Woodland Daily Democrat (Newspaper) - January 3, 1924, Woodland, California ISSUED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY WOODLAND CALIFORNIA THURSDAY EVENING 3 1924 ESTABLISHED 1877 P Reported To Monroe Hoax Sheriff J W Monroe called off the blood hounds this morning when he learned that the stolen mail pouch at Blacks had been found The pouch had missed the bound Southern Pacific passenger train at o'clock last night ing Special Agent Moore of the road company to report a theft to the local officers Through a misunderstanding Postmaster C E Thomas had ten to put the pouch on the train Appraisement Shows Tailor Left Estate Valued At Inventory and appraisement in the matter of the estate of John G Storz also known as George Storz deceased have been filed by the appraiser James L Hare The estate consists of cash in the sum of on deposit in local banks personal property including an automobile and a number of claims of the total value of and a house and lot valued at L Zimmer is named as of the estate SHEIK AGAIN GETS CHANCE TO WORK FOR FAMILY Twice shown leniency by the local authorities Henry Rosetta family de- serter known as the sheik of last night was released from the Yolo county jail in order that he might earn a living for his wife and two babies and for the little one that is expected to be born in six weeks Rosetta's children are 26 and 15 months old Mrs Rosetta was taken from the Yolo county hospital to Roseville where relatives provided a home The same Samaritan kinfolk also furnished Rosetta with to offer as a guarantee that he will abide by the strict terms of tion laid down yesterday by Judge Wm A Anderson The Washington sheik had served one month of an eighteen months term Before his sentence he had been imprisoned two months Masqueraders To Perform 15 The Trysting Place will be pre- sented by the Woodland ers Tuesday evening January 15 at the Granada The cast will include Mrs G F Cloud Miss Henrietta Toothaker Miss Jessie Briggs Miss Hazel Boyenger Miss Eleanor Burr G F Cloud Roy Chandler and las Worley Snits Fi Against Bean Growers Here Based on alleged contract failures suits were started today by the fornia Bean Growers Association against John P Valini for and for additional attorneys fees ing to against J S King for with additional for gal fees against E B Kercheval for and costs and J F Silva and J E Silva for plus costs The defendants are bean men in the Knights Landing section Elmer Byers has resumed his duties as Southern Pacific agent at Knights Landing after an absence of over a year Dog Gives Housewife Courage To Defy Hobo Who Demanded Meal I want something to eat and in a hurry was the demand made of Mrs A J Hill residing at 912 Pendegast street by a tramp who appeared at breakfast time At the opportune moment Mrs Hill's big dog walked into the kitchen Mrs Hill became defiant You get out of here or I'll sick this dog on she warned the stranger a big burly fellow who talked threateningly but sped away like a Charley Paddock once he caught a glimpse of Mrs Hill's canine er The tramp had not taken the ble to knock at the door He walked into the kitchen as Mrs Hill was ishing her breakfast Sheriff J W Monroe said today that all efforts to locate the intruder had been unsuccessful Arson Will Guard City Schools An arson squad was organized to guard San Francisco's 130 schools from the firebug who for six weeks has terrorized Central Califor- nia in a arson piot Fire Chief Thomas Murphy ing become alarmed by recent fires Oakland Alameda and Woodland i TODAY'S FORECAST Occasional rain tonight and Friday Warmer Such was the weather prophecy from mento In the grip of a cold wave that swept the entire state Woodland day for the first time interruption of railroad STRANGE CODE LEFT ON HOMES BY DEAF BEGGAR BULLETIN Fred Ward posing as a deaf and dumb beggar but able to speak and hear normally was arrested by Con- stable Leroy Hillhouse this afternoon It was easy around Ward said The faker was given thirty days to repent in jail Writing on front doors was a he said F W 1 1 24 Written in lead pencil and so con- that they can't be over- looked these marks appeared on the panels of the front doors of at least fifteen homes on South First street yesterday A beggar who represented to be a deaf and dumb mute is blamed by housewives In nearly ery instance the marks were found soon after his departure The officers were unable to solve what they believe is a part of a code The F W letters will give the key the numerals simply signifying the date of the call The operated in town here on New Year's Day and again yesterday and today Auto Theft Suspect Arrested At Ukiah Arrest at Ukiah of T H Davidson wanted here on the suspicion of ing been implicated in the theft 01 J W Gallup's automobile which has just been found was reported to Con- stable Leroy Hillhouse today service because of sleet and ice From idson is one of a of men sought schools called his battalion chiefs in- to conference yesterday afternoon and formed the arson squad of 37 men Shortly after sunset members of the squad traveling in specially 9 o'clock last night until 10 o'clock this morning the Sacramento em electric trains were unable to make the trip between this city and Sacramento Excepting in the vicinity of gan and in the foothill section of pay and further west in Yolo county the snowfall was not sufficiently heavy to register North of Dunnigan a fall of snow that measured about inches The snow storm in the hills by the officer QUEER DUCK THIS Brought down in the vicinity of Dillon Beach an odd-looking duck was brought home by Wm Van Zee local sportsman It is coal black with a scarlet Blame