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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-02
STOCKS CLOSE STRONG,
WITH PRICES HIGHER
Declaration Of Dividend by United
States Steel Proved Strong
Impulse.
MARKET IRREGULAR FOR HOUR
Strength OF Railroads Based on Wall
Streets Belief That DirCctOr-icn-
eral Would Demand Fair Play Oh
All Contracts.
ny n,,n,nAN WIZ.

NEW YORK, May l--Stoc'\s closed
strong to-day VITA most OF them al
the high prices OF tno day after rad
hing session OF Irca, ;rr.Gularity. The
OPENING w;s StrOuE unuer impulse Of
the United states steel dividend dcc-
iaration. Then sp"ciaiti'S SOD OIL ana
Eior, an hour the market was irrssuiar
sand almost weak In the httcrnc on
Draiiroads which had been hcavy IN the
morning because Of bad earning re
Eports suddenly advanced following an
Enounccmcnl that Tie government mas
already assisted ia financing TO the eS-
tent OF $30,Sl+.vor. - fau! prcitrreh
was the leader OF Ia" roads. IuSt pc
4 FORE the close, Steel became" the leader
Nagain, and closed the day WIN All al
lance OF . points.
This strength OF me ra!IroauN IL
shascd also on wall streets belief that
the director general Of railroads would
mot permit the Interstate Commerce
llCommisSion TO fore: upon IN" ran
|iroads any contracts not IN harmony
lwith the spirit OF tn" law. Action Of
list Paul preferred gave TIA" Impress on
That the dividend would yet be DC
|;clared
Obstructive inarkcA H. Indicated by h!s
statement, with tn" i-intriy ,oan sue
cessfuliy PLACID u n"p'o i.c VA, io =
ltwiil develop shortly which vii enable
the railroads TO provide NOR. sa ,is.ae.
itorily for their present ana future
I'needs without depending - !arEe!N
fupon government aid
WAR NEWS BETTER, AND
MARkE:T - MORE HOPEFUL
The secretarys statement regarding
Ihis hope for a regular market should
be encouraging to those patriots who
| nave refused to commit stock marEct
suicide through fear OF the huns. Iho
war news to-day was better. ana there
were intima,ions that tn" Kaiser
would repudiate this drive unless sue
lcessfui.
Reports by railroads for March were
|hery bad, showing tnht although gross
incomes Increased. net continued 10 do
slime. The 81 Paul. 10! instance, cut
| IF gross Increase Of 81 ls1 eS2, had
\, not less of Stst.l2r. The fennsyl-
kanla system Increased ~ gross $%.%5i.-
IpSU. but had a Shr.akaE" ia net %
i3.66j.963. compared with March Of last
Iscar.
Dis,iilers broke nearly 81 . share.
out recovered. Whishy advanced 30
:enta gallon. Spectators are deal
ne in whisky ccruhurtes.
i NEW YORK N,y Hrrr-ntiie rspcr ,
months. 6; slS months sterling s!S'v-
lay bills. Sc. rcWra'-,t"I. =taty-'!ay b.ii.
Tn bands. ft'? .,onmrr"si =i.ty.uay bills.
MII drmand. 'i5t ,sblns So, 10. Har
diver. rs McSltbu uuItaFl. % Govern.
ncnt bonds. arm railroad hont> iirT'
FINE loans -icat.s -|Nfs I..EH- -t7 iIt. rlu"tE
lays. -. ns. 81. months UiG. can iuGu.y.
,iaady. ruling rae,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-02

The rise in tho cost of ho,.Iad
spring water is one increase IN ~
cost OF living that need worry bu, a
small number OF people in this CITY. .
said DR.. Roy *. Flanagan. chief
health officer Of this city. when in
formed that The dealers in water had
materially Increased the price to the
consumer
The water now being nurnoa
through the mains OF tho city is 100
per cent pure aud daily tests are made.
hv officers Of the Health Department
to provide against contamination from
any sOurce WhlLsoeNer"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-02
Liquor Hearing This Morning.

