oc-plain-dealer 1924-02-26

GROWTH OF ANAHEIM SHOWN BY CENSUS Total in 1910 was ..... 2,628 For Year 1920 was ..... 5,525 Today Estimated at ..... 12,000 Mail your Plain Dealer to Eastern friends. It may bring them to Anaheim, fastest growing city in Orange County. PRICE Three Cents Per Copy $3 year in No. Orange-co. FEAR FOUL PLAY Constant Stream of Telegrams SHOW 'WIRES' WERE BEING "PULLED" Committee Examines Files of Western Union For Nearly Two Hours By KENNETH CLARK (I. N. S. Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—The Republican national committee was charged with offenses. Political Battle on McAdoo Radio Plap LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26.—A political battle over the radio loomed today thru a report that William Gibbs McAdoo, candidate for the Democratic nomination, may be denied the privilege of erecting a broadcast station here by the department of commerce because McAdoo intends to broadcast political speeches. While at the McAdoo offices here today it was admitted the former secretary of the treasury had considered application for a license for a broadcasting station no information could be obtained relative to the political phase of the report. STILL AWAIT PERMIT TO SELL STOCK Solicitors Reorganize at Meeting Late Today to Complete Campaign The permit to sell stock in the Community Industrial Land Co. Inc., may be in Anaheim today. Committee Examines Files of Western Union For Nearly Two Hours By KENNETH CLARK (I. N. S. Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Feb. 26—The Republican national committee was charged with efforts to "hammer and destroy" the senate oil investigation by Senator Walsh, Democrat of Montana, today in a senate speech. Walsh termed the committee an "inveterate liar" because it charged him with responsibility for the "law under which the naval oil leases were consumed." His denials of the committee's charges were supported by Senator Lennoot and Senator Smoot. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26—Delving deeper into the morass of the great oil scandal, members of the tenure investigating committee developed today that there was an almost constant stream of telegrams passing between Washington and Palm Beach last December when the most sensational aspects of the scandal were coming to light. E. B. McLean, wealthy Washington publisher, and Albert B. Fall, ex-secretary of the interior, were kept constantly advised of what was happening in Washington, the committee found upon examination of the files of Western Union telegrams, secured from the local office under protest. The telegrams disclosed that political wires were being pulled in the investigation. The committee examined the Western Union files behind-closed doors this morning for nearly two hours and did not quite finish. A number of the messages relating to the oil scandal were found to be in code. McLean probably will be requested to identify and translate these messages. Though members of the committee hesitated to tell the contents of the messages, one senator declared "some extremely interesting things were found." "I am certain," he added, "that when the telegrams are made public you will have a beautiful story. It may be found too, that some of the telegrams will wreck some additional political futures." It was also developed that at about the time Senator Walsh was sent to Palm Beach to question McLeen about the $100,000 loan to Fall McLean installed a loop wire from his home to his papers. After that time the committee found only a few telegrams or from McLean. DAUGHERTY INTENTS TO RESIGN WASHINGTON, Feb. 28—The status of Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty remained unchanged after today's cabinet meeting. In view of the rumors that the cabinet was to be consulted about Attorney General Daugherty's fate, the house officially announced that there was no mention of the Daugherty case at today's meeting. Further than this, President Coolidge had no comment to make. It was said. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26—Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty expects to resign from the cabinet as soon as he has made his defense to the charges against him in the senate—if events do not force his retirement before that time. This is the understanding that prevailed today among the attorney general's friends. He personally believes he can disprove every charge made by Senator Burton K. Wheeler, Democrat of Montana, and show them all-to-be of political origin. The attorney general has begun the preparation of his defense. There is reason to believe that this plan of Daugherty's has been discussed with President Coolidge and that it has his sanction, although the White House has been silent as