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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1. 1908. 25 WONAN CISHIER | STEALS 97,000 ployer to Pay for High | Life and Hacks. Blames a Fondness for Rid- ing in Cabs for Her Defalcation. ————— NEW YORK, Oct. SL—Marie Layton, is berself Marie Layton Johnston under four indictments charg- iarceny and forgery, bas made ete confession that she stole more from the United States Play- g Card Company, whers for six years e was employed as cashier and confl- 1al secre The woman has turned % back to employers, gil the money e saved out of her stealings. b ber confession she mentions the name -of & promfnent man in this town, of & corporation, who, she eays, er stealings. The confession ain statements of the most Miss - Layton at st was living ir W. K. VANDERBILT JR. HAS HIGHWAY - CLOSED Succeeds in Barring Public From Long Is Estate After Eigh- teen Months™ Struggle. > ts 1 re m r w w CA EXCRESCENCE ON SOCIETY Burdette of Los An- Hundred WATERSHED COMMISSIONERS BURN $100,000 COLLEGE Catholic Educational Institution Near New York Destroyed -After Con- demnation Proceedings. NEW YORK, Oct. 3L.—Men who guard he New York City watershed at Amawalk, estchester Coti applied lege of the Chris- institution, the the watersltied commis- e destruction of the ction expired this was decided to burn the nd it ing received-their con- eft with the students weeks ago for Baltimore and fes, where they will establish new ted ‘all day and as the build- the farmiers of the neigh- cartied away t could be moved. rshed district con- time as the school y removed. e Shot to Death. Oct. 31.—Unless the State intervenes to save his en, -the condemned mes R. Hay, will be shot to enitentiary yard at mber 20. The Supreme him a new trial, asked d of newly discovered of the case u leys -can preval rdons to hold a spe- r aii application for 2 Inventor Is Asphyxiated. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3L—Robert Mc- | Culler, www aged 0 years, an inventor of | & prominence, was accidentally asphyxiated ' % to-day by illuminating gas in his home, These Dyke aceordeon pleated flouncer, yellow and nile green. $15.00 Petticoats for . . . 18.50 ot 19.50 8.25 9.75 .+ .87.80 $31.00 Petticoats for . 25.00 A 27.50 . (Second Sfloor—left.) Sale Suit Patierns of High Grade Evening Silks Positively one of the choicest lots of high grade silks ever placed on special sale in this city. The styles and coloring are exquisite, they are our own importa tion, and the designs are controlled ex- ¢lusively by us. alike, and in the lot are: Embroidered Liberty Silks, There are no two suits Printed and Embroidered Crepe de Chines, Panne Liberty Satins, And Other Fancy Weaves. On sale beginning Monday and diring week whi'e quantity Jasts at these very tempting prices: $ro.25 3. Beginning Mo e early col ey most want., re the cut was for Girls from 1 to 3 Foreign Novelt years— $32.60 stylss $16.25 $215) styles $10.75 $30.00 styles $15.00 $16.50 styles $8.25 00 styles $12.50 $13.50 style; $6.75 $25 Black Silk Coats for Gi:ls 3and ¢ $14.50 styles $7.25 $8.50 o $10.00 styles $5.00 $7.50 styles $3.75 Blac: Eilk Costs for Girls 8 to 12 years - $32.£0 styles $16.25 $2).00 styles $10.00 $25.00 styles $12.50 $18.50 styles $0.25 $12.50 styles 6 25 (Second floor Hemsti ched Linens Luster Threads—For Sitk Cords —From the Silk Pompons— Si'k % s:ls in all colors. For Bzad Work— We « needies to work the same, knitting ani crocheting from g:30 to 11 0'clock. Section ro—right. The Bi | vou will learn that 60.00 Mahc gany second floer. 