The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15

I given his assurance that he would, 10
! the best of his ability, eliminate many
prevailed hitherto in life soliciting bust
| ness.
Make Overchsrges for Service.
The examination OF the Royal Neigh
bors Of America. the womcn's branch OF
| the Modern Woodmen of America by the
ginia, while verifying the financial state
ment criticiScs the board OF supreme
managers and the board OF auditors for
making overcharges. The examiners
and half has been charged at the rate
of So day for each day of actual
! service.
Unusual Facts Alleged,
An unusual state of facts Is revealed
, in suit filed al Springfield. Mo. by w
Life and two OF its agents, The plain
tin in the suit alleges that the defend
ants came to him In 1909 and stated that
his father, Andrew J. OBryant. had ac-
copied a life insurance policy in their
company for $4,000, providing the son
would pay the premiums. Thinking that
tho defendants and his father had reached
such an agreement, the plaintiff SAYS.
he gave them his promissory not for the
first premium, S525. This note was after
wards sold and the plaintiff later was
obliged TO pay the face and interest TO
the purchaser. Later, lie says. he found
that his father had not taken out pol
icy and he now asks for judgment in
the return OF the money he paid out.
Children's Fire Prevention League.
The Ohio State Fire Prevention asso-
citation held It's annual meeting at Co
lumbus last week and appointed COM
mittee OF five to consider the advisable
lty of organizing the children OF the
country into an anti-fre waste league.
after The fashion Of the Boy Scouts. The
Ohio fire marshal the state superintend-
ent of schools and other officials are to
cooperate in the work OF the committee.
Insurance Notes.
J. y. Spencer VIII G. Farrell and Dan
II. Livingston were out OF the city last
week and for that reason were absent
from Tuesdays special meeting of the
state life agents,
RraTn anD Z SONS s'UEn enerS Sf asenc{ se dWsTa saa
Francisco. Is on n visit 10 Salt Lake
City. Mr.. Brown will visit Denver be-
fore returning home.
Life Insurance companies arc Joining
hands with tho medical fraternity and
health boards throughout tho country in
the warfare that is being waged against
the house fly. The slogan is. XIII tho
ny In any way"
The conference of western insurance
commissioners will take plnce at Spo-
Kane. Wash, on May 20. Commissioner
Done of Utah will attend the meeting
providing the state board of examiners
makes an appropriation covering the cX-
penses of the trip.
Ten members of the Fire Underwriters
association Of the northwest have died
since the annual meeting last October
the death OF David Wagner the former
secretary Of the assocIa tlon, being the
latest.
The estimates OH the Bangor (Maine)
fire place the insurance loss from 81
100000 To $2.000.o00. with property loss
placed Al about $4,000. 900. The cause is
undetermined. but is generally supposed
10 have been a cigarette stub,
The Pacific Coast Casualty company
OF San Francisco. Cal, was admitted to
the state last week. j. NJ Kaiser OF
this city Is named AS process attorney
The company writes general accident and
health insurance.
A special TO The Insurance Field OF
Louisville, Ky. says that the Century
Insurance company. Limited. OF Edln-
hurgh. Scotland. has decided TO enter the
United States for direct business The
company has for some years been ih-
eral Investor in American stocks. bonds
and mortgages.
The action OF the state insurance de-
partment last Saturday in refusing a H.
ccnse 10 the Northwestern Mutual Fire
association of Seattle was not altogeth-
er unexpected. The company has been
In hot water with the department ever
since the first of the year and failure tu
comply with the state laws brought the
inevitable results.