November 8, 1935 (8 pages)

Pt. ae f yi ‘a aot ee Thinking Out Loud (By H. M. L.) There is always a fly in the ointment. Florida, which attempts at various times to attract the millionaires that gravitate to California, makes open bids for the Hollywood industry, and advertises its climate as vociferously as does Southern California, is visited by another hurricane. These hurricanes apparently come with the same irregularity as earthquakes and with much more frequency. While in every half century some California city must rebuild because of an earthquake, u hurricane rakes Florida every few months. The poor little millionaire, seeking a serene and balmy climate in which to prolong his life, must choose between the raging wind and the quaking earth. Every time man proclaims a paradise on earth, dame nature steps in and denies it. Secretary of State the Treasury “Gus’’ Johnson, has scored against Sacramento county’s district attorney. Fhe Attorney General’s ' office has ruled that Johnson acted within his rights in depositing money of the Veterans Welfare Board in banks without security. The opinion holds that Johnson .merely acted as an agent in following the instructions of the board. The thing Johnson will have to explain to grand jurors now and to the electors later on, is why he kept Shearer on the state payroli, after, not one, but two defalcations had been traced to Shearer. He will answer: ‘‘Friendship’’ but the electors will say that the state comes first. But so far as dishonesty is concerned, District Attorney . ‘Babcock thus far has failed to pin anything on Johnson. There is a good road from Downieville to Reno, over the Yuba pass which the State Highway service keeps. open. during the months, and which the people of Sierra county use to do their trading in Reno. ‘Nevada City should be the market place for Sierra county residents, but they must travel over thef Mae West road, the ‘‘road -of a thousand curves,’ and a great many refuse to take the chances endure the sea-sickness that travel on this road _ entails. Marysville is constantly yammering to have many millions spent in cutting a highway through by way of Bullard’s Bar to the Downieville highway, in order to attract the Siwinter people involved or _erra county trade. It -is high time that promotional organizations of Nevada County united to make a determined drive to improve’ the road from Nevada City to Downieville: Once we have a good road through, a beautiful scenic loop will be formed. including Neyada City, Downieville, Reno, Lake Tahoe,’ and Newada City, which thousands of motor trippers would enjoy through the spring, summer and fall. This, quite aside from the fact that Nevada City would resume its. place as the trading center for all southern Sierra the communities. in county. NEVADA CITY TO CLOSE SHOP ON ARMISTICE DAY Practically all stores and busines» offices will be closed Monday in Nevada City in observance of Armistice Day. Exercises will be held today in the schools of this city commemorating the closing event of the World war. The American Legion is giving a big Armistice ball in Memorial hall in Gross Valley tomorrow night. Merchants have been asked to decorate store fronts and municipalities to display street flags. On Armistice day a parade will be held in Grass Valley in which patriotic and civie organizations and the school children and their bands will participate. Ed Burtner, Henry Spiess and Maurice Kach constitute ‘the committee in charge of arrangements. The program for Monday follow: SATURDAY, [150 0, im. Saturday . and NOVEMBER 9 American Legion Auxiliary dinner, Knotty Poppy. 9:00 p. m. Armisties Ball, ans Memorial Building. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11 10:00 a. m. Armistice Day parade. 11:0 a. m. Armistice Day exercises, Judge Tuttle, speaker, 2:30 p. m. Grass Valley vs. Grant Union football game, 6:30 p, m. American Legion dinner, Veterans Memorial Building. VeterNevada City Nugget COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA Me eae SS o + we erleoteeteny The Nevada City Nugget helps your city and county to grow in population and prosperity. By subscribing to, and advertising in the Nugget, therefore, you help yourself. Pills IX, No. 104. Be. county Seat i _NEVADA CITY, ‘CALIFORNIA “The GOLD € Center 2 RIDAY, NOVEMBER 8 _ 1935. poe Projects For Nevada City WPA Work Total $66,000 For sidewalks in Nevada City $25,000, for streets $20,000, for Pioneers Park $9,000; for a new pipe line from Shurtliff’s to Long street $5,000, and for the high school grounds $7,000. The grand total is $66,000 for Nevada City improvements during the year, provided of course that'a sufficient number of relief workers enroll for these WPA projects. Some of the benefits flowing these improvements follow. sidewalks will enable the city to tain free mail delivery to the doors of residences and business houses. Paved streets will make driving easier and safer. Better facilities will reduce the fire hazard. Money spent on the park will increasesthe recreation facilities only for Nevada City residents for the hundreds of tourists visit this city. And the expenditure of $66,000 will help many a man to get on his feet again, and it is