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Aetna's Questionnaire- With Answers
 This Will Answer Your Questions.
:. Question. What is the proposition?

l. Question. What is the proposition?
 Answer The Aetna Life Insurance Company IS prepared to give facilities to those who wish to leave their wives a cer- tain sum of money invested at per cent as safe investment--a contract that will guarantee to carry out their wishes in this respect. It has arranged this contract so that you don't have to pay all of the pur- chase price at once. but it can be paid much year in annual deposits. depending upon your age and that of your wife. It is written on two plans, the straight Life plan where you make the deposit long you live, and the Twenty Payment plan where you make the deposit not longer than twenty years. when the investment con- tract becomes paid-up
 2: Q. What happens if the contract holder dies?
 A. The Aetna Life Insurance Com pany immediately begins to pay your wife 6 per cent interest the face of the contract. monthly. in advance and continues to pay per cent interest the face of the contract long as your wife shall live. and at her death the full face of the contract will be paid
 3. O, What is meant by the face of the
 A. The contract is written in denomi- nations of Sl 900 up to $50. .000, single life, If you buy s1,O00 payable to your wife as second beneficiary, at your death 6 per cent of sl,000. that is, $60.00 per year. or $5.00 per month. will be paid to your wife long she lives, and at her death S1,000 will be paid to your children.
 4. 0. What are the arrangements for medical examination?
 A. Upon receiving instruc tions from you to reserve a certain amount of this contract will promptly advise you what doctor to go before to make the medical examination.
 5. Q, Who pays the medical examina-
 A. The company does.
 6. o. What happens if the contract holI is uahI in ufS7
 A. After the contract has been in force three years. provision is made for lending the contract holder money to assist in making the payments paid-up contract is provided for, also an extension of the contract
 2. o. Does the deposit required vary ae- eording to the age of the subscriber? M page for your age.
 S. 0. What is the lowest amount I can subscribe for under this scheme?
 A. s1.o0e
 g. Q. What is the highest amount?
 10. Q. Can person make anybody be- side his wife and children the beneficiaries? /?
 A. Yes he can make his business partners, or relatives beneficiaries. II. Q. Suppose the beneficiary dies be-
 A. Then the rate will be reduced and only the principal will be payable at your death.
 12. Q. Does this contract have cash values, paid-up policy. extended insurance. and loan values?
 A. Yes.
 l3 Q. When do make my first deposit? a A. Not until your subscription to this inves tment contract has been accept ed by the Company. and you have ex- amined it and found it satisfactory.
 IA. Q. Why is this contract better than the average life insurance policy?
 A. Because it contains all the good features of the most up-to-date life insur-
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aance policies and in addition, provides for the investment of the proceeds at 6 per cent interest payable monthly in advance. l5 O. Suppose l am accidentally killed
 A. Your contract doubles if acci- dental death occurs before age 70.
 1e. 0. If take, say $lo,ooo of this con tract, and go blind, or insane, some accident or disease makes total wreck of me for life, will the company do anything for me?
 A. Yes. the company, will excuse you from making any further payments the contract. In addition if this disability per month pension as long you live ($1o per 5 900 per month).
 IT. Q: Will my wife get anything then when die?
 A. Yes, exactly the same though drawn dollar of pension money Not one cent will be deducted from your bene- fciaries.
 IS. Q. Which do you advise me to sub scribe for. Straight Life Twenty Pay?
 A. If you are forty or under we advise Twenty Pay. If over forty. Straight Life.
 is. Q. Can lose what put into the con
 A. No. Both the Straight Life and Twenty Pay have non-forfeiting values. 2o- Q. How strong is the Aetna?
 A. It has $l6S, 100000 of assets, and is over seventy years old It is one of the
 
