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The sun., 1916-11-03
EGG MEN WARN OF
ADVANCE IN PRICES
Say Chicago Has COrnered
Most Of Market and Blame
Hens Of /. s.

Prepare FOR a rise In eggs. JOOhers,
plants yesterday pulled long faces and
blamed the hen for the shortage of cases
in their storehouses, And that means
eggs are going up. Wholesale prices for
fresh eggs ranged yesterday from gath
cred thirds" AZ 20 cents to state and
Pennsylvania hennery whites" at CO
cents. The cold storage prices ranged
between 20 and 32i. cents.
Refrigerator men aid they have on
hand less than thrce-quarters of their
las; years supply at this zine. What
could they do they asked. They could
not persuade the hens 10 lay nor were
they able 20 prevent Chicago cornering
most of the marke:,
As explained by Harry Lewis. secre-
taiy Of the Merchants Refrigerating
Company. New York men have to bid
every year aga!ns: Chicago johhers for
the supply. TIE men from Chicago Won
this year and hence have most Of the
available supply. Therefore New York
Is 200. 600 cases short OF is norma, sup-
ply. or - 600 600 eggs 50 To meet the
normal demand the price must be ad-
varced - To 80 per cent, they explain.
II lies with the public. egg men said in
NnflT llbl4t Nl'flVfh ItNila'lis WHETHER "a
pric. Will 20 up. /: the ~gg eaters of
New York and New Jersey adjust them
selves TO the shortage the lcssened con-
sumption VIII not make :. necessary Il
b"ost prices. IN any event. they say,
the ris, probably will he only temporary,
becaus. southern Eggs are due about the
middle Of December.
The State Department @; Foods and
Markets has Interested itself In the
situation because OF reports that many
retail dealers are selling cold storage
eggs AS fresh. There * a law sgains'
his one that stipuiates the cartons mus,
he marked, ths Invoices and bins must
show they ar, cold storage eggs and
there must he a rn In The store. cod
storage eggs sold here"
From Washington the Department ni
Agriculture has sent out warnings To- al
interstate shippers that they will IL
prosecuted IL thea cases contain eggs a.
which ; yer cent. AZ. uad,
George Hildebrand. Deputy Commits
si1u,r Of Foods and Markets, is To- s,n'
out inspectors to-day To- see that the
Federal and state regulations are liNeC
M u.
The sun., 1916-11-03
FATHER AND SON IN
CELLS AS COINERS
Uncle and Cousin Of II. {. Will
ken. Recently Caught After
Five Year Search.

Secret service operatives working un-
der Chief William ]. Flynn arrested yes
terday In Brooklyn two OF the alleged
associates OF IL. X. Wilken. who was
taken into custody In Santa Cruz. Cal.
recently on n charge OF counterfei:irg
after n search lasting six wears. The
two new prisoners are Wilken's uncle.
william Russell. AZ years old. and the
latter's son, Joseph Russo. ~ years
old. An admission Is said to have been
wrung from the pair that they assisted
Nilken In making the s. treasury notes
which for years deceived bank %toll.rs
throughout the United States.
The Russe,s. II is 81 A.. worked with
Wilken IN his plant at $50 West l25th
street, Manhattan, where Wiikeu posed
as an artist, mat maker and designer.
Ii was here that Wilken is alleged to
have perfected his system for making
paper which was an exact duplicate Of
the official stock on which money Is
engraved.
TIE elder Russell Is a wax process
ngraver and for fifteen years wa ein-
rloyed In that capacity by the Amer
can Bank Note Company. He gave ~
lis job four years ago In order. the Fed
eial authorities say. To join Wilken.
Joseph Russo. who in spit. Of his
years l. married u has a child, con-
iessed, Il Is said. not only 10 having
helped In the printing Of the bills, but
also TO the passing OF between 500 and
1000 Of them in this city aud its sub
urbs and az far distant as Chicago.
tn" two Ius~els w"r" brought TO Man
haitian and lodged In police headquar-
tc'~ Tor the night william Russel was
taken - the old slip ari his son 10
the Greenwich street station. They
probably viii he arraignei before United
states Commissioner If~ougntuu hi,
morning
The sun., 1916-11-03
UNLOADING CARGO OF
DEUTSCHLANDBEGUN
Part %Eormalitics Fail to Cast
Light ON Value Of Sub
marines Load.
CT NRDING AGAINST SPIES
Jo,cphus Daniels Likely to BE
Only Newspaper Man to
see German Trader.

