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Evening star., 1940-12-22
Hardy Souls Who Daily Play Rock Creek Links Form Coo Camerade
From the
PRESS Box.
ItoIy's Tennis Scouts
Fall Down in Greece
BY JOHN LARDNER,
Special Correspondent of The Star,


NEW YORK, Dec. 81 (NANA).-
Citizens are raising their hands to
inquire what has become Of the
Axis Cup, symbolic of tennis SUI
premacy between (A) Germany and
CD Italy.
This trophy, you remember, was
donated by the well-known inter-
national sportsman, Cornelius J.
Axis, to take the place of the Davis
Cup, which is out of reach in
Australia. Mr.. Axis had great plans
the last time we heard from him.
The best players of Germany and
Italy were to meet every year. and
anything went. That is to say, YOU
could scout as much as you wanted
to.
The Germans really went out
there and secuted. They secuted
the leading tennis stars of Poland,
Denmark, Norway, Holland, Bel
gium and France, and signed them
to long-term contracts. Italy did
not do SO well with her scouting.
Failing to find anything in Albania,
she started to scout Greece, but
my agents tell me that this move
ment got nowhere, for the Greeks
turned around and now are scout
ing Italian tennis players with
great vigor.
Evening star., 1940-12-22

New members of Capital City in
clude D. D. Lambert and A. L.
Lanigan.
Evening star., 1940-12-22

Totals Is 232 Totals 30 159
Referee-Mr. Buscher.
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vHrTEFrsH. Mest. Good So
msrltsn instincts sent into opera
tion WHEN . pnrumonis-r1dden hobs
stumbled into . track walkers
shack along tho Great Nofth~ru
railway. The track walker ssop-
ped an incoming train. th< train
ersw loaded the fevrrfsh man into
= mail ear and h was rushed 10
hospital 1t Priest River. Ida.
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ton. A parade viii leave the
armory. march north on G st. to
Wright park, where a special pro-
gram viii be staged.
Units in the parade viii include
company Of 18th Infantry from
Fort Lewis and the isth's famed
hand. the Elks band. led by Robert
Hurlhut: drum and hugle corps
Of Wild West post No. 81. VI w:
drum and hugle corps Of the
Daughters Of Spanish American
War Veterans; Steilacoom Junior
Veterans drum and bugle corps:
officers. trustees and members OF
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Goold. Tseoms school superin-
tendent. /. L. Thompson. vice
president Of the Rotary club. and
Or. Edwin Warren. u. =. army
reserve leader in this ara.
Grand marshal Of the parade
viii he A. c. Rlcrnstad. Capt.
Paul Warren 10 general chairman
for the parade and program
The Flag day services are bat
a part ~ the Tacoms Els ceie-
eratioa ~ the soth anniversary
81 the Tacoma chapter Of their
Lodge. The anniversary program
VIII get under way Thursday.
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Stars and Stripes by the con-
tinentsl congress In l777. The
flag IS a physical symbol Of a
way Of life. a government OF the
people. by the people and for the
people for which they have been
viii 10 sacrifice everything II
need be" the proclamation said.
Gov Martin called on all Wash
ington residents to observe the
day with display Of the flag and
appropriate exercises.
Elks Plan Program
In Tacoma on that dsy the Ia
coma Elks viii lead the celehra-
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the Elks lodge. American Legion
and culors. V. +. w and eolcrs
Disabled American Veterans and
colefs, spanish American War
Veterans and colors. lie Sociefs
des Forty Hommes 81 Eight
ChevauS and Boy Scout trcens.
Justice Driver speaker
Speaker Of Tire evening 1t
Wright park win be State supreme
Court Justice sam NJ Driver.
State Attorney Smith Troy viii
represent Gov. Martin. Other
dignltArles VIII include Mrs. Relle
Reeves. secretary az state Howard
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June IL. A large anniversary
class win he initiated into the
lodge that night ~ The temple
here.
Saturday night RE Fiks viii
stage Golden Jubilee Purple
Bubble bail At the state sruaory.
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Charles y. nrown has h~~n
signed by M-c-M for the rele II
me L. = marshal in "Rocnt
Town all-stsr film with Clark
Gshie. Spencer Tracy. c7saaette
Colbert and Hedy LAMAR.
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June IA to Mark l63d Anniversary
OF Adoption Of Stars and Stripes
Proclamation of Gov. Mortin Issued:
Tacoma Elks to Hold Big Celebration

