THE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 23, 1910.
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BESIDE THE ARCTIC CIRCLL
Trip of the Sixteenth Infantry from
Nebmk to Alaska.
EXTEUIIIfCXS ON TEE WAY
A Soldier's Inprtiiloai sf See
a Kveat Brlwtri Fort
Crook mm Fort
DarU.
TOnr PAVn, Alaska. Sept. .-Cor-respondcnce
of The Bee. I hU en
Ocavor to relate a few of my eiperlences
connected with my trip with the Six
teenth infantry from Fort Crook, Neb., to
Fort Paris, A lank a. I Imagine tomt of
my ft lend a In Omaha would Ilka to know
my clrcu instance and surroundlnRs, since
I am sojourning at present ao near the
North Pole.
I left Fort Crook June a, 191A, for
Seattle, Wash. Throughout tha trip we
were afforded Immeaaurable pleasure, each
and every one enjoying It to the utmost
We came via Denver, and made a very
short atop at the elevated city, where we
had our first view of the Rockies and the
one treat and noble Plka'a peak. Con
tinuing our Journey, we peased through
Wyoming, Idaho and Washington. The
scenery along the Columbia, river la grand.
This, associated with the Invigorating
mountain air, la a delicious spectacle.
We arrived at Portland June 77, 1810, at
: a. m., where we were extended the
pleasuro of studying all day. We ail
knew how to appreciate this unexpected
rest, and our elghtueeintf consumed the
entire day. In my opinion, Portland is one
of the most pirtuiestjue and grandest cities
In tha west. The delightful residences and
Ideal suburban homes are certainly most
alluring. Having spont the day sight
seeing, we were then ready to proceed.
Wa were soon en route to the spirited city,
Seattle. When we awoko the following
morning we were In Seattle. We were
presently Informed that we could not sail
for Alaska until two days later. We were
all glad of that, and lost no time in
hunting out the theater and walking
around viewing this western city. The en
tire regiment were afforded much Hos
pitality, and every man enjoyed himself
Immensely. Seattle; folk respect Uncle
Stmt boys, and do everything to enter
tain them. Tha theaters war packed and
Jammed. In every direction you cbanoed
to gase you would see an oil re drab uni
form oornlng or going down the street.
This town turned out and gave us a grand
reception, and In return they war given
evidence of the very best discipline the
United States army has aver exhibited.
eeaas aVa mm Ikete,
Wa sailed from Seattle on board the
United States If ana pert Euford June B.
Tha gangplank waa hoisted at I:M p. m.
Wa steamed out with the band playing
"Dixie," and gave tha semblance of a
celebration of soma sort. Instead of men
leevlnr their Wives, sweethearts, mothers
and friends. Nobody aad; everybody
happy. We sailed over what Is called the
inside passage front Seattle to Bksjrwar,
Alaska. We reached Skagway on the
morning of July a A very odd appear
ing hamlet, located between two Immense
mountains, situated at tha east end of the
Lynn canal. We sailed from there In a
very short while, at wa only made the
atop to disembark a email detachment
that were going to Fort Egbert. Our next
stop waa at Fort Wlllram H. Seward the
afternoon of the same day. Wa were not
allowed tha privilege of going ashore then
because tha Twenty-second Infantry (tha
regiment that wa relieved) were busy em
bar king-. On tha morning of July wa
were allowed to set our feet upon Alaskan
shores (or tha first time sloe leaving
Seattle. Wa here had the opportunity of
viewing our celebrated national gam
base ball. The oonteat waa between the
Sixteenth Infantry and the natives. The
natives put up a good game, but they
were left away behind, and had tba
humiliation of seeing the Sixteenth gather
up fourteen score to their goose egg.
At 4:30 p. m.. It waa announced that
Jeffrie had bean knocked out by the Big
Smoke. W ail seemingly had never had tha
advantage ef Sunday school teachings. Or,
If they had, they had been neglected for a
moment. Wa her disembarked F O and H
companies' bands and machine gun pla
toon and embarked the same number of
troops of the Twenty-second.
