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CHAPTER XXVH.
RagOusa Talk.

| Lambert Stone was halfway down
| the stairs, with Holbrook's coat on his
arm, when he heard the shot. The
night porter had also heard the plock
| of a pistol fired with a silencer and
reached the huddled figure before
Stone came running up. Together
they lifted the unconscious reporter
and carried him into the elevator.
"Phone a Doctor" said Stone quick
ly, when they had laid him on the
sofa in his sitting room. IF that is
the only wound there is no serious
injury"
The bullet had struck above Bill
Holbrooks right eyebrow and follow
ed the eccentric course which bullets
sometimes take, for 1t had emerged
from the skin at a point above the
ear, having completed a half circuit
of his head without, SO far as Stone
could discover, penetrating the bone
at any place.
Fortunately there was doctor in
the building and his brief examination
confirmed Lambert's view.
There is no fracture" ne said,
busy with his needle, land the longer
this young man remains unconscious
the easier it will be to fix him."
The dressing of the wound was
nearly completed when Bill opened
his eyes and stared up into the face
of his host.
Nearly got me, 7 guess" he said
family.
"You didn't see the shooter?"
"No-same as Brother John-got
me from the car"
Save for a racking headache, he
was his normal self when Bullott
came
'T called at Latfin's on my way" he
said. HE hasn't left the house all
evening. I know this because I've
got shadow watching him. You
were there tonight--you told him
something?' he challenged.
"Yuh," said Bill.
'What was it-Ragousa talk?''
asked Bullott, with pretense at care
iessness.
"Twenty-third degree, mostly. Why
did it, / don't know; / should have
been kicked. 1t was my weakness for
sensation made me SO darned talka-
tive. I know why I was shot, all
right. What's the timer"
"A quarter to H."
Bill made little grimace OF pain.
1--WE got to see that man." he said.
II can go, can't I, doctor?"
Unless II is very important, HeSI-
tated the doctor, II don't think you
should be moved"
1T is important" said Bill en-
phaticaIly, and sat up with a groan.
1t was only when he swore that he
would go to bed the moment he ar
rived home and that he would get a
nurse and surgeon on the follow
ing morning to dress the wound that
the doctor agreed.
Midnight was Ginning from a
church clock when Bullott and Lam
bert Stone helped Bill out of the cab
and up to his room. A man was
standing in the shadow OF the door
way-Bill saw him the moment he
reached the sidewalk, but it was not
the Tinker.
"Got you, did they?" said cheerful
voice. II somehow thought they'd go
cunning for you when I heard you
spilliug your trouble to the doctor"
1t was Toby Marsh, and Bill stared
at him incredulously.
''You heard? You weren't in the
doctors study"
I'm there every night" said Toby
Marsh with a smirk. you couldn't
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rest are Tecreations. Id sooner open
a burglar.proof safe or burn out a
fire-resisting lock than see my name
over the finest story that was ever
printed
You're bad man and win come
TO bad end" said Bullott.
Il shall end up as a church war.
den," said the other calmly, highly
respected by the folk of cathedral
city and admired by my neighbors.
Maybe III take dinner with bishop
every other Thursday-you never can
tell. Or perhaps I'll get a knighthood.
The prime minister's daughter viii
get locked up in a safe, and nobody
can open it; somebody thinks of Toby
Marsh; he arrives in the nick of time
and saves the daughter amid loud
applause. / saw a play like that. /
have my Dreams"
Bill glanced at Bullott, who looked
at his watch.
You can save yourself lot of
| trouble-he won't come"
"Who?" asked the startled in
spector.
Tinker" was the reply. "the gen
tleman who was calling to spill the
beans. I've been looking for him all
night, eand If / can't find him there
4SH Il DuSy InaJ ever SIfollGu out OIL
Scotland Yard disguised as a gentle
man who could succeed. I've search
ed every dive from the Edgware road
to Whitfield street. I've asked the
nearest approach he's got to a friend.
I've been to his lodgings in Seven
Dials-where all the coon jazzers live
and there's no sign or sight of
him-hasn't been seen since o'clock
this afternoon, when he had a cup of
tea at Bony's coffee shop. Is it likely
he'll Gomez"
AS though in answer to his question
came one heavy knock at the street
door, and Bullott went down the stairs
two at time.
A shabby looking man stood on the
doorstep, but it was not the Tinker.
"Name of Bullott?" he asked
hoarsely.
That's my name" The detective
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Camden road with a sense of triumph.
He had got under the doctors skin
and he had hurt.
He drove to the Press Club. for he
