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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-23
HISTORY OF
MURDER CASE
Is REVIEWED
SaccO and VanZetti Convicted
of Double Murder Com
mitted in 1920

Boston. Aug. 23.--<P)--The crime
for which Nicola Sacco and Bartolo-
meo VanZetti were sentenced to die
was y double murder.
On the morning Of April Is, 1920,
Frederick A. Parmenter, paymaster.
and Alexander Berardelli. his guard.
arrived at the factory of4Slater and
Morrill, company, South Braintree.
near Boston, to pay off .4employes.
They carried, in satchels. SIS, ,776.
As they were about to enter the fac
tory door. two men approached and
fired at them. Both fell mortally
wounded
The two robbers <abbed the satch-
els. An autoYl0bile, which had
been waiting ne5fby, sped up to the
curb. The satdRels were thrown in
and the two robbers clambered into
the car, which was driven off lat
high speed. :
The robbery and murders at South
Braintree had been preceded by sim
liar crimes.s Police and detectives
had definite suspicious. and they set
, a trap to catch the owner of an au-
tomobile whieh was in garage at
Brocton. On the night of May. s.
1920. Sacco and vanzetti, with others,
appeared at the garage and asked to
take the car out. The garage keep
er's wife slipped into her house and
telephoned the police. Sacco and
Vanzetti left the garage, without TAX
ing the car. and it was testified lat
er that they followed he garage keep
er's wife to her home when she made
the call and that they acted in Q
queer manner. Police arrested them
on a Rrocton street car. Both had
revolvers in their pockets.
Sacco was q shoeworker. and was
employed in Stoughton, where he
lived. Vanzetti lived in Plymouth
where he sold fish. Both were "radi-
GALS, and were active in spreading
radical propaganda. It was their con-
tention that they had gone to the
tomobile to collect radical literature
in the possession Of other friends, Sc
tnthat in case Department Of Justice
Operatives raided their friends homes
Ouch literature would not be found
/ The automobile thev sought to use
in this work, it developed, was not
the car used in the. hold-up and
murder.
Stories Conflict
But on their arree. both Sacco and
| vanzetti told conflicting stories OF
their doings. They later protested
they lied to conceal their. radical
activities, through fear Of. deporta.
| tion, and not because they had com.
mitted murder At the time. the De.
partment of Justice was ertive in de.
porting alien radicals, and numerous
/ '.roundups" and raids were being
made and Sacco and Vanxetti had
been advised by lawyer to collec,
! the literature.
Sacco and yauzstti were indicted
i September II, 1870. and went on tria
at Dedham, May 81. 1921. In the
meantime, radical sympathizers ha(
taken up their. case and demonstra
| tions intended to cid them wer.
| staged in many countries. Theil
trial, held II Judge Webster Thay
! er's superior court at Dedham, at
/, tracted much attention. Fred H
| Moore. Of San E-pncisco, was chic
Of defense counsel.
1 Their radical activities wer'
lCeatiAqs4 On pays tArsel
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recognized and then grasped the
ends of others as he walked to the
chair. Without quiver he took his
place and said, II wish to tell you I
am innocent and never committed any
crime but sometimes some sin. /
thank you, Mr.. Warden, for everything
you have d0nek for me. am inno-
cent of alr QG1me. not only Of this
one but all am an innocent man."
Vanxetti had been convicted after
the, Braintree murder of = robbery
while armed. committed in Bridge
water q short time before.
As the final straps. those which
held the head in place, were being
adjusted. he issued q final m1esaGe
of forgiveness. II wish to forgive
some people for what they are 1Aw
doing to me-" he said simply. He
entered at l2:20:ss and was dead It
l2:e6:t5.
Radical Bsliefs Dlased
Through seven years Of repeate4
efforts TO save them, Sacco and vaJk
the shoe factory payroll robbery of
which they were convicted. !aey
maintained that It, was their radieal
beliefs and activities which had
brought upon them ths ApesSeeukJoa
Of the authorities.
Nadsiros was convistsd of til s1ast,
der of James = Carpenter, eoSAtes
Of the WrsnthaM Ne1ioaal ak.
whick occurred Novemtpt r.
The conviction Tor - 1anth
Braintree crime vas obt1inD4
Csnttnued - bAge tAseo
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BODIES TO GO ON TOUR