expected, to become self supporting. from New obwater servilr how but who The projects listed above have all been approved by the WPA authorities and according to word received yesterday a start will be made on them as soon as sufficient workers enrolled. The Nevada City high school now has one of the best athletic fields in the state. By means of terraces on the south side and excavation on the north side the field helow the high school is now as level floor. and offers a splendid field for football and all outdoor sports. Tentative the park clude ihe of the way Park Nimrod the construction of a field, and areas the pool, and around the the most are as a plans for incompletion drive from to street, recreation planting swimming and One ot immediate tennis courts in adjacent to along the’ driveway communityghouse. necessary and needs in the park is an adequate water system and piping so that the park bniay be kept green through the summer, GOVERNOR WILL PLUG LEAKS IN STATE TREASURY SACRAMENTO, Nov. vey “plug small leaks’’ all departments of state government is being conducted under the direction of Governor Frank F, Merriam: who has cancelled most of his November 7.—A _ surto in engagements out of the State Capitol in order to personally direct these activities toward cutting state expenses. While the cost of government un der Frank F. Merriam is lower than in previous administrations, yet, Governor Merriam believes that the plugging small leaks will in the aggregate-save the state large sums. In conducting the investigation, Goverhor Merriam points out the people must not jump to the conelusion that the large majority of state economical, The worst offenses far are such as receive but minor penalties in private business. HIGH BUSINESS PLANE ‘lowever, has shall not lower, Governor Merriam that be conducted on a higher, plane than determined state business business. Merriam and partment heads are ded expense state automobiles, ‘buying cheaper through the state,’’ to -state employees from official ‘‘revolving”’ or petit ‘cash funds, and such irregular methods, some of which are believed to have been in practice for ten years interrupted. “IT do not care whom these, charges hit, because I want the men whom I have appointed to lead all the others in strict adherence to the best principles of economy,’ Governor Merriam told department heads. , JOY RIDERS TABOO State officials and employees who operate state owned automobiles and use airplanes for pleasure trips at state expense are due for a severe jolt. Governor Merriam private Governor his delooking for paaaccounts, misuse of. the loans announced today that some months ago he instructed A. E. Stockburger, Director of Finance, to conduct an investigation concerning this practice which costs the taxpayers huge sums of money each year. During the past few years the number of state owned automobiles has been constantly creasing. The finance head so far has unearthed startling disclosures. It was given out that at a recent insome major college football game in the East-Bay region. some 167 cars parked at the stadium. Wives of state employees have actually used state cars for shopping tours and theatre trips. Information given out at the Capitol indicates that joy-riding in state cors costs the taxpayers several hundred thousand dollars each year. It is in an effort to stamp-~-out this thus . were born employees are not conscientious and) found fo exist in the stat service . i sporting exempt license plates were . . in California’”’ THIRTY YEARS IS AVERAGE AGE OF PRISON INMATES BERKELEY . Noy. 7.—Contrary to the general belief that most penitentriary inmates are mere beardless youths, the Bureau of Public Administration’ of the University of California has discovered that in the past twenty years there has been little change. In the average age of those committed to state This ‘average has mained elose to thirty years for past two decades. In fact there been a fractional increase in the five years. As a sort ment to prisons. rethe has last of left-handed compliCalifornia’s many attractions for the outsider, it was found at the last count made by the Bureau that approximately 60 pe. cent of the prisoners incarcerated in other states. Twentycent of the prison populafound to foreign born, only 15 per cent or thereabouts are privileged to write “born after their names. In the two decades covered by the Bureau's report, prisoners incarcerated Quentin Folsom, were checkthe prison releases however, 207 were executed three per tion In was be fact, 50,655 in San and 41,337 “released”’ were and ed off as in Of escaped and murder. The prison population has not alWays increased steadily; in fact it has declined at times. The most notable drop was between the years 1916 and 1920, when the figure fell from 3,753 to 2,911. Thereafter, however, there was a sharp increase, the number finally mounting to more than nine thousand. Indicating that the average house holder takes better care of his belongings than he did two decades ago the number of commitments for burglary has dropped considerably in proportion to the total prison population. But the robbery commitments increased from 10 and a records. these 672 for fraction