East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-20
Interesting Letter From
New York City


of a personal tax by taking up a le
gal residence outside the city. A bill
has been introduced in the legislature
which compels non-residents to file
detailed list of all personal prop
erty in this state, to be taxed in the
district where it is located. At pres
ent non-residents cannot be taxed on
personal property.
The courts have held that while
the state has no Jurisdiction over
non-residents, 1t has Jurisdiction over
their property, and the bill is drawn
on those lines. 1t will reach wealthy
citizens of New York who claim
residence in Connecticut, Rhode
Island, New Jersey and other states
for the purpose of evading taxation.
Wave of Crime.
The wave of crime that is sweeping
over New York, general civic demor-
alization, police corruption and the
falling off of attendance at the
churches, have convinced prominent
clergymen that the metropolis is in
need of a religious awakening, and
they have planned a series Of revival
meetings to be held during Lent in
Madison Square Garden and the Car
negie Lyceum, on a scale which has
never before been attempted in this
country.
Among the New York clergymen
interested in the movement are Doc
| tor Macarthur, the Rev. DR.. Hollo-
way. the Rev. DR.. George Pentecost,
and the Rev. DR.. James Hughes. 1t
is announced that the services of
every noted evangelistic worker in
the country is to be secured. From
England and Scotland, too, Presby-
terian and Baptist workers are COM
ing to help reclaim New York from
the slough in which the preachers
say 1t has fallen.
Homeless and Cold.
In the present cold weather a dog
EN- or so of the homeless have been
taking refuge every night in the post
office, where the air is well warmed.
Though showing the pinch of hunger
and exposure, they seem generally to
be of a better class than the hoboes
who flock to the city lodging house.
There is a sort of shabby respecta-
bility about their makeup.
The wonder is, when or where they
sleep. They have TO remain standing
in the pOstoffice and they dare not
even doze on their feet for fear of
the watchman. A few OF the bolder
ones make no bones about it that
they are there for shelter. They look
out of the windows and even gossip
a little together. The greener and
timider ones invent pathetic preten-
ses for standing under cover. One
man scans the lists of unclaimed
letters for an hour at time, though
he cannot read them in the dim
light unless he has the eyes of cat
Another has a soiltd envelope, a
crumpled sheet of paper and a pen
ell. He pretends all night to be
writing a letter.
Traded for Immunity.
: A story explanatory of the evident
| disnclination of the republican lead
ers to order a Legislative inuestiga-
ton of the gas situation in this city
is going the rounds in political cir
CleS. ears dEOs IL oehlhb OCNSAAOA
Odell made a deal with Richard Gro
ker by which the party of the first
part promised that there should be
no more state investigations of New
; York City. and there has been none
, since the Mazet fiasco.
1t is said that after the election OF
. Odell as governor, Richard Croker
wanted to have an understanding
over some machine nominations foI
legislative committeeman, and made
known his wishes. They were legiti-
mate and were granted. During the
, negotiations Mr.. Croker called atten-
ton to the fact that he had not per
mitted any vilification of Odell dur
ing the campaign. The governor ac-
knowledged the fact and expressed
his wish to Teciprocate in kind. Mr.
Croker said he wanted the Albany
government to keep its hands off
New York City. Mr.. Odell consented
and is keeping his promise to this
day.
To Regulate Stock Corporations.
A stringent stock corporation law
based upon the English and the Ger
man acts, may be placed upon the
statute books of the state of New
, York. A professor in the New
York University, whose specially is
corporation law, is the author of the
measure, and il has been approved
by several civic organizations OF
Greater New York. 1t promises TO
be one of the most important bills
to come before the legislature at this
session. Publicity is the keynote OF
the bill which would make repeti-
ton of such corporate scandals as the
Shipbuldng Trust impossible.
According to its terms, every newly
organized corporation, combination
, or association of corporations, that
/ offers its shares for sale to the pab-
/ lie shall issue a prospectus which
shall show the names and addresses
, of the promoters, their compensation
and the extent of interest of the di-
rectors in the organization. The es-
timated amount of preliminary ex-
penses, the prices at which the stock
is to be sold, and whether there is
to be bonus of any kind to any per-
son; the names and addresses of per-
sons from whom the property is TO
be acquired; a description of the
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