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The Washington times., 1934-10-19
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the police skill Of Melvin Purvis
Omitted States Department Of Jus
tice ace who hunted John Dillin
ger to his death.
For the second time, Robinson,
youthful crack-pot kidnaper, sue
ceeded, at least temporarily, in
evading the fine,spun net spread
out by Federal agents, in charge
Of Mr.. PurviS.
The Government Investigators,
aided by State police, combed
Ohio, where the former college
student was seen at Springfield.
Town Is COmbed
A report that a youth, looking
Sleepless and nervous, had been
seen in a restaurant at Russell.
vile, Ohio, caused a heavy detail
of armed agents to descend on the
town.
Rich.get poor in the possession
of tell-tale notes of the $4,000
ransom he collected, Robinson
was believed to be hungry, des-
perate and haggard.
For three days, since he fled
after releasing Mrs. Stoll, Robin
son has been but stones throw
ahead of the Federal agents on
his trail.
The fugitive was thought to be
driving a coupe with an Indiana
licence plate. The machine which
he used in kidnapping the wealthy
Louisville woman, and in which
he escaped was found abandoned
in Springfield, Ohio. Three wit
nesses identified him as having
been in the latter city.
Every automobile was being
searched in Southeastern Ohio
and all reads were patrolled.
Ready to Fight
The SearcherS were warned to
expect a battle. as Robinson IS
armed. His past history, a record
Of arrests for burglary and violent
attacks in Nashville, with COM
mitment to an insane asylum, sug-
gested he would fight it out if
cornered.
Mean while, Mrs. Frances
Robinson, wife of the hunted kid
naper, remained in jail here
charged with being an accom-
plice.
Her father-in.law, Thomas H.
Robinson, ST., under similar
charge in Nashville, Tenn, was
free when he put up a $4,000
bond.
Mrs. Robinson, in a highly
hysterical condition, declared she
was being made the goat" in
the crime and that she had de-
hvered the ransom money to her
husband under an arrangement
with Federal agents.
However, Federal authorities de-
MED that Mrs. Robinson had been
acting under their instructions.
Edward j. Connolly, Department
Of Justice agent, said:
The woman did not come in
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Robinson Believed Near
Capture, Agents Say

SPRINGFIELD, O., Oct. -
Q.N.SO.-Now believed afoot, the
fugitive Thomas H. Robinson. jr.
accused kidnaper of Mrs. Alice
Speed Stoll, fled before the com
bined forces of the law today, just
one jump ahead Of Federal
authorities.
His trail definitely picked up
here with the recovery of the cal
used in the kidnapping and the
finding of one of the Stoll ran
som bills, the hunt for the tormel
college student suddenly swerved
toward the Kentucky-Ohio border
along the Ohio River after youth
answering his description was re-
ported at Russelville, Ohio.
Agent Goes to Town
Melvin H. PurviS, head Of the
Chicago bureau of the Depart
ment of Justice who rushed here
late yesterday, was reported
heading toward Russellville.
According to information given
authorities here, the youth stopped
in a restaurant at Russell
Vile and purchased a sandwich
He departed hurriedly in the
direction of Cincinnati, accord
ing to the proprietor of the
store, after he heard a radio
announcer telling of the wide
spread hunt for Robinson.
Although most authorities be-
lieved Robinson escaped the fine
tooth dragnet which was spread
for him within a few hours after
the kidnap car was found here,
State and local police still were
securing the area around Spring
field.
Police Chief George Adele
warned officers engaged in the
that Robinson probably
was armed. He pointed out that
an unfired clip of cartridges for
a As caliber automatic was found
in the kidnap automobile and
expressed belief that the
fugitive would fight if cornered.
Motorists Aid Asked
Police broadcast an appeal
throughout the State for motorists
to watch for a "hitch-hiker" who
might resemble Robinson. Robin
son was reported in Springfield
as late as 8 p. m. yesterday, but
authorities agreed that the woman
who reported seeing him might
have been mistaken.
However, it was definitely
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to contact with Federal agents
until she was arrested. We did
not confer with her and she was
not acting under our instruc-
tionS."
Glen w. Higgins, attorney for
Mrs. Robinson, said the prisoner
did not know her husband was the
kidnaper until he telephoned her
from Indianapolis while she was
in Nashville.
Mr.. Higgins said:
"When she learned about it,
she was as much shocked as
anybody. She was only the mes
senger girl in this case. In other
words, she was the goat"
Mrs. Robinson was put with
another woman prisoner in jail
During the night, the warden
called the jail physician to treat
the prisoner for hySteria.
Mrs. Stoll, on her third day
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Eknown that Robinson was in the
city Tuesday when he rented a
garage and q room from Mrs.
Edna Dearwester, who keeps q
tourist lodging house on the Ma
tional Highway here.
Robinson presented one OF the
S. ransom bills in part payment.
He engaged one room and a
garage for a week but left short
time later without returning.
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} home, was reported almost conn.,
pletely recovered from her six
days Imprisonment.
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AS HUNT SPREADS TO MANY STATES

left in the Stoll residence, plead
ed 'Gnot guilty" to the charge.
His attorney, Montague Ross, said
Robinson would fight removal.
Silent at Hearing
The elder Robinson remained
silent at the hearing. His attor-
ney entered the not guilty plea,
but from District Attorney Gen
eral ]. Carlton Loser, Of Davidson
county, it was learned that Rob-
inSon, after receiving letters from
the 'kidnaper" and Mrs. Stoll,
turned them over to him.
The letter signed 'Kidnaper" in
structed Robinson to give the
$50, 900 ransom money, sent by the
Stoll family, to his daughter.in-
law, Mrs. Thomas H. Robinson,
jr., for delivery.
The attorney general said he
and Robinson gave the letters to
Federal authorities and plans for
the subsequent ranSoming were
then laid and carried out.
Harold Nathan, Sub-chief of the
Department of Justice, in charge
of the case at Louisville, came
here to direct the extortion pro-
ceedings.
BY International News Service
Prosecution plans in connection
with the kidnapping of Mrs. Alice
Speed Stoll, Louisville socialite,
were discussed today at confer
ence between Attorney General
Cummings and former Senator
Frederic N. Sackett, uncle of Mrs.
Stoll, in Washington.
Mr.. Sackett spent an hour with
the Attorney General, and later
conferred with j. Edgar Hoover,
chief Of the Bureau of InveStiga-
ton, who directed the search for
Mrs. Stoll.
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everything. Hall the tl1le
he wouldn't even play and when he did he
tired so quickly.
My husband tried to laugh it off-said it
was because the boy was growing-but
could see that he was worried, too. And
Jack wasn't growing. At least he wasn't
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What A DIFFER

Take the advice of the thousands of m
of energy food! Serve plenty of slo-ba
Give it to the youngsters between mea
delicious and tender by slo-baking.
Remember the name Wonder. Look
for the famous red, yellow and blue
balloon wrapper .. at your grocer's.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-12
In The Local Theaters
STATE

.I,adies should Listen," bub- bling, laugh-packed Continental comedy, featuring Cary Grant, heads the double program at War ners' State to-day, tomorrow and
 Friday.
 The story is one of complicated situations in which a young Parl- sian man-about-town finds himself with an option on nitrate conces- sion on his hands plus one or his many sweethearts who, with her husband, is trying to rob him of the concessions.
 | The telephone operator in his |shotel is also in love with him, anu through the medium of the switch board tries to straighten out his affairs, only to succeed in com plicating them still further until
 happy chance helps to resolve them.
 Frances Drake, one of the most promising of the newer crop of | film players does some very fine work as the telephone operator.
 while the picture is made still Further interesting by Charles Ray who stages his film comeback in the role of doorman. This breezy, intimate comedy
 bears the distinction of being ex- ceptionally. well cast and directed Under the guiding hand of Direc- tor Frank Futile. Edward Everett Horton, Nydia Westman, George
 Barbier, Rosita Moreno, Charles E, Arnt, and Rafael Corio help to
 make, this thoroughly enjoyable film.
 E The companion feature, "Amons
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-12
STRAND

Performances tdday conclude the nancapement. at Warmers Strand itIeater %of "The Girl From Mis- souria and "Elmer And Elsie. To morrow brings Cary Grant. Helen Mack and Genevieve robin III kiss And Make-Up.
 With a decorative background of the most stunning settings eyer brought. to. films, gorgeous gowns and the lissome beauty of the tnir' teen Wampas Baby Stars or 1854 the film tells the story of the ro- mantle misadyentures or hano- some French beauty surgeon who nlarries one of his own creations but has to go to his plain, httle secretary for real love.
