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New-York tribune., 1918-07-13
New Jersey Lines
Cannot Increase
Fares ON Trolleys
Utility Board Grants Cent
Tariff for Transfers to
Meet Any Deficit
Especial Dispatch to The Tr,bune)

NSpGC!Ut Dt9pQtch TO me Ir1bNuSD
TRENTON, N. j., July 12-The State
Board Of Public Utility Commissioners
denied to-day the application of the
Public Service Railway Company for
the right to increase its fare from five
to seven cents and to charge two cents
for an original transfer and one cent
for transfer on a transfer. The
board did, however, grant the company
permission to charge one cent addi-
tional for each original transfer issued.
The decision is looked upon as dis
tinct triumph for the people Of the
state, the application of the company
having been fought by the New Jersey
League of municipalities, comprising
1854 municipalities in the state. The
increase Of cne cent on original trans
fers is considered fair and to be suffi-
cient to meet the deficit the company
claimed would exist at the end of the
fiscal year.
Alleged Great Deficit
In its application for permission to
increase rates the company alleged
had increased 50 much because of the
war that it was no longer able to op-
crate its lines under the present rates.
The amount of the deficit which it was
claimed the company faced at the end
OF the year was close to $4,000
In announcing its decision the board
directed the company to file a monthly
report as long as the order is in effect
stating the total amount of wages and
salaries paid and giving a comparative
income statement for 1917 and 1918.
The board also directed the company TO
present plan before the first of next
year whereby the method of charging
pt present in force may be revised by
an equitable zoning system over its
entire territory.
Claims Right to Increase
Although sustaining the contention
of the league that there was no neces-
sity for an increase in rates, the board
did not agree with those of the mu-
inequalities which set up the claim that
it did not have the power to order the
increase had it so willed. The board
claimed that whenever an emergency
situation arose it had the authority to
issue such orders as would protect the
property rights of shareholders in any
public service corporation.
During the war. the board pointed
out, it was necessary to keep public
utilities solvent. That, however, did
not mean that increases in rates should
be permitted where the sole purpose
was to increase the dividends of stock
holders.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-13
Petition for Higher
Fares in NeuU York
Being Circulated

The New York Railways Company,
operating fourteen lines of surface
cars in New York, has prepared cir
cular containing a petition, which will
be circulated to-day throughout the
city, asking for signatures of those
who believe it should be permitted to
increase its present rate of fares The
circular is headed Fair Fare" and the
petition, addre. sed to Mayor Hylan, the
Board of Estimate and the Public Ser
vice Commission, is as follows:
"Recognizing that the war has ia
creased the cost of all commodities.
and believing that the street railway
systems Of this city should be in re-
ceipt of sufficient funds to pay neces-
sary operating expenses, including fair
wages to employees. the undersigned re
spectfully petitions that the city waive
or suspend, during the war, the pro-
visions of contracts requiring fare Of
not exceeding five cents or free trans
fers upon the streetcar lines OF the
New York Railways Company, and for
such an increase of fare or charge for
transfers as, upon investigation by the
proper public officials, may be deter
mined to be fair and just to all inter-
ests concerned"
In the circular the company points
out that it has never paid dividend on
its ca~tal stock, that no interest has
been paid on its per cent adjustment
bonds since 1916, that receipts are going
down and taxes and cost Of operation
going up, and that its employees mus
have more wages, which it cannot.
under the present rates. pay.
The company also intimates to the
NJ hi hot
may be forced into the hands Of a re-
ceiver, and warns that If such happens
the travelling public will be called on
to pay much heavier rates for trans
portation than it VII by helping to Sc
cure a fair increase Al this tiue
New-York tribune., 1918-07-13
Transit Roads Request to
Raise Tolls Referred
Without Comment
Enright Makes Appeal
Asks More Pay for Depart.
ment; Firemen, too, Re-
quest Increase

