The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-21
REBATE LOOKED
GOOD TO JUDGE
Member of the Supreme Court
of Wisconsin Tries to Save
a Few Dollars.
WRITES SEVERAL LETTERS
FACTS COME OUT IN INSURANCE
INVESTIGATION.

Milwaukee, Wis, July 20.-In the pro-
ceedfngs before the committee OF the
Wisconsin legislature engaged in investi-
eating life insurance conditions in this
state. State Manager NJ. G.. Albright Of
the Union Central Life Insurance COM
pany of Cincinnati yesterday introduced
correspondence showing that a supreme
court official asked that the life agents
commission for collection or premiums
on his (the supreme court officials
policy be paid to him. The letters were
written by Chief Justice Roujet d. Mar
shall. Justice Marshall late this after
5 noon vouched for the authenticity of the
correspondence The justice, however,
said he thought there was nothing ir-
regular in any of the letters.
Letter of Judge Marshall.
The original correspondence was pro-
duced by Mr.. Albright late today. The
letter soliciting the commission for col
lection is as follows:
State of Wisconsin, Supreme Court,
Madison, Wis, October l, 1902: Union
Central Life Insurance company, Gin
elnnati, O.-Gentlemen: / hold policy No.
232,009 in your company on which there
falls due on the 18th day of this month
the annual premium of $671.4O. l am not
at present advised as to whether l VIII
be obliged TO remit to the principal Of
IN this city and supposing that If you
have such agent he has no claims upon
you for a percentage for the collection
OF my premium, l suggest that you send
my receipt TO the First National bank
of Madison, Wis. with a draft attached
for the SOL. 40 and instructions to deliver
the receipt upon payment OF the draft
on or before the due date of the premium,
and that in such case you permit the
bank TO take the usual agents commits
sion for the collection, with permission
to pay the same to me. My policy came
from one agent entirely outside OF my
circle of business acquaintance. l see
no reason, myself why / cannot be per-
mitted to make the payment in the man
ner suggested, but if there are reasons,
of course you will write me suggesting
where to send the money. Very truly
yours, X. ID. MARSHALL.
Letter of Agent Albright.
The above letter from Justice Marshall
was referred by the home office of the
insurance company to State Manager AL
bright of WISCONSIN, who in turn wrote
to- his superior officer as follows:
Milwaukee. Wis. October g. 1902: L.
Z. Marshall Secretary of the Union Cen
trail Life Insurance company, Cincinnati
O.; Dear Sir-l am today in receipt of
yours of the srd inclosing a letter from
a judge of the supreme court of Wis
consin. Hon. r. d. Marshall asking that
you grant him a rebate upon his renewal
premium. When a judge of the supreme
court of this state makes an appeal for
a rebate and does it direct TO the home
office. is il not time that there be some
elevation in the moral conscience of the
people in high places before we can hope
for much change for the better among
the rank and file on the rebate question.
This gives you an idea of some of the
difficulties we are obliged TO contend with
in this state. Respectfully yours.
j. @. ALBRIGHTH,
State Manager"