February 8, 1937 (4 pages)

# stituting the thought of another and . . . Thinking Out Loud © first year of the independence of the ~ to deliver to him control of the Sup__He-plainly.expects Congress to place H. M. L. In this column today we are subfar abler editor, who writes in the Néw York Herald Tribune upon President Roosevelt’s proposal to “pack” the Supreme Court. Under the title of “Striking at the Roots” the New York editor utters a protes ha has he whole hearted endorsement, of the Nugget. It is reprintéd in the hope that all thinking Americans who read it will be aroused to the menace which the President’s plan holds for this country. In this one hundred and _ sixtyUnited States, President Roosevelt has brought forward a proposal which, if enacted into law, would end the American state as it has existed throughout the long years of its life. The plan is put forward with all the artistry of the President’s political mind. He speaks in the name of “youth,” always a popular and appealing note. He dangles before the House and the Senate fifty new and important jobs, always ripe and luscious bait for the congressional mind. He ingeniously conveys the impression that all he seeks is & routine and moderate effort to speed up justice and improve the whole Federal bench. Yet, beneath this veneer of politeness, the brutal fact is that President Roosevelt would pack the Supreme Court with six new justices of his own choosing. The argument discusses the Federal courts in general terms. The law’s delays, due to clogged calendars, are made the chief basis for the action asked. These do exist in gome of the lower courts. They do not exist in the Supreme Court, which since the time of Chief Justice Taft has been practically abreast of its calendar. These petty failings of the minor courts are the pretense, the smoke screen, under which the President asks Congress reme Court and with it the right to rewrite the Constitution as he and his compliant Congress choose. The pretense is so. obvious, the lack of candor so beneath the level due the gravity of the issue, that it would be idle to discuss the President’s argument seriously, in so far as it concerns the Supreme Court. By implication, for instance, the court could do more work if it had fifteen members instead of nine. But of course it must hear arguments a3 a unit and must vote upon each case as a unit. The whole court must hear each case and pass upon each case. Enlarging the court would expedite its business not one day. At points in the message even the veneer of politeness wears thin. By insulting old age Mr. Roosevelt reveals how mutch his pride has been disturbed ‘by the indeyendence of the eourt. Here the President descends to a level that we think the whole country will resent. The unfairness of these jibes is obvious. For one thing, the court, by its self-imposed custom, does not descend to the political arena to defend itself. The President is hitting loyal and distinguished servants of the public who cannot hit back. For another point, the attack upon the age of the court disregards the obvious truth of the record. For years two of the most’ liberal members of the court were its oldest. When Justice Holmes retired in 1932 at the age of ninety-one, his style was still lucid and vibrant, his wisdom was at its highest and his outlook as broad as ever. He was seventy seven when he wrote his historic dissent in the child labor case, and eighty two when, with Chief Justice Taft, he dissented in the minimum wage case. Justite Brandeis, who is eighty and the ‘oldest member of the court, is still one of its powerful dissenters. The Prestdent’s attacks upon “infirmity” are as bad in logic as they are bad in manners. _ But, as. we have gaid, it is idle to discuss these arguments seriously. They are utterly irrelevant to the real goal of the message. The President, after insulting the court, would take it over and add it to the appointive agencies of the New Deal. its rubber stamp upon the law which he hands it. No President of the United States ever before made the least gesture toward attempting to gain such a -patrol county and state boundaries evada City COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA oget sere = saree i you The Nevada City Nugget helps your city and county to grow in population — and prosperity. By subscribing to, and advertising in the Nugget, therefore, help yourself. ——$———— Vol. 11, No. 12.The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1937 _ Los Angeles county which last year prevailed on good natured sheriffs’'in northern California to let the policemen from its metropolis in order to head back transients coming is now sticking its nose in Nevada county’s:minig industry. According to a letter received by business men in Nevada City and Grass Valley from Albert. F. Knarp, a Los Angeles assemblyman seeks to “‘investigate’ quartz mining here. The letter from Knarp follows: During the first session of the legislature, step No. 1 was taken towards ‘investigating’ stream pollution in California — this particular attempt ‘being aimed at the deep mines in Nevada county. The assemblyman from Los Angeles who was so ‘concerned about Nevada county used as his prime argument a petition purportedly signed by a number of farmers in the district. He almost put his resolution across. You will readily realize that signatures can be obtained to any imaginable type of petition and therefore those of us who are at Sacramento are wondering just how many petitions are going to make their appearance at the next session. We feel that to off set any possible effects these petitions might have it would be well to be armed with an expression from the Boards of Supervisors and various business and service organizations ofthe mining districts showing “ow these people look upon mining in their districts. I enclose a copy of a resolution sent to us by the Trinity County -Board of Supervisors. Is it asking too much of you to request that Sierra Board of Supervisors prepare a somewhat ‘similar resolution? Furthermore your Chambers of Commerce, Lions, Rotary, Kiwanis and other service clubs, also merchant organizations, would help a lot by sending some samilar memoranda. It is just possible Legislative Action Hostile to Mining LANDSLIDES HAMPER . TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAYS CAMPTONVILLE, Feb. 6.