LONDON, June 26.—Life insur
ance in wartime is a difficult prob
lem for the man who wants to be in
sured. Also for the insurance, com
pany.
Soldiers cannot get life insurance.
No company will take the risk. But
the life insurance companies of Eng
land are so game that the man car
rying life insurance at the time he.
went to the front is assured that his
widow and family will receive his
insurance money, no matter how he
may be killed.
All life insurance policies issue.d
in the i'nited Kingdom have always
borne a clause that the companies
would not pay for death caused by
war. Nobody expected war; there
fore nobody objecte.d to the clause.
But when war began and the men of
England marched off to the front
front their desks and their offices,
the directors of life insurance com
panies met and decided that in spite
of the war clause they would pay for
deaths in war on all outstanding pol
icies, but would issue no new poli
cies on the lives of men going to the
front.
The life insurance companies have,
paid out for the deaths of men killed
in battle a tremendous sum.
"Isn't it possible for a rich man.
going fo the front, to secure life in
surance, if he is willing to pay
enough for it?” an insurance man
was asked.
“No. We’ve had all kinds of fan
cy offers, but we cannot make rates
of any kind. The man who wished j
battlefield insurance would have to
pay us much' more money in premi
ums than we could pay his be,nefi
ciaries.
“An even bet we couldn’t afford
to take. He’d be betting us $100,
000, say, that he would be killed and
we would be betting the same
amount that he would not. All the
odds would be in his favor.”
"Are there any special classes of
soldiers whose lives are worth less
than others’?”
"Yes, flying men. We figure the
odds are four to one against them.”
"But if a flying man was carrying
life insurance before the war, w'ould
you pay for his death?”
“Yes, just as if he were an ordi
nary soldier. We’ve paid on the
death of more than one man who
was killed in the air.”
The insurance companies, early in
the war. made an attempt to prepare
a policy for soldiers and officers. At
first, the policy holder was asked to
pay a premium of $16 on every $ 1 (TO.
The rate then went up to $18 and
when the companies faced the choice
of making a twenty per cent rate or
stopping soldier insurance, they
chose the later course.
The insurance of civilians against
war risks, however, is being devel
oped by London insurance compa
nies, whose actuaries are working
out such questions as:
What are the odds that any cer
tain person will not be killed by
Zeppelin bombs?
What are, the odds that Germany
will not succeed in sending a great
flock of Zeppelins over London and
killing thousands?
One company, whose experts stud
ied the air question at great length,
now bets you $5,000 against $10
that you will not be killed by any
missile that falls from the sky,
whether if by an enemy bomb or a
piece of British bomb fired at enemy
bomb or a piece of British bomb fir
ed at enemy aircraft.
This same company is also willing
to bet 500 to 1 that you will not be
killed by an enemy invasion.
MINNESOTANS MAKK LIVING
HUNTING RATTLESNAKES
WINONA, Minn., June 26.—
Hunting rattlesnakes is becoming a
popular sport in and near Winona.
Several men are following the hunt
of the deadly serpent as a profession
and are making a living at it.
The snakes are numerous. A live
snake on the Winona market today
is quoted at 90 cents per pound.
The bounty for the hisser is 50
cents, and rattlesnake oil is used for
medicine. The average snake weighs
five pounds, making $5 the average
wage. Some catcheis get several
snakes a day.
Mr. Frederick Ward,
In Shakespeare's masterpiece, Rich
ard III., will he shown at the. Dream
Theatre, Inc. (temporary quarters,
Byrne building), tonight only.
On account of the length of
this 5,000-foot photo play, the sec
ond performance of this evening will
not commence until 9 p. m. It
JAMES J. HILL.
Noted Railroad Builder
Who First Saw Chances
In the Great Northwest.
Copyright by Pach Bros.
HOW THE UNITED STATES
TRAINS ARMY AVIATORS
One Aeroplane In Mexico Worth ae
Much as 1,000 Men.
As soon as the Villa raiders crossed
the border, raiding an American town
and taking the lives of American citi
zens. the Aero Club of America start
ed to mobilize civilian nvlators and put
them through a special course of train
ing on high powered military aero
planes.
It Is estimated that every aeroplane
Is worth a thousand soldiers In such a
campaign as the Americans have un
dertaken iu Mexico, the aviator being
the only soldier who does not face
death in crossing the border.
Prompt response was obtained from
the call for volunteers to form a re
serve of aviators to be given special
training and kept available for orders
from the war department
Ten licensed nvlators, sportsmen and
professionals are taking special courses
at different aviation schools on high
powered aeroplanes capable of quick
climbing, such as are absolutely neces
sary for effective work at the Mexican
border. Other militia officers of dif
ferent states and students are being
mobilized, Borne of them being already
under training.
The organization of the aviation de
tachment of the First battalion signal
corps, Xew York national guard, was
made possible through $12,000 contrib
uted through the national aeroplane
fund of the Aero club. It was organ
ized In October, and, In spite of bad
weather, training was carried on
throughout the winter, more than 300
flights having been made by members
of the detachment. An effort Is being
made to raise funds for the purchase
of two high powered military biplanes
for the detachment.
A score of civilians having various
qualifications who wish to learn to fly
and place themselves at the disposal
of the war department are to be sent
to aviation schools as soon as adequate
arrangements can be made to train
them.
POSTCARD HISTORY OF WAR
Six Laconic Messages Tell of Soldier’s
Activities.
