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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-10-23
INCREASED BANK
RATES SURPRISE
Rise in English Discount Charges
Causes Wonder in America
and on Continent ~
FOREIGNERS n LING CASH
This is Given as One Reason for Br;,Ss
Of England's Actions
NATIONS TRADE rrSS>S% ..MAL
Imports Heavy and EA ports scanty,
Leaving Small Exchange Supply.
GERMANY DENIES HEAVY LOANS
Berlin Bankers Declare They Have
Large Balances and Are Not
borrowing to Excess In
England.
This is Given as One Reason for Rs
Of Englsnd's Actions
NATIONS TRADE 1r<S%N
Imports Heavy and EAp ports scanty,
Leaving Small Exchange Supply.
GERMANY DENIES HEAVY LOANS

NEW YORK, oct. 22-New York bankers
are not entirely agreed as to the influence
of New York credit operations in having
forced the sensational advances of the last
two weeks i'm the Bank OF Eneland offlc-
ial discount rate.
Current estimates Of New York's borrow
lngs from foreign markets have run as
high as $500 900, 900 for the season Jacob H.
Schiff asserts that much exaggeration has
attended these estimates. 1t is a fact, how
ever, that New York clearing house banks
contracted the loan account s11O, ,OO0, 900 from
the last week In August to October 16, with
out evidence of any corresponding liquida-
tion in the stock market. These loans were
supposed TO have transferred to a large
extent, to foreign banks. At the same
time, the country's foreign trade has been
abnormal in the heavy value of imports
and the scanty exports, leaving no adequate
supply of exchange to meet maturing In
debtedness abroad. .....
Plans for floating new bond issues also
have been held up, in which foreign bank
ers were expected to participate and thus
take up portions Of maturing Indebtedness.
Miscalculation of the autumn money mar
kets is admitted to have resulted from
these abnormal conditions. The rapid rise
In foreign exchange rates in New York
for several days past shows that foreigners
are insisting on payment of maturing in
debtedness and indicate that exports of
gold may be involved in meeting the re-
quirements.
BERLIN, Oct. 22.-Inquiry among the big
international bankers today developed that
all are incredulous regarding the reported
German purchases of gold in London.
Bankers say 1t would be impossible to inn
port gold with profit at the present rate
of exchange AS Berlin bankers view the
London situation. the present stringency
there is due to the mistaken policy of the
Bank of England In maintaining too low
a discount rate. during the summer. This
encouraged speculation in New ork and
stimulated purchase Of gold for other coun-
tries as well as caused English bankers to
offer money In considerable sums for Ger
man bills.
As a matter of fact, instead of Germany
borrowing to excess in London Berlin
bankers have large balances there. One
representative of a great international
banking house informed the Associated
Press today that It had larger balances in
! London in sterling than all the London
bankers have with It in marks. Bankers
here hardly expect the London check rate
at Berlin to rise to such a point that the
gold export point will be reached, because
the English demand will be diverted tc
Paris before that time.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-10-23
ROADS FIGHT FOR INCREASE
IL They Win Nebraska StOckmen VIII
Have to Pay Higher Charge
on Shipments.

ST LOUIS, Mo, Oct. 22.-Arguments were
continued here today before James Sedon,
special maste.' in chancery in the cattle
rate" cases, in which fifty-two railroads
seek an injunction against the interstate
commerce commission TO prevent decrease
in charges for cattle shipments p j. Far
rell, one Of the attorneys for the commits
sion finished an argument begun yesterday
II the railroads win the case, the rate
on cattle from Texas, New Mexico, Okla
'homa, Colorado, Nebraska and northwest
tern states will be raised from Ss6. the
present charge, to probably S42, the rate
fixed by the roads in 1903 and which re-
suited in the present proceedings. The In
terstate Commerce commission ordered the
old rate restored in April 1908.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-10-23
HEALER' S IDENTITY IN DOUBT
Man Who Died at Hastings May Not
Be Original Schlatter.
HEALER OF ANOTHER NAME
Chicago Man Acknowledges Friend
ship of Mclean - schIatter
Thought to Have Died
in Mexico.

