April 1, 1935 (4 pages)

Thinking Nevada City Nugget . = Nevada City = is a Member of the United Press And California Newspaper Publishers Association good advertisers make Your Hometown Newspaper community. Readers and helps build your it a builder. : Out Loud . (By H. M. 1.) Vol, JX, No. 43. _The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA. The GOLD Center MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1935. The other day your commentator . listened attentively to a desser tation . by a peace officer on “guts.” This is a word that has come to be a commonplace synonym for courage or pluck. When he had finished, his at~ FOR MEET OF E tention was drawn to: the fact that . . every war has demonstrated the fact-. ¥ that “guts” is a common human at. CLAMPUS VITUS tribute, of which no nation possesses . a monopoly. Probably a million Am AUBURN, April erican boys and young men were un. Placer county mining town has der fire in the World war and very . ge . lected by the reviyed order of E. i ag displayed an absence of Clampus Vitus, early day fraternity, suts," . for its annual state convention which aa eg . will be held May 30th to June 1st. Recruiting officers in every war . George Dane, D. Stewart, reject a very large percentage of the . valunieers the drafted: hernia ;and Lee Stopple, state officers, have they -have so little in their upper . Made arrangements to take over the story that their enrollment pecdmae (ote hotel in Ophir the three day a liability instead of an aséet . Physic. Period. The date of the Auburn Gold al defects also play a large part lee Extension has rejections, but no one ever heard of . PU Re cites pene : a man being rejected because, in the {. Clampers may participate in the pro‘Medical scrutiny of his person or in dere the mental examination given him,. The revived fi. Clampus there was observed a yellow streak. . Vitus was brought into existence by ‘the state historical society for 1. — Ophir, old been James or for been set ahead to second,-=‘so the order of As matter Ss hast, easily surmised that much of the ear-. history of the early,mining days. nage of war could be avoided if sol-. A chapter of the order diers and officers, particularly the . ized in Auburn in June, latter, were more intelligent. We. Crabbe is the: noble often speak of making the head save. and V. G. McCann, the feet. Soldiers could probably . recorder. pie edhe eae ene FARM DEBT ADJUSTMENT COMMITTEE THANKED mental capacity were higher. We are not advocafing drafting Phi Beta . The members of the State Kappas only when the next war)! comes, but we do believe that bower soldiers would accompnanos . County Farm Debt Adjustment Com: ne . mittees have received the congratula. tions and thanks of the California h sinter aa . Fy » And speaking of pluck. (really a . 48 rieultural Council in the form of . better word, for courage has nothing . 'esolutions unanimously adopted . to do with intestines unless we wish . #"4 received here by T. C. Tucker, . of the California to attribute valor to a tape worm) . Chairman not only war demonstrates that courDebt Adjustment Committee. age is one of the most outstanding of TER members seid the Farm Debt human attributes, but that the de. Adjustment Committees were conpression, which invariably follows . 8Tatulated in the resolutions on the . war, also demonstrates how almost) ‘ine record they have made and. universal is this great quality. In-. thanked for their vohuntary ey. deed, it is one of the sharp demarka-. PUtion to the public service. tions between human kind and all /T@s8elutions also included a the rest of creation. ;Of support to their efforts el Nc AR . California Agricultural Call to mind, if you will, readers, Which represents more than of this column, all the examples of the farmers of the state; pluck, which standing on your front door step you can name. in your neighborhood. Do you know for instance, a young girl, splendid stenographer and office manager; who was thrown out of her good job by the depression, who accepted lesser work at a tiny salary in order to keep her invalid father in medical supplies, . with a roof over his head. and food iy, of the Bucltic Gas ana miesici: tor his emaciated body. Not only . }Company in an’ Alameda election this that but she is making her patient’ . ‘ Ho ie ;month and power lobby operations young man wait until times are bet. tile, ; reventtc bond measures in ; : ; : ; }against ter before she marries him. Soldiers: y oan cates ‘ . the legislature. and peace officers really inherit their ; : fi . The reques! pluck from women of this kind. SAN: ait ;commission hy 'son of Stanir . N,. Jespersen ‘County. The railroad commission was ‘asked to furnish to the legislature withtheir life time fortune that they had . !" the next few days information on labored for, was gone. No they both:. P°We! Corporation fund contributook whatever work their hands. tions and campaign activities as a could find to do, turned and returnguide, for the preparation of legised the clothing they had worn in bet-/. !