The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 24, 1906, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1906. NEW_ADVERTISEMENTS. With grateful acknowledgment to its 8,596,705 Policy-holders for their confidence, the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company presents the following summary ofyits condition and afiuirs i for the year ended December 31, 1905,showingittohavebemTHEBESTYEARlNTHE COMPANY'S HISTORY s RESOURCES Y Demand Loans on Collateral Loans to Policy-Holders . . A b Accrued Interest, Rents, etc. | Metropolit JOHN R. HEGEMAN, President A REASONABLE INDICATION OF THE DE- SERVED POPULARITY of its plans and of faith in its management may be fairly claimed in the er of Metropolitan policies in force. It is not only greater than that of any other company in America, but greater thad that of all the other regular companies combined, less one. It exceeds, in fact, the COMBINED POPULATION of 24 of the Territories outof the 52 forming the American Union, re, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, United States, City and R. R. Bonds and Stocks . $79,629,477.18 Bonds and Mortgages . . . . . o o o - 380062,610.75 RaI BoIald o o o o7a o a-o o o .o 1749500530 Dath o700 -~ s ioThr s ek v 4.183912.16 3,747,285.50 3,703,554.50 Premiums deferred and in course of collection (Net) 3,826,755.63 Calemean L DO $151,663,477.20 SIGNIFICANT FACTS The Company’s policy claims paid in 1905 averaged in num- ber one for each minute and a quarter of each business day of 8 hours, and in amount $105.83 a minute the year through. The value and timeliness of these payments may be gleaned from the fact that ot the claims paid during the year, 4,326 were under policies less than 3 months old, 8,391 were on policies which had run under 6§ months and 15,148 were within the first year of insurance. THE DAILY AVERAGE OF THE BUSINESS DURING 1905 WAS: Largest Office Building in the Worl HOME OFFICE BUILDING ASSETS, $151.,663,477.29 1d, Madison Ave., Fourth Ave., 23d and 24th Sts.,, New York City OBLIGATIONS Reinsurance Fund and Special Reserves . . $132,705,296.90 Dividends Apportioned, payable 1906, on Non- icipating Industrial Polic All other Liabilities Capital and Susplus__ o o =« o - + "+ 681,942.00 Same on Participating Poficies, Infermediate Branch 621,081.00: 7 O848, an Lifc Insurance (o (INCORPORATED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK) The Company OF the People, BY the People, FOR the People; COMPANY'S Paid Policy-holders in 1905 for Death Claims, Endowments, Paid-up Policies, Divi- dends, etc., with amount set aside on their behalf as increased reserve— $37,755,428.59 Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Oregon, Colorado, Arizona, > Alas! aho, Montana, Nevada, Wyoming, Utah, North Dakota, 395 per day in Number of Claims Paid. 6,972 per day in Number of Policies Issued. Paid Policy-holders since the organization of the Company, plus the amount invested ‘ New Mexico, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wash- Hawaii, and as to CITIES, it exceeds the combined pop- of Greater New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, St. Louis, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Milwaukee. ' The Metropolitan gained in insurance in force on which premiums are still being paid MORE THAN ANY OTHER COMPANY IN THE WORLD. The Metropolitan wrote more business in the Industrial Department in 1905 than ever before in any one year. ‘The Metropolitan wrote more business in the Ordinary Department in 1905 than ever before in any one year. The Metropolitan wrote more business in 1905 than any other Company in the world. And this for the 12th consecutive year. The Metropolitan has more premium paying business in force in the United States than any other company. The Metropolitan has in force one-third of all the legal reserve policies in force in the United States. Industrial policies in force equal in number all the Industrial policies of all the other companies in the United States. THE RATIO OF EXPENSE TO PREMIUM INCOME IN 1905 WAS THE LOWEST IN THE COMPANY’'S HISTORY. ALBERT G. HARWOOD, RUDOLPH C. SCHAFFTER, $1,502,484.00 per day in New Insurance written. $123,783.29 per day in Payments to Policy-holders and Addition to Reserve. $77,275.94 per day in Increase of Assets. and now on hand for their security— $318,264,084.12 COMPARISONS, ETC. Income in 1905 Gain over 1904 Surplus in 1905 Gain over 1504 Increase in Assets during 1905 Gain in Insurance in force The total number of Policies in force s e s’y $51,531,588.49 5,545,331.58 16,181,578.96 1,316,358.97 23,569,162.05 i 126,085,438.00 Dec. 31, 1905, was 8,596,705 ce e cee e The total amt. of outstanding insurance Dec. 31,1905 $1,596,509,769.00 Number of persons in the service of the Company, over 19,000 THE TWO DEPARTMENTS In the Ordinary Department policies 2re issued for from $1,000 to $1,000,000 on individual lives, premiums payable annually, semi- annually, or quarterly. In its Industfial Department (which is family insurance) policies are issued on all the insurable members of the household with premiums payable weekly. This Company issues no TONTINE or other forms of deferred dividend policies, in which the amount to be paid to the insured must largely be a matter of ESTIMATE at the inception of the contract, and of DIS- APPOINTMENT at its maturity. Its policies are plain business contracts BENEFITS for a fixed premium are what people want? Its }Superintendents, Callaghan Building, Market and McAllister Streets. ‘which tell their whole story on their face; leave nothing to the ima- gination; borrow nothing from hopc; require definite conditions; and make definite promises in dollars and cents. Is not the fact that, notwithstanding the agitation in life insurance, the Metropolitan wrote more insurance in its Ordinary Department in 1905 than it ever wrote in any preceding year, proof that GUARANTEED In its Industrial Department policies no .obligation to pay dividends is either expressed or implied, the premiums being at stock rates, without the ‘*loading ” designed for dividends; nevertheless the Company for years past, as a pure act of grace, has returned a part of its surplus, annually, to the holders of its policies. « The total amount so paid, including the amount set aside for 1906, is OVER FIVE AND A HALF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN CASH : TRAINS MEET N A CURVE REMAIN STEADY Mail Which Left Oak- Favorable Weather Induces -] [ Fast land Thursday Afternoon| Large Volume of Business | W ied West of Wells' in Several of the Staples s AP, s 23] weekly T rrow will say: | S » held as a rule except! for farm les, ‘which igher than normal despite a continue to make sons with last year's fig- | thus far recording a gain T Foreign trade returns in | for the whole nation far sur- he same month in any previous d the last week at this port in of $1,141018 in exports, but ease of $3,877,574 In imports, as com- h 1%05. Cured hides are pf poor 1 light demand which) makes inally lower, although it is tter of seasonable deteriora- | ures this week were 215 in the Unit- = 4 § . against 22 last year, and 18 in X 3 >mpared with 28 a year ago. dstreet’s tcmorrow will say: ng-like weather stimulates jobbing distribution, inducing a larger volume of house trade, and also helping retall busi- ness in spring and summer fabrics. Many commodities show an easy tone, this be- ing especially eable In breadstuffs, cotton, hides and lines of produce affect- ed by weather conditions. On the other | hand the season favors active buflding erations. Wool is very strong and gs in the new Western clip are GARFIELD XAMINATION COMMISSION UNDER CROSS. Denies that Any Information Obtained From the Packers Was Given to Department of Justice. the pack wre 4 was still on the | cheeked by high prices. djourne th)“(”;b Business failures in the United States for the week ending February 22 number 5, against 218 last week, and 220 in the like week of 1905. In Canada fallures for the week ending Thursday number 32, against 28 last week. and 27 in this week a year ago, { ‘Wheat, including flour exports from the United States and Canada for the week ending February 22 are 2,357,088 bushels, against 923,02 this week last year. rted that it any direct on hearing. | Department had been received s of the department from the c claiming to | 3 From July 1 to date the exports are tion of the violation of the | o, gy 5 » No Informas | %5558 bushels, against 42,509,477 last o packers was | 7“4 RN, the Department of Justice. e Suhre= ot aging in a Coal Mine. VILLE, Ohio, Feb. 23.—A | € from a black damp | y this morning, is burn- | 2 mine of the Western | rie Coal Mining Company at MILITIAMEN COULD REACH SAN FRANCISCO IN FOUR HOURS Officers of Santa Rosa Command Satis- fied They Can Assemble Mem- bers in Short Time. SANTA ROSA, Feb. 23.—It has be- About 500 men are out of | come known here that the officials of The mine is being flooded | the California National Guard are pre- > | paring to have an emergency call is- Cars Crush Out a Life. | Bued with the view: to ascertaining how LES, Feb. 23—G. A. Ti-|long it would require to mobilize the s old, a polither employed | various commands and get them to the a Fe, was crushed between | water front of San Francisco. The of- La Grand station today. cers of Company E of this city have vas working unknown to the figured out that it would require omly - who backed down upon him. | four hours to assemble the command —_——————————— and get it to San Francisco. The plan Try the United States Laundry, 1004 | would be to take teams to Petaluma Market street. Telephone South 420. ¢ | with the heavy equipagea. s I RETAIL PRICES |NERVY CAMBLER FIGHTS A THUC Foils Bold Highwayman'’s Attempt to Rob Big Palace of Vice in the City of Reno Special Dispatch to The Call. RENO, Feb. 23.—While the games in the Oberon gambling-house, one of the largest establishments of its kind in Reno, were running in full blast F. T. Ginniss, who claims to have come here from Montana, entered the rear door of the house and walking up to “Bill” Spencer, the faro dealer at table No. 1, drew @ revolver and shoving it into his face commanded him to empty the coln into his (Ginness' pocket. Before Spencer could act “Jacl Farrell, who was playing at the game, jumped on Ginness and grabbed him with | both hands around the throat. Ginness attempted to swing his wedpon and shoot Farrell, but the latter struck | his arm and the bullet was discharged in the floor. The hold-up man then wrenched himself from Farrell's grasp and planting the revolver in the latter's face would certainly have killed him had not William Wacker, the proprietor of the place, suc- ceeded in placing his finger between the hammer of the weapon and the firing pin. Ginness was then overpowered by Special Officer Secord and Officer Cadle and taken to the County Jail to answer to the charge of attempted highway robbery. Ginness was unmasked and had evident- 1y lald his plans very carefully. He had a horse secured in the alley at the back of the house, on which he intended to make his escape. It is not thought that he had an accomplice. Had he been suc- cessful he probably would have secured about $15,000. DISTURBED BURGLARS SHOOT AT INTRUDER Interrupted While Trying to Blow Open a Willows Safe. Epecial Dispatch to The Call, WILLOWS, Feb. 23.—Last night two burglars made an unsuccessful attempt to blow open the safe in Todt's saloon at Germantown by the use of nitrogly- cerine. Just before firing the fuse they were discovered by Charles Ohrt, who was commanded to halt by the bur- glar on guard. Ohrt refused and the burglar fired three shots at him, but without effect. The town was aroused by the shots, but the burglars made their escape. Today they were cap- tured in a barn near Germantown by Constable Rehse and pesse. ————— Special Sale of Pictures. We have now on exhibition and sale somé of the \'erymM"thnn In plctures—broken lines job ices. These are i worth Jo0F sonsaetseion. ‘ml\" & Co., 741 Market street. - DUEL TO DEATH [FAIL TO ACREE Last Bullet in Bartender’s i Revolver Drops Man Who | Had Been Looking for Row — Special Dispatch to The Call, ‘ ! RENO, Feb. 22.—As a resuit of a bloody | duel fought with revolvers in a saloon in ! this city this afternoon, Thomas Hamp- . ton is now lying dead at the City Morgue | With a bullet hole thiough his forehead , and two bullets in his body, and Stewart Carter, the other principal in the affair | 1s continad in the County Jail with a bad { wound in his left leg just above the ankle. ! Eleven shots were exchanged by the two men, the most of which took effect In the ceiling of the room or the floor. The trouble sriginated over a woman who was in one o1 the private boxes of the plaee in compaay with Hampton. He was beating | the woman, and Carter, who was tend- Ing bar, heard the struggles of the woman and rushed to her assistance, He knocked Hampton down and the latter got up with “the remark that he would get his “‘gun” and finish Carte=. He returned in a few moments with his revolver in his hand and the fusillade be- gan. - Carter killed his man with the last shot in his revolver and one unexploded cartridge still rcmained in the weapon used by Hampton. Hampton was a gam- bler who had been in this city for some time. Carter immediately gave himself up to the officers. —_—— PAYS VISIT TO OLD SONOMA Ploncer of Bodega District, Who Was Prominent Politically, Views Former Haunts. SANTA ROSA, Feb. 23.—James R®. Hehbron, a former pioneer of the Bo- dega district in Sonon? County, but now a resident of Salings, is here on a visit. When residing hére, in 1860, Mr. Hebbron was a candidate for Super- visor from the Eodega district,-and his name appeared on the ticket with that of Abraham Lincoln. . Later the pioncer was a member of the State Board of Kynalization, serving with E. D. Colgan and Richard Beamer the first year they were elected. Mr. Heb- bron has many friends here and is greatly enjoying his visit to his ola/| home. He visited the Citrus Fair yes terday and mct many of his former friends. : } Surgeon’s Mistake Causes Death. VICTORIA, B. C., Feb. 23.—A post- enginecr of the White Pass Bt remilted in the finatng o » e lood in the bladder. It s said to have been left there after an operation performed at Scattle. > —_———— “Life 1s a series of surprises—of ef- forts to guess the mood of to-morrow.” But the merchant who advertises force- fully influences, as well as he guesses, the buying “mood of to-morrow,"” i AFTER MANY YEARS' ABSENCE | mortem examination of Hector Sproat, | IN RENQ SALOON| ON A VALUATION Efforts to Fix a Price on Water System Wanted by Red Bluff Come to Naught S i Special Dispatch to The Call, RED BLUFF, Feb. 23.—The fallure of County Surveyor W. F. Luning and P. F. Harroun of San Francisco to agree on an equitable valuation of the Ante- lope Water Company's plant will prob- ably cause the munlicipality of Red Bluff to take steps to acquire a sepa- rate -water plant of its own. Not long ago the people voted in favor of muni- cipal ownership of a water system, and the Antelope Water Company, which now has a monopoly of the business, offered to sell its plant and franchise to the city, they to select an appralser and the municipality to select another. These were to arrive at a reasonable valuation, but in the event of their disagreement the appraisers were to select a third appraiser. The appraisers disagreed on the valu- atlon, Luning for the town placing his figures at $45,000. Harroun estimated that the old water company should re- ceive $165,000 for its holdings, a dif- ference of $120,000. The appralsers were unable to agree on a third party, Mr. Luning desiring to select an en- gineer of experience, or any reputable business man of Red Bluff, while the representative of the water company desired either of two engineers who had just graduated. CHURCH SOCIETIES MEET IN PETALUMA Christian Endeavorers and Epworth Leaguers Hold Annual Convention. Special Dispatch to The Call PETALUMA, Feb. 23.—The annual convention of Christian Endeavor So- cleties and the Epworth League con- vened at the Congregational church in this city tonight under the auspices of the churches of the Napa and Sonoma districts.. - The following participated in the programme: Rev. Clarence Fer- ris and Professor B. Burcham of Peta- luma, President Edgar Allen of the Santa R City Union, John Mount ot Napa, Miss Eva Fraser of Sonoma, Pro- fessor C. F. Conger, Miss Pearl Hen- drickson, Miss Ruth Fowler and H, A, Hoyt of Santa Rosa. i g iy Receiver Tnkes Coal Concern. TACOMA, Feb. 23—The Western Iron, Coal and Coke Company was placed in the hands of F. H. Murday as receiver today by Judge Snell of the Superior Court in an action In which ‘the Habilities are placed at $60,000. The tes coal properties near Fairfax, thirty miles from Tacoma. CLAIMS SPOUSE STOLE HER COIN Wife of Sonoma Poultryman Accuses Him of Running Away With Their Savings Special Dispatch to The Call SANPA ROSA, Feb. 2—James Hiner, a well-known poultry man who resides mear Bellevue, has been sued by his wife, Mrs. Alice A. Hiner, for $100 a month for the support of- herself and their five children, to run from December, 1902, $250 attorney’s fees and an injunction to restrain the defendant from disposing of his property pending the action. Mrs, F. | Hiner declares in her complaint that her / husband deserted her and the children at Chehalis, Wash., in October, 1%2. She says were married in Trinidad, Colo., May 15, 1382, and that when he left her he took with $3000 of their jotnt earnings and left her and the children { only a little home and imooverished land | in Washington valued at $20. The clalm | 1s made that he used the money he took with him to purchase property now worth $10,000. — e ——— STILL LIVING THOUGH BURIED ALIVE FOR HALF AN HOUR Hollister Plumber Miraculously Escapes Death While Making a Sewer Conpection. HOLLISTER, Feb. —Lem Horton, a plumber employed by Brown & Chap- pell, nearly lost his life by suffocation | this morning while making a connec- tion with a sewer. He was burled twelve feet underground by a cave-in. He was completely covered for half an hour, but did not become unconsclous. ‘He held the dirt away from his face ugtil rescued. AREMARKABLE TO-DAY’S SPECIAL I 4