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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-30
PHILIPPINE CORPORATION Law
II Is Patterned After the Acts Generally In
Force in the United States

WASHINGTON, April 2e.-The Philippine
Commission has just enacted a corporation
law patterned after the corporation acts
generally in force in the United States.
The salient features of the law are these:
Five or more persons, not exceeding ff-
teen, a majority being residents of the
islands, may incorporate by fling articles
of incorporation with the proper officer of
the insular government, the principal Office
of the company to be in the islands. The
life of the corporation may be for any period
up to fifty years Inc directors may num-
Der from five TO fifteen.
Before incorporation only 20 per cent.
of the capital stock need be subscribed and
% per cent. of the subscription paid in,
The Incorporation fee is only Sl2. so gold
Stock or bonds may be issued for cash or
for property received at a fair valuation.
The ca pital stock may be increased or de-
creased by a two-thlrds vote OF the capital
stock, and bonded indebtedness may be
incurred by a majority vote of the sub
scribed capital stock.
The articles of Incorporation may be
amended by a majority vote of the directors
and a two-thirds vote Of the capital stock.
Meetings of the stockholders are required
to be held where the corporation is eStab-
lished; but directors meetings may be held
anywhere. Only two of the directors need
be residents of the Philippines. Voting in
lIt elcSllOll vi dlleClclS llld DT NIliluldllNe
and by proxy.
All the public utility or public service
corporations, whether domestic or foreign.
are required to file annual reports with
the lnsular Auditor. showing capital stock,
Indebtedness. dividends declared. &c,
which reports are confidential. The books
of all corporations doing business in the
islands are subject to Government in
spection. The provisions of the act are
subject to amendment, but rights and
remedies acquired Hereunder are safe
There is no maximum or minimum limit
fixed to the amount of the capital stock
allowed; and corporations may hold stock
in other corporations, subject to certain
restrictions The act contains special pro-
visions egarding railroad companies, bank
ing and trust companies, insurance and
religious corporations, building and loan
corporations and colleges and other insti-
tutions of learning
may qualify 70 DO business in the Philip
pine Islands by obtaining a license frc m
the proper officer of the insurlar govern
ment. To secure a license a corporation
need only show that it is financially sound
and file a statement setting forth the nature
of its business, the amount of its capital
stock, its assets, liabilities, &c, and the
name of its responsible local agent.
The license fee is S25 gold. Without this
license foreign corporations have no stand
ing whatever in the islands, Foreign cor
regulations applicable TO domestic corpora
tions. except such provisions as relate TO
corporate organization and dissolution, or
which fix the responsibilities and liabilities
inter Sc of the stockholders and officers of
the corporations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-30
FRENCH PORT WATCH ASHORE,
Losing Its Buttons With Grace-Squadron
Has Many Visitors.

The launch men did a lively business yes.
terday afternoon conveying sightseers
out to the French war vessels from Seventy
ninth street and North River at a half
dollar per. Every one who had the price
and many who looked as il they had a good
deal more got aboard, and the launch men
looked happier than they have at any time
since the visit Of the British feet last fall.
The only exception was the skipper whose
sparkling apparatus broke down and left
him stranded out in midstream for a couple
of hours while the money brin ging crowd
sailed gayly past,
The port watch of the Frenohmen we're
ashore on leave. and they were conspicuous
on Riverside Drive on account of their
swarthy faces and the little red fuzzy balls
on top of their hats, which helped distin-
euisn them from the American jackies.
Whenever they stopped walking long
enough to catch their breath and look
around spectators gathered, and people
started to sample their buttons and whistles
and talk to them in impromptu French.
The objects of these attention s seemed
rather to enjoy them and we're especially
prodigal in severing buttons for the girls.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-30
RAN AWAY TO DROWN.
So Says a Young Woman Who Escaped
From a 10th Street House.

