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SPOTTING SECTION PAGE SIX THE 5BURGH SUNDAY POST. SEPTEMBER 27, 1914. of igeoo. Was in 1 Ms Ltity Ot Last Stanos Passenger Made One Passenger Pigeon Which Bungalow Clubs Ending Season; Plan Activities for Winter Now Extinct Species Once Was Domesticated by Pittsburgher 1 I as Raised in This City of Passenger CpX 1895 As Thomas R. Laughrey Had Small FlocK Pigeons in Captivity as Late as Aztecs will hold their annual banquet and election in February.

The present officers are H. L. Riley, commodore; Taomas ijpooner, vice cony.nodore J- B. liibbs. second vice commodore Philip Neil, secretary and treasurer.

The picture is of a mounted specimen of the now extinct species, which teas raised in the aviary of Thomas E. Lough-rey of ffiis cify. Only the older sports-trttn know tchat the once-plentiful passenger pigeon looks like, for they vanished a generation or more ago. cauea tnem: and. thinking over this re Many Summer Homes An Here Iio'ton, of the i nnatl of lis in Pittsburgh the passenger considered extinct since tne death only known liv.ng bird in a Cin-zoo early this month, made One stands before extermination It i v- S1SS.

Broken Up, But Hardy Campers Will Stay Late. The smaller canoe clubs, located in upper Oa-tmont, and better known as the bungalow or cottage clubs, are nearing the end of their season, although a few of them will be kept open for week-end gatherings throughout the winter, others have winter quarters in Pittsburgh and will close their homes until early spring again calls them to the outdoor life. The Aztec Club, near Hulton bridge, has closed its season's social the elubhotuse will remain open some weeks yet. T.ie budget committee, which finances the club's work, is planning eiiliige.r.ents of the building next season. Aztec ub has a float wmea never sinks under the weight of a crowd.

This sinking is a great nuisance at many places, especially to the women, but the Aztec boys have imparted the secret of the unusual buoyancy of their float. The framework is set upon a row of ordinary six-foot meoai hot-water tanks, which have been sealed and covered witn asphalt paint to make them water-tight. We'll venture to say, now that the tip is out, that water tanks will be in demand next spring. We'll venture to say, now that the tip is out, that water tanks will be in demand mark of his after I ha 1 returned to Washington I began to wonder wheth' he too mignt not have seen pasenser pigeons. "Accordingly I wrote to Mr.

Wllmer asking him to question Dick and find out what the carrier pigeons- looked ilis answer, letter runs part as follows: 'On May 12 la-t H'ck saw a flock of aboux 20 Wild pigeons, followed at a short distance by about half as many, flying in a circle very rapidly, between th Plain Dealing house and the wools. SOME LATE STAYERS. The Windenwave Canoe Club will keep its house open in full force for another mouth yet. A huge ornate fireplace is being constructed and weekly entertain- mtiiLs wdl be held all winter. Th ciub is taking an active part in the Volunteer Lil'e Guards' work.

Their two-day house party eimm- Sunday and Mrs. J. H. Edwards and Mr. and Mrs.

YV. It. Widis, chaperons; Mis3 Letz-kus. Miss MoCann, Miss Ostermuler, Miss Albert of Avalon. Miss Walker, the Misses Parscoutta.

Miss Susie Coiwes of Charlotte, X. C. W.ll.am J. Fleming. Dr.

J. M. Hammett, Dr. F. G.

Schuer, Lee R. i Lambing, K. A. Lambing, jonn A. Ilo'o- ertshaw, Ralph (Pa.) G.

Dauer and How The white-wa'ded abodes of the riv. tent dwellers are now sadly decimate but those who remained have enjoy the best weather of the entire season tl paot two weeks. Of course those cam was not known at the time, and even nuw only a few know that there were pigeons-," domesticated and in captiv ity in this city as late as many y.ars after tne disppearanee of the great flocks of birds which once, inhabited the astern part of the States. Incee.J, th birds were here in local aviary after all but a few hundreds had been swept from the earth by the ruth-ess hand of the Caucasian race. Thomas II.

