Evening Star Newspaper, August 19, 1927, Page 1

WEATHER. S Weather Bureau Forecast.) [ Partly row; not 1 Tempera today; lowest Full report on cloudy ich chs —F 60, Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 12 lnt_l 13 tonight and tomor- ange in temperature. fighest, 71, at noon at 1 a.m. today. page 9. Entered as seco post office, Wai No. 30,425. nd cla s matter shington, D. C ah WASHINGTON, ¢ Foen ) ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST ng Skt 19, 1927-TWENTY-SIX PAGES. * () Means Associated Press. PLANES STILL LOST AS SHIPS SEARCH !1 Recovery of and Gold “WEATHER CONDITIONS IDEAL FOR FIVE FLYERS IF AFLOA’ Fruitless Quest Continued Throughout Day and Night by Radio, Fleet and Aircraft. By the Assaciated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, August 19.—The Pacific Ocean today was the scene of a renewed search for a brown-eyed girl of 22 and four men, missing flyers in the may still be afloat upor Mildred Doran, pretty school pilot and navigator, John A. Pedl down approximately 48 hours, according to the most hopeful esti- mates of the cruising radius of t Zuesday noon in the Dole $35,000 The time limit set by Golden Eagle B The plight of John W. Fro (George Hearst's cigar-shaped mo lost entrant in the air race, was considered possibly less acute, as jts equipment and construction worthiness of disabled aircraft. The United States Navy car: observation planes, early today the Golden Gate, after its voyage from San Diego, and swung DOLE FLYER BEAT westward into the course over which Miss Doran’s plane, named for her, and the Golden Eagle sped Tuesday moon. Between the Farallones and the Ha- | * waiian Tslands were deploved 41 other ships of the N: cruising under the orders of Admiral R. H. Jackson, com- mander of the Pacific fleet, and 19 merchant ves: , scanning the hori- zon for some trace of the missing air- craft. James Dole, the Hawailan million- eire, who put up the prize for the race, today opened the purse again, this time to offer £20,000 for the recovery of the missing planes and their occu- pants, To this amount William Mal- loska, Michigan millionaire, who en- tered the Miss Doran in the race, added $10,000 for the recovery. of the occupants of the Miss Doran, dead or nlive. George Hear publisher of the San Francisco Examiner, also of- fered $10,000 reward, §5,000 for the rescue of the occupants of each miss- ing plane. ' Their gasoline supplies exhausted many hours ago, their food sufficient for about two days more, the missing aviators—if they have escaped death— were either riding along the waves in their planes or had abandoned them for rubber life rafts. Perhaps they were safe on some isolated island far from the lines of communication, or they have been battered down to the depths if their planes crashed into the sea. The one bright spot in the whole situation was the weather. For two days weather conditions in the Pacific have been ideal for the lost flyers. There was an absence of wind, and this would assure a smooth riding surface for an airplane forced down or & rubber life boat, accord to T. R. Reed, United States Weather Bureau expert here. However, the Miss Doran would not Jast many hours in the most favorable weather, aviation experts said. The construction of the plane was such that it would give buoy to its weight by empting the gasoline tanks, but it could not ride the waves for many hours after the first 24, ‘Went Despite Warning. The Miss Doran, put out into the race on Tuesday after it had been | forced back from a first start because of engine trouble. Miss Doran, smil- ing and unafraid, took her place beside Navigator Knope and went up despite the warning of Lieut. Ben Wyatt, navigation director of the Dole flight who said the changing of the plane’s spark plugs would not help the M . Doran’s engines. The trouble more deep seated, he believed. form was that it did not its course before the engine trouble recurred and the plane was forced to a comedown, landing In the sea wit ton of gasoline in the t ping an air, the most fav nsidered a | certain to Against this o that the plane might have cru! til it went off its ¢ and 1 the islands, eith the north d exhau search ing of before € he might “group of Rear Ad- oyers in i the A off the lsland of Mau a:d Pala its limitless leagues. the builder of the plane on its ability to withstand the buffeting of the seas was only 24 hours. INTENSIFY OF PACIFIC Miss Doran en Eagle. aerial derby to Honolulu, who | teacher of Flint, Mich., and her ar and Vilas R. Knope, had been he biplane in which they set out flight from Oakland to Honolulu. etter Equipped. st and Gordon Scott, flyers of noplane, Golden Eagle, the other made it the last word in sea- rier Langley, with its covey of reached the Farallones, outside Bachelors Unite To “Protect” Selves| | From Allurements By the Associated Press. NLEY, Wis, Avgust 10— Stanley have on An or has been tentatively effected ‘mutual protection from devic W used by the fair sex to entangle le men into matrimonial ailiances.’ ing tomorrow per plan, The alluremenis of hobbed and silk stockings, or iz s necessitate such an o on. A picnic will De bachelors® first social funetion and no women will be invited. GILES” GAS FAILS, de- war, ation will fect th hair e STOPS IN INDIANA Britisher to Continue Hop to Australia Immediately, He Declares. and 2 e Alliance. HOBART, Ind., August 19.—T s the Detroit Ford airport at 3:15 rday afternoon on the first les of 11,000-mile_flight to Wellinston, aland. Tt was raining and tho isibility was bad. I had gone ahout a hundred miles when I ran out of gasoline in my main tank & forced to use the reserve. This | me as far as Hobart, Ind., where I made a forced landing in a fleld which I found to be only 41 miles southeast of Chicago. When I started T was under the Im- pression that 1 had 100 gallons of g oline aboard and I hlame myself for not personally examining the tanks, Will Continue at Once, The plane was not damaged and 1 will continue my trip as soon as the Goodwill Messenger is refueled, pr ceeding to the West Cu stages, stopping at Chicd Special Diep North | Ameri DEATH FIVE TIMES Aloha Pilot’s Story Tells How Ship Narrowly Escaped Doom in Ocean. BY MARTIN JENSEN, Winner of second prize in the Dole alr race. By Wireless to The Star and New York Timen. HONOLULU, August 19.—Right at the start I want to say that if we had had a radio set aboard the Aloha, we would have arrived first without any trouble. This was demonstrated when we lost thres hours Wednesday morning circling about waiting for high noon in order for Capt. Paul Schluter, my navigator, to shoot the sun and get his position, before we could proceed. And when he got it, we gave her the gun, and approximately two hours later hit the Island of Oahu right on the nose, and 10 minutes later had landed at Wheeler Field to the accompanying shouts and cheer of the crowd. The preliminary examination of the gas tanks showed that roughly we had about five gallons of gas, or about half an hour of flying time left to us. Death Loomed Five Times. Five times during the voyage it looked as though we were doomed to Davy Jones' locker. Tuesday after- noon we had been flying at a low alti- tude, and when darkness fell I decided to make a little altitude in order to enable my navigator to shoot at the stars, We went into a cloudbank, and pitch darkness prevailed. I could not get out of the clouds, and finally noticed that 1 was getting dizzy look- ng at the instrument board. Then I lized we were falling into a tail- spin. Immediately I shoved ahead on the stick and sent her nose down. This straightened us out, and I again tried for altitude, but twice again I went into tail-spin. ; The fourth narrow escape occurred in the middle of the night. We were again flying at a low altitude, barely 10 feet above the water. Visibllity was hazy. Capt. Schluter asked for my flashlight and I attempted to hand it back to him. In doing 8o I thrust my body forward and at the same time unconsciously pushed ahead on the stick. The nose dropped and I w by the aitimeter that we were ciose to the water. Suddenly I felt a bump. The wheels had struck a wave. I pulled back rd on the stick and gave her the Chevenne and The plane ha Goodwill Messer it will prove to be § of fricndship beiween States and the Antipode The flight sho siderable scientific va as it does a varied miles under conditions only will popular but in serving the ends of cal science as well, Is Flying “Light.” T shall fiy light,” cutting | down weight t ite minimum. | I am wearing ordinary street clothes, carrying mno personal articles and taking no food except some concen- trated tablets and six quarts of water, The Hess Bluebird biplane to be used in_the flight is equipped to carry 550 gallons of gasoline and will weigh when fully loaded 4,900 pounds. The United States Weather Bureau has promised to provide weather fore- casts for the whole route. In Honolulu I shall probably rest up for a day or two and then hop off for Brisbane, Australia, 4,209 miles away and the longest non-stop fliht vet attempted. I hope to finish this lap in 48 hours, two days and nights without sleep. If my bearings are true and my course accurate, I should sight Hurd Island, in the Gibert Island group, 2,400 miles out of Honolulu. From there the course takes me 170 miles farther, to St. Augustine Island, a small and uninhabited speck of lind, but a valuable guide post, neverthe: less. Another 480 miles and I should sight Fataka Island, and from there it 1s 300 miles to the next landmark, New Hebrides Island. It is 400 miles from New Hebrides Island to French Reefs, which lle alonz the north- western end of New Caledonia. It T should strike bad weather here Tmay land at Naomea, capital of New Ca donia, but only if my gasoline supply should run short. IFrom here to the coast of Australia there is no land. Will Cross Tasman Sea. From Brisbane to Syd lles along the rocky Aus but from Sydney, the capital of Ne: South