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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-03
Refreshing on Chestnut Hill.

O. c. Robertson, who recently bought
several acres of land adjoining his bunga-
low site on Chestnut hill. set out 1900
young white pine trees last week, the
work being done under the direction of
the Keene Forestry association The trees
were set six feet apart in rows six feet
wide, covering about six acres, the land
previously having been cleared of all I'M
derbrush and put in condition for the
planting, which took place at a very
favorable time owing to the recent rain
This species of tree is one that survives
well when transplanted and the percent
age of loss is usually small and in this
case ought to be even less than the aver
age Mr.. Robertson is the first in this
locality to try re-foresting on a large scale
and the results of his experiment will be
watched with much interest
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-03

She talks like q book. - eyes
the volume of her speech is truly won
derful! 'i-Judgs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-29
DANIEL G. REID QUITS
ROCK ISLAND BOARD
Resigns as Director SO aS to
Leave Way Clear for Proxy
Committee.
NO CONTEST AT ELECTION

Daniel - REID. who with Judge Wfll
lam " Moore formed What has peen
looked upon as the dominating Interest
In the Rock Island Railroad system, has
resigned from the board of directors Of
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Railway Company, the central property
OF the system
Mr.. Reid retired NJ this time so that
the proxy committee which has Just been
formed would have free hand In tho
election of four directors at the annual
meeting on March Il. His resignation
is accepted as q declaration that he Will
not seek reelection, thus removing all
question Of the possibility Of a contest
against the proxy committee so FAR as
the Reid-Moore group Is concerned.
This voluntary withdrawal Of Mr..
Reid was commented upon favorahly in
Wall street THE action came without
pressure and was wholly the result 81
the desire of Mr.. Reid to see the work
OF reorganization under other hands
expedited to the best advantage OF the
stockholders.
According TO report Mr.. Reid Is an i'm
portant holder OF the stock Of the rail-
way company
Nothing was announced yeste day re-
garding the intentions OF the thre5 other
directors, Edward $. Moore. Roberts
Walker and John J. Mitchell.
The Phelps Dodge interests will not
decide whether thy will enter into the
a.. ,zation work OF the Rock Island
un,1 at:r- the meeting Of the stock
hoiCers has determined the character of
the management of the company for the
future. Tho Phelps Dodge people have
only a small interest in the stock OF
the railway company. their money hav-
Ing been largely invested in the stocks
of the Rock Island company. So Tar
az their stock interest in the railway
company permits however. they will
throw the weight of their influence IN
support OF the proxy committee. winch
is regarded by them as of high callhre.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-29
TWO FATHERS" CLAIM CHILD.
Justice Gsrretson's Problem Is Dif-
fercnt From soIomon's.

When the writ OF habeas corpus sworn
out by John j. PhelRn OF 80 Eighth
avenue. Manhattan. comes up for argu-
ment before Supreme Court Justice Gar
retson In Brooklyn on February the
Justice will face n proposition similar 10
that which confronted Solomon. eNcept
that in this case the baby is claimed by
men instead OF women and that no appeal
can he made to the mother love that
made the Judgment OF Solomon" so sue
ccssful
Mary Elizabeth Phelan Tor webber). 6
years old is the baby. Phclan the petit
tloner, claims to be the father OF the
child. and demands her custody on the
other hand, John Weber. n travelling
salesman who In now I'm Indiana, insists
that he is the father. Tho child is now
with His married sister at 446 Eighty-frst
street, Bay Ridge. The mother In dead.
Phelan says that the mother Elizabeth
Dressler, was living with him as his com
mon law wife when the child was born,
September %. 1908. That was four years
before the woman married Webber.
Phelan shows n baptismal and a birth
certificate as proof that the child was
christened Phelan and that he appears
rs her father. lie insists. too. that Web
Der was aware OF this, and permitted him
20 visit the child.
Counsel for Weber IN Webber's alb
sence from the city. explains the baptis-
NAL and birth certificates by saying that
Weber. not Phclar. was living with the
woman a few days before the baby was
born. that the prospective mother went
TO the home Of phclan's mother for tho
birth and that the baby was baptized
there. This may have resulted in a con-
fusion OF records, he thinks.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-29
STEEL MINIMUM DOWN TO 40.
Stock Exchange Also Lowers IIar-
,estcr and steel Car.

