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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-19
$1,125,OOO OFFERED
FOR BUS FRANCHISE
Fifth Avenue Coach Co. Makes
New Proposal for Fifteen
Year Privilege.
ATTACKS A COMPETITOR

While the Board OF Estimate was
hearing final arguments yesterday for
and against granting a franchise 10 Inc
New York Motor Bus Company. when
wants 10 operate bus lines through the
city along routes already approved oy
the franchise committee Of the board. the
Fifth Avenue Coach Company was sub
hitting an entirely now proposal.
Forty per cent. Of the stock Of the
Fifth Avenue Coach Company IL owned
by the marlborough Rapid Transit Com
pany and the I~nterboroush's lawyers
have been fighting the granting OF q
contract ever since the Firm Avenue
Coach Company failed TO get the fran
chisc which the New York Motor Bus
Company now seeks. They have argued
that the street railways will be bank
rupted. that the city will lose money
through competition with the INFER
borough lines n that the streets VIII DC
made unsafe.
hut these objections 10 the New YORK
Motor Bus Company. as avowed at re-
cent hearings, are to be overcome by the
Fifth Avenue Coach Company through n
o partnership arrangement with the CITY
and through the elimination or routes
through congested thoroughfares. The
proposal submitted yesterday says IN
part:
1.-THE coach company suggests a pront
sharing arrangement whereby II ohers
to share with the city half OF its net
earnings after a certain preferential is
set aside. This preferential includes the
cost of operating its lines, amortization
charges, 6 per cent. interest on capital
Invested and the company's average net
profits for the last W years. The COM
pany guarantees that In any event the
yearly pa yment to the city shall not faIi
below $4,000. but points out that there
Is every indication that this sum will be
considerably exceeded from the start.
The company estimates that the city's
snare at present would be about $1o1,5oo
yearly, and that In seven years the re-
turn TO the city on the proposed basis
will he not far from 100000.
ut will be seen II Ia this proposal OF
the company, which II accepted Will
bring the city n total OF at least sl.l"5.-
600 for the fifteen years life OF the con-
tract. is considerably better than the
terms offered by its rival. the New York
Motor Bus Company. That companys
maximum offer for the fifteen years was
1855, 900. The coach company point out
that Its minimum figure is 90 per cent
better in the aggregate and over zoo per
cent. better on the basis of street mile
age, and that there Is every reason TO
believe that Its total payments to the
city during the term Of the proposed con-
tract will amount to about 80. 900. 900.
"cWhen to his sum Is added the COM
pany's existing payment Of 5 per cent
- t.htal Tho VaaF
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$%1O2,OOO,OOO GOLD
IN RESERVE FUND
This Balance Is Held by Fed.
eral Board at Treasury
Department.
RESULT OF ~CLEARANCES

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1s.-Thc Federal
Reserve Board issued a statement to-
day announcing that the gold settlement
fund Of the reserve system has now
passed the 500. 900, OOO mark. This fund
IL made w of balances to the credit OF
the twelve Federal reserve banks and
the Federal reserve agents and IL held
by the Federal Reserve Board In a spe-
cal vault at the Treasury Department.
Here Is the boards statement:
in the weekly clearing made by the
board to-day the balance In the fund
was shown to be s102, 100000, made up
OF deposits held to the credit of the Fed
eral reserve banks for the urpos or
clearing balances between them existing
at the close Of business each Wednesday.
Each bank telegraphs to the Federal
board q statement of the amount due
other banks and the clearing takes
place on sac Thursday morning.
Clearing operations were begun on
May 10, 1915, and the ind Is therefore
six months old. Thu frst actual clear
ing was on May 26. each Federal reserve
bank at that time being required to de-
poeit $4,000 900 in the fund and an
amount in addition equal to its indebted
ness 10 other Federal reserve banks.
Authority for clea rings between Fed
Nio tFV paitNF u ii FN'tf'
l6 Of the Federal reserve act. under
which he board Is authorized In its
discretion 10 exercise the functions OF a
clearing house for the Federal reserve
banks. A regulation covering the mat
ter wa issued by the board on May
4. Deposits by the reserve banks In this
fund are counted a. legal reserve. On
September \. 1915. the board authorized
accounts 10 be opened with the twelve
Federal reserve agents The fund Is
now divided a. follows
Balances to the credit Of Federal re-
serve banks. $50 .24O, 00O.
Balances TO the credit OF Federal
reserve agents 1890 900.
These amounts are now held by the
board In gold order certificates Ia de-
nominations OF $40. 900. Deposits in
the fund are. through the courtesy of
the Treasury Department. made by Fed
eral reserve hanks through the Sub
Treasures. When n deposit is made
at a S~ub-Treasury advice is made 10
the Treasurer Of the United States at
Washington. who then causes gold GER
tiicatcs Z, be issued TO the Federal
Reserve Board.
when payments are made from the
fund. the operation ~ of course re-
served. Transfers are. however. for the
most part on the books Of the gold set
tlement md by credits and debts be-
tween the twelve banks or between banks
ana the Federal reserve AGENTS.
The gold settlement fund is admin
is'erei for the board by officers con-
nected with it's organization. who dc
the work In addition To their other du-
ties. Its cost OF administration during
the fret six months Of its existence has
been slightly In excess Of $1,000. Dur
ing this period balances of s1ls.6sS. 900
have been settled"
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DAIRY PRODUCTS MARKET.

