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,msoN 'not crazy; SAYS COL. HJRVBY . fretto'i's to Lansing llovcnl President ns His \Old True Self,\ Editor's! Qi)iiiion. ML HIS BUBBLES ; BURST 3fnl as a Hornet Because Ho's i Boon Universally SajiUpon, Writer's View,' Mtw analyzing' tho Wil.ionU.anilnsr rorreapondence, together Willi etato- - infiita by Secretary Lane and William (', Rodnclil bearing on tho President's nctunl knowledge that Informal Cabinet nipctings were being held while he wm Incapacitated, CoL Oeorgo Hurviy con-ilud- rj In tho current Issue of narvey'a H'eofcli that President Wilson has not Bono crazy. Ha ndvlses persons who jumped to that conclusion to put Hho Jdooj out of their mlnda for, as the Colonel Is convinced, \Mr. Wilson is himself, his old eelf, his true self.\ I After terming the letters to Lansing tho \most insulting and Inferentlally mrndaclous statement\ ever signed by n President of the United Stats, Col. Harvey writes: \.No Mr. Wilson Is not croiy; he Is Juit mad, not as a hatter, but as a hor- net that han been sat upon; so mad that \he can't bear It without stingmg. And heaven knows ho has reason enough to be. Think of Itl Only a j car ago Woodrow Wilson, was not only tho srreatcst man on earth, but the great-c- ut man that had ever been on earth or nnywhero else, so far as wo know. He had flxxed Immutably the liasls of peace In Europe; holding the prestlgo thus gained, ha had defiantly Unorcu tlie expressed wish of Ms own ountry and sailed away on a floating palace to assume personal dlrectlonl of tho affairs of tho whole world; he had received a tumultuous welcome from levnstated Franco na the dfspenser of 'no oounty or tho United States; he had liccn catered to and fawned up,on In 1 n sl a ml as no ruler before him ; ho had defied and Insulted the existing govern- ments of both countries' by threatening to 'appeal' to their respective peoples If his demands were not complied with; he had swept across the continent In a hlaze of glory, not only being acclaimed l Messiah by the peasants of Italy but tacitly accepting tho amaxlng designa- tion as his Just and proper due. , . . Xow a FAllen Idol. \Intoxicated by his success abroad, he perceived little difficulty In repeating his Huke of a success as having 'kept us out of war,' and in crushing, by like de- lusive appeals, the hardly discernible spirit of America under his own Iron heol. One year almost to a day marked inn climax or the glory of Woodrow Wil- son ono short year. And now ! . \livery bubble burst. Hated by Vy reviled In France, calmly Ignortf' by JSigland and awaiting In his own coun- try a verdict. If ho should permit one to be rendered of violent repudiation puch na has never been recorded In. the history of the Republic. No gracious erecting of obsequious Premiers at the White House, as had been planned, by the Master of the League and future President of the World. No league at all for the United States unless thoroughly Americanized, and perhaps not then! No further control even of his own party, which In caucus of the House of Repre-fentatlv- contemptuously rejected his military policy by a vote of 106 to 17! None of his original Cabinet left except Secretary Wilson, the delectable Daniels IWakdowri In administration,' a partial heakdown in' administration, a partial breakdown in body and a complete break- down In all but the husks of authority ;iU absolutely irretrievable. Is it not remarkable that he has not broken out hpforo with something that would have M?emed equally crazy? Quite likel poor Lansing happened to be the first suitable goat to appear. Anyhow, the first letter was Indited oJlyf crafty, in- sinuating and utterly false In all Its Implications : In a word, as we have re- marked, wholly normaL'' Col. Harvey writes lhat the evidence proves absolutely that the President had known for months of the unofficial Cabi- net meetings. He quoted Mr. Rtdfield as saying that at the first meeting the mem bra present sent word to Mr. wuson through Dr. Grayson and received a tuery from Mr. Wilson as to what busi- ness was on hand. The reply went back that the Cabinet was considering Its duty In view of his disability, and no word of disapproval ever came from the White House. Wants a nnbber Stamp. \A more childish, silly and disingenu- ous pretext for doing a discreditable thing cannot be Imagined.