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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-11
Prompt Payments Made.

THE war claims which fell in under
Canadian policies totailed $50. 353. 63S
and the influenza claims $12, 695, 902. a
total OF $35,049.54 large sum for
Canada" said Mr. Macauley. IAN Of
these claims may for practical purposes
be regarded as extraordinary losses not
contemplated in the original premiums
Tho confidence created In their prompt
payment has done more to popular:ze
life assurance than anything else"
Canadian companies took up $751;
53s,350 in Dominion war loans and early
in the war this discouraged timidity and
pessimism in financial quarters, Mr..
Macauley declared.
Principally because they have not
been properly trained as solicitors. It is
estimated that $4,000 statesmen leave the
life insurance field annually. according
TO J. V. T.. Westfall vice-president of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society. who
declared that trained experts, who have
had thorough instruction In their work.
are required TO sell life insurance. The
good agent should be a diagnostician.
able to suggest policies for varying hui
man needs.
Because normal health conditions now
prevail, the total amount to be paid by
insurance companies this year is less
than in the two previous years, said
william J. Tully. general solicitor OF the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
lie said that during the last three
months of 1918, when the flu was rag
ing. there were s1.105 claims on his
company alone. totalling s17.367.s67. A
life insurance policy may be regarded as
a. sight draft upon n company, payable
at death, he continued, as the ratio of
claims paid in full to claims presented
In 1919 in 164 OF the principal companies
was 1856 per cent.
Cooperation of companies with State
Legislatures and State insurance depart
ments as q means for arriving at some
uniform basis OF taxation was suggested
by Thomas W. Blackburn of Omaha,
secretary and counsel Of the American
Life Convention.
Sessions Of the convention ended yes
terday.
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House Company. 1t win cost about
500. 900.
Teachers College for Fifth Ave.
Starrett & Van Week are preparing
plans for a Ave story building, 10Ox15O,
to be erected at the northeast corner OF
Fifth avenue and 102d street for the
Lincoln School Teachers College. now
on Park avenue.
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BRANDS TEACHERS IN
ECONOMICS UNSAFE
Poor Guides OH Public Ques-
tions, DR.. Humphreys of
Stevens Says.
WARNS OF INTELLECTUAL
He Too Often Seeks to Instruct
in Matters Of Which He
Knows Little.

Large numbers OF teachers OF eco
Monies. both inside and outside Of col
leges and universities. are not safe guides
in connection with our public questions.
Too many of them confine their studies
10 reading each others books"
This was the declaration OF DR.. Alex
ander Q. Humphreys, president OF
stevens Institute OF Technology, who had
some things to say about the intellec-
tual" in his address on Mental Thrift
in the convention Of the Association OF
Life Insurance Presidents in the Hotel
Astor yesterday.
While he said he did not desire TO be
understood as making q sweeping ac-
cusation, he declared without hesltancy
that some college and university eco
Monies teachers are distinctly danger
to the country. particularly as they have
the ear of many young men and women
at time when they are forming their
opinions for future guidance
Another section OF this class is to be
found In our pulpits,' DR.. Humphreys
continued. TOO often men of the church
who are competent TO guide us in re-
ligious truth attempt to instruct us
along lines in which we are informed and
they are comparatively ignorant.
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The intellectuals' carry n heavy re-
sponsibility. Unless their mental powers
are exercised with restraint and caution
they are sure 10 lead astray those who
look to them for instruction and guild
ance. In Russia to-day It Is not the
masses who are responsible for the condi-
tions which are so dangerous, but 1t is
the 1ntellectuals.' who now try to carry
their wild schemes into other countries,
including the United States"
The attention Of life Insurance. COM
panies is now directed to the increase
of automobile accidents according TO
William BroSmith, general counsel of
the Travellers Insurance Company OF
Hartford. Conn. Mr. BroSmith spoke
of tho work of life insurance companies
m the preservation and Improvement OF
public health, public service, he said,
that has not been sufficiently recognized
by advocates of compulsory social in
surance.
A person holding policy in any one
OF the American life insurance COM
panies finds himself subject, indirectly,
to the imposition Of five, and perhaps
six, Federal taxes, e. e. Rhodes, vice.
president of the Mutual Benefit Life In
surance Company of Newark, told the
convention. Although emphasizing the
multiple taxation of life insurance, Mr.
Rhodes urged that It is far better for
insurance companies whole heartedly 70
cooperate with the Government in find
ing q reasonable basis OF taxation than
that they take an antagonistic position
toward all plans that may be presented
Although Canadian life insurance COM
panies were put to a severe test during
the war and the influenza epidemic. T. b.
Macauley, president and managing di-
rector of the Sun Life Assurance COM
pany of Canada, declared the companies
stood the strain in a way that surprised
themselves
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-11
REAL ESTATE NEWS,
NOTES AND GOSSIP
Out of Town Investor Takes
Two Flats on West 136th
Street-Other Deals.

