New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16
Bv SAMUEL HOPKINS ADAMS.

By these signs in the show-wndow know them'
Startling clearance offers selling out and last few days
pacads with astonishing reductions attached oncha oft
propositions in print radical reductions claims of
raordary values standard ademarked articles marked down
10 abnornally low levels and general any offer which
epugnant the second thought it attractive to
the eye Where you these lures crowded close in shop
window Sop Look Istenl before you buy For these the
outward and visible signs of the hlock And the hock
store still exists ourishe throughout New York City just
if there were not honest advertising law the books
and District Attorney office who has publicly promised to
enforce it
Under three different specimen of this kind OF
adjustment has been doing apparently uninterrupted business
ia Broadway When complaints about first began into
Tribune Bureau of Investigations known Hickey
Later under the of Kelly found doing window bait
business and informed by rghteousy indignant
that needn't there and try the business the
povocaon being that had insisted getting pair of gloves
of the kind and the specified the window did get
them AT the present writing the title has drcd still
the actual (Which Kashe and appears
as "Kashs Shop The photograph of the window herewith
exhibits the remarkable bargains be had the place
you get them. Usually can't Moreover unless pressed
the people won't live the vndoes and pretend that
you
Tribune representatives shopping there had
upon getting hreedoar pajamas for 80 the window
offer being 81 90 and 90 SILK and Linen and Meerzed Mill
tary Style Pajamas89c Upon learning what they seeking
the salesman brought OF quite an
What's the value of this par? asked of the
pointing to d garment
That's really worth $l.39."
And this?
One fifty value
Not good enough Where your three dollar values for
50 cents?
Any of value for SO declared the sales.
man, Extensively.
But you offer So values in your window
Discouraged by such pesen pertnacy the clerk rummaged
further and forth white of ordinary, cheap
which he introduced bully three dollar value the best in
this lot
What's the matcrial2"
silk and linen. guaranteed; and three dollar value
Well the unfortunate clerk had make the sale some way
suppose though driven the point of lying The paamas
are not silk They linen. They worth So nor
S. nor OIL though they might retail
AT 80 cents, however they show fair profit
Shirts the object of search. According to the
disciple Anana who had dressed the window So 90
heavy silk crepe de Chine shirts be had $2S5
bought 1t crepe de Chine 1t warp silk
filing AT reputable should retail 81 So Therefore
instead of being marked down several dollars marked up
some cents neghboring Pure Tub Silk shirt under ~
Off sign specifying values of s. so and So co. might have
worth the lesser figure had been all tub silk even though
silk Of very cheap grade) but unhappy the supply had
short the manufacturers hands and he fan after
etng the bosom and cuffs make the Of the garment
printed This crosbrecding of species phenomenon
of oprced stock and found the $3.50
and $4 varieties.
Other interesting purchases Mr. Kalh's fakery were:
silk and linen union which neither silk linen
belt from beneath sign IS & 5 90 Belts SIC. which
really Is belt marked 81 S 90 Sea Isl
and Balbrggan undershrt which ordinary babriggan
marked from 3 81 pure silk neckwca which
silk with filling of ordinary cotton
The visit ended with fiat refusal the part of the sales
to sell Janeway price displayed in the win
dowsl95 At first he denied any such article was in stock
Brought line with the window he took refuge in H. Mo. n
i "a misprnt
At Hickey store, 739 Sixth Avenue the same practice
prevails Here the purchasers found additional egi,ma,.
Practice An alcotton sweater sold to them for
some twenty cent above It's normal price Seconds were
pamed of them what falsely purportcd to be Sea Island