\ Colenel Hsr-f- y roaumes. \The whole business really tesolvcd Itself to a specific request from the Prtsident to the Secretary to 'givd your present office up and afford mo an opportunity to select some one wiose mind would more willingly go along nltli mine'; that Is to say, a mere run Mr Instead Secretary State charged by the Constitution and under his oath wlt?l the performance of certain specific duties. \What he will do next, the good Lord may know; we don't, and we doubt If Mr. has the slightest suspicion. The doctors have disagreed or lied about his malady from the beginnings The only person who had It right almost from the start was Senator Moses, who wrote to a constituent that he under- stood tlie ailment was a lesion the brain which liad inflicted paralysis of the left side, including the arm and the leg: and he was promptly Jeered at by the doctors and sneered at by the Presi- dent himself. And yet, If Dr. Hugh H. Young of Johns Hopkins can be believed, that was and Is the real ailment. \Meanwhile Die famous mansion In the avenue must continue as the White T louse of Mysteries, and the actual ad THE EASIER KIND OF COFFEE No bailing no coffeepot No not harmful Dissolves instantly- - COFFEE Absolutely Pert QBtJjtrAIvajrs Uniform HeaJAhil Delicioua G. WmWnjton i JJ4FiAAt BmIIiI i Cnwsan, Ik. mlnlitratlvo part of tho Government must remsjn in the hands of a may ana two gentlemen who have vet to he designated by- - tho people as regent of tho Republic. This be your consolation: Neurit ye must; but grin, ye need notl\ ADD 7 COUNTIES TO SHEVLIN DRY ZONE Part of Boston District Up State la Shifted. Seven New York counties have been added to (no district In charge of James 8. Shevlin, Supervising. Federal Prohlbl nuii ABcm. jur, .snevjiii vrua noiiucu yesterday that' Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess. Ulster and fjiilllvaii, which have been a part of tho Boston district, from now on will he watched by him In addition to Greater New Yorld Long Island, Connecticut and Rhode Mr. Shevlin for the present declines to discuss tho decision handed down by Judge Martin T. Manton of Urdoklyn Wednesday, in which ho held that no oiricors of the Government have 'a even In tho enforcement of tlw Rlgh-- teenui Amendment, to break Into a man s placo of business or his home without a search warrant. The decision as published was fchowfi to Assistant United States Attorney Iceland IJ. Duer, who has handled many of the prohibition cases here. He said he believed prohibition agents have no right to break Intn & Baloon or other place without a warrant, but If they llnd the door open and see a bartender pouring out what they believe to be whiskey for a customer they have the right to search and seize. DRY LAW IS UPHELD IN JFEDERAL BRIEF Supreme Court Gets Opinions ir Rhode Island Case. Washington, Feb. 19. Validity of the Federal prohibition constitutional nmondment wasdefended In a brief filed y In the Supreme Court by Solicitor Oeneral King In support of motions al- ready made by the Government for tho of original tuteu by iinodo Island to test the amend- ment and enjoin its enforcement. Argu- ments on the motion are expected to be heard next month. \TllC control nr lm nrnhlhlflnn nf (hi liquor traffic.