We sailed from there the dsy after and
the next stop was at Fort Liseum. wher
we disembarked two companies and em
barked two companies of the Twenty-second.
Way t'p Korta.
W then sailed for Fort Davis and I
am sura they oould not get her under
head, or. In other words, shoving off the
salty brine" any too fast to suit any ot
us. Among those abroad, soma of whom
were Just a trifle weary of the rocking tub,
and I heard some of them remark it waa
a "floating mad house," and prayed It
would ink, but I think If It had started
for the bottom they would have been among
the first to change their minds, and would
hare been among the first to arm them
aelvea with life preservers.
Wa arrived In the roadstead on tha morn
ing of July 18th. I aay "roadstead," because
tha lea pack made a port Impossible. I
can cheerfully say wa war all very glad
to reach our new home, aa one la very
tired at the end of a 5.000-mll Journey.
It la something different from boarding a
car at Fourteenth and Douglas streets, and
making a pleasure) trip to Lake Manawa.
However, we will not comment upon this,
a It makes me very homesick. In my estl
matlon we ax looated at the very beet post
In Alaska, as we are only three miles east
of Nome, which 1 the large t town In the
territory. Noma la nothing now, compared
to what It was a few year ago.
Winter here are very severe, but X pre
sume they prevail throughout Alaska.
Well, my friends, I consider I have said
enough for tha present. However, as soon
a I have some experience with one of those
Alaskan aweepetakea, I will present, you
with quite a different story than this, and
record a few of my adventures In the land
of the midnight sun. Hoping everybody Is
malting a success In life In Omaha, and
that Al Kaufman, sooner or later, whips
the Big Smoke and regain the title for
the whlta race.
Excellent chow and lota of sleep,
Stormy nlghta and froaen feet.
I sit here on my bunk and say
When will that Uuford take me awayT
CLAUDE E. SHORBR
Company E, Sixteenth Infantry.
HANDING THE HORSE A KNOCK
(onptrlioa of Meter aad Here
Power Gives the Former m,
Blm Lead.
Comparisons of the automobile with the
horaedrawn vehicle are consistent. Stalls
tics show that there are tl.OOO.Ontt horses
and oolta In tha United State. There are
about (00,000 horse-drawn vehlclea sold
annually. Thla 1 exclusive of farm and
delivery wagons, of which there are. In ad
dition, about 400.000 aold annually. The
dally average us of the horse-drawn ve
hicle can be safely estimated as an aver
age of four mile per day. There are in
dally n In the United States T.000,000
horse-drawn vehlclea. It coata to main
tain these vehicles, figuring the horses'
keep at (12.10 per month each, at present
prices of grain and hay, and without de
preciation, 1150 each per annum. There
fore, the 7,000,000 vehicles, using 10,000.000
horses, cost to maintain $1,060,000,000 per
annum. The cost of labor to drive these
10,000,000 horses la not less than I cents per
mile. It, therefore, will ooet to drive thee
7,000.000 vehicle l,00 per day or (.100.
000,000 per annum. Adding the coet ef driv
ing the vehlole to the cost of maintananoe
of the horses we would have a total ex
penditure of over H, aw, 000,000 per annum
for the as.000,000 vehicle mile. Let us fig
ure how w would come out by using auto
mobile for the a.000,000 velilcl miles
per day, using a runabout as an Illustra
tion, for the expensive touring car class ot
users 1 such a small part of what makea
the automobile Industry and the money
they spend I less of an economlo wast
than If they did not spend it:
Per mile. Per day.
Coet of tires lVto t450,XX
Cost of labor .....1V0 4M.4iO
Cost of gasoline Ho 140 On)
Cost of oil MOo iS.Ou
A total operating expense of $1,008,000.
or (X9.000.0no per annum, against the cost
of $1,S66,JO,000 If by horse, making an
economlo saving of $W7,000.000 per annum
In favor of the automobile. The above fig
ures are somewhat large and perhaps hard
to grasp.
