Roy A; Klein Hah Made d Very Good
ThereIs-Bdngero . InAll Oiir Prune Districic
Weather forecast: Fair. continued
warm; humidity- below normal; maximum
temperature, yesterday 93: minimum 54;
river minus 1.4; atmosphere clear; wind
northwesf . -.: 5"'"at ..;'..;' f . --i..- . ' .-f . "
SE VENTY-SEVPNTH YEAR
Pressure Being Directed
Against New Members Of
. "HiQhway Cpmmission
FAVOR NUNN OR KELLEY
Gates Reported to be Friendly to
Proposal, Van Duxer Supports
.KJeln; San yer'a Stand not
PredlcUble .
Reports were current here Fri
day that considerable pressure was
being directed at RpbrtlW. Saw
yer and c. E." Gates, new mem
bers of the state highway commis
sion,, tb oast Roy Klein as state
highway engineer. v -
; It was said that the interests
who would j oust Mr. Klein from
the Office of state highway engi-1
neer are advocating the appoint-
tnent of either Herbert Nunn, now
resident of California, or C. C.
Kelley of Klamath Falls.
Mr. Nunn served as state high
way engineer in Oregon for many
years and assisted In constructing
the Colombia River highway.- Ha
Is now employed - - In a private
rapacity by $ Douglas Fairbanks..
moving i-n euro aciur.
' Mr. Kelley aerved as assistant L
htghway engineer daring' the ad- j
ministration of .Mr. Nunu. Hel
later, resigned and lias been lo- j
cated in Klamath Falls.: ' " I
H. VanyDuzer of Portland, I
. 4 - - .' "4 :- r ; j' f .
SOUGHT; RHR
AT STflTEHOuSE
third member . of the " highway that tn8 timewill be recognized as
commission, was said-to hTe ex" well as the distance of 6.040 kilo-?
pressed himself, as well satisfied meters covered (3,753 miles) not
with Mr, Klein. It was said that counting about 850 kilometers
MrV Gatealwotild nqt;be adverse c0vered in circling about the Pos
to a change in the position. sau flying field. The flight broke
. What Mr. Sawyer's stand in the thedistance record of 4,400 kilo
matter wiirbe eottld hot fte pre5- metersheld by the French filer
dieted beTe. ' The newest member Maurice Drouhin, whb used a
of the highway commission is well Farman biplane. (The distance
acquainted with the' work of Mr. recori set by the Chamberlin-Liev-
Klein as well as yrln that oi tpei
men mentioned to. nil tne piaee. i
through his connection wnn me
SSTi
relations with Mr. Klein have been
txt a fvinndlV nature so far as Is
known here. 5
Mr. Van puzer is to be elected
(CBtiaud on page 4)
FLIERS PREPARE
rrip PRFAT RACEliaJmln purnell, leader of the col-,
V , flT?. "V" jbny during the four years he was
': 1 . " 1
PtAXES REACH SAN iww
CO FOR HAWAII FLIGH I
Runways Reported in Shape For
Takeoff Monday; f.W,000 At
, Stake
KAI FHANV.&w, au. 5r-
MFJ-tiTeat flights forced land-
. . r
.ifgs, -aad, ;ytcapproacn ou
i vti.Wi fiin' Fran
S;SK";;.
- V vM f Vl A 1
to Hawaii, on August 12.(
The single eastern plane repon-i
ed winaing its way to San, ran-1
Cisco this afternoon was piloted
by John Auggie. Pelar of. Flint.!
Mlch navigated by Maniey .
ing, San Diego, naval aerograph -
er. and carrying Miss MUdrea
Doran of Flint, .Mich., as passen-
rer. The olane took of f from San
TMezo at 7:55 a. m. and was ex-
n..tui n orrtTD hr tonlaht.
The mononlane "Oklahoma" pi -
T.i.nt V, H. Griffin and
, ai MRnW of Okla -
homa, landed at Clover field,
co Mnni.a tht. .fMmon after!
hAin mrcd down on the Moiave
desert yesterday. The aviators
declared they would continue
their Oklahoma-San H Francisco
flight tomorrow morning, v. --. .
.The special low winged mono
plane built in Los Angeles . was
forced down at Santa ana today
while on a test flight from Los
Angeles to San Diego. i
The Dole race pilot of this
plane was named as Lleuteant
George C' Covell. Lieut. Leo P."
' Pawllkowskl was designated, its
navigator. ,
The runways ot the San Fran
. dsco and Oakland airports were
declared in excellent shape for
reception of the planes, expected
" to flock into the bay district over
the weekend.
