Show UTAH I TO HAVE BANQUET BAET I F FOR R SHERMAN I Plans have ave been completed for to a I banquet to be given at the Hotel Utah I II i I Thursday night in n honor of United I i II States Sen Senator tor Lawrence Lawrence Y Y Sherman 1 I of Illinois by liy by the Utah Utah Association of ot Life Underwriters Governor Governor- William Spry will act as toastmaster Local insurance men are greatly Interested in- in hr inthe the visit Isit of Senator Sherman by re reason on of ot his interest in insurance matters The Insurance Observer recently paid a high compliment compliment compliment com com- t the to to the tIie Illinois senator There Is One wise as well as eloquent eloquent eloquent elo elo- quent member of the of-the the United States senate lIon Hon Lawrence Y Sherman of Illinois it said A splendid tribute he paid to life Insurance In n a speech before the senate while the de debate debate de- de bate on the tariff bill w was s on One Oue extract we quote The average man can understand that large value devoted to certain remedial purposes such as hospitals should not be taxed he can understand understand under under- st stand n why s some me billions of dollars it inthis tn in this country of ot value alue belonging to to the venous verlous church organizations devoted devoted de- de voted both to a remedial and a preventive pre pre- purpose o ought not not notto to be I taxed The difficulty is to Is-to to appreciate the fact that In life lite insurance there in Is another great accumulation of securities securities ties so wise in its obligation so so society society so- so so beneficent In its influence upon the family so powerful in its assistance to the state so destructive in Its opposition to want to Ignorance to crime that its appeal for tion from further taxation taxation-is is as much mud entitled entitle 1 t to consideration in this chamber chamber chamber cham cham- ber as any that can come before a legislative body Instead of being further taxed faxed i It ought to be relieved even of some of the enormous burdens now charged upon upon pon the premium pale pad by the policyholder |