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Evening star., 1952-03-21
IreIon Probes Disappearance
OF Moriiiuonu Seized in Raid

ages were never weighed at police
headquarters and detectives merely
guessed that each weighed more
than a pound. When the contents
were weighed at the Narcotics
Bureau, however, Inspector Scott
said, it was found that some o1
the packages contained consider
ably less than a pound.
Police records, however. official-
ly list the weight Of the con-
fiscated drug at 94.02 pounds. The
same figure is carried on the rec
ords Of the Federal Bureau OF
Narcotics, where the drug was
sent for analysis.
Weatherbee skipped town after
posting 5000 bond and has not
been heard from since. His bono
was forfeited last December.
Attention was focused on the
Weatherbee case this week wher
Herbert Buckle jaws johnson
told the Senate District Crime
Investigating Committee thai
Randolph tCatfish) Turner, in.
dicted as q ring leader Of q loca
narcotics syndicate, said he haG
been given a pound Of marijuans
by 1t. Carper.
Evening star., 1952-03-21
More Graft Testimony
Expected IodayB Before
Special Grand jury
By Howord G DutI;n

More testimony bearing on po-
Ilice graft may be given today
before the special District rackets
grand jury. United States Attor-
lney Charles M. Irelan said. yes
lterday. Mr.. Ielan revealed 1t
the same time that several wit
lnesses have been given guards
after reporting personal threats.
Six witnesses are scheduled 20
appear before the panel, which IS
lnOW focusing its attention on the
alleged links between policemen
land narcotics peddlers.
1T. H II. Carper, suspended
head Of the police narcotics squad.
land his ex-aide. Detective Sergt.
William l. Taylor, win be ..in-
lyited' to testify before the grand
Jury early next week. Mr.. Irelan
lsaid.
To Recall Jim Yellow.
He i reiterated that he believed
1.-THE men should be given q chance
to appear" and he said that, IL
1.-THE Invitation" is rejected, they
could be subpoenaed.
James r. tJim Yellow) Rob-
ierts. former narcotics kingpin
there. who is now serving q prison
term. will be recalled also next
week. the prosecutor told re-
Iporters.
He revealed that bodily protec-
lticn is being given to several wit
nesses. Some Of the threats came
from some Of those now under
Indictment for dope conspiracy
before the indictments were re-
turned, he said.
| Four Still at Large.
Four of the IA persons indicted
last Monday night are still at
large, despite an intensive man
hunt by police and deputy United
Estates marshals. One Of the fu-
lgitives is Harry Tantillo, q New
Yorker. ranked by Mr.. Irelan as
being the top man in the whole
lsale narcotics trade in the Eastern
United States.
Discussing future plans, Mr.,
Irelan said 1--WE are not too far
away from another indictment, !"
and suggested more specific in
formation win be available next
week.
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Crime
Continued From First Page,

"outlandish." He castigated the
United States marshal for mis-
management In the custody of
the witnesses.
8. United States Attorney Charles
NJ. Irelan issued a statement
denying that Mrs. Roberts and
her husband, a convicted dope
peddler, had chance to fabricate
any story while in his custody. He
said they had '.momentarily''
shouted invectives at each other
across an entrance hall separating
two cellblockS. This contradicted
Sergt. Furr's testimony.
4. Senator Welker Immediately
countered that there still was moi
the slightest question that the
couple was close enough il the
cellblock to carry on converse
tion.
S. Former United States Attor-
ney George Morris Fay, challenged
Wednesday by the Senators to ex.
plain why District officials hae
done nothing about graft. had {
statement. also. He said, in {
letter to Chairman Neely, he wa
''ready at any time to answer an,
questions.
s. Maj. Robert v. Murray. SUI
III
Evening star., 1952-03-21

