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Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-05
Would Get Rich by
Feeding Cats to Rats

CHICAGO, Nov. t.-Get-rich-qulck
schemes OF ]. Rufus Wallingfords facile
financier, or the tried and true roads TO
wealth by thrift and industry which have
met with more or less success by John
ID. Rockefeller. ]. Plerpont Morgan and
others, are the laundering activities Of
children compared with a plan submitted
to Postmaster ID. A. Campbell today. Its
simplicity will surprise the world at its
late discovery. for the plan is to feed
rats TO cats. skin the cats. back to the rats
in endless succession the only break in
which being the deduction of the catskins,
the sale of which is TO supply the profit
The writer. outlining his plan. said:
1--WE viii start cat ranch. getting
100000 cats. Zach will have twelve kit
tens a year. %Catskins are worth 10 cents
for white and 70 cents for blacks. They
will average 80 cents EACH there is L. OO0-
900 cat skins a year. daily gross income
OF some $4,000
"a man can skin fifty cats for Sc, and It
will take 100 men to operate the ranch,
leaving our profit over 5000 a day. Wen
have to feed the cats. How?
start a rat ranch next door. Rats
multiply four times as fast as cats. We
will have. therefore, four rats a day for
each cat. plenty. How 20 feed the rats?
simple. Feed them on the cat bodies
fourth OF a cat per rat-amply suffi-
Client. Thus. you see, the business will be
self-supporting and automatic all the way
The cats will eat the rats and the rats
viii eat the cats and we get the skins
and the wealth. Are you with me2'
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-05
VIII Press Charges
Against Bishop Moore

OKLAHOMA CITY. Oil. Nov. A.
Bishop f. J. Berry of Buffalo. N. Y, was
named today at the semi-annual confer
ence OF bishops Of the Methodist Epls-
eopal church as chairman of a committee
Of clergymen to Investigate charges pre-
ferred by Mrs. Carrie Cope Of Topeka,
Kan, against Bishop David j. Moore OF
Cincinnati.
Mrs. Cope alleges that a letter written
by Bishop Moore to Mrs. George o. Rob
inson OF Detroit constituted a libel. Bishop
Moore asserts that the letter in question.
which was published in several Kansas
papers. was misconsurued.
The committee win meet at Topeka next
week and endesvor IN bring about an
amicable settlement OF the controversy.
Officially the charges were taken under
advlsement by the conference.
TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. 2-The action OF
Mrs Carrie Il. Cope Of Topeka in com
munieeting TO the Methodist board OF
bishops. in session in Oklahoma City,
charges against Bishop David ]. Moore
OF Cincinnati. follows as a result OF a
fractional fight in the wonien's home mis-
sionAry societies of the Methodist Epis-
oopai church for the control of a bequest
OF $4,000 left by Fannie Murray OF Atchi-
son county, Kansas.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-05
SKUNK SKINS FURNISH CLUE
TO MAN WHO STOLE THEM

William d. bryan, absolutely no reia-
ton OF William Jennings. was sent to
the county jail yesterday for thirty days
upon the elearest kind OF proof OF the
charge OF larceny. Bryan, in company
with George Dixon. who said his home
was in Sioux city. was knocking around
Island park, six miles south OF the city,
when he came across four skunk skins
which s resident. j. A. Hayward, had
hung up for aeration prior TO sending
them TO market. The protective aroma
was not a guard against Bryan. lie
slipped the skins off the stretchers and
put them in his pocket. which proved to
be the fatal mistake OF the whole trans
action. Bryan and Dixon came TO Coun-
ell Bluffs and Bryan sold the skins 70
the Lindsay company.
Hayward missed his skins and tele-
phoned TO Lindsay. securing the informa.
ton that the skins had been sold there
Then Hayward also came TO town. While
mlngling with the crowds on South Mai1
street his trained sense OF smell detected
a familiar Odor. He trailed IL up and
found Il emanated from one OF two men
He communicated his suspicious 70 Z
policeman and Dixon and Bryan wer,
placed under arrest, taken 20 the hide
house near by and identified. Tn,
prettiest part Of the story is that thel
had not had time to spend the monel
Lindsay had paid them. Dixon SO
twenty days for vagraney.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-05
Council Bluffs

