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The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
NEW CORPORATE
LAWS PROPOSED.
Effort Will Be Made to
Revise Banking, Railway
and Insurance Statutes
CHANGES FOR STATE

One of the most important matters
to come before the next Legislature is
the revision of the corporation laws of
California AS the laws stand at pres
ent the people have almost no method
of redress for corporation abuse. The
statutes in use in California today were
framed in the sixties and seventies to
meet conditions then existing. Various
laws -placed on the statute books to
serve a definite purpose have been de-
clared unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court. but no substitutes have been
provided. AS a result the ordinary
checks which have been placed upon
railroad banking and insurance cor
porations in almost all of the States
in the Union do not exist in California
This has been woefully apparent in
every attempt made to correct through
the courts some palpable evil.
The changes of the last twenty five
years have rendered the old laws in
adequate for modern conditions While
no attempt is to be made to introduce
anything radical, determined effort is
to be made to make the statutes such
that glaring abuses can be remedied
in reasonable time
The proposed changes will emanate
from the office of the Attorney-Gen
of the State After a complete draft of
pared it will be urged upon the
Legislature.
The first change will be one of pure
simplification. Surplus phrases will be
eliminated and the verbiage trimmed
In places the statutes contradict them
selves. In other instances they admit
of half a dozen interpretations The
plan is to clear up all the obscure
spots.
After this has been done new matter
will be introduced The new sections
will deal largely with corporate organi-
zation particularly in regard to banks
and insurance companies. Under the
existing laws banks, after they have
been closed are able to drag out an
existence over a long space-of years.
One of the new laws will aim to pro-
vide an expeditions method of winding
up the affairs of a financial institution
after it has gone into liquidation.
In insurance legislation one of the
matters on which interest will center
will be the effort to force the COM
panieS to write a standard form of
policy As matters exist and as thou
sands of policy holders found to their
sorrow after the fire, the companies
may write in complexity of conditions
of which the holder learns nothing until
he endeavors to collect Then his at
tention is called to the fine print.
which he had overlooked as unim-
portant and which he finds to contain
a long series of loopholes by which the
company may dodge liability The
standard policy is IN use ir several
States. The only opposition expected
to this is from some of the recalcitrant
companies.
The general effect of the contem.
plated changes is to place the corpora
tions within the reach of the law At
torneys who have represented the
public can testify to the difficulty ex-
perienced in dealing with corporation
offenders.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
NORTHERN MINERS
ASK PROTECTION.

President Roosevelt will be asked to
protect the miners of Del Norte County
in this State against land grabbers. A
petition has been framed and signed and
sent to State Mineralogist Aubury to
be forwarded to Clifford Pinchot. chief
forester of the United States Pinchot
will read the petition, and will then
send it to President Roosevelt with
some recommendation upon which the
nations Chief Executive will act final
ly.
Hundreds of thousands of acres of
land in Butte, Plumas and other coun-
ties have been grabbed up by timber
men on one preteXt or another The
scandal has grown to such proper
tions that a special commission from
Washington is in this State, rigidly in
structed to learn all the facts and to
report them faithfully. Old mineral
claims upon which there are mining
plants have been grabbed under one
law, and the placer location law has
been used in another way to grab
vast areas of the finest timber land.
The Del Norte miners. having set
about the development of gold and
copper deposits, formed mining dis
trict. The adopted bylaws provide
that no land can be held finally as
mineral land until a shaft ten feet deep
has been sunk, until mineral has been
ulSCOYGItQ anu uHtll coSCSoHiCnb WOIh
has been regularly and fully perform
ed on each claim.
Then, not satisfied that they We're
protected against the land grabber
after these precautions, the miners
have resorted to the new and striking
expedfent of putting in shape a petit
ton, intended finally for the President
of the United States, in which the
request is made that 161,2S0 acres, in
cluded in seven townships in Del Norte
County, shall be made a part of the
klamath forest reserve by the Gov
ernment. No such action has ever
been taken before by miners in the
United States. At no time before have
miners thus confessed fear that their
holdings would be made unstable
through the agency of land sharks.
Mineralogist Aubury has recommend
ed to Chief Forester Pinchot that the
petition be granted.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
PRUNE CROP WORTH
FOUR MILLIONS,

