New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 20, 1927, Page 1

ES’I‘ABLISHED 1870 LAST DESPERATE FIGH f1aqr] aws mumuoo TUR YALLU MEW. DDITATN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, WORLD-WIDE MOVE - rxomvu 3 1PV - WITH REVIEW OF HIS FAMOUS CASE BY U. S. SUPREME COURT AS GOAL { / ; Morton, [ at Westport, Defense Lawyers Seek Frantically to Exhaust Every Legal Resource| on Behalf of Notorious Radicals-Writ of Cer- . tiorari Filed. Action May Not Interfere With Executions Early Tuesday — Battle Now Started Toward Obtain-; ing Stay of Sentence— Habeas Corpus Appeal at Midnight. Fall River, Mass, Aug. 20 (A— Judge James M. Morton, Jr., of the federal district court declined to make any statement here today with regard to his denial of a'writ of ha- beas corpus for ‘Sacco and Vanzet- ti. Elias Field, associate defense counsel, confirmed the statement male by Arthur D. Hill, chief coun- sel in Boston, that the writ had been refused. Washington, Aug. 20 (A—Counsel for Sacco and Vanzetti were unable to file;a petition for review of their convidtion of murder in the supreme court tpday because the papers pre- sented*were held to be not in satis- factory form, no records of the case being presented. Mr. Hill issued a statement in which he said that as soon as he heard from Michael A. Musnanno, e attorney, that had filed tition for a writ 8t ceriorari ¢ -\my*er éxecution, ‘?i\%h“ hBwever, of the short- 1t 1s not certain that it Jle for us to do this, il hat reason I feel constrain- to make this application to vou. I do not feel that the matter ought to rest in a race for time. Our peti- for certiorari were sent to the | supreme court at Washington at ‘e earliest possible moment sub- sequent to our receiving word of the adverse decision on the cases by the upreme judicial court of the com- monwealth and every possible step #us been and will be taken to expe- lite the cases to a final conclusion.” Boston, Aug. 20 (/S'\ — The key to the fate of Nicola Sacco and artolomeo Vanzetti today had assed from the hands of the iate’'s highest court.to that of fed- cral tribunals. Judge James A. jr., of the United States listrict court, at his summer home Mass., had under ad- visement a petition for a writ of lizbeas corpus which would stay the sentence of death now fixed for Tuesday morning. In Washington after a night ride from Boston, Michael ‘A. Musman- no, associate defense counsel, was prepared to file application to the United States supreme court for a writ of certiorari which would bring the whole case before the court for review. Defense counsel regarded it im- rative that some stay of sentence | be obtained in order that the ten copies required by federal proce- Jure might be made of thelengthy rrcord of the seven-vear-long case. 7t Judge Morton does not see fit o grant it, it was indicated that the circuit court or perhaps a su- preme court justice would be asked to grant the desired time. As the result of the action of the Massachusetts supreme court yes- terday, observers of the prolongad legal battle for the lives of the two men which the state has claimed forfeit for murder could see only remote chances of relief re- ning in this state. Further Respite Possible Gov. Fuller and his council could grant a further respite. The vernor has refused to indicat> what his attitude would be toward a2 plea for such action other than to say he would be at his office in state house on Monday ready hear any request that might ariee, e Hint Sanity Plea The other alternative would be a rlea for examination of the sanity of the prisoners, such as has been made a last minute stand by coun- sel for other condemned men in the st. The defense has given no hint that it would attempt this and no one in authority would comment on the possibility of its success. With the case growing toward another, and perhaps its final cli- authorities everywhere doubled their guard against disorder. Bos- fon police, 2.000 strong, went on 24-hour duty this morning, every magazine in the state was kept un- der close scrutiny, while all persons who have been connected promi- nently with the Sacco case were watched with especial care. For the first time in the memory of out-spoken Boston all permits for meetings on Boston Commons soap max (Continued on Page Thirteen) SACCO’S FAR Dante Sacco (center) Son of the condemned Nicola his mother and a member of Charlestown Prison, after biddi GIRL RADICAL AGAIN IS JAILED FOR SA[IIJI] Persisted in Soap Box, Oratory in Defense of Condemned . Chicago, Aug. 20 (P—Still crusad- ing for “The New Freedom” 18 year old Aurora D'Angelo today found | herself back in jail for soapbox ora- | the country to prevent disturbances | tory in behalf of Sacco and Vanzet The fiery young high school girl | who only a week ago went to a cell for leading a riotous protest parade against the execution of the con- demned men was arrested last night a moment after she ascended a soap box before a crowd of sympathizers and launched a tirade sgainst so- clety. Shouting deflance, flung at the officers: you coppe are big bums!” When a hand clasped her arm she cried: “You never work, but T do.” “What is your occupation? policeman asked. “I have no hurled back. And then, with 18 other person: eight of them women, she again went to jail, as the police nipped in the bud a growing radical dl‘mon-} stration. | The disturbances began when a hall which had been rented for a meeting was closed to the sympath- izers, fomenting numerous small meetings in the neighborhood. It was at one of these that Aurora was exhorting when interrupted by of- ficers. The police again were forced to resort to tear bombs to disperse the | crowds, arresting most of the lead- ers with the young woman. Th'“ charges resulting from her previous | the young girl the occupation,” she arrest, disorderly conduct and incit- | ing a riot, still are pending against Aurora and at her trial she said she would plead her own cause. She is | preparing to become a law student. Aside from the protest meeting, | the only other disturbance reportad | in Chicago was a bomb explosion, attributed to Sacco-Vanzetti sym- pathizers in a loop emplovment bu- reau. The damage was slight. Police were prepared for the uation as it might develop with 6,000 | men held in reserve. Guards around | the various public buildings were | strengthened as precautionary meas- ures. . Train fiits Auto, Kills ‘ Mother and Three Children Seymour, Ind., Aug.: 20 (P—A mother and her three children were killed here last night when their au- tomobile was struck by a*north- bound Pennsylvania passenger train at a crossing two blocks south of the depot. Mrs. Denzel O'Connor, aged 31, of Seymour, a sk Max, aged 12, and her daughter, Mary Margaret, 11 months, were Killed in- stantly. The woman's other son, Joe, Jr.,, 6, died in a lccal hospital an hour later. JIMMY WALKER IN IRELAND Dublin, Ireland, Aug. 20 (P—| land to protect ot land other strategic EWELL VISIT the defense counsel, leaving | ing Sacco a dramatic farewell. | 5HflME CITY OF SACCO JUDGE ARMED FOR WAR Flood Lights Illuminate All Shadowy Streets, Guards Are Everywhere Worcester, Mass, Aug. 201D — Tl\f precautionary Jneasures taken by police authorities throughout lite following the decision of the chusetts |the appeals of and lextended to Worcester, the |city of Judge Webster Tha day. Chief of Police George H. jacting on his own initiative |emphasizing that it was merely a precaution, placed men at fixed | posts throughout the city. Approxi- {mately 40 men were engaged in this | special duty. Public buildings and bridges were {objects of special attention of the |patrolmen assigned to this special guard duty. The decisiof to guard bridges was made largely hecause of explosions at one of the bridges some years ago during the agitation in co and property a- court jecting supreme re cco Vanzetti home r to- Hitl, and ere Union coirt hous: caled. The guard was & the home of Ju T presided at the famous guard was also on duty at of Chief Justice Arthur the Massachusett also on station duty city h aroun1 all. the and other pl o continued at ayer, trial. A ths home P. Rugg supreme court The Boston and Al railr let it be knowir that special pol men were on duty throughout th system at bridges and freight houses points Police were also informed guards were on at ma the industrial plants in the city of them been mai ined months it had been Chi~f Thomas' J. Fitchburg police took precautionary the American Legion state tlon held there last weel a was reccived at city hall thre to blow up the building. were immediately put that time at all public that o here a guard in recent 1oubled. Godley partment sters. During letter itening Polic on duty Idings, (Continued on Page Ten) Florence Trumbull Gets Daily Letter From Coolidge, Jv. intree, ) —John Coolidge, the president's son, apparently writes a daily letter to Miss Florence 'l]\lmlvnH daughter of Connecticut’s goye Mayor “Jimmy" Walker came to the Lomeland of his parents yesterday for the first time and was welcomed | by Dublin just as if he had been a | Dublin boy himself. His own com- position, “Will you love me in De- | cember as you did in May” was played by the boys of the Artane | sthool band even before he got off the boat. STAMATY KNOCKED OUT Franklin, N. H, Aug. 20 (®— Smiline Stamaty of