New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-21

again finally succeeded In getting the
M told to whistle for the shoes
Herewith another if less fragrant example of Voge dis
courtesy as experienced by Mr. Clifford l. Terry OF Brooklyn
and detailed in letter o this oHice
like to dress particular, especially about the
wear suited best at Voges boot shop
in Nassau Street They leather shoe that sells
for ST. which good price for any shoe but wears well
stopped that Saturday and was trhe hader 10 III
than had The salesman became very much
put would take the first pair of shoes that
decided should be mine lie said that they were the same SIZE
wearing and showed me all sorts OF figures inSiae
the shoe TO prove IT, offensive and he left me
70 wait on two or three others Finally he brought
pair only shop worn but were not mates
don't forget the price wanted He denied that hey
were not they not shop worn because
they that they didn't have time to become
shop worn left put own shoes
That the Noge statesmen unreliable as they are dis
courteous (he qualities usually together in craftsmanship
by the way) suggested the experience MIR F. X kearney
of Brooklyn:
90 purebased pair of shoes vogep 81 Nassau Street
which cost me five dollars $500 While purchasing same no
teed small inpercion in the leather called the saesmans
attention he assured me that had any trouble
with the gladly take them back On Saturday lthe
following for about twelve hours and noticed
that they had places brought the shoes back on
Tuesday TO the manager said he would asked him
to what would the shoes but he would not give me
satisfaction then took the matter up win MI Noge ou' nc
would talk"
Spbinx like incommuncabily appears DO Vogcls
refuge in case of One complainant Mr. l. Lowen'tein
whose pair 81 Coward shoes left to be sent home had been
lost by the Vog store after vainy trying get settlement
finally secured for Vog himself but that asute gen
eman refused to accept and date Mr. Lowensten
out his shoes Voges manager did after several interviews
offer replace with S. pair of shoes but when the loser
called for them he insungy informed that he could call
after 3 p M if he wanted the shoes
Had he taken the Voge shoes they would have proved very
DOOR substitute Coward shoes the OF Mr. John
D Hines is any criterion. Mr.. Hines writes
bought a pair o above and after wearing
returned them account of the heel botherng me
The stitching tight and left ridge in the back OF
hammered it down. and in stretching the Shoe the
leather split informed only scratch wore the
shoes again but and returned them again
This take Of them asked him
if could change paid the the shoes but he
informed the question, the toe OF the sole
was worn After fixing the shoes bad as ever
/ that the shoes defective when purchased
them"
Other and similar instances file in The tribune Bureau
of Investigations Reports of several of the
to Mr. Voge and he invited make comment which he
undenably within his rights AS complaints continued to come
in Tribune Bureau representative called Mr. Noge about
the matter Mr. Voge unfegnedy amused He said that
Tribune might publish what pleased about his business it
would all be good advertising for him. and he didn't intend to
explain anything The Tribune Here also he within his
rights What The Tribune did infringement
those rights proceeded look Mr. Voges business at
first hand by becoming a patron of his store.
When The Bureau of Investigations purchasers called there
was a pacard in the window: