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Science Hopes to Provide a Diet Both Cheap and Wholesome and to
Show That Present Difficulty of Making Earnings Meet
Expenses is Due to Fancy Prices Paid for Luxuries

in tuberculous families was raised to
IS cents, for the prices Of milk and
eggs and supplies needed for those In
poor health had considerably in
creased.
These figures are based upon pur-
chases of goods at retail and in the
neishborhood of the homes of the per-
sons aided. In some cases the associa-
ton is able to get supplies from stores
with the direction OF which II has
something to do. but as a general
thing 1t may be said that the prices o.
which these estimates re given are
the ordinary retail prices.
AS to h exact effect OF the in
creased prices among the poor fami-
lies" said Bailey b. Burritt. general
director of the association. "it is esti-
mated that the average wage earner's
family has to spend fully IS per cent.
OF its income for food.
This mea that the unskilled la
bOrer who earns $l2 n week and has
been paying $40 for food each week
is now obliged to pay $7.02 for the
same food. IL there has been no in
crease in his wage it will readily be
seen he cannot spend an additional
o for food. The result Is that his
family Is beginning To do without it."
Those who would have further illu-
m!nation on the present standards Of
living will find much food for thought
in the new book Feeding the Fam
n.y." by DIR. Mary Swartz Rose, assist
ant professor in the department Of nu-
triton. Teachers College OF Columbia
University. DIR. Rose has a family Of
her W and the studies which she has
made represent the most careful in
y~cstigNt!on. The book came from the
press only a few days ago and h re-
vision Of statistics makes II well in
touch with present conditions.
DR.. Rose said yesterday that she was
much Interested in watching the prog
RES of the Chicago experiment.
Undoubtedly" said she. lit will he
possible for the employees of the
Board OF Health out there to live for
two weeks on fare costing 20 cents a
day. hut what about living for, say.
two years at that rate? Such expert
ments should he carried over long
periods. for the routine OF the table
bec'.nes deadly.
Theoretically II il so easy to feed
the human species on almost nothing.
When | began the study OF dietetius
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rgnize the old familiar foodstuffs or to
I,ote their absence and adsp t ourselves
10 the new order.
Then when We find that a new fosd
product at 81 a pound contains the
same nutritive substances as milk at I
cents a pound we ~hall be able -
choose in~telligently between them.
Knowing that milk and egg yolk.
which are no trouble to prepare. are
better for little children than beef
juice, shall we not ave ourselves labor
and often expense? Realizing that the
energy value Of food is the same
whether served simply or deliberately,
shall We not be able to decide how
much elaboration H. worth while?
For most people cost is n large
factor in the feeding problem. From
cne-fourth % one-half Of the family
.rcome has to be devoted to the buy
ing OF food and tho smaller the in
come the larger the percentage which
must he so spent.
Nutritious and expensive arc not
synonymous; In fact. come OF the most
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TYPICAL TENEMENT DINNER. SCALE OF DINNER on

