February 7, 1936 (6 pages)

we PAGE TWO FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 7, 1936._ hy cd sa atest eS erererer eer ee es _ Nevada City Ndpoct 305 Broad Street. * Poste test > ee Sesleapenfeatedte ster eogeste st * % 4 teleleieiiye Phone 36e if A ES) Satta paper, as defined by statute. Printed and ‘Published at :Nevada City. erfererteites H. Mt LEETE Editor and Publisher Nevada. City, matter of the * Nevada. City; 4879. One year (In + Published Semi-Weekly, Monday.and Friday at * California, and entered as mail + second class in the postoffice at % under Act of Congress, March 3, & SUBSCRIPTION RATES AavancO) 25 a $2.50 + x otteste tertoterte tole tele tierotelettetetoicieieivlelsieieiiet festaterestototets Will o° The WispsPlease tell me Al, in your new high hat Your beautiful tails and all, Did you trip away with a winsome smile To the President’s birthday You were right, Friend Al; poor old Jo's speech was certainly ‘‘canned.’’ He spooned it right out of jars you, yourself had previously filled with Happy Warrior preserves and forgotten to seal and stow away among your souvenirs. Theburning question of the hour seetns to be, “‘is it constitutional?” When three of them say that it is, y And six of them answer, “‘it’s not;;’ Just how's a poor layman to find . The truth which the nine of them sought? . We Americans are now indulging in our favorite sport of destroying a President and all his works. The packs are in full cry and those in the beleaguered camps are examining their war munitions and putting up defenses. There’s a great deal of noise already; it will grow louder as the season advances. We shall be bombarded with words from both sides. Noisy invective, lengthy tirades of abuse, ‘sizzling diatribes, racuous harangues, pyrotechnical bursts of oratory. Thinking for one’s self is the months to come—wonder haw many of us will be able to accomplish it. We may not hear a very great amount of calm, conclus_ ive argument, pure reason will but what a glorious opportunity to enlarge the old ‘vocabulary! Grab a note book and the lop eared dictionary and pre_ pare to be benefited. After all is said and done. And our battles lost or won, Why then we can all settle down to the pursuit of "life, egal and happiness.” A. MERRIAM CONNER. a ball? vociferous vituperation, going to be a hard task during be conspicuous for its absence; CALIFORNIA CARS LICENSED TAKE 200,000 SMP SACRAMENTO, Ff California rolled for6.—Shattering all records, ward to prosperity. on rubber tires list 2,254,828 paid, registration _ fees in comparison with 2,080,884 in the 12-month period of 1934. In addition to showing a gain of 173,944 fee paid tions of vehi¢les in the last year, “the 1935 total smashed the previaus’ high mark of 1931, when 2,107,275 car owners paid for number plates. Representing an increase of 8.36 per ten: in fee paid registrations over the ‘1934 figure, the 1935 total was presented to Gov. Frank F. MerTiam today by Ray Ingels, director of motor vehicles, with the state. Ment: ‘Here is eonerete evidence of California’s trend toward. stabilized prosperity.”‘Automobiles made up the bulk of registrations in 1935, a total of 2,015,018 having paid for registration ‘in comparison with 1,876,192 listed -in 1934. The 1935 figure represents a. gain for pleasure cars of 7.4 per eent over the previous “year and a tremendous jump from the 6428 automobiles registered ‘in 1996 when the state was young in the business of registering ‘“‘horseless carriages.” In addition to the fee paid figure for 1935,'department of motor vehicles listed 25,657 exempt city, county, state, federal and irrigation district vehicles to swell the annual toin 1935. to motor _ vehicles as having registra ‘tal to 2,280,485 registrations. Compared with 1934, there were 13,912 fewer exemptions in 1935.according to Ingels’ report to the governor. . Fees collected by department of motor vehicles in 1935 amounted to $9,433,865.84. This was a gain of $936,740.15 over 1934, when $8,497,125.69 wa® collected for apportionment . to counties and the state “Angeles * office of Soca icles made the dessin trailers of 20.27 per cent over 1934 CAMPTONVILLE By ACTON M. CLEVELAND —-W. b. was in CAMPTONVILLE, Feb. 3.Vanderhoff of Sacramento town a few days ago on a short busi ness visit. Mys. Laura Mason, \pioneer dent of Downieville, was. in town a few days ago visiting friends. Mrs. Mason is. one of the oldest residents of the Sierras and is in a fine statd of health. Forest Ranger Frank W. Meggers motored to Marysville Saturday to attend a stockman’s meeting. Mrs:-William Burns of \)Downievillé was in town Fhursday\en a brief visit with relatives, William O. Grant returned a few days ago from a business visit at Sacramento, resiissuing offices of the department of motor vehicles listed 1935 registration totals.and gains over 1934 as follows: Sacramento, 677,920 registrations, 54,034. gain; San Francisco, 239,050 registrations, 9408 gain; Fresno, 127,823 registrations, 12,422. gain; San Diego 83,621 registrations, 3957 gain; Oakland,.162,661 registrations, 14,984 gain; bone Beach, 110,185 registrations, 6621 gain. Of the various classes of vehicles registered in the last year ,there was a decrease in only one type compared with 1934 figures. A total of 445 fewer solid tired trucks paid-for registration number’ plates in 1935, indicating this type of vehicle gradua!ly is passing from the aA ORS o* California. : Comparable fee paid registrations in 1935 and 1934 in the “various classes of vehicles follow: Automobiles — 1934 1935, 2,015,018. Pneumatic trucks—. 1934, 112,416. 1935, 131,659. Solid ‘trucks —1934,. 4,508. 1935, 4,063. 1,876,192. Pneumatic trailers —-1,934, 73,843. 1935, 88,814. Solid trailers —5,631. 1934, 6,ee An increase in pneumatic — tired indicates the popularity of this type of vehicles as a means of vacationing for motorists in California to de~ partment of motor vehicles. lint bs Gb ae thinks about: Middle Age arid Painless Dentistry. ULVER CITY.— Especially to those nearing middle age —the age when you*begin to exchange your’emotions for symptoms—it’s gratifying to hear-.a ‘New York scientist has hit on a formula for really painless dentistry. If he’s right, the operation will “only begin to hurt when you get the bil. Time was when you could hang onto your stately ruins un-til_ there was English ivy growing on them. Nowadays, no matter what ails you, they X-ray your teeth, which is a mistake to begin with, because I never yet. saw oan X-ray photograph that was flattering. And the next thing ypu know, you've a taste in your mouth like a druggist’s dishrag; and your face looks like an old-fashioned buckskin purse, with the draw-string coming undone; and, on the inside, feels as empty as a haunted house. Still, getting ‘the upper plate from 4 mail order house has its compensations. Hot soup no longer makes blisters in the palate. Just a slight smell of burning rubber—that’s all. And a beautiful brilliant new set, shimmering from a tumbler of water alongside the reading lamp, certainly does brighten up the boudoir. ce Ree A True Maker of Melodies. poy gave a dinner here to the son of desperately. .pocr immigrants, a modest, kindly little man who started life as a singing .wiiter in a bowery bar-room. The dinner celebrated his silver jubilee as a maker of melodies. It has been just 25 years. since he set the toes of the nation-to tingling with “Alexander’s Ragtime Band.” I can think of an occasional poptlar composer, who might be defined as a person who has a good memory and hopes no one,else has; just as now and then—but this is a trade secret—you strike a writer who is getting by not because he is such a good writer, but because he has been such a_ close reader. i 3ut for Irving Berlin, it may be said that his lyrics are his own and his airs are his own and his ideas are his own. Maybe that’s why his tuneful output is so good—it reflects the spirit of an authentic creator, a genuine minstrel Irvin S. Cobb. I NEVER licked the desert and the Apaches would be slackers, but neither in Arizona: nor in New Mexico can I find trace of an authentic Presidential boom for any home-grown statesman. On the other hand, the sheep crop is reported. good. Maybe it’s just as well. Already there has been more than one favorite son boom that reminded me of a new trunk store on a side-street—you know, the kind that always opens with a grand closing-out sale. ; Republicans here speak highly of Governor Landon of Kansas. Still, you never can tell. If you can believe what the Sunday papers print when the editors can’t. think of anything else, tragedy always followed owning the Hope diamond or digging into King Tut's tomb. 3ut being indorsed for. office by W. R. Hearst is pretty fatal. too. seems to me. * * * A New Kind of Infatica. ILEN one of the New Den} “roups —the President’s consumers’ councHN—-announced the oiher day thant Americans have larger hips than formerly,* I just said: ‘Well, I'm glad things are expanding. There were several years when nothing I owned showed a tendengy. to go up except my blood pressure, and if hips are spreading, it merely means wider detours for a fellow when dancing on a crowded floor.”” i But now another White House pet, . the Works Progress administration, gives a real thrill by promising to expose spinach, proving there are plenty ef vegetables just as good for the diet, that taste like something and not like spinach. Maybe they’ll yet find a use for spinach—by applying it externally. say? Personally I’d rather wear it in my hair than try to eat it. So would