tion-the damning stories told on
the witness stand.
Senator Hunt. Democrat, Of
Wyoming. also had something to
say.
Its awfully hard to tell about
these BIRDS" he said. but I don't
See how they could possibly have
got together on o story and stuck
together on It. Furthermore, 1t.
Carper made such q poor witness
for himself. I can hardly under
stand his story about destroying
drugs he had seized, II for mol
other reason than to protect him
self.
Fay Proud Of Record.
Every person has an opportu-|
nifty. and should have, to dispute
testimony against him. But In my
opinion, it's going to be very hard
to discredit all we have heard this
week. In all my experience. in
cluding service on the Kefauver|
committee. ! have never heard sol
much direct testimony about pay
offs to police"
Mr.. Fay said he learned of SEN
ator Neely,s demand for an ex-
PLANTATION after he returned from
Dayton. Ohio, yesterday morning.
Il am most proud" he said I'M
% letter to the Senator, "of my
official record and win be glad to-
defend it."
81 am ready at any time t0l
answer any questions concerning
the foregoing or any other
facts
Evening star., 1952-03-21

using the machine on Mrs. Rob-
erts, she had had q "long discus.
sion" with her former husband ir
the United States marshal's cell
block. He said she was so upset
that the test results were not &C
|ceptable.
Sergt. Furr. Immediately was
asked who had been in charge Of
the prisoners. as the Senator'S OBJ
yiously were irritated at the i'm
|plication that Roberts and his ex-
wife had had q chance to cook ur
q story about police bribes.
The lie detector tests covered
points In the bribe story. and
Sergt. Furr said johnson appeared
to be telling fairly accurately THE
truth" about regular $50 payments
for police protection.
Tests Are Confidential.
Sergt. FUR was asked at the
hearing If he had reported the
bribe story to his superior officers
He replied that such tests are con-
fldential-"like the relationship
between an attorney and his
client"
Senator Welker asked II result.
OF lie detector tests are admissible
as evidence In District courts, and
Sergt. Furr replied that they
are not.
Inspector Howard v. Covell, ex.
|ecutive officer and second in com.
|mand Of the police department
said he was unaware the police
department owned q lie detector.
Evening star., 1952-03-21

An investigation into the re-
ported disappearance" of 90
pounds of marijuana valued at
approximately 100000 after it
was confiscated by police last sum-
mer was launched today by United
States Attorney Charles M. Irelan.
Mr.. Irelan said his attention
had been called to q discrepancy
between police estimates Of the
weight of the drug at the time it
was seized and the amount re-
corded later on official records.
The drug was found concealed
in the automobile of John r.
Weatherbee, 28, Of New York,
after he was arrested by 1t. H. II.
Carper, suspended chief Of the
Narcotics Squad, and Federal
agents on June 28, 1851. At that
time police estimated the weight
OF the drug at 1913 pounds and its
retail value at $220. 900.
Inspector E. e. Scott. chief of
detectives, attributed the dis
erepancy between the estimated
and recorded weights of the mari
juana to a bad guess. He pointed
out 176 packages were recovered
from Weatherbee's car. The pack
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Crime Inquiry Reveals
That Police Now Own
Lie -Deiecior Machine

The extent Of Police Depart
Iment use Of its lie-detector ma
Ichine was revealed In Senate
Crime Investigating subcommittee
Hearings yesterday.
Mai. Murray said the depart
lment has owned q polygraph for
1.-THE past two months. Two po-
llicemen underwent training In its
lllse at b United States Army camp
last fall. Before II got. its own
ldetector. the Police Department
had used one on q contract basis
in several cases.
Mai. Robert ". Murray, super
lintendent OF ES.ice, said the the
lodicers are Sergt. Lloyd B. FUR
lof the homicide squad and Pre-
lcihct Detective James T. McCarty
|of the general assignment squad.
Testiiies on Its Use.
It was Sergt. Fur who testified
about use Of the lie detector when
The appeared as q witness yester-
day.
He said he had used the ma
lchiine to help q grand jury in
ivestigation by checking the
stories OF Evalina (Tinky) Rob-
terts, former wife Of James M.
tJim Yellow Roberts. convicted
dope peddler; Herbert tBuckle
Jaws) Johnson. admitted dope
peddler, and Nellie Leach, john
sons girl friend. last February
I21 or %
A lie detector, hired from an
outside source, was responsible
flor cracking the Lansburgn
watchman murder case, in which
the watchman was slain during
la Good Friday holdup in 1850.
Machine Not Actually Used.
The machine was not actually
used for test. However, police
were preparing to attach it to
q suspect when the suspect broke
down and confessed.
The current lie detector ma
chine was in the news several
weeks ago when police investi-
gated the disappearance of Boys
Club funds from No. 10 precinct
station house. Several police at
that time volunteered to take q
test on the machine.
Although results Of lie detec-
tors are not admissible as evi-
Idence in District courts, the
department decided to purchase
the machine as an aid in inyesti-
lgations.
It is used, Sergt. Furr told the
Senators, to help investigating
lofncers decide on the yeracity Of
Estories told by accused persons
for prospective Witnesses
The tests are on voluntary
basis, he added, and said that
ii q suspect does not agree to take
the test, it is not given.
His testimony touched OF a row
when he said that shortly before
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Herring Set on Location
OfDrinkino Pieces

The question Of how far Prince
Georges County alcoholic bever-
ages establishments should be sep
|arated from churches and schools
viii be debated at 8 pm. May Is
lin Upper Marlboro.
The County Liquor Board sched-
|uled the hearing yesterday after
receiving requests for such q
forum from civic groups and In
IdividualS.
Evening star., 1952-03-21
One Moment
With God
BY EDWARD 4. h. ELSON.
Pastor. National Presbyterian Church

bx EDWAMD ~ NJ EACONs
Pastor. National Presbyterian Church.
y 4 4
MEDIUM FOR THE SPIRIT.
DR.. Rufus M. Jones pointed out,
1.-THE dynamo makes no electric
ity: it Is o contrivance which
nreaks through and lets electricity
do the work. The magnetic needle
creates no magnetism, it merely
lets vaster energies operate. That
is what the broadcaster and trans
mitter Of the telephone and radio
do. They all let energies break
through and manifest themselves. 2
God wants to let his power 0per-
ate through people like you.
----------
Acts 2::1-l
Prayer. o. God. send the
poiDer of Thy spirit through me
to Others. Amen.
Evening star., 1952-03-21

BRITAINS FIRST CHINESE PEERESS-Ths is the Chinese girl
became Lady Lindsay Brtan's first
She with husband and daughter Erica
they entraned from London last fall bound for Australia
Lord Lindsay this week the death Of
his father Lady Lindsay the former Hao Chinese for
Persuasive Dawn) daughter Of Chinese. army officer The
couple wed in 1941 live in Australia where Lord Lindsay
is . university research fellow. ZAP WirephOtO.
Evening star., 1952-05-11

Clothing for Korea will be col
lected at the Washington Monu-
ment grounds May "a and Is
between 10 a. m. and S pm.
Trucks will pick up the donations
at the grounds.
A hundred boy scouts will be
on duty to accept the bundles
and it will not be necessary to
park cars.
A number of youth bands and
other musical organizations will
entertain during the event. The
Clothing for Korea" Committee
is headed by Mrs. Oscar L. Chap
man and includes Mrs. Alben w.
Barkley.
Members of the working COM
mittee include: Orville Crouch,
Jack Fox, Bryson Rash, DR..
Frederick E. Reissig, the Rev.
Lawrence o. Gatti, Isaac Franck,
Arthur Clarendon Smith, Mrs
Evening star., 1952-05-11
|WorId Road Federation
| Meets Here This Week

