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<Ihe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
November 4, 1922 
loss within four months’ time in writing. 
This is due to the agent at Bridgeton. 
My notice was given to him and he said 
he would forward it to the Philadelphia 
office. On asking him, he said it was 
sent and it went astray in Philadelphia. 
After waiting a length of time l again took 
it up with the express company in August, 
and hence these letters. The express 
company knows that the crate was 
shipped from Bridgeton and they can't 
show delivery, and it was lost while in 
their hands. Then why don’t they set¬ 
tle^ regardless of everything else? Isn't 
their agent at Bridgeton a part of the 
company? Then why isn’t it enough 
when you make your claim with him, in¬ 
stead of going to Philadelphia? c. s. 
New Jersey. 
We are giving the subscriber’s experi¬ 
ence in this case just as he gives it to us, 
in order to emphasize the necessity of 
filing claims within the time limit. The 
time limit now is six months instead of 
four, as formerly, but unfortunately this 
subscriber made the shipment before the 
time was extended. We contend that 
where a claim is filed with the agent and 
the agent is negligent, the express com¬ 
pany should assume the responsibility, 
but the express company does not agree, 
and insists that the burden of proof 
rests with the claimant, and they decline 
an adjustment. If a shipment is damaged 
or lost, enter a claim promptly. Do not 
delay. This is the only way to protect 
your interests. Do not depend on your 
agent. This is another case where you 
must do it yourself. 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
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ment must be signed with writer’s full 
name and address giveu. Many inquiries 
are answered by mail instead of printing 
inquiry and answer, hence unsigned let¬ 
ters' receive no consideration. 
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ON THE FARM 
I note your reference to the United 
Silverware Company in answer to a cor¬ 
respondent who asks relative to a prize 
they won, and wanting money for pack¬ 
ing. Some years ago a Friend of mine 
met with a similar instance* wherein 
mouey was asked for a like purpose. As 
her brother resided in the city where 
this company did business, lie called to 
get the “prize.'” They refused to give it, 
claiming it must be sent by mail. A few 
weeks later I received a similar notice 
from this company, informing me I had 
won a silver prize in a contest, held in the 
columns of a magazine, a puzzle answered 
about, live years before. I at. once wrote 
to the magazine regarding this matter, 
and was informed that, like other con¬ 
cerns. they sold lists of names secured 
in their line of business to various con¬ 
cerns, and that, no doubt, that was how 
my name came in the hands of this con¬ 
cern, and they had nothing to do with the 
concern or the supposed prizes. 1 at once 
wrote the prize concern to forward the 
prize, since 1 won it, as the contest rules 
agreed to ship all prizes won free of 
charge. I got no reply and wrote again. 
Receiving no reply, I forwarded all the 
correspondence to the Postoffie© Depart¬ 
ment at Washington, and inside a mouth 
saw a statement in the paper that this 
concern was barred front the mails for 
fraud. Ret your correspondent do the 
same and there will be one less fake con¬ 
cern in business. T. F. M. 
New York. 
Inasmuch as this is a Canadian con¬ 
cern. reports would have to be sent to the 
Montreal authorities. If their laws are 
as stringent as ours, they will put a stop 
to this scheme. We tiud that in addition 
to the names previously reported they are 
row using International Silverware Com¬ 
pany. The ‘’puzzle contest” is a lure to 
get your 98c. Leave them all alone. 
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What can you toll me regarding the 
standing of the International Radio Cor¬ 
poration of 19 West 44th Street. New 
York? They are endeavoring to sell 
stock in this section, and there seems to 
be considerable interest shown. Any in¬ 
formation you can give me will be greatly 
appreciated. w. m. r. 
New York. 
The prediction made recently in the 
press that the radio industry would soon 
attract flocks of fake promoters and finan¬ 
cial parasites has come true, accordiug 
to the findings of the Better Business 
Bureau of New York City. This organi¬ 
zation had been in operation for only a 
few days when it began receiving com¬ 
plaints against alleged wildcat radio com¬ 
panies that were hawking their securi¬ 
ties throughout the city, fleecing small 
investors out of their savings by high- 
pressure stock-selling methods, utterly 
false representations and ridiculous 
promises of fabulous future earnings. 
The Bureau has just made public a 
report of tbe investigation of what it 
terms one of the most reprehensible of 
these blue-sky mushroom companies, or¬ 
ganized a few months ago wdth an author¬ 
ized capital of $4,000,000, the par value 
of the stock being $1. The sales organi¬ 
zation of the company has been active in 
hawking stock, and has already taken in 
.Sky" law many thousands of dollars from small in¬ 
teeth in Testers, the Bureau reports, 
of other According to II. J. Kenner, manager 
entrusted of the Better Business Bureau, radio get- 
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