The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 12, 1898, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 189S. 5 MR, WEBE » TIRNS 0N IS ENEMIES One More School Sen- sation at Los An- geles. The Actions of Banker Braly to Be Investi- gated. Hard Blow at the League for Better City Govern- ment. TREAT ALL MEN ALIKE. So the Man Who Has Been Under Fire 11 Have His Revenge at Last, actively interested in his . He compelled J. H. Braly at he had committed a fel- W g as a school di- put Ch Cassat Davis, han of the the etely and k at th of the most ent in- e just journ. ‘Webb ax « yout to ad, y words Jduce a T 1. This b - document, the gth 25 pub- wving violated in cashing school which _further put on his trial n as the present 1 surprise to Mr. nd their con- ( for them. he d thought these ) denied that any charges were zainst him. He sald the in- rges against him joption of a that which he jhatically denied, but nt investigation of the rec- d that Webb was right and tactics, and ev- xcepted, mber ab- h, the new Director. er bitter pill was admin- League for Better City 1 its proteges and and Braly. Chairman 1 tic as to how should be pre- ery vot member 1 fc ed the same ving on the prose- bb take charge of r Better City Govern- 1y answered Bart- that effect was Webb, opened ymitting a_sum- vhich had been 1 other em- artment as part :n This show- 4 teachers in the 4 had filed affida- rs had testified fifty-three jani- ment, and that forty- 1 of them had filed affidavits; that 0 teachers had paild ns to J. F. Adams; that ors had paid for their posi- > to J. S. Pitman and one to 11; that teachers had busi- with men uring tk Seven with M ne with Poor, two with Conney, s Bcn with Bartlett, two with Davis, two with Adams, three with McInerney, seven with Braly, six with Webb; that O teachers and janitors examined out 481 believed their appointment due to their qualifications and that one te: tified she believed her appointment we to the friendship of Mr. Conney. After this was filed as evidence in © case, Oliver stated that some of the i ortant witnesses who with members of the board n subpoenaed to explain these s. The first two called, Miss a d he had some iegal business with during the last few weeks. the nd explained that presented against k and she had consulted He was a friend of the 1 made no charge for ss Wh Mi him finished his statement Mr. Blanford was called, but was reported to be too ill to be pres- ent. She is the school teacher who lds Davis' note for $200, the partio. rs of which were told in yesterday" £ The Call. e Rowell, one of the prinei : pals, who was asked to pay for his position Dy the Axtell-Adams combination, fail- ed to respond. this point t Attorney E. A. Me- nse said he would like tood that the teachers *d to attend in answer to a were guilty of a misde- subpoena meanor. Miss Clara M. Preston, who has been a teacher fo schools of Los Angel testified that she had gecured a loan at Braly's bank during ugust last. The matter had been re- ferred to Mr. Braly, who at the time did not know her as a teacher. The loan was afterward consummated through the regular channels in the bank. Mrs. Emma A. Thurston, principal of six rs in the of hy- s of the two men tion who have | | | | | did not see Mr. Braly the Custer School, testified that ahei cashed her November warrants at the Southern California Savings Bank, ofi which J. H. Braly is president. She} there. The amount of the warrant was $115. She paid $1 to have it cashed. George A. Leslie testified that he had gone to Mr. Conney to have some deeds drawn up. Mrs. Gregory failed to respond. She was dropped from the teache: list owing to her poor rating. Attorney Oliver said he wanted to prove by her | that the Times had published a faked interview with her, which interview she had subsequently repudiated. The alleged interview made Webb and Bartlett appear in an objectionable light. Attorney Oliver attempted to read the Times article, but Attorney Taylor | for the prosecution objected. He was | thrown into a condition of silence for the rest of the evening by the charge made by Mr. Meserve that the prosec | tion had introduced nearly everything and has | > chairman, in aston- | for | had | Jones and Miss Duncan, failed to | Miss Frances Whitlock tes- | | | | deposit on the installment plan, and after with the possible exception of the Dee- | laration of Independence and the Ten | Commandments. Much of their testi- | mony, he added, was as irrevelant as the Book of Genesis. Mr. Meserve con- tinued by saying he did not