The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-07-17

inquired conSp1cuOuSly In past political
fights. One Of them is said to have
had more to do than any other one in
dividual In electing Low. The new or
ganization Is known as the Jefferson
Hall society, and it has taken perma-
ncnt rooms in the Hoffman House. the
Democratic headquarters of the good
old times.
The committee of one hundred has
been named and is preparing to make
an active fight. 1t is understood on
the inside that the jefferson Hall so
ciety will work with this committee,
several gentlemen being members Of
both bodies. 1t is also whispered on
the quiet that the committee of one
hundred will inherit the strength Of
the old Citizens Union; also of the In
dependence league. IL so, 1t has q
formidable combination behind 1t al
command Of the entire anti-Tammany
field.
The offer of the Bradley-Gaffney
Steers company to build in the neigh
borhood Of a hundred million dollars
worth Of new subways, running
through Manhattan. Brooklyn and the
Bronx. gives assurance that the trac-
ton trust Is no longer to dominate this
field. The proposition Of the new con-
narn hoS Uivon ronaroI confederation
throughout the city. The only regret
table feature is that the plan is to build
these subways with private capital
rather than by the city, but as the new
law provides that the city may buy
back at the end Of a brief term of
years at price covering the actual
outlay, plus interest, even this defect
is not fatal. The city must have more
transit facilities and must have them
Immediately, whether built by private
or public money. 1t is this pressing
need, coupled with the unpopularity
Of the Ryan-Belmont traction trust,
which has caused the Bradley -Gaffney-
Steers offer to be received with such
approval @ss',e c-sas sgss..w~
t~Nsi ~
New York's very low death rate Is
ascribed generally to the pure milk
crusade. Nathan Straus and his pas
teurized milk depots should have much
Of the credit That pure milk saves
the lives Of thousands of infants an
nually is now beyond the domain of
dispute. New York's own experience
proves 1t without question.
We have had number Of trials In
this vicinity of late that have not been
the occasion of great pride, notably the
Thaw and Hams cases. Perhaps the
Gould divorce affair is the worst of the
list. II this malodorous, coarse, cheap
and brutal exhibit typifies the usual
life Of the Four Hundred, Henry Wat
terson's eloquent characterization of
this bunch Of unclean birds, with it's
terse and profane ending of Scat, you
devils!" seems to have been entirely
justified.
New York has seen many gigantic
ocean liners In the last few years, any
one of which surpasses the old Toto
of ''NIr. Ghim's Dream" ! remember
reading that book when boy, and its
prediction Of such an elephantine
steamship seemed then so extravagant
that the tale should have been called
"NIr. Ghim's Pipe Dream" Only
few years have passed and already the
fact has that particular piece Of &c
ton beaten forty ways. A year or
two ago 1t was the Lusitania and Mau-
retania, each In its turn the biggest
and fastest Of ocean vessels, and now
It is the George Washington Of the
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