The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-20
STATE CAPITAL NOTES
Burial Association Illegal.

nlSnpU inc SIdlt Insurance. ufDul Nnl'h'
by Assistant Attorney General Chas.
G. Ravellc, numerous burial associa-
tons doing business in this state are
operating in violation of the insur-
ance laws. The matter was referred
to the attorney generals department
several days ago by State Insurance
Superintendent John Kennish, who
holds to the same views expressed by
Mr.. Ravelle.
Seemingly. these associations, which
are scattered all over the state and
growing rapidly, are operated on the
same general plan. An association is
formed by some agent, usually an nm
dertakcr, or some one acting for an
undertaking firm, without the formal
ity of being incorporated.
An undertaken, known as the 'offi.
cial undertaken" is elected secretary
and treasurer. Upon the payment of
certain dues the member, at death, Is
entitled to a burial by the official
undertaken" at a cost not to exceed
800. These organizations have no
lodges or hall and, hence, under the
insurance laws, can not be classed
as benevolent. scientific or religious
organizations, such as are exempt
from the rigors of the insurance laws
when they do a fraternal insurance
business.
Under the ruling Of the attorney
generals department, the prosecuting
attorney of each county in which one
of these organizations is located, may
proceed against it forthwith for doing
business in violation of the insurance
laws Of the state.
Aero Corps for NJ. N. G..
The Missouri National Guard is &c
be equipped with an aero detachment
within the next few days. The Ma.
tional Guard of Massachusetts, has
under Amusement a similar under,
taking. but Missouri has beaten the
New England state to the prize and
will be the first commonwealth in
the Union to so equip its national
guard.
Adit. Gen. Frank NJ. Rumbold issued
an order to this effect before leaving
Jefferson City to attend the interna'
tional rife match at Camp Perry
Ohio.
The Missouri aero detachment will
become a part of the signal corps
service and will be attached to Com.
pany A.. Signals Corps. St. Louis
General order No. 10 directs the com
manding general of the Missouri Ma
tional Guard, Gen. Harvey c. Clark
to organize an aero detachment and
to accept 10 men who have expressed
a desire to enlist for this service.
Sank Bureau in Want.
It seems settled now that the state
banking department is going to be
pretty badly crippled for the want o
funds before another Legislature cal
pass a relief bill. Relief is not likely
before February or March, 1911. BY
that time the deficiency in the depart
ment will have reached at least $25,
600, if not more.
There is a deficiency o of abou'
$1,000. The fees are not sufficient tt
defray the expenses of the depart
ment. AS the law stands the fee:
must support the department.
State Bank Commissioner John y
Swanger said that he anticipates
shortage by the last of December
1910, of between $4,000 and $4,000
He said that the only show of relic
before the meeting of the Legislature
in 1911 will be for the employees o
the department to make some ar
r~angements for having their salarie
discounted. He has informed Gov
Hadley of the situation and Septem
Der / the bank examiners will ~
called here, when a conference vii
be held with the governor.
Acting Gov. Jacob F. Gmelich is
sued the following military commits
sions to officers of wentworth Militar
academy at Lexington: d. Mead, lier
tenant colonel and c~ommandant
Fred A. Day, captain and professor
b. w. Tilman, captain and adjutant
j. j. Skinner, captain and quarter
master; w. w. Anderson, captain an
commissary; G. w. Fredenall, car
tain and surgeon
Farmers in Closed Session.
Thirty-ive of the ia counties i
Missouri were represented at tn
Farmers Educational and C%o-opert
tive association. There were in all l
delegates and IS OF the state officer
of the association present. The bus
ness is conducted in executive Sc!
sion, so but little is known Of tn
proceedings.
The object of the association, il
members say, is the cultivation {
closer cooperation among the farm
ers. This is the third annual meetin
of the Missouri association, and of
cial reports made say that there al
10000 members in Missouri. Charlie
A. Barrett of Union City, Ga, pres
dent of the national association, deli
cred an address, at which he tol