The Calumet news., 1912-09-30
!. FRATERNAL NOTES. !.

The country will celebrate Fire
| Prevention day" october O. The fes-
| tival Is sacred to Mrs. O'Leary's cow
/ Illinois fire insurance agents are
urging the adoption of an anti-rebate
law affecting fire and liability insur-
ance.
The Preferred Accident Insurance
company of New York is now locat-
ed in its own twenty-seven story es-
adjustment
The Equitable Life has sold its
| Broadway property i'm New York to
company that will erect thirty-six
story building costing s13.5OU,O00.
An Employers Assurance society
has been organized by manufacturers
of Michigan to carry their risks uii-
der the new workmen's compensation
law.
Insurgent members of the Brother
hood of America at Cedar Rapids pro-
pose to establish a paper of their own
to fight the society on the rate ques-
ton.
The Pacific Surety company of San
II
the Los Angeles Times 5000 accident
policies. 1t has a similar contract with
the San Francisco Call.
The Illinois Association of the An
cient Order Of Hibernians has decided
TO require all members to carry in
surance in the society. This has been
done heretofore by about one-fourth
Of the members.
The Mystic Tribe OF Montezuma at
Cireenville. Texas. has been absorbed
by the Southern Benevolent League of
Houston. The Montezumas were 1,50O
strong and carried s60O,O00 of insur-
ance.
company of Arizona proposes to sell |
insurance on the trading stamp plan
and complains that the Merchants In |
dustrial company is trying to work !
the same side of the street. |
oklahoma has statute prohibiting |
issuance of a license to an insurance |
company which has invested over one.
fourth its assets in an Office building. |!
IL has therefore refused to license the |
Amicable Life of Waco. Texas, which |
has a twenty-five story office build
ing in that town.
The curriculum at the University |
of Michigan will hereafter include "a |
five years course in insurance under |
the direction Of Prof. James w. Glover !
The course will include rhetoric mod |
ern Languages. history, philosophy. !
money and banking and general ma
thematics In addition to actuarial and |
statistical mathematics.
The state insurance commissioners |
who recently met at Spokane. Wash, |
will hold an adjourned convention in
New York December 2. The officers
for the current year are: Commits
sioner Frank ii. Hardison OF Massa-
chusetts, president; Commissioner j. |
X. Young OF North Carolina. vice
president; Commissioner William Done
Of Utah, second vice president: Gem |
missioner +. II. McMaster of South |
Carolina. secretary and treasurer Exc
cutive committee-C. A. Palmer Of
Michigan. chairman. IA. Ekern.
wisconsin; Burton Mansfield, Con-
necticut Silas Barton. Nebraska; Jo.
seph Button, Virginia. w. +. Emmett.
New YORK, and F. w. Potter. Illinois
The resolutions on the Mobile bill
adopted by the state insurance com.
inlssloEers I'm national convention at
spokane. Wash, express qualification
that this measure has by legislative
action or departmental rulings become
the law Of thirty states. II Is recon-
mended AS the solution Of the leg
isiature in their respective states to-
wards securing its adoption" The Mo-
oiie bill provides for valuation OF |