1-aughrey, a Pittsburgh broker, whose house and grounds adjoin Schenley park, succeeded in domest eating the passenger pigeon, and raised them in captivity, turning out a part of his Hock every spring. But in the spring of ISifo. for some reason or other, he where there were children closed at tl end of August for the beginning wnere tney disappeared. Thev hai school. The 10 days of unusually co weather in the earlv" art of the mont dis-heartened many, but as a rule tl clubs are remaining, and some announ VJW;" sTV-K i they will stick until the first of Novtn ber.

The Red Raven campers are enclosi their mess tent, making a frame buildi grew tired or them, ana openeu ms eon Den. letting them all loose. The in which thev will live after the weath is too cold for tent life. Among the ve latest stayers will be C. A.

Lawrence, H. Watson and M. Claire Crowley in tl "Tin Can Club" cottage, at Hulton. pointed tails- and resembled somewhat large doves the breasts and sidts ratner a brownish red. He had seen them before, but many years ago.

1 thinK it is unquestionably the passenger pgeon ectopistes mi ra tor ia--d scrloe. on p3ge 25 of the fifth volume of Audubon. I remember of the roosts as he them, oa a smaller scale, but large flocks have not been seen in this part of Virginia for many Vet despite the "recscovering" of the passenger pigeon no s. t6 has ever been taken in recent years dead or alive. Hundreds of uoliars, even thousands, were offered by friends of the passenger pigeon through Prof.

C. F. Hode of Clark University for merely the sight of a nesting pair of passenger pigeor.s, and a-et not a s'ngie" cent has been paid. Investigations proved that the so-called passenger pigeons were morning or other species of dove. i.6 vlS fa3x I Dmg-a-Ling camp, adjourns them, break today: they celebrated Thur day evening with a brass band conce of "2 pieces.

the Kipoewa girls camp wdl rema until the end of the month. They ha spent a very enjoyable fitmrner and 5 same location ne ard J. Cassi Jay. The Mendota Canoe Club will remain open as long as the weather is fair. Last Sunday 10 members and 15 guests spent the day at the club house.

Laetus Canoe Club closed officially last week, but the club house will be open for some weeks yet over 'the week ends. Several additions were made to the building lately, including new porches, dressing rooms and kitchen extension. SEVO'S SWAN SONG. Sevo Club will wind up its activities the last of September. The club has been quiet lately, owing to many members being absent on late vacations.

C. II. Mc-Call is commodore and John Cattelman vice commodore. Fred Sehew and family will remain at The Maples until the end of October or later. The Revelstoke will close about October 1.

This club is in charge of Frank I. Snyder, R. V. Jones, Kirk Leezer and Fred'whitMnger. The Pont'ac Club, with Dr.

R. R. Jones, J. R. Sanborn, J.

D. Myers, G. H. Gar-clon. A.

C. Lanier and F. Thornton in charge, still entertains many visitors. The bungalows of the University Club and the Whiggamore Ciub are still open week ends, as are the Alcola and Ecalap Canoe clubs, though both of the latter have closed their social season. Areola wound up its season last Sunday with a stag dinner for members.

pect to be back at th season. Bathing is version and a'l the still a popular girls are proficie swimmers. The club members are Misses Anna Simon. Leona Ilinkel. Ma garet Ada Moore, Jo Mye Anna Myers and Let'tia Joint.

Pluvius Club broke camp yesterd after a corn roast rtjiay event! The bovs set u'i a voslev ball con Mr in camp and many exciting games we played in the past month. mon Commodore Frederick Shinton Thorn I OF Ci lili mm PROPOSEGAME will marry Mips Harriet Layp. And Wan Cupid te a busy individual atno the river folk! KNOX CAMP CLOSING. Knox family will close the The of September. Guests at the camp i Sunday were Mr.

and Mrs. Krepps. 1 Knox is forming a large class to ta I I nil HI I 1 IATA I the United States life saving corps cout during the winter at Soho Baths uni Many Social Stunts Remain on River Program Before Snow Flies. i the direction of Ralph Shinton. LAWwIAnbtb Tatterson family left Camp Pat on tember 1.

and it is now being occul'i Nightgown Parade Is Feature Of River Season's Closing Day until the end of this month by the familv, including Mr. and Mrs. A. Cole. Miss Kllen Co e.

James and liar cock, from October 15 to November 30, inclusive. Appropriation A bill appropriating to the use of the game commission for the purpose of game propagation and protection at least one-half of all moneys paid in for resident hunters' licensees up to January 1, llho, and another bill appropriating the other one-half of said moneys, or so much thereof as may be needed, for the payment of bounties. Game protectors A bid authorizing an increase in the number of paid game protectors to 70, whose duties shall include Jie winter feeding of birds and game, and providing that at least one game Cole; Sunday guests included Mr. and family. Mr.

Ream and family a eons made their home in Schenley park all that summer, but disappeared in the fall, and never returned. That was the last of the passenger pigeon in this section, and almost the last hi the United "I re-ret the sudden impure to turn the pigeons loose more than anything else I ever did," said Mr. Laughrey in a discussion over the passenger pigeon the other day. "I don't know what reason 1 had for turning them out; had I kept them there would still be a prospect of bringing back the passenger pigeon to the North American continent in some shadow of the great flocks which used to obscure the noonday sun during their long flights. With my birds breeding in captivity it would have been a simple thing to pass stringent laws protecting them, and then it would have been only a matter of time until they came back.

AMONG LAST OP SPECIES. "Little did I think, 19 years ago, that my flock was unique in that they were th only ones being raised in captivity and actually represented the rear guard of the vast armies that had gone on before. "I bought my first passenger pigeons about 10 years before, as I remember. Pigeons used to be shipped in here by the hundreds and thousands to be shot at the gun clubs. But I didn't care to shoot birds.

I wanted to raise them. So I bought two dozen birds of a shipment from St. Louis, for r2.f0 a dozen. What wouldn't that 5 worth I bought 30 years ago be worth today? "I had already had some experience in raising pigeons and other semi-domestic game birds, so I took these pigeons and put them in a wire enclosure about 10U by 100 feet on the ground and 17 or 18 feet high. In this I had planted several pmall evergreens, and I simply left them to themselves, putting in feed after dark when I wouldn't disturb them.

"For a couple of years they were very ehy. hut they gradually become used to my presence, and were actually tame, Just as tame as the ordinary pigeon or any barnyard fowl. "Each spring 1 turned loose a part ot the flock, retaining about 20 or 24, keeping the flock at its original numbers. I became very fond of these pets. They were truly one of the greatest game birds on the continent, only they were not treated ns game birds, but as vermin to be destroyed.

"They readily responded to careful treatment. When I flrst had them they nested only once a season, and the hen birds laid two eggs. Later nested as often as three or four t'mes a year, al-wavs laying two eggs, and the rate of increase was large. I think that if I had kept them longer in captivity I could have hnd them breeding almost as rapidly as the common pigeon, eight or 10 Tmes a yenr. Hut I became annoyed, and threw away my chance to become the savior of'the passenger pigeon." NEW LIGHT ON HABITS.

Mr. Laughrey's statements about the breeding habits of the passenger pigeon throws a new light on the subject, for mnft naturalists declare that the passenger pigeon laid but one egg in a nest, but nested two or three times a freason In favorab'e years. His experience should be valuable from a scientific standpoint. "I guess the real reason I let the birds Sportsmen Want Fish, Game and Forestry Codes Revised by Legislature. Mr.

Cunningham. "Ts-Six Camp" will remain until The annual "night gown parade" of the river uUs wa held last Saturday night. A very simple sounding announce- mitfdle of October or lomer. Thursdl ment. but It means much to tne mitiateu.

evenine thev had a marshmallow toa and a corn roast on Friday. The "re make a discordant racket, in addition to their own iusty lungs. They marched like a barbaric army up to the Hulton bridge, routing all sleepers at the intervening ubs, and by force of numbers impressed them in the hue of march. Then the augmented army marched down through Oakmom to the Willows. After laughing the borough police force to scorn, the noieemakers met their Waterloo at Bpkltoba camp, "where The activities of the larger canoe clubs are rapidly drawing to a close.

Aside from Halloween parties apd fall elections of officers, the social season is practically over, as are also the river sports, while the baseball and tennis contests will be concluded next Saturday. The. cluba belonging to the American. Canoe Association had no set schedule of baseball and tennis games during the past season, but the Western Pennsylvania Canoe Association had an extensive schedule in both tennis and baseball, there being two leagues of the latter sport. The three races were unusually.

close this season, and there was no lars" inc ude: J. McXeai, T. J. Ste art. M.