to the attorney general's status. Passage of the Wheeler resolution providing an investigation into Daugherty's conduct of the department of justice was again blocked by Republican leaders of the senate today and it went over until tomorrow. A favorable report on the resolution was made by the committee on contingent expenses, and Senator Robinson, the Democratic political speeches. While at the McAdoo offices here today it was admitted the former secretary of the treasury had considered application for a license for a broadcasting station no information could be obtained relative to the political phase of the report. SELL STOCK Solicitors Reorganize at Meeting Late Today to Complete Campaign The permit to sell stock in the Community Industrial Land Co., Inc., may be in Anaheim today. Attorney Tom McFadden is in Los Angeles, trying to find out why the office of the deputy commissioner of corporations has delayed sending it. The permit was expected last Saturday at the latest. Reorganization of the campaign to complete the collection of the $200,000 sought with which to capitalize the concern was planned this afternoon, when the leaders of the fund campaign met at the city hall. The latter held a prolonged session yesterday at which new lists of prospects were made out, comprising several hundreds of names of persons who haven't been seen. At the same time, many more workers will be enlisted to push the drive. The leaders believe that the city never again will have an opportunity to obtain a large tract of land at anything approaching the price of $1700 per acre named in the option of the 40 acres near the Anaheim Beef Co.'s plant. In fact, this is only tract left near the city at anywhere near these prices. The tract is going to be purchased, said Harry D. Riley today. Here are the names of 29 more business men who today endorse the plan: Stroup-Barnes Furniture Co., M. Eugene Durfee, architect; Ames & McFadden, attorneys; Sid McGraw, Ford, Fordson and Lincoln distributor; Dale & Co., Packard and Reo distributors; Bob White Co., Nash and Franklin distributors; West Broos., Gray car, auto supplies; Southern County Bank, First National Bank, Anaheim National Bank, Golden State National Bank, Adams-Bowers Lumber Co., Gibbs Lumber Co., Anaheim Ignition Depot, Lee's Service Station, Flintge Drug Co., Martenet Hardware Co., Dutton, jeweler; Wittman's jewelry stores, Owl Garage, Mary Millerick Shop, Yungbluth Clothing store, Dr. J. W. Truxaw, Sidnam Realty Co., Sebastian Bros., Schumacher Really Co., Backs, Terry & Campbell, undertakers; Anaheim Laundry Co., and Holland Electric Co. "I am certain," he added, "that when the telegrams are made public you will have a beautiful story. It may be found too, that some of the telegrams will wreck some additional political futures." It was also developed that at about the time Senator Walsh was sent to Palm Beach in question McLean about the $100,000 loan to Fall McLean installed a leaf wire from his home to his papers. After that time the committee found only a few telegrams to or from McLean. The committee found no damaging telegrams that passed between Washington and Palm Beach for Fall. It was declared. Any telegrams to him were of a business nature or related to private affairs. Committee members themselves differed greatly as to whether the telegrams were "sensational" Senator Adams, Dem., of Colo., replying to a question whether "sensational evidence" was unearthed. said: "There was a great difference of opinion in the committee as to whether the messages were sensational. There were one or two queer things." All members of the committee were agreed that no definite proof was discovered of an alleged "leak" from certain members of the committee to Fall or McLean. Before the committee met this morning, Senator Walsh, Dem., of Mont., said that it was not planned to call former postmaster general Will Hays before the committee or Attorney General Daugherty. Carl C. Schuyler of Denver, personal counsel to J. Leo Stack, Denver oil man, who is a party to a million dollar contract with Harry P. Sinclair, was present but was notified he would not be called until the committee concluded its examination of the Western Union and Postal telegraph telegrams. At the request of Senator Walsh, Wilton J. Lambert, counsel for McLean, attended today's session. Lambert also arranged for a private conference with Walsh. (Continued from Page 6) MANIAC ATTACKS THREE S. F. WOMEN SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26.