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Evening star., 1914-02-07
DRIFT FENCE PLANNED
IN NATIONAL FOREST
Sixteen Miles of Barrier Expected
to Conserve Forest
Grazing.

Preparations are being made by the
forest service to build sixteen miles of
drift fence in the Dixie National
Forest of tab next summer. The drift
fence is a new scheme for the conscrva-
tion of forest grazing. There were five
miles of this fence built in the same
forest last year and during the season
it saved more than its cost in protect
ing cattle from larkspur poisoning. 1t
serves further useful ends in protecting
certain parts Of the range from grazing
at particular seasons and largely in
ceases the carrying capacity of the
range.
The drift fence. as its name implies.
is not an Enclosure fence. 1t is merely d
straight line of fence usually supple
mented by cliffs impassable to cattle
and tends to turn stock off areas that
it is desired to protect. In some cases
it is intended to protect the forage al
certain seasons. giving the grass and
heritage a chance to start in the spring
or to keep the sheep and cattle off of it
during certain months in the summer.
Protection to Cattle.
In some cases the object Is to protect
cattle from poison plants. In one section
of the Fishlake forest of Utah there is
a big area of larkspur. This Is very
poisonous to cattle, but horses either do
not eat it or are not affected by it. There
was built in this forest four and one-half
miles of drift fance that turned the cat
tie from the dangerous area. The cost
was SI40, and in a single season 1t had
saved $1,000 worth of cattle, calculating
on the basis of the fatalities the pre-
vious year There are two similar fences
in the same state costing 100. that
cattlemen estimate will save $1,000 per
year.
In the beginning the cost of the drift
fences was borne entirely by the govern
ment, but they have proved of such prac-
tical value that now the cattlemen are
cooperating with the forest service, and
with each other, usually taking expert
advice from the forest officers as to
where new fences will do the most good.
1t is said that the fences also tend large
ly to allay dispute and i'll feeling as to
the invasion of certain ranges by un-
authorized cattle and sheep.
The forest service has been dealing
largely with the various cattle and sheep
raisers associations instead of the indi-
vidual owners and this has tended also
to minimize the friction and chances of
difference between the government Off
GERS and the graZers.
Evening star., 1914-02-07
Former White House Chef Dies.

KANSAS CITY. February Leon ].
Castor, who was head chef at the White
House under Presidents Garfield and Ar
thur, died at his homo here Thursday
night. Castor was born in Paris fifty
seven years ago After leaving service
at the White House he came west.
Evening star., 1914-02-07
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner j. T. White. oysters from
Ragged point. at 1fth street wharf for
the market here; schooner John Fisher
at Alexandria, with pulp wood from
Broad creek, Md. for shipment to West
Virginia, barge Carroll. at an Eastern
branch wharf from Baltimore with hard
coal; power boat Neddie. ut Alexandra,
to load merchandise for a Potomac point:
power boat Frank Phillips, from GlH-
mont at 10th street wharf with railroad
ties for l.. A. Clarke & Son.
Evening star., 1914-02-07
Instructions to Collectors.

His Instructions read:
ITO provide for a number of clerks
whose positions have been abolished on
account of the necessary reduction In
force now being made. it is directed that
the consent of the department be OBJ
tanned before filling any existing or fu-
t,1re vacancy in the customs service. In
cases of extreme emergency, when it is
absolutely necessary to fill vacancies i'm
mediately. authority shoul be requested
of the department by wire to make tenn
porary appointments.
1T is also directed that a report be
made to the department showing all
present vacancies in the customs service
ANY future vacancies will also be prompt
ly reported
Evening star., 1914-02-07

fsne rchoolhouse at Magnolia, Hartford
.ounty, Nd. was destroyed by fire Thurs
day night. The building was two-room
frame structure. and is thought to have
yagsht fire from the stove upsetting
Evening star., 1914-02-07
Business Suspended to Honor Dead.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, February with
practically every place of business in the
city closed for an hour as n last tribute.
George D. Perkins. late editor and pub
Usher of the Journal, was buried yes
terday afternoon.
Evening star., 1914-02-07

The Virginia state corporation commits
sion has granted a charter to the Nir-
ginia Episcopal School for Boys. which is
10 bc established short distance from
Lynchburs in Amherst county
Evening star., 1914-02-07
HEIR TO THE THRONE
IS THEME OF GOSSIP
Crown Prince of Germany Popularly
Regarded as Champion of
Militarism.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

