March 2, 1936 (4 pages)

ex *, Thinking ‘Out Loud (By H. M. L.) While’ Japan’s aggressive policies generally a matter of to us in America, it realize that sincursions, and adventures in Manchuria, id. Inner Mongolia are costing Japanese tax payers a heap. of money. The ‘last election mild revolt cainst a government which devotea ~&Qisproportionate sums to military activities far.away froni the home islands, with no cash profit to the empire. The hot blooded young militarists took a short cut to rebuking the protesting tax payers. They dered some/of the people's leaders. were slaughtered because several includindifferwell to are ence is excursions China was a murJust how we do not yet know of those reported murdered, + Wine the minister, came to life. Wwany prime back These” évents in Nippon, however, should of. indifference. If Japan is entering upon a period of Oriental fascism, or by a military oligarcliy, this country may at any time be-forced into a war to protect our. Pacific outposts and trade. The island empire has, to all practical purposes’ closed trade door to Manchuria, is closing it to parts of China, and looks with too much complacense upon our abandonment of the Philippines. Japan has fortified to some extent her mandated islands in the Pacific and preparing for whatever “the Japanese equivalent. of ‘‘der fa not*be a matter is is tag. Most Americans feel little concern with. Japanese adventures in Asia, nor with Japanese military and naval preparations. We are impressed with their speed in but not with the 1, planning,, for oecasionally m Their accomplishment, Their ships, instance turn turtle. trapped, foray Outer Mongolia. diplomacy lacks. truthfulness dignity. Nevertheless they now 100,000,000 Sun troops are sometimes instance late Their and have some people under their Rising from whom to ‘draw troops and, supplies. The time will come when they will be a idable power which for the peace the world will need curbing just as surely Europe. : as for in a into flag formof in Asia did in as Germany The death of ‘Al he, teuf in San Francisco recalls the earthquake and fire of 1907, Eugene Schmitz, the fiddle playing mayor of San Francisco, Francis Heney, Hiram Johnson, then the prosecutors of the corrupt United Railroads and the rupt board of supervisors, and among The concorthe least of these, one Lonergan. board en bloe Shortly of supervisors bribed. theimformal all again Examiner flash fire admitting after they fessed to being making confession it Franeiseco San the and made over in the offices to lights of accompaniment of the ers: bly end of Gaud I advoise staceato rapid typewrit“And his hum the Longergan axclaimed at SA great sin, his confession: woife’s had taken and staid wid me poor Foley's pie wagon, and niver been a supervoisor.”’ in those days of ¢onfusion, when San Francisco like from_ its chance, and supervisors such men as—-this pie-wagon driver, ergan, and’ proceeded to buy their : votes en! bloc, for great * enterprises in the city’s:regeneration with funds corruptly supplied by the United Railroads and other greedy corporations. Reuf was the scape goat, finally, and upon his shoulders were , piled all the accumulated guilt of scores of meu. He expiated his crime in San Quentin and would:have probably spent a much longer period there, had not Fremont: Older then editor of the San Francisco -Bulletin, fired by his sense of outraged justice that one man should bear the burden of guilt for many, exerted his great influence and finally secured his parole. And now Abe Reuf has gone to join Schmitz and many another sinful fellow in the scandal. _ SEVENTY FIVE DAYS IN JAIL FOR KILLING DOE F. Tevis arrested by Thus rose~ phoenixReuf the seized his board ashes, elected to humble of kindly Longand great The Bloomfield, den Earl was. brought case of “S. of North Wardoe Mobley Judge Mobley after hearing the case pronounced a fine Game Hiscox for killing a before Judge this morning. of $150 or one day in jail for every two dollars of the amount of the -fine which amounts to seventy five . days in jail. Tevis went to jail. Radium costs $70,000 a gram. rule the . war . } . Seattle’s would. to . . . state in the Union in area and lin population. iS I Nev da City Nugge COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA city and adi The and county pte H mw ertising you help yourself. Nevada City to prosperity. By in the Nugget helps your grow in population subscribing to, and therefore, . . Nugget, Vol. TO, No. Sz. The Canty Seat Suey NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA “MONDAY, MARCH: 2, 1936. C. OF C. ELECTION OF” OFFICERS MARCH 8. Offiversefor the ensuing year be elected at the next meeting of the Nevada City Chamber on March 8. : Fourth of plans will tomorrow’s In. February Chamber _ of twenty fifth first meeting July celebration. probably be discussed meeting. the Ne Commerce birthday. It’ held as the-Nevada City provement Association on February 3; £910. itsname —was changed to Nevada City Chamber of April 13, 1910. The names vada had on of those who have occupied the position of ,president and secretary follow: President Samuel Waggoner, S. Lee Leiter, C. B. Whitwell, Ray Haye. Frank M. Nilon. E. J. N. Ott, R. J. Bennetts, A. W. Hoge, I’. EF. Cassidy, (incumbent); Secretiries: J. H. Hahn, George B. Finnegan, W. M. Richards, BE. C. Uren, George H. Calanan, E. M. Rector, W. E. Wright, A. M. Holmes, W. 1}:. Griffith (incumbent) secretaries. DEPUTY APPOINTED TO AID REGISTRATION 3utler, W. W. Mrs. Carr pointed deputy ister voters cassing Mae M. recently county clerk to Nevada City is canresidential district. Mrs. be in the Union Monnight voters appegin the will between 7 Carr Morning office and:*9°p.e om; and Wednesday to accomodate register day, of Tuesday this week who wish to THREE SEEK JOB OF ELWOOD MEAD SACRAMENTO, . Mar. westerners are listed candidates ,for the federal reclamation to succeed the late Dr. by Max Stern, respondent News, Stern rates James D. engineer of Montana; Congressman James G. Scrugham of Nevada and J. D. Ross of the State of Washington as those unde most serious consideration in the national capital. Scrugham is a former governor of Nevada, editor, gineer and army officer. ive in behalf served on the 2.