Arizona republican. [volume], May 04, 1908, Page 7, Image 7

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THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, 3IODAY MOKMXV 3IAY 4, 1008
A PLEA FOR
WILD PIGEONS
For Protection Against
' Wanton Slaughter
A Few Facts Concerning
Their Names and Migrat
ing Habits.
To the Editor of The Republican, sir:
Now that the northern flight of the
wild "doves" and "white winas" has
begun, may I be permitted to offer a
few remarks pertinent to this kind of
game, more particularly in favor of
its protection against complete exter
mination? Having been taught, from
earlv boyhood, to tram; over hill and
dale in cuest if game. I was always
admonished never to bag tnore game
than was actually needed.
Judging from this standpoint you
will readily understand why I take
such interest in this matter. Accord
ing to my method of reasoning the wild
pigeon needs as yiueh protection as the
wild duck, the wild turkey, or deer,
quail, grouse, prairie chicken, etc.
Cannot a law be enacted limiting the
bagging of this kind of game to fifty
birds per day for each person, or some
tiling similar to the law relating to
quail, so that the game butchers may
be prevented from doing such wanton
slaughter? Why not limit the shoot
ing of wild pigeons from April 15th to
August 1.1th, and make the closed sea
son from August 16th of one vear to
April 14th of the next year following?
Likewise preventing the sale or barter
of such came? Let us be true sports
men and not wholesale pot-hunters or
hogs. The practice of hunters killing
from two hundred to six hundred wild
pigeons in one day appears to me to
be unreal and inhuman, tending rather
to encourage others to excel in this
needless killing of birds. This is not
true sport. I call it plain, downright
d.-.-tructiveness. or murder! The fair
minded sportsman satisfies himself
with winging a bountiful number of
birds, and does not shoot for the sake
f seeing how many he can get at one
tand.
I venture to assert that if the whole
sale slaughter of these wild pigeons
oi-tinues so unmercifully for the next
f'-w years as has been done in the past,
;il, bearing in mind that the number
of hunters increases each successive
year in - equal proportion, they will
have become almost extinct within the
next forty to fifty years, or perhaps
e-irliei. and then tilere will be a repe
lion'of e--.o t!y the same conditions as
thry now exist in the central and
astern states, namely, a woeful scare-
Kinetic Energy
Kinetic is a good word. It
means "powcrto make things
go." A fat bank account, a
rock on the edge of a hill,
a barrel of gunpowder, and
SCOTT'S EMULSION all
contain "kinetic energy,"
so the professor tells us.
Power is stored up in
Scott's Emulsion
This force let loose in the
system of the consumptive
gives him the strength to
take on new flesh. It is a
powerful flesh-producer.
Ail DrugguU; 50c. and $1.00.
Whmn in L, Antli
Stop at thm
Hotel
Westminister
European Plan
Sl.OO pr day anal uo
With b.h S1.50 and up
Moderate Priced Cafe
Unexcelled Cuisine
Centrally Located
100 Rooms with Bath
4tK and Main Sts.
Los Angeles, Cal.
F. O. JOHNSON
r roprietor
ity of these birds, brought about
through utter jieglect in failing to pro
vide for their protection. Let us take
warning from the experiences of our
eastern neighbors. It is a lamentable
fact that the eastern states had but
few game laws previous to the year
1ST6. hence the scarcity of "furs, fins
and feathers" in those sections. Then
let us, while the opportunity presents
itself, protect this feathered tribe. I
call upon that true and gentlemanly
sportsman. Captain Crenshaw, prese
senting the territorial legislature from
this county, to interest himself in be
half of this humane raise.
The lessons taught nie in my youth
have always stood me in good stead.
Only once, however, did 1 break tl
game laws. This incident happened
away up in Aroostook county. Maine,
in November. 1S7S, at a time when
large game in thiit region was decid
edly much more plentiful than it is at
the present time. The laws but then
recently enacted, allowed the killing
of one moose, or deer, per day to each
num. There were five in our party,
including our old friend, guide and
trapper. Joe Murphy, from Kangor,
since deceased, whose fame as a stalk
er was world-wide. It appeared that
the moose all came my way. and 1 des
patched them in their order of appear
ance, since no one in our party had
succeeded in getting within good range
for the desired results. The third an
imal, however, played "possum on me.
While in the act of using my 8-inch
bowie (the 44-inch rifle standing
against a tree some ten feet distant)
the bull moose jumped up between me
and the rifle and charged against me.
My only protection lay in making for
the nearest pine tree. The 'wounded
animal then wedged its antlers against
that tree, finally extricating itself, and
moving hurriedly in the opposite di
rection from that in which it came.
Remember please, that magazine rifles
were not generally in use during those
davs and that the time consumed in
running for that sun and re-loading it
was one of the quickest .acts of my
life. The second attempt., to tip jnv
X-incii bowie proved more successful
than the first. Tr-e hunt on that day
w.is continued until late in the after
noon, when it again became my good
fortune to ,'iiqtroac'i within shooting
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We cure all diseases without drugs or
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can be had at offices of this iaM-r or
by writing to M- A. Lesem, Mgr.,
Kneipp Sanitarium, San Diego, Calif.
on the positive guarantee
that if it does not give satis
faction we will return the
entire amount of money paid
us for it. We mean this
and ask all those who are
sick and need strength to try
it with this understanding.
A. L. Boehmer. Phoenix. Arizona.
Southern California Advertisements.
range of the fourth animal, which I
brought down by hitting in the upper
left hand shoulder, -penetrating into
the vital region of its heart.. Having
been ignorant of the law relating to
the shooting of moose, I very incau
tiously Informed the game warden that
1 had secured the four moose and was
taken into custody. I was however
Immediately released upon my own
recognizance and through the inter
vention of legal and official friends,
by the payment of a nominal tine, and
returned homeward bound. Our guide.
Murphy, knew the law and had intend
ed asking me to divide up the game
equally among our party, thus avoid
ing detection, but the game warden
arrived in our midst before he had
that opportunity. We were a'owed to
take the game. Kver since that occur
rence I have always faithfully observed
and respected the game laws of the
localities in which I hunted.
It is scarcely needless to state that
I am and always shall be. in favor of
protecting our wild game to the fullest
extent of the law.
Why the local hunters persist in call
ing these birds wild "doves" or "white
wings" is beyond the ken of the ornith
ologist. . They are called passenger
pigeons (ectopistes migratorious of the
family Columbidae) or wild pigeon.
There are upward of three hundred
birds of this order that are listed, but
only twelve species are found in North
America. The wild pigeon migrates
north from Brazil and Central Ameri
ca to Montana, Washington and Ore
gon, or thereabouts, and thence south
ward again to near the equator, with
the seasons, always following the
warn zones. It breeds late in, the win
ter or early in spring, in far osuthern
latitudes, . and w hen the young are
strong enough for distant flight, the
litigatory Instinct asserts Itself late in
March and early in April, preserving
the In migrations northward in large
numbers, feeding all the while, until
late in August, when the southern
flight begins. They do not remain
long in one place when returning.
There are also a few stragglers that
remain in this 'latitude during the
winter .'norths.
The wild pigeon is about twelve to
fourteen inches in length. The male
has upper parts bluish slate, shaded
with olive gray on its back and shoul
ders, metallic violet, gold and green
ish reflections on the back and sides
of its head. The wing covets with vel
vety black spots, throat bluish slate,
quickly shading into a rich reddish
buff on breast, and paling into white
underneath; the middle tail feathers
are black, fading from pearlish into
white. Th" female possesses the Maine
characteristics, except that the upper
parts are washed with more olive
brown: has less frrcdeseence; breast
pale grayish brown fading to white
underneath. The "white wing" of the
family Columbidae bears a striking re
semblance to the male members of
ectopistes, although of a slightly dif
ferent species. It is a male bird, hav
ing a baud of white along its tail
feathers and several white feathers in
its wings, hence the term "white
wings." It is a larger bird than those
previously described, and appears
little later in the season ill this lati
tude than the others.
