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JL, GORDOKS LOVE LETTERS UP FOR SALE? Mysterious Package Was Of-| fered to Auction Reom for Public Bidding. ‘W. M. Hoes, fo-day began Publio Administrator, an Investigation of a mysttertous package of letters which | * were offered for sale, but not accepted, @t Floyd Grant's auction ror 16M Broadway to have been the tate James the effects of | rdon, a young 1 poet, who dled New York at No, 15 ‘Weat Seventeenth street several months That a packnge of letters had been stolen first became suspected when the following adven'isement appeared: “If Lindsay Gorton Scannell, Duryea Btocks, Lily Livingston, Luoy Stewart, Alice Webb, Mrs. Crawford, Mrs, Win- | ters, Lucy F y t letters, ee me at No. 1574 Broadway to-morrow morn. | tng.” Alice Webb woman who under sensatio Mr. Grant suys peed @uction the fad name ndie of the} Duke that @ po, called at Gressed, his | s for Sale. “TY have soine letters would like t “What kind of |e which 1 asked George H. Jacobs, ma the auction rooms. “Some pretty rank ones, I have deen told by @ friend that they will bring & good price er nere I got them. 7 ng the fects of 1 r F f this bouk created a g00d deal mt at the time. | Mr. Grant, te scheme, ref andthe se: str telling ' pme blackmailing Grant could Att belonged ¢ boarding-how and + toucts- » (hey Were iaken from the] 4a spectacular career, At | 1 as one of tie y Hall i and a protege « George Gorton Battle | fo yea married a Philadelphia girl, who divorced him @bout eighteen months ago, | —<$<—<—____ IS A REAL BAJAZZA, | What Is the Name Finally Selected | for the Bortock Mystery, | The “Question Mark,” a s at the Bostock Wild Coney Island, Bistory as a * The suggestion for this came to Man- | ager Tudor in a typewritt the bottom of which was ¢ car Hammerstein, also typowriten, Of is the word which Hammerstein ones applied to District-Attorney Jerome. | of Panama Cloth, triple piaited, with b in black, blue, brown and gray?” PO* MISSES’ TOURING or RAIN C of Rain Proof Panama Cloths, AT Stern Brothers To-morrow, Exceptional Values in Misses’ & Girls’ Apparel MISSES’ WALKING SKIRTS—_NEW FALL MODELS, —— West Twenty-thi rd Street FELL TO DEATHA LSCAPING SLA, Alan White, Caught by Tide, Climbed French Chm and nbled Down, | PARIS, Aug. 10.—Alan White, an ears old, was killed, Americar ¢ In the Department of He waa caught in the on the beach and a e cliff. He reached lost his hold and Death was in- ata. ———_—___——. OLDFIELD LEAVES HO DETROIT, Mich., Oldfield, the ohauft SPITAL, Aug. 10.—Rarney eur who was injured in Tuesday's automobile races at Grosse Pointe, left Ha: Hospital last night and took the Detroit and Cleveland steamer for Cleveland. Yacht Carhrarl eo WOMEN'S DEPT.—— GREAT REDUCTIONS Silk Shirt Wa ist uits ie) 125 Taffeta Suits, Former Values $15 to $22, contrasting ted Suits, 9TT Former Valucs $29 to $35. Achoice lot of mod brown, old rose lace and taney red sleeves and full shirred skirts. Suspender|| | [i with plain and plaited skirts 1 leading shades and small checks) Some with butterfly suspenders] others tailor-made straps and girdles! One lot with white net waists, lined!| | with white China silk, trimmed “| ruffles of Val. lace. FRIDAY #@ SATURDAY FINAL SALE Boys’ Wash Pants. 400 pairs Wash Pants, tan, linen and gray and tan crashes; sizes 3 t0 16, Value 150... OOC , : Boys’ Wash Suits. 320 Wash Russian Suits, with mili- on collar, tan crashes and 8 O5¢ fancy C) ys; Si to 7, Value $2.25 5 194 Wash Suits, sailor and Eton style, fine tan linen, Khaki cloth and Chambrays; sizes 24 $35 to 10. Values up to $4.50. WOMEN’S DEPT.