Wales, to W again lies over water. to he covgred on the fourth lap is miles, and that of the fifth is 136 miles. All but 140 miles of the last hop is over the Tasman Sea, which never has been flown over by man, A study of the weather over the en- tire course for this period during the past 20 years has convinced me that I will meet my greatest difficulty half Wway out on the longest flight. Strong variable winds are gene from there to Brisbane, I also expect trouble on the final hop, for the weather {5 usually squally over the Tasms P at this n. The main gasoline tank of the ship has been cquipped with a dump valve 80 that it can be opened and closed again for us L buoy if T am com- pelled to make a forced landing sea. By cutting loose the motor I should be able to float indefinitely. My food and water should last three weeks with rigld economy. But nd I trust that that—an envoy the United n_just in_time. Fortunately the have every confidence in my ship “(Continued on Page 3, Column 3) " (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) the Associated Press. MONTGOMERY, Ali., A resolution to make United States Senator J. Thomas Heflin an admiral in the Navy with command of a bat- leship to be stationed in New York or to protect this country from of Rome was introduced in ama House of Representatlves 2y by Representative Lee E mundson of Jefferson County. The resolution went to the rules com- | Mr. Edmundson proposes that Sen- ator Heflin, after he becomes an ad- al, be given command of the new- t battleship In the American Navy and that he have authority to fire on the Pope if he approaches American | waters, either in the air or out of it. The resolution follows: “Whereas, the United States of | America is in grave danger of an at- tack by the Pope of Rome; “Whereas, except for valor, bravery and foresight of that great and emi- nent leader and statesman, the Hon. J. Thomas Heflin, senfor United States enator from Alabama, this country will ste pariliel cou " (Gontinued on I e mn kg vould Le defenseless against such an Bllacks - Alabaman Urges Heflin Be Made Admiral And Ordered to Guard U. S. From pope “Whereas, the Tion, Thomas Heflin should be placed in a po where he can defend this country in person against the impending attack of the Pope ‘ therefore, ha the President. requested tc the A admiral in and to place him in command battleship West Virginia, the pride of the N with orders to anchor at New York harbor; “Resolved further, that the new admiral be instructed upon the ap- pearance of the I'ope on the water, in the alr, under the sea ot within twelve miles of the Sta Liberty to fire unceasingly for a perfod of 12 hours with 16-inch shells londed with the most deadly ver- bosity at the command of the new admiral; “Resolved further, that a copy of this_resolution be forwarded to the president of the Senate of the United States, the Secretary of the Navy and to our most valiant and courage- ous protector and statesman, the at | HIS MASTER’'S “MIDDLE WEST” VOICE. COOLIDGE CONFERS WITH . W. MORROW Reaction to 1928 Announce- ment, Finances and Busi- ness Conditions Discussed. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG, Staft Correspondent of The Star. RAPID CITY, S. Dak., August 19 Financlal matters and politics, as we business conditions generally throughout the country, are to be dis cussed this afternoon between Presi- dent Coolidge and Dwight W. Mor- partner of J. P. Morgan & Co., ¢ho arrived at the Summer White House before noon today for a brief . Significance is attached to Mr. Mor- row's visit to the Black Hills at this time because of the long and intimate tionship that has existed between the President and him. The Pres!- dent is known to have great confi- dence in this financier and has con- ferred with him many times regard- ing important matters since he has been President. Because of thelr intimacy, which naturally will permit a candid dis- cussion of delicate and personal sub- jects, there is a strong feeling about the executive office here that the prin- cipal object of the New Yorker's call at the Summer White House is to learn from the President if there is any possibility of persuading him to change his mind about becoming a candidate to succeed himself, and to sound out the President on the mat- ter of being drafted as his party's candidate. Attended Amherst Together. The President and Mr. Morrow at- tended Amherst College at the same time, and Mr. Morrow is known to have heen deeply interested in Mr. Cooli.ge's political career. Although Mr. Morrow occupied a position behind the scenes, he is known to have taken an active part in the 1924 and 1920 presidential cam- paigns. When the President wanted the matter of aviation studied, follow- ing the startling charges of Col. “Rilly"” Mitchell of the Army Alr Serv- ice, he placed Mr. Morrow at the head of the so-called fact-finding com- on to make the study, and the n administration’s present air program wsed principally upon the find- and