under the present conditions Is 37.SS a
week. which would be twenty-thrce
cents a person each day.
The dietitians have a system under
which the man Of the family Is counted
as the unit. The wife is supposed to
eat only eisht.tenths as much as he
does: a growing boy OF 16 nine-tenths;
a boy Of from IL to Is elght-tenths:
and one from 10 to IL years of age
six-tenths Of the rations Of a man.
The girl OF from II to Is years Is cred
tied seventeenth Of the mount needed
by the head Of the family. while the
girl CT from 10 to Is years Is supposed
to ave six-tenths. A child OF from s
to Q is entitled TO ~five-tenths: one from
2 to 8 years to four-tenths and children
under 2 years to three-tenths.
\ The statistical family IL commonly
referred to in such calculations as this
as consisting Of az units. This would
mean that even under severe condi-
tons OF economy. under this scale the
actual cost for the man, the unit.
would he - cents a day. The actual
unit in the Chicago experiment would
he consuming nearly 81 cents a day
on this basis.
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90 cont. . dav mi. "a., - nn
cor,roc,. u,hioh 80 80. -. ~
nra.on, .,s. - -. -.
.ias ~" sa,,,.s., 80. .nnaNn,
nr,c.s wo,,s ran,,,ro en- iu% -,
=; 80, % ,or a. TIL. nnr, a.,
80 "a !. 800 n%,a,n",i.
urdar a h,,a,na .ys,or,
Eas, side sam,,,o. u,aer oh,or.
va,ion hoy. ,vo nornd. 90 NO, a 40,
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nutritious foods are the cheapest. Cos:
Is therefore a poor guide for the house.
wife in determining what she will feed
her family. She needs only TO know
some Of the factors which influence
the cost OF food in order TO make wise
selection. especially II she has to try
continually to make one dollar do the
work cf two.
The discrepancy between nutritiye
value and the cost Is nowhere better
seen than in comparison Of milk with
other high protein foods. A quart of
milk. yielding 675 Galleries and costing.
let us say. . or 10 cents. is the equiva-
lent in fuel value Of about one pound
Of lean round steak costing 20 cents or
OF nine eggs which would he cheap at
Is cents. A quart OF solid oysters is
equivalent in fuel value 10 one quart
OF. milk. but will cost from seven to
eight times as much as milk"
DR.. Rose in planning "A dietary has
arranged IL for a typical family Of
eight persons. consisting OF IA profess
sional man. a wiz who is doing all but;
the heaviest household tasks. a baby
! year old. a boy 3 years old. ;wo girls
Of 6 and 2. a boy Of IL and a grand
mother OF 30. For this group She esti-
mates that the total requirement OF
heat units or calories would he ~ 400
a day. The cost Is given at from II,
to . cents a hundred ~calories. which
would be from 80 to 80 cents apiece a
day, or. applying the unit rule, nearer
40 cents a day for the adults OF the
family.
The breakfast bill Of fare for such II
family. considering its varied indl-
viduals. would consist OF range and
orange juice, whcatena. an omelct for
six. egg bacon. toast. butter. milk,
coffee for the adults and sugar.
\ typical family luncheon would he
Crcamed chicken on toast. baked
bananas, Boston brown bread. butter.
rice pudding. milk for the children.
tea for adults and sugar. Here - a
sample dinner for this family:
Bouillon for Five.
Bsked Halibut for Five, Ecs Sane
Potatoes. Buitcr.d string leans
Salad Of Tomatoes and Lettuce with French
Bread and Butter. Mil
Apple snow Tor Five.
Lady Fingers for Pour Uwo "achl.
There are also allowances II cereals
and milk for afternoon or night meals
for the children. There is, in fact,
about Sin quarts Of milk daily on this
schedule. Milk is ountc at . cents
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DAY?

and the dessert, and cookies can 10
substituted for lady fingers.
Chicken IL an expensive meat. and
while II IL not much used here tho cos'
could be lowered by substituting driel
beef and without changing the form of
the menu. The fish used in the du.
ner Is usually not very dear and MAY
be retained. Consommc adds littlo food
value and unless made of material, not
valuable for other purposes can h
omitted"
DIR. Rose. still going down the scale.
brings us now to a dietary for her
typical family. This scheme provides
for "A fuel value of $4,000 calorioS. it,
estimated cost being from sl.oS to
H.43 n day. or from 90 to 20 cents 4
day on the adult unit basis.
On a typical menu for breakfast -"
find prune pulp. cereal. bananas. toast.
butter. milk and sugar. Tho family
luncheon consists of maCaroni and
cheese. Boston brown bread, batter.
stewed apricots. oatmeal cookies. mix
and tea.
4 sample family dinner. according -
this plan. consists OF creamed salt cod
for five. baked potatoes for FIVE. boiled
onions for four. bread. butter ana rice
pudding with milk and sugar. Lunches
are also provided FOR the children.
The last menu is ample Tor al.
bodily needs. II is the lowest point 90
which the cost of II dietary can ba
brought in New York city. At TN,
point it is increasingly difficult also
To provide a variety of diet.
sVaa a..l,,-,r - ..sV-. ~, n
dried beans II peas. a few slap.
fresh vegetables such as potatoes.
onions ana cabbage and tomatoes N
limited quantities. dried fruits and oG"
or W fresh ones such as apples ava
bananas. very fat meats and fat sat,
pork and a limited amount Of milk must
he the chief reliance Of the houseWi 10"
The final forms Of tho economic
menu include oatmeal mush W.
cream and sugar Tor breakfast. ,u's
bread. ol~eomargarine. coffee for ad Il's
cereal coffee for children. ful
luncheon or supper may lac had ga.
chowder with croutonS. rye ave"
stewed prunes and tea. Dinner con
sists of split pea soup with bacon. cau-
hage and potato salad, moldssss cak'
and cocoa.
The experts in Chicago are lo. kin
forward To keeping NJ their II
squad with the aid Of musli ard ,orf
bread, and the New ENGLAND hn. 81
dinner is mentioned among ~" pie,
de resistance.
Outside of the large cities ~" ,,-
OF living. especially where corn p.I'
and johnny cake abound. can M
brought to a minimum wh.,h v..
startlc the experts 90 both his lily a.
the Cook county metropolis.
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His FAMILY on A SCALE or ABOUT $40 A DAY.

