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VOLUME 2—NUMBER 114
DID ROBINSON KIDNAP MRS. STOLL?
BORAH’S CHANCES
IN OHIO HANG ON
VOTE OF FARMERS
RAIN TODAY WILL PROVE
BOON TO IDAHOAN’S
PRIMARY HOPES
COLUMBUS. Oho. May 12 (TP)—
Friends of the Eorah-for-president
are hoping for rain The more driz
zling and miserable the weather
they think, the better chance Sen
ator William E. Borah has to clincl
victories in today's • Buckeye state
primaries •
Borah is pinning his Ohio prmarj
hopes on the farm vote. A wet day
unsuitable for spring ploughing,
would bring farm voters into town
to cast primary ballots they might
forego in favor of the annual sprin.
rush of farm work.
Taft, “Favorite Son”
The Idaho senator’s supporters
think a turnout of the farm elec
torate will give Borah at least 20 oi
Ohio’s 44 district delegates. His op
ponent, Robert A. Taft, is confident
that the state Republican organiza
tion ticket will sweep the field. Taft
is the "favorite son” candidate ad
vanced by the regular state G.O.P.
party, headed by former Postmastei
General Walter F. Brown and State
Central Committee Chairman Schorr
Today’s Ohio results may give the
G.O.P. a clear idea of tha power
Borah will be able to use at th
Cleveland convention. If the Idahc
senator suffers crushing defeat, hi*
political opponents say, Borah s ambi
tion of being a central figure at th
Cleteland convention will go glim
mering.
In the Democratic preferential
primary, President Roosevelt is op
posed by Col. Henry Beckenridge of
New York. A Roosevelt landsliae is
virtually conceded.
West Virginia Votes
West Virginia, eco, is sending vot
ers to the polls—*>ut the struggle
there is pitched mainly betwen stat<
factions Borah and Roosevelt sup
porters made active campaignings
Their opponents, Leo Chassee, Mil
waukee Republican, and Joseph Cour
tremarsh. New England Democrat,
made no effort to stump the state
Senator Rush Holt backing Ralph
Hiner for Neely’s seat. There is an
other war on betwen five candidate:
lor governor.
The Democratic chi«f, Jim Farley
went to Devil’s Lake, N. D., to open
the party’s fcsate convention. Farley’t
speech before Democrat convention
ers today is expected to be his fina'
bid for the farm states where the
leading Republican presidential as
pirant, Goy. Alfred Landon of Kan
sas, is believed to have his greatest
strength.
STRIKE STUDENTS
REMAIN ADAMANT
LOYALTY PLEA FAILS TO
MOVE STUDENTS IN NA
PERVILLE, ILL.
NAPERRVILLE, 111., May 12 (TP)
—A plea for school loyalty failed to
day to break the student strike of
North Central College.
Student leaders called the walkout
in protest against the removal of
student secretary Wilbur Nolte, by
college officials! More than 100 stu
dents rioted in the classrooms and
marched through the streets of
Naperville, pausing only for occasion
al pep talks.
The president of North Central, Dr.
Edward Rail, called a meeting of fac
ulty members and strikers. He urged
the students to be loyal to their alma
mater. But the strikers flatly turned
down the plea as an unsatisfactory
answer to their demands.
Student leaders declared the strike
will go indefinitely until secretary
Nolte is reinstated.
SEEK THREE BOYS
ADRIFT ON RAFT
HOUSTON, Texas, May 12 (TP). —
Rescue parties are searching today
for three boys who sailed down the
swollen Trinity river on a homemade
raft.
The missing boys are Thomas Park
er, George Herrington and James
Etheridge. Their parents said the
boys set out on a raft yesterday to
‘‘look for adventure.” Shortly after
they left heavy cloudbursts caused
the river to rise almost to flood stage.
Searchers said the river levels are
dropping today. They expressed hopes
that the boys are marooned on some
small river island.
HOT SKULLS!
DETROIT, Mich., May 12 (TP).
Judge Thomas Cotter thumbs his
law books today hunting a sen
tence for a man who stole three
human skulls.