—Park police today watched for a reappearance of a thug or maniac who yesterday attacked three women in Golden Gate Park. Mrs. Florence Gloria Crawford, lecturer, was beaten over the head and was said at a hospital today to be in a serious condition. Her skull was fractured. In each other instance timely arrival of passersby put the ruffian to flight. ACUTE ALCOHOLISM That he came to his death as the result of "acute alcoholism" was verdict of coroner's jury late yesterday following autopsy over body of Galvino Basques, 36, Mexican, found dead in bed in the Sugar Factory district yesterday. Basques had been a resident of Anaheim nine years. He attended a dance Sunday night, came home about midnight "liquored up." went to bed and died some time before morning. Requiem high mass was said this morning from the St. Boniface Catholic church and he was buried in Holy Cross cemetery. Why to the mountains? First get fit. See Dr. Neth. TWO ENDANGERED AS FILMS BURN LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26.—Two women narrowly escaped death by asphyxiation and more than $50,000 worth of motion pictures were destroyed in a fire that started in the cutting room of the William Fox studios in Hollywood early today. The women were Misses Catherine Vose and Josephine Rompage, who were working in the cutting room when an electric globe became overheated and ignited some photographic film. The women managed to escape and spread the alarm. The fire was extinguished with chemicals without material damage to the building. BISHOP STUNTZ IN SERIOUS CONDITION MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 26.—The serious condition of Bishop Homer C. Stunts of Omaha remained unchanged this afternoon. Physicians have despaired of his surviving the night. THREE AVIATION BASES FAVORED WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—Three aviation bases on the Pacific coast are desired to afford adequate national protection, Bear Admiral W. A. Moffett, chief of the navy air service, told the house naval affairs committee today. He recommended San Diego, San Francisco and Puget Sound. There is one base now, that is at San Diego. Help the Industrial Drive! I will help you. Dr. Neth. FULL REPORT OF INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE—FIRST LEASED WIRE IN ANAHEIM THE ORANGE COUNTY Plain Dealer LEADING NEWSPAPER OF NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY Anaheim, California, Tuesday, February 26, 1924 Fair with moderate temp tonight and Wedne PLAY IN S. A. RAILR egrams Between Washington and Palm ALL AWAIT PERMIT TO LL STOCK Reorganize at ing Late Today to plete Campaign mit to sell stock in the city Industrial Land Co., be in Anaheim today. Sweeping Probe of Use of “Influence” WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. A sweeping investigation of the use of "political influence" in the prosecution of claims against the government was ordered this afternoon by the senate. Six resolutions, each directing an investigation into a different department of the government, were passed in quick succession. The departments named were the treasury, state, interior, navy, war and the U. S. Shipping Board. CONFER WITH CONTRACTOR ON SEWER DeWaard Will Meet Again Tonight With Council of Santa Ana Asserted by individual members of the Santa Ana city council to be attempting to create a condi Anaheim to S Of Oranges Oarage-co's 1924-24 crop of oranges will amount to 11,950 loads of 400 boxes each and lemons will total 1170 carloads, according to estimates of Manager G. Sandilands of the Anaheim Orange & Lemon Assn. Anaheim district will ship 3000 cars of oranges at 75 of lemons. Small sizes will cut down act shipments, but to what extent can not yet be estimated. The total California crop citrus fruit this year will amount to 64,550 care, according to estimates quoted by Sandilands we believed to be approximately correct. Of this 53,250 cars will oranges and 11,100 lemons. REPUBLICANS IN NEW TAX BILL ROW By A. O. HAYWARD WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—Exponents of the spoken drama failed badly in the house this afternoon to secure the reduction in the theater tax. An amendment to the revenue bill offered by Representative Rainey, Republican of Ill., designed to reduce the tax on admissions to playhouses where the spoken drama is shown form 10% to 5%, was beaten so overwhelmingly that no record vote was requested. Following the vote on theatre taxes the house decked all motion picture houses charging admissions of fifty cents or less shall be exempt from taxation. Admissions over that amount will be subject to a ten percent levy. A substitute offered by Representative Black, Dem. of Texas, making the exemption only up to twenty cent admissions, was voted down. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—Open warfare among the republicans themselves broke out in the house this afternoon over the new tax bill. Representative Green, Republican of Iowa, chairman of the ways and means committee, was accused by Representative Mills, Republican of New York, with "dickering with the Democrats" and Green countered with the charge that Mills "has constantly sought to nausea the powers of the chairman of this committee." In the modest of the "family row" among the republican members of the ways and means committee, the house wrote in the tax bill a provision taxing gifts between $500 and $10,000,000 or at rates ranging from one to 40 per cent. These are the same rates applied by the house to inheritance department of the government, were passed in quick succession. The departments named were the treasury, state, interior, navy, war and the U.S. Shipping Board. ON SEWER DeWaard Will Meet Again Tonight With Council of Santa Ana. Asserted by individual members of the Santa Ana city council to be attempting to creat a condition whereby the municipalities building the joint outfall sewer would be asking for a change in building plans, instead of himself. L. DeWaard, the contractor, tonight was to face an adjourned meeting of the Santa Ana solons in an attempt to work out some sort of agreement. DeWaard appeared last night before the Santa Ana council, authorized by the other three cities to proceed with the matter, and asked for authorization to proceed with construction work on a line different from that designated in the specifications, the completing work to be done at extra compensation. He declared that the contracting firm already had spent $83,000 on work it had contracted to do for approximately $44,000. His firm had done all the work it was humanely possible to do under the original contract, he added. The council advised DeWaard, however, that he should file a written request for authorization of the change, adding it would grant the request then only on condition that the uncompleted work be finished on the unit basis of the original contract. The change in the course at the ocean end of the line had been made at the request of the contractors, not the cities, the solons agreed. Permission to make the change involves rather a fine point, as it would be equivalent to a change in the contract itself, the councilmen stated. The contractor then might have the privilege of charging on the cost plus basis they maintained, unless the cities and the contractor had a definite understanding, in written form, regarding the future expenditure to be made. A communication sent last week by DeWaard, stating his desire to complete the work, but asking a "fair consideration," was referred to Attorney Clyde Bishop. His report on the suggested move was to be made at the meeting tonight. FOREST FIRES IN SANTA BARBARA SANTA BARBARA, Feb. 26.—With a high wind carrying sparks from two fires in the Santa Barbary area, but what extent can it yet be estimated? The total California crop citrus fruit this year will amount to 64,250 cars, according to estimates quoted by Sandilands and believed to be approximately correct. Of this 52,250 cars will oranges and 11,100 lemons. So Calif. will have 46,100 cars of oranges against 43,180 in 1922-23 season and 10,850 of lemons against 8,479. Central California will have small sizes will cut down set shipments, but to what extent can not yet be estimated. The total California crop citrus fruit this year will amount to 64,250 cars, according to estimates quoted by Sandilands and believed to be approximately correct. Of this 52,250 cars will oranges and 11,100 lemons. So Calif. will have 46,100 cars of oranges against 43,180 in 1922-23 season and 10,850 of lemons against 8,479. Central California will have small sizes will cut down set shipments, but to what extent can not yet be estimated. The total California crop citrus fruit this year will amount to 64,250 cars, according to estimates quoted by Sandilands and believed to be approximately correct. Of this 52,250 cars will oranges and 11,100 lemons. So Calif. will have 46,100 cars of oranges against 43,180 in 1922-23 season and 10,850 of lemons against 8,479. Central California will have small sizes will cut down set shipments, but to what extent can not yet be estimated. The total California crop citrus fruit this year will amount to 64,250 cars, according to estimates quoted by Sandilands and believed to be approximately correct. Of this 52,250 cars will oranges and 11,100 lemons. So Calif. will have 46,100 cars of oranges against 43,180 in 1922-23 season and 10,850 of lemons against 8,479. Central California will have small sizes will cut down set shipments, but to what extent can not yet be estimated. The total California crop citrus fruit this year will amount to 64,250 cars, according to estimates quoted by Sandilands and believed to be approximately correct. Of this 52,250 cars will oranges and 11,100 lemons. So