Woodland Daily Democrat from Woodland, California • Page 1

The "Democrat's" background oi alert news interest builda an in tangible plus of extra vitality for' its advertisers. Its readers are better buying prospects because the No other medium in this field than the "Democrat" can so quickly and effectively translate advertising into action, and yet it has the lowest milline rate because its paid up circulation is four times greater than that of any other newspaper published in Yolo county. paper holds their attention longer. ESTABLISHED 1877 WOOD LA fi A LIFOJtA, WEDNESDAYDECEMBER 18, 1935 ISSUED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY Clubmen Heai THOMAS TO Discussion of pinnv DCET LOCAL PAIR HELD FOR TRIAL IN Com munityi Jury Holds Yolo Man Guilty in Conspiracy Case Lyle Johnson, resident of Capay Valley, Tuesday night was found guilty of conspiracy to sell mortgaged property alter a superior court jury had deliberated six hours. Attorneys for John fmm the verdict Friday morn Poison Sought in New Theory of Actress9 Death HOLLYWOOD, Dec.

IS. (INS) The startling theory thati Thelma Todd came to her death at some point other than the garage near her beach cafe, where her body was found her expensive automobile was injected into the case at the coroner inquesis today by RoIIand West, close friend of the actress, who formerly testified he had locked her out of her apartment Sunday morning. Chest Plan QUOTA FIGHT TO CAPITAL COW SLAYING Marppl Mai of Woodland and Charles D. Thomas. Woodland city and m'e.

di lent ing at 11 o'clock when Johnson is scheduled to appear in court for L. Peterson of Guinda were held to That thought is being given it Woodland to the advisability of or anizintr a Community Chest was indicated here Wednesday when B. Sutton, a member of the Sacramentc Chest staff, addressed the Lions. Clul and explained various phases of the service performed at Sacramento ant the makeup ofthe organization. Numerous questions were asked tin speaker, the clubmen letting it known that they believe that the Com ins we to t.hf Colusa county superior court when they appeared before HOLLYWOOD.

Dec. IS. (INS) A startling new theory to the or sentence. The jury reacnea tne veraitL di oncpri nf Pnlerinir into a conspiracy with C. AV Justice of the Peace George B.

Beek 3rs in Williams court Tuesday after LeggeVt "alias C. W. Williams, to sell barley that had been given as for a mortgage. Leggett pleaded guilty to the charge noon. The two Yolo county men are charged with grand theft, having admitted killing a cow owned by Lloyd account for the tragic ending of the life of beautuui lneima xuii film actress, was injected into the case today when the county grand jury suddenly made a demand on authorities that a full search for possible poison be made by autopsy surgeons and chemists.

Northern California Sugar beet; Growers' association, will leave by tirplane Wednesday night or Thurs morn in sr for Washington, D. vhere he will confer with federal agricultural leaders in an attempt to lave sugar beet acreage allotments in his district increased. Accompanying Thomas will be J. 2. Coke, official of the Spreckels Su jar company.

Growers Meet Decision to send Thomas to the national capital was reached Tuesday n.i.t whr.n annroximately 100 sugar against inm is to appear monaarr mornihg superior court for a A May, Williams ranencr. ThP men are at liberty on bond. munity Chest plan is deserving oi The pair confessed to killing the December 9, saying that it was meant as a prank to climax a party. George Rochester, foreman ol me jury, saia mey positive whether the gav blonde comedienne may have been victim of a diabolic murderer. The grand jury is demanding a com plete chemical analysis of the con consideration here.

Complaint has been general here for many years because of the frequency of the drives for money to support various organizations or to aid charitable VENIRE After butchering the animal late mat night, they cached the meat near Wnnrilyml Kovt dav. their conscience; tents oi tne aciress siuiiwui termine if poison wat bothering them, they went back and eet rrvowers of this district met in Police Theory hud dficided that the nresence port oh his petition or probation anoi for the passing sentence. In returning verdict, Albert L. Henle, iore.m'an, told Judge Malcolm C. Glenn of Sacramento, who received the verdict, that jury wished to urge leniency Johnson in tho passing of sentence.