had column to write on the latest
developments of the Brother John
murder, and it was nearly IL o'clock
before he joined Lambert Stone. Mr..
Stone had spent the greater part of
the evening at the hospital, for. al.
though Betty had recovered, the doc
tors had thought it wise to detain her
for another day.
''You told her about your relation.
ship?"
Yes. She was dazed, but patheti.
cally glad" said Stone. II don't think
she quite realized how her supposed
parentage has clouded her life. She
told me that Latin never ceased to
taunt her with the fact that she had
a murderer's blood in her veins"
What difference will it make to
her position? Your brother is a rich
man."
Il don't know" smiled Stone, ''He
was very rich once. Our father left
us each 100000 and probably Left
is still q wealthy man. But that
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doesn't matter very much, does it?
I'm a bachelor; Betty is my only rela-
tive, and I'm not exactly a poor
man.
Bill scratched his chin.
AZ see. he said, without enthusi-
asm. Miss Carew-I'll still call her
that If you don't mind--goes into the
desirable heirless class?"
with a lordly lover ready made, .
laughed Stone THE first person she
asked for was Give Lowbridge /"
Indeed said Bill coldly. isn't
that grand?"
Stone was eying him keenly.
You don't like Lowbridge?"
ton the contrary, / like him very
much" Holbrook reused himself
with an effort to cheerfulness. "Oh,
no, I've nothing on Lowbridge, only,
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dare you come to me-to me, of all
people in the world? You shallow
Drained, material"
Rough talk doesn't worry me, I"
said Bill. tim acquainted With a
news editor who can give you a pretty
long start in the matter of offensive
Invention. Now I'm going to tell you
something" He tapped with his
knucfles on the desk to emphasize
every word. Left Stone is, or was,
the grand prior of the Ragousans-
Dr. Latin walked across to the door
and opened it slowly.
Good night" he said, with extrava.
CANT politeness. II have thoroughly
enjoyed our conversation.
Bin nodded. There was nothing
more to be said, no profit in any fur
ther interview He walked out into
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keep me away from Latin; we're like
brothers,
Toby sat on the edge of the bed, the
stub of an unlighted cigar between
his white teeth, his dancing eyes fixed
upon the patient.
II ought to have been a reporter"
he said 'I've got more news-getting
ideas than any of the cubs I've met
in my professional life. Lord, when
I think of the scoops 1 could have
gotr' he said reminiscently. I'm a
reporter, I tell you-I want to know.
A lot of people think that a born re-
porter is a fellow who wants to Write.
but that's not so, and Holbrook will
tell you the same. A born reporter
just wants to know, and he doesn't
care a darn whether he writes or
whether he doesn't.
"I'll swear you were not in that
ROOM" said Bill vigorously. 1T was
fairly dark, but you couldn't have
been concealed
81 wasn't within mile of that
room" confessed Toby. "Neverthe-
less, I was there, if you understand,
in the spirit. My ego was projected
upon an astral plane--I don't know
whether that's right, but it sounds
like some Of the stuff I've heard in
easy!"
He was intensely amused, convulsed
with internal laughter. Presently he
took off his gold-rimmed spectacles
and wiped them dry.
when the weather goes cold I'm
finished as a source of information.
But, barring this accident, I'm your
special correspondent at headquar-
ters.'
you'd make a lot of money If you
went straight" said Bullott with re.
luctant admiration.
Toby Marsh's nose wrinkled.
You're talking like a Judge: IF
your energies had been directed into
proper and legitimate channels. you
might have made an honest living, in
stead of which you are going down for
nine moons with hard labor No, sir
hIirestay ~, 10 NV long sniff and all thn
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somehow, don't like these interna.
tional marriages"
He was astonished at himself, his
voice was husky; he had a queer SEN
sation of pain, for which he could find
no adequate cause.
'I'll be- getting along" he said.
after an awkward pause. "I'm glad
you told her. She's rather-sweet,
that niece of yours.
He walked down the stairs, passed
the night porter with a nod, and
stepped out into the cool night air,
curiously shaken. AS he stood, a
little numb with the realization of
his folly, a car came slowly past. He
looked at it duly, seeing, yet not
seeing. Then from the place where
the driver sat leaped red pencil of
flame, and Bill Holbrook crumpled in
a heap on the sidewalk.
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Continued in Tomorrow's star.)
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Northeast