The farmers are the subject of sever
criticism for their extravagant In buying
automobiles. let the very fact that they
are doing so Is the underlying reason for
tlielr being able to buy them. More plainly
speaklnir. the farmers are getting their
automobiles, and. In fact, ar getting them
without cost. Thla statement, upon first
thought, may appear absurd', but let ua re
verse the process of reasoning and see It
It I not true. The farmers, by expending
millions of dollar for the comfort and
enjoyment of life even for the luxuries,
If you will are creeling enormoua oppor
tunities for the employment of labor. The
employment of that labor. In turn. Increases
the consuming and purchasing power of
labor, with tha resulting Inoreas In the
value of what It purchase and consume,
the greatest Item of which are the food
stuffs, to product of the farm. Leslie's
Weekly.
COLLEGE GIRL A CHAUFFEUR
Western Stad.nt Boost CoIIer
Building Fnwd with Her
O wa Car.
"Campus, mlseT Campus, sir? Right this
way all aboard for any place an the col
lege grounds!"
It isn't the raucous voloe of a typical
cabbie that greet th visitor alighting at
the Wellealey station, these days, says th
Boston Herald It's a soft, winning voloe,
an Irresistible bidding, accompanied by a
winning am lie.
"College hallT Tea, sir only two min
ute distant right thla way." And In lea
than the telling takes the visitor la aeated
In Miss Stella Ream's big automobile, with
Miss Stella at the wheel still smiling and
going like the wind in the direction of the
campus.
There's a story behind Miss Stella Ream
and her enterprise. She Is an athletic, en
ergetic, exceptionally good-looking; girl,
with Ideas about things and aha comes
from Ohio. She is a sophomors at Wellea
ley and has a chauffeur's license. When
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For example, we cite the trip of the
"Abernathy Kids"
You remember the boys who rode
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Oklahoma to New York to meet Colonel
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boys, Louie and Temple, 9 and 6 years
old respectively, drove a Brush Runa
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The father of the boys chose a Brush
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ful ir stigation that the Brush was
the only car they could start and handle
without help, and because it was 60
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and seeing this 9-year old boy driving.
In the Munsey Historic Tour, th
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Thousands of experienced motorists
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They saw it prove its dependability in
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These two achievements of the Brush
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pendability. '
If you use any mode of transportation
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Litmi MeW- Sahdm PmUtd.
The T. G. Northvali Company
Telephono Douglas 1707 014 Jonca Street. Omaha, Neb.
ah cam to start back to coll she
dliln t fancy the Ions; ride by train, so she
motored ail th way from the weat.
All th way over In the bl(t rer Mis
Ftella had many thine: to think about. One
of her chief cares waa that thought that
the students" building fund at college
wasn't bWng boosted as much as It might.
Tet she couldn't e any way how b could
aid extensively.
Ae the big car glided Into Walleafey and
past the station a orowd of waiting atu
dent and visitor were on the platform.
Tbey war all bound for th college
grounds but the waiter were many and
th cabs were few. An idea flashed to
Mis Ream why not us th big car for
carrying passengers, with berself as ohauf-
feurT
Mlsa Stella I a woman of action. She
bngaa business at once. She charges th
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lamt rare as tl.e cabhlce 25 cents-end rf
dally haul Is considerable. Of course, sh
has to study and rteam'a college auto
servio operated only between and after
clajwes. Even at that, though, the stu
dents' building fund has already felt
powerful uplift, for many ar the visitor
attracted by the bidding:
'Campus, mlftsT Campus, madamef
Might thla wyi only two minutes' dis
tant la a nice big car, and all at tha earn
prioel Hlght thla way, pleas."
Idaho Wamea la Politic.
Tw women In Idaho are candidate for
the position of superintendent of schools
Miss Bell Chamberlain of Uolae, who I
serving her second term, and Miss Mar
garet Keenan. a high school pnnolpnl in
Nampa, who haa been In school work in
Idaho for eleven years, and Is a member
of the state educational council.
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