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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-28
QUAKER SOLICITATIONS.

philadelphia RecOrd.)
When woman reigns at a tea she
never reigns but she pOurs
Marriage is O tie, but some people
regard it merely as a slip knot.
Many a fellow takes advice that he
doesn't know what to do with.
A man seldom feels out Of sight
when he is head over heals in debt
Just about the time a man mas the
world at his feet he wakes up.
Fortunate is the man who succeeds
in penetrating the disguise of his
blessings
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-28
DON'T DO 1T.

Dear Miss Fairfax
am deeply in love with a young
woman about my age, and she loves
me. But there is one thing that stands
between US, and that is, she has money
and I have none. I am making S14 a
week. We want to get married in the
worst way and she said she would use
her money If we couldn't get along on
my wages. Now do you think it right
for me TO marry her?
J B. F.
II you marry on 81 a week YOU
viii find the sum so inadequate that
il viii be the same as living on your
wffe's money. And no man can do that
and retain his self respect If she
loves you she will wait for you.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-28
JOCASTA MACK

(Are You a Blackberry
The candy IN
the box decreases,
Til all that's left
are bitten piecesl
Who BIT them. and
then put them back2
Here IS the Coop
Jocasta Mack
She backbites all
the candies so
We've nick-named her
'Backbiting Jo."
Don't Be Il Go0pI
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-28

Dear Miss Fairfax
al few months ago Z was taken III
and the treatment of a doctor was nee
essarv This man is single and only
has greeted me with friendly smiles
the few times we have met Do you
think it proper TO send this doctor a
ticket to attend a certain entertain
ment. not as an escort, but only to
eniOv the entertainment. whereI could
become better acquainted
Rae
His friendly smiles are strictly pro-
fessiOnaI If he cares for you he win
take the initiative. Don't put your
seIe in a position where you would be
accused OF running after" him
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-28
YOUR FIRST THOUGHT IS BEST.

Dear Miss Fairfax
I am a girl Of II years OF age. A
few DAYS ago I received a letter from
a boy 40 years of age whom I like very
much. Do you think it advisable for
me TO answer his letter. telling him he
is too young for me to keep company
with. or shall encourage him to write
again and keep an appointment if he
makes One2
Troubled Anna
The objection because Of youth is not
one sided You, also, are too young to
keep company Write him 10 that ef-
feet and let that letter end it.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-28
ELEVATOR CABLE BREAKS.

While DOnal ] HOEarth and Ray
Vaughn were riding i'm the freight ele-
vator in the Caples building Friday
afternoon. the cable broke. Neither
one of them was injured when the lift
fell, and the safety clutches held it
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-28

what conclusion did You reach in
Your discussion of votes for women
asked Mr. Meekton. "OUr discussions
do not aim TO reach conclusion
was the Identified reply They are al
WAYS to be continued w Washington
Star
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-28
1uRTY-THTRD YEAR OF PUBLICATION

TLHRTY-TETRD YEAR OF PUBLICATION
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-28

n inc UT0S0nT Umo Inc FIIDInOs
have the following positions Score
tary of finance and justice and four OF
the nine places on the Philippine COM
mission. chief iusticeship and four of
the eight associate iUsticeShips of the
Philippine supreme court the positions
several Of the assistant attorneys gen
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-28

. Y the dim glimmer Of a lamp the
X woman could see the strangers
- face. It was bIoated from drink
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08

tof Professor q. f.. Hodges. Of Clark
University. Worcester. MassD. and many
claims have been investigated. The re-
suits have disclosed many mourning
doves. but not one pigeon Now the nat
uralists view the quest as closed. Hope
has been abandoned.
The passenger pigeon is a dead species
The last wild specimen (so il is believed
that ever will reach the hands OF man
was taken near Detroit, Mich on Sep
TENDER H. 1905. and mounted by G. Cam
pion. That IS the one definite positive
record of the last ten years.
And now let us glance at the report Of a
select committee Of the Senate OF Ohio
I'm 1851 on bill proposed to protect the
passenger pigeon. The report reads as
follows:
THE passenger pigeon needs no protec-
ton. Wonderfully prolific. having the
vast forests OF the North as It's breeding
grounds. travelling hundreds OF miles in
search of food, IT is here to-day and else
where tomorrow. and no ordinary de-
struction can lessen them or be missed
from the myriads that are yearly pro-
duced.'
The last living passenger pigeon is now
in the Cincinnati Geological Gardens and
Is twenty-one years old
DR.. Hornaday referred TO the slaughter
OF song, lnsectivorous and all other birds
by Italians and other aliens from South
ern Europe as "scourge to the bird life
Of this country"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08
ON lAYSAN ISLAND.

