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Show TIO SOUTH STREET Fill STORE ROBBED Discriminating Thieves' Carefully Care-fully Select Most Valuable Furs; Loss $1000. Furs to the value of mora than $1000 wero stolen from the storo of JoBeph Panek, 124 East Third South street, some timo before daylight yesterday morning. Tho burglars gained entrance to tho store by taking out a panel of tho back door after horlng holes around tho edge of It with an auger. According to Mr. Panek, the thioves showed unusual Judgment In selecting the most costly furs. When cheaper ones wore Included In tho armfuls that they carried Into tho rear of tho store, thoy wore Invariably discarded and left lying on the floor. From tracks found In the hhow at the rear of the store, It was evident that there were two burglars. Though a new panel had beon fitted Into the door last night, shavings from the bit used in boring the holes in tho old ono wore to be seen. No uttompt was made by the burglars to reach tho lock, the entire panel having boon taken out, leaving a liolo that a man could crawl through, the panel being near tho floor. Mr. Panek said last night that he could not accurately estimate Ills loss until the entiro stock should be overhauled. The store was moved from across the stTeoti 127 East Third South, last spring. It Is believed .that the thloveB waited until early in tho morning 'and then operated swiftly, the cutting of tho panel taking them but a few minutes. A partition In the store afforded a hiding place to sort the furs, preventing the thieves from being discovered by anyone passing tho store- -. The daring of the thioves waa evident when attention was called to tho lights which are kept burning brilliantly in the front part of the storo to display the stock. Though mombers of the police department de-partment last night denied any knowledge of such a burglary, Mr. Panek said that the case had hoen reported to and was being Investigated by the police. The theft Is behoved to havo been committed commit-ted by burglars who are practiced not only in clever burglary, but In selecting and disposing of valuable furs. |