for the derailment of a Southern Pacific passenger train out of Woodland at Davis on Christmas morning has been fixed by a board of inquiry upon Signal Maintainer A G Cameron Operator Towerman J D Hoell and Engineer D F Sullivan Affixed to the inquiry report are these B A Campbell assistant superintendent F C Kein master mechanic R W Bryant division engineer C A Tell retired Davis merchant and tee F H Hayes of Davis The loss to the railroad amounted to No passengers hurt The train was in charge of Con- ductor J P Molter Cameron Chiefly Blamed According to the inquiry board nal Maintainer Cameron had placed I derail 16 blocks on the track when it should have been left clear until after j the return movement was made The i Three Anniversaries For Winters Minister Rev H C Culton his 75th milestone and wedding anniversary on Wednesday ary 2 Sunday January 6th will mark the anniversary of his ate with the Presbyterian flock at Winters Mr and Mrs Wm Brinck spent t signed automobiles began a tour of all the schools and of the western part of the county thorough inspections of school heavier ings In boarding schools where pils sleep in the buildings special have been assigned to hold vigils through the nights As an additional precaution Chief of Police Daniel O'Brien yesterday issued general orders to patrolmen in all districts of the city to visit and inspect school buildings on their trol area Chief report stated that he responsible The board blamed Operator man for permitting Cameron to handle the lower Engineer Sullivan was held responsible in that he did not watch closer for the derail on a switching move and for running er than eight or ten miles an hour the train having gone 132 feet over the derail Mr and Mrs L M Ireland at a family dinner Sunday in which the members of the Geo vrell clan all participated Mr and Mrs Carl Mahler returned from San Francsico Wednesday ing- CATTLE STRUCK BY TRAIN SEEK REVENGE ON S CONDUCTOR The Knights an otor which left here Wednesday night at o'clock ran into a band of cattle near Lee Station between Knights Landing and Yuba City crippling the motor to srach an extent that it was necessary to obtain a steam e to haul it into Marysville In order to get the engine Jim Master conductor of train was compelled to walk a distance of five the nearest telegraph station Snow covered the right-of-way to a of several inches and made walking difficult The cattle ed by the light of the conductor's Ian pressed closely around him and made it necessary for him to hide the lantern beneath his coat part of the tame he was compelled to take to the fence to escape from the frightened cattle MEETING OR RAISIN MEN George Isham announces a meeting of the raisin growers at the board of trade rooms in the Yolo courthouse Friday evening Dr Dixon Leases Local Film House Beginning Friday evening the Theatre formerly known as The will be conducted under the management of Jack ingston Dr T H Dixon leased the property late yesterday for a term of one year Livingston has been manager of the National Theatre Strand theatre here The regular W C T U meeting has been postponed to the third Thursday afternoon of January Chief Murphy regarded the tion such gravity that in calling the meeting he revoked all leaves of absence for the day and proceeded with his plans in spite of the holiday He While the firebug has not made his appearance in San Francisco he is very close to our doors and we are determined that he shall find no opportunity in the city It is a case of locking the barn before we lose the horse Berkeley Patrol Formation of the arson squad followed a similar move on the Continued From Page Four Post Women To Consider Black Case That the special meeting of the Auxiliary women of the Yolo Post No 77 of the American gion is slated to consider the case of the accuser of Rev C C Black became known today when the State Headquarters of the Legion was said to have tele- phoned here from San Francisco that an official would be here from to discuss the maWer and give advice Archimede was said to be the official coming from Sacramento The chief witness against Che ister was elected president of the for the coming year but has not yet been installed She was erly historian of the state Auxiliary No definite action is possible night as it is a special meeting There is reported to be a wide diversity of opinion among Auxiliary members here Woodland Winters Esparto and sections adjacent thereto reported hail icicles and sleet aplenty Creeks and sloughs developed thin cakes of ice January 1st Coldest Notwithstanding that it was cold enough to freeze up the sprinkle of rain as it pattered down upon the streets and sidewalks beginning early last nieht and continuing throughout today the ture at 7 o'clock this morning was not as chilly as it was on New Year's Day or yesterday The weatherman at the ern Pacific depot in Woodland at 7 o'clock this morning found the thermometer reading 33 de- grees above zero Yesterday at the same time it was 28 and on New Year's Day at 7 o'clock it was 26 Drops In Hurry A strange coincidence was noted here Tuesday morning When the railroad gauge was read at 5 o'clock the temperature was 32 degrees Two hours later it had dropped to 26 The shower during Jast night and up to 7 o'clock this rooming registered but 05 inches Rail Service Delayed While the Southern Pacific Com- pany having its troubles further north the crn was unable to rt service be- tween Woodland and Sacramento un- til 10 o'clock this morning The train that lefl Sacramento at ar- rived here four with Con- ductor Ed Edwards in Seventeen Miles In Four Hours The train leaving at this to go to the aid of the