Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-14
BOSTON POLICE BAN
PROTEST MEETING
! FOR SACCO TODAY
Defense Committee Calls
Demonstration, Then Order
ForbidS It.
PROHIBITION ON SPEAKING
STILL BEING ENFORCED
Attorneys for Convicted Radicals
Continue Consideration of Legal
Maneuvers in Courts.


BOSTON. August 13.-Announce-
ment 10y the Sacco-N anZetu defense
tommittee that there would he new
PROTEST" meeting on Boston COM
mon tomorrow, announcement by the
,olice that there would he no meeting
tn Boston common tomorrow, Inc
completion of Nichola Saccos 2S-daN
hf huncer striking and continued
ksal scratching by the defense coun-
bel, were the days chief develop
nents in the Sacco- Nanzetu case.
The defense committees announce
hlent that tomorrow meeting would
Re called at pm. was in line with
4 statement two days ago that the
respite period granted last Wednes-
lay would be occupied with IAN m
tenSiVe drive TO get this case dis
fused and anaylZed."
The police rejoinder took the form
bf routine order calling attention
10 the fact that all permits for public
speaking on the common had been
revoked temporarily, after last Sun
bays fracas. In addition it was made
known that the reserve force of the
hearest district station would be kept
lt full strength tomorrow, and that
btnPf QOWHlONH Std(lOllS MOulu hCCp
additional men on hand.
Police superintendent Michael H.
rrowley. who broke up last Sun
hays attempts at protest meetings
snder permits granted other speak
ers. admitted tonight that he planned
20 be ION hand" tomorrow, and that
there isn't going TO be any wild
talk on the common
New Committee Formed,
Formation of the citizens national
committee for Sacco and Vanzetti was
announced here. tonight. 1t has been
srga nized for the purpose of securing
presidential intervention for Sacco and
EanZetti because of the relation OF
the Department of Justice in the case.
Robert Ross Lovett of New York, who
Esued the call for the formation of
the committee. says it includes Prot.
Alexander Meiklejohn, former presi-
lent of Amherst College. ana now of
he University of Wisconsin,; DR..
David Starr Jordan of Leland Stan.
lord University, and IONA Gale.
Novelist.
Headquarters have been established
N this city.
Over at the State prison in Charles.
town, Sacco, who began n hunger
tDouL three weeks ago tonight, DIV
tefusing his supper. again declined
TO touch food showed through the
bars of his cell. The usual details as
o his heart, pulse and respiration were
pot made public tonight, in line with
Warden William Hendry's thrert to
mppress detailed information because
bf the flock of wild rumors it seems
20 start"
SaccO's Condition Normal.
The prisoners condition was de-
lcribed tonight by the prison physician
~ normal Under the circumstances
md not of such a nature as TO require
iorcible feeding.
1t was understood that Mrs. Sacco,
Eho has urged her husband to break
bis fast. has exacted a promise from
him to eat Of his own violtion rather
than submit to forcible feeding if
prison officials decide such a course
3 necessary.
Nanzetti, whose sporadic hunger
striking ended with the granting of
new respite last Wednesday, con.
:inued on somewhat restricted diet
today and was reported to be in ex-
sellent spirits.
Counsel for the two men again
spent the entire day in drafting the
bills of exceptions and arguments TO
be presented to the Supreme Court
hn TUESDAY