When he finds what he consid
ers the proper punishment, he will
Land it to Frank Murray.
Murray was found guilty of stal
ing a suitcase belonging to Dr. Ed
gar Poos of Philadelphia. The
satchel contained three skulls that
Dr. Poos brought to Detroit to use
in a lecture.
Judge Cotter ordered Murray
held until he decides on a proper
sen*“"cr
limes
WHAT, NO CONDIMENTS!
FINDLAY, 111., May 12 (TP)
F. J. Hess bought a goat, He was
worried about what to feed it.
“Don’t worry about that,” said
the owner of the goat. “He’ll eat
practically anything.”
He was right.
This morning, Hess found the
goat had eaten three tires off his
automobile.
AIRPLANE MAKER
ASKS $90,000,000
DAMAGES IN SUIT
MARTIN CHARGES ASSOCI
ATION WITH MONOPOLY
ATTEMPT
NEW YORK, May 12 (TP)—Th.
airplane manufacturer and builder,
James V. Martin, filed a $90,000,000
anti-trust suit today against the
Manufacturers’ Aircraft Associatior
and their affiliates; 127 defendants
are named in the suit filed by At
tomey David Podell in U. S. district
court for the southern district o
New York.
Plaintiff Martin is a former navj
man, and was employed for some
time in the engineering departmen
of the army air force. He chargee
specifically that the defendants "con
spired to monopolize the aircraft in
dustry," and than some of them were
involved In the incendiary sabotage
of a special bomber that he built anc
delivered to McCook field, Dayton, O.
some 16 years ago. Martins attorneys
charge that this claim is borne out
by a report from H. L. Scaife, forme
agent for the department of justice
Martins attorneys charge that
many aircraft companies and many
airlines have been enjoying the fruit/
of His designs and inventions, while
the plaintff has been tryng for 13
years to collect adjustment throug'
the court of claims. The U. S. mar
shal is serving the writs for the anti
trust suit on the defendants today.
RUXTONHANGED
FOR MURDER OF
WIFE AND MAID
DOCTOR GOES TO GALLOWS
ENGLAND FOR BRUTAL
~ SLAYING OF TWO
MANCHESTER, England, May 12
(TP). —Dr. Buck Ruxton, was hanged
today for the murder of his wife and
their children’s nursemaid.
Ruxton went to the gallows despite
the vigorous campaign against his ex
ecution by Mrs. Violet van der Elst,
who opposes capital punishment. The
wealthy London woman drove to
Strangeways jail in her limousine,
harangued the crowd, prayed loudly
and demanded that the men in the
crowd take their hats off. One or
two did take them off. The others
joinc 1 most of the women in jeer
ing.
Mrs. Van Elst was hustled off to
court to answer a charge of "behav
ing in a manner whereby a break of
the peace might have folowed.”
Dr. Ruxton, who was really an In
dian, a naturalized Briton, killed
Mrs. Isabella Ruxton and the maid,
Jane Rogerson.
Scotland yard tracked Ruxton
down in true detective-story fashion.
ROOSEVELTCASH
GIVEN TO STATE
ALLEN, GEORGIA MANAG
ER, DEPOSITS PRIMARY
FEE OF SIO,OOO
ATLANTA, May 12 (TP)—Presi
dent Roosevelts Georgia campaigi
manager, Marion Allen, walked intc
the office of Georgia’s secretary of
state today. There he plunked down
a cool SIO,OOO and entered the
name of the president in the presi
dential primaries for early in June.
Thus far, President Roosevelt’s
name is the only one entered in the
Democratic primaries. If no otherr
enter, the SIO,OOO filing fee set by
Roosevelt opponents In Georgia, ]ec’
by Governor Talmadge, will be re
turned. The sum was voluntarily con
tributed by Roosevelt supporters
throughout the state.
