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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1934-10-19
PERSONALITIES
By Nellie DodsOn

What st. Paul Lothario is re-
tracing his steps of year ago to
the abode of a certain Fourth ave-
nue. gel? The ex-girl friend is
watching developments with inter-
est. And is not surprised.
At the present writing (Tues-
day. the Georgia Tech-Michigan
situation is still up in the air. The
Michigan students say WILLIS
WARD will play or there won't be
any game, and that they will
gather on the gridiron and prevent
a single pigskin from flying if their
favorite isn't in the lineup. KIPKE
won't say much of anything.
Georgia Tech says they won't play
if Ward does. And so what?
Yeah, and I walked smack bang
into tree this morning because l
was so busy watching DWIGHT
REED cross the parade.
Well, girls, there are some quite
nice boys out on the campus this
fall quarter, but most of 'em keep
their heads buried in their books
and so haven't branched out around
town yet. I never saw so many
studious folks in all my life! Even
Pm studying.
IVY LEAF girls will meet at
PEG BENJAMIN'S on Saturday
evening and formally welcome the
new girls on the campus. MAR
TONNE PEBBLES will arrange
the table fixin's, MYRTLE WORM
LEY and ANNE FOSTER will see
to the invitations, BELLA LEE
has charge of entertainment.
Saw CHICK DAVIS hurrying
across the campus with his coat
flying open and hat perched at the
angle which is distinctly his own
idea of how a hat should be worn.
Chick has managed to acquire that
breezy, collegiate air that the
wealthy lads in fraternity row
fiaunt so successfully. Very nice,
very nice.
My personal nomination for the
most bashful man around these
parts goes to CHARLES HOLLEY,
the Washington, D. c., boy. Or
maybe he's not so bashful after
all, Ell?
What's happened to the DIPLO-
MATS? They seem to have be-
come very quiet all of a sudden.
They must be planning something
which will startle the Cities. Or
at least we all hope so.
See you next week!
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1934-10-19
SPORTS
By Reginald Harris
HALLE @. BROWN NUGGETS

Merton Roseby COACH Johnny Hauser assistant
aad themselves of the best the material selecting their
Midget dmnutives playing their first year city
competition although dropped two have
given good of themselves in each game.
great response Rosebys
of the that he found himself with enough material
the being weaker than the first
triple threat, Cotton quarterback
has Johnny Cyrus Ed Smith and Andy Harrison in the backd
Smith, Barney and Meree Collins hold the left side of
the line with Bobby Anderson Arnold Foley and Warren Willard
the right Oliver Tankenhof is at center.
Tiny Johnny Cotton weight 20 pounds plays fulback
the second team He the smallest player in the league And
he hits 'em," Coach Roseby
MERCHANTS TO PLAY FOREMAN-CLARK
Sunday October 2 the Rondo Merchants will face off against
the undefeated Clark eleven Highland Park NJ The
will be the the Merchants this while the Carks
have their two to date.
Sunday scobey Wright Dunnng Field
The opposition failed to
Nothing Wright Patrick their charges
through stiff workout including scrimmag kicking and running
Wright has acquired the services of Freddie slemmons former
Washington High School and the spearhead of last years Halle
O. Brown eleven.
Slemmon shfty blocker His addition
gives the Merchants complete baked combinations
bye bye, if you OF the handful
watched the Merchants Sunday
when them.
The boys trOtted out in and Jerseys purple
socks and fashy, white headgears
HALLE O. BROWN INTERMEDIATES
For the first time in its history Halle Brown Community
ter sponsoring two football teams the Municipal League The
Intermediates with pound limit classy aggregation led
by the spectacular Pete Blu Ford.
Boyd COACH by Patrick
former Mechanic High School player Harris
ing brilliant three year Halle played
back for Washington High last season.
Besides Blu the Intermediates right
tile James James, who calls signals and plays hbac his
Left flank by (Joker)
Blackburn Laurence Collins Matt
Collins Louis Bell and Tuly Hickman make of able
with babyface Charles Msap playing at pivot position
In the backfed augmentng the quarterback
Ford Daniel Buster Crow Taylor blocker; Lane right half
Teddy Tankenhof at fullback
To date the boys have dropped the the
Gedney Pickles. 1870 and the the
1877. In the latter Blu Ford scored the touchdown.
The goat had his day last Friday night
Presidents of Washington 26O Up sidenes,
keeper Walter Robinson red suit and ALL nonchanty
charge.
Cenas mascot certainly brought bad luck Captain Rb
Gardener and his besides the
of the boys injured.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1934-10-19
SEVENTH ANNUAL DANCE OF
THE CREDJAFAWN SOCIAL
CLUB

