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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1914.
POiSONOUS BOMBS.
There has been discussion about an
alleged new war machine which the
French have in the shape of a gun
which discharges shells loaded with
a gas called "lurpinite.” These
.shells, on exploding, till the air with a
deadly vapor which Kills instantly all
who inhale ii. It is stated that it is
proposed to use these guns during the
present war.
The stori has been told several
limes hut has not yet received very
much credence. The news agency
which sent it out diil not vouch for
the correctness of it, but passed it
on as one of the stories current in
Furope. It is quite unlikely that such
shells have been used in the present
war, and it is altogether probable that
none will he.
For the matter ol that, d is not nec
essary to think up any suggestion of
some wonderful invention of a new
and deadly gas. There is already one
which would answer any possible pur
pose of the alleged “turpinite.” In
hydrocyanic acid there is the deadli
est gas of which the mind can well
conceive. Inhalation of a small por
tion of this gas brings instant death.
In use as a disinfectant, it kills every
form of animal life. It. will kill the
embryo in tile eggs. It has been stat
ed that, in the process of disinfecting
a building with this gas, birds which
have perched on tin roof have fallen
off dead.
Moreover, il lends itself easily to
use in the form suggested for the
“lurpinite." The shell could be fill
ed with a portion of cyanide of po
tassium anil the aciil could be in a
separate glass receptacle. When the
glass was broken and the acid and
the cyanide came in contact the gas
would evolve and get in its deadly
work instantly.
Possibly the use of such a gas
would rank in "civ ilized” warfare with
poisoning wells and distributing chol
era germs. At till events it 1ms not
been used, although its properties a”3
known to everyone having a knowl
edge of chemist ry. Ex.
COUNTING THE C08T.
It has been remarked that war Is
wot paid for in war time—the bill
comes later. Early estimates of what
the present trouble will cost have nbt
•been abandoned as excessive, enor
mous though they were. French ex
penditures figured in them at not less
than $20,000,000 a day, and assuming
•that to be an approximately accurate
calculation, it is easy to imagine that
the daily total will fall not far short
of $50,000,000. Appropriations made
at the beginning of the war were:
France, $1,000,000,000; Germany, $1,
250,000; Great Britain $600,000,000.
Add to these stupendous grants the
other war credits, and the aggregate
will not be less than $4,000,000,000.
This at the outset. In a contribu
tion to The Times, Charles A. Conant
says that should the war last a year,
it will impose a charge upon the lead
ing nations Involved of about $18,
000,000,000. As Prussia alone already
lias a debt of $2,350,000,000, and as
all the other combatants are carrying
burdens beneath which they are stag
gering, the bill to be presented lat
er will not be paid In a hurry. At
the rate of $20,000,000 a day, it will
not take long to exhaust the French
appropriation—it Is going fast. "And
this,” adds Mr. Conant, "is only one
of the many forms in which the finan
cial burden will fall upon the masses,
in all the countries at war and in the
form of Increased debt interest
charges upon their children and chil
dren’s children yet unborn.” It is a
pleasing prospett.—Brooklyn Eagle.
The Alaska coal land leasing bill
is the most important Alaska meas
ure that has com© before congress
in a decade, yet our sleek fat dele
gate with his big salary, is in Alaska
electioneering in an effort to keep at
the government feed crib. Birch, you
should make your man Friday do bet
ter than that or else the people will
get wise and send a man to Wash
ington who will remain on the Job.
Jim Wickersham said at his meet
ing the other night, “Look around you
at the men who are supporting Bun
nell.” Yes, Jim, look at them and
then at the bunch you are training
with: J. P. Simons, T. E. Wikldel,
Otto Kanitz, the ex-king of the red
light district, John Frame, Joe Dierin
ger. Tlie present king of the red light
district is with you also. Fine bunch,
Jim. The Bunnell men feel proud of
their opposition.
Wick, you are a selfish brute. The
men running for the legislature have
been working for several months for
you and all of them expected that
you would support them in your ad
dress at Eagle hall and give them a
little boost, but what did you do?
Never mentioned them. Selfish man;
but you were ever so.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
Liberia Guard* Wirele**.
LONDON, Oct. 14.—Liberia has
arranged for a satisfactory regula
tion of the French and German wire
less and cable stations at Monrovia
after many conferences with repre
sentatives of France, Germany and
Great Britain in London and at Wash
ington. Following the action of the
United States, the Liberian govern
ment has agreed to extend equal
rights to the belligerents in the use
of the wireless and cable, maintain
ing Liberian neutrality.
The Croaker.
Our old friend Jim Haskins sends
us the following beautiful prose poem:
“A croaker sat on the grumbler’s
bench and croaked that the town was
dead, and ne’er did <frke he lift his
head to push Ills town ahead. He
cursed and swore with all hiH might
—such a town he ne’er did see—the
times were dull, the stores were bum,
•as bum as bum could be. And so he
Bat from early morn, each bright and
happy day, and croaked and croaked
with all his might till the summer
passed away. And then one night
while the wind blew cold, when the
winter time had come, he croaked his
last and closed Ills eyes upon his
earthly home. But when he reached
the other shore, the city bright and
fair, It was no good, 'twas dull and
dead, he ne’er could enter there!