The Board Of Estimate Yesterday
shut off all discussion on the apnlics-
ton Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
and its subsidiaries for a 7-cent fare
and cents for transfers by referring
1t to the Committee on Franchises
without comment Communications
from the Police and Fire departments
recommending the increase in pay for
the policemen and iremen were re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance
and Budget.
Police Commissioner Enright for the
first time sent formal request to the
board for salary increases, but he in
Guided practically all the officials in the
department, except himself, as we'll as
the five grades of patrolmen. The
Board OF Estimate has looked favorably
upon the proposed increase for the
patrolmen and plan is now being
worked out whereby the necessary city
funds may be made available. Mavor
Hylan has asserted, however that in
rcreases in the salaries of any en-
ployes receiving $1,000 or more would
not be considered.
Schedule of Raises
The Police Commissioner suggested
the following schedule for salary in
creases in his department:
Chief inspector, from $4,000 TO 81
600; borough inspectors, from $4,000
to $4,000; inspectors, from $4,000 to
$4,000; surgeons, from ss,50O to $4,000;
captains, from s3,l2O to $500; lieu
tenants, from $2,450 to $4,000; SER
geants, from $3.50 to s2,150; patrol
men. first grade, $1,000 to 1880; pat
rolmen, second grade, s1,4O0 to 81 $50;
patrolmen, third grade, 300 to ST.
$50; patrolmen. fourth grade. 1920 TO
sl,35o; patrolmen, fifth grade, sl,050
to $1,000; matrons, 81, 200 TO $3.50.
Fire Commissioner brennan merely
renewed his recommendation for 10
per cent increase in the salaries of
tiremen, first, second, third and fourth
grades in the uniformed force, 10 take
effect from July /.
The petition from the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit is a joint petition from
the Brooklyn Heights Railroad Com
pany, the Coney Island & Brooklyn
Railroad Company, the Nassau Electric
Railroad Company and the Brooklyn,
Queens County and Suburban Railroad
company. III requests tnat the board
act favorably on plan for increasing
the rates of fare. and if it prefers that
the Public Service Commission fix the
rate that should govern it is requested
that the board waive during the period
of the war and not less than one year
thereafter the conditions attaching to
the respective franchises under munici-
pal agreement, which limit the fare ~
five cents.
Other Roads Also Act
Similar petitions were submitted TO
the board by the New York & Long
Island Traction Company, the New
York & Queens County Railway Com
pany and the Long Island Electric Rail
way Company.
The board formally turned over TO
Commissioner John II. Delaney of the
Department of Plant and Structures
the old Department OF Ferries. which
had been until recently under the ju-
risdiction of the Dock Commissioner.
An amendment changing the zoning
restriction on both sides of West Fifty
eighth Street. between Sixth and Sew
enth avenues. from a residential to a
business district was passed.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-13
Metals

Nothing new in the copper market
was reported yesterday. Lead was
scarce and the market was strong. In
quiry continued light, however. Spell
ter was easier This was one effect
of long continued dulness.
John Hughes, chairman of the COM
mittee on pig iron of the American
Iron and Steel Institute, has sent out
circular to the tin trade stating that
the practices suggested in letter sent
to the trade by an unnamed firm of
importers and dealers in pig tin would
be contrary to the regulations of the
War Trade Board and warning Ameri-
can consumers against indulging in the
practices set forth. The Hughes circu-
lar says, in part:
Bills of ladng have been frequently
presented to the institute by shippers
from Great Britain and possessions, or
their repre- esentatives in this country,
indicating ultimate consignees who had
no knowledge of the parcels of tin
consigned to the institute for their ac-
count
"The declaration Of the name of an
American consumer on an application
for an export license from Great Brit
ain and possessions based on an un-
derstanding such as that quoted in the
above paragraph is calculated to de-
ceive the licensing authorities of the
British government. 1t is also con-
trary to the spirit and letter of the
regulations of the War Trade Board
regarding applications for import
licenses and constitutes violation of
such regulations"
Current prices for the principal
metals. compared with those prevailing
year ago, follow:
Current A year
price. ago.
Pig iron, Bessemer,
=, Pittsburgh .;,. .*s36.eo s57.s5
Copper, electrolytic, lb. f.26 80
Tin, h.. lb.............. 95 .e3
Lead, b............. .o8 1-2O .10Ls
Spelter, East st. Louis,
I'D. ................. .o8Ia 08Ia
Government prices.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-13
Postal Inquiry Started
Merchants Here Asked to Re.
port on DELAYED Mail

