800 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
Don’t ship produce of any kind with¬ 
out hrst ascertaining the reliability and 
responsibility of the party or house to 
which you are shipping. 
Sometime back the Post Office Depart¬ 
ment issued a fraud order against C. W. 
Mixer, Hastings, Michigan, as operator of 
a fraudulent cancer cure scheme. The name 
used was Dr. Mixer, though he is not a 
physician. At the hearing given him by 
the Post Office, Congressman E. L. Hamil¬ 
ton appeared at the request of Mixer and 
did what he could to prevent the Post 
Office officials from interfering with the 
lucrative but villainous business of his 
friend Mixer. Since the fraud order was 
issued Mixer continued the business by sim¬ 
ply changing the name to Mixer Medicine 
Co., successor to Dr. Mixer. The cancer 
cure swindlers in various parts of the coun¬ 
try who have had their business interfered 
with by the issuance of fraud orders have 
apparently brought sufficient pressure to 
bear at Washington to engineer an attempt 
at crippling the splendid work the postal 
authorities have done in protecting the pub¬ 
lic against this particular cruel form of 
swindling. A committee has been appointed 
from the House of Representatives "to in¬ 
vestigate the Post Office Department.” 
Judging from its actions thus, far, this 
body might be more properly named “the 
committee to whitewash the ‘cancer-cure’ 
fakers.” In fairness, it must be said that 
some of the members of this committee— 
of whom Congressman R. W. Austin, of 
Tennessee, is the most active—are anxious 
to uphold the Post Office in its good work ; 
other members, particularly the chairman, 
W. A. Ashbrook, of Ohio, and W. I. McCoy, 
of New Jersey, are apparently determined 
to give these “cancer cure” swindlers all 
the license they desire. C. W. Mixer has, 
under the date of June 10, sent out the 
following letter to his prospective Chicago 
victims : 
“Dear Sir :—Some months ago I received 
a communication from you making inquiry 
with reference to treatment. 1 wrote you 
promptly but have not received any reply 
from you regarding conditions, etc. 
"I anticipate being in Chicago for the 
convention next week as I have been ap¬ 
pointed assistant sergeant-at-arms and if 
you care to have a personal interview or 
anyone else, you could address me a letter 
in care of K. Hoyt Stone, Boyce Building, 
Chicago, Illinois, or you may write me by 
return mail addressing me here at Hastings, 
Michigan, Yours very truly, 
C. W. Mixer.” 
Here we have a pretty example of the 
community of interest between certain 
politicians aud quacks. C. W. Mixer, 
cancer-cure faker and fraud, is appointed 
assistant sergeant-at-arms to the Republi¬ 
can National Convention and desires to 
mix in a little business—rotten as it is— 
with his trip to Chicago. A delightful state 
of affairs indeed !—Journal of the Ameri¬ 
can Medical Association. 
There has been some tendency to 
criticise the Congressional Committee 
on the ground that the Democratic 
members being in majority were trying 
to make out a case against -the Re¬ 
publican administration of the Post Of¬ 
fice Department; but here we have one 
of the most contemptible of all classes 
of fakers not only prominent in a Re¬ 
publican convention, but actually adver¬ 
tising his prominence in the conven¬ 
tion as a sort of confidence dope io 
allure money from incurable invalids. 
This shows in itself that it is not a 
party alliance, one side or the other. 
But it seems unfortunately the fact that 
certain classes of politicians of both par¬ 
ties are willing to apologize for fakers 
and frauds, if it seems to favor their 
personal or ' political fortunes. This 
same committee had the E. G. Lewis 
case before it; and Chairman Ashbrook 
and Mr. McCoy seemed as willing to 
give him the same measure of license 
to swindle people on fake financial 
schemes as they would accord to 
Mixer on his cancer cures. It would 
be an insult to intelligence to assume 
that these Congressmen have any de¬ 
lusions as to the nature of these 
swindles. The evidence is conclusive 
not only as to the fact but the intent 
to defraud also; and the mere techni¬ 
cality of language that they often rely 
on to show no legal responsibility is in 
itself the best evidence in the world of 
the premeditated attempt to defraud. 
During the present Administration the 
Post Office Department has done most 
effective work in curbing those schemers 
who use the postal facilities to defraud. 
Naturally every crook and every per¬ 
son who sympathizes with crookedness 
align themselves in opposition to the 
Department, and it is, to say the least, 
a bit discouraging to find Congressmen 
who might be expected to take the side 
of the victims champion the cause of 
the rogues. If inspectors and officials 
in the Department are given to under¬ 
stand that an interference with rogues 
who use the mails to defraud will in¬ 
sure the displacement of members of 
Congressional committees on postal af¬ 
fairs they will naturally hesitate to in¬ 
vite the opposition. The medical papers 
do well to show up the influences that 
would license the cancer frauds to prey 
on unfortunates. 
