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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-12
BOTH S|D[5;:lIE
SATISFIED ATH
STRIKE OU1COME.
Allied Divisions of Telegraph
ers May Join WaIkout. Vote
Favors Sympathetic Action
RAILROAD KEYMEN'S
ORDERS HIT COMPANY
Strikers Seek Aid of Con-
gress, Urge Investigation
be Pressed.

NEW YORK, June 12.-With both
sides apparently satisfied. the tele-
graDhers strike situation Is today un-
changed The Western Union stated
there was no Interference with busi-
ness and that conditions are normal.
Strike leaders said a thousand opera
tors are out here and that this num-
Der Is being increased.
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Knights rrmplar confer Order

Pendleton Commandry No. Z,
knights Templar. will meet Friday
evening in Masonic temple for CON
fcrring the Degree of the Templar on
a class of eight candidates WASH
ington Commandry No. 1 of Walla
Walla will he present to assist in the
work. A banquet viii FOLLOW the
ceremonies.
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Virtually Recognize
Omsk Government

PARIS, June I2.-Thc allies
have wired ADMIRAL kolChak that
his reply il substantially AN agree
mcnt to their PROPOSITIONS and
that they are therefore willing To
extend him the support set forth.
it is officially aqnounced to-day.
This ctinn ppreutly constitutes
Nirtl rt'cOgIliztion of the Omsk
bolShcNiki government. Earlier
unofficial reports indicated that
recognition might he withheld,
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small Towns Affected.

LOS ANGELES. June 12.--orders
TO railroad telegraphers not to ham
die Western Union messages have
been issued by their president but
have been delayed in transmission.
according to International Vice Pres
fdent Marshall OF the Commercial
Telegrapherl union. Marshall said
he received "a message over a railroad
wire saying that President Manion
had issued the orders in st Louis.
Marshall declared the orders win
close thousands of WeStern Union
offices In small towns.
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ALLIES TODAY
ENTANGLED IN
I. FRAMING REPLY
Brockdoff-R f-Rantzau May BE
Given Result OF Germany's
Proposals Tomorrow
LEAGUE MEMBERSHIP
STARTS DISCUSSION
Enemy Official Urges Trea-
ty Signing Regardless
of Answer. n

PARIS. June 1.-The big four are
apparently entangled in discussion,
and Disbursements such as have im-
mediately preceded the conclusion OF
every important subject considered
since the beginning of the peace con-
ference. This situation is reminiscent
of the closing days of the framing of
the German treaty. Following Pre-
mier Clemenceau's rejection Of the re-
vised plan for admitting Germany 70
the league of nations which is unde-
stood to have specified a date not far
distant, the big four are trying To
reach a compromises. ~
PARIS, June la sem1-officfaf
French note today stated that the al
lies reply to the German counters
have been formulated and viii be
transmitted to Observation-Disclosures
tomorrow. From the same source u
Is learned that announcement may
be expected soon that the big -four
have definitely decided to refuse rec
ignition of Admiral Kolchak.s Rus
sian government.
The big four and allied experts are
expected to complete the league OF
nations and armies OF occupation Sec
tions of the reply to the German
counter proposals today.
Sign Anyway.
BY CARL d. GROAT.
Omitted Press staff Correspondent.t
BERLIN, June 12.-Goyernor Ha-
Der of the German colonial office.
just back from assisting the peace
delegation I'm Versailles, declared his
personal view is that The treaty
should be signed regardless OF tha
allies reply to the counter proposals
"I believe IT is doubtful IL the pres
ent government could sign. the trea-
ty without fairly strong modifica-
tions If it wants to remain I'm Office
Haber added ''but it ought to sign
anyway as the entente is ready to
send its forces into Germany. or
course, the question OF signing or
not signing is up to the government
but the Versailles group has made
NO recommendation one way or afs-
Wher. Personally think the cabinet
should taxe the responsibility ins
stead of passing ii On to the nation
al assembly
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HOUSE PASSES RATE BILL
WASHINGTON, June I2.-Thc
senate today passed the Cunmins bill
restoring the railroad rate making
powers OF the Interstate commerce
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PORTLAND. June l2.-The West
ern Union said yesterday only OF
operator struck,
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SHRINERS TO PORTLAND
FOR 1920 CONVENTION

INDIANAPuLIS, June 12.-Port-
land, oregon was today selected for
the lg2o convention of Shriners.
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Vote soon.

