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Evening star., 1925-11-26
KING Of SIAM DIES;
BROTHER TO REIGN
Daughter Is Born to Queen
for Whom He Had Divorced
ChiIdIess Consort.
By the Associated Press.


BANGKOK, Siam, November o6-
Rama VI, King of Siam for IA years.
died today about a month after he had
divorced his queen and taken another
wife In the hope Of having an heir to
the throne.
His hopes were not realized, and his
younger brother, Prince Praja Dhipok.
succeeds to the throne. A daughter
was born yesterday to the new queen.
Rama VI, who was As years old, re-
Gently underwent an operation for
an abdominal abscess, from which he
did not recover. Prior to the opera
ton he had suffered from acute gas
tritis.
Educated at oxford, Rama on his
marriage in 1922 to Princess Lakshmi
Lavan abjured polygamy and abol-
ished the harem which his father had
maintained.
Throne Barred to Female.
In 1910 it was decided that until
King Rama had male issue the sue
cession should be through the queen
mothers son.
Last month Rama deposed his queen
on the ground that she had not car
ried out her duties toward King and
country "in a satisfactory manner
The daughter born Tuesday to the
king and the new queen, Chao Chom
Suvadana, was the first child to be
born to a King of Siam for 80 years,
the last being Prince Praja Dhipok,
who now succeeds to the throne.
When King Rama last month raised
Lady Suvadana to the rank Of royal
consort in place of the childless Queen
Lakshi, the following proclamation
wasrissued:
UThe King has observed that the
new queen has served him with faith
fitness and love, and it is fitting,
therefore, that she should be raised to
high estate in order to support the
rank of the child she will bear his
majesty in the near future"
Made Many Reforms.
Rama VI was the son of King
Rama v, or King Chulalongkorn,
whom he succeeded in 1910. Until
1917, the new King retained the name
he had borne as crown prince, Maha
Vaiiravudh, but in that year he as
sumed the title of King Rama VI. He
was known as an able and enlighten-
ed monarch, and much of the progress
of Siam in the last Is years is ascrib-
ed to him. He brought in Western
advisers in many phases of govern
ment, revised the laws, encouraged
progress in medicine and hygiene.
One of his most radical reforms was
the abolition of the harem in the
royal household. His father, Rama ".
is said to have had anywhere from
500 to 5000 wives.
The heir presumptive, Prince Praja
Dhipok, was born November 8. 1898,
and was the sixth son of King Rama
Y hv one of the royal consortS.
Evening star., 1925-11-26

Touchdowns-Bozek (2J, Byrne. Point
after touchdown--Byrne. Substitution
Gonzaga Collins for Alexander. Augusterter
for Kerans: Loyola, Simmons for Healey. De
Lea for Finnerty. Carr for Keller. Suiter for
Coffman Referee-Mr. Mcclure. Umpire
Mr. Eberts. Head esman-Mr- Byrne.
Time of periods-1O minutes.
Evening star., 1925-11-26
WEATHER.

~. s. Weather Bureau Forecast1
Increasing Cloudiness, followed by
rain late tonight, slightly warmer to-
night: colder tomorrow. Temperatures
Highest, IL, at $40 pm. yesterday;
lowest, 81, at AIS am. today.
Fun report on page 7.
Evening star., 1925-11-26
Bandit Band Famous.

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Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-23
FIVE NAMED TO
SUBMIT LIST OF
1925 DIRECTORS

Percie Thacker, Allen p. Nuffer,
F. b. Fuller, William A. Tondro
and Charles f. Scott form the nom
mating committee of the FL Centre
Chamber of Commerce, it was an
nOnnced at the meeting of the di-
rectors last night.
The committee was elected by the
membership and will submit list
of directors within 10 days to be
voted for on May 8. The member
ship will vote on II directors, who
will conduct the affairs of the cham
Der for year.
The directors gave approval to
the plan submitted by Boyce Aten
Post, American Legion, for install
ling flags and standards in the bus
mess section OF iAc city.
Secretary John S. Carmichael was
given permission to attend the meet
ing of the state association of COM
mercial secretaries, which will be
held Mt Eureka on April 81 and 2S.
T. r. Ran, proprietor of the Ore
gon hotel, and the Pacific Finance
corporation, were elected to mem.
bership in the chamber.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-23
Floy d Collins
Body Is Taken
from Cave

