Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-31
ATTORNEY GENERAL INTER
vENEs, IN FRACTIONAL CLASH
OF FRATERNITY.
WILL OPPOSE APPLICATION
or INSURGENTS FOR RECEIVER
Will Ask That Findings Of State In
.urance Be Accepted as Correct
Takes Position That 6rotherhood's
Affairs Are Not in Critical condi-
ton.
spAc.s, 10 Times Republican.

Dss Noiues Dec. 3l.-The state mas
.r,ervsned in the suit brought by one
faction IL the Modern Brotherhood OF
America involving an attack on the
rnarase-nsnt and application for re-
csi,s-satp 10 wind Up the business
The attorney general has dled petition
@. intervention il order that II may
- <rs ssfo.e the court definitely what
~ ne rights and duties of the state
insurance Commissioner in protecting
Ri insurance companies and associa-
.S2zS.
Tes state asks that no receiver be
sSr,as-.es. 8. this .l-ie, bUs that fu44
c-s.sas Re given the report Of the IN
sz--ce examiners as 70 the condition
Q. AFFAIRS y the company, AS 10
wseAs- o. 70, he state Will defend
-Ae company tha, IS to- the future.
-hs SUI: s the o-;g-owth Of fac
-sc-a. agh, within the organization
which It . stated has been under way
8 long time. Al application was MADE
20 lave the state insurance examiners
50 over the books about a year ago.
The examiners started on the WORK,
Nut were compelled for 3 time 70 get
into other more pressing work, but re
Gently finished the examination ana
made report which. in general, exon
Grated the officials and indicsted that
the business OF the association mas
been we'll managed and the books are
well kept. Beyond this the insurance
commissioner has 10 inforna ton Now
the insurgents have commenced SUIT 81
Cedar Rapids to have rece!vership,
which. If granted, means the breaking
I'D Of the association.
The petition of intervention fled by
Attornel General Cossou recttes the
facts regarding the official record On
the examination and sets before the
co,:-t the authority and duties OF the
insurance department. and makes Il
plain that 1t is the duty OF the depart
ment to protect and safeguard com
panies and associations as we'll as pol
ICY holders and members. The petition
preserves the rights Of the state In the
matter and assures an investigation
>efore anything Is done that will wreck
the association.
The annual short course or road
making is under way at Anss and De-
fore the week is over Henry E. Samp-
son, Of the attorney generals once,
will 60 to Ames to address the people
on the legal phases OF the road law.
Mr.. Sampson has had charge OF the
Investigation Of matters relating 10
highways in the legal department OF
the state and is entirely familiar with
every phase Of the Law. The remark
able thing about the putting into effect
Of the new highway Law IS that In not
single instance has any one reSorted
TO the courts to stop anything or to
compel anything, and there has beer
no effort anywhere to have any part
OF the law nullifed or declared uncon-
stitutional. In fact the highway COM
mission and every one connected
Herewith have kept out OF the courts
and have therefore been able to devote
their time to road making.
John l. Bleakly, state auditor VII
retires from office practically today
his successor, Mr.. Shaw, taking IN
place on Saturday morning, gave
home dinner to his office force an
those who had been associated wit
his in the six years Of his term. NJ,
Bleakly has been during all his tern
perhaps more than almost any othe
state official, regarded with genuin
affection by all his associates in tn
work. There is reason enough, 70
while not relaxing proper discipline, h
has always been on cordial terms Wit,
all his helpers and always ready wit
his coat off to do his share of the wori
He closes his biennial report with this
"And now. at the close Of my thir
term az auditor Of state, beg to &C
knowledge my Indebtedness 70 all tn
state. county, municipal officers an
others, for their Uniform courtesy an
assistance in ali matters Of this de
partment with which they have bee
connected, or consulted, and expires
my appreciation OF the zeal. and fdel
ty of my office force and to common
the services which I have found mos
valuable to myself, to the departmer
and to the state"
Mr. Bleakly says he IS we'll satisfe
with his administration Of the bigges
business office in the state. that c
course he can now see where he nigt
have done some things better but O
the whole he feels he has made a rec
ord he will always be proud Of. It ha
been under his administration the ne
county accounting department was or
ganized and started and the municipt
accounting department developed. II
has handled the banking and insGrane
departments most admirably. His wor
on the council has been marked at a
times with painstaking care and a hig
sense of responsibility to the people.
Changes were made in Mr.. Bleakly
office only when men sought other pc
49, !
head of his banking departm ent. II
deputy has remained thru the six yea
as also the head of the insurance br
reau. Most of the employees of the O.
nee have shown such capacity that the
will be continued right along.
Mr.. Bleakly has not decided az to n
future. He will remain in Des Moin
for the present. He has considered SCI
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured