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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09
DYNAMITE NEAR TRACKS.
Explosive Found Under Culvert on
Railroad Line.

PITTSFIELD. Mass, August CP).
A box containing 35 pounds of dyna-
mite was found under culvert of the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad tracks near here last night.
The box was a few feet beneath the
main line tracks. 1t originally con
tanned so pounds Of the explosive, but
Is pounds had been removed.
Trackmen found the box after TIP
had been received that some explosives
hadben pleaced under a railroad
bridge.
Police officials said that the dyna-
mite had bene there only a. short time.
They began an investigation in an
effort to determine where the explo'
sives came from.
The culvert under which the dyna.
mite was found is less than halr
mile from the home Of Associate JUS
tice John C. Crosby of the Massachu'
sets Supreme Court.
There were no fuses. percussion
caps or wires in the box, and police
expressed the belief that the explosive
was stolen by Sacco-Vanzetti sympa'
thizers and either cached for use as
needed" or that some one had placed
It there with the intention Of return
ing later, setting fuse. and blowing
up the tracks.
DDDOpr 0N RAJ TIMORE ri asst.
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DEFENSE SECRETARY HELD.
Los Angeles Police Find Literature
Calling Mass Meeting.

LOS ANGELES, August Q M.-
Tom Connors, secretary of the Sacco.
Vanzetti defense committee in Los
Angeles and former secretary of the
California branch of the general de-
Tense committee, was arrested last
night on suspicion of criminal syndi.
calism. He was held without bail.
Police declared that they found lit.
erature in his possession urging peo-
pie to attend a mass meeting today.
which read. in part:
Make this day the historic Tuesday
when the workers of Los Angeles, in
unison with the workers throughout
the world. helped to save the lives of
two martyrs. Sacco and Vanzetti
must not die"
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Vanzettii's Witnesses Demand Arrest,
Holding Decision Makes Them Perjurers

Brini left letter for the governor,
which read, in part:
1--WE, alibi witnesses for Vanzetti,
in accordance with our written re-
quest to you that you bring us to trial
charged with perjury in the event
that you did not free Sacco and Van
zetti, now present ourselves In per.
son.
"Your refusal to believe our words
Is tantamount to calling US liars. II
we have been liars under oath in the
court Of Massachusetts,. we are sub.
ject to punishment"
Young Brini said that the Sacco.
Vanzetti defense committee had moth
ing to do with the visit and that he
had organized fhe group.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09
$50 A MONTH FIXED
IN ALlMONY CLAIM
George ]. Voigt Consents to Tenn
porary Order for Maintenance Of
Wife and Children.

George j. Voigt, amateur golf cham.
pion, whose wife, Charlotte v. Voigt,
is suing him for maintenance Of her
self and two children, today consented
through Attorney William NICK. Clay
ton to an order by Chief Justice Nc
Coy fixing temporary alimony for the
wife and children at $50 per month.
Mrs. Voigt said in her petition that
her husband was paying only $50 per
month and told the court the amount
was not sufficient. She makes $40
per week for part-time employment.
No answer was filed by Voigt TO the
rule issued against him by the court.
Attorney Crandal lIackey appeared
for the wife. Payments are to be
made on the list and 18th OF each
month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09
THREE ARRESTED IN UTICA.
Owners and Youth Held i'm Connection
With Explosions.

UTICA, N. Y, August CP).-Three
persons are under arrest in connec-
ton with two bomb explosions which
early yesterday wrecked half a dozen
buildings in East Utica and smashed
plate glass windows in about 100 other
structures. Damage to the extent Of
$3.50, 900 was estimated.
Those arrested include Anthony
Gumina. barber and owner Of the
Blocker street property, near the
Utica Jail, where the second and worse
explosion occurred. He is held on
open charges. The others are Luca
Azzarito, laborer, owner of the dwell
ing in Morris street. five blocks away
from the second explosion, and his
son Anthony, Is, both held on charges
of arson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09
Wealthy Radical
Pays Fine to Avoid
Chosen Jail Term
BY the Associated Press.

