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VOL. XLI NO. 69.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER fi, 1911 TEN VAGUS.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
IMPERIAL POTENTATE OF THE
MYSTIC SHRINE.
UNION SHOPMEN
IN CONFERENCE
Representatives of Worker, on Illi
nois Central Consider Ultimatum
of President Markham.
HUMOUS OF WAR
WILSON SPEAKS
FOR RECIPROCITY
Secretary of Agriculture Makes
Address to Large Crowd at
Nebraska State Fair.
ADVANTAGE TO BOTH COUNTRIES
CAUSING FLURET
Jt.I-r'-'Vil
Germam Cities Alone; the i
Border Alarmed by Wild B
ports in Circulation.
NINE CRAFTS ARE REPRESENTED
RUN STARTED ON STETTIN BANKS
Secretary Kramer of Blacksmiths'
Organization Presides.
ALL HOPE FOB AMICABLE END
Return of Regiment from Maneuvers
Adds to Excitement
FRENCH TROOPS MOVING EAST
First Will Give Access to Woods of
Canada.
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS SET FORTH
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Letter Refusing Andieace to Federa
tion Ken Cause.
MEETING BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
War Oat of the Difficulty With
oat the Calling of a
Strike.
CHICAGO, Sept. S.-The representatives
of the International unions of Illinois Cen
tral employe went Into conference to con
sider the refusal of President Markham to
meet officials of the shopmen's federation.
The crafts participating In the meeting
were the machinists, boiler makers and
helpers, carmen, blacksmiths and helpers,
team fitters, painters, sheet metal work
ers, federation of miscellaneous workers
and the railway clerks.
Secretary W. V. Kramer of the Interna
tional Blacksmiths and Helpers union pre
elded at the conference.
The apparent crisis was brought about
by a communication sent laat night to
W. F. Kramer, secretary of the Black
smiths and Helpers union, by President
C. H. Markham of the road, refusing to
grant an audience to the federation repre
sentatives. President Markham also made
it plain that he would not recognise the
federation.
Despite the fact that the letter appar
ently left the union men the alternative of
calling a strike or receding from their de
mands, both President J. F. McCreery of
the federation and Secretary Kramer as
sarted that they still had hopes that an
amicable adjustment might be reached.
Will Nat Take Hasty Aetloa.
Chairman Kramer said:
.'We spent the morning discussing the
letter of President Markham of the mi
nors Central an reached no decision. We
will take no h- v 'ctlon. We ! -
sertouanrw' . r
i etriV ' -
main
Teach'
Pres.
Illinois C
today:
"While I am . ' a
national cornmltta n .','. ' , in Ci .
cago, I believe the situation haa come to a
point where decisive action mint be taken
without further delay." said President He
Creery.
The International officers In conference
this afternoon sent for President McCreery
and Secretary Bowen of the Illinois Cen
tral employe' federation. Tho two offi
cials started at once from their hotel to
meet the International officer.
Married for Year
i.
Secret Until Now
Marcus Oliver or onawa, ia., ana jkusb
. - w j a?
Nannie L. Schwynn of Grand
Island Disclose News.
ORAND ISLAND, Neb., Sept. 5. (Spe
cial.) That Miss Nannie I Schwynn and
Marcus Oliver were married last June and
have kept the fact a secret from their par
ent for fear they would object to marriage
at the present time was disclosed by Mrs.
Oliver to her mother today.
MIms Schwynn recently finished a kinder
garten teaching course In Chicago and Mr.
Oliver Is a medical student at Northwest
ern, Chicago, with a year more of study
before bim. This fact caused the fear of
the couple.
The groom is the son of a district judge
at Onawa, la. The father of Miss Bchwynn,
who was a wealthy brick manufacturer
and banker, recently died quite suddenly.
Telearapk Operator la Arrested.
HOT SPRINGS, S. D., Sept. S. (Special.)
O. C. Molltor, until recently In charge of
the Western Union office here. Is in jail
awaiting trial on a charge of embeullng
$300 of the company's funds. After he was
'transferred to Sioux Falls the shortage
was discovered and he was brought back
for trial at the request of the bonding
company. Several previous operators her
have gone wrong and the office here Is
tarmad a hoodoo.
