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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-17
Manhattan.

10TH sTREETVThe Douglas Robinson.
Charles s. Brown Company has sold for the
estate OF Arthur j. Peabody No. IL West 1Oth
street a four story dwelling house. ON lot
20 7xg4 10 feet. 10 a client for occupancy.
JONES STREET PCpc q Bro. have sold for
James a. Lowe 81 North Branch. ". J., No.
6 Jones street six story tenement house, on
lot 25NlOO feet 10 Autonctti Ugasio FOR In
ycStmcnf.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-17

The Baltic arrived Yesterday with
$4,000 gold consigned to the Guaranty
Trust Company.
According TO a Wall street report the
Rock Island railway system is working
out an equipment trust agreement to
cover an issue which will be brought out
next summer Contracts for the equip
nent are also being figured on, and the
deliveries are TO be made about the time
the notes are offered.
A special stockholders' meeting OF the
Nashville. Chattanooga & ct. Louis Rail
way Company will be held in Nashville
on February 12 to ratify an increase In
the company's capital stock TO the amount
Of ss,O0o,ooo. The purpose of the increase
is to retire se,SOo,oo0 Z per cent bonds.
A receiver for the Colorado Midland
Railway Company has been appointed by
the United States District Court Bond
holders arc requested to deposit their first
mortgage 4 per cent ffty-year gold bonds
with the Central Trust Company OF this
city. depository under the protective
agreement dated November 10. 1912. Ger
tifcates of deposits will be issued for all
deposited bonds.
Directors of S w. Straus & Co. have
voted 10 increase the capital stock to ST.
10O.o 900. Simon W. Straus remains presi-
dent Of the company, with ;. J. T. Straus
first vice-president and Lawrence F. Stern
.erord vice president The other officers
awe. levin l.. Straus. secretary; Sidney
n. ,.ah-. treasurer Nicholas Roberts,
manage Of the bond department; Charles
II. Gokler. auditor, and II. B. Matthews.
publicity manager.
The American Brake Shoe and Foundry
Company has applied to the New York
stock Exchange TO list s1,000.OQ0 sddi,,
tional common and Sl,000,000 addluonal
preferred stock.
Z. T. Stotesbury has been elected
director Of the Second and Third Street
Passenger RAILWAY OF Philadelphia TO
succeed the late Alfred E. Moore
In connection with their resignation
from the Chicago Board OF Trade, Farson.
Son & Co say they viii discontinue all
marginal accounts on and after January
]. eliminating all speculative business.
Membership on the New York and chi
cago stock exchanges will be retained.
Ex-Congressman James i. McCleary OF
Minnesota will speak on The Proposals
for Banking Reform and j. HaTsen
Rhoades on "Who Shall Control Our
Financial Destiny at the Finance Forum
of the West Side Young Mems Christian
Association on Wednesday evening. The
presidents Of local banks and other imam
cial leaders have been invited TO be
special guests at this meeting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-17
AlTE RATIONS.
Manhattan,

CITY ISLAND AVE. . cor = Cross st: 70
2i4 sly frame hotel. size irregular: Henry
Thwaite. City Island. owner; Seifert & Webb,
l0i West 42d 81, architects: cost, 500
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-17
PUBLIC UTILITIES.

