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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-22
By ART SHIELDS
Federated Press).

I MET Nick Sacco first eight years
years ago. He had already been
Gagged six months and prison paller
he'd set in. Nick was muscular and
supple, but lack of exercise and
prison food were telling on him.
On my second visit to Dedham
Jail, just after Thanksgiving Day,
1920, a department of justice spy
who had been put in the cell adj
joining Sacco was discovered. Fred
Moore, Nick's attorney, was along.
Moore had uncovered spies before
when he was handling cases for
western loggers and oil workers and
the textile workers of Lawrence,
Mass, and his quick thinking was
successful n tbs emergency.
Nick was nervous when they led
him through the barred doors of the
corridor to the central waiting room
of the prison. He bent forward and
whispered his suspicious as the fat
gray old keeper sat sleepily some
distance away by the desk where the
prisoners entry book rested. Nick
said a strange Italian was put into
the next cell. That stranger, posing
as fellow radical, sought to incite
him to enter into bombing con-
spiracy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-22
SaCc0 and Vanzeth
By HENRY REICH JR.

A year has passed-and these two shining names
Still move like fire across the earthly lands,
And weld our brotherhood in singing flames
And join again the countless workers hands.
These Names withstanding all the blows of fate,
Now rise immortal from the earth again
To mock the masters venom and their hate,
To live forever in the hearts of men.
Vanzetti! Sacco These two names shall spell
Another word for revolution now
Upon the winds these names shall rise and swell,
Upon mems lips they shall be like VOW
For when the revolutions mighty tide
Shall sweep the earth and rend reactions gloom,
Our crimson banners then afot in pride
Shall bear these names that seal the masters doom
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-22
"VILLAFALLETTO," A VISIT
TO FAMILY OF VANZETTI
VANZETTI TO JUDGE THAYER

had been for these things might have live out
my life talking to scorning might
have die unmarked unknown failure This and
triumph Never full life hope to do such work
tolerance joostce mans understanding of
do by an accident Gu words-our livesour pains
nothing! The taking of vesves of good shoemaker
and poor fish peddera That last moment belong to US
that agony is triumph.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-22
ONE YEAR HAS PASSED
M o. and
By

Fast! Fastl
One year has past!
Dead! Dead!
You will reborn
Who sad "There will be resurrection?
Why did we not any Of those gentlemen
Who willing to take places?
What the of petition protest demonstration?
They may retire the cold ashes of martyrs
And soften the murderers' hearts.
What are the of tears signs and complaints?
They expect the embraces of their dear mothers
And never get pardon from the ood-thirsty masters
Have the sheep and being dragged
How pitifuly thy cry
How terribly they tremble!
Yet all enjoy their delicious flesh, just the
Sheep, pigs, workers, foreigners
Your flesh is fresh,
Your blood is sweet,
Your sweat is fertile
o Vanzetti!
Did
II wish forgive people for what they
Certainly, can forgive them you like
But the Wop, the fish peddler, the worker.
And haven't anything in the bank
Isn't great insult forgive honorable
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-22

martyrs!
Deadl Dead!
You dead.
Never,
Live again.
Fast! fast!
But year has past.
martyrs!
Look at the autumn flowers
They dying
Dying! dying!
But
The trees, the roots from which
The flowers coming,
Never diel
When the spring
We shall again the pretty flowers
Blooming,
Pertaining,
Salute to the warming sun;
Wrestling with the mild wind
And kissing with the charming butterflies.
0 martyrs!
Dead, dead. You deadl
But
Your human tree and your human
Is budding
Blooming,
And growing!
Listen to the cries of your living brothersl
This Is the incense we are burning for you'll
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-22
SEVEN YEARSINHELL
FOR SACCO,V


