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Evening star., 1952-03-21
Police Heads DiscIaim
knowledge Of Drug
Disposals by Carper

Loose supervision Of 1t. H. n.
Carper. suspended head Of the
metropolitan police narcotics
squad. apparently permitted him
to dispose of seized dope himself,
, without complying with the law.
Police supervisory officials said
today they were unaware that
narcotics were being destroyed at
the police department. as 1t. Car.
per told Senate crime investi-
gators he personally had done.
Under questioning Monday by
Arnold Bauman, committee coun-
sci. 1t. Carper said he had de-
stroyed drugs by the simple expe-
dent OF flushing them down the
drain.
Mr.. Bauman cited a section of
the District Code, which directs
the keeping Of complete records on
the destruction of narcotics. 1t.
Carper said he did not know about
the provisions of the law.
Federal Report REQUIRED.
The code provides the follow
ing with respect to narcotic drugs
that come into the hands of an
officer, where lawful possession is
not established:
Except as in this section other
wise provided, the court or mag
istrate having jurisdiction shall
order such narcotic drugs forfeited
and destroyed. A, record Of the
place where said drugs were seized,
the kinds Of drugs seized, and of
the time, place and manner of
destruction shall be kept, and q
return under oath, reporting said
destruction, shall be made to the
court or magistrate and to the
United States commissioner of
narcotics by the officer who de-
stroys them"
The remainder of the section
applies to the giving Of narcotic
drugs to hospitals through the
Board Of Pharmacy. which may
receive forfeited drugs. except
heroin and its deriyitives, at the
order Of the court.
Police Supt. Robert v. Murray,
former chief Of detectives: In
spector Robert s. Bryant. who wasl
chief Of detectives and who head
ed the narcotics squad before 1t.
Carper, and Inspector E. e. Scott,
present chief of detectives, said
they we're aware of this provision
but assumed disposition was being
made by the Federal agents.
Bryant Followed U. S. CODE.
Inspector Bryant said that when
he headed the narcotics squad, for
some six years. he followed Sec
ton of the United States code in
disposing of conf1Scated drugs.
He said he understood the Dis
trict Code provision to be part Of
the Uniform Drug Act pertaining
to forged prescriptions and en-
forcement of the law with respect
to physicians and other drug
handlers.
Inspector Clarence LutZ, who
took charge of the vice and gam
bling squads in February, said he
ordered that reports be made on
dope seized and that since about
February he estimated four
or five reports have passed through
his hands.
The Baltimore Office Of Boyd
Martin, Federal Bureau of Mar
cotics supervisor for this area,
confirmed that drugs released
after disposition of q case are
never returned to the Police Del
Evening star., 1952-03-21

Dunbar Hotel room illegally with
out q search warrant to seize the
10 vials of drugs.
Hits SurreptiOusness.
Justice Clark said 1t. Carper's
search Of the hotel room was
conducted s1rreptiously and by
means denounced as criminal.
He pointed out that the lieuten-
ant was not confronted by an
emergency and could have sta
toned uniformed patrolman
outside the hotel room to prevent
anyone from entering Or leaving
while he obtained . search war
rant.
AT Roberts trial. 1t. Carper
testified very briefly. For the Gov
eminent. he merely said he had
seized the 10 vials Of cocaine.
Under cross-examination, he boil
stored the defense. when he adj
initted he had never seen Rob-
erts In the hotel where the drugs
were seized.
Roberts and his white wife
looked on without expression
while 1t. Camper was testifying
at their trial. They did not take
the stand, and no hint came out
that Roberts had been double
crossed In 3 police protection ar
rangement.
Actually, Roberts downfall was
brought about BY an old friend,
James Watson. colored, whom he
had not seen for two years. Wat
son came to Washington In 1949
from Cleveland to work as an un-
|dercover man for the Federal Bu-
reau Of Narcotics.
Party Given 'sFriend."
Roberts and his wife threw
|a party for the ''old friend and
Watson later testified he bought
cocaine and marihuana from the
couple.
Watson testified, In the District
Court trial, that he first went to
Roberts house In October, l949, q
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Reiiners Urged 10 Step Up
Aviation Gas Production
BY The Assoeioisd Press