NV LoNpoN. Conn. Nov. 2-Havlng
t,d p chance to get the sea cramps out
~ their legs and recuperate from the
.ir,,n II. twcnty-one days Of travel.
C,9t koonig apd his merry men to-day
started u ugs humming In the way OF
unloading the rich cargo brought here
from Germany inside the submarine
,-rier Deutschland. 1t is a weeks job.
srd after i viii come the equally i'm
,o-',rt task Of loading the 500 tons
n. crude rubber aud nickel that is to
b. taken back e. Germany.
~ course. before the unloading could
h, berun the ship had to he entered with
I'll, customs officials. This was done
ms afternoon. but the manifest was
Sol secretly Yesterday. However. so
~ ls learning the exact nature W the
crafts burden. neither Formally was
seductive 90 Information. All that IL
.noNu - that the figure first estimated
"a, cant kOcntg. $4,000. 900. IL 10Y ad-
,,.,o, to he Ear In excess Of h real
VAIN"
pat..als Il the Eastern Forwarding
c.wrauv said So to-day, but would not
,,, the true amount.
IN an probability. however. the
p..,ssnIard's second cargo Is worth far
n,,r. than the one a reached Balu-
more. There is the same amount ot
d,a.tINs. chemicals and drugs, hut In
ADDITION there is a consignment ~ gems
-.yu,nctic gems. tie agents say they
.f-.hc value ~ which is not known
Also there - u suspicious item On the
manifest under the heading OF effects.
WHAT these are no one would say. put
n Is suspected they may consist OF Sc
.Vv.t..-
The sun., 1916-11-03
%~unIyu~s the shortage.

briefly stated Mr., Rice said. the
present deplorable condition here i due
to:
"Firs.-An admitted shortage OF min
ers and lahorers in the coal regions
amounting To between - ana :" per
cent.
"~Second-An unprecedented consump-
ton %! coal by manufacturing plants.
Third shortage Of AIRS amt EN-
barsoes On transportation.
Observation-Disclosures OF surplus coat
at stocking points on account OF the m
creased demand and the partial Sus-
pension of inning earlier in the season
"ritth-Thc unavoidable disadvantage
AZ which this city Is always placed in
having no stocking room for coal {"
meet such an emergency as IN" present
one. Space here Is too scarce aHd "N-
persiv, for the dealers 10 carry "a supply
sd.uua,. for NOR. man temporary nccds
as Il result Of this state Of analr'
the retailers have exhausted their - ''ks
tina, were purchased at 'h- prices usually
prevailing and are compelled To rtpieh!sl
them AT exorbitaut figures.
AS a matter OF fact there is consid-
erably more coal in the cellars OF CON
suIners than IL usual at this time. and
"A large part OF the crlan - unduIDt-
edIv from those who desire 10 incr"hs"
their supply a. a matter ~ p~recauu"n
The sun., 1916-11-03
GIRLS ON H JOB IN
MESSENGER STRIKE
Make Their Appearance at
Produce Exchange and on
Fourteenth Street.

h,.ss.neer ,,r,a d.liv.rsd ,.,.,ro, q,
New YORK v.sterday for No or., ,i,na i,
il believed in the history NJ Tho ci,v
lust as women in Eurone bavs haen
nresscd into new lines oS amn,oym.p, b.,
var. Ties, girls ver. mn, on mo ioh h.,
cause of m. war which 10 an hatwaer
the telegram compani.s and the s,rik-
ing bows. strikers asserted the girls
."e ~, 10 -,
o,bo. anI ~ ,bs prnduca hxchanya
The girls were unmolested. hut male
strike hreakors had n lively ana NOT al.
toyetbar nIeasant day Thsre wsre iuve-
nile riots from the battery 10 Harlem.
AID IN nccasinn IN. buskier massangcrs
ala not, b.sitate Ia hrnv the nolic,.
Str,kers and four pa,rolmen hattied in
Nipetv.,bird etrept near Coluupus ave-
The sun., 1916-11-03
CHICAGO INQUIRY BEGUN
C%oIIusioa 10 Control Price Of Eggs
Is Charged.