The special committee OF the Stock EX-
change made a new minimum pn.Cc OK
30 for United States steel COMMON yester-
day The committee on Wednesday re
duced the minimum from IS To- 81
The minimum price ~ International
Harvester preferred was reduced TO 10
and Pressed steel Car was reduced 10 27
The action OF the exchange authorities
IN reducing the steel minimum was force
Ftadowed by the market in that stock.
Although sales Of steel amounted TO more
than $4,000 shares II VAS obvious tiat
the previous reduction was not Suftceu
- restore . tree trading market N tho
stock. Sales were st!ll made in tho New
street market below SO and on tn Con-
solidated Exchange shortly before tho
op.nug the minimum price vas lowered
TO 90, resulting I'm an active market
slightly above that figure
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-29
MRS. L. v. BELL TO GET OIL STOCK
Referee Criticiscs Her brother for
Withholding 80 shares.

A dispute between Enoch q. Megrue
and his sister, Mrs. Anna L. Bell who
married Louis v. Bell, the horseman.
after she had divorced John II. Madden
over Standard OIL stock left by their
father Joseph X. Megrue, was aired in
the Surrogate's court yesterday when
Egerton l.. Winthrop, Jr.. as referee. filed
a report critclsng Mr.. Megrue for his
ettitude toward his sister.
The report shows that In his will the
father left 100 shares OF Standard oil
each to his children, and his second wife
Mrs. Winnie Megrue, and named the son
as executor and gave him the residue
A codcil reduced the bequest TO Mrs
Bell to fifty shares Mrs. Bell threatened
to contest the will and her stepmother
intended to do likewise. but the executor
then made an agreement with his sister
to give her 100 shares II she agreed to
the will and withheld her aid from her
stepmother II Mrs. Megrue contested.
An accounting fled recently by Mr.
Megrue showed that Mrs. Bell had been
credited with only nifty shares She filed
objections to the accounting, which were
heard by Mr.. Winthrop.
Tho referee decides that Mrs. Bell
should get 100 shares of the oil stock
and says that in the effort by Mr.. Megrue
to carry out his unworthy purpose" to
repudiate the agreement with his sister
ne made many charges against her and
delved into family matters that had no
bearing on the subject at issue
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-29
NEW MUNSEY TRUST co. HERE.
Publisher VIII Move Omc~s TO west
Fortietb street.

Frank A. Munsey has taken six floors
In the new twenty story Office building
now in process on construction at s West
Fortleth street. to which he will move
all his executive and magazine Offices
about May I.
The ground floor Of the space under
lease 20 Mr.. Munsey will be fitted up as
n bank, and In this he will open a trust
company on the completion OF the build
Ing, or soon thereafter.
Mr. Munsey already has two trust
COMMUNICATIVE Munsey Trust Company
OF Washington and the Munsey Trust
Company OF Baltimore. Tho New York
company. II is understood, viii have the
same name. and will doubtless have n
close working alliance with those two
other banks
Mr., Munsey's offices are now IN the
Flatiron Building.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-29
PENNSYLVANIA ROAD
BONDS ON NEW PLAN
Bankers Handling S+9.000.OOO
Issue to Share Profits Above
Certain Point.
AID TO MARKET PROGRESS

An interesting arrangement not often
used IN railroad financing, has been made
part Of the sale agreement between the
Pennsylvania Railroad and Kuhn. Loeb &
Go. In the matter Of tho $40 600 az
per cent. bonds about 10 be offered by the
bankers
The Pennsylvania is TO share in the
profits OF tho sale 70 the bankers over and
above a margin Of 80 per cent. profit to
the banking syndicate. The profit sharing
Of the railroad company in this case,
therefore. will begin AZ the point OF 103E,
tho bonds having been sold to Kuhn, Loeb
& 90. at par.
Tho PENNSYLVANIA Is one OF the few
railroads OF the country whose credit Is
strong enough to permit them to proceed in
financing along lines much OF their own
choosing. in accordance with the general
trend of the security market. The sale
OF the ~ per cent. issue 10 bankers at
par was regarded as n sale price. enabling
the presentation OF one OF the highest
class bonds in the list OF American secur-
tics 10 the public at a very attractive
figure. The profit sharing plan conserves
TO the railroad the possibility OF benefiting
in The public demand along with the
bankers on a percentage basis
The gross definite profit 10 the bankers
and other syndicate managers Is -, per
cent 1t is based on an Arrangement in
which Kuhn, Loeb Co, having obtained
the bonds az par distribute them TO the
syndicate members at l00i2 and in
tegest In addition, Il is understood. a
/ charge OF !. of per cent. Is made by the
bankers for the sale. the participants in
| the syndicate getting the bonds at l0i
and interest
The profits to the syndicate members
/ IN the resale or the bonds to the public
arc limited to 2i9 per cent. all in excess
: OF this TO he divided equally with the
/ Pennsylvania RailTuad
II is cNpcCted that the Offering price
: TO the public will be made sufficiently
attractive 20 result in heavy suhscrip-
ton. An ovcrsubscription would not be
surprising even In the present GONZALES
cont state ut the financial markets, The
. Offering price, although not yet deter
, mined. IS not expected TO he below 1913 u
the point TO which the bankers profit
, IS limited,
Tho bonds may be offered somewhat
ahoy" this price with the possibility that
the IennsyvaN'a will he enabled 10 share
IN the excess profit. though such sharing,
It IL believed. will be fractional
The bonds on the curb when issued
, ruled 1t high prices yesterday. The price
ranged from 1857 TO 1883. Heavy
subscriptions for membership In the syn
d.Gatc, which was being formed yester-
da,, wero received. The public offering
of the bonds In tho opinion OF bond ex-
porte should be a pronounced Success and
Z will establish a decisive point In the
progress OF the bond market.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-29
BROOKLYN TERMINAL BILL IN.
senator CuIIen's Measure VIII Make
Mayors plan Possible.