II. \. Basile. whose arrest by Pro
hibition Commissioner Peters on the
charge OF importing ardent spirits on
April 20 brought him some extra uoto-
ricty. Will be arraigncd in Police Court
this morning TO answer that charge.
Resides Prohibition Commissioners
Peters the witnesses against Basilc
arc Policeman G. w. Spur. j. T. Dug
gins, and +. a. Campodonica. Basile
was spo~>,cby Mr.. Peters while a pas
senGer on a train here from the North.
Upon arriving at Byrd Street station,
Basilc was arrested.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-02
| o-Day at the Movies

bLt iHIRD 1.-The An.ver.- RI
photoriny In seven parts.
DEoN-Cnnstnncc TnImadre. I'm
"Fhc studio Girl
blJot = douglas Fairbanks, In
"iicndin' South"
tOLONIAI-May AIIi.on T., .
cinI fyporrItcx."
lsiS-hli the week, "The Kaiser.
The BcnHt OF fIcrlin'
hI.A First CHAPTER Of .Thc
Combat "
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-02

IN exhibition OF sewing and dress
making, done by The pupils OF the
Baker Armstrong Night School fcol-
ored). Will be given to-day from 10
till O'Clock at the rooms Of the Rich
mond Beneficial Society, Second and
Jackson Streets. The specimens of
work to be exhibited arc exceptional
in quality and varied in design.
The closing exercises of the school
VIII be held this evening at, Sis al
the sixth Mount Zion Church. at Duval
and ST. John Streets.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-02
COTTpN MARKETS.

NEW YORK. MAJ While i.allar vas
~ particularly active 'hc cotton ri.ar!.c,
lowed renewed nrmuo.- ia dpv, AMI th"re
as hharp r'ro'@ry iu urica, 1I'v cou-
y IGN points from last rieht's close ana ~
Monday. Thst d.li,orN closed a, % s.
IN IN" genera hrt closing firm Al d, uc'
.vanrc of ~ To- =! points rho opening
a S'eany al ar nGNa1c. OF l. TO ~ points
hiEh"r before IN" end az the Hrs, hour
nyihE Wa "a""uraged bs arm rrh'cS III.
htihncd, irNorSh'' rhH raCt.r Of Tho We
'"S. @nd III" officials forecast for frost I'm
rNtn,a' aud Atlantic bolt States IL
renee; io"HF"r. that 'urrc had boon con
|net1"'H nnNihH ~ expectation of q hu'i>h
'rHiN report FROM tn" Weather bureau.
|1d WHEN this WA van! ishch il brn,i..Gt
scattering liquidation. There wer. re-
lions or som" ~ - unin,s IN Corse-
llehce, but "%'"rt for IA" realizing th.,r
aa very uttl" pressure in evidence and the
hiNcl hrihfd 'in again during the after
BON nn r"porth ihai It further reduction
marine whr risks was likely Prices
(jachen the highest levels Of Tho dav in
|t", IHt" trading with Nav selling at y NJ
M October at 2s -. or hbou. q, ;r. InS noints
ltt higher on tho general list The weekly
T'ppnr, OF me weather Bureau was quite as
|niIiSh as expected. Indicating that the
ION had mad" rrac'i"nliv no nrocrnss and
"S, brokers ir!hut"d tho strength n thc
arkst to is stronger technical tosItInn
E,mhinsd with absence nf snot nress,,r., And
fss2nsi"ctory "ror advi"cs \ report L.
Tease ~ pcr cent ia ac-eacs but the dr-
|-es attracted good deal Of attcn,inn
Trade interests ware buyer. on tho srinr
| ,on advances. aud tho relative s.-cnCih OF
Nv Was connected with tho talk cf I'M
nyeh shtnpinc conditions. Cotton futures
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-02
On the Curb Market.

NEW YORK, Nav, curb close: c,lc1
Aetna, s'.GSia: 80 chevrolet. l2l lnl2I'a: .
20 Mcxim. 7-l60i.; 1850 United Motors. 2iS-
2i's: i2j Cosd"n. 6ssus7.: 100 Federal Oil.
~ q 1000 Met Petroleum. ga li-iS: -. =
40 Oklahoma Oh. a13i2. - Victoria oil.
ledge. y. a.. ,Oa -ons Arizona Smcl,ors.
l5-l6n i0'9 Green Monster. N.Tai: $40
Jerome Verde, - as, 400 Mother Lode.
st'5 a ~: ~ %ipssinG S.. ra: leo Rex Cons.
NTS i.jrp ronopah Ext. lilac ": 90 North
American y and p. .n24 100 l.. S. Steam
shn 60. 5i95N 1900 Wright Martin. 9'.GG'
non Midwest oil sS@ei: 100 Oklahoma oil
N
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-02
PoSt-pmce Itrcciut.

