October 21, 1938 (8 pages)

we a i "eae Rt ss mS \ re i i R MINING JEVELOPMENT ISSUE Thinking” Out Loud * By H. M. L. Nevada Ci COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA y Nugget in the right to publish the Truth, with good motives and for justifiable ends. ton ———_— From the Californian, March 15, 1848: . The Liberty of the Press consists — Alexander HamilIt is time to think of candidates izens who love thefr country should devote thought to the qualifications of men, and women too, who. seek public office, and should study carefully the proposals which will appear on the ballot for their approval. oy ‘ The election will be held two weeks from next Tuesday. : First as to the governorship. Governor Frank F. Merriam is a candidate for re-election. We believe Nevada county owes him a _ vote of thanks and of confidence. Throughout his term of office he has opposed the excesses of communistic labor organizations. When the people of this county tired of the abuse, and threats of John L. Lewis’ followers, especially one threat which came within an ace of closing the largest mine in the near vicinity of Nevada City, and spectacularly removed a picket line, Governor Merriam appointed a commission to investigate the community uprising. This commission was one of the most disinterested that could tbe chosen .Its report did not exonerate the participants in the rumpus, but it did show that this community had been patient and long suffering-in the face of insult, menace, abuse and the attempts of a small, very small, minority, to put several hundred men out of employment here. Nevada County should poll a large majority for Governor Merriam in recognition of his sane, humane and just consideration’ of this incident, Culbert Olson, the Democratic nominee for governor, was one of Upton Sinclair’s ardent supporters four years ago. Olson now is supported from one end of the state to the other by the CIO cohorts, the same organization that has made so much trouble in Nevada county. He proposes to pardon Tom Mooney, the man who murdered ten persons and wounded many others during a preand measures on the ballot. All cit-. = paredness parade in San Francisco! in 1916. This red-handed murderer . was condemned to die. His sentence was commuted, however, and he has lived to be the well beloved martyr, of all communists, rich pinkos, and . radical labor elements. To this multi-. murderer Olson promises to give) full pardon, even though no tribunal, not even the United States Supreme Court, has found any evidence to re-' fute the justice of Mooney’s con-! viction. Mr. Olson has too frequently demonstrated his opportunism to in. spire confidence among thinking and loyal, citizens. We may well suspect . that {Mooney is only a bridge ‘oon which he hopes to cross over to the governorship. For Lieutenant Governor, it can be predicted safely that Nevada “County will vote a big majority for Dr. ‘Walter Scott Franklin, noted physician and latterly a farmer. He is one of those forthright, wpstand~ ing libérals that wins support in all walks of life. His opposition, Ellis Patterson . was among the demagogues who came to Nevada County and helped to inspire the CIO affiliate here to penetrate and undermine our own Mine Workers Protective League with a view to taking over its $50,000 treasury. Despite Patterson’s blatant appeal, the CIO was definitely routed and the Mine Workers Protective League is today one of the strongest independent unions in California. There is a sharp and unusual contrast between Patterson, the cheap CIO rabble rouser, and Dr. Franklin, who has devoted many years of his life to physical well-being of his fellow men, and now hopes to accomplish good things for their social well-being. And for United . States Senator, Philip Bancroft, a man who for many years has been a leader in California farmer organizations, He, too, is a liberal even as defined by President Roosevelt. Moreover his name shone bright among the state’s earliest progressives. He helped to elect Hiram Johnson to the governorship and later to a seat in the United States Senate. He helped Governor Johnson “kick the Southern Pacific” out of California politics. He is still a progressive, still a broad liberal. When ‘‘Ham-and-Eggs’’ Downey, the CIO choice for senator, calls Mr. Bancroft a ‘reactionary,’ it is to laugh. “Ham-and-Bggs’’ Downey is one of those political chameleons who takes the color of any political roe tint that seems for the moment popu(Continued on Page Five) Vol. 12, No. 82. The County Seat Paper ‘NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA Bs Gold Center FRIDAY, OCTOBER fae 1938, Two Hundred Men to Work on N.1.D. Dam WillMitchell, in charge of WPA workmen, stated yesterday that 30 men had been sent into the Scotts Flat section to prepare a camp for workmen who will ibe employed on the projected dam voted for by the Nevada Irrigation District at an election a short time ago. A crew is preparing a road that will start