Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-07
FOR SUM OF $32,00O,000
Says They Are Violating the Antl- Trust Law-Thirtcen Suits Filed Five Thousand Dollars Per Day Asked.
Asked.

business in Arkansas have violated the act which provides penalties Ter pools. trusts and conspiracles to control prices, etc., Prosecuting At torney Rhoton of Pulaski county yesterday filed thirteen suits de- nanding a total of $33, ,00o,00o or Denalties. The Travellers Insurance company of this city, is sued for $1,0O0 ,O00.
 From Adams and Boyle Fire ln- surance company, Travellers lnsur- ance company and Continental Fire Insurance company, all organized l under the laws of Arkansas, he demands $1,O00,000, making a total of s3,0O0,0O0 and from the Ma tional Fire Insurance company, t,onnectlcut; Westchester Fire h. surance company, New York; North River Insurance company, NC" York; Queen Insurance company or 1 America, New York; London and Lancashire Fire Insurance com 1 pany, England; Teutonia 1nsur- ance company, New York; Han- over Fire Insurance company, Will 1 liamsburg City Fire Insurance com pany, New York; Caledonia Fire Insurance company, Scotland; l Royal Fire Insurance company, London, he demands S3,OO0,0Oo each, making total of S30.000,- l 900. Service papers were handed to Sheriff Kavanaugh yesterday 1 afternoon.
 The state alleges that Adams and Boyle Insurance company was organized under the laws of Ar kansas and on July 1, 1905, and each day thereafter up to and in cluding the day of filing the suit, but not counting the Sundays, the company was engaged as ar agent in the business of fire Insurance as agent in ArkGnsas for tie Com mercial Union Assurance company. Limited, of EeAdon' I!amhnr@- Bremen Fire Insurance company or Hamburg, Germany, and the Pala= tine Insurance company, Limited, of London, Fng!2nE. It is d. clared that ali .tha compahios Hscrc members end parties 10 a pool. trust, understanding CT as9eemept with ether companies eaga&e3 in writing fire risks for the purpose of leeQIatig and fixing {te price or premium to hc paid for i..sur- ing property aeainst loss hy fire. lightning and wind storms. The company, it is claimed by the prose- a9t0r, is &marable to the act men toned and should pay penalty af a5.o00 per day, or a total of s1 ,Goe, ,0&o.
 The Travellers Fire Insurance company of ArKansas was the agent for the National Fire and Marine company of Detroit, Mich. On the same basis million is demanded 1 The Continental Fire Insurance company of Arkansas, as agent for the Niagara Fire Insurance company of New York, American 1 Central Insurance company of St. l Louis, Sun Insurance company of New York and the Hartford Fire Insurance company, Connecticut, is likewise sued for $1 100000. l Foreign Companies Involved.
 The National Fire Insurance com pany of Connecticut is alleged to
 have carried on it's business in Ar
 kansas by issuing policies through
 Franklin Fire Insurance company
 of Wheeling, w. Va. It is de-
 clared this was and is a scheme to
 evade the act. The state demands
 S3.0o0 ,000 from this company.
 From the Westchester Fire h.
 surance company of New York S3.-
 ,000 is demanded, the allegation
 being the company did business
 through the Interstate Insurance
 company at TeXarkana. The same
 sum is demanded from the North River Insurance company of New York, it being alleged that it work.
 ed through the Texarkana com
 pany named. Similar sums are de.
 manded from the Teutonia Nsur.