Woodland Daily Democrat from Woodland, California • Page 1

ISSUED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. WOODLAND, CALIFOKNIA, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 5, 1920 DAILY ESTABLISHED 1877. YOLO COUNTY GETS STOCKTON CO. TO The iplaiot of the Stockton Tractor Oomipany will be located in West Sacramento, Yolo county, adjoining the present plant of the Fiber 'Products Company, according to announcement made yesterday by officials of the firm. The plant will be along the tracks of the San 'Franiclsco-Sacramento iRaLl'dioar, about a hailf a mi'le from the foot of street and Front.

Tine firm has acquired four acres for the (plant and has an option on four more. The plans are in the hands of C. Ouff, a local architect, and when finished the (building will be erected within forty days. Arrangements are being made with the railroad company to build a spur in front of the new plant. Rober MBaoore Rocked nsland on Bird Fancier Travels 23,000 MitesTM Britian Strong Against Yankee Yoloite For Organization Back from a 23,000 mile trip to England and Sicotland, Robert Moore, noted iplgeon fancier and formerly a resident cf Woodlanri, tells a story of how ihe was rocked and stoned by a party of Englishmen, all of whom were strangers to him, but prejudiced, Moore says, because he is an American.

Moore claims to have found sentiment in England strong 41 against the Yankee, the Britishers refusing to give credit to Americans 4. for their part in conquering the Hun. Questioned closely about the incident ff the rock throwing, Moore in- sists that he had no words with the Englishmen and that his assailants were of the best type of John Bull's citizenry and not of the ignorant classes. Moore was riding alone in an automobile when attacked, the in- 4 cldenit happening at a small village near Halifax Water Committee; Diggs, Once The Woodlander's departure for home, lie tijs, -was delayed (because of English authorities desiring to cause him all trouble possible. iMioore had iplanned 1 to go to -Germany and France, but changed Attorney Elmer W.

Aranfield of this city was made a nvsmber of. the committee of representative interests of the Sacramento valley which met in Sacramento yesterday to co-ordinate the efforts of all water users of the valley Into one mighty program for the development and conservation at the water resources. More than tiwen- ty-five different irrigation and development organizations were represented. A committee representative of in- terests from every section of the val- Steel Stars In Another 4f R. B.

Cranston, one of the creditors of Pern' Steele, now held on a murder charge in Williamsburg, Kentucky, confessed here when he was arrested foe wife beating, began suit yesterday in the superior court of thisx county through attorney E. 13. Gaddis against Steele, under ihis alias of Frank Young, together with Patrick and Josephine Pierce, owners of a house yn Kink's addition, 4 and George A. and S. Mast, others interested in tihe prop- eity.

Oranston has a lien on the Pierce home, built iby Steele as contractor, i for material furnished amounting to $180, and and which was never paid by Steele as agreed. It is alleged that I the Pierce property and home were owned by Steele at the time he entered into contracts with material men and caiipenlers to erect the place. Cranston's is one of two actions asking foreclosure begun here of late. There are several other liens against the place Either the present owners of the dwelling in may have to pay the liens or else suffer the house to be sold as prayed to pay off the several claims Chinese Ragtime Band Lost; Boys Must Make Good Wing Wah, one of Wood- lauds native born Chinese citizens, has inaugurated a search through Justice of the Peace II W. Harrison for the missing "Chinese Band" which was borrowed by a number of young men on the day the Armistice was November 11, 191S, and which has been missing ever since.

Wah wanted to start court proceedings against the Woodland youths who borrowed the Celestial harmony traps, but Harrison prevailed mpon the Ohiinese to make an effort to recover them through less troublesome channels. A drum, couple of fish horns, cymbals and the like composed the band which is now sought. i A. number of Woodland Chinese are making life miserable for Win? Waih who loaned the band to their white cousins, and 't is imiperaitve that it toe return- o-l or restitution made. The rwioodlanid (Mongolians (have something in vieiw in which the (hand 1 will come in quite handy emphasize their joy and enthusiasm, Charles Provost or Probation Officer A.

