Show PHYSICIAN HELD HELDON HELDON ON DRUG CHARGE Prescription Is Cited as Unlawful Culminating weeks of investigation tion ion by state and federal narcotics officers Dr H. H B. B Spangler 52 Felt building was arrested Thursay Thursday Thursday Thurs- Thurs day ay on a complaint signed by H. H B. B Harrison enforcement officer of the state ate dep department o of registration Dr Sp Spangler is charged d with lith unlawfully unlawfully un- un lawfully awfully prescribing 24 half-grain half morphine tablets for O. O P. P Caviness on n October 31 The suspects suspect's bail was set at 1000 by y Salt Lake City Judge M. M J. J Bronson before whom the complaint was vas signed E I I I j I Caviness 72 a former resident of 43 3 East Second South s street reet is now serving erving six months in the county jail ail for fraudulently obtaining morline morphine morphine mor- mor phine line from another Salt Lake City physician on October 7 Substance of the charge against Dr r. r Spangler is a felony said Mr Harrison Garrison He quoted section 44 laws aws of Utah 1935 which reads in inart part art and for any subsequent offense punishment may be by a afine afine ane fine ne not exceeding 1000 or by imprisonment im- im im- im I Ifor in the Utah state prison for or not exceeding one year or by byboth byboth both oth such fine and imprisonment Records disclosed Dr Spangler was as fined with an alternate six month jail term March 3 last for or making a prescription containing contain- contain lug ing ng a false statement concerning morphine orphine Mr Harrison said he is being assisted as- as slated sted in the investigation to stamp out ut the drug traffic by R. R C. C Belnap Belnap Bel- Bel nap ap federal narcotics agent |