—Three leading appointment as commissioner, Elwood Mead Washington staff corfor the San Francisco as James, state newspaper state enHe was aéfof Boulder Dan¥ and Colorado River Commission, of the gineers, Skagit the Ross, one west’s is the publie widely father power known e1 of Dro. one of most successful ven. . tuers in municipal power. development. a James is being backed strongly the, federal appointment U States Senator Burth&#K. Montana. by Wheeler of . MISS IRMA WILLIAMS PASSED AWAY SUNDAY Miss Irma Williams, Flat, aged 3T years, of Selby at passed away the home her Mr. Mrs. of parents, and Wallace J. Williams Sunday at two morning. Miss Wilof the Blue Tent district northeast of Nevada City and attended the Nevada City While never a strong girl she led a busy life and: had a beautiful Christian character. ‘‘To. know her was to love her’’ expresses the feelings of her many~-friends. 3esides her mourn her Stanton and Eldon Selby Flat district. Funeral services will be held: at two o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Holmes chapel with Holmes Funeral Home of arrangements. be made in o'clock liams is a native schools. parents she_leaves to two brothers, Williams of the passing in charge Interment will Grove Pine cemetery. N EW HOUSES Mrs. Marie Phel: lan has completed a constructing of Nile small house another -onher erty as a business venture. Mr. Ben Stedham, who purchased the M. Ivan Dow property on Nimrad and Nile streets is building two small cottages. A neat le. home has just been completed on the’ same property for his and MATE. street and is propson California is the secotid largest sixth Commerce . will . of Commerce }. . This year Nevada City will have a . The al . City . Im. . j "fea of all TRAFFIC SAFETY. upon . FIVE PAIRS NEVADA CITY TWINS ON SAME PROGRAM FRIDAY. grammar PT. A. preparations for a Washinet school Friday afternoon } distinctive feature entertainment The s* making splendid school program at zrammar 1 2530 A of will the schood taking part in the prograin. These chi Jetty and Billt ly Norton, eig grade; Floyd: and boyd sixth Warren and Leland, Jr., Robert and Roberta Pierce, srade; and Lloyd fourth grade. H, Ih. Hicker, head of rehabilitation of the education department, afternoon de five pairs of. twins — of Idren are rhth grade; Smith; fifth . DunStoretroen, and Roy ap, Mr. voca-. . . ional has been sngaged as the speaker of the day. . He will talk -on-Educational O. gortunities Crippled Children. . . Mr.-Hicker has had a great deal . of experience with vocational . work. . i} for RULES APPROVED FRANCISCO, safety SAN Traffic which will aid. in a March 25 recommendations of the 50% reduction x accidents were announced by California Safety Council here of yesterday as~° part its “life-saving” program. advanced by the for immediate consultations had enforcement Safety Safety proposals Council adoption, after with traffic and other interested groups, points: State engineers, officers, embrace the following 1. More exacting regulations govof arflicants . to determine] competency of under adminvehicle deerning examinat#ans for drivers’ licenses physical and mental all potential operators, istration of motor partment; 2. Fing state erprinting and photographing of each person to whom a drivers’ license is in order for identification of. those authorized to operate motor vehicles our public highways; 3.\. Mandatory impounding driver’s issued to provide of license both, periods driver’s or motor increasingly ex. after repeated while vehicle, for tended viction or . conthe of reckless injury or for driving under influence of which liquor, or in to penalties for the revoked or driving results des panied ith to anothem This be accom. With ‘mandatory involving imprisonment driving a motor vehicle during period the] driver’s license it Suspended; = Increased and adequate traffic ee personnel for enforcement -affic ies aie elsewhere, regulations, both in citthus providing for enforcement operation vehicles may be highways safer traffic; vig impatitial and rigorous of regulations governing of ‘commercial as to make ordinary automobile 5. Institution of necessary for a state wide campaign to prohibit ‘‘tag fixing’ everywhere, of this deplorable condition es against respect for and ment of law; 6. Adequate marking, signing and illumination of dangerous intersections, curves, grade crossings, underpasses, bridges, pedestrian safety -zones and hazardous obstructions. 7. Erection of safety zones give to pedestrians or the front of safety zones of large concrete slabs carrying large red reflectors that would warn and protect motor vehicle drivers in night driving. 