ALBANY. Jan. 2S.--A bill to carry out
Mayor Nfitchel's plan 10 develop the
Brooklyn and Queens waterfront through
terminal railroads was introduced to-
day by Senator Thomas II. cullen.
This bill has the approval Of the
barge canal interests" said Mr.. Cullen
The city OF New York, as the law now
stands. could proceed with this improve
ment If 1t had the necessary funds at
It's disposal
"ln order to carry out this improve
ment successfully il is necessary To Sc
cure joint cooperation OF the proposed
freight terminal railway by all OF the
trunk lines coming into these borougns
and on such terms as to make tho city's
investment self-supportinS.
1.-THE plan proposed requires the In
vcstmeut of millions Of dollars. The pro-
posed new law will permit a railroad COR
pOration with the consent of the Board
az Estimate and Apportionment TO be in
torestCd In securities of a freight ter
niual company. If such company enters
into a contract with the city for ter
minal facilities in the borUughs of Brook
Ign and Queens.
"Such permission can only be given by
tho Board Of Estimate and Apportion-
ment after notice and public hearing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-29

\ man supposed TO be J. W. L. Drcscher
was found dead in a room at the Hotel
Roland 90 EaS; Fifty-ninth street yes
terddy afternoon. There were two cmnty
beer bottles and an empty cyanide Of
potassium bottle Ia the room. \ physician
from Flower Hospital said the man had
been dead about two hours. \ sealed lot
ter addressed L. !. W. Hampshire at the
Manual Training High School. Brooklyn.
was found in his clothes. There was also
"A summons TO the Suffolk county Supreme
Court. rcturnablc to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-29
STATE BANKS AWAIT
RESERVE CHECK PLAN
Canvass Shows Many lnstitu.
lions Are Not Ready for
Separate System.
WANT TIME FOR STUDY

The stare banks AMI trus; companies
are carefully watching the working OF
tine Federal reserve system and particu.
larry the measures the r,s rye board and
the reserve banks will adopt for the free
clearance OF checks This is shown by
canvass just completed b. T.. c. Nc
Dougal. president OF the Bank Of Buffalo.
About sc per cent OF the state institu-
lions answering Mr.. McDougal's letter
say that they are awaiting the action OF
the Federal Reserve Board with regard
20 free clearance of checks before they
make up their opinion as to the wisdom
OF the organization Of separate system
Tor state institutions not members OF the
Federal reserve system for the clearing
OF their own checks.
This separate clearing institution for
state banks and trust companies has a.
II the germ not only OF a state clearing
house but Of state reserve system.
state reserve system was one OF the pro-
posals actively considered by the COM
mission that recommended the new State
banking law.
The replies to Mr.. McDougars question
OF whether there should he separate
state institution for clearing checks show
that nearly 20 per cent. OF the institutions
an arrangement a little more than one
third Of these, though favoring the plan.
advise the action OF the reserve board be
awaited. About % per cent. of the
answers were non-committal.
The state bankers viii soon have an
opportunity 20 determine whether the
measures OF the reserve banks for checl,
collection all their ideas OF adequate
handling OF the situation. II was learned
yesterday that the governors OF the re-
serve banks at their meeting in Washing
ton decided to go ahead with the free
collection of checks under restrictions II
is thought that the New York Reserve
Bank will soon announce plans which.
though not as all inclusive as those re-
Gently put into operation nv the ST. Louis
and Kansas city reserve banks, will AFFORD
a good basis for a beginning
The letter TO Mr.. McDougal shows that
about 81 per cent. of the State banks
favor forming a separate association to
cooperate with the organizations OF the
trust companies and savings banks About
81 per cent. are nun-committal Seventy
fve per cent. Of the institutions are in
favor OF taking the state Banking Depart-
mCut out Of politics
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-29
EXCHANGE SEAT AT $4,000.
Price Marks Advance of $4,000 over
the Last Sale.