The prune growers of California will
receive s2,550,o00 more for their crop
of 1906 than was obtained by them for
the crop of 1905. This is the estimate
made by a. W. Porter of the ]. K.
Armsby Company, based on the figures
of production supplied by The Call last
Sunday morning and also upon market
conditions, with which Porter is ia
miliar.
The total estimated amount due to
the prune- growers for this years crop
is H,050,000. representing 100000, 900
pounds of prunes. In 1905 the total
prune production of California was
60,000.000 pounds. This showing makes
the crop of 1906 exceed that of 1905
by 120,000000 pounds. AS all the stocks
are practically cleared up, the estimate
for 1906 is supposed to be fairly accu-
rate.
The price might have continued 8
cents pound from the beginning
said Porter yesterday, If it had not
been for some weakened packers
The price opened at cents, but then
there was a falling off. Taking the
season altogether, the average price
will be- in my opinion, about 2lz cents
pound.
The average in 1905 was 21s cents
The much greater crop of 1906 caused
the difference in the returns to the
growers, when coupled with the fact
that the French crop was half a failure
and that the Oregon crop was short,
and also that there was no carry
over of stock in either California or
in the East at the beginning of the
season. These conditions have caused
a ready sale for all the prune product
of the State
The price of prunes in California was
once 10 cents pound Eastern deal
ers predicted that when the price fell
to as low as cents a pound California
would sell all the prunes consumed in
the United States. The price dropped
to 71z cents and was considered low by
the growers. Since then it has fallen
to one-third of III cents pound.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
BROTHER AVENGEG
SISTER, s WRONG.

PORTLAND Or, Nov. 12.-Orlando
S. Murray, aged 81 years son of an
East Side physician, today shot and
killed Lincoln c. Whitney of Hubbard,
Or, at the home of the latter's sister,
Mrs. Porter, at East Third and East
Harrison streets, and then boarded
car and went to the office of Sheriff
Stevens, where he surrendered him
self.
In statement to the police young
Murray said he killed Whitney because
of the latter's persistent refusal to
right wrong done Murrays sister
Young Murray said he killed Whitney
after pleading with him Tor three
quarters of an hour to right the wrong
done Miss Murray In the room at the
time of the shooting were Mrs. Porter
and her young daughter both of whom
when realizing the intent of Murray,
rushed between the men to prevent
Murray firing, but he pushed them
aside and fired a bullet into Whitney's
body, killing him instantly.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
THREE HURT IN COLLISION.

George W Springer Of 637 Hayes
street a collector for Hale Bros, was
driving with his wife and baby in a
light buggy on Golden Gate avenue
yesterday afternoon, when a team
driven by J. s. Hutte collided with his
buggy near Buchanan street and threw
al the occupants to the pavement.
They were taken to the Central Emer-
gency Hospital, where Springer was
found to have a sprained wrist and Sc
we're abrasiOns of the face. Mrs
Springer was badly bruised and suf-
fered A possible fracture Of the skull.
while the baby was slightly scratched.
Hutte. who did not stop when the col
lsiOn occurred, was arrested later,
found to be intoxicated and charged
with battery.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
MILK WAGON KILLS CHILD.

A ROose. vegetable dealer of 1861
Twentieth street, was run over and
killed yesterday afternoon at the cor
ner Of Twentieth and Shotwell streets
by milk wagon Of the Del Monte
Creamery. driven by Frank Reichnut.
After the tragedy Reichnut drove away
for block when he was overtaken by
2 crowd He declared that he did not
know his wagon had run over the child,
and continues TO state that the accident
could not have occurred without his
knowledge. He was arrested by De-
tective O'COnner and Police Officer
Farrel and taken TO the Mission sta
tion. where he was booked on A charge
Of manslaughter- The baby died two
hours and a half after the accident
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
ALLIED CHURCHES
To CELEBRATE.

