NEWSJOTES "
Set your clock ahead one hour.
Dug fanciers arc looking eagerly
forward to next Thursday, when, if
adverse conditions do not appear, the
annual race for the John Borden silver
cup will bo staged ovore the Cap
Nome course. Several team owners
are contemplating entry and the con
test will probably be fully as exciting
as those of earlier years. The course
has been measured and the turning
point established at a point opposite
Cape Xomo on the shore ice. The
trails to the eastward arc said to be
in excellent shape save for a couple
of bare spots in the vicinity 'of Ft.
Davis. These, however, can be easily
avoided without loss of time, accord
ing to one <>f the Kennel Club officials,
hence there is every prospect that the
race will be well up to or ahead of the
iceord.
A Juneau telegram detailing the
more important events of fhe legisla
tive sessions reports that the bill ab
olishing the Alaska Publicity Bureau,
which formed the basis of sensational
press messages reaching the city some
days ago. passed the Territorial
Senate, March "!». The vote was five
for and three against the measure.
The message also announces that the
machine efforts to get things in shape
to suit themselves has culminated in
the introduction of a bill to repeal the
present Primary Flection law. which
is very much in the way of the efforts
of the machine to dominate the ter
ritory. The measure, according to
the telegram, will come up for consid
eration in the Senate today but will
probably be defeated. The machine
is said to be fighting hard to have the
law repealed. The message indicates
that the session is warming up in live
ly fashion.
Although the food control regulat
ions still in effect are reduced to nom
inal dimensions through the abolition
of most of the stringent enforcements
inaugurated during the war period,
the Territorial Food Administration is
still exercising a modified form of con
trol over certain food commodities in
this division. Rlsewhere in the terri
tory the territorial organization has
been disbanded and such food admin
istrative Work as remains is being
conducted from Washington. 1>. C. ac
cording to an announcement yesterday
by District Food Administrator Chas.
W. Thornton. Air. Thornton says that
owing to the removal of most of the
regulations formerly enforced by the
Food Administration, and especially
those formulated by the Alaska Terri
torial Administration, the territorial
organization outside of the Second
Division has been disbanded, the bal
ance of the work of the territorial ad
ministration being conducted from the
national capitol. The retention of loc
al control in tlie Second Division is
due to the remoteness and inaccessible
character of Northwestern Alaska, and
also to the fact that certain special rc
' gelations necessitated by the unusual
local conditions were imposed during
the life of the Territorial Administrat
ion. with the understanding that they
would continue in effect until the op
ening of navigation or the issuance of
a peace proclamation by the president.
The efforts of the Nome Chamber of
Commerce to secure a betterment of
the present mail service have appar
ently not been in vain Judging from the
fact that a letter has been received
from the Post Office Department on
HOLT’S CASH STORE
Fur Robes, choice.$15.00
Fur Caps, best.5.00
Drill Parkas.3.50
Overalls or Jumpors.2.50
Silk Shirts .3.50
Stetson Hats, best.5.00
Underwear, wool.2.50
Shoo Packs.5.00
Necktiss, Good.*25
BEBIN THE NEW YEAR RIGHT
BUY AT *
HOLT'S
Telephone Main 96.
Miiiring is to the manner in which th<
service may bo benefittod or improved
T!ie message states in effect that tin
department desires to maintain tin
service at the highest standard of efli
ciency and make it meet the necessl
ties and requirements of the public
Attention is called to the extraordin
ary conditions and the effort of th<
government during the war period tc
conduct the postal service without cur
tailment or restriction, as was not the
case in other countries, and at the
same time perform the added duties
imposed by the war activities. The
writer. First Assistant I’oslmastei
General .1. t\ Koons, says that he is
not aware of a way to get as close
touch with postal needs as through the
business organizations and represent
ative business men. With this end in
view he requests advices regarding
the service and the character of the
defects wherein the service may be
improved. Quick to take advantage
<.f the opportunity to present the de
fects of tlie local service first hand,
the Chamber of Commerce Mail Com
mit.ce has prepared a letter of ex
planation for transmission to the de
partment. lieduccd to its elemental
features, the communication sets forth
the following facts mul rccommond.it
j During the winter seasons the
“Outside” mail offering for Seward
Peninsula is far in excess of the
[weight limit required to he carried un
der the existing contracts for handling
! these mails. The malls in excess of
i the limit weight being forwarded in
chronological order; in this way, the
weight limits for current months arc
often entirely absorbed by the excess
from the respective proceeding month
The delay thus caused in the tran
portation of the inferior classes of
I mail, added to the normal time re
quired for its transit from tin* States,
! about 45 days, makes it from :hree to
flv** months old on arrival here. The
only apparent ’tanedy for this condit
ion to increase the weig •... limit for
Sew aid Peninsula mails.
