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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 21, 
P UBLISHER’S DESK 
We would like to have you give us a 
digest of the enclosed circular in The 
It. N.-Y. An agent of this Farmer’s So¬ 
ciety of Equity was here, and I under¬ 
stand he got 23 members at $2.50 each. 
It is claimed that they can buy tools and 
other supplies cheaper and sell products 
higher by being members of the society. 
I held reserved comments until I saw 
the name of Jas. A. Everitt, and I did 
not then hesitate to tell my neighbors 
that it was the old game under a new 
name. I remembered that Tiie R. N.-Y. 
had published something about the Ever¬ 
itt schemes some time back. a. l. g. 
Idaho. 
We know little of this particular 
scheme, but we have known Jas. A. 
Everitt long enough to believe that he 
will profit personally by any scheme that 
he originates. Some years back he got 
some good, sincere men interested in the 
so-called American Society of Equity. 
Everitt’s plan is to raise a calamity howl 
about things as they exist, and to prom¬ 
ise a complete Utopia, if his scheme is 
adopted. The sincere men who went into 
the society soon concei/ed that Everitt 
was in it for his own profit, and, yet 
thinking the things he promised possible, 
they dropped Mr. Everitt. Now he is 
trying to work the scheme all over again 
with a new organization, or probably the 
old scheme under a new name. Our un¬ 
derstanding of the situation is this: Mr. 
Everitt cannot afford to pay agents to 
solicit subscriptions for his cheap paper 
alone. In order to pay the agents he 
must have some other scheme on which 
to collect fees. The society scheme af¬ 
fords the opportunity. In the old scheme, 
Everitt too the subscription price of 
his paper out of the fee paid by the 
farmer. How much of the balance went 
to expense of agents and other organiza¬ 
tion expense we do not know; but we 
have never heard of any dividends to the 
man who put up the cash. There are 
varying degrees of schemes and schemers, 
but to the victim they all look alike. 
Elmer E. Burlingame and James Dun¬ 
lop Smith, who were found guilty New 
Year’s Day of conspiracy to swindle in¬ 
vestors in the stock of the Radio Wire¬ 
less Telephone Company, were sentenced 
by Judge Hunt, in the Criminal Branch 
of the Federal District Court. Both 
were found guilty on two counts of the 
indictment. Smith, who had been presi¬ 
dent of the company, was sentenced to 
twenty-one months in the federal peni¬ 
tentiary at Atlanta and to pay a fine of 
$5,001, and Burlingame got two years 
and six months in the same institution 
and was fired $10,100. The Ellsworth 
Company, the stock selling concern was 
fined $10,500. The frauds ran into the 
millions and the prosecution of the de¬ 
fendants cost the government a large 
amount of money. 
This is good as far as it goes; but we 
like the plan of issuing “fraud orders’’ 
better. The fraud order stops the mail 
of the schemers, and the fraud goes no 
further. By the criminal court plan the 
Government must let the rogues go on 
until they make a record, and then cause 
their arrest. By this plan the people 
lose their money, and at best have only 
the empty satisfaction of seeing the 
rogues go to jail. By all means let us 
have the “fraud orders” and stop the 
robbery of the people and the cost of 
litigation to the Government. 
Aaron Kasofsky, proprietor of the 
Hudson Bay Fur Company, of 449 Wash¬ 
ington Street, Boston, Mass., was recent¬ 
ly found guilty of making untrue and 
misleading statements in his advertise¬ 
ments. lie was placed on probation on 
the promise that he would change his 
style of advertising. The Hudson Bay 
Company is an old and well-known con¬ 
cern ; and the Advertising Vigilance As¬ 
sociation contended that the Hudson Bay 
Fur Company advertising gave the im¬ 
pression that it was the historic concern. 
The court took this view. Massachusetts 
has a law against fraudulent advertising, 
and this is one of the first convictions 
under this new law. A similar commit¬ 
tee is at work in New York, and one 
conviction of a fur house has been al¬ 
ready secured. 
As you act in the role of detective for 
your unfortunate subscribers, I wish to 
ask you concerning the standing of E. 