charges by Alderman Iretzcl that there
Were 31.50O.uvO dozen eggs Ia Chicago
IN cold storage while the price IL soar
Ing at about ~ cents a dozen. the Coun-
ell Health Commission to-day invited
United states District Attorney Cline
O. attend the next meeting Of the COM
mittee. at which an effort will be made
To show collision on the part OF mid
dleinen and pIoduccrs TO control the
price OF foodstufA
Henry II. Coghlan. n Michigan farmer.
testified that half IA dozen Chicago op.
orators control egg prices through tho
Middle West. Their agents buy up the
supply, he said, c%ontcnding that It was
not prohtablc for farmers to ship direct
The sun., 1916-11-03
MUST COOK MEAL
INHERIT $4,000
Granddaughter of Mrs. Marie
ZinSSer to Have Novel Test
for LcgacicS.

49,. .
me 'hlHese nave n"p't VI o"el..S
tuli course meas from soup 70 hu.S'
ror r~ei'uNes VINO nav, sone rom lne
'"''h'H 'c'eN'''' Nl"s"'"' NV ~,
AL one, - S'ihewIa' S.nI',t ~ "t'
u. per'orheu ny .nrte sr'"u"'usn'eIH
q, tne ate MIS-. Marie Hlhsser; iio'her
"t ~, ilahs Htnsser o ,o'Ii'u'n I'M.
N'iH'NH' "He!' 'hcy cooh u'''e' '"''
In ,his c, .crn-,,mg D." w. ,,, s,el
,,r rrnh,.a ,as,orJay ,ho h.r.s,s 90.
c,,,t,., Mi l.. ,,,ard.,t ,nr ia. go ma
r,, ,he ,iacsJon, co. a,ch ~ bor ,.s,..
80, 49, ,,a,r.s faa, ,na,
on aar. W. 'atp"i o., -
.,o ooo
NJ -,,s.er Io., "a, -oontrou.,,, q,
The sun., 1916-11-03
BIDS ON NAVY YARD
Junk" RUN HIGHER
Nineteen Cents Offered for
Plug Tobacco - Glassware
With Emblem in Demand.

Bids received yesterday by the Paymas-
ter of the New York Navy Yard for con-
demhed stores were better on the aver
age than those which have been made
in similar sales In the past.
The highest bid for t~hirty-one tons OF
plug tobacco was nineteen cents n
pound. two cents better thar the price
paid by the successful bidder last winter.
when a similar quality of leaf was sold,
but FAR below the market price, II ia
asserted by many tobacco men. There
were about thirty bidders on hand. An
nouncement OF whether the bids are ac-
ceptablc will be made later by the De-
partment.
The highest offer for 1000 pounds Of
linen thread. however, was only thirty
eight cents a pound. The market price
IS said to be around 81 a pound.
The greatest change from pervious
sales was In the better offers for glass
ware bearing the navy's emblem. Last
February this ware brought about
90 per cent. Of its cost. Prices yester-
day were almost double that figure.
Wine sets brousht offers OF $50. De-
canters drew bids of as high as sc cents.
Bid for champagne glasses. OF which
l4l dozen were to be sold, went up to
50 IS for two dozen lots. one bidder
offered sl4l for n single dozen. The
h.gest bid for "a small size variety Of
clar.t glasses was sl.55 a dozen. One
bidder offered to take the entire l5s
dozen At 81 a dozen. Sherry glasses
brought "A high bid Of sI.25 a dozen.
The cut glass cost the Navy Depart
mei.t Prices much In excess OF these.
Tie champagne glasses cost 81 cents
"iCh. clir-t glasses cost 80 and oS
cents respectively and sherry glasses %
= cents. TIL. quart hecanters' cost $40.
the pints slj6. Half pint decanters cost
$40.
n best bid for $500 pounds ~ -four
condemned as musty was 90 cents q
pound and IL cents n pound was hid for
1,0'J pounds OF butter condemned a.
r,nssl
The sun., 1916-11-03
Pinch for Tenement Dweiiers.

