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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-21
WOULD Be ENVOY
TO BALKAN STATES
Chicago Bohemian Urged for
a Place in the U. S. Diplo-
matte Service.

To present Charles j. Vopieka TO the
PRESIDENT and TO advance his candidacy
. be minister to Servia, Roumania and
3ulgaria Senator Lewis of Illinois, ac-
Dmpanied by Representatives Mean
srews and SABBATH of Chicago. was at
ne White House this morning. Mr.
Yopieka is a Chicago Bohemian. as is
uso Representative SABBATH. He is n
esident of the district represented in
congress by Mr.. McAndrews. The
President shook hands with Mr. vo-
Heka and his advocates, and received
ne plea made for his appointment to
he diplomatic service.
Senator Reed of Missouri was an
arly caller. stating his business was
4 small matter of entirely personal i'm
Sortance. Senator salisbury of Della
ware also saw the President on per-
,onal matters. Senators Sheppard of
sexas and Tillfnan were other callers
n the morning. Patronage was the
concern of the senator from South
Carolina
In Quest of Patronage.
brought to the White House Representa-
ives Hill of Illinois. Smith OF New
FORK. Bartlett OF Georgia and Smith of
MARYLAND Representative Raker of
California introduced a friend to the
President.
Assistant Secretary Breckenridge of the
War Department was a morning visitor.
A matter Of department business, in his
.harae In the absence of Secretary Gar
.son. was his concern. At 3D o'cloc :
Secretary Houston OF the Department of
Agriculture was closeted for a conference
on departmental affairs.
An Invitation to attend the Good Road
Congress In Detroit. September - to Oc-
tober T. was extended to the President
,y Representative Doremus OF Michigan.
The President declined. stating that pub
Ic business would prevent.
world-Walker Pays Call.
S. Mikolasy. a Hungarian journalist
who lis tramping around the world. an,
A. Herzog q New York youth, who Il
accompanying him in his travels through
the United States, arrived in Washing
tor this morning. on a leg of their
tourney from New York city to Sar
francisco. Both put in their appearance
clad In khaki uniforms this morning al
the executive offices of the Write House
They sought the signature of the Presi-
dent and a letter from Secretary Tum
atty. They left New York city July
and expect to make the trip in 13O days
Mfkolasy Will then proceed either to Aus
traiia or Japan.
AIikoIasy began mis- travels February IL
1872 starting from Constanza, Rounania
where he was employed on a local news
paper. He walked through Roumania
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-21
CASE OF RAILROADS
FIRST TO Be HEARD
Board of Mediation Considers
Demand for Arbitration
of Grievances.

NEW YORK, July 21-The conference
committee Of railroad managers held It.
first meeting today with members of the
board Of mediat.oH and conciliation who
are trying to medsa.s In the dispute be.
tween the eastern railroads and thei,
trainmen and conductors. The member.
of this board. Judge william l. Cham
bers. Martin A. Knapp and G.. w. w
Hanger, decided to hear first the petition
Of the railroads and later to receive the
representatives Of the employees.
w. G. Lee, president of the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen. and A. b
Garretson head of the Order of Railwa,
Conductors, waited at their headquarters
in a downtown hotel. They expected an
board this afternoon as sIon as the COM
missiOners finished their conference with
the railroad managers.
Conflicting Demands.
The board today established headouar-
ters here for an attempt to mediate the
differences existing between the eastern
railroads and their trainmen and conduc-
tors. The task they face is that Of get
ting the parties to the controversy tC
agree upon steps for arbitration under the
federal boards auspices. The hitch in
the situation came last week with the
eleventh hour proposal OF the railroad
managers conference committee that
grievances which the railroad companies
had should be submitted to arbitration
at the same time as the employees de-
mandS are considered
The union leaders protest against the
injection Of the railroad COMPANIES
grievances in this sudden and unex-
pected manner.
Believed Roads Will Yield.
The federal commissioners arranged
for their first business today to meet
Elisha Lee. chairman OF the railroad
managers conference committee, to learn
the railroads side Of the dispute pre-
vailing belief was that the railroads
would consent to a compromise by with
drawing their grievances for the time be-
ing, with the understanding that they
will be taken up as soon as the en-
ployes' demands have been arbitrated.
1t was said that the union leaders would
stand firm against the arbitration of the
two controversies at the same time, but
were willing to agree to the separate
hearings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-21
BULGARIA. Notifies Powers of
Readiness to End Hos
tiIitieS at Once.
TURKEY NOW THREATENS
TO BEGIN NEW CONFLICT
Hopes to Regain Adrianople and
Greater Part of Thrace From
Badly Harassed Bulgars.

