December 27, 1937 (4 pages)

i) — Sienna Sumer, . —_— ( Z . . . . oughly antiquated. The army and . . 4} i . A tthe atrocities which the Japanese are eee * better and freer opportunity to -jally non-existent. “So we may give tion is magnified by, the fact that the island empire,to starvation. . more backward than the Abyssinians. 4 not so much because the Maine was 4 revolted and sickened by the horrible . , . Thinking Out Loud : H. M. L. ania The Panay outrage which cost four lives and~ the .wounding of scores, and hesulted in the sinking ~f four U. S. ships, one of them a « U. S. naval vessel, seems to have been settled to the satisfaction of the State Department in the nick of time. For together with the announcement of another apology from Japan, came the story ‘in the same paper of the commander f the Panay, himselm seriously «wounded, reciting in impressive detail the delierate and murderous attack on the “Mittle gunboat and the ships in its convoy. Hundreds of thousands of people} in this\ country will breath easier with the thought that we need not join the issue with Japan in an armed clash. However, they had better not settle back into their easy chairs and think this matter is finished. Their’ responsible military .chiefs of Japan are more than likely to repeat this offense perhaps with even more brazen defiance of every civilized standards. They have no standards; they are actuated only by expediency and apparently the attack on the Panay was merely to show the Chinese that they could: not possibly hope for the intervention of the United States in the Chinese behalf. In this we thing that even Secretary Hull will agree that the Japanese succeeded. The atrocity of the Japanese acsince Japan emerged from the ageold rule of the Shogunate, this country has been its steadfast friend. But we do not for a moment believe that another such attteck can be ex‘piated in words or money indemnity, We shall bitterly regret in the years to come further cheek turning “for Japanese slaps. Another such ptoody incident and we predict that e shall be at war with Japan. Not the kind of war which Japan wages in China, but a navy enforced embargo on all Japanese shipping, which in a year could easily reduce It must be apparent to all thinking people that these young military jingoes of Japan do not realize how vulnerable their country is, were it to face one of thé fist class powers of the edrth in war. The United States in: modern ships and ordinance is approximately twice as strong as that of the Japanese. Its enalried . manpower is practically unlimited. It was about a year ago that one of the smaller units of the Japanese navy, top heavy with deck and equipment, turned turtle and nearly all on board were drowned. This illustrates the disadvantages of a nation which has but lately come into an industrial and mechanical world, ‘go lately that iit is deficient in its engineering training and experience. As a matter of fact a very large proportion of the Japanese navy is thornavy have made an impressive . showing in China merely because the Chinese, in a military way were even i? Pte \ Nevada City Nugget COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA . ton The Liberty of the Press consists in the right to publish the Truth, with good motives and for justifiable ends. From the Californian, March 15, 1848: — Alexander Hamil3 Vol. 11, No. 103. The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1937. MASKED BALL, FIREMEN BENEFIT FRIDAY NIGHT The thirty first annual firemen’s ball will be held the evening of Friday, December 31, in Armory Hall. It is a benefit ball to raise funds for equipment for the Nevada City Fire Department. Floor director is Fire Chief B. b. Dudley assisted by Herbert S: Hallett, William C. Perry. Floor managers, Luther W. Marsh and Howard Penrose. Assistant Floor Director, Assistant Fire Chief W. S. Williamson, assisted by W. H. James and Louis W. Kopp. ; Entertainment will be from 8 to 9 p. m. with a grand march at 9:30 p. m. Admission is $1.00 per couple. Lady maskers, 50 cents. Spec. tators, 50 cents. The. following committees: Advertising, M. D. Coughlin, chairman; E. J. Kilroy, H. Hallett. Finance, R. Wright, chairman; nh. Skeahan, E. J’ N. Ott, W. C. Williamson, Alton Davies, Chas: Leiter. Amusement, Dick Goyne, chairman; J. Cartoscelli, Tony Rore. Concession. J. Townsend, chairman; V. Sandow, Fritz Ptiz, P. Courser. Door, C. W. Chapman, chairman; J. O'Neill, R. Wildé, -N. Sandow, A. Eddy, B. Landrigan, Decoration, L. Marsh, chairman; L. Davies, C. Steger, Bill James, F. Misner. Music, Bev. Barron, chairman; C. Larsen, P. Bonner. The following = prizes will awarded to successful maskers: , 1’ Best Dressed Lady. $10.00 in cash and $2.50 mdse. The Lace House. 2 Best Dressed Gentleman. $10.00 in cash and $2.50 mdse, The Lantern Shop. 3 Second Best Dressed Lady. $10.00 Shari Lady’s Set from Harris Drug Store. 4 Second Best Dressed Gentleman. $10.00 Gentleman’s Set from Dickerman’s Drug Store. 5 Third Best Dressed. Lady. $7.50 Clock from A. Hartung. 6 Third Best Dressed Gentleman. $5.00 in trade, Plaza Garage. Box cigars Bret Harte Cafe. 7 Best Fancy. Dressed $20.00 in cash. = 8 Second Fancy Dressed Group. Banquet for eight. National. Hotel. are a list of the be. Group, 9 Third Best Fancy Dressed Group. Banquet for 6 or 8. Schreiber’s Cafe. 10 ‘Most Original Group. $5.00 mdse. Kopp’s Bakery. / 11 Best Children’s Group. $2.40 mdse. Bolton’s Variety Store. 12 Most Original Lady’s Costume. B : i = <== @ @ Fr ed Send a Greeting to Your Friends. ” We entered the war with Spain, gunk, as because this country was cruelties practiced by the Spaniards in Cuba. To be sure this happened night on our doorstep, But even with . the distance that separates me Unt . ted States from Japan, indignation 45 steadily rising in this country at x . inflicting on the defeated. . One must beware, of course, of ‘\-war propaganda from either side. ‘\Nevertheless, it is generally agreed ‘that in no war for half a century dhaye correspondents at the front the ‘witness and report its progress hes Idetait: ‘Censorship has been practicleredence to the report published in ime this week, giving the following ecount of events following the fall jof Nanking: : : i .“Tt was a tiresome job, lining we Myundreds of prisoners, and shooting ‘them down, batch after batch How“aver, according to foreign corresp‘ondents some of whom witnessed the “‘exeutions, Japanese soldiers invited Japanese sailors as their guests and “apparently all of them thoroughly ‘enjoyed it. Meantime Chinese civil‘jans who had hoped that. the arrival . f the Japanese would mean at least a return of peace and safety, were ‘shot down on the slightest pretext ntil there were scores of bodies in 8 New Years Day MRS. A. V. SAUVEE Boulder Street January 2, 1938 MARY MARTIN Pine Street . January 3, 1938 ELENORE P. FOOTE Main Street January 4, 1938 JUNE BAKER Nevada City FREDDIE FONTANA ' Nevada City _—_— Happy Birthday _— looted, women raped, and the whole city ravaged.”’ _./This senseless butchery of noncombatants and wholesale slaughter of defenseless prisoners, though an old story in the annals of warg is more likely to prey on the minds of most Americans than the outrage done to us in the Panay sinking, infuriating though the Jatter®is. The time may be near when we shall join with other peace loving nations in establishing a world police force, naval and military, to enforce peace on those who believe that there is honor and profit in the bestial debauchery of war. And if this day doesn’t come soon, it is possible that we shall have to fight alone for self-preservatiog in a world gone fhe streets. Houses and shops were mad. : em $2.50 roast from National Market. 13 Most Original Gentleman’s Costume. Grease job and oil change. Orrin Tompkins. 14 Most Original Masquerade Couple. $2.50 mdse. Berggren’s Jewelry Store. One ham, Keystone Market. \ 15 Best Sustained Lady’s Character. $2.50 cash. 16 Best Sustained Gentleman’s (Character. $2.50 cash. 17 Best Dressed Masquerade Couple. $5.00 cash. 18 Best Comedian $2.50 in trade. Richfield Service Station. 19 Best -Clown. One ham from Keystone Market. 20 Best Foreign Costume. $2.50 cash. 21 Keystone Market. 22 Second Gallery Prize. box of candy. Colley’s. 23 Third Gallery Prize. 50 pound sask of flour. Jackson’s Beehive Grocery. 24 Fourth Gallery Prize. $1.00 box of candy. Leiter’s News Stand. STATE REVENUES SHOW INCREASE California’s general fund revenues for the first five months of the current fiscal year increased more than $14,800,000 over income for’ the same period last year, State Controller Harry B. Riley announced today. The increase brought general fund income to $74,919,843.83, as compared with $60,042,909.81 in 1936. Eliminating the item of income from inheritance taxes due to legislation enacted this year advancing the settlement periods by county treasurers the general fund’ revenue for the first five months period represents a 16.4 per cent increase over last years collections for the corresponding period, reported Controller Riley. The three per cent retail sales tax, as usual, was the principal source of revenue and also the leading gainer of the major money producers. It showed a $5,600,000 advance over 1936, when revenue totaled $39;973,855.46. Next greatest gain, stated Riley, was contributed by personal income tax collectors, who gathered in $2,250,000 more during the five month period than was collected during the same period last year. Income taxes aggregated $5,234,737.74, while bank and corporation franchise tax exceeded last year’s revenue for the five months period by $2,000,000. Gasoline tax receipts applied to road purposes indicate a gain of $2,400,000. There is every indication, declared Controller Riley, that inheritance tax collections will show a decided increase over last year. Income from this source for the last fiscal year was $5,700,000, as compared to $5,000,000 for the first five months of the current fiscal year. FUNERAL SERVICES HELD TODAY FOR 0. D. WOODMAN The funeral of the late O. D. Woodman, local realtor who passed away Jast Thursday morning was held ‘in Holmes Funeral Home chapel at two o’clock this afternoon with Rev. Edward J. Gray of the Methodist church officiating. Interment was made in Pine Grove cemetery beside his late brother, Freeman Woodman, who passed away about a’ month ago. Pall bearers were Horace Curnow, John O’Neill, James Colley, A. Jaccobs, Ed Uren and Lon Paine. EARLIER SHOW OPENING _ AT NEVADA THEATRE Bill Tamblyn, manager of the Nevada Theatre announces that beginning: Friday. the hours of the show opening will be 7 o’clock in the evening instead of 7:15, and that matinees will open at 2:00 p. m. instead of 2:15 p. m. MUSICAL PROGRAM PREPARING FOR ROTARY George Chaney, who will be program chairman of the Rotary meeting fext Thursday noon, states that he is preparing a program of music and_tap.dancing, in which several Nevada City amateurs will participate. This is the last meeting of 1937 and all members are urged to. be $2.50 present. First Gallery Prize. One ham, } ‘GIANNINI SAYS — COAST BUSINESS NOW AT BOTTOM SAN’ FRANCISCO, Dec. 27.