Woodland Daily Democrat from Woodland, California • Page 1

Speaks for Itself The appearanca of "Democrat" job work speaks eloquently of the highest quality. Today's Best Smile Many a man has acquired hug vocabulary by marrying it. Judge. WILL ROW REVEALS TRIANGLE ISSUED DAUYEXCEPT SUNDAY WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1928 ESTABLISHED 1877 U.S. C.

HeadMay beWintersSpeaker. Grammar School Will Graduate 34 WIFE FILES CONTEST IN LEGACY OF CAMERAMAN 'Chicken Slim9 Is Again Registered In Hotel Monroe John Quilty, otherwise "Chicken is again in his favorite abode, the county jail. He was lodged there Friday morning on a charge of disturbing the peace. The complaint was sworn to by Mrs. Frank G.

Farnham, who states that Quilty, with a group of friends, was giving vent tc his enthusiasm over the joys that come with generous imbibing of intoxicants in an apartment next Quilty, it is believed, is one of the most consistent of the county's guests. He will be given a hearing before Justice R. W. Harrison. IS Police Sift Finding Of Human Head Name Lissner Successor To McGilvray On MID SEASON GRADUATES TO NUMBER SIX AT HIGH BEATEN IN MAYOR RACE AT CAPITAL R.

E. Conley, reelected as councilman on the People's ticket on the November ballot, was chosen mayor of Sacramento last night at the first meeting of the new council. The vote stood five to four, with Councilmen Campbell, Kiernan, Bid well, Anderson and himself voting in his favor. Four new councilmen, Hateley, Welsh, Monk and Maddox, stood opposed. Conley was nominated by Campbell, followed by the naming of Harry S.

Maddox, former Yolo Board of Trade secretary by Councilman Welsh, who extolled Maddox as a capable, honest and efficient citizen, with former mayorality experience and who, he said, was faithful and had never be trayed a trust. As the vote was taken, Conley took his place in the chair amid boos, hisses and dStcalls from the large overflow crowd which packed the chamber and adjacent hallways. Anderson Chairman Councilman Anderson was chosen temporary chairman and also as mayor pro tern by a unanimous vote. The unanimous vote also greeted Councilman Welsh's ordinance reducing the salary of City Manager Bot torff from $15,000 to $10,000, but a second ordinance also introduced by Welsh proposing his removal was lost by a vote of five to three, with one member not voting. Those favoring the change were Welsh, Monk, Conley and Maddox, while his retention was voted by Campbell, Bidwell and Kiernan, Anderson not voting.

The charter provides a majority of six votes for removal. P. T. A. Session At Orland Saturday A meeting of the 19 district members of the Parent Teacher association will be held at Orland high NEW MASONS' HALL TO BE DEDICATED ONSATURDAY Dr.

Rufus B. VonKlcinsmid, grand Masonic orator for California and president of the University of Southern California, will probably be the speaker of the day at the dedication of the new Masonic hall at Winters Saturday evening, the committee announced today. While no definite announcement has been received that Dr. VonKleins mid will be able to come up from Los Angeles, he has signified that he will be there unless some unforseen obstacle prevents. Grand Master Charles Wollenberg of San Francisco, grand master, will also officiate at the ritual and will be a speaker.

In the event that the president of the southern university is unable to be present, he will be the main speaker. The affair will open with a banquet at 6:30, to be followed by 'the ceremony, a short program and a dance. Bayview Lodge of Oakland will have a large part in the affair and Woodland and other Yolo county Masons are expected to form a large part of the group that will be present. Built The new lodgerooms are in a one story addition to the building that Winters Masons have been occupying since 1889. Construction of the handsome quarters began last August.

T. F. Sutliff, master of Winters lodge, is in charge of arrangements. J. R.

Griffin will be toastmaster. Bayview lodge will furnish a five piece orchestra for the dancing, and H. C. Miller, also of Oakland, will serve as organist. Musical numbers will also be provided by L.

D. Bigelow, Mrs. R. H. Baker and Glenn Holler, all of Winters.

Grand Officers Grand officers who will be present, are, besides Wollenberg, Byron Hill house of Woodland, deputy grand; master; Rufus B. Carlton of Sacramento, senior grand warden; E. Ben jamin ot bacramento, junior grand warden; C. 0. Munson of San Francisco, treasurer; C.

