May 22, 1933 (4 pages)

4 & Legislature’s Major Work Begins July 1 ~, NEVADA. CITY Where Climate, Good Water and Gold Invite the World. Nevada City Nugget is a Member of the United Press evada City Nugget Nevada City A LIVE NEWSPAPER Dublished in a live town. _Vol. VII, No. 39 ‘The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The GOLD Center. MONDAY, MAY $7. 1933 _ Davis Says U.S.May. Abandon Neutrality _ (Special to the Nugget) GENEVA; May 22—(UP)—The United States is prepared to abandon neutrality in the event peace is menaced, Norman H. Davis, Rooselevt’s personal representative, told the general commission of the World’s Arms Conference today. Calling on nations to abolish aggressive weapons, Davis said the United States is prepared to consult -with other nations and if through consultation, it is proved that one nation is guilty of aggression, the United States will agree to abstain from all action tending to block any collective effort which nations might take to restore peace, provided the United States approved the judgment rendered by the nations. NEVADA CITY HI BAND CONTEST SCORE NEAR TOP A report just received by L. E. Sweeney, Nevada City high school musie director, gives the complete rating of the local band in its recent contest with other-state high school bands in the Civic Auditorium in #an Francisco on May 138. In aj classes, A. B, and C, only three bands exceeded the score of the Nevada City high school band, Class C, which scored 88.125. Tracy in Class B, scored 89.65, and in the same class Martinez scored 89.1. In Class C, Lakeport scored 93.25. The Class A winner, Hayward, scored eda 87.85. The. Nevada City band, considering it was first time it has played in such a contest, made a remarkable showing in that it exceeded in total score the winner in Class A and came very close to the scere of the winner in Class B. The ratings of the bands are fixed on a basis of the number of students in the high school which the band represents. N. LD. ASKS RAIL BOARD FOR PERMIT TO EXPAND Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Nevada Irrigation District have applied to the Railroad Commission for approval of an agreement by which the Nevada Irrigation system is to purchase the Gold Hill public utility water system of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company in Placer county. The proposed agreement provides that the irrigation district is to assume the publie utility obligation, of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, and that the latter company is to be releaesd from such operations. The purchase price is given as $250,000., payable $18,000, on or before January 2,°1934, and payable thereafter in equal annual installments of $18,000, with interest at 6 per cent on unpaid balance. _ DIPLOMAS GRANTED RURAL GRADUATES The county school board met Saturday evening and awarded diplomas to graduates of rural grammar schools, whose commencement takes place before June 1. Diplomas to those graduating after June 1, will be awarded later. Those receiving diplomas are as follows: Birchville—Alma G. Thomas and Norman Pine. Clear Creek—Bruce ‘Odell and Cyril Vian. Floristin—Olga Angelini, Black, Earl Juana Morales, Julia Morales, and Oswald] Schmidt. Kentucky Flat——Jessie Allen, Beulah Christensen, Peter Fustini, Eunice Goforth, and Della Wellman. *% North San Juan—Merle Butz. Specerville—-Lydia M. Merryman. Wolf—Paul and Glenn Sanford. Overton—-Ruth Siebold, Grace Frey, Aljah Capels, Henry McLeod; and Charles Otis. BoyScoutCouncil Meeting Called To Horace Curnow, chairman of = Boy Scout Council of this district, announced today that there will, be a meeting of those interested in scouting at: the chamber of ‘commerce rooms this evening. DRUNKEN DRIVER MUST ANSWER Robert Atkinson charged with driving while intoxicated was given his preliminary hearing in the court of Justice of the Peace Oscar Winburn this morning in Grass Valley. He was held to answer in the Superior Court and his bail was set at $1,000. Atkinson was arrested in Hills Flat by Traffic Officer Quinn on May 18. The charge of reckless. driving against A. O. McGinty, who pleaded not . guilty, and demanded a_ jury trial, was reduced to speeding, to which he pleaded guilty. He was fined $25, which he paid. McGinty was arrested by Traffic Officer Will Fouyer while traveling at 70 miles an hour on May 4. NATIVE SONS TO GIVE FLAGS TO DOWNIEVILLE Now that the Convention of Grand Parlor of the Native Sons of the Golden West, which was held in the city of Grass Valley last week, is over a spirit of satisfaction is manifest among Native Sons and daughters, that all traditions of hospitality were fully exemplified in the three cities of Grass Valley, Nevada City and Downieville. Through all the storms.and