BOSTON, August o. Edward
Holton James. wealthy radical and
Sacco-Vanzetti champion. last night
changed his mind about serving a
90day Jail sentence for melting to
riot and assaulting policeman and
paid fine of SIS instead.
James was arrested during a Sac.
co-Vanzetti demonstration on the
Common yesterday. When ar.
raigned in court he refused to rise
when the complaint was read, de-
clared he refused to recognize the
courts Jurisdiction and declined to
plead TO charges against him.
He was fined $50 on a charge of
melting to riot and $25 on the as
sault complaint. He asked what
the fines would total in prison SEN
tence and when informed 1t would
be 30 days elected the Jail term.
Several hours later, just before his
removal from the prisoners cage
to Jail, he notified the clerk he had
changed his mind. He was allowed
to pay his fine and go.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09
EXECUTIONER GUARDED.

NEW YORK. August Cp.-A spe-
cial police guard has been posted
about the home of Robert Elliott of
Richmond Hill, Queens, the execu-
toner who will throw the switch that
will send Sacco and VanZetti to their
death in the electric chair at Boston.
With a high-powered rifle and a
double barreled shotgun at his side,
Elliott rested at his home with his
family on the eve of the executions,
calmly reading newspapers and smok-
ing his pipe. s.,
Elliott is executioner for four States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09
APPEALS TO COOLIDGE MARK
PROTESTS THROUGHOUT WORLD

protection, and says precautionary
measures taken by police will be
sufficient.
MEXICO. - Executive committee
of Regional Confederation of Labor,
largest workers organization, ruled
against strikes or public demon
STATIONS of sympathy with con.
demned men. Radical labor organ
izations continue agitation.
AUSTRALIA.
NEW SOUTH WALES.-Un-
known person affixes paper to
American wreath on war cenotaph
at Sydney, inscribed in red. From
the Nation That VIII Murder limo
cent Men"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09
Hotel Workers Protest Executions.

PORTLAND. Greg. August P).-
A resolution protesting against the de-
creed execution of Nicola Sacco and
Bartolomeo Vanzetti. under sentence
of death in Massachusetts,. was adopt
cd at the opening Of the twenty-fourth
general convention OF Hotel and Res
turant Employees International Al.
lance and the Bartenders' Interna.
tional League Of America here yester-
day.
The resolution protests against the
execution on the ground that the two
men did not have a fair trial, but
were convicted because of their devo-
ton to the cause of the working class.
Rules were suspended for its passage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09
Plan Appeal to Coolidge.

BOSTON. August (P.-The Sacco-
Van-etti defense committee has tele-
graphed to United States Senators Will
liam E. Borah and Robert La Toilette
and to Miss Jane Adams of Chicago
asking them to go to Rapid City, S.
OAK, and wait as a delegation on
President Coolidge with the view to in.
ducing him to follow President VIII
sons precedent in the Mooney case by
ordering a Federal inquiry into the
Sacco-Vanzetti case.
Previous requests to Mr.. Coolidge
for Intervention have been answered
with the explanation that the Presi-
dent believed the natter EXCLUSIVELY
one for Massachusetts to handle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09

Justice Department Denies Part in
Trial of Radicals.

A telephone request from a sympa-
thizer OF Sacco and Vanzetti to the
Department of Justice yesterday for
information in its files which might
relate 10 an alleged effort on the part
of the Federal Government to frame"
the two men was fatty denied.
The Federal Government had no
connection with the trial of the two
men, Acting Attorney General Far.
mum said, in answering the query.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09