—Pacific coast business has reached the bottom of the present lull, in the opinion of A. P. Giannini, chairman of the board of Bank of America. The, financial leader pointed to a long list of favorable facctors on which to base expectations that business, industry and finance will come up for a deficnite upswing early’in the new year. : “Industry is bound to get into thigh gear very soon,” Said Giannini today. ‘‘That so-called business recession has reduced stocks of manufactured articles to the point where ‘consumption is now ahead of pro-duction. Many stores are completely out of certain lines. In the face of his, retail buying has stepped up and factories will soon get orders for new stocks.” This condition is general throughout the nation, but the West Coast area has other conditions to stimulate a steady and permanent business growth, according to Giannini. “The nation’s population is migrating westward,’ he pointed out. ‘‘The whole far western region, California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Utah, experiencing rapid growth. Business simply must expand along With the population.” In-addition, the Bank of America chairman reiterated that 1937 has been a good year for the Pacific Coast farmer. In California the livestock, grape, peach and citrus producers in particular are ih an improved position. “That means a sound declared Giannini, ‘‘and it is reflected in a tangible way. California is topped only by one state in the number of persons paying federal income Pennsylvania is the gnly state to lead us. And in automobile use, California tops the state of New York in spite of that state’s heavy use of trucks, taxicabs and other commercial. vehicles. Automobile production out here on the coast is due for further expansion.” Citing the healthy condition of utilities in the Far West, Giannini asserted they would not be ‘adversly affected by the vast public projects with which the west has been favored. He said that only a few have as yet realized the tremendous advantages to. come from such works as the Central Valley project, Boulder Dam, Bonneville and Grand Coulee dams and many other projects. Said he: “I have no doubt that this federal policy has put us many years ahead of ourselves. If we had been forced to depend on our own taxing power we would -not have had them for 25 years, if ever.” The recession, which he now calls “recent,” Giannini believes has been greatly over-stréssed. “Relatively, conditions are so much better here than anywhere else in the world,”’ he declared, “that we are living in comparative affluence. We have every reason for confidence in the immediate future.”’ WOMAN ARSONIST TO-APPEAR IN COURT Mrs. Alice Bishpam, convicted on two counts of arson, will have a hearing. in the superior court tomorrow on a motion for a new trial. If it is denied she is to be sentenced. Mrs. Bishpam was found guilty of setting fire to the Taylor building in Grass Valley last July. She conducted a beauty parlor in the building and the fire also damaged is position,”’ tax. two other business firms in the building. 3 Edd Addington visited Rev. H. Buckner at the home of his daughter in Auburn Thursday and took withyhim gifts presented by the high school Epworth League and members of Rev. Buckner's Sunday school class, in the Methodist church, A Christmas dinner party enjoyed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Becker in Marysville had as guests the following: Mr. and Mrs. Carl Johnson, Misses Betty and Lois Held, Virene Bruce, Bill Held of this city;:Mr. and Mrs. Fred Develey, Jr. Auburn, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Develey, Sr., and« daughter of Alleghany. Carl Murchie, who is attending University of California, left last evening for the bay district to resume his school work. E Clampus By KATHERINE BRIATHWAITE Gold; Downieville; E Clampus Vitus! The names connote much when applied to the incredible days of 1849 when the Argonauts broke trail into the wilderness of northern Colifornia foothills in search of a golden treasure. : And it was at Downieville, situated on the banks of the turburlent Yuba river, high up in the Sierra mountains, that the order of E Clampus Vitus and all its Humbugs congreated and formed their first lodge. The name is partly pig-Latin, partly the result of imaginative pioneers and wholly nonsensical. No one seems to know exactly, from whence originated the order of E. Clampus Vitus. There are Humbugs who claim it migrated from the eastern, states and settled in Sierra country and was made active by the potential business men of the Downieville-Sierra City’ region ‘who’ were in the early days, tormented by such pests as charlatins, fake tax collectors and other forms of felonious enterprises. Other Humbugs claim the order was formed for purely social rea+ sons, but all agree that as a_ pest remover the lodge proved.jto be a great success. It is also agreed . by ‘every citizen throughout the mining regions and the width and breadth of the United States that E Clampus Vitus is renowned for its many noble deeds. In the early days of California history Sir Douglas Sholto was an active Humbug in this unique organization. . And in Detember of 1937 the Hum-, bugs of today harkened to Harry Furlong of Auburn when he announced that the old historical town of Downieville was periled by the flood waters. of the. Yuba river. The