May 12, 1941 (4 pages)

ETH: TTA OE, =“ Zz aa CR? OO ema grass SNe ee cry ee — ON le Aleta al A Re ayia ued Pre ge kad Wee AF 7 ———! The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week for only 30 cents per evada City Nugget EN This paper gives you complete . coverage of all local happenings. f’ If you want to read about your me friends, your neighbors, read 3 COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA The Nugget. J _Vol. 15. No. 38. = The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA, The Goli Cen ; =. MONDAY. MAY 12, z 1941. ” Struck Thinking Out Loud . By H. M. L. "It is discouraging to thoughtful citizens of this country to note the rise and power of bunkum, plain hooey, that passes for. truth throughout the land, In 1932, ‘Candidate (Roosevelt, campaigning on-a platform of economy, promised to make great cuts in the cost of government. Taxes would be pared down, useless government bureaux would be eliminated or consolidated, and all the wastes of the ‘Republican administration would be cut off, to the great saving of the tax payers. It is now a kind heresy to mention it but still we can’t ‘help remembering that before the war fever rose in this country, our debt had been increased ‘by President ‘Roosevelt’s peace time administration by $25,000,0000. As for government bureaux they had been multiplied so many times that are now bureaux to keep tab on the multitude of government boards, commissions and agencies. There is thus, putting it very mildly indeed, a notable gap between promise and performance. When Governor Olson was a candidate for office, he too was 80ing to make great savings for the tax payers. He promised an economical administration. But before the “‘economy bloc’’ was organized, a bi-partisan bloc fighting for the things the governor had promised as a candidate, he had, . in a very short time, wasted millions in SRA relief. When it was stopped, he vented his wrath over the radio and in press handouts that drip with furious tears. No self-respecting editor bothers to publish the governor’s rantings anymore, Regardless of party, straightforward men everywhere have cast him into the outer darkness of politics. We mention those two instances of blatant demagoguery because we think these illustrous persons, who mounted to great heights on a starway of cynically broken promises, have directly. encouraged many a lesser man_ to emulate them. This is notoriously true in labor organizations, Any down-atthe ‘heel scamp, with a gift of gab, and no other talent whatever, can rise ‘in a meeting, declaim vociferously that all employers ‘are rascals, promise to increase their ‘wages, if they but follow him, and half his audience will believe him. They will hang on the rascal’s words, as if he were Jehovah come to earth. They will strike, if he asks it, and subject their families to a long series of privations, lose. their cars, household appliances, and even their homes, so complete is their trust in this cheap, wandering Messiah of the millenium. The ‘Pied (Piper who lured the children of Hamlin into the sea had as much conscience as this wind bag organizer who trades on the credulity of hard working miners. Of course, the thing that gives substance to the words of these slick ‘tramps, is that the administration in Washington and in Sacramento have not only taught that all men are fools to build homes and save their money, but ‘have enacted. such laws as to make it no longer necessary for anyone to live prudently. and to exercise thrift. For instance, men were induced to Jeave their work in the mines of this vicinity with the promise that the moment they quit their jobs, they could immediately begin collect unemployment insurance. In fact last week a large. group-of strikers desperate for a little mon(Continued on Page Two) . : Marsh, Ethel CATHOLICS TO _the Catholic Churches of the Uni: ted States, This is a new but signiHayes, Of California Hydraulic Miners C. W, Haffey of Colfax, who served as vice president for the past severpresidency of the California Hydraulic Minelection Saturday in Grass Vailley. succeeds George W. Hallock of ube eee al years, was elevated to th ing Association at the annua Guilty Verdict Returned Agains Washington Trio Fines totaling $115 were meted out to Edwin J. Flipping, Mrs. Lou. isa. Flipping and William Bush of . ; Washington after they were found guilty of battery by a justice court . jury. The fines were imposed by Justice . of the Peace George (Gildersleeve. . The trial of the trio was held in Jus-. tice Gildersleeve’s court Friday. H. C. Beaver and Louis ‘Beaver . were the complaining witnesses, The} charges of battery were’ the out. growth of a dispute over a cabin) near Washington. . Those serving on the jury were: . Harry Spear, foreman, Maud _ lL. Bertha L. ‘Leonard, Norman . ‘Mary Lucinda Doolittle, . Lena Towle, Maud Smart, Vivian . R. Rundy, Thelma! Butz, Alvera (M. 