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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-07
PHILADELPHIA bonds
ANOTHER JUMP IN STERLING
Cables Quoted at 4.57J4 and De-.
mand at 4.561s-Franes Improve

New York. Dec. AT the opening
today the market was again generally
influenced upward by the continued rise
in sterling. which has been the domi-
mating feature for some time past. A
new high record was established 1ls
cent abov" yesterday final and l. cent
above tn" previous high record since
March. 1919. established on Wednes-
day. fr"A'h "N'hansc reflected more
lunN thHn ct IA" ~" Enprovement !
'h' prrinl'r 'N'!"hSc. rising y: points
u%po'" % N'''lrS"'A "'i"i' ps!Slhhs ana
SWISS Wrr" u points ulEhef: Norway up
>. euildnrs mn /: Swedish and IuI
ian I'm > and Snanish up |. Mark. and
Danish were unchungcd Quotations {.
SterIiny rohlo. III, demand i It;Tl D..
'''''''s '"'' .'' - " .'''Is :
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Commodity Markets
GRAIN MARKET

Chicago, Dec. New upturns in
the price of wheat took place today,
fresh strength developing quickly after
some weakness at the start. Lower
quotations at Liverpool were RESPONSE
bic for the initial declines here. On
the other hand, bulls were encouraged
by further advance in. sterling
exchange, together with indications of
export business ut the Gulf of Mexico.
The opening, which ranged 1lsc to
Hc lower, with May 81 .15k to $1.1GB
and July $1.O7la to $1.O7a4, was fol-
lowed by rise all around to above
yesterdays finish.
Scarcity of rural offerings gave inde,
pendent firmness to corn and oats.
After opening 1Ac to Nc off to 1sc
advance. May, G0lac to Gasc, the
corn market scored moderate general
upt,irn. . ,o.. -:
Oats started &c lower to n like
advance. May 42HSc. and later made
slight general gains.
Provisions were stcadicd by highc,
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LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS

Chicago. Dcc, 7,.-Il93Gs ESccsiriis; tn,"oo
sSws, $5.5!@7;oo; d:siraaLll%. .piEs around
!S sg; f i,aht, hnSs ssi5@ s,so; sht l!sh,s
s.; l5G s,ao; packing sows' .sm9oth. ,s7'G6@
"T TrATThE E|ShssSsipi:, S;S H. ll;SoS LOO ,;. he'd; Beef
h"iters; h"H killing auaiiiy p!"ln; naii"s Scstr st
Sa@Io,S0: early top matured steers.
27S SSl. and suttSrf sSw a9SS
sslf assraS saSSs S. nMS ssYes siSIR z pack X
to 81; bulk. stockSrS and re"i"rs. sSasS sSasS. u'
SMEErMRccrp,s, u 400 head, 70! lambs
w"Hs S"S S" [u % SDpyG oH u
rcd lambs sls feeders in good demand; no
S"a"nEs TS 1s;hSS S' T$ onnrer o% io%sr 'Sa &t
$I2.'o; sheep sc"'c'. around steady.
YoEss Ens' Edo f"nd iS Sacraly s,"rdE wi6
good and choice lisht y"al calves. ooc lower:
sGg %Sgrl'psS N, mvt5Iy ,s%ws i"rscly
!s Eu!Es, sS5G; stoskcr sicSrs;' I,sSGta, ''' ana
d!y od S e nsSSs ,op n'ss &c. f,Gw SST
ali 9'' Weights above i$o bounds s. ssa "G s. 10:
piss slow, uneven, hotter woIights showing:
und ' Syer~SS a"SraFss % u ah weshis sH IT,
E7S@s; r@ckcr snws active, strong to 10 i6s
higher: bulk. ST..5
SIIEEp Rr"cipls, 1000 head. Qpict. only
small unrt uf run here: few good fat ewes
sU so faw lambs. sltMli25
pittsburgh, Pr. Dec. 7 --IiOGS--- Rec, Ipts
50uU head. S'oady HeaNi,1.' SIS ~; hon w
yorl,ors and light workers., s,SO6CS.S pigs.
''$Il:Ei' AND LAMBS -Iicccipts. TOO head
steady Lambs, So; .h'cD, $50
lNES-Iicccipts. 20 head Steady
Top, sl3,
Eust I,ufIaic. Dec. T,---CATrLE-Rc Receipts
nJO head, Steady, Calves, receipts, 400
head Fifty cents higher, $40 1880
iIO,iS-~ Receipts. 600 head Good. steady: :
Ii,,ht. 5Gi iOc lower: mixed. sS.G5. workers.
sSG5dGS,70; pigs, ss,G5;, roughs. 81; stays
Si 5Odt .. 80,
SHEEP AND LAMBS - Receipts, 20OO
head Active, unchanged
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Failures Increase in November