court denies all pleas for a new
trial.
APRIL 9-Judge Thayer hands
down decision that Sacco and
Vanzetti shall die in the electric
chair on July 10, 1927.
APRIL 0-International Labor
Defense issues call for demonstra-
tons of protest thruout the United
States, and appeals to the labor
movement of the rest of the world
to join in final movement to save
Sacco and Vanzetti from being MUIR
dered.
APRIL 23-Gov. Alvan T. Fuller
of Massachusetts Institutes his star
chamber investigation committee to
give sanctity to the legal execution.
1t includes President Lowell of Har-
ward, and President Stratton of
Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology.
JUNE. 29-Gov. Fuller postpones
the date of execution to August 10.
The postponement refers to Sacco,
Vanzetti and Madeiros.
JULY IA quarter of a million
workers strike in protest in New
York. Over $4,000 attend demon
stration in Union Square.
JULY 17-Sacco and Vanzetti
begin hunger strike.
I'm the meantime, strikes, de-
mofrstrdtions and meetings are
taking place IN every part of the
worLd, demanding the release of
Sacco and VGnSetti, or the grant
ing of new trial. Tens of mil
hons of a0orkers are set into mo-
ton against the planned assas-
stmotion. Some of the aOorker's
leading men and 1oon1en of letters,
arts and science Join the World
acide protest Increment. Coz.
Fuller's office is swomped with
thousands upon thousands of let
ters, kilograms and cdbIegrams of
protest.)
AUGUST 8-The supreme ju-
dicial court of Massachusetts re-
fuses to grant a writ of habeas
corpus in order to halt the execu-
ton. Judge Thayer again refuses
to grant new trial.
AUGUST 10-Twenty minutes
before the time set for the execu-
ton, and while millions of workers
thruout the world are demonstrat-
ing their hatred to the Massachu-
sets murderers-on the streets,
Gov. Fuller continues the torture of
the two workers by again postpon-
ing the date of execution to August
%.
AUGUST 11-Judge Sanderson
decides that the question of new
trial must be decided by the full
court. Vanzetti ends his hunger
strike.
AUGUST 15-Sacco ends his
hunger strike, because he is threat
ened with forcible feeding.
AUGUST 16-The defense ar
CUES before the supreme judicial
court for a new trial, demonstrating
the prejudice of Judge Thayer.
AUGUST 19-The court denies
the pleas of the defense.
AUGUST 20-Justice Oliver
Wendell Holmes, liberal" member
of the United States supreme court,
denies the plea of the defense for
a writ of habeas corpus. Fuller re-
fuses to grant any further post
ponement.
AUGUST 21-Louis Brandies,
another 'liberal" member of the
U. S. supreme court, also denies the
pleas of the defense attorneys.
AUGUST 22-Rosa, wife of Sac
co, and Luigia, sister of Vanzetti,
approach Gov. Fuller for last min
ute action. He declines to act.
A fen minutes after midnight:
the execution. The current of
death is sent thru the tortured
bodies of the workers. The P,t-i-
tan hyenas of Massachusetts
capitalism haze ICON their vic-
tory.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-22

NOVEMBER 7-On the second
anniversary of the Bolshevik Revo-
luton, agents of the Department OF
Justice, under instructions from A
Mitchell Palmer, attorney general
swooped down on Communist meet
ings, workers clubs, societies, etc.
and jailed hundreds Of workers as
first step in the campaign of "red
raids"
MARCH During first week.
Andrea Salsedo, Brooklyn printer, is
arrested for radical activities. Held
incommunicado in a secret detention
room of the Department of Justice in
Park Row, New York.
MAY 2 - Bartolomeo Vanzetti
comes to New York as a representa-
tive of the Gallant anarchist group
in New England to arrange for legal
defense for Salsedo. They had
learned that he was being subjected
to third-degree fortunes by the de-
partment of justice.
MAY 3-The body of Salsedo is
found crushed on the sidewalk be-
fore the Park Row building of the
Department of Justice. The impact
had crushed it to a pulp. 1t is now
generally agreed that Salsedo was
either pushed from the 14th floor OF
the building or threw himself out
when he could endure the torture OF
the Department of Justice agents nc
longer.
MAY 5-Nicola Sacco and Bar
tolomeo Vanzetti are arrested on q
street car while going from West
Bridgewater to Brockton, Mass.
while engaged in arranging protest
meetings among Italian workers OF
the community following the death
of Salsedo.
1920
AUGUST 16-V anzetti is
charged with attempting to rob a
cashier in Bridgewater on Decem-
Der "a, 1919, and is sentenced to
prison for from IL to Is years by
Judge ~Thayer in Plymouth.
SEPTEMBER 11-Sacco and
Vanzetti are accused of being the
chief participants in the murder
that occurred in South Braintree
on April Is, 1920. where, near the
shoe factory of Slater and Morrill,
Co., Ferdinand Parmenter and his
guard, Alexander Berardelli, were
killed. The $4,000 payroll in their
possession had been stolen.
1921
MAY 91-Sacco and Vanzetti are
brought to trial in Dedham, Mass,
again before Judge Thayer. They
are indicted on a charge of first
degree murder.
JULY 14-After five hours, the
Jury returns a verdict of guilty of
murder in the first degree against
Sacco and Vanzetti.
OCTOBER 1.-THE workers of
Paris conduct huge protest de-
monstration against the verdict.
Twenty workers are wounded when
the demonstration is broken up by
the police. Ut is impossible. here to
list the tens of thousands of meet
ings, demonstrations, strikes, ETC.,
that took place in every corner of
the world in solidarity with the two
martyrs.)
OCTOBER Workers in Cuba,
in a demonstration before the
American consulate, demand the re-
lease of Sacco and Vanzetti.
DECEMBER 24-Judge Thayer
refuses to grant plea for new
trial.
1922
JANUARY THE defense an
nounces that it is in possession of
new evidence to prove the innocence
of Sacco and Vanzetti.
MARCH 23-The workers of
Sofia, Bulgaria, warn the American
embassy that they will not remain
silent if the American capitalist
class determines to murder Sacco
and VanZetti.
1928
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Yanzetfi's Letter.