—This section is still in the grip of one of the most severe storms of the history of this end of Yuba county. Since it started raining a few days ago, the Must be Halted that we may never have any need for this data, but “‘forewarned is forearmed.”’ Cordially yaurs, GOLD PRODUCERS OF CALIFORNIA. Albert F, Knarp, Secretary, 351 California Street. The following resolution prepared by Ed C. Uren, in response to Knarp’s request, will be submitted for action to the city council, the board of supervisors, the Chambers of commerce, and the various clubs and civic organizations: RESOLUTION _. WHEREAS, the County of Nevada whose fortunate condition today, and all through the recent depression, is due solely to its mining industry is now threatened with legislation which will tend to handicap or destroy this industry, and WHEREAS, the agitation for this proposed legislation comes, not from this region, but from a source entirely foreign to the desires or interests of this portion of the state of Californta; and WHERSAS, such legislation is entirely uncalled for and has not been requested from or by the representatives from this District; and WHEREAS, the mines of Nevada employ approximately 2600 men, with a monthly pay roll of $365,000, it is: therefore vital for the residents of Nevada County to use all their means to prevent the passage of any legislation which will county destroy the industry which is the mainstay of the great bulk of its people. flow of water has started, playing contractor, narrowly escaped death, Thursday, while on his return trip. of town clogged up and overflowed, snow is “being melted and a huge havoe with roads. etc. E. A. Boehme, ‘Marysville mail He stopped at the approach to the Freemans Concrete bridge on the highway seven miles south of this place, and removed a rock from the road, as he finished and was getting back in his car, several huge boulders came in, which would have landed on his car had he not stopped. It took the highway crew sev-~eral ours to get the road open so that he could continue and all the next day to get the slide entirely out. Thursday night the large rock water drainage ditch that leads out causing’ a young avalanche on the road, taking it away up to the wheel track. A crew of twelve men spent most of Friday making a temporary repair and opening the road up. : This is a test of all the roads. A huge slide. came in on the Marysville road, on the south end of the dam at Bullards Bar. The Pike City road has several slides and is a network of fallen trees. The state highway, although passable, is in bad shape. Many slides, and the pavement has cracked and crumbled from the heavy freezing weather, and the snow plows have not done the surface any good. Telephone lines are down in most every direction, and the Pacific Telephone and Teleghaph company have their men out on their line every day. FLOWERS AVAILABLE DON'T FORGET THE HAND BRAKE: IT MAY BE A GOOD ONE Those who laugh last do not-always laugh best. Mr. Otto Schiffner, superintendent of the Lava Cap mines, drove his sturdy car up in front of the National Hotel. The car-was equipped with new chains dn all four wheels and after returning from the post office he attempted to back out over the snow which was not very deep. Alfred (Hopper) Eddy and Ed Martine standing nearby attempted to help shove the car back into. traffic. This didn’t work and Mr. Schiffner got out and shoveled snow away from the rear wheels and still it wouldn’t move. Eight or nine men finally gathered and tried to shove the car out. Finally Harrison Randall glanced up and said: “Otto, why don’t you take off your emergency brake?’’ After releasing the emergency brake it took four men to keep the car from hitting a building across the street. It went out that fast. : Here’s the funny part of the story. Hopper Eddy and Martine laughing about the incident got into Eddy’s car, Eddy said. ‘‘?Vell, Mart, this car” (meaning his own), will go anywhere.’’ After six or eight minutes spent in effort to move a few feet at a time Martine said: “Will I get out and shove on the machine?’’ He said “no,” but was still puzzled at his car, but when he finally got his ear into traffic moving about a foot at a time, he said: “By heck’ My hand brake was on to@sas far as it will go.” WASHINGTON FOLKS — ARE GOING TO EAT. § The Tahoe-Ukiah highway and the road from the Junction down. the Red Ledge mine of the Washington road, is still blocked with snow, but iny any event, Fred Conner president of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce is seeing to it that the people of Washington will eat. This was accomplished by getting Joe Lopez, former mail carrier to hitch up his sled to his little caterpillar and take $60 worth of groceries down the canyon over the snow. This will reach them in time for dinner this evening. : In the meantime, Fred Garrison, highway division superintendent is slogging away with a big eaterpillar and huge snow plow today and expects to have the highway cleared of gnow from the ski course to the junction by Wednesday. It is a slow business, trying to push 6-to 10 feet of ‘snow off the highway with a plow. What is need is a rotary plow and it is possible that this. kind of 2 plow will be available before the week is out. Washington, Nevada county, has a history more than half as long as Washington, D. C. and in its way fully. as interesting, woke up early last. week to. the fact that it was short of provisions. Flour and sugar were running low. Snow had blocked the road from the ski course to theJunction, about five miles and from the Junction down to the Red Ledge mine. Only good ski men could make the grade and there are not enough of them immediately available to carry’provisions to the community that looks to Washington for supplies. An appeal was made to Fred Conner, president of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce. Immediately things began to happen. A lon& distance call to Senator Jerrold Seawell was made, who re'jayed the call on to Lee Kelly’s ofNOW, THEREFORE, BE Iv RESOLVED of this CounciF of the City Nevada, California, in regular session assembled this day of Fehbruary, 19 to advise the Governor and the Legislators of the State of California that any legislation which tends to injure or destroy the mining industry in Nevada County looked upon as an effort to disturb the economic balance of the entire state. of ar ol P¢. & E. DOES NOT OWN YOU BET MINING CO. Contrary to reports that every now and then gain currency, the Pacific Gas and Electric company did not take over the You Bet mining company. Prior liens held by the Alpha Stores Ltd. prevented this action and the title to You Bet Mining compay’s holding is now vested in Alpha Stores. The Liberty Hill property, however, was turned over to the Pacific Gas and Electric company, following the judgment against the placer mining companies in the Bear Valley water shed in the celebrated ‘‘muddy water’’ case. . PUMPER WATER TRUCK RESPONDS A call came from ‘the Murchie mine east of Nevada City, at 10 o’clock last evening for assistance in extinguishing a fire in the office. The pumper water truck responded from this city. The fire had been put out ‘by the time the truck arrived there over a very rough icy road. The inside of the office was burned out. It is reported that the fire might have been caused by spontaneous combustion, nation is founded, and centralize in himself the control of judicial as well as executive functions. The Constitution, which the Supreme Court has guarded, developed and held true to its great, original design, would lie. helpless. before him, It was a French king, Louis XIV, who said. “‘I’etat, c’est moi’? — ue . am the State.’ The paper shell of vast grant of power. Mr. Roosevelt . demands it, calmly, artfully. By one legislative act, availing himself of the one loophole in the Constitution——the failure to specify the number of members in the Supreme Court— he would strike at the roots of that equality of the three branthes of government upon which the American constitutionalism would . continue if President Roosevelt se. cured the passage .of the law he now ‘demands. But it would be only a shell. The ruling power would be the . will of the President, unrestrained by court or Constitution and subject only to the necessity of securing the BETTER SCHOOL ATTENDANCE The Nevada City grammar school reopened today after closing last Tuesday for the rest of the week on account of bad colds .among_ the pupils and heavy storms. Phincipal Walter Carlson of thes Washington grammar school ststes conditions are much improved to‘ay although quite a number of-the children are still absent from school. ; The North San Juan school. bus, which was not able to get to Nevada City last Friday, came in on time today. Reports from high school are that, the attendance is improving. Many students have recovered from colds and ‘influenza and are back in school. ESTATES SET ASIDE In the superior court Friday the estates of Charles E. Wilson, Edward .D. Huber ad Alvah Morgan and Hadley T. Harding deceased, were set aside to their widows. The estate of Charles E. Wilsou was admitted to probate and Mrs. Elisia appointed administrator. DEMURRERS OVERULED © In the superior’ court on Friday in the case of George R., Carter vs. George Teit demurrer was overuled and defendant giiven ten days to answer. In_the suit in partition of Jack murrer overuled and defendent given ten days to answer. INTERLOCTORY DEGREE GRANTED In the superior court Friday an interlocutory degree was granted to the plaintiff in the case of Beatrice George vs. Horace R. George. ~ consent of a subservient Congress. of Lena Nestell vs. J. C. Nestell. jfrom corsages to old fashioned bouO’Donnell vs. Harriett O'Donnell de-. Also an interlocutory degree was+granted to the plaintiff in the case! FOR YOUR VALENTINE Flowers in the dead of. winter gent to a young lady with the ancient question-command “‘be my Valentine’ is bound to be particuarly appreciated according to the owners of the Sunnyside Greenhouse. They have prepared for the Valentine occasion with flowers ranging from demure violets to impressive long stemmed roses. Flower arrangements quets are made up expertly by the Sunnyside Greenhouse on order. An advertisement setting for the