LONDON, January "a, 1914.
Germany's opposing factions are at
present much occupied with the heir to
the throne, who has added to several
recent demonstrations against the gov
ernment policy marked demonstration
of sympathy with the heroes OF Zabern.
This last demonstration was not un-
expected.
Ever since the 9th Of November, 1911,
when he applauded in the Reichstag Herr
Heydebrands violent attack on the
"pacifist chancellor" the crown prince
has been popuarly regarded as cham
pion Of Pan Germanism and of militar
ism against democracy and peace. The
Zabern affair has intensified this con-
viction And the result is that the con-
servative press is hailing the prince as
hero, while the democratic press is read
ing him solemn lectures about what hap
pened to Charles l and Louis XVI.
Democratic writer's and speakers are
just now very angry with the crown
prince. They profess to see in his mill
tarist, Pan German and autocratist prin-
ciples a menace to freedom and peace.
These breads are probably baseless, as
neither the real nature of the heir 5
character nor German conditions indi
cate serious trouble if the prince came
to the throne tomorrow.
Present Kaiser an Example.
The present kaisers case is the best
evidence. Before Wilhelm II came to
the throne. and for many years after
ward, he was regarded as an intemper-
ate autocrat by nature and as a mill
tarist The nation remembered his
speeches to his soldiers about shooting
down their fathers and mothers, and
Europe remembered his references to
war.
Yet neither were fathers and mothers
shot down nor was Europe brought to
war. The responsibility of actual power
checked any dangerous leanings Wilhelm
II had, and the kaiser, though even to-
extremely careful with acts. For some
he is even too careful-hence the present
rebellion" of the Prussian militarists
and of the happily irresponsible crown
prince.
Probably many years will pass before
the present crown prince reaches the
morrow. the prince. like his father be-
strations are not practical politics What
is allowed to Prussan jnnkers is not
allowed to a German emperor. This con-
sideration probably does not appeal to
the prince. who is backward in the mat
ter of political development apart from
sports. regimental matters and practical
domains of everyday life. This fact is
well known.
Evening star., 1914-02-07
FOR THE BENEFIT
OF DISPLACED CLERKS
Those Losing Positions When Gus
toms Service Was Reorganized
Have Preference.

Anxious TO give preference in the public
service to those who have lost out in the
reorganization OF the customs service,
made Necessary to keep the salary sched-
ulc within the total of the approprIa-
ton, Acting Secretary 1lamlin of the
Treasury Department has directed all col
lectors of customs not to employ any
one for emergency work without the
official consent of the officials of the
Treasury Department.
\ reorganization of the customs service,
provided for in the bill signed by Presi-
dent Taft, March ). and based upon a
statement by him to the Congress, in
dicating the plan of reorganization and
estimating the saving and the prospec-
tive appropriation to be needed. went into
effect in the course of the year. The
total appropriation to be needed by the
reorganized service. according to the esti-
mate submitted to Congress. was S10,-
3S1. 1856 Congress appropriated only
S1O 1 20 oOD
Evening star., 1914-02-07
Three Kinds Planned.

The designs contemplate three charac-
ters of paper currency-the federal re-
serve note, which is to displace the emer-
gency currency, the issue Of which was
extended a year by the new currency
law: the federal bank note, for issue as
the circulation currency of the reserve
banks, as the national bank note is now
the circulation medium of national banks,
and national bank notes to replace the
circulation of national banks that do not
cancel their present circulation. and that
take advantage of all or part of the
twenty-year period for the retirement of
all national circulation.
The notes are to be made in values of
So, $40. SO, $50 and upward. The three
characters of paper currency are to be
similar in all respects, except that each
will be distinguished for the character
of currency that it is by the engraved
words, federal reserve currency. federal
bank currency or national bank currency
and other necessary descriptive matter
of similar character.
The size of the notes will follow the
present standard. although it Is most
probable that a later issue will conform
to the size proposed in an issue of paper
currency by the last administration, di-
rected. but never put into circulation, and
held up by this administration.
Character of Designs.
The faces of the five-dollar notes, as
designed. bear the portrait of President
Abraham Lincoln in miniature on the
right-hand side of the note. The denomi-
nation is expressed in large Arabic
numeral, one at each of the four corners.
There is a delicate and beautiful border
around the edge of the note, leaving a
wide expanse of white in the center The
back of this note bears designs iilustra-
tive of agriculture. AT one end of the
note Is scene depictiAS agricultural
pursuits. At the opposite end is an ale
gorical group. devoted to the same theme
There is again considerable expanse OF
white center.
Cleveland is to be the portrait for the
ten-dolar note. Manufacturing is the
theme for the back of the note, with a
scene of a busy factory and categorical
figures, following the same treatment
given the back of the five-doliar note
Commerce is to be the theme of the
twenty-d0lar note, and Jefferson the por-
trait. Grants portrait is to adorn the
fifty-donar note, with arts and sciences
as the engraver's theme for the back.
THE backs. OF the five and ten dollar
notes, and the face of the five-dollar
note have already been drawn, and the
drawings submitted for approval Bu-
reau craftsmen are now working on the
designs for the other denominations
Evening star., 1914-02-07
Small Number of Clerks.