per cent in the same _period. The murder ratio decreased slightly, sfarting at 4.8 per cent and en@ing at 4.1 per cent. The study was made by Ronald H. Beattie, research associate in the Bureau, as a part of the research program of the Bureau. useless waste that Governor riam instructed Mr. Stockbu conduct the survey. TRAFFIC OFFICERS TO AID The California Highway Patrol has been -notified to cooperate with the Department of Finance this abuse. The governor let it be known that will hereafter put a stop to unnecessary airplane travel by officials and employees at state expense, New egulations and rules respecting such travel are being formulated and will soon be announced. Mr. Stockburger stated that each month approximately 100 new au, (Continued on Page Eight) Merger to in correcting he California’s two; P.G. &E. APPLIES FOR RENEWAL OF CITY FRANCHISE The’ city council melt evening arranged for surveys to be made by City Engineer Ed. Uren to define boundaries of property purchased by the city. The Pacific Gas & Electric company applied for a renewal of gas and electric franchises within the city and legal aspects of the matter were assigned to City Attorney W. E. Wright for consideration and adjustment. The city council received the following financial repoft: REVENUE Water Department 2056.25 BEDE LON Gis doves. chase iosete ssc csne 10.00 Delinquent -Taxes 2.00.22: 7.20 PACOMBOS coi wes oat eiu se oases sks 935.00 OD DAROR oe ee 12258.50 Court Fines & Penalties . 101.00 eve Prop, Taeege sce 19.19 Wak ONAIteSs 2 ashok ei 72 PACOVOSt. 202: seers eee 5.60 BiNdTOSs <( e ee 18.90 OV AES a ae 15412.3 SALARIES ORDERED PAID Pe hea WEA eee ete 95.00 We 65 STAVIOLES etic gee ee 125.00 60. Ts Calanan oe 20.00 RET Ss, Me Oy: si 6 12.50 mies .D.> Cone@hiin: 3.25. 12.50 Dr. 1. °M; Roesener: .2.:022.5. 40.00 TAS AW 5s TOW He ages ss ee 75.00 Garfield ODSON ere ey 135.00 Pas Pye Snare Soe es 10.75 Bea SOAP Oct ess ens oe aes $0.75 JUG) 1). Dee tag pe mere Ee 566 50 WAGES PAID Nick Sandow 00 ys ares ames 4s Ve by deeeiges 09 Chas. Thomas >.00 Clarence Martz . 00 Fred Eilerman >.00 meats PEMORE, Soe ee Os 5.00 C. W. Towle 8.00 Chas. H. Ninnis 8.00 ieee. PYVice: See aes, 4.00 NPGM i BOLRTO eres eee ee na 24.00 EOF Ng eo ca pines 520.00 BILLS PAID Nevada Irrigation Dist. _.. 196.80 Corie? COND vce ag ee ee 188.84 Betty. Martin West? .:.8..-. 6.00 Chamber of Commerce .. 15.00 IBAA AANOGOLY oes re 53.19 Bai of America cn 22: 3.30 Rogers,’Conley & Hale ... CTA San’ “Prevethick:: .c) shoe ‘per aa Beard Cnannell ee 6:00 Wm. Beard .00 Ed. C. Uren 2.00 hipstoR oad Dist 9.32 65.62 Nevada City Garage .... 14.70 Union: Publishine<Cg2. 5 3 5.00 OBaNG CO. eek ee ee 4.59 MUGHET “CO. (A Sere oe Fal ¢ Reva Blaine Sc 82 Alpha: Stores; Ltd. 3.352. 106.39 Gienn sl Glelatds . 16.26 Howard: Penrose". 19.20 Charles R. Hadley _... 24.27 George “Brdthers: 285 1,55 Miner’s Foundory and Supply Oe a eet eee eee eee 2.95 Nevada County Lumber Co. . 49 Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co. o. -T80 lap Straine.& Co. 250.00 Shell Oil Co. Bi Carnes: 1.0025 e: teita D. Curnow R. C. Rogers Ed. Christensen J. W. Shebley ee TARR eka BO Ge Wg a ee a ee AAS Beha ee ase FIRE FUND Chan.t: Sharp <2 10.75 MAG MOONS 6S 20s ee 40.75 Pat Tel -& Pel;-00. 2s 3.35 PG ee OO 4.72 AED 1d 0 IR i es eee 59.87 TWENTY ONE POTEN‘IAL POWER CONSUMERS The P. G. will go have a & E. power line ‘which to Rough and. Ready will 38000 foot extension to the Barker Tract about one half mile west of Grass Valley where there are 21 new families located. The ex tension will be 3000 feet. Poles will be placed. about 200 feet apart, Mr. and Mrs. Will C. Perry moved from the Pontiscelli apartments on Boulder street to their new ‘five room -home on upper Boulder street last. Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. -Perry and family came from Utah, about five years ago. CCC Boys Build 83 Miles Of Phone Lines, And 40 Of Highways W. P. Lee of the Forest service yesterday summarized for the: Newada City Nugget the work accomplished in the Tahoe Forest area by the CCC boys, for the fourth and fifth periods ending September 30. An average of about 250 boys.were employed throughout the two _ periods. He stated that the boys built 8&3 miles of telephone lines, of roads, seven bridges, sisted in other ive work. The telephone forty miies and had asimportant constructlines include the following: Bloomfield to Nevada City, Forest Hill to Nevada City, Forest Hill to the Baker ranch, Banner Mountain to Nevada City, Big Bend to Carpenter Flat and Carpenter Flat to Big Valley Bluff. Among the miscellaneous building in which -the boys greatly assisted, were the ranger station plant at Camptonville, consisting of the ranger’s residence, the guard’s home, the office.building, a large warehouse, fire crew barracks, and garage and woodshed, besides many improvements to the grounds. They also aided in the construetion of the Forest Hill Ranger Station plant, consisting of residences for the guard and ranger, office, the warehouse and grounds improvements. They helped build the Mosquito Ridge Lookout Station, a guard’s house, and a sixty foot steel tower. Beside building 40 miles of road they cleared 10 miles of roadsides