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Greensboro, North Carolina. Financial Statement at Close of Business Dec. 31,1913 ASSETS s 3, Real Estate . . First Mortgage Real Estate Loans. Policy Loans (Secured by Legal Reserve). Premium Notes and Liens. Bonds, Stocks and Collateral Loans. Certificate of Deposits, bearing interest at 4, 5 and 6 per cent. Cash in Banks and Office. Bills Receivable, Agents' Balances, Furniture and Fixtures . Interest Due and Accrued. Net Uncollected and Deferred Premiums. Gross Assets December 31, 1913.$4,697,664 75 Deduct Assets not Admitted, Bills Receivable, Agents' Balances, Furniture and Fixtures, Premium Notes, etc., in excess of Reserve.$ 66,233.52 Total Admitted I Assets.$4,631,431.23 51,911.74 022,398.16 622,980.13 188,275.62 428,863 50 102,253.55 67,904.43 58,50482 53,448.37 101,124.43 LIABILITIES Reserve Liability on Outstanding Policies.$3,667,032.21 Reserve for Installment Contracts. 67,963.00 Claims Unpaid (proofs incomolete). 11,718.64 All Other Liabilities. 61,778.38 $3,808,492.23 Gross Surplus to Protect Policy holders.$ 822,939.00 Total.$4,631,431.23 Gains in.1913 Over 1912 In Assets.? 785,239.32 In Surplus to Protect Policyholders. 159t347.47 In Reserve. 653,784.77 In Insurance in Force. 3,080,875.00 Insurance in Force on Paid for Basis, $41,120,177.00 W. B. UPSHUR, General Agent, Sumier, 8. C. BLEISEITES ARE JUBILANT. PALMETTO STATE STIIIHEI> OVER TTLLMAN ADMISSION OF tiOV. IU I ASK S STKF.Nt.Hl. The Atlanta .l< mi run rs Story ami Re? port? of Fact I let wwn lilca*o ami ? ?in? Put Now \sj>ii-t on South Carolina* Political Situation. Columbia. Fob. 14,?Political cir? cles In South Carolina have boon stirred in the pant week with two im? portant developments affecting the race for the gent in the Uait. i t it. s senate now MM by K. D. Smith aad who is opposed for MhOM' UoM \>y 'luv. Cole L Hleaee. Tbcae do .'elopment* are: The exclusive ?tory tarri.d by The! Atlanta Journal In an int?-rviow from ator II. II. Tillman to tin- effect that be feared Oov. HleiM II C ng to be elected t > the Cnited fttatrs senate; und tho reconciliation of Qov. 1H ease and May Of John 1'. Orace. of Charleston, dann? the ban M>et in that city on Wednesday night Hlven to the go\?ru?>r Uftd the genital aasemMy ilunnn 1.? ir vsit Unffi A? s result of tl*?*e two very In? teresting happenings h" MOOk Of ? |o\??rnor .i.- ? i , ?.[ mg .it . I ln< followers are jubilant. Bt?tOf Till mun's opinion is gfWlaf a profound effect throughout s<?itlt Carolina lo? he Is recognized as th?> host p< man politically in th- si tie. His fol? lowers, of wh-Mii th<i.. Mio I h* > 11... i in Is ail over s??uth Carolina, blindly follon his opinion. Th?? enmity l>ot\ve< n tlov Hlease and Senator Ttihinin is weil known?in fuct it heg net u gentr* ally gg^otetood thai 1 nlor sen i tor would do gvet ytfciai Im oouM to defeat HI ease. Coming as It does after the atM? loi 4 vis.t to South Carolinu when he testlfle<l before the asyhgn investlgat ing committee and heard Oovemof Hlease's testlmonv. his opinion th.it thn governor NMll K>> to Ihe .sefiat*- has given a great hoost to his ? aieJnla? .. In the opinion of many of tin* best posted poiitirai etgeteefg tkrmM]^' out tho Ststs. Hardly leas gMja1IUia.nl in the tyei of the governor s folios.* is is bis re? union with Miivor .lohn P Hiaee, of ?Harleatoe. The Mttei Mgftsf put up uguinet Oo\ ttleage Ii ltl| by lh< Charleston mayor Ig gttuated bjf the governor'* friends to have i oMt him thousands of \ntes. His eharge* against the governor In conn?-? tion With the Charleston Mojaof situation added \ Itrlol lo the ampai^n and fanned the Maines of factional hatred j into hot heat light on the eve of the ' election. But these I wo prominent i political leaders hurled the hatchet and clasped hands in Charleston on ' Wednesday night at the banquet to UM general assembly of South Caro? lina and In dramatic fashion the gov? ernor quot? il. As long as the lamp j holds out to I urn, the vilest sinner' muy return." The reunion was heralded broad* cast throughout the State yesterday RlOming and has been widely read and Commented on by thousands of ratal Tie- nieaaeltea are wearing broad smiles and appear stimulated In their determination to capture the entire State government a?nd the next general assembly along with electh their chief to .he United States sen? ate. friends of United states Senator M i>. Smith are having nothing to say. but iheir detefi lined appearances and Ute sib nt preening of tin- ups among many prominent members of the ?'