by United Press Leased Wire
SAND CAVE, KY, April 23.-
The body of Floyd Collins, who
died in Sand Cave while an en-
tire nation followed every move
of the dramatic attempts to save
him, was recovered today from
its natural tomb.
Only few natives of the cave
country and members of a mine
squad were at the mouth of the
shaft when Collins body was
brought up in a canvas sling.
w. H. Hunt mine expert in
charge of reclaiming the body,
said it was in fair condition. It
taken to the Baptist church to
lie in state until funeral plans
are complete.
Burial probably will be made
in Crystal Cave, cavern of
wonders discovered by the cave
explorer in an expedition SINH
lar to the one which resulted in
his death.
Workers who brought the body
to the surface said they found
it on the brink of a mammoth
cavern more than hundred
feet deep, probably the cave
treasure which Collins was seek
ing when his legs were pinned
beneath falling rock last Janu-
ary.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-23
TWO ESCAPES
SURROUNDED
ny United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, April 23.- Two
men believed to be Joe Tanko and
Floyd Hall, escaped San Quentin
convicts, have been trapped in a
small thicket and surrounded by
posse of citizens and deputy sher-
ifs near Auburn in Placer county,
according to telephone advices here
early today.
The information was communicat-
ed to police headquarters here by
City Detective f. l.. Roberts, one
of the squad of eight armed men
which was rushed to Loomis late yes
terday when the fugitives were re-
ported hiding near there.
Roberts declared the men had been
seen to jump from moving freight
train shortly after dawn. They dis
appeared into a clump of brush and
trees which was surrounded by the
posse few minutes later.
All through the night vigil was
kept in Placer county following the
report by George Peroff of Loomis,
that he saw the two desperadoes
crawling through the underbrush
near Loomis.
The men appeared to be very
weary, one of them being scarcely
able to drag himself along, Petroff
declared to the officers. He is
positive they are the men sought.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-23
HOFFMAN TAKES
STAND in OWN
BEHALF TODAY
Tells Details of Tragedy
That Led to Boys
Murder

ID. b. Hoffman, on trial for the
murder of Jack Shaeffer at Rock
wood on May %, 1928, took the
stand in his own defense this morn
ing, in Department No. of the
superior court.
Under the guidance of his attor-
neys he recited the events leading
up to the shooting, recounting how
Schaeffer, accompanied by Donald
Corneilson and James Shell, visited
an employee at his ranch. After
spending an hour or more at the
ranch, the trio left, and had gone
only a short distance when he no.
ticed their ear stop and the men
get out.
Believing that they were up to
some mischief, he went to the house
and got his gun and followed the
other ear when it again started
south. Mrs. Hoffman accompanied
him in the machine.
About two miles south of the
ranch house, where Hoffman had a
field of barley, he saw the machine
stop and upon reaching the scene
saw men near the thrasher which
was lying in the field. He cafled
upon them to come out from the
field and fired two shots in the
air.
He stated he did not see Schaef-
fer, who was sitting on the running
board of the car until after he
(Hoffman) came down from the
ditch bank to the center of the road.
He noticed Schaeffer coming to-
ward him, with one hand in his hip
pocket. Believing that Schaeffer
was armed and meant to harm him,
he fired one shot which struck
Schaeffer in the chest. The wound
ed man then crawled into Hoff-
man s car and asked to be taken to
Il doctor.
When Corneilson and Shell reach.
ed the scene Hoffman told them to
put Sehaeffer in their ear. When
the three men left to go to Braw.
ley with Schaeffer, Hoffman got
in his car and went home and went
to bed.
Corneilson Finally Talks
, Donald Corneilson, who at first
refused to testify took the stand
yesterday afternoon and related the
defense version of the shooting He
stated that the car in which he and
Shell were riding with Schaeffer,
broke a shock DISORDER, just after
they left the Hoffman ranch. They
stopped the car OF look at it, and
decided it could be fixed with bal
ing wire.
1t was suggested that there would
probably be baling wire at the
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Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-23
WATER MEASURE.
ENDORSED HERE.
FAILS TO PASS

The metropolitan water district
bill was defeated in the state as
sembly yesterday by Il vote of AZ
to 33. The measure provided for
the creation of district to include
several cities in the vicinity of Los
Angeles, including that city, for
the purpose of obtaining supply
of water for domestic purposes from
the Colorado river.
The measure was strongly OPP
posed by. the power lobby, includ
ing many of the lobbyists who have
been active at Sacramento in OPP
posing legislation with regard to
Imperial valleys interests in the
development of the Colorado river.
Assemblyman Finney of Imperial
county, voted in favor of the mea
sure, which has had the endorse
ment of officials of the Imperial Ir
rigation district.
The senate had previously taken
favorable action ON the bill, and it
was expected that it would pass
the assembly, though it was known
that it would be strenuously oppos-
ed in the lower house. In the SEN
ate the argument was advanced by
the opposition to the bill that crca-
ton of such Il district before con
struction of Boulder canyon dam,
is premature.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-23
MAN
CAN'T ATTEND
INQUEST HERE