New York, Doc. I.--Commcrciu failures
in tho United States during Nuvrllhcr A.
reported 10 n. q, Dun & 90. nrnnhrr"l
1857, with Liabilities of so. aG5, ,.O7 RotI,
in nurlrcr uf defaults aud amount of in.
dobtrdnesY. last m"rth's Luslnos, mortality
exceeded that ~ 90 l"hcr, when there sycr"
lIOS nsolNrnric, iry S3t, ,GiT AIS ThIn /.
n seasonal tcndcngl, but u Is siCnincnnt that
The increas" "f - Ter rent in mnhrr ~
failures is much less han tho Increase OF
last year, tho defaults IN that period ha yinE
totaled 1858 and involved nearly $50 800, OOO
of liabilities
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Bank of England Statement

TOndun, lI,c, The wcckly statou,a,, -,
tho BInk G England shows III" I, 'iiirmt 'iioWtjn""t "t
changes IN mound" sterling Total r"sor'c r'c
decreased lI3,uuO. circulation .r'roascd - .
900, bu'lj Increased b3lS. oth,r sonur,,i :.
d,"rcasrd =, .ooH, orheg doposl':, inc"n.sc !
-. lis u0O public deposits ,lecrCnsyd So
900, uuIcs reserve decree sod rs OOO a.,
crum"nr sccrrllics Increased ~ 5ST 400 Tl,
proportion Of the banks reserve 20 iiabiiity
his wc"I, IL lI's per cont; last week il Vas
lS;.0t per C"nt
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COTTON MARKET

New York. Dec. "A poor response
to the better foreign news was made in
the early trading on the cotton futures
market and first prices We're l TO :
points lower, with considerable pres
sure in evidence from Liverpool, local
traders and the south.
Later. offerings were absorbed ana
n scarcity of contracts resulted in u
rally that carried the list back to
around last nights closing level. Com
mission houses and Wall Stree. were
the best buyers,
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Curb Suspends Edward Werner

New NCrk. Dec. Tho curb Market
Association today annopnc"d tnr suspension
from regular membership of Edward Wcr-
ner. OF Werner n MrDermutt, h,causn Of
fallurc Of tho firm TO mnet It's cmshEemtM MIm.
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French Bank Statement

Paris. Dec T.--1hr weekly statement of
tho Rank OF tErancc shows tn" follow inc
changes in francs: cold IN baud increased
49, 900; silver in band iu"rrH sell l03. 400;
notes in circulation iurrramd 9h9,"i i,uWn
trcu gurr dnnuslts Decreased 3H.G H,uuU; ccn-
oral deposits increased ..I>J. uWU. bills dis.
, uuulvt decreased ,5+, 5000: 1d}Hn""s lu-
rreuS,d ~. 30. Ouo: IN" 'lat" hur"Vcl i"u'n
thn lunl. 3uU. .OUu. 900 frames.
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Girard Trust Pays 4 p. C, Extr,

tho regular duH"terlv iiridrnd of u nor rov, 1V'
aud an cNtra dividend Of I per cent. thc
su mo disbursement made at this time last
. 10 stock Of record December I5 Effinr
ham r. Morris, ~, was elected to the board
of MANAGERS, taking the place made yscan.
~ ths Sssh Of r. psWia CuySA
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STOCK DIVIDENDS

