Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-13
Government Gets After
 this Company.
HUNT FOR A YEAR
Finally Rounded Up Two of the Officials Were Putting Out Chemical Combination of
 Liquid Life.

prominent in republican politics III this city, is given as president in the literature of the Force of Life and Chemical company, the medical direc- tor of which, Dr' William Wallace Hadley, and Assistant Medical Direc- tor Mrs Laura NJ. Wilson, were yes terday arrested by federal authorities and held in S2,5OO bail each for exam ination.
 General O'Beirne has been special agent of the treasury department, as sistant commissioner of immigration in the port of New York, and com missioner of charities in this city.
 General O'Beirne was seen following the arrests, but his counsel refused to allow him to be interviewed. Th., prisoners are charged with conspiracy to obtain money under false pretenses by the use of the United States mails.
 The Force of Life Chemical con- pany for the last three or four years has maintained elaborate offices in this city. At present the company is located at 2,255 Broadway. It has done an extensive 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 period of almost a year. and has been managed jointly by the postoffice authorities and coun- sel 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.
 When the two prisoners were dr. raigned before Commissioner Ridge way. Attorney John ]. Vause appeared as their counsel and furnished bonds to Insure their appearance at the cx. animation .sa.f af -.
 Mir vause said that the Force of legitimate business and that the two prisoners were only salaried employees of the concern. @ @
 ''In the glare of midnight light" one of the advertisements of the con- parry reads. blending over his crucible and retorts. Dr William Wallace Had ley cried triumphantly: I have It. Ar last he had succeeded in making rare chemical combination of concen- trated extracts which might truly be called liquid life There it was. glimmerjng in its sheen of ruby red. while the retort itself seemed to quiv- CT and vibrate as if in the effort of re- straining the tremendous dynamic force it held.
 ''There was lecithin. the force of life. the power that makes man live and think. Without this subtle ss sence in your system death would oc- eur before you could read three of these lines. With it in sufficient auan- tity 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"
 The power to raise the dead claim ed. it Is alleged, by Dr Hadley first challenged the attention of the au- thorlties little less than q year ago. when Postmaster General Cortelyotl received personal letter from Presl. dent Roosevelt. inclosing one of the Force of Life company's circulars "hlth udu DtFu ~tll UTtNltHIlI by a woman in Springfield. Mo.
 Mr Cortelvou at once communicated with Postmaster Wilcox in this ciry, who detailed inspectors to investigate the methods of the concern.
 In addition to President James R. O'Beirne the literature issued ty the | company and the latest corporation l directory give the following officers | of the Force of Life Chemical con- pany:
 James A. Tedford. vice president; Arthur H. Williams. treasurer. and | Frederick H. Wilson. secretary. The directors are. besides the above: Ed win Q. Keeler. William F. Acton. F.. yirgil Neal. k. T. Badgley and James F. Pierce Mir Pierce was formerly superintendent of insurance of New | York state.
 F. Virgil Neal with pr Hadley. Will Hams and Mrs Wilson. it Is aIlegei. furnished the real brains of the con cern.
 Arthur Williams. treasurer of The company and one of it's directors. Is president of the Bankers Realty X Security comDany. a trustee of tho Washington Savings bank. and a di- rector of the Cooperative Building hank in this city. He lives in Mount Vernon.
 Frederick IT. Wilson is superiufead- ent of the United States Indian ware house. in this city. Mir Keeler is said to be president of the FairchiId County National bank. vice president of the South Norwalk Trust company spd er-lieutenant governor of the state of c0unerticut-
 William F. Acton is described ss president of the NorwaIk Securities corporation and late snrrptary-trpas- ureT and general manager of the Nor walk Street Railway compauy of Con recficut. snd R T. BsdxIey as p-r<f- dent Of the Consolidafef Hoof-Psd compeny of New York
 The cD1cern is a Delaware corpo~a- tfg1 orxsnfzed in 1sc- Its espraI s-cck is given as s1I0ansS
 Tn the Ietter from the Springfield woman ts Pre~sdeut Roosevelt therp vss incio>ed ere of the stock Ietr-r. frvu thp Ferre of life roDrra. If sfzrtes er e fssSors-
 By hks mrsserfous confrul over dis ease and 6ezfh Dr wanare Hsdl~y. sh< eminent fhsuu.turxsc panoT~rhsst cf tkis city. has m.de the huu.n ' k-srt beat srz1n h the h.ly q swo- |. E1n rsscu-i fro1 the grave And ss