The evening world. Newspaper, October 30, 1908, Page 10

THE BURSTING OF A $20,000,000 » GOLD BUBBLE siidimtillfpraioes 40,000 Investors Have Ex- perience and Diaz, of Mexico, Has Their Cash. é Had Visions of Great Wealth |t Until Government Gobbled Mines. , There is a tinge of romance in the ‘complete and disastrous fallure of Col. WW. C. Greene's Gold-Stlver Mining Co., 4wnich has gone into bankruptey with mountainous labilities and assets of $148 in cash and some second-hand office furniture. The unusual feature fs that the promoter, who interested 10,00 or more supposediy level-headed Utizens of the United States in a pro- Ject to take ship loads of gold and sil- Ver out of practically inaccessible Mex- jean mines, went broke himeelf, and ‘tune with the contributions jates. mbitious scheme to extract unlimited riches from the fabled ranges and caverns of precious ore in Mexico was ever launched than that of Col. W. | Three Piece Suits C. Greene. Its vast possibilities at in separating many a dollar from an investor's bank roll. Mines in Mexico. From the time that gold was discov- ered in California thousands of pros- pectors and promoters have wrecked their lives: and fortunes against the supposedly inexhaustibie stores of gold in the mountains of Mexico. Legends brought by Indians and Mexicans across @ border, of towering peaks glistening with gold and silver and deep valleys through solid walls of ore, have grown Into statements of fact. ‘There is gold jn Mexico, and silver, too, but . JAmericans who have benefited by Bre few. The Mexican Governments keeps a watchful eye over these vast stores of weulth in the mountains of the Repub lic. The benevolent despot, President Diaz, has surrounded them with Aegal sategu that they are practi- @ally proof against foreign invasion. ‘Titles to gold mines are invariably held pela by the Mexican Government, and 4gnly working rights are given to op- rating companies. A heavy tax is imposed, which must be paid every four months. deiauited a heavy penalty attaches, and if this, with the accrued taxes, is hot paid within sixty days after notice the mines revert to the Government. he it BIT AT GREENE’S BAIT. : If the tax | Greene, who had made money in feo and profersed to } miliar the «round, made ¢ which, on paper, could 1 In the early elehtice a mint fur An all there was no for the or grand ca Couldn't tation mountain tops and ny °. Finance Roa | | Col, Greene formulated the plan, of {uniting In one group tie tines of West | Chihuahua and 1 | were contiguous Jing a id th urnishing the comtr earlier | ro inning tt a glowing pr 4 ad'the following excerpts fro Be y of capital Some of the Bait. any owns 116 mines, f them being all held in but foe pl When finished the 3,600-foot_tun- nel connecting the Navidad, Zara- goea and San Carlos mines will tn tersect the vein, which {s twer five feet wide, showing ore vali ae high as $2 a ton Thirty-two bars of silver val | at $61,000 from the Greene Gold flack of Which these ful {f any o Greene Gold owes its offic plies, employ a I ac ee ea ne ae My Nose Wasn't Intended for, Eyeglasses with which we id by prespec- . Before they | leave us they are convinced that HARRIS SUCTION CLIP fi hose, any eveglass for 35 cts. is an expression are off roug who u ) Inveated M18 SOLD ONLY AT OUR FIVE STORES OCULISTS AND OPTICIANS $4 EAST 33rd Street, Near Fourth Ave. 54 WEST 125th Steet, Neat Lenox Ave. 442 COLUMBUS Ave., Slat & 82nd Sts, 76 NASSAU Street, ...... Near John St. BROOKLYN, 489 Fuiton Si., Opp. A.& S. Franklin Simon & Co. Fifth Avenue. 37th-38th Sts. SPECIAL SALES SATURDAY Misses’ High Class Tatlored Suits Dressy Tailored Suits of Imported } Cheviot, in London Smoke, Navy or Old Blue, smart three-quarter Coat, satin lined, velvet collar, with princess dress to match; 14 to 20 years. 