Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-28
STATE INSURANCE COMMITS.
sloNER FILLS IMPORTANT
POSTS m DEPARTMENT.
M'GRAW MADE AcrUARY,
vANE IS RATING CLERK
City of Des Moines Backs Up on Pro-
posaI to Assist in Grading Street in
Capitol Extension Tract = Heavy
Traffic to Be Diverted Around Cap.
itoi Hill.
;nec,a, n Times Repu blican.

Special to Times Republican.
! Dies Moines, May 2S.-Two new APP
pointments to positions in the insur-
ance department of the state are an
nounced today.
/ F. J, McGraw has been appointed
actuary and Charles S. Vance rating
clerk by Emory H. English, commits
sioner.
/ Mr.. McGraw succeeds to the place Oh
ohm A. Mcclellan who recently resign
ed. He has been for a number OF years
actuary of the Guaranty Life Insurance
company of Davenport and had pre-
viously been assistant Of the Des
Moines Life Insurance company. He IS
a man of experience and ability and
very well known in the state.
Mr.. Vance, the new rating clerk. was
connected with the old Capitol Fire In
surance company and later with the
Capital and Merchants and Bankers.
He will have charge of rating matters
TO come before the department under
the new fire rating law which becomes
effective July 4, under which the state
takes over the regulation OF fire insur-
ance rates.
The city of Des Moines, having got
out of it all the advertising possible,
will now proceed to hack up in its ex-
tremely generous proposal to assist
little, in grading one small street to be
opened through a part of the capitol
| a
Using stunt and was worked to fin
| ish.
The state will change the direction
of certain Of the streets. closing a part
and opening a new route, SO that the
Walnut street and Court avenue traf-
fic will not go over the hill but veer
around to the south and connect up
with the streets toward the state fair
ground by very easy grade. Former
ly the street cars ran that way to
reach the eastern part OF the city but
the grade was too steep. Now it is
proposed to make a change in the
streets so that the street car traffic
east can go the proper route. The city
has agreed to do the grading OF the
street to be changed, and this will be
very small part Of the total expense.
But having gained great repute for
fairness in the matter 1t is now the
plan of the council to find some way to
back out of the management and COM
| pei the state to care for the streets OF
! the city.
| 1t has been the Intention Of state Of
fcials to carry on the work OF improve
ment as actively and vigorously as
| possible. and as rapidly as the funds
will permit. A vast amount OF work
will be done this summer.
Members Of the executive committee
OF the state board Of agriculture were
here yesterday relocating the site for
the building OF big roller coaster on
the state fair grounds. For the first
time some big permanent amusement
features are to be constructed for the
fairs. 1t is found that entertainment is
an essential for the fairs and it is well
to have the very best hence some per-
manent structures will be erected de-
voted wholly to entertaining the peo-
| pie.
It is stated here that George L. Dob
| son. former secretary Of state, is cast
| ing eyes toward the state treasurership
| in case there is to be a scrap for the
office next year. OF course all the
candidates. have been based on the
theory that Mr.. Brown might not be
| able to continue in the office. Recent
ly he has shown marvellous recuper-
alive powers and is now apparently on
the road to complete recovery. MI.
Dobson expects to do lot Of cam
paigning for the prohibitory amend
| ment next year.
The people living in the town Of
Gravity insist there is such a grave
situation there as to warrant clemency
! on the part OF the parole board in the
case Of Henry Mott, the town marshal
who has manslaughter sentence over
| him for killing a man he was trying
| to arrest. They say that the mayor
has resigned and they can't get any
| body to fill the highly important posi-
| ton of town marshal. In fact the
| civic administration Of affairs Is just
going along taking care Of itself be-
| cause Of resentment over the fact that
the town marshal was convicted Of the
killing OF man.
There is a certainty that spring fish
ing is practically done for in the rivers
because Of the rising water. All the
main streams are rising rapidly and
the water which has thoroughly soaked
all the northern half of the state IL
expected to find its way into the rivers
! soon. The high mark of the streams
is likely to be about the middle OF
June. The Des MONIES and Coon riv
ers have been rising slowly with indi-
cation of a rise that will soon surpass
the one early in the spring.