March 7, 1938 (4 pages)

vate, * ee soma eee RT eS a In ay saree Thinking Out Loud H. M. L. Concerning the incidence of taxes, whiere they finally fall and who ultimately bears them there is p,erhaps more confusion than regarding any other thing on earth. There only one tax that actually taxes. the righ, that is the inheritance or death tax. All other taxes are either handed on’ down to those of lesser property and means of paying’ or they handicap the original ‘holder of caDital to such an extent as to curtail is his:activities and at long last to place an even greater burden on ‘wage earners. The tax on corporation reserves which has been imposed and which now adds to the disaster of the Roosevelt “repression,’’ ‘‘recession”’ er, in plain terms, depression, is a case in point. A ‘tax on capital reserves laid aside’in bank deposits or liquid securities against the day when a depression occurs, or waiting a time when replacements must be made or the plant capacity augmented, has resulted in rendering thousands of corporations helpless to ‘respond now to the administration’s appeal to carry on +without wage cuts or lay-offs, in order that employment may not diminish. General Motors ‘not only laid off 30,000 ‘workmen at the beginning of the year but they have just now made a 10 per cent slash in the wages of all salaried employes, and put a large proportion of their working forces on a two day work week. The tax on capital ‘reserves left them without sufficient funds to carry on awhile in the face of the depression, as this company did when President Hoover asked them to do.so in 1929, 1930. The goose that laid the golden eggs has not been killed to be sure, but the gander that kept the goose happily laying eggs has been sterilized. The income tax is along the same order. It hampers the employer in employment, but generally speaking it is a tax that can and is, passed along to all consumers. Property taxes are reflected in higher rents for houses, offices, or other structures, and in higher prices for farm products. These fall on all classes of tenants or consumers. Tite merchant renting a store figures his costs, including rent, and fixes his prices for merchandise accordingly. Tf he fails to do this he goes out of business sooner or later: The sales tax hits all consumers equally and reacts upon the producers, since the higher the price of any commodity, the fewer will be sold, and consequently the fewer workmen employed. In California we pay 4 cents ‘per gallon in taxes upon gasoline. This is a twenty five per cent tax. Automobile owners who spend annually $300 for gas, pay $75 a year in taxThis therefore, is an important factor in’ discouraging: thie sale of automobiles. es. Now who are consumers? They are every man, woman and child. But approximately 80 per cent of them.are poor people in the United States. A great many of them own their own homes to be sure, but very few of that 80 per’ cent have a cash: reserve in the bank. Who then,”bears the greatest burden in taxes. It is the 80 per cent of the population, who, measured by American standards, are poor. President Roosevelt apparently nas, not grasped tive fact but, under the capitalistic system which he says jhe is trying to preserve, évery added tax is an increased burden to the poor. There was never a more misleading and fgnorant cry than that of “Soak thie rieh!”’ When one rich man, under the capitalistic system is soaked, one hundred poor men _.are “hard hit.’ If there is one thing in which we hold the New Deal administration more culpable than in another it is the failure to make this clear to the people. Roosevelt has the intelligence, but he persistently égnfuses issues and confounds his followers. Who bears the burden of relief today? I't is thie poor people of the country, most of whom voted for him. They have been wretchedly deceived. No wonder the people lack buyig power. The government of the United States now costs them $7,000,000;000 annually. The government of California costs its tax payers $150,000,000 or more a_ year. The tax burden grows far more rapidly than the tax payers resources oY his ability to pay. The tax structure, including municipal, county, state and federal taxes—is growing into a Frankenstein / burden on real estate. This proposal, -which comes tip again this fall ina vada City Nugget ‘COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA in the right to publish .the Truth, withgood motives and for justifiable ends. —Alexander Hamilton From the Californian, March 15, 1848: re The Liberty of the Press consists Vol. 12. No. 20. ~The County Seat Paper _NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center -MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1938, NEVADA CITY. GRASS VALLEY By MARY M ARTZ The Nevada City-Grass Valley basketball game turned out to be the best of the season. The score durin the first three quarters was very one sided in favot of Gras3 Valley. . Then in the last quarter began to happen. Nevada City began. to score. At the end of that quarter Nevada. City was virtorious 28-25. . This was the last game of the geathings son and also the last game for thé seniors. Cliff Hoff, Melvin Clark, Reggie Kennedy, Don Hhomas, Phil Angove, Don Bosworth. MEMBERSHIP DRIVE OPENS FOR HYDRAULIC ASSN. \, The Nevada City City Chamber of Commerce California Hydraulic Mining ‘Association Membership committee met today to open the first extensive drive for membership for the association, to be held in this city. Over 100 local people ‘nave joined the association in the past two weeks but the aim is to secure 500 members to assist in a revival of hyraulic