Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-11 | Page 23 | New Increase in Insurance

NEW INCREASE " IN INSURANCE Burglary Insurance Rates Advanced Ad-vanced 25 Per Cent Servants Serv-ants Boldly Robbing NEW YORK, April 10. An increase of 25 per cent in burglary insurance rates which has just been put into effect ef-fect has brought to light the fact that employers, made timid by the chortage of domestic workers, are tolerating thefts from their wardrobes and wine cellars in order to retain the few servants ser-vants thew have "In captivity." Officials Of-ficials of indemnity companies who give this explanation declare that in many cases employers have refused to allow the servants In their households house-holds to be questioned about thefts, through iojiv they will quit if annoyed. Emboldened by this situation, dishonest dis-honest servants aro reported to be helping themselves to their employers' effects, such as wine, clothing and jewelry. "Servants aro privileged characters in the homes of the wealthy throughout through-out New York," said the head of one surety company. "In many cases holders of burglary insurance policies have cancelled their claims against the company rather than to prosecute a guilty servant, knowing that this would mean the loss of his or her services." ser-vices." One New York lawyer recently refused re-fused to allow his servants to be questioned ques-tioned regarding a $1,000 theft, saying, "Don't go near the house. If the maids suspect you, they will leave." Girl Holds Champagne Parties. One investigation reported a case in which a young servant girj had, in two weeks, disposed of eight cases of champagne and eight cases of whiskey whis-key by holding wine parties in the kitchen for her friends and entertaining entertain-ing them with choice liquors from her employer's private stock.- Although the owner knew he could not replace the missing beverages he refused to prosecute.