The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 19, 1934, Page 1

a North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE The Weather Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday; not much change in temperature. ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1934 PRICE FIVE CENTS ie Kidnap Trail Near End | Minnewaukan La ~ FORMER UNIVERSITY STUDENT IS NABBED FOR BANK ROBBERY Myron Rognlie’s Career of Crime Ends 24 Hours After It Began $430 IS FOUND IN SHIRT Surrenders to Grand Forks Po- lice After Taxi Driver Spots Stolen Car Grand Forks, N. D., Oct. 19—(?)— Nineteen-year-old Myron Rognlie of Minnewaukan was captured by Grand Forks police at 8 p. m., Thurs- Cay night and confessed immediately to the single-handed robbery of the Merchants Bank at Rugby, 8% hours previously. Friday afternoon he was on his way back to Rugby in the custody of Sher- iff George Watson to face charges of bank robbery in Pierce county. On the campus where for two years he was a student, Rogniie was arrested as he sat parked in a car in the shadows of the University of North Dakota law school building. Taken to police headquarters, the youth \admitted to Chief of Police Ed Haugh the details of his 24-hour career of crime which began when he stole a small sport roadster auto- mobile from Dr. E. J. Walsh in an ed holdup at Minot Wednesday night. Hidden under Rogniie’s shirt was $430 in small bills, one dollar more than the reported amount of the Rugby| bank loot, although Rodgniie said he had taken all cash except three cents from the bank and had spent some of it. Tired, hungry and dased, Ke was unable to account for his actions. His voice quavered as he told the story of his crimes. By his own confession, which coin- cided with the reports of the Pierce county sheriff, Rognlie walked into the Rugby bank at 11:30 a, m., and at the point of a gun commanded cashier J. W. Moffett to “hand over the cash.” Rognlie then drove north, accord- ing to his story, and bought gasoline at a filling station in Nanson. Ap- parently he changed his course after this, as in the evening he was seen driving west on university avenue here. A taxi driver, Russell McMahon, fol- lowing Rogulie’s car, recognized the license number as the one on the stolen car at Minot. He followed the youth until Rognlie drove into the university campus. At police headquarters, Rognlie told of spending the evening in the stolen car parked between Rugby and Minot. He could not remember where he had stopped the machine. At Granville, Rognlie admitted he had 10 gallons of gas put in the car. Ee then drew his gun and the fill- ing station attendant fled, he said. Minot authorities were notified by the station dealer and as early as 10:35 p. m., Wednesday, Grand Forks Police had been notified to watch for the stolen car. A gun that had not been loaded for several years was used in the robberies, the prisoner said. He took the gun when he left his home in Minnewaukan 10 days ago. Rognile said he stole the car to have some way to go home. Police found the gun after he was arrested. 21 Planes to Enter Melbourne Air Derby Mildenhall Airdrome, Eng., Oct. 19. —(@)—Veteran fliers cocked anxious eyes at the skies Friday as they made final preparations for a race way around the world. Some 21 planes will soar away Sat- urday in quest of the fat prizes that await the winners in Melbourne. The race is in two sections, speed and Pandicer. and several pilots have en- ~~ entrants are fervently hoping} be for good weather, for the 11,323-mile trail will take them over sea, moun- tains and desert. As it now stands the field includes nine entries; two from Aus- tralia; two from New Zealand; one from the Irish Pree State; one from three from half] officials predicted would be complet- Still Has Hopes to Avoid Extradition BRUNO RICHARD HAUPTMANN Shown above as he appeared before Supreme Court Justice Ernest Hammer in New York and denied he had been in New Jersey the night of March 1, 1932, when the Lindbergh baby was kidnaped, ~ Richard Hauptmann Friday sought for the admission of new evidence. Bruno to reopen the extradition hearing The motion to reopen the case will be heard but no assurance was given that it would be granted. WORK RELIEF SEEN AS PERMANENT NEED ~-;.. FOR REEMPLOYMENT: Officials Disclose Nation-Wide Laboratory to Fight Chronic Joblessness Washington, Oct. 19.—(?)