1082 
JShe RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
Septeuiber 14, 1S»18 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
'^J’ho Fourth Liboi ty lioaii has heon an- 
noniiood to start S<‘pt. 2'^ and c-lose Xov. 0. 
Definite information will bo announced 
later, but the amount our government de¬ 
sires to raise will require the supreme 
ofTort of everyone—those of small means 
as well as those of wealth. All .should 
ilo their bit according to their resources. 
l\'e desire that It. N.-Y. readers be pre¬ 
pared in advance to help the government 
in (his crisis. primary motive should 
be patriotism. With all its faults this 
form of government which we enjoy is 
the best in the univer.so. We cannot 
imagine such a eatastroi>he. but should 
Dm-many comiuer the Allied nations it is 
moie than ))rf»bable that she would im- 
liose her own form of government on the 
iither nations, or at lea.st dominate them 
so as to nullify our freedom (»f action. 
All must put their shoulder to the wheel 
by putting every dollar available intu the 
fonrlh Liberty Loan. Kvery farmer also 
sliould lake 'a particular jiride in swelling 
th(! farm subscriiition to the hiaii. Daily 
liapei’s and those having no sympathy 
with or knowledge of farmers are fond of 
peinting the finger of scorn towards farm 
(■ommuniti<‘.s in connection with these 
loans. Farmers di.sjtroved these nefarious 
allegatioms in the previous loans and we 
•ire confident that they will do more than 
their share this time. 
Wiat do you think of the new wheat 
of Luther Durbank described in the en¬ 
closed newspajier clipping? There never 
was and never will lie a wheat to fill all 
our extrem“s of climate any more than a 
vaiiety of corn caii do so. T have tried 
out .several of the “wizard’s’’ fiuits. etc., 
and would advise everyone to stick to 
such as suit each section, and that have 
lieen fried and found desirable. T. 0. A. 
Xew York. 
The newspa))('rs report a “new crea¬ 
tion" of INIr. Iturbank in wheat which he 
calls “super wheat.” He claims, accord¬ 
ing to the stories printed, that it is 
superior to all other varieties; that it 
contains more gluten than other wheat; 
therefore it has greater nutritive value 
.ind can be grown in nil latitudes. Wo 
do not know whether these claims for the 
wlieat in <inestion are true or not. We 
have no authoritative information; but 
remembering other cirations (?) of Mr. 
Lnrbank's, iiarticularly the Wonderberry 
which Avas to sujiplant all other A’arietics 
of fruit. Avc fear the claims are no more 
Justified in one case than in the other. 
Who ever grcAV the Wonderberry after 
fh(' first .season? The newspaper stories 
read very much like those printed about 
Pastor Ru.ssell’s ^Miracle wheat a few 
veai's ago, and :us Ave haAO seen no con¬ 
tradiction of them from INIr. Ilurbank’s 
pen, we are justified in assuming that 
the articles published about his “super 
wheat” tickle his v.-mity. Our advice to 
our wheat groAvers is to let some one else 
do the experimenting with thi.s AA'heat. 
T send you .some literatire from a 
broker, Mark Harris by name, of I’ulfalo, 
N. Y. Will you look over it all carefully, 
then tell me exjictly Avhat you thiidc of 
it? The letter from D. L. Peters to Mark 
Harris seems intei-esting. Dir. H. sends 
out his “Financial Common^Seuse’’ letters 
every Ayo.ek and he gets many enemies by 
exposing trick.s in the trade. T Iuia'c long 
been a subscriber to Tiik K, X'.-Y. and I 
closely Avatch the Publisher’s Desk. 
XeAV York. o. n. 
The literature enclosed by this sub¬ 
scriber is just the regular variety of 
sucker bait. Mr. Harris’ idea of “Finan¬ 
cial Oommon Sense’’ is that the jniblic 
•.-.end him their hard-earned savings for 
the oil stocks he is promoting. We should 
call that financial suicide. 
Our agent at Gee Tirook has received 
three letters just lately, and thev all 
stated you Avere handling the claims and 
fln*y wished to close tlio claims out. So 
the express companies are beginning to 
take notice. ' K. (!. 
XcAV York. 
This indicates that there,^is an earnest 
endeavor on the part of the nOAV officials 
of the comsolidated expre.ss companies to 
expedite the adjustment of old and new 
claims. W(‘ have ajiproximately 1,000 
claims against Adams Fxpres.s Company, 
and about the same number against other 
exprc.ss and transiiortation comiianies. It 
will take some time to complete iuA'csti- 
gations and arrange for jiayment of the 
(aims, but the pr«‘.>jent activity leads us 
,to . believe . .settlements will folloAV as 
speedily as possible. 
I did not conduct a stock-brokerage 
house in Chicago. I Avas in business in 
Kentucky long before any P.lue .^ky law 
went into effeet in Illinois. T airi per¬ 
manently located in Kentucky. 
K. F. .SIlKttlDAX. 
This protest is in reference to tlie item 
Avhich appeared in I’liblishor’s Desk of 
Aug. 10, commenting on the promotion of 
the High GrjiA’ity Oil Sales Co. .stock of 
Louisville, Ky. The name of the Chicago 
brokerage house Avith Avhioh Ave connected 
R. P. Sheridan*.s name is W. M. Sheridan 
Co. R. F. Sheridan is the son of W. M, 
Sheridan, and apparently R. F. is fblloAV- 
ing in the. father’s footste]i.s. We huA'e 
no desire, hoAvevi'r. to visit the sins of the 
father upon the .s<m : hence this correction. 
I am interested in the psychology of 
ci^ooks, and haA'e giA’en somi' study to 
tlieir devious Avay.s. In the Publi.-^her’.s 
Desk, I very often lead of cases of 
petty miimr SAvindles. Avhere farmers haA’e 
been cheated (uit of a sniiill consignment. 
Doubtle.ss those disi-iples of dishonesty 
Avill alAvays continue to cheat in small 
amounts, lor I do not belioAU' a minor, 
petty cheater is lu’er reformed. He tries' 
another road. Let me ()uote you .•m ex- 
ample.^ I tliink it was in the i.ssuc of 
.lime ti you g.-n-e a Avrite-nji to Walter P, 
Thorpe of Syracuse. N. Y.. avIio coiidiicted 
a fraudulent auto corresjiondence^ school. 
Thereby bangs a tale. In I'.MH Thorpe 
Avas in Cornell I’niviusity as a graduate 
student, doing spraying experiments un¬ 
der I,. IT. Dailey. He AVas a h.ard-Avork- 
ing fellow of ideas.ant address, and made 
friends, esjiecially among elderly people 
A’ery e.asily. He stole a toboggan from 
inembers of a frjitornity there, was con¬ 
victed and sent(-nced to pay a fine. Avhieh 
was jinid by .-in elderly lady who jidmired 
him. At the trial it cropped out that he 
Avas implicated in nmny minor thefts, 
crookedness, etc., and ho was refused ad- 
mis.sion by D'r. Bjiiley to continue further 
studies. There is usually hojio of refornm- 
tion in the <'a.se of ;i young man Avho 
steals outright and i.s jmnished, hut in 
the case of petty commercialism, minor 
cheatings and doA’ions crookedness, espe¬ 
cially AA'heu combined Avitli a little lazi¬ 
ness and liking for ease or luxury, there 
i.s little opportunity for reformation. 
Maryland. n. c. s. 
There is A’ery much truth in all that the 
above subscriber says about jietty of¬ 
fenders. As a rule, tho.se doing a dis¬ 
honest or fraudulent business through the 
mails are constitutionally crooked. There 
is .something about the indiA’idual that he 
would r:ither do business in a dishone.st 
manner even Avhen it A\-oiild be more 
profitable to him to act on tlte sipiare, 
jiist ;is some men Avill lie Avben the truth. 
Would lietter serve tlieir oavii interests. 
In tile early days of conducting Pub¬ 
lisher’s Desk we insed to put a great deal, 
of faitli ill tliose Avhom Ave eauglit in a 
crooked deal Avhen they Avould come to tis 
and say: “I know that Avas wrong; but 
I have reformed.” In no case did the 
alleged reformer <^liango his ways, and in¬ 
variably Avo found him up to his old 
tricks later on. Tlie get-rich-quick pro¬ 
moters AA’ho liaA’C served time in the peni¬ 
tentiaries for fraudulent use of the mails 
invariably go buck to the old game as 
soon as they gain their freedom. They 
will be a little more careful to keei> out 
of the clutches of the law, but essentially 
they use the same methods as before. All 
of which goes to show that it is not by 
accident or from lack of appreciation of 
Avhat they are. doing that men become 
cheats and continue to practice dishonest 
methods. They haA’e no iiualms of con¬ 
science over this dishonest act—the only 
disgrace is in getting caught. 
I am eucbtsiiig a sample of jillnring 
bait, siicli as avo are constantly veceiA’ing. 
There must be some income from thi.s 
class of business as Ave ne\-er bit, but let 
the other felloAV pjiy the postage. !Maybe 
there’s a pot of gold Avaiting for someone 
Avho uses these postal cards. 
Ncav Jersey. c. w. A. .s. 
The i)ot of gold will go to the promoter 
if those receiving the literature take this 
bait sent out by ,1. .1. Butler, ,307 Broad- 
Avay, XeAV York. Mr. Butler represents 
himself as an “iine.stment specialist.” 
That title sounds nice anyhow. And this 
stock he is un.xious to sell the yuhlic pay.s 
30 per cent yearly dividends. This is 
getting rich so fast that if Mr. P.ntler 
had even the average amount of avarice 
in his make up he would keep it all for 
himself! 
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interest.” “It was full <.if evenything. j 
Th(> witnesses Avere_ loaded and the jury ' 
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