A noted ornithologist has truly said:
"Vhe modern mind, accustomed to deal
ty with pitfiTrf-reinnarrrs of feathered
races can scarcely grasp the vast num
bers of these birds that once made our
land the sportsman'-s paradise. Unlim
ited' netting has resulted in sending
over one million pigeons to market
from a, single roost in one year, leaving
perhaps as many more wounded birds
and starving almost helpless squabs
behind, until the poultry stalls became
so glutted with pigeons that the low
price per barrel scarcely paid for their
transportation, and they were fed to
the hogs. This abominable practice of
netting and promiscuous killing of
wild pigeons discontinued only because
there were no other flocks left to cap
ture or It:!!, and the few remaining
birds were driven to farther southerly
latitudes to change their habits and
live chiefly in couples. The extermin
ation of the passenger pigeon has pro
gressed so rapidly that it has become
as scarce as the great auk along the
coasts."
There is a vast difference between the
passenger pigeon and the small mourn
ing dove (zenaidura niacroura) seen
in this latitude from March to Novem
ber. The band-tailed or whilecollared
pigeon (Columba fasciata) is mostly
confined to the mountainous regions,
when acorns are abundant. It is of
the same size as the domestic pigeon.
L. X. JKSl'NOFSKY.
o
While Cambric
10 BOLTS -OF NICE BLEACH
ED CAMBRIC Fully 36 inches
wide and just right for summer
Undergarments. regular 10c
grade Monday at. yard 7
II. -
T .1
Wash Fabrics
THOUSANDS OF YARDS . OF
COTTON CHALLIES AND
SCOTCH ; LaWNS In a vast
assortment of light and dark
patterns, figured and floral ef
fect, suitable for Kimonos and
House loesses for 3Iondar at,
ard
J
Millinery at Exceedingly Attractive Prices
i Off Monday
On every single solitary
pattern hat in the House,
regular prices ranging from
$8.50 to $40.
Every one different and
exclusive in style, made of
xthe finest materials, in the
season's richest and most
fashionable colors.
St
Our Free Daily MarKet Letter m dry ENOUGH
fOR ANDY GARClAi
mailed every -light after the close, is the only way for out-of-town traders
to keep j.osied. Write for it. Also our book. "How to Buy and Sell Mining
Steii..." only Mining Brokers in jLos Angeles operating private wire to
Sin Francisco and Xew York.
Los Angeles Stock Brokerage Co.
citizens' Natl Bank Bldg.
Los Angeles, Cal.
HOLLENBECK HOTEL
" LOS ANGELES.
A. C Ullicke. John
TWO NEW ELEVATORS. NEW FIRE PROOFING.
NEW FURNITURE. NEW PLUMBING.
Fifty Thousand Dollars worth of improvements made this season
for the comfort, safety and convenience of our guests.
- HEADQUARTERS FOR ARIZONIANS.
SANTA CATALINA ISLAND
Reason 1S8.
GREATEST FISHING TOURNAMENTS.
Auspices "Tuna" and "Light Tackle Clubs," Boating. Bathing, Hunt-
ii g. (iolf. Tennis, etc. .
CANVAS CITY Hundreds of tents in shady groves.
HOTEL METROPOLE European and American :dan.
ISLAND VILLA HOTEL Rooms single. $3.00 per week upwards:
V " wVlTE FOR INTERESTING PRINTED MATTER.
BANNING COMPANY, 104 Pacific Electric Bulling, Los Anegles, Calif.
REMEMBER TL
seasonand we cannot be undersold. . ,
Redewill Music Co.
14 Mananrl 1a (turvius Three Dlvl
ot ureat riarry.