8. Standardization ty pe trol uniformity; -Orous since existence militatenforceraised concrete wherever they would added safety erection in of signs, 5 of control equipment and conmethods in ‘interest of added instruction of adults and radio, and schools, as allaw, matters operation Continuous by motion pictures the by young people in ready provided in ertaining to of motor and proper use of ‘highways by drivers and pedestrians; 10. Uniform regulations providing for examination of the adequacy and availability of all signaling devices and braking instrumentalities 11. A _ positive maximum speed prescribed for use on motor vehicles. Imit of 50 miles hour *on_ the public highways. i 12. Immediate the problem of vehicles per consideration of protection of live= . resort . Was . Carl . has 1 1932-93 . up laf “the MAN NABBED FOR LIQUOR SALE Martin, “Chat’s park last year Mrs. Nellie called Memorial -Place”’ Gr arrested night Ley: old vestigator Equalization weré inspection rounds cluded their call As they got into their drove up and into The sheriff mcd Hs as if we might do some business here.’ The sheriff and Farley drove around theblock then Chat’s Place again. drinking over the money still on Mrs. Martin, who waited upon them was arrestea and appeared Justice of the She pleaded not $250 cash bail. Sheriff Farley ine in ass Valley, for selling lor to Russell B. the State and Sheriff Llieit just conboy. Farley in Board for of Tobiassen, making had Mrs. car, and on Marton. three boys went the remarked: looks stopped into The boys were and the counter. bar the morning Peace this before Moorehouse. guilty and-deposited Tobiassen that there has of complaints o to among who have rendered such complaints. They are determined to clean up such dives and.in cases where the guilt is Droved will recommend revocation of licenses well sugstantial fines. STEADY GAIN IN NEVADA COUNTY SCHOOLS SHOWN Though the average dailv elementand. Inspector declare number dealers grand been f liqminors, the a large uor selling jury being those as as ary school California three according to the “Tax: Digest?’ 1936 shows_an increase. attendance in decreased in the past years, for March, Nevada Statisties county for Neshow averabe the ada. county daily attendance for 1929-30 1930-31 1931-3 19 past five years as attendance attendance attendance 99.9 vo-08 attendance attendance 1934The attendance Tax Digest says in ‘‘Checking on the several counties, we that the decreases have not been cohtined to any particular or group of counties of the state, starting from small beginnings, have feced nearly every county, In since 1989 only seven of the able losses eight ‘counties have been of at decreases keep their record clear the other counties have one time another total a previous or re$ gistered average daily attendance over The declines no year. lave erratic, lost consistently since 1930. thirteen been having In-t93t, counties failed to show creases, seventeen reported losses the next twenty 1) thirty six for 1984. Last year three counties, representing cent of the total A. D. A. of the state, showed fewer students in average daily attendance in-regular elementary classes than in the year before. The conclusion that this decline in school attendance indicates falling off of population is, we believe, erroneous, That it foreshadows an eventual decline, there can be’ no doubt, but that is still some years in future. It is.the direct result of the decreasing number ‘of children born in the United States as a whole sice 1921 and in 1924. Authorities trends predict population pery county inyear, five in 33 and thirty 77 per California since on population a static or declining the .United States within the next. forty years. Howthe nation is still growing and California seems increasing at a gountry as a for ever, slowly to he faster rate than the whole. stock ways, particularly cattle are Other tions are moving across or upon highin where numbers. safety. recommendanow being studied. by the afety Council, President William May Garland stated. The group is a statewide non-profit educational movement comprising hundreds of areas moving in large traffic News has reached Nevada City that Mr. Clarence Lansdburg. ‘of North Bloomfield suffered a stroke of paralysis last Saturday. His many friends hepe-for_him an early recovery. . placer . Angeles : . tenth conducting a} adjoinc i old. . } many place. was} find . locality but . fifty. . to} All. . ‘mercial ii . . the HON HAS IDAY FEAST well know} ston Los . his Oh, than _ten-yea that 29: Frank Crampton, Remin left for celebrate mining man. of Hill, and Mrs. Crampton, last Friday .to birthday Los in Angeles. yes, Crampton is more It just birthday mother j happens, however, his His celebration for old friend wish him many happy returns of the day. JOHN RAMM BRINGS falls on February arranged a at her was quadruple him home and an present to GIFTS TO CITY FRIENDS <: of this noted John Ramm Ne City gifts from town Camptonville bringnear . Was in vada morning ing his ranch that fruits he brought ples wtih a duced. by to friends. Among_ other . beautiful red flavor that abundant sun, a soil and plenty of frost. Ramm zrows . grapes ranch that for and anything the mento ap-. is only pro. good red} his beat San on sugar color Sacraor Joaquin valley can produce, COUNTY ASSESSMENT WORK IS BEGUN TODAY County Hammill } and his deputies began the listing of . property. Assessor John for the in assessment. today of ati noon in office the hall Grass Valley. In addition to listing property upstairs city for . the purpose of assessment the assessor and his deputies will collect taxes . on all unsecured personal property belonging to persons who do not own real estate. Mr. Hammill that all erans claiming exemption on account of war service states vetmust their discharge papers enlist megit™ and service. State Board of instructed county the present honorable showing date of from The has discharge Equalization assessors state follows: later legal opinions and court decisions, assessors will be required to assess;-within their jurisall. automobiles, either new second hand,.