oc-plain-dealer 1925-02-28

Growth of Anaheim Shown by Census Total for 1910 was ... 2,263 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 33 Year in No, Orange-co. 621 MEET DEATH PRES. EBERT DIES AFTER OPERATION End Comes 17 Days After Sixth Anniversary of His Election BERLIN, Feb. 28. — Friedrich Ebert, first president of the German republic, is dead. The end came at 1:16 a.m. to Fair, Cool Weather For Inauguration WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. — "Fair and rather cool weather" for President Coolidge's inauguration next Wednesday was forecast today by the U. S. weather bureau. The favorable forecast is expected to swell the crowds that will come to Washington for the ceremonies. G.O.P. SHEARS INSURGENTS WEEKS SAY NO ONE IS MUZZLED Asks Mitchell to Shift Him Articles Before Publication WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. tables turned again today congress probe of air craft citions. End Comes 17 Days After Sixth Anniversary of His Election BERLIN, Feb. 28. — Friedrich Ebert, first president of the German republic, is dead. The end came at 1:16 a.m. today after a four-day struggle with peritonitis following an operation for appendicitis made necessary suddenly Thursday. The president seemed to rally after the operation, but following a restless night Wednesday his physicians announced that localled gangrene had set in, causing peritonitis. A slight puacuring operation was performed yesterday morning but paralysis of the intestines followed, making theurgery fight hopeless. He died 17 days after the sixth anniversary of his election to the presidency. His death office was to have expired next June 30. After leadership of his country thru the starred and stormy days which followed the war, he lived to see reconstruction of the fatherland become more than a promise, her credit restored, her industries revitalized, her people looking forward with courage and renewed optimism. A silent little group of dignitaries who had been closely associated with President Ebert waited in the ante-room at the West Side sanitarium for the news. Hope for his life had been abandoned. Death came peacefully to the president, as peacefully as he had lived before the epochal events in post-war Germany thrust him suddenly to the very forefront of world affairs. At 9 o'clock the attending physicists announced the struggle was hopeless. Herr Ebert had lanced into a state of coma. He died without regaining consciousness. News of his passing shocked the entire nation. Optimistic reports in the press yesterday had led the German people to believe the president was on the way to recovery. Only President Ebert's remarkable constitution and his iron will enabled him to live so long after the first operation. It was stated. His physicians admitted after his death it would have been a miracle had he lived. Thru the whole night Frau Ebert, their daughter and two sons, Carl and Fritz, Jr., were at his bedside. Ebert died at the zenith of his career. A few more months would have seen him the center of a great political fight. Since the operation, G.O.P. SHEARS INSURGENTS OF POWER WASHINGTON, Feb. 28—After wielding the "balance of power" in both branches of congress for two years, the La Follette insurgents stood forth today short of their Republican affiliations, stripped of their party positions, and herded by administration leaders into the classification of a new fourth party. This was the outstanding result of the Republican caucuses last night which saw Rep. Nicholas Longworth, of Ohio, elevated to the speakership of the 69th congress and Rep. John Q. Tilson of Connecticut nominated as Republican floor leader in the new congress. Senate and House Republicans acted simultaneously in disciplining the insurgents. In the house, the rebels were barred from the caucus and in the senate they were denied party affirmation by a vote of the senate committee on committees. Hope of the insurgents to overturn the verdict by a vote either of the house or senate died today when word went out that Democratic leaders would not intervene in the Republican factional fight. The specific stand taken against the four senate insurgent senators La Follette of Wisconsin, Ladd and Frazier of North Dakota and Brookhart of Iowa—was to deprive them of all committee assignments as Republicans for the next Congress and to assign them as independents. This action will rank them lower than the standing given Senator Shipstead of Minnesota the "third-party" Farm laborite. It will also deprive Senator La Follette of the chairmanship of the senate