The Government has appealed
to manufacturers of aviation gaso-
line to do everything possible" tt
step up production Of the fuel.
George K. Brown, deputy adj
Iministrator of the Petroleum Ad-
Iministration for Defense, said in q
statement yesterday "the aviation
gasoline supply situation continues
critical"
He urged the manufacturers ia
make additional quantities Of such
gasoline available to the military
The Air Force has recently advised
PAD of a substantial increase In
its April requirements.
Mr.. Brown said kilograms had
been sent refiners Of aviation
gasoline informing them OF the
situation and asking them to do
everything possible to make addi-
tional quantities. Of grade 100/130
and grade 115l145.
Evening star., 1952-03-21
marines Lond Again
On Shores Of TripoIi'

TRIPOLI. Libya.-The United
States Marines are back on the
shores of Tripoli.
This time they didn't have to
fight ther way through a Mediter-
ranean feet of 18th century
pirate ships. They landed un-
armed and in civilian clothes IN
Ia luxurious four engine passenger
plane.
Six are here. They're on q
peaceful mission as security guards
at the United States legation.
They don't wear uniforms and
don't carry guns. They stand
guard duty, act as couriers and
carry out other routine Jobs.
Evening star., 1952-03-21

The records Of 1t. II. II. Carper
suspended chief of the Narcotics
Squad, and James M. (Jim Yellow
Roberts. thrice convicted dope
jpeddler. began developing almost
simultaneously In the flles at po-
lice headquarters more than 1
Quarter Of . century ago.
When the two men flrst met il
lhazy, but their names were first
linked together on the detective
headquarters arrest book In jan
Iuary, 1874. when Roberts was
charged with two violations oi
the Harrison Narcotics Act, and
lit. Carper was listed as the ar
resting officer.
1T. Carper's record. studded with
recommendations. starts with his
appointment to the police force on
March 2. 1925. He served two
years IN the Seventh Precinct as
10 patrolman and was transferred
Ito detective headquarters as driver
lof the police cruiser.
Roberts record started tc
grow In the headquarters erOgues
gallery. September. 1926, when
he was arrested IN the Ninth Pre-
lcinct on an assault charge. A
month later, FBI agents arrested
him on two assault charges, and
lhe was sentenced to serve 270 day.
lin jail.
This was the longest term servet
lby the smooth talking dope ped.
.|dler until January. 1914. when hi,
path crossed that Of 1T. Carper
The merger Of their names on thu
Ipolice arrest book was the result
Iof technicality.
/ Federal narcotics agents caught
Roberts that year In q pincer,
movement. They made narcotic
buys from him in Washington and
then trailed him to New York
where they caught him replenish-
ling his Illicit supplies. He was
tried first In New York, convicted
and sentenced to serve from three
to i've years In the Federal Peni-
ltentiary In Milan. Mich.
Then the Federal agents came
back to washington, and Rob-
lerts was indicted here on charges
lof selling narcotics. He was
drought back from Milan to stand
trial. 1t. Carper's name was en-
tered ON the police blotter as q
complainant. because red tape pre-
vents the listing Of Federal agents
lon the Metropolitan Police blotter.
1t. Carper then was q rookie
members Of the Narcotics Squad,
He had nothing to do with devel-
oping the case against Roberts
and was not even listed as q wit
ness at the District Court trial
in March. 1945.
Judge James w. Morris SEN
fenced Roberts to serve from
/ to 32 years in Milan concur
rently with his New York sentence.
In October, 1947. Roberts re-
turned to Washington on parole.
Shortly thereafter. according to
his sensational story before the
Senate District Crime subcom-
,mittee. 1t. Carper. by this time
head Of the Narcotics Squad, called
on him and arranged to give him
a green light" to sell dope. pro-
vided he made monthly graft pay
lmentS for protection"
1t. Carper bitterly disputes Rob-
erts' statements and insists the
dope peddler is trying to frame
him.
Il sent yellow away" It
Carper told q Star reporter early
this week. II testified against
- 9. y :
Evening star., 1952-03-21
partment, but are destroyed by its
Drugs Disposal Committee.
Strict Records Kept.

0uhCe 1sCCVIOS ACpts
Strict records are kept OF all
narcotics received and destroyed
the spokesman said. But it was
indicated the bureau has no way
of knowing If it has been given
all the dope seized.
So far as that Office knew. il
was the policy Of the Police De-
partment to send seized dope to
the Internal Revenue Bureau
chemists for analysis. After no.
tification that the case had been
disposed of and the drugs nc
longer required as evidence, they
have been sent to the Federal
Narcotics Bureau for disposal. il
was said.
The, Federal code says. with re-
spect to disposition, that drugs
cannot be destroyed without GER
tification by a committee ap-
pointed by the Secretary Of the
Treasury that they are of no value
for medical or scientific purposes.
Evening star., 1952-03-21
British Auto Murket