The Southern Power COMPANY which
serves the great cotton mn district Of the
Carolines, is starting construction or a new
1900 horsepower hydro-electric develop
ment near Charlotte, y. c. Transmission
lines Of the company cover some 3lj miles
Of this territory. OF 420 cotton mills with
an estimated equipment Of 6,0OJ,Oo) spin
dies ard 125 NO looms, the Southern Power
Company supplies current to more than
100 OF them, operating 2.31S.000 spindles and
Il 900 looms. The company has capital
ization OF s15.O0O.00O and owns the Ca
tawba Power Company, which has 6j9.-
600 bonds outstanding. Earnings OF the
Southern company were 81 1863. 100 gross for
twelve months ended September 80, 1912.
with net earnings of $l,3SO,9@ and bal
anCe for the stocks after payment OF fixed
charges OF Sl,0S0,9H The company has
high tension transmission system OF l,oD
miles. and when new plants under con-
struction are completed will have an ag-
gregate of almost 10000 horsepower ca
pacity Of steam and hydro-elecuic DE-
velopment. The company is owned by
j. B. Duke, r. n. Duke, w. G. WNlie'
r II. Wylle. w. s. Lee and associates.
The rapid sale of the 100000 per cent
first and collateral trust bonds OF the
Eastern Texas Traction Company ofereI
by local banking house is an indication
of the favor with which investors loon
upon Texas public utilities The Eas'c'"
Texas Electric Company which con'I''s
the electric lighting and power business
of Port Arthur and Beaumont ana also
does an ice and refriSerating business II
Port Arthur. has net earnings of more
Than three times its fixed charges
Part of the new bond issue Is mace 70
provide funds for the construction oil
connecting line between Port Arthur anu
Beaumont, which are twenty miles dral',
and between them is rich agllcHlIui"l
district Eastern Texas Electric has "
cartaIization of 100000 per cent pre-
ferred, 100000 common and an open
bond issue of which $4,000 OF the pre-
ferred. 81 10000 Of the common STOCK ailu
81 200. 900 of the bonds are issued. OF the
issued preferred stock $4,000 is hsld IN NE
treasury OF the company, and also S4V''-
600 OF the bonds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-17
ITEMS Of WALL STREET
Europe continued the selling movement
I'm the local stock market yesterday Lon
don selling stocks-about $500 shares.
Dividends have been declared as fol-

DlNlQenub nave pbSH
lows:
Ans,o-American Oil Company. an interim
divlGerd Of : shillings a share. The last dlNl-
dend paid July IS. 1872 wss shil'ine' "
share. ...~l,,
North Butte Mining COMPANY. quGteas
dividend OF so cents a share. the same as
Manning. Maxwell e. Moore, regular quaI
terIv Of ~ per cent. payable December - 10
stock Of record OF that date.
Pettihone- Nulliken Company, regular quar-
t.rIy OF IA per cent the first and SECOND
preferred stocks, payable January 10 s'OCA VI
record December Il. ,l
: " Straus e. Co. regular quarterly or ia
per cent on the preferred and ] per cent on
the common stock, payable January 10 10 STOCK
OF record December 81.
Yale < Towne Manufacturing Company
regular quarterly Of ~ per cent; also a
special dividend OF per cent. payable Janu-
airy 2 10 stock OF record December IS.
Continental Box Board Company, regular
quarterly o. per cent and an extra di'ioeho
OF / per cent.
American Seeding Machine COMPANY regular
quarterly OF Y per cent on the preferred ana
per cent on the common stock, payaole Jahu-
ay Is 10 stock of record December 81.
New Orleans Railway and Light company
y OF ! per cent on the common and quar-
terly OF IL per cent on the preferred STOCK
both payable December 81. Books close De-
cember 10 and reopen January 2
Chicago CITY Railway Company regular
quarterly OF 2i2 per cent and an extra dividend
Of per cent. payable December 80. Books
close December rs and reopen December "A.
De Beers Consolidated Mines Company. fur
Their dividend OF - per cent on the deferred
shares.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-17
RECORDED MORTGAGES.
with name and address Of grantee ana at
torney)
Interest per cent unless otherwise stated.
Manhattan.

AMSTERDAM AVE. 1865. = n 6xl0o:
Joseph Garnnkel to Joseph II Schwartz. 900
Avenue 81 John; Dec II. . yrs. per cent
81 200: attorneys Krakower & Peters 800
Broadway
COLUMBUS AVE cor Iith 81, ON 1O2 .
Mary " Watts To German Savings Bank 1871
Attn ave: Dec IS. yrs. AZ per cent; $4,000;
attorneys, Amend e. Amend l19 Nassau ST.
GOERCK ST, 1871. 25.9Xl00: Mayer Singer 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-17
CURB ECHOES.