 United States
 2l. Q. How Is this Principal and per cent Investment Contract superior to fra ternal insurance?
 A. There is no fraternal order that has anything like the financial resources of the Aetna; the rates on this contract can not increase; if you miss payment you do not lose out; you can borrow money on this contract; can use it at your bank an aid to credit; can cash it out for liberal cash settlement in your old age, so that it pro- vides good way to money; consider ing the money you can get back. is cheaper in the long run than fraternal insurance; it takes care of you if you are totally and per manently disabled; and it gives your wife safe per cent investment when you are gone.
 22. Q. Why do you urge me to make im- mediate subscription to this contract?
 A. Because expect to place only q limited amount of this contract in Alabama and we expect that amount to be sub scribed at once.
 23. Q. How much does this contract cost,
 A. It requires an annual deposit de pending upon your age tsee table of rates) and the age of your first beneficiary. If your first beneficiary is younger than you, the deposit is slightly higher than these rates; if she is older. the rates are slightly lower
 24. Q. Suppose after my death my first beneficiary should try to get the principal sum to spend? Could she get it?
 A. No. That would defeat the purpose ol tnls contract wnich IS to furnish a safe means of investing the widows insurance money, to provide her a regular in- every month long as she lives 25. Q. If l am unable to pass a medical examination will the Aetna issue me this contract?
 A. No. In that case we will submit you the Company's special contract for those physically uninsurable
 26. Q. Can my widow assign her interest money?
 A. No. That also would defeat the object of the contract.
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Protection for Your Wife Your Children When She Dies, And Your Credit While
 YOU Liue

You will only be protecting wife but will be protect children aso credit while live When die wife will regular monthly income per cent the face of the policy and when she dies the full will be paid children.
 With such contract credit strengthened may tain recognition in the financial world by this borrow on @ will assist his credit at any bank It contains paid values cash vaues values than other good features of other old above good features addition No dividends tract holder Our dividends paid your cent the principal each beginning death.
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F You Are Accidentally Killed

This contract is one of surprises that is to say has so many favorable features. If you are killed in
 any accidental manner before age 70, per cent
 interest will be paid to your wife as long as she lives on TWICE THE AMOUNT OF INSUR- "A ANCE MONEY, making real 12 PER CENT SA INVESTMENT in case of your accidental @sA death. Then at your wifes death, TWICE s8A THE INSURANCE MONEY WILL BE PAID TO YOUR CHILDREN This is
 A Why we call this the Per Gent and 12
 $A Per Cent Investment Contract
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# You Are Totally and Per.
 naanently Disabled

To take care of your loved ones when you are gone is the chief design of this contract But it also pro- vides for you while you live. If some disease or accident should totally and permanently disable you before age 50, the Aetna Life Insurance Go. will excuse you from further payments on the policy and will pay you 2 PER CENT INTEREST on the principal sum each month long as you live But this is not all, for at your death, per cent interest will be paid your wife as long as she lives, then when she dies, the principal sum-with- out deductng cent-will be paid to your chil- dren. Do you know of more liberal contract than this?
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Why This Contract Is Better Than Fraternal Insurance

In many ways is this contract better than fraternal insurance. Read ques- tion No. "A and it's answer in the ques- tionnaire on this page. Also read be- low few facts concerning the Aetna Company. Though it is very large concern, it has the interest of each policyholder at heart, and since we are the sole representatives m this terri tory, your interests are also our in- terests.
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Surpasses Monthly Income Policy

This contract surpasses, by far even the usual monthly income policy, because in the regular A monthly income policy, the monthly payments to A the widow consume the principal. But it is diff M ferent in the Aetna's New Principal and Per 1A Cent Investment Policy Monthly payments are interest and therefore, do not reduce the <gA principal.
 SSeaA It may strange, but this remarkable
 contract is not an expensive one. Com- pare these rates with those of any other
 sA standard policy that does not pay 6 per A cent and 12 per cent, as this contract llSks does. We invite comparison of this 6& contract and rates with any contract
 written by any standard company.
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We expect sell limited this liberal contract in Alabama. As this will doubt be subscribed without delay had better touch with immediately and let know the wish subscribe Fiji out the coupon below and mail to
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life insurance contract by the Aetna Life Insurance Com pany provides for the payment death of per annu the insurance which wife interest payable wife each month advance long she lives Then when your wife dies the money be paid in full to your children
 For example, take $10 900 insurance
 the Aetna Company guarantees pay your wife your
 death per cent that IS $500 $50 M long as wife lives. When your dies the full NA $lO,O00 will be paid to your children estate ~ So what the Aetnas Principal and Per Cent SBA investment Policy doesIt furnishes investment Tor your Widows contract
 ought to revoluonize the life business for
 1t takes the only legitimate objection that has ever been heard against OLD life insurance namely that the widow always have
 safe channel of investing the proceeds late &a&%*aA husbands - "
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-16
The Sandwich

