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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-05

Giving his life IN a heroic attempt
to save the United States mail, Rev.
John j. Sangster, postmaster at Burke.
Va. 20 miles southwest Of Washing
ton, and former Methodist circuit
rider, was burned to death early this
morning in a fire which totally de-
stroyed the general store of j. G..
Dunn, in which the post office was To-
Gated.
When the fire was discovered, at 4
o'clock this morning, the building, an
old two.story frame structure, was
filled with smoke and flames and a
fiery beacon was faring from the
roof, arousing the countryside.
Calling for the key to the store,
Rev. Mr.. Sangster dashed by Mr..
Dunn, who attempted to save his
books, but was driven bacl- when a
few feet within the threshold by a
barrier of flames, and disappeared into
the black smoke which concealed the
alcove where the mail was kept.
He never returned. HIS absence
was not discovered until several hours
later, and at daybreak this morning
his body was found lying in the ruins
a few feet from the post Office safe
and packet of charred and mutilated
letters. The contents OF the safe, con-
sisting chiefly Of stamps and regis
tered mail, are thought to be intact,
but a pouch Of letters and a quantity
of parcel post packages were de-
stroyed.
Those who witnessed the fire ex-
pressed the opinion that the postmas-
ter was overcome by smoke when he
attempted to enter his little office
and that he was mercifully uncon-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-05
POSTMASTER BURNS TO DEATH
IN ATTEMPT TO SAVE MAILS
Rev. John J. Sangster Found Dead in Ruins
of General Store at Burke, Va.
Women Fight Flames.

scious before the flames reached his
body, burning it almost beyond rec
Dgnition.
The flames were so hot that they
charred the side of a house occupied
by G. n. Stewart, 60 feet south OF
the burning store, and volunteer fire.
fighters, realizing that the store was
doomed, confined their efforts to pour
ing water on the adjoining buildings,
preventing the flames from spreading.
The glare of the fire aroused those
in the immediate vicinity and few
minutes after Mrs. Dunn, whose home
was shared by the Sangster family
a few rods west of the store, had
discovered the fire, the little bell on
the Union Sunday School building
was rung franticallly and neighbors
came from miles around, some of them
on horseback. The women pumped
water from nearby cisterns and filled
buckets and pitchers, which the men
poured on buildings near the fire.
Company No. OF the Alexandria
Fire Department, responded to an
emergency call. but nothing remained
for it to do except wash down the
smoking ruins. 1t was in charge of
J. NJ. Duncan, chief of the department,
and the firemen laid hose from a
nearby creek. playing it on the ruins
until 9 o'clock this morning.
Mr.. Dunn estimated his loss to be
$4,000, partially covered by insur-
ance. Origin of the fire has not been
determined. 1t caught in the inside
of the building close to quantity of
feed. The entire stock, consisting OF
everything from needles to farm inn.
(Continued on Page 9, Column A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-05
ELECTION BALLOTS
MAY BE IMPOUNDED
Pennsylvania Judges Aid Sought
in Holding Them for Com
mittee.
By the Associated Press.

County judges in Pennsylvania are
to be asked to impound the ballots in
the Vare-Wilson senatorial election
last November until such time as the
Senate sergeant-at-arms has funds
available to transport them to Wash.
ington, it was decided here today at a
conference of those interested.
William B. Wilson, Democratic cam
didate, and his attorneys; representa-
tives of William S. Ware, Republican
Senator-elect, and David S. Barry, the
Senate sergeant-at-arms, participated.
Because of a question of the author
ity of the Senate privileges and elec-
tions committee to act during the re-
cess of Congress, Barry has been un-
able to obtain funds available to defray
the cost Of transporting the ballots
to Washington. Unless the ballots are
impounded, all of those cast outside
of Philadelphia, Allegheny and Della
ware counties will be destroyed before
the Pennsylvania State primary, on
September 20, as required by State
law
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-05
GUARD OFFICERS ON SCENE.
Gov. Donahey Awaits Replies to Con.
ference Call.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 5 P).-
Ohio National Guard officers today
were investigating conditions in Ohio
coal fields in five counties as Gov.
Donahey awaited replies from his sug-
gestion that operators and miners
meet at Toledo, October Is, in an eff.
fort to end their wage controversy.
Gov. Ed Jackson of Indiana. and
Len Small have indicated they will
join Gov. Donahey in asking recon-
vening Of the wage conference, which
ended in deadlock at Miami, Fla,
but have not yet sent the answers to
Gov. Donahey's request. Neither has
Gov. Fisher of Pennsylvania replied
yet.
Five officers were permanently as
signed to various coal mining districts
in the State to watch developments.
Adjt. Gen. Frank D. Henderson said
the assignments were made ''in antici-
patton of further disturbances between
union and non.union miners in the
hope that sending Of troops can be
prevented"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-05
COOLIDGE STANDS
PAT ON STATEMENT
Chief Executive Apparently
in Lighter Mood After
Announcement.
BY j. RUSSELL YOUNG.
Staff Correspondent of The Star.