Each year since it's organization,
the Credjafawn Social Club has en-
tertained it's friends at an annual
dance. This year the affair will
be held at Halle @. Brown House,
St. Paul, on Halloween, Wednes-
day, October 81. Music will be
furnished by one of the leading
young orchestras of the Twin
Cities, Babe Salter's Creolians;
dancing will begin at 9 P. M. The
Credjafawn officers urge you to
come early and stay late and be
safe from the spooks and witches
that will be providing about that
night.
Every effort is being made to
assure the patrons of having a
good time with the Credjafawns.
Admission will be IS cents, so plan
now to make the Credjafawn Dance
at Halle Q. Brown your Hal
lowe'en entertainment.
The Capital City Democratic
Club dance on Monday night was
largely attended. Many prominent
Democrats including John Regain,
candidate for governor, were pres
emf
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1934-10-19

Paid Advertisement
thony. for which the regular rate will he paid.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
TOBACCO
MARKET STILL ACTIVE

BALTIMORE, August l3.-Market
for Maryland leaf tobacco continues
very active, with sales of l.217 hogs
heads reported last week. while re-
ceipts totaled 2,479 hogsheadS, leav-
ing a stock in State tobacco ware
houses Of 1886 hogsheads. Demand
good for all grades. with the excep-
ton of some very common stock.
Sales during July totaled $3.50 hogs
heads, containing 2,095,3S0 pounds.
which sold at an average price OF
.2308 cent per pound.
This compares with sales of S.0oS
hogsheads, containing 1 1,S01 ,sS5 pounds.
at an average price of .246S cent per
pound in June.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
SOUTH CAROLINA
TOBACCO HIGHER
Rv the Associated Press.

CHARLOTTE, N. c., August ID
Prices were higher on the South Caro-
lima and border belt tobacco markets
today with resumption of sales after
the week end.
Although there were little improve
ment over last week in the quality OF
the tobacco delivered, early sales in
dicated the average price would be
q cent or more higher.
Some of the better grades brought
as much as So a hundred pounds
higher than was paid for the same
quality last week.
Deliveries were comparatively light,
Is is usual on Monday
A calculation Of the first hours
sales at Lake City, S. c.. showed an
average price of $3.50 a hundred was
paid. Deliveries there were 5000
pounds, lugs and prinings comprising
the bulk.
Lumberton, N. c., warehouses re-
ceiyed 26o. 900 pounds. The market
was definitely stronger and first sales
were at an estimated average OF be-
tween $23 and $24 hundred.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
u S. BONDS LEAD
UNEVEN RECOVERY
Secondary Railroad Issues
Improve After Early
Weakness.
BY BERNARD S. O'HARA,
Associated Press Financial Writer.


NEW YORK, August 13.-The bond
market experienced an irregular re-
covery today under the leadership of
the United States Government list.
Treasury loans moved upward
Through most of the session, and
While final prices were a little off
from the best in some cases, the final
range showed gains ranging from
sa32s to 20-32s of a point.
Secondary rails and other specula-
tive classiflcations recovered after
early weakness In Southern Rail
way As and Allegheny Corp. SIS of
1850 the gains exceeded 2 points.
Numerous other issues improved
fractions to point.
Some of the high-grade corporate
loans showed further moderate losses
but the group as whole reflected a
lesSened selling pressure.
Foreign bonds we're mixed. Italy
rs, Colombia IS. and Australia SIS
weakened under light selling. Ger
man, Argentine and Norway obliga-
tions were firm.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
CAPITAL PRODUCE
STEADY
Few Quotations Changed on
Eggs, Live Poultry and
T. Other Lines.

