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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-09
Secret Service
 in the Chase
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husband that thrust the goyer

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 husband that thrust the govern ment into the search.
 The widespread use of govern ment agencies in the attempt to learn where Colonel Robins Is, why he was Kidnapped and murdered If that is found to be his fate, IS the second time this year the givern- ment has engaged in such crim- inal chase.
 The kidnapping of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh's infant son last March and its subsequent murder brought on the most intensive, widespread, costly criminal hunt in Americas history.
 Robins failure to keep an ap- rointment at the White House oil Tuesday brought to light the fact he had disappeared from New York last Saturday. y
 Mrs Robins, from her simmer home in Maine. expressed to gov ernment officials here yesterday a fear that Florida bootleggers had kidnapped her husband. w. H. Moran. chief of the secret service had his crack operatives at work on the case. Their activities began after Walter Newton, White House secretary became alarmed at the. continued absence. Newton explained that last Fri. day the prohibition leader notified him he expected to be here on Tuesday, and wished to see the president. Newton arranged an ap. pointment. Tuesday went by and Newton as. sumed that Robins had been dc. tained in New York, and had in. advertentiy failed to notify the White House. On Wednesday how. ever the presidents secretary be. came worried.
 Newton called the Now Yorl City Club, of which the missing man was . member. and learned hs had checked out last saturday. The secret service then was called. Tn tho mall box at the Dodge Hotel gre letters that are beinl held for the prohibition leader. Hs usually stayed there when at tn, national capital. ] At the New York City Club h'
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Eve Witnesses Tell of Horrors

(Continued from Page 1.) of them was dead. He was all torn to pieces, but we carried him in anyhow"
 Teddy Moreau had planned to take the Conservation" to Rikers Island this morning, but missed the boat by about a minute.
 T heard the sound" he said later. "Then it looked like the whole deck just went up in the air. Men flew through the air and smacked down on the river. Some of them fell near the dock. went to help pull them in. When l looked up again the boat was gone"
 "The boat was torn in two and the center was fiery ball." he said. II saw debris and bodies flying through the air. In a min ute the water was churning with survivors fighting to keep to the surface and pieces of wreckagc.
 One body flying through the air travelled 500 feet, turning over ana over, and struck against the sev- enth floor window of the New York Edison building. It dropped into the street. I saw another body sommersault and land on the roof of the ferry house. Still another fell on the roof of the dock"
 SIOcum Disaster
 New York, September - UP) - One of the worst marine disas- ters in istory occurred June l5 1904, almost at the same spot where the Observation blew up to- day.
 The excursion steamers, General Slocum. heavily loaded with wO- me nand children on picnic of S! Marks Lutheran church, took fire In the East River off 135th street Hundreds were rescued, but more than 1000 were burned to death or drowned.
 The dread cry of fire" on the doomed boat was followed by an explosion, and panic broke out among the passengers, damned on the boat from stem to stern. The captain. William Van Schaick. in- stead of bleaching flames drove the helpless passengers into a tightly wedged mass at the stern. There were not enogh life preservers and the passengers fought with one another like animals.
 The captain was subsequently convicted and sent to prison.
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CLERK PREPARES FOR SHORT CALENDAR
RUM RUNNERS OF FLORIDA MIGHT
 BE IMPLICATED
Col and Mrs Robins Were
 Down There During Re-
 cent Campaign Against BOOtIeggers and Others