CHICAGO, Oct. 22-The real name Of
Fl anols Schlatter. who died Tuesday at
Hastings, was stated by Davido McNaugh-
ton today to be Charles Mclean. Nc
Naughton has known the alleged healer for
thirty-flve years.
Mr. McNaughton said:
Il have known Schlatter, or, more prop
erly. Mclean, for thirty-flve years. He
came from the Highland region of Scot
land and his family and mine were friends
in the old country Every time he came
to Chicago during the last ten years !
was with him much OF the time. He used
to slap me on the shoulder and declare
was his one best friend and that when he
died he would leave me a million. 1 don't
know just how much money he had. He
always seemed TO be well supplied with
funds and had a number OF jewels
Friend of Dom Paul.
Mclean as 1 knew him was a personal
friend of Paul Kruger, the former presi-
dent OF the Transvaal. One time when he
came to Chicago he showed me some jewels
the Transvaal president had given him
He had been around the world several
times and there was scarcely a country
he had not visited at some time.
'As regards his claim TO being divine
nedleft KNOW nOtnlnB except lnat every
time he came to my house he always car
ried a big satchel filled with newspaper
clippings telling Of his wonderful cures
While don't know that he had any money
or property at the time of his death am
inclined to think he may have had some
thing in the way of worldly goods.
IT have been advised that on his person
at the time of his death, was a letter. ask
ing that his effects be turned over to me
1 have wired the mayor of Hastings for in
formation and may go out to take charge
of the body"
schIE tier Thought Dead.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M, Oct 22-Tha
Francis Schatter, the so-called "diyin,
healer" died in Mexico is believed by thos,
who knew him here.
In June, 1897. a letter was received by
j. A Sumner OF this city, from John ]
Sexton of Casas Grande, Mexico, telling OF
the finding of a body in Funga canyon
near that place, which was believed to be
that Of SchlRtter. Near the body was 9
horse similar TO the one Schlatter rode
Bible, with the name Francis Schlat-
ter written on the fly leaf. and a copper
cane like that-carried by schlatter wer,
also found.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-10-23
Navy win Try
Long Distance
Wireless Work
Experiments Soon to Be Made to Dem
onstrate Possibility of Secrecy
Over Wide Zone.
AunIoAp E.olt any POLE. ANYwArl"

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-The navy Is
soon to conduct experiments in long dis
tance wireless telegraphy. Impressed with
the Importance Of a system which viii in
cases of necessity transmit messages from
some place on, the Atlantic seaboard for a
distance of 5000 miles the matter was
taken up in earnest almost year ago.
The experiments in communicating 1900
miles are to take place at Brant Rock,
Mass, beginning probably late in Decem-
Der. instruments constructed for this pur-
pose have been installed in a tower over
400 feet high.
Two scout cruisers the Salem and the
Brmin sham, are TO be utilized as re-
ceiving stations They will leave the United
States in December for a trip which will
keep them within a radius Of 5000 miles
Of Brant Rock. the present program con-
templating a cruise from the Scotch coast
downward to the West African coast and
also in the American tropics -
Strict requirements were laid down by
the Navy depe rtment in the specifications
Inviting proposals for constructing the
proposed high powered station as well a.
for the apparatus aboard ships. The mes
sages from shore must not be interrupted
by atmospheric disturbances or intentional
or unintentionai Interference by neighbor
ing stations. The messages also must be
transmitted with entire secrecy. The APP
paratus aboard the ships must be capable
Of transmitting and receiving messages al
all times, In all seasons and in all lati-
tudes for 1000 miles and to receive mes
sages from the high powered station for
s,OO0 miles at all times.
Upon the result Of these experiments will
rest the question of the erection by the
navy OF a wireless tower at Washington
u. c., as contemplated originally, that in
Massachusetts, belonging to private com
nany
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-10-23
SIX OFFICERS ENTER PLEAS
Youngstown, o., Men Accused of
Bribery Throw Up Hands ON
States Evidence.

YOUNGSTOWN, O., oct. 22.-Slx Of the
fifteen county office holders contractors
and salesman under indictment for ac-
cepting and giving bribes have pleaded
guilty to the charges against them. John
Hanni former county commissioner; James
Price, Samuel Brunstetter and North New
ton, former good roads commissioners,
waived trial today and pleaded guilty to
accepting bribes o. c. Starr, a salesman
Of Columbus. o., also waived a trial and
pleaded guilty to bribing the good roads
commissioners.
Former County Commissioner Warren H.
Kale stood trial, but after listening to the
testimony of the state stopped further
proceedings by pleading guilty Price,
Brunstetter and Starr came into court to-
day.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-10-23
MCARRENS DEATH IS NEAR
Brooklyn Leader sinking and it is
Thought He Has Only Few
Hours 10 Live.

