Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-22
Smallpox near Chesun-
cook Lake.
Recommendations for Uniform.
ity Of Legislation.
Gallery Practice for Guard.-Notes Of
Departments.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council,
Friday, Dec. 30, At 4 p. M.

The presence of smallpox has been
discovered In "A lumber camp in the vi
cinity of ChesuncOok lake and Dr. A.
q. Young. secretary of the State board
Of health. has received notice that four
cases Of the disease exist in the camp.l
which is the headquarters of n crew of
- men. Inspector Abildgaard of WASH
burn. has charge of the situation, and
the camp has been isolated so that the
men will not come in contact with any
one outside the camp. Ii is hoped to
hold the disease where it is, and to stop
any further spread in that region.
The cases referred to above mark
the second outbreak of smallpox in a
lumber camp. this season, the first hav
ing occurred some time ago, in a camp
near Square lake. There was but one
case at the latter place. and that is now
all cleared up. The camp was thor
oughly fumigated, and with but one
exception, no cases resulted from the
one at Square lake, and that is in
township No. Il, above Grand Isle. The
inspector in the Madawaska region has
taken charge of the case. and will do
Ill that Is possible to prevent further
spread.
Hon. Charles F.. Libby of Portland.
Hon. Frank NJ. Higgins of Limerick
and Col. Hannibal f. Hamlin of Ellis
worth, commissioners for the State Of
Maine for the promotion of uniformity
of legislation in the United States.
have submitted to Gov. Hill their fifth
annual report. In brief, it is as fol.
lows:
since our last report two national
conferences Of the committee have
been held, one in Hot Springs in Au-
gust, 1903, the other in St. Louis last
Sept ernber. State boards have been
established in 81 states and territories
and the annual conference has been
productive of much good. The Nego-
table Instrument Act has been adopted
since our last report by Idaho, Ken
lucky. Louisiana and Montana. This
act has not yet been adopted by the
State of Maine, but several hearings
have been had before the judiciary
committee. 1t is hoped the incoming
legislature will find it expedient to
adopt the measure.
Attention is again called to bill
recommended by the committee at its
meeting in Denver in 1901 relating to
The bill was as fOlOWS:
Section No policy of insurance
shall be rendered invalid by any state
ment made by the insured uniess tue
same shall be material to the risk made
with intent to defraud.
Section 2-No policy of insurance
shall contain any condition. provision
or agreement which shall directly or
| ha N
beneficiary of the right to trial by jury
on any question of fact arising under
said policy, and all SUCH condltlonS Ut
| agreements shall be void.
| Section This act shall apply to
certificates of fraternal and mutual
benefit associations as we'll as to all
| other forms of insurance.
THE commissioners say that the
first section is substantially a re-en-
actment of what was the law of TINS
state from 1861 up to the time of the
passage of what is known as the Maine
| Standard Fire Insurance Policy act in
/ 1895. and it is believed to be a just and
wise provision in the interest of the in
4 sured.
| The provisions of section are IN
! tended to restore the right OF trial D!
Jury on questions of act arising under
fire insurance policies. and especially
the important question Of the amount
of loss suffered under such policies.
The insured was deprived of this right
of trial by jury by the adoption OF the
Il Standard Fire Insurance Policy act, al
though the effect of the act in this par
ticular was not generally known at tne
time of it's passage. Why fire insur-
ance companies should be granted
privilege denied to all other corpora
lions, it Is not easy to understand. ana
the propriety of such legislation may
be justly criticised.