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New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
DEATH OF WALCzYK
 IS CALLED SUICIDE
But Daughter Denies Father Intended Self
 Destruction

Despondent. it is believed, be- cause of continued poor health, Steven Kowalczyk, 4S years old, drank a preparation containing poi son at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Bertha Kuczmarczik of 54 Union street and despite first aid treatments at New Britain General hospital, died yesterday morning.
 When the announcement that her father had committed suicide had been made, his daughter Mrs. Kacz- marczik was emphatic in her denial. She claimed that there was nothing in her house which contained the poison. According to her the liquid he drank was poisonous alcoholic beverage which was not taken with intent to end his life.
 The attempt was made at 1 o'clock Sunday morning, four hours before MT. Kawalczyk passed away, He had been in poor health for the past three years. Dr. John Purney, deputy medical examiner, viewed the remains and proclaimed death due to acute poisoning taken with sui cidal intent. He gave Stanley Boraw- ski. undertaken, permission to pre- pare the body for burial.
 Kowalczyk was born In Poland and emigrated to this city when he was Is years old He leaves be- sides his daughter, a son, Stanley Kowalczyk, with the United States navy stationed at China.
 The funeral will take place to- morrow morning at 7:30 o'clock at Sacred Heart church Interment will be in Sacred Heart cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
Vanzetti's Sister
 Asks Brief Strike

Boston, Aug. 22 tPl-An appeal by Miss Luigia Nanzetti, sister of Bar tolomeo Nanzetti for people throughout the world to stop what ever they are doing for a few min- utes at noon today" in protest against the impending execution of her brother was issued early today by the Sacco-N -Nanzetti defense com mittee.
 The committee announced plans for an all day conference of Sacco- Nanzetti sympathizers at the Scenic auditorium and promised an abund- ance of speakers including Edna St. Vincent Millay who has written and will read a poem entitled Justice is Dead in Massac chusetts'. The com mittee also announced arrangements for continuous picketing of the state house by delegations drawn from the auditorium conference.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
TWO WOMEN PLAN TO
 FLY OVER ATLANTIC
Russian Aviatrix May Wing Way Alone as
 "Lindy" Did

New York, Aug. 22 R-Two wom- en aviators today had accepted the challenge of the Atlantic and an- nounced that within the next few weeks they would attempt nonstop flights to Europe
 Miss Liuha Philipps, Russian pilot of sixteen years experience who came to this country four years ago. plans to pilot a Wright-motored Fokker monoplane from New York to an undetermined destination in Europe, while Miss Ruth Elder of Lakeland, Fla, hopes to pilot a spe- cially built stinson monoplaHe from Wheeling, West Virginia, to Paris.
 In the meantime, unfavora ble winds continue to hold to the ground at Mitchell Field, Long Island, the Rome bound Folzker monoplane Old Glory, while several test flights re- main before the Stinson-Detroiter monoplane Sir John Caring can take off on it's projected flight from Lon don, Ontario, to London. England.
 Plans for the transatlantic flight of Mrs. Philipps were disclosed by the aviatrix and her manager. Oliv- CT Morosco, theatrical producer. who declared 1t will be solely flor the advancement of aviation and women in aviation" Mr. Morosco said the names of the packers would not be revealed until the flight is success fully made.
 Rose II 900 Feet
 Mrs. Phillips recently made an altitude flight Of 11,0o0 feet at Cur
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
Geologist, Trapped Six Days In
 "Cave of Darkness" Digs Way Out

Shellnound, Tenn, Aug. q P- Trapped six days in Nick-A-Jack cave, Lawrence S. Ashley, geologist, who entered the cave last Monday on an exploring trip, dug his way out today.
 Ashley said that he had been trapped by falling earth as he crawled through a narrow passage way while attempting to reach a huge cavern.
 Although weak and in a dazed condition, Ashley said that he had not suffered from hunger A small shovel he carried was used in dig ging his way to the surface, he said. Ashley, who had given more than two years to the exploration of the famed Nick-a-Jack cave, went in last Monday, leaving a message that if he did not return by Tuesday the government be notified
 After three days of fruitless ef- forts appeal was made to Governor Austin Peay, of Tennessee, who or dered Chief Mine Inspector O H.
 
 rescuers to take charge of the search. This crew concluded that Ashley had met his death in the River of Darkness which flows within the cavern. Preparations were made to thoroughly drag the stream today.
 The cave has large number of sub -caverns, some of which have never been explored. For a mile and a half from the entrance the "River of Darkness runs through the cave. The river is said to be Is feet deep in places and at others runs under walls of the cavern where a boat cannot go
 The cavern in early history. was the rendezvous of marauding bands of Cherokee Indians.
 The entrance of the Nick-a-Jack cave Is on the Tennessee line where
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
Several Protests Being
 Staged in This Country and in Europe-Gover. nor, Judges, and Public Officials Protected = Madeiros May Be First and Vanzetti Last t0 Die.

