The evening world. Newspaper, July 29, 1913, Page 12

HOW STOCK FORGER DODGED A SLEUT WAT FOR HIM Time Lost in Seeking a Tele- graph Office Gives Swin- dler a Chance, | = BROKERS OUT $100,000. Certificates for Thousands of | North Star Shares Tifa Counterfeit. Deputy Police Commissioner Dough- @tty received a report to-day from De- tective August Mayer of the First Dis- (Wlet concerning the escape yesterday of @ forger who has cleaned accord- tag to Wall street report, a sum est!- ‘Mated at from $50,000 to $100,000 by sell- "ing curb brokers forged stock certifi cates of the Tonopah North Star Mining ;Compeny. The story of the escape of the forger as it came from Wall street @ources embraced the charge that two Central OMce detectives allowed the @windler to slip through their Angers. | Avcording to Commissioner Dough- erty, the firat inti: came in the form .0f-@ telephone message at 11.30 o'clock yeetérday to the Detective Bureau of the First District from Weir & Co, ibrokers, at No. 25 Broad street. De- Nective Mayer was sent to Investigate. 4. C. Welr of the firm told him that Harvey A. Willis of No. Broadway, @ broker, had bought « forged certifi- cate of Tonopah North Star stock, and “that the man who had sold the certin- cate Was to call for his money at any time between noon and 3 o'clock. deyer wont to the office of Willis to wait for the swindler and make an arrest. The man wanted, according to Willis, had given the name of KE. G. + Marich, At 1.8 o'clock, Mayer says in his re- Wort, Willis was called up by Arthur | Merklein, @ private detective of No. 6 » who had been working on the case. Merklein sald the swindler would call for a telegram at a Mice at Broadway and 8p: hurried to Broad. | treet, but found no Morabers of firms which are reported | to bave been victimised by the forger @tated to-day that thur losses were I The stock transfer office of | ih North Star is in San Fran and a statement from the presi-| dont of the company was expected in ‘Wall street this afterage. PERSONAL SIDE Knute Nelson Sees Chance for gestion From Senator Smi the Colored Porters, (Special From a Staff Correspodent of ‘The Bvening World.) WASHINGTON, D. C, July 2.--Sen- ators were solemnly debating tariff | duties and the discussion drifted to but- ter and oleomargarine, ‘Something wrong with the price of butter,” clared Senatcr Smith of South Carolina. “It haa risen to a point almost pro- hivitive to the common people. 1 can take cottonseed meal and cottonseed hulls and feed them to a cow and milk her and then churn the product of © tonseed diet and make butter. Hut if T can find a process by which I can run the name cottoneved ingredients through & machine instead of running them through @ cow, why should I not be allowed to do it, if it can be done cheaper?” “The Senator evidently wante an auto- matic, self-churning, patent-applled-for cow,” remarked Farmer Knute Nelson of Minnesota. “Here is a chance for the Breat American inventor.” “Jim Ham" Lewis and Champ Clark | happened to meet In the Union Station. A colored porter grabbed their baggnge. Lewin lagged behind and in democratic familiarity said to the porter: Do you know who that gentleman ah, I knows him, Da rk, and a mighty fine gen’ . I knows who you am, too.” replied the Senavor from Tile flattered an a newly arrived “Indeed,” . yes, aah; we boys all know you. ‘We was just talking about you the other day.” “That wan very kind; and what wi RAILROAD ARBITRATORS NAMED BY EMPLOYERS Hearings to Begin Sept. 15 and De- cision on Wage Scale Will Take Effect Oct. 1. Chairman Bile! Lee of the Confer. ence Committee of Managers announced this afternoon that \ v. Atterbury, Vice-President of the road, and A, H. Smith, the New York Cent ‘way Conductors and the Brotherhovd of Raliroad Treinmen. Lucius FE. Bhappard of Cedar Rapids, Ia., senor Vice-President of the ductors, and Daniel L. Chase of C land, O., editor of the Railway Train- man, the official publication of the trainmen, were named Saturday as the arbitrators for the 100/000 men on the Ines east of the Missiauipp! River and north of the Potomac. The chosen ar- ditrators will select 4wo more. It has been tentatively agreed between the managers and the employees that tration