The Weather.
For Nebraska Unsettled.
For Iowa Showers.
S a. m
Ceiuoaratlve' La
Highest today
Low eat today
Mean temperature
at KtMrt,
19U. 1(10. 190. 108.
M 7 70 M
7 66 48 7
78 70 69 80
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Precipitation
Temnerat are and precipitation departures
from the normal:
Normal temperature 6t
Kxceas for the day
Kxoeaa since March 1 , 717.
Normal precipitation 10 Inch
Deficiency for the day .10 inch
Total rainfall since March i 1.U7 inches
Deficiency since March 1 18.38 inches
tendency cor. period in 1910.... 12.80 Inohea
He Berts train Stallona at T P. M.
Station and State Temp. High- Rahv
of Weather. Ip. ra.
Cheyenne, partly cloudy.. 79
Pavenport, claar 78
Denver, clear Si
r i
7 a. ra 68
.w l0.s. S a. an. 71
VV 1A.Y l) 10 m 78
v 11 m i
I vfrfcfcjV 1 P. m 8
(J ZALiV 1 V- m , 87
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4 p. m W
I l"" -. p. m m
1 avawa 7 p. m M
HMmavw S p. m u
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70 .00
74 T
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78 .34
74 .00
Dee Molnea, clear 80
Dodge City, clear tut
Lander, cloudy M
North Platte, part eloudy J
Omaha, pertly cloudy
Pueblo, claar
Rapid City, cloudy....
Bait Lake City, clear.
M
9
Banta ra, partly cloudy.. M
Bhertdan. ciouay
tiou City, clear........
laiantina. Dartly cloudy
M
71
T indicates trace or precipitation.
U A7 iV Local JTorecMtar.
iOHN F. TREAT.
Rev. H.H.Johnson
of Clarence, Mo.,
Disappears
Popular Minister Mails Resignation
from Ministry to Conference
and Leaves.
COLUMBIA, Mo., Sept. 6. Members of
the Missouri Methodist conference departed
for their homes today stunned and sad
dened by the sudden disappearance of Rev,
H. H. Johnson of Clarence, Mo., secretary
.of the board of church extension and one
of the leading southern Methodist minis
ters in Missouri.
Rev. Mr. Johnson left here Saturday and
Monday the message was received from
him in Mexico, Mo. The minister tendered
his resignation from the board, from the
conference and from the ministry. He
ended his message with the sentence; "Qod
knows my sin."
The members of the conference refused
to discuss the case. Dr. Johnson built a
fine church at Clarence and was a popular
preacher.
CLARENCE. Mo., Sept. 6. Further than
to say that she believed her husband to be
v in Iowa and that she would make no
' aent regarding him until she heard
' lm, Mrs. H. H. Johnson, wife of the
Methodist minister whose reslg
i all offices connected with the
. w made known In Columbia, Mo.,
. would not comment on the case.
Mrs. Johnson Is prostrated at her home
here. Rev. Mr. Johnson has not been seen
here since he departed for the conference
a week ago.
MEXICO, Mo., Bpt. 6. Rev. H. H. John
son of Clarence, Mo., arrived here Saturday
afternoon and wrote his resignation from
the Methodist Episcopal church south at a
local nfcote) -and departed late .Saturday
night
Thinks University
Should Go to Farm
Secretary Wilson Says Future of
Nebraska Depends More Upon
Fanners Than" Lawyers.
(From Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 5. (Speolal.)
James Wilson, secretary of agriculture, be
tleves that the University of Nebraska
should be consolidated with the agricultural
school on the campus at the state farm.
"If your town students would brush up
against what Is being done out at the state
farm it would mean directly that the state
of Nebraska would be helped and benefitted
by the contact," said he. 'This state's
prosperity depends on its farmers, and the
more trained farmers you have the better
are going to be the agricultural returns
of the state each year."
"You have a law school up here and Its
grinding out lawyers to thrust upon the
people of this state when the demand Is
four hundred to one for farmers instead of
attorneys. Oet your students closer to the
soil and watch the state go upward, by
leaps and bounds. It cannot help doing so."
Eighty-One Drown in
Wreck of Steamer
Chilean Craft Engaged in Trading Off
Coast of South America
Total Loss.
LIMA, Peru. Sept. (.The Chilean
steamer Tucapel has been wrecked and Is a
total loss. Eighty-one persons were
drowned.
The steamer Tucapel was engaged In
trading on the west coast of South Amer
ica. It waa of 192 tons net and was com
manded by Captain P arrow.
MRS. PLOTNER ENDS LIFE
Waaaaa at Mitchell Comeajta Rmlclde
Tkraask Worry Orer'flae.
UaaeVs Act.
MITCHELL. S. D., Sept. (L (Special Tel
egram.) erased with fear that her husband
had eloped with Mrs. Kata Qulnn, Mr.
Luther Plotner committed suicide here Sun
day. Her body was not found until today.
Plotner and Mrs. Qulnn are missing and
acquaintances of the two ha they bclttve
they have gone to Omaha to !e imtrrled.
Mrs. Plotner had suspected her husband
for several months and intimate friends
said fear that he was being led away from
her by Mrs. Qulnn caued her to worry
herself Into a condition of irresponsibility.
No persons by the names of Plotner and
Qulnn have applied for a marriage license
here in several months.
TAX COMMISSIONERS MEET
earar A 14 rick at Mebraaka Oae
Via la Atteaellaa- Seaaiom at
Rlrkaaoad.
RICHMOND. Va., SVpt 5.-With forty
states represented, thirteen of there by
their chief ezecutlvea, others by their tax
commissioners or similar officials, the In
ternational tax conference opened here
today. The governors who attended In
cluded Cheater H. Aldrlch of Nebraska and
Le Cruce of Oklahoma,
Thirty Thousand Men Are Being Con
centrated in Belfort Fortress.
BELGIUM IS ON WAR FOOTING
llanrirrd and Thirty-Five Thoaaand
Men Will lie I n.lcr Anna Within
Knrtnlxht IvnN-r llevlrws
Hi Kl-M.
P.KRLIN. Sept. 8. The nervousness over
the protracted Franco-German negotiations
with regard to Morocco seems to have
increased with the resumption at the for
eign office yesterday of the conversations
bet wen the French amltassHdor, M. Cam
ban, and the German foreign minister. Heir
Von Klderlen-Waechter.
Wild rumors are being circulated In the
German provincial towns. At Stettin large
sums of money have been withdrawn from
the savings banks. The banks are enforc
ing the rule that notice of the Intention
of depositors to withdraw funds must be
given In advance and the officials have
published communications showing the
baselessness of the reports.
Other rum6; circulating on the Alsatian
frontier that the German ambassador to
France, Herr Von Schoen, had been mur
dered In Parts and that Germany immedi
ately would declare war, were strengthened
by the return of a dragoon regiment to
Colmar, the capital of Upper Alsace, from
the scene of the army maneuvers. An out
break of dysentary among the troops, how
ever, was the reaaon for their return to
ba rracks.
There was no meeting today between M.
Cambon and Herr Von Klderlen-Waechter,
but It Is possible that another conference
will be held tomorrow after the German
Imperial chancellor, General Von Bethe.
mann Hollweg, returns to the capital from
Kiel, where he has been called for the
meeting between the German emperor and
Crown Prince Frans Ferdinand of Austria
Hungary.
French Troops Moving: to Frontier,
PARIS, Sept. S. Although Germany has
made no reply as yet to France's proposal
in relation to the Moroccan dispute and
while none is expected by the French for
eign office for some days, many rumors,
doubtless due to uncertainty as to the out
come of negotiations are current
The L'Patrla In headlines running across
Its entire front page announces a consider
able movement of French troops toward
the Frenoh frontier.
Thirty thousand troops are sow moving
toward the eastern boundary for eoncenrj.
tratloa at Betfort, the almost impregnable
frontier fortress, which is the objective of
the army.
Taking cognisance of the alarming
rumors current of preparations being made
to rush the Paris garrison towards the
eastern,, frontier, the French ministry of
war today announced that only some bat
talllons of chasseurs stationed In Paris are
going to take part In the maneuvers.
