May 15, 1936 (8 pages)

* ° . The Nevada City Nu e Thinking . city and county is aie ta point mie and prosperity. By subscribing to, and ’ advertising in the Nugget, therefore, Out Loud 1 you help yourself. : COVERS sheen! GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA . (By H. M. L.) : “Now what are you going to dou } about it?’”’ Mussolini asks the League of Nations, and it is this truculent attitude that is really stiffening the backbone of many a League delegate. Not even a fen¢e Straddling politician likes to have a rhip popped in his face. The League will probably wait till some time in June, after the French elections are ver, to decide definitely what shall * done, but in the meantime the sanctions are still in force and these are eating Italy’s vitals. ~ A month or two ago a news item these columns. reported an unusual, increase in the sales of canned dog food. ‘Last week a Republican in the United States Senate in ¢. a long windy speech called attention 4 ~the national aspect of this phenom: enon. He intimated that “recovery” bs must still be some distance away since more and more companies were engaging in the manufacture and sale of dog food. And while we are willing to discount all such speeches by at least fifty per cent, there is no doubt that the sale of dog food has risen far beyond the normal requirements of dogs. We are informed that snipers, in some instances, are purchasing this canned = food whenever it bears the label: ‘‘Fit for human consumption.” This is only a straw in the wind of course, but it does indicate a lowering of living standards in a considerable element of the fopulation throughout the country. Almost any grocery store now will give a customer for dog food his choice of a half dozen different brands, whereas a year ago, not more than two or three were carried. In short there seems to be many a “forgotten man’”’ who has not yet been remembered in Washington. in The “lone wolf’? Robinson, accused of the kidnaping of Mrs. Alice Speed Stoll of Louisville, Kentucky, is now in custody. Thus the Federal G-men have captured the last of the more notorious fugitives who were on their ‘‘most wanted” list. It may be nothing more than a coincidence, but it has been quite some time since we have had a kidnaping that made the front pages. The fraternity must be much discouraged and those who were about to graduate from other crime into the kidnaping business must have discovered that the high profits are more than offset by the casualties. A chorus of California editors is condemning the action of Great Britain in intervening to obtain a stay or commutation of the death sentence for Alexander Mackay, Canadian criminal, who was sentenced to the gallows for taking part in the kidnaping of members of the prison board. Britain, undoubtedly, leads the world in speedy and adequate justice for criminal offenders. Apparently, however, there exists: some suspicion of the kind of justice in which this country deals. Time was when Britain sent a sheep thief to the gallows. But now stealing a human being is not punishable by death in the British isles. Since it is thus punishable in this country the British probably feel that their cousins have gone queer again, Mackay was an alien, a Scotchman. He richly deserved the punish-. ment because, had his pistol pointed at Joseph Stephens, prison board member, not missed fire, he would shave been a murderer. Generally speaking we have been too tender with alien criminals. Many of them, some estimate as many as 2,000,000, are in this country illegally. The criminals and those who have sneaked into this country, should be deported. That -would afford us relief in a big way. While the New Deal has set up machinery for the capture and punishment of bank robbers and kidnapers and has made a splendid job of it, another long step in freeing this country from its criminal burden would be the deportation of all. aliens who have no right here, ‘ and certainly all criminal aliens. MERLE COULTER JOINS NAVY Merle Coulter, who graduated from the~Nevada City high school with the class of 1935, has enlisted for a four year term in the United States navy and left Wednesday for San Diefio where he will remain three months before being assigned to a ship. : Flat, Vol. 10, No. 53. The County Seat Paper eames ie at oman * The GOLD Center FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1936. Campaign Richard L. P. Bégeiow, retired forest supervisor of the Tahoe National Forest, has announced his for the State Senate from the seventh district, Placer and Nevada counties. For 34 years, nected with the United States Forest, retiring the last of April, having reached the which includes, Sierra, Bigelow was conage limit. Just prior to his. retirement he by friends who asked him to run for the State Senate. with political life, Begilow was reluctant to accept but finally yielded. “T feel I can be of greater assistance to my friends in the Placer, Sierra and Nevada counties in -the state senate than in any other position I might accept,” he said. This: statement is typical of the’ tall, white-haired 