and assisted in repairs and maintenance. Bridges built consist of the following, North Fork of the Ameri~~ can river, Dog Bar bridge, Middle Fork of, the American, “S’’ Creek bridge, Shirttail Canyon bridge, Texas Canyon bridge. Besides all these activities, the CCC boys helped in the headquarters warehouses and shops in Nevada City. Upon these labors the CCC boys spent 3437 man days as compared with 5893 man days of the previous season. STATE RANGER REPORTS SMALL DAMAGE BY FIRE The past summer the most successful several years for State Ranger William F. Sharp and Assistant George Howe of Nevada City. Mr. Sharp port on has been one of fire seasons in gives the following refires and -damages for his district for the past season. He stat: ed there were 80 fires that burned over:-a total.of 2,475 acres. In the report it was found there were 146% acres of timber burned, with a damage of $127; 209 acres of grass land and 3119 acres of brush, of $1534.75. with a loss Several buildings were burned with a damage and loss of $8,264; hay and grain in barns, $70. The total loss by fire was $9,995.75 Fire losses were a great deal, less this year than last. One fire burned over 40,000 52,000 acres were burned ing This for growth. last acres; . dursummer over the season. was a Mr. Sharp fire truck and pumpfire season heavy grass stated the new good great fires from er and a were a crew, this year in He in the air went moisture in asset, preventing found this seaout at night the ROTARIANS TO HOLD CHARTER PRESENTATION‘ CELEBRATION NOV. 19 The Nevada City Rotary Club met Thursday noon at the National Hote) with President Oscar Odegaard presiditfe. The program chairman for the day was ‘Francis Finnegan who introduced Hanlon Kerrigan of Marysville, administrator of this district for the State Board of Equalization. Mr. Kerrigan has direct charge ,of the sales tax and liquor control matters in this district, and gave a very interesting and instructive talk concerning these matters. A large group of Rotarians from Grass Valley attended the meeting. Announcement was made of Charter Presentation Night to be held on Tuesday, November 19 in Nevada City at the Elks Lodge room. spreading. also humidity often greater son, fires from the air. SIDESWIPER ARRAIGNED In Justice of the Peace Mobley’s court Tuesday, Bert Jackson, local miner, plead not guilty to a hit-andrun drunk driving charge and was released on his own recognizance to appear for trial, He was represented by Attorney Harry McKee. Jackson was taken into custody at the Murchie mine on Monday by State Highway Patrol officers. He was accused of sideswiping the automobile of, LawrenceWoods, Union Oil Co. .employee of Grass Valley last Saturday night: Jackson admitted sideswiping the car but denied that he was under the influence’ of liquor. “or JURY DISAGREES IN MARTENS VS. MERRIAM SUIT The jury before which the damage suit. of R. J. Martens versus Clifford Merriam was ‘tried Wednesday and yesterday, last night shortly after 10 o’clock reported that they could not agree and announced that the jury steod 6 to 6. Judge: Tuttle stated that within a few days he would set the date for a new trial. M. Mitchell Bourquin of San Francisco represented the plaintiff in the action, and Gerald M. Desmond of Sacramento, the defendant. The suit resulted from an automobile accident in July, 1934, in which Martens suffered a_ broken arm. Riding with Merriam to. Sacramento, the right door of Merriam’s car flew open and Martens fell out in the road, breaking his arm near the wrist so that one of ay bones protruded. The question of damages depend-~ upok evidence to show whether not Martens was a passenger riding for compensation, or a guest. If a guest was debarred from _ obtaining damages under the law, unless he could prove the driver drunk or wilfully negligent. But if he was riding as passenger, who had or was about to confer some benefit upon ‘Merriam, then ,provided, he could prove negligence on Merriam’s part, he could recover damages. Martens insisted he was: riding to Sacramento with Merriam in order to introduce him to Secretary of State Frank Jordan and an insurance official. Merriam declared that he had never heard the names of these gentlemen until Martens took the. stand. ‘Corroborating negligence testimony regarding defects in the door which flew open, were witnesses, Mr. Jacobs and Mr. Gould. Corrobor-— ating Merriam’s testimony that the door had never before given trouble was the testimony of Rolly Wright that he had ridden many times in the car and had never found anything wrong with the doo! Merriam testified that he and Mrs. ed Merriam, who rode in the back seat, . had observed Martens with his hand on the lever that opened the door, instead of in the rete used for clos in git. It was inferred that Martens hi self had inadvertently unlocked door, and that wind catching it, yanked it open while he still es to it. Judge. Raglan Tuttle in his — structions to the jury carefully lined the law for their guidance The jury which rendered the 4 dict consisted of the following mé bers: Edward J. Pollard, Harrigan, Muriel Prisk, rison, Jonothan Pascoe, ridge, ‘Blanche Pitts, Elm ‘ ison, Elwell =“ = from a brief. ep to § were.