you, reader,» if you were only brave enouzh to come out with the truth * * * ‘England’s New King. N THE matter of their ruling mionarchs, the English are luckier than some. The crown is. never tarnished nor the people ever shamed, for all their kings are gentlemen and all their queens are queens. That’s why, I think, Britain will keep her royal line, while we keep our flag, which ought to be quite a long spell, in case any cou munistie person should ask you, So, to the witty and engaging young: ish gentleman, who picks up the. mantle that slipped from the tired shoulders of a kindly and gracious elderly gentleman, we over here offer our best wishes. We know Your Majesty invariably will show gvod_ taste, und whilst you may not always do the right thing—that would be asking too much of any man—we're dead sure you'll. alwore say it. IRVIN S. GORE ‘© North Acmerionn Hew sDeDer Alliatre, nc.—WNU Se. ervi ice. NUGGET ABS PAY. i ‘Rulers for The Nugget. WHITE MAN WAS FIRST SLAVE TQ BE SOLD IN 1807 The first Hinye thee trade to be part: cipated in by a British settler of America occurred a decade before Negroes from Africa were landed at Jamestown. The English participant was Captain John Smith, who may thus be accredited with initiating the traffic here, and the slave was a white boy. ‘ We are likely to think of Captain Smith as a romantic figure, because of the glamorous story of his rescue from death by the Indian Princess Matoaka, or Rohahontas. All the world may love a lover, but Smith and the girl were not lovers. She was much younger than he and in rescuing hin “was very likely actuated by her general friendliness toward the English colonists. Although clever.and brave, Smith was after all a soldier of fortune in a day when military adventurers still roamed Eurape, soyhisticated and) bard. * * * The Great Republican fenc. thought the stocks that. Wednesday. Current ruthless, ready to take orders from. the highest bidder. Hence, it was not out of character that he should have been the ‘first European to sell a slave on our soil. “The story of the first slave trade by the Britsh colonist was found among old documents by writers who are preparing articles for the American Guide; the Government’s forth coming 5-volume travel handbook. Jamestown was founded in 1607. One of the early supply ships sent to the colony from England carried a lad named Henry Spelman, He was as adventurous as Smitiswhom he probably looked upon as his model. Perhaps it was with the desire of keeping close to his leader that he joined the party which Smith took with him on an expedition to the falls of the James river in 1609. At the falls, Smith found an Indian village governed by Taux (Little) Powhatan, son of the En:peror Powhatan and brother ct Pocahontas. He thought thatthe site wonld be excellent for a white s«ttlement and asked the chief to sell it to him. fcr the purpose of barter, Smith had brouvht with him a suppiy of beads end other inexpensive trinkets which the Indians usually were giad to get. Taux Powhatan, however, refused to sell his village. site for sueh knickKnacks. Pressed to say what he would accept, he demanded the boy, Renry. The thought of selling into slavery +o uncivilized Indians a fellow English citizen, and a motherless boy under his care at that, might have been expected to fill-Smith with repugnance. Quite the contrary. He accepted the chief‘s proposition with alacrity and delivered young Spelman to his owner. In a way, the Indian paid the boy a tribute by purchasing him, — but Henry did not appreciate the compliment. Soon after Smith and his party left, the youngster escapec from the village climbed aboard the expedition’s ship, probably anchored in the James friver. : Taux Powhatan complained to his father and an Indian runner was dispatched to Jamestown to demand the boy’s return. The colonists were forced to consent or face disagree able consequnces. . / Henry remainéd with Powhat for six months. At the emperor's court. he met the yassel king of the Potomac, who took a great fancy to bim and, in this instance, t boy returned the liking. When the king started back to Pas-ptan-zie, his town on Po: tomac eréek shortly below Quantico, Henry contrived to leave with lim. Powhaton sent a foree to capture or kill the rtun:away but they could not eatch him. Several years later, Captain-Argall found Spelman at. Pas-ptan-zie and bought him from the king for a quantity of copper. At the time of Argall’s visit, Pocahontas was also stopping with the king of the Potomac. Emperor Powhatan was expecting hostilities with the English and had sent her to stay where he thought she would be safe. Dreaming of wining a big ransom of corn,Captain Argall enticed the princess board his ship ‘Treasurer,’ and carried her off to Jamestown. Powhatan