Thos. who will feel the greatest pinch
a. the result OF the scarcity of coal sup
pixies IN case Of exceedingly cold weather,
which would make. coal buying ahso-
lutely necessary, are the dwellers IN the
tcnements. There are In Manhattan 40
25l tenements without elevators. or Al
per cent. of all the buildings. Thousands
of these tenants buy coal by the pail.
with TONY" and Joe" paying $40
per ton for their coal, II Is expected
they would charge pail patrons at the
rate OF $50 a ton.
The New Jersey Public Utilities Com
mission decided yesterday 10 investigate
the coal situation. James Mayberry, Jr..
inspector II the commissions railroad
division. was directed to find out how
many cars are used in the t~ransporii-
ton Of coal through the State how
many there are OF sidsngs empty how
many are on sidlnEs 'ill"d and the
| amount of coal stored at terminals.
The sun., 1916-11-03
zAYAs LEADS IN CUBAN COUNT.
Indications of MenOcal's Defeat De-
spite Conservative Claims.

HAVANA, Nov. 2.-OHcial figures OF
the voting yesterday for President or
cub gave Alfredo Zayas a majority of
1000 for all provinces in the republic.
with s3e colleges missing,
senior Zayas, who Is the nominee Of
the Liberal party and opposing Eresi-
dent Menocal. the Conservative candi-
date, said his majority would reach
20 900. The Liberals are leading In all
the provinces.
mos c,ai,ned by the Secretary of the
Interior, Aurelio Hevia. In a statement
issued tonight. The provinces of Pinar
del Rio, Matanxas. Santa Clara and
Oriente have been carried by the Con-
servatices. Secretary Hevia asserted. CIV
ind president Menocal SO electoral votes
out '0f a total Of 1873.
The Liberal party leaders. however,
continued to, claim the : election OF DR.
The sun., 1916-11-03

Tie last part OF the toud story. after
the pctc" meeting was told by Nick
SASH, "A man with IN" rhySiGG' or q
pr!zciight,r and the bold fac" Of a bull
dog SaSsi has been a part ot IN" lower
world all his lie and g. proud ~ Il, Of
the big pistol he carried and tn. way he
had tried to Use g. He almost de-
claimed "a he told his story and later
~swarp-red around the hall ~ the Grim
inal Courts Hui,ding Ike a hero.
sass gave the "~tiatfooteu' prize dance
NJ which Al iaimari was pushed of u,
hoor by Smitty.
"Smitty goes to him Ia a perfectly
gentlemanly. nice manue and says
Hey. you can't get into his because
th.S" guys have already been dancing
The sun., 1916-11-03
ASK MAD MONK" FOR 81. 1000.
~ he Returns Advance lie Cnu
Have Court stories Bark.

Sereius Micha!low Trufanor. known
In Russia as "llliodor, the Mad Monk
may have back his stories OF Russian
court life and the influence 81 the mys-
FERROUS Rasput!n II he viii repay the
Metropolitan NdGdstne $1,000 advanced
him for the first two articles.
Frederic y. Watriss. counsel for the
magazine. made tho offer yesterday when
Alvin G. cass, attorney for Trufanoff.
asked Justice Cohalan for an injunction
restraining the magazine from iuterfer-
ing with a newspaper syndicate which
IL willing to publish them.
The sun., 1916-11-03

MISS HELEN ZINSSER, one
of three sisters who must
cook a meal to get $4,000
legacies under their grand
mothers will. The picture shows
Miss Helen in the costume she
wore as q girl at the flower show
last spring.
The sun., 1916-11-03

