Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 23, 1900, Page 19

( | L) A4~ ! ) 4 ALIEN AGENTS INTERFERED December 1900, They Cause Heavy Loss to Family of Worthy Nebraska Citizen, QUESTIONABLE METHODS WERE EMPLOYED horoughly Aroused | the | The recent death of the late James B Cooper of Holdrege, Neb., and the prompt payment of an insurance claim by one of our home companies brings to light some of the questionable methods employed by the agents of alien companiecs in this stat and incidentally points a moeral worthy of carcful consideration, To the close student of passing event and changing business conditions the story is bolh interesting and instructive On or about the 20th day of last February a representative of a Nebraska insurance company made his appearance in the thriy ing city of Holdrege and, true to the time honored traditions «f his tribe, at once bhegan a vigorous canva for busine T represented a liv und and progressive Nebraska company, the polici which he offered were liberal and up-to-date, the spirit of home patronage was in the air an he forthwith wrote a goodly number of first-cla applicaticns. One of the wae signed by James E. Cooper. a leading mer chant of the town: a mwan of middle a hale, tearty and apparently in the prime of life. His examination was satisfactory the premium of on a $5.000 twenty payment life policy was paid and, together with the application, was forwarded to the home oflice for approval and acceptance Just about this time three of a well known eastern life insurance company arrived the agents upon seene and began a sys tematic 1vass, not so much in the inter- est of their own company as against the home company. It is barely possible that they were not following the home company agent, but appearances were very much against them and, to use a western expr sion, they were “a lively lot of knockers." Among others, they called upon Mr and, following close upon the heels of this Cooper call, came a request from him for an in- terview with the agent of the Nebraska company. Mr. Cooper asked that he be al- lowed to reduce his application from $5,000 to $2,000, and although his premium had been paid and the application had gone for ward, his request was granted and the dif- ference, $195.10, returned to him. Thi prompt and generous treatment evidentl had its effect, for he did not, either at that time or later, apply for insurance from the representatives of the company And now comes the sequel to the On the 13th day of last November Cooper died very suddenly. On 12 final proofs of death were eastern story Mr December sent to the home company, the Bankers Reserve Lifc association of Omaha, and two days later the following acknowledgment was re ceived by President B. H. Robison® Neb., Dee. 14, 1600, 1 clation. Omaha, accept the he friends of my hushand wper, for the pre payment policy No. 2197 for W0 by your oclation. Proofs of loss and let s in full of worthy of administration being mailed you nber 12 and the check received i went bearing date December 13,1900 that the aim W approved for payment immediately on receipt of fina ifs and remittand 18 made by return I through your representative 4 We regret exceedingly the interference of certain _old line mnts that induced 1y hushand to request a reduction of his ap plication from 5,000, v which he had applied and settled the premium, to AN, that has caused a loss of $3.000 to ni family, that nothing they can ever orrer or sav will replace hing your worthy company the patran- age and success to which it is entitled from th citizens of this state, | remain, very respectfully LAURA F. COOPER Special Administratrix The moral of this story is so plain that even “he who runs may read.”” It suggests the thought that the cancellation of a home policy may mean a gain to some eastern company, but when the inevitable loss comes it falls unon the widows and orphans of Nebraska citizens. Our people are beginning to realize that true pro perity begins at home, that the resource of the state must be conserved and that one of the first and most important steps in this direction is to stop the enormou drain of life insurance premiums (§1,500,000 annually) which go to enrich eastern com panies and the upbuilding of imilar ingtitutions at home to assist in The following terse bulletin, issued from the home office, seems to indicate that our citizens are beginning to realize this fact and that they appreciate the advantages offecred by a sound, conservative and hon estly managed home company uch as The Bankers R fo rve OFFICE OF BANKERS RESERVIE 1LIFY OMAHA, Dec, 17, 19 0. Monday's bulletin New pald business written first fifteen days December over two hundred thousand dol- lars Premiu income approximates ten thousand qollar ime period. Thanks to our able field staff and loyal speelal wdvisory board All death claims for vear padd immediately on receipt of proofs B L. ROBISON, President AW LOW BOULRBON FROM OLD KENTUCRY, Green River Whiskey | loe : —402 N, 16th St, Chicage 1 Carpenter's Letter (Continued from Sixth Page.) When they came he told them that he in tended to make honest wives of them by elling them at auction to the high bid- fors He ent forth a proclamation that the vould for tle only to bachelors il that no one could buy more than one Ihere were several ore female in th party and the sale attracted a great crowd When the hour for the auction came the jud nd the chief of police acted as auc oneor They announced to the assemlly that th would-be purcha could each select a wife from t) [ n the yard and THE SLAVES OF THE EMPRESS DOWAG PAYS THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS hat she would be put up and sold by weight., The men hu back, but at last i old farmer walked 1 nd picked out a tout, hearty woman Weigh her!