Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-23
ROOSEVELT IN AFRICA
Presidents Hunt Win Be For Sci
ence Rather Than Sport.
IMMEDIATE PARTY SMALL.

only Three Companions, All Scientists.
aUseimens Will Be Sent to National
Museum at Washington-No Hunt.
Inc Upon Game Preserves.
President Roosevelt has chosen the
following three men to go to Africa
With him as companions and as col
actors Of material for the possible adj
yancing of scientific knowledge and
fOF the enrichment of the collections
q the National museum at Washing
Ton:
Edgar Alexander Mearns, major and
surgeon United States army, author and
a authority on zoology and botany.
Edmund Heller, Zoologist, formerly with
IL Field Columbian museum In Chicago
member Of Carl K. Akeley's exploring
md shooting trip into Africa in 1905.
]. Alden Loring of Owego, N. Y. an au-
shoRity on the smaller mammals and an
expert collector.
It has been finally determined that
these three men, with the president
and bis son Kermit, shall form the AT
Eican party, says a Washington spe-
clal dispatch to the New York Post
They are, Of course, to be accompanied
By necessary guides and caravan men.
It Is Mr.. Roosevelt's desire that the
African expedition shall not be looked
upon as one with sport as a main OBJ
Jet A limited number of specimens
Of mammals and birds will be killed
Tor the uses of the National museum.
Other killing will be confined to the
limits Of the necessary food supply of
The camp.
Recently statements have been pub
Ished to the effect that the game pre-
serves In Africa under the control of
some Of the foreign governments were
Q be opened to the president and his
companions with permission to shoot
q VIII No advantage will be taken of
tnese offers, Mr.. Roosevelt having
made up his mind to decline to do any
noOtng except in those places where
ne hunting is open to all.
me feeling of the president on this
natter OF shooting on government pre-
sefVes Is made known by one of his
lllends, who said that Mr.. Roosevelt
IOa MIN that person taking advan-
Age OF permission to shoot on govern
lent reservations in Africa would be
eAActly In the position Of an English
NAN or a Frenchman who came 20
AMERICA and was given permission by
.0e government of the United States
y shoot at will In the Yellowstone
De added that such permission
gwen BY the American government
"Oad rightly arouse resentment.
mere Is feeling which Mr.. Roose-
st Snares with other sportsmen that
Wild animals on reservations
saOOlo De protected to the utmost and
suat In no circumstances should per
----aOn be given to kill them, except
Idly when the predatory animals
sSS@e TOO numerous for the safety of
- ueef and other practically defense
lea creatures.
AR. Roosevelt's hope to secure
- tne National museum at Washing
- Two adult specimens. one of each
~ W the animals which he Il
70 meet on the dark continent.
tne ordinary needs Of a museum
- president thinks that these viii be
-. cent; but. whether they are sum
- VI not. two Of each kind of the
~. OF the field and forest are all
oe Is Of mind to kin. no matter
plentiful the game may. be.
e. e1ort will be made to secure
ens Of the African birds and OF
Aiier mammals. Mr.. Roosevelt
49,. S,a.nithOlogist, but he Is not any.
~ uAe as familiar probably with
Otantd OF science as il Major
~ =. who has made a speciality Of
- ss1uy Tor many years. The major
- GO - % the founders Of the Ameri
- biologists union. and he has
-, widely on bird subjects II
~ 80 That the National museum
Ies. sone into possession Of som,
- unknown bird species as the
&C.. " Mr.. ROOsevelt's African
49, New bird species that NAV
sered during the progress q
- ss.',eoming trip win be -deter
J! Major Mearns. but Il 1,
-. mat their naming wIIl be lefI
eone scientists.
60 Loring has made a sneciaI
4 ~ smaller mammals. II Is sait
Int where other traps and