Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-04-01

merged with the Twin City Fire, Min
neap0lis, Mimi, April Is, 1918. In
demnity Life and Accident Co., Min.
neapolis, consolidated with Midland
Life, St. Paul, Oct. %, 1918. American
Bonding Co., Baltimore, merged with
Fidelity and Deposit Co., Baltimore,
May 81, 1913. Title Guaranty &Sure-
ty; Co. Scranton, Pa, discontinued
business and reinsured with American
Bonding Co, New York, Nov. u,
1913.
State Bonding Law Invalid.
During the past two months this
department has received numerous
requests for bonds to be furnished in
accordance with the terms and pro-
visions of chapter 194, laws 1913. In
a decision rendered by the supreme
court Of North Dakota on Dec. 20, 1913
the state bonding law was held to be
unconstitutional and invalid on the
ground that the act delegates unwar-
ranted Legislative and judicial power
to administrative officers; that it pro-
vides for taking the property of c0un.
ties, cities and other subdivisions Of
the state Witout due process of law.
As a result Of this decision the state
bonding department has never been
established, and no bonds arc issued
by the state.
@a Sound Advice.
In an Agents Commercial Manual
issued by a certain we'll known cas-.
ualty company we find the following
Experience has taught us that the
attacks made upon this company by
its competitors have done as much 70
hurt themselves aud to advertise is,
and to increase our business, as our
own prompt and liberal treatment Of
our policy holders. We desire oar
agents to take this lesson to heart,
and to always bear In mind that we
pay our agents to represent us and,
not to talk against other comparies''
/, This is simply a classical re.state.
mcnt of the modern axiom that every
knock is a boost" II is commended
to the earnest consideration of GER
tain agents in this state who have an
u%nenviable reputation for welding the
hammer.
Preliminary Report.
, The department may be permitted
mOdestly to express the sense of
pride it feels In the fact that within
two days after the receipt of the last
annual statement, complete copy" of
the Preliminary Report was placed in
the hands of the printer. Just two
weeks later the report was off the
press and in the mails. This years
preliminary report contains sixty
pages of statistical matter compiled
from the annual statements filed with
the Insurance Department.
Has Discontinued Business.
Under date of March 81, 1914, Mr..
J.. P. Read, secretary of the Grand
Forks Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,
Of Grand Forks, ~. d., advised the
Department that it had been decided
to withdraw the company from the
field and cease business. This COM
pany commenced business Nov. 26,
1910 and been most unfortunate In its
underwriting experience.
1t is understood that Mr.. Read will
be placed in charge of an inspection
service, to be maintained jointly by,
and for the. benefit of. the various
domeitfc@state mutual fire insurance
companies. 4
lnoendiaries Imprisoned.
Before Hon. w. C. Crawford, Judge
of the Tenth Judicial District, at
Mott on February %, 1914, M. D.
plead guilty to- the crime of
arson, and was sentenced 20 serve "a
term of four years imprisonment in
the state penitentiary. Mr.. Kirchner
was proprietor of a meat market at
N. D., and admitted having
the building for the purpose of
procuring the insurance thereon. Leo
nard Leary, who fired the building,
also plead guilty and received a like
sentence-fOur years in the peniten-
tiary. Undoubtedly the principal rea.
son why we Yer enabled in this case
To- apprehend the guilty parties was
establishing by the last legisla-
ture Of the Office Of fire marshal, and
The valuable assistance which you rem
Tered III conducting the Investigation"
States Attorney Thee. 3.
rorkelson to Fire Marshal A. II.
OIL MORE COSTLY THAN COAL.
Albany, N. Y, March 31.--That un-
Ter present conditions oil is not like
y to be substituted for coal as a fuel
or railroads in this part of the coun-
,ry is indicated by evidence furnish.
I'd at a hearing before the Public !
Commission here today. The hearing
vas on a request from the New York
central road for permission to use
,oal instead Of oil in the locomotives
'unning through the Adirondack for.
'st reserve. The company asserts that
he provision requiring oil for fuel
certain months with q view Of
preventing forest fires increased the
operating expenses more than 100000
asst year, and that the use of coal
With such precautionary measures as
lavoe been prepared would not in.
,rease the fire risk. ' Il
"Roseine Pennsylvania Kerosene is
low sold only in its natural color
yhite.-Adv.