Show i j I S INSURANCE TRUST I 1 I T I IT T seems I probable that the first real test test of state I A control o of the tho fire insurance combine will be staged IS in fl Missouri The Tho insurance companies having announced announced an an- I that because of certain regulatory ory exactions S they would withdraw from front Missouri and cancel exist exist- J I ing ng policies the attorney general has bas secured a n temI remI tern tem SI I injunction from the supreme court restraining I them from acting upon their threat The caso will willI I now be tried upon its merits merit with tho the consequent reI result re re- rc- rc I suit sult of tho adjudication of tho question that confronts confront Missouri Mi and an a addition to tho the knowledge kno of tIle the I ramifications of the tho combine With rith the exception of only a few Low the tho commonwealths common common- I of tho the union union lie have lave been submissive for years J to restraint of trade by the insurance combine to a degree that would have been lao permitted no DO other commercial corn com I. I mercial enterprise Sporadic attempts have been made I 1 at control but to little avail It seems that Missouri is 13 to be the tho pioneer and end the Ule outcome will be keenly I S awaited It It is a matter of regret that former Governor lied Had t Icy who distinguished himself while attorney general generalI I by his successful prosecutions under tInder tho state antia antitrust anti anti- I a trust law is no longer governor The situation that thata I a has arisen demands a capable executive with the tho cour- cour j ago to make mako his knowledge am and intelligence effective |