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The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-23
TUESDAY MAY g 1916.

The final decision ot congress regarding the amount of prepar- 'a1ness of a distinctly military nature needed by this country will probably be something of a disappointment to those who have hoped for a colossal mili- tary establishment but we opine lhat Ii is well in accord with tae ideas of the great majority of the American people.
 Compared to the tremendous military forces of the European powers an army of one hundred and seventy five thousand looks pitifully small and weak but this is solely the result of compari- son.
 Figuring in the state troops, which will also be a party of the regular forces, We will have un- der the terms of the army bill about two hundred thousand military units available some time within the next five years. This will be quite a respectable army when we get it.
 With a force of two hundred thousand men we could proba- ply clean up all the lesser fry if 1t come to case of trouble. Also 1t will probably be capable of holding in check such forces as might be landed upon our coasts by one of the larger military powers. In a general sense it may be held that an army of such proportions is all that We need except under extreme cir cumstances. The main thing Is to have an army of sufficient size to meet probable emergencies.
 Several nations possess armies numbering millions but in no sense does this signify that we must possess military forces of equal size in order to be safe from their aggression. Unless we allow our naval defenses to become so weak that an enemy would have fires access to our coasts there is very little pros pect that We would be compelled to meet the attack of more than small portion of the army of any nation, no matter how great. its maximum military strength might be.
 Always We must look to the sea for our greatest defense for as long as the nation shall en- dure our fate will depend upon what use We make of the far spreading waters engirding our shores. Ii our coasts are defend ed by an adequate naval force there is little reason to anticipate that an extensive, military force can effect an invasion.
 Failing in this principal means of defense, however, we will be practically helpless unless we adopt militarism of the most pro- nounced type and maintain an army numbering millions. We need no better example than is furnished by England to per- ceive that great army is not needed for defensive purposes provided the naval strength is adequate to meet all demands.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-23
ALASKA NOTES

hardsInips endured by the pio- neers. The work will require considerable research and II will Therefore be. some time before history is completed He is his-- torian of the Fairbanks Igloo.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-23

The Seward water system has been sold to- Eastern capitalists for S2oo. GOO
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-23

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The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-23

Petersburg has again taken up the question of a regular boar service to Sitka.
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A receiver has been appointed for the Valdez brewery.
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Entered as second class matter SsA ss, lso7, at the poEtotaes ct NsrAs. Alaska. under the A0t of Consress f March 1878.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-23

A Seattle paper notes the ship ment from that place to the. East of eight cars of halbut.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-23

Hlcllt HUH lildt pldSC U tiie- Edot of eight cars of. halaut.
 Calling up old times, the Sew ard Gateway says: Seventy two below zero is the coldest that any thermometer has been known to register in Alaska since the discovery of the Klon- dike, and even that chilly stage is believed to be due rather to the thermometer itself than the climate. Thermometers of close to 70 below have frequently been reached, and while speaking of it and remembering our sad plight now when the stove isn't drawing well and the water for washing is not quite hot enough it may be worth remembering that in the good old days hun dreds of fellows slept in tents when the mercury chung to fifty and sixty with a sort of warm afection and persistency.
 Mrs. Emily Miller, of Seward, has started suit against Dr.Chas. Daggett for $6,ooo, claiming that amount for alleged damages re- sulting from dental work. Dr. Daggett says that the suit was not unexpected and that he is prepared to defend the case.
 The big American freight steamer Seward, which sailed from Seattle January IA with a cargo of railroad supplies and war munitions for the Russian government, put in at Latouche
 wirh her steering gear broken and part of her deckload of lum- Der gone.
 The contemplated building of at least two new salmon can neries at ketchikan coupled with return of outside money to the mining industry will mean lively season for the Alaska town says o. s. Thomas, Ketchikan hotelmen. The two canneries are certain" he said, "and rum7 ors are very prevalent that grea$ deal of the. outside capital drawn out of the mining indus t', at the start of the war is now tcming back"
 Washington officials have ad- vised Seward and Anchorage to pull together and abandon ths spirit of rivalry which new exists
 Valdez feels the need of ad ditional fire apparatus, and the council is being urged to supply the department with the neces sary equipment to properly and efficiently combat the flames.
 George w. Pennington, of Fairbanks, is writing history ot the Pioneers of Alaska. in which he will give a general description of everything in con nection with life in the early days oi the Northland, and the
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-23

Cold weathea on kenai benin sula is responsible for the death of many w,'d animals. One man states that in travelling one mile be enc 1altered no less than seven caicacscs of yoans moose
 Two t;tives were fnee recent ly in the Kenal district TOT mak ing hootch. They were tried and found guilty in the commits sione-s court rr white man was fined S225 for letting a na- tive have some home brew. He paid the fine.
 The All Alaska Review de- clares that there are mighty few people in Alaska who have given study enough to the subject or have confidence enough in the proposal to convince them that statehood at the present time is anything more than a dream.
 The Rev. A. Kedroski, who committed suicide in New York the day before he and his family were to have sailed for Russia, spent the past summer on Sanak Island, near the outer end of the Alaska peninsula, and 1t was thought there that he was de- mented.
 The heating plant building of the Pioneers Home at Sitka caught fire. The building is total loss, but the machinery seems to be undamaged with the exception of the smokstack. It is estimated it will cost $45o to put the plant in shape for opera ton again.
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George w. Pennington, of Fairbanks, is writing a history ot the Pioneers of Alaska, in which he will give a general description of everything in con nection with life in the early days of the Northland, and the
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Valdez feels the need of ad ditional fire apparatus, and the council is being urged to supply the department with the neces sary equipment to properly and efficiently combat the. flames.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-27
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE,

Philadelphia. May &-BUTTER-The market
ruled firm, with demand equal to the limited
offerings THE quotations follow: Western fresh
solidpacked creamery. fancy specials 33; extra 3la
32: rsts, 3Oa3Sz; seconds 29a29l4; nearby prints,
fancy. IS; average extra. "a Rrsts 32aS3; seconds
s2a3l; special fancy brands Of prints jobbing at
53tA.
EGGS-Dcmand was good and values we-e well
maintained. The quotations follow: In free
cases. nearby extra. 8 per dozen; nearby
hrss. 7o5 pr standard case; Pennsylvania current
reccis, SIS per other nearby current receipts
Geo PER case: Western extra, 25 per DOZEN Western
extra hrsts, T.6 Per case; do nrsts 66Oas % per
case; Southern. pr case. 6.l5a6.45 as to quality
fancy selected eEgs were iobbing sa29 PER DOZEN
LIVE POULTRN-Fowls. 9a2l; roosters, Bal4;
spring chickens. according 70 quality weighing La
pounds aIi,cc, 9oas; white Lsgiorns accordns 10
quality, -ia.s dfsks a. 10 sire and quality lSalG
ldscuus. I'D. pr pair, SaS2 Co.. young per pair
=a2i
DREssED POULTRY Fresh kfIsd dy.pa-s.l
lowh. u 10 bs. dp picked fancy, selected ~,
%, ueiEhinE tbAS rcitnfs hriccp, =. DO 4 POUND.
trisc~ ? DO. ~ goIrds Euierr. q DO. ro,inds
srisrr rsni ios tn iatusls fansy dr. -tlet Cd
reighms ptas rrunds sti0c,, ~; a. 4 rs,ind.
Hri.Ds nv HuItIIHF H"Hs. TaH IA raasisr. aTI
fi6tei s tfaiieu. tsrsHi, ialrT. leua hr,i %.
1ihsf rs-ftf. us,shns % iu'snis 10 hs ,.ir.
Hat hfairfs, nsarti lsfgsf fifss SIS e.f.nrs
~ fuard, usishins ssil isiffsis atissr IL
sna'lfT fiffs. naA diatt. ussfts, asius So
nn " - tassa. shiff ssishins nafi tssiuss 49,,
fsH tftst "a shiis. ssishihs > = . !. IlsAs H.,
ftsn, taite sths ssFHiHa . l.aiais -
- ftsde a a.. Isaaa, ~ 49,
$50 q ~ t.ta ies.i' " = -. tsss y.
sais histHi sssh 81 - a ssia
The Washington herald., 1916-05-27
Politics VIII Be Factor.

The action of the New York Stock E1-
change yesterday is summarized from a
professional viewpoint in the following
telegram to w. B. Hibbs & Co, of this
city:
Speaking generally. the list was a
shade lower. The Street was inclined to
believe that a renewal of European liqui-
dation of American securities will be the
outgrowth of the proposals made in the
house of commons to levy an additional
income tax. Copper metal was again
quite a period it was reported that some
domes &c manufacturers are now disposed
to reduce their contracts for copper
metal. Selling by second hands has often
eXerted a depressing influence on the
quoted price of red metal. It has in
variably occurred whenever a temporary
lull in the demand for metal was expert
enCed or when the production showed in
diCations of overcoming the consumption,
as now seems to be the case.
Attention is now being directed to the
probable outcome of the political conven-
tions, which are only a few weeks dis
tant Politics this year will be much
more of a factor than in a long time,
and it is quite probable that some hest
fancy may be observable a little later
in industrial lines until the personnel of
the candidates is definitely determined
I'VE adhere to the view that long lines
of industrials should be reduced and rails
substituted therefor during easy periods "
The Washington herald., 1916-05-27
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