Nashua, substi- tuting for Martin O'Grady of New York was knocked out in the first round here last night by Jack Gag- non of New Badford, Mass. nor, with Whom his name often has been linked with romantic predictions. I Every day this week, while Miss Trumbull has Leen the guest of Miss Theodosia Davis of Braintree, a college chum, she has received a letter from John, now with his parents at Rapid Willlam Mullane, carrier who for 83 years had de- livered mail over the on which the Davis home is located, admitted it was “some thrill to deliver love letters from the president’s son." the letter route Saceo, with |V nection with a mnationally fa- | Imous case. of the | also | en at| AUGUST 20, 1927. —SIXTEEN PAGES . T0 DEFEND SACCO Police Increase Vigilance All " Over Country “War Time"” Guard in New York and Washington—“Red” Press Bitter Both in America and Europe — Many Uprisings Quelled. New York, Aug. 20 UP—Sympa- lomeo Vanzetti in foreign countries, who were aroused a fortnight ago by | Governor Fuller's decision not pardon the condemned men or grant | have been stirred | |them a new trial, |arew by the Ma: achuse | court's rejection of their appeal. | In Berlin a crowd of commu gathered for a demonstration before |the American embassy late last night and the disperse them. At three communist in other parts of the ns were adopted de- the immediate release of two men. the the tice.” German prol strike a blow” for demned men. A number of the papers condemned the court's ision in no uncertain language. Dragged From Platform. Peabody, Mass, Aug. 20 (P—Al- Boston soc the accusing » of playing n murder urge the | m!mn when | he me tte mmml i6 aa veral thousand in be- Vanzetti. Organ- 5 claimed {0 haye the gathering Bakeman, but Callahan had | given notice he would not permit it. Lewis was faken to the polic station, before which the meeting bad assembled, charged with fily_ structing traffic. He was released | on boil. | More than 100 police |a ne. Th Iy Ked the str s a detail of firemen stood - to ftura streams of water were on quietly by, rea cn it fce in connection with Sacco-Van- ti demonstrations. Commiittee Guarded. special police at the homes of Harvard, and & Massachu- two com- Tuller i The home Sanderson, of supreme court, Iso under speeial guard. Other ordered to guard all college huildings 1ge, s posted | President R { President setts Instit of the member. { mittea which his review of Ju the Massachu: oy was 1 ails Lasyers Send Rochester, N. Y. onding to an tional & mitte Ve the < na- com- la fied w! today sent following ram to President Coolidge and ernor Fuller tial lezal r of Rochester the case the opinion hera et not e unde ed tation of sentence doubts are ab- s declared guilty nd civil tribuna nocent later " have who | | 20 (P—Several today pi condemning the de Nnseachudatist o papers ubbornness fr able to find an psy- explanation, American fused to hudgs from ot rezarded n is al the execution by the most gross would = world the (Continued on Page 11) EXPLORER L0ST Tennessee Cavern Gives No Trace As to the Fate of Missing Explerer, | Gone Since Monday, &l Mound d fai tions n 1 today fate nt { Near the bank of stream which flows os of \vern in undes one party of made by . but the Ashley's hands was no clue the water [swept away or had to the bank of the ploring work. mers in the community o penetrate the charted ges and the st Tenne has 1ken an active part in the que Governor Austin Peay vesterday ordered Chief Mine | Inspector ©. P. Pile to report im- mediately at the cave with six pick- ed members of the mine rescue crew from Rockwood. explor into hoen ¢ erawled river in 1 i volunt te of s0 1 thizers of Nicola Sacco and Barto- | to| s supreme | ists | police had to use force to | Posters were displayed | | the | a street | from | Lewls has *ecn arrested in Boston | nd imprints which they | er had slipped | | un- | STATE'S ENGINEER ANSWERS QUIGLEY Claims Tndustrial Waste Dis-| posal Not Great Problem | | | MANY APPEALS 10 GOOLIDGE: ALSO ~ QUESTIONS ~ COSTS| Snys FExpense to City Will Not Be More Than Half of Former May- | | or's Estimate While Problem Can Be Sclied for $500,000. The disposal of industrial wastes is not the problem in New Britain's | |sewerage system, S. H. Wadhams, director of eanitation for the water board, writes state | in a letter to | 'WINNER THINKS MISS in Rising to Higher Altitudes Mayor Weld received today in which | | the claims Quigley are disputed. Wadhams declares Quigley's fig- ure of § is twice as great as the ultimate cost | will be and that the present problem | can be handled with a $500,000 unit. of ex sulting liminary survey and that operations as