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Evening star., 1925-12-16
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gifts-the gifts that young and
old appreciate, and here you will
find books of all kinds-for chill
dren and grown-ups-and at all
prices.
kann's 's-Downstairs Bookstore.
Evening star., 1925-12-16
Gifts for Babies
Are Plentiful Here!

Handmade Bootees, white
finished with pink or blue.
\ pair. 39c to csc
Evening star., 1925-12-16
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sS6.05

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that any woman or girl
would like to receive. Your
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plated mesh.
kann street Floor.
Evening star., 1925-12-16

Infants Hand crocheted
Sacques. Trimmed with pink
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Evening star., 1925-12-16
4 Home Git!,
Ferneries
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For those who like flowers in
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Evening star., 1925-12-16
8-Piece Beverage
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"A very useful. attractive set.
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and holders for glasses are sill
yer plated and the filters are of
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etched in floral designs.
kann s-Third Floor.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30
LURID TALE OF
KIDNAPPING TOLD
BY YOUNG BRIDE

san FRANCISCO, Sept. SO
Wallace Sullivan, 10, was held here
today for Butte county authQrities,
while further check was made ON
the circumstantal story Of Mrs
Bessie Strange, 10. that he abduct-
ed her from Oroville.
Mrs. Strange and her husband,
Floyd Strange, were reunited when
police found her in Il local apart
ment house after she had telegraph
cd her mother, Mrs. William Health,
in Orovillc. that she was held pri-
soncr by Sullivan.
The Young woman told lurid tale
Of kidnapping a month ago by Sui
liVan under rusc of giving her n
ride to Orovilc and of being kept
nndcr close guard by him while he
drove TO Sacramento, Stockton,
Oakland and finally San Francisco.
Sullivan surrended with show of
indignation when found working in
a garage.
"Kidnaping, nothing" was his
comment "She begged me to take
her. We were going to elope in
November, but she wanted to get
away from her husband sooner than
that.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30
Responsibility of
Fatalities Placed
On GiUer of Order
Mitchell Designates Dispa tch of Shenandoah Into
Interior AS Criminal iolation of Law Flags
Bureau Officials
WASHINGTON, Sept. so.-Dis-

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3o.-Dis-
patch Of the dirigible Shenandoah
on voyage into the interior was a
criminal violation of federal
law Colonel Billy Mitchell,
storm center Of the air service con-
troversy, told the presidents air.
craft board today.
Whoever issued the order for the
trip which resulted in collapse of the
airship in an Ohio storm and death
of IA men should be held legally
responsible, he declared.
Mitchell digressed from his indict-
ment of the administration of the
air service. and referred to a globe
of the world to show how vulner-
able Great Britain was to an air
attack.
England is Cited
England realized this after sev
eral attacks during the war and fin.
ally put a united air force into eff.
feet
"Todav she has an efficient ali
corps She is steadily increasing
her supply of planes and appropria
tionS for the air force. She has
the fastest service ships inl the
world today.
. How do our pursuit planes com
pare with England 's'' Morrow
asked.
England has the best Mitch
ell snapped back.
Mitchell Quotes Law
With this bombshell. Mitchell
concluded his testimony before the
board. which then proceeded to hear
| testimony from other flyers.
Mitchell cited law which pro-
J vidcs that only experienced FLYING
officers should have had command
of the Shenandoah but when asked
later for I'M expansion of this
theory he said he had not intended
! to criticize the personnel in charge
! of the ship.
! He said the Shenandoah carried
no parachutes.
~ believe the Shenandoah was
on Il propaganda mission, y Mitchell
said in reply to questions of Repre-
sentative Ninson. Georgia, Demo
/ crat.
"'Thc law expressly provides that
air operators over land should be
controlled by the army air service.
/ It is not the legal province of the
navy to sdnd ships overland excep'
on naval missions.
'But YOU also say the shin did
not have qualified pilots. Vinson
J iuterposed.
Bungling Amateurs
''Thc officers who controlled the
flight were hungling amateurs.
Mitchell said, explaining that he
was not referring TO the men on
the airShip, who were fine offi'
GERS So far rs I know.
Il believe that the order for the
Continued on Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30
Continued on Page 6)
Criticizes Navy
Policy of Giving
Specified Routes
Nv United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON. sept. 60 Bit
fer criticism Of tho naVv's policy Of
recurring dirigillc commanders 10
follow 81 certain route when carry
ing ort q mission was made late to-
dav before the President 5 sneeial
air board bv Lieutenant Colonel
John 4. Pacgclow, commander "
Scott Fic)d. army balloon school
Rc)l,Nllc. III.
- Airship commanders, Paege-
low said. "must not be hound down
bv direct orders.
"Thev should be permitted to
use their discretion in selecting
routes while in flight y
Criticiliug this existing meteor
olooical system. Pacoelow said:
eff Commander Lansdowne had
received M 3 a. m. the warning Of
the storm which he should have !
doubt if he would have stayed on
his course,
Paecelow analvzed weather re-
norts for the morning aGd nioht ~
the dav preceding tho Shenandoah =
crash in Ohio and said he believed
thc storm which the dirigible en-
countercd was local thunder dis.
turbancc.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30
BOB LA TOILETTE
TO DON FATHERS
SENATORIAL TOCA