pt.rTrp-Tbcra was a further sdyan..
of ,sc. yesterday on nns able stock, he:
the demand. II was difficult to move The
medium and lower grades. and the lowest
grade packing stock was of isc. There
was an accumulation Of the medium and
lowest grade and receivers cut prices to
put the stock into consumption. Market
the lower grades dragging. v Prices;
Creamery. extras. 90 score. 81 n q s2c.
higher scoring 3:la q 3Se; hrsts. IS to 81
% a SOC, good 70 prime. ssls q use; com
mon 70 fair' .sm @oS:; renovated; extras.
cr..n,ery' arTs' "a all -IadIe, current
make. 'ar.s,., s:Gssiss seconds. IL,
rnrh."s .so'S ou"'S ""es 30 'un nsnr
srsaI Wma leG,GGe' ''s """
cHEEsE-Ihere Was no further advance
yesierday 9na 'rsnins vas amer SLOW;
a, "no,s,iona' BELIEVING prloes Void be
oe',er. nher" va aa auEa"e u" ~ e.,
FAIR 70 good. Market Closed I'm good con.
diiion' Without any innuiry Tor export.
ciais. isIc'; average fancy, lJa a iSc.;
current make, specials. 49,. Ice. state.
skins, held specials, isG ia.c,; current
fair 10 good, iOir ai2c.: Wisconsin twins,
i5a l6c.; double daisies, i6a IGi:c.:
ySnnx Americas. ish aisxc.
tt n% mo thf fset urn'' nS fresh v Was easers e nith.
80. rbunue IN tho hest grades Refrigera.
.us ,na"s' y" H. ,roaIy ars
c . 80 yrday "eu Vas thn' oufy
Siane' 'esstheihnJh"' Ia. a ~" cbany o"'y,
me W "nwm im',e 80 ""Hs ~
closed easier than any day during the
week. herelp,S u.usua,n hspt rr'es'
fresh estherrl estraS. nhe' 49, ek-
tras, firs,s' to"t2e'' nrs,s, sS"Sss see.
onds. rs" 5ie.' 10 ! dlr'ies, =. &c
refriserator, special marks; tanes, ssaa
onds. 2lh m2@c.; ,lennery' whites fine to
fancy. 3sm 6Sc.; browns, UsH t'c': mixed
colors. $50 i+c.
LIVE poJLTRY-Ther were unloaded
Yesterday II cars, leaving 3 on freight
racks, Trading was good with an easier
ieeliny on fowls and a decline of i,..
turkeys we're more plentiful, and while
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POSTWAR HELD FOR THEFT.
Accused of stealing Relief Funds
to Lead Double Life.

Joseph T.. aieiscnlberger, "A letter car
ricr assigned to Sub-stntion w, WAS ar
ralgned before United States Commits
sioner Clarence :. Houghton yesterday
on a charge of stealing letters contain
Ing contributions to II German relief
fund. The carrier, according to Assist
ant United States Attorney Edward -,
Mcdonald, got about $500 and spent
most of II in leading a double life.
Meischlberger has been in the Govern
ment service thirteen years He has a
wife and two children in The Bronx.
but admitted to Mr. Mcdonald that he
has been living with another woman at
2 West 1O7th street. The latter person.
Handsomely clad. came down to the
Federal Building with him when he
Nas arrested.
About a year ago. II Is said, he
learned tha; MRS. Otto Heine of 1885
West Eigh'y-eighth street was soliciting
funds for relief work In Germany and
thereafter intercepted her mail. In the
apartment on l07th street were found
more than 1000 letters and packages.
Neischlberger was held In 5000 bail
and wen TO the TombA
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STAMP TAX THEFT INQUIRY.
Ten Witnesses Examined 10 Clear
In 100000 Robbery.