RAPID CITY, s. Dak., August s.
While the Nation is indulging in all
sorts of speculations as to the exact
meaning and purpose Of the Presi-
dents announcement that he did not
choose to run again. and is anxiousiy
and eagerly awaiting some amplifica-
tions from him, the President is Sc
renely going about his daily routine.
Mr.. Coolidge does not appear to be
at all concerned about the excitement
he has caused. He has not given the
slightest indication that the wild cries
that have gone up for some expiana'
ton of his sudden and unexpected de-
cision. or some additional light, are
troubling him in the least.
President Maintains Silence.
Seemingly, Mr.. Coolidge feels that
he said enough when he issued that
statement of his attitude toward an
other term as President. 1t was eX-
pected, however, by those about MIN
that he would seal his lips.
The fact that so much doubt mas
since been expressed as to the slncer-
itv of the Presidents purpose, ana
the Widespread misinterpretatlon OF
his use of the word 'choose" IN ms
terse statement, caused some to 1eel
that the President might say some
thing with the view to clarifying the
situation. but they have given up nope
now He made it plain that ne con-
siders his statement clear enough ana
that he prefers to let 1t stand.
Not only has the President seen NJ
to remain silent regarding MS an
nouncement but he has given not the
slightest ray of hope to tnose Who
have been looking for some woro or
gesture from him and to preference
of ANYBODY to succeed him: among
the messages received at the eAecu'
tive office since the Presidents pro
nouncement there have been nunloer
of inquiries of this nature.
If Mr.. Coolidge has any one else IN
mind he has not given any mixing Oh
# and it is not thought likely he will
do so. not for the present at least.
The President Is showing no signs
of nermitting himself to be forced or
ners,1aded into making some explana-
tory or amplifying statement IN the
wav of enlightenment. 1t makes II
plain that he will continue his silence.
but it is known that he is somewhat
hurt that the honesty of his intentions
would be so widely questioned-that
so many people would deliberately
misinterpret the meaning Of his
statement.
Attends Celebration.
If there is any noticeable change in
the President since letting the Ma
ton know he Is not candidate to
succeed himself, it is that he ap-
pears as though he had lifted heavy
load from his shoulders. He has
been in unusually high spirits ever
since.
Following a day off yesterday.
when he and Mrs. Coolidge visited
the Days of rs celebration In Dead
wood. the President resumed the
(Continued on Page 5. Column u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-05
CAPITAL POLICE
TAKE PRECAUTIONS
Extra Guard Placed at KeI-
Iogg's Home to Halt Pos
SibIe Red Attacks.

Cooperating with the secret service
and other Federal protective agencies
to prevent any local disturbance as
a result of the Sacco-Vanzetti case,
Mai Edwin B. Hesse, superintendent
of police, today ordered a short beat
established around the home of Sec
retary of State Kellogg and around
the temporary White House at Dupont
Circle.
Mai. Hesse stated that he was keep
ing in close touch with the situation
and had already extended an offer OF
cooperation to all agencies Of the Gov
ernment interested.
It was deemed advisable to keep
especially close watch on the home OF
Secretary Kellogg, it was said, because
of the radical criticism directed toward
him during the Sacco-Vanzetti episode.
No Trouble Expected.
Police do not look for, trouble here.
They will not, however, take any
chances. it was stated at police head
quarters.
Any public gatherings bearing on
the Sacco-VanZetti case also Will come
in for close police attention, and the
typographical Temple tomorrow night
will be the scene of police observation
when a mass meeting opens to protest
against the action taken in the case.
1--WE have the facilities to take care
of the situation here, even though we
expect no change in the immunity OF
Washington thus far from disorder as
a result of the Sacco-Vanzetti case,
Mai. Hesse said. I'VE are in touch
with and cooperating with the Fed.
eral governmental agencies charged
with duties of maintaining good order
in the neighborhood of all puohc
buildings in the city. We expect no
trouble. but we will be prepared Tor
any emergency, nevertheless.
Movements Are Watched.
A general tightening Of the park
nolice and public buildings guard fofc'
es also was ordered today as a part
of the precaution to protect Govern
ment buildings from possible damage
by radicals. The park force was oi
rected to be extremely Vigliant, aIo
has been specifically ordered TO oe or
the alert for any susplclous-loohliis
person lettering around any pulIuihss
or monuments and have expilcle III
structions to arrest any one VINO can
not give a good account of themselves
officials are not concerned particu
larly about any organized movement
they say. but rather are looking Ioi
individuals who might take the matter
personally in their own hands. Iney
pointed out that the secret service
has been in close touch with the SIT
uation and that branch of the Govern
ment seems to be OF the opinion tha'
there Is no organized anarchist move
on foot, but outbreaks may come IRON
individuals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-05
CHICAGO GROUP REFUSES.
building Trades Decline to Take Fart
i'm Demonstration.

