May 5, 1939 (6 pages)

ms Thinline Out Loud By H. M. L. x” COVERS RICHEST ai AREA IN CALIFORNIA ity to ifiable ends. n. cmeitiaitiameibitia In sunny California we are not as yet much affected by the farflung coal strike involving several hundred thousand workers in Eastern coal mining states. The strike comes too late to. even give us an extra chill, But in the Bast “some industries are on the verge of closing, thousands of homes are ‘soon to be without heat, and the workmen are in a fair way to need some millions more of relief money, which we are all paying into the government. The reason for this condition is the same as has motivated all our domestic warfare during the Roosevelt administration., The CIO and the AFL are at it*again. The AIL is vigorously organizing in the coal fields in retaliation for John L. Lewis invasion of the skilled crafts field. In order to fight off this invasion Lewis wants to cancel the penalty clause in his contract with coal mine operators, a clause which carries a stout punishment for any ‘breach of contract, especially of striking during the term of the contract. He wants this clause omitted, so that in event AIL organizations horn in on his favorite field, he may call strikes to oust them regardless of the employers or the consumers interest. ° Just that and nothing more. According to the ‘Washington Merry-Go-Round John Lewis and his CIO are nursing a large grudge against the President becausehe has not, and will not, intervene to put pressure on the. coal operators, and bring them to see the light. The CTO wants a contract that will give them every advantage and one that they may break Whenever it suits them to do so, without any penalty attached. The President does not see eye to eye with them. For the President to intervene mow, after keeping hands off during all the sit-down strikes*in the auto industry, would of course ‘be political dynamite. But his inaiction is also likely to carry explosives into the 1940 election. He may lose the CIO votes but may Zain a little Democratic support among the AFL. The last term of President Roosevelt in office, is likely to be remembered as the ‘four years of uninterrupted labor trouble. What part labor may play in the next election ‘is now being diminished by the labor war. A large section of union labor itself is becoming thoroughly. disgusted with its organization rows that are apparently fomented merely to: keep a few leaders in power. As for the public, which mays the bills and is forced to scrimp and save, and even go on relief while industry iis gradually reducing the number of workers employed, it is awakening to the imperative duty of balloting for measures that will call a halt to this gigantic, nation-wide collision of workers, blindly following a crooked and corrupt leadership. Every day this struggle continues, every biased decision the Labor Relations ‘board makes, every minor offensive staged by either faction in this labor battle, enrolls more voters junder the conservative banner. It is far too early to forecast anything in the way of results on the 1940 election, but one thing we are willing _ to wager a good cigar upon, is that the next ‘President will either be a conservative Democrat or a liberal Republican. We have had our day of penance and reformation and the day has been over Jong. The pendulum swings back again toward stabiltiy in industry, agrtculture and trade, We believe the result of the next election will not be much influenced ‘by world conditions. As time goes on; and we note the huge protest which rolls into Washington, D. C. whenever the President takes some step that might. even remotely be considered to commit us to use force in a European dispute, we are heartened by the tremendous ‘protest that rises from all those who remember the rewards we received for our participation in the last war. The election is more likely to turn on the fact that a great nation has wearted of being badgered, bled and whipped in’ the cause of labor, and that by a comparatively small Proportion of its. RODENAHOP ‘eounty: fund. Vol. 13, No. : 36. Th e County Seat Paper are ———— NEVADA CIT Y, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center FRIDAY, MAY 5, ROTARY HEARS STATE DEPT. OF HEALTH OFFICER Miss Jeanette Woods, supervisor of the division of crippled children of the state health department, was the speaker yesterday noon at the luncheon of the Rotary club. Announcement was made of the election by the board of directors of Clyde Gwin to ‘be president, and of the appointment by the board of Carol Coughlan to be secretary, for the coming year, beginning July 1. The work being done by the state health department among crippled children was briefly described by Miss Woods and was followed by a moving picture of children, suffering from crossed eyes, and the corrective measure’ taken to restore their sight to, normal. The new sound apparatus recently purchased by the school board was heard by the Rotary for the first time in the-showing of this film. Miss Woods, introduced by Charles Elliott, chairman of the day, complimented the Rotary club as being among the first organizations which from private funds, had. done for crippled children, what the state now does from public funds. She said that the work varied considerably in the different countie.s In Imperial county 114 children were brought to the free clinic for examination, in Plumas county 17, and in Nevada county 41. The state health department has available for its work three different funds, a federal, a state and a The moving picture gave an interesting description of the methods pursued in correcting cross eyes. If eye exercises do not accomplish the result of restoring parallel vision, a comparatively simple operation is performed on the muscles controlling the movement of the eye, which is usually effective. The psychological effect of cross eyes upon a child is generally bad.’ €ross eyed persons find themselves greatly handicapped in the great majority of occupations. It is essential to correct this condition during early childhood because in later life the eye that is out of} focus loses most, or, all, of its vision ; through the constant teusring of its, function ‘by the afflicted individual. CLINIC FOR NEV. CITY CRIPPLED CHILDREN MAY 9 Plans are being made by the State Department of Public Health, Crippled Children Services, to sponsor a diagnostic clinic for Nevada County crippled cheldren to be theld May 9, 1939. Mrs Isabel Hefelfinger, supervisor of health, Nevada City, and Dallas Smith school nurse, Grass Valley are making the local arrangements for the clinic which will be held in Nevada City. This will be the second clinic to be held for Nevada County children under the present plan of care for physically handicapped children in the state. At the first clinic, 41 children were examined. According to the recommendations of the examining specialist at that time 15 of the group required hospitalization. In order to: adequately care for pliysically handicapped children in California, a program which assists in the locating, treating, and financial arrangements has been set up by the State Department of Public Health through the ‘use of federal, state and county funds. Because a ‘well organized program operated by a public agency has many advantages it has ‘been found -that the cost per individual treated is lower for a eral funds. Since September 1936, when the present Crippled Children Services was organized by the State Department of Public Health, 2040 éxaminations had been made on crippled children in 44 diagnostic clinies held in 25 counties of the state: These clinics are an important part of the Crippled Children Services, stated Dr. C. Martin Mills, ‘chief. He adds that they stimulate public interest in the care and prevention of deformities in children. It is through this interest that all interested agencise iand idividuals concerned with the ‘plan to coordinate their effort. problem of the crippted child’ may sounty when matching state and fed-. ‘Washburn who will sing several numP.G. & E. EMPLOYS 80 MEN ON DRUM CANAL The Pacific Gas and Electric company has about 80 men employed on permanent reconstruction work on the Drum canal east of Nevada City. The work has tbeen going on for a month and it is expected it will be completed on May 8. Cement is being mixed and blown o wire screens made into forms. along the canal to strengthen the banks, the work ‘being called ‘‘gunniting.” SUPERVISOR OF TAHOE FOREST WARNS OF FIRE DeWitt Nelson, Tahoe National Forest supervisor, and A. H. Willard, Captain of the State of California, Fish and Game Commission, were the two interesting speakers Tuesday night at the regular meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. Supervisor Nelson’s speech dealt mainly with the fire preventoin methods that must be taken this year by everyone in the state in order to preserve national forest recreation grounds. He stated that this year will be one of the dryest years in the history of the service and urged utmost care ‘with cigarettes and —_ fires. (Captain Willard’s speech was to the “fishermen” present and to the general sport enthusiasts. He reported on the fishing season that just opened, explained the planting of fish; and the work done by the fish and game commission. He reported the Yuba river above Washington fair and some fish were caught with flies; ‘Spaulding, not very ‘good as the water was too high; Grouse ridge lakes are practically frozen over; Blue lake is open with fair fishing; Bowman lake is fair; and Fuller lake, poor. Willard stated that he spent Sunday at the Truckee river section and said that many fish 'were brought in averaging 5 1-2 and 6 1-2 pounds. In Lake Tahoe; there are many large fish and some were caught weighing 11 pounds. He answered many questions-of the fishermen. The Chamber of Commerce, earlier in the meeting stated that they were behind the. building of a federal building. to house both the Tahoe National Forest Service. headquarters and the Nevada City postoffice. FISHERMEN GET MANY LIMITS Local fishermen returned from the first day trout fishing in the high Sierras with varying luck. H. F. Sofge, local chamber of comimerce secretary and Bob Tamblyn, fished at Washington and Truckee and returned: to Willow Valley for real fishing. Sofge caught and lost a trout at each Washington and Truckee and when he went to Deer Creek near his home. he caught a nice mess of fish . while Tamblyn caught the limit. It remained for Ted Eddinger, Jr., Nugget