Chief Magistrate McAdoo at the rs
quest of District Attorney Perkins is
holding a John Doe inquiry to learn IL
possible how abou $4,000 worth of
state transfer TAX stamps found their
way % the market. Joseph Neeren,
Samuel jackson and Alfred Isaac are
awaiting trial OH "A misdeme.inor charge.
II is believed that they had sold the
stamps in violation OF law.
A hearing was held yesterday at 800
Mulberry street and ten witnesses were
examined. They are runners for brokers
in the Wall Street district and are sup
posed To know something about the cir
culation Of the stamps. II is charged
tina; the witnesses had been in the habit
of buying Federal stamps and exchang-
ing them for State stamps. getting about
10 per cent. OF the transaction for the
transfer.
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EXPLAINS BELL RELIEF PLAN.
Telephone Omcial Describes Pen.
sion and Benent system.

The BELL Telephone systems plan Of
pension.ng superannuated employees and
providing relief in cases OF Illness, acc!-
dent ard death was described by John
:. Kennedy. secretary of the benefit COM
mittce OF the Eastern group of compa-
MES, al Il dinner % the Railroad Mems
Improvement Society at the Meridian
Ciub last night. He said that approx
mately half of the total cost Of the plan
IS represented by pay nlents of sick bene-
FITS.
Mr., Kennedy gave figures showing
that The Bel, system has 100, 900 employ
ees. of whom $4,000 a.c operators, and
a wire mileage Of l1.454.js+. In the
United States il serves 5000 900 GUS
toners in 10000 localities. The number
of railroad stations IL only $4,000 and
there are sim fewer post offices.
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A man who registered as c. A. LAM
bert Of Glen Cove, l.. l., at the Chevalier
Hotel in Seventh avenue last Thursday
was found dead In bed yesterday. A
glass containing "A ~crystallized substance
believed to be cyanide of potassium was
on "A table rear the body. When he
registered III left riders that no one dis
turb him for he intended taking a long
sleep,
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Left Gold Brick, stole a8Os.

George w, sheppard. who has an office
on the twenty-eighth floor of the Equi-
table building. l2O Broadway. reported
to the police yesterday the theft OF s6ss
from his safe. h thieves overlooked
valuable papers, a gold brick valued at
$3.50. some Mexican none and 81 in
silver.
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Dominican President Seriously III.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1s.-President
Jiminez OF the Dominican Republic is
seriously i'll and not expected to survive.
according to a report forwarded to the
Navy Department to-day by Rear Adj
miral Caperton. The Dominican Presi-
dent Is now at Monte Cristo. Santo
Domingo.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-19
'INTERBORO REPORTS
ONLY ONE BID GOOD
Firms Who Built Third Track
to DO Extension Work I'm
less Commission Acts.
FAULTS IN ALL OTHERS

Theodore T.. shonts. president Of the
lnterborough Rapid Transit Company.
Informed the Public Service Commission
yesterday that the marlborough has had
the worst sort Of luck with four OF the
six contractors whom II asked to bid on
elevated railroad extension work In ac-
cordance with the commissions orders.
From Mr.. Shonts's letter II appears that
the PETERBOROUGH will be compelled to
award the contracts to T. A. Gillespie
g. co. and Terry 4 Tench Company. mo,
unless the commission can md soine
way out OF the difficulty.
When the commission was arranging
for the third tracking of the elevated
structures the PETERBOROUGH pleaded that
II ought to he allowed to nave full con-
troll over this work on the ground tina;
II must necessarily interfere with the
handling OF passenger traffic and must
therefore he done by contractors in
whom the PETERBOROUGH had the fullest
confidence. Accordingly the Public Ser
vice Commission did not reserve TO It.
self the right to review these contracts,
but left IL to the marlborough to handle
them as II saw ut.
1t developed at recent hearings of the
Thompson Legislative committee that the
4. A. Gillespie Company got the contrast
under these conditions at a 10 per cent.
profit and that the Gillespie company
thereafter engaged the Terry 4 Tench
Company. Inc, as a sub-contractor 10
do the work on the basis OF a 8 per
cent. profit. This was testified to by
Commissioner Wood. who said the lati-
tude allowed the marlborough In his in
stance had had results that the CON-
mission could not ~foresee.
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81 The present contracts. there are thre.
hence involve no interruption of Inter-
borough service. Therefor the Inter-
borough must have the "roposals sub
mitted 10 II reviewed b, the commits
sion before II can make M award. Fur
thermore. the commission directed that
the marlborough Invite bids from at
least three other contractors .han the T.
A. Gillespie Company. the Terry g. Tench
Company. Inc, and Snare 4 Triest. all
OF whom are experienced elevated rail-
road contractors.
In his letter to Secretary whitney OF
the commission President Shonts say
bids were invited from these three COM
panies and in addition from Hyde. Nc
Farlin a Burke, Frederick l.. Crawford.
Inc. and the Bradley Contracting Com.
pany. Not a little surprise was occa-
stoned with 1t appeared that the three
additional bidders were subway rather
than elevated railroad contractors, bu;
it was discovered that these three had
submitted faulty bids.
The bid Of Frederick l.. Crawford. Inc.
failed to mention the proposed sureties
on the bond. Hyde. McF'arlin & Burke
did not verify their bids. failed TO men,
ton the sureties on the bonds. and per-
haps most unfortunate error of all.
omitted the name Of the contractor In the
fore part Of the proposal. Snare 4 Triest
mentioned no sureties and also omitted
the contractors name in the fore part Of
the proposal.
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EVERY HOUR ONE LONG DELIGHT,
Low fares to all points SOUTH.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP co, SOL 9Th A., \. Y
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MILES OF ASTERS IN BLOSSOM
AT ROCHESTER FLOWER FARM