Brooklaad Garage, BrookIand, D. c.
Cooper's Service Station, BladensbMrg Rd.
and d. C.. Line NE.
w. B. Crouch, IL Massachusetts, Ave. NE.
Thos. j. CroweH, Florida Are. and Nep
York Ave. NE.
IrviD Service Station. Central Ape. and
Benning Rd. NE.
Maryland Avenue Filling Station, Iffh and
Maryland Ape. NE.
Minute Service Sfafion No. 8, Florida Are.
and Third ST. NE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31
HOEHL|NG'S POST
OFFERS PROBLEM
President Has No One in View
for Supreme Court Place
Vacated Today.

The resignation of Adolph A. Hoeh.
ling. ir.. aS an associate justice OF the
Supreme Court of the District OF Co.
lumbia. which becomes effective today.
hnds President Coolidge without some
one to appoint In his place.
The President was represented TO,
day a. being far removed from reach.
ing decision in the matter OF sue,
cessor TO Justice Iloehlng IL is uu.
derstood that he has M intention OF
making hastv selection inaSnauch
as he ~ extremely anxious TO obtain
the services at some person Of the
highest standards and OF unuueStionei
ability, Because Of this the President
intends To give serious thought TO the
matter NJ this appointment
The halt dozen or SO nan pre-,
sented tn the President 20 consider
IN making choice havl been referred
hv him TO Attorney General Sargent
10 investigate and To put through the
80 called process Ut eiimtnat ion rromi.
nent among those who have been pro.
posed az Jesse & Atkins, Mai Pew,
ton Gordon, serving second term as
United states attorney for the District
Joseph II Milans aud Herbert l..
Davis, auditor of the District supreme
Court. and former Senator Irvine L..
i.enroot " Wisconsin, who is practic,
INK iaw In this city
Although members of the District
Har ASsoctai ion az Individuals. have
Endorsed some one of these asptrants
the association itself has taken me- &C.
tion Neither has the Republican
state committee for the District
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"NAVY CRUCIFIED CREW OF S-4,"
COMMANDERS PARENTS CLAIM
DEPARTMENTS Indifference Inhuman and
Without Precedent, Father and Mother
of Jones Charge in Letter.

Both the letter and statement were
given to the press for publication to-
dav prior to the announcement late
Yesterday by Secretary Wilbur that
special inquiry had been ordered by
the Navy into rescue operations.
The Secretary at that time explained
that the special investigation would
supplement the work TO be done by
the naval court Of inquiry and would
direct itself specifically to the efforts
10 rescue the crew, six Of whom are
known TO have been alive in the Tor
pedo room for several days after the
craft sunk.
The letter by Mr.. and Mrs Jones. in
full. reads;
LAS you no doubt have been ad-
vised, we are the parents of Comdr.
Roy X. Jones, who went down with
the Inflated S-4. 1t was some console
ton to us to know that you are de-
manding the raising of the ship with
out delay.
I'VE were first advised OF the dis.
aster by the press, and not until four
hours after we had wired the depart
ment did we hear q word from them.
Mrs Jones and kept vigil for six
Continued on Page 4. Column ~
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q ARE INJURED
IN TRAIN CRASH
Wreck Results From Triple
Collision in Yards OF Chi
cago & Alton Railroad.

