April 3, 1936 (6 pages)

at Nevada City Nugge COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA a fee city and ace rey The Nevada City Nugget helps your and county to grow in population prosperity. By subscribing’ to, and advertising in the Nugget, therefore, you help yourself. . (By H. M. L.) The campaign for a library Camptongille proceeds with gather. ing momentum. Of some 200 voters “in that community, we are informed that. 180 odd have signed the petiat tidn to the board of Yuba county ele Hsors The engine which drives this campaign toward what we beieve will be a successful goal is the _anptonville Womens Club, whose enWeavors have been warmly commended in this column. Yesterday came the following note: Nevada City Nugget. Dear H. M. L., Z The following is a copy of a very lovely and appropriate letter which “1 received this_ morning from Mr. Lee Evans of the. Lee Evans. Lumwer Co.: Mrs. Rita Davis, President. The Woman’s Club of Campton ville. Dear Mrs. Davis: i May I too “‘carry a spear” in your crusade, in our remote section of the county for the rural: library? I remember seeing my mother smooth tenderly a piece of calico on old Bill Henderson’s counter, and then, as if putting aside a temptation, firmly turn away. Her every purchase had to stand the acid test of “Is it necessary; could I do without it?’’ before it was finally made. Yet, somehow—someway—she contrived to have always with us the books of the ages, the priceless gems of literature that were to mold in that certain way our . desires for the good and the sound . in though and in character. And nai long -as she lived, good books were always on our family table—an eScape from he burdens of the day— food for the spiritual hunger that eould not be denied. : So I know that were she here, she would feel that I should have done Jess than my duty were I to fail to} enlist my support in this most worthy endeavor. No trifling cost, such as this essential movement will entail; is to be measured against the emoluments that must accrue to the} citizenship, through the association of good and proper books. T am confident that the far greater majority of taxpayers are no less desirous than myself to see Yuba county institute the County Library’ Yours very truly (Signed) LEE EVANS. And many thanks to you, H, M. L., for your fine co-operation in our very worth-while cause. RITA DAVIS. It is pleasant to read in the note of Mr. Evans the reflection of that cultural homelife,. which his mother provided among the things necessary ‘to her children’s upbringing. That ability to express in a few words so splendid a picture of a home in which books were justly valued, bears wit-. ness in itself that the mothers ideal ; was realized in so far as ideals are . realized on earth. The city election nears and many citizens evince a lively interest in the various candidacies. One candidate is making a house to house canvass presenting his cards and his platform. Others have used the columns of this newspaper to indicate the policies which they would follow in event of election. Anything that helps the voters to know their candidates and to make an intelligent choice of three from the seven in the running, is of course a good thing. , While there is a wide interest in this election, we wish once again to call the attention of the people to the fact that the election will take place Tuesday, April 14, Every registered voter should cast his or her ballot. As a rule when city governments fail to function smartly in the interest of the entire community, it is because the home owners, the sober hard-working folks who make the town what it is and pay the bulk of the taxes, fail to take an interest in the municipal election. The city council is the city’s managerial board. Its decisions touch all live» and all pocket books. It would be a pity if the apathy of voters on April 14; permitted the election of candidates to city council who fail to maintain the-high standards of that body for many years past. The freedom of democracy carries a responsibility. That is to get out and vote _ for. the candidate that you think will “gerve your city best. Mr. Fred Gole, of Pasadena, and Mr. Morris Talbot, ‘of New York City, were Nevada City visitors on Monday and Tuesday. The men are interested in mining properties in Willow Valley and Gold Flat, east and west of Nevada City. Vol. 10, No. 41. The. County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The GOLD Center FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1936. INITIATIVE ON SINGLE TAX MAY KILL GAS TAX (By RALPH H. TAYLOR) California’s. leading legal and fiscal authorities, as well as its good roads’ enthusiasts, have a new problem to ponder and new cause for official headaches, as the result of discovery of a ‘pug’ in the so-called ‘Single Tax’ Act, which will be submitted to voters at the general election in November. The ‘bug’ provisio, aS many attorneys interpret it, would automatically abolish the state gas tax, in addition to the sales tax, if the ‘Sinele Tax’ Act should receive voterapproval. : ‘ Briefly sketched, the legal complications — which threaten the state’s $40,000,000 annual revenue for road construction and maintenance—are aS follows: The so-called ‘Single which would substitute land taxes for the sales tax, provides for the repeal of all sales,taxes in any form “created after January 1, 1933." Admittedly, the gas tax is a form of sales tax. The attorneys concur on that point. . But inasmuch as the cent gas tax was enacted in 1923, followed by adoption of an additional 1-cent tax in 1927, it was at first believed that the saving clause “created after January ese would make the gales tax repeal provision ineffective insofar as the gas Tax’ Act, original 2997 vv tax is concerned. The “saving clause’ came under serious question this week, however, when some enterprising lawyer unearthed the fact that the present 3cent gas tax was enacted by the 1933 legislature—several months ‘‘after January 1.’’ Prior to that, the state had had a 2-cent gas tax and a lgas. tax, in separate acts, but the 1933 legislature abolished the old acts and adopted a new 3-cent tax as a matter of routine business. State’s attorneys are frankly in a quandry as to how the courts would interpret the trick provisio. As the matter stands, they agree that the gas tax is a sales fax. They also agree that the ‘Single Tax’ if adopted, would repeal all sales taxes enacted after January 1, 1033. And they further agree that the present gas tax, technicaHy at least, was enacted after that date. Complicating the problem is the fact that the courts can not rule on act until it is enacted. In short, the. voter ‘‘must g§0 it blind’! And piling complications on complicanew gas tax could not, be enacted by the legislature -if the ‘Single Tax’ proposal knocked out the present levy, as the measure specifically prohibits “the imposi-+ tion of any new gales taxes.” Still another ‘bug’ has bobbed up in the ‘Single Tax’ proposal. By its repeal of “all sales taxes in any form,” it would abolish all liquor taxes in the state—thereby causing another $10,000,000 loss in revenue. cent an tions, a INJUNCTION DENIED IN SAN JUAN WATER SUIT Judge Raglan Tuttle on Tuesday denied an injunction restraining mining men on San Juan Ridge from using water in the Pine Grove reservoir for mining purposes. Lindley C. Morton, plaintiff charged that the San Juan Ridge Water Users Association unlawfully diverted waiter from the reservoir. The plaintiff argued that the reservoir water were to be for domestic and irrigation purposes only. The defendants’ demurrer was also overruled. TO MINE 2 MILES OF YUBA RIVERS In recent weeks rights have been obtained for dredging two miles of the Yuba River below the junction of the North, Middle, and South streams. Ed De Golia, Maxwell Milton and Hlwin Stebbins, of San Francisco, have obtained options 1.9 mine the channel from Parks Bar bridge upstream to the site of the proposed mining debris dam. Plans call for installing a deep digging dredge at.a cost of $500,000 to mine the ground which they mate will extend over a period of six to eight years. The $7,000,009 debris dam planned by the government just above the holdings. will protect the dredge. A test of the gravel has been made and titles cleared. Options were obtained from E. F. Forbes, Hazel Forbes, the Mammoth Gold Dredging esticompany, the Goldfields Consolidated. the Gunning interests, and the Yuba Consolidated Goldfields, on a royalty basis. Scores of¢gold snipers have moved to the Parks Bar pridge on the banks of the Yuba river in the last few spring days to start working the gravel. It is reported the new leasors have given orders for all snipers to vacate the district above the bridge. COUNCIL CANDIDATE IN APPEAL TO VOTERS To the Spring Voters of Nevada City: is here and election is close, so ask yourself if you were going to have a sewer put in, or a gas pipe laid, or.a basement dug out, or a garden planted, or your front lawn spaded, or your sidewalk repaired, or your road graded—W hat would be the first thing that would to your mind? Would it be a retired banker, or a baker, or erocer, or a mining engineer, or a dentist, or an automobile salesman, or a gas station tender, or a smiling man with a fine personality. I! think not. The first thing you would ‘say is, “Tf want a working man—someone with experience —someone who knows how to do these things.’’ So get next to ‘yourselves like a lot of other townspeople of California, who have lower taxes yet have money in their treasury, and get something come a To California farmers, home-owners and common property taxpayers generally, the ‘Single Tax’ represents the most dangerous tax proposal which has been placed before the voters inmany years. It would at least double and probably treble the tax load on land, according to the admission of its proponents. ‘Any farmer in doubt can figure it out for’ himself. * In addition to the present burden done. Be like the big mining man when he comes ‘to town. He will say, “If we want this thing to pay, we will have to have a man who knows how to runthings.’/ So he gets ar old miner with experience. That is what pays in dividends. Vote for a miner in a mining town. I will’ not promise what I'll do, will do. my best. Yours, Sas ALFRED HADDY. ‘on land, there would be added $65,000,000 annually now raised by’ the sales tax; $10,000,000 now secured. through liquor taxes; other millions (amount undetermined) now provided by the tax on tangible personal propérty and, in all probability $40,000,000 in highway funds now collected under the gasoline tax. Even more dangerous, the pro posal removes all tax restrictions on land—making the sky the limit for future taxation! The farmer or home owner who stops to wonder eoncerning the excuse for such attempted tax discrimination will find the answer in the words of Henry George, father of the ‘Single Tax’ movement in the United States. as “J have taught and shall continue to teach,” Said Henry George, “that private ownership of land is against natural justice.” eee Miss Jennie Bertlin, clerk at Bolton’s Variety store, is confined to . her home with the flu. ROTARIANS PLAN BIG BERKELEY MEET IN MAY The tentative program of entertainment for the 21st Annual Second District Conference of Rotary International, to be held in Berkeley, May 25, 26 and 27, was released this week by Conference Manager Clifford B. Radston, Secretary of the Berkeley Rotary Club. Entertainment for the three day conclave, which is expected to be attended by 3500 Rotary delegates and their wives of California, Nevada, Hawaii and Mexico, includes: An International night at the Innernational House on the University of California campus, a classical musical’ entertainment with world‘famous ‘guest artists, a bridge tourSACRAMENTANS TO ENTERTAIN ~ TWO CHAMBERS Fred Conner, president 0 Chamber of Commerce, yesterday announced that meetings will be held every first and third Mondays of the month instead of the second and fourth, as originally intended. Thi: change is made in deference to: the fact that Women’s Civic Club meets and has met for many years on the second and fourth Monday evenings of each month, and President Conner hopes to enroll a considerable membership of women in the Chamber of Commerce. ‘ Accordingly the next meeting of the chamber is set for next Monday evening. A stellar event in chamber of commerce and civic affairs will be the visit of the Sacramento Chamber of Commerce to the twin cities on Wednesday evening, April 15. The visiting chambers brings its music: ians, concert artists, and entertainers and promises a fine hour and a half program. A joint committee of the Nevada City and Grass Valley chamber endeavored to hold. the event in Nevada City but owing to the lack of adequate facilities here, the Bret Harte Inn was finally selected as the place. The affair will be a dinner event at which the Nevada City and Grass Valley chambers will extend a hearty welcome to the Sacramento contingent, Secretary Dudley of the Sacramento chamber will accompany the group and his dynamic personality: and inspirational talks are always deeply interesting. The affair is public-and both men and women are invited. The dinner will cost $1.00 per plate. % PWA DIRECTOR APPROVES AWARD OF HI CONTRACT SAN FRANCISCO, April 2.—The Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, through A. D. Wilder, acting state director, today approved the award of a contract by the Board of Education of the Nevada high school district, of Nevada county, for the building of two new units of reinforced concrete and the remodeling of the existing unit of the school building. This much needed improvement to a school designed in 1912 to house 100 pupils (having a present attendance of 250) was made possible for the district through the allotment of a grant of $31,091 by the Public Works Administration. Total cost will-~ be approximately $77,091, : ; Contracts, as approved by PWA for.this work which will furnish employment.for 27 skilled and unskilled workers for 190 days, will be let to three San Francisco firms: Rollin E. Meyer, general contract; Martin J. Reeves plumbing, heating and ventilating; and the United Electric Company will do the electrical work. The completed building, as designed by Architect Mooser and Lindley of San Francisco, will consist of classrooms built on either side of an open patio between the nev combination auditorium gymnasium and the remodelled existing structure. nament, sports, dances, 4 tea and fashion show for the Rotary-Anns, the annual ‘Second District golf tournament and an inspection tour of the two San Francisco bay bridges. A floor show will be held in con-j junction with the Governor’s Ball on Tuesday evening, May 26, in the men’s gymnasium on the U. C. campus. This entertainment will be in honor of District Governor George W. Macbellan of Santa Barbara. Past District Governor Charles D. Heywood who is chairman of the Host Club Committees, announces that Robert Hill, Rotary’s International President last year, will be the International’s, official representative.at the Berkeley Conference. Manager Radston reports that more than 1,000 reservation for the conference have been received at conference headquarters and that nine clubs in California report 100 per cent registration for the May meeting. Speakers for the conference wilt}: be announced by District: Governor MacLellan within the next two weeks. BILLDAVISTALKS AT ROTARY LUNCH Nevada City Rotary Club was entertained at its luncheon meeting . yesterday at the National Hotel by Bill Davis, owner of the Gold Pan Lodge on the Downieville highway. Mr. Davis was introduced by Ted Janis, chairman of the day, Mr. Davis gave reminiscences of his foreign travels and also discussed the Downieville highway and up country ¢onditions which greatly interested the club. President Odegaard announced that on Monday, April 9th, the Grass Valley. club would entertain District Governor George B. McClelland and asked that all Rotarians from Nevada City attend at Grass Valley in honor of Governor McClelland. FRENCH CORRAL TOWNSEND CLUB T0 HAVE PICNIC (By KATHERINE BRAITHWAITE) The French Corral Townsend Club has completed plans for a gigantic picnic to be held at Olymphia Lake on Sunday April 19. This popular resort is-between Grass Valley and Nevada City and will be convenient foi all of the foot hill towns and the surrounding valley cities. A special invitation is extended to each and every Townsend Club in California to paék their lunches and attend this huge friendship gathering. There will be a charge of twenty five cents to enter the picnic grounds. For this small amount there an abundance of free will be coffee, two hours of amateur vaudeville, many games and fine prizes, and dancing until midnight. There will be twelve gas plates iu operation and free use of the community kitchen. For those who do not wish to pack their lunehes there will be lunch stands and soft drink counters. Plenty of boats will be available for excursions on the lake and many oother forms of amuse: ment. = Three good speakers will be present at this picnic. Their names have not been learned as yet but there is assurance that there will be a notea speaker from state headquarters and two lesser lights. : Now is the time for all “good Townsendites to come to the aid of the Plan. Everyone intersted can lend a hand and make this ‘picnic one of the most successful affairs ever held in this section of California. od “ROVERING” FOR SCOUTS DISCUSSION TOPIC J. S. Wilson, who is head of all out-door Boy Scout training for the British Isles, will be brought to the Pacific Coast to meet with local council scouters, primarily to discuss d Rovering, a part of the new Senior program. Mr. Wilson will be in Sacramento at the Scout Lodge on the American River Wednesday evening April 8th to meet scouters of Tahoe Area and other neighboring councils. This announcement was made by Harris Ricksecker, local scout e@xecutive who returned several days ago from a National Scout Executive Training School at French Lick, Indiana, attended by 745 Scouters. The convention slogan was “Scouting Marches On.” “T found by comparison much of the scout work of Tahie Council above the averag of the country particularly camping facilities and scout advancement. Membership should be increased. We can reach more boys put first we must have adult leadership.” To meet this need two informational adult scout training courses of six meetings each will be held next week inboth Grass Valley and Roseville. Then it is planned to secure at least six new troops. This week the Scout Leaders Association will. meet to arrange plans and program for the council’s spring camporee, an outdoor meeting where scouts ‘by patrols camp under their boy leaders. The camporee dates have been ‘tentatively set for May 15 and 16. Last year 200 scouts and leaders attended the spring camporee. Attorney John Lewis of this city went to Berkeley Thursday to attend to business matters. CITY COUNCIL STUDIES MANY LOCAL PROBLEMS Mr. A. J. Adams of the Valley Electric Motor Works on York street presented a communication offering to place an electric light at the corner of his shop if the city would pay 50 cents per month for electricity and the nightwatchman turn the light off. The offer was accepted by the council. A discussion of city sewer lines and water mains in the Washington school yard, was brought up; excavation for the basement of the new school building is expected to start Monday. The Chamber of Commerce sent @ communication to the city council offering to assist in the preparation for July Fourth celebration. Paving of sidewalks on streets was discussed. Sidewalks on Sacramento street one of the main traveled streets in the city from the Gold Run bridge to the Plaza is to be the next project and will be begun immediately, stated City Engineer R. Fraser. The council decided to call a mass meeting of the citizens for next Thursday night, April 9, to discuss ard make plans for the Fourth of July celebration. They also decided to have a man to shut off the water of delinquent consumers. He to be paid from the fines collected. Bills approved and by the council were: List of bills passed April 2, 1936. A. M. Girard $85.75; Harry. Hilliard $23.25; A.-C. Wallbrecht $9.45; Sunnyside Greenhouses $5.15; Mae-M. Carr $40.00; State of Calif. $5.73; Nevada County Lbr. Co. $53.Ge. J OW, Shebley $4.76; City——ef: Grass ‘Valley $121.26; Union Publishing Co. $17.85; Pacific Tel. and Tel. Co. $5.40; W. G. Robson $2.00; A. L. Lane $16.19; Builders Supply House $23.16; G. H. Cleland $2.80; Howard Penrose $5.6$; E. Christengen $11.80; Lawrence Motors .50; Crane Co. $23.30; Nevada City Garage $58.04; L. WwW. Johnson $5.03; Miners Foundry and Supply Ce. $153.71; WS. Williamson $33.90; P. G. & BE. Co. $9.13; PP. G. & B. Co $223.42; George Brothers $100.00; Geo. H. Calanan $160.00; Chamber of Commerce $15.00; Reita D. Curseveral ordered paid &} for payment, now $95.00; Chas. M. Brown $10.00; Nevada City Nugget $40.25; Alpha Stores $148.68; Alpha Stores $75.72; U. S. Uost Office $62.40; Plaza Super Service Sta. $44.31) B. F. Wright $1.71. Ae FIRE FUND Alpha Stores .46; Pacific Tel. and Tel. Co. $3.35; Max Solaro $51.50; Union. Publishing Co. 0:85: Poe & BE: Co. $4.64. REVENUE Water Department $1782.00; Irrigation $121.00; ‘Del. Taxes. Licenses $227.00; Court Fines and Penalties $10.00; Interest $2.88; Miscel. $30.17. Total $2173.05. SALARIES B. F. Wright $95.00; H. S. Hal. lett $125.00; Geo. H. Calanan $20.00; Mrs. EB. M. Foley $12.50; M. D. Coughlin $12.50; Dr. E. M. Roesner $40.00; H. W. Brown $75.00; Garfield Robson $135.00; Max Solaro $51.50; R. P. Schreck $250.00; R. A. Fraser $200.00; W. BE. Wright (1-4 year) $50.00. Total $1066.50. LABOR E. C. Burney $62.62; L. J. Smith $27.00; J. L. Smith $27.00; J. N. Connover $17.50; T. J. Ryan $4.00; Bain Crawford $20.00; Dewey Kessler $4.00; H. J. Parker $117.00; Max Solaro $20.00; Ted Sigourney $92.00; Fred Hilerman $6.00; Nick Sandow $92.00; Chas. H. Thomas $92.00; A. J. Eddy $97.50; C. W.Towle $55.00. Total $7338.62. AGED MAN PASSES ON AT HOSPITAL James Maddern, aged 73 years, passed away at the county hospital Thursday forenoon. He was a native of St. Just, Cornwall, England. Mr. Maddern followed mining and respected as a hard working, kindly man. He leaves a daughter in Eng and, and a son and daughter in the ted States. Mr. R. W. Rodda, intendent of the hospital, stat had been unable to locate M dern’s children residing in th ted States. aoe The W. R. Jefford and Son eral Home of . Grass Valley charge of funeral. arr valley. Burial will be in Grass KM, weet €