Spirit of 1849: still survives, and when the members of the E . Clamaus Vitus heard that their favorite town was in dire need a spontaneous desire to be of help urged} the Humbugs from Marysville, Auburn, Grass Valley, Nevada City and Camptonville to go to the assistance of the stricken city. As a result of a meeting held early in December of the Lord Sholto Lodge No. 3, E Clampus Vitus of Auburn, ways and means were considered for bringing Christmas cheer to the people of Downieville. A call went out over the United States for all good mebbers to come to the aid of the party-and was ansCAR ROBE THIEF GETS AWAY, ROBE RECOVERED Returning from a trip to Stockton the latter part of last week Contractor Lee Day stopped in front of his home near the Holmes Funeral Home and went into the house a few moments. Returning to the car he found a handsome handmade robe had been stolen from the machine. Lieutenant Chas. Ninnis was called and with Officer J. Allen, a hurried ‘trip was made out by the depot and the man evidently dropped the robe when he saw the Black Maria and officers ccoming and ran. The robe had been dropped beside the tracks near a freight car. CAR TURNS OVERON WET ICY PAVEMENT Members of the Pat McGhee family escaped with bruises and one child a slgiht cut on the forehead when their car turned over on the wet, slippery pavement near the Gola Nugget Inn in the Glenbrook area at an early hour this morning. The car was damaged to the extent of about $200. Mr. McGhee is employed Hill and with his family had made a trip to southern California to spend Christmas with relatives. CHAS. NINNIS SUFFERS SEVERE HEART ATTACK Charles Ninnis, police officer, at. four o’clock this afternoon was taken seriously ill with a heart attack: He; at the Shovel Placers at Columbia . was immediately rushed to his home.} Vitus Is — Revived on Old Model wered in the form of willing, helpful hands, donations, and arbitrary assessments. Other clubs, individuals, and civic organizations responded to the call and Santa Claus was asked to make a special visit to;the children of Downieville, i A group of citizens composed of Clint Mason, Miss Allen, ‘and Judge Landis arranged a program from Auburn. Lou Eichler and Dr. J.R. Carr of Marysville were directors for Yuba‘ county, Loyal .Freeman, president of the Grass Valley chamber of commerce Headed a group’ to take care of that end of the program, and Clyde Gwin handled the Nevada City activities. InAuburn, Paul William Randolph, Claiborne and Robert Mason were appointed by acting Grand Humbug Earl Crabbe to serve as transportation committte. Harry Furlong was named genéral co-ordinating chairman to act with the various. communities involved in the program. On Tuesday evening December 21 a huge automobile parade began in Marysville and Auburn and headed for Downieville. By the time it reached Grass Valley it had attained proportions of a giant caravan. Captain Joe Blake of the state highway patrol now took the lead and piloted the mighty procession which grew longer and longer as automomiles from Nevada City, North -San Juan and Camptonville fell into line, And each car in the caravan was filled to capacity with toys, candy, nuts, and apples. Then’ there weree choir voices in those cars, and carol singers, speakers, and talented musicians:-who were delighted with the prospect of bringing good cheer and happiness to the less fortunate. As the caravan traversed the winging, twisting mountain road it resembled a Gargantuan string of Christmas lights of deep yellow, flashing white headlights and ‘the jewel like crimson of the glowing stop and _ tail lights as the *cars coiled along the narrow grades that reach far back into the rugged foothill country. The lacy evergreens, up there in the highlands, were silhoutted against the black velvet of the heavens and bright twinkling stars seemed to répose on the tops of the tallest fir trees. , Somewhere among the cars in the caravan a voice was singing,, “Peace on earth, good will to ‘mankind,’’ expressing the sentiment of all. Arrived at Downieville the ‘passengers from the caravan flowed in. to the stréets, restaurants, and the hotels or toured the town and viewed the ruins the Yuba river left after its wild rampage. Promptly at 7:30 the E. Clampus Vitus lodge of Marysville paraded down the streets bearing torches and outlandish swords and muskets. Following ‘the Clampers were the young men and women of the A Capella Choir of the Placer Junior College of Auburn, carrying lighted candelabrum and singing. The parade led the vast throng of guests and townspeople to Memorial Hall where the affairs of the evening were under the sponsorship of the combined committeemen, After an appropriate program Santa Claus arrived on the scene and each Of the forty six children there received not one present, ‘but four and fi e carefully chosen gifts as the names and ages of the children had ‘been listed many days before and each gift was chosen to please a certain boy or girl. Around the Christmas tree were dozens of boxes of red apples, and golden oranges. A Each qlild received more candy’ and nuts than it could carry away because their.little arms were filled to their eyes with honest to goodness Christmas presents. LIQUOR THIEF FLOATED — Chief -of Police Garfield Robson was called Sunday to arrest a transient from er establishment on Broad ‘The man was picked ‘up after he gone a short distance out Sa ysl ‘stole two quarts of whisk: to street. he liquor stock at the SehreibHis condition is regarded