are probably troubled with mildew. II
gives the foliage the whitish look you
describe. Spray the bushes at once
with potassium sulphide. using n
ounce to two gallons Of water.
Don't kill off the starlings until
something more definite In known of
their habits. 1t In poor policy to kill
or a species of birds first and fnd
u what they are good for after they
are gone. The United States Agricul-
tural Department. through the Bureau
OF Biological Survey, Ia conducting an
investigation regarding this foreign
fellow who has taken up his residence
in this country. Judgment should be
entirely suspended until the investiga-
ton Ii completed. 1t will be 4 sur
prise II this fellow IL found to have
no bad habits. but II may be that the
good the bird does will more than
balance any damage he may u
farmers or gardeners.
Some plants that are perfectly
hardy in the Interior will o stand the
winters along the seashore and some
that are not hardy in the interior
stand the winters perfectly along the
shore. Reports from u readers no.
ticing this popularity in any plants.
shrubs or trees are requested.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-22
THE BEST ABUTTLLON.

A Wisconsin reader wants the names
OF the best abutillons for a window gar
den. This is a dificult question to
answer. All the abutillons are good
for this purpose. The following are
some of the varieties in general use;
Boule de neige, pure white; golden
fleece. yellow; Savitzi, green and white
foliage; s%plendens, red; eclipse, a trail
ing variety, green and yellow foliage,
flowers yellow with crimson throat;
snowstorm white. There are many
other varieties, but the catalogue
houses for some reason do not list
them. The abutillon IL a very salts
fa'tory plant to grow and 1t seems
strange that there should he so little
demand for t..
Sansviera IL IA good straight, upright
growing decorative pot plant, growing
vigorously and then resting for a long
period. This plant requires n large
roomy pot for it's strong roots. Olivia
miniata Is another good pot plant, with
flowers resembling the amaryllis.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-22
AMERICAN BRED PEN
LEADS TWO MONTHS

Al the Storrs egg LAYING contest the
pen of Leghorns belonging to Dicto-
graph Poultry Farm, West Nyack. y. Y.
owned 10y X NJ. Turnc". the inventor
and manufacturer of the famous pc
tograph. has agaiu made a record by
taking the blue ribbon for the rrea est
number OF eggs for ;Ac month of July
as IL did for June.
This pen is the first American bred
pen to carry off the luuurS for two con-
secutive months, and also to break the
weekly record by laying s~iNty-one eggs
for one week.
As soon as the American breeders quit
breeding for IN" show room and pay
more attention To the practical side of
poultry breeding 10y selecting egg pro-
ducing types In breeds like the Leg
horns, not only will our egg production
he larger. hut We will not have to go
TO England To secure our hes; laying
strains. Mr.. Turner's Rorkland strain
fowls have proved this CouClusively.
Connecticut hens now enjoy indis-
putcd lead iu the laying contest at
Storrs. +. NJ. PeI-leyS l.vghorns from
Cheshire that were tied last week wish
Rarron.s birds from England are now al
the top 10y n margin %; two eggs.
The total yield Tor all pens vas 3.625
eggs. or l+G better Than for the preced-
ing week, Barron's English Wyaudottes
were an easy trst, With a yield Of
tfty-seven eggs The Storrs stations
sour milk pen rf l"gnorus were second
Will a production OF hfty-hve, while
two New York pens, namely. Rhode
Island Reds owned 10y Charles .. Pol
helms of NewhurGh and Hlppich q
banks white lermuus from North
Branch tied Tor third place VITA hfty-
four eggs cach.
Hen 26l from 81. Adams, Vt. is the
first and only individual thus far that
has produced more than 200 eggs. EOS |
to he exact The ten leading pens to
date are AS follows
+ NJ. reas'ey. Cheshire conn WuEe
Leghoru. ....... ..... ls.1|
Tom barron, ChdfDrjh, near Preston,
England Nhue LcEhprus. ....... IbgI
Tom Barron, ratfprth, England.
White WyHndottas 80. ls2sJ
land. white Nyanl litrs ......... lSlgv
W~indSwecp Farm. ttIding Ridge.
Conn White lHghorns .......... 1905
Hillview luultry Farm, -. AhhHns,
VI, RhOh" Island Reds ......... 1861
A, +, Robinson, Calverton, y. Y
White leghorns ,...... lks2
Branford Farm, Groton, Conn White
leghorns ......,........ 100. l5o5
y. V Hendrix. Now Haven. conn. '"'
White Ieghorns. ....... ...... .... llsq
j, collinspu, Rhruttrr. GIrstaug. Eng
lani. BACK lrghOrns ...... .....,. i4sa
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-22
ACRES OF FLOWERS.

