April 29, 1938 (8 pages)

evil be Thinking Out Loud H. M. L. Tt is a ‘salutary experience to measure individual {conduct from time to time with standards which have, for a long period been recognized as right-and just. We are reminded to do this by an newspaper reprint of a speech made by Charles A. Dana in 1888 to the Wisconsin Editorial association. Charles A. Dana, for many years editor of the New York Sun ranks with Horace Greely as one of the great editors and _ publishers of American history. Dana prefaced this remarks with the statement that he began newspaper work as the editor of a weekly literary paper. He declared that the education of newspaper men should be universal. There was no chance for ignorance in that profession. The editor must know whether the theology of the preacher is sound, whether the physiology of the doctor is good, and whether the logic of the lawyer leads to true conclusions. If possible a newspaper man should be sent to college, but of more importance was that. he should go to the school of life. — _ ‘The speaker did not think a collége course in journalism would be of much value. There was no set maxims and rules for journalists. The doctor and the lawyer might have rules, but there were very few rules that could be used by newspaper men. Mr. Dana, however, submitted tthe following. “First—Get the news, and get all the, news and nothing but the news. ““Second—Copy nothing from one’s publication without perfect credit. “Third—Never print an interview without the knowledge and consent of the party interviewed. “Wourth—Never print paid advertisements as news matter. Let every advertisement appear as an advertisemen't—no sailing under false colors. “Fifth—Nevere attack the weak and defenseless either by argnment, by invective or by ridicule, unless there is some absolute public necessity for so doing. “Sixth—Fight for your opinions, ‘but do not believe that they contain the whole truth, or the only truth. “Seventh—Support your party, if you hive one, but do not think all goiod men are in it and all bad ones outside of it. “BHighth—<Above all know and believe that, humlanity is advancing and that there is progress in human tife and human affalirs, and that as sure as God lives the future will be greater and better than the pregent or past. Continuing, Mr, Dana spoke of the power of speaking out the sentiment of the people, the voice of justice, the inspiration of wisdom, the determination of ‘patriotism and the hope of the whole people, and a great influence would thereby be wielded. There is, he said, another function of the press which is perhaps even more_important._In-thisfree-country our Constitution puts into the hands of the executive offlicers of the government immense authority. Suppose a time should come that there should be in the post of President a man who had gained such influence over . . the hearts of the whole people that . they became deaf {to the suggestions of wisdom and give to his ambition free sway and an open field. The executive power is in his hands; the army follows and obeys him. Where, then, is the safeguard of public liberty against his’ ambition? It is in the press. It is in the free press, and when every other bulwark is gone the free press will remain to preserve the liberties which we shall hand down to our children and to ‘maintain the ‘Republic in all its glory.” This address was delivered fifty years ago but the truths uttered and the principles recommended for the guidance of newspaper julblishers are just as sound today as they were then. To realize his responsibility and accept that responsibility under our democraicy is the duty of every publisher. How far publishers fall short of the standard set up by Charles A. Dana is a matter of reader judgment. That the. President of the United States and other leaders in the government should openly imply contempt for the press, -however, iis something that should make every editor bow his head in shame, and resolve mightily that he will do his part to make his own bible, ta’ respected. LABOR INVESTIGATOR H. E., Knowland, labor board investigator is making a preliminary inquiry into the question of holding a labor hearing here in the Murchie mine matter. Nevada Ci COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA y Nugg in the right to publish the Truth, with good motives and for justifiable ends. — Alexander Hamilton From the Californian, March 15, 1848: The Liberty of the Press consists et Vol. 12, No. 35. The County Seat Paper a ——$—$— NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center ‘ _FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1938. LONG WAIT IN PROSPECT FOR IDAHO DECISION C10-communists leaders are handing out to their followers a lot of boloney regarding the prospect of an early decision in the Idaho Maryland matter. The facts as regards the status of the Idaho Maryland ‘case, as may ibe verified by anyone writing to the Clerk of the court, are as follows: When'‘the record of the case was . filed in March by the NLRB, the Federal District Court of Appeals made an order granting the Board . until April 19 to file its opening brief, and granted the Idaho Maryland until May 21 to reply. Only a few days ago, at the request of the attorney, for the NLRB, a stipulation . was signed by attorneys for ‘the Idaho’ Maryland for the extension of time for . the filing of briefs, so that first. brief, that of the ‘NLRB is not required to be filed before May 3. The Idaho Maryland is given a month later-in which to file its brief in reply, which will bring the final time in which the briefs have to be in the hands