Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-15
Nebraska
AUDITOR TO HARDWARE MEN
state Official Talks Of Insurance
Features and Safe Laws.
SESSION BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Result Of Election In First H~x,.
ment Of Guard which Neee..,-
iates Holding Another One
News from State Capital.
From a STAIR corresponden,

members OF the Hardware Mems Nutnal
insurance company today, and after re-
Viewing the history OF the company sposs
ei the members foregoing a dividend 10
enable the company to accumulate a r.-
serve OF 10 per cent against term no,,-
eies' which he held to be sound insur
shee. He then reviewed at considerable
length the bills which were introduced
al ms instance In the hast legislature all
Q, which were killed. and served notice
ne would try again this coming session
as they we're intended to prevent fraud
anu conserve the interest Of the insured
Among these bills was one for irsur.
ance companies to deposit with the stat.
securities to protect their reserves; one
70 authorize the Insurance department TO
exercise the right OF inspection and sn-
persision over companies organized .,
TINS state. ana to pass on the amount
Which may be taken from tho funds M
the company for the promoters; to re-
qulfe insurance companies to furnish In
formation regarding transactions when
reauired' to require the capital stock OF
companies to be fully paid up, and one
10 regulate reinsurance. He insisted tbera
was nothing in any Of these bills which
any honest stock or mutual oomnanv
should object TO. and such bills wopld
protect the policy holders and honest
companies from unfair competition.
The insurance Association and the ty.-a
ware mems organization met hahins
closed doors and nothing was given on,
Itneir proceedings except the election
ototncers by the insurance company as
follows; President. H. ]. Hall. Lincoln.
wee president +. w. Ebinger. Plainview:
secretary, J. Frank Barr, Lincoln. treas.
urer, J. +. GoenerN Seward: three d,rec.
tors In place Of those whose term has a.
pired. Ia +. Holloway. Fremont. Na,h.r
Roberts. Omaha: S. c. Oaks. Seward. An
dent eN'
An address was delivered ON frs nr.-
'e"eoh oy state Fire Marshal Randall.
First Regiment Election.
An election has been called for Fe,,ru.
airy Is to choose a major for the f,r.,
regiment. the first ballot resulting N a
tie the vote being Holdeman. Is: & John
son. is: II. +. Elsasser. g. In the Second
regiment Major O. NJ Newman was re-
elected-and Captains Charles johnson and
clyde Mccormick obtained promotions,
the vote being Newman. q; L. H. Davis,
s; Phil L. Hall. Is; Charles II. johnson.
Is; l.. c. Kesterson. s: Clyde Mccormick.
%; Earl Storricker. q.
Labor Commissioner Guye has as vet
done nothing toward locating the pro-
posed colony Of Chicago Jews, though he
has received offers from several sources
which. promise something definite. He
VIII investigate the propositions as soon
as he hears from q few more which he
expects and then forward some facts con-
earning them to the Chicago parties. He
feels encouraged over the outlook.
The state has bought $4,000 worth of
Harvard municipal bonds and u2sO
worth OF Grafton village bonds. all for
the permanent school fund. Hooker
county sent In today the history of a
$1,000 issue of court house bonds for ap-
proval BY the auditor.
Live stock Brands Expire,
OF the 5000 live stock brands and marks
registered with the secretary Of state 5000
expire by limitation OF law with the cur
rent year and unless reneweK are subject
to be claimed by others. The secretary's
office Is now sending out notices to own
ers OF the brands. notifying them of the
law.
c. A. Just. who was assessor Of Boyd
county and who believes he still is, has
- A.
partment to find out about It. The cleo
ton law changed the time Of electing
county assessors and Boyd county held
no election last fall The county board,
on the advice OF the county attorney that
the legislature had no authority to ex-
tend the term Of an official, declared the
office vacant. Just maintained that un-
der the law he Is entitled TO hold over
until his successor is elected and quail
fled The question will be put up to the
attorney general to settle.
The state railway commission has set
Monday, February s, as the date for
hearing the complaint OF the citizens Of
Bethany against the rates charged by
the Omaha. Lincoln & Beatrice inter-
urban railway company.
More Cars I'm Sight.
At the office Of the state railway COM
mission 1t was said the complaints of car
shortage were becoming less frequent and
that within the last few days there had
been none. From present indications the
railroads have passed through the worst
Of It and will be able from now on TO
give all the service required.
The State Board Of Medical examiners
was In session today. There are nine
taking the examinatioH TO admit them to
practice. as follows: Louis +. Murray,
Charles City. Ia; Lloyd cramer, Omaha;
Henry Glover Davis. Chicago; Frederick
Binder. Omaha: W. T. Webb, Big Bend.
W. Va: Edgar s. Thompson. Omaha;
John v. Deilly. Omaha; John L Lunby,
Harlan. Ia; Clarence Emmerson, Ian
coin.
The attorney generals office has given
the auditor an opinion that while the
bonds Of the town Of Louisville are a 1T
tie irregular In form. he considers them
legal The bonds. instead Of being re-
deemable at any time after five years
and due In twenty. as the law provides.
are made payable one each year after
five years from date Of issue. the last
bond being due twenty years from date.
The attorney general. in hts opinion. how
ever. stated that he would not wish to
have this opinion taken as q precedent
for others desiring to issue bonds, for
there was question enough involved to
make bond buyers chary about taking
them
Asks Aid for Bridge.
Dawson county. through n. E. Costen.
chairman Of the Board of Supervisors.
has applied for state aid for a bridge
over the Platte river at Lexington. The
board estimates the cost OF the bridge
at nsn. Its length is to be 1s30 feet,
Of which 1.so feet is to be reinforced