The Shasta Courier from Redding, California • 1

SwSMjEkjdQSbi 1 ai THE PIONEER PAPER OF1 NORTHERN ESTABLISHED MARCH lSSt Redding California Thursday January 2 1936 wing Places and Seeing Things VOLUME LXXXIV i-v By Waller Flair Ulla III llj! IT I II 30 DOE LocalWoman Will Attend Jap Doctor New Year Celebration Escapes Any Major Tragedies Judge Ross Holds His Position as No 1 Registrant Superior Judge Albeit Ross Thursday morning retained his record of many years standing of being the first person to register for voting in the ensuing year The judge poetically followed County Clierk Errol A Yank thru the door when the latter opened his office about 8:40 Thursday He gave the necessary statistics and is now qualified to vote in all 1096 elections The first Voter to register residing outside Redding was Raymond Davidson of Pacheco and Mrs Ruth IVes-Icigh deputy county clerk was the first woman to register If the first 25 registrations all made before noon Thursday are any indication the democrats haven't a chance Five of the 23 were democrats 20 wcie republicans Redding hilarity at the advent of a new year expressed in celebration said to have exceeded in exuberance that of any since the depression bewail was marred by few accidents or tragedies and none -fof a serious nature Cutting Semis' Ed Pickring employed in a Call' fornia street establishment who engaged in an altercation with Thomas Davin at 10:20 Wednesday evening is in the county jail on an open charge for the alleged slushing of Davin with a knife Davin was taken to the county hospital where a deep cut on his left hip not believed of a serious nature was treated four stitches being i cquired to close it What the fight arose over city police officers said they had been unable to learn It was staged on California street near the entrance to Peter Goldman's place Leader Of TouhyMob Captured (Special to Courier-Free Press) FALL RIVER MILL8-v Vcl-va Brown sister of George Brown of Clcnburn left here a few weeks ago after a short visit with her brother's family and other relatives in Fall River Valley to spend the Christmas holidays with friends and church workers in Oakland but her plans were overruled She had settled herrelf in an apartment In Oakland but immediately gave up her own plana A Japanese Christian leader Dr Toyohiko Kagawa arrived at Angel Island a 'week or so ago and when he sought to disembark on American soil was refused admission because he was a sufferer from trachoma in a very severe form After the intervention of Resident Roosevelt and other high officials the Japanese leader waa Rain sir earned down the roofs permitted to land but only with RAIN PELTS REDDING ROOFS Superior Judge Albert Ross Thursday morning announced his selection of 30 po sons to serve on the grand jury panel of Shasta county for 1936 Judge Ross dismissed the 1935 grand jury Tuesday afternoon The iatter body had completed its work early in December but was retained until the close of the 1 year in the event of an emergency Judge Ross announced Thursday that the 30 mem bo of the newi Policeman Dallas Bowler broke up wm summoned sometime the affray and placed Pick ring un(j tfce names of 19 1 imdir arrest irawn for active duty Two Car Crashes I Two automobile accidents In which no occupants were injured' were investigated by city officers The machines driven by A Kiiegh anil Restcr collided shortly after midnight New Year's wood morning in the Intu section ofj XorH of Cottonwood Yubn and California street Dam- Fondahn of French to the cars was negligible and Guch neither of the drivers was hurt Rithardson of Mathe- Taylor of Redding and Les Mn Rickard of Gus Point escaped In-: Armstrong of Shingle- July Wednesday night when Tay- lor drove his car into and under JcMll( Winama of Ono the rear of the light truck south- want bound driven by Oscar Bis Roy Ballou of Igo David Doycl of Burney CHICAGO (IP-Tommy TOuhy leader of the "terrible" Touhy mob was surprised in his apartment by federal and local officers today and taken without a struggle Shaking with palsy the gang lender was seised in bed A pistol lay on a bureau nearby just out of reach of his hand The officers said he was wanted fir participation in a railway holdup in Minneapolis ami for questioning in a number of postal robberies including the then of $233-000 from the Sacramento Cal postoffice in February 1933 PEARL WOLF PASSES NEW DAY of Redding residences all -Wednesday night to add an Inch of rain to the season's total rainfall of 991 inches the weather bureau records show Rain in the lower altitudes and on the higher portions were repotted in other sections of the county But J) om all areas reports indicate the precipitation is still far below that of last season at even date In Redding the total rainfall last year at this time was 1477 Inches Si 0 mi Hriuys Shipping SAN