Louis Block and Benjamin. Lachowsky
sold for Leopold Weiss the two seven
story elevator apartment houses at 522
to 5S4 West 136th street, known as the
Sunderland and Norman courts. The
structures occupy a plot 200x100 and
are situated IT'S feet east of Broadway
and face the grounds OF the Hebrew
Orphan Asylum. They we're held at
$500. 900 and were purchased by an out
of town investor.
Operator in Eighth Avenue Deal.
Daniel 3. Freedman resold through
the Ludlow-Day Realty Company the
four story building with store at 936
Eighth avenue, 1S.10X62.6, located 50
feet north of Fifty-fifth street. Mr..
Freedman recently bought the property
from the Gamble estate.
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ON CHESTER HILL: seven rooms and
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for $4,000.
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Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-23
TIDE TURNING IN
SOUTH RUSSIA
AGAINST REDS
Denikine Improves Position
And Let's Winning Back
Territory From
= BoIsheviki.

London. Jan. 22.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press. 1.-The position Of Gen
eral Denikine. anti-bolshevik leader
in southern Russia, to all appear
ances is somewhat better, according
TO the war Office summary OF the sit
uation. The inevitable pause which
must follow any long and rapid Of
fensive such ah has been conducted
by the bolsheviki in southern Rus
sia has occurred.
Much depends upon the support
afforded Dcnikine by the population
at his rear. Latest reports seem to
indicate that he still commands their
full confidence and loyalty. How
ever, his losses of materials in the
recent retreat are bound to have
grave effect on future operations.
The imminent danger to their coun-
try has caused both the Don and
kuban Cossacks to rally whole
heartedly around the government
and afford full support to Denikine.
The bolshevik advance in Siberia
appears to have slowed down. The
allied high commissioner has re-
ceived message from Admiral Kol-
chak at Nijni-Udinsk stating that he
is remaining there with the min
listers of his suite, whose fate he in
tends to share.
Let's Retake Territory.
In west Russia the Let's, since the
opening of their offensive on Janu-
ary a. have retaken stretch of their
own country about 40 miles in depth
and captured $4,000 prisoners and
considerable material. Sixty miles
of Lettish territory still remains in
bolshevik hands.
The bolsheviki have concentrated
strong forces of troops for the de-
fense of the important junction OF
Rieshitsa and are also counter at
tacking the Lettish left along the
Pskov railway, where they have been
repulsed with heavy losses. The
reds have not succeeded in checking
the Lettisi. advance in the center.
In the Caucasus the bolshevik ad-
vance down the western shore Of the
Caspian appears to threaten Pc
trovsk the base of the voluteer
fleet. In transcaspia the bolsheviki
have not yet captured Kransnovodsk
as reported. They have penetrated
as far as Yaggman, but are held up
by volunteers, who occupy strong
positions, while the bolshevik flanks
are exposed to fire from the sea.
Red Mission in Kabul.
A bolshevik mission is reported to
have arrived at Kabul, Afghanistan,
and to have been received with great
ceremony. Two emissaries from
Constantinople are also said to be
at Kabul.
Ramadan Shalash, the Mesopo-
tamian leader, has adopted an at
titude of defiance towards both the
British and Arab governments. He
is calling in loans advanced by the
Mesopotamian administration to the
people and sending agents far within
the frontier to stir up trouble. A
band of tribesmen attacked AL
bukemel on January II, but was
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-23
SHONTS WIDOW
SUES FRIEND OF
dead HUSBAND
Charges Alienation Of Aztec.
tions Prior to Making Of
Will by Rail Magnate-
Asks $1,000,O00.
BY Uniyersal Seryice.