Three hundred delegates from
Is countries will attend the first
world meeting of the international
Road Federation Tuesday and
Wednesday at the Wardman Park
Hotel.
Frank T. Magennis, vice presi-
dent, Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Export Co. and chairman of the
federation's board of directors
will preside.
Among the projects to be dis
cussed are the Pan American
Highway, the European Interna-
Evening star., 1952-05-11
Clothing for Needy of Korea
ToBe Collected May 24 and rs

Morris Cafritz, Mrs. David Cush-
man Coyle, Mrs. F. Joseph
Donohue, DR.. Luther Evans.
Also, Mrs. Robert Guggenheim,
John Mayfield, DR.. Mordecai
johnson, T. D. Martin, Mrs. Alice
Bell, Edgar Morris, Mrs. Clarence
T. Nelson, Miss Eta Mai Russell,
Wilmer H. Balderson, DR.. Hobert
M. Corning, Mrs. Thornton Owen,
Eugene Barnes. Rugh Duffield,
Graham R. Hall, Mrs. Graham r.
Hall and Representative William
S. Bray, Republican, of Indiana.
Evening star., 1952-05-11
Cots Have Two-Color Ewes

BIRSAY. Sask. (P.-The Cor
don Gemmill household here has
two freak kittens. Each is pure
white and each has one blue and
one green eye. The mother cat
has green eyes, and the father
blue eyes.
Evening star., 1952-05-11
Convention Site Picked

TULSA, OKLA, May 10 P.-
Grand Rapids, Mich. today was
chosen next years national con-
vention site as the Izaak Walton
League of America ended its 30th
annual meeting. John w. Tobin
/ dent of the league.
Evening star., 1952-05-11
Lund of Emerald Volcano

I CARACAS, Venezuela. - Atop
Venezuela's Mesa Duida, at the
beginning and the end of a heavy
rain an elusive light moves from
one end of the mesa to the other,
creating an effect called 1.-The
emerald volcano"
Evening star., 1952-05-11

tional Road Network and the Par
African Highway System.
The Nome nugget., 1952-10-31
N 0 T I C E

Saturday evening al 8 pm. YOUTH FOR CHRIST meets al the ASS EMBLY OF GOD CHURCH. The guest speaker will be MT. James McGiffin. director of Christian Education and Youth for the Methodist Church Outpost Missions.
 MT. McGiffin plans to show a few slides of their work in Hawaii and will speak of his experiences as a layman in christian work. especially among young people.
 YOUTH FOR CHRIST is happy 10 have their former leader. Mir. Spencer Strand. as a visitor and he will be leading the meeting.
 Several musical numbers from churches represented will help 10 make a very interesting program.
 All age groups are encouraged 10 attend.
The Nome nugget., 1952-10-31
Four More Cases of Polio Reported in Ketchikan

JUNEAU, (P)-Four more cases of polio were reported in Ketchi- kan last weekend, bringing the total number in Southeast Alaska to A and in the entire territory to 29, Mrs. George Dudley said Mon day.
 Mrs. Dudley, chairman for the national foundation for infantile paralysis in Southeast Alaska. said only five cases have broken out in other sections of the terri tory and all are concentrated in the Anchorage and Fairbanks areas.
The Nome nugget., 1952-10-31
Halloween Parties

Halloween is party time for the young people with parties starting Wednesday evening at the Com munity Center for the teen-agers and Friday evening for the small fry. E4- a45
 Tonight the High School and Seventh and Eighth Grades will have their Halloween party at the School Gym.
 Special treating for the school children started right after school this afternoon at the Northern Commercial Co.,, where all the children received a special treat from the management who inn ported the spirit of Halloween" for the occasion to hand out the surprises.
The Nome nugget., 1952-10-31
WEATHER FORECAST

US. Dept of Commerce Weather Bureau
 Compiled by the
 Cloudy with occasional light snow tonight and Saturday. Northerly winds 10 to as15 mph. Low temperature expected to- night, 28; high tomorrow 30.
 Nome data last .24 hours as Of 7 am. today: high temperature 35, low B. Maximum wind IS mph from NE. Sunrise 7:40 am., Sun set 3:46 pm.
 A year ago today: high tenn perature fl, low 34. Extremes this date since 1907: high 42 in 1911; low 3 in 1907.
 Other stations. , am. today:
The Nome nugget., 1952-10-31
ALASKA AIRLINES

