Show FOREST SERVICE WILL TRY TO BREAK BREAKUP UP U RUSTLING HABIT IN THE RESERVES I I Special to The Herald Washington Oct 6 The forest service has recently been appealed to to take steps to break brea up the practice of rus rustling rustling that prevails on many of the ranges within forest reserves and if 1 Is quite probable that when the next graz grazing grazIng grazing ing season opens some general policy will willbe willbe willbe be laid down whereby forest rangers will be bli b able to put an end to stock stealing within the limits limit of federal forest re reserves reserves reserves serves Nothing of a general character will be done this season except In the Elkhorn national forest In Montana where conditions are exceptionally bad There a special agent has been appointed with orders to make mak his headquarters where rustlers have been accustomed to congregate con and It Is la believed that his hisk k j presence will tend to restrict thieving for forthe forthe forthe the balance of the text next season The forest reserve however has in con contemplation contemplation contemplation a plan whereby the authorized users of the range within any forest re reserve reserve serve can secure the benefit of federal protection of their stock The plan ia Is merely to authorize font fortA officers to re restrict restrict restrict strict the removal of stock from rom forest re reserves reserves reserves serves unless the party part removing it can show the proper written authority from the holder of ot the government permit It is anticipated that this plan will meet with general approval among western West rn stockmen and if It so such a plan is likely to be enforced next While such sucha a system will not bo an absolute bar to the operation of rustlers It will never nevertheless nevertheless tend aUy reduce their oper operations operations j 1 r |