'Rore and Katherine . Baxter. fel S. Kistle CELEBRATE NEW . REVISED BIBLE The American Catholic Bishops will sponsor a National Biblical Sunday to be observed on May 18 in all ficant historical event in the Catholic Church in America. The day is sponsored by the American Hierarchy to call the attention of their people to the Sacred Scriptures. Special emphasis, however, will be laid on the new _ revision of the Rhiems-CrHalloner New Testament, and a united effort will be made to secure the distribution of the forthcoming edition so that there may be one in every Catholic home. Prepar-! ed under the direction of an Episcopal Committee of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine) headed by Bishop Edwin V. O’Hara of Kansas City, the first revision of the New Testament in 190 years thas already elicited a good deal of favorable comment in the press. The actual work was done by a large group of American, Canadian, English and Irish scholars who devoted five years to the monumental task. The national campaign for the sale and distribution of this new version is being directed from New York by a_ special National New Testament Committee of the Holy Name Society, headed «by Bishop O’Hara, Special committees have been established in all the dioceses of the United States. Father Thomas A. Kirby of Sacramento, Secretary to Bishop Armstrong, and Sacramento Diocesean Director of Holy Name Societies, is head of a committee to' promote the distribution in Sacramentoand Superior California. In the city of ‘Nevada City a local committee working under Father Kirby’s direction has been set up to take eare of local distribution. needs. 'The committee is composed of John J. Fortier, chairman, Dr. W. J. Hawkins, Frank G, Finnegan, J. C. Scheemer, Carl Hieronimus and Carroll Coughlan. In Sacramento— © Supervisor Guerdon Bllis of the Tahoe National Forest and Ranger John R. Hodgson of Big Bend, were business visitors in Sacramento yesterday, ; urer. '\ were: . trict 8 and Haffey Fred Harvey of Galt was elected vice president, W. W. S&sterly of Grass Valley was reelected secretary and Mrs. Edna Davis elected treasThose elected as directors at large F. E. Bonner, C. E. Clark, Tom oan, L. A, Eichler, Charles L. Gilmore, Oliver Johnson, George McAulay, W. EB. Moulton and A. W. Nicholls. The district directors elected are: Denman Dorr, district 1; W. E: . Moulton, district 2; A. H. Turner, district 8; Jack Little, district “4; William ‘Clerkin, district-5; George W. Hallock, district 6. Ross F. Taylor, district} 7; J. A. Modglin, dis. A. Gilzean, district 9. Colonel and Mrs. Warren Hannum of the California Debris Commission were esent at-the meeting. On behalf of the hydraulic association, Superior Judge George L. Jones of this county resented Mrs. Hannum with a C! ‘A pin made of gold donated by. various hydraulic operators in Northern\ California. Colonel Hannum said despite the hydraulic debris dams-rogress was emphasis on. defense programs, the satisfactory. Sister of Mrs. Larsen Succumbs In San Jose Funeral services were held in\ San Jose today for Mrs. John Caméron Moore, 55, sister of Mrs, Andy sen of this city and aunt of Camero Larsen and Mrs. Jeff Mooers, also 0 Nevada City. Mrs. Moore, who resided in Grass}; Valley since 1909, had been ill in San Jose for a week. She was the wife of William E. /Moore of Grass Valley. The deceased was well known in Nevada City, where she often visit. ‘ ed. Eli Day Will Succeed Stewart As” P. G. E. Head Eli Day, who is to succeed. Dan Stewart as manager for the Pacific Gas and Electric Company in Nevada . . City and Grass Valley was in Nevada. " City on a “get acquainted tour” Friday. Day was accompanied by Stewart, who retires July 1st after a half century of service with the P. G. & EB. Day comes here from Vacaville, where he was in charge of the office for the power company. Day is now making his home in Grass Valley and he will be joined by his wife and two sons soon. The new manager of the Nevada City-Grass Valley P. G. & E_ offices has expressed himself as. exceptionally pleased with the two communities and hopes his service here will be a long one. ROTARY TO HEAR BRUCE DENISON NN SOU. AMERICA Bruce Denison, of Placer Junior College’s history department, will address the Nevada City Rotary club at luncheon next Thursday, on the topic: “Changing South America.’’ Mr. Denison is one of the _ noted speakers of the college. His expositions of historical themes invariably prove intensely interesting. Visitors At Sofge Home— e There was plenty of weekend activity at the Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Sofe home in Willow ‘Valley during the weekend. Roy Nelson of Oakland arrived Saturday with a new outboard motor, which was tried out at Scotts esterday. Mr. and Mrs. Flemin law and daughter of the lso came here to spend Mother’s\Day at the Safge ‘home. Downieville Flood C Awarded Total DOWNIEVILLE, (Cal.) May 12— A transcript of the referee’s findings before the State Board of Control in Sacramento, in the case of the Downieville Flood Rehabilitation Association, et al, has been received from Assemblyman Wm. I. Gunlock, and, as it is quite a lengthy decision, is quoted here in part only. Setting forth that the referee made a personal investigation of the area covered by the flood, and that from this investigation and from all other evidence ‘the found as follows: “That the flood at Downieville and the damage following therefrom was the proximate result of the design and construction of State Highway Bridge No. 1305, in that said bridge acted as a barrier to the free flow of water carrying drift and other debris floating down the Yuba River at extreme high water. stage, and thereby caused said water to back up behind said State Highway Bridge and inundate property of the claimants, and that a contributing factor to the high water and therefore to the damage suffered by the inhabitants of Downieville was the breaking of the Spencer Dam located above the town of Downieville. “Your referee further finds: That there was no direct evidence as to the time said Spencer Dam broke, and: there was only opinion testimony as to the rate of flow at which waters of Spencer Lake entered into the branch of the Yuba River that flowed into Downieville. Your referee finds that a decrease of one-third of the damages found to have been caused should be made by the Board of Control for the reason-that the waters contributed by Spencer Lake Rehabilitation . : Imants Of $38,759.41 contributed in that\proportion to the damage. “J. O. Stemmler, member of the Board of ‘Control, .was\ appointed by the referee for the punpose of‘ taking testimony as to the several claimants’s claims for damages. After a consideration of the potentialities of the claimant’s properties from: the location as to future use, separation of business from: residential. praperties, and after consideration of the physical condition of the properti taking into consideration the age o construction, the material of which the buildings were constructed, and other use thereof to which they were adapted, and after a consideration of the assessed valuation of the several properties from the Assessment Roll of 1937, and after a deduction of contributions received from the Red Cross and other contributions noted alongside the items of damage found, said J. O. Stemmler determines the losses and recommends that the following awards to said claimants ibe made, to-wit:’’ The total sum of claims filed, according to the transcript, was $105,401.44. represented by 45 claims ranging from $140.00 to $14,369.