In the Philippines, where nearly
lall cars now are American. a Brit
lish firm will assemble its products.
hoping to build q good reputation
land growing demand.
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Ceylon Lecder Hurt By Horse

COLOMBO. Ceylon. Mar. 81 lE1.
Premier D. S. Senanayake, So.
was thrown from q boiling horse
in a park today and seriously in
jured. Doctors said he suffered
"a brain concussion.
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Names Of Roberts and c Cdrper
First Linked BY 1914 Arrest

him Ia court. And i was on q
couple Of raids he was involved
I'm" &
District Court trial records
'IsEoW he testified against Roberts
lat the trial Of the dope peddler
and his wife Ia District Court il
january, 1850.
/ But the jury acquitted Rob-
IertS Of the count in the narcotics
indictment toward which 1t. Car
Iper's testimony was directed. He
Twas sentenced te serve from 5
Ito Is years ON conviction Of the
indictments which were sup
ported by the testimony of Fed
Ieral Narcotics Bureau agents. 1t.
Carper. 50 far as the record shows,
did not participate III the cases
resulting in the dope peddler's
conviction.
Testified ON Ownership.
1t. Carper's role ct Rob
Eert's court trial was 10 support
THE Governments contention that
/ he owned an interest in 10 yials
lof cocaine which were seized In
the Dunbar Hotel ID September,
ll949.
Herbert j. Scott, house detective
lat the Dunbar ut the time. told q
4 District Court jury tina t Rob
iIert's came to the hotel on Septem-
lber l2, 1919, and offered him $500
Ito open room. listed to two
'launts OF Jesse Jeffers, jr. Mr..
] Scott said Roberts told him
.Ihe had some stun cached in the
'lroom.
!; Mr.. Scott told the jury he told
Roberts to reach him later
4 meanwhile. the house detective
;|said, he reached 1t. Carper at his
home and told him to come to the
hotel at once.
Roberts told the Senate COM
mittee 1t. Carper then tele-
1phoned him and warned him to
Stay away from possible trap
lat the Dunbar Hotel.
| 1t. Carper's court testimony
shows that he arrived at the hotel
lis minutes after Mr.. Scott tele-
Iphoned him, went to the room in
Question and confiscated the vials
Of cocaine, in the presence Of Mr..
Scott. He telephoned Thomas
Andrews, chief Of the Washington
Office Of the Federal Bureau of
Narcotics. and turned the contra
band over to him.
Arrested Jeffers.
The following day. 1t. Carper
arrested Jeffers. allegedly an &C.
complice Of Roberts. and charged
him with possession Of the mar
cotics. Later 1t. Carper testified
before q grand jury which in
dicted Roberts on q charge Of
jointly possessing the Dunbar Ho-
tel drugs with Jeffers.
At Jeffers' trial. 1t. Carper
TESTIFIED he had known Of Roberts
as convicted dope peddler for
about three years. He said he
knew Roberts was in the narcotics
business in Washington but that
he had never arrested him.
Jeffers, tried without q jury,
was convicted by Judge Alex
ander Holtzoff and sentenced to
serve from four months to a
year and a day In jail. His att
torneys, r. Emmitt Mckenzie
and James x. Hughes, carried
the case to the Supreme Court,
which set aside the verdict in
November.
The high court, In q decision
written by Justice Clark. ruled
that 1t. Carper had entered the
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Australians Exhorted

LET us not yearn too much fol
|life's fripperies or sink into the
spiritual bankruptcy Of always
wanting something for nothing.
warned Australia,s Premier, II
Sydney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-01
Williams Defends Charges
On Grain Policies in 1948

Senator Williams. Republican,
Of Delaware today challenged the
Truman Administration to prove
he wrongly charged that it sold
storage grain bins in 1913 while
accusing the Republicans of hurt
ing the farmers.
The Williams charges were in
cluded in a Saturday Evening Post
article several weeks ago. The
Delaware Senator said the sale of
the bins as well as Government
purchases of corn to boost the
market price in an election year
were fully documented by official
records. He declared he was
ashamed that any administration
would sink so low as to sell out
the American farmers as they
were in 1913 by the Truman adj
ministration."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-01
Commodore Cove Refires;
Queen Elizabeth Skipper
BY the Asseeiated Press