when a pernon goes into a restau.
rant and orders a sandwich he little
knows. nor iittie cares. perhaps. tho
history that's come down thru tho
centuries. as 20 just how tho iowiy
sandwich got It's name.
But perhaps ono prickn up his ears
when told that gambling was at the
root OF II. To the same man. his.
tory tells ua. In du. tho credit for
tho naming OF IN. Sandwich Islands.
lie was John Aontagu. Fourth Earl
~ Sandwich.
Tho earl was considerable Of q
public man. n seems. good debater.
and sporting man lilo was an In
vctcrnte gambler. A. . result Of this
hs frequently rsnbied all thru his
neal hours sending out" the story
hs. II. for "A slice 81 meat b~zw~en
two pieces Of brcad---thcre ono has
II. m. sandwich.
And Just 10 make Tire rn~xnory os
tho inventor Of tho sandwich iNseii.
bio. Captain James Cook. that won.
dcrfui navigator. named the sand
wtch ialand. for him back there In
iTzA
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-16
No MED FOR MORE
JUDGES, HE SAYS

Editor The Star; In your issue OF
Docamber D there appeared an article
stating the lawyers OF Seattle In
tended asking for four more superior
Judges. I think wo are all interested
In this. or at least should be. aa these
Judges arr paid by the taxpayers.
and II we can keep our ta1es down
VIC ought TO do 80. They arc high
enough now. Last summer was in
formed that each superior judge took
three months vacation. and az We
have now nine Judges a total OF 81
months was given up for this pur.
pose
How this Appears 90 others. 7 do
not know. but To me that thre.
months IN by far too much time for
any officer to spend away from the
duties he was elected 20 discharg~.
Tho usual vacation period for office
men Ia two weeks. and why superior
judges should ~ allowed thrre
months for this purponc is more than
can underrtand. II they could bc
limited 20 two weeks each year. that
would b. total Of rs wrrkz. or four
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is NOT the solution for the MUNICIPAL railway.
m was purchased by the city it with the idea the
he'd and that service could be improved.
If this is not possible, of what earthly good is it
for the CITY to own the system?
1t is demonstrated fact that with the increase of
fares from five cents to six and quarter, the nuns
Der of street riders decreased approximately 10
per cent
month will decrease the number further That that
the people getting far less service than they used to get
and il also that the business people of Seattle will
have to contend with smaller and smaller buying public
in the downtown district
If we are have increased fares certainly the municipal
railway fails OF its purpose IL would be Just as well TO
turn the property to private interests if possible and
let them it Why should the city have this added bur
service? Why should the problem of railway management
be added to our many other city probemsY
The Star does look with favor upon the higher fares
imposed patrons II retards instead of increases
travel The general interests of the city better served
when people ride frequently.
way paying proposition nickel fare. If that is inn
possible the city must invest real in the undertaking.
So far it has done nothing of the kind So far the city
hasn't paid one cent for the system.
II is usual. when buys business to invest some
capital In IT. This capital remains with the business If he
makes legitimate return the invested capital he gener
ally feels satisfied.
The city railway purchased for sl5oooooo But the
city didn't invest a nickel Ii costs lot to do business
borrowed money than your Ii the city had dug
its pockets and had actually paid sl5oooooo for the
system would today be in fairly good shape for ii would
be making four to five per cent on its investment
the stands however this five cent is being
paid out in INTEREST 100000 going for that
purpose when it might otherwise be counted profit
The city stands in the position private indivd-
ual Ii can't do business altogether on borrowed money
Sooner later must realize this The the bet
ter Sooner later do of two things. either
resell the ne If possible else raise the purchase price,
the original investment. by taxation.
II is not fair the street patron to make him pay
the operation costs Of the system and fair rate Of inter
the investment and also the investment itself Not
only is it not fair but it Is really policy from the
business mans standpoint.
The matter deserves serious consideration The people
the final analysis must be the judges And when the
March election rolls round the city council in all fairness
present the voters the various proposals Let the
people. WHOLE decide the policy that should guide the
street system.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-16
Flattery

