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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
June 14, 1919 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
All letters to Publisher’s Desk depart¬ 
ment must be signed with writer’s full 
name and address given. Many inquiries 
are answered by mail instead of printing 
inquiry and answer, hence unsigned let¬ 
ters receive no consideration. 
I am enclosing some literature sent me 
asking me to take a shipment of poultry 
tonic that the firm had at some station 
near by me. I had the same thing sent 
me last Fall, but I did not bite, so it looks 
like a scheme. What do you think of it? 
New York. n. c. E. 
The above refers to the literature of E. 
B. Marshall Company, Milwaukee. Wis., 
successors to the Wilbur Stock Food Com¬ 
pany. This concern has been selling its 
product by one fake scheme or another for 
the past 20 years, so it is not surprising 
to us that they have adopted the fake 
‘‘Refused Shipment” scheme, so popular 
with Cleveland paint and oil concerns un¬ 
til the Postoffice Department took interest 
in the scheme. In addition, premiums of 
various sorts are offered with the Wilbur 
stock tonics. The purchaser invariably 
pays dearly for such premiums, due to 
the inferior quality of the goods that are 
sold by the premium method. 
Because of the express strike during 
the first of May, many claims are reach¬ 
ing us, which we will handle to the best 
of our ability. We are advised that the 
express company sold many cases of eggs 
at Jersey City for 45c a dozen, and ship¬ 
pers in some places have been instructed 
to file claim for the difference between 
this and the value of the eggs. Claim 
should be filed for the full value unless 
remittance has been received from the 
express company. If they have remitted 
the amount they realized, claim should be 
filed for the balance. As goods were ac¬ 
cepted for shipment and careful delivery, 
the express company is responsible for 
any loss that resulted from their failure 
to perform .the service. 
A shipment of five crates of eggs was 
lost. The American Railroad Express 
Co. answered me today on my claim for 
same that they respectfully decline to re¬ 
cognize my claim; stating the cause that 
they cannot be held liable for loss, dam¬ 
age or delays caused by strike, and they 
also state that this shipment has been 
made on the 7th. during strike of the 
American Railroad Express C’o. I have 
learned through a friend of mine who is 
an egg buyer for a chain of groceries that 
during the strike lie ^‘purchased from the 
American Railroad Express Co. fresh 
eggs seven cents below the top market 
price, and since the -express company has 
received money for eggs shipped by us 
countrymen I can’t see why they should 
deny my claim entirely. j. b. 
New York 
We have many claims for similar losses 
which the express company is declining 
for the above reason. We are not accept¬ 
ing any such declination at this time. 
These shipments were accepted at the 
shipper’s valuation and for prompt and 
careful delivery. If this service was not 
accorded them the shipper is entitled to 
the value of his goods. We understand 
the express did dispose of the eggs at 
below market price, ’ but adjustment 
should be made on the value of the goods, 
not what they realized. Many agents 
were not advised of the strike and con¬ 
tinued to accept shipments, and adjust¬ 
ments must be made on all. Article 4, 
to which they are referring, cannot be 
the basis of rejection of a claim unless 
the agents have advice as to strike con¬ 
ditions and warn shippers, but even then 
if the goods are accepted the shipper is 
entitled to payment when the service is 
not performed. 
Tt is with a sense of satisfaction that 
The Financial World reports the convic¬ 
tion of Nova A. Brown and his confeder¬ 
ates, who for the second time were on 
trial before Federal Judge Jeremiah 
Neterer, in New York City, for using the 
mails fraudulently in connection with the 
promotion of the l, D. & C. Company.” 
Not only was Nova A. Brown found 
guilty, but likewise Harold L. Davis. 
Each was sentenced to serve a term of 
three years in the Atlanta Federal Peni¬ 
tentiary. John F. B. Atkins and Eric 
L. Beoreel. lawyers, received a sentence 
of two years, as well as Curtis J. Morse. 
Hilton P. Ivaylor got off with an eight 
months’ sentence in State prison. 
Originally Brown started as a stock 
salesman for Charles Austin Bates, when 
the latter was promoting the Colorado 
Yule Marble Co. Then he shifted his 
energies to the sale of United Wireless 
stock, after which he branched out as a 
promoter on his own accord, with the 
Franklin Co.. Iuc.. the Lexington Choco¬ 
late Co., the Missouri Ilog Raising Co., 
and finally, with the I>. & C. Co.— Finan¬ 
cial World. 
