The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23
INSURANCE MEN
 SLOW ID REPORT Deputy Commissioner Sexton Issues Bulletin Report GAME WARDENS NAMED Gen. Bibb Graves Returns From Wash ington, Where He Sat on National
 Military Board-Boys Held
 For Robbery.

Montgomery, January 22.-tSpecial.) )--In- surance companies are slow about mak- ing returns for last year, only four so far having reported to Deputy Insurance Con- missioner A. c. Sexton, out of about 200 of all kinds last year. The delay is ac- counted for in the ruling of the attorney general that all agents licenses are non transferable. the companies holding back until new agents are appointed.
 The bulletin of the department of insur- ance shows that last calendar year the total receipts amounted to $lSS,1d .65; ex- penses, $4470.47 As compared with the figures for 1907, which were total receipts s117, ,72450, and expenses s4104.S7, it will be seen that there is gain of $7o 4G IS.
 Last years receipts are largely due to the increased premium tax, which was provided for by the legislature of 1907. Formerly the premium tax was per cent on all companies. By an act of the leg islature of 1907 the fire tax was increased to 11s per cent, and life and all other companies to per cent.
 During the year there were S2 fire com panies, 53 life, 36 miscellaneous and 20 mutual aid companies licensed; 3757 fire agents, 103S life and 39S miscellaneous agents were issued certificates by the de- partment. Fire companies paid premium tax amounting to 46,79S74. life $94,S43 75. miscellaneous $7l52.6s, mutual aid $S4625 the total premium collections by all com panies being SS,5s2, ,539.sO, the tax upon which amounts to $152, ,2597S There was also s25.92 collected on premiums paid to unauthorized companies.
 Much Afraid of Gun.
 l. Fruchtman of Savannah, friend of A.
 Goldman who was murdered with Leo Speigel last Monday night. is here to clear up his affairs. He says that Goldman surely never had a gun for he had an l aversion to firearms that he could not overcome It is now believed that the
 two men were murdered by negroes, as Mrs. Speigel has said all along. New Game Wardens. 1 The following game wardens have been announced by State Commissioner John | H. Wallace, Jr.: Lee Burton, Jackson | vile, for Calhoun county; A. J. Langley, | Claude, for Elmore; J. w. Austell, Hayne- vile, for Russell
 l The following other minor appointments l are made w. H. Thomas, constable, l Hawthorne; J. B. Fort, Blalock, justice of the peace; w. w. Harper, Myrtlewood, | notary.
 General Graves Back.
 Gen. Bibb Graves of the Alabama Ma l tional Guard is back from Washington, 1 where he sat on the national military board. He says that things are going well 1 for the state guards and that Alabama 1 will have its share of the output. Gen | eral Graves will be engaged for a few | days in getting ready for the court of in- 1 qury called at the request of Col. C. R. l Bricken to pass on accounts made by | him as the head of the Second regiment. | Gen. L. V. Clark and Robert F. Lgon 1 and Col. W. II. McElroy are on the l board.
 Half Dozen Boys Held. The police have taken in half a dozen i boys charged with robhins the store of i the Wescott Arms Co. it Is said that : the boys have been in the place tn>e ! and nave taken off guns and pistols be- i sides knives and other goods. One lit- i tie fellow confessed and took the officers ] Co the back of an old building where q rbox with several bright pocket knives i and other cutlery was found. The boys
 are members of prominent families anu i most of them were taken from the school
 room.