Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-22
fRATEUSALS PRESENT CASE
ASK TO Have legislative Committee Leave
Them Cut Of Recommends
CAN BETTER WORK vur OWN SALVATION
ADMIT Rates Must Ultimately re
Raised. but Membership Can
Ne Depended on 20
Accomplish NJ.
IFrom a stan correspondentl

c. w. Halves OF Rock Island. head clerk
| OF the Modern Woodmen of America, today
! made the strongest plea that has been made
| to the legislative insurance commission that
! the fraternal insurance companies be al
| lowed TO work out their own salvation and
that there be no legislation Affecting them
| recommended by the insurance commission.
Major Halves admitted that the rates OF, all
! fraternals are now inadequate and must be
raised but argued that 1t would be far
better to all concerned IL the Legislature
would wait till the membership Of the vari-
Gus fraternals was educated to the point OF
making their own raise In rates. lie argued
that legislative enactment in but one state
raising rates would be disastrous to the
| fraternals and as national legislation lie
somewhat out OF the question he believed II
would be better to educate the membership
to a change In the rates. Furthermore, he
called attention 20 the fact that the Mod
ern woodmen has already educated it,
membership TO one increase, and he be-
lieved that In five years more It would have
the membership educated to point wheie
rates could be put in that would be en-
! tirely adequate andSmaRe the ,fraternal
permanent institution. He believed that all
| fraternals would have their membership
educated to this point inside of fife;
years Colonel b. w. Jewell of Omaha, OF,
I the woodinen of the World and A. r. Tai
| bolt of lincoln Neb., Of the Modern Wood
men. were also before the commission and
both argued against any legislation. The
CHIEF arguments in each case are that leg
islation before the membership is ready for
| Il will injure the fraternals.. as many menu
bers will at once drop out, and further
more that legislation by one state will only
compllcate the situation.
Ont of speRkership Race.
| Representative william 8, Hart of Ala
makee county was defeated in the caucuses
| OF his home town at Waukon yesterday
and as a result II is taken for granted that
! he is eliminated from the race for renoini-
nation and also from the race for speaker
Of the next house This leaves but one
candidate in the field for speaker-Hon. n.
E. Kendall of Abba. When the legislature
adjourned last winter there were three can
didates Representatives Jepson Of Wood
bury, Hart OF Allamakee and Kendall of
Monroe. Jepson decided not to ask for re-
nomination, but sought the position OF
fcounty attorney or Woodbury. county. Hart
yesterday lost his home town caucus and
II Ia supposed will not have his name pre-
scented to the convention in that county to-
morrow. Kendall was renomnated some
time ago and is recognized as an avowed
candidate for speaker.
ID. w. Garrett Better.
B. W. Garrett pardon secretary in the
Office OF Governor Cummins is somewhat
| Improved from his attack OF typhoid-pneu-
munia He had hoped TO return to the
office tomorrow, but will not be able to re-
turn for a week or more. He is at the home
of his parents at Leon.
Egg Men Hold Meeting.
At the Chamber lain hotel today the Iowa
| Egg Dealers association and the Iowa
Carload Egg Shippers association met and
took preliminary steps for consolidating
| the two organizations. Such a consolida-
I ton has been discussed for some time.
The Carload Egg Shippers association Is
the older and Henry Reinsberg OF Peila
Is president C.\E. Eels OF Cedar Rapids, is
president of the other. and he presided at
today's meeting.
Naval Deserter Arrested.
| James Hunnell, said to be a deserter
! from the United States marine service on
Mare island. off San Francisco, was ar
rested in this city last night. Hunners
parents reside in this city and he has
been here for more than year.
Old Resident IN Dead.
| a resident of Des Moines, died today at her
home here She came 20 Des Moines but
a few years abter the first settlers.
DoIiiver to Take stump.
Senator Jonathan =. Dolliver will make
his opening speech for this campaign at
| Indianola, October g. From that time on
he will spend his time continuously on the
stump and both by his wish and by the
wish of the state committee will spend the
greater part of the time In the southern
| part of the state in the reservation terri
tory, where It is expected the greater part
of the scratching, II any. will take place.
Congressman Hull will return from the
east next week and conference of the re-
! publicans will be arranged for this district,
! to be held about October l.
| The date for the conference in the Elev-
| enth district, to be held at Sioux City, was
today fixed for September g.,
Committeeman Coverse In charge of the
speakers. today announced the following
dates for speeches by Governor Cummins,
next week: Churdan, Monday, the opening
campaign speech; Scranton, Tuesday; Lori
msr. Thursday; Wavering, Friday; Missouri
valley october 3, and Alton. October, l.
Big crowd 20 Hear Cannon.
Chairman Elmer E. Smith Of the republ-
can county committee states that advices
| from all points in the Ninth congressional
district Indicate that there will be big
attendance from outside the city at the
Cannon Watson meeting in Council Bluns
on Thursday evening OF next week. A big
| crowd, it Is said, will be here from Mis-
souri, Valley and other points on the North
western and Illinois Central. while Glen
wood Is preparing to send big delegation.
All the towns in the county are expected
to be largely represented and everything
points TO the meeting being rousing one.
The local committee has decided not to
attempt any formal reception or banquet
for the distinguished speakers, but doubt
less an opportunity will be given the cit
| liens of Council BLUFFS 10 meet and greet
Speaker Cannon and Congressman Watson,
| II time permits of 1t. before the meeting
| in the theater.