ton designating June IL as Flag
day.
The day viii be the 1850 ami
versary Of the adoption Of the
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The American flag has greater
meaning and significance today
than ever before. Gov. Clarence D.
Martin said Monday in a proclama-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-27

dictory and Stella Louise Diboll will
give the salutatory.
The class gift will be presented by
Robert Bedwell, president of the
senior class and will be accepted by
Francis Shuts, president of tie
junior class.
The Rev. Mr.. J. Whitcomb
Brougher, jr., will deliver the class
address, Always A Winner"
Announcements Of awards and
presentation of diplomas will be
made by E. H. McMath, principal.
Two graduates, jeanne TIucy and
Stella Louise Diboll, have a life
membership in the California Scllo-
larship Federation and they are The
only two graduating with high hon
OrS.
Robert BedWell, Betty Gullctt.
Billy Gullett, Berthe Harrison. HI
deko KIDD, Amy KoniShl, Bill S0r-
ensen, Nobuko Uchiyama md Bob
Writ graduate with honOrS.
The remainder of tho class are
Edna Thetford, Dorothy CLANCY,
Ernest Unholz. Otis Crabtree,
Eugene Demele, Bernard Edmaiston.
Toby Elstcr, Clinton Feland, Yoki
Kothatsu, Vernon May, Mary Jane
Saunders, Dorothy Smith, Muriel
SnoWden, Beth Tally and Gladys
Tate
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-27
BaccaIaurea+e
Service Held
SundayN Night

Light for a World in Darkness
was the timely subject the Rev.
Mr.. Thomas L. Massie of the State
Street Christian church chose for
his address at the Baccalaureate
services for Central high school
and junior college students Sun
day night in the high school.
The Rev. Mr. Massie asked his
listeners is This Blackness which
is SO imminent in Europe coming to
America and what can we do to
prevent its spread In reply he
urged the young people to con-
tribute not only their abilities but
their enthusiasm and love for what
is right in the defending not only
their country but those moral quail
tiles which will make spread of the
spiritual blackness engulfing Eu-
rope impossible in this country.
The Rev. Mr. Harold E. Doty of
the First Baptist church pronoun-
Ced the invocation: DR.. w. A. Nc
Cleneghan Of the Methodist church
was in chadge of the Scripture
eading; DR.. George w. Thomas of
the Presbyterian church delivered
the benediction.
Music for the service was pro-
vided by the school orchestra which
played the "Andantc" from the
JschaikoWsky symphony Pathe-
tquC". and Malottc's Lords Pray
cr" by the glec club
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-27
Clubs
Society
SOCIAL CALENDAR

MONDAY
Meloland commencement 3, Alex
Meyer home
Reid recital, 8, 523 Holt
Cactus GaveI club, 6:15, Califor-
MIA hotel
Scout Troop 20, 1880, Scout hut
Scout Troop 81, 1880, Heber
Carpenters union, 1880, Labor
temple
TUESDAY
Lions club, Barbara Worth
Shrine Social club, II, 566 Brigh-
ton
81. Paul'S guild, 12:3O, 6ii Sandal
wood
W.C.T.U., 2, $40 Brighton
Reid recital, !, 523 Holt
Palmetto -EastSide- Sunset gradu-
alton, 8, HoltviIle high school
Washington commencement, 1880,
Washington school
American Legion, $50, ira Aten
ranch
Scout Troop 73, 1870, Scout hut
Scout Troop ", 1880, EastSide
hut
Central Labor council, 1870, La
Dor temple
Laconian club, 6:15, California
hotel
Scout Troop so, 7:3O, McCabe
Scout Troop sc, 7:30, Seeley
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-27
University Club
Gives Bre akfast
For Graduates