Pt. ae f yi ‘a aot ee Thinking Out Loud (By H. M. L.) There is always a fly in the ointment. Florida, which attempts at various times to attract the millionaires that gravitate to California, makes open bids for the Hollywood industry, and advertises its climate as vociferously as does Southern California, is visited by another hurricane. These hurricanes apparently come with the same irregularity as earthquakes and with much more frequency. While in every half century some California city must rebuild because of an earthquake, u hurricane rakes Florida every few months. The poor little millionaire, seeking a serene and balmy climate in which to prolong his life, must choose between the raging wind and the quaking earth. Every time man proclaims a paradise on earth, dame nature steps in and denies it. Secretary of State the Treasury “Gus’’ Johnson, has scored against Sacramento county’s district attorney. Fhe Attorney General’s ' office has ruled that Johnson acted within his rights in depositing money of the Veterans Welfare Board in banks without security. The opinion holds that Johnson .merely acted as an agent in following the instructions of the board. The thing Johnson will have to explain to grand jurors now and to the electors later on, is why he kept Shearer on the state payroli, after, not one, but two defalcations had been traced to Shearer. He will answer: ‘‘Friendship’’ but the electors will say that the state comes first. But so far as dishonesty is concerned, District Attorney . ‘Babcock thus far has failed to pin anything on Johnson. There is a good road from Downieville to Reno, over the Yuba pass which the State Highway service keeps. open. during the months, and which the people of Sierra county use to do their trading in Reno. ‘Nevada City should be the market place for Sierra county residents, but they must travel over thef Mae West road, the ‘‘road -of a thousand curves,’ and a great many refuse to take the chances endure the sea-sickness that travel on this road _ entails. Marysville is constantly yammering to have many millions spent in cutting a highway through by way of Bullard’s Bar to the Downieville highway, in order to attract the Siwinter people involved or _erra county trade. It -is high time that promotional organizations of Nevada County united to make a determined drive to improve’ the road from Nevada City to Downieville: Once we have a good road through, a beautiful scenic loop will be formed. including Neyada City, Downieville, Reno, Lake Tahoe,’ and Newada City, which thousands of motor trippers would enjoy through the spring, summer and fall. This, quite aside from the fact that Nevada City would resume its. place as the trading center for all southern Sierra the communities. in county. NEVADA CITY TO CLOSE SHOP ON ARMISTICE DAY Practically all stores and busines» offices will be closed Monday in Nevada City in observance of Armistice Day. Exercises will be held today in the schools of this city commemorating the closing event of the World war. The American Legion is giving a big Armistice ball in Memorial hall in Gross Valley tomorrow night. Merchants have been asked to decorate store fronts and municipalities to display street flags. On Armistice day a parade will be held in Grass Valley in which patriotic and civie organizations and the school children and their bands will participate. Ed Burtner, Henry Spiess and Maurice Kach constitute ‘the committee in charge of arrangements. The program for Monday follow: SATURDAY, [150 0, im. Saturday . and NOVEMBER 9 American Legion Auxiliary dinner, Knotty Poppy. 9:00 p. m. Armisties Ball, ans Memorial Building. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11 10:00 a. m. Armistice Day parade. 11:0 a. m. Armistice Day exercises, Judge Tuttle, speaker, 2:30 p. m. Grass Valley vs. Grant Union football game, 6:30 p, m. American Legion dinner, Veterans Memorial Building. VeterNevada City Nugget COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA Me eae SS o + we erleoteeteny The Nevada City Nugget helps your city and county to grow in population and prosperity. By subscribing to, and advertising in the Nugget, therefore, you help yourself. Pills IX, No. 104. Be. county Seat i _NEVADA CITY, ‘CALIFORNIA “The GOLD € Center 2 RIDAY, NOVEMBER 8 _ 1935. poe Projects For Nevada City WPA Work Total $66,000 For sidewalks in Nevada City $25,000, for streets $20,000, for Pioneers Park $9,000; for a new pipe line from Shurtliff’s to Long street $5,000, and for the high school grounds $7,000. The grand total is $66,000 for Nevada City improvements during the year, provided of course that'a sufficient number of relief workers enroll for these WPA projects. Some of the benefits flowing these improvements follow. sidewalks will enable the city to tain free mail delivery to the doors of residences and business houses. Paved streets will make driving easier and safer. Better facilities will reduce the fire hazard. Money spent on the park will increasesthe recreation facilities only for Nevada City residents for the hundreds of tourists visit this city. And the expenditure of $66,000 will help many a man to get on his feet again, and it is expected, to become self