New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-06
Barring of Two
Fakes from Mail
Urged in Report
'Sargop and Prof. SprouP
Found Guilty by Postal
Solicitor
Fraud Order Expected
Medicine Shown To Be Good
Money Maker, but Poor
Fat Producer

The Postmaster General is expected
soon TO issue fraud orders prohibiting
The use Of the mails to the Sargol Com
rany. of Binghamton. y. Y, and PRO
lessor L. Sproul' Of Cleveland, OHIO.
W. II. Lamar. solicitor OF the Postothce
Department. has iied memoranda
brardir1-thc one as a physical fake
fattening ON vanity and promoting
imaginary ailments, and the other az
spiritual fake. preying upon the Gu
riosity and superstition Of mankind'
He recommends that fraud orders be
issued in both cases.
The Sargol Company is composed OF
Willie b. Jones and Herbert +. Wood
ward. Their product. "SargoL' was
widely and successfully advertised as
a flesh producer. At the recent long
and expensive trial OF it's manutactur-
ers in the United States District Court
in Auburn il was established that as
flesh producer Sargol was a dismal fail
ure. but as a cash producer 1t was
brilliant success. Jones was fined S2o,-
900 and Woodward 10000.
Lamar Denounces SargOl
OF Sargol Mr.. Lamar says: THE IN
gradients of this preparation are we'll
recognized drugo. the therapeutic effect
Of which has for long time been well
known to tha-medics! world. The eX-
merit testimony adduced in the criminal
trial nrovea that all the prs.ences set
ON. are false ana fraudulent and that
this preparation 3 absolutely worthless
so far as flesh or tissue building Is
concerned
He calls attention to The fact that
~, manufacturers. lin order TO force
tb;s treatment upon the public re-
sorted 10 many frauds. among when
was an offer 70 refund the price OF the
treatment if il was not regarded as
satisfactory. The conditions with which
tho cautious Jones and Woodward
hedged this promise about were go eX-
acting. Mr. Lamar declares, "as 70 make
j., Of little, if any. value to the pur-
chaser
Counsel for the pair offered no OBJ.
lection 10 the issuance OF the FRAUD
order. merely requesting that sales
company in which Woodward was
irtcrc stcd. which formerly had hand ed
Sargol. should not be included in the
order. Il no longer handled the con
coct.o he said.
No Objection by Sproul
"professor /. Sproul" likewise mad
M affection. save FOR the filing OF
long answer. which was duly considered
by the solicitor Whatever his real
name NAV be. Pc is the individual APP
poarng sometimes as professor l.
Soroul' and AZ others as PRO-. J..
SDroul." prof. /. Sproula,' PROF. i.
Sproul." prof. G. Sproul.' prof. !. q.
Sproul" or prof Sp-lleao IN magazine
or newspaper advertisements when
nrorise readings Of The future for
sums ranging from 20 cents 70 50.
Although his advertisements would
load The reader 70 believe that "Profes-
cor Sproul" would 30 right down as
soon as tho % cents or 50 was received.
fy horoscope 20 his eye or cav or
somewhere. and proceed 10 scan the
constellation or listen 70 the Whispers
Of the stars for his particular benefit.
M. Lamar found that it was not so.
Vc lust selected the printed forecast
which Attcd ,he birth month OF the
kuoylcdqc seeker and mailed II TO him.
Mr.. Lamars Investigators discovered
that his clients numbered about nity-
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