recommendations of this oreov Mr. Morrow {8 a frequent visitor at the White House, in Wash- ton, and the President is known to seck his opinfon on many important questions that arise from time to time. Despite this intimacy and the knowl- edge of the President’s regard for his old schoolmate's judgment, it is a known fact that he did not consult the latter, or any one else, for that matter, when he made up his mind to announce to the Nation that he did not choose to run again. Neverthe- less, it is thought, especially among those close to the President, that there is no one else with whom the Presi- dent would discuss his future inten- tions more candidly than with Mr. Morrow, and for that reason, it is felt very certain that this will be one of the confidential subjects to be dis- ussed during Mr. Morrow's stay. Will Hear of Reactlon. From Mr. Morrow, the President dill hear considerable about the reac- tion, particularly in the East, upon his announcement that he would not be a candidate agaln. Although interested in national politics, Mr. Morrow's real talents have to do with finance and husin , and the President will have much to ask him along these lines, particularly about tax reduction. The President did not remaln away from his office today so as to be at lodge to greet his old friend arrived. He had taken a two- 4 < to do some sight-seeing and visiting around this section of the country, and he was xious to get back at his desk to- tackle the accumulation of He appeared none the or his long tiresome jaunts of the past two days when he visited the Pine Ridge Indlan Agency Wed- nesday and Hot Springs yesterday. 'The President is understood to be thinking very seriously of making & tour of Yellowstone National Park next week and if this is so he will want his desk fairly well cleared of pending business before he depart: Although the President has not an nounced his intentions regarding this trip, it was said unofficially at the office today that he will leave the lodge next Monday and will not lon. J. Thomas Heflin.” Radio Proyajms-l’age 26. return until the following Saturday. If he goes, he will be accdmpanied by Mrs. Coolidge and their son, John, and the usual re Irish Protesting Removal of Ogham Stones to Britain By tha Assoctated Press. VALENTIA, Irish Frea State— Kerrymen are up in arms because the most ancient of their monu- ments, the Ogham Stones, are heing removed one hy one to Dritish museums. They likewise protest because the few remain- ing historic stones are being used in Ireland as gate posts and hearth stone: Ogham was a manner of writing on stone and wood used by the ancient Irish. It is somewhat like yme of the modern shorthand racters, consisting of straight slanting lines to represent the consonants, a short straight lines to represent the vowels. One hundred and fifty kinds of Ogham writing have been use The Ogham stones are usually tombstones giving the name of the chieftain or clergyman buried heneath, Because. of frequent clan conflicts the names of clans often are defaced. Some Ogham stones are not inscribed, and were merely landmarks to show the boundaries of clan lands, or to record battles, such as the Gates of Glory Pillars, near Ventry. 75 HACK STANDS ADDED FOR RELIEF Commissioners’ Act to Avoid Delay in Situation Af- fecting Drivers. In order to provide more adequate parking space for taxicabs promptly the District Commissioners today or- dered the establishment of 25 new pub- lic hack stands. This step was taken in order to af- ford temporary relief in the present situation in which drivers of public vehicles have heen meeting with diffi- culties because of the limited number of hack stands and the police regula- tions which prevent them from loiter- ing or standing at other unauthorized places. Commisstoner Taliaferro explained that this action was taken today in the hope of improving existing conditions without delay and that the whole prob- lem of hack stands, including the ques- tion of whether some of them should be near hotels, would be given further consideration when all three members of the board are present early next month. The new locations designated today will be marked with signs as qulickly as possible. Locations Are Listed. They are: The north side of E street beginning at the east building line of Fourteenth, parking parallel, two vehicles. The south side of Pennsylvania ave- nue, immediately t of the east building line of Thirteen-and-a-half street, parking parallel, four vehicles, The west side of Thirteenth street between Pennsylvania avenue and B street, . parallel, six vehicles. The north side of B street immedl- ately east of the east building line of Thirteenth street, parallel, six vehicles. The west side of Twelfth street from the north building line of Pennsyl- vania avenue to the south building eet, parallel, eight vehicles. The east side of Eleventh street, Immediately south of the south build: ing line of Pennsylvania avenue, paral- lel, two vehicles, On the south side