Most quotations were steady at un-
changed levels on the produce market
here today.
The summary, with egg and live
poultry prices furnished by the De-
partment of Agriculture, follows:
BUTTER-One- pound prints (92 score),
%; tub, %; 1-pound prints go score).
2s; tub. q; 1-pound prints (ss score).
MEATs-Beef, 12haa15; veal. 12a13;
lamb 10; pork ioins,. l6; fresh hams, 16a
IS; smoked hams. l9a20; strip bacon, 19
a20 lard, 912s10; compound. sac.
EGGS-Market quiet at UNCHANGED
prices. Best current receipts. 16a11;
lower Grades. 1419a1512; fancy hennery
whites, 2l la23, few at 1-cent premium;
lower grades. 11a1S. Government graded
and dated white eggs: U. S. extras, large,
27a30; U. s. extras, mediums. %; U. S:
standards, large. 26l2. Government graded
and dated brown eggs: U. S. extras. large,
%; U. S. standards, large. 22lz.
LIVE POULTRY-Prices unchanged.
Receipts light and trading dull. Fowl:
Colored. 13aI5; Leghorns. Gall; ROSTERS.
7a9 Spring chickens-Plymouth Rocks.
over pounds 2la22; under pounds,
l7a2O; Rhode Island Reds. fancy. 17a1s;
colored, 14al6; Leghorns, 14aI5. Turkeys.
old toms 12; old hens. Halls.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
CURB MOVES Up
IN NACTVE TRADING
Gains From One to as Much
as Five Points Are Shown
by Leaders.
BY G. A. PHILLIPS,
Associated Press Financial Writer.


NEW YORK, August 13-Curb
stocks rallied impressively today in
active trading.
Gains from to as much as points
were made by leading issues, embrac-
ing virtually every group listed.
aluminium Co. closed at 54. up l.:
American Gas. 227s, up /; Bunker
Hill & Sullivan, Al, up 3; Creole
Petroleum, l2h, up q; Distillers
Corp. Seagrams, Is, up "a; Dow
Chemical, 1924, up "a; Electric Bond
& Share, IL. up 3; Hiram Walker,
247s, up l3s; Lake Shore Mines, 5614
up IA; Sherwin Williams, 701a, up
y; Singer Manufacturing, 174, up s.;
Standard Oil of Indiana, 26A up l.;
Swift & Co., 1917, up l.; Swift Inter
national, 365s, up rs.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
DOLLAR WEAkENS
FURTHER ABROAD
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated FTeSS.
LONDON, August 13.--The United
State dollar deprecated q cent to
the pound in a nervous market today
and closed at 5.103s to the pound, as
compared to Saturdays close Of
5.095s.
The dollar opened weak at 5.1o%,
near the figure at which it was
reckoned profitable to ship gold from
New York to Europe. The rate firmed
to 5.09A on moderate buying for
commercial and other purposes, but
deprecated again on renewed offer
ings and finished near the worst Of
the day.
The French franc remained steady
at 1884 to the pound, its previous
quotation.
Bar gold, because of keen demand
owing to currency apprehension, ad-
vanced IL pence to 1873 shillings 8
pence (S35.3) a fine ounce, a price
which includes premium of "a pence
over the dollar and pence over the
franc.
PARIS, August 13 (F0.-Three per
cent rentes, II francs 25 centimes;
Az per cent rentes, 1855.
Exchange on London, 1880. The
dollar was quoted at 1896.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
!: New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 13.-An early
advance of or 10 points in cotton
today in response to relatively steady
Liverpool cables and unfavorable
weather news from the Southwest was
fellowed by partial reactions under
reaFfzing and scattered selling. Offer
ings were quite readily absorbed by
trade or commission house buying,
however, and the market firmed up
again during the afternoon following
renewed talk of infiationary posi-
bilities, December sold up from 1888
to 1872 with the midafternoon mar
ket showing net gains of about 13 to
IS points.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 13.-Aggressive
buying late today virtually overcame
new price setbacks which earlier had
carried wheat down to S24 cents under
last weeks high point.
Purchasing of wheat appeared to be
chiefly for the East, whereas the
West was active in buying corn.
Strength shown by securities at New
York, together with some renewal of
imitation talk, had a late bullish in
dYence.
Wheat closed irregular, "a off to Il
up, compared with Saturdays finish,
December, new, l.06s4al .067s; corn at
20 decline to "a advance: December,
787Aa795 oats, 1ka13s down, and pro-
visions showing a rise of 25 to 80
cents.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
METAL, MARKET.