-70. This total includes original as well as supplemental claims. The total amount of damages allowed is $38,759.41, net after contributing cause deductions had been made. It is understood that the attorney representing the Downieville Flood Association will receive approximately one-third of ‘the net' award. On this: basis; the claimants: will receive about 24.5 percent of the total of their original claims. ines Pumpmen Refuse To Leave © ' Jobs At Request Of A.F.L. Union Striker Cal Haffey Elected New Head % % ** Necessary Crews Continue Work At 4 Properties BULLETIN! THE MINE WORKERS PROTECTIVE LEAGUE -RECOGNIZED BARGAINING AGENT. AT. THE MINES WHERE THE AFL IS CONDUCTING STRIKES, AND IS MAINTAINING PICKET LINES, TODAY BEGAN SOME PICKETING OF ITS OWN. THE LEAGUE PLACED A PICKET IN FRONT OF THE. AFL HEADQUARTERS AT THE HOLBROOKE HOTEL IN GRASS VALLEY. THE BANNER CARRIED BY THE PICKET READ: _ “THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR IS UNFAIR TO ORGANIZED LABOR.” STRIKING MINERS AT THE IDAHO-MARYLAND, NEW BRUNSWICK AND SCOTIA MINES WERE. UNSUCCESSFUL TODAY IN EFFORTS TO PULL BOSSES, PUMPMEN AND MAINTENANCE MEN FROM THEIR JOBS. The move by the striking miners, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, is the latest attempt to force the mine operators to bargain with the AFL on wage and ‘hour: conditions. Aside from the attempts by ance men and pumpmen leave the AFL to have the maintentheir jobs, there were no startling new developments in the strike situation today. At the Idaho-Maryland, the only mine of the three where operations are continuing, a few more men were reported to, have shown up for work today kut there was no concerted. move to return to work, despite numerous rumors. BULLETIN! The pulling of the mules and pumps underground at the Scotia Mine in Grass Valley, one of four mines where AFL strikes are. being conducted, began today. It apparently meant Cooley’ Butler, operator of the mine, has chosen to abandon the ‘mine rather than give into the demands of the AFL strikers. Before the start of the strike on May Ist, 130 men had been employed at the Scotia. CH. DOUGHERTY FOUND DEAD: IN GOLD FLAT HOME Funeral services have been arrangd for 9 o’clock tomorrow morning the St. Canice Catholic Church here for Charles Dougherty, who was found dead in ‘his home in Gold aturday. * 1 will be under the direction of the Holmes Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Catholic Cemetery in Stocktor Dougherty had been ill for a considefable length of\ time. Thursday he was in INevada City visited with relatives but at that Mime he said he was feeling fine. The body was found by Joseph Contal, in at the Dougherty home : it; Dougherty was born in Gol but for many years was employ: Stockton. He leaves many relatives, including the following children: Roger Dougherty of Nevada City; Eugene Dougherty of ‘Midpines, Mariposa County; Gerald and Alice of Oakland; ‘Frances of Sacramento;. Clyde, who recently began a/year’s. military service; and Carlos Dougherty of Stockton. * Nevada City was seriously affected by the announcement of General Manager R. J. Hendricks of the Murchie and Zeibright Mines that, as a result of the new wage and hour plan put into effect at the EmpireStar Mines, operations will be suspended at the Murchie Mine and Zeibright work will be drastically curtailed. Employees with the company for a long period of time will be transferred to other mines in the county. Eleven of the Murchie men have ali ready been transferred to the Empire Mine. Work of. pulling the machinery and stripping the underground workings at the Murchie waa: started today, Leasers have until; May 15th to remove their ore. It was reported. the Zeibright crew, has been cut by 40 with a further’ reduction to follow. The charter for the AFL local,’ called Gold Miners Union No. 22742: of Nevada and Placer Counties, was installed at a meeting in. Grass Val ley yesterday, at which an estimated 1100 to 1200 members attended, Edward Hamilton’ was’ elected: as president of the new union; Homer Owens vice president; Jess Johnson, financial secretary, Everard LeDu, recording secretary and Alf Taylor, Arnold LeDu and Nick Lucas, trustees, Efforts of the officials of the Nevada County Mine Workers Protective League, which holds the contract with the mines Where the AFL is conducting the strikes, to make peace with the striking group, failed. Of© ficers of the protective league con— ferred with the AFL strike committee and suggested the AFL members ~ affiliate with the independent protective league, elect new officers if they desire and fight for their demands through the league. The sug: gestion was refused by the AINL committee, which countered with the — proposal the league step out and : leave the field to the: federation’s ‘ ocal. The employees of the. Lava Cap Mine Friday night voted: 211. to 25 anager Otto Schiffner’s proonly: to-give his. employees

