The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-17
NINETEEN ARRESTS
 ON FRAUD CHARGES Government Crusade Is Pro- ducing Great Effect TWO CONCERNS CAUGHT The Chain Shoe Syndicate and Pine Heights Company of PhiladeI-
 phia and Jersey City Are
 Defendants
TWO CONCERNS CAUGHT

Philadelphia, December 16.-Nine- teen arrests were made today in towns in Pennsylvania and New Jersey in the governments crusade against persons accused of using the mails to defraud. The arrests were made by postal in- spectors and all the defendants were given hearings before United States commissioners and held in bail for trial or for further hearings on charge of using the malls to defraud."
 Seven of the defendants were given hearings in Philadelphia These wree four officials of the Chain Shoe Stores Syn dicate, with offices in this city; two constitute the Pine Heights company, New Jersey land improvement con cern with Philadelphia citizens, and com mplete list of defendants and results of cir hearings follow:
 Chain Shoe Syndicate, Louis L. Rice president, Philadelphia. Andrew c. Pat terson, first vice president. also presi- dent of the Excelsior Trust company of Philadelphia; Edgar Pohlig, second vice president and treasurer; George H. Brooks. third vice president. Phila- delphia. Each was held in 5000 bond for further hearing.
 Pine Heights company, Robert G. McMorris, Philadelphia; Harry F. Stanton, Ocean City N. J., waived hearing and held in $500 bail each for trial
 Other individuals arrested were:
 Dr. J. B. Hornstein. Philadelphia, $500 bond, held for the court; Charles B. Mckee, Huntington, Pa, 5000 for further hearing; J. S. Lepsch, Ridgway, Pa, $2500 for further hearing; John A. Weitzal, Lancaster, Pa, S10O for trial: Abram H. Stauffer and Oscar A. Stauffer, Palmyra, Pa, s55o0 each, for court; William S. Leam, Lebanon, Pa. $500 for court; Abram S. Stauffer. Palmyra, Pa, s450O for court; Ira c. Webster, Newark, N J., 5000 for fur ther hearing; Oscar Gustavson. Jersey City. N. J., $500 for further hearing; s. Joseph Silverman, Pittsburg, $2500 for court.
 Lewis Conrad, Conrad Lotz and Will liam Bingham, officers of the corre- spondence institute of America at Scranton, 5000 each for further hear
  ing. This organization has no con nection with the International Corre- spondence schools.
 The government alleges that the Chain Shoe Stores Syndicate sold stock through fraudulent representations.
 pr. Hornstein, the Philadelphia physi- elan. is accused of sending through the Inan circulars advertising a remedy and Is charged with making fraudulent state ments in his literature.
 Conrad, Lotz and Bingham are respec- lively president secretary and treasurer and manager of the Correspondence h. st.tute of America. The postal inspectors allege that this concern procured lists of high school students and wrote them, stating that their names had been recom- Elended as those of persons with artistic talent. On this account the institute of fored a Si2 course of art instruction under it's faculty of fine artists for s1S50 It was said there was no faculty of artists, but there were 0,000 students enrolled on the books of the concern.
 Mckee, who was arrested in Hunting don, traded as the Charles B. Mckee Commission company, and the Hunting don Fruit and Produce company. It is alleged that he bought produce from far mers through the mails and failed to make payments.
 Lepsch, jeweler, is alleged to have de- frauded the Adams Express company with a false claim for 5000 damages. His claim was an alleged loss of 5000 worth of jewelry, which he said he had sent to Philadelphia jewelry firm for appraise- ment. It is charged that Lepsch merely sent an empty box by express.
 Weitzal is accused of buying bronze ane iron castings through mails and neg lecting payment.
 | CT literature through the msis. Silver man is alleged to have collected money for a supposed charity, using the names of prominent Pittsburg people without their consent.
 The arrests, it is said, were ordered by the Postmaster General who had postal inspectors at work on the cases for month and a half.