of D street, im- mediately west of the west building line of Ninth street, parallel, six The south s , immedi- atly west of the west building line of enth street, parallel, four vehicl The south side of E street, immedi ately east of the east building line of Eighth street, parallel, four vehicles. The south side of E street imme- diately east of the east building line of Ninth street, parallel, four vehicles. The east side of Tenth street, imme- dlately south of the south building line of F street, parallel, four vehicles. The west side of Eleventh street, immediately north of the north build- ing line of F street, parallel, two ve- hicles. The east side of Twelth street, south of the south building line of ¥' street, parallel, three vehicles. The west side of Thirteenth street, immediately south of the south build- ing line of F street, parked atan angle, three vehicles. The east side of Fifteenth street, Immediately south of the south build- ing line of G street, parallel, three vehicles. The east side of Fifteenth street, {Continued on Page 4, Column 5 - e BOMB IS EXPLODED NEARU. 5. LEGATION No Damage Done in Sofia Blast, Reports to Lon- don Indicate. By the Associated Press, LONDON, August 19.—The esplo- sion of a bomb last night between the American legation in Sofla and the house occupied by Prof. Molloff, Bul- gavian minister of finance, is reported in a Vienna dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Co. No one was injured and there was no damage. RAIL BRIDGE DAMAGED. Three Quarts of Nitroglycerin Found on Pennsylvania Line. PITTSBURGH, August 19 (#.—An attempt to blow up a bridge on the Pennsylvania Railroad was made early today, railroad officials reporting that a can containing three quarts of nitroglycerin had been found under a span at Mayview, a local suburb. The discovery was made after a small explosion had damaged a freight car passing over the bridge. The explosion, which damaged the bridge to some extent, broke windows in the Mayview power house nearby. Railroad police who conducted an Investigation found the can of explo- sive under the approach of the bridge opposite that under which the blast accurred. There was no indication, t\ey said, that wires or a fuse had been set to explode it. The character of the explosive which let go on the other end of the bridge was not determined, the railroad re- port said, but it was presumed that it also was nitroglycerin, which ex- ploded. when the train passed. Rallroad officials could advance no reason why anyone should want to de- stroy the bridge. An investigation was started. The bridge is located on th ePan- handle division, which leads into the coal mining district of southwestern Pennsylvania. Following the explosion, traffle was not suspended, but trains were ordered to proceed with caution. DYNAMITE CACHE SEIZED. 27 Sticks Found in Medfield, Mass., Ga- rage Reported Robbed of Explosive. BOSTON, August 19 (A)—Twenty- seven sticks of dynamite, stored in a garage in Medfleld, were seized early today by Coleman J. Hogan, chief of the Medfield police, and Capt. Charles J. Vanambergh of the State police. The dynamite was taken from the garage (Continued on Page 5, Column 1.) CLAIMS NEW AIR RECORD. Lieut. Parls Takes Credit for Alti- tude Feat. o NICE, FRANCE, August 19 (#).— Naval Lieut. Parls today claimed a new altitude ord for a hydroair- plane carrying 2,000 kilograms, or 4,- 409.24 pounds. He ascended 4,500 meters, or slightly over 14,763 feet, as against the previous record, claim- ed by the Itallan aviator, Alessandro Passaleva, of 3,261 meters. Women on Juries Must Doff Hats At Court Sess Woman jurors must doft honnets while sitting in box. Chi Jus District Supreme stated that when he T visi sitting for the first t the lunacy hea women on it. One hat and the other white hat. v e court took mo action utting his new pol- fey into prac he let it be known that when the regular sessions of the court begin he will request the woman jurors to enter the box - less ag the men are required to ¢ The court gave no reason for the suggestion other than uniformity. SACCO NEWS STIRS CAPITAL VIGILANCE Other Cities Also Prepare for Trouble as Plea Is Turned Down. Ciovernment and city police about public buildings here today in their vigilance when news was re- ceived that the Massachusetts State courts had again declined to intervene for Sacco and Vanzetti. About the Capitol and Government department buildings the guards were especially on the alert. It was learned today that during the “reprieve period” the precautions en by the authorities against rad- ical outrages or demonstrations had not been ened one degree, even though the radical sympathizers had been quieted by the stay of execution granted more than a week ago. However, as the time for the execu- tion of the convicted murderers drew nearer and only one avenue of escape appeared open—the United States Su- preme Court—the numerous police of- ficers had reason to be particularly alert. veral entrances to the