refused to pay for her release, so she remained among the settlers. She seemed not to have found her captivity altogether unpleasant, for it brought her into close contact with John Rolfe. They fell in love, as-everyone knows, and were married in. April 1613. ‘Captain Smith, his hero and nemesis, had gone back to England and Henry Spelman attended the wed-dropped two contests to ' his. position. Among the reserves, . Bonner,‘and Organ will no doubt see action. and a week.later . & ding, free at last. completed their February session on routine. was taken care of, ee The County Board of Supervisors . J HI BASKETEERS MEET GRASS VALLEY TONIGHT Refusing to comment on_ the newspaper article that appeared recently announcing that the Miners A team ‘looked forward to almost cértain victory, Coach Barron of the local high school merely predicted a good contest when the Yellowjacket quintets meet the Grass Valley five on the sister-city court tonight. Hampered by fourth class refereeing and not‘ playing ‘the basketball they are capable of playing, the locals Roséville last week. “If the boys play the game at their best tonight,” the local coach commented, ‘‘the outcome of the contest may be interesting.’ Startefs in the A division will probably} inelude Elliott, Lopez, Vilde, Steger, and Stevens. Changes may be ‘made before the whistle blows for the tip-off tonight. In the B team, Schiffner, Gates, Brown, Bennett and Mullis will probably. start. Mullis, who earned his berth among the starters by lasting the whole game last week, will be in there again playing hard to retain STATE DEPARTMENT OF ,AGRICULTURE SACRAMENTO, Feb. 6.—Dairymen of San Joaquin County, where a milk stabilization and marketing control program is in operation, have, through their local control board, State Director of Agriculture A. an amendment seeking to raise the minimum price to be paid producers to 60 cents per pound of anilk fat. The price now being paid by the dis: . tributors is 55 cents. ‘In the petition for amendment, the control board, through Vice Chairman Clyde E, Probert and Secretary Julia K. Corpening, declares that prices of butter and other dairy products have advanced materially since the approval of the 55 cents basis for milk fat. The control board has also asked Director Brock to approve an increase in the price to be paid by. distributors to producers of fluid cream recuested A. Brock to approvey REAL ESTATE BOARD DINES .The Nevada “ Gounty Real Hsiate Board held a dinner and meeting at the Bret Harte Inn Wednesday even-— ing in honor of Charles B. Shattuck of Los Angeles, newly elected president of the California Real Estate Association. Mr. Shattuck was accompanied on his trip to Grass Valley by es Willaman, state secretary and & Farish, regional. director of the association. Mr. Shattdek declared that conditions: in real estate throughout California have gréatly inmproq during the past few months. Short addresses were given by Mr. Farish and Mr. Willaman and all members ‘were urged to attend the formation of the Yuba County Real Estate Board in. Marysville, ary 13. Among the local dealers present © Wednesday evening were: Oo wg Biggs, John Keegan, R. W. Parsot Cc. B. Grenfell of Grass Valley; Charles M. Brown, Donald deT Strandberg’ and Roland Wright of Nevada City. a MINE ATTORNEY LEASES OFFICES IN THIS CITY Word was received yesterday that Attorney H. W. Shelton, counsel for the Thomas Cole interests, will oceupy office quarters on Commercial street, formerly leased to the Berggren jewelry store, on or about February 10. It is currently reported that the mining company, for which Cole is the head, has purchased the building at Commercial and Pine streets formerly occupied by Mrs. DeMein. Attorney Shelton has leased the former Reynolds home on Piety Hill for his family. Mr. and’ Mrs. Carl Johnson of Alto 56 cents. & pound, an advance of one cent. Certain slight advances in: . the schedule to be paid producers of . raw market milk are also proposed in the amendment. Acting under the provisions . the Young bill, agbiie ce which new leghany were Nevada City visitors on Wednesday. state law the marketing plan was set up in San Joaquin county, as have programs in other sections, Brock has called a hearing February 6, at 10 a. m., in the supervisors’ room of the court house at Stockton. At that . public hearing evidence may be submitted supporting or proposed amendments to the con-_ similar Director for Thursday, trol plan, é ¢ SEMI-ANNUAL [PENNEY DAYS Bursting With 81x99 Nation Wide Sheets 42x36 Pillow Srips 23 Silk Flat Crepes _ Yard 69¢ A Fine Assortment— gat § Yrrints and. BroadCloth. Yard Pa ed ADVANCE PATTERNS 10c, 15c, 25c, 35c Extra Fine Quality— Waiter’s White Jackets Miners. Safety Caps: $l. 6 Men’s Part Wool— Work Socks Chee ae Rubberized Gloves Triple Dip 29¢ LEGION BLUE BLADES sy ae a Pequot Sheets 81x99 Rayon Alpaca Yard 25 MEXICAN CRASH . DRAPERY 36 inch Fast Color Cretonne— Yd. COOK’S APRONS Extra Heavy— Cotton Unions. 18 lb. wt. Miners Carbide Lamps Men’s Wool Boot Socks Leather Gloves Safety Cuff Aywon Brushless— ving Cream Giant Tube ... os ha a} gee poke: $5 [5-Piece Breakfast Sets Lunch Cloths “a . To Match OP eR vial ss : id Febru. opposing the ~