clouds the three cities with many honors heaped upon them by the delegates: : Those taking an active part are still receiving letters of appreciation from visitors. Owing to the inclement:-weather at Downieville. last Wednesday it was impossible to have men, women and children out ig it for the presentation of the flags of the nation and the state to the school children. It was decided that a special envoy, Chester Gannon, grand _ histriographer, should come up at a later date and present the flag at a special occasion when the sun is shining brightly. THIRD C. C. C. GROUP TO GO TO BEAR VALLEY) Twenty five more young men, from the Conservation Civilian Corps concentration camp at San Francisco, arrived Saturday, were quartered temporarily in the vacant State Employment camp, and were due to leave today.for Bear Valley, where work on the second C. C. C. camp in the Tahoe National Forest area, will get under way this week. Edgar E. Barker of this city will have charge of the camp in Bear Valley. Work on the North Bloomfield camp is progressing at a rapid rate, -and it is expected to have that camp ready for occupancy by the end of the week. YUBA FISH HATCHERY PLANTS 180,000 FRY ‘From the Yuba. River State fish hatchery, during the past week, 180;000 young trout have been planted. Game Wajyden Ray; O’Connor has charge of the work, and has planted 30,000 fry in the North ' Fork, 20. 000 in the vicinity of Goodyear’s Bar, 30,000 in the North Yuba, 30,000 in the Middle Fork near Oregon Creek, and 30,000 in the South Yuba above Washington. ‘ TRUE SPIRIT OF. HOSPITALITY SHOWN IN BARBER SHOP Nothing illustrates Nevada county hospitality so well as an incident which occured last Monday in Grass Valley. A Native Son flelegate to the grand parlor, rush‘ed into a crowded barber shop, fifteen minutes before the convention was to open. He looked around and remarked that he guessed he would have to miss the opening. A half shaved man, reclining in one of the barber’s chairs sat up, and quickly said: You can have my place. I’m in no hurry.” Others, also in a state of facial dishabile, offered ‘the Native Son their places. With a great sigh, the visitors sank into the first offered chair, and remarked: “I never saw anything like this happen anywhere else.” HOOVER DENIES ANY INTEREST IN COMSTOCK MINE L. E. Corey, purchasing agent for the Western Empire Gold Mines, Inc., of Virginia City, was in Nevada City Saturday and after attending to business here left for Virginia City. He stated that Virginia City and Silver City presented a busy scene. The Western Empire Gold Mines, Inec., have four properties in operation in. different sections around Virginia City and Silver City with about 40 men employed at the mine nearest that town. These properties are quartz and the veins are of considerable width with a yield of good values in gold and ‘silver. There are about 200 men employed in the mines around Virginia City and the same at Silver City, which are about four miles apart. It will be remembered that xpresident Herbert Hoover and ExScretary Ogden Mills, recently visited this territory and Ogden Mills purchased the old Virginia City and Truckee railroad. Over the raido station, K.N.X. Hollywood, at nine o’clock last night a telegram was read from former president Hoover stating he had no interest in the Comstock area, although it had been rumored that he had acquired large holdings there along with Mills. WHY NOT SUBSCRIBE FOR THE NEVADA CITY NUGGET NOW! Tax Revision Plan Now Up To People By THOMAS B. MALARKEY SACRAMENTO, May 22—(UP)— With the realization that its major task lies ahead of it, California’s j> 0th legislature has recessed after three and one half month’ toil during which it considered 3,634 bills and 169 constitutional amendments. Legislators will return for a midsummer _§ session July 17 to pass a budget balancing and real property ¥ . relief program. In the®meantime, the electorate will gu to the polls June 27 and decide whether the legislature’s tax revision program shall be accepted. The people’s verdict on the tax revision plan will guide the legislature at the mid-summer session. The program calls for-an ‘‘advisory vote’’ on the gas tax diversion issue; proposed repeal of amendment “number 1’’—the state’s separation of sources tax system; limitation of governmental cost and relieving the counties of the fixed elementary and high school charges. DEFICIT $50,000,000 The legislature’s program, contingent on approval of the tax revision program, is for raising approximately $43,000,000 to apply against the state’s estimated current biennium and ensuing biennium deficit of over $50,000,000. It also includes levying a two per cent consumers sales tax which would raise $45,000,000 in two years. This revenue would