mining and for the protection of the mining industry. Greater employment and larger payrolls for Nevada Ctiy and construction of the dams will also help the present reacession. The committee to ‘iead the local drive is composed of Carroll Coughlan, Charles Leiter, Chester Scheeer, Frank Davies, John Fortier. EYE WITNESS TELLS OF LOS ANGELES FLOOD Mrs. L. E, “Neves! brother, Dick . Elder and two boy friends went by macine to Los Angeles and were in the midst of the terrible storm that did so much damage in the soutthland, Young Elder was able ‘o get tc. his’mother’s home in Long Beach and: found them safe from flood: waters. The letter came out via plane as all train service in and out of the city was at a standstill. The Riverside dam broke on the Santa Ana river causing much @amage and it is reported the San Gabriel dam broke yesterday afternoon. Word has been received from Mrs. Frank Joyal ‘that her son, Fabian Joyal isxrecovering from a severe sick spell, Mrs. Joyal ‘wemt by, car ATLAST BEATS HOLDEN HALLETT Millard Hallett, street this Holden of Coyote . away suddenly a . this morning. \ highway city, Rae ane and . all of last week. years. } Mr. ;ing was. a jives and friends’ in this city respected. Left to mourn wife, two sons, besides many other relatives. Funeral arrangements charge of Holmes Funeral where o’clock. Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Charles ing. Grove cemetery. TOTAL RAINFALL are, week end brought showers and two days. According to the pain gauge at the lowing figures are for rainfall since the first of March. Tuesday the 1st, 1.36 inches; second, 1.66 inches; third, .41 inches; fifth, 2.01 inches; sixth, .47 of am inch and the seventh .98. making a total of 6.49 inches. The season’s rainfall to. date 62.27 inches which is considerably above normal for this time of year. . to Rothwell, Idaha and she expects to return with her son in about two} weeks, The young man was attendi University of Idaho when he was} taken ill. . . ng} edifice of an architect suffering from ; delirium tremens. It is a shabby and} rickety patchwork without a single, window of hope in the emtire nightmare. . What is the remedy? single tax system under county would collect all the taxes from -all tax.payers for municipal, county. state and federal ,zovernments. Each county tax collector and his staff would have one item. on which to collect taxes. Henry George was in favor of putting all the tax Is it nof a, which each new dress will probably be defeated again. But we are not certain but that Dr. Townsend in his day dreaming of handsomely pensioning old people, did not ‘hit on idea that may lead to the realization of the single tax ideal. A tax on all transactions could be imposed which would fall equally on all, rich man, poor man, beggar ‘man, -thief. The transaction tax collected locally for local, state and -federal uses, without Concealment, applying to every sale of any kind, might fill the need for simplification and national economy. Since under our system of .capitalism, the greater burden falls upon. the. poor in any tax plan, why not devise a.single tax that all will un; noon in order derstand and saye them from the erlapping expenses of hordes of gatherers in coun y, federal governments? tax Stace and Oy. TWO DISTRICT CREWS WORK TO OPEN ROAD The State Division of Highways of Truckee District and Nevada road from. Washington Junction through Bear Valley. Superintendent Carl H. Weeks/ has ‘his crew Starting at the other end of the road just above Emigrant Gap and Superintendent Fred Garrison is starting from this end. The road is expected to be opened this week, which is very good news to the mines which have . /been isolated by the storm, particularly the Zeibright and Omega properties which have large crews of men employed., Two large f‘snow-goe3’’ are being used to open the road and the work is very slow and difficult. ‘LOBSTER DINNER AND DANCE AT ELK’S CLUB ie i The annual lobster dinner ‘and a 1 ‘ ; dance of the Elks Club will be put ready to devour its creator. Tt isa i —\ : sais : aes i . ; on Saturday -nighlt Mareh 12. Curtis crazy building of wooden ‘arches, ; ‘ ; ers : i : Clarke will serve this famous dinstone walls, plaster floors, steel] waft‘ ; § d t 4 d sill . ner and a fine orchestra has been seers, sod roof.and mud sills. It towers: . 3 i ‘ tt ir lik sti icured for the dance. Reservations into the air like some misbegotten a 4 . ‘must’ be made before Wednesday to secure enough lobsters. Call the Elks Club, Dr. W.P. . Hawkins, Frank Finnegan, Roland Wright, C. R. Clarke or Jack Chand\ler at the Lava Cap mine. Mrs. Carl Johnson of Park avenue entertained twelve guests \at a delicious dinner. Sunday evening. In} the group were Mr. and Mrs, Fred} Develey, Jr., Auburn;-Misses Betty and Lois Held, Billie Held. BIRTHDAYSII == yeSend a Greeting. to Your Friends. 