A. Ciark. R. C. C'nrk, H.

Cla That the Pennsylvania Legislature during its next session, which will begin in January, will be asked to amend, and J. R. Scott. The "Winans fam This stag affair is held each year, late in the' season, when practically all the folk have returned home. It is at the same time a roistering, jolly.

good time, and a hideous nightmare for those who would eleep. I The "parade" this year was not quite eo large in numbers or in the distance I pmereil as on nrevlous occasions, but broke camn last Saturday. Camp protector shall be assigned to county. Game farms Bill empowering the commission to lease or buy the ing rights or the title blocks of of not less than 4,000 acres, leases each game to be mark is occupied now only over week-ends. prune and revise the game, fish and for-j esa-y laws, is a foregone conclu- The Hull family's "Camp Buncle" In all parts of the state sports fired I sion.

remain two weeks longer. Sunday guet several shots are said to have been to impress upon the paraders that that included Mr. and Mrs. Gorby of Liberty; Mr. Gorby of Parkersburg it is described as "some bear' at that.

About VZ't were in line. In all strange I manner of dree-s and more often undre.se. The march is said to have begun at the Va. Mr. and Mrs.

Hull and Miss Eli for a period of 10 years or more, for the purpose of establishing game Propagation centers in those counties where the state does not own forestry lands to an amount of at least 10.000 acres, and to establish and conduct refuges in said areas. Trapping game Bill authorizing the Hull. The Siedler family will break car men who have decided ideas about game and fish laws are busy framing up new legislation and amendments to old, so that a good part of the time of the solons will be taken considering game matters. It is encouraging, from the conservator's standpoint, that such a wide interest in game and fish matters ia being P. A.

C. cam') at midnight and lasted i point was the dead line. This affair occurs only once each season. It has no eet time, but breaks spontaneously, and although there are always a few grouche3, the majority or the rivermen fall into the spirit of the thing with zest. unaway in any section.

Minnetonka htus clinched the baseball championship of the lower league, not losing a game during the season. In the upper league Kcalap Canoe Club, the river champions for the past two years. on October 1. Their Sunday guests eluded Pr. and Mrs.

Sheppard, Mrs. lace and Mrs. Kopt. until In the morning. Each parader was armed with a pot.

pan and kettle, tin horn, cowbell or anything that would The Luckock family's "Camp i game commission to trap on stale game will be among the latest stayers, a some of the boys talk of eating th. preserves or refuges at any time of the nur- taken. It shows that the people of the Thanksgiving dinner in camp. Sund sec- FS M. T-tate are awake to the necessity of pro- Sfr-n an'malsor he Manv Bird Does Will Compete I ssK-r land snorts may flourish.

The only diffi year game birds or animals for the game visitors were Miss DavJes of Denv is i anu auojo Lamp hud nad not lost a game tha season and were tied for first place in the upper when they clashed yesterday. The winner of the contest will play a post-season game with Minnetonka Canoe Club for the river championship. Th tennUs ra.ee ia still anybody's choice between (kkmnnt Krat fnrmur depleted and there planting them. Cats Draft bill for the licensing of. culty is in preventing efforts at cross I purposes, with the sportsmen ot one part In Pennsylvania Field Trials Col.

the six Misses Kirksmith and ell Johnson of the Kast End, with his cruiser Margaret. SUNDAY VISITORS. The Womelsdorf family camp, wh 1 champions; Parnassus Boat Club and is now occupied over the week-ei of the state working counter to those from another section. Such discord is sure to damage the cause of the true sportsmen, "and will allow those who have no claim to the name to creep in and make trouble. The best plan is to agree upon the changes to be suggested beforehand, and when the comes, step up to the lawmakers saying: "Here, these are the cnly, has as visitors Sunday Mr.

Mrs. Womelsdorf, Albert Womelsdt -Minnetonka Canoe Club. The final games next Saturday are: Baseball Mysteria vs. Idlers, Parnassus vs. Highjinx.

Tennis PIttauqua vs. Ecalap, Aspinwall v-Oakmont and Parnassus vs. Minnetonka. L. Crawford and Har'y McDowell.