carrier, to make one of the best catches of the first day. With Wendell Clark he fished. near Washington and caught 17 trout while Clark caught 11. R. Nye and J. V. Hubbard spent the week end near Cisco and returned Monday evening after spending the opening day on the trout tsreams. BISHOP PORTER WILL DEDICATE PARISH HALL The Right. Reverend Noel Porter’ D. D., Bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento will officiate at Emmanuel Episcopal church, Grass Valley on Sunday, May 7 at 10:30 a. m. At this service he will confirm a class of candidates reported to-be one. of the largest classes in the’ history of Emmanuel parish. After the service, at approximately 11:45 the bishop will officially dedicate the new parish hall, He will} assisted in this formal dedication service by the rector, Rev. Chas. F. bers. The publicjis cordially invited to “DEATH VALLEY IN 1849” TELLS OF NEVADA CITY HISTORY FROM “DEATH VALLEY IN 1849” (REVIEWED BY EDW. C. UREN) “Death Valley in ’49” is the title of a very interesting book written by William Lewis Manley. A native of Vermont, Manley early left his home in search of adventure. and a living. He was lured from the lead mines of Mineral Point, Wisconsin, by the tales of gold coming from California in the winter of 1848. In these days of ham ,and eggs, labor racketeering and general laziness, when the greatest mental effort seems to be to create something from nothing, it is-refreshing to read of the struggle of this man and his companions who literally hoofed it for over two thousand miles, from Omaha, where not even a house stood in 1848, 600 miles of treeless great debris dam at the Narrows in Clampers Ready To ~— March On San Jui “Here we come. North San Juan!” The Clampers are busily engaged getting their Forty Niner costumes together, polishing up the old ritual, both verbal and physical and putting together a program that will make the early Clampers turn over in their graves with envy. For on horseback, on muleback, in the old stage coach, or on foot, if need be, the Clampers are preparing to march on North San Juan on May 13. A monument of cement with a bronze placard commemorating the advent of electric light and power is to be erected in the historic city on the Ridge, ttie fabulously gold enriched Ridge that, engineers declare, still contains a half billion of yellow metal to be washed out ‘when the the Yuba is completed. The old kerosene lantern’ that proved entertaining and educational; attend both the confirmation service. and the service of dedication. . 'prarie to Fort Laramie; another 400 miles to the new. Mormon § settlement at Salt Lake; then another 700 miles across Death Valley and the Mohave Desert, where many died. of thirst and exhaustion; others were glad to eat the hides of their fallen oxen after singeing off the hair. (Manley’s wanderings finally brought him, in 1851, to Downieville, and later to Nevada City. In Downieville he witnessed the hanging of Juanita, which he de‘scribes in these words: “Juanita and her husband ,like many another couple at the time, kept a monte game for the delectation of the miners who had more money than sense, but beyond this fact absolutely nothing -‘was_ said against her character.”’ “There was an English miner nam-_ ed Cannon living in town, who was very popular among a large number of gamblers and others. He got drunk one night and about midnight went to the house occupied: by the Spanish woman and her ‘husband and kicked the door down, Early the folfowing morning he told: his comrades . that he was going to apologize to the woman for what he had done. -He went alone to the house and, while talking to them, the woman suddenly drew a knife and. stabbed ‘Cannon to the heart. What had been said! that provoked the deed was never known, further than that Juanita claimed she had been grossly insulted.”’ “She was given a mock trial, but the facts of the case were not brought out as the men with (Cannon the previous night were too drunk to know what had happened. It was a foregone conclusion that the poor woman was to be hanged, and the’ leaders of the mob would brook no interference.”’ + “A prominent citizen made an appeal for mercy but he ‘was forced across the river by a mob ‘with drawn revolvers and threatened with death. The well known John B. Weller was in town at the time and was asked to reason with the mob but refused to do so.” “The execution was promptly carried out. A plank was put across the supports of the bridge across’ the Yuba and a rope fastened to a beam overhead. Juanita went calmly to her death. She wore a Panama hat, and after mounting the platform removed it, tossed it to a friend in the crowd whose nickname was ‘“‘Oregon’’ with the remark ‘Adios, Amingo.’ Then she adjusted the noose to her own neck, raising her long, loose tresses in order to fix the rope firmly in its place; and then, with ‘smile and wave of her hand stepped calmly from the plang into eternity. Singilarly enough, her body rests side by side, in the cemetery on the hill, with that of the man whose life she had taken.’’ ‘We left.Downieville with our t'wo mules and started by’ way of the City of Six where some half dozen men had located claims, but ‘the’ ground .wWas so dry and deep and so we went on toward the Middle Yuba.”“When about half way down the side of the mountain we came to a sort of level bench where some miners were at work. ne call this Minnesota.” “Across the river we comid see’ a little flat very similar to the one we were on and a_ little prospecting seemed to have been done on the side . hill. We had a terribly steep canyon . to cross, and a river also, with no} once gave off a great smell and a little light is to be buried with appropriate ceremonies, There will be oratory, song and music. There will be S various diversions of a character to do honor to Saint Vitus the’ patron of the Clampers. There will be feast. — ing and the pouring of copious libations. There will be an’ enormously long parade, marching and a marching. There will be the. initiation of a large group of candidates (poor blind brothers) in which the anicient ceremony of E Clampus Vitus will be embellished and adorned as the poet puts it, with modern’ “quips and cranks and wanton wiles,’’ such as © the fertile minded Argonauts never dreamed of, , ; The great Hewgag is joyously calling all Clampers in California tothis Electric Fiesta in North San Juan. The Blunderbusket is being . groomed and charged with a mighty ‘potential explosion. The Sword of (Mercy is being ground’ to a fine feather edge. The Staff of Life has been ‘taken from its wrappings. The Clampers are on their marks ready to. go when May 13 rolls around. ¥ SHERMAN MARSH SUCCUMBS AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS Sherman Marsh, aged 74 years passed away late yesterday afternoon after a short illness. He died as the result of an attack of influenza. Sherman Marsh was born in Nevada City in 1865 and spent his entire life in Nevada City and had a host of friends here. In the early days . he took an active part in the civic . life of the community, and for many years was on the board of education. (Deceased’s father the late M. L. ?Marsh and uncle, the late Daniel . Marsh established the M. L. Marsh Lumber company, Sherman Marsh in later years. became manager of this ‘company. He was thoroughly familiar with . every branch of the business from the logging camp to the planing milt and his knowledge of the same made; him especially fitted for the positions in the company which he later filled. He was an excellent accountant and at one time was appointed to expert the books for the county officers. In 1892 he was. republican nominee for the position of county clerk and in that year ‘the was chief engineer for the Nevada City fire department. His term expiring in 1895. He was. a member of the Masonic Lodge and Native Sons. Surviving the decedent are his daughter, (Mrs. Lucile ‘Christie of New Jersey, a brother, John Marsh of Sacramento and a_ sister, Mrs. Jennie Preston of Nevada City, Luther Marsh of Nevada City, a nephew, Mrs. Helen Bereger of Nevada City, a niece, Carl Marsh of Livermore. CCC CAMP FOR HOBART MILLS) Two huge truck oads of CCC boys and ‘baggage ‘passed. through Nevada City Wednesday enroute to Hobart Mills where they start immediately on construction of the new tent camp. The company at Camp Grass Valley will be moved to Hobart Mills as soon as the camp is completed. The boys in the Grass Valley ca . : camp are building tent platforms to ship to the new site, Boys in this }group will work on fire suppression work soil erosion, etc. A small group of boys ‘will be stationed at Camp Tahoe-Ukiah for the summer season, BILL EBAUGH UP FOR ARRAIGNMENT TODAY} —_——— Bill Ebaugh of Willow Valley, charged with rape, will be arraigned. t at 10 o'clock this morning in. the Superior Court. Hbaugh is held ‘in the county jail. It is stated he has securbefore the preliminary hearing was ‘to be held and: decided to postpone liminary, The men are G. Adams, Jesse Suttgi and John Morwill preach church next Sunday evening at the. regular 7: bois services. NOR. SAN JUANvery best in the whole district, It is) May. 14. The company also bu erecting conveniences about the grove three thousand dollars. CITY — He ceil last. — bids were . pipe below Gault Brid Deer Creek would also . pool,and the pool wotha HEARING OF TRIO NABBED AT DAM THIS MORNING Attorneys iin the es the case of Morgan, “tton and Adams, CIO members held in jail for a recent disturbance at the Narrows Dam, held a confer-_ ence early yesterday morning just the: case until 11 o’clock this morning. Judge Morehouse of Grass Valley was prepared to hear thd pre~ (Red) gan, REV. BLAKE HADLOW TO PREACH IN TRINITY The Rev. Blake Hadlow of Auburn in Trinity Episcopal NOWHAS GOOD BASEBALL Fl The North San Juan baseball field — has been leveled until it is one of the understood the Bramley Melvill interests placed two bull dozers and @ huge roller on the field to get ii readiness for the opening date a two mile road to the field cutting into the slope to get a permanent way. Assistance was also given in of big pine trees at the east ‘tnd the field for the public. The wo: on the whole would be valued at t' ie At the” meeting of ‘the city” of haten. sewer pipe yet ° Suggestions were filters along the sides and ‘bc the municipal swimming pool an stall a. pump, The over purified pnd released twice a week, Applications ed BE, B. Mering of the bay ¢ his" attorney, Bbaugh . ‘ the case on © ime asking for . Mr. and Mire.

