Woodland Daily Democrat (Newspaper) - March 5, 1926, Woodland, California DEFINITE IN AIM The Democrat has held con- to its original purpose to publish a good newspaper sincere in its convictions and enterprising in its TODAY'S BEST SMILE Once upon a time band dared to touch towel ISSUED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY WOODLAND CALIFORNIA FRIDAY EVENING MARCH 5 1926 STREET DEALS CLOSED MYSTERY IN DEATH OF YOUNG GIRL By United Press CHICO March Beers pretty high school girl died here today under mysterious Death followed an evening spent in company with Joe Magil her heart Charlotte Hill and David Boyd friends The four went last night to a theater and after to a Chinese noodle parlor Magil took Miss Beers home just 1 before midnight An hour and a half later she telephoned him urging that he call a physician Three doctors and the girl's mother were with her when she died Just before she died the girl j ed her mother not to approach bedside l Deputy Coroner Frank Nau is a powder paper found at the side of her bed and a bottle which ed an unknown content Both are be- ing analyzed will be introduced at the inquest Monday New Act Is Costly For Recording Institute At Winters W C T U Institutes are being conducted throughout the state contemplate offering plans and According to a new law which went into effect on March 1 no revenue stamps are attached to deeds or other documents recorded in the county re- corder's office according to ment made this morning by County Recorder Le R Pierce For the past five days Pierce has been recording documents without revenue stamps The new act which was passed by federal government cost those jing the documents considerably more than the revenue stamp practice Pierce states as the documents are now charged for by their length in- stead of by the size of the deal Also seeing documents cannot tell the approximate consideration of land deals under the present practice un- less it is written in the deed ON STAGE LINE HELD NECESSITY FIRE DAMAGE OJAI DESTROYED THREE BUILDINGS IN THE NESS DISTRICT HERE TODAY AND DAMAGED THE PHONE EX- CHANGE CAUSING A LOSS With Examiner W T Satterwhite of the State Railroad Commission again presiding the hearing of the petition of Aylmer H Weston and Harold son for the right to operate a senger stage line service between Robbins and Marysville which would connect up with the ville line continued at Marysville day Robert Geer superintendent of the projects for more efficient work Garden Farms Company and GRAND JURY MAY SOON STOP WORK IN YOLO Indication that the Yolo county grand jury may soon close its lent sessions of many months and re- tire from the scene activity in Yolo county administrative affairs was seen today when it was learned that some members of the body had been ing as to how to make out their ex- pense accounts The grand jury since its selection nearly a year ago by Superior Judge W A Anderson has had many ters under consideration During the past eix months one indictment was issued by that body and the one against William Trotter 70 year old Yolo man is accused of having feloniously defrauded Yolo county of 524 Cost is High The cost of the grand jury's it's expert and incidental ex- penses will run into several thousand dollars it has been authoritatively learned However this body has yet a more work to do before it recedes into dren and an attack on Jhe man's wife WOULD ARREST SLAYER If I knew who killed Bessie Ferguson I'd arrest the guilty one at District Attorney Earl Warren said today replying to re- ports that demands were made that the slayed be brought to justice BANDITS GET Eight armed its today entered the officers of the International Harvester Com- pany terrorized 26 employes by firing at random and escaped with a pay roll LIGHT VOTE EXPECTED IN SCHOOL BALLOT One of the lightest votes in the tory of the county in regard to the school trustee election which will take place March 26 is expected by Miss Harriet S Lee county school super- intendent who today announced plans and specifications for the election Miss Lee stated that only those who registered between the dates of ary 1 and February 26 were eligible to vote at the school trustee election for this year This according to Miss Lee is the result of a decision ly handed down by Attorney General U S Webb Used Old Register governor NEGRO HANGED LEXINGTON Harris the pages of the past It is known that the Yolo County Title and Ab- stract company of which J N son is manager is under fire by that prague today body Watson Called Both Watson and Glenn M Jensen former manager of the concern have Pacific company today ordered from sell local attorney has been named was used for the bond election Northern California campaign but the new decision makes the old Bl candidate f or j county register ineligible for electors of school trustees this years The school trustee election will have no effect on the people of Woodland Miss Lee stated as the schools of this city are under municipality but will affect outlying try districts the Winters Esparto Davis high schools Many Not Registered Due to the fact that many electors of the county have not registered for the coming election it is stated that Fire From Car Bums House And Garage Fire last night destroyed the ing and garage on the H Stovall place Clarksburg occupied by R Parker The blaze apparently started from short in Parker's automobile in the garage adjoining the dwelling In spite of the efforts of neighbors who saved a few personal belongings of Parker the buildings and auto were completely destroyed BOB HARTLEY AT M E CHURCH MEET NINE KILLED persons were killed in a munition transport explosion at S P ORDERS CARS SAN vote is to be one of