The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-07-11
U. S. urges BOYS
keep WAR INSURANCE
Ogden States Erroneous
Reports Out As To
Government


navy men, hold on to your war risk
insurance. This is the urgent ap-
peal made by Representative Chas.
F. Ogden, of Louisville, in a personal
statement issued to-day at the re-
quest of the Secretary of the Treas
urer.
Thru idle talk of misinformed peo-
pie, many demonstrations have been
placed upon the war risk insurance
law. This propaganda has become
so far-reaching as to convey the idea,
among many other ridiculous ones,
that government insurance is shortly
to be turned over to private interests;
that the government is making a
barrel of money off the soldiers and
sailors by selling them insurance,
and may other equally fallacious
statements.
1t is to forestall this misrepresenta-
ton Of war risk insurance, and to i'm
press on army and navy men the great
Importance of holding this insurance
that Mr.. Ogden has decided to place
the true facts in the hands of present
and former service men of Louisville
and Jefferson County.
Opportunity May Not Repeat.
First of ALL" said the congress-
man, II urge enlisted men to hold on
to their government insurance; to
keep up premium payments and to re-
instate their insurance if they have
permitted it to lapse. 1t may never
again be possible to get insurance at
so low rate or with so many favor
able provisions, and those who have
fallen behind in their premium pay
ments, should remember that liberal
provisions have just been made for
reinstatement of policies.
Here are some outstanding facts
that the soldier and sailor must not
overlook:
You can convert your wartime in
surance into other forms of govern
ment insurance within five years, but
it is necessary that you have your
wartime insurance in force at the
time you make application for one
of the new forms of insurance.
Owe Family Consideration.
st is your plain duty not only to
yourself but to your loved ones to
keep all of your insurance and if you
can not keep all of it, keep at least
part of it, as the government permits
you to reduce it if necessary.
Remember the government issues
these six forms of permanent insur-
ance; Ordinary life, twenty payment
life, 80 payment life, twenty-year en-
dowment life, thirty-year endowment
life and endowmnt maturing at the
age of 81.
Remember also that all govern
ment policies contain a total disabili-
ty clause making them payable at any
time you may become totally and per-
disabled regardless of your
age. No policy in a private company
a similar clause running be-
yond the age of IS.
"A service man after his return to
civil life may engage in any occu-
patton no matter how hazardous, and
still hold his insurance in full effect.
"A policy may be converted with
out further physical examination.
Government insurance is protect
ed from the claims of creditors. Your
insurance money can not be taken
away from you or later from your
thus ''insuring your in
surance."
'lf your wartime insurance has
lapsed, | advise you to pay up back
premiums and make application for
at once.
you can borrow money on your
insurance policy up to "a per cent OF
the cash value.
IF you stop paying premiums after
one year, the government allows you
either to hold the policy for a certain
length Of time without any cost what
ever. or will give you policy for a
smaller amount which will be paid at
your death, and on which you will