E. Green of Davis, grand secretary; W. A. Sitton of Sacramento, grand chaplin; H. G.

Math ewson of San Francisco, grand marshal, and E. L. Kelly of San Francisco, grand standard bearer. Past masters of Winters lo jge will fill other positions. FRIENDS IN LAST TRIBUTE TO KEEHN Holy Rosary church was crowded Friday morning with friends who came to pay their last tribute to Ben Keehn, pioneer contractor and builder, who died in this city Wednesday morning.

Father T. W. Horgan celebrated the mass and preached an impressive sermon. A large funeral cortege followed the body to the Catholic cemetery, where brief services were held. The grave was covered with many beautiful floral offerings.

The Krellenberg company had ohargc of the burial. Pallbearers were Chris Gumbinecr. E. B. Slaven, J.

W. McQuaide, J. W. Mon roe, Charles Campbell and Francis Meyer. A love tangle and a fight to gain possession of a $40,000 estate by the spurned wife were revealed today as the aftermath of the sudden death on September 22 of Edward Addis, 52 year old Lc.

Angeles photographer, in the Woodland Clinic hospital here. Addis took sick in Vacaville, where he had been living with a woman said at the time to have been his second wife. He was taken to the local hospital immediately, where he sucoumb ed from a bursted artery less than 10 minutes after his arrival. Names Paramour Today Mrs. Maude Addis charges her husband had been living in Vacaville with May Starks of Fresno, alleged paramour of the photographer.

She is seeking to have set aside will which leaves the Addis estate to two sisters of her husband, on the ground that a brother, incensed against her, turned the photographer against his wife. sMi Mis. Addis declares that last May, she started suit for divorce her husband on a charge of cruelty. "He ran off with this Starks woman," she declared. "But a couple of months later he called me up from.

San Francisco. He told me the woman was 'mistreating' him, and had threatened him several times, and he said he wanted to make up with me. sl was only too glad he had called, and he came back to live with me1 for while a changed man. Then he went off again, and the next I heard he had died. I was not even asked to help in arranging for the funeral." Arranged Funeral Mrs.

Addis points to the fact that while the Starks woman made preliminary arrangements with the M. Stewart company of Vacaville, undertakers, for the funeral, Addis' brother came from Mindin, Nebraska, to take charge at the last minute. It is this brother, Mrs. Addis charges, who turned her husband's mind against her and influenced him into bequeathing his estate to two sisters, Margaret and Sally Addis of South Pasadena. Ross C.

Wilson carried the body to 'Vacaville, and Stewart took it into Sacramento for burial. The will, which has been filed in the Los Angeles probate court, ignores the wido wand a som Mrs. Addis has already entered formal contest of the document. FISHER TO FACE SUPERIOR COURT Fisher, 27, of Pullman, was bound over to, the superior court by Justice R. W.

Harrison Friday charged with attempting to pass a forged check on the Cranston hardware store. With the check in evidence, lour witnesses testified against the prisoner, who was held under $2600 bail Ben B. Jackson, rancher, whose name was signed to the check, declared from the witness stand that the nature was not his. Lester Cranston identified Fiifcer as the man who had attempted pass the check in the store, and Constable Leroy Hillhouee and Deputy Sheriff Robert Lettch gave testimony showing that Fihtr's handwriting and (he the writbg 0 check, signature were similar. Fisher declared at me tost arrest that a check end offered him ft If AccidentBody CBv United Press) SACRAMENTO Governor Young Friday announced the appointment of Meyer Lissner of Los Angeles to be a member of the State industrial accident commission, succeeding John A.

McGilvray, who has resigned. McGilvray was recently replaced by the governor as chairman of the com mission and director of the depart ment of the industrial relations by Will A. French of San Francisco. Lissner served on the United States ihipping board at Washington during the Harding and Coolidge administrations, being appointed by President Harding in 1921. He resigned on account of health.

McGilvray's resignation did not me as a surprise, as it had been known that he had aspired for some time to enter private business. John A. McGilvray has an option to purchase the Davis Enterprise, it was definitely announced Friday. He is also considering another deal and negotiations for the Davis paper have not been completed, it was said. KNIGHTS LANDING WOMAN IS CALLED BY DEATH AT 31 Funeral arrangements are pending for Mrs.