crew and who had four and Mrs A A Souza returned from Oakland Wednesday evening Nelson on i i i World Trip With vim and enthusiasm seldom characteristic of a person near the sixties Mrs Delia B Nelson left Woodland this afternoon for a five months trip to Europe Asia and rica She is to make the entire ney alone Isn't that a rather big Mrs Nelson was asked Not for one accustomed to life's experiences as I she replied And you may bet when I get home I'm going to don my overalls and go back to my ranch and work harder than she added Mrs Nelson is the widow of Wirt Nelson who died ten years ago Through Panama Locks The itinerary calls for Mrs Nelson sailing from San Francisco next day January 7th for Panama After a trip to Havana her boat The Em- press of Canada sails on to New York due to arrive there January 30 ter a few days in Gotham she sails Italy A trip to Jerusalem and the Holy Land will be one of the enjoyable features of her itinerary May Circle Globe After many interior trips in Europe Mrs Nelson is to go to Asia and rica In fact I'll probably circle world before I get she said Mrs Nelson stated that she is not to accompany Mr and Mrs W S ster as had been understood Mrs Nelson declared that the Websters were not definitely certain when they left Woodland that they would go through with their trip to South America Mrs Nelson arranged this afternoon to have the Democrat follow her to all of the bigger I wouldn't be without she stated as she bade good-bye to relatives and friends at the train to wish her a bon School Architect W H Weeks last night gave a report of his findings in the matter of the condition of what is left of the Woodland high school He said that the walls could be used and that would ing ing of about The furnace and water system and all of the lavatories were also found to be in good condition Weeks told the school trustees The board ing was held at the J L Harlan home Wraith Estimates Loss Trustee Wraith said this morning that Weeks declared last night that the entire building property without the contents can be replaced for Wraith also said that the value of the contents lost will not ex- ceed The architect will take steps to strengthen the walls this afternoon if they are found to need bracing Concrete Against Steel It was discovered that the concrete beams can be used over again but the structure is warped and bent beyond possibilities The concrete partitions appear to be sound Pulitzer Prize Novel Club Topic County Teacher Rancher Pint 1924 Newlyweds In the presence of only the two im- mediate families Miss Merle mott was united in marriage to Mr William Turner at the home 01 the bride's parents Mr and Mrs Charles Wolgamott Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock Rev G G Berger of the Methodist Episcopal Church officiated The couple was the first to obtain a license here in the New Leap Year The bride was reared near land She is a graduate of the 1920 class of the Woodland high school and has been teaching in the Yolo i county schools Turner 5s the son of Mr and Mrs A Turner and has fanned around Woodland two trains were coupled Inert nor Cnthtr will be at the of the Woodland Club to be held at the home of Mrs Byron F Saturday at o'clock Miller is chairman of the day's gram Station slowly made their Woodland It vras explained that the sleet and hail had so the third rail that a contact im- possible ice it was said would have been a power conductor but ice frozen from pure water would not pass along the electricity I Commuters Late Several of commuters had to hire automobiles to convey them to their work at Sacramento while ers waited here and returned on the train leaving at A Woodland freight train on the Southern Pacific line was tied up daring the night at Willows Section men shoved the snow out of the switches enabling the frieght to come through this morning Pipes Radiators Freeze Plumbers and automobile repair shops were doing a rushing business Probably a half hundred automobile radiators were frozen up here day and Wednesday nights South Shivers Los Angeles and all of the em part of the state felt the same freezing temperature Los Angeles Pulitzer prize novel for IMS j Party With 1 I Mrs Alfred Murray LEGION DANCE SUCCESS The dance given in Legion Hall on New night by Yolo Post No 77 American legion was attended by more than a hundred couples and a decided social success The tee in charge of the event was posed of Ed Rineer C S and James Fisher Guest Of Honor this morning was only a half degree warmer than San Francisco the thermometer in the Southern City falling to 55 degrees At Merced the mercury read 17 de- grees at 7 o'clock this morning Ten years ago there was a similar Mrs Alfred Murray of Riverside who 5s here on a visit to relatives was the guest of honor at a party Wednesday afternoon by Mrs R H Cost at her home in Beamer Park Nearly all who were invited were former schoolmates of Mrs Murray A feature of the decorations was miniature Christmas tree in the ter of the dining room table as a compliment to Alfred Jr the little of Mr and Mrs Marray The tle tot was the recipient of a number of presents A variety of games sewing and cial conversation served to make the afternoon pass most pleasantly At a hour Mrs Cost served de- licious refreshments Mrs Raymond Butzbach was awarded the first prize for the baby head moulded ont of a stick of gum Those present dames Paul Grant Leslie Button Fred Lawhead Wilfred Martin L T shivering spell but it was not cold j Whitehead Roy Cole Beverly Coil enough to interrupt third-rail service on the electric railroad out of land Barrel Ed Stella Gibbs Miss Stacy Armstrong and Miss Lottie White