Sunnyside Valentine specials appears th this issue of the Nugget. TWO CARLOADS OF COAL READY FOR DISTRIBUTION It. will be good news to those who are out of coal that both Alpha Stores and Union Ice Company have received carloads of coal and are now in a. position to distribute allotments among their customers. For some two weeks no coal shipments have been received and many homes were running short. TEARING DOWN WALLS «OOF RECORDER'S OFFICE Electric drills are tearing down walls of the county recorders office at the court house today. A temporary shield has been built to protect the office force of. Mr. Sam Clark recorder. It is expected the new office space will be completed in about two weeks, After the carpenter work has been completed the whole interior .will be painted. MOUNTAIN LION ROAMS CITY STREETS NIGHTLY The big mountain lion which was seen on Gold Flat last week was seen again Thursday evening by three men out near the home of Miss Susie Green. The big creature has been driven into the édge of town by hunger and is evidently attracted to odors at the Calaan and Richards slaughter house. He was protected by the young pine growth just back of the state highway department camp and was seen from the old Grass Valley road. . : A miner, Howard Keene, who has been walking to and from the Ragon mine since the last storm saw foot prints of a large moutain lion out near the Indian campooddie several ¥. fice in. Sacramento. There, after @ TRAFFIC DEATHS While final complete figures last year are not. yet available, re liable estimates place the total a around 38,500, a new all time high reports the California State Auto momile Association. 1936 total of 38,500 represents. a over the figure for 1935. Mileage 9 per .cent gain. Motor vehicle regis Encouragement was found in th fact that despite distinct increase fected reductions in traffic death during 1936 as compared with th active law-enforcement policies ar eredited with the ings in those localities. JOINT MEETING OF TWO — vada City and Grass Valley next Fr day evening The purpose of the meeting is to discuss matters in which bot communities are interested and the enlist the aid of Senator Jerrol Seawell in putting Tuesday evening, February 16, able to give them. ROUGH AND READY MAN superior court tomorrow mornin nesses and jurors have been resent. Callison who is charged wit attempted assault, days ago. Boiulder street and Park avenue. HIT NEW HIGH 9n traffic fatalities in the United States The estimated increase of 1,500, or four per cent, car travel was credited with an eleven tration also marked up a new. all time high, estimated at 28,000,000. in car registrattion and use, a number. of states amd larger cities efpreceding year. Safety education and improved showCHAMBERS FRIDAY NIGHT There will be a joint meeting of the chambers of commerce of Nein the local chamber of commerce offices at 8 o’clock. announced’ by Fred Conner, president, them forward. Following the meeting Friday evening there will be a dinner meeting, at which Senator Seawell will be the guest. He will confer with the two chambers regarding aid he may be GOES TO TRIAL TUESDAY The jury trial. of Ed Callison of Rough and Ready will start in the before Judge Raglan Tuttle. The wit-. : subpoenaed for the trial. Attorney W. E. Whight has been retained to repW. B. Celio has been ill for several weeks at his home, corner of hurried huddle, it was decided to send one of the giant bulldozer plows operated by a huge tractor’ ~ "That —<~ came up Saturday night. It stuck on the Lady Jane grade and did not arrive until yesterday. This morning it’ slowly slogged its way toward the junction with the Washington road. This is one of the side-lines, or extra. activities of the Chamber of . Commerce, i. e. seeing to it that no one in the midst of snow desolation goes without food. And, in an emergency the chamber, ‘which usually goes about its business with deliberation, can speed up and get results. There are probably 400 persons including workers and_ their families at the Spanish and other mines in the vicinity of Washington with one slender artery, plugged with snow through which their food supply must go. Of course, if the worst came food’ could be dropped to them from an airplane. But the speedy action of the Chamber makes such a rescue unnecessary. CCC CARETAKER FOOD ~ SUPPLY REPLENISHED Emerson Varin of forest service and caretaker of the CCC camp tt White Cloud, during the winter, had his stock of food replenished yesterday by Horace Swafford of the Nugnet staff, and Joe Bierwagen. The. two skiied in from above the old . ski course after going as far as they could in their car. It was a three mile ski trip. Varin reported that a day or two before the arrival of Swafford and Bierwagen, three miners had come in, after slogging through the deep snow from the Spanish mine. They had had nothing to eat for over 24 hours and had. been on their feet in loose dry snow up to their waists for over 12 hours. They were provided with neither snow shoes nor skis. After a very hearty meal they came on into Nevada City. Varin \ stated that he had been feeding several wayfarers during the past two ; weeks and his supply of groceries ~~ had run short. : L re a) f e Ss Ss € e i ay) n d g BANNER MT. POST PARTY Banner Mt. Post, V. F. W., Aux. iliary is giving its postponed card ‘ party in Pythian Castle next Friday evening. A number of fine prizes — have been secured for the winners of high scores. The post is preparing for a meeting Thursday evening and will initiate three candidates ft the