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WEDNESDAY, NOV. !3„ 1012.
WILL AIRSHIPS PROMOTE
WAR?
Those peace advocates who
hold I hal I lie use of airships in
war should he forbidden forbid
oite of l .he Iru I lis of history. As
implements of warfare heroine
more deadly an<| effective. war
has heeome less frniuent and in
ternational disputes have more
often heen settled peaceably. The
most civilized nations now have
Hie most modern and most ef^
feelive implements «»f warfare
•i.» . tii»v least often liyht; the
least civilized nations are most
backward in warlike met hods and
they most often li^ht. The semi
harharism of C.entrai. America.
Hayli, Santo Doniinpo and the
tropical republics coincides with
less efficient and more poorly
iMjujppcd armies, and in those
countries war is most frequent.
Tin* addition <>1 airships I<> flit* j
equipment of arinies will increase
the reluctance of the most civ
ilized nalioiis I•» use their a;rin- I
ies. This reluctance is due part
ly lo I In* development of civiliz-'
ation, which has produced a
licencr realization ol the horrors
of war and the blessings of peace.
JJut a greater restraining in 11 n—
ence is the arduous labor and
great cost of putting in opera
tion such complicated machines
as modern armies. The task is [
«o great as to compel delibera
tion, which often leads to nego
tiation and a decision not in
fight after all.
The cost of war exercises as I
great a restraining influence mi:
the warlike impulse as auyolh-'
er cause. So far as airships in- !
crease I his cost, il will deter j
nations from li^hlin^. The limui- I
chip of a war has become a far
more serious matter lliau when |
a feudal lord simply had to I
summon his kniphls. men-at
arms and arehers I• • his stand- j
a I'd and lliey needed hul lo bur
nish up llieir arms. Hefore aj
war can he iimlerlaken. a 11 a - !
lion must borrow hundreds of j
millions of dollars.
The hankers regard such loans j
from a purely business stand- |
point. They recall that a nation |
al war impairs the value of se_ !
curity tm wliieli if borrows. Kven
if victorious, il can only recoup !
ils expenses by exacting an in
demnity from the defeated na
tion. the \alue of whose secur
ity is pritporlionalely impaired.
While war is in progress bus
iness in both nations is large
ly paraly/ed and the bankers tind
opporl unit e"s for investment sus
pended. Then, too, bankers have
in\eslmeuls in e\ery illry. and
by iiiaKinu a war loan to a ua
I i• • n lliey help il in depreeiate
(heir mwii i 11 \ est loeiil s in 111 e
country on which il makes war.
(1st | * i I tl I llils O'MsimI In Il il \ i1 liil
liMimlily. Ii has licciiiiH' r<»iiin
I>i>Iit;a11 II h|i|iiim's will* ln'i'iiuse
war ih'sli'iiv.s properly an<l in
jures htlMllfSS. A I'lTl'lll eXillll
| • I •• IS Ihe .MiiI'im'I','111 C Itllir* I i'».
Il\ w illiilniwinn loans Ili«>y ha<l
imwle in t ierman>, Kreneh hanks
ki i c mharrasseil i ifniian imlns
l rv l hid 11m• > f11rci'il I In* kaiser In
• haw in his ||mihs hikI IIiiih ahl
cil materially in ln-inu i n^t a I m >u I
ii peaceful se| I leiuenl.
My aihlinu 1m I lie horrors and
increasing I In* risks of war. I he
use »»f airship* will heroine tin
inri'iili\e lo peace.
THE ANTIQUITY OF MAN.
Al oil'1 of Ihe meetings of I lie
Ih'ilish Assoriallon fop Ihf .\<l—
\aneenicnl of Science in iMimlce
I In* oilier day I In* anlnpiily of
man was ilisrusseil hy I'rof. A.
Keji h. This may seem like I hp
•Iryesf "f Ihemes, hnl il. is <|ni(e
fill' I'l'VlTfC.
We liscil lo he lailKhl I hill | lift
creation of man ocmirrril six
, thousand years before the Chris
bia'n era, but, Prof. Keith toh
his audience, it may be taken at
the orthodox opinion that th<
dawn of the very earliest forn
of humanity lie*, fbur Chundre<
thousand years behind us. /
tremendous change is invoflvec
in. the use of the word orthodox
The account in the London
Times says:
"Taking the view of M. Hutol
as representative of modern he
terodoxy, he (Prof. Keith) point
ed out that if liis claim to have
traved man, by means of his eo
lithic culture, through the long
period, were admitted, on the es
timates of Prof. Sollas, which
were disputed by M. Rutot, the
antiquity of man must be placed
at. over three million years. The
usually accepted opinion was that
man made his appearance in a
definitely human form about (In
commencement of the Pleislocene
period, but there were those who
referred his evolution to a much
earlier period »if ^coln^ieal his
tory."
I'm!'. Keith wi.miL on I•» say
(hal, in liis view, not less than
four hundred thousand years was
necessary in produce I In* African
and IIk.» Kuropean from the or
iginal common slock. Mi' added
thai "in I lie distant past there
was mil one kind, hnl a number
of very dilTcrcnl kinds of men
in existence, all of wliicli had
become cxliliet except that
branch which had given origin
to modern man.'