There are miles of asters In the long
In the great fields on the farms
OF James Vickis Sons, Rochester, n. Y.
The early towering varieties were In
blossom during the middle of August.
but the late towering varieties will not
he in boom until September, when the
fields, covering more than "A hundred
acres of asters alone. viii he COM
pletely carpeted with beautiful shades
and cOlors. Last season more than
$500 people visited the grounds in one
day to see the sight.
During the middle Of August the an
numl phOx was in flower. covering
acres, and fields of marvel OF Peru
calendula, ~coreopsis, hardy phloX.
dah,ias and gladioli were In bloom.
The trial grounds v acres for
testing and comparing the value OF
various annual and perennial plants.
The fieIds of empress candytuft
growing for seed were the largest,
finest flowers we have NJ this season,
More than 100, 900 gladioli, Roohes-
ter white, An hang grown this season.
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TRIANGULAR SHAPE TO
BODIES OF BEST HENS
One Way to Test Laying Value
Is to Keep Tab on Cycles
of Egg Production.

MOUNTAIN GROVE. Mo. Aug. 2l.-
iuences egg production Or egg produc-
ton influences her shape, or both, we can
not say. yet We do see that good egg pro-
ducers have regular shaped bodies. in the
form of a ~aedge, the back being one
side OF the triangle, the breast being
another and the third sid being the
distance from the pelvic bones to the
back point OF the breast or keel bone
H. matters little whether shape infiu-
ences egg production .r egg production
influences shape, for the fact remains
tina: the hens which are producing laE Z.
numbers OF egEs usually conform To this
wedgs shape, and We believe that some
thing can be told of pullets even before
they begin to Jay.
shape assists therefore in selecting
the best producers. But where it is
possible 10 trapnest for at least thirty
dalS much can he Did OF a hens value
as an egg producer by the rhythm II egg
production. The number OF Eggs pro-
duced 10y a hen without missing n day
Is called a cycle. The number of eggs
in each cycle tells whether the egg or
gans have the ability to pr duce < x
.sPr"E ~ Nv n.t'."s' ~.
- -,
:, ", - s,rotn nanr w." w..
~ ~ " rha IS
- ~ - ali, ~ 49,
- ,ho -. ~
80 - ~ n,ta, ~
~, hon lays four or moro .s,s IN
tho cvc,e and r.naa,s tho cycles vim
al, Gna ar ,uo a.. r,Issod sb. 10 n
80 no, non t,,s thras az los
eoys 10 tho cycl, and misses ywo ar
,,or. aays batvaen rvclas she ia ~
iit,ia nv No v,lne .s an egg produrer
Tb. non which laws twenty = tbir,y
eyrs in one cycle. then misses ten or
Ortcen doys should ls Ella ssed with the
hon which Laws regularly I'm, laws only
one or two eggs TO che cycle The
first has well developed egg organs with
a weak constitution while the second
has a strong constitution and weak .gr
organs.
This metho3 of selection il of value
where the hens are trapnes,cd for only
TWO or three months during the breed
ing season. or II a hen has been tran
ras,ad during tho hrooding sa.sn, and
should get killed the rhvthm OF egg nro-
ductIon would give an idea OF the value
of tho ~orsprirr
There are two extremes in shane an,
m y,hr ~ ARC nroduc,Iou
No, / shows four views and a sixty.
day epg record ~ a high producing hon
No 4 shows four ~respond,n views
and egg record Of a low producing hen
ID, ~