LONDON, Oct. 1.-The Cunard
Line announced today the retire.
ment last night Of Commodore
G. E. Cove. 63-year-old captain Of
the Queen Elizabeth, worlds larg-
est liner. He also was commodore
Of the company's fleet.
He will be succeeded as commo-
dore by Capt. H. Grattidge, now in
command Of the Queen Mary.
Commodore Cove, who first went
to sea as an apprentice in 1905,
has commanded the Queen Mary,
Aquitania and Mauritania. He
has been with the Cunard Line
since 1914.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-01
Apples Are Too Dear
For Teacher This Year

SYDNEY, Australia. (CDN.y-A
new sidelight on Australians infla-
ton has been produced here with
the opening Of the school term.
Instead of the customary highly
polished apples, Sydney school
teachers were deluged this time
with bouquets of flowers.
Explained the children: with
apples at ninepence Go cents)
each, our NUNS said we'd have to
take flowers from the garden"
Evening star., 1952-10-05
vh&b4 il r%Ip1qp qp6t@sd 6ok!


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Evening star., 1952-10-05

An outstanding carpet buy
Alexander Smiths Shoreham. The
sculptured look in fanshell design
brings pattern interest-goes
handsomely with modern, tradi-
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sturdy wool, carpet rayon and
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-14
ManL
DezAoAaI

A GOOD 0LD-FASHIONED all
day drizzle, the likes of which Bluff
ton has hardly seen all summer, was
welcomed Monday by citizens who
seemed to revel in the spray . it
felt kinda good outside sans umbrel-
la or ~raincoat, just letting it soak
into summer-parched hair or Tin our
own case) splatter off the bald spot.
And the rain, which would have
been ever more welcome several
weeks earlier when it would have
been more helpful to corn and soy
bean, however held off for Bluffton's
all-important Dollar Days and the
Disbursements Picnic last Thursday.
.
AT THE MIRROR LAKE
PICNIC did you hear the cheer
full Cicada concert after the sun
started to set? Thousands of
cicadas, newly emerged from
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-14

at least 10 feet thick.
''This is fine" says Mr.. Hilty, 'bu.
apparently Button Muskrats have
not read the pamphlet"
= = =
PERHAPS THE HTLTYS ct
Emmert should summon Dead
Eye John Garlinger who at 70
apparently could make short
shrift of muskrats-that is, if
Johns shootin' eye is as good at
night as it is in daylight. Just
TO keep his craftsmanship up,
last week John got out the
squirrel rifle he has had for 3s
years took 10 shots at los
feet, put seven shots in a one
half-inch bullseye, and the furth-
crest of the other three was only
one-eighth inch outside the ring.
Gariinger lives on Geiger
street learned his marks
manship in early days when, al
though the woods was full of
game, hunters were taught there
was only one way to bag game
with a rifie-that by a head
shot.
PROBABLY A MORE DANGER
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-14

Gus SPORT which has occupied tn,
minds of at least two Blufftonites II
recent weeks is that of making
hornets unwelcome as houseguests al
their particular homes.
A trophy of one dispossessed nest
knocked down by Clayton Murray is
on display in the News window now,
Sid Settler took a lead from Muir
ray, and armed with a can of kero-
sene and a bug bomb, he fought the
hornery critters under his porch
gable using the screen door as a
shield.
DON'T BLAME TED for
Mainly Personal this week. After
pinch hitting for us the last two
weeks, he has gone back to his
tomato plants and polishing the
family bus. He took a lot of
kidding about town recently ut
being called out of retirement"
so soon after relinquishing the
News reigns. We were lucky
that his new leisure has not
taken him thus far too far away
from the News Office, and that
he so graciously agreed in a
moment to go back to the grind.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-14
Blame all errors this week on
to left-hand tipping!

