1206 
RURAL. NEW*YORKER 
October 19, lOls 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
Now that the trapping season is on, we 
would suggest to raw fur shippers that in 
order to avoid any controversy with the 
consignee shipments are marked “to be 
held separate.” After the shipment has 
been mixed with the others there is no 
way of determining the true value of the 
skins. We believe every raw fur house 
appealing for shipments through Tiiro 
R. N.-Y. i . honorable; but there is often 
an honest difTerence of opinion in regard 
to the value of skins—sometimes the 
shipper places a higher valuation on skins 
than they will bring in open market. 
When the goods are held separate, there 
is no difficulty in getting an amicable ad 
justment or return of the shipment. This 
is especially a good precaution when ship¬ 
ping to a house for the first time. 
The “Blue Sky” laws that have been 
enacted in some {States afford a degree of 
protection in some cases, while in others 
the promoters use the law to allay sus¬ 
picion of the public. Where there is evi¬ 
dence of fraud the “Blue Sky” law will 
prevent the issue of stock being sold in 
the State; but stock that may be equally 
woJ’thless will fulfill the requirements of 
the statutes, and the oflicials believing 
the stock to bo Avorthless have no power 
to prevent its sale. The same applies to 
stock or bond issues that have been passed 
upon by the Capital Issues Committee, 
or the War Finance Corporation of Wash¬ 
ington. The Financial World of Oct. 7 
points out the danger to investors of 
assuming because the stock is allowed to 
be sold under the “Blue Sky” laws and 
the Federal supervision, that it must be 
a safe investment. The following gives 
the Financial World's point of view: 
A Chicago newspaper expresses itself 
that the Blue Sky laws have failed to ful¬ 
fill the good purposes their ad%'ocates had 
in mind when they recommended the adop¬ 
tion of such measures. The get-rich-quick 
schemer still plies his trade as if there 
\yere no restrictions upon his business. 
This paper says: 
“Despite the Blue Sky laws in force in 
many States there is no doubt that sellers 
of worthless securities take many millions 
of dollars annually from people who have 
little knowledge of values. Probably this 
business is just as extensive now as it 
was before the first Blue Sky law was 
adopted.” 
No truer statement can be made than 
this. States which enforce the Blue Sky 
law without any political favoritism are 
not spared the visitation of get-rich-quick 
operatore. When Illinois adopted this 
law these gentry simply moved their 
plants to neighboring States like Indiana 
and Kentucky and from there are now 
bombarding the people through the mails 
with their spurious offers. 
Under the Illinois Blue Sky law, and 
the same weakness is found in most sim¬ 
ilar statutes, one has only_ to furnish 
proof of ownershii) of jjroperties to secure 
a license for the sale of stock. A skel¬ 
etonized report is not difficult to prepare 
and satisfy the law. Then the State 
g^’ants its official authority to sell securi¬ 
ties, and ignorant investors, knowing no 
different, believe the State has passed its 
seal of approval upon the offering. 
March 7 my niece and my daughter or¬ 
dered from Martha l.aue Adams of Chi¬ 
cago two dresses, one pink, one blue, which 
was a special sale, at $‘,).0S for each, and 
only one was ever received. I wrote her 
only one was received, but she ignored 
my letter. I asked her to look over the 
bill and find if she sent the two, and if 
she did to see about it, as only one had 
ever been received, but she just kept send¬ 
ing threatening letters, and I would an¬ 
swer and tell her the $0.08 had been paid 
and I did not intend to pay any more, and 
now slie has put it in the hands of the 
Federal Collection Agency, and they give 
seven days to send a substantial part of 
the $0.08 or they would take steps to col¬ 
lect in open court. I told them the bill 
had been paid for all that was ever re¬ 
ceived. and I would not pay for a thing 
that was never received, and sent them 
the receipt for the $0.08 th.at had been 
paid. Please let me knoAV your opinion 
in the matter. The Martha Dane Adams 
Co. seems a good one to let alone. I have 
pledged myself not to imtronize anyone 
that does not advertise in The R. N.-Y. 
Tennessee. it. S. 
Please look up the following for me. 
I sent a money order of $4.20 to Martha 
Lane Adams Co., ,85th and Mosprat Sts., 
Chicago. Ill., with an order for a coat. 
The agreement was that I was to pay the 
balance in monthly payments of $8 20. 
I did not receive any acknowledgment of 
the. order, and in December I wrote ask¬ 
ing if they had received the order. Then 
I waited iintil the last of .Tanuary, and, 
as I had received no answer or the coat. 
I wrote again. The only rei)ly I can get 
is to the effect that I have had my coat 
for some time and they would appreciate 
a payment due in January. I have writ¬ 
ten again to the effect that I have not re¬ 
ceived the coat and when I did would 
make a payment. 1 have asked them to 
try to look it up, but get no response. 
New Hampshire. M. E. it. 
