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Aligtist  12,  1916, 
PUBLISHER’S  DESK 
I  would  Jiko  to  havn  your  advice  on  this 
very  much  advertised  Emerson  car  that 
has  a  whole  page  in  to-day’s  Philadelphia 
Inquirer,  in  regard  to  haying  some  stock 
and  also  one  of  the  cars.  Your  advice 
and  judgment  would  he  appreciated.  I 
would  like  to  know  if  the  heads  of  the 
firm  are  all  O.  IC.  and  the  car  is  as  good 
as  advertised.  I  see  they  have  one  on  ex¬ 
hibition  at  showroom  1718  It  roadway  cor¬ 
ner  56th  street.  The  concern  is  the 
Emerson  Motors  Co.,  Ine..  47  AVest  34th 
street.  New  York.  j.  T. 
New  Jersey. 
We  have  already  expressed  our  opinion 
of  this  stock  proposition  in  this  depart¬ 
ment.  The  past  history  of  the  prime  pro¬ 
moter  of  this  stock  selling  is  revealed  by 
the  Financial  A\rorld  of  July  15  as  fol¬ 
lows  : 
Not  so  many  years  ago.  Willis  George 
Emerson  was  the  inspiring  genius  who 
financed  the  Penn-Wyoming  Copper  Co., 
and  he  was  also  prominent  in  the  North 
American  Copper  Co.  Roth  concerns 
were  never  more  than  stock-selling  propo¬ 
sitions.  In  both,  the  stockholders  dropped 
every  penny  they  put  into  them. 
Once  a  promoter  gets  a  taste  of  “easy 
money”  from  the  sale  of  worthless  stock, 
he  rarely  is  content  to  get  a  livelihood  by 
more  legitimate  methods. 
“As  stated  in  our  previous  advices, 
whatever  information  wTe  have  given  you 
ou  the  subject,  is  prompted  purely  by 
courtesy.  We  do  not  recognize  the  right 
of  any  magazine  to  question  our  relations 
with  our  customers,  nor  to  act  as  arbiters 
in  any  disputes  that  may  arise.  We  are 
perfectly  competent  to  take  care  of  out* 
moral  obligations  to  them,  and  when  they 
do  not  happen  to  be  satisfied  with  our  de¬ 
cision,  they  may  have  recourse  to  the 
courts  of  justice.  Rut  we  can't  consent 
to  intervention  by  any  third  party  under 
any  circumstances. 
“We  are  not  disposed  to  continue  the 
discussion,  except  with  Mr.  W.  direct. 
Yours  very  truly, 
The  Caille  Perfection  Motor  Co., 
,T.  H.  Rlake, 
Sales  Manager.” 
We  are  printing  the  two  above  para¬ 
graphs  from  a  letter  of  the  Caille  Perfec¬ 
tion  Motor  Co.  of  Detroit  for  the  purpose 
of  showing  the  attitude  of  this  concern 
towards  a  complaint  presented  in  behalf 
of  a  subscriber  to  The  Ri’raj,  New- 
Yorker.  The  inference  is  plain  that 
the  concern  considers  the  deal  is 
none  of  our  business.  An  unsatisfac¬ 
tory  transaction  of  a  subscriber  is  a 
matter  of  concern  to  The  R.  N.-Y.  It  is 
also  the  concern  of  every  farmer.  It  is 
only  logical  to  assume  that  others  having 
dealings  with  the  firm  will  he  treated  in 
the  same  manner.  We  are  glad  to  say 
that  few  manufacturing  houses  appealing 
for  farm  trade  resent  our  taking  lip  com¬ 
plaints  in  behalf  of  subscribers  with 
view  to  bringing  about  a  mutual  under¬ 
standing  and  adjustment.  In  fact,  most 
houses  welcome  the  good  offices  of  The 
R.  N.-Y.  in  little  controversies  with  their 
farmer  customers.  The  controversy  in 
this  case  is  of  small  moment,  but.  the  at¬ 
titude  of  the  concern  is  important.  Far¬ 
mers  as  a  rule  cannot  afford  to  go  to 
court  in  order  to  secure  justice,  and  it  is 
in  just  such  cases  that  the  services  of 
The  R.  N.-Y.  are  beneficial. 
“Up-To-Date  Farming, 
Indianapolis,  Ind. 