It takes a pretty drv town to keep
Andy Garcia sober. Phoenix is not dry
enough with its three davs of saloon
closing for Andy was locked up yes
terday as drunk as he had ever been
seen. And, Andy has been seen as
drunk as any man ever was who was
afterward resuscitated.
For a lew dai s before the local op
tion eelction Andy was asked how he
intended to vote. He replied, "whisky."
"Xow, Andy." said the interlocutor,
"I've been looking over the county
books and I find that you have cost
the county $100 in the last year with
your .drinking. What are you going
to do about it? Don't vou think that
J 100 is a rood deal of money for one
i man to cost the county? If every oth
j er citizen should be such a burden.
this county would be bankrupt in six
j months."
j "How much do yon say 1 cost the
: countv?" asked Andr.
"One hundred dolars," was the re
ply plainly spoken.
"Did you take out all the work I did
for the county, cleaning the court
house plaza and sweeping about the
Jail?" asked And v.
"EVERYTHING MUSICAL" i
Xavajo banketsl, baskets, drawn
work, ostrich plumes, art leather
goods being sold at a sacrifice at auc
tion today at Old Mission Curio, 4:30
and 7:30 l. m.
Wm. P. Cruma Hay and .Grain Co.
sells Arizona Oranges, $2.50.
I'eople desiring rooms for summer
can get them at Hotel Adams, with
bath, single or en suite, from $15 per
month up. European cafe now open.
You are invited to call, inspect the
rooms and visit cafe.
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25c Monday
For the free and unrestrict
ed choice of any Wire' Hat
frame in stock either white
or black, and never retailed
short pf 50c.
This offer is a strictly
one-day affair. We shall
positively refuse to sell them
for less than 50c after Mon
day. Ou choice of any untrimmed Straw
Shape in stock. This includes all
the popular shapes, regularly priced
from $1.00 to $5.00.
Corsets
A DAINTY NEW LINE OF SUM
MER CORSETS Made of fine
(luality Batiste, top prettily lace
trimmed, finished with front and
side Hose Supporter attachments,
regularly sold at T.',c Monday at.
pair 4l)C
Children's Hosiery
-LAD AND LASSIE" STOCKINGS
FOR BOYS .AND GIRLS The bet
ter kinds, extra stout at the knee,
heel and toe. stainless black, per
fectly seamless, sizes 6 to lo and
well worth 20c for ome dav at.
J"lir 12 1 2o
Pillow Cases
BEST 15c READY-FOR -USE PIL
LOW CASES Size 42x36 and
4"..3i). made with broad hem and of
Al quality cotton Monday only at,
t-nuitt' 10
NO MORE THAN 6 TO ANYONE.
Clnny Laces
OHUNDREDS OF YARDS OF LIN
EN CLUNY LACES In white or
I ecru, a score of decidedly new pat
terns In Bands and Edgings from
2 to 5 inches in width, actually
worth 2"c or more Monday only at.
ard 10
$3-50 $3 .52-50
T ARGE operations and wholesale handlings reduce
- ' costs. Flour by the barrel costs less than by the
paper bag. This explains why "Queen Quality" Oxfords
can be bought for $2.50 to $3.50 a pair; it's very much
the biggest women's shoe business in the world.
Our present ste'n contains all
style of leather you may desin
nix.
sizes and all widths in every
We alone sell them in Hhoe-
CREG ALS"
FOR MEN AND WOMEN
our sales of "Kegals"
break all records. Thai
isn't such a remarkable
l;ite!in nt. when yo;i con
sider the all-round superi
ority of Kegals.
The first tiling that is
making Kegals so popular
here i their genuine c
toni style. Kegal styles
arc nothing less than ac
curate reproductions of
the newest and most ex
clusive models, of the best
custom bootmakers.
Kegal quality of mate
rials and honesty of con
struction are important
things. The parts you can
not see are just as hon
estly built as the visible
parts, and the quality ,,f
every material In Kegals is top-grade.