19.75 Actual value $29.50 Girls’ Winter Coats | | Girls’ Military Coats— Navy Blue Imported Cheviot, long velvet collar, red flannel lining, militar. Actual value $15.75.... tons; 4 to 12 years. | Girls’ Dressy Coats— | Of Broadcloth, in leading fall shades, fancy Satin lined, handsome novelty buttons; 6 to 16 | years. Actual value $29.50 Three Piece Suits Three Piece Suits Colonial model of Imported Cheviot, | Dressy Tailored sof Imported in Smoke, Navy or Stone Green, long Broadcloth, Il shades. coat, military collar, silk tie, satin Directoi ci med, rich lined and interlined tailored princess silk dress to match dress; 14 to 20 years. | coat; 14 to 20 years 29.50 Actual value $45.00 39.50 Actual value $49.50 Misses’ Winter Coats Misses’ Caracul Cloth Coats— Full length model of Imported Caracul Cloth, superior satin lining, novelty button 8 to 18 years. Actual value $25.00.......... i 5.00 | Misses’ Pony Skin Coats— | Selected Russian Moire Pony Skins, full 19.75) del, but- 9.75 length model, satin lining, handsome buttons; 12 to 20 years. Actual value $45.00........5 Boys’ Suits and Overcoats t oys’ Winter Suits Norfolk and Double-Breasted, all wool | cloth, plain colors and mixtures, extra knickerbockers; 8 to 17 years. 6.75 Actual Value $9.75 That is what has happened to the min- ing properties gathered by Col. Greene into nis Gold-Silver Company. * Sank His Own Fortune. Col. Greene is on bis rauch in Can- nea, Mexico, Ie has not been in New sufferer from nervous pre t care of Dr. raith, of He has sunk in the Large Boys’ Overcoats— Greene Gold-Silver Company his Mexl-| Noy English model ean and Arizona copper interests, and! his ranches and his wite’s property are) | peavily mortgaged. stock sold as high as $10 a share, dropped to $2, and English Storm Coats— {s worthless now except for wall paper. ash The Gr 7 years. Actual value $15.00. button to 9 to 17 years. Actual value $19.75 RIKER’S 34TH STREET DRUG STORE was established one year ago. It is the finest Drug Store in the world. It is located on a thoroughfare which is destined to become the greatest thoroughtare in the world, Riker’s 34th St. Drug Store is a distinctive store, because, in spite of its elegant appointments, the same Rikereasonable prices are in evidence as in all Riker stores. FREE ANNIVERSARY OFFER| After 10 A. M. Saturday, October 31st, 19098, we will give with each purchase of 25c or more one box | of Bell Mead Sweet Chocolates until the 1,500 boxes which we have arranged for are gone SPECIAL — Interesting to Smokers. \Wih every pur- chase of 25c. or more at our Cigar Department we will give Regatta Free a package of Prize Cup or a packag Cigarettes. t Ifi you have never well repay purchase, you Whether or not you < 1 | ee ER Drugs, Medicines, Sick | upplics, | f Photo Supplies, Rubber Go Artic! ‘| Family Wines and Liquors, | G | Periumes and the Finest $ ! RIKER’S DRUG STORES New York --Br Boys’ Winter Overcoats of Imported Over- zs, in new colorings, wool lined; able model, of Brown or Gray, 1 Chinchilla Overcoats Boys’ Tuxedo Suits Of Imported Chinchilla, Gray or Navy Blue, double-breasted model, velvet Of fine Imported Black Dress Worsted, gros grain silk faced—a number silk collar; 3 to 12 years. | 8.50 Actual Value $12.50 lined; 8 to 17 years. 9.75 Heretofore $16.50 Young Men’s Suits Distinct College Suits— Imported Fabrics, in new shades of Gray, Olive Green or Brown, also plain Navy to 38 chest. Actual value $16.50. 9.75 Men's Suits— Young ; all the new d workman- 21.50... 14.50 * Greenhut While Shopping refresh yourself with a cup of tea, to be had in our C Lounging Room free of ompany charge Dry Goods W. B. Reduso Corset The ideal corset for the stout women, and ‘or the women with large hips; for it reduces the body below the waist the Price is . «-. 