-in--possession . dealers or individuals at 12 the first Monday in March, 1936, on which the state license fee has not paid to the State De partment Motor Vehicles. “Before throughout “Pending as diction, or of noon on} been of 1936 licenses on these cars the Department of Motor Vehicles will clearances validated ores issuing require tax by city and county SNOWMOBILE PUT TO BED Frank Davies: and “Sons their Sery Today moved their the-garagé Com storage, for the snowmobile from Plaza ice Station to at the Davies apartments on street for Mr. freight leghany Sons have Alhasseason, Davies and and it a very The snowmobile was . out on lines to Forest far this winter been nearly all rain with inches of snow. and so few } not taken the road this season. BANNER MT. POST TO GIVE GALA PROGRAM Mrs. Earl Raymond, talented sician, mufollowing splendid for the special meeting Mt: Post: V. F. W. Tuesday evening, Mar¢éh 3 in Elks Hall. Trumpet Solo — Norman program of Banner Foote, Francis French, Leslie Sweeney. Brass Group—Ray Wilde, Bill Bennett, and Dick Stevens, under tion of Mr. L. E. Sweeney Selected Solo—Mrs. C. worth. Ruth Curnow, John Kron the direcBosBusiness and Professional Womens, Club, Glee Club—Group under the direction of Mrs. Earl Raymond, of songs, The program starts at 7:45. Radio broadcasting of the initiatory vice for ten or more candidates will be from 8:30 to 9:30. Judge George L. Jones will also give an interesting talk. ser-Mr. Frank Guenther motored t¢& acramento Sunday and returned with his brother, Charles Guenther and Mrs. Guenther who had gy a cou-. ple of days in that city,. Charles Guenther’s many friends atl be glad . Association, than require { Harry j_ators. assess. . peal . to . ered of this city has arranged the . . Valley Aors of the church. to learn the doctor As pleased with the gain he is making in his illness, DISCUSSES USE OF DEBRIS DAMS The Galtforita Hye Hydraulic’ Mining‘ meeting in Grass Valley Saturday heard reports that indicates gravel yardage necessary.to make the required . showing before the governwould debris-control Ameriinstall Yuba, rivers would ment and greatly exeeed. the prowided. stated by of the opor gravel deposit owners that 200,000,000 yards of the \projected would not. accomodate more 10 cent of the material: which could ‘be offered 6ver a period of twenty With dams on . the Bear Can storage facilities It erators was some proximately storage provided -by dams per years. President J. P. Hall of bern the. discussions volved largely around the query just what the Secretary of War the California Dehris in the guarantees, Aureof and Commission commitments presiding, way of or from. glebright of owners statements as to and other the debris Speakers A. telegram Li immediate Congressman the and the requirecommission. asserted that operating privileges would be without discrimthe small chance En stressed necessity operators filing yardage of gravel ments ination, operator having the same as the larger In each pernjit from Debris Commission operthe California be case, however, the will usual ; requir. ed. »., Hall will continue as and William Esterly as and the next meeting at Auburn president tary, held 14th. FRANK DILLON IN RACE FOR CITY COUNCILMAN Frank Dillon today announeed his candidacy for a seat on the city council. He states that his policy if secrewill be March on Saturday, . elected will’be one of pay as you go, to cut down city expenses, reduce water rates and taxes, and to permit “open town’ until 2 otclock in the ' morning, Other candidates are Dr. Walter Hawkins, Charles Leiter, and incumbénts, James and Robert Penrose JUDGE TUTTLE ASSISTS STATE APPELATE COURT Judge with the in sitting Court of ApHe expected Thursday. Prior to he the findjudgment previdusly rendthe case of R.,.E. Nobel vs. set. Mining. Company, be and ‘that the be reopened to determine the question of adverse The plaintiff claimed title to certain property operated by the mining company and Judge Tuttle ruled in favor of the P. H. Johnson, attorney represented that. he had evidence to offer regarding and the order to reopen the was issued. EPWORTH LEAGUERS SEE OLYMPIC SPORTS F ILM Over is Tuttle District Raglan Third Sacramento. next departure is return his ordéred and in the You aside ings set case possession only. defendant. for Nobel, further title, case sixty young young people were in attendance at the joint Nevada CityGrass Valley league meeting held at” local 3 last turn Epworth league evening. .An to headquarters invitation for a rebe held in’ Grass was extended by advisor, Ralph accepted with local group. The discussion meeting started at m. and’was,lead by Elton Rodda on thé subject: “War and Peace.”’ Church services followed, both groups remaining to hear. Rey. H. H¢ Buckner deliver an inspirational address in the upstairs parA fellowship perod followed, beginning with group singing by Joan Grant,. and -the showing of motion pictures on the~ Olympie Ice-Sports in Germany, followed. Light refreshments were served the group and a brief and impressive devotional service ended the evening. ; meeting the Cochpleassoon Grass Valley rane, and by the was ure §: 00 p

