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The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22
Colonel Dick of Alaska Veteran of the North
 Now Serving in Russia

When It was announced time ago that an army engineers unit headed by Brlgadier-General W. P. Richardson, was go- Ing to Archangel to join the American En- tente forces fighting the Bosheviki and the Arctic climate on the Murmansk front few lrlehds or Colonel Dick of Alaska" recog- nlzed him as the commanding officer But Colonel Dick it was, and none other; veteran or more meteorological blizzards and poli- tlcal hurricanes than any other man Alaska mas produced, barring possibly Jim" Wick ersham, Delegate in Congress from that Ter ritory most of the time since it has been entitled to one.
 Colonel Wilds Preston Richardson-Co ohei oi Regulars and Brigadier-General by temporary commissioners by nativity Tex ah-to mention which were well-night sup erefogation, for anybody knowing him a so- claI hall hour would be sure of it. Archi- tecturally he is built on the generous lines or William Howard Taft, though it may be mentioned that wartime strenuosties have Tn both cases considerably reduced measure hents Tie Colonel bears another resem- plahce To the former President too, in his expansive suitability and infectious good na- ture, wherefore, naturally, the two men are eAceiieh' friends. Apropos of which-but that comes later
 The most icrid critic of our war admin istration would have to admit that it was d stroke Of genius that selected Colonel Dick Tor that Murmansk job If there is anything that he doesn't know about winds weather, waters and ways In and adjacent to the Arctic Circle then nobody else knows it ite ne IS West Pointer Of the famous class of IsS4. West Point classes should always be referred to in that way; each class knows liseif as the famous, and nobody else can deny Twenty-odd years old as First Lieu tenant Ill the Eighth Infantry, he was sent to Alaska, where he built Fort William IT Seward, and then was placed on the Alaska Road Commissioners named in honor of the iact that there were 10 roads in Alaska
 Since that time the Colonel's business has been to survey and build roads and trails everywhere, with no money in particu- lar to pay the bills and between times to do the coilar-andelbow with Congressional committees in the effort to make them be- lieve that Alaska deserves an occasional appropriation. At one time or another he has had to fight almost everybody in the Territory and at Washington 10 get a chance to do the big work he has accomplished for Alaska. He has been accused yariously of stealing most of the Territory, sometimes for his own personal advantage, and at others
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22
"COLONEL DICK OF ALASKA"

Ira Bennett, editor of the Washington Post, once said that Gen w. P. Richardson of Alaska knew and was known by more people who worth while than any man in the United States. Therefore il is not strange that his work in Russia has been watched by the press of the country with interest. He was known by all famary Colonel Dick ' and invariably he associated with Alaska.
 The following intimate comment upon Gen Rich ardson from the current issue of Munsey's Maga zine will be of interest in Alaska:
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22
SENT TO AMERICA

NEW YORK, July 18.-A Wash ingtOn special states that 1000 Nieuport and 500 Spad airplanes and 1000 liispano-Suiza airplanes and 500 Gnome motors will be shipped to the United States under an agree mcnt between the French Govern mcnt and the United States liquida- ton Commission.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22

some person threw awful wrench into tho legislative machinery Of the nation when he showed senator Lodge copy of the peace treaty Sin ms the inside info. Senator!-( (Buffalo Express
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22

Bahia in Brazil is moaning and grooming because strike there has compelled it to go three daye without bread, butter, milk meat That is noth ing. Cincinnati has gone eighteen days without beer-( Houston Post
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22
Not in Juneau

Not in Juneau If the Weather Bureau wants to hit 1t right, why not make a blanket forecast for Kentucky, Illinois, Mis- souri, Wisconsin, New York, Mary land, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and some other States How would this do? June: Wet.
 July: Dry
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22
Oh!

"Why do some of the different de nominations fight like cats and dogs?" asked the Old Fogy.
 T suppose it is a matter af cate
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22

The dispatches tell the former Kaiser is de- voting his time largely prayer. Well, if there is an individual this side of Gehenna who ought to pray he is the former Kaiser He should have be- praying long ago.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22
NOTICE

To Whom It May Concern. I have disposed of my interest in the In- tcraational Billiard Parlor to s. D. Wallstedt and will not be responsi- blc for any debts incurred in con Hcction herewith.
 PETER CARLSON.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22
Nv Wrd!