ms Thinline Out Loud By H. M. L. x” COVERS RICHEST ai AREA IN CALIFORNIA ity to ifiable ends. n. cmeitiaitiameibitia In sunny California we are not as yet much affected by the farflung coal strike involving several hundred thousand workers in Eastern coal mining states. The strike comes too late to. even give us an extra chill, But in the Bast “some industries are on the verge of closing, thousands of homes are ‘soon to be without heat, and the workmen are in a fair way to need some millions more of relief money, which we are all paying into the government. The reason for this condition is the same as has motivated all our domestic warfare during the Roosevelt administration., The CIO and the AFL are at it*again. The AIL is vigorously organizing in the coal fields in retaliation for John L. Lewis invasion of the skilled crafts field. In order to fight off this invasion Lewis wants to cancel the penalty clause in his contract with coal mine operators, a clause which carries a stout punishment for any ‘breach of contract, especially of striking during the term of the contract. He wants this clause omitted, so that in event AIL organizations horn in on his favorite field, he may call strikes to oust them regardless of the employers or the consumers interest. ° Just that and nothing more. According to the ‘Washington Merry-Go-Round John Lewis and his CIO are nursing a large grudge against the President becausehe has not, and will not, intervene to put pressure on the. coal operators, and bring them to see the light. The CTO wants a contract that will give them every advantage and one that they may break Whenever it suits them to do so, without any penalty attached. The President does not see eye to eye with them. For the President to intervene mow, after keeping hands off during all the sit-down strikes*in the auto industry, would of course ‘be political dynamite. But his inaiction is also likely to carry explosives into the 1940 election. He may lose the CIO votes but may Zain a little Democratic support among the AFL. The last term of President Roosevelt in office, is likely to be remembered as the ‘four years of uninterrupted labor trouble. What part labor may play in the next election ‘is now being diminished by the labor war. A large section of union labor itself is becoming thoroughly. disgusted with its organization rows that are apparently fomented merely to: keep a few leaders in power. As for the public, which mays the bills and is forced to scrimp and save, and even go on relief while industry iis gradually reducing the number of workers employed, it is awakening to the imperative duty of balloting for measures that will call a halt to this gigantic, nation-wide collision of workers, blindly following a crooked and corrupt leadership. Every day this struggle continues, every biased decision the Labor Relations ‘board makes, every minor offensive staged by either faction in this labor battle, enrolls more voters junder the conservative banner. It is far too early to forecast anything in the way of results on the 1940 election, but one thing we are willing _ to wager a good cigar upon, is that the next ‘President will either be a conservative Democrat or a liberal Republican. We have had our day of penance and reformation and the day has been over Jong. The pendulum swings back again toward stabiltiy in industry, agrtculture and trade, We believe the result of the next election will not be much influenced ‘by world conditions. As time goes on; and we note the huge protest which rolls into Washington, D. C. whenever the President takes some step that might. even remotely be considered to commit us to use force in a European dispute, we are heartened by the tremendous ‘protest that rises from all those who remember the rewards we received for our participation in the last war. The election is more likely to turn on the fact that a great nation has wearted of being badgered, bled and whipped in’ the cause of labor, and that by a comparatively small Proportion of its. RODENAHOP ‘eounty: fund. Vol. 13, No. : 36. Th e County Seat Paper are ———— NEVADA CIT Y, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center FRIDAY, MAY 5, ROTARY HEARS STATE DEPT. OF HEALTH OFFICER Miss Jeanette Woods, supervisor of the division of crippled children of the state health department, was the speaker yesterday noon at the luncheon of the Rotary club. Announcement was made of the election by the board of directors of Clyde Gwin to ‘be president, and of the appointment by the board of Carol Coughlan to be secretary, for the coming year, beginning July 1. The work being done by the state health department among crippled children was briefly described by Miss Woods and was followed by a moving picture of children, suffering from crossed eyes, and the corrective measure’ taken to restore their sight to, normal. The new sound apparatus recently purchased by the school board was heard by the Rotary for the first time in the-showing of this film. Miss Woods, introduced by Charles Elliott, chairman of the day, complimented the Rotary club as being among the first organizations which from private funds, had. done for crippled children, what the state now does from public funds. She said that the work varied considerably in the different countie.s In Imperial county 114 children were brought to the free clinic for examination, in Plumas county 17, and in Nevada county 41. The state health department has available for its work three different funds, a federal, a state and a The moving picture gave an interesting description of the methods pursued in correcting cross eyes. If eye exercises do not accomplish the result of restoring parallel vision, a comparatively simple operation is performed on the muscles controlling the movement of the eye, which is usually effective. The psychological effect of cross eyes upon a child is generally bad.’ €ross eyed persons find themselves greatly handicapped in the great majority of occupations. It is essential to correct this condition during early childhood because in later life the eye that is out of} focus loses most, or, all, of its vision ; through the constant teusring of its, function ‘by the afflicted individual. CLINIC FOR NEV. CITY CRIPPLED CHILDREN MAY 9 Plans are being made by the State Department of Public Health, Crippled Children Services, to sponsor a diagnostic clinic for Nevada County crippled cheldren to be theld May 9, 1939. Mrs Isabel Hefelfinger, supervisor of health, Nevada City, and Dallas Smith school nurse, Grass Valley are making the local arrangements for the clinic which will be held in Nevada City. This will be the second clinic to be held for Nevada County children under the present plan of care for physically handicapped children in the state. At the first clinic, 41 children were examined. According to the recommendations of the examining specialist at that time 15 of the group required hospitalization. In order to: adequately care for pliysically handicapped children in California, a program which assists in the locating, treating, and financial arrangements has been set up by the State Department of Public Health through the ‘use of federal, state and county funds. Because a ‘well organized program operated by a public agency has many advantages it has ‘been found -that the cost per individual treated is lower for a eral funds. Since September 1936, when the present Crippled Children Services was organized by the State Department of Public Health, 2040 éxaminations had been made on crippled children in 44 diagnostic clinies held in 25 counties of the state: These clinics are an important part of the Crippled Children Services, stated Dr. C. Martin Mills, ‘chief. He adds that they stimulate public interest in the care and prevention of deformities in children. It is through this interest that all interested agencise iand idividuals concerned with the ‘plan to coordinate their effort. problem of the crippted child’ may sounty when matching state and fed-. ‘Washburn who will sing several numP.G. & E. EMPLOYS 80 MEN ON DRUM CANAL The Pacific Gas and Electric company has about 80 men employed on permanent reconstruction work on the Drum canal east of Nevada City. The work has tbeen going on for a month and it is expected it will be completed on May 8. Cement is being mixed and blown o wire screens made into forms. along the canal to strengthen the banks, the work ‘being called ‘‘gunniting.” SUPERVISOR OF TAHOE FOREST WARNS OF FIRE DeWitt Nelson, Tahoe National Forest supervisor, and A. H. Willard, Captain of the State of California, Fish and Game Commission, were the two interesting speakers Tuesday night at the regular meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. Supervisor Nelson’s speech dealt mainly with the fire preventoin methods that must be taken this year by everyone in the state in order to preserve national forest recreation grounds. He stated that this year will be one of the dryest years in the history of the service and urged utmost care ‘with cigarettes and —_ fires. (Captain Willard’s speech was to the “fishermen” present and to the general sport enthusiasts. He reported on the fishing season that just opened, explained the planting of fish; and the work done by the fish and game commission. He reported the Yuba river above Washington fair and some fish were caught with flies; ‘Spaulding, not very ‘good as the water was too high; Grouse ridge lakes are practically frozen over; Blue lake is open with fair fishing; Bowman lake is fair; and Fuller lake, poor. Willard stated that he spent Sunday at the Truckee river section and said that many fish 'were brought in averaging 5 1-2 and 6 1-2 pounds. In Lake Tahoe; there are many large fish and some were caught weighing 11 pounds. He answered many questions-of the fishermen. The Chamber of Commerce, earlier in the meeting stated that they were behind the. building of a federal building. to house both the Tahoe National Forest Service. headquarters and the Nevada City postoffice. FISHERMEN GET MANY LIMITS Local fishermen returned from the first day trout fishing in the high Sierras with varying luck. H. F. Sofge, local chamber of comimerce secretary and Bob Tamblyn, fished at Washington and Truckee and returned: to Willow Valley for real fishing. Sofge caught and lost a trout at each Washington and Truckee and when he went to Deer Creek near his home. he caught a nice mess of fish . while Tamblyn caught the limit. It remained for Ted Eddinger, Jr., Nugget carrier, to make one of the best catches of the first day. With Wendell Clark he fished. near Washington and caught 17 trout while Clark caught 11. R. Nye and J. V. Hubbard spent the week end near Cisco and returned Monday evening after spending the opening day on the trout tsreams. BISHOP PORTER WILL DEDICATE PARISH HALL The Right. Reverend Noel Porter’ D. D., Bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento will officiate at Emmanuel