TWenty-eight girls. ID from Ell
Centro and ID from BraWley. who
will be graduated from their respec-
tive junior colleges this spring were
guests of honor of Women's Uni
crsity club al a delightful breakfast
SATURDAY. morning in the Barbara
Worth hotel.
Eacn guest Of honor found a
dainty CorSaGc marking her place
and the graduates themselves con-
tributed to the program, the Braw-
ley valCdlctorlan, Larue Chester
and the Salutatorian. Ruth Schone-
man, giving their respective ora
tlOnS.
M26akO YukaWa was presented in
several brilliant piano numbers.
New officers were installed. each
officer receiving rose as she took
office: Miss Lillian Turner of
BraWley. president; Mrs. Louis
Moore. first -president: Mrs. H.
Lee Landerman of FL Centro. Mrs.
Jean NeWbre of Calexico. Miss Nor
ma Edgar of BraWley, Mrs. Anna
Kingsburv of Foltville, second vice
presidents for their respective COM
munitieS: Mrs. w T. Johnson of
Ell Centro recording secretary; Mrs.
Howard Farnsworth of Ell Centre,
corresponding secretary; Miss Wini-
fred Rogers of BraWley, treasurer.
Mrs. Louis Moore. who has serv-
ed the club as president for the
past two years, was presented with
a handsome gift in appreciation of
her services.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-27
High School, Junior College
Commandments This Week

Cleneghan. Jack Mcconnell. Evelyn
McGreW, Torino Nakamura, Wen
Gel Neel.
Francis Ncves, Frances Newell.
Rena Niboli, Minoru NOmura, Hi
deko Okamura, Geraldine Ordonez
Jack OsWalt, james Peters, James
Potter Walter Price, Leon ProVa2ck,
Faith ProWoll, Wayne pmdN How
ard RhGica, Leland Ritter.
Alcne Roberts. Barbara Robert
son, Evelyn Robertson, Martha Rog-
crS Robert Romans, Ruth ROsen-
baum, Barnicc Russell, Yoshiko
SaEurai. Stanley Saaroui Don Schil-
lcr, Adona Sherman Mnoru Shige-
matSu Glenn Shumard, Joe Siegel
Mary Louise Sigmon, Robert Small.
Milton Smith. Betty Slnyer. Don
Stephens. Kenichiro Suoihara, HOPE
Sunderman, Jack Suttlc. Ricko Su-
wa, BelV2 Thomas Avlmer Thomp-
son, Bill Thompson Rosiland
Thompson. Virginia Thompson
Eugenia Thompson, Jimmie Tsuji-
motto
Edwin Tucker. Estclle UhlS. Carl
Vogt, Loran Walker. JOHN Water
man, Elizabeth Weiss, Eva West.
Lee Westmoreland. G. L. White,
Doris Wiley, Robert Willett. Allen
Williams, Bobs Wilson. Leon With
row, Dorothy Woodward. Rachel
Wyatt, Richard wyatt. Robert
Wyatt, Mary Yano. Max linn
j. G.. Graduates
Junior Vollege graduates are: Joe
Avendano, Leslie Mae Burr. James
Chikahisa Georgia Frances Damron
Bonnie EdmOndS, Leonard Carey
Maurlnc Graves. Bertha Green
Alan Hens, Elizabeth Hicks, Opa
Hunter, Woodrow Inglc. Dan judd
Roy Koike. Lupe Lara, Burton Low
rlmore. MinOrll MaSakane, Suikichi
Ma1Sumoto, Jim Moore. Mildred
Morgan GEORGE NeveS. Takanoli Nj
mura, Kikuyc Nimura. Martha Jane
Preeble, Warren Rhodes. Elizabeth
Shaw, julius Slovak, Frances Sum
Strom. Katherine Tagg. Geraldine
Williams. Charles Wong. Minoru
YaSuda
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-27
Waterman Students Presente d
In SPLENDID Voice Recital