A cigarette case isn't of much use to a lady when she loses her match box. Because of this we are giving publicity to this Lost ad. in the dear old London Times: .GOLD MATCHBOX, engraved Edith
 from Ada.-Reward given if return
 ed to Miss Carty, 33 Belsizc- square,
 NW.-3
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22

NOW that the big show is the MeXicans ap- pear to believe their one-rng circus may be noticed Therefore they seem be preparing for trouble = Pittsburgh Gazette Tmes.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22

kolehak wants nothing for himself No wonder TrotsEy and Lenine declare he is not Russian.-( Philadelphia Record)
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22

Wilhelm, the man that used to be a Kaiser says ms attitude Is unchanged. The fool and his folly are proYerbally inseparable CCleveland Plain
 Dealer) '
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22

Those Germans whom Alvin C. York captured should have seen how Al trembled durins Inc we'd ding ceremony Detroit Free Press
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22

Chicago has raised the salaries of city employ ees to such extent that $45 000 000 has been added to the municipal budget for that purpose.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22
Same Old Story.

Her Golden Halo often blinds A fellow when he's wed; But three months later on he finds Her hair is simply red.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22
Paw Knows EverYthinu.

Willie-Paw. what is an unreason. able husband?
 Paw Any husband who wants his wife to be reasonable, my son.
 Nav Willie, if you open your mouth again tonight I'll murder you.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22
Alta Boy!

Simon Pure runs restaurant or Adams Avenue, Memphis, Tenn.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22
Strike Up the Band!

Takan Tamisek of Monument ave nue Hamilton, Ohio, has consented to act as bandmastcr and will lead the Clubs band
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22
Police

'1 think I'll move" said old man
 Blinn,
 Ere these pains cause my doom; know I've grown rheumatic in This dOggone attic room"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22
Little RoIIo.

Little RoIIo.
 Little Rol-lo was walking down a wooded lane when he was hailed by Kindly Old Gentleman.
 "Ah Master Rol-lo," exclaimed the Kindly Old Gentleman- You do not rob the nests of the little birds, do you?"
 No, sir" replied Little Rol-lo q never touch the nests of the little birds"
 You are good boy,' said the Kindly Old Gentleman Here is a penny for you. And why do you protect the nests of the little birds z" "Be-caUse I want the birds to grow up so can shoot at them," replied Little Rol-lo.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22
lie, Hum.

Things ain't divided right" said
 Leeds,
 'That's right" said old man Blazz "One has more money than he needs, One needs more than he has"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22
BITS OF BY PLAY By Luke McLukt Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer
Busy.

I know a man who makes me sour This fellows name is Oswalt
 Hotch; And thirty-seyen times an hour lie regulates his dollar watch.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22

Shadows to keep in darkness but direct us to the sunny side.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22
Names Is Names. Herman Shy lives in Dove, Ohio.
Our Daily Speci;

our Daily Special Of Two Evils An Optimist Chooses Neither And A Pessimist Chooses Both
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22
FORD FLASHES

(Henry Ford's International Weeklyl The siliest of girls knows enough 10 make her self look attractive but many seemingly wise ruer chant neglects his shop windows.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22

If you want to know all about the new family iT your neishbors, size up the condition Of the bacl Nard
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22

The best Government is that which renders tn, most people content.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22

Tell the truth. It saves time.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22

Entered as stvond class matter November [, 1912, at the posofce at Juneau, Alaska, under the Act of March g. 1879.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22

nhism and dogmas," replied the
 Crouch.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22

Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY, at Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-18
Home of the
Berry Baskets

