The evening world. Newspaper, December 7, 1911, Page 15

ANTIQUE DEALER KEEPS SHOP WIE ~ WALLED AWAY Surrogate Refuses Will Giving “Little French Store” to Business Rival. DYING, CHANGES MIND. Mrs. Sandberg Unduly Influ- enced by “Louis XIV. Store” Clerk, Official Thinks, Ta refusing to admit to probate, to- Gay, the will of Mrs. Francine Fran- cole Sandberg, who, with her husband, conducted the antique shop known as the “Little French Store,” Surrogate Fowler denounced @ lawyer, whom he does not name, two witnesses and a young man in whose favor the will was made, as guilty of “impropriety, injus- tlee and jack of circumspection."” The Surrogate’s decision unfolds a strange story of the rupture in the af- fection of the Sandbergs, who had pre- viously made mutual wills, each making the other the beneficiary, Some time before Mrs. Sandberg’s illness, from which she died in St. Vincent's Hos- pital, her husband made her equal partner in their business, for no con- sideration other than love and affection. Then each drew a will in the other's favor, This was done, according to the husband, to protect them against the encroachments of a rival concern known as the “Louis XIV. Store,” The store was used as a sleeping place and contained a bed behind a screen. Mrs. Sandberg became eert- ously {11 in February, 1911, and was taken to the French Hospital. Later she was moved to St. Vincent's. Here ehe became delirious and then comatose, ‘The day Mrs. Sandberg died, the sec- ond will, revoking the first in her hus- band’s favor, was made, making a young clerk 1 nthe “Louis XIV. Store” her heir. This bequest achieved the Very purpose, the Surrogate points out, that husband and wife had sought to defeat when they drew up their mutual wills, in that it enabled the rival shop to become half owner or at least inter- ested in the “Little French Shop." It was the scene of the e the will which provoked the displeasure. One of the att neases was a stranger to ' berg until the very moment of the ex- ecution of the will, while the other wit- ness was the lawyer who drafted the document. it. “The lawyer was, also a stranger," @ays the Surrogaté, “and was called to the testatrix on March 2%, 1911, as she was mortally il! and really dying. Who eummoned the lawyer ts not disclosed, He himself could not tell who had sum- moned him to Mrs, Sandberg’s bedside, This lawyer, {t appears, picked up the other witnesses.on the way to the hos- pital.” The young man she made her heir, the Surrogate says, visited Sf berg occasionally at the Fre pital, where the husband also brought her delicacies on visiting days. In these visits the young man avoided Mr.| Sandberg. ‘Later when Sandbers's close attention to business caused him | to neglect his wife somewhat, and sho | was removed to St. Vincent's Hospital, | the young man's visits became fre- | quent. He callec with his sister and | a fellow clerk «.t times. One of the witnesses at the inquiry told the Surrogate the young olerk and his sister had visited Mrs. Sandberg in response to a request of the clerk's em- | ployer in the “Lou!s XIV, Store.” The | employer, a Mr. Miller, asserted Sand- erg had asked him to send his help around to cheer up Mrs. Sandberg. It was during these visits, the Surrogate holds, that Mrs, Sandberg’s mind was poisoned against her husband in favor of the young clerk. The mutual will made with band was filed for probate will in favor of the clerk was filed in opposition. ‘The Surrogate's decision re- stored tho business to the husband. ——————— UP-STATE POLITICIANS AFTER ME, SAYS JUDGE RAY. But He Is Not Worried by Charges Preferred Against Him in Congress, tate politicians are trying to get me,” orge Ray, United States District Juc of Norwich, N. ¥., in regard to the charges preferred against him in Congress by the Cayuga County Bar Association, Judge Ray returned to New York to-day to resume the trial of George Graham Rice and B, H, Schet- tel. “I have done nothing on the b said Jud, that would w suspicion be ° Her husband was not her hus- first. ‘The “The wu court that ring in 1 upon ny e lawyer ace closing the nited States Dis- trict Court ye: jay, fined Charles Weinschenker, dealer, N World just makes me laugh, 7273 Pairs of Men’s and Women’s STOCKINGS That We Can Recommend at Very Women’s $1.50 Black Silk Stockings, at $1.15 Black, pure thread silk stockings made with flare top, which is lined with lisle, making it even more durable than double silk top. With high spliced heels and double soles. Main floor, Old Building. Women’s $1.25 Black Silk store. Stockings, at $1 . Similar to the above, but not quite as tine. Lisle-lined tops and cotton soles, heels and toes. Main floor, Old Building. Women’s Black Silk Stockings at 65c, Good $1 Quality Pure silk, self-clocked. And with silk boot, embroidered self in handsome patterns. Subway floor, Old Building. Women’s Black Cotton Stockings, at 25c Similar to our 50c stockings, but with hemmed instead of double tops. Imported medium weight black cotton, with high spliced heels, double soles and spliced selvage. 1200 pairs. Subway floor, Old Building. CHRISTMAS BOXES if desired Please remember that the lots are not unlimited, and Christmas buying will soon break the ranks of sizes. 600 Pieces of Hemstitched One-Third Below Regular Prices work— - in. 4 in., $1. BOx80 ifivend LExeh i; ¢ First floor, Old Building. It Costs but $6.75 to Give a Woman A Raincoat that Otherwise She Might Try to do Without A mannish raincoat of tan rubberized cloth—“Picadilly” we call the smart double-breasted model, with high storm collar and strapped cuffs. We bought an enormous quantity to secure this low price. ‘Subway Floor, Old Building. A New Dress Might Be Appreciated Quite as Much as Some Less Practical Giit. These at $9.75 Have all seen higher prices, although they are quite as desirable as when they came here earlier in the season. Styles are the newest. Materials are serge, serge combined with silk, or all i ine. ood choice in any woman’s size. $9.75. Wik mesealing, | AVS & iar Floor, Old Building. Every Schoolgirl Should Have One of These Cunning Little Rainproof Capes, Here at $3 Rubberized sateen in blue or red, with hood for the head, i i i id silk. For girls of 6 to 16 years. $3. lined with brent plaid # # Subway Floor, Old Building. Children's White Dresses—Fresh and Pretty Styles Here for Christmas Yoke, Gretchen, Dorothy, Russian and French waist dresses. From baby size up to dresses large enough for little girls of six. Twenty styles to choose from. Infants’ dresses . Sizes 2 to 6 are 50c to $5. are abe ta RS). mgt Subway floor, Old Building, The Special Shoes for Women at $1.90 and $2.40 are Still Here in Fair Size Assortment ‘These are a purchase of trade-marked shoes made to sell for $3.50 and $4. Kidskin, patent leather, suede and cravenctted cloth. Styles right for immediate wear. Subway floor, Old Building. The Wanamaker Dollar Fountain Pen One of New York’s Standard Gifts A.guaranteed fountain pen with point of 14-karat gold and barrel of hard rubber, plain, chased or handsomely ornamented with sterling silver filigree, filled-gold or mother of pearl. A number of sizes including pens that can be carried in milady’s purse. $1, Subway floor, Old Building. Formerly A. T. Stewart & Co, Men’s 75c Cashmere Socks at 35c Fine, soft weave German cashmere in tan, wine, cadet, purple or green with self or colored side clocks. Men’s Silk-Plated Socks, at 25c Would Be Good at 35c Pair Stamped “pure silk” and probably sold for such in many stores. Fine and seamless— will outwear pure silk socks sold at low prices, Black, tan, gray, purple, or navy. With strongly reinforced heels and tce;. Main floor, Broadway corner of Eighth street. JapaneseLinens Suitable for pillow shams, tea cloths, bureau and sideboard covers. Three designs, hemstitched drawn- 36x36 in. and 18x72 in., $1.25. up the fire place. Short Stories of Economical and Seasonable Interest From the Store on JOHN WANAMAKER