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,hs 'ese.aoies' "'Sca,oins inca, oones'
~ IL '"e eooN spills '"e ioo' II ."e
h,'enen ., raves IN 'ne cookins
u'e"Sis 'hrous care'ess hea'ins VI
pa" IL she NJ. ca,eluI !"
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'onhes i'"n" '"e o'hihs roo'i ,he ioou
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'as ~ "'ote W eat
i'h'nS .he 100 ouose' Oh tnis ram
ny eup Dr' i'ose IL 'heore''cai cos'
W s-.oo Il VA! '"ere II an e~Npehu''ure
VI S'Vo " !e"' "h 'his score atone. ~
JUSTIFY such an outlay there should DE
an income VI az ieas' ,hree times 'n's
a%''ou''' "oco'ui"S 10 "er view, VI 'he
iann'l! u 10 MAINTAIN a standard OF
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q p,oiessIoha' man Inns " u large
fanny vi 'ourSe' LOT 'he .yPicai iahhiiy
ot the economists contains only W
a"u''S anu 'hree 'ii'"ren' the chiiureh
pFIhE uEuer ~ years OF Se.
WIS t'osc suggests whlcn
wiz Drag inc COST or ieeuinS the large
iaWilF mentioned Town 10 from Via
10 vi" a Jay or from - TO
% cents apiece couhtinS the members
az the iatS would lndiViduals' FOR
statistlcal purposes and IN order 10
make n close comparison with the
economy squad OF twelve adults IN chi
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SIMPLEST TERMS.
D. JOHN WALKER HARRINGTON

|" WENTY-FOUR cents a person
for three meals n day may
sound like starvation to some
persons in these days Of high living
costs and food relationships, yet science
~ insisting that 1t can ba done at retail
prices.
Il should. however. he borne in mind
that In the Chicago tests a quarter a
day Ia not a fixed maximum. II Is
only an ideal toward which those in
charge of the tests are striving. AS
n matter Of fact the average cost of
the meals served last week was about
40 cents a person IA day.
The experiments which began last
Monday morning in Chicago under the
auspices of the Department Of Health
are being watched with keen interest
By all sorts and conditions OF inhabi-
tants Of the United States. Six men
and six women. all employees OF the
department. had their Thanksgiving
dinner on Sunday and on the following
day began their two weeks engagement
with a Diet prescribed by a public con
omy commission They are expected
TO substantiate the theory that by
scientific study a diet can be devised
both cheap and wholesome and that the
present lofty scale of the cost Of living
IL due mainly TO the Willingness OF peo-
pie TO pay fancy prices for luxuries.
The test comes at n time when the
whole world Is wrestling with the prob
lem OF provender. Right here in New
York there is plenty of material to
show how near the scientific diet will
come to agreeing with actual condi-
tions. The New York Board of Health.
the Association for Improving the o
dition of the Poor, Teachers Cole ge
through its department OF household
arts. and various other agencies are all
working on this same equation. The
consensus Is that Chicago has very
little leeway with respect to the stand
ard Of a quarter a day a person.
Beth Israel Hospital in this city. with
some assistance of social workers on
nected with the Board of Health, has
been looking after the wants of fami-
lies on the East Side. The actual mini
mum cost Of living has been calculated
to . nicely by visitors who purchased
supplies from stores near the homes Of
the families succored.
Take. for instance, the case Of a typ
ical family of five, consisting Of a
father, mother and three children rang
ng In age from the baby up to IL
years. 1t has been found that the
minimum cos OF furnishing their food
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the slogan vas A Dime a Day 1t liz
possible for man to sustain life for a
period on even 10 cents a day. The
inmates of institutions might be fel
for Is or 20 cente a day: but about the
time when the dietitian finds that the
Goldfish cakes are dumped in the halls
IL becomes evident that some other
factor besides mere cost must be con-
sidered.
IAN allowance Of "a or % cents A
day for each person h, pairing things
very closely. but for such n period as
two weeks 1t can undoubtedly be done.
The larger question as to the value OF
these observations for guiding the
l.ousekeeper all the scar around IS
quite another matter"
DR.. Rose devote~ several chapters ~
the book to food for the family. We
have to cope to-day with many new
conditions upon which tradition throws
70 light" she writes. Package goods.
ready to eat foods. dollhouse products.
strange wares from the ends Of the
carth-we must learn in there Ia rec
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FOOD COSTS ONE.TH1RD MORE.

