1202 
Jht RURAL NEW-YORKER 
September 13, 1924 
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. 
Joseph A. Dorrity appears to be the 
acting working head of the Orange Pro¬ 
duce Company, and he was brought be¬ 
fore the chief of police of Orange, N. J., 
on August 1, 1924, and held over for the 
grand jury. The nature of the charge 
which brought him up was protested 
checks, and .these were made good at the 
time of his arraignment. The address of 
206 Main St. is that of Schrieber’s Mar¬ 
ket. The Orange Produce Company rent¬ 
ed a small warehouse from these people, 
paying them $50 per month, and for this 
they were using the address and 'phone 
number of Schrieber’s Market, Inc. After 
many complaints were received the Or¬ 
ange Produce Company was required to 
leave their premises. Then it appeared 
that C. II. Abbott & Warren, the pro¬ 
moters of the New Jersey Produce Com¬ 
pany, Newark Produce Company, and 
Lakewood Hotel Supplies Company, of 
Lakewood, appeared at the business ad¬ 
dress of Stanziales & Hurlbut, of Hoyt 
and Dey Sts., and made arrangements 
with them only to have their mail de¬ 
livered there, but that shipments were not 
to be received. After this arrangement 
had been made, Mr. A. Dorrity called in 
person twice a week to take away the ac¬ 
cumulated mail.. This shows the con¬ 
nection which C. H. Abbott & Warren 
has with the Orange Produce Company, 
that it is just a continuation of all their 
swindling games under new names in 
each city as they move along in their op¬ 
erations. 
Consulting with the acting chief of po¬ 
lice we learn that many complaints had 
had been lodged in the district station 
and that pressure had been brought to 
bear upon Dorrity and some settlements 
were made, but these are comparatively 
few, considering the number and amounts 
of the claims outstanding. As judged 
from the past they will always move on 
to other cities when Orange becomes too 
hot for them. 
There seems little prospect of getting 
the money due shippers from these pirates 
of the produce trade. Even though judg¬ 
ments were secured it is doubtful if they 
could be collected. Upwards of 20 claims 
have been filed with Tiie R. N.-Y. The 
surprise is that poultrymen will make 
shipments to this class of pirates with¬ 
out making inquiry as to their responsi¬ 
bility. An inquiry at any bank would 
reveal lack of responsibility, and The R. 
N.-Y. is always glad to give shippers in¬ 
formation on produce houses by the next 
mail after inquiry is received. 
I had a customer, S. Kirschenbaum, 
520 E. lS4tli St.. Bronx. N. Y.. who was 
at first verv prompt in making payments. 
He afterward became the reverse and 
for this reason I discontinued making 
shipments to him. I have written him 
several letters in regard to paying me 
for the eggs I shipped him. and he has 
not written me a line in answer. I have 
always sent him a bill with the eggs 
shipped to him. He owes me for three 
cases of eggs. I understand that The 
R. N.-Y. is willing to care for a sub¬ 
scriber’s interest, and being in' a posi¬ 
tion that I cannot get to the city. I 
would be thankful if you will investigate 
this matter. A- s. 
New York. 
We can do nothing in this case. Sam 
Kirschenbaum followed the usual course 
of paying for the first shipments prompt¬ 
ly, then letting bills run up and finally 
moved and left no trace of his where¬ 
abouts. and the Post Office Department 
is unable to locate him. We have re¬ 
peatedly advised against shipping to 
concerns of this caliber. The results are 
always the same. Take the time to look 
up ratings before shipping eggs to un¬ 
known parties. It will save money in 
the end. 
I desire a little information about the 
Waterproofing Corporation of America, 
located at the Grand Central Terminal 
Bldg.. East 42d St.. New York City. 
Their representative came to me May f 
with some samples of asphalt shingles 
and asked me to take the agency for their 
products here, and being in the build¬ 
ing business and liking their shingles I 
decided to do so; also signed a contract 
which he read over and explained to me. 