NEW YORK. August 13 tP.-Copper
fasie, 900. Tin Arm spot and neayby.
52S7-5295: future 30 95-53. 90. Iron
quiet: No ., T. O. b. Eastern Pennsylyania.
1880; Bufalo. IS so: Alabama. IA 50;
ST. Louis. 8 so. Zinc dull: East ST. Louis
spot and future. 430 Antimony. spot.
$50. Quicksilver, 75.00a77.00.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
|STEEL ESTIMATES
SAG TO NEW LOW
Institute Places Weeks In
got Production at 22.3
Per Cent.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August lS.-Ths
American Iron & Steel Institute today
estimated that steel ingot production
this week would be at the rate Of
22S per cent Of capacity. compared
with 25.8 last week and with 28.S q
mouth ago.
The rate was the lowest since the
institute began compiling its figures
last Fall. 1t compared with 23 per
cent on July 2, when mills curtailed
for the July 4 holiday
The decline Of 3.5 points from last
week represented a loss Of 1876 per
cent in current operating activity.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
VISIBLE GRAIN SUPPLY.

NEW YORK, August 13 LP).-The
visible supply of American grain shows
the following changes, in. bushels:
Wheat increased 995 5,000 corn in
creased 5,406 900; oats increased 775,-
600; rye decreased $4,000; barley in
creased 1872, 900.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
COttonSeed Oil.

Bleachable cottonseed oil futures
closed strong: spot unquoted; August,
6SOb; September, 6.83b; October
686b: November, 69ob; December,
7.o4b; January, 709; February, 7.l2b;
Sales 1o3 contracts, including %
switches. Bid.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
STOCK SEAT UNCHANGED.

NEW YORK, August Is UP.--A
New York Stock Exchange seat sold
at sos 900, unchanged from the pre-
viouS transaction.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
opyright. 1884. by Moody's.)
Commodity Futures. ~

NSRt4tNR
D, New York markets ias compiled BY
the Associated Press:
LEAD-Futures closed steady. lower.
September. 3.62b December, 3.7Ob. Sales.
$40. 900 pounds.
zINC-Futures closed quiet. "a lower.
September. 4 .29n; October. 431n: Decem-
ber. 4.35b: January, 4.39n. Sales. none
CoFFEE-spot steady, Rio No. z, On;
Santos No. 4. 1Is. Rio futures closed
easy; sales, 1000 bags, September. s,l5n;
December; s;27n; Marrh 1ss ,s1n; sMsy;
easy: sales. 10000 bags. September,
1O.97n; December. Il .06-0S; March, Il 1 2:
May. 11.I9n; July. IL .23n.
CRUDE RUBBER-Futures closed easy.
higher to l lower; sales, No. l. stand
ard 592 CONTRACTS. September, Is; "a;
October. 15.S6n; December, 6.l3-17i jan
uary. 1929; March. 16.5O-54; May,
16.S2b; July, 17.15b. Smoked. ribbed, spot.
RAW sILK-Futures closed steady un-
changed to Il higher; sales. $40 bales.
October; l,l4Rab; December, lie; Janu-
(60-day basis): Shanghai steam hlature
rs per cent seriplans 2O-z2s. as; Can
:1ese special crack double extra 81 per
cent seriplane 13-I5s, 1.l9.
Bid Nominal.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
Cash Grain Market.

y. Cash Grain Market.
wheat, No l red. 1884,: No. 1
hard, 1.09; No. l mixed, Lee; corn,
No. 2 mixed, 76; No. / yellow, 7612;
NO. 2 white, 77-77K4; oats, No. !
white, old, 53-5474; sample grade,
49,; no rye; barley. 63-l.o5; timothy
seed, 15.50-l600 cwt.; clover seed,
lI50-l6.25 cwt.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
Ioung 8 d 7 pf...1l0s 20 S9M 90
Iuk0n Gold. e. A. ~

OV4us 1900 . g &
Dividend rates in dollars based on last
extsI.erly eGtra pieE pfiemiz1snnHal payment tPartiy
or stock. Payable in stock. Pius re-
IN stock Plus 80 in stock. h PaysbIs
N script; Plus so IN stock X Paid this
dividends paid this year. n Plus IfIes in
STOCK. Paid last year-no regular rate
COMPANIES reported in receivership.
Evening star., 1934-08-13

American Commercial Alcohol
Corp.-Common share earnings, six
months ended June 30. $3.l4, VS.. IS
cents.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
Baltimore Quotations.