8 March 9, 1988 MAUD HAYS Nevada City March 12 RICHARD KEENE Pine Street Mareh 49 AM: ARION FEAGANS Nevada City March 14 ELLARD GATES Nevada City CAMERON LARSON Pine Street _——— Happy Birth day__— ANSWERS CALL resideatt passed “is home at 7:40 . Hallet was a state had worked ot He was a native of ~ . Nevada City and was aged 53 Hallet followed mining for years j and later went to the highway main. tenance department. His sudden passshock to his many relatand community where he was loved apd his passing are a Henry and Walter, in Home services will be held at two with F. Washburn officiatBurial will be made in Pine NOW 62.27 INCHES A heavy thunder storm during the a thunder storm to this area and predictions were showers for the next home of Mrs Jennie Preston the folis, Dis-. trict are cboperating in opening the’ . were held . AlleghanyCASE NOW IN CIRCUIT COURT Following the application to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals by the National Labor Relations Board for an order to enforce its decision in the Idaho Maryland Mines’ case, the following dispatch appears from San -Francisco: “The National. Labor Relations Board resorted to the utmost elasticity in reasoning to which a federal bureau hias ever: gone in attempting to justify the assumption of jurisdiction over purely local affairs in the Idaho (Maryland mines casé. “This declaration by Robert M. Searls, widely known San Francisco attorney and mining law expert, yesterday accompanied an announcement that the decision will be appealed to the Umited States Circuit Court of Appeals. The case is being followed with close attentfon by the mining industry throughout the country. ; “The NLRB ordered the Idaho Maryland Mines to reinstate miners laid off when a Grass Valley workings was shut down and to give them back pay. Tre decision will cost the company about $9,000 a month if upheld, Idaho Maryland contended that the NLRB did mot have jurisdiction. The board held it was entitled to jurisdiction on the following grounds: : 1. The company purchase's supplies and equipment from outside Califormia. 2. At one time it shipped gold amalgam to England. At present its bullion goes to the San Francisco mint, later it is shipped by the government to Denver. 3. Gold is an important basis of the nation’s ‘bank credit system, which ‘in turn is the keystone of commerce. Cessation of IDAHO MARYLAND ‘of any class of workers, INDIVIDUAL STATEMENT EDITOR, NEVADA ‘crry NUGGET: ‘OAKLAND, Mar. 2.—Branded as a scab this week by union brothers is Angelo Zugnoni, former member of Local 53, of the Aquiduct and Subway Workers Union, affiliated with the CIO, Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers International. Zugoni, working at the Murchie Mine, Nevada. City when the strike was called remained on the job. Formerly he had worked on the Broadway low level tunnel in Oakland. This scab is described as five feet ten inches in height, weighs 180 pounds, and is of dark complexion with very wavy hair. He is of Italian origin and speaks brokenly, particularly when excited. In answer to this letter, let me say: I do believe and still believe in organized labor, when it is constituted for the protection and welfare but not when it is organized only to foment and incite trouble amd revolt, or break any local state, or federal law. Nor do I believe that individual grievanges should receive such attention that the general welfare of all union members is lost sight of. As mentioned in the above article. I was working in the Murchie mine when a strike was called and a picket line established, by a very small minority of the Murehie employes. This minority rounded up a large number of outsiders, and I did main on the job, mot because I wished to oppose the minority or for fear regold production would affect the flow of commodities in interstate and foreign commerce. } Said Searls in part: “If & mining company is in interState commerce, because it buys goods: from other states, then every, citizen is in interstate commerce be. . cause he wears a watch produced in, Connecticut, shoes made in Massachusetts, anda shirt, the cloth for which came, perhaps, from England. “If a shipment of gold from Grass Valley to San Francisco, where it remains in possession of the government for a indefinite length of time, is interstate commerce _ because, perchance, Uncle Sam may some day determine to take the whole or a part of this gold to Denver, then every farmer who grows potatoes and sells them to a San Frai{cisco commission merdhanf is in interstate commerce, because, perchance, the merchant might at a, later date find a customer across the nearest state line and ship some of . the potatoes to him. “Finally, if gold is the life blood of commerce, what of the steriliza-. tion ‘of untold millions in the . nation’s vaults lest they cause an flation of currency.” GARRISON HEADS STATE EMPLOYES UNIT AGAIN The first 1938 meeting of the! pat fornia State Employees’ associa. tion, Chapter 40, was held in Marys. . ville Saturday evening March 12, in. the Foresters ‘hall. PODrOni mately 200 people attended. President Fred R. Garrison of. this city was installed as president of. that chapter for the third term at the impressive ceremony. Walter J. Buiz also of this city was also installed as sergeant at arms. The association holds about five méetings a year. Last year meetings in Auburn, Chico and Truckee. Those making the trip from Nevada City were Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hieronimus, Mr. and Mrs. J. Swartz, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin._D.