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Show TnELEHI SUN. LEHI, UTAII i. re tllte Jffiecoipc Where A l Big Game Heads? - 7''..iA 1' V4 T?x v it: . j &NGH0RNJ, t -jr;j A RECORD wV 1 J'' f "" , jf MOOSE Sr I i Vw V V' M Ji WORLD'S RECORD 1 : t y METHOD TX)R MEASURING 1 MyS; f clients to alter trophies In order to Increase , -' , 4i , , I measurements. They found that moose horns I ' i ' 'I iliillllilll I I By ELMO SCOTT WATSON HERE'S a big game hunt on at m present that's unique In the an nals of American sport. It Isn't a case of a hunting party, armed with high-power rlfleS and all the other up-to-date equipment with which the modern Nlmrod sup pnes nimseir, setting out on an expedition to the remote regions where may still be found the rela tlvely few survivors of the mil lions of buffalo, moose, elk, deer, antelope, mountain sheep and in goat, bear and mountain lion which famed this continent Neither are these I going out with the avowed purpose of I decimating the numbers of American sue, d they are going out with believe It or -fipe-nieasures and pencil and paper (cer- ' ,Dot very deadly weapons) and thev will terned not with killing more big game but Jiiimals that have already been killed. - is by way of saying that the purpose of I game hunt Is to find out where are the record big game heads, who was the hunter urea these trophies, where were they se ho owns them now, etc. ifar years the New York Zoological so as carried on an active campaign to lo-P lo-P the largest heads of American game. that time It has established the National m or Heads and Horns and has brought f the finest collection of these troDhies jworld, housing them In a fine building the "Vanishing Big Game of the lumber of last year It published a book Hecords of North American Big Game." f oy a committee composed of Prentiss OT5 heK Roosevelt, Madison f;n(1 Cross, George Harrison, and pUfcMeld. In compiling this work fn i A000 questionnaires were sent out (j, of more than 3,000 sportsmen, mu-F mu-F owners of trophies was enlisted. . Jadara method of measurement was de-linn,! de-linn,! measurements submitted for in-j in-j J tte record were required to be made te f rratIng mseums or a repre- f J8 onal collection of Heads 1 towSl 8everal ousands meas- n to th!891 trophIes were 8elted for fcGMh,0 mak,ng U a TerItabl JatJS f the monarchs of PlaIs rt Si?? lDt 13 8ons,xdeal-Chl 8ons,xdeal-Chl ;r0fblggame onthiscontl-slef onthiscontl-slef n was te T author- WeEL ' ?Dg them 8uch nationally feIai Sal, mpSOn Seton- Dr - Co,? Thma9 BarboDr' 4 Manet, and a H. i 5SjLn Planning to Issue another theR.rU8l( R comin. .. DriDg P to date and eciaii " pans or the , J2 ln prions lilting e''.u ine Roy Mountain measure toflpN". H hoteuS'Ji16 phIe8 mnst iiioS,.f,,,th8Bn ilaa suV. an1 we wish to V1 h eDoM Cditor of tte Rec-f Rec-f 04 wrat onf them we "'teStt alue and while h bub, Purchasing anv hn. yzr ho tl.-:z:2 U Ton1h1mn 016 Record3 won I in , . or at least t Vn ttPa?Lth, Rworl have been .?n2l.,?t? history ma- ftk . V4 "e trrmfc- v "raourements nra-,.Walons taxldermistii - -t.r tnA . vieasing to their i i clients to alter trophies In order to Increase measurements. They found that moose horns had been steamed or the skulls split and the spread thereby Increased; additional points had been glued to elk antlers. The climax was reached when they discovered one taxidermist who specialized in "making" record heads. One product of his shop, a Rocky Mountain bighorn, had been built up of horns from three separate sheep. Sections were fitted cleverly together and the final product, a world's record, was sold for a fancy price. - Thus, to have any real value, every head list ed In the Records must be measured by men who know how and who can guard against such practices. Above Is shown the method of meas uring elk beads and deer beads, all measure ments to be made with a steel tape. The follow ing rules are given to explain and supplement the diagrams shown above: . Deer A Length on outside curve : Measured along the main beam from the base of the burr to the end of the most distant point. B Circumference of main beam: Taken mid way between the basal snag and the first fork. C Circumference of burr. D Greatest spread: Measured between per pendlculars at extreme width of horns at right angles to the center line of the skull " Points : No point shall be counted unless It protrudes