Evening Star Newspaper, September 13, 1926, Page 5

BLAST KILLS TWO + TALIANS IN AUTO Fascisti and Anti-Fascisti . Accuse Each Other of Hurl- | ing Bomb in New York. By the Aseociated Press. . NEW YORK, September 13.—The New York World says that Fascistl fand antl-Fascist! organizations of the city are accusing each other of benig responsible for an_explosion which wrecked an auotmobile in the Italian pection of Harlem Saturday night and killed two men. The police, on the other hand, say the car was wrecked when the gaso- Jine tank exploded. An anti-Fascist! meeting was in progress at the cor- mer where the explosion occurred. At thelr separate headquarters, the World says, members of the rival or- zanizations asserted the police werd vovering up the facts. They alleged that some one hurled a bomb as the result of the attempt on the life of Premier Mussolini Saturday, when a bomb was thrown at his car in Rome. The antl-Fascists said a warning was received by telephone at 2 Saturday aff noon at the office o 31 Martello, an anti-Fascist public tion. The editor who took the call quoted the voice on the telephone as saying: Your people in Italy tried to kill Museolinl. We know how to vindi- rate our Duce tonight.” The World that members of the Fascist League of North Americ: are just as positive that the bomb w: thrown by some one in the antiFas rist meeting. They called the explo- EBion the act of a communist. The men in the car, they sald, were sympathiz- ers with Fascism, but not members of the league. gosse DEATH MAY AWAIT ASSAILANTS OF DUCE IF NEW BILL PASSES (Continued from First Page.) wialist acqualntances he is known to have in the capital. Lucetti himself asserts that after Yis arrival here he kept strictly nlone, being afraid that false friends would denounce him to the police or #t least attempt to dissuade him from his purpose. He declares his only re- Jations with other persons were in ronnection with the purchase of a Fuit of clothing. See Connections Abroad. The police, however, assert the evidence thus far still supports their theory that the attempt was the outcome of larger machinations ubroad rather than individual action tn_the part of the prisoner, . Acting on this theory, they have arrested numerous suspects both in Tome and the provinces. These per- sons will be submittedl to careful investization to ascertain whether they were in any way connected with the outrage. fs the notorious Malatesta, who recently Rome, opening an electrical shop. Unvestigations regarding the manner in which Lucetti obtained the bomhs reveal that they had been in his possession at least since 1920, and probably were obtained hy him im- mediately after the war, when such articles could easily be carried off by the demobilized soldiers Story Not Substantiated. that anarchist Enrico settled 1in fitter's Lucett!, the investigation indicates. | Inclosed the bombs in a tin box, pad- | sub- ave village, turned This ated, since not ded with moisture-resisti stances, and buried them ir about a mile from his native digging them np when he r from France early last mont story has not been fully substan Towever, and Lucett’s actions his return to the country are entirely clear *avorable progress is being made | by the eight per-ons wounded in the attempt on Mussolini, all having al- ready been discharged from the ho pital except three, who are still un- dergolng ra examinations for the extraction of splinters Deputy Pennavaria, secretary of i1he parliamentary majority, today transmitted to Mussolini a lution in which the fascist deputies ask the immediate extraordinary convocation of Parliament to pass legislation de- sigfled “to prevent, by means of capl- 1al punishment, crimes against the liead of the state and the head of the government.” “Providence on His Side." During the presentation of this resolution one of the deputies said to | the premier: “Providence ~ide, but you must help h “Help he) Mussolinl e *1 am already doing S aver) 1 avold death I give her an invaluable advertisement.” Tt is understood Pae demand of the tascist deputies for an extraordinary session is likely to be granted and that Mussolini will soon confer with the presidents of the Senate and ‘hamber to fix the date, Meanwhile the minister of justice has received instructions to draft a b1l instituting the death penaity, and this will be di ed at an oouncil of minister: Provisions in Bill. Such a blll, it is understood. stablish capltal punishment for of. vour aimed. re. fenses against the head of the state | ur the head of the government, against the security of the present regime; also for armed revolt against the constituted authority and for crimes recelving the generai condem- nation of society. At a meeting of the general Fascist directory today, Secretary General Turati read reports from all parts of Italy declaring that discipline had been naintained after the attempt on the premier. After the meeting Turatl was received by Mussolini, and insis ed in the name of the Fascist direc- tory that new and stringent measures be taken to protect the premier in the future. The director general of police, Cris- po Moncaba, and Chief Perilli of the Rome police have been relleved of their posts, on the ground that they should have detected the criminal intention before the attempt made. Moncada is succeeded by Sig- nor Bocchini, and Chief Perilll by Sig- nor