order. ee h

# stituting the thought of another and . . . Thinking Out Loud © first year of the independence of the ~ to deliver to him control of the Sup__He-plainly.expects Congress to place H. M. L. In this column today we are subfar abler editor, who writes in the Néw York Herald Tribune upon President Roosevelt’s proposal to “pack” the Supreme Court. Under the title of “Striking at the Roots” the New York editor utters a protes ha has he whole hearted endorsement, of the Nugget. It is reprintéd in the hope that all thinking Americans who read it will be aroused to the menace which the President’s plan holds for this country. In this one hundred and _ sixtyUnited States, President Roosevelt has brought forward a proposal which, if enacted into law, would end the American state as it has existed throughout the long years of its life. The plan is put forward with all the artistry of the President’s political mind. He speaks in the name of “youth,” always a popular and appealing note. He dangles before the House and the Senate fifty new and important jobs, always ripe and luscious bait for the congressional mind. He ingeniously conveys the impression that all he seeks is & routine and moderate effort to speed up justice and improve the whole Federal bench. Yet, beneath this veneer of politeness, the brutal fact is that President Roosevelt would pack the Supreme Court with six new justices of his own choosing. The argument discusses the Federal courts in general terms. The law’s delays, due to clogged calendars, are made the chief basis for the action asked. These do exist in gome of the lower courts. They do not exist in the Supreme Court, which since the time of Chief Justice Taft has been practically abreast of its calendar. These petty failings of the minor courts are the pretense, the smoke screen, under which the President asks Congress reme Court and with it the right to rewrite the Constitution as he and his compliant Congress choose. The pretense is so. obvious, the lack of candor so beneath the level due the gravity of the issue, that it would be idle to discuss the President’s argument seriously, in so far as it concerns the Supreme Court. By implication, for instance, the court could do more work if it had fifteen members instead of nine. But of course it must hear arguments a3 a unit and must vote upon each case as a unit. The whole court must hear each case and pass upon each case. Enlarging the court would expedite its business not one day. At points in the message even the veneer of politeness wears thin. By insulting old age Mr. Roosevelt reveals how mutch his pride has been disturbed ‘by the indeyendence of the eourt. Here the President descends to a level that we think the whole country will resent. The unfairness of these jibes is obvious. For one thing, the court, by its self-imposed custom, does not descend to the political arena to defend itself. The President is hitting loyal and distinguished servants of the public who cannot hit back. For another point, the attack upon the age of the court disregards the obvious truth of the record. For years two of the most’ liberal members of the court were its oldest. When Justice Holmes retired in 1932 at the age of ninety-one, his style was still lucid and vibrant, his wisdom was at its highest and his outlook as broad as ever. He was seventy seven when he wrote his historic dissent in the child labor case, and eighty two when, with Chief Justice Taft, he dissented in the minimum wage case. Justite Brandeis, who is eighty and the ‘oldest member of the court, is still one of its powerful dissenters. The Prestdent’s attacks upon “infirmity” are as bad in logic as they are bad in manners. _ But, as. we have gaid, it is idle to discuss these arguments seriously. They are utterly irrelevant to the real goal of the message. The President, after insulting the court, would take it over and add it to the appointive agencies of the New Deal. its rubber stamp upon the law which he hands it. No President of the United States ever before made the least gesture toward attempting to gain such a -patrol county and state boundaries evada City COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA oget sere = saree i you The Nevada City Nugget helps your city and county to grow in population — and prosperity. By subscribing to, and advertising in the Nugget, therefore, help yourself. ——$———— Vol. 11, No. 12.The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1937 _ Los Angeles county which last year prevailed on good natured sheriffs’'in northern California to let the policemen from its metropolis in order to head back transients coming is now sticking its nose in Nevada county’s:minig industry. According to a letter received by business men in Nevada City and Grass Valley from Albert. F. Knarp, a Los Angeles assemblyman seeks to “‘investigate’ quartz mining here. The letter from Knarp follows: During the first session of the legislature, step No. 1 was taken towards ‘investigating’ stream pollution in California — this particular attempt ‘being aimed at the deep mines in Nevada county. The assemblyman from Los Angeles who was so ‘concerned about Nevada county used as his prime argument a petition purportedly signed by a number of farmers in the district. He almost put his resolution across. You will readily realize that signatures can be obtained to any imaginable type of petition and therefore those of us who are at Sacramento are wondering just how many petitions are going to make their appearance at the next session. We feel that to off set any possible effects these petitions might have it would be well to be armed with an expression from the Boards of Supervisors and various business and service organizations ofthe mining districts showing “ow these people look upon mining in their districts. I enclose a copy of a resolution sent to us by the Trinity County -Board of Supervisors. Is it asking too much of you to request that Sierra Board of Supervisors prepare a somewhat ‘similar resolution? Furthermore your Chambers of Commerce, Lions, Rotary, Kiwanis and other service clubs, also merchant organizations, would help a lot by sending some samilar memoranda. It is just possible Legislative Action Hostile to Mining LANDSLIDES HAMPER . TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAYS CAMPTONVILLE, Feb. 6.