62 year old outdoor man who has devoted his life to serving his country as a forest supervisor. He comes of pioneer stock, his father H. H. Bigelow coming to California in 1850. In 1892 due.to ill health he left San Francisco where he was educated and took a.ranch at Sampson 52 miles east of Fresno. He ran cattle there. ‘In 1902 he was appointed ranger for the Kings River canyon district in Fresno county which is now in the Sequoia National Forest. He -was the first year long ranger appointed in California. His rise in ranks was rapid. In the fall of 19038, he was sent to Inyo county as head ranger and in August, 1905, he was appointed supervisor of Trinity National Forest with headquarters at Weaverville. There he organized the Trinity, Klamath and Shasta National Forests and placed supervisors over them. In 1906 he moved to Yreka and there took charge of the Klamath National Forest, serving until November, 1908 when he was transferred to the Tahoe National Forest as supervisor. At Redding ‘in the winter of 1905 1906 he helped to organize the first cattleman’s association. Since then he has been an active backer of the Tahoe Livestock association which he also helped organize. One of the finest tributes paid to him upon his retirement was that of the men under him and those who in former years had. served with him. They said he had the reputation of sending more service men up for promotion than any other United States forest service man. M. B. Pratt, state forester, was one of these men. W. B. Rider, Pratt’s assistant, was another. He has always stood for a high standard of living for the laboring man and will continue to work toward that end in the state legislature. was approached influential Never connected happy hobby of the man who was the dean of forest rangers in California. Bigelow built the first trail in the summer of 1903 from Simpson Meadows to Tihipiti Valley, in Kings river canyon country, in Fresno county. It was the start of all trail work. eS He did the preliminary work to start the’*¥tiba Pass highway and because of other work became known as the father of the Downieville to Sierraville highway. Realizing the importance of proper roads, Bigelow has always worked for funds for highway construction. He obtained road work ‘on the east side of Lake Tahoe. He was the first to recommend and worked to obtain a road now under construction from Sierraville to Hobart Mills. During his career, he has been a constant advocate of and has obtained appropriations for mining roads and such other major roads as were needed in his district. In the legislature he can be depended upon to ask and fight for such state roads He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. 3. A. Coulter and with his parents has years, making many friends here field of work, resided in Nevada City nearly four . who wish for him success in his new Bigelow Launches ~ In State Senate) For Seat candidacy on the Democratic ticket . sa ”*RICH”’) BIGELOW Candidate for State Senator KR. i. -P. Good roads have always been 4). SOUND HEWGAG! WHISKERINOS TO MEET TONIGHT The Whiskerinos of the Universe, Nevada County Club No. 57, will meet this evening at 8 o’clock in Armory Hall. The meeting will open with two rousing songs by Mrs. Bonner, well known vocalist, and following that the Whiskerinos chorus will be organized and the songsters will lead the concourse in singing some of the roaring songs of 749. Ted Janiss, chief. boss of the Whiskerinos, reports that North San Juan Whiskerinos are turning out, to a man to attend tonight’s meeting. They have chartered the school bus to make the trip. Several auto loads of the brush faces are also coming to demonstrate the luxuriant growth thatthe balmy climate and fertile soil of the Ridge produces. Tt is claimed that the San Juan Whiskerinos are coming over with several ringers from the gold panning regions, who have not had a shave since the depression began, and wili try to prove that these gazabers started on scratch with the rest of the members of Club No. 57. From Peardale a_ delegation is coming whose whiskers are said to be so long that while pruning their pear trees in that section, passing motorists have mistaken them for the Spanish moss that drapes the trees of Southern California. ; The. Whiskerinos patrol will be out in force this evening and all slick chins wearing trousers are warned to take to the tall timber or to crawl into bed at an early hour. The hoosegow yawns for all bare faced men. ALPHA STORES GIVEN JUDGMENT MONEY DUE A decision was rendered in favor of the Alpha Stores, Ltd., by Judge Raglan Tuttle in an action brought against P. L. Burr, defendant, for the sum of $437.50 allegedly due for a machine drill furnished the defendant who was operating the Catlysle mine in Nevada county. Burr claimed he did not order the drill nor authorize anyone to purchase it. It is claimed the machine was delivered in September 1934 and stolen about January 1935. In this ‘case the court found no effort had been made by Burr to return the drill}. He also ‘claimed weather conditions prevented its removal, but the