From Anchorage: B. Green, A. Kearl, F. Bergt, G. Payne, P. Bergt, D. Moiyer, Sterlings, H. G. Harbison, F. Cody, Earl Badtke, James Robertson, o. E. Dahlgren, R. l.. Desforges, Coons.
 To Anchorage: Henry Koyuk, Frankie Martin, Frankie Sheldon, A. l.. Mclean, Kenneth Dewey.
 To Unalakleet: Elda Adams; to McGrath: MT. and Mrs. J. C. Call.
 From Unalakleet:L. c. Ferguson.
The Nome nugget., 1952-10-31

S3250 TROUSERS are selling for $22.50 at the Art & Trading Center.
The Nome nugget., 1952-10-31

WANTED TO SELL - 2 mining claims at the head of Patterson
 Creek at Candle. See Gordon Dimmick at 414 Ed Ave, Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1952-10-31
W AN T. ADS

FOUND-Key in leather holder with long chain.
The Nome nugget., 1952-10-31
Mrs. Nerland Appointed To Terri. Board of Health

It was announced in Nome to- day that Mrs. Andrew Nerland has been appointed. by Governor .Gruening as the Second Division member of the Territorial Board of Health, The appointment is subject to confirmation by the Legislature
The Nome nugget., 1952-10-31
NOTE OF THANKS

My sincere appreciation 10 the voters of the Second Division for the splendid support given me in the General Election. The great responsibility of representing you al the forthcoming Territorial Legislature is an honor and I will do my duty 10 the best of my ability.
 Charles E. Fagerstrom
The Nome nugget., 1952-10-31
Friday. October 3ls 1852

Mamie Brown was sentenced to 20 days in the Federal jail by the US. Commissioner, for disorder ly conduct.
The Nome nugget., 1952-10-31
MIMI HOSPITAL

Admitted: Clarence F'rudiker,
 Discharged? Tillie BurdeshaW, Eddie Kotongan, Ruth Lindgren, Eugene Herman.
The Nome nugget., 1952-10-31
N o T I c E

There will be a meeting of the Arctic Native Brotherhood Mon day evening at 7:30 at the ANB Hall. All members requested to attend.
Evening star., 1952-06-20
MARYLAND erode Crossings

wish to take exception to some of the
assertions made by George Kennedy in
his article on Streamliners and horse
and-buggy highways.
I have been driving in Prince Georges
County, in Cottage City and in Hyatts-
vile, since 1919 and have also fired and
run engines on the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad since 1912, and his assertion
that the driver of the vehicle was not
at fault is wrong. BY his own words he
makes him wrong: "Mr. Powell ap-
parently thought the coast was clear
when a passenger local bound for Balti-
more passed him. He started across
and was killed by Washington-bound
express on the farther track. .. The
crossing has automatic blinkers and
bells"
Now, in the first place, the driver
should have been sure. not thought, the
coast was clear; and secondly, the bells
and blinkers did not stop operating as
they would have done had the west
bound track been clear. The driver
probably passed that point every morn
ing and knew these things.
It is my idea that Mr.. Kennedy is
trying to sway opinion so as to have
good ground for advocating abolishing
these crossings. This is good idea, but
don't stray from the truth.
AS for the crossing at Melrose, to me
the most dangerous on the Washing
ton branch, does Mr.. Kennedy know
that when the Hyattsville bridge was
built to take the place of the old Hyatts-
Evening star., 1952-06-20
This and That .