™ sald the judge, and iing and kicking she was put on the 1l Ninety cat. ties said the weigher. “But how much a catty asked the farmer rvather scared lest his money should not Le enough to pay for so much woman. The sale stopped fer a moment, for curiously c¢nough nothing had been said about the price per catty, The old judg however, immediately asked: ‘What is the price of pork today?” “Ninety cash a catty,” replied the police officer. “Then sgell them at ninety cash,” ordered the judge and at that price she was sold. Ninety cash at the present valuation would not be more than o cents in gold, so that the farmer really paid about $450 for his wife. After the first sale the women A SECONDARY WIFE -ALTHOUGH WELI DRESSED, SHE IS A SLAVE went off rapidly and 1 night the last one was sold Slave Brolers, I am told that there are we brokers in 11l the large Chinese citic Their | n increases at times of famine and t} tary ation which now prevails in North China will cause many paren to sgell their chil dren. With some it will be a guestion of allowing them to starve or ling them ana he chances are that girl Fabie ill he a Irug in the market. Think of buying baby for 20 conts! I'h i« the rice which one of the infant lums of Shanghai pay for them. The asylum is a m onary in stitution nd the children are bhought as a matter of charit nd religion Th r reared surrounded by Chy n infMluence are taught !l sorts of domes=ti Iuties ana when they arrive at the prog given respectable 1shand The hrokers, as a rule, do not huy babies The cost of rearing them and the risk of death is too great They prefer to have girls or bhoys of 8§ years and upward. The prices vary in different localitic I am told that in Pekin a girl of 10 or 12 is worth from $£25 to § hile young women will bring from $170 to $200. Girls as n rule sell higher than boys, except in the case of a family wanting a likely boy for adoption. In buying slaves the broker often Insists on them being left with him for a while before concluding the deal, He takes them on trial just as you would take a horse, He wants to find out if the anlmals are healthy and sound The greatest HE langer js ILLUSTRATED There in the first BEL. leper the leprosy China and are many over stages Art Studies [] dizease is hard to detect. One method | hOtOgrap"lc to examine the slave in a dark room undes ¢ blue Tight. If this shows that the skin These are the works of the Tonneson Sisters of Chicago, and there 18 probably no is of a greenish tinge the slave is all right but it the tinge is reddish it I8 a sign o more capable photographie arti in the world than these enthusiastic young women leprosy There are twelve subjects from which to choose, of which we reproduce eight Slavery i anctioned by Chinese law 1t has existed from the earliost perlod o I'hese pictures are handsome cnough for anyone drawing room and may be uwoed Chinese history. When Charles Denby wa effestively unframed, or will look splendidly with a stmple dark frame United States minister to China he sent the retary of state a report on the subject, In H d 5 x “ e \ (" y | vhich he mentioned some of the laws. He anasome L ll'lstlflfl'fi l|tt§ ald that slaves who strike their masters and thereby kill them ave slic to delth Phese pictures are mounted on handsome black raw silk stock mount 12x1 If they Kill them accidentally they a'« 1ohe the photographs are 7x9 inches I'hese have never been sold at the art stores for less than one dollar, By s moimmense quantity of them we are able to cr them . v 3 v > | With a Coupon for 10 Cents. When ordering state the name of the subjeet. and if they are to be mailed enclo our cents additional for postage and packing SPARTMENT ER ARE EUNUCHS FOR WHOM SHi APIECE, trangled, and if they accidentally wound them they are subject to 100 blows and banishment On the other hand, if the master beats the slave to death for com mitting a crime he suffers 100 blows, He has the right to inflict certain punishments upon the slaves, He can buy and sell the children of his slaves and he can buy and | J§ ell his own children. LB r Slaves, There are labor slaves in China. They have been worked within recent years in the coal mines west of Pekin. There 1s a systematic scheme in that region to in- volve men in gambling debts and then take | them to the coal mines to make them work them out. Once in the mines they are sub- | jeet to fines and other charges which make them slaves for life. The Chinese govern- ment recently learned of this condition and it has taken some steps put a stop to the abuses, but T am told that it still exists, | You gee in nearly every Chinese city a | classg of women who go from house to house | mending clothes. They come to the families | of their darning ant | patching halls or on the | doorsteps they work. Some of these women practically slaves. They have been first or secondary wives, but their | husbands have grown tired of them and have | sent them out to work for themselves :llu]‘ for them | to s and sitting in the foreigne are | Among the queerest of Chinese s [ the men who wait upon the emberor and [ empress dowager and their court. These | are eunuchs bought at a fixed price for the purpose. A special report was made | upon them some years ago, but for obvion reasons it was not allowed to get into the | | hands of the printers. This report states | | that every fifth year certain princes of China are each required to furnish for the use of the palace eight cunuchs for which they are to be paid $300 apiece. There about 3,000 eunuchs connected with Emperor Kwang Su and his court. He could have as many as he pleases and th number restricted to the limited young empress dowagen Is not FRANK . CARPENTER Brother Dickey's Savings Atlanta Constitution I don't fin' n fault wid de worl’ ‘'specially in de Chris mus season, w'en you kin hear its heari heat i 4 Some folks talks 'bout charity so mu GRANDMA it's a great wonder de ol' lady don’t enter a suit fer libel It's true dat him what give ter de po lends ter de Lord; de only trouble i d Lawd is expected ter pay mighty big in trust! If it wuzn't fer h in de worl' Liawd know wiat I'd do fer dinner di time termorrer Riche ometimes takes wing but wid out 'em dey couldn't outrun me on a plan! road Mres. 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