February 28, 1936 (8 pages)

Thinking Out Loud (By H. M. L.) Ardent supporters. of the New Deai sometimes seem” slightly miffed when any criticism is leveled at »the various alphabetical activities “in which: thé New Deal manifests it@ a va self. They ‘declare. it rank ingratijude when such’ criticism, or ht complaint is leveled at the WPA system and methods locally. It is equivalent, they say, to looking a gift horse in the mouth. Righ there we disagree! What this community, and every other community in the nation is doing, is buying various improvements for the community at a high price with carrying charges that make the price still higher. In years to come we ‘shall be paying for them in installments, These installments will be @. aia directly and indirectly in oui bi taxes. We have every right therefore to complain if at any time we feel that we are not getting our money’s worth. CWA, SERA, and WPA projects’ were and are not gifts. Our children will be paying for them while we repose quietly with our toes to the daisies. Republicans, Old Guards and the younger ones, who are yelling that the four billion dollars voted for relief, is equivalent to a huge Democratic campaign fund, should save their breath. That four billion the heaviest mill stone: that was ever hung upon a political party‘s neck. If Roosevelt’s administration survives this year’s testing, it will be for other reasons than the expendis “ture of a sum so vast. ny What the people of this country are now elamoring for, whenever they become articulate, is ~ relief from the burden of. relief. The thing grows upon its own fodder, that is the need of relief increases apparently with the means of relief. It is going to be a rigorous process, but eventually a relief shift must come. States, counties and cities must resume the burden of relief. When that time comes we shall find relief needs suddenly diminished, It’s home folks that know whether their neighbor needs relief work or a plain dole, and once the job of deciding that .question is put up to them, the home folks will know what to do. Uncle Cy Hopper ses: “Thisere ‘rocket the papers made sech a fuss abaout, recollecs tew me, the greenbackers, the dew ‘nuthins, Coxy’s airmy, the mugwumps an the bull Moos. An agin it calls tew mind the Townsendites an the newdists an the Epics. Thisere rocket arter all the fuss and hullabaloo riz ten fut in the air and fizzled.”’ California is in vanguard of the states that are staging ‘‘come backs.”’ The U. S. Department of Commerce says the Golden State leads because of the great diversification. of its products: in fish, from sardines to whales, in fowls from canaries -to turkeys, in flesh, from piglets to ponderous white faced bulls, and in the realm of fruits from avacados to gorgeous apples. In mineral output we range from petroleum through the: whole gamut of copper, to gold. Our Native Sons are natives of the.Golden West. It mate west where all the good things of life abound, and where,»were it not for the constant infttow of the indigent from otherStates, poverty ~ would soon be abolished. When Hitler banned Charlie Chaplin’s.play ‘“‘Modern Times” from Germany he alleged it was because the mat i play betrayed a trend toward communism. A pert Paris paper declares that the ban was laid because Charlie’s little false moustache was a dead ringer for Hitler’s real one. Hitler dreads being comic or contributing to comedy and Chaplin ~dreads .being anything else. BANNER MT. POST WILL INITIATE TEN Ten or more e candidates will take the obligation of the order of Banner’ Mt. Post,, V.F. W., when National Commander James Van Zandt hroadcasts the initiatory work from PWashington, D. C. at 8:30 Tuesday evening, March 2. ® The Meeting will be held in. the Elks hall, Nevada City. Judge Geo. L. Jones has been secured as speaker of the evening. Mr. Earl Raymona post adjutant, and Mrs. Raymona, the latter a talented musician, have arranged a. isplendid mansion). program. TO REGISTER VOTERS Mrs. Mae Carr has been appointed a deputy county ‘clerk to register ‘voters in Nevada Cer is the. ulti-4° Nevada City Nugget COVERS RICHEST GOLD The Nevada City Nugget helps your city and county to grow in population and prosperity. By subscribing to, and advertising in the Nugget, therefore, yeu help yourself. Vol. 10, No. oF _The C County Seat Paper NEVADA city, CALIFORNIA AREA IN CALIFORNIA — £39 _The GOLD Contac F RIDAY, e EBRUARY 28, 1936. "SOUND LUMBER WENT INTO OLD CITY HALL ti Wwreckiie the © the old city hall, which was built in 1878, sixtysight years ago, Douglas fir girdars exposed in the foufidation on Wednesday were found tobe as good as the day they were put in the building. The lumber may have been cut in Northern California or southern Oregon in. early days where this fir grows and is known as Oregon fir. The:lumber is absolutely clear, without Knotholes; and is said to be better than the first grade lumber of today: Superintendent John C. Schreck stated the lumber will be ased again in the new city hall. FOREIGN TRADE BALANCE OF U.S. TAKES BIG DROP (By RALPH H. TAYLOR) The favorable trade balance of the United States is now the lowest since 1911. More than that, it is 50 per cent below the 1934 balance! And looking at the facts squarely without recourse to ‘‘wishful thinkng,’’ there is little likelihood of any material improvement in America’s export trade for some time to come. No less an authority than Chester Davis, director of the AAA,. declares that European countries, due to e¢u nomic stringency, war threat and war, are bending every effort toward becoming self-sustaining. He ‘adds that in light of these conditions the United States can not look. forward to any immediate improvement in her foreign markets. Actuated by the immutable law of self-pregéexvation, the “problem appears to have resolved itself on a basis of ‘‘Every Nation for itself.’’ Canada, for example, is concentrating as far as possible on Canadian products. England continues, to the utmost of her ability, to ‘‘Buy British.”” Germany favors products of the Fatherland with a drastic ruling that imports can be paid for only in Germais goods—a severe blow to the California prune industry. Italy, apprehensive of a new European war and blockade of her seaports, is determined to be “sufficient unto herself’’ at all costs. And France keeps pace with the others, speeding up production of her agricultural plant and her other industries. Nor is there the slightest basis of truth in the oft-repeated statement that other nations have adopted their high tariffs in by the United States. As a matter of fact, most of the European nations raised their tariff batfiers first and cried “we, shall have to retaliate’’ hoping, thereby, to prevent the oe States from doing likewise. then 2 “Tn the cae game of international diplomacy, the United States has} been constantly out-bid and _ outbluffed. What, then, of American agriculture under these conditions? The National Cooperative Council, comprised of the country’s leading farm cooperatives, has enunciated the only sound and sane policy to meet such an emergency in its declaration that “the American market for agricultural products:should be given first to American agriculture.” Such a policy should be adopted without any thought of _ reprisal. California farmers, particularly, have benefited by a heavy export trade in times past and every effort should be made to retain the foreign trade which still exists. On the other hand, it-is absolutely imperative that tariff protection be used at the present time to equalize the difference in production costs at home and abroad—and to prevent foreign products. from under-selling American products right in our own American market. American agriculture does not ask tariff barriers which would prohibit the importation of foreign commodities, nor does it seek a tariff which would force prices above reasonable, competitive levels, representing American standards of living. It has a right, however, to expect protection against being undersold in its own market—and against the break down of American, wage standards. Sound economics, rather than any spirit of reprisal, should be the govretaliation -against increased tariffs established WRITE PLATFORM, STICK TOIT, IS G. 0. P. PROMISE SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27.—Republiéans east of ‘the Mississippi river are wot only optimistic regarding the outcome .of the 1936 presidential election, but are confident that the Republican party will sweep the country, declared Mrs. Hazel Pedlar Faulkner, Executive Director of the Women’s Division of the Republican State Central Committee, on her return here toga from a month’s tour of eastern states. Mrs. Faulkner said: d “The leaders of the Republican party, such as Chairman Henry P. Fletcher of the Republican National Committee, Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg. of Michigan, Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas, Congressman Frank Carlson of Kansas, and scores of others are gratified over the definite disappearance of what they termed the ‘defeatist attitude’ which followed the national elections of four years and’ two. years ago and the evident confidence in a forthcoming Reppblican victory, which has replaced that attitude definitely. “Senator Vandenberg stressed the importance in this campaign of the platform which the Republican party must write in Cleveland. Recalling the fact that many Republicans shared the belief of the Democrats in their platform of 1932 he expressed his conviction that the most important task which confronts the Republican party today is writing a sound platform whose planks will be adhered to definitely after election and not repudiated as have those of the Democratic platform of 1932. “Representing as he does an Agricultural state, Senator Capper, the Senior Senator from Kansas, pointed to the hecessity on the part of the Republicans for a satisfactory agricultural plank: in their platform. Because of financial relief which came to the middle west as the’ result of the former AAA policy Senator Capper recognizes the mandate to. the Republican platform committee to find a reasonable ‘substitute for the former. Like Vandenberg he expressed confidence in the party’s ability to meet the problem adequately. “Party leaders east and west ree-' ognize that this election more than any previous one will be determinca largely by the women of ‘the counThis mre han try. time in any previous campaign are voters confronted with plain issues which effect thém very directly. There are mére things for women to be concerned about, in determining which party shall be given responsibility in these critical times, than has been the case since national suffrage has been granted. Throughout the country, east and west, as never before, women are realizing this. and are making intelligent effort not only to inform themselves but to get out each voter who should be recorded.” MERRIAM NAMES ELEVEN TO JOBS SACRAMENTO, Feb. 27.