Angelucci. Mussolini Sees Wide Plot. Premier Mussolini himself apparent- 1y 18 of the opinion that the attempt to assassinate him Saturday had wide foreign ramifications. Portions of the Ttalian press are commenting on “the Jenlency of certain countries” in per- mitting Italian expatriates to plot against the Duce and the Fascist re- gime. In his speech to a large crowd which had gathered to cheer him on his escape, Premier Mussolini said: ‘“We must put an end to gentle tolerance of parties culpable in these matters. It would be well for respons- thle governments to take note of this, Lecause otherwise their friendship with Ttallan people may be fatally compromised. And we are ready to apply sultable methods for this pur- pose.” of certain coun- expatriates to Among those arrested | time | will | {Bagpipe Makers Hurt by Strike Of Scotch Miners By the Associated Press. GLASGOW, September 13.— Britain's coal strike has dealt & severe blow to the Scottish bag- pipe manufacturers. “Some of our best customers are the pipe bands in the mining areas where more than a million men are out of work,” sald the head of one company, “and when they have no money to spend for bagpipes we are adversely affected.” The miners of the Fifeshire dls- trict are said to be the keenest of all for the pipes. ,WHITE?CLAD HOSTS FORM FOR SECOND l HUGE KLAN PARADE i | (Continued from First Page.) gates to go direct to the auditorium iminary sessions this after- noon, and the others, composing the vast majority of the marchers, leaving homes. sions will be held tonight and orrow and Wednesday for the purpose of electing an imperial wizard for the ensuing two years and of outlining policies of the organiza- tion for tae new regime. The general public will not be admitted to any of these sessions The Auditorjum was the mecca all of the at the headquarters. of on thousands terin: long intent morning visitor offictal ention Convention Is Feature. The route of the march this after- noon will be from the Peace Monu- ment to the Treasury, south on Fif- teenth street to the Monument grounds and thence to the point of disband- ment. Unlike last year, there will be no speciai ceremony at the Monument. Last August, the parade was the main | teature, with a Kian ceremony as an | added attraction. This time, however, ‘the occasion is a national election of officers, and the parade is merely in- cidental, and was arranged by the local K#an officlals, it was explained. Louls Mueller, head of the local organization and imperial representa- tive in Washington of the national body, has charge of all arrangements for the march. In an official greeting to the assem- bled Klansmen Imperial Wizard Evans stated: “You were asked to come to Wash- ington in order that you might visit the Capital of your Nation and here, at the fountain head, gather patriotic inspiration for further work.” Most of the city’s hotels are filled to capacity with various State delega- tions. Most of the “grand dragons,” or State heads, are quartered at the Washington. The Mayflower Hotel is the official headquarters for the women'’s organizations as well as for numerous State groups of Klansmen. Other hotels which have their quotas of members of the order are the Wil lard, Raleigh, Winston, Annapolis, Lee House, Metropolitan, La Fayette, Cairo, Grace Dodge, Capitol Park, Powhatan, tional, Congress Hall, Potomac and Harrington. Plan “Lodge of Sorrow. The main sessions of the conven- tion will be held in the big Audi- torium, seating about 6,000, while woman members will hold auxiliary meetings in the exhibit room in the basement of the Auditorium building which_is at Nineteenth street and New York avenue. About 1,000 wom- an delegates are expected to take part in these conferences. A first-aid statlon, equipped with a number of cots, has been established he hall of the Auditorium Building. -aid stations also have been set at the end of the march. One of the interesting events of the convention will be “Lodge of Sor- row” to be staged tomorrow night, ording to advices from Klan head- quarters. The nature of this service has not been disclosed, but it is said it will include impressive ritualistic work by a picked team of Virginians. cross her border into Italy with evil intent. It charges that the attack on he premier was directl indirectly due to the “infamous activity of a nest of Italian self-exiles to whom France gives hospitality, instead of xpelling them as undesirable aliens fand whose activities in the publica- tion of sheets against fascism and Mussolini she tolerates.” Il Try to Trace Foreign Plot. | This newspaper declares the police are on the trail of a vast plot abroad. It says that while the French for- eign minister, M. Briand, at the League of Nations 'mbly, was volelng soft words of friendship in a of brotherhood and forgetful- to Germany, an Italian was I ng the French frontier into | Italy to attempt the life of the head 1 the government of France's former { spirit 1y i “With whose complicit the { newspaper asks, “did this criminal manage to cross the frontier? At | whose instigation did he decide on { his action? Who gave him the arms | and the exact information needed for I his attempt ?” The people of Rome yesterday ac- | clalmed Mussolini_on the very spot where Saturday the fourth attempt to take his life occurred. Drives to Scene Again. Sitting alone in his