of the court, to June 3. The court then will take whatever time is required to decide the case. In any event, whatever the decision of the Court of Appeals, which ever side loses, will undovbtedly carry an appeal to the United States Supreme Court. A decision from that body can hardly. be expected before sometime either late this fall or early in 1939. The Supreme Court, it Wil be recalled takes a_ three months vacation every summer, from around July 1 until October. CLAMPERS SOUND HEWGAG APR. 30 IN HANGTOWN A large , delegation of County members of the William Bull Meek chapter of E Clampus Vitus will attend the installation of the Hangtioown chapter of the order in Placerville next Saturday night. All members and officers cf the local chapter iare cordially invited. From Edgar Jessup, Noble Grand Humbug*of the Yerba Buena chap-' ter of San Francisco comes word tha't the entire chapter is throwing its full support to the big initiation : Saturday evening. Six photographers of ‘Life’ are reported to be ready to record the camera story of the event. On April 2, Nevada City installed a county wide chapter with great festivities. Fred Nobs-s has been chosen Noble Grand Humbug. Almost one hundred. members were initiated locally, and now Placerville is out to win the honor of initiating even more poor blind brothers next Saturday night, than took the pledge of eternal secrecy in Armory hall here. CIVIC CLUB ANNOUNCES COMMITTEES New officers for the Nevada City Woman’s Civic Club presided at the meeting held in the Methodist hurch parlors Monday. A full attendance of «lub members and guests were presemt to greet the new president, Mrs. H. E. Kjorlie, first vice’ president, Mrs. Hal Draper, second vice president, Mrs. David Reeder, secretary, Mrs. HEveretit Robinson and treasurer, Mrs. Beatrice Hoge. Mrs. Kjorlie, presiding told the ladies of her plans for the year and announced the following committee to help carry on the program work: Mrs. H. Draper, state chairman; Mrs. G. Legg, literary; Mrs. D. Nelson, juvenile; Mrs. C. Parsons, legislation; Mrs. B. Douglass, husband’s night, stunt night; Miss G. Goyne, education; Miss Mulloy, motion pictures; Mrs. O. Schiffner, art; Mrs. B,Goldsmith, radio; Mrs.-R. Tuttle, drama;, Mrs. H. M. Leete, opera: Mrs. C: Elliott, Mrs. R. J Bennetts, Mrs. W. P. Lee, musie. J. A. Graves of Washington-was a Nevada FLUORESCENT — LIGHTS FOR FAIR AT GOLDEN GATE SAN FRANCISCO, visible sunlight, April 28.—Inimprisoned within the wallstof an amazing new lamp and bombarding chemical powders, will duplicate all the pasted tints of the rainbow in illumination extravaganza for the palaces of the Golden Gate International Exposition, to be held next year on Treasure ‘Island, in ‘San Francisco bay. This was announced by W. P. Day, Exposition Vice President and Director of Works. Simultaneously in New York General Electric engineers announiced their new tubular fluorescent lamp to the world. New “‘cool’”’ light sources, producing colors rivaling the rainbow, are made’ possible by the new lamp and will have their first large scale outdoor application at California’s $50,000,000 Exposition, Twenty three hundred of these new, revolutionary ligh'ting tubes will be used in specially designed floodlights for providing colored illumination of the wallls-in the Court of the Moon, Court of Reflection, Court of ‘the Seven Seas, Court of Flowers and for other locations, according to A. F. Dickerson, manager of General Hlectric’s illuminating laboratory and Illuminating Engineer of the Exposition. “The possibilities ofcolored illumination in exterior use are greatly multiplied by the development of this new fluorescent 'tube,’’ Dickerson said. BILLION DOLLAR SUIT SUBPOENAS ARE SERVED Accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Bill Woods and Al Garesio, finanicial secretary of the local ClO-communists, and a miscellaneous aggregation of members of this organization, two citizens deputized for the purpose began service of subpoenas yesterday upon the 89 citizens who are defendants in the billion, eight. hundred and ninety million dollar suit filed. in the Federal Court by the CIO communists, as a result of the removal of their picket line on the Red Dog road, county highway, on April 5. MANY VOTERS ENROLL FOR PRIMARY ELECTION The word apparently ‘has gone out’ to all ClO. members to_register immediately as Democrats. For the past few weeks clerks in the county clerk’s offfice have enrolled more than usual numbers, many of whom bear names which have figured recently in the news. The present enrollment according to party affiliation stands as follows: Republicans 3028, Decomrats 4,597, Socialists 16, Prohibitionists 8, Townsend Panty 33, and decline to spate 195. Total registration to date is 7,876. The total for the August primary election in 1936 was 9,518. In order to vote in tthe August primary election all electors must be registered on or before July 21. Resident requirementis to vote ‘consists of one year’s residence in California, ninety days.in the county and forty days in the precinct. 4 PAST PRESIDENTS NDGW WILL CONVENE IN G. V. The sixteenth ‘anniversary of the funding of the Past Presidents Association of the Native Daughters of the Golden West will be celebrated in Grass Valley tomorrow, April 30 at the annual assembly with about 100 delegates expected from various associations, besides a considerable number of visitors, Mrs. William Sampson of Grass Valley, memiber of Association No. 6 of Nevada County, orgamized in April, 1930 and comprising the past presidents of Manzanita, Laurel and Columbia Parlors, who is.the present Assembly president and has visited all of the associations during her year of office, will preside at the Grass Valley gathering. The local association, numbering Nevada City visitor Wednesday. 