New York. Doc J. At II specIa, moe tin.
of Stockholders " the May Department
stores Company resolutions were adopted TO-
Increasing the common stock from $50. 0OO. 70
900 TO $28, 900, 900 and increasing number
~ shares by reducing var value thereof
from 800 t. $50. Al subseOuen" NEE ting
" directors. a stock dividend Of 80 per cent
was declared payable December 20 TO stock
OF record December 49, A quarterly divi-
dend of 2a per cent was also declared on
tho common stock. payable March l to stock
OF record February 10
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Raw Sugar Market Quiet

New York. Dec. The raw sugar mar
Tor December shipment quoted at ic, cost
and freight, and for January Shipments at
day. neither We're there any importstions,
The local rentGd market 10 inoderntciy ac
tive and unchS nged at priees ranGInx from
t1essts 7.:ss less 3 Per cent Tor cash. ''A
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NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

New York. Dec. THE market for
coffee futures opened irregular this
morning with prices on the opening call
being points lower to ! point higher,
December showing decline under
linuiIntinn
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BANK CLEARlNGS

Rank clear ings today compare win cor
responding day last Two years ,o,o
pAu. ..,7s, iSSS 10000 ,ss aSo.
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is. Certificates and Treasury Notes

exempt from FEDERAL normal incoms IA
due on date Of maturity '"'
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MoNEY.lENOlNG RATES

MEM NORk-MCnry on call. both classes
OF collateral. opened today at ! per cent for
lending and renewing,
PHIJ.ADELPWIA--Can Der cent; time
par cent. commercial paper. three TO six
WouthA B peS can't
Middletown transcript., 1922-04-29
SHERIFF'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF

SHERIFF'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF
writ of Lev. Fac. to me directed,
will be exposed to Public Sale on the
premises situate in Delaware City,
Red Lion Hundred, New Castle
County, Delaware,
ON SATURDAY,,
THE 18th DAY OF APRIL, 1922
at 10 O'Clock, A. M,
the following described Real Estate, viz:
ALL that lot of land, with two
story frame dwelling house and out
buildings thereon erected, situate in
Delaware City, Red Lion Hundred and
State of Delaware, bounded and de-
scribed as follows. to-wit
BEGINNING at a stake on Fifth
street, in southeasterly direction from
Hamilton street, at the distance of
about ninety-two feet from said Hamil-
ton street, corner for this land and
land of John Ashhurst; thence along line
of John Ashhurst in northeasterly di
rection one hundred feet; thence along
line of said John Ashhurst in south
easterly direction, twenty feet; thence
along line of Arnold Brown in SOUTH
westerly direction, one hundred feet;
thence along Fifth street in a north
westerly direction, twenty feet to a
stake, the place of Beginning. Con-
tanning about two thousand square feet
of land. more or less.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Solomon Smith and Sarah
Amanda Smith, his wife, and George E.
Smith and Mary Frances Smith, his
! wife. Mortgagors, and to be sold by
JOSEPH H. GOULD, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Wilmington, Del.
April IL, 1922.
Middletown transcript., 1922-04-29

SALE-BY VIRTUE OF
writ of Lev. Fac, to me di-
rected, will he exposed to public sale
at the Court House. southeast corner
of Eleventh and King streets, city
of Wilmington, New Castle county,
Delaware,
ON SATURDAY,
THE 29TH DAY OF APRIL, 1922,
AT 10 O'Clock A. NJ,
the following described real estate, viz :
All that certain lot of land with the
buildings thereon erected, situate in
the city of Wilmington aforesaid
bounded and described as follows, to
wit: Beginning at the southwesterly
corner of Twelfth and Lombard streets,
thence southerly along the westerly
side Of Lombard street sixty eight feet
to the northerly side of a four-feet wide
alley running from Poplar to Lombard
street, thence westerly along said side
of said alley sixteen feet to a corner !;
thence northerly parallel with Lom-
bard street through the centre of the
party wall between this house and the
house adjoining ON the west sixty
eight feet to the southerly side of
Twelfth street aforesaid, and thence
thereby easterly sixteen feet to the
place of beginning. Be the contents
thereof what they may. With the use
of said alley in common with others
entitled thereto forever.
Seized and taken in execution as
the property of Clarence B. Miller, ad-
ministrator of William J. Miller, last
deceased mortgagor and IT'S, and to
be sold by
JOSEPH II. GOULD. Sheriff
Sheriffs Office, Wilmington, Del,
April II, 1922.
Middletown transcript., 1922-04-29
ElectiOn!
LIGHT & WATER COMMISSION