@tion. ter years, skimped on the food supply and paid their bills} There’s a couple that can look any man in the eye and tell him where to go. a. 1934. and smarter lish more than greater dull ones. by half of PROBE LOOMS FOR UTILITY POLITICAL ACTIVITIES. SACRAMENTO, A April 7. —-The: state railroad commission today was [requested to inquire into reported anti-public ownership political activwas forwarded to the Senators J. C. Garri‘aus Countyand Chris of San Luis Obispo the elderly couple quite wealthy before the depression. The Juggernaut rolled ever them and left them very flat. Did they spend time repining when Then there is who were WARRANT FOR ARREST . SACRAMENTO, April 1.—United States Commissioner John Q. Brown has issued ‘a warrant for the arrest of Joseph Lebenc, the owner of a farm at-Deér Creek near Grass Valley, on which 100 gallons of untaxed liquor and an illegal still were seized in a raid this week by federal agents. ELKS LODGE TO HONOR EXALTED RULER WRIGHT The Elks on : Thoradey evening will give a big banquet in honor of Grand Exalted Ruler W: EK. Wright. This is in recognition of the many Services on behalf of the Elks that “Bill” Wright has done in the long term of his membership. Members are asked to notify: “Chief” Walling and ‘“‘Toby’’ that they will be present. ; Then there was the young couple that were going to be married and along.came this hurricane of adversity and blew away all their little savings and plans. Well, they up and married anyhow and in doing so displayed the same courage as that admiral who said: ‘‘Damn the torpedoes. Go head!’’ Of course they had a mighty hard time of it, but no harder probably than they would have had if they had gone on in single blessedness. Both had to work at whatever there was to do and take. whatever was offered in the way of pay, but they are managing. They have gone to the school of adversity and are now, save for a short post graduate course, almost ready for a real place in the world. We could fill this column with the record of actual persons and their names, well known to us, who have displayed the highest courage throughout their lifetime. Of course the above instances are completely disguised. No true hero loves the mead of praise his courage merits. Mr. and Mrs, E. C. Uren and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Guenther enjoyed a motor trip to Marysville and Sacramento on Sunday. -The fact is that courage is so nec: . » essary in the upward surge of the individual, of nations and of civilization itself, that lacking it, life ceases to be of any value whatever. Mr. and Mrs. C. Wright of Oakland spent a couple of days in Nevada City visiting Mrs. Wright's sister, Mrs.” Cost SPRING URGE AFFECTS HENRY HUCKINS’ DEER! The pet deer of Henry Huckins of the Willow Springs Service Station in the suburbs of San Juan got out of his corral Sunday—— and did he go berserk! That deer was tired of his eight years captivity, ard on _ this spring Sunday morning, gia for the freedom of the hills urged him to make break for} freedom. The whole town turned out to assist in the recapture—but the old buck butted right and left and five or-six of the Ridge inhabitants were felled. Finally Henry Huckins succeeded in roping him and with much shoving; and hauling he was restored to his corral. a a it may be . purpose of assisting to. preserve the was organ. Earl . ! grand humbug. the noble grand . . Farm . cae the . Council, . OF DEER CREEK MAN. Bert Davidson and hus-. is the one of ‘‘Believe it or Not’ faimé who produced the seven sets of aoe that adorn the walls of the store. . This. deer ‘AUNT KATE” SULLI ON SCHOOL BOARD AGAIN “rAunt Kate’ Sullivan, resident of French Corral is again re-elected to the school board of French Corral. ‘‘Aunt Kate’ was ap. pointed to the board in 1920 and jhas served continusuoly ever since. a service of fifteen years. ‘Aunt Kate” is one of those spirits who loves the hills and flowers and jtrees and animals and all humanity Lead especially the children. This service to the school board is only one . of many. The youth of the Ridge go! ;to her for help and council at all . lages and all seasons. cs beloved and . . . . . . lout . today iman nostalJc . properties VAN. FRITZ PITZ ENROUTE t i/home. BYRD CACHETS COME T0 . . On Sunday several cachets from . Byrd’s Antarctic Expedition Nevada City. Some of these iB arrived jin Hew were sent to Washington, ‘last seh hcsieasie . Bobby Phe Rite rey’ . by his aunt. Mrs. ‘she and her husband were ‘there. at the Panama Canal Guy Smit), Cachets have became quite a fad. . 'These envelopes with the. peng 'dates and Litt!: Ame:'a, stamped on them are hisiily prized. NEVADA C1ZY MEN ATTEND STATE CHAMBER A Nevada uins, delegation consisting of Supervisors BE. B. Dudley, frank Rowe and Cary Arbogast, County Clerk R. N. MeCormack and Judge Raglan: Tuttle attended the meeting of the State’ Chamber: of Commerce at Sacramento Friday. The meeting sion of pending legislation and highway improvements, Committees were appointed to confer with legislative committeeé’ upon roads and othe: /matters in which county officials and legislators are interested. ‘county N. C. FRIENDS ATTEND FUNERAL Tony Fradelizio, Joe Delgrosso, Antone Giani, Mike Delgrosso and Jack Barberi all of Nevada City left Sunday by car for San Francisco to attend the funeral of the tate Mrs. Mary Mordasini, a sister of Joe Delgrosso. The funeral took place today. Mrs. Mordasini was highly esteemed and it was with sorrow the news of her passing was received in Nevada City. . RUBY MINE Development work continues at the Ruby mine, Alleghany, California, under the direction of EE. <:C. Montgomery, general manager, with a crew of 26 men employed. A 30-ton pilot mill, equipped for amalgamation, gravity concentration and flotation, is in operation to determine whether or not values will warrant erection of a 200-ton mill this summer. L, L. Huelsdonk is mill superintendent. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Davidson are to leave today for their mine, the Queen, near Moores Flat where they will spend the summer. As there is considerable snow Mr. Davidson will go as far as possible by-car then carry suppliés in to the mine on skis. NEV, CITY COLLECTOR ot Auburn Post, and the County let; The one received by] of the Petaluma high school, Gladys larmer was put on the ship . Snyder, head of Camp Celio, was devoted to the discus-} . Campbell, ‘Silvia Knowlton of Holyoke, and Mrs.} Mr. and Mrs. Walter ~ RATE! BASIS FOR UTILITY TAX IS GIVEN APPROVAL Ane 1G ues Pe _with-. dissenting the assembly . passed AB 1775, by Assembly. Jesse M. Mayo of Calaveras . County, which would require that the . ‘State board of equalization assess the . lof the! privately owned . publie utilities on ‘the basis of their} valuations established by the rail. road commission in fixing rates. The vote was 73 to 0. Mayo explained his measure would . } taxation of the hold. SACRA MENTO, Aj a vote insure the fair ings of the utilities and home own. ers alike. . He said he also believes it would . prevent the watering of utilities securities in order to secure high rates, . . i ; as the corporations would be penal\ized by higher tax payments. The measure went to the sehate. . TO NEVADA CITY In a letter to a friend dated March 22, Miss Freida Pitz, niece of Mrs. . Karl Kopp who went to the Saar to vote in the recent plebescite writes that she.will-remain in the old country some time because of the illness of her father. Her brother, Fritz has left Dudweiler. in the Saar and is enroute to this country. . Freida is staying in the old country because of her father’s illness. All having a good time in the old BANNER MT. POST V. F. W. A number of members of Banner Mountain Post, V. F. W. are planning to make a trip to Auburn Wedsday, April 3rd, to attend a meet. ference . companies i/George L. . the Council which is composed of rep-. resentatives of five counties. Plans . are to be made at this time for the . next district meeting. ‘ i Misses Genera Turner, principal . from . Oakland and Gladys Bennyhoff ot while’ Petaluma, assistant to Miss Snyder, . stationed; spent’ the week end at Camp Celio . and enjoyed snow sports up at ‘the . Ski course. reLi, Mary anti. Mather of Mrs. C. E. Murray, arrived yesterday to make her home here. She will be in. charge of the Electrical Murray shop . until Mrs. Murray arrives the later . part of this week. . Mrs. hes. James Cameron of} Santa Clara county, came . up for a visit over Saturday and Sunday with Mr. Cameron’s sisters, Mrs. A. C. Larsen of Nevada City and Mrs. Moore jot Grass Valley, returning home today. Mr: ena Mr. and Mrs. Fred Joubert of Camptonville were visitors in Nevada City today. Mr. Joubert owns the Depot Hill gravel mine and superintends the True Grit and Indian Hill mines, both gravel properties. Dr. U. H. Stewart was down town this afternoon for the first time in eight weeks, having been confined to his home with a severe illness. His many friends are glad to see him again. Miss Beth Curnow, who is attending U. C. Berkeley, spent the spring vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Curnow, Miss Curnow had as a guest her class mate Miss Mass. Mrs. Jack Ramsey and _ granddaughter of Sacramento are spending this week at the home of Mrs. Ramsey’s brother, Charles Genasci, and family of Willow Valley. Mrs. Anna Carroll of Sacramento, and daughter, Mrs. Charles Deeble of San Francisco are visiting with Mrs. Carroll’s daughter, Mrs. Madge Schwartz of Nevada City for a time. Mrs. Walter Webber of Grass Valley underwent a major operation on Thursday afternoon. Dr. B. W. Hummelt was the attending surgeon. Mrs. Webber is doing nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Dempsey Smith and Minehan § of Lodi were Nevada, City visitors on i school Sunday. & Chamber to Discuss — Calling Conference on bear River Suit SU EEEEIEEEEEeemneeeeee red EF, Cassidy announced this . morning that there would be a meet‘ing of the Nevada City Chamber i. \Commerce, of which he is president, . tomorrow ( Tue sday ) evening at! which the question of proposing-con= of between & the officials of the PaElectric several along the against whom the P, ‘brought an injunction . discussed. cific Gas Company, and those of placer Bear G. & E. suit, will mining river . has . be in open letter Judge Jones attention to importance calling a confer. ence of the litigants in this suit and . jot making an earnest effort to setle . the out of court. His letter . follows: The article. of Frank G. Crampton relatiye to the controversy between the Pacific Gas and Electric Company and ‘certain mine operators on the Greenhorn, Stee#hollow and Bear river watersheds published recently, cannot but impress . one with the seriousness of the situation not only as it applies the operators made. defendbut also to the district in . yesterday drew