Post office receipts for the month Of
April amounted to SlnG.04icS. rs com
pared with the r"ceipts Of Npril. 1917
which were SSl.lG2 CO. The receipts for
Npril OF this year. compared with
April ar last year. show an increase o.
almost 81 Ter cent.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-02

tPTivate r Is. Dickinson OF IN. Dur
ham IIght Infantry. relates his advrn
lures after lie. along With Private An
deT%ou. MAS captured within four miles
"f freedom after attempting to escape
from Germany, aud gives typical la
Stiuc" OF Justice in the Fatherla nd
a. shown when the two prisoners OF
war we're brought before tn. command
ant at Rennbahn Campo
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-02
CHICAGO GRAIN MaRnrr.

to-day owing to g.ner. lIlquida,ion 6roughi
on .a'E"iy by reports tha, tn. East was
oHtI.HE 70 resell! cash ErAn aud ~ frarh
Eos.iD r"Fari'ns pe"e" The Inarks' closed
!"w"f with May 81 "a. ana iu!I 81 a.,
!" ~ oats Lost Nc To irs,l-,r IN
fJ"F'' "i- fn"re Wa an adrarC. OF !! D.. 90 ,Gc
eng !tGr"s ranged as follows
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-02

The Isis this week is Offering one
OF tho most thrillingly Spectacular fea
lures Richmond has seen t.. pictures
in a long time in The Kaiser, tho
Be- st of Berlin" The production shows
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-02
cnrTnNSEEn OIL

NiW YORK MAY Although no trans
a"i ,cns were reported. cn;tons"ed oil showed
underlying nrmness TODAY closing bids b."
!nr - points above the final OF Tuesday 40
tenders were pu, put. Prime crude. sl...Q.
prime suinmGr N"ll"w -. SPOT. nominal
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-02

III!IiItD May = hogs. -.rslpIs. n m
slow. Bulk 81 Ion tli.u,: tight iii.I6fs {I7.70.
MID -, s;s,or -, 81 - hsavy sla99z. si7.55;
Cattle. receipts. 100: weak. Native steers
f'".25 q sl7.tG. stOCkarS and feeders IS .. n.
:lstG: COWS and hci:crs. 81 IS n Sl3.c9: calves.
s. 80 II Sii."r
.Shaci, r"rc!nis. 800: weak. sheen 81. - Z.
Eli 10. iAlnhs. ili So q, 81. ~.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-02
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
DRY GOODS

NEW YORK. May So many GOOD. ere
controlled 10y the government rCmporarity.
whii" stocks needed hv the government arc
heinz located. that additional safes ~ cot
ton goods hc-" to-day were OF very limited
volume III" demand continued steady aud
second. hands wer" selling reluctantly. Yarn
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-02

SAVANNAH May I.--Turpcntine. firm a1'-
= les. ~: receipts. -; shipments. log; stock.
Resin, firm: sales. none: receipts. 20: shin
m"nts. $40: >tock. a',6ia. Quote: II. =. L.. =
80: - ~ ~: !. 500. *. JG5. NJ 500 = $40
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-02
DID NOT BLAME is
FOR ATTEMPTED ESCAPE

The brief silence that followed my
perorauon was broken BY the talka-
tive ancient WHO nolemnly remarked:
N what You say is true-and you seem
TO speak with = iull knowledge OF the
facts and with : ncerity--l don't blame
YOU for cndeaVorlng To escape. / would
have done the same thing had | been
n your position. Your revelation has
come as a shock u nc. and | reel GER
tain that the great ouik OF the Ger
man wofkingmcn are equally ignorant
OF the circumstances you have de-
scribed.
Grandpa" and his tIrec pals were
decent souls, and in the course of con-
versation | gathered that they were
all farmers resident in the district.
Tile sergeant who had effected our
arrest had been engaged in another
room drawing M a report OF his sue
cess. ana he now appeared On the scene
ana ordered us to be searched. The
inquest respecting our belongings
proved lninutc and thoroughly cX-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-02
RICHMOND Hay MAREET.
Wholesale tluo: atious on TSchnnSe.
NEW YOKk LINZ sr0CK MARKEr.