Boston, Aug. I'd. - AJ - Inc
bodies of Nicola Sacco and Bar
tolomeo Vanzetti are to be
taken in specially constructed
caskets through the cities Of the
east. This was snnounced blythe
Sacco Vanzetti defense commit
tee today.
First they are to lie in state
at the committee headquarters
on Hanover street in the north
end Of this city. When this will
be, the committee was unable to
say at. noon, as they had not been
informed at that time when the
bodies would be turned over to
them by Medical Examiner Nh
grath. The visits to various
cities mipht extend as far as Chi
caro. it was added.
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WEATHER r0RuCAoT1
For Bismarck and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Ris-
ing temperature.
For North Dakota: Partly cloudy
tonight and "Wednesday. Rising
temperature. ,sss.s.
GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS
The high pressure Area is moving
eastward slowly and ID csntered over
the northern Plains States this mora,
ing. Cool weather continnes through
out the northern and csntral states
and frost occurred In low places in
eastern North Dakota. j low PRES
sure arcs. accompanied hy rising
tempsrature, extends along the wsst-
ern Rocky Mountain slopa. Seattered
showers octurfed from the Great
Lakes region to the Rocky Mountain
oR1Is v. RoBERTs.
4......--.. QSsleial n chafgs.
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looked around at the silent witnesses
Of the state and said "Good evening,
gentlemen" His final words, spok-
en- as the head strap was frightened,
were Farewell. mother He had en-
tered the chamber at 12:l1:l2 and
was pronounced dead at 12:l9:02.
vanzetti Is Tslkative
Once more two guards left the
chamber and returned with Vanzctti.
He was the most collected Of the
three and seemed quite at ease as he
entered. He shook hands just inside
the door with 4 guard whom he
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-23
| lCROWDS RECEIVE NEWS OF
IEI.ECTROCUTION QUIETLY

New York, Aug. u. = VV = An
nOuncement of the execution Of SaccO
and Vanxetti was received quietly by
crowds that gathered in pub ic
squares and before newspaper bulle-
tin boards in many cities after day
Of unceasing police vigilance and
general uneasiness.
At midnight in Union Square. New
York, where police estimated $4,000
persons had gathered, placards read
(Continusd On mage throe)
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sSaccO-VanZetti
Case in Brief

Boston, Aug 23.-,R)-Important
dates insthe SaGco- -Vanzetti case are:
April Is, 1920 lurder of Freder-
Slater and Morrill, tcmpany, shoe
Mass. a..
May s, ls2oABartolomeo vanzetti
and Nicola Sacco arrested in Brocton.
September IL, 1920-Sacco and
Vanzetti indicted.
May 81, ls2l-Trial starts at Ded-
ham.
July Ii, 1921-Both found guilty
of first degree murder.
December "a. l92l-Judge Thayer
denies new trial motion.
March 27. l923-Alienists declare
Sacco sane.
April .. l924-vanzetti declared
January 10, l936-Clestino -Madei-
ros made statement saying, "Morelli
gang killed Parmentef and Berard-
elli.
April 5, 1927-Judge Thayer denies
new trial on Madeiros statement and
Others new evidence.
April 3. f927-Sacco and yanzetti
sentenced. to die week Of Jul 10.
June q, l927-Governor Fuller,
having begun investigation Of case.
postpones death Of Madeiros. Van
xetti and Sacco to and including
August 10.
July "a. l927-Sacco and vanzetti
begin hunger strike. .
July %, l927-Governor Fuller in
terviews Sacco and yanzetti in prison,
August 8, 1927-Governor Fuller
gives decision REFUSING clemency.
Aug. 8, l927-Petitions for writ Of
habeas corpus denied by Justice
Sanderson OF the Massachusetts, SUI
preme court.
Aug. 9, 1927-Judge Thayer denies
motion of defense counsel for revo-
cation Of sentence and stay Of ex-
ecution.
Aug. 10, l927-Justice H % IN e 8,
United States supreme courts refuses
writ Of habeas corpus. Governor and
council vote further respite to mid
night, Aug. %.
Aug. 10 and 22-Further lega
moves fail. Counsel asks governor
for further respite.
GASOLINE FUMES FATAL TO BOY
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wEArHER FORECASTS

Partly cloudy tonight and Wed.
nesday: Rising temperature.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-02-04
WOmen's VOlley Ball
They Are Playing the Game in the
Schools Tin Can