—Eleven appointments and reappointments to state board commissions bureau jobs mostly regulating the varand ious professions were announced today by Governor Frank F. Merriam’s administration, the Sacramento Bee reports. Earl S. Anderson, formerly a -Los Angeles hydraulic engineer and for the last year a member of Governor Merriam’s. secretarial staff, was named state registrar of contractors by William Bonelli state direetor of professional and vocational standards. Governor Merriam announced the following appointments: State park comngtission — Grace Richardson Butterfield,. San Francisco, succeeding Madie, Brown, San Francisco. State board of? architectural examiners, northern district-—Reappointments: Harry J. Devine, Sacramento; C. J. Ryland, Monterey, and W: C. Perry, Berkeley. New appointment: Arthur H. Memmler, of erning factor in the-country’s trade policies. — : : And sound economics certainly should dictate an even break for ‘POLICE FORCE LOCK . . . —three to take it off! That lock I on the door of the former Nevada . . City Tavern on Broad street. About tlree months ago Con. . stable William Jeffry padlocked . . “he doors~beeause the place had oeen attached. Until Wednesday it still hous. ! ed an electric clock, the property of The Postal Telegraph company. That was a very important. clock so Superintendent Glick of San Francisco came up here tq get it. With an array of officer, Chief \ Robson, Constale Jeffry and Judge AMobley, he went forth to rescue he Postal Telegraph clock. In’ dignified file they approached the door lock, they attacked the énsemble, it didn’t budge. A erowd gathered, offered advice and. cheers. A hack-saw was applied: Chief Robson applied the power, che.lock was adamant, William Jeffry tried his hand and technique, the-lock remained firmly on the door, then Judge Mobley gave aid judiciously, but the lock didn’t budge. Then they all tried together, . . Superintendent Glick helping push . she hack-saw this time. The lock gave way, Superintendent Glick carried the clock away before the admiring crowd. The story of the frayewith pictures of officers will appear in the Postal Telegraph News* published n New York. Pictures have been promised to the local officers. BIDS SOUGHT ON GRAMMAR SCHOOL BLDG. In this issue of the Nevada City Nugget a notice to contractors ap= mar school for Nevada City. The bids will be opened Friday, March 13. The new structure; as the plans drafted show, willbe a modern plant in many respects much more economical from the standpoint of. heating_and lighting than the old building most of which was erected in 1868. TWO THUGS WANTED HERE RESIST EXTRADITION Andrew Hooper and Cecil Kaedle, two thugs who slugged and \robbed Deputy Sheriff Theodore Tobiassen in the Gold Nugget Inn some months ago,arrested recently in Wallace, Idaho, and jailed awaiting extradis tion, are fighting extradition. They have hired an attorney and before they can be extradited local officers will have to appear at a hearing before the governor in Boise City. This was the advice received by wire yesterday by Sheriff-Carl Tobiassen. CLUB WOMEN MEET A large delegation of Nevada: City Civic Club women attended the TriCounty convention in Roseville on Thursday. The meeting proved most instructive and a dainty luncheon was enjoyed. Representatives from the three counties were present. Many interesting speakers were heard and good reports given from each club. Berkeley, replacing Charles FP. ic Roeth, Oakland. State boad of architectural examiners. .southern district—-Reappoint‘ments: Harold Burket, Ventura; Harold C. Chambers, Los Angeles; G. Stanley Wilson, Riverside. ' State board of accountancy—Reappointments: Gilbert S. Gilbertson, Fresno; and H. Ivor Thomas, Los Angeles: Mr. Alfred Kelly, business man of Tonopah, Nev., came to Nevada City Wednesday to attend the funeral of his late friend, Ernest Cole. Mr. Kelly was born in Pensilva, Cornwall, England and left there when a young man. It Was quite a pleasant surprise to meet aformer friend in Constable William Jeffrey of this city, whom he had not seen since Mr. Jeffrey left England as.a young man in 1890. The weight of a cubic foot of gold home products in home markets. is 1205. pounds. TO SALVAGE CLOCK . It took one officer to put/it on . . pears inviting bids on a new gram Last Novémber a deer census was started in the Tahoe National forest under the supervision of Mr. Leland Smith, grazing inspector, with several CCC “boys as assistants. Thirty different areas of the west side forests have been surveyed us to where deer winter, condition of areas after winter rains, normal conditions, or residence and: migration of deer. A survey or check of this territory will be made next year. Dué to an open winter the deer were able to stay in the mountains this winter. *On°the east side of the Tahoe National forest ranges the survey while not completed, shows definitely where the deer stay and range. One large area was found to be with out deer, while several others were densely populated. Mr. Smith said he Had found deer in places almost starving while good forage was only a mile away, establishing the fact that the animals have a definite home and limited range. The food the deer browse on consistsof wild cherry, willow, chapparral and snow brush. Manzanita is eaten only as last resort. The work has progressed so far that all that is needed is a type map to check species, habits, etc., which will require mueh work before being completed. Mr. Leland Smith accompanied by trip into the eastern part of Nevada county last week to recheck part of their work. They found the movement of deer quite-decided, there being