will begin here on Sept. 15, t der the Newlands law the hearings must be concluded within thirty work- ing days and an award be made within forty-five days. The new wage scale fixed by the arbitrators will be tive Oct, 1, no matter when the a Tonopah North Star .4a been a fa- jock on the curd Teported bonanza ss the mine degan to boost pi tions had kiting, and ‘ 8 Peper were made by dei in it as i ‘Seared to par. It stood on the list ‘ '¥ at 97 bid, 0 asked. IGURE $100,000 AS FORGER’S RROFITS. @. ©. Weir of the brokerage frm said that investigation had shown 00 certificates had eon forged and about $17,000 in cer- tifentes of from $100 to $1, ealé the certificat We widely thet brokers generally esti- that they had been wo: the counterfeiters for as 68, although his own esti @bout half that eum. He said be Moved the game had been worked as ‘wall tn Chicago as in New York, Among the firms besid his own certificates have @hanged hands so often that they bear the indorsements of various firms, and late buyers have recourse to t! a EQRGERS BELIEVE SHARES WILL NO’ RECORDE Baruch & of No, 1 Broad wtreet, who have deen leading in the figh. to ;Precure contro) of Tonopah North Star, declared to-day that there were not more than 25,000 of the forged $1 shares of tence, and b the they would ever to have the books of the return to San Francia transfers recorded in the Sorporation. According to members of the firm, these 25,00 shares are equally divided between certificates that have been raised from $100 to 41,000 and entirely forged ites, 000 shares of thie wo being forged, “An immense amount of this stock is traded in dally, and there ave fe tual shares in the marke! mult, the certificctes pas ha: tually sent to be recorded. The forged North Star ts capitalized a: shares being of $1 par ue. We do not bell custome! is handed down. pda hen PCB TELEPHONES FOR SUBWAY. clared to-di significance to the talk with Pubiic stoners Edward E. McCall and Milo ft Maltbie of New York. The Commin- sioners, according to the Executive, were motoring through thia section of the State and merely made a “social cal” The Commissioners Informed him, the Governor sald, that they had arranged with the city authorities and railroad companies so that the work of eliminat- ing grade crossings in Kings County could be begun immediately without legislative action until next year, He also declared that the First District Public Service Commission had decided to permit the installation of telephone booths In the w York subway sta- ,| Hons and that the legisiation needed to perfect some technival details in the matter would be held in al ‘° next year's regular session of the L lature, Logis Drops Dea New Munic®pal On the twen new Municipal Bulliing to-day Fred Frank, an tronworkr, putting cast steel facings in an elevator shaft, sald to his fellow workers, “Boys, I'm sick.” He sank to the floor, cying a few min- utes later. It was @ case of heart disease, Frank wa He lived at No. | Brooklyn, forty years old, 28 Cornelia street, We make no bones about it —We are after your patronage; | we give you honest values, | intelligent service and a GUARANTEE of absolute Satisfaction, Harris Glasses cost $2.00 or more, depending upon the qual- ity of the frame you select and the kind of lenses your eyes require. Cpricod Btouse oh ‘@ny reason to fear that J sey petenns Ore termes. but taken, of brokers ond feces New York: 54 East @8rd St. | £7 Went 34th St. 64 West 1@6th St. Columbus A 70 Ni St. Bklys: 480 Fulton St, and 1000 B'way Nework: 607 Broad Bt., ar. de-| the first hearing by the Board of Arbi- | Habde& Co. 2 OF WASHINGTON the American Inventor in a Sug- ith—Why Lewis Is Admired by you saying?” inquired Lewls, throwing out his chest with pride and holding up | Speaker Clark to hear the commenda- | ton | "We wae just a-sayin’ that Mistah Lewis wore the all-fredest sportinest clothes of any man In Conrress. Oh, | yes, sah; we all knowa you, Mistah lewis, Never could forget you, sah." ' Bristow of Kansas js the worst nagger In the Senate, His rasping votce, ag kreswive manner and sharp features get [on the nerves of the ponderous members, Varticularly did the Kansan rasp the sensibilities of Reed of Missouri, who drawied in