The Merchants Association. which
has been seeking for several months
past to bring about Improvements in
the postal service, sent notices to its
members yesterday. asking them to re-
port all cases of unusual delay in mail
service, furnishing as much evidence
as they could with each complaint
The association asserts that the cessa-
ton of the pneumatic tube service
seemingly tends to slow up mails.
=, The association plans to check up
the service after the installation Of au-
ttomoblle transportation is accomplished
IN order to test out the accuracy of the
Postofficc authorities claim that the
machine will perform the service of the
tubes quite as efficiently. The asso-
citation states that at present, despite
assurances that the mail service would
be improved, complaints continue to be
received daily.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-13
Fresh Poultry-Dressed

., Chickens-Broilers, fresh, drv packed.
=, - 70 pox. Western, milk fed, 10 to Is
iDs TO dozen, lb, 4o@50c; IS to "a lbs.
4oWoVc; corn fed, 10 to IS lbs to dozen
20, 43ca45c; is to "a lbs, 43n45c:
southern, corn fed, 10 to "a lbs. 43Ml
4'c' proilera, fresh, iced, barrels, West
EN-, eF m mllk fed, to 23s lbs per pair, lb.
. 80; 80 ., 10 lbs, 45047c; corn fed,
Z TO IN lbs. 42@44c; 3 to i lbs. L2N3
44c; Virginia, milk fed, to lbs -
pair, per lb, 51@53c; Philadelphia and
Long Island, fancy, 3 to 4 lbs to pair.
Ier ID, 6Oc; Philadelphia and Long
Island, 2 to 21a lbs to pair, per pair'
9VcaSl; Pennsylvania, 8 to 4 lbs to
Par, 10, 52W54c; Long Island. scalded.
10 lbs to pair, per IL, 48N5Oc:
southern, kegs, dry packed, corn fed,
to lbs to pair, lb, 40@44c; Southern
ana southwestern, barrels, scalded 40
oe42c; fowls, fresh, boxes, cry packed.
milk fed, fancy packs, Western. 81 lbs
and over to dozen, 35 1s M35c; as to Sc
lbs, 80 4 @36c; 43 to AZ lbs, 34la 0}35c:
so 3o,t TO AZ lbs, SO = @34hc; 90 to 80 lbs,
921a 312c; under 30 lbs, cl1a @32 re;
boxes. corn fed Western. 81 lbs and
over to dozen, 341a@35c; As to
35 "a M34c; SO to AZ lbs. 32I.G6
50 nc; 80 to 35 lbs, 81 !. 0321ac: under
so lbs. 3O1a @311zc; fowls, fresh, dry
packed, barrels, milk fed, fancy packs,
Western, dry picked, lbs and over
Sd z M35c; 4 lbs. 341aM35c; 31s lbs
and under, 3212c; Southwestern, g to
lbs each, 33 q Sac; in barrels, iced.
dry picked, prime, 5 lbs and over. 33 51a
(a34c; lbs, 33 u q Sac; 31a lbs. 521ac;
lbs and under, 80 12c; old cocks, fresh.
dry packed, dry picked, no. 1, 27c.
Squabs.-Prime, white. to 10 lba
and over to dozen, per dozen. $3.50M
So; dark, per dozen, $2uS25o; culls.
per dozen, S1M$15O.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-13
Accused of Betraying
Sick Soldiers Trust
Name of the Latter's Wife
Forged by Contractor Here,
1t Is CHARGED

An indictment charging forgery,
based upon the story of the betrayed
trust Of a soldier of the Canadian army
now i'll in Toronto, was filed yesterday
against David Carver, thirty three.
building contractor, of 81 Woodbine
Street Brooklyn. Carver, who has of
fees in the Flatiron Building, is al
legged to have cashed check for ST.
532.ll by forging the Endorsement Of
Mrs Mary Allan.
The check represented the proceeds
of the sale of Liberty bonds sold by
Robert 3. Allan so that his wife might
have !noney for her support while he
Fought in Europe. Mrs. Allan charges
that the builder sent his wife to her
with $500 and request that she ac-
cept his notes for the remainder.
Allan sold the bonds through bro
kerage house early in May. He said
he instructed the broker 10 turn the
check over to Carver for delivery TO
his wife. Bat Mrs. Allan said she knew
nothing about the check until two
weeks ago, when she went to Toronto
TO visit her husband in a hospital.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-13
In du s strial
Cotton

