The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 26, 1910, Image 3
TAfT TALUK TO IN KV RA NCR JdKN
Hold* Out No Hop? for Federal Law
To Govern Buslne**.
Week Inf ton, Jan. 10.?President
Tmft todsy. addressing the annual
meeting of the Assoclstlon of Life
Insurance Presidents, held out no
hope for the enactment of a Federal
lew to govern the companies snd ad?
vised the executive officers to bend
their efforts to secure uniform legis?
lation In ths State?.
"Tou srs here to secure uniformity
In insurance legislation throughout
the country." said the President.
"Tou are very sorry that the United
?tales msy not find in ths Constitu?
tion the right to render uniform the
Insu ??.3iness throughout this
country. Certainly the Supreme Court
seems to hsve settled thst question.
And your only recourse, therefore. Is
to secure euch common action by the
States as thst the result would be
similar to a slngls Federal Act con?
trolling the business.
"The only function that the United
States can perform Is to, pass a model
law In the District of Columbia and
there show to ths world what Con?
gress, aided possibly by s scientific
commission, shall believe to be the
beet kind of an Insurance law. I
shnlt be very glad, in so far as any
power lies In me. to encourage such
action. Congress, by a model law,
can effect a very great purpose, snd
If there is anything I csn legitimate?
ly do to contribute to our object, I
shall be very glad to do It"
The Association todsy discussed
plans for conservation of ths public
health and measures which may be
taken In the hope of lengthening the
Span of life. Dr. Walter Wymsn,
surgeon general of the United States
public health and marine hospital
service; Dr. M. J. Rosenau, of the
Harvard Medical College, and others
spoke on the subject. Conservation
of ths hsalth of policy-holders Is now
so paramount an Issue with the life
insurance compsnies thst one of the
largest of them Is planning a sani?
tarium for Its policyholders.
Alfre * Hurrell, counsel for the In?
surance department of Nsw York; E.
B. Cralg, of Chattanooga, Tenn., and
ethers, addressed ths Assoclstlon on
the subjects, of uniform life insur?
ance legislation and amalgamation of
companies.
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AVIATION MEET CONCLUDED.
Caseins Wins Speed Race With Paul
hen.
Aviation Field. Cel . Jan. 10.?As
dusk gathered over the old Domin
gues ranch tonight, four flying ma?
chines that had been circling In the
air descended, the avattors walked to
their tents, the great orowd filed
down the roadway and the first In?
ternational aviation meet held In
America was finished.
Few knew that while Charles K.
Ham'lton was returning from a fif?
teen mile flight towsrd the ocean the
crsnk shaft of bis machine snapped
a mile from the field and he narrow
ly escaped death.
Hamilton shut off ths engine and
so levelled and swayed* his planes |
thai he came down gently. It wss a
clever emergency handling of a ma?
chine, but was not seen by the spec?
tators
Curtlss and Psulhan furnished ths
excitement of the closing dsy, Paul
ben went up st 3 25 o'clock for an
endurance flight. After he had done
two or three laps of the court, Cur?
tice started a ten-lap speed trial, half
a lap, or more than three-quarters of
a mile behind Psulhan. It was the
first real race of the ten-days' meet.
The two seroplanee came over the
grand stand with the speed of exprese
trains Curtlss gslned swiftly on
Psulhan and on the third lap he
reached Paulhan, flying above him
The Frenchman for a few seconds
held even. Then Curtlss In his Amer?
ican machine forged ahead a length
and Anally half a lap.
It was no rsce sfter that. The
American machine was the fsster be?
yond question. As Curtlss rushed
ovsr Psulhsn he received the great?
est applause that any of his efforts
had gained. Psulhsn went on until
he hsd traveled 14.4 miles and had
been In the air nearly an hour snd a
half. Curtlss came down after a
thirty-mile trip
The race gtvee the whole story of
the meet. The Curtlss machines won
all of the prises for speed, quick
starts, perfect landings, and those
events where a light swift machine
ehowed best.
Paulhan won all the cross-country,
passenger-carrying and endurance
tests, having a heavier, slower ma?
chine and an engine, which he trusts
absolutely.
Paulhan took more than $15,000
In prises snd broke the world's rec?
ords for altitude and cross-country
flights, klone snd with a passenger.
Curtlss broke no world's records
and won less than $5,000 In prize*.
Hamilton and Wlllard took sec ond
and third prizes In most events.
If you want a fine piano or a gold
watch, or If you have a friend who
wants slther get Into the Voting Con?
test ws are conducting. \
INSURANCE ACT SUSTAINED.
Supreme Court Rendered Important
De Ision YcHtertlay.
Columbia, Jan. 20.?By a decision
of the Supreme Court yesterday the
act passed at the last session of the
legislature to require certain condi?
tions on taxation to be imposed up?
on foreign Insurance companies for
the privilege of entering and doing
business In this State was decided to
be constitutional. The sum of about
$25,000 In taxes on insurance com?
panies Is saved the State as a result
of an act which Attorney General Ly?
on pushed through the last session of
the legislature to take the place of
a former act providing for a tax on J
all gross Incomes of the insurance
companies doing business in this
State.