55 members have two candidates up a $1,000,000 -night’ FARMERS WATCH LABOR STRUGGLE IN NEV. COUNTY, By RALPH H. ‘TAYLOR A state investigating committee, appointed by Governor. Merriam, has conducted an inquiry into the Murchie mine riots in Nevada County, which culminated in the rout of! CIO pickets and orgianizers Taged miners of the district. It is to be hoped that the investigation: was thorough and unbiased and that the investigators dug into the causes of the ruction as well as the circumstances attending. it. Quite frequently those who have beén most c&ntemptuous of the law. are the first to cry out for the protection of the law when their illegal or extra-legal activities get them into difficulties. ’ And the feeling is general in Grass Valley and Nevada‘City, where the trouble occurred, that the minérs went on the war path only after they hiad been subjected to a prolonged and vicious campaign of iintimidation at the hands of “‘goon squads” anid radical agitators. Violence doesn’t excuse violence, but sometimes it does explain it. Consequently, any committee which hopes to aid in ehecking the disastrous labor disturbances that have become almost daily occurrences in California should inquire into cause as well as effect. California agriculture, although not directly involved in the Nevada County situation, will follow the investigation with close interest, for agriculture hias had first hand . experience with the strong arm methods of the CIO and has a definite, vital initerest in whether radical agitators are going ‘to be suiccessful in raising the cry of ‘‘vigilantes’’ every time their ‘“‘goon squads’’ and ‘‘beef squads’’ are bested in battle. Grass Valley and Nevada City are normally peaceful communities. Their miners receive the highest wages paid gold miners anywhere in. the nation and for the most part, are established residents of the area, whose fathers and_ grandfathers worked in the mines before them. When the CIO, some months ago, sought to call a strike at the Murchie mine, the vast majority. of the miners voted to stay on ‘the _ job. Since that time, according to the miners, they have been subjected to threats and villification in a mimeographed paper circulated by CIO organizers, There were sluggings and beatings and it had become dangerous for the men to go to their work, except in groups, or with escorts. It was in revolt against such conditions, according to the people of Grass Valley and Nevada City, that the miners were goaded into action, broke up the picket line and drove the CIO organizers out of the county. There is strong evidence to indicate that the CIO, in the Grass Valley-Nevada City inkeident, simply started something it couldn’t finish. At the height of the battle, according to the sheriff, a car loaded with CIO reinforcements, armed with brass knuckles, black jacks and firearms, was intercepted as it attempted to enter the county. No community has the right to expel members of the CIO or any other union if they keep the peace. But it is equally true that no union has the night to terrorize workmen or use jllegal weapons to enforce its demands. The committee that’ investigated the situation undoubtedly will deiterby en-. FISH WILL WAIT. HIGHWAY CHIEF S} ACRAMENTO, Art April rol stoday supplement state regulations for ‘anglers. ‘1—Don'"t drive too fast in an ef-. spot. It is better to have the fish wait a little while than for you to become involved in a traffic accideni; 2—Don’'t drink and drive; and_if there has’ been any drinking in your fishing party, be certain that scmeone who hasn’t participated in it drives on the trip home; 3—Remember that the fishing on the side roads which otherwise . would be little used, and that you must be particularly careful of traffic hazards increased by this augseason increases the flow of traffic . DON'T RUSH, SAYS ARE GUESTS OF 28.—With the Califoria fishing season schedul-. vada City high school was program ed to open Sunday, Chief E. Raymond ‘chairman at yesterday's meeting Cato of the California Highway Patt-. the Nevada City Rotary club in obissued some suggestions to! servance of Public School Week. He . introdueed.éive students who have . won distinction in high school act The chief’s suggestions were these: . ivitties. The five were: fort to reach your favorite fishing dent Bldy, mented traffie. STATE WELFARE COST THIS YEAR 196 MILLION SAN FRANCISCO, April 28.—One hundred ninety six million dollars is the-bill; in California, for social ‘welfare and relief this year, according to statement released today by the taxation commititee of the California Chamber of Commerce. Forty four per cent of all county taxes collected is for social welfare and relief, as compared with 35 per cent last year. Three years from now, the State Chamber report continues, at the present trends, more than 63 per cent of the county tax money will go for this purpose. of every dollar collected for the state’s general .tax fund, the two together making up half of the total amount spent. The federal government appropriates 50 per cent of all money spent for social welfare and relief. Can we continue to finance these expenditures at this increasing rate, asks the State Chamber committee? Is there not a more efficient method of administration? Is there not the danger of ‘the entire structure falling from top héaviness? These questions call for the attention and study of every citizen and every taxpayer. CALIF. STATE GOV. COST 216 MILLION 1936-3 SACRAMENTO, April 28.