During it's corporate existence or four
years the Hedley Cold Mining Company
has declared dividends TO the extent Of
- per cent During this period there has
been a distribution OF $4,000 TO its stock
holders
The chief mineral product of Arizona
IS copper, in the amount of which, &C
cording 10 the United States Geological
Survey. the new state ranks first among
the United States. 1t ranks sixth in the
production OF silver and seventh in the
production of gold. These three metals
constitute IS per cent Of the total prodnc-
ton Of the state, which amounts TO 49,
4S3 .9l2 in 1910 and H.lO4.7Sl in 1911. The
value Of the copper product alone repre-
sents Sc per cent Of the total output
The workings of the TOnopah Midway,
it is said. have again opened mp ore below
the 525-foot level and a shipment OF 10
tons was made TO the Belmont mill.
II is reported from Goldheld. Ney., that
the Tramp Consolidated. Denver Bulfrog
Annex and Bullfrog Sunset companies in
the Bullfrog district have merged under
the name Of the Sunset Mining and De
velopment Company, with capital Ct
So 10000
Ia a report received from the oil fields
Of VI eXico. dated December Il. well
No. % is now down LILO feet, well No. 80
sl9 feet, and the production for the week
$500 barrels. The situation is very salts
factory and the outlook is encoura cing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-17
FIFTH AVE. STORE FOR AUTO CONCERN
French Manufacturers Lease Space in the Twelve Story Build
ina at the Southeast Corner of 56th Street
INVESTOR BUYS NEAR NEW CIVIC CENTRE-OTHER SA
RECORDED LEASES.

prior mtg Of $1,000. TO Oliver r. Davis FOR a
rILnnt. Tor st..ll.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-17
BOND DOTS.

Notwithstanding the recent decline in
the prices OF bonds, present indications
point TO a developing underlying demand
for high yield securities and also for the
old-fashioned high grade first mortgage
bonds when offered at current low levels.
specific case in point indicative Of this
demand is the fact that the first and sec
ond mortgage bonds maturing January /
and March ! next OF the Canada Southern
Railway Company are now selling at a
premium Of about one-quarter per cent
The holders OF these short term bonds
now have an opportunity Of exchanging
their holdings for the new issue Of the
companys consolidated ffty-year ire
deemable o per cent bonds, which. after
March /. 1913. will be first mortgage on
practically the entire property Of the
company. Through this conversion offer
these per cent bonds. secured by direct
first mortgage on important railway lines
extending from Buffalo to Detroit. are
being offered on a basis TO yield about
40 per cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-17
In HE AuCTlON MARKET.
The following sales were recorded 4
the auction rooms yesterday:
At No II Vesey street:

By Joseph T.. Day.
S5TH ST. AS 40 East Ave- \. FOX
~ sty tcnmt and stores and ] sly store;
Eva Geib agt @ " Bahm ct al: Chns Brandt
ir. atty; q Mas. ref; PARTITION. adorned
10 December ~
G6TH sT. I53 West. ,. Co.'s It OF
Broadway 3OaylO04 . sty tenmt, Charles
Wynpc agt Nathan Never 81 Pl. Stoddard g.
NJ attys: 4 j 1ancy. ref; due. -. 201 81 /.
taxes. etc. STi6 -: adjourned 10 Dec -.
At No. 320S Third avenue;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-17
At No. 1908 Third avenue:


BARNES AVE. G. o.. - n 70 o. 23ptli ST. .Os
100. g A Realty 90 aEt Edw Maliphant ct
al; Ffankenthslcr a. X, attys: II NJ Stevenson,
ref; due, s., l3G 80. taxes, etc, so 80; sub 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-17
SATISFIED MORTGAGES.
Manhattan.

CWlth nam. and address OF lenders at
tOruey)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-17
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE OR TO LIT
BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN.