of issues to ants, general, Thesé articles must al. so convince the impartial read. er of the advisability of an early settlement of the litigation out . court, if possible, for a continuance of court proceedings will” mean wntertainty and delay which will in all probability disastrous to many interof prove ests, As a civic body, designed to lead in matters affecting the . welfare of our city and the mining industry of this section, the . Chamber of Commerce of Nevada City has been urged to _Call_a conference of the parties of this litigation, so that any plans which might produce a settlement without delay of the problem at issue may be discussed and, if one is found feasible, immediate steps to bring about . its adoption might follow. { cannot see that anything can be lost by such a conference; but, on the other hand, much may be gained, and the — ‘HI SCHOOL STUDENTS IN TYPING CONTEST Bs \* { high high . Frank Miller drive driver of the school bus took ten of the pupils to Sacramento Saturday to enter the typing contest held . at the San Juan high school at Citrus) Heights. There were one hundred. eighty entrants to the contest. . Lodi won, scoring 33 points, Sac-. ramento 27, Pittsburg 10, San Juan . high school 8, Marysville 7 and,Sut. ter Creek 5. . A. girl from Lodi had a record of 72 words per minute with no errors. Miss Bagley, typing instructor of the Nevada City high school accompanied the local girls to Sacramento. Birthday Party April Fool’s Evening. This evening Mrs. Dorothy Lewis is giving a surprise April Fool’s birth day party and dinner in honor of Mr. Norman Kistle whose birthday falls . on this date. A ntimber of friends have been invited and a jolly time is anticipated in the playing of games after which a prettily decorated cake‘and other dainty refreshments are to be served. . ' Mrs. Melino Davidovich of San, Francisco and Mrs. John Kirchen of ; Burlingame are visiting for a few days at the F. Bitney home in Grass Valley. Mrs. Davidovich resided in} this section about two years before moving to San Francisco where her husband secured a position in the U. Si Mint. They called on friends in Nevada City Saturday. Mrs. William Jeffrey and son, Charles, of this city motored to’ Sacramento Wednesday ard returred’: with Mrs: Jeffrey’s son). William,. = is: attending U, C. Berkeley. . tice are: . Bill Mullis, . Chatfield, Earl Chatfield, Bob Schif'fner, ! Dow, . Harlath Brock. Of these, . teger, . French Corral, . Floriston,. (Capps; Meadow ‘Charles Carran; . Bloomfield, No. . Joseph W. Day; . North San / expiration {ington Hill, ‘from time to time will hope is therefore expressed that our Chamber of Commerce will assume the lead in. calling and ~ arranging for a meeting of those. involved in the action. GEORGE L. JONES. BASEBALL GETS INTO STRIDE AT HIGH SCHOOL now in full Because of the fifteen are getting The first saseball is swing at! the high school. ‘the recent rains and snow, boys and Coach Barron off to rather a late start. game will probably be held next Saturday on Cashin’s Field where daily practice is now being held. ' Boys who. have reported for praeRay Steger, Jim Schiffner, Walt Mullis, Norman practice Clem Organs, Poyer, Merrill Ray Wilde, and Stephens, Haddy and the Mullis brotiers are the only veterans. The field is in good shape, except ifor the backstop, which has partially Harley Leete, Bosworth, Bill Lloyd Haddy, Don / collapsed. REPORT OF SCHOOL ELECTIONS FILED Mrs. Ella M; Austin. county superintendent of schools announces that ithe election of school trustees in the county at the elections held Friday are, so far as reported to her: Cherokee, ‘Mrs. Mary Phelan; Mrs. Kate Sullivan; A. Schmift; Oakland, JoOverton, Mrs. C. K, Wilon; Pleasant Valley, Claude Sch;Wartz; Chicago Park, Captain Wm. . Jaeckle; Rough and Ready, ). Tacs: ae Sweetland, P. B. Marshall; Lake Union High school, Washington, Howard xraniteville, A. B. Travis; election; Oakland, Lime Kiln, Mrs. Butler; Wolf, no election; Juan, Mrs. K. Fogarty; Mrs. Dan Smith; Grass, ValLane and Albert Crase. districts in which no election held. Mrs. Austin will appoint trustees to fill the vacancy by the of the. term of office of incumbent trustees. : : P.G.E SENDS TWELVE MEN TO BIG TUNNEL Louis Orzalli and Max Williams Vance;, Gladys Truckee, ley, C. BE, In was left today for Levy Camp above Remtaking a car load of groceries, camp equipment and skis. They will go as far as possible by car and then on by skis, the snow being seven feet deep at Levy Camp. They will work on the Big Tunnel ditch for the P. G. & EB. company in their yearly spring clean up. A group of twelve men are leaving in a day or so for Big Tunnel for samc and repair work there. The order was issued out of the Colfax division and it is understood Mr. Orzalli is to be foreman of the work. RESIGNATION OF NIGHT ° WATCHMAN W. P. JONES — Due to ill health, W. P. Jones has ‘handed in his resignation as night ; watchman to the city council. H. W. Brown who has substituted take Mr. Jones’ place until the city council appoints some one to fill the vacancy. GREEN MOUTAIN PROPERTY The water has all been drained out of the newly repaired 400 foot lo tunnel on the Green Mountats erty which lies north . east ‘of Murchie mine on Deer Creek jling of the ore in the tunne done today witha view option on it. :