Calif. will have 46,100 cars of oranges against 43,180 in 1922-23 season and 10,850 of lemons against 8,479. Central California will have small sizes will cut down set shipments, but to what extent can not yet be estimated. The total California crop citrus fruit this year will amount to 64,250 cars, according to estimates quoted by Sandilands and believed to be approximately correct. Of this 52,250 cars will oranges and 11,100 lemons. So Calif. will have 46,100 cars of oranges against 43,180 in 1922-23 season and 10,850 of lemons against 8,479. Central California will have small sizes will cut down set shipments, but to what extent can not yet be estimated. The total California crop citrus fruit this year will amount to 64,250 cars, according to estimates quoted by Sandilands and believed to be approximately correct. Of this 52,250 cars will oranges and 11,100 lemons. So Calif. will have 46,100 cars of oranges against 43,180 in 1922-23 season and 10,850 of lemons against 8,479. Central California will have small sizes will cut down set shipments, but to what extent can not yet be estimated. The total California crop citrus fruit this year will amount to 64,250 cars, according to estimates quoted by Sandilands and believed to be approximately correct. Of this 52,250 cars will oranges and 11,100 lemons. So Calif. will have 46，100 cars of oranges against 43，180 in 1922-23 season and 10，850 of lemons against 8，479. Central California will have small sizes will cut down set shipments, but to what extent can not yet be estimated. The total California crop citrus fruit this year will amount to 64，250 cars， according to estimates quoted by Sandilands and believed to be approximately correct. Of this 52，250 cars will oranges and 11，100 lemons. So Calif. will have 46，100 cars of oranges against 43，180 in 1922-23 season and 10，850 of lemons against 8，479. Central California will have small sizes will cut down set shipments，but to what extent can not yet be estimated. The total California crop citrus fruit this year will amount to 64，250 cars， according to estimates quoted by Sandilands and believed to be approximately correct. Of this 52，250 cars will oranges and 11，100 lemons. So Calif. will have 46，100 cars of oranges against 43，180 in 1922-23 season and 10，850 of lemons against 8，479. Central California will have small sizes will cut down set shipments，but to what extent can not yet be estimated. The total California crop citrus fruit this year will amount to 64，250 cars， according to estimates quoted by Sandilands and believed to be approximately correct. Of this 52，250 cars will oranges and 11，100 lemons. So Calif. will have 46，1 Republican of New York, with "dickering with the Democrats" and Green countered with the charge that Mills "has constantly sought to usurp the powers of the chairman of this committee." In the modest of the "family row" among the republican members of the ways and means committee, the house wrote in the tax bill a provision taxing gifts between $500 and $10,000,000 or over, at rates ranging from one to 40 per cent. These are the same rates applied by the house to inheritances. The vote on the gift tax provision was 191 to 65. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. The Democratic and Republican regulars today took a plank away from the insurgents when each brought for incorporation in the tax reduction bill a graduated plan for taxing gifts. The regular Republican plan was presented by Chairman Green of the ways and means committee. It provided a minimum tax of 1 per cent on $10,000, raising the tax on larger amounts until a maximum of 10 per cent was reached on $46,000 and over. The Democratic plan was offered by Congressman Garner and was higher in maximum. The insurgents and Democrats have divided honors in writing into the Republican bill many changes. The insurgents are pressing Leader Longworth, to present his compromise plan for income taxes, normal and surtax, which he has been urging as a substitute for the Garner plan put into the bill by a combination of Democrats and insurgents. Longworth wants the bill to go from the house as a Republican measure. "The Republicans are more interested in legislation than partisanship." Ask to see Mr. Melon's revised 37½ compromise for the original Mellon bill which Longworth will introduce," said Congressman Frear, leader of the insurgents. "Percentages mean little until relations to amounts contained in tax brackets are revealed. We ask to examine the brackets, percent- (Continued on Page Six) FOREST FIRES IN SANTA BARBARA SANTA BARBARA, Feb. 26. With a high wind carrying sparks from two fires in the Santa Barbara national forest forces at the scene of the fires called for additional aid today to keep the flames, which