at Nevada City Nugge COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA a fee city and ace rey The Nevada City Nugget helps your and county to grow in population prosperity. By subscribing’ to, and advertising in the Nugget, therefore, you help yourself. . (By H. M. L.) The campaign for a library Camptongille proceeds with gather. ing momentum. Of some 200 voters “in that community, we are informed that. 180 odd have signed the petiat tidn to the board of Yuba county ele Hsors The engine which drives this campaign toward what we beieve will be a successful goal is the _anptonville Womens Club, whose enWeavors have been warmly commended in this column. Yesterday came the following note: Nevada City Nugget. Dear H. M. L., Z The following is a copy of a very lovely and appropriate letter which “1 received this_ morning from Mr. Lee Evans of the. Lee Evans. Lumwer Co.: Mrs. Rita Davis, President. The Woman’s Club of Campton ville. Dear Mrs. Davis: i May I too “‘carry a spear” in your crusade, in our remote section of the county for the rural: library? I remember seeing my mother smooth tenderly a piece of calico on old Bill Henderson’s counter, and then, as if putting aside a temptation, firmly turn away. Her every purchase had to stand the acid test of “Is it necessary; could I do without it?’’ before it was finally made. Yet, somehow—someway—she contrived to have always with us the books of the ages, the priceless gems of literature that were to mold in that certain way our . desires for the good and the sound . in though and in character. And nai long -as she lived, good books were always on our family table—an eScape from he burdens of the day— food for the spiritual hunger that eould not be denied. : So I know that were she here, she would feel that I should have done Jess than my duty were I to fail to} enlist my support in this most worthy endeavor. No trifling cost, such as this essential movement will entail; is to be measured against the emoluments that must accrue to the} citizenship, through the association of good and proper books. T am confident that the far greater majority of taxpayers are no less desirous than myself to see Yuba county institute the County Library’ Yours very truly (Signed) LEE EVANS. And many thanks to you, H, M. L., for your fine co-operation in our very worth-while cause. RITA DAVIS. It is pleasant to read in the note of Mr. Evans the reflection of that cultural homelife,. which his mother provided among the things necessary ‘to her children’s upbringing. That ability to express in a few words so splendid a picture of a home in which books were justly valued, bears wit-. ness in itself that the mothers ideal ; was realized in so far as ideals are . realized on earth. The city election nears and many citizens evince a lively interest in the various candidacies. One candidate is making a house to house canvass presenting his cards and his platform. Others have used the columns of this newspaper to indicate the policies which they would follow in event of election. Anything that helps the voters to know their candidates and to make an intelligent choice of three from the seven in the running, is of course a good thing. , While there is a wide interest in this election, we wish once again to call the attention of the people to the fact that the election will take place Tuesday, April 14, Every registered voter should cast his or her ballot. As a rule when city governments fail to function smartly in the interest of the entire community, it is because the home owners, the sober hard-working folks who make the town what it is and pay the bulk of the taxes, fail to take an interest in the municipal election. The city council is the city’s managerial board. Its decisions touch all live» and all pocket books. It would be a pity if the apathy of voters on April 14; permitted the election of candidates to city council who fail to maintain the-high standards of that body for many years past. The freedom of democracy carries a responsibility. That is to get out and vote _ for. the candidate that you think will “gerve your city best. Mr. Fred Gole, of Pasadena, and Mr. Morris Talbot, ‘of New York City, were Nevada City visitors on Monday and Tuesday. The men are interested in mining properties in Willow Valley and Gold Flat, east and west of Nevada City. Vol. 10, No. 41. The. County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The GOLD Center FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1936. INITIATIVE ON SINGLE TAX MAY KILL GAS TAX (By RALPH H. TAYLOR) California’s. leading legal and fiscal authorities, as well as its good roads’ enthusiasts, have a new problem to ponder and new cause for official headaches, as the result of discovery of a ‘pug’ in the so-called ‘Single Tax’ Act, which will be submitted to voters at the general election in November. The ‘bug’ provisio, aS many attorneys interpret it, would automatically abolish the state gas tax, in addition to the sales tax, if the ‘Sinele Tax’ Act should receive voterapproval. : ‘ Briefly sketched, the legal complications — which threaten the state’s $40,000,000 annual revenue for road construction and maintenance—are aS follows: The so-called ‘Single which would substitute land taxes for the sales tax, provides for the repeal of all sales,taxes in any form “created after January 1, 1933." Admittedly, the gas tax is a form of sales tax. The attorneys concur on that point. . But inasmuch as the cent gas tax was enacted in 1923, followed by adoption of an additional 1-cent tax in 1927, it was at first believed that the saving clause “created after January ese would make the gales tax repeal provision ineffective insofar as the gas Tax’ Act, original 2997 vv tax is concerned. The “saving clause’ came under serious question this week, however, when some enterprising lawyer unearthed the fact that the present 3cent gas tax was enacted by the 1933 legislature—several months ‘‘after January 1.’’ Prior to that, the state had had a 2-cent gas tax and a lgas. tax, in separate acts, but the 1933 legislature abolished the old acts and adopted a new 3-cent tax as a matter of routine business. State’s attorneys are frankly in a quandry as to how the courts would interpret the trick provisio. As the matter stands, they agree that the gas tax is a sales fax. They also agree that the ‘Single Tax’ if adopted, would repeal all sales taxes enacted after January 1, 1033. And they further agree that the present gas tax, technicaHy at least, was enacted after that date. Complicating the problem is the fact that the courts can not rule on act until it is enacted. In short, the. voter ‘‘must g§0 it blind’! And piling complications on complicanew gas tax could not, be enacted by the legislature -if the ‘Single Tax’ proposal knocked out the present levy, as the measure specifically prohibits “the imposi-+ tion of any new gales taxes.” Still another ‘bug’ has bobbed up in the ‘Single Tax’ proposal. By its repeal of “all sales taxes in any form,” it would abolish all liquor taxes in the state—thereby causing another $10,000,000 loss in revenue. cent an tions, a INJUNCTION DENIED IN SAN JUAN WATER SUIT Judge Raglan Tuttle on Tuesday denied an injunction restraining mining men on San Juan Ridge from using water in the Pine Grove reservoir for mining purposes. Lindley C. Morton, plaintiff charged that the San Juan Ridge Water Users Association unlawfully diverted waiter from the reservoir. The plaintiff argued that the reservoir water were to be for domestic and irrigation purposes only. The defendants’ demurrer was also overruled. TO MINE 2 MILES OF YUBA RIVERS In recent weeks rights have been obtained for dredging two miles of the Yuba River below the junction of the North, Middle, and South streams. Ed De Golia, Maxwell Milton and Hlwin Stebbins, of San Francisco, have obtained options 1.9 mine the channel from Parks Bar bridge upstream to the site of the proposed mining debris dam. Plans call for installing a deep digging dredge at.a cost of $500,000 to mine the ground which they mate will extend over a period of six to eight years. The $7,000,009 debris dam planned by the government just above the holdings. will protect the dredge. A test of the gravel has been made and titles cleared. Options were obtained from E. F. Forbes, Hazel Forbes, the Mammoth Gold Dredging esticompany, the Goldfields Consolidated. the Gunning interests, and the Yuba Consolidated Goldfields, on a royalty basis. Scores of¢gold snipers have moved to the Parks Bar pridge on the banks of the Yuba river in the last few spring days to start working the gravel. It is reported the new leasors have given orders for all snipers to vacate the district above the bridge. COUNCIL CANDIDATE IN APPEAL TO VOTERS To the Spring Voters of Nevada City: is here and election is close, so ask yourself if you were going to have a sewer put in, or a gas pipe laid, or.a basement dug out, or a garden planted, or your front lawn spaded, or your sidewalk repaired, or your road graded—W hat would be the first thing that would to your mind? Would it be a retired banker, or a baker, or erocer, or a mining engineer, or a dentist, or an automobile salesman, or a gas station tender, or a smiling man with a fine personality. I! think not. The first thing you would ‘say is, “Tf want a working man—someone with experience —someone who knows how to do these things.’’ So get next to ‘yourselves like a lot of other townspeople of California, who have lower taxes yet have money in their treasury, and get something come a To California farmers, home-owners and common property taxpayers generally, the ‘Single Tax’ represents the most dangerous tax proposal which has been placed before the voters inmany years. It would at least double and probably treble the tax load on land, according to the admission of its proponents. ‘Any farmer in doubt can figure it out for’ himself. * In addition to the present burden done. Be like the big mining man when he comes ‘to town. He will say, “If we want this thing to pay, we will have to have a man who knows how to runthings.’/ So he gets ar old miner with experience. That is what pays in dividends. Vote for a miner in a mining town. I will’ not promise what I'll do, will do. my best. Yours, Sas ALFRED HADDY. ‘on land, there would be added $65,000,000 annually now raised by’ the sales tax; $10,000,000 now secured. through liquor taxes; other millions (amount undetermined) now provided by the tax on tangible personal propérty and, in all probability $40,000,000 in highway funds now collected under the gasoline tax. Even more dangerous, the pro posal removes all tax restrictions on land—making the sky the limit for future taxation! The farmer or home owner who stops to wonder eoncerning the excuse for such attempted tax discrimination will find the answer in the words of Henry George, father of the ‘Single Tax’ movement in the United States. as “J have taught and shall continue to teach,” Said Henry George, “that private ownership of land is against natural justice.” eee Miss Jennie Bertlin, clerk at Bolton’s Variety store, is confined to . her home with the flu. ROTARIANS PLAN BIG BERKELEY MEET IN MAY The tentative program of entertainment for the 21st Annual Second District Conference of Rotary International, to be held in Berkeley, May 25, 26 and 27, was released this week by Conference Manager Clifford B. Radston, Secretary of the