Taking all I!i•» features • • f the
proldeni into consider,ft inn, Tie
thinks that man is at least a
million and a half years old. Mow
slight the span of our individual
life seems when contrasted wit
lhi-» enormous passage r.f lime!
The way it looks now I tie Bal
kan,* are likely lo have Turkey
for Thanksgiving.
Australia is going to give liuan
cial aid to an out til that proposes
lo light I lie Internal ional Steel
trust. This is conclusive I hat
there is no Picrponl Morgan in
Australia.
SECOND SNEAD
TRIAL BEGINS
Kort Worth, Tex., Nov. i;t._
Tlie second trial «»f Hanker Snead
for murder hegan today.
Don't Miss It.
For a pleasant evening don't
fail to go lo the Orphcum to
night. All tine piielurcs and to
run we need patronage. C.hauge
tomorrow eve. •
: TEACHING BOYS
i ID FLY HIGH
I , , .
Pasadena, Cal., Nov. 12.—A
course in avialion will be added
to the curriculum of the Pasa
dena high school, according to
statements made today by mem
bers of the board of education.
Athletic Instructor H. Clayton
Diggins, who owns a biplane, will
be the instructor, and the course
will have I«> do solely with the
science, not the practice of aero
nautics.
CHOLERA INCREA8E8
IN CONSTANTINOPLE
Constantinople, Nov. 13.—
Cholera is spreading in Ibis city
and the progress of the contagion
causes great alarm.
Weather Report
November I!'. 1It 12.
Barometric pressure 29.10(1
Temperature at 7 p. m 20
Maximum temperature ....32
Minimum temperature ....20
Mean temperature 20
Partly cloudy, liMhl breeze N. K.
Room and board at the Grand
Hotel $1.50 per day. Home cook
ed meals and good beds. Mrs. H.
Sharts.
Sohodule for Launch Donaldson.
Fori Liscum Alaska, Aug. 2,
1012.—Office of the Quartermas-1
ter: !
Thy following schedule for the!
launch Lieut. G. V. Donaldson will'
take effect Monday, Aug. 5, 1912.
All orders in conflict herewith are
revoked:
Leave Leave
j Days— Ft. Liscum Valdez
!Mondays ...8:15a.m. 10:45am.
1:15 p. m. 4 :00 p. m.
Tuesdays ..8:15a.m. 10:45a.m.
2:00 p. m. 2:30 p. m. 1
5:00 p. m. 5:30 p. m.
\Vednesdays8:15 a. m. 10:45 a.m. (
1:15 p. m.** 4:00 p. m.
jThursday ..8:15a.m. 10:45a.m.
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
Fridays ...8:15a.m. 10:45a.m.
1:15 p. m. 4 :00 p. m.
Saturdays .2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7 :00 p. m. 10:30 p. m.
Sundays, such trips as may be or
dered.
There will he no trips for the
launch on the second and fourth
Fridays each month, these days "
j being used to clean boilers,
j Special trips or cancelling of
| above will be made without nor
i lice, only to mcel the emergen-!
jcies of the service.
! Hy order of Lieut.-Col. O'Neil.
L. A. KUNZIG,
I I si Lieut. 301 h Infantry, Qunr
; master.
Now is
The Time
To advertise. If business is quiet
invigorate it by bringing your
wares before the buyer. No mer
chant ever succeeded by cutting
down his advertising just because
money tightened up a little. On
tho other hand the merchant who
gets the money is the one who
creates a demand for his wares
through the advertising columns
of the newspaper.
If you have something for sale
write up an advertisement telling
Its merits. We will bring It be
fore the people and are confident
It will brlnjb'.Try.lt.
Prospector
Arriving on Every Boat
Large Lines of
Holiday Goods
Watch For Our Announcement
Dopper River
Draying Co.
Freighting and passengers to all parts
of the Interior. (jeneral Trucking
id. Wood,
Proprietor
McKinlcy St. VaUler1
|1«up Hom
£l/fiOP£JAL
SEATTLE
Chas. Perry, mop.
THE BEST Or EVERYTHING
IN THE HEART OrTHECiTY
135RooMsWini^T«-505AHPif Rooms
GOOD REASONS
The mosc progressive
store keepers a II over the
country use electricity for
lighting. Why is it?
Because
It makes a lighter store.
It is cleanly.
It gives less trouble.
It does not pollutotheafr.
It lends Itsolf readily to
any special decorative
effect.
It shows up colors to
good advantage.
Phone for our expert to
talk it over with you.
ALASKA WATER, LI6HT & TEL CO,
Steam Heat Electric Liffite
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Room* All Modern Conveniences
Good j||r niirrrT G ° °d
Goods I lit DUrrtl Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
AL.L KINDS OP
Native and ¥ ¥ TliflOI7ID and Building
Puget Sound Li v/ IVIOLjIV Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone Orders Solicited Free Delivery
Ingram & Bush Dealers
Just Arrived Direct from the
Factories a Large Shipment of
INTEGRIDAD, Rex, Regal* EL SIDELO, Senator*, Millionaire*
SMOKECRAFT, Reina Victoria, Delmontco BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENTA, Medio. Fuy Value, Madrid
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
Special Price To The Trade
We do a
general
Banking
Business
S-BLUM & ©•
— INCORPORATED —
BAN K E R S
CAPITAL $ 200.000.°.°
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on Time Certificates of Deposit.