we PAGE TWO FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 7, 1936._ hy cd sa atest eS erererer eer ee es _ Nevada City Ndpoct 305 Broad Street. * Poste test > ee Sesleapenfeatedte ster eogeste st * % 4 teleleieiiye Phone 36e if A ES) Satta paper, as defined by statute. Printed and ‘Published at :Nevada City. erfererteites H. Mt LEETE Editor and Publisher Nevada. City, matter of the * Nevada. City; 4879. One year (In + Published Semi-Weekly, Monday.and Friday at * California, and entered as mail + second class in the postoffice at % under Act of Congress, March 3, & SUBSCRIPTION RATES AavancO) 25 a $2.50 + x otteste tertoterte tole tele tierotelettetetoicieieivlelsieieiiet festaterestototets Will o° The WispsPlease tell me Al, in your new high hat Your beautiful tails and all, Did you trip away with a winsome smile To the President’s birthday You were right, Friend Al; poor old Jo's speech was certainly ‘‘canned.’’ He spooned it right out of jars you, yourself had previously filled with Happy Warrior preserves and forgotten to seal and stow away among your souvenirs. Theburning question of the hour seetns to be, “‘is it constitutional?” When three of them say that it is, y And six of them answer, “‘it’s not;;’ Just how's a poor layman to find . The truth which the nine of them sought? . We Americans are now indulging in our favorite sport of destroying a President and all his works. The packs are in full cry and those in the beleaguered camps are examining their war munitions and putting up defenses. There’s a great deal of noise already; it will grow louder as the season advances. We shall be bombarded with words from both sides. Noisy invective, lengthy tirades of abuse, ‘sizzling diatribes, racuous harangues, pyrotechnical bursts of oratory. Thinking for one’s self is the months to come—wonder haw many of us will be able to accomplish it. We may not hear a very great amount of calm, conclus_ ive argument, pure reason will but what a glorious opportunity to enlarge the old ‘vocabulary! Grab a note book and the lop eared dictionary and pre_ pare to be benefited. After all is said and done. And our battles lost or won, Why then we can all settle down to the pursuit of "life, egal and happiness.” A. MERRIAM CONNER. a ball? vociferous vituperation, going to be a hard task during be conspicuous for its absence; CALIFORNIA CARS LICENSED TAKE 200,000 SMP SACRAMENTO, Ff California rolled for6.—Shattering all records, ward to prosperity. on rubber tires list 2,254,828 paid, registration _ fees in comparison with 2,080,884 in the 12-month period of 1934. In addition to showing a gain of 173,944 fee paid tions of vehi¢les in the last year, “the 1935 total smashed the previaus’ high mark of 1931, when 2,107,275 car owners paid for number plates. Representing an increase of 8.36 per ten: in fee paid registrations over the ‘1934 figure, the 1935 total was presented to Gov. Frank F. MerTiam today by Ray Ingels, director of motor vehicles, with the state. Ment: ‘Here is eonerete evidence of California’s trend toward. stabilized prosperity.”‘Automobiles made up the bulk of registrations in 1935, a total of 2,015,018 having paid for registration ‘in comparison with 1,876,192 listed -in 1934. The 1935 figure represents a. gain for pleasure cars of 7.4 per eent over the previous “year and a tremendous jump from the 6428 automobiles registered ‘in 1996 when the state was young in the business of registering ‘“‘horseless carriages.” In addition to the fee paid figure for 1935,'department of motor vehicles listed 25,657 exempt city, county, state, federal and irrigation district vehicles to swell the annual toin 1935. to motor _ vehicles as having registra ‘tal to 2,280,485 registrations. Compared with 1934, there were 13,912 fewer exemptions in 1935.according to Ingels’ report to the governor. . Fees collected by department of motor vehicles in 1935 amounted to $9,433,865.84. This was a gain of $936,740.15 over 1934, when $8,497,125.69 wa® collected for apportionment . to counties and the state “Angeles * office of Soca icles made the dessin trailers of 20.27 per cent over 1934 CAMPTONVILLE By ACTON M. CLEVELAND —-W. b. was in CAMPTONVILLE, Feb. 3.Vanderhoff of Sacramento town a few days ago on a short busi ness visit. Mys. Laura Mason, \pioneer dent of Downieville, was. in town a few days ago visiting