~ The Associated Press
CHICAGO. December 3i.~~TweniN'
i've persons were injured In triple
COLLISION here today between three pas
,eneer trains az the Chicak" n Alton
Hailrdnd.
A report that one man was h'''a"
and several hurried in debris, obtained
from an Alton yardmasle = Once near
the scene WAS denied by the general
nfticen at The road
No l. = NJ Louis Chicago passeh
ger train had stopped In the West
Thirty. seventh street yards Tor water .
and No Il il ~ Louis mall train, hhd
halted behind IL when No 10. the
Hummer from Kansas city. ran into
the mail train and threw II Into the
~ Louis passenger train
The injured with tht exception Of
the fireman t.siili r. beatty NJ
Bloomington on The locomotive nnii
ing the Hummer, were all In the
siespefs III the leading train the Alton
management said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31

With the mixed emotions that come
with the passing Of the old and the
welcome OF the new, the National
Capital will divide its time tonight
between church and night club in
observance OF the demise of 1927 ard
the birth Of the romantic leap year
infant 1928.
The solemn note OF iollIng chimes
md the resonant tones Of church or.
sans will mingle with the clash Of
jazz hands and the festive cries OF
celehranis
And over all OF the festive celebra-
lions viii hover the scrutiniying gaze
OF Mai iiesse's denizens OF The law
on the lookout for violations OF he
Sunday closing law. the Volstead law
and for all manner of rowdyism.
The key signal ri the stroke OF mid.
night that win officially open the
Capitals observance will he sounded
from the roof OF the White House by
a double brass quartet of the United
States Marine Band
With President and Mrs. Coolidge
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sv the Associated Press
The Navy Department was accused
today by the parents OF Comdr. Roy
X. Jones. commander Of the suhma-
line 81. with having "crucitied our
dear boy and his comrades" and also
with having displayed a cruel indif'
terence" toward the crew of the
sunken ship.
The parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ.
Jones set forth these views In
Jointly signed letter To Representative
McClntic OF oklahoma, Democrat
on the House naval committee who
has demand congressional inquiry
into the sinking of the ship.
I'VE both feel that the Navy De.
partment has crucified our dear hoy
and his comrades and the cruel indif-
ference which they have shown these
poor boys who died in the service OF
their country is inhuman and without
L precedent the letter said
McClintic in making public the let
ter issued a statement declaring that
it will be a traveSty on justice" for
Congress 10 refuse TO create specia J
committee to investigate the disaster.
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NEW YEAR SIGNAL WILL SOUND
TONIGHT FROM WHITE HOUSE
Churches and Night Clubs of Capital Will
Hold Programs for Passing Of 1927.
President to Receive Monday.

as the sponsors Of this unique pla n
and with hundreds Of spectators ex-
pected TO throng the White House
grounds. weather permitting. the
trJmpeters. high above the heads o.,
the crowd will he hathed suddenly in
a circle of light as there vibrates into
the night air the stirring plant of
Taps
when the last note OF the military
dirge-call has faded into silence. the
buEles will burst forth into the lively
strains of "Reyeille." heralding the
awakening Of the infant season.
The double quartet will render sew
erai familiar selections appropriate 10
the occasion and then will retire. TO
let others carry on the enthusiasm In
their respective ways and in divers
places The White House ceremony
tonight will be an elaboration Of that
Of last New Year eve. when huglsrs
similarly welcomed the now closing
year
President and Mrs. Coolidge win re-
main up for the celebration Of the
New Year and they have extended in.
Vitations tn the public of Washington
Continued on Page .. Column ~
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TUNNELS COMPLETED.
Divers Ready 10 Begin Work 81 Rails
ing the Submarine 81.

