The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 24, 1936, Page 4

0m EXTORTION PLOT IS BLAMED T0 ATTORNEY AND SON Federal Operatives Investigate Atlanta Capitalists’ Charges of Fraud Atlanta, Nov. 24.—(7)—A middle- aged attorney and his college student son were held incommunicado Tues- day pending hearing on charges grow- ing out of an alleged $30,000 extortion —holdup of two Atlanta capitalists last week. W. T. Moyers and his 18-year-old 50n, Marshall, were arrested Monday in @ downtown office building door- way by a squad of seven federal bu- reau of investigation agents headed by E. E. Conroy. Conroy charged it was in this same building (Trust Company of Georgia,) last Thursday that Moyers forced T. K. Glenn at pistol point to hand over 630,000 on a threat to kill Ernest ‘Woodruff. Pending charges against ‘Moyers carry a possible death sen- tence, Conroy added. Find $22,000 on Boy The chief of the Atlanta FBI of- fice said about $22,000 of this money ‘was found on Marshall, 8 University of ‘Georgia student, and that the elder Moyers, a former Georgia chairman of the Amerfcan Liberty League, was carrying about $5,500, Glenn, president of the Trust Com- pany of Georgia, and Woodruff, one of the organizers of Coca Cola, said they reported the case to the FBI soon after ithe asserted robbery about noon last ‘Thursday. ‘The Moyers were placed under im- mediate surveillance, Conroy said, and the agents closed in Monday. Woodruff said Moyers, whom both he and Glenn had known for many years, came to his office about 11:30 a. m, and demanded $30,000 in small bills. The elderly Woodruff had his secretary summon Glenn to the of- fice by telephone. Held Woodraff at Bay Glenn said he found Moyers hold- ing at bay Woodruff, the woman sec- retary and a chance visitor. The bank- er declared Moyers repeated his de- mand and after more futile remon- strances, Glenn said he went to the bank and got the money. Glenn said he delivered the cash ‘and then was forced to leave the build- fing with Moyers, walking several blocks with him before the attorney disappeared in a crowd watching a fire, ‘The prisoners were held without bail | N pending probable arraignment before Commissioner Ed 8. Griffith, GOOD MUSIC, EATS; DRINKS COAX SLOPE PEOPLE T0 HI-HAT Formal Opening of Already- Popular Night Club Slated for Wednesday Rhythm from s four-piece or- chestra that fairly sweeps you onto the 750 square feet of floor space for dancing, and tempting edibles and drinks from the modern kitchen and 20-foot burreled walnut and mahog- ny bar are only a few of the rea- sons why the Hi-Hat, located be- tween Bismarck and Mandan on highway No. 10, has become a pop- ular rendezvous for the pleasure- Beeking residents of the twin cities of the Missouri Slope. Although the new 7 night club ‘has een opened for only a little over a month, it already has an established clientele, which often during the ‘week crowd it to its capacity of 75 couples, Formal opening of the Hi-Hat has Mre. Jacques A. L. Raffray was en route to England after leaving a state. ment In New York denying reports which had linked her and Ernest Simpson, former husband of Mrs. Wallis Simpson. house guest of Mrs, Simpson several months ago. Photo’ Mrs. Raffray was a (Associated Press Uram, Buhler Chief Ball-Carrying Stars Minneapolis, Nov. 24.—(4)—Minne- sota’s touchdown terrors of 1936 hung up 8 ball-carrying average which Gopher football teams will shoot at for several seasons to come. The record of Uram, Buhler, Wilk- inson, Alfonse, Gmitro, Rork and others, was 6.355 yards a try against eight hard-hitting opponents, First downs were scarce in the 24 to 0 defeat of Wisconsin last Saturday, but thé Gopher horde added onto its already amazing average of 6.3 yards, To Andy Uram, a leading candidate for all-America mention, and Larry Buhler, bruising sophomore fullback, goes the ball-carrying honors of the great 1936 Minnesota team. Heading the big group of backfield celebrities, each carried the ball 64 times, Uram gaining 466 yards for an average of 7.28, and Buhler collecting 434 yards for a mark of 6.78. Little Rudy Gmitro had a better Electrical Work at the new HI-HAT done by F. G. Tharp 406 3rd Ave. N. W., Mandan, N, D. Phone 544 Plumbing Work and Fixtures season's average than either Uram or Buhler, with his 9.75 yards a try, but he lugged the pigskin only 20 times, COPELAND BACKING MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY PROPOSALS Country Can Right Wrong Done Midwest by Construction of Panama Canal St. Louis, Nov. 24.