more in some areas than a month ago. This work is not final and surveys_ will continue. Mr. Smith stated he’ feels certain there are many less deer in the mountains than prior to 1933. Much of this is due to wild animals, but it is known. beyond a doubt there is a very large illegal Forest Ranger Pete Land made a Wild Life Census of Tahoe Reveals Wolves Many Deer and Bear kill by poachers. While the national forests have taken up this work Smith has followed it for many years He stated that in areas where 15 to 20 deer were found in the past, there are none now. Many black and brown bear are known to live in the Webber Lake It has been estimated several thousand coyotes are in the back country also. A few mountain lions are in the nationelpreserve.Mr: Smith stated it had been established that there were two lions in the Camptonville district; two in the Sierraville area; possibly three or four in-the Forest Hill country, and an old lion ana two yearlings in the Steep Hollow district east of Nevada City. The lions destroy many of the helpless deer during a year. For the first time in many years five timber wolves are ranging on Mt. Rose, Nevada in the eastern part of the Tahoe National forest. These are the first wolves Mr. Smith has seensince coming to the local preserve in 1925.The wolves, dark, iron gray in color and with much heavier shoulders and jaws than coy~ otes, are following the deer. per. saw one wolf on Mt. Rose and ‘a few days ago Mr. Smith saw a wolf chasing a deer about 200 yards from him, in the Truckee district. These creatures will not attack humans unless in bands, cornered or hungry. The heaviest snow pack for many years lies in the Sierra Nevadas. Mr. Smith found one and a half to two feet of snow in the Sierra Valley, three to four feet in the mountains. The storm Sunday and Monday almost doubled the season’s-snow fall there being nine feet of snow at Cisco Wednesday morning, and 18 feet at. Donner Summit. : and French Meadows country. GOLD FLAT COUPLE IN 60TH YEAR OF WEDLOCK and Mr». Gold The many friends of Mr. W. R. (Riley) Williams Flat will be sorry to learn that they of are both ill in bed with a severe atDue to this illness they 59th tack of flu. were not able to celebrate their wedding anniversary which occurred January 30. A daughter, Mrs. Ritter, also ill at the time, passed away February 4. Mr. and Mrs. Williams were married in Susanville, Lassen county, residing there until 20 years ago when they moved to Stirling City, Sixteen years ago they moved to Nevada City purchased and resided in.the house for 16 years that they sold to Mr. and Mrs. Leland Smith on Prospect Hill and moved to Gold Flat where _. they have resided since. Mrs. Williams was. born in Wisconsin and came to California in 18 by way of the Isthmus of Panama. Mr. Williams was born in Iowa and crossed the plains by wagon train-in early days. Mr. Williams family settled at Wheatland and he also tesided at Spenceville, western Nevada county, for Many years. He was 81 years of age January 30, on his wedding anniversary. Mrs. Williams ‘is 78 years of age. : They have two daughters, Mrs. George Noyes and Mrs. Chester Doolittle of Gold Flat; four sons, Clarence A. Williams and Robert Williams, Stockton; Frederick -A. Williams, St. Helena; John DeLos Williams, Richmond. There are also twerity five grand cchildren and seyen great grand children. Family members are planning for a big celebration next January 30 honoring their 60th wedding anniversary. Mr. Joe Wilhoite, manager of the Safeway stores in Nevada City, and Mrs. Wilhoite, motored to San Francisco Saturday for a two day trip. ‘Friends in Lodi joined them for the delightful time. They went on board in San Francisco bay with the New York and Texas. =. Mrs. J. E. Marriott, who has been . visiting her daughter, Miss Gertrude Marriott, in San Francisco, the past . erations at the mine, that while the battleship Oklahoma, which was. month, returned homé Wednesday. be NEW LEDGE IS DISCOVERED IN GREAT NORTHERN It has been the streets for the past week or two that the Great Northern Gold Mines rumored around. on important new and Ine., have made an developments from-— Arthur charge of the discovery in their it is understood Hoge, who is in opthe ledge has so far not been opened up to any great extent that it is, apparently, an important discovery as the values average better than $40 per ton and the ledge has -all the characteristics of being of the same character of rock that has been typical of what has been taken out heretofore at what is. generally ues. have been higher than ne general average. This new ledge, according in remined at this time, is apparently, a north and south ledge that closely parallels the contact and is some; thing that has not been developed or opened up heretofore. acter of the ore and the values; and the means of developing a considerit can be opened up and developea. WASHINGTON ROAD CLEARED The Washington 2 junction of the -Tahoe-Ukiah to the Red Ledge mine was’cleared of snow under the direction \of Supervisor Cary S. Arbogast. Eight é of new snow fell at the Suncti ee: Monday. fea 2 SENTENCED TO 30 DA Jim Duffy, alias Roy Matto rested for disturbing: Peace Moorehouse, ent ed to 30 days: in the recently Mr. A trap-_ M. known as the Hoge mine. These val-ports and as near as can be deter— The management as well as the © leasers, are very optimistic over the discovery of this new ledge, the char— they all feel that it is going to be ably increased production as soon as : “Toad from the . by the country tractor Wednesray.

