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Show News of the. Insurance World President Powell's Visit. The visit of Henry J. Powell, president of the National .Association of Life Underwriters, Un-derwriters, to Salt Lake City on Wednesday Wednes-day next means much to the life Insurance Insur-ance agents of the state. Tho Utah association asso-ciation officers and members will accompany accom-pany the distinguished guest to Saltalr on the afternoon train and at 7 o'clock ho will be tendered a banquet in the ship cafe. Mr. Powell will deliver an address on "Life Insurance In the United States." and there will be talks along similar lines by other well known speakers. On Thursday a special organ recital will be given in his honor at the tabernacle, taber-nacle, after which he becomes tho guest of John D. Spencer, national vice president presi-dent of the life underwriters. Congressional Bill Favored. A bill was Introduced In the house of representatives on June 9 by Congressman Congress-man Fornes of New York which has for Us object the elimination of "false estimates' esti-mates' and other misrepresentations; discrimination, dis-crimination, rebates and special favors, and advisory board contracts." It amends section 657 of the code of law for the District Dis-trict of Columbia and has the Indorsement Indorse-ment of the executive committee of the National Association of Life Underwriters, with a recommendation that similar legislation legis-lation be secured In the several states where such laws are not already in force. Bond Was Not Renewed. The bond of J. J. O. Millar, cashier of the Bank of Sierra "Valley of Loyalton, Cal., who disappeared last week, leaving a shortage of S15.000, expired in March. Strange to say, the bank directors left the matter of renewing the bond to Millar, and the fact that he failed to do so was not known until after his disappearance. disap-pearance. It Is stated that Millar's peculations pecu-lations commenced the day after the bond expired, so that he will suffer prosecution from the state and bank officials only. Had his embezzlements occurred during the life of the bond claim could have been made on the surety company within six months after expiration, and the company com-pany would have shared in his pursuit and probable capture. Prevention of Tire Waste. President George TV. Babb of the National Na-tional hoard of Fire Underwriters and President W. H. Merrill of the National Fire Protective association appeared last Thursday at the hearing before the house committee on public buildings in Washington Wash-ington to urge the establishment of the federal bureau of fire protection, with spcclnl reference to tho proper protection protec-tion of public buildings from fire They pointed out that such a bureau could be readily established In connection with the bureaus of building standards and mines, which latter has taken up extensively ex-tensively the work of the saving of human hu-man life in mine fires. Mr. Babb and Mr. Merrill incidentally spoke of the proposed Investigation of fire rates by a federal commission, as suggested by Congressman Jackson of Kansas, and opposed the Idea, stating that sufficient data concerning fire Insurance In-surance was already at the disposal of any persons or authorities interested without any such investigation as that proposed. Murder Charge Is Made. The Brotherhood of American Teomen In answer to a suit filed against it by Mrs. Marion C. Gilbert in the district court at Dener. Colo., to recover ?2000 Insurance on the life of her husband, makes the startling charge that Mrs. Gilbert killed the man In order to procure pro-cure the money, and for thai reason Is barred from recovery by suit at law. Gllber died last August as the result of taking rat poison, mistaking It for headache medicine. The answer of the order is the first public Intimation that the wife was in any way responsible for the husband" s death. The attorneys for the woman have filed a motion asking that the charge be made more specific by giving details of the alleged murder. No criminal action has been taken by the state against the woman. Trainmen Increase Insurance. The Insurance department of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen has heretofore been limited to a pollcv of $1350 for its higher class At the biennial bien-nial conference last week the constitution constitu-tion was amended to provide for a fourth class carrying $2000 insurance at a rate of S20 per thousand and Increasing the amount In the third class from 51350 to $1500. A Timely Warning. Campaign for a safe and sane Fourth of July is under way, pressed on by the National Fire Protection association, casualty associations and tho intelligent press everywhere. Every local fire and casualty agent who knows his business should lend a hand to the movement to prohibit tho indiscriminate use of dangerous dan-gerous fireworks, weapons and toy instruments in-struments .of death and destruction on that day. A form of local ordinance has been prepared which the association points out can easily be passed in every council and board of trustees after the Fourth of July upon the wave of public opinion that follows the annual toll of death and firef That ordinance enforced in Washington one year reduced the number num-ber of hospital cases for injuries from explosives from 104 fio none. Copies of the ordinance will be furnished on application ap-plication to the National Fire Protection association. S7 Milk trect. Boston, A copy should be In the hands of every active ac-tive agent, ready for opportunity and particularly par-ticularly for emergency where deaths or fires stir up a community. Insurance Field. Insuranco Notes, J. S. Eaton, chief adjuster for the Travelers Insurance company, has re- signed his position and will hereafter practice law In New York City. The Enterprise Casualty company of Philadelphia, a newly organized concern, has passed Into the hands of a receiver. J. E. Williams has been appointed Colorado state agent for the Central Life Insurance company of Deo Moines, la., with headquarters at Denver. John E. Morris, one of the founders of the Travelers Insurance company of Hartford, Hart-ford, Conn., for many years Its secretary, died at his home in Hartford on Juno fi. The sixth annual meeting of the American Amer-ican Life convention will be held In Pittsburg, Pitts-burg, Pa., beginning September 20. Benjamin W. Raymond, one ofthe victims vic-tims of the Utah lake disaster, carried a $1000 policy in one of the old line companies. com-panies. Arthur Mack, local special agent for the Phoenix Life Insurance company of Hartford, Hart-ford, Conn., has gone to Montana and expects ex-pects to be absent from the city for about a month. The Colonial Casualty company of Huntington, W. Va.. has decided to cease doing business and hass turned over to the Pacific Mutual of Los Angeles, Cal.. all of Its sood will, plant, agents and policy liabilities. "There's one big attraction at Coney Island that will never bo harmed by fire," said a western Insurance man to an easterner, east-erner, following the recent conflagration there. "Whatrs that?" asked the eastern east-ern man. "The ocean," was tho reply |