understand why the teachers who had been sub- poenaed did not attend and said that it they did not come hereafter they would be prosecuted for misdemeanor. Then came the bombshell of the de- fense. A motion to adjourn until 7:30 | to-morrow evening had been made and seconded. Before it could be put Webb a ked that he b @ resol This privilege was granted him and he read the following: Whereas, during the exdmination this board of the charges against V S 4 by | L. Webb it has been stated in ¢ affidavits o 5. cisco ( Braly, the acting re upon the ling for 1 A. Dunc s are in violatio Caiiforn of the Po- 1 section 71 of the Penal n A, g person « indebtedness ny county or city of indebted them for services rendered leputy or clerk and evi- funded indebtedness of . city, town or corporation. 71, Political Code—Every offi- cer or person prohibited by the laws of this State from making or being inter- ested in contracts, or from becoming a vender or purchaser at sales, or from purchasing serip her evidences of indebted tes any of the provisior is punishable by a fine of not more n nd_dol- or by 1t S imprison: re than five ed from h P n for no is forever dt office in the State Therefore be it resolved, That it is the duty this Board of Education owes to the vears lding any harg sfon of the in- L. WEBB. When he had concluded its reading he moved its adoption. Bartlett seconded his motion. Then came a second. profound silence. It was broken by Chairman Davis. far as I can see,” he sald, “when any charges have been made they w, made over the signature some of the members, and thereupon the board has proceeded to investigate. It occurs to me that would be a mo proper course than this, and I sugge that that be done.” “No charges were ever against me,” declared Webb. of presented “The in- vestigation was begun in this case on a single resolution that was not signed.” Here Bartlett took & hand. “We hear rumors and reports,” he said, “from one part of the State or another, and we ought to clear them up. If there is anything against me I would thank the committee for bringing charges against me. I don’t think these rumors will be cleared up until we get to the bottom of these things.” Braly in tremulous voice made an ef- fort to prevent the adoption of the resolution. | “It may be in order for me to say a word. There IS no occasion for any invy atijon. The facts that been mentioned in the resolution be ascertained. There was that $2 bill referred to of Miss O'Brien.” then made a similar explanation that published in The Call of Janu- ary 4. Chairman Davis went on record against investigating his fellow-mem- ber of the League for Better City Government. “I want to state my reasons for vot- ing against this resolution,” he began. “When charges that are here are over the signature of either a member of the board or of any other person I shall vote to investigate. I am not willing, however, to vote for the resolution to investigate simply upon general rumors. Whenever the charges are put in shape and signed by any gentleman I shall be willing to vote for investigation.” Webb reiterated his claim that no specific charges had been flled against him and that no signature was at- tached to the resolution calling for an investigation. | Davis claimed that | was signed by Conney | but Conney denied this. Webb ended the discussion on this point by saying, “T am willing to sign this because the league is afraid to sign it.” Webb attached his signature and it was carried by the votes of Poor, Con- | ney, Bartlett, Davis, Mathls, McIner- | ney and Webb. Braly asked to be ex- cused from voting. “The preparation of charges de- volves upon some committee,” sug- gested Chairman Davis. “Why not the same parties who have carried on the present case?” asked Bartlett. “‘The league?” sald Davis, somewhat taken aback. “Yes, sir,” answered Bartlett. Bart- | lett made a motion to that effect and it was carried. Adjournment was taken until p. m. to-morrow. the and resolution 7:30 Installment Business Knocked Out. Since the great sale of furniture and carpets at the Pattosien Company’s big store on Sixteenth and Mission the in- stallment business has been completely knocked out. People admit the amount they pay in fitting out homes, offices or hotels is as little as is required to pav a paying hundreds of dollars for goods charged ten times as much as they are worth, by missing one month’s payment the house and home is gone—all there is left is four blank walls. This is one rea- son why the big crowds take advantage of this sale at Pattosien