Belalam on War Footings
BRUSSKL8, Belgium, Sept fc The mili
tary precautions now being taken by the
Belgian government for the purpose of
preserving the neutrality of this country
in the event of war between France and
Germany continue to be the absorbing toplo
of discussion at the capital.
It probably wlU take another fortnight
to complete the preliminaries necessary to
mobilize the army on a war footing, when
It ia calculated that Belgium will be able
to call under arms 126,000 men. Including
the reserves.
All the political parties are supporting
the government In these anticipatory meas
ures. KsUeer Reviews Fleet.
KIEL, Germany, Sept 6. The great Ger
man naval fleet was reviewed by Emperor
William In the harbor here today, thou
sands of spectators being given the oppor
tunity of observing the progress made by
the navy and to see the German fleet as
it could take to sea tomorrow for action,
if necessary.
The emperor waa on the imperial yacht
Hohensollem.
Emperor William after tho review trans
ferred his flag to the battleship Deutach
land and the fleet put to sea for maneu
vers to which spectators are not admitted.
The magnitude of Germany's naval re
source now assembled was strikingly
shown by the review today. Thar were
ninety-nine fighting ships participating, not
including the large number of torpedo
boats, torpedo boat destroyers, mine
planters and submarines.
Dream Causes Girl
to Die from Fright
Marie Hackett of Cincinnati Thought
She Saw Mother Beheaded Sweet
heart Takes Poison.
CINCINNATI, O..' Sept S.-Frlght from
a dream that she saw her mother beheaded
is believed to have caused the death of
Marie Hackett aged IS, and grief over her
demise may bave a fatal result for her
sweetheart, Harry Homer, aged 17, who
drank wood alcohol after seeing Miss
Hackett In her coffin, and who now la In
a critical condition.
Cousin of J.D.
' Rockefeller Dies
WARRENSBURG, Va., Sept a David
Rockefeller, a cousin of John D. Rockefel
ler, died at his home here early today,
aged St. He waa a veteran of the civil
war and formerly was city marshal here.
Prisoner Drone Dead in Jail.
SIOUX FALLS, 8. D Sept (.(Special.)
Robert Collette, aged 17, who was serv
ing a term of ten days In the county jail
In this city for drunkenness, dropped dead
a minute or two after he had been enter
taining other Inmates of the Jail by sing
ing, danctng and Joking. He waa standing
in a corner of his eel when suddenly he
fell backward agatnat the wall, dying a
few minute lexer. The cause of his death
was officially given as heart failure.
"You
From the New York Herald.
: REBUTTAL IN BEATTIE CASE
Defendant Asked but Few Questions
at Oneniner of Court.
STRENGTHEN PAUL'S TESTIMONY
Six Witnesses Confirm His Evidence
Aboat Hla Meeting; with Prisoner
on Thnraaay Night, Jnly
Fifteenth,
CHESTERFItLiD COURT) HOU8H, Va.,
Sept (.After asking Henry Clay Beattle,
Jr., indicted for wife murder, tho one ques
tion as to how he could account for the
translation of the same swotgun from the
hands of Paul Beattle, his cousin, on Sat
urday night to the hands of the alleged
highwayman on the following Tuesday
night the prosecution ended Its cross-examination
of the prisoner todaV. The ao
cused denied that he knew hla cousin
Paul had a gun on the Saturday night in
question or that ha was with him during
that week.
Attack Prlaoner'a Story.
The commonwealtn thereupon began Its
attack on the prisoner's story. The rebuttal
was practically an attempt to corroborate
Paul Beattle as to his alleged meeting
with Henry on Tuesday night to arrange
for the delivery of a shotgun to his cousin,
on the Saturday following.
Several witnesses testified that they aaw
the two cousins together on Thursday and
Mrs. E. J. Houchens, mother-in-law of
Paul, stated that Henry brought Paul home
In a machine that same evening.
A second point taken up by the common
wealth was an assault on K. H. Neblltt's
testimony that Paul had a shotgun on the
bridge where be worked on Sunday fol
lowing the alleged transfer of the gun to
Henry. Witness sustained Paul that he
bad no gun at the bridge that day, and one
man said he waa there during the time of
Neblltt's visit and saw no gun.
Will Not Call Binford Girl.
Prosecutor Wendenburg during the recess
said that the prosecution would not call
Beulah Binford as a witness unless the
case assumed a more desperate aspect than
It now presented.
"We are well aware that Beulah and
Henry have been in communication with
each other," be said, "while she haa been
in jail, and we bealtata to put her on the
stand because wa know she will try to help
out the prisoner.'
Wendenburg declared that possibly both
the rebuttal by the prosecution and the
Bur-rebuttal by the defense would be con
cluded today, and that argument concern
ing instructions to the jury, to be followed
by the argument of counsel proper, might
be begun tomorrow.
First Witness In Rebnttal.
Harry Latham was the first witness
called by the prosecution in rebuttal.
Latham waa alleged to have stated that
while with the prisoner, preceding the
murder, Beattle, Immediately after leav
ing a telephone, said he was going to
Short and Main streets in Richmond. Paul
Beattle had testified that he met Henry
on Thursday night at this Intersection. The
prosecution attempted to show that the
telephone conversation concerned the al
leged meeting.
In his testimony, however, Latham
maintained that all he knew was that
Beattle had mentioned going to Short and
Main streets. He knew nothing as to the
previous telephone conversation or who he
Intended to meet at the corner.
W. R. Hart who waa with Latham, was
called. He said he had been a friend of
the accused for fifteen years. On the
Thursday night preceding the murder Hart
said he overheard Beattle say on the tele
phone, "Will be there In fifteen minutes,"
and that when he came from the telephone
the accused explained he was going to take
Paul Beattle and hla wife out riding.
Mra. A. B. Houchens, mother-in-law of
Paul Beattle, next took the stand. Living
in the same bouse with Paul, she was aaked
If she knew anything about the receipt of
a telephone message from Henry C. Beat
tie, Jr., on Thursday night.
"It was Thursday night July IS, about t
o'clock." said Mra Houchens, "when I an
swered the telephone and Henry C. Beattle,
Jr., said he waa on the way to the westend
and aaked for Paul. I called Paul and
(Continued on Second Page-)
Don't Seem to Like My Big Hat, Mr.
Bishop Scannell is
to Marry Randolph
Couple This Morning
Sixth Marriage Ceremony Since His
Ordination to Be Read by
the Bishop.
For the sixth time Since his oriinatlon
aa bishop nineteen years, age the Rt, Rov.
Bishop Richard Scannelr will solemnise a
marriage this morning. Signora Pepplna
Nuratoii of Randolph, Neb., director of
muslo of the Randolph schools, well known
musician and composer of muslo, will be
married to Howard P. Greeley, a prominent
Randolph real estate dealer and capitalist.
The wedding will be solemnised at the
bishop's residence.
A marriage by a bishop is a far from
ordinary event in the Roman Catholic
church. Bishop Scannell and Slgnoi Nura
toii are warm friends and out of his warm
friendship for the musician the bishop con
sented to solemnise her wedding.
Mr. Greeley la 28 years old, his bride 29.
Signora Nuratoii went to the Randolph
schools from her home In Italy two years
ago.
Mr. Greeley and his bride will make their
home In Randolph. While In Omaha they
are the guests of friends.
SHALLENBERGER WANTS TO
GO TO UNITED STATES SENATE
Former Governor Bays His Adminis
tration Did All the Work to
Be Done.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept 6. Special.) Ex
Governor, now "Farmer," Shallenberger of
Alma ia In the city this week as the proud
exhibitor of a herd of Shorthorns at the
state fair. Seen on the grounds today, he
ceased attentions on his bovlnes long
enough to express himself on some phases
of poll tics. Said he: v
"Many of my friends have been trying
to prevail upon me to change my course
and make the race again for governor.
They feel that by so doing I could vindi
cate my defeat of a year ago, and that In
addition I oould lead the state ticket te
victory. Aa far aa that la concerned, some
other democrat can guide the legions te
victory and I can vindicate my defeat
fully aa well running for the United States
senate.