block and will be suitable for com
tomplated lectures this winter, some 81
which While, may .IrIequire the use Of the ster.
society meets on Tuesday evening Of each
week and the open meetings are held
each Friday evening. The library IL
various courses Of study encouraged by
the society.
you KNOW. that / know, that you
know, that You are always getting the
best bargains and the best goods In town
when you trade with US. Today we have
20 cents each; rutabagas, ~ cents pound
Wisconsin cabbage, "a cents pound; Jona-
than apples, at 20 cents peck; Go cents per
bushels; Lima beans, 10 cents quart
sauerkraut, 10 cents quart; Goldfish, 10
cents pound; pancake flour, 10 cents pack
age; syrup, 40 cents gallon; Sealshlpt
oysters, bulk; buckwheat, 5 cents pound
New York coffee, Is cents pound; sweet
cider, 40 cents galloni Golden Rule uour,
N.40f dill pickles, 10 cents dozen; new
black walnuts, Is cents peck. We are now
keeping oleomargarine, % cents pound.
II Is a good substitute for butter In cook
Ing. Bartel & Miller. Telephone 1863.
A letter received yesterday by Mrs. o.
II, Lucas announced the marriage OF MIS-
Josephine Thomas, one OF the graduate
nurses Of the Edmundson hospital while
II was known as the W. G. A. hospital
and James Horrigan OF Bloomfield Neb.
The wedding occurred at Excelsior
Springs, Mo-, on Wednesday, and MT and
Mrs. Horrlgan left Immediately for south
ern California, where they will remain
all winter. Mrs. Thomas was one OF the
most popular and successful OF many
great workers sent out by the hospital
association. She has had charge OF sew
eral large hospitals and has made a
brilliant success OF her work Mr.. Horri-
gan is a practicing attorney at Bloomfield
and Is accounted one OF the wealthiest
men IN that section. II Is probable that
they may conclude TO make their home
In California.
Tom Rooney, member OF No. fire COM
pany, has a shotgun that is two and one
half inches shorter than II should be.
The amputatiOn was not made inten-
uonally but was connected with hunting
Incident reported yesterday. Rooney, with
a number OF others, was hunting In the
vicinity OF Island park. He got among
other things, into deep mud and thrust
the end of his gun barrel into the sticky
ooze. When he got out he carefully wiped
off the mud from the outside OF the metal
and co Itinued to hunt for anything that
might happen to show up. The next thing
was a rabbit that stopped and sat curl
Ously looking at him ten feet away. The
he cut loose. A funny sort of sound fol-
lowed and the rabbit jumped up and ran
away, with It's furry coat Boiled with
mud. The mud In the end Of the gun
barrel caused the powder charge TO blow
off a section OF its muzzle. Rooney does
is certain that the long pellet of soft
mud spread itself all over the astonished
rabbit. The fortunate thing was that the
gun did nothing more than kick unusually
hard and Mr.. Rooney's surprise was the
most painful part OF the incident.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-05
Property Owners
Rush to Pay Paving

Notices TO property owners that pay
ment OF their portions or the cost OF the
Broadway pavement, totaling $4,000, were
due, were put in the malls late Thursday
afternoon and delivered by the letter car
riers on the first round yesterday morn
ing. Almost from the moment City
Auditor McAneney opened his office at 8
O'Clock a rush to pay the assessments
began. Representatives OF the odd Fell
lows were waiting at the door with the
cash 70 pay the assessment of $2S7.77
against the Oda Fellows temple property.
and thus had the distinction of being the
first TO get receipt In full. The rush
continued all day, and Auditor McAneney
and City Treasurer Frank True expressed
their confidence that IS per cent of the
total cosG of the improvement would be
paid within ore first few days.
Prompt payment really saves 10 per
cent OF the paving bill. II the taxes are
paid within fifteen days after date OF
notice the certificate price OF per cent
more than the cash figure will not be
exacted but II not paid within that time
certificates will be issued and the assess
ment placed on the county tax books to
be paid In annual installments covering a
period OF seven years with interest at &
per cent. Cash payments thus save the
interest for the entire period plus the 3
per cent for certificates.
The rush to pay Off the Indebtedness
indicates the strong financial condition
OF the property owners. nearly all OF
whom are business men.
While Il Is fashionable to talk OF good
roads building. credit should be given the
property owners on Broadway who have
contributed $4,000 for building less thar
one mile OF genuinely good roadway
with the completion OF the pavement or
East Pierce street ana Mcpherson avenue
the longest stretch OF stralghtaway road
way perhaps 10 be found in the west, Is
afforded. 1t presents n smooth Gales
burg block surface with asphalt filler FOL
q distance OF six miles through Council
Bluffs and continues with but few turns
from the east to the west ends OF omahs
and on to the end OF the Douglas county
macadamized roads. a distance Of be
tween seventeen and twenty miles
making a fine automobile trip.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-05
Council Bluffs
SCHWARTZ INQUIRY CLOSED
shenandoah Man Concludes Investi-
cation of Sons Death.
BELIEVES HE WAS MURDERED
,. w. Schwarts Declares Young Man
Was I'm Continual Fear Of His
Life and Carried Revolver
for Protection.

