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Show TROUBLE IN ! THE MOOSE FAMILY A Moose ran amuck in Ogden this morning when Deputy Sheriff Tom Burke placed his hand upon tho Moose's shoulder and told him he was wanted for embezzlement. The Moose is C. II. Walker and the complaint filed In Judge Murphy's court alleges that between .luno 11 and 21, Walker collected eight $ accounts ac-counts as agent, for K. Kolcuberg, dep-. dep-. uty supreme organizer for the Monso I order, and appropriated the same to ; his own personal use. the aggregate of the embezzlement bcin-: $40. F. J. Foote. of tho local Moose order. or-der. Is the coraplaiuant In the case, he having discovered the defalcation j while checking up with members of ; the lodge on the payment of their in- j itiatloh feefl. Eight men reported that they had paid their dues, but It was I learned thai ihe money had not been reported to the secretary. The arrest i of Walker followed the disclosure. J The local Moose organization was perfected here recently with a large membership and Walker was employed employ-ed to aid In the promotion of the organization. or-ganization. Ho was permitted to solicit so-licit membership and collect initiation initia-tion dues. It havng been considered I all the time that he was trustworthy ! and in every way competent to per-1 form the duties placed upon him. Wal- I ker will be arraigned in the munlcl-j pal court tomorrow. |