Evening star., 1926-10-20

who bring all their collections. des-
tined for the United States, there.
Hagenbach Bros. generously have
offered the free use OF this station to
the Smithsonian. It provides facil-
tiles for the care and comfort of wild
animals, which could not be had at
the regular quarantine stations main
tanned by the Government for dOmes-
tic stock.
William n. Blackburn, headkeeper
of the ZOO. and an assistant will go
to Boston to meet the ship and assist
in handling the animals.
More Space Needed.
With definite news Of the ships
progress, the Zoo has become the
scene of intense activity. 1t is neces-
sary to double up practically all the
cages. Each exhibition house Will be
made to hold as many as possible of
the new animals, and it may be nee
essary to put up some temporary
structures.
1t is planned to put the new an
imals where they will be most readily
available to the public.
The collection will be brought from
Boston by rail. 1t is believed to con
tain a considerable number of Specl-
mems never before shown in this
country, and hence will be of great
scientific as we'll as popular interest.
The expedition to Tanganyika is
the greatest wild animal hunting ex-
pedition undertaken since the Roose.
velt Smithsonian African expedition
undertaken by the former President
at the expiration of his term in the
White House.
Tanganyika Province was formerly
part of German East Africa. 1t
| had been only slightly explored and
| it's game had been protected from
hunters and collectors by rigid re-
| StrictionS. It was awarded to Great,
| Britain under the terms of the Treaty
| of Versailles and the policy Of pro-
lection was continued. Thus it re-
manned to this day with most Of
the typical African beasts undisturb-
ed. living as they lived when Living
stone and Stanley first entered the
| interior Of the dark continent. Most
| of the rest Of Africa has been over
run with hunters and collectors so
| that the big game is greatly dimin-
| ished.
Student Started More.
Last Fall young Harvard Uni
versity student came to Washington
and called on DR.. Mann. He was
w. II. Leveredge. who had been a
! soldier in the British forces in East
| Africa during the war after the de-
| feat Of the Germans had been appoint
ed deputy game warden Of Tanga-
nyika.
Leveredge told thrilling stories Of
| the virgin jungles of the new Brit.
ish possession. where the most priced
Of all wild animals could be seen in
Low II !,
| Of Tanganyika previously had not
| been realized either in the United
States or England.
DR.. Mann determined upon an ex-
| pedition and first considered the pos
sibility Of local financing. The neces-
sity for this, and the consequent long
delay. was obviated when Walter p
Chrysler. the automobile manufacture
err heard Of the project and offered
| DR.. Mann all the necessary finances
| The magnificent animal collection
and the consequent predominance of
the Washington Zoo is largely to he
considered as gift from Mr.. Chrys
Ter, who receives no recompense of
any Kind for his generosity other
than his own satisfaction over the ad
vancement OF knowledge due to the
expedition.
British Aided Trip.
The British government, through it's
! Washington embassy, cO-operat ted en-
Enthusiastically in the project and all re-
strictiOns were removed for the bene-
| fit of DR.. Mann.
The success of the expedition, it was
said at the Smithsonian. is largely cue
to DR.. Mann. who has had long expert
ence in the care of wild animals. 1t
was he who brought to the 700 it's
| largest previous single acquisition,
when he return from South America
with the Mulford expedition five years
ago. bringing a remarkable collection
Of animals, reptiles and birds from
that country. He did not lose single
animal. One sick. crying little monkey
he carried all the way wrapped in
an old stocking and it now is one Of
the healthiest inhabitants of the Zoo.
| Every animal there knows him per-
sonally and he knows every one of
them as individuals, not as geological
specimens.
, 1t will be happy day at the Zoo
when the superintendent again comes
to talk to the monkeys in a language
which they can understand and
scratch the back of the wild dog which
he nursed back to health all the way
! from South America.