NEW YORK. Oct Ex-senator Patrick
H. McCarren's fight for life is believed TO
be nearing its end. This morning his pulse
rose 20 80 and IL was announced at the
Brooklyn hospital where he was operated
on for appendicitis a week ago that the
patient probably. had only a few hours 10
live Hypodermic injections were used to
stimulate his failing heart motion.
At noon DIR. Hughes said:
There is the slightest ray OF hope. The
patient is still conscious and is now trying
to sleep. We are unable TO sustain the
heart action"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-10-23
STORY OF PIRATES
IN FLORIDA STRAITS
Revenue Cutter Reported to Have
Gone After Them, but in Reality
Goes for President.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 22.-The revenue
cutter Window, acting under orders from
Washington, has gone from Galveston to
Corpus Christi, Tex. The president is ex-
pected to board the Window at Corpus
Christi for a cruise around the harbor.
The departure of the Window from Gal
weston has given rise to a report that It
had sailed out in search of vessels sus-
pected Of plratical purposes which the
British steamer Rowanmore reported had
overhauled it. Vessels, however, have been
ordered out with no such purpose, for the
story Of pirates in the Florida straits is
not taken seriously by officials here.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-10-23
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Partly cloudy.
For lowa-Local rains.
For weather report see page 3.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-10-23
w ater Haul
/. Higher Priced
Grain Rates on Lakes Boosted Be-
cause of Amount of Ore for
Transportation.

DULUTH. oct. 22.-Grain rates have
taken another advance and now are "a
cents from the head OF the lakes TO the
lower lake ports. Vessel men are not So
ucitlng any business even at that rate, as
there is enough ore to keep the vessels
busy until the end OF the season.
Few contracts for storage grain have
been made. shippers are offering 27t cents.
While vessel men viii not make charters
Al less than 3 cents.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-10-23

HOUSTON Tex, Oct 22.-Mrs Virginia
McSherry Of West Virginia was today cleo
ted president t-general OF the United Daugh-
ters Of the Confectionery in session here.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21
New England's Neglected Farms.

The farms of New England are only
half cultivated. l have travelled in a
motor over miles of country not crossed
by railroads, and have found the shift
lessness of the farmer really appalling.
Not only are his fences in bad repair,
but his house and barns are in many in
stances tottering to their fall, and he
does not even take the trouble to keep
under cover such farming implements as
he may own. The despised 'city man"
comes along, and with his book farming
makes glad the waste places. He builds
anew, or rebuilds; he houses his tools,
takes proper care of his live stock and
eultivates the soil in a scientific manner.
He may not make farming pay the first
year that he tries it, but he wi in time,
if he sticks to it and gives ii the atten-
ton he would give to any other business.
The modern farmer, the man who makes
farming pay, is a scientist The old
fashioned farmer got living. such as it
was, out of the farm, but the new-fash-
toned one gets more than living out OF
the soil, and finds time to cultivate his
mind as we'll as his acres. can imagine
few more enjoyable combinations than
that of farming and authorship. Phe
farmers busy season is in the spring; and
summer and the early fall. The long
winter evenings he can devote to writ
ing, and by an occasional run to town
keep himself in touch with men and
things-Putnam's
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21
MACHINE PLUCKS PUUETRY.
East Orange Inventor Has One That
Makes the Feathers Fly.

Theodore G. Griggs of 1O1 North FIT
teenth street, East Orange, is the IN
ventor of a fowl-plucking device, which
poultry raisers who have inspected it be-
lieve will fill want in the industry.
Other machines have been invented to
do the work which Griggs provides for
in his machine, but none has heretofore
been anything more than an interesting
piece of machinery, with little practical
worth.
Griggs departs from the lines followed
in other machines and introduces an en-
tirely new method. The fowl to be
plucked is placed on an endless travelling
belt and carried through a series of I'm
gers, which are so arranged that they go
over the entire bird, plucking it clean of
feathers. The danger Of tearing the skin
is avoided by the simple expedient of
having the fingers clutch only few
feathers at time. The size of the bird
is no factor whatever 1t will stay in
the machine until plucked, whether large
or small A pneumatic tube carries
away the feathers SIS fast as they are
removed.
Griggs is a civil engineer, and never
raised a chicken in his life, but he no.
ticed a few years ago, while visiting
friend who runs poultry farm, that the
labor of removing feathers from the birds
was one Of the chief items Of cost in pre-
pairing the product for market. 1t is said
that the owner Of one Of his machines
will be able to reduce his expenses by 20
per cent.-New York Sun.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21
Some Orchid Values.