supporting. from New obwater servilr how but who The projects listed above have all been approved by the WPA authorities and according to word received yesterday a start will be made on them as soon as sufficient workers enrolled. The Nevada City high school now has one of the best athletic fields in the state. By means of terraces on the south side and excavation on the north side the field helow the high school is now as level floor. and offers a splendid field for football and all outdoor sports. Tentative the park clude ihe of the way Park Nimrod the construction of a field, and areas the pool, and around the the most are as a plans for incompletion drive from to street, recreation planting swimming and One ot immediate tennis courts in adjacent to along the’ driveway communityghouse. necessary and needs in the park is an adequate water system and piping so that the park bniay be kept green through the summer, GOVERNOR WILL PLUG LEAKS IN STATE TREASURY SACRAMENTO, Nov. vey “plug small leaks’’ all departments of state government is being conducted under the direction of Governor Frank F, Merriam: who has cancelled most of his November 7.—A _ surto in engagements out of the State Capitol in order to personally direct these activities toward cutting state expenses. While the cost of government un der Frank F. Merriam is lower than in previous administrations, yet, Governor Merriam believes that the plugging small leaks will in the aggregate-save the state large sums. In conducting the investigation, Goverhor Merriam points out the people must not jump to the conelusion that the large majority of state economical, The worst offenses far are such as receive but minor penalties in private business. HIGH BUSINESS PLANE ‘lowever, has shall not lower, Governor Merriam that be conducted on a higher, plane than determined state business business. Merriam and partment heads are ded expense state automobiles, ‘buying cheaper through the state,’’ to -state employees from official ‘‘revolving”’ or petit ‘cash funds, and such irregular methods, some of which are believed to have been in practice for ten years interrupted. “IT do not care whom these, charges hit, because I want the men whom I have appointed to lead all the others in strict adherence to the best principles of economy,’ Governor Merriam told department heads. , JOY RIDERS TABOO State officials and employees who operate state owned automobiles and use airplanes for pleasure trips at state expense are due for a severe jolt. Governor Merriam private Governor his delooking for paaaccounts, misuse of. the loans announced today that some months ago he instructed A. E. Stockburger, Director of Finance, to conduct an investigation concerning this practice which costs the taxpayers huge sums of money each year. During the past few years the number of state owned automobiles has been constantly creasing. The finance head so far has unearthed startling disclosures. It was given out that at a recent insome major college football game in the East-Bay region. some 167 cars parked at the stadium. Wives of state employees have actually used state cars for shopping tours and theatre trips. Information given out at the Capitol indicates that joy-riding in state cors costs the taxpayers several hundred thousand dollars each year. It is in an effort to stamp-~-out this thus . were born employees are not conscientious and) found fo exist in the stat service . i sporting exempt license plates were . . in California’”’ THIRTY YEARS IS AVERAGE AGE OF PRISON INMATES BERKELEY . Noy. 7.—Contrary to the general belief that most penitentriary inmates are mere beardless youths, the Bureau of Public Administration’ of the University of California has discovered that in the past twenty years there has been little change. In the average age of those committed to state This ‘average has mained elose to thirty years for past two decades. In fact there been a fractional increase in the five years. As a sort ment to prisons. rethe has last of left-handed compliCalifornia’s many attractions for the outsider, it was found at the last count made by the Bureau that approximately 60 pe. cent of the prisoners incarcerated in other states. Twentycent of the prison populafound to foreign born, only 15 per cent or thereabouts are privileged to write “born after their names. In the two decades covered by the Bureau's report, prisoners incarcerated Quentin Folsom, were checkthe prison releases however, 207 were executed three per tion In was be fact, 50,655 in San and 41,337 “released”’ were and ed off as in Of escaped and murder. The prison population has not alWays increased steadily; in fact it has declined at times. The most notable drop was between the years 1916 and 1920, when the figure fell from 3,753 to 2,911. Thereafter, however, there was a sharp increase, the number finally mounting to more than nine thousand. Indicating that the average house holder takes better care of his belongings than he did two decades ago the number of commitments for burglary has dropped considerably in proportion to the total prison population. But the robbery commitments increased from 10 and a records. these 672 for fraction per cent in the same _period. The murder ratio decreased slightly, sfarting at 4.8 per cent