Thinking Nevada City Nugget . = Nevada City = is a Member of the United Press And California Newspaper Publishers Association good advertisers make Your Hometown Newspaper community. Readers and helps build your it a builder. : Out Loud . (By H. M. 1.) Vol, JX, No. 43. _The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA. The GOLD Center MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1935. The other day your commentator . listened attentively to a desser tation . by a peace officer on “guts.” This is a word that has come to be a commonplace synonym for courage or pluck. When he had finished, his at~ FOR MEET OF E tention was drawn to: the fact that . . every war has demonstrated the fact-. ¥ that “guts” is a common human at. CLAMPUS VITUS tribute, of which no nation possesses . a monopoly. Probably a million Am AUBURN, April erican boys and young men were un. Placer county mining town has der fire in the World war and very . ge . lected by the reviyed order of E. i ag displayed an absence of Clampus Vitus, early day fraternity, suts," . for its annual state convention which aa eg . will be held May 30th to June 1st. Recruiting officers in every war . George Dane, D. Stewart, reject a very large percentage of the . valunieers the drafted: hernia ;and Lee Stopple, state officers, have they -have so little in their upper . Made arrangements to take over the story that their enrollment pecdmae (ote hotel in Ophir the three day a liability instead of an aséet . Physic. Period. The date of the Auburn Gold al defects also play a large part lee Extension has rejections, but no one ever heard of . PU Re cites pene : a man being rejected because, in the {. Clampers may participate in the pro‘Medical scrutiny of his person or in dere the mental examination given him,. The revived fi. Clampus there was observed a yellow streak. . Vitus was brought into existence by ‘the state historical society for 1. — Ophir, old been James or for been set ahead to second,-=‘so the order of As matter Ss hast, easily surmised that much of the ear-. history of the early,mining days. nage of war could be avoided if sol-. A chapter of the order diers and officers, particularly the . ized in Auburn in June, latter, were more intelligent. We. Crabbe is the: noble often speak of making the head save. and V. G. McCann, the feet. Soldiers could probably . recorder. pie edhe eae ene FARM DEBT ADJUSTMENT COMMITTEE THANKED mental capacity were higher. We are not advocafing drafting Phi Beta . The members of the State Kappas only when the next war)! comes, but we do believe that bower soldiers would accompnanos . County Farm Debt Adjustment Com: ne . mittees have received the congratula. tions and thanks of the California h sinter aa . Fy » And speaking of pluck. (really a . 48 rieultural Council in the form of . better word, for courage has nothing . 'esolutions unanimously adopted . to do with intestines unless we wish . #"4 received here by T. C. Tucker, . of the California to attribute valor to a tape worm) . Chairman not only war demonstrates that courDebt Adjustment Committee. age is one of the most outstanding of TER members seid the Farm Debt human attributes, but that the de. Adjustment Committees were conpression, which invariably follows . 8Tatulated in the resolutions on the . war, also demonstrates how almost) ‘ine record they have made and. universal is this great quality. In-. thanked for their vohuntary ey. deed, it is one of the sharp demarka-. PUtion to the public service. tions between human kind and all /T@s8elutions also included a the rest of creation. ;Of support to their efforts el Nc AR . California Agricultural Call to mind, if you will, readers, Which represents more than of this column, all the examples of the farmers of the state; pluck, which standing on your front door step you can name. in your neighborhood. Do you know for instance, a young girl, splendid stenographer and office manager; who was thrown out of her good job by the depression, who accepted lesser work at a tiny salary in order to keep her invalid father in medical supplies, . with a roof over his head. and food iy, of the Bucltic Gas ana miesici: tor his emaciated body. Not only . }Company in an’ Alameda election this that but she is making her patient’ . ‘ Ho ie ;month and power lobby operations young man wait until times are bet. tile, ; reventtc bond measures in ; : ; : ; }against ter before she marries him. Soldiers: y oan cates ‘ .. the legislature. and peace officers really inherit their ; : fi . The reques! pluck from women of this kind. SAN: ait ;commission hy 'son of Stanir . N,. Jespersen ‘County. The railroad commission was ‘asked to furnish to the legislature withtheir life time fortune that they had . !" the next few days information on labored for, was gone. No they both:. P°We! Corporation fund contributook whatever work their hands. tions and campaign activities as a could find to do, turned and returnguide, for the preparation of legised the clothing they had worn in bet-/. !