-‘Schance, Messrs. Jack Bluette, Walter Butz Fred Garrison, Jr., Max Ruth, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Garrison, Mp: and . Mrs. D. L. Tietzen, Mr. and Mrs: a C. Harvey, Mr. and Mrs, Fred Bush, Miss Rose Pontiscelli, Miss Medes’ Pianezzi. Gaovae. Butz and Mrs. Joe Alleghany came down Thursday and: are visiting Mr. and Mrs. . Carl Johnson for a few days. Other! residents visiting in Nevada City are Miss Hazel Keene, Bill . xy . Vance and Perry Jones. ; Mrs. Krow of . purpose of fighting tiie 1 socia ; City . the work there w'tlich achievement, of losing my job, but for the firm injustice of a small number of men calling out three times their own membership, without anyone having a vote’in the matter. I believe this so-called strike was the mest unjust, most illegal lock-out ever declared by amy group of organized labor. So in plain American excited feeling, here's my wer to the above article: By being ealled a scab in this case by any member of the local CIO miners union or any of their sympathizers I feel no more insulted or more shame than I would feel proud iif a bunch of jackasses were to call me the Honorable Mr. Zugnoni. (Signed) ANGELO ZUGNONI. TWO DISTINGUISHED VISITORS TO SPEAK ns Guest speakers atthe the California Hydraulic Aiuote asernoon in the National Hotel here will be Ben Allen, secretary and Thomas E. Campbell, executive vice president of Golden Gate Exposition Mines Exhibit. They will also take part in the program of the Nevada Chamber of Comm which meets next Monday evening in the city ‘hall. Ss erce SAFE FROM THE FLOOD J. A. Carter received a card from his four daughters in Santa Ana stating they were safe from the flood their part of the city being at a higher elevation. The Santa Ana river broke its banks in. several places. near town and two people were drowned. The American Legion was called out at night to rescue people from lowlands now flooded. They stated quite a few were drowned in Orange county and every town ‘in the area suffered damages and most of them lost someone, by the _ flood. There had been no mailil for two days in this good sized city. Miss Adele Joerschke ‘has been working diligently to pass the 140 word a minute transcript test at Mt. St. Marys in Grass Valley. ‘Miss Joerschke made the 120 word test at; Nevada City high se hoot while taking {s an unusual Miss Catherine (Step-}, hens has ‘passed the 100 word test and is working on the 120 tést. Miss Ella Dever is instructor. “ < O, EL. McCraney returned from a visit of a few days-with’ her brother at Bakersfield. : se OF A MURCHIE MINER and without: final ans-! ! tion meeting next Saturday aft-/ GEO. R. ANDERSON ATTORNEY FOR In the March 3, 1938, editton of { the Labor’Herald, the official newsa paper of the Nortzern California CIO} MINISTS printed in San Franciseo, and dis—— z tributed in Nemada City by a local/« In Behren’s Political Gossip in member of the CIO affiliate, there;Saturday’s Chronicle occurs this appears an article as follows: ; item concerning George R. AnderMINE WORKERS SCAB son, attorney: EXPOSED Because he ‘has refused the use of the Civics Auditorium to the Communist party for a meeting, Joseph J. Phillips, director of property for the city, will be the object of mandamus proceedings to be filed next week in an éffort.to force him to change his stand. George R. Anderson, attorney representing the Communist party, said yesterday the Communists want to rent the aduitcrium for an election campaign meeting and since’ the party is a legal one in. California, Phillips is exceeding his authority. The meeting was scheduled for March 27. Wren the application for the rental of the auditorium property was made, Phillips informed the county executive board. that ‘neither Polk or Larkin or the main hall are available for your organization.’’ Attorney Anderson charges Phillips with “unjust dsicrimination’’ against the Communists and declares the ruling _ is “fin direct violation of our’ State and Federal constitutions.” The proposed meeting would be a public one. CITY ELECTION WILL BE HELD APRIL 12 All those who wish to run for one of the four offices in the coming city election should file their names this week the time limit being up March 12 for the election being held April 12: Offices to be filled in the coming election are, two city councilmen, city clerk and city treasurer. Incumbemts are Mayor Ben Hall, \Councilman Karl Kopp, City Clerk George Calanan, City Treasurer Emma Foley all.of whiom have signified intention torun again. Petitions may be secured from the city clerk and must bear names of at least five and not more than ten registered voters. ‘ . CCC CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY MAR. 31 The Civilian Conservation Corps will be five years old on April 65, 1938 and plans are to celebrate with “open house” the CCC Week from March 31 to April 5, 1938. There are 1500 camps in the United States, 80 of which are in California. The general public is invited to . visit the camps. They will be escorted to work projects where enrollees and super-_ visory personnel will explain the ae. purposes of the . complishinents and camp. Dances, barbecues, entertainments, boxing matcthes and other forms of entertainment will feature ‘‘opem mouse” of the CCC. California has been particularly fortunate for five years in having an average of 100 camps in operation and the work done in the conservation of natural resources, fire suppression, soil erosion, forest protection, flood control, etc., has placed ithe forestry'and con servation programs fifteen to twenty years ahead of where it would . have been otherwise. : Make arrangements to visit ome or more CCC camps between March 31 *and April 5 and you will receive an agreeable surprise. You will find courteous, intelligent officers, and capable enrollees on ‘niand to welcome you and show you what CCC is doing for the young men in camp and for your county, state and country. There will be no need to write or phone the camp, just drive in. If you wish to have your lodge, service club or civic organization attend in a body” contact A. W. MecGagin at the eou house in Nevada City, whlo is e selecting agemt in this county and~ information and assistance will be given in making such arrangements. J. V. Hpbbard is spending-e-few days in San Francisco Wisiting ‘nis daughter ‘who is see ersity: of California.eee Smith Collins left during the nd for British Columbia «t a a hicks whom he h