interstate commerce committee which he would otherwise receive under the senior rule. Senator Ladd also will lose his present chairmanship of the senate public lands committee while all four will be tables turned again today congress probe of air craft citions. Criticizing the critics, Secr War Weeks appeared before committee today and took issue with Brig. Gen. Will Mitchell, assistant chief of service, who has repeatedly the country that the nation practically "defenseless in Weeks denied that the tary airplane situation was deplorable as it has been patched "but admitted that the U.S. States had an insufficient ber of fighting airplanes needed 300 additional off He said the army possessed first class fighting planes, General Mitchell had decided the air service had only 19 ships. Weeks flatly denied that air service officers muzzled in giving testimony for congressional committee. "The statement that any officer is muzzled is untrue Weeks." "There is no need for the charge." "In this connection I speak about Gen. Mitchell's After the first bombing Mitchell made a good statements which the navy partement resented. The tary of the navy repeatedly ed on me and said many chel's statements were used To avoid disturbance I dir Mitchell to submit to the department all of his articles. He this for two years." "Last fall, however, he two articles for magazines reflected upon the navy. Chel went to the president asked if he could print titles. The president said he would have no objection submitted them to his officers for approval. The ident wrote Mitchell to fect." "Mitchell went ahead printed the articles withoutmitting them to the department not only violating my instructions but those of the preas well." "Did you say there was muzzling in the army?" Rep. O'Sullivan, Dem. of "Yes," replied Weeks. "Why then did Mitchell submit his articles to" It was not done to Mitchell. I didn't want Only President Ebert's remarkable constitution and his iron will enabled him to live so long after the first operation. It was stated that his physicians admitted after his death it would have been a miracle had he lived. Thru the whole night Frau Ebert, their daughter and two sons, Carl and Fritz, Jr., were at his bedside. Ebert died at the zenith of his career. A few more months would have seen him the center of a great political fight. Since the swing toward conservatism evidenced in the last rechstag election, Ebert was the lone pillar of republicanism. Leaders of the right wing were determined to substitute their candidate in the presidential election in May. Chancellor Luther, who has been the acting executive since the president's operation, will continue to serve until the elections, as the constitution provides no other successor to the president. President Ebert was born in the famous old university town of Heidelberg Feb. 4, 1871. The father of a harnessmaker, who could give his son no more than a common school education but Friedrich was graduated at the age of 21 from the barness room into the editorial rooms of the Bremen Buergerzeitung, a Socialist newspaper. Helpful tho his experience was in rounding out the education of the young Socialist financial success did not come to this venture and Herr Ebert turned to inn keeping. In this, his fortunes were more favored and he did not lose the opportunity to broaden his political viewpoint. Ebert's inn was popular and prosperous, because of the personality of its host and the good burgeois cooking for which Frau Ebert was known. In her later days as first lady of the land, Frau Ebert's dislike of pomp and circumstances were well known. She was hanker in her kitchen. As host, Herr Ebert talked politics with his patrons and exchanged his Socialist opinions for their varied views. He was no less ill figure as inn keeper than as editor. He became a member of the Bremen city council and later on the relichstar. "With the sudden overthrow of Hohenzollern dynasty and the conversion of imperial Germany into a democratic state there were officers who remained in office." PROGRAM FOR C. C. BANQUET MON, EVE This is the program of the forum dinner next Monday evening at the Elks' club of the Anaheim C. of C: Invocation—Rev. A. G. H. Bode. Community singing, led by L. P. Martin. High school orchestra. Remarks by President Harry D. Riley. Industrial development—E. M. Smith, chairman industrial committee. Vocal selection—Mrs. J. O. Sehwentker. Advertising—H. E. W. Barnes. Solo dancing—Miss Marcella Wetzel. Why the Membership Should Grow—C. C. Lamb, chairman of membership committee. Vocal selections — Reginald Taylor. Address—Dr. Walter Dexter, president Whittier College. Community singing. Adjournment. MITCHELL went ahead printed the articles without mitting them to the department not only violating my instructions but those of the prefect as well." "Did you say there were muzzling in the army?" Rep. O'Sullivan, Dem. of Yea," replied Weeks. "Why then did Mitchell submit his articles to it? It was not done to Mitchell. I didn't want to turb a sister service." "Didn't that constitute aling?" "I don't tt awt2-x. oynn" "I don't want you to military airplane situation deplorable as it has been ed before this comm Weeks added, saying the service had 1592 planes." "How many are first planes?" asked Prall. "Two hundred and five hardment, pursuit and att planes," declared Weeks. Mitchell previously took committee the service had 19 fighting planes. Weeks gave the first planes as follows: "Bombardment and planes in the United States Added to this 12 in Panama in Hawaii, and 26 in the ippines, and we have 20 class, serviceable planes." Of the total planes, one were built after the war, explained. "How many are first fighting planes?" pressed "I would say that I gave on the viceable list is a fighting declared Weeks." "Do you mean we have serviceable planes?" asked "Not at all, only 829 mission and the rest in a replied Weeks." "You don't mean we have many fighting planes?" asked Prall. "Yes, because our plan as good as the other foe." In reply to question Prall regarding the aviation requirements, We mitted "we are deficient in ber of planes, and we are officers short." Weeks said he knew on position whatever he tried. (Continued on Page Six) LEADING NEWSAPER IN NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY THE ORANGE COUNTY Plain Dealer FULL REPORT OF INTERNATIONAL NEWS SURVICE—FIRST LEASED WIRE IN ANAHEIM Anaheim, California, Saturday, February 28, 1925 DEATH FROM DYNAMITY WEEKS SAYS NO ONE IS MUZZLED Mitchell to Show im Articles Before Publication WASHINGTON, Feb. 22—The turned again today in less probe of air craft con- Police Accidentally Causes Own Death PETALUMA, Feb. 28—Patrolman Bert Johnson of the Petaluma police force accidentally shot and, killed himself here early today while crawling thru a garage, with a flashlight in one hand and a loaded pistol in the other, according to the police. Johnson and Patrolman Milton Miller, early this morning, were investigating a noise they heard in the garage. Johnson going inside the building while Miller remained outside. A few moments later Miller heard a shot and on entering the garage, found Johnson dead between two motor trucks. He had been shot thru the head. After calling assistance and thoroughly investigating all possibilities of Johnson's having been killed by someone in the garage the police decided the shooting was accidental. HOPEFUL OF LOCATING $300,000 70 Days Granted to File Briefs in Pacific Corporation Suit Two months and a half from today, perhaps later, investors in Pacific Corp. well No. 16, once one of the best producers on Signal Hill will earn almost $349. WRITE ANAHEIM is only which have bucked particularly the Mid-But Anaheimers are home town and to feel This is no advail It isn't taking agencies, who make it was designed in towns which have some other real These letters o California, particular Anaheim, say so...We newspaper of your o you were back home The letter is y mind you of certain nish you with some Most people ha to whom they write and tell them the t ing or underestimate Comparisons a pare California's cli of the latter. Don't criticize Just tell of yo BABY KILLED BY CAR OF DOCTOR Lavon Lois Weisgerber, 19-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Weisgerber of Santa Ana, was almost instantly killed at 9 a.m. today when she was crushed beneath the wheels of a car being driven in reverse gear by Dr. J. L. Maroon, prominent physician. The tragedy was witnessed by the child's mother, whose screams were heard too late for the physician to stop his heavy machine. Mrs. Weisgerber collapsed upon learning the infant had been killed, and she was under a doctor's care today. Dr. Maroon had made a professional call at the house adjoining that of the Weisgerbers, 425 So Broadway, and lao driven his Cadillac roadster into the driveway between the two homes. He entered his car, he declared, and did not see the infant who was playing in her front yard. Simultaneously as the car was backing from the driveway the infant ran behind the machine and her head was caught beneath the rear wheel. The physician leaped from his car and gave medical