The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 26, 1923, Page 4

THE SEATTLE STAR OND (Here and Te Decide Popularity Contest IAN AG oy PLAN Does Fine Flour re > ‘Singers Await the Result « Cause Appendicitis? People Ate More Coarse Flour Years Ago. Less Appendicitis Then Bruised ?-ease the pain! Apply Sloan's to sore spot. It increas- @s circulation scatters congestion This reduces swelling and inflammation “* ~the pain disappears! Ty When Sharpness Pays Sharp knives in the kitchen are (Left) T. A. Burleigh, of the county auditor's office;|?"™*™4 better than sharp words from (center) Hugo Kelley, the mayor's ‘secretary, and Count 0 v n the cook. Auditor Ferguson counting the votes in the $1,000 Blue Bureau of art ; sir ite sii y if onteat Missing Relatives Use a Nicholson File for sharpen- ing kitchen knives, carving knives, jack knives or scissors and you'll save time and “dispositions” in the home. he name “NICHOLSON™ stamped on the fle you buy A FILE FOR EVERY PURPOSE NICHOLSON FILE G PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND Twenty million people mutually own the biggest life insurance company in the world. It is The Metropolitan. One person in every six in the United States and Canada is a holder of a Metro- politan policy—one of the safest forms of investment known to man. WINTER COUGHS Io ) During the changing, trying days of Winter, with the frequent | Piret »v ‘exposures, is the time when throats become irritated, the body Weakened, chests tender, and troublesome coughs develop. ¢ safe way is to nourish your body with rich, strength-building WILLIAM PHILLIPS, Miss D. 1 food = ya that thousands br py fa F. of Seattle has notified The Star gpa that she would like to get in touct body. Do Pa wait until your car body a |e ‘William Phillips who was last ie eee rundown in neen aboard the U. 8. S. Aaron Buy a bottle Sco 'Reiilsioai csr peed Ward in Seattle harbor in 1921. She and forty the wh t's gives no address or name and it is system against weakness. assumed that he will recognize the Metropolitan policyholders live longer than other people because The Metropolitan takes care of its policyholders. At the same time The Metropolitan is eh & ooen. Monet D.. _ a) tattials Thrifty buyers throng to the “BARGAIN BASEMENT’— where bargain prices encourage thrift! OVERPLAID Polo Coats $1295 An extremely smart coat that combines style, quality and economy. Green or red overplaid. Rather dressy, you'll say, and such a bargain! SILK WOMEN’S Undergarments Sweaters SS colors—built-up or bodice. Some are ngee ‘ pe All wool, well knit and y ‘ a bit heaver than usual at Wall mi Crepe de Chine Chemises, | a money-saving price. Bloomers and Step-ins. Samitie silk sik $1 1 95 Crepe de eChine 8 Silk Che- mises, all colors, including pink, flesh, blue, orchid and honeydew, lace trimming $2.35 Heavier weight, $2.95. Spring Millinery Newest Styles Still You Save 54.89 | Beautiful and most pop- ular new materials—and wanted shapes. Silk Step-Ins—Radium Silk or sateen. Nicely trimmed, Why Metropolitan Policyholders Live Longer— Metropolitan has distributed 272,- 000,000 booklets and pamphlets deal- ing with health and longer life. Metropolitan nurs- es have made more than 16,000,000 free visits to its In- dustrial (Le.,weekly premium) Policy- holders. Metropolitan ex- tends free periodic medical examina- tions to holders of Ordinary (i. e., other than indus- trial) policies. Metropolitan, working with Na- tional, State and Local Health Agen- cles, is waging a war on Tuberculosis and other prevent- able diseases. Life expectancy among Metropoli- tan Industrial Poli- cyheiders has been extended 8% years since 1911, working in cooperation with private, public, civic, state and national organizations to improve the health and living conditions of every man, woman and child in this Country and Canada. Metropolitan Lite Insurance Company Incorporated by the State of New York. A Mutual Company. HALEY FISKE, President FREDERICK Hi. ECKER, Vice-President Business SRE December ah 1922 Assets . + $1,259,850,325.23 More than these of any ether Insurance Company in the World Increase in Assets during 1922 . . .. 144,267,300.69 More than that of any other Insurance Company in the World Liabilities 1,198,366,913.98 61,483,411.25 Income in 1922 340,668,301.30 More than that of any other Insurance Company in the World Gain in Income 1922 More than that of any other Insurance Company in the World Total Insurance placed and paid for in 1922 More than ever placed in one year hep any Company in the World Gain in Insurance in Force in 1922 More than that of any other Company in the World Number of Policies in Force December 31,1922 ... More than that of any other Company in the World Number of Policy Claims paid in 1922 ..... 365,276 Averaging one claim paid for beard 24 seconds of each business day of 8 ‘bucs Payments to Policyholders average. ed $803, 81 a minute of each business day of 8hours Dividends payable to policyholders in 1923 .. - 38,685,601.91 1,802,110,686.00 801,849,118.00 27,384,445 20,809,398.56 Insurance-Outstanding ORDINARY (Insurance for the larger amounts, prem- jums By le annually, semi-annually, quarterly or ianth Ritesh: $4,395,324,118 More ne m of any other Company in the World INDUSTRIAL (Premiums payable weekly) TOTAL INSURANCE OUTSTANDING More than that of any other Company in the World GROWTH IN TEN-YEAR PERIODS Income for the,Year Assets at End of Year 3,412,232,839 7,807,556,957 — Number of P ‘oliciesin | Outstanding Ins Surplus at End of Year | Force: at End of Year| ance at ind of Year $ 1,354,267.69]$ 2,002,464.13| $ 379,907.13 341,632 |$ 43,245,752 13,307,811.45 16,506,282.22] 3,674,516.49 2,719,860 310,767,876 ‘43,336,283.61 89,168,790.55 | 10,351,338,02 6,976,651 | 1,219,166,427 106,786,073.52 | 397,913,442.71 | 34,842,971.65 | 12,837,042 | 2,604,966,102 3:10,668,301.30 | 1,259,850,325.23 | 61,483,411.25 | 27,384,445 | 7,807,556,957 Metropolitan Policyholders Live Better — The Metropolitan Agent is a friend to the families he vis- its and helps them in case of sickness. 17,X0 Agents visit the homes of 17,- 000,000 Industrial Policyholders weekly—telling them of the value of sanitation, fresh air and sunshine. Among the useful booklets distribut- ed by the Agents are those telling how to buy food, how to care for food, how to cook food, how to provide whole some, nourishing food for the least money, A Company is Great only as it Serves,