friends. Mrs. Mason is. one of the oldest residents of the Sierras and is in a fine statd of health. Forest Ranger Frank W. Meggers motored to Marysville Saturday to attend a stockman’s meeting. Mrs:-William Burns of \)Downievillé was in town Fhursday\en a brief visit with relatives, William O. Grant returned a few days ago from a business visit at Sacramento, resiissuing offices of the department of motor vehicles listed 1935 registration totals.and gains over 1934 as follows: Sacramento, 677,920 registrations, 54,034. gain; San Francisco, 239,050 registrations, 9408 gain; Fresno, 127,823 registrations, 12,422. gain; San Diego 83,621 registrations, 3957 gain; Oakland,.162,661 registrations, 14,984 gain; bone Beach, 110,185 registrations, 6621 gain. Of the various classes of vehicles registered in the last year ,there was a decrease in only one type compared with 1934 figures. A total of 445 fewer solid tired trucks paid-for registration number’ plates in 1935, indicating this type of vehicle gradua!ly is passing from the aA ORS o* California. : Comparable fee paid registrations in 1935 and 1934 in the “various classes of vehicles follow: Automobiles — 1934 1935, 2,015,018. Pneumatic trucks—. 1934, 112,416. 1935, 131,659. Solid ‘trucks —1934,. 4,508. 1935, 4,063. 1,876,192. Pneumatic trailers —-1,934, 73,843. 1935, 88,814. Solid trailers —5,631. 1934, 6,ee An increase in pneumatic — tired indicates the popularity of this type of vehicles as a means of vacationing for motorists in California to de~ partment of motor vehicles. lint bs Gb ae thinks about: Middle Age arid Painless Dentistry. ULVER CITY.— Especially to those nearing middle age —the age when you*begin to exchange your’emotions for symptoms—it’s gratifying to hear-.a ‘New York scientist has hit on a formula for really painless dentistry. If he’s right, the operation will “only begin to hurt when you get the bil. Time was when you could hang onto your stately ruins un-til_ there was English ivy growing on them. Nowadays, no matter what ails you, they X-ray your teeth, which is a mistake to begin with, because I never yet. saw oan X-ray photograph that was flattering. And the next thing ypu know, you've a taste in your mouth like a druggist’s dishrag; and your face looks like an old-fashioned buckskin purse, with the draw-string coming undone; and, on the inside, feels as empty as a haunted house. Still, getting ‘the upper plate from 4 mail order house has its compensations. Hot soup no longer makes blisters in the palate. Just a slight smell of burning rubber—that’s all. And a beautiful brilliant new set, shimmering from a tumbler of water alongside the reading lamp, certainly does brighten up the boudoir. ce Ree A True Maker of Melodies. poy gave a dinner here to the son of desperately. .pocr immigrants, a modest, kindly little man who started life as a singing .wiiter in a bowery bar-room. The dinner celebrated his silver jubilee as a maker of melodies. It has been just 25 years. since he set the toes of the nation-to tingling with “Alexander’s Ragtime Band.” I can think of an occasional poptlar composer, who might be defined as a person who has a good memory and hopes no one,else has; just as now and then—but this is a trade secret—you strike a writer who is getting by not because he is such a good writer, but because he has been such a_ close reader. i 3ut for Irving Berlin, it may be said that his lyrics are his own and his airs are his own and his ideas are his own. Maybe that’s why his tuneful output is so good—it reflects the spirit of an authentic creator, a genuine minstrel Irvin S. Cobb. I NEVER licked the desert and the Apaches would be slackers, but neither in Arizona: nor in New Mexico can I find trace of an authentic Presidential boom for any home-grown statesman. On the other hand, the sheep crop is reported. good. Maybe it’s just as well. Already there has been more than one favorite son boom that reminded me of a new trunk store on a side-street—you know, the kind that always opens with a grand closing-out sale. ; Republicans here speak highly of Governor Landon of Kansas. Still, you never can tell. If you can believe what the Sunday papers print when the editors can’t. think of anything else, tragedy always followed owning the Hope diamond or digging into King Tut's tomb. 3ut being indorsed for. office by W. R. Hearst is pretty fatal. too. seems to me. * * * A New Kind of Infatica. ILEN one of the New Den} “roups —the President’s consumers’ councHN—-announced the oiher day thant Americans have larger hips than formerly,* I just said: ‘Well, I'm glad things are expanding. There were several years when nothing I owned showed a tendengy. to go up except my blood pressure, and if hips are spreading, it merely means wider detours for a fellow when dancing