assistance to the tiny victim, but death was almost instant. An inquest will be held Monday by Coroner Charles D. Brown. COTTON INDUSTRY NOT THREATENED WASHINGTON, Feb. 28—America's pre-eminence as the world's greatest producer of cotton is elicited by the criticism, Secy. of Weeks appeared before the committee today and took sharp with Brig. Gen. William Shell, assistant chief of air force, who has repeatedly told country that the nation isically "defenseless in the weeks denied that the mill-airplane situation was "as desirable as it has been painted admitted that the United States had an insufficient number of fighting airplanes and 300 additional officers. said the army possessed 205 class fighting planes, altho'ral Mitchell had declared air service had only 19 such weeks flatly denied charges air service officers were hired in giving testimony be-congressional committees. The statement that any army serer is muscled is untrue." Weeks," "There is no basis for this charge." In this connection I want 10 talk about Gen. Mitchell's case, the first bombing tests, shell made a good many elements which the navy demergedresented. The secret of the navy repeatedly called on me and said many of Mitchell's statements were untrue, avoid disturbance I directed shell to submit to the department all of his articles. He did not for two years. Last fall, however, he wrote articles for magazines. These erected upon the navy. Mitchell went to the president and if he could print the articles. The president said he would have no objection if hemitted them to his superior corps for approval. The presi-nt wrote Mitchell to that ef-ment. Mitchell went ahead and cited the articles without submitting them to the department, only violating my instructu-ments but those of the president well." Did you say there was no szling in the army?" asked P. O'Sullivan, Dem. of Cond.-Yes," replied Weeks. Why then did Mitchell have submit his articles to you?" It was not done to muzzle Shell. I didn't want to dis- 70 Days Granted to File Briefs in Pacific Corporation Suit Two months and a half from today, perhaps later, investors in Pacific Corp. well No. 16, once one of the best producers on Signal Hill will earn where almost $300,000 in company funds has gone, and if they will get their money back. Trial of A. J. Charlie's suit against the corporation, asking for an accounting and distribution of funds, was completed in Superior Judge R. Y. Williams' court, after consuming most of two weeks, 70 days was allowed for the filling of briefs arguing points of law involved, many t obe decided for the first time, Judge Williams indicated. Attorneys Allen and Davis, representing Charlie and others hold ing approximately 25 per cent of the stock, claim they have located approximately $160,000 that should be paid to stockholders. Of this amount, they maintain that R. F. Klelindenst, Los Angeles attorney, will have to pay more than $100,000. This assertion, however, is not conceded by the defendants. Allegation of fraud and collusion are to be dismissed as to Bentham Brushaker, Orange bank teller: R. F. Brilleweider, counsel for some stockholders; J. J. Richardson of Riverside, former company attorney, and others. Brubaker, on learning this, ark-ed the court for more complete vindication. Judge Williams smiled, and declared: "Well, it seems to me you were in bad company." In the operation of the well, and in stock selling attorneys All and Davalimain they have unearthed in the Pacific Corp.'s ampulations one of the greatest alleged swindles in the history of the state. As a result, it was intimated that a damage suit, nsking) for perhaps as large a sum as $5,000-000 might be the result of the trial just completed, and that a Long Beach bank might be made defendant. CARDINAL HAS FLU ROME, Feb. 28—Cardinal Gasparri cancelled his diplomatic reception and remained in bed with influenza. He has no fever, but it was believed best that he rest. His illness is holding up the work of George Cardinal Mundlein of Chicago in preparation for sucharistic congress next year, but the American prelate is conferring with other vatican authorities SPANISH WILL CALIFORNIA WASHINGTON, Feb. Alfonso of Spain has visit California on the ing trip to South America exclusively revealed Alexander Moore, Amassador to Spain. So intrigued is th monarch with reports of California by the Alba, that plans for the will take him thru San Monteroy and Los An- bly this year, are bein- Since the Duke of Ed from his extended formia, the interest of the former stronghold power in America has to a high pitch. Moor