be used to relieve counties’ fixed school charges of $30 per elementary pupil and $60 per high school pupil. Emergency relief to relieve economic distress in business and home alike was a major legislative accomplishment. Bills helping moratorium; mortgage foreclosure moratorium; emergency bank and building: and loan association relief bills;. $20,000,000 unemployment relief bond issue which will be on the June 27 election ballot; 30-hour /Aveek public works bill; irrigation district moratorium providing limitéd payment of obligations; a constitutional amendment providing quake damaged property should be reassessed on the basis of present valuation; re. se " I give you our place in the picture, ' ae ie Our part in the gracious plan, _ . . 3 Are we wise enough to assume it? THE CHALLENGE I give you our leader’s slogan,— ‘Peace and Prosperity; The dream of incredulous ages, A challenge to you and to me. Shall we accept it bravely P For the sake of a war wrecked world, Till the ominous drums are silenced, And the battle flags are furled? I give you our leader’s courage— His freedom of thought and of will: Let us rally around him boldly For a pull up the rugged hill; And then if he stumble or falter, Sustain him with faith and love, Till the cohorts of darkness are vanquished And the day star shines above. I give you a wonderful vision Of a time when war shall cease; And the children of men turn gladly To the-glorious arts of peace; When science shall lead earth’s races To knowledge and power and health, And the gifts of the mind and spirit Be counted a nation’s wealth. Will each of us play the man? /Then ours be the wonderful slogan— . . os f “Peace and Prosperity,” : For ‘the dream of incredulous ages :, ‘ ‘Is a challenge to you and to me. ie —A, MERRIAM CONNER ” . drain tunnel level to the surface, The H} ordered and delivery is ex, vision of deficiency judgment legislation; repeal of obnoxious special assessment legislation and many other relief bills of less importance. COSTS CUT $40,000,000 The legislature pared expenses to the bone and finally turned out a $246,770,000 budget, thus reducing state government cost approximately $40,000,000 under the present biennium. ‘The governor’s original budget was $258,000,000. The assembly cut it to $241,000,000 whereupon the upper house upped it about $6,000,000. Few new revenue measures were passed. That disagreeable task will be undertaken, in the main, during the summer session. But the legislature did increase utility taxation $6,000,000 for the biennium: banks $3,000,000; trucks $1,500,000 and tightened up on payment of personal property ‘tax on automobiles, thus bringing in an additional $1,250,000. The assembly killed many school and governmental economy measures sent over by the senate. Almost the entire economy program offered by the senatorial fact finding committee—approved with alacrity by the sembly. Moreover a‘cluster of drastic bills aiming to cut down the cost of education were defeated with equal emphasis by the lower house. Even revision of teachers’ tenure was killed, after the bill had reached the very threshold of: passage. Most important school measure passed included one giving boards of supervisors right of review of school budgets, and raising -the kindergarten age from 4% ‘to five years of age. The fact finding bills would have eliminated .many governmental offices and provided for widespread consolidations and economies. PEOPLE TO DECIDE WATER ISSUE The legislature agreed to submit to /the people the constitutional amendment empowering the state to undertake the state water plan. It also approved measures to submit for vote a $30,000,000 veterans farm and home purchasing bond issue and the $55,000,000 irrigation refinaneing bond issue. The $160,000,000 bond issue to finance the Great Central Valley water project first unit of the state water plan, was passed by the assembly.and will be considered by the senate during the midsummer session. Progressive and liberal legislation was, in the main, passed by the assembly and killed in the conservative senate. Such was the fate of the an‘. ti-eapital punishment, the Chatters county ‘“‘“Home Rule,’ the Free prim(Continued on page two) HOIST INSTALLED AT CANADA HILL Gratifying progress is reported at the Canada. Hill property of West Mines Corporation where Mr. Orlando McCraney is rapidly pushing the work toward early production from the famous old mine. A new electric, 50 horse-power hoist has . been pa and the general lay-out of surface equipment is rapidly taking Shape. The old shaft has been cleared and retimbered for 180 feet and]. mental costs—cities—counties pump set in the bottom. Pumping has begun. Foundations for the 125. horsepower compressor are being’ prepared and the compressor is