—Work relief is likely to be one government answer to so-called “permanent” un- employment. This became clear Friday when Officials disclosed they are testing methods of work relief in “a labora- tory” stretching from one end of the country to another. A survey showed! that 1,760,000 persons—most of them heads of families—are working for re- lief payments. Many experts have warned that]. the country must expect to have a large body of jobless people for years to come. A dole is cheaper than work relief, but FERA officials sey the practice of making jobs for the unemployed maintains morale better, besides producing public im- provements and goods. The committee that is planning a Program of economic seécurijy for President Roosevelt is watching the FERA venture closely, hoping to find @n answer to chronic joblessness. State relief adminisirators may boost the 1,760,000 total to 2,150,000— if funds are found. Harry L. Hop- kins, federal relief administrator, who recently reported there were 4,000,000 families on relief rolls, is campaigning for larger state contribu- tions. Public construction—main reliance of the CWA, which provided jobs for more than 4,000,000 at one time last spring—still is the backbone of relief ‘work. The field of activity is widening steadily, however. The survey showed that relief workers, among other things, are: Tearing down slums, building houses for the destitute, repairing homes in exchange for their use by families on relief rolls. AAA Tackles Drouth Stock Feed Problem Washington, Oct. 19—(#)—In an effort to check forced sales of cattle throughout the drouth-hit west, the farm administration Friday worked on a feed procurement program which ed by Monday or Tuesday. Plans under discussion included the Probable heavy purchase of feed con- centrates — because officials have about concluded attempts at move- ment of large quantities of loose’ feeds’ we range areas, such as Texas, would ind the possible im- portation of feed. ‘The administration was known to be anxious for speedy inauguration of the program because of shortages of feed- stuffs which a spokesman said might result, unless action came quickly, in such heavy forced sales of livestock as to leave important areas without suf- ficient foundation stock and also to’ injure the market, ; : King Peter Gives Tm His Toys to Boys Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Oct. 19.— (#)—King Peter gave his toys to his brothers Friday. The 11-year-old monarch, hav- ing recovered from the first shock of his father's assassination, be- gan his reign by turning his play- things over to Tomislav and And- reas who danced with joy. Peter the Second free to enter seriously his royal tasks under the regency. The king took an early-morn- ing ride with his brvthers through neighboring woods. He then re- turned to the palace where he re- ceived a number of Yugoslav dele- gations who came here for his father’s funeral. . After receiving other visitors Peter started his lessons under his tutor, C. C. Parrott, who return- ed with him from London. HAUPTMANN 70 ASK REOPENING OF CASE Court to Hear Motion; Defense Claims New Evidence to Support Alibi New York, Oct. 19.—(4)—Edward F. Breslin, chief assistant district at- torney in the Bronx, said Friday that Majestic hotel employment records examined “thus far show that Bruno Richard Hauptmann did not work on March 1, 1932.” Hauptmann’s second major court battle in his effort to escape extra- d, Rugby Ban (SIX FARMERS UNION OFFICIALS TALK AT JAMESTOWN MEET S. D. Chief Praises Junior Or- ganization; Disapproves « of AAA Program SESSIONS WELL ATTENDED Speakers Thursday Include Everson, Siftestad, Peter- son, Smith, Nolin Jamestown, N. D., Oct. 19.—()}— E. H. Everson, St. Charles, 8. D., na- tional president of the Farmers Un- ion; E. A. Siftestad, Minneapolis, gen- eral manager, Farmers Union Central Exchange; J. L. Peterson, Bismarck, vice president of the North Dakota union; Otis Smith, general manager, Farmers Union National Grain cor- poration, Joe Nolin from the Farmers Union Oil Co., and Ralph Ingerson, Minneapolis, assistant man- ager of the Farmers Union Exchange were the speakers at Thursday after- noon’s session of the North Dakota Farmers Union convention. C. C. Talbott, state president, ‘pre- sided. The armory was filled to ca- pacity at every session, Everson pointed out what he de- clared was not good government and then showed ways of bettering condi- tions according to his idea. He com- plimented the junior organization in North Dakota, saying that if