Woodland Daily Democrat from Woodland, California • Page 1

Real Purpose This newspaper is founded upon principles of independent, progressive journalism 'edited to the' changeless standards of dignity and good taste. Today's Smile Kid McCoy, who has been married thirteen times, is now fire chief at San Quentin. Well, the kid certainly should know how to put out the old flames. Detroit News. emocrat ISSUED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1928 UNSHOD 00 a foeif Offers MAN ROBS 12 HOMES oo oo 040 av Ofo ta First Insanity Plea in County 3 fO U.

S. JURY INDICTS HYDE JOHNSON TO FIGHT TWO ACCUSATIONS rtlIRr.1 A KW VI UUiVUiirliV 1 BoldThief Continues Raids Despite Shots AndRepeatedScares 1 A barefcot burglar swept through Woodland Saturday and i Sunday nights, entered 12 homes, stole approximately $75 in HENDLEY, FREED, MAY ESCAPE NEW CHARGES i jiisxi aim a ou diamond ring, made an unsuccessful attempt to entered two other residences and then disappeared. The fust plea of not guilty by rea He was seen in three homes and fired at while entering an i son of insanity ever presented in Yolo other. Bare feet tracks at several of the houses where the man Mas offered Monday by Hans operated indicated that the intruder crept into the homes without Iloeft. The plea was supplemental lo shoes or stockings.

I one of not guilty. He had a complex for pilfering trousers pockets. Creeping Hoeft is charged with stealing an into bedrooms, the burglar would seize men's trousers, take them automobile from the garage of the Outside and remove the contents. I Union Concrete Pipe Construction DAV (DO CA IW I Nine nouses Were visited be company. A.

G. Bailey was appointed In A I I HI tween midmtrht and 6 o'clock ESTABLISHED 18W i SundaY morning and three the Mt no Saturday's Losssc The following homes were entered early Sunday morning: u. luamer, tuo Tnira street. Diamond ring valued at $250 and $10 in chance taken i change taken. A.

Li. Keel, 60 from nurse. 5 Third street. Took James H. Collier, 511 Fourth street.

Pcket SSSy, 515 Fourth street. Took $2.50 from purse, overlooking $45 in bills, Chalmers, 543 Fifth street, Entered front room but frightened W. T. Cnteser, 744, Cleveland street. Took $8 from D.

C. Criteser's trousers. Frank Fitz, West Pendegast. Frightened away when Fitz turned on J'gnt. A.

R. Pearl, 411 Pendegast. Met at back door with revolver. A. G.

Bailey. 421 Pendegast. Home entered but nothing taken. C. E.

Toof, 515 Pendegast. Tried door but did not get in. J. W. Coons, 743 College street.

Frightened away. Sunday's Burglaries August Kuhn, 179 North street, emptied trousers pockets of $6. D. E. Tillotson, 136 North street.

Nothing missed. Nile Fisher, 25 Third street. Ten dollars taken from trousers. Attempting to open the front door of the Pearl residence, the man'was heard. Pearl got a gun and by that time the burglar had gone to the back door.

As Pearl opened the kitchen door which leads to the porch, the intruder stepped back and Pearl lTeA without intending to do him jury. The robber fled, but apparently was not daunted hv the Hnse pull, fnr nhmit 6 o'clock, less than an hour later.he was frightened from the Fitz home', Seen With Light In the Consu home the man was seen prowling about with a flashlight, Mrs Coons frightened him away by crying out. It was then about 5 o'clock. At. the Chalmers home Sunday morning aoout ciock ne was neara opening the door and when Chalmers Pouter) the man fled About 3 0 clock the burgl.

operated at the Mahler home. Mahler heard him leave but did not get a description. Mrs. Mahler said she heard an automobile drive by shortly before. Operations in Districts The burglar worked in neighborhoods.

He apparently robbed the Reel home and then went to the Mahler place. He was heard in both places. The Tillotson and Kuhn homes on North street were visited about the same time Monday morning. Almost invariablv the man tried iboth doors to gain entrance. Once he got ne went ior trousers pockets.

Silverware and other household goods were not touched. Endintr his rounds about rUvhi Mlr Sunday morning, the burglar waited until Monday alter mianignt whtk started again, visiting three more places. Worked Alone The burglar apparently worked alone. He was barefooted, treefc OW the ground showed. It wee hie ntaa to enter pines with pess key ot by lifting the latch on ecreene.