—(#)—Expenditure of vast sums of money in the Mis- sissippi valley “to right the wrong done this section of the country through construction of the Panama canal” was urged Monday night by United States Senator Royal 8. Cope- land of New York in an address before the annual conventiorr of the Missis- cipp! Valley association. “The Mississippi valley is the place where millions should be spent,” Cope- land asserted. “The Panama canal did a great deal of damage to the Mississippi valley and the only way the government can square itself is by making vast public improvements with the river as their center.” Col. Robert Isham Randolph of Chicago, president of the association, said more than 300 delegates from jthe Mississippi valley, Upper Missouri river regions and the Ohio valley are attending the sessions. The conven- tion will close late Tuesday with elec- tion of officers and reports of var- ious committees, The traffic committee asserted in ® resolution made public prior to its submission to the convention that “regulatory burdens now imposed up- on rail, highway and water commerce should be lightened rather than in- creased.” picking up 195 yards. Here’s Oofty Goofty Bowman of Racine, Wis., who says “I’m going to keep my telephone in spite of the people who keep calling me up to ask if my name Is really Oofty Goofty.” He says his parents named hin, after an actor they once knew, (Associated Press Photo) Professional Charge Hurled at Pittsburgh Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 24—(#)—The Daily Nebraskan, student newspaper at the University of Nebraska, urged in an editorial Tuesday that “Pitts- burgh be dropped from the Nebraska football schedule as soon as she can be replaced by a team which resorts to clean, wholesome amateur practices.” THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1936 Meet Oofty Goofty {MADRID ANERICANS PREPARE T0 LEAVE ON ENVOY’S ORDERS U. S. Nationals Remaining in Spanish Capital Do So at Own Risk Madrid, Nov. 24.—(#)—Eric C. Wen- delin, the United States charge d' fairs Tuesday formally announced the shutdown Thursday of the American embassy as an official residence, and notified persons remaining there they will do so at their own risk. ‘Transportation will be provided to Valencia and thence to Nice or Mar- seille aboard = United States warship for those desiring to leave the country, ‘Wendelin said. The formal announcement was read to the 78 American refugees at the embassy by Wendelin. During the comparative morning quiet after nocturnal skirmishes, be- tween government and Insurgent for- ces with rifles and machine guns, ar- rangements went forward for the transportation of the Americans to Valencia by automobile. Wendelin emphasized that those re- maining behind—mostly newspaper- men and others whose business inter- ects demand they stay in the capital —would do so at their own risk and responsibility. At the time Wendelin was making the announcement, a strong guard was being thrown around the German em- bassy preparatory to evacuation of Spanish refugees there. Good Food Formal Opening Wed. Night, Nov. 25 Good Music T H E Hi i Echoes of Burleigh county's lon were heard Tuesday when A. B. McKinnon, Jr., Sandy An local residents, announced he had shot the beast. three miles the beast was “all in” and fell an easy prey to the borrowed shotgun at close range. Meanwhile the lion scare seems Preckels Will Attend Funeral of Relative Mr. and Mra. W. ©. ‘Preckel, 517 Fourteenth 8t., will go to Fargo to at- tend the funeral for Mrs. Arnold Preckel, Mapleton, wife of Mr. Preck- el’s brother, who died Sunday evening -Always on hand at Wednesday night. Ask The beer that speaks for When you pour it, it says Brewed by THE You'll find cay Coyote Killed as Echo of Lion Hunt INE ie Aled rated I-HAT Attend their formal opening GLUEK’S “Gluek - Gluek - Gluek” GLUEK BREWING CO. Minneapolis, Minn. Distributed NASH-FINCH C When you attend the Formal. Opening of Budweiser The King of Bottled Up Debt on Stocks New York, Nov. 24.—(#)—The Shell ing payments on common. In the rush to disburse 1936 earn- ings with an eye to reducing tax lia- bilities under the federal levy on un- distributed profits, about 250 com- pares in the last month have declared dividends totaling around nape eae $26: 12% on the preferred, amounting to $10,000,000. A dividend of 25 cents @ share was announced on the com- mon. Both are payable Dec. 15 to holders of record, Dec. 4. , SPURGEON ELECTED Campaign, Ill, Nov. 24.—(?)—Low- ell Spurgeon, whose place kicks beat Michigan in 1935, and DePaul this, season, will captain the 1937 Univers- ity of Illinois football team. for itself. 0., BISMARCK i ween set for Wednesday night and | Chuck Hawley, manager, has issued at the new Your Favorite a3 paeaee BB pee keel pablte to Beverage a Besetlthl by on Aviti estra, ‘ecl ? Hancock, features Bub ‘Scott, bey HI-H A and Mandan. Phone 1775-LJ ae isteaanera oe hele Whether you like your beer Be ‘6 more nol 2 night spots, on draught, from bottles or ‘The Hi-Hat is air-conditioned and + by - When you attend the Let us call your attention to the fer cat youll alwage tind furnished with modern leather-up- hholstered chronium furniture. Na- gas is used in the heating sys- and for the cooking. A private dining room, accommod- ating eight couples, is available for private parties, ‘The Hi-Hat specializes in fried spring chicken and thick, juicy Steaks. Mrs. Minnie Howell is the Formal Opening of the same fine taste if you ' The 1-Hat | Beautiful Dance Floor This fine flooring was secured from ingenheimer Mercantile Co. Mandan, N. D. Phone 65 John C. Baron 207 4th Ave. N. E. Mandan, N. D. INSIST ON BUDWEISER 123 E. = Phone 172 WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE HOME OF ISSOURI SLOPES AT THE | As fer pee, sara, _ “Pm in favor of going to | Orange Crush 1 5 It’s delicious. 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