reply: “If the Senator's vo- ciferous voice and tragic attitude could onty be preserved by graphophone and camera and exposed to the citizens of Kansas, they might appreciate him out there, But when here in the Senate he lifts hin voice to so high @ pitch and pours It forth in such resistiess volume, 1 am reminded of what the old prophet fald to the priests of Baal; ‘Lift up your | voices and cry aloud, Your gods are afar off. About a ir off Kat they would seem to be In this 5 | Democratic members of the House | Banking and Currency Committee, who have been fighting like the Balkan allies, were solemnly sworn to aecrecy to-day, Not one word of thelr proceedings must be divulged to any man, not even to the; President. Whereat there was much! merriment and chafing from fellow | Congressmen, “Just as soon as the doors are opened," sald Taylor of Colo- jrado to #everal committeemen, “It will |be a foot race between you fellows to the new: offices to see whioh can tell his story first and his name | in the papers most, I'l) you lower | the short dash sprinting record before | the week Ix over," ! | 35 Dosrs | roxranteee 12 Noon on | Sizes 1 to 6 Value $4.00 and $5 an Investijated—Was Alone at Home. | MAY BE CASE OF MURDER NOT APOPLEXY THINKS BROOKLYN CORONER Orders Death of Aged Wom- THE EVENING WORLD, TURSDAY, JULY 99, 1918. wer violently protested and for @ ume was hysterical. “WILSON SAYS IT ALL!” © The German Ambassador to the United States, Count J. H. von Bernsterff, sailed for home to-day on the Kronprins Wilhelm of the North German-Lioyd line, tle returned to this country six Weeks ago after a stay In Germany of only one week. He said then that he wovld remain at Washington until the tariff situation In Congress was settled. the United States and Mexico, the Am- batsador threw up his hands and laughed, “Has not Ambassador Wilson talked suMcientiy about Mexico se that no other diplomat needs to way anything?” Asked regarding the friction between | BRIDE, GROOM AND GUESTS STRICKEN AFTER WEDDING Supposed Contracted at Mar- riage Feast in Philadelphia. = | Mal to The Evening World.) PHIA, July 29.—Almost a! score of guests who attended the wed- ding of Miss Elizabeth Burt of No. 120 | South Fifty-second street and Jack | Winchell of New York are suffering) | from a malignant form of typhoid fever, together with the newly married couple, Score Victims of ‘yphoid Fever] ' | TIstand avenue and whose death was at CASTORIA The Kind You Have CASTORIA Lord & Taylor Founded 1826. The Store Opens at 9 A. M. Men’s Low Shoes Annual Midsummer Clearing Sale Comprising Tan and Black Calf, Patent Leather, and White Canvas withRubber Soles. $2.9 —Value $5.00 All other Low Shoes in our regular stock Values $6.00 to $8.00 Boys’ Oxfords 00 Broadway & 20th St.; 5th Ave.; 19th St, Coroner Rooney of Brooklyn to-day, he ordered police inquiry into the death) of aged Mra, Susan Lee, whose body was found last night lying in the halle way of her home at No. 600 Coney first ascribed by Dr, Koilsch of K County Hospital to an attack of apo- plexyr It was an undertaker, called in by relatives of the dead woman, whe first found evidences that may point to murder, Mra. Lee had been living alone since her husband went to Waltham, last Wednesday to visit hin son. Last night some men in a nearby marrage called the attention of Policeman Ma- loney of the Parkville station to the fact that Mra. Lee had not been seen about her home for reveral days. The ed ntrance Into the | upon the woman's body, | mbulance surgeon said she had been dead since last Friday When the undertaker came ne found that a window In the rea he house had be forced and he also discovered a knotted towel, such as might been used to strangle the defen: woman, lying in the kitchen, were marks about the throat that might bear out the theory of murder. | When the coroner to-day ordered | the removal of the body to the morgue. Mra, Lucy Vroom, of West Brighton, | 8. 