Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-18
DOESN'T LIKE THE OUTLOOK
I. W. Blackburn, at Insurance Meet
ing, Sees Hostile Legislation.
SMALL CORPORATIONS TO SUFFER
Thinks Legislators a. whole WIN
Try TO Initiate Roosevelt, and
Predicts Trouble In Insur-
ance sky.
CFrom a staff Correspondent

(From a STAFF Correspondent
DIES MONIES. Sept. 17.--(Special Tele-
gram.l--T W. vardeil. vice president of the
Southwestern Life Of Dallas. Tex. was
elected president of the American Life
convention at the closing session of insur-
ance men today. T. w. Blackburn, general
counsel of the Bankers Reserve Life of
Omaha. was reelected secretary and treas
urer.
Pittsburg was chosen for the next con-
vcntion, Washington and ST. Paul being
the other candidates for the honor
Secretary Blackburn showed the organi-
cation to be in a most prosperous condition,
the membership numbering sixty-four and
the balance In the treasury being 81, 1872 IS.
The secretary referred to Theodore Roose-
welt and stated that because the small
politicians would vainly endeavor to imi-
tate him in the state legislatures this year,
that the legitimate quasi-public corpora
lions would probably suffer unless a combi-
nation was formed for protection against
such legislation.
Judge Howe Ill.
The unexpected illness of Judge Howe of
the district court may compel some post
ponement Of trial of Governor Carroll for
criminal libel 1t is stated, however, that
in case Howe is too -ill to hold court some
other judge would be named to select the
jury and the trial will proceed.
Wright Was Driving swiftly.
A col oners investigation of the automo-
bile accident which killed Mrs. J. p. Pur-
ington few days ago, today developed the
fact that the automobile, which was driven
by c. b. Wright. an insurance agent was
going at the rate of from twenty five to
thirty miles an hour and that Wright al
first intended to drive away and not in
vestigate the accident, but changed his
mind and stopped. 1t is regarded now as
certain that Wright would be prosecuted
for manslaughter.
Bryan Speaks I'm October.
Local democrats have arranged for q
meeting to be addressed by w. J. Bryan
here the week of October 10 in behalf OF
the democratic state ticket.
stolen Clothing Seized.
The sheriff of O'Bren county, in north
western Iowa. caused the seizure this aft
ernoon of $500 worth of clothing at the
Northwestern depot on disclosures in JUS
tlce court that large thefts have been com
mitted in the northwest by an organized
gang The sheriff told of a five-day CON
tinuous automobile chase across the coun-
try to capture H. Boyd, who is now in
1ali at STORM l4dh6 II 10 NloiAhSu Nid
about $4,000 worth of clothing was taken
from the store Of Richard Vetter Of Han
son county, S. ID. Some of the stuff was
consigned to Des Moines and was seized
here today at the depot and identified.
Fake Revenue officer.
Because he is alleged to have imper-
sonated a government revenue officer and
lived on the fat of the land, man giving
his name as w. c. Wesp was placed under
arrest by Deputy United states Marshal
Frank Nicholas. He was brought before
w. c.. Macarthur, United States commits
sioner, and bound over to the action OF the
next federal grand jury.
Wesp, who claims to be resident OF
Chicago, came to this city about week
ago. 1t is claimed he had all his bills
charged to the revenue department of the
government and that he rented automobiles
from the various garages in the city and
took Joy rides every evening. The man 8
fall came when j. d. Reed, the special
revenue officer for the Iowa and Ne
braska district, arrived in the city and
soon exposed his game.