Thinking Out Loud (By H. M. L.) Ardent supporters. of the New Deai sometimes seem” slightly miffed when any criticism is leveled at »the various alphabetical activities “in which: thé New Deal manifests it@ a va self. They ‘declare. it rank ingratijude when such’ criticism, or ht complaint is leveled at the WPA system and methods locally. It is equivalent, they say, to looking a gift horse in the mouth. Righ there we disagree! What this community, and every other community in the nation is doing, is buying various improvements for the community at a high price with carrying charges that make the price still higher. In years to come we ‘shall be paying for them in installments, These installments will be @. aia directly and indirectly in oui bi taxes. We have every right therefore to complain if at any time we feel that we are not getting our money’s worth. CWA, SERA, and WPA projects’ were and are not gifts. Our children will be paying for them while we repose quietly with our toes to the daisies. Republicans, Old Guards and the younger ones, who are yelling that the four billion dollars voted for relief, is equivalent to a huge Democratic campaign fund, should save their breath. That four billion the heaviest mill stone: that was ever hung upon a political party‘s neck. If Roosevelt’s administration survives this year’s testing, it will be for other reasons than the expendis “ture of a sum so vast. ny What the people of this country are now elamoring for, whenever they become articulate, is ~ relief from the burden of. relief. The thing grows upon its own fodder, that is the need of relief increases apparently with the means of relief. It is going to be a rigorous process, but eventually a relief shift must come. States, counties and cities must resume the burden of relief. When that time comes we shall find relief needs suddenly diminished, It’s home folks that know whether their neighbor needs relief work or a plain dole, and once the job of deciding that .question is put up to them, the home folks will know what to do. Uncle Cy Hopper ses: “Thisere ‘rocket the papers made sech a fuss abaout, recollecs tew me, the greenbackers, the dew ‘nuthins, Coxy’s airmy, the mugwumps an the bull Moos. An agin it calls tew mind the Townsendites an the newdists an the Epics. Thisere rocket arter all the fuss and hullabaloo riz ten fut in the air and fizzled.”’ California is in vanguard of the states that are staging ‘‘come backs.”’ The U. S. Department of Commerce says the Golden State leads because of the great diversification. of its products: in fish, from sardines to whales, in fowls from canaries -to turkeys, in flesh, from piglets to ponderous white faced bulls, and in the realm of fruits from avacados to gorgeous apples. In mineral output we range from petroleum through the: whole gamut of copper, to gold. Our Native Sons are natives of the.Golden West. It mate west where all the good things of life abound, and where,»were it not for the constant infttow of the indigent from otherStates, poverty ~ would soon be abolished. When Hitler banned Charlie Chaplin’s.play ‘“‘Modern Times” from Germany he alleged it was because the mat i play betrayed a trend toward communism. A pert Paris paper declares that the ban was laid because Charlie’s little false moustache was a dead ringer for Hitler’s real one. Hitler dreads being comic or contributing to comedy and Chaplin ~dreads .being anything else. BANNER MT. POST WILL INITIATE TEN Ten or more e candidates will take the obligation of the order of Banner’ Mt. Post,, V.F. W., when National Commander James Van Zandt hroadcasts the initiatory work from PWashington, D. C. at 8:30 Tuesday evening, March 2. ® The Meeting will be held in. the Elks hall, Nevada City. Judge Geo. L. Jones has been secured as speaker of the evening. Mr. Earl Raymona post adjutant, and Mrs. Raymona, the latter a talented musician, have arranged a. isplendid mansion). program. TO REGISTER VOTERS Mrs. Mae Carr has been appointed a deputy county ‘clerk to register ‘voters in Nevada Cer is the. ulti-4° Nevada City Nugget COVERS RICHEST GOLD The Nevada City Nugget helps your city and county to grow in population and prosperity. By subscribing to, and advertising in the Nugget, therefore, yeu help yourself. Vol. 10, No. oF _The C County Seat Paper NEVADA city, CALIFORNIA AREA IN CALIFORNIA — £39 _The GOLD Contac F RIDAY, e EBRUARY 28, 1936. "SOUND LUMBER WENT INTO OLD CITY HALL ti Wwreckiie the © the old city hall, which was built in 1878, sixtysight years ago, Douglas fir girdars exposed in the foufidation on Wednesday were found tobe as good as the day they were put in the building. The lumber may have been cut in Northern California or southern Oregon in. early days where this fir grows and is known as Oregon fir. The:lumber is absolutely clear, without Knotholes; and is said to be better than the first grade lumber of today: Superintendent John C. Schreck stated the lumber will be ased again in the new city hall. FOREIGN TRADE BALANCE OF U.S. TAKES BIG DROP (By RALPH H. TAYLOR) The favorable trade balance of the United States is now the lowest since 1911. More than that, it is 50 per cent below the 1934 balance! And looking at the facts squarely without recourse to ‘‘wishful thinkng,’’ there is little likelihood of any material improvement in America’s export trade for some time to come. No less an authority than Chester Davis, director of the AAA,. declares that European countries, due to e¢u nomic stringency, war threat and war, are bending every effort toward becoming self-sustaining. He ‘adds that in light of these conditions the United States can not look. forward to any immediate improvement in her foreign markets. Actuated by the immutable law of self-pregéexvation, the “problem appears to have resolved itself on a basis of ‘‘Every Nation for itself.’’ Canada, for example, is concentrating as far as possible on Canadian products. England continues, to the utmost of her ability, to ‘‘Buy British.”” Germany favors products of the Fatherland with a drastic ruling that imports can be paid for only in Germais goods—a severe blow to the California prune industry. Italy, apprehensive of a new European war and blockade of her seaports, is determined to be “sufficient unto herself’’ at all costs. And France keeps pace with the others, speeding up production of her agricultural plant and her other industries. Nor is there the slightest basis of truth in the oft-repeated statement that other nations have adopted their high tariffs in by the United States. As a matter of fact, most of the European nations raised their tariff batfiers first and cried “we, shall have to retaliate’’ hoping, thereby, to prevent the oe States from doing likewise. then 2 “Tn the cae game of international diplomacy, the United States has} been constantly out-bid and _ outbluffed. What, then, of American agriculture under these conditions? The National Cooperative Council, comprised of the country’s leading farm cooperatives, has enunciated the only sound and sane policy to meet such an emergency in its declaration that “the American market for agricultural products:should be given first to American agriculture.” Such a policy should be adopted without any thought of _ reprisal. California farmers, particularly, have benefited by a heavy export trade in times past and every effort should be made to retain the foreign trade which still exists. On the other hand, it-is absolutely imperative that tariff protection be used at the present time to equalize the difference in production costs at home and abroad—and to prevent foreign products. from under-selling American products right in our own American market. American agriculture does not ask tariff barriers which would prohibit the importation of foreign commodities, nor does it seek a tariff which would force prices above reasonable, competitive levels, representing American standards of living. It has a right, however, to expect protection against being undersold in its own market—and against the break down of American, wage standards. Sound economics, rather than any spirit of reprisal, should be the govretaliation -against increased tariffs established WRITE PLATFORM, STICK TOIT, IS G. 0. P. PROMISE SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27.—Republiéans east of ‘the Mississippi river are wot only optimistic regarding the outcome .of the 1936 presidential election, but are confident that the Republican party will sweep the country, declared Mrs. Hazel Pedlar Faulkner, Executive Director of the Women’s Division of the Republican State Central Committee, on her return here toga from a month’s tour of eastern states. Mrs. Faulkner said: d “The leaders of the Republican party, such as Chairman Henry P. Fletcher of the Republican National Committee, Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg. of Michigan, Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas, Congressman Frank Carlson of Kansas, and scores of others are gratified over the definite disappearance of what they termed the ‘defeatist attitude’ which followed the national elections of four years and’ two. years ago and the evident confidence in a forthcoming Reppblican victory, which has replaced that attitude definitely. “Senator Vandenberg stressed the importance in this campaign of the platform which the Republican party must write in Cleveland. Recalling the fact that many Republicans shared the belief of the Democrats in their platform of 1932 he expressed his conviction that the most important task which confronts the Republican party today is writing a sound platform whose planks will be adhered to definitely after election and not repudiated as have those of the Democratic platform of 1932. “Representing as he does an Agricultural state, Senator Capper, the Senior Senator from Kansas, pointed to the hecessity on the part of the Republicans for a satisfactory agricultural plank: in their platform. Because of financial relief which came to the middle west as the’ result of the former AAA policy Senator Capper recognizes the mandate to. the Republican platform committee to find a reasonable ‘substitute for the former. Like Vandenberg he expressed confidence in the party’s ability to meet the problem adequately. “Party leaders east and west ree-' ognize that this election more than any previous one will be determinca largely by the women of ‘the counThis mre han try. time in any previous campaign are voters confronted with plain issues which effect thém very directly. There are mére things for women to be concerned about, in determining which party shall be given responsibility in these critical times, than has been the case since national suffrage has been granted. Throughout the country, east and west, as never before, women are realizing this. and are making intelligent effort not only to inform themselves but to get out each voter who should be recorded.” MERRIAM NAMES ELEVEN TO JOBS SACRAMENTO, Feb. 27.—Eleven appointments and reappointments to state board commissions bureau jobs mostly regulating the varand ious professions were announced today by Governor Frank F. Merriam’s administration, the Sacramento Bee reports. Earl S. Anderson, formerly a -Los Angeles hydraulic engineer and for the last year a member of Governor Merriam’s. secretarial staff, was named state registrar of contractors by William Bonelli state direetor of professional and vocational standards. Governor Merriam announced the following appointments: State park comngtission — Grace Richardson Butterfield,. San Francisco, succeeding Madie, Brown, San Francisco. State board of? architectural examiners, northern district-—Reappointments: Harry J. Devine, Sacramento; C. J. Ryland, Monterey, and W: C. Perry, Berkeley. New appointment: Arthur H. Memmler, of