be pulled first this way and then an
other, in a sort of game, unless he is
small enough to be lifted.
Hot weather brings problems to ami
mails, just as it does to people. The
trouble is that the creatures have no
way of knowing they are in trouble. So
people must come to their aid.
A clean dog, well fed and watered, is
much the happier dog.
Cleanliness means keeping the coat
free from odor and fleas. There are
several non-water preparations on the
market that are good. provided one
follows the directions closely.
Baths should be given by persons
who understand dogs and like them.
Cats should seldom be bathed. Flea
combs may be used on them to great
advantage. They do not build up odor
in their coats, as dogs do.
The vacuum cleaner can be used on
both animals to advantage, unless it
frightens them.
Every care should be taken to keep
pet animals dry.
If in rainstorm. they should be
wiped clean as soon as possible.
Attention must beAgiven to the various
injections, especially that for rabies.
Take pains to see that the collar is in
good shape and is not too tight.
Dogs will grow, some of them get fat,
and often the collar presses into the
neck.
Evening star., 1952-06-20
Good Appointment

The Board of Education will gain by the
addition of Walter N Tobriner to its membership.
The Judges of the District Court made good
selection for the vacancy left by the withdrawal
of Rowland F. Kinks, who was unable to serve
because of a conflicting appointment as head
of the Alien Property ONCE Of the Department
of Justice.
Mr. Tobriner is a native Washingtonian,
practicing attorney and a parent whose active
interest in school affairs stems from the fact
that his two children have attended the District
public schools. His daughter is a recent grad
uate of Deal Junior High School and his son is
still student there. Mr.. Tobriner is member
of the Alice Deal Home and School Association
and he is legal adviser to the Lafayette Home
and School Association.
In an interview following his appointment
the new board member made it plain that he
believes in drawing a strict line between the
boards policy making functions and the admin
istrative functions properly assigned to the
superintendent of schools. That Is welcome
news to citizens who have been concerned over
the boards tendency in the past to encroach
on the administrative domain .
Evening star., 1952-06-20

227 million barrels while ours is billion, and
they have less than fourth of the electric power
that is available to US. These figures are Of vital
military Importance. Although they do not di-
rectly affect armed forces in being they most
certainly affect-in potentially decisive way
the capacity to support those forces in pro-
tracted struggle.
Over and above all this, the Russian masses
are undeniably backward in the sense that their
Communist dictatorship has held them down to
one of the worlds lowest living standards-a
condition that subtracts from national power.
It is true, too, that the people of the captive
satellite states are oppressed and restive. When
this smodering volcano is added to the Kremln's
productive shortcomings and other deficiencies,
General Esenhowers hyperbole turns out to be
less extreme than it may seem at first glance.
The Soviet threat, of course, is made up Of
tougher stuff than polliwogs, but the United
States and its Allies-with vigilance and compile
ton of the common defense build-up-can be
confident of success in coping with that threat.
The Iron Curtain is not sign of strength. It
may well hide even greater weaknesses than the
most optimistic among us like to imagine.
Evening star., 1952-06-20
By Charles E. TroceweN

This must be great discomfort but
all too often the owners do not seem
to realize the neckband is getting too
tight.
A little pressure with the fingers now
and then, to see if they can be put
easily beneath the collar, will help the
animal Be sure that the collar is not
too loose, of course. Do not cucumber
the band with more tags than neceS-
sary.
Shearing is no longer held desirable.
Thinning the coat, by combing and
in other ways, is good if carefully done.
We heard of a man who got three
bushels of fur from his collie by simple
combing.
The cat may be kept comparatively
flea-free with a fine-toothed comb.
In the country and suburbs tick
inspection is necessary. both for the
animal and the owners. Ticks are un-
slightly and cause dog discomfort. They
cause Rocky Mountain fever in humans.
Ticks should not be pulled off with
fingers. A drop of kerosene or alcohol
should be applied, then the tick re-
moved with tweezers or pliers. Never
use the bare fingers.
Give the dog shade and plenty Of
water and good food, and keep him
clean and give him affection.
Bird baths sunk in the ground pro-
vide water for wandering dogs and
help them 60 through the dog days.