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March IG, 1918 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
Following a raid on the offices of the 
McAlcster Real Estate Exchange, Cin¬ 
cinnati, O., and the arrest of its presi¬ 
dent, Roy VanTress, Federal Postoffice 
Itaspectors and Deputy United i^tates 
Marshals re-ariested VanTress and with 
him arrested W, F. Gorsuch, Baltimore, 
Md., vice president; George A. Hiatt, 
Cineiiinati, seeretaiy-treasurer, and D. 
D. McFarland. Wyoming, O., formerly a 
car manager of the company. 
United States District Attorney Bruce 
was informed approximately a doicen at¬ 
torneys in Cincinnati have filed oi' have 
in preparation fruits against the Mc- 
Alester company, to recover the sums 
paid to open contracts. 
'Fhe ari’ests werrr made on warrants 
issued by United States Commissioner 
A<ll<‘r, charging these men and another 
former' car manager with conspiracy to 
violate the postal laws throirgh the use 
of tire mails in fttidherance <(f a scheme 
to defraitd jtersons with whom tire com- 
iniiiv had contracted to imrcliase Dkht- 
honia Indian lands. The four men were 
brought to the Fedei-al Building and ai'- 
raigned before ('ommissionei' Adlei'. .^11 
denied they were guilty i»l' tire chaj-ge 
against them and tlu'y weri* held in .''i.t.oht) 
each foi' airpearance for pi'eliminai’.v Innii'- 
ing Fehruai-y 2S. 
While the three rdlicers of the Mc- 
.Mester Real Estate Exchange were 
awaiting the settlement of their afl'ajr.s 
at the Federal Building agents of Cin¬ 
cinnati Municip.al Coui't prr’sented them¬ 
selves .'it the offices of the exchange armed 
with a writ of attachment for the sei/,ure 
of the comirany’s office furniture and iter- 
sonal effects. 
This action was taken upon the appli¬ 
cation of Attorney (Jeorge R. Hawke, 
Cincinnati, reirresenting Frank E. Scott, 
Tuhsa, Okla., who enteied suit against 
the company in Municipal Corrrt for 
.‘SI2r>. alleged to have been iiaid by him 
to the company and upon the exhibition 
to the Judges of the Municipal ('ourt of 
a telegram from Secretary of State "W. 
I). Fulton, saying the ^IcAlester Com¬ 
pany had not been registered as a for¬ 
eign corporation for desiiing to <-arry on 
business in Ohio as required under Sec¬ 
tion 186 of the Ohio Statutes. 
Assistant United States District At¬ 
torney Edward K. Bruce was advis<‘d by 
.Vttorney Hawke of the action in .attach- 
ment and it wa.s with tlie consent of the 
Government that the writ was served 
by Municipal Court .attaches. Attor¬ 
ney Hawke was informed the Govern¬ 
ment had seized all the i-ecords and ]iaj»eis 
of the company it desired to have and 
that action of creditors of the company 
again.st its other possessions was of no 
concern. In each of the suits filed or 
ready to he filed, the jdaintilT, it is said, 
seeks the return of jiaid to the com¬ 
pany on the strength of i-ontracts for the 
purchase of Dklalioma land. 
The attorneys have been laa]nested by 
Mr. Bruce to turn ovei' to the Govern¬ 
ment all information in tlie ))osses.sion of 
their clients relative to the oi)eration of 
VanTress and his associates. Mr. Itruce 
issued a general call to Jittorm'ys .and 
others to advise the Government of any 
inforniiition which might aid the Gov¬ 
ernment in the case. 
A'anTress reiterated his statement tlnit 
the business operations of his company 
are legitimate. He dtadared he had re- 
fundt'd to sever.al clients who had ex¬ 
pressed dissatisfaction with land which 
has been purchased for them through the 
company.—Cinciniiiiti Enquirer. 
.\n Ohio sul)scrihei' sends ns clipping 
of which the above is an extract. This 
action by the Government officials me.ans 
the end of the IMcAlester scheme atid the 
advertising Ciir. Thf Rt'KAi. Ni'.w-^ oKKKil 
hits repeatedly exposed the fraud cover¬ 
ing a period of more than two yetirs. At 
one time the pre.sident threatened- to 
bring libel suit against us hecau.se of our 
<;iustic remarks. In one liOng Island 
town a .subscriber met the advertising c.ir 
upon its arrival and exhibiting a copy of 
'I'lrr Ritkax, New-Yokker exposure drove 
the fakers out of town. 
These real estate pirates have been 
robbing poor people all over the country. 
'The pity is that the official.^ couh'' not 
have put a stop to the operations of the 
company before so many gullible peojde 
had lost their hard-earned savings 
through these people. 
We have frequently paid our respects 
to Wm. T. Love and his I.omax, Ill., 
easy money schemes. It now .appears 
that Mr. Imve has been obliged to move 
to iiastures new. The Financial World 
makes the following comments on the 
forced removal : 
The State of Illinois is not likely to shed 
.any tears over the deinirture of V m. T. 
Love and his Lomax Oklahoma Oil Go. 