11 is also desired that the zone rate
ft:r >’ reel Post be applied to Alaska.
It is noted that the average weight of
mails carried each trip between local
offices, excepting those on the direct
route to and from the “Outside.” docs
NOT EXCEED 30 per cent of the lim
it weight required by the contracts.
The eigth Zone rate of 12 cents per
pound practically prohibits the shipp
ing of merchandise such as groceries,
etc., by Parcel Post, but if the regul
ar Zone rates were applied bore, such
merchandise could lie sent by mail
and this would help very much to pro
mote the development of the country.
The revenue from the increased
Postal business under the Zone system
would more than offset the reduction
in the rate of Parcel Post under the
present system.
Since the contract weight'limit for
transportation of mails in this Divis
ion.is about -100 pounds, (excepting the
route to and from the “Outside") it
would cost little, if any, more to carry
the limt each trip, than to carry les
ser weight, so that under the Zone
system the Postal Revenue here
would not be decreased, the contract
ors would hardly be affected, and the
public would be greatly benefitted, as
the transportation of supplies is the
most essential thing in the develop
ment of the Territory.
An exchange of mails between Nome
and Siberia would in a great measure
help to develop trade between the Ala
skan and Siberian Coast. During the
season of navigation in Bering Sea n
number of small trading boats ply
from coast to coast, a distance in
time, of some twelve hours, but a let
ter exchanged by regular mail be
tween Alaska and Siberia, must prac
tically circuit the globe and may be /
year in transit.
While at this time the Internation
al situation may not admit of such ar
exchange of mails it is desired tha
the United States Post Office Depart
ment would keep the matter in mint
and procure the service as soon a:
practicable. And would it not be wort)
while as soon as International condi
tions permit, to establish an aeria
service between Nome and the neares
point in Siberia, a distance of abou
150 miles.
If the volume of business woul<
not appear at first to justify thli
cost, there is no doubt that the i(iter
change of trade fostered by Govern
| ment mail service between the tw<
■ great undeveloped territories would
Respectfully.
Mail Committee
TEXT OF DAYLIGHT SAVING LAW
Through the kindness of Attorney
Fred Harrison wo are enabled to pub
lish below the full text of the Day
light Saving Act adopted by Congress
last year. Although adopted as a war
measure, the receipt of instructions
Saturday by the local Signal Corps to
advance the time in accordance with
the act, indicates that the law has not
been repealed and is, therefore, in full
force and effect.
An act to save daylight and to pro
vide standard time for the United
States.
Re it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Uni
ted States of America in Congress as
sembled. That, for the purpose of es
tablishing the standard time of the
l'nited States, the territory of contin
ental United States shal be divided into
five zones in the manner hereinafter
provided. The standard time of the
first zone shall be based on the. mean
astronomical time of the seventy
fifth degree of longitude west from
Greenwhich; that of the second zone
on the ninetieth degree; that of the
third zone one the one hundred an«l
fifth degree; that of the fourth zone
on the one hundred and twentieth de
gree; and that of the fifth zone, which
shall include only Alaska, on the one
hundred and fiftieth degree; That the
limits of each zone shall he defined by
an order of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, having regard for the
convenience of commerce and the ex
isting junction points and division
points of common carriers engaged in
commerce between the several States
and with foreign nations, and such or
der may be modified from time to
I time.
