The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-10-09

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brighter than most days. The brilliant
system Of lighting will extend to the
streets. There Is no longer any need
st fussing with mirrors to make our
neighbors in Mars see light patch on
the earth. If they do not see Manhat-
tan Island during the Hudson-Fulton
celebration there Is no need for the
astronomers to try anything else in
the illumination line.
One rather amusing episode is grow
ing out Of the rivalry Of England and
Germany In their naval representation
at the celebration. 1t seems we are to
have an echo of the war scare across
the water right here in New York.
First the kaiser sent his highest admi-
cal to command the four war vessels
that are to come from Germany, and
1t was confidently expected that he
would be the ranking naval visitor.
No sooner had the English heard OF
this than they sent their chief admiral
also, and It Is now said that he will
outrank the German. Anyway, he will
be saluted by nineteen guns, the high
est number next to royalty. All Of this
must be pleasant news to the kaiser,
and his next move is awaited with In
terest. Whatever the outcome of the
British-G German enlargement may be
across the water, it seems that we are
to have war between the two nations
for naval honors on this side
Hndson's feat recalls the latest little
lol, II Discovering and the row 1t has
raised The north pole has been found
by New Yorker just as the chief
prize at the Rheims aviatioa' contest
was taken by another New Yorker.
| Considering the large number of ambi-
hons gentlemen who have been look
| ing for that same pole. il Is not to be
wondered ut that there Is some growl-
| Ing. wonder If these explorers ex-
Epected Or. Cook to bring back the pole
with bin as evidence or to pick off a
large chunk Of ice from the exact spot
10 carry home and label as Exhibit
A." Outside Of the explorers, however,
the rest OF us who have no profess
Sional jealousy In the matter and who
G. net care hang who finds the pole
so long as 1t is found are quite willing
! to say that Cook Is the man and to yell
1 our heads of in his honor. So far as
we are concerned, it is closed incl
| dent. The north pole has been cap
cared out OF the unknown, and, wheth
er done by Cook or Peary. the man
\ who did it lives In the city Of New
4 York. ". s. A. That little point being
settled we will now turn our attention
to learning how to fly without bruis
ing our wings on the atmosphere OF
breaking our necks In collision with
she hard. unsympnthetic earth.
/ 1t appears that in the matter Of bet
ting on the horses Governor Hughes is
still on the job. Having seen the race
track bill through, he now proposes tc
see that 1t is obeyed. Hearing that
there was little booking being done
On the side down at Sheepshead Bay
lie governor wired to the proper au
ihorities to look into the matter Il
does seem that there ought not to be
so much trouble in stopping race track
gambling. MS there are easier and less
I painful ways to get rid Of ones none!
for example, throwing 1t in the rivel
or tearing 1t into small bits and feed
Ing It to the birds--but some peopl,
will never be satisfied unless they car
rive II to the bookmakers.
The steamship captains and thei
passengers are still making faces a
Collector Loeb The ways Of the re
former were ever hard People ar,
bound to make goat Of Loeb. 1t hal
become habit. Whatever may hay,
been done with the tariff, the irat
tourists returning from Europe wan
to revise Loeb downward. upward an,
sideways. Even the stevedores ar
joining the TRADE. Bob Jennings, tn
Oldest Of them, who had been on
vacation somewhere and had returne,
to his pier with q small hand bag cor
tanning a change Of shirts. was held u
and made to show the contents at tn
gate.
And what do you think Of that?
said he. Here I have been on tn
beach for over half q century and hav
known every customs official frou
Schell, Chef Arthur and the rest. an
. here is one Of Loeb's little fellow
holding me up at the gate Of my ow
. pier. Would you believe itT'
Earlier In the season New York wa
interested In baseball. The interei
still persists In 4 fashion. for once
fan always a fan. but the verve an
snap have gone out Of our enjoymcl
Of the game. 1t disappeared at abo,
the time that our hopes for the pei