The morning call., 1894-04-24
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

"There are few insurance companies nova
days which will take risks on wOmen's lives by
insuring Them in favor of their husbands, as
was formerly widespread practice" said E.
d. Blair, a prominent Eastern insurance man,
yesterday. 1.-THE practice has become so pre-
carious that the companies disapproye OF II.
The first reason given against women as sub
jects for life insurance Is that they rarely, II
ever, give true statement of their physical
condition. Examinations may find them in APP.
parenry perfect health, when in reality they
may have some incnrable disease. IT reference
is made 10 their habits of life and manner of
dress they promptly assert that they dress in
the most approved and hygienic plan. One Of
tlcer. who may be called cynical, goes so far as
10 state that when women go 10 have their
lives insured they tell only minimum of the
truth. Companies consider il unsafe TO Insure
properties which have no insurance value, and
take ii for granted that woman's Income is
not large enough to justify any large amount OF
insurance. 1t seems that the moral risk OF
lnsurlng a woman's life Is far greater than the
physical; not that the woman herself is morally
risk, but that the avaricious tendencies OF
her husband make it hazardous experience
Permitting husband 10 put mOneyed value
on his wife is fraught with danger which has
not been anticipated by loving, unsuspecting
wives with their husbands welfare at heart.
Our company discovered great increase in
the mortality OF its female risks, and upon
investigation came 10 the conclusion that men
are not TO be trusted. While no cases OF real
murder have been founa against these men,
physicians were In many cases convinced that
with good care many woman might have lived
out her allotted tIme."
"Your item the other day regarding the In
fatuation OF the average Philadelphia for
strange, impracticable Inventions in which the
Keely motor was incidentally mentioned, re.
calls TO mind a fact with which you are prob
ably not familiar" said A. ID. Austin of the city
mentioned yesterday. John w. Keely, the
motor man, is still alive, and although he is
suffering from cataract. which has formed in
both eyes. It does not deter him from continuing
his life work. 1t has not been hitherto known
that 10 Keely's system bis machines have no
centrifugal force. The inventor refrained from
making this important fact public, but 1t has
lately become necessary to do So In Novem-
Der, 1892, Mr.. Keely, in testing yibratory roa-
tIon lost control Of the vibrating circuit while
drawing energy direct from space. He tried
TO cut off part OF the current while the instru-
ment was making between 5000 and 60O0 ro-
tations a minute, but failed In the attempt and,
in cutting il all off, centrifugal action imme-
diatey took possession OF the machine and tore
and buryiDg themselves In the walls OF the
workshop. No one has manifested deeper in
| teTest In Keely's researches than that eminent
man of science, Professor Dewar, who in 1891
was permitted 10 visit the inventors workshop
and inspect his work. Keely is now 68 years
Of age, and will soon undergo an operation for
the removal Of the cataract which affects his
sight. When his work has been completed
there will still be much remaining to be done.
The shafts for the airsbip must be made. and
the work OF the shipwrlghts will then COM
mence, which will take as long as, II not longer
than, TO build an ocean steamer There are
many who firmly believe that it Is only ques-
tion of the restoration of Keely's sight and the
prolongation OF his life before the unseen high
ways OF the air will be traversed with more
safety than are the highways OF our seas"
"The landslide which recently blocked the
trains of the Northern Pacific near Holbrook
for several days. and which is still crossed by q
trestle built over II, Is wonder to those who
have viewed it, SAID E. Nj. Gaddis OF Portland
Yesterday. The gulch out of which 1t came is
Misunderstanding hollow. extending back into
the bills only few hundred feet, and is nearly
on level. No landslide had ever before como
out Of it since the road was built; none was
expected, and there Is no probability OF another
such slide occurring there. The gulch is not
uSep' e"e tnc hoasy oiiu iuSosoeht '~'no s"o'S'A
large mass OF earth TO fall from the banks
| into IT., forming dam across il. The water,
which poured down the mountain side, formed
pond behind the dam and pushed II down a
short distance. Then more water accumulated
| and pushed the dam down to the railroad,
] where there is cut about six feet deep. The
mud and qucksand poured into this cut and
| nlled IL for distance OF some 600 feet, and
! finally overfowed the cut and formed huge
| pile on the bottom below. An attempt was
made to clear the cut By shoveling, but the
stun was too thin 10 be handled In this manner,