Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-30
MEN ARE SHORT
Income insufficient to Pay for Printing the
Annual Proceedings
MoDIflEs MUTUAL INSURANCE SCHEMES
state Auditor Forces Mutual Com
panIes to Allow Stockholders TO
Fix the Compensation
of Omcers
CFrom a stafr Correspondent.l

DIES MONIES, April 29.-(Special)-The
Iowa Park and Forestry association, which
was formed a little over a year ago and
has held two interesting state meetings,
has not as many members as those who
had planned 1t had expected, and as a re-
suit there is not sufficient money in the
treasury to pay for the printing OF the
proceedings of the association. Secretary
Pammel of the Iowa State college has been
in the city in consultation with Secretary
Greene Of the State Horticultural society.
the members OF the state executive council
and others. to see II there is not some way
Of making provision for having the report
Of the proceedings printed, and IL 1t is
possible to do so this will be arranged by
the state officials. But the Park and For
estry association needs the membership
and cooperation Of all who are interested
in tho subject in the state.
Mutual Insurance Matters.
State Auditor Carroll has accomplished
in a quiet way one little reform In the
matter of management Of the local mutual
insurance companies that does him great
credit. On examination Of the reports OF
some Of these mutuals, especially the hail
companies. he found that the boards of
directors had voted sums Of money to the
officers as salaries that seemed to him out
of proportion to the business being done.
He did not undertake, as has been err
roneously reported, to claim for his de-
partment the right to Ak salaries or to
limit them, but he did insist that the ar
tieles should be amended so that the fixing
Of salaries shall be in the hands of the
stockholders at the general meeting and
cannot be left to the board of directors.
1t is in the boards that extravaganza crops
out and he believed that under the law the
matter of salaries and expenses must be
kept with the stockholders or patrons. All
Of the new companies formed are now hav-
ing this provision in their articles and all
will soon conform to the rule. Auditor
Carroll was fortunate, in taking UP the
duties Of auditor Of state, in having at his
service as head Of the insurance depart
ment, Ole o. Roe, formerly a member Of
the house from Story county, later deputy
auditor OF state. and having had large ex-
p~erience in Official matters and practical
experience in insurance management.
The clerk Of the supreme court last night
received the frst lot OF copies OF the bar
docket of the supreme court and a large
number were distributed today. These are
for the May term, which will open May
IL. Polk county cases will be heard on and
after May "a. u
Seek Parole for walker.
An attempt will be made to secure the
parole Of John Walker. the colored man
convicted of the murder Of Isaac Finkel-
stein. Since the intimation of Judge
S~purrier in court recently that all was not
regular as done-by the state In the case,
the sentiment has been growing that
Walker is innocent. At the expense of the
state a transcript has been prepared for
use in the supreme court and will be filed
with the clerk in a few days. The matter
will then be presented to Governor Cum
Minis.
Des MOines Does Wen.
Des Moines feels proud Of the pleasure
President Roosevelt expressed at the re-
ception given him here yesterday. H. A.
Coleman and r. II. Hazard, representa-
tives Of the Associated Press and s%cripps-
McRea News companies. both of whom have
been constantly with the president since
he left Washington, now almost one month
ago. stated that with the exception OF
Omaha, Monday afternoon. no such lemon
s~tration had been given the president as
was given him yesterday by the people Of
Des Moines.
E~x-COnvict Kills Himself.
Clayton Benbow, aged 81 years. an ex-
convict, committed suicide at 10 o'clock
this morning at Knoxville in the barn Of
p. NJ. Spentz, for whom he was working.
He fixed the gun in the barn and then.
standing in front of 1t, pulled a string at
tached TO the trigger. The entire top OF his
head above the eyebrows was blown of.
He returned from the penitentiary a short
time ago and it is supposed he was de-