believed susceptible TO naffcry And ~hrn
lH he u with troweL~
the effect Of natfery
be
of
"merci Of fatferng ones self
a nafer~f often he
he Ike being BATTERED In the Of others ~ha
him fooled
q
hos easily can q
As for well b. possible 10 apply nasv with
that tho opinion Of clever -Four she formulated
aaucy old
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-16

asd a half months per year. for tho
nine judges.
II I have been correctly informed
Az to the three month"; vacation. by
reducing II 10 two weeks each IL
would be n saving 81 2zls months,
or equivalent TO about three Judges
added 10 tho present number.
A TAXPAYER
Kent. Wash.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-16

fire truck for about 10 mfnufs1
The noise Of the starting Of thu
engine IN the fire hall prevented
the men from hearing the signal in|
dlcsting the location OF the fire and
inquiry was made Of the TELEPHONY
office. An order issued during tn
war prohibited the giving Of am
information and the operator ob~y1
orders too literally. refusing inf0
nation. 20 the firemen state Ara
falling on several calls a passcrbs
told the truck driver the location
BY the time the department arrived
the fire had been put out--Spen~|
| Und.) Leader.
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ANSWERS

1A<RV haN'
Mrs T. J. EATON. ss.s y. Roy
at I'VE hope it's Increasing. bu,
the way things are being run. 1,
seems 10 mr wo need more coopera.
ton between church and city authori
ticn-
MRS. Tfr.LfE EDGAR. Tos a,nd
ave. q; Il hope IL Ia. but I dom,
know
MRS. A. rArItAR. ssif 18th ave.
f. II believe II n Increasing
MRS. W. G. fLAsitES. ssss W.
Morgan way: II think ita on tho In.
crease. Mor~ young people so~m "a
b. going to church than ever before
suppose it's on account Of prohlbl-
ton
Mrs. ED HOOPER ssiT Or~-n.
wood ave: I'm my locality can rsc
signs Of Improvement due. I think.
to the influence Of the church.
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Service a la Porter


and n
The riding
wouldn't
The that
takes
this
a with
with coating OF pomptnexA
3
travelling
Does the travelling public appreciate
Give that thought The tho
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PUBLIC WORK rOR
UNEMPLOYED

lNtshf III
Editor The Star. When hunger
and cold stnre willing worker In
tho face, temptation and crime Turk
In the shadow. Unemployment I'M
der such circumstances points TO
certain responsibilities on the part
OF organized society. In aims and
public bread lines tho remsdy3 No
other relief seems % be offered.
Haven't we enough criminals and
paupern without recruiting addition.
al members from among such as
aim 20 be relfreEpecting and Will.
lng 20 work. Suppose instead that
the community started work In de.
vsloping public projects paying
merely subsistence wages. There
are plenty Of men who would be
willing Ia work for two or three dol
lars a day while waiting for things
10 adjust themselves. provided. Of
course. that the work II 81 "A strictly
public nature 70 that they arr as
Hured that their labor f. not being
exploited for private gain.
n N futile 20 blame the present
condition Of unemployment 10 any
special clauses or groups OF men.
organiz or otherwise.
We can hardly expect manufac.
turcrn 10 produce large stocks Of
goods at prices that are not war.
rantso BY market conditions. Nei.
Their will merchants stock up with
high ufierd nsooIN with uncertain
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-16
ALL THE NEWS FROM
HICksyIII.E

A spark from a burning nue
scorched n couple OF shingles Thurs
day nj the j. -. Yearns home. cor.
ner Maine and Hillside. Prompt
work with "A garden hose prevented
the fire from gaining any headway.
A peculiar circumstances delayed the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-16
PREVIOUS QUESTIONS

/. Tho first water supply system
IN Seattle was Installed by Henry l..
Yssler. II consisted OF a small tank
at Third ave. and Yealer way and
an open trough conveying tho water
to Yesler's mill on the site OF the
present totem pole at Pioneer
square.
2. Five prominent Seattle citizens
Judge Thomas Burke. Rev. l.. A
Banks. Il. M. Carr. Frank Hanford
and David II. Webster-were arrest
ed on a murder charge In 1895. They
were members Of the home guard,
local militia. who In the Chinese
riots Of the time, fired into n mob.
killing one Stewart. The charges
were never pressed.
3. DIR. ID. s. Maynard was the nrgt
doctor TO practice In Seattle. He
also established tho first hospital and
tho fiTBt drugstore
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-16