vate, * ee soma eee RT eS a In ay saree Thinking Out Loud H. M. L. Concerning the incidence of taxes, whiere they finally fall and who ultimately bears them there is p,erhaps more confusion than regarding any other thing on earth. There only one tax that actually taxes. the righ, that is the inheritance or death tax. All other taxes are either handed on’ down to those of lesser property and means of paying’ or they handicap the original ‘holder of caDital to such an extent as to curtail is his:activities and at long last to place an even greater burden on ‘wage earners. The tax on corporation reserves which has been imposed and which now adds to the disaster of the Roosevelt “repression,’’ ‘‘recession”’ er, in plain terms, depression, is a case in point. A ‘tax on capital reserves laid aside’in bank deposits or liquid securities against the day when a depression occurs, or waiting a time when replacements must be made or the plant capacity augmented, has resulted in rendering thousands of corporations helpless to ‘respond now to the administration’s appeal to carry on +without wage cuts or lay-offs, in order that employment may not diminish. General Motors ‘not only laid off 30,000 ‘workmen at the beginning of the year but they have just now made a 10 per cent slash in the wages of all salaried employes, and put a large proportion of their working forces on a two day work week. The tax on capital ‘reserves left them without sufficient funds to carry on awhile in the face of the depression, as this company did when President Hoover asked them to do.so in 1929, 1930. The goose that laid the golden eggs has not been killed to be sure, but the gander that kept the goose happily laying eggs has been sterilized. The income tax is along the same order. It hampers the employer in employment, but generally speaking it is a tax that can and is, passed along to all consumers. Property taxes are reflected in higher rents for houses, offices, or other structures, and in higher prices for farm products. These fall on all classes of tenants or consumers. Tite merchant renting a store figures his costs, including rent, and fixes his prices for merchandise accordingly. Tf he fails to do this he goes out of business sooner or later: The sales tax hits all consumers equally and reacts upon the producers, since the higher the price of any commodity, the fewer will be sold, and consequently the fewer workmen employed. In California we pay 4 cents ‘per gallon in taxes upon gasoline. This is a twenty five per cent tax. Automobile owners who spend annually $300 for gas, pay $75 a year in taxThis therefore, is an important factor in’ discouraging: thie sale of automobiles. es. Now who are consumers? They are every man, woman and child. But approximately 80 per cent of them.are poor people in the United States. A great many of them own their own homes to be sure, but very few of that 80 per’ cent have a cash: reserve in the bank. Who then,”bears the greatest burden in taxes. It is the 80 per cent of the population, who, measured by American standards, are poor. President Roosevelt apparently nas, not grasped tive fact but, under the capitalistic system which he says jhe is trying to preserve, évery added tax is an increased burden to the poor. There was never a more misleading and fgnorant cry than that of “Soak thie rieh!”’ When one rich man, under the capitalistic system is soaked, one hundred poor men _.are “hard hit.’ If there is one thing in which we hold the New Deal administration more culpable than in another it is the failure to make this clear to the people. Roosevelt has the intelligence, but he persistently égnfuses issues and confounds his followers. Who bears the burden of relief today? I't is thie poor people of the country, most of whom voted for him. They have been wretchedly deceived. No wonder the people lack buyig power. The government of the United States now costs them $7,000,000;000 annually. The government of California costs its tax payers $150,000,000 or more a_ year. The tax burden grows far more rapidly than the tax payers resources oY his ability to pay. The tax structure, including municipal, county, state and federal taxes—is growing into a Frankenstein / burden on real estate. This proposal, -which comes tip again this fall ina vada City Nugget ‘COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA in the right to publish .the Truth, withgood motives and for justifiable ends. —Alexander Hamilton From the Californian, March 15, 1848: re The Liberty of the Press consists Vol. 12. No. 20. ~The County Seat Paper _NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center -MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1938, NEVADA CITY. GRASS VALLEY By MARY M ARTZ The Nevada City-Grass Valley basketball game turned out to be the best of the season. The score durin the first three quarters was very one sided in favot of Gras3 Valley. . Then in the last quarter began to happen. Nevada City began. to score. At the end of that quarter Nevada. City was virtorious 28-25. . This was the last game of the geathings son and also the last game for thé seniors. Cliff Hoff, Melvin Clark, Reggie Kennedy, Don Hhomas, Phil Angove, Don Bosworth. MEMBERSHIP DRIVE OPENS FOR HYDRAULIC ASSN. \, The Nevada City City Chamber of Commerce California Hydraulic Mining ‘Association Membership committee met today to open the first extensive drive for membership for the association, to be held in this city. Over 100 local people ‘nave joined the association in the past two weeks but the aim is to secure 500 members to assist in a revival of hyraulic mining