New York, Jan. 22.-Mrs. Amanda
c. Thomas, residuary legatee under
the will of the late Theodore P.
Shonts, was made defendant in a
suit for $l,000000 filed with the
county clerk yesterday by Mrs. Milla
B. Shonts, widow of the former
president Of the Interborough Rapid
Transit company. Mrs. Shonts
charges Mrs. Thomas with aliena-
ton Of the affections of her late hus-
band.
In her complaint Mrs, Shonts says
she and her husband lived happily
from their marriage on December %,
1881, in Centreville, Ia, until about
1910. During that time she enjoyed
his affection, support, protection and
comfort. He met Mrs. Thomas in
1906, and she AYERS that thereafter
and until September, 1919, when he
died, the defendant wilfully, wick
edly and maliciously engaged in
gaining the affections OF Theodore
P. Shonts from the plaintiff, and
succeeded in inducing him to leave
the plaintiff, and sought to and did
persuade him to go with the defend
ant to other places in the United
States and elsewhere and did prey
ruthlessly upon the said Theodore P.
Shonts and, by her artifces and
wiles, enticed Theodore P. Shonts
from the society of the plaintiff"
Several months after the death of
Shonts his widow applied for tenn
porary letters of administra tion for
his estate, claiming that he had
made will, but that diligent search
had failed to reveal it. On the fol-
lowing day a will purporting to be
the last one made by the decedent
was filed. Then ensued long legal
battle marked by charges and coun-
ter charges by the attorneys for
Mrs. Shonts and those retained by
the estate.
In the will which was filed Mrs.
Thomas, referred to by the former
traction magnate as my friend"
was bequeathed furniture, valuable
paintings and other works Of art.
Mrs. Shonts tried to obtain posses
sion of these articles, alleging that
undue influence had been brought to
bear by Mrs. Thomas while Mr..
Shonts was i'll. Mrs. Thomas, how
ever, declared that most of the fur
niture was her personal property.
The matter is still pending in the
courts.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-23
FLU CASES IN
CHICAGO REACH
NEW HIGH MARK
Deaths in Windy City Total 10
In u Hours-6,0O0
Cases in Havana.

Chicago, Jan. 22.-Infuenza and
pneumonia claimed 79 deaths in Chi
cago within the 24-hour period end
ing 9 a. m. Thursday, according to
reports to the health department.
The numbeF of new influenza cases
mounted to 2,226, a new high mark.
Pneumonia cases also increased, 237
being REPORTED.
Two Bible student conferences to
have been held at Moody Bible in
stitute February 2 to 6 have been
postponed indefinitely because OF
the influenza epidemic.
5000 Cases in Havana.
Washington, Jan. 22.-Six thou
sand cases of influenza have been
reported in Havana, Cuba, the pub
lie health service is advised. The
service announced that all possible
precautions to prevent an influx Of
the disease into the United States is
being taken both in Havana and at
American ports.
Further spread of the malady in
this country was reported to the
service, SO new cases being listed in
Kansas and 2,430 in 16 counties of
northern Illinois.
100 Cases in Naval Yard.
Philadelphia, Jan. 22-Within the
last 48 hours 100 cases of influenza
have developed at the Philadelphia
navy yard. In each instance the dis
ease is in a mild form, having none
of the malignant symptoms of the
1918 epidemic. All social centers
and other meeting places for the
men at the yard have been closed.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-23
Eliminate Provisions in
Bill Making Pershiing
Chief Of Army Staff

Washington, Jan. 22.-Provisions
in the army reorganization bill, as
drafted by the senate military sub
committee, which would have the ef-
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-23
PROGRESS TOWARDI
PEACE AGREEMENT
IS MADE IN SENATE
Spokesmen for Both Factions
Express Hopes of an Ulh-
mate Settlement.