Episcopal church, Grass Valley on Sunday, May 7 at 10:30 a. m. At this service he will confirm a class of candidates reported to-be one. of the largest classes in the’ history of Emmanuel parish. After the service, at approximately 11:45 the bishop will officially dedicate the new parish hall, He will} assisted in this formal dedication service by the rector, Rev. Chas. F. bers. The publicjis cordially invited to “DEATH VALLEY IN 1849” TELLS OF NEVADA CITY HISTORY FROM “DEATH VALLEY IN 1849” (REVIEWED BY EDW. C. UREN) “Death Valley in ’49” is the title of a very interesting book written by William Lewis Manley. A native of Vermont, Manley early left his home in search of adventure. and a living. He was lured from the lead mines of Mineral Point, Wisconsin, by the tales of gold coming from California in the winter of 1848. In these days of ham ,and eggs, labor racketeering and general laziness, when the greatest mental effort seems to be to create something from nothing, it is-refreshing to read of the struggle of this man and his companions who literally hoofed it for over two thousand miles, from Omaha, where not even a house stood in 1848, 600 miles of treeless great debris dam at the Narrows in Clampers Ready To ~— March On San Jui “Here we come. North San Juan!” The Clampers are busily engaged getting their Forty Niner costumes together, polishing up the old ritual, both verbal and physical and putting together a program that will make the early Clampers turn over in their graves with envy. For on horseback, on muleback, in the old stage coach, or on foot, if need be, the Clampers are preparing to march on North San Juan on May 13. A monument of cement with a bronze placard commemorating the advent of electric light and power is to be erected in the historic city on the Ridge, ttie fabulously gold enriched Ridge that, engineers declare, still contains a half billion of yellow metal to be washed out ‘when the the Yuba is completed. The old kerosene lantern’ that proved entertaining and educational; attend both the confirmation service. and the service of dedication.. . 'prarie to Fort Laramie; another 400 miles to the new. Mormon § settlement at Salt Lake; then another 700 miles across Death Valley and the Mohave Desert, where many died. of thirst and exhaustion; others were glad to eat the hides of their fallen oxen after singeing off the hair. (Manley’s wanderings finally brought him, in 1851, to Downieville, and later to Nevada City. In Downieville he witnessed the hanging of Juanita, which he de‘scribes in these words: “Juanita and her husband ,like many another couple at the time, kept a monte game for the delectation of the miners who had more money than sense, but beyond this fact absolutely nothing -‘was_ said against her character.”’ “There was an English miner nam-_ ed Cannon living in town, who was very popular among a large number of gamblers and others. He got drunk one night and about midnight went to the house occupied: by the Spanish woman and her ‘husband and kicked the door down, Early the folfowing morning he told: his comrades . that he was going to apologize to the woman for what he had done. -He went alone to the house and, while talking to them, the woman suddenly drew a knife and. stabbed ‘Cannon to the heart. What had been said! that provoked the deed was never known, further than that Juanita claimed she had been grossly insulted.”’ “She was given a mock trial, but the facts of the case were not brought out as the men with (Cannon the previous night were too drunk to know what had happened. It was a foregone conclusion that the poor woman was to be hanged, and the’ leaders of the mob would brook no interference.”’ + “A prominent citizen made an appeal for mercy but he ‘was forced across the river by a mob ‘with drawn revolvers and threatened with death. The well known John B. Weller was in town at the time and was asked to reason with the mob but refused to do so.” “The execution was promptly carried out. A plank was put across the supports of the bridge across’ the Yuba and a rope fastened to a beam overhead. Juanita went calmly to her death. She wore a Panama hat, and after mounting the platform removed it, tossed it to a friend in the crowd whose nickname was ‘“‘Oregon’’ with the remark ‘Adios, Amingo.’ Then she adjusted the noose to her own neck, raising her long, loose tresses in order to fix the rope firmly in its place; and then, with ‘smile and wave of her hand stepped calmly from the plang into eternity. Singilarly enough, her body rests side by side, in the cemetery on the hill, with that of the man whose life she had taken.’’ ‘We left.Downieville with our t'wo mules and started by’ way of the City of Six where some half dozen men had located claims, but ‘the’ ground .wWas so dry and deep and so we went on toward the Middle Yuba.”