Kindly tell ns in your next issue all 
about the O. B. Read Mfg. Co., Troy, New 
York. o. o. v. 
A four-page letter from the company 
came with this request. It is headed 
“Hardware Specialties,” and talks about 
an idea and cooperation in England, 
and 300% profits and concludes with 
an offer of preferred stock at $10 per 
share. The rating of the company by 
commercial agencies would suggest cau¬ 
tion in extending credits, and the per¬ 
son who bought stock on any such 
proposition would certainly part with 
money on easy terms. 
William T. Wintemute, promoter of the 
Gold Run Mining Company, of Arizona, 
and the Tunnel Company, of Boulder, Col., 
was found guilty of using the mails in a 
scheme to defraud in the sale of stock in 
the two corporations and was sentenced to 
one year's imprisonment and a fine of $500 
by Judge Hough in the United States Dis¬ 
trict Court. Among the complainants were 
Countess Olivia Tankerville and other titled 
or well known persons in England, Scotland 
and France. On the strength of his glow¬ 
ing prospectuses Wintemute succeeded in 
obtaining $1,300,000 for stock, and foreign¬ 
ers paid the lion's share of this amount. 
Countess Tankerville paid more than $40,000 
for the worthless stock, and her relatives 
lost an equal amount.—Daily Papers. 
Since the proper enforcement of the 
law prevents such operations in Europe, 
the people over there who insist on 
patronizing get-ricli-quick schemes na¬ 
turally come here to lose their money. 
Wintemute deserves his year in the 
penitentiary all right; but he at least 
had the decency to rob people who seem 
able to stand the loss, and who ought 
to know better than to turn their money 
over to promoters. 
I enclose $1 for subscription. 1 think 
“Hind-Sights” just what we farmers need, 
and the “Publisher’s Desk” is worth all. 
you ask for your paper and more. One 
cannot speak too highly of the way you 
have of protecting your subscribers from 
fraudulent advertisements. Some leading 
papers and magazines will put forth every 
effort to secure one’s subscription, and then 
fill up their columns with the most flagrant 
deceptions, and then wonder why their 
subscription list is falling off. The 
splendid work you are doing for all in the 
“Publisher’s Desk” is broad and liberal. 
My advice to subscribers (to any paper 
whatever) is, if you lose by answering 
deceptive advertisements, drop the sub¬ 
scription at once; then perhaps editors 
will sit up and take notice and try to pro¬ 
tect their friends who are helping them. 
Long life and prosperity to you. p. l. g. 
That is good advice too. It is com¬ 
ing to this. The publishers will have to 
clean up their papers, and that will 
simply mean that many of them will go 
out of existence. But there is this to 
be said. If you get a paper for noth¬ 
ing or near nothing, you cannot expect 
the publisher to be much concerned 
about your interests. He must have 
revenue from some source, and if he 
gets little or no money from sub¬ 
scribers he must get it all or nearly all 
from advertisers. And his sympathies 
are with the man who produces the 
revenue. 
Can you tell me about the letter I am 
enclosing? Is it reliable? Would you ad¬ 
vice me to invest money in this enterprise? 
New York. d. h. 
This refers to a three-page letter and 
a leaflet from M. W. Savage, Minneap¬ 
olis, Minn. It is an appeal for an in¬ 
vestment in one of the stock schemes 
promoted by Mr. Savage, and contains 
the usual amount of hot air, but not a 
word that would indicate the worth or 
value of the stock to be sold. The let¬ 
ter gives the usual promoter’s argu¬ 
ments about cooperation and taking you 
into business partnership with him, and 
allures you with profits some one else 
made in a similar line. To complete 
the promotion record, he offers two 
shares of stock for the price of one at 
par value. It is always hard to read 
a promoter’s letter and give the pro¬ 
moter credit for sincerity. It is im¬ 
possible for us in this instance. Mr. 
Savage could easily give you an item¬ 
ized table of assets and liabilities; also 
a statement of earnings and expenses 
showing net profits or losses for a term 
of years. If he would then tell you the 
authorized stock of his company and 
the amount issued you would get some 
idea of its value; but in all the reams 
of literature there is not a word of 
this. As it stands the whole thing is 
a speculation venture. The promoters 
always manage to control the company, 
provided there is anything of value to 
control; and the cooperative feature is 
simply the privilege you have to help 
finance the promoted concern, and pat¬ 
ronize ifi and take what the people who 
control it are pleased to give, if any¬ 
thing. In the past we have carried some 
advertising of Mr. Savage’s products; 
but we cannot give even indirect coun¬ 
tenance,_ not to say indorsement, of a 
proposition of this kind, and the adver¬ 
tising of goods will not appear again 
while he is making propositions of this 
kind to customers. 