According to report received to-
day from Yuma by Coroner Lem
ons, the condition of T. Kraus, did
not permit him to come to this city
today and for that reason the in
quest on the body of Charles Gra-
ham has been postponeds
Kraus was injured in the automo-
bile accident near Gray's Well
Tuesday afternoon, in which Gra-
ham received injuries which caused
his death. The report received
here stated that Kraus is still suf-
fcring from Il broken shoulder and
could not stand the strain of the
trip here.
Danial Graham, father of the
dead man, who advised Coroner
Lemons yesterday that he would
be here today, had not arrived here
at , o clock and he could not be
located to advise him that the in
quest would be postponed.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-23
TWO HELD AT
JAIL HERE ON
SERIOUS CHARGE

Panfilo Melrano and Gregorio
Alquin are held at the county Jail
for preliminary hearing, the form
er being charged with seduction
and the latter with rape.
Medrano and Alquin were arrest
cd in Los Angeles this week and
were brought to the Jail by c. d.
Hartshorn, deputy United States
marshal. The warrants for their
arrest were issued from Brawley.
1t is alleged Medrano seduced n
Is year,old Mexican girl at Braw-
ley, and took her to Los Angeles,
stopping with her at various auto
mobile camp grounds enroute. At
Los Angeles he met Alquin, and
the lat,er is alleged to have wrong
ed the girl.
The latter was brought back from
Los Angeles by her father.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-23
MUSIC FEAST IS
PROVIDED FOR
ROTARY MEMBERS

Diverting from the usual pro-
gram of speeches, Pcrcie Thacker,
chairman of the day for the Ell Cen
tro Rotary Club, presented Il splen-
did musical program for his fellow
Rotarians at the weekly luncheon
this noon.
In announcing the program ,Thack
er stated that it was practically
the same as given at the Christian
church last Sunday night, and in
asmueh as he did not believe his
fellow Rotarians go to church en-
ough ne decided to bring part of
the church to them. A canvas
showed that only three Rotarians
had attended the church concert,
so all but these three members were
fined for their non-attendance.
The program given by pupils of
Mrs. Marie jenkins. was greatly
enjoyed by the Rotarians. 1t in
cluded violin duet Eternal
Spring by Irving Hunt and John
Ariando; cornet solo columbia
Polka" featuring triple tongue
execution by Arthur Schultz, Jr., ac
companied on the piano by his
mother; violin solo, "Mazurka de,
Concert by Irving Hunt; saxo-
phone solo. by Harvill Pitts; vio-
lin solo, Souvenir by John
Ariando.
Two vocal numbers by DR.. r. C.
Clemons, were greatly enjoyed, also
n reading, "Ilello' by Cooper
Mac Murray.
Mrs. Ruth Teeplo Reid accompa-
MED the various numbers on the
piano.
Guest of the Rotarians included
II. r. Terrence, Pasadena; j. b..
Patterson, Los Angeles and Frank
Weqd, Calexico. George r. Momyer
n member of the Holtville Rotary
Club, was also visitor.
Due to the illness of President
Will S. Fawcett, r. p. Moore pre-:
sided at the luncheon.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-23
Monday Is Last
Day to Pay
Taxes

Tax Collector Mont J. Reid
wishes to remind all property
Owners that Monday, April 81
will be the last date on which
|the second installment Of 1924
Ecounty taxes can be paid with
out a delinquency charge Of 8
Eper cent bsing added. A
Mr.. Reid expressed himself as
much pleased today with the
splendid manner in which taxes
have been coming in and de-
|clares that records show a large
percentage have paid their taxes
thus far than any year since
|1919.
This of course simply reflects
the increased activity which has
come to Imperial Valley as a
whole, and is one of the first
land most infallible indications
of prosperity.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-23
LOCAL PEOPLE
ASKED TO SEE
WATER SYSTEM
Excursion Over Levees is
Planned by District
Directors