—California’s government cost over $216,000,000 to run in the year ended last June, State Controller Harry B. Riley announced today. This is an increase of $16,000,000 and it was spent chiefly for highways, old age and other pensions and education. Most of the rest was returned to cities and counties to aid in local expenses. Gearing of California’s chief revenue producing taxes to economic conditions, through gasoline and sales tax, makes an increase of remine that there was violence on both sides. But if it is to render a service of ‘real. value to California, it should determine where the responsibility lies for the series of incidents which led to the conflict. Rural California is vitally interested in the outtome. The ‘march inland’ already has been marked by far too much violence. districts having watched the spread iof disrders and conditions whieh border on anarchy in some of California’s larger cities, can hardly be expected to welcome ‘“‘goon squads” and ‘‘beef squads” bent on extending their conquest to the back country. for grand office, that of organist and director. “The program for the convention day: will consist of registration and. reception Saturday morning at the Bret Harte Inn; business-session at the Odd Fellows Hall during the afternoon and installation and enterAnd rural} ceipts. almost automatic when business is good, Controller Riley said. The figures also show that no recession had hit California business up to last June. Riley pointed out. Largest decrease of the year was in the Department of Institutions, where capital outlay was reduced by $1,627,000. Approximately ‘one: half of the $7,642,000 highway expenditure increase represents increased revenues. received by the highway fund by apportionment of gasoline taxes and automotive licenses and fees during 1936-37, and the remainder represents the expenditure of the cash from prior years from these same soureces, declared Mr. Riley. Support of old age pensions is the largest factor contributing to the increased cost of benevolent aid functions, Mr. Riley’s figures show: More than $1,870,000 of the $1,908,. 559.46 increase for ‘these purposes are accredited to old age pensions, tainment during the evening, ee . those who atitended. Young McCranIn addition, there is thirteen cents} WORKERS ON AIR HISTUDENTS ROTARY CLUB H. E .Kjorlie, principal of the-Neof © he Oliff Hoff, president of the StuVirginia Carney, Vice President. of the Northern District Conference of Older Girls, David McCraney, President of ithe Older Boys Conference, Northern District, Jack Reeder, county contestant in the Crusader oratgrilcal contest, and Tony Cartoscelli, musician, who played the accordion, gave an interesting program. Cliff Hoff gave a concise talk on . . the student body and its methods of functioning. Virginia Carney deseribed ‘the recent conference of Older Girls and the benefit received by all ey gave an interesting talk on the conference, held within the past few weeks, of Older Boys, and _ recited some of the problems of yout» which were discussed. Jack Reeder’s topic was: “What American citizenship means to me.”’ Tony Cartoscelli played several entertaining selections on his accordion and was repeatedly encored. Alt the conclusion of this series, H. E. Kjorlie paid a splendid tribute to the Nevada City high school students. He stated that Nevada ‘City had the honor of having the third oldest. school in California, San Francisco and Sacramento occupying first-and second ‘place historically. The five students, who were guests of the Rotary iclub, he said, had not been hand picked but really represented a cross section of the school. Oscar Odegaard, chairman of the “On to San Francisco’? committee which seeks to enroll a’one hundred per cent delegation to. the International Rotary convention which opens in San Francisco June 19, reported that other clubs are far in advance of Nevada City in organizing for this event. President H. M. Leete stated that it might be another thirty years before an International convention of Rotary. would. be held in California, and all members were urged to sign up as speedily as possible. An invitation was extended to members of Rotary who are also members of E Clampus Vitus to attend the initiation next, Saturday evening of the Hangfown chapter of the order, which will ‘be held in” Placerville. MIGRATORY CROP Representtative of the thousands who “follow the crops’ in California, three migratory agricultural workers ‘will speak to the nation on acoast-to-coast radio broadcast from Bakersfield, Saturday, April 30., Two men and a woman, refugees from other states, will tell why they abandoned their homes to seek work as migratory farm laborers in California, describe conditions as they found them in this state, and express their hopes for the future. ; The migrants, none of whom has — spoken on the radio before or even visited a radio station, are temporary — residents of the Farm Security Ad‘ministration migratory labor camp at Shafiter, near Bakersfield, The broadcast will originate from station KERN at Bakersfield as part of the NBC National Farm and Home Hour, 8:30 to 9:30 a. m. PST. BOCA DAM PROJECT Seventy five men are now em: ed on the Boca dam project. CIO-communist headquarters in city are posted the names of 10 men who are seeking emiplio: Some of them will Probably work at Boia, figures for the past seven years eee cost of government Year End . June 30 Cost, of 1937 Government . 1931 ‘$123,644,803.8 1932 133,291,327.4 1933 122, tats 1934 -— -168,796,95 11935 —-:16 8,50: oes A986. 200,98 1937 a