If you had quite an ordinary orchid
collection you could take up one of the
better bulbs that had Powered prettily
and go out and buy with the proceeds
of it's sale a peachblow vase, a high
powered touring car or a reasonably
safe and sane balloon.
London auction knockdowns recently
ran from so guineas TO 290 and $40
guneas, and so on and the highest
price. S75 guineas (S4500}, was not for
a wild but for a garden hybrid, an Od0n-
toglossum Crispum Rogers Sander" w.
Thompson of Walton Grange, Stafford
shire. realized from 60 to $50 guiheas
Tor from about 1914 to $3.50 EACH for
bulbs of duplicates in his collection.
Last year garden hybrid Cypripedium
went for the equivalent of $500, and
Brussels buyer paid $4360 for wild
Cooksoniae Crispum. Count Apponyi of
Budapest paid $1,000 to a Venezuelan
for one of a species so gigantic that
oxen were required to convey it and the
section of tree to which it was at
tached. Because a Cattleya had VIC
let blue corolla instead of the violet
rose coroDa of it's species its price
leaped $3.50. For the Pittianum of the
III. t. Pitt collection, small plant. the
high bid was $4,000 Mr.. Pitt himself
paid $1,000 for the celebrated imported
Persimmon Crispum. This had been
bought in open market, before Towering,
for S6 cents. 1t is the plant that has
demonstrated how it can bloom that
costs dear For the spotted Crispum
Frederic Sander" Mr.. Pitt, after see
ing the bloom, paid 1000 guineas--near-
ly $40, 5OO.-Franklin CIarkin, in Every
body'S
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21
NEW WOODS FOR CALIFORNIA.
Eastern Hardwoods to Be Transplanted
to Pacific Coast.

The Pacific coast will soon be the
scene of an interesting tree-growlng eX-
peri,nent. The United States Forest
service is planning to introduce a NUMBER
of the more important eastern hardWooos
into California, and will experiment TINS
wear with chestnut, hickory, Eastwood
red oak and yellow poplar or tulip trees
Small patches of these trees VIII De
planted near the forest rangers cabins
on the national forests, and, it these 90
well. larger plantations on commercial
scale will soon be established on "loer
areas.
There are more than 125 different spe.
cies of trees in California, numper OF
which produce some of the most yaluapie
varieties of lumber in the country. Al
though considerably over one-half or the
species are hardwood or broad-!eaved
trees. vet, with the exception OF the e1-
otto eucalyptus, there is not single spe-
eies of hardwood there ranking N com
mercial Importance with the leading east
ern hardwoods Climatic conditions III
many parts of. California are undoubted-
IL favorable for the growth of a NUMBER
of the valuable hardwoods, and the ao-
sence of these trees is due mostly 70 I'M
favorable factors of seed distribution,
If the experiments are SUCCESSFUL d
valuable asset will have been added TO
the forest resources of California, when
should prove of special benefit TO the 10
cal furniture and vehicle industries
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21
The Rat Problem.

The United States department of agri-
culture in recent publication upon
"The Rat Problem" assures us that this
rodent destroys annually 100000, 900
worth of grain. The statement is so as
founding that were it not vouched for
by experts in the biological survey little
credence would be given it. These scien-
tific men, however, have made an ex-
haustiye study of the rat and they are
quite serious in urging an active cam
paign to rid the country of this pest.
The most common and destructive
member of the rodent family is the Nor
way rat, which has been carried in ships
to the furthest corners of the earth, and
has multiplied wherever it has landed.
Rats live on most anything that man
eats, but they are especially fond of
grain. These rodents are also destruc-
tive in killing young poultry and steal
ing eggs, and the pollution of food
products causes as much loss as that
which they consume.
Their fecundity is remarkable. 1t is
well. therefore, to call public attention
to these facts as an incentive to renewed
warfare against the pests. Among meas
ures suggested for their determination is
the reduction of their food by the dis
posal of garbage and the better protec-
ton by use of concrete of our food sup
plies.-Buffalo Commercial.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21
shady Streets of Dutch Cities.

