NEWS NOTES
The last mail to I'nalakleot and way I
points under the winter schedule de
parted today in charge of Carrier
Longloy. Owing to the breakup no
mail is being dispatc hed to points be
yond l iialakleet at present. An in
coming consignment of mail from the
Siat-s is expected P- arrive Wednes
dn> and will be the last incoming mail
ov. r the winter trail.
Tin* resumption of steamboat train.•
'•n the Yukon river is announced in the
tlrst ••(* tiie official marine bulletins
issued cacli summer b\ the Signal
Cuips. reaching tin local radio for-e
today. The bulletin states that »he
river is broken from Dawson to Mar
shall and the steamboats arc resum
ing sum m-M* traffic. The steamer
Wash burn is reported pn eceding
down the river from Forty Mile to
Fairbanks today, leaving Forty Mile
at r» >. m. The steamer Seattle a .
also got. away from Forty Mil. for St.
Miehad at N a. m. today. The stea
mer Tatiana is reported at Toll* ,i.a.
(lame Warden M. (» Solb.-.c en
gaged in an investigation of reports
the Dexter section to the effect that,
some miscreant has been planting
poisoned bait in that locality, presum
ably for the purpose of killing fox As
a result of this reprehensible and un
lawful activity, two valuable dogs arc
dead and one red fox lias been found
dead from the effects of the Poison,
.lehnke told the game warden that the
by himself last week. The I ton in
Ih-othe.-s who are operating op IV*vrr
Hill, lost the two dogs. Warden Sol
berg intends to leave no stone unturn
ed toward learning the identity of I he
person distributing the poison and will
sec that lie gets all that is coming to
him if ho is caught.
The Seattle Sitka cable, in ueend
am e with its usual springtime • ustom.
ternoon. During the sueeeedmg in
terval it lias remained in th it state ef
idleness offleially designated as -inter
rupt qd.‘' Doubtless it will be fixed up
soon. Imt liio loe.il Signal <Vrpc repre
sentatives have receive^ n » in.'nma
tion beyond the announcement that
the* ding busted old thing is out >f
eommission. Such telegrams ; s are
reaching Nome are routed over the
IJremerton-t’ordova radio route and
are arriving considerablely l*elated.
Tlie city council is making prepara
tions to publish tlie names of dolin
1111 ■ ii i taxpayers wlio fill to avail
.hemsclves of t'1* * e-iod of gr i ••
remitting penalties on taxes paid on or
before May 25th. Taxes paid before
that date will lie subject to no penal
ties whatever but will be assessed a
penalty of five percent thereafter, to
gether with all back penalties from
the original date of delinquency in
January and an additional one per cent
interest. Members of the councilman
ic body assert that there will be no
dalliance with delinquents after the
25th. and every means at the com,
tnand of the council will be employed
to force payment after the period of
grace expires. Facing a prospect that
they will have to pay not only all ac
crued penalties from January onward,
in addition to an added five per cent
penalty and interest at the rate of one
per cent, it is anticipated that most of
t hose who have been holding hack will
find it to their interest to come through
to the city without further demur.
Holts’ Cash Store
SPRING SALE
“HATS—HATS—HATS”
Best Stetson None Better.$5.0t
Best Loudon .4.00
Best Imperial Hats.2.50
Best Derby .2.50
Best Work Hate.2.25
Largest Stock in City
BUY AT
HOLT’S
Telephone Ma:n 96
DETAILS OF NEW
REVENUE ACT
The following offiical telegram from
Collector of Internal Revenue Wil
liams addressed to revenue officers,
druggists and the press was received
yesterday. As will lie observed Ihc
the new Internal Ueventn \» t, deal
ing with the increased taxes imposed
on commodities classed as semi-luxur
ies. Which include. In. addition to toilet
accessories, clothing, both male and
female, purses, valises, carpets, rugs,
lamps and lighting fixtures, watches,
clocks, silverware, furs and a wide
range of other articles As the in
creased 1 xi'S indicated will affect
practically every individual in some
tores- to the general public which
should not be overlooked. The act
became effective .May 1, 11)1'.). Denud
ed of headings, address and other e.x
follows:
Uir.i tlu tax on proprietory medicines
-nil toilet preparations will l.e collect
ed l-y stamp affixed to the article in
stead ..f by monthly payment by the
mannfaeturer, as hereotfore. The new
tax is at the rate ..f one cent for each
twent\ five cents or fraction of twenty
live cents of the price paid by the
consumer, who is required to reim
burse the retailer for the value of the
stamp. The retailer Is responsible for
collecting the tax from the consumer
and for a Mixing the stump to the bot
tle or other container so as to seal the
stopper, wrapper or cover thereof. If
the retailer prefers, he may stamp Ids
stock of taxable articles before actual
this purpose. I’rprietoty stamps to
denote this tax will be issued in den
omhiati ns of from one cent to five
vents and eight cents, ten cents and
twont.x cents. I’roprietnry stamps
should he ordered from the Collector
should specify the kind, number and
The lax of two percentiun on sales by
the manufacturers of such, will expire
April ::u. 1919, hut no refund or allow
will be made on articles taxed to and
sold by a manufacturer prior to May
1, 1919.
The tax on toilet soap and toilet
but will In* collected on monthly re
turns by the manufacturer, as hereto
fore. Serums and anti-toxins are ex
empt from tax. as are also sueh vac
cines and haeterines as are not adver
tised to the general lay public. Med
icinal preparations not advertised to
the lay public are tax free when sold
by a physician to a patient whom ho
personally attends.
Dealers in Alaska will necessarily
he delayed in receiving stamps order
ed by them. They should in the mean
time keep a record of their sales and
report and remit the total tax thereon
to the Collector in a lump sum.
Section 908. effective May 1, 1919.,
section 904 of the Revenue Act of 191S
fixes the maximum price at which so
called “Semi-Luxuries” may he sold
paid in excess of such maximum. The
purchaser is required to pay the tax
to the retailer, who must in turn report
and pay it over to the government at
the end of each month. Dealers con
cerned should apply to the Collector of
Internal Revenue for Luxury Tax
Blanks, which will contain full in
structions for their preparation. The
following is a list ot the articles so
taxed and the maximum tax free prlca
prescribed for each.
1 Carpets and rugs, including '*bcr,
except imported and American rugs
made principally of wool. Maximum
tax free price, $5 per square yard.
2'Picture frames, n: iximum tax f*\-o
price $10 each.
" Trunks, max'niam tax free ] rice,
fifty dollars each.
1 Valises, traveling bags, suit cases,
hat boxes, used by travelers, anil fitted
toilet cases, maximum tax free price
$25 each.
5 Purses, pocket-books, shopping and
hand bags, maximum tax free price
$7,50 each.
« Portable lighting fixtures, Including
lamps of all kinds, and lamp shades,
$25 each.
7. Umberallas, par sols and sunshades,
$4 each. Fans $1 each.
.8 House or smoking coats or jackets
-•ml b ath or lounging robes $7,50 each
10. Menu's waist coats sold separate
ly from suits, $5. each.
11. Women’s and Misses hats, bon
nets and hoods $15 each.
12. Mon's and boys hats $5 each:
18, Men's and boys caps $2 each.
1 l. Men’s, Women’s and Miss.'s a tut
boots, shoes, pumps and nippers,
not including shoes or appliances made
t» order for airy person having crip
pled and deformed foot or ankle. $10
per pair.
i.», Mens and boy's neckties an.l
mckwear $2 each.
lii. Men's anti hoy's silk storking:!
or hose $1 per pair.
17. Women’s ami Misses silk stock
ings or hose $2 per pair.
is. Men's shirts $:> each.
19. Men's, Women's, Misses a-id
boy's pajamas, night gowns ami under
wear. maximum $5 each.
20. Kimona’s. petticoats and waists,
maximum $15 each.
