Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-06-19
MAY HAIL POLICY
HOLDERS IN COURT
IF DON'T PAY UP
Those Who Abuse Receiver
Also Liable to Fine Or Jail
For Contempt
ONLY 422 OF TOTAL OF
46Ol PAY ASSESSNlENI
Must Pay Before July Is Or
Judgment Will Be Entered
Against Them

'T note carefully your remarks re-
gordng obcying the instructions Of this
court In lcvying assessments aud re-
gret that out Of 1907 policy holders who
have been assessed only 422 have paid
their assessments Therefore, Il Is order
ed by this court that you again notify
the policyholders Of these associations
that their assessments must be paid on
or before July 10, 1915, and upon fail.
urc to do so, you are hereby ordered
aud directed TO secure Judgment, in
cluding costs, against those who fail to
pay said assessments,
''rhis court regrets that members of
these associations see fit to write to tho
receiver such criticisms as the court has
read and IN the future any letters re-
ccived In the nature of those which you
have shown this court shall cause tho
writer to be cited TO appear mud show
reason why he should not be punished
for contempt OF court"
The above arO excerpts from n com.
municntion received by Receiver Har-
voy Wells, for the Oregon Merchants
mutual fire insurance association and
the Horticultural fire relief association,
from Circuit Court Judge William Gal
loway in response 10 q report rendered
by Receiver Wells showing that OF tho
assessments levied on 9725 policy.
holders Of the Horticultural fire relief,
only 2S3 members have paid, amounting
to Sl0l0l0, and OF assessments levied
on $50 policyholders In the Oregon
merchants mutual only 1870 members
have paid, amounting 10 &63.04.
Receiver Wells also called attention
to the many disayreeable and abusive
lottcrs which ho has received from tho
policyholdcrs Of the two defunct In.
surnncc companies, In which he Is made
the "goat" for the failure Of the con.
Germs aud he asked the court 10 relieve
him Of the recelyership Tor the rea.
son that he does not care 10 assume the
disagrecablc features that are coming
upon the members, for failing 10 remit
The amount Of their assessments. Re-
coivor Wells also showed the court some
of the insulting letters which he has
received from the pollcy.holders, In
which they refor 10 him as q "grafter"
and use all sorts Of abusive language.
In reply 10 tho request 10 be relieved
Of the receiycrship Judge Galloway in.
formed him that "tho court is Of tho
opinion that you, as insurance commits
doner Of this state, Is tho proper pev.
son 10 look after tho affairs Of tho
many members Of those associations
and therefore, | would not consider re.
lioying you "a receiver After reeit.
ing The law upon the case, In which Il
Is clear that there Is not escape from
the payment Of the assessment, tho
court orders him 10 serve second no.
tice upon The policy holders and II they
fail 10 respond with the cash on or he.
fore July 10, upon which date he orders
Receiver Wells 10 render another state.
meni he will enter Judgment against
the dofauliing ones
II has reached the ears Of Receiver
Wells, and be- has also been 30 In.
formed by letter from the pohcy.hold-
ers, that attorneys have been advising
the policy holders that they we're not
obliged 10 pay the assessment aud no
regrets that this trouble IL being
brought upon them through misguid.
anco aud Misunderstanding Further.
more, IL Receiver Wells receives any
more abusive letters from policy hold.
en-. the authors thereof lay themselves
liable TO a heavy fine or imprisonment
for contempt OF court.