Pursuant to the call of the Commits
sioners of the Town of Middletown. Del.
an annual Election of the Taxpayers
of said Town will be held at the office
of ID. W. Stevens, Justice of the Feace,
on South Broad St., IN Middletown.
aforesaid, on Monday, May lst, 1922,
for the purpose of electing one member
of the Board of Light and Water Com
mission for five years.
At said election each Taxpayer shall
have one vote for each and every dollar
and fractional part of dollar paid by
him, her or it respectively, as town tax
for the year next preceding said cleo
ton, and all Taxpayers shall have the
right to vote at such election. in person
or by proxy. duly signed and witnessed.
The polls will open at 2 P. NJ. and
close at a P. M. extract from the laws.
No person shall be eligible as member
of the Board of Light and Water Com
mission unless he be qualified voter of
said town of Middletown. and Il Major
ity of the members of the said Board
of Light and Water Commission shall
have paid town tax of ten or more
dollars during the year preceding said
election.
WALTER S. LETHERBURY,
President.
VIM N. DONOVAN. Secretary.
Middletown, Del. April 10th, 1922.
Middletown transcript., 1922-04-29

SALE-BY VIRTUE OF
writ of Lev. Fac, to me directed,
will be exposed to Public Sale at the
Court House, Southeast Corner of
Eleventh and King Streets, City of
Wilmington, New Castle County,
Delaware,
ON SATURDAY,
THE 18th DAY OF APRIL, 1922
at 10 o'clock, A. M,
the following described Real Estate, viz:
ALL that certain lot or piece of land
known as No. 1906 West Seventh street,
situate in the City of Wilmington, New
Castle County, and State of Delaware,
bounded and described as follows, to-
wit: Beginning st a point on the
southerly side of Seventh street, at the
distance of seventy-five feet westerly
from the westerly side of Rodney
street; thence southerly parallel with
Rodney street one hundred feet to a
corner; thence westerly parallel with
Seventh street twenty-five feet to an
other corner; thence northerly parallel
with Rodney street one hundred feet to
the said southerly side of Seventh
street and thence thereby easterly
twenty-five feet to the place of Begin
ming. Be the contents thereof what
they may.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Panfilio de Bartolomis and
Lucia de Bartolomis. his wife, mort
gagors, and to be sold by
JOSEPH H. GOULD, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Wilmington, Del i,
April IL. 1922.
Middletown transcript., 1922-04-29

SHERIFF'S SALE--BY VIRTUE OF
writ of Lev. Fac, to me directed,
will be exposed to public sale, at the
Court House, southeast corner of
Eleventh and King streets, City of
Wilmington, New Castle County,
Delaware,
ON SATURDAY,
THE 29TH DAY OF APRIL. 1922
at 10 o'clock, A. M.
the following described Real Estate, viz:
ALL that certain lot or piece of land
with the buildings thereon erected.
known rs No 1926 West Fifth street.
situate in the city OF Wilmington. New
Castle County and State of Delaware,
bounded and described as follows, to-
wit:
Beginning at point in the southerly
side of Fifth street, at the distance of
one hundred and five feet four and one
half inches easterly from the easterly
side of Lincoln street; thence southerly,
parallel with Lincoln street, and pass
ing through the middle of the westerly
gable wall of the house herein de-
scribed, eighty feet to a corner; thence
eastery parallel with Fifth street four
teen feet seven and one-half inches to
another corner; thence northerly, par.
allel with Lincoln street, passing
through the middle of the brick division
wall between the house on this lot and
the house on the lot adjoining, on the
east, eighty feet to the said southerly
side of Fifth street, and thence there.
by westerly fourteen feet seven and
one half inches to the place of begin.
ning. Be the contents thereof what
they may. Reserving unto Ernesto Di
| Sabatino, former owner of said prem.
ises, his heirs and assigns, the righ,
and privilege of building into anc
against said westerly gable wall with.
out any expense to him or them for any
claim or charge by the present or future
owners of the said property hereby con.
veyed their heirs and assigns.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Angelina Castiglione, ad
ministratrix of Luigi Travaglino, de-
ceased, mortgagor. and Angelina Gas
tiglone, formerly Angelina Travaglino
surviving mortgagor. and to be sold by
JOSEPH H. GOULD, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Wilmington, Del.
April l3, 1922.
Middletown transcript., 1922-04-29
sHERrTFs sA1E-BY VIRTUE OF