possible. tems now employed will take care of New Britain's sewage, Wadhams insists, despite Quigley's declaration hat no system exists which will do so. The letter is as follows: | seen a number of newspaper clip- pings from ¥arious publications throughout the state giving the views of former Mayor Quigley on sub- Ject of sewage disposal for the city of New Britain. “Judging from these reports Mr. Quigley strenuously opposes the ex- penditure of any money for sewage {treatment. Reference is frequently |made to a proposed expenditure of 1$2,000,000 by New Britain. Where | Mr. Quig s this figure is not | known. Britain has not yet | |completed the preliminary engineer- | ing study of the problem for which funds were made available over & vyear ago. Until the data to be ob- tained by such an investigation is ailable, no accurate estimate of | [the cost of sewage treatment can be |made. However, a preliminary es- timate made on data now on hand indicates that. a plant providing complefe. i gutctor New. Brita sewage, m constructed for | Fouentd Ane-nalt tha figure mantion- jed by MA Quigle; “Moreoder as 1y nolnted out, as been previous- a sum cousiderably less than $500,000 should, according to the preliminary estimates, cover the cost of the first unit, of a sew- e treatment plant and will accom- plish the removal of from 60 to 80 | per cent of all suspended solids. This will be a long step towards re- New Britain's pollution from Brook and ultimately the MISS DORAN 1§ SAFE Report Saying Girl Found | on Raft Discounted by Authorities 20 (P—Radio v were inclined to dis- 1 report made by E. W. Le- Ihambra, Cal., radio operator, he had picked up a messaga vesterday from an unnamed pas- ship in mid-ocean saying , presumably Miss Doran, found on a raft with a companio Leroy, however. said he was eer- tain that the message was not a hoax. The me read: “Passenger ship reports girl found dead, man alive on life raf, 9:12 a. m., picked up raft sank plane Angeles 1o Aug. opinion, Leroy said. the came from w in s of the Pacific coast and authentic, it was being rel one ship to another at sca. Both the Federal Telegraph com- s and the Radio Corporation of ca “ederal company that Leroy received the message on | 40 to 42 meter wave s all passenger s radio have 600 to ve lengths. onsequently, rained, it it pointed out | Where: ing the experts main- would have been impos- sible for Leroy to have picked up age from a ship 1,000 milos more at sea. No passenger ships, a8 experts commented, are know to be in the vicinity in which Le roy's message would place them. declared that he regularly up stations as far distant as and his acquaintances 4 he had a good reputation for radio ability and reliability. | THE WEATHER New Britain and vicinity Mostly cloudy tonight; Si day unsettled, possibly show- not much change in | HIGH TIDE * ¥ | | 1 | * =1 I | | || _ (August 21—Daylight Time) New London 3:08 a.m., 5:35 p.m. , New Haven 6:56 a.m., 7: 20pm. | * Mayor George A. | 000 for a disposal plant | | He suggests employment of a con- | ngineer to speed up the pre- | be started on the new plant as soon | Any one of several sys- | “During the past few weeks I have | 1,000 | ed from | discounted the report and | Honolulu | Jensen, successful crew of the biplane “Miss Doran' | had been forced down at approxi- | ocean. “Auggy Pedlar probably was fly- ing low during the daylight hours. atter he took off from Oakland,” said Jensen. “When it became dark he probably attempted to higher to find the horizon and then fell into a tail spin. “I believe that this also is what happened to Erwin. “The same thing happened to me. I was flying low until dark and then tried to climb. I went into a spin, but corrected it and tried to follow | horizon, relying on an altimeter to |clear the water. “Peddlar had a heavy load and o did Erwin. Therefore I feel certain they had experiences similar to mine | and were unable to come out of the spin Jensen said he was convinced that lif the hours between the time Ped- |lar took off from Oakland and | | darkness were multiplied by 75 the | |approximate number of miles the fiss Doran” was making per hour, it would determine the vicinity in | which the plane went down. | The man who took s the transpacific air race said that he was willing to risk his flying rep- utatjon on. the prophecy that if a | pearch «rcy oncentrated in the spot he suggesied some clew to the fate of Miss Mildred Doran aud her companions would be determined. Regarding the fate of the den Eagle,” Jensen was unable to advancg any theory. 