18 x 36 in. $1.50 Fugs $1.12 26 x 54 in. $3 00 Rugs $1 82 plete 100 candle power reading lamp, globe, poiished brass feet, burner and chimney, for . Section 20—Right. g ades and bes three garments of a kini nts, therefors $32 50 styles $16 5 $22.60 styleo $11 25 $20.00 styles $10.00 Pei lo'h Jackets fo- Girls 5 t» 14 years— $7.50 styles $3.75 $12 50 styles $6.25 $5.50 siyles $325 $9.00 stylss §4 50 $8.50 styles $4 25 $5 00 s' yles $2.50 ot of Coats—Fo: grls b to 14 years. in red, ten, ravy, brown an pleid mater als Misce’lancous fyies $7.25 yles $6.25 and Needlework Department—Is ready r your holiday fency work, af the miost reason- §100.00 Mahogany Chiff. hiff #40.00 Golden Oak Chi ¥ 525.00 Golden Oak Chiffonier § 19550 And many others. to $24.00 Robes for $r4.50. $24.00 to §26.25 Robes for §r7.50. 5 10 $39 oo Robes for $25.00. 1 t0 $59-50 Robes for $30.00. J$60.00 to §75.00 Robes for $15.00. cks r makes 1l thess b and coas at exactly half marked rs will stand the best chance or very garment is a beaut 26.00 _styl $:0.00 sty $8.75 sty dlete th a co H-avy tinted and stamp:d Rus- sizes, from the smallest oilies up to the large sze tabe the latest stamped pat- s with stoles, stole collars, <hirt waiste, to the heavy kinds used for kinds of beads that are made for work—steel, back cut, jet, pearl, and all kinds of jewels and “Best Brands of Woolen Yarns— And Zephyrs, and all Kinds of Free instructions in - embroidery daily $6.75 styles $4.33 .. - 8$10.50 12.50 Box Reefer Overcoat; 0 military style, so'dier b with s'ahed side pock- tons, chevron on left etsand velvet colars, sleeve, red bar dark Oxford gray, s'z:s lined with red mil for 4 to 16 years. flannel, sizes 3tog v Sale Misses’ Coats and Jackets At Half Off (Beginning Monday) i d childen’s jacket and cca eveais to of out:r Ina caut ful, 3 $3.00 les $5.0) es 3438 Already (o Wo: Prices Inciude Top and Bottom Tinted Designs to Work Basket of Violets Pretty Smoker Design. Basket of Cherrles. lllhgyraphed Designs e tte Girl. e Two Fencing Girls And many other catchy Tinted Th designs. Designs to Work “alifornia Popples. et of Carnations. th of Holl b, pllege I Flags of All Na Charming Winte: enes. ional Deslgns. ubject The Latest Smoker Idea. Latest Novelty Tint The .Geisha Girl. Nativ ns. The Veterans, A Dark Intruder. The Chinese Boy. sme Indian Design. ¢ the.Opera. poose. uvenirs (9 scenes) any others. Art Department—main Furniiure Sale Continuved $176. 30 x 36 x 9x12 Bromley Smyrna Rugs—Rezularly $22.50, this week Gas Reading Lamps & Just like picture, biack enameled stand, iron base and pol- ished brass, fancy center brass burner, double frame triple weave mantle, 10 inch ring top, dome shade, chimney, 6 feet of good hose with brass end and goose neck, a com- worth $2. 30, Maosdey @oly= "2 320w 3.0 o8 .. .81.59 Electric Reading Lamps—Ready to connect with wiring, from ... . . .............. $6.50 to $25.00 each Oil Lamps—Prettily tinted and flower decorated, 19 inches tall, g inch $2.00 Ruby Ename! Lamp —W.th black wrought iron fancy wog, delicately tinted biue globe, lift out oil tank, the new low shape.. . . - $9.50 | MANRA AANL A RS AA s A s a g aa s wakigRRR 5 id Mahogany Chiffonier . . - . $88.85 ier $84.40 er. .. ni'r $34-85 edium and Finest Grades Reduced in Many Cases One=-Third True va'ves are determined oniy by careful comparison ot the prices and goods offered in the different stores. fisely constructed, perfectly finished, tasteful lines of furniture with sim- iar grades that other high-class furniture stores of the city may carry and ur regular prices are lowest. the present sale will save you an average of 25 per cent, we quote a few sale prces of Chiffoniers and Dresiing Tables: s n Ok Chifionier $46.50 $i17.50 Solid Mahogany Chiffonier . . . $88.25 e Maple Chiffonier . Compare our regular prices for On top of this, $95 B. E. May'e Dres ing Tables $7.3.00 90 Mahogany Dre sing Table. 