court found no effort was made to return it to the Alpha Stores, Ltd., and charged him for payment of the bill. Ww. E. Wright is attorney for the plaintiff. ALSAKA MINE A large pump has been installed at the Alaska mine at Pike City and unwatering the shaft below the as are necessary. Knowing conditions in the three counties as he has for 28 . Richard L. P, Bigelow is the ideal years, ! . (Continued on. Page Five ) drain is proceeding at a splendid rate. Owing to the heavy flow of water in underground workings it has been estimated it will take several weeks to de-water the tunnel, -WHISKERINOS WAGON . PATROLS STREETS IN QUEST OF THE SHAVEN Dr: Ormiston Swaz Swazey of Nevada City, tall, slender and with a\riustache and beard that should be he envy of all, was the honored guest in the first trip of the’ Whisketino Patrol wogan Tuésday even-\ ing as it drove gaily up. Broad street, the attendants in costume looking for the’ unwary shaven. As the wagon came to the AIpha store three ‘‘slick chins” were warned to scamper and beat it to Grass-Valley and ‘they lost no time in leaving their seats. At Grizzel and Dolan’s corner a heavy set little man, who had been imbibing too freely in spirits that cheer, suddenly beheld the colorful patrol wagon and gaily decked attendants with their guest. He fled unceremoniously bumping into the brick building as he turned the corner in his haste to get away and spun ‘round and ’round finally regaining his balance and peeping around the corner. CHAMBER WILL MEET MONDAY The regular meeting of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce will take place next Monday evening at the chambers room on Commercial street. The president, Fred E. Conner, prges all members who can possibly do so to be present, as there are several matters of importance to be discussed. CAMPOREE WILL BE HELD MAY 16 AT SKI COURSE Next week end, Saturday and Sunday, May 16 and 17,. the Spring Camporee for Tahoe Area Council scouts will be held on the grounds of the Nevada City Ski club nine miles east of Nevada City on the Tahoe Ukiah highway. This year Annual the camp will revert to the _ nonregimented wilderness type, where the patrols will select their own campsites. The Camporee Campsite was located by Scoutmasters George Schrader of Nevada City and Harry Goudge of Grass Valley. This year’s Camporee planned, located and handled by the scout leaders association calls for the solution by the scouts of a camp problem. The actual 24 hour camping trip is to represent the middle day of a five day hike. Ten miles per day is the distance to be covered on each of the fictitious five days. Everything for the camp must be carried on the back of the campers. The question is how much camping comfort and equipment wil) be carried by the scouts. Scoutmaster Ray Crothers of Grass Valley will be the registration officer. District Commissioner Jeff Mooers of Grass Valley is in charge Warren of Auburn is in charge of closing ceremonies. Scoutmaster Phil Jordan of Roseville is in charge of Sunday morning scout activities and demonstrations. Scoutmaster Fred Stephen of Roseville is general secretary.’ Scout Executive Harris Ricksecker is in.charge of Camp Fires and Sunday Scout services. Oscar A. Kirkham, Deputy Regional Scout Executive of Salt Lake City will participate in the Saturday night campfire with both singing and interesting experiences. Sunday morning he will meet with the adult leaders present before he leaves at 11 a. m. to catch his train back to Salt Lake City. One of the scout demonstrations atid activities Sunday morning will be animal packing. At this time the scouts will be given the opportunity to try their ‘“thand’’ at this type of packing. The public is invited to attend and inspect the camp. shaft so that active mining may be started. The property was recondi-. tioned last year and Mr. R. C. Eis. enhauer, mining engineer who holds the original lease, has sold the Prop. the graduates \decorations' in a SENIOR BALL TO . BE HELD MAY 22 A busy Senior Class at the logal high school is maturing plans for the annual Senior Ball which will be held in Armory Hall one week from tonight on Friday ~ evening, May 22. Under the supervision of their advisor, Miss Esther Temaine, have planned their Japanese garden theme, with huge colored lanterns and colorful fan decorations predominating. One of Rollie Barton’s orchestras. from Sacramento has been secured for the affair with the possibility that Barton himself will be present to direct his group. One general committee has been made of the entire graduating class with Winton Whitley as chairman and Mervin Doolittle as sub-chairman, WATCH OUT NOW AND . KEEP YOUR GHINS DIRTY Ted Fallen we announces that . there will be.a meeting of the Whiskerino club in Armory Hall Friday evening at 8 o’clock sharp. A kangaroo court will be held. The club is expecting a big turnout from Grass Valley and the San Juan Whiskerinos§ announce a 100 per cent response. Mr. Janiss also stated Pinedale on the Colfax road below Grass Valley has promised to. attend. Janiss says: ‘‘Look out for a ripsnorting time. The patrol wagon will be ready for action May 15 and. the hoosegow will also be ready.’’ Janiss § admonishes: “Watch out you mugs, keep dae chins dirty.” of judging. Scoutmaster VanCourt} PLAN COMMUNITY CHEST FOR NEV. CITY CHARITIES The committee appointed by Fred E. Conner, president of the Chamber of Commerce, to present plan for in“tituting a community chest in this city, will meet this evening at 7:30 o’clock -in the Chamber of Commerce assembly room. The committee consists of H. E. Kjorlie, chairman, William F. Roddy, and H. M. Leete. Inquiries among business men, made by members of the committee, indicate that the plan generally is welcomed. It is stated that to institute once a year a solicitation for funds for various charities and activities that now go out independently and make one drive after another for funds. would be regarded as a boon by most business and professional men. BILL IMPENDING CITY POSTOFFICE ' On May 9th St wa was annowneed a ‘bill for constructing and improving the post offices in the west was pending in the House, Washington, D. C. ‘As listed the deficiency bill also con‘tains provisions for constructing or ‘repairing federal buildings in 34 cities and .towns in California. Among those in Superior California where improvements are planned are Nevada City and Grass Valley. While service in the Nevada City post office is efficient and courteous it is well known to all local citizens that the increased population in ‘Nevada City and surrounding districts, has outgrown by far the capacity of the local building. a se Mrs. Ed Rose, of the Rose Fashion Shop, spent last nday in Lodi visiting with rela a a erty under a lease and bond to a new company. eae & Do cultural commissioner, IMPROVE NEVADA) Mr. and Mr . Coulter have as a house guést,. we Mary -Bahmier of er ge oe UM. and Mrs. L. G. Lageson and son motered_to-Saeramento Wednesday and will spend the (week end in that city. Mr. Lageson, county hortiis “attending to business pertaining to his work. CITY COUNCIL AND PARK BOARD DISCUSS POOL The city council last evening conferred with the park commission regarding proposed improvements for the swimming pool, which it is ex-. pected will be open shortly after the first of June. The park commission had obtained estimates of a filter system and cholorination plant which would cost approximately $2,000. : It was suggested by members of the commission that this cost could probably be spread over a term of four or five years, and that part of the cost could be defrayed by turning toward it the receipts from the adult admissions, the annual water pageant, and such other activities as the park commission might undertake during the year.,. It was the concensus of opinion of the city council, however, that in the city’s present financial condition it would be unwise to make commitments at this time. It was suggested by finishing the bottom of ‘the pool in some waterproof material and covering over the rough surface a considerable improvement could be made, in that it would be easier to see to the bottom of the pool. It was also suggested that the water be changed twice a week instead of once a week: as has been the prectice in the past, and that the use of the chloride compound which has Been used in the past two seasons be continued, even though relatively it is a costly method of keeping the water in a sanitary condition. The park commission was asked to obtain estimates of cost for finishing the pool either in paint or stucco. The commission was also asked to obtain figures for grading the baseball field, which the Fourth of July committee expects to use both for baseball and field sports during the celebration in this city. : The council intimated that -it might be able next year to install a filtration and chlorinationplant. CITY LIBRARY {S VISITED BY 1501 DURING APRIL Mrs. Iva Williamson, Nevada City librarian reports that the number of books borrowed in April for home use was 1636; fiction 1214; juvenile 315; miscellaneous 107; books borrowed from the state library 21, Visitors to the reading room l1,501; men 576; women 209; boys 451; girls 265; number of borrowers 1071; total attendance 2572; or a daily. average of 99. Eight adult and six juvenile oui were issued and four cards surrendered making our present reg istration . 1601. : Twenty two books were purchased, seven donated and thirteen discarded, present. accession 10182. Twenty seven books were taken from the rent shelf and placed in the free shelves. Our collections are fines $3.87; rentals $5.35; total Lk 22. ; ALLEGHANY ROAD. MEET ON MAY 2 The road hosting fhich the Nevada City Chambe of Commerce e and the fact some members of the ; éommittee were unable to get awa The meeting has been set for Thursdays May 28. The Nevada Ci Chamber has. offered its g00! . fices to Alleghany to aid the obtaining a real highway from jeBhany to the Downieville-N City road. The present highy Alleghany for some time ha ably fallen short of the ban of that prosperous mining ° The members of the Neva Chamber committee on are: Judge Raglan Tuttle, et R, L. 'P. Bigelow, O.,. EB. C. E. Clarke, George H.C

* ° . The Nevada City Nu e Thinking . city and county is aie ta point mie and prosperity. By subscribing to, and ’ advertising in the Nugget, therefore, Out Loud 1 you help yourself. : COVERS sheen! GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA . (By H. M. L.) : “Now what are you going to dou } about it?’”’ Mussolini asks the League of Nations, and it is this truculent attitude that is really stiffening the backbone of many a League delegate. Not even a fen¢e Straddling politician likes to have a rhip popped in his face. The League will probably wait till some time in June, after the French elections are ver, to decide definitely what shall * done, but in the meantime the sanctions are still in force and these are eating Italy’s vitals. ~ A month or two ago a news item these columns. reported an unusual, increase in the sales of canned dog food. ‘Last week a Republican in the United States Senate in ¢. a long windy speech called attention 4 ~the national aspect of this phenom: enon. He intimated that “recovery” bs must still be some distance away since more and more companies were engaging in the manufacture and sale of dog food. And while we are willing to discount all such speeches by at least fifty per cent, there is no doubt that the sale of dog food has risen far beyond the normal requirements of dogs. We are informed that snipers, in some instances, are purchasing this canned = food whenever it bears the label: ‘‘Fit for human consumption.” This is only a straw in the wind of course, but it does indicate a lowering of living standards in a considerable element of the fopulation throughout the country. Almost any grocery store now will give a customer for dog food his choice of a half dozen different brands, whereas a year ago, not more than two or three were carried. In short there seems to be many a “forgotten man’”’ who has not yet been remembered in Washington. in The “lone wolf’? Robinson, accused of the kidnaping of Mrs. Alice Speed Stoll of Louisville, Kentucky, is now in custody. Thus the Federal G-men have captured the last of the more notorious fugitives who were on their ‘‘most wanted” list. It may be nothing more than a coincidence, but it has been quite some time since we have had a kidnaping that made the front pages. The fraternity must be much discouraged and those who were about to graduate from other crime into the kidnaping business must have discovered that the high profits are more than offset by the casualties. A chorus of California editors is condemning the action of Great Britain in intervening to obtain a stay or commutation of the death sentence for Alexander Mackay, Canadian criminal, who was sentenced to the gallows for taking part in the kidnaping of members of the prison board. Britain, undoubtedly, leads the world in speedy and adequate justice for criminal offenders. Apparently, however, there exists: some suspicion of the kind of justice in which this country deals. Time was when Britain sent a sheep thief to the gallows. But now stealing a human being is not punishable by death in the British isles. Since it is thus punishable in this country the British probably feel that their cousins have gone queer again, Mackay was an alien, a Scotchman. He richly deserved the punish-. ment because, had his pistol pointed at Joseph Stephens, prison board member, not missed fire, he would shave been a murderer. Generally speaking we have been too tender with alien criminals. Many of them, some estimate as many as 2,000,000, are in this country illegally. The criminals and those who have sneaked into this country, should be deported. That -would afford us relief in a big way. While the New Deal has set up machinery for the capture and punishment of bank robbers and kidnapers and has made a splendid job of it, another long step in freeing this country from its criminal burden would be the deportation of all. aliens who have no right here, ‘ and certainly all criminal aliens. MERLE COULTER JOINS NAVY Merle Coulter, who graduated from the~Nevada City high school with the class of 1935, has enlisted for a four year term in the United States navy and left Wednesday for San Diefio where he will remain three months before being assigned to a ship. : Flat, Vol. 10, No. 53. The County Seat Paper eames ie at oman * The GOLD Center FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1936. Campaign Richard L. P. Bégeiow, retired forest supervisor of the Tahoe National Forest, has announced his for the State Senate from the seventh district, Placer and Nevada counties. For 34 years, nected with the United States Forest, retiring the last of April, having reached the which includes, Sierra, Bigelow was conage limit. Just prior to his. retirement he by friends who asked him to run for the State Senate. with political life, Begilow was reluctant to accept but finally yielded. “T feel I can be of greater assistance to my friends in the Placer, Sierra and Nevada counties in -the state senate than in any other position I might accept,” he said. This: statement is typical of the’ tall, white-haired 62 year old