at the Five Mile House out on the Tahoe Ukiah highway and lead down to the new camp which will house about 200 men when completed. Wood floors are being built and canvas tent tops will be placed over them temporarily to house the men. It is expected the new, camp will be completed in about 30 days and by that time the N. I. D. may be ready with, necessary funds to place 150 more men in camp. Work on the dam probably will be in full swing by spring. “The new dam will be about a mile above the present one and 125 feet high. It will cover 400 acres of ground with stored water. The old dam will continue in use but it was stated while it is 120 feet high it is in a narrow section and only holds back about ten feet of irrigation water. Mr. Mitchell stated his men are employed to build the road, clear the camp and dam sites. The dam will be built by contractors. AFL LEADERS: BACK MERRIAM FOR GOVERNOR SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. .20.—The enemies of the American Federation of Labor -are behind the candidacy of Culbert L. Olson for governor of California, Olson has been given the uyor jo yaoddns pue }JUuaWesIOpUr L L.ewis, dictator of the Committee for Industrial C_ ganization. We, in California, accept that challenge. Every man and woman in this state having at: heart the real interest of against and work against the election of Olson. From the present governor, Frank F. Merriam, organized labor has not received all that it has asked, but labor has received from Merriam a ‘square deal and it has always been able to sit down with him and discuss its problems. Governor Merriam has _ repeatedly stated his indorsement of ‘the principles and ideals of the American ‘Federation of Labor as opposed to the intentions of the CIO. Under such eircumstances, organized labor can have but one choice for governor of California. That choice is Merriam. If there is any doubt of the course that orgnized labor shoud’ follow, a letter just received from William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, should settle it. In his letter, Green said: “It is my opinion that the workers of the state of California are not justified in supporting any candidate who is given the support of those who are so bitterly opposed to the policies of the American Federation of Labor.”’ Outlining his attitude on the California election, Green sent the following letter to Casey: referring to Olson, American Federation of Labor Washington, D. C., October 12, 1938. Mr. J. M. Casey, International Organizer, Teamsters’ Union, San Francisco, California. Dear Sir and Brother: The policy that I have pursued for many years as President of the American Federation of Labor is to refrain from entering into the political election of state officials in the many states. The only occasion on which I have deviated from this policy is where in my judgment it is necessary and when I am requested for an expression by outstanding leaders in the labor movement affiliated with the American. Labor in the particular state concerned. (Many officials of International Unions. of California have talked to be about the question of their candidates for the office of Governor in that state. My information from those nien, whom I know and respect is that the present governor of the state of California has made a statement that he believes in the policies, leadership and principles of the American Federation of Labor. One of the main questions before the ‘the workers should vote' ederation of . BLACK SAND GIVES SNIPERS ADDED INCOME Hal D. Draper, local assayer and gold buyer, purchased two more lots of concentrates Wednesday forenoon and shipped them to the new firm in Bakersfield. Mr. Draper stated the new plant promised for Auburn will not be built for a time in order to test the volume of trade first. The plant at Bareksfield is being enlarged to 25 ton per day capacity. Mr: Draper has two more lots of concentrates ready to ship as soon as assays are made. The sale of black sand will also form part of this firm’s business and should prove a boon to snipers along the many mountain streams, who are making small wages. One miner on Deer Creek brought in 23 pounds of black sand for a half days work and made $2.11, while another from Forest brought fifteen and three tenths pounds and received $15.44. Black sand in various localities carries dif« ferent values. ‘Mr, Draper stated some arsenical concentrates from the Alleghany district will assay $2.20 per pound. The best assay so far was $3,014 per ton. TAHOE UKIAH PROBABLY OPEN ALL WINTER Twenty members of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce talked over several important matters pertaining to the city at its regular meeting last night. The routing of the Tahoe Ukiah highway through Nevada City was considered and also a membership drive in the near future. Two new members, Mrs, Mae Carr and William Home were taken in last evening. F. FF.’ Cassidy, local merchant, stated he had dined with a state official in Sacramento Tuesday and had been practically assured the Tahoe Ukiah will be kept open throghout this winter. LADIES NIGHT AND BUCK STEW FOR ELKS The Elks are having a rollicking celebration Saturday, October 22, at 7 p.m. in the Elks Home at Nevada City. This ‘will ‘be the first ladies night of the fall season. A~Special barbecued buck dinner is to highlight the evening’s events, and dancing and other entertainment may be enjoyed iby all who attend. The price is one dollar per plate. voters of California in the coming ‘state election’ is whether or not a candidate shall be elected to the position of governor who has been espoused and backed by every enemy of the American Federation of Lab‘or, Under these conditions and circumstances it is my opinion that the workers of the state of California are not justified in supporting any candidate who is given the support of those who are so bitterly opposed to the policies of the American Federation of Labor. Fraternally yours, . WM.GREEN, President, American Federation of Labor. (totaled $362,000. CROOKED CHECK MANIPULATIONS, . ¢ ROTARY TOPIC W. H. Brownlee, manager of a San Francisco check protector company, fave the Rotary club at luncheon yesterday an excellent description, illustrating by sleight-of-hand feats, of how crooks operate, not only to “lift” purses and wallets, but also how they operate to “‘lift’’ the figures on checks: Horace Curnow was program chairman. Brownlee stated that last year the losses of the United States through altered, forged and ‘‘rubber’’ checks All companies which manufacture check protectors also. give a bond to protect the users of their particular device in case checks thus issued are forged or altered. The most common offense is the issuance of checks that bounce back. Checks in small towns, Mr. Brownlee said, change hands on average of 8 to 10 times before they return to the person who issued them. In San Francisco, the average is about 42 times and in New York it runs up to 300 times. There is therefore abundant opportunity for crooks to alter checks and cash them long before they are returned to the man who wrote them, . Recently a negress was arrested for forgery in a small town who had money on deposit in 42 banks most of them some distance from. the scene of her operations, She had a habit of examining the mail in the apartment houses and _ removing checks from envelopes without unsealing the flap. This was done by poking, in an unsealed corner, a tiny instrument rolling up the check and drawing it out. Regarding some of the exploits of eheck artists, Mr. Brownlee said that renly.a short time ago, a big construction company of New Jersey issued a check for $27. This was raised to $27,000 and cashed. During his talk he gave several amusing illustrations of how crooks work He deftly removed from the inside coat pocket of one of the members, a wallet. He apparently extinguished a cigarette in a white pocket handkerchief, shook out the handkerchief, which showed no signs of burn or ashes, and then picked the burning cigarette stubb from. the cuff of his yecereDOWNEY WOULD CURE U.S. ILLS BY REVOLUTION SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20.—Former Governor C. C. Young tonight dramatically entered the California political ‘campaign by confronting Sheridan Downey with evidence that Downey has advocated revolution as a cure for the nation’s: ills. Urging the election of Philip Bancroft, the Walnut Creek “fighting farmer’’ to the United States Senate, Young described Downey as a radical rainbow-chaser. *The charge af advocating revolution was based by Young on Sheridan Downey’s book, entitled “Onward America’ and published in 1933. Young quoted the following passage from the Downey book: “Revolution, if it were successful would but mean _ the overthrow of our present impotent political leadership and the induction of new officials and new forms of government. ‘And a successful revolution, if wisely and agrressively led, conceivably might bring us in the immedite future to that happy state of material well-being which all long for and of which most of us despair.’ The date of publication of the Downey book, 1933—after President Roosevelt took office—and the reference to “impotent pelitigal leadership,’’ was in strange contrast to Downey’s recent professions of loyalty to Roosevelt. Governor Young said: “T submit that this is the United (Continued on Page Eight) MINE OPERATOR COMPLETES ROAD TO WASHINGTON .