July 28, 1939 (6 pages)

Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. evada City N ugget COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA . to with good motives and for justifiable ends. From the March 15, 1848: The Liberty of the Press consists the right to publish the Truth, —Alexander HamilBy : ‘another master * Egg grafters are Down in Marysville this summer they seem to ‘be repeating on a larger scale Nevada City’s experience a little over a year ago. A minority of persons who claim to ‘belong to some CIO organization, decides to picket one of the big fruit ranches near Marysville. At first attempts are made to keep men who want to work, from working. The sheriff called on by the workers for protection against ‘the pickets, does his duty and carts to jail rioters. and peace disturbers, The ‘CIO rag and tag run screaming to the governor’s office that their comrades have been kidnaped. One of° Olson’s secretaries says he’ will investigate. He does this in all probability to keep a small army of CIO malcontents from camping on the Capitol lawn as they did with Merriam last year. We are of course; sorry for Marysville. We know just how the tax payers down there on the valley farms feel. Our shériff here in (Nevada county ‘‘kidnaped”’ six rioters in the late here, and juries sentenced them to stay “‘kidnaped’’ for six or eight months, and they were held for “ransom’’ id est, fines, in the matter of $600 each. While a hearing is being held on Angel Island to determine whether or not Harry. Bridges is an undesirable alien and communist with a yen for. overthrowing our government by force, preaching of Bridges and other believers in labor and communist violence, goes marching merrily on. ‘San Francisco, according to news dispatches is on the eve of another port tie-up, with Bridges leading the water front unions in, demonstration. The time they are rebelling against action taken by the authorities in Portland regarding longshoremen who broke their contract with emrloyers and réfused to load a ship with scrap iron for Japan. Reason given, a miscellaneous assortment of pickets surrounded the berth of the ship, and the longshoremen would not pass. Some dozens of the “gon sshorementrave been given an enforced vacation for breaking their contract. Eventually of course there will be an end to this thug-throttling of San Francisco once known as the. Queen City of the Pacific. Every time the port is closed by Harry Bridges, a few more manufacturers and factory owners move to Los Angeles and set up shop. Every time Bridges slams the door shut in San Francisco, Eastern manufacturers and shippers route their goods to the Pacifie ports in the Orient, Australia, the Philippines, etc., via Los Angeles. Every time Bridges’ strong armed lads work over farmers trucking their perishable crops into San Francisco via Altamont Pass, more farmers send their produce to Los Angeles. And why? Simply because Los Angeles now “knows how.” San Francisco has forgotten “how.’”’ Los Angeles is growing by leaps and bounds. While it is true that most lunatic isms originate in (Los Angeles. (Doc: Townsend ‘started. there and the .Ham, growing rich there, and nudist camps abound), these various cults are just little by-products. of a metropolis that is growing like Jack’s’ bean stalk because it Enows how to keep communists, CIO fanatics and Bridges under control. However, we believe a better time is coming. Temporarily the -sGIO and its red admixture, would seem to have the upper hand. But even es it is, nature, human nature, is restoring a balance. It is not in the nature of American citizens to endure for long a tyranny of either capital or labor. The senate committee investigating the NURB and amendments to the Wagner Act has heard Olney Donnelly, president. of the Mine Workers Protective league of Nevada County, Associated Farmers of California are sending two men east to give their testimony regarding the tyrannies of labor and the labor board and its -Muscovite levening. ‘Whether Bridges is finally deported or not, the testimony against him, piling up day by day, will disgust all patriotic American workmen and his power to close unpleasantness . theworld ports with a royal gesture will undoubtedly pass. It will be many a long day, however, ‘before San Francisco recovers from the Bridges. disease, ~ Voi. 13, No. 60. The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA _ » The Gold Center MINERS.9T01 APPROVE EMPIRE STAR HOSPITAL Miners in the six properties of the Newmont company voted 9 to 1 in favor of the hospital association project submitted to them ‘by the company Wednesday. According to Robert Hendricks, superintendent of the Zeibright, Murchie and Brown’s Valley mines, the men employed in the Murchie and Brown’s: Valley mines voted 100 per cent for the project. The vote cast was 966 in favor and 115 against. The balloting was secret. Plans for the n@w hospital to contain 17 ‘beds have been drawn and it is believed work can be started at an early date. The cost of the new hospital will-be in excess of $50,000. > The hospital located on ten acres purchased by the company on the highway opposite and above:-the Nevada City highschool will be centrally located as regards the various properties of the Newmont Company, being located almost in the middle between the Zeibright and Brown’s Valley and between the (Murchie and