Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-01

| in protection.
What Harding Sought to Repeal
Following is section 1854 of the code
sought by Harding to be repealed, the
vital section of the Blanchard law:
Section 1854. Combinations. 1t shall
be unlawful for two or more fire in
surance companies doing business in
| this state, or for the officers, agents or
employees of such coi:::ii>an MES tn make ny
enter into any combination or agree
ment relating'to the rates TO be charged
FOR insurance the amount of commis-
sions to be allowed TO agents for pro-
curing the same or the manner of
transacting the fire insurance business
within this state, and any such COM
pany officer. agent or employee violating
this provision shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor, and on conviction thereof
shall pay penalty of not less than 800
nor more than $500 for each oeSense. to
be recovered in the name of the state
for the use of the permanent school
fund"
This section of the Blanchard law is
still alive. and is not repealed by the
present insurance law !. Is this Sec
ton Of the Blanchard law that the fire
insurance companies are now particu-
larly hostile to.
The remaining sections Of the Blan-
chard law sought to be repealed by the
Harding bill are incidental and are as
follows:
Section 1I55. Revocat ton Of Author
ity. The auditor of state is authorized
to sum.aen before him for examination
under oath. any officer. agent or en-
ploye OF said company, suspected Of
violating any of thesprovisions of. the
preceding section, etc.
Section 1856. Appeal Either party
may appeal from the decision of the
auditor made pursuant to the preced-
Ing section to the district court Of the
county. etc.
Section 1857. Evidence. The state
ments and declarations made or given
by any such officer, agent or employe
in the investigation before the audi
tor shall not be used against him, etc,
in a criminal prosecution"
NO IOWA CANVASS POSSIBLE.
GCedar Rapids Gazette.J
All pretense that citizens of the Iowa
counties or any Iowa county have been
canyassed to learn the preference Of
voters is not based on facts.
Guesses have been made and they
may or may not reflect approximate
results just as fortune may be or may
not be with the prognosticators.
Linn county has been included in
these guesses. 1t might be possible to
make an accurate canvass, or one near
ly 50, Of a rural precinct, where the
population is small, where the same
men are voters from year to year and
where a mans political position is
more or less a matter of neighborhood
knowledge.
In Cedar Rapids the canvass of a
precinct is impossible. There are four
principal and several minor bolts in
full play. There are the bolts Of ele-
ments against Hughes. Wilson, Har-
ding and Meredith. Any man who is
i moi aware of this condition :s not a
political observer. No candidate for
| major office Ia holding his party
strength" In Iowa. There is In prog
ress an exchange of party position un-
| exampled in the history of Iowa. The
| sum of all the; movements may leave
results much AZ they have been or may
change them much or little in either
| direction. Predictions are merely per-
sonal prognostications made on the
basis OF such facts as the environment
| of one man affords. The responsible
managers OF neither party claim to
have reliable Information and both
| sides are keeping both the worst and
/ - Er,1 lol ~,
Selves for reasons that commend them
selves for wisdom.
II Wasn't Catching.
| The head Of a we'll known school fol
| girls, where many fair students have
been graduated in languages and other
branches Of knowledge. had a pupi
4 who absolutely refused to study. and
| whose parents were finally requested
/ to withdraw her. as it was evident tina,
she was making no progress. This
they did, but few weeks thereafter
the preceptress was considerably as
tonisled to receive letter from tn:
girls mother which ran: Il should bs
80 glad IL you would give my daughter
! reference for French, She took 4
i from you for three months
i The preceptress Seplied: I am sorry
that I can mot give the recommends
i ton. Your daughter certainly was ex
posed to French here. but. unfortunate
| ly didny take It."
Among interesting facts gleanet
from a study OF American ports, made
], TN De. the auspices. Of the bureau O.
foreign ana domestic commence, ar,
the following: American ports are bet
ter suited by nature to handle the larg
EFT liners than any of the 0ld worlt
ports; Boston has the most Expensive