' All - entrants are to
draw for
starting positions Monday noon
and the' starting points will then
be decided with the choice resting
In the pilots Judgment.
GERMAN FLIERS
SET NEW MARK
STAV ALOFT ; XEARL.Y 53
HOri?S AUOV DESSAU
Plau to Start Flight From Ger
nwny to New York Some Time
Nest Week
DESSAU GERMANY. AUG. 5.
(APJ Voicing jubilant jninfi
dence that they will succeed in
flying from Germany to New York
Cornelius Edzard and Johann
Rlsticz landed this morning after
an airplane flight which broke thef
world's record for duration.
Taking oH at 5:30 o'clock
Wednesday morning the German
fliers In their Junkers W-32
plane remained aloft until 10:13
o'clock this morning, flying 52
hours 23 minutes and eight sec
onds and breaking the former
record of 51 hours, 11 minutes 25
seconds held by Clarence D.
Chamberlain and Bert Acosta.
The long flight left no doubts
In the minds of the pilots and of
ficials of the Junkers airplane
works that the proposed two-plane
flight to America will succeed.
There are Indications that a start
is planned for.
"I'm j sure we'll make it," re
marked Edzard before retiring
ror a long sieep after' the endur-
ance night. "We had fuel . for ;
only 52 hours flight this time, but
we might have taken 660 pounds
more which would have enabled
us to fly more than 60 hours. Ev
en with constantly unfavorable
winds, the ocean can be crossed
In that time."
My faith is as firm as the rock
of Gibraltar that the' machine will
land me safely in America. I
haven't the faintest donht over the
outom of the flixht." said Ris-
tjC8f
Although the official record of
the' endurance" flight has not yet
been nroclaimed by the German
aJr council, no doubt is felt here
lne filgnt from New York to Ger
many 8 3,905 miles.)
ASSOCIATIONS DENIED
Young Feminine House of David
Members Testify In Suit
ST.
JOSEPH, MICH., Aug. 5.
(AP) Five young women mem
bers of the House of David test!
fled In the state's dissolution suit
today that they did not visit Benrjbody was not discovered until this
n hiding, as charged by Bessie
w.nrth a tate witness. Mrs.
Wood worth led state troopers
when they raided the colony bead
quarters last fall and took Pur
nell.
Drake Woodworth, 20 year old
i sister of Bessie, denied she ever
!ti9ithpn Around where Benjamin
1 " ... 1
WM.. DUt admitted that she had
med with her 8l8ter at the col-
FIND WOMAN MURDERED
NEW; YORK, AUG. 5 (Ap)-
MTl lTl th earth under the
Wooiworth building and under the
tread of thOU8ands of feet crosa-
1 ln - the clt- hall Diaza to and.
1 fPOm tB9 drab oli poSt office .po-
l 1Ice jjaT8 met with , a death mvs-
terr of a new type.
I The body of a woman, a bullet
m her right breast, was found this
I winmlni in the washroom of . the
1 nrooklyn-Manhatten city hall
I nbwaT sUtion. Police think the
1 shooting v occurred about four
hours before thefbody was found.
It was at first believed Jbe
I woman killed herself, but no pis-
tol was found. An attempt had
been made to mop up bipod from
I tnewatnroom
ACTOR HUSBAND
mm- rriMl Me Woman of " the
Streeta? Say? Gunf Wielder
. r tmt.vwnnn. CAL. AUQ. -5
(AP) A romance of Russian In
trigue ended here today "with Mrs.
Irene Presniakoff, 26. known on
the screen as Irene Preston, in
Jail and i her husband, - Loges
Presniakoff. 35, also 01 me nuns,
nursing' a superficial bullet wound
In his shoulder, the result of a
shot fired by his wife. " '.
"She telephoned me - to , come
nA ma her and then
she snot
I me wag presniakoff 'a story ' to
1 tA nollce- 1 ' u ri -;
Ha called me a -woman of the
1 streets, then I hot him.", wss
her yersion of the affair.
NOTHINGTOiD
GQQLID9E
President Refuses To 'Ampli
fy Stand Regarding
Party Nomination
HAS NO FURTHER PLANS
Matter of Employment After Leav
ing office "Hadn't Occurred,"
Gives no Hint of Prefer
ence of Candidates
Rapid City, N. D., Aug. 5. (AP)
It was emphasized today at the
rummer White House that Presi
dent Coolidge is planning to leave
office March 4, 1929, but no am
plification of his statement - on
Tuesday that "I do not choose to
lun for president in 1928" was
forthcoming. Nor is one now
expected.
