Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-11
IEsAM HAS AUCTION
ll0F SEIZED ARTICLES
5fythfng From Button to Drugs,
from Pills TO Panamns Sold to
Highest Bidder.
4 By aIADGE ARTHUR.

ss9sspEW YORK. July 1o.--Onco in two
sSS92ArEsQS sometimes less often, n COL
!Hftfph oof things which people. most
n, 6eamcn. have attempted to bring
;;Ss4o this port without the knowledge
tSour Uncle Sam, Is sold at auction.
'gSe such sale occurred recently.
&SH3fef Of .1it had appeared several
SSeks before in almost microscopic
Soe in paper 1 had CHANGED to
enn.k up. The list of items. solidly
I'm together in one long paragraph.
Lied column of space.
Asts wop&d1i am sure have bestowed no
tSsSpre than passing glance upon the
EsYertisa ment had not my eyes
sSanccdsrroI light on the following.
/ sserinEs!s suits underwear. il cur
Ssins, 1SSshoe laccs. IL wine glasses
Ss4shis Stirred my curiosity. and
ID lhe Knowledge that other sep
Ii sSSA4ts consisted of such allurinG
( d saat ions as: .s packages em-
fHo5hN, ea,en). and eighth
Z 20 sHerotrr: ~ silk handkerchiefs.
4 + iopera glasses and sea shells:
a sIs fssoirers. ga safes Sam raaora
g. sScaas milk; 80 Panama hats,
iEey buttons and 2 boxes pills"
was announced that the objects
~ she following month. from 9 to
& and that the auction would be-
next morning at 10. Never dream
before the objects. would be
Ssred Up and visible to pur-
,,s--s rs.s ~ .dropped in" at the sale.
/ saerhSpg i should say / arose TO it's
SHstpn1tiss for it was on the tenth
AZ of2ohe of the most enormous
~ NdtpEs IShaye ever seen which is
ia H9Fn aa;sthe Appraisers stores.
.s Hidding Generally Active.
ga fpEpnf less than forty persons
auctioneer. Each per-
pm was AIMED with huge catalogue
spon which was set forth tn, ap-
and f tae ap anas home
raluc ut date OF examination. OF each
lrttcle. as ! entered. item i? was
being offered. 1t consisted OF 10
inlue was fl4.3S. y woman had bid
IS. Did she get 1t? Not she. Those
en- sheets and three, pillow. slips
S27 (Shows what bed linen
las gos'up to. doesn't it?l
Next came 81 cases decorated china"
cha~-GataloGue appraised II at so: so.
e sSarss IT; IKE ev cnY,dn', else:
iows Hselll decorated the china might
Cor what shapes II took. but ii
las Eet fdent that The little assemblage
Ssuse-iLl brought slo2.5O.
Articles Bring Good Prices.
Item 46 consisted OF "ss waist pat
Pssss s n a sis5s Ths ihree
women, evidently. had become enam-
apred Of this curious collection. when
i the day before, as one
sss, and the third sc" for it. bu,
SSesentually went to male buyer
ldfe6. There, was no doubt that
lis auction. mad been hiied with
aa.-tdea that one might pick up
bargain. but although there were not
hfty persons present. they were
,ther. A package OF diamond dust
appraised ~ s49S.56. sold for s525. and
wrist watch appraised At $? brought
1T was not always SO. howevssr,:
which the trio OF women bargain
must have insoSct tar IN W sas
at SLIGO and brought only
30 cents.
- Good Market for DaEEers.
what amazed me most at the sale,
INV, deadly weapons which, Il found
lpon the person o. the purchaser
.fser leayiaE MS EsasF1 5,s as scI.sn
fS,=the Es~ Eo-. police Quite
1umbe- ot 6agg4rs ~e-e sold
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