Baltimore MAY 25.-EGGS-Mnket~ quiet Mary
land PENNSYLVANIA and nearby frsts 2lIa; Eastern
Shore, Maryland and Virginia frsts 2lh: westerr
(Oho) frsts, 2l4 West Virginia frsts. 2lIs; South
North Carona) frsts. 2pa.
BUTTER-CrCamery. fancy. 33a;4 do, choice
2a33; good. Sa3; prints. 3in25; do. blocks 3as
do, ladies. 22a25; do. Maryland and Pennsylvania
rolls. "a; do Ohio rolls. II: do. Maryland. vir
Uina and Pennsylvania dairy prints. 2; process,
butter. %; storeracked, 24; Elsin. 3ia3iIa
LIVE POULrRY-Prices per pound unless other
wise stated: Chickens. spring. III lbs. and up
Sass; do. ! to X lbs 32a33; do. under h.. 2aa
%; do, old hens over lbs. %; small to medium.
%: do. old roosters aud stays. l0all; ducks Mus
coyy and Mongrel. II; do. white Pekings. l5sl6;
do. Indian Runners. l3ai; do. puddle fat old. Is
TO-, small poDr, "A; pigeons. old. pair 25a3o; do.
young pair. 25aJ0; guinea fowl old. each. 20.
VEGETABLES AND GREEN FRUITS-PotA
toes. white, Eastern Shore. McCormicks busheI
Local 10; do Maryland and PENNSYLVANIA. bus. Ll5s
LIS; do New York and Maize. bushel, l.l5al. .e5
do. new Florida No. /. barrel 5.25s5.5o; do. No.
2, barrel. 43a4.50; sweets, yellows Eastern Shore.
Md. barrel. 2.25a25O do. Eastern Shore, Va. bar
REL L75a2.0; do. Delaware, fancy barrel. 2.s5s2 50
do. York River. fancy. barrel I75a20o do. ham
pers. No. l. basket, 40s75; vans, North Carolina.
No. l, barrel l5Cs2oo; do. Maryland ard Virginia
barrel. 1.5cal.75; apples New York State. packed,
The Washington herald., 1916-05-27
EXAMINERS LAUD
INSURANCE MEN
First National Fire Company
Found to Be in Excel
lent Condition.
OTHER FINANCIAL NEWS
Big Demand for High Grade Bonds
Goes Untitled on Local
Exchange.
OTHER FINANCIAL NEWS

At the request of National Convention
of Insurance Commissioners, an investi-
cation into the affairs of the First Ma
tional Fire Insurance Company, of this
city, has been made jointly by the in
surance departments of Maryland, Vir-
ginia, and the District of Columbia.
The report Of this investigation has just
been made public. containing the follow
ing outstanding facts:
THE company has a paid up capital
of over $500 coo; total assets of over 81, CO.,
600, and a net surplus of S350,0OO.
That to policy holders the sum OF cap
Ital and surplus over the reserves re-
quired by law stand as a surplus protec-
ton behind the contracts Of this COM
pany. This surplus to policy holders
amounts to over 81, 10000"
Referring to the present management,
the report says:
This management has made. in 1915.
decidedly the best showing of any year
In the company's history" Speaking OF
the organization expenses of the COM
pany, the report concludes: This ex-
penditure has been unduly high with
this company during the first three years,
but in 1915 has reached practically a
normal rate OF expense"
The report is signed by c. F. Nesbit
superintendent of insurance. District OF
Columbia; William Mason Shehan. in
surance commissioner of Maryland, and
Joseph Button, commissioner of insurance
of Virginia
The Washington herald., 1916-05-27