Low Special Prices Men’s $1 Silk-Plated Socks, at 50c Medium-weight, in gray, purple, tan, cadet and navy blue, green or colored vertical stripes. Not all sizes in each color, but all sizes in the lot. We found.them on sale at $1 in at least one other New York Christmas Victrola Offer We will put a $200 VIC- TROLA in your home and play it for you without asking you to buy a single record, without paying a cent, or incurring any ob- ligation whatever. Then, if you like it, we will sell you the $200 VICTROLA on monthly payments of $10 each, without interest or extras—and give you your choice of the largest stock of new, unmarred instru- ments in New York. We will deliver it to your home free of charge, any- where, upon receipt of the first payment. Victrola Salons, First Gallery, New Bldg. wine color, with self- Main floor, New Building. Main floor, New Building. Let the Yule Log Blaze Here Are the Fire Place Fixings! One entire aisle of our Housewares Store—a block long (Eighth to Ninth strect) is given over to fire place fixings. from $1.20 for a pair in black iron to $90 for a hi pair—and most all prices in between. Tp eenreoe ee Andirons, Fenders, from $7 to $25 (in brass), lower prices for iron. Fire Sets, from $3 in black to $25 in fea ‘ Bellows, from 45c to $16. Fire Screens, from $2 in black to $42 in brass. Woodboxes, from $8 to $30—these come from France, England and America. What's a better way to receive Housewares Store, Subway floor, New Building. the Subway Floor Thousands of Our 25c Neckties For Men and Boys are Going Out in Christmas Boxes An attractive gift, where one wishes to spend but little. Four- in-hand ties of plain and fancy pattern, or knitted. Men’s blanket bath robes at $2.75 are another holiday favorite. Subway floor, Old Building. Any Little Girl Will Like One of These Caracal Cloth Coats For Christmas. $4.75 Made to our order and wonderfully good for the price. Silky black caracal cloth, with roll collar and double cuffs, fancy buttons. Sizes 6 to 14. Subway floor, Old Building. Books of Standard Authors— Sets at Special Prices—Such as Poe’s works, 10 volumes, bound in half leather, pocket size, at $2.25. Gibbon’s Roman Empire, 6 vols., 54 leather, $5.50; Kipling’s works, 10 vols., °; leather, $7; Hugo's Les Miserables, 5 vols., cloth, $2.50; 14 leather, $3.50; Shakespeare's works, 20 vols., large type, cloth, $7; °; leather, $12.50, and many others. Especially good juvenile books at 15c, that we may not be able to duplicate if you wait much longer. Subway floor, Old Building. The Polo Coat Makes a Hit with the Boys Long, loose and belted-—just the coat women are wearing, although originally a man’s garment. These for boys are lined with flannel and have bone buttons. Of blue, tan and brown polo cloth, For little boys only—3 to 7 years. Why not hang one on the Christmas tree? $5.50, Subway floor, Old Building. Perhaps Your Boy Would Prefer A Reefer—Al! Wool Chinchilla, at $5 Blue or gray, with warm flannel lining and collar of black velvet. Chinchilla is so much in demand this year that coats of this grade at $5 are exceptional. For boys of 3 to 12. Subway floor, Old Building Our Poinsettia Holiday Box of Stationery, Handsomest We Have Seen at 25 Cents Fifty sheets of excellent note paper and fifty envelopes in a big impressive box, handsomely decorated with the richly colored poinsettia. A gift that will please, Household Stationery Section, Subway floor, Old Building. Broadway, Fourth Avenue, Eighth to Tenth Street Germany, Santa {Claus than to fix THE BVENING WUKLD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7 3,800 Long-Lost Civil War Photographs New and fascinating, The le Pages carry the new nattonal Art and History in One cc.) For a Few Cents a Day it even oy ara —If You Are Prompt from the just-diseovered old Civil War photographs, These are xo arranwed We have found a genuine art-work that is also a standard history! It’s just out. 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