ex *, Thinking ‘Out Loud (By H. M. L.) While’ Japan’s aggressive policies generally a matter of to us in America, it realize that sincursions, and adventures in Manchuria, id. Inner Mongolia are costing Japanese tax payers a heap. of money. The ‘last election mild revolt cainst a government which devotea ~&Qisproportionate sums to military activities far.away froni the home islands, with no cash profit to the empire. The hot blooded young militarists took a short cut to rebuking the protesting tax payers. They dered some/of the people's leaders. were slaughtered because several includindifferwell to are ence is excursions China was a murJust how we do not yet know of those reported murdered, + Wine the minister, came to life. Wwany prime back These” évents in Nippon, however, should of. indifference. If Japan is entering upon a period of Oriental fascism, or by a military oligarcliy, this country may at any time be-forced into a war to protect our. Pacific outposts and trade. The island empire has, to all practical purposes’ closed trade door to Manchuria, is closing it to parts of China, and looks with too much complacense upon our abandonment of the Philippines. Japan has fortified to some extent her mandated islands in the Pacific and preparing for whatever “the Japanese equivalent. of ‘‘der fa not*be a matter is is tag. Most Americans feel little concern with. Japanese adventures in Asia, nor with Japanese military and naval preparations. We are impressed with their speed in but not with the 1, planning,, for oecasionally m Their accomplishment, Their ships, instance turn turtle. trapped, foray Outer Mongolia. diplomacy lacks. truthfulness dignity. Nevertheless they now 100,000,000 Sun troops are sometimes instance late Their and have some people under their Rising from whom to ‘draw troops and, supplies. The time will come when they will be a idable power which for the peace the world will need curbing just as surely Europe. : as for in a into flag formof in Asia did in as Germany The death of ‘Al he, teuf in San Francisco recalls the earthquake and fire of 1907, Eugene Schmitz, the fiddle playing mayor of San Francisco, Francis Heney, Hiram Johnson, then the prosecutors of the corrupt United Railroads and the rupt board of supervisors, and among The concorthe least of these, one Lonergan. board en bloe Shortly of supervisors bribed. theimformal all again Examiner flash fire admitting after they fessed to being making confession it Franeiseco San the and made over in the offices to lights of accompaniment of the ers: bly end of Gaud I advoise staceato rapid typewrit“And his hum the Longergan axclaimed at SA great sin, his confession: woife’s had taken and staid wid me poor Foley's pie wagon, and niver been a supervoisor.”’ in those days of ¢onfusion, when San Francisco like from_ its chance, and supervisors such men as—-this pie-wagon driver, ergan, and’ proceeded to buy their : votes en! bloc, for great * enterprises in the city’s:regeneration with funds corruptly supplied by the United Railroads and other greedy corporations. Reuf was the scape goat, finally, and upon his shoulders were , piled all the accumulated guilt of scores of meu. He expiated his crime in San Quentin and would:have probably spent a much longer period there, had not Fremont: Older then editor of the San Francisco -Bulletin, fired by his sense of outraged justice that one man should bear the burden of guilt for many, exerted his great influence and finally secured his parole. And now Abe Reuf has gone to join Schmitz and many another sinful fellow in the scandal. _ SEVENTY FIVE DAYS IN JAIL FOR KILLING DOE F. Tevis arrested by Thus rose~ phoenixReuf the seized his board ashes, elected to humble of kindly Longand great The Bloomfield, den Earl was. brought case of “S. of North Wardoe Mobley Judge Mobley after hearing the case pronounced a fine Game Hiscox for killing a before Judge this morning. of $150 or one day in jail for every two dollars of the amount of the -fine which amounts to seventy five . days in jail. Tevis went to jail. Radium costs $70,000 a gram. rule the . war . } . Seattle’s would. to . . . state in the Union in area and lin population. iS I Nev da City Nugge COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA city and adi The and county pte H mw ertising you help yourself. Nevada City to prosperity. By in the Nugget helps your grow in population subscribing to, and therefore, . . Nugget, Vol. TO, No. Sz. The Canty Seat Suey NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA “MONDAY, MARCH: 2, 1936. C. OF C. ELECTION OF” OFFICERS MARCH 8. Offiversefor the ensuing year be elected at the next meeting of the Nevada City Chamber on March 8. : Fourth of plans will tomorrow’s In. February Chamber _ of twenty fifth first meeting July celebration. probably be discussed meeting. the Ne Commerce birthday. It’ held as the-Nevada City provement Association on February 3; £910. itsname —was changed to Nevada City Chamber of April 13, 1910. The names vada had on of those who have occupied the position of ,president and secretary follow: President Samuel Waggoner, S. Lee Leiter, C. B. Whitwell, Ray Haye. Frank M. Nilon. E. J. N. Ott, R. J. Bennetts, A. W. Hoge, I’. EF. Cassidy, (incumbent); Secretiries: J. H. Hahn, George B. Finnegan, W. M. Richards, BE. C. Uren, George H. Calanan, E. M. Rector, W. E. Wright, A. M. Holmes, W. 1}:. Griffith (incumbent) secretaries. DEPUTY APPOINTED TO AID REGISTRATION 3utler, W. W. Mrs. Carr pointed deputy ister voters cassing Mae M. recently county clerk to Nevada City is canresidential district. Mrs. be in the Union Monnight voters appegin the will between 7 Carr Morning office and:*9°p.e om; and Wednesday to accomodate register day, of Tuesday this week who wish to THREE SEEK JOB OF ELWOOD MEAD SACRAMENTO, . Mar. westerners are listed candidates ,for the federal reclamation to succeed the late Dr. by Max Stern, respondent News, Stern rates James D. engineer of Montana; Congressman James G. Scrugham of Nevada and J. D. Ross of the State of Washington as those unde most serious consideration in the national capital. Scrugham is a former governor of Nevada, editor, gineer and army officer. ive in behalf served on the 2.