BY the Associated Press.
.,0me of the more important late
developments in foreign countries
indicating the widespread interest
in the fate of Nicola Sacco and
Bartolomeo Vanzetti. a. shown in
dispatches to the Associated Press.
EUROPE.
FRANCE.-CroWd breaks police
lines before American consulate at
Cherbourg, singing the "Interna-
tionale," and demanding release of
the condemned men. Laborite DEM
onsnations in Paris. following
Mondays partial strike; similar
movements at Marseille, Nantes
and other principal industrial CEN
ters and ports.
BELGIUM S. Gibson,
new American Ambassador, today
refused to receive a Socialist dele
cation seeking to intercede for
Sacco and VanZetti. The Socialists
left a letter at the embassy de-
handing clemency.
Observation-Disclosures Of the Mos
cow sects Of the Tolstoyans, Bap-
lists, Dukhobors and Molokans
have sent a cable to President
Coolidge appealing for mercy for
Sacco and Vanzetti in the name of
Christianity.
RUMANIA.-Sociali evading
armed guard, penetrate American
legation in Bucharest and present
petition.
SWEDEN. - Fifteen thousand
participate in meeting and parade
in Stockholm. Addressed by George
Branting, Swedish attorney, who
visited America to study the case.
Observation-Disclosures of
educational fellowship, sitting at
Locarno, appeals to President Cool
idge.
AFRICA.
FRENCH MOROCCO.-Am
flag reported burned at Casablan-
ca during demonstration before
American consulate. Crowd dis
persed by police returns and stones
consulate, breaking windows.
SOUTH AMERICA.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS strikes
continue in provincial centers after
three-day partial strike. Trade
unions order general 24-hour strike
throughout the country Wednes-
day Leading Buenos Aires news
papers. hitherto refraining from
comment, publish long editorials
deploring violence but urgin Glenn
ency.
observation-disclosures Of Depu-
ties sends telegram to President
Coolidge asking intervention. Sol
diers and police held in readiness
to prevent disorders in general "a
hour strike set for today. Ameri-
can legation, consulate and bust
ness houses under guard.
PARAGUAY -Asuncion, the cap
ital flooded with handbills and
posters in favor of Sacco and Van
zetti Newspapers declare con
science of the world" clamors for
Qualification Of the case.
ECUADOR.-Workers in Guaya-
quill disregard police order forbid
ding manifestations. and arrests
follow Labor federation cables
Governor Of Massachusetts, protest.
ing death sentences.
CENTRAL AMERICA.
PANAMA.--Labor syndicate of
Federal district organizes meeting
of protest, but permit Is refused.
Civil Chief Galindo declares, I'VE
cannot permit public censure of the
United States, friend OF Panama"
Panaman foreign minister denies
American Minister has requested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09
Detroit Meeting Forbidden.

DETROIT. August (R.-A mass
meeting scheduled for this evening in
public square to protest the impend-
ing execution of Nicola Sacoo and Bar.
tolmeo Vanzetti, will not be permitted.
Police Commissioner William p. Rut.
ledge announced last night
Handbills advertising the proposed
mass meetin; were brought to the at.
tention of authorities today, resulting
in the immediate announcement that
police would be massed in the square
to prevent such a demonstration.
Thousand of the handbills, said to
have been distributed to factory and
shop workers throughout the city,
read: "Sacco and Vanzetti shall not
die -
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ders for a 24-hour strike, but most
other workmen ignored the call. At
St. Etienne the miners and tramway
operators struck, and there were pa
rades with red flags and the singing
Of the "Internationale."
The Partisan newspapers continue
to give prominent display to the dem
onstrations both in Europe and in
America. The more conservative pa
pers express the opinion that the dem
onstratiops outside the United States
are the result of an effort on the cart
of the Communists and friends of boil
shevism to use the universal interest
in the Sacco-Vanzetti case to test the
strength Of their own party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09
REPORT ON BALTIMORE BLAST.
Mayors Home Damaged by Explosive
Say Investigators.

BALTIMORE, August H)-Dyna-
mite or some other high explosive and
not gas was the cause of the blast
which early Saturday partly wrecked
tn home of Mayor William F. Broe'
ming, four inspectors Of the city high
ways department, two of them experts
in high explosives, reported today
after an investigation of the wreckage.
Mrs. Broening and neighbor yes
terday said they had seen a car with
all lights out leave an alley in the rear
of the Broening residence about three
hours before the blast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09
CHURCH BOMBING
PROBE UNDER WAY
Blast in Chicago Attributed
to SaCCO-Vanzetti
Sympathizers.
Rv the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. August 9.--Tle bombing
of an Italian Catholic church. attrib-
uted to local Saccn .'anzetti sympa-
thizers as their first violent protest
against execution Of the two anarch.
lists, was under investigation today.
The church. situated in the center
of an Italian parish of 900 members,
was damaged by the explosion of a
black powder container yesterday, the
blast shaking two clergymen from
their beds in the parish house, at the
rear of the church.
The bomb exploded in the church en-
trance, SCATTERING the front pillars
and the church windows.
The police theory that sympathiz-
ers of the two condemned men per-
petrated the bombing was strength
ened later in the day. the police said,
when the entire vicinity served by the
parish was flooded with handbills ad-
vertising a protest meeting set for to-
night and advocating a strike of the
workers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09
NOVEL PROTEST STOPPED.
Man Sitting In Electric Chair Ordered
on Streets.