members of the Farmers Union today had be- gun when they were juniors conditions would not be as they are today. Disapproves of AAA He spoke his disapproval of the AAA and said that if Secretary of Agricul- ture Henry Wallace was compelled to = to a farm and live only on what he he would not have such ideas ROLE | ure. He scored re pecokantia tax, saying that pack- ers arranged for it two months before it was put on and that now the con- sumer was paying. “I believe any person who will take more than the rightful earnings of sogiety is morally guilty and any one who accepts less than their rightful share of earnings is a fool,” the na- tional head said. “If you farmers had what rightfully belonged to you through all the years you would not need to borrow money to buy feed or seed but would have enough saved to take care of your- selves und have a little more to loan. “If farmers all belonged to a co- operative organizgtion and went to Washington with a solid front they could get anything. I should like to see all farmers get the cost of pro- duction, store their grain on their farms, which could be done through organization. Production Control Wrong “You small merchants better get on the sidd of farmers or you will be all dressed up and no place to go. High prices always come when the farmers have nothing to sell. I think cooperation should be taught in schools. ‘ Trying to curtail production |is all wrong. What we should do is to adjust the earning power to the conmunintion needs of consuming pub- Siftestad showed the growth of the oil business and declared the value of cooperation was plain and was the only way to bring about justice. He spoke of commodities handled by ex- changes and told of the pro-rating back to the consumer. The oil busi- ness growth for 1929 has been from 172 fo 201 companies; from 425 tank cars sold in 1928 to 2879 in 1934. Smith discussed the Grain corpora- tion, pointing out how it functions, from the small elevator and to the corporation and the board of trade. He pleaded for a constructive pro- dition to New Jersey faced a delay | gram. of a few hours Friday afternoon due to other official business. The hear- ing was expected to begin shortly after 4 p. m. Defense counsel, through the aid of two witnesses produced after Haupt- mann’s writ of habeas corpus was dis- missed in supreme court in the Bronx, is attempting to introduce new testi- mony tending to show that Haupt- mann worked at the hotel all day March 1, 1932, the day the Lind- bergh baby was kidnaped, and there- by prevent extradition of Hauptmann to New Jersey to face an indictment charging he murdered the infant. “The records produced up here and introduced into court,” Breslin said, “show he started work March 21, 1932. They show further that he worked only two days in April, 1932.” Breslin’s statement was made after he questioned Reintl C. Greulich of Passaic, N. J., formerly an account- ant for Reliance Property Manage- ment, Inc., trustees for the bondhold- ers of the Majestic hotel. Earlier, defense counsel expressed confidence that new evidence tending to support Hauptmann’s alibi ‘will Place Hauptmann in New York dur-|Dahl, ing the day and night of the kid- naping” of the Lindbergh baby. ‘The defense, however, was uncertain as to what will have to be done to in- troduce the new evidence which it hopes will prevent the German car- penter’s removal to New ‘Jersey to face an indictment charging him with the murder of the infant. ‘The evidence, which has come to light since Hauptmann lost his habeas corpus fight in Bronx county supreme court, purports to show that Haupt- (Continued on Page 4) Ingerson traced the of] company from its infancy and urged all to buy from their own concerns. He pleaded for education along cooperative lines for the future. Facts of Oil Business Nolin gave facts and figures in the oil business showing that 83 towns in this state have oil companies; that the Farmers Union sells 27 per cent of the used in the state in a year; that it sells 25% per cent of the kero- sene sold in the stat: and 55 per cent of the tractor oil or on the whole 33 1-3 of the petroleum products sold in the state. The other 662-3 per cent is shipped in by 75 oil companies. Directors nominated follow: Talbott, Jamestown, and O. M. Dickey, Tuck- er, directors at large; E. H. Bucke, Ramsey county; Cuyradnik, Nelson, Emil Rosenburg, Benson for the first district; Alex Lind, Williams; 7°. Kitzman, McHenry; John Haldi, &r., McHenry; Charles Streich, Bottineau, second district; A. W. McColl, Mc- fourth; Matt Mulhol- land, Wells; Martin Anderson, Eddy, Cordon Tomlin, LaMoure, H. J. Bond, Stutsman; for fifth, H. W. McInnes, Traill; Otto Bruns, Griggs for sixth. One will be elected. Livestock director, four to be elect- ed: C. W. Fine, Benson; O. H. Eddy; G. H. Knobel, Stutsman; Dave Bartelson, Montrail, and C. C. Simp- son, Griggs. Delegates to national convention, two to be elected: Talbott, W. 8. Handley, Sargent; A. H. Hoff- Man,Sargent; E. 8. Greene, Stutsman, D. I. Todd, Williams; Fine. dit, Captured ierre Baby Is * Most Beautiful’ Chicago, Oct. 19.