A. Powers will gladly receive any information concerning the fugi- hve band. plans. Hfls treatment in Scotland, he says all that any American could hope for. Moore bought a valuable collection of pigeons for shorw purposes "in America He is one of this country's best known pigeon fanciers.

lay was appointed to collect the nec- his essary data and to bring in a report designed to establish a program de-1 signed to prov ide means for the con-1 serving of the water resources of the Yolo School Attendance Increases 212; Salaries entire valley as follows: Those appointed were, Yolo county's steady giowth as well reflected in the increase in school enrollment as in the 'scent United States census, just an- nounced, for in the report to state superintendent of public struolion completed yesterday by Miss Harriett Lee, county super- interdent of schools, the school year just passed showed an increase I in enrollment in the grammar and elementary schools of 1S2 over the previous year with an increase of 30 in the county's high, schools, 4- or a total increase of 212. The total enrollment in the grammar schools for the school jear closing July 1 this year was 2419 against 2237 for the year previous while in tihe high schools the enrollment was 439, this year 409. The total enrollment in all schools last year was 12S58. The daily average attendance) BIG COMMITTEE. James O'Brien, chairman, Simarts-ville, Ramsej, Red Bluff, George F.

Maudock, bacramenio; George Spimger, Alamcda; Jesse Poundstonp, Grimes, W. I. Hechtmanji, Sacramento, Woodland; Emery Oliver. Sicramento; W. Copeland, Chico; P.

B. Cross, Willows; J. F. Mallon, Colusa, and Gordon Hall, San Francisco. will sen as ex-officio member of the committee.

A preliminary meeting of this mum BACK BASIN Grape Thieves Bother Nelsons; Watching Youths last year in the grammar school was! 2081'and in the high school 377. The total number of graduates from grammar and high, schools was 240, 4. of rwihom 175 were from the grammar I indicating the rate at which educa-1 tion is toeing meted out among the young generation the county under i C. Q. Nelson has made com- iplaint to the, authorities that some twenty iboys are in the practice of raiding his vineyard daily since grapes are beginning ito ripen wi'th the result that much destruction has been 'the unexcelled school system of done Jt is Practice for a A ndicate consisting of Blj-th, i Co, the Continental and Commercial Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago, Ilalsey, Stuart and the Anglo and London-Paris National Bank has purchased $6,000,000 Slitter Basin Company Land Mortgage Serial 8 per cent Bonds.

These bonds are mittee will be called on August 14, at secured by a first mortgage on 1 o'clock, at which time the first stejps will be taKen in the formation of a program. Later at a general mass meeting or all the water users a report will De made. 'Representatives from the State Engineering Board and reclamation offices were present yesterday and tendered their services in offering any 55,000 acres of land in the Sac- ramento valley under com- plete reclamation and irriga- HH tion; and are further uncondl- tionally guaranteed as to prln- cipal and interest by J. Ogden Armour. fr The lands of the company near Knights Landing are in cultl- information that might be of assist- a i aml are fully served by a com- ance in formulating the program.

It is expected that a complete survey of Schools to Open Aug. 30 Here, Davis The schools, grammar and high and UaviS, will resume for the season of on 'Monday, Aug- ust 30 Ihe schools of Davis were to have opened August 1C, but postponement was had to allow the completion of the new grammar school, which is about complete and is one of tine handsome stractures of tihe county. It is the last word in school architecture and an adornment to the city. Floyd Scott, the Woodland Mo Difficulty is being experienced boy who is playing for Vancouver in complete and high class the Pacific International Baseball Xor the Woodland high and League, tait was signed for the Sanis rammar sohools teachers seekins Francisco Seals, comes in for this employment or a change of location day. The total salaries paid grammar, .3.

school teachers last year was $84,341 and high school teachers and instruct-1 ors $41,489, a total of $125,830 for the 112 instructors employed throughout the county and of whom SO are en- in the grammar and elementary party of boys to visit the ol' swimmiii' hole on the Doug. nicGriff place, and from there repair to the Xelson vineyard for refreshment and nourishment Nelson is not anxious to bring any trouible into their departments, with one in the kinder- young lives, but a watchman srar-ren. The total salaries will be materially increased this year, due to a 25 ner cent raise allowed herej and elserwhere. boost from Cliff Blankenship, famous major and minor league catcher: "He looks to me like he is going to devepol into a good ballplayer. He is one ot the best hitters In the league.

'He doesn't take any too kindly to curve balls, but really think ho will hit them in time. He's got nice action at the plate, and Is a good fielder. The first series we played against Vancouver this year we couldn't get Scott out. He hit everything our pitchers threw him. It he hits the same way against the other pitchers In.

league, he'd be away out In lead. the determining that Yolo county's teachers are now not only well paid for services, but that all conditions combine to make employment here Ideal. Hunters returning home today brought the word that deer are more in Lake county this season than evor before. At Hough springs five bucks were brought in in one day. Four made up the best day's hunt around Bartlett springs.

Four Families Of One Progeny Go Vacationing Four generations were re-presented in a summer vacation iparty at Dillon beach, all of the kinfolk co-miog from Davis and including Mrs. Wm. King, Mr. and Mrs. W.