The average Dutch town is an attract
i've Mace in the summer months, since
practically every street and canal Is
hordered with shade trees, which smut
ont the glare of the sun and offer cooi
and inviting avenues for the exploration
of the tourist The banks of these ca
nails are generally terraced in two levels
the lower one for warehouses and the
npper for shops or dwellings; but eacn
elevation is planted with trees. At best
a city is an exceedingly poor location for
tree culture Narrow streets. with tan
buildings, exclude the life giving sun
light: asphalt or closely paved walks pre-
vent the necessary moisture from SINK
ing into the ground and nourishlng thlrs-
ty roots. and leakage from the gas MAINS
is deadly poison to the growth OF AZ
vegetation. For this reason care should
riety of tree for street planting IN order
to get the best results. In Holland.
time has demonstrated that the elm ana
linden should be placed in the first rank,
for there are many examples OF these
species in Dutch towns which have WIFI
stood the ravages of more than two cen
turies The elm appears to be the
harder of these two trees and Will i've
under most adverse conditions.
The Dutch municipalities expend large
sums each year for the preservation OF
their shade trees. but the results amply
Justify the cost Of maintenance. In the
last year the city of Utrecht taxed each
inhabitant p cents for its trees 1.-TWO and
one-haff Dutch cents equaling an Amer
lean cent?, and The Hague spent "
cents for the same purpose.-Harper's
Weekly.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21
MATUSHKA vOLGA-"
Melody of Sorrow and Unrest Heard in
Prison and Palace in Russia.

Prison and Palace in Russia.
There is an air so popular in Russia
that it is even more familiar than their
national anthem to the people of that
great mysterious empire. I have heard
it in all parts of the Cars dominions,
from the Baltic sea to Bering Strait and
from Archangel to the Caspian; in the
glittering palaces of Petersburg and in
foul prison dens of Siberia.
1t is simple melody in the minor
key, suggestive, like most Slav music. of
sorrow and unrest, and it is called MA
tushka' or Mother Volga," as for some
cryptic reason every Russian, be he noble
or Nihilist, is taught from childhood to
regard this great river in the light of a
maternal relative. Yet the river is, full
of sad associations, for convicts formerly
travelled a portion of the journey to 81
IBERIA along its broad, sluggish stream.
| can never forget the haunting sweet
ness of ''Matushka Volga'' as / heard it
sung on prison barge one quiet summer
evening by party of fettered politicals
banished to the great lone land of exile.
For Mother Volga" was their. last link
with home and the loved ones they might
never meet again.
Fortunately the condemned are now
sent into Asia by the Trans Siberian rail-
way and the unhappy exile is spared at
least one bitter partng-that from his
well beloved Mother Volga. Travel
MAGAZINE
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21
A Fair Exchange.

Americas sweet corn has been traded
for Roumania's little watermelons. Hor-
ace G. Knowles, former American min
lister to Roumania, who is soon to start
for his new post as minister to Mica
ragua, consummated the transaction III
the interest of good living.
When Mr.. Knowles found the melon
about the size of a grapefruit, growing
in the Carpathian foothills, he realized
that it would be just the thing to serve
individually in America. He obtained
a quantity of the seed and transmitted
it to the department of agriculture. The
little melons have been cultivated with
success at the government experiment
stations in those regions where huge
American melons are grown.
Having gained this desirable delicacy
from Roumania. Mr. Knowles was anx-
ious 10 repay the gift. He noticed that
the people were utter strangers to sweet
corn Accordingly he obtained seed for
this product from the department of
agriculture. hired seversl plots OF ground
himself and, instructed the Koumanians
in it's culture-Philadelph Inquirer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21
A German Business woman,s Idea.

One of the cleverest young business
women in Germany, we'll known in Ber-
lin society and considered one of the
prettiest girls in the German capital, has
lust secured on behalf of the company
of which she is chairwoman q contract
from the Belgian State railways which
marks the last thing in railway economy
effected by foreign government. Miss
Stoete's syndicate has received permits
sion to collect all newspapers and paper
of every description left in carriages in
the Belgian railways. and in return con-
tracts to manufacture and supply free
of charge from the paper thus obtained
as many cardboard tickets as the rail
ways may require. 1t is estimated that
the company will make profit of from
II to 10 per cent a Carbohydrates.