—This section is still in the grip of one of the most severe storms of the history of this end of Yuba county. Since it started raining a few days ago, the Must be Halted that we may never have any need for this data, but “‘forewarned is forearmed.”’ Cordially yaurs, GOLD PRODUCERS OF CALIFORNIA. Albert F, Knarp, Secretary, 351 California Street. The following resolution prepared by Ed C. Uren, in response to Knarp’s request, will be submitted for action to the city council, the board of supervisors, the Chambers of commerce, and the various clubs and civic organizations: RESOLUTION _. WHEREAS, the County of Nevada whose fortunate condition today, and all through the recent depression, is due solely to its mining industry is now threatened with legislation which will tend to handicap or destroy this industry, and WHEREAS, the agitation for this proposed legislation comes, not from this region, but from a source entirely foreign to the desires or interests of this portion of the state of Californta; and WHERSAS, such legislation is entirely uncalled for and has not been requested from or by the representatives from this District; and WHEREAS, the mines of Nevada employ approximately 2600 men, with a monthly pay roll of $365,000, it is: therefore vital for the residents of Nevada County to use all their means to prevent the passage of any legislation which will county destroy the industry which is the mainstay of the great bulk of its people. flow of water has started, playing contractor, narrowly escaped death, Thursday, while on his return trip. of town clogged up and overflowed, snow is “being melted and a huge havoe with roads. etc. E. A. Boehme, ‘Marysville mail He stopped at the approach to the Freemans Concrete bridge on the highway seven miles south of this place, and removed a rock from the road, as he finished and was getting back in his car, several huge boulders came in, which would have landed on his car had he not stopped. It took the highway crew sev-~eral ours to get the road open so that he could continue and all the next day to get the slide entirely out. Thursday night the large rock water drainage ditch that leads out causing’ a young avalanche on the road, taking it away up to the wheel track. A crew of twelve men spent most of Friday making a temporary repair and opening the road up. : This is a test of all the roads. A huge slide. came in on the Marysville road, on the south end of the dam at Bullards Bar. The Pike City road has several slides and is a network of fallen trees. The state highway, although passable, is in bad shape. Many slides, and the pavement has cracked and crumbled from the heavy freezing weather, and the snow plows have not done the surface any good. Telephone lines are down in most every direction, and the Pacific Telephone and Teleghaph company have their men out on their line every day. FLOWERS AVAILABLE DON'T FORGET THE HAND BRAKE: IT MAY BE A GOOD ONE Those who laugh last do not-always laugh best. Mr. Otto Schiffner, superintendent of the Lava Cap mines, drove his sturdy car up in front of the National Hotel. The car-was equipped with new chains dn all four wheels and after returning from the post office he attempted to back out over the snow which was not very deep. Alfred (Hopper) Eddy and Ed Martine standing nearby attempted to help shove the car back into. traffic. This didn’t work and Mr. Schiffner got out and shoveled snow away from the rear wheels and still it wouldn’t move. Eight or nine men finally gathered and tried to shove the car out. Finally Harrison Randall glanced up and said: “Otto, why don’t you take off your emergency brake?’’ After releasing the emergency brake it took four men to keep the car from hitting a building across the street. It went out that fast. : Here’s the funny part of the story. Hopper Eddy and Martine laughing about the incident got into Eddy’s car, Eddy said. ‘‘?Vell, Mart, this car” (meaning his own), will go anywhere.’’ After six or eight minutes spent in effort to move a few feet at a time Martine said: “Will I get out and shove on the machine?’’ He said “no,” but was still puzzled at his car, but when he finally got his ear into traffic moving about a foot at a time, he said: “By heck’ My hand brake was on to@sas far as it will go.” WASHINGTON FOLKS — ARE GOING TO EAT. § The Tahoe-Ukiah highway and the road from the Junction down. the Red Ledge mine of the Washington road, is still blocked with snow, but iny any event, Fred Conner president of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce is seeing to it that the people of Washington will eat. This was accomplished by getting Joe Lopez, former mail carrier to hitch up his sled to his little caterpillar and take $60 worth of groceries down the canyon over the snow. This will reach them in time for dinner this evening. : In the meantime, Fred Garrison, highway division superintendent is slogging away with a big eaterpillar and huge snow plow today and expects to have the highway cleared of gnow from the ski course to the junction by Wednesday. It is a slow business, trying to push 6-to 10 feet of ‘snow off the highway with a plow. What is need is a rotary plow and it is possible that this. kind of 2 plow will be available before the week is out.