Berkeley Rotary Club. Entertainment for the three day conclave, which is expected to be attended by 3500 Rotary delegates and their wives of California, Nevada, Hawaii and Mexico, includes: An International night at the Innernational House on the University of California campus, a classical musical’ entertainment with world‘famous ‘guest artists, a bridge tourSACRAMENTANS TO ENTERTAIN ~ TWO CHAMBERS Fred Conner, president 0 Chamber of Commerce, yesterday announced that meetings will be held every first and third Mondays of the month instead of the second and fourth, as originally intended. Thi: change is made in deference to: the fact that Women’s Civic Club meets and has met for many years on the second and fourth Monday evenings of each month, and President Conner hopes to enroll a considerable membership of women in the Chamber of Commerce. ‘ Accordingly the next meeting of the chamber is set for next Monday evening. A stellar event in chamber of commerce and civic affairs will be the visit of the Sacramento Chamber of Commerce to the twin cities on Wednesday evening, April 15. The visiting chambers brings its music: ians, concert artists, and entertainers and promises a fine hour and a half program. A joint committee of the Nevada City and Grass Valley chamber endeavored to hold. the event in Nevada City but owing to the lack of adequate facilities here, the Bret Harte Inn was finally selected as the place. The affair will be a dinner event at which the Nevada City and Grass Valley chambers will extend a hearty welcome to the Sacramento contingent, Secretary Dudley of the Sacramento chamber will accompany the group and his dynamic personality: and inspirational talks are always deeply interesting. The affair is public-and both men and women are invited. The dinner will cost $1.00 per plate. % PWA DIRECTOR APPROVES AWARD OF HI CONTRACT SAN FRANCISCO, April 2.—The Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, through A. D. Wilder, acting state director, today approved the award of a contract by the Board of Education of the Nevada high school district, of Nevada county, for the building of two new units of reinforced concrete and the remodeling of the existing unit of the school building. This much needed improvement to a school designed in 1912 to house 100 pupils (having a present attendance of 250) was made possible for the district through the allotment of a grant of $31,091 by the Public Works Administration. Total cost will-~ be approximately $77,091, : ; Contracts, as approved by PWA for.this work which will furnish employment.for 27 skilled and unskilled workers for 190 days, will be let to three San Francisco firms: Rollin E. Meyer, general contract; Martin J. Reeves plumbing, heating and ventilating; and the United Electric Company will do the electrical work. The completed building, as designed by Architect Mooser and Lindley of San Francisco, will consist of classrooms built on either side of an open patio between the nev combination auditorium gymnasium and the remodelled existing structure. nament, sports, dances, 4 tea and fashion show for the Rotary-Anns, the annual ‘Second District golf tournament and an inspection tour of the two San Francisco bay bridges. A floor show will be held in con-j junction with the Governor’s Ball on Tuesday evening, May 26, in the men’s gymnasium on the U. C. campus. This entertainment will be in honor of District Governor George W. Macbellan of Santa Barbara. Past District Governor Charles D. Heywood who is chairman of the Host Club Committees, announces that Robert Hill, Rotary’s International President last year, will be the International’s, official representative.at the Berkeley Conference. Manager Radston reports that more than 1,000 reservation for the conference have been received at conference headquarters and that nine clubs in California report 100 per cent registration for the May meeting. Speakers for the conference wilt}: be announced by District: Governor MacLellan within the next two weeks. BILLDAVISTALKS AT ROTARY LUNCH Nevada City Rotary Club was entertained at its luncheon meeting . yesterday at the National Hotel by Bill Davis, owner of the Gold Pan Lodge on the Downieville highway. Mr. Davis was introduced by Ted Janis, chairman of the day, Mr. Davis gave reminiscences of his foreign travels and also discussed the Downieville highway and up country ¢onditions which greatly interested the club. President Odegaard announced that on Monday, April 9th, the Grass Valley. club would entertain District Governor George B. McClelland and asked that all Rotarians from Nevada City attend at Grass Valley in honor of Governor McClelland. FRENCH CORRAL TOWNSEND CLUB T0 HAVE PICNIC (By KATHERINE BRAITHWAITE) The French Corral Townsend Club has completed plans for a gigantic picnic to be held at Olymphia Lake on Sunday April 19. This popular resort is-between Grass Valley and Nevada City and will be convenient foi all of the foot hill towns and the surrounding valley cities. A special invitation is extended to each and every Townsend Club in California to paék their lunches and attend this huge friendship gathering. There will be a charge of twenty five cents to enter the picnic grounds. For this small amount there an abundance of free will be coffee, two hours of amateur vaudeville, many games and fine prizes, and dancing until midnight. There will be twelve gas plates iu operation and free use of the community kitchen. For those who do not wish to pack their lunehes there will be lunch stands and soft drink counters. Plenty of boats