Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-18
STATE BOARD WILL PROBABLY
REVERSE DECISION IN RAINS.
sARoER CASE.
WILL FOLLOW PRECEDENT
SET IN VAN TAssEL CASE
Made Some Years
Ago to Rsisass Rsinsbarsers Whom
They Had Served Twenty Five Years
misunderstanding Regarding Co.
Insurance Law.
pecial to Times Republican.

Des Moines. July 1S.-lt is expected
that very soon the state parole board
will make a second report on the
Rainsbarger case, or that the governor
will, at least, pass on the same II the
parole board acts officially 1t will like
ly reverse itself and declare, following
the precedent set in the Van Tassel
case. that life prisoners should not be
released except by death in any case.
1t will soon have been twenty-five
years since the Rainsbargers were sent
into prison. The parole board-two
members having since been changed by
death-recommende some years ago
that the Rainsbargers be released
when they had served twenty-five
years. The fact that the parole board
took the matter up again and conduct
ed q second investigation would indi-
cate that this decision will not be al
lowed to stand.
It Is reported at the office of the
state insurance department that good
deal Of misunderstanding exists as to
the co-insurance law which the last
legislature provided for. 1t is not in
any sense compulsory on either party.
but is the subject of a mutual under
standing. The rider is attached to poll
cies upon the written request Of any
one desiring insurance" but shall not
apply to any risk on dwellings or farm
property, or to any risk OF less than
$4,000, except as to grain elevators.
Where this request is signed rider
may be attached" under which the
insured virtually agrees to become a
CO. insurer with the company or to
maintain certain amount of insurance
at all times. 1t is understood that the
insurance companies Of the state do
not care to have this rider generally
used, but it is desired by the larger
outside companies, and by firms which
carry very heavy insurance.
The commission which built the
Iowa soldiers and sailors monument
never really closed up Its business.
There is still standing to its credit an
unexpended balance in the state treas
ury of $3.195.1O. which sum could still
be used for any legitimate purpose IN
connection with the completion of that
monument In case Of injury to the
monument 1t might be used for repairs.
It seems that the account was never
closed. The Vicksburg monument COM
mission has q balance appropriated OIL
something like 900 not yet drawn.
The commission ON monuments d.
Lookout Mountain and Shlloh turned
back into the trea sury the balances leIe
after they had completed their work.
tho the repair work at Shlloh mas not
vet been accounted for. The approprla-
ton for the Iowa monument was His'ue
twenty three years ago.
II !. renorted from Davenport that
the decision Of the attorney genera! III
re9ard TO the illegality Of branch banks
will affect one bank in that city which
for more than twenty years has main
tanned a branch. The matter has ire
ouently come up to the office or at
tornev general but in some way IL
has been decided that the particular
branch in question was not In fact en-
uaRed in banking business. The at
torney general held. however, that the
primary purpose Of a bank is to re-
ceiye deposits and take the custody or
funds. and this being true any place
where savings deposits are received IL
a branch bank.
The suit before the master in chan
Gerry to bring out the facts regarolhs
the value of the Des Moines gas plant
Is proving to be a very interesting az
fair for Des AIoines people. OF course
the views Of different witnesses fail 20
agree as to what is the actual value
of the business and what the gas can
he made for. but the federal court
Is able to get information that up to
the present time has been carefully
concealed from the city authorities.
The suit brought in federal court
to nullify the 2-cent fare law Of Iowa
on the theory that it had ruined the
profits of the Cedar Rapids and Iowa
City interurban railway, is still pend
ing in court with no steps taken to
have it brought to head. The re-
ports to the state officers show that
the company increased its receipts last
wear by over $4,000 and its earn
ings by $4,000 over the year before.
which would indicate that the 2-cent
fare law is working out fairly well.