FRANCISCO CUV Rain nnd wind lashed northern Califor nia today in storm that blew in from the IVashlngton-Oregon coast The wind coming from the southeast Into fered with shipping in Hip San Francisco hay harbor The weather office reported the rain would last thru the day hut probably would pass eastward by Friday BAN FRAN CISCO (By Main -NOW that you have gone thru your first of the month mail you Srobably are willing to believe 'hat you read during December THAT Christmas buying was heavier this year WHEN you come to San Francisco you are as certain of seeing A1 Myers at the Ferry building YOU'LL be interested to know that Al's enthusiasm for FDR is all gone NO more Ruw Deal for A1 SPEAKING of the Raw Deal LOCAL pupa headline the news that A1 Smith is in a woitl battle with the president's wife over Happy refusal to accept her invitation to sleep In the white house spare room AL has our moral support BUT we can't imagine A1 being anything but the unllAPPY WARRIOR after wci (1 war with Eleanor NOTICE that we put no mourn- ful black border around this news flash 750000 Ethiopians surround invading Italians IN REDDING Rotarians and their guests are interested most in The Night of January IS BUT here in San Francisco everyone is talking about THE Night of Januaiy 16 ITS producers A Woods and Arch Selwyn claim it is the greatest dramatb novelty in years and we believe it is FOR the first time in the his-4ory of the theater the audience 'dictates the ending of the play WHEN you buy your seats at the Geary street theater you arc asked to register for jury duty YOUR name is put on Ute panel for the performance you are attending nnd if you are drawn you will be paid 13 dor seeing the most crciting murder trial in recent memory and helping to make the decision which will determine how the play is to end IF you have the oppci tunity see this show i NO less an artist than George Cohan says that The Night of Januaiy 16 alternately chilled and fired his blood with the drama's agues and fever more than any masterpiece that has come within his experience WE celebrated New Year's Eve The Night of January 16 quietly but not so the true Ban Tianclscans and thousands of their brothels and sisters from the sticks THEY turned bedlam loose as only San Francisco knows how THE cafes were packed to capacity and way beyond that DANCING wus Impossible THE food vlrrible THE service worse AND ut almost every tuble tuc slewed pain in the neck who thought he was the life cf the ipti ty BUT everyone a wonderful time" ONE of the amusing street scenes was the number of tlghtVad carrying satchels of their own boose to parties NEW YEAR'S morning the streetsweepers were out early 'A to tote away the ins of con-Vetti the meandering ilvcr of humans scattered over Market rtrect AND cvriylhing again was under control EXCEPT that about 467363 hes and shes reported they had tastes In their mouths very much the bottom of a parrot cage WONDER If anyone In Redding lost thur "alkaline balance" us a result of the many parties there? MR and Mrs Horace Firth own for New eve but rincipally to join some 60000 ers at the great East-West rine football game 'ERYONE knew long in advance who was going to win -tho crippled children restored to health thru their treatment nt Shrine hospitals Four Killed In Ethiopian Accident Belgium Denies She Has Been Asked To Plan Peace DESSYE Ethiopia-OP1 -An official announcement today said an Italian plane crashed near Wolkait and its four occupants were burned to death 36 Killed ADDIS ABABA HP- Italian bombing planes killed 30 patients hospital orderlies and nurses all Ethiopians and wounded 50 in attacking a Swedish Red Cross hospital on the sou tho front an official communique said today Two Swedes attached to the hospital were wounded seiiously it was saM Natives Kill Commander ROME Italy -OPi Six native tribesmen in the Tunisia bolder region rebelled and killed thi'ir Italian commando Lieut Biondi it was announced today Belgium's Denial BRUSSELS Belgiune Tt was denied officially today that Belgium hus been commissioned by other jxiwcrs to seek a new plan for settlement of the Italian-Ethio-pian isis Charity Cases Are I Arrested for Deer I Meat Possession Two men both on relief were arrested New Year's day in Redding by Game Wot den Charles Love on charges of possessing deer meat out of season They are McKown and A Palmer both of Redding 1 Taken before Justice of the I Peace Slimmcl Thursday both men pleaded guilty and asked for probation Mrs Edna Say-grover county probation officer will investigate the ease and repo to Justice Sllmnu'l who will pass seiileree on January 10 John Reese of Centerville left Wi dne-day for San FI anrisco for treatment for his eyes He will lie! gone several days Occasional rains today ami early DR VULVA BROWN OP FALL 1RIYKR MILLS TO CARK FOR TRACHOMA SUFFERER