The case started last Thursdaj the local superior court, but it was continued over Saturday and Monday, the trial being resumed Tuesday morning. Johnson, who had been at liberty on bond, was ordered held in the county jail following return of the DIVIDEND AT BANK Jury Uns elected admitted their deed to May. Backed by a group of irate cattle of carbon monoxide poison was suf While no action was taken Wednesday by the Lions, leaders in the service club are known to favor a thorough study of 'the Community Ches, system. Expenses Nominal quit, house to discuss trie acreage situation. It was agreed that each of interested gr wn.

authrr iive; he trip pay toward defraying For Trial of CCC Vet expense: ee is utms Five Percent Paid men of the district, May preferred charges which brought the two into court. Possibility that the case would be tried in Yolo county was scored in Colusa Tuesday. Authorities scouted the rumor that the men took the cow SO feet inside the Yolo county line to kill it, and that a surveyor would be ir, ir, TmimHjirv line to deter th growers pointing out held, i ii ear. The sum of MARTINEZ, Dec. 18 (INS) Ed ird G.

Sender. 37 year old CCC en been raised for next season's budget I ia.t tne sufcaj f1 0 oon UnitPfl Rf atps last year To Depositors In Savings There are So asrencies to which sui tlii 1 i ntry actually ficient as cause for death. Today tne coroner's inquest got under way with sensational developments expected from the testimony of witnesses and close friends. Miss Todd's body will lie in state at a mortuary here from 8 a. m.

to 1 p. m. tomorrow and will then be taken to Forest Lawn Memorial park for private funeral services and cremation. The actress' quarter million dollar estate will go to her mother, Mrs. Alice Todd.

In a will drawn in 1933, Miss Todd left SI to Pat De Cicco, then her husband, in order to prevent will contests, and left the bulk of her estate to her mother. Terrified by the haunting fear that mine the exact spot where the animal iroduced only oat s. been generally accepted that this sit rollee and World War veteran now on trial here for manslaughter in connection with the death of Joseph Holmes, federal park superintendent at Mt. Diablo and former Woodland was killed. Trial date for 1he two men pected to be set Monday.

uation wuuKl ri'sult in mcicaH a ages being allowed in various ais tricts, and on the basis of that as er, today faced new charges. Members of the jury were: Albert Henle, David S. Jackson, Lovus E. Foster, Fred Sims, Thomas J. Carrico, Stephen R.

Bower, William H. Handy, Albert K. Souza, Dorma Freese, Lorenzo G. Miner, Ear! G. Womack, "Willie F.

Russell. Knights Templar Name Leaders With checks fur anuU.or live per nl dividend in the savings uepart m.mt the llank of Yolo, in Iiquida foi in I lie mans edmeujay sugar relmeries gave verbal that Lhc aililitiroiai acr. ag" of money are albted by the Sacramento Chest management. Last year there were 14,300 actua' service cases handled by the Sacra mento organization. Tlie number people affected approximateti persons.

The Community Chest system prevents duplication of service and contributions, said Mr. Sutton. Sixty per cent of the money spent by tlie Chest at Sacramento last year i went for the care of children, tht be accommudated U.nnh'',,.;':,,,! tllL de oa rtinCllt haVC The checks now Locally, however, there are some 00 acres of land prepared that can hir died total The Clubs Unite To Ask State For Safe Road not be placed into beets without additional allotments of production cue ineicia! department of the bank some time ago paid off its depositors it was announced Heunesuay Wiethe federal grand jury has indicted Sender for stealing the. ten ton truck, which caused Holmes death, and which was federal property. Superior Judge A.

F. Bray of Contra Costa county today ordered a special venire of 80 talismen in order to select a jury to try Senger. Eleven persons were in the jury box when the present panel was exhausted. It was believed that a jury would be se units, representatives of the Sprecklcs inn declared. nue it constuereo that the increases will be al speaker declared.

100 percent. A statement being' seal to depositors in the saving department indicates that, the depositors that de ntsn receive 100 per lowed, the government has delayed Support to the Knights Landing mis in their efforts to interest the she was marked tor gangland vengeance. Thelma Todd, when she left the Cafe Trocadero early last Sunday morning, ordered her chauffeur to drive her at breakneck speed to her seaside apartment! This amazing new development in the. investigation of the golden haired motion picture star's mysterious death was brought out night in the re questioning of 'Ernest' O. Peters, who drove the beauty to what was to prove, it is believed, her unwitting tryst with death.