on a crowded floor.”” i But now another White House pet, . the Works Progress administration, gives a real thrill by promising to expose spinach, proving there are plenty ef vegetables just as good for the diet, that taste like something and not like spinach. Maybe they’ll yet find a use for spinach—by applying it externally. say? Personally I’d rather wear it in my hair than try to eat it. So would you, reader,» if you were only brave enouzh to come out with the truth * * * ‘England’s New King. N THE matter of their ruling mionarchs, the English are luckier than some.. The crown is. never tarnished nor the people ever shamed, for all their kings are gentlemen and all their queens are queens. That’s why, I think, Britain will keep her royal line, while we keep our flag, which ought to be quite a long spell, in case any cou munistie person should ask you, So, to the witty and engaging young: ish gentleman, who picks up the. mantle that slipped from the tired shoulders of a kindly and gracious elderly gentleman, we over here offer our best wishes. We know Your Majesty invariably will show gvod_ taste, und whilst you may not always do the right thing—that would be asking too much of any man—we're dead sure you'll. alwore say it. IRVIN S. GORE ‘© North Acmerionn Hew sDeDer Alliatre, nc.—WNU Se. ervi ice. NUGGET ABS PAY.

i ‘Rulers for The Nugget. WHITE MAN WAS FIRST SLAVE TQ BE SOLD IN 1807 The first Hinye thee trade to be part: cipated in by a British settler of America occurred a decade before Negroes from Africa were landed at Jamestown. The English participant was Captain John Smith, who may thus be accredited with initiating the traffic here, and the slave was a white boy. ‘ We are likely to think of Captain Smith as a romantic figure, because of the glamorous story of his rescue from death by the Indian Princess Matoaka, or Rohahontas. All the world may love a lover, but Smith and the girl were not lovers. She was much younger than he and in rescuing hin “was very likely actuated by her general friendliness toward the English colonists. Although clever.and brave, Smith was after all a soldier of fortune in a day when military adventurers still roamed Eurape, soyhisticated and) bard. * * * The Great Republican fenc. thought the stocks that. Wednesday. Current ruthless, ready to take orders from. the highest bidder. Hence, it was not out of character that he should have been the ‘first European to sell a slave on our soil. “The story of the first slave trade by the Britsh colonist was found among old documents by writers who are preparing articles for the American Guide; the Government’s forth coming 5-volume travel handbook. Jamestown was founded in 1607. One of the early supply ships sent to the colony from England carried a lad named Henry Spelman, He was as adventurous as Smitiswhom he probably looked upon as his model. Perhaps it was with the desire of keeping close to his leader that he joined the party which Smith took with him on an expedition to the falls of the James river in 1609. At the falls, Smith found an Indian village governed by Taux (Little) Powhatan, son of the En:peror Powhatan and brother ct Pocahontas. He thought thatthe site wonld be excellent for a white s«ttlement and asked the chief to sell it to him. fcr the purpose of barter, Smith had brouvht with him a suppiy of beads end other inexpensive trinkets which the Indians usually were giad to get. Taux Powhatan, however, refused to sell his village. site for sueh knickKnacks. Pressed to say what he would accept, he demanded the boy, Renry. The thought of selling into slavery +o uncivilized Indians a fellow English citizen, and a motherless boy under his care at that, might have been expected to fill-Smith with repugnance. Quite the contrary. He accepted the chief‘s proposition with alacrity and delivered young Spelman to his owner. In a way, the Indian paid the boy a tribute by purchasing him, — but Henry did not appreciate the compliment. Soon after Smith and his party left, the youngster escapec from the village climbed aboard the expedition’s ship, probably anchored in the James friver. : Taux Powhatan complained to his father and an Indian runner was dispatched to Jamestown to demand the boy’s return. The colonists were forced to consent or face disagree able consequnces. . / Henry remainéd with Powhat for six months. At the emperor's court. he met the yassel king of the Potomac, who took a great fancy to bim and, in this instance, t boy returned the liking. When the king started back to Pas-ptan-zie, his town on Po: tomac eréek shortly below Quantico, Henry contrived to leave with lim. Powhaton sent a foree to capture or kill the rtun:away but they could not eatch him. Several years later, Captain-Argall found Spelman at. Pas-ptan-zie and