WHO IS VISITING the understanding that he have a doctor in constant attendance during the entire four months of his tour of speaking on American soil Dr Brown volnnteei ed her services In that capacity and left with Dr' Kagawa for'TctM 'sfterv'Pw had made hia appearance In Oakland in the Interest of Christianity for his people Dr Brown Is home for the second time in twelve years of service at Swatow in the bandit Infested Bi i-a rf South China ns a medical missionary She is a niece of Mrs Katie Cal-lison of this place and also of John i of at Cnfk- I I W0 KCuOlIl lYl6Il 1 Held in Chico for Possible Wire Hieft Recoi dcr Winona Blmmona Donald A Dudley and Nina Dudley deed to Leonard Ycakey end Hilda Yeakey a lot in block of the Dakin addition A Ilea Kite was In San Francisco for the )iast week visiting friends and relatives 'returned to tils homo In Redding Wednesday evening of Redding But the Tuylor car 1 escaped less lightly It was so entangled with the Rivir truck that operators of a tow car Cpnge Rulheford of Bella Vis-jhad much difficulty in extricating Mrs Jessamine Pearl Wolf wife! J1 Eiirgwua not hurt and his stewart chandler of Castella of Milton Wolf of Redding passed I tu m'ataicd miner damage Tlw Danlrl Hunt of Millville on New Year's day following a nt occurred near the wen Oaks Harry A Clark Mrs long illness She was a patient south of Florence Ewing Mrs Caroline the countv hotmllul I Broiiillnrd Mrx JchhIp Ftinhip Mm Wolf wuh horn In Mt Shn- llui rl Howard Thatcher ta Siskiyou county January 71 A1IlnC flv T' Pence' 8401141 IBM and lacked but one week of Maude Bassett Mrs Elvs being 28 years of age She hadny ni lc" th "le of Camp Jackson Mrs Helen Kise and been a resident of Shasta county and pni-ticulurly Redding much Thomas Dunlap of McArthur Mrs Mary Keeler of Flail Judge Ross Selects Pan el For 1936 Grand Jury To Be Summoned This Month Mrs Stella Woolman of Pollock News Shorts SILVER CONFERENCES WASHINGTON (IT) Swretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthaii ilr today hinted that the United States hod begun international silver conferences with resNrt to use of both silver nnd gold on a eo-ordlnuted basis ns a standard of monetary value K'S MESSAGE WASHINGTON (UP) President Roosevelt worked nt top speed today In complete his annual message on the state of the nation In time for delivery before a Joint sennion of the house und senate tomorrow night FORGER SENTENCED LOS ANGELES LPI llaxel Bclfoid Glub three times widowed befn she met elderly Albert I Cheney today was eentenecd to from 18 months to 19 years In Tehachnpl prison for allegedly forging his will in nn attempt to claim his $400000 estate FIRST 1936 BAIIV? The first entrant In the New baby contest sponsored by Redding merchants Is the son born at 8:30 Thursday morning jHnuary 2 1936 in the Redding Maternity Hospital Shasta county California to Mr and Mrs Carroll of Clear Cresk Freder lek James Carroll Committee Agrees mously To Rgfct Ct' For Cash SygsstfL gardless of WASHINGTON IV ML Hie inflation issue wM9bttt knocked out of the soMkrt fight for the coming session when the Souse Inflation bonus Nil mlttce agreed usenfmmwly to fight' only fa full cuSflK regardless of method Obey Seen Prior to announcement agreement Senate Majority Ur Joseph Robinson predMteSx gress would pass a bonus BK acceptable to the prealdset) The three major vetehuMf j( ganlxatkma had agreed te aM a measure providing for ttUMjfer cosh payment iy Umwlmens Vote if The steering committal unanimously to fight for fnl payment of the bonus Ndt stepped the question of fipension as pinpoesd Is fhg Inal measure aikl indicated a majority of the heuee amend the Mil to provide ftrjf payment methods it would the dcciskm of the chambetr: ACFD DIRECTORS WAIVE ON1932COUK off ion pat or a tf The hoard of directors Anderson Cottonwood District at a recent session a resolution waiving for the statue of limitations on uary 1 1932 coupons The stat outlaws the coupons in four yti The directors state It'tag within the ability of ths dlst to pay any of the accrued and ff pak! Interest and a goodly parif the Interest hilt to save bondtal ers the expense of bringing to yrevent the coupons from t( lowing the resolution waiving'! statute was passed The district has nftdc tlon to the Reconstruction Ftam Corporation for recoiukleratlaa a loan of $333 for each $1069 75 pereent of the bondhoMsiisr ing agreed to accept if the loan Is granted I $bR! attorney fir tho district hMr vetled A favorable recommends has been made to the gnvsiwt' concerning this application Tho proposed refinancing' under an RFC loanimakss po- vision for- accrued and terest according to Smith Shastsn GiveniaiH Senteneen BARCELONA Bpsla gjj American sailors Lsss ilatns of Fall River county Chi and FVidwi W5 i and Sssttla' beitson of sentenced by siuerfr Tuesday to