Magistrate Moss and Miss McQuade, the
probation officer in the West Side court.
were considerably puzzled yesterday by
the case Of Marie Lazard. who was arrested
near the foot of West Forty-eighth street
at 2 O'Clock yesterday morning, when she
told Policeman Sohaefer of the West Forty
seventh street station that she intended to
drown herself.
The young m who was better look
ing than the run Of ONE prisoners,
wouldn't say. anything to the Court, but
was a little more communicative to Miss
McQuade. She said that she had been in
a house kept by Nina Gordon, in West
~Forty-sixth street, had become disguised
with the life and told the other women
that she intended TO leave the house and
kill herself. A watch was kept on the front
door to prevent her from going out. but she
got into the basement and stole out of a rear
window.
The girl refused to say anything about
her parents or her home. She speaks five
languages luently. The Court decided to
hold her until this morning in the hope
that she would tell more about herself.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-30
WAS 1T A BLACK HAND AFFAIR."
Two Men. One a Passerby, Shot in a Pater.
son street.

PATERSON, n. j., April 2e.-Wilham
Vollemy of 5s Pearl street, this city, and
Rocco Cicone, an Italian of Nutley, n. j.,
we're shot this evening at the corner Of
Market and Straight streets in what ap-
pears to be an Italian Black Hand affair.
Cicone, who came from Nutley tonight,
vent to the fruit stand of John Moretto,
POS Market street, and bought an orange.
Three Italians approached him when he
left the store. One of them drew a revolver
and said;
i've got you at last
Cicone also drew a revolver. and both men
started to fire at short range. The Nutley
man was shot in the right knee and started
to run down Market street.
Vollemy, an i~noffensive passerby. was
shot in the thigh.
Cicone a captured by several hackmen
at the Erie station with the revolver in his
hand. When taken to the police station he
said he knew nothing about the shooting.
No one else was captured.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-30
YOUNG JAPANESE MISSING.
Son OF an Osaka Importer aud Came Her Q
TO Learn English.

Eijiro Makano, a japanese, aged IS, who
lives at 1 West l02d street. has been missing
since Saturday afternoon, He is the son of
a cotton importer of Osaka, He came to
this country to learn English and has been
here about two weeks. B. F.. Balssra of
Tata & Naigai, 81 Wall street. his fathers
correspondents in this city, says he does
not know much English and may easily have
got lost in the streets
He had only about $50 in cash with him
when he went out on Saturday He is
about : feet 5 inches tail and wears an Amer
lean sack suit of dark color. II is thought
he may be mentally unsettled, az friends
say he has been acting rather queerly the
last few days. He had been homesick and
melancholy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-30
strike In MontciaIrI A,er,ed.

MoNTcLAIR, y. J, April ?a.-The threat
med strike in the building trades, which
for some time had been ANTICIPATED, is
averted as fay IS Montcla,r Is concerned.
The master painters aHA p2~perhangers
have sirrel an a~greeraen' with the local
unioa, which has Il membership Of about
i5G. Che painters arc to receive IN increase
Of 2s cents per CAV 1a4 u Sclru',Gv hall Ion.
Gay. while the raperHangC"- are to receive
an lncI%ase Of - cents . GBy. 4 compro-
misc has leon aereel 10 bv the carpenters,
Under which they have aGreet to accept a
scale calling for A., cents an hour. They
had originally demaA'ed so cents an hour,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-30
CARS CRASH IN THE BRONX.
Five Hurt In a Head On Collision at the
I75th street Terminal.

An eastbound fremont avenue trolley
car failing to stop outside the switch at
the terminal al l77th street and Third ave-
nue. yesterday evening, ran head OF into a
Winiamsbridge car which was pulling out
Five VERSIONS were slightly injured,
The tracks at that Point fuse into one
and it is customary for the incoming car &c
wait on the east track until the car on the
single track goes out or the vest side
The mistake was said to have been made
by Michael Eutler, motorTnan Of the Ire
mont avenue car.
The persons Injured were Helen Under
man of s33 Busnwick avenue. Brooklyn,
Florence Huber, 500 East l02d street; Mrs
W Wi'slam rd,S 9as; E 5oSe F StIh str Venue E Sdrs
Jordan Of Morris Heights. All were ablt
to 90 home. There were no arrests.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-30
SHORT TRIP on THE SYLPH.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt Return
to Washington.