Several hundred residents of FL
Centre and Imperial are expected
to join in the caravan that will
leave here Sunday morning. May 3,
for IN auto trip to Andrade, Rock
wood Diversion gate, the Imperial
Irrigation stone quarry and the le-
wee that extends for 26 miles along
the Colorado river in Mexico. The
FL Centre and Imperial Chambers
Of Commerce are sponsoring the ex-
pedition.
1--WE want to extend a cordial
invitation to everyone in this COM
munity," Secretary Carmichael of
the Ell Centre Chamber said today,
Fand we plan to provide transpor-
tation for those who have no ears
of their own to make the trip in.
Our only request is that we have
the reservations for the "trip not
later than Friday, May !, so that
arrangements for the ride down the
levees can be made
The plans as announced today
are as follows:
Leave FL Centre at 1880 a. m.
Arrive Andrade not later than
1000 a. III.
Board the Irrigation District
train for lockwood Gate, passing
the weir and other protective works
built by the Irrigation district.
Return to AHdrade and visit the
stone quarry from which rocks are
taken during the flood seasons when
there are breaks in the levees.
Again return to headquarters for
lunch. The Irrigation district will
serve coffee and lemonade. Each
member of the party is asked to
bring his own lunch. AS soon af-
ter noon as possible the start will
be made into Mexico along the le-
wees.
Stops will be made at interesting
points along the way, particularly
! at tha points where the Colorado
broke through in the floods of
1905-06 Tha trip viii reach its
terminus at the end of the leyee,
% miles south of Andrade.
Return win be made, reaching
Andrade at about 400 or 4:3O
. clock in time to permit the cara
van to reach home before dark.
Several of the Irrigation district
directors and officials will accom-
panv the excursion and will un-
dertake to provide information along
the way.
The district has its own engines
and has two large flat ears which
will be outfitted with seats to ac-
comodate the sightseers. AS soon
as the reservations are all in, ar
rangements for additional flat ears
will be made so that everyone will
! be cared for on the trip.
"This is great opportunity for
those who are dependent upon the
Irrigation system for their water
! to view its headquarters and the
point of diversion from the Colora-
| do as well as the huge protective
works that ward off the Colorado
during flood season." Mr.. Carmi
/ chael declared. "We shall be dis
/ appointed if there is not u record
/ breaking number of FL Centre and
Imperial folks on hand to take
advantage of this excursion.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-23
UNIFORM FLAG
DECORATION FOR
CITY IS PLANNED
Downtown Section to Fol
low Uniform Method
of Decoration

Merchants on Main street are
gladly taking up the proposition
sponsored by Boyce Aten PostS
American Legion, and endorsed by
the Chamber of Commerce and the
city council, to install sockets for
flags at uniform distances along the
business blocks.
This morning workmen started
drilling the holes for the sockets
which will hold tho> flag pole and
many inquiries were made for. in
formation on what the holes were
to be used for. When told that
they were for flag sockets, the plan
usually received the strong endorse
ment of the inquirer.
The sockets will be placed 10
inches back from the curbing, and
they will be pitched at an angle
which will enable the flag to clear
the top of the arcade over the side
walks. They will be drilled about
25 feet apart on either side of the
street. When completed, and with
the flags placed in position, the re-
suit should be such as to add great
ly to the appearance of the city on
holidays when the flag is display
ed.
Eight sockets and complete flag
equipment have been presented by
Boyce Aten Post to the county, to
be placed in position in front of
the county courthouse and these will
be i'll position today or tomorrow.
Anther flag has been presented by
the post to the city, to be used in
front of the city hall.
Is Highly Endorsed
The matter of uniform flag dis
play was taken up by BOyce Aten
post at its meeting two weeks ago,
and received the endorsement of the
post members. 1t was then present
ed to the city council and the board
of directors, of the Chamber of
Commerce, both bodies endorsing it,
The chamber directors at their meet
ing last night unanimously sane
toned the plan.
BY vote of the Legion Post, the
Legionaires declined to avail them
selves of profit on each flag out
fit sold in the city, informing the
representative of the company in
stalling the flags that the profit
should he deducted from the cost
of the outfit, so that the merchants
who purchase them may do so az
the lowest possible price.
Several citizens have advocated
following up the plan in the resi-
Dental section of the city, and this
is to receive the consideration of
the Legionaires at their next meet
ing. BY canvassing among the pro-
perty owners it could be ascertain
ed whether or not the plan is de-
sirable. 1t is understood that both
Brawley and Holtville will install
the plan also.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-23
Forester Brings
In Wheat Sample