——: 13th St., Broadway, NEW YORK, plaits, $6.50 Value $9.95, 'S—NEW FALL MODELS, | The Clearance Saiz of Distinctive Summer Suits for Men (THREE GARMENT MODELS) At Ten Dollars Heretofore $15.00, $18.00 and $20.00 ENDS WITH SATURDAY. To the credit of this clothing business of ours let it be understood that no garment can stay with us beyond the season for which it was designed. A clearance sale is our way out. And to serve our purpose gladly do we accept the penalty even though it be heavy. Involved in this offer is every three garment suit of fancy cheviot, tweed, homespun, crash and cas- simere of which our stock can boast, together with a representative collectton of cheviot and serge suits in black or blue. The series of models includes straight edge single breasted, rounded edge single breasted, long loose double breasted and semi-fitted double breasted, quarter, half cr full lined coats, tailored by our own organization of master-craftsmen. $5.00 Trousers for Men at $3.50 Trousers of peas rca worsted. Does that carry to you the true and full import of the meaning? The service will. And there are about twenty exclusive patterns from which you may select. Conservative and wide hip models upon the tailoring of which our organization has spent its cleverness. FULTON ST. AT FLATBUSH AV., BROADWAY AT BEDFORD. AV., B'KLYN, FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Shoes for Boys and Children They are ours—and we pledge ourselves forthe good service of the shoes even though it be strenuous. Boys’ Shoes of tan calf, lace models. Sizes 11 to 1334. Eormerly $2.00. At $3.45 Sizes 1 to 544. ormerly $2.50. At $1.95 ildren’s White Canvas Shoes, button or lace models. Sizes 546 tos. At $5.00 | Sizes 1134 to 2, At $1.50 s6)s te tt. At $1.25 | Sizes 2% to5. Ar $2.00 Children’s Barefoot Sandals, with hand-welted soles. Sizes 7 to 11. Formerly $1.50. At $1.10 Sizes 1124 to 2. Formerly $1.75. At $1.35 Saks & Company Broadway, 33d to 34th Street. Friday and Saturday A Sale of Men’s Smart Business Suits. Actual Values $20, $22.50 and $25, at $12.50 Single and Double Breasted Sack and English Walking Suits. ANDSOME English Worsted Chev- iots, Single and Double Breasted; French Cassimeres in neat indeterminate Overplaids, Sturdy Tweeds, and no end of serviceable Mottled Effects, rich Blue and Black Serges, Unfinished ,Worsteds in Blue and Black, Single and Double Breasted, Smith Gray 2 Co., THREE STORES BROADWAY AT 31ST ST., NEW YORK. RHEUMATISM, 108107 ap cater ia a sive aban, Vane sito, 89.98, 10,50 ||| hte cutee alee han Ppintal and far-reachio, Clearance Sale of in its effects on the that those afficted with it find themselve weatance sale of utterly unable to poly comfort or say of the pleasures of lif MISSES’ LINEN, SILK & CLOTH sults, $4.95, 6.95, 8.75 Boras age bona De aud aud euffer constantly with excruciatin; pains, awoflen, joints GIRLS’ WASHABLE DRES Thad been troubled with Rheumatimm for tw: Hugh Negk Styleg, of white leva cane ee Raieh || eo ete ee years had Deen under the treatment of physi Aiaalties or figured lawns, erelotore $2.30 to4.95, 98C, $1.75 |!) pie have inter: CoUp ttt PATA Me oes nk ee ick ——————— vale of freedom, during wore oo id bet T could notte teo T was un ’ Es lear ans of the Hi¢ » 8. 8, me after using Men’s & Women’s Handkerchiefs pext attack, when, at the It for iran ata Tua Meaney ge tt ths Foes Pure Line, ae, ¢ ||| weather, or slight iregu. 5! 