He then nilfered trousers in the bed daringly walking into the aw wheie people wre sleeping aad fl a itasnugnc. He worked eerlr In I Nine pieces were rlalted I To Talk Here Albert M. Chelscy, State BcyV Woi'iv secretary, who will deliver talks' in Yolo county this week. WORRY CONTINUES OVER CONDITION OF BRITISH KING (By United Press) LONDON "Anxiety must continue," the king's doctors informed the public Monday, 20th day of the kmer's illness. The warning although accompanied by the statement that the king's temperature was a little lower and his condition slightly improved, increased the uneasiness over the failure of the 63 year old monarch to make better progress.

The weakening effect of the long illness was feared. GEORGE RAMSEY SUMMONED HERE George W. Ramsey of 823 Pacific street, who has lived in Woodland for the last year, died Sunday evening. He had spent several years in this city previous to his return a year ago. He was a member of Butte Lodge of I.

p. O. F. at Live Oak. Woodland Lodge' No.

11 will conduct services at the cemetery. Ramsey was a native of Humboldt county, 54 years of age. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Julia Ramsey, three sons, Everett Ramsey and Vernon E. Ramsey of Woodland and Samuel A.

Ramsey of Live Oak, and the following sisters nad brothers: Mrs. T. L. Spencer, Robert D. Ramsey and James Ramsey, all of Placerville, S.

S. Ramsey of La Verne ind Mrs. C. T. Burrus of Sacramento.

Last services will be held Tuesday morning at Krellenberg chapel at 11 o'clock with Rev. J. II. II owe of tha FirL Baptist church in chaige. The interment will be in the Woodland cemetery.

BANK TELLER CHARGED ON 8 COUNTS OF DEFALCATION Indictment on eight separate counts charging violation of the National Bank act was against C. Hyde by the Federal Grand Jury in the United Sta'es district court a' Sacramento Monday. Hyde is accused of embezzling fund' totaling $4130 from the local branch of the Bank cf Italy, of which he va formerly teller. Five of th counts charge embezzlement, two charge abstraction and one false entry. The.

law. provides a. maximum penalty of 1 to 5 years in state's prison for each of the counts. The facts had been presented to the Grand Jury Friday night by Alber E. Sheets, United States attorney for this district.

Clarence Preuner, foreman, renoried Ihe diefment to Judge Harold F. Louderback Monday afternoon. Hyde, it is said, has admitted the embezzlements and aided the officerf in tracing ihem down. It i lum.ne that he will enter a plea of guilty th" "i and apk in Hyde's arraignment wll be hsld this week. The deiendant did not tesui'y before the grand jury.

RITES FOR DAVIS WOMAN SLATEE Funeial sei vices foi Mrs. MariaDo lores Parada, 84, of Davis will be held Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock a' the Dais Catholic church. Ip.lci mem will be in the Davis cemetery. Mrs Parada, who died Monday, has been a resident of the Davis district foi many years. She leaves a sister, Mr" Patricia Vaca of Dai is.

Krcllenberp company is in charge. Former Resident Dies at Alhambra George Sahara, G6, of Alhambra died at his home Saturday evening, according to word received here Monday. Baham was a former resi Qfcni 01 "Woodland and nas many friends here. He is the father cf George Baham of Yolo. He was a members of Woodland I.

0. 0. lodge No. 111. Baham came to Woodland as a child with his mother, Mrs.

Elizabeth Baham and made his home here until about 20 years ago. He married Miss Ilattie Hennigan, sister of Hiram Hennigan and Mrs. C. B. Cosgrove of Woodland, in 1887.

She survives him as well as six children, George Baham of Yolo, Ernest Baham and Mi Hazel Moon of Vallejo, Mrs. Fannie Schelling of Humboldt county, Mrs. Ilattie Colby of Los Angeles and Lcs tcr Baham of Alhambra. There aie two sisters, Mrs. Emma Hanson of San Jose and Mrs.

Lena Ergnezinger of Santa Cruz. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at Alhambra, where he will be buried. SCOUT LEADERS TO MEET The Suot Leaders meeting is scheduled for Tuesday night at the Farm Mechanics Building of the Woodland High school, where troop officers will join with the troop committee, J. K. Cossmann, J.