There is a lonely and beautiful river,
the Nantcoke, flowing from south
central Delaware across the Eastern
shore of Maryland into the Chesa-
peake, and navigable for about forty
miles of its tortuous course through
land that much of the time shows
merely marsh or forest. Out of this
seeming wilderness starts up now and
then lonely little wharf at the end of
tawny ribbon of sandy road serpen-
timing far across marshy lowlands to
the forest edge or the distant arabic
upland Once, and only once, how
ever, there suddenly energies from the
green wall of woodland lining the river
bank huddlc Of smokestacks and fac
tory roofs, with here and there a
church spire puncturing the foliage,
and here the voyager finds an active
little village, tho creation of the sweet
gum industry, from which come berry
baskets and other market containers" :"
One Of the largest berry basket fac
tories in the country has long -four
ished at this village Of Sharp
town. and nothing could be less unlike
New-York tribune., 1919-05-18
Just Plain
COrned Beef and

Cali right" said he, "for Gods sake,
steer me to some place where the
corned beef and cabbage is not spoiled
by a French chef. Lead me to
some mans grub if you have to char
ter car for South Boston or South
Chicago, so long as we get it."
1t so happened that shortly before 1
had been stuck at dinner time over on
Eighth Avenue with half an hour to
kill and a rather urgent appetite to
satisfy. Over there the restaurants
they call them dining rooms-are not
outwardly the kind that appeal to the
wayfarer from Broadway. I entered
what appeared to be the cleanest and
then wished I hadn't, for the prices
on the bill of fare suggested that the
proprietor was either the recipient of
stolen goods or supplied his guests
with food very much sub standard. I
figured, however, that the bread would
be edible and the milk, thanks to a
benetcent Board Of Health, drinkable,
and ordered the cheapest thing on the
bill-corned spareribs and cabbage.
They were all that spareribs and
cabbage should be---the kind that MANY
time and oft an Irish mother had
served On them, or in them, there was
no trace Of the French chef Murphy
complained of. Recalling them, I de-
cided that was the place to dine if
Murphy was to have his way.
IT can take you to a place about two
miles from here" / said. "It doesn't
look much, but 1 got some good spare
ribs there last week. If you wish, we'll
try st."
New-York tribune., 1919-05-18
Good Use of a
Storm

But not for long. just as the men
were ready to begin work a rain be-
gan to fall, which ended in a two days
storm. In those two days Gould the
surveyor mastered the instrument.
If Jay Gould was ever knocked on
the head, as he expressed it, he made
the admission to no one or only a
chosen few, and all the knocks he re-
ceived in one of the most active careers
in the whole history of finance had
only the effect of stirring him on
to greater exertions, quickening his
capacity for work and sharpening his
capabilities.
Even in these days of his quietly
prosperous beginning it is easy to dis
Germ many of his later traits. There
is his desire, for instance, to write a
history Of Delaware County Other
men have desired to write histories,
but when confronted with the problem
of starting they have generally
stopped. 1t is only natural that Jay
Gould did not; no one who knew him
would have expected that. He spent
much of the time when he should have
been sleeping laboring over the book
Then he sent his manuscript to Phila-
delphia to be printed only to learn
later that there had been an accident
and his manuscript had been burned.
He promptly rewrote it, most of it
from memory. He was only twenty
when he wrote that book. Yet even
then he was on the threshold of fame.
Skipping over lumber and tanning
enterprise in Western New York, few
years found Gould engaged in what was
to prove his forte, the reorganization
of a railway. Through Daniel s.
Miller, his fatherin-law, he was ap-
pointed manager of the Rensselaer, &
Saratoga Railway. By unremtting
work and inspection he brought it back
to prosperous basis. His success led
him to the buying and reorganizing of
the Rutland & Washington Railroad.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-18
The Sparerib
Habit

Excuse me-" she finally burst out
"aren't you the gentleman that WA,
in here long while ago with tall
old man in a gray suit and he bad
two orders of spareribs and told me 70
keep the change of a $40 bill?"
"Yes," said I. "What of it?"
Have you seen the old gentlemsp
lately?" she countered.
I'm sorry to say I haven't" I re
piled. "The fact is. he died six month;
ago"
May his soul rest in peace" she ex
claimed reverently. II knew somethin,
must have happened. He hasn't been il
in long time"
"Why," I asked in surprise, "hsd h,
been coming here 2"
Sure she replied "Why, he wa
IN mere every night for about a wees
after the time you was in with him
Then he wasn't in for three months or
so, and then he'd be in three or -four
times a week about noon or supper
time. He used to come alone when the
crowds wouldn't be here. Then he'd
disappear for a while and some nigh:
he'd come in, look around to see wher.
1 was working, and sit down just as
though he'd been in the night before
imagined he was q travelling man.
Was he?"
"He travelled great deal" re
piled.
81 thought so, though he never said
anything about it. He never talked
much except to order his food or say
it was good. Sometimes he'd eat as
though he'd been half starved, but
knew that couldn't be for he always
gave me big tip. Never less than 8
five and keep the change. Just before
last Christmas he gave me $50 and
told me to buy warm coat for my.
self.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-18