i) — Sienna Sumer, . —_— ( Z . . . . oughly antiquated. The army and . . 4} i . A tthe atrocities which the Japanese are eee * better and freer opportunity to -jally non-existent. “So we may give tion is magnified by, the fact that the island empire,to starvation. . more backward than the Abyssinians. 4 not so much because the Maine was 4 revolted and sickened by the horrible . , . Thinking Out Loud : H. M. L. ania The Panay outrage which cost four lives and~ the .wounding of scores, and hesulted in the sinking ~f four U. S. ships, one of them a « U. S. naval vessel, seems to have been settled to the satisfaction of the State Department in the nick of time. For together with the announcement of another apology from Japan, came the story ‘in the same paper of the commander f the Panay, himselm seriously «wounded, reciting in impressive detail the delierate and murderous attack on the “Mittle gunboat and the ships in its convoy. Hundreds of thousands of people} in this\ country will breath easier with the thought that we need not join the issue with Japan in an armed clash. However, they had better not settle back into their easy chairs and think this matter is finished. Their’ responsible military .chiefs of Japan are more than likely to repeat this offense perhaps with even more brazen defiance of every civilized standards. They have no standards; they are actuated only by expediency and apparently the attack on the Panay was merely to show the Chinese that they could: not possibly hope for the intervention of the United States in the Chinese behalf. In this we thing that even Secretary Hull will agree that the Japanese succeeded. The atrocity of the Japanese acsince Japan emerged from the ageold rule of the Shogunate, this country has been its steadfast friend. But we do not for a moment believe that another such attteck can be ex‘piated in words or money indemnity, We shall bitterly regret in the years to come further cheek turning “for Japanese slaps. Another such ptoody incident and we predict that e shall be at war with Japan. Not the kind of war which Japan wages in China, but a navy enforced embargo on all Japanese shipping, which in a year could easily reduce It must be apparent to all thinking people that these young military jingoes of Japan do not realize how vulnerable their country is, were it to face one of thé fist class powers of the edrth in war. The United States in: modern ships and ordinance is approximately twice as strong as that of the Japanese. Its enalried . manpower is practically unlimited. It was about a year ago that one of the smaller units of the Japanese navy, top heavy with deck and equipment, turned turtle and nearly all on board were drowned. This illustrates the disadvantages of a nation which has but lately come into an industrial and mechanical world, ‘go lately that iit is deficient in its engineering training and experience. As a matter of fact a very large proportion of the Japanese navy is thornavy have made an impressive . showing in China merely because the Chinese, in a military way were even i? Pte \ Nevada City Nugget COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA . ton The Liberty of the Press consists in the right to publish the Truth, with good motives and for justifiable ends. From the Californian, March 15, 1848: — Alexander Hamil3 Vol. 11, No. 103. The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1937. MASKED BALL, FIREMEN BENEFIT FRIDAY NIGHT The thirty first annual firemen’s ball will be held the evening of Friday, December 31, in Armory Hall. It is a benefit ball to raise funds for equipment for the Nevada City Fire Department. Floor director is Fire Chief B. b. Dudley assisted by Herbert S: Hallett, William C. Perry. Floor managers, Luther W. Marsh and Howard Penrose. Assistant Floor Director, Assistant Fire Chief W. S. Williamson, assisted by W. H. James and Louis W. Kopp. ; Entertainment will be from 8 to 9 p. m. with a grand march at 9:30 p. m. Admission is $1.00 per couple. Lady maskers, 50 cents. Spec. tators, 50 cents. The. following committees: Advertising, M. D. Coughlin, chairman; E. J. Kilroy, H. Hallett. Finance, R. Wright, chairman; nh. Skeahan, E. J’ N. Ott, W. C. Williamson, Alton Davies, Chas: Leiter. Amusement, Dick Goyne, chairman; J. Cartoscelli, Tony Rore. Concession. J. Townsend, chairman; V. Sandow, Fritz Ptiz, P. Courser. Door, C. W. Chapman, chairman; J. O'Neill, R. Wildé, -N. Sandow, A. Eddy, B. Landrigan, Decoration, L. Marsh, chairman; L. Davies, C. Steger, Bill James, F. Misner. Music, Bev. Barron, chairman; C. Larsen, P. Bonner. The following = prizes will awarded to successful maskers: , 1’ Best Dressed Lady. $10.00 in cash and $2.50 mdse. The Lace House. 2 Best Dressed Gentleman. $10.00 in cash and $2.50 mdse, The Lantern Shop. 3 Second Best Dressed Lady. $10.00 Shari Lady’s Set from Harris Drug Store. 4 Second Best Dressed Gentleman. $10.00 Gentleman’s Set from Dickerman’s Drug Store. 5 Third Best Dressed. Lady. $7.50 Clock from A. Hartung. 6 Third Best Dressed Gentleman. $5.00 in trade, Plaza Garage. Box cigars Bret Harte Cafe. 7 Best Fancy. Dressed $20.00 in cash. = 8 Second Fancy Dressed Group. Banquet for eight. National. Hotel. are a list of the be. Group, 9 Third Best Fancy Dressed Group. Banquet for 6 or 8. Schreiber’s Cafe. 10 ‘Most Original Group. $5.00 mdse. Kopp’s Bakery. / 11 Best Children’s Group. $2.40 mdse. Bolton’s Variety Store. 12 Most Original Lady’s Costume. B : i = <== @ @ Fr ed Send a Greeting to Your Friends. ” We entered the war with Spain, gunk, as because this country was cruelties practiced by the Spaniards in Cuba. To be sure this happened night on our doorstep, But even with . the distance that separates me Unt . ted States from Japan, indignation 45 steadily rising in this country at x . inflicting on the defeated. . One must beware, of course, of ‘\-war propaganda from either side. ‘\Nevertheless, it is generally agreed ‘that in no war for half a century dhaye correspondents at the front the ‘witness and report its progress hes Idetait: ‘Censorship has been practicleredence to the report published in ime this week, giving the following ecount of events following the fall jof Nanking: : : i .“Tt was a tiresome job, lining we Myundreds of prisoners, and shooting ‘them down, batch after batch How“aver, according to foreign corresp‘ondents some of whom witnessed the “‘exeutions, Japanese soldiers invited Japanese sailors as their guests and “apparently all of them thoroughly ‘enjoyed it. Meantime Chinese civil‘jans who had hoped that. the arrival . f the Japanese would mean at least a return of peace and safety, were ‘shot down on the slightest pretext ntil there were scores of bodies in 8 New Years Day MRS. A. V. SAUVEE Boulder Street January 2, 1938 MARY MARTIN Pine Street . January 3, 1938 ELENORE P. FOOTE Main Street January 4, 1938 JUNE BAKER Nevada City FREDDIE FONTANA ' Nevada City _—_— Happy Birthday _— looted, women raped, and the whole city ravaged.”’ _./This senseless butchery of noncombatants and wholesale slaughter of defenseless prisoners, though an old story in the annals of warg is more likely to prey on the minds of most Americans than the outrage done to us in the Panay sinking, infuriating though the Jatter®is. The time may be near when we shall join with other peace loving nations in establishing a world police force, naval and military, to enforce peace on those who believe that there is honor and profit in the bestial debauchery of war. And if this day doesn’t come soon, it is possible that we shall have to fight alone for self-preservatiog in a world gone fhe streets. Houses and shops were mad. : em $2.50 roast from National Market. 13 Most Original Gentleman’s Costume. Grease job and oil change. Orrin Tompkins. 14 Most Original Masquerade Couple. $2.50 mdse. Berggren’s Jewelry Store. One ham, Keystone Market. \ 15 Best Sustained Lady’s Character. $2.50 cash. 16 Best Sustained Gentleman’s (Character. $2.50 cash. 17 Best Dressed Masquerade Couple. $5.00 cash. 18 Best Comedian $2.50 in trade. Richfield Service Station. 19 Best -Clown. One ham from Keystone Market. 20 Best Foreign Costume. $2.50 cash. 21 Keystone Market. 22 Second Gallery Prize. box of candy. Colley’s. 23 Third Gallery Prize. 50 pound sask of flour. Jackson’s Beehive Grocery. 24 Fourth Gallery Prize. $1.00 box of candy. Leiter’s News Stand. STATE REVENUES SHOW INCREASE California’s general fund revenues for the first five months of the current fiscal year increased more than $14,800,000 over income for’ the same period last year, State Controller Harry B. Riley announced today. The increase brought general fund income to $74,919,843.83, as compared with $60,042,909.81 in 1936. Eliminating the item of income from inheritance taxes due to legislation enacted this year advancing the settlement periods by county treasurers the general fund’ revenue for the first five months period represents a 16.4 per cent increase over last years collections for the corresponding period, reported Controller Riley. The three per cent retail sales tax, as usual, was the principal source of revenue and also the leading gainer of the major money producers. It showed a $5,600,000 advance over 1936, when revenue totaled $39;973,855.46. Next greatest gain, stated Riley, was contributed by personal income tax collectors, who gathered in $2,250,000 more during the five month period than was collected during the same period last year. Income taxes aggregated $5,234,737.74, while bank and corporation franchise tax exceeded last year’s revenue for the five months period by $2,000,000. Gasoline tax receipts applied to road purposes indicate a gain of $2,400,000. There is every indication, declared Controller Riley, that inheritance tax collections will show a decided increase over last year. Income from this source for the last fiscal year was $5,700,000, as compared to $5,000,000 for the first five months of the current fiscal year. FUNERAL SERVICES HELD TODAY FOR 0. D. WOODMAN The funeral of the late O. D. Woodman, local realtor who passed away Jast Thursday morning was held ‘in Holmes Funeral Home chapel at two

o’clock this afternoon with Rev. Edward J. Gray of the Methodist church officiating. Interment was made in Pine Grove cemetery beside his late brother, Freeman Woodman, who passed away about a’ month ago. Pall bearers were Horace Curnow, John O’Neill, James Colley, A. Jaccobs, Ed Uren and Lon Paine. EARLIER SHOW OPENING _ AT NEVADA THEATRE Bill Tamblyn, manager of the Nevada Theatre announces that beginning: Friday. the hours of the show opening will be 7 o’clock in the evening instead of 7:15, and that matinees will open at 2:00 p. m. instead of 2:15 p. m. MUSICAL PROGRAM PREPARING FOR ROTARY George Chaney, who will be program chairman of the Rotary meeting fext Thursday noon, states that he is preparing a program of music and_tap.dancing, in which several Nevada City amateurs will participate. This is the last meeting of 1937 and all members are urged to. be $2.50 present. First Gallery Prize. One ham, } ‘GIANNINI SAYS — COAST BUSINESS NOW AT BOTTOM SAN’ FRANCISCO, Dec. 27.