4., E. Liverpool, 0, Mus, M, A. Dicuxz, nitials, % Doz, 75 larity of ny kind, the disease will return, The cause of Rheumatism i: ‘Women's Sheer Linen, sm a sour, acid condition of the blood, produced by food lying undigested in Mand Y inch hems, s¢"per. 21,00 ||| the stomach, poor bowel action, weak kidueys and « general sluggish lemen!'s Hand Embroldered condition sf me Libya paaran applications, such 4s liniments, oils, bs , ete., do not reac! cause asd can on ‘ive tempor: lief. ; Handkerchiels, Each 48s. ||| The blood must be clea and purged lsclare¢ Men's Pure Linen, a $ cure can be had, S. S, 8, attacks the disease in in new plaid effects, veh 2BS po, $2.00 the right way—it neutralizes the poxon and stimulates the sluggish organs and clears the and safely iges- Ga: filters out every particle of it from the bload, | THE WORED: THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10, 1908. PIANOS AND ORGANS Your Home Is Not Only $5 Downand$1 Per Week. lanoe eres Firat Payment of 85 The Greatest Piano Offer Ever Made, Without One of These Celebrated $35 0WeignerPia PIANOS AND ORGANS, Complete nos, 3195 We Insure the piano until it ts entirely patd for and chargo nothing for this. We Charge No Interest, | B20 extra whatever; | ff You Reed to "pa tor \ titel $380 W jp Pianos’ ts $196 on very ilberal terms of $5.00Down& Pianos Built to © have arranged wi owned Wetgner concert grand w They have tho finest French re threo strings in unison throug? sold brass pedals and solid b finest 6eloctod ty 45 they are in t They are croas-handot thro: Any. onk and walnut, Tone ts rich, © They have henittfl. « no tor a be: balance nd New Sty It Will Be Wise To Make 0 of these calebrated All Cars Transfer to Ese TICES EXCURSIONS. fe IRORK hey Canny’ ADMISSIO% STC | LEHIGH SUNDAY EXCURSIONS BELLEWOOD | EVERY 75c Ni SUNDAY AUCH CHUNK AWD GLEN ONOKO AUGUST $ 1.50 13TH Tialn St. 825 A Sto aM Vv 00 EXCURSIONS 31. 'SHOHOLA GLEN nured and beautiful one bu on the Yor # leave W. 284 St, 8.05 and St 0.00 and “Wu,” Jecsey Git Giz and 945A. M, “Teeturntag’ leave | Suohola 3.40 und 6,00 P,' M MANILAL A. VAN abe AC ‘Trains jowye No 4.0 Vii ROCKAWA Steamers leave 120th at it. 9.30, 10.30 A BEACH. Rockaway 11.80 A. STEAMBCATS, WE Leave Bloomfield st 24th St.) 8 00.8.50 a Gaturdaye $00 RHE A, ‘Leave Witt nat ery (near South NAM: 8.10 P. oa WATCHES—Diam bavments Fe Hable goods ative calls If Call, write. 4 Ameiican Watch & Diamond Go Lane. lon La FoxKodaks""!! Wate eekly vay m ial MAN aiden Txnie, order, $1 Weekly pay anieed) EXCHANGL ) Broadway The 1905 Worid Almanac tells you jusi what you want to know fy whe you want to | Upon request a representative Bloomingdales’ bs 1954 ave, VALLEY |’ VIA ERIE RAILROAD TO|™ LONG ISLAND RAILROAD, | Last a Lifetime. fs nent Maker’s Name. ad, besides making a snving nant In fact, every part er aa well as b autitul new Wel ner Piano and er F Your Sel or Pianos tion AL Once, and th we 59th to 60th § CTS WE a PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. West, Pwenty-unind RESS, SVLVANIA | SPB- urn S hruem to Chicago, AND ¢ "OMI M. week day; and 8.25 P. J. It woop, ¢ 1g For a good, sound set of fine- | @ looking teeth—teeth that will fix Perfectly and be a credit to you No pain in having your old teeth extracted. Our New Botanical Discovery Prevents all pain and is perfectly harmless and safe. When extrac tions are made In the morning the new set will be ready wear home at night, All Work Guaranteed 10 Years, to Waterbury Dental Parlors BROOKLYN: NEW YORK: 414-416 Fulton St. 54 W. 234St, (20 yor reba fORp dea and Swedish spoken. | & tours, 5 to {9 German, F | }9CMROCOUK —_——— \ 1 tirade Hotei ‘Ant CINNATL P. M. and RN RATLWAY.— AILWAY.—1.5 POM. datiy. AND Nor- fon fur Vennsylvanta “ragtic Manager. | 7,9, 14, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 2 | Muslins, etc, \ Pillow Cases WAMBUTTA "GOLD MEDAL" LINS—8-inoh—elsowhere 14 cents— August Bale Price.,.cs.crereceeeereee | ALSO Unbdleached Musiine—yard wid mM 4 wide. Bleached ‘uslins—yar: thea About 50 per cent. market quotationa by case. BLEACHED MOHAWK SHEETINGS— August Sale Friday Offerings MUS- 6% 42.1n.