Empire, North Star and Teen ia obi ig WOMAN ACCUSES MAN ’ OF BREAKING HER ARM (Mrs. Mary Powers filed a ‘jcomplaint Wednesday against George Thomas charging battery. In an argument Tuesday morning Thomas allegedly twisted Mrs. ‘Powers’ arm until it was broken just above the elbow. The trouble occurred in the ‘home of Mrs. Powers on Railroad avenue. and Chief of Police Garfield Robson made the arrest. Mrs. Powers is in poor health and the injury has so upset her that she will not be able to appear in court for some time but Thomas will be arraigned for a hearing. The chief of police stated Thomas could be charged with mayhem or attempt to do great bodily harm, a high misdemeanor and punishable by a year in the county jail. ALPHA STORES STAFFS TO PINE, DANCE, PICNIC The staffs of Alpha Stores Ltd., of Grass Valley and Nevada City, will shut up shop Saturday afternoon at 2:30 for a big outing, picnic and dance in Sierra county. In addition to the staff there will ‘be a number of guests. ; They will arrive in. Sierra City in time for a big dinner there. They will have a dance Saturday night in. Downieville) and on Sunday they will go for an outing and pienic at Packer lake, returning home Sunday afternoon and evening. CRIMINAL OFFENSES IN SUPERIOR COURT Three éviminaY cese cases were considered by Judge George L. Jones in the superior court Wednesday morning. R. E. Ferry was given a one year term in the county jail for passifg a fictitious check on the Central Service Station in Grass Valley on June 22; ‘Carl Peterson pleaded guilty to lascivious conduct with a small girl on July 6 near Bridgeport. His request for probation was continued until Monday. Hugh C. Davis pleaded guilty to grand theft of an automobile on July 14. He also asked for probation. Ferry has a criminal record thav includes terms in the Preston School ef Industry at Ione and in San Quentin rrison from Placer county for burglary. : es Probation Officer A. W. McGagin presented an unfavorable report to the request for probation. Ferry was represented in court by Frank G. Finnegan, and Deputy Dis. trict Attorney John Larue appearea for the people. Following the passing of judgmenr Ferry began serving his sentence, ' William J-.Cassettari was appointed by the court to represent Peterson and Davis was represénted by Frank STATE FIRE WARDEN State Ranger William F. Sharre has been busy since the fire season started. On Monday: fire started along the Bear river south of Grass Valley. A compressor used by men working on the MecCourtney road started the blaze in Placer county. It blew across Bear river into Nevada county. It covered 100 acres of grass and brush land before it was ‘controlled. A fire in the same area about ten days ago burned over several hundred acres. Sharpe received a call from North San Juan Monday when a sudden blaze caused by children playing with matches in a wood shed burned the shed to the ground and spread to the J. Woods home. Damage to the home amounted to $50. Wednesday a call came on a fire on the Butler ranch below Grass . Valley. Four acres of grass and brush were ‘burned before it was stopped. ANNUAL OUTPUT OF HOMESTAKE. IS 14 MILLIONS In the Black Hills Hills of South Dakota is situated the greatest gold mine in the United States, if not in the world, the “Homestake.” First worked in 1876, the mine will reach a depth of 4700 feet by thesend of this year. * Operations are conducted through two vertical shafts, although a third shaft called the ‘‘Yates’’ is now being sunk at a cost of over three million dollars. Four thousand tons of ore are handled every 24 hours over 75 miles of underground track, requiring the operation of 36 locomotives which are propelled by air under a compression of from 900 to 1000 pounds per square inch, At present 2025 men are employed and Americanism is stressed to have legally declared their intention to become such. All employees must be able to speak, read and write in English. In the past tem years the mine has paid out in wages over 35 million dollars and in 1938 wages, taxes and dividends totalled $6,571,000. It takes 35 tons of ore to yield a pound of gold and 70. per cent of this ore must pass a 200 mesh screen. The ore is reduced through stamps weighing 1550 pounds, crushing to pass a 3-4 inch screen, followed by both rod and ball mills. The 4000 tons of ore yield an average 110 pounds of gold daily. At $30 an ounce, this shows that the yield of the “Homestake must be over $14,000,000 annually. The hoisting plants are models of efficiency, raising their 30 ton ldads up the shaft at the rate of 3000 feet per minute. Some 450 electric motors are utilized, requiring 30,000 horse power, while five electric pumps having a capacity of 7500 gailons per minute, handle the water. By means of radio transmission through the hoisting cable to a loudspeaker in the hoist room it is now possible to transmit verbal orders from the cage direct to the hoistman. The mine operates its own saw’ mills in close cooperation with the’ forest service at a cost of $60,000 yearly. In Social welfare the company is pitalization, pensions for veteran employees and a $300,000 recreation building containing gymnasium, plunge, bowling alleys, pool and billiard tables and library. With the rising tide of taxation by both state and federal government which has risen from $640,000 in 1931 to $3,072,000 in 1938, the company now pays $222 per ton in taxes on-every ton mined. The result is that millions of tons of marginal ore that could be worked at a profit a few years ago are irretrievably lost in the process of active developmeni, for the worked ground can never be reopened to get at it. Thus the burden of excessive aree ation weakens and hastens the depletion of the very fountainhead of the, revenue now so greedily demanded iby our present day demagogs. Mr. and Mrs. Paul McMillan of San Francisco are spending their tw. weeks vacation with Mrs. McMullin‘s G. Finnegan, who was also appointed to act for him. ‘parents, Mr. and Mrs. ’ \gon on Park Avenue. Louie Davidat the front with,most modern hos-.’ COPES WITH MANY FIRES a stood shoulder the extent that Homestake employs . American citizens. only, ‘or: those:-whe OLSON BLAMED FOR TARYSVILLE TERROR REIGN SAN FRANCISCO, July 27.—1In a scathing denunciation of the action of the secretary to Governor Culbert L. Olson, Holmes Bishop, president of the Associated Farmers of California, today declared that the governor’s office had exceeded all bounds of human reasoning in the steps taken in the Marysville picketing situation. “Action by the governor’s Office has precipitated almost a reign of terror,’’ Bishop said, “and what was first a simple case of disturbing the peace now involves large numbers of peaceful workers egged on by the agitators. “Where does the governor get any authority to step into a local situation such as this, using the office of the chief executive of the state as a means for moral support and publicity, to a disturbance which cannot even be classed as a ‘labor difficulty’? “The Associated Farmers of California realize that although this incident involves only a small area of an agricultural county, it is a history making precedent, and the people of this state must awake to the realization that the office of our chief executive is being used for purposes certainly not prescribed in our constitution, and for purposes evidently intended to create violence and strife at the expense of California's farmers. “Without partisanship in a matter of politics, the farmers of California to shoulder and fought radical legislation during the recent session of our state legislature, and now; hardly before the =choes of the last day of the session are ended, with the administration assuming powers far beyond its true authority, the farmers of this state (will stand shoulder to shoulder again, for we realize that only by the enforcement of the laws now in effect att “we hopé to have’ peace of any. sort. The people of California will not stand for any executive fomenting labor disputes and’ causing more strife which ‘will eventually lead us into bankruptcy. “This public attack upon peace officers is a new type of publicity weapon. The governor’s office has admitted that it has no authority in this disturbance—-yet even ‘with the sheriff himself attacked ‘by rioters, the governor's office gives publicity to charges of ‘kidnapping,’ when violators of the law are arrested. Why? Because it makes headlines—not because that office is interested “in solving any difficulties present! “That is why the Associated Farmers of Califfornia—thousands strong —are determined that the farmers’ constitutional right to call upon the law enforcement officers of his community to defend his person and property will be invoked despite any attempt to scare these officers into a fanatical support of such organizations as the Workers’ Alliance and the United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing and Allied ‘Workers of America. We have kept quiet long enough, but even as it was the farmers who fought the first battle ‘for -ence.”’ independence at Lexington, so will these farmers in California today . fight for their individual independThe Marysville picketing’ disturbance began several weeks ago. It hada. ’ died down to the point where only six pickets were reporting for duty. The original 150 pickets had demanded employment ‘but had neyer been hired. Following the dwindling of interest, the leaders appealed to the governor's office for aid, and a blast of publicity. from that office resulted in large numbers of pickets and several major disturbances. Immediately picket leaders began charging law enforcement officers with brutality. Local officers have denied these charges, and various organizations, including the Merchants’ Association, have voted commendation of the various actions in the face of the blasts coming from the governor's office. SUNSHINE CIRCLE _Sunshine Circle of the Ladies Aid Society entertained members of the circle at a most delightful luncheon and social time Wednesday afternoon in the church parlors. Rew, and Mrs. H. W. Buckner, former pastor and wife, were present for the meeting] . their FOREST SERVICE REPORTS FIRES UNDER CONTROL In the forest service reports au fires are out or under control. A smaH fire in El Dorado county in the [Michigan Bluff section was extinguished by Ranger Brisley and crew after it had burned over three acres. The eause of the fire is unknown, On Wednesday a fire, presumably caused by smokers, broke out on the Fordyce road near Big Bend and burned a half acre in the Carlisle meadows. On Monday lightning caused a fire north of Truckee about ten miles. Five Pine tree snags were burning and a lot of down trees or logs in the same patch were als afire. It covered