Washington, Nevada county, has a history more than half as long as Washington, D. C. and in its way fully. as interesting, woke up early last. week to. the fact that it was short of provisions. Flour and sugar were running low. Snow had blocked the road from the ski course to theJunction, about five miles and from the Junction down to the Red Ledge mine. Only good ski men could make the grade and there are not enough of them immediately available to carry’provisions to the community that looks to Washington for supplies. An appeal was made to Fred Conner, president of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce. Immediately things began to happen. A lon& distance call to Senator Jerrold Seawell was made, who re'jayed the call on to Lee Kelly’s ofNOW, THEREFORE, BE Iv RESOLVED of this CounciF of the City Nevada, California, in regular session assembled this day of Fehbruary, 19 to advise the Governor and the Legislators of the State of California that any legislation which tends to injure or destroy the mining industry in Nevada County looked upon as an effort to disturb the economic balance of the entire state. of ar ol P¢. & E. DOES NOT OWN YOU BET MINING CO. Contrary to reports that every now and then gain currency, the Pacific Gas and Electric company did not take over the You Bet mining company. Prior liens held by the Alpha Stores Ltd. prevented this action and the title to You Bet Mining compay’s holding is now vested in Alpha Stores. The Liberty Hill property, however, was turned over to the Pacific Gas and Electric company, following the judgment against the placer mining companies in the Bear Valley water shed in the celebrated ‘‘muddy water’’ case. . PUMPER WATER TRUCK RESPONDS A call came from ‘the Murchie mine east of Nevada City, at 10 o’clock last evening for assistance in extinguishing a fire in the office. The pumper water truck responded from this city. The fire had been put out ‘by the time the truck arrived there over a very rough icy road. The inside of the office was burned out. It is reported that the fire might have been caused by spontaneous combustion, nation is founded, and centralize in himself the control of judicial as well as executive functions. The Constitution, which the Supreme Court has guarded, developed and held true to its great, original design, would lie. helpless. before him, It was a French king, Louis XIV, who said. “‘I’etat, c’est moi’? — ue . am the State.’ The paper shell of vast grant of power. Mr. Roosevelt . demands it, calmly, artfully. By one legislative act, availing himself of the one loophole in the Constitution——the failure to specify the number of members in the Supreme Court— he would strike at the roots of that equality of the three branthes of government upon which the American constitutionalism would . continue if President Roosevelt se. cured the passage .of the law he now ‘demands. But it would be only a shell. The ruling power would be the . will of the President, unrestrained by court or Constitution and subject only to the necessity of securing the BETTER SCHOOL ATTENDANCE The Nevada City grammar school reopened today after closing last Tuesday for the rest of the week on account of bad colds .among_ the pupils and heavy storms. Phincipal Walter Carlson of thes Washington grammar school ststes conditions are much improved to‘ay although quite a number of-the children are still absent from school. ; The North San Juan school. bus, which was not able to get to Nevada City last Friday, came in on time today. Reports from high school are that, the attendance is improving. Many students have recovered from colds and ‘influenza and are back in school. ESTATES SET ASIDE In the superior court Friday the estates of Charles E. Wilson, Edward .D. Huber ad Alvah Morgan and Hadley T. Harding deceased, were set aside to their widows. The estate of Charles E. Wilsou was admitted to probate and Mrs. Elisia appointed administrator. DEMURRERS OVERULED © In the superior’ court on Friday in the case of George R., Carter vs. George Teit demurrer was overuled and defendant giiven ten days to answer. In_the suit in partition of Jack murrer overuled and defendent given ten days to answer. INTERLOCTORY DEGREE GRANTED In the superior court Friday an interlocutory degree was granted to the plaintiff in the case of Beatrice George vs. Horace R. George. ~ consent of a subservient Congress. of Lena Nestell vs. J. C. Nestell. jfrom corsages to old fashioned bouO’Donnell vs. Harriett O'Donnell de-. Also an interlocutory degree was+granted to the plaintiff in the case! FOR YOUR VALENTINE Flowers in the dead of. winter gent to a young lady with the ancient question-command “‘be my Valentine’ is bound to be particuarly appreciated according to the owners of the Sunnyside Greenhouse. They have prepared for the Valentine occasion with flowers ranging from demure violets to impressive long stemmed roses. Flower arrangements quets are made up expertly by the Sunnyside Greenhouse on order. An advertisement setting for the Sunnyside Valentine