J. w. Schwartz Of Shenandoah spent
several hours yesterday In a conference
with County Attorney Capell in relation
sto further investigation into the cause
of the death Of his son. w. f. Schwartz
who was fatally shot In room 1913 In the
Ogden house while occupying II with May
Kirk. divorced wife OF Clyde Kirk Of
Council Bluffs
= Mr. Schwartz declared his conviction
that his son was murdered. but was
? thoroughly convinced that the fatal shot
= was not fired by the Kirk woman but
by an unidentified man whom young
EchwaTtz feared.
The letters from young Schwarts TO
= various members OF the Schwartz family,
/. Including his wife, who had been com
PEELED to separate from him, and also
10 Mrs. Kirk, were read to the county
attorney. They indicate the disturbed
mental condition OF the young man for
q long period and his infatuation for the
Kirk woman. In one OF the letters he
npbraids her for accepting a gold watch
from this man and accuses her OF in
. fidelity, expressing his conviction that
ahe would never be anything else than
what she then was. The letters in no
degree incriminated Mrs. Kirk. but
showed the despair OF the man. They
contained no hint OF suicide.
Mr.. Schwartz stated to County Attorney
Capell that his son had been carrying a
revolver as a protection against the man
he feared. and he believed Il was this
nan who had slipped into the room and
shot Schwartz with his own revolver
) ~ he lay in an intoxicated stupor and
= 1hen slipped out OF the room.
~ This theory. however. does not square
n any degree with the known facts. Mr..
and Mrs. w. II. Kimbaii. owners Of the
hotel, were in their apartments directly
across the five and one-half- foot hallway
from the little room occupied by schwartz
and the woman. Their door was ajar
aud they would have heard any person
leaving the room Immediately following
/. the shot. They testified before the
: eoroner's jury that the shot sounded like
. smoothered explosion OF something
heavy falling. Mr.. Kimball said he would
have Immediately investigated IL he had
heard any commotion. but no sound came
from the room. and the tragedy was not
known for half an hour after.
Mr.. Schwartz also told OF information
received from a telephone lineman who
was called TO testify at the inquest, but
was working In the country and could
not return In time. This information Mr.
Schwartz said. strengthened his con.
yiction that II was man, not woman
who fired the shot.
County Attorney capeii offered to e
40 any extreme and cooperate In the ef
fort TO clear up the mystery, but Mr.
Schwartz begged that nothing further b,
done, that the family felt keenly the dis
grace that had come TO them and desire,
TO let II be forgotten.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-05
.COunterfeiters Active
During the Last Year

WASHINGTON. Nov. Recommendation
were extremely active during the fiscal
year 1911 Their operations were nation
wide. no section OF the country escaping
their attempts 10 circulate spurious
money. The annual report OF Chief
wnkie OF the secret service. issued today,
shows that his agents captured tlSs.O9a
OF counterfeit or altered notes and tsO.g7
OF counterfeit coin during the year. This
Is the greatest seizure within a decade
except the fiscal year 1910. Charged with
manufacturing and circulating these I'm.
Mutations 100 persons were arrested. the
greatest number since 1896.
'sThe very considerable increase in the
number OF new issues OF notes." SAID
Chief Wilkie. was offset In a way by
the fact that there was not extensive
circulation OF many Of them"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-05
Anna Wilson's Life
to Be Pulpit Theme

Rev. c. w. Savidge will preach at the
Peoples church Sunday night on Anna
Wilson: Her History. Character. Des.
tiny"
Mr.. Savidge in recent years became well
acquainted with Miss Wilson through her
interest in his charity work and told him
the story of her life, how she was mig
treated when a child, how she ran away
from school and how she fell into the
hands of a man who led her into evil
ways. He will tell the story Sunday
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-05
TWO WOMEN OF CEDAR FALLS
RECEIVE SEVERE INJURIES

CEDAR FALLS. la. Nov. a-Cspeeial
'TsisgTafSi.l Tive prominent women, Mrs.
q. u. Frederlckson OF this city and her
sister. Mrs Bomeister OF Avoea. Ia. were
nearly killed this morning by collision
with a street car. which killed both their
horses and threw them violently 90 the
pavement. Mrs Frederickson Is stili UNI
conscious and her condition is critical
Mrs B0melster has a broken knee cap
Her husband. praetielng physician. ar
rived tonight after having given an en-
tertainment al Dixie. twelve miles distant
Both are professional singers. Fur muff.
iers prevented them hearing the approach,
ing car.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-05
typographical Union
Adopts Amendments