Charlestown State Prison, Boston. Mass, Aug. 22 P-All details os the plans for the execution Of Me cola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. due to die in the electric chair hero some time after midnight tonight, were completed at the prison today Unless the last-minute moves of their counsel serve to bring them another stay the respite which saved them from death barely half hour before they were to start the march to the death chamber on the night Of August 10 will expire at exactly 13 o'clock tonight.
 Despite the international interest in the case the steps in carrying out the law will differ in no particular from those surrounding the least known murderer from whom the law exacts the highest penalty. There will be the customary number of witnesses, the same executioner. tho usual prison guards.
 Only in the arrangements outside the execution chamber will there be any difference. Outside guards. state and city police will keep crowds . block or more from the prison gates. Within the gates the largest crowd of newspaper men who ever gather cd for an execution in Charlestown will be stationed to flash the newy to every corner of the world where the case has attracted attention.
 But 40 Feet From Chair
 sacco and Vanzetti and Celestino Madeiros, due to die at the same time, though for another crime. restA ed today in their cells approximately forty feet from the chair in which they are to die, though shut o6 by brick walls that hid the knowia edge of its presence. There they win remain until the guards summon them, one after the other. to start the march to the chair. Custom- arily this occurs within a minute o4 the stroke of midnight.
 The official witnesses, invited 6y Warden William E. Hendry, VIII gather in the warden's office shortly after ii p. m. The group will ins clude. besides the warden and deps uty warden James L. Hogsett, the medical examiner of Suffolk county Dr. George Burgess Magrath; thA or;c ~h Toea~h ' Me- Laughlin; the surgeon general of tho Massachusetts National Guard. Dr. Frank P. Williams: Sheriff William H. Capen of Norfolk county and w. F. Playfair of the Associated PresSs The law permits two other witnesses two physicians may attend. Five prison guards will be in attendance.
 The witnesses will start for the death chamber soon after 11:S0s They will walk within the prison to the death house. a small one-stoFy brick building which houses the death cells and the death chamber with the chair.
 Switches Are Hidden
 sacco. Vanzetti and Madeiros oes cupy adjoining cells. facing a cors ridor. On the opposite side of the corridor door leads into the death chamber The chair stands at one side of the room; a few feet away is small niche in the wall, in which
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New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
TOURS N. Y. SEWER
1-Year- Old Boy Falls into Manholc and Speeds Onward for 20 min- utes to the East River.

New York, Aug. 22.-tP-swept more than half mile by the swirl ing underground waters of New Works sewers and finally washed into the East river, 7-year- An thony Agostino today was little the worse for his experience.
 The boy fell into a sewer man. hole while playing with several companions in a subway excavation at Third avenue and 53rd street. Cries of his companions attracted Watchmen who notified the police and fire departments.
 Manhole covers along 53rd street and second avenue were opened and firemen lowered with ropes and flashlights But each time the res cuers were too late, Tony had al- ready shot by,
 Police then learned that the sew CT into which the boy fell emptied into trunk sewer at Second avenue which in turned emptied into the East river at 18th street.
 Flremen, poNce and members Of the United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps, which has a station nearby. gathered about the sewer outlet to await the arrival of the boy
 Minutes passed. Tony had been in the sewer waters twenty minutes and hope of his rescue alive began to ebb. Suddenly from the outlet from which three to four feet of water rushed. came mud covered body which began to kick and squirm as it struck the river. Several firemen jumped into the water and hauled the boy into boat
 Tt was terribly cold in there" re- marked Tony as he was rushed to Bellevue hospital. There it was found he was suffering slightly from submersion and several bruises.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
MONROE DOCTRINE IS
 MISUSED KNOWLES
Former Ambassador At tacks U. s. Invasion in
 Latin America

Williamstown, Mass, Aug. 22 Pl- A wholesale indictment of American policy in Latin America was made before the Institute Of Politics to- day by Horace o. Knowles, former American delegate to Rumania, Ser bia, Bulgaria, Nicaragua, the Domin- ican Republic and Bolivia.
 A ruthless and indefensible policy of invasion and intervention and misuse of the Monroe Doctrine to facilitate the success of it's actions was charged to Washington by the former ambassador, who declared that nothing was hurting America in the eyes of foreign nations more than this attitude towards the small nations south of it.
 we have imposed cur force upon weak, helpless and defenseless coun- tries and slaughtered thousands of their citizens" said Dr. Knowles. we have attacked them when they expected we would defend them. We have used the Monroe Doctrine to prevent sympathetic European na- tions going to their rescue when we abused them In our dealings with them we never allow them their day in court, and we ignore and disre- gard that principle of due process of law which our constitution safe guards to all our citizens whenever their personal liberties or property rights are involved"
 MT. Knowls asserted that while calling them backward, unedcated and uncivilized America has made no Christian move to remedy this condition, and that our national policy has been to take all aud give nothing. despite the promises which the Monroe Doctrine held out.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
Justice Taft Refuses

Boston, Aug, P P-Michael A. Musmannc of Sacco-Vanzetti de- fense counsel announced today that Chief Justice Taft had sent him a telegram in which he announced his refusal to receive a petition for a stay of execution because the matter was outside his jurisdiction.
 Elias Field of defense counsel. said later that Chief Justice Hall had placed the petition for a stay in the hands of Judge Sisk of the supe- rior court, who was with Chief Jus tlce Hall at a conference with de- fense attorneys last week. Field said that he would go to the Suffolk county court house some time dur ing the day to see Judge Sisk.
 Keep Text Secret
 Musmanno withheld the text of the chief justices telegram but add ed that MT. Taft had advised him to go before one Of the three su- preme court justices now in this dis trict, if he wished action on such a petition.
 The defense already has appealed in vain to Justices Holmes and Brandeis and today Attorney Arthur D. Hill was on his way to place a petition for a stay before Justice Harlan F. Stone at Isle au Haut, Maine.
 Musmanno said that he expected to receive some time during the day a decision from Chief Justice Wal ter P. Hall Of the superior court on a petition for a stay laid before him last week.
 He had said earlier in the day that as he understood it Chief Jus
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New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
C0OLIDGES EN ROUTE TO YELLOWSTONE PARK
Pilot Engine Runs Half a Mile Ahead to Test
 the Rails

Aboard Presidential Special, En Route to Yellowstone. Aug. 22 - Guarded against Sacco-Vanzetti demonstrations. the special train bearing President Coolidge and his party of 40 persons wound through Wyoming creek beds today up to the continental divide in Yellow stone National park, where the pres ident is to see the scenic sights, fish, and ride horseback for a week.
 A pilot engine ran half a mile ahead of the presidential train to test the rails, and secret service men were ordered to be watchful to see that no unusual incidents were staged along the route.
 Accompanying the president were Mrs. Coolidge. his son, John, and his usual retinue, including news paper correspondents, photogra- phers and his military aides and physicians. The special train left Custer, s. D., F miles from the state game lodge. at 5 p. m., mountain time, last night and was due to ar rive at Gardiner. Mont, entrance of Yellowstone at 1:20 p. m. today.
 The presidents plans are very in definite. Arrangements have been made for him to stay one day at Mammoth hotel, five miles from Gardiner. which is inside the park. Then he is supposed to go to Old Faithful inn for a day before pro ceeding to Lakeside inn, where he expects to spend most of his time fishing. How long he will remain in the park also is indefinite, but the executive offices at Rapid City made arrangements to receive him back a week from today.
 MT. Coolidge was suffering from slight indisposition yesterday, but vas fully recovered this morning, according to Major James r. Cou- pal, his personal phsician. Coupal said MT. Coolidge felt slight cold and had a minor attack of indiges- ton.
 When he boarded the train at Custer last night, 1000 Black Hills citizens were out to bid him good bye. He arrived at Edgemont, s. D., at 9:30 p. m., and another crowd greeted him there,
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22

