Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-21

(AIl questions relating to life insur-
nncc will be promptly answered by
the Press Bureau Of tho Utah Asso-
citation of Life Underwriters. Address
r.. o. Box 424, Salt Lake City. Utab>
Both Dir. Perkins of Ogden and Mr.
Hook Of this city. whose deaths oc-
Cured the past week, We're heavily in
sured DR.. Perkins held $4,000 and
Mrs Hook $4,000 in one company
which is only Il part or the insurance
in force at the time of their deaths.
General Agents and Managers OF the
Home Life Insurance company of New
York, will meet at the Hotel Imperial
in, New York City on Monday, Noven-
Der 90, for the purpose of organizing
Il general agents association. Much in
terest is shown by the representatives
of the company throughout the United
States in the intinl meeting, which
promises, from all indications, to be
one of unequal interest.
The legislative committee Of the Utah
association is holding regular meetings,
ana a draft of the new code for the.
state will soon be ready, and any leg
islator or senator who desires may see
and become familiar with the draft
before 1t is presented to the legislature
in January
The unexpected defeat of the Repuh-
lican party in Colorado means that
Commissioner Rittenhouse will not be
continued In Office after January l.
Mr. Rittenhouse has been Colorado's
most strenuous commissioner and mas
gained u natinal reputation by his
cdcts and structures.
The elimination of Mr. Rlttenhousc
accentuates the disquieting TACT that
Governors Shafrotl. is an UNI
known quantity, whereas Ex-Governor
Mcdonald, the Republican candidate,
had placed himself on record publicly
faVoring a&reduction in insurance taxa
ton and the continuation of sane.
skilled supervision under wise laws.
The politicians may now have q try at
the insurance department. The long.
successful fight to secure trained
actuary may now be negatived. Few
departments have enjoyed so valuable
an adjunct as the Colorado department,
under Mr.. Rittenhouse.
A number of applications have al
ready been filed for MIR. Rittenhouse's
job. Among them is one by Jesse +.
Cullom, a special agent for the Union
Central Life.
John C. Bllheimer Republican audi
tor OF state was reelected in Indiana
by vote of 22S. The auditor appoints
an insurance deputy at $1,000, actuary
at $4,000, examiner at $500, Sccurt-
ties clerk at $500, license clerk at
L5OO and a stenosrapher at $500. 1t
is not thought that Mi. Bllheltper
will make any changes, as all of these
appointees were very active in his be-
half. Cyrus w. Neal, who has been
in the office 10 years and Who is well
known by insurance men all over the.
United States, will remain as Insurance
deputy Only under one condition Will
the insurance department pass from
the control of the Republicans to the
Democrats within the next two years,
and that is in the event the election of
Mr.. Billheimer is contested by the
Democratic candidate and the contest
is decided in favor of he confession.
The election of n Republican COVER
nor of Missouri means q change in the
superintendent of insurance of that
state. The governor appoints the SUI
perintendent of insurance and that Of
flee will now be Republican. Supt.
Vandivcr holds OF, until March l. 1909,
when his term expires by limitation,
j. a. Mccoy, the actuary ct the Mis-
souri, department, and a most capable
| official may so also. t will be up to
| the new official.