Quotations given below are for large lots Of good
marketable goods only. Jotters prices are higher.
Lower grades may be sold for less. Fancy goods
command higher prices
The produce market Yesterday closed in a gooo
condition at the figures quoted: Active during the
day. much produce moved at steady figures
in spite of contrary weather.
EGGS-Fresh. per doz-. 2a5.
BUTTER-Bcst prints new per H., 81; do. tub
ger h.. 81 process 20; rndervrsde creamery. 5Oas2
store packed, 31a.2
LARD-Tub. pure. ID. lIaI2; do. compound. los
eottonseed oil. per can 375.
CHEESE-New York. new, PER Ib., IS; fat, PEI
b.. Is; Swiss domestic. per lb.. q: DO. foreign
per ID. 70.
LIVE POULTRY-Hens. per h.. %; roostcn
IL spring ducks. per h.. lsa90: chickens, spring
per ID. 32a35: turkeys. pr h. 2ia25.
GREEN GOODS-Asparagus. FER dozen bunches.
75a2-5O: local. per bunch 2ss; beans per bss
ket. 00a3 %: hcets. per l00 300ai00 cabbage new
crate l.75a3W; carrots per bunch. 5; caulihower
Florida bas.. sails: celery, Florida. per crate
l.5Oa20O; cuclmbers per basket loosSoO; cymblings
per crate, l.Ooal75: eggplants, per crate 250s20
kale. per bbl. 35a5O; lettuce crate. +Oa6o; do. bb
25a2N; onions. Ter sack. 2o1a2.25; do. Texas
per crate. L60l.s peas. per basket, Looa200; do
per bbl. 500a6.Oo; peppers per crate L75a3oO: pop
com, per box. 75as5; potatoes. per sack. 37Sa3eO
do. new per bb.. l5Oa3 80; sweets, per Dbl. 5Os
per crate. L5oa3.J0; tunips. per bunch 3aiIa .
ERUlTS-Apples, per bbl.. 2ooai0o, -rsnbeuieS
bbl.. s.cOaIo So do. Tcr box. L75L20: grape
fruit. per box. 3.5Oai.oO; lemons. per box. tooaiN
350a4.Oo: Strawberries, North Carolina Ter pt
4al0; do. nearby. sails.
LIVE STOCK-Veal calves prime per h. los
Ola; do. medium. per h.. 9l4slO; spring lambs fat
Per h.. lial2
DRESSED GOODS-Drcssed hogs small per lb
llallz; do medium. per lb.. II.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-27
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

Chicago, May 8.-While a great deal Of wheat
was bought today on the unfavorablc crop condi-
tions reported from Kansas and Oklahoma there
was a great deal sold by longs in the fear that
much needed rains would visit those states before
another twenty-fUur hours. The market closed with
advances Of IA to II cents. Resting spots, how
ever. q to y cents below the highest level,
reached. There were reiteratious Of crop losses
from lack Of moisture and insects in Kansas and
Oklahoma, with marked increase in the area
affected
Minneapolis and Duluth markets was rather bear
ish the whole. owing to the good start Of tn,
wheat crops and the lack Of cash demand.
Cash sales at Chicago were Is. 90 bushels and at
the ssabnard they 10000 bushels Manitoba
Corn closed unsettled and irregular May losing &C
and the deferred futures gaining u to &c The
May future under selling pressure nearly all
day. as the trade on the whole was backing away
from the cash article although buying the de-
ferTed months.
Oats &c lower for May while deferred
months were y to &c higher. Shcrts were the
largest buyers while the longs sold. Receipts were
large and the demand moderate with sales of
l3 90 bushels Canadian for export
The Washington herald., 1916-05-27
COTTON MARKETS.

New Yurk, May 26.-The cotton market today was
steady throughout the entire session. The feature
Of trading the attempt the part Of the local
and southern shorts TO cover. hut it developed that
there little cotton for sale to take care Of this
d'mand. New Orleans and Memphis houses also
bought herr.
Spot at Liverpool was quiet at decline Of 8
in the English market closed steady at net loss
q half point to an advance of ga points Spot
here vas quiet and unchanged at ECO. There
were no sales. The amount brought into sight for
the week, New York figures, amounts to lO5, 1873
bales. against 1855 last and 7sGl two years
ago.
Port receipts for the day were . 600 bales. COM
pared with ls S35 last week and 1904 last year.
New York warehouse stocks are l5l 80 bales con-
trasted with III 81 year Exports for the day
amounted 10 $50 bales against 50 924 last year.
TOdays total included 7205 bales To Great Britain
6575 to France and 4571 TO the continent. Clear
for the aggregate 81 80 bales. against
77S.635 for the corresponding period last seasOn.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-27
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

New York. May 6.-Cau money opened today at
y. Ter cent; high 2l2: low. . renewals ~ ruling
-ate. "a; closing 2I4 Yer cent.
The relaxing tendency continued in the time
money market. owing to limited demand. Six
noEths can be gecured at 81 per cent and this
ras the most popular maturity with bOrrowers.
Rates showed no QUotablc change being 2Isa3 per
eut for sixty DAYS, Mas for ninety days, and 3a3l4
ssr four, I'VE and six months.
There was no particular change in the commercial
apcr market. While the tendency continued fi-mer
E-tractiSe rarer SECURITY could BE- placed at rer
nt, not only in New York but In the intGsior
rnters. Most brokers Gpps ared to be without THIS
-Eade Of paper, but in particular had not lit
&c OF IT. and experienced difficulty in placing it
1t per cent The general line Of choice paper
sontinued to move at 81 to 81 per cent
The Washington herald., 1916-05-27
Bond Demand UnfiIIed,