(Special to The Daily Times)
ATLANTA, May 12.—President
Roosevelt’s name was officially enter
ed in the June 3, Georgia Democratic
presidential primary today when Ma
rion Allen, the chief executive’s cam
paign manager in the state, turned
over to Hugh Howell, chairman of
the State Democratic executve, a cer
tified check for SIO,OOO and a letter
from Roosevelt asking that his name
be placed on the ballot. Allen was
accompanied by Judge A. B. Lowett.
of Savannah, and Frank Scarlett, of
Brunswick, when he visited Howell’s
office to enter the president.
Howell said today no other candi
dates had qualified for the primary,
but refused to say whether Governor
Talmadge, arch enemy of the New
Deal, would enter.
The entry list closes Saturday at
noon, and since no announcement has
been made by Governor Talmadge, it
was considered unlikely here today
that he would oppose the president
in the primary vote.
If there are no other candidates,
regulations of the primary call for re
turning the SIO,OOO paid by Roose
velt.
Allen was forced to wait in How
ell's jffice for more than an hour be
fore turning over the money. How
ell was said to be out of the office on
other business.
Caesar’s Roman Empire—and II Duce’s
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Ihe shaded portions of the map at the left show the Roman Empire in its Caesars? In the background of Ancient Rome is the mighty Caesar,
heyday, when the Caesars were riding high in the saddle. In the map at whose sword forged the empire. The steel-helmeted Mussolini, whose aim
the right the present empire of Italy is shown in black. Has D Duce is to be the prototype of the ancient heroes, is the shadow of the
dreams of conquest- which will restore the power and might of the new Italy. (Centrml Prest)
ENGLAND RECOGNIZES ETHIOPIA
AS SOVEREIGN STATE; ITALIAN
DELEGATION LEAVES FOR HOME
‘VON HINDENBURG’ ROARS OVER
ATLANTIC BOUND HOME; IS LAST
SEEN FROM TIP OF NOVA SCOTIA
CAPE CANSO, May 12 (TP) —The
Zeppelin “Von Hindenburg" passed
the northern tip of Nova Scotia this
morning on her return flight to Ger
many. At 8:15 a.m., E. D. T., Mac
kay radio reported that the Hinden
burg was off Cape Canso, Nova
Scotia. The airship is now some 75C
milts northeast of New York with her
throttles nearly wide open and her
powerful motors roaring steadily, th-
Zeppelin “Hindenburg" is racing ast
ward over the Atlantaic today
The huge airship cast off from its
Lakehurst, New Jersey, terminal at
11:27 o'clock last night, eastern day
light time. Aboard the dirigible were
JAPANESE CHIEF
HITS AT RUSSIA
SAYS HEAVY ARMAMENTS
IN FAR EAST AGGRES
SIVE ACTS
TOKIO, May 12 (TP) —Japanese
War Minister Terauchi waded into
Russia with both fists flying today in
a report to the diet. He said
he considers the„ieavy Soviet arma
ments in the far east in the light of
aggressive acts.
Terauchi painted a menacing pic
ture of the situation along the Man
chukuo-Soviet borders. Russia, he said,
is building impregnable forts along
the frontier. Then he added that
more than 00,000 Soviet troops are
massed for action in the area. He
said that Russia has 50 submarines
stationed at Vladivostok, and a fleet
of bombing planes capable of hopping
the Sea of Japan and raiding Tokio
and Osaka.
Terauchi warned his countrymen
that Russia was drawing a circle of
arms and politcial ties around Man
chukuo. He said that Japan muac
oe prepared to bolster her war ma
chine. The Minister said Japanese
aimy men have no confidence in
non-aggression pacts with Russia.
BRITISH BANKERS
DENT NAZI LOAN
SCOFF REPORT CLEARING
HOUSE AIDED HITLER’S
WAR MACHINE
LONDON, May 12 (TP) Th
president of the British Bankers' As
sociation, Beaumont Pease, flatly dc
nies that Britain’s clearing hour
bankers lent Germany money t
build the new Nazi army
Pease was indignant in replying t
r- ports that British credits paid the
expenses of Chancellor Hitler's ne\
war machine. He said: “I am in a
position to say that no such credit
were given by any British clearin
banks."
The bank group’s president said
peace is important not only from
Dolitical but also from an economi
viewpoint. He suggested that bankinr
and industrial experts from prim
cip.’l Eumnean countries get togeth?-
to lav nlans for improving presen
conditions.
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1936
51 passengers, booked for what may
be a record dirigible trip from th
United States to Europe.
As the “Hindenburg’’ cast off, i.
rose straight in the air for 30 feet.
Then the nose of the air giant
up and the four motors splutter:
into action. Circling the naval sta
non at half speed, the '•‘Hindenburg’
dipped a good-bye salute to he.
ground crew ana heaaed for Nev.
x' ork.
The Zeppelin was given a riotou
.enuoif as she swept ov:r Manhat
tan. Crowds lined tne roofs, oearen
rights played on the dirigible am
lifer craft sent up a deafening
chorus of whistles. Youngsters whe
thronged the battery s.t off firecrack
-rs in a staccato '‘Hello’’ and "good
bye" to the cigar-shaped airshi]
which floated over them. The Zep
p:lin did not circle over the tower
studded island as she did on her ar
rival Saturday, ut bore straight oi
through the night towards the north
east. The “Hindenburg" had no tim
for pleasantries last night. She had
work to do if she was to realize hei
ambition of breaking the old “Gra.'
Zeppelin’s” record for the easrcwarc
crossing.
SENATOR NEELEY
IN HARD BATTLE
WEST VIRGINIA SOLON
FACES STRUGGLE AT
POLLS TODAY
CHARLESTON, May 12 (TP)
United States Senator Matthew M.
Neeley faced one of the hardest bat
tles of his political career today as
West Virginia Democratic voters
headed foe, the primary polls.
Neeley is running for renomination,
against Ralph M. Hiner. Political
prophets at Charleston, say that Hin
er appears likely to strip the senator
ial toga from Neeley’s back.
Neeley’s cause, according to reports,
suffered by his bitter feud with Rush
D. Holt, Junior Senator from West
Virginia. Holt accused Neely of help
ing use WPA funds for politcal pur
poses.
Because of the Senatorial contest,
close to a record primary ballot is
expected in West Virginia today.
President Roosevelt is opposed by a
New Hampshire man, Joseph A. Cout
remarsh, on the Democratic Presi
dential ballot. Senator William E.
Borah is unopposed on the Republi
can ballot, but may face a hard bat
tle to win over an uninstructedticket.
STARTS LIFE TERM
CARO, Mich., May 12 (TP)—Ar
18-year-old farm boy, Lloyd Cowell
started serving a life sentence in pris
on today for the slaying of his grand
father.
Cowell pleaded guilty to
that he killed his grandfather. Ri pj
Gerou. and robbed him of SIS. Th'
boy was sentence dto life imprison
ment at hard labor.
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DESERTION SEEN
AS BOLD THREAT
TO QUIT LEAGUE
ITALY MAY FOLLOW DIS
GRUNTLED FOOTSTEPS
GERMANY AND JAPAN
GENEVA, May 12 (TP)—The Ital
ian envoy to the league, Baron
Aloisi packed his bags and left Gc
neva today. He was accompanied by
his entire delegation. League circles
believe that Premier Mussolini in
structed Aloisi that it would be futile
to negotiate with an international
body which has failed to recogniz
the Italian annexation of Ethiopia.
League diplomats would make nc
formal comment on the Italian, with
drawal from the discussions. But the
xtalian action was regarded as a bolt
tnreat that she ought follow the
.ootsteps of Germany and Japan and
•cave Geneva for good.
The league council will meet thL
evening without the Italian delegate,
it was reported, however, that Italy
nad round a friend in court in tin
person of the Chilean delegate. Chile
is expected to introduce a resolution
to withdraw the sanctions againa
Italy. The council has indicated i'.
will side-step the dangerous.sanctions
questions by an adjournment until
mid-June. The postponement woult
leave the league sanctions still in es
feet against Italy.
Tngiand Speaks
LNODON, May U (TP)—Prime
Minister Baldwin declared tods.y
that the British government re
garded the Ethiopian minister to
London as the accredited repre
sentative from Ethiopia. He toid
the House of. Commons that the
minister derived that standing by
the authority of the defeated
ruler, Emperor Haile Selassie.