Following the abolition of the Offices
of many collectors in the reorganization
plan. in order to meet the shortage in
appropriation, it was necessary to do
without the service of many other clerks
beyond the original purpose Of the reor-
ganization plan.
Whether the pay roll will be kept with
in the appropriation next year remains
to be seen. \ deficiency appropriation
will undoubtedly be required to make
ends meet for the present fiscal year.
AS the personnel of the service suf-
fers loss of per cent every year
through deaths and designations and
other causes, in time it will be possible
to give place to all clerks suspended
from duty through this necessity. In the
meantime. Acting Secretary Hamlin is
anxious that all their chances for rein
statement shall be conserved.
Evening star., 1914-02-07
NEW PAPER CURRENCY
NOW BEING DESIGNED
Issue Made Necessary by Change in
Country's Financial
System.

craftsmen and cngravcrs of the bureau
of engraving and printing are trying their
hands at producing designs for new pa
per currency to meet all the requirements
of safety and artistic beauty desirable in
paper money made by Uncle Sam. The
new currency system now being organ
lied by the federal reserve bank organ
ization committee will make necessary a
new issue of paper currency. 1t is to
meet this prospective demand that the
designs are being prepared.
No official approval has yet been given
to the designs. but the artistic merit of
those already submitted has been ap-
plauded by officials of the Treasury De-
partment. 1t will probably be year be-
fore the new money will be required for
circulation. and this will give ample time
to the engravers to produce the best
workmanship possible. If the designs are
early passed upon. 1t is probable that
the designs submitted will await the re-
turn of Secretary McAdoo for his official
sanction
Evening star., 1914-02-07
Only Assurance of Peace.

;cn- lershins asserts that "pedce in
the Moro province can he maintained
only tv continuance of american con-
troll. While the criminal element among
the M"r"S, ice says, has strongly op-
posed law and order. the Noros In gen
cral fully accept and recognize American
rule The natural feeling between the
Moro and the Filipino is one of antipathy
and hatred, founded upon religious and
racial strife extending over hundreds of
years. The Filipino regards the Moro
as Il barbarian or a savage while the
Moro thinks the Filipino inferior tit
only To be his slave. They are in no
sense brothers. hut irreconcilahle Stran-
gers and enemies in every sense The
actual relations are such that any at
tempt at Filipino government would lead
only To rebellion and disaster.
other things beng equal. the Filipinos
would he found no match for the Moros.
They have neither the cunning. the fanat-
ical courage. nor tine morale. With
modern arms and average training. the
Alcro sotaier would excel any other native
IL the islands He is absolutely fearless,
ami once committed to combat he counts
heath as 4 mere incident. II matters
not how lie * armed, he goes directly
a his adverSary.
Evening star., 1914-02-07
Departures.

Schooner Thomas W. Kirby. light. for
a lower river point after oysters for the
local market power boat Mary for Wind
mill point fishing shore with parts of
gasoline engine for power boat Faunce'
Smoot lighter from nth street wharf
with oyster shells for the crushing plant;
power boat no name, from nth street
wharf with merchandise for river point.
Evening star., 1914-02-07
Would Continue Warfare.