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 4.-The six
amendments to the bylaws OF the Inter
national Typographical union. submitted
to the members for a referendum vote,
were adopted, according to announcement
made today by President James Lynch of
this city. The most important OF the
amendments was the one providing for n
graduated burial benefit, according TO the
length Of membership I'm the union, in
stead OF the flat rate OF S75.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-05
Jury in McRee Case
Fails to Agree

oPELOUsAS, La. Nov. L-Mistrial
was recorded in the case Of Mrs. Zee
Runge McRee. accused OF the murder Of
Allan Garland the young Tulane student.
The jury, which had been out since noon
yesterday, reported this morning II could
not agree. Mrs. McRee had expected a
speedy acquittal on her declaration that
she shot young Garland Fin defense OF
her honor" According TO Foreman
Hlldego, the jury stood eight to four for
conviction Of manslaughter.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-05
BRYAN RETURNS TO LINCOLN
TO TOUR LANCASTER COUNTY

LINCOLN, Nov. 4-W. ]. Bryan re-
turned last night from Kansas City and to-
morrow win conclude his campaign In
behalf OF the Nebraska democratic state
ticket by making a tour OF this county
and city. Mr.. Bryan will make three set
speeches in the county towns during the
day and address a crowd OF Lincoln
voters at night in the Auditorium.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-05
Mrs. Valentine Not
Guilty Of Numbering
Husband Last March

DENVER, Colo. Nov. 4-Less than an
hour after the case had been given to the
jury this afternoon a verdict of acquittaI
was returned in the case OF Mrs. Eleanor
c. Valentine, charged with the murder OF
her husband. Harry C. Valentine, on
March Is last. Self-defense and tenn
porary insanity resulting from long con-
tinued abuse formed the defense. The
Valentines came here from Omaha several
years ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-05

16, Stutsman's Second addition to
Council Bluffs, Ia, W. d........... $500
Riiis A. Larkin, lot is block Ii,
Riddles subdivision In Council
Bluffs, Ia, adm. d............,.,..... Isl
Oscar A. Torgeson and wife to w.
s. Rodman, undh of s10 feet of lot
and n12 feet of lot 4. block 81,
Avoca, Ia, W. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Carroll w. Kimball and wife to
Rachel j. Williams, lot 6. block 2,
Squire's addition TO Council Bluffs,
IA, W. u.............s........... liVW
A. =. LangmEde and wife to Sarah
e. Sutton, lots and 8, block l,
Oakland, Ia, W. d.,.......,.......,. 3,00
Harriet L. Lindt to benjamin conn
pany, lots IL and IL, block 4,
Wrights addition to Council
Bluffs, Ia, W. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 30
-
Eight transfers, total. SO. 80
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-05
JUDGE WAKELEYS SON
DEAD In CALIFORNIA

=. Q. Wakely, SON OF Judge Eleazer
wakeley of Omaha, is oead az his home
IN San Francisco. The body will be
brought 20 Omaha for burial. Funeral
arrangements have not been made.
Mr.. Wakeley was ca years old and was
a court reporter. Twenty years ago he
went 70 California for his health.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-05
FREMONTERS ARE DIRECTING
TO CUT OFF OF DELIVERY
(From a staff Correspondent.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 4.-(special Tells
gram -Recently II was decided to cut
down the number OF afternoon deliveries
Of mail In Fremont. This cut off the
wholesale district OF that city and the
patrons OF the postoffice in that section
have, through Senator Brown. filed a
vigorous protest with the first assistant
postmaster general. That official will
give the case Immediate consideration.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-05
nenI E.tate Transfers.

Real estate transfers as reported 10 The
Bee November by the Pottawattamie
County Abstract company of Council
Bluffs:
Mary I. Everett 10 Benjamin COM
Dany' lot 10, block A. Wrights addi-
Ton 10 Council Bluffs, Ia, ". d,.;.S q
Clark A. Stewart ana wife 20 Eds
ward NJ. Wise and EDWARD c.
Wolff "a feet OF na0 feet OF lot
A block al, Avoca, Is. ". 49,. $50.
Walter r. stephan 10 Florence
penny stephan. part original plat
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-05
Eight transfers, total. $40,
council nluffs Produce NTarket.