and en@ing at 4.1 per cent. The study was made by Ronald H. Beattie, research associate in the Bureau, as a part of the research program of the Bureau. useless waste that Governor riam instructed Mr. Stockbu conduct the survey. TRAFFIC OFFICERS TO AID The California Highway Patrol has been -notified to cooperate with the Department of Finance this abuse. The governor let it be known that will hereafter put a stop to unnecessary airplane travel by officials and employees at state expense, New egulations and rules respecting such travel are being formulated and will soon be announced. Mr. Stockburger stated that each month approximately 100 new au, (Continued on Page Eight) Merger to in correcting he California’s two; P.G. &E. APPLIES FOR RENEWAL OF CITY FRANCHISE The’ city council melt evening arranged for surveys to be made by City Engineer Ed. Uren to define boundaries of property purchased by the city. The Pacific Gas & Electric company applied for a renewal of gas and electric franchises within the city and legal aspects of the matter were assigned to City Attorney W. E. Wright for consideration and adjustment. The city council received the following financial repoft: REVENUE Water Department 2056.25 BEDE LON Gis doves. chase iosete ssc csne 10.00 Delinquent -Taxes 2.00.22: 7.20 PACOMBOS coi wes oat eiu se oases sks 935.00 OD DAROR oe ee 12258.50 Court Fines & Penalties .. 101.00 eve Prop, Taeege sce 19.19 Wak ONAIteSs 2 ashok ei 72 PACOVOSt. 202: seers eee 5.60 BiNdTOSs <( e ee 18.90 OV AES a ae 15412.3 SALARIES ORDERED PAID Pe hea WEA eee ete 95.00 We 65 STAVIOLES etic gee ee 125.00 60. Ts Calanan oe 20.00 RET Ss, Me Oy: si 6 12.50 mies .D.> Cone@hiin: 3.25. 12.50 Dr. 1. °M; Roesener: .2.:022.5. 40.00 TAS AW 5s TOW He ages ss ee 75.00 Garfield ODSON ere ey 135.00 Pas Pye Snare Soe es 10.75 Bea SOAP Oct ess ens oe aes $0.75 JUG) 1). Dee tag pe mere Ee 566 50 WAGES PAID Nick Sandow 00 ys ares ames 4s Ve by deeeiges 09 Chas. Thomas >.00 Clarence Martz .. 00 Fred Eilerman >.00 meats PEMORE, Soe ee Os 5.00 C. W. Towle 8.00 Chas. H. Ninnis 8.00 ieee. PYVice: See aes, 4.00 NPGM i BOLRTO eres eee ee na 24.00 EOF Ng eo ca pines 520.00 BILLS PAID Nevada Irrigation Dist. _.... 196.80 Corie? COND vce ag ee ee 188.84 Betty. Martin West? ..:.8...-. 6.00 Chamber of Commerce .... 15.00 IBAA AANOGOLY oes re 53.19 Bai of America cn 22: 3.30 Rogers,’Conley & Hale ...... CTA San’ “Prevethick:: .c) shoe ‘per aa Beard Cnannell ee 6:00 Wm. Beard .00 Ed. C. Uren 2.00 hipstoR oad Dist 9.32 65.62 Nevada City Garage ........ 14.70 Union: Publishine<Cg2. 5 3 5.00 OBaNG CO. eek ee ee 4.59 MUGHET “CO. (A Sere oe Fal ¢ Reva Blaine Sc 82 Alpha: Stores; Ltd. 3.352. 106.39 Gienn sl Glelatds .. 16.26 Howard: Penrose".. 19.20 Charles R. Hadley _..... 24.27 George “Brdthers: 285 1,55 Miner’s Foundory and Supply Oe a eet eee eee eee 2.95 Nevada County Lumber Co. .. 49 Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co. o. -T80 lap Straine.& Co.. 250.00 Shell Oil Co. Bi Carnes: 1.0025 e: teita D. Curnow R. C. Rogers Ed. Christensen J. W. Shebley ee TARR eka BO Ge Wg a ee a ee AAS Beha ee ase FIRE FUND Chan.t: Sharp <2 10.75 MAG MOONS 6S 20s ee 40.75 Pat Tel -& Pel;-00. 2s 3.35 PG ee OO 4.72 AED 1d 0 IR i es eee 59.87 TWENTY ONE POTEN‘IAL POWER CONSUMERS The P. G. will go have a & E. power line ‘which to Rough and. Ready will 38000 foot extension to the Barker Tract about one half mile west of Grass Valley where there are 21 new families located. The ex tension will be 3000 feet. Poles will be placed. about 200 feet apart, Mr. and Mrs. Will C. Perry moved from the Pontiscelli apartments on Boulder street to their new ‘five room -home on upper Boulder street last. Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. -Perry and family came from Utah, about five years ago. CCC Boys Build 83 Miles Of Phone Lines, And 40 Of Highways W. P. Lee of the Forest service yesterday summarized for the: Newada City Nugget the work accomplished in the Tahoe Forest area by the CCC boys, for the fourth and fifth periods ending September 30. An average of about 250 boys.were employed throughout the two _ periods. He stated that the boys built 8&3 miles of telephone lines, of roads, seven bridges, sisted in other ive work. The telephone forty miies and had asimportant constructlines include the following: Bloomfield to Nevada City, Forest Hill to Nevada City, Forest Hill to the Baker ranch, Banner Mountain to Nevada City, Big Bend to Carpenter Flat and Carpenter Flat to Big Valley Bluff. Among the miscellaneous building in which -the boys greatly assisted, were the ranger station plant at Camptonville, consisting of the ranger’s residence, the guard’s home, the office.building, a large warehouse, fire crew barracks, and garage and woodshed, besides many improvements to the grounds. They also aided in the construetion of the Forest Hill Ranger Station plant, consisting of residences for the guard and ranger, office, the warehouse and grounds improvements. They helped build the Mosquito Ridge Lookout Station, a guard’s house, and a sixty foot steel tower. Beside building 40 miles of road they cleared 10 miles of roadsides and