The te-rorizug effect of the charging
Moro fanatic with flashing stee! closing
In hand-to-haHd death struggle. is more
than the average Filipino i able to with
stand. The Moro would no doubt make
short work of local Filipino government
So bitter is his hatred Of the Filipino
that he would probably carry on the con-
test 10 tie point of his own success or
to his own determination.
When the Moros embraced Moham-
mechanism in the fourteenth century they
adopted only those tenets that would
least interfere with their primitive Gus
toms They accepted a few convenient
dogmas and became but partial mitators
of the forms of that religion.
The Moros do not wholly acknowledge
the established church and cannot in any
sense be called true believers Their
Mohammedanism is really only skin deep,
but II is strong enough to hold them in
opposition to any other form of control
Evening star., 1914-02-07
Explanation by Socialist.

A few days ago the socialist vorwaerts
based on it the most charitable COM
ment on the crown princes Zabern in
discretion that has been made by any
democratic organ. This comment is that
the crown prince. for his thirty-two
years, is extraordinarily young. In ad-
dition to the hereditary impulsiveness,
he has a youthful enthusiasm and youth
full exuberance of expression which most
men lose ten years earlier. What can
be said about the maturity of prince
who issues farewell order to his regi-
ment with the gushful words. 'On leav-
ing you. send my youth to the grave, -
and adds, with you. comrades, l have
had a devilish fine time?
1t is the princes kindly, schoolboyish
attitude toward political life which has
brought him under the thumb of the
Prussian militarists. The kaiser and
chancellor are responsible. for it was they
who chose DanziS, in the most reaction
ary province of the empire.
Evening star., 1914-02-07
"Janissary Empire"

East Prussia is the land of Herr Old
enburg," or 1.-The Janissary empire. from
a pun on Januschau, Oldenburg's country
home. Oldenburg was once reichstag
member. and he will be remembered for
telling the reichstag to its face that the
kaiser could send lieutenant and a
dozen soldiers and shut it up forever. At
Oidenburg's house the crown prince has
spent a large slice of the past two years
Meantime the prince is a reactonary
merely in words and not in acts. and it
is certain that when he comes to the
throne ne will continue to initiate his
father in this respect. He is young
man of considerable common sense and
practical fitness He is a good regimental
administrator. lives in highly creditable
way. and has reputation for ability to
manage his own property affairs.
Evening star., 1914-02-07
Memoranda.

Schooner Oscar will arrive today with
lumber or railroad ties from lower Po-
tomac point; power boat Frank Phillips
will return to Glymont, Md, to load
railroad ties for the dealers here: schoon-
er Eta is due at this city with oysters
from the lower Potomac beds; schooner
Charles f. Roehle is at Baltimore with
lumber from lower Potomac point:
schooner ]. A. Holland is due to sail from
Stratford. Va, with lumber for the deal
ers here: schooner Reba Sterling is on
her way to Leonardtown. Md. to load;
schooner Helen has sailed from Baltimore
for a Potomac point to load lumber.
Evening star., 1914-02-07
Tugs and Tows.

Tug Howard Reeder arrived towing
coal-laden barge from a bay point and
sailed light; tug Louise left towing tug
General Warren from Alexandria for
Occoquan, Va: tug James o. Garter ar
rived towing lighter laden with railroad
ties for this city after delivering a raft
of piling at Fort Washington; tug d. NJ.
Key arrived with a lighter from a down
river point; tug selectman arrived at
Georgetown with lighters to load stone;
tug Ivanhoe will leave the Rappanhan-
mock today with three barges laden with
ties on account of local dealers; power
boat Phillips delivered lighter laden with
railroad ties at Georgetown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
NORMAL TEAM PUTS
 UP STRONG BATTLE
 AGAINST BAPT|STS
Locals Get to BOlding in the Eighth and Sew Up Game. Visitors Put Up Stiff
 Opposition