OMAHA. Nebr.. August 9 Op-A
truck in which an electric chair was
placed as a protest against the execu-
ton of Sacco and Vanzetti was or
dered off the streets by police last
night. Roy l. Stephens, secretary Of
the Omaha chapter Of the Interna-
tional Labor Defense League, was sit
ting in the electric chair" with a hood
over his head when police stopped the
truck.
Stephens said he had a permit from
Acting Mayor Hopkins to use the
streets. but this was denied by police.
BERGER. WIRES APPEAL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09
Damage Suit Explanation.

Suit for $4,000 damages filed in
Circuit Court, July %. by Rose Perl
stein Of New York against Tom Moore
of the Hotel Roosevelt is not directed
aga.lst the Tom Moore who is presi'
dent of Moore's Theaters Corporation
pnd who also lives at the Roosevelt,
u was explained today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09
BOMB SUSPECT FREED.
Dentist, Held in Subway Explo-
sions, Is Released.

NEW YORK. August 0 R.-
Maurice Siegel. dentist. who mao
been held without bail on suspicion OF
implication in the bombing OF two
subway gations Friday night, was
discharged in Yorkville Court TO-DAY
for lack of evidence.
Siegel was arrested early SATURDAY
morning by a patroiman who SAID ne
became suspicious when he saw the
dentist peering into a window OF st.
Patricks Cathedral at Fifth avenue
and Fiftieth street. ,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09

BOSTON, August 9.--Seven persons
who have testified at various time as
alibi witnesses for Bartolomeo Van.
zetti appeared at the governors Office
in the Statehouse yesterday and re-
quested that they be arrested as per.
jurers. They were received by Her.
man A. Macdonald. Gov. Fuller's sec.
rotary. The governor had left for
the day.
Word of their coming had preceded
them, and several State police officers
were present In the executive cham.
bers when they arrived. The delega-
ton was led by Beltrandof Brini, who
acted as spokesman. Brini testified
at the Plymouth trial and was Is
years old at the time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09
Mass Meeting Permit Denied.

NEWARK, August OP.-A per-
nit for a mass meeting today in pro.
test against the scheduled execution
of Sacco and Vanzett, was denied by
police last night to Nathan Kleinman,
local representative of the Amalga.
mated Clothing Workers of America.
In applying for the permit Klein
nan declared that :, 200 members of the
union would go on strike tomorrow
morning. He said no time had been
fixed for their return to work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09
1000 Coal Miners Out.

DENVER, Colo, August 9 LP).-The
number of coal miners on strike in
southern Colorado was estimated at
1000 last night by A. S. Embree,
spokesman Of the I. w. w, which or
ganized the strike movement.
Mr.. Embree estimated this figure
represented 80 per cent Of the normal
force He termed it a "demonstra'
ton" rather than strike, saying ii
was called for the sole purpose of ex-
pressing a protest against the sched'
uled execution of Sacco and VanZetti.
The l. w. w. leader also said the
demonstration would continue only
three days, and not four. as reported.
This duration depended, he said,
upon the action of the operators. If
the strikers are permitted to return
to work without discrimination and If
"black list" is not posted, the miners
will return to work Thursday. EN-
bree declined to predict what action
the strikers would take if the miners
encountered discrimination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09
APPEAL FOR SACCO
/. IS MADE BY GREEN
Head of A. F. |. Wires Gov.
Fuller Urging Com
mutation.
Ry the Associated Press.

ASHEVILLE, n. c.. August o.
Speaking for his organization. William
Green. president of the American Fed.
Grafton of Labor. has appealed to Gov.
Fuller of Massachusetts, for commute.
ton of the death sentences Of Sacco
and Vanzetti.
In a telegram dispatched last night
Green asserted that in spite OF the in
vestigation, findings and decision Of
the governor and his commission.
many people still entertained grave
doubts regarding their guilt or limo
cence"
His appeal. he said, was 'in behalf
Of the millions of men and women"
affiliated with the federation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09
Lightning Destroys College.