Col. Theodore Roosevelt, former assistant secretary of the navy and son of the late President Roosevelt, will be the principal speaker at the annual outing of the Third Ward Republican club at Lake Compounce on Sept. IT. Announcement that Col. Roosevelt had accepted an in vitation to speak was made today by Donald L. Bartlett, recently elected president of the Third Ward club.
 Col. Roosevelt is a figure of na- tional importance in the republican party. President Bartlett feels elated at his success in obtaining a favorable response to his invitation and other officers of the club believe that Col. Roosevelt's presence will result in the largest attendance in years.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22

Stonington, Maine, Aug. 22 P-A stay of execution in the Sacco-Nan- zetti case was refused today by Justice Harlan r. Stone of the United States supreme court at his summer home at Isle Au Haut.
 Justice Stone was visited at the little island, eight miles out to sea from here by Arthur D. Hill. chief counsel for Sacco and Eanzetti.
 Attorney Hill made the trip to the island by boat after coming here on the steamer J. T. Morse from Rock land where he completed early this morning 200 mile motor drive from Boston. He brought his auto mobile across the western entrance to Penobscot Bay from Rockland on the steamer so as to have it avail able here to return to Boston.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
SHADOW OF DEATH CREEPS ON TRIO:
 CHAIR DUE TO TAKE LIVES TONIGHT:
 DOUBT FULLER WILL GRANT RETRIEVE
Seven Years Alter Not
 Doomed Sacco's Fate

Boston Aug, 22 P-Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are under sentence of death by electrocution shortly after midnight tonight Both were born in Italy. Sacco became a prosperous shoe worker in Slough ton with family of wife and two children. Vanzetti was a fish peddler in Plymouth with no relatives near CT than Italy.
 4 paymaster and his guard were killed in a holdup in South Brain tree on April 15. 1920. Eanzetti was convicted after this crime of a rob- bery while armed a short time be- fore. He was known to department Of justice operatives because of radi- cal activities. A jury in 1921 took only a few hours deliberation to reach a verdict of guilty of the Braintree murders. Repeated mo- tions for new trials were made and denied, the case three times going to the state supreme court.
 ne states case rested on ldentl- f1cation by eye Witnesses; the fact that both men were heavily armed when arrested. Sacco with a revolv- CT claimed to be that carried by the slain guard; cap identified as Sac CO.'S found on murder scene: and various other circumstantial evid- ence.
 The defense contended the men were armed because they feared de- portation as radicals; produced wit nesses to contradict identification: charged collision between federal and state officials: persecution for political ideas; prejudice on the part of trial justice and jury foreman and general denial of state case.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22

Boston, Aug. 22 LPl-The. fact that up to p. m, today Governor Fuller had not summoned the executive council to meet with him indicated to newspaper men at the state house that he had not considered up to that time the question of granting a respite to Sacco and Vanzetti.
 Under the law any respite granted by the governor must have the ap- proval of the council, which con- prises eight members elected from various districts in the state and the lieutenant governor.
 When the men were granted a respite 12 days ago the decision was delayed until only a short time be- fore the hour set for execution oW- ing to the deliberations of the coun- cil which had the governors recom- mendation before it.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
VAST SEAS GIVE LITTLE HOPE 0F
 FINDING PLIERS
Air and Ocean Craft Search TraCkleSS Wastes in Vain for
 Clue to Seven Missing
DEATH BY STARVATION
 OR SUNS HEAT FEARED

vessels and Air Patrol Sweep Both
 Sides of Ocean-Fate of Six Men
 and Girl Remains Subject of Mys-
 tery - Rumor They May Be
 Stranded on Pacific Island-Will
 Continue Search Longer.
 San Francisco. Aug. 72 FIThe aviation world, its eyes held west ward with a heavy heart, today watched aircraft, naval vessels and merchant ships continue their in tensive search in the trackless wastes of the Pacific for seven fiers who flew down the airways from Oakland toward Honolulu last week and have not been heard of since.
 Prayers in Churches
 Efforts of 6S naval vessels, aided by the merchant craft steering course along the 2,4o0 mile great circle between San Francisco and Honolulu after a six day search failed to reveal any trace of the three missing planes-the Miss Do- ran, the Golden Eagle and the Dal- las Spirit.
 Worshippers in all Honolulu churches yesterday offered prayers for the rescue of the six men and one woman comprising the crews of the lost airships.
 A faint flicker of hope regarding the plane carrying Miss Mildred Doran went up from Long Beach. Cal, last night when a carrier pigeon landed there. At one time Miss Doran spoke of taking carrier pigeons on the flight and releasing them 150 and 300 miles out in the Pacific. Check of the markings on the bird, however, revealed it was 8 participant ill carrier pigeon race being conducted on the Paci- flc coast and had no connection with
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New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
EIGHT HURT IN CRASH
Many Have Narrow Escape From Death When Bus and Touring Car Collide on Boston Post Road.

