The sun., 1919-10-30

means. Nor liz there a thought n, 49,,
.lon IN TINS estimate. for PERSONAL---VERY.
as fine an aggregation as we well cos ~
picture them. N'u'u
The Price Of selnshne.,.
For my own part, In tho ordinary walt.
OF life I have managed by watchin1 ~
s!ep 70 hang onto some small degree .,
esteem with folk who do not kno,y w.
any too well; In my avocation in the oman a,'
on the other hand. / have had huyis pen
me me. the opprobTious appellatlons. "RurIsn'S
worry, though thee he those herenbon'a,
who VIII concede / am all OF thlsNanS
possibly morei anu
charge Of craven Instincts merely beesu nas
as In the case frft OF white Birch" az
now OF myself one continues in tinss ~.
ex,gtncy to fly the colors holsted during
Fancy Search he" or "ch,n Y,c,,,n
or Mature Factor slow to peel of that
outer raiment and appear in their brawn
upon to do so. Yet Il is as fsearoh MsS
Chin Hackle" and Mature Factor" iba,
with the approval OF Rod and Gun. sbsy
would elect to hold up their mitts J.. a.
sailed. The games we play are often.
times fraught with bumps, but then tSs
newcomer OF tender parts don't hAys IN
slide down our cellar door unless he 40
To date two specimens Of good America,
inanhood-and how many breeding dec
are the price paid for the mlschlevou,
acts OF few se.hsh sportsmen. furthered
by our good intentioned but poorly advised
Governor. And the saddest feature Of ths
situation is that the end is afsr on ''"
New York. Oct. 81. TAMARAcK
Last Years Robins Nest" and Doe p..,
have read with interest the answer N
II. Hoover, president of the New York Com
servation Association, makes in renIy N
Pr Hugh p. Bakers remarks on my cues,
M a
to permit the killing OF does in tho WI
rondack =" Dean Baker does not believe
II biologically right and doubt II ne Is
convinced by what Mr.. Hoover writes IN
his long open letter. printed in THE sUN
to-day. But that is neither here MOI
Mr.. Hoover says tina. have used las,
years letterheads and thus have mlsr.pfe.
scented the facts. have not used the
names on last years letterheads / have
used the names on the letterheads which
within the past two months, or since this
l did not believe that the membership ~
the New York Conservation Association
could stand back of Its president--if they
were sportsmen-in the repeal Of the buci
law. And go when l saw the list OF names
on the letterhead Mr.. Hoover was using
determined to hnd out.
And so l wrote a letter to THE SIN
using the names taken from the letterhtsd
that Mr.. Hoover used as late as septemb,r
iaSt' dshilB the elEnt men on Inc biological
committee the question quoted in the open
ing paragraph. Four OF them replied say.
ing they are opposed. The figures are Sin.
nihcant. One OF the foLr was Dr. Baker
the publication of his letter resulting IN
Mr.. Hoover's charging me with using last
years robins nest
Now. I am perfectly willing not to u.o
the rest OF the names on the letterhesd
which Mr. Hoover characterlzes az las,
years robins nest" and 50 | ask Mr.
Hoover to send to me, in care OF THE
SUNS Rod and Gun editor his new letter.
head. Then we will be able to see where
and how much support Mr. Hoover has on
the present law. which permits the killing
OF does and which has resulted so far this
season in twenty-five accidents to men, two
of the accidents being fatal
The editor of the Rcd and Gun column
tells me that he is familiar with Mr.
Hoovers handwriting. When | showed 10
the editor OF Rod and Gun the letterheads
Mr.. Hoover has been using since this de.
bate, or controversy, started. the editor o,
Rod and Gun said that he himself had had
letters from Nr. Hoover on this same let
terhead, containing the same list Of names,
during the past three months Also that
l was at liberty to publish this statement.
New York. Oct. %. WHITE BIRCH