outdoor man who has devoted his life to serving his country as a forest supervisor. He comes of pioneer stock, his father H. H. Bigelow coming to California in 1850. In 1892 due.to ill health he left San Francisco where he was educated and took a.ranch at Sampson 52 miles east of Fresno. He ran cattle there. ‘In 1902 he was appointed ranger for the Kings River canyon district in Fresno county which is now in the Sequoia National Forest. He -was the first year long ranger appointed in California. His rise in ranks was rapid. In the fall of 19038, he was sent to Inyo county as head ranger and in August, 1905, he was appointed supervisor of Trinity National Forest with headquarters at Weaverville. There he organized the Trinity, Klamath and Shasta National Forests and placed supervisors over them. In 1906 he moved to Yreka and there took charge of the Klamath National Forest, serving until November, 1908 when he was transferred to the Tahoe National Forest as supervisor. At Redding ‘in the winter of 1905 1906 he helped to organize the first cattleman’s association. Since then he has been an active backer of the Tahoe Livestock association which he also helped organize. One of the finest tributes paid to him upon his retirement was that of the men under him and those who in former years had. served with him. They said he had the reputation of sending more service men up for promotion than any other United States forest service man. M. B. Pratt, state forester, was one of these men. W. B. Rider, Pratt’s assistant, was another. He has always stood for a high standard of living for the laboring man and will continue to work toward that end in the state legislature. was approached influential Never connected happy hobby of the man who was the dean of forest rangers in California. Bigelow built the first trail in the summer of 1903 from Simpson Meadows to Tihipiti Valley, in Kings river canyon country, in Fresno county. It was the start of all trail work. eS He did the preliminary work to start the’*¥tiba Pass highway and because of other work became known as the father of the Downieville to Sierraville highway. Realizing the importance of proper roads, Bigelow has always worked for funds for highway construction. He obtained road work ‘on the east side of Lake Tahoe. He was the first to recommend and worked to obtain a road now under construction from Sierraville to Hobart Mills. During his career, he has been a constant advocate of and has obtained appropriations for mining roads and such other major roads as were needed in his district. In the legislature he can be depended upon to ask and fight for such state roads He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. 3. A. Coulter and with his parents has years, making many friends here field of work, resided in Nevada City nearly four . who wish for him success in his new Bigelow Launches ~ In State Senate) For Seat candidacy on the Democratic ticket . sa ”*RICH”’) BIGELOW Candidate for State Senator KR. i. -P. Good roads have always been 4). SOUND HEWGAG! WHISKERINOS TO MEET TONIGHT The Whiskerinos of the Universe, Nevada County Club No. 57, will meet this evening at 8 o’clock in Armory Hall. The meeting will open with two rousing songs by Mrs. Bonner, well known vocalist, and following that the Whiskerinos chorus will be organized and the songsters will lead the concourse in singing some of the roaring songs of 749. Ted Janiss, chief. boss of the Whiskerinos, reports that North San Juan Whiskerinos are turning out, to a man to attend tonight’s meeting. They have chartered the school bus to make the trip. Several auto loads of the brush faces are also coming to demonstrate the luxuriant growth thatthe balmy climate and fertile soil of the Ridge produces. Tt is claimed that the San Juan Whiskerinos are coming over with several ringers from the gold panning regions, who have not had a shave since the depression began, and wili try to prove that these gazabers started on scratch with the rest of the members of Club No. 57. From Peardale a_ delegation is coming whose whiskers are said to be so long that while pruning their pear trees in that section, passing motorists have mistaken them for the Spanish moss that drapes the trees of Southern California. ; The. Whiskerinos patrol will be out in force this evening and all slick chins wearing trousers are warned to take to the tall timber or to crawl into bed at an early hour. The hoosegow yawns for all bare faced men. ALPHA STORES GIVEN JUDGMENT MONEY DUE A decision was rendered in favor of the Alpha Stores, Ltd., by Judge Raglan Tuttle in an action brought against P. L. Burr, defendant, for the sum of $437.50 allegedly due for a machine drill furnished the defendant who was operating the Catlysle mine in Nevada county. Burr claimed he did not order the drill nor authorize anyone to purchase it. It is claimed the machine was delivered in September 1934 and stolen about January 1935. In this ‘case the court found no effort had been made by Burr to return the drill}. He also ‘claimed weather conditions prevented its removal, but the court found no effort was made to return it to the Alpha Stores, Ltd., and charged him for payment of the bill. Ww. E. Wright is attorney for the plaintiff. ALSAKA MINE A large pump has been installed at the Alaska mine at Pike City and unwatering the shaft below the as are necessary. Knowing conditions in the three counties as he has for 28 . Richard L. P, Bigelow is the ideal years, !