F. McAvoy of Cambridge, N. Y., who 
claims to have a great stock-breeding 
farm there, and advertises an extra fine 
strain of Iloudan fowls. “Faultless,” lie 
calls them, and trap-nested up to a rec¬ 
ord of 300 eggs a year and over. Is he 
a reliable man to deal with, and to be 
trusted in a business way? I have over 
$100 involved with him. j. E. M. G. 
Dade Co., Fla. 
E. F. McAvoy is regarded as the “horse 
gyp” of the poultry industry—he also 
represents himself as a breeder of Jersey 
cattle. Our reports on him show that 
he has no property in his own name, and 
judgments against him are uncollectable. 
He has been indicted in this State for 
fraudulent use of the mails, pleaded 
guilty before the Federal court at Utica, 
N. Y., on December 10 last, and was 
fined $750. Further detail of his record 
would seem to be superfluous. 
I ordered a half dozen pairs of “guar¬ 
anteed” hose from the Arrow Knit and 
Silk Works, 400 West 23rd street, New 
York. They sent the “guarantee” along 
with the hose. These hose went to the 
bad in a month’s time. The material was 
very inferior, indeed. I returned three 
pairs of hose that were the worst worn 
along with nine cents postage for hose to 
be sent in return. I also enclosed the 
guarantee. I have never received my 
hose nor the money I sent for postage, 
although I have written them three times. 
Please tell me if they are considered re¬ 
liable. Such firms should be exposed. No 
doubt they have treated others as they 
have treated me. MRS. L. w. A. 
Ohio. 
We were unable to get any redress 
from this firm. The amount is small, 
but the experience shows how worthless 
a guarantee may be if the house making 
it is not responsible or trustworthy. 
Just for variety: Last August a case 
of eggs sent by express reached New 
York City in bad condition owing to 
breakage. There was some delay in get¬ 
ting details from consignee, and com¬ 
plaint was not sent until September. It 
was promptly acknowledged, and after 
about eight weeks a draft arrived for the 
full amount asked. 
If you wish proof, here’s a dollar of it 
for my subscription. j. a. h. 
New Jersey. 
The proof is entirely satisfactory. This 
is certainly a record for the express com¬ 
pany. We only hope that they will make 
this record a rule of practice for the fu¬ 
ture. 
I wish to inform you that I got a 
new bicycle from Adams Express Com¬ 
pany in return for the one they lost in 
transit. I am perfectly satisfied with the 
manner in which they settled my claim. 
I am very grateful to you for your kind 
attentions to the matter. I am sending 
you a few new subscribers and intend 
to get you some more in the near future. 
Connecticut. b. k. 
Subscriber put in claim promptly for [ 
$36.40, the value of the bicycle which was 
lost in transit, but was unable to get any 
satisfaction and sent the claim to us. 
Settlement was finally made as above. 
About the 14th of last April I very 
foolishly, and in the goodness of my easy 
heart, sold $61 worth of registered Berk- 
shires to N. R. B. Goodman. Richland, 
Lebanon County, Pa., on his 60-day note. 
The note was due June 15, and was not 
paid. Now Goodman will not answer my 
letters. Do you know anything about 
him? Can you do anything for me? 
Pennsylvania. w. F. M. 
We were as unsuccessful in getting 
any reply from Mr. Goodman, and our 
attorney was unable to collect the ac¬ 
count. Report is that Mr. Goodman has 
no property that can be attached, so that 
a judgment could not be collected. What 
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property be has is in the name of his 
wife. Our attorney reports a judgment 
against him which he has bad some time 
and is still unable to collect. 
I have just received two issues of your 
paper on the the 10 weeks for 10 cents 
plan and would like to say don’t discon¬ 
tinue when the 10 Weeks are up. Keep 
it coming, sending me the bill before the 
last issue so I can get it continuously, as 
I like it. e. c. B. 
Rhode Island. 
This is the encouragement offered by 
our friends who send in the short term 
subscriptions. They renew and become 
friends of the paper. Most publishers 
who have tried short-term subscriptions, 
say they do not pay and give the plan 
up. A big selling organization with 
agents all over tlie country can sell any 
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