 Grant, as the beauty doctor. and Genevieve Tobin, the synthetie Venus, go on Mediterranean honeymoon. When he encounters the effects of his own stringent beauty regulations, Grant wings back to Paris, determined to give up the entire business and take up scientific research. But first he must win back the love of his simple, unadorned little secretary Helen Mack, and the final se- quences of the picture are devoted to this gay. and amusing r9mantie pursuit. .,. The companion feature will bt the s. s. Van Dine mystery thrill. Ter. tsThe Dragon Murder Case with Warren William in the role of Philo Vance and a supporting cast including Eugene Palette Robert McWade, Margaret Lind say and other favorites. The semi final chapter of "The Vanishing Shadows' viii be added. to this program on Friday; and Saturday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-12

The Missing.s boasts an excellent cast, including Richard Cromwell,
 Billie Seward. Henrietta Crosman and Arthur Hohl. Saturday bringS another outstanding progra in
 headlined by little Shirley Temple with Gary Cooper and Carole Lom; bard in ''Now and Forever" sAIso the picture scoop of the year. Canada's famous babies, the Dionne quintuplcts in which pfc, torial day by day. record of thcsr
 lives is presented for the first time on the screen. The attending doe4 tor, nurses, parents are shown ss we'll as scenes in and about the Dionne home and of curse the quintupIets themselves. Manager Julia M. Smith has arranged q splendid surrounding program of short subjects.
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BATTLE SCENES
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{ (Contihued from Page l.lS faced by the rock barages of last night, the graveyard presented a scene of desolation this morning when 150 pickets stormed into it. Guardsmen, who had exchanged their innocent-looking nightsticks of yesterday for guns, had little trouble in driving them out, and there were no reported casualties.
 That the guardsmen Ymeant busi- ness was demonstrated in twofold fashion.
 First, Brigadier- General Herbert statement in which he said that going to take" from riotous strik- CTS.
 Secondly. four machine-guns were set up, one on the roof of tho Sayles company's filtration plant, wrecked by sabotage; another atop the dyehouse commanding the cemetery; and two on the front of the mill.
 Strike <. 5. headquarters sent 10 men, each wearing a white arm band inscribed picket" or simply "P," to the headline. They ex- plained that General Dean had giv- en them permission to go inside the line for, peaceful picketing.
 Guardsmen barred them until General Dean, who was in Provi. dence, could be contacted for con- firmation. ~
 It was decided by national guard officers today that the western lim- it of the "deadline" should be es- stablished at Lonsdale avenue and Liberty strete, thus Keeping strik- CTS, and everyone else not having specific business in the neighbor- hood, 1000 feet from the mill. sg The finishing plant, which strik- CTS have sought unsuccessfully to shut down, continued operating to- day with a day shift of 200 of it's HOO operatives. ss
 While the Saylesville situation remained a veritable powder-keg needing only a spark. to- set it in full flare again, a crisis seemed to be approaching at Bristol, 20 miles southeast of here. There. where strikers have not succeeded in closing the Collins Aikman plant, a small detachment, Of national guardsmen was held at an armory, ready for any emergency.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-12
PALACE

With a powerful story of epic sweep, one, of the strongest casts ever assembled for picture and directed by one of Hohywood's best s.The, World Moves On" the, hrst feature of the double feature pro- gram now current at Polls comes heralded as the love story of cen tury.
 Coming here direct from a two dollar showing at the Criterion theater. New York, it is showing at Polls for it's first world showing at popular prices and 1t is heralded as the picture. that all others VIII have to beat to be awarded the coveted Academy award for this year.
 Critics described this picture as "a notable addition in cinema's s best" magnificent drama, and another labeled 1t "a worthy suc- cessor to 'Cavalcade.'
 ' A strong cast are seen in the leading roles there is Franchot Tone and Madeline Carroll are in the leading romantic roles, then there is Reginald Denny and Raoul lRoulien, the handsome young 1. South American, Dudley Digges, Ivan Simpson and last but never least, sStepin Fetchit.