specials appears th this issue of the Nugget. TWO CARLOADS OF COAL READY FOR DISTRIBUTION It. will be good news to those who are out of coal that both Alpha Stores and Union Ice Company have received carloads of coal and are now in a. position to distribute allotments among their customers. For some two weeks no coal shipments have been received and many homes were running short. TEARING DOWN WALLS «OOF RECORDER'S OFFICE Electric drills are tearing down walls of the county recorders office at the court house today. A temporary shield has been built to protect the office force of. Mr. Sam Clark recorder. It is expected the new office space will be completed in about two weeks, After the carpenter work has been completed the whole interior .will be painted. MOUNTAIN LION ROAMS CITY STREETS NIGHTLY The big mountain lion which was seen on Gold Flat last week was seen again Thursday evening by three men out near the home of Miss Susie Green. The big creature has been driven into the édge of town by hunger and is evidently attracted to odors at the Calaan and Richards slaughter house. He was protected by the young pine growth just back of the state highway department camp and was seen from the old Grass Valley road. . : A miner, Howard Keene, who has been walking to and from the Ragon mine since the last storm saw foot prints of a large moutain lion out near the Indian campooddie several ¥. fice in. Sacramento. There, after @ TRAFFIC DEATHS While final complete figures last year are not. yet available, re liable estimates place the total a around 38,500, a new all time high reports the California State Auto momile Association. 1936 total of 38,500 represents. a over the figure for 1935. Mileage 9 per .cent gain. Motor vehicle regis Encouragement was found in th fact that despite distinct increase fected reductions in traffic death during 1936 as compared with th active law-enforcement policies ar eredited with the ings in those localities. JOINT MEETING OF TWO — vada City and Grass Valley next Fr day evening The purpose of the meeting is to discuss matters in which bot communities are interested and the enlist the aid of Senator Jerrol Seawell in putting Tuesday evening, February 16, able to give them. ROUGH AND READY MAN superior court tomorrow mornin nesses and jurors have been resent. Callison who is charged wit attempted assault, days ago. Boiulder street and Park avenue. HIT NEW HIGH 9n traffic fatalities in the United States The estimated increase of 1,500, or four per cent, car travel was credited with an eleven tration also marked up a new. all time high, estimated at 28,000,000. in car registrattion and use, a number. of states amd larger cities efpreceding year. Safety education and improved showCHAMBERS FRIDAY NIGHT There will be a joint meeting of the chambers of commerce of Nein the local chamber of commerce offices at 8 o’clock. announced’ by Fred Conner, president, them forward. Following the meeting Friday evening there will be a dinner meeting, at which Senator Seawell will be the guest. He will confer with the two chambers regarding aid he may be GOES TO TRIAL TUESDAY The jury trial. of Ed Callison of Rough and Ready will start in the before Judge Raglan Tuttle. The wit-. : subpoenaed for the trial. Attorney W. E. Whight has been retained to repW. B. Celio has been ill for several weeks at his home, corner of hurried huddle, it was decided to send one of the giant bulldozer plows operated by a huge tractor’ ~ "That —<~ came up Saturday night. It stuck on the Lady Jane grade and did not arrive until yesterday. This morning it’ slowly slogged its way toward the junction with the Washington road. This is one of the side-lines, or extra. activities of the Chamber of . Commerce, i. e. seeing to it that no one in the midst of snow desolation goes without food. And, in an emergency the chamber, ‘which usually goes about its business with deliberation, can speed up and get results. There are probably 400 persons including workers and_ their families at the Spanish and other mines in the vicinity of Washington with one slender artery, plugged with snow through which their food supply must go. Of course, if the worst came food’ could be dropped to them from an airplane. But the speedy action of the Chamber makes such a rescue unnecessary. CCC CARETAKER FOOD ~ SUPPLY REPLENISHED Emerson Varin of forest service and caretaker of the CCC camp tt White Cloud, during the winter, had his stock of food replenished yesterday by Horace Swafford of the Nugnet staff, and Joe Bierwagen. The. two skiied in from above the old . ski course after going as far as they could in their car. It was a three mile ski trip. Varin reported that a day or two before the arrival of Swafford and Bierwagen, three miners had come in, after slogging through the deep snow from the Spanish mine. They had had nothing to eat for over 24 hours and had. been on their feet in loose dry snow up to their waists for over 12 hours. They were provided with neither snow shoes nor skis. After a very hearty meal they came on into Nevada City. Varin \ stated that he had been feeding several wayfarers during the past two ; weeks and his supply of groceries ~~ had run short. : L re a) f e Ss Ss € e i ay) n d g BANNER MT. POST PARTY Banner Mt. Post, V. F. W., Aux. iliary is giving its postponed card ‘ party in Pythian Castle next Friday evening. A number of fine prizes — have been secured for the winners of high scores. The post is preparing for a meeting Thursday evening and will initiate three candidates ft the order. ee h