Long Ago" effectively introducing
the popular group.
Don Trimble. young baritone from
Imperial, received high praise for
his singing His voice has full,
vital quality which is unusually
we'll developed. His renditions OF
the difficult aria. "Where'er You
Walk" from Handels "Semele" was
we'll done.
Georgiana Sones delighted the
audience with her beautiful soprano
voice, doing the coloratura Tales
From the Vienna Woods (StrausD
with distinction. Her fine sense of
pitch and ease of production re-
ceived special comment and she
showed fine resonance in her low
er tones.
Grayce Percey sang a difficult
group with professional distinc-
ton and her rendition of the ex-
quisite "Children's Prayer" MAX
Reger showed an artistically
smooth legato in the pianissimo pas
sages. In her other number she
exhibited in addition a depth and
power of voice and an ability to do
the sparkling humorous numbers
as well.
Kathryn Hinderks sang with fine
musicianship and thrillingly res
onant contralto voice showing splen-
did development during the past
year Among her numbers the
beautiful aria "Knowest Thou the
Land" from Thomas "Mignon" was
noteworthy, her wide full range
and clear diction being shown to
good advantage. The lovely blend
ing quality of her voice was evident
in two duets with Don Trimble
and Georgiana Sones.
Ushers were the Misses LaVerne
Zavala, Lorna McCleneghan and
Roberta jerks. Mrs. Waterman,
who accompanied the singers, was
surprised with box of flowers
the gift of her students, presented
at the close of the program.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-27
Recital tuesday
BY Youngest Of
Reid Students

Ruth Tecple Reid will present
her Youngest students in recital
Tuesday night at O'clock at the
studio. 523 Holt avenue. at which
time three piano classes will bc
heard.
Tho first class is composed of
first year students: Bill TYLER, Joe
HallaWcll, jr, Mark Riley. Nancy
R'amkamp, Merritt Garfield, jr.
In the second year class are
Edith Pickle. Marian Bolin, Jane
Haas. Jane Harris and David Nut :
fer.
Glass consists of the third year
pupils who will be heard in SOLO,
and two piano numbers: Chuck
Munson. Joan Jefferson Nadine
Pickle. Nancy Mason, Nicoletta Bo-
lin, FRANKIE Lee Kirk, Kay Ketchen.
Martelle Sones, Nancy Hurst, Pat
sy Tyler.
At the close of the program cer-
tificates of merit for attendance
will be awarded and special awards
will be given to those students who
have been present at every lesson.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-27

With the Methodist social hall
filled and the audience overflow
ing onto the porch and lawn, the
voice recital given Saturday night
by students of Elizabeth Waterman
was complete success in every
way
The platform was attractive with
palms and ferns, the audience was
enthusiastic in its approval, and
the we'll prepared program with its
originality of arrangement held
their interest throughout.
In the program each singer had
an opportunity to show his or her
versatility as the groups included
an interesting arrangement of the
usual classical and standard num-
bers with a third group devoted to
popular airs.
Three young singers were pre-
sented in the opening groups: little
eight year old Dorothy Mae Hatch
who delighted the audience with
her clear sweet voice; Janet Thomp-
son, whose singing showed fine nat
ural ability and UNAFFECTED charm;
Betty Uhl, who sang with nice
poise and a pleasing quality of
voice
Bernice Langley of Calexico was
heard to splendid advantage in
three groups which followed the
program pattern of standard clas-
Sica1 and pOnll1ar conpocitifpc Che
possesses a fine clear soprano voice
of much natural beauty and her
tones are marked by a brightness
of color which gives them special
| appeal
Barbara Taylor, also of Calexico
gave an impressive performance in
her three numbers, showing a rich
timbre of voice which is most pleas
ing, her singing of Sweet Song o1
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-27
Dorothy Lou Gillian to Wed
Laddie WiIIoushby