sHER1FFS sALE--BY VIRTUE OF
writ Of Lev. Fac, to me di-
rected, will be exposed to public sale
mt the Court House. southeast corner
of Eleventh and King streets, city
of Wilmington, New Castle county,
Delaware,
ON SATURDAY,
THE 29TH DAY OF APRIL, 1922,
At 10 O'Clock A. NJ,
the following described real estate, viz !:
All that certain lot. piece or parcel
of land with the dwelling house thereon
erected, known as No. 615 East Eighth
street. situate in the city of Whining
ton, New Castle county and State Of
Delaware bounded and described as
follows, to wit:
Beginning at point on the northerly
side of Eighth street, at the distance
Of seventeen feet six inches westerly
from the westerly side of Kirkwood
street, and in line with the middle of
the party wall between the house on
this lot and the house on the lot ad-
joining on the east; thence northerly
parallel with Kirkwood street and
passing through the middle of said
party wall sixty-three feet to point
in the northerly side of three-feet
wiGo alley; thence westerly parallel
with Eighth street and along said side
Of said alley sixteen feet and one-fourth
If an inch to point in line with the
middle of the party wall between the
house on this lot and the house on the
lot adjoining on the west; thence
southerly parallel with Kirkwood street
and passing through the middle OF
said party wall, sixty-three feet to a
point in the said northerly side OF
Eighth street; thence easterly along
said side of Eighth street sixteen feet
and one-fourth Of an inch to the place
of beginning. Be the contents thereof
what they may. Together with the
free and uninterrupted right, use ant
privilege into and over said alley il
common with others entitled thereto
| forever.
Seized and taken in execution a.
the property of Charles Sammons ant
Edith T. Sammons, his wife, mortga
gors, and to be sold by
| JOSEPH H. GOULD, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Wilmington, Del
April 30, 1929.
Middletown transcript., 1922-04-29
ESTATE OF JOHN ROBERT RIG

ESTATE OF JOHN ROBERT RIG
GIN, Deceased. Notice is hereby
given that Letters Testamentary upon
the Estate of John Robert Riggin late
of St. Georges Hundred, deceased. were
duly granted unto Wilbert H. Radcliffe
on the twentieth day of December, A.
D. 1921, and all persons indebted to
the said deceased are requested to make
payment to the Executor without delay,
and all persons having demands against
the deceased are required to exhibit
and present the same duly probated to
the said Executor on or before the
twentieth day of December, A. D., 1922
or abide by the law in this behalf.
WILBERT H. RADCLIFFE,
Address Executor.
HENRY R. IsAACs. Atty at Law,
Industrial Trust Building,
Wilmington, Delaware.
Middletown transcript., 1922-04-29

SHERIFFS SALE-BY VIRTUE OF
a writ of Ais. Lev. Fac, to me di
rected, will be exposed to public sale
at the Court House, southeast corner
of Eleventh and King streets, city
Of Wilmington, New Castle county,
Delaware,
ON SATURDAY,
THE 29TH DAY OF APRIL, 1922,
At 10 O'Clock A. M,
the following described real estate, viz :
All that certain lot, piece or parcel
of land, with the buildings thereon
erected. being No. 35 Woodwards Ad-
ditiOnal to Roselle, situate in Chris
tiana Hundred, county and State afore-
said, and more particularly bounded
and described as follows, to witt
Beginning at point in the centre of
Hawthorne avenue, at the distance of
fifty feet southerly from the southerly
side of Cherry street, by the centre
line of Hawthorne avenue, fifty feet to
point in line of the nOrtherly bOun-
Diary Of lot No. a. thence westerly.
and along said northerly boundary of
said lot No. 34 one hundred and sew
enty-twO feet and six inches to the east
erly boundary of lot No. 81, thence
northerly and parallel with Hawthorne
avenue, and along the easterly boun-
Diary of lot No. 81, fifty feet to the
southerly boundary of lot No. SO,
thence thereby easterly one hundred
and seventy-two feet and six inches to
the said centre of said Hawthorne ave-
nue., and point Of beginning. Be the
contents thereof what they may. Sub
1ect, nevertheless, to the right of pub
lie use of said Hawthorne avenue.
Seized and taken in execution as
the property of Charles F. Hackendorn
and Mary A. Hackendorn, his wife,
| mortgagors and it's, and to be sold by
JOSEPH Fl. GOULD. Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Wilmington, Del,
April Z. 1922
Middletown transcript., 1922-04-29
ESTATE OF ADAL. LOCKWOOD.

