The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-03

IOWA skl !:
PASSES CUT OFF
AFTER TOMORROW.
ANTIPAss Law IN IOWA BECOMES
EFFECTIVE. @3
City, County, District, State and Fed
eral Officers, Including Judges and
Delegates to Conventions, Forbidden
the Use Of Free Tickets-Many Other
New Laws. 4

the Use Of Free Tickets-Many Other
New Laws.
Special to The Journal. -.
Des Moines Iowa, July AIN accordance with
laws passed at the last session Of the general
assembly will 60 into effect IN Iowa tomorrow.
The new statutes which AFFECT the greater num-
Der of persons are the ure-food, anti pass and
child-labor acts. - a. ..@E- 20 ~, 10y u
Instructions have been issued in circular form
by all the Iowa railroads advising their officials
that care must be taken to comply with the
provisions Of the law regarding free transporta-
ton, and holders of passes no longer entitled
visions of the law The following classes are |
forbidden by the state law to use free tickets:
City, county district, state or federal officers
including judges and members of the general
Delegates to any political convention travelling |
| to and from such convention. lr
Members or employees of any political com.
| mittee. =. -54a. 8 '.0..7~...... ~ 3.
| Candidates for any city, county, district, state
or federal Office. - ? .--.. -. + ,'s..G,.
| Jurors in state or federal courts :: p
In connection with the federal pure-food law,
citizens of Iowa will have full protection. The
state law. drawn along the lines of the, Hey
branding of all foodstufs. This statute by spe-
cial provision became effective July l. altho
goods purchased prior to that date are exempt
until July 1, 1907. 80
I MANY Otner NEW Laws.
The most important statutes which become
Child labor law forbidding the employment
Of children under IA years Of age. -
Requiring the reporting of divorces as well
as marriages to the state board Of health.
Making destruction OF sidewalks and other
| effective tomorrow are:
property misdemeunor, aimed at Halloween
| celebrants.
Increasing penalty for incest from ten to
Permitting insurance companies to invest sur
plus funds in buildings for home offices.
| To require all gasolene receptacles to be
painted a Termiilion~ red and labeled Cease.
lene, . after Jan. t. 1907. -.
Authorizing levy not to exceed mills tor
library purposes In towns not exceeding 1000
| in population. ~
Establishing state system of examination
and certihcation of school teachers. County su
perintendents will continue to issue certificates
until Oct. l. First examina ton BY state board
under new law will be, held Oct. "a, Is and 20.
To protect birds, their nests and eggs and
provide punishment for offenders Prohibits the
use Of certain. birds for ornamentation or their
. Requires nursery stock brought into the state
to be certified by inspectors approved by the
state horticultural board.
To establish system of registration OF ped
igreed animals under direction Of the state
y 70 exempt from taxation accumulations and
} funds of fraternal beneficiary assoca TONS
} > Granting rebate of not more than S. in road
: taxes for use of 8-inch> wide tires
To abolish the party circle from the official
, Including cream under law forbiddins sale
of adulterated milk, SO as to prevent use OF
To prohibit the manipulation Of the Babcock
test for milk and cream. 9.r-,
O1 Renuiring operators of creameries to Pas.
teurize skinned milk; aimed to prevent feed.
= ing Of tubercular milk to hogs. = ~
i; 49,: Life 1nsuuiraucs Investigation.
Assessment life ASSOCIATIONS and traternal In
Q surance societies in Iowa may be- required to
base their rates standard tables of mortality
! as result Of the legislative insurance investi.
. cation in that state. The mutual assessment
+ companies are now being examined at, public
the trend OF the questions put to the witnesses
. It is evident that the commissioners believe. the
i. present rates Of some Of the companies are
Is The Bankers Life Of Des Moines which Il
e the largest company OF this character IN ttne
l. United States. has not yet been subjected II
= which have been represented on: the stand have
had trouble in convincing the commission tha
the levies are large enough to build up proper
O. The National Life association and the Limited
Term Life association, both Of this CITY, weFt
found to possess some curious features. IN.
, former builds up a reserve fund BY taxing eaci
n poncyholder at the start q sum equal to o.
~ cents on every $1,000 fof his policy for eyer!
\. year of his age at the time of application TIT
il assessments are based on this same formula
ID the stipulation being that tho annual levie
II shall not exceed 90 per cent Of the contribute,
# to the reserve fund mada at the time the polio!
,e Secretary Henry Pyle was asked by Senate
y Jamison II this system was based on standar'
10 experience tables, but failed to set direo
e reply.
81 Matter Of Reserve Fund. To-.
y The Limited Term Life association write
= | policies only applicants who are between
~ the ages of 20 and 90. Secretary T. Il. Knott
to to testified that this system made the death rat
ut very low and at the same time gave 1nsuranc
te | to a man at time OF life when protectio
for his family was most needed ne He quaiia he
this by saying that after 90 the family Of tn
average man was grown and Independent Of hi
support. The rates Of the association are base
:, on four assessments q year. varying in amour
- according to the age OF the insured. IT. ha
been the practice Of the company, however,
levy only three assessments. This was crit
ly czed by Representative Kendall. who inquire
CHI why the fourth assessment was not made an
IS. laid away as surplus fund. He asked II th
or low assessment now made would not make th
n ug holders later on This was denied by secretar
u Knots, who declared himself opposed to th
a. n: practice Of laying up reserve fund. -.
r. ~ do not believe IT. Is for the best interest
al al Of the public he remarked. 'to entrust II
in savings to anyone" ...,,'-.4,
r.. Big Commissions.
he The commissions paid by the American Lii
Of Des Moines were found unusually high. Son
renewals are to run for nineteen years. III
high commissions were excused by the officel
on the ground that they. were necessary to s.
or cure business in competition with larger con
wv panies. :--.t-. .a.,. ~ y @@ D.
The Central Life and Des Motnes Life we,
.r examined with respect to salaries which ha,
ow been criticized. The latter company on advit
~. Nv of the insurance department reduced ga
on on aries materially the first Of the year. Inves
am ments made by the fDes Moines Life Of sever
ng thousand dollars in an Idaho land improvemel
Tas scheme were CRITICIZED py . the comm1SSlO
nd Faults in this respect 1t s said, are being co
ID. rected as rapidly as possible. IL, H -a
er. = : --- X & Ea.s
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