Don’t be pestered and made out 
of sorts by having a spreader that 
clogs. You don’thaveto. Get one 
that spreads wider, evener, car¬ 
ries a bigger load and has a score of 
other advantages—the New Idea. 
Send for Book and Special Circulars 
telling all about the 24 points of superior¬ 
ity, and an account of the great spreader 
contest on the Hartman farm, where 
the New Idea put other spreaders on the 
scrap heap. Don’t think of buying until 
you know about the spreader that is 
always ready to give a test of its merits. 
24 Points 
ol Supe¬ 
riority 
Catalog 
Free 
Write today 
and get the facts. 
New Idea Spreader Co. 
119 Sycamore St.. Coldwater. Ohio 
Waterloo Boy 
This engine is a double 
bargain—a bargain in quail* 
ty and a bargain in price. 
It has always been the lowest priced 
high-grade gasoline engine on the market 
and has now been proven the BEST by de¬ 
feating all other makes in two world’s compe¬ 
titions. Two Regular Stock Engines won the 
gold medals at the International Expositions, 
Budapest, Hungary, July 1911, and Turin, Italy,! 
September 1911. 
The WATERLOO BOY GASOLINE ENGINE^ 
has been on the mar-1 
kefc for over 19 years. I 
Built in one of thel 
biggest factories in r 
hthe world, with a 
[ capacity of nearly I 
I 40,000 Gasoline En- 
l ginee a year. 
Frost proof, starts 
easy in winter. 
Barts inter- 
chang e ab 1 e. 
Free catalog. 
Waterloo Gasoline Engine Co. 
fear 184 W. 3rd Ave. 
jUiranfeN-' 1 '"' 00 ’ w 
IROHM 
Potato Diggers 
Dig the right 
way with the 
machine that 
suits your 
conditions. 
Three styles tochoose from,each 
practical for certain conditions. 
Perfect adjustment for digging 
and thorough separation. Each 
can be backed, each can be 
thrown inand out of gear from 
the seat. Ask your dealer to 
show you this machine and write 
to us for booklet 
This is No.155 for 
heaviest conditions 
“Potato Digging.” 
Free to all. 
Bateman M’f’g Co. 
Box 102 D, Grenloch, N. J. 
Free Box of Samples 
sent to your station charges prepaid. All 
sizes, 2 inches to 20 inches. Delivered 
prices quoted on request. 
THE E. BIGL0W CO., New London, 0. 
DEDERICK’S 
STANDARD 
Baling Presses 
Catalogue Free 
P. K. DEDERICK’S SONS, 
|^^42^TIvol^S»^Albany^N^Y^^| 
CORN HARVESTER 
That beats them all. One horse cuts two rows. 
Carries to the shock. Worked by 1, 2 or 3 men. No ( 
danger. No twine. Free trial. We also make Stump 
Pullers and Tile Ditchers. Catalog Free. Agents 
wanted. C. D. DENNETT & CO., Westerville, Ohio. ] 
July 20, 
When you 'write advertisers mention Thb 
R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and a 
“square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
EARLY PULLETS ® HENS 
Leghorns, Wyandottes, Rocks and P. Cochins 
MAPLE COVE POULTRY FARM - R. D. 24 - ATHENS, PA. 
FOR SALE 
500 S.C. White LEGHORN BREEDING HENS 
75 CENTS—$1.00 EACH 
Write “FARMLEIGH,” Carmel, New York 
BABY CHICKS 8F2C EACH 
From Eree Range Selected 
S. C.WHITE LEGHORNS 
Prompt delivery. A hatch every week. Write for 
prices on tliree-weeks’-old chicks. Safe arrival 
guaranteed. Circular free. CHAS. R. STONE, Baby 
Chicken Farm, Staatsburg-on-Hudson, N. Y. 
SURPLUS STOCK 
BARRED ROCK. WHITE ROCK PARTRIDGE 
COCHIN, PARTRIDGE WYANDOTTE 
IO HENS, 1 COCK.$25.00’! 
MINCH BROS. BRIDGETON, N. J. 
D. 0. GHIX 9 AND 10c. EACH 
S. C. R. I. RED, 10c. S. C. W. LEGHORN. 9c, 
DAVIS POULTRY FARM, Berlin , Mass. 
qpFP.m *IA| C—High class breeding stock. 