will be available for excursions on the lake and many oother forms of amuse: ment. = Three good speakers will be present at this picnic. Their names have not been learned as yet but there is assurance that there will be a notea speaker from state headquarters and two lesser lights. : Now is the time for all “good Townsendites to come to the aid of the Plan. Everyone intersted can lend a hand and make this ‘picnic one of the most successful affairs ever held in this section of California. od “ROVERING” FOR SCOUTS DISCUSSION TOPIC J. S. Wilson, who is head of all out-door Boy Scout training for the British Isles, will be brought to the Pacific Coast to meet with local council scouters, primarily to discuss d Rovering, a part of the new Senior program. Mr. Wilson will be in Sacramento at the Scout Lodge on the American River Wednesday evening April 8th to meet scouters of Tahoe Area and other neighboring councils. This announcement was made by Harris Ricksecker, local scout e@xecutive who returned several days ago from a National Scout Executive Training School at French Lick, Indiana, attended by 745 Scouters. The convention slogan was “Scouting Marches On.” “T found by comparison much of the scout work of Tahie Council above the averag of the country particularly camping facilities and scout advancement. Membership should be increased. We can reach more boys put first we must have adult leadership.” To meet this need two informational adult scout training courses of six meetings each will be held next week inboth Grass Valley and Roseville. Then it is planned to secure at least six new troops. This week the Scout Leaders Association will. meet to arrange plans and program for the council’s spring camporee, an outdoor meeting where scouts ‘by patrols camp under their boy leaders. The camporee dates have been ‘tentatively set for May 15 and 16. Last year 200 scouts and leaders attended the spring camporee. Attorney John Lewis of this city went to Berkeley Thursday to attend to business matters. CITY COUNCIL STUDIES MANY LOCAL PROBLEMS Mr. A. J. Adams of the Valley Electric Motor Works on York street presented a communication offering to place an electric light at the corner of his shop if the city would pay 50 cents per month for electricity and the nightwatchman turn the light off. The offer was accepted by the council. A discussion of city sewer lines and water mains in the Washington school yard, was brought up; excavation for the basement of the new school building is expected to start Monday. The Chamber of Commerce sent @ communication to the city council offering to assist in the preparation for July Fourth celebration. Paving of sidewalks on streets was discussed. Sidewalks on Sacramento street one of the main traveled streets in the city from the Gold Run bridge to the Plaza is to be the next project and will be begun immediately, stated City Engineer R. Fraser. The council decided to call a mass meeting of the citizens for next Thursday night, April 9, to discuss ard make plans for the Fourth of July celebration. They also decided to have a man to shut off the water of delinquent consumers. He to be paid from the fines collected. Bills approved and by the council were: List of bills passed April 2, 1936. A. M. Girard $85.75; Harry. Hilliard $23.25; A.-C. Wallbrecht $9.45; Sunnyside Greenhouses $5.15; Mae-M. Carr $40.00; State of Calif. $5.73; Nevada County Lbr. Co. $53.Ge. J OW, Shebley $4.76; City——ef: Grass ‘Valley $121.26; Union Publishing Co. $17.85; Pacific Tel. and Tel. Co. $5.40; W. G. Robson $2.00; A. L. Lane $16.19; Builders Supply House $23.16; G. H. Cleland $2.80; Howard Penrose $5.6$; E. Christengen $11.80; Lawrence Motors .50; Crane Co. $23.30; Nevada City Garage $58.04; L. WwW. Johnson $5.03; Miners Foundry and Supply Ce. $153.71; WS. Williamson $33.90; P. G. & BE. Co. $9.13; PP. G. & B. Co $223.42; George Brothers $100.00; Geo. H. Calanan $160.00; Chamber of Commerce $15.00; Reita D. Curseveral ordered paid &} for payment, now $95.00; Chas. M. Brown $10.00; Nevada City Nugget $40.25; Alpha Stores $148.68; Alpha Stores $75.72; U. S. Uost Office $62.40; Plaza Super Service Sta. $44.31) B. F. Wright $1.71. Ae FIRE FUND Alpha Stores .46; Pacific Tel. and Tel. Co. $3.35; Max Solaro $51.50; Union. Publishing Co. 0:85: Poe & BE: Co. $4.64. REVENUE Water Department $1782.00; Irrigation $121.00; ‘Del. Taxes. Licenses $227.00; Court Fines and Penalties $10.00; Interest $2.88; Miscel. $30.17. Total $2173.05. SALARIES B. F. Wright $95.00; H. S. Hal. lett $125.00; Geo. H. Calanan $20.00; Mrs. EB. M. Foley $12.50; M. D. Coughlin $12.50; Dr. E. M. Roesner $40.00; H. W. Brown $75.00; Garfield Robson $135.00; Max Solaro $51.50; R. P. Schreck $250.00; R. A. Fraser $200.00; W. BE. Wright (1-4 year) $50.00. Total $1066.50. LABOR E. C. Burney $62.62; L. J. Smith $27.00; J. L. Smith $27.00; J. N. Connover $17.50; T. J. Ryan $4.00; Bain Crawford $20.00; Dewey Kessler $4.00; H. J. Parker $117.00; Max Solaro $20.00; Ted Sigourney $92.00; Fred Hilerman $6.00; Nick Sandow $92.00; Chas. H. Thomas $92.00; A. J. Eddy $97.50; C. W.Towle $55.00. Total $7338.62. AGED MAN PASSES ON AT HOSPITAL James Maddern, aged 73 years, passed away at the county hospital Thursday forenoon. He was a native of St. Just, Cornwall, England. Mr. Maddern followed mining and respected as a hard working, kindly man. He leaves a daughter in Eng and, and a son and daughter in the ted States. Mr. R. W. Rodda, intendent of the hospital, stat had been unable to locate M dern’s children residing in th ted States. aoe The W. R. Jefford and Son eral Home of . Grass Valley charge of funeral. arr valley. Burial will be in Grass KM, weet €