—(7)—Miss Marilyn Yvonne Miller, 15-months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Miller of Pierre, 8. D., has been named as “America’s most beautiful baby” in a contest at the World’s Fair sponsored by a Chicago mail order house. Marilyn triumphed over 114,364 other entries whose pictures were sent in to the judges from every state in the union, and shortly will be awarded the first prize of $10, 000 in cash and a §$5,- 000 R. E. Wood college education- al policy. The poll showed the girls were substantially ahead of the boys among the ten national prize win- ners, CONVICTS PAID FOR PRISON PARDON, NYE CHARGES IN SPEECH Senator Tells Strasburg Au- dience Eight Cases Back Allegations Direct charges that prisoners at the state penitentiary had been made to pay money for their release under the Langer administration were made by Senator Gerald P. Nye in a political address Thursday afternoon at Stras- burg in Emmons county. Approximately 200 persons, mostly men, attended the meeting. Discussing what he asserted to be the “pardon racket” operated under Langer, Nye said eight different men had told pitiful stories of what they had to do to win their release, of how their fathers, mothers and other rela- tives had to struggle to raise money, demanded not by state officials but by others for advocacy of their cases. Seme of- the -men,-he said, ‘prap- ably could have won their freedom on the merits of their case without payment of a dollar. Seven Afraid to Swear Seven of the men who had told him these stories, Nye said, refused to make affidavits, one of them pleading with tears in his eyes that he dared not dq so because, in the event the Langer- ites win the election they would have him back in the penitentiary “quick as a wink.” One, however, did make an affidav- it, Nye said. He offered to show it to any priest or minister the audiertte might designate so that such a trust- worthy person might be able to affirm there was such an affidavit. Attacking the Langer regime all down the line, Nye exposed the man- ner in which slot machines were handled by the regulatory department under Stephen Ter Horst. Explaining that it is against the law to operate slot machines in this state or to sell them for use in the state, Nye said Ter Horst's department sold 28 mach- ines for $150 to a man who signed his name as Fred Gant. The man made affidavit that he outside the state and that he lived in Minneapolis, A few days later, he said, another man purchased five ad- ditional machines, giving his name as 2 ae gant and his address as St. ul. Comparison of the signatures, he said, shows that they were written by the same man. The affidavits were witnessed by the same notary public. Later, in raids in towns between Dickinson and Bismarck, Nye said, Eidney A. Papke, who succeeded Ter (Continued on Page 4) WILHALM ROSVOLD, DRISCOLL, KILLED IN TRAIN ACCIDENT Crushed Beneath Wheels of Ca- boose in Local N. P. Freight Yards Friday Wilhalm Rosvold, 26, of Driscoll was killed at 9:45 a. m., Friday when he was crushed beneath the wheels of a caboose being switched in the North- ern Pacific freight yards. An inquest to determine the cause of death will be held Saturday. One of the brakemen on the switch- ing crew said Rosvold was standing by the tracks when the engine and caboose backed up and from all ap- pearances jumped onto the tracks and J.