Our readers were specifically warned 
against each of the above get-rich-quick 
propositions at the time the stock was 
being promoted by Brown, except the 
Lexington Chocolate Co., which did not 
come to our attention. It will be' remem¬ 
bered that Brown represented the D. & 
C. Co. as a breakfast food concern which 
promised to surpass or supplant the man¬ 
ufacturers of Quaker Oats and II. O. 
The name of a man well and favorably 
known in the manufacturing of breakfast 
foods was exploited in connection with 
the D. & C. Co. swindle. This goes to I 
show that it is never safe to invest in 1 
stocks on the strength of the fact that 
the name of a prominent man is identi¬ 
fied with the enterprise. Some promi¬ 
nent men will allow the use of their 
names in questionable enterprises for a 
share of the spoils, and again promoters 
of the Brown type are not over scrupu¬ 
lous about using the same influential 
people without their consent. 
I have been a breeder of S. C. P. 
Rocks for years, and raised some of the 
finest birds that I have ever seen of that 
variety, taking first prizes at every show 
that i ever attended, including Madison 
Square Garden. As I expected to spend 
the past Winter in Florida I advertised 
to sell them last Summer, and about 
August 1 I made arrangements with 
Frank M. Thomas of Catskill, N. Y.. 
for first prize cock, first Madison Square 
lien, first Mineola, for $10. he paying me 
$0 cash and $4 after his Fall show. This 
pair was worth $50 to any person who 
wanted fancy birds, and his letter tells 
that he thought so. too. A little later, 
on about the first of November, I had a 
trio for sale; the cock was a fine bird 
in every way, with the exception that 
another bird had scratched one eye and 
caused a white film to grow over it. I 
sent this trio to Suffolk County Fair just 
as he was the day that I sent him away, 
and I got first prize on cock and first 
and second prizes on liens. I wrote to 
Mr. Thomas about them, and he wrote 
back that lie would like them very much, 
but that his two sons had been very sick 
and that lie had been to so much expense 
he could not pay for them before January 
1. 1010. After corresponding with him 
and he sending me papers as to his re¬ 
liability I sold him the two for $10 (less 
than half of what they were worth), he 
giving me a note for $15: $4 of this was 
for the first pair and one dollar for in¬ 
terest. The day I sent the two T wrote 
to him and told him about the cock’s 
eye and that if he was not satisfied to 
let me know at once. lie never wrote 
to me again until I had sent the note to 
the bank (some time in January) and 
it had been returned to me. Then I i 
wrote to him from Florida, telling him 
that if be did not pay the note I would 
give it to Tiie R. N.-Y. to collect. I am 
sending you the note and what corre¬ 
spondence I have from him. Do you 
think you can do anything about it? 
New York. w. >r. J. 
The above is a fair and full statement 
of the transaction as shown by the cor¬ 
respondence. Mr. Thomas now claims 
the cock was sterile, while he has been 
advertising the cock in his local paper, 
and no mention was made of th<‘ alleged 
fact. Mr. Thomas advises us that he has 
placed the case in the hands of his at¬ 
torney for adjustment. IV. M. J. now 
proposes making Mr. Thomas a present 
of the note for $15 rather than go to 
more trouble and expense to collect it. 
Other poultrymen contemplating dealings 
with Mr. Thomas can determine for them¬ 
selves whether they desire to extend 
credit for stock after considering the ex¬ 
perience of this subscriber. 
Thoroughpin 
I have quite a valuable horse, lame in 
the right hind leg. He has what I should 
say was a thoroughpin, but the swelling 
extends down the side of the leg by the 
cord six or seven inches. It is not en¬ 
larged front part of the leg. He is not so 
lame but what he can trot at a good gait, 
but he favors it: he is a very free worker 
and driver; I have to hold him back from 
doing more than I think he ought to do. 
This was on him when I bought him 
about a month ago. lie does not show 
lameness, only when he trots, with the ex¬ 
ception of two or three times I have no¬ 
ticed him take a few lame steps. Gan I 
do anything to stop this lameness? 
New Hampshire. f. c. j. 
A tendinous thoroughpin is present in 
this case, and the best treatment would 
be to have it feather-fired by a qualified 
veterinarian who will then apply a blister, 
and have the horse rested for six weeks. 
If you cannot have this done, repeatedly 
blister the part. That may give some re¬ 
lief. but firing is greatly to be preferred 
in such- cases. a. g. a. 
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