the lightest the organization and for present aj Frank Lohse superintendent for the j been called before the grand jury ana cost approximately 5 225 000 systematic outline for departmental IEI Dorado ranch concern were the j at least one indictment is expected be- ork j star witnesses for the local stage men if ore this body of investigators closes company A various firms 1600 freight cars which have until late f ana cost in the spring to register for the fall Ki An instructive session was held at Thursday under the direction of Mrs Emily Skoe of Petaluma The morning a workers con- ference instructed by Mrs Skoe Luncheon was served in the terian annex by the Winters Union Mrs J W Pleasants led the tional exercises at the afternoon ference Some of the topics and thereon were membership campaigns efficiency standards evangelism and World Peace Music was offered by Mesdames S Errington J E Rice and R E Baker Guests present from Woodland were Mesdames C H Watson Alice lett Proctor Whitlow Toothaker Mal- colm N Chinn Foster W C Rogers and Fred Watson of Davis Both farm superintendents claim that the incidents of its career in Yolo their district is in need of transportation service Ray Manwell district attorney of Yuba County assisted C C McDonald as legal counsel for Weston and better county Then too the grand jury has a re- SPIES SHOT spies son Dr Fairchild To Address Meeting Dr Fred R Fairchild of the land Clinic will before the Yolo county real estate association at a meeting of that body at the Fliers dub on March 9th Despite the action of the Marysville merchants association which yesterday opposed the franchise request for stage service individual merchants of the city appeared today to testify for were spring to register for the fall primaries Word has not yet been received in Woodland as to whether or not any CATHCART FREE NEW Countess of port a report famous in story which the public has been expecting for some months but which so far has today was permitted bcen turned over to the superior judge of country entitled to all A Vi here at least not insofar as any an- has been made WA Sd S t0 a are expected in the outly ling school districts of Yolo county privileges of a visiting alien CHINA ASKS SEAT i OKI AM And so from indications the grand today formally jury is to relegate itself to former j demanded a permanent seat on the Weston and Curson They stated that the stage line would improve conditions at Marysville and Yuba City history soon Yolo county residents jare awaiting with expectancy the re- it has accomplished Bros Begin Contracting Brothers are making rapid strides since they announced themselves as plastering contractors At present they are working on the new front for the H 0 Harrison Co garage Besides plastering work they arc catering to kinds of brick con- LIONS CONVINCED SPRING IS HERE Bailey Speaks On Crime Wave NEXT MEETING AT NEW HOTEL CAFE Lions of tins are con- Winters P T A Holds Meeting The P T A met in regular session Tuesday p in The president Mrs Geo Taylor presided over the session which consisted of routine business and an address by Rev H H Wilson There was no special business The organization decided to discontinue the hot lunches with the coming of the warmer days Rev Wilson gave an interesting and profitable talk on the youth meth- ods of discipline home influences and other factors which influence young league of nations council LEAPS PLANE MT CLEMENS Frank Hunter in charge of the field here successfully leaped in ja parachute from a burning plane DISTRICT FAILS attempt to form a new water district in the bridge section was defeated at a ial election held yesterday by a vote of approximately that the Arbuckle chamber of commerce is right and Spring is here There a for ihas and as that workmen engaged in finishing the new Hotel Del Mar were smitten by that sluggish feeing so common at of the year and the grill was not to offer its to members today The members met tMs in the Baptist church has been tne scene of many previous conclaves decided to malce the best of the Springtime fever and a successful A G attorney of Woodland shook off a feeling of and ad- Hotel Del Mar Grill To Open the members using as hu tod The new Hotel Del Mar Grill the present day crime wave ing out the fact that laxity in home training of the responsible fir much of the crime now prevalent Henry Bush forgot his Spring fever when was announced that he had 5n Holel won the door prize donated by Mar building will open its doors to the public on Monday March S The ww restaurant one of the finest 5n the Sacramento valley and will be operated in a modern way W R Hanna manager of tiie Hotel M STar announced that the new establishment will not only cater to The Lions conclave scheduled for transient trade but will also pay next Friday be held in the Hotel attention to Woodland guests Del Mar Grail W R Hanna has promised will be ready Monday With Breakfast is to be served from 6 a m a m from to the cool weather now in there p m dinner from to is hope that all signs of Spring fever p m Reasonable prices will be disappear for a few days charged 38 Sales Since Jan By Buick but it is expected that there will be some opposition in several of the dis- Light in State State Superintendent of Public In- struction Will C Wood announced yesterday that he expected the school election which is state wide in regard to schools under county supervision to be one of the lightest ever cast New Optician To Locate Here Herman T Hebeisen for the past yean associated with W A er at Sacramento is to move to land and conduct a complete optical department in Ed jewelry store Workmen began today remodeling The sale of 33 new automobiles since January 1 1926 was