The full force of his statement
was brought home to the presi
dent today when newspapermen
meeting on Tuesday asked him
about his plans after retiring from
the White House.
Has No Plans
It hadn't occurred to Mr. Cool
idge, it was said, that he needed
to be thinking about what he will
do after he leaves office. Work
has been coming his way so fast
that he never thought he would
have to look for It. However, he
felt it might continue coming in
the future.
Although numerous questions
were placed before the president
in writing asking him about his
announcement all were disposed
of with the declaration that he
had nothing to add to the state
ment. Later in the conference a dis
cussion arose'-abotttthe conven-
(OoDtioatd on pr 4)
C0BURG BOY KILLED
Edwin Trapp, 21, Caught Under
. Barn When it Collapses
EUGENE. Aug. 5. (AP) Ed
win Trapp, 21, of Coburg, was In
stantly killed this. afternoon when
he was caught under a barn he
was tearing down vwhen it col
lapsed. The accident happened
about one o'clock today, but the
evening when his brother Lawr-
ence was sent to find him after he
tanea to return to bis Home lor
ainner
PRINCIPALS
P3
r
1
4 -
; 1 V( 5' -' II
1 F
t Top left, Eartolomeo Vanzetti andTs'lcolo Sacco, whom Governor Fuller 1 of Massachusetts this
week denied clemency, holding: that the, trial for murder which resulted ; in 'their being ientenced to
hang, was fairly conducted. " Tb' the right, Mrs.sSacco and her Uttle daughlerViTBelow '"t William
G. Thompson, counsel for the defense, who lias Wired from the case after hi most recent defeat, at
the left, and at the rlghUGovernor VAlvan T Fuller.4thejr center of the recent ; eontroTersyJ over ' the
case. ,The center shows a, tlew "ot the e&tranco- to 4h death house at- the, Charlestbwxv Hasa aUU
"C ,. ! . y ' - ' :-." j v..;., '-ti--i:: -w . ' " -W'V v. .'jLzi ,,,",,,,'"l
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY
AIMEE EXPLODES
POPULAR PHRASE
SAYS DIDN'T ARRIVE IN "BAT
TERED AUTOMOBILE."
Had Plenty of Money .-to Ikg1n
With Declares Much Talked of
Evangelist '
LOS ANGELES, AUG. 5. (API
Almee Semple McPher3on today
exploded a choice phrase which
has been used by writers here,
ther and everywhere in describ
ing the evangelist's entry Into
Los Angeles to begin her meteoric
religious career.
The Angelus Temple pastor,
whose stormy experiences of tfte
last year has made her name fam
iliar wherever newspapers and
magazines are read, always has
been pictured as arriving here In
a "battered old automobile with
out money" and later building a,
religious plant worth half a mil
lion or more.
"It isn't so," she said indig
nantly today. "As a matter of
fact we arrived jn a brand new
8 cylinder 7 passenger car and we
had plenty of money the result
of 14 years of constant work by
Ve two women ;
REPORTS SEVERE QUAKE
Disturbance. Estimated As G.300
Miles From Washington
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. (AP)
A "very severe earthquake" at
an estimated distance of 6,300
miles from Washington was re
ported today by Father Tondorf
of the Georgetown observatory. It
begaji at 4:26 p. m. with maxi
mum disturbance between 5:07
and' 5:15 p. m. Father Tondorf
said the auake still was continu
ing with reduced severity.
TITLE MEN NAME HANSON
Salem Man Chosen on Abstrac
tors Executive Committee
EUGENE. AUG. 5. (API The
state convention of the Oregon
Title and Abstract association met
here today with between 40 and
50 delegates in attendance. The
nominating committee today pre
sented the following names for
next year's officers and later in
the day the men were all elected:
For president, Roy Yates of
The Dalles; for first vice presi -
dent George Crowell of Albany;
for second vice president, B. F.
Wylde of La Grande; for secretary-treasurer,
Fred E. Raymond
of Portland; for the executive
committee: W. E. Hanson of Sal
em and Arthur Wilson of Klam
ath Falls; delegate to American
Title association convention in
Detroit. Fred E. Raymond of
Portland.
IN CASE THAT SHOOK WORLD
MORNING, AUGUST 6, 1927.
SECRECY HEDGES
MOVIE TRAGEDY
WOJMAN WHO SHOT PICTURE
DIRECTOR LITTLE KNOWN
Love , Believed Motive For Singu
j lar Hollywood Shooting
Affair
HOLLYWOOD. CAL., Aug. 5.