|was crushed underneath. Coroner W. E. Perry and two police- men were called to the scene of the accident and the body was taken to the Perry Funeral parlors. Members of the crew handling the switching in the yards were D. C. Wood, engineer and Sam Craig, fire- man, both of Mandan and H. E. Leh- man and Dave Ingle, brakemen. Both of the latter men are from Jamestown. Born Sept. 11, 1908, Rosvold was a graduate of Driscoll high school. He had operated the family farm near Olson,| Driscoll since his father’s death sev- eral years ago. He leaves his mother, Mrs. Ella Rosvold of Bismarck, two sisters, Mrs. Ralph Engelbrecht, Trot- ville, Colo., and Dagmar, of Bi and a brother Omar, also of Bismarck. Funeral arrangements had not been completed Friday afternoon, GROSS NE TAX, OLD-AGE PENSIONS ISSUES FOR SOLONS Legislators and Officials Agree Present Statute for Aged Inadequate SCHOOLS LACK REVENUES Replacement Tax Being Studied as Means of Aiding Institutions Creation of a gross income tax, pos- sibly within certain limitations, lib- eralization of North Dakota’s exist- ing old-age pension law, will be two Prime issues involving interest of was purchasing the machines for use | st; legislators at the coming session of the state legislature. Receiving wide support is the plan for extension of sources of income to effect a larger ratio of payment of old age pensions. Both solons and state officials are in agreement that North Dakota's Present old-age pension law is inade- quate to meet the needs of the state's While some feel that old-age pen- ‘sioning “to be really effective” should be a purely federal function, they adopt the attitude that should no ac- tion be taken by the national govern- ment, the state body should meet the problem with a pensioning act which will give those entitled to it an ade- quate sum. Present Levy Small Under existing laws, distribution of Pensions amounts to little more than $4 per year per eligible person. The fault lies, critics say, in too small a levy being made. Introduction of bills in both houses, by both Democrats and Republicans, to liberalize the pension act, is a vir- tual certainty, state officials agree. A complete new bill sponsoring a new old-age pension system is to be supported by the recently formed 7h ema group, one spokesman said. While social legislation will be an important task, a larger legislative battle is expected to center around attempts to pass a gross income tax, or a new replacement sales tax. Facing divided opinion, any such new tax proposals, termed necessities by some administrative heads, will evoke storm. Failure of the general property tax to produce sufficient income by rea- son of defaulting of tax payments will be one principal reason given in sup- Port of a gross income tax. Weeks Studies Bill J. J. Weeks, state tax commissioner, has under contemplation the forma- tion of such a bill, although to what extent it will be levied has not been determined. North Dakota's comparatively small Population creates additional prob- Jems in connection with the gross in- come tax proposal. In other states, ‘Weeks pointed out, where populations are larger, the plan has been success- ful, producing large revenue for the In North Dakota, because of the lmited population, a small exemption may have to be made, together with a higher percentage of levy than in other states, it was explained. With school funds at low tide in most of the state institutions, by rea- son of sliced appropriations, the nec- \essity of solving future school needs by means of a replacement-sales tax has been advanced. State Representative H. I. Peterson of Plaza said a bill to create a re- placement tax is being prepared for introduction at the coming session. The bill, he said, would be designed to include not only a sales tax, but al- 80 to eliminate taxes on homes and real estate. Sales Tax Is Issue Whether any sales tax measure would be widened to include all pur- chases, or whether it would be limited only to commodities outside neces- sities of life rested in the proposals to be submitted. ‘ Alfred 8. Dale, state treasurer, Farmer-Labor candidate for U. 8. Sen- ator, said he was opposed to any sales tax, claiming it provided a “means for railroads and utilities to escape tax- ation.” He said he “might favor” a “graduated gross income tax” but that he would oppose any tax which included foodstuffs. Arthur E. Thompson, state super- intendent of public instruction, has given his support to a replacement tax, provided income derived from it be used solely for school purposes. Similarly, Nelson Sauvain, chair- man of the state board of administra- tion, has sounded the need for “some: other means of income which will aid the schools—state institutions—to carry on as they should.” Sauvain pointed out that many necessary developments at the various state educational institutions had been held up during the past three or four years