Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-09
AGREEMENT ON INSURANCE
Commission will Make a Unanimous
Report to the Legislature.
NEBRASKA BANK RECEIVERS JUDGMENT
eurEIar Insurance Company Resists
Payment OF Policy, but Court says
IL Must Pay the Face of
the Policy.
rFrom . staff correrpondent.l

will be but one report by the insurance
legislative commission Practically the only
question that divides the commission IL
that OF deferred dividends, but there are
indications now that the commission will
get together on this. The report will not be
filed, however TIL some time next week.
The members Of the commission have in
terpreted the law. which says that the re-
port must be filed by December ]. as being
directory and not mandatory. Chairman
Jamison and Senator Bleakly hold to one
extreme on the point OF deferred dividend
distribution, while Representatives Kendall
2 and Jones hold to the other idea OF favor
ing annual distribution Of dividends. Repre-
. sentative Clary occupies middle ground
IN the matter. It is understood that the
I, position Of, Senators Jamison and Bleakly
i is TO condemn the deferred dividend. and
4 give reasons. however. why an annual dis
tribution law should not be passed. Ken
dali and Jones desire to condemn the de-
ferred dividend and would recommend |
legislation to correct as far as possible
the evils arising from it It is possible |
that the position of Clary, to make |
definite report with specific recommended !
tons allowing deferred dividends but re- |
uuiring that policies providing for annual |
distribution be written II requested by the |
;pofcyholder and making certain other re- !
uuirements as to crediting earnings so as
to protect the poHoyholder where the de-
ferrad dividend policy Is written, may be
agreed upon. The commission will make
every effort to get together on the report
20 that the report to the legislature when
signed viii carry specific recommendations.
Normal to Have Big Library.
E The state normal school at Cedar Falls
is to have a $1,000 library building, plans
Of which are now being drawn in the office
. IL
city. The library will be erected on the
college campus with money from the
millage tax, and will be the largest library
building in the state 1t will be 1O0xS9 feet,
four stories high and will be built Of brick
and stone with tile roof, and entirely fire.
proof.
Urges Religion for Rich.
r When the Chapmans, evangelists, had
! preached telling sermon to the, girls in
one Of the Des Moines factories and had
3, concluded a prayer meeting they were con-
fronted with the question from one of the
girls, why don't you go ont on Grand
avenue?' The girl explained that they
were all glad to have the evangelsts come
TO them, but thought 1t would not seem so
much like discrimination If they would also
preach, to the rich out on West Grand,
( ! avenue. p@ III '--
ia Bank of Con Gets Money.
XII In the circuit court Of appeals the Bank
& + of Coz, Neb,,, has won and the decision OF
judge smith Mcpherson has been sustained
y The bank carried an insurance policy with
the Bankers Mutual Casualty company of
this city for 5000 and on January IA, 1904
..- its safe was blown and $500 in money
s stolen The Bankers Mutual resisted the
payrrent Of the policy on the ground that
the bank had misrepresented the thickness
of It's safe door, representing it TO be Ave
"a t,Ftk fnttW In
suit before Judge Smith Mcpherson in the
federal court in this city It was held that
while IT was a fact that the door was not
FIVE inches thick, this did not void the
policy, and gave judgment to the bank
for the full amount OF the policy. The in
surance company carried the case to the
court of appeals and the action OF the
lower court has been sustained The suit
attracted wide attention. The big safe was
brought to Des Moines as one Of the ex-
hiblts in the suit. The door was FIVE inches
thick at the edge. where there was an ex-
ira rim, but not In the center Of the door
Many experts testified in the suit.
To Jail or Live at Home.
John Shad OF orient, Ia, before Police
Judge A. J. Mathis today filed charges
against his wife, Mrs. Elva Shad. Mrs
= shad left home and her husband came t,
Des Moines TO search for her and claim
TO have found her In house OF III reputa
ton In the bad territory on East Cour
avenue. She refused to return with him 4
his home and to the child she had de
serted. though she was willing that sha
should come to Dss Molnes and see he
once a month or so. Shad went to tn
police court and filed charges and the wifi
must select Between returning to her hus
bend or going to jail.
Lost -Four Days of Life.
r. Clair Mcdonald OF Oshkosh, Wis,
at the walston sanatarium in this cit
minus four days of his life. The first
the week he started down an elevator in
big Chicago building. The next he kne
was four days later when he came to hin
self in the sanatarlum In Des Moline
Mcdonald was noticed by drug clerk
act strangely and finally persuaded the ma
10 get into a cab and go to the sanatariur
The last he remembers is having callt
down" to the elevator boy in the Railwa
and Trust building I'm Chicago He ST
has his grip and 500 in money.
Report OF Labor Commissioner.
In his report 10 the governor, filed toda
n d. Brigham, state labor commissions
gives more detailed reports OF wage cOnd
lions than in any previous report. I
shows that railway conductors and ems
neers and other highly paid labor has
average yearly wage OF tSS. and the low
classes an average wage OF $3.50 a year, I
men only. Male clerks, managers al
superintendents get average yearly wa
OF tS72, and women Si27. Twenty per ee
OF the wage-eaners own their own HON
free OF encumbrance at an average value
u,9i6 and about the same per cent ha
equities OF an average value OF Sl.SO0 7
report states that IL has not been necessa
20 invoke the law TO enforce the child lat
law, all factory owners complying VIII
their attention Is called TO the matter.
Xmas Picture Framing.