(AP) A tragedy of love grown
cold which last sight took to
death a motion picture executive
and a woman of striking beauty
whose bare name and a few bits
of gossip alone withheld it from
the realm of complete mystery,
was passing into police history to
night. While film chiefs deplored the
death of Hamilton W. Mannon,
26,: vice president of Tec-Art Stu
dios "who was respected and
loved," according to one produc
tion head, detectives were unable
to learn more of the woman, Betty
close acquaintance, was found
a little book of verses. A poem
entitled. "Shadows" the lines of
which said: -
In the girl's room in a private
home where the mystery of her
past was as deep as among her
found a little book of verses. A
poem entitled "Shadows" the
lines of which said:
"But can't you find a little
good to love in me" was followed
by an underscored passage from
Omar Khayyam, as follows:
"And fear not lest existence.
closing your
"Account and mine, should
know the like no more."
The bodies of Mannon and the
girl were found last night slump
ed down in the front seat of an
automobile in the residence dis
trict. The girl, unconscious and
near death, clutched a revolver in
her hand.
Mannon had been at the Tec-
Art Studios until 11:30 last night
The shooting occured within the
next half hour.
Of the girl, several of those
closest to her believed that her
name was Betty Montague and
(Con tinned oa par .4)
PROTEST FORCED LEASES
Indians Tell Coolidge Oil Royal
ties not Sufficient
; RAPID CITY, S. D., Aug. 5.
(AP) A group of Oklahoma
QuaPaw I"d!"! were, recel?l b,7
President Coolidge today and their
lawyers, O. K. Chandler of Miami
Okla.. and Merrick A." Whipple, of
Okmulgee, Okla., left a comfclalnt
against oil leases made with them
by the government during the In
cumbency of Albert B.' Fall as sec
retary of the interior department.
i They said leases were "forced
upon the Indians and that the roy
altles were insufficient
i
I
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A. A. Schramm, Former Res
ident Of Salem and Wil
lamette U. Graduate
TAKES OFFICE IN MONTH
Headquarters of Banking Depart
ment Ho be Brought Back to
This City, Board Announ
. ces After Meriting
A. A. Schramm, cashier of the
Corvallis State ' bank, yesterday
was eleeted a state superintendent
of banks to succeed Frank Bram-
well. who resigned recently. An
nouncement of Mr. Schromm's
election was made, by the state
banking board following a con
ference in the treasury depart
ment! The hoard composed of
Governor Patterson. Secretary oZ
State Kozer, and State Treasurer
Kay; J
Mr. Schramm received all of
bis education in Salem graduat
ing in law and liberal arts from
Willamette university. He also
attended Capital Business college.
For a time, he was employed ln
the Ladd and Bush bank, and later
served' as examiner for the state
hanking department. .
Takes Office September 1 '
.The new ban superintendent
has been a resident of Corvallis
for several years, gaining promi
nence in financial circles of the
state. He is an active member, of
the Oregon .Bankers association
His new duties wil be ' assufoed
September 1.. . ' ' " T . .".
Members of jthe ' banking board
said .that Schramm had more en
dorsements f ffpm .banking ; .men
than any other candidate for the
office of superintendent, and that
most olLihoSe .wbo-e"ndorsed other,
candidates expressed : a .second
choice for Schramm. . .;
Parents Live Here
Schramm is the son of Mr- and
Mrs. C. G. Schramm. 1255 Marion
street. JtlP was. horn in Minnesota
(Continued oa page 5.)
KNIGHTS' CASTLE BURNS
louthfnl .Warriors Save Own
Lire la Real Near-Disaster
Firemen yesterday afternoon at
3:35 made a ran to 19 7n w "Voh
HIU, and put but a fire which com
pletely destroyed a play house' at
the rear of the " home of Bert
Hulst. at that address.
Kenneth Marsters and Bob Hul
st. both aged 12, had spent long
hours nailing together all the
boards they could "find. mnjll the
result was a two v room" house
which served as pirate's cave, rob
ber's den. and knight's castle, ail
iaone s For aeveral nights the
boys had ; been " aleeplng-' : in the
play house. ; ;. : ' ,- .'