SEE DAHL's FAMILY HOUSES
before buying elsewhere. Two 20 De sol,
Located at East 18th 81. and ave. j. se,,
large rooms bath: all improvements stean
heat. electric light. parquet flooring. r ~
$3.50, 81 900 cash. - minutes from i is,N
Row by Brighton Beach - 20 Ave. j. fi i
erty POO II. from station. owner on premise.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-17

Miller & Co. are Offering 20 investors
United States Telephone Company first
mortgage per cent gold bonds. due Jan
uary J, 1915, price s93. and interest, yield
Ing per cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-17

f. r. Nicholas, city auditor of Circle
Vile, Pickaway County, Ohio, will receive
proposals until noon, December ~. for
1850 AZ per cent coupon Fire Department
Improvement bonds, denomination $3.50.
dated September 1. 1912. and due $500 semi
annually from March l, 1914, to March /,
1923. inclusive. Accrued interest 10 be paid
by the purchaser
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-17

Ordinances were passed in Boise City.
Ada County, Idaho. OF December 3. pro
viding for the issuance Of S5.52S So grad
ing and surface drainage improvement.
sls033 60 sewerage improvement and $685.
40 70 sewerage bonds. dated February l.,
1918. Bonds are per cent coupon assess
Inent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-17

II is said that the Eastern Michigan
Edison Company, which pays l per cent
quarterly dividends on its stock, will In
crease it's dividend when all the plants
of the company are in operation ss II Is
estimated that their completion VIII IN
crease the net income Of the company at
least Is per cent. The company has soiu
$4,000 first mortgage per cent oonds 10
Detroit bankers, which II Will use lor
imnrovements The Eastern Michigan
Edison Company is a subsi1ia OF the
Detroit Edison Company, that corpora
ton owning its entire 100000 capitai 5toch'
Eastern Michigan Edison has an duthoi =
lied issue Of $1o,OoO,WO per cent Doh 10, VI
which S2Slt.O00 are outstanding. lhesc
bonds are guaranteed uncondluonally az
to principal and interest by Detroit Edl-
son For twelve months ended August
81. 1912 the Eastern company earned $%s,'-
$50 gross and Sl6I,6H net, ana surplus dA'ei
charges of s45,2l1.
Senator Francis c. Newlands. Of Ne
vada, was recently entertained al lunch-
con by the business men of Stockton, Cal.
In his talk he explained the Newlands
bill which provides assistance from the
government for the conservation OF hood
waters. reducing food damage 10 mini
mum and providing water for irrigation
purposes during the dry season Sen
ator Newlandss bill is the first national
measure ever designed to cope with the
flood and river regulation problem 1T
follows the plan advocated by James r..
Hewes. # II. NJ Byllesby Co, in ms
talk before the American street hal"dy
Association Convention I'm October. in
which Mr.. Hewes suggested a national
commission to work out the problem men
toned above in connection with the de-
velopment Of water powers by private
corporations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-17

The Baltic arrived yesterday with
$500, 600 gold. consigned to the Guaranty
Trust Company.
Evening journal., 1912-10-18
MARYLANDNEWS NOTES

The Methodist and Presbyterian
Churches at Zion are holding union
revival services.
Leroy Shilling has been elected
president Of the Jarrettsville High
School Literary Society.
Struck by the. handle of a gaso-
line engine. Edward Jones. of Rock
Hall. sustained a fractured arm.
Failing out of a stable loft, Sam
uel G. Caldwell, OF Calena, sustained
serious injuries TO one shoulder.
George A. Steele, of Baltimore.
has sold the 96-acre Swaney farm, in
the Fourth Cecil county district, to
Charles Jester for $4,000.
Charles Bryson has bought the
100-acre Cranston farm, in the Fourth
Cecil county district, for $4,000.
The stockholders Of the Mary
land Water Company, Of Elkton, have
reelected the old directors and Off
GERS.
While on a visit to Baltimore,
Samuel Wilbourn, of Hartford county,
was robbed of his watch and money.
John T. Rutter celebrated his
eighty-sixth birthday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. II. G. Clark, Of Wood
lawn
&C. w. Michael has been elected
president and Philip II. Close secre-
tary of the Hartford County Vestries
League.
CLOSED during the summer for
repairs costing $1,000. the Still Pond
Methodist Church will celebrate its
one hundred and fortieth anniversary
on Sunday.
The Elkton Banking and Trust
Company has purchased the Foard
and Drennen office buildings on
North street, for a site for it's pro
posed building.
Suffering a paralytic stroke
while walking from his home 10 Bel.
air, less than two miles, Wakeman II
Bevard aged Sc years. was found
along the road and soon died
Charged with robbing freight
cars at Perryville, Michael Jennings
John Thomas, George Burke, Thomas
Gallagher. Frank Vaughn and George
Brown, all of Trenton, N. j., have
been lodged in Elkton jail.
Evening journal., 1912-10-18
NEWS FROM
COLLEGE TOWN