"Further, If there waa something left un
donesomething that my administration
had left to sail be desired by the people
I might bo persuaded to again make the
race. But everything waa finished up un
der my administration, and all of the prin
ciples for which I fought were enacted Into
law during my administration." -
TUNNISON GETS VACATION
Omaha Man Kngngred in Special Work
for Indian Bnrean Haa Chaneo
to Finish.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. (8pecial Tele
gram.) Glenn M. Tunnison of Ornaha, for
the last six months engaged In special work
for the Indian bureau in connection with
obtaining a correct proof of heirs of cer
tain Indian estates In the Omaha and Win
nebago Indian reservations, Nebraska, has,
because of efficient work, been recom
mended to a four months' vacation of his
original appointment In order to complete
the work. Mr. Tunnison succeeded Frank
E. Edgerton of Lincoln, elected assistant
district attorney.
Boone Connty Fair.
ALBION. Neb.. Sept B.-Bpeolal.) The
Boone County fair will hold Its twenty
sixth annual meeting from September It
to 22, Inclusive. This association haa never
missed holding Its fair slnoe Its organisa
tion twenty-seven year ago and -its at
tendance has lnoreaaed yearly. No other
county fair In the state has any way near
the attendance, and from present appear
ances thta year will far outstrip It former
record,
Bear."
LITTLE GIRL JKDLLED BY CAR
Frances Patterson Rons Behind One
in Front of Another.
CAR PASSES OVER HER B0D7
Waa C'roaalna; tho Street on ni
Errand to Store for Mother When
8ho Meeta Her Death Under
. Wheels.
Struck by a northbound Harney street
car as she waa crossing the street In front
of her home, Frances Louise Patterson,
the 6-year-old daughter of H. O. Patter
son, prescription clerk ' at Boa ton's drug
store, was Instantly killed at 4:46 o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
The car could not be stopped until both
trucks had paused .over the body of the
little girl, horribly mangling her. Passen
gers of the car picked the child up and
carried her into her home, 220 North Twenty-fifth
street
Coroner Crosby waa notified of the acci
dent but did not take the body from toe
home.
The little girl was going on an errand
for her mother, across the street to a
grocery store, when the car struck her.
She had allowed a southbound car to pass
and ran from the back of it in front of
the northbound car. The mother of the
girl was prostrated over the accident
Frances was her only child.
The funeral arrangements have not been
made.
KillsJ)aughter
and Himself After
Seeing Pictures
NEW YORK, Sept. J. At a moving pic
tare show last night Raffalo Rlchettl and
his la-yeer-old daughter, Rosa, saw the
story of a tragedy In which a father killed
his daughter and then himself. "I'll do
that to you some day," Rosa says her
father told her. Early today Riahettl crept
to hla daughter's bedslae and shot her,
then fired a bullet Into hla bead. Both
probably will die.
Wife Tries Suicide,
Husband Succeeds
Kansas City Woman Takes Poison and
While Doctors Try to Revive Her
Man Takes Balance of Drug-.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 6. While physi
clana worked over his unconscious wife to
revive her from the effects, of poison taken
with suicidal Intent C. D. Levan, a rail
way conductor, today rushed Into an ad
joining room and drank what remained In
the bottle of poison his wife had taken.
He died &n hour later". Physicians say Mrs.
Levan cannot recover. Levan has been
despondent over Ill-health for two years.
Fear -that her husband would some day
commit aulclde Is believed to have driven
Mrs. Levan to take her own life.
BROOKS WARNS FARMERS
Prealdent of Union Bays They Will
Be Owned by Traste if They
Do Not Co-operate.
SHAWNEE. OkL, Sept (.That the
farmers of America will be owned and eon
trolled by the trusts within the next thirty
years If they do not co-operate and con
serve their efforts, was the warning issued
today by President T. J. Brooks of Tennes
see, In his response to the address of wel
come at the opening session of the Na
tional Farmers' union.
United States Senator T. P. Gore, In a
speech, said:
"You farmers will be burled deeper In
misery than aver If you do not co-operate.
More attention must be given to business
If you are to be suoeeatfuL"
Detailed Statement of What Fanner
Here Must Meet.
MARKETS OF NORTH OPENED
Parmer of 1 nlted States Will Find
New Field for Krnlt, Cottonaeed
Oil, rert, Flnx and
Horses.
, (From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Neh., Sept. 6 (Special.) Sec
retary of Agriculture James Wilson spoke
on reciprocity here today to more than
8,000 people, being a anient ' the state fair
management.
The secretary of agriculture warmly com
mended the reciprocity treaty with Canada
and dwelt at length on the beneficial re
sults which he believed would accrue from
the adoption of the treaty.
Secretary Wilson declared that It would
be to the advantage of both countries for
suoh a treaty to go Into effect. In connec
tion with ponslble results of the proposed
treaty, he dealt exhaustively with farming
conditions, wnges and climatic advantages
of Canada as compared with the United
States, declaring that the farmer In Canada
laborer under weather conditions so severe
as to more than compensate for what other
advantages he might have.
The most Important advantage to be
found In the treaty for the United States
he declared to be access to Canadian woods
and next free access for trade In agri
cultural products, aside from the great cer
eal staples.' p
What Secretary Said.
He said In part:
"The United States exported In 1910 S7,
Ui.tlS bushels of wheat and flour reduood
to bushels of wheat Canada exported tn
191S, C7.961.222 bushels,- Including flour re
duced to bushels. The United States Is
gradually reducing exports of wheat, owing
no doubt, to the rapidly growing popula
tion and the desire of farmers to adopt
animal husbandry aa the leading feature of
their operations.
"We must look the situation squarely In
the face. Half a century ago the American
farmer had no home markets In. which to
sell hla surplus product. He an-anged for
home market by protecting all dlversl-
fled industries. This brought htm the home
market, the best In the world. Population
has outgrown production from the farm In
some cases and threatens to outgrow It In
others. But for the Introduction of Durum
wheat 'seven or eight years ago we would
havo httn Importing wheat before this time.
Meats reached their highest after the short
corn crop of 190M and went down when the
corn crop of 1910 was above the average.
Some folks tell us prices are lower owing
to proposed reciprocity. Prices follow sup
ply and demand.
"The advantages that will come from
reciprocity to the people of the United
States will be, first, access to the Cana
dian woods, and this has been the back
bone of opposition to reciprocity by in
terested dealers. There will be access to
Canadian markets for our fruits, free fish,
cottonseed oil, free trade In seeds, free
trade In flax, cheaper barbed wire fencing,
fre trade In horses.
Reciprocity is proposed with a people
who are our neighbors, who are
such people as we are, who speak our
language, who have similar laws, who are
engaged In similar occupations and who
are developing along similar lines.
"I am firmly convinced that it would
be to the advantage of both countries for
us to take the export wheat of the
markets of Canada, mill It and send
the flour to the markets of the world, be
cause the dairymen of the United States
would then get the byproducts of the mills
and as the population of the United States
Increases the dairy market will be greater
and greater,
"It should be remembered that the Cana
dian ia one of our best customers. We
sell more to Canada than we do to any
other country except Great Britain. More
than half of everything we sell goes to
English speaking people.
Move for More Markets.
"Reciprocity Is a movement tor more
markets for the products of diversified
industry from field and factory, an en
largement of the policy of half a century
that baa made our home market and
brought the farmers' customers nearer the
field. Canada la our second best customer
now. We bave sold to it In the last five
years about WO,wo,ouu worth of goods more
than wo bought from It mostly factory
goods. We feed the factory people from
our fields. There Is no prosperity for tho
farm It other Industries languish. The
American watchword should still be, Mora
faotorles and more diversified Industries,
as it has been for half a century. Tho
farm wihVfeed the factory."
"It Is interesting to uuUj our importation
from Canada during the laat five years
and our exportatlons to Canada during the
same period of strictly farm products.
"From 1M6 to 1910 Inclusive, tho United
States exported to Canada 114,172,175 worth
of horses, and imported from Canada
(2,649,201 worth of horses, a difference of
111,622,794.
Exports of Meats.
"During the same five years the United
States exported to Canada S17.On6.13S worth
of meats and dairy products, and Imported
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