Baldwins statement indicated
that the British government still
regards Ethiopia as an independ
ent state, despite its annexation
by Italy.
Prim? Minister Baldwin told the
Heme of Commons that his majesty’s
government recognized Haile Solas
sie's minister to London as the ac
credited representative of the defeat
ed Ethiopian nation.
While the prime minister spoke
the Italian ambassador to London
Dino Grandi called at the British for
eign office. He left formal papers no
tifying Britain that Ethiopia is now
under t».e absolute control of Rome
During his discussion of Ethiopia
Baldwin made a direct thrust a s
Italy. The prime minister said that
the Italian treatment of the Britisl
egation at Addis Ababa was unsatis
factory. The Italian government has
"tripped Britain's legation alom
with other foreign legations of their
diplomatic powers. The Italian con
ouerors placed the diplomats on f
standing of foreign resident who wir
oe given sp-cial consideration.
Baldwin told the House of Com
mons that th eßritish minister at
Ababa. Sir Sidney Barton has
■een instructed to respetc the Italiar
military authorities cnlv as an army
Os occupation according to interna
tional law.
Romans Tighten Grip
ROME. Mav J 2 (TP)—The Italian
'Tovernment tightened its economic
trio on Ethiopia today by signinr
(Continued on Last Page)
NEW FARM RELIEF
PROGRAM PLANNED
BY SENATOR POPE
IDAHO SENATOR WOULD
GIVE INSURANCE FIGHT
FLOOD, DROUGHT
WASHINGTON, May 12 (TP)—
Idaho’s Senator Pope is planning to
day to propose a new farm relief pro
gram. The western senator has pre
ared a bill providing for government
crop insurance at low rates to pro
tect the farmer against floods,
droughts, early freezes, and other
weather disturbances.
Pope told Transradio Press that his
bill would establish a non-profit fed
eral corporation to Insure crops at
actual cost. The corporation would
be similar to the old war risk insur
ance organization. He pointed to the
succes of this type of insurance and
to the low premium rates as an ex
amole of what could be done.
The Idahoan declared that the AAA
Soil Conservation Program is an es
fective means of national farm relief.
But ,he added, that doesn’t take care
of regional hazards, nor does it help
the flow of credit to the farmer. Pope
claims his bill would complete the
farm relief picture by taking care of
these two items.
The bill will be introduced in sev
eral. days. Pope admits, that he
doesn't expect action this session.. He
says he is introducing the bill now
so that he will have a chance to
conduct an educational campaign in
its behalf this summer and fall.
JOBLESSPICKET
STATE CAPITOL
MEN AND WOMEN UNEM
PLOYED HARASS PENN
SYLVANIA SOLONS
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 12 (TP).
Eight hundred jobless men and wom
en lined up today to picket the Penn
sylvania capital. They said they will
harass the legislature until it passes
a 120 million dollar relief bill.
Police took no chance of the
unemployed "army’s” duplicating
that of the New Jersey marchers.
They hurriedly tacked up a typewrit
ten note on the door to vacant office
of legislators. The note read: “Closed
for repairs.”
The Republican senate defied the
thouting unemployed last night, who
demanded that the relief bill be
passed immediately. City police are
on guard in every block surrounding
the capitol. They say no serious
trouble is expected, but authorities
are taking no chances.
STRIKERS RETURN
TO GAS STATIONS
ST. PAUL, May 12 (TP).—More
than 1.000 striking members of the
St. Paul and Minenapolis filling sta
tion attendant's union went back to
their jobs today.
The attendants walked out five
days in the heat of a wage dispute.
Many motorists drove for miles out
side the city limits to obtain gasoline
while the strike lasted.
President William Green of the
American Federation of Labor asked
Monday that the strikers return to
work. Today the union heads an
nounced that the strike has been
called off pending action by the de
partment of labor J. E.