To find one thankful
man, | iciU oblige many
that are not so.-SeR-
ecd.
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A FAST PACE. Ell,
WHAT DO YOU
KNOW ABOUT
SEATTLE?
QUESTIONS

/. When was the first plat OF Seat.
tie flled7
2. What Seattle man was decor.
ated by the French government with
the Legion Of Honor for his work in
behalf Of the French children during
the war;
.. What is the green fee over the
municipal Iinks7
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-16
SHORT TINE LETT ron
TIE TEN BUCKS

Have ycu . suErostion for a
brighter bead for this eolumnf scnd
It along. The bret suggestion by the
end OF this week VIII win 10 silver
vaaherA
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a LIVELY AFTERNOON AT
CASEXS

Jcesn Craee. while delivering goods
q the residence Of Garrett Cascy
Monday afternoon was attracted 20
N bathroom by Mira Casey. who was
screaming. He found that she had
been operating a washing machine
ana the drain had become stopped
up Afrx Casey got down on her
knees and stuck the little finger Of
IL right hand In the drain TO open
~ The finger got caught and she
could not release IL Mr.. Grace
huxfied down to the plumber and
took him to the Casey home. The
machine was taken apart. but stili
Mr.. Casey's finger was not rcIcased.
Mr.. Grace then hotfooted TO DR..
Church's office and took him 20 the
-Ghsey home. DIR. Church admins
tered an anesthetic and extracted the
finger. In the meantime Mr.. Grace
laid a box Of shoes on the hot stove
and the box became ignited, but he
threw the box into the yard and reg
cued the shoess-MarshaIl. Mich
Chronicle.
People depend too much upon
o1hers," scplds n prominent Eastern
banker.
~Why, can remember when
every father did the cobbiing for his
family. and every mother cut her
chiIdren's hair herself
Yep. and mothers son can re-
member how his hair looked after
mother got thru shipping at ~
A FAST PACE, III.
Ivy Pace. rs years old, married
Mrs. Ada Evers. a widow Of IS,
ut Hartford. Ind
A chilly wind can land does) do
more toward draping the stocking.
less leg than all the roar OF male
criticism let loose since the idea
was first conceived at Paris or
was II at Yonkers7
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DEFINITIONS

A eaxiderrnist Is the chauffeur
Who skins the hide Off you
A bookworm Is tho vcrmiforn ap'
Dcndix of a library.
A profiteer is-oh. wen, n burglar
= the gink who takes Il away from
you without keeping books
A colyurn conductor Is the guy who
writes a pillar Of fire BY day and sees
. column Of smoke by night
And whose chief ambition is to
make enough to so on smoking and
with . sufficient show Of effort 10
keep from being fired
Business Of composing with great
oecurt
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C u c III is
~ l. | IF e !

A Word From josh Wise Its a
cold world. matcs'-evcn IL II Is an
open winter.
rcn seeds arr not 70 be sneencd NJ.
especially now that the price Of
bonded stuff has come down. So. u
you have any ideas for brighter
head for this colyum. do your mali
ng early. Rurloson b stu post
master. y know. The contest ends
this week.
Fifteen moro days 70 do your
Lear Year popping. gals. and
Aubrey Levy h stiii free to SEQ his
brother Genes shows at the Levy
Orphcum as ofta, as his single heart
destrcS
The unemployment question might
~ solved IN Seattle n We turned the
necessary army loose 10 straightcn
cut the Bookkeeping for the city rail-
wAy system
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Possibly when Jess willard n
Money means nothing 20 me-"
meant other peoples money.
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Raising Fares NOT the Solution

Raising street fares NOT the solution for the MUNICIPAL railway
When the traction by the with the idea
nickel fare might be retained and that service could be improved
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The Seattle Star

I" ~s sss 81, 80 y Sc ssr @sa -ss ~. mee'ss ., 70
Tor msnths
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Letters to the
Editor

Write briefly.
Use srk o. typcscvtfev.
One side Of paper oHiv.
SIGN your nan,1.
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