< m ral assembly show that ho is not without backers. They are looking for htm to show BP on the stump, and the] assert thai he will prove tin "Galling Qnn" Smith of 1001 when h<' defented a half doaen of tin- beat pollilelang in ihe state. They are confident he is playing good polities by not talking) but remaining in Washington and attending to his du? ties in the senate. Tiny say he will be heard from in time, and that in ae uncertain w iy. But the Biet sc admirers say the election is nothing but a mere for-, malltVi that "Coley," as Governor Bleas i is known by thousands ol I hem i is air? ady as good as ohots n< The; so; tie- bandwagon is full and more seats are being occupied every day. They aasert that when the ? < id Id it's ? him ? under tie- wire on the fourth Tue: day in AUgUgl DIeaae uiii s/ln with long lead and smith uiii not have gotten to second quar? ts r. "It's simply a question of Whether Menne is going to win by 10,000 or :io.votes," was Ihe conHdenl boa t of one ot his moel ardent admirers in sx pressing the gratification and th? felicitation of his followers over tie' Interview of Senator Tlllman In The Atlanta Journal ami reunion ol HoV. Blesse ami Mayor Uraoe. Atlanta Journal. ? >''?' i K.xtatc TrniiMfers? i ime. i Qrani ham t?? Dartou Walsh, b.t in city, $400. William If. Wolfe !?? Charles w lllrnle, lot on Oakland avenue, $1180 SUPPLY BILL BEPQBTEQl HOI BE PASSES OMNIBUS MEAS? URE TO THIRD READING* Sumter County Authorized to Borrow 920,000 to Build a New Juli und to Sell to City of Sumter Interest In the Opern House Lot Which City Occupies Under ui) Year Louse. Columbia, Feb. it.?The county ?upply bill, um- of the omnibus meas? ures front the ways end meani com-; mlttee wai report* ?! In the house and passed to third reading. The bill was amended to author lie Sumter county to borrow $20,000 ' for building a new Jail, either on the site of the present jail or on a new, cite, The ami ndment said that in case lie- enmity sold its Interest In the opera house she to the city that the money from the sale supplement ed by enough to Increase 1 to $~o, 000, .should be used to build the new roil HOG CHOLERA FIGHT. House Passes Lever Bill to Appro? priate $500.000. Washington, Feb. 16.?Repr?senta? tive Lever, under suspension of the rules, today had the house pass his bill appropriating $500,000 for the extermination Of hog cholera and $100,000 for serum. The bill has already passed the sen? ate. RAILWAY DEPOT BILL PASSES. in Amended Form it Leaves Senate to Go to lloiuo. Columbla( Feb. 17.?-1 the senate last night Senator Clifton had the Sumter union station lull passed tO third reading and it now goes to] the house for concurrence In the senate amendment. Additional amendments adopted las( night insofar as Sumter is concerned provided that the union station shall bo erected approximately at or mar the present site of the At? lantic Coast Lino station in Sumter ami that the right of condemnation Is given t h i 1 10 much ol Iho act as re lutea to the city of Buniter Is no! to be tuken in derogation In the powers of the railroad commission and that the cost of building shall be adjusted by the railroad commission. Senator Carlisle also mude the pro? vision that the oxpenso ol the Hpar tunhurg station shall be proportioned l.\ t he 1 aili i ad commission. INVESTIGATION 1JY GOVERN? MENT EXPERTS or HOO DISEASE. National Department of Agriculture Issues Hilles lor Benefit of Farm? ers of South ii How to Tell Disease. Washington) Feb. 1G.?The depart? ment of agriculture || in receipt of frequent Inquiries concerning meth? ods of distinguishing hog" cholera from oilier swine diseases. The spec? ialists in hog cholera Investigations answer these inquiries as follows: Although at first thought this mat? ter of diagnosis appears to be of prime Importance, in reality it Is not so Im? portant Or so difficult a 5 U seems. it ra estimated that at least 90 per cent of all deaths of hogs from disease in the United States are caused by hog cholera. Therefore, In the case of any fatal outbreak the chances are abcut nine to tun- that the cause is hog cholera. It Is true that other in? fections may and do frequently com plicate outbreaks of hog eholera, but in such cases the germ of hog cholera is the primary cause of the disease; and if we tan take care of the germ of hog cholera the pig will usually overcome the other infections him? self. The symptoms exhibited by hogs sick of hog cholera are not sufficiently distinct from those produced by other maladies so that a positive diagnosis ran be made only through a careful consideration of a number of other factors In connection with the symp? toms. From a practical standpoint the important thing is to recognise hog holera us soon as possible after Its appearance In a herd In order that anti-hog cholera serum may be ap? plied before tho disease progresses