Alfonso is continual about that state. His California is particular when Californians visit anything they seem to as tho they were en "New Spain." Alfonso's South An- has been planned for He will visit Brazil. Ar- other important coun- then plans to stop York for several days, he will cross the conti- DOGTOR MAY CHARGE OF M DENVER, Feb. 28-charge of murder ma- against Dr. H. E. Blaz Mitchell went ahead and sent the articles without submitting them to the department, only violating my instruction but those of the president well." Did you say there was no zoology in the army?" asked P. O'Sullivan, Dem. of Cony. Why then did Mitchell have submit his articles to you?" It was not done to muzzle Mitchell. I didn't want to disobey a sister service." Didn't that constitute misogyny? "I don't tt awt2-x. ouyn to I don't want you to think the military airplane situation is as colorable as it has been painted before this committee," weeks added, saying the air service had 1592 planes. How many are first class planes? asked Prall. Two hundred and five bomberment, pursuit and attacking planes," declared Weeks. Mitchell previously told the committee the service had only fighting planes. Weeks gave the first class planes as follows: "Bombardment and puruit planes in the United States 147. Added to this 12 in Panama, 19 Hawaii, and 26 in the Philippines, and we have 205 first, serviceable planes." Of the total planes, only 140 are built after the war, Weeks explained. "How many are first class fighting planes?" pressed Prall. "I would say that every machine that I gave on the serviceable list is a fighting plane" claimed Weeks. "Do you mean we have 1592 serviceable planes?" asked Prall. "Not at all, only $29 in commission and the rest in storage" replied Weeks. "You don't mean we have that many fighting planes?" asked Prall. "Yes, because our planes are good as the other follows." In reply to questioning by Prall regarding the country's aviation requirements, Weeks admitted "we are deficient in number of planes, and we are 400 officers short." Weeksaid he knew of no opposition whatever. In the war deposition (Continued on Page Sly) COTTON INDUSTRY NOT THREATENED WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. America's pre-eminence as the world's greatest producer of cotton is not seriously threatened by the efforts being made by Great Britain, through subsidies and other methods of domestic encouragement to make the empire independent of American production, the federal trade commission reported to congress today. The commission transmitted to the senate its report on an investigation into the Empire Cotton Growing Corporation, a British government subsidy project, made under a senate resolution sponsored by Sen. Shepard, Democrat of Texas. PROSECUTE TWO UNDER MANN ACT LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28. Authorities investigating the death of Jennie Taylor, following a fight in the Los Angeles-co jail where she was held as a witness in an alleged Mann act violation case, declared today the dead girl was not the daughter of Mrs. Ehle Rogers of Sloux City, Ia. Mrs. Rogers, believing Miss Taylor her daughter, forwarded a description here but this did not check with that of the fight victim. Despite the girl's death, John W. Box and Alexander Rhoades of Long Island, N. Y., will be tried on the charge of bringing Miss Taylor across the country, a grand jury having returned as indictment against them. MAY DEPORT PAIR Carlos Mendoza and Erneste Rosas, Mexicans, picked up recently by Fullerton police at the Stalmer Jewelry Store on suspicion of having been implicated in a robbery there. Have been found to be members of a state-wide done dealing gang. It is said The men may be taken to Los Angeles for investigation. They are said to be done addicts, and efforts are being made to have them deported to Mexico. CARDINAL HAS FLU ROME, Feb. 28. Cardinal Gasparri cancelled his diplomatic reception today and remained in bed with influenza. He has no fever, but it was believed best that he rest. His illness is holding up the work of George Cardinal Mundelein of Chicago in preparation for sucharistic congress next year, but the American prelate is conferring with other vatican authorities when his duties as a pilgrim will permit. Father Tacchi Ventani, famous Jesuit priest and religious adviser to Premier Mussolini, also was seriously ill today. ADDITIONAL SITES Additions to the site offered by Fullerton for U. of C., southern branch, have been offered in the way of recreational sites by Orange-co supervisors, Geo. A. Raymer, secretary