Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-02
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Because Of Ignorance Corr
csfnsns Il Tribe tn. Ma.
tisasi Asso u Ausus:n s,eie-
ties eiar knal Campaign.
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NEW You 1-Becaus, not
ON Amer ca hundred has been
found who The d ffereCce be-
tween the tcrons European
Hou.e Spar hmonly known as
the English and the intense
ly valuable 8 native to this
country, an bnal campaign is
being launcN this city to-day
with the u makirg every
citizen OF thSi StateS acQuaint-
ed with hisif ccmpa.rio;s.
Taking as ale sirs CT the for
NtSh hiTd WI v. Sit!DS upon the
hSad of hisynt American cou-
sins. ihe nj; Association OF Au-
dnbon SociS planning to es-
tatlis a wha prove a university
q ornitholo The natioa.5 When
IN adeQua:dmsnt for such an
institution he'd It IS Intended
to carry theS facts, Of bird haD-
its and econ R.ne TO every nina
iD the land.
That igna of the distinction
bstween thu spsrrowss and tnt
Injurious s from across the
ocean Is Il the wholesale
slaughter OF ca's most valuable
bird race h5 proven by recent
investigatiofhe projectors OF
this schemA Ia. numbers Ct the
little Yankf, who it has been
shown cleaf:; per cert Of the
weeds front garden and field.
are found 4 Hing before the III
Informed OF the ravagcs
Of their ell cousins. That "a
sparrow ;sfrow" has heen dis
vered til unhappy belief CT
tkegIeat " Of the people OF
this COUNTY tre the pest. OF the
English Hdarrow IS beng more
and mere ID.
With a Il sch species as tn,
Tree, Chipfield. Swamp Lark,
Grasshcpr 3per and Song Spar
rev. the sEd Gro beak. er-
listed to IDS and harmful III
sscts fo- inner and orchardist
in every Il CT this country. the
government rities have declared
the Amer: earIows to be "of
greater rat agriculture than any
other spetd well worthy OF
protection encouragement. Ex-
haus;ive SIC Investigations by
these exp3sye prefen that the
native sp3 are practically in
nccsnt ofl'ning any cultivated
fruits. viii English sparrow is
a notcriof troyer Of buds ana
blossoms. fruit ana garden
seeds. Th$orted House Sparrow,
utterly urtHrs, is also guilty Oh
aHt:ve birds from their
fields of &ness and in addition
is noisy athy, befculing vines
and build
Ever Il 1850. when zealOts
brought ttglish sparrow to this
terminate caterpillarS,
the .amel| people have failed 70
differentfse virtues of Aeir own
little bird}n the vices OF the
European les. the Audubon wOrk-
Ere declafh he failure of the for
eIgn spar to co anything but
drive aw3is who could consume
caterpillar wei as the sul.;e-
luent revj against the spreading
pest frompe. has been visited un-
IustIy ur}e nat We species by
heir own4ie. the yassert. In this
,ne install Is believed the project
CT a nad educational movement
9 warraI 8
The cH the -naiignel Amer
an sBarS q straw showing the
'sd icon loss and injury due
acknowledgement lacn CT insorma-
ion Of okticnai bird resources
aid vi tDu.:her. president Of
he NatiiAssoc'at.or of Audubon
,ocis ties l!ts headquarters. I4I
srcadwa}ay. W. have labored'
o offret Ibv sending a million
drcatioraflets. reports and color
d oIates3u-hout the country this
ear. Greatest field IS in the
chocls the teachers anu CHR
rem cf taficn are already PICK
e - fted we are sowing. We
'ar; to III every farmer. crcnar-
lit. raien and iorfs in the
ND. As with the facts abon;
IS bird hrs: theEc great indus
res wot,e practically impcssh;e
.iihcut birds. But this should
My be fginniBg. 7 hope soon
, ere floral university cf orn'-
bbIngy ! possible ~ some gren
hiianfhf through ~h'eh ih::
iacaf;c work - ours mSv nc
her inbabifarf IN North