reported today by E J Stevenson of the Woodland Buick Co The Bukk and Star car dealer is announcing another big used car clearance sale Ad Sells Main Street Store L credits the with being Uw middle in deal which has just been closed for the sale of his down town building to John G Bay He ran an advertisement in the classified of this newspaper and received no less than a dozen replies For an investment aschi closed a transfer of ly that involved a safe price ning into fire figures Woodland is tonight to have a visit arm Bob Hartley logging camp minister who has become famous in Oregon Washington and Canada hrough his work among loggers in he timber sections of those districts Hartley will be at the First M E Church tonight at where he will deliver an address on his work in the logging camps and give incidents he has encountered in those sections Rev G G Berger announced this morning that the public is invited to hear the well-known minister speak tonight The meeting is under the auspices of the Men's Club of the Methodist church and previous to the speaking a supper will be held or a supper where each member brings his own food and takes a chance Hartley is from Seattle and several years ago started going from camp to camp talking religion to loggers who are characteristically as hard as nails Through his winning way and his efforts among these men for good lie has won a following that is to be en- vied by any minister DE PUES SELL TO FITCHES BAY BUYS BUILDING Confirmation of the of Main Street property of the H DePue Estate now occupied ky T 9 Spaulding's grocery store and W S Huston's stationery and paper agency to Mr and Mrs Ar- thur W Fitch local business people was recorded in the San Francisco Superior court yesterday Lawrence H Stephens of the of Woodland N A executor of DePue Estate formally handled Prof Allen Is College Visitor L D Allen of Berkeley visited the College of Agriculture at Tuesday Professor Allen is connected with the soils department of the University of California transaction Luraschi Deal Coincident with that announcement came the news that L Luraschi sold the building in which he conducts his shoe business to Mr and Mrs John G Bay Luraschi provided that he would be given a five-year lease to the erty as he has no intention of going out of the shoe business Bay bought the property investment DePue Girls Superior Judge Thomas F Graham confirmed the DePne sale t J through the usual court procedure JV The proceeds of the sale win go to Mrs Elva Matthews of New York and Mrs Elliott of Los An- geles sole heiresses to the estate The late Edgar J DePue prominent warehouseman and Mrs who was active in San Francisco society and club circles were the owners fore their death No Tenancy It is not the intention of the es to make any changes in tenancy Thad Spaulding grocer Huston stationer and news agent witt be permitted to continue in their auM location as renters History of The property just Mr and Mrs Fitch is known to as the Excelsior Block It was ed after the late Dr Anderson Strong enough money from the old Excelsior Mine to build the Nordyke May Win In Prosecution Stand Although city trustees instructed City Attorney John at their last meeting to prosecute George the Praet store to make room for Sharpnack for the wrecking of the optical equipment testing room and sales department Hebeisen to have his opening about March 15 The graduated from the California College of Optometry in San Francisco and was connected with the California Optical Company in the metropolis for eight years be- fore joining with W Sacramento A Meyer at Hebeisen is advertising his home for sale and plans to move here with his family as soon at can find a location 800 Baby Received Here J X Nichols of this city received eight hundred baby chicks from Peta- lurna Wiis morning They came through the American Railway Ex- s office amd were received in ex- cement condition without the of a single one which is considered quite remarkable for soch a Jarge shipment The entire shipment is made up of Leghorns city jail over the opposition of cilman B A Nordyke it begins to appear that Nordyke will win out through the refusal of City Marshal P P Lawson to sign the complaint Lawson stated today that he did not feel justified in signing the complaint as he had not seen the liquor orgy nor the breaking of the jail windows by Sharpnack Even when he ted that he knew the men to have con- large quantities of liquor and that six empty bottles which had bootleg were found and had with his own eyes that the dows were out he still expressed self as unwilling to take the action de- sired by the majority of the board of trustees Reverses Decision The city marshal also reversed a statement he had made on Monday night before the city council morning when he denied that nack had said that he admitted doing the damage Lawson's version this morning was that Sharpnack when asked if he had broken the windows claimed that he did no know what he had done but that the prisoners had said he did The city trustees took the action which they did because ft at the meeting that the actions Sharpnack had put the city in a light through the evident the caring for the tt UM city jail City Sentiment expressed the today was that the city even a more with orders of the city ently disregarded by UM and the city less to go ahead with UM of Sharpnack Residents are also the operations of III land and the allowed to go unchecked Mi daring disregard for UM taw WM in the ef city prisoners under the police department Just what the of the trustees will be at their next could not be ascertained from indications thert wil action taken in One councilman ing that the office was an it eaw board was the