Gladys Palmer, 31, who died suddenly late yesterday at her Knights Landing home. Mrs. Palmer was the wife of C. E. Palmer, River Farms employee.

The Palmers had come to Knights Landing about two months ago from San Joaquin county, where Palmer had been connected with the Central California Traction company tor 10 years. ine nusDanci ana tiiree children survive her. Ross C. Wilson is in charge of the body. 'STRAY CATS' AT LANDING TONIGHT "Stray which was produced in Woodland December 8 by the Mas queraders, drama section of the Town and Country club, is to be given at' the Welcome Theater in Knights Landing tonight.

With the exception of the part of Harry Skinner, which will be taken by Vernon Clark in the place of Lester Carter of San Francisco, the cast will remain the same. The play was well received here and should be successful in its second presentation. Myrth Lacy Is Radio Singer Miss Myrth Lacy, soprano, will sing over KFWI Saturday evening during the program which will be broadcast from 8 to 9 o'clock. Miss Lacy sang at the Christian churoh last fall during a concert sponsored by Rev. D.

Millard and, when the addition to the church is completed, Miss Lacy will again give a concert here. Near River (By United Press) SACRAMENTO With the discov ery of a human head, believed to be that of a man 60 years old, hidden in dense underbrush near the river in eastern Sacramento, police set out to unravel what is believed may be the most gruesome murder in valley history. The head had been severed from the body just below the chin. The death, it appeared, had occured about nine months ago. The man's age was estimated from the fact that the hair about the tem ples wasgray, while the top of the head was bald.

The face was covered with reddish brown whiskers. The discovery was' made by Walter Deitrich, who immediately summoned police. The head was found partly concealed under refuse near a little used road leading from the railroad tracks to a sand pit. The theory was advanced by inves 1 tigators that the head may have been hidden by medical students. VETERINARY MEET AT DAVIS ENDS The Veterinary Science conference which has been in session at Davis this week closed Friday afternoon.

The attendance has been around135, including veterinarians from all sec tions of California and from neighboring states, as well as the prin ciple speakers, who came from the East. One of the outstanding features of the four day conference was the talk given Wednesday evening by Dr. Karl F. Meyer on "Life in the Swiss Alps." This was an illustrated lec ture, with about 150 people attend Many of the pictures were taken by Dr. Meyer, while others showed in action.

Thursday night, the California Veterinary Science association held imi annual meeting. The feel Even after he had passed his nineteenth year he kept up the stern athletic regime to which he attributed in part his length of life. Every morning at 6 he was out of bed and his first act was a swim in the club plunge. After that he would sit around the club most of the day. The newspaper sporting sections were his favorite reading, and Johnny WeissmUllcr, champion swimmer, was one of his idols, aane moderate in 'everything and abstention from nothing in was his often repeated rule of life.

Armstrong was born at Sourelle, near Montreal, Canada, December 4, 1831. He learned his favorite sport, swimming, in the St. Lawrence river at Lnu age of 6. He served through the Civil War as captain of Company Seven, tecnth New York infantry. HUNT MAY ENTER CIETY PLEA TO MURDER OF THOMS (By United Press) LOS ANGELES William Edward Hickman had unexpectedly placed an other burden upon the State Friday.

1 Unless the jury which will try him for the murder of Marian Parker finds that he was sane at the time the crime was committed, two more trials probably will be held in an effort to send him to the gallows. Facing arraignment for the second time in three days, young Hickman I entered plea of not guilty to the slaying of Ivy Thorns, and qualified the plea with another, not guilty by rea num wno came int0 couri to Plead with Hickman, was not per mitted to answer in superior court to the indictment, but his case was transferred to juvenile court and later referred back to Superior Judge Carlos Hardy by the juvenile judge. Judge Hardy gave young Hunt until next Tuesday to plead, and the youth's attorney, Gray Gilmar of Oklahoma City, intimated that Hunt, who is 16 years old, would plead guilty and thiovv himself on the mercy ef the court. DENY CHARGES IN SUIT OVER LAND Answer in the suit of George H. Serge and Elmer T.