automobile, { Mussolinl was driven to the place where “Giovannini” hurled the bomb. ‘he premler in answer to the plaud- its of the multitude stood and gave the people the Roman salute. One of his ministers told Mus- solini that he thanked God that the 1ss5in’s aim was no better than it , or else the bomb would have len into the ca “In that case,” replled Mussolini, “I would have picked it up and thrown it back at my assailant.” Unbreakable windows for the premier’s automobile were ordered in England some time ago. They are now on the way to Rome. The plan was to place them in the automobile without knowledge of the premfer, ! because of his repugnance to special res being taken for his se- shielding accomplices In a plot, “Glo- vannini” declares he acted solely on his own initiative. ITALIANS REDUCE TRAVEL. BERN, September 13 (#).—Swiss tourist resorts are beginning to feel the effects of the Italian government's 'see Italy first” campaign. Hotels are aving reserved rooms thrown on their hands “owing to unforeseen cir- cumstances.” Italian families have bieen warned that in consequence of the crisis through which the hotel industry is passing in Italy, it {8 not desirable that they should spend their holidays abroad. This recommendation has not been published in the press, but has been sent forth by other means. Its effect 1s already marked. At Locarno, a favorite resort for Itallans, just across the border on the Lake Mag- glore, there are a few Italians this year, and Italian automobiles have al- most disappeared from roads around Locarno. A pilgrimage of 630 persons from Busto Carolfo, near the Itallan fron- tier going to Madona Del Sasso, near Locarno, was not allowed a speclal boat that it had de: to stop at Canobblo Busto Carolfo, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1926 KLAN HOSTS DESCEND UPON CAPITAL FOR PARADE AND CONVENTION COLORFUL THRONGS BESIEGE CAPITAL FOR KLAN PARADE Special Squads Aid Auto Traffic in Auto Camps Which Present Gala Scenes. Cheers Greet Arrivals. ! Colortul is a trite word when applied to crowds, but no other adequately can describe the throngs of white- robed, rainbow-decorated ‘“citizens of the Invisible Empire” that besieged the National Capital today for the Klan’s second big public demonstra- tion here. Public and private tourist camps and railroad terminals—the focus points of the constantly increasing surge of out-of-town visitors who came by automobile or rail—were filled to capacity, or were overflowing, with groups of gayly dressed men and women of the order. Discarding to a large extent the inherent secrecy of the organization, the members raised their visors that all might see what Klansmen and Klanswomen look like, and unfurled to a curfous public the richly hued silken banners proclaiming who they are and whence they came. Camps Present Varied Scenes. Of all who came, those who pitched their tents upon the outskirts of the city to await the parade hour were by far the most interesting. Many of them had driven all night from nearby States and were out to make the most of what leisure they could find in the busy camps. Some of these were stretched out upon the grass in front of thelr cars or tents, | enjoying slumber. Others were pre- | paring breakfast over camp stoves, Many were busy trying on their robes and hoods. | The public tourist camp in East Potomac Park and the improvised camp in the Arlington Horse Show grounds, across the Highway Bridge, drew most of the visitors from the South. Private camps at Fifteenth and H streets northeast, and at Mount Rainfer and Bethesda, Md., were the stopping places of hundreds of cars from the North and West. Union Station was the principal ob- jective of those who came by train, although terminals of bus and electric lines from many Maryland and Vir. gittia clties were crowded also. Throngs Cheer Arrivals. As each trainload of klansman pulled into Union Station the wait- ing crowds would swarm to the exit gate and cheer vociferously for the new arrivals. Simultaneously all of the members of the welcoming throng would raise their arms toward the in- coming delegation in performance of the official Klan gesture of greeting. ‘Within the gneouue ‘were two Klan Upper—Banners blazing at head of an group emerging from Union Station. throng lined Center—Some of the white-robed up in front of the station. too. Bottom—They arrive in “flivver This carload was snapped at the Klan encampment at Fifteenth and H streets northeast. information booths, one for men and one for women. Robed officlals were kept constantly busy trying to answer all the questions put to them. At the east end of the station, out- side the concourse, marching units from various States formed their preliminary lines and were enter- tained, withal, by strains of martial music from uniformed bands of the order. At Fifteenth and H streets north- east Maj. Hesse's squad of traffic police was augmented by robed “traffic officers,” armed with special night- sticks. The “officers” directed many of the incoming motorists into the camping space set aside on the carni- val grounds nearby. This camp was operated, it is sald, by Lawrence Phillips, famous announcer of Amer- ican League Park renown. According to one official at this camp, considerable of a stir was caused there yesterday afternoon by |a false report that a “Catholic carni- | val” was to set aus business