WASHINGTON, April 29.-The President
and Mrs. Roosevelt, who left Washington
Yesterday evening for a short cruise on
the Potomac River, returned at $50 o'clock
tonight. The Presidents carriage was
waiting for the arrival of the nava yacht
Sylph at the Washington navy yard and
Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt drove directly to
the White House. The day was fine and
warm, and the weather was ideal for sailing
on the river:
The Sylph steamed down the Potomac
for a number of miles last night and to-day,
out as far as could be learned the Presi-
dent and his wife did not go ashore at any
point. The sky became cloudy late in the
afternoon and there was a light shower
shortly before MIR. and Mrs. Roosevelt
landed at the navy yard.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-30
Negro Hanged From Trestle by Mob.

MOBILE, Ala, April 2a,-Will Brown, a
negro alleged TO have been one Of the two
who assassinated W. j. johnson. a railroad
contractor. early yesterday morning. was
captured last night by q posse Of citizens
and hanged from a railroad treetle after an
impromptu trial at which the negro is said
to have confessed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-30
CIergyman's Half Rate Fare TO a Clergy
mans Dog.

WASHINGTON. April 2s,-The Southern
Railway Company has granted clergymen's
half rate privileges to st. Patrick, the
Presbyterian" a dog owned by the Rev,
A. W. Pitzer, pastor of the Central Presby-
terrain Church. South Of this city. The dog
is known among Mr.. Pitzer's perishoners
as the assistant PASTOR
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-30

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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-03
To Prevent Accidents.

American railroads kill of their
passengers p times as fast as do the
railways in Great Britain-and still
the American public submits to the
outrage. But they are beginning to
awake to the terrible truth and a
popular cutlery for protection is grow.
ing in strength daily through the &C.
tivity of the press. And close upon
the heels of this demand comes the
announcement in the Technical World
magazine for October of a new system
Of automatic cab signals for locomo-
tives, embodied in an article entitled
"~Protecting Running Trains" by
Frank c. Perkins. A very simple and
practicable system has been devised
by two German engineers for the pro-
lection of trains through the delivery
by means of an electric contact rail OF
audible or visible signals In the loco.
motive cab. The device is fully de.
scribed and photographs show how
the system works in actual operation
The necessity of something of this
kind will, 1t is believed, soon force
railroads in this country to adopt ar
automatic signaling system for the
protection of their passengers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-03
Cooking without Fire.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-By the
direction of Commissary General
Sharp of the army, experiments have
been made at the practice camps this
summer and fall of a t~ireless cooker.
The cooker has been used by the army
for some time in an experimental way,
but this fall it has been tried under
severe service conditions. The results
have been particularly satisfactory
both to the officers of the commissary
department and to the men in the field.
The cooker now in use has four
compartments and weighs empty about
l2O pounds. 1t will hold 20 gallons
Of food, enough to supply a meal to a
company of infantry or a troop OF
cavalry.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-03
Crooked Banker sentenced

CHICAGO, Sept. 26.-Paul O. Stems.
land, to whose self confessed embezz!e.
ment Of $500, 600 was due chiefly the
collapse OF the Milwaukee Avenue
State bank. was given an undetermined ate
sentence in the penitentiary within
three hours after his arrival in Chi.
cago today from the east, and before
another three hours had elapsed, the
convicted banker had begun service
Of the sentence al Joliet.
Stensland pleaded guilay on two in
dictments, one charging e~mbezzlement
and the other charging violation of
the state banking laws. A fine of S120
was imposed on the latter charge,
which vas based upon the acceptance
of $50 10 deposits after the bank a
insolvent. The sentences imposed,
which will operate concurrently, are
from one to five and from one to ten
years, making the longest term the
prisoner will be compelled to serve
not more than ten years.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-03

s%entatives of labor agencies have been
visiting Mare Island urging the ma.
rines to desert the service and engage
in work in San Francisco. where
able.bodied men are paid a. high
as IS a day for wheeling brick
and mortar and doing other work to
clear the city of debris. Appeals by
the marine corps to the San Francisco
police were futile. The police refused
to arrest marines who deserted the
service and engaged in work in San
Francisco.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-03
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
T. J. Walsh Nominated For Congress,
Judge McClernan For Associate
Justice.