PEOVINCETOWN. Mass. Deem
her 81 CE9.-Two weeks after the sub,
marine S-4 sank off here in collision
with a Coast Guard destroyer, the DIV
ers from the salvage feet were IN
position today, for the first time 10
enter the tomb of the 10 officers ana
Lien who went down with the sub
Eaersible.
The divers had completed the second
and Ia st tunnel under the boats hull
through which liftins chains are 10 De
passed
Their efforts yesterday 10 finish the
bore almost brought tragedy to nne
IAN and Diver Thomas Eadie had
his second opportunity Of the salvage
operations to rescue comrade in dis
fress
Diver Reseues C0mrade.
Eadie and c. T. Mattox were work
Ing on opposite sides of the hull when
Mattox was caught in cave-in Mud
buried him TO the waist. and he lost
his afr hose His telephone set had
fallen from around his neck. and he
was unable TO communicate his plight
so listeners aboard the mine sweeper
Falcon II fathons above. from which
diving operations are conducted
Observers on the Falcon noted the
break in Mattox's communication
Eadie fought his way around the hun
u, where his fellow diver was In trou
hie and freed Mattnx. who Was un-
nurt
Early in the operations before the
last six members Of the crew wrre
known TO he dead. Eadie performed a
similar deed for Diver l. e.. Michaeis
MichaeIs had fouled has lines and
WIS unable TO extricate himself from
the wreckage With a hacksaw. Eadie
cut MIchaeis tres
Michaet~ has been al the Marine
Hospital al Chelsea since but IL re
turning To duty shortly.
Plan 10 Enter Hull
Colncident with has return. II ~ eX.
pected that the forc@ of men al work
isere win be considerably au2tne ntsej
~ result ri Navy Department or
der directing the immediate transfer
81 all qualified divers 10 the Falcon
for temporary duty,
The divers hoped today 10 enter the
shattered hull and sart the work Of
sealing compartments preparatory 10
mnwatsrina the craft and attaching
IL on Us trip 10 dryd1ck az Bost0n
II NsE thought possible that some
81 the bodies II the victims might b@
recovered in the course III toda%s OPP
srations.
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% Boy Scouts. Snowbound in Sierras,
Battle Drifts to Reach Home and Food

three nilas 81 snow drifts from 10 10
II feet deep, arriving al The lumber
camp snfe ana in good snirils
The Scouts went III their camp al
Pine Crest. in the SisrraH, aa miles
above sonora last week, ana expected
10 break camp last Thursday,
Heavy SHOWS 10 the kiSrras cut on
communication and when the boys
failed Ia arrive home reissue parry
was organized yesterday Fifiy men
made futile effort 10 reach Pine
Great They h0pad Ia reach tbs place
today,
Baird said they found tbs camp de
serted except for II earhiaksfr whose
provisions made IN only Two ~ tstrss
days supplies fat the i,nsss However,
ihe ieuad plenty u warm cabins
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STUDENTS BURIED ALIVE.


TOXIC. Japan. December 81 ~ --
Shimbun says that ii party Of uni
Vefsity students on climbing ex-
petition were caught In an avalanche
Four Of The students were buried
and II 10 considered almost certain
that they are dead The seven other
members Of The party escaped
A Tesufs parry Ii attempting 10
recover The victims
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31
Coolest Days of Winter Predicted
As New Year Makes Bow In Capital