CHICAGO, August @.-A gen.
eral strike of labor organizations
throughout this and other countries
in protest against the execution OF
.Sacco and Vanzetti was advocated
yesterday by James P. Cannon, secre'
fary of the International Labor, De-
tense, which has headquarters mere.
lie sent ges to union groups In
Canada and Europe urging demon
strations against the executions.
Maintaining that Cannon's orgam-
cation is controlled by Communists
and has been responsible for nearly
all the agitation in behalf OF Sacco
and Vanzetti, Samuel p. Luzzo, vice
president of the Chicago Building
Trades Council. announced last night
that his organization will not particl..
pate in any demonstration or general
strike of short duration in behalf or
the condemned men. Since GOV.
Fuller's investigation Luzzo said he
felt assured that the men had been
accorded a full measure of justice.
xFav Cn mn cVTppETE C0JyRT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-05
|, ,SACCO-VANzETD
GENERAL STRIKE
URGEDFOR AUG. 9
New York Group to Ask Green
to Call Out A. F. L. for
One Day.
$1,000 BARRIERS QUIT;
i |. w. w. PLANS TIE-UP
Chicago Building Trades Refuse
Il to Cooperate in Radicals
t Demonstration.
Nv tha Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 5.-Demand
for a nationwide strike August 9 in
protest against the execution OF Sacco
and Vanzetti was made here today at
mass meetings attended by more than
5000 sympathizers with the condemn.
ed men.
Resolutions calling upon William
Green, president Of the American Fed.
Grafton Of Labor, to issue strike call
to members Of affiliated labor bodies
were adopted. The resolutions pro.
posed a halliday strike on August y,
the eve of the day the reprieve or
Sacco and Vanzetti expires.
In Union Square, after garment rae
tories and other shops had closed for
the day, more than 5000 workers gath
cred to listen to speeches denounc1ng
the action of Gov. Fuller in refusing
to intervene in behalf Of the condemn
ed men.
5000 BARRIERS Strike.
Earlier in the day 5000 BARRIERS,
who went out on a one-day strike IN
protest against the outcome or Gov'
Tuller's investigation, met in Brook
tlvn. where they adopted resolutions
urging a general strike.
plans by the I. w. W: for an at. at.
Yamnted tie-up of New York's water
front next Tuesday as part OF a ma.
,fion.wide protest were announced py
Roger FranceZon today.
Francezon, chairman Of the general
executive board of the Industrlai
workers of the World, arrived mere
from Chicago yesterday to direct the
activities Of the organization mere.
The first demonstration planned was
a mass meeting this afternoon at tne
lower end of Manhattan, with ornclais
rf tbe Marine Transport Workers and
other units of the /. w. w. scheduled
as speakers.
c-nr-u DrUVYCTS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-05
CAR OWNER MISSING.

Local police are trying to locate
Carl Victor Fisher Of Cygnet, Ohio,
whose automobile was found aban-
doned In front of the Racquet Club
the afternoon Of July 10 by Detectives
Henry M. Jett and Joseph Connors.
One tire of the car was flat.
Ownership Of the car was traced
through Chambers r. Wilson, Ohio
commissioner, but efforts
to get in touch with Fisher have
failed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-05
REDFERN HOPS OFF.