Gentlemen :  As  you  have  placed  my 
name  in  the  hands  of  a  collection  agency 
will  say  I  nerer  subscribed  for  your 
paper;  have  never  wanted  it  and  have 
never  read  it.  When  I  saw  the  character 
of  your  paper  from  the  advertising  it 
carries,  I  dropped  it  in  the  stove  with  a 
lot  of  others  of  the  same  fake  class. 
Yon  must  ho  in  need  of  circulation  when 
you  employ  such  men  as  Jim  Lair  of  Lib¬ 
erty.  N.  Y„  to  send  you  lists  of  names 
and  call  them  subscribers  who  have  never 
seen  nor  heard  of  your  paper  until  it 
comes  to  them  in  the  mail,  and  then 
place  them  as  subscribers  in  the  hands  of 
an  agency  to  frighten  them  into  paying 
you  some  money.  Don’t  waste  any  more 
postage,  but  come  at  Once  with  your 
summons  and  we  will  pasH  it  over  to  a 
jury.  I  am  sending  your  threats  of  law 
to  The  Rubai.  New-Yorker.  Perhaps 
they  will  help  you  out.  Make  your  sum¬ 
mons  to  Rev.  L.  Van  Frcdcnburgh,  Lib' 
erty,  N.  Y.” 
The  above  letter  written  to  Up-To- 
Date  Farming,  which  is  published  by  J. 
A.  Everitt  of  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  illus¬ 
trates  a  nefarious  scheme  for  securing  a 
mailing  list  for  the  publication  and  then 
attempt  to  scare  the  parties  whose  names 
they  have  secured  into  paying  the  sub¬ 
scription  price  through  fear  of  lawsuits. 
As  Mr.  Van  Fredonburgh  suggests,  the 
proper  place  for  publications  of  this  class 
is  in  the  stove,  where  their  power  for  evil 
is  destroyed  by  fire.  No  one  need  have 
any  fear  of  their  being  brought  into 
court  on  a  scheme  of  this  kind.  The  first 
principle  of  the  court  of  justice  is  that 
the  claimant  must  come  with  clean  hands. 
Fakers  of  Everitt’s  type  working  petty 
swindles  of  this  kind  are  not  anxious  to 
have  their  schemes  made  a  record  of  the 
courts. 
I  am  a  rural  carrier  out  of  Cortland, 
and  live  in  the  country.  For  three  years 
I  have  been  buying  nursery  stock  from 
the  Home  Planters’  Association  of 
Rochester,  and  although  stock  came  late 
every  time  I  was  satisfied  with  what  they 
sent.  Last  year  they  offered  ten  dol¬ 
lars’  worth  of  stock  and  a  membership  in 
the  association  which  gave  you  stock  at 
a  reduction  if  you  sent  the  ten  dollars. 
Last  Fall  I  sent  for  stock  and  replace¬ 
ments.  They  came  late.  This  Spring  I 
sent  for  statement  and  they  wrote  to  the 
effect  that  I  bacl  a  credit  of  about  $6.50. 
They  also  asked  for  my  order.  1  sent  it 
early,  and  can  hear  nothing  from  the 
order  or  from  them  although  I  have 
written  several  times.  Will  you  look 
into  the  matter  and  find  out  if  possible 
where  the  trouble  lies?  F.  v.  s. 
New  York. 
These  membership  schemes  work  well 
and  are  tried  out  on  one  plan  or  an¬ 
other,  and  the  dollars  of  the  credulous  are 
roped  in.  It  is  impossible  to  aid  this  sub¬ 
scriber,  as  Mr.  Philips,  the  manager  or 
owner  of  the  company,  has  decamped. 
Letters  to  the  association  are  returned 
unclaimed.  If  a  concern  has  to  resort  to 
a  membership  scheme  to  sell  its  goods, 
make  up  your  mind  you  will  pay  for  it 
some  way..  Usually  the  goods  are  in¬ 
ferior.  and  often  you  get  nothing  except 
experience  for  the  money  paid  in  for  the 
membership  fee. 