and for the protection of the mining industry. Greater employment and larger payrolls for Nevada Ctiy and construction of the dams will also help the present reacession. The committee to ‘iead the local drive is composed of Carroll Coughlan, Charles Leiter, Chester Scheeer, Frank Davies, John Fortier. EYE WITNESS TELLS OF LOS ANGELES FLOOD Mrs. L. E, “Neves! brother, Dick . Elder and two boy friends went by macine to Los Angeles and were in the midst of the terrible storm that did so much damage in the soutthland, Young Elder was able ‘o get tc. his’mother’s home in Long Beach and: found them safe from flood: waters. The letter came out via plane as all train service in and out of the city was at a standstill. The Riverside dam broke on the Santa Ana river causing much @amage and it is reported the San Gabriel dam broke yesterday afternoon. Word has been received from Mrs. Frank Joyal ‘that her son, Fabian Joyal isxrecovering from a severe sick spell, Mrs. Joyal ‘wemt by, car ATLAST BEATS HOLDEN HALLETT Millard Hallett, street this Holden of Coyote . away suddenly a . this morning. \ highway city, Rae ane and . all of last week. years. } Mr. ;ing was. a jives and friends’ in this city respected. Left to mourn wife, two sons, besides many other relatives. Funeral arrangements charge of Holmes Funeral where o’clock. Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Charles ing. Grove cemetery. TOTAL RAINFALL are, week end brought showers and two days. According to the pain gauge at the lowing figures are for rainfall since the first of March. Tuesday the 1st, 1.36 inches; second, 1.66 inches; third, .41 inches; fifth, 2.01 inches; sixth, .47 of am inch and the seventh .98. making a total of 6.49 inches. The season’s rainfall to. date 62.27 inches which is considerably above normal for this time of year. . to Rothwell, Idaha and she expects to return with her son in about two} weeks, The young man was attendi University of Idaho when he was} taken ill. . . ng} edifice of an architect suffering from ; delirium tremens. It is a shabby and} rickety patchwork without a single, window of hope in the emtire nightmare. . What is the remedy? single tax system under county would collect all the taxes from -all tax.payers for municipal, county. state and federal ,zovernments. Each county tax collector and his staff would have one item. on which to collect taxes. Henry George was in favor of putting all the tax Is it nof a, which each new dress will probably be defeated again. But we are not certain but that Dr. Townsend in his day dreaming of handsomely pensioning old people, did not ‘hit on idea that may lead to the realization of the single tax ideal. A tax on all transactions could be imposed which would fall equally on all, rich man, poor man, beggar ‘man, -thief. The transaction tax collected locally for local, state and -federal uses, without Concealment, applying to every sale of any kind, might fill the need for simplification and national economy. Since under our system of .capitalism, the greater burden falls upon. the. poor in any tax plan, why not devise a.single tax that all will un; noon in order derstand and saye them from the erlapping expenses of hordes of gatherers in coun y, federal governments? tax Stace and Oy. TWO DISTRICT CREWS WORK TO OPEN ROAD The State Division of Highways of Truckee District and Nevada road from. Washington Junction through Bear Valley. Superintendent Carl H. Weeks/ has ‘his crew Starting at the other end of the road just above Emigrant Gap and Superintendent Fred Garrison is starting from this end. The road is expected to be opened this week, which is very good news to the mines which have . /been isolated by the storm, particularly the Zeibright and Omega properties which have large crews of men employed., Two large f‘snow-goe3’’ are being used to open the road and the work is very slow and difficult. ‘LOBSTER DINNER AND DANCE AT ELK’S CLUB ie i The annual lobster dinner ‘and a 1 ‘ ; dance of the Elks Club will be put ready to devour its creator. Tt isa i —\ : sais : aes i . ; on Saturday -nighlt Mareh 12. Curtis crazy building of wooden ‘arches, ; ‘ ; ers : i : Clarke will serve this famous dinstone walls, plaster floors, steel] waft‘ ; § d t 4 d sill . ner and a fine orchestra has been seers, sod roof.and mud sills. It towers: . 3 i ‘ tt ir lik sti icured for the dance. Reservations into the air like some misbegotten a 4 . ‘must’ be made before Wednesday to secure enough lobsters. Call the Elks Club, Dr. W.P. . Hawkins, Frank Finnegan, Roland Wright, C. R. Clarke or Jack Chand\ler at the Lava Cap mine. Mrs. Carl Johnson of Park avenue entertained twelve guests \at a delicious dinner. Sunday evening. In} the group were Mr. and Mrs, Fred} Develey, Jr., Auburn;-Misses Betty and Lois Held, Billie Held. BIRTHDAYSII == yeSend a Greeting. to Your Friends. 8 March 9, 1988 MAUD HAYS Nevada City March 12 RICHARD KEENE Pine Street Mareh 49 AM: ARION FEAGANS Nevada City March 14 ELLARD GATES Nevada City CAMERON LARSON Pine Street _——— Happy Birth day__— ANSWERS CALL resideatt passed “is home at 7:40 . Hallet was a state had worked ot He was a native of ~ . Nevada City and was aged 53 Hallet followed mining for years j and later went to the highway main. tenance department. His sudden passshock to his many relatand community where he was loved apd his passing are a Henry and Walter, in Home services will be held at two with F. Washburn officiatBurial will be made in Pine NOW 62.27 INCHES A heavy thunder storm during the a