G. Bruton and Emil Kraft, in a discussion of activities. Y' Boys Work Head to Give 7 Speeches to Yolo Groups Scheduled to give seven talks in Yolo county, Albert M. Chesley of San Francisco. Y.

M. C. A. Boys' Work secretary for California, will arrive Woodland Wednesday to spend two lays here. The prominent man will talk before the Davis, Esparto and Wood arid high hool student bodies at the Lions' club luncheon, to the Young Men's club of the First Methodist Episcopal church, at the Woodland Grammar school and at the meeting the Yolo county Y.

M. C. A. Board Directors. He has chosen to talk on of Europe" for the majoi ity of his Yolo county lectures.

Chesloy has just returned from Eu opc where he was Euiopean Boys' secrtcary. While there he worked in 1 countries, spending three months each organizing boys' work. In the feven years of his service there 500 men were trained to take over ome form for boys' work. He is he autnro ot seeral books on boys' The breaker wo. brought to Woodland by L.

R. Bigplow, Y. M. C. A jecretiuy, who has arranged the fol 'owing schedule for him: ednesd iy Assembly at Davis High school at 10:15.

Assembly at Esparto High school Address at Woodland Lions club at 12. Young Men's club of M. E. church at 8 p. m.

Thursday Woodland Grammar school at 2:30 p. m. Assembly at Woodland High school nt 10 a. m. Board of Directors, Woodland Hotel, at 12:15 p.

m. REPLACE COURT HOUSE DOORS Workmen were busy Monday rearing ihe large main doors to the Couit House. The doors had been sent to San Francisco for repairs. Four drdered to Take Train When Auto Overloaded "Eleen, come seven!" Captain Henry R. Jacobs of the elate traffic police wasn't rolling the bones.

He was talking to a coach full of Filipinos. Sunday the little coach rolled into town with 1 1 men, each with a "suitcase, and three rolls of bedding. They were route (hey said, from Yolo to the Antioch bridge. Captain Jacobs looked at the tires, saw that hey were nearly flat from Ihe weipht or the 11 men. and, fearing traffic delays, he ordered four of the men to Uke a train the rest of the way.

Grand Theft Charge Hangs Fire as Civil Contests Pend Released from the county jail here Saturday, J. T. Hendley will probably not have to face any more charges growing out of the downfall of his parage business here last summer. This was indicated Monday wher it was learned that the Pacific Fin ance company does not at present plan to press prosecution of its grand theft marge lodged against Hendley. The grand theft charire had been referred by Harold G.

McClory of uhe finance company at the same time Hendley was being prosecuted for giving a bad check to the Southern Pacific company. Hendley pleaded guilty and was sentenced on the bad charge last July 9. Said Kept Funds McClory accused Hendley of selling cars that were owned by the Pacific Finance company and alloted to the garageman as agent, and then failing I Lo turn the money over to the finan 1 "So far as I am concerned," District I Attorney Neal Chalmers said Monday, i "the charges will not be pressed un I less the Pacific Finance company de sires to continue the prosecution." I A. G. Bailey, attorney for the fin lance" company, said Monday that Hendley would probably not be called jto answer to the grand theft charge, i McClory, in a long distance conversa tion with the said that the matter was in the hands of the district attorney and the company's legal counsel, but that itwas his opinion that nothing would be done, "at least pending the outcome of sonvj civil actions." Results of Crash These civil actions, particularly the suit of the Pacific Finance company vs.

The Valley Investment company, are all outgrowths of the Hendley Hendley was asserted to have financed a shipment of cars through both the Pacific and Valley companies. Judge Anderson declared that the title should be vested in the Valley Investment comnanv. The plaintiff has ap pealed the case. It was because of this same nnxup that Hendley was accused of theft. Several other civil suits are pending with Hendley as the central figure.