The Luxury tax does not apply to
an\ of the articles from 2 to X. inclus
ise. if such article is made of or orna
| men tod, or fitted with precious metals,
lor imitation thereof, etc.
effective April 1. 1919. Section 905
of the new Revenue Act imposes a tax
on everything in the shape* o, jewelry,
whether rea. or imitation, .a.vcrwure,
silve# plated ware and. in sho . every
thing except surgical Instruments, that
is made of those metals, or ivory. The
lax applies also to watches, clocks op
era glasses and binoculars and is fixed
at five percentum of the price fa*
which any such articles arc sold by or
for a dealer to a customer for con
sumption or use. An important feat
ure of this tax is that it is to bo ac
counted for by tlie dealer or vendor,
regardless of who manufactured or
finished the article, and in this respect
as well as in its extended scope, it
differs materially from the tax on
jewelry imposed by the Act of 1917..
Which required the manufacturer or
j importer to report and pay the tax to
the government. Not only jewelers,
therefore, hut every other person sel
ling any of the enumerated articles
will be required to render return and
pay the tax of five percentum on sales
occurring on and after April 1. 1919.
In order that such persons may he
placed on the mailing list for blank
(reports and further information, they
should immediately communicate their
names and addresses and the nature of
the tax in which they are interested
to the < '■•Hector of Internal Revenue at
Tacoma, Washington. Jewelers who
are at present rendering returns under
tin* 1917 law will receive blanks with
out special request.
'Section 900: re-tax on automobiles
and accessories, candies, shooting
goods, etc. effective February 25, 1919.
the new Revenue Act imposed new or
increased taxes measured by percent
ages of the price upon certain articles
when sold, or leased by the manufact
urer. producer or importer. The list
of articles so taxed includes automob
iles, motorcycles, tires, parts and ac
cessories, piuhos, mechanical musical
instruments, and records therefor,
sporting goods, chewing gum. cameras,
photographic films, and plates, candy,
fite arms and ammunition portable
electric fans, thermos bottles, smokers’
articles, automatic slot vending and
weighing machines, livery, bunting,
shooting and riding garments, furs,
pleasure boats and canoes and toilet
soap and toilet soap powder. Manu
facturers of such articles must make
monthly report and payment of the tax
to the Collector of Internal Revenue.
The first report, that for the month of
March, is due in April and should in
clude all taxable sales under the new*
law for last four days of February.
Reports and payment of the tax must
be made with the Collector of the dis
trict in which the manufacturer, pro
ducer or importer has his principal
place of business.
Signed: DAVID J. WILLIAMS.
, Collector.
NOTICE.
Ring up Main 8 when you want
that coal Hauled or any odd jobs dona.
CLARENCE RIGGS
CLEAN UP THE FLU GERMS.
Orders for Spring House Cleaning
ly Vacuum Process left at residence
Mrs. Wm. Brown, rear Detention Hos
pital, will receive prompt attention.
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NEW FORM PLACER LOCATION CERTIFICATES NOW READY
(Revised and corrected May 1, 1918. and for sale by the NOME NUGGET.1—*
Keep your dollars circulating in Nome—Order your job printing done in Nome.
COMMENCING MONDAY APRIL 21
With every cash sale or cash receipt we Xill issue a cash register
slip with amount of the transaction printed thereon... Every cent on
these slips counts one vote.
Every Saturday afternoon af 5 o'clock the boy or girl having
the largest vote will be awarded one of our boy proof indestructible
SAM-E-KAR’S FREE
All slips must he dated of the week of the contest, in other
words a new contest starts on every Monday morning.
Votes will he counted or posted every day at 2:30 P. M. except
Saturday when the final count for the week will take place.
No one will be allowed to contest but once if winner.
Purchases from other grocers not allowed to be counted
Mr. Jas. M. Slreelen has kindly consented to act as judge
in the contest.
A. POLET
Fred Harrison
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Phane Main 113.
Rooms 9-10, ....Wild Goose Building
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and Hps- Bowling tends toward the
retention of suppleness and grace and
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ARCTIC BAKERY
AND CANDY STORE
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