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Woodland Daily Democrat from Woodland, California • Page 1

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emocnrt ISSUED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY WOODLAND, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1930. ESTABLISHED 1877 DEATH CHEATED BY Mw CANCER FOE DEAD MISSING MAN Fait Dies After Long take nourishment and is regarded as on the road to certain recovery, according to advices from San Francisco. He had been ill in a San Francisco hospital for several months. In spite of protestations by its discoverers that the gland serum treatment has not been definitively proven a success, the announcement of its development by two San Francisco physicians has proven a sensation. Dr.

Walter B. Coffey and Dr. John B. Hum ber discovered the serum which promises to revolutionize the treatment of the dread growth. 'Borrowing Machines for joy Kiaingj ofiWILL BURY Wagon Lights! WOODLAND After Crash CONTRACTOR LAKE RANCHER Jails YouthiCOMPANY SHOT; KILLER 0 A GIVESJELF UPMAN CL0SED 'Accused of stealing automobiles at Clarksburg for joy rides.

Ernest An gelo, 20, was lodged in the Yolo county jail Monday evening. Action on the case is being delayed hile officers determine what charges' shall be pressed against the boy. gan ujs Qbispo last year, five mem against Inman. I Woodland contractor and farmer When Constable Frank Granucc. Companv 184th Inantrv The accused man had no lights on died last niht at Ltterman hospital and Justice of the Peace George Col beis ot omPany 184th mianuSl asserted in San Francisco, by brought Angelo to Woodland Mon were presented with medals at dr.ll scheduled for next He had been operated upon for a day evening, they filed charges of Monday night by Major Irvin Far 1 Tuesday at 10 a in the Woodland brain tumor and his death had IonE malicious mischief against him.

rington of Sacramento. justice of the peace court. been expected. Informed by District Attorney Neal Sergeant Eyion Chandler and First, The complaint was sworn to by Gil His widow Mrs Katherine a Chalmers that the offense was really Class George Martinelli re "'more Gilliam 17 who also, it was daughter, Eleanor, and a son, Harri grand theft, they indicated that more'ed their third attendance said) suffered because Inman's wag son Fait are the survivors. Mrs Fait serious charges might be brought having been present at every drill and on was not lighted.

is a valued member of the City Board against Angelo. I encampment in the last three Gilliam was forced to steer his car of Education. Sergeant Claude Jull received his sec into the ditch to avoid running over A native of Indiana, Faitwent to Til 1 CII VICTIM ond meda1' Sergeant August Croll his Tandy after Tandy's motorcycle had Spokane, Washington, while a young FIVE GIVEN MEDALS FOR ATTENDANCE For having attended every weekly dl.jii anci the rummer encampment at1 ampment at awards Lieutenant Ford Shaffer would have a similar record, but he took time outi last fall to go on a wedding trip. The visiting officer inspected tliej mninanv and exmessed satisfaction at! ts progress. Sergeant Frank Luehessi reported that his committee in charge of the military ball has piactically all ar rangements completed for the big soc ial affair of the guard, company.

i CONDUCTS ANNUAL I Vllfiljil ,1 IvTIwl fnSt 8nd Captam Roy clover hls firs Captain Clover has not missed aj IINHFP lntflPF ldl'm or encampment for three yeais UlllLllV llllirDibut until ths year officers were no 'included in the attendance medal' still in an experimental' tage, the new Coffey' Htimber cancer serum is proving successful in bringing about the recovering of Arthur Hanson of San Francisco. Hanson, a cousin of Mrs. A. P. Pleasants "of near Winters and Mrs.

F. W. Willis of Berkeley, formerly of Woodland, has been frequent visitor in Woodland and jniers and is well known in Yolovcotmty. Near death from a cancer of the mouth which physicians had pronounced incurable, Hanson has already "icovered sufficiently to SISTER OF THREE WOODLAND AREA REPENTS DIES William Grigsby of Madison, Jesse Grigsby of Dixon and Dana of Woodland were saddened by the sudden death of their sister, Mrs. Jennie Mum oe Thompson, who was stricken fatally ill Sunday evening while enjoying an automobile ride with her husband near Calistoga.

Death was due to a heart attack. After finishing nner Sunday the Thompsons, who reside at Napa, decided to motor to Calistoga and it was near Tucker's Grove on the return trip that Mrs. Thompson wa overcome with the illness that caused her death. According to members of the family, she had not been in the best of health for some time. The deceased was a member of a pioneer Napa family the daughter of the late Mr.

and Mrs. Dick Gr.gsby. She was bora at the old Grigsby home on (he Trancas Road on June 1, 1859. She is survived by her husband, Edward H. Thompson, well 'known employee at State Hospital, and a son, Charles Munroe, of 13an Francisco.

