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Show SAY UNCLE SfiM FACES JJUGE BILL Liquor Interests Looking tc Government to Square Matters. (Chicago Trihune Srecial Service.) CHICAGO, I-c. 13. Announci-iiK-at by insurance companies here and at Louisville, Louis-ville, Ky., that all .existing policies protecting pro-tecting owners of whisKy, in or out of bond, against loss by tire, theft,1 lightning, light-ning, etc., are lo be canceled forthwith forth-with and no new ones issued, unless constitutional con-stitutional prohibition- is averted, drew from the "wets'1 today the annouiiceineiit lhat I'uelo Sam will he made to pay t.ie bills hy means of suits tiled m the court of claims at Washington. Levy Mayer, general counsel for the Xational Distillers' association and leader of the legal legion of John Barleycorn, declared lhat the withdrawal of insurance means, that the government must assume as-sume the burden oi protection for property prop-erty owners laid down hy the insurers. Notice has been served on till owners of whisky, whether in bonded warehouses, ware-houses, in storage elsewhere or on premises prem-ises in the shape of Door stock, that the insurance companies are no longer able to determine a fair value for the whiskv covered by the policies, and hence cannot fulfill policy Agreements bv making proper appraisals in case of lire or loss by Iheft. Some time ago the 'insurance companies announced they would write no new policies, but agreed to carrv out existing contracts, most or which are of short-lime character, averaging; sixty days. . In Chicago at present there are upward up-ward of 2,000,000 gallons of distilled spirits covered by insurance which will be affected by tho withdrawal of the companies. com-panies. In the suits to be filed next week in j ' in. lit hi-.s f.u.ci :,, allow '.:,, wli.sl.v ,.e.ti-t. ,.e.ti-t. i fill v.-.ir p...icise,i v p:v is'oil o; ;'e eight, .h a n lim, i.t VI, , a '.-.. te '.:-'! as r.,ai,n why I n.-U- Sa-.i iin.L as-ciniie as-ciniie hio-dan. The a.'Uoii f liie ;i. sar in. e conio: iti, s ioj.-.-ts a p.-w ant:.;, and. iiiav rts:t in wilful oesii-uc-ti ,-i of ...!,. of the wl isv av ,i:,s,a-,:pi:-.uis i.wm.-i woo see no" other wav o: :v. oupiiig l aeir losses. Suits to he filed in the federal distriet ;e 'Va: a';.,.:: "a: w 'iTi-c hied by Mr. h,yer ' i.e.: .,.;;. ''.!.. ':iit l d.-eision " to-1 B-i B-i :o;, i States s :;eeire eeitit on the p. 'i- '. or of l,,.i s-.a-.e ot Khooe Island askmc Q fii . e in ana X t ie const it el lona'it - o: lae :,n'i: --a n bin on he hah' of the oi'.e e--.ii ci.wea 'li wmch rejected rat ilieat :o:i I T- e !: eh.- suit is to be tit co a- I r..'ilu i-:.,n a, li. Mr. Ma er said. I I :.:i oilier ::,1 i:s will he su oordii .a ted and j S'.:pi.:.:irl.:al lo it. I The total hill t., be presented to Un.'.o Sam ev tiie' owners oi the whisky now i in stora i:- and ta-pa:d is $l.,i..'V.t0tl. |