from the we'll supplied wine store of
the father.
vanzetti's Letter.
After supper, l read them the
various letters l had received from
Bartolomeo, and showed them the
pictures in the newspapers, the car
ICONS, and the posters about Sacco
and Vanzetti that I had gathered
in America and the various coun-
tries of Europe. They in turn
showed me family portraits, pic
lures of Bartolomeo at various ages
from earliest childhood, and a long
series of letters from him during
the seven years of the trial-much
the most complete record of his
thoughts that exists and one which
must be taken into account in any
attempt to write the full story of
his life. They told me of the ter
rible days of suspense they had
passed and the night of anguish
waiting for the final news. They
spoke too, of the family of Sacco at
Tore Maggiore in the extreme
southeast of Italy as they were in
the extreme northwest. Half the
night was spent in our talk before
we finally went to bed.
The next day they took me out
of doors, through the courtyard sur
rounded by galleries and through a
lane to the vegetable garden where
Bartolomeo had told me he used to
love to work as boy. Here now
his young brother, Ettore, was at
work and pointed out with pride the
trees Bartolomeo had planted. The
cousins told me of the sympathetic
fondness he had felt for all living
things in this garden. 1t all bore
out Sacco's spontaneous character
ization of Vanzetti as "the man
kind to all"
His Own Room.
The sisters showed me the room
where their mother had died while
Bartolomeo was a boy and l re.
membered his account of his pathe,
tic attempts to stop all sounds that
might disturb her during her sick.
ness, rushing out into the street to
implore noisy groups of young men
please to go elsewhere. We saw
the forest where he used to wander
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-22
1927

JANUARY 27--Defense attor-
neys argue before the judges of the
state supreme court and demand
new action on the basis of Judge
Thayer's prejudicial conduct during
The trial Of Sacco and vanzetti.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-22
HOW PALMER TRIED
TO FRAME MARTYRS

His cell neighbor talked to him
in the corridor when they were both
let out for an exercise period. The
man claimed he was arrested in a
payroll case like Nick, that he was
a radical, too, an l. w. W. from
Chicago. Nick was no l. w. w.
He was an anarchist, but he had a
friendly feeling for wobblies. How
ever this fellow did not ring true.
A little later the stranger sug-
gested Nick ask his radical friends
to bring dynamite and blow up the
prison. Then Nick became pretty
sure the man was crooked. At this
point he noticed that the prison
authorities had prolonged the exer-
else time to two hours. That looked
queer.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-22

with characteristic thoughtfulness
and naivete: Give Professor Dana
white wine because that is better
suited to Americans, since they are
not accustomed to drink" With a
smile they offered me my choice
from the we'll supplied wine store of
the father.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-22

MOORE listened to the story, then
"A acted like flash. With dis
ar1ning smile he was at the keepers
side, engaging him in careless con-
versation. In another minute, be-
fore theold fellow woke up to the
situation, Moore was copying an
Italian name from the prison book.
There was fat-handed attempt of
the keeper to get the book away, but
the western lawyers hand was too
strong. The strange Italian was
charged with attempted assault
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-22