We presented these complaints to 
Martha Lane Adams Company, Chicago, 
Ill. They promised to send refund check 
to M. E. II. She has never received it. 
Later requests for payment are ignored. 
B. S. has never had an adjustment, and 
all letters are disregarded. She now re¬ 
ceives dunning letters from the Federal 
Collection Service for the price of one 
dress in spite of the fact that the Adams 
Co. has the dress and the monej'. It is 
adding insult to injury to dun a customer 
when the error is in the firm’s own estab¬ 
lishment. We are advising readers to se¬ 
lect other houses when placing orders by 
mail, and avoid a repetition of this treat¬ 
ment. 
What do you think about my taking 
some stock in the Pan Motor Car Com¬ 
pany, located at Saint Cloud. Minn.? 
They tell me that they will declare divi¬ 
dends soon. M. B. 
Iowa. 
We strongly advise against the invest¬ 
ment regardless of the promised dividend. 
The investment we do urge our readers to 
make is in Liberty Bonds and to the full 
extent of their resources. 
FARMS wanted. DEI.IiMER CRAN¬ 
DALL, iMercliandise and Real Estate, 
218 E. 120th St. 
This advertisement of Dellmer Cran¬ 
dall from a daily paper is apparently in¬ 
nocent enough. In the past this has been 
the means employed by Mr. Crandall to 
get in touch with farm owners, his real 
purpose being to get shipments of farm 
produce for w'hich he fails to pay. We 
have claims against Mr. Crandall from 
farmers w'hich have been standing for 
about a year. We have been unable to 
collect a cent on them. No one should 
ship produce to ]Mr. Crandall unless w'ill- 
ing to make him a present of it. 
My wife and I have invested $4.50 in 
the Ford Tractor Company. It will cost 
me $05 more if I stay in the company. 
IMy w'ife says not to put good money in 
to run the chance of getting the other. 
Now please advise me. the same as if it 
was your own money, what you Avould do. 
All I heard from the Ford Tractor was 
that they were going to elect new direc¬ 
tors. That was about a year ago. I will 
be very thankful to you if you can give 
me some information. E. M. 
New .Tersey. 
The Ford Tractor Company was con¬ 
ceived in fraud, and the officials and pro¬ 
moters haA'e been convicted of fraudulent 
use of the mails and sentenced to seiwe a 
term in the penitentiary. We do not 
know the personnel of the Reorganization 
Committee or what prospects they may 
have for reorganizing the company on a 
sound basis. Regardless of the sincerity 
and good intentions of the committee, we 
should regard it a very difficult job, espe¬ 
cially in these times, to save anything 
from such a ‘wreckage for the original in¬ 
vestors. We think E. M. Avill act wisely 
if he will take the advice of his wife. If 
he will add $5 more to the amount asked 
for by the Reorganization Committee and 
put it into a $100 Liberty Bond, he wall, 
in our opinion, be making very much bet¬ 
ter use of his money. 
Do you know anything about the 
Schoenherr Co., Dept. 57, Milwaukee, 
Wis ? They advertise stomach and tape- 
■Vi’orm medicine, sure cure. J. w. 
Maryland. 
We have no faith in these medical con¬ 
cerns to bring about cures as promised. 
In order to treat stomach trouble intelli¬ 
gently the cause and condition the organ 
is in must be ascertained. To consult a 
practical physician is the only reasonable 
course. 
What can you tell me about the Auto 
Knitter Hosiery Co., Inc., Buffalo, N. Y., 
as a means of earning money at home? I 
just saw their advertisement in McCall’s 
Magazine, and would like to know some¬ 
thing about their reliability before send¬ 
ing for their catalogue. f. m. h. 
New York. 
We do not regard the proposition, of 
the Auto Knitter Hosiery Company of 
Buffalo favorably, and we have refused 
their advertising for the columns of 
The R. N.-Y’. It seems to us that the 
“work at home” feature of the Auto Knit¬ 
ter Hosiery Company’s proposition is 
merely a bait to sell the knitting machine, 
which in the hands of some of our people 
has not proved at all satisfactory. 
Rubber Footwear 
at the ‘‘Front” 
In the first line trenches, where the need is greatest, 
rubber footwear is helping to make life more livable for 
the doughboy. 
Men in the trenches are being supplied before civilians 
at home. This means limited supplies for outdoor workers. 
Our customers, we are confident, will cheerfully bear 
with this situation. We regret our inability at present to 
meet every demand for “U. S, Protected” footwear. 
Until U. S. Rubber 
Footwear is again avail¬ 
able in large quantities, 
we ask patrons to re¬ 
member the name and 
look for the “U. S. Seal" 
on every pair. 
United States Rubber Compa(\y 
New York 
Get Paid 
(or 
Every PGund 
You Sell 
Get Evepy 
Eound Ybn 
Pay E 
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