BUTTE. Sept. 25.-Hon. T. j. W alsh.
o: Helena. is the democratic nominee
for congress-. and Judge John B. Nc
Clernan, OF Butte, is named for asso.
ciate justice. Both nomin ations we're
made by acclamation, as the culmina-
ton OF a convention without a ripple
Of contest.
Mr.. Walsh, in his speech of accept.
ance, pledged himself to labor assidu.
ously in the campaign and in con.
gress, if elected, to justify the action
OF the convention, which he racter.
lied not so much as a gracious be.
stowal Of honor as a call to duty in.
cumbent upon every voter to restore
the state to democratic ranks. He
praised the administr alton of Presi
dent Roosevelt for its defiance of re-
publican leaders and its advocacy of
reforms. He explained the popularity
OF Folk. LaFollette, Hughes and
other leaders as due to their exposure
OF graft in high places and the ex.
ploitation OF corporate wealth for pc.
litical ends. He branded the republi.
can national committee as the chief Of.
fender and said that the future his.
torian of the party will date its down.
fall from the moment it began taking
the money of widows and orphans
from insurance companies, with an
implied promise of protection from
investigation OF misdoings oflthe OFF,
GERS OF the companies. The story of
the great and growing wealth of the
country, he said, is no longer read
with unalloyed delight by thinking
citizens: he is convinced that the
greater part OF the increase is diverted
to the great trusts and monopolies, to
perpetuate the system by which the IN.
just distribution has been brought
about.
Though it had been anticipated that
there might be two candidates for the
nomination for congress and perhaps
three for the nomination for associate
justice when the calls for nominations
were made, it vas found that there
was only one candidate for each place,
and Mr.. Walsh and Judge McClernau
were unanimously nominated, by &C.
clamation, amid scenes of emarka able
enthusiasm.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-03

While partisan critics will question
the sincerity of the platform adopted
by the political party to which they
are opposed, the fair-minded voter
will give the promises of each party
careful consideration and use his best
Judgment as to whether or not the
platform pledges will be redeemed.
For the information Of intelligent
northern Montana voters who have
been advised as to the main features of
the republican state platform, the
principal planks Of the democratic
declaration are given in these ex.
tracts:
1--WE demand railroad commission
law under which the people will be
protected from railroad injustice, the
railroad commissioners to be appoint.
ed by the governor, to hold office un.
til their successors shall be elected at
the next general election.
1--WE demand the passage OF a law
that will make it q criminal otfense
for state or county officers to accept
passes from transportation companies
doing business in this state, or for
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-03
United States May Intervene.

HAVANA, Sept. 25.-It is declared
on very high authority, that Ameri'
can Intervention in Cuba is certain,
Furthermore, it is expected tina: the
proclamation OF intervention will be
issued from Oyster Bay.
The moderate party, which six weeks
ago was in absolute control of every
office in the island, national. provin'
cial and municipal, is tonight deter
mined to abdicate everything and
compel the United States to intervene,
In fact, every government official,
from President Palma down is sin
cerely anxious to force such ~interven'
ton. rather than yield to any one O:
the terms offered by the liberal party
and those in arms against the govern
ment.
The liberal leaders characterize thu
conduct of the government as Treason
to the republic, while Secretary O
War Taft regards it as an unwar
ranted and dishonorable attempt t
force the hand of the United States in
to Intervention.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-03
\ Utah Coal Trust.

SALT LAKE, Sept. 25.-That the
railroads are to blame for the high
price and periodical shortage of coal
in Salt Lake a the conclusion to be
drawn from the testimony presented
before Commissioner Chas. A. Prouty
Of the interstate commerce commission
today. At the close of the hearing
the commissioner stated that the in.
quiry stood a adjourned until Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock, when the in
vestigation will be resumed in Denver.
Mark Hopkins, who opened two coal
mines at Cumberland, Wyo., was
sworn as an expert today. He said
that coal could be placed lin cars at
Wyoming and Utah mines for 81 a ton
and allow a reasonable profit. Tie
present price OF board cars is g. a
ton. Salt Lake dealers pay 1915 for
the coal, laid down, and the consumer
pays 1925 ton.
7. j. Quealy, managerial the KEN.
merer (Wyo.) Coal company and
Thomas Sheldon, superintendent OF
the Diamondsville mines, admitted
that their output could be increased
to prevent the annual winter short
ages. but said that the railroads die
no, furnish cars to carry a larger pro
duct.
An attempt a. made to show tha'
the Union Pacifc.railwsy carries sup
plies for its mines a, q lower rate thar
they quoted to independent operators
but this was not substautiated by di
rec! testimony.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-03
Death In the Prize Ring.

PORTLAND, Maine, Sept. %. - A
boxing match at the Portland audi
forum last night between Terry Mar
tin and Jack Mckenzie Of Philadel-
phia came to a sudden termination in
the fifth round with the collapse of
Mckenzie and his death ten minutes
later. just before the close of the
round. Martin delivered a hard blow
over McKenzie's heart. Mckenzie
staggered back, but Immediately re-
covered and returned two blows be.
fore the gong rang. He went to his
corner. and while his seconds were
administering re%storatives, he sudden
" became unconscious and died JUS,
after being carried to his dressing
room.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-03
TAN DODGING.

The subject Of tax dodging has
been frequently discussed by Montana
public officials and newspapers, and
many allegations have been made re-
garding the disposition OF the average
taxpayer to avoid the payment of oh.
legations incurred by the possession
Of taxable property. In this discus.
sion, the owners of livestock have
been frequently represented as the
principal Offenders: it has also been
alleged that railroad property escapes
with an assessment that is far below
its actual value, and that some other
classes of taxable property are not
assessed as the Montana tax laws re.
quire.
While some OF these allegations
may be true, direct and convincing
testimony to that effect has not been
produced by the critics. There has
recently developed, however, Il flag
rant case Of tax lodging that has
been uncovered by testimony given il
court proceedings, and which deserve:
the attention and condemnation of tn,
Montana public.
For several weeks past there ha.
been in progress in Butte q hearing
in what is known a. the ''smoke' cas-,
from Deer Lodge county. In this case
several Deer Lodge ranchers seel
protection from damage ALLEGED
to have been caused by smoke ant
poisonous fumes from the big Washo'
shelters ut Anaconda, and have ap
piled 4 the court for an injunction t,
restrain the Washoe company from
operating the plant that is alleged t.
be causing them serious loss an.
damage. Among the witnesses VIII
recently gave testimony in this cas-
was l.. L. Mathewson, manager Of tn,
smelters, who was called upon for in
formation as to the value of tn,
Washoe plant. The substance Of hi
testimony is reported by the Butt,
Inter Mountain in these words:
1.-THE Washoe smelters at Auacond;
have been constructed at . cost of ap
proximately 81, 500, 600, which include
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-03
Searching For pSscrtsrS.

WAsHlNGTON, Sept. oo.-Marines
have been deserving the barracks on
Mare Island. California. at a rate
which made it necessary for Brigadier
General q. +. Elliott. commanding the
marines, to detail a second lieutenant
and several experienced enlisted men
a. u squad whose sole:duty;is to search
San Francisco for deserters.
SO great has been the demand for
laborers IN San Francisco that repre-