When the former act was In force
the New York Life Insurance Com?
pany flld a suit against the treasurer
of Abbeville county to recover back
taxes paid on their gross Income. The
circuit court decided in favor of tho {
Insurance company. This was ap
pssJsd to the Supreme Court and the
decision of the lower court was af?
firmed. In the meantime Attorney
General Lyon had framed a new act
and its passage resulted in another
test being brought. This act was to
take the place of the old one with
reference to the tax on gross Incomes
upon the old act being declared un?
constitutional by the Supreme Court
and the new act was put in force all
of the Insurance companies with the
exception of two or three agreed to
the provisions. The litigation con?
tinued until yesterday when the Su
| preme Court decided that the new
j act by Attorney General Lyon was
! constitutional.
BEEF TRUST TO BE PROSECUTED
Washington, Jan. 21.?The "Beef
I Trust* so-called is to be prosecuted
by the national government. The de?
partment of Justice evidently believes
its existence is a leading factor in
maintaining the present high prices of
meats.
The contemplated action of the de?
partment follows an investigation
which has been conducted by its pres?
ent agents for some months. Initial
proceedings will begin before the
grand Jury at Chicago probably next
week and may contemplate both
civil and criminal action.
The firms mentioned In* connection
with the matter include Swift A Co.,
Morris & Co. and Armour & Co. all
big packing house concerns, and all
of whom, it is said, e.re interested in
the National Packing Company. The
three first named concerns are com?
monly reported to control the nation?
al corporation for their common ben?
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FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS CIVEN AWAY!!
Great Voting Contest for
Readers of : : : : s
THE WATCMAN AND SOUTHRON AND THE DAILY ITEM
A $400 Piano and Two Gold Watches Costing $50
Each are the Prizes.
Contest Opens Monday, Nov. 29th and Closes Februaty 28th?
Do You Want the Piano ? It is yours if you comply with the Easy
Conditions and Make the proper Effort.
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Conditions and Prizes.
The $400 Piano, the grand prize of
this contest, will be given to the sub?
scriber or a nominee of a subscriber of
the Watchman and Southron or Sum?
te/ Daily Item receiving the greatest
number of votes in this contest. No
matter where you live you are eligible
to enter this contest.
One $50 Gold Watch, cither Gentle?
man's or Lady's size, as the winner
may select, will be awarded to the per?
son, not a resident of the City of Sum
ter, receiving the next largest number
of votes.
One $50 Gold Watch, either", Gentle*
man's or Lady's size, will be awarded
to the person resident of the City of
Sumter, receiving the next, largest
number of votes.
The contest for the Grand Prize, the
$400 Piano, is open to all readers of
The Watchman and Southron or The
Sumter Daily Item. It can be won by
a resident of Sumter, Lee or Clarendon
County, or some other County. One
Gold Watch as a special second prize
to be contested for by non-residents
of the City of Sumter, while the other
is a special second prize to be contest?
ed for by residents of this city.
This Magnificent Cote Piano, wbich we will give away, is 4 ft. 9 in. high
? ft. long and weighs, boxed, ready for shipment, over 800 lbs. The finest
materials and mest experienced workman have produced in the Cote an in?
strument excellent In tone, power, durability and appearance. Tbls piano
is Installed In the best homes, conservatories and sllsio tialls in the land ;
IsWoll known and widely recommended hy the leading musicians and
teachers.
It is positively guaranteed for ten years by the Manufacturers.
Nominations.
Each and every person entering the
contest must be nominated on one of
the Nomination Blanks published in
both the Watchman and Southron and
the Daily Item. The nomination
counts as 1000 votes, but only one
nomination will be credited to a per?
son.
In each issue of the Watchman and
Southron and the Daily Item will be
published a ballot which is good for
the number of votes specified on the
ballot.
How to Obtain Votes.
Every new subscriber paying in ad?
vance, will be credited for each dollar
paid, 200 votes. Every old subscriber
paying up back dues will be credited
for each dollar paid 100 votes, and on
each dollar paid in advance 200 votes.
No votes will be given on payments of
less than Si.00. Every person or firm
that brings or sends an order for ad?
vertising or printing and pays for same
in advance will be entitled to 100 votes
for each dollar paid. For money paid
on accounts 50 votes will be allowed
for each dollar paid, if money is
brought or sent to this office. No
votes will be given for money paid
collector.
Nominations will not be received later than December 24, therefore, it is important that the blanks be mailed
to this office at once. Remember every nomination blank counts for icoo votes, but will not be
counted twice for the same person. We have a supply of voting ballots at our office which must be filed
_there, properly signed, as the cash is paid for subscription, advertising or printing. Those at a distance
wishing to vote must send the money, for which a voting ticket together with a receipt, will be mailed to the person making the remittance. The tickets must be
made out, signed and returned promptly to this office.
THE WAY TO WIN.
Osteen Publishing Co.
No 18 West Liberty St.
Sumter, So. Car.
Phone No. 30, ? 7
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