Brooksville, Fla, Sept 9-(U. P.) Three violent deaths involving law enforcement officials have been recorded within recent months here where, Colonel and Mrs Raymond Robins aided a primary election campaign that busted sheriff and county judge.
 This community learned to-day, with surprise, that friends of the Colonel believed he might have been kidnaped or murdered by rum runners or liquor racketeers of tended by his campaign in this community.
 The Robins were expected to ar- rive here to-day or tomorrow. Word that the Colonel was miss ing was received in a telephone message to F. 5. Coogler, his asso- ciate and adviser here.
 "They are republicans" Coog- Ter said, "and their views on pro- hibition are mine. Their views are influential, but they took no active speaking part in the campaign. Mrs Robins did make known her opposition to the administra- ton, and nomination of the new democratic county judge and sher- if followed. Nomination is about the same as election here.
 The county. Hernando, has been ridden by rum runners and boot leggers who nested in the maze of inlets and islands along the coast line. They have defied federal authorities, and alarmed local of- fcials.
 None of the law enforcement of- fcials, however, believed Colonel Robins disappearance could be charged to the liquor interests in this country.
 The newly elected sheriff is Neil F. Law. The new county judge will be Edward s. Mckinzie. The sheriff, the Robins helped oust, is w. D. Cobb. He has served since the World War. He has been accused of two killings. but no true bills were returned against him. The strange series of killings had this sequence, according to States Attorney Mamie Scof1eld: J. c. Rogers, brother in law of Coogler, was shot to death by Sheriff Cobb when Cobb said, he pTOteSteO SeENlCc OI dIl OIucI hCcp- ing him away from his own wife. The killing was in self defense, Cobb said.
 Later Cobb shot and killed J. W. Springstead, also in self defense, he said.
 The third shooting victim was City Attorney Smithson, myster- iously assassinated on the streets of this town. That killing still is a mystery.
 "Colonel Robins pleaded for law enforcement here right after Smithson was kllled", Coogler said. "That was his only active speaking part in the campaign"
 Tampa prohibition officials, how ever, said Robins had given them several valuable tips. They doubt cd if Florida bootleggers had harmed him. however.
 Law, the sheriff elect, said "he has only been here Q short time. I knew he was for me, but he never spoke for me. Being republican he could vote in our primary. I ran on a law enforcement plat form"
 Threats however, had been re- ceived here by Robins because he was outspoken against what he called lax enforcement. These led in part, it was said, to his action giving his handsome estate here o the government with the provision that he and Mrs Robins occupy 1t until their death.
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governorship local support will bt behind the ticket nominated" - such was the gist of statement delivered to-day by Town Chair man John H. Crary. Feeling against the "new guard" factior which succeeded in excluding Wa terbury from the state ticket was bitter here to-day but Town Char man Crary spoke in favor of har' mony in spite of this attitude or the part of the general run of tho local electorate.
 Efforts to-day to locate Mayor Hayes were of no avail. He was re- ported as being "out of town.
 Although the morning papers oI the state to-day failed to ascertain the makeup of the entire ticket the Democrat was in possession O. the entire slate. The early reports only carried information as to tho various candidates for the statf major offices.
 However, the list of electors wa! not announced. Connecticut ha: eight electors this year and tht Italians of the state are represent ed in the list. The electors nomin ated are as follows: Rollin U. Tyl' CT of Haddam, eX-Mayor Josepi Lawlor of West Hartford, Mayor Edward T. Buckingham of Bridge port. Thomas Jefferson Smith ol New Britain, Fish and Game Com missioner Thomas M. Beck of VII ton, Dr E. J. Satti of New London Ckarles/G. Morris of Newtown anc Mrs Louise Duffy of West Hart ford.
 Waterbury was greatly upset to- day over the failure of the state convention to recognize Controller Leary as the logical candidate foI lieutenant The address to the state convention yesterday afternoon by Executive Secretary Kenneth Wynne on behalf of the governor in which he inferred and declared that certain element. were against Controller Leary brought harsh criticism against tho Now Haven man yesterday and many attacks here to-day.
 Controller Leary's stand in the interest of harmony as issued hero to-day was believed to be of great strength to him.
 On the other hand, local re- publicans rejoiced in the action of the state convention in eliminat- inn Waterbury from a place on the state ticket. Controller Leary withdrew as a candidate for lieu tenant -governorship yesterday af- ternoon after a conference between the new guard and the old guard leaders at which it was plainly de- clared that Governor Wilbur L. Cross would withdraw if Control Ter Leary was nominated. The gov. ernor's stand was severely attacked throughout Waterbury to-day.
 However, Controller Leary and Chairman Crary said to-day that they would stay behind Governor Cross and his running mates. The republicans in Waterbury, though felt to-day that the elimination of Waterbury representation on the ticket would be of much help to Congressman F. w. Goss of this
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Cremate Body
 Of The Suicide Bern
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fore today to enforce his silence.
 Please don't ask me what these complications are," he said.. Let's just say that when they are strengthened out will tell all"
 A report that more than one woman figured in the life of Bern before his marriage brought an emphatic denial from Miss Irene Harrison, his secretary, today.
 The woman who was his business confidant, who admitted she made out the checks which supported another woman before his mar riage, declared she "knew this to be true."
 Current reports that Bern was associated with two or more wo- men are wrong" she declared. My position with MT Bern prevents my saying more than this, but know 1t to be true"
 The secretary refused to disclose the name of the lone woman" and said she did not know where she is at present.
 "It has been quite some time since I sent her check, and l have no notion where she can be found," Miss Harrison concluded. The reports of Q woman in Bern's life were verified by his brother, Henry, who said she had become "deranged" and was sup ported in an asylum. A woman was said to have lived in the Hotel Algonquin, New York, as Mrs Paul Bern" and to have received checks from the motion picture executive.
