The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-28

service braking. This stop piston can
be used at all danger points where a
slow down is necessary or a fun stop
required.
"War on their own widows" as the
irsurance commissioners have char
acterlzed the opposition 10 necessary
Increases In rates of contribution by
members Of fraternal insurance So
cioties has assumed grave aspects as
result of the convention in Chicago re-
Gently of the Modern Woodmen OF
America at which readjustment of
rates was decided upon. Similar OPP
position has appeared in states where
! the Mobile Lill for uniform regula-
tion OF fraternal societies has been
under consideration. The heads Of
state insurance departments where
| that Of similar bills have been enact
ed have served notice on the frat
ernal societies that the safeguard
against any high finance or inadequate
lrates would be effectively enforced for
| the protection Of the benehciaries of
1.-The Insurance certificates. Those So
cieties which have resolutely rend-
liusted their rates i'm accordance with
actuarial tables are steadily gaining
strength Notwithstanding that bar-
gain counter insurance offered by the
iinsurgent societies when are opposing
1.-THE reform have made competition
keen in the fraternal world. VITA
outstanding promises 20 widows and
Iorphans amounting to nine billion
dollars, which promises can only be
| kept II sufficient money is collected
from members, the reform of rates is
required to prevent disaster TO frat
ltornal insurance in general. a menace
which the old time insurance COM
Ipsnies have been pleased to observe
Every effort Is being put forth by the
Legislative committee of the National
Fraternal Congress ana the Associated
lFraternities of America to prevent a
crisis and to disclose the serious re-
suits TO the women and children fol
whom the most Of the insurance has
on widows" ut Is not TO be sup
lposed that the mass OF humanity vii
Understand technical points of life in
surance." said one authority. but 3
Is pitiful to see men making a wa
on the very thing thar is essential (,
the payment of fraternal insurance
Certificates. No society can pay on
more money than II takes in. that !
i, evident and some of the big societie
are now reaping whirlwind in the re
fusal OF members TO assent TO highc
rates than have heretorore been oharg
, ed, The membership for years wa
z told that no higher rates were nee
essary but this was not then and I
, not now In accordance with the facts.
Drumbeats of civil war days ar
echoed by the Union League club
/, declaration OF purposes which the ex
pulsion Of Edward Hines has brough
again into discussion. for the clu
vas organized In the Gays when req
ments marched through Chicag
streets on the way "to the front" Th
primary purpose Of the club was [
aid in the preservation Of the unio
'and to defend and protect the intC
gritty and perpetuity OF this nation.
The second thing mentioned in Il
historic declaration. with which tn
country rung, was thls ITO incu
cate a higher appreciation Of the va
lue and sacred obligations Of Amer
? lean citizenship; TO maintain the civ
u and political equality OF all citizens /
Z every section of our common countr,
and to aid in the enforcement of a
: laws enacted 10 preserve the purit
r. Of the ballot box.