To prove the truth of the
story printed last week in the
Press regarding the excellent
stand of wheat which he grew
on his ranch west of this city,
Ed Forester today brought in
u bundle of the wheat now on
exhibition in the Press window,
which is over five feet tall.
According to Forester, he
sowed the wheat in December
and is at present cutting it for
hay. 1t was originally sowed
as a shade crop for alfalfa, but
grew so fast and thick that it
smothered the alfalfa.
Wheat is an excellent crop
for Imperial Valley, Forester
said, and he has been growing
it ever since he came to thu
valley as pioneer 90 years
ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-23
JUG0 SLAVIA, BULGARIA MAY SPLIT
PASSAGE OF GASOLINE TAX
MEASURE MAY BE CAUSE OF
REFERENDUM BY OPPONENTS

the motion of Assemblyman II. Z.
Dillinger of Placerville. to recon
slider the vote by which the bill
was passed. Little faith is placed
in this move, however.
The other chances are:
THAT the governor will either
fail to sign the bill or will veto
IT, and:
"A referendum to the people.
Since the upper house wrote in
to the Breed bill q clause requir
ing that highway commission to
budget the revenues to be obtained
under the increased tax measure,
there has been some doubt as to
whether Governor Richardson will
sign the bill.
Another factor which the oppon
ents declare strengthens this pos
sibility is the opposition of Los
Angeles and the southern part of
the state to tho increased gasoline
tax. The chief executive, however,
has never committed himself on the
NATTER
The threat of referendum has
been heard since the day the
measure was permitted to leave the
senate committee on revenue and
taxation. Following passage of the
bill yesterday, it was announced
that the automobile club of South
ern California augmented by the oil
companies of the state, would at
tqmpt referendum in event the
measure becomes n law.
Productive Session
The session of the lower house
Continued on mage 3)
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-23
DEMPSEY IS ILL I
IN N. Y. HOTEL
by United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, April 23.-Jack
Dempsey, worlds heavyweight
champion, was taken suddenly i'll
at his hotel here this afternoon,
shorty after he and his wife, Es-
telle Taylor, arrived here from Los
Angeles on the Twentieth Century.
The champion Immediately went
to bed on advice of his physician.
After examining the iron man OF
the ring, the doctor said that pto-
maine poison was the cause of Demp
sey's illness. They said it was not
serious and that he probably would
not have to remain in bed very long.
Mrs. Dempsey is with her hus-
band.
The hotel had prepared an enor-
nous wedding cake for the Demp-
sevs, but Jack was too i'll to adj
mire it.
The two most popular figures of
the sport world-Babe Ruth and
Dempsey-are now both i'll in this
city.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-23
Prisons Filled
TOOUerfiOUinu.
CHASTITY Cruelty
ny United Press Leased wire

VIENNA, April 23.--Jugo Slavia
has decided to demand lfroDfs Bull
garia an official and satisfactory ex-
|planation of Minister Rosseff's re-
cent anti-Serb speech, according to
semi.official advices from Belgrade.
An unsatisfactory. answer may
cause break in diplomatic rcla.
Itions between Jugo Slavia and Bull.
garia and recall of the Serb am.
bassadGr from Sofia.
LONDON, April GA Central
News dispatch from Sofia says that
Prufkin, leader of the Agrarian
party and former police commits
sioner of Sofia, and NJ. Muravieff,
who was minister of war in the
Stamboulisky cabinet have been as
sassinated.
ATHENS, April 23.--Govcrnment
troops defending the Bulgarian town
of Houchtsouk against n determined
attack by peasants were forced to
use artillery today, with resultant
heavy slaughter before the attack
ers were rcpulsed, according to Sofia
dispatches. The Agrarian leaders,
Pastramaghief and Slavoff, were
Killed in the fighting.
VIENNA. April 23.-Thc prisons
pf Bulgaria are filled to overflow
ing. Cellars and dungeons-any
place in which the thousands of pri.
soners taken by the government in
is campaign to suppress its oppon-
pnts can be penned-are being press
ed into service as the house to house
search goes on.
Such is the picture of conditions
N Bulgaria presented by Sofia dis
patches and by commission of
hree British members of parliament
who personally Investigated the sit
patton.
Charles B. Wilson, American am.
passador, is reported to have joined
pther foreign diplomats at Sofia in
protest to the Zankoff govern.
nent against such extreme mea-
ures.
1t rs pointed out that the gov.
rnment obviously has more prison
RS already than il can care for but
Sofia dispatches report arrests Of
uspects continuing. The Zankoff
government is attempting TO round
p all its enemies, as well as to cap
ure those suspected of participa.
ion in the Cathedral bomb out
age.
Several new bombing attacks
y peasants in the Varna district
re reported today.
Gruesome Sights 1
The British investigators, Will
am MacKindor and Colonel Ma
Dne arrived at Vienna at q n. m.
pday ant. were met by the United
ress correspondent. 81
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