serve two mL one day and fined tzbJ (about fSSlMCh conduct They mao werf days etch' for L-u were umt bar November IT CM ICO -Two Redding men were arrested Tuesday mornjng on Park avenue when they wcqt found with 400 pound of coppcy trolley wire in their automobile Kieth Dewlnney 20 and Elmer Dewlsney 30 wn arrested by the local officers on telephone Information from Orovllle However it proved that the wire the Oro-ville authorities sought waa not county supu lor judges have spurn-1 ual car- el wearing robes on Hie bench lwo mon orc eing held for but beginning 1936 they will In- 1vetlgatlon ns the wire is the stall a new procedure for eneour- lypc lhal a 7 lpllfy aging respeet for the courts nnd for luw nnd order When the judge enters th court-1 oan und the liaillff raps for order nttnrncys plaintiffs defendants and spectators will stand until the judge takes his sent on the bench Superior Judge Peter Shields denn of the local court suggested the procedure nnd it wns enthusiastically adopted by Superior Judges Marlin I Welsh Dul I-nmum und Malcolm Glenn Judge Shields explained that rising at the entrance of the court Judges Spurn Robes But Favor Rising As Court Convenes RACRAMENTO Sacramento i Naval Commander Succumbs to Heart Attack Early Today SAN DrEGO lPi Cuptaln David A Weaver 56 commander of the naval training slallim passed on early today as a result of a heart attuek an autopsy report disclosed The report cleared up who lives a short distance south Roy Hernandos 19 of Curnp Fawn' I-odge received several fl aetured rib roncussion of the brain and minor bruises The four other orrupunts of the vehicle which1 i wns a forest service truck escaped 1 i Mud which hud wen ami being somewhat damaged llri minder was brought to the headquarters detachment infirm- ury 11 for treatment where his condition wns reported as satisfaetny Thursday "Sleep It Off Cit' deciured they hod mimlier for months but most of them were seeking shelter from the cold or it off" None were charged with any violation of the law Because of the heavy rain Wednesday night tho registration at the city Jail New Ycnr1 night wes much the same as that of the last night of the old year Palficemnn of Chlro was' In Redding Thursday afternoon on business lie nr: iced Thursday morning and ntten i- the Rotary dub meeting whit A Want Ad will sell that old furniture tonight Friday partly cloudy with sentenced by Justice of the Pence received no reports of crimes com-valley fogs cooler tonight 1 A Simpson of Stillwater Thurs-1 milted in llte elty in the last 36 Highest trinjieratis ycslenbiy' day to pay a fine of J60 rr serve i 1011 r1' the cutting scraiie 46 lowest temperature lost night! 30 days in the cmmtyjail He Year's eve the city I Jail harbored 27 men llie largest 41: highest since 1807 65 in the fine 1 of her life attending the local schools and res ding here since her I a I Besides her husband she Is sur- vived by a small son David Mil-' 1 ton Wolf: her mother Mrs Lsxda1 Srvpnman of Redding' nnd several unciw anj nunj yuneral gerviees have not yet hern snnnged The Home Under- taking Company is In charge Reckless Driver 1 AVS $0v Hie Flendlng guilty to reckless drlv ing George Mark of Redding wnai Mnk was arrested New day by llighwuy Putrolnmn John Desmond following nn accident north of Redding in which Mark suffered a few scratches CORNING WOMAN PICKED Cl HERE Mrs Helen Main 25 of Corning locked up in the woman's want Ht the Shasta county Jail New Year's day because officers to whom she appealed for help because she dulincd she was followed thought she was insnne' was taken to Red Bluff Thursday by County Officers Sublett and II King She was accompanied by her three small children i aelicnl in San Frsnclseo and 'nxpliinel circumstances sur-a number of other counties It whs romllnK lhe P41" one of the rerninmeiklntions adopted nt a meeting of the California Judges' association this fnll In San Francisco All of the local Judges felt the custom will odd dignity to the rourt and lend to a greater respect for law and order shortly after midnight He succumbed unexpectedly at his quarters before physicians had time to irmove him to a hospital' IjOT DEEDED In a joint tenancy deed filed Tuesday at the office of County 1920 lowest since 1897 24 in! 1919 temperature at noon today 43 humidity at noon today 98 Precipitation 24-hours ending 5 a 95 seasonal to dale a 991 seasonal to date Inat year 1477 Sunset today 4:52 sunrise to-1 morrow 7:35 Other California Temperatures Highest Lowest yesterday last night 5j Fox of 'French Gulch was among the many business vlsltooi Ini Redding Thursday afternoon buying supplies for the town Charles Smith of Stillwater had business which called him to the' county scat Thursday afternoon 4 NO OMEN HOUSE No open house Tuesday January in Women's Improvement dub-liotue 4 Roy A WELLS ri ijL.