A daughter, Mrs. Ella Knight, and a son, Leslie Munroe, passed away some years ago. Mrs. Thompson also leaves the following brother and sisters: Will Grigsby, of Madison, Jesse Grigsby. of Dixon, Nelson Grigsby of Kelseyville, Dana Grigsby of Woodland, Mrs.

Mary Allison, of Modesto, Mrs. Julia Walters, of Faii field, Mrs. Sarah Nevius, of Noith Bend, Oregon, Mis. Lou Buttof, of Riverside, and Mrs. Nellie James, of Sacramento.

A sister, Mrs. Rebecca Crow, and a brother, John Grigsby. are deceased. L. A.

Evangelist Preaching Here Evangelist Floyd R. Hoole of 'Los Angeles is conducting special revival services at the Full Gospel Assembly. The services, which will start Tues day evening, will be held every night except Monday at 7:30 p. m. A cordial invitation is extended to the public.

Possibility of Rain Foreseen A gleam of hope for the end of the long drought was seen in cloudy skies i tcday. While no rain is in sight as, yet, state forecasters, the cloudy con i dition will probably continue tomor. 1 row and there is some chance of it; ending in a storm. SAN ANSELMO Bonaita and Flynn Hardware Company opened for business in new location under name of San Anselmo Hardware Company. Illness AT PRESIDIO After steadily sinking many weeks, W.

R. Fait, 52, prominent He fought in the Spanish American war. Fait came to Woodland about 20 years ago and engaged in the contracting business. Among the buildings that stand to his credit are the $70,000 first Methodist Episcopal church, the 85000 manual training building at Woodland High school, the Woodland Clin the Fait Apartments, the $40,000 uomstocK store at wuuams, tne 'OOO Bank of Italy branch at Knights banding and many Deautiiui nomes. Of late years, in addition to his contracting business, Fait has been engaged in farming.

i member of the Wood kors will go to San Francisco to at Spanish American war 1 7Pi TCOTIMP JAlVli 1 UU 1 lllU STATION SLATED Preliminary to a general campaign against faulty automobile brakes, official brake adjusting stations will be established in Butte, Glenn, Yolo and Colusa counties, J. W. Cooper, inspec tor of the state highway patrol, an nounced Tuesday. Woodland Page Appears Sunday An entire page in the Sacramento Union is to be devoted to Woodland next Sunday. The Sacramento Regional Council is sponsoring the publicity.

New facts and data have been gathered for the page. Seek Madison Fire District To seek action on the formation a fire district, several residents the Madison section were scheduled'td appear before the board of supervis ors mis anernoon. As the result of the injury of Wil liam Tandy, 17, of Madison Saturday nirrhh whmi his mnf.m pvple collided. with a wagon driven by Arthur In man neftr Woodland misdemeanor! charges late Monday phapc: iat MnnrHv wpw filod the wagon, it was reported. Inman has been released on his own recognizance.

Vlli HI HIIkN UUllllViUl rTlPTTD Hit CTT JJ lHJjfil preparatory to tneir meeting at West Sacramento school tonight, sev eral prospective members ot the pro iPscd West Sacramento Faim Center attended the meeting of Elkhorn cen ter at Monument school last Several of the guests spoke briefly. co ox icuiluic and J. E. Bandy talked on state fed eration activities. Another dance is planned by the center for Saturday, March 15, Anson Uasselman, chairman ot the dance i committee, Glenn Lamb Crop Quality Said Low (By Valley News Alliance) WILLOWS Glenn county's lamb crop, the largest in the state, will obablv be tin to normal in numbers.

He has inspected nearly half of the lamb crop to date. Glenn Officers Will Run Again (By Valley News Alliance) WILLOWS Maybe it's the spring eather, but Glenn county office 1 holders already are announcing their candidacy for re election. Among i them are Supervisors F. W. Sidenor and G.

A. Bondurant, Auditor J. W. wonroe, oierK w. ts.

bale, lax col lector Mrs. Mae Blondin and Assess I or Ernest Eib. 1 a YvpBft ETDr1 AT'to aPan Farm Advisor Warren D.j Funeral services have not been ar AvAlLiMl IvEl 1 IYEjA 1 Norton spoke concerning the agricul tanged. He will be buried in the tural outlook for California in 1930 1 Presidio among other veterans of the W. R.