The former automobile dealer has returned to Stockton, where he is again employed in a garage. MAN SHOT IN FACE MAY LOSE ONE EYE Shot in the face while hunting quail near Redding Sunday noon, Henry Klauhcns, 29, Redding, will probably hse the sight of one of his eyes, Woodland Clinic hospital physicians say. One of the pellets entered Klauhcns' eye. He escaped other injury. The man was brought to Woodland shortly after the accident.

nrmfnn nj mn FINES FOR TRAFFIC DDEAriJEP I1T ITlf DIlLflVllLlJ 111 ll 1 I lne lld went down on traffic viola tions in Woodland with a bang Mon lALiitii careiess motorists paid fines totaling $52.50, mostly for park ing overtime. More were to appear Monday afternoon. The round up was a result of the city council's campaign to end viola tions. The offenders were sent before Police Judge S. E.

Schluer. R. Griffin paid $10 and G. Lmder man paid $5. Walter Barrett paid $2.50 each for two overtime parking violations.

The following paid $2.50 each for parking too long: T. Cranston, S. Kortright, Henry Bean, C. A. Fowler, A.

B. Eddy, Jim Mecri, Mrs. E. Parks, Frank Salisbury, S. Hayes, H.

Zent ner, E. A. Shelton, H. Lee and L. Ul EXPECT STORM 24 HOURS MORE Rain that descended on all northern California to break up a cold wave will probably continue 24 hours more, N.

R. Taylor, Sacramento prophet, says. There is a chance that it wiljjj ciaar up xuesaay. Seven hundredths of an inch had fallen in Woodland at 9 o'clock this morning. The seasonal total now stands at 3.78 inches as compared with 3.98 last year at this time.

The i present storm rs expected to bring, the total over last year's mark. DIES IN FLAMES (By United Press) HEMPSTEAD An airplane burst int flaes while in mid air. It ed. Identification was impossible. Electric Service Proves Boon to Capay Residents Electric light and power service has meant a new era for the upper Capay valley within the last year.

Since the line was extended in the valley, 54 homes and six public buildings have acquired electric facilities, the Yolo county Home Department announces. And how farmers and housewives have benefitted by the use of electric power Is shown in the list of purchases of electric equipment since the power was made available: Seventeen electric stoves, seven washing machines, six refrigerators, 12 utility motors, two water heaters and 37 miscellaneous articles, such as irons, toantert, etc. i i 1 I I to represent him. Trial date will De set next Monday. the two charges of stealing! automobiles was indicated when ne informed Judge John F.

Pullen that ne oposea ro secure an attorney. Arraignment was delayed until Wed nesday. A restraining order tn nrnvent V.n vA Dingman from disposing of his wife's I half of the $1400 insurance on their. home, recently destroyed by fire, pending disposition of Mrs. Dingman's di voice action, was issued.

Tuesday the Cowell vs. Armstrong Putah Creek watre case will be resumed. Following are the other decisions in Monday's law and motion calendar Letters of administration in the estates of John Mandeville McCoy and Charley Suei were granted respective ly to C. W. Wright and Public Administrator R.

G. Lawson. Petition for distribution granted in the estate of W. H. Robinson.

March 19 set as trial date for the suit of Thomas Daly vs. L. R. Bates. GUINDA RESIDENT TAKEN BY DEATH A resident.

of Guinda for the last seven years, Michael Joseph Herning died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. B. Clardy Sunday afternoon. Herning would have celebrated his 77th birthday orJ December 23. He was born in Maine, but resided most of his life in Jordan Springs, Tenn.

Three children, Mrs. Clardy of Guinda, Ramay Herning of Kentucky and Asa Herning of Jordan Springs, and three sisters, Mrs. Mary Pulley, Mrs. Nellie Welsh and Miss Margaret Herning, all of Nashville, sur Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 o'clock at the Ross C. Wilson Funeral home.

Roy Wirth will sing. Interment will be in the Woodland cemetery. 'MOLLY' ASKINS VICTIM OF DEATH Mary S. "Molly" Askins, a life long Woodlander and one' of its best known residents, died Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the county hospital. She was 73 years old.

Private funeral services will be held from the Krellenberg chapel Tuesday 2 p. m. Rev. C. G.

Zierk will be in charge. Pallbearers will be John Crank, Richard Alge, T. S. Spaulding, Robert Spaulding, Chris Knight and Joe Baird, Sr. Mrs.

Askins, who conducted a rooming house here for about a year, was ill for three months, William Rawson, a half brother is her only survivor. (Continued ea Pfcfl I.