DETROIT, August O%.-Paul r.
Redfern hoped off from the Ford air.
port here at $40 am. for Brunswick.
Ca, in his Stinson-Detroiter mono.
plane, The Port of Brunswick, which
he will attempt to fly to Rio de
Janeiro from the Southern city, the
longest nonstop on record.
Eddie Stinson, designer Of the plane,
accompanied Redfern on the flight to
Brunswick, the 850.mile nonstop Jour.
nsy bstlag In the nature Of finai test.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-05
Southerner Steps
Aside in Primary
Let Woman Win
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLARKsDALE, Miss, August
5.-"No true Southern gentleman
would try to gain at the expense OF
a lady"
With these words Capt. T. 9.
Aderholdt of F'riars Point, 8S.year-
old Confederate veteran, bowed
himself out of a run-off primary
with Mrs. Pauline Aston Clark for
a place in the Legislature.
Capt. Aderholdt, who was a
member of the last Legislature, ran
second to Mrs. Clark in Tuesdays
Democratic primary, but neither
received the necessary majority In
a three-cornered race. His gal
lantry gives the seat to Mrs. Clark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-05

DUBLIN, Irish Free State, August
s R.--The party conference called
this morning by Eamonn de Valera,
Republican leader. to consider the
drastic public safety bill passed by
the Dali yesterday broke up after 10
minutes. De Valera announced that
discussion Of the measure would serve
no useful purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-05
Celebrates 105th Birthday.

WEST BERKSHIRE, Mass. Au.
gust S R.--Mrs. Lucy s. Chaffee,
who still lends hand with the lighter
housework on the farm where she
lives with her daughter. today OBJ
served her 105th birthday. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-05
DELEGATES SEE HOPE.
Part in Friendly Spirit, Expecting
Accord i'm Future.

GENEVA, Switzerland. August 5
R.-Such statements as War be-
tween Great Britain, the United
States and Japan is unthinkable. ="
and 1--WE are not dispensing in spirit
of bitterness or despair" were COM
mented on today as emphasizing that
the agreement to disagree, reached by
the three powers taking part in the
Geneva Naval Conference, does not
mean a disagreement all along the
line or in other fields.
Although the United States, Great
Britain and Japan went on record at
the final public session to the effect
that they could not reach an accord
on the method Of cutting down auxil-
iary naval ornaments at present.
nevertheless, the speeches Of all three
spokesmen were read as indicating a
whole-hearted desire to achieve by
some other method the object which
President Coolidge sought in convok-
ing the now disbanded gathering.
Future Possibilities Studied.
The final session might we'll have
been terminated by the singing OF the
old Anglo Saxon hymn, God Be With
You Till We Meet Again." so sincere
was the hope that progress would be
made along the lines Of the under
standing effected the last six weeks
between the representatives Of three
80 dissimilar nations in regard to
naval needs.
Those members Of the delegations
who were not engaged today in prep
arations for leaving Geneva after the
long series of discussions were giving
some attention to the question of
what would be the reaction to the sug-
gestion in the joint declaration adopt
ed at the final session that the second
Washington conference, set for Au.
gust, 1881, be advanced to an earlier
date. 1t was explained that this sug.
gestion was made with view to put.
ting into effect before the capital ship
Continued on Page Z, Column 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-05
Supreme Court Held Helpless.

Gardner Jackson, member OF the
defense committee, today SAID tnat
an appeal will be taken directly TO
the Federal courts. He said recourse
would not be made to the state Su-
preme Court. He was unwilling to
say when an appeal to the tederal
courts will be made.
The Boston American today says
that through an act of Congress IN
1916 closing the door to the United
States Supreme Court unless an ap-
neal is taken within three months or
the entry of the decree of which
complaint is made, Sacco and VAN
zetti are without recourse in the
Federal courts. Four months have
elansed since the Supreme Court
denied the Sacco exceptions.
Wife Visits Cell.
Mrs. Rose Sacco visited her hus-
hand alone today. Warden William
Hendrv. incensed because the let
ters written by the condemned men
Yesterday were allowed to leave the
prison. refused to allow Aldino
FeIicani. member of the defense
committee, to accompany Mrs. Sacco
on her visit to the deathhouse.
Warden Hendry declared the letters
should never have left the prison. He
said they had been TAKEN oue Will
out his knowledge and had been pun.
ushed in full, although parts had
been blue-penciled.
Mrs. Sacco was accompanied to the
prison by Attorney Thompson. He
conferred with the warden for more
than a half hour and then left the
=. orison without waiting for Mrs. Sacco
Z 20 return from the death house.
The letters written by the prisoners
r-are understood to have been handed
Yesterday by a deputy warden te
Thompson, who in turn gave them tc
FeIicani. Felicani took them to an
other member of the defense commit
fee who gave to the newspapers copies
acortaining the words which the
deputy warden had deleted.
"As uniformed officer Of the
state" said Warden Hendry,. L have
no business whatever to be In 3
Continued on Page S. Column a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-05
MAY GO TO SUPREME COURT.
Appeals to Federal Court Planned In
Last Effort to Save Two.