In the Chateau colony ot camps oi a single party has left, while other cat -pers will remain for so PURCHASE OF FORESTRY LANDS. Price per acre A bill increasing the limit the state forestry comm'ssion may pay from $3 to $10. in order that the forest preserve may be more evenly distributed and may be located in closer proximity to thickly populated areas. Increase area That additional pur-, chases of forestry lands be made until the total area of such lands is not less than 5,000,000 or 6,000,000 acres in the state, and that liberal appropriations be made for this purpose. I Wrater pollution commission A bill I authorizing the governor to appoint a commission consisting of one sportsman, one physician, one chemist, one mine owner, one representative of the iron and steel industry, and one senator and one representative in the general as-! sembly, to investigate the general pol The Pennsylvania Field Trial Club Js busy arranging its trial3 for bird dogs on quail, to be held October 20, 1S14 at Carmichaels, Pa.

and is meeting with great success. The club has put forth every effort to make this the best trial Pennsylvania has ever held and the character of the entries received so far indicate that a good many of the best pointers and setters in the country will be present. There will be four stakes run, an amateur and a professional derby, an amateur all-age stake and the Pennsylvania i changes in the game and tish codes which 400,000 hunters and half a million anglers i want made; these cover the state, and do weeks. were scores of bath at the Chateau floats last Sunday i indeed this place is crowded every REGATTA CALLED OFF. Sylvan Canoe Club called off their "stunt regatta" on account of cool weather, which Interfered with practice.

They will hold their annual election on October 5 and close the season on October 24 with an elaborate Halloween cele- pnd evening throughout the season ut was because 1 hart fur.erea so mum out was Pittsburgh Aquatic Club's camp closed on Monday. Sunday visit no part an injustice. Now get busy." FOWEK OF HARMONY. And the legislators would get busy. They're more than anxious to obey the on trap and wild fowl shooting and'one of the country's leading authorities on all matters pertaining to dogs, G.

Muss-Arnolt of Tuskahoe, IX. an artist of national reputation, whose talent has been largely devoted to the painting of hunting and woodland scenes and in addition to his artistic ability he is a leading bench show and field trial judge: F. Hochwalt of Dayton, Ohio, editor of the "SPortsmans Review" and at present the most popular field trial judge in. the United States. The club extends a cordial welcome to all who are interested in the dog and gun to be present at Carmichaels October 20, 1914.

The hotel accomodations are very good. The Pennsylvania Grouse trial will be held at Penfleld, start' November 17, 1914. The names of the judges will be published in the near future. The secretary, H. H.

Cahoon. Ben Avon, will gladly furnish information and entry blanks to all who wish them. from prowlers, continued Air. ncy lice were: Miss Annette batter, Miss ue rude Lasrer. Miss Jane Eva Bell, umuuii.

viieiscent uanoe ciub had a "In the fall there, was always of men out around my place birds that I had raised. For Laughrey. a throng t'i snoot October i subscription stake. This event carries a steak broil last night and on behests of about a million men who know what they want for their own good. for instance, naa turneu many e.iis.

lution of our streams and waters, its effect on fish and aquatic life, and on the Then the already good game laws which the Keystone state has would be made almost perfect; there would be no danger i of stealing from the hunters' license! fund, a synchronous game season would I result, and the protection, preservation I big purse ana win onng owue si u6s together. Entries in all four stakes close Thursday, October 1, 1914. In the selection of their judges, the Pennsylvania club has exercised the greatest care and have succeeded in securing men whose ability and integrity is unquestioned. The following gentlemen have consented to act: Dr. Wr.

A. Bruette of Chicago, 111., author of several books Lillian Riddlebough, Miss Jay L' Charles Goehringer of- Knoxvi Charles Hawk, Leslie Hohlman, Gaunt of Rellevue, Clarence Rude "Dutch" Wagner and Harry Wralker McKeesport. The club expects to h. a much larger imp next summer, 30 tents, on Fourteen-Mile Island, i will move their big boat house up that point for the summer. The Sox camp, adjoining P.

A. C. camp, broke last Monday. It consisted of Rutter and Seible families and friends. out from 1 xi to 2)t) quail every spring, alter t.uyiii u.eni ui tne South or West and keeping tnem oer the winter.