MILWAUKEE. Wis, Sept. 30
Wisconsin has sent another La Fol
lette to the United States senate.
Robert NJ. La Toilette .Ir., just past
80, son of "Fightin' Bob.' was
elected to succeed his father by an
overwhelming majority in the
states special election yesterday.
Tabulation of votes from 2411
precincts ont of 269l in the state
showed:
La Toilette 224 .30S.
Edward ID. Dithmar. regular Re-
publican, running as an independ-
ent, S9,036.
John NJ. Work. Socialist, LOSS.
William j. Bruce, Democrat, run
ming as an independent l0,39j.
Young Bob s. victory ut the
polls means that he will complete
his fathers uneXpired term.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30
Refuses To Abandon Hope For Crew OF Subnnaru1
SAYS BOTH SIDES
NOW ARE WORKING
TO SETTLE DEBTS
Success Is Forecast. in
Farley With French
On Funding

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3O-A high
official of the American debt fund
Ing commission today swept ava!
doubt concerning the success of
the French debt negotiations de
claring both sides are working
toward a settlement.
While no joint session of the
French and American commissions
is yet definitely scheduled, Secre-
tary Of the Treasury Mellon, Secre-
tary Hoover and Senator Smoot met
Finance Minister CaillauX and three
members of the French mission at
neon to discuss the ''safeguard
clause
Initial Payment
The American commission, it was
said, is awaiting word from the
French as to whether they will
agree to maximum annual payment
Of S130.000, 900: $4,000 900 or
%l50,O00, ,00C.
Tho amount, il is understood, de
pehds upon arrangement of initial
terms and the granting of the safe
guard clause which would permit
suspension Of payments in the ease
of future French financial diff
cultics.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30
GARCIA ADMITS
MANSLAUCHTER in
SHOOTING AFFRAY
Advances Self-Defense in
Plea at Trial Here
Today