DR.. and Mrs. L. G. House Mon
day announced the engagement and
approaching marriage of their niece,
Dorothy Lou Gillian, to George
Barclay Gaddie) Willoughby, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Willoughby
of Calexico
While the exact date for the
wedding has not been set as yet, it
will take place in the near future,
about July l and will be solemnized
at the House residence, GOA Sandal
wood, with only the members of
the immediate families present.
This marriage will unite two of
Imperial Valleys most prominent
families and consequently is of
much interest throughout the
county
Miss Gillian is a graduate of the
Ell Centre schools, later attending
the University of Southern Cali
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-27
To Give Parties
For Graduates

Two parties on Wednesday night
and a dance on Friday are the
social highlights fod Central's grad
yates this week.
Wednesday night the Junior Prom
will take place in the Veterans hall
when Centrals junior class will be
host to the Senior class.
That same evening, Immediately
following the junior college COM
mencement exercises, the j. c.
alumni association will give a party
at the Hotel de ANA. with the grad
yates as guests of honor Dancing
and cards will be arranged for the
evenings diversion and the party
is open to other junior college stu
dents also.
Friday night, after the high school
graduation. another dance is Sched-
uled for the veterans hall.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-27
Auxiliary Cancels
Monday Ne citing

Bovce Aten unit American Legion
Auxiliary has cancelled its meeting
which would have taken place this
Monday, snice the installation of
officers will take place next Mon
day and there is consequently no
need for meeting this week.
The joint installation of valley
Auxiliary officers was scheduled for
May 90 but due to the earthquake
was postponed until next Monday,
June 3, when it will take place at
o'clock in the Ell Centre Veterans
hall with the BraWley drill team
Ln charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-27

fornia where she was affiliated
with Alpha Delta Pi sorority. Both
in high school and in college Miss
Gillian was active in speech work
and has continued that interest,
being a member of the Ell Centro
ToastmistreSs club
Mr.. Willoughby attended the Cal
exico schools and completed his
education at the San Diego Army
and Navy Academy. He is a we'll
known golfer, winning the valley
championships in 1910. Mr.. Will
loughby is in business with his
father and with his uncle. Gilbert
Willoughby. we'll known ranchers
and operators of an extensive acre
age in Imperial Valley.
After their marriage the young
couple will make their home on the
Willoughby ranch southwest of FL
Centro where Mr.. Willoughby is
building a house for his bride
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-27
Entertains for
Graduates

One of the pleasantest events of
the commencement season for those
graduates who are students of Ruth
Teeple Reid, teacher of piano, is
the annual luncheon which she gives
in their honor.
This year the party took place
on Sunday at the Barbara Worth
hotel where Mrs. Reid entertained
the following: Helen Worthington,
Dorothy Ann Mitchell and JACK
Rentz, eighth grade graduates; Lii
liam Carlton, Barbara Robertson,
Mary Louise Sigmon and Howard
Worthington. high school graduates,
and Elizabeth Shaw, who is a junior
college graduate.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-27