of the Fullerton C. of C. said today. This additional proposal would offer provided the Fullerton site is accepted, 40 acres near the Orange-co park, and five acres fronting on the sea at Newport Beach for recreational purposes. Mr. Raymes said. END NAVEL SEASON Three cars of oranges and one car vegetables were shipped from Fullerton this week, O. R. Freeman, Santa Fe shipper, said that this practically winds up the navel and that orange shipments will be virtually nil until the opening of the valencia season. EDITORS LUNCH Newspapermen from all parts of So., Calif., south of Los Angeles met in Fullerton today, where they were the guests of the Fulteron C. of C. at a luncheon held at the McPandion safe. Following the luncheon the newspapermen were to be taken over the proposed site of the university. Drs. B. Franklin and Jennie A. Badley, Anheims' leading Chiropratorti, Dietitians and Trillagewondielans, 406 N. Los Angeles M., phone service 1128 day or night. HAS WICKET William N. Irwin, F master, has received his hostmaster's commissary Whatever else may he be sold to be basked in ship Mr. Irwin admits J.A.Cahry for wrangling 204 Insult; phone 671-M-43v. DOGTOR MAY CHARGE OF M DENVER, Feb. 28. charge of murder maq against Dr. H. E. Blazer sclian and inventor her connection with the Daughter, Hauser, 32, a valid. Dr. Blazer is here in a serious conspiracy of poison swallowing the death of his wife have been caused by administered by the eian last Tuesday but made known until late REALTORS A California Real Plane a combined own home and homebuild dividers conference Mthe Hotel Maryland meeting of directors April 4; meeting of P secretaries at the same real estate class March 3 at Bell, with R.von Kleinschmidt co speaker; industrial co San Francisco March opening meeting Marce State Woman's comm PEDDLERS I Warning against pestating without a license today by Charles B.N.of police Nichols p Bonomio and Vince Hallans yesterday at this charge and half fore Judge Kuchel filmed $10 each. HAS WICKET William N. Irwin F master, has received his hostmaster's commissary Whatever else may he be sold to be basked in ship Mr. Irwin admits COUNTRY aler E IN ANAHEIM Progress of Anaheim as Told by Building Year Permits Total 1923 528 $2,369,271 1922 678 1,423,045 1921 564 1,253,870 1920 382 379,980 1919 174 464,500 Fair and continued warm tonight and Sunday. 27th YEAR—No. 138 AMITE EXPLOSION WRITE THAT LETTER ANAHEIM is only one of scores of cities in the Southland which have buckled down to the job of letting America particularly the Mid-West, know the truth about California. But Anaheimers are asked to remember that this is their home town and to feature Anaheim in their letters. This is no advertising stunt. It isn't taking up the work of the regularly organized agencies, who make favorable publicity their business. It was designed primarily to correct false reports published in towns which have lost residents to California or have some other reason for hating this state. These letters occupy a place of their own. If you like California, particularly So. California, and more especially Anaheim, say so...Write about it to your friends or to the newspaper of your old home town, just as you would talk if you were back home telling the folks about it. The letter is yours. And all this paper can do is to remind you of certain things or increase your information—furnish you with some of the stuff to write about. Most people have at least a score of relatives or friends to whom they write at some time or another....Write now and tell them the truth about California, without exaggerating or underestimating. Comparisons are likely to be unpleasant. Don't compare California's climate with that back home, to the disfavor of the latter. Don't criticize things back home. Just tell of your experiences in California. 1379 INJURED NINE WOMEN GO INSANE Burning Gasoline Spreads To Island Three Miles from Rio de Janiero DIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 28.