NEW YORK, June 12.-Secretary
Shrimpton of the eastern division of
brokers tciegraphers said today n spe-
clal meeting will be called tonight or
tomorrow TO vote on the proposition
OF n sympathetic strike in aid of the
commercial telegraphers.
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Continued on page six.)
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This paper N mombcr aJsd audited
BY the Audit Bureau "a Calculations.
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The Fast Orcgonian is Eastern Ore
gon's greatest ncwspapcr and ~
selling force gives Ia iis advertisers
over twice shc circulation In Pcndle-
ton and Umatiiia county Of any other
newspaper.
The sun., 1919-07-05
TENNEY TOPS FIELD
IN GREENWICH GOLF
Gard of SI-9, ~ Is Best
Gross and Net in Big Field.

Greenwich, Conn. July I'll. S.
Tenney took first honors in Class A for
the qualifying round OF the Converse
cup golf tournament at the Greenwich
Country Club to-day. His card showed
SIS. ~ for eighteen holes.
The following scores were turned in
for Glass A III. S. Tenney SIS, 70: w.
NJ. Bennett, S7-l4. 70: l.. S. Mitchell.
ss-lt. IS; p. r. Bonner. sS--13. IL w.
II. Croft, ST., 16: II. Gillian, Si-s.
IS: Duncan Edwards. ss-13, 20; z. b.
Carhard. ST., IS; ]. ID. Chapman, So
5, rs: c. NJ. Chester. s2-14. IS; f. p.
Lynde. So. 7s DR.. c. L. Martin. SIS
3. 10; @. W. Vanderhoef. Jr., SIS. so ;
r. T. McGusty, ?6--l5, 81 7. G. Bogue.
$50. so; c. Truesdale, SIS, SO.
In Class y the following qualified for
match play: II. i. Morse, $50. 73 /;
Z. s. Street, Ss-lS, IS; 5. Prentice. 81
--lS. rs: J. Fl. Reldheh, $50, rs
r. p. futile, $50, IS; G. d. Deber.
$50. so: A. W. Johnston. 9S--iS. so ;
w. s. Norton. 1910. 81: II. p. Silleck.
Jr.. lo0-lS. So; J. II. Crawford. 9S-
is, So; E. II. Peters. 10l-1s, 50; A NJ.
Perkins. lois, SO; w. r. Honan, 90
l6. IS: D. Armstrong, 1870. 50: ".
Webb. 1918, 81; A c. Pier. 100
l6, 81,
The sun., 1919-07-05
FRENCH GOLFERS
DEFEAT AMERICANS
Score OUer A. E. F. Team in
Interallied Meet.

PERsHTSG STADIUM, Thursday. July 3.
The French team won the golf title
by defeating the Americans to-day in
the interallied golf competition over the
La Boulie links. near Versailles, held
In connection with the intsrailied games
here.
In the m!ddlewelght boxing class
Lagan, America. won over Suain, Bel
GUM, by default. Thomas, France. was
given the decision IN a ten round con-
test with Harris OF Canada.
In the welterweight class Atwood,
Canada. won over Slavau OF Roumanla,
who conceded the bout in the second
round. -Prunier. France won over eau
sort. Belgium, by default.
The horse riding committee announced
to-day that through an error I'VE more
points should be credited to Comman-
dant Deisoras OF France in yesterday s
jumping contest. This revision gives
France first place in the team compe-
tition. America is tied with Belgium
for second place.
In the individual horse jumping con-
test Commandant Deisoras won first
prize. Lieut.-Col. Chamberlain. America,
and Major Morel. Belgium, were tied
for second place.
The sun., 1919-07-05
WALKER NEAR PAR
ON EKWANOK COURSE
Plus Three in DOGGY Handicap
lie Wins From Big Field
by 4 Up.
sp,cinl Dt.pntch 10 rnr srx.