—Three leading appointment as commissioner, Elwood Mead Washington staff corfor the San Francisco as James, state newspaper state enHe was aéfof Boulder Dan¥ and Colorado River Commission, of the gineers, Skagit the Ross, one west’s is the publie widely father power known e1 of Dro. one of most successful ven. . tuers in municipal power. development. a James is being backed strongly the, federal appointment U States Senator Burth&#K. Montana. by Wheeler of . MISS IRMA WILLIAMS PASSED AWAY SUNDAY Miss Irma Williams, Flat, aged 3T years, of Selby at passed away the home her Mr. Mrs. of parents, and Wallace J. Williams Sunday at two morning. Miss Wilof the Blue Tent district northeast of Nevada City and attended the Nevada City While never a strong girl she led a busy life and: had a beautiful Christian character. ‘‘To. know her was to love her’’ expresses the feelings of her many~-friends. 3esides her mourn her Stanton and Eldon Selby Flat district. Funeral services will be held: at two o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Holmes chapel with Holmes Funeral Home of arrangements. be made in o'clock liams is a native schools. parents she_leaves to two brothers, Williams of the passing in charge Interment will Grove Pine cemetery. N EW HOUSES Mrs. Marie Phel: lan has completed a constructing of Nile small house another -onher erty as a business venture. Mr. Ben Stedham, who purchased the M. Ivan Dow property on Nimrad and Nile streets is building two small cottages. A neat le. home has just been completed on the’ same property for his and MATE. street and is propson California is the secotid largest sixth Commerce . will . of Commerce }. . This year Nevada City will have a . The al . City . Im. . j "fea of all TRAFFIC SAFETY. upon . FIVE PAIRS NEVADA CITY TWINS ON SAME PROGRAM FRIDAY. grammar PT. A. preparations for a Washinet school Friday afternoon } distinctive feature entertainment The s* making splendid school program at zrammar 1 2530 A of will the schood taking part in the prograin. These chi Jetty and Billt ly Norton, eig grade; Floyd: and boyd sixth Warren and Leland, Jr., Robert and Roberta Pierce, srade; and Lloyd fourth grade. H, Ih. Hicker, head of rehabilitation of the education department, afternoon de five pairs of. twins — of Idren are rhth grade; Smith; fifth . DunStoretroen, and Roy ap, Mr. voca-. . . ional has been sngaged as the speaker of the day. . He will talk -on-Educational O. gortunities Crippled Children. . . Mr.-Hicker has had a great deal . of experience with vocational . work. . i} for RULES APPROVED FRANCISCO, safety SAN Traffic which will aid. in a March 25 recommendations of the 50% reduction x accidents were announced by California Safety Council here of yesterday as~° part its “life-saving” program. advanced by the for immediate consultations had enforcement Safety Safety proposals Council adoption, after with traffic and other interested groups, points: State engineers, officers, embrace the following 1. More exacting regulations govof arflicants . to determine] competency of under adminvehicle deerning examinat#ans for drivers’ licenses physical and mental all potential operators, istration of motor partment; 2. Fing state erprinting and photographing of each person to whom a drivers’ license is in order for identification of. those authorized to operate motor vehicles our public highways; 3.\. Mandatory impounding driver’s issued to provide of license both, periods driver’s or motor increasingly ex. after repeated while vehicle, for tended viction or . conthe of reckless injury or for driving under influence of which liquor, or in to penalties for the revoked or driving results des panied ith to anothem This be accom. With ‘mandatory involving imprisonment driving a motor vehicle during period the] driver’s license it Suspended; = Increased and adequate traffic ee personnel for enforcement -affic ies aie elsewhere, regulations, both in citthus providing for enforcement operation vehicles may be highways safer traffic; vig impatitial and rigorous of regulations governing of ‘commercial as to make ordinary automobile 5. Institution of necessary for a state wide campaign to prohibit ‘‘tag fixing’ everywhere, of this deplorable condition es against respect for and ment of law; 6. Adequate marking, signing and illumination of dangerous intersections, curves, grade crossings, underpasses, bridges, pedestrian safety -zones and hazardous obstructions. 7. Erection of safety zones give to pedestrians or the front of safety zones of large concrete slabs carrying large red reflectors that would warn and protect motor vehicle drivers in night driving. 8. Standardization ty pe trol uniformity; -Orous since existence militatenforceraised concrete wherever they would added safety erection in of signs, 5 of control equipment and conmethods in ‘interest of added instruction of adults and radio, and schools, as allaw, matters operation Continuous by motion pictures the by young people in ready provided in ertaining to of motor and proper use of ‘highways by drivers and pedestrians; 10. Uniform regulations providing for examination of the adequacy and availability of all signaling devices and braking instrumentalities 11. A _ positive maximum speed prescribed for use on motor vehicles. Imit of 50 miles hour *on_ the public highways. i 12.. Immediate the problem of vehicles per consideration of protection of live= . resort . Was . Carl . has 1 1932-93 . up laf “the MAN NABBED FOR LIQUOR SALE Martin,

