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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.