A big demand for high grade bonds
went untitled on the local exchange yes
terday. Buying orders for Capital Trac-
ton IS and Washington Gas IS were not
sufficiently attractive to holders of these
securities to bring about any trading,
ard activity in the bond list was confined
to Potomac consolidated IS, Railway As,
and similar securities. Riggs Realty IS
long term sold at 1O2, and one sale of
Graphophone IS was made at par. the
price generally bid for this security.
Washington Gas maintained its strength
in the face of many buying orders, trad
ing being at z. Large earnings are pre-
dicted for the corporation. Railway pre-
ferred went at 81 3-4
The Washington herald., 1916-05-27
BEST FINANCIAL PAGE IN WASHINGTON

barrel. 2.ooa35o; asparagus Maryland and virginia,
No. !. dozen. l5os2o %: do. culs. dozen, Tssl.co;
beans, F1orida. green, basket, l5oa2.oo; do. wax.
basket. l5osl.T5; do. pearl basket l2sal5o; beets
Norfolk. bunch, is5; cabbage. Charleston, crate.
10a30o; celery. F1orids, crste. I.25sLB; cucIm-
bers, Florida, basket. 2So43oo; esyplsnts Florida.
crate, LSosl.75; grapefruit, Florida box, z.5oa3U
kse. native. bushel box. l5ae0; lettuce North Car.
olina. tsbarrel basket, 2.ooa2so; do. Charleston.
%-bsIrel basket. 2.Ga3.0; onions. Texas Bermuda.
crate. l25al.T5: oranges. to size box, 3oos4o1;
peas, Potomac River. 1tbarrel basket II5sl 20; do
RappahsnDock. s1-barel basket. lIss! g: d. large
barrel. 275s28; do. snsll barrel. 2g5s25o; do
York River. h-barrel basket small LIS: do, full
barrel, 2T5s3p; do. I.bsrrel basket tele L5osI "
peppers. Florida, crate. 2oos25o rhubsrb. natire
bunch, 4al; spinach, native bishel box 3z4o
squash Florida, basket 2ooa225; Strawberries. Nor
folk. qt.. 4as; do. York River Qt. sAi2; do
Eastern Shore Virginia. qt, 5aIo do. Rapps
hammock, ct. iss; tomatoes. Florida fancy. ripe
crate, 30as.O; do, choice crate aoos20
The Washington herald., 1916-05-27

bushels consisting Of 500 bushels southsrp and
:2Sso4 bushels Western; shipments from ele~stors
2S ,7S bushels stock in eev,tos l,3z esi bushels.
The market opened hrne. follows: Spot, LG.
nominal; No. Western, ll3. nominal; Nay. Los.
nominal
OORN-Re,eipts. s5.B bushsls Consisting o,
s5.7le bushels Western and 50 bushels south
ern: shipmeuta from elevators. SIS bushels; stocf
In eIevators iT4eTB bushels. Sail yellow Is quot.
able at S1s5 per bushel Cob corn quoted
at 4S4x5.D per barrel The market opened quiet
and steady. Spot and May. T5a, nominal
oATs-Receipts Is Ii busheL: withdrawn from
elevstnrs 2s7 bushels; stock in seTNtors i.les s.
bushels Prices were: Standard white III. sales
No. J white 44s.af; No. white. I5ii. asked
The Washington herald., 1916-05-27
PHILADELPHIA GRAIN

Philadelphia. May 3.-wHEAT-Demand was
fair and values were well sustained We quote
Car lots, in export elevator: No red, spot and
May. L03al.l0; No. Southern red lo6al Os
steamer. No. red, l.05al.07: No. } red l05alG
rejected A. LO2'sal.O454 rejected B. I.O,alU
CORN-The market quiet and lsc lower We
quote: Car lots for local trade as to location
No. yellow. Shas2; steamer yellow sOas; No.
yellow ,sl12as2; steamer yellow, Slasl; No yellow
sl54as2; steamer yellow. soasl; cobs, per 70 pounds
sojzaSlk
OATS-There little trading aud prices fur
ther declined &c. We quote: No. white 4aaEybs
standard white 4sI9al9; No. 3 white 46I4a47Ik: No
white. 45a46; sample oats, ila42: purified oats
graded, 46l3aR