The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-30
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

B,odsneets reports 55e business failures in
the Unt"d states during tine week against
55i for the previous week and $50 "6l ai2
to 1911. The Middle states had 40, New
England ~. southern 10. western rs.
Northwestern 20 and far Western 81. Cam
ADA had a. against 20 for the preceding
week. About Sc por cent. Of the total mum
Der OF concerns failing had capital 81 less
than 5000, and per cent. had from $1,000
TO 10000 ca.!tal
vr,tIors in Bankruptcy.
put LEVAi.D ENGRAVING 20. -" L:s
erty street petition in bankruptcy nv
creditors. n Is alleged that ON January
% the company admitted that % WIS i'm
solvent Tho company Was incorporatcd in
ROBERT = SMITH. cafe ana restaurant 30
Liberty aud IS Fulton streets. petition ia
eanEr.p,'H by grSay"rS IL S mSgG an 81, a.
OOO. assets $1,000
HENT,Y " MEpIcUs. sole surviving mem
Der OF the Old nrm OF charles II. Mcdicus
s Son, manufacturer Of furniture. petit
ton IN bankruptcy nlcd by creditors iu
the United states District court, Brook
Ism. The liabilities, according 10 the pc
tiuonors, will amount 10 $4,000, all OF
which, It Is expected, will he covered by
the assets Mr.. Melcus was formerly
treasurer Of the Brooklyn Baseball club
and part owner OF the Newark club. He
was recently elected commodore 81 the
HENRIETTA NJ ToRpEY, Peekskll, nled
petition In bankruptcl Liabilites. i53,-
7AS. no assets. Part Of the liabilities are
on notes OF Thomas !. Torpoy, which she
Endorsed. Thomas J. Torpey was a saloon
sHAPIRo- sILvERMAN CLOAK COM
a pANmPsSH Ken H. 6SnkT1Rtsy o'& by
Siverman ana Israel Wc7ekeyitch, doing
business as the shapiro Silyerman Cloak
COMPANY lls Wooster street. They made
an assignment on December 20. Llabili-
HENRY r. WELLS, real estate broker,
in bankrnptcy; liabilities. sS.Sss; nominai
assets. tb,ost, among which are the fol
ject to a lien OF $1,000; pIanola ana
records; ,i,Aio, subject to lien Of $3.50;
automobile, $500. subject to a len OF $50
and storage; Two, cameras 'Sss' and
ofhcee furniture Ssti ,,,...-
nied a petition IN bankruptcy; liabilities,
SANE; assets, $3.50
Schedules Filed.
MEULLER-GRANES, INC, women wear,
20 West Thirty ninth street schedules
show liabilities OF $500 and assets Of
Samuel b 'Ieidersdorf receive bond
5000 The receiver has authority to
Receivers Appointed.
has appointed Clinord O. Ludvigh receiver
i lumber Eishtsenth street a. and Avenue s'T B
bond, $500, The received has authority
S SGS''s ssso6o S'' assets 'oI C Gays LA"
JONI ?. o'CoNNELL.nrJgdge Hand has
9 9RRS AF}9gr D"S sGS''T 5 s9
Webster avenue; bond $1,000. The Judge
restrained Lucy j. otonneU rom Seling
the assets at a chattel mortgage sale.
Assignments.
COMMERCIAL CABINET COMPANY, INC,
designers and manufacturers OF business
Interiors and cabinet woodwork, IS Cooper
Square, assignment to Morris VI. Becker.
The company was incorporated on April
20. 1915 Capital stock, $4,000, Jacob
Ileberman Is president.
II. Pepper . son. INC.,, manufacturers
Of badges and medals, l02 Fulton street:
assignment TO David J. shapiro. The busl-
ness was started In 1899 and Incorporated
IN juno, 1905. Capital stock 10000
ManassG Grossman Is president and
Samuel Pepper secretary and treasurer.
VRABECK AUTO SUPPLY COMPANY,
INC, 1S2 Lexington avenue; assignment
to Andrew j. Guisc, The company was
incorporated in March, 1914. Capital
stock $4,000, william Wcisskopf is act
ing president.
BARTHOLOMEW BROS. 4 CO.--Max Jack
and Frank Bagedonow, who compose the
firm Of BagedOnow Bros. n CO., manufac-
tursrs Of cloaks and suits, 1856 West
Twenty-seventh street; assignment to Har-
vey j. Cohen. Tho Bagedonows began
business In May, 1918.