Company’ ner Sixteenth and Mission. ————— Walker Found Guilty. George Walker was yesterday noon found guilty after- of felony embez- e al- | presented | himself, | I | Transfers All of His Real and Per- he | a i+ | terfous disappearance of Edwin K. Al- zlement by a jury in Judge Wallace's court, and was recommended to the mercy of the court. His crime consisted of stealing $80 from a tract soclety. WHAT HAS BECOME (F L. K. ALSIP? Quite “a Flurry in Commercial Cir- cles. A Strange Disappearance That Causes Some Uneasiness. Nothing Heard From the Real Estate Man Since Last Friday. FILES IMPORTANT DEEDS. | sonal to His Wife. Also Gives a Mortgage. Property Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 11.—The mys- sip has caused quite a flurry incommer- clal circles. Since Friday last no word has been received from him. To-night's Bee contains the following statement: A Bee reporter visited Mrs. E. K. Alsip at her home in this city this morning, but Mrs. Alsip could say no more than that she had expected her husband home last Friday night. She did not regard his absence as strange, however, in view of the fact that his business often called bim away. Two deeds, which transfer all of Al- sip’s real and personal property to his wife, were flled with County Recorder Cohen at 10 o'clock last Friday morn- ing by W. Elmer Brown, who is con- nected with Alsip’s office. After Brown had given both deeds to P. Ruman, the deputy for filing, he gave a mortgage whereby Alsip mortgaged stated por- tions of his property to Mrs. Caroline Swinnerton to secure $8500 borrowed from her. By the terms of the first deed Alsip gives to his wife, Mrs. Mary A. Alsip, the consideration being love and af- fection, all the property situhted ly- ing and being in the county of Sacra- esignated and described as all uns; s in Oak Park and South Sacramento as described upon the map | or plan of id Oak Park and South Sacramento as filed in the County Re- corder’s office of the county and State ard all unsold lots and half acr in bdivisions A, B and C, and all half-acre lots, and all lots or acreage property as described upon the map of Oak Park, or upon Oak Park and South Sacrament also all real or personal property of every kind or na- ture wherever found In Sacramento or Placer countles; also the land upon the Louisiana tract, the Anderson tract in Sacramento County; also “my undiyid- ed one-third interest in the Sunset Col- onies or Fair Oaks, and Fair Oaks ad- dition to Sacramento County.” The second deed to his wife, sideration being the same, t her all of Alsip's property as the west half of lot 6, blocks R and S, Nineteenth and Twentieth streets; also bloc! X and Y, Twentieth and Twenty: streets; lots 8, 4, 5 6. and blocks W and . r-first and Twenty - second s; also undivided interest in lot blocks O and P, Twenty-first and Twenty-second streets, subject to mort- gage of $2000, due G. G. Locke, and a mortgage of $3500, due Theodore Ker- the con- ansfers to described st 8, el. Both of these deeds are dated Janu- ary 5, 1898, The inortgage which Brown next handed to the Deputy Re- corder for filing states that Edwin K. Alsip has mortgaged the following property to Caroline G. Swinnerton to secure a promissory note for $8500: All that property in the county of Sacra- mento described as half acre lots from 102 to 113, both inclusive, as per map | of Oak Park and South Sacramento | on file in the County Recorder’s office; also 5, A, G, 5, A, H,5 A, L5 A K, 5, A, L, 217, J and M, 5.89, as per map of Oak Park and South Sacramento on file in the County Recorder's office; also lots 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 28, 29 and south 6% acres of lots 11 and 30, as per map of the Anderson tract on file in the County Recorder's office of Sacra- mento County: also “my portion of | the south quarter of section 20 and east half of section 29, township 8 north, range 8 east.” { All three documents—the two deeds | | to Alsip’s wife, giving her all his prop- | erty, and the mortgage to Mrs. Swin- | | nerton—are of the same date, January 5, 1898, and all three are in Alsip's handwriting and were attested by Al- | fred Enquist, a notary public of San | Francisco, on the day on which the instruments are dated. At the Recorder’s office it was deem- | ed somewhat singular that deeds which | were of such a sweeping character | should be followed by a mortgage for | $8500 on certain of the property which | it was supposed was included in the | deeds to his wife. The most peculiar document filed by | | Mr. Alsip was