23.00 “anu GthAv, 18 h‘o19.k St line as no other corset does, and without discomfort or physreal injury. If embodies admirably } hp-subliing feature, yet f gives pobe to the fisure and THE REDUSO is a scwennfic- | illy consiructed corset, It ace t lisnes ats magnificent ree \ 1 su not by pressure, bar by AGAIN | on 4 peculiarly taped I \ 1 vores nd curves thit gis ich ay 1chon inat rs M rer om ( \ } sand with che t throws out and } j omen drawa in * | i i | ; “12.75 15.75 THE EVENING WORLD, fPIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1908. Main Floor Women’s Coats Four “Greenhut Specials” For Saturday Broadcloth Coats; pretty Directoire model; trimmed with heavy satin and braid; lined with Belding’s guaranteed satin; 50-in.; at ; : $19. Another Broadcloth Model; semi-fit- ted doubie-breasted coat; shawl collar ot panne velvet, trimmed with satin braid and edging, tolds and_ buttons; lined with guaranteed satin: 50-in; at $19.75 Kersey Coats; collarless effects; trim- med with satin bands; in Empire style; trimmed with braiding end buttons; satin lined; 50-in. model; value $16.50, at : Bie ses oss 2.75 Broadcloth Coat; without collar; inished with braid and veivet; lined throughout with guaranteed satin; 50 inches; value $1650,at . $1275 Second Floor entirely new hats at and Misses. Second Floor Salon ee Westphal’s Auxiliator for the hair; va ue $1.00, at... Sanitol Tooth Paste or Powder; value 25c, at Our Special Selling Trimmed Millinery for Saturday affects a variety of and models in medium and _ large $7.50, $10 and $15 Marabout crowns, Breast Tur- bans and Large Hats for Women » 6c 10c . 18¢ Charming Demi- Tailored Suits ior Misses and Small Women at $19.75 The pirl in the middle of the group wears a new Green- hut creation which deserves the prominence of the head- lines It is made trom a part.cularly fine grade of chev- ron serge—a 3-piece, semi-tailored suit that combines most beautifully the attractions of suit and dress With- out the coat, as worn indoors, the effect is of a charming jumper dress. With the coat, the wearer has a strictly tailor-made appearance This Saag dis Get a Che has a Greenhut special price on it Instead o! , as it might well be, the priceis. 5 6 . A $19. 75 Broadcloth Princess Suits; as worn by fipure on left; rincess dress trimmed with satin strap to give the new farie Louise effect—coat is made on the hipless lines and not too long for the small Women, to be had in black, navy, olive, smoke and catawba; a regular id $37.50 mocel. Special tor Saturday $32.50 Smart Cloth Dress; nothing to take its place for atter- noon and evening wear. For Saturday's selling we offer a frock, hike that worn by figure on right, made of a fine uality broadcloth in rose, catawba, navy, alive and black; regularly sold at $35.00 . $29.50 Second Floor Sweaters: ot tine Women's Sweaters And Dressing Sacques Cambs wool, in the new coat model: to be had in the fancy or mannish weave ; finished with automobile collar and a narrow bordered effect in red. tan or blue; all sizes up to 44 bust; value $10, for Saturday . $7.50 Flannelette Dressing Sacques: soft, comfortable and dainty sacques, pretty flowered designs; some with collar at neck; others finished with satin bands; all sizes up to 46-in; value $1.50,at. . . . . . 98c effective Avery dainty but Leather Vanity useful little bag, made oflonggrain Bag--Reduced calf leather, with strong top handles, fitted with mir- ror and powder leaf booklet; also outside handkerchiet pocket; regu- larly sold at $2.00, for Sat- Tel 56 6 ba oo on OAL) Main Fioor Wom- oe gs Children’s Coats And Bonnets Children’s Cloth Coats; a number of extremely pretty models for the litle ones of 2 to 6 years; trimmed with soutache braid and velvet; in Alice blue, navy blue and red; value $7 00, at 34.50 Corduroy Coats: splen- did models, with full skirt and finished with roll col- lar and cuffs; complete with kid belt; in white, brown, tan, gray, navy and red; sizes up to 5 years; value $6.50, at $4.70 Children’s Bonnets; of a soft, light-weignt felt; in white and colors; dainti- ly trimmed with ribbons and flowers; value $1 50, ‘at. ; . 