Washington, Jan. 22.-(By the AS
sociated Press. .)-Progress toward
complete agreement on compromise
reservations to the peace treaty.
tinued today by the bipartisan COM
mittee of senate leaders.
The Lodge reservation to article
10 of the league of nations covenent,
the pivotal reservation of the whole
controversy, was considered almost
exclusively at the session of the four
republican and five democratic lead
ers and tonight spokesmen for both
factions joined ip expressions hope
full of ultimate settlement. One of
the democratic leaders said he
looked for decisive action tomorrow
on the controverted reservation, but
that conferences on other reserva-
tons probably would continue into
next week.
Will Not Interfere.
In view of the optimistic reports
from both sides, the mild reserva-
ton" republicans and other senator's
who have been restless over the sit
uation, stated that nothing would
be done to interfere with the leaders
negotiations until some definite out
come was evident.
Many propositions for change in
the Lodge reservation on article 10
of the league of nations text were
considered by the bipartisan COM
mittec.
II wish to state" said Senator
Frelirghuysen, THAT | will not be
bound by any agreement, tentative
or otherwise, which in any way ma
terially changes in substance the
reservations adopted by a majority
vote of the senate"
Hope to Get Needed Votes.
Leaders taking cognizance Of the
New Jerseys senator's statement ex-
pressed confidence that IF the nine
members of the bipartisan commit
tee succeeded in agreeing there was
little chance but that their comprom-
ise would finally receive the neces-
sary "a votes in the senate. I
In the negotiations as to reserva-
ton affecting article 10 it is report
ed that the republican committee is
material concessions regard
ing the form and language of the
reservation, but is remaining ada
mant against change in the funda-
mental principles of the Lodge res
ervation.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-23
"WALK0UT" AT
SOCIALIST TRIAL
BARELY AvERTED
Hearing Of Five New York
Assemblymen Marked by
Clashes Over Methods
Of Procedure.

Albany, N. Y, Jan. 22-There
were tense moments today at the
trial of the five suspended socialist
assemblymen charged with disloyal-
ty when it seemed that defendants
and council would walk out on
the assembly judiciary committee.
The first came when committee
counsel proposed to call on wit
nesses to produce books, documents
and papers to mark them for iden-
tihcation and to leave them with tn.
committee for examination with the
idea that they later might be intro
duced in evidence.
Morris Hilquit, chief defense coun-
sci, objected. Louis M. Martin, COM
mittee chairman, denied the objec-
ton. Assemblymen Evans and
Bloch, committee members, dissent
ed from the ruling. Then Mr.. Hill
quit, turning to the witness on the
stand. Mrs. Anna Stern, executive
secretary OF the socialist Bronx To-
cal. said,
You are not bound to part with
possession of your book unless it is
offered in evidence.
Not Law to Itself.
"The statement of prosecution
counsel, so often made, that the
committee is a law unto itself, that
the assemblymen under charges are
here by courtesy or favor-with that
statement as a proposition of force,
| am not finding any fault But |
want to have it understood that we
do not wish to appear here on suf-
ferance or courtesy or by favor. We
are either here with all the rights
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-23
New French Delegates to
Peace Conference Named

Paris, Jan. 22.-Premier Miller
and, M. Francois Marsal, minister
of finance; M. Isaac, minister of
commerce, and Maurice Paleologue,
former ambassador to Russia, have
been appointed French pelnipoten-
tiaries to the peace conference. The
cabinet approved and President Poin-
care signed a decree to this effect
today. Th new appointees replace
Nm. Clemenceau, Pichon, Klotz and
Tardiu, who resigned with their re-
tirement from the ministry.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-23
ASSETS $4,000, 100000

Lincoln, Neb, September 13, 1919
Mr.. Fred M. Sanders Treas,
Bankers Life Insurance Co.,
Lincoln, Nebraska.
DEAR SIR: My policy No. 6404 in your company
natures today and find your check for $945.35 in
settlement all ready for me- This is nearly double all
| have paid you and is sure welcome as are going
to use it to help pay for home.
l don't know any other way could have saved the
money and get such good interest on It, better than
savings bank for besides the interest," you have pro-
tected my family for twenty years for nothing Every
young man should have policy in your Company
Very truly yours,
.s ADOLPH NELSON.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-23