The Florence Normal school baseball squad suffered complete reversal in form yesterday and instead of proving an easy victim for the strong Howard college team put up strong fight and narrowly missed nosing out victory The final score was to in favor of the Baptists.
 The normal boys started off with a rush and in the opening round scored two counters. Not until the fourth in tiate passage across the plate and in this round they scored two, tieing the score
 In the eighth inning, after the Flor Howard batters got to Bolding. who up to this time had yielded only five scattered hits, and sewed up the game Five hits and six runs were scored dur ing this session.
 The game was featured by the sharp fielding of both teams. Tisdale, Rob inson, Griffin and Newman played steady ball for Howard. while Sanders and Romine were the particular stars for the visitors. A feature of the game was the two-base clout of Newman in the eighth with three men on bases. The score: R. II E. Howard .................. s 10 1 Florence ......,...... 10 7
 Batteries: Tisdale and Watson, Bold ing and Sanders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
HOPE OF CURING
 CANCER BY IRIDIUM
 IS NOW ABANDONED
Authorities Declare That Failures of Radium Out number Cures 100 to 1.
 Mayo's Opinion

: New York. April 1o.-All hope of curing by radium has been abandoned by some of the foremost surgeons and re- search workers of the country, who de- elared at tonight's meeting of the Amer ican Society for the Control of Cancer that the failures of radium outnumber the cures loo to l.
 That nothing is of avail against the most dreaded disease but the speedy use of the knife was the opinion advanced by pr. William II. Mayo of Rochester, Minn. Operation is the only cure, but or ray treatment is in order as a temporary palliative, where operation is impossible. according to pr. Francis G. Wood of Columbia university. Failures from radinm outnumber the cures 100 to l, he said Another generation. he said will be required to furnish knowledge on the real cause and actual nature of can cer. Experiments for 8 centuries show that heredity plays a small part, if any at all, in its appearance.
 It was expected that members or the society would have something hopeful to report of their investigations. Instead they admitted no progress and held out It, tie hope. They united in saving they had discovered neither the cause nor the nature of cancer. Then they proved by statistias that cancer is on the increase
 That change in habits and customs may reduce the disease to some extent was ray of hope held out by pr. Mayo who also said any cancer could be cured if operated upon in it's early stages
 If we only could tell how to avoid it would be glad. because l am frank to admit that we do not know" he said He said the statement that the use of meat was a habit to be avoided to pre- vent cancer had been wrongly attributed to him
 The only optimistic note was struck by Dr. J. Collins Warren. chairman of the Harvard cancer commission, who after reviewing it's work, said the prospect for progress in combating cancer seemed bright Immediate discovery of the causes of cancer could scarcely be ex. pected, but scientific commission and re- search work had entered upon a field where progress was sure, though slow he thought.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11

He also stated that a recount at this time might save contest.
 NIr Burr asked for the privilege to discuss the matter and said the recount was not asked to determine the legality of votes but mistakes that might have been made owing to the exhaustion of the clerks from their long hours pf duty He gave it as his opinion the committee lad the right to open the box and re- count the votes.
 Tyler Goodwin, state chairman, made the point that the commtteee had no right to declare a recount except in the case of a contest filed according to law. Judge Nesmith ruled the motion to re- count out of order
 The first order of business was the election of John B. Bethea as com rlitteman from the Third ward in the place of Victor Torino, who had moved out of the beat Dr. J. E. Seay, chair man of the subcommittee. made finan- cial-~eport. showing an expenditure Of s90o. with about S400 outstanding bills.
 Tyler Goodwin made a request that the committee appropriate 5000 to help cefray the expenses of the second state primary on May Il. After a lengthy dis eUssion the request was voted down. A motion prevailed that all money in the hands of the committee, after all ex- penses are paid, be refunded to the can di6ates in proportion to the amounts paid in The canvass will probably De concluded this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
.PH|[L|E OFFICIALS
 ISSUE STATEMENT
Wharton and Clement Are Pleased Over Verdict in
 kiiiifer Case

Philadelphia. April 1o.-George Whar- ton. president. and Samuel NJ. Clement Jr,, counsel for the, Philadelphia National club. today made the following state- ment in regard to the I<illifer deeision'
 We naturally feel much gratified at the decision because the contention of the Philadelphia club is sustained in avery particular. Our position before the court was that the reserve clause in the 1913 contracts created a legal relationship be- tween the players and the club, which no third person could lawfully disturb.
 We conceded that if a player violated the reserve clause the club could not compel him to perform. but we insisted that until the club and the player Lad agreed to 10 disagree our friends of the Federal league must keep hands off.
 Tt will be perceived that the same conduct that disentitles the Federal league to equitable relief also gives the Phila- delphia club the double right to sue for damages for past injury and to seek pro- tection by Injunction from any future in- reference with it's business.