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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 27, 1022 
All letters to Publisher's Desk depart¬ 
ment must be signed with writer’s full 
name and address given, Many inquiries 
are answered by mail instead of printing 
inquiry and answer, hence unsigned let¬ 
ters receive no consideration. 
case of eggs sent to one of the so-called 
“dealers," “distributors," “receivers," 
etc. The purpose of these titles is to 
avoid the requirements of the commission 
merchants’ law. The Department of 
Farms and Markets has no jurisdiction 
over this class of dealers. We cannot 
emphasize the advice of the department 
too strongly. 
I freely confess that I was careless in 
allowing my name to bo dropped from 
your subscription list last year, and I 
also confess my stuffiness in not renewing 
sooner, as I realized my great loss. 
Really. 1 was incensed at the discontinu¬ 
ance, for T bud taken the paper many 
years and loved it sincerely. Let me say 
that I am glad of the privilege of being 
recognized as a member of your house¬ 
hold. o. p. o. 
Massachusetts. 
It is quite natural that an old sub¬ 
scriber might feel hurt when a subscrip¬ 
tion is discontinued in case lie neglects 
the renewal for a short time. But when 
it is remembered that we have more than 
200,000 names ou the list, and nearly 
1,000 changes to make every working day 
in the year, you realize that this work 
must be done in a systematic way by 
many helpers, and the managers cannot 
know just when any subscription ex¬ 
pires. We think our good friends will 
see that the work of recording subscrip¬ 
tions is necessarily impersonal. This 
friend is particularly generous, and we 
want him and all good.friends like him 
to know that, we are as proud to have 
their confidence as they are to he of the 
household. 
You have been so successful in collect¬ 
ing other amounts for me perhaps you 
can collect the amount of this protested 
check from Harry C, Morris, Gwynedd 
Valley, Pa. The amount, with protest 
fees, is $-10.05. a. j. Jr, 
Pennsylvania. 
We are sorry, but we have not been 
able to locate Mr. Morris at the above 
address or elsewhere. If some of his 
friends know of his whereabouts it would 
he a timely service to remind him of this 
obligation, and to suggest a settlement. 
We get the following report from 
Cleveland, Ohio: 
Harry King, King’s Hatchery, at 1400 
East Twelfth Street, Cleveland, <)., has 
absconded with some $20,000 or .$"0,000 
nf money collected from numerous farm¬ 
ers located in the States of Ohio, In¬ 
diana, Illinois, Pennsylvania and New 
York, This motley was obtained through 
the false and fraudulent representation 
on the part of Harry King that he was 
able to sell various high-grade and de¬ 
sirable breeds of chickens for a price 
somewhat less than the usual market 
price asked for such chickens. Il seems 
that Harry King obtained mailing lists 
of farmers living in the various States 
and sent printed cards to these addresses 
setting forth his proposition and also 
reached his victims through certain ad¬ 
vertisements in certain publications, T’p 
to date about $3,500 has been located in 
the various banks, More may be in other 
banks. The property of Harry King, in¬ 
cluding chickens, will probably not bring 
more than $100 after a few minor ex¬ 
penses are paid and the claims received. 
The receiver expects to obtain an order 
to pro-rate the balance of the money to 
those establishing their claim. The re¬ 
ceiver is Harry L. Eastman, 010 Wil¬ 
liamson Building, Cleveland, O., to whom 
claims should be addressed. 
As usual, tliis report justifies our pre¬ 
vious warning in the case. Harry King 
had no standing and no rating to justify 
anyone in sending him orders and money. 
Yet he advertised chicks and printed a 
card on which he offered chicks at a price 
less than responsible houses sell for. 
and he received orders and remittances 
freely. Detectives of the Post Office De¬ 
partment are now after him on our com¬ 
plaints. He will probably be arrested 
and punished: but it will cost the Gov¬ 
ernment considerable money to find him 
and prosecute him. The victims have 
already lost $20,000 to $30,000. Once 
more we repeal the caution: Do not 
send money to concerns until you know 
their financial standing. 
This Department strongly advises ship¬ 
pers to ship only to such firms as are 
licensed and bonded pursuant to Article 
P2-A of the Agricultural Law. When in 
doubt as to what to do upon receipt of 
flowery-worded circulars asking for your 
Shipments, communicate with this De¬ 
partment or the paper you read. 
DEPARTMENT OF FARMS AND MARKETS. 
The above is an extract from a letter 
of the department to a shipper who had 
asked help 'to secure settlement for a 
Could you advise me as to the standing 
of the Di Giorgio Fruit Corporation, 
Cunard building. 25 Broadway, New 
York? These people are offering their 
stock for sale through agents, who claim 
they represent II. W. Puhiske & Co., Chi¬ 
cago, Ill., and they have had a man going 
around in mir neighborhood among the 
farmers trying to interest them in buying 
small amounts of this stock. Any infor¬ 
mation you can give me on the subject 
will be appreciated. k. c. o. 
Pennsylvania. 
The Di Giorgio Fruit Corporation ha* 
recently been formed to take over estab¬ 
lished concerns engaged in the production 
and distribution of fruits. Capitalization 
is heavy, and until results on the new 
basis arc demonstrated, we would not con¬ 
sider the stocks other than speculative. 
The promoters are asking a relatively 
high price for new and untried issues with 
no regular market. 