superhuman sleuth who had run me to
earth.
The phantom policeman led me
into another room.
"What's your name?" he inquired
sternly.
told him my name; but he looked
at me suspiciously as though he
doubted it. Finally he wrote it down,
probably thinking that 1t was as close
to the truth as he could ever hope to
get from such a desperate character
"Will you search him." he asked of
a strong young man standing near by.
The designated one advanced upon me
cautiously and with seeming reluc-
tance as if he we're taking his life in
his hands. Obligingly l held back my
coat to facilitate the job 1t has never
been habit of mine to obstruct the
course of the law; l do all | can to
make the world safe for democracy.
"What you holding back there ?" he
demanded roughly. Evidently he was
not a man to be trifled with. I sub
mitted meekly to a rigid examination.
He went through my pockets and
patted me all over, meanwhile keeping
a sharp eye on my every action, but
he found no machine guns or artillery
of any kind. He seemed disappointed.
All he unearthed was 50, a watch and
my room key. This latter instrument
7as the object of q prolonged and care
New-York tribune., 1919-05-18
The Start i'm
New York

His work met with the same happy
results, and 1859 found him in New
York City, beginning his career on the
Street. 1t was year later that he de-
voted his attention to the Rutland &
Washington line and managed to buy
up the bonds, which were considered
worthless The rise in value of the
shares gave him the money for his be-
ginning as the great American railroad
manager. His extraordinary ability for
estimating the values and possibilities
of railroads soon brought MIN into
prominence. On the Stock Exchange
his cleverness, his genius for combina-
ton and, lastly, his untiring tenacity
put him in the first rank of the gen
erals of the market. He did not always
win At times he had the distinction
Of being the heaviest borrower in the
United States. Wall Street tried to
drive him into corners. 1t was excit
ing, but seldom successful work to
challenge Jay Gould to financial battle
Due, perhaps, to his silence in the face
Of his detractors, less has been said in
praise of him than of any of the great
fnanciers Of his generation. Litigation
surrounding the management of the Erie
Railroad under his direction and that of
James Fisk, jr, was the cause of many
rumors and disclosures, reaching, with
the still famous Tweed Ring, to the
Albany Capitol. There was the famous
BLACK Friday" when the price of gold
fell from 1862 to 135, resulting in his
daring attempt, while associated with
Fisk, to corner the gold market
But in spite of rumors arising from
various transactions the Gould interests
continued to grow stronger. In 1882
it was said he was financially embar-
/ rassed The Street was on the verge of
panic, which he avertcd by calling a
group of leading inanciers to his office
and showing them $53,000,0Oo in securi-
/ ties.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-18
Back to the Spare
Ribs
By John ]. Leary

"That, boy s~.~> he, turning to :.
rs meal to talk about. Now
take that frog food I'm always ge,t,,.
at home or the fancy stuff I pet !, :,
big hotels when I'm not At ,.w
we'll, I've always been peaceab,. -
even when Others haven't been pe.,.
able, but I'll murder a wa;tsr
cook some night, see if I don't. VI.
some of the stuff l GET
Meantime, the waitress, having n.,,
the check and pocketed the r...
the tip IN an ample bosom, had :.
turned to place near our tsh,
Against the wall she sort Of Aat..,,
herself, her eyes popping out ~ ~
gray old man, who had broken all ~.
Eighth Avenues records for tina
Clearly there was something or..
about him. He was NOT d~,.,
Neither did he seem to be crszv n
had not tried to hold her hand nor :.
dicated any desire to make date n
the strictest of Eighth Avenue Sand
ards he measured up perfect gent,.
man." Manifestly there WAS son.
thing wrong with him. Sh. was s.;u
staring at him when we left n -.
turn downtown.
Months later-as nearly as can 20
call, about eighteen of theml wa.
again caught at dinner time near ~.
place in Eighth Avenue. AS it happenes
spareribs weSe on the bill of fare NH,
night too.
Over there, it might be noted, wai,.r,
do not waste much time on customsr.
This night, however, the girl. whom
had not recognized as any one ! bss
ever seen before, lowered about with
all of the fussiness one notorious fo,
the size of his tips might expect fror
head waiter in a lobster palace Or
a dull night.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-18
Minimum of
Labor

