Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-12-28
and recommends against legislatio,

and recommends against legislation
restrictive of it's issuance, despite the
recommendations of most of the other
states, of all the Insurance superin-
tendents' organizations and the pas
sage OF laws by the state of New
York. No restriction of salaries and
other expense will be recommended
by the majority.
commissioner Kendall may decide
TO go to the extent of recommending
law prohibiting deferred dividend
policies altogether; Commissioner
Jones may join with him, though he
mas regarded an absolute prohibition
as non-feasible at this time. Both
are opposed to the plan of the major
lty, and they will urge legislation,
they declare, in the interests of the
policy holders, by insisting on laws
requiring individual annual account
Ing of the companies with their policy
holders and the limitation of expense
loading to protect the surplus SO &C
counted for.
The most important thing in the re-
port of the commission is the provis.
ion recommending the enactment of
statutory uniform fire policy. This.
in effect, will set aside the effect of
the present Iowa law which has been
SO construed, and in terms make an
insurance agents representations a
part of the contract.
This recommendation also original.
~ included the repeal of the Iowa
law against reinsurance which has
been Endorsed by policy holders, and
which the auditor of state vigorous
~ defended. Next to the repeal of
the Blanchard law the repeal of the
statute prohibiting co-insurance is
desired by the fire companies.
The second most important and
drastic recommendation is that relat-
Ing to fraternal beneficiary societies
1t urges the passage of law to pre.
vent the organization of these socie.
ties in Iowa in the future. except thew
begin to do business on the basis Of
rates liked in the fraternal congress
mortuary tables. 1t is recommended
also, that the present fraternal socie-
ties be required, within four or six
years, to get upon the same basis. The
term to be fixed is left to the legis-
lature, no recommendation with re.
spect to 1t being made by the com.
mission.
The prohibition of all other COM
panies which pay death losses on the
basis OF assessment of surviving mem
bers is recommended by the commits
sion, except the companies are on
legal reserve basis. Domestic con-
Germs coming under this head are to
bQ oiuQn tipon r. rof
serve basis.
The establishment of an insurance
department separate from the office
or the auditor of state, who now is in
charge Of insurance, is recommended.
The commissioner of insurance will
be appointed by the governor and con-
hrmed by the senate.
The legislature is urged to investi.
gate the desirability of fire marshal
system. A law limiting the earnings
OF stock in stock companies engaged
in insurance in Iowa to 10 per cent,
Is proposed by the commission.
A large number Of uniform proyis.
ions to be required in all life insur.
ance policies are proposed by the com
mission. One of these is that the
policy shall be the entire contract.
Rehearine for BIydenburgh.
E. S. Blydenburgh, father of the
late Irene Blydenburgh, has been
granted rehearing before the SUI
preme court. Blydenburgh is now
serving life sentence in the state
penitentiary for the murder of his
wife at Eldora several years ago. It
was charged that Blydenburgh had
put arsenic in his wifes food, desiring
to get her out of the way that he
might enjoy her property.
New interest is being taken In the
Blydenburgh case owing to the fact
that the prisoner is the father of the
late Irene Blydenburgh, the young
girl who came to a tragic death in
Des Moines few months ago as the
result of a criminal operation. Two
men are now facing trial here for
alleged completely in the death Of
Irene Blydenburgh.
Meat Is Higher.
When the board of control opened
the bids on meat at the capitol on
the 18th they were amazed. Increases
of more than so per cent in some
grades were made by the packers.
This was on beef chiefly AS a result
the superintendent Of the institu.
lions and the board devoted consider
able time to discussion of the situa.
ton, as basis for action in awarding
the quarterly contracts which are to
be let before Jan. /.
River Canal Not Dream.
The proposition to make the Des
Moines river freight canal. is not
an idle dream. according to Ernest
Hofer, formerly of this state, but at
present editor of The Daily Journal
at Salem, Ore. He is In the city re-
turning from the rivers and harbors
conference in Washington.
Mr.. Hofer sees great benefit to Des
Moines from the possible work of the
canal, opening up an avenue between
the iron fields of Des Moines and the
cheap fuel of Des MONIES and also
with the northwest
Too Good.
Say, Bill, l think you are trying
% boom our new ice plant little too
nuch!" called the head of the con-
Germ.
What's the matter?" asked Bill.
WHY there was a 1adv in horo iuot