Capitol building and Post Office Department which were closed following the bomb- ings in New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore have remained closed since that time, and “all the precautionary measures” that the police authorities “can think of” have remained in ef- fect. The three police agencies, charged with the protection of Federal and civil Washington, therefore, were pre- pared today to question the motives of every person who appeared ‘“sus- picious.” Details of the “pracautionary mea- sures” taken by the three agencies were not arnounced. Sympathizers of the men plan to hold a meeting at the Playhouse, 1814 N street. tonight. NEW YORK TAKES STEPS. Police Head Orders Resumption of Heaviest Police Guard in History. NEW YORK, August 19 (#).—Police Commissioner Warren today ordered the resumption of police guard at pub- lic buildings and subways, beginning at 8 o'clock tonight. His action was taken upon information that the Mas- sachusetts Supreme Court had refused rellef to Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzett], whose respite from execution 2xpires August New York was placed under the greatest police guard in its history Zollowing two subway bombings Au- gust 5. The guard was discontinued after the condemned radicals were given a 12.day respite August 12, PITTSBURGH ALERT. Police Guard Around Buildings Or- dered Resumed by U. S. Attorney. PITTSBURGH, August 19 (#).—Po- lice guards around official buildings in Pittsburgh were ordered resumed to- day by United States District Attor- ney John D, Meyer. His action was taken after the Massachusetts Su- preme Court refused to intervene in the case of Nicola Sacco and Bartolo- meo Vanzetti, under sentence to be ex- ecuted August 22, Guards placed about the buildings earlier in the month, following several bombings in other citles, were with- drawn when the two radicals were given a respite. EMBASSY GUARDED. PARIS, August 19 (®).—The police guards at the American embassy were reinforced today immediately after re- ceipt of dispatches announcing the ac- tion of the Massachusetts Supreme Court in the Sacco-Vanzetti case. The measures were taken under personal instructions from Police Prefect Chi- appe. Guards were also stationed outside the Italian and Spanish embassies. No persons will be admitted to these buildings until they have made clear the purpose of their its and given Dproof of their identi Mail addressed to the varfous em- hassles {s being carefully scrutinized. Wood Pussy, Little But Unusually Strong, Puts Seventh Precinct Police to Flight A wood pussy, little but strong, spread consternation at No. 7 precinct this morning, cowing bold policemen. Incased in e fish jar and the tell tale odor of the skunk, the visitor was dumped unceremoniously in front of the desk sergeant by its captor, Robert P. Burgess, 3210 N street, who re- marked that he was used to skunks, and then mounted his flivver and rode away. Policemen ran for shelter as the black and white liveried animal blinked through its glass cage and a moment later was alone in the station house. ‘When the glass falled to break, two of the cops gingerly approached, gas masks ready, and bore their guest to a shed In the rear of the station. A telephone call was hastily put in to the City Pound, the man at the phone, a diplomat born, neglecting to state the nature of the animal awaiting the poundmaster. Reserves rushed to the shed and placed the jar with its potent prisoner in a big hamper. It was not until they weighted the hamper with boards and bricks that their grim expressions re- Burgess, original conqueror of the ¥ skunk, approachied his prey ing the presence of which he had been aware for several days, prepared for battle. Tearing aside seve plle of lumber he spied a bushy tail Grabbing the tail and holding his nose with one hand and a bag with the other he gave a mighty heave, and jerked a surprised three-months-old skunk into his ba Then Burgess, who used to be a Maryland State motorcycle officer, de- cided to test the discretion of the men of No. 7. Two husky pound employes, accus- tomed to handling dogs and other animals but not used to handling skunks, appeared full of confidence, but started to depart sadder and wiser men, leaving the skunk still in his cage. Fearful, after efforts to snare the little animal had failed, that it was to be a permanent guest of No. 7 precinct, the police prevailed upon the pound men to linger a little longer, and in desperation sent for Burgess to woo the skunk from the cage. Still clad in his skunk-catching gar- ments, Burgess pursued his original tactics, grasping the animal by the tail and putting it into the pound- master’s cage. It was born off In triumph to the pound, e e et e “From Press to Home Within the Hour” ‘The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 96,389 TWO CENTS. SACGO PLEA DENIED "IN SUPREME COURT (F BAY STATE; WRIT T0BE SOUGHT HERE Counsel for Condemned Men Seek Stay of Execution Set for Tuesday as They Pre- pare for Final Showdown. FEDERAL SUPREME COURT, INTERVENTION IS GOAL Attorney for Vanzetti Claims His Client Is Now Insane—Defense Committes Prepares Call for General Strike if Final Legsl Measures Prove Failure. By the Associated Pross. BOSTON, August 19.