iurther advance on Southwestern
arouth complaints was followed by re-
actions in the cotton market Yesterday
fr'vate reports of rains or showers in
IeXas were not confirmed by the Of
hcial details for the Houston district.
which showed precipitation at only
TOUR points, with continued high tenn
peratures. Early buying, however,
seemed to leave the market in an
easier technical position, and the low
levels were reached in the late trading,
with the close barely steady at net
oecline OF to "a points. October con-
tracts sold off from 24.9o to 24.6O, and
closed at 24.65.
Thursday's buying movement was re-.
newed at the start. July opened 8
points lower, but soon sold about
points net higher, while new crops
worked up from the opening advance
OF to points, selling some 18 to 26
points above Thursdays final figures.
The Western belt forecast for partly
cloudy to clear weather in Texas pro-
noted buying, but on scattering re-
ports of showers in parts of Texas the
market soon turned easier under real
lzing. Selling was checked during the
early afternoon by the detailed report
tor the Houston district, but buying
was less active and urgent than on pre-
vious bulges, with the market soon
easing off again, and selling about Ia
to % points net lower in the late
trading.
prominent representative of the
Farmers Union is opposed to govern
ment cotton buying corporation, urging
instead that government funds be used
to relieve the Southern banks during
the heavy movement of the crop. The
National Association of Cotton Manu-
facturers advocates a chain of cotton
warehouses, financed partly by the gov
ernment, instead Of the proposed cor
poraton for buying excess supplies.
Exports for the day were 1,16O bales,
making 3,912,397 so far this season.
Southern spot markets, as officially re-
ported, were unchanged.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-13
Must Pay Banks Debts
$4,000 Judgment Against
Brooklyn Stockholders

ALBANY, July II. - After several
Years litigation, George |. Skinner,
State Superintendent of Banks, has
entered Judgment in the Office of the
Clerk OF Kings County against the
stockholders Of the defunct Borough
Bank of Brooklyn
The capital stock of this bank at
the time it was closed WAS $500 900.
ana previous to the trial OF the action
the stockholders whose holdings renra~
sented about $50. 900. already Rad paia
their assessment. The judgment lust
entered totals approximately $4,000.
with interest.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-13
Live Poultry

Broilers. = Colored, via express, $500
42c; white leghorns, via express, $50;
Western, large, via freight, 4oc; small,
via freight, 37M38c; Southern, large,
via freight, 36c; small. via freight, 35c; !;
fowls, via express, 36c; via freight
3Gc; old roosters, via freight, 25c;
turkeys, via freight, 2S03oc; ducks,
Western, via freight or express, 27Ml
29c; geese, via freight or express, 20c
guineas. per pair, via freight, 85@S1;
live pigeons, per pair, via freight,
40 II 1Oc
New-York tribune., 1918-07-13
Garbage Must be Separated
Mayor Tells Magistrates to
Enforce Order

Severer punishment than heretofore
VIII be dealt to persons who mix gar
bage with ashes, following complain.
made yesterday to Mayor Hylan by
Street Cleaning Commissioned A. &.
MacStay. Through Chief Magistrate
McAdoo Mayor Hylan notified all city
magistrates that the order against the
admixture be vigorously enforced.
Commissioner MacStay explained
That the city is under contract TO de-
liver to contractors 90 per cent of the
garbage, without mixture He de-
clared The contractors would consider
the municipal stipulation broken un-
less strong support from the magis-
trates stops the practice.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-13
Livestock, Meats, Provisions

Following Yesterdays prices. compared with
those OF year ago:
Yesterday. year ago.
Live steers. best.
100 lb .......SI4 SO @$i7.50 5000 @st3I5
Dressed beef sides.
ID ...:. :...;..:. rs q 20 .l5H@ .Is
Live ycais. best.
100 lb ......i5.5o g 1900 1880 q 1925
Dressed veals. city,
Id ............ .I3i-@ .29 20 % ,23t,
Live ewes. 100 ID $50 q 1900 500 a 10 90
p'ime. 100 ID. 1900 q 2o.so 1925 a 1850
Dressed mutton, ID ~ q IA rs % ~
Dressed lambs. ID as a 81 ia % rs
Hogs. 100 lb.. 1900 q 1880 1875 q 1900
Dressed hogs ba-
con. ID ....... .26Hs@ .26ss .2l3s@ 2is.
Mess pork bb.. 1.5o Q $500 47Oo a 425o
Mess beef. bb. $500 q $500 5000 "a 81 90
ID .....'..',.. rs. IOc a 2s7oo 20 ooe @ 20. loc
New-York tribune., 1918-07-13