(M. Hoff, iitereeted in the Giant Pee mine near Washington is mining between 35 and 40 tons of ore and trucking it to the Gracey mine mill on Gold Flat southeast of Nevada City. Mr. Hoff states the ore is good milling grade. Since reopening the property about’ three months ago Mr. Hoff has had a crew completing the new road into Washington. The WPA project it is stated spent $19,000 on one half of the road and he completed the rest for $2,000. The new road will be of great benefit to the town of Washington as it cuts out steep pitches and gives a four per cent grade in most places. In driving over the new road the turn off is at Quartz Flat where a four per cent grade prevails two miles to the Washington Giant King mine. Another two miles down Washington creek brings the road into the little town over. an easily traveled road. This road will need graveling before winter sets in. JUDGE TUTTLE SEEKS SEAT ON APPEALS COURT Judge Raglan Tuttle of Nevada County’s Superior Court, has applied to Governor Merriam for appointment to the seat on the Appellate court, now vacant following the death of Justice John A. Plummer. Judge Tuttle was unopposed for reelection to the Superior Court at the August primary. oo He has written 150 Appellate court decisions while serving in a relief capacity on the Appellate bench in both Sacramento and San Francisco. He has often been selected by the State Judicial Council to sit in notable civil and criminal trials, some of which have attracted state-wide attention. He presided, for instance, at the trial of the dynamiters, who were apprehended while enroute to blow up Standard Oil properties in the San Joaquin valley. Attempts to secure a reversal of: his rulings and judgment in that case, by appeal to higher state and federal courts, have been defeated all along the line. Few jurists in California have a wider acquaintance, or are more universally respected, among the legal fraternity, than Judge ‘Tuttle. He was born in Placer county and practiced law in Auburn for many ‘years before coming to Nevada county, He is a graduate of the University of California and its affiliate, Hasting’s Law School. MASS MEETING — ON AMENDMENTS A mass meeting will be held at the Memorial Building, Grass Valley this evening at 8:00 p. m. Outstanding speakers from all parts of California will present the pro and, con of the most important amendments appearing on the November ‘8 ballot. A summary will also be given on the other amendments. This is an opportunity for citizens to acquaint themselves with important initiatives. The meeting is non-political and non-partisan and is not for the passage or defeat of any enactment. It is for the purpose of bringing to the voters both sides of these important Guestions: meeting is free. [Mine Employment in ‘Nevada County Again Shows An Increase ‘ weeks. these . The survey of mining activity in Nevada County this month reveals a considerable increase in employment. Reports from almost forty active mining properties show a total employment of 2,564 men as compared with 2,486 last month This means a monthly payroll of $384,600. Three of the larger operators, Empire Star, Idaho Maryland and Lava Cap, have added to their working forces in the past few weeks. Among placer properties listed are Dakin company and (Melville, employing respectively 12 and 16 men. Giant King has resumed under the management of J. IM. Hoff with 11 men employed, and the Taylor claims are being tested by a crew of four. The following reports have been received from various mining propertigs: ROSEMONT PROPERTY Gove C. Celio has spent some time the past summer developing the property in the Remington Hill district in which he and his father, W. B. Celio are interested. The tunnel is in 925 feet and Celio has a washing outfit to treat gravel. A road is being improved into the property by Gove Celio during the past’ few He is greatly pleased with prospects found so far. Old time miners took out good pay on this property. ‘ AZALEA PROPERTY Connelley Brothers are operating the Azalea Hill mine at Graniteville, The shaft is being sunk to develop ore, preparations are being made to run all winter, A ‘bunk. house, kitchen and dining room and a building over the shaft are under construction. Six men are employed. RUBY MINE Diamond drilling is in progress at the Ruby mine between Forest and Goodyears Bar in order to locate a rich old channel. Intrusion of another channel from the east cut into the rich paying Mott or York channel which has been breasted 1500 feet. If the old channel is not located work will continue on rich veins in the long tunnel. No curtailment of operations is contemplated by interests operating the property. L. L. Huelsdonk is superintendent, No. LODE MINES Men Payroll Employed Bnpire =.) $61,500 Newmont North Star .. 266 39,900 Pennsylvania 111 16,650 Zeibright ... 150 22,500 Murchie ... 140 21,000 Idaho-Maryland New Brunswick 249 22,350 Idaho , wate SDS 77,700 . Bullion 36 5,400 Lava Cap Banner— WORLPAL < .ccsccseccs 280 42,000 Bradley PIER 5,250 Others Golden Center . 22,500 Norambagua. .:. 2,250 Spring Hill Great Northern . Stockton’ Hill . 2,160 900 Hot Water .. 750 Mountaineer .. 750. APOTHS Sa es acca ccnce 600 . Daisy Blue .. 600 . APBIOR » 6.550555 s 900 PRR GS de ticc cxpomasts Keller Giant King .. Taylor acc aba Atlae cies Omega .. McKenzie...-. Shovel Placers . Relief Hill French Corral Viet Innes Dreg. Co, You Bet. “Gold, Star acces Dakin bane Eines: aeeweene