In about two weeks I received a bill of 
lading for three 60-gallon drums of roof¬ 
ing compound, which he did not mention, 
nor did I see in the contract. It was 
strictly understood there were to be no 
goods shipped without my orders, as they 
were going to have a warehouse in Cleve¬ 
land and could receive goods on short 
notice. Immediately on receipt of the bill 
of lading I wrote and told them I had not 
ordered the shipped goods and would not 
accept them, and have not accepted them 
to date. They now claim that when I 
signed the contract I also signed a “trade 
acceptance”—whatever that may be—for 
full payment of these goods, due June 17. 
1924. I have written them twice and 
asked for a copy of the contract which I 
signed, which they will not send, as I re¬ 
ceived no duplicate when I signed same. 
One June 27 I received notice from the 
E. & S. Finance Corporation, 70 East 
45th St., stating they had bought this 
trade acceptance from the Waterproofing 
Corporation of America, face value $315, 
and unless I made payment in full by 
July 5 they would start legal procedure 
to collect same. I would like to know if 
this Waterproofing Corporation of Amer¬ 
ica is a responsible firm. They got my 
signature on their contract by misrepre¬ 
sentation. A. W. W. 
Ohio. 
This paint transaction has the ear¬ 
marks of another New York concern re¬ 
cently exposed in these columns, but so 
far as we can learn there is no connection 
between the two houses. We should cer¬ 
tainly advise the inquirer to resist pay¬ 
ment on a contract secured by such de¬ 
ceptive and tricky methods as described 
in this letter. The C. & S. Finance Cor¬ 
poration appears to be a name assumed 
by those interested in the Waterproofing 
Corporation of America to give the ap¬ 
pearance that the trade acceptance or 
note has passed to the hands of an inno¬ 
cent third party. Farmers should not be 
frightened by such pretenses and schemes. 
The promoters of enterprises conducted 
on the basis outlined above are not anx¬ 
ious to get into court. A claimant com¬ 
ing with dirty hands cannot expect re¬ 
dress from the courts of this country. 
I am inclosing a letter I think ought to 
be exposed. c. R. H. 
West Virginia. 
Dear Sir.—Being imprisoned here by 
bankruptcy. I beseech you to help me to 
obtain a sum of $360,000 I have in 
America ; being necessary to come here to 
raise the seizure of my luggage, paying 
to the register of the court the expenses 
of my trial and recover my portmanteau 
containing a secret pocket where I have 
hidden two checks payable to bearer for 
that sum. 
As reward I will give to you the third 
part, or $120,000. 
I cannot receive your answer in the 
prison, but you can forward a cablegram 
to a person of my confidence who will de¬ 
liver it to me. addressed as below. Await¬ 
ing your answer to instruct you all my 
secret. I only sign now c. 
This is such a palpable fake we wonder 
anyone gets caught. V e have repeatedly 
exposed the scheme, which is centuries 
old. Put all such appeals in the fire. A 
Texas man wrote us some years ago that 
he had spent something like $6,000 to go 
to Spain to assist the prisoner and get 
his liberal payment for the service, but 
all he had was the expense for his experi¬ 
ence. 
The R. N.-Y. for the purposes for 
which it is intended 1 is no doubt a good 
paper, but as a criterion on investments, 
it is a joke. 
DUPLEX MOTION PICTURE, INC. 
Considering the source the above is a 
doubtful compliment, but the flattery is 
well intended to throw the prospective 
investor off his guard. The records of 
the advice which The R. N.-Y. has given 
out on promotion schemes in the past 25 
years speaks for itself. In no case 
where adverse advice was given has the 
concern proved successful. It is no 
“joke” when in spite of its advice, the 
prospective investor is induced by strong- 
arm salesmen to part with his money. 
Again “investigate before you invest.” 
There was company for luncheon and 
small Elizabeth had been instructed to 
be as quiet as possible and not to inter¬ 
rupt the grown-ups’ conversation with 
her remarks. She sat in dutiful silence, 
accepting what was set before her with 
little apparent satisfaction but with no 
audible protest, until the hot roll upon 
her plate threatened to grow cold un¬ 
buttered. Her patience at an end. she 
inquired with cold dignity, “Well, am I 
s’posed to eat this thing raw?”—Every¬ 
body’s Magazine. 
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