The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-06
ROOSEVELT HAS \
 GREAT SCHEME. Would Provide Game Preserves
 In America KING TAKES VACATION Lord Lansdowne Has True HeIpmete In His Charming wife-Is Bril- liant nnd Also a Fine Politician
KING TAKES VACATION

London. March 5.-(Special )-When for mer President Roosevelt returns home he will take with him scheme for the es- tablishing in the far west and southwest great national game preserves stocked with some of the many animals which have afforded him such fine sport during his African trip MT. Roosevelt Is a practical man and has been making a study of those animals which would do we'll in those sections of America which are now practically useless, and he has found many.
 This Is the news brought from the dark continent by MT. Charles Darnley. an enthusiastic big game hunter who has just returned from Africa, and who met and talked with MT. Roosevelt while there.
 MT Roosevelt's idea, as get it,, said MT. Darnley, lis that in much of the des- ert and swamp lands in America which are now practically worthless it will be possible to introduce many African game animals, which he is convinced would thrive. offering rare sport to American hunters, attracting visitors from abroad and adding to the resources of the coun- | try. He has found many antelopes that he is convinced would flourish on the western deserts, where there Is no game at all, and which are useless for grazing or any other commercial purpose. He has found a number of deer and goats which would thrive in the mountain sec tions and, in fact there Is hardly waste place on the North American con- tinent for which MT. Roosevelt has not found some fine game animal in his Af- rican travels.
 He is confident that the giraffe would do particularly well in some parts of Colorado and as far south as central Mexico. The zebra, too, he Is convinced would be rapidly acclimated. The only really dangerous animal MT. Roosevelt contemplates introducing to the United States is the Cape buffalo; and I would say that while 1t takes grown man and a man with nerve to hunt the buff falo, there are few animals whose flesh furnishes better eating. and I know of none which produces better leather. MT. Roosevelt Is also convinced that In some of the far southern rivers the hippopot- anus would flourish
 When I saw MT. Roosevelt his plans were not matured, but he was strongly inclined 10 nead movement, peIndpS backed by the government. to make an attempt to acclimatize these animals in the United States; and from what saw of him I am convinced if he concludes to head such a movement he will make 1t 60. He seems to me man who gener- ally gets what he goes after"
 The King starts on his spring vacation today. Contrary to what was under stood some time ago, King Edward has decided to pay no state visits to any for eign courts this year. When the young King of Portugal visited these shores last November he issued very cordial invitation to King Edward to pay state visit to Lisbon this spring, and his maj esty promised to give this his consider ation. He has now decided however, that acting upon the advice of his physicians he had better postpone this visit for another twelve-months and content him. self this spring with quiet rest at Biar- ritz. Intimation to this effect has con- sequently been conveyed to the courts at Lisbon and Madrid, both of which looked for visit from his majesty.
 As he passes through Paris on his way to the south his majesty will have a meeting with the president, who will dine in the Kings company at the Brit ish embassy. but this will be a purely private meeting. as will the one that is to take place between his majesty and the King of Italy at one of the Italian ports while the King Is cruising with the