. (Continued on. Page Five ) drain is proceeding at a splendid rate. Owing to the heavy flow of water in underground workings it has been estimated it will take several weeks to de-water the tunnel, -WHISKERINOS WAGON . PATROLS STREETS IN QUEST OF THE SHAVEN Dr: Ormiston Swaz Swazey of Nevada City, tall, slender and with a\riustache and beard that should be he envy of all, was the honored guest in the first trip of the’ Whisketino Patrol wogan Tuésday even-\ ing as it drove gaily up. Broad street, the attendants in costume looking for the’ unwary shaven. As the wagon came to the AIpha store three ‘‘slick chins” were warned to scamper and beat it to Grass-Valley and ‘they lost no time in leaving their seats. At Grizzel and Dolan’s corner a heavy set little man, who had been imbibing too freely in spirits that cheer, suddenly beheld the colorful patrol wagon and gaily decked attendants with their guest. He fled unceremoniously bumping into the brick building as he turned the corner in his haste to get away and spun ‘round and ’round finally regaining his balance and peeping around the corner. CHAMBER WILL MEET MONDAY The regular meeting of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce will take place next Monday evening at the chambers room on Commercial street. The president, Fred E. Conner, prges all members who can possibly do so to be present, as there are several matters of importance to be discussed. CAMPOREE WILL BE HELD MAY 16 AT SKI COURSE Next week end, Saturday and Sunday, May 16 and 17,. the Spring Camporee for Tahoe Area Council scouts will be held on the grounds of the Nevada City Ski club nine miles east of Nevada City on the Tahoe Ukiah highway. This year Annual the camp will revert to the _ nonregimented wilderness type, where the patrols will select their own campsites. The Camporee Campsite was located by Scoutmasters George Schrader of Nevada City and Harry Goudge of Grass Valley. This year’s Camporee planned, located and handled by the scout leaders association calls for the solution by the scouts of a camp problem. The actual 24 hour camping trip is to represent the middle day of a five day hike. Ten miles per day is the distance to be covered on each of the fictitious five days. Everything for the camp must be carried on the back of the campers. The question is how much camping comfort and equipment wil) be carried by the scouts. Scoutmaster Ray Crothers of Grass Valley will be the registration officer. District Commissioner Jeff Mooers of Grass Valley is in charge Warren of Auburn is in charge of closing ceremonies. Scoutmaster Phil Jordan of Roseville is in charge of Sunday morning scout activities and demonstrations. Scoutmaster Fred Stephen of Roseville is general secretary.’ Scout Executive Harris Ricksecker is in.charge of Camp Fires and Sunday Scout services. Oscar A. Kirkham, Deputy Regional Scout Executive of Salt Lake City will participate in the Saturday night campfire with both singing and interesting experiences. Sunday morning he will meet with the adult leaders present before he leaves at 11 a. m. to catch his train back to Salt Lake City. One of the scout demonstrations atid activities Sunday morning will be animal packing. At this time the scouts will be given the opportunity to try their ‘“thand’’ at this type of packing. The public is invited to attend and inspect the camp. shaft so that active mining may be started. The property was recondi-. tioned last year and Mr. R. C. Eis. enhauer, mining engineer who holds the original lease, has sold the Prop. the graduates \decorations' in a SENIOR BALL TO . BE HELD MAY 22 A busy Senior Class at the logal high school is maturing plans for the annual Senior Ball which will be held in Armory Hall one week from tonight on Friday ~ evening, May 22. Under the supervision of their advisor, Miss Esther Temaine, have planned their Japanese garden theme, with huge colored lanterns and colorful fan decorations predominating. One of Rollie Barton’s orchestras. from Sacramento has been secured for the affair with the possibility that Barton himself will be present to direct his group. One general committee has been made of the entire graduating class with Winton Whitley as chairman and Mervin Doolittle as sub-chairman, WATCH OUT NOW AND . KEEP YOUR GHINS DIRTY Ted Fallen we announces that . there will be.a meeting of the Whiskerino club in Armory Hall Friday evening at 8 o’clock sharp. A kangaroo court will be held. The club is expecting a big turnout from Grass Valley and the San Juan Whiskerinos§ announce a 100 per cent response. Mr. Janiss also stated Pinedale on the Colfax road below Grass Valley has promised to. attend. Janiss says: ‘‘Look out for a ripsnorting time. The patrol wagon will be ready for action May 15 and. the hoosegow will also be ready.’’ Janiss § admonishes: “Watch out you mugs, keep dae chins dirty.” of judging. Scoutmaster VanCourt} PLAN COMMUNITY CHEST FOR NEV. CITY CHARITIES The committee appointed by Fred E. Conner, president of the Chamber of Commerce, to present plan for in“tituting a community chest in this city, will meet this evening at 7:30 o’clock -in the Chamber of Commerce assembly room. The committee consists of H. E. Kjorlie, chairman, William F. Roddy, and H. M. Leete. Inquiries among business men, made by members of the committee, indicate that the plan generally is welcomed. It is stated that to institute once a year a solicitation for funds for various charities and activities that now go out independently and make one drive after another for funds. would be regarded as a boon by most business and professional men. BILL IMPENDING CITY POSTOFFICE ' On May 9th St wa was annowneed a ‘bill for constructing and improving the post offices in the west was pending in the House, Washington, D. C. ‘As listed the deficiency bill also con‘tains provisions for constructing or ‘repairing federal buildings in 34 cities and .towns in California. Among those in Superior California where improvements are planned are Nevada City and Grass Valley. While service in the Nevada City post office is efficient and courteous it is well known to all local citizens that the increased population in ‘Nevada City and surrounding districts, has outgrown by far the capacity of the local building. a se Mrs. Ed Rose, of the Rose Fashion Shop, spent last nday in Lodi visiting with rela a a erty under a lease and bond to a new company. eae & Do cultural commissioner, IMPROVE NEVADA) Mr. and Mr . Coulter have as a house guést,. we Mary -Bahmier of er ge oe UM. and Mrs. L. G. Lageson and son motered_to-Saeramento Wednesday and will spend the (week end in that city. Mr. Lageson, county hortiis “attending to business pertaining to his work. CITY COUNCIL AND PARK BOARD DISCUSS POOL The city council last evening conferred with the park commission regarding proposed improvements for the swimming pool, which it is ex-. pected will be open shortly after the first of June. The park commission had obtained estimates of a filter system and cholorination plant which would cost approximately $2,000. : It was suggested by members of the commission that this cost could probably be spread over a term of four or five years, and that part of the cost could be defrayed by turning toward it the receipts from the adult admissions, the annual water pageant, and such other activities as the park commission might undertake during the year.,. It was the concensus of opinion of the city council, however, that in the city’s present financial condition it would be unwise to make commitments at this time. It was suggested by finishing the bottom of ‘the pool in some waterproof material and covering over the rough surface a considerable improvement could be made, in that it would be easier to see to the bottom of the pool. It was also suggested that the water be changed twice a week instead of once a week: as has been the prectice in the past, and that the use of the chloride compound which has Been used in the past two seasons be continued, even though relatively it is a costly method of keeping the water in a sanitary condition. The park commission was asked to obtain estimates of cost for finishing the pool either in paint or stucco. The commission was also asked to obtain figures for grading the baseball field, which the Fourth of July committee expects to use both for baseball and field sports during the celebration in this city. : The council intimated that -it might be able next year to install a filtration and chlorinationplant. CITY LIBRARY {S VISITED BY 1501 DURING APRIL Mrs. Iva Williamson, Nevada City librarian reports that the number of books borrowed in April for home use was 1636; fiction 1214; juvenile 315; miscellaneous 107; books borrowed from the state library 21, Visitors to the reading room l1,501; men 576; women 209; boys 451; girls 265; number of borrowers 1071; total attendance 2572; or a daily. average of 99. Eight adult and six juvenile oui were issued and four cards surrendered making our present reg istration . 1601. : Twenty two books were purchased, seven donated and thirteen discarded, present. accession 10182. Twenty seven books were taken from the rent shelf and placed in the free shelves. Our collections are fines $3.87; rentals $5.35; total Lk 22. ; ALLEGHANY ROAD. MEET ON MAY 2 The road hosting fhich the Nevada City Chambe of Commerce e and the fact some members of the ; éommittee were unable to get awa The meeting has been set for Thursdays May 28. The Nevada Ci Chamber has. offered its g00! . fices to Alleghany to aid the obtaining a real highway from jeBhany to the Downieville-N City road. The present highy Alleghany for some time ha ably fallen short of the ban of that prosperous mining ° The members of the Neva Chamber committee on are: Judge Raglan Tuttle, et R, L. 'P. Bigelow, O.,. EB. C. E. Clarke, George H.C