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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
SAVING IS PROPOSED
At SOLDIERS EXPENSE
President Taft Opposes In.
crease of Two. Years in
Enlistment Period.

Reorganization Of the army which will
increase the enlistment period from three
to hve years without corresponding COM
pensation as proposed in the Hay bill
does not meet with the approval of Presi-
dent Taft.
When Secretary Of War he urged upon
congress an increase in pay for enlisted
men and non-commissioned officers, it is
shown in letter to E. B. Johns, Wash
ington correspondent Of the Army and
Navy Journal, In reply to "a communica-
ton from Mr.. Johns, asking his views on
the proposed law.
AS the proposed legislation would &C.
tually save $1.O00.OOO a year out of the
present earnings Of the enlisted man, or a
total of about $1,000 for each enlisted
man at the date of his retirement, the
President believes that this would work
hardsh p and he fe Is that there g serf-
Gus objection to scaling down the pay of
the profess onal soldiers and removing
inducements to men to enlist.
Presidents Views Stated.
The following is the text of the letter
of Mr.. Hilles, giving the Presidents
views:
Dear Mr. Johns:
THE President directs me to aeknowl-
edge the eipt Of your letter of recent
Gate in which you call his attention to
the fact that it has been stated in the
pubic press that he has Endorsed the
army reorganization bill in It's present
form. You point out that this bill would
increase the term Of enlistment from three
Years to five years without providing a
corresponding increase in the re-enlist-
ment pay and bonus of private soldiers:
that as result it would squeeze out of
the pay of re-enlisted men somewhat
more than million dollars a year and
that the practical result would be q no
duction In the pay of professional SOL
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WOUNDED TIGER MAULS
BOY HUNTER IN INDIA
Deserted by Native Guides,
Lad Has a Miraculous ES-
cape From Death. i
Foreign Correspondence of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
RANGOON. September IS. 1911
A report reaches here from Hmawbi.
nineteen miles away, of the miraculous
escape from death Of Leo Lyons. q Euro
pean lad. who was badly mauled by .
tiger. He. with two friends. was out after
deer at a village several miles from
Hmawbi railway station. where they met
a party Of twenty Burmans and Shans.
armed with spears and dahs. They asked
Lyons to shoot tiger that had been en-
trapped In the jungle close by. He went
and found the animal had escaped. One
OF the natives. armed with a SPEAR led
the way. and as they entered the dense
jungle the tiger stepped out in front OF
them.
Deserted by Natives.
The guide fell down in a dead faint, and
and spears. fed to the nearest trees.
Lyons fired and hit the animal. which
fell. but in a moment sprang UP and
leaped at him. Although partially dis
abled. with pieces of the chain trap
around his neck and his right foreieg
lad and grasped his left leg in it's mouth.
crushing IL badly, and at the same time
tearing his right knee and thigh with
one OF HIS paws.
Lyons fell upon the guide, who had
tainted. and the latter. who was just COM
ing round, sprang to his feet and stag
gered away. The tigers attention was
attracted by this. and he released his
prey and started after the other man.
Failing to catch him II entered the jungle.
The rest of the party then returned to
Lyons and carried him TO Taikkyi. where
his wounds were dressed. Next day he
was taken to the General Hospital in
sRangoon, where he is recovering. The
tiger was found dead next day i'm the
jungle. 1t was found that the bullet had
penetrated vital part
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Likely to Agree.

to any step modifying the prevailing vet
Urinary regulations.
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diers, which would remove an inducement
to men to enter the ranks as recruits.

