Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-16
MISSOURI STATE
CAPITAL ITEMS
NOTES THAT ARE OF INTEREST
TO MiSSoURIANS.
Brief Mention Of Matters as They
Occur at Jefferson City,
Official and Other.
wise.

JeHerSOn Clly.-ManagerS OF fire In
surance companies and agents have
been here with their attorney, Thomas
Bates Of Chicago, and held a con-
ference with Superintendent Blake of
the state insurance department and
Governor Hadley on the matter of
putting into effect temporary rates
until permanent rates can be %nnounc-
ed by Superintendent Blake under
the new rating law.
The representatives of the compa.
MES contend that the present condi-
ton Is unsatisfactory, for rates are
being slashed and the result will be
that the small agents will be driven
out Of business. They say that they
have rerated 70 cities Of the state
at about 10 per cent reduction from
the Fetter and the Waterworth rates
and they wanted these schedules filed
and made the rates temporarily.
Blake agreed to let them file their
schedules but he would not say that
he would allow them to write at those
rates until they have filed classified
tons and schedules, showing the rates
to be reasonable. The information
asked for, the companies agreed to
furnish as 500 Is possible.
The monthly report of State Treas
urer James Cowgirl filed with Gov.
Hadley shows the balance on hand
at the close of business October 81
Of 81, 0%05,27G.93. This general bal
ance is held and deposited as follows:
In the treasurer's vault. st7,1S1.20;
in Exchange bank in jefferson City,
$102 ,716.54; First National bank of
Jefferson City, $103, 1882 German
American bank Of st. Louis, 1913, 1872
so; Mississippi Valley Trust company
Of st. Louis, $1,477,s47.G7; National
Bank Of Commerce of Kansas City,
$105,640.7G.
The supreme court in banc has de-
MED the application of Mayor Brown,
the board of police commissioners
and the chief of police of Kansas City
for writs of prohibition against T. ].
Seehorn and Il. f. Porterfield, circuit
Judges of Jackson county, to prevent
them from entertaining injunction
proceedings to prevent police raids on
the Autumn Leaf and other clubs of
Kansas City. According to Henry
police board, this ruling of the court
may result in police raids over all
the state. coming to sudden end.
Roy F. Britton, president Of the St
Louis Automobile club, and Cornelius
Roach. secretary of state, are in a
wrangle over the right of a dealer in
motor cars to issue pasteboard tags fol-
license plates he holds. Dealers pay
SIG and obtain five license plates
which may be used on a machine sold
for Is days before the owner gets
license Of his own, but some OF the
dealers use their own duplicates
The secretary says he will prosecute
all such, as nothing can be used OF
q vehicle except the license plate
issued by his Office.
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Gov. Hadley will begin soon al
active agitation for the working OF
the public roads of convicts and pris
oners serving sentences in count,
jails. 1t is likely the governor will
ask the county court of Cole count,
to give the first try out to the pro
position of road improvement by con
Wet labor. He believes Cole count,
the most suitable because its roads ar,
adjacent to the p~enitentiary.
The secretary of state has issue,
charters to the following new cor
p%orations: Rose & Buckner Shoe an,
$15,0 900. Bertha A. Mining compan,
of Webb City; capital,sl0,0 900. Weay
er-Morris Commission company of 81
Louis, capital, $4,000. Alvey Bros
Machine company OF st. Louis: cap
tai, $l2, 900, and the Kansas City Boil
and Nut company filed a statemen
increasing its capital stock fror
5000, 900 to $500, 900.
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The commissioners for the new stat
capitol have made satisfactory al
rangements with all the propert
owners in the block and a half tn
state proposes to add to the presen
capitol park except one man, VIII
owns a livery stable and two res
dences, for which he wants $4,000.
The capitol commission has agree
to have George f.. Kessler. the lane
scape artist of Kansas City, look tn