The New York Association for Improving the Condition of the
Poor has just completed the following table Of actual retail prices of
food in quantities such as n commonly bought. The table shows the
prices Of q year ago and of this month and the percentages of increase:
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-27
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICA
 TON

In the District Court for the Territory of Alaska Second Di- vision.
 Philip DeFontville, plaintiff, vs- Gold Bottom Hydraulic Mining Co.,, a corporation, defendant.
 The President of the United States of America to Gold Bot tom Hydraulic Mining Co.,, cor poration, the above named defend ant, greeting:
 You are hereby summoned and required to appear and answer the complaint of the plaintiff on file in the office of the Clerk of said court at the City of Nome in said district, within thirty (3o) days from the service of this summon. upon you, towit: From the 27th day of May. 1916, or judgment for want thereof will be taken against you; and you are hereby notified that if you fail to answer said complaint the plaintiff will take judgment against you for the sum of eleven thousand five hundred ffty-two and 8s-Ioo ($Ir,s52.85) dollars with interest thereon from the 3Ist day of October, 1913, at the rate of 8 per cent per annum and for his costs and disburse- ments herein, being the amount claimed by said plaintiff on an ac- count for services rendered and monies advanced for the use of plaintiff.
 The order for service by pulp lication of this summons is dated April 18th, 1916.
 The date of the first publication is April 18th. 1916, and the date of the last publication is May 27th, 1916.
 Witness the Honorable J. K Tucker, Judge of the District Court for the District of Alaska Second Division, and the seal of said court hereto affixed at Nome Alaska, this 18th day of April 1916.
 (Seal.) c. A. ADAMS, Clerk of the District Court, Dis trict of Alaska, Second Division
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TRISTAN BROS,

iium of the screen Judged from the standpoint of the expert the play is a masterpiece. Dramatic quality is the keynote and is sustained by superb acting and careful attention to those all
 important details which contri- bute to finished production. One may take exception to the title alone as it tends to convey an impression not in accord with the true nature of the play. The story is that of those who gam ble in the greater things, the
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-27
YUKON MARINE
 BULLETIN

May 2, 1916, o;2o a. m. Schwatka up Nenana Mission. Delta up Cinema,
 Washburn down Nulato.
 Reliance up Circle.
 Tana from Fairbanks to Kus- kokwim. Davis and Jacobs on ways.
 ulia B leaves Fairbanks 18th. Vidette down Carmacks.
 Nasutlin up Stewart river. Lake Le Barge breaking up, river at Rampant out of banks and still rising Columbus sails from Fairbanks for Logjam and Tolavana, 3Ist.
 Mail launch No. I at Hot Springs down down.
 Benchley leaving Louden up bound towing Kelley.
 St. Michael reports bay clear of ice at Egg Island, no ice be- tween St. Michael and Stewart island.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-27
FEDERATED CHURCH,

At the Congregational church sunday the following services will be held. Rev. John Parsons pastor.
 II a m. Bible school and chil. dren's service.
 Adult Bible class will study The Passover,
 / p. m. Christian Endeavor :.
 8 p. m. Worship and sermon by Dr. John Parsons Subject Brave Deeds of Brave Men, 7 an address for Memorial Sunday
 Special music will be given by the choir.
 The Ladies Aid Society meets Tuesday afternoon at ? o'clock.
 The public is invited to all the services of the church.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-27

men who guide the destinies of corporations and the manifesto
 tions of big business. It is a story of the game of life cast in the higher places. Here We see the under play of the giant forces
 which control the industries of the nation moulded into story of absorbing interest in which love and passion play their all part on the lives of the characters. Nothing finer has been depicted on the screen.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-27
EARLY ANSWER TO WILSON'S NOTE
 EXPECTED

ing inviolate neutral mails even when the ships carrying them are in belligerent's port does not apply in the case of viola ton of blockade. It is also thought that Britain will insist that on the right to search the mails for packages which there is reason to believe are either of enemy origin or destined to ulti mately reach the enemy.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-27
A.. r. A. Service