I shipped eggs to Philadelphia on April 
26, 1917. There was one crate lost. I 
made claim immediately, but there has 
been no adjustment. My freight agent 
told me in the Summer of 1917 they were 
short of clerical help and could not get 
at it. Last Summer he said they were 
investigating, and now he says he does 
not know why the claim is not paid. The 
claim is $10.20. Could you do anything 
for me? J. P. B. 
Pennsylvania. 
It would be interesting to know just 
what justification the Pennsylvania Rail¬ 
road Company could find for its delay in 
paying this claim. The shipper endea¬ 
vored to collect it, but received no con¬ 
sideration whatever. All papers were 
given to the claim bureau, and when they 
lost them they tried to throw the respon¬ 
sibility on the subscriber. We took it up 
for him, and the evidence of mishandling 
and inattention by the Pennsylvania 
Railroad was so clear we were able to 
get payment. A record of four years and 
eight months for investigation and settle¬ 
ment of a claim dues not loud confidence 
in the railroad’s good faith and interest in 
its patrons. 
I am interested in the ex]>erience which 
one of your subscribers has had with 
Smith Bros, nf New Carlisle, O. I be¬ 
lieve that if the purebred live stock busi¬ 
ness is going to thrive ns it should, breed¬ 
ers should practice fair and honest deal¬ 
ing, and should be especially careful to 
make no misrepresentations in the case 
of sales made by mail. To me if seems 
that Smith Bros, have deliberately mis¬ 
represented the ruptured animal, and 
should be compelled to settle with your 
subscriber to^llie full extent of his loss. 
My reasons are: First, that Smith Bros, 
have admitted that the animal was rup¬ 
tured before the sale was made, which in 
my mind establishes that, the animal was 
unsound when sold. Secondly, if their 
explanation of the affair is honest, I see 
no reason why they would not co-operate 
with you and furnish proofs and affi¬ 
davits. What position do the persons 
giving references about Smith Bros, take 
iu the matter, and what is the attitude 
of the agricultural paper iu which their 
advertisement appeared? 
The farm papers are doing commend¬ 
able work in the way of exposing the 
practices of swindlers engaged in the 
commission business and get-rich-quiek 
schemes, hut I believe il is even more im¬ 
portant to expose swindlers in it he agri¬ 
cultural ranks and compel them (o settle 
just claims, such fts 1 believe the one re¬ 
ferred to is as it is stated. Some per¬ 
sons might suggest law courts in the 
case of an affair of the kind referred to 
above, hut of all enterprises farming is 
a business where one can least afford to 
get away from the '‘practical." and what, 
would there lie in it for a New York sub¬ 
scriber to sue an Ohio dealer for the 
amount of the claim involved? T think 
your position correct, except that T would 
emphasize full settlement of losses to the 
buyer. B< 
New York. 
Smith Brow, have had every opportu¬ 
nity to make good in this case before it 
had any publicity. Their attitude is not 
calculated to inspire confidence. 
“Now. Eretty," feebly began an Ozark 
invalid. “I’m feeling considerable better 
this morning, and 1 reckon I'll get tip for 
a spell.” “Land o’ Gideon, no!" ejacu¬ 
lated his wife. “There’s mighty nigh half 
of that bottle of medicine left that I paid 
a dollar for. You stay right there in bed 
till you’ve took it all!”—Kuusas City 
Star. 
Publication of Town Expenditures 
A town law. called No. 133, provides 
that the Thursday before annual meeting 
of board of supervisors the town hoards 
of different towns shall meet to audit, 
bills, and afterwards town clerk shall 
make a list and publish it in pamphlet 
form to be dist ributed, in the town. Since 
we have been electing town officials on 
general election day in this State. 1 con¬ 
clude the general audit day is in January. 
I have never heard of any pamphlets be¬ 
ing published according to this law, No. 
133. The supervisor publishes a pamphlet 
of his annual report up to December 2K, 
A lot of bills seem to he held over until 
January, thus having it appear there is 
a good balance in the town treasury, ac¬ 
cording to the supervisor’s report, where¬ 
as after the bills held up and audited and 
paid in January, there is not much, if 
any, balance. I have written to our town 
clerk and town counsel about it. To whom 
should I apply to have this law enforced? 
New York. c. i\ 
Section 133 of the town law does pro¬ 
vide that the town clerk shall prepare an 
abstract containing the complete record 
of accounts, charges, claims and demands 
presented to the board for audit, and shall 
Cause to be printed in pamphlet form aud 
keep in his office for general distribution, 
by application, such reasonable number of 
copies of said list, as the town board 
shall by resolution prescribe. The print¬ 
ing of the pamphlet would seem to be a 
useless expenditure of the town’s money, 
for the reason that anyone interested can 
examine the accounts at the town clerk’s 
office, and for the further icason that all 
the town expenditures will appear in the 
supervisors’ journal, which is printed and 
distributed In questioning the reason¬ 
ableness of the statute, it may be argued 
that it shall be enforced as long as it re¬ 
mains on the hooks, and your inquiry is, 
“Ilow may this law be enforced?" It 
will he noticed that the statute says that 
the town clerk shall cause to he printed 
"such reasonable number of copies of said 
list as the town board shall by resolution 
prescribe," It. follows if the town board 
does not by resolution prescribe for the 
printing of such pamphlets, the town clerk 
does not know how many copies to have 
printed, and (lie remedy, therefore, is to 
procure a resolution front I be town board. | 
If the town hoard does not conduct the 
affairs of the town to the satisfaction of 
the majority of the people in the town, 
the remedy is by electing a new town 
board. N. t. 
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