Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-24
TO REPUDIATE
THE 'WELCHERS'
PASADENA MERCHANTS CAN
Gel INSURANCE,
Delay Of Underwriters In Furnishing
List of Accredited Fire lnsur-
ance Companies Causes In
dependent Action Z
Pasadena Agency,
16M East Colorado Street.
Telephone Main 752.

PASADENA, Aug. 23.--D. w. Her
lihy, chairman Of the committee recently
appointed by the Pasadena Merchants
association to prepare an accredited
list of fire insurance companies for the
use of the members, has taken a step
which local underwriters believe Will
seriously and unnecessarily complicate
fire insurance in this city.
Mr.. Herlihy has secured from San
Francisco list of the various COM
panies which It is alleged have refused
to pay their losses at San Francisco
either In whole or In part.
Following this list Mr.. Herlihy has
directed the canceling of the policies
held by his business corporation in
these "welching" companies.
His action, 1t is understood, will be
followed by other local merchants, al
though the list in question Is not to
be submitted to the association as the
committees report and is not vouched
for by the local underwriters.
Here is where the rub comes in.
When the committee was appointed
some weeks ago communication was
had with the local association Of fire
insurance underwriters, asking for as
sistance in preparing the projected
list.
The underwriters Immediately ap-
pointed a committee, the members of
which agreed to make a searching ex-
animation of the records and to report
the results as soon as possible. The
business was found to be exceedingly
difficult and has taken more time than
was thought necessary.
Some time ago the underwriters
committee announced that 1t would take
until September l to get together the
needed data from the office Of the
state insurance commissioner.
It was thought that the committee of
merchants would await this data, but
the action of Chairman Herlihy in ac-
cepting another and what the under
writer's say is a thoroughly incorrect
4ist has aroused a storm of protest.
N. 7. Horton, secretary of the Pasa-
dena Fire Underwriters association,
picks out three or four companies
named in the Herlihy list which should
not be there and styles the list as un-
fair. He says that the underwriters
are Just as anxious to see the bad COM
panies weeded out as anyone can be,
but that only with the data furnished
by the insurance commissioner at hand
can a complete and unbiased list be
made up.
Many of the city's leading business
men and capitalists belong to the un-
derwriters' association and they urge
business men generally not to leap too
hastily at conclusions.
Crown City Notes
An interesting open meeting of the
local G. A. R. was held tonight Com
rade A. Machen had charge Of the pro-
gram, which consisted of informal talks
on different phases Of the Civil war
and appropriate music.
The Household of God has changed
it's meeting place to 76S Winona
avenue and the neighborhodo is al
ready up in arms over the noise-pro-
ducing ceremonies of the sect Steps
will be taken at once to have the Pc
culiar religious organization seek an
other meeting place.
Miss Alice Williamson of Los Angeles
has been secured by Throop to take
charge Of the girls gymnasium and
the girls physical culture department..
In addition to this work Miss William
son will give lessons in elocution and
voice culture.
A carpenter engaged in making alter
ations at Metcalfe's pharmacy today
ran upon a cask in the rear of the
store which looked suspiciously like
wine. No person was in sight, so he
took big ladle full of the liquor and
drank it. The liquor turned out to be
formaldehyde and prompt action with
emetics and stomach pump was neces-
sary to save the mans life. The mans
name is concealed by the druggists.