MANCHESTER. VT. July A. L.
Walker. Jr., of the Richmond County
Country Club. playing almost the par
three strokes this morning and finished
four up on the Colonel. thus leading a
field OF sixty golfers in the annual
Independence Day DOGGY Handicap at
the Ekwanok Country Club
The course and weather were ideal for
scoring and Walker was just a little
better than he has been for the last few
days. J. l.. Becker Of Pinehurst and
II. i. Patton OF the San Jose Golf Club.
were tied TO- second place at two up.
Summary Of the better scores;
A. l.. Walker. Richmond County. Plus ;.
up; r. u. Patton, San Jose. s. UP; c. L.
Becker, Plnshurs,, 3. up; W. H, Well
c ETo the Country club. s"en: q. 1.
Forman Hartford, s. even: p. D. Pointer.
sciot6. J. down: f IL r. por,.r is. e SR
wanok, ~. doyn: W. A; Barber, Ek-
wanok. o: down: L Powell. Mohawk. s.
y. II. Jeffrey, sciOto, q. down: J. R.
Bowker. Woodland. II, s. down: NJ; W.
pewart, Winchester. 8, down; F. A.
uaynor, Apawamis. 8. down.
The low handicap men were just out
! side the prizes in the best ball four
some gold competition this afternoon.
r. B. Paten OF the San Jose Golf Club
and T. A Gaynor of Apawamis. with
! an allowance Of eight strokes. returned
the lowest net at IS. The better results
follow:
R. h. Pater. san lose. and F. A. Gay
nor, Apawamis, SIS, 7S 4. L. Walker
! Jr., Richmond County, and W. A. Barber
", Ekwenok, Is plus /; e; W, z. Trges'
Brook. and VI. X. Cleverly, Crescent st-"s
! 7e W. X. Qulho". Mohawk, and n. D.
| Hubs Antlers, SILL, II: c. l. Becker
Pinehurst. and Burton Preston. Mansfield
S5--7. IS; a. J. Mcclure, Lakewood. and
Il. 7. Lee. Northampton. So. 10: Jame'
/ Barber. Englewood. and 7. r. Bowker
Woodland. SOIL, 70; c. II. Porter. Jr.
| Ekwanok, and X. b. Manning, Toledo, 90
| $, SO, J. a. Allen, Raltusrol. and F. r
| Vanderhoef. EkwanolE. 90. So: NJ b
Johnson, Msyneld, and e. T. Lancaster
| Brae Burn. $40, 50; J. d. Beais, Jr,
Ekwanok, and J. J, Jeffreys, scioto. o.
The sun., 1919-07-05

moose wandering In Berkshire, ana per-
haps browsing over the range OF tho New
York side. They are, TO be sure, an "es-
cape" from the old william c. whitney
game preserve on October Mountain. near
Lenox. Four got loose ten years ago. One
was shot; for which the hunters we're hned
$3.50 apiece. Since then the remaining
three have roamed In comparatively SAFE
ty. and increased their tribe. The auto
mobile tourists do not see them. but they
are here.
Gray OF Timber Wolf Killed.
More surprising than tho moose, how
ever. was the animal shot by the game
keeper for the New Marlboro Game Asso-
ciation (composed of n group of New
Workers who own 5000 acres of wild
country east OF Great Barrington) on tile
second day of December, 1913.
This animal had got into the Enclosure
had killed and was carrying on a nfteen-
pound goose. Cornered at a fence he
could not jump. the animal turned saw
egely on the gamekeeper, who gave 1t
ing Its head OF.
1T was q gray. or timber, wolf
don't know how long II is since .
but don't remember hearing of such
case. Certainly, the skin of this animal,
stretched and dry on the barn door. was
the nrst one | ever raw east Of the Mich
igan pine plains. 1t was big fellow
zoe. an inch or two over the standard.
when a snow-shoe tramp in the beau
tlful Berkshlres' Includes the POSSIBILITY
OF crossing the track OF n bull moose ana
connecting up with q timber wolf. things
are iapsing back century,"
New. YORK, July 2. f. T. D.
The sun., 1919-07-05
WRIGHT AND HALL
VICTORS AT TENNIS
Defeat Little and Mahan i'm
Exhibition Doubles at
Glen Cove.

Beals Wright. former national cham
pion. and Waiter Merrill Hail. Middle
States champion, defeated Raymond d.
Little and Lyle Il. Mahan yesterday In
an exhibition doubles match on tho turf
at the Nassau Country Club, Glen Cove,
Lond Island. The winners took the
match in straight sets at 6--1, 6-1,
c..
For men that had not been playing to-
gether Wright and Hall showed some re-
markable teamwork. Wrights accuracy.
court generalship and steadiness worked
in exceptionally we'll with Halls speed
and powerful driving Should the team
play together throughout the season Il
would be a mighty hard combination TO
beat.
No matches were played in the resula
invitation tournament at the club. Pell
and Hall we're scheduled TO meet in the
final round OF the singles. but Pell was
unable TO make arrangements to get 20
the courts. The doubles were not played
because Leonard Beekman, who Is
teamed with Hail. was compelled to re-
main away.
The sun., 1919-07-05
ALL M0NTCLAIR ON LINKS.
Morning and Afternoon Matches
In Plenty Decided.
Special Despdfch 10 The ST,