because of lack of funds with which to carry on the work. Repairs of buildings and construction of new additions to care for expansion has become necessary, he said. ROOM 32 ALSO 32 Billings, Mont. — Edith M. Kemp- thorne, New York national field sec- retary of the camp fire girls, Prom- ised reporter an interview if'he would come to her hotel room 32. The hotel clerk told the reporter there was no Number 32. With the assistance of bellhops, Miss Kemp- thorne’s room was found. Over it was & sign—3.2, a) Boer was.once dispensed there. Stormy Wedding Ends in Divorce Stormy Wedding | | ° A stormy courtship, in which she charged she was kidnaped, and a stormy married life of six months, culminated in divorce court, when Marjorie Crawford, Hollywood actress, shown here in tearful mood on the stand, ‘was granted a decree from Danny Dowling, film dance di- rector. She testified that he had threatened her life. | BURKE HITS BAGK AT LEADER CHARGE OF RELIEF WASTE Says Administrative Cost 5.24 Per Cent, Not 60 Per Cent of Total Approximately 200 persons attended the Democratic rally at Sterling Thursday night arranged by Moodie Club No. 1. Speakers were Thomas Burke, Wm. M. Schantz and James E. ‘Thompson, legislative candidate, and Sam Clark. Emphasizing that it is not a Dem-j ocratic issue, Burke said the people nevertheless should have the truth about the relief situation. Challeng- ing statements appearing recently in The Leader, political nswspaper, Burke said the cost of administering cash reilef was 5.24 per cent and this figure also included the cost of distri- | buting free commodities to people on the relief list. Putting it another way, he said 94.76 of every $1 sent into the state for relief went to people on the relief lists. From April, 1933, to Sept. 1, 1934, he said, $9,640,047.49 in cash was spent by the relief administration. Of this sum $4,994,651.05 went to general re- lief; $1,923,014.75 to work relief and $3,071,636.30 to direct relief. In addition, $3,499,589.67 went to drouth relief, of which $379,381.17 was for work relief and $3,120,208.50 was for direct relief. Added to these sums, he said, were transient relief, $98,815.17; education- al relief $413,033.81 and special pro- Grams, $128,487.87. Administrative expense was $505,469.92. said are 524 non-relief employes and 228 relief employes. Commodities distributed by the re- ef organization, the cost of distribu- tion being charged to administrative expense, were: apples, 66,000 lbs.; ‘beans, 120,000 lbs.; canned beef, 908,- 712 lbs.; butter, 268,470 lbs.; cereals, 120,096 Ibs.; cheese, 62,860 lbs.; cotton 250,218 Ibs.; flour, 545,664 lbs.; 107,780 lbs.; smoked pork, 750,564 Ibs.; salt pork, 270,000 lbs.; cotton blankets, 10,800; ticking, 68,400 yards. In its charges leveled against the relief administration The Leader as- serted that 60 per cent of the money sent into the state for relief went to administrative expense, Burke said. Judge Grimson, Hears Appeal by Martineson A motion for a writ of certiorari in the removal of Chris J. Martine- der advisement by Judge G. Grimson of Rugby following a hearing con- ducted at the Burleigh county court- rooms Thursday afternoon. Judge Grimson presided at the request of fourth judicial district judges, Fred Jansonius and R. G. McFarland. Appearing for Martineson were Attorneys F. E. McCurdy, Scott Cam- eron and Al Zuger. City Attorney Charles Foster and Herbert O'Hare represented the city. Following the arguments, Judge Grimson announced he would take the appeal under advisement and announce his decision at a later date. RETRIEVES SERIES LOSSES Bethany, Mo.—Even though he did bet on Detroit, Jack Lincoln, cafe operator, figures that he’s even now for the world series. Dizzy and Daffy Dean, often of St. Louis and largely responsible for Lin- coln’s $2.50 loss, stopped at his place for lunch on their post-season ex-| Bi hibition jaunt. A crowd gathered and Daffy, seek- ing to get away as soon as possible, [fed—leaving his hat. On the administrative payroll, he| lard, | son as chief of police was taken un-| BRONX YOUTH HELD FOR RANSOM FREED BY GANG THURSDAY Philadelphia Police on Lookout for Speeding Sedan Be- lieved Robinson’s WIFE TO FIGHT CHARGES Attorneys Declare Father of Former Asylum Inmate Is Innocent One jump ahead of the law, the man hunted as the kidnaper of Mrs. Alice Speed Stoll left along his trail Fri- day evidences of fear that his luck cannot hold out—that his capture is inevitable. While