Mike Garcia, charged with the
murder of Menchon Reyes, two
miles northeast of FL Centre on
May "a, pleaded guilty to man.
slaughter i'll the superior court this
morning the plea being accepted
by District Attorney Utley.
Judge Cole set Friday morning
at $50 as the time for passing sen.
tence on Garcia.
The shooting of Reyes followed
an argument in which the two men
engaged over disagreement re-
garding work. Garcia claimed that
REYES threatened him wuh n knife,
and that he shot to protect himself
Mrs. REYES. who was standing be
side her husband when Garcia fired
a chargc from a shotgun. received {;
part of the load in the chest and
arm, but was not seriously injured
Royc, died shortly after the shoot
ing.
Garcia left the scene immediately
after the tragedy, and was captur
ed in spectacular fashion week
later in this city by Sheriff Gillctt
who had been, informed that Gar
cia was seen riding in an automo
bile ON Broadway. The sheriff
drot his car alongside the machine
in which Garcia was riding, anc
lcapiUg from his automobile while
it was in motion, covered Garcia
with his gun and placed him under
arrest.
Attorney William F. North is
counsel for Garcia.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30
CLAIMS WRECK OF
SHENANDOAH DUE
TO DEAD CAPTAIN
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LAKEHURST, y. j.. Sept. 80
The inquiry into the, wreck of the
dirigible Shenandoah came to an
other dramatic climax today with
the testimony of Captain Anton
Heinen, German dirigible expert.
Heinen declared he placed res
possibility for the wreck con the
man in charge of the ship
DO YOU mean Commander Lans-
downe'' he was asked.
~ do he. answered.
Then a moment later he was press
ed to tell for. Il second time where
he secured information as to alter
ations i'll the safety valve system
OF the Shenandoah. He refused to
answer, but looking over the gather
ing said:
81 will permit the man who gave
me my information to rise. -
There was II moment of silence.
Then Lieutenant Commander Rosen-
dahl. ranking survivor of the wreck.
hlS face flushed, rose and stood
without saving n word.
Then the hearing went on without
comment.
- am proud to say that had +
been in charge of the ship the dis
aSter could have been avoided. -
Heinen told the court.
In what way was the ship MOI,
properly handled - asked Admiral
Jones.
I'm my opinion, IIcinen dccIar-
ed, 'fhe ship ran deliberately into
the center of the storm. For half
hour danger signals had been
shrieking out loud. Even so il
would have been easy to escape. 7
stand ready to prove this on the
evidence already produced.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30
EXPECT TO RESUME
NEGOTIATIONS TODAY

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-Aft-
cr an intcrmission of nearly 4S
hours, thd American and French
debt funding commissios expected
to get together today for another
strenuous effort to bring Il settle
m,nt of the $1,000, 100000 French
debt to the United States out of
the deadlock which has prevailed
in the negotiations since Friday.
The intemissiYn has been occu-
pied with intensive private and III.
formal conferences ON terms be-
tween members of the two commits
Sions, which, however, have not
served greatly to improve the sit
uation and both sides realized the
serious stage which the parlcys
haVc reached.
Finance Minister Joseph CaillauX
head of the French mission. has set
Lis departure from Washington for
France ON Fsiday morning, less
than rs hours away, and Il settle
nlent must be reached within that
time. or. it is generally conceded
the negotiations 90 on the rocks.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30
ADAMS NOW FACES
STIFF TERM FOR
FORGERY COUNTS
Supervisor Is Released
On Bonds Pending
Sentence

Supervisor J. Roy Adams was re-
leas ed on bonds Of $4,000 shortly
before neon today and left i'm
r1ediately thereafter for Imperial,
acccmpanie by his attorneys and
friends. Following yesterday S ver-
dict, the court remanded HIM to the
custody Of Sheriff Gillett, pending
bond arrangements.
Conviction carries with it :, pen
atty Of from one to II years on each
count, District Attorney Utley stat
ed today. It rests within the
province of the court to decide
whether the sentences are to run
coIcurrently or consecutively.
Ctley was asked this morning if
Adams will still continue to act as
supervisor and replied that in his
opinion, Adams can still act in that
capacity pending decision on the
appeal from the verdict, for which
his attorneys plan to ask. How
ever. he stated, Adams attorney
intimated to him that they would
advise him to resign.
An accusation charging NAL
feasance in office, and asking for
Adams removal, was returned by
the grand jury shortly after the in.
: dictment of Adams but the case
has not vet been brought to trial.
Soon Reached Verdict
"Guilty on all three counts,
: was the verdict returned shortly be
fore O'Clock yesterday Afternoon
against Adams, indicted b,
the grand jury for ''padding' hi
, road district pay roH to the exten
of $22 900, by CARRYING three dunn,
7 names over a period of severa
wears.
The jury returned verdict |:
minutes after the nine men ant
! three women left the court room
the quickness of the verdict sur
prising all who have followed tn,
trial, most of whom expected long
drawn debate by the jury. WheI
it was made known that the jury
was coming in. rumor whispered
. that the verdict was not guilty.
Judge Jennings. District Attorney
Ctley and court attaches had left
the court room, in the expectation
that the jury would be out for &
long time. There was Il scurrvin.
of messengers as the officials wcr,
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30
SAYS DIPTHERIA AND TYPHOID
SC0URCES CAN BE CONTROLLED
BY M0CULATI0N, QUARANTINES