NJ ItKk. Nay T LiU-vts. INN: gteNrs.
u e. 49, ,. .,,-@,,,o, :
Slnp,I sl!'0: skim milk calves 5000 4 sii o.,
sheep aud lambs: steady, sheep. sstJn
sl5i0
..lioE steady. ., si:toGsis5o: roushs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-02

sd!iinf; :s5sS s'osh ,5,s nsI %ey'"s'''
llrts. 100 bales: stock. i.4.C5sS bales.
Total for week: not receipts. $3.50 bales
Total for season: net recetpts scii SCI
flles: exports. SbOo.Sl, haIHs
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-02
Richmond & Petersburg
Electric Railway
aeabGar1 Air Line hallway uomDanv

oc arainf isa,e Sdally: a. NJ. Norlina
local. LIZ ~ NJ, Sieepers Atlanta and
!, !, a . 800 a., ~; Atlanta Birmins.
nam sFeciai. ll:i0 L: NJ. Sieepers jackson
o:ia +. Al. $50 T.. NJ 81 H.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-02

NEW YORK. May Raw sugar. steady:
centrifugal. S0A5: fine formulated, s1i5 But
ter. rirm cheese. steady. SpOt coffee. dull
Rio -. So. Santos Is, II.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-02

\ few minutes after our capture
within four miles OF Holland. Jimmy
Anderson and ] were conducted to a
ucighbor;nR Giardroom, where a quar-
ict 81 patriarchal soldiers sat playing
cards for pfcnniEs. think and srnok
i'r cigars which had never heard OF
Havana
our advent and Introduction as Brit
Sh prisoners OF war who had tried 10
ESCAPE from the beloved Fathcrla nd
created uuit" a futtrr. one uniforme cd
ana bearded grandpa expressed the
opinion that we did not know when
We we're well of You men arc safely
out Of the war" he said. land far
removed from tho danger zone. II
YOU were back In Britain they would
max" YOU fight again can't under
stand why it is that informed soldiers
risk their lives playing this foolish
game OF back TO the homeland"
did my best TO cnlightcn the old
fellow and his companions. For their
special benefit I threw q lurid light
on the sufferings which captives in
Germany are forced to cndurc-told
them Of tho niG-swill served 10 us
and dignihed by the name OF food, OF
labor performed under slavish condi-
lions. and OF brutal punishments in
nictcd upon gully and innocent alike.
The members OF the quartet were
astoundcd. and displayed tendency
towards incredulty. ''Mein Gott"'
calculated the Methusalistic warrior.
You ca.not be speaking the truth.
Our kultnr would not permit OF such
inhumanity in the treatment OF help
less prisoners. We Germans are the
most advanced. most enlightened. mcst
civilized rcopl. in the world. and YOU
can hardly expect US to believe our
fellow -romntryrncn guilty Of behavior
so brutal
Whcreuron. mctaphorically speaking.
laid hold Ct that aged guy by the
whisk"rs and went into a wealth OF
detail which evertualiv convinced him
THAT the life OF prisoner Of war
within tho rcaIu1s or tho Kaiser bore
not the slirh:er. resemblance to Il bod
or roses And concluded with the
words-"rh" 90 arc some of tho reasons
which led mo 20 brave tho tcrrors OF a
freezing Journey through hostile ter
ritorv, with tho possibility Of bullet
waiting for me at every turn OF thu
road we have saving that war is
holl' but 20 my mind internment In
Germanv is 'a- moro terrible. Life
was made untea-ahlc, for me. and
therefore Tho chance OF sudden death
failed to act as deterrent"
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Atlantic Coast Line

The ,Stnhunrd Naiiroad OF the south
~, Eff ECiltE AihiL 0, 1913.
lhAlNS LEAVE. lIcIiMOND DAILY
6 Tor f,Er'da ana SOUTH: s:zv a. 81. ana
For S S ,?Hi 600 a. Al. 900 A. ~. $500
400 T.. NJ. s:35 p. NJ ~ NJ
s;so q NJ; 500 A.. 81. $50 A 81, 400 e p
81, =. 81. a. fsMit' r NJ. sos p. N.
= fSTt oo'osooFo and Fayetteville: '4:os
a Trains arrivss Richmond daily: 500 A. A..
w a: AZ, 5:SS A. NJ. S:4o a. n, lilo
s.!I r. NJ. n;i5 T. NJ. s:l5 p. II. d.
,fNeeDt SUNDAY. rSunuay only.
Time OF arrival and depnrturs ana c,,
nectIons not guaranteed No"'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-02
i..t Ne VI!

