Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-09-04
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The fraternal insurance companies
have seemed an especially fruitful
field to those who would compass
the defeat of Auditor Carroll, because
of the fact that in the membership OF
these fraternals in the state there are
about 100000 voters. Whether any OF
these have joined in the fight and
taken up with the scheme is not
known, but it is known that some
have refused to listen to it, just as
the fire and old line life men of the
state have in number Of instances
refused to listen.
The thing that seems to have
aroused the enmity of the fire insur-
ance lobby is the attitude Auditor
Carroll has taken against the repeal
Of the anti-compact law, the provi-
sions Of the law as to prorating OF
losses and the anti-co-insurance law.
All of these laws now on the statute
books the insurance lobby would IKE
to see repealed, their heart is set on
it and large number of witnesses
have been rushed before the insur-
ance commission to testify in favor
of their repeal. So far as is known
the Iowa companies are satisfied with
these laws as they are and are will
ing, at least, that they should remain
unchanged. Fire insurance compan-
les outside the state, however, would
like to see them repealed.
The Blanchard law is the law that
prohibits insurance companies doing
business in Iowa from getting to-
gether and agreeing on rate of pre-
MUM that shall be charged for in
surance. 1t is an antitrust law as
APPLIED to insurance companies and
the state of Iowa has spent great
deal OF money, successfully, in prose-
cutting a case through the supreme
court Of the United States in which
the law was held to be constitutional
and is now in full force and effect in
| the state. The law according to those
well informed on insurance matters
has saved the people of Iowa many
thousands Of dollars in the cost of fire
| insurance.
1t was through the efforts of the
insurance companies that an injunc.
ton was secured against Auditor
Carroll to restrain him from enforce
ing the anti-compact law and the In
surance companies fought desperate.
| ly through the supreme court in an
endeavor to keep the injunction from
being dissolved On the best of au.
thority the insurance rates increased
from 30 to 10 per cent during the
time when the auditor was under an
injunction not to enforce the anti
compact law. Testimony has been
given during the sessions of the in.
surance commission to show that
since the law was held to be consti
tutional and the injunction against
the state auditor dissolved the rates
have gone down in some instances
from 30 cents a thousand for one year
to so cents q thousand for five years
AZ The Rifle Range.
Intense interest marked the shoot
of the Iowa Rifle association, composed
| OF members Of the Iowa National
guard. Lieutenant Bowen Of Waukon
Company I, Fifty-third regiment, made
the big score in the shoot for the AIT
son trophy He won the Individual
score shot and is now considered the
crack shot Of the Iowa guard. His
work during the present shoot is con.
sidered to be almost phenomenal. He
infde the mark Of SO in the skirmish
hre, which Is considered a very
high skirmish run. Twenty-ssven
men made scores of about SO in this
contest. The Allison trophy which he
secured Is handsome mounted Indian
statue, valued at SIS. 1t was held
last year by Corporal Finke Of Algona
Corporal Stevens. Mason City, Com
pany A, Fifty-sixth Iowa, wins the "a
nous Drake trophy by winning out In
the range rapid firing contest. His
soore was exceptionally good, and be
cause Of 1t defeats Corporal Finke OF
Algona, who held both the Allison and
Drake trophies last year. The Drake
trophy is q loving cup valued at $50
Supervisors Choose Des Moines.
Des Moines gets the next meeting
Of. the Supervisors Association Of
Iowa, the session to open on JANUARY
20, 1907. Waterloo, Clinton. and Ores
ton were applicants for the meeting
but it was considered advisable to gel
close to the legislature, as the super
visors expect to show an interest in
some desired legislation: In the cleo