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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 12, 1918)
INSURANCE NOTES SOLD TO BANK ARE UP BEFORE BOARD Controversy Between Chalco Bank and Health Company Aired Before State Offi cials in Omah-. That agents of the Mutual Benefit Health and Accident association. 400 City National Bank building, misrep resented the terms of the company's poliqies to policy holders was charged Thursday morning at a hearing con ducted at the court house before the state insurance board. The board Is investigating, charges of misconduct on the part of Clair C. Criss, treasur er of the association, and agents of the company, among them VV. Jenkins and J. L. Leonard. It was also testified before the hoard that the German-American State bank of Chalco, Neb., holds $34,000 in notes which agents of the company accepted in lieu of cash nay ments of premiums, as the rules of the company provide. Several witnesses who had pur chased and signed policies of th company after solicitation by agents testified that they were told bv agents of the company that the ooli- cies included not only an accident lia bility clause which would provide a sick benefit, but also a regular life in surance provisions. For this thcv gave notes for $29, they said. Only Accident Insurance. But when they received the actual policy, they found that the insurance provided only an accident and sick benefit clause and that the life clause was restricted to death by accident, they said. A policy holder could lot collect the insurance should be die a natural death or die from disease. C. E. Zachary, barber, 1507 Park avenue, testified that six weeks after signjng notes for premium on two policies, he called Leonard's attention to the alleged discrepancy between Leonard's earlier statement to him and the actual language of the policy Zachary testified that Leonard re plied, that he himself had been de ceived by the company. Owen Ward, aged 73, Sarpy county farmer, testified that he was -praached by three agents of the corn pan and asked his age. he r.nl'ei! "Well, how old do you think I am?" "Sixty-five," he said that they an swered. No further mention wa. made concerning his age, and so he was insured, he says, and did r.oi learn until later that the rules of the company forbid tlW insuring of peo ple over 70. Clair C. Criss, 902 South Thirty eighth street, treasurer of the com pany, declined to make a statement jesterday. Agents Accept Notes. H. S. Weller, president of the in surance company and vice presidem of the Richardson Drug company, fated yesterday that the company J ever accepted notes or anything but rash in payment of insurance prein i ims, but that he understood that all hsurance agents are in the habit of iccepting notes from policy holder. n their own responsibility. Some ?gents in and about Chalco had done this, he said, and had easily sold them t ) the German-American State bank there. When he learned that as much as $15,000 worth of these notes had been bought by the bank, he wrote to the bank to tell the officers that the in surance company was not authorizing any such procedure on the part of its agents. Nevertheless, he said, the hank purchased $19,000 worth addi tional of these notes. Recently Weller appeared before the state insurance board, of which the governor is an ex-officio mem ber, and testified that the company could not be liable for the action of the bank in purchasing the notes. The state board is only taking depositions in the case at present. The "hearing will be held later at Lincoln. Fred Armburst is cashier of the Chalco bank. THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, JULY12, 1918. Mrs. Margaret Kempton, in Omaha for 61 Years, Dies Wednesday Night Mrs. Margaret J. Kempton, aged ob years, a resident of Omaha for 61 years, died Wednesday night at her home, 2301 Clark street, after an ill ness of cancer of seven months' dura tion. Her husband, T. A. Kempton. also one of Omaha's earliest pioneers, is a former railroad engineer. ' Mrs Kempton came to Omaha in a erry boat. Her father. Rev. Simon Itu. wno aiea several years was a Presbyterian minister. . uesmes ner nusbaml. Mrs. Kempton is survived by two sons. Walter Kempton ot Kansas City, Mo., and George Kempton, Omaha, and one daughter, Mrs. Amv nw;.. at Crosby's chapel this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Intcrnieflt will be in Forest' Lawn cemetery. ago. vmy services will be held Eleven Posts to Be N Supplied From Omaha The distribution one of the Oma ha quartermaster's depot has been of ficially defined by the War depart ment, according to notification iust received by Major Tohn Maher. com mandingofficer. The Omaha depot is to supply Iowa west of Des Moines, and all "of Ne braska, Colorado, Utah. Wyoming and North Dakota. . The following army posts are in the zone to be supplied with food and clothing from the Omaha supply de pot; Forts Crook, Omaha and Robin son, Neb.; Fort Lincoln, N. D.; Fort Meade, S. D.; Forts, D. A. Russell, Mckenzie and Yellowstone, Wyo.; Fort Logan. Colo.. anH Fort n.-, i- ...j T1..-I. . . diiu jucnesne Judge McHugh to Ta.ce Rest; Leslie to Hear Complaints Judge W. D. McHugh, chairman of the Douglas County Council of De fense, leaves soon on a two months' vacation for a needed rest. During his absence, Secretary Leigh Leslie, editor of The Daily Omaha Price Current, and the executive committee will look after the work of the coun cil and any communications should he sent to Mr. Leslie- 828 Grain Fx change building. A great amount of work has been accomplished by the Council of De fense and Judge McHugh has given much time to his duties as chairman. The council constantly receives com plaints in regard to crops, seditious utterances, the circulation of stories harmful to the war activities ot the government, etc., and Judge McHugh has been a busy man. Bee Want Ade Are the Best Busi ness Roosters. Gratton, Resident of Omaha For Fifty Years, is Dead Charles H. Gratton, founder -irH owner of Pacific Storage and Ware house company, and resident of Oma ha for half a century, died Thundav noon at his home, 5633 Florence boulevard, after several months' ill ness of kidney disease, lie was 50 years old. Mr. Gratton is survived by his widow, qne son. George, 12 ears old. and one brother, William E. Gratton. Rrandsville, Mo. Masonic services will he held at the home hut the date has not been set. you could go to Krug Park every Sat urday afternoon at 2 o'clock and have two hours free dancing lessons and in addition there would be free ice cream and cake at the end of the party. And that isn't all' It doesn't cost a penny to get in. There's a pass at tfte gate for each child who wants dancing lessons and at the dancing pavilion. Mrs. Jack Connors and Master Jack Connors will be on duty for two hour every Saturday for fivt weeks starting July 13 teaching ball room dancing, phys ical culture and expression. Youngsters Given Big Jrcat By Krug Park Management Ohl Boyl Can vou imagine this? If you were only a little hoy or girl Inspect Old Furniture for Use in New Ticket Office A survey of the city ticket offices is being made with a view to ascer taining what proportion of the furni ture in use can be used in the con solidated office that is to be located in the Union Pacific building. Members of the committee in Chi cago having the matter of ticket office location in hand, are not inclined to go to the expense of purchasing new furniture for the consolidated office, but instead, believe that enough first class counters, cases, desks, tables and chairs can be gathered out of the eight offices to equip the new one and make it modern in every respect. HERE'S TO it YO U - OTi?Jf5'tl wm 1 "lay you, too, kuow the de light of foaming. bubbling1 I BEVERAGE in Telephone Webster 221 to pot a Case in . Tour Home. BEAUTIFUL WOMEN It has been observed that beau tiful women always have good digestion. 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