Asan American instance Of bird slaush-
ter for the feather trade CONSIDER the
bird tragedy on Laysan Island IN Tue
Pacific ocean, 700 miles northwest Oh
Honolulu, and one of the insuiar posSe'
sions Of the United States.
In 1909 one Max Schlemmer' accoruihe
to DR. HornaGay, undertook 70 oesti oy
the half million wild birds inhaoluhs
that small islet. After about SWVO aloa-
trosses. gulls. terms and shearwaters mao
been savagelv destroyed by band OF
Japanese laborers the Tilted States gov
eminent sent the revenue cutter Iheus
10 the spot. and its officers arrested
everybody on Laysan and stopped 'he
slaughter To-day the remnants OF those
bird hocks are protected.
Australia has already done what We
propose shall be done by America said
DR.. Hornaday. Think what II would
mean TO end, for the whole United
States. by only six lines OF national law
the disgraceful bird slaughter that now
is going on in response 10 the demands
Of the traders in American fashions.
Great effort however, will be neces-
sary 20 prevent an amendment being
placed on the tariff bill bird clause either
by the committee or on the floor Of the
Senate
Ingenious arguments and appeals are
being made by the trade in such way
as 70 command the interest. If not the
support, Of Senators. A good illustra-
ton is the letter Of A. L. Hamilton
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08
MASSACHUSETTS IN ts4s.

I'm 1915 Massachusetts gravely passed q
law protecting the meters Of wild pigeons
from foreign interference! There was a
fine OF $40 for damaging metz or frishten-
Ing pigeons away from them. This was
on the theory that the pigeons were so
abundant they could not by any posi-
bllity ever become scarce and that pigeon
slaughter was a legitimate industry
The passenger pigeon millions were de-
stroyed so quickly, and so thoroughly en-
masse. that the American people utterly
failed 10 comprehend IT. and for thirty
wears obstinately refused 20 believe that
the species had been suddenly wiped on
the map OF North America. There was
talk about the great focks having taken
refuge in South America or In Mexico, y
and being still I'm existence. There were
surmises about their having all gone out
TO sea" and persisted on the briny deep.
A thousand times. at least, wild pigeons
have been reported" as having been
seen" These rumors have covered nearly
every Northern state, the whole SOUTH
west and California. For years ana
years naturalists have been patiently
writing letters 10 explain over and over
that the band-tailed pigeon Of the Pacihc
Coast and the red-billed pigeon OF Arl-
iona and the Southwest are neither al
them the passenger pigeon, and never
can be.
There was a long period when natural
lists believed many of the pigeon reports
that came from the states Where the
birds once were most numerous; bur that
period has absolutely passed
During the last five years large cash
rewards. aggregating about 5000 haV"
been offered for the discovery OF one
nesting pair of genuine passenger pigeons.
Many persons have claimed this reward
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08
CONDITIONS IN ITALY.

In Italy linnets and sparrows are
game" and so is everything else that
wears feathers.
Italy is a continuous slaughtering
ground for the migratory birds OF Eu-
rope" he continued land as such 1t is
an international nuisance and a pest.
The way passerine birds are killed and
eaten in that country is disgrace to the
government OF Italy and a standing re-
proach to the throne. Even kings and
parliaments have no right in moral or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08
THE TARIFF MEASURE.