JACKSON, Miss, August Q R.-
Belhaven College was destroyed by
fire early tpday as result of a stroke
of lightning during a severe electrical
storm which swept the city. All fire
companies were called out and fought
the blaze for more than three hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09

today, petitioned Gov. Fuller to par
don Sacco and Vanzetti, but decided
against issuing a strike order.
Counsel for Bartolomeo Vanzetti and
Nicola Sacco today filed with the clerk
of the State Supreme Court an appeal
from the decision of Supreme Court
Judge George A. Sanderson denying
the condemned men a writ of error
Judge Sanderson's decision was rem
dered yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09
Clothing Workers Strike.

ROCHESTER. N. Y, August 9 Cp).
-Four thousand clothing workers
went on strike at 10 o'clock this morn
ing in protest of the Sacco-Vanzetti
decision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09
THOUSANDS LEAVE WORK.
Clothing Workers and Coal Miners
Strike as Protest.

BALTIMORE, August 8 P).-Eight
branch of the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers of America will leave their
work at / pm. today in a Sacco-Van-
zetti protest strike" Philip Ruelich,
head of the local union, said last night.
mass meeting is scheduled for later
in the day. when it will be determined
whether the strike shall be continued
beyond today,
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Continued from First Page.)
that time was head Of the industrial
alcohol division of the old prohibition
unit, came to the conclusion that at
the rate of withdrawal at that time it
would be necessary to make plans for
resumption of manufacture. Secre-
tary of the Treasury Mellon agreed
with Gen. Andrews. A bill was intro
tuced in Congress providing for au-
thorization Of new liquor, under strict
md new Government control, but the
bill failed.
Gen. Andrews later announced that
The need still existed, and that it was
hoped to arrange a plan of co-opera-
Ion among the whisky manufacturers
10 accomplish the purpose in spite of
he failure of the proposed legislation.
Conferences with the manufacturers
Eere held here at Washington and at
lew York, and many weeks were
lpent in endeavoring to work out a
blan among the distillers themselves
which would meet the approval of the
Treasury.
Dry League Protested.
The proposal TO resume manuiac'
ture stirred violent opposition from the
Anti. Saloon League, which contended
that it was not necessary and that suf-
rcient supplies existed for all legit-
innate needs Wayne =. Wheeler, gen.
eral counsel Of the league, personally
went to Secretary Mellon to protest
against the resumption of manu-
f3cture.
Cen. Andrews resigned effective
August /, and was succeeded by Mr..
bowman. Whether Gen. Andrews ever
thought of changing his original plans
for manufacture this Fall before he
went ont of office was never disclosed
Owing to the reticence of Gen
Andrews to discuss the problem dur
Ing the past few weeks Of his admin
tstration, it would be a question as to
whether Mr.. Lowman has abandoned
one of the principal Andrews policies
or whether Andrews himself ditched
Ii before he went out Of Office.
There appeared no doubt today
however, of the intention of Assistant
Secretary Lowman to let the matter
he absolutely dormant for the present
He did not indicate when he thought
1t might be necessary to resume man
ufacture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09
SACC0-VANZETTl
PLEAS FOR RESPITE
DENIED BY THAYER

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09
GEN. WOOD BURIED
AS NATION OFFERS
SOLEMN TRIBUTE

Continued from First Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09
L0WMAN GIVES UP
PLAN FOR MAKING
MEDICINAL LIQUOR

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09
145,000 In NEW YORK
STRIKE; THOUSANDS
OUT IN OTHER CITIES

CONTINUED from First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09
CENTRAL AMERICA.

PANAMA.-Labor syndicate of
Federal district organizes meeting
of protest, but permit Is refused.
Civil Chief Galindo declares, I'VE
cannot permit public censure of the
United States, friend OF Panama"
Panaman foreign minister denies
American Minister has requested
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-16
RAT REPRIEVE REFUSED
Open Season on Rodents Is Favored
by Governor.

BIZ United Press
MADISON, Wis, June 16.-Gov-
ernor Fred R. Zimmerman of Wis
consin refuses to protect rats, mice
and bats. That's why he has vetoed
a bill which provided that no open
season "for any kind of wild man.
mails and birds should exist in Mil
waukee County. Said he: 1.-THE bill
would protect vermin."