Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-04
WILL ELECT OFFICERS
FINAL SESSION OF THE INSUR-
ANCE COMMISSIONERS.

| commissioners at their final meeting this
afternoon and a place for the next assem-
| bly, will be decided on. No intimatfon has
yet been given as to what city is to be Sc
| lected. but the nominating committee has
practically determined on the officers for
the ensuing year. The nominations are as
| follows:
| President, Gen. George H. Adams of New
Hampshire; vice president. r. e. Folk Of
Tennessee; secretary, John J. Brinkerhon
of Illinois.
The proceedings at the session today were
| for the most part technical. The conven-
ton has adopted the standard blank for OBJ
| tanning information. This was regarded as
one of the most important steps taken by
the convention. and was looked upon by the
members as very satisfactory achieve
| ment. The question arose whether the
states not represented at the meeting. but
which would certainly use the blank and
take advantage Of the other work tnat the
convention had done, should be called on
to pay their share of the expenses. mo-
| ton was finally adopted authorizing the
secretary to collect sufficient from the
states represented to cover the expenses
and then to notify the states not present
that they were expected to contribute the
| money thus paid to be placed to the credit
OF the surplus fund.
Of General Interest.
One of the resolutions of general interest
adopted at the session this morning was
against the rebate evil. from which, it is
asserted, the public has suffered even at
the hands of some of the biggest compa-
MES. 1t was explained that many insur-
ance companies run regular get-rich-quick
schemes under the guise of offering enor-
nous dividends that are wholly impossible
of realization. The offer is made, and
some wealthy and influential man in a COM
munity Is offered a secret or special con-
tract reducing the cost of insurance to
him. with the understanding that he will
work for the ends Of the company in his
locality. The less important persons are
induced to insure beyond their capacity to
pay. and the large dividends, which are
really secret rebates. go to the richer
members of the community who do not
need them. .-..-,.....
In view of the condition described, a res
olution was offered by Mr.. E. E. Ritten-
house of Colorado setting forth that the
attention of the committee on legislation
of the conference Of governors. attorneys
general and insurance commissioners be
invited ITO the growing evil of insurance
rebating and to the various methods de-
vised to evade the anti-rebate or discrimi-
nation law, which law is uniform in
large number of states.
"These schemes are found in the adj
ViSOry board contracts, In special service
contracts, in stock issues of certain Kinds,
and in other forms of inducements. many
If not all of which. are based upon esti-
mates or promises of profits which are
impossible of realization. Such methods
work injustice and hardship upon the pub
lie, and are to be sincerely condemned.
Correction Of Evil.
with the view of assisting in the cor
rection of this evil this convention expresses
the hope that the committee will include in
its forthcoming recommendations pro-
vision offering. IL possible. more effective
protection to the insuring public against
these improper practices"
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
An address was made by Carlos s. HARDY
Of Chicago. on 1.-THE Future of Fraternal
Insurance" Mr.. Hardy is the secretary OF
the Supreme Lodge of the Endowment Bank
X of p. with membership of $4,000. He
said there is unquestionably necessity for
increasing the rates for fraternal insurance
to meet the increas sing charges upon IL. and
that an advance would be the only way 10
assure the future Of the fraternal benefit
associations. 81
Fire Marshals Elect officers.
In connection with the meeting of the in
surance commissioners at the Arlington
Yesterday there was a meeting of the state
fire marshals, who elected the following Of
fcers: State Fire Marshal of Ohio D. 8.
Creamer was elected president: State Fire
Marshal Of Maryland Lloyd T. MacGill, jr.,
vice president, and State Fire Marshal Ed
| ward Peterson Of Minnesota secretary and
| treasurer. Provincial Fire Commissioner
Albert Lindback of Manitoba. Canada, was
| present and unanimously elected to men,
| bership Of the association. The next meet
| ing of the association will be held in Column
| bus. Ohio, on the first Tuesday in October,
| 1907. The resolutions adopted included leg
| islation to prevent over-insurance compul-
| sorry gas cut-offs on the outside Of all build
| ings and uniform fire marshal laws modelled
after the law of Ohio.