'SEARGH PINE MEADOW FOR AIRPLANE WRECK | Check-Up of Aircraft Fails to Reveal Any Missing Ships | Hartford, While the Meadow Conn., Aug. little village of is full of excitement over 2009 — | woods across the Farmington river at about 3 o'clock yesterday after- | | noon and voung people of the town | have organized a searching expedi- | tion to search the woods for the | craft, aviation fields in this section | reported that no planes were miss- ing from their hangars. | At Brainard Field in this city it | was stated this morning that noth- (Continued on Page 11) DORAN SANK IN OCEAN| Tells of Hazardous Spins | Aug. 20 (UP)—Martin | Dole race avia- | tor, said today that he blieves both ! Captain William P. Erwin and the | mately the same place in the Pacific | climb | bearings according to an m'mginarv‘ cond prize in | "Gol- i Pine reports of an airplane crash in the | Average Daily Circulation For: Wi Aug. 6th ... | HEADS HUNT r Admiral Richard H. J: mander-in-chief of the fleet of 42 | United States men-o' war hunting |the Pacific waters for the missing San Francisco-Honolulu air racers, | kson, com- ‘SAYS SOCIAL CHANGES HIT GENTRAL AMERICA Arthur Ruhl Says Big and Tragic Revolution Is Impending [ Williamstown, Mass,, Aug. 20 () i—Comral America faces profound social changes in the near future, {Arthur Ruhl, correspondent ,0f the New York Herald-Tribune, 'who 8| jcently returned from that countsy, jtold the Institute of Politics today. Quite aside from political revolu- tions, he said, the big and tragic | revolution there, for which nobody is ! |to blame and which no one can |stop, is the imminent industrial |revolution. He pointed to the in- |troduction of high-priced American ! goods in countries where peons work |for 25 cents a day as a drive to- ‘\\n\ls this social change. A good deal of nonsense fs talked ahout bolshevism in this part of the | world,” he added, “but while a| “Madame Kollontay coming as sovict |ambassadress to Mexico may very | possibly be interested in stirring up er particular sort of trouble, there | no need of Kollantays to explain | {the unrest. There are natural causes | | enough. Ruhl deplored what he termed American brusqueness in diplomatic dealings with the sensitive Central Americans.” T do not think our have been hostile or he sald, ‘“our intentions have been good, but the carrying out of them is often inept, and our man- I ners often atrocious. In view of our propinquity and position, we ought to bs ready to lean over backward rather than take a line in our policy toward Central America | which would seem to the rest of the Irworld unjust, unsportsmanlke.” | | Gargano and Giardiano | Held Under $7,500 Bonds | | After Hearing Lastmg | Two Hours. Leo Gargano, aged 27 thony Giardiano, a s 66 h strect, pleaded not guilty |to charges of theft of automobi land mutilating and defacing nu bers bofore Judge M. D. Saxe in po- {lice court this merning. Probable cause was found and they were and Anc bound over to the September term | of superior court. The hearing lasted | [two hours and the defense put on r\o evidence | Prosecuting Attorney Joseph | Woods said the men have made a| business of stealing cars. “Their ac- | tions are reprehensible,” he said. “They should be behind the bars. ‘The,\ are probably in a ring of auto- [ mobile thieve | Judge Saxe fixed bonds at in each case. Attorney S | Casale, defense counsel, men could not raise bonds. _Mirs. and Mrs. Edward Clark of 7 Canal street, Plainville, testified tha‘ their car was stolen on Lake street, this city, July 30. Harry Ron- dini of 127 Wilcox street testified |that his car was stolen on Lake street August 6, and Joseph Massica | of 29 Crown street, Bristol testified |to left of his car, on Lake street, | this city, on August They said [they ad’ not know who stole the cars. Officer John Liebler testified that he found Gargano and Gisr- 7,500 Gerard said the even $200 | Two Charged With Auto Thefts Bound Over to Superior Court both of | iano on the ground beside a truck | on Viets street this city, at 1 g |m. July 10. They sald they were | unable to sleep at home because of | the heat of fact the air was . the officer said. He € two men to drive away which they did. Frank Kowalczyk. aged 12 years, of 119 Cleveland street, testified that he found automobile markers |in a catch basin in ome on August § and turned them over to Officer Liebler. It developed | | that the markers belonged to one of the stolen cars, | William Mayer of 5 Broad street Meriden, who deals in used cars, testified t he bought a car on | July 15, and another on August 8, | from Gargano and Giardiano. He }rspa\red the tail light on a truck | for one of them and made no charge as it was only a slight job He formerly owned the truck and they had bought it from a man