to be delivered within a few days. The pump in the shaft is now dis-} charging the lift * water from the permanent sinking pump has been shortly and it should be ready the time the cleaning out: has a senate—was voted down in the as-. annually for the next two jitation of ‘state heey PROUD SPEEDER PAYS $15 MORE THAN NEEDED C. R. Norris of Grass Valley appearing in the court of Justice of the Peace, Oscar Winburn this morning pleaded guilty to speeding and was fined $25, of which the judge suspended $15. Norris dug into his jeans and produced a fat roll. He peeled off five $5 bills and handed them to the clerk, remarking that he had rather pay the whole amount-than have $15 hanging over him. The court, the spectators, the deputy distriet attorney, and the clerk looked on in amazement. For of course the $15, suspended, depending upon good behavior upon the highways, would never aks had-tobe paid. eg RILEY TO TAKE STUMP IN TAX ‘RELIEF FMEASURE RAY L. RILEY State Controller SACRAMENTO, May 22—(UP)— State Controller Ray L. Riley, California’s apostle for real property tax relief and revision of the state tax system, is planning on an intensive state speaking tour in support of the Riley-Stewart plan -which will come before the people for vote June 27. True, the program that the legislature finally approved, is considerably different from the proposed tax revision originally drafted by the controller and submitted to the lawmakem. However, some of its basie principles remain. COMPROMISES MADE Riley, not in the best of health, has worked day and night for months in support of his tax revision program. Rather than see the entire plan go overboard, he suggested to his legislative supporters that they compromise on major points. The brunt of the speakins tour will be borne by Riley, Fred Stewart member of the board of equalization and Dixwell Pierce, state eh: ae search bureau expert. ; The program which bears een name includes the following visions: 1—-Repea] of the so-called amendment number 1, thus returning to local government tax rolls $1,900,000 actual value of public utility property. 2—Assumption by the state of. the county arbitrary matching school cost requirements of $30 for elemené tary schools and $60 for high . schools per pupil. This would reliev, local taxpayers $37,000,000 annually and cut the tax rate $ INCREASES 3—Limitation” of local districts—to-a five per

4 & Legislature’s Major Work Begins July 1 ~, NEVADA. CITY Where Climate, Good Water and Gold Invite the World. Nevada City Nugget is a Member of the United Press evada City Nugget Nevada City A LIVE NEWSPAPER Dublished in a live town. _Vol. VII, No. 39 ‘The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The GOLD Center. MONDAY, MAY $7. 1933 _ Davis Says U.S.May. Abandon Neutrality _ (Special to the Nugget) GENEVA; May 22—(UP)—The United States is prepared to abandon neutrality in the event peace is menaced, Norman H. Davis, Rooselevt’s personal representative, told the general commission of the World’s Arms Conference today. Calling on nations to abolish aggressive weapons, Davis said the United States is prepared to consult -with other nations and if through consultation, it is proved that one nation is guilty of aggression, the United States will agree to abstain from all action tending to block any collective effort which nations might take to restore peace, provided the United States approved the judgment rendered by the nations. NEVADA CITY HI BAND CONTEST SCORE NEAR TOP A report just received by L. E. Sweeney, Nevada City high school musie director, gives the complete rating of the local band in its recent contest with other-state high school bands in the Civic Auditorium in #an Francisco on May 138. In aj classes, A. B, and C, only three bands exceeded the score of the Nevada City high school band, Class C, which scored 88.125. Tracy in Class B, scored 89.65, and in the same class Martinez scored 89.1. In Class C, Lakeport scored 93.25. The Class A winner, Hayward, scored eda 87.85. The. Nevada City band, considering it was first time it has played in such a contest, made a remarkable showing in that it exceeded in total score the winner in Class A and came very close to the scere of the winner in Class B. The ratings of the bands are fixed on a basis of the number of students in the high school which the band represents. N. LD. ASKS RAIL BOARD FOR PERMIT TO EXPAND Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Nevada Irrigation District have applied to the Railroad Commission for approval of an agreement by which the Nevada Irrigation system is to purchase the Gold Hill public utility water system of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company in Placer county. The proposed agreement provides that the irrigation