Anniversaries OF nvo prominent Con-
gregatonal pastors Of San Francisco
viii be celebrated in Plymouth Congre-
gational Church. on Post street. next
Monday evening. The Rev. DR.. George
O.. Adams of the First Congregational
church has occupied his pulpit for ten
years The Rev. DR.. G. c. Meserve of
the Plymouth Congregational Church
has been pastor in this city four
Years. Condolences in dates of be-
einning in this city have made it
feasible to hold a joint celebration in
tleir honor
Tie TWO pastors since the San Fran
SEQ fire have presided alternately in
the Plymouth Congregational Church.
where the coDgre cations Of both Ply
mouth and First Congregat ational
Church have been housed. The Ply
mouth Church has furnished the meet
ing place, the First Church has sup
Piled the choir. and the two congrega-
lions have worked together
soon, however. the First Congrega-
tiOnal Church structure at Post and
Mason streets viii be occupied again,
probably before the first of the coming
year, and the congregations viii sepa-
gate. In view Of ali the facts the
Joint celebration has seemed to be
particularly fitting The Rev. Dr.
Adams IS in the East. but is expected
10 return this week. The ladies of the
Plymouth Congregational Church will
supply the entertainment Both pas
tors viii speak and tell Of their ex-
periences in this city.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
MANY REASONS FOR
GIVING THANKS.

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 12.-Governor
Pardee has issued his Thanksgiving
proclamation as follows:
Executive Department. State of Cali
ifornia.
At the end of one of the most mem
orable years in their history-a year
which has witnessed one of the greatest
disasters of modern. times-the people
of California have much for which to
return thanks to the giver of all bless
ings. Although San Francisco and
other cities were almost DESTROYED by
fire and earthquake, the general pros
nerity Of the State has remained up,
affected. Even the cities which suf-
fered from the stroke of April Is are
being rapidly restored, and, moreover,
that misfortune was made the occa-
sion for one of the greatest demon
strations of brotherly kindness the
world has ever seen, For the world
wide sympathy which was manifested
with US in our distress gratitude is
due to the people of other States and
of foreign countries and most of all
to him who causes the heart of man
to feel for brother in need. By means
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
DECIDE TO ANNEX
SAN PEDRO.

Los ANGELES. Nov. by the
close vote of six in it's favor the plan
to annex a large territory lying be-
tween this city and San Pedro was ap-
proved today in a special election by
the voters Of the city and county dis
tricts. To pass. the measure had to be
favored by a plurality of both city and
county votes. counted separately. In
the city the plan carried TO 1, but in
the annexed territory there was but six
votes plurality.
The annexed territory includes Ascot
Park. the racing plant of the Los An
geles Jockey Club. and by the election
the park is brought under the juris-
diction of the city ordinances. which
prohibit pool selling
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13

of the help so generously extended
suffering was soon relieved, and with
gradual restoration of their industries
our people are now facing a future
bright with hope In recognition of
these and other blessings it is proper
that the annual custom of setting apart
a day for thanksgiving and praise
should be followed.
Now. therefore. by the authority of
law invested in me, I. George c. Par
dee Governor, do hereby designate
Thursday, the 29th day of November.
1906 as a day of general thanksgiving
to Almighty God
In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and caused the great
seal of the State to be affixed at the
capitol. in the city of Sacramento. this
tenth day of November. A. ID. 1906.
GEORGE C. PARDEE, Governor.
By the Governor
c. F. CURRY. Secretary Of State
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
GIRL ELOPES WITH
4 JAPANESE.
Florence Williams and Sam
Fukuchi. Her Cmsort. Ar
rested in City of Portland
PROBABLY DRUGGED
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL


PORTLAND. Nov l2-Sam Fukuchi,
q Japanese merchant from San Fran
cisco. was arrested here today, to-
gether with a beautiful 15-year-oId
girl giving the name of Annie Bell,
who says she came to Portland with
her brown lover in order that he might
marry her She said the laws Of Cali
tornta prohibit the union of the two
races. and she preferred to leave her
home State than give up her dusky ad-
mirer
The girl was taken before Judge
Frazer Of the Juvenile Court. while
Fukuchi was incarcerated in the City
Prison pending advices from the au-
thorities OF San Francisco
The strange couple were arrested at
the Union Depot today. where they
alighted from a San Francisco train.
A depot patrolman suspected that the
japanese was bringing the girl here
for immoral purposes.
When questioned the girl appeared
TO be laboring unGer the effects Of
some powerful drug. She was unable
10 tell the location Of her home other
tnan that II Is in San Francisco She
is 1cOubtedly the Florence Williams
who eloped with sam Fukuchi from a
Contra Costa ranch near Alamo, Cal.
OAKLAND. Nov 2.-Fourteen-year-
old Florence Williams, daughter of
Mrs Annie Williams. well-known
resident Of Alamo. Contra Costa Coun-
ty- has elOped with Sam Fukuchi. a
japanese foreman in the employ of the
Refs Real Estate Company, and this
morning the case was reported to
Sheriff Neale by the girls mother. who
Is heartbroSen over the disappearance
Of her daughter.
Mrs. Williams declares that she will
svenge any harm that may come to
the girl even at the cost Of the Japs
life.
Fukuchi was employed as a foreman
on the Refs ranch. near Walnut Creek.
and some time ago became acquainted
with the girl. Last Saturday after
noon the pair met by appointment near
the Williams home, and since that time
they have not been located. Sheriff
Neale has notified the police of Oak
land and san Francisco and other
nearby cities TO keep a watch for the
runa ways. and II is believed that they
viii soon be captured.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
Brief Local News

