The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-08-10
NEWS NOTES OF
NATIONS CAPITAL
Especial to the Silver State.)

! the mosi slgnlncant Things about the !
great celebration and carnival held in /
San Diego on the occasion of the |
ground breaking ceremonies for the |
Panama California exposition in 1915, /
was the presence of the principal Off |
cials of the Panama Pacific Exposition |
company from San Francisco. AS the |
whole world now knows, both of these
cities are to hold expostions in 1915,
to celebrate the same event, but they !
are not rivals; they are friends and
allies.
Chas. c. Moore, one of the most |
valuable citizens San Francisco ever
had, president and director general of
its great exposition, said:
81 am immensely pleased at the pro-
gress being made by the people of San
Diego. Their enthusiasm and determi |
nation to make their exposition a cred
it to the state is laudible one, and
deserves our commendation.
1.-THE exposition at San Diego will
not only be Of great advantage to San
Francisco and Los Angeles, but to ev
cry city in California;
Reuben b. Hale, vice-president of
the San Francisco exposition, and said
to be the originator of the idea to hold
it said:
"The San Francisco delegation was
very much impressed with the cele
bration at San Diego. They recognize
that an exposition at the southernmost
part Of California working in har-
mony and conjunction with the Pana
ma Pacific International exposition in
San Francisco, will undoubtedly keep
all visitors in California for much
- %har a4b ha
possible
Pleases Curtiss.
Glenn Curtiss, the eminent aero
pianist and inventor, when in Wash
Iington last week. expressed satisfac-
tion over Col. D. C. Golfers announce
ment of a $4,000 prize for a flight
from Panama to San Diego, to take
message announcing the opening of
the canal, which probably will be in
1913. He declares the feat to be per
fectly feasible.
/ His Best Gift.
The little boy who pressed big
California orange on Judge DeLacy of
the Washington Juvenile court may
have heard of DIR. Harvey w. Wiley's
famous advice to "eat oranges" At
any rate, he was offering what he con-
sidered the most desirable thing in
the world. and as he had been picked
Iup in the streets by the police, almost
starved, after wandering for a week,
he unquestionably had a keen appre
citation for his only possession, which
some kind hearted police matron prob
ably gave him, but when the Judge
committed him to the board of Child
rem Is guardians two for years little
Samuel Sabato reached up and hand
ed the judge his orange.
81 don t want to take it, said the
Court smiling, but little Samuel placed
lit on the judges desk and fled. Later,
Judge DeLacy sought the lad and
thanked him for his gift. The orange
rested all day on the judge desk.
More Ginger Needed.
Washington has a city fire depart
ment, and in the natural course of
things it ought to be one of the finest
in the country. Whether it is or not
may be judged from the fact that
when fire broke out a couple of
weeks ago in the business district
near several engine houses, the first
engine was ten minutes getting to the
blaze, and after it got there the fire.
men, having no ladders to get a line
hose to the top floor, where the flames
were eating through the roof, ran
around in circles like the inhabitants
of disturbed ant hill. They didn Y
seem to know whether they were at a
prize fight or pink tea. Loss, $40,
600, fully insured.
Ten-Tale Finger Prints.
Venerable old China has given the
new world a system of criminal identi
fication which many persons believe
to be the best in existence, through
the comparison of fnger-tip impress
sions with the marks on the fingers of
suspected persons. The United States
government has adopted this system,
as is shown by the call for an exani
nation on August 23. to secure eligi-
bles from which to make certifcation
to fill vacancy in the position of
clerk, qualified as a fnger-print ex-
pert under the Henry system, at
81 200 per annum, in the assistant
adiutant and inspector Office, United
States marine corps, Washington, and
vacancies requiring similar qualifica-
tions as they may occur. Men only
will be admitted to this examination.
, The examination will include spelling,
, arithmetic, penmanship, report writ
! ing, copying and correcting manu-
SCRIPT, geography anu civil government
| of the United States and experience as
a finger r-print expert.
An Enthusiastic Friend.
John Barrett, director general of th'
Pan -Amerncan Union, represented
: President Taft at San Diego ar
turned the first spadeful Of earth f.
the Panama California exposition
be held during the entire year 10
IT is expected that all of the country
tries cf Latin America will exhibit at
San Diego. The prominence Of the
president IS special envoy gives Pc
. culiar force to the following utterance
he made at banquet given in his
/ honor:
~ am going back to Washington
with a new conception of your city.