The Detroit times., 1912-11-21
GOVERNMENT TO
KEEP UP FIGHT
AGAINST QUACKS
More Warrants Are Predicted
Against Leeches Who Live
by Advertising
$50 DEFENDANTS ARE
NOW UNDER ARREST
Postmaster Declares Public Has
Been Swindled of 500, 000,-
900 in Two Years

WASHINGTON d, c.. Nov 2l. In
complete returns today OF the nation
wide raid OF the postofice department
AyeStel day-upnn nnAck doctors, report
ed arrests OF $50 defendants, A score
were reported from the Pacific coast
Hourly returns from postoffice inspec-
tors gave graphic details OF the big
gest dragnet I'm the history OF the gov
eminent. Chief Postofilce Inspector
Sharpe stated today that before night
he expected 10 have accomplished the
arrest OF l73 persons.
Early, almost simultaneous trials in
all federal district courts OF the %
states in which arrests have beeE
made. were requested today by Post
master General Hitchcock
Chief Inspector Sharpe said today
that tonight or early tomorrow he ex-
poets complete returns OF the arrest
OF every person indicted Unexpect-
ed delays prevented complete
cleanup" yesterday, some OF the de.
PENDANTS having left their homes or
Offices temporarily.
But we will ger everyone OF them.
you may be sure" said Sharpe.
More warrants will probably be Is.
sued with the governments raid APP
proximately 80 OF the persons thus
far arrested on the charge OF
violating the postal laws. have been
indicted by United States grand
iuries In various parts OF the country
and the cases of the others will be
presented as rapidly as possible. There
Is To be no let-up In the. campaign
against the doctors and drug concerns
who have reaped a harvest, through
advertising, from the sick and affiict-
ed in all parts of the country.
The work OF the postoffice inspect
ors is the elimination of the crusade
instituted more than two years ago
against the fraudulent and unlawful
use OF the mails" said Mr.. Hitchcock.
I'm that comparatively brief time we
have wiped out OF existence concerns
which have mulcted the people or
this country out OF more than $780,
100000 by frauds perpetrated through
the use OF the mails and the courts
have sent many OF the promoters or
the fraudulent schemes to the penn
Tertiary, where they now are serving
time.
The raid-the most extensive ana
Arreaching ever made by. any depart
rient OF the government-was under
the personal direction OF Mr.. Hitch
cock and Chief Inspector Robert S.
Sharp OF the postoffice department. SO
carefully had its details been guarded
that until the first OF the arrests were
made at Indianapolis, early In the
day, practically nothing was known
of the governments contemplated ac-
ton.
Chief Inspector Sharp and a large
part OF his force OF $50 inspectors had
been engaged for seven months, I'M
der the orders OF the postmastergen-
eral, In working up the scores Of in
'dividual cases in which arrests were
made today. Many OF those taken
into custody were members of proml-
nent wholesale and retail drug con-
Germs, or physicians well known In
their own communities.
The number OF arrests made In the
respective cities, follow:
New York 2, Buffalo 8, Pittsburgh
Z, Indianapolis s. Chicago 8, st. Paul
S, Fort Worth 4, st. Louis 3, Omaha
4. Oklahoma City 5, Portland, Ore. b,
Denver 5. Seattle s. Spokane 5. San
Francisco z, Oakland, Cal, s, Los An
geles 10, San Jose 3. Mobile 8, Mariet-
Ia. o.. 3, Dallas 8.
Two each in Albany, Washington.
Memphis. Birmingham, Cleveland,
Steubenville, o., Duluth, Winona,
Mimi, San Antonio. Houston, New
Orleans. Kansas City, Topeka. Ala
media. Cal
One each In Atlanta, Cincinnati,
Toledo, Minneapolis, Galveston. Salt
Lake City, Ithaca and Elmira. ". T.;
East Orange, N. j.; Lancaster ana
Pine Bank, Pa: Cumberland. Nd;
and Columbia. s. c.; jack
sonville, Fla. Columbus. Springfield,
MI. Vernon, Dayton and Convoy, o.;
FIT. Wayne and Terre Haute. Ind;
Peoria, H.; Kalamazoo and Iron
River. Mich; Holden. Mo-: Muskogee,
Okla; Wichita. Kas.; Council Bluffs,
Ia; Bellingham. Tacoma, Crescent,