ESTATE OF ADA L. LOCKWOOD.
Deceased. Notice is hereby given that
Letters Testamentary upon the Estate
of Ada l. Lockwood, late of St.
Georges Hundred, deceased, were duly
granted unto Martin B. Burris on the
twenty third day of February A. D..
1922 and all persons indebted to the
sal2 deceased are requested to make
payment to the Executor without delay,
and all persons having demands against
the deceased are required to exhibit and
present the same duly probated to the
said Executor on or before the twenty
third dau of February A D. 1923, or
abide by the law in this behalf.
MARTIN B. BURRIS,
Address Executor.
Middletown, Delaware
Middletown transcript., 1922-04-29

ESTATE OF ANDREW j: GREEN,
Deceased. Notice is hereby given that
Letters of Administration upon the
Estate of Andrew j. Green, late of St.
granted unto Martin B. Burris on the
Thirtieth day Of March, A. D. 1922, and
all persons indebted to said deceased are
requested to make payments to the
Administrator without delay, and all
persons having demands against the
deceased are required to exhibit and
present the same duly probated to the
said Administrator, on or before the
Thirtieth day of March, A D 1928, or
abide by the law in this behalf.
MARTIN b. BURRIs.
Address Administrator.
Middletown,
Delaware.
Middletown transcript., 1922-04-29
ESTATE OF THEODORE cARRoW

Deceased. Notice is hereby given that
Letters Testamentary upon the Estate
of Theodore Carrow, late of Red Lion
Hundred, deceased, were duly granted
unto Mary E. Carrow on the Eighth
day of November A. D. 1921 and all
persons indebted to the said deceased
are requested to make payment to the
Executrix without delay, and all per-
sons having demands against the de-
ceased are required to exhibit and pre-
sent the same duly probated to the said
Executrix on or before the Eighth day
of November A. D. 1922 or abide by
the law in this behalf.
MARY E. CARRow,
Address Executrix.
RICHARD s. RODNEY, Att'y-at-Law,
907 Market Street,
Wilmington, Delaware.
Middletown transcript., 1922-04-29
The Road to Happiness

You must keep well if you wish to be
happy. When constipated take one or
two Of Chamberlain's Tablets immedi-
ately after supper. They cause gentle
movement of the bowels.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-16
$500 WORTH OF
HIDES CARRIED OFF
ThIevss Break Into Warehouse
and Evidently Use Truck 10
Handle Plumber.

About sstoo worth ~ muskrat and
crossum hides were stolen from the
warehouse ~ seward A sons. AZ li6
East Fourth street, somc time during
Tnesdsy nlsht
Entrance 90 tho place was gained hv
pr,inw op~n door IN front ~ ,he
iuildlns u ~ believed that the
Thieves rrst -neaked into the lince
nni sa'h"r"d together the hides which
had h~on hailed ready Tor shipment
and ihen placed them IN the front part
~ th. building. Later. when every
'hins wAs In readiness. a truck was
brought 10 IN" curb. Very few min
u,rs were required TO load the bundles
IN hidcs.
The wnr~hous. IL near the corner.
which is well lighted and IN also IN
plain SIGHT ~ Market street. So that
tho thieves must have worked fast 10
escape without being detected An in
,.nior, shows that about 6s5 hides
ARE missing Detectives have been as
signed to investigate the robbery.
Tho members of the firm are Charles
~ Seward. sii Washington street. |.
Clarence l.. seward. lSis Tatnall
street. and G, Carroll Seward. sll
Washington street