861,75 $57.50 Golden Oak Dressing Tabe . . . ....... s .. $46.99 45 Mahogany Dressng Table. $38.75 $62.50 Brdieye Maple Dressing Table . . : $55.75 $50 Mahogany Dressing Table. $37.50 $22.50 Curly Birch Dressing Table . . . . $16.75 And many others. Second floor—rear. Smyrna Rugs Wonderfuily Low Priced for this week’s Selling Beginning Monday and uniil closng time next Satarday night, these striking bargains from our rug department, on One of the very best qualities Smyrna rugs made, patterns strictly the newest; . 60 in. $3.50 Rugs $2.65 72 in. $4.50 Rugs $3.40 $18.20 bottles . . . . "CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST= 'ed Designs | . | | EERERR REREREEY, RERRVE REREREERNEP. RERRERES RERRER RRRRERERREY. RRERRRRE RRERRE ERERR RRRRRRR RERERRE RRERER RRRERR RERRRRE High Class Silk Petticoats Half Price This Week An oppertunity of the most welcome sort for ladies who bave been anxious for a silk petticoat to get & much handsomer kind than they ever hoped to get at the price they wish to pay. icoats are beawrifully trimmed with satin ribbons, dainty laces and insertions; Van and the colors are lavender, green, light blue, cerise, pink, Accounts can be opened by responsible parties. Apply atthe Credit Burean. n Two-plece Suits for Three-piece Suits— boys 8 to 15 years, in Fancy tweeds and dark fancy mixtures and blue cassimeres, coat cut cheviets, all woo', box ary style, periect double - breasted fittng, szes 8 to 15 coats. At & 1 AMERICA'S GRANDEST STORE Any Suit or Overcoat for $3.45 That Is Pictured in This Group— A Mo‘her’s Bonanza Our Juvenile Department has become a leading feature in the big store. Economi- cal mothers in all parts of the coast eagerly watch for our offerings of boys’ wearing apparel, for they know that the savings we make them are no tr'fling amount, especially if they have a family ot boys. A great cleararce sale of ali we have 10 cr 12 pairs of a kind) of Lace Curtains and Lace Bed Sets that have ac- cumu'ated during the past four or five months of prosperous business in our curtain and drapery department. wiil be a rare opportuni'y for housckeepers to rep'ace curtains that are getting worn out and for people that are furnishing new homes, apar.ment hcuses, etc. $1.00 to $5.00 Nottingham Lace Curtains, now. $4.00 to $7.00 Brusscls Lace Curtains, now $6.00 to $16.50 Ballcnberg Lace Curfains, now $4.00 (o $8.50 Novelty and Calais Curlains, now $3.00 to $7.50 Irish Point Curtains, now Dolis fo Dress Card Engraving This Week At Deeply Cut Prices Until elesing time next Saturday night Visiting Cards, Wedding Invitations, etc., engraved on the very best materia’s, in strictly up-to-date, first-class style, at about half exclusive sationers’ prices. Orders taken during this sale to be delivered about in fifteen days. 100 Cards and Piate—name only in script, 100 Wedding Invitations—regularly $13.co regularly $2.co, for. . ... . . $1BF . . . ... ... 100 Cards and P.ate—name only, Roman or 100 Wedding Invitations— ly 825.00 Plain OM English, for . . . . . $1.75 oo ¢ e itagl ke s & v 100 Cards and Plate—tinted O!d English, £1.go Address Dies, this week . . $72U0 PTINRIR SRS (B $2.28 $2.25 Monograms, this week , . . $7.25 Charming Waists for Street and Evening Wear Magnificent showing of new styles. A large line of exclusive patterns and designs; among the materials are im- ported cotton vestings and cheviots, Crepe de Chines, Taffeta and Peau de Soies, in tailored waists, Peau de Cygne, Corean silk and all over laces for dress wear. Tailor Made Vesting ‘wm—Side-plnted tucks front and back. Bias siraps prettuy stitched across front. Full sleeve and adjustable stock, sizes 32 to 44, in white only . ... $1.25 Medivm Weight Vesting Waists—Figures and stripes on White, tucked tront, nattily - tailored stock of self ma- terial, large, new styieslceves . . . . . . ".9’ Changeable Taftela Waist—Front tucked in clusters and hemstitching extends from shoulder between tucks, full sleeves, something new in a tailored waist. We have them in ‘black aiso, price . o8 iep i ‘,,aa Biick Peau de Soie Tailor Made Waist , . . “.52 B'ack and Colored Taffera Waists, with stitched vest an Sailor Suts — Blue .