evil be Thinking Out Loud H. M. L. Tt is a ‘salutary experience to measure individual {conduct from time to time with standards which have, for a long period been recognized as right-and just. We are reminded to do this by an newspaper reprint of a speech made by Charles A. Dana in 1888 to the Wisconsin Editorial association. Charles A. Dana, for many years editor of the New York Sun ranks with Horace Greely as one of the great editors and _ publishers of American history. Dana prefaced this remarks with the statement that he began newspaper work as the editor of a weekly literary paper. He declared that the education of newspaper men should be universal. There was no chance for ignorance in that profession. The editor must know whether the theology of the preacher is sound, whether the physiology of the doctor is good, and whether the logic of the lawyer leads to true conclusions. If possible a newspaper man should be sent to college, but of more importance was that. he should go to the school of life. — _ ‘The speaker did not think a collége course in journalism would be of much value. There was no set maxims and rules for journalists. The doctor and the lawyer might have rules, but there were very few rules that could be used by newspaper men. Mr. Dana, however, submitted tthe following. “First—Get the news, and get all the, news and nothing but the news. ““Second—Copy nothing from one’s publication without perfect credit. “Third—Never print an interview without the knowledge and consent of the party interviewed. “Wourth—Never print paid advertisements as news matter. Let every advertisement appear as an advertisemen't—no sailing under false colors. “Fifth—Nevere attack the weak and defenseless either by argnment, by invective or by ridicule, unless there is some absolute public necessity for so doing. “Sixth—Fight for your opinions, ‘but do not believe that they contain the whole truth, or the only truth. “Seventh—Support your party, if you hive one, but do not think all goiod men are in it and all bad ones outside of it. “BHighth—<Above all know and believe that, humlanity is advancing and that there is progress in human tife and human affalirs, and that as sure as God lives the future will be greater and better than the pregent or past. Continuing, Mr, Dana spoke of the power of speaking out the sentiment of the people, the voice of justice, the inspiration of wisdom, the determination of ‘patriotism and the hope of the whole people, and a great influence would thereby be wielded. There is, he said, another function of the press which is perhaps even more_important._In-thisfree-country our Constitution puts into the hands of the executive offlicers of the government immense authority. Suppose a time should come that there should be in the post of President a man who had gained such influence over . . the hearts of the whole people that . they became deaf {to the suggestions of wisdom and give to his ambition free sway and an open field. The executive power is in his hands; the army follows and obeys him. Where, then, is the safeguard of public liberty against his’ ambition? It is in the press. It is in the free press, and when every other bulwark is gone the free press will remain to preserve the liberties which we shall hand down to our children and to ‘maintain the ‘Republic in all its glory.” This address was delivered fifty years ago but the truths uttered and the principles recommended for the guidance of newspaper julblishers are just as sound today as they were then. To realize his responsibility and accept that responsibility under our democraicy is the duty of every publisher. How far publishers fall short of the standard set up by Charles A. Dana is a matter of reader judgment. That the. President of the United States and other leaders in the government should openly imply contempt for the press, -however, iis something that should make every editor bow his head in shame, and resolve mightily that he will do his part to make his own bible, ta’ respected. LABOR INVESTIGATOR H. E., Knowland, labor board investigator is making a preliminary inquiry into the question of holding a labor hearing here in the Murchie mine matter. Nevada Ci COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA y Nugg in the right to publish the Truth, with good motives and for justifiable ends. — Alexander Hamilton From the Californian, March 15, 1848: The Liberty of the Press consists et Vol. 12, No. 35. The County Seat Paper a ——$—$— NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center ‘ _FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1938. LONG WAIT IN PROSPECT FOR IDAHO DECISION C10-communists leaders are handing out to their followers a lot of boloney regarding the prospect of an early decision in the Idaho Maryland matter. The facts as regards the status of the Idaho Maryland ‘case, as may ibe verified by anyone writing to the Clerk of the court, are as follows: When'‘the record of the case was . filed in March by the NLRB, the Federal District Court of Appeals made an order granting the Board . until April 19 to file its opening brief, and granted the Idaho Maryland until May 21 to reply. Only a few days ago, at the request of the attorney, for the NLRB, a stipulation . was signed by attorneys for ‘the Idaho’ Maryland for the extension of time for . the filing of briefs, so that first. brief, that of the ‘NLRB is not required to be filed before May 3. The Idaho Maryland is given a month later-in which to file its brief in reply, which will bring the final time in which the briefs have to be in the hands of the court, to June 3. The court then will take whatever time is required to decide the case. In any event, whatever the decision of the Court of Appeals, which ever side loses, will undovbtedly carry an appeal to the United States Supreme Court. A decision from that body can hardly. be expected before sometime either late this fall or early in 1939. The Supreme Court, it Wil be recalled takes a_ three months vacation every summer, from around July 1 until October. CLAMPERS SOUND HEWGAG APR. 30 IN HANGTOWN A large , delegation of County members of the William Bull Meek chapter of E Clampus Vitus will attend the installation of the Hangtioown chapter of the order in Placerville next Saturday night. All members and officers cf the local chapter iare cordially invited. From Edgar Jessup, Noble Grand Humbug*of the Yerba Buena chap-' ter of San Francisco comes word tha't the entire chapter is throwing its full support to the big initiation : Saturday evening. Six photographers of ‘Life’ are reported to be ready to record the camera story of the event. On April 2, Nevada City installed a county wide chapter with great festivities. Fred Nobs-s has been chosen Noble Grand Humbug. Almost one hundred. members were initiated locally, and now Placerville is out to win the honor of initiating even more poor blind brothers next Saturday night, than took the pledge of eternal secrecy in Armory hall here. CIVIC CLUB ANNOUNCES COMMITTEES New officers for the Nevada City Woman’s Civic Club presided at the meeting held in the Methodist hurch parlors Monday. A full attendance of «lub members and guests were presemt to greet the new president, Mrs. H. E. Kjorlie, first vice’ president, Mrs. Hal Draper, second vice president, Mrs. David Reeder, secretary, Mrs. HEveretit Robinson and treasurer, Mrs. Beatrice Hoge. Mrs. Kjorlie, presiding told the ladies of her plans for the year and announced the following committee to help carry on the program work: Mrs. H. Draper, state chairman; Mrs. G. Legg, literary; Mrs. D. Nelson, juvenile; Mrs. C. Parsons, legislation; Mrs. B. Douglass, husband’s night, stunt night; Miss G. Goyne, education; Miss Mulloy, motion pictures; Mrs. O. Schiffner, art; Mrs. B,Goldsmith, radio; Mrs.-R. Tuttle, drama;, Mrs. H. M. Leete, opera: Mrs. C: Elliott, Mrs. R. J Bennetts, Mrs. W. P. Lee, musie. J. A. Graves of Washington-was a Nevada FLUORESCENT — LIGHTS FOR FAIR AT GOLDEN GATE SAN FRANCISCO, visible sunlight, April 28.—Inimprisoned within the wallstof an amazing new lamp and bombarding chemical powders, will duplicate all the pasted tints of the rainbow in illumination extravaganza for the palaces of the Golden Gate International Exposition, to be held next year on Treasure ‘Island, in ‘San Francisco bay. This was announced by W. P. Day, Exposition Vice President and Director of Works. Simultaneously in New York General Electric engineers announiced their new tubular fluorescent lamp to the world. New “‘cool’”’ light sources, producing colors rivaling the rainbow, are made’ possible by the new lamp and will have their first large scale outdoor application at California’s $50,000,000 Exposition, Twenty three hundred of these new, revolutionary ligh'ting tubes will be used in specially designed floodlights for providing colored illumination of the wallls-in the Court of the Moon, Court of Reflection, Court of ‘the Seven Seas, Court of Flowers and for other locations, according to A. F. Dickerson, manager of General Hlectric’s illuminating laboratory and Illuminating Engineer of the Exposition. “The possibilities ofcolored illumination in exterior use are greatly multiplied by the development of this new fluorescent 'tube,’’ Dickerson said. BILLION DOLLAR SUIT SUBPOENAS ARE SERVED Accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Bill Woods and Al Garesio, finanicial secretary of the local ClO-communists, and a miscellaneous aggregation of members of this organization, two citizens deputized for the purpose began service of subpoenas yesterday upon the 89 citizens who are defendants in the billion, eight. hundred and ninety million dollar suit filed. in the Federal Court by the CIO communists, as a result of the removal of their picket line on the Red Dog road, county highway, on April 5. MANY VOTERS ENROLL FOR PRIMARY ELECTION The word apparently ‘has gone out’ to all ClO. members to_register immediately as Democrats. For the past few weeks clerks in the county clerk’s offfice have enrolled more than usual numbers, many of whom bear names which have figured recently in the news. The present enrollment according to party affiliation stands as follows: Republicans 3028, Decomrats 4,597, Socialists 16, Prohibitionists 8, Townsend Panty 33, and decline to spate 195. Total registration to date is 7,876. The total for the August primary election in 1936 was 9,518. In order to vote in tthe August primary election all electors must be registered on or before July 21. Resident requirementis to vote ‘consists of one year’s residence in California, ninety days.in the county and forty days in the precinct. 4 PAST PRESIDENTS NDGW WILL CONVENE IN G. V. The sixteenth ‘anniversary of the funding of the Past Presidents Association of the Native Daughters of the Golden West will be celebrated in Grass Valley tomorrow, April 30 at the annual assembly with about 100 delegates expected from various associations, besides a considerable number of visitors, Mrs. William Sampson of Grass

Valley, memiber of Association No. 6 of Nevada County, orgamized in April, 1930 and comprising the past presidents of Manzanita, Laurel and Columbia Parlors, who is.the present Assembly president and has visited all of the associations during her year of office, will preside at the Grass Valley gathering. The local association, numbering Nevada City visitor Wednesday. 55 members have two candidates up a $1,000,000 -night’ FARMERS WATCH LABOR STRUGGLE IN NEV. COUNTY, By RALPH H. ‘TAYLOR A state investigating committee, appointed by Governor. Merriam, has conducted an inquiry into the Murchie mine riots in Nevada County, which culminated in the rout of! CIO pickets and orgianizers Taged miners of the district. It is to be hoped that the investigation: was thorough and unbiased and that the investigators dug into the causes of the ruction as well as the circumstances attending. it. Quite frequently those who have beén most c&ntemptuous of the law. are the first to cry out for the protection of the law when their illegal or extra-legal activities get them into difficulties. ’ And the feeling is general in Grass Valley and Nevada‘City, where the trouble occurred, that the minérs went on the war path only after they hiad been subjected to a prolonged and vicious campaign of iintimidation at the hands of “‘goon squads” anid radical agitators. Violence doesn’t excuse violence, but sometimes it does explain it. Consequently, any committee which hopes to aid in ehecking the disastrous labor disturbances that have become almost daily occurrences in California should inquire into cause as well as effect. California agriculture, although not directly involved in the Nevada County situation, will follow the investigation with close interest, for agriculture hias had first hand . experience with the strong arm methods of the CIO and has a definite, vital initerest in whether radical agitators are going ‘to be suiccessful in raising the cry of ‘‘vigilantes’’ every time their ‘“‘goon squads’’ and ‘‘beef squads’’ are bested in battle. Grass Valley and Nevada City are normally peaceful communities. Their miners receive the highest wages paid gold miners anywhere in. the nation and for the most part, are established residents of the area, whose fathers and_ grandfathers worked in the mines before them. When the CIO, some months ago, sought to call a strike at the Murchie mine, the vast majority. of the miners voted to stay on ‘the _ job. Since that time, according to the miners, they have been subjected to threats and villification in a mimeographed paper circulated by CIO organizers, There were sluggings and beatings and it had become dangerous for the men to go to their work, except in groups, or with escorts. It was in revolt against such conditions, according to the people of Grass Valley and Nevada City, that the miners were goaded into action, broke up the picket line and drove the CIO organizers out of the county. There is strong evidence to indicate that the CIO, in the Grass Valley-Nevada City inkeident, simply started something it couldn’t finish. At the height of the battle, according to the sheriff, a car loaded with CIO reinforcements, armed with brass knuckles, black jacks and firearms, was intercepted as it attempted to enter the county. No community has the right to expel members of the CIO or any other union if they keep the peace. But it is equally true that no union has the night to terrorize workmen or use jllegal weapons to enforce its demands. The committee that’ investigated the situation undoubtedly will deiterby en-. FISH WILL WAIT. HIGHWAY CHIEF S} ACRAMENTO, Art April rol stoday supplement state regulations for ‘anglers. ‘1—Don'"t drive too fast in an ef-. spot. It is better to have the fish wait a little while than for you to become involved in a traffic accideni; 2—Don’'t drink and drive; and_if there has’ been any drinking in your fishing party, be certain that scmeone who hasn’t participated in it drives on the trip home; 3—Remember that the fishing on the side roads which otherwise . would be little used, and that you must be particularly careful of traffic hazards increased by this augseason increases the flow of traffic . DON'T RUSH, SAYS ARE GUESTS OF 28.—With the Califoria fishing season schedul-. vada City high school was program ed to open Sunday, Chief E. Raymond ‘chairman at yesterday's meeting Cato of the California Highway Patt-. the Nevada City Rotary club in obissued some suggestions to! servance of Public School Week. He . introdueed.éive students who have . won distinction in high school act The chief’s suggestions were these: . ivitties. The five were: fort to reach your favorite fishing dent Bldy, mented traffie. STATE WELFARE COST THIS YEAR 196 MILLION SAN FRANCISCO, April 28.—One hundred ninety six million dollars is the-bill; in California, for social ‘welfare and relief this year, according to statement released today by the taxation commititee of the California Chamber of Commerce. Forty four per cent of all county taxes collected is for social welfare and relief, as compared with 35 per cent last year. Three years from now, the State Chamber report continues, at the present trends, more than 63 per cent of the county tax money will go for this purpose. of every dollar collected for the state’s general .tax fund, the two together making up half of the total amount spent. The federal government appropriates 50 per cent of all money spent for social welfare and relief. Can we continue to finance these expenditures at this increasing rate, asks the State Chamber committee? Is there not a more efficient method of administration? Is there not the danger of ‘the entire structure falling from top héaviness? These questions call for the attention and study of every citizen and every taxpayer. CALIF. STATE GOV. COST 216 MILLION 1936-3 SACRAMENTO, April 28.—California’s government cost over $216,000,000 to run in the year ended last June, State Controller Harry B. Riley announced today. This is an increase of $16,000,000 and it was spent chiefly for highways, old age and other pensions and education. Most of the rest was returned to cities and counties to aid in local expenses. Gearing of California’s chief revenue producing taxes to economic conditions, through gasoline and sales tax, makes an increase of remine that there was violence on both sides. But if it is to render a service of ‘real. value to California, it should determine where the responsibility lies for the series of incidents which led to the conflict. Rural California is vitally interested in the outtome. The ‘march inland’ already has been marked by far too much violence. districts having watched the spread iof disrders and conditions whieh border on anarchy in some of California’s larger cities, can hardly be expected to welcome ‘“‘goon squads” and ‘‘beef squads” bent on extending their conquest to the back country. for grand office, that of organist and director. “The program for the convention day: will consist of registration and. reception Saturday morning at the Bret Harte Inn; business-session at the Odd Fellows Hall during the afternoon and installation and enterAnd rural} ceipts. almost automatic when business is good, Controller Riley said. The figures also show that no recession had hit California business up to last June. Riley pointed out. Largest decrease of the year was in the Department of Institutions, where capital outlay was reduced by $1,627,000. Approximately ‘one: half of the $7,642,000 highway expenditure increase represents increased revenues. received by the highway fund by apportionment of gasoline taxes and automotive licenses and fees during 1936-37, and the remainder represents the expenditure of the cash from prior years from these same soureces, declared Mr. Riley. Support of old age pensions is the largest factor contributing to the increased cost of benevolent aid functions, Mr. Riley’s figures show: More than $1,870,000 of the $1,908,. 559.46 increase for ‘these purposes are accredited to old age pensions, tainment during the evening, ee . those who atitended. Young McCranIn addition, there is thirteen cents} WORKERS ON AIR HISTUDENTS ROTARY CLUB H. E .Kjorlie, principal of the-Neof © he Oliff Hoff, president of the StuVirginia Carney, Vice President. of the Northern District Conference of Older Girls, David McCraney, President of ithe Older Boys Conference, Northern District, Jack Reeder, county contestant in the Crusader oratgrilcal contest, and Tony Cartoscelli, musician, who played the accordion, gave an interesting program. Cliff Hoff gave a concise talk on . . the student body and its methods of functioning. Virginia Carney deseribed ‘the recent conference of Older Girls and the benefit received by all ey gave an interesting talk on the conference, held within the past few weeks, of Older Boys, and _ recited some of the problems of yout» which were discussed. Jack Reeder’s topic was: “What American citizenship means to me.”’ Tony Cartoscelli played several entertaining selections on his accordion and was repeatedly encored. Alt the conclusion of this series, H. E. Kjorlie paid a splendid tribute to the Nevada City high school students. He stated that Nevada ‘City had the honor of having the third oldest. school in California, San Francisco and Sacramento occupying first-and second ‘place historically. The five students, who were guests of the Rotary iclub, he said, had not been hand picked but really represented a cross section of the school. Oscar Odegaard, chairman of the “On to San Francisco’? committee which seeks to enroll a’one hundred per cent delegation to. the International Rotary convention which opens in San Francisco June 19, reported that other clubs are far in advance of Nevada City in organizing for this event. President H. M. Leete stated that it might be another thirty years before an International convention of Rotary. would. be held in California, and all members were urged to sign up as speedily as possible. An invitation was extended to members of Rotary who are also members of E Clampus Vitus to attend the initiation next, Saturday evening of the Hangfown chapter of the order, which will ‘be held in” Placerville. MIGRATORY CROP Representtative of the thousands who “follow the crops’ in California, three migratory agricultural workers ‘will speak to the nation on acoast-to-coast radio broadcast from Bakersfield, Saturday, April 30., Two men and a woman, refugees from other states, will tell why they abandoned their homes to seek work as migratory farm laborers in California, describe conditions as they found them in this state, and express their hopes for the future. ; The migrants, none of whom has — spoken on the radio before or even visited a radio station, are temporary — residents of the Farm Security Ad‘ministration migratory labor camp at Shafiter, near Bakersfield, The broadcast will originate from station KERN at Bakersfield as part of the NBC National Farm and Home Hour, 8:30 to 9:30 a. m. PST. BOCA DAM PROJECT Seventy five men are now em: ed on the Boca dam project. CIO-communist headquarters in city are posted the names of 10 men who are seeking emiplio: Some of them will Probably work at Boia, figures for the past seven years eee cost of government Year End . June 30 Cost, of 1937 Government . 1931 ‘$123,644,803.8 1932 133,291,327.4 1933 122, tats 1934 -— -168,796,95 11935 —-:16 8,50: oes A986. 200,98 1937 a