@tion. ter years, skimped on the food supply and paid their bills} There’s a couple that can look any man in the eye and tell him where to go. a. 1934. and smarter lish more than greater dull ones. by half of PROBE LOOMS FOR UTILITY POLITICAL ACTIVITIES. SACRAMENTO, A April 7. —-The: state railroad commission today was [requested to inquire into reported anti-public ownership political activwas forwarded to the Senators J. C. Garri‘aus Countyand Chris of San Luis Obispo the elderly couple quite wealthy before the depression. The Juggernaut rolled ever them and left them very flat. Did they spend time repining when Then there is who were WARRANT FOR ARREST . SACRAMENTO, April 1.—United States Commissioner John Q. Brown has issued ‘a warrant for the arrest of Joseph Lebenc, the owner of a farm at-Deér Creek near Grass Valley, on which 100 gallons of untaxed liquor and an illegal still were seized in a raid this week by federal agents. ELKS LODGE TO HONOR EXALTED RULER WRIGHT The Elks on : Thoradey evening will give a big banquet in honor of Grand Exalted Ruler W: EK. Wright. This is in recognition of the many Services on behalf of the Elks that “Bill” Wright has done in the long term of his membership. Members are asked to notify: “Chief” Walling and ‘“‘Toby’’ that they will be present. ; Then there was the young couple that were going to be married and along.came this hurricane of adversity and blew away all their little savings and plans. Well, they up and married anyhow and in doing so displayed the same courage as that admiral who said: ‘‘Damn the torpedoes. Go head!’’ Of course they had a mighty hard time of it, but no harder probably than they would have had if they had gone on in single blessedness. Both had to work at whatever there was to do and take. whatever was offered in the way of pay, but they are managing. They have gone to the school of adversity and are now, save for a short post graduate course, almost ready for a real place in the world. We could fill this column with the record of actual persons and their names, well known to us, who have displayed the highest courage throughout their lifetime. Of course the above instances are completely disguised. No true hero loves the mead of praise his courage merits. Mr. and Mrs, E. C. Uren and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Guenther enjoyed a motor trip to Marysville and Sacramento on Sunday. -The fact is that courage is so nec: . » essary in the upward surge of the individual, of nations and of civilization itself, that lacking it, life ceases to be of any value whatever. Mr. and Mrs. C. Wright of Oakland spent a couple of days in Nevada City visiting Mrs. Wright's sister, Mrs.” Cost SPRING URGE AFFECTS HENRY HUCKINS’ DEER! The pet deer of Henry Huckins of the Willow Springs Service Station in the suburbs of San Juan got out of his corral Sunday—— and did he go berserk! That deer was tired of his eight years captivity, ard on _ this spring Sunday morning, gia for the freedom of the hills urged him to make break for} freedom. The whole town turned out to assist in the recapture—but the old buck butted right and left and five or-six of the Ridge inhabitants were felled. Finally Henry Huckins succeeded in roping him and with much shoving; and hauling he was restored to his corral. a a it may be . purpose of assisting to. preserve the was organ. Earl . ! grand humbug. the noble grand . . Farm . cae the . Council, . OF DEER CREEK MAN. Bert Davidson and hus-. is the one of ‘‘Believe it or Not’ faimé who produced the seven sets of aoe that adorn the walls of the store. . This. deer ‘AUNT KATE” SULLI ON SCHOOL BOARD AGAIN “rAunt Kate’ Sullivan, resident of French Corral is again re-elected to the school board of French Corral. ‘‘Aunt Kate’ was ap. pointed to the board in 1920 and jhas served continusuoly ever since. a service of fifteen years. ‘Aunt Kate” is one of those spirits who loves the hills and flowers and jtrees and animals and all humanity Lead especially the children. This service to the school board is only one . of many. The youth of the Ridge go! ;to her for help and council at all . lages and all seasons. cs beloved and . . . . . . lout . today iman nostalJc . properties VAN. FRITZ PITZ ENROUTE t i/home. BYRD CACHETS COME T0 . . On Sunday several cachets from . Byrd’s Antarctic Expedition Nevada City. Some of these iB arrived jin Hew were sent to Washington, ‘last seh hcsieasie . Bobby Phe Rite rey’ . by his aunt. Mrs. ‘she and her husband were ‘there. at the Panama Canal Guy Smit), Cachets have became quite a fad. . 'These envelopes with the. peng 'dates and Litt!: Ame:'a, stamped on them are hisiily prized. NEVADA C1ZY MEN ATTEND STATE CHAMBER A Nevada uins, delegation consisting of Supervisors BE. B. Dudley, frank Rowe and Cary Arbogast, County Clerk R. N. MeCormack and Judge Raglan: Tuttle attended the meeting of the State’ Chamber: of Commerce at Sacramento Friday. The meeting sion of pending legislation and highway improvements, Committees were appointed to confer with legislative committeeé’ upon roads and othe: /matters in which county officials and legislators are interested. ‘county N. C. FRIENDS ATTEND FUNERAL Tony Fradelizio, Joe Delgrosso, Antone Giani, Mike Delgrosso and Jack Barberi all of Nevada City left Sunday by car for San Francisco to attend the funeral of the tate Mrs. Mary Mordasini, a sister of Joe Delgrosso. The funeral took place today. Mrs. Mordasini was highly esteemed and it was with sorrow the news of her passing was received in Nevada City. . RUBY MINE Development work continues at the Ruby mine, Alleghany, California, under the direction of EE. <:C. Montgomery, general manager, with a crew of 26 men employed. A 30-ton pilot mill, equipped for amalgamation, gravity concentration and flotation, is in operation to determine whether or not values will warrant erection of a 200-ton mill this summer. L, L. Huelsdonk is mill superintendent. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Davidson are to leave today for their mine, the Queen, near Moores Flat where they will spend the summer. As there is considerable snow Mr. Davidson will go as far as possible by-car then carry suppliés in to the mine on skis. NEV, CITY COLLECTOR ot Auburn Post, and the County let; The one received by] of the Petaluma high school, Gladys larmer was put on the ship . Snyder, head of Camp Celio, was devoted to the discus-} . Campbell, ‘Silvia Knowlton of Holyoke, and Mrs.} Mr. and Mrs. Walter ~ RATE! BASIS FOR UTILITY TAX IS GIVEN APPROVAL Ane 1G ues Pe _with-. dissenting the assembly . passed AB 1775, by Assembly. Jesse M. Mayo of Calaveras . County, which would require that the . ‘State board of equalization assess the .

lof the! privately owned . publie utilities on ‘the basis of their} valuations established by the rail. road commission in fixing rates. The vote was 73 to 0. Mayo explained his measure would . } taxation of the hold. SACRA MENTO, Aj a vote insure the fair ings of the utilities and home own. ers alike. . He said he also believes it would . prevent the watering of utilities securities in order to secure high rates, . . i ; as the corporations would be penal\ized by higher tax payments. The measure went to the sehate. . TO NEVADA CITY In a letter to a friend dated March 22, Miss Freida Pitz, niece of Mrs. . Karl Kopp who went to the Saar to vote in the recent plebescite writes that she.will-remain in the old country some time because of the illness of her father. Her brother, Fritz has left Dudweiler. in the Saar and is enroute to this country. . Freida is staying in the old country because of her father’s illness. All having a good time in the old BANNER MT. POST V. F. W. A number of members of Banner Mountain Post, V. F. W. are planning to make a trip to Auburn Wedsday, April 3rd, to attend a meet. ference . companies i/George L. . the Council which is composed of rep-. resentatives of five counties. Plans . are to be made at this time for the . next district meeting. ‘ i Misses Genera Turner, principal . from . Oakland and Gladys Bennyhoff ot while’ Petaluma, assistant to Miss Snyder, . stationed; spent’ the week end at Camp Celio . and enjoyed snow sports up at ‘the . Ski course. reLi, Mary anti. Mather of Mrs. C. E. Murray, arrived yesterday to make her home here. She will be in. charge of the Electrical Murray shop . until Mrs. Murray arrives the later . part of this week. . Mrs. hes. James Cameron of} Santa Clara county, came . up for a visit over Saturday and Sunday with Mr. Cameron’s sisters, Mrs. A. C. Larsen of Nevada City and Mrs. Moore jot Grass Valley, returning home today. Mr: ena Mr. and Mrs. Fred Joubert of Camptonville were visitors in Nevada City today. Mr. Joubert owns the Depot Hill gravel mine and superintends the True Grit and Indian Hill mines, both gravel properties. Dr. U. H. Stewart was down town this afternoon for the first time in eight weeks, having been confined to his home with a severe illness. His many friends are glad to see him again. Miss Beth Curnow, who is attending U. C. Berkeley, spent the spring vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Curnow, Miss Curnow had as a guest her class mate Miss Mass. Mrs. Jack Ramsey and _ granddaughter of Sacramento are spending this week at the home of Mrs. Ramsey’s brother, Charles Genasci, and family of Willow Valley. Mrs. Anna Carroll of Sacramento, and daughter, Mrs. Charles Deeble of San Francisco are visiting with Mrs. Carroll’s daughter, Mrs. Madge Schwartz of Nevada City for a time. Mrs. Walter Webber of Grass Valley underwent a major operation on Thursday afternoon. Dr. B. W. Hummelt was the attending surgeon. Mrs. Webber is doing nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Dempsey Smith and Minehan § of Lodi were Nevada, City visitors on i school Sunday. & Chamber to Discuss — Calling Conference on bear River Suit SU EEEEIEEEEEeemneeeeee red EF, Cassidy announced this . morning that there would be a meet‘ing of the Nevada City Chamber i. \Commerce, of which he is president, . tomorrow ( Tue sday ) evening at! which the question of proposing-con= of between & the officials of the PaElectric several along the against whom the P, ‘brought an injunction . discussed. cific Gas Company, and those of placer Bear G. & E. suit, will mining river . has . be in open letter Judge Jones attention to importance calling a confer. ence of the litigants in this suit and . jot making an earnest effort to setle . the out of court. His letter . follows: The article. of Frank G. Crampton relatiye to the controversy between the Pacific Gas and Electric Company and ‘certain mine operators on the Greenhorn, Stee#hollow and Bear river watersheds published recently, cannot but impress . one with the seriousness of the situation not only as it applies the operators made. defendbut also to the district in . yesterday drew of issues