Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-18
COULDN'T LINE UP MEMBERS
A "Gentlemen's Agreement" Reached
Between Iowa Fraternals and Old
Line companies-old Fight Dropped
State Congress Chooses Officers
Other News.
Special to T,mes-republlcan.

aep out of politics, because it cheap
ems them.
Several weeks ago President Korns
maze the statement that the fraternal
ganize themselves into a powerful po-
| litical body to elect the next auditor
of state or insurance commissioner
but yesterday, after considerable dis
| cussion, the congress decided to steer
clear Of politics and endeavor to settle
| the trouble themselves, without appeal
ing to the legislature or insurance
commissioners.
| Nevertheless. Mr.. Korns is still of
the opinion that il the fraternal COM
panies desired to name the next au
ditor they could do SO. but that it is
best that the companies stay out of
politics as long as possible.
These organizations are built for
fraternal purposes and to protect
homes, not to make and unmake state
officials. Only in the most urgent
cases should they enter into the polit-
ical field. Let it not be forgotten,
however, that they will not remain idle
should move be necessary to protect
their interests.
"All the fraternals desire Is a COM
plete understanding between the legis-
lature and the insurance department
of the difficulties attending raise in
rates and cooperation to the end that
changes can be made with the least
detriment."
Cooperation among the fraternal
companies was urged by President
Korns Some of the fraternal socie-
ties. he said, have raised their rates,
while others have declined to do so.
| The adoption of the national fraternal
rates by the Iowa legislature would
| be injurious to the Iowa societies, he
declared, and that the rate of the ma
tional congress should be raised in
the higher age and reduced in the
| younger age.
| A Gentlcmen's Agreement.
members of the Iowa Fraternal
cpfgfess, there As no more war be-
4 tween the old and new line compan-
les"
| That was the surprising statement
made yesterday by Joseph G. Root
| Omaha founder Of the Woodmen of the
/ World.
Representatives of both the old and
new line companies met recently and
decided to CALL off the war. There will
! be no more strife. A gentlemens
agreement was made by the members
Of the committee and both sides will
abide by their decision.
when the committees We're in ses-
sionswe told them thattif they persist
ed in making new extractions," contin-
ued Mr.. Root, and adding new re-
quirements in the law, we would COM
| mence to. sell old line insurance and
endowment policies, and then they
| would have all the, beneficiary societies
as competitors, whereas now the bene-
| ficiary societies are intended for fra
thermal purposes and to protect the
home. and are not competitors in the
| broader field with the old line COM
| panies. The old line men saw where
they would be benefited by a declara-
| ton of peace and 1t was decided then
and there to call off the strife"
| Mr.. Root was on the program te
speak on the subject, Legislation or
Fraternal Rates--What Attitude Shall
We Assume 2" He expressed himself
as in favor of adequate rates" and
| told the history Of the Ancient Order
| of United Workmen which endeavoreo
/ to operate on the current expense
basis Furthermore, he declared thai
/ the state insurance department de-
manded altogether too many inspec-
lions and explained that coming as Of
| ten as the state demands they work
great hardship on the companies He
| stated that he was in favor of frequent
examinations, but every twenty min
utes was too often for an inspector to
/ come around to an Insurance office and
| examine He was not in favor OF
/ the fraternaT companies going into
politics further than to keep line or
the men who are running for the leg
| islature and endeavor to engage their
support Of fraternalism. The members
Of the insurance departments he said
were afflicted with the "old line man
IA" and it had to be worked out OF
| their system by the fraternal men
An explanation OF the new line sys-
| TEN, he declared would help the cause
Of the fraternal societies to name the
| next auditor. Merely keep tab on the
men going to the legislature and then
go to them quietly and plead your
cause, was, in his opinion, the best way
! to get the desired results.
New Officers Elected.
AS many of the delegates to the
congress would be forced to leave the
city before the session scheduled fol
today, it was decided to hold the cleo
ton of officers for the ensuing yeal
| Immediately and the result was as fol-
lows:
| President, William Koch, grand for
man of the B. A. Y, Des Moines: vice
president, E. H. Bailey, Fraternal I'm
ion, Denver, Colo: secretary and treas
urer, ]. w. Geiger. state manager w
@. W., Cedar Rapids: executive COM
mittee; Laura B. Bryan and r. r
Korns; delegate to associated frater-
mites, j. w. Geiger.
| In the evening DR.. Kimes, an lowe
tuberculosis specialist, delivered q
stereopticon lecture on Tuberculosis
and It's Treatment Following the lee
| ture short social hour was spent.
Stopped.