At the end Of Section 357 Of the new
tariff bill clause, written BY Or. Horna-
day. as follows, has been added.
PROVIDED. that the importation Of
aigrettes. egret pumes or osprey plumas
and the feathers. quilts, heads. wings
tails. skins or parts Of skins Of wild BIRDS
either raw or manufactured, and not for
scientific or educational purposes, IS here
by prohibited, but this provision shall not
apply TO the feathers or plumes OF os-
. triches. or 20 the feathers Of domestic
fowls Of any kind"
This measure has passed the House. II
adequately supported in the Senate II VIII
become law.
An amendment has been proposed b.
Senator Clapp. which, II adopted would
not prohibit the importation OF feathers
or plumes Of game birds usually killed
for food purposes and birds which are
killed as pests"
Dr. Hornaday asserts that from the hrst
the milliners have contended that they
should be permitted 10 import and use
the feathers Of birds that are regardel
as pests" But he says this contentloh'
if granted, would open the door to the
use Of the plumage Of all the eagles
hawks and owls Of the world, and many
OF the songbirds also.
Here in the United States, where we
have great many species OF hawks and
owls. the Department Of Agriculture has
demonstrated, after a long series OF IN
vestigations. that only four species ever
are worthy OF destruction because of their
predatory habits. These are the cooper
hawk. duck hawk, sharp-shinned hawk
and pigeon hawk, and DR.. Hornaday
points out II would take a mighty good
hunter to find a living specimen Of any
ono Of fhern TODAY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08
If the National Senate Approves, as the House
Has Done, the Measure Written by Dr.W.T.
Homaday, an Effective Blow Will Have
Been Struck in Defence Of the Fast
Vanishing Wild Birds of the World.

involves the killing Of the parent birds
at the very season when the young are
in the nest, and the helpless nestlinss
starve TO death. The aigrette has been
well named "the white badge of cruelty
Within the last three weeks T. Gil
bert Pearson. secretary Of the National
Association Of Audubon Societies. has
seen In Florida a recently annihiiated
aicrette rookery, with twenty eight dead
birds on the ground. stripped Of their
pIumes, and young birds in the nests
above. In Florida the national associa-
ton is to-day in hand-to-hand fight
with the plume hunting desperadoes Of
that state for the existence Of about
twenty small colonies, which represent
the remnant Of that species in our coun-
try.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08

which appeared IN The New York Times
of May g."
In the paragraph next 20 the last Mr..
Hamilton said in support ~ the amend
ment covering game birds and birds Of
prey:
Paradise birds come from the island
OF New Guinea the government Of
which amply protects the birds. forbid
ding their taking or shipment during
half the year-the breeding season. 50
important source Of revenue are they.
both in their sale and export duty. that
they are carefully conserved and In no
danger Of extinction"
THE New York Geological Society.
commented Dr. Horuaday cannot con-
ccive Of any basis for such a statement.
except in the Imagination of the writer.
SO far as we have been able % learn
there is no law protecting these birds.
either in Dutch New Guinea or iu Ger
man New Guinea.
In Papua british New Guinea ordi-
nance No. 70. Of 1905 absolutely prohibits
the sale or export OF birds Of paradise,
goura pigeons or os9reys. except on writ
ten consent OF the Collector OF Customs!
This ordinance has not been repealed,
but II has since been strengthened by In
GLIDING the plumage Of the lesser heron.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08
NEW YORK coNsclENcE-FRsE.

New York is almost a Spotless Town In
plume-free millinery. and London ana
Paris are the worst places in the world.
As yet Mayor Gaynor has not claimed
credit for this condition.
Here in New York no man may SELL
own for sale or offer Tor sale the plumage
of any wild American bird other than a
eamebird. More than that. the plumage
of any foreign bird belonging TO any bird
family represented in the fauna OF North
America cannot be sold here.
There are only few kinds Of improper
millinery" feathers that IT is possible TO
sell here under the law. 1t is true that
few servant girls are now wearing the
cast-off aigrettes Of their mistresses. but
they are only as one In a thousand. At
Atlantic city there is said 20 be a fine
display Of servant girl and lady's maid
aigrettes. In New York and New Jersey.
in PENNSYLVANIA Gor everything except
tho sale OF heron ard egret plumes. a
privilege obtained by a bunco game). in
Massachusetts and in many other Of our
states the -birds'-plumage millinery
business is dead.
When one is calling the roll Of the dead
snecies OF American birds the disgrace
ful determination of the passenger pigeon
noints a lesson that should he Needed
The range Of the passenger pigeon COW
cred nearly the whole United States from
the Atlantic coast westward TO the Rocky
Mountains. 4 few bold pigeons crossed
the Rocky Mountains into Oregon North
ern california and Washington. but only
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08