half an acre but as it was upon a windy point it took itthree days to clean it up. E. L. Baxter in charge of fire conitrol for the national forest, last evening conducted a review on the Downieville fire which burned over about 100 acres on the north fork of the North Fork of the Yuba river. This review was held with the men who were on the fire lines. (Methods used in fighting the fire will be discussed and a decis made on whether methods could have been improved upon or not. Tonight Baxter will go through the Sierraville district to Truckee and E. M. Stone, fire dispatcher at headquarters, will join him’in a board of review of two major fires in that area. REQUIRED FOR MAIL DELIVERY Unless residents of Nevada City install house numbers on the dwellings where they can be plainly seén, the city is very likely to wait a long while for the free mail delivery service which it has been seeking. Those citizens who have neglected thus far to put up house numbers can obtain the proper number of their homes from the eity officials in the city hall. It should be a matter of civic pride to tack the numbers over the door. The postoffice inspector is expected in Nevada City any day. If he finds a large proportion of the houses unnumbered he will undoubtedly ‘report adversely to instituting free delivery service. Members of the Chamber of Commerce, and its officers, are especially urging all ci'izens to comply with the post office requirement. PLANE CONTEST WILL CLOSE SATURDAY In Seaman’s lodge this’ evening there will be another dance for the young people. These dances have proved one of the most popular features ofthe Co-ordinating . council’s recreational program, according. “oO D. Henrich, director. Refreshments are served and radio music is provided. Admission is but 10 cents. Mrs Mable Flindt is déstablishing a nature study class for the young. sters at 2 o’clock every Friday afternoon in Pioneers Park. : On Saturday noon all those boys and girls who have entered. the model airplane construction and _ flying contests have been requested by Dir-. ector Henrich to have their planes on! hand at Seaman’s lodge. Judging © knives are to be awarded the winners.in the two classes, best constructed planes, and _ best. planes. ‘ Gold Always Has, And Always Will Measure Values, Says Engine }vhen coin was scarce, loans remainevaporated, taxes are. will take place. Six Boy Scout jack. . flying Rey. and Mrs. H. H.Buckner have) returned from a several — visit P‘ FRIDAY, JULY 28. 1 Ec NOTE: The following is a.com densation of an address on “Gold delivered on July 11 by Edgar BE. Barker of this city, a. mining engineer of world wide experience, before the National conclave of the American Institute of Mining Engineers in San Francisco. It is one of the most interesting discussions of gold and its relation to money and exchange this edie tor has ever read. Owing to limit-* ations of space the address is come densed from six newspaper cole umns to two. It follows: By EDGAR E. BARKER The time has come, I feel, when you simply must get into the: subje of gold and concentrate on it. Gold directly affects food, wages, in ; capital, bankruptcy, greed, avi: riot, rebellion and the instinct to live; as well as the sense of equity and justice for which the Stars and Stripes stand. The present problem of gold can be expressed in a single broad question: “What are the prospects for its future?” The way to treat this queation is to first examine fis past. All the changes in the valuation of currencies seem to have had the common motive of liquidating at a discount. A typical sequence is seen in the French assignat. This was — a form of paper money used im France from 1787 to 1796 to repre sent land assigned to the holders. The first igsue amounted to 4 000,000° francs backed by the vali of lands confiscated from the church as well as crown lands. The occasion for the issue was the financial predicament of the government ed unpaid, and taxes. reached — point of non-productivity. The no first bore 5 per cent interest, later 3 per cent, and finally none. The next year a second issue ot 800,000,000 francs was made wii the solemn declaration that the 200,000,000 francs was the Ii But further issues of the brought the total in-1796 to 45.000, 000,000, with ‘a corresponding drop in value. Since’ the assignat was worth virtually nothing, the issu was converted at great discount into mandats to the value of 800,000,000 francs. This ‘money, like its predecessor, took to the toboggan and with in six months was received ‘back by the state for one-seventieth of ite face value in eoin. ae Another example is the Ger al mark. In 1913 notes issued the gold reserve amounted to 2,90; 000,000 a ratio of 1. to 2.3. In 19% the note issued reached 2,;274,0 000, 600, 000, 000,000 and ‘was ed out by the issuance of the reichmark at one thousand bi for one. ; The United States has had sim experiences with monies and to of account—wampum, tobacco ey, rice, Indian corn, beaver skin musket balls. All these old mon units have gone through demor zation, inflation or cancellation one form or another and ultima became of no value. : ~(Monies of account, old: denarii, drachme, dowbloons, _ have seen the disappearance of t] mark and the ruble, the’ franc English sol and . dollar will be only, rency fades into nothing, automatically wiped . and greeted many _ friends. . About 45 were present. _ 3

Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. evada City N ugget COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA . to with good motives and for justifiable ends. From the March 15, 1848: The Liberty of the Press consists the right to publish the Truth, —Alexander HamilBy : ‘another master * Egg grafters are Down in Marysville this summer they seem to ‘be repeating on a larger scale Nevada City’s experience a little over a year ago. A minority of persons who claim to ‘belong to some CIO organization, decides to picket one of the big fruit ranches near Marysville. At first attempts are made to keep men who want to work, from working. The sheriff called on by the workers for protection against ‘the pickets, does his duty and carts to jail rioters. and peace disturbers, The ‘CIO rag and tag run screaming to the governor’s office that their comrades have been kidnaped. One of° Olson’s secretaries says he’ will investigate. He does this in all probability to keep a small army of CIO malcontents from camping on the Capitol lawn as they did with Merriam last year. We are of course; sorry for Marysville. We know just how the tax payers down there on the valley farms feel. Our shériff here in (Nevada county ‘‘kidnaped”’ six rioters in the late here, and juries sentenced them to stay “‘kidnaped’’ for six or eight months, and they were held for “ransom’’ id est, fines, in the matter of $600 each. While a hearing is being held on Angel Island to determine whether or not Harry. Bridges is an undesirable alien and communist with a yen for. overthrowing our government by force, preaching of Bridges and other believers in labor and communist violence, goes marching merrily on. ‘San Francisco, according to news dispatches is on the eve of another port tie-up, with Bridges leading the water front unions in, demonstration. The time they are rebelling against action taken by the authorities in Portland regarding longshoremen who broke their contract with emrloyers and réfused to load a ship with scrap iron for Japan. Reason given, a miscellaneous assortment of pickets surrounded the berth of the ship, and the longshoremen would not pass. Some dozens of the “gon sshorementrave been given an enforced vacation for breaking their contract. Eventually of course there will be an end to this thug-throttling of San Francisco once known as the. Queen City of the Pacific. Every time the port is closed by Harry Bridges, a few more manufacturers and factory owners move to Los Angeles and set up shop. Every time Bridges slams the door shut in San Francisco, Eastern manufacturers and shippers route their goods to the Pacifie ports in the Orient, Australia, the Philippines, etc., via Los Angeles. Every time Bridges’ strong armed lads work over farmers trucking their perishable crops into San Francisco via Altamont Pass, more farmers send their produce to Los Angeles. And why? Simply because Los Angeles now “knows how.” San Francisco has forgotten “how.’”’ Los Angeles is growing by leaps and bounds. While it is true that most lunatic isms originate in (Los Angeles. (Doc: Townsend ‘started. there and the .Ham, growing rich there, and nudist camps abound), these various cults are just little by-products. of a metropolis that is growing like Jack’s’ bean stalk because it Enows how to keep communists, CIO fanatics and Bridges under control. However, we believe a better time is coming. Temporarily the -sGIO and its red admixture, would seem to have the upper hand. But even es it is, nature, human nature, is restoring a balance. It is not in the nature of American citizens to endure for long a tyranny of either capital or labor. The senate committee investigating the NURB and amendments to the Wagner Act has heard Olney Donnelly, president. of the Mine Workers Protective league of Nevada County, Associated Farmers of California are sending two men east to give their testimony regarding the tyrannies of labor and the labor board and its -Muscovite levening. ‘Whether Bridges is finally deported or not, the testimony against him, piling up day by day, will disgust all patriotic American workmen and his power to close unpleasantness . theworld ports with a royal gesture will undoubtedly pass. It will be many a long day, however, ‘before San Francisco recovers from the Bridges. disease, ~ Voi. 13, No. 60. The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA _ » The Gold Center MINERS.9T01 APPROVE EMPIRE STAR HOSPITAL Miners in the six properties of the Newmont company voted 9 to 1 in favor of the hospital association project submitted to them ‘by the company Wednesday. According to Robert Hendricks, superintendent of the Zeibright, Murchie and Brown’s Valley mines, the men employed in the Murchie and Brown’s: Valley mines voted 100 per cent for the project. The vote cast was 966 in favor and 115 against. The balloting was secret. Plans for the n@w hospital to contain 17 ‘beds have been drawn and it is believed work can be started at an early date. The cost of the new hospital will-be in excess of $50,000. > The hospital located on ten acres purchased by the company on the highway opposite and above:-the Nevada City highschool will be centrally located as regards the various properties of the Newmont Company, being located almost in the middle between the Zeibright and Brown’s Valley and between the (Murchie and Empire, North Star and Teen ia obi ig WOMAN ACCUSES MAN ’ OF BREAKING HER ARM (Mrs. Mary Powers filed a ‘jcomplaint Wednesday against George Thomas charging battery. In an argument Tuesday morning Thomas allegedly twisted Mrs. ‘Powers’ arm until it was broken just above the elbow. The trouble occurred in the ‘home of Mrs. Powers on Railroad avenue. and Chief of Police Garfield Robson made the arrest. Mrs. Powers is in poor health and the injury has so upset her that she will not be able to appear in court for some time but Thomas will be arraigned for a hearing. The chief of police stated Thomas could be charged with mayhem or attempt to do great bodily harm, a high misdemeanor and punishable by a year in the county jail. ALPHA STORES STAFFS TO PINE, DANCE, PICNIC The staffs of Alpha Stores Ltd., of Grass Valley and Nevada City, will shut up shop Saturday afternoon at 2:30 for a big outing, picnic and dance in Sierra county. In addition to the staff there will ‘be a number of guests. ; They will arrive in. Sierra City in time for a big dinner there. They will have a dance Saturday night in. Downieville) and on Sunday they will go for an outing and pienic at Packer lake, returning home Sunday afternoon and evening. CRIMINAL OFFENSES IN SUPERIOR COURT Three éviminaY cese cases were considered by Judge George L. Jones in the superior court Wednesday morning. R. E. Ferry was given a one year term in the county jail for passifg a fictitious check on the Central Service Station in Grass Valley on June 22; ‘Carl Peterson pleaded guilty to lascivious conduct with a small girl on July 6 near Bridgeport. His request for probation was continued until Monday. Hugh C. Davis pleaded guilty to grand theft of an automobile on July 14. He also asked for probation. Ferry has a criminal record thav includes terms in the Preston School ef Industry at Ione and in San Quentin rrison from Placer county for burglary. : es Probation Officer A. W. McGagin presented an unfavorable report to the request for probation. Ferry was represented in court by Frank G. Finnegan, and Deputy Dis. trict Attorney John Larue appearea for the people. Following the passing of judgmenr Ferry began serving his sentence, ' William J-.Cassettari was appointed by the court to represent Peterson and Davis was represénted by Frank STATE FIRE WARDEN State Ranger William F. Sharre has been busy since the fire season started. On Monday: fire started along the Bear river south of Grass Valley. A compressor used by men working on the MecCourtney road started the blaze in Placer county. It blew across Bear river into Nevada county. It covered 100 acres of grass and brush land before it was ‘controlled. A fire in the same area about ten days ago burned over several hundred acres. Sharpe received a call from North San Juan Monday when a sudden blaze caused by children playing with matches in a wood shed burned the shed to the ground and spread to the J. Woods home. Damage to the home amounted to $50. Wednesday a call came on a fire on the Butler ranch below Grass . Valley. Four acres of grass and brush were ‘burned before it was stopped. ANNUAL OUTPUT OF HOMESTAKE. IS 14 MILLIONS In the Black Hills Hills of South Dakota is situated the greatest gold mine in the United States, if not in the world, the “Homestake.” First worked in 1876, the mine will reach a depth of 4700 feet by thesend of this year. * Operations are conducted through two vertical shafts, although a third shaft called the ‘‘Yates’’ is now being sunk at a cost of over three million dollars. Four thousand tons of ore are handled every 24 hours over 75 miles of underground track, requiring the operation of 36 locomotives which are propelled by air under a compression of from 900 to 1000 pounds per square inch, At present 2025 men are employed and Americanism is stressed to have legally declared their intention to become such. All employees must be able to speak, read and write in English. In the past tem years the mine has paid out in wages over 35 million dollars and in 1938 wages, taxes and dividends totalled $6,571,000. It takes 35 tons of ore to yield a pound of gold and 70. per cent of this ore must pass a 200 mesh screen. The ore is reduced through stamps weighing 1550 pounds, crushing to pass a 3-4 inch screen, followed by both rod and ball mills. The 4000 tons of ore yield an average 110 pounds of gold daily. At $30 an ounce, this shows that the yield of the “Homestake must be over $14,000,000 annually. The hoisting plants are models of efficiency, raising their 30 ton ldads up the shaft at the rate of 3000 feet per minute. Some 450 electric motors are utilized, requiring 30,000 horse power, while five electric pumps having a capacity of 7500 gailons per minute, handle the water. By means of radio transmission through the hoisting cable to a loudspeaker in the hoist room it is now possible to transmit verbal orders from the cage direct to the hoistman. The mine operates its own saw’ mills in close cooperation with the’ forest service at a cost of $60,000 yearly. In Social welfare the company is pitalization, pensions for veteran employees and a $300,000 recreation building containing gymnasium, plunge, bowling alleys, pool and billiard tables and library.

With the rising tide of taxation by both state and federal government which has risen from $640,000 in 1931 to $3,072,000 in 1938, the company now pays $222 per ton in taxes on-every ton mined. The result is that millions of tons of marginal ore that could be worked at a profit a few years ago are irretrievably lost in the process of active developmeni, for the worked ground can never be reopened to get at it. Thus the burden of excessive aree ation weakens and hastens the depletion of the very fountainhead of the, revenue now so greedily demanded iby our present day demagogs. Mr. and Mrs. Paul McMillan of San Francisco are spending their tw. weeks vacation with Mrs. McMullin‘s G. Finnegan, who was also appointed to act for him. ‘parents, Mr. and Mrs. ’ \gon on Park Avenue. Louie Davidat the front with,most modern hos-.’ COPES WITH MANY FIRES a stood shoulder the extent that Homestake employs . American citizens. only, ‘or: those:-whe OLSON BLAMED FOR TARYSVILLE TERROR REIGN SAN FRANCISCO, July 27.—1In a scathing denunciation of the action of the secretary to Governor Culbert L. Olson, Holmes Bishop, president of the Associated Farmers of California, today declared that the governor’s office had exceeded all bounds of human reasoning in the steps taken in the Marysville picketing situation. “Action by the governor’s Office has precipitated almost a reign of terror,’’ Bishop said, “and what was first a simple case of disturbing the peace now involves large numbers of peaceful workers egged on by the agitators. “Where does the governor get any authority to step into a local situation such as this, using the office of the chief executive of the state as a means for moral support and publicity, to a disturbance which cannot even be classed as a ‘labor difficulty’? “The Associated Farmers of California realize that although this incident involves only a small area of an agricultural county, it is a history making precedent, and the people of this state must awake to the realization that the office of our chief executive is being used for purposes certainly not prescribed in our constitution, and for purposes evidently intended to create violence and strife at the expense of California's farmers. “Without partisanship in a matter of politics, the farmers of California to shoulder and fought radical legislation during the recent session of our state legislature, and now; hardly before the =choes of the last day of the session are ended, with the administration assuming powers far beyond its true authority, the farmers of this state (will stand shoulder to shoulder again, for we realize that only by the enforcement of the laws now in effect att “we hopé to have’ peace of any. sort. The people of California will not stand for any executive fomenting labor disputes and’ causing more strife which ‘will eventually lead us into bankruptcy. “This public attack upon peace officers is a new type of publicity weapon. The governor’s office has admitted that it has no authority in this disturbance—-yet even ‘with the sheriff himself attacked ‘by rioters, the governor's office gives publicity to charges of ‘kidnapping,’ when violators of the law are arrested. Why? Because it makes headlines—not because that office is interested “in solving any difficulties present! “That is why the Associated Farmers of Califfornia—thousands strong —are determined that the farmers’ constitutional right to call upon the law enforcement officers of his community to defend his person and property will be invoked despite any attempt to scare these officers into a fanatical support of such organizations as the Workers’ Alliance and the United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing and Allied ‘Workers of America. We have kept quiet long enough, but even as it was the farmers who fought the first battle ‘for -ence.”’ independence at Lexington, so will these farmers in California today . fight for their individual independThe Marysville picketing’ disturbance began several weeks ago. It hada. ’ died down to the point where only six pickets were reporting for duty. The original 150 pickets had demanded employment ‘but had neyer been hired. Following the dwindling of interest, the leaders appealed to the governor's office for aid, and a blast of publicity. from that office resulted in large numbers of pickets and several major disturbances. Immediately picket leaders began charging law enforcement officers with brutality. Local officers have denied these charges, and various organizations, including the Merchants’ Association, have voted commendation of the various actions in the face of the blasts coming from the governor's office. SUNSHINE CIRCLE _Sunshine Circle of the Ladies Aid Society entertained members of the circle at a most delightful luncheon and social time Wednesday afternoon in the church parlors. Rew, and Mrs. H. W. Buckner, former pastor and wife, were present for the meeting] . their FOREST SERVICE REPORTS FIRES UNDER CONTROL In the forest service reports au fires are out or under control. A smaH fire in El Dorado county in the [Michigan Bluff section was extinguished by Ranger Brisley and crew after it had burned over three acres. The eause of the fire is unknown, On Wednesday a fire, presumably caused by smokers, broke out on the Fordyce road near Big Bend and burned a half acre in the Carlisle meadows. On Monday lightning caused a fire north of Truckee about ten miles. Five Pine tree snags were burning and a lot of down trees or logs in the same patch were als afire. It covered half an