 Bern was reported to have pro- yided for one wife" in will. and for "another" with insurance poll cies. These reports came from an eastern attorney and insurance company official.
 The New York "woman of mys- tery" was described as a blonde, retiring, beautiful woman, gor-- geous red-head."
 Ralph Blum, attorney for Henry Bern, made the following state | ment:
 "We'n be able to announce some thing definite concerning Bern's previous marital status within "A hours. We are beginning now to
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left the hotel as his forwarding ad- dress, indicating that he had no other plans but to come to Wash ington and sec the president. En route he vanished.
 Secretary Newton declined to say if the White House had called de- partment of justice agents into the case. but did remark "it seems to me that if kidnapping or any other serious charges are made. the de- partment of justice operatives cer- tainiy will be on the job"
 It was known the department got the search under way. notified New York police authorities. and asked for a search of Manhattan hospitals and morgues.
 Secret Service Chief Morgan said that friends of the missing man were cooperating with him land dclng everything they can to And Mir Robins"
 Assistance of the sorvIce was asked "by friends of MT Rob'ns' he said.
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investigate the reports of the attor- ney in the east and the insurance man that Paul Bern had provided for women said to have been his wives"
 As the mystery of Bern's life and romances began to unfold, author ities made one final effort to dis cover why he chose death to life with his young bride. But after his friends and servants, policemen and doctors had testified for two hours, a coroner's jury decided the motive was undetermined"
 They dissected the gentle Paul Bern body and soul in the hear ing; they tried to analyze his inner most thoughts and the signifi- canoe of his every action, but it remained for an autopsy surgeon, Dr Frank Webb, to advance indi- rectly a possible explanation.
 His AZ years and his charm, Paul Bern was a mental giant and a physical stripling. It was deduced from pr Webb's low-spoken de- scription of his physical makeup. Nile was handicapped and possibly unftted for marriage.
 But his love for the voluptuous Jean Harlow overcame his fears until after the wedding. Friends said their relationship was pla- tonic. ae
 Then. he may have begun to brood and blame himself for in- voiving himself in such marriage. Neurosis, melancholia, and lab ject humiliation" forced him final ly to take & revolver in his hand and sent a bullet crashing through his brain.
 Whether this surmise is correct rests with the widow, who was too | i'll to attend the inquest. Reports were rife in Hollywood that his past life, involving the wo- men said to have been a part of 1t, may have played 8 part in his determination to kill himself. The funeral services today will be private, it was announced. A few relatives and. friends will at- tend, to hear a eulogy read by Con- rad Nagel screen actor. and per haps a prayer by man.of God in the Jewish faith, which was Bern's Some of those who attend the funeral will garb themselves in evening attire, and attend the world premiere of "Rain," an event of the week in the film capital which has been overshadowed by the Bern tragedy.
 Metro . Goldwyn Mayer studios announced that the picture featur' ing Miss Harlow will continue, with scenes not requiring her presence being filmed until she is able tt go before the camera.
 The Other Woman
 Los Angeles. Sept Q. (UP)--Tht Los Angeles Examiner said to-day that Miss D. Millette." believed to be the woman who for year. was known as Mrs Paul Bern was registered Tn q San Francisco hotel the datc the motion picture executive killed himself.
 Tho newspaper said that thu woman received . check froH Bern's account at . San Francisct address, and was believed to have been in touch with Bern or hii Representatives only a few days be- fore he killed himself In his rus tic canyon home. .
 She arrived May [. and register cd ns Miss D. MlIlette, New Yori city. She disappeared from thu hotel the day after news Of Bern'i tragic death was flashed through out the world.
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 After the governor had forced his slate upon the convention by a dramatic threat of refusal to run, there was steady parade of "old guards" toward the exits. They left in bitter mood, hooting and jereing at Executive Secretary Ken meth Wynne of New Haven. through whom the governor had engineered his defeat of the "old guard" The governor delivered his acceptance speech to steadily dwindiing hall of delegates.
 Especially offended were the Waterbury delegates, who had come from that longtime demo- cratic center determined to have their city controller, Daniel J. Leary, on the ticket as candidate for lieutenant governor. They re- turned home last night bristlinG at the thought that Governor Cross had refused to allow himself to be nominated until he was sure Leary would not be his running mate.
 After their mayor, Frank Hayes, had reluctantly announced with tirawal of Leary "in the interest of harmony" they had heard Wynne declare of Waterbury:
 ". but sometimes think that the charge might be sustained that is implied in it's popular name the Brass City"
 Chairman Robert P. Butler all most shatetred the big wooden mal- let which he had borrowed from the chef of the Hotel Griswold :n an effort to bring order as Wynnc was the target of boos and abuse.
 The convention can be regarded in no other way except as an ut ter rout of the "old guard" which ruled the spring convention to nominate delegates to the natoinal conventoin.
 The "old guard" had come to convention prepared to fight for three places on the slate-Mayor Francis T. Maloney of Merlden for senator. Alfred N. Phillips. Jr. of Stamford for large and Leery for nt-governor.
 Tho faction gained a hollow vIc- tory when Maloney withdrew in fnvor of Congressman Augustine LonerRaD and Lonergan was elect cd over the "new guard" candidate, Professor Harry Morgan Ayres of WcstpOrt. by vote of 4st to 372. For some unknown reason. Phillips wns not even nominated. and VII llnm NJ. citron. new guard" was chosen 10 run for congress. Then came i,ie governors stroke of strn- teRy and "Dew guards" went Into the remninivR placcs-Thomas E. iieweS for lieutenant. governor. Al. ton r. Miner for secretary 0f state, |. Don ijitROod for treasurer md l, Clifford Meany for comptroller.
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First Session Scheduled Friday;
 Brown On Bench
Motions to Be Heard Must Reach Clerks Office Not Later Than Monday Afternoon Criminal Docket to Be Heard on September 20