Darien, Conn, Aug 22 P-Eight persons were injured early today when a large touring car and . New York-to- Bridgeport bus collided on the Boston Post road.
 All were treated at the Stamford hospital. but the injuries of only two were serious enough to warrant their being detained at the hospital. They were Mrs. L. Van Allen of Ypsilanti, Mich.. a passenger in the bus, and Thomas E. Bartram of Bridgeport. operator of the touring car.
 The other injured were: L. Van Allen. Clarence Davis and Miss De- wis. all of Ypsilanti. Mich. and Mru. Sarah Hoten, s. B. Hastings and Arthur Wren of Bridgeport.
 The bus was driven by Hermal Lucier of Bridgeport. The touring car. according to police. was zigIas. ging down the highway and 1A into the bus which carried numbee of passengers.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
FUND FOR CONDEMNED MEN
Italians At Picnic in Kensineton Contribute to Further Legal De- fensc of Sacco and Vanzetti.

A gathering of POO Italians who attended picnic yesterday at Hart Pond in Kensington, passed resolu- tions in favor of the two condemned radicals in Massachusetts, Sacco and Nanzetti.
 The resolution asks clemency for the two men and urges an additional reprieve and new trial. A collec- tion was taken and forwarded to the defense committee.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-22
42 ARRESTED IN BOSTON PROTEST
 AGAINST DEATHS
Letter Signed "Sons of Italy" Threatens Destruction of Rail-
 road Bridges and Banks
JUDGE WEBSTER THAYER
 IS GIVEN EXTRA GUARDS

Demonstrations Against the Execu-
 ton of Two Radicals and Ma
 deiros Staged in Many Parts of
 World-Police Ready To Meet
 Riots and Outbursts in All Large
 Cities.
 The hour of execution nearing, protests, mass-meetings and "red" demonstrations begin to be staged both in this country and in Europe for Sacco and Vanzetti. Three hun dred workers in Boston effected a sympathy strike, despite the refusal of official union sanction A line of plckets rapidly grew around the state house and ended only when AZ arrests were made Reports of new strikes and demonstrations con- tinue to pour in from all parts.
 Strike In Boston
 Boston, Aug. 22 LP-Efforts of the Sacco-Eanzetti defense committee to have members of labor unions in Boston go on a sympathy strike to- day had brought about 300 workers out up to noon today. They report cd at headquarters in the Scenic au- ditorium in the South End district.
 The full result of the committees appeal could not be told until canvass of the needle trades workers had been made in the afternoon. Labor union officials had refused to sanction a strike.
 42 Arc Arrested
 The line of pickets in the second demonstration of the day grew rap idly and again the police intervened Forty-two arrests were made. A con- siderable crowd of spectators had gathered and some of them applaud ed when the police stepped in.
 As the officers were starting for the Joy street police station three more pickets began walking up and down in front of the state house They were promptly arrested.
 Threaten Destruction
 Ridgeield Park, N. J., Aug. 22 [P) Police today received an anony- nous letter signed Sons fo Italy," in which threats to blow up railroad bridges, banks and the town hall were made.
 The letter which was mailed in this place Saturday. read:
 "sacco-Nanzetti. Warning town police, quicker than you. Sons of Italy. They die c2 of August. Rail- road bridges blown up. also banks and town hall. Try and find us"
 Chief of Police Frederick E. Lar son turned the letter over to Der gen County Prosecutor A. c. Hart.
 Washington, Aug. 22 (P> A de- cision by the department of justice to allow inspection of its files by high Massachusetts authorities If they should desire it and the com pletion of petition for a review by the supreme court in connection with the Sacco-Vanzetti case were contemplated today by representa- tives of the condemned men as ave nues to slave off their execution.
 Following announcement by Act ing Attorney General Farnum that the department Of justice would permit examination of its records dealing with alleged radical activi- ties of the two Italians if the Massa- chusetts authorities requested such
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