bought him from the king for a quantity of copper. At the time of Argall’s visit, Pocahontas was also stopping with the king of the Potomac. Emperor Powhatan was expecting hostilities with the English and had sent her to stay where he thought she would be safe. Dreaming of wining a big ransom of corn,Captain Argall enticed the princess board his ship ‘Treasurer,’ and carried her off to Jamestown. Powhatan refused to pay for her release, so she remained among the settlers. She seemed not to have found her captivity altogether unpleasant, for it brought her into close contact with John Rolfe. They fell in love, as-everyone knows, and were married in. April 1613. ‘Captain Smith, his hero and nemesis, had gone back to England and Henry Spelman attended the wed-dropped two contests to ' his. position. Among the reserves, . Bonner,‘and Organ will no doubt see action. and a week.later . & ding, free at last. completed their February session on routine. was taken care of, ee The County Board of Supervisors . J HI BASKETEERS MEET GRASS VALLEY TONIGHT Refusing to comment on_ the newspaper article that appeared recently announcing that the Miners A team ‘looked forward to almost cértain victory, Coach Barron of the local high school merely predicted a good contest when the Yellowjacket quintets meet the Grass Valley five on the sister-city court tonight. Hampered by fourth class refereeing and not‘ playing ‘the basketball they are capable of playing, the locals Roséville last week. “If the boys play the game at their best tonight,” the local coach commented, ‘‘the outcome of the contest may be interesting.’ Startefs in the A division will probably} inelude Elliott, Lopez, Vilde, Steger, and Stevens. Changes may be ‘made before the whistle blows for the tip-off tonight. In the B team, Schiffner, Gates, Brown, Bennett and Mullis will probably. start. Mullis, who earned his berth among the starters by lasting the whole game last week, will be in there again playing hard to retain STATE DEPARTMENT OF ,AGRICULTURE SACRAMENTO, Feb. 6.—Dairymen of San Joaquin County, where a milk stabilization and marketing control program is in operation, have, through their local control board, State Director of Agriculture A. an amendment seeking to raise the minimum price to be paid producers to 60 cents per pound of anilk fat. The price now being paid by the dis: . tributors is 55 cents. ‘In the petition for amendment, the control board, through Vice Chairman Clyde E, Probert and Secretary Julia K. Corpening, declares that prices of butter and other dairy products have advanced materially since the approval of the 55 cents basis for milk fat. The control board has also asked Director Brock to approve an increase in the price to be paid by. distributors to producers of fluid cream recuested A. Brock to approvey REAL ESTATE BOARD DINES .The Nevada “ Gounty Real Hsiate Board held a dinner and meeting at the Bret Harte Inn Wednesday even-— ing in honor of Charles B. Shattuck of Los Angeles, newly elected president of the California Real Estate Association. Mr. Shattuck was accompanied on his trip to Grass Valley by es Willaman, state secretary and & Farish, regional. director of the association. Mr. Shattdek declared that conditions: in real estate throughout California have gréatly inmproq during the past few months. Short addresses were given by Mr. Farish and Mr. Willaman and all members ‘were urged to attend the formation of the Yuba County Real Estate Board in. Marysville, ary 13. Among the local dealers present © Wednesday evening were: Oo wg Biggs, John Keegan, R. W. Parsot Cc. B. Grenfell of Grass Valley; Charles M. Brown, Donald deT Strandberg’ and Roland Wright of Nevada City. a MINE ATTORNEY LEASES OFFICES IN THIS CITY Word was received yesterday that Attorney H. W. Shelton, counsel for the Thomas Cole interests, will oceupy office quarters on Commercial street, formerly leased to the Berggren jewelry store, on or about February 10. It is currently reported that the mining company, for which Cole is the head, has purchased the building at Commercial and Pine streets formerly occupied by Mrs. DeMein. Attorney Shelton has leased the former Reynolds home on Piety Hill for his family. Mr. and’ Mrs. Carl Johnson of Alto 56 cents. & pound, an advance of one cent. Certain slight advances in: . the schedule to be paid producers of . raw market milk are also proposed in the amendment. Acting under the provisions . the Young bill, agbiie ce which new leghany were Nevada City visitors on Wednesday. state law the marketing plan was set up in San Joaquin county, as have programs in other sections, Brock has called a hearing February 6, at 10 a. m., in the supervisors’ room of the court house at Stockton. 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