FEBRUARY 16-Sacco begins a
hunger strike in the Norfolk County
Jail which lasts 80 days.
1924
OCTOBER Judge Thayer de-
MES five motions OF the defense to
challenge the verdict of the jury
in the Sacco-V anzetti case.
NOVEMBER 81 Villa m
Thompson, former Boston district
attorney, assumes charge of the de-
tense. The defense enters a bill of
exceptions to make possible the in
stitution of new trial.
1925
JANUARY 10-Celestino Ma
deiros, a sentenced criminal, de-
clares that he knows that the MUIR
der of Parmenter and Berardelli
was committed by members of the
notorious Morelli gang of Provi-
dence, R. l.
MAY 1.-THE state supreme
court denies a new trial to Sacco
and Vanzetti on the basis of the bill
of exceptions. The court maintains
that they were legally convicted.
SEPTEMBER 13-The defense
demands new trial on the basis
of the Madeiros confession.
OCTOBER 21--Judge Thayer de-
MED the motion for a new trial.
NOVEMBER 19-Twenty thou
sand workers gather in Madison
Square Garden, New York, to de-
mand a new trial for Sacco and
Vanzetti.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-01-16
DESTROYER COMMANDER
 DEFENDANT IN SUB CASE

BOSTON, Jan 16. (P-The inves- tigation by the Naval Court into the S-4 disaster came to an abrupt halt with the formal naming of Lieut.. Com mander John S. Bayliss, of the coast guard destroyer "Paulding" which ran down the submarine, as defendant in the proceedings.
 The court declared that Bayliss's status changed from a witness when he described the collision.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-01-16
MAY WED coMMoNER

TOKYO, Jan. 16. (P-The rumor that the Prince Chichibu, brother of the Emperor. will wed a commoner is confirmed The bride to be is the F year old daughter of Thuneo Mat sularia, Japanese Ambassador to Washington.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-01-16

During their stay in Anchorage the members of the Seward High school team were extended an invitation to attnd a banquet sponsored by the P. T. A. Both the Seward and Anchor age ball teams were in attendance. Mr. Sly was toast maker.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-01-16

Delbert Seferovich, who accompa- nied the Sward high school basktball team to Anchorage as a mascot, said this morning; "as a mascot I'm fine piece of cheese"
Seward daily gateway., 1928-01-16
PORT OF MISSING MEN

Clay Lausice Conner, last heard from at East Warren, Pa. Age 35, five feet five inches tall, weight about 135 pounds, black hair, slightly bald, eyes dark brown, olive complexion. Communicate with his brother, Gayler B. Conner, roc N. 23rd. St., Omaha, Neb.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-01-16

Sergeant Probasco, who accompa- nied the Seward high school basket ball team to Anchorage, returned with the gang Saturday.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-01-16

A silver basketball trophy, valued between $S0 and $100 is to be award ed to the champion basketball team of Anchorage.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-01-16

Try our steaks and roasts. They Carstens.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-01-16
THE WEATHER REPORT

Mile 29, 5 above. Mile 40, 20 above; light snow and a north wind. Mile 45, 15 above; blizzard, heavy north wind. Mile 52, 20 above, showing hard. Mile 20, 22 above; light snow and north wind.
 Cleanliness and the best of meats our motto. Frye-Bruhn.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-01-16

Ice creepers at J. L Graef's
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-03
WATER CHIEFS
DEPART AFTER
SECRET VISIT

Keeping their visit to Imperial
Valley during the past two days a
profound secret, members of the
american and Mexican International
Water Commission, left this morn
ing for San Diego, TO confer on
water matters there.
Included in the party are DR.. Ell
wood Mead of the United States Re
clamation Service, accompanied by
Mrs. Mead; General Lansing Beach,
-. S. A. Engineers (retired) and w.
l.. Anderson, American commission
crs; Sr. Gustavo p. Serrano, chair
man of the Mexican commission;
SancheS Magarado, Mexican Depart
mcnt of Agriculture and Armando
Santacruz, consulting engineer.
From San Diego the commission
crs viii go to FL Paso and other
points along the Rio Grande in con-
lcction with water matters.
While here, the commissioners
visited the levec system of the IT.
rigation District and made tour
OF the valley, their visit being kept
secret at their request.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-03
ITALIANS PAY
HIGHEST HONOR
TO GEN. DIAZ
by United Press Leased Wire