district is to assume the publie utility obligation, of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, and that the latter company is to be releaesd from such operations. The purchase price is given as $250,000., payable $18,000, on or before January 2,°1934, and payable thereafter in equal annual installments of $18,000, with interest at 6 per cent on unpaid balance. _ DIPLOMAS GRANTED RURAL GRADUATES The county school board met Saturday evening and awarded diplomas to graduates of rural grammar schools, whose commencement takes place before June 1. Diplomas to those graduating after June 1, will be awarded later. Those receiving diplomas are as follows: Birchville—Alma G. Thomas and Norman Pine. Clear Creek—Bruce ‘Odell and Cyril Vian. Floristin—Olga Angelini, Black, Earl Juana Morales, Julia Morales, and Oswald] Schmidt. Kentucky Flat——Jessie Allen, Beulah Christensen, Peter Fustini, Eunice Goforth, and Della Wellman. *% North San Juan—Merle Butz. Specerville—-Lydia M. Merryman. Wolf—Paul and Glenn Sanford. Overton—-Ruth Siebold, Grace Frey, Aljah Capels, Henry McLeod; and Charles Otis. BoyScoutCouncil Meeting Called To Horace Curnow, chairman of = Boy Scout Council of this district, announced today that there will, be a meeting of those interested in scouting at: the chamber of ‘commerce rooms this evening. DRUNKEN DRIVER MUST ANSWER Robert Atkinson charged with driving while intoxicated was given his preliminary hearing in the court of Justice of the Peace Oscar Winburn this morning in Grass Valley. He was held to answer in the Superior Court and his bail was set at $1,000. Atkinson was arrested in Hills Flat by Traffic Officer Quinn on May 18. The charge of reckless. driving against A. O. McGinty, who pleaded not . guilty, and demanded a_ jury trial, was reduced to speeding, to which he pleaded guilty. He was fined $25, which he paid. McGinty was arrested by Traffic Officer Will Fouyer while traveling at 70 miles an hour on May 4. NATIVE SONS TO GIVE FLAGS TO DOWNIEVILLE Now that the Convention of Grand Parlor of the Native Sons of the Golden West, which was held in the city of Grass Valley last week, is over a spirit of satisfaction is manifest among Native Sons and daughters, that all traditions of hospitality were fully exemplified in the three cities of Grass Valley, Nevada City and Downieville. Through all the storms.and clouds the three cities with many honors heaped upon them by the delegates: : Those taking an active part are still receiving letters of appreciation from visitors. Owing to the inclement:-weather at Downieville. last Wednesday it was impossible to have men, women and children out ig it for the presentation of the flags of the nation and the state to the school children. It was decided that a special envoy, Chester Gannon, grand _ histriographer, should come up at a later date and present the flag at a special occasion when the sun is shining brightly. THIRD C. C. C. GROUP TO GO TO BEAR VALLEY) Twenty five more young men, from the Conservation Civilian Corps concentration camp at San Francisco, arrived Saturday, were quartered temporarily in the vacant State Employment camp, and were due to leave today.for Bear Valley, where work on the second C. C. C. camp in the Tahoe National Forest area, will get under way this week. Edgar E. Barker of this city will have charge of the camp in Bear Valley. Work on the North Bloomfield camp is progressing at a rapid rate, -and it is expected to have that camp ready for occupancy by the end of the week. YUBA FISH HATCHERY PLANTS 180,000 FRY ‘From the Yuba. River State fish hatchery, during the past week, 180;000 young trout have been planted. Game Wajyden Ray; O’Connor has charge of the work, and has planted 30,000 fry in the North ' Fork, 20. 000 in the vicinity of Goodyear’s Bar, 30,000 in the North Yuba, 30,000 in the Middle Fork near Oregon Creek, and 30,000 in the South Yuba above Washington. ‘ TRUE SPIRIT OF. HOSPITALITY SHOWN IN BARBER SHOP Nothing illustrates Nevada county hospitality so well as an incident which occured last Monday in Grass Valley. A Native Son flelegate to the grand parlor, rush‘ed into a crowded barber shop, fifteen minutes before the convention was to open. He looked around and remarked that he guessed he would have to miss the opening. A half shaved man, reclining in one of the barber’s chairs sat up, and quickly said: You can have my place. I’m in no hurry.” Others, also in a state of facial dishabile, offered ‘the Native Son their places. With a great sigh, the visitors sank into the first offered chair, and remarked: “I never saw anything like this happen anywhere else.” HOOVER DENIES ANY INTEREST IN COMSTOCK MINE L. E. Corey, purchasing agent for the Western Empire Gold Mines, Inc., of Virginia