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Ik* RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 12, 1021 
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. 
In a previous letter I suggested that 
you have a department of economics. I 
do not flatter myself that your newly 
added department is because of that sug¬ 
gestion, but I congratulate you on it just 
the same. It is educational, and out of 
it will come more arguments for co¬ 
operation among farmers than from any 
other source. G - Y - c * 
California. 
The interest in economics is most grati¬ 
fying. It comes from a wide circle, 
teaching from the plain farmer to the 
college professor. While we have been 
discussing co-operative organization di¬ 
rectly as a means of selling and market¬ 
ing. under the division of production, the 
best arguments for co-operation will ap¬ 
pear in the later discussions of the prob¬ 
lem of the division of wealth to landlord, 
capitalist and laborer 
Enclosed find what purports to be a 
receipt for one refrigerator ordered from 
Polar Iceless Refrigerator Company. 
Washington, la., dated September 10. 
We ordered this in July and cancelled 
the order before the date of this receipt. 
The letter which I enclose was mailed at 
Moline, Ill. In other letters they have 
talked about filing claims and sending 
out tracers, and nothing has ever come 
out of their hot air. We do not want 
the machine. What we want them to do 
is to return the money, $31. G. s. 
New York. 
This refrigerator was ordered early in 
the Summer, and the alleged shipment 
was made September 10, after the Sum¬ 
mer season was past. Iu the meantime 
G S. had gotten tired of waiting for it. 
and cancelled the order. Therefore, the 
Tolar Iceless Refrigerator Company is 
clearly responsible for the return of the 
subscriber's money, which it doesn’t seem 
disposed to part with. The proprietor 
of this Polar Iceless Refrigerator Com¬ 
pany is the same II. S. Busby who fig¬ 
ured iu Publisher's Desk iu connection 
with an order of a Massachusetts farmer 
with the Moline Tank Heater Company, 
Moline, Ill. Mr. Busby is also connected 
with the Acme Company, Washington, la. 
We have a number of complaints from 
purchasers of the refrigerator, pronounc¬ 
ing it worthless. Mr. Busby has written 
us two evasive letters, indicating his will¬ 
ingness to adjust the transactions with 
the customers, but his actions do not cor¬ 
respond with his words. 
January 24. 1920, 1 purchased a rem¬ 
edy from Edward F. Weise, Utica. N. Y., 
under written guarantee by him, which has 
failed to cure. He was here representing 
himself as a doctor and advertising for 
the North American Drug Company, his 
address Lock Box 104, Utica, N. Y. I 
have written him several times, and re¬ 
ceived no reply. I enclose a check for 
the amount paid him, also his written 
guarantee. Will you inquire of this com¬ 
pany why they have not answered letters 
sent to them, and make adjustment ac¬ 
cording to their guarantee? mbs. m. r. 
Ohio. 
The guarantee was, of course, the bait 
to get this trusting woman’s money for 
the remedy. There is no hope of getting 
adjustments or refunds from vendors of 
quack remedies. Perhaps this record of 
the case may cause some one else to keep 
the money that otherwise would be wasted 
on some charlatan of the same kind as 
Weise. 
I wish to call your attention to the 
dealings which we have had with C. A. 
Brechbiel, R. F. D. No. 1, Fayetteville, 
Pa. Last year one of our club boys pur¬ 
chased a Spotted Poland-China pig from 
Mr. Brechbiel. This pig was supposed 
to be eligible to registry. So far neither 
the boy nor his father have been able to 
get any satisfaction from Mr. Brechbiel 
relative to registration papers. Our club 
leader. Mr. Martin, took the matter up 
with Mr. Brechbiel and has failed to re¬ 
ceive any reply from him. Mr. Martin 
then appealed to the National Spotted 
Poland-China Record Association, and 
they in turn have taken the matter up 
relative to securing the proper registra¬ 
tion papers. So far they have failed. I 
am calling this to your attention be¬ 
cause Mr. Brechbiel’s advertisement ap¬ 
pears in a copy of your paper of March 
13. 1920. Knowing that you exercise a 
great deal of care iu selecting your ad¬ 
vertisers I thought you should know that 
Mr. Brechbiel is not reliable. c. a. m. 
Delaware Experiment Station. 
We have given Mr. Brechbiel an oppor¬ 
tunity to square his record in the case, 
but he fails to take advantage of it. The 
National Spotted Poland-China Associa¬ 
tion has notified Mr. Brechbiel that n<^ 
more animals will be registered for him. 
and it goes without saying that lie is 
barred from using the advertising columns 
of The Rural New-Yorker in the 
future. 
I don’t know whether you are still in 
existence, for it has been years since I 
had your paper. You remember when 
I subscribed for your paper: the year 
you were exposing the Lewis faction of 
University City, St. Louis, and you may 
have kept track of him same as myself, 
but to let you see what he is trying to 
palm off on the public I am sending you 
with this letter liis “Commonwealth” (he 
calls it) that he had the nerve to send 
me when I wrote to him to see if he 
wasn’t about ready to make good his pro¬ 
mise to pay me the “Trustee Note" 1 
have held against him for 14 years. Ask 
me to invest in any of his wildcat 
schemes—never! That’s the way he gen¬ 
erally answers me by offering me some 
thing of this kind. lie knows I am a 
poor widow with nothing to invest, and 
only ask for what rightfully belongs to 
me. so he adds insult to injury. All 1 
can make out of his Commonwealth is 
that he wants money—money, to keen 
him sailing along on other people’s 
money without ever a thought of making 
restitution. l. s. y. 
Pennsylvania. 
This communication from one of Lewis’ 
victims in his St. Louis schemes is a 
voice from the past which may act as a 
note of warming to those who are prom¬ 
ised riches from his present California 
schemes. 
Some days ago I received a little book¬ 
let entitled “Cluthe’s Advice to the Rup¬ 
tured” put out by (’has. Cluthe & Sons, 
Bloomfield. N. .T. Are they reliable par¬ 
ties to do business with? R. a. b. 
Vermont. 
This firm sold trusses under a guaran¬ 
tee to refund purchase price in eases 
where the truss did not give satisfaction. 
We published several complaints some 
years ago from purchasers who could not 
secure a return of their money when they 
asked for it. Finally the Post Office De¬ 
partment charged the company with 
fraudulent use of the mails and had the 
officers arrested. Under the promise to 
reform the charge was not pressed, and 
we have heard little of the concern of 
late years. The record will be sufficient 
guidance for those who are considering 
entering into transactions with the 
Cluthe firm. 
Being a subscriber to The R. N.-Y. 
and knowing that you help subscribers to 
collect bills, I will ask that you try to 
help me out. After corresponding with 
C. F. Mlangino & Co., Bradford. Pa., I 
shipped them a car of peppers at a set 
price of 80c per hamper. This shipment 
was made iu co-operation with the Belle 
Plain Farmers’ Co-operative Association 
of Belle Plain. After making this ship¬ 
ment a manifest was sent them, listing 
the names of all farmers who made up 
the car of peppers, aud advised that re¬ 
mittance should be made either to the in¬ 
dividual farmers or direct to the secretary 
of the association at Belle Plain. Since 
then we have written them several times, 
but received no reply from them. Will 
ask that you take this matter up with 
them and see if you can collect for this 
shipment. D. T. 
New Jersey. 
We were unable to serve the subscriber 
or the. association in any way, because 
C. F. Mangino & Co. have disposed of 
their business some time ago and departed 
for some place unknown. We sent the 
complaint to the police department, who 
made a careful investigation, but could 
not locate any of the members of the con 
cern. This means a considerable loss 
to the shippers, but shows the advisability 
of insisting upon looking up the financial 
standing before sending goods to unknown 
parties. 
Eczema 
Do dogs ever have frostbitten noses? 
If so, what is the treatment. I have a 
collie dog that for the last year has had 
a sore nose. It will scab over for a few 
days, then peel off and leave a raw sore, 
which never heals. It does not seem to 
be sensitive. The dog. aside from this, 
apparently is iu the best of health. 
Connecticut. R. E. C. 
A dog may freeze his nose, but the 
sore soon heals. The one in question 
more likely is eczematous and difficult to 
deal with, as the remedies applied will be 
licked or rubbed off by the dog. Cleanse 
the sore and then rub iu sulphur oint¬ 
ment daily, as it is harmless. If it does 
not suffice paint sore daily with a mixture 
of one part of balsam of Peru and three 
parts of alcohol. 
Lower Operating Costs 
The big problem confronting the business farmer today is 
“How can I lower my operating costs?” 
To this there is only one answer, “Power Farming.” You 
or your father answered it the same way when the scythe 
was discarded for the mower and reaper. 
Two years ago you did not have 
to answer this question because 
you could make money no matter 
how expensive the old methods. 
But next year’s crop costs will 
have to be figured on an efficient 
production basis, the same as 
any other manufacturer. Samson 
power points the way out. 
The Samson Model “M” tractor, 
by displacing horses, saving feed 
and other expenses, as well as 
hired belt work for silo filling, 
threshing, etc., will pay for itself 
the first year. It will give you not 
only a better and easier means of 
doing your work but it will cut 
down your cost of production the 
same as it has that of your farmer 
competitor. 
Nearly two hundred thousand 
farmers have purchased tractors 
during the past year and through 
use of this power, which is less 
costly than horsepower, have saved 
money, time and labor. The 
tractor will do for you what it 
has done for them. 
Your business rests with you. It 
is a question of profit or loss. 
You, as a business farmer, can 
not afford to operate at cost or at 
a loss. You must make a profit. 
Competition is as strong on the 
farm as in any other business. 
Power farming with a Samson 
Model “M” tractor is your sal¬ 
vation. 
Don’t delay the introduction of 
power methods. Your profits 
start the minute you put a Sam¬ 
son Model “M” tractor on your 
farm—not only in your field work, 
but in the operation of all your 
belt-driven machinery. 
Get ready for your spring work 
now. 
Write Us For All 
The Facts 
Sit down now and write us 
to send yon new information 
which we hare gathered that 
will enable yon to lower your 
production cost and increase 
your margin of profit. A 
postal card will bring it, no 
obligation. Write us today. 
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SILOS at HALF PRICE 
My Winter Sale of Silos is now 
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My silos are of a well-known 
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every way. Built of the genuine 
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Your neighbor probably bought 
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him how he likes it and how 
much he saved. 
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113 Flood Building 
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