Cottonseed Oil Futures-There u,as
no business reported in the market ves-
terday, but the trade was interested in
the weather conditions over the South
west, and expressed the opinion that
there would be deterioration unless
temperatures moderated soon or there
was rain
New-York tribune., 1918-07-13
Record of Stock and Bond Averages

souot Pres
rallies declines
dul weeks,
the apathetic close
maning such
the trails of which
the day for the
executives
the deterrent
led by United
Steel
point but cancelled half its at the irregular
tobac
shppmg motor accessories American Wooe
Corn Products and American Can those
Iacka
the few relatively heavy
general bond list including Liberty to ease
uernaionals
United States unchanged CALL registered losing
n sales.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-13
Consolidated Exchange

UNIT Of trade on this exchange, 10 shares1
Transactions and prices yesterday for the
more active shares follow:
New-York tribune., 1918-07-13
> u s t G n a III c e
Cereals

"The Modern Miller" said that t'vf Wheat al
yields were running light, the only ex-
ception being in Oklahoma Kansas
showed both heavy and light Yields
and Will produce close to 100,OOO.OOO
bushels. In most states harvest is in
progress, with large movement to
primary markets. Spring wheat is
making good progress, although the
Northwest needs rain.
Receipts in this week already aggre-
gate 100000 bushels more than a
week ago Clcarances for the week, as
reported by "Bradstreet's," were 3,O13,-
900 bushels, against 1,224,OOO bushels
a week ago. Mills at some points are
reported to be paying premiums over
the minimum prices established by the
government.
Corn.-Shorts were such large buy
crs OF corn in the first hour yester
day that prices advanced all the way
from 3A to cents bushel. The
higher levels, new records for the
season, caused much selling, however.
and a good part of the advance was
lost, final prices showing 1c to 2hc
net rise. Among reasons for the
strength Of the market was the firm
ness of cash corn, with good de-
mand Tor white grades iii view of the
requirements for substitutes, and as
trading was all in old crop positions
favorable prospects for the new crop
had little effect on sentiment. The
weekly movement showed an increase Sc
OF 100000 bushels. "Bradstreet's"
clearances were about the same as a
week ago. In connection with the cash
situation, it was reported that direc-
tors of railroads have issued orders
to rush the movement of all grain. no
preference being given to any par
ticular grain.
Yesterdays Previous Year
Corn, No. yellow s1ss54 $751; .scSs. s2os Ss''
s:S;s%b:i zassis - : 77:s1A 7si 7:ss4 1:ss5s ,.5s,,
Oats.-Almost equally sharp was the
rise in oats, July being &c bushel and
other months about &c higher. from
whlch there We're later sharp reactions,
sc net higher. Shorts we're par
tlcularly active in July contracts. being
alarmed over the strength in corn. The
demand was partly filled by hedging
sales and scattered commission houses
sellng, due to reports OF rains in the
Canadian Northwest and in North
DAKOTA. Cash prices were without
much change and no fresh export busi-
ness was reported. st. Louis an
nounced the first car of new oats,
which was received from Illinois. The
movement at all points continued
heavy, aggregating for the week mill
ION bushels over the previous week.
Yesterdays Previous Year
New York: close. close avo
oaSs' Ts no. 3 white so SO .3tia
= s.atua ussgs h., ,,....... .zzdI33g -
New-York tribune., 1918-07-13
Coffee, Sugar, Tea and Cot.
tonseed Oil
Coffee Reiterated reports

of damage to coffee crop prospects in
Brazil probably accounted for an open
ing advance of 5 to points in the
market here yesterday. There was fur
ther buying attributed to houses with
Brazilian connections, but otherwise
support WAS limited, while the higher
prices met considerable realizing and
there were reactions in the later trad
ing, with the close showing net loss
of l to points.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-13
a Commodities

Rye.-Market steady.
Yesterdays Previous Year
New York: close close ago.
Cash. No. 2 West. 81 s5 st.s5 S2.4O
Flour and Meal.-Quotations were:
Yest'day's Previous Year
New York: close. close. apo.
Flour. Mimi. spg. pat-$11.20 $tt.20 $3.50
Gornmeal. yellow. gran a.92Na 4.92E 1928
New-York tribune., 1918-07-13
Flour and Meal.-Ouotations
Produce Markets-Current
Kiln dried.