No one else in Phoenix sells them. We have th.in in all leath
ern, in all sizes, in all widths and what's still better ouart.-r sizes.
-j--? S3.50 to S5.00
Priced from
Persian Lawns
FINE WHITE PERSIAN LAWN
Very sheer, 32 inches wide, an
ideal fabric for confirmation and
graduation dresses, fully as good as
the sorts sold in most places at 35c
s
here Monday. ard 25
Women's Vests
EXTRA LARGE SIZE JERSEY
RIBBED VESTS FOR WOMEN
EXTRA STOUT Low neck and
sleeveless, plain and fancy knit, ex
tra long, extra broad and extremely
large annholes. well worth 3lic
Monday at the special price ' of
' 25
Suspenders
"HUGHES AND POTTER" SUS
PENDERS FOR MEN Of excel
lent quality Mohair Webbing in
wide and narrow widths, with mo
hair or leather ends genuine 23c
and 3."e values Monday at....lQk
Soft Shirts
McDONALD'S $1.25 NEGLIGEE
SHIRTS Spring ln8 styles, a
score of desirable colorings and
patterns to select from. Plain
white, tan and fancy effects in
sizes to fit the slim as well as
stout. Assortments are so broad
that there's an absolute certainty
of finding the style of shirt that
will suit you best. Specially priced
fpr Monday's sale at $1.00
Something Doing in Our Ready-toWear Department
MORE THAN 150 ELEGANTLY MADE DRESS SKIRTS
AT A POSITIVE SAVING OF FROM $2.50 TO $4.00. Gar
ments of Panama and Voile in black, solid colors and nov
elty designs, formerly sold up to $10.00, now at
choice S5.95
OUR N. Y. BUYER IS ALWAYS "JOHNNY ON THE
SPOT" WHEN IT COMES TO PICKING UP SOME RARE
SNAPS IN ADVANCE STYLES. fis Iat.pt achievement
consists of a large express bundle containing the very
newest 'iijeas in Tub Suits in Butterfly and Jumper styles:
white or colors. ONE glance will convince you they ara
REAL bargains at their respective prices 10 AND 15
A BRAN NEW LINE OF LINEN SKIRTS The good all
linen sorts. In brown and natural, trimmed in broad bias
folds marked for quick selling at the remarkably low
price of. each S3. 50
One-Third
Off
ON SAMPLE LINE OF HIGH
GRADE SHIRT WAISTS Net, Jap
Silk and Persian Lawn Waists ill a
large collection of swell effects, values
ranging from $3. to $S.5.
WOMEN WITH KEEN KNOWLEDGE OF STYLE AND
VALUES WILL MOST APPRECIATE THE BLACK SILK
PETTICOAT WE ARE SELLING MONDAY AT $5. Made
of extra heavy, pure dye. luxurious Black Taffeta, extra
detp fiounce. sectional ruffles, shirring and cut extra full
and wide. It's a J7.30 petticoat that outclasses all similar
priced petticoats in point of style and positive worth.
Your money back if above statement is falsified in any
particular. Just for one day $3.00
AN EXCEPTIONAL LARGE ASSORTMENT OF $1.25
WHITE SHIRT WAISTS Made of nice sheer lawn and
rimmed in a great niany pretty ways French Val., Ger
l tan Val. alid Sw iss Embroidery any size you may desire.
Monday at ' 90
OUR STOCK OF LINGERIE DRESSES IS A TOP
NDTCHEF. It boasts of Dresses any woman would be
proud to ear. .Materials are Batiste. Mull and Paris
Lawn. Very prettily trimmed in German Val. Lace, Baby
Iri:h and Venetian Motifs. The waists are all prettily
shaped, trimmed after the latest specifications of Dame
Fatliioti: skirts full and wide. Colors are white, pink, blue,
cha npasne and hello. Peerless values. Your choice
from S6.50 TO $10.00