The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-03-28


OF the better known ones among them.
there were Christy Mathewson. Hank
Gowdy. Ty Cobb and Eppa Rixey.
When Mathewson. Cobb and Rixey
We're commissioned az captains In the |
gas and flame service OF the United |
States there was some criticism OF the
action. Why. IL was asked, should |
these men be given captaincies when
they had had no previous military ex- |
perience? There was a real reason for
making men Of this kind captains Of
the gas and flame service.
These men were known undoubtedly
to every soldier In the American ex-
peditionary forces. A gas officer has
services of peculiar kind TO perform.
II Is necessary for him to have The
close attention Of his men when they
are under instructions and il is neces-
sary also that the Instructor should be
a man well qualified physically to do
things well, and in a hurry, and should
SO impart the lessons TO others that
they will he equally capable and alert.
Going to the Front With Rixey.
With Eppa Rixey, the left-handed
twirler of the Philadelphia Nationals,
] had "a hours of intimate acquaint-
ance. A man can live n long time in
"a hours when he is on or near the
battle front in France. RiXey is fine
| type of soldier. He is still in service.
One-day some time before the arms
20 mt INF. acr 4
not far from Verdun. This place then
was the field headquarters of General
Pershing. From Souilly was to go to
the front IN the ArgOnne to report to
Gen. Joseph T. Dickman, then in CON-
mand of the First army corps.
AT SOuilly was waiting for nm op
pOrtunity to hop into mOtorcar and
proceed the 100 miles necessary to be
traversed before reaching the First
corps headquarters. Along came Cap
tain Rixey in an open motor with his
bedding ron, his gas mask and his tin
hat. He had been ordered to proceed
to the far front to act as gas officer of
one of the fighting divisions.
TlNs baseball pitcher, who Is a
nephew of former surgeon general
of the United States navy and gradu
ate Of the University of Virginia
stands about 9 ieet 4 inches in his hik
Ing shoes, and he Is big In proportion.
1t was some ride that EppC Rixey
and undertook that day. 1t was as
cold as France in October knows how
to be, as windy as 1t was cold. and
most of the time 1t was raining hard.
, err than both"
: came pretty near freezing, because
t my bones are not clothed with as much
) flesh as Rixey can boast. Moreover,
am old enough to be his father. and
then some. That day he looked aftel
t me much us good son looks litter his
f father, and this was not due to the
: fact that ranked him in the army.
t Facts About the New Senate.
The senate of the United States a
y 1t will be constituted in the Sixty
e sixth congress, is as follows: Pre-
: siding officer, Thomas r. Marshall
q vice president off the United States
Y Democrat; Republican senator's, 40
e Democratic senators, al; total 9f
II is easily conceivable, therefore
Q that occasionally Thomas r. MAJ
II shall may have the deciding vote a
d between the parties, provided Repul
# lican is absent or elects to vote wit
n the opposition on any particular meas
l. ure.
d One of the seats In the senate Is
S subject of controversy. 1t Is that Q
d Truman H. Newberry of Michigan. VIII
e. holds the credentials. His right to tn
seat is contested by Henry Ford. auto
n mobile manufacturer. Newberry ha
10 the party advantage, and If things e
IS in straight party way he probabl
le will hold on to his seat.
,g The men who will take their sea,
20 in the senate for the first time AZ
II Byron p. Harrison of Mississippi A,
II gustus @. Stanley Of Kentucky, Arth,
10 Capper of Kansas, David l. Walsh I
ID Massachusetts, Walter z. Edge of Ne
Jersey, Henry w. Reyes of Ne
PC Hampshire, Medill Mccormick Of III
"a nois. Truman II. Newberry of Mich
If gan and Lawrence c. Phipps Of Col
~ RADIO.
OF the newly elected senators, TO,
We're the governors of their respect,
: states at the time of their electio
!, These are Stanley, Capper, Edge al
~ Reyes. Walsh of Massachusetts Is
- former governor of that state.
Two Move Up From House.
!, Two senators have just received pr
" motion from the house of represent
\, tIves. They are Harrison Of Miss
-. sippi and Mccormick Of Illinois. Sen
: tor-elect l.. Heisler Ball Of Delawa
-. was formerly member of the hou
80 of representatives and at one time W
:, n senator of the United States.
Davis Elkins, Republican senate
- elect from West Virginia. some yea
~ ago was elected to the United Stat
IN senate to fill 40 days Of the unexpir
GU term of deceased senator. Some
the other senators-elect are not new
W. Washington life. Take Truman
~ Newberry, for instance. who for 10
~. time was assistant secretary Of (
oe navy and for short time its sec
get tary.
u Newspaper men are not unknown