ETH: TTA OE, =“ Zz aa CR? OO ema grass SNe ee cry ee — ON le Aleta al A Re ayia ued Pre ge kad Wee AF 7 ———! The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week for only 30 cents per evada City Nugget EN This paper gives you complete . coverage of all local happenings. f’ If you want to read about your me friends, your neighbors, read 3 COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA The Nugget. J _Vol. 15. No. 38. = The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA, The Goli Cen ; =. MONDAY. MAY 12, z 1941. ” Struck Thinking Out Loud . By H. M. L. "It is discouraging to thoughtful citizens of this country to note the rise and power of bunkum, plain hooey, that passes for. truth throughout the land, In 1932, ‘Candidate (Roosevelt, campaigning on-a platform of economy, promised to make great cuts in the cost of government. Taxes would be pared down, useless government bureaux would be eliminated or consolidated, and all the wastes of the ‘Republican administration would be cut off, to the great saving of the tax payers. It is now a kind heresy to mention it but still we can’t ‘help remembering that before the war fever rose in this country, our debt had been increased ‘by President ‘Roosevelt’s peace time administration by $25,000,0000. As for government bureaux they had been multiplied so many times that are now bureaux to keep tab on the multitude of government boards, commissions and agencies. There is thus, putting it very mildly indeed, a notable gap between promise and performance. When Governor Olson was a candidate for office, he too was 80ing to make great savings for the tax payers. He promised an economical administration. But before the “‘economy bloc’’ was organized, a bi-partisan bloc fighting for the things the governor had promised as a candidate, he had, . in a very short time, wasted millions in SRA relief. When it was stopped, he vented his wrath over the radio and in press handouts that drip with furious tears. No self-respecting editor bothers to publish the governor’s rantings anymore, Regardless of party, straightforward men everywhere have cast him into the outer darkness of politics. We mention those two instances of blatant demagoguery because we think these illustrous persons, who mounted to great heights on a starway of cynically broken promises, have directly. encouraged many a lesser man_ to emulate them. This is notoriously true in labor organizations, Any down-atthe ‘heel scamp, with a gift of gab, and no other talent whatever, can rise ‘in a meeting, declaim vociferously that all employers ‘are rascals, promise to increase their ‘wages, if they but follow him, and half his audience will believe him. They will hang on the rascal’s words, as if he were Jehovah come to earth. They will strike, if he asks it, and subject their families to a long series of privations, lose. their cars, household appliances, and even their homes, so complete is their trust in this cheap, wandering Messiah of the millenium. The ‘Pied (Piper who lured the children of Hamlin into the sea had as much conscience as this wind bag organizer who trades on the credulity of hard working miners. Of course, the thing that gives substance to the words of these slick ‘tramps, is that the administration in Washington and in Sacramento have not only taught that all men are fools to build homes and save their money, but ‘have enacted. such laws as to make it no longer necessary for anyone to live prudently. and to exercise thrift. For instance, men were induced to Jeave their work in the mines of this vicinity with the promise that the moment they quit their jobs, they could immediately begin collect unemployment insurance. In fact last week a large. group-of strikers desperate for a little mon(Continued on Page Two) . : Marsh, Ethel CATHOLICS TO _the Catholic Churches of the Uni: ted States, This is a new but signiHayes, Of California Hydraulic Miners C. W, Haffey of Colfax, who served as vice president for the past severpresidency of the California Hydraulic Minelection Saturday in Grass Vailley. succeeds George W. Hallock of ube eee al years, was elevated to th ing Association at the annua Guilty Verdict Returned Agains Washington Trio Fines totaling $115 were meted out to Edwin J. Flipping, Mrs. Lou. isa. Flipping and William Bush of . ; Washington after they were found guilty of battery by a justice court . jury. The fines were imposed by Justice . of the Peace George (Gildersleeve. . The trial of the trio was held in Jus-. tice Gildersleeve’s court Friday. H. C. Beaver and Louis ‘Beaver . were the complaining witnesses, The} charges of battery were’ the out. growth of a dispute over a cabin) near Washington. . Those serving on the jury were: . Harry Spear, foreman, Maud _ lL. Bertha L. ‘Leonard, Norman . ‘Mary Lucinda Doolittle, . Lena Towle, Maud Smart, Vivian . R. Rundy, Thelma! Butz, Alvera (M. 