—value .13 ) T-4-value .21 f4—valua 15 10% | % £0 In. —walue .17 be 6-+-value 19 13% | 10-4—vetne .27 % NBLEACHED—Another good make— f-4—Valua .18.. $-4—value .21.14% Sfovalue 17...72% S4—value 2} i Tt—vale 19.0134 10-4—-value .2%. PILLOW CASES— Good strong musiin—No Dreasing— value A}. 7% | cOx3e—valtie 13, OM value .12, 8\p | bix86—value 14. 1049 AL inantion of Dwight Ane! *. A. Striped Tickings—feat value 14 cents. A. ©. A. Feather Bod Ticks—f value $1.98, te Feather Bed Tick Covers— 1 size—value $1.10.. Biankets| August Sale All Sizes/ Friday Offerings i-4 Blankets—whtte California wool— k and blue borders—2 inch silk on binding—regular value $4.93.2.98 4 Plain Blankets—strictly all wool— | best colorings—were $5.98. 3.58 te all wool Callfornia— vere §7.98...... i Testat, streets. ‘dors—extra close and ter tha; | Deavy—less than wholesale price. 03 10-4 White Wool—splendid qualit; atchable values at i 98 ness"—fine white Australian » Inches—dainty borders— ing—worth $14.38..8.98 ets—white and fancy 1 with & Couch covers VAugust Sale Bed Sets, etc.) Friday Offerings Reversible Couch Covers—60 Inches wide—Bagdad stripes—tull fringed— value $2.50 caatpeetangen de 1 edge and hand made centre p' Bolster sham—value $5.98. Fine [August Sale Rugs J Friday Offerings Rich Axminster Rugs—velvet finish— cholee Orlental desi ier 3 19.98 oxd rds—value $: fashioned v1.88 ible Bmyrna Rugs— 6 ft.-three patterns only— efore $8.95 rugs for.. Best Wool Art Squares—8x4 y: reversible—strictly fast colors, 5.98 8.49 8, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26 and 30 West Fourteenth Street. 4, 25, 27 and 29 West Thirteenth Streety August Sale ‘FRIDAY, AS USUAL, BARGAIN DAY Don't Miss To-mor row’s Opportunities! Remember, |NOT WHAT YOU EARN bat WHAT YOU SAVE is the Key to Wealth! NO MAIL ORDERS. Table Linen \ August Sale Towels, etc. J Friday Offerings Bleached Cotton Towels—hem'a— ‘4-Inch—wash like linen—value .10... All Linen Damask Towel Linen—37 and 88 inches |: Bleach; Fringed—value Heavy Bleached Turkish To: double thread—46-inch—instead of .29 .19 All Linen Barnsley Towellings— | Housekeepers’ pride—17 and 18 inches | wide—worth 12%... All Linen Satin Double Damask—68 to 72-Inch—great value at $1.19.....000. Bee | Heavy All Linen Damasks—62 to 65-Inch— cream and white—value .79.......66 ao Extra heavy Bleached Damasks— &&-Inch—ten designs—value .25...... . All Linen Napking—Cream ana White— | Irish, 14 to White Goods August Sale and Scarfs Friday Offerings Yard wide Genuine White Cambrics— no dressing—finished both sides— Nine cent quallty..... 5% Ask for “August Saie Gambrie, Another excellent Cambric—fine qualit for underwear—usually 9% cents...... % Long Cloth—yard wide—splendid quallt: 1s yard pleces—instead of $1.10... 4 sk for “August Sale” Long Cloth. Fine India Linons—soft and amooth, for dresses, waists, etc.—value 9%.. 6% Dainty Scarfs for bureaus, with squares to match for shams—Imported Net, Swiss and Cambric—elaborately ap- pliqued—hemstitch or seallop— Scarfs 20x5{—Shams 82x32— worth worth = .89. worth .49. nGomlortebles tues: Sale | Spreads, Friday Offerings | White Crochet Spreads—tull sise— regular $8 cent quality........... ve 5D F'ne Crochet—heavy raised designs— pull’ size—value $1.38..-.- c Extra quality Crochet—hand knot fringe—with and without out-out corners—regularly $1.98 ... ++ 1.24 Tull aize Silkoline Comfortebles— reversible—white cotton flled— wood value at $1.99........... 