BALTIMORE, August 13 (P.-
Close, Wheat No. 2, red Winter, gar
lcky, spot domestic, 98h; August
e8H.Aes@s
Evening star., 1934-08-13
FREIGHT LOADINGS.

NEW YORK, August Is P-Railroads
the week ended August IL included:
~ Week Previous Last
August IL. week. year.
ches g. Ohio. 2S.O57 1887 32.257
Evening star., 1934-08-13
COMMODITY PRICES

NEW YORK. August 13-Index of TX
d93 593i equals 100; 1895 average equals
Evening star., 1934-08-13
U. s. GOVERNMENT BONDS.

High. Low. CIose.
Fed Farm Mtg
Loan IS 49,. 992 1926 sS ~
Fed Farm Mtg
Corpn Sk s'64., 1929 1910 1871
Home OwnLoan
Corpn 3s '52... 994 1924 1881
Home OwnLoan
Corpn As '51... 999 991 S9S
Evening star., 1934-08-13
CHICAGO STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO. August IS dR.-Following is
the complete oficial list of transactions
in stocks on the Chicago Stock Exchanee
t0day.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
N. Y. CURB MARKET
Received BY Private wire Direct to The Evening STAR

stock and Sales
RrNa RDIyld:nS .05!S, Rs.a Ada 90 Hifn; Lev cio;s
Evening star., 1934-08-13

Reading ~ g A '97.
Reading AZ 8 B 'e7. =,
Reading Jer c 4s 81.
Rem Arms IS A ST..
Rem Rand 5 hs'S5..
Evening star., 1934-08-13

Lake Shore n TAN
Lefcourt Real pf =.
Libby McNeill d l.
Lone Star Cas-.
Long Isl 1t pf B 8.
Louisiana Id II q.
Evening star., 1934-08-13
N. Y. EXCHANGE BONDS
Received by Private Evening

HiRh. Low. Close
Erie RI IS '67.....ss, 81 62E 81
Erie IF 5s rs. ....- 64k 62A 63s.
Erie & Jersey IS '55. 10SL 10S 10S
Evening star., 1934-08-13
Stock and ealee-

Bell Tel Of Cant6)
Blue Ridge pftaS)I
Brit-A Oil Gu 500. ;
Brit Am Tobacco
eou Bk(75hc~
Buff N&EP 1st (6)
Bunker Hill q Sui .
Butler Bros. ....-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-01-15
Republicans OF The
Senate Will Gather
Monetary Message Has Stirred Thenr-Some Are
Bitter in Their Criticisnl-But Democrats
of Congress Are Jublant

Washington, Jan. 15-UP)-
Minority Leader McNary, repn.,
Ore, today summoned senate re-
publicans to q caucus tomorrow to
discuss the attitude Of the party
toward President Roosevelts
monetary policy.
McNary declined to comment on
the proposals in Mr.. Roosevelts
message, until a specific measure
reaches the floor.
He indicated he would demand
hearings by the senate banking
and currency committee to give
every opportunity to interested
parties to discuss the plan.
ut is the most nfomentous bill
that has been placed before Con-
gress in the IT years I have been
here" McNary said, land Will
oppose any effort to bring. 1t to
the floor without hearings"
President Roosevelts message
was greeted in Congress as a
great step forward by democrats
but was criticised by republicans.
The senate showed deep inter-
est. Extra copies had to be pro-
vided. The message was applaud
ed in the House, where the read.
ing was delayed by several brier
speeches
Senate Majority Leader ROBIN
son:
The proposal to fix a maximum
pertaining to change in the gold
CONTINUED on Page ~
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-01-15
LONG SENTENCES
GIVEN BY COURT
Negro and White Youth
Get 90 to 100 Years
in Prison