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK, Oct. 1s.4Trustees Of tho
Newark NJ E. Church have reorganiz-
ed by electing the following officers;
G. A. Short, president; R. S. Galls
CHER, vice president; J. W. Brown.
treasurer. and H. w. McNeal, secre-
tary. The trustees contemplate mals-
ing some improvements to the ground
adjoining the church.
The building fund committee Of the
New Century Club will hold a rum
mage sale at Mrs. Pemberton's store
on Main street. October % and "a
This evening the Dindiguls. a mis-
sion study class under the direction
Of Mrs. J. w. Cooch, will observe its
first anniversary.
The Newark Protective Association
VIII hold its annual meeting SATURDAY
afternoon, October 26. at the hose
house.
] The funeral of John P. Devinney.
who killed himself on Monday. took
place this afternoon.
Mrs. Marion Jane Murray won four
blue ribbons with her exhibit of Pc
kin ducks at the Mount Holly Fair,
last week
Mrs. Victor G. Willis, has as her
guests, her mother, Mrs. F. A. Nc
Guire, and her sister. Miss Florence
Mcclure. of Brooklyn.
Evening journal., 1912-10-18
RioheIIeu as an Editor.

The first reporter OF France was
Louis XIII. The national library pos
sesses the manuscripts Of thirty-six ar
ticles written by that king. Almost all
are accounts of his military operations
These articles were published in the
Gazette de France The "copy," how
ever. did not go directly to the printer.
Louis XIII. wrote abominable French,
and he had vague notions of orthogra-
ply. His articles were corrected and
often entirely rearranged by a secre-
tary named Lucas. who copied them.
sending to Richelieu the new manu-
script. Richelieu examined It In his
turn and often introduced additional
corrections. At the siege Of Corbie the
king wrote a few lines eulogistic of the
cardinal. but afterward crossed them
out of his article. Richelieu wrote
them in again. and so they appeared In
the Gazette de France
Evening journal., 1912-10-18
LARGEST FOOT IN COUNTRY.
Maryland Woman Wears No. ls
Eight Inches Across the Ball.

The largest foot in the country. a
80 IL. eight inches across the ball,
is IN Maryland, Il is the foot of a
woman. The smallest foot, a No. /.
less than two inches across the ball,
is in Milwaukee,. that OF a woman
Weighing 100 pounds.
The most peculiar foot, containing
seven toes. is In North Hill. Pa.
These oddities in the feet of their
patients formed the subject of a dis
cussion at the last session of the con
vention of the National Association
OF Chiropodists I'm Chicago.
Dr. Frank King. OF Erie. Pa said
his best patient is a bankers wife,
In his home town, both OF whose feet
contain seven toes Mrs. Elsie Street
er Of Maryland, was said by Or. John
Kenison 10 have the championship
large foot. size No. 70. and eight
inches across the ball. Or. Alfred
Joseph then said Mrs Alice Plato
living in Milwaukee. although weigh
ing 100 pounds, wears No. I shoe.
Contrary TO the popular idea that
working people have more trouble
with their feet than in any other
class, IL was said society women out.
numbered the working girls as pos
sihle cases for the chiropodists.
Evening journal., 1912-10-18
Habits Of Cams Birds.