98c Second Floor FOR MEN Regular 50c Suspenders, at 25c These suspenders are of a make widely advertised and very You'll find them in all first class furnishing One of the conditions of the purchase was that we should not advertise the brand. well known. stores at 50c a pair. pairs 10 any one customer, Men's Underwear Wo Medium abe yu Men's Im rt $1.45 Imported Ribbed Cotton Underwear; 1 the mos desirable wine cr wegat 1 65 Mercerized Underwear; exra beavy-wog; in sale. or whe; i Tuins, at $1.75 Worsted THimuiee set Cashmere Bis Saturday's special price . enhut Qualirv and ted Underwear; winver-weght Balbriggan; sateen -trime ali the 1 Wool Underwear; winter-weighi; 14s pgle or doube treat nat ital coor sirgle or double b casted we een repr ree enereD, $5.00 Tucked Net Waists at $3.95 These waists, one style of which is pictured, are made of white or ecru net, finely tucked and combined with Directoire tie of green, rose, blue or brown messaline silk. Lined with Japanese silk. A standard $5 waist for $3.95 Tuscan Net Waists; in taupe, brown, navy, green, black and white — collar tmmmed with heavy black silk cord and finely plaited ruching; regular $7.00 value; special $5.00 White Net Waists; a very. stylish model, tucked and embroidered all over—trimmed with imitation Irish lace and six real Irish me- dallions, which add greatly to their beauty as well as value; fully worth $7.50; special $5.00 Colored Tuscan Net Waists: in Copenhagen, navy, brown and black—the entire waist is made of hall-inch tucks and straps of messaline in the same shade as the waist—silk buttons and knotied silk tre give it a smart, dressy appearance; special $6.90 Not over two 25¢ natural cose-fitting cuffs $1.00 color. cams are taped; at BL3> ec garment ‘loc tiningcufss ot $77) tniagi 1n tan, Oslord eium-weight, shirts silk Youny Men's Suits; ed seams at $2.0 fem 4 ar, men; fem ej value $410 a: +50 Boys’ Clothing---Stylish but Not Expensive - lailred and cut; im fancy mix'ures; 4, and brown; specral $8.50 o Le had i p'sin and fancy febric; for street’ and “es OT To 37 1m, chest measure specitlly/ Silk Petticoats eas Sik etti- At Low Prices oats; ot soft finished taffeta ; made with deep sectional flounce; in the new changeable ef- fects or plain colors; also black; value $4 75, at $3.50 ersey - Top Petticoats; with flounce of heavy, rustling taffeta silk; the most desir- able pett.coat for the coming cold weatner; value $5.50, at $3.95 Silk Petticoats; made _ of heavy taffeta, with deep sec- tional flounce or plaited ruffle; in all the new shades and black value $5.50, at 94.75 Misses’ Petticoais; genuine Heatherbloom petticoats; finished with deep flounce; in all the wanted colors and black; value $2.00, at 91.50 Sezond Floor Clothes that look well, fit well and wear well at modest prices. Easy enough to buy good clothes for the boys at } high prices the problem is to | invest moderately and yet be fully satisfied. Here are offer- | ings for Saturday that show | convincingly how well we |! have solved that problem. | Boys’ Suits; in the Norfolk and dou- be-brea: yles: with two pairs of knickerb ; made of une, tan cheviots; valu: $7.60, at. $5.98 Boxs' Fancy Suits; Sailor and Rissian styles, of ancy mixtures, 2} to 10 years; value $6.50, . $4,50 Bovs’_end Children’s Over- coats and Reefers: of navy blue anel-lines, sizes 3 to 12 ue $7.50, at . B. rf Full-lenoth Overcoats; lined with all-woo! and Venetian cesisned for 912.50 t0 $22.50 And Haberdashery 100: sweaters bah and lounging sobes pajamas, Greenhut and Company, 6th Avenue, 18