OF counsel in any court OF justice,
or we do not propose to be here.
The threatened walk out was
averted when Judge Arthur Z.
Sutherland, speaking for the COM
mittee's counsel, yielded to the sug-
gestion of Mr.. Hillquit that the
documents be marked for identfloa-
ton. but returned to their owners.
Another crisis came when Era L.
Kaufman, a special policeman of
Rochester, was called and produced
a book in Hebrew, which, he said,
he had obtained from "a Samuel
Miller" of that city. Defense coun-
sci objected when John B. Stanch-
field, committee counsel, attempted
to question the witness concerning
a conversation he had with Miller.
1T isn't competent or direct evil
dence," snapped Seymour Stedman
of Chicago, for the defense. 1--WE
don't know this man Miller. Who
is going to dispute what he said?'
"ln response to my eloquent and
distinguished friend from the west,
let me suggest that he must have
overlooked the fact that there is
the express charge that these five
men here involved had been a party
to a conspiracy to subvert our law
and to overturn the government by
force" said Mr.. Stanchfield.
Expects Another Offense.
'In reply to the distinguished
gentlemen whose consciousness of
himself is never absent, let me say
this is new thing that we are now
On trial for. conspiracy" retorted
Mr.. Stedman. II suppose we will
have another offense by tomorrow
morning"
After Mr.. Hillquit had recalled
that the committee had promised a
fair trial, Assemblyman Bloch said
he objected to that continued re-
minder" and that he~believed "the
statement is only made to create an
impression with the press that you
are not getting fair trial"
IF this testimony and testimony
of any similar kind is permitted, we
nave not falr trial; we nave a
travesty on justice" said Mr.. Hill
quit to Mr.. Bloch. Il should be very
reluctant to make myself a party
to a farce of this kind. AS far as |
am concerned. and / think l speak
for my associates, wherever testi-
mony of this kind is called, we shall
take absolutely no part in the pro-
ceedings. It is as if we were abb
sent"
The chair overruled the objection.
The socialist counsel did not with
draw, but the day on which the
first evidence was presented ended
abruptly when, despite objection by
the socialist forces, committee coun-
sci obtained announcement until
next Tuesday to review their evil
dence,
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-23
January Promises New
H. c. Of L. Record
u. S. Official Asserts

Newark, N. j., Jan. 22.-Prices of
living commodities were higher in
December, 1919, than in any previous
month in history, but January. 1920,
promises to set another record, DR..
Royal Meeker, commissioner of
statistics of the Department of La
Dor, declared in an address here.
Food in December cost almost twice
as much as it did in the same month
of 1918. he said.
The average increase in wages has
not kept pace with the increased
cost of living, DR.. Meeker said, de-
claring that "the average family to-
day does not live as we'll as it did in
1Ql2"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-23
100000 Vaccinations
Planned by Red Cross
To Prevent Smallpox

Riga, Jan. 22.-The largest single
vaccination task ever undertaken in
Europe is being started by the
American Red Cross in the neigh
borhood of Dvinsk. 49,.
More than 100000 vaccinations are
to be performed in an effort to pre-
vent the spread of smallpox, which
has broken out in bad form in the
province of Latgalia. Unless local
lied, it is feared the disease will
spread northward throughout the
Baltic, states and southwark to Po-
lapd.
Vaccine for 100000 persons has
been shipped from the American
Red Cross headquarters in Paris
and is being distributed.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-23

feet of making General pershina
chief of staff in place of General
March, the present occupant, wer<
tentatively eliminated by the full
committee, which sus-
tanned Recommendations by Sccrc-
tary Baker, who said he did not bc-
lievc General Pershing desired the
place. Chairman Wadsworth said
he expected to have the bill ready TO
report to the senate by Monday.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-23

The London Metropolitan rail
road is experimenting with a sys-
tenn for announcing stations which
automatically illuminutes in turn
ceiling panels In each compartment
bearing their names.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-23
Renewed Disorders.

Cairo, Jan. 22.-Renewed disor-
ders occurred at Tanta, S. miles
from Cairo. Rioters attacked an
Italian patrol company with revol-
vers and bricks. killing a corporal
and wounding two privates. The
troops killed one and wounded sew
eral of the rioters.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-23
Navy Inquiry Board Meets

Newark, R. l., Jan. 22.-The board
Of inquiry appointed by the Navy
department to investigate conditions
at the naval training station here
convened with Rear Admiral Her.
bert Dunn, commandant of the first
naval district, presiding. The ses-
sions, it was announced. will be
secret
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-23

beaten off by the British. British
airplanes caused heavy casualties.
One plane picked up a wounded q
British officer and carried him 200
miles to hospital. ...