never able 10 get the kind Of proof when
would warrant our asking for the actlon
in which this man could not nave joined
THE CRIME OF HITTING SOFTLY
Traps were set for more than one OF
us. and II we had walked into these
traps our public careers would have end
ed. at least so far as following them IN
der the conditions which alone make II
worth while 10 be in public life at all A
man can. of course. hold public Office
and many a man does hold public office
and lead a public career OF a sort even
II there are other men who possess Sc
crets about him which he cannot afford
10 have dlvulged But no man can lead
public career really worth leading, no
man can act with rugged Independence
in serious crises. nor strike at great
abuses, nor afford 10 make powerful and
INSCRIPTIONS foes II he is himself vul-
nerable in his private character Nor
will clean conduct by itself enable a man
TO render good service. I have always
been fond of Josh Billingss remark that
1T is much easier 10 be a harmless dove
than a wise serpent" There are plenty
OF decent legislators, and plenty OF able
legislators: but the blamelessness and
the fighting edge are not always COM
bined Both qualities are necessary for
the man who is 10 wage active battle
against the powers that prey. He must
be clean OF life. so that he can laugh
when his public or his private record Is
searched; and yet being clean OF life VIII
not avail him IL he is either foolish or
timid. He must walk warily and fear
lessly, and while he should never brawl
If he can avoid II, he must be ready 20
hit hard II the need arises. Let him re-
member, by the way. that the unforgiv-
able crime is soft hitting. Do not hit
at all il IT can be avoided; but never hit
softly
The next instalment of Mr.. Roosevelt's
Chapters Of a Possible Autobiography" II
"A continuation Of tlie present instalment. IL
will appear In the issue of June Is.
Published by special arrangement with
THE Outlook" OF which Theodore Roose-
Welt is the contributing editor. through the
Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate Copyright,
1918. ~ the outlook Company. All rights
reserved, including rights Of translation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08

WILLIAM r. HORNADAY. di-
rector OF the New York geological
IL Park. appeared in Washington a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08

ias "stragglers.' few ard FAR between.
| The wide range Of this bird was worthy
] Of a species that existed In millions. and
I it was prosecuted literally all along the
( line. The greatest slaughter WAS In Nhchl-
pan lhlo and Pennsylvania
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08

and has been supplemented by customs
order Of Australia prohibiting the I'M
portation OF plumage into that country
Now. where is the basis for the state
ment quoted? A similar statement was
made in Washington on May q by MI
BENJAMIN Feiner in behalf OF the feather
trade in "A public hearing before the FL
nance Committee OF the Senate ana at
that time ! challenged its accuracy but
had no opportunity 10 correct II detail"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08

'decoy birds. whose eyes have been total
blinded by redhot wires. In order that
they will call more frantically than birds
with ewes would do. The whistlng wings
that seemed hawk were a sham made
by racquet thrown through the air by
the fowler through a slot in his tower.
He keeps by him many such racquets'
Ask him and he will tell you frankly
that there are about $50 dead birds in the
pHe-starlings. sparrows. linnets, green
fnches. chafnches, soldnnches' haW-
fnches. redstarts blackcaps. robins. song
thrushes. blackbirds. blue and coal tits.
heldfares and redvlngs
He will tell YOU, also. that there are
seven other roccoios within sight and
twelve within walking distance. And
the King Of Italy, the queen Of Italy.
the Parliament of Italy and His Holiness
the Pope. permit these things, year in
and year out II is now said, however
that through the efforts Of a recently
organized bird lovers society in Italy, the
binding Of decoy birds for roccolos is to
be stopped.
The Germans love birds and all wild
life. wonder how they ike he Italian
roccolo? / wonder how France regards
il. and whether the nations Of Europe
north OF Italy will endure this situation
forever"
Dr.. Hornaday said his authority for the
story OF the Italian roccolo was Hubert
D. Ashley. F. L. S, Of London, whose
word no man will dispute.
Asked concerning the prospects fer leg
islation of the kind he SO much desires
Or Hornaday replied:
1t is no exaggeration TO state that If
the measure finally becomes Law. with
the enactment Of the tariff bill, the vic
tory for the birds will be chiefly due TO
the serious-minded. conscientious women
, of America. who have rushed en- masse
TO it's support
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08
"A LINNET FROM THE NORTH"