; Yesterday? they were! holding
secret conclave with.; all - girls,
excluded on pain of death or
they'd tell mother, at least
when the miniature lantern used
to light the interior blazed up and
in af moment the whole edifice was
in flames. Bob managed to crawl
through the doorway. Kenneth
kicked a board from the wail of
the 'castle' and jumped out. fv
Firemen managed to keep the.
flames from "other sheds, and the
Hnlst garage, so that the damage
amounted to practically nothing,
from a grown-up's standpoint. '
"But JwhatH dad say when he
gets home?" young Bob tearfully
asked his mother. . , '
FRIENDS URGE CLEMENCY
Governor .Patterson Asked, to In
tercede for Miss Weatberson Si
A large number of letters have
been received at the executive de
partment here recently urging
Governor Patterson and i the state'
parole board to exercise clemency
in the . ease of Miss f Harriet
Weathersoii of Eugene. who Is
serviag a'slx year term if in : the
prison for the pan she played in
the mqllapse of the Florence State
bank.- -iSX
Miss Weatherson Is employed
as bookkeeper in the penitentiary
Ptflce. and was said .to - be -very
efficient in her work, j c
- Any .' exeentlve 'clemency for
Mls3; Weatherson would have to
he exertlasd by-Governor Patter
son . fr the . reason; that she -has
Mi yet servedtier-thrnltium en
tena and 1 ot subject l parole.
SEEK NEW TRIAL
E OR 2 RADICALS
NEW EVIDENCE ON VANZETTI
EEL SALE ALLEGED
Definite Coarse of Actio by New
. Defense Attorneys not ,
Yet Known
BOSTON, Aug. 5. (AP) The
legal procedure by which counsel
for Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo
Vanzftti hope to stay "their "exe
cution now set for sometime after
next Wednesday night, was being
formulated today, but the exact
steps remained shrouded in mys
tery in the absence of a definite
statement from Arthur D. Hill,
who has been' engaged to continue
the fight for. freedom for the two
internationally known radicals.
Hill was closeted in his office
most of the day with a number of
men who have been identified
witn the case. . These . included
Professor Felix Frankfurter of
Harvard; Herbert Ehrmann, as
sistant of William G. Thompson.
who resigned yesterday as. council
for the condemned men. and M. K.
Muzmanno. Pittsburgh atorney
who now is working with he
Sacco-Vanzettl defense committee.
During the day Attorney Hill
called In Francis B. "Sayre of the
Harvard law. school, who re
mained with him the greater part
of the afternoon. Sayre, son-in-
law of the late President Wilson,
told newspapermen- he : believed
legal action would be taken in
the United States district court in
Boston.
While Attorney HHl remained
silent on his probable course of
action, the defense, committee
through Attorney Musmanno. de
finitely announced that counsel
for the condemned men would go
before a justice in the Norfolk
county superior criminal court
(Oatiaaed on page 4)
ORDERS NAVAL RESERVE
Organization At.Frst Confined To
Kew York-San Fraactsco Boats
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.- (AP)
Orders were sent' out I today- by
the navy department for, the crea
tion of a new -merchant naval re
serve which has-been provided by
law but for whieh no appropria
tion has been made, I ' ,
Commandants of naval districts
have been ' istructed to interview
the owner or operators of Ameri
can owned vessels to obtain their
cooperation and assistance in - or
ganizing the new reserve! Under
the policy adopted by the depart
ment merchant rqarine vessels
will be organized on the selected
ship unit basis so that ships and
officers in time of national emer
gency can be transferred io the
navy, as a complete organization
ready for immediate service. : '
" First ef forts , toward j organiza
tion will be confined to' the third
and twelfth naval districts on ves
sels operating from New York and
San' Francisco. " ; "
VANDUZER CHOSEN HEAD
BTlghway Commission : ' ' Favors
Portland Man for Chairman '
: t s
Members of the atat highway
commission have agreed upon
H, B. Van Duzer of Portland as
chairman' of ' the organization for
the coming year, according a to
announcement made at the state
highway department here today.
Formal election of Mr.? Van Dux-'
r will follow at the -next meeting
of the commission n Portland, It
Was .said. ',i -
Mr. Van Duzer has served as a
member of the highway . commis
sion for a number Qf "years. Other
members of 'the commission are
C. E. (Pop) Gates of Medford and
Robert, W. Sawyers of pend.
PUBLIC CONDONES ARSON
Depoty Fire Marshal at Convcn
I ( lion Deplores Attitnde :l '
PORTLAND, Aug. 6. (AP)
The second ' session of the Pacific
Coast. Association t of -S'ire Chiefs
convention , which opened yester
day, was featured, by reading of
a paper "Incendiary fires" by H,
-Pomeroy, 'chief . ' deputy " tire
marshal, . and read by George W.