acre but as it was upon a windy point it took itthree days to clean it up. E. L. Baxter in charge of fire conitrol for the national forest, last evening conducted a review on the Downieville fire which burned over about 100 acres on the north fork of the North Fork of the Yuba river. This review was held with the men who were on the fire lines. (Methods used in fighting the fire will be discussed and a decis made on whether methods could have been improved upon or not. Tonight Baxter will go through the Sierraville district to Truckee and E. M. Stone, fire dispatcher at headquarters, will join him’in a board of review of two major fires in that area. REQUIRED FOR MAIL DELIVERY Unless residents of Nevada City install house numbers on the dwellings where they can be plainly seén, the city is very likely to wait a long while for the free mail delivery service which it has been seeking. Those citizens who have neglected thus far to put up house numbers can obtain the proper number of their homes from the eity officials in the city hall. It should be a matter of civic pride to tack the numbers over the door. The postoffice inspector is expected in Nevada City any day. If he finds a large proportion of the houses unnumbered he will undoubtedly ‘report adversely to instituting free delivery service. Members of the Chamber of Commerce, and its officers, are especially urging all ci'izens to comply with the post office requirement. PLANE CONTEST WILL CLOSE SATURDAY In Seaman’s lodge this’ evening there will be another dance for the young people. These dances have proved one of the most popular features ofthe Co-ordinating . council’s recreational program, according. “oO D. Henrich, director. Refreshments are served and radio music is provided. Admission is but 10 cents. Mrs Mable Flindt is déstablishing a nature study class for the young. sters at 2 o’clock every Friday afternoon in Pioneers Park. : On Saturday noon all those boys and girls who have entered. the model airplane construction and _ flying contests have been requested by Dir-. ector Henrich to have their planes on! hand at Seaman’s lodge. Judging © knives are to be awarded the winners.in the two classes, best constructed planes, and _ best. planes. ‘ Gold Always Has, And Always Will Measure Values, Says Engine }vhen coin was scarce, loans remainevaporated, taxes are. will take place. Six Boy Scout jack. . flying Rey. and Mrs. H. H.Buckner have) returned from a several — visit P‘ FRIDAY, JULY 28. 1 Ec NOTE: The following is a.com densation of an address on “Gold delivered on July 11 by Edgar BE. Barker of this city, a. mining engineer of world wide experience, before the National conclave of the American Institute of Mining Engineers in San Francisco. It is one of the most interesting discussions of gold and its relation to money and exchange this edie tor has ever read. Owing to limit-* ations of space the address is come densed from six newspaper cole umns to two. It follows: By EDGAR E. BARKER The time has come, I feel, when you simply must get into the: subje of gold and concentrate on it. Gold directly affects food, wages, in ; capital, bankruptcy, greed, avi: riot, rebellion and the instinct to live; as well as the sense of equity and justice for which the Stars and Stripes stand. The present problem of gold can be expressed in a single broad question: “What are the prospects for its future?” The way to treat this queation is to first examine fis past. All the changes in the valuation of currencies seem to have had the common motive of liquidating at a discount. A typical sequence is seen in the French assignat. This was — a form of paper money used im France from 1787 to 1796 to repre sent land assigned to the holders. The first igsue amounted to 4 000,000° francs backed by the vali of lands confiscated from the church as well as crown lands. The occasion for the issue was the financial predicament of the government ed unpaid, and taxes. reached — point of non-productivity. The no first bore 5 per cent interest, later 3 per cent, and finally none. The next year a second issue ot 800,000,000 francs was made wii the solemn declaration that the 200,000,000 francs was the Ii But further issues of the brought the total in-1796 to 45.000, 000,000, with ‘a corresponding drop in value. Since’ the assignat was worth virtually nothing, the issu was converted at great discount into mandats to the value of 800,000,000 francs. This ‘money, like its predecessor, took to the toboggan and with in six months was received ‘back by the state for one-seventieth of ite face value in eoin. ae Another example is the Ger al mark. In 1913 notes issued the gold reserve amounted to 2,90; 000,000 a ratio of 1. to 2.3. In 19% the note issued reached 2,;274,0 000, 600, 000, 000,000 and ‘was ed out by the issuance of the reichmark at one thousand bi for one. ; The United States has had sim experiences with monies and to of account—wampum, tobacco ey, rice, Indian corn, beaver skin musket balls. All these old mon units have gone through demor zation, inflation or cancellation one form or another and ultima became of no value. : ~(Monies of account, old: denarii, drachme, dowbloons, _ have seen the disappearance of t] mark and the ruble, the’ franc English sol and . dollar will be only, rency fades into nothing, automatically wiped . and greeted many _ friends. . About 45 were present. _ 3