Butter.-Receipts were 1921 pack
ages. Creamery, higher than extras,
per lb. 45HM46c; extras (92 score),
44A @45c; frsts (83 to 81 score), 400
4412c; seconds (83 to 81 score), 40@
42Ec; thirds, 38@39c; creamery, un-
salted, higher than extras, 47@47hc;
extras, 46Gl46hc; frsts. 44@45hc;
seconds, 41@43hc; state dairy, tubs,
ilnest, 447sc; good to prime, 41h@
4ac; common to fair, 36@401Ac; reno
yated, extras, 39G39hc; frsts, $500
creamery, firsts, 36h M37c; ladies', cur
rent rent make, firsts, 35@36c; seconds,
% 1aM34c; lower grades, 32M33c; pack
ing stock, current make, No. l, 33kc:
NO. z, 33c; lower grades, 3O@32hc.
Cheese.-Receipts were 1926 boxes.
State, whole milk, fresh, flats, specials.
colored, ID, 24A q Csc; white, 24& @25c;
white, 24h @24Mc; lower grades. 21S
24c; twins. specials, 24hc; average
run, 241 24Ac; lower grades, 201z6
"a nc; single daisies, 24A@25c; Wis
consin, whole milk, fresh, twins. 23Am
24i2c; single daisies, PAN @25c; double
daisies, 2413M24%c; Young Americas.
70 a (425&c; state, skins, fresh. spe-
cials, loMl9c; prime TO choice, 16hM
l|Ec; fair to good, 11M15c; lower
grades, Ga 10c.
Eggs Receipts were 23,O99 cases.
Fresh gathered extras, per dozen, 46c:
regular packed, extra, firsts, 44645c:
regular packed, frsts, 42@43c; seconds.
and poorer, 36@41c; fresh gathered
dirties, No. 1, 36@37c; No. 2 and
poorer, 3o@35c; fresh gathered. checks n
good to choice, dry, 33@34c: under.
grades, 26@32c;. state. Pennsv1vsnia iaei
and near by Western hennerv wh;tes
prime, 45G5lc; gathered Whites' vbilnsry 9rd;' TO
hary to fine, 43@52c; Pacific Coasts.
whites, flrsts to finest, 50M52c; West
ern and Southern, gathered whites. 43O
4oc; state, Pennsylvania and nearby
henncry browns, 47@50c; gathered
brown and mixed colors, 3S@46c.
Orchard and Field
Reons Yesterday. A year ago.
=, choice. 100 lb. .$1275@ - SIS oom
Peas Scotch, 100 lb 11.75@12.o0 @ =
Ann,e" A,,loes; ~ j.. bol o.5o@ 500 1900 $50
rrpp.eS, r, ., NV DISK oOD 800 % -
GGrapefrut. Fla, bx 2oo@ 500 1850 500
oranges, Cal, box. 5000 500 $3.50 800
Hay and Straw
Yesterday
,, (Per TONI A wear aoo
timothy. No. !,
NJ large bales ;s27 .oo@2a0o $21.oo@22. 90
NO. No !, clover mxd 10000 @22.oo 17.00@1a'oo
hye straw. No. l 17.OO@1eOO 15.mS16 "a
New-York tribune., 1918-07-13
Orchard and EieId
Hay and Straw


Yesterday
m (Per TONI vearaoo
large bales. S27 oo@2a00 $o1 ooMoo M
NO. ], clover mxd 2OOO6220O 170061a M
Rye straw. No. 170O@1eO0 i5NS1S "a
New-York tribune., 1918-07-13
Yesterdays Transactions in Listed Stocks


per based regular