08 1 Chintz and Silkoline—tull size— Silverware, \iugust Sale cord edge—value $1.98... Cutlery, etc.fFriday Offerings Fruit Dishes—were 2.69. Candelabra—were 4.98. Fern Dishes—were 1.9. Cake Baskets—were 2. Baking Dishes—were 2.98. | Tea Sete—were 6.98... Fine Razore—Wade & Butcher's and | H. Boker's—best English Steel—full hollow ground—worth $1.60 and $1.75. .08 | Fine Carving Sets—usually $3.50... 1.69 Fine Steel Dinner Knives and Forke— Ebony, bune and cocobae handles— Set of’ 12 pleces—value $1.25 Odd Lot Dinner Knives. 'cocobolo haudles—worth 7 —\!——————*+ Remember, We Close All Day Saturday, Supply Your Wants To-morrow. ¢ Friday Offerings in Women's Summer Dresses Valst Sults of white and colored and black and white checks— Swiss and fig'd lawn— effects—were $10.0. ++ 498 ruse Jack 12.98 Silk Sulis—coat and frock lace, shirring and silk trin—usually sere 9.98 Friday Offerings in Waists and Skirts Dress Skirts of Panama and pun, also Bnililantine and kilt styles—usually $5.98.......3,08 ble Duck Skirts—chec dots straps—were $1.49. + 08 haffeta Sill Walats. White nn ‘olors, also Allover |were $5.98 to $5.98... 98 China Silk Walsts-—-White or Black— hirrings, tucks and lkos—were #4.98.2.08 A Great List of Various Friday Offerings LACE stOCKS—dalnty florgl effects— White, Cream and Black—usually 39,19 RIBBONS~$ and S%-Inch Plain and | Liberty Satin Taffetas—fine quallty— colors white and black—Usually 16 CLUB BAGS—Adlgator Grain—oll- loth Ined—15 to 11-Inch—value $1.49 98 | HAND BAGS—Walrus Grain, black rs—some fitted—Vienna B—VALUE 98)... v.69 CY COMBS~Side and neck—plain d mounted—Jewel set—value .29... 17 | S1LIS GIRDLES—Colored ‘Taftota and Poau de Cygne—value .24 ‘ | AND. !Chitton 12 S—Men's all Linen ul slze—value .1b,..... \38—Point de Paris and Val, rings and Insertings—I% to b-lnch— 10 | duo, |Malue 9 cents, v7 5 | CHIRK 1M yants | ng—dot- = ted gad p 0 some ribbon |Worder—v 19 $F 8 sizea—St to , SUNDAY WORLD WANTS WORK MONDAY WONDERS. vali S\VISS BURA ue oo 1B velopes to match, per pkie of 25... 5 3H''S—Pretty floral Bns—With doylle—sdgbuy soiled— refore 19 cent Quality... 4 1 (las ‘advertised, Ushers will gine everyidesired information [short sleeves were 40. . > [elday Offerings in | Wash Dress Fabrics | Fine Ongandies—black Toses—early seawen's price "28 W cent Flocked Fancy Law: Mercerized Foulard Sateens— mil lengths of 19 cent quality... T% | Wool finish Dress Volles— best street shades—were .15........ 5% Linen Anish Crashes—best shaden— 2 cent quality } teeatennnee + ld % Inch Corded Madras—were .15... 7% | Emb'd Striped Muslins—dark and medium colors—2 cent quality...... 75% American Dress Ginghams— best seersucker styles—value 10... 4% s Extra flne Percales—yd, wide— best styles and colors—value .12%.. 7% Friday Bargains in Underwear and Corsets YNS—Fine Muslin and Nainsouk— s & emb'y trin—wera 89 & .98.. 68 CHEMISES—Skirt length—Nainsook and Camoric—dataty styles with tucks, jlare and ridbon—were 98.0 |CORSET COVERS—Gocd Cambric-- lace trim, neck & sletvea—Special.. 25 | DRAWERS—Cambric—extra size— |Go j tuck: jemb'y ruffle, tucks above: 69 49 | SKIRTS—Fiae Cambric—deop lawn edge fancy lace—were $149.0... LQB CORSETS—Summer Net and Bi |odd slze—were .59 to $1.00, |Summer Net and Baste. [and habit hips, also fine Bi | Sateen Corsets—odd sizes— | therefore .79 10 $1.75... | Friday Offerings in | ~ Misses’ Dept, Misses’ White Dotted Swiss and Hlowered Organdy Dres: m fancy styles—shirred or u W ls’ Chambray and Gingham Dresses— ks, figures and plain colors~ Kuswian and yoke stylea— Were $1.75 to $2.50..0..-+0 Friday Offerings in Babies’ Wear Little Children's Hats—silk-and-mull ay lawn w blue and pink= ‘79 mines ft jong OF mere Sbirte--l 29, ia Ha al