erning factor in the-country’s trade policies. — : : And sound economics certainly should dictate an even break for ‘POLICE FORCE LOCK . . . —three to take it off! That lock I on the door of the former Nevada . . City Tavern on Broad street. About tlree months ago Con. . stable William Jeffry padlocked . . “he doors~beeause the place had oeen attached. Until Wednesday it still hous. ! ed an electric clock, the property of The Postal Telegraph company. That was a very important. clock so Superintendent Glick of San Francisco came up here tq get it. With an array of officer, Chief \ Robson, Constale Jeffry and Judge AMobley, he went forth to rescue he Postal Telegraph clock. In’ dignified file they approached the door lock, they attacked the énsemble, it didn’t budge. A erowd gathered, offered advice and. cheers. A hack-saw was applied: Chief Robson applied the power, che.lock was adamant, William Jeffry tried his hand and technique, the-lock remained firmly on the door, then Judge Mobley gave aid judiciously, but the lock didn’t budge. Then they all tried together, . . Superintendent Glick helping push . she hack-saw this time. The lock gave way, Superintendent Glick carried the clock away before the admiring crowd. The story of the frayewith pictures of officers will appear in the Postal Telegraph News* published n New York. Pictures have been promised to the local officers. BIDS SOUGHT ON GRAMMAR SCHOOL BLDG. In this issue of the Nevada City Nugget a notice to contractors ap= mar school for Nevada City. The bids will be opened Friday, March 13. The new structure; as the plans drafted show, willbe a modern plant in many respects much more economical from the standpoint of. heating_and lighting than the old building most of which was erected in 1868. TWO THUGS WANTED HERE RESIST EXTRADITION Andrew Hooper and Cecil Kaedle, two thugs who slugged and \robbed Deputy Sheriff Theodore Tobiassen in the Gold Nugget Inn some months ago,arrested recently in Wallace, Idaho, and jailed awaiting extradis tion, are fighting extradition. They have hired an attorney and before they can be extradited local officers will have to appear at a hearing before the governor in Boise City. This was the advice received by wire yesterday by Sheriff-Carl Tobiassen. CLUB WOMEN MEET A large delegation of Nevada: City Civic Club women attended the TriCounty convention in Roseville on Thursday. The meeting proved most instructive and a dainty luncheon was enjoyed. Representatives from the three counties were present. Many interesting speakers were heard and good reports given from each club. Berkeley, replacing Charles FP. ic Roeth, Oakland. State boad of architectural examiners. .southern district—-Reappoint‘ments: Harold Burket, Ventura; Harold C. Chambers, Los Angeles; G. Stanley Wilson, Riverside. ' State board of accountancy—Reappointments: Gilbert S. Gilbertson, Fresno; and H. Ivor Thomas, Los Angeles: Mr. Alfred Kelly, business man of Tonopah, Nev., came to Nevada City Wednesday to attend the funeral of his late friend, Ernest Cole. Mr. Kelly was born in Pensilva, Cornwall, England and left there when a young man. It Was quite a pleasant surprise to meet aformer friend in Constable William Jeffrey of this city, whom he had not seen since Mr. Jeffrey left England as.a young man in 1890. The weight of a cubic foot of gold home products in home markets. is 1205. pounds. TO SALVAGE CLOCK . It took one officer to put/it on . . pears inviting bids on a new gram Last Novémber a deer census was started in the Tahoe National forest under the supervision of Mr. Leland Smith, grazing inspector, with several CCC “boys as assistants. Thirty different areas of the west side forests have been surveyed us to where deer winter, condition of areas after winter rains, normal conditions, or residence and: migration of deer. A survey or check of this territory will be made next year. Dué to an open winter the deer were able to stay in the mountains this winter. *On°the east side of the Tahoe National forest ranges the survey while not completed, shows definitely where the deer stay and range. One large area was found to be with out deer, while several others were densely populated. Mr. Smith said he Had found deer in places almost starving while good forage was only a mile away, establishing the fact that the animals have a definite home and limited range. The food the deer browse on consistsof wild cherry, willow, chapparral and snow brush. Manzanita is eaten only as last resort. The work has progressed so far that all that is needed is a type map to check species, habits, etc., which will require mueh work before being completed. Mr. Leland Smith accompanied by trip into the eastern part of Nevada county last week to recheck part of their work. They found the movement of deer quite-decided, there being more in some