A Stock Exchange seat sold yesterday
for $4,000, an advance OF $1,000 over the
last sale. The transfer was from Leslie
Herman to Harry @. Tobey Robert VIII
son WAS elected a member.
petition was circulated on the floor
of the oachanre asking for doubling
~ the assessment pay able to the Eratuity
fuuC whenever a member dies. Up Ia
now the brokers have paid an assessment
ct SO each. which meant payment Of
$4,000 10 the heirs of dead member
II the present plan becomes a law :he
assessment viii be $50 and the Insurance
$50 600. The petition ia being circula ed
because II is believed the last seven yeas
have cut seriously into the resources Of
many Of the members.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-29
JUSTICE sCUpDER IN DENIAL.
baldwin Not His Counsel, lie Says
In Letter TO Cropsey.

Supreme Court Justice Townsend Sond-
dor. In a letter written 70 District Attor-
ney Cropsey Of Kings county ycsterlaH'
denied that stephen g. Baldwin was his
personal counsel when he appeared In 'Ae
JUSTICES court 20 argue a motion in The
Grout case.
The purpose OF this note Justlc"
Scudder sal lis 10 call you" attention
TO the fact that At the time--January p.
l9l5,-when IN effect you charge me VIA
favoring my personal attorney In iibst-
ton pending before me, you have in your
possession positive proof Of the falsity OF
your charge"
A COPY Of the letter was sen. 10 former
Judge Edgar NJ. Cullen. chairman OF the
Bar Associ alton committee which Is in
vestlgating Mr.. Cropsey's hand picked
Judges charge,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-29
BUCHANAN OUT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Retired Tobacco Msn with $4,000
Income wins Fight.

Charles y, buchanan, a retired tobacco
merchant, OF IS West Forty-seventh street
has been granted a discharge from bank
ruptcy by Judge Hand. acting In accord
ance with mandate from the United States
Circuit Court Of Appeals, which has re-
versed an order Of the District Court
denying Buchanan a discharge unless he
gave up the surplus Of his income OF
$4,000 a year above his actual living en-
penses
Mr., Buchanan flled a petition IN bank
ruptcy in July 1913, showing liabilities
amounting to Se5.0S0. mostly for legal
services OF O'Ciorman, Battle & Marshall,
and assets amounting to $3.50.
last May Mr. Buchanan's third wife
sued him for a divorce. She was Mrs.
Martha v l.. Buchanan, whose mother
was the Countess do Rliniere. The first
Mrs Buchanan obtained a divorce in 500.
A year and a half later Mrs. Mgnouottc
Bronner Buchanan, the second wife, got
her divorce.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-29
BRITAIN GETS SUGAR CHEAPEST
American Dealers Pay Cent n Pound
More for same Product.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. Wholesale gro
GERS and commission men in the United
States are now paying si,07 more per
hundred pounds for refined sugar than
Great Britain Is paying for shipments
from the same refneries
This discrimination In favor Of foreign
buyers. which Is made possible under ex-
igting laws, rs now the practice OF all sea-
board rcdncrics. according to information
supplied here to-day by a leading dlstribu-
ter. Tic said:
"The present duty on raw sugar from
cuba rs approximately $40? per hundre
pounds The rcfners' price last week was
Siaa, less per cent. for cash, making
ic not cost to the wholesalers Sass
When tho refined sugar is exported tho
Government allows a drawback OF Sloi,
making the sale price sS.S4. These ig-
ures seemed to have been shaded by the
british BOARD OF Trade. which was able
to contract al 1913"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-29
ASK ALDERMEN TOCHANGE
BUILDING HEIGHT PLANS
New Draft Would Differ Only in Details-Lively Debate
on Subject of Any Restrictions Beleved
Measure Will Be Adopted

, Moves Of Charles r. Noyes Company,
ag nts for buildings worth between $685.
0OO, 900 and $40, 1000. 900. he said. lie ar
gued that the ordinance would injure
many owners of property. 1t was neces-
sary he said. IN parts Of the city whore
land is worth $50 a square foot that
buildings ut least lao feet high be per-
mitted in order TO make a proper invest
ment
says skyscrapers Ray.
Broadway" said Mr.. Noyes. go per cent
OF the area Is covered by buildings more
than ten stories high. BY limiting future
structures to twice the width OF the street
you are discriminating unjustly against
the owners of the other 81 per cent.
1T has been said here tina; high build
ngs do not pay. My experience Ii that
handle Where they are not profitable,
Il Is because there are too many Of them
not because they are too big
George McAneny. who was Sitting be-
side Mayor Mitchell. broke into Mr.
Noyess testimony several times to chai-
lenge his figures and conclusions. Finally
q red headed man shouted from the back
OF the room.
Aren't we supposed to he hearing the
opposition now. Mr.. Mayor
ct is" Mr.. Mitchell replied
"Wcll. II strikes me-" rasped the red
headed man. tina; We are only hearing
Mr. MoAueny and he's in favor OF the
ordinance"
The Mayor retorted sharply. And well
continue to hear Mr.. McAneny as long as
he wants TO talk"
Mr. Noyes ended by saying that in his
Judgment the ordinance meant confisca-
ton OF property.
Ernest Flsgg architect OF the Singer
Building and other high ones. said
1T does not appear that there 10 as
yet any real demand for such a limite-
ton OF the height OF buildings as would
remedy the evils We are beginning TO find
attached TO them The situation Is not
yet sufficiently acute. When the percent
age OF high buildings on Manhattan
Island reaches 10 or 20 per cent. of the
total number. as against the present (
per cent, then &, will be found that some
thing must be done and a real measure
Of relief will he adopted"
Register Edward T. OLoughlin of
Kings county, said the ordinance would
make real estate reel" He said II gave
a monopoly Of the air to owners OF exist
ing skyscrapers and ''struck at the very
root and heart OF the clty's finances"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-29
WABASH PLAN NEARLY READY.
Reorganization OF Railroad WAY
Mean Heavy Asscssmcnt

Reorganiza ;lon plans for the Wabash
Railroad may he announced next week
This was the statement OF member of
tho special conference committee yester-
day. The plans will include a heavy as
sessment and the issuance of new
security. as outlined IN the tentative plans
that have been considered by the com
mittee. The amount Of new capital to he
raised Is about S27. 600, 900
The improving state OF the security and
money markets and the chance for
strengthening tho earnings OF the road
TO a marked degree by taking IL out Of
the long receivership and putting " I'M
der the direction of IN. owners are the
chief considerations that are moving the
reorganizers to speedy WORK.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-29
ILLINOIS CENTRAL BOND SALE.
Kuhn. Loeb & Co. Take sIO,OO",0OO
of Bonds-syndicate Plans.

The Illinois Central Railroad has sold
to Kuhn, Loeb & 90, Si0.O00,oO0 Of M
nois Central and Chicago St Louis and
New Orleans Division joint first refund
ing per cent. bonds, II is understood
that William A. Read 60, Harris,
Forbes e. Co and Clark. Dodge & co.
have formed = distributing syndicate To
dispose OF the bonds This syndicate. It
was said, has bought s5,O000o0 NJ the
bonds and has obtained an option on the
remainder
The first s5,Oo0,0OO of the issue, II was
said has been resold az 80 10 yield j.o6
per cent. The proceeds OF tive sale arc TO
be used in part TO reimburse the company
for improvements already completed.
There are s19,S50,00 OF these bonds all
ready outstanding out Of a total author
i1sd Issue ot sise.oec,ooe,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-29
NARROW TRADING IN LONDON.
sim Under influence Of
steel Dividend Action.

LoNpoN, Jan. 2S.-The American de-
partmcnt Was still under the influence OF
the steel dividend action. Trading was
narrow aud the tone generally weak.
Tho price OF steel touched the minimum
Canadian Pacidcs declined in sympathy.
Home rails were firm on the declara-
ton of the last dividend on Great Eastern
shares, which was more than generally
expected. GILT edged investments con-
tlnucd IN demand. although dealings were
quiet FOREIGNERS werc steady, with FIRM
moss in Argentine rails Rubber and oil
shares did well.
PARIS, Jan. 9S.---Rentcs closed at rs
francs 80 confines, decline Of 20 CEN
lmCs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-29
PENNY LUNCHES" FEED 3S.57s.

City Superintendent OF Schools Max.
well makes the following report regard
ing lunches furnished to needy school
children:
For the week ending January 90 3s,57S
children were fed, a daily average Of
7.I16. For these lunches 90,i46 tickets
valued at one cent each were received.
Free lunches were served 10 1886 chill
dren-