are within 11 miles of each other, from merging into one. The fear was expressed that little could be done to check the flames which have been raging since yesterday afternoon. Cardles plecickers who left camp fires are believed to have started the conflagrations. One fire is in Cold Springa Canyon in which many valuable resort homes owned mostly by wealthy easterners are located. The second fire started near Sespe Rauch and is threatening to leap the Topotpa mountain range, which, if it does, will threaten the Ojai Valley. So far no reports of damage to property or live stock have been made. STRIKERS RETURN LONDON, Feb. 26. Striking dock workers began returning to work today following the settlement. FACES JUDGE FRENCH J B. Tarleton, who gave his residence as Los Angeles, will be given an opportunity March 4 to explain why he was transporting liquor, Judge William French of Fullerton decided this morning. His bail was set at $300. MORO LEADER SURRENDERS MANILA, Feb. 26. Datu Santiago, lender of the Moro band which murdered several Filipino school teachers and members of the constabulary last November, surrendered today. EXPECT ORDER SO Border at Ear SAN DIEGO, Feb. 26. The border line at Tia Juana and Mexicali will shortly be closed to all traffic at 8 p.m. daily, according to belief expressed here today by customs officials following receipt information from Washington that the department of justice has recommended a 7 p.m. closing and that the treasury department had recommended the line close at 2 p.m. daily. Representative Swing of the southernmost California congressional district has led an active fight at Washington to close the line early in the evening. This... IN ANAHEIM PROGRESS OF ANAHEIM AS TOLD BY BUILDING Year Permits Total 1923 823 82,269,277 1922 675 1,413,045 1921 564 1,352,870 1920 362 879,950 1919 174 464,500 Fair with moderate temperature tonight and Wednesday. 27TH YEAR—NO. 152 RAILROAD YARDS and Palm Beach Last December anaheim to Ship 3000 Cars Of Oranges, 75 of Lemons total California crop of fruit this year will amount to 11,950 cars of 400 boxes each and lemons total 1170 carloads, according estimates of Manager G. W. lands of the Anaheim Orange on Ars'n. Anaheim district ship 3000 cars of oranges and lemons. all sizes will cut down actual events, but to what extent can't be estimated. total California crop of fruit this year will amount to 11,950 cars, according to estimated quotation by Sandilands and used to be approximately cor- Of this 53,250 cars will be counted and 11,100 lemons. 6,500 of oranges and 200 of lemons and Northern California 650 of oranges and 50 of lemons. Wind damage is estimated at as high as 10 per cent all told and frost damage in districts affected two or three per cent. Actual carloads shipped will be less than would appear, because the minimum number of boxes to the car is now 462, not 400, the reduced rates being based upon 36,000 pounds to the car. Shipments from local districts, not allowing for cuts due to small sizes are: District Oranges Lemona Orange 5080 1095 Pomona 4500 300 Identified as Ed. Rubien From Papers Found in Pool of Blood The horribly mangled body of Edward Rubien 22 was found on ROCK ISLAND ISSUES BONDS CHICAGO, Feb. 26.—Rock Island Ity, applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission today for authority to issue $1,000,000 general mortgage four percent gold bonds and $1,000,000 of first and refunding mortgage gold bonds. KOLET DISMISSED The charge of intoxication against Andrew Kolet was dismissed by city recorder J. F. Alliborn on motion of W. P. Webb, Jr., attorney for defense after the trial resulted in a hung jury. POMONA PASTOR SPEAKS TO CLUB Speaking on "The Small Town Spirit," Rev. Sam Buckner, pastor of the First Christian church of Pomona, today divided people into three classes: the mean, the weak and the small. There were few of the first-named classes, said the speaker, but many of both of the two latter classes. Most of the pastor's remarks were directed at the small type of citizen. He defined such as men who were always looking out for themselves and led a purely self-fish existence; who never aided in public spirited drives of one sort or another. The minister asserted that the time was past, when a man could just go back and forth between his place of business and his home. He must co-operate. Friendship was one of the biggest assets a town's people could have. The greatness of a town consisted not in its size, nor in the number of its industries, but in its spirit. Rev. J. A. Geissinger put some fun into the meeting when he declared that Anaheim shouldn't let Fullerton get ahead of us, with its backing of C. C. Chapman for the Republican nomination as vice president. MANGLED Identified