we a i "eae Rt ss mS \ re i i R MINING JEVELOPMENT ISSUE Thinking” Out Loud * By H. M. L. Nevada Ci COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA y Nugget in the right to publish the Truth, with good motives and for justifiable ends. ton ———_— From the Californian, March 15, 1848: . The Liberty of the Press consists — Alexander HamilIt is time to think of candidates izens who love thefr country should devote thought to the qualifications of men, and women too, who. seek public office, and should study carefully the proposals which will appear on the ballot for their approval. oy ‘ The election will be held two weeks from next Tuesday. : First as to the governorship. Governor Frank F. Merriam is a candidate for re-election. We believe Nevada county owes him a _ vote of thanks and of confidence. Throughout his term of office he has opposed the excesses of communistic labor organizations. When the people of this county tired of the abuse, and threats of John L. Lewis’ followers, especially one threat which came within an ace of closing the largest mine in the near vicinity of Nevada City, and spectacularly removed a picket line, Governor Merriam appointed a commission to investigate the community uprising. This commission was one of the most disinterested that could tbe chosen .Its report did not exonerate the participants in the rumpus, but it did show that this community had been patient and long suffering-in the face of insult, menace, abuse and the attempts of a small, very small, minority, to put several hundred men out of employment here. Nevada County should poll a large majority for Governor Merriam in recognition of his sane, humane and just consideration’ of this incident, Culbert Olson, the Democratic nominee for governor, was one of Upton Sinclair’s ardent supporters four years ago. Olson now is supported from one end of the state to the other by the CIO cohorts, the same organization that has made so much trouble in Nevada county. He proposes to pardon Tom Mooney, the man who murdered ten persons and wounded many others during a preand measures on the ballot. All cit-. = paredness parade in San Francisco! in 1916. This red-handed murderer . was condemned to die. His sentence was commuted, however, and he has lived to be the well beloved martyr, of all communists, rich pinkos, and . radical labor elements. To this multi-. murderer Olson promises to give) full pardon, even though no tribunal, not even the United States Supreme Court, has found any evidence to re-' fute the justice of Mooney’s con-! viction. Mr. Olson has too frequently demonstrated his opportunism to in. spire confidence among thinking and loyal, citizens. We may well suspect . that {Mooney is only a bridge ‘oon which he hopes to cross over to the governorship. For Lieutenant Governor, it can be predicted safely that Nevada “County will vote a big majority for Dr. ‘Walter Scott Franklin, noted physician and latterly a farmer. He is one of those forthright, wpstand~ ing libérals that wins support in all walks of life. His opposition, Ellis Patterson . was among the demagogues who came to Nevada County and helped to inspire the CIO affiliate here to penetrate and undermine our own Mine Workers Protective League with a view to taking over its $50,000 treasury. Despite Patterson’s blatant appeal, the CIO was definitely routed and the Mine Workers Protective League is today one of the strongest independent unions in California. There is a sharp and unusual contrast between Patterson, the cheap CIO rabble rouser, and Dr. Franklin, who has devoted many years of his life to physical well-being of his fellow men, and now hopes to accomplish good things for their social well-being. And for United . States Senator, Philip Bancroft, a man who for many years has been a leader in California farmer organizations, He, too, is a liberal even as defined by President Roosevelt. Moreover his name shone bright among the state’s earliest progressives. He helped to elect Hiram Johnson to the governorship and later to a seat in the United States Senate. He helped Governor Johnson “kick the Southern Pacific” out of California politics. He is still a progressive, still a broad liberal. When ‘‘Ham-and-Eggs’’ Downey, the CIO choice for senator, calls Mr. Bancroft a ‘reactionary,’ it is to laugh. “Ham-and-Bggs’’ Downey is one of those political chameleons who takes the color of any political roe tint that seems for the moment popu(Continued on Page Five) Vol. 12, No. 82. The County Seat Paper ‘NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA Bs Gold Center FRIDAY, OCTOBER fae 1938, Two Hundred Men to Work on N.1.D. Dam WillMitchell, in charge of WPA workmen, stated yesterday that 30 men had been sent into the Scotts Flat section to prepare a camp for workmen who will ibe employed on the projected dam voted for by the Nevada Irrigation District at an election a short time ago. A crew is preparing a road that will start at the Five Mile House