MoNrcLAIR. y. J.. July 4.-1ndepend-
ence Day golf matches on the Montclair
Golf Club links were numerous. there
being many events for the stay at homes
In the morning, There was also n sweep
stakes IN two classes. The scores:
r. B stuart sos. 20: J. Noyes. So, 70;
H. 5 Mcclure, SS--l4.74: J. Hodsson, S0-5; rs
W II. Ciough, eo--l5. rs.
class B-H Dewart. S5-ls. CO; II. D. Camp
hell 30 ~, u: r. G. Braire, ss--ls, %; A
L. Person. SOL. 70.
A fterroon-Clsss Ar. IL Carmichael, 81
H. IS; X G. Kerr, Sill, -: F $. Whitney
9!--l5, 20; J, Moves. So. 70.
Class nv. T. smith, Sis, 70; p J.
Dnkins, 1880. 70; c. b. Harrison. e6-
20. -; A. l.. Pierson. S?--l7, "a.
Bes: Selected score-Clas Al Noycs
"a, Il; =. c. Kerr, IS. 7?; p Harrison
rs. 70: II J. Wright. rs. 70,
Class &c. b Harrison, 75--a, q; A. l.
Person. S-s. 20; B. G. Bralns, $50, u.
The sun., 1919-07-05
PRESIDENTS TROPHY
FOR w. ACKERMAN
Plainfieid Golfers Start Cham
pionship Play.

PLArSFIELD, n. j.. July 4.-In the first
round OF play for thS club championship
Of the Plainheld Country Club to-day @.
F. Schoonmaker beat S. II. Patterson. 4
and 2 r. s, Rowland beat A. l.. Seidler,
and 4. j. +. Stevens. Jr.. beat ]. w.
Baker. ! and 8 .. o. Rogers beat II. r.
Stockton. l up. In the seml-finals r. g.
Rowland beat G. r. Shoemaker, 4 and
3 J. 7. Stevens, Jr,, beat u. o. Rogers,
l UP.
Warren Alderman was the winner OF
the presidents trophy. being up on par
with a handicap OF 10. Robert +. De
Gran was second, being up. with a
handicap Of 2.
J. T. Stevens. Jr.. won the driving con-
test. his aggregate score for three drives
being 5ss. w T. Kaufman was second
with 534 and A, W. Drake third with n
52s. f. NJ. Fargo, Jr., won the sweep
stakes event with a net score OF IS.
The sun., 1919-07-05
HEMPHuL GOLF VICTOR.
Captures Flag Competition q
Spring Lake.
Special Despa,cA 10 THE sux

SPRING LAKE. N. J., July 4.-AieredIti,
Hemphill OF New York to-day carried
on the honors in the play at the Spring
Lake Golf and Country Club. He fin.
ished first In the flag tournament and
tied for first honors In the Sweepstakes
with E. A. Cond!t, Jr.. and George F.
johnson. The scores In the flag tourna-
ment follow: Hemphill. %. 1874: f.
a. Condit. Jr.. %. 1870: George F.
johnson. -. 1870; William G. Rossi.
ter, q. 1876; L. L. Thomas, 70. IS
go; c. ii. Wellington, 70. 20-s2; WILL
lam II. Irvine, 70. 2i-96.
Three players finished with scores
lower than par for the course In the
Sweepstakes. Hemphill scored sl-l2. 60
f. A. Condit. Jr.. Sis. II; George F,
johnson. 90-iS, -; Walter T. Fahy
and Alexander II. Jameson tied for
fourth place. Fahy's score was s2-s, rs
Jameson. STA, 70. c. ii. Wellington
won frst honors in Glass II over +. /.
Fuller, the formers score was $50, ~
and Fuller's i0l-2- "a
The sun., 1919-07-05
MURDOCH TAKES HANDICAP.
Card of s3-IB, OS Best OF Golf
Field at Nassau.

