Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-10
Hesse Expects No Trouble.


"I Lave supreme confidence in the
neople of the District of Columbia as
far as good order and the public peace
are concerned" Maj. Hesse said. I'VE
look for no trouble at all. But the
preparations we have already taken
are entirely adequate to cover any
emergency that might arise"
The temporary White House, the
Capitol, the Department of Justice
Building. the home of Secretary of
State kellogg, at Nineteenth and r
| streets, and the City Post Office are
under special guard at present. Police
| have short beats" around the tempo
rary White House. the Department. OF
| Justice Building and ~the Kellogg
| home, cooperating with the secret
service and the White House guards
| at the first place and with the Depart
ment Of Justice agents at the seconf.
| The Capitol is probably one of the
! most tightly guarded buildings IN
Washington today. Only three en-
| open until 4:30 pm, after which time
| not a soul. on business or otherwise
| is to be admitted to the corridors oi
| the legislative seat of Government.
Capitol Guard Increased.
A force of 25 additional men has
augmented the regular force at the
| Capitol for several days past, Archi
! tect David Flynn stated today, but
tonight even more men will be brought
in TO supplement the guards now or
duty.
The guards are strewn about the
| Capitol grounds. at the entrances, out
side and inside, throughout the corri
doris Of the building and in the House
and Senate office buildings.
Mr.. Lynn announced that the reason
for suspending the concerts on the
east front plaza was to eliminate
the necessity Of leaving some parts
Of the Capitol buildings or grounds
unguarded SO that sufficient police
men might be obtained to police the
crowds and regulate traffic. There
will be no further band concerts unit
the present tense situation has passed
There was a conference at the office
of Mai. Hesse this morning, wher
Asst Supts. Pratt and Evans anC
Mai. Hesse conferred with the cap
tains Of all precincts, but il
was stated by Maj. Hesse that The
fire-police base ball tjcket-selline
: methods and not the Sacco-Vanzett
case was the subject Of discussion.
Italians Here Appeal.
A telegram was dispatched today
from A. Sichi Of 1904 Quincy stree
to Gov. Alvin r. Fuller at Boston, OF
, behalf Of 75 citizens of Italian descent
: asking reprieve for Sacco and Van
zetti. The telegram was authorized
at meeting Monday night.
1t reads:
, "A meeting Of Is Representative
J Americans of Italian origin respect
fully asks YOU grant Sacco and Van
Zetti reprieve until January !, s.
that the Senate of the United State
may investigate the Department o
: Justice files in their case. We are OF
posed to anarchy advocated by thcs
: two men, but believe they have no
| had n fair trial" It was signed b.
/ Mr. Sichi as chairman of the meeting
. The second suspect to he arreSte
+. in the vicinity Of the Department q
! Justice Building was released frOr
r custody yesterday afternoon after
, careful investigation into his activ
+, ties revealed no further grounds 70
, | suspicion. lie was arrested Monda
afternoon. The first suspect. arreste
, for investigation near the Departmen
Of Justice Building, early Monda
morning, was released yesterday morn
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