The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-14
Head Of Publicity Bureau.


James V. Barry. insurance commits
sioncr OF Michigan, has resigned his o.
| nee, and on November 10 Will assume
the management of the bureau of pub
licity legislation and departmental rela :
tions of the International Association Of
Accident Underwriters
The bureau is 10 have headquarters in
D.etro!i; L. Mr. Barry will be assisted In
! mis- now work by n board of governors
| composed OF Prcsiden; II. c. p. Aleyan :
| der or the Continental Casualty William
Bro. Smith, chief counsul for the Tray
clcrs' Insurance company; President Ed
son ). Lott or The United States Cas-
| ualtr; President William NJ Tomlins OF
| The t'mnlre State Surety and President
W. q. Curtis Of the National Casualty.
Prior 10 his appointment 10 the insur-
| ancc commissicncrship In 1901. Mr.. Bar
! ~ had achieved fame IA newspaper
man. He was horn at Monroe. Mich.
Looks Like Contest
The recent death Of l., l.. Davis of
Wiggins. Miss: seems likely 10 cause
considerable litigation as well as an In
tervcntion\ on the part OF tho Insurance.
commissioner Davis was the cashier
of a bank and he was found dead in his
stable With rope around his neck
It was rumored that he had committed
suicide, but The coroners Jury found
that nc came 10 his death by accident
while handling 3 vicious COW. The de-
ceased carried life insurance amounting
10 $4,000. and II Is said that a number
Of 5he companies involved xill resist pay
ment on tho ground tlai the verdict Of
ihs ccroDers jury was not warranted
by the facts in The case, and that the
evidence pointed strongly 10 suicide. On
tho other hand. no motive was found for
suicide. as na,is's business affairs were
found in excellent condition aud his
family lifn was 7aid 10 he OF the hap
psest kind. Since the accident was seen
by no witnesses. the case VIII he a diff
icult one for either side to prove. II
the policies are contested. The daily
papers of New Orleans quote Insurance
Commissioner Henry as saying that he
pauies are made 20 pay The insurance.
Editor Piver in Salt Lake.
John C; Plyer, editor Snd publisher
Francisco, arrived in salt Lake city on
Seturdsy last end ID registered sas n,,a,rt at the
siderable notoriety in insurance circles
OF late due 10 his recent arrest for
criminal libel In Seattle. at the insusa-
tIon OF the Northwestern Mutual Fire
association The charge was that state
nents appearing In the Report on
September Is. regarding the company's
settlement of loss by fire. We're untrue
and l,belous. The Justice OF the peace.
before whom the case was tried, found
Mr.. Piver guilty and assessed q fine or
$500. An appeal will be taken to The
superior court at Seattle.
Mt Piver Will remain In Salt Lake for
several days looking over tho ficid and
attending 10 a number of business mat
tcrS.
An Easy Adjustment.
Fire insurance adjusters have a much
harder time than claim adjusterS for rail-
roads Up in Minnesota Mr.. Olsen had
a COW killed by railroad train. In due
season The claim agent for the railroad
called. I'VE understand. Of course. that
the deceased was a very doodle and val
liable animal said the claim agent In
his most persuasive ola Inn sgentleman-
ly manner "aud we sympathize with YOU
and your family in your loss. But. Mr..
Olsen, YOU must remember this: Your
COW had no business being on our tracks.
Those tracks arc our private property
and when she invaded them sho hecame
q trespasser. Technically speaking, YOU,
as her owner. became a trespassen also.
But we have no desire 10 carry the Issue
into court and possibly give you trouble
Now. then, what would You regard as a
fair settlement between YOU and tho rail-
road company" we'll said Mr. OIL
sen. slowly, LAY bane poor Swedo farm
cr, but Ay shall give YOU TWO dollars"
lf that happened TO fire insurance ad-
iuster he would fall dead.-Insurance
Field.
Company Changes It's Name,
The name OF the Roman Catholic Life