April 26, 1940 (6 pages)

Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. Nevada City Nu . COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA get in the right to publish~the Truth, with.good motives and for justifiable ends. ton, From the Californian, March 15, 1848: The Liberty_of the Press consists —Alexander HamilWill the new explosive which is expected to kill a half hundred goats over a section of land, perhaps be the deciding factor in the war against Germany? No one can say of course, but with the sympathiesvof this country almost universally with the Allies, there may be a disposition on the part of American military authorities to export this new super explosive for Allied use. Whether this could be done without revealing the secret of the terrible mixture only the inventor knows. While we have an abstract sympathy for the members of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals who are protesting this experimental-use of—goats in™test= ing a high explosive, we are not ‘sure their judgment is sound. It is just possible that the explosive will spare the goats and destroy their odor, which would be a great boon to humanity. One thing is certain, if the bombs kill the goats, they will surely mean death ‘to humans. Word comes from Washington that the Administration has decided to blow off the spending lid. It is proposed to subsidize, in the name of relief, about three and a half million families, or twelve million persons. This, itis believed will be enough to swing the election in event it is at all close. The national statutory debt limit of 45 billions of dollars is to be evaded under one pretext or another, but congressmen are resolved to return ‘home with plenty of ‘bacon to grease the skids back into office again. In 1936 and 1938, it is noteworthy that the same tactics were used, but in 1938 they were not so efficacious. Republicans made startling gains in the House of Representatives, and it is just possible that this spending splurge with the obvious purpose of buying enough votes to swing the election will become a major campaign issue and a deeiding factor in beating the spendthrifts. Full advantage is being taken of the war in--Europe-to-seare—theelectorate into backing a two navy aid big army program. While much is made of the need for spending for armaments, the fact is of course that farm subsidy and voters subsidy in the way of relief, comprise roughly three fourths of the 5-billion dollars which are to be tossed out during the last half of 1940 in an effort to provide a specious prosperity. — Actually we don’t believe there is much difference between raising a boy to be cannon fodder and in raising him to have his back broken under a huge permanent ‘tax burden. In the one case ‘he suffers death and dies a hero, in the other he drags out a crippled and fhandicappedexistence.'There are times, when we think of the monstrous burden which the New Deal has piled on ‘the backs of the school boys and girls of today, that we look upon repudiation of the national debt as not only justifiable, but as the only salvation for our children. And, sometimes we have wondered if the New Deal left wingers have not “‘planned it that way.’’ Actual repudiation of course, does not mean an act of Congress is mecessary. Inflation eventually, as well proved in Germany, accomplishes’ the same thing. Those who lent the government dear money are paid off in cheap money. ‘The lenders are ruined but the debtors are freed. Just now the Government collects from the people 109 millions a week and spends 175 millions weekly. And still with all this deficit spending (the difference between 109 millions and 175 millions is 66 millions weekly) men still pace the sidewalks of factory towns, still cruise about in modelT’s with no jobs and only relief between them and starvatien, Dean Caruthers, economist of Lehigh University, says: “This country is ready for recovery. It has been ready for a longtime. (Many unfavorable factors supply the reason for the long delay. Among them jis the appalling series of Government mistakes. The one thing needed is a guarantee that economic vivisection is over, so that American enterprise can get up from the floor, dust itself off, and go to work without the ever-present fear of being blackjacked. ‘weeks ago J 308 Works held a hearing.in the highway . " Wel. 14, No. 34. The —— Sesit Paper Dic ch CIT x, CALIF ORNIA, The Gold Counter FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1940, FULL PROGRAM AWAITS THRONGS Sniping Trespasser Identified As Jail Breaking Criminal William. Johnson, ex-convict, jail breaker and suspected extortionist, is being held in the county jail today after James Coughlin of North Columbia swore out a warrant AT FINAL DANCE Announcement was made this week that a full program for the Chamber of ‘Commerce Farewell to Armory Hall Dance has been arranged full of entertaining features including a resume of the history of the famous old hall, which is to be destroyed soon to make room for a modern building. Fred Garrison, Jr., chairman of the entertainment committee has a large group aiding him in obtaining the finest talent procurable. Music will be supplied by the popular Foote’s. orchestra, composed of all local. The leader, Bud Foote, and four of the seven piece band are from Grass Valley and three of the musicians are from Ne‘vada City. The chamber decided that since the event has such local significance, it would be fitting to have a local orchestra on the stand. Chamber