ROME, March 3.-King Victor
, Emmanuel and Premier Mussolini
today marched in an imposing pro-
cession that escorted the body of
Marshal Armando Diaz, Italy s
greatest war figure, to the church
of Santa Maria Degi Angel.
The honor paid to the ''duke of
the victory' who led Italian World
War armies to a glorious victory,
was as great as could have been ac-
corded.
From the Altare Della Patria,
where the body had lain at the
tomb of the unknown soldier, high
army officials bore the heavy oak
casket containing the marshal's
body.
A military contingent contain
ing platoons representing all army
regiments, and a company of the
famous French Alpine Chasseurs-
the "blue devils led the process
sion along the Via Nazionale.
Alongside the coffin marched the
pallbcarers-Mussolini, Marshal Pc
tain of France, and Marshal Bado-
Clio; General DeBois of Belgium
and Grand Admiral Di Rivel.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-03
SEARCHERS FIND
WRECKACE OF
MISSING PLANE
Dy United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, March 3.-Parts
Of the amphibian plane in which
three naval airmen disappeared last
Monday were found today by the
navy department four miles south of
Cape Charles City, Va, on the east
crn shore of Chesapeake bay.
The rudder and the starboard hor.
izontal stabilizer were the two parts
identified as belonging to the plane.
Finding Of the pieces indicated the
navy believed that the airmen met
death when the plane crashed on
the flight between Hampton Roads
and Annapolis.
b The point at which the plane
parts were found is about % miles
from Hampton Roads, where the
airmen took off at , a. m. Monday
to fly to the bedside of Commander
Ellyson's II year old daughter, ill
at Annapolis.
Discovery of the pieces was the
first definite clue the navy had re-
ccivcd since the men were lost.
Search will be concentrated in an
effort to find the rest of the plane
and the bodies of the men.
Lost with Ellyson were Lieuten-
ant Commander Hugo Schmidt and
Lieutenant Roger Ranschousen, all
from the aircraft carrier Lexington
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-03
Case
To Be Revived

LOS ANGELES. Mar. 3.-Eehoes
of the famous Aimee Semple Me-
Pherson kidnapping case" win be
heard here today when the evange.
list makes a deposition in n ST.
100000 damage suit.
The suit filed by Mrs. Verla Kim
ball, grew out of the "Miss X" epi-
side, the woman charging that Mrs.
Mcpherson indicated her to be the
woman who spent several days with
Kenneth G. Ormiston at Carmel-by-
the sea.
Mrs. kimball is the sister of Lor.
raine Wiseman who at one time de-
clared that she was the mysterious
Miss X,' who was seen riding
up and down the coast highways
with the radio operator during the
disappearance of Mrs. Mcpherson.
A deposition viii be taken by At.
torney s. s. Hahn in preparation
for the trial on April 2G.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-03
REED FORCES
PLAN CAMPAIGN
in CALIFORNIA
Every Corner of State
To Be Organized For
MissOuirian
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, March g.
Senator James A. Reed of Missouri
moved on to Reno today to make 4
bid for the support of Nevada
Democrats in his race for the
party's presidential nomination.
Reed will confer with leaders of
the Nevada Democratic organiza-
ton this afternoon and speak to-
night at a party rally III Reno.
The Missouri senator closed a
strenuous speaking tour of Cali
fornia last night with an address
here in which he again assailed the
administration of President Cool
idge and bitterly condemned "cor-
ruption in public office.o
"The issue of the campaign,
Reed said, "is not glass of whis-
key or schooner of beer. It Is
honesty of government. The people
must east out politicians who sell
out before they have ever taken
office.'
Hundreds were turned away from
the auditorium where Reed spoke
One of the hottest fights for
delegates to the Democratic nation
al convention in the history of the
party in California was in pros.
pect today as battle lines for the
presidential primary race took de-
finite shape.
Reed S supporters were optimis-
tic over the reception he received
in Oak and and San Francisco and
cities in Southern California. They
set about Immediately after his de
parture to set their organization in
motion in every corner of the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-03
GOVERNORS URGE EFFORT TO
AGREE ON BOULDER DAM BILL

understanding. Will urge every
effort be made to reach solut-
ion as soon as possible. -
George w. +. Hunt, govern
or of Arizona, was not so opti-
mistic, saving he was advised
California s position has not
changed materially from that
at the Denver conference.
"Ariznoa s position has al
ways been eonciliatory,' he
said. "All we ask is II square
deal. y
Governor C. c. Young of Cal
ifornia says he has wired Sen
ator Johnson and Representa-
i've Swing of his state "urging
every effort toward agree
ment. -
81 feel that if other states
refuse to meet California s fair
proposition toward mutual agree
ment, Congress will not permit
the bill to be imperiled there
by he added,