And since there was no other place,
to the croaker’s fate he went, un
mourned by men, unsung—none cared
a bloomin’ cent."
TO MARRY COUPLES FREE.
Ona of tha New Social Plana of Trin
ity Church In Chicago.
Chicago. — Marriage ceremonies for
which no ,fee will be accepted Is one of
the innovations which will be inaugu
rated at Trinity Episcopal church In
case a fund of $10,000 a year can be
raised to make possible tbe extension
of the church’s activities.
"We wish to make historic Trinity
something like the IJttle Church
Around the Corner in New York,” de
clared Andrew It. Sheriff, chairman of
the campaign committee. “It is pro
posed to have a clergyman in attend
ance at all hours of the day and night
to offer spiritual consolation, perform
baptisms and marriage ceremonies and
attend to the physical needs of the
poor. An ufter midnight service on
Sunday mornings for actors, newspa
per people and those detained down
town late is also probable, while tbe
social center work of the church will
be greatly extended.”
At one time Trinity church had eight
een multimillionaires as members of its
congregation. Muny of the wealthy
members have moved away, making
the task of maintaining the church a
serious problem.
“SABLES” OF RABBIT SKINS.
Amarioa 8anda Many Pelte to Paria
Evary Year.
Spokane, Wash.—Locul postofflce em
ployoes who loaded and unlonded four
wagon loads of rabbit pelts consigned
to Paris believe they have discovered
the source of some of the “sable” furs
of the world's fashion center.
Homer Elwell, superintendent of the j
railway malls, was astonished not long
ago when the postmaster at Chewelnh
wired him that sixty big mail pouches
would be required to ship a consign
ment of rabbit skins to Paris. Whllo
Mr. Elwell considered the request a
Joke, he Anally sent the pouches.
Railway mail clerks declared that
they had been receiving small ship
ments of the pelts for several weeks.
The latest shipment Is said to have
been made by a Mr. Oppenhelmer, a
buyer. The parcel post rules provide
dried pelts may be sent through the
malls.
GENERAL SELECTS HIS COFFIN
John P. Taylor, In Good Health, Makes
Funeral Plana.
Philadelphia.—General John P. Tay
lor, a civil war veteran and member of
the Gettysburg battlefield commission,
although apparently In good health, Is
making advanced preparations for his
funeral.. He has placed an order for a
solid bronze coffin to be cast from old
cannon, and a vault has been sunk In
the private Taylor burying grounds on
his estate, near Reedsvllle, Pa. The
general plans to have this covered by a
big granite block to be surmounted by
a bronze statue of himself.
The firm which obtained the contract
for the coffin has been Instructed to
ship It to a Lewlstown undertaker to
be held until needed for the execution
of the contract he holds for the burial
of the veteran.
General Tnylor despite his elghty-slx
years Is still robust and enjoys a horse
back ride almost dally. He Is a mem
ber of the National Monument club
and a former commander of the Legion
of Honor.
Sensitive.
Higgins—Twlgglns is always brag- |
ging about his dea at home.
Wiggins—And yet be got mad when j
I spoke of it as a kennel.—Boston
Globe.
"Don Caesar De Bazan" in two reels
at the Orpheum tonight and good or
chestra music.
FOR SALE—One new, ready to ran
3% horse power Fulton engine. Com
plete equipment. No wires; no
batteries. Enquire at this office..
President Woodrow Wilson
ALASKA as a storehouse, should be
unlocked. One key to it is a sys
tem of railways. These the govern
ment should itself build and adminis
ter, and the ports and terminals it
should itself control in the interest of
all who wish to use them for the ser
vice and development of the country
and its people.
PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON
C. E. Bunnell
THE policy of President Wilson’s
■ administration toward Alaska has
been one of magnificent constructive
development.
Support the Administration by voting
for ,
G. E. BUNNELL
FOR
Delegate to Congress
From Alaska
The Buying Pnwer of $25 at Our Store
It is part of our business to know the values
our competitors offer, audit is only after a care
ful investigation that we say that our
Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothes
at $25.00
offer greater values than any others in Valdes.
At this price we offer suits made from fabrics
produced by the best English, Scotch and
American mills.
We also have the famous
Styleplus Suit at $17
Every suit guaranteed. Your money back if
suits don’t give satisfaction.
It you want a cheaper suit we have them
from $10 up.
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JOHN LYONS
Independent candidate
for Representative in
Alaska Legislature.
Resided in Alaska since
1897. Resided in Valdez
since 1901. Believes in
opening up Alaska for
Ais generation, and that -
such a course is best for
:dll future generations.
THOS. C. PRICE
of Cordova.
"Democratic candidate for Senator.
Believes in government con
trol and immediate development
of the resources of Alaska.
If elected will work in harmony
with the National Democratic Ad
ministration in its attempt to open
up Alaska. A vote for him 1* a
vote In support of President Wil
son.
Tor Representative
Thomas H. Holland
of -Chltina.
Democratic Candidate.
Has lived In Alaska since 1902.
Knows Alaska, knows the needs
of Alaska and If elected will work
for Alaska.
A vote for him U .. a vote In sup
port of Woodrow Wilson In his
attempt to develop Alaska.
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Four Piece Orchestra Every Evening.
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