 { Based on mans struggle for security through the ages, this un- usual film answers the questions that bewildered humanity is asking to day. And in it's telling the film weaves a magic spell oyer the list ner. Ss M stl The second feature on the same program. is a thriller that will prove to all who see 1t that truth is stranger than fiction in great many instances this is a Animation of the book "The Cradle of the Deep" which was written by Joan Lowell, who by the way also por- trays the. title role in the picture, the film title of this book has been changed to "The Adventure Girl' and how. all will wonder how n girl could go through the strug. gles. that this demure actress and author did and still live to tell it there is also a contradiction to the title usually bestowed on women of the weaker sex. as Miss Lowell will convince all that she is not weak and there are great many men that to have undergone half her experiences would have given up.
 Starting Saturday for four days Polls proudly presents Janet Cay nor again co-starred with Lew Ayres.s her sweetheart of .'State Fair" in Servants Entrance" and as usual "a great treat is your with this pair
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PROBE INTO THE
 SHIP TRAGEDY
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 material witness and sent to the federal house of detention. Sub poenas were issned for all mem- bers of the crew. as federal author. ities discovered some of them were planning to leave the city on other vessels of the Ward line.
 Other witnesses who testified be- fore the department of commerce inquiry, directed by, Dickerso1i Hoover. were subpoenaed to appear before the grand jury. The Hoover investigation designed to establish whether there was negligence or .misconduct warranting the revoca- tion of officers' licenses.. The grand jury would proceed with criminal prosecutions if it finds them war ranted.
 Witnesses at yesterdays depart .ment Of commerce hearing were pr Gouverneur Morris Phelps and Mra Phelps of New York, passengers: Eben s. Abbott, chief engineer; Arthur Stamper. third assistant en- gineer: Anthony Rujia, first assist ant engineer. Manuel Garcia, store keeper, and Antonio Georgia, oiler. HighlightsO of Stories
 Highlights Of their testimony in- cluded statements that no: alarm of fire was heard: that in one life boat carrying S2 persons, only two were passengers; that another con- tained 20 crew and one passenger; another ''six or, seven" crew and no to his post of duty in the. engine | vx,1, nr .f F. xryro dfcAAuarnd but left in No lifeboat. Abbott testified that he was re- sponsible for engine room disci- pline, and the operation of the en- zines, fire pumpsland lights, he de- cided 1t was "every man for him. selfo when he learned the extent I of the fire and was told by Warns to leave the ship.
 | The inquiry has brought out that | eight Of the ships 12 lifeb0ats were launched, but although each | had a capacity of 70, none of them was adequately loaded and at least lone had only a handful, mostly crew.
 IA subject to be taken up by the grand fury today will be intima- tions that. there was lack of disci- Epline and footing among thescrew l and that one of the latter was Tshot dead by an officer, .s Martin Conboy, United States at torney, ordered subpoena for
 Lewis Perrine 4th of Pennington IsN.sSJ., a passenger. l Perrine said that. on '.s.Bp deck i he heard;a shot and saw, through "a wall of flames, a seaman lying or l the deck and an officer a few feet ! away with revolver in his hands I He did not believe the officer was Warns, who was on the bridge al all times.
 Captain Warns, interviewed al
 the officers of the Ward Line at. torneys. denied there. had been any | shooting. .., "Honest to God he said. "l
 never fired a shot. I used my I hands"
 "He means" an attorney inter: 1 posed, ''that he would have used his fists had it been necessary, but since there was no insubordination | it was not necessary" \ .No." added Warns, "no insub-
 ordination"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-12
nY nlARR KNIGHr

United Press Sum C0rrespondent) (COpyright 1884, by United Press)
 Paris, Sept. IF (UP) - Prince George of England and Princess Marina of Greece, soon to be married, travel second class be- cause they want to economize and enjoy 1t because they're in love.
 The royal couple paused here today en route to London for their marriage, which will be the most brilliant in England since the we'd ding of the Duke of York, Prince Georges elder brother.
 They arrived from Munich sec ond class. The princess, in an in- terview with the United Press, ex- plained with a laugh that they must economize now that they are to set up housekeeping.
 Prince George left for London in the private airplane of his brother. the Prince of Wales. after a brief stay, while the princess will remain a few days to shop.
 Both spoke glowingly of love, mutual happiness and future plans.
 q knew people in love were happy but I never knew how hap py they could be until now" the princess said eagerly. eff it didn't sound silly, I would say the same thing that I suppose every engaged girl says-I am the happiest girl
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It was pointed out that martial law would not apply to the entire town of Saylesville, but only to an area about mile and half long and a mile wide, the center of which is the Sayles finishing plant.