QrCUIML OH Lb Pure bred g- c White Leg¬ 
horns. E. A. WHITE, North Granby, Conn. 
1000 S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS SMurrf 
Yonng and Lakewood Strains direct. Prompt 
.i-on future delivery. Special prices on large lots. 
SUNNY HILL FARM FLEMINGTON, N. J. 
CHICKS and HATCHING EGGS 
FROM THE FOLLOWING SELECTED BREEDERS 
S. C. W. Leghorns Barred Plymouth Recki 
S. C. R. I. Reds 
BONNIE BRAE POULTRY FARM.NEW ROCHELLE. N. Y. 
B UFF WHITE LEGH0RNS-S. C. R. I. Red Eggs, 90c. per 
15, $1.50 per 30, $2.75 per 60, $4.00 per 100. Cata¬ 
logue free. JOHN A. ROTH, Quakertown, Pa. 
S C. WHITE LEGHORNS, the large white kind, bred 
■ for heavy laying. Hatching eggs, little Chicks, 
breeding stock. Estab. 1904. Price List mailed. 
Abovo Poultry Farms Co., Inc., Chatham, Morris Co., N.J. 
PRICES 0 N UAI *ULU OnlA BROODER INCLUDED 
PROMPT DELIVERY CATALOGUE FREE 
TAYLOR’S POULTRY YARDS, LYONS, N. Y. 
Him I I H Y PH HTTP 011 n Stamp ior illustrated 
r.s,pi; Ji"? visaw 
500 S. C. WHITE LEGHORN ittg£J&M58 
Write for price. Patterson Poultry Farm. Clayton, N. Y. 
T HE FARMER'S FOWL— Rose Comb Reds, best winter 
layers on earth. Eggs, $1.00 per 15. Catalogue 
free. THOS. WILDER, Route 1, Richland, N. Y. 
rUli OALt drakes, $5.00; trio, $10.00. Muscovy 
trio. $9. Pekin ducks, $2 apiece. 
CH. P. HATCH, Plum Beach Farm, Port Washington, L. I. 
n< !■ ncub, nuuudiis, indidfi nunner uiicks 
High-class stock for UTILITY, SHOW or EX- 
RCRT. Eggs for hatching. Mating list on requeat. 
SINCLAIR SMITH. Soutliold, Suffolk Co.Tn. Y. 
SQUAB BREEDERS FOR SALE 
The best strain of big, fast-working Homers. Pro¬ 
duce squabs that satisfy the most particular trade. 
pL00 Per pair. Satisfaction guaranteed. 
iRTHUR H. PENNY, Oak Grove Squab Farm, Riverhead, N Y. 
EVERY LOUSY HEN 
is losing real money for you. Every egg you don’t 
get is so much money lost. Stop that leak 1 Hens 
tormented with lice can’t be expected to lay eggs. 
You can keep them free of lieo with one applicrtion 
a year, and Circular Cl tells you how. Sent Free. 
Write us today. 
CARBOLINEUM WOOD PRESERVING CO. 
1 81 Franklin Street New York 
MILKING STOOLS 
Curved legs; wide base; don’t 
upset. Largo seat; shaped to 
fit body. Made from steel and 
then galvanized. No crevices. 
Strong and Sanitary 
Price ST .50 each, $15 per dozen 
WISNEIt MFG. CO. 
230 Greenwich Street. New York 
FENCE PRICES BUSTED 
15c 1 ” 
ROD 
buys this High Grade Hog Fencing; heavier 
than usual kinds offered. 26inches high, 7 bars, 
weighs about 6 lbs. to a rod, all heights at propor¬ 
tionate prices. 48inch Poultry Fencing, 071 * 
strongest built, per rod__ 
$1.25 K? GALVANIZED WIRE 
This price is for No. 6 gauge. 
— • • - • • - Wil 
,_ _ _ Other sizes in pro¬ 
portion. This is our Galvanized Wire Shorts, put up 100 lbs. 
to a bundlo, suitable for Fencing and genera! purposes. 
BARBWBREt 
Best and strongest; standard 
weight. MadoofNo.l2gauge, ” Cl QC 
galvanized,putup 1001bs.toareel,perl001bs.*Hr “ 
FENCE CATALOGUE FREE «?f*?; 
Fencing, WireGates, Lawn Fence, Fence Posts,etc. 
Chicago House Wrecking Co., Dept.L 37,Chicago 
HANDY BINDER 
TUST the thing for preserving files of 
^ The Rural New-Yorker. Durable 
and cheap. Sent postpaid for 25 cents. 
<Ihe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
409 Pearl Street New York City 
