The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-29
FIVE MILLION PER CENT.
PROFIT IN PROF SAMUELS'
SALT AND SUGAR MIXTURE
County Chemist Clark Figures
Out Cost of "Cure-All" Sold
at So a Bottle.
WORTHLESS AS MEDICINE
Hearing of Charge Against Med
/. ical Fakir Adjourned After
One Witness Testifes.

Attorney George B. Yerkes, chief
coansel for Prof" Fl. Samuels,
charged with practicing medicine
without license, made a plea for an
adjournment when the case was call
ed before Justice Stein, Tuesday
morning.
We are not ready to go on. your
honor" said Mr.. Yerkes, and we
would like to have a postponement
for several days Mr.. Shepherd agreed
10 the adjournment, last Friday, when
l told him we were not ready, but he
has since changed his mind and de-
clnrsd that we would have to go on
az once Nobody is going to suffer
becacss of ar adjournment, and I
think cur client is entitled to it,
We are ready TO go on" said AS
distant Prosecutor Harry Keidan, and
] don't think the court ought TO grant
the adjournment. We have one wit
''ess. DR.. John E. Clark who is going
away In day or two and may not
be back for some time. We, there
foie, think that the case should be
taken up now
Ali right" said the court. well
hear the testimony of DR.. CLARK, at
least"
Arrangements were then made to
hear the case in part Attorney
Yerkes and John d. Mackay, who
Is assisting Mr.. Yerkes. took
seats on one side of a long
table, and behind Mr.. Yerkes sat
the defendant, clean shaven and
dressed in a neat business suit OF
blue In his knitted tie he wore a
1idmond-studded pin, shaped like an
Interrogation POINT. He listened at
tentively 10 the testimony, but didn't
appear 1T ali worried.
Assistant Prosecutor keidan con-
Quoted the case for the people him
self.
DIR. John F. Clark, said, in answer
to tie assistant prosecutor, that he
vas the county chemist. He was
shown bottle OF the professors"
preparation which was secured by
Special officer Conn, VINO, acting for
the prosecutor, wrote TO the profes-
sor"- for it, explaining that he had a
certain ailmeut. Mr.. Coffin also sent
S. for the bottle.
Asked II he had seen the bottle be-
fore. Dr. Clark said hat ne had: that,
on May 90 he had made an analysis
of the contents.
What did you find the contents
consained?". Mr. Keidan asked.
Attorney Yerkes objected TO the
neutrality-suspicious. that the "profcs.
sor" wasPsimpIy charged with prac-
ticiny Medicine without a license, and
that me question was foreign to the
point at issue.
Justice Stein ruled in favor OF the
prosecution.
II found" said DR. Clark. that the
p'craratSon contained, sugar, salt,
water and traces of magnesia, alum
,nG. iron and sulphate'
In what percentage did you find
the different ingredients" Mr.. Kei-
dan asked.
Chloride of sodium. that is, salt"
said Or. Clark. ten per cent, and
sugar. two per cent The traces O:
the other substances were the i'm
purities In the salt"
These impurities are usually founr
in salt, are they not?" queried keGan.
Yes, in commercial salt" the doe
tor answered.
And what percentage OF water was
there in the contents?"
Lightweight per cent" was the
reply.
Now. doctor. in your opinion, what
would be the cost of putting up a
bottle of the preparation" Or. Clark
was asked.
Mr.. Yerkes was again on his feet
to object, raising the same argument