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lie his limit lie slumped
NO. it amt he admitted But it good deal better
The purchase made But just evidence to the kind
trade Dey does other purchases One
window offer and bought silk and linen shirt
of o-dae style and of full S. 90 value cotton
Were it we'll made might be worth $50 But it not well
made The workmanship and the material skped and
short The true OF hne madras shirt worth fully
ST. which madras all, but printed cotton If it
decenty made which isn't it would be worth about hall
Of the 81 90 value claimed for it,
Persons of sporive finding themselves with
their hands the vicinity of Fulton Street find amusement
Eugene Peyser No. vs. by studying the barns
window offers and then attempting to get goods to match over
the counter The odds last hundred to one
against and no takers The Peyer shop owned by MIR
Nathan W. Rohr Mr. Rohr among those present when
the Tribune investigators called and took lively interest and
eventually share in the proceedings.
Negotiations began with the foowup Of show window bait
line Of shirts worth co. according the window but
sened to the public nominal price Of 8 cents On request
III. salesman sourmng the regard OF his boss spread
out aenabc array of designs upon which he expatiated in
glowing language
What's the value of thcse asked the prospective pu
chaser.
Ninetyhve cents replied the unwary clerk whereat Pro
preto Rohr looked as going make good his name
But want the So. 90 kind shown in the window
Ob these aren't 90 shirts But they fine $ 50 quality
and cheap at 95 cents.
Yes; but want 50. 90 shirt, and nothing else.
Once more he ran his stock Then he turned away and
with proud glad though not wholly unfoced smile or the
proprietary eye upon him. he said
Here you are. A dandy Earl & Wilson So shirt
Are these in the window offer 50 90 values9
They are And dirt cheap at 95 cents
The shirt was bought On PeyseRo appraisal 1t may
be worth co. but according the manufacturers IS very oo
STYLE ORIGINALLY made to sell $50 Still working under
Of his EMPLOYERS regard the clerk then sold silk and
linen shirt Of S. so value which fact artificial SILK and
cotton 81 90 grade solid silk which proved to be silk and
cotton and REFS 81 undersh which OF the regular ID
retail stock.
But it was when the arrived at the subject OF gloves
that Rohr showed itself its velest coors partcu
% ls,o, and Turing sign in the window dealt with handgea
Never Adler Fownes 81 so and $ZOO Gloves at 20 cents
No signs however decorated the glove counter inside most
djscouragng set forth by the salesman o
xver. mated Some dscolored Some were soled ana
shopworn.
Arc anv Of these 50 or 81 90 vaues' asked the Tribune
They are all good 81 so value. That's what we sold EN-
for until this special sale
Not good enough | want the $500 values
More oed and hopwon stock rottcd out and rejected
the salesman pesteny shyng the S. specification until
Rss Robr himself saunred over Under this compuson the
happy clerk Auced about the Of shelf and after several
false brought down box from whioh nc Aaoo pan
of gloves with a flourish
bougbt anywhere Fine Fownc $500 gloves Look EN-
The customer looked them Nowhere did the trade
mark Of Fownes appear But buttons inscribed Benton
Aren't these of second quality?
Here Mr. Rohr invited himself into the conversation Posi-