Dy United Press Leased Wire
LONG BEACH, Cal, Sept.
30.-Typhoid and diptheria
scourges need be feared no
longer in metropolitan COM
munities, DR.. Karl L. Myers,
director of medical research,
University of California, told
delegates to the League Of Cal
ifornia Municipalities in ses-
s;or today.
"These dreaded scourges can
be controlled and stamped out
by innoculation and Quaran-
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30
LUTHER BURBANK, PLANT WIZARD,
. CELEBRATES HALF-CENTURY MARK
OF ACHIEVEMENT IN SANTA ROSA

soil have given their best to
me, but age cannot be denied.
The horticultWist now is in
his 77th year.
Burbank recalled that he ar
rived Just at dusk on the last
day of September, 1875. and
the town did not look like very
much to him. The next morn
ing he walked from the site of
his present home and expert
mental gardens across vacant
fields to the eastern foothills,
fields now populated by thous-
ands of persons.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30
By CARL d. GROAT

United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW Lc2rDON. Conn, sept. 80
News that Secretary of the Navy
Wilbur had ordered continuance of
rescue operations on the sunken sub
marine S-51 was received here this
afternoon without comment.
II meant that further attempts
TO hoist the submarine and TO ex-
plore her tangled interior must be
made.
As far as the officers here knew
the Merritt Chapman company
wou,l try the noisting whenever
the weather permitted.
There were indications. however
that the wrccRing concern felt that
The task was quite hopclrss. And
it is assumed that recommendation.
by Admiral Christy 10 convert the
rescue operation into salvage OPP
c'ation were based IA part at least
upon TIA" pnsitiun of the comranv.
VIII Patch Hole
If the rcScUes.ppcration H. con
ycrtod into = %syagc operation,
The big hole in the S-5l will be
"patchod" the water IN tho com
rartmeuts win be "blown out -
ana with the aid of pon;oons, the
s'dP VII then he brought 30 the
smfarc and towcd iuto port. prob
ably Boston.
Ease officials are convinced that
when the she'll is eventually opened,
i viii be found that there are not
more than twcutv to twenty.
eoll,cs inside. The remainder OF
tl,e men, it is believed, were swept
oat to sea and drowned.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30
Continued OH Page 3,
SET REGIONAL
COTTON CONFAB
FOR OCTOBER 2
by United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
RIVERSIDE, Calf. Sept. 80.
A regional cotton conference,
second Of a series Of such ses-
sions, will be held by the Cali
fornia Development association
here on October 2.
Approximately $50 growers,
industrialists and transporta-
tion authorities are expected to
attend.
H. H. Clark, Calexico, will
preside. William M. Garland,
vice president of the associa-
tion, will be principal speak
er. ...-
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30
Riffs Fire Upon
American Party
by United Press Leased Wire

OF EIXAN, Morocco. Sept. &c.
Etiian troops last night fired upon
Il group of Americans, including
ANiators Rockwell, Cousins and
Hidden. Mrs. Holden. formerly
Edith Gillingham, of Philadelphia,
also was III the party.
The Americans w1'e stroljimg
on, the outskirts of Quezzan after
tfle dinner hour when they were
ambushcd by the Riffians. Three
bullets passed over Mrs. Holden 5
head.
The flyers pulled their reVolvers
and sent volley at the attackers
The Riffians fled
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30
COURT Is APPOINTED TO
PROBE RAMMING OF SUB