70 Miles An Hour Asked by detectives how he could drive Miss Todd from the Trocadero Volunteer Workers Mr. Sutton said that the budget committee and the board of director are comprised of Jiusiness people who ruimiiuiu Hicir and service, and formulate the policy of the Chest cent of their deposits. The statement shows that the savings department State Highway Commission in resurfacing and imnroving the Woodland Knights ilntiiim highway was pledged by the Woodland Lions Wed lected by mid afternoon. Senger allegedly caused Holmes death when the allegedly stolen truck which he was driving ran over Holmes as the latter attempted to carry out CCC headquarters' orders to stop the truck. Georire Zane was in chanre of the tvs hauiiiMes mbV! 'dt ino sets with an estimated vaiue ol XiO'y 044.21).

This leaves a deficit of $47, 248, but the commercial department still has assets amounting to $81, lOG.ln that can be u.ed to pay off the he new allotment because ol the eastern situation where actual planting (Continued on Page 2, Column 5) Fire Destroys Ranch House Lions' meeting and he introduced the nesaay. The river town clubmen have al i pnHv conferred with the state, point J. R. Moulthrop of San Francisco, Right Eminent Grand Commander for the state of California, will be the installing officer January 22 when new officers for the. Woodland Commander, No.

21, Knights Templar, take over their duties for the year. Meeting in the Masonic Temple Tuesday night, the following officers were elected: George S. Fredericks, Eminent Commander; Charles E. Barbee. Generalessimo; Emory Dod son.

Captain General; J. D. Musgrovc, Senior Warden; Kenneth Laugenour, Junior Warden; Thornton Cranston, Treasurer; and Henry F'. Anderson, Recorder. ootw Wp January 22 will The Lions Christmas meetinir ing out that the pavement in its pres be advanced to Monday noon at.

Hotel savings department tiepoM. Included in this commenda! ment credit is $2, 185.27 i depart to her cafe at Pacific Palisades and, ash on 0n the return trip, stop for a sand conaition is snpper.v a uau5C1 wpnt.hpv. The shoulders Younger Does Not ocdiunJ. before returning to nis limuu also need building up, according to the club members. Inconimentins on the payments, of sine in Hollywood, all within SUPERVISORS SIGN VMM inla.une lU1 lv llc Want City Job Miss Todd was afraid that because percent, levied against Last Tribute Paid truck AGREEMENT Fire of undetermined origin late Tuesday afternoon destroyed a house alucil at approximately Sl.oUU on the tinier W.

Armfield ranch four and a half miles south of Madison. One also be attended by recently named 1W all nf this with, the exception E. L. Younger today denied reports that he was anxious to be appointed inspector for the city on the construction nf t.ho Citv Hall. Mvo HnlliiKTCWArflli officers of the vacavnie coim" dery.

A program and banquet is planned to start at 6:30 o'clock. Following the request of a delega family and six laborers lost all their $21,102,152 has been used in the pay me in oi 1U1 0.1IV1A1I15O ui i For th0 since a state aw "I have never approached anyone Kii tring ind 1 uuiu iiited excess of $500. Other buildings on the ranch were saved by volunteer firemen and the Esparto fire district to orive at Lop speeu a nu uuk ake boulevard On the way to cafe, I drove between 65 and 70 iles an hour." Woman Questioned While the possibility was being udied that in a fantastic "murder gation trom tne vtooajauu DeMolays, Mr. Anderson was re requiring a maionty oi uic ooara oi TTimHi nfis nfta, and relative, supervisors to sign an agreement for the subject and I could not accept named adviser oi the group iui th were onereu me, nam $574 Contributed! new year, tie nas neio Mr. Younger, explaining that unanimous the gathered Wednesday afternoon in tht meji hafj begn th(J atlentioi, McNary Funeral Home to pay h(, such an agreement tribute to Mrs.

Sophia Holhngsworth, Tumav. The Yolo coun 1929 and tification with the dehydrator busJ by monoxide" plot Miss Todd might choice of members of the lodge for! ngsg and his Qwn faminf, business MAN INJURED IN occupies all of his time. ol luni iuii.ii; ty supervisors signed an and one of the county's most I'e Fl.ank EtJs0n to To T. B. Fund have been slain, invcsLlgaLors xuu and questioned for the first time the striking Jewel Carmen, wife of Roland West, producer director, Miss Todd's partner in the cafe venture and the man who admitted locking personalities.