1, a sister of the 4 woman, | ! | \ \ For Infants and Children. Always Bought For Over Thirty Years Closes at 5.30 P. M, Saturdays $3.95 $1.95 asked. A. T. Stewart & Co who are iil at Brunewick, Me All those afflicted were stricken almost’ simultaneously and Bureau of Health officials believe the disease was con- tracted through eating either water- meton -or ice cream poisoned by bac- Winchell was married June %. The ceremony wa tended by about sixty guests, who partook of the wed- ding breakf: Two weeks later the first can ity of thor cations. The fever appeared in such nerlout m that it has been Impossible to move any of t tents, many of whom are summering on the Maine coast. —_—__——___ Higher Price for Trimming Damps It was announced to-day that the Street Cleaning Depagtment had accept: oh Dh [frauds Se . ss of the bid of James W. E. Clark of We 92 East Seventh-seventh street for the Privilege of “trimming” refuse on the ciw dumps. Heretofore the city has feceived about 900 @ week from this source. Mr, Clark's bid was $1,001.21 a week. It will put over $72,600 a year in the pension fund of the Street Cleaning Department. ———— Dr. MeQairk « Domestic Pretate. The Rev, Dr, John McQuirk, rethr St. Paul's Roman Catholic Chur: .e Hundred and Se Rev. ehold of Pope Plus t of Father MeQuirs with bls duties tn cite \ ‘roadway, Fourth Ave., highth to Tenth Street “CLEARING TO-MORROW AND. THURSDAY” This is not the uncertain, unsate weather prediction but the true and exact statement that | before we ‘‘write up’’ our stock books for August first (and of the six months period) we shalt» by offering it at a price much below the original figures. This includes our regular merchandise and special purchases—all dante Z Clear Everything Possible at new lower prices beginning tomorrow (Wednesday.) Many Things at Half the Usual \ It will be a two days’ sale only—Wednesdsy and Thursday—but it will be # sale long remembered by those taking ade vantage of it Both buildings are included—and nearly every branch of the business. 350 House Dresses $3.75. Were $4.50 to $6.75 $4.75, Were $6.75 to $10 Wind-up of some of our prettiest Lingerie dresses with heavy house dresses, aces ji ; White batiste, hematitched and Wte crepe prettily trirames trimmed with footing and with recess SRE WRG Teees a Soreeed Wess Ree ORT Zach style excellent for house Flos cred voile with washable | of garden wear. wel, Mostly all ary fairly fresh, but Striped white muslin with leath- | not every style ineach size, er belt. * Third floor, Old Building. $15,000 Worth of Silks for $7,500 Exactly half of today’s prices fu: silks, desirable in weave and colur, but of which we happen to have alittle too much in stock. All Silk Chiffon, 48c Yard Originally woven to sell at $2 Yesterday it was selling revined price of 95¢ in our own stock. 42 inches wide. Twenty-five different colors and black. Women’s Long White Kid Gloves 85c, were $1.85 to Fancy Silks, 43c Yard Originally woven to sell at $1.59 and $2 a Yard Printed designs of various kinds and colors. Many on white grounds. 24 to 36 inches wid Ready for gowns, linings and holi- § ne Silk at the work. day ‘otunda, Main fl. Old Bldg. $10,000 Worth of Our Own French, Jewelry for $5,000 now 25c to $7.50 yesterday it was 50c to $15 Exactly half of yesterday's prices for artistic trinkets, because wa have only one or two pieces of a kind. That very fact gives them individuality and preciousness to their future owners. Because we cannot duplicate them, they are only oldments to us to be hurried out as rapidly as possible. Amoag them are hundecds of pretty things, personally chosen by us ia all parts of the world. Jet collars, bandeaux and combs, Pearl collars in mounted with sterling si Many have been amon, Tomorroy, each article wil What a chance to choose gifts at $2.50 ‘This lot also includes long silk gloves, black and cologs, some embroidered . effectively. prices are themselves far below 50c, were $1 to $1.50 Lisle and silk, different len, Moat are broken re ise the styles Ie Psi now $2.56--Are us ca their attractive sl blue, br garnet-—p Parasols, ro; Sunshusley of p! white and nav, Main fluor, Old cular of women. pa But in almost floor, Old Building. All Parasols Must Go $3 Ones Marked $1.75 » Plain and fancy nd Rain Umbrellas, regu- 'y, Suge green and guiarly $§,now Dresd Aigerian Rugs 9 x 12 feet, were #20, new #10, 8x 14 fcet, were 821, now #10.50, hs. them Mt. Gin. x 10 ft. 6 Ox Ot, were $8. yw 94.2, 27 x36 inches, were 40¢, 30 x 36 inches, were 45 30 