In  the  July  1st  issue  T  see  Mrs.  M.  asks 
for  information  as  to  the  Story  Revision 
Co.,  Auburn,  N.  Y.  I  would  say  keep  your 
hands  away  from  them,  also  the  Manu¬ 
script  Sales  Co.,  Ilazelhnrst.  Pa.  I  had 
some  dealings  with  them,  and  would  only 
say  that  if  scenario  writers  can  write  a 
good  story  they  can  sell  direct  to  the  film 
company.  They  need  not  have  it  revised, 
and  if  the  story  is  not  strong  enough 
these  people  cannot  sell  it  either,  so  why 
pay  them  for  revising  it?  1  know  per¬ 
sons  who  sent  their  script  to  them,  paid 
them  their  price,  and  after  they  agreed 
to  put  it  in  salable  form,  could  not  sell  it 
after  trying,  so  I  think  it.  looks  had.  I 
give  this  for  you  to  Use  for  information. 
To  get  more  details,  if  you  will  write  to 
them  they  will  send  you  more  Informa¬ 
tion  in  their  circulars,  I  for  my  part 
don’t  think  much  of  them.  H.  K. 
New  Jersey. 
There  is  much  truth  in  this  subscrib¬ 
er’s  letter.  If  you  write  a  good  scenario 
the  best  film  companies  will  he  glad  to  in-' 
dicate  what  revision  it  needs  and  Use  it. 
There  are  a  large  number  of  concerns 
advertising  that  they  will  revise  and 
place  your  manuscript  and  we  have  had 
many  reports  similar  to  the  above,  hut 
have  never  had  one  where  a  company  of 
the  kind  has  placed  a  scenario.  At  the 
same  time  the  film  companies  are  flooded 
with  worthless  scenarios,  and  we  under¬ 
stand  have  a  large  supply  on  hand,  but  a 
good  one  with  an  unusual  plot  will  find  a 
ready  market  without  the  aid  of  these  so- 
called  revision  companies. 
Last  week  a  real  estate  man  was  in 
town  listing  farms  to  sell  stating  that  he 
had  New  York  parties  who  wanted  these 
farms,  but  after  talking  some  time  he 
must  have  $5  down  on  every  $1,0<X>  that 
the  farm  was  listed  for.  and  my  farm 
was  listed  for  $5,000,  so  I  would  have  to 
pay  him  $115  down.  “AA'ell,”  I  said,  J‘if 
you  don’t  sell  what  becomes  of  my  $25?” 
“You  will  lose  it.”  “Yes.”  I  said.  “I 
think  I  will  keep  my  money  until  I  sell.” 
There  were  several  here  who  do  not  take 
The  R.  N.-Y.  who  took  the  bait  and  the 
agent  scooped  in  about  $40  and  went  his 
way.  H.  I.  s. 
Vermont. 
Terhaps  the  above  letter  is  the  best 
argument  that  can  be  advanced  why  far¬ 
mers  should  take  The  R.  N.-Y.  Many 
farmers  read  The  R.  N.-Y.  purely  from 
the  pleasure  they  derive  from  its  col¬ 
umns;  others  because  of  the  information 
it  contains  of  value  to  them,  but  the  va¬ 
rious  reasons  of  our  many  subscribers  for 
taking  the  paper  are  all  summed  up  in 
this  letter  in  the  two  words  “it  pays.” 
AAre  never  yet  heard  of  a  real  estate  agent 
asking  an  advance  fee  for  listing  property 
that  made  any  serious  effort  to  sell  the 
farm  afterward.  Those  other  farmers 
would  simply  have  saved  their  $40  had 
they  too  been  readers  of  The  R.  N.-Y. 
Legal  Questions 
Inheritance  Taxes 
In  case  of  a  joint  account  in  a  New 
York  State  bank  (payable  to  either  or  at 
death  of  either  to  the  survivor)  would 
the.  survivor  be  subject  to  an  inheritance 
tax?  If  so,  how  much?  J.  V.  T. 
Pennsylvania. 
Pi'esumably  these  parties  live  in  Penn¬ 
sylvania.  and  there  would  be  no  inheri¬ 
tance  tax  there  as  I  understand  it.  The 
account  being  in  New  York  it  would  be 
subject  to  a  tax  here  of  one  per  cent,  on 
any  sum  above  $5,000.  If  under  this 
amount  there  would  he  none. 
Interest  in  Patent;  Promotion 
1.  My  father  wishes  to  make  his  will ; 
he  has  one-hnif  undivided  interest  in  cer¬ 
tain  patent  which  he  wants  to  will  to  my 
three  boys  in  equal  shares.  Can  he  do  so, 
without  the  assistance  of  a  lawyer  and 
still  be  legal?  If  so,  please  give  a  for¬ 
mula.  2.  I  see  in  the  Publisher’s  Desk 
many  reports  of  fake  promoters.  Are 
there  no  legitimate  firms  in  New  York 
who  make  it  their  business  to  procure 
capital  for  a  legitimate  enterprise.  If  so, 
please  name  same.  mes.  p.  w. 