officials are predicting a record throng of dancers at the historic building, that has been’ the scene of virtually every community event for generations. STATE BOARD HEARING HELD INCITY HALL D. L. Tietzen, time keeper of the California highway maintainance station, south of Nevada City, was chief witness Tuesday before Harry L. Lutgens, referee for the State Personnel board, at a hearing in the city hail, in which he protested his pending transfer to Petaluma. William Cassetari, appeared as attorney for Tietzen, while the attorney for the State Department of Public: Works defended the highway officials, particularly Fred C. Garrison, formerly in charge of the maintainance station here, against Tietzen charges to the effect that he had been ordered to pad the payroll. Tietzen declared on the stand that Garrison insisted that men employed in preparing for the big Peach Bowl! picnic of state highway employees held at North San Juan two years ago, should be recorded as having worked on the highways, instead of doing various jobs in preparation for the picnic. His refusal to thus credit the men with work on the highway led Garrison to threaten him (Tietzen) with a chair, Tietzen said. Another highway employe partly corroborated this story, testifying that, outside the office, he~ heard Tietzen_ order Garrison to put the chair on the floor. George Prouse, of the ProuseDrive-In ‘Market, testified that sometime last January, Garrison had entered his store opposite the highway headquarters, and asked how much Tietzen owed him, and advised him to collect whatever the amount was due since Tietzen, he said, was about to be fired. Garrison testfying in his own behalf, denied ever having talked with Prouse in regard to the matter, and also denied threatening Tietzen with a chair. He denied all allegations that implied dishonesty in the conduct of his job as superintendent here of the highway maintenance station. Garrison is now in charge of a highway station at Woodland. At the conclusion of the hearing Harry Lutgens announced that the State Personnel ‘Board would take the testimony under advisement. Two the Board of Public maintenance station here, regarding charges of dishonesty and misconduct made by Tientzen against Garrison, but thus far they have made no public report of their findings. A. W. Hoge Tli— Arthur W. Hoge for several days has been confined to his home with illness. charging—him—with—trespass last Monday. A large coffee can full of crudely fashioned pass keys, jimmies, saws and other paraphernalia found in his possession led officers to believe that he was planning to extend his long career of crime in this vicinity. Coughlin accused Johnson and his partner, George Gale, of sniping. on the Coughlin claims. The two men pleaded not guilty at their hearing Wednesday. The men wére arrested by Deputy Sheriff Fred Williford, who saia that Johrson attempted to break to freedom in the brush but was apprehended when he fired a warning shot. Gale was also found after an unsuccessful attempt to hide. Johnson, identified by finger prints, has a long criminal record. He first ran afoul of the law in Sher_ idan, Wyoming, and was sentenced to 1 1-2 to 3 years in the state penitentiary Sept. 27, 1921. A little less than four months later ‘he made-a successful jail break and was at liberty for almost two years before he was recaptured. He served the remainder of the original term and then was sentenced to an additional term for escape, He was again arrested in Pomona, Calif., on a vagrancy charge. Last year Johnson and two other men—Andy Zales and Harlan Hineske—were arrested in Nevada coun. ty on charges of extortion filed by George Vankoff, of the Washington district. Vankoff charged that the three men threatened to kill him unless he produced $600. The threat was made at his home when they appeared and demanded money, gold or other valuables amounting — to $600. As. soon as they left Vankoff phoned the sheriff’s office and Deputy Sheriff Carl Larsen. intercepted the trio at the CCC camp at White Cloud. One was carrying a 32 caliber rifle when apprehended. The case is still pending. The Coughlins have been plagued frequently by snipers on their property. Recently two men, believed to have perished in an abandoned mine shaft near Colfax were discovered in the ‘Nevada county jail after they were discovered by the sheriff's office on the Coughlin ground. OLSON RECALL PETITION TO BE FILED MAY 4 Senator Jerrold Seawell, who represents this district in the state legislature, a visitor in Nevada City yesterday, stated that he has learned that the petition to recall Governor Olson will be filed with the Secretary of State May 4. Business and labor organizations throughout California, have recently learned that if the voters should go to the polls and vindicate, that is vote to retain the governor in power for the rest of his term, many members of the legislature will regard it as a demand that the Olson program be enacted and govern themselves accordingly when the regular session ‘convenes in January 1941. Therefore many organizations which, if not actively, at least passively opposed the recall of Olson, are now said to be getting into the fray with the demand that the vote on the recall be a decisive repudiation of Olson and his program. LADIES — “The Ladiee ‘Aid Sodas convention will be held in Lodi next Tuesday, April 30 and a large delegation of the local members «plan to attend. Rev. David Ralston, pastor of the local Methodist church announces that the bus will leave the church on Broad street at 7:00. o’clock on that morning. All who plan to go are asked to give their names to Rev. Ralston. City Couiedl Passes New Zone Oxdinance An adjourned meeting of the . Nevada: City Council was held in the City Hall last evening and a new zoning ordinance passed Present for the meeting were Mayor Ben Hall, Councilman Frank Dayies, J. R. Ivey and Irving Seaman. Councilman Robert Nye was out of town, he and his wife having gone to Boulder Dam on a week’s vacation. The legal notice appears elsewhere in. this paper. FULLER CHARGED WITH TWO MORE LAW VIOLATIONS The preliminary hearing scheduled for yesterday of Walter Barnes and Delbert Fuller, arraigned Tiuesday on charges of assault by means of force likely 'to produce great bodily harm, a felony, and resisting a public officer in the discharge of his duty, a misdemeanor, was postponed until Wednesday, May 8, after a motion by Delbert Fuller. The postponement was asked because neither defendant had sufficient time to arrange for counsel, Additional charges were made against Fuller yesterday in a complaint signed by Captain Joseph Blake of the California Highway Patrol. The complaint charges Fuller with drunken driving causing great bodily injury, a felony, and driving om the wrong side of the road causing great bodily injury, a misdemeanor. The hearing on both counts is also scheduled for May 8. The complaints are the aftermath of an accident occurring on the Nevada City-Grass Valley highway last Saturday afternoon when, it is asserted by eyewitnesses, they went out of their way to smash and cripple two 12 year old bicycle riding boys and then choked and beat a special deputy sheriff who had been detailed to’ watch over them. Struck Headon Fuller drove between the _ boys, who were riding parallel ‘to sideswipe Darrel Malcolm and _ strike Dean Schroyer almost headon on his bike. The young boy was knocked for a distance of 61 feet. Malcolm was sent sprawling for 15 feet. He received a torn ear, abrasions of the face, contusions and acerations of the body. Schroyer was more seriously hurt, sustaining a bad knee sprain, numerous cuts about the body,. bruises and shock. The accident was witnessed by Captain J E. Blake of the California Highway Patrol and son Gene Blake. The patrol captain took up the chase of Fuller’s car, which failed to stop. He ran the vehicle down within a quarter mile and left his son Gene Blake, a special:officer, to watch the men, while he entered the Glenbrook Market to call ambulances and patrol cars. : Kicked inFace, Stomach While the junior Blake’s back-was turned as he sought to remove the keys from the Fuller car, the car operator allegedly grabbed: him by the throat and hurled him to the ground, holding him while Barnes beat and kicked him about the face, stomach and groin. Captain Blake ran to the struggling group to intercede at the moment that Game Warden Earl Hiscox, Deputy Sheriff Gene Johnson arrived and pulled off ‘Fuller and Barnes, District Attorney Vernon Stoll drove up at the same time, , Fuller and Barnes were only released from the Nevada county jail on completing misdemeanor terms, after breaking parole on one or two occasions. Fuller a few months ago was acquitted of an arson charge in iINevada City. He was !ater convicted of an intoxication charge in Grass Valley and sentenced to jail on an original sentence and a suspended sentence. Barnes, who once beat a morals charge, completed a term for assault with a knife. most flagrant and thronic peace vio-t lators within the county recently. BOUND OVER Lee H. Williams, 36. employed in a local mine, was bound over to the authorities of Elko, Nevada, this week after being served with a warrant charging embezzlement. He was arrested by Sheriff Carl Tobiassen on information received from Elke. Both men have been among the] JUDGE MODIFIES GOLDEN CENTER INJUNCTION SUIT Judge Warrea St Steel of Yuba county, who presided in the injunction suit brought by the Empire Star Mines Ltd. against Cooley Butler and others Xo restrain the defendiants from flooding the underground workings of the Empire with water from the Golden Center mine continued his restraining order with modifications in the following decision: “The injunction pendente lite will issue. It will provide that the existing restraining order may be modified so that the. defendant in this case may proceed with their winze for an additional depth, not to exceed seventy five feet, upon giving to the Plaintiffs in the action proper and adequate notice that they intend to blast and of such other operations as might cause some confusion in the lower workings. The defendants will be restrained from, either through the present drill holes or other drill holes, dumping any water into the underground workings being operated by the plaintiff.” On behalf of the plaintiff there appeared Robert M. Searls, son of the late Fred Searls ‘Sr. Associatea with him were. Judge W. E. Colby of San Francisco and Frank G. Finnegan of Nevada City. The defendant, Cooley, Butler, was present in court with his counsel, G. A. Bisbee of Los Angeles, Pierce Butler of St. Paul, Minn., nephew of Cooley Butler, and H. Ward Sheldon of Nevada City as associate counsel. Further hearing will take place Friday, May 24; at 10 a. m. CIRCUS WILL BE AT CASHIN FIELD FOR THREE DAYS Have you seen a-horse tell time by the clock? No? You must see Dandy, Capt. Clark’s famous ‘“‘pickout’? horse, Dandy will be in Nevada City with Siebrand Bros. Circus. Dandy looks at