—The Massa- chusetts Supre Court today re- fused to erfere in the case of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Van- zetti, and counsel for the two men, now sentenced to be executed in Charlestown Prison next week, launched upon a new move to bring the case before the United States Supreme Court. Arthur D. Hill, chief of defense counsel, announced his intention of ling application for a writ of certio- rari at Washington and at the same time set out to see Chief Justice Hall of the Massachusetts Superior Court to ask a stay of execution to permit printing of the record for submission to the highest Federal court. Exceptions Overruled. Mr. Hill started for Fitchburg, the home of Chief Justice Hall. A few minutes later it was discovered that Justice Hall was in Boston. Efforts to locate Mr. Hill failed. After Attorney Hill had failed to find Chief Justice Hall at his home in Fitchburg, he got in touch with him by telephone and arranged to see him in Boston later in the day. Hill tele- phoned to Attorney Musmanno, who was in Hill's office here, to proceed at once to Washington to flle the petition for a writ of certiorari with the clerk of the United States Supreme Court Musmanno saild that he would leave for Washington on the Federal express tonight. He said he would be pre: pared also to present a petition for stay of execution to some Suprem Court justice in Washington, although he was not certain that he would do this. The Massachusetts court, in its de- cision, written by Justice Henry K. Bral overruled exceptions of de- fense counsel to refusal of Judge Web- ster Thayer to grant a revocation of sentence, stay of execution and a new trial and to the refusal of Justice San- derson of the Supreme Court to grant a writ of error. The court also de- nied a petition for a writ of error. Sacco and Vanzett! were informed shortly before noon today of the de- cision of the Massachusetts Supreme Court refusing their latest appeals. The word was taken to them in their cells in the Charleston State Prison by Michael A. Musmanno of defense counsel. A statement that Vanzett! had be- come insane was made by Attorney Musmanno to Warden William Hen- dry of the state prison after he had visited Vanzettl in his ceil. Sacco Takes News Calmly. Upon leaving Vanzetti, attorney Musmanno called newspapermen into Warden Hendry's office and with the warden present, said: ““Vanzetti took the news very badly. He kept shouting ‘I knew it. I knew it. Get the milllon men. Get the million men, Who is making all that noise.’ vanzetti looks very badly,” Mus. manno continued. “His mind is in an awful condition. He wants a wireless in his cell so that he can tell his story to_the world.” Musmanno said that Sacco took the news calmly. The attorney added: “Sacco took the news quietly. He was eating when I got there. When he saw me he stopped. I told him that I was sorry to have to tell him the bad news about the court decision, “‘Well, we expected it. I want te write a letter to my boy.’ “Sacco pushed away his food and &ot up and walked around. He asked me to come back to see him again. Taken to Death House. Shortly after Musmanno's visit Sacco, Vanzetti and Celestino Madel~ ros, under sentence to die at the same time for another murder, were re- moved to the death house. They showed no out d appearance of physical or mental trouble as they walked with guards through the core ridor. The Sacco-Vanzetti defense commite tee today called a “world general strike” next Monday in protest against the executions if all legal means fafl to save the men from the electric chair, Shortly after the decision of the State Supreme Court was made publie attorneys for the condemned men an- nounced that they will appeal to the United States Supreme Court 1 writ of certiorari, It will be based on points involving the *due process” clause of the United States Constitus tion, they said. Prepare for Appeal. Arthur D. Hill, chief of defense counsel, made the announcement, Ten certified coples of the record in the Sacco-Vanzetti case have been ordered from the clerk of the Norfolk Superfor Court, as required by th practice of the United States Supreme Court, he said. “We propose to go today to see Chief Justice Hall of the Superior he added, “and state to him that we are about to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the Su- preme Court of the United States based on the Federal question re- lating to violatlon of the due process clause of the Constitution of the United States. “We shall then ask Chief Justice Hall to grant a stay of.sentence until the record can be printed, in accord- ance with the rules of the Supreme Court of the United States. We believe that Chief Justice Hall (Continued on Page 5, Column 39