In Ned OF moro than forty players
l. c. Murdoch, rated at is in the club
handicap list, captured the Independence
Day Handicap at eighteen holes NJ the
Nassau Country Club yesterday. lie had
= round OF SO. which gavs him net OF
ss. two strokes ahead Of George A
Dixon, Jr.. and william Black, This
pair had cards OF If. 20 and s2--l2
10 respectively. Dixon's score being the
low gross OF the day.
The following finished with a net OF
rs or better: L. c. Murdoch. S3-l5. IS
George A. Dixon. III. 10; William
Black. SEE. 10; II. T Dickinson, SIS
rs. 70: Samuel MeCullage. so-16, "a
W. l.. Ball. so--l6. "a; S. J. Frost, 81
IL. rs; John r. Maxwell. SIT. rs.
The sun., 1919-07-05
Y0UNTAKAH SCORES LOW.
DR.. HeIsnrich. With Handica p.
Outdoes Par by 3.
Special Despatch 10 THE SUI

PAssAIc. y. j.. July 4.-Some of the
seasons best scores were recorded in
the Independence Day eighteen holes
handicap on the Yountakah Country
Club links to-day. eleven members re-
turning net scores under rs.
DIR. Charles II. Helenrich surprised
the handicapping committee with a net
81, eight strokes below par. and won
the event easily. his nearest competitors
being fve strokes away. Walter O..
Pfeil had the best gross score. ~. Best
cards turned In included
DR.. Charles II. Helsnrich, el-27. 81;
Jock Dubois. Sis. CO; James p. Ed
wards. $50, 50; Richard Van TasselL
SIS. 20; ]. II Warren, 81. 20; l..
p, doodspeed. S3--l2. II: Waiter O. Pfeil.
Tt--S, II: Edward Poor, Jr., S3-i?, -;
II. II, Terhune, ss-27. 72 r. W. Brown,
sS-22, AZ william II. Speeding, lol-
The sun., 1919-07-05
Non Tennis Colun for Youth Nassau Players Golf Final
STEARNS AND WHITE
TO CLASH ON LINKS
Nassau Stars Meet To-day in
Final Round Of Invitation
Tourney at ShackamaxOn.
nv INyIs BROWN.

WEsrTuE1p, n. J., July 81. N.
stearns, Jr, and Gardiner w. White,
both OF the Nassau Country Club. are
the finalists for the invitation golf tour
pament at tho Shackamaxon Country
Club Each succeeded in travelling
safely through the second and third
round OF play to-day, though bit OF
rough and rather unexpected going was
encountered by Stearns before he I'm
, lshed.
1t came in the match between the
Nassau entry and w. r. Donahue. one
of the coming youngsters Of the Shack
amazon club. Stearns met him in the
afternoon after he had disposed of J. j.
Kane, Weequahic champion. In q 3 ana
/ 2 decision. While the intense heat was
anything but favorable for the game.
| Stearns was forced to step along Mt his
| very best gait TO get the decision.
Starting of briskly, neither OF the
players WAS able to pick up any consid-
erablc advantage at any point on the first
| half. Both players were Keeling of hole
| after hole right around par all the time.
| BY the time they had flnished'the seven
teenth hole they were on exactly even
terms, though Donahue stood 1 STROKE UP
| on medal play. with 4 needed on the
| eighteenth to finish In rs. stroke bet
ter than Stearns had scored in winning
| tho qualifying round on Thursday.
stearns wins at Eighteenth.
with no particular advantage marking
their drives Stearns got the advantage.
however. on the second shot. He reached
the green and stuck, whereas Donahue
| trickled across into high grass. This
slip proved fatal. Stearns ran up a nice
approach putt and holed his I. giving
| him a total Of IS for the round. DonR-
hue needed two puts after chipping
back on and scored to quit even
In strokes. but down in match play.
Stearns's tearnmate. White, found
considerably easier sailing in making his
way along to the final round. In the
morning he met H. s. Baird. another OF
Shackamaxon's youngsters. But the
| Nassau star was much too fast for the
| youngster. He won, and Z, leading
| from the start
In the afternoon White encountered
d. r. Meigs OF Merton. The Philadel
phian gave a somewhat better account
Of himself, but was unable to hold
White in check. The latter settled
things on the fifteenth green, winning
and 4.
In the other morning matches Dona
hue beat a clubmate, Mark Townsend
and 4. Meigs got to the semi-nnals b,
eliminating A. C. Willis, another Shack
amazon youth. The margin of this de-
c!slon and 6.
stearns and White meet Saturday
morning at IL o'clock to work out 9
decision in the final match. In addition
TO this contest an eighteen hole media
play handicap affair will be sta ed. The
| summaries:
Second Round. n. stearn,. Jr.. Mas
| sau beat J. J. Kane weequahic, and 2
w. +. Donahue. Shackamaxon. beat NAH
| Townsend. Shackamaxon. s and 4: Gardi,
| ner White. Nassau. beat H g. Baird
| shAckamaxon, and :: d. IT, Meigs
Merton, beat A. C. Wills, Shackamaxon
4 and 3.
Third Round-s;earns bea. Donahue,
up; White beat Msigs, s and =.
The sun., 1919-07-05
YATES WINS ON LINKS
Takes 80 Hole Competition at
GIenridEe Country Club.