out on the Tahoe Ukiah highway and lead down to the new camp which will house about 200 men when completed. Wood floors are being built and canvas tent tops will be placed over them temporarily to house the men. It is expected the new, camp will be completed in about 30 days and by that time the N. I. D. may be ready with, necessary funds to place 150 more men in camp. Work on the dam probably will be in full swing by spring. “The new dam will be about a mile above the present one and 125 feet high. It will cover 400 acres of ground with stored water. The old dam will continue in use but it was stated while it is 120 feet high it is in a narrow section and only holds back about ten feet of irrigation water. Mr. Mitchell stated his men are employed to build the road, clear the camp and dam sites. The dam will be built by contractors. AFL LEADERS: BACK MERRIAM FOR GOVERNOR SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. .20.—The enemies of the American Federation of Labor -are behind the candidacy of Culbert L. Olson for governor of California, Olson has been given the uyor jo yaoddns pue }JUuaWesIOpUr L L.ewis, dictator of the Committee for Industrial C_ ganization. We, in California, accept that challenge. Every man and woman in this state having at: heart the real interest of against and work against the election of Olson. From the present governor, Frank F. Merriam, organized labor has not received all that it has asked, but labor has received from Merriam a ‘square deal and it has always been able to sit down with him and discuss its problems. Governor Merriam has _ repeatedly stated his indorsement of ‘the principles and ideals of the American ‘Federation of Labor as opposed to the intentions of the CIO. Under such eircumstances, organized labor can have but one choice for governor of California. That choice is Merriam. If there is any doubt of the course that orgnized labor shoud’ follow, a letter just received from William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, should settle it. In his letter, Green said: “It is my opinion that the workers of the state of California are not justified in supporting any candidate who is given the support of those who are so bitterly opposed to the policies of the American Federation of Labor.”’ Outlining his attitude on the California election, Green sent the following letter to Casey: referring to Olson, American Federation of Labor Washington, D. C., October 12, 1938. Mr. J. M. Casey, International Organizer, Teamsters’ Union, San Francisco, California. Dear Sir and Brother: The policy that I have pursued for many years as President of the American Federation of Labor is to refrain from entering into the political election of state officials in the many states. The only occasion on which I have deviated from this policy is where in my judgment it is necessary and when I am requested for an expression by outstanding leaders in the labor movement affiliated with the American. Labor in the particular state concerned. (Many officials of International Unions. of California have talked to be about the question of their candidates for the office of Governor in that state. My information from those nien, whom I know and respect is that the present governor of the state of California has made a statement that he believes in the policies, leadership and principles of the American Federation of Labor. One of the main questions before the ‘the workers should vote' ederation of . BLACK SAND GIVES SNIPERS ADDED INCOME Hal D. Draper, local assayer and gold buyer, purchased two more lots of concentrates Wednesday forenoon and shipped them to the new firm in Bakersfield. Mr. Draper stated the new plant promised for Auburn will not be built for a time in order to test the volume of trade first. The plant at Bareksfield is being enlarged to 25 ton per day capacity. Mr: Draper has two more lots of concentrates ready to ship as soon as assays are made. The sale of black sand will also form part of this firm’s business and should prove a boon to snipers along the many mountain streams, who are making small wages. One miner on Deer Creek brought in 23 pounds of black sand for a half days work and made $2.11, while another from Forest brought fifteen and three tenths pounds and received $15.44. Black sand in various localities carries dif« ferent values. ‘Mr, Draper stated some arsenical concentrates from the Alleghany district will assay $2.20 per pound. The best assay so far was $3,014 per ton. TAHOE UKIAH PROBABLY OPEN ALL WINTER Twenty members of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce talked over several important matters pertaining to the city at its regular meeting last night. The routing of the Tahoe Ukiah highway through Nevada City was considered and also a membership drive in the near future. Two new members, Mrs, Mae Carr and William Home were taken in last evening. F. FF.’ Cassidy, local merchant, stated he had dined with a state official in Sacramento Tuesday and had been practically assured the Tahoe Ukiah will be kept open throghout this winter. LADIES NIGHT AND BUCK STEW FOR ELKS The Elks are having a rollicking celebration Saturday, October 22, at 7 p.m. in the Elks Home at Nevada City. This ‘will ‘be the first ladies night of the fall season. A~Special barbecued buck dinner is to highlight the evening’s events, and dancing and other entertainment may be enjoyed iby all who attend. The price is one dollar per plate. voters of California in the coming ‘state election’ is whether or not a

