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Show ANOTHER KLAN CHIEF TO QUIT Former Grand Goblin in West Intends to Resign, Is Report Li -S ANGELES. June 8. William S. Goburn. recently removed from the office of grand goblin of the Pacific domain of the Ku Klux Klah and made kins kleaele for Ca'lfornia by the supreme officers of that organization organi-zation at Atlanta. Ga.. will sever his connection with the klo.n Saturday, according ac-cording to a telegram from him re- Ived here by V. G. Price, former king kleaglo In this state NO I N. PI. -N TION. The telegram was dated at Atlanta, a, i oriling to Price, and instructed tho latter to make his reports to that city unll Saturday, when, the message continued. con-tinued. Coburn would quli the organization organ-ization No explanation was given of ithe contemplated move. Coburn recently was -summoned to Atlanta to discuss the klan situation In California with the organizations su-jpreme su-jpreme officers. A few days after he arrived there announcement was made Uhat all kleagles In California would j be remov ed and Coburn made king kleagle for the state Instead of grand Icobiln for the Pacific domain, com-j com-j prising six western states. Immediately 4f0 members of the ILos Angeles klan telegraphed to Atlanta At-lanta a protest at the remo'.ul of Price from the office of kins kleagle TO KESC Ml INQUIR1 i Reports came -i fnw days as;o that j Coburn hnl left Atlanta for Los Angeles An-geles and later that he was In Texas but Price said his message was dated at Atlanta j The l)s Anc les county grand jury plans to resume today Its Investigation Investiga-tion Into klan aclh Hie- b fore and after the nglewood raid of April 21. ! Among the witnesses subpoenaed for toda) are C R Isham, "oburns personal per-sonal secretary, and Dwight .Mason, i, l to have been subjected to outrages out-rages by night riders at Taft. Calif. |