H. Scott, Mr. W. P. Pugh and Mr.

and Mrs. J. I. Thompson and -Master Irwin Scott Thompson. The Scotts came home night, the others returning earlier in the week.

Mrs. King is Mrs. Scott's mother. Tho daughters of Mr. Mrs.

Scott are Mrs. W. P. Puffh and Mrs. J.

I. Thompson. Irwin Scott Thompson is the erandchild of the Davis editor and his wife, and henco the great-grandchild of Mrs. I has been placed on the job, to i I jt secure names, shoot salt, r-haso, make artests and do 4 i i else to SJAO a portion i what seems i i crop plete system of concrete highway as a spur of the Southern Pathe water resources of the valley will' cific run-niw? through the entire prop- be made, with a view to determining, what particular lines of will be concentrated upon. Thc suaranly of J.

Ogden Armour A thorough study of the storage and ralher "mismal security to this reservoir problems will be undertak-! issue It will be remembered that en Ml available figures upon these Armour debentures will be collected The Iron Canyon' wer recently offered at prices nroien-t -dill (l)e exhaustively studied ip1 7 we TM Immediately over- Tor it is believed this proiect offers' subscribed. Many of these debentures the mo.st i i i opportunity for Im- wpro California, pound.n^ the waters of the river on, T1 TM Basitl ifisue aas tne ad i Innrp -nlo Coupled with these vanlaio of the i The lands have been appraised conc-rotr' plans for i a i None of the enjoyed i vacation more than i lolly clan of Davlsltes. HIP i of Armour, and Is se-ciiKMl by a first mort- bonds n'-p from the f.ix in California, i i i i '(H'anlas'p local invest- HIP project will bo made. The rippd of nch a movement wns i i i opening remarks of ATirshnll netinc? ns chnirrmn or i out no, -el nv the holders of i were numerous orcrnnizitions Hi- i i In a i i in HIP "H-nT'd for a common HIP yield is son whnt moro attrnetive hllt had been made" i i HIP the i issue. c-omb'inc the work of these Into one Tho interest in and IIP development of a i i a a In 1 i fi- -AVP nro all shooting ar the same'nanclers are of decid, a a a to UrOp "We must prosperity and productivity of the Sugar Takes $1.75 Tumble together it! on." on this watpr proposi- state.

Miss Stacy Armstrong went to Sacra- men T.O TOffay to join her sister, Mrs. Calvin Brown, on a trip to Santa Cruz. (Dr and Mrs. E. Ray Campbell wrifp.

They will enjoy two weeks of the'of their arrival In Pr -tland. fol- sea breezes at that resort, rm I to local grocers report that llu-re has been no reduction in sugar in Woodland as yet, there is every ia- i i ition that it will show decline i i a week, according to the following press dispatch here today: Sugar prices quoted by the Western Sugar Refinery and California-Hawaiian Sugar Refining Company yesterday showed a drop of 1.75 a hundred pounds, making the refiners' pricp to the jobbers $20 Tho previous price of 7" was declared on July 14. Tho pr'co carries a discount of 2 per cent for cas-h payments i i soven days of purchnse. Secretory Frank Connolly of the Retail Grorers's Asucin.Hrm interprets i as do- i from the present retail prico of 25 cents a pound to one of fen i i a we'c. RRV.

R. I Urtrtlwr Savs Services Over Ward Adams Many attended the funeral of the lato Ward Adams, held yesterday with Rpv R. L. McArthur officiating at the funeral. Tho pallbearers were: Frank Baby Moore, ftged Six.

Is Buried in Woodland Marshall 1.00 f.more, weeks-old son of Mr and Mrs i Moore of Frank Bullard, W. B. Aldrlch, O. Kan, B. Cranston and Worley.

Oakland, was burled in the Moore family plot in the Woodland cemetery The Infant, died unex- remains were accom- pectedly Tli panied hero by the pironts a -d by Robert Moore, uncle of the deceased ami also a former resident of Wood- Robert Huston returned hofc yes-! land. Rov. R. McArthur had tonlay from A n.nd i i of the getting ready to register at the state i i One- tuck ha? born Mr. and Mrs.

L.urascihi and fam- in by the Woodlanders at the ily aro rr turning home Saturday from Allen resort, 'fivp, huntsmpii a i i but will not linger long, hav- credit for the fatal shot. Includpd in mg in mind an automobile trip to Use were Huston, Oilman TTar-' mp southern bpmidnry of the i Vic'or Cranston. a and across the border to Mexico. LWSPAPLRl.