x 42 inches, were 50¢ . » were 35c, how ¢¥e 30 x 48 inch 3x Sf ‘ere Sc, now Be. 3x 4 feet, were TUc, now 4ft. hin x2 ft. were 600, 400. Hing x 2 ft. Bin, were Hit. Gin. x oft, were 80v, ac Rag Rugs 6x 0 foot, were 43.75, wow BL.B8, 7TH. Gin, x 10 ft. Bi Ox D feet. were 85.05, Ox 12 feet, were 87, now 83.5 retty ws fades of $2.50— lack and Extraordinary WOMEN’S CLOTHES Short Fancy Coats, Long Silk Coats. Tailored Suits of Wool, Cotton or Linen, Dresses of Newest Eponge and Various Bathing Suits Affected Every Price is New and Very Much Less Than Today’s Markings—Majority Half Price or Less At this writiag, we have just finished overlooking every case in the Women's Gray Salons. ‘That would he, we think, to every woman an interesting experience. There are hundreds— even thousands—-of !ovely things made to please the most Rattania Rugs were 47.75, now 83.38. Odd Size Grass Rugs regular, saving. rette and cigar i one set with real stones. untings. jewelry—pins, buckles, aash ly half of today’s pric Main Aisle, Old Bidg. Rugs, Carpets and Linoleums at Half Regular Prices What more need be said about the following offerings than these rugs, carpets and linoleuma have been selling right along for just double wliat the pi And many of the items quoted are from special purchases—which weuns that the present will be tomorrow and Thursday. Oval Rush Rugs 8 x 10 feet, were $3.5 Ox 12 feet, were # i, mow 84.25, now $4.33. 8 x 14 feet, were $10.50, now 85.25. C ther sizes in all qui sufficient in number to warrant advertising, but all at half price. 410 yards of 4-4 pow $1.12!) per yard. 1,000 sample lengths carpet ends, suitable for rugs, cach Outclearing of > case we found some clothes, which, however charming, have stayed here too long. ought to go to new owners immediately. Many groups archeomposed of oddments through which we must ask you to hunt for your size. But as there is almost no end to the style and variety, we believe this will be easy. Many Kinds of Coats, $5.25 (0 $12.50, Were $10.75 to $25 F exqui inating short c ts and more dignificd long coals of te materiale, Silk poplin, brocaded stuffs, fine broad- cloth, novelty tissues—a wonderful cotlection for anybody who needs an od:l wrap for afternoon and evening. White and almost any color. Tomorrow they wil be exactly oneshall o, summer stocks. today’s prices, ‘Taken straight from our own Many cost originally a good deal more than we have quoted. Linen and Other Coats, $4.75 to $7.50, Were $9.50 to $15 Smart linen coats, three-quarter length, finely tailored, Others of woul or broc are two groups: includes this season’ i collection, mostly of silk. Attractive Dresses of Eponge \\ Groups comprising distinguished styles of plain and striped eponge, crepe end other dt cotton eponge, richly lined with silk Bathing Suits novelties, one or two of akind. Repriced $3.73 shop-worn suits—the remnants of an earlier other summer materials. Rose, pink, blue, white, gray and many desirable colors. V-adipeaie esa 1a aes in lcnmeaiiidiienl . eee Were BIS.20 were 827.40 and many others in between—all just one-hais of their « 182 Suits of Linen and Eponge $7.50t0$48. were $10.75 to$59.50 Yesterday: ‘This scaron's latest sty Tailored Suits of Wool Exactly Half of Yesterday's Prics Less than 100 suits, each of which will good woolen suiting is included, and there styles. Wednesday’ rices will be L 1,028 yards of Wilton Velvet Carpet body and border end halls and stairs. Grussels, Axminster, Wiltons, Wilton Vele vets and velvets. price of the goods from 90c to $3.50 per yard. / Intaid and printed short lengths at one-half to one-third end heavy cotton fabries of other detwil high grade. their size in almost a 78, $12.50 and $14.75. Today's prices were $21.75 to 820.50. Originally these Suits were up to $45—gnd considerably more, Second floor, Usually $1.30; now 75c per yard. velvet stair carpet, regularly $8.23; 114 yards long, in tapestry, At 68c each. Linoleums Fourth Gallery, New Building, \ We feel they tomorrow's prices will compare with today's: were B34.0 were 459.0) $17. 525, A ginal value. first style and color 30.09 to 834.59 + Were 62.50 to 849,00 were 850,00 to $59.50 prove a real find, Almost every. are conservative as well as novel q