Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-14

at all. but a collection Of executive orders.
rulings. interpretations and decisions
made by different bureau chiefs and
clerks In the ramif1cations Of the vari-
Gus bureaus Of the Interior Department"
the maximum area OF land that can be
leased by one citizen is 1850 acres: no
railroad shall be a producer OF coal
except for its own use: tho royalty shall
not be less than 2 cents ton Of coal
mined; homesteader may obtain, without
royalty, a lease for domestic use Of coal:
and cities and municipalities may secure
lease on 100 acres for municipal supply
without payment Of ROYALTY. but this
must be operated without profit.
The bill also provides that tracts OF
not more than 1900 acres are to be
leased for development the government
to receive royalty Of at least per
cent OF the value Of the phosphate pro-
duced.
At present $500. 900 acres Of public
land are withdrawn because they are
known to be valuable for oil and gas
oil land in private ownership is in
monopolistic control and that its his
tory has been one of extortion. ex-
ploitation and abuse. The bill proposes
that the prospector shall have per-
for oil or gas. If the prospector dis
covers oil, he may upon application
secure patent to one-fourth of the
area Of his permit. or 100 out Of $40
acres. If within ten miles Of production.
and one-fourth of $500 acres. or $40
acres, If more than ten miles removed
from present production. The govern
ment would retain the remaining acres
for its own use.
The bill also provides that the dis
coverer Of potash will be given patent
to $50 acres and the remainder of the
acreage in his permit to be reserved
for lease on royalty basis Of per
cent of the value of the output at the
point of production.
A nursery and kindergarten for young
Holsters is one of tho latest proposals
that is being seriously
Lobster considered by the United
r.... States Senate and the bu-
uASoAy' reau Of fisheries. It seems
that ten years ago tho bureau Of fish
cries. aided by a special appropriation
from Congress, carried to a successful
state Of perfection feasible method
Of rearing Holsters, but further appro-
priations not being forthcoming for
this purpose the matter was dropped.
Since that time the baby Holsters
have had to depend solely upon the in
struction given to them in the marine
school by their mothers, and this. ac-
cording to tho federal crustacean e1-
perts. has not been sufficient. The plan
of the bureau officials is to carry the
newly Matched Holsters beyond the help
less free-sw1mming age to the point
where they develop their crushing
claws. go to the bottom and assume the
form and habits Of wise grown-up
Holsters.
The bureau Of fisheries now reports
that the lobster industry Is in critical
state and recommends that lobster
an plant OF as an aane
Of one Of the existing marine hatch
cries Of the bureau. The sum Of $685.
900 for this purpose Is asked In bill
that has been introduced in the Senate
and which has been favorably passed
upon by the Senate committee on fish,
cries.
Students Of philology. VINO may have
wondered as to tho origin Of the street
expression. Ties got my
Angora goat" may find some en-
lightenment IN the pages
0oats' Of q FarmerS Bulletin
Just issued by the Department Of Agri-
culture on the "Angora Goat" The bulle-
tin states that the Angora originated In
Angora, in Asia Minor. and that the Sui
tan Of Turkey, IN 1881. hoping to conflne
the industry to Asia Minor and have
monopoly upon tho mohair trade passed
an edict prohibiting the expectation of
Angoras.
It was feared for time that the sui
tan's action in prohibiting the importation
Of breeding stock into this country would
have a bad effect upon. the industry IN
America, but later evidence has indicated,
according to experts of the Department
of Agriculture, that some Of the best
blood had already been brought to the
United States and that deterioration APP
parently does not take place here as ex-
perts say that the best American product
Is equal to the best grown in Turkey or
South Africa Thus, it is apparent that
although the sultan endeavored to pre-
vent the United States from getting his
goat the Angora is here and is happy
and contented.
The Department of Agriculture seems
especially pleased that the United States
has obtained the sultans goat and heaps
much praise upon the Angora. It even
credits the goat with being splendid
substitute for a fire department. Com
menting on this point the experts say:
"If the large areas of logged-on lands on
the Pacific coast are allowed to grow up
in brush they become dangerous fire
trap and are a menace to the surrounding
country. The Angora eliminates this dan
ger, helps to clear up the land, and re-
turns a considerable income at the same
time"
It is estimated that there arc million
of these Turkish fre+1ghters in the
United States.
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The Colorado river. which seems to
have no love for its own right Of way
and is very fond Of side
Colorado excursions into new and
nj strange fields, is now on
nAver. ono Of its junkets again.
and the federal government has been
appealed to to send 1t back home.
Gen. William l. Marshall, consulting
engineer to Secretary Lane Of the In
terror Department, 10 now on the scene
and has charge Of the protection work.
In the latter part Of April it was
that at point below Han
lon Landing. which Is the intake for
the imperial valley irrigation project.
the river had started to cut into the
western bank. making q small bay and
gradually eating into q protecting
leyee upon which lay tho tracks of
the Southern Pacific railroad. Nobody
paid much attention to this until about
1000 feet of railway track had been
swept away. A warning was then
days $4,000 was raised among the
people. President Wilson was also Pc
titioned for aid and requested to ap-
yor4ion some of the $4,000 which