Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-02-08
MOVE To stop
Bird SLAUGHTER

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Laws Designed Against Evil.
There is afoot an international move
ment to check tie wholesale dcstruc
ton Of birds.
Italy is the latest to awaken to the
ueed Tor her feathered songstess.
The pothGnter in the United States
has been surpassed BY tie inventor Of
the roccolo In Italy az a means Tor the
wholesale destruction of bird life. HUI
bert d. A9tley Of England is credited
with the statene@ that one rcccolo
will account for the capture of 600
birds in a week. including goldhnches.
robins, redstarts. blackcaps. threshes,
buntlngs, titmice. golderests and many
other species Of migratory birds
The roccolo is described as a watch
tower, with a circular bower of trees,
OH high OF rising ground. surrounded
by fine nets. IN which are hundreds Of
pockets into which the birds fall. at
traeted to The spot by hundreds of de-
coys of various species. There are said
to be hundreds OF these rocooli IN Italy.
international Steps Taken.
G. Greenwood. a member Of the Brit
Ish parliament, recently referred to the
wholesale destruction of swallows and
other British migrants Ia the south of
France and Italy and asked the secre-
tary of state for foreign affairs whetil.
er be would communicate with the gov
ernHlents concerned with a view to in
tefnational steps protecting them
Bird protection is now receiving q
great deal OF attention by various gov
ernments, james auckland of Eng
land is authority for the statement that
Germany win be the first European
power 70 pass Il law prohibiting the i'm
portation Of piumage, and he expresses
the hope that England and America
will follow America, however, may
be the FIST to adopt such a measure.
as a movement is on foot TO amend the
tariff law so as 10 forbid importation
into the United States OF birds and bird
plumage for millinery purposes.
That there is need Of bird protection
is shown by the fact that In Il recent
raid IL New York city 900 humming
birds, with many' gullS. herons And
swifts, were offered for sale in dlsre-
gard Of the Shea law prohibiting PCS
session for sale OF birds Of the same
families MS birds native to the state of
Nav Vari- N.t. opI, 4. ttaf ,1ne4r,,t;o,
of birds shown by this item, but the
same destruction is q 70 be in prog
ress IN other parts OF the world. Tie
list of imported goods detaiped aboard
ship apd in the docks and warehouses
Of London during fhe strike OF 1911 in
Guided CTS tons Of bird skins and feath-
ers.
Movement Is Worldwide.
While the destruction OF birds may
be said TO be worldwide. SO is The ef-
fort TO protect tliem ANA TO encourage
their Increase a nulaler Of residents
Of Northumberland county, IN the north
OF England, have organized the frarne
Island association. the object Of which
Is the protection cf the razor billed
auks and other species OF birds which
nest on The lFarne islands These is
lands. twcnty-onp in number. lying Oh
the coast OF Northumberland, are
small. rocky ANA Of no agricultural
value. Keepers have been employed to
stay on the Islands during the nesting
season ANA protect the birds.
Through the activity Of Ernest Har-
old Raynes the Meriden a. III Bird
club has established a bird sanctuary
Mt that rlaee, Many plants that fur
nish lird food have been set out. and
the students of tie Mcridcn academy
have joined with the residents OF the
Place In puttsng up bird boxes and
food houses, feeding the birds in win
ter aud protecting ihpm from their enc
mics Tile bird population OF the
neighhorlood has greatly increased
Branch bird clubs have been formed
l.s Mr. Boyncs IN other parts of New
England, which are doing similar
work.
W. q. Mersho OF Saginaw, Mich. au-
thor Of 1.-THE Passenger slgeon' and
an active W9fbcr for bird protection,
has offered seven prize medals 20 the
seapol children of Michigan for vari
Gus essays on birds, for feeding birds,
for ph%oiographing them ahd for sue
cess win bird houses The prizes viii
be- distributed neS May on Arbor and
Bird day,
PIRATES GET STANDARD OIL.
chiaese Frcehoolers Beard Truss's
Junk ana hAl Captain.
The disrslolly clements in Tie prov
haee of iukieu have become so for
midahle ihat the authorities ara nnabie|
to cope with tlem. Traffic has be
come ntsaie except for very swong
PARTIES, ana these are compelled q
keep 70 the principal reads. .
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