as Ed. Rubien From Papers Found in Pool of Blood The horribly mangled body of Edward Rubien, 22, was found on the Santa Fe tracks on the outskirts of east Santa Ana at 9 a.m. today by C. R. Stoy and F. Erthal, both of Fullerton. Identification was made through papers and cards strung for several feet around the body which was laying in a pool of blood. Santa Ana authorities are of the opinion that Rubien met with foul play and the body placed on the tracks where the early San Diego passenger train would run over it. Rubien was an employee of the Fuller Brush Co. having recently been assigned to the east side Santa Ana district. His widow resides in Montebello. They recently moved there from Seattle. Another theory is that Rubien may have committed suicide or had been riding the cars. Identification cards showed him to be past noble grand of the I.O.C.D.P., and also a member of the Masonite lodge of Morenel, Ariz. Coroner Brown is delaying the inquest, pending consultation with the widow at Montebello. FINDLAY ENTERS PLEA OF GUILTY Relatives of J. L. Findlay, former Anaheim postal messenger who confessed to having taken approximately $25,000 from a registered mail pouch with the aid of two others, stated today he entered a plea of guilty yesterday before Judge Benjamin Biedsoe in the U.S. District Court. The clerk of the federal court wrote it "not guilty" in his official records but changed it later. Findlay will be sentenced after trial of others. CHECK UP ALLEGED BAD CHECK WRITER Santa Ana police are checking up with El Paso officials on the records of Craig Morrison, alleged bad check writer, who recently is asserted to have left a trail of bogus checks in and around Santa Ana. Morrison was known to have deposits of $2400 in the First National Bank of Santa Ana at one time. He purchased several hundred dollars worth of merchandise at a Santa Ana store. ECT Order Soon to Close Border at Early Evening Hour DIEGO, Feb. 26—The case at Tia Juana and will shortly be closed to at 8 p.m. daily, accorded express here today officials following reformation from Washington department of justice extended a 7 p.m. closing the treasury department extended the time close at 8 p.m. closing the treasury department extended the time close at 8 p.m. closing the treasury department extended the time close at 8 p.m. closing the treasury department extended the time close at 8 p.m. closing the treasury department extended the time close at 8 p.m. closing the treasury department extended the time close at 8 p.m. closing the treasury department extended the time close at 8 p.m. he and the numerous local supporting organizations of social and civic workers claim, will tend to mitigate the vice conditions at the resort cities just across the time where thousands of American tourists daily are said to indulge in drinking, gambling and other night life activities. At present the border is open until midnight for automobiles, and until 2 a.m. for pedestrians. "We look for the two controlling departments at Washington to agree on 8 o'clock as the new closing time," a prominent local official said today. CHECK UP ALLEGED BAD CHECK WRITER Santa Ana police are checking up with El Paso officials on the records of Craig Morrison, alleged bad check writer, who recently is asserted to have left a trail of bogus checks in and around Santa Ana. Morrison was known to have deposits of $2400 in the First National Bank of Santa Ana at one time. He purchased several hundred dollars worth of merchandise at a Santa Ana store after the clerk had checked up with bank officials that Morrison had money in the bank. Before the merchant had an opportunity to cash the check, Morrison is alleged to have withdrawn his account-and skipped. He is thought to have used this method in several towns. If this is their man, Santa Ana officials will bring him to the county seat to await a felony charge. SUES FOR $50,000 The $50,000 damage suit of Mrs. Cynthia Englesby, Fullerton, vs. the Pacific Electric for injuries sustained in June, 1923, while alighting from a car near La Habra, was being heard in Judge R. Y. Williams' court today. The defense states that Mrs. Englesby did not leave the car when she should and waited until it was ready to start up again before she endeavored to step off. RIVEERSIDE FIVE COMING TONIGHT Riverside Junior C. basketball quintet will play the Anaheim "Shicks" at 7:30 this evening at the gym at Anaheim high school. The visitors challenged the "Shicks" some time ago. SENATE RATIFIES TREATY WASHINGTON, Feb. 266.—The senate this afternoon ratified an arbitration treaty between the United States and the Netherlands. LOST—Old check book holder in First National Bank; same containing currency. Finder return to bank and receive reward.