\ the said, \Is now to sta- - cuncoaeu 10 do a legitimate governmental function., It caiuiot now be maintained as a legal proposition that nuch govern mental regulation or prohibition uncon Infringes the rights of the individual. The right to- prohibit such traffic was a part of the powers which the Stales had when they rramea the constitution of tho United States. It Is a part of tho powers which the States at that time reserved to them, selves, but It Is moro sacred than any power then reserved. \Tho right of Congrcsa to- - submit amendments cannot depend upon whether the proposed change Is slight or grave. Kvery State In tho Union Is a party to tho agreement that whatever chance In the Constitution Is proposed by Congress, ns prescribed, and Is adopted by the Legislatures of three-fourt- hs of their number, shall he thus adjusted to be a popular and needed amendment. \It Is Idlo In this case to suggest that this power- of amendment might be used to chingfe 'the form of the Government. It simply transfers a power exercised by the State Governments ,to berexer. cised by the \Federal Government.\ HAS LIEN ON \FLOATING BAR.\ Dethleliem Shliibulldlnir Company Gets. City of Mtnml. Boston, Feb. 19. The steamship City of Miami, which has been called a \floating bar\ because of her elaboraio equipment for liquor sales In her pro- jected runs between Florida and, Cuba, was returned to-d- to tho possession of the Bethlehem Corpora, tion by order of the Federal court. court ruled that tho Bethlehem company had a Hen on the steamship for the work done and was entitled to hold her until the bill was paid. LAW IN TEE SAABE. French Troops to Shoot All Who Appear at Window. Londo.v, Feb. 19, Martial law has proclaimed In the Sarre region, now occupied by French troops and under control of an allied .commission. In con- sequence of new according' to an Amsterdam despatch to the Ex- change Telegraph Company. Gen. WlrbeL the French forces. Issued instructions to the Inhab- itants of tho region not to show them- selves at the windows of their homes, the despatch says, declaring that the troops had been instructed, to shoot at 3lght all those doing so. 915,000 for Ilatband'a Death. The city of' New York will pay Mrs. Kate Harding or 6S8 Qulncy street. Brooklyn, $15,000 for the loss of her hus- William T. Harding. OrtFebru- - L'.i \band ta form: wllllmr to V,nm Wilson.. nf ary 7, IS1T, Mr. warning, aiigniing irom of Wilson of waste fnt Island. tight, The a street car, siummeu mm .u uytu manhole down which snow was being dumped at Greene and Washington avenues. Dies From Injury, Miss Hannah Dunston, 63, sister of John Dunston, proprietor of Jack's Res- taurant, 73 Sixth avenue, died last night at Bellevue Hospital from In- juries received Wednesday when she was run down by an automobile at Broadway and Forty-fir- st tetreet. Her homo was at MB West Forty-thir- d street. Conrt Halted by Hearr Rata. Stlvkstki, Ga.. Feb. 13. On account of the continued heavy rains, Judge Eve adjourned Worth Superior Court for a week. All work has been practically nt a standstill for the last two weeks on account of rain. TELEPHONE GIRLS ON GENTLE STRIKES \Walk Out\ Bavins Itoliof nnd Domimfl Read- - justmont of Pay. CONFERENCE ARRANGED Trouble From Now Operators Getting: Larger AVngo Jump Than Old. Strike clouds liovortyl ove,r the New York Telephone Company yesterday and resulted ln brief squaljs In wny exchanges about the city. The wu-ageme- however, expeots all wlfl be radiant sunshine within a few days af- ter a slight wu7e adjustment has been ' effected. ' The telephone girls have, no union, but they have an \employees' represen- tation plan\ which permlts'them to elect thnlr representatives ami tako up with the management' matters over which may arlnt. i Tho delegates elected under this plan started a fuss Itl the Cortlandt street central offlco Wednesday, and yesterday It had spread to such an extent that It was described by the- publicity depart- ment of tho company as \general.'' The direct cause appears to be that In granting Increases of salary the .com- pany In some oases has raised now girls i a week and others who have been in the service for a longe'r period only $1. The reason was that tho older employees already were getting indre than tlie new ones, and the company Is having great difficulty In flndtns enougu employees. The effect of .yesterday's squalls was not noticeable to patrons of tho, lines. As far as could be learned last night tlie,- girls were considerate enougn to \strike'' In their relief' periods. Num. bere of them congregated In their re tiring rooms, held protest meetings and then sent \ultimatums\- - to the heads of dismissal proceedings nstl-Lne- !r departments. stltutionally governmental Shipbuilding MARTIAL disturbances, commanding Automobile Tcriods Results dissatisfaction In many of the ex changes they were quite Insistent that their demands Tor a. readjustment of wages bo acceded to before they again don their headpieces. After mwch talking, however, they brief ( persuaded return to their no Hons 'on the promise that an adjust- ment would bo arranged by next Tues- day. Here and there where It took a Httlo time to arrange this armistice, other girls were kept working at the stations. It was stated at tho central otllce that no station was abandoned. In' the Madison Square exchange, where Dr. nnd waiKoiu was seriously a , .. .. nvj of ext. their t7 of Ti- - ner pwuos ,,,, fM,i . fh. at A statement Issued on behalf of the company last night said: \The enure and declares operating force has been adv sed that , the5innenabB1( right the matter is now for adjustment ntrlt)ute t0 Wt and that tlie management has arranged to confer with tho employees' represen tatives at once with referenco'to It. RECTOR RESIGNS IN MERGER DISPUTE Rev. Dr.Van Water Leaves St. Andrew's Pulpit. Dr. George R. Van De Water,,has re- signed from St. Andrew's Episcopal Church on account of a difference of opinion. For the last few months dis cussions have been on among the members of tho congregation. Oio fac- tion desired to merge St. Andrew's with the Church of the Beloved Dlsclnle In East Elghty-hlnt- h' street .and' to accoijiJ yuan Buie oi ins crmrnn properly An other faction did not wish St Ardrew's be sold for flliO.OOQ, or the mjrger to be made, and this side has prevailed. The losing side felt that In a neigh borhood where so few whites live it was no longer possible to continue the work with parishioners eo widely scattered. By merging with tho Church of the Be loved Disciple and selltnK the oroDertv St. Andrew's would be perpetuated else where and equity of 175,000 cash above the mortgage of $85,000 to bo used for enlarKemen. of the of the Beloved would, have been The majority of the church officers havo withdrawn. Including the senior warden, Mr. Sage, and Dr. Marvin, war den,\ together with the following vestry men : Ronald K. Brown, C, A. Betteley, waiter watKins, .uyman Garfield, ilenry t. uodgo and Paul Coster. Dr. Van De Water haa accepted the rector- ship of the Church of the Beloved VIENNA-DISTRE- SS PICTURED. y Small Proportion of Children Are I Property Nourished. iMedlcal examination' of S7' children! of Vienna atlhe Bchonbrunn kitchen) uioimaiiiicu uy me American iteuei European Children's Fund In Austria showed only thirty that were normally nourished. All the remainder were described as \poor.\ \very poor,\ \thin \very- - thin\ and \very low.\ Of 600 children at random It was found that the breakfast of 40 per cent,' was a cup of artificial black coffee, 40 pe- - cent got a slice of black, bread with the coffee, 10 per cent got some vegetables, and 10 per cent got breakfast at all. At night 20 per cent of children went supperless to bed. Eight per cent got no food at' all home, and lived entirely upon the single dally meal dispersed at the kitchen. The American Relief Committee for. Sufferers In Austria, which Is cooperat- ing wtth the Hoover organisation, says the need of relief In Vienna is still vital and Immediate, although conditions are Improving steadily1. For Colds, Grip, or Influenza nt as a PrrrnttlT, .take tA.TATtra BROUO QUININE TabUts. Look for t JT, CROVK'B Ifmtar on to box. iOc iar. Heating Specialty , Salesman Wanted. Company manufactures a patented hot water heating system adapted to apartment houses, hotels, hospitals, office buildings, groups of buildings in fact buildings of any size from largest to smallest. It is not too much to sav Jhat where introduced this, system is revolutionizing the Keating business. A man with knowledge of the heating business and now in touch with architects, heating engineers, heating contractors and builders should find in this proposition an opportunity to develop a business that will oring unusual return?. Salary or commission. Replies treated confi- dentially. Frank Presbrey Company 1001 GWnut'Street, Philadelphia SALE lines Our case-enclos- ed fruits, and overcoats sustained no damage whatever in the blaze ur nffMtfl last- - wflr. We are, however, including them in this sale at the following sharp reductions Were 145.00 40.00 40.C0...., 60.00,,,.; ftS.OO 74.00 70.00..,,, 03.00 SUITS Bale Prices $32.50 39.50 47.50 57.50 At the unusual prices we have been offering this week, our of furnishing are naturally-deplet- ed. If, however, your sixes are here It is very good opportunity to STOCK UP! Qo thiers -- Hgbercesh ers A- - CORTLANDT ST. 9-1- 1 DEY ST. TEACHERS' COUNCIL UPHOLDS LOBBYING Within Bights in liaising Funds to Aid in Securing Favorable legislation. In a letter to William I Ettlnger, Superintendent of Schools, made public yesterday, the Teachers Council, Board of Education, stoutly upholds the right f teachers to \raise funds to meet legit! mate expenses Incurred in securing legislation,\ strongly resents a re- cent communication which Mayor Ilylan Mnt to President Prall of the Board of Education Inviting attention the activ- ities of \school politicians\ and the ex istence of \Insubordination\ within his department. The report Is entitled \Tlie night of TVachers to Form Organizations to Meet Legitimate Kxpenees Incurred In Se:ur- - n uireiueneu, .i.i.,... .,i party girls merely ruled re- - anTr th. lor miren minuies. tho money De going a an Church' Disciple selected no these Children of the Schools and the Com- - that \It of up or to u. at to teacher to as mucn of his own time as he may see fit In securing legislative action 'tavoraoie io his professional Interests, . . . d, however, that tlie time and the money are expended In legitimate man- ner. 'Until the present time, as far aa we know, this right has never been ques- tioned. Even when the teaching force, was' divided on an Issue the right of each and every faction to raise funds nnd to campaign for Its cause was not questioned.\ The report includes, that part of the Mayors) correspondence with Mr. Prall In which charges are made that funds are being raised among.the teachers \on the pretext that the money will bo neces- sary for 'preparation of- - legal papers, court fees, travelling expenses, postage, printing,, circulating., campaigning tor 3jrl?,latlVo oftlcn. and that these, anil many owier pcuyiu \ - must be provldtd with funds.' \ The Mayor further suggests that \some action should be taken by the Boarjl of Education to punish Insubordi- nation.\ Replying to these charges lilt, council \regrets that the Mayor i iilil not nlace this evidence before tne properv authorities as an accusation- - .LflnlU Individuals in- - UBantob lAtwiH stead of casting a cloud of suspicion over' every member of the supervising and teaching staff.\ The Teachers Council further 'chall- enges the statement that there Is no discipline In the educational system. The teachers 'are earnest loyal and de- voted to their work. This Is true de- spite the fact that, in view of the high cost of living and their meagre salaries, thvy 'are weighted down with worry and discouragement. In the opinion of the Teachers Council of discipline In tlie educational system of this city has never been, better than it la .\ CHURCHES TO UNVEIL TABLETS Will nonor Their Service Mca,aa. Washington's Birthday An event to take place In the churches on Washington's Birthday tho unveil-tri- if 6f tablets-- ' In honor of soldiers and sailors who served their country\ In .th1 World War. At the Church of tho Divine i Paternity on Sunday morning, an honor' tablet In the \Heroes' Corner\ will be dedicated to the fifty-nin- e men of that church who served the colors.' Joseph Fort Newton, D. JJ., late of the City Anonymous is : the TECLA of the discoverer of Tecla Pearls, and is not to bd con- founded with the nomenclature' of anonymity now so prevalent in imitation ofTecla Pearls. Anonymity, how many crimes are committed in thy name DRuedekiftttTteu ' ' - ...... MlU.1,1 . .1 ,), ,,. I I, II , OVERCOATS Were tiO.od 81.00 M.OO. .' 49.60 48.00...... S3.0O..,.. ,,!.. 78,00 05.00 Sat Price $27.50 39.50 59.50 Temple, London, the minister, will de- liver on address on Washington. At the Hunt's Point Presbyterian Church the Rev. Basil Hall, pastor, will unveil a bronze tablet to the twenty-fou- r heroes of the war, two of whom gavo their lives. The annual church service 'of tho Sous of the American Revolution will be held In the Church of the Divine Paternity, on Sunday afternoon-- . FEDERAL AIDS IN $IJOOO,000 BOOZE PLOT Arrests Made in Gang of Bootleggers in Chicago. Bpeeial la Tils Sun and Xiw Yoek Mould. CniCAOO, Feb. 10. Federal officers announced y the discovery of a gang of bootleggers said to have dis- posed of more than $1,000,000 In con- traband booze within the last . months. Jesse Bamett, deputy collector In In- ternal revenue under Odajor A. V. e. is a fugitive from Justice. A warrant charges him with wholesale frauds. Other Federal officials asserted the discover of the plot promises the most sensational disclosures cince Fed- eral prohibition went Into effect. Some of the gan were arrested to- day. One Is nn' employee of tlie permit department of the Internal Revenue office. t Seaplune Falls Into Bay. Special to Tns Sc.v txo Xiw Yoke TImlw. Mobile, Ala,, Feb. 19. Naval sea- plane from the naval air station ot Pensaco'a, turned turtle while fly- ing over Mobile Bay en route from this city to the station and fell In the water, a distance\ of 300 feet. Pilot William Lovejoy and Mechanic Walter Bums es. caped unhurt Thhe disabled machine was towed tq the beach. Naval Hospital Partly Burned. Charleston, S. C, Feb. 19. The mes hall and galley of the Naval Horpltal here were destroyed by Are early but quick work on the part of tho navy yard force and local firo department saved the other build in3. There were no casualties. To Gurs A Cml In Onm Bmy Tmkm \Laxative Bromo Quinitio Tmblets\ Be rare you get the Gennint . Look for this signature on the box. fHIII I 30c TRIMflp,p,\ UUlUVfa, Wwcta \ WITH STEEL FRAMES Put will ill task ms wltS Hd Curat, ttet smut iccldtntil rutt&ii ef tht tdjntln mt DURABLE RELIABLE Will Last For Years RiUll al (am prle u ctliart. Allala. UV OC YOUR DIALS OR WRITC TRIMONT MFB. CO, 248 Cm! Si. New York City Eyes lired: If your eyes are tired and over- - \srerked; if they itch, ache, barn or smart, go to tny arog store ana gee a bottle of Bon-Opt- o tablets. Drop one tablet in a fouxsh of a slaas of 'water and use to bathe the eyes from two to four times a nay. Yoa will be surprised at the rest relief and comfort Bon-Opt- q brings. ' . NeUt Doctor ejJ-tU- ht K is etVi tlm la mar lUinrn. DIAMONDS W bur dltmonli nd 'dlamand iiwtlrr from titttct, Indlrfdual aad Joseph Woodworth Weeks . DUmtnd Dealer aad Cajh Bojrr. , Hflh floor. THREE MAIDEN LANK. New York Life Insurance Gi (Incorporated under the laws of the State of New York) JIG & 348 Broadway. New York, N. Y. r : a Tft tup. pm.Tr.v.wnT.nF.ns. 1 m '..'\' \ Life Insurance has suddenly taken on a new importance. Everybody wantsit. This indicated that the public has begun to understand the economic vaiuejof the principle on which life insurance rests, and it also demonstrates the high regard in which our life companies arc held. . But do you realize: 1st. That for the mere privilege of rendering this economic service our life companies will be taxed in 1920 (between the States and the Federal Government) upwards of $27,000,006? 2d. That Federal laws are purposely so framed that the use of life insurance to protect estates is not encouraged. Immediately following death Federal Government exacts heavy cash payments whatever the character of the estate. Without life insurance such1 payments are always difficult and sometimes impossible? 3d. That the proceeds of life insurance must under the Federal law be included is .the decedent's estate and taxed accordingly unless payable to named beneficiaries; is thai case such proceeds are exempt up to 940,000? Just a\ word about those queries:' A life insurance premium is essentially a tax, voluntarily levied, nrimarilv for the s?o if tection of the family but very directly for the benefit of the state. The irovernmeat,'i8 n taxing life1 insurance, indulges in the barbarism of taxing a tax. It would be scarcely,. more unsound for the government to tax its own income. g (2) Death Duties can readily destroy a perfectly solvent estate unless cash can be raised quickly. Life insurance can quickly provide cash, but the laws limitand hinder its use. (3) The States also collect heavy death duties on insurance payable to estates. \ All these taxes are in addition to the $27,000,000 of taxes referred to. in the first' query: they are economically unsound and silly. 'gs I speak of them because with yoir present keen interest in life insurance it is 'jS time that your representatives at Washington and in your State Capital heard t from you. - THE YEAR 1919. ' .? t 'i , For the New York Life 1919 was in many respects the greatest year in its history. Our new business ($58,1,000,000) exceeded the new business in any previous year by nearly $200,000,000. Our new business was written exclusively on.thetlj lives of individuals who made application to the Company and does not include any so-call- ed Group insurance. 'i? Our Mortality returned to normal figures, after the heavy mortality frbm&J influenza in 1918, which extended through the first four months of 1919. jjf ' The Russian Soviet Government by decree made life insurance a government fjj monopoly in Russia and, proceeded to liquidate; the business of all life insurance Ik companies both domestic and foreign. Having by this decree assumed'our'Ha-r- bilities the government took possession of our property in Russia, including bur u1 investments, which were chiefly railroad bonds guaranteed by the Russian Govern-j- 1 ment, and purchased with lponeys accumulated from premiums paid by Russian jjp policy-holder- s. S With tlie concurrence of the Superintendent of Insurance of the State of New York, approved by the Convention of Insurance Commissioners of the various Hi States, we have eliminated both Russian asseand Russian liabilities from our statement for the year 1919. ' Ip g There are no material complications elsewhere in our foreign business. - The decrease in assets at the end of 1919, by comparison with assets at the close of 1918, is due to the elimination of the Russian business and to the fact that- - jf in the assets at the close of 1918 there were about $22,000,000 which we had bor-- 1 rowed to purchase Liberty Bonds'. , A P Taking account of these items, the assets in 1919 made a normal increase. jj Safety funds increased during the year over $5,000,000. yt cee (1) On December 31 our investments in Liberty Bonds and Victory Notes 'cx? (led $100,000,000. I v DARWIN KINGSLEYL r- - V Balance Sheet, 11920 ASSETS Real Estate $9,070,481.00 Loans on Mortgages .. 159,869,677.31 Loans on Policies 145,185,934.77 Loans on Collateral 159.0d0.00 Liberty Bonds and Victory Notes 100,605,626.80 'Government, State, Connty and P. Konas i4,3b3,to4.wj Municipal ,. . Railroad Bonds '.. 344,053,661.96 Miscellaneous Bonds and Stock. Cash Uncollected and Deferred Pre President January 8,339,274.69 20,501,542.64 miums 13,993,352.96 Interest and Rents due and'ac- - ' crued....' : 11,849,389.88 Premiums reported to War Risk Insurance Bureau trader Sd diers' ami Saiforef Civil Relief Act.. 30,523.44 ( Total $961,022,120.05 LIABILITIES Policy Reserve S757.Mfi.M2.i Other Policy LiabUitiea 24,398,333.521' Premiums, Interest aid Rentals prepaid : Taxes, Salaries, Rentals, Ac- - am c i 4,360;i24.r - w iwinvld f A U1 F0A mtt vuunio, - ,TO1HHV.9 I\ Additional Reserves 6.072.ftS1.4r Dividends payable in 1920 ...... 32,045,77&S$f Reserve for Deferred Dividends.. 88,157,4,0& Reserves, special er surplus funds 1 not Included abeve 43,897iM7,sH Total tmmmdft Paid PoHcy-hplde- rs during t;hc year 1919 . , $116,174621.0(8 t -
