The Tomahawk., 1916-05-18
MILLIONS PAID TO
POLICY HOLDERS
LEGAL RESERVE LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANIES MAKE GAIN OF
$21s,aes,s52 IN ASSETS.
EVENTS At STATE CAPITOL
interesting and Important Happenings
Of the Past Few Days Selected
and Arranged for the Conven.
ie1ce o. Busy Readers.

St. Paul.
Legal reserve life insurance compan-
les made a gain of $21s,398,S52.65 In
assets in Minnesota in 1915, and more
than $5,OOO,0OO was paid benehciaries
by 81 legal reserve life insurance COM
panies licensed to do business In the
state. The similar losses paid the
year before was only slightly in excess
of $3,OOO,OO0. The figures are from
bulletin issued by S. D. Works, state
commissioner Of insurance and based
on the annual reports of the compan-
les listed. :
A total of 35,79O life insurance poll
cies totaling $64,59O.74 were written
by those companies in 1915. against
32,70S policies of $59,S71 ,622.71 In 1914,
and the grand tctal of policies held in
creased corresposaingly from 1918
policies totaling $3s. ,<S6, ,629.93 to 2O4.-
22O policies of $342, ,457 ,732.25.
More than $40,000,000 gain in this
class of life insurance in foice was re-
garded as an indication of the growing
"a OSpCllIS oAu pAoNANSAASN oAA .'-~ F~-s
of the people Of the state.
X X X
Observe "Cleanup Day."
In accordance with the Governors
recent proclamation designating
Cleanup Day" throughout the state
hundreds of Minnesota towns, working
~, 0f 10 CT q q
marshals department, did their spring
house cleaning. 1t was the biggest
cleanup day in the history of the de-
partment, according to r. w. Harga-
dine, state fire marshal.
Mr. Hargadine and his aides sent
approximately 5000 large posters to
fire chiefs in the state. calling atten-
tion to the day. Every mayor recelV-
ed a copy Of the proclamation. Many
local proclamatiOns were issued. SIX
of Mr.. Hargadine's deputies worked
with the mayors and fire chiefs in the
campaign.
The spring cleanup is most e1fec-
tive and to fire prevention said Mr..
Hargadine. THE towns went into the
WOIh Will CAeAlucit1oAAi SA'''
year, and the results show in better
sanitary conditions and a greatly de-
creased fire hazard
X X X
Training For Educators.
Special training for principals of con-
solidated schools in Minnesota, which
l>@ of
and is compulsory under present resu-
iatons, is the subject of bulletin
mailed by G. G. Schulz, state super
intendent of education.
Courses in school administration ana
supervision, provided at the summer
session at the University of Minnesota,
June IL to July 21, the bulletin advises,
must be taken by all principals of con-
solidated and graded schools, and be-
ginners must attend during the entire
six weeks.
Consolidated school principals who
do not hold permanent Endorsement are
required to take the courses in agrl-
culture and manual training at the COL
lege OF agriculture. TO obtain perma-
nent Endorsement as principal Of a
consolidated school, applicants must
take four summer sessions work.
placing emphasis on industrial work.
X X 4
May Oppose Federal Measure.
The proposed Federal inheritance
tax law, giving each state 40 per ent
of the amount collected in that state.
may meet with vigorous opposition
from Minnesota. Attorney General
Lyndon A. Smith has received from
Sydney Anderson, representative from
the First Minnesota district, a request
for information as to the Minnesota in
heritance tax law. Minnesota collect
ed S1,142,539.44 in Inheritance taxes
for the year ending August !. 1915.
Bio Discrepancies Found.
Discrepancies between the scaling by
the office of Surveyor General G. E.
Sinclair Of Minneapolis and check seal.
ing done in the Office of State Auditor
J. O. A. Preus are declared by the lat
ter to be so marked that Mr.. Preus
has refused the demands OF the survey
or that bills be made to the lumber
companies.
Desienates Mothers Day.