BUCHAREST. Roumania- July 21.-1t is
officially confirmed here that Bulgaria
has accepted the conditions laid down by
Roumania and has also agreed to the
terms OF peace with Servia and Greece.
The new Bulgarian government in ali
appeal OF Roumania asked that peace be
negotiated. This request was refused,
the Roumanian government announcing
that 1t would conclude a separate treaty
only.
Ready to Quit Fighting.
LONDON, July 2I.-Th new Bul-
yarian cabinet under NJ. Radoslavon
formally notified the European powers
today of it's readiness to order the
Cessation of hostilities Immediately IL
the powers can induce Servia and Greece
to take a similar course.
The Turks have entered Adrianople
after brief conflict with the Bulgarian
garrison. says Sofia dispatch to the
Times. Bashi-bazouks are burning, pill
aging and committing atrocities.
The Roumanian troops are advancing
N an easterly direction and threatening
eastern ROumania.
The events of the last few days" adds
The correspondent. indicate the complete
collapse of the authority of Europe
The Servians and Greeks essayed to
push their attacks Fri,tay and Saturday
all along the line. but everywhere were
repulsed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-21
Proposed Treaty With Mica
ragua Wins Supporters
at the Capitol.
THINK OTHER COUNTRIES
MAY ASK FOR u. S. AID
View Expressed That It Marks New
Era in Central American
Relations.

oerong support has developed through
OUT the Senate for President Wilson's
new policy OF protection and supervision
over the republic OF Nicaragua. An In
FORMAL poll OF the Senate committee on
foreign relations today indicated that tho
treaty with Nicaragua proposed Satur-
oay oy Secretary Bryan. will receive
indorsement from the committee by a
good margin OF votes and will come into
the Senate with the backing OF influential
members of both political parties.
The plan was the subject NJ nnnch
favorable comment today at the Capitol
Both democrats and republicans among
the senators We're confident that the
pian would work to the advantage of
Monroe doctrine
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Where Bran Plan Differs.

The difference between the Bryan plan
and that offered by the last administra-
ton for dealing with other countries on
American soil was emphasized Those
who favor the Bryan plan dec are tha,
II is far different from the "do.la Iii 20
macy which has been much criticised
In the past There is no obligation. they
say. to compel this country % see that
Central American republics pay their
debts. or a guarantee TO other nat ons
that they will pay them. But Nicar & Ia
and other countries would. under the
Bryan plan. guarantee not TO assume or
contract any public debt. In payment Of
which the ordinary revenues of the coun-
try, after defraying the regular expenses
or the government. would be made luate.
In other words. the United States will
have much to say about the initiation Of
Indebtedness by these countries, ami will
be able to prevent their getting no Q
lesS.y into debt and then have their
creditors come to this country 10 collect
for them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-21

MEXICO CITY, July 21.-That Presi-
dent Huerta does not expect Gen. Felix
Diax to return to Mexico in time for the
election in October is Indicated oy semi
oNScia, announcement that after the full
f,,Iment of his mission to Japan Gen.
Diaz will be sent to France and Germany
to study military organization. zen.
Reeves was sent on a similar mission by
President Porfirio Diaz-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-21
Outline of the Plan.

In brief the Bryan Wilson pan pro
poses the following treaty agreement:
Nicaragua would agree to make nc
debts in excess of her current resources
The United States would be given ths
right to intervene with troops at any time
to insure Nicaraguan independence or Il
protect life and property.
Nicaragua would agree to make M
foreign treaties that would threaten he
independence.
The United States would pay -.icaragus
$3,0n,000 for an exclusive right to builc
a canal across Nicaragua and for a nava
base in the Bay of Fonseca
The proposed control by the United
States over the financial operations OF
Nicaragua Is virtually an enforcement
of the Monroe doctrine in advance" said
one member OF the Senate foreign rela-
tionS committee today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-21
No Justification for Extension.

AS Il ere was no justification under
the orig nal purpose Of the practice. for
such extension, the railroad companies
immediately sought to abandon the prac-
tice entirely
''The interstate commerce commission.
however has just issued a decision hold
Ing that free delivery at Washington
must be continued as long as IL is main
tained at Baltimore
The situation at Baltimore and
Wasl ington Is unique. as the invariable
practice on American railroads at other
points Is to accept and deliver fire :ght
at regular stations. There Is little doubt
that the practice of free drayage would
not have been inaugurated had the pres
ent conditions existed at the time this
privilege was put into operation at Bal
timore and Washington"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-21
Good Thing for Mexico.