Thor. IS great economy in having a
little Want Al bring u buyer to your
door. The cost is small; tho results
Ia ndOlnh |.
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ellis ruth About
Life in Germany
Dickinson, EscapcdWa Prison
or. Describes Result Of NJ
Tempt 10 Get AWay.

by PRIVATE 4. Is. DICKINSON.
urom the international. News Bureau.
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-03-23

through.
 Mir Van Williams and MT Bachelor of St Michael are vio'"' - Unalak'"- ,'-~-'mE friends lh --~er at present.
 1 MT Chos Steinhauser, of all Alaska;
 prospector, trader, etc, early pioneer of the untrodden Alaska wastes and late of Unalakleet, Is on his way to Nulato to take over the store of Los Ffguer, lately purchased by him.
 Mir Steinhauser, 0 bachelor of many years standing, was recently cnmeshed in Cupid's knot held by Miss Koen. the charming sister of tha '. 5. Com- missioner stationed at St Michael Both bride and groom are to be congratulat- ed upon the realization of their ideals. The marriage ceremony was performed by the brides brother and was attend ed by all of St Michael For a mere male to attempt to describe the beauty of the bride and the splendor of her dress would be a tronsgresson of tho ladies pcrogattvos. Enough to say that the tout ensemble" was, we hone. a good augury for their happy futurc.
 All their friends, aAa they are 10. zion, with t0em pen voyage upon lIfe's .ouIney
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-03-23
CORRESPONDENT TELLS OF
 EVENTS IN UNALAkLEET

boots; stephen Ivanoff, deerskin pill low Mrs Julius Lanning, Lounsins parka; Mrs Tutpin loungIng pants and mittens.
 The prizes for best Eskimo sewin ~ --a were won by the following. s1rs Epol tux, Mrs TuIas, Mrs sooyak. Mir. Mushu Ivanoff.
 Martha Soiu was given Q prize for handsome baby parl<a; Gertie Ryan for doll boots; Hilgu Turning for a banner; Frank Equorth for piaited iasso; Henry Ivanoff for reindeer book cover; Mrs Buhr for reindeed leggings: Mrs Eturuk for sleeping bag cover; Henry Ivanofr tor eindeer picture frame; Nils Connagan for deer horn picture frame; Johnny----- for snow shoes,
 The late snows have obscured the landscape and toughened things up for the mail carriers, who are now wiring ing their mukluks instead of their spalskin pants Snow shoes are a more important requirement than other foot gear, D Bradley, one of our portage mail carriers. arrived at II ?. m. after taking fourteen hours to do q six mile run. A gee pole and sltii's were in order to get tue mall in. oh! fe mail eYpectants; when you want Jn growl at the non arrival of the mail carrier; instead, offer up prayer for the carriers of 1t.
 Gus Lyncll had his troubles crossing tho Portage; coal woAther, deep snow, bum tealn and a verbose nonenttty for the canine manipulator-a com bnation hard t0 beat,
 We rather think that Gus first e1. itorial will be on the hardships of traY, el in Alaska.
 The Portage mail carriers are hay ing a terrible time crossing the Por- tagc, owing to the unprecedented fall of heavy snow. They gre having as much as two feet or snow to blow
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-03-23
MINING AND pREDoInc la
 EDITION POSTPONED

In answer to numerous inquiries re- lauve to the Nuggets annual pne'ica- ton, the Mining and Dredging Edition. the publisher announces that after e survey of tho situation it has bccD decbded to publtsh tho maspzips tn the Spring shortly bcforo the openinS of aavtration ana this rule win te fol- lowed in tssuias all suture editions. The great prsas of businSss during tho sail months h2s ss al timer rcn1preo ths taak of pubibhinS tho mayaziHs aps of gsua4 d,mcu,ty. Not eniy is>ts ha:d to dnd tlms tr secure the nsces- saTy information tut in haste and rush ynaykinB tho iast days of the season 1t iA practically impossible to cover the neld thoroughly as is deslred. It has been tho aim Of the publishers at all times 70 Inake ths magazine as full ly loou,prrhAnstvs oe the local Held as pn1Sible. overlooking no item Of infor- unstisa rsiatsvS te the zztaiaS cexdf.
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-03-23
unalakleSt, March 9th, 1913. tSpeciat to tho Nuzget)