Tne,e was no trouble about entering
~, cargo or the ship. As Deputy Coz
I..'o- i. G. ComstoCk Of New l.ondo
,,, H. + vas hand ed with no more russ
cf dtr'cu'ty than any schooner loaded
Srn lumber that comes into the harpor
t,r.
p. rn, to he understood that Capt.
f,,ric ard his tweuty-ninc ofhcers ana
non personally unloaded the submarine.
N., Al All Along about IL o'clock sew
ea,y husky negro stcvedores appeared at
~, safe dock. They Were passed Inside
hy a., armed guards and began 10
,rirt,e ont the cases. They were IN.
slua men who unloaded and
~, deutschland at ~Baltlmore-a picked
crew II mer. who. 1t is said. are paid 50
a day for their labor.
They eat and sleep aboard the Willie
Ntd, To North German Lloyd liner
watch screens the visitor from the pub
10. ard they will not leave the dock eN'
apt hy sI~cial permission until their
Iasa = finished.
- great are the precautions being
taken ty the agents against spies or at
'ocEs'lu thor charge. All through the
dy 'hc unloading went on. All OF the
,fco IS n small packages. varying from
"a ItuS.c loot w bulk to perhaps eight
tines that siyr
Early this morning IN" NAL which I'll.
deutschland brought to America was
49,, ON its way. There N,re five bags
= 4 and Il mysterious looking box. hr
G,o' ge .Airens, an attarhe of the Ger
alu Enbn Ssy, called for IL and imme-
4st,y departed for Washington. First
ua. cl kraphol of the submarine escorted
.m through the city TO the train In MIR
~ ,.u's automobile.
Henry Hilken. president OF the East
sru FurwardSg Company and father OF
Paul a. l.. H!lken. the agent here, ar
.Ncd this morning. His oming was IN,
,.gnal Tor capt. koenig n the officer
IT the deutschland Il come outside tn.
barrier wall and be photographed.
The sun., 1916-11-03
COAL CONSPIRATORS
FACING PROSECUTION
L. s. and County Officials Are
Ready to Act on In
creases in Price.
SHORTAGE Is ANALYZED
Fewer Miners, Greater Factory
Demand and Lack of Cars
Given as Reasons.
SHORTAGE Is ANALYZED

Although men In the trade insist that
the present scarcity OF coal ana 'he
soaring prices are due to economic con.
di,lons. there was talk yesterday OF
initiating Investigations to determine u
speculatien Is at the bottom OF an IL
legal boosting OF the cost OF that com-
modify. 4.
District Attorney want said ne
would take pleasure In entertaining q
complaint against any persons VINO nave
combined Illegally "to send coal up 10
the prepostcrous price or VIZ n 'on'
providing there was SPECIFIC Information
that such action was taken within 'hc
state. -
county Judge Hylan Of Kings sent a
letter TO District Attorney Lewis calling
his attention to the increase In the price
Of Goa, In Brooklyn and asking for an
investigation. Mr.. Lewis announced
that he would make an inquiry and said
his office had received some Information
already.
United states Attorney II. Snowdtn
Marshall said he will prosecute any
adequate complaint II Il can be SHOWN
that an Illegal combination exists wrong
fully to raise the price OF Goa 10 inc
consumer.
kpe~culatOrs 6et 10 Te1 se"
I. wa. said at the office OF the Coz
Trade Journal yesterday that 30 pei
cent. OF the total coal output IL DIS
posed of on contract. while the remain
ing 10 per cent Is handled by specuIa'
tors.
The men who are trying their best t'
supply New York with coal nope FOR .
continuance OF mild weather. they al
nit they do not like to think what mirh'
happen II a sudden hard cold snap shoul'
send people with empty lin INTO M
market.
Arthur r. Rice. commissioners OF TN
Coal Merchants Association. Inc. SAT-
Yesterday concerning newspaper state
nients relative to the coal situation:
while the quotations of price aske'
by the big companies are undoubt.dl
correct. something has been left unsai'
which has "A most important bearing OF
the situation. namely, that althoug'
these companies have not raised thei
trices. they cannot deliver coal and ar
not delivering II In anything Ike tn
quantities required under even norma
conditions.
The sun., 1916-11-03
C@ARNIVALLE COMES
TO AID OF R0FRANO
Gaimari Convict Says He Had
Nothing to Do With
the Murder.
DENIES TELEPHONE CALL
Defence Tries to Show That
Killing Was Result OF q
Gamblers Fcud.
DENIES TELEPHONE CALL