1 chape! hire trucks for use in his road dis Veterinarian Takes the reappointment. 1 he relegation iu DeMolavs who urged the appointment were: Stuart Cranston, Douglas Armstrong, George Harbinson, Lorraine Sachs and Charles Greggs. Ol lorai oiien igs ri .11: net is the first in FREAK ACCIDENT fi nm all sections of the county, i requiring Over Local Office Rev. J. J.

hvan? pastor oi ilrucks has bcen Parted out ol net apartment on lu us have contributed Vol death. Christian Church, cmi'iiirw! ik tK county tuberculosis iuim, l. nf fur raffO ragO OIUUCIU Dr. J. F.

Ho, veterinarian, arrived at, Fvereile Griffith, Blonde, Drown ejea, ijusscvu innouncel tha rthi i i here this week from Ferndale to Kemember OntriDUlOr cupy t'he offices recently vacated by wan ti men i i m. nishing the music. BunaJ was in The only other fomal blisines. Woodland cemetery. transacted by the board at its las Pallbearers were six nepnev.es: ich (J, Ui, B.

Kincheloe, Harry Jt.im a linlmt.nt nf trustees for th IJIOO came IvMilrl'msT. where hev ioau nveu, mi s.esibit It is hoped that of the I Dr. Donald and for many year? Appreciative of the 800 discarded occupied by the hHc Dr. T. J.

Alex county school books sent them ander. mnnths airo. students of Dr. Horr a graduate of the Col Craig, Homer tiowara, mck wioi DunniBan lown hall. The trustees 11 be rcal loe and josepn a.

iveigei. named arc Frank Fletcher Hunt and Arthur Hanks. medicine at Yvash ay Ampripa.n Sa lege of Voter: Steve Iteiff, Madison farmer, is recovering from injuries received Tuesday afternoon in a freak automobile accident near Madison. Reiff was suddenly thrown through the top of the car and into a nearby field, while the car skidded into a fence and turned over. Kd.

Rominger, coming along a few minutes later, found the injured man and rushed him to Dr. V. McManus in Ksparto, who round him to he suffering from multiple bruises, cuts, hock and possible internal injuries. Mr. Reiff was taken to his home It is believed that the wheels on the Two Arrested Here Upon graduaL moa have rewarded Miss Nan Lau ijngton State College.

riffith, in asking all Yolo )V for their seals, pointed 'y to the 10 students al care of in the dental titly established by the as ffpm, Conntv librarian, with three mg, became associate pioressoi ai ni.tjt:. j. tne Portland veterinary nospiiai. i On Speeding Charges jDONALD BEAT RITES hand made tapa cloths of umtn recently nc was umiJiuyto uv T0 BE AT WILLOWS Willow Oak Events Cancelled by Measles Two Willow Oak affairs have been cancelled because of the measles epidemic in the community. The school's Christmas entertainment will not be held since 14 children are ill with the disease and the Farm center meeting scheduled for Friday evening has been indefinitely postponed.

The two affairs were changed on advice of Dr. George M. Uhl, county health officer. W. Hamil ear, which was badly wree.teu.

ton Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock Assemblyman Visits Here With Colleague the California State department of agriculture at Ferndale. Dr. and Mrs. Horr and son, Royee, will reside at 440 College street. Company Members Plan Annual Party locked.

causinLT the answer to speeding charges im against them by Officer Roy Powc 1. Both drivers were ai i csu.u Added Count Lodged The gifts were forwarded here for! the students by Earl L. Taggart, superintendent of education at as" Pago. A letter also accompanied the parcel pointing out how tapa cloth is made and how it is used for numerous purposes by Samoan families. Mi Laugenour forwarded tne discarded books to Samoa after receiving a letter requesting any type oi reading matter for the island youngsters.

Freak Lamb Born, Assemblym: Funeral services for Donald Beat, 3.1 year old Woodland resident, who died Tuesday afternoon at Livermore hospital, will be held Friday morning at 10 o'clock at the Sweet Funeral Home in Willows. Rev. Mortimer Chester, rector of St. Luke's cka. who has Sunday morning.

Ilichu allegedly was driving 55 miles an hour a 20 mile zone and Adams miles an hour in a 25 mile zone. Against Laundry tiding tne cn Members of Company were Wed was a Woodland vh nnferring hero fu nesday completing plans for their annual Christmas party next Monday pal church of Woodland, will officiate Parents of Local bus been Wednesday, against i short lime ith Assemblyman John her night at the armory. Captain Ford Esparto Man Undergoes at the rites. forn route eliaiier annour.ee.". he not sure il The body will he taken to ilhcvs following the hearings at tht Santa Clans will he on hand.