The sweet gum industry is remark
able illustration of American inventive
, genius applied to the cheapening Of
product. BY a succession of Ninyen-
tlons covering period Of more than
quarter century it Is now possible to
make berry basket or other container
with the smallest needful expenditure
OF human labor. Machinery and tools
exactly apt to the results aimed at en-
able the workman to turn out many
hundreds of the smaller containers in
n day, many scores of the larger. Be-
tore the war drove prices up, the
quart baskets were sold in quantities
as low as 70 cents a thousand, or at a
rate Of less than one mill apiece,
and in making a product that sold at
TINS rate men, women and children
were earning from $40 to s24 week.
Basketmaking looks like miracle
of skill to one who for the first time
sees the process. The sweet gum logs,
now mostly brought from North Caro-.
lima and measuring from twenty inches
to nearly forty inches in diam
eter, are boiled in vat, cut
into lengths of about four and
half feet, centred upon pinions
and rapidly revolvcd against knives
set at proper angle to the periphery
OF tho log to enable the workmen
TO draw the wood out into thin ribbons
Of veneer Thasa rihhor. a~o .,t IT,
suitable sizes and shapes, and placed
New-York tribune., 1919-05-18
Always
Railroads

He always kept to railroads; the
sphere of his influence was always in
creasing, ending in the "Gould system"
OF railroads in the Southwest, when he
was in control of 10000 miles of line,
or about one-ninth of the existing
mileage in the country. The story of
the Gould interests grew in a large
measure to be the story of American
financial history. Until his death the
name Of Gould was connected with
almost every large enterprise.
Beginning with virtually nothing, he
ended with s72,ooO,oOO, or possibly
more, according to differing estimates,
which is a record that few men have
equalled, even in the age of large fort
unes. Even In a day when a million
dollars hardly seems a million dollars,
the achievement of Jay Gould is still
writ large.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-18

pressing thought. AS | sat on the
edge Of dirty bunk and tabulated all
the possible friends I had in the city
the result was discouraging. I am a
lonesome, solitary guy and herd by my
self. 1t is a foolish habit, I know, and
one should not do it.
then fell to meditating on the rea-
son for my strange arrest. What had I
done? Had | risen in my sleep and
killed a couple of men, Robbed a bank
or an express train? What could it be
| analyzed my past life, but could not
find anything that pointed toward
crime.
1t was in the midst of cold snap
and there were not sufficient blankets
or cots. The men kept walking all
night long, and all day, too, to keep
from freezing. The steam pipes were
"outa order," the policeman said. l
made several half-hearted attempts to
get some one to call up a friend or let
me use the phone. "Sure!" the police
man would say, and think no more
about it.
Contrary to my previous impression
of jailbirds, these men were really
human. They were in for some slight
offence brought about by too much
booze. They maintained a false gayety
that was pathetic. In spite of their
boast that they were perfectly at home
in jail, having been there so often, /
noticed that they were extrem ely
anxious to get out. Every time the
policeman came in they would look at
him wistfully, each wondering if his
hour Of freedom had come And after
twentyfour hours in there l could see
why it was SO.
The next morning I was formally
charged with insulting lady, but with
the aid Of a lawyer and what few
friends | could muster up l managed to
convince the authorities that | was the
wrong man. Anyway, they let me 20,
and have heard nothing more about it.
I feel satisfied, though, from nv brief
experience that I could never be happv
in Jail, no matter how attractive the
surroundings might be. There is some
thing about the loss of personal liberty
which leaves on mans soul scar
that time does not easily blot out.