Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-13
Gen. 0'Beirne and Other Officials
Arrested on Charge Of Con-
splraoy to Defraud.
ROOSEVELT TOOK INITIATIVE.
Fraud Written All Over Concern
Claimed to Have Found Principle of
Life and to Raise the Dead.

O'Beirne, for years more or less pr0mi-
nent IN Republican politics In this city.
and who has held a number OF offices
under the United States government is
given AZ president IN the literature Of
the Force of Life Chemical company, the
medical director OF which DR.. William
WnllaGe Hadley and Assistant Medi-
cal Director Mrs. Laur NJ. Wilson were
yesterday arrested by federal authori-
ties and held IN 81, 500 bail each for ex-
animation week from today. Cen
O'Beirne has been special agent OF
the treasury department, assistant COM
!. missioner OF immigration al the port OF
! New York and commissioner Of char
tiles In this city. He became president
Of the concern In September last, when
X. Virgil Neal, !ts alleged organizer and
first president. resigned.
Gen. OBeirne WAS seen following the
arrest but hts counsel refused to allow
him 10 be interviewed,
The prisoners are charged with con-
spiracy to obtain money under false
pretenses by the use of the United
States mails.
In the complaint lodged against them,
two other officials OF the Force OF Life
Chemical company are named Jointly
with them as parties 10 the conspiracy.
These two officials are now out of the
city.
The Force OF Life Chemical company
for the last three or -four years has
maintained elaborate offices In this
city, At present the company is located
at 2255 Broadway. II has done an ex-
tensive mail business. An official OF the
company told the postal authorities
that the concern had not less than one
million patients,
The investigation leading to the ar
rest had covered a period OF almost
year, and has been managed Jointly
by the postoilce authorities, Asst.
Houyhton. Champe s. Andrews and
John s. Cooper, the two latter as coun-
sci for the New York County Medical
society. The federal authorities start
ed on the trail OF the Force of Life
concern on the personal initiative of
President Roosevelt, Two weeks ago
there Is said TO have been a migration
OF the most prominent Force of Lifers
to Syracuse, n. Y.
When the two prisoners were ar
raigned before Commissioner Ridge
way, Atty. John j. Vause appeared as
their counsel and furnished bonds to
insure their appearance at the exam
nation. Mr.. Vhise said last night
tht the Force Of Life company was do
Ing a perfectly legitimate business and
that the two prisoners were only sal
aired employees OF the concern, who did
what they We're told and had nothing
whatever to do with its rmanagement
In the glare Of midnight light"
one OF the advertisements o. the COM
pany reads bending over his crucibe
and retorts DR.. William Wallace Hadley
cried triumphantly: I have t.. At last
he had succeeded In making rara
chemical combination OF concentrated
extracts which might truly be called
liquid life. There II was glmmerlng
In It's sheen OF ruby red, while the re-
tort itsc,f seemed to CULVER and vibrate
as II In the effort Of restraining the
tremendous dynamic force 1t held.
There was lecithin, the force Of llte
the power that makes man live and
think. Without this subtle essence IN
your system death would occur before
YOU could read three OF these lines.
With II In sufficient quantity you can
combat any disease. To discover and
make the vital principle Of life has been
the dream OF the chemist and the goal
of the medical professor Of all ages
For whole year since this announce
ment was sent broadcast through the
mails as a preamble to a pamphlet Is.
sued BY the Force OF Life Chemical
company IN which extraordinary vir-
tues were claimed for its preparations,
the United States authorities and the
New York County Medical society have
been examining complaints against the
company In an effort to make evidence
enough to make arrests
The power to raise the dead. claimed,
II is alleged, BY DIR. Hadley, first chal-
lenged the attention Of the authorities
u little less than year ago, when POST
master General Cortelyou received
personal letter from President Roose-
welt, incosing one Of the Force OF Life
company's circulars which had been
sent to the president by a woman A.
Springfield. Mo.
Mr. Cortelyou at once communicated
with Postmaster Wilcox of this city,
who detailed inspectors to investigate
the methods Of the concern.
In addition 10 President James r. o.
Berne, the literature Issued by the
company and the latest corporation d.
rectory. give the following officers Of
the Force Of Life Chemical company.
James A. Tedford, vice president: Ar
thur II. Williams, treasurer, and Fred
erick H. Wilson, secretary.
The directors are besides the above:
Edwin O. Keller William f. Acton, f.
Virgil Neal. r. T. Badgley and James
+. Pierce. Mr.. Pierce was formerly SUI
perlntendent Of insurance OF New York
state. +. Virgil Neal. with DR.. Hadlcy,
Williams, and Mrs Wilson. Il Is alleged
furpIchod the yaaI hratpa ~ tho pou-
Germ,
Arthur II. Williams. treasurer % the
company, and one OF It's directors, IL
president Of the Bankers Realty & Sc
curlty company, a trustee OF the Wash
ingtOn Savings bank. aud a director %
the Cooperative Guiding bark In this
city He lives IN Mount Vernon Fred
erlck II. Wilson Is superintendent Of the
United States indian warehouse In THIS
city. M Keller IL said 20 be presl-
dent OF the Fairfield National bank,
vice president Of the South Norwalk
Trust company, and former lleu,euaut-
governor q The state Of Connecticut
William r. Acton IL described as pres
ldent 0f The SorWalk Securities corpOr-
alton. and late gecretary and treasurer
aHl general manager % the Norwalk
Street Railway company OF Connectl-
MAH NlN.A 80 T. NafIeNrN ~ NNNHllflAN OF
ne Consolidated H0of Pad company OF
New YORK
The concern 70 DeleWare corpora
tiou. orsaalzed 10 1902. lts capital is
given ~ 1900 900
~ fae letter from the Springfield
woman 10 President Roosevelt there
vas ilcl0s=d one Df he stock letters
from 'Ha foFca 81 lite concern. II start
I'D N as follows.
~ hia mysterious control over dis
ssss and death. Dr, Wallace Hadley.
me eminent tneanmaturgic panopathist
n BIZ ciig. has made the human heart
heat again IN the body OF woman res
cuef from the grave Aud as a result
~ hls successful experiment he makes
ils startling statement that no disease
should cause death. lie claims to have
discovered the vital principle OF life H.
SsII' The dynamic force that creates and