~ Norfolk Su'ts—- m_x=;; fl;!l h“i =r Scotch mix uresin win- weight and cheviots; SES . A sy s gy, mixwes, S st sewed] inseriion of white silk in stock and cufs . . $6.00 i ke eats and full belted, sik braid trimmed, P (Second Floor—front) ages 3 to 10 years. s'zes for 8 to 14 years. Immense Offering Lace Curtains One-quarter to One~-half Off (Beginning Monday) the one, two, three and four pair lots (in a few cases This sale Reductions are {rom one-quarler to one-hall present marKed prices. $2.75 to $6.00 Ruifled Bobinet Curlains ................. $138 10 $3 $1.060 to $3.50 Muslin Curtains,now . . . ... ................ 50¢c to $2 $1.00 to $16.00 Madras Lace Curtains, now. e eeriea e o 00 jO.30 O $1.50 to $5.00 Notlingham Lace Bed Sets,now............ 75¢ to $2.50 set $7 to $25 very finc Lacc Red Sets,now .. ... ............ $3.50 to $16.50 (Section 19—Left.) ; Bargains in all Sorts of Material for Holiday Work Sale Siamped Linens |Novelty Gushion Tops Linens for Embroidering, Si ks, Patterns, Yarns, Efc. ens 22x24 inches square, suitable for handsome floral and conventional ts; never sold less than 3oc an: Complete Pyrography Outfits for $3.00 All Materials for Burning The complete Panok Outfit for burning leather, wood, etc.; one of the best Pyro- graphy outfits made; formerly sold at $4.50 a set; complete in every particu- lar and packed in neat -box 2 : $3.00 | P R AL s A $1.75 Beaufy on Sale Monday at $1.09 Just as’ pictured, superior quality papier mache body dolls, 19 inches long, full ball and socket joints, first-class bisque head with sleeping eyes, open mouth showing pearly teeth, fiag tu'l | each. mohair wig woven on a net, . | open work back stockings, | colored Sheepskins —Extra large spotless; . J bronze leather ties, lace trimmed in a great vacety of pretty colorings, exch . ", . . . 750 ) chemise, an. exceptionally good Large assortment of wooden movelites for burning, all | $1.75 “value— ' 09 stamped and ready—new and pretly dtjl:(u:. . | 4 Monday only. $ - Tabourets .. . . . 75¢ anel: with Motto . . 35¢ ( [ (Main Aisle.) Picture' Frames.. . . 28@ Clock Stands: . . . 780 | " Papier Mache Body Dolls— With bisque | Book Siidss . ... . Z8@ Nut Bowls. . . 50¢ J each. head, sleeping eye, full woven mohar | G'ove Boxes. . . . 5@ Wooden Steins . . $1,00 wigs, shoes and ctockings, 11 in. 25¢; | Handkerchief Boxes..40@ Jewel Boxes . . . . 35¢ :?‘?5 A iocy a7 dns R 008 I8 Postage Stamp Boxes. 25@ -Match Safes, . -. . .35¢ | GO | semeau Dolls frem Paris—The acme of perfecticn, ccmbining strength, | Full Line’ Water Colors—Especially " prepared for tinting | bewuty and lightne s, finest bisque heads, szepng eyes that have eye skins and wood work; a complete set of twelve different [ lach=s, wigs all dresced in 2 knot“on top of head and prewy roll in shades, put up if leatherette box, for . . . . $7.50 | R front, hanteome chem'se, shoes and stackings. ; Sl Bare el = s e | 5 .Z i:' ;;;_0_ '3'f in. § % ‘: f_;zi New DPyrographic B“].b-SAIn case your old one has busted 1 fe (,:é; / . $10.50 or worn out, according to size, each . . . .. . . . foor. 13 °n: $2.00 22in. $5.00 31in. $14.00 RN . .<....50e, 75¢, 85¢c Giloves 79¢ Wionday oeniy A thousand pairs of ladies’ dependable lambskin gloves, this season’s importation, 2 clasps, the newest colors, stitching on back either in self or black, gloves that we canrecommend and will guar- antee every pair, regular $1 values, Monday only .. 79e Main Aisle. . Speciai Sale Teaspoons, Forks, Berry Spoons, etc. Teaspoons — Wm. Roge s ce'ebrated triple pae, en 21 per cnt nickel silver, fancy patterns, tame designs as the st=rling silver spoons, Monday only st of 6 . . 