SUNDAY January I ,ssS> Wiz DANA
fair aad Vatd With the merc1.TN stlu
tiunsins Mr Mitchell Wasn't quite
sUre where all thtS would stop eat
he th,hSht the temperature Mould *
down IL SemethinS hke ID tesr~ea eS
NandaN moratas And therSAheuts II
VIII tvmatn t,W two or three DAYS
MI mitchell explained that the e>ssd
wave naw has the Northwest aud the
Iwattal NatlsN "a sts y,ss aud - EvaSh
sng eut ~ the general direction M
Southeast HN NeR,tay tNSsfalnk. ne
sasd. ths ent,Fe United Statss, With
tAe exception NJ the tacitae t<Nast, VII
he under The illumination ~ aeaat'
msliN VaA weather.
Ia tAtmaotea. AhtttA, Il M2S %
beleN tsNtsS,
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~ tie AsAaJf15tsd Pteha
MODESTO, Cahf. December 3 -~~
Twenty-Five staBisiaus County hoy
Scouts snowb0uDd In a deserted ium'
Der camp 10 miles IN the sieffas he
yong Long Barn, Calf, with less than
three days provisions today faced q
fght with the drifts separating them
fran civilization
The hoys averaging from II 10 ~
years. made IeBdy ~ strike out for
Long Barn on foot While Is feseHe
marty with n caterpillar tractor, at
tsmuiea 10 crawl into the mountains
40 meet Them
Vernon gaird Scout executive, isis'
uhoned from the mpiiIsT camp issi
nigbt ihst tie boy ~ had conquered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31

Ntncteen hundred and twenty els ut
viii maize les hoW la CounsAtn v,s,t
and the trAt few DAYS NJ the neW Yea,
aye goias ~ he the Ceide~t Ut the
Winter thus tat In olher wer,ts, a
cold wave Is coming. aud II will he
! very cold wave,
tnrvcaater Mitchell returned tran
hts daily observation oE things eli.
matte today ana delivered hImsen M
this forecast Through teeth that Wst~
tatrN oha,terins In anticipation Tho
gura nlght falls said he, this fala
win 40 away IL earns again another
day and the meiVuEN viii hogtN a
headiaak descent Whteh VIII mtns II
sume Where arouad - Aesrwes tNptsh
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STRONG TO VISIT POLAND

TRACOW, Poland, December 81
IN --'gne Courier today published an
interview with Charles Dewey recent
b. sDJloiUtsd AnFftcsp ADVISED ~ 'hs
Bank ~ Poland in which NJ ib*"fy
- aUoieG ss ~ yjne mat i3"h)anI'h
ktrong koAefnof ~ me Fta"f@l hs
tsrNs Bank viii yIsh foiSno ntAl
year
AS DeN6p ED liat hs had inbIted
AZ. slfanE 10 mske tbs zip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31
ny ANDREW W. MELLON,
Secretary Of the Treasury.

During the past year the country
has given unmistakable evidence Of
the fact that underlying conditions are
sound. While there has been some re-
eeSsion In business activity from the
high levels OF 1895. the growth of the
country has proceeded along normal
lines and great progress has been
made even in the face Of several al.
verse ctrCumsta
Notwithstanding the fact that com
modify prices continued to fall
throughout the year, large Solum"
Of business was done. which was. IN
itself nm unusual circumstance anu
showed the ability az business To In.
troduce economies In production and
TO exercise the necessary caution by
avoiding the accumulation ot excess
sive inventories
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Several Hurt in Il" Crash.

CHICAGO. December 81 Lpl ---Sev,
erat persons were injured and one
man was held "a prisoner In the wreck,
age of two east bound metropolitan
elevated trains, which telesCoped when
they coiltded today at point west VI
the Chicago River One man WAS
pinned In the wreCkage an the rear
platform ~ the front train.
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HEAVY QUAKE REPORTED
ON COAST OF CALIFORNIA
Navy Station Near Santa Barbara
Tells Of Tremors-Eo Dam
age Revealed.

Los ANGELES December 3 -~~
Adylces tram The *agy radio com.
pass station ii Point ArgueilD TO
the Fedora telegraph station here
rep0Tted that . heavy earthquake wss
fegt here - go m today
Point Afg0elio IL rocky prom.
sntory about ~ miles west II ia nta
Barbara Caiif snd IL known - &
dangerous point fot 10 yigsIiDn
No damage nss reported by the
operator ~ the Hssy station The
TedeFsI teie ph operator ~ i/ys
Angeles also communicated win ghe
steamer Yale which % ssed he llcin
ny few moments beforE the aIaks
WAS reported fejt 30 ida mats ~
ai,gck Vas felt aDfDas