New Britain herald., 1924-05-14
SACHS TELLS ABOUT
 FAKE DIPLOMA MILL
State Presents Evidence Against
 Disbarred ECleCtiCS

1arttOru, May I4-Atlolney bCA- eral Frank E. Healy opened the hear ing on the eclectic appeals today by submitting for purposes of the record, certificates of incorporation of the St. i.ouis College of Physicians and the 4iansas City College of Medicine and surgery. He wanted it in the record ,n view of the Likelihood of the cases ..oing to the supreme court.
 Nathan r. Colwell, secretary of the council on medical education of the American Medical association was the first witness caIed today. For the in- formation of the association he had teen engaged since 1905 in making investigations of colleges in the United states.
 Investigations have repeatedly been made of the Boston College of Phy-. sicians and Surgeons, the MiddleseX College of Medicine and Surgery, the St. Louis College of Physicians and Surgeons, the Kansas City College of Medicine and Surgery, and the Kansas City University of Physicians and Sur geons. All were rated as class C col leges. Colleges are rated by American Medical association as A, B, and C. In Kansas, Dr. Alexander declined to permit an investigation of the Kansas City college. preferring to have his school remain unclassified rather than have it continued as class c.
 Much time was spent in cross-eX- animation in getting definition of "eelectic" and the different methods as,
 Prof. William F. Sachs, of St. Louis testified that when he became super intendent of education in Missouri, Robert 'Adcox, alleged head of the medical diploma ring Immediately went to him and suggested that crc- dentials be issued to certain young men whose names were furnished hy Adcox, it being pointed out that 1t would save Sachs much time and ef- fort in holding examinations. About l.5o0 such certificates were issued for which he was paid from Sl0 to SEQ each and for which AdcoN received S200. In 1918 about 900 were iss1ed; goo in 1912: 100 in 1920; 100 in 1921; 100 in 1922 and 80 in 1923.
 Reads Hist of 5i
 Sachs read a list of hi names to whom certificates of educational quail ncations issued by him, without oN- animation and who later come 10 Connecticut. Tho list contained the rames of Ralph A. White, of New Canaun, Jamos F.. Hair Of Bridgeport and James A. Christian of Fairfield, The first two are members Of the A lcctic examining board. Dr. Hair heinz secretary and the third has been an active member of the Connecticut cc- lectic medical society,
 AS Sachs testified to having issued fraudulent high school credentials io ai mon who later came to ronnecti- cut, Dr. Christian and Dr. Hair were in the room and heard tho testimony lie said hn was not paid for the ere drntial issued for br. Whitn as he wea told Dr. White was a big man in Con nceticut apd was on inc state board and Sachs was given 10 understand h' would bc mad tacnuainted with White who had lots of innnonc", and "wouln dp him (Sarh0 q lot of sood,'
 Sachs testified to having gone tf srn Dr. Alexander nt tho Kansas City college to secure q diploma fora man named ropmba. He waB given S20f for the diploma bgt was told by Al. ,Nander the price had HOW gone up 'o Saoa. Sachs aaid he gaFc Alexander Ss5u in cash and a check for the re- nlaining s25o. and was told to in' striIct Coonlhs to meet Alexander a' thr Hotel Gardo in Now Hayrn aud hc would be handed all the necessary credentials. Sachs said AdcoN goi access 10 his desk at lis home and later it was found 40 certificates wert missing, These later turned up ont hv one. some Of them having been ae' ceptcd al the St. Louis college, having been filled in with various names.
 Dr, George M. Sutciiife of Union Vile, who was graduated from th' Kansas City college and is now serv' irg q sentence for manslaughter, will be presented this afternoon as a wit ress in the hearing.
 The appeal oI Lillian Bnrsian 0 Bridgeport will not bc heard al thi' time. but will be heard in inc superior court rather than before referee That of Maurice Burstan; which is hearing on an injunction, will com' up later.