I had an in- a tnat they would thrive in Schenley paik and the country back of it, but hunters Hocked in trom all parts of the county to kid these birds. The late Mr. Hurke, f.uner of the present superintendent of narks, anil I tried in every and propagation of Pennsylvania's wild water supply of our cities and towns, to devise if possible a method of abating said pollution, and to recommend to the next legislature such measures as it may deem necessary to this end: and to aP- propriate the sum of $50,000 for the carrying on of said investigations and publicity of said findings, recommendations and" i suggestions. life would take a giant stride forward. Here are some changes in game, fish and forestry codes which have been suggested by a large body of United Snorts- 10 will hold a stag oyster stew.

Their Halloween celebration wdll be on October 31, and the club election on Xoveinoer 7. Orlcanoe Club of Emsworth held its club race for members yesterday afternoon. Next Friday they will have a corn roast and camp fire and on October 10 will conclude their season's ten in matches. Minnetonka Canoe Club will have a chicken and waffle supper Saturday evening, October 3. The committee in charge ia A.

J. Eraman, chairman; J. W. Bucti-anan, B. H.

Mustin, A. J. Phillips and Leon Lockie. On Monday, October 19, the club will hold its annual banquet ajtd election of officers in the Fort Pitt Hotel. The Minnetonka Club's tennis team need a "rating system" this season, by w'hich the players were graded from first place, on down the line, according to the showing they made in match contests.

men from the western end of the state.i Some alterations might be necessary be conceivable manner to but the rascalo potted all kinds of cnances. gwlian pheasants a few tiave these birds, them off, taking I put out Mon-seasons, and they very rare golden On Twelve Mile Island the Wyuta Wild Ducks and Bear Will Come In Season on Thursday, Oct. 1. .1 them off. ome si.ver pheasants suffered the same fore the suggestions wou.d be agreeable to sportsmen of all parts of the state, but in the main the ideas are correct, end changes on these lines would be steps in the right direction.

CHANGES IN FISH LAWS. broke camp last Sunday, ps did the A gheny Boat ana Canoe Club. The la! club stores part of its large equipmen' its boathouse and the remainder is died between the crotches of large tr above Hood level. The Bishop, Siebert, Allo.io and Sw Ki.le a nd fate. I IT IS, and WHEELING HIGH SCORES WIN.

WHEKLIXG, XV. Sept. Wheeling High School defeated Magnolia High School of New Martinsville. 14 to 0, making the entire score in the last quarter. Eellaire H.jrh School defeated Mound s-ville High School.

32 to 0. big squir-The quail turned out hundreds of and these were killed, too. suffered the the passenger pigeoius famiiv camps will overstay their sched Trout Reduce the max'mum catch allowed in any one day from 40 to 25. Make If a player thought himself as good as one with a higher rating, he was at lib for some time yet. The Doctor Gan family camp on the has taken down, and yesterday the Wllki burg Club began the work of demobili tion.

erty to challenge the higher man to a PARNASSUS HIGH WIS. PARNASSUS, Sept. 26. Parnassus Higli opened its football season by defeating the Penn Station High School team, 29 to 0. contest for his position.

These challenge contests kept the courts busy all summer July 15 end of season instead of July 31. I Close streams newly stocked for a period of years by advertisement and po.sted notice and open by same procedure, Authorize fish commission to act on its i own initiative without petition. Track Bass Increase minimum s'ze limit from eight to ten inches. Suggest closing as for trout. and the rivalry resulted in sufficient prae- tice to put the team in the final contests i for the league championship.

James MaoKay was captain of the tennis FAYETTE BEATS SH0AF. UNI0NT0WN BUMPED. WAVXKSBITRG, Sept. burg High School team defeated I'niontown High School here today the score of 2S to 0. Sept.

20. Fay-here this FAYETTE CITY. ette City defeated Shoaf federal regulations forbade spring shooting this year the ducks were not molested on their northward flight, consequently there were more ducks to breed In the Canadian wilds, and more young to maks the Southern trip with the unthinned ranks of the older'birds this fall. And then, again, the ducks were not molested going north, and their memories very short, will not have any impression of gunning left. Consequently they will be less wary on their trip South this fall and will give the duck hunters easier shooting.