the watch of any man in the audience and then picks -out-the-numbersfrom: the-table;—teHing you the minutes after the hour as well as the hour. Dandy also multiplies, divides, substracts and adds problems given ‘by the audience. It took many years of patient iwork from the trainer, Capt. Clark to teach Dandy this outstanding act. Every day Dandy goes to school, just as the children of Nevada City go to school, Dandy must go to school 365 days a year. He doesn’t get the vacation the children get. He gets lumps of sugar instead. Dandy will tell you he works 7 days a week and that he has a lot of fun entertaining you in the big top. Dandy is of circus stock and would be lost away from the bright lights and spangled glamor of the big top. (He eats and sleeps with the other horses. He is a friend to the dogs and monkeys and takes them for a ride every-day. Don’t miss the circus for if you do, you will miss Dandy, the most intelligent horse ever to be presented to the public. Siebrand Bros. Piccadilly Circus and Carnival Combined. will be in Nevvada City for three days beginCashin field. SAMPLING GRAVEL BEDS IN QUAKER HILL DIST. Mr. and Mrs. Ros shetatants were Quaker Hill district. He stated he is in charge of a new outfit that is sampling his gravel claims by cutting into an old channel. McGinnis was employed in the local Safeway store ‘three years ago and then moved to Chico to manage a store and had a transfer back to Grass Valley where he had charge of the store until the store was closed due to a transfer of the property. Sen. Seawell Tells Rotary Club Why SRA Costs Are High ning today and will -be located at) Senator Jerrold Seawell gave an interesting talk at Rotary luncheon yesterday on the dilemma which faces the tax payers o the state in paying for relief. He stated he believed that relief had come to stay. Calling attention to the fact that counties now handle old age pensions, blind aid, and assistance for dependent children, Senator Seawell pointed out that the average cost of handling all these forms of relief in the counties of Northern California averages about 3 per cent of the amount spent. For SRA relief, however, which distributed through state SRA agencies, the cost varies from 22 to 80 per cent. In one instance that of Tehama, in June, 1939, there were five cases of SRA relief, one person was employed to. take charge, The amount of money distributed to the five SRA reliefs was $73.04. It cost $288.06 to make this distribution. \ In Calaveras county, during June, 1939, there were 37 SRA.relief cases who received $840.62, and the three — SRA administrators spent $500.95 in distributing this relief. This was during a month when the SRA relief load was at its lowest. But in February, the time of the heaviest load, the Calaveras county welfare department with two employes spent $10,000 on 338 cases at a cost to the county of $250. In Sutter county, in June, 1939, there were 180 cases of SRA relief, who received $4,931.82. The 18 SRA employes who administered this relief cost the state $1521.82. In February, 1940, the county welfare department had.735 cases of relief, and the five employes dispensed $36,000 at a cost of $699 to the county. Senator Seawell stated that when the governor submits his budget, as he is required by law to do, the legislature appoints a committee to ascertain whether all the amounts and the items are actually necessary. Unfortunately, he said, the state departments are able to offer very little corroboration of the items found in the governor’s budget. Whether relief is being economically administered, whether the recipients are, in fact, in need, and whether chiselers are getting away with little or much of the money, these things the legislature is left to find out for itself. And a committee was .appointed, and has, with several subcommitS ‘tees, been busy during the legislative recess, delving into California’s relief needs. When the legislature reconvenes May 7, its report will be ready for action, and some ‘intelligent answer can be made to the vexed question of relief. Regarding Olson’s production for use program, Senator Seawell stated that in Alameda county, $3,850 was spent in a vegetable growing project, and $76.50 worth of vegetables was produced. An inventory of a Los Angeles production for use cooperative, revealed that on the shelves of this institution there was $95,000 worth of jams. Unfortunately this jam found no buyers. Recipients of SRA checks much preferred to payfor higher priced S & W, or Del Monte jam brands, than take home the low priced jam prodtced in the Olson Utopian factories. So this jam bids fair to become a permanent asset of the state. . The legislature, having ascertained that the cost of administering relief ‘through the county welfare departments is so much lower than that of SRA, passed a bill before it recessed, returning SRA relief to the counties. Governor Olson vetoed the bill. ‘The senator stated that he did not believe the two thirds majority, necessary to override the veto, could be mustered in the assemby, though he was fairly certain the senate would re-pass the bill over the veto. STANFORD GRADUATE. Franklin Tuttle, second son of Appelate Judge and Mrs Tuttle, was graduated from Stanford University in March. He will return for the regular commencement exercises in June, At present he is in Santa/ bara with his younger brother, kk Tuttle, who is a student at Santa Barbara Junior College. A. W. McGagin, county probation officer made an ‘official visit to —— Wednesday.

Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. Nevada City Nu . COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA get in the right to publish~the Truth, with.good motives and for justifiable ends. ton, From the Californian, March 15, 1848: The Liberty_of the Press consists —Alexander HamilWill the new explosive which is expected to kill a half hundred goats over a section of land, perhaps be the deciding factor in the war against Germany? No one can say of course, but with the sympathiesvof this country almost universally with the Allies, there may be a disposition on the part of American military authorities to export this new super explosive for Allied use. Whether this could be done without revealing the secret of the terrible mixture only the inventor knows. While we have an abstract sympathy for the members of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals who are protesting this experimental-use of—goats in™test= ing a high explosive, we are not ‘sure their judgment is sound. It is just possible that the explosive will spare the goats and destroy their odor, which would be a great boon to humanity. One thing is certain, if the bombs kill the goats, they will surely mean death ‘to humans. Word comes from Washington that the Administration has decided to blow off the spending lid. It is proposed to subsidize, in the name of relief, about three and a half million families, or twelve million persons. This, itis believed will be enough to swing the election in event it is at all close. The national statutory debt limit of 45 billions of dollars is to be evaded under one pretext or another, but congressmen are resolved to return ‘home with plenty of ‘bacon to grease the skids back into office again. In 1936 and 1938, it is noteworthy that the same tactics were used, but in 1938 they were not so efficacious. Republicans made startling gains in the House of Representatives, and it is just possible that this spending splurge with the obvious purpose of buying enough votes to swing the election will become a major campaign issue and a deeiding factor in beating the spendthrifts. Full advantage is being taken of the war in--Europe-to-seare—theelectorate into backing a two navy aid big army program. While much is made of the need for spending for armaments, the fact is of course that farm subsidy and voters subsidy in the way of relief, comprise roughly three fourths of the 5-billion dollars which are to be tossed out during the last half of 1940 in an effort to provide a specious prosperity. — Actually we don’t believe there is much difference between raising a boy to be cannon fodder and in raising him to have his back broken under a huge permanent ‘tax burden. In the one case ‘he suffers death and dies a hero, in the other he drags out a crippled and fhandicappedexistence.'There are times, when we think of the monstrous burden which the New Deal has piled on ‘the backs of the school boys and girls of today, that we look upon repudiation of the national debt as not only justifiable, but as the only salvation for our children. And, sometimes we have wondered if the New Deal left wingers have not “‘planned it that way.’’ Actual repudiation of course, does not mean an act of Congress is mecessary. Inflation eventually, as well proved in Germany, accomplishes’ the same thing. Those who lent the government dear money are paid off in cheap money. ‘The lenders are ruined but the debtors are freed. Just now the Government collects from the people 109 millions a week and spends 175 millions weekly. And still with all this deficit spending (the difference between 109 millions and 175 millions is 66 millions weekly) men still pace the sidewalks of factory towns, still cruise about in modelT’s with no jobs and only relief between them and starvatien, Dean Caruthers, economist of Lehigh University, says: “This country is ready for recovery. It has been ready for a longtime. (Many unfavorable factors supply the reason for the long delay. Among them jis the appalling series of Government mistakes. The one thing needed is a guarantee that economic vivisection is over, so that American enterprise can get up from the floor, dust itself off, and go to work without the ever-present fear of being blackjacked. ‘weeks ago J 308 Works held a hearing.in the highway . " Wel. 14, No. 34. The —— Sesit Paper Dic ch CIT x, CALIF ORNIA, The Gold Counter FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1940, FULL PROGRAM AWAITS THRONGS Sniping Trespasser Identified As Jail Breaking Criminal William. Johnson, ex-convict, jail breaker and suspected extortionist, is being held in the county jail today after James Coughlin of North Columbia swore out a warrant AT FINAL DANCE Announcement was made this week that a full program for the Chamber of ‘Commerce Farewell to Armory Hall Dance has been arranged full of entertaining features including a resume of the history of the famous old hall, which is to be destroyed soon to make room for a modern building. Fred Garrison, Jr., chairman of the entertainment committee has a large group aiding him in obtaining the finest talent procurable. Music will be supplied by the popular Foote’s. orchestra, composed of all local. The leader, Bud Foote, and four of the seven piece band are from Grass Valley and three of the musicians are from Ne‘vada City. The chamber decided that since the event has such local significance, it would be fitting to have a local orchestra on the stand. Chamber officials are