THREE WEEK OCA DTII TAD rvi The mystery of Perry Bobo's disap pearance was solved late Monday when his body was found floating in Petaluma creek by men who have notj ceased search since the former i Northwestern railroad bridge tender' dropped from sight February 4. As sisting in the search was Bobo'b father, Marion Eobo of Woodland. Many Woodlanders were interested in Bobo's fate, for he formerly lived here and has a sister, Mrs. Peach Mc Grath, here. He also leaves a wife and two sons.

Bobo never returned from his dutiec as night watchman on the bridge at Black Rock three weeks ago and em ployces and friends have been seaich ing since that time. About a week ago, his hat was found floating nearby and yesterday the body was found about a quarter, of a mile away in Petaluma No funeral arrangements have been I announced. Hoover Urged Speed On Tariff Measure (By United Press) WASHINGTON President Hoov er appealed to congressional Republi 1 can leaders at the White House breakfast conference Tuesday to speed up the tariff bill for the sake of business stability, but Senate lead ers toid him there is nothing they can do to hasten action. They expressed hopes, however, that the Senate will complete action by March 10 and thus help clear up the jam which is threatening the rest of the administration's legislative program. The president emphasized that delay in the tariff causing business uncertainty.

Attempts to Form New French Cabinet I (By United Press) PARIS President Gaston Domcr I gue began Tuesday a hurried effort to solve the 13th cabinet crisis since he entered office. There was every indication that he would formally ask either Andre Tardieu' or Aristide Bri and to form a new government. The tie up of progress at the London naval conference during the absence of official French delegates promoted the president to speed the usual extended process of forming a new cabinet, although it was stated that France's naval policy undoubtedly will be changed. Pop Corn Stand BlaSt HurtS TWO (By Valley News Alliance) SUSANVILLE An aged pop cornj dealer was in a critical condition here Tuesday and two school children were 1 suffering minor injuries when the gasoline engine of the pop corn stand exploded Monday. The blast occurred during the lunch hour while scores of children were passing the stand on the way home.

The force of the blast was so great that parts of the stand were hurled across the street and through a store window. Napa county produced 31,636 tons of fruit in. 1929, valued at $1,706,800 Ranchers in Modoc county report large numbers of quail frozen to death during the first half of January. Rev. Oliver Welch of the Paulist Fathers of Old St.

Mary's in San Francisco is in Woodland this week conducting the annual retreat for stu dents at Holy Rosary Academy. The retreat began Monday evening and wju end Friday morning, Hughes Calls on President Hoover (By United Press) WASHINGTON Charles Evans; LAKEPORT Sudden fury flared into gunplay on a lanch near Lower Lake Monday afternoon as two ranchers stood at close range and "shot When the duel ended, Weed Cop sey, 50 year old member of a pioneer Lake county family, was dead, and Manuel Sensabaugh, 70, trudged into Lower Lake to sunender to authori Accounts from Lower Lake declared that the two men met and battled on the Sensabaugh ranch, three miles fiom that town. In suriendering to the constable, Sensabaugh merely stated "I killed Copscy bftare nc tried to shoot Immediately on learning of the fatal affray, Sheriff Lon McKelley and other county authorities left heic for; Lower Lake to question Sensabaugh, held in jail there. MAKING PROGRESS ON NEW SCHOOL i Rapid progress is being made by, workmen on the new grammar chool in Beamer park since the first pay ment of $2,855.25 was made last week by the school tiustees. The founda tion has finished and within a', few days r.Il of the walls will be going up.

According to the agreement be tween the and the contractor! several payments are to be made dur i ing the course of construction. It is said that the building will not be ready for occupancy before the fall' jemester because after the rooms have been completed it will take some' time to install proper furnishings. Auto Damaged in Local Collision Cars driven by Mrs. Paul Grant and Ed Germeshauhen collided at the corner of Court and Elm streets Tuesday. Neither person was injured, and only Germeshausen's car was damaged.

Income Tax Expert To Visit Woodland Edward Kelly of the internal revenue service will be at the Woodland postoffice February 26 and 27 to assist income taxpayers in preparing their returns. Kelly, whose office is at Sacramentoannounces that he will come here and offer his services free to Woodlanders who are having difficulties in preparing their returns. Fred, a law student Ronald Davis Bill, Paul, Rod, three college football stars Kenneth Kerr, Herman, Snavely, Peter Richter. Joe, George Jim, upperclassmen Bill Baird, Edward Howard, Meryl i Wilkendorf. Harry, Clarence, Frank, freshmen Fred Wirth, Douglas Spencer, Rob ert Karstacdt.

