoye. Gold
silver and bronze medals will h
swsrded winners and a silver cup Wi
Y. given the winning class
Principal COKE announced that tn
Friendship club will have a movi
Nencst at the Queen Theatre the frs
threc dsvs Of THE week He read
communication from the Agricultur
club az tho University of pclawar
announcing a lecture. poets, WI
and Tame" by Tom 4. DAILY. In Wolf
Hall April At SIS y NJ.
Mr. Coke also announced that III
TWO lower classes would meet thi
week 20 elect room representative
end officers for the student Council
Iie commended the students fee thei
excellent behavior IN passins from on
class 10 another.
The orchestra played a charmin
selection and the program closed wit
the usual patriotic exercises.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-27

Coughs, colds, spasmodiccroup,
whoopine cough, Ia grippe and
bronchial cough should receive imme-
diate treatment. or more dangerous sick
ness may result. Don't delay. Use
Foley's Honey and Tar
undisputedly the best known and most
successful cough medicine on the market.
It's wholesome and safe; no better
remedy known.
John VoGnue, Elberton. Ga, writes this: IT
took most severe cold and ooughed night and
been tern out. used folsy's Ponev and Tar.
Ny condition began to Improve q once and IN
few days was ~ well a. ever"
For sale BY ~. u. panforth. Oruxgist
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-27
"DIGNITY OF LIFE"
Il Lenten Sermon Topic by Rev. Floyd
W. Tomkins.

THE Dignity Of Life" was the sub
sect OF Rev. Floyd W. Tomkins, OF Holy
Trinity +. r. Church. Philadelphia. az
the MONDAY service at St. Andrews
today. He denied that life was a gloomy
state Of being. saying that It should
be triumphant and glorious.
He said that we should he glad to
live because we are the creation OF
God. redeemed by His son. Jesus
Christ. and inspired and Comforted by
the Holy Spirit. The blessings Of re-
licion should also make life worth liv-
inr the Bible. the church, prayer. the
realization OF the presence Of God be
ING among these blessings.
DIR. Tomkins declared that the very
struggle Of life made it worth living.
as il developed character. The vision
Of what he may be gives man defin-
ito goal. according 10 DR.. Tomkins
who said that only through working
with Christ can a person go on and
greet the unseen with a cheer. He
again emphasized the dignity of life
by reminding his hearers that they
are made in the likeness OF God and
that Christ assumed human form
when We nave sell knowledge anc
self reverence, we will have self con
troll" he said.
The life OF the idealist may be lone
~ because his thoughts are on a high
er plane than his neighbors. he said
hut God is with him. There Is M
failure in NE" he added. I'VE mus
not test Gods work before it is fin
ished"
Rev. FredNick NJ. kirkus read tn
prayer. He announced that Or. Tom
kins will be the speaker again tomor
row and Wednesday. From ten unit
twelve tomorrow morning. DIR. Tom
sins will conduct quiet hours for WON
en- in ST. Andrews Church. There wil
be Holy Communion and appropriat
ADDRESSES.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-27
Building Permits Issued.

Building permits issued today at
the office of Building Inspector Ellis
r. Preston were as follows: b. Morris.
240S Carter street. addition. s125; Mary
\. Bader. 241O Carter street, addition.
SIPS: Oliver Gentry. southwest corner
Eighth and Wollaston streets, repairs,
$50; Anthony Popularski. 1913 South
Harrison street. addition. 500: Joseph
Rucinski. 725 Warner street. addition,
$780, Frank Manion, S12 King street
addition, $500.