City, was in Nevada City Saturday and after attending to business here left for Virginia City. He stated that Virginia City and Silver City presented a busy scene. The Western Empire Gold Mines, Inec., have four properties in operation in. different sections around Virginia City and Silver City with about 40 men employed at the mine nearest that town. These properties are quartz and the veins are of considerable width with a yield of good values in gold and ‘silver. There are about 200 men employed in the mines around Virginia City and the same at Silver City, which are about four miles apart. It will be remembered that xpresident Herbert Hoover and ExScretary Ogden Mills, recently visited this territory and Ogden Mills purchased the old Virginia City and Truckee railroad. Over the raido station, K.N.X. Hollywood, at nine o’clock last night a telegram was read from former president Hoover stating he had no interest in the Comstock area, although it had been rumored that he had acquired large holdings there along with Mills. WHY NOT SUBSCRIBE FOR THE

NEVADA CITY NUGGET NOW! Tax Revision Plan Now Up To People By THOMAS B. MALARKEY SACRAMENTO, May 22—(UP)— With the realization that its major task lies ahead of it, California’s j> 0th legislature has recessed after three and one half month’ toil during which it considered 3,634 bills and 169 constitutional amendments. Legislators will return for a midsummer _§ session July 17 to pass a budget balancing and real property ¥ . relief program. In the®meantime, the electorate will gu to the polls June 27 and decide whether the legislature’s tax revision program shall be accepted. The people’s verdict on the tax revision plan will guide the legislature at the mid-summer session. The program calls for-an ‘‘advisory vote’’ on the gas tax diversion issue; proposed repeal of amendment “number 1’’—the state’s separation of sources tax system; limitation of governmental cost and relieving the counties of the fixed elementary and high school charges. DEFICIT $50,000,000 The legislature’s program, contingent on approval of the tax revision program, is for raising approximately $43,000,000 to apply against the state’s estimated current biennium and ensuing biennium deficit of over $50,000,000. It also includes levying a two per cent consumers sales tax which would raise $45,000,000 in two years. This revenue would be used to relieve counties’ fixed school charges of $30 per elementary pupil and $60 per high school pupil. Emergency relief to relieve economic distress in business and home alike was a major legislative accomplishment. Bills helping moratorium; mortgage foreclosure moratorium; emergency bank and building: and loan association relief bills;. $20,000,000 unemployment relief bond issue which will be on the June 27 election ballot; 30-hour /Aveek public works bill; irrigation district moratorium providing limitéd payment of obligations; a constitutional amendment providing quake damaged property should be reassessed on the basis of present valuation; re. se " I give you our place in the picture, ' ae ie Our part in the gracious plan, _ . . 3 Are we wise enough to assume it? THE CHALLENGE I give you our leader’s slogan,— ‘Peace and Prosperity; The dream of incredulous ages, A challenge to you and to me. Shall we accept it bravely P For the sake of a war wrecked world, Till the ominous drums are silenced, And the battle flags are furled? I give you our leader’s courage— His freedom of thought and of will: Let us rally around him boldly For a pull up the rugged hill; And then if he stumble or falter, Sustain him with faith and love, Till the cohorts of darkness are vanquished And the day star shines above. I give you a wonderful vision Of a time when war shall cease; And the children of men turn gladly To the-glorious arts of peace; When science shall lead earth’s races To knowledge and power and health, And the gifts of the mind and spirit Be counted a nation’s wealth. Will each of us play the man? /Then ours be the wonderful slogan— . . os f “Peace and Prosperity,” : For ‘the dream of incredulous ages :, ‘ ‘Is a challenge to you and to me. ie —A, MERRIAM CONNER ” . drain tunnel level to the surface, The H} ordered and delivery is ex, vision of deficiency judgment legislation; repeal of obnoxious special assessment legislation and many other relief bills of less importance. COSTS CUT $40,000,000 The legislature pared expenses to the bone and finally turned out a $246,770,000 budget, thus reducing state government cost approximately $40,000,000 under the present biennium. ‘The governor’s original budget was $258,000,000. The assembly cut it to $241,000,000 whereupon the upper house upped it about $6,000,000. Few new revenue measures were passed. That disagreeable task