The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-22
Postmaster General Goes
Shark Fishing in Many
Foul Waters.
RAID STIRs THE FLATlR0N
Continental Wireless Next -
100000, 900 of SwindIss
by Mail In S Years.

With Postmaster General Frank H.
Hitchcock on the job in person the Post
Office Department sleuths got busy at
last yesterday and gathered in the prin-
cipal members Of Burr Bros. the notorious
tlatiron Building concern whose I'm
trammelled iis., OF the mails in distribute
ing get rich quick literature The SUH has
commented on for several years. The
Government men also captured one menu
her of the Continental Wireless Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company and
would have reunited most OF that happy
family had it, members been found.
These happenings and others Of liks
nature which are coming are br ought
about because the Department has
adopted new policy in relation to- the
innumernble swindlers who use the mails
10 sell stocks in worthless prospects by
false representations. Mr.. Hitchcock
figures that these concerns have stolen
500 600. go in the last five years. The old
policy was to issue fraud orders against
them. The new policy is to start the head
men for Atlanta where there il a capacious
prison. SO far seventy eight Of the con-
Germs he says. have been tackled IN diff
ferent parts Of the country. There are
lots left on the programme.
Mr.. Hitchcock has been on the job In
New York since last Friday comforting
with Inspector Dickson of the local offic,
and Chief Inspector Sharp OF the Post
Office Department. who had also run up
from Washington 10 be in at the death.
HEAD MAN BURR WAS STUDYING CHRIS
TIAS SCIENCE.
Everything was ready at 1890 yestsr-
day morning and at that hour inspectors
Kincaid. Reddy and Booth. reinforced
by three men from the Police Depart
ment's new secret service. dropped IN
AZ burr Bros. office in the FlatiTon
Building They found the well furnished
offices-get rich quick concerns have
the latest wrinkles in that sort OF thing
crowded with customers and men and
women clerks. The patrons were all
bIisy discussing tn. merits of the Buick
Oil Company stock concern with
So 900 OGO capital who's. advertisements
in such papers as print them contain
the picture of David X. Buick. inventor
and founder Of the Buick automobile.
Conversing with the customers tho
inspectors found Eugene n. Burr. ser-
rotary and treasurer of tho company.
and +. H. Tobey. vice president. But
shelton G. Burr wasn't around and think
ing that h.. might be hard to find later
the Post Ofiice men inquired for him.
H.. = Il -.
said the other Burr brother. hut as the
inspectors and detectives started away
h. remembered just in time and called
after them. Come To think Of il. At this
time Of dav he's most likely in Mrs. Farms
worth's Christian ScienC" rooms IN the
Mohawk Building 100 Fifth avenue
So the sl.uths went'to Mrs Mary X.
Farnsworth's Christian Science rooms.
where they found shelton {, Burr reading
"A Christian Scenc" pamphlet.
He was quIt. put ont NJ the Interrupt
ton. and when told that h. was under
arrest announced that some enemy must
hav. sick.d tn. inspectors on an honest
mans trail ~. excused himself 70 Mira.
Farnsworth and was taken to Police Head
quarters wh.r. he WAS charged with
using the mails in "A scheme to defraud
spectors.
CROWD ov CUSTOMERS HELD A WHILE.
Mcanwhi. the inspectors. dividing
their forces had gone back to the Flatirou
Building This time they asked no qu.,s-
tons. but informed the roomful OF people
that some of them az least were wanted"
and that everybody had hest keep vsrv
quiet while the process Of picking out tho
sh.ep from the shearers was going on
On. OF the inspectors said later that tho
responsibility OF most OF the FIRMS clients
was quite as evident AZ their perturbation
nj being caught in n raid just as they were
dreaming Of 80 per cent. profits. They
left in n hurry when after arresting T.. N.
Burr and r. II Tobey and telling the clerks
that they would have to make a trip TO the
Federal Building tho detectives told the
clients they might go. There were twenty
girls and twelve men employed in the
place. Most OF the girls were young. and
there was need for much diplomacy to
prevent hysteria when the girls found
that they had 20 go along with th. prison
srs. II was explained TO them that all
they would have to do was tell the truth
TO the Federal Grand Jury and then tho
march began. The witnesses on their
arrival at the Federal Building were
taken AZ once before the Grand Jury
before which the Government cases
are being presented.
HAsrY INQUIRIES OVER THE PHONES.
A force Of post Office inspectors. men
from nearly every department throughout
the country into which Burr Bros. -litera-
lure has penetrated took charge Of tho
deserted Offices and seized the books
and papers. They hadn't bean therw
long when David Buick carNad np nn tho
long distance telephone from Flint. Mioh.
When he was told thar he was talking TO