candidate shall be elected to the position of governor who has been espoused and backed by every enemy of the American Federation of Lab‘or, Under these conditions and circumstances it is my opinion that the workers of the state of California are not justified in supporting any candidate who is given the support of those who are so bitterly opposed to the policies of the American Federation of Labor. Fraternally yours, . WM.GREEN, President, American Federation of Labor. (totaled $362,000. CROOKED CHECK MANIPULATIONS, . ¢ ROTARY TOPIC W. H. Brownlee, manager of a San Francisco check protector company, fave the Rotary club at luncheon yesterday an excellent description, illustrating by sleight-of-hand feats, of how crooks operate, not only to “lift” purses and wallets, but also how they operate to “‘lift’’ the figures on checks: Horace Curnow was program chairman. Brownlee stated that last year the losses of the United States through altered, forged and ‘‘rubber’’ checks All companies which manufacture check protectors also. give a bond to protect the users of their particular device in case checks thus issued are forged or altered. The most common offense is the issuance of checks that bounce back. Checks in small towns, Mr. Brownlee said, change hands on average of 8 to 10 times before they return to the person who issued them. In San Francisco, the average is about 42 times and in New York it runs up to 300 times. There is therefore abundant opportunity for crooks to alter checks and cash them long before they are returned to the man who wrote them, . Recently a negress was arrested for forgery in a small town who had money on deposit in 42 banks most of them some distance from. the scene of her operations, She had a habit of examining the mail in the apartment houses and _ removing checks from envelopes without unsealing the flap. This was done by poking, in an unsealed corner, a tiny instrument rolling up the check and drawing it out. Regarding some of the exploits of eheck artists, Mr. Brownlee said that renly.a short time ago, a big construction company of New Jersey issued a check for $27. This was raised to $27,000 and cashed. During his talk he gave several amusing illustrations of how crooks work He deftly removed from the inside coat pocket of one of the members, a wallet. He apparently extinguished a cigarette in a white pocket handkerchief, shook out the handkerchief, which showed no signs of burn or ashes, and then picked the burning cigarette stubb from. the cuff of his yecereDOWNEY WOULD CURE U.S. ILLS BY REVOLUTION SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20.—Former Governor C. C. Young tonight dramatically entered the California political ‘campaign by confronting Sheridan Downey with evidence that Downey has advocated revolution as a cure for the nation’s: ills. Urging the election of Philip Bancroft, the Walnut Creek “fighting farmer’’ to the United States Senate, Young described Downey as a radical rainbow-chaser. *The charge af advocating revolution was based by Young on Sheridan Downey’s book, entitled “Onward America’ and published in 1933. Young quoted the following passage from the Downey book: “Revolution, if it were successful would but mean _ the overthrow of our present impotent political leadership and the induction of new officials and new forms of government. ‘And a successful revolution, if wisely and agrressively led, conceivably might bring us in the immedite future to that happy state of material well-being which all long for and of which most of us despair.’ The date of publication of the Downey book, 1933—after President Roosevelt took office—and the reference to “impotent pelitigal leadership,’’ was in strange contrast to Downey’s recent professions of loyalty to Roosevelt. Governor Young said: “T submit that this is the United (Continued on Page Eight) MINE OPERATOR COMPLETES ROAD TO WASHINGTON .