predicting a record throng of dancers at the historic building, that has been’ the scene of virtually every community event for generations. STATE BOARD HEARING HELD INCITY HALL D. L. Tietzen, time keeper of the California highway maintainance station, south of Nevada City, was chief witness Tuesday before Harry L. Lutgens, referee for the State Personnel board, at a hearing in the city hail, in which he protested his pending transfer to Petaluma. William Cassetari, appeared as attorney for Tietzen, while the attorney for the State Department of Public: Works defended the highway officials, particularly Fred C. Garrison, formerly in charge of the maintainance station here, against Tietzen charges to the effect that he had been ordered to pad the payroll. Tietzen declared on the stand that Garrison insisted that men employed in preparing for the big Peach Bowl! picnic of state highway employees held at North San Juan two years ago, should be recorded as having worked on the highways, instead of doing various jobs in preparation for the picnic. His refusal to thus credit the men with work on the highway led Garrison to threaten him (Tietzen) with a chair, Tietzen said. Another highway employe partly corroborated this story, testifying that, outside the office, he~ heard Tietzen_ order Garrison to put the chair on the floor. George Prouse, of the ProuseDrive-In ‘Market, testified that sometime last January, Garrison had entered his store opposite the highway headquarters, and asked how much Tietzen owed him, and advised him to collect whatever the amount was due since Tietzen, he said, was about to be fired. Garrison testfying in his own behalf, denied ever having talked with Prouse in regard to the matter, and also denied threatening Tietzen with a chair. He denied all allegations that implied dishonesty in the conduct of his job as superintendent here of the highway maintenance station. Garrison is now in charge of a highway station at Woodland. At the conclusion of the hearing Harry Lutgens announced that the State Personnel ‘Board would take the testimony under advisement. Two the Board of Public maintenance station here, regarding charges of dishonesty and misconduct made by Tientzen against Garrison, but thus far they have made no public report of their findings. A. W. Hoge Tli— Arthur W. Hoge for several days has been confined to his home with illness. charging—him—with—trespass last Monday. A large coffee can full of crudely fashioned pass keys, jimmies, saws and other paraphernalia found in his possession led officers to believe that he was planning to extend his long career of crime in this vicinity. Coughlin accused Johnson and his partner, George Gale, of sniping. on the Coughlin claims. The two men pleaded not guilty at their hearing Wednesday. The men wére arrested by Deputy Sheriff Fred Williford, who saia that Johrson attempted to break to freedom in the brush but was apprehended when he fired a warning shot. Gale was also found after an unsuccessful attempt to hide. Johnson, identified by finger prints, has a long criminal record. He first ran afoul of the law in Sher_ idan, Wyoming, and was sentenced to 1 1-2 to 3 years in the state penitentiary Sept. 27, 1921. A little less than four months later ‘he made-a successful jail break and was at liberty for almost two years before he was recaptured. He served the remainder of the original term and then was sentenced to an additional term for escape, He was again arrested in Pomona, Calif., on a vagrancy charge. Last year Johnson and two other men—Andy Zales and Harlan Hineske—were arrested in Nevada coun. ty on charges of extortion filed by George Vankoff, of the Washington district. Vankoff charged that the three men threatened to kill him unless he produced $600. The threat was made at his home when they appeared and demanded money, gold or other valuables amounting — to $600. As. soon as they left Vankoff phoned the sheriff’s office and Deputy Sheriff Carl Larsen. intercepted the trio at the CCC camp at White Cloud. One was carrying a 32 caliber rifle when apprehended. The case is still pending. The Coughlins have been plagued frequently by snipers on their property. Recently two men, believed to have perished in an abandoned mine shaft near Colfax were discovered in the ‘Nevada county jail after they were discovered by the sheriff's office on the Coughlin ground. OLSON RECALL PETITION TO BE FILED MAY 4 Senator Jerrold Seawell, who represents this district in the state legislature, a visitor in Nevada City yesterday, stated that he has learned that the petition to recall Governor Olson will be filed with the Secretary of State May 4. Business and labor organizations throughout California, have recently learned that if the voters should go to the polls and vindicate, that is vote to retain the governor in power for the rest of his term, many members of the legislature will regard it as a demand that the Olson program be enacted and govern themselves accordingly when the regular session ‘convenes in January 1941. Therefore many organizations which, if not actively, at least passively opposed the recall of Olson, are now said to be getting into the fray with the demand that the vote on the recall be a decisive repudiation of Olson and his program. LADIES — “The Ladiee ‘Aid Sodas convention will be held in Lodi next Tuesday, April 30 and a large delegation of

