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


na,.nc. Of the New York public For Mr. Vogel carries on his
trade at his risk under the old motto OF CAVEAl
EMPTOR He isn't quite Finkeen- Willard or fhip Aoer-
bu, he prac,es of the tricks of the tribe including
guarantees which nde down almost nothing when put to the
, refusal to make good misrepesened articles and in one
instance at least windowb batting.
To outward view Vogs to be rather high grace
sbop The shovvindos dressed with quite good taste
Their. Is an absence of loud and ganh bargain pacads The
appeal intelligent and discerning class OF trade Ana 1t
I. this class which, a considerable extent Voge gets Whether
he keen, is greatly be doubted view of his peculiar attitude
toward dissatisfied patrons
For several months The Tribune Bureau of Investigations has
been getting letters Of comp ant about Voge shoes and Vose
methods of which the following examples:
little experience buying pair of shoes went to
E yogel 81 buy pair of $ shoes that ne
adverd told the salesman to show me a pair OF s. SHOES
and h. told me that he could give Cordovan shoes
for So they few pairs left in small sizes told MN 10
show me both he advised to take the
s6 shoe as they recently reduced from S. He asked me
what size wore told him ID and he gave me pair of 50
shoes to Try that they size tired them on
and thew were little tight assured that account OF
the leather being they would up in few days wore
them his advice, on the shoes and went nome Ne"
day wore them again could hardly walk and they were en-
rely too small shoemaker and he said that
hey size smaller than wore again went TO 'ose'
d sw the salesman who sold told him that
he gave me a Cd of ID but he did not remember me-
and told did not the shoes he would exchange
them but reminded purchase and his advice gwen me
few DAYS previous that all he could do for me was
TO stretch them be stretched and called a few days
later but 0 they still too small told the
salesman that they still small and he said he could do nothing
form as wore
them think my and the Yog method of doing business
Sell the goods and let the do the worrying seems
10 have been the Vog principle this also that described
as follows by another disguised patron:
bought a pair of shoes voge & Co, "a Nassau
Stree. for which | paid these times small
price TO pay for At the time, though guarantee was
given supposed them least fit for the purpose for which they
were intended ordinary, normal wore the shoes just
four times to recollection and establishment
found actually falling apart The heel and sole OF
the right hung the upper by sheer miracle
indignant, brought back the shoes 10 t. Foge 90
and requested authority Upon speaking to him.
he request for exchange and implied that
was absolutely honest demands Upon my nstenee
that bought only short while ago he grew en-
yaged and threatened to have me thrown
entirely persistent and that he had no
You will appreciate of course that such
depletion Of my would napacate my further wear
ing the principle of the matter is what drives me to
write this to l. D. SPOONEK
For combination Of unfaness, dcouesy and that spirit
which heard pcuresquey profaney described as goto-
holiness the experience related by Mr. Max Schwartz Brook
lynte would be hard beat Mr. Schwartzs difficulties with
Voge began when he purchased pair OF Cordovan shoes and
left the pair which he had been wearing for repairs $ZoO
in for the work The shoes lost possibly in Voge
fire. although they promised for delivery two weeks
before the FIRE MIR Schwartz subsequent with Vogel
lead him that gentleman shoe dealer whose business
methods are extremely queer.
He personally [contnues Mr. Schwartz his The
Tribune Bureau Investigations refused the money,
shoes courtesy anything lost his
enough asking him for of
havew him letters and received reply.
called m eight times, only told o a days
everything would be adjusted satisfaction On last
call by clerk who had represented himself the
poprieors son. denied only asked why
told I'd nothing
advise doing In this I've
patient trying TO do
better of both shoes money.
have | comeback I'm willing spend bit teach him
The Tribune Bureau Of Investigations knowing from former
experience that Voge hardshe neconcabe matters
of fair adjustment Mr. Schwartz regreuy explaining
70 be of service Thereupon the complainant
more effort And be down here to his credit there
more men with his patient determination decent treatment
from bad stores the public would be better served He the
,f who is public benefacto and little enough thanks
for it) AS to his final visit he writes:
In reference to claim against Voge, lncu would beg
state Saturday and after
reception asked TO return later In the day the