Senator O'Gorman OF New York. chair
man of the committee on interoceanic
canals. who is much interested an the
question. and I'm the arrangements mdoo
by this country with Nicaragua spoke
favorahly OF the plan today.
renublican, Senator Perkins OF Cali
fornia also voiced his approval OF the
plan in general
..It would be an excellent thing TO have
an ARRANGEMENT for q protectorate over
Nicaragua similar to at which was
esta blished in connection with Cuna' saii
Senator Perkins He added: Il wish
heartily that we could make some sucn
treatv with Mexico. 1t would help out
greatly at present -.
there is merit in the plan. which ne con-
siders merely putting in black and wnite
the Monroe doctrine. He believes, too.
that the enactment of such treaty
with Nicaragua would be followed by
,ha enactment Of similar treaties with
other American republics, notably Hon.
duras.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-21

Senator Bacon, chairman OF the for
eipn relations committee. who has In
tfmated that he probably would favor
the proposed treaty and the principle
that il implies, said
.I would not favor such q treaty -
That negotiated In the former sdman1geyA-
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Cheaper Than Military Force.

I'VE have an obligation toward thoss
countries Of Central America said Sem
ator Hitchcock, a democratic member Of
the committee, land / believe il would
be cheaper for US to look after them in a
friendly way than to send ships down
there when they get I'm trouble"
Senator Sutherland, a republican MEM
Der of the committee, expressed his ap-
prevail of the general principles of the
Brs an Wilson plan today.
Because of the Monroe doctrine. We
are under an obligation TO do what We
can to protect honest and legitimate for
eign creditors, he said. 1t is hard 10
say that they shall not seize the Gus
ton houses or take other means of en-
forcing their claims: 1t would be easier
and more satisfactory IL We had this
suggested power of vetoing extort. t.onate
or improper loans I'm advance.
Such a policy undoubtedly would bring
trouble and responsibility with IT, but
those are bound I ocome to any strong
nation. We have vital interests In Cen
trail America now and we should protect
them by insuring stab lity and prosperity
to Central American countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-21
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and Tuesday, with
moderate temperature; light to
moderate north winds.
FULL REPORT ON PAGE TEN.
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Not "Doilar Diplomacy"

This is not dollar diplomacy, ii is good
sense" said Senator Lodge, republican, In
an interview, giving general support of
the Wilson-B Bryan plan. Il have always
been i'm favor of some such arrangement
as to the Central American countries So
long as We assert the principles OF the
Monroe doctrine foreign nations have the
right to look to us for the protection OF
their interests. The establishment or =
policy toward Nicaragua similar TO that
exercised toward Cuba would put that
country on its feet and guarantee its
stability and the re-establishment OF its
finances on a sound basis.
Senator Borah, also a republican MEM
ber of the foreign relations committee.
attacked the policy of the proposed plan,
in a statement today.
This means the going up or the
American flag all the way to the Panama
canal" he said. 1t Is. the beginning or
tnat policy whose irrefutabie logic Is
complete dominance and control and own
ership by the United States from here
To the Panama canal. 1 -.e American
republic in the role OF protectrate Is not
exactly in accord with either the con-
ceptions of those who framed the repub-
lie or our own present professions OF
what Ii ought 10 De-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-21

EIom tIme 10 time there have been
Gumpaints con n,ia from other cities that this
baltimore and Washington shiDDers AND
receivers. But the merchants In the
outiylns districts at Wasi ington COM
pialhed that even there a too restricted
area area was covered by the free delivery.
Ihis resulted in an order Of the inter
state commerce commission that Ii this
practice was to be continued in Wash
instoh at all 1t could not be confined 10
the limits which had been in efya. for a
sreat number of years. but must be ex-
tended still further
The farmer and mechanic., 1913-01-14
A FLY-EXTERMINATING IN
SECT.

DR.. -\bert Fenyes, OF Pasadena,
Cal, has made discovery which
he believes will be the end OF tie
housefiy. He has an acre OF
ground in the rear OF his home
which has been planted to $50 va
rieties of native flowers, shrubs
and weeds, on the leaves Of which
for the last two years he has been
studying the habits OF insects. To-
day he announced his belief thai
he has discovered an enemy to The
househy that will wipe it out COM
pletely. This enemy is an insect
not offensive, which will eat fl;es
eggs as fast as they are laid.
The farmer and mechanic., 1913-01-14

drawback to its use, because
ground squirrels. chiprnunks and
some other rodents refuse 10 eat
bitter bats when their natural food
IS plentiful The addition OF sac
charine to strychnine bait has for
merly been recommended. but re-
cent experiments have shown that
il does not conceal the bitterness
Of the poison. and is therefore OF
little value. Although an expen-
sive poison, strychnine is 50 pow
erful that it IS on the whole more
economical than arsenic Or phoS-
phorus, and its use is strongly
recommended.
The farmer and mechanic., 1913-01-14

The packers have found that the
farmer j just foolish enough 10
sell his hogs 10 them at a medium
prize. then pay them 4 large per
cent q profit Tor dressing the
meat and returning i. 10 him
many times il poorer condition
than ii the farmer himself had
dressed IT. Isn't II abou, time t.
save this money We have been
throwing away BY such practice
Surely We cannot pay the trans
portation charges or hogs to and
from the market and give thc
ppackers 4 good. round profit and
all At less cash than YOU can feed
Your own hogs and do your own
i.utchcring and curing of meats.
The farmer and mechanic., 1913-01-14

times necessary to take special pre-
cautions to avoid killing birds, and
III such cases Oatmeal biscuits"
are recommended
The best time to use poison is IN
the early spring, and the work
should be done then if possible.
\ brief summary Of the charac-
teristics Of strychnine will be Of
interest.
Strychnine is vegetable poison
obtained from the bean of the nux
vomica tree, the chief supply COM
ing from the Malabar coast, India.
The strychnine of commerce con-
Sists Of colorless crystals or white
powder, and there are two forms
commonly used as rodent poisons
the alkaloid and the sulphate
The alkaloid is only slightly solu-
bic i'll water, and in rodent poisons
is usually powdered and applied to
grain in a coating of starch or
flour paste. The sulpllate dis
solves readily i'll either hot or cold
water and IS used in solution
Both are deadly and act very
quickly. causing tetanus. convtl-
sions and a speedy and compare
tively merciful death. The bitter
ness of strycl,nilse is the CHIEF
The farmer and mechanic., 1913-01-14
PICKED UP IN THE ORCH
ARD.

1t the Young orchard contains
grass or weeds YOU may he sure
that the mice viii cause great dam
age unless the trunks OF the tree,
are we'll protected
No use to plant bush frui, II
poor ground. 1t should be plowcd
deeply, thoroughly worked up with
good stable manure before the
bushes arc set out.
\ good orchard requires as Sool
land and as thorough preparation
as corn. Sandy loam with a clay
subsoil makes excellent orchard
land. while hillsides, if properly
treated. can be turned from barren
wastes into profitable fruit crops.
The farmer and mechanic., 1913-01-14
FOODS FOR EGG PRODUCTION
Orchard Killed by These
dents Where Weeds and Brush Afford Them
Shelter.

solve the ounce of strychnine III 2
or 5 gallons of hot water and
sprinkle ii over the dampened hay.
stirring until all the poisoned So
luton is taken up. The bait is
then ready for use Since this
preparation does not keep we'll, no
more should be made up at one
time than is needed for immediate
use.
Three methods OF applying
strychnine to bats are found use
full. In one the food is soaked in A
solution of sulphate Of strychnil.c !;
in another, it is coated with starch
or flour paste containing powdered
alkaloid of strychnine, and in the
third it is mixed with starcl, con-
tanning the alkaloid and is then
compressed into squares or bis.
cults
Grain soaked in sulphatc solu-
ton is very bitter and is not rec
commended except when the bait Is
to be soaked in tallow to render il
waterproof. \ sulphate solution is
valuable in preparing bats 70,
meadow mice and rabbits.
Starch or flour paste containing
powdered alkalOid is recommend
ed. because bats coated with these
materials can be prepared mucl
more easily than those soaked ii
sulphatc solution, because animal
carrying coated bats are Otter
killed simply by the absorption Q
part Of the poison directly into til
blood through the mucous mem
braneS of the mouth, and becaus
the ccnters of kernels of coate,
grain remain sweet and are NOR
frequently eaten than those mad
bitter all through by soaking i
: sulphate solution It is some
The farmer and mechanic., 1913-01-14

Thanks to scientific methods, the
lrudgerv of farm lie is being
forced back into the limbo of
time. Scientific farming has Join
ed hands with practical farming in
the great work OF feeding the I1a-
ton and the world
The farmer and mechanic., 1913-01-14
GREAT PROGRESS IN SCIEN-
TIFIC INVENTIONS.