As for the bear they always dive into the most dense thicket at the sight of a man, and leaves will prevent more than a fleeting view of therri as they leave for parts unknown. It will be a mighty good shot who will kill bear until the trees are bare of verdure. On October pheasants, grouse and squirrels will be in season and the small game hunters will be in their glory. The opening of the hunting aeason Isn't so very far away. Thursday is the first day in October, and, by the same token, the first day on which bear and wild ducks may be taken in this state.

Needless to say. it's a trine early for much success at either of these brands of game, for the ducks have yet to make their appearance in any numbers on their Southern migration, and the brush and leaves in the mountains are far too thick for much success at bear hunting. While some ducks are found on the lakes and marshes of the northern part of the there is nothing resembling a flight of ducks on the move, and will not be until storms drive them out of the north. There have been a few birds around that territory all summer, and they are growing quite tame, so residents of that section declare. The ducking should be better this fall than last, so the hunters declare, for many reasons.

One Is that because the by a score ot to Fish culture station Prepare resolu- I noon tions of general assembly necessary to I same fate, and so I Just had to quit. A vas lighting a losing tight; every man's hand was against my birds." Mr. Loughrey was teMng his experiences at the Pittsburgh stock exchange and exhibiting a mounted specimen. As there is little doing in etocke and bonds during war time, he had a large and appreciative audience of brokers. When he declared that a single pair of these I lg-eons would be worth any money, a youngster spoke up, declaring that he could get some.

"Business Is dull; I need the money. What'U you give me?" Although Mr. Laughrey Insisted that he was far too young to know anything about the passenger pigeon, the youngster declared that he and a friend had observed the very bird, exactly the same as the mounted specimen, in Beaver county last fall. This Us another of the frequent reports that a few pigeons are still in existence, but failure to confirm these reports in the past discount those of the present. Only laet year M.

M. Garland, collector of the port of Pittsburgh, an old sportsman, declared that a flock of two or three hundred had passed over his house early one morning. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. ex-preident lie iUNDELFINGER'S receive appropriation from congress, Pish code Resolution in favor of; which shall provide a s'mple method of I having any stream which is found bar-j ren of sizable trout, closed to fishing for a period of from three to five years; plify our present laws relating to food I and bait fish; abolish the prohibition of Sunday fishing; declare the possession of Express age Prepaid Expressage i paid team, the other players being: B. H.

Mustin, A. J. Phillips, J. H. McCullough, R.

B. Gooding, Walter Close and J. W. Buchanan. PENNANT WINNING TEAM.

The "Mlnny" baseball team, which won the lower league championship, consisted' of Buchanan, catcher; Bauer and Petsch, pitchers; Kd Murdoch and "Watson, first base; Roy, second base; Erzman, third base; McCullough. shortstop; W. Mur-dock. Tindie. Kirchner, Cron, Mustin, MacKay, Pollock Graff, fielders.

Keystone Canoe Club held its season-end reception last night. The Whiggamore, Dixie and Idler canoe clubs will close during the coming week. The Tippy Canoe Club, Westinghouse. Algonquin, Duquesne, Synwill, Pittauqua, River View, Parnassus and Laetus canoe clubs will end their season with a Halloween entertainment. Oakmont Boat Club and As-pinwall club, as well as Pittsburgh Aquatics Club, will keep their club houses open all winter.

fish killed by explosives trima facie evidence of participation in the destruction of said fish; make Ahe penalty for taking fish by means of any explosive or having in possession sh killed by explosive not less than $100 fine and six months In Plan Pool Tourney or the workhouse. jail an BUFFER illl lilt yi; ill Arrangements are being completed, for amateur pocket billiard toi rrnment to be. augurated on Monday evening, October the Wayne i arlors, N'ottnside. urder of the United States, and something of a. at the hunter, scientist and explorer, himself was the originator of one of these rumors not long ago, but it appears to be 2 Gallon XXXX Whiskey 2 full Quart Decanters of Wim THIS EXTHAOKD1XARV OFFER includes 2 gallons of our 6-year-old XXXX quality Fine Cabinet Whiskey put up in two 1-gaTlon glass demijohns (just like cut): also two of our full quart decanters (like cut), one filled with our famous Golden Glow Grape Wine and one filled with our choice old Imperial Port.