GLESgIpoE. n. j.. July &C. w.
Yates won the SO hole competition on
tho G.enridge Country Cub links to-day
with i3S. Tie scores: e.. W. Yates.
Is4-45-13S; II. l.. Snyder. i70-SO-l40
Is. A. Gibson, l7+-34-lt0; @. d. White,
l7s-38-14i; II. Fl. Londen, l54-l2-1l2
II. s. Palmer. lss-54-l42; r. W. Cong
don. Jr.. 1sS-22-l4S; C. A. Hungertord,
iss-i2-l4s; ]. r. Hale. Iso-l0-lb0.
In the IS hole competition In the
morning C.. A Hungerford had best net
score. 90. G. d. White led In the after
noon. with 81, while for the best Sc
lected score II. r. Londen won. with 90.
The sun., 1919-07-05
TENNIS PLAY AT MoNTCLAIR.
Two Rounds Decided for Club
Cham piOnship.

MoETCLATR. n. j., July 4.--The Mont
clair Athletic Clubs tennis championship
began to-day. the second round being
reached in the singles while ono match
was played In the doubles The sum-
mar!ee:
First Round sinEles-Sele- beat Hoffman,
a. 5-l: Wyeth beat Hutchinson, 81. OIL:
Olsner beat Osborne 90, G-i: +. g. Richie
boat Talley, Is, So, 81: Hayden beat
Glenn "a 81; L. G. French beat wIllett,
ley beat French. "a, a.?
second Round-Macburney beat Seller. 80.
81. -. 49,,
and Derrien. Ga 90.
The sun., 1919-07-05

TENDER. 1909. of the taking OF Ave lynx.
Perhaps Mr. Whish will be Interested
land hills, the authority for the statement
being Walter Pritchard Eaton. Mr.. Eaton
writes In The Bulletin of the American
Game Protective Association as follows.
"A good many furs that we foudly i'm
agine brought in by dog-sled to a Hudson
Bay trading post are like good deal OF
They were brought In to the N. Y. N. X.
q II. r. r. station by Ford automobile.
No doubt they make quite as good NUTS
THE real point 10 that after almost
sections OF New York and New England
they are wilder than they were a Rener-
THE combined drain of population to
beslnninF to show dchn!ts results in the
fauna OF our countryside.
THE decrease of the human population
means hrst abandoned farms then farms
disappearing in scrub forest, then, In many
eases the purchase OF thousands Of these
abandoned acres for game preserves. and.
nnaly, the temperance within almost
one hundred hui .S miles OF New York city Of
Mississippi and north of the st. Law
we are even rebrceding a race Of pro-
fessional trappers up here in the Berl-
shires; In single season from one VII
lage In northwestern Connecticut $4,000
worth OF furs was shipped to New York
Just before the war. The last winter. with
pelts at phenomenally high value a
prime black skunk even bringing Sc and
good red fox more than sac, the record
is likely to be beaten.
II have tramped the New England roads
for more years than care to confess and
! know that foxes were never 20 comm
as they are at present. Indeed. to their
gres' number, and the great number OF
goShaws In recent years. and to the Sc
verify of the previous winter. is probably
due tho sadly diminished number OF par
trtdgeS. pheaBants and rabbits throughout
York.
But II is not alpine the foxes which
are coming back, and the deer. ] saw
Two does and a fawn cross the highway
In October, not a half mile from Bedford
village, in Westchester. in broad daylight;
and on my own farm in Berkshire County,
Mass. beside the state road to Stockbrldgc
ana Lenox. deer came into my garden to
eat beet tops and string beans while we
watched from the windows. glad to lose
the beans In order to see the deer But
larger and more dangerous game is com
Moose in the Berkshires.
Last March, for example saw huge
tracks In my orchard aud thought them
made by COW TIL 7 realized e must
have been the COW that jumped over the
moon. for this animal had cleared a four
bar fence In clean bound OF fifteen feet.
II was "A moose.
There are. at present. so far as the
same wardens can estimate. thirteen