Love announces that the new State law 
iaterfei’es with the sale of stocks and 
securities, and has compelled him to move 
bis business to Michigan Gity. Ind., 
where there are no such restraints. I>ut 
1 omax. Ill., the town I^ove says he is 
•Uhe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
establishing, cannot be .so re.adily inoved ; 
it will have to remain where it is. The 
enforced departure of liove to another 
State is indicative of the wild-cat <har- 
acter of his flotations. Gould they .stand 
the operation of law, which simply in¬ 
sists upon the morality of a financial pro¬ 
motion, and thiit it must have some tangi- 
liility behind it, it would hardly he neces¬ 
sary for Love and his company to depart 
froin the State in which they were born. 
Illinois is fortunate in his leaving, but 
poor Indiana must now toler.ate his 
sclunnes. But for how long? ^lichigan 
City, being just a few miles from Chicago, 
is likely to become the haven for many 
fly-by-night jiromoters. 
What can you say of the Munger He- 
curity Go., New York I.ife Bldg., Kansas 
City. Mo.? They have a scheme of sell¬ 
ing land for .$10 cash and $10 monthly. 
Would you advise a per.son to invest 
with them? F. W. 
Houth Dakota. 
We would not. Nidther would we ad¬ 
vise anyone to invest in land anywhere 
without knowing all about its value 
and the surrounding conditions. It is 
never safe to depend ujion the rej)re.senta- 
tions of real estate agents—not even the 
best of them. The investor has little or 
no chance of a scpiare de.al Avhen he en- 
I'ounter.s some of the sharks with Avhich 
the real estate business is jiretty well 
sto(d{«'d. 
'I'odav’s mail brought me !i check from 
.1. F. (’ooper & Go. for $5.1.3, for winch 
I am much indebted to you, as I <b> not 
think I should have seen as much as I 
have if it had not been for your i)erse- 
veraiH'C in keejiing at them. I am en¬ 
closing statement which was emdosed 
with check. You will notice that it is 
dated June 1, 161(5. Why do they Avait 
so long before i»aying? Also, if they 
had sent a check before. Avhy did they not 
ansAver my letters? This company ha.s 
been sending me cards Avith market quo¬ 
tations for four years, and this is the 
lirst .‘diipment I eveu* s<‘nt them !ind it 
is the last. The card Avbich they sent nie 
stated that the j)ot!ito(*s sold for $2.(»u 
jter tAA'o-busbel bag. I Avould luiA'e re¬ 
ceived $12.50 right here. av. I., tr. 
(')n May 5, 1016. I shiiijied 15 g.illons 
majde syi-uit by exju-ess to .1. F. Cooper 
Hi. Go., 117 Atlantic AA'cnue. Boston. 
Mass. I Avrote them isev<‘r.al times, but 
have never heard from them. I do not 
suppose it is collectible, but Avould like 
to know if they are still at the same 
business: if so, Avould like to Imve you 
exi>ose them. I have idiarged this ;!<•- 
count to loss, but Avould like to sto]) smue 
other f<dloAV from getting stung, 
Vermont. It. F. R. 
We think the history of the.se two 
transactions will be all tlu* AViirning re.id- 
ers Avill ne<-d. R. E. R. has not received 
iiny payment, and reports that Cocqier 
& Co. dispute the account. They do not 
reply to our letters. The Boston Fruit 
and Produce Exchange state they have 
had many inquiries regarding their stand¬ 
ing, but th(‘y know nothing definite about 
them. 'They Avere one time members of 
the exchange, but are no longer. 
Endo.sed ])lease find an .‘idvertisement 
of E. ,T. Reef(*r, Kansas City. Mo., and 
Burrell-Dugger Co.. Indianapolis. Ind., 
clipped from one of tin* j)aii('rs Avhicb we 
take. I Avould like to know whether limy 
are fakes or not. 1 have never seen Them 
mentioned in The R. N.-Y. .t. ii. 
New York. 
E. ,1. Reefer advertises in readng m.at- 
t.er style and claims his scientific toni<‘ 
Avill double your egg production. A fake, 
of course, and his advertising has been 
repeatedly refused by The R. N.-Y. The 
Indianapolis concern makes similar claims 
for their product, “Don Sung.” Don’t 
Avaste any money on either of these a<l- 
vei'tiser.s. 
I enclose ciijtping of .•lUveidisemenl frmn 
Popular Mt'chanics, some Avetdis .ago. ^My 
husband s"nt 25 <‘(‘nts to the Johnson- 
Smith Co., Dept. 0.5. 154 West L.'di^ t'd.. 
(’hicago, for three imckages of seed of the 
Japane.se rose buslies. 5Ve huA-e not re- 
ceiA'(*d them, so I think th.at is one 
more address for your splendid J’ub- 
lisber’s De.sk. I am alw.ay.s glad wlma 
Friday and your j)aper comes. n.o. 
NeAV Jersey. 
■Whether H. G.’s malei- is eventually 
filled or not we la'gaial of little imjioi'- 
tance. Anyone expecting a real rose bush 
for 10 cents is doomed to disapimintment. 
The plants do laaii- a flower Avhicli can be 
technically called a “rose,” but has little 
\alue except as a novtdty, and the good 
hou.ses in the seed or nursery trade do not 
list it. This is true of a Avbole string of 
noA'elties advertised by this Chicago con¬ 
cern. and a seedman api»arently of the 
same class advertising as Japan Seed Go.. 
So. Norwylk. Goiin. 
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