Evening star., 1928-03-23
DIPLOMA TRAFFIC
STIRS LAWMAKERS
AS EXPOSE Is MADE

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that the degree of doctor OF divinity.
! bought in this way over night and
other professional degrees are used TO
eeade immigration laws, The D. ID.
degree Is used to designate not only
| the degree Of doctor OF divinity but
doctor Of dreSsmaking" as well. Miss
Mccall said.
She laid before the committee list
of Al names of persons engaged III
medical practice here who got their
degrees after three-day course under
man named Collins from New Jersey.
who had bought his degree from a
notorious Washington diploma mill.
The recent death of a young woman
on a treatment table of Louis w Hoff-
man was cited before the committee.
and Miss Mccall testified Hoffman had
organized his own college,
The campaign conducted by The Star
exposing the diploma mill and fake
college scandal was described and COM
mended A degree secured IN this way
at a cost of less than So for an Office
| boy was cited TO emphasize the ahSurdity
OF the situation, which Miss Mccall said
the United States attorneys Office is
unable 10 clean up because II has not
the legal machinery
A publication. purporting 10 be a
| Masonic Review. was put III evidence
| by Miss Mccall, who explained that 1t
was not authorized by the Masonic or
gantgation, This magazine and many
others throughout the country carry
broadcast the advertisement OF the
| United States Incorporating Co, she
testified. that IL issues Interpretations
10 colleges with degree~iSSuing author
| ity. and gave the name Of Gilbert Pat
ton Brown. who Is nov under indict-
| ment. as the head OF this scheme,
She read the names Of the other in
corporators and trustees. which were
identieally the same for at least 200
schools OF chiropractic, naturopathy
and similar branches of alleged medi-
cal practice. many OF which she listed
To the committee by name and the date
on which the charter was issued.
Degrees Conferred.
Among the degrees they confer are
doctor ot divinity, doctor Of medicine.
doctor OF psychology, and almost any,
thing YOU can think OF" said Miss Me
Cali,
+, w Porter. described as president
OF Potomac University. protested that
IN medicine and dentistry the recorder
VI HVSha NAAftlhb auNAA IFESNIu~
tion. but Miss Mccall insisted that the
register OF deeds will accept any proper
" prepared registration and there Is
no law ta protect him iii refusing 10
do so, Al the request of the committee
Miss Mccall submitted the list ot about
score Of alleged medical degrees iS~
sued by u medical school Incorporated
by Gilbert Patton hrown. who is also
president Of the Incorporating company
This man appeared before the grand
Jury and testified that his educational
qualifications were the equivalent ot the
third grade In school" she said, and he
had no degrees or diplomas 10 ornament
his office until he bought articles of iu~
corporation on March l. 1907, from
his own Incorporating company"
AT this one address there are some
! thing like nifty educational institutions,
| Miss Mccall said
W q TUFTS, chairman at the college
| and private seh0ol committee OF the
Chamber OF Commerce. described The
| Evening Stars publicity eampalge to
| disclose the conditions that exist here
| Judge DC Lacy called attention that
| the law required these interpretations
| to make annual reports et equipment.
| faculty, degrees conferred etc
f'Thnsa anaek colleges ssll degrees ~
any ene they can induce 10 huy them, y