The women of Chapel Hill are
taking up volley ball. A group
of them made their first try at
it in the high schools Tin Can
last week. These pioneers were
Miss Guelda Elliott, Miss Alma
Jameson, Mrs. H. w. Cassidy,
Mrs. Henry Graves, Miss Mary
Gocher, and Miss Minnie Atkin-
son. Miss Atkinson, who is ia
miliar with the game, served as
instructor.
For a year or more, members
of the University faculty have
been playing this vigorous game
in the big Tin Can down in the
woods south of the campus.
Their reports of the fine fun
they were having fired the am
bition of the women.
Superintendent Sides has told
the beginners that they may
play regularly in the schools
athletic building, since there is
much time when it is not in use.
All women who are interested
in taking part in the sport should
communicate with Miss Elliott
to the end that schedules may
be arranged.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-02-04

President Chase's annual re-
port to the board of trustees is
packed full of meat. The fat lit
tie volume, only slightly smaller
in bulk than the Catalogue, is
a sort of encyclopedia of the
University of North Carolina.
Giving information about every
phase of the institutions activi-
ties, it runs the range from the
loftiest peaks of the spirit to
the humblest flats of the flesh
from Mr.. Chase's remarks upon
the achievements of a social or
der based on a widening concep-
tion of a democracy to Charles
T. Woollen's hard-boiled facts a.
bout the repainting of the power
house and the income of the
laundry.
Strictly speaking, the Presi-
dents Report was released for
publication" when Mr.. Chase
appeared at the trustees meet
ing in Raleigh week or so ago.
Actually not enough copies have
yet come from the printer to al
low of general distribution, and
little public attention has been
given to any part of the docu-
ment except the Presidents
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-02-04
Band Plays Sunday
Will Give a Concert in Memorial Hall
Day after Tomorrow

The University band of 35
pieces will play in Memorial hall
at 4 o'clock day after tomorrow
Sunday afternoon. This will
be in the regular series of Sun
day concerts given by the music
department. The public is cor
daily invited.
The soloists will be l.. r. Sides,
cornet, and F. L. Byerly, clari-
net. A feature of the entertain
ment will be a saxaphone quar-
tette under the direction of Ken
meth Scott.
T. S. McCorkle, director of the
band, has arranged a short trip
for early next week. Sunday
evening there will be a concert
in the Church of Wide Fellow
ship in Southern Pines, Monday
evening in Roanoke Rapids, and
Tuesday evening in Lumberton.
Probably there will be a Tues
day matinee somewhere between
Roanoke Rapids and Lumberton.
Many of the handsmen, being
in the professional schools, have
laboratory assignments which
prevent them from taking an
absence of more than two days
at a time. Mr.. McCorkle will
try to accommodate the schedule
to this situation by arranging
short trips only.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-02-04
Miss Hollands Kitten
Loses One Pet; Gets Substitute; Then
Gets the First One Also

Miss Alma Hollands kitten,
which she loves devotedly, fol
lowed Miss Velma Matthews off
to the Playmaker Theatre Sun
day evening and did not come
back. The theatre is near the
medical building, where the
teachers and pupils think moth
ing of picking up any passing
quadruped and using it for ex-
perimental purposes. So early
Monday morning, before the ex-
periments could begin, Miss Hol-
land hurried to the medical
building and interviewed Dean
Manning and the venerable ne
gro janitor, Uncle Anthony
Johnson.
What she told them was that
on no account were they to lay
violent hands upon a wandering
kitten until she should be sum-
moned to inspect it.
Then she hunted through the
theatre and around that part of
the campus. But no kitten.
Tuesday morning the law pro-
fessor, P. H. Winston, who had
heard of the loss, telephoned the
desolated owner that he had a
kitten in Manning hall. She
hurried thither hopefully, from
her office in the botany reserva-
ton, and found that it was not
hers. But she took it anyway ;
she had to have a kitten, and
this one looked acceptable. ~~~
Wednesday her own original
kitten was found in one of the
dormitories and restored to her.
So now she has two.
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speech. This is naturally the
high spot, particularly in view
of the critical situation in the
legislature. Since it has been
reported at some length / will
not devote space to it here but
will present some of the details,
as I did last year, bearing upon
the internal affairs of the Uni
versity-its financial operations,
the gifts it has received, and it's
needs. Many of these details
are not new, having already
been mentioned in news des-
patches from time to time, but
now they are gathered together
in form that gives them new
significance.
Although labeled the Report
of the President" the book is
really a collection of % reports.
Heads of schools and depart
ments submit their reports to
the President. He studies them,
puts them together, accompanies
them with his own summary,
comments, and recommended
tigMsad passes them on, all in
on Finding, to the trustees.
Or, perhaps more accurately, to
Continued on page four)
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-02-04
To Dedicate Portrait
Memory of Judge Battle Is HOnOred ;
Gift to the University