The following quotations, showing
prices paid to producers. are corrected by
william Higgeson. city weighmaster. for
publication in The Bee:
Corn. old. G6c; new, soc. Wheat 92c
Oats, 45@46c. Hay Ooose) Sii.00dD12. 90;
alfalfa Qoose), sl2.00Ql3.O0. Butter. &c
Eggs, 25c. Chickens dive weight), Sc ID.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-05
HALLOWEEN PROGRAM
OF PLEIADES SOCIETY

The Pleiades society OF the Omaha High
school gave a Halloween program at the
home OF Rose McGovern. 26l5 Chicago
street. Friday afternoon, about thirty
being present. An attractive scheme Of
Halloween decorations was carried out.
A piano solo by Mary Roche opened the
program and Minerva oulnby gave a
humorous Halloween recitation. The So
ciety glee club gave several numbers and
the program was concluded by a plano
solo by Irene Segely.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-05
ran Down stairway natal.

HAMPTON, Ia, Nov S.-(special)-
From injuries received from falling down
a stairway at the Central hotel. Thomas
Mccullough. q former stock buyer OF
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-05
Council Bluffs
Minor Mention

The Council Bluffs office OF
The Omaha nee is AZ IS Scott
Street both Phones -.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-05
Rural Carriers
Change Practice

The Postoffice department IL making
a strong effort 20 break up the practice
OF patrons of the rural mail routes de-
posting unstamped letters and pennies
for postage In the mail boxes. The desire
Is TO secure a dlscontinuance OF the prac-
tice by educating the farmers rather than
issue peremptory orders forbldding the
carriers 20 take up the pennies and buy
stamps for the letters. II adds greatly
10 the work OF the carriers at both ends
OF the route and is the frequent cause OF
loss as well as constant cause OF annoy
ance.
Bert b. Childs, national secretary of the
Rural Carriers association. is here this
week making q special inquiry into the
extent OF the practice In this vicinity. lie
finds II much too common. The depart
nent has supplied the carriers with small
printed slips appealing to patrons to buy
stamps instead OF depositlng pennies, and
these dignitied and courteous requests are
being placed in all OF the boxes.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-05
CT

Latimer, died last night. Two sons, John
b. Mccullough. Window, Mimi, and
Frank b. Mccullough. Nashwauk, Mimi,
survive him.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-05
Murderer Appeals Damage Case,

IOWA CITY Ia, Nov. L-CspeclaI. >
Guy Baker OF Lone Tree, convicted muir
derer OF oliver Driver, who was held by
court for 5000 damages 10 the murdered
mans wife, has appealed the damage
case to the Iowa supreme court
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-05
"The Wizard OF Vyiseland. ~

The new musical comedy. ''Tho Wizard
OF Wiseland." which has stirred play
soers and music lovers to enthusiasm
wherever It has been presented this sea-
son, VIII beat tho Dohany Sunday, matt
nee and night. For comedy and humorous
incidents OF the most laughable type this
high class musical extravaganza Is said
10 be unequaled, while the music and
lyrics rise TO the dignity OF light opera.
Many OF the latter have such decided
musical values as song hits that large
bonuses and royalties have been offered
for their use by a leading New York
publishing firm. 'The Wizard OF Wise.
land" carries enc OF the prettiest and
largest chorus aggregatlons on the road
and the ballet feature In the second acl
fs q dream OF movement and exqulsit,
picture eoloring. Get seats early, as THU
s. one Of the crowded houses" type.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-05
AL InlS week we are oIIerlng m;
DRUG DEPARTMENT

S0c Java Rice Powder .................19G
zoe Dr. Graves Tooth Powder ...........12G
1ec Dr. lyons room POWDER 19c
aec Sanitoi race cream .................14c
25c Sanitol Tooth Powder ...,..............11E
a ae 'S S Iootn Paste ..-s-. ......i'.14%
a Sec SanltoI LIQUID small ..14C
oec Suucura soap :'......... zoe
so i ~. Saase complexion soap per cake ....15C
o aa lor -: doc
20 s6.VV Lanpers Lsterine ''...'...- $50
gTo LaOe[ts Lsterne
Horlicks' Matted Milk .......,.,....... 2S(
20 49, HiSteu MILK So "a
AO'O Dag sea SalI '''''.'' .........,......2 5C
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-05

\. y Plumbing Co Tel 80, Might I-i7Oa
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-05
Money Saving Prices on Many Necessary and I
Drug Articles

Yesterday the most successful day Of our candy
department. Hundreds of customers awaited them
selves of the opportunity to get Seventyfive cent
College Pennant Free with one pound box of
School Day Chocolates, price .............. 500
See North window.
Wednesdays and Saturdays selling 0Oc Prin-
cess Sweets Chocolates ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS c
Every day this week
1 h. Vermont Maple Sugar ................25 G
1 gallon Sweet Apple Cider ............35G
We have hundreds of kinds OF choice, fresh Home
Made Candies and best of ALL we have the kind you
like