The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-25
BUSINESS TROUBLES.


Brddsfrsefs reports 1853 business failures
prcvieus Week and ~. -. S :5s and s"s
Tor The corresponding weeks Of 1914 to
isil The middle states had 20, Nav Eng
western. 20, and Far Western. 80. Canada
had 81. against Al for the preceding week.
bankruptcy Petitions.
HEADLEY a FARMER COMPANY. man
ufacturer OF trunks. Win store at - Aston
% the Old concerns in this Inc of bust
ness by Wei ruryin for Louis De
and Band Iron Company, So, and Ma
t!cnal Gum and Mica Company. $50 II
was alleged that the company had made
tal stock WAS $500, 600. which was after
ward reduced TO ssi.oO0s Albert u, Head
David goldsmith was appointed receiver
on Wednesday las, tn Newark Labili.
lies are reported 20 be 81. 900 and assets
CREEDBN 4 PITou-John F. Creeden.
spire r,ou, Jro and Maurice I, Pitou,
who composed the Arm OF Creeden a
who had a state road contract from
Piseco TO Lake Pleasant. in Herkimer
county. have nled a petition in bank
Slo.s37. Among the creditors are tho
Barrct, Manufacturing Company, ts,l?3;
Charles Il. 1Awson OF Worthwhile. n, Y,
spire rtiou. ST., $4,000. and Delaware
National Bank OF Delhi, s6,i56. Mr..
creeden has indivfd ual debts &s.27s, and
Maurice |. P!tou has individual debts
HARRY PRoCHAsKA. salesman. OF IS
Cfaremont avenue, formerly president OF
the National bithogra phic ompany has
nled a petition. with liabilities s35,s76
and assets consisting OF 500 shares of
the above company pledged ana 81 cents
cash Most OF the liabilities are on
notes OF the company. Among the cred,
itors are Richard Croker. Jr, s?7s, and
W Hagelberg. Inc. sl2, 500, The National
Lithog ra phtc Company made an .assign-
ment ON July 20 last.
TATz 4 RAIER.-A petition has been hled
against Tatz g. Raier, dealers in dress
goods at 100? Park avenue. by Samuel
and Samuel ratz. s?lS. Liza b,lities are
$4,000 and assets $1,000.
mings at i7o stanton street.. has made
an assignment to Morris Israel. A pc
tition In bankruptcy was also fled
s ss,n. ft s.co. WORKS VIZ ana Josef s'hen'
HARRY KLEIN. dealer In tailors' trim
petition In bankruptcy with liabilities
1907 ana assets 322i.
WILLIAM VAIL. shoemaker. of s.i
M Msliy 3 nauo aye assiier' The has h nisa a f pe.
tition in bankruptcy with liabilities S.,
ae5,. OF which $3.50 is on a lease OF
nae Second avenue. and no assets.
Receivers Appointed.
ENGLISH AMERICAN TURTLE COM
rANY. INC--Judge Learned Hand ma.
appointed Alan d, Kenyon receiver for
the English American Turtle Company
a New York corporation Of 81 wal
street, which was organized In Septsm-
Der, 1914, to ship turtles from the Yves
indies to New York and other cities
In an equity suit brought by Timothy y
McTaEgart of Georgetown, British WesI
Indies, who was vice-president of tn,
company. The concern was incorporate
in september, 1914. with capital stock
$4,000. by NJ, McTaggart and AbednegC
r. Crockett. with the understanding that
they were to be equal stockholders, Par
OF the stock, II Is stated, was issued II
payment OF the rights OF Mr.. McTaggar'
In fourteen contracts for the entire catch
of turtles of fourteen boats at Gran
Cayinan, West indies. for Ave years. TIL
contracts were valued at 81, 600. NJ
McTaggart now holds ffty-one shares o
stock out OF lo2 shares Issued.
pointed John J.. Lyttie receiver for Davi,
Lchtman. doing business as the Ohil
dren's Store at 2A sixth avenue ant
| at poughkeepsie. bond, S., 900, with au
thority to carry on business for ten days
Liabilities are ~ 1000 and assets 81 500.
STANDARD DRIIL. AND DEVICE COM
PANY-Thomas j. Crane has been ap
pointed temporary receiver OF tn,
Standard Drill and Device Company, Inc.
OF 2G6 Grand street.. In the Suprem'
Court In proceedings for the dissolution
OF the company.
bankruptcy Schedules.
NATHAN ROTMAN. dealer In oil cloth a
o. Rivington street. has fled schedules
.hcwins iisb''tties eie.es and sssst