Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-06-27
Some Politics
go
And Qu3CkGry


G. w. Mixer of Hastings, Mich, has
for some years conducted a fraudul-
ent cancer cure concern under the
name of Drs. Mixer. "A fraud order
was finally issued against Mixer
who, by the way, is not physician
and mail adddessed to 'Drs. Mixer" is
returned to the sender marked Frau
dulent." At the time the Post Office
investigated this fraud, G. W. Mixer
called on his friend. Congressman E..
L. Hamilton, to use what influence he
could in preventing the postal au-
thorities interfering with his lucrative
but yillainous business. At the hear
ing Congressman Hamilton did what
he could for his constituent. Since
the fraud order was issued, Mixer has
continued to carry on his trade by
the simple expedient of changing the
name of his concern from 'Drs. Mix
er" to mixer Medicine Co., successor
to Drs. Mixer" This change is ,ef-
fected by means OF a rubber stamp
on the old stationery Of the company.
The cancer cure sWindlers in various
parts of the country who have had
their business interfered with by the
issuance of fraud orders have appar-
emily brought sufficient pressure to
bear at Washington to engineer an
attempt at Gripping the splendid
work the postal authorities have done
in. protecting the public against this
particular cruel form of swindling. A
committee has been appointed from
the House of Representatives "to in
vestigate the Post Office Department
Judging from its actions thus far, this
body might be more properly named
'the committee to whiteWash the
'cancer-cure' Takers In fairness, it
must be said that some of the mem
bers of this committee-of whom Con
lgressman R. w. Austin of Tennessee,
is the most. active-are anxious TO up
hold the Post Office in it's good work;
other members, particularly the chair
man, w. A. Ashbrook Of Ohio, and W.
l. Mccoy, of New Jersey, are ap-
parently determined to give these
cancer cure" sWindlers all the license
they desire. c. w. Mixer has, under
the date of June 10, sent. out the fol
lowing letter to his prospective Chi
cago victims:
Dear Sir:-Some months ago re-
ceived a. communication from you
making inquiry with reference to
treatment. I wrote you promptly but
have not received any reply from you
regarding conditions, etc.
/ anticipate being in Chicago for the
convention next week as / have been
appointed assistant sergeant-at-arms,
and if you care to have personal in
tervieW or anyone else, you could ad-
dress me a letter in care of K. Hoyt
Stone, Boyce Building, Chicago, Hi
nois, or you may write me by return
mail. addressing me here at Hastings,
Michigan.
"Yours very truly,
&c. W. MIXER"
Here we have a pretty example OF
the community Of interest between
certain politicians and quacks. c. w.
Mixer, cancer-cure faker and fraud, is
appointed assistant sergeant-atarms
to the Republican National ConVen-
ton and desires to mix in a, little bust
ness-rotten as It, is-wlth his trip to
Chicago. A delightful state Of affairs
indeed! The Journal of the American
Medical Association says that when
1--we feel like blaming the officials
whose duty it is to enforce the law
against medical and other takers, we
should not forget what Golfers said
in a case similar to the one just re-
counted: eff you were an obscure sub
ordinate in the Department of Agricul-
ture or the Department Of Justice, II
YOU had no motive to proceed against
/ a swindling patent medicine or an
adulterated food except your OWL
conscience, if your first move me.."with
personal protests from the congress
men who controlled your salary, your
promotion and your official existence
how soon would you grow tired?"