Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-13
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Des oGoanes. Sept. 13.-Is there an
INSURANCE. combine in Iowa? II 20, does
It come under the head OF trust exer-
cisins .'unreasonable" restraint Of
trader or does It take shelter under
the united States supreme courts In
terpolated statute making distinction
between reasonable" and "unreason-
abler destruction Of competition?
Come time ago the fact was dis
closed and published in these dis
patches that there were indications Of
some kind OF a combine or agreement
as to IRE insurance rates in Iowa un-
der which rates were being "readjust-
ed" in various cities with the effect Of
increasing the rates In many
cases. It IL stated that all the arrange
nients are made at meetings held In
Chicago or elsewhere outside the state,
so AZ not to come under the state law.
which ID severe In its condemnation OF
combines affecting insurance rates. In
some counties the process Of "readjust-
ment" has been sufficiently marked to
attract the attention Of the county at
tOrneys and II IL possible that some In
quiry will be Instituted to ascertain
the facts.
+ It 10 anticipated, however. that In
case there Ii an attempt made to en-
force the state laws. refuge will be
taken in the federal courts under the
United States supreme court rulings,
and the claim be broadly made that
the association of insurance company
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ing rates Is not an unreasonable re-
straint Of trade.
Attorney General Cosson and others
Of his committee to probe the affairs
Ct the prison will return to Fort Madi-
son the latter part Of the week to
complete the Investigation. Convict
Haley was examined at length last
week, and told substantially that which
he has had published already about the
prison The committee, accompanied
BY newspaper men. made a general In
spection OF the entire prison and shops.
both IN the day time and at night, with
q view to seeing just how the prison
ers are cared for at all times. They
were given authority to so anywhere
at any time in the prison and consult
1Teoiy with any and all persons They
RaDof4s the convicts and others quite
1Sad1 TO tan everything that will have
ii Nearing on. the accusations made
Sgainsf the state administration.
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Next gear the Iowa national 1nArd
companies Wal. 60. into camp again
with the resulxrs md pastictpateY in
great naneuvers This year the camps
were ali regimental camps and very
satisfactory ones. The policy of the
war department. however. is to have
these maneuvers every other year and
to constantly enlarge them.
The Iowa companies may go either
to Sparta or Fort Riley or Fort Rus
sell The latter may be named because
OF the desire Of the war department. to,
concentrate as large a body Of soldiery
at one place as possible. 1t Is stated
that the lesson of the demonstration
on the Mexican border this year has
been that the army is deficient in skill
in massing large bodies and handling