“Chat’s park last year Mrs. Nellie called Memorial -Place”’ Gr arrested night Ley: old vestigator Equalization weré inspection rounds cluded their call As they got into their drove up and into The sheriff mcd Hs as if we might do some business here.’ The sheriff and Farley drove around theblock then Chat’s Place again. drinking over the money still on Mrs. Martin, who waited upon them was arrestea and appeared Justice of the She pleaded not $250 cash bail. Sheriff Farley ine in ass Valley, for selling lor to Russell B. the State and Sheriff Llieit just conboy. Farley in Board for of Tobiassen, making had Mrs. car, and on Marton. three boys went the remarked: looks stopped into The boys were and the counter. bar the morning Peace this before Moorehouse. guilty and-deposited Tobiassen that there has of complaints o to among who have rendered such complaints. They are determined to clean up such dives and.in cases where the guilt is Droved will recommend revocation of licenses well sugstantial fines. STEADY GAIN IN NEVADA COUNTY SCHOOLS SHOWN Though the average dailv elementand. Inspector declare number dealers grand been f liqminors, the a large uor selling jury being those as as ary school California three according to the “Tax: Digest?’ 1936 shows_an increase. attendance in decreased in the past years, for March, Nevada Statisties county for Neshow averabe the ada. county daily attendance for 1929-30 1930-31 1931-3 19 past five years as attendance attendance attendance 99.9 vo-08 attendance attendance 1934The attendance Tax Digest says in ‘‘Checking on the several counties, we that the decreases have not been cohtined to any particular or group of counties of the state, starting from small beginnings, have feced nearly every county, In since 1989 only seven of the able losses eight ‘counties have been of at decreases keep their record clear the other counties have one time another total a previous or re$ gistered average daily attendance over The declines no year. lave erratic, lost consistently since 1930. thirteen been having In-t93t, counties failed to show creases, seventeen reported losses the next twenty 1) thirty six for 1984. Last year three counties, representing cent of the total A. D. A. of the state, showed fewer students in average daily attendance in-regular elementary classes than in the year before. The conclusion that this decline in school attendance indicates falling off of population is, we believe, erroneous, That it foreshadows an eventual decline, there can be’ no doubt, but that is still some years in future. It is.the direct result of the decreasing number ‘of children born in the United States as a whole sice 1921 and in 1924. Authorities trends predict population pery county inyear, five in 33 and thirty 77 per California since on population a static or declining the .United States within the next. forty years. Howthe nation is still growing and California seems increasing at a gountry as a for ever, slowly to he faster rate than the whole. stock ways, particularly cattle are Other tions are moving across or upon highin where numbers. safety. recommendanow being studied. by the afety Council, President William May Garland stated. The group is a statewide non-profit educational movement comprising hundreds of areas moving in large traffic News has reached Nevada City that Mr. Clarence Lansdburg. ‘of North Bloomfield suffered a stroke of paralysis last Saturday. His many friends hepe-for_him an early recovery. . placer . Angeles : . tenth conducting a} adjoinc i old. . } many place. was} find . locality but . fifty. . to} All. . ‘mercial ii . . the HON HAS IDAY FEAST well know} ston Los . his Oh, than _ten-yea that 29: Frank Crampton, Remin left for celebrate mining man. of Hill, and Mrs. Crampton, last Friday .to birthday Los in Angeles. yes, Crampton is more It just birthday mother j happens, however, his His celebration for old friend wish him many happy returns of the day. JOHN RAMM BRINGS falls on February arranged a at her was quadruple him home and an present to GIFTS TO CITY FRIENDS <: of this noted John Ramm Ne City gifts from town Camptonville bringnear . Was in vada morning ing his ranch that fruits he brought ples wtih a duced. by to friends. Among_ other . beautiful red flavor that abundant sun, a soil and plenty of frost. Ramm zrows . grapes ranch that for and anything the mento ap-. is only pro. good red} his beat San on sugar color Sacraor Joaquin valley can produce, COUNTY ASSESSMENT WORK IS BEGUN TODAY County Hammill } and his deputies began the listing of . property. Assessor John for the in assessment. today of ati noon in office the hall Grass Valley. In addition to listing property upstairs city for . the purpose of assessment the assessor and his deputies will collect taxes . on all unsecured personal property belonging to persons who do not own real estate. Mr. Hammill that all erans claiming exemption on account of war service states vetmust their discharge papers enlist megit™ and service. State Board of instructed county the present honorable showing date of from The has discharge Equalization assessors state follows: later legal opinions and court decisions, assessors will be required to assess;-within their jurisall. automobiles, either new second hand,.