diers, which would remove an inducement
to men to enter the ranks as recruits.
1t appears that under the present law
a. private soldier who serves thirty con-
secutive years is entitled to retirement.
and that his pay during that period OF
service aggregates $S,O73. This Is an over
age of - cents per day. If the Hay bill
should become law in it's present form
the aggregate pay of the private soldier
for a period of thirty years would be
only $7,425, a loss to him Of $64S, which
Is scaling down of 8 per cent and
which would reduce his daily pay from
70 cents to g cents. This would be due
to the fact that the present law provides
an increase In pay and other allowances
to enlisted men once every three years.
whereas under the Hay bill these men
would receive this additional allotment
once every five years. 1t 3 estimated that
the annual saving in service pay under
the Hay bill would be $4,000; the an
nual saving of bonus would be $4,000
soldiers on discharge would amount to
$36O,COO. This saving of $360OOO should
very properly be made without working
a hardship on the private soldier, but
there is serious objection to scaling down
the pay of the professional soldier, and
unless one object sought to be accom-
plished by the adoption of the Hay bill
economy at the expense OF the private
soldier. ii would be a mistake to permit
the bill to go through unamended.
THE President directs me to say that
when Secretary Of War he urged upon
Congress the Importance of increasing the
pay of enlisted men and non-commiss on
ed officers, and he believes that 1t would
impair the efficiency Of the army II the
bill should be adopted unamended with
respect to this provis on.
Sincerely yours,
(Slgned) CHARLES d. HILLES,
Secretary to the President
Mr.. e. B. Johns. the Army and Navy
Journal, Washington. d. c."
Loss to the Enlisted Man.
The Army and Navy Journal. comment
ing on the letter, says:
President Taft Is opposed to the Hay
I'll providing for the increase In the term
Of enlistment in the army from three to
five years and the consequent reduction
IN the pay of enlisted men. Through a
etter from Secretary Hilles to E. b.
Johns. Washington correspondent OF the
Army and Navy Journal. fhe President
expresses the opinion that there Is a seri-
Gus objection to scaling down the pay of
the professional soldier. The President
also expresses the belief that the bill
W ould impair the efficiency of the army
il II should be adopted unamended.'
= 1T Is very encouraging to find the
President thus frankly expressing his In
terest in the welfare of the army. There
is no doubt that he would veto the Hay
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Angered the People.

The 1900 tons Of Argentine meat which
were allowed to enter during the first
half Of the year did little to ill the gap
in the supplies. and the evaporation of
the Viennese when they heard that a
shipload of 100 tons more which arrived
at Trieste in August was forbidden to
be landed at the instance of the Hun
sarion government gave an obvious a.
vantage to the socialists in arranging the
demonstrations.
Now the government shows belated
has.e, which rather suggests weakness
than coed will. in taking measures cal
culated to reduce the price of food. A
ministerial council has already decided
to reduce the inland railway rates on
potatoes and other vegetables and fodder
by 80 per cent. and to negotiate again
with Hungary for the import OF more
Argentine meat. as the agreement Of the
other half Of the monarchy must be given
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
WENNA'S MEAT RIOTS
STIR THE GOVERNMENT
Frozen Meats From Argentine
Regarded as Only Relief
From High Prices.
Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.

VIENNA, October Z, 1911.
The serious meat riots which took place
here couple of weeks ago have since
been initiated in a milder form in many
provincial towns. The prices here are
very high-higher than in almost any
other cOuntfy-but this is not due to pro-
lection in the ordinary sense Of the
word. The population has been increasing
rapidly. and the inland production of cat
tie has not been able to keep pace with
it, while the import of both cattle and
fresh and frozen meat has been stopped
for years. Then came an epidemic of
cattle disease in the spring, which fur
ther reduced the domestic stock, and
finally the general rise of prices, which
has made itself felt everywhere.
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committee of the conservation congress.
1t is pretty certain that the executive
committee will be favorably disposed to
the scneme. as the members are to be
appointed by President White
Just what the future of Mr.. Pinchot's
conservation association will be remains
to be seen. He has wealth. and he has
friends who are wealthy, and he has an
established reputation as a fighter. For
some time 1t has been apparent that the
National Conservation Assoc alton, with
Mr.. P!nchOt at it's head, could not con-
tinue to work harmoniously with some
OF It's former officers and active members
who are among the large contributors to
its financial success Two Of Mr.. PInchot's
former associates in the association-Wal-
ter Fisher and Henry L. Stmson-are
now In President Taft's cabinet 1t has
been apparent for some time that there
Is growing breach between Fisher and
Pinchot as to the policy to be pursued in
Alaska. Both men visited Alaska this
year and II the published reports of their
observations and conclusions are to be
relied upon they are at wide variance 1t
Is not to be expected that Henry L. Stim-
son. Secretary OF War, will join forces
with Pinchot against his fellow cabinet
member. Walter Fisher, Secretary Of the
Interior.
Are Supporting La Toilette.
But back Of the Alaskan situation.
which is live issue in Conservation
circles. there is another fundamental
trouble between Clifford Pinchot and some
OF his associates in the conservation as
ISOLATION Mr.. Pinchot and his brother
Amos will support Senator La Toilette
Tor President. and do everyth ng they can
TO bring about the defeat of President
tart. II Gov. Woodrow Wilson should
De the democratic nominee against Taft
u the belief of Pinchot's friends here
mat he will support Wilson. Mr. Pin
chots article In recent issue of the
saturday Evening Post makes IL very
clear that he has broken irrevocab bly, with
me President on the conservation ssue
OF course. his former associates. Stinson
and Fisher. will hardly follow him in this
political course
Politics cannot be expected to enter very
actively into the work of the National
conservation Association, but Clifford Pin
cnoI name Is so closely allied to the
work or the association that IL will be
nard to divorce his personality from the
association. 'e
Some observers affect to see in the sud
den effort OF the National Conservation
Congress to blossom into an active prooa
eanda a plan on the part of President
Taft's friends to overwheim Clifford pin
cnots national association. or at least to
see that the greatest agency for promot-
ing national conservation Is not put in an
attitude OF political hostility to President
Taft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
OFFSET FOR P|NCHOT
Taft'S Friends Plan to Get in
Conservation Game.
WHITE BACK OF MOVEMENT
Headquarters of National Conserva-
ton Congress Expected to Be at
Indianapolis.

It begins to look as II a movement was
being engineered by friends Of President
TAFT to take the work Of national con-
control of Clifford Pinchot and his friends
by starting counter movement that is
expected to overshadow the National
Conservation Association, of which Mr.
Pinchot is president, and which has its
headquarters here in Washington. The
new movement, 1t Is said, y to grow out
OF the National Conservation Congress.
which meets annually, and which has
comprehended within it's scope all OF the
various agencies. including the National
Conservation Association. of which Mr..
Pinchot Is pres dent.
AT the Kansas City convention of the
conservation congress. ]. B. White of
Kansas City was elected president.
Mr.. White Is a wealthy lumberman but
he Is said to be an ardent conservationis
and also a friend of President Taft. Mr.
White intends to devote some of hi
money to the work of increasing the &C
tivity and usefulness OF the National Con
servation Congress.
Shipp to Have Charge.
In line with this idea he has PRACTICAL,
closed arrangements with Thomas r
Shipp, who has been acting In the dua
capacfty as secretary of the Nationa
Conservation Congress and as secretar,
of the National Conservation Association
70 devote his time exclusively to the con
seryat.on congress. Mr.. Shipp will go t,
Ind annapolis in the near future to opeI
Headquarters provided the plans OF Mr.
White are approved by the executive
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-21
WILL COUNT HEADS IN
TAKING ENGLISH CENSUS

The registrar general of England is assemb-
ling the army Of enumerators who VIII count
the population of England and Wales, says the
Boston Transcript. Enumerators must be pc
tween the ages Of IS to 05, and according &c
the official instructions, Intelligent, trust
wodthy, active and likely to conduct them
selves with propriety and tact in the discharge
of their duties" Women. IL may be added
are eligible equally with men, but preference i
given TO the officials OF the various local au
thorities, civil servants, or pensioned police OF
fieers.
In the coming census the enumerator VIII be
required to deliver a schedule to every house
holder or head OF family IN his district the
week preceding April 2 On~ApriI be viii
collect the papers and see that they are properly
filled In only summary particulars have to be
entered in the summary book" and this, placed
with the schedules in a case provided by the
authorities, has to be I'm the hands of the loca
registrar on or before April s. tts ~
This years schedule differs in some material
particulars from that hitherto used. There ART
changes IN the columns set apart for par
tieulars as to marriage, and in the occupation
columns Information Is required as TO the IN
dustry with which the occupation is allied, Al
engineer or stOker, for instance, Will be ask f
to state il he follows his calling In connection
with the brewery, newspaper public institution
or factory. 49,
Again. in regard to the columns dealings witt
nationality and birthplace, it Is hoped to obtaif
the name Of the county and town or parish o.
birth of all persons born In the United King
DOM and in the case OF Colonial-born subject,
the name Of the province and state. Foreign sub
1ects and Colonials will be asked to stat
whether they are residents or visitors In THU
country. and naturalized subjects will be asked
to state the date Of naturalization. So
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-21

will do for the plant, and worn-out land
that can be had cheap will do as well as
the richer and more fertile land costing
several times as much. Sandy soil is to
be preferred. The buildings should be
arranged to secure good drainage and be
convenienR to each other, that labor may
be reduced TO a minimum. The labor at
tached to raising poultry is an item that
is overlooked by many, and the cost of II
often reduces very notably the earnings
of the plant
Houses for ducks are simple affairs.
They are built plain and comfortable,
and have no furnishings whatever. A
duck is differently constituted from a
hen, and must be cared for under differ
ent conditions. The hen needs warmer
houses and drier surroundings than does
the duck. A duck will not mind the
cold If she can keep her feet warm.
Cold feet will effect a duck as frozen
COMB does a hen, retarding laying and
inducing ailments. The feathers of a
ducsk are almost impenetrable and will
Withstand almost any degree of cold. A
duck are almost impenetrable and will
finement jim house that a hen can; she
is more RESTLESS in disposition and is
given TO exercise in a greater degree
than is hen Indigestion is not so
prevalent with ducks as with chickens;
the ducks ceaseless motion aids the d.
gestive organs and keep her generally
In good health.
The duck raisers on Long Island use
large quantities Of FISH for their breed
ing stock.
This is known as the "fish diet" and
is considered as being very valuable to
induce egg production. Where Dish are
cheap they form an excellent substitute
for haaf Serrns IN the raftopr for hrNad
ing ducks or ducks not intended for
market. but under no circumstances
should fish be fed 10 stock that will be
marketed. Fish makes the flavor OF the
flesh strong. and ducks ted on fish will
not have ready sale in the market.
When fish is used the beef scraps are
omitted from the ration.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-21
DUCK RAISING PROFITABLE INDUSTRY
Close Sudyof the Business and Attention to Even the
Smallest Detail, Necessary if One Would Be Successful
With Ducks

ness may be had from the fact that as
high as three tolls of feed are used dali
" By single raiser during the busy sea-
SON. The profits are the very best, and
good incomes may be made when the
business is thoroughly mastered.
But the reader should not jump to the
conclusion that these results can be easily
obtained. Duck raising is an arduous
task-one that requires an apprenticeship
and absolute knowledge of the business
before success is reached. Those who
have been successful in raising ducks
have learned the business much as one
does any other vocation. The beginner
should start modestly, and increase his
plant as his knowledge OF the work in
creases.
The average farmer has all the facilities
for raising a goodly number of ducks.
and may. with little outlay, add consid-
erably to his income.
1t is not at all necessary that ducks
have access to water to be raised sue
cessfully. for they grow and thrive as
readily without. There are successful
plants where thousands OF ducks are
raised that have no water. save that
which Is given them as drink
1t has been a matter OF much dispute
which is the better way. Some duck rails
ers use water and allow their breeders
the freedom Of It; some allow their grow
ing stock intended for market free ac-
cess to water until they are eight weeks
old. when they are penned and fattened
for market On the other hand. there are
raisers who have no water on their farms,
excepting wells, who are just as success
full and raise as many birds as those who
have the water. The only noticeable diff
ference between upland and water ducks
is that the latter are of prettier and
cleaner plumage than the former.
A duck plant should be located on a
line of railroad In direct communication
with the city markets, and not too far
rom the station. Almost any location
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-21


Duck raising has been developed with
in the last twenty-five years into
fIourishing industry. Prior 10 that time
the duck wa not conidered a profitable
fowl to raise its flesh was never priced
very highly " the masses Ducks were
raised withort constraint in waterways,
feeding mostly on fish and water Insects.
This gave tln flesh a strong fishy ia
vor. hence IL vas not particularly sought
after, save b the few who were par
tial TO that dass OF diet.
The duck enters OF Long Island and
New England were then producing
limited numbr each season. and IL was
with difficulty that these We're sold
with profit In fact. one OF the most
urominent dusk raisers may be quoted
as SAYING thai he was obliged TO visit
the city MARKETS personally and tease
the dealers 20 purchase his birds. In or
der TO secure anything like satisfactory
prices
Artificial mediation and broooing, COM
bined with judcious feeding, have been
instrumental b the development of the
Industry. Machinery has enabled the
duck raiser to accomplish hfs ambition
of having his ftock in the markets when
prices are the best. and also OF raising
a large numter Of birds in a limited
space OF time
The season for raising ducks is about
six months-fom February TO July, in
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-21

TIE papers OF tonight tell us that it
was Is years ago that the battleship
Maine met its fate in Havana harbor.
N.Y. how time does fly. I remember
very we'll some very piquant articles
that wrote for The Atlanta Semi
Weekly Journal about that time'
/ have had an opinion about the way
the Maine was blown NJ for good
many years. There was a big-to-do Of
some sort in Havana and a great many
Of thS officers and men were absent
when the blow-up took place We
know what destruction was wrought IN
New York city less than fortnight ago,
when some dynamite was being moved
from rausfer boats. The explosion and
destruction was simply terrific If there
were explosives down in the hold OF the
vvarshn ard somebody was careless
enough and unfortunate enough to drop
a packtfe Of the deadly stun II might
have aRounted for the whole business
Besides.1t may have happened that the
tunfortu1Ate sailor or fireman was blown
TO kinrdifn come, and did not live TO tell
the tale
It is aso well to remember that the
people o. his country only needed tiny
match IRE public indignation against
spain ard Spaniards. We were bent on
war, andFe went to war in Cuba about
as quiehas we could make the trip
There q a plenty Of incendiaries mean
enough blow I'D anything. however
.ncludinsa battleship-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-21
DID GENERAL R. E. LEE
FIGHT FOR STATE ALONE

what interests us in our study of Lees
\ character is the motive WHICH LED MIN 70 ms
general attitude Of noninterIetence prsde
Confederate government, says Gamaliel Braa-
| ford Jr. in the Atlantic monthly. ~ VI tg 81
has been suggested that be was conslstene ~, IN
his state loyalty and.eared TOT hole nrsferri5.,
to do his fighting to the END upon ms na'''e =
soil. ,.o,, Of
/ ,pterest in thel Confederacy is false, and tnat
From, the very first he merged Virginia in the
larger LOYALTY. 4 The cheerful energy which the
general showed when Sent TO south earDliha N
does passage after passage OF his corresponds
ence. LET IL be distinctly understood oy
every one that Charleston and savannah are
to be defended to the last extremity: IT y tne
horbors arc taken the cities are to be fought
street by street, house by house so long az
"" cenerot 7 60 knew his own training, his own
| character knew his own work and. dtuziti tettins
Others do theirs If they could. ~ Is MIN .ni WI
\ Exclamation In view that we should read ms COT
ioduy with b. H. Hill, toward the close OF the
General. wish you would give US your
oninioD as 10 the propriety of changing tne
seat Of government and going farther south.
"That is political question, Mr. hlll. anu
Won politicians must determine IL. snail en-
| deavor TO take care OF the army. ana you poll
ticians must make the laws ana control tue
"Ah. general. y said Mr.. Hin, ''but you win
| have TO change that rule and form ana express
! noliticsI oninions: for II we establish our in
! dependence the people viii make you MI
| Davis successor" ',
Never. sir y he replied. with dignity that
belonged only to Lee, that never VIII per
NIT Whatever talents may possess (and tney
| orc limitedl and military talents. my education
! and training are military, shall not do the
people the injustice to accept high civil offlee,
with the questions of which 1t has not peen
INV business to become familiar"
'sWell but, general, history does not sustain
vour view Caesar and Frederick OF Prussia
and Bonaparte we're great statesmen as well
as great generals, y..resrr ef 4.sst 90
/ sand great tyrants, - he replied promptly.
.eI sneak of the proper rule in republics, where
believe we should have neither mlhtary sta'es'
| men nor political generals"
| "But Washington was both and yet not
tyrant." So ~ ..,,,..,,
i with a beautiful smile he responded; wash
fington was an exception to all rules.