short calendar session here next week.
 This will mark Judge Browns first appearance in Waterbury in 8 number of years. Attorney George H. Freeman. clerk of the local court, Miss Lillian M. Judd. assistant clerk and Miss Agnes Wood, office stenographer, are pre- pairing the docket for presentation next Friday. They are also work ing on the criminal docket which will be heard on the goth.
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More than 30 injured were in Lincoln hospital, near the scene, and at Fordham and Harlem hos pitals
 Narrowing scenes occurred at the 135th street ferry terminal when the bodies were recovered from the river and laid out in rows for Identification. Weeping wives and mothers, who had seen their men depart few hours earlier. glad to have days work on a prison construction job on Riker's Island, hastened to the pier to look for their dead.
 Several collapsed as they identi- fled bodies. As each was identified, tag was wired to the wrist. Some of the bodies were mutilated al- most beyond Identification.
 The terrific explosion, which lit- erally ripped the steamer to bits, occurred just as the boat was leav- ing the pier to carry the laborers to their jobs on Rikee's Island, a city penal colony. It was almost at the same spot where the steamer General Slocum caught fire in 1904, with a loss of 1,021 or more lives.
 Witnesses said the boat seemed to be lifted out of the water by the explosion. The decks shot up in the air and bodies of living and dead were strewn over the river.
 Police fire boats, ferries, coast guard vessels and smaller craft quickly gathered to aid in the res- cue work. The first arrivals picked up many injured men. Later grap- bling hooks were used to seek bodies on the bottom. Although a swift tide was carrying them down toward the sea.
 The East River is actually tidal inlet coming in from Long Island Sound at Hell Gate and joining the Hudson at the lower end of Man. hattan Island. It has treacherous currents and rocks.
 The wreck of the Observation sank immediately after the explo- sion, and only the scattered sur vivors and bits of debris marked the spot.
 The Observation was an old boat, built in Brooklyn in 1888 and had been used as an excursion steamer, operating between the Battery and the Rockaways on Long Island. Three years ago she was turned into ferry to carry workers to the shipyards at Kearney, N. J.
 "She was sunk year ago but was raised and reconditioned. Of- f1cials of the P. J. Carlin company. which is building the new peni- tentiary on Riker's Island, issued
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All lawyers with cases pending on the docket of the local superior court have been notified that mo- tIons they desire to be heard on the first short calendar session of the court next Friday have to be in the clerks office not later than this Monday at 2 o'clock. Judge Allyn L. Brown, of Norwich, senior member of the superior court bench will preside for the first
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nominated. from lieutenant-gover-