-in--possession . dealers or individuals at 12 the first Monday in March, 1936, on which the state license fee has not paid to the State De partment Motor Vehicles. “Before throughout “Pending as diction, or of noon on} been of 1936 licenses on these cars the Department of Motor Vehicles will clearances validated ores issuing require tax by city and county SNOWMOBILE PUT TO BED Frank Davies: and “Sons their Sery Today moved their the-garagé Com storage, for the snowmobile from Plaza ice Station to at the Davies apartments on street for Mr. freight leghany Sons have Alhasseason, Davies and and it a very The snowmobile was . out on lines to Forest far this winter been nearly all rain with inches of snow. and so few } not taken the road this season. BANNER MT. POST TO GIVE GALA PROGRAM Mrs. Earl Raymond, talented sician, mufollowing splendid for the special meeting Mt: Post: V. F. W. Tuesday evening, Mar¢éh 3 in Elks Hall. Trumpet Solo — Norman program of Banner Foote, Francis French, Leslie Sweeney. Brass Group—Ray Wilde, Bill Bennett, and Dick Stevens, under tion of Mr. L. E. Sweeney Selected Solo—Mrs. C. worth. Ruth Curnow, John Kron the direcBosBusiness and Professional Womens, Club, Glee Club—Group under the direction of Mrs. Earl Raymond, of songs, The program starts at 7:45. Radio broadcasting of the initiatory vice for ten or more candidates will be from 8:30 to 9:30. Judge George L. Jones will also give an interesting talk. ser-Mr. Frank Guenther motored t¢& acramento Sunday and returned with his brother, Charles Guenther and Mrs. Guenther who had gy a cou-. ple of days in that city,. Charles Guenther’s many friends atl be glad . Association, than require { Harry j_ators. assess. . peal . to . ered of this city has arranged the . . Valley Aors of the church. to learn the doctor As pleased with the gain he is making in his illness, DISCUSSES USE OF DEBRIS DAMS The Galtforita Hye Hydraulic’ Mining‘ meeting in Grass Valley Saturday heard reports that indicates gravel yardage necessary.to make the required . showing before the governwould debris-control Ameriinstall Yuba, rivers would ment and greatly exeeed. the prowided. stated by of the opor gravel deposit owners that 200,000,000 yards of the \projected would not. accomodate more 10 cent of the material: which could ‘be offered 6ver a period of twenty With dams on . the Bear Can storage facilities It erators was some proximately storage provided -by dams per years. President J. P. Hall of bern the. discussions volved largely around the query just what the Secretary of War the California Dehris in the guarantees, Aureof and Commission commitments presiding, way of or from. glebright of owners statements as to and other the debris Speakers A. telegram Li immediate Congressman the and the requirecommission. asserted that operating privileges would be without discrimthe small chance En stressed necessity operators filing yardage of gravel ments ination, operator having the same as the larger In each pernjit from Debris Commission operthe California be case, however, the will usual ; requir. ed. »., Hall will continue as and William Esterly as and the next meeting at Auburn president tary, held 14th. FRANK DILLON IN RACE FOR CITY COUNCILMAN Frank Dillon today announeed his candidacy for a seat on the city council. He states that his policy if secrewill be March on Saturday, . elected will’be one of pay as you go, to cut down city expenses, reduce water rates and taxes, and to permit “open town’ until 2 otclock in the ' morning, Other candidates are Dr. Walter Hawkins, Charles Leiter, and incumbénts, James and Robert Penrose JUDGE TUTTLE ASSISTS STATE APPELATE COURT Judge with the in sitting Court of ApHe expected Thursday. Prior to he the findjudgment previdusly rendthe case of R.,.E. Nobel vs. set. Mining. Company, be and ‘that the be reopened to determine the question of adverse The plaintiff claimed title to certain property operated by the mining company and Judge Tuttle ruled in favor of the P. H. Johnson, attorney represented that. he had evidence to offer regarding and the order to reopen the was issued. EPWORTH LEAGUERS SEE OLYMPIC SPORTS F ILM Over is Tuttle District Raglan Third Sacramento. next departure is return his ordéred and in the You aside ings set case possession only. defendant. for Nobel, further title, case sixty young young people were in attendance at the joint Nevada CityGrass Valley league meeting held at” local 3 last turn Epworth league evening. .An to headquarters invitation for a rebe held in’ Grass was extended by advisor, Ralph accepted with local group. The discussion meeting started at m. and’was,lead by Elton Rodda on thé subject: “War and Peace.”’ Church services followed, both groups remaining to hear. Rey. H. H¢ Buckner deliver an inspirational address in the upstairs parA fellowship perod followed, beginning with group singing by Joan Grant,. and -the showing of motion pictures on the~ Olympie Ice-Sports in Germany, followed. Light refreshments were served the group and a brief and impressive devotional service ended the evening. ; meeting the Cochpleassoon Grass Valley rane, and by the was ure §: 00 p