“When about half way down the side of the mountain we came to a sort of level bench where some miners were at work. ne call this Minnesota.” “Across the river we comid see’ a little flat very similar to the one we were on and a_ little prospecting seemed to have been done on the side . hill. We had a terribly steep canyon . to cross, and a river also, with no} once gave off a great smell and a little light is to be buried with appropriate ceremonies, There will be oratory, song and music. There will be S various diversions of a character to do honor to Saint Vitus the’ patron of the Clampers. There will be feast. — ing and the pouring of copious libations. There will be an’ enormously long parade, marching and a marching. There will be the. initiation of a large group of candidates (poor blind brothers) in which the anicient ceremony of E Clampus Vitus will be embellished and adorned as the poet puts it, with modern’ “quips and cranks and wanton wiles,’’ such as © the fertile minded Argonauts never dreamed of, , ; The great Hewgag is joyously calling all Clampers in California tothis Electric Fiesta in North San Juan. The Blunderbusket is being . groomed and charged with a mighty ‘potential explosion. The Sword of (Mercy is being ground’ to a fine feather edge. The Staff of Life has been ‘taken from its wrappings. The Clampers are on their marks ready to. go when May 13 rolls around. ¥ SHERMAN MARSH SUCCUMBS AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS Sherman Marsh, aged 74 years passed away late yesterday afternoon after a short illness. He died as the result of an attack of influenza. Sherman Marsh was born in Nevada City in 1865 and spent his entire life in Nevada City and had a host of friends here. In the early days . he took an active part in the civic . life of the community, and for many years was on the board of education. (Deceased’s father the late M. L. ?Marsh and uncle, the late Daniel . Marsh established the M. L. Marsh Lumber company, Sherman Marsh in later years. became manager of this ‘company. He was thoroughly familiar with . every branch of the business from the logging camp to the planing milt and his knowledge of the same made; him especially fitted for the positions in the company which he later filled. He was an excellent accountant and at one time was appointed to expert the books for the county officers. In 1892 he was. republican nominee for the position of county clerk and in that year ‘the was chief engineer for the Nevada City fire department. His term expiring in 1895. He was. a member of the Masonic Lodge and Native Sons. Surviving the decedent are his daughter, (Mrs. Lucile ‘Christie of New Jersey, a brother, John Marsh of Sacramento and a_ sister, Mrs. Jennie Preston of Nevada City, Luther Marsh of Nevada City, a nephew, Mrs. Helen Bereger of Nevada City, a niece, Carl Marsh of Livermore. CCC CAMP FOR HOBART MILLS) Two huge truck oads of CCC boys and ‘baggage ‘passed. through Nevada City Wednesday enroute to Hobart Mills where they start immediately on construction of the new tent camp. The company at Camp Grass Valley will be moved to Hobart Mills as soon as the camp is completed. The boys in the Grass Valley ca . : camp are building tent platforms to ship to the new site, Boys in this }group will work on fire suppression work soil erosion, etc. A small group of boys ‘will be stationed at Camp Tahoe-Ukiah for the summer season, BILL EBAUGH UP FOR ARRAIGNMENT TODAY} —_——— Bill Ebaugh of Willow Valley, charged with rape, will be arraigned. t at 10 o'clock this morning in. the Superior Court. Hbaugh is held ‘in the county jail. It is stated he has securbefore the preliminary hearing was ‘to be held and: decided to postpone liminary, The men are G. Adams, Jesse Suttgi and John Morwill preach church next Sunday evening at the. regular 7: bois services. NOR. SAN JUANvery best in the whole district, It is) May. 14. The company also bu erecting conveniences about the grove three thousand dollars. CITY — He ceil last. — bids were . pipe below Gault Brid Deer Creek would also . pool,and the pool wotha HEARING OF TRIO NABBED AT DAM THIS MORNING Attorneys iin the es the case of Morgan, “tton and Adams, CIO members held in jail for a recent disturbance at the Narrows Dam, held a confer-_ ence early yesterday morning just the: case until 11 o’clock this morning. Judge Morehouse of Grass Valley was prepared to hear thd pre~ (Red) gan, REV. BLAKE HADLOW TO PREACH IN TRINITY The Rev. Blake Hadlow of Auburn in Trinity Episcopal NOWHAS GOOD BASEBALL Fl The North San Juan baseball field — has been leveled until it is one of the understood the Bramley Melvill interests placed two bull dozers and @ huge roller on the field to get ii readiness for the opening date a two mile road to the field cutting into the slope to get a permanent way. Assistance was also given in of big pine trees at the east ‘tnd the field for the public. The wo: on the whole would be valued at t' ie At the” meeting of ‘the city” of haten. sewer pipe yet ° Suggestions were filters along the sides and ‘bc the municipal swimming pool an stall a. pump, The over purified pnd released twice a week, Applications ed BE, B. Mering of the bay ¢ his" attorney, Bbaugh . ‘ the case on © ime asking for . Mr. and Mire.