foRMER POLICEMAN DEAD.-John Crowley,
who for several years policeman in this
city, but was dropped from the force a year
ago died last night at the City and County
Hospital of dropsy. Crowley formerly at
tached to the Central station.
PEAsE DIES FROM woUND.-Nelson Pease,
who was shot last Thursday night by Charles
Cronacher, a saloon-keeper, died yesterday at
st. Lukes Hospital. Pease was 16 years of
age. Cronacher died at the County Hospital
Sunday from delirium tremens.
PETITIONS IN INSoLvENCY.-Petit,onx In
trict Court yesterday as follows George Mastor
waiter, of San Jose. formerly of Chicago debts
TO Chicago creditors S3S90 assets S2690: Gust
Antonakos, waiter, San Jose. debts In Lansing
Mich, $3535, assets. Creditors of George
Manetera, storekeeper. Oakland. petitfoned that
he be declared an Involuntary bankrupt They
allege that he owes them $500
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
SWEDEN OFFERS A MARKET.

Consul R. S. S. Bergh of Gottenborg
writes that there are several "techno-
chemical factories producing shoe
dressings in his district. American,
English and German goods in these
classes are sold in Sweden. The Con-
sui sends the names of dealers These
are on file in the Bureau of Manufac-
lures. Continuing, the Consul says it
is possible that the better grades of
American ready-made clothing and
shoes would sell in his district He
gives the names of dealers. These, too,
are on file and may be obtained by
applying to the Bureau of Manufac-
lures. The import duties on shoe black
ings and dressings is 20 ore, or about
"a cents per pound. The weight of
the bottles or tins is included in the
dutiab1e weight.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
WILL ESTABLISH WIRELESS
STATIONS IN COAST CIrrE.s

SACRAMENTO. Nov. I2.-Represent..
atives of company formed to install
a wireless telegraph system on the
coast were in this city today Senator
Smith of Los Angeles, who is inter-
ested in the venture. says 1t is the in
tention to have stations in all coast
towns, and in some of those in the
interior. 1t is proposed to construct a
central station here and furnish tele-
graphic messages of the session of the
Legislature that meets in January 1t
is proposed to make the stations per-
manent.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
VIEW wEEKLY PAPER.

A new technical publication, to be
called the Electric Traction Weekly. is
shortly 10 be published in Cleveland,
Ohio. the first number TO be issued on
November %. II j. Kenfeld, formerly
New York manager of the Street Rail-
way Review Of Chicago, viii be general
manager. The other officers Will be
II /. Heath. c. B. Fairchild Jr and
George S. Davis. The paper will be
devoted TO the practical operating fea-
lures and news matter Of the electric
l.ilWaH Industry
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
ANOTHER POPULAR CONCERT.

Paul Steindorf will give his second
orchestral concert tomorrow afternoon
at Ye Liberty Theater, Oakland when
the piece de resistance will be
Beethoven's Septette, OF. 20 other
attractive numbers are the Weber over
ture, "Euryanthe." Gomez overture.
II Guarany:" Mascagnis Hymn to the
Sum- Gillets lie Rouet de Grand
Maman," and Boito's '.Mehstofele''
fantasy. The concert commences at 3
O'Clock
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
LADIES NIGHT AT MEMS CLUB.

Ladies night at the Mems Club of
the Second Unitarian Church last night
drew a large attendance. Among the
various features of the evening was an
address on ''Will the Family Survive
in the Social State2" by Rev. Robert
Whitaker of the Twenty third Avenue
Baptist Church of Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
sAILoR Dis FRoM FALL.