thunder storm to this area and predictions were showers for the next home of Mrs Jennie Preston the folis, Dis-. trict are cboperating in opening the’ . were held . AlleghanyCASE NOW IN CIRCUIT COURT Following the application to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals by the National Labor Relations Board for an order to enforce its decision in the Idaho Maryland Mines’ case, the following dispatch appears from San -Francisco: “The National. Labor Relations Board resorted to the utmost elasticity in reasoning to which a federal bureau hias ever: gone in attempting to justify the assumption of jurisdiction over purely local affairs in the Idaho (Maryland mines casé. “This declaration by Robert M. Searls, widely known San Francisco attorney and mining law expert, yesterday accompanied an announcement that the decision will be appealed to the Umited States Circuit Court of Appeals. The case is being followed with close attentfon by the mining industry throughout the country. ; “The NLRB ordered the Idaho Maryland Mines to reinstate miners laid off when a Grass Valley workings was shut down and to give them back pay. Tre decision will cost the company about $9,000 a month if upheld, Idaho Maryland contended that the NLRB did mot have jurisdiction. The board held it was entitled to jurisdiction on the following grounds: : 1. The company purchase's supplies and equipment from outside Califormia. 2. At one time it shipped gold amalgam to England. At present its bullion goes to the San Francisco mint, later it is shipped by the government to Denver. 3. Gold is an important basis of the nation’s ‘bank credit system, which ‘in turn is the keystone of commerce. Cessation of IDAHO MARYLAND ‘of any class of workers, INDIVIDUAL STATEMENT EDITOR, NEVADA ‘crry NUGGET: ‘OAKLAND, Mar.. 2.—Branded as a scab this week by union brothers is Angelo Zugnoni, former member of Local 53, of the Aquiduct and Subway Workers Union, affiliated with the CIO, Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers International. Zugoni, working at the Murchie Mine, Nevada. City when the strike was called remained on the job. Formerly he had worked on the Broadway low level tunnel in Oakland. This scab is described as five feet ten inches in height, weighs 180 pounds, and is of dark complexion with very wavy hair. He is of Italian origin and speaks brokenly, particularly when excited. In answer to this letter, let me say: I do believe and still believe in organized labor, when it is constituted for the protection and welfare but not when it is organized only to foment and incite trouble amd revolt, or break any local state, or federal law. Nor do I believe that individual grievanges should receive such attention that the general welfare of all union members is lost sight of. As mentioned in the above article. I was working in the Murchie mine when a strike was called and a picket line established, by a very small minority of the Murehie employes. This minority rounded up a large number of outsiders, and I did main on the job, mot because I wished to oppose the minority or for fear regold production would affect the flow of commodities in interstate and foreign commerce. } Said Searls in part: “If & mining company is in interState commerce, because it buys goods: from other states, then every, citizen is in interstate commerce be. . cause he wears a watch produced in, Connecticut, shoes made in Massachusetts, anda shirt, the cloth for which came, perhaps, from England. “If a shipment of gold from Grass Valley to San Francisco, where it remains in possession of the government for a indefinite length of time, is interstate commerce _ because, perchance, Uncle Sam may some day determine to take the whole or a part of this gold to Denver, then every farmer who grows potatoes and sells them to a San Frai{cisco commission merdhanf is in interstate commerce, because, perchance, the merchant might at a, later date find a customer across the nearest state line and ship some of . the potatoes to him. “Finally, if gold is the life blood of commerce, what of the steriliza-. tion ‘of untold millions in the . nation’s vaults lest they cause an flation of currency.” GARRISON HEADS STATE EMPLOYES UNIT AGAIN The first 1938 meeting of the! pat fornia State Employees’ associa. tion, Chapter 40, was held in Marys. . ville Saturday evening March 12, in. the Foresters ‘hall. PODrOni mately 200 people attended. President Fred R. Garrison of. this city was installed as president of. that chapter for the third term at the impressive ceremony. Walter J. Buiz also of this city was also installed as sergeant at arms. The association holds about five méetings a year. Last year meetings in Auburn, Chico and Truckee. Those making the trip from Nevada City were Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hieronimus, Mr. and Mrs. J. Swartz, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin._D.