The evening world. Newspaper, December 8, 1910, Page 13

| \ |” THEY DIDN'T OWN { snr an atone cree mpaprenematnenits thie sectestrertmaineeiiielihte SOLD A SALOON FOR $2,000 CASH Game Worked by Pair of _ Swindlers on Hawley, Pa., Man Revealed by Arrest. Thomas Thorhton, ‘a handsomely dressed nan of forty-two, who says he is @ Canadian, but who ts now liv- ing at No. 910 West One Hundred and ‘Twenty-seventh street, this city, was arraigned (n the Tombs Police Gourt this morning, charged with having swindled Harry Define, a commission merchant of Hawley, Pa. out of $2,000. He was held in $2,500 ball for examination to- morrow. Thornton was arrested shortly after Detectives Wilbur and Thompson of Thornton's trail since the morning of Dee, 3, when Define awoke to the fact that he had been about the easiest mark that ever fell into the hands of New York swindlers. Im bis home town Define is a man of prominence. He had as much money as any other man m the village, but he wasn't satisfied. He wanted to “‘gpread out,” and decided to try New midnight at Elghth avenue and One| Hundred and Twenty-seventh street by | Central Office. They have been on] | and registered at the hotel he soon met|joon about break of day. “the leading citizen.” “You don’t belong tn a shrimp of a place like this," the dapper stranger said. “You belong in New York.” “I've been thinking that way myself for some time,” replied Defife. “I've got that New York bee bad.” Then the dapper stranger and the leading citizen got Into a confidential knew Just where Mr. Define could make a mint of money, and make St easy. corner of Park Place and Greenwich street,” began the man. “It belongs to a friend of mine, but he lias made so much money out of it he wants to quit. Now I'll tell you what I'll de, I'll go jin on tt with you and we'll both get rich."* “It's a go," as soon as he could “spruce up” he and the stranger took a train for New York. ‘They didn't waste time on arriving here. Define was taken down to the saloon and looked things over with an approving eye, He was introduced to & man, who represented he was sole owner of the place. This ts sald to have been Thornton. “Pl! sel! for $4,000 cash and a mort- gage for $4,000 on the place,” the al- sald, clinch the trade now,” De- and partner in the business will pay his $2,000 to-morrow.” } $100 bills and handed them over. | “rn be arov 4 and take charge of things to-morrow,” he sald, “T'm a man of business, I am.’* Next morning Define was at the CASTORI R 2A Tho Kind You Have Alvays Boogh York. When a dapper stranger appeared in Hawley the latter part of November Bears the , Bigngpare conversation, The stranger allowed he | j-— “There's @ saloon’ for sale at the! | answered Mr. Define, and |} “Here's my $2.00. My friend | |} Define carefully counted out twenty He took oft his coat and hung it up and then began to give orders. A man came from be- hind the bar and asked: “Fur the love of Mike, where do you come in to give orders ‘round here?’ "I'm the owner of this place,” blurted out Define, He didn't get further ve- Black Silk Velvet Hat TWO SIZES One of the season's most favoredof modeis. Presenting the new side roll effect. FOR DRESS & EVENING WEAR. REGULARLY OFFERED AT 6.95 dise, Feathers, i Section. 234 STREET, V WEST Near Sth Avenue, N. ¥, Announced for FRIDAY: | fore he was landed in the street. Then & great light dawned on the leading citlzen from Hawley, Pa. ile went to the police and told lus story. “You have been most kind to two swindiers who didn't own so much as . cigar in that saloon,’ the police toid him. Special FRIDAY Furs bs | priced ing p Any Pl will be pianos but to Most Attractive Terms On Pianos and Player. Pianos For Christmas and the Holidays - Which apply not only to the miscellaneous stock of lower- New Chickering, Knabe, Schomacker Emerson, Kurtzmann, Lindeman & Sons And Campbell Pianos And to th- Knabe-Angelus, Schomacker-Angelopian Emerson-Angelus, Autopiano and Boudoir Player Pianos urely nominal sums: For many years we have been accustomed to making especi- aily favorable terms on Christmas pianos. fact that small gifts, of which there are so many, must be paid for at once, which depletes the ready-cash purse very rapidly. We shall therefore extend to our patrons from now’ until Christmas Eve the advantage of securing new Pianos for immediate or Christmas delivery, on payment of the follow- No Further Payments Until January or Later,and These Will Be Arranged to Suit Your Convenience Our Special Christmas Terms On Pianos and Player Pianos We will deliver in your home, on or before Christmas morning, any instru- ment in our stock of pianos in value Up to $200 Upon Payments of $5 $200 to $400 Upon Payment of $10 $400 to $600 Upon Payment of $15 $600 to $800 Upon Payment of $25 $800 to $900 Upon Payment of $30 $900 to $1050 Upon Payment of $40 ayer-Piano in value Up to $600 Upon Payment of $15 $600 to $800 Upon Payment of $25 $800 to $900 Upon Payment of $30 $900 to$1050 Upon Payment of $40 required, Where there is an old piano to be taken in exchange, no cash payment First Gallery, New Building. JOHN WANAMAKER Formerly A. T. Stewart & Co., Broadway, Fourth Avenue, Eighth to Tenth street We recognize the SUITABLE TRIMMING —Aigrette, Para. | Flowers, FRIDAY at ribtiten Prices in Trimming - offered a | Store Opens at 8:30 and Closes at 6 P. M. Praca Why We Can Sell Women’s Finely Tailored Corduroy and Velveteen Suits at $25 | When Normally They Would Sell for $40) Besides These Fabrics Are. Scarce and Prices Are Advancing. We only have fifty suits—that was | all the material the maker had, and) as he was anxious to close it out) quickly he offered the suits to us at a/ concession. P.S. Women may read this if they care to, but itis meant for men. ; rh 'If a Man Were Buying a i Christmas Present for a Man He would be apt to take a short cut to the settlement of this problem by coming |direct to the Wanamaker Men’s Store. There he knows he can get the things |that are out of the ordinary, and the kind of |things that a man wants. For Instance: Those Wonderful Angora Garments Only one manufacturer in the world knows the secret of their weave, knows how to make them so om Although there is only a limited|so warm, so elastic and so handsome. ber of suit d | They are the only knitted garments that the wind ai ; ria pin he bbe Py 7 4 Bt cannot blow through, and this is the only store in them; because the demand is increas-| America that receives direct shipments from the manu- |facturers. Angora Jackets, $12, $18, $24 | Angora Waistcoats, $10, $12, $13.50 | Angora Scarfs, $5, $6 Angora Snow Hoods, $3.50 Or His Fancy Might Turn to a Crocheted Muffler for Evening Wear Every man who hasn't one envies the man who has, for every well-dressed man knows the effective touch these mufflers lend to his appearance in evening clothes. In the Burlington Arcade we are showing the finest line of London-made mufflers in plain, cham- RT. OT aw i 1, white and black, fi -50 to $12.50. For the First Time in the Store’s pre ie nite ee eid dite ajamas Make a Splendid Gift History We Will Sell Standard $1 Silk Stockings for Women at, 50c Pair. 6,000 pairs ready tomorrow. All are $1 quality. All are glove silk. All are fresh from the maker. Correct in size. Black, champagne, heliotrope, light gray, ! pink, sky blue, but mostly black. | Sizes 8!2 to 10. Warm enough for W. Winter. “Oh, Joy—a . Fur - Trimmed Coat Like Dad’s!” Here they are—ready for the boy’s Christmas tree if you can keep them from him that long. ' At $15, boys’ overcoats of black kersey with cony fur collar. At $18, boys’ overcoats of gray ‘“‘warmth-without- weight” cloth, with opossum collar. At $25, blue or tan kersey or Oxford ‘‘warmth- without-weight,”’ with Persian lamb collar. At $25, brown vicuna with Persian lamb, or blue or tan kersey with brown beaver fur and frogs. (Sizes ing every day. Besides we are pleased to give our customers price-advan- tages whenever it is possible. Suits are fashioned in a charming mode—quite short coat with sailor collar edged with satin; lined with peau de cygne. Skirts are conserva- tively tailored in gored effect. Cor- duroy and velveteen, in brown, green and black, $25. Second flgor, Old Building. There are good pajamas and bad pajamas, and the man realizes how the good kind feel as soon as he puts on a Wanamaker suit. They are cut differently and made better; they look well and fit so that a man sleeps at ease. For the Christmas season we are showing them in single boxes,packed to make ideal Christmas gifts. Pajamas of mercerized cotton, cotton 1 $1.50 loops, Pajamas of silk mixed with cotton, silk loops, $2.50 Pajamas of silk, all eae ren » $5 bi Winter Weight Blue Serge Suits for Men Unusual Clothes :: | atan Unusual Price $10.50 We are able to offer 200 of these suits at a distinct price concession. Ordinarily they would have cost us more than this present retail 8; 4 and 5 only.) Main floor, New Building, price. . It is conservative to say Merry Chance Brings Quadruple _ {that they are $15 suits. A manufacturer had just so much of this heavy blue serge—he desired a quick |purchaser—he named a figure that we could not reject. Plated Silver Hatpin Holders and Cloth Brushes at 35c and $1 Last year brushes like like the . the small size sold at $1.25,) the large size at $2.25, and while we never had an exact | duplicate of the hatpin holder its regular price could not | Waeal cuitaconihe be less than $1. This factory stopped making toilet ware—or at least | mat ie mee So: it thought it had. The manager, however, discovered | Gut babe’ eae bs oe some bristles on hand, and to use them up, put them into | 976 ™ ein WENSAAES brushes and made up the rest of the metal in the hatpin sizes, $10.50. holders. Plenty of all three articles at 25c for hatpin holders | Fancy vests, for men who know how to dress well and and $1 for cloth brushes—enough to last all tomorrow. yet economically, $1.50 to $2.43. All new patterns Main floor, in Toilet Goods Store, Old Building. New Balin JOHN WANAMAKER Formerly A. T. Stewart (@ Co., Broadway, Fourth Avenue, Eighth to Tenth Street. WEEKL' OPENS AN ACCOUNT LIBERAL WEEKLY OPENS AN Ae. DOWN ON $5009 $509 $7500 3750 $1QQ)00 LARGER AMOUNTS IN PROPORTION. WE PAY FREIGHT AND ALLOW RAILROAD PARR ACCOUNT SPAVE wet 1S KO NY a EVENING UNTIL 9 O°CLOCK en MAKES LITTLE DIFFERENCE WHAT YOU WANT WORK MONDAY WONDERS. 71 SMITH. BROOKLYN 2174. OPEN EVERY ar. WOKLD A “WORLD WANT” WILL GO AND GET IT. SUNDAY “WANTS”