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<Jhe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
.Tilly 19, 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. 
What do yon know about the United 
Automobilists’ Co-operative Association, 
Inc., main office 507-50S Lincoln Build¬ 
ing. Philadelphia, Pa.? They offer two- 
year membership for $37.50, and in re¬ 
turn insure against damages, etc., also 
sell all accessories to members at whole¬ 
sale. If it is all O. K. it is a good thing, 
but I am just a little suspicious: looks 
too good to be true. F. G. 
Delaware. 
‘‘Too good to be true” expresses the 
situation iu a nutshell. The scheme 
sounds like the International Automobile 
League scheme of Buffalo, which prom¬ 
ised the same things except the insurance 
feature. We have known of many cases 
where automobile owners paid for insur¬ 
ance they did not get. And certainly no 
concern could afford to handle two years’ 
supplies of automobile accessories for 
$37.50. The proposition is not. worthy 
of serious consideration. 
I am enclosing receipt and sales slips 
from .T. Frank Lilly & Co. of 02 Broad¬ 
way. You will note that the account is 
a bit over $700. This firm was recom¬ 
mended me by a friend who had dealings 
with them satisfactory to him. Care¬ 
lessly I did not investigate their rating. 
You will no doubt be able to convince 
them of my request to remit me amount 
due. for which your bill will be gladly 
paid by me. I must inform you of the 
quickness with which I received my 
papers from Washington in regard to an 
allowance due me, owing to your desire 
to assist me. it. e. s. 
New York. 
We were able to secure check in the 
subscriber’s behalf, but the check went 
to protest, and in the meantime .T. Frank 
Lilly has left for parts unknown, and the 
District Attorney is investigating the 
operations of the concern. The losses of 
various customers aggregate around 
3200.000, according to the best informa¬ 
tion available. It’s the old story of 
patronizing houses known as ‘bucket 
shops.” dealing iu securities of question¬ 
able and highly speculative stocks. 
Can you give me any information con¬ 
cerning the reliability of the Simplex 
System of selling real estate? I inclose 
some of their literature. r>. g. n. 
Pennsylvania. 
All we need to say in reply to the 
above inquiry is that W. M. Ostrander 
is the author of the so-called “system.” 
Ostrander previously represented himself 
as a real estate agent, while we have 
never been able to learn that he ever sold 
any property. lie was the first man to 
employ the fake scheme of an “advance 
fee" for listing farms for sale. Ostrander 
is now out of the game, but other fakers 
are using his scheme. Now fo** $5 
Ostrander proposes telling farmers and 
other* liow to sell property direct through 
advertising in daily papers and by follow¬ 
up letters as though this means of selling 
property was not employed before Ostran¬ 
der was born. 
About two months ago I sent my 
sprayer for repairs to Moore Seed Co.. 
125 Market Street, Philadelphia. Pa. I 
have never heard a word from them. I 
have written four or five letters to Moore 
Seed Co. asking to send cost of fixing 
sprayer or send it back, but never have 
heard a word. I need the sprayer very 
badly. Can you do anything for me? 
Could you write to them and ask them 
why they do not send sprayer back, or 
expose such a company? a. k. 
New Jersey. 
This is one of the most unsatisfactory 
concerns we have ever had anything to 
do with, and we have warned our sub¬ 
scribers against patronizing them many 
times. They do not respond to letters, 
and the subscriber will have to charge 
this up to experience. 
Some two or three months ago I bought 
a gilt bred from W. E. Willey. Steel City. 
Neb., for $100. He said that she was 
bred, but she did not farrow at the time 
lie said she would, and has gone over two 
weeks now. He guaranteed her to bring 
pigs or he would refund 20 per cent on 
her. He also promised to ship us some¬ 
thing good, and this he did not do. This 
sow turns her head over to one side, as 
though she had been kicked by something. 
I have written him several times and he 
will not pay any attention to me at all. 
I want to return him this gilt and get 
my money back. Would you take this 
matter up with him and see what you 
can do? E. w. j. 
Virginia. 
Mr. Willey writes ue in effect that the 
transaction is no concern of The If. N.-Y. 
and shows no disposition to adjust the 
case with the customer. Perhaps Mr. 
Willey feels that at his location the in¬ 
fluence of The R. N.-Y. cannot reach him. 
He may be right, but at any rate those 
of our people who may be interested are 
entitled to the record on the transaction. 
Enclosed you will find express receipts 
for six cases of eggs shipped to A. Fried¬ 
man. 81 Pitt Street. New York. Can 
you get settlement from him? F. L. B. 
Pennsylvania. 
Mr. Friedman makes no< response to 
letters of inquiry. The express company 
shows delivery of all shipments, but we 
can get no adjustment. The information 
is that Friedman has sold the store and 
no one knows where he is, but letters 
are not returned, and it will be wise to 
keep his name on the list of dealers to 
be avoided. 
My daughter came over from Canada 
in April, 101S, and lost a suit case which 
she had expressed. She has written ex¬ 
press company about it. but can get no 
satisfaction. I hope you can help us 
out. w. ir. L. 
Pennsylvania. 
It took over a year's correspondence 
to get a settlement. The contents of the 
suit case were valued at $50. but as a 
$25 valuation was placed on the ship¬ 
ment this is all we could get. Goods 
should be valued at their full amount in 
order to have a fair adjustment. It is 
sometimes impossible to get full value 
at best. 
I had a bill I could not collect. I 
tried lawyers and everybody, but of no 
use. I took The R. N.-Y. for three 
months, and the agent I took it from 
told me it would collect my bill. I just 
laughed at her. but by the time the paper 
came out I had the cheque and 1 am 
sending The R. N.-Y. a new subscriber 
and a five-years’ subscription for myself, 
and I think that a small debt I owe you 
for your good work. I like the Pub¬ 
lisher’s Desk, and I believe it saves many 
a one from fraud. H. B. 
Maine. 
We are glad to acknowledge publicly 
the above grateful letter. We are not 
always as successful as in this case, but 
our best efforts are always put forth ir. 
a farmer’s behalf. In claims against or 
controversies with private individuals 
The R. N.-Y. has little influence; but in 
transactions with business houses looking 
to the public for trade or patronage the 
voice of 160.000 farmers speaking through 
the columns of the publication, iu the 
interests of justice and right, is usually 
heard. 
About two months ago I sent a photo 
to David Stern Co.. Chicago, Ill., to have 
six copies made. I ordered them, if the 
photo would admit, to enlarge it slightly, 
otherwise make as original. I thought 
the photo was good enough to make at 
least one-half larger and so instructed 
them. I heard from them in about four 
weeks, saying they would send at once, 
and after a reasonable time pictures came 
to hand, as disappointing a job of work 
as one often gets. The face iu original 
is smooth and clear, but the copy is as 
speckled as a turkey egg. They sent the 
work C. O. I>., so of course I had to pay 
the $4.55 before T could get the package. 
After looking at pictures I sent them 
back with a courteous letter, stating my 
cause for complaint. They wrote back 
saying that as they did not retouch them 
they were the best that could be made, 
and offered to airbrush them for 50 cents 
per picture. I felt that they should have 
retouched them in the first place; all 
artists do. and demanded a return of 
money, as they guarantee to satisfy or 
refund money. They ignored that and 
sent back the pictures. c. B. 
Ohio. 
The order blank of David Stern Co. 
bears the following in large type: “We 
Guarantee to Satisfy You or Return 
Your Money.” From the record in this 
case we can only conclude that the guar¬ 
antee is not made in good faith and is 
used as “sucker bait” to secure the order, 
and to be ignored afterwards. 
Mistress: “I’m afraid my poor, dar¬ 
ling little Topsy will never recover. Do 
you know, Bridget. I think the kindest 
thing would be to have her chloroformed 
and put out of her misery?” Bridget: 
“I wouldn’t do that mum. Sure, she 
might get better, after all. an’ then ye’d 
be sorry ye had her killed.”—Boston 
Transcript. 
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