-‘Schance, Messrs. Jack Bluette, Walter Butz Fred Garrison, Jr., Max Ruth, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Garrison, Mp: and . Mrs. D. L. Tietzen, Mr. and Mrs: a C. Harvey, Mr. and Mrs, Fred Bush, Miss Rose Pontiscelli, Miss Medes’ Pianezzi. Gaovae. Butz and Mrs. Joe Alleghany came down Thursday and: are visiting Mr. and Mrs. . Carl Johnson for a few days. Other! residents visiting in Nevada City are Miss Hazel Keene, Bill . xy . Vance and Perry Jones. ; Mrs. Krow of . purpose of fighting tiie 1 socia ; City . the work there w'tlich achievement, of losing my job, but for the firm injustice of a small number of men calling out three times their own membership, without anyone having a vote’in the matter. I believe this so-called strike was the mest unjust, most illegal lock-out ever declared by amy group of organized labor. So in plain American excited feeling, here's my wer to the above article: By being ealled a scab in this case by any member of the local CIO miners union or any of their sympathizers I feel no more insulted or more shame than I would feel proud iif a bunch of jackasses were to call me the Honorable Mr. Zugnoni. (Signed) ANGELO ZUGNONI. TWO DISTINGUISHED VISITORS TO SPEAK ns Guest speakers atthe the California Hydraulic Aiuote asernoon in the National Hotel here will be Ben Allen, secretary and Thomas E. Campbell, executive vice president of Golden Gate Exposition Mines Exhibit. They will also take part in the program of the Nevada Chamber of Comm which meets next Monday evening in the city ‘hall. Ss erce SAFE FROM THE FLOOD J. A. Carter received a card from his four daughters in Santa Ana stating they were safe from the flood their part of the city being at a higher elevation. The Santa Ana river broke its banks in. several places. near town and two people were drowned. The American Legion was called out at night to rescue people from lowlands now flooded. They stated quite a few were drowned in Orange county and every town ‘in the area suffered damages and most of them lost someone, by the _ flood. There had been no mailil for two days in this good sized city. Miss Adele Joerschke ‘has been working diligently to pass the 140 word a minute transcript test at Mt. St. Marys in Grass Valley. ‘Miss Joerschke made the 120 word test at; Nevada City high se hoot while taking {s an unusual Miss Catherine (Step-}, hens has ‘passed the 100 word test and is working on the 120 tést. Miss Ella Dever is instructor. “ < O, EL. McCraney returned from a visit of a few days-with’ her brother at Bakersfield. : se OF A MURCHIE MINER and without: final ans-! ! tion meeting next Saturday aft-/ GEO. R. ANDERSON ATTORNEY FOR In the March 3, 1938, editton of { the Labor’Herald, the official newsa paper of the Nortzern California CIO} MINISTS printed in San Franciseo, and dis—— z tributed in Nemada City by a local/« In Behren’s Political Gossip in member of the CIO affiliate, there;Saturday’s Chronicle occurs this appears an article as follows: ; item concerning George R. AnderMINE WORKERS SCAB son, attorney: EXPOSED Because he ‘has refused the use of the Civics Auditorium to the Communist party for a meeting, Joseph J. Phillips, director of property for the city, will be the object of mandamus proceedings to be filed next week in an éffort.to force him to change his stand. George R. Anderson, attorney representing the Communist party, said yesterday the Communists want to rent the aduitcrium for an election campaign meeting and since’ the party is a legal one in. California, Phillips is exceeding his authority. The meeting was scheduled for March 27. Wren the application for the rental of the auditorium property was made, Phillips informed the county executive board. that ‘neither Polk or Larkin or the main hall are available for your organization.’’ Attorney Anderson charges Phillips with “unjust dsicrimination’’ against the Communists and declares the ruling _ is “fin direct violation of our’ State and Federal constitutions.” The proposed meeting would be a public one. CITY ELECTION WILL BE HELD APRIL 12 All those who wish to run for one of the four offices in the coming city election should file their names this week the time limit being up March 12 for the election being held April 12: Offices to be filled in the coming election are, two city councilmen, city clerk and city treasurer. Incumbemts are Mayor Ben Hall, \Councilman Karl Kopp, City Clerk George Calanan, City Treasurer Emma Foley all.of whiom have signified intention torun again. Petitions may be secured from the city clerk and must bear names of at least five and not more than ten registered voters. ‘ . CCC CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY MAR. 31 The Civilian Conservation Corps will be five years old on April 65, 1938 and plans are to celebrate with “open house” the CCC Week from March 31 to April 5, 1938. There are 1500 camps in the United States, 80 of which are in California. The general public is invited to . visit the camps. They will be escorted to work projects where enrollees and super-_ visory personnel will explain the ae. purposes of the . complishinents and camp. Dances, barbecues, entertainments, boxing matcthes and other forms of entertainment will feature ‘‘opem mouse” of the CCC. California has been particularly fortunate for five years in having an average of 100 camps in operation and the work done in the conservation of natural resources, fire suppression, soil erosion, forest protection, flood control, etc., has placed ithe forestry'and con servation programs fifteen to twenty years ahead of where it would . have been otherwise. : Make arrangements to visit ome or more CCC camps between March 31 *and April 5 and you will receive an agreeable surprise. You will find courteous, intelligent officers, and capable enrollees on ‘niand to welcome you and show you what CCC is doing for the young men in camp and for your county, state and country. There will be no need to write or phone the camp, just drive in. If you wish to have your lodge, service club or civic organization attend in a body” contact A. W. MecGagin at the eou house in Nevada City, whlo is e selecting agemt in this county and~ information and assistance will be given in making such arrangements. J. V. Hpbbard is spending-e-few days in San Francisco Wisiting ‘nis daughter ‘who is see ersity: of California.eee Smith Collins left during the nd for British Columbia «t a a hicks whom he h