O’Connor,
Classmate of Public Enemy
Doubts Charges Louisville
Woman Taken By Force
Editor’s Note: It is no the intention of story td reflect
upon the character or intentions of anyone, but only the out*
spoken views of a newspaper man who has the courage t%
write his convictions.
(Special to the Savannah Daily Times)
Copyright, 1936, all rights reserved
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Mayl2—Tom Robinson was captured
last night in Glendale, Cal., without the firing of a shot. That is
correct. Tom Robinson is uot a killer. He is a physical coward.
Tom Robinson and this correspondent went to prep school to
gether, a*.id afterward to Vanderbilt University.
Robinson, in his prep school days, began to show off-color
characteristics. He was before the honor committtee of the
school on several occasions, but due to insufficient proof, was
never expelled.
Robinson began running with the wrong crowd, and one
morning Vanderbilt campus was shocked at the military wed
ding of Rob nson and one of the ladies of the evening at a local
fraternity house. This marriage was later annulled by Robin
son’s father.
“G” MEN PREPARE
TO TAKE ROBINSON
BACK BY AIRPLANE
HOOVER-MEN PUT KIDNAP
ER ABOARD PLANE AT
GLENDALE
LOUISVILLE, Ky„ May 12 (TP).
The plane bearing the accused kid
naper, Thomas Robinson, Jr„ landed
at Louisville airport shortly before
noon, Central Standard Time. Rob
inson, who was captured in Califor
nia was brought back to Louisville to
stn« I trial for the kidnaping of Mrs.
Alio* Stoll. A heavy guard of G
men rushed the prisoner to an undis
closed place for further questioning.
LOUISVILLE, Kl., May 12 (TP)
Federal officers gathered at the
Louisville airport today to take
charge of Thomas H. Robinson, Jr.,
the accused kidnaper who is being
flown from the west coast.
When “G” men seized Robinson at
Glendale. Cal., a Los Angeles suburb,
they closed their book on the last
major unsolved kidnaping within
their jurisdiction
The prisoner was promptly hustled
into an airplane. “G” men grouped
themselves around him and the pilot
whipped the plane upward, heading
for Louisville.
The party reached Wichita, Kan.,
this morning. Gasoline was pumped
into the tanks and the ship took off
for Louisville.
Robinson must stand trial for the
kidnaping of a Louisville society wo
man, Mrs. Alice Speed Stoll. Her
husband, an oil company official, paid
$50,000 ransom for her return. She
was seized in October, 1934, and held
in Indianapolis. Robinson, a female
impersonator, has eluded officers al
most two years. His case differed
from that of other major kidnapings
which “G” men whave solved within
the past two weeks in that he was
not connected with any underworld
gang.
Robinsons father and wife were
tried on charges of acting as acces
ories, but both were acquitted.
The Department of Justice has
made a sensational record of clean
ups of kidnapings with the capture
in the past few days of Alvin Karpis,
Harjy Campbol, William Mahan—
and now Thomas Robinso, Jr.
EASILY CAPTURED
Federal agents, working without the
knowledge of Glendale City police,
trapped the fugitive kidnaper late
last night when they raided the apart
ment in which he had been living
under the name of John Simmons.
Although armed with a .38 caliber
gun, Robinson offered no resistance.
"Don’t shoot,” he quivered, “I’ll
go quietly.” G-men reported to their
Washington headquarters that they
found nearly $5,000 in ransom bills
on Robinson. His apartment contain
ed several outfits of women's clothes
and wigs, used as disguises.
Robinon's capture, curiously enough,
came only a few hours after his pret
ty young wife filed suit for divorce
in a Nashville court. Mrs. Robinson,
together with the fugitives father,
were indicted and tried on charges of
helping plot Mrs. Stoll’s kidnaping.
Mrs. Stoll herself said that the kid
naper’s wife several times intervened
when it appeared that the eccentric
snatcher would do her harm. This
fact undoubtedly influenced the jury
verdict which dismissed charges
against Mrs. Robinson and fugitive’s
father.
Robinson’ capture leaves the De
partment of Justice slate wiped clean
of uncaught kidnapers sought under
the Lindbergh law. Young Robinson
probably will be flown back to Louis
ville, where it is expected that feder
al prosecutors will demand the death
sentence.