The portrait of Judge William
Battle, one of the founders of
legal education in the Univer-
sity, will be dedicated in Man
ming Hall (the law building)
next Tuesday morning at half
past eleven o'clock. 1t is the
gift of his three grandsons !:
Thomas H. Battle, Herbert Bat
tie, and William Battle.
Frank Spruill of Rocky Mount
will be the principal speaker.
The portrait was painted by
Mrs. Arthur c. Nash. AS a basis
for it she used photographs and
drawings, but she was aided al
so by the memory of the rela-
tives and friends Of the eminent
judge.
Herbert Battle, being in Ala
bama, and William Battle, being
in Texas, are too far away to
attend the dedication ceremonies
Tuesday, but Thomas Battle will
come up from Rocky Mount. He
will be accompanied by members
of his family and by friends;
and there will be members of
the Battle clan from other parts
of North Carolina.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-02-04
A Book by Miss Gray
Library Worker Has Story Accepted
by Doubleday, Page & Co.

Miss Elizabeth Janet Gray, a
member of the University Ii
brary staff, has had a book ac-
cepted for publication by Doub-
leday, Page & Co. 1t is a story
for girls; the scene is laid in the
New Hampshire mountains,
where the author has spent sew
eral summers. The title is
"Meredith's Ann"
The publishers contract ar
rived in Chapel Hill a few days
ago and now has been signed
and returned. The latter part
of August is the time set for
the appearance of the volume.
Miss Gray had been working
on the story for about a year
before she came here last fall.
Naturally, being new at the
game, she did not expect such
a ready response from a pub
Usher. Having placed "Mere-
dith's Ann,' she is planning a
second literary venture.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-02-04
Knights Tribute to Majority

E. w. Knight talked about the
majority report of the state edu-
cational commission in an ad-
dress to the Charlotte Teachers
Association this week. He paid
it the following tribute: "It is
at best a feeble if not a very
doubtful endorsement of the
claims of the children. 1t con-
tains no inspiring utterances. 1t
does not reveal a large view of
public education as a growing
and important concern of a
great state. Provincialism hides
in the heart of that report"
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-02-04
MAY BE VOTE ON
TOWNSHIP SCHEME
School Consolidation Is Discuss
ed by Walker, Sides, Allen
and Brummitt
CHANGE IN LAW DRAFTED

The way is being prepared for
all the schools of Chapel Hill
township to be consolidated into
a township school system.
N. w. Walker, representing
the school board of the town of
Chapel Hill, and Superintendent
l.. R. Sides went down to Ra-
leigh last week and conferred
with State Superintendent A. T.
Allen and Attorney General Den
mis- G.. Brummitt with a view
to getting an amendment to the
general school law that would
remove the present legal OBJ
stacles. The upshot of their con-
ference was the drafting of an
amendment to the present school
section relating to special school
taxing districts. This, if passed,
will permit the voters to estab-
lish the township system by
making the township a special
school taxing district. This bill
will be presented to the legisla-
ture with the approval of the
state superintendent, and will
probably not meet opposition.
The situation here now is con-
fused in that there are two spec
ial school districts in the town.
ship, one Chapel Hill, the other
Carrboro. Each of these has it's
own special taxes. The schools
in these two districts receive a
great many children who live
outside and whose parents do
not contribute to the special tax
eS. IhlS means an lneQulCaDle
burden on the people who dwell
within the districts. The idea
of those who want a township
system is that the bonded in
debtedness of the two present
districts for their buildings
should be taken over by the
township as Va whole. If this
were done then there would be
a uniform tax rate throughout
the township and all the chill
dren, whether dwelling in town
or in the country, would have
equal advantages.
AS the law now stands the
consolidation could not take
place because of the prohibition
of a school tax of more than
Continued on page three)
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-02-04