department of justice agents pursued the trail of Thomas Robin- son, Jr., to Springfield, O., other fed- eral sleuths took up the hunt for the abductors of Lewis Esposito, 23-year- old son of a wealthy Bronx junk deal- er who returned home late Thursday night, more than three days after he had been reported kidnaped for $20,- 000 ransom. No ransom money was paid for his release. “Our work is just beginning,” a fed- eral agent engaged in the Esposito case said, ‘Chase Speedy Sedan Police of Philadelphia and towns adjoining on the west and south join- ed Friday in a lookout for a sedan which may contain Robinson, Jr. The car pursued north from Wilm- ington, Dela., and carried three men. One of the two Delaware state police- men who chased it said one of the trio strongly resembled Robinson, whose photographs he has studied. The troopers reported the sedan roared away and outdistanced them after they attempted to question the driver for operating with one head- light. ‘A Marcus Hook policeman who had been warned of the car’s approach to that town tried to stop it and was nearly run down. The pursuit was continued through Delaware river towns north to Darby, a Philadelphia suburb, where the trail was lost. At Hart, Mich, and Nashville, Tenn., also police kept an eye peeled for the elusive fugitive as bills bear- ing serial numbers listed in the ran- som money were reported found, Purvis On Trail With reports rife that Robinson, | Jr., has been seen at Dayton, O., and numerous other points, Melvin Purvis, department of justice ace and nemesis |of the notorious John Dillinger, sped out of Springfield, O., after a hurried visit Thursday night, but kept his own counsel. Three other investiga- tors, collaborating with Purvis, left also, ostensibly for Cincinnati, Robinson left in the hands of his pursuers an automobile bearing license Plates originally issued to his wife; his overcoat, a suitcase and three |federal reserve notes, identified by their serial numbers as part of the $50,000 ransom money paid by Berry V. Stoll for the release of his wife. The fugitive’s wife and father, Mrs. Frances Althauser Robinson and Thomas H. Robinson, Sr., were accused of taking part in the abduction—the woman held at Louisville in default of $50,000 bond; the man released at Nashville under $25,000 bond. Peace officers evidently were satis- fied that the younger Robinson stop- ped in Springfield Tuesday only long enough to shave at a rooming house. To the proprietor he was agreeable, sauve, unhurried. So pleasant was he that Mrs. Edna Dearwester gave inot a thought to his visit until she saw his pictures in a newspaper. Then she was so upset that authorities found difficulty in obtaining a coher- ent story from her. Spends Ransom Money The luck that has attended Robin- son since Mrs. Stoll’s release Tuesday rode with him in his flight to Spring- field. He parked his car in the room- ing house garage, spent the three fed- eral reserve notes—subsequently re- tired from a building and loan assoc- iation and banks—and made his get- away without arousing suspicion. At Nashville, Tenn., where the fug- itive's wife received the ransom money, the 61-year-old father was arrested on a removal warrant and released under bond pending a hearing on his removal to Louisville a week from Friday. Stubborn resistance to the project- ed removal to Louisville, where a war- rant charging him with kidnaping would be served, was planned by the elder Robinson and his attorney. The attorney, Monte S. Ross, ex- pressed his belief that the senior Robinson “is absolutely innocent.” Mrs. Robinson maintained that she, too, had been of service in effecting the release of Mrs. Stoll, but U. S. District Attorney Thomas J. Sparks, assembling evidenc: for a special grand jury to be empaneled Saturday, predicted indictments would be re- turned quickly. Japan May Suggest Tonnage Naval Basis London, Oct. 19—()—Some in- formed observers said Friday they believe Japan may suggest a global tonnage naval basis giving her @ position midway between the pres- jent 5-5-3 ratio and parit?. This belief was advanced as diprs- matic and naval circles speculated over the extent Japan might go to- {ward a compromise with the United States. These two countries open bi-lateral conversations next week with Great Britain in an effort to lay the groundwork for the 1935 naval con- ference. The biggest problem is to bridge the wide parity ee. Avapanese and and Adlerian View