 Shoot to Kill Are Orders
 Around this area the guards men, who had exchanged their nightsticks for guns-with orders to shoot to kill' if necessary in self-defense-form an impentra- ble cordon.
 Objective of the strikers has been to force the closing of the finishing plant, none of whose H. % employees has walked out. The management has declared 1t will continue operations, and 200 work CTS went on the day shift, un- molested, this morning.
 Authorities predicted that with today's national guard reenforce- ments and the proclamation or martial law there would be no fur- ther serious disturbances here. But it was feared the. strikers, many of them from Massachusetts, would merely switch their activi- ties to some other community. 4
 Scenes of Wild Disorder
 Scenes of widest disorder oc- cured throughout the night as strikers bent on Sabotage repeat edly stormed the plant.
 Mill gates were seized and torn down. A company gate house was pushed over Two unsuccessful attempts were made to fire the mill. =,
 Authorities were harried by Guerilla warefare as rowing ban dits of pickets slunk through the lines at scattered points under cov- CT of darkness. ~4
 All street lights were extingush- ed with rocks and motorists were forced to shut off headlights.
 A young courier from the ofhce of Governor Theodore Francis Green, who had ordered the Ma tional guardsmen to Saylesville was stoned when he arrived In an automobile with headlights gleam- inc.
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Martial LawM The
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1 were used by guardsmen, to re- pulse the strike army, estimated at one time to comprise at least 4,000. s's
 Barricaded in Homes & At adjacent Central Falls, ter rorized residents barricaded. them selves in their homes as the bat tie ragged back and forth along Lonsdale avenue. Windows in homes and stores were shattered and streets were filtered with rocks clubs and broken glass. i Making a Hast stand" of the i night, 300 strikers moved into Mo- shassuck cemetery and, hiding be- hind tombstones, directed a rock barrage at guardsmen.
 The guardsmen retaliated with 1 stones but it was difficult to find target. Finally they restored to tear gas bombs but soon after ward the entrenched strikers snatched an unguarded box of gas bombs and began giving the miA- tiamen as good as they sent. But the wind was against the strikers and the gas boomeranged. Graveyard Is Cleared It was several hours before au- l thorities succeeded in clearing the graveyard of strikers.
 A 73-year-old woman, Mrs Leona Dussard of Pawtucket, was one of the five strike sympathiZers shot in the legs by Deputy Sheriffs yes- terday afternoon. Others wound- red were Wilfred Plante, .22,. rand | Wilfred Glenn, 32, both of Gen. tral Falls; Ernest Le Gendre, 2S, of Pawtucket, and an unidentified woman who refused medical treat ment.
 Brigadier-General Herbert R. Dean, commanding the national guard, today issued a warning that his men have taken all they are going to take" from riotous strik- CTS.
 His statement was issued just after national guardsmen had fired a volIey over the heads of score of strike sympathizers to drive them out of a cemetery. Eight, including one woman, were arrest ed.
 My men have taken an awful thrashing for 14 hours," General Dean said. "They have been fine under the conditions but from now on these risks are not to be toll erated. They have taken all they are going to take. They went out this morning to shoot if their com mands are not ,obeyed." Two Conn. Cities Guarded
 Putnam, Conn, Sept. 12-UP) Two Connecticut strike areas were under guard of the state militia today and machine gun company was mobilized, ready for immediate call, to put down dis turbances in two important strike l centers.
 Mills at Putnam and Danielson were patrolled by troops. A dis | Corticelli company resulted in two here last night.
 Reports anticipated trouble while | truckmen were. attempting to un- load freight resulted in the send ing of troops to Connecticut's sec I ond important center for the sec ond time within two days. Tickets however, who jeered and catcalled were orderly and there was nc occasion for interferece by the militia.
 \ Additional troops were being held at Hartford, prepared to en- ter the strike area should the oc- casion arrive.
 Demands of pickets that the Belding Mill be closed resulted 1T the second call for troops. Com panies held at Hartford armor! were hurried here by motors and took charge of the situation with. out interference. Jcered the GuaFtismen Tickets, resenting the presenct if militiamen, jeered the guards men but withdrew to a respectable