assisted in repairs and maintenance. Bridges built consist of the following, North Fork of the Ameri~~ can river, Dog Bar bridge, Middle Fork of, the American, “S’’ Creek bridge, Shirttail Canyon bridge, Texas Canyon bridge. Besides all these activities, the CCC boys helped in the headquarters warehouses and shops in Nevada City. Upon these labors the CCC boys spent 3437 man days as compared with 5893 man days of the previous season. STATE RANGER REPORTS SMALL DAMAGE BY FIRE The past summer the most successful several years for State Ranger William F. Sharp and Assistant George Howe of Nevada City. Mr. Sharp port on has been one of fire seasons in gives the following refires and -damages for his district for the past season. He stat: ed there were 80 fires that burned over:-a total.of 2,475 acres. In the report it was found there were 146% acres of timber burned, with a damage of $127; 209 acres of grass land and 3119 acres of brush, of $1534.75. with a loss Several buildings were burned with a damage and loss of $8,264; hay and grain in barns, $70. The total loss by fire was $9,995.75 Fire losses were a great deal, less this year than last. One fire burned over 40,000 52,000 acres were burned ing This for growth. last acres; . dursummer over the season. was a Mr. Sharp fire truck and pumpfire season heavy grass stated the new good great fires from er and a were a crew, this year in He in the air went moisture in asset, preventing found this seaout at night the ROTARIANS TO HOLD CHARTER PRESENTATION‘ CELEBRATION NOV. 19 The Nevada City Rotary Club met Thursday noon at the National Hote) with President Oscar Odegaard presiditfe. The program chairman for the day was ‘Francis Finnegan who introduced Hanlon Kerrigan of Marysville, administrator of this district for the State Board of Equalization. Mr. Kerrigan has direct charge ,of the sales tax and liquor control matters in this district, and gave a very interesting and instructive talk concerning these matters. A large group of Rotarians from Grass Valley attended the meeting. Announcement was made of Charter Presentation Night to be held on Tuesday, November 19 in Nevada City at the Elks Lodge room. spreading. also humidity often greater son, fires from the air. SIDESWIPER ARRAIGNED In Justice of the Peace Mobley’s court Tuesday, Bert Jackson, local miner, plead not guilty to a hit-andrun drunk driving charge and was released on his own recognizance to appear for trial, He was represented by Attorney Harry McKee. Jackson was taken into custody at the Murchie mine on Monday by State Highway Patrol officers. He was accused of sideswiping the automobile of, LawrenceWoods, Union Oil Co. .employee of Grass Valley last Saturday night: Jackson admitted sideswiping the car but denied that he was under the influence’ of liquor. “or JURY DISAGREES IN MARTENS VS. MERRIAM SUIT The jury before which the damage suit. of R. J. Martens versus Clifford Merriam was ‘tried Wednesday and yesterday, last night shortly after 10 o’clock reported that they could not agree and announced that the jury steod 6 to 6. Judge: Tuttle stated that within a few days he would set the date for a new trial. M. Mitchell Bourquin of San Francisco represented the plaintiff in the action, and Gerald M. Desmond of Sacramento, the defendant. The suit resulted from an automobile accident in July, 1934, in which Martens suffered a_ broken arm. Riding with Merriam to. Sacramento, the right door of Merriam’s car flew open and Martens fell out in the road, breaking his arm near the wrist so that one of ay bones protruded. The question of damages depend-~ upok evidence to show whether not Martens was a passenger riding for compensation, or a guest. If a guest was debarred from _ obtaining damages under the law, unless he could prove the driver drunk or wilfully negligent. But if he was riding as passenger, who had or was about to confer some benefit upon ‘Merriam, then ,provided, he could prove negligence on Merriam’s part, he could recover damages. Martens insisted he was: riding to Sacramento with Merriam in order to introduce him to Secretary of State Frank Jordan and an insurance official. Merriam declared that he had never heard the names of these gentlemen until Martens took the. stand. ‘Corroborating negligence testimony regarding defects in the door which flew open, were witnesses, Mr. Jacobs and Mr. Gould. Corrobor-— ating Merriam’s testimony that the door had never before given trouble was the testimony of Rolly Wright that he had ridden many times in the car and had never found anything wrong with the doo! Merriam testified that he and Mrs. ed Merriam, who rode in the back seat, . had observed Martens with his hand on the lever that opened the door, instead of in the rete used for clos in git. It was inferred that Martens hi self had inadvertently unlocked door, and that wind catching it, yanked it open while he still es to it. Judge. Raglan Tuttle in his — structions to the jury carefully lined the law for their guidance The jury which rendered the 4 dict consisted of the following mé bers: Edward J. Pollard, Harrigan, Muriel Prisk, rison, Jonothan Pascoe, ridge, ‘Blanche Pitts, Elm ‘ ison, Elwell =“ = from a brief. ep to § were.