WASHINGTON. Sept. 3d.
A court of inquiry to investi-
gate the case and fix the re-
sponsibility for the sinking Of
the S-51 was appointed by Will
bur today with orders to convene
at the Boston navy yard on Oct
cher Is or as soon thereafter as
possible. The court will be
headed by Captain J. P. Jack
son, commandant Of the Boston
navy yard.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30

tine,' DR.. Meyer said. "Small-
pox has been virtually wiped
out in the United States by
vaccination and quarantine,
and typhoid and diptheria can
be controlled in similar
way
Hugh r. Pomeroy, regional
planning director, told the
league that extension by the
state of the right Of eminent
domain to include acquisition
of parks and Fairgrounds was
essential to city growth.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30
Rex GOOdcell Nav
Run For Governor

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3d.
Rex B. Goodcell, collector of in
ternal revenue here. will be
candidate fer governor of Cali
fornia, according to close
friends and business associates.
The collector refused to at
firm or deny the, contemplated
candidacy today. It was known,
however, that organization
work Is already under way to
promote Goodcell's candidacy.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30
ORDERS INQUIRY MOVED
TO NATIONAL CAPITAL

WASHINGTON, Sept. So
The court Of inquiry investigat-
ing the cause of the Shenan-
doah disaster today was ordered
to move from Lakehurst, N. J.,
to Washington as soon as it
completes its work at the New
Jersey naval air station.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30
By United Press Leased Wire

By United FrcSs Leased Wire
SANTA ROSA, Cal, Sept.
30.-Luther Burbank, world
renowned plant scientist, look
Ell back today upon his arrival
here so years ago and went to
work as usual, with no plans
for observing his golden jubi-
lee as a local resident.
AS a half century of
achievement, I must be salts
fled with what has been DONE
said Burbank. My only re-
gret now is that I kave so lit
tie time left in which to do all
had hoped to do. Climate and
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30
SHARP QUAKE
SHOCKS FELT
IN BAY TOWNS
By United Press Leased Wire

ny United Press Leased Wire
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 80.
The lay district was shaken
by light earthquake shock at
1928 a. m. today. Residents of
Oakland, Berkeley and San
Francisco felt the tremor, which
was slight. No damage was re-
ported.
BERKELEY, Calf, Sept. 80.
An earthquake Of one and
half minutes. duration, orig
mating within two miles of
here, was registered on the
University of California seis-
mograph today, starting at
7:22:59 a. III.
The tremblor started with
one sharp jolt and continued
with a series of minor shocks.
Compared in intensity with
the Santa Barbara earthquake,
which registered nine on the
scale, today's quake registered
three. r4
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30
WORK OF ATTEMPTED RESCUE MUST
PROCEED, SECRETARY WILBUR SAYS;
WILL TRY TO HOIST SUNKEN SHIP
recommendations to Go Ahead With Salvage Ope-
fatiOns Are Over-Rule d; Divers Are Convinc-
ed None Remain Ali We Aboard Submarine
ABOARD u. S. S. CAM

ABOARD u. S. S. CAM
DEN, Off Block Island,
Sept. 30.-Rear Admiral
ii. H. Christy late this af-
ternoon reluctantly adj
mitted his conviction that
there is no longer any pos
sibility that any of those
who went down with the
rammed S-51 last Friday
night are still alive.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30
ROSTERS PUT
UNDER SEVERE
SOCIAL RULES

. PASADENA. Cal, Sept.
30.-Roosters, four months, or
older, went under strict rcgu-
lations in Pasadena today.
A city ordinance, forbidding
the grownup male fowls to
come with 100 feet of any
dwelling, goes into effect at
p. IN. tG
q Chickens, geese, turkeys and
rabbits must be kept 35 feet
from dwelling under the
'barnyard ordinance.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30
DIVERS CONVINCED ALL
ABOARD SUB ARE DCAD

Nt.W LONDON, Conn., ScUt. 30.
With divers convinced. that the
stnkcn submar,ue 5-5l contains
only corpScS and with del1icks and
dit"rs unable to operate because Of
rough water. il was believed here
this afternoon that the present
rescue operations will soon have
10 be- abandoned aud salyag" OPP
crations undertaken.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30
OPERATIONS SUSPENDED
FOR HEAVY WEATHER

NEW LONDON, sept. 3o.--Rcs,
cuc operations in connection with
the sunken submarine sol have
been suspended for the day.
Heavy weather developed in the
carly forenoon, compelling aban'
Continued on Page 9
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30
AMERICAN
At Boston

At Boston
Washington5 100 00l 0ll--4 10 Q
Boston 10 l0l 10x-5 II 3
,Ballou and Tate; Ruffing and
Bischoff. r'", c'e
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30
CRAFT WRECK DUE
TO INEFFIClENCY,
EXPERT CONTENDS
Uphild View Shenandoah
Should Have Wealth
cred Storm

by United Press Leased Wire
IIAKEHURST, N. j., Sept.
50.-ICaptain Anton Heinen,
German dirigible expert, reit-
Grated his charges that the de-
struction of the dirigible Shen-
andoah was directly due TO re-
duction of the safety valves on
the gas cells from 18 to eight
when he testified this afternoon
before the court of inquiry in
vestigating the Shenandoah
disaster.
IT said and I now maintain
that structural changes in the
safety valve system was the
main cause of the ships de-
struction.'' Heinen said.
II will not contend it was
the only reason for the disast-
er,'' he added, however.
I.AKEHURST, N. j.. Sept. 3O.-
himself 1.-The only witnes
for the defendant, the defend
ant, according to him. being th
dirigible Shenandoah, Captain An
ton Heinan, German dirigible eX
pert, described himself today a
ready to support his theory that tn
giant ship crashed because of inet
ficiency and alteration of design.
Because of inability of Professo
William Hovgaard of the Massa
chusettS Institute of Technology
who has been secured as technica
counsel to appear this morning. tn
session of The court of inquiry wa
postponed until afternoon.
Captain lleinen denied that hi
explanation of the Shenandoah dis
aster was Il "theory.'
"lt'S merely Il combination o
laws and Facts he insist
ed. II promise you a surprise from
start to finish he added.
Asked if he believed any of th
crew of the Shenandoah to hay
been competent navigators, Capital
Hcinen said, "Oh. YES, as much a
their limited experience would pen
nit; but I've taken many an al
ship like the Shenandoah throug
fiercer storms, through winds whic
carried the ship up and down muc
faster than the Shenandoah wa
tossed around, and even throug
storms where the snow flakes wer
so thick You could not see YOU
Continued oh page SIX
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30
NATIONAL
At Philadelphia

At Philadelphia ~
Brooklyn 030 00l 600 II |
Philadelphia, 600 200 31x-6 s
Willoughby, Mitchell and Wilson
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30
Deny Reports OF
Red Attempt To
Kill King George

LONDON. Sept. 3O.-Con-
cluding their holiday at Bal
moral, King George and Queen
Mary returned to Buckingham
palace tclay.
A published report that an
attempt to assassinate the Rri-
ish ruler had been revealed to
Scotland Yard was character
ized today by officials of that
organization as FLAT can
ard ..
The home office also told the
United Press that the report
was absolutely without foun-
dation.''
Coast papers this morning pub
lished sensational accounts of q
Furported plot to assassinate' Brit
ain s monarch. attributing the de
signs to Russian Bolshevists. II
was stated that two men, mention
cd by name, had been assigned tC
the job of killing the king aud were
now enroutc to England to carr,
cut that intention.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-30

Continued oh page SIX