Berge against George and Katie Hennagin was filed by the defendants in superior court Friday through their attorneys, Hudson Grant and A. G. Bailey. The plaintiffs that the Hennagins agreed to turn over land valued at $3500 in exchange for $500 and $3000 worth of young trees. The defendants accepted the cash and trees, but failed to deed over the property.

In answer, the Hennagins declare that they did not receive the $500 and. that some of the trees were not of the quality agreed upon. The value of the trees accepted, they said, was mly $2148. Huston. Huston and Huston are at torneys for the plaintiffs.

To Report Farm Membership Drive Membership drive captains from Farm Bureau centers throughout the county will gather at the court house Saturday morning to report Tesults on the drive aimed to bring 800 mem bers into the organization before it is completed. These captains, who are the heads of the program committees of the centers, will be gien a luncheon fol lowing me meeting, at wnicn a suver cup will be awarded the center which garnered the most new members dur a Thirty four grammar school students and six high school students will graduate this' month. The high school sextet will have to graduate without benefit of ceremony, because no exercises are scheduled for the mid year semester ending. But the grammar school students will get their diplomas January 19, at an evening reception to be given them in the girls' gymnasium at the high school, where the A class and the Parent Teachers association will act as hosts. The six high school graduates will not get their diplomas until next June, when the regular graduation exercises will be held.

Te graduating students are John Edgar, Fred Mahler, Vernon Walker, Elmer Wilson, Kincheloe Wirth and Gino Morelli. Those in the graduating class at the Grammar school Arc: Lola Berretoni. Alberta Best. Char 1 lotte Blizzard, Anna Eh'rke, Louise I Epperson, Lucille Felsch, Cecile Flowers, Mary Virginia Gregg, Mary Ellen Griffin, Evelyn Henigan, Florence Kubli, Lydia Lurasehi, Alyce Mills, Margaret Musgrove, Doris Sinkey, Helen Stevenson, Dorothy Troxel, Lo lita Wilkinson, Robert Bell, Mario Bell, Billie Brubaker, Mario Berre toni, Raymond Close, Billie Conley, Clayton Collins, Edwin Cordoza, Harvey Earl, Lcuis Henigan, Ralph Morelli, Jack Pettycs, Leonard Rademak er, Ernest Scott, Marvin Thomson, Daryl Weston, Fred Wirth. Those who get their diplomas will enter the high school as freshmen on January 23.

MUSICIAN, MATE FOUND KILLED (By United Press) SAN FRANCISCO The bodies of Harry A. Homer and his bride of 10 months, Mrs. Josephine Homer, San Francisco musician, were found Friday in the woman's studio. Both had died from deep slashes across the throat inflicted by a razor. The razor was near the body of the man, which lay on a.

bed in the Police said the man cut his wife's throat and then took his own life in the same maimer. Hear About Yolo Through K.F.R.C. Yolo county, its industries and resources, will be broadcast through KFRC, San Francisco, in the near future, it was announced Friday by W. R. Mixon, secretary of the board of trade.

Mixon is preparing the talk, which will be given during the KFRC Sacramento Citizen's Regional council hook up at 7:20 p. m. The council broadcasts bulletins daily at this hour through the San Francisco station. oiai munamnieu uie ouiian cu rocco is only 14 years old. He is entitled to four wives, under 'Moroc can law.

school Saturday. Reservations can ing among those in attendance, as be made through Mrs. D. A. Ailman well as with those in charge, is that of Willows.

Several Yoloans plan it has been one of the most success to attend. ful of these annual gatherings. Winters Man Is Left As Sole Olympic Charter Member Peter Gannon, Winters pioneer and the last surviving charter member of the famous Olympic club in San Francisco, received the sad tidings last night of the death of his friend. William Wallace Armstrong, oldest member of the same club. Armstrong died in San Francisco.

He had hoped to live to be 100. He passed away at the age of 96. It is only a month since club members began to miss Armstrong's familiar figure. He had lived at the club many years, having been a member since 1,870, and he spent most of his daily activity there. Only one man living has been connected with the club longerPeter Gannon of Winters.

A resident of San Francisco since 1809, Armstrong was employed fur years as an auditor by the Alaska Packers' Association. He retired in 1919 at the age of 88. try to cash it for him. ing the campaign..