Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1927, Page 19

. executives as speakers: Claude W. " LOCALINSURANCE THK NOW S2%9754 Policyholders in District Pay Large Sum Aside From Other Levies. Ineurance policyholders in the Dis- trict of Columbia paid out in 1925, in wddition to their gener: zens, the sum of § of State insurance licenses, taxes and tees, according to a bulletin lssued | yesterday by the Insurance Depart ment of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States g The bulletin discloses a growing practice on the part of State govern- pecial imposts upon a means of ral the 4 in the form s $19,824,000 more than in 1 Of this amount, only §1 in $2 the maintenance of S insurance departments, the purp for which the taxes were originally intended, while the rest was used for State functions for which the policyholders had already been taxed as citizens, it adds. These state functions had no particular relationship to policyhol- ders as a cla y more than to any the bulletin, f these special imposts paid by policyholders has in- : they amounted to or n at r $1,000 would buy fire one year on $8,196,000,000 worth of property at the average rate of 89 cents per $100. Contrasting this figure. $72,951,023. with the total amount collected from policyholders in 1922, we find that it is about $20,- 000,000 ‘higher, yet the increase in the amount of money spent for the main- tenance of State insurance depart- ments was just a little over $339,000 during this time. “The total amount of the imposts set forth above is an understatement of the actual amount collected from policyholders. It does not contain the sums imposed by counties and muni- cipalities in States permitting local jurisdictions to put special taxes upon insurance. Policyholders living in the following states are liable to these extra taxes in addition to the other special taxes required by their States —Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, _Louisiana, _ Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ne- vada, Ohio, South Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming. Neither do these figures include the cost of col- lection. “The proportion of special insurance taxes collected from policyholders which is spent for service to them, has been constantly declining from 6.48% in 1915 until it amounted to only 3.65% in 1925. In that year 96.35% of these special imposts was spent for general State purposes.” “13” CLUB MEETING. Group Will Install Radford Moses | at Thursday Session. | | Radford Moses will be installed as president of the Thirteen Club at the regular dinner meeting in the City Club Thursday night. . Other officers elected for the ensuing year are Jerome Barmard, vice president; War- ren M, Schoonmaker, secretary; Wil- llam T. Hopkins, treasurer; William ‘W. Wheeler, parliamentarian, and Bearcy J. Lowrey, marshal. The re- tiring president, Stephen H. Talkes, was elected to the board of gover- nors, as was Willlam N. Freeman, Charles W. Pimper and Louis S. Grigsby. ‘The Thirteen Club has a member- ship of 36, meets semi-monthly and makes the practice of parliamentary procedure and public speaking the ‘basis of the organization. ‘This meeting will be known as Past Presidents’ night and the program will be in charge of H. Raymond Bresnchan, with the following former Owen, Edgar F. Czarra; Joseph F. Randall, Ben Le Fevre, Vernon B. Lowrey and Mr. Talke: Coal smoke d more than $200,- 000,000 damage in the British Islands n taxes as citi- THE DAILY HOROSCOPE Monday, January 3. Good and evil planetary influences control tomorrow, according to astrol- ogy. It ls a day to sell and not buy. There 1s a good sign for those who haye attained their lives' ambitions, and they will be able to retain the prominence they have gained. It is well not to trust one's judg- ment tomorrow, as it is eas- to be too sanguine, especially about money not a favorable rule under to seek promotions or reros- m of one's talents. ay not be fortunate to- nd all who are to open new | shops bless delays of every sort. bor troubles may be slightly ap- nt at the beginning of the year. Steel, iron and armaments will fur- nish material for big political prob- lems in Great Britain. Persons whose birth date it is have the promise of a successful year if they avoid litigation. Childrren born on that day probably will be big-hearted and gentle. These subjects of Capricorn usually are ex- ceedingly fond of birds and wild ani- mals. TO HOLD RECEPTION Commissioners and Civic Leaders to Be Guests at Citizens’ Asso- ciation Affair. The District Commissioners and 1| prominent officials of Washington's civic and trade organizations, will be tendered a reception tomorrow night by the Citizens’ Assoclation of Takoma Park, D. C., in the Takoma Park Library. With the object of presenting the two new Commissioners, Proctor L. Dougherty and Sidney F. Taliaferro to the citizens of that section and also to obtain closer co-operation between the trade bodies and the citizens' as- sociation. the executive committee of the organization has arranged the gathering. A brief business session will be held at 8 o’clock. In addition to the Commissioners, members of the Citizens’ Advisory Council, and the presidents of the Board of Trade, Chamber of Com- merce and Merchants and Manufact- urers’ Assoclation have been invited. A program of music will be presented by the Boys’ Independent Band. The executive committeg stated last night that the invited guests probably would deliver informal addresses. GRANGE TO INSTALL. Secretary Jardine to Be Guest When New Officers Take Posts. The annual installation of officers of Potomac Grange, No. 1, will take place in All Souls’ Church dining hall Thursday evening at 6 o’clock. S. J. Lowell, member of the United States Tariff Commission and past national master of the grange will officiate. Others to participate are members of the national grange ex- ecutive committee and the national master, L. J. Taber of Columbus, Ohio, who are taking part in the na- tional conference January 7 and 8. Secretary of Agriculture Jardine and Mrs. Jardine will be guests. of honor, as well as members of Con- gress and members of granges in Virginja, Maryland and Pennsylvania. A turkey dinner will follow the instal- lation ceremony. There also will be special music and a fitting recogni- tion of the fifty-ninth anniversary of the founding of Potomac Grange, No. 1, the first grange ever organized, which occurs on January 7. $310, Clothing Stolen. 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