! "A lnnrt from the North after days OF
dangerous travel finally reached Lake
| Como southwark bound. The country
was too much open for safety, and its
| first impulse was TO look about for shell
ter The low bushes that sparsely COW
| cred the steep hillsides were too thin for
refuge in times Of sudden danger.
Upon a hilltop is little grove OF
trees. I'm which a bird is calling, calling
/ iusistently. The trees are very small
/ but they seem 20 stand thickly together
and their foliage should afford a haven
/ from both hawk and gunner To it joy
ously fits the tired lnnet AS IL perches
aloft upon a convenient whip-like wand,
! II notices for the first time queer
square brick tower OF small dimensions,
/ rising in the centre OF a courtyard sur
rounded by trees.
THE tower is like an old and dingy
turret that has been shorn from a castle
! and set on the hilltop without apparent
| reason. II is two stories in height. with
one window, dingy and uninvting. A
door opens into its base.
Several birds that seem very near.
/ but are invisible, frequently call and
chlrp as II seeking answering calls and
companionship. Surely the grove must
be a safe place for birds or they would
not be here.
"Hark! A whirring, whistling sound
fills the air, like the tone OF a flying
hawks wings. A hawk! A hawk
Down plunges the scared linnet, fran
ticalIy, into the space sheltered by the
grove
"Horrorsl What is this?
Threads, Invisible, interlacing threads;
tangled and full OF pockets, treacherously
spanning the open space. 1t is a fowler's
net! The linnet is entangled. II fiutters
frantically but helplessly, and hangs
there. caught Its alarm cry is franti-
cally answered by the two strange, invis-
ible bird voices that come from the top OF
the tower.
THE grove and the tower are a ROC
COLO! A huge. permanent, merciless.
deadly trap for the wholesale capture OF
song birds The tower is the hiding place
of the fowler. and the calling birds are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08

international law 20 permit year after
year the wholesale slaughter Of birds OF
passage Of species that no civilized man
has a right to Kill.
The unnet is one Of the sweet singers
OF Europe 10 Is small de.icately
formed. weak winged little bird, about
the size OF our rhrbe bird. II weighs
only a trins more than a girls love let
ter Where il breeds and rears its
young. in GERMANY for example, true
sportsman would no more think Of shoot
inc a linnet than ne would OF killing and
eating his daughters dearest canary.
TO the migrating bird the approach
10 Northern Italy. either going or return
ing. is not through land Of plenty. The
sheltering forests have mostly been swept
away and safe shelters for small birds
are very rare In the open, there are
Owls and hawks. and the only refuge
from either is the thick leayed grove,
into which Nunets and piplts can dive at
the approach of danger and quickly hide.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08
Roosevelt's Own
Story Of His Life
Continued from first page.

into position where his colleagues would
expose him. even II the city officials did
mot However. he escaped, for We were
never able 10 get the kind Of proof which
would warrant our asking for the action
in which this man could not nave Joined.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-02-13
Idaho Women to Participate.

Idaho Falls.-Arrangements are be-
Ing made here TO send a number OF
women 10 Washington to take part In
the inaugural parade.
At the request OF the woman's sur
frage committee. which has appealed
TO Senator Borah to have Idaho wo'
men In line. a number OF the girls and
women who took part In the War
Bonnet roundup here last fall. and
who participated in the cow girl relay
races and steer roping contests. ex'
pect to leave for Washington with
their horses In time to take part In
the parade.
Nan ]. Aspinwall, the woman cham
pion horseback rider OF the world.
who holds the worlds record for long
distance riding. gained by making the
trip from San Francisco to New York
ON horseback in 1so days. is planning
TO leave here for Washington. arriving
there In time for the parade. she
will make the trip on her horse. she
was the winner In all the principai
riding and roping contests for woman
last fall.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-02-13
DISAGREE OVER PATRONAGE
Democrats of the State Battle Tor DIE
posaI of Federal Jobs.

Boise.-The Democrats OF ldaho arc
at war again over the control Oh isasi
al patronage and this time II is no.
all being taken out in talk. Inc nsh.
at the present time is being vasea
for the offices of United States mar
shal and United States district s.'or
new for the district OF idaho tne
Hawley-Perky combination mas sia.ea
Frank L. Moore of Moscow tor the
district attorneyship and Ben X. Gray
of HALEY for the marshaisnip. The
Nueent forces have agreed tnat 'onh
r. Nugent would make the best aus
trict attorney and that T. b. Martin .
hrother of Frank Martin OF BOISE
would he the best marshal the Demo
crats could center upon. The hsn'
.romises to wax hot before hArcn'
owing 10 .he means being taken oy
the Nugent faction to secure conts0'
"a ths patronage