El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-23

TROM a purely SclenLlLlc orr anna
n tion, it's objects aItruistic and SEN
= timental rather than practical. the
National Association Of Audubon socie-
ties has grown into mlsnly poMo
whose actions have a poIeHt DeeLLl-5
upon many matters of pubic lnpOLL-
ance. AT the annual meeting OF ~
association, to be held IN NeW ACLH
next week. several new plans Tor the
extension of protective measures IOL
the birds and animals OF the Unfted
states viii be considered
Considerable attention viii be given
TO the two recently enacted laws Sc
cured through the AUDUBON assoclauoH
in New York state, ana 70 DIE OP
posing one of these laws Whlch IL u
expected viii be presented IN the state
legislature this winter. THESE Inres
legislative acts are known as the Bayne
law the Shea law and the Levy DILL
and are attracting much attention az
present, since their influence atIecls
several other states.
Limits sale Of Birds.
The Bayne law limits the sale OF ma
tive birds In the market whether COM
ing from within or without the stare
Of New ork 1T also prohibits the
sale of all game birds imported from
foreign countries unless they are prop
erly tagged or labeled ana the SAID tag
must not be removed until the pro De-
to be consumed. Exceptions TO the Ia"
are made for accredited persons au-
thOrized by the forest. 1lsn ana game
department to breed game birds ana
animals in captivity. When such anil
mails are ready to kill, a permit for me
/ killing must be secured from the mag
istrate and the killing must NOT D5
I done with a gun. Pheasants, mallard
ducks and field ducks. when properly
! tagged, may be sold in the New 1Ork
market between October i, 1911, ana
/ March l. 1912, after which the Bayns
I law becomes effective
The Shea law. which went into eI-
feet the LIST of last July, relates enllteL5
j O
whose pIumage is used for millinery
purposes. This law prohibits the SAFE
} in New York OF heron atgrettes and
1 also of the plumage Of any native game
/ birds. Tt was stOutly opposed oy GER
/ tain millinery interests The Levy Dill
I was intended to uulltfy the Shea law
! 1t was presented to the New YORK leg
/ islature last spring and lacked only
] seven votes Of being passed. Since IL
\ is TO be brought forward again this
] winter the national association VIII
! consider means Of strengthening the
The prohibition of the sale of this
/ character of plumage in New York LED
l to the formation Of large concern
/ which began business a Few weeks ago
! in Philadelphia This company VIII
I handle the forbidden plumage and send
I it wherever 1t can be received But
/ New York is not the only state having
4 restrictive laws upon that subject.
I Aigrettes and the plumage Of native
] game birds are not allowed to be sold
I In Massa chusetts. Ohio, Missouri Louis
I lana Washington. Oregon and CallrOr-
I mia. When fl is considered that these
! states include Boston, New orleans, 81
I Louis Kansas City, st. Joseph. Clncln-
| natl. Seattle Portland. san Francisco
I and other large cities, the effect OF the
I restrictive laws on that branch OF the
] millinery trade can be realized
Public Sentiment FaVors Law.
Public sentiment is rapidly coming
1 to the support Of the Audubon socle-
! ties Women are finding that 1t in
/ vOles no real hardship to relinqulsh
certain kinds Of plumage and the de-
mand for the aigrette and other Tor
/ hidden products IS less than formerly =
I The fact that the Audubon society IN
I most cities IS popular with the most
I prominent society women has induced
/ many leading milliners to substitute
other ornaments for the algrette. In
Z New Orleans, especially, has this been
I noted. and an aigrette- trimmed hat
I on the head Of a visitor to that city is
/ likely to create immediate comment
The restrictive laws do not apply to
all classes Of feathers. Ostrich plumes
the many fancy feathers in demand. tbs
{ breasts Of ducks and certain oLner
( without conjunction and may be worn
I without cOmpunction by the most ten
der hearted woman. since they Involve
no needless suffering and loss OF Dlrd
life Many Of the fancy feathers are
I manufactured from chickens and other
/ domestic fowls. Even the bird Of par
I adise aigrettes are still unprOhibited
I alLlOuEn most lLELAhEA1 Va AALH ANU
bon society would be glad to see some
Z restrictive legislation covering them
Animals Also Protected.
While the Audubon societies are
Z usually supposed to offer protection
Z only to birds animals also are included
in their consideration. SQUIRRELS and
] deer especi1 ~ receive their attention
, in different states and the societies
I always assist the enforcement of game
Z nrotectiOu laws When these are in
/ sufficient. the Audubon society seeks
! to improve them and the Audubon
/ model game law has been ADOPTED IN
many states. The National Association
/ of Audubon societies was especially
/ helpful I'm bringing to a successful ter
/ the Yellowstone park in 1907, and In
] securing the trophies Of those pOachers
! as specimens for the National museum
! The National Association Of Audubon
/ societies now includes societies in all
/ but eight of the states in the union.
/ The states which have not these local
Z societies are principally the Rocky
Z Mountain states where the population
! {g eDarse and interest in song birds
/ and millinery is limited. In this To-
I cality the protection OF animals meets
! with more popular favor than that or
birds and there are several OrgdnlLa-
I lions for this purpose. all OF which re-
I ceive Audubon aid and support. The
three organizations most active In this
I club of New York. the American Bison
. society and the Camp Fire club OF
America.
ROoseveIt's Club.
The Boone and Crockett club was
I founded by Col. Roosevelt and has been
| largely responsible for the establish
ment Of Glacier National park Non
tana, as a refuge for big game. The
American Bison society is working for
the establishment of the buffalo in
its wild state. while the Camp Fire
club is interested in the protection Of
all the native animals Of the Rocky
mountains. With each Of these organ
izations. the Audubon society actively
coOperates.
All Of the game clubs of the country
are more or less in sympathy with the
Audubon movement, and the Organiza-
tion had its start through the efforts
Of Field and Stream journal de-
voted to hunting and fishing. The first
effort for general organization was
made in 1886, and the plan included es-
tabushment of a national society for
I bird protection. 1t was too elaborate,
| however for the beginning so the
movement was dormant until 1896 when
It came into popular favor This time,
the system Of the establishment Of the
national government was followed in
stead Of attempting at once to initiate
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