Arizona republican., 1919-12-20

worth a good deal of money. There ia nearly much meat on an elk as on a COW. The teeth are worth from fir teen to twenty-five dollars. and rtha head and hide are also valuable. A fine bull elk, if wholly utilized. might bring S150. It is against the law to sell an elk. but such a law may of course be evaded.
 It is estimated that the pot hunters have killed about four thousand elk in Montana already, and they have wounded another two thousand It is said that large parties were formed to lie in wait for the frenzied ani- mals as they crossed the park line. The hunters fired into the herds by volleys, so that many wounded anil mals ran away and were never fol- lowed up.- There was one herd of about 400 elk which inhabited certain mountain in the park Many parties used to go out and see this herd. which was an especially fine one. The ami mals became so tame that they would let an automobile drive quite close TO them When the big snow came. this herd crossed the line into Montana Within four hours, it is said. every one of the 100 elk was dead.
 The most pressing need is for an em- urgency appropriation of fifty or a hundred thousand dollars with which
  and in Jackson Hole. Tn addition 10 this if the elk are to be saved. Con gross should appropriate few hun dred thousand dollars with which to buy farms both in Wyoming and in Montana. If this were done, the elk could be fed in hard winters. An ap- propriation amounting to perhaps two or three sents per capita for the Amer jean people, would make the elk safe for all time.
 Two other things the Park Servics wants It wants the Montana open season for elk shortened to a month at most. And it wants to have the Teton game preserve made a. part or the Yellowstone National park. The reason for this latter proposal is that the settlers in Jackson Hole and ad- jacent country are always agitaang for the abolition of the game preserve, so that they may use the land as cat- tie range. Once this game preserve was made a part of the national park system, it would belong to the people of the United States-and incidentally to the elk-for all time.
 Answers to Questions
 Q. What Is the average income of the American family? E. l.. T.
 A. The Department of Labor says the average family in the United States, at the present time, has an
  S2,500 per year.
 Q. What seaport does the greatest business in the world? S. K.
 A. New York is by far the first commercial city in the world. The total commerce of the port of New York for 1917 was valued at s4,3si.31s,- 900 which may be compared with Lon don's commerce of s2.665. .993,0 900 for the year 1916. Liverpool ranks third.
 Q. Has the opening of the Panama Canal been of any value to Australia: D. T. T.
 A. Australia and New Zealand ex- perienced a great change in trades routes since the opening of the canal. Formerly commerce between Australia and England was carried on by way of the Suez canal The opening If the new waterway brought Australia and New Zealand 1,200 miles nearer to London.
 c. Can you suggest something other than jewelry that would make a use full Christmas gift for young man? J. H.
 A. Any of the following articles might be useful to a young man: an umbrella, a pocketbook or bill folder a silver cigarette case. a smoking stand. a scarf, gloves, initialed hand kerchiefs.
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