All for $5 Expressage Prepaid Within 200 Miles of Pittsburgh. Worth at the very least $8.00. another "River of oubt" case. Ilia ob GAME LAW REVISIONS. Dogs Make dogs a nuisance when running at large in any section of the state where deer are found in a wild state, or where natural conditions are such as to warrant the planting of deer.

Amend act relative to, so that setters and pointers may be worked, exercised, and trained, when accompanied by owners or handlers, at any time of the year, except during the months of April, May, servations written after that Incident fU ROOSEVELT'S DISCOVERY. Mt. Lebanon Citizens Will Protect Birds Citizens of ML Lebanon and the surrounding neighborhood are effecting an organization for the protection and study of birds of all kinds. Conservation of game and song birds has been announced as their prime obpects but the study of aii wild life and an understanding of the higher ideals of sportsmanship aleo are announced -as among their aims. After a preliminary meeting held late in July, at which steps were taken toward organization, a second meeting was held in the Mt.

Lebanon school house las week, at which an organization permanent in character, was effected. Stale Game Commissioner John M. Phillips wa.5 among those present and made many useful suggestions. The new body is expected to have a wide influence in the Southern Hills district for conservation and sportsmanship. Burgettstown Races XX --'3 "On May IS, 19-7, I eaw a small party of a dozen or passenger pigeons, birds 1 had not seen for a quarter of a century direction of C.

W. Hats. Ten players will b- cnfcied in the tourney and five gdjmes wid Ik- played ich wek. games taking place on a large 5 by 10 table. Nine entries have-a rwniy been received, including Morrow -f Mt.

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cpt. pt-cellent card of harness races- will fea'-i-" the fifty-ninth annual Burg.ts;own f'a'i'r here next week. Four raees will be run e-ieh day on Wednesdiy and Thursdav. ami IpVee and classy fields will face the srartin-Judges Purses aggregating $2,000 wi'l be raced for. Aside from the speed card, the re of the fair promises to be the best in the h'isto'-v of the association.

The regular exhibiV-j promise to tie exceptionally p.ioj and Bi-i-man William S. I.uckey wis! make two flights on Wednesday and two mnre Thurs-d i y. Special trains will leave Pit'stmrgh fo-the fair grounds at and o'l-k tn the morning, and returning wi 1 leave th-grounds 4 and 5:35 o'clock. The Stenben-ville train will leave at 3:10 o'clock. Lars- crowds ar expected from Pittabursh and vicinity.

and never expected to see again. I saw them two or three time flying hither and thither with great rapidity, and once they perched in a tall dead pine on the edge of an old field. They were unmistakable; yet the sight was so unexpected th-iit I almost doubted my eyes, and I welcomed a bit of corroborative evidence cr.rriln from Dick, the colored foreman at Tip in Dealing. "Dick is a frequent companion of mine in rambles around the country, and he is an unusually close and accurate observer of birds and of wild things generally. Die It had mentioned to me having wild carrier pigeona, aa fc same as gray fox.

Closed territoryAmend act of Aprfl 23, 11U3, or pass separate bill so that similar territory under the rame terms and conditions aay be closed to the hunting of wild turkey, pheasants, quail and squirrels, as it now does on deer and elk. LTniform season For bear, squirrels, red and gray; ruffed grouse or pheasant, wild turkey, quail or Virginia partridge, Hungarian quail, Mongolian pheasant, rabbit, hare and varying hare and wood- W. C. GUNDELFINGER COJ PITCHERS DRAFTED. SAGINAW.

Sept. 26'. Russell Rob-bins and Walter two phchers who helped Saciraw wii: this year's pennant In the Pouth-ern Michigan Ieague. have been drafted by irfa.ior league Robbins. a left hander, eofs to the Chicagc Naticnais.

and Scott, right MINORS IN SERIES. CHIcjrtri. Pept. a series between the rvnver ant In. lanapolis hasehal! ciuHs, both owned by James McGill, will follow the of the Western League season and that of t'-e American Association, It was announced today On the Cor.

at 12 Diamond 212.14.(6 Diantsnd St Pittsburgh, Pa taJidar. to Ih Boston Americans,.