Sec. 2. That within the respective
zones created under the authority
hereof the standard time of the zone
shall govern the movement of all com
mon carriers engaged in commerce be
tween the several States or between
a State and any of the Territories of
the United States, or between a State
or the Territory of Alaska and any of
the insular possessions of the United
States or any foreign country. In all
statutes, orders, rules, and regulations
relating to the time of performance of
any act by aAy officer or department
of the United States, whether in the
legislative, executive, or judicial bran
ches of the Government, or relating
to the time within which any rights
shall accrue or determine, or within
which any act shall or shall not be
performed by any person subject to
the jurisdiction of the United States, it
shall be understood and intended that
the time shall be the United States
standard time of the zone within
which the act is to be performed.
Sec. 2. That at 2 o’clock antemer
idian of the last Sunday in March or
each year the standard time of each
zone shall be advanced one hour, and
at 2 o'clock antemeridian of the last
Sunday in October in each year the
standard time, of each zone shall, by
the retarding of one hour, be returned
to the mean astronomical time of the
degree of longitude governing said
zone, so that between the last Sunday
in October at 2 o’clock antemeridian in
each year the standard time in each
zone shall be one hour in advance of
the mean astronomical time of the de
gree of iongitude governing each zone,
respectively.
Sec. 4. That the standard time of
the first zone shall be known and de
signated as United States standard
eastern time; that of the second zone
shall be known and designated as
United States standard central time;
that of the third zone shall be known
and designated as United tSates stan
dard mountain time; that of the
fourth zone shall be known and des
ignated as United States standard Pa
cific time; and that of the fifth zone
, shall be known and designated as Un
ited States standard Alaska time.
Sec. 5. That all acts and parts ol
acts In conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
Approved March 19, 1918 .
In accordance with the enactment
the hands of the Segep)trom and Hag
en dock were advanced one hour thii
afternoon and Nome is now running
under tho advanced time schedule
JOB PRINTING
OF ALL KIND#
DAILY NUQQET OFFICE
MOTORISTS ON WAY HOME
Solomon reports as we go to press
say Messrs Crowley and Powell failed
to reach Dime creek In the Powell mot
or sled. They proceeded t«» Chlnlk
and thence to Council. Open water
is said to hove stopped progress be
yond Golovin. They will arrive here
this evening accompanied by A. TJ.
Kinne
NOTICE
On aud after April 1st, 1919 and un
til furthar notice the current for elec
tric lights end power will be off each
day between the hours of 2 A M. and
10 A. M.
ALASKAN INDUSTRIAL
MINING A POWER CO
NOTICE TO PUBLIC
Owing to the Dickson Hotel bein-j
moved away from Dickson, Mrs
Shaughnessy is having the old Steig
elmier Road House thoroughly renova
ted and refurnished and will be ready
to accomodate the public in a few days
Meals $1.00; Beds 75cts; Bunks 50 cts.
Good accomodations for dogs.
MRS SHAUGHNESSY
APRIL FOOL PARTY
All Masons and their families mem
bers of the Order of Eastern Stars
and their families and ladies friends
are ocrdially invited to attend an April
Fpol party April first Masonic Temple.
'Admission Ladies 50c. Gentlemen
Free.
Instant Postum
A convenient, wholesome, and satisfying table
beverage that has found favor with thousands upon
thousands of users.
Made only from prime cereals and a small por
S tion of wholesome molasses, it is roasted, ground and
skillfully blended to produce a really delicious flavor.
“THERE’S A REASON”
r FOR POSTUM.
PER CAN, Small size..?!3s
PER DOZEN, small size .
PER DOZEN, largo size.
PER CAhlv large size ..
“There’s a Reason’’ for POSTUM.
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A. POLET
.... _» _
Fred Harrison |
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Phan© Main 113.
Raoma 9-10, ... . Wild Qaoaa Building
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IT IS MORE ECONOMICAL TO
EAT
AT THE ARCTIC BAKERY !
THAN TO COOK AT HOME !
DON'T FORGET
| YOUR SPRING COATS
y AND DRESSES
WE HAVE THEM
EMPORIUM
| KRI9TAN BROS.
NORTH POLE BAKERY
Bread 15c leaf, two loaves for 35c
CHAS. CAVEY, Prop.
ARCTIC BAKERY
AND CANDY STORE
The home of sweets and
a good place to eat
GOOD BREAD
Pies, Cakes, , Pastry
Fresh Ice Cream Daily.
CARL PORATH, PROP.