Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-12-17
MAIL FRAUD
War RESUMED
NINETEEN ARRETsr MADE BY
POSTAL INSPECTORS.
IT IS SO ATTRACTIVE
Defendants Must Stand Trial for Us
ing Mails TO Defraud
People

By Associated Press
Philadelphia, Dee, lG.-Nineteen
arrests were made today by the pos
tai inspectors in Pennsylvania and
New Jersey in the governments Cruz
sade against persons accused Of us
ing the mulH to defraud. The de-
PENDANTS were given hearings before
United States commissioners and held
in Lall for trial or for further hear
inss
Seven defendants were given hear
ings In Philadelphia. These We're
four Of the Chain Shoe Store Syndi-
cate with offices here; two constitute
the Pine Sites Company Of New Jer-
seN land Improvement concern
with connections, and the seventh is
q local physician,
The list with the rsults Of their
hearings;
The Chain Shoe store Syndicate.
Louis l.. Rice, president, Of Philhdel-
pha; Andrew c, Patterson, first
vice president, also president Of the
Excelsior Trust Company OF Phlladel-
phia; Edgar Pollidge second vice.
president and treasurer; George II.
Brooks, third vice president, Phlladel-
phla. Each was held in Sl,00 for
further hearing.
The Pine Sights Company, Robert
G. Morris Of Philadelphia and Harry
T.. stanton, of Racine city, N. j.,
waived hearing and were held in $500
bail each for trial
The other individuals arrested:
Dr. j. B. Hernsteln, $500 bond, OF
Philadelphia, for court; Charles e.
Mckee, Huntington, Pa $1,000 for
further hearing; j S, Lepsch. Rid
ingwnN Pa, s2.50O, for further hear
ing; John A Weitzal Lancaster. Pa,
81 900. for trials Abram Stauffer and
Oscar A. Stauffer Palmyra, Pa,
$1,000 each, for court william S.
Lean, Lebanon, Pa, $500, for court;
} Abram S. Stauffer, Palmyra, Pa.
s4,5OO for court; Ira c. Webster
Newark, n. j.. $1,000, for further
hearing Oscar Gustavson. Jersey
city, N. j.. for further hearing; 8.
Joseph selverman. Plttsburg, Pa,
$500, for court
Lewis Conrad, Conrad Lotz ana
William Bingham, officers Of the cor
respondence institute Of America at
Scranton, $1,000 each, for further
hearing, This organization has no
connection with the International
Correspondence schools.
The government alleges that the
Chain Shoe Stores Syndicate sold
stock through fraudulent representa-
tlons
Dr. llernstin, the Philadelphia
physician is accused of sending
through the mails circulars advertls-
ing remedy and charged with maxi
ing fraudulent statements IN his ilt-
erature
Conrad Lott and Bingham are re-
Ispectively president and secretary and
ltrolsurer and manager OF the Corr
respOndence Institute Of America.
The postal inspectors allege this con-
cern procured lists OF high school
students and wrote 10 them stating
that their names had been recon-
mended as those of persons with ar
tistlc talent. on this account the in-
stitute offered SAG course of art in
struction under its faculty of fine ar
lists for $3.50. It Is said that there
were no faculty artists but there were
sixty thousands students enrolled In
the books OF the concern.
Mckee, who was arrested in Hunt
ingdon, traded as Charles 3. Mckee
Commission Company and the Hunt
ingdon Fruit and Produce Company
II is alleged that he bought produce
Of farmers through the malls and
failed TO make payments.
The other persons were accused on
minor charges.