The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-06-25
'KAISER'S DIYINING
ROD EXPERT HERE
Herr Won Cslar willing to
Let Scientists Solve
the Mystery.
FEELS OCCCLT INFLUENCE
Another German Brings Over a
Lamp to Duplicate
Daylight.
FEELS OCCtLT INFLCENCE

A tall. silver haired German of mill
tary bearing. under whose aquiline nose
hristles n black m,istache. contrasting
strangely with his hair. arrived yestcr-
day 10y tho North German Lloyd liner
kronzprinz Wilhelm with two divining
rods. one Of steel and the other of wood
lie il landrat Won Uslar Of Apenrade.
Schleswig Holstein. and a friend of the
German Emperor. He might I've called
in English the chief government officer of
Apenrade. Hcrrvon UsIar speaks English
imperfectly and the German reporters
who greeted him assisted in the transla
ton of his remarks
He said he had come here to look AZ the
country and incidentally to permit the
American scientists Interested in solving
the mystery of divining rods held by the
right men to investigate his claim TO dis
tioction as Il finder of minerals oil and
water
The German Government was so conf
dent thar Herr Won Uslar had developed
potency as discoverer of hidden under
ground treasure that il sent him to Ger
man Southwest Africa several years ago
to locate underground springs and min
eral wealth II Is declared that his rods
uIu 'fe WOTh ana tna' ne interpreted ~
He still retains the confidence Of a large
part of the German public. his friends
say. as an infallible finder Of buried
natural treasure
Frt~ . Tells of Ills Work.
Folkmar Franzius. one Of these friends.
accompanied him on the kronprinZ Viii
helm. Herr Fr anziIs IL a nephew of the
harbor di rector Of Bremen. who wideneCi
| and deepened the Weser to admit ships
Of the deep est draughi Herr franzilis
| coal and other mineral deposits. besides
water. in German Southwest Africa.
Herr Won Cslar was reluctant TO talk
of his efficacy AZ n locator of s,lbterranean n
riches He attributed his power to some
thing within himself that he was unable
10 explain or understand He said he
was aware that others possessed il. and
that he did not look upon it IA super
natural
Herr Won Uslar himself said. as the Ger
man reporters amiably explained later.
that there WAS no "hocus-pocus" in the
methods he used. Jugglery was out of
OF an official of the standing Of Herr Won
tlslar He simply was lust as much in
the dark as those who had invest igat ed
hinp in regard to his power.
F~eis OccuIt Inaue.ce.
the wooden rod in his hands when search
ing for water or the steel rod when search
ing for oil or minerals. an occult influence
affected his mind and body siinultane-
ouslv when the rods were above the things
he was after and the rods vibrated and
bent toward the ground Digging re-
vealed the correctness OF the divinition
Herr Won Cslar is taken seriously in
Germany and he believes seriously in his
gift. as he calls it, He will be here two
weeks and will lecture without pay for
any university that wishes to find out
what he knows and what he does no,
know about divining STATS.
nr Otto feuerlein. director of the
Siemens 4 Halske electrical worA
OF Berlin. also passenger by the Kron-
prinZ Wilhelm. il here To introduce a
new lamp for speAal use in factories
where coloring matter is used and for big
stores The lamp. he said duplicates day
light and the finest shades are affect I'd
by 1t no more than by the real light of day