Pittsfeld, Mass. Jan. 15.-(UP)
State prison sentences totaling
90 to 100 years-the longest IN
Berkshire county history-were I'M
posed here today on a negro and
a white youth who held up an
Interstate bus last month, attacked
a white woman passenger, and
robbed the driver and another pas
senger. James Coles, % Springfield
negro, was sentenced to 60 to 70
years imprisonment. His white
confederate, Nichols Waytovitch.
is, also TO Springfield, was given
33 to As years.
The sentences were imposed by
Superior Judge Frank j. Donahue
after both defendants had changed
their pleas from not guilty TO
guilty.
Coles stood charged with Grim
inally attacking Miss Harriet Rich
ards, Pittsfield beauty parlor OPP
orator and bus passenger, and with
assault with a dangerous weapon
and robbery.
Waytovitch was charged with as.
sault with a dangerous weapon and
robbery and with carrying re-
volver unlawfully.
Coles and Waytovitch COM
mandeered the bus at Chester the
night of December 6 and forced
the operator, Clarence Burnett OF
Agawam, at gunpoint to drive into
New York state. At Troy. Wayto-
witch was arrested, and informa-
ton obtained from him led to the
arrest of Coles in Springfield Few
hours later.
Since then Coles ana Waytovitcn
had bcne held under bail OF $oo'ooV
and $4,000, respectively.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-01-15
STRIKE OF HARD
COAL MINERS in
PENN STARTED
About 10000 Said to Be
Out 1t Is Battle
of Unions

Wilkes Barre, Pa, Jan. 10
(UP)-Thirty thousand anthracite
miners today needed a strike call
and closed at least 20 collieries in
the upper hard coal regions of
Pennsylvania. Coal company offic-
Gals said that a majority of the
other operations were working
with skeleton crews. Conflicting re-
ports on the success of the strike.
which was called by the United
Anthracite Miners Of Pennsyl-
vania, were made by officers of the
new union, operators and officials
of the United Mine Workers of
America.
A check by the United Press
showed 1S collieries were shut
down and dozen more were
working short handed. The anthra-
cite miners claimed 40 collieries
had been close; the United Mine
Workers commended the strike had
COLLAPSED" Operators said that
miners were working about 70 per
cent of normally.
The strike, battle for union
supremacy between the United
Mine Workers and the United An
thracite Miners, affected only dis
trict one today. Normal mining OPP
erations were reported from dis
tricts and 8, the lower anthracite
region, where about $1,000 men arl
employed.
There was little activity among
the strike order and reported fol-
pickets as some mine crews defiet
| work. These men, followers of Tho
| United Mine Works, had been In
structed by their union to work a.
usual. 'r
Police officers at the various
mine entrances outnumbered pick
cts and forced those who had con-
gregated to keep moving.
No disorders were reported
Captain Clark of the state police
said that all pickets had obeyed Or
ders to move on and that men ell
tering the pits were not threatened
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-01-15
COOK Who TRIED
EXT0RTlON WAS
s. CAUGHT in net
He Wanted to Be Singer
But Went Wrong Way
About II

Now York, Jan 15-(UP)--A
% wear old cook who aspired to be
a singer and allegedly attempted to
extort $4,000 from an oil COM
pany executive to realize his ambi-
fion was held to-day for federal
authorities. Dissatisfied with the
story told by Joseph Berecs after
his spectacular arrest Saturday
night, department Of justice agents
were attempting to break down
his claim that he was the unwit-
ting tool of a gang seeking $25.0O0
from Gerhardus H. Van Sender,
vice president of the Shell Union
Oil company. -.
Derec's arrest by agents dis
guised as bell boys, elevator OPP
orators and door men climaxed an
extortion attempt that included
death messages, newspaper ad-
yertisements and an intensive
search for the extortioner.
Van Sender, a former San Fran
cisco, Calf, resident, received
message ordering him to nave the
money In small bills. Berecs called
and was escorted to Van Senden's
floor by a detective-elevator OPP
orator. When he had taken a
package from the oil company otti-
cial he was arrested.
Berecs told federal agents that
he was approached by three
strangers a few minutes before he
called upon Van Sender. They
wanted him to collect package,
he said. According to their plans,
Berecs was to drive to Long Island
where he would relinqnish the
package.
Berecs told police he came here
three months. ago from Bridgeport.
Conn, later moving to Bayonne.
He said he was unmarried, that he
had spent one year in a Connecti-
r. cut college, and that at one time
he was an orchestra leader in
Bridgeport.