=
TED NEVER READS the Button
| News anyway, so we don't mind
confessing that the rest at Lima
Memorial hospital following u auto
crash was pretty nice, and gives US
a second wind for the job just start
ed. The occasion gave us an oppcr-
tunity to become acquainted with cac
young Blufftonite, Miss Louise Re- :
enbach, who joined three other yo, z
student nurses upon III arrival 20
| make our bed more comfortable" by
undertaking the mattress with =
hinged board affair il. "d of using
the springs provided h. the anu
facturer.
Miss Reichenbach r. cur highest
recommendation. If ~ou ant to be
punctured with a need fr7r or five
times daily, she perform the task
most pleasantly.
MRS. DAVE RISER, who lad a
patient in the hospital at the time,
dropped in to say hello as did Ms.
| Gerald Huber, who was caring for
her brother, Wilbur Eyer of Kalida-
The cheerful manner in which MIR.
Eyer took the loss of his right arm.
mangled in a hammermill nccident
made our own mishap appear in
| significant. He was buzzing about
the hospital getting acquainted With
everyone and couldn't wait to get
out once he began to feel better.
We began to feel like a lifelong
resident of Button when lowers
and cards from the Lions GLIB, the
Disbursements club and various
people we had met but once began
to make their appearance.
TT REMAINED FOR OUR
FORMER place of employment,
the Oxford Press of Oxford,
Ohio. to cap the climax in get
well wishes. The front page of
last weeks issue (made over for
our private copy we were glad
to find out) carried a three
column head owe a story that
poked fun at us and our poor
disabled Ford.
Edwards was driving a 1908 Ford
which was always somewhat blue
and respondent as a result of fire.
ouent speed-runs between P'uffton
and Lockland, Oxford and Lockland,
and Etcetera and Lockland," the
article stated.
Fortunately, however, Mr.. Ed
wards always had a kind word in
his Farm Stories for his animal
friends, and the victim was cared
for by a passing cow until another
car arrived at the accident scene.
"Not far behind on the scene were
several members of the Henry Ford
family who allegedly threaten to
remove Mr.. Edwards Ford owner
ship franchise and Danish him to Ok
Cart if he hicks up one more of their
products"
We guess we had it coming to us!
1t never occurred that auto crash
es could be contagious until upoI
our return to the News it was learn
ed that Fred Gettles had also crack
ed a fender on his Cadillac while w
were resting up in the hospital ant
leaving all the work to him and the
rest of a patient crew at The News
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-14
LEGAL NOTICE

In pursuance of the order of the Probate
Court of Allen County. Ohio, ! will offer for
sale at public auction on the s23rd day of
ises the following described real estate situ-
ated in the County of Allen and State of
Ohio, to wit:
Lot number 706 in Memo N. Geiger's adj
dition to the village of Bluffton, Ohio, such
real estate being situated at ATT Cherry
Street, Bluffton. Ohio. Said premises are
appraised at $40, 600. 90 and must be sold for
not less than two-thirds of said appraised
value, and the terms of said sale are 81, 900. 90
cash at time of sale and the balance to be
paid without interest within thirty days from
date of sale.
MAYNARD L, GEIGER.
10 Guardian of Donavln F. Geiger
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-14

the nymph stage, seemed to be
announcing their new-found free
dom. The nymphs, which hatch
from prOfusely laid eggs, spend
at least two years of their
lives-some species from Is to
II acknowledgement, sucking
the juices of trees, shrubs and
other plants before they become
full grown.
Well, who wouldn't beat his
wings a little upon coming to
daylight after all those years.
But the glory is short-lived. An
adult cicada only lives a few
weeks once he becomes a musi-
clan.
AND WHILE ON THE SUBJECT
If nature, the Hiltys, Herman anc
and Paul Emmert have beer
their trouble with muskrats
The rascals are drilling holes through
stock pond dam and lowering
he water level without benefit Of
meter or service charge.
According to Herman Hilty, tn,
state agricultural pamphlet state.
hat pond owners need have no feal
If muskrats provided dam walls are
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-14

PROBABLY A MORE DANGER.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-28
Navy Wives
Bowling Loop
Action Starts

Thursday moon marked
the opening of the Navy Waves
summer Bowling League. when
the four competing team wet 81
the Naval Station bowHnc all
leys. The teams PLAYING IN t..s
md season league represent the
USS Chopper, tie NSCPO's
the USO, Noes and SabRon
Wives.
Bowling for the chopper" are
Alice Gillian. Glorl AIan.a
Ann Gravel, vi Donlan and Nm
ME Humphrey. Sponsored by tins
Naval Station CPO's are CHM
Koraska, Charlyne Roberts Alice
Bynum, Lorraine Yale a He
len Castagna. The USO. Noes
lineup includes Ruby Caldwell
Marion Atzert, Dottie B, wn,
June Garfield and Chert Nc
Farlane. Rep senting SubRon
Wives are Becky Harris, Mary
Jane Fromm Name CagpbeiI<
Sis York and Lynne Cravencr.
AT this initial meet the Chop
per- defeated ESCPO, and USO
Noes won over the SubRon
Wives, to tie for first position
Outstanding bowler OF the
week was vi Donlan, OF the
Chopper" team. with the hlah
3-game set OF 524, and the gin
est game of 1874. The second
higest game was rolled 10y Ruby
Caldwell, with III, and Dotue
Brown was right in the Ton
third position with 1863.
There Is also open bowling IL
the Naval Station for all Navy
wives every Thursday afternoon
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-28
GS 0al
Emgs

BY The Associated Press
Won Lost Pct.