too far. Good strum may bo depended upon to protect well hogs, and even to cure a largo percentage of ti*oso in the earliest Btages of the disease, but it will not be of much avail when us?d upon hogs that are alreudy visibly sick. The following suggestions to farm? ers are offered as an aid to the early recognition of hog cholera in a herd: I, Keep posted concerning the con? dition and loaith of hogs on other farm:! in your neighborhood. Sick hogtj on a neighboring farm are a positive menace, for Ihe gerinH ol hog cholera are easily carried on the feel of men or nnim i Is. 3. Look over your herd regularly in order that ans sick llOgo ||Ul) be i i >mpl I) disoo\ ered. ::. If any hogs in the herd are found to be "off fed" or appear in anywise .sick, separate them imme? diately from the remainder of the herd, and keep them and the main herd under close observation daily. If there is a tendency for the disease to spread in the herd the trouble is probably hog cholera. This diagnosis may bo confirmed by killing one of the : ick animals and examining the organs in the manner described in farmers' bulletin 379. 4. When the first symptoms of sickness are observed an immediate Change Of feed sometimes corrects the trouble. This is particularly true of swill fed hogs . 5. If there is any tendency for the disease to spread in the herd do not temporise, but immediately treat the herd With scrum from the State col lege or State live stock sanitary board. Prompt administration of the serum is essential to success. 7. Remember that hog cholera kills millions of hogg where other diseases kill thousands. Dismiss from your mind all thought of each diseases as "lung plague," "Infectious pneu? monia," "pig typhoid,,' etc., for these are generally merely fanciful desig? nations given to hog cholera by un? informed men. TILLMAN PRAISES JOHNSON. Says It Would Be Calamity Not to Re? turn Him to Congreng, Spartanburg, Feb. it?.?Letters from Senator B. K. Tillman, show? ing that Congressman Jos. T. Johnson, of this district, was one of the prime movers In the currency legislation en? acted by Congress ?1 the special ses si. n. were published here today. Sen? ator Tillman preiset CoAgreesman Johnson highly ,saying: "i would reg ird it as a calamity for the peoplo of his district not to return him to Congress." Mr. Johnson is being opposed for reelection by Samuel J. XTcholls, one of Govern >r Ulease's principal Heu? lt U.'lltJ. WIltl.LF.SS SAVKS MANY LIVES. French Trans-Atlantic Liner llcseitctl Uli Martha'.. Vineyard. Providence, Feb. 17. Convoyed by three revenue cutters the Fabre liner, Uoma, with live hundred and eight een passcngi rs and crew aboard Whi h grounded oft Maltha's Vine \. rd lust night limped Into port to day. Wireless again saved the bun dn ds of lives nboard ship. DICTATOR USES RIGOROUS METH? ODS AGAINST ENEMIES. ThrOO Handrad Languish in Prison at His Onler?Ror>ortctl That Ef? fort Has Been Made to Induce lluetta to Resign by Big Cash Pay? ment. Mexico City, Fob. 17.?Gen. Huerta is pursuing the most rigorous meth? ods against political enemies that have been seen since the days of Por firio Diaz. Oxer three hundred political prisoners today languish in Bclam and San;iago prisons. A re port is current today that represents lives of American financial interests who have many millions invested in Mexico recently made a big cash of? fer to Gen. Hueita to resign. At the palace it is said that Gen. Huerta has not receded from his determination to remain in power as long as possible. DECISION OX RATES. Ruling on Pending Request for In? crease Not Idkely Before April. Washington, Feb. 1G.?Decision > the interstate commerce commission on the pending request of Eastern railroada for an advance of freight rates prpobably will be made during the latter part of April. This was learned tonight from an authoritative source. Earlier In the day the commission had announced that the proposed ad? vances .which had been suspended until March 12, had been further sus pended until September 12. This was taken to mean in some quarters that there would be no ac lion "M the subject until near the lai tcr date. Persons In a position to know, however, said that September 12 merely eras the latest date so which the commission could suspend the proponed rates and that a de? rision could be expected within the :,t \t iv. o or three months. sriClDE AT BIRMINGHAM. Prominent Contractor Shoots Himself Through the Head. Birmingham, Ala.. Feb. 17.?Frank Connor, president of the Qeneral Building Contractors' Association, committed suicide by shooting him ?elf through tin- head this morning at his office in the Brown-Mary build in*.;;. 11c was 85 years obi and leaves a family.