Stokes, of the fire marshal' office.-
- . . 4 ,.
j. "Arson la - not decreasing be
cause of the pnblic attitude that
the only offense " fa not "getting
away with it," and because Insur
ance agents, wriven by competl-
tion ; with unscrupulous agents.
orer-Jiiurs and thereby create the
Ir.cfentive- fo- the largest propor
tion of incendiary firea,"" declared
lir." rotfieroy." - 1 f
-;-'- T '
With a saTpIus bflAv.VOil.000. In" tto Na
tional Treasury and Congress not in session.
Secretary Mellon aparently thinks t sale to
take a w months vacation. Boston Tran-
acript.i-jii.vw..j; .-i.Jtsi: v--.;. :'.- '-.v.'v '
PRICE FIVE CENTS
2 :
ifornal: Machines m ;New
York, PhUadfilphia Wredc
CONFUSION yIDESPREAD
PoUce . , Establish Heavy Gnara
Over Boston Elevated; Attempt
- to Fire . Massachusetts State '
e f V. House Nipped In Bud u
r NEW YORK,1 Augr 5.(AP)
Explosion of infernal machines in
two of New York's subway stations
tonight-injured a score of persona,
wrecked the stations" and shattered
in stores on the streets above." '
" One explosion occurred at 2Sth
and Broadway station of -the
Brooklyn-Manhattan -Transit com
pany,. while the other - occurred
about the same time at the 28th
and 'Fourth avenue station of the
Interborough Rapid transit com
Pany. ,. .,1 r . : .
No Mot ve Assigned
Police declined to" assign, ahy
motive for the blasts. ' Police ln
the five boroughs were ordered to
remain on duty until relieved and
men' reporting" for duty at mid
night were held at their stations
to await further orders. ', t, t
An ' unidentified" man standing
no the platform of the Brooklyn-
Manhattan Transit subway at 28th
street was blown to the tracks by
Jured he was picked up and taken
Jured h ewas picked up and taken
to the New 'Vorf.bspItal..
. .The B.TjfSth'street station
was a mass of wreckage. The
force of the blast,, attributed to a
bomb, broke the water pipes in the
lavatory. The platform was flood
ed." The railings on the stairways
were "blown from' their eoncreta
bases... Turnstiles'. land. "c"hanzq
booths were snaf teredfTilei" bric
" . lrl - ';
ana cement mierea me scene. (
Seconl fjcarev'rf tedl. -:
Newspaper photographers creat
ed a second scare at the scenf
when they began, setting off flash;
lights. . Majjypeople f ed,.lhlnkln
that another, blast, was occurring.
One man was severely injure
in an explosion at the 28th street
station of the Fourth avenue line
of the l. R. Ti company. He was
an. employe of the subway com
pany but had not been identified
when be, was taken to the hospital
Police Commissioner Joseph A
Warren who took personal charge
of the situation ordered all patrol
men throughout the five boroughs
to remain on duty until further
notice. Men reporting for dutyat
. ' (Continned a pact 6.)
' 7 '
I
ENGLAN0 1.ABOE
PARTY PROTESTS
ASK COOLIDGE BTO INTERVEXI3
" FOR SACCO; VANZETTI r'
'If Sentence Executed Will Lo-?
Faith In American Jus-
tlce, Cabled
LONDON, Ang. 5. (AP) A
protest , against the execution, of
Sacco and Vanzetti was cabled to
President Coolidge tonight by the
council, of the Independent .Labor
party. It bore the signature ef
James Maxton, . laborlte' member
of - parliament .and chairman .of
the:party." '-. "Aj? '
' "The British Independent labor
party4: has heard with incredulity
that the death sentence passed
against Sacco and Vanzetti must
Stand, said the message.
"We are shocked and amazed.
We beg: yon to Intervene. If the
sentence la carried out the work
era wil lose all faith la American
Justice." .
I Geneva Switzerland, Aug. 5.
(AP) Special police precautions
have been taken to protect Hugh
S. Gibson, chief American delegate
to the tripartite naval conference,
from any possible disturbance by
Saeco-Vanzetti sympathizers dur
ing the remainder of his stay here.
The American -consulate in Gen
eva also Is well guarded. .
.The state of feeling in Geneva
concerning the case can be guat d
from the fact that the sober ee I
sedate Journal Da Geneva, d
yotes a coluan acd a half c! it .
principal news page to disrate!.: .
tromJTew, York. Milan ar.J Tzi: .
dealing with the repercussion up
on Governor Fuller's declsloa.
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