—Pacific coast business has reached the bottom of the present lull, in the opinion of A. P. Giannini, chairman of the board of Bank of America. The, financial leader pointed to a long list of favorable facctors on which to base expectations that business, industry and finance will come up for a deficnite upswing early’in the new year. : “Industry is bound to get into thigh gear very soon,” Said Giannini today. ‘‘That so-called business recession has reduced stocks of manufactured articles to the point where ‘consumption is now ahead of pro-duction. Many stores are completely out of certain lines. In the face of his, retail buying has stepped up and factories will soon get orders for new stocks.” This condition is general throughout the nation, but the West Coast area has other conditions to stimulate a steady and permanent business growth, according to Giannini. “The nation’s population is migrating westward,’ he pointed out. ‘‘The whole far western region, California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Utah, experiencing rapid growth. Business simply must expand along With the population.” In-addition, the Bank of America chairman reiterated that 1937 has been a good year for the Pacific Coast farmer. In California the livestock, grape, peach and citrus producers in particular are ih an improved position. “That means a sound declared Giannini, ‘‘and it is reflected in a tangible way. California is topped only by one state in the number of persons paying federal income Pennsylvania is the gnly state to lead us. And in automobile use, California tops the state of New York in spite of that state’s heavy use of trucks, taxicabs and other commercial. vehicles. Automobile production out here on the coast is due for further expansion.” Citing the healthy condition of utilities in the Far West, Giannini asserted they would not be ‘adversly affected by the vast public projects with which the west has been favored. He said that only a few have as yet realized the tremendous advantages to. come from such works as the Central Valley project, Boulder Dam, Bonneville and Grand Coulee dams and many other projects. Said he: “I have no doubt that this federal policy has put us many years ahead of ourselves. If we had been forced to depend on our own taxing power we would -not have had them for 25 years, if ever.” The recession, which he now calls “recent,” Giannini believes has been greatly over-stréssed. “Relatively, conditions are so much better here than anywhere else in the world,”’ he declared, “that we are living in comparative affluence. We have every reason for confidence in the immediate future.”’ WOMAN ARSONIST TO-APPEAR IN COURT Mrs. Alice Bishpam, convicted on two counts of arson, will have a hearing. in the superior court tomorrow on a motion for a new trial. If it is denied she is to be sentenced. Mrs. Bishpam was found guilty of setting fire to the Taylor building in Grass Valley last July. She conducted a beauty parlor in the building and the fire also damaged is position,”’ tax. two other business firms in the building. 3 Edd Addington visited Rev. H. Buckner at the home of his daughter in Auburn Thursday and took withyhim gifts presented by the high school Epworth League and members of Rev. Buckner's Sunday school class, in the Methodist church, A Christmas dinner party enjoyed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Becker in Marysville had as guests the following: Mr. and Mrs. Carl Johnson, Misses Betty and Lois Held, Virene Bruce, Bill Held of this city;:Mr. and Mrs. Fred Develey, Jr. Auburn, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Develey, Sr., and« daughter of Alleghany. Carl Murchie, who is attending University of California, left last evening for the bay district to resume his school work. E Clampus By KATHERINE BRIATHWAITE Gold; Downieville; E Clampus Vitus! The names connote much when applied to the incredible days of 1849 when the Argonauts broke trail into the wilderness of northern Colifornia foothills in search of a golden treasure. : And it was at Downieville, situated on the banks of the turburlent Yuba river, high up in the Sierra mountains, that the order of E Clampus Vitus and all its Humbugs congreated and formed their first lodge. The name is partly pig-Latin, partly the result of imaginative pioneers and wholly nonsensical. No one seems to know exactly, from whence originated the order of E. Clampus Vitus. There are Humbugs who claim it migrated from the eastern, states and settled in Sierra country and was made active by the potential business men of the Downieville-Sierra City’ region ‘who’ were in the early days, tormented by such pests as charlatins, fake tax collectors and other forms of felonious enterprises. Other Humbugs claim the order was formed for purely social rea+ sons, but all agree that as a_ pest remover the lodge proved.jto be a great success. It is also agreed . by ‘every citizen throughout the mining regions and the width and breadth of the United States that E Clampus Vitus is renowned for its many noble deeds. In the early days of California history Sir Douglas Sholto was an active Humbug in this unique organization. . And in Detember of 1937 the Hum-, bugs of today harkened to Harry Furlong of Auburn when he announced that the old historical town of Downieville was periled by the flood waters. of the. Yuba river. The Spirit of 