A. r. A. Service
 WASHINGTON, May s. State department officials are 'expecting that Britain will re turn an early answer to the pres ident's note of protest over the British mail restrictions.
 The officials believe that Bri- tain will return substantially the same answer as before, namely that the Hague agreement hold
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-27
MR. BUSINESS MAN

MR. BUSINESS MAN.-The boats will soon be here; look over your stationery and replen- ish it now by having your JOB PRINTING done before the spring rush commences. Phone your orders to Main 46, Nugget office, prompt service, reason able prices.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-27

The Nugget is giving its subscribers more telegraph news than any other naper in Alaska and will continue to do so. Send in your name and have the Nugget delivered to your home or office Do 1t now.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-27

The water is running freely in the smaller streams close to town, according to reports today and the spring cleanups are un- der way in quite number of places.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-27
TEXAS DEMOCRATS AGAINST EQAUL
 SUFFRAGE
A. P. A. Service.

SAN ANTONO, May 25-The democrats went on record today as being decidedly against grant ng the vote to women. An anti suffrage plank is one of the prominent features of the plat form adopted by the state con Aention now in session.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-27

One year ago at noon today the Bear reported her position as being seventy five miles from Nome.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-27
WEATHER RECORD

The following table snows the ay- craze temperature Tor each day for the rhe following years:
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NEWS NOTES

will play throughout the even ing. The first show starting at 7 p. m. sharp
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-27

The water mainsare now open to a point some distance east of Barracks square and Moonlight s on tap in a large number of business houses. Work on the mains continues slowly as there s much ice encountered.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-27

FOUND-A pair of eye glasses
 near Lanes way. Inquire at Nugget office.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-27

\ snow storm of short dura- ton hit the town shortly before midnight last evening. Al though it did not last longer than couple of hours the old burg pore decidedly wintery aspect when it was over. About three fourths of an inch of the beauti- ful fell.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-27

Work on the exterior of the new Goggin building is practic- ally completed and the work men are now devoting their at tention to finishing the interior.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-27

The district court convened his morning and has been en- gagged during the day in listening to argument in the old case of Greepburg vs. Lesamis The case has already been carried to circuit court but as it is claimed oy the defense that both the dis trict and circuit courts erred in certain matters an attempt is be- ing made to have it reopened. The suit is said to be very com plicated.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-27

The Family Paper is ths Nome Daily Nugget
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-27

uhe high school students lance at the Sons of the North lall last evening was an enjoy able event and the boys and girls mad what is pronounced "one of the best times ever" All of the high school student body were on hand to share in the fun. The hall was prettliy decorated and the floor in excellent shape. Luncheon was served during the evening.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-27

\ match to decide the winner of second prize in the C class will be played at the Board of Trade this evening The contestants will be D. Crowley and Wm. Pangman. One more match will also be played in this division before the play will close.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-27

The Nugget will publish Mon lay the first installment of 2ne of Fred Weiler's interesting 'etters from the outside. The com emunication is, as usual, filled with news of what was going on at the time of writing and con tains the usual wealth of quaint Illusions to things as Fred sees ishenp The letter was .receivd y Mir. John Nestor on the last outside mail.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-27

The Yukon marine bulletin 'eeeived at he city telegraph of ice which kindly furnishes cop ,es 10 the newspapers, states that the Yukon is out of its banks at Rampant and is still rising. Con- litions at other points are not stated. St. Michael reports that the ice is out of the bay at Egg island and that there is no ice between St. Micheal and Stwart island.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-27


 The Chamber of Commerce decided at the last meeting to continue the present membership fee until the 8th of June after which date it will be placed at $5. The membership committee re- port that new names are being added to the membership list daily. The majority of the new boosters are business men but the miners are also showing in terest and several have handed in their application with every prospect of more to follow
 Sunday and Monday night banner all star show will be put on at Eagle hall moving picture show, the headliner being two part Military drama, titled "The Civilian, splendid broncho feature film, a photoplay full of punch and go. Her Own Home" an Eclair Universal film featur- ing Lottie Fowler, Frank Hearne and Fred Sumner and Rex Universal film featuring those well known stars, Lou Clancy, Agnes Vernon and Murdock McQuarrie titled By the Suns Rays" make a most interesting program. Miss Bertha Johnson violin and Prof. Bourret, piano,