—Six hundred and twenty-one person are dead, 1379 wounded, nine women have gone insane and damages totaling $2,000,000 have California, particularly So. California, and more especially Anaheim, say so...Write about it to your friends or to the newspaper of your old home town, just as you would talk if you were back home telling the folks about it. The letter is yours. And all this paper can do is to remind you of certain things or increase your information—furnish you with some of the stuff to write about. Most people have at least a score of relatives or friends to whom they write at some time or another...Write now and tell them the truth about California, without exaggerating or underestimating. Comparisons are likely to be unpleasant. Don't compare California's climate with that back home, to the disfavor of the latter. Don't criticize things back home. Just tell of your experiences in California. And offer to answer any questions he may put to you. He is thinking of coming here. SPANISH KING WILL VISIT CALIFORNIA WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—King Alfonso of Spain has decided to visit California on the forthcoming trip to South America, it was exclusively revealed today by Alexander Moore, American ambassador to Spain. So intrigued is the Spanish monarch with reports of wonders of California by the Duke of Alba, that plans for the trip which will take him thru San Francisco, Monterey and Los Angeles, possibly this year, are being arranged. Since the Duke of Alba returned from his extended tour of California, the interest of Alfonso in the former strengthhold of Spanish power in America, has been keyed to a high pitch. Moore said King Alfonso is continually talking about that state. His interest in California is particularly evident when Californians visit Spain. If anything they seem to be treated as the they were emissaries of "New Spain." Alfonso's South American trip has been planned for many years. He will visit Brazil, Argentine and other important countries, and then plans to stop off at New York for several days, after which he will cross the continent. DOCTOR MAY FACE CHARGE OF MURDER DENVER, Feb. 28.—A formal charge of murder may be placed against Dr. H. E. Blazer, 61, phy BOSTON, Feb. 28.—Mrs. Almes A. Sweeney, termed by the police "a woman Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde," appeared in police court today and in a clear voice pleaded "gulity" to the larceny of $22,890 in bonds from Mrs. Gordon A. Prince Back Bay society woman. The case has continued until March. The loss of stock market gambling was blamed by the authorities today for the plight of Mrs. Sweeney, confidential secretary and adviser to Boston mining operators. Mrs. Sweeney is the second woman financier to fall into the hands of the police in New England in two weeks. Miss Maude Tefft, treasurer of the Kingston, K. I. Trust Co., is under arrest charged with wrecking the bank and stealing $110,000. Like Miss Tefft, the Boston woman is alleged to have been tempted by the possibility of quick profits. Mrs. Sweeney, 52, woman who has handled millions in conducting business deals of her employers and who, it is alleged, was tempted finally by stock market gambling, had a dual personality, her arrest revealed. She posed as a spinster, also married for 15 years to James E. Sweeney of Worcester, district passenger agent of the Boston & Albany R. R. OIO INOANE Burning Gasoline Spreads To Island Three Miles from Rio de Janiero DIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 28.—Six hundred and twenty-one person are dead, 1379 wounded, also women have gone insane and damages totaling $2,000,000 have been inflicted as the result of the explosion of 38 tons of dynamite and 186,500 litres of gasoline on Cajus island, three miles from Rio de Janiero. Rio de Janiero's hospitals are overflowing with the injured. Eighty-three houses here tipped over from the force of the blasts and more are threatening to fall. The blasts resulted from the burning lighters containing 5000 cases of gasoline which caught fire yesterday afternoon. The blazing fluid spread over the harbor and reached toward Cajus island where dynamite, powder and stocks of oil were stored. Two workers or Cajus lice saw the approaching flames and fired in whatever boats they could find. Many escaped but others, less fortunate in finding craft to take them off were forced to wait while the hungry flames reached the island and touched off the huge stocks of explosives. Many women and children were among those who could not escape the island. The death list today was placed at 602 on Cajus island, and 18 in Ilo de Janiero, where some of the wounded were brought, while others were victims of falling buildings in the city on the mainland. The smok of the principal blasts was felt for 30 miles. A panicky populace in Rio de Janiero believed the explosions were taking place somewhere in the city, adding to the terror brot by the dynamite detonations and the roar of falling buildings. SEVERAL PLOTS TO KILL WILSON KEY WEST, Pla., Feb. 28.—There were a number of plots to assassinate Woodrow Wilson while he was president of the United States of which the general public never heard, Franklin D. Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the navy in the Wilson administration, said here today, when informed of Ralph M. Easly's revelations of a plot to kill Wilson, J. P. Morgan, Chas. M. Schwab and Collinan DuPont. Roosevelt, here to rest and fish, recalled at least eight rumors of attempts to assassinate the war president and each of them, he ALfonso's South American trip has been planned for many years. He will visit Brazil, Argentina and other important countries, and then plans to ship off at New York for several days, after which he will cross the continent. DOGTOR MAY FACE CHARGE OF MURDER DENVER, Feb 28.—A formal charge of murder may be placed against Dr. H. E. Blazer, 61, physician and inventor here, today in connection with the death of his daughter, Hazel, 23, a life-long invalid. Dr. Blazer is at his home here in a serious condition as a result of poison swallowed following the death of his daughter, which was said by authorities to have been caused by chloroform administered by the aged physician last Tuesday but was not made known until late Friday. REALTORS ACTIVE California Real Estate Ass'n plans a combined own-your-own-home and homebuilders and subdividers conference March 21 at the Hotel Maryland, Pasadena; meeting of directors at San Diego April 4; meeting of Realty Board secretaries at the same time; first real estate class commencement March 3 at Bell, with President R. von Kleinschmidt of U., of S C. speaker; industrial conference at San Francisco March 14; and opening meeting March 20 of new State Woman's committee. PEDDLERS FINED Warning against peddlers operating without a license was issued today by Charles B. Nichols, chief of police. Nichols picked up G. Bonomo and Vincent Bonomo, Italianys yesterday afternoon on this charge and hailed them before Judge Kuchel. They were fined $10 each. HAS WICKED PEN William N. Irwin, Fullerton post master, has received the copy of his postmaster's commission from Washington, signed by Coolidge. Whatever else may be said for the president, he certainly cannot be billed in penmanship. Mr. Irwin admits. BUSINESS OUTLOOK BRIGHTENING, WORD "Business is improving," says Harry L. Turton, Oakland dealer of Northern Orange co. Turton continues to be optimistic regarding the outlook for the spring and summer. Sales of used cars continued to feature the February trade. HOG PRICES MOUNT CHICAGO, Feb 28—Hog prices continued to mount; today's early figures showed that choice heavies were moving at $12.49, which was the highest for several years. There were a number of plots to assassinate Woodrow-Wilson while he was president of the United States of which the general public never heard, Franklin D. Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the navy in the Wilson administration, said here today when informed of Ralph M. Easly's revelations of a plot to kill Wilson, J. P. Morgan, Chas M. Schwab and Collian Dupont. Roosevelt, here to rest and fish, recalled at least eight rumors of attempts to assassinate the war president and each of them, he said, were run down and nothing ever developed in any of them. Roosevelt recalled that in 1917, when the United States took over the George Washington for transport duty, it was discovered that considerable machinery on board the liner had bene destroyed and that other vital engine parts had been tampered with so that an explosion would result when the ship put out to sea. Fortunately these things were discovered before she sailed," he said. "A year later when Wilson made a trip to Europe on the George Washington City that the transport would be dynamited," continued Roosevelt. "We sent a squadron of destroyers to escort the ship over, and this rumor frazzled out. Again when Wilson made a trip thru the West, rumors were circulated that the president's train would be dynamited. Every precaution was taken to guard against any danger to the president at that time and nothing ever developed." Roosevelt recalled that rumors were investigated that Wilson and Chas M. Schwab were to be assassinated. This was in 1918 he said, and could have no connection with the alleged plot revealed by Easly. Yes, I could recall a number of rumored attempts to 'get' Wilson," declared Roosevelt, "but they were all either frustrated or prussed to be false." KING GEO. BETTER LONDON, Feb 28—King George III several weeks with a bronchial ailment, continues to improve, it was officially announced today at Buckingham palace. Dr. Clava Hakehouse, osteopath Ollie Bass Mae Lemon, Ph 40-75-