on the |grounds tonight. Several hundred of | the tourists, this camp official stated, demanded their money back and left jcamp. About half of them later re- | turned, however, he said. It is true, !the official said, that a carnival is |expected tonight, but denial was made that it had anything to do with any religious denomination. About 500 automobiles were parked in this one camp, Mr. Phillips’ repre- sentative declared. A special group | of firemen, with hose stretched the length of the grounds, stood ready to battle any blaze that might develop in the tented city. Many Banners Flown. | The various camps except that in | Potomac Park were rife with waving banners, signs and American flags. In Potomac Park a special regulation prohibited the erection of signs of “ad. vertising” matter on tents, but no ob- Jection was made to American flags, which were displayed numbers. Familiar Klan symbols, such as “Kigy,” meaning “Klansman, I greet vou,” and ““Akia,” meaning “A Klans- man I am,” decorated the automobiles of hundreds of the visitors. Appearance on the downtown streets of colored venders of Klan novelties and reading matter caused much amusing comment. One venerable darky, with flowing whiskers, was loaded down with K. K. K. pennants, hat bands and other specialties, and he seemed to be doing a thriving busi- ness. in countless Hotels Are Crowded. The city’s hotels and rooming houses presented lively scenes tods Lobbies were jammed with delegates and pros- pective paraders attired for the after- noon’s demonstration. The Washington Hotel was head- quarters of the delegates from na- tional headquarters in Atlanta, Ga., and this hostelry appeared to be the gathering place of most of the other delegates, too. The streets of the downtown section, particularly Pennsylvania avenue, were lined with thousands of the visitors all during the morning. Those who were not robed usually carried in their hands small sult cases or handbags containing their uniforms or other paraphernalia. Indications then were that Northeast Washington would be the dressing ground for hundreds of the marchers just prior to the parade. SUMS LEFT TO CHARITIES. Catholic Institutions Benefit Under Miss Lynch’s Will. A number of local Cathollc chari- ties and institutions are made bene- ficlaries in the will of Miss Margaret Lynch, filed for probate today. The bequests include: Little Sisters of the Poor, $500; St. Joseph’s Orphan Asy- lum, $200; Franciscan Monastery, $300; Rev. Father Paschasius Heriz, $400; Rev. J. Wunder, $200. J. Leo Kolb and the Washington Loan & Trust Co. are given a trust fund of $4,000, the income from which is to be paid to Dennis Lynch for life. The remainder of the estate goes to the Retreat House Soclety of Wash- ington for the use of the Mount Car. By the Associated Press. Boy, 13, Drowns In a Vain Effort To Save Brother Special Dispatch to The Star. FRONT ROYAL, Va, Septem- ber 18.—In a vain effort to save his 9-year-old brother Harry James Kaplan, 13, despite the fact that he could not swim, jumped into the Shenandoah River near here yesterday and was drowned Both bodies were recovered a short time after the tragedy The boys had been searching for a missing pony near the river. They were playing at the dam at Riverton, throwing sticks in the water, when the younger child lost his balance and fell in. FILE 63 AFFIDAVITS Attorneys Ask New Trial on Ground Another Man Con- fesses to Killings. September 13.— three affidavits in support of a motion for a new trial for Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, con- victed of murder, were submitted to Judge Webster Thayer in Superior Court today All were hasfi“l upon a confession by Celestino Madeiros, con- demned murderer, that he was impli- cated in the double murder in 1920 for which Sacco and Vanzetti were convicted. The confession exonerated them. Included in the list of affidavits of- fered was one by Sacco in which he denied complicity in the shooting of a paymaster and his guard in South Braintree during a pay-roll holdup, and in which he explained how Me- deiros told him of his alleged con- ction with the affair. Another Makes Affidavit. DEDHAM, Mas: INPLEA FOR SACCD - GIRAFFE'S NAMES ARE COMING IN Several Excellent Sugges- tions Made, But More Are Needed, Secretary Says. Wanted: raffe! 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The motion for a new trial w: latest development in_the lo; they { for life by Sacco and Var has been marked by world- est which has resulted in the attempt- ed bombing of American emb: and consulates in Europe and America. The Madeiros confession was to have been made while he awaiting an appeal from his convie tion on a_murder charge in connection | with a Wrentham bank hold-up which he shot the aged cashier. Two companions, including Weeks, were sentenced to life imprisonment for the same crime. With his execution scheduled for the week of September 5, Madeiros obtained a_respite so ths his testimony might be avai the event of the granting of trial for Sacco and anzettl, Tn_his confession Madciros declared effect that he was present ) rlier South Braintree murde: nd gang that killed and robbed the paymaster and his guard. During the preliminaries, the Gov- ernment announced that it would of- fer 27 affidavits in its argument against granting a new trial. 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