Evening star., 1927-04-05
Entire Situation in Regard to
Wholesale interpretations
to Be Studied.
MANY WITNESSES TO BE
SUMMONED TO HEARINGS
Institutions Declared Founded in
District to Evade Stricter
Laws in States.

A series of hearings, designed 10
throw light on the Wholesale in-
corporation OF colleges and universi-
ties under the corporation laws OF
the District of Columbia and to bring
out suggestions for remedial legisla.
uOn win be conducted by the Bureau
of Efficiency, starting sone time next
week, Herbert ID. Brown, chief Of the
bureau, announced today.
The Bureau of Efficiency IS investi-
eating several phases Of the local site
uatiOn for various House committees.
The Board OF Trade and the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton previously had called on the Glib
son subcommittee to conduct such
hearings after preliminary investlEa-
tions by their own committees had re-
vealed what was described as a dis
graceful situation. A considerable
amount OF evidence already has come
into the hands of the Bureau Of Eff
cheney.
1t is expected that q long list Of
witnesses viii be summoned 10 testify
at these hearings, including incor-
porators, officials and teachers and
graduates of various institutions in
corporated under the District of Co
lumbia laws, some of which are
operating in other states under Ma
tional Capital charters.
Wants to Start Hearings.
Mr.. Brown said today that he was
anxious to have the hearings started
as soon as possible in order that no
phase of the local situation should
be left uncovered.
The Bureau Of Efficiency will fall
g fafss "A
by the Office Of United States Attor-
ney P,syton Gordon, which has just
secured the Indictment Of officials OF
Research University on a charge OF
using the mails to defraud. Miss
Pearl Mccall, assistant district attor-
ney, iii the meantime will continue
her own war on various educational
institutions concerning whose activ-
tiles complaints have been entered.
One piece Of evidence came into the
hands of Miss Mccall this morning
which indicates that q large percent
age of the lower type educational insti-
tutions established throughout the
United States during the past few
years have been incorporated in the
Districr of Columbia--the inCorpora-
ton amounting to commercial trans
action Once the authority has been
secured under the local corporation
law the college or university ia
established in some State with more
rigorous laws, but operates with
Washington headquarters. An ink
ling Of this situation was received sew
eral months ago when the United
States Bureau Of Education received
from the purchaser Of one OF these
Charters a request that it furnish an
Endorsement for the new university"
which would operate under authority
of the Congress Of the United
States
The evidence received this morning
was copy Of a recent issue OF
magazine published in New YorlS-os-
tensibly an organ Of the Masonic or
der. The president of the corporation
is local man and the magazine has
a Washington office.
Masons Are Incensed.
The magazine carries the advertise
ment of the United States Incorpor-
ating Co. Of Washington, ID. c."
which solicits patrons for its services
in incorporat ting colleges. universe
ties, hospitals and sanitariums" un-
der the laws Of the District Of Column
bia. The address of the United
States Incorporating Co" is the same
as the local Office Of the magazine.
The president or the publishing COM
panY has incorporated nearly hum
dred institutions" of one sort, or am
other in WashingtOn-most of them
for the teaching Of various therapeutic
cults.
Local Masonic officials expressed
considerable indignation this morning
when they learned OF the magazine
and the advertisement it carried.
There was some doubt over the sta
tus Of the magazine, as to whether 1t
actually is affiliated with any Masonic
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