the local members «plan to attend. Rev. David Ralston, pastor of the local Methodist church announces that the bus will leave the church on Broad street at 7:00. o’clock on that morning. All who plan to go are asked to give their names to Rev. Ralston. City Couiedl Passes New Zone Oxdinance An adjourned meeting of the . Nevada: City Council was held in the City Hall last evening and a new zoning ordinance passed Present for the meeting were Mayor Ben Hall, Councilman Frank Dayies, J. R. Ivey and Irving Seaman. Councilman Robert Nye was out of town, he and his wife having gone to Boulder Dam on a week’s vacation. The legal notice appears elsewhere in. this paper. FULLER CHARGED WITH TWO MORE LAW VIOLATIONS The preliminary hearing scheduled for yesterday of Walter Barnes and Delbert Fuller, arraigned Tiuesday on charges of assault by means of force likely 'to produce great bodily harm, a felony, and resisting a public officer in the discharge of his duty, a misdemeanor, was postponed until Wednesday, May 8, after a motion by Delbert Fuller. The postponement was asked because neither defendant had sufficient time to arrange for counsel, Additional charges were made against Fuller yesterday in a complaint signed by Captain Joseph Blake of the California Highway Patrol. The complaint charges Fuller with drunken driving causing great bodily injury, a felony, and driving om the wrong side of the road causing great bodily injury, a misdemeanor. The hearing on both counts is also scheduled for May 8. The complaints are the aftermath of an accident occurring on the Nevada City-Grass Valley highway last Saturday afternoon when, it is asserted by eyewitnesses, they went out of their way to smash and cripple two 12 year old bicycle riding boys and then choked and beat a special deputy sheriff who had been detailed to’ watch over them. Struck Headon Fuller drove between the _ boys, who were riding parallel ‘to sideswipe Darrel Malcolm and _ strike Dean Schroyer almost headon on his bike. The young boy was knocked for a distance of 61 feet. Malcolm was sent sprawling for 15 feet. He received a torn ear, abrasions of the face, contusions and acerations of the body. Schroyer was more seriously hurt, sustaining a bad knee sprain, numerous cuts about the body,. bruises and shock. The accident was witnessed by Captain J E. Blake of the California Highway Patrol and son Gene Blake. The patrol captain took up the chase of Fuller’s car, which failed to stop. He ran the vehicle down within a quarter mile and left his son Gene Blake, a special:officer, to watch the men, while he entered the Glenbrook Market to call ambulances and patrol cars. : Kicked inFace, Stomach While the junior Blake’s back-was turned as he sought to remove the keys from the Fuller car, the car operator allegedly grabbed: him by the throat and hurled him to the ground, holding him while Barnes beat and kicked him about the face, stomach and groin. Captain Blake ran to the struggling group to intercede at the moment that Game Warden Earl Hiscox, Deputy Sheriff Gene Johnson arrived and pulled off ‘Fuller and Barnes, District Attorney Vernon Stoll drove up at the same time, , Fuller and Barnes were only released from the Nevada county jail on completing misdemeanor terms, after breaking parole on one or two occasions. Fuller a few months ago was acquitted of an arson charge in iINevada City. He was !ater convicted of an intoxication charge in Grass Valley and sentenced to jail on an original sentence and a suspended sentence. Barnes, who once beat a morals charge, completed a term for assault with a knife. most flagrant and thronic peace vio-t lators within the county recently. BOUND OVER Lee H. Williams, 36. employed in a local mine, was bound over to the authorities of Elko, Nevada, this week after being served with a warrant charging embezzlement. He was arrested by Sheriff Carl Tobiassen on information received from Elke. Both men have been among the] JUDGE MODIFIES GOLDEN CENTER INJUNCTION SUIT Judge Warrea St Steel of Yuba county, who presided in the injunction suit brought by the Empire Star Mines Ltd. against Cooley Butler and others Xo restrain the defendiants from flooding the underground workings of the Empire with water from the Golden Center mine continued his restraining order with modifications in the following decision: “The injunction pendente lite will issue. It will provide that the existing restraining order may be modified so that the. defendant in this case may proceed with their winze for an additional depth, not to exceed seventy five feet, upon giving to the Plaintiffs in the action proper and adequate notice that they intend to blast and of such other operations as might cause some confusion in the lower workings. The defendants will be restrained from, either through the present drill holes or other drill holes, dumping any water into the underground workings being operated by the plaintiff.” On behalf of the plaintiff there appeared Robert M. Searls, son of the late Fred Searls ‘Sr. Associatea with him were. Judge W. E. Colby of San Francisco and Frank G. Finnegan of Nevada City. The defendant, Cooley, Butler, was present in court with his counsel, G. A. Bisbee of Los Angeles, Pierce Butler of St. Paul, Minn., nephew of Cooley Butler, and H. Ward Sheldon of Nevada City as associate counsel. Further hearing will take place Friday, May 24; at 10 a. m. CIRCUS WILL BE AT CASHIN FIELD FOR THREE DAYS Have you seen a-horse tell time by the clock? No? You must see Dandy, Capt. Clark’s famous ‘“‘pickout’? horse, Dandy will be in Nevada City with Siebrand Bros. Circus. Dandy looks at the watch