Louisiana. 
1.  If  property  to  be  disposed  of  under 
a  will  is  of  considerable  value  it  always 
pays  to  take  the  matter  to  a  lawyer,  and 
in  your  State  in  particular  they  are  sub¬ 
ject  to  so  many  formalities  tlntf  you 
should  consult  local  counsel.  The  fol¬ 
lowing  is  suggested  as  a  form : 
“I  give,  devise  and  bequeath  all  my 
undivided  one-half  interest  in  and  to  pat¬ 
ent  (here  describe  it.  and  give  number) 
to  my  three  grandsons  . . 
.  and  . .  in 
equal  shares-” 
Possibly  the  same  end  might  be  accom¬ 
plished  by  an  assignment  which  assign¬ 
ment  should  be  held  under  agreement  by 
a  third  party  until  your  father’s  death— 
the  assignment  to  he  then  filed  in  the 
Patent  Office  to  make  it  of  record. 
2.  There  probably  are,  but  before  any 
names  could  he  given  or  before  anyone 
would  think  of  putting  capital  into  a  ven¬ 
ture  they  will  want  to  know  what  the 
patent  is.  who  is  back  of  it,  and  many 
other  matters.  It  would  be  easier  for  you 
to  get  capital  from  one  who  knows  you 
than  to  come  a  thousand  miles  away  to  a 
stranger,  who  if  he  went  into  the  matter 
at  all  would  want  complete  control  of  the 
invention  to  protect  himself. 
Execution  Against  Wages 
Has  there  not  been  a  law  passed  with¬ 
in  a  year  or  two,  so  a  man  can  get  an  at¬ 
tachment  on  the  wages  of  another  who 
owes  him  money  if  he,  the  man  owing  the 
money,  is  getting  more  than  $12  per 
week?  0.  II.  XV. 
New  York. 
Yes.  Where  a  judgment  has  been  re¬ 
covered  and  an  execution  issued  on  the 
judgment  has  been  returned  unsatisfied, 
and  where  wages,  debts,  etc.,  are  due  the 
debtor  from  his  employer  or  debtor  to 
the  amount  of  $12  or  more  per  week,  the 
creditor  may  apply  to  the  court  in  which 
the  judgment  was  rendered  for  an  order 
directing  that  execution  issue  against  the 
wages,  debt,  etc.,  due  the  debtor  from  his 
employer.  This  execution  is  then  pre¬ 
sented  to  the  employer  and  becomes  a 
continuing  levy  against  the  wages  to  the 
extent  of  not  more  than  10%  of  the 
wages  per  week  until  the  full  amount 
of  the  judgment  and  expenses  are  col¬ 
lected.  Only  one  execution  may  be  col¬ 
lected  at  a  time  and  they  are  collected 
in  the  order  of  priority  of  delivery  to  the 
sheriff. 
Line  Fences 
A  and  B  own  property  adjoining.  A 
has  a  good  boundary  fence  on  his  half, 
but  R  has  none ;  neither  has  B  any  fence 
next  a  highway  running  on  one  side  of 
the  property.  Is  there  any  law  requir¬ 
ing  B  to  build  one-half  of  fence  between 
his  land  and  A’s?  N.  D.  F. 
Connecticut. 
There  is  such  a  law.  It  is  known  as 
section  4073  of  the  General  Statutes  of 
Connecticut,  and  it  provides  that  if  any 
person  shall  neglect  to  keep  bis  division 
fence  in  repair,  the  party  aggrieved  may 
call  on  the  selectmen  to  view  it,  who,  if 
they  find  it  insufficient,  shall  immediate¬ 
ly  notify  both  the  owner  and  anyone 
having  a  mortgage  on  the  land  in  writing 
to  repair  the  fence.  If  this  is  not  done 
within  15  days,  the  aggrieved  party  may 
make  the  repairs  and  recover  double  the 
cost  of  such  repairs  as  estimated  by  the 
selectmen,  and  the  fees  of  the  selectmen, 
and  this  sum  shall  constitute  a  lien  on 
the  property. 
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