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THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1936. % A—I11 K&t| /(nsiorry, WHITE Shirts + How Extortion Threat Came B : : X ‘ ‘ : . . to Sldden End Told i 9 ' by Agents. . BY REX COLLIER. p 4 E 5 s An extortion suspect’s reaction to y A LW AY S @ sudden glimpse of the gold badge 3 : . i - g " are e of 8 G-man who had surprised him as W G ; I I he was telephoning an intended Y victim was disclosed here today as the Federal Bureau of Investigation removed the hapless captive, Milton = : 2 Goldfarb, te New Jersey for trial. s SRR - . A @\ perfect Gift for ANY man rested in a downtown hotel lobby Jast Wednesday by F. B. I agents, who said he readily confessed he had made several threatening phone calls to his brother-in-law, Louis Blick, at Elizabeth, N. J. Traced to Hotel Through Call According to the agents, Goldfarb had been traced to the hotel through an earlier phone call that day to his brother-in-law. Finding the call had been made from a certain phone booth, the agents “planted” them- selves in the lobby to await a possi- ble second call by their man. Goldfarb returned to the booth several hours later. One of the agents moved over close to the booth and heard Goldfarb put in a long dis- tance call to Blick “I want that money and I want #t quick,” the agent says he heard Goldfarb telling Blick. After hearing some more of the conversation, the agent stepped to the door of the booth and started to tap Goldfarb on the back. He didn't need to, however, as Goldfarb suddenly turned and saw the bright gold badge which the agent was dis- playing in his hand. Reads Badge Closely. Goldfarb started, took a closer look at the wording on the badge and then, according to the agents, turned back to the phone and said: e 1 e “N‘ever mind about that money. ws % et e o e : - X “MAKE MINE MANHATTAN!” That's the universal request With that succinct comment, Gold. . . i made by O" men who k"ow the |mp°rt°nce of bemg we" dressed' farb hung up the receiver, smiled sheepishly at the agents who sur- ; o \ R B, o Manhattan Shirts give them that immaculate appearance. Man- rounded him and complacently went ong wan e, : . i e - = T AR W hattan Shirts are STYLE and COMFORT conscious .. . and those Commisxoner_ Needham C. Turnage, 8 ¥ , ¥ i ] j Goldfarb waived extradition. Ar- ; R A k s are the most important details in a man’s shirt. Every nan Tkes rangement for his removal to New Jese o, fae exortion charges vas : B2 A ; " W L 5 : to choose his own particular patterns and colors but give him a PARL_EY__,ON_RADIO ; ! It.lsfrous white .broodcloth and hejs plenty vfell p‘le?sed. White is ot O » v . right for morning, noon and evening, especially if it has Manhat- il : 4 ! ’ : tan’s meticulous workmanship and the silky sheen broadcloth for Conference on Educational Broad- : kil : e which it is famous. That is Why HE will be especia"y p'eased. when casting to Hear Hendrik i P ¢ " - . A * Willem Van Loon. : AT - - p he finds a Manhattan white shirt under his tree. vOf course, The First National Conference on " 4 s . % theyl" be boxed h'ee fOr gifl giving. Fducational Broadcasting, in which 40 speakers are listed, is scheduled for s % P : 4 Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the ;2 % Ao A . S GavfoRes Fiotel < . ng : _ ‘ Other Manhattan Shirts From 2.50 to $5 Sixty-eight na # WA # 5 o : tional organiza i o 2eh S A 5 2 » ; tions are co-oper- % 4 = . % ‘ (Men’s Furnishings, Main Floor, The Hecht Co.) ating with th FPederal Commu nications Com- ! mission and the ° United States Of- ; fice of Education in holding the conference. Hendrik Wil- fem Van Loon, suthor and jour- nalist, will be principal speaker at the Thursday afternoon session. His subject is “So- ¥ 4 > g 7 : b A g eial Responsibility of Broadcasting.” 3 5 W § 4 S \ Other speakers at the seven general ) i AR ; Ot er “x\ Van Leon sessions of the conference include: Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes, Anning S. Prall, chairman of 3% z ¥ * ’ : -‘\ * the Federal Communications Commis- v ¢ ; reat EVENT' NS sion; John W. Studebaker, United 3 % 4 oy it 2 L "a‘\ A States commissioner of education, and g - v & ; 5 \ David Sarnoff, president of the Radio \\ St Corp. of America. § ; ’ z At the formal banguet on Friday X A < um eI o ese evening the theme of the speeches | 3 . o amous will be “The Influence of Radio in the Comity of Nations.” W. T. DEWDNEY, 72, DIES; NATIVE OF WASHINGTON Cabinetmaker Succumbs in Prov- idence—Rites to Be Held There Wednesday. William T. Dewdney, 72, native Washingtonian, died yesterday after a fong illness at his home in Provi- dence, R. 1. Mr. Dewdney, & cabinetmaker, lived in Washington until going to Prov- fdence about 25 years ago. He was an uncle of Mrs. Bertha L. Earnshaw, 1119 Morse street northeast. Besides his niece, he leaves his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth F. Dewdney, and two sons, Rev. R. J. Dewdney, O. P, of Raleigh, N. C, and Edward Here’s how this sale of Society Brand Suits ¥. Dewdney of Providence. Funeral services will be held at 9| * Ty i i et iaectices tuilibe heid ot 9 happened—thousands and thousands of their :‘.‘”mc';‘;:ffinf‘}),fi'_’"' Burial will | . well-known suits have passed thru their cutting Smemlemms : rooms in the course of several months. It's Nurses’ Schools in Palestine. P Bkt Mo htearre Aeiining only natural, therefore, that after a busy period i P A e they should have an accumulation of suits on hand. And so it is that twice a year they call in their largest distributors and grant them a distinct and special privilege . . . the rare opportunity of purchasing their surplus stock at o marked reduction. And so we pass these ° . outstanding s NATIONAL 5100 v {