'Rore and Katherine . Baxter. fel S. Kistle CELEBRATE NEW . REVISED BIBLE The American Catholic Bishops will sponsor a National Biblical Sunday to be observed on May 18 in all ficant historical event in the Catholic Church in America. The day is sponsored by the American Hierarchy to call the attention of their people to the Sacred Scriptures. Special emphasis, however, will be laid on the new _ revision of the Rhiems-CrHalloner New Testament, and a united effort will be made to secure the distribution of the forthcoming edition so that there may be one in every Catholic home. Prepar-! ed under the direction of an Episcopal Committee of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine) headed by Bishop Edwin V. O’Hara of Kansas City, the first revision of the New Testament in 190 years thas already elicited a good deal of favorable comment in the press. The actual work was done by a large group of American, Canadian, English and Irish scholars who devoted five years to the monumental task. The national campaign for the sale and distribution of this new version is being directed from New York by a_ special National New Testament Committee of the Holy Name Society, headed «by Bishop O’Hara, Special committees have been established in all the dioceses of the United States. Father Thomas A. Kirby of Sacramento, Secretary to Bishop Armstrong, and Sacramento Diocesean Director of Holy Name Societies, is head of a committee to' promote the distribution in Sacramentoand Superior California. In the city of ‘Nevada City a local committee working under Father Kirby’s direction has been set up to take eare of local distribution. needs. 'The committee is composed of John J. Fortier, chairman, Dr. W. J. Hawkins, Frank G, Finnegan, J. C. Scheemer, Carl Hieronimus and Carroll Coughlan. In Sacramento— © Supervisor Guerdon Bllis of the Tahoe National Forest and Ranger John R. Hodgson of Big Bend, were business visitors in Sacramento yesterday, ; urer. '\ were: . trict 8 and Haffey Fred Harvey of Galt was elected vice president, W. W. S&sterly of Grass Valley was reelected secretary and Mrs. Edna Davis elected treasThose elected as directors at large F. E. Bonner, C. E. Clark, Tom oan, L. A, Eichler, Charles L. Gilmore, Oliver Johnson, George McAulay, W. EB. Moulton and A. W. Nicholls. The district directors elected are: Denman Dorr, district 1; W. E: . Moulton, district 2; A. H. Turner, district 8; Jack Little, district “4; William ‘Clerkin, district-5; George W. Hallock, district 6. Ross F. Taylor, district} 7; J. A. Modglin, dis. A. Gilzean, district 9. Colonel and Mrs. Warren Hannum of the California Debris Commission were esent at-the meeting. On behalf of the hydraulic association, Superior Judge George L. Jones of this county resented Mrs. Hannum with a C! ‘A pin made of gold donated by. various hydraulic operators in Northern\ California. Colonel Hannum said despite the hydraulic debris dams-rogress was emphasis on. defense programs, the satisfactory. Sister of Mrs. Larsen Succumbs In San Jose Funeral services were held in\ San Jose today for Mrs. John Caméron Moore, 55, sister of Mrs, Andy sen of this city and aunt of Camero Larsen and Mrs. Jeff Mooers, also 0 Nevada City. Mrs. Moore, who resided in Grass}; Valley since 1909, had been ill in San Jose for a week. She was the wife of William E. /Moore of Grass Valley. The deceased was well known in Nevada City, where she often visit. ‘ ed. Eli Day Will Succeed Stewart As” P. G. E. Head Eli Day, who is to succeed. Dan