Chorus of upper classmen Claude Schrader, Edwin Cordoza, Robert Jones, Stewart Cranston, Lorraine Sachs, Louis Schliemann, Odcll Brooks and Joe Celoni. The girls will present an original musical comedy, "A Girl in Every (Continued on Page Three) 1 I Hughes, recently confirmed as chief but fts quality will be below that of justice of the United States Supreme last year because of the late arrival Court, called at the White House i of green feed, Dr. D. E. Settle, Unit Tuesday to pay his respects to Pres 1 ed States veterinary, said Tuesday.

Floyd Ebbinghausen, who was sei 1 musly injured in an automobile accident at Richter's corner Sunday eve ning, underwent an operation in the Woodland Clinic Tuesday to have a' piece of his skull raised fiom his brain. It was found that the skull had been pressed against the brain. Physicians hope that the operation will relieve the youth's condition. Dwight Van Horn, who was thrown from the automobile; is showing sat isfaetoiy improvement, it is report ed. Worry Over Pal Fatal to Miner (By Valley News Alliance) RED BLUFF Worry over the ab sence of his aged companion, A.

H. Durrer, is believed to have caused the death luesday oi 1 nomas Hemzer, 66, aged prospector of the Redwood district of northwestern Tehama county. Durrer wandered away from their cabin at Rosewood Monday and when he failed to return Monday night a searching party was organiz ed and an all night search of the hills was unsuccessful. Worry and excitement so worked upon Heinzer that he died of heart failure Tuesday. DeVries Charged AIfV DieVirknAcf 17 lUl LlSnOneSLy (By 1'iiJted Press).

"WASHINGTON Marion DeVries, former Congressman from California' and later judge of the customs court of appeals was charged before the oblainmg confidential information from the customs bureau. nV Wifi rf ho i received about $75,000 for work done connection with the pending tariff bill admitted he got information before it was open to the gener al public Villi ho nswtfirl ihxt "intnrost od Parties" Set what he had. Negi ro Serves as Own Attorney (By Valley News Alliance) WILLOWS Acting as his own at torney, Ed negro, went on trial in Superior Court Tuesday on charges of selling whisky to two special county iiwestigatoi last December. Moore questioned veniremen closely and dismissed five of them on peremptory challenges. The jury was complete Tuesday morning.

Orland, Glenn county, shipped 26 cars of oranges this season, just half of the number shipped a year ago. April frosts made the difference. 1 1 I I I i I i I I High School Operettas Will Be Repeated Thursday Night ldent Hoover and to thank him for' lhc app0intment. A 1 A Ask ACCOUntmg Im PartnerslllD Seeking to bring about a long de ayed sett ement of the estate of Ira attorneys petition for an accounting i part nership involving Carper Court Tuesday. Superior rp gi 1 rUCR vTaSlieS Into Window (By Valley News Alliance) OROVILE A small truck driven by Claude Carter of Corning crashed through a window of the Fred Brouse automobile agency Monday when Carter cranked the machine while it was in gear.

Cruelty Charged In Divorce Suit (By Valley News Alliance) OROVILLE Mary Paullin, a for mer resident of Tehama county filed suit for divorce here Tuesday against Floyd Paullin, alleging cruelty. Press Time Bulletins BOY LOSES EYE IN DYNAMITE CAP BLAST MARYSVILLE, Feb. 18. Bcnnie Bramer, 11, son of B. J.

Bramer, Avas blinder! in one eye today when a dynamite cap accidentally thiown into a fire exploded. BANDITS USE CHAINS ON BANK EMPLOYES LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18. After using chains and padlock to bind four employes of the First State Bank of Rosemead, two bandits, wearing adhesive tape masks escaped with Because the two operettas, "Fresh ies' and "A Girl in Every Port," which have been given by the boys' and girls' glee clubs oi the Woodland High school under the direction of Miss Viola Barak, vocal instructor, were so enthusiastically received by students and friends, the two mudcal plays will be' reproduced Thursday night. the boys' one act operetta which will be presented, concerns the story of boys' college life in "Wanta Pie The cast follows: Charles, president of the Wanta Pie Fraternity Ben Jull Jack, a medical student Leonard Knight ENTOMED MINERS ALIVE AFTER 85 HOURS WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Feb.

18. While rescue crews worked frantically today, two miners buried for nearly 85 hours in.thi Green Hill mine at Blairmore, Alberta, signaled that they were alive. The two men were entombed when. the ground behind the caved in, closing their escape out of the gilne, yirf.

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