(M. Hoff, iitereeted in the Giant Pee mine near Washington is mining between 35 and 40 tons of ore and trucking it to the Gracey mine mill on Gold Flat southeast of Nevada City. Mr. Hoff states the ore is good milling grade. Since reopening the property about’ three months ago Mr. Hoff has had a crew completing the new road into Washington. The WPA project it is stated spent $19,000 on one half of the road and he completed the rest for $2,000. The new road will be of great benefit to the town of Washington as it cuts out steep pitches and gives a four per cent grade in most places. In driving over the new road the turn off is at Quartz Flat where a four per cent grade prevails two miles to the Washington Giant King mine. Another two miles down Washington creek brings the road into the little town over. an easily traveled road. This road will need graveling before winter sets in. JUDGE TUTTLE SEEKS SEAT ON APPEALS COURT Judge Raglan Tuttle of Nevada County’s Superior Court, has applied to Governor Merriam for appointment to the seat on the Appellate court, now vacant following the death of Justice John A. Plummer. Judge Tuttle was unopposed for reelection to the Superior Court at the August primary. oo He has written 150 Appellate court decisions while serving in a relief capacity on the Appellate bench in both Sacramento and San Francisco. He has often been selected by the State Judicial Council to sit in notable civil and criminal trials, some of which have attracted state-wide attention. He presided, for instance, at the trial of the dynamiters, who were apprehended while enroute to blow up Standard Oil properties in the San Joaquin valley. Attempts to secure a reversal of: his rulings and judgment in that case, by appeal to higher state and federal courts, have been defeated all along the line. Few jurists in California have a wider acquaintance, or are more universally respected, among the legal fraternity, than Judge ‘Tuttle. He was born in Placer county and practiced law in Auburn for many ‘years before coming to Nevada county, He is a graduate of the University of California and its affiliate, Hasting’s Law School. MASS MEETING — ON AMENDMENTS A mass meeting will be held at the Memorial Building, Grass Valley this evening at 8:00 p. m. Outstanding speakers from all parts of California will present the pro and, con of the most important amendments appearing on the November ‘8 ballot. A summary will also be given on the other amendments. This is an opportunity for citizens to acquaint themselves with important initiatives. The meeting is non-political and non-partisan and is not for the passage or defeat of any enactment. It is for the purpose of bringing to the voters both sides of these important Guestions: meeting is free. [Mine Employment in ‘Nevada County Again Shows An Increase ‘ weeks. these . The survey of mining activity in Nevada County this month reveals a considerable increase in employment. Reports from almost forty active mining properties show a total employment of 2,564 men as compared with 2,486 last month This means a monthly payroll of $384,600. Three of the larger operators, Empire Star, Idaho Maryland and Lava Cap, have added to their working forces in the past few weeks. Among placer properties listed are Dakin company and (Melville, employing respectively 12 and 16 men. Giant King has resumed under the management of J. IM. Hoff with 11 men employed, and the Taylor claims are being tested by a crew of four. The following reports have been received from various mining propertigs: ROSEMONT PROPERTY Gove C. Celio has spent some time the past summer developing the property in the Remington Hill district in which he and his father, W. B. Celio are interested. The tunnel is in 925 feet and Celio has a washing outfit to treat gravel. A road is being improved into the property by Gove Celio during the past’ few He is greatly pleased with prospects found so far. Old time miners took out good pay on this property. ‘ AZALEA PROPERTY Connelley Brothers are operating the Azalea Hill mine at Graniteville, The shaft is being sunk to develop ore, preparations are being made to run all winter, A ‘bunk. house, kitchen and dining room and a building over the shaft are under construction. Six men are employed. RUBY MINE Diamond drilling is in progress at the Ruby mine between Forest and Goodyears Bar in order to locate a rich old channel. Intrusion of another channel from the east cut into the rich paying Mott or York channel which has been breasted 1500 feet. If the old channel is not located work will continue on rich veins in the long tunnel. No curtailment of operations is contemplated by interests operating the property. L. L. Huelsdonk is superintendent, No. LODE MINES Men Payroll Employed Bnpire =..) $61,500 Newmont North Star .... 266 39,900 Pennsylvania 111 16,650 Zeibright ..... 150 22,500 Murchie ...... 140 21,000 Idaho-Maryland New Brunswick 249 22,350 Idaho , wate SDS 77,700 . Bullion 36 5,400 Lava Cap Banner— WORLPAL < .ccsccseccs 280 42,000 Bradley PIER 5,250 Others Golden Center .. 22,500 Norambagua. ..:. 2,250 Spring Hill Great Northern . Stockton’ Hill .. 2,160 900 Hot Water .... 750 Mountaineer .... 750. APOTHS Sa es acca ccnce 600 . Daisy Blue .... 600 . APBIOR » 6.550555 s 900 PRR GS de ticc cxpomasts Keller Giant King .... Taylor acc aba Atlae cies Omega ... McKenzie.....-.. Shovel Placers .. Relief Hill French Corral Viet Innes Dreg. Co, You Bet.. “Gold, Star acces Dakin bane Eines: aeeweene