of any man in the audience and then picks -out-the-numbersfrom: the-table;—teHing you the minutes after the hour as well as the hour. Dandy also multiplies, divides, substracts and adds problems given ‘by the audience. It took many years of patient iwork from the trainer, Capt. Clark to teach Dandy this outstanding act. Every day Dandy goes to school, just as the children of Nevada City go to school, Dandy must go to school 365 days a year. He doesn’t get the vacation the children get. He gets lumps of sugar instead. Dandy will tell you he works 7 days a week and that he has a lot of fun entertaining you in the big top. Dandy is of circus stock and would be lost away from the bright lights and spangled glamor of the big top. (He eats and sleeps with the other horses. He is a friend to the dogs and monkeys and takes them for a ride every-day. Don’t miss the circus for if you do, you will miss Dandy, the most intelligent horse ever to be presented to the public. Siebrand Bros. Piccadilly Circus and Carnival Combined. will be in Nevvada City for three days beginCashin field. SAMPLING GRAVEL BEDS IN QUAKER HILL DIST. Mr. and Mrs. Ros shetatants were Quaker Hill district. He stated he is in charge of a new outfit that is sampling his gravel claims by cutting into an old channel. McGinnis was employed in the local Safeway store ‘three years ago and then moved to Chico to manage a store and had a transfer back to Grass Valley where he had charge of the store until the store was closed due to a transfer of the property. Sen. Seawell Tells Rotary Club Why SRA Costs Are High ning today and will -be located at) Senator Jerrold Seawell gave an interesting talk at Rotary luncheon yesterday on the dilemma which faces the tax payers o the state in paying for relief. He stated he believed that relief had come to stay. Calling attention to the fact that counties now handle old age pensions, blind aid, and assistance for dependent children, Senator Seawell pointed out that the average cost of handling all these forms of relief in the counties of Northern California averages about 3 per cent of the amount spent. For SRA relief, however, which distributed through state SRA agencies, the cost varies from 22 to 80 per cent. In one instance that of Tehama, in June, 1939, there were five cases of SRA relief, one person was employed to. take charge, The amount of money distributed to the five SRA reliefs was $73.04. It cost $288.06 to make this distribution. \ In Calaveras county, during June, 1939, there were 37 SRA.relief cases who received $840.62, and the three — SRA administrators spent $500.95 in distributing this relief. This was during a month when the SRA relief load was at its lowest. But in February, the time of the heaviest load, the Calaveras county welfare department with two employes spent $10,000 on 338 cases at a cost to the county of $250. In Sutter county, in June, 1939, there were 180 cases of SRA relief, who received $4,931.82. The 18 SRA employes who administered this relief cost the state $1521.82. In February, 1940, the county welfare department had.735 cases of relief, and the five employes dispensed $36,000 at a cost of $699 to the county. Senator Seawell stated that when the governor submits his budget, as he is required by law to do, the legislature appoints a committee to ascertain whether all the amounts and the items are actually necessary. Unfortunately, he said, the state departments are able to offer very little corroboration of the items found in the governor’s budget. Whether relief is being economically administered, whether the recipients are, in fact, in need, and whether chiselers are getting away with little or much of the money, these things the legislature is left to find out for itself. And a committee was .appointed, and has, with several subcommitS ‘tees, been busy during the legislative recess, delving into California’s relief needs. When the legislature reconvenes May 7, its report will be ready for action, and some ‘intelligent answer can be made to the vexed question of relief. Regarding Olson’s production for use program, Senator Seawell stated that in Alameda county, $3,850 was spent in a vegetable growing project, and $76.50 worth of vegetables was produced. An inventory of a Los Angeles production for use cooperative, revealed that on the shelves of this institution there was $95,000 worth of jams. Unfortunately this jam found no buyers. Recipients of SRA checks much preferred to payfor higher priced S & W, or Del Monte jam brands, than take home the low priced jam prodtced in the Olson Utopian factories. So this jam bids fair to become a permanent asset of the state. . The legislature, having ascertained that the cost of administering relief ‘through the county welfare departments is so much lower than that of SRA, passed a bill before it recessed, returning SRA relief to the counties. Governor Olson vetoed the bill. ‘The senator stated that he did not believe the two thirds majority, necessary to override the veto, could be mustered in the assemby, though he was fairly certain the senate would re-pass the bill over the veto. STANFORD GRADUATE. Franklin Tuttle, second son of Appelate Judge and Mrs Tuttle, was graduated from Stanford University in March. He will return for the regular commencement exercises in June, At present he is in Santa/ bara with his younger brother, kk Tuttle, who is a student at Santa Barbara Junior College. A. W. McGagin, county probation officer made an ‘official visit to —— Wednesday.