POLICE SEARCH
Police were searching today for an
unidentified white woman driver of
an auto which slightly injured A. F.
Dorsey, Jr., aged two and a half
years, of 118 West Bolton street, early
last night. •
Charles Mell, 304 East State street,
listed by police as a witness, carried
the child to Warren A. Candler hos
pital. It was found there the child
suffered only from shock and a slight
cut on the lip. It was taken to the
j Dorsey home after treatment.
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Robinson’s first brush with the law
was a series of small robberies in the
Belmont section. Disguised as &
deputy sheriff, he forced his way into
many homes and made away with
small amounts of jewelry and wom
en’s wearing apparel. His father
managed to have him committed to
the insane asylum. After being re
leased from the insane asylum, he
would pick up women, drive to isolat
ed sections of the city and there,
after threatened attacks, would rob
his victims. He was caught in these
escapades by always leaving a note
of dirty language with his victim that
tallied with the note left in the pre
vious case.
Robinson now leaves Nashville, and
after unsuccessful attempts to go
“straight” in Chicago, is employed as
a filling station operator by the Stoll
Refinery of Louisville, Ky.
Robinson is a tall, good-looking
young man. He possesses what is
commonly known as the “gift of gab.”
He can oe most attractive. Robin
son is a typical Dr. Jekyll and Mr. *
Hyde—a complete dual personality.
Mrs. Alice Stoll was accustomed to
have her car serviced at Robinson's
filling staiton.
Mrs. Stoll is kidnaped—
A ransom note is written, naming
T. H. Robinson, Sr., as intermediary.
The moment this note is received,
it is flashed to Nashville and Is rec
ognized at on e by two veteran de
tectives as the work of Tom Robin
son, Jr. The ransom note and other
notes left by Robinson are identical.
These two officers volunteer to get
Robinson within 48 hours. The “G”.
men could not think of allowing any
one to steal their show, so therefore
the offer is refused.
The public now knows the rest.
Robinson, Jr.’s wife takes the ransom
money and delivers it to Robinson in
Indianapolis.' She is followed by
half-a-dozen “G” men. Yet they fail
ed to apprehend Robinson. This is
the tpyical bungling of the “G” men.
Something must be done. An ar
rest must be made. Some one must
be the victim. Therefore Robinson,
Sr., and Robinson, Jr.’s wife are?
indicted, although both are acting,
not on the request of the “G” men,
but upon the direct orders of the
“G” men. Both are speedily ac
quitted.
Robinson, Jr., in this correspond
ent’s opinion, should be committed to
an institution for the balance of his
natural life, as he is insane, and
could be harmful to society. If given
a fair and impartial trial at Louis
ville, will Robinson be acquitted?
Did he kidnap Mrs. Stoll? Did Mrs.
Stoll have every opportunity to es
cape?
SCOUT LEADERS OPEN
NINE DAY COURSE
IN ‘ROVERING* WORK
MENDHAM, N. J., May 12 (TP)—
Twenty scout leader from many
states began a nine-day course today
in “rovering”—or intensified camp
ing—on the woded Mortimer Schiff
reservation.
“Rovering” is a training course that
originated with the British boy scouts*
They train at Gilwel, England, each
year under John Skinner Wilson, who
will conduct the course in New Jer
sey. The scout leaders will concen
trate on camping, woodlore, tracking
and general outdoor scoht work dur
ing the nine-day encampment.
COLLEGE FRAT T0 7 TAP’
‘G’ MAN CHIEF HOOVER
COLLEGE PARK, Md„ May 12
(TP)—The chief of Uncle Sam’s
“G” men, J. Edgar Hoover, will be
come an honorary member of Omi
cron Delta Kappa fraternity at the
Univcrsit yof Maryland tomorow.
College officials say Hoover has ac
cepted an invitation to be “tapped”
during the ceremonies at the univer
sity tomorow morning which include
the nauguration of the new student
government.
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CALL CIRCULATION
DEPARTMENT 6183
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