nominated, from lieutenant-gover- nor down to comptroller.
 Nominations for governor are again in order"
 Wynne offered the governors name and 1t was accepted without dissent.
 Governor Cross strolled before the delegates. m innocuous appear ing figure, appie-cheeked and be- spectncled. From his pocket he drew a bulky manuscript.
 ft was his speech Of acceptance written in the confidence he would have his way.
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MAYOR DANG CANNIyALs

FhIIhdeIphIn, tUFJ-Htreet rnf. nivnls hnve been banned in Phiia. delphia by Mayor l. Hampton Moore on the grounds they take funds from the city.
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Father Philip Degnon, pas. tor of St Luke's church in the Bronx, told the United Press he had administered the last sacraments to 50 victims in Lincoln hospital. Several died while he was anointing them and he estimated that, 30 of the others would die. He be. lieved the total casualties would reach 60.
 The injured totaled more than 125. Lincoln hospital had A cases in bed, some of them dying, and treated 75 others for less serious in- juries.
 A fleet of boats and sea- planes assembled at the scene of the disaster to hunt for bodies. Police and fireboats formed a cordon while res cuers grappled for dead.
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CUILDREN ARE ATTENDANTS

NciiisviiIe, Wis. (UP)--Drides. maid and best man at the wedding of Nicholas 0angler and Mrs Mn- mic Collins were Lillian oangier and John Collins, daughter and son of the marrying couple.
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Will Old Guard
 Be Generous

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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-27
Oils from Ignite
Good for Bakelite

Dickinson. N. D.. Jan. 27.-P)-Aft-
er thorough research conducted by
Heinrich Prehn, Naumburg. Germany.
an internationally recognized bakelite
authority, discovery has been made
that a high-grade bakelite can be
manufactured from oils extracted
from Ignite coal at the Lehigh Bri-
quoting company, it was announced
by K. A. LOven, manager OF the plant.
Several samples of bakelite have
been received here which were made
from Lehigh oils sent to the German
expert.
OF great interest. Loven said. is the
discovery that these oils contain IS
per cent of phenols. the base from
which bakelite is made, and that coal
tar oil, at present commonly used in
the manufacture of the product. con-
tainS but 3 per cent phenols.
Manufacture Of the bakelite leaves
IS per cent of the oils to be used for
the manufacture of other products,
such as disinfectants and WAX From
every ton of briquets, Loven stated,
40 pounds Of bakelite having market
value of so cents per pound, can be
made.
Lehigh officials are at present lay
ing plans to obtain financial backing
for erection of a bakelite plant here
which would be capable OF producing
5000 pounds of the material during
each eight-hour shift.