Rocco Carnival'e' parp'r' no'e'
and gambler, blamed by Michaei ito-
Franc for , In, of his troubles. took the
- ... n, po,rano's trial for
s."nu y'c,s murder and denied
N''chael uain'a, on,,hiny 10 do with
that 'toirnnn "a Do Cornell. "a he Is
!, ,nw carving twenty years
also k""Mn' - ~" TN Sing Sing for
10 NE Ihpli
Una, sa"' ,,,a carnivalle de.
n"or Med Rorr,no or that
Wv. :" - .ar ,a,,ad hin, on the tele-
itoiraho hau e,v, ,In, ",ha Horse" as
I,Vn a'as hnnun7 killed. lie denied
n, which Montimagno
the conference q" nn, hin, with a
saiu ,orneI sva,., n, shootine
hniie ps''us' u"
'",."a'', carriva,Ie and Nick
ana .nloukn ,,,,,a aangs,sr vino had
S'SS'' q '"."Ns arr Gang fond in
"'e" n.y. Tn y.,rs Martin Lit
=. 80, a,rs., hogan TO Law
..e'on' iSoi.ano ,an ,hon,y that Cai-
,ne iouIua''." na,amsa nj, a nolltl-
mar Mas :, hn,ars. M, n pamb,ers'
ga, nt"., ou' '"n,tuoii. and s,ssl took
hght III WIN"
part
-
carriyalle told Of Joe La Sales com
iry T., paulire Samuels's fiat New Years
righ, and telling that he had shot
W1nn,, i'm, there T., SALES and Carni-
,.aito,. s,o,i.s hey,n IN amor. La Sale
80 C,r,tr,I,e ,~.Ianboncd nofrano. but
~ c,rri,aIIa d.rial lie said he told
us ~ ,ha, pn,raro had been re.
' III. 90 .t,, i'm, ,ha, Ia salla
ius,,- W '.hn &, no wan,ed
"" - al ,,l.,hn,. "a pofrano
u. La oan' u.n y h'm eoid carnI
"n" re'uscu " 9'''N ""'
Naaie, 49, , u,r,od
pa you 'e.l "i"n 'na' A..
you To XII Mike oa'th'''' "Sh'' Va
Llttletoh.
My GOD, no. replied 'arhl'aie.
When CarhlNaIle was "roush' 10 Ne"
York from Dannemora prison ana 'ahri
"a District Attorney ferkinsS once NJ
said he 'old Mr. Perkins
Il don't want any cofumitat!pn IRON
you | don't want anything. | know
Rofran1 Is innocent nobody knows tina
better man / won't say anything 4
The sun., 1916-11-03

to New London Saturday, not, II Is true,
10 see what a submarine trader looks
IKE, but as IA campaign orator after
Nutmeg state votes. He Is to have a
reception at the City Hall. and then will
DO invited to see the Deutschland, " he
mas time during his four hour stay.
mother event OF the submarines
visit. In a social way. is a banquet being
arranged by the Chamber of Commerce
for saturday at the Croker House for
capt. koenig of the deutschland. Capt.
Jacob Fachens OF the Willehad and their
officers.
Everybody Happy.
According to Capt. Koenig and his
men,. the claims Of the Allies that scores
OF U-boats have been sunk during the war
or entangled In nets are false. Only
nineteen fighting submarines have been
destroyed since the war started. they
say. and the Bremen. IL she Is lost,
makes twenty.
Everybody is happy on the Deutsch-
land. The sailors have been given I'M
UNITED shore leave and are parading
about town, the idols of the natives.
One OF them, IA handsome lad by repute
sold his photograph on "A postcard to a
young woinan who stopped him on the
street last night. II was said the sprice
was ". All Of them are being coaxed
Tor Iron pennies from Germany and
other souvenirs.
The food Is excellent. to judge from
me supply that was taken aboard to.
day. There were whole hogs. several
cases of fish. bags of variou vegetables
and sides OF prime beef. all for the crews
OF the two ships and the s~tcvedores
Thirty barrels of beer came also. which
the men buy at three cents IA seidel from
the company. The consigne.s of tn,
cargo. 1t was learned to-day. will he tn,
same as for the previous voyage. The,
are Herman Metz & Co. the Bayer Com.
pany. casella Color Company, Kali,
Company and Berliner Analine Works.