Central high school and junior
college students who will be gradu-
ated this week from their reSpec-
tive schools are completing final
arrangements for their commence
ment exercises.
Central junior college will have
its exercises on Wednesday night, at
3 o'clock on the school campus. Dr..
Walter r. Hepner, president OF san
Diego state college, will deliver the
commencement address
Friday of this week, at O'Clock in
the city stadium, 153 high school
seniors will be presented with their
diplomas. Arthur Corey, in charge
of public relations for the Callfor-
mia Teachers association, will be the
speaker, talking on Winding Your
Own Business.
The following are the graduates:
High School
Frances Aaron. Eugene Adams,
Jane Allinder, Louis Ames, Roberta
Bartholomew, Murray Baxter, Leola
Beeson, Helen Bishop, Ann Blair
Robert Brissenden, Jessie Brown
Wanda Brown. Ernestine Bruton,
Billy Burke, w. T. Butler Lillian
Carleton, Jack Carr, Doris Chestnut.
Rosemary Collins, Catherine Cor
ay, Wilson Couch, Opal Creed,
Jeanne Criss, Virginia Grassland,
Dell Curry, Elias Duarte, Kenneth
Edgar, Bill Elliott, Jack Eustrom,
Bob Eyer, Thomas Feeney, Rosie
Fiore, Hulda Free, Betty Frost,
Haruo Fujizawa. Ernest Goff, War
rem Golson, Bob Graham
Elaine Graham, Charles Gum,
Noah Hampton, Jack Harner, Dar-
rell Hatch, Lenore HaWley, Luther
Hester, Bob Horne, Jaunita Horton,
John Hunter, Virginia Hutson, Ri
cardo Jiminez, Geraldine Johns,
Chuck johnson.
Phyllis Johnson. Doris Jones, Del
ton Jones. Geraldine Jones, Jack
Jones, Arthur KatO, ZitSuo Kawa-
shima, Arthur King, Robert King,
Jack kirkpatrick, Marion Kneitz,
Billy knights. Alice Kodama, George
Kodama, James Kodama. Teruo
Koike, Rose KoSugi.
Gerald Lampkins. Ernesta Lazo.
Lena LESLEY Marie Lewis, Don
Maddox, Alive Mazda, Helen Moore
Kiyoko Morinaga. Ray Mouser, Lor-
raine Mullins, Alan Munson, Earl
Mcbride, John McCaslin, Lorna Nc
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-27
Announcements
Of Ne etin9s

Alamo Verde home department
will meet in tho Alamo school We'd
nesday at 1920 am. with the bot
Ting of tomato juice as the project
under the direction of Miss Flor
cnce Glenn, home demonstration
agent.
st. PauIS guild will have a lunch d
con meeting Tuesday at 1890 O.
clock at the home of Mrs. Philip
Hodgkin, GA SandalWood Drive.
White Shrine Social club, in
stead Of the usual pot luck lunch
con, will meet Tuesday for bridge
luncheon at II noon at the r., r.
Snow home, 566 Brighton avenue.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-27
Ca|ipatria High School Has
Largest Class in History

CALIPATRIA. May 27.-The CAL
lpatria high school will graduate
the largest class in its history this
year, there being 26 in the class.
The graduating exercises will be held
in Fremont auditorium on the eve
ming of May %, beginning at eight
o'clock.
The arch bearers for the grad
uates will be from the junior class
and have been chosen as follows ::
Tom Sorenson and Jean Thomson;
Eddie Chaffin and Bonnie HendryX
Bud Fleming and Geneva Watkinds
Francis Shuts and Phyllis Lewis;
John Pat Ford and Margaret Miller.
Joanne Huey will deliver the vale
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-27
Mrs. R. P.
Operation

Mrs. Richard P. Hafner under
went a major operation Saturday
morning in Mercy hospital and was
reported Monday as doing nicely.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-27

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Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-27

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Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-27

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sucker, linCttS, piqucS and spun
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-27

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straight lines in these beautiful
pastel plaids and tweed NIX
lures.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-27

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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-21
.T'rotsky Is
Near Death
E.xiled Russian Is Vic
tim of Pick-Axe At
tack in His Mexico
City Home.

Mexico City, Aug. 21.-(AP)-
Leon Trotsky, eXiled Napoleon OF
the bolsheviks" who fled to a haven
in Mexico, was near death today
victim of a pick-aXe attack by man
who posed as his great admirer".
Surgeons said Trotsky's condition
was very grave"
The One-time Russian war minis
ter had wound in the skull which
exposed his brain and a fracture al
the base of the skull. Two other
blows from the axe injured his right
shoulder and his right hip.
Surgeons operated on TrotSky last
night a few hours after he was sci
upon in the office of his home.
The federal district police chief
said "there arc hopes Of saving his
life" but the Russian, who escaped
unframed as a machine gun band
invaded his residence May "a, was
given few chances to live.
Trotsky blamed the May attack
"directly on Josef Stain and his
secret police" and predicted it would
be repeated.