Stewart as manager for the Pacific Gas and Electric Company in Nevada . . City and Grass Valley was in Nevada. " City on a “get acquainted tour” Friday. Day was accompanied by Stewart, who retires July 1st after a half century of service with the P. G. & EB. Day comes here from Vacaville, where he was in charge of the office for the power company. Day is now making his home in Grass Valley and he will be joined by his wife and two sons soon. The new manager of the Nevada City-Grass Valley P. G. & E_ offices has expressed himself as. exceptionally pleased with the two communities and hopes his service here will be a long one. ROTARY TO HEAR BRUCE DENISON NN SOU. AMERICA Bruce Denison, of Placer Junior College’s history department, will address the Nevada City Rotary club at luncheon next Thursday, on the topic: “Changing South America.’’ Mr. Denison is one of the _ noted speakers of the college. His expositions of historical themes invariably prove intensely interesting. Visitors At Sofge Home— e There was plenty of weekend activity at the Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Sofe home in Willow ‘Valley during the weekend. Roy Nelson of Oakland arrived Saturday with a new outboard motor, which was tried out at Scotts esterday. Mr. and Mrs. Flemin law and daughter of the lso came here to spend Mother’s\Day at the Safge ‘home. Downieville Flood C Awarded Total DOWNIEVILLE, (Cal.) May 12— A transcript of the referee’s findings before the State Board of Control in Sacramento, in the case of the Downieville Flood Rehabilitation Association, et al, has been received from Assemblyman Wm. I. Gunlock, and, as it is quite a lengthy decision, is quoted here in part only. Setting forth that the referee made a personal investigation of the area covered by the flood, and that from this investigation and from all other evidence ‘the found as follows: “That the flood at Downieville and the damage following therefrom was the proximate result of the design and construction of State Highway Bridge No. 1305, in that said bridge acted as a barrier to the free flow of water carrying drift and other debris floating down the Yuba River at extreme high water. stage, and thereby caused said water to back up behind said State Highway Bridge and inundate property of the claimants, and that a contributing factor to the high water and therefore to the damage suffered by the inhabitants of Downieville was the breaking of the Spencer Dam located above the town of Downieville. “Your referee further finds: That there was no direct evidence as to the time said Spencer Dam broke, and: there was only opinion testimony as to the rate of flow at which waters of Spencer Lake entered into the branch of the Yuba River that flowed into Downieville. Your referee finds that a decrease of one-third of the damages found to have been caused should be made by the Board of Control for the reason-that the waters contributed by Spencer Lake Rehabilitation . : Imants Of $38,759.41 contributed in that\proportion to the damage. “J. O. Stemmler, member of the Board of ‘Control, .was\ appointed by the referee for the punpose of‘ taking testimony as to the several claimants’s claims for damages. After a consideration of the potentialities of the claimant’s properties from: the location as to future use, separation of business from: residential. praperties, and after consideration of the physical condition of the properti taking into consideration the age o construction, the material of which the buildings were constructed, and other use thereof to which they were adapted, and after a consideration of the assessed valuation of the several properties from the Assessment Roll of 1937, and after a deduction of contributions received from the Red Cross and other contributions noted alongside the items of damage found, said J. O. Stemmler determines the losses and recommends that the following awards to said claimants ibe made, to-wit:’’ The total sum of claims filed, according to the transcript, was $105,401.44. represented by 45 claims ranging from $140.00 to $14,369.