 Two natives who went out on the ice to the Southward of St Michael q few days ago, were blown back to shore again and suffered no injury save for the hardships and fear at- tending such an experience.
 The reindeer fair was held in Una lakleet this year and not at Shaktoitk as expected. Severe bliazardy wealth. CT inteIfered with the sports, but even then the enthusiasm of the reindeer men enabled them to successfully car- " through the principal events. The friendly rivalry between the Lapps and Eskimo drivers ID the ten mile drive made an intensely exciting time during the race. There were ten en- tries, the five leading teams coming in within few seconds of each other The Eskimos won the first and second prizes. the Lapps the third and fourth places. The Lapps congratulated the f,aktnps upon their success, claiming lt to by 2 proud mqment for th@n when their pupils beat their teachers. The needle work exhibits Of the Lapps and Eskimo women showed 9 mail ed eontiast, the wsrk of the Eskimo being aeater, while that of the Lapps was stronger. A comparison from the tIit- teal standpoint Is impossible as the work of both, while different, was be- yond criticism From the spectators ! marked advance was noted in the tanning of reindeer skins as compared to preceending years Clothing, gloves. book binding and various other kinds of native workmanship were exhibited. at made from tanned reindeer skin, X handsome belt, which would take an expert to tell what animal 1t came from was d specimen of hand tanning and came from around Council 4 scheme loF a eS-operat.ye store was discussed by the delegates. The High Cost of Living is bringing home 70 the na- lives the necessity of handling their own merchandise. and as there are none among them with sufficient capi- tal to undertake the business, 1t was partially decided that number Of reindeer owners would advance sufii- cient funds to start the enterprise. they taking stock for the money advanced and elecung baard of directors who would employ a capable storekeeper to superintend the business, selling at q reasonable profit. taking deer or cash for merchandise. The profits of
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-03-23

1 the business to go to the stockholders. This, 1t is claimed would conserve the deer and, in addition to making living cheaper, would keep the profit accur- ing from the industry in their own hands, instead of allowing traders to grow rich upon their needs.
 It was also decided to raise the pticc of reindeer meat five cents per pound to meet the increased cost of living.
 A fence Is to be run between the grazing ground of the Shaktalik herds and that of Uualal1ieet The owners i of tho Ahaktelik herds are to bear the initial expense. but are in hopes that the deer owners here will meet them half way.
 The winners of the principal events were as foliows: Ten mile race, win ner Louis, time A min, 22 sec, Gun ner, second, time H.4b Five mile race: Louis first; Gunner second.
 : One mile race with passenger; Pete Bulls first; Louis. eecond.
 The climbing race trtm us the ntountainside) was won by Peter Buls in 2 min, 52 sec, Ne|a Kiementsun was , second In minutes
 One mile snow shoe race was won by Frank Ryan In 3 minutes, 40 sec; Gunner second In SAY.
 womep's anowshoe race was won by May Taltpun m l min. 4s sec Mrs Buch second in IiSs. The five mile foot race was popular, 22 entries running. Joe Thutchuluk won in 25 minutes 30 seconds. Frank Ryan second iA %a;a4,
 The high kick with both feet waa won by Louis Nakhurruk With kick of six feet three inches. Sam Ottin was second with a kick of 602%.
 The high kick with one fool went to Cayl Tatuk with kiok of feet. Sam Ottin was second with 1t. llH inches.
 The prizes for bread bakips were awarded 10 Mrs Buck and Mrs Ryan.
 There were many other contests of minor importance.
 The winnere pt sewing and tanning were awarded to the following: Mrs D. and N. Butts, for Lapps shoes Mrs N. Buts for a Lapp parka; Mrs C, Dahr for a shopping bag. Mrs Klementsos and Mrs N. Bals for Lapp lmittens; Mrs Klementsos Lapp weaving board; Mrs. stephen Ivanoff, for Eskimo sleeping bag and Reindeer moccasins: Mrs Soleuyak, Eskimo child