BOSTON, August C9.-Legal ac.
tion in the case of Nicola Sacco and
Bartolomeo Vanzetti can be expected
any time" it was intimated today by
Arthur d. Hill, who has been enga ged
as counsel to continue the fight Tor
freedom for the two men.
Hill was occupied today with a
study of details of the case and was
believed to be considering a plan to
bring the case before the United
States Supreme Court.
Indication that an appeal to the
United States Supreme Court in be-
half of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo
Vanzetti will be made within short
time was given at the headquarters
of the Sacco-VanZetti defense COM
mittee today, although no definite an
nouncement as to the course to be
taken was forthcoming.
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Continued on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-05

10. B. weather bureau Eorecat.J
Fair, continued cooler tonight. To-
morrow fair: slowly rising tempera-
ture.
Temperature-High II, at noon
today; lowest, 63, at am. today.
Full report on page 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-05
Irish Conference Soon Ends.

Continued on Page Z, Column 81
The Washington times., 1927-11-30
EASY To
G. REPORT
~ InteFnatlonaI News Service

ss4t-NNA~N N*s%AAsAA
CLEVELAND. Nov. s0.-Drug ad.
diets are getting dope easier. in
the opinion Of Or. II. L. lockwood,
city health commissioners. or there
has been considerable drop in the
number Of addicts,.
With the drop from the 1920 fig
ures Of 1853 addicts treated officially
by the city likely to be more than
SIS per cent when the 1927 figures
are reached. Or. lockwood Ii specu-
lating upon the supposition that
either Cleveland Is becoming ii
haven for addicts. and that dope
IL easy TO set here, or else the id.
diets are leaving the city. The
number Of patients treated In 1926
was only es
a study Of SIS cases treated by
the city from 1920 to 1926 has con.
WINGED DR.. lockwood of one thing.
The proportion OF addicts who ret
their first sample of the habit form.
ing drugs from peddlers q much
greater than It used to be. Core.
spondingly the proportion OF those
whose habit had It's beginning IN
medical treatment Is much smaller.
This clearly indicates DR.. Rock.
wood said. that the medical PRO.
fession realizes better than IL used
to, the terrible responsibility that
goes with the administration az
Authorizing drugs. Medical and
hospital practice has been much i'm.
proved In this respect
Thirty days use IL long enough.
DR.. lockwood asserted. to form q
drug habit.
The Washington times., 1927-11-30

Styles inspired by the high-priced
models. Shawl collars and cuffs - the
new large cuffs-borders Of fur-lininss
Of silk or jacquard. The tailoring done
in that careful manner that marks the
better coat-always. Sizes Is to 10, IA
to 20; 50 10 A; 42H to 52K.
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podpmy NschS Sdnan 81 uE styri
inesiace W velakei biede. Syejho
6asu praeovsl som niekolike tsGz~t
a6ey u Tsster Brsee s1olvsno-
sti ide ma stihla Isasledsvna ne
hodA: Zasypal ma piesek tax, ze
% tri hodiny yiacen robetnfei od-
had1evsli ho, SO mha. Lekari "a
stili,l se MAN kesti pokalicenk v
spitzH som Dol deylt tJddyov.
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spitala prepusteny preto, lebo le-
kari otlopreh ma liesit', poneva6
nieto nadeje ma vyliecenie. Pri
odchode 70 spitala povedali mi
lekari; ably som 50 siel do Mont
real1 polonat' SO spolocnost 'ou.
No spolocnost' davala mi len ta-
kt1 nahradu, "a ktori by som ga
ami k Hfe nedostal. Siel SOM te-
da h advdhatovi a podal Ealobu
proti spdlotndsti. Je. tornu uE diva
inesiace, ale vyhl 'adh ma sndob-
me potdnavanie este nieto. Nud
nevieni, ze ako kedy sa tato me-
ia zalesitost' skonci. Jest treba,
byt tiez muslin platit d peiiazi
nieto. Prosfm vas, mill redaci, po.
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| nenavidia. Snilujte sa, bratia Sc.
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