-70. This total includes original as well as supplemental claims. The total amount of damages allowed is $38,759.41, net after contributing cause deductions had been made. It is understood that the attorney representing the Downieville Flood Association will receive approximately one-third of ‘the net' award. On this: basis; the claimants: will receive about 24.5 percent of the total of their original claims. ines Pumpmen Refuse To Leave © ' Jobs At Request Of A.F.L. Union Striker Cal Haffey Elected New Head % % ** Necessary Crews Continue Work At 4 Properties BULLETIN! THE MINE WORKERS PROTECTIVE LEAGUE -RECOGNIZED BARGAINING AGENT. AT. THE MINES WHERE THE AFL IS CONDUCTING STRIKES, AND IS MAINTAINING PICKET LINES, TODAY BEGAN SOME PICKETING OF ITS OWN. THE LEAGUE PLACED A PICKET IN FRONT OF THE. AFL HEADQUARTERS AT THE HOLBROOKE HOTEL IN GRASS VALLEY. THE BANNER CARRIED BY THE PICKET READ: _ “THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR IS UNFAIR TO ORGANIZED LABOR.” STRIKING MINERS AT THE IDAHO-MARYLAND, NEW BRUNSWICK AND SCOTIA MINES WERE. UNSUCCESSFUL TODAY IN EFFORTS TO PULL BOSSES, PUMPMEN AND MAINTENANCE MEN FROM THEIR JOBS. The move by the striking miners, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, is the latest attempt to force the mine operators to bargain with the AFL on wage and ‘hour: conditions. Aside from the attempts by ance men and pumpmen leave the AFL to have the maintentheir jobs, there were no startling new developments in the strike situation today. At the Idaho-Maryland, the only mine of the three where operations are continuing, a few more men were reported to, have shown up for work today kut there was no concerted. move to return to work, despite numerous rumors. BULLETIN! The pulling of the mules and pumps underground at the Scotia Mine in Grass Valley, one of four mines where AFL strikes are. being conducted, began today. It apparently meant Cooley’ Butler, operator of the mine, has chosen to abandon the ‘mine rather than give into the demands of the AFL strikers. Before the start of the strike on May Ist, 130 men had been employed at the Scotia. CH. DOUGHERTY FOUND DEAD: IN GOLD FLAT HOME Funeral services have been arrangd for 9 o’clock tomorrow morning the St. Canice Catholic Church here for Charles Dougherty, who was found dead in ‘his home in Gold aturday. * 1 will be under the direction of the Holmes Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Catholic Cemetery in Stocktor Dougherty had been ill for a considefable length of\ time. Thursday he was in INevada City visited with relatives but at that Mime he said he was feeling fine. The body was found by Joseph Contal, in at the Dougherty home : it; Dougherty was born in Gol but for many years was employ: Stockton. He leaves many relatives, including the following children: Roger Dougherty of Nevada City; Eugene Dougherty of ‘Midpines, Mariposa County; Gerald and Alice of Oakland; ‘Frances of Sacramento;. Clyde, who recently began a/year’s. military service; and Carlos Dougherty of Stockton. * Nevada City was seriously affected by the announcement of General Manager R. J. Hendricks of the Murchie and Zeibright Mines that, as a result of the new wage and hour plan put into effect at the EmpireStar Mines, operations will be suspended at the Murchie Mine and Zeibright work will be drastically curtailed. Employees with the company for a long period of time will be transferred to other mines in the county. Eleven of the Murchie men have ali ready been transferred to the Empire Mine. Work of. pulling the machinery and stripping the underground workings at the Murchie waa: started today, Leasers have until; May 15th to remove their ore. It was reported. the Zeibright crew, has been cut by 40 with a further’ reduction to follow. The charter for the AFL local,’ called Gold Miners Union No. 22742: of Nevada and Placer Counties, was installed at a meeting in. Grass Val ley yesterday, at which an estimated 1100 to 1200 members attended, Edward Hamilton’ was’ elected: as president of the new union; Homer Owens vice president; Jess Johnson, financial secretary, Everard LeDu, recording secretary and Alf Taylor, Arnold LeDu and Nick Lucas, trustees, Efforts of the officials of the Nevada County Mine Workers Protective League, which holds the contract with the mines Where the AFL is conducting the strikes, to make peace with the striking group, failed. Of© ficers of the protective league con— ferred with the AFL strike committee and suggested the AFL members ~ affiliate with the independent protective league, elect new officers if they desire and fight for their demands through the league. The sug: gestion was refused by the AINL committee, which countered with the — proposal the league step out and : leave the field to the: federation’s ‘ ocal. The employees of the. Lava Cap Mine Friday night voted: 211. to 25 anager Otto Schiffner’s proonly: to-give his. employees