will be undertaken, in the main, during the summer session. But the legislature did increase utility taxation $6,000,000 for the biennium: banks $3,000,000; trucks $1,500,000 and tightened up on payment of personal property ‘tax on automobiles, thus bringing in an additional $1,250,000. The assembly killed many school and governmental economy measures sent over by the senate. Almost the entire economy program offered by the senatorial fact finding committee—approved with alacrity by the sembly. Moreover a‘cluster of drastic bills aiming to cut down the cost of education were defeated with equal emphasis by the lower house. Even revision of teachers’ tenure was killed, after the bill had reached the very threshold of: passage. Most important school measure passed included one giving boards of supervisors right of review of school budgets, and raising -the kindergarten age from 4% ‘to five years of age. The fact finding bills would have eliminated .many governmental offices and provided for widespread consolidations and economies. PEOPLE TO DECIDE WATER ISSUE The legislature agreed to submit to /the people the constitutional amendment empowering the state to undertake the state water plan. It also approved measures to submit for vote a $30,000,000 veterans farm and home purchasing bond issue and the $55,000,000 irrigation refinaneing bond issue. The $160,000,000 bond issue to finance the Great Central Valley water project first unit of the state water plan, was passed by the assembly.and will be considered by the senate during the midsummer session. Progressive and liberal legislation was, in the main, passed by the assembly and killed in the conservative senate. Such was the fate of the an‘. ti-eapital punishment, the Chatters county ‘“‘“Home Rule,’ the Free prim(Continued on page two) HOIST INSTALLED AT CANADA HILL Gratifying progress is reported at the Canada. Hill property of West Mines Corporation where Mr. Orlando McCraney is rapidly pushing the work toward early production from the famous old mine. A new electric, 50 horse-power hoist has . been pa and the general lay-out of surface equipment is rapidly taking Shape. The old shaft has been cleared and retimbered for 180 feet and]. mental costs—cities—counties pump set in the bottom. Pumping has begun. Foundations for the 125. horsepower compressor are being’ prepared and the compressor is to be delivered within a few days. The pump in the shaft is now dis-} charging the lift * water from the permanent sinking pump has been shortly and it should be ready the time the cleaning out: has a senate—was voted down in the as-. annually for the next two jitation of ‘state heey PROUD SPEEDER PAYS $15 MORE THAN NEEDED C. R. Norris of Grass Valley appearing in the court of Justice of the Peace, Oscar Winburn this morning pleaded guilty to speeding and was fined $25, of which the judge suspended $15. Norris dug into his jeans and produced a fat roll. He peeled off five $5 bills and handed them to the clerk, remarking that he had rather pay the whole amount-than have $15 hanging over him. The court, the spectators, the deputy distriet attorney, and the clerk looked on in amazement. For of course the $15, suspended, depending upon good behavior upon the highways, would never aks had-tobe paid. eg RILEY TO TAKE STUMP IN TAX ‘RELIEF FMEASURE RAY L. RILEY State Controller SACRAMENTO, May 22—(UP)— State Controller Ray L. Riley, California’s apostle for real property tax relief and revision of the state tax system, is planning on an intensive state speaking tour in support of the Riley-Stewart plan -which will come before the people for vote June 27. True, the program that the legislature finally approved, is considerably different from the proposed tax revision originally drafted by the controller and submitted to the lawmakem. However, some of its basie principles remain. COMPROMISES MADE Riley, not in the best of health, has worked day and night for months in support of his tax revision program. Rather than see the entire plan go overboard, he suggested to his legislative supporters that they compromise on major points. The brunt of the speakins tour will be borne by Riley, Fred Stewart member of the board of equalization and Dixwell Pierce, state eh: ae search bureau expert. ; The program which bears een name includes the following visions: 1—-Repea] of the so-called amendment number 1, thus returning to local government tax rolls $1,900,000 actual value of public utility property. 2—Assumption by the state of. the county arbitrary matching school cost requirements of $30 for elemené tary schools and $60 for high . schools per pupil. This would reliev, local taxpayers $37,000,000 annually and cut the tax rate $ INCREASES 3—Limitation” of local districts—to-a five per