at least one Inch. Remarks: State whether the trophy has any characteristics which depart from the normal for this species. Elk A Length on outside curve: Measured along the main beam from the base of the burr to the tip of the most distant point on the main beam. B Circumference midway between bez and trez. C Circumference of burr. I Greatest spread: Measurement between perpendiculars, at right angles to the center line of the skulL - Points on each side : No point shall be counted unless It protrudes at least two Inches. Remarks : State whether the trophy has any characteristics which depart from the normal for this species. Similar charts have been devised for other species of big game and the National Collection of Heads and Horns Is asking anyone who has a trophy that exceeds the following measurements: measure-ments: Mule deer, length on outside curve 26 Whitetail deer, length on outside curve ....-23 Bison, length on, outside cure ......lt" Elk (Wapiti), length on outside curve . 54" Moose, spread ...... ... 66" Sheep, length on front curve . S9" Goat, length on front curve 10" Grizzly bear, length of skull 12" Black bear, length of ikull 12' Mountain lion, length of skull . 1" t to submit the record of his trophy for Inclusion In the official Records and also to learn how It rates with the world's record heads. Incidentally there Is a patriotic angle to this unique "big game hunt," for many of the record American trophies are owned In England rather than In this country. This Is true of the world's record muledeer, which was killed In Wyoming, but which Is now owned by an Englishman. The largest elk head In the world was killed In Wyoming and Is today hanging In a castle at Horsham, England. It has a length on the long est horn of 64 Inches, a spread of 52 Inches, with seven points on one antler and six on the other. Twenty-four of the 40 world s record elk heads are owned by Englishmen and only 16 are owned by Americans. It is interesting to note that this sort of thing has been going on for three centuries. The first collection of American big game trophies or which we have record was made by Queen Elizabeth Eliza-beth during the Sixteenth century. Her ofilcials In the transatlantic colonies were commissioned to send back to England the finest specimens obtainable in the New world. As a result, five great moose heads were shipped to England and found a place of honor In the Great Hall of Hampton Court palace over the dais where a succession of British sovereigns sover-eigns has dined on state occasions. The present day visitor will recognize them with some difficulty diffi-culty for the ofllcers of the queen's household evidently had little faith In the taxidermists of ARECORD MULEDEER. their time and no scruples against nature fak Ing. The horns were affixed to carved wooden replica of "Cervus elaphus," the European red deer, the game animal with which the English wood-carvers of the day were most familiar. Another American trophy owned by British royalty is a magnificent pair of moose horns which was presented to the prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) during his visit to Amer lea In the Seventies. The weight of the dried skull and horns Is said to have been 56 pounds and the antlers had a spread of 70 Inches. In 1898 an American Trophy exhibition was held In London and among the exhibits there was an elk head, shown by A. L. Tuilock, Esq., which had been killed in Montana in 1883. Of this trophy it has been written, "Most Judges give the palm In beauty to this superb 20-point head. Its size and points have been exceeded, but Its massive beams, perfect symmetry and wonderful wonder-ful pearlings are so far unrivalled." As early as 1850 titled Englishmen were coming com-ing to this country for big game hunting and In an article which appeared In the June, 1S94, Issue of the old Cosmopolitan magazine, under the title of "Famous Hunting Parties of the Plains," Col W. F. Cody ("Buffalo Bill") tells of some of them as follows: "The first great hunter who came to this country coun-try In search of big game, of whom I have knowledge, knowl-edge, was Sir George Gore. I was a boy at Fort Leavenworth In 1853 when he arrived there from London and fitted out his expedition. At that time buffalo, elk, deer and antelope were so numerous upon the plains and all through the Rocky mountain region that we frontiersmