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s EVENTING" WORLD, WEDNESDAY, MABOH' 22, 1922, World News in Brief flR I'Olk.T lints. The llrtren im-i-nKUf has LOCAL. ; 'danco for the li.-nefit utjihe Homo Hebrew Inf mts will IxtlKlven nt ii rcnnsylviinlii lloirl on Ktinliiy evo lif. Aur 2. bv mo lor Eaifue for Aid ! Urlircw Jni me cares for nliout Coo ell tlx years of ngn. Th pit encaged In tills work , 'for twenty- Ifon years, .sol woiersieii is i-icsi- at and Mrs. William LetHCli Is Chair- fin of the Dune-- Commltwu. Irooklyn Detectives were called to the lie of IJdward K. OnvunatiRh, Secre- to John Dnl. Second Deputy I'o- Inspector, t 49b liedford Avenue, Jay nlKht to search for a burglar, came known to-dny. Mrs. Cav- ith and her daughter thoimht they a mnn's footsteps on an iitipcr land called tho detectives. Irs. Marian HirayensKa, or nod Street, Jtrooklyii. was aircslcd early Say by I'olleo Scrneant Lowe and rolman HeioraKI, who niipgea mat found a still, ome mash anil nl- iol In her home. She was churned i manufacturinK liquor and held for JJrldgo Plaza Court. Government of Poland has ted a license to the t'nlted States tea for carrying of Polish nationals his country, r. and Mrs. Wlnchell Smith, both Protestants, were ra'dved by Popo Plus XI. recently. Tlio Governor has srantod tentatively requests for hearings on n bill KlvltiK Courts of Seclal Sessions and Police Justices jurisdiction over health law violations and on a bill doubling to $5 tho tnolorcyclo n-Rlntratlon fee. iJov. Miller has granted respites until April 21 to James Kelley and Jacob Itossenwascr, under sentence of death. IK' lefuscd to IntcrfiTu In tlic case of Lawrence Kubal, who will bo executed this week. The first lot of a collection of old paintings was sold last nlxht at the American Art Galleries, seventy-five numbers bringing J8.015. Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Seligmann of No. 272 West Sloth Street, announce the engagement of their daughter. Miss Florence Seligmann, to Samuel New man of No. 6U1 West 112th Street. Tremont Temple. Congregation Cotes of Meroy, nt Orand Concourse and 180h Street, at Its annual meeting last night adopted a new eonstltutlon which lets women hold office. At tho village election in Frecpoit, U. I., yesterday, a proposed extension to tho Memorial Library to cost $50,000 for the use of war Organizations, was voted down by a large majority. Six one-act plays written by under graduates of Fonlham University wcro presented last night nt tho university auditorium. Baron d ' Cnrtler. the HelgUin Am bassador, will nUcnd the opening of an exhibition of tho works of the llelglan dry point ete.ier, Pierre Nuytten. nt the Ilrown Hobcrlson Gallery to-r.i tow night. v DOMESTIC. Ilelease of all wartime prisoners serv ing terms for uxpresslons of opinion and not for overt acts Is urged In n petition signed by fifty members of the llousu of Representatives and presented to Preil. dent llnrdlng. Charles K. Young, proprietor of a SI. Augustlno, Kla , hotel, will pubf.ely npologlxo nt ceremonies to bo held by tho American Loglon for alleged misuse of the American flag on his hotel. The will of Col. William II. Hall, vet eran State Senutor and thread manu facturer, which will be filed for pro bate here, bequeaths $25,000 to Wcs leyan University for the establishment of "Hank Hall Athletic Furld." Hoffman Philip of New York, now Minister to Colombln, has been nomi nated to be Minister to Uruguay, and Samuel H. Plies, former United State Senator from Washington, was named to suerecd Mr. Philip. Without ceremony, u Philadelphia firm will start this week scrapping in the Dclawaro Hlvcr tho historic battle ships Maine, Missouri and Wisconsin and the cruiser Columbia, bought from the navy. The General Klcctrlc Company an nounces in Schenectady that 220.000-volt commercial power transmission soon will he a reality in Southern California. The present limit Is 105,000 volts. ODD VITNT I'OII IIOSS COP. JWDDLirroWN. N. Y., March 22. Despite the wintry conditions In most parti of the country at present. Chief of Police John D. McCoach has to-day been plucking apple blossoms from tree in tho vard of his home. PLAYERS DID NOT VIOLATE SUNDAY LAW Mnulnlrntr ilnipim lmi rrnlsrs Prut IneetiMTn Tin-Hire Work, .Magistrate George W. Hlmpron In the Ksiox Market Court to-day ruled thut performances held by the Prov Ineetnnn playeis at tho theatre, No. Macdougiil Street, on Sunday w tp Im' violations of the Sunday law. In asmuch as the presentations of plays on Sunday by this organization were of private character. Follow lug tho ruling the Magistrate dlsi'liarged the enso brought against M. HUiinor Fitzgerald, business man ager und treasurer of the theatre, who uppeared in court March 13 to answer a summons obtained by Policed an nnle (iicen, attached to tho stuff cf toe Fifth Deputy Police Commissioner. Magistrate Simpson, In disposing of the cas. slated that "It would be a calamity to Interfere with this organi zation, which Is doing n great work for American dramatists.'" PLAN WEALTHY COLONY AT FOX HILLS HOSPITAL riiiolnir nf (internment Institution A Urartu Ileal ltalr, Speculators. Announcement of the closing of the veteran's hospital at Fox Hilts, Staten Island, on April 1 already has uttractod many real estnte speculators anxious to obtain possession of the Its acres of land with the Intention of converting It Into n fashionable resident In I colony Closing of the hospital will put nearly 300 residents of Slnten Island out of employment and will mean n great loss to local merchants About 300 of the 880 patients already havo been trans- CHARGE PRISONER TOOK $30,000 FROM SIX SAFES Third Arrest Marie In Itobberr Una Pleads Oullty. Joromo Melville. No. tat DvekmoJi Street, it to pload In the Court of Oen eral Sessions to-dsv t.n n tmrfflenr cliarga. Ha was arrostcd by Deteotlve Vandtrgrlft on a bench warrant yester day at 10th Avenue and J9th Street, and la allngod to hare taken part a year ago In breaking Into six safes and ANTZEN Spring SHOES FOR MEN arc made over custom lasts by benchmen whose life experience hat been the making of ihoes to Individual measure, assuring perfect wearing qualities and comfort. They predominate where clean-cut, fashionable men assembler all bearing that Jantxen stamp of models, for business, dress or sports wear. "A Good Foot-rule for YOU wear the Jantzen Shoe." Ask for Our flo- -" The Abuit of the Big Tot." Ml II It A VC'll US ) U K ONI, BTOIti: 660 WW AVE., Above 3gTH St. CiiMom llontmakiTB over AO ygnrw txw York A Business Statement that is a Great Unman Record HELPING 19,000,000 PEOPLE About lfl.OOO.OOO people arc injured in the Metropolitan over lo.OOO.OOO under weekly premium policies The weekly calls of Agents nt the policy holders' homes provide a wonderful opportunity for health and welfare work The Company has accepted the op- lortunitv -.mil to-day is at tile lore- '"ront nf public health work in America. 14,000,000 VISITS BY TRAINED NURSES. Free nursing service is Riven to In dustrial policy-holders in 2.S0O cities and town. Trained nurses not only heal the sick but teach right living. About U.000,000 visits have been made - 2.110.S7S in 1921 alone. Num crous'lcttcis tell of lives saved. HOW WAS IT DONE? Records kept by the Metropolitan Life. Insurance Company show an extraordinary decrease in the death rate among its Industrial, or weekly premium, policy-holders. Com paring 1921 with 1011, for example, there were 55,000 less deaths in 1921 than there would have been if the 191 1 death rate had prevailed. What brought about the great saving of life? The general public health movement progress in medical science and sanitation other causes, perhaps. But a very great factor has been the tremendous health campaign carried on by the Metropolitan itself. This page tells a part of the story. FOR THE NATION'S HEALTH 144 health exhibits and emergency hospitals at countyfairs last ycorj 295 "Clenn-up" campaigns; agitation by Agents for health legislation; nation wide campaigns against special dis eases; sickness and sanitary surveys; a study of municipal health depart ments; leadership of practically all American research work relating to influenza these are some instances of the Metropolitan's activity in the interest of p jblic health. DISCOVERING DISEASE IN TIME Free medical examinations often dis posing incipient disease in time to cure it, arc granted to Ordinary (annual premium) policy-holders, subject to reasonable conditions. HELPING THE EMPLOYER TO HELP 'Employers insuring their employees under Group policies arc advised re garding health conditions and accident prevention, while the employees re ceive the benefits of nursing service and welfare literature. 238,000,000 PIECES OF LITERATURE Attractive booklets and pamphlets in great variety, dealing with the im portant phases of health and disease, and prepared by leading experts, arc distributed broadcast. So far, 23S, 000,000 copies have liccn distributed 25,000,000 in 1921. In addition, 18,000.000 copies of The Metropolitan, a health magaiinc, issued annually, A CITY THAT IS WATCHED In Framingham, Mass., the Metro politan is leading the way in a great experiment, watched by health author ities throughout the country, to dem onstrate what proper municipal lieidth valuation can do. Deaths from tuljer Slculosis have dropped, from 121 per 100,000 to 40 per annum. METROPOLITAN Life Insurance Company litrorpnrntrd by lii Statn ot New Tork. A Mntnal Company HALEY FJSKE, President FREDERICK H. ECKER, Vice-President Business Statement, December 31, 1921 Assets-" - - - - - - $1,115,583,024.54 Larter than those of any other Insurance Company in the World. Increase in Assets during 1921 ------- $134,669,937.37 Latter than that of any other Insurance Company in the World Liabilities- - -- -- -- -- -- - $1,068,341,845.04 Surplus - - - $47,241,179.50 Income in 1921 - -- -- -- -- -- $301,982,699,39 Larger than that of any other Insurance Company in the World Gain in 1921 - - $38,462,91941 Larger than that of any other Insurance Company in the World. Total Insurance placed and paid for in 1921 - - $1,564,789,607 More than has ever been placed in one year by any other Company in the World. Gain in Insurance in Force in 1921 - - - - - - - - $625,695,325 Greater than that of any other Company in the Il'orW. Total Amount of Outstanding Insurance- ------ $7,005,707,839 Larger than that of any other Company in the World. Ordinary, (that is, exclusive of Industrial) Insurance in Force - $3,892,267,274 Larger than that of any other Company in the World. Number of Policies in Force December 31, 1921 - - - - 25,542,422 More than that of any other Company in A meriea. Number of Policy Claims paid in 1921 ------ 323,531 Averagine one claim paid for every 27 seconds of each business day of 8 hours. Amount paid to Policy-holders in 1921 ------ $91,348,472.98 Payments to policy-holders averaged $630.16 a minute of each business day of 8 hours. Dividends to Policy-holders payable in 1922, nearly - - - $16,000,000 Amount paid Policy-holders and Beneficiaries since Organiza tion, plus Amount now Invested for their Security -' - - $2,047,692,135,07 GROWTH IN TEN-YEAR PERIODS YEiit Incomo for Year Assets at End of Year Surplus at Tnd.i i.v Forcoat Endof Year Inuranc8S Year at End of Year Dec. 31,1891 J11.423.490.&S 1891 $13.C2G,04S.21 1891 $3,fiSs,833.1S 189! 2,281.640 $258,707,763 1891 Dec. 31, 1001 38,017.103.59 1001 74,771,758.56 1901 9,'J.iS,)4 23 1901 6,234,302 1.076,977,204 1901 Dec. 31. mil 08,135,273.71 1911 352,785,S00.3G 1911 32,'H0, -m ,S7 1911 12,007,138 2,399,878,087 1911 Dec. 31, 1921 301, 932,099.39 1921 1,115,583,024.54 1921 47,241.179.50 1921 25,542,C2 7,005,707,839 1921 The Company issues policies from a Hundred to a Million Dollars of Insurance. In fact, its Ordinary is now larger than its Industrial. The Company also issues Health and Accident Policies minimum $5,000. HOMES FOR 17,744 FAMILIES In the investment of its funds, the Metropolitan is now giving preference to loans which will aid housing. During 1920 and 1921, the Company made and pledged loans of $68,080,017, on new dwellings and new apartment houses, providing homes for 17,7-14 families. GREAT DECLINE IN DEATH RATES The death rate among Industrial policy-holders reached Its lowest point ia 192131.9 lower than m 1911. The rate from typhoid decreased 71; tuberculosis, 49; Bright's disease, nearly 30; infectious diseases of chil dren nearly 37. The "Expectation of Life" of white males (reckoned from age 10) increased 4 years. PUBLIC APPRECIATION The American people have made the Metropolitan the greatest life insurance company in the world, with $7,005,. 707,839 insurance in force. It leads not ctnly in Industrial but in Ordinary. More than half of its business in force is Ordinary-r-$3,892,267,274 which is more than that of any Com pany in the T?or!d. THE FUTURE The Metropolitan will continue its endeavor to oiler the best there is in life, health and accident insurance, and to save human life. Continued growth will five the Company still greater opportunities to serve the American people in insurance protection and ill the conservation of life and health. GREATEST- IN ASSETS IN BUSINESS PLACED IN ORDINARY BUSINESS in FORCE IN INCOME IN BUSINESS GAINED IN REDUCTION of MORTALITY WS GAIN of EACH IN BUSINESS in FORCE IN HEALTH and WELFARE WORK "The Company OF the People, BY the People, FOR the People." -John R. Hegeman orrr-rt to hospital! i, the metropolitan district, fitnallnic $30,000 worth tt itcciirltle In tho luilldln At No, Itt tlroiulway. Tho xpeclflo complaint In hf J, ii, Itlrnh fluid, whom lou waa 118,000. Two othrr arraita In tlwt caao wero mada earlier, and on of tho prlioncrt, Jnoob llllmliloom, liaa pleaded guilty nnd Will bo acntunoad lat Weak. WOl'1,11 HA ICI1 DIVOnOR IX HRNO Mnu mreiovi.T. niS.VO, Nov., March S3. 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