The number Of inventions and
improvements that have appeared
since the Civil War is very large.
some OF the more important being
automobiles, elevators, barb wire
fence, artificial ice, wire nails, gram
elevators, hot air, hot water and
steam for heating houses. asphalt
and wood block payenents, large
size plate glass. automatic machine
guns, dynamite, sulky plovs, COM
pressed air drills for mining. steel
safes and bank vaults, wireless telc-
graph and wireless telephone
The farmer and mechanic., 1913-01-14
RULES FOR POULTRYMEN

1t is urged that al farmers and
poultrylnen adhere strictly to the
following rules i'll handling their
poultry and eggs:
I. Keep the nests clean; pro
vide one nest for every four hens.
?. Gather the eggs twice daily.
3. Keep the eggs in cool, dry
room or cellar.
T. Market the eggs at least
twice a week.
5. Sell, kill Or conhne all male
birds as soon as the Matching sea
son is over.
The farmer and mechanic., 1913-01-14
BY CLARANCE BIRDSEYE.

grass. In such places their run
way form networks on the sur
face of the ground, with occasion
al burrows leading to underground
passages. Their nests are COM
pact masses of dry grass, usually
placed i'll rank vegetation or under
fallen logs. Sometimes, however,
the mice live underground, often
among the roots OF rotten stumps.
Several litters of young are born
each year. the average number i'll
litter being six.
Under normal conditions mead
ow mice do not very seriously in
cure the field crops. In cases where
the mice suddenly increase enor-
mously i'll numbers they may con-
stitutc serious plague, as hap
pened i'll the West several years
ago, when the alfalfa fields in
whole valleys were dstroyed. cats
ing a loss of several hundred
thousand dollars.
Probably the most serious dam
age caused by meadow mice is il,
neglected orchards. in which rank
vegetation affords ample shelter
In one such orchard. containing
ten acres of 1o-year-old trees, an
examination of 243 trees showed
that 81 per cent had been wholly
girdlcd and killed, and that ASS
per cent had been partially girdlc(
but not killed, and that only p.
per cent were uninjured. Black
berry and raspberry bushes. where
not kept cleanly cultivated, are Of
ten girdled by meadow mice.
Although damage to berr,
bushes and orchard trees can b,
avoided by clean cultivation, it i
al times desirable to poison mead
ow mice. AS these animals ar
much more fond of oats than O
wheat, poisoned hulled oats ar
best for poisoning them. To b
effective the grain preparatio
must be used early in the spring.
Chop young shoots of alfalfa c
clover into pieces or ;, inche
long Dissolve the strychnine i
half gallon OF hot water and ad
it to 4 gallon of cold waite
Sprinkle this poisoned solutio
slowly over the alfalfa, mixing III
I'll the moisture is all taken up. P,
few pieces at a place along II
mouse runways in the evenings {
on cloudy days.
Chopped dry alfalfa or Glove
hay or the fine material whic
gathers at the bottom of stocks ar
haymows may be used during ii
winter instead Of green hay, b1
in this case the following fornn,
should be used Chopped alta
fa Cor clovcr) hay. 80 pound
s,rycininc sulphate, l ounce; W
ter, ; or 8 gallons.
The alfalfa or clover should
green rather than bleached. al
chopped stems. rather than Il
blossoms and leaves. should
used, for they retain mOistu
The farmer and mechanic., 1913-01-14

Early hatched pullets should be
gin to lay early That is. ii they
l1aye had the right feeding a,sl
care
The farmer and mechanic., 1913-01-14

Economic conditions are sure to
drive scrub dsirymen ont OF the
business, but At present time he :
a mill stone about the neck 81 th@
industry.
The farmer and mechanic., 1913-01-14

Nj agricultural school is being
established III Chicago. H. IN
planning the grounds special atten-
ton IS being given to botanical
garden. a nursery for trees and
shrubs and a truck garden.
The farmer and mechanic., 1913-01-14

1t Is claimed that soft-shclltd
eggs are sometimes caused bv
feeding too much stimulating food
or condiments such as pepper. GIN
ger( etc To correct or prevent the
soft shells feed the hens plenty Of
clover and keep them we'll supplied
with oyster shell and cut bone.
The farmer and mechanic., 1913-01-14

The modern farm /, no place for
a molly-coddle or the dreamer. and
those who enthuSe over the Back
to the Soil movement. expecting
easy money are liable to DC dis
appointed. The returns. however.
are commensurate with the pluck
and energy expended.