A feed iday evcnmir. Serious Operation wod will precede a imitrnim. rapit.n! Beat is survived by bis widow. Blanche Heat, employee in the Merchant Injured Edward Arthur, owner of Arthur's department store, received word late Tuesday night that his father and mother are in the Martinez hospital, suffering from several broken bones William Holler. Company is especially proud over the praise given them Monday night by Colonel Charles R.

Blood of Sac Weather Forecast It A eld lee, and his pnr tind Mrs. V. E. Beat of otr eaHsfnctorilv at the county ho; for the Woodland Laundry and Dry Cleaners, in which Truyior is charged with ten counts of petty theft. He was arrested latit week, at which time only one count was lodged against him.

The ten counts include amounts from cents to representing sums he is alleged to have collected, but failed to turn into the firm. Slain on Yolo Ranch Not to bo outdone by the extra toed piggies being bom at Davis, a six cloves lamb was born several days ao at the Conaway ranch, cast of Ti ir shrmiherdcr was so pital late Wednesday after undergo 1 ing a major operation earlier in the day. His home is at Esparto. Sacramento Vallej night and tomorrow night, generally fair. i severe cuts and bruises suttereu an suitnmobile accident Sunday ramento after inspecting the company.

GRAINS STEADY CHICAGO, Dec. 18 (INS) Grain closed firm with barley quoted at May AVi, December lrtHr'Dfl SAliS HOME night a few miles out of Pinola. MILK BAN DELAYED missed from the hospital during thej surprised at the unusual sight that he killed the lamb, which was perfectly normal and healthy. Little did he realize that he was slaying one of the best freaks of the year, Tim Bfnivlinn t.O Students 111 UN FIRE; KILLED! the Future Farmer classes at the, i S. F.

Ruling on T. B. Hits Snag hich school, was a cross between the r.Mvkincr until a fiery death ov INSTALL OFFICERS Charles Dolan Heads Achaeans breeds. took him. the little dop: belonging to HH per cent of the milk produced in Yolo county be Willi appri Mr.

Artnur, wno naa ueeu Francisco, hurried to Martinez when he learned of the accident. Yolo Granges to Confer Two Degrees Thursday The Vacaville degree team with Carl Avritt as master will come, to Woodland Thursday evening to initiate candidates in the first and second degree for Yolo, Dunnlgan, Davis, Winters and Woodland Granges. The Woodland Grange will bo host ab Odd Fellows hall. Mrs. Harold Eakle is Dave Spaukinif ol (Japay vroiianiv Man Injured in Auto save the Spatilding Home tha hr ciiv San Francisco may postpone its barring of mornmir, j.

the votes will be counted shortly after Charles 0. Dolan Tuesday night was installed as president of the Wood The pet, locked in the tankhousc dairy produce trom mm i for the night, aroused the family when herd, from January 1 until a atei the flames that had started in the date. Yolo county us one of the seven tankhouse were threatening the out 1 counties in the which is not cn Collision Recovering Suffering from a broken collar KrtTiP nnd rih. Amadea Pardini. C4, was January Dairy leaders declare various com 7 1icnMons which have arisen in con land Achaean club as members gathered for a dinner meeting at Hotel Woodland.

Other officers installed were: E. A. Toe, vice president; August Kuhn KniTHinera and the residence. 1' ire en toictnK ms, i i' nection with payment of indemnities Members of tho Yolo County Farm and conducted during the next year gines from Brooks and Esparto were gncs i 1 for cows slaughtered under the clean secretary treasurer, and J. W.

Ham ilton, sergeant at arms. George Atkins officiated as installing officer. aun untd to whether or resting easily at the Woodland Clinic hospital Wednesday following an auto accident near town Tuesday. For a chairman of the refreshment commit dispatcnco, and me lire was orouno nVfin. under control, but too late to save the 1 not they favor enlorc the oid.n various suggestions were presented for study as means of making the (Continued on Page 3, Column 4) tee, The club members discussed tn 1).

(1CC ,11 Wl I time It was oeiteveci ne nao oecn in uthally injured. campaign wholly euccuve. contemplated safety campaign to be.