1849: still survives, and when the members of the E . Clamaus Vitus heard that their favorite town was in dire need a spontaneous desire to be of help urged} the Humbugs from Marysville, Auburn, Grass Valley, Nevada City and Camptonville to go to the assistance of the stricken city. As a result of a meeting held early in December of the Lord Sholto Lodge No. 3, E Clampus Vitus of Auburn, ways and means were considered for bringing Christmas cheer to the people of Downieville. A call went out over the United States for all good mebbers to come to the aid of the party-and was ansCAR ROBE THIEF GETS AWAY, ROBE RECOVERED Returning from a trip to Stockton the latter part of last week Contractor Lee Day stopped in front of his home near the Holmes Funeral Home and went into the house a few moments. Returning to the car he found a handsome handmade robe had been stolen from the machine. Lieutenant Chas. Ninnis was called and with Officer J. Allen, a hurried ‘trip was made out by the depot and the man evidently dropped the robe when he saw the Black Maria and officers ccoming and ran. The robe had been dropped beside the tracks near a freight car. CAR TURNS OVERON WET ICY PAVEMENT Members of the Pat McGhee family escaped with bruises and one child a slgiht cut on the forehead when their car turned over on the wet, slippery pavement near the Gola Nugget Inn in the Glenbrook area at an early hour this morning. The car was damaged to the extent of about $200. Mr. McGhee is employed Hill and with his family had made a trip to southern California to spend Christmas with relatives. CHAS. NINNIS SUFFERS SEVERE HEART ATTACK Charles Ninnis, police officer, at. four o’clock this afternoon was taken seriously ill with a heart attack: He; at the Shovel Placers at Columbia . was immediately rushed to his home.} Vitus Is — Revived on Old Model wered in the form of willing, helpful hands, donations, and arbitrary assessments. Other clubs, individuals, and civic organizations responded to the call and Santa Claus was asked to make a special visit to;the children of Downieville, i A group of citizens composed of Clint Mason, Miss Allen, ‘and Judge Landis arranged a program from Auburn. Lou Eichler and Dr. J.R. Carr of Marysville were directors for Yuba‘ county, Loyal .Freeman, president of the Grass Valley chamber of commerce Headed a group’ to take care of that end of the program, and Clyde Gwin handled the Nevada City activities. InAuburn, Paul William Randolph, Claiborne and Robert Mason were appointed by acting Grand Humbug Earl Crabbe to serve as transportation committte. Harry Furlong was named genéral co-ordinating chairman to act with the various. communities involved in the program. On Tuesday evening December 21 a huge automobile parade began in Marysville and Auburn and headed for Downieville. By the time it reached Grass Valley it had attained proportions of a giant caravan. Captain Joe Blake of the state highway patrol now took the lead and piloted the mighty procession which grew longer and longer as automomiles from Nevada City, North -San Juan and Camptonville fell into line, And each car in the caravan was filled to capacity with toys, candy, nuts, and apples. Then’ there weree choir voices in those cars, and carol singers, speakers, and talented musicians:-who were delighted with the prospect of bringing good cheer and happiness to the less fortunate. As the caravan traversed the winging, twisting mountain road it resembled a Gargantuan string of Christmas lights of deep yellow, flashing white headlights and ‘the jewel like crimson of the glowing stop and _ tail lights as the *cars coiled along the narrow grades that reach far back into the rugged foothill country. The lacy evergreens, up there in the highlands, were silhoutted against the black velvet of the heavens and bright twinkling stars seemed to répose on the tops of the tallest fir trees. , Somewhere among the cars in the caravan a voice was singing,, “Peace on earth, good will to ‘mankind,’’ expressing the sentiment of all. Arrived at Downieville the ‘passengers from the caravan flowed in. to the stréets, restaurants, and the hotels or toured the town and viewed the ruins the Yuba river left after its wild rampage. Promptly at 7:30 the E. Clampus Vitus lodge of Marysville paraded down the streets bearing torches and outlandish swords and muskets. Following ‘the Clampers were the young men and women of the A Capella Choir of the Placer Junior College of Auburn, carrying lighted candelabrum and singing. The parade led the vast throng of guests and townspeople to Memorial Hall where the affairs of the evening were under the sponsorship of the combined committeemen, After an appropriate program Santa Claus arrived on the scene and each Of the forty six children there received not one present, ‘but four and fi e carefully chosen gifts as the names and ages of the children had ‘been listed many days before and each gift was chosen to please a certain boy or girl. Around the Christmas tree were dozens of boxes of red apples, and golden oranges. A Each qlild received more candy’ and nuts than it could carry away because their.little arms were filled to their eyes with honest to goodness Christmas presents. LIQUOR THIEF FLOATED — Chief -of Police Garfield Robson was called Sunday to arrest a transient from er establishment on Broad ‘The man was picked ‘up after he gone a short distance out Sa ysl ‘stole two quarts of whisk: to street. he liquor stock at the SehreibHis condition is regarded