The War Gazette of the Fourth Ger
man army publishes six laconic postal
cards of a Bavarian soldier by the
name of Matthias Nledermaler. which
form an odd and somewhat humorous
war chronicle. The brave Bavarian
left his home two days after the decla
ration of war and has been fighting on
different fronts ever since. The six
cards, which are the only news his rel
atives have received from him since he
went to war. contain the following
messages:
"Belgium, Aug. 15, 1914.—I am well,
but It Is rather hot around here."
“Argonne Forest France, Nov. 19,
1914. —Am still well; It is awfully wet
In our trenches."
“At the front in Galicia, March 21,
1915. —I am all right, but my uniform
is full of bugs."
"At the front near Riga, September,
1915.—Don't worry about me. 1 am
well. The Russians have only shot off
one of my ears."
“Nish, Dec. 25, 1915.—1 am getting
along nicely. The Servians are fin
ished."
"Constantinople, Feb. 22, 1916.—
Have arrived In the Turkish capital.
We now go to Mesopotamia and Ar
menia.”
FLIES ARE MOVIE TICKETS.
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On* Hundred Dead Ones Admit Arkan- i
■as Boys to Theater.
The boys of Bentonville, Ark., don’t :
need money to see the movies there j
Friday nights. The admission fee is
100 dead flies or 10 cents cash.
A local movie magnate has posted j
e sign reading “Admission, 100 Dead i
Files," and it is making a hit Every
Friday night 100 dead ones admit you
to this theater. And then you can
win five extra tickets for bringing In
the largest number. Indications are
that files will soon be an unknown i
quantity In Bentonville.
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TIN ILLS
LARGEST PLANT
McKeesport, Pa., June 26.— j
Already possessing the largest tube ,
works in the world, McKeesport's
prestige as a big mill center will be
materially increased within a few
days when more tin plate mills that
have been under construction for
months, are completed, giving Mc
Keesport by far the largest tin plate
works in the world.
The combined plants will then
consist of 44 mills. The next larg- I
est tin plate works consists of 32
mills. It is also located in western j
Pennsylvania
The cost of the new' mills and a
power plant will be $2,200,000,
making the cost of the whole plant
about $5,000,000. The plants now
employ 1,600 men and women, i
When the new mills are all in oper
ation the working force will be
about 3,000.
The capacity of the works will be
4,000,000 boxes of tin a year, which
is over half of the tin plate produc
tion of the country, and valued at
$18,000,000 to $20,000,000. The
payroll will be $3,000,000 a year.
Tin plate business is new-. The lo
cal mill and other plants are work
ing at capacity, but cannot supply
the demand. Big concerns are more
anxious about shipments and deliv
ery than they are about prices.
From a small plant of ten mills
placed in operation in 1905, the
plant of the McKeesport company
has in less than a dozen years grown
to be the greatest works of the kind
in the world. McKeesporters take
partcular pleasure in the thought
that the men who established it are
McKeesporters and are still at the
head of it.
Improvements for the welfare of
men and women employed in some
departments of the works have al
ready been made.
Some time after the new mills
have been working smoothly and
everything is in ship-shape, a day
for inspection is to be set, when
men prominent in the manufactur
ing world are to be entertained for
a day.
ADOPTS TOM JOHNSON
AND NEWTON D. RAKER
CLEVELAND, June 26.—After
years of search and patient waiting.
Mrs. M. J. Prendergast, 47, herself a
twin, and mother of six children, has
adopted her heart’s desire, twin baby
boys. The babies were orphaned by
the death of their mother, a West
Virginia cousin of Mrs. Prendergast.
Years ago Mrs. Prendergast began
her search. There were three pairs
of twins in her father’s family; her
grandmother had twins, and there
were several other pairs on other
branches of Mrs. Prendergast’s fam
ily tree.
The plump youngster has been
christened Tom L. Johnson Prender
gast and the smaller one. Newton D.
Baker Prendergast, after Cleveland’s
most celebrated sons.
KATALLA Oil, TO BE
DEVELOPED AT ONCE
Falcon Joslin, president of the Ta
nana Valley railroad, who recently
bought the property of the Alaska
Oil and Refining company at Katalla,
is prepared to begin immediate work
on the wells and refining plants in
order to increase the output, which
is far below the local demands. In
his opinion, Joslin easily can double
the present production of the wells.
Commissioner Gray is optimistic
over the outlook of conditions in
Katalla, expressing faith in the abil
ity of the men back of the railroad
now building to the coal fields from
that point to put it through if they
want to.
Kept clean, fresh and well venti
lated, and the proper place to take
your friends to play a game of
pocket billiards or straight billiards,
bowl a game or buy a cold drink or
smoke a good cigar. We have it
all and courtesy is our motto. Rob
arts’ Billiard and Bowling Parlors.,
ALASKA.
The land of opportunity. Gov
ernment building $35,000,000 rail
road; placer and gold quartz, copper
and other minerals abound. Rich in
agricultural resources. Anchorage
Daily Times, Anchorage, Alaska, $1
per month, keeps you posted. Week
ly Times, $3 per year; $1.50 for six
months; in advance.
POISONED
By mosquitoes? We make the
screens to keep them out. Balch and
McDonald, 4th bet. D and E Sts.
6-23tf.
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Opp. Postoffice
Have just opened up
100 dozen Men’s, Women’s
and Children’s
STRAW HATS
These are the finest selections of Straw Hats that
left the States.
Ladies, you better hurry and
make your selections
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Men's and Women's
Garden Sun Hats 25c
Watch our for the
Great
Slaughtering Sale
-OF
Men’s and Boys’ Clothing
The BON MARCHE
Opp. Postoffice