to ants, general, Thesé articles must al. so convince the impartial read. er of the advisability of an early settlement of the litigation out . court, if possible, for a continuance of court proceedings will” mean wntertainty and delay which will in all probability disastrous to many interof prove ests, As a civic body, designed to lead in matters affecting the . welfare of our city and the mining industry of this section, the . Chamber of Commerce of Nevada City has been urged to _Call_a conference of the parties of this litigation, so that any plans which might produce a settlement without delay of the problem at issue may be discussed and, if one is found feasible, immediate steps to bring about . its adoption might follow. { cannot see that anything can be lost by such a conference; but, on the other hand, much may be gained, and the — ‘HI SCHOOL STUDENTS IN TYPING CONTEST Bs \* { high high . Frank Miller drive driver of the school bus took ten of the pupils to Sacramento Saturday to enter the typing contest held . at the San Juan high school at Citrus) Heights. There were one hundred. eighty entrants to the contest. . Lodi won, scoring 33 points, Sac-. ramento 27, Pittsburg 10, San Juan . high school 8, Marysville 7 and,Sut. ter Creek 5. . A. girl from Lodi had a record of 72 words per minute with no errors. Miss Bagley, typing instructor of the Nevada City high school accompanied the local girls to Sacramento. Birthday Party April Fool’s Evening. This evening Mrs. Dorothy Lewis is giving a surprise April Fool’s birth day party and dinner in honor of Mr. Norman Kistle whose birthday falls . on this date. A ntimber of friends have been invited and a jolly time is anticipated in the playing of games after which a prettily decorated cake‘and other dainty refreshments are to be served. . ' Mrs. Melino Davidovich of San, Francisco and Mrs. John Kirchen of ; Burlingame are visiting for a few days at the F. Bitney home in Grass Valley. Mrs. Davidovich resided in} this section about two years before moving to San Francisco where her husband secured a position in the U. Si Mint. They called on friends in Nevada City Saturday. Mrs. William Jeffrey and son, Charles, of this city motored to’ Sacramento Wednesday ard returred’: with Mrs: Jeffrey’s son). William,. = is: attending U, C. Berkeley. . tice are: . Bill Mullis, . Chatfield, Earl Chatfield, Bob Schif'fner, ! Dow, . Harlath Brock. Of these, . teger, . French Corral, . Floriston,. (Capps; Meadow ‘Charles Carran; . Bloomfield, No. . Joseph W. Day; . North San / expiration {ington Hill, ‘from time to time will hope is therefore expressed that our Chamber of Commerce will assume the lead in. calling and ~ arranging for a meeting of those. involved in the action. GEORGE L. JONES. BASEBALL GETS INTO STRIDE AT HIGH SCHOOL now in full Because of the fifteen are getting The first saseball is swing at! the high school. ‘the recent rains and snow, boys and Coach Barron off to rather a late start. game will probably be held next Saturday on Cashin’s Field where daily practice is now being held. ' Boys who. have reported for praeRay Steger, Jim Schiffner, Walt Mullis, Norman practice Clem Organs, Poyer, Merrill Ray Wilde, and Stephens, Haddy and the Mullis brotiers are the only veterans. The field is in good shape, except ifor the backstop, which has partially Harley Leete, Bosworth, Bill Lloyd Haddy, Don / collapsed. REPORT OF SCHOOL ELECTIONS FILED Mrs. Ella M; Austin. county superintendent of schools announces that ithe election of school trustees in the county at the elections held Friday are, so far as reported to her: Cherokee, ‘Mrs. Mary Phelan; Mrs. Kate Sullivan; A. Schmift; Oakland, JoOverton, Mrs. C. K, Wilon; Pleasant Valley, Claude Sch;Wartz; Chicago Park, Captain Wm. . Jaeckle; Rough and Ready, ). Tacs: ae Sweetland, P. B. Marshall; Lake Union High school, Washington, Howard xraniteville, A. B. Travis; election; Oakland, Lime Kiln, Mrs. Butler; Wolf, no election; Juan, Mrs. K. Fogarty; Mrs. Dan Smith; Grass, ValLane and Albert Crase. districts in which no election held. Mrs. Austin will appoint trustees to fill the vacancy by the of the. term of office of incumbent trustees. : : P.G.E SENDS TWELVE MEN TO BIG TUNNEL Louis Orzalli and Max Williams Vance;, Gladys Truckee, ley, C. BE, In was left today for Levy Camp above Remtaking a car load of groceries, camp equipment and skis. They will go as far as possible by car and then on by skis, the snow being seven feet deep at Levy Camp. They will work on the Big Tunnel ditch for the P. G. & EB. company in their yearly spring clean up. A group of twelve men are leaving in a day or so for Big Tunnel for samc and repair work there. The order was issued out of the Colfax division and it is understood Mr. Orzalli is to be foreman of the work. RESIGNATION OF NIGHT ° WATCHMAN W. P. JONES — Due to ill health, W. P. Jones has ‘handed in his resignation as night ; watchman to the city council. H. W. Brown who has substituted take Mr. Jones’ place until the city council appoints some one to fill the vacancy. GREEN MOUTAIN PROPERTY The water has all been drained out of the newly repaired 400 foot lo tunnel on the Green Mountats erty which lies north . east ‘of Murchie mine on Deer Creek jling of the ore in the tunne done today witha view option on it. :