John Petersen. a sailor on the collier
Mfllrose. died at the City and County
Hospital yesterday from fall into the
hold Of the vessel on November 10.
william Beckelson, sailor on the
ship J. II. Higgins, was treated al the
Harbor Hospital last night for possi-
bic fracture Of the skull received in a
fail into the hold.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
BACK BRoKEN UNDER DOOR.

Charles Nelson OF Jos Dore street. a
driver for Baker & Hamilton, had his
back broken yesterday while driving
bis wagon into an entry under a ware
house at Third and Brannan streets.
The seat was too high TO allow of the
passage Of his body under the doorway
arch and he was doubled between the
wagon seat and the top Of the entrance.
I5e was removed TO the Central Emer-
ascncy Hospital. His condition may re-
Arlt in his death.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13

Nov PA complimentary dipner was given
TO William r. Hearst tonight at Delmonico's by
Lewis Stuyvesant CnanleT. W. s Jackson. John
s. Whalen. julius Hanson and F. W. Skene. his
associates on the Democratic and Independence
League State tickets.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13

MEAT PACKERS PROTEST.-W ashinzton
Nov. 12--Meat packers in the State of Wash
ington have brought an action before the Inter.
state Commerce Commission against the North
ern Pacific and the Chicago. Burlington and
ouircy railroads. alleging that these railroads
have raised the rates on shipments Of hogs
from the corn belt States to Seattle, Wash.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13

Tt is now more than likely that dur
ing the next session OF Congress
Speaker Cannon will refuse to accept
from Mr. Gompers any advice as to
how to run his country.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13

ALEXANDER MEMORIAL sERv1CEs-San
Anselmo Nov. IA memorial service for the
late Rev william Alexander. DID,. LID. for
thirty years professor 10 the San Francisco
Theological Seminary. viii be held here tornor-
row evening at 1880.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13

ROYAL PARTY LANDS AT PORTSMOUTH.
London. Nov. liking Haakon, Queen Maud
and Crown Prince Olaf of Norway. who arrived
off Spithead last night on board of the British
royal yacht Victoria and Albert, landed at
Portsmouth this afternoon state visit to
King Edward and Queen Alexandra. The Prince
of Wales welcomed King Haakon and Queen
Maud in behalf of King Edward after which
the royal party landed amid salutes from the
flag dressed warships and the land batteries
and took train for Windsor.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13

SIX KILLED BY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Ohio, New 12--Six were killed and Ave
seriously injured today when a boiler in the
power house of the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern Railroad. in Collinwood. suburb OF
Cleveland. blew up The men were working
close to the boiler building the foundation for
a dynamo when the explosion occurred.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
MEAT PACKERS PROTEST..

G. F. CURRY. Secretary Of State.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-13
NAPKINS

Size 12x12 inches. 15c to s1.25 each
Size 12x12 inches. dozen. -. $3.50
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-20
Where Immigrants Settled.

Springfield Republican: OF the
more than l. 600, 600 immigrants WHO
came to this country in 1905. very
few reached the newer regions of the
west. According to the western rail-
road passenger associations, which
has made a report or the subject,
over $4,000 of them dropped down in
New York state. and 222, 300 in
Pennsylvania-about one-half Of the
whole number stopping in those. two
states. Ohio obtained 81, and
Illinois $4,000, but less than 20, 600
seem to have gone beyond Illinois.
The southern European emigrant
does not seek the land as did SO much
of the northern European einigra-
ton Of twenty years ago. He pie
feIs the cities and factory towns,
where work at good wa.es is to be
had in abundance.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-20
Is Monarch of Roadway.

The postmaster general has issued
a notice that all rural mail carriers
have the right of way on all country
roads and that all other carriages
or conveyances must surrender the
right Of way to the rural carriers
This order was issued as the result
OF numerous complaints or the part
OF carriers who were not able to de-
liver their mail in the specified time
because carriages and conveyances
which they met refused to give them
the right of way and often made it
necessary for them to drive slower or
to wait until the road was clear be-
fore they could proceed. A fine will
be charged to all who in any way in
terfere with the speedy delivery of
the rural mail, and as a cofrier is
also find and sometimes deposd for
late delivery he will no doubt see to
it that any person responsible for
his delay will bear the punishment
instead Of himself.