areas than a month ago. This work is not final and surveys_ will continue. Mr. Smith stated he’ feels certain there are many less deer in the mountains than prior to 1933. Much of this is due to wild animals, but it is known. beyond a doubt there is a very large illegal Forest Ranger Pete Land made a Wild Life Census of Tahoe Reveals Wolves Many Deer and Bear kill by poachers. While the national forests have taken up this work Smith has followed it for many years He stated that in areas where 15 to 20 deer were found in the past, there are none now. Many black and brown bear are known to live in the Webber Lake It has been estimated several thousand coyotes are in the back country also. A few mountain lions are in the nationelpreserve.Mr: Smith stated it had been established that there were two lions in the Camptonville district; two in the Sierraville area; possibly three or four in-the Forest Hill country, and an old lion ana two yearlings in the Steep Hollow district east of Nevada City. The lions destroy many of the helpless deer during a year. For the first time in many years five timber wolves are ranging on Mt. Rose, Nevada in the eastern part of the Tahoe National forest. These are the first wolves Mr. Smith has seensince coming to the local preserve in 1925.The wolves, dark, iron gray in color and with much heavier shoulders and jaws than coy~ otes, are following the deer. per. saw one wolf on Mt. Rose and ‘a few days ago Mr. Smith saw a wolf chasing a deer about 200 yards from him, in the Truckee district. These creatures will not attack humans unless in bands, cornered or hungry. The heaviest snow pack for many years lies in the Sierra Nevadas. Mr. Smith found one and a half to two feet of snow in the Sierra Valley, three to four feet in the mountains. The storm Sunday and Monday almost doubled the season’s-snow fall there being nine feet of snow at Cisco Wednesday morning, and 18 feet at. Donner Summit. : and French Meadows country. GOLD FLAT COUPLE IN 60TH YEAR OF WEDLOCK and Mr». Gold The many friends of Mr. W. R. (Riley) Williams Flat will be sorry to learn that they of are both ill in bed with a severe atDue to this illness they 59th tack of flu. were not able to celebrate their wedding anniversary which occurred January 30. A daughter, Mrs. Ritter, also ill at the time, passed away February 4. Mr. and Mrs. Williams were married in Susanville, Lassen county, residing there until 20 years ago when they moved to Stirling City, Sixteen years ago they moved to Nevada City purchased and resided in.the house for 16 years that they sold to Mr. and Mrs. Leland Smith on Prospect Hill and moved to Gold Flat where _. they have resided since. Mrs. Williams was. born in Wisconsin and came to California in 18 by way of the Isthmus of Panama. Mr. Williams was born in Iowa and crossed the plains by wagon train-in early days. Mr. Williams family settled at Wheatland and he also tesided at Spenceville, western Nevada county, for Many years. He was 81 years of age January 30, on his wedding anniversary. Mrs. Williams ‘is 78 years of age. : They have two daughters, Mrs. George Noyes and Mrs. Chester Doolittle of Gold Flat; four sons, Clarence A. Williams and Robert Williams, Stockton; Frederick -A. Williams, St. Helena; John DeLos Williams, Richmond. There are also twerity five grand cchildren and seyen great grand children. Family members are planning for a big celebration next January 30 honoring their 60th wedding anniversary. Mr. Joe Wilhoite, manager of the Safeway stores in Nevada City, and Mrs. Wilhoite, motored to San Francisco Saturday for a two day trip. ‘Friends in Lodi joined them for the delightful time. They went on board in San Francisco bay with the New York and Texas. =. Mrs. J. E. Marriott, who has been . visiting her daughter, Miss Gertrude Marriott, in San Francisco, the past . erations at the mine, that while the battleship Oklahoma, which was. month, returned homé Wednesday. be NEW LEDGE IS DISCOVERED IN GREAT NORTHERN It has been the streets for the past week or two that the Great Northern Gold Mines rumored around. on important new and Ine., have made an developments from-— Arthur charge of the discovery in their it is understood Hoge, who is in opthe ledge has so far not been opened up to any great extent that it is, apparently, an important discovery as the values average better than $40 per ton and the ledge has -all the characteristics of being of the same character of rock that has been typical of what has been taken out heretofore at what is. generally ues. have been higher than ne general average. This new ledge, according in remined at this time, is apparently, a north and south ledge that closely parallels the contact and is some; thing that has not been developed or opened up heretofore. acter of the ore and the values; and the means of developing a considerit can be opened up and developea. WASHINGTON ROAD CLEARED The Washington 2 junction of the -Tahoe-Ukiah to the Red Ledge mine was’cleared of snow under the direction \of Supervisor Cary S. Arbogast. Eight é of new snow fell at the Suncti ee: Monday. fea 2 SENTENCED TO 30 DA Jim Duffy, alias Roy Matto rested for disturbing: Peace Moorehouse, ent ed to 30 days: in the recently Mr. A trap-_ M.. known as the Hoge mine. These val-ports and as near as can be deter— The management as well as the © leasers, are very optimistic over the discovery of this new ledge, the char— they all feel that it is going to be ably increased production as soon as : “Toad from the . by the country tractor Wednesray.