To Preach in Episcopal Church and
Hold Private Conferences

Rev. John R. Hart, Jr., chap
lain of the Episcopal church at
the University of Pennsylvania,
will be in Chapel Hill from to-
day until next Thursday on the
Bishops Crusade. He is staying
at the Carolina Inn.
This (Friday) evening be-
tween 7 and $3.50 he will meet
the students informally in the
parish house. Tomorrow at 6
p. m. he will be the speaker at
a mans supper. He will preach
in the Episcopal church Sunday
at ii a. m. and Z p. M, and on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day at 7 p. m. He will also speak
at the University chapel exer-
cises on Monday and Tuesday.
He will be available for group
and personal conferences at 9TH
er times.
Mr.. Hart has been at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania for
about ten years, and in that
time has attained wide popular
ity and influence.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-02-04
Cherniavskys Unsupported

The Cherniavsky Trio, which
regularly gets from $500 to $3.50
for a performance, had an audi
ence Monday evening that net
ted only $3.50. Because of, their
friendly relations with Mr..
Weaver, and because they felt
they had "balled up" the affair
last year by getting on the
wrong bus at Durham and going
to Raleigh instead of to Chapel
Hill, thereby causing a postpone
ment of the concert, the three
celebrated musicians agreed to
come this year without a guar
antee. But they can't afford to
do so again. Everybody who
attended Monday evenings per-
formance said it was a rare
treat. The music lovers in the
community have voiced consid-
cradle distress at the small at
tendance.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-02-04
Presidents ReportIs Sort of
Encyclopedia of the University
SOME IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY
AS SHOWN IN THE PRESIDENTS REPORT

Total value of the plant Cand buildings, and other
property: $6,492,OOO.
Total income last year (year ended June 80, 1926):
$O79OOO This compares with $695OO in the ended
June 80, 1922.
Earned income" last year (that is, income from tu
itiOn, various student fees and miscellaneous sOurces:
100000. This item is included in the $1,O79OOO listed
above
Income from endowment funds: $84,OOO
Amount which President Chase says is necessary
building fund tO bring the Universys physical equip
ment up to date to put it upon basis which might be
regarded normal and safe standard in terms of which
its future may be outlined: $2,3G0,0OO.
Last years income of the University Consolidated
Service Plants embracing eating hail. dOrmitOres tele
phone heating water electricity laundry residences and
book exchanged: $671,OOO.
The legislatures appropriation for last year
$8OOOOO This reduced per cent by the Director
of the Budget leaving $7125OO available.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-02-04
VILLAGE DIVIDES
ON CAT QUESTION
Many Citizens Are Weary Of
Extending Hospitality to
Feline Visitors
PET-OWNERS ARE BLAMED

Itappears that there are many
people in Chapel Hill who are
hostile to prowling cats.
| did not know the extent of
the hostility until after the pub
lication last week of my Warn
ing to Cat Owners" in which
deplored the presence on my lot
of SO many cats and announced
that l was going to abandon the
neutrality had hitherto observ-
ed.
AS l passed along the street
last Friday and Saturday, cit
izens who had read the notice
accosted me and said that they
wanted to join the anti-cat cru
sade. This surprised me because
l though that all the cats in
Chapel Hill had made my place
their rendezvous, leaving none
available to invade other yards.
Count me in on the cam
paign to discourage the visits of
cats" said Paul John Weaver.
His interest in the matter must
have been keen, because this
was in the midst of the Grand
Opera season when he was rush
ing to and from Durham and
had no time for any enterprise
except one of the first moment.
"The cats are all over my yard
night and day." he continued,
II don't know where they come
from but l know they are un-
welcome. When you begin your
work of destruction and have
finished the job at your house,
please move on to mine"
Another person who voiced
a vigorous disapproval of cats
was Mrs. Dewitt Herndon, wife
of the postmaster. II opened
my door the other day." she said,
and found six cats sitting on the
steps. They are getting to be
a nuisance. Something ought to
be done about it.
Another householder who
complains of cats is Jack An
drews, who told me the other
evening that he considered no
sound more disagreeable than
the howl of cat in the middle
Of the night. He came out with
this remark Unexpectedly while
we were listening to the opera
in Durham. He also told me
that his friend, Mr.. Henninger,
had tried to fire at a cat who
reused him from his slumber not
Continued on page three)
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-02-04
Mrs. Clarke at the Inn

Mrs. Lawrence Clarke of
Douglaston, Long Island,
daughter of Samuel Phillips and
a cousin of Miss Cornelia Love,
has come to the Carolina Inn for
a stay of about two months.
Mrs. Clarke's father, who died
many years ago, was a prom
inent figure in the life of the
University and the state and
served as solicitor general of the
United States.