was riding along the shore OF
Great Bear lake, In Utah, one after
noon and, coming suddenly over a rise
OF ground. surprised grebe in the
edge Of the tules. She swan into the
lake. turning and calling repeatedly.
Then two little grebes appeared, and.
swimming low. with only their heads
and beaks visible. hurried after their
mother. AS they overlook her. each
one reached out and, catching the
feathers OF her back In their beaks.
they drew themselves alongside and
quickly huddled under her wing, com
pletely hidden. Had not been a spec
tator to the act should never have
suspected her Of carrying two little
~stowawsys- as she hurried OIL.
Alden Loring In Outing.
Evening journal., 1912-10-18
LOSTPAWN TICKETS
ARE OFTEN TRAPS

PHILADELPHIA, Oct While
walking through one of the promi-
nent streets the other day" said an
innocent-looking individual, Il espied
an important looking piece of paper
on the sidewalk and picking it up
found it to be a pawn ticket for a
diamond scarfpin which some care
less person had apparently dropped.
According to the ticket the pin
had been pledged several weeks be-
fore for SIS How am l to find the
owner? thought l. Shall take it to
the pawnbroker? Perhaps If / do the
owner will never see 1t, anyway. The
pin must surely be a good one and
doubtless worth three times the
amount for which it was pledged.
Why not appropriate it to my own
user
"The name on the ticket was
Brown and my conscience was re-
lieved when I found several hundred
of that name in the directory. / soon
made up my mind and started for the
pawnbroker's Office I asked to see
the pin before redeeming It, stating
that I had bought the ticket, and
upon the payment of % cents was
allowed to examine 1t.
''It looked all right to me, although
] am not a qualified judge of dia-
monds. so I paid the principal of s15
and the interest Of $1.80 and the pin
became mine.
The next day l showed 1t to an
expert, who declared it to be worth
far less than the amount had paid
for II.
"'It is a trick OF some people, ht
said, to defraud unwary persons like
I yourself The scheme consists of is
Evening journal., 1912-10-18

TAMPIcO. Mexico, Oct 1S-The
most serious revolution that the Ma
dero government has faced yet is To-
day in full swing in the State Of Vera
Cruz. Colonel Felix Diaz, nephew
Of former President Diaz, has raised
the standard of revolt and called upon
all the rebel factions to unite under
him to overthrow Madero. Diaz is
in full possession of the city Of Vera
Cruz. the most important port in the
republic. and the entire State is be-
lieved TO be in his favor. Diaz has
received couriers from General Ia
pata. leader of the rebels in the south
Evening journal., 1912-10-18
skiIlfuI Flattsy.

"How well you lookr'
-Do you think SOP
Eyes, indeed. / do. j never saw you
looking better In my life"
-I'm so glad to hear you say so.
hope you mean it."
Il really do. Only the other night ]
was saying TO my husband that there
are lot OF women l know who aren'i
half so old as you that don't look
nearly 20 young."-Detroit Free Press
Evening journal., 1912-10-18
MIDDLETOWN

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MIDDLETOWN, Del, Oct. IS
Mrs. Charles Derrickson recently en-
tertained a party from Dover includ-
ing Mrs. John Salisbury. Miss Mary
Salisbury. Mrs. James Pennewill and
Cecil c. Fulton.
Mrs. A. Laura Truax. Of Whining
ton visited at her farm near here last
week.
Mrs. Marcellus Jones of wyncotte,
Pa, is the guest of Mrs. James R.
Hoffecker.
Miss Anna Cox spent last week
with relatives in Wilmington.
Misses Lidie and Adelaide McCrone,
Of West Chester. Normal School, Wis
tied their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
McCrone near McDonough over Sun
day.
Miss Prudence Lewis spent last
Saturday with friends in Wilmington
Mrs. Julia Cam of Philadelphia, ie
visiting at the home Of Mrs. Adella
Green.
Mrs. Martin B. Burris has returned
from a stay with her sister, Mrs. ]
NJ. Arthurs in Wilmington.