830 Berry Spoons— 1847 Roger Bros. in 6 of the very lats:t pat-erns, each spcon in sitk Lined bos, an- ticipate your Christmas wants on Mondy, at each lirge size, in th- late t patterns, eich fork in sik lined box, Monday only . Main Aisle. Groceries~~-Liguors Our Best Hams— Eastern sugar cured, Ib.. . 1 22%0 .08 Forks - Rogers Bros. 1347 Cold Meat Forks, the 68c Parry’s Medicinal Malt Whiskey— Bott'e . . Dinner Wines — 5 year old, Reisiing, Sauterne or Zinfandel, regularly $1.c0 gallen, for Bianket and Flannel News The approach ot the cool weather season finds the big stor_e'.s bedding: and ?Imket department packed with cesirable merchandise bought in immense quantitics from the makers at the conces- sions which large buying g'ves, and which enables us notwithstanding the sharp advances in values during the past few months to mark them with our usual low cut priccs. 3 Flannel Sale Monday—Th« fice, all-wool French Flannel, twill weave, in hand- some, sbiid colors, suitab.& for warm wrappers, waists, kimonas, etc.; a 5oc line, for the onme day only; per yard, 36C» it yie : ; g Saie Walsting Koveltfes, in woven coton fabrics, richly striped, very attractive material and n=ver shown by us before; a zoc per yard value; for Monday only, 12@s (Main aisle.) ; 72x8% in. White BlanKels—a most all woo', 5 Bed Comforters— W hite filled, well made; ape- ibs. weight; par . ;. . . . . $2.78 cialat. . . C e e ._8“ 70x80 in. California Blankets—Be:t white woo!, High-Class Comlorters— Superior silkoline on 6 ibs. weight; pair . ... . . . $5.95 both sides, light as down; cach . . §1,785 90x90 in. Mission BlanKets, from ths Goden Bed Sheets—For large beds, 81x90 in., fully Gate mills, the new gold border, worth bicached, carefully made; each . . §2% 0 $12.50 pair; one case only at. . .$9,95 Sale of Sewing Machines A Rare Opportunity This We have a few of our well liked Emporium sew'ng mach nes, that we shall closs out cn Monday, in oider to get the floor sace they occupy for the coming Christmas display, at these very szecial and extrzordinarily low prices. $16.80 Machines $14.85. . $20.50 Machines $14 85. §25.00 Machines $18.35. 30.00 Machines $21.95. £35.00 Machines $21.95. These machines are perfectly fin'shed in every particular, furnished with a complete st of attachments, and do as fine work as machines costing severa. times as much. Thee is a five year guarante: on each of thess machines, a-d if they were nct good workers we cou'd not give this. Second floor right. Advance Holiday Sale, Poets Bound in padded levant, grain ieather, assorted colors, with rule side die, round corners, full gold edges—the richest and most desirable 9 5 binding ever offered for the price; each book in a box, only . . [+ Among the many titles are— MMay Tuesday 700 780 c'c'“fil C:‘H::‘— P"gfim'Gc::m;}“ F’f Pryse, twodays . o o o loee e e e Z Matthew Arnold Favorite Poems . Lucills Tennyson g i i, large 828 Cporries in Maraschino—For cocktails, half | Mrs. Browning 1001 Gems Milton Walt_Whitman pRERigeR st . o el i ot 180 0y &55¢ Robt. Browning Oliver Goldsmith . Moore ‘Whittier . - Strikers'” Sand Soap — A houschold neces- S S A SR e Bane) awatha o oeme Camibridge Books o€ Poetry sity, 1sbars. . . ... .. Old Globe Whiskey-—Good straight Bourbon, | JOPOt Burns Oliver W. Holmes Edgar A. Poe Palgrave's Golden Treasury Best Loose Laundry Starch--5 ibs. 25¢ S R o B S 87295 | Canterbury Tales Alice Cary Pope, Dictionary Poetical Quotat'ns b 2 okt Chaucer Homer Tliad Procter Dictionary Prose Quotations Kentucky Belle Bourbon—Full qts . . 550 Section 26—right. Coleridge Jean Ingelow Rubatyat Spenser's Faerie Queen e | Daic Keats scott ” Tiyis of the King . i In; el of RecruitCigars 510 1-25¢ | Dilr SR, Sl week or ? Evangeline Longtellow Stevenson Shakespears Comolets. 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