to whom he had sold it. While repair- ing the tail light they .asked him [the nature of his business and |when he told them, they said they |had friends at the seashore who 'had cars to sell cheap. He told |them he would do business with {them if terms twere satisfactory. {They were working as laborers on |a street job in Meriden, Mr. Mayer said. J. Masselll of 118 Hanover streef, [Meriden, testified that he bought a |car from Gargano and Giardiono on June 2. Prior to that time he sold them a truck and took a se- | here. eek Ending 14,056 PRICE THREE CENTS PLANE LOST SEEKING MISS DORAN; DALLAS SPIRIT FLASHES DISTRESS SIGNAL--COMMUNICATION CUT OFF “Tail Spin” Leads Many t Brave Fli Have Crasl » Ocean—l: Ci’i} : Plucky Pair S day to Expln)n; Unused Lanes of Water inSearch of Missing Dole Prize Entrants. — S0 San Francisco, Aug, errand of mercy and’rescue appare |°ntly at a dramatic and sudden endy % or their vast reaches of the Pacific were bes ing combed today for Captain Wils liam P. Erwin and Captain A. H, Eichwaldt, pilot and navigator, re- spectively, of the rescue plane “Dale las Spirit.” The plucky pair started from Oak= land yesterday to wing their way over unused lanes of the water bee tween here and Hawnii in an efforg: to “spot” the missing Dole flight planes—-Golden Eagle and Miss Dore an, or their five occupants. Whether fate intervemad equipment went out g '\v known—but at $:0%, night the following M. into the offices here @Y the ed Press: “SOS. Tl.ll\sp‘n. silence. As swiftly as the Jightaing u-ve- the sky, cam Erwin and security by the plmutmeunn Gelved over many:hoyts, the B 1 operator, suddenly . glectrified. 'lfil“ action, began writing v Is what poured.inte b Went into tail spln—wm . but sure scared. Sure waii& cuse i Bill (Erwin) thought.it was all off but we came out ef {t—" the lights on the instrument.board went out and it was so dark that Bill couldn't see the—SOS.—=— tail spin He heard no more, No Response From Air It was a stunning climax to a noble undertaking The A. P. oper- ator gasped, handed his copy to an cditor and turned back to his in- struments. Feverishly he twirled the Qials of the radio .listened for some further sign from the air. There was no response. No Recelving Set The little monoplane, equipped with a sending but no recelving set, had been in constant communication with the Assoclated Press offices Al through the afternoon and well into the night, the operator had | copied messages from the fliers, as they sped along seeking the missing flie Miss Mildred Doran, John Auggie Pedlar, her pilot, Lieut. V. R. Knope, her navigator. and Jack Frost, pilot and Gordon Scott, navi- gator of the Golden Eagle. Naval radio headquarters here es- timated the Dallas Spirit was about §92 nautical miles from San Fran- cisco when it encountered trouble. This was based on location messages sent before the distress call. Travelling along at a speed esti. mated at approximately 100 miles Erwin and hwaldt had exper- ienced no difficulty, Light heartedly they carecened through the air as some of their messages indicated, A few picked at randam follow (Continued on Page Ten) SHIP PLANS STOLEN Youthful Danish Draftsman Held in Connection With Theft of Draw- ings of New U. S. Cruiser. Philadelphia, Anug. |amazing plot against the govern. ment, involving the theft of impor= tant cruiser plans from the naval base at Newport Ni Vi and their sale to a foreign power if the navy department refused to pay for their return, has been brought te a sudden end here. Today, Sven Dan Berg. 24 years old, a Danish draftsman formerly employed at the Newport News base, is held under $50,000 bail following confession of the theft, and the wings are safe in the custody of epartment of justice officials. Berg will be given a hearing August 81 The young Dane made his confes- sion to Assistant Federal District At- torney Claude Lanciano late yester- day, after he had been called to the federal building on the pretext of go- ing over his naturalization papers. There he was confronted by govern- {ment investigators and Hans Chris- tian Rethamer, also a former drafts. man at Newport News, whom offi- clals had arrested as a ruse. After questioning Berg broke down, confessed that he had stolen the plans for the tonnage and out. side construction of cruisers Nos. 26 and 31 and that he had written & letter to the bureau of naval con- 20 (A—An dan in trade. There was also & cash consideration. They seemed to be laboring men, (Continued o Page 10X struction at Washington demanding that the government buy the plans and threatening if it did not, to sell them to a forelgn power. He signed the leltar “3. RB. Dohba” 1 4