Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-21
INsURGENT BEN HURS PREPARE
TO DO BATTLE WITH 81.
PREME TRIBE.
STATE MANAGER Is
BARRED FROM MEETING
Applies for Admission But 10 Not A..
lowed to Enter Haii-Stats conven.
State Manager Alleges insurgents
Make Incorrect Claims.

in session here Thursday afternoon, re-
solved against the increase Of rates for
Glass A" members. condemned the
supreme tribe for advancing the rates,
made arrangements to send delegates to
the national insurgent meeting of pro-
test at Indianapolis, refused to allow
the state manager of the tribe to come
into the hall. and so ready in various
general ways to do battle with the SUI
preme tribe.
MeGinnis Barred Out.
The insurgents were in session be-
hind locked doors from l o'clock until
we'll into the night. When w. B. Nc
Ginnis, Of Waterloo, state manager Of
the tribe, applied for admission in the
afternoon. he was refused entrance,
with no less formidable guard than
seven-foot James Burke, of this city,
blocking the doorway.
State Convention Held.
In connection with the meeting of
the insurgents there was also held the
state convention of the tribe. In the
evening, after the insurgents had Gin
I,surged' for several hours, and were
thru. and the state convention was in
session, McGinnis applied for admis-
| sion the second time, and was allowed
to enter.
| The state convention selected Carroll
as the next meeting place and elected
the following officers: President, E. G.
Huber. city; secretary. ]. w. Thomas,
Oskaloosa; teacher Mrs. c. Abrams,
Oskalcosa; judge. Mrs. c. w. Brown,
| Clinton; keeper Of tribute, Robert Holt,
| city.
Tribes to Name Delegates.
| On the question of choosing dele
gates to the national meeting Of in
surgents to be held in Indianapolis
April 80, it was decided to allow each
tribe to select one delegate, all the
delegates to represent the state.
A fighting organization was per-
fected with the election Of the follow
ing officers: President, E. G. Huber,
city; secretary. j. w. Thomas. Oska-
loosa; treasurer, Louis Prazak, Mason
City
One of these three will be the dele
| gate-at-large to the Indianapolis meet
ing. An understanding was reached
that, in, case after attending the In
dianapolis. meeting, the Iowa delega-
ton did not want to join in whatever
method of protest and contest was
planned there. that the Iowa insur-
gents would wage the fight independ-
emily.
Included in the resolutions were a
number protesting against the alleged
transfer of reserve fund money from
| Glass A" to Glass b" and other de-
tails against which the insurgents are
opposed. %ssv:ts "a
Misrepresentation Alleged.
In statement made in behalf Of the
supreme tribe, w. B. McGinnis, the
state manager. said some of the state
ments given out for publication Thurs
day by the insurgents are untrue, or
are Misrepresentation Of the facts.
Insurgents are authority for the
statement that 5000 Glass A" menu
bers are affected by the change in
rates. McGinnis says this Is untrue and
that less than 5000 in the state are so
affected.
He also denied as untrue any state
ment that the reserve fund created by
premiums paid by "Class A" members
will be used for any other purpose
than taking care Of "Class A" policies.
Are Not to 30 ousted. d
McGinnis denied. also, that "Class A"
members. who did not surrender their
policies and become insured under
Glass b. would be ousted from the
order.
The Glass A reserve fund, Of ST.
22S,S63, is to be used for Glass A.
members benefits before these men,
bers will have to pay cash." said Nc
Ginnis.
Those Glass A members" contin-
ued McGinnis, who do not take Glass
b policies before July 1, will continue
in the order so long as they pay the
Glass A rate. Their death losses will
be paid out of the Glass A reserve
fund until that fund is exhausted, then
all death losses in Glass A. will have
to be paid by per capita tax levied
against Glass a members"
Increase Exaggerated.
McGinnis claims the statement that
the average increase Glass A" men,
bers will have to pay under "Class A"
insurance is less than 100 per cent. He
denied the truth of the insurgents
statement that the increase was 800
per cent. The Glass B" rates are based
on what is known as the fraternal con-
gress rate table, McGinnis said, a
table that is recognized as adequate
and just by state insurance commits
sionS.
options are given "Class A" MEM
bers. he said, who transfer to table
Nos. / and under "Class B" policies.
These options are that the insured
pays under the new policy for an age
four years younger than the actual
age Of the insured. A concession of
three years is made for transfer to
table No. 3.
McGinhis denies the truth Of the IL
lustration Of an increase Of rate, as
given. A reporter was informed by one
insurgent that the insured was 3S, that
ha was paying a premium of $14 a
year for s1,40O worth of insurance and
that under "Class b. he would have
to pay $42.4S McGinnis points out that
II the insured were SO, he could trans
fer to table No. 8, under "Class B" at
35 years Of age. and be insured for
SLIT q $1,000 per year, or an annual
premium Of $3.50 instead of $42.4s.s
ADJUSTMENTS.