The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-31
Exclusion of Cancer Cure
Circulars From Mails
Threatens Investigation.
MEDICAL DISPUTE
INVOLVED IN CASE
Bureau Of Chemistry and POstoffice
Department Accused of Waging
Unjust Campaign.

a controversy Of large proportions is
threatened over the activities Of the
Pcstof1ce Department and Of the Bureau
OF Chemistry Of the Department Of AEri-
culture against parties who are treat
ing cancer by mail
The attention Of a number OF members
OF Congress has been directed TO what
Is being done with respect 20 cancer
cures by the Postofice Department and
the Bureau Of Chemistry As the result.
INQUIRIES are being made and there Is
even a prospect that the matter viii be
aired on the floor in Senate or House
and an investigation asked for
The siJus ton Is one that y attracting
much notice IN the medical world, be-
cause Of the intense interest among
medical men on the subject Of cancer,
and the difference Of opinion as 10
whether cancer can be cured The diff
rereDces between The various schools Of
medicine. the regulars, the homeopaths,
and the eCIectics are alleged 10 enter IN
% the controversy
Just now the POstOHce Department IS
giving attention 10 parties who are ad-
verrisinE that they can cure cancer oy
mail. in a number ~ eases- parties
have been excluded from use Of the
mails for the purpose OF carrying on
rLFrT business III Ltez-l-Ae7 u -AA- Al--A---r
Chemists Aid Enlisted
The Posromce Department has enlisted
tha efforts Of the Bureau Of Chemistry
TlAt bureau Is reinforcing the Post
Office Department, as 20 this particular
matter Dr. j. h hebler. chief OF the
division OF drugs. Is the Official OF the
Bureau o. Chemistry who has active
charge Of the cancer cure question: But
nor only is Dr. kebIer assisting the
poero+Hca DEPARTMENT when his aid Is
asked. but his division is engaged IN
carrraTgu against cancer cures by man
-,r5er the pure food and drugs act
7-rz particuLar case which has called
z----r7on 10 the Government crusade
azzfnst cancer cure Is one which Is nov
being considered by the FoSloIIlle De
rlarruent. The Assistant Attorney zen
r-zr Of the Pozlofdce Department has
bezn for several days holding hearings
10 determine whether llrte p y'-JN -
20 mo cancer cures Oh Dr. o A JOHh-
SON OF kansas City ana Nl-Ht--tt ~
T7Sc Of the mails should Ue barred 70
MIN Tor the purpose OF carrying OH MS
T6e examination has called forth a
mass Of expert testimony Di- = ell. u.s..
civ artoruey- James IL HarkleSS- The
F2--Teau of Chemistry is drawn INTO tIlS
matter and testimony has been ootaliit1
1v experts Of that bureau
Testimony has been put N on Ihe
question whether cancer can NJ -Lt-
bv thu use Of medicine Many PhSSl-
clans contend tnat the SnlIe j. w ci,-t
~rrra Tor cancer But there IS also Iea-
rInouy on the other side
Hitchcock Dragged IN
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
been dragged into the case and 7 has
been represented 10 him that there
Is undue activity on the part of the As
sIstant Attorney General. that the issue
OF orders barring concerns from tHt
mails IS overdgue and that he IS not
giving the personal attention 10 orders
barrin=. from the use of the mails that
The law contemporaries
Complaint has also been made 10 Sec
getary wilson ard he mas Deen H.
formed OF the artI -ITy OF the Bureau on
Chemistry in making crusade aSdIIlS-
cancer Cures 70 4 llellint- on
EroSs who clllCd on him and took -lf
matter mp viii. him, secr9tary REi!son
said he was unaware OF the eNfelI I'd
which tile matter was alleged To have
beer carried
The friends Of Ir. johnson charge that
the controversy Is really an effort nii
the part Of The ailopai siir S'no95 OF med
5cina 20 strike At otter schools They
charge that the American Medical As
SgeIariCU Is uudulV active lE trying 10
-t4r-u or1- -rc treatment o. cancer bE
medicine They also vEdrE- that a.
wrong Is being done lu that Two ETee-t
Ifl-t.la- L1a tlt-F-..- r.af
they say. used TO settle a cou-TUvsTtel
question Of medicine whether cancer
can he cured pr use of medicine
Additional interest Is given tH2 con-
rrover=E from the fact that The Depart
yuenf Of Agriculture som" time ago
brought q proceeding against Ir- John
son under the pure food act alleging
thar mis- cancer medical preparations
-scrr- ruisbrauded. and misleading Judge
Phi IirS Of the United States district
court OF Missouri held against the Gov
eminent and for Dr. Johnson Officials
Of the Bureau of Chemistry say am ap-
peal viii he taken from the rulings OF
RELEe Phillips.
Decoy Letters Used
One Of the charges made by the John
son side IN the controversy Is that IN the
effort 10 set evidence as TO the treat
rueut o. cancer hv mail. certain Of