a mortgage to Mrs. Swinnerton, for whom he has been | transacting business for many years. | In an interview published in to-night's | | Bee, Mrs. Swinnerton says: “Mr. Alsip has been attending to my property, collecting rents and making loans for me. Every month in all that time he would present a statement, which would show me exactly how my affairs stood. He never made a loan without consulting me, although he had my power of attorney to do so, as he thought best. But I know nothing about this last loan. I do not remem- ber his ever saying to me that he de- sired to borrow money from me on his own account. When my husband died, thirteen years ago, he told me I should trust Mr. Alsip with my busi- ness affairs, and I have done so im- plicitly. 1 have the utmost confidence in him, and I believe that he has al- ways acted in my interest. As I have said, T did not know of the existence of this $8500 mortgage until I was told about it to-day. I am a woman, and, of course, not familiar with these mat- ters. But I look to Mr. Alsip with con- fidence that he will explain every- thing to my satisfaction when he comes back.” The last seen of Mr. Alsip in this city was on Wednesday of last week, when he appeared before Notary Al- fred A. Enquist, at the latter's office on Montgomery street, to acknowledge his signature to the documents above mentioned. Inquiry among prominent real estate men yesterday failed to elicit any clew to the whereabouts of the missing man or to suggest a sat- isfactory theory as to the cause of his disappearance . _ k3 Solef e S ESTERHAZY 1§ NOW CLEARED Is Found Not Guilty of the Charges Made Against Him. Upon Being Liberated Count Receives Quite an Ovation. the Fresh Chapter of Scandal Added by the Arrest of a Couple for Blackmail. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. PARIS, Jan. 11L.—Count Esterhazy has beeen unanimously acquitted. The taking of testimony ended at § o'clock this afternoon, when the gov- ernment’'s representative briefly ad- dressed the court. Counsel for Major Esterhazy followed. The secret delib- eration of the irt-martial, which fol- lowed, terminated at 8:15 p. m., when the president read the judgment as follows: “The president put question to the court: ‘Is Major Ester- hazy gullty of having had dealings with a foreign power or its agents to incite them to commit hostilities or undertake war cure the means of doing s0?” The pres- ident in giving his opinion said the court declared unanimously upon the aforesaid question that the accused was not guilty The president then ordered Major Es- terhazy to be liberated. Mathieu Dreyfus, on emerging, was not recognized by the crowd. Colonel Picquart, followed him, was ac- companied by some friends. Major Esterhazy appeared alone at 8:20 p. m. a eded to the prison of Cherche Midi. The crowd greeted him with eries of “Vive ’Armee,” “Vive le Commandant terhazy,” and tried to shake hands with him. Directly Ester- hazy entered the p n the cleared the streets. The polic oned Madame Jeouffrey d’Abbans and her paramour on the charge of black- mailing an army captain. A number of letters supporting the charge have been seized. Madame Jeouffrey d'Abbans is said to have been formerly known as a doubtful character, passing under the name of Chabol. She married and has the following since been divorced from an elderly nobleman, M. Jeouffrey d’Abbans. She pretended to be Major Esterhazy's “veiled lady,” ing the inquir; THE TRUTH ABOUT TRADING STAMPS. and was examined dur- To the Editor of The Call—Sir: There has been during the past few weeks ar- ticles in most of the American papers relative to trading stamps, their origin and the system in general. These articles have been, in many al, Inaccurate or d. It we have the plan is very little known on the Pacific Coast, and we take this oppor- tunity of setting before the public the trading stamp system, privileges and advantages so fully bgnized in sev. enty of the greatest Eastern cities. Divested of all superfluous the origin of the system and the plal upon which it operates iIs as follow: In 1894 1 established in Jackson, Mich., rease their c: the agency of a rebate ing given by the me: the rebate be- ed through a clearing house for any rticle as designated in a catalogue is- sued by me as the agent of the mer- chant who gave his customer the stamps. The plan was from the first a great | success; it spread to other cities, and arly in 1896 I entered Into partnership with Mr. Sperry, with headquarters at 320 Broadway, New York, and not till May last did the system provoke un- favorable comment. The great success of the green trad- ing stamp movement raised up imita- tors like mushrooms after a rain; many of these concerns being irresponstble, and by reason their irresponsibility brought the system in some quarters into disrepute. The plan upon which my company operates is for the retail storekeeper to receive from us our official green trad- ing stamp, paying a uniferm rate for same when presented for redemption, He then (and we in conjunction with him) by means of systematic advertis- ing acquaint the purchasing public that | for every ten-cent cash purchase they will receive one green trading stamp. These trading stamps are to be col- lected and pasted in & book, which we furnish to the customer free. We maintain in each city, as the agents understand, of these storekeep- ers, one or moreclearing houses—in oth- er words, one or more stores or ex changes at which the customer pre- | sents his or her book filled with green trading stamps, and in exchange for this book is given any article which he | or she may select. It will be at once apparent that these trading stamps benefit the purchasing public; that is, they are a rebate on cash purchases—they discredit the sys tem of purchasing on credit; they prac tically give the cash purchaser a re- bate which the old system of business could not—or would not—do. Now let us glance-at the benefit which the storekeeper derives. For many years the greatest curse of some of our commercial communities has been the ever-growing tendency to ask for credit; many otherwise live merchants have had to allow a great deal of this credit. Competition has forced them to allow credit; 'tis also true that credit forced them to charge higher prices. They had to run long and heavy book debts, they had many losses, they had to recoup themselves some way and as a matter of fact the cash cus- tomer, strange as It may seem on first impulse, paid for part of the losses incurred through giving credit. With such a state of affairs it is not to be wondered at that any system that would tend to build up trade on a cash basis was eagerly welcomed. The merchant when accepting system laid down by the Green Trad- ing Stamp Company was paying a small percentage in order firstly to in- crease his cash sales and, as it has almost universally proved, the system has worked up a vast new trade and materially increased the merchant’s business who gave these trading stamps away. The Trading Stamp Company, in other words, aimed to boom business in general—they have been one of the largest advertisers (for the merchants who deal in their stamps) that the com- mercial world has seen for many years. They advertise the merchant at a far cheaper rate, in a more extensive way, get better results, than the average merchant can, and practically all this gainst France, or pro- | police have arrested and impris- | s a surprising fact that, althongh 157 clearing houses in the East, | language business through trading stamps, the sald stamps being exchang- | the | THE EMPORIUM. Dress Goods. | [ | | \ long. | larly sold for goc yard. ance Sale price....... yard. The unmatchabl: Clear- ance Sale price.......... lar price has been $1 per yard. Special Clearance Sale price. | Three unmatchable values in | Colored Fabrics while the goods last, which at the reduced Clear- ance Sale prices cannot be for 38-inch Cheviot Serge, in navy and | black only—strictly purecwonl—rrzu- | lear- == 125¢ 46-inch Raised Moharane Two-tone Effects—10 n=w colorings—positively cannot be duplicated for less than 75¢ 35¢c 46-inch Ottoman Plaids—the very | latest effects and colorings—our re_lg;‘r | e | - 60c | PP PR PR R PR PR R R PR RN PR R R PR R R PR PR RN PR R R R R R PR R RPN R R R RRRRRRRR In the accompanying list you will find some interesting quotations on needed things. Good qualities for much less than you usually have to pay—even here. Our First Great Clearance Sale is now in progress. Delorme’s marvelous painting, “The Blacksmith,” on exhibition in Art Room, second floor, free of charge. Three Specials in The Emporium’s Greatest-of-All Rib- bon Clearance Sales. See Beautiful Window Dis- plays. 2000 vards of Silk—best quality plain taffeta ribbon—No. 30—314 inches wide—pure dye—choice coiorings (all the desirable colors for neck ribbons)— | actual 3oc a yard value. Mon- 20 | dav and during the week......... c Thousands of vards of the bast qual- itv heavy all-silk satin and gros-grain Ribbons—choice colorings, including cream, cardinal, pink, orange, green and forty other shadings at the follow- ing extraordinary prices: No. s—r inch, was g: yard, now... 5¢ No. 7—n{inch, was 11c yard, now.. 7¢ No. 9g—ny4 inch, was 11c vard, now.. oc No. 12—2 inch, was 18¢ yard, now..1oc Two Bargains Black Goods. s2-inch _All-wool 75c a yard. Reduced for the Clearance Sale to..... 30-inch _ All-wool value can be extremely price.. had at soc yard. low Clearance Sal in Black Worsted Serge, which we consider the best value that we have ever offered for 50c| Figured Satin Soleil, in 6 pretty designs—no better | The | 1 35¢ No. 16—214 inch, was 222 yard, now. 15¢ | No. 22—3 inch, was 26¢ yard, now.2oc Extraordinary Ho- siery and Underwear Here are four amazing speciais from the dozens of broken lots and surplus lin=s to be cleared during this sale: | Ladies’ Heavy Flat Wool Vests and | Pants—‘‘The Flznnel kind”—sizes 28 to g42—colors, white and light tan— iO’C.’DD’!,v'!i”0")’;’0?’;’)’70iii‘iiiiii”?“’iiii?'i”i‘”’ii‘ii.’.’.l‘.”}; Clearance Sale. from former prices. They were 75¢c a yard. Now. -F:mcy Jacquard Figured Sitk i were our $1 co, $1 2! qualities. Now. were our $1 50 and $2 oo qual- ities. Now........ The Emporium’s Greatest-of-All Silk The season’s most important | Silk Sale here now. These three | specials indicate the telling re- ductions that have been made Fancy Jacquard Figured Silk, all exquisite new designs and colorings. | 50c n gros | grain and satin effects—a large variety of styles and color combinations. They Two-toned Brocaded Silks, all new | designs and choice color effects. They | $1-2] regular price $1.00 each. Clear- ance Sale price.... 50C i Ladies’ Fleece-lined Egyptian Cotton | Union Suits—colors, natural gray and ecru—buttoned across the shoulder— siz2s 3, 4, 5 and 6—regular price 75c suit. Clearance Sale price.. 40C | Ladies’ Extra Fine Quality Egyp- tian Cotton Vests and Pants—seams all covered—satin fronts—silk finish around neck—sizes 3, 4 and s—regular price soc each. Clearing Sale $ 1 .00 price, 3 for.. - Children’s Fast Black Ribbed Cot- ton Hose—heavy weight—double toes and heels—sizes 6 to gi—regular price 20c pair. Clearance Sale 15 Grocery Specials And a few of our regular prices. We sell only food products of guaranteed | purity and merit, and at lower prices than you have ever known. Direct Gro- cery Telephone South 59. Two Specials in House Furnishings. They are Department. Enamel with porcelain hold- er—an assortment of colors— each s 2 1C = Alcohol Stove— heavy block tin— loaded bottom, so folding handles, each..... PPV R PP RPN NP PR RPN R PR R PR PR R PP RV P RURSY SRR PR PSRV R PR RV R PRV VRV R IRV ) & These items are for Wednesday and Thursday only, if the quantities on hand last that long. are merely quoted to show you how low the prices in our model House Furnishing Candle- stick—like picture, == that it will not tip over—with 18C Special Wednesday Only. Wool Soap — the Wednesday only—7 for. size— s¢ A : 25¢| Cream Breakfast Wheat— Wednesday only—1o Ibs for... 25C Mur Ib Sack of Whi‘(;lnr Yellow Corn eal, regularly 25¢, Wednesday only.. 20C Special Thursday Only. Aunt Jemima’s Pancake Flour— regularly 2 pkgs for 25¢— k. Thursday only.. 5 IOC P8 White Swan Floating Soap—(your | money refunded if you don’t like 5 it)—Thursday only—per bar....... 9C | Regular Prices. ‘ 1-gallon Cans Golden Rule Cane Syrup... allon Cans Golden Rule Cane Syrup. lon Cans Quince Nectar Dri llon Cans Quince Necta n Cans Water-white n R Comb Honey, 2 fo; | Preserved Figs in bulk, per quart. | Maple Sugar, 1-1b bricks, 2 for.. | ¥ | 25¢ | HEADQUARTERS FOR KLONDIKE OUTFITS. D bbbt bechechechchechshcbeshesheshshebshnsbecbes bbbt bbbt bbbt bbb bbb e | $4.50 Curtains reduced to Selling. e | THE EMPORIUM. 1 S Continued Cut in Curtains, Couch Covers and Cushions. Prices that persuade people to pur- chase. §6.75 Curtains reduced to §6.50 Curtains reduced to. £6.00 Curtains reduced to $5.50 Curtains reduced to. $4.co Curtains reduced to. Great bargains in Odd Portieres and Couch Covers. 6 4 Chenille Table Covers... .55¢ Silk and Sateen Covered Cushions at 30 per cent reduction. 3o-inch Curtain Net, was 1sc, Net, was 2o, now.. -~15¢ Curtain and Drapery Department— _Second Floor. The Emporium’s Greatest-of-All Em- broidery Sales. We offer 30,000 vards of Choice mbroidery, manufactured in St. Gall, Switzerland, especially for this store— by far the choicest collection that we have ever offered for sale. The de- signs entirely new and made on best quality of cambric—edges cutoutready for us. 4500 yards of Cambric Edgings—a14 to 3 inches wide—2s5 different styles—your choics per yard...... 5C 3500 yards of Cambric Edgings—21¢ to 334 inches wide—28 different = styles—your choice per yard.... 7ZC 3800 yards Cambric Edgings, 3 to 6 inches wide, very choice—go0 styles to select from—per vard IOC 2900 yards Cambric Edgings—31£ to 9 inches wide—beautiful selected patterns—actually worth 20 a 1 31 yard—the Special Price.......... }&2C 4700 yards Cambric Edgings, 33; to 914 inches wide—27 styles that are entirely new and actually worth ¢ ~ 25¢ a yard—for...... 13C 3600 yards Cambric Edgings—very v\éde j\nd handsome p:\t;-:rnss—u_sually offered at 3oc a yard—Spe- clal Sale a(...a. 5 20 7000 yards of wide Cambric Em- broidery, measuring up to 13}4 inches wide—38 sty les—choice desizns worth 35¢ and 4oc a yard, v The Emporium’s Greatest-of-All Dress Lining and Findings Department. Two of the most extraordinary mark- downs to reduce surplus stocks. 25 pieces Fancy Figured Black and Navy Watered Moreen Skirt Lining— clearance sale price per yard...... - 10c 4000 yards Corduroy Dress Binding in colors—black, myrtle, olive, cardi- nal, gray, tan and browns—1i4 inches wide—clearing sale price per yard 4C Nice 35¢ Tennis Flannel Now 25¢. 50 pieces of natural wool Scotch Tennis Flannel in a particularly fine assortment of colorings—worth 35ca yard—on special sale to-morrow 25 and during the week at... Cc BEEREEEAAREEREEAEEEEEEEEEEERREEAAAALAEESANEEARSBEAMAMAALEEAUAELLERALAARARRAAARERGARAAARALAAREARAIEAAAABEABAEAAR AL AARAARAAARAREAAARAG AR ERAR work—all this system, all the results are for and in behalf of the merchant | and done at a less than § per cent dis- ccunt basis. | The violent opposition to the trading | stamp system emanates from those whe know little or nothing of its work- ings. Every argument has been used at dif- ferent times to throw discredit on the yvstem of trading stamps. Blackmail has even been resorted to, | threatening and defamatory articles | have been written against us for which two men of Brooklyn, N. Y., are now serving five vears' imprisonment. In Bridgeport, Conn., the trading stamp system (in the face of violent t(-pposnlon) broke up the coal combine, | put_thousands of dollars in the public seket and to-day is flourishing in Bridgeport. And one of the leading riembers of the coal combine is now acting as an agent for merchants who dispense trading stamps. Like everything mnew the system needs study, for it is an advertising proposition, pure and simple. It is to the merchant, in many cases, just as he may happen to see through his business experience. We all know that some of the shrewdest business men will not ad- yertise—strange to say some of these mer. have even built up immense busi- resses. Some business men believe in news- papers—others shun them. Many firms offer a cash discount— some emphatically won't. Because these inconsistencies are ap- adGvertising in general as so much wasted energy, money and time? Every now and again the pulse of life. Business is imbued with renewed activity, such life—such activity is al- ways the result of some great move- ment of an upward and revolutionary nature; such is the trading stamp sys- tem. It is a huge method of putting new energy Into every business house which takes up its principles; there is no business house which is exempt from its influences. The keynote of the success of the green trading stamp movement is the fact that it has for its fundamental principle the discouragement of credit accounts and it aims to enlarge cash trade. Now as to the question of responsi- bility. Messrs. Sperry & Hutchinson have parent, would it be right to condemn | the commercial world throbs with new | half a million dollars invested in this business. 2 We are not new—we are not of the mushroom growth. In existence since 1894, the green trading-stamp system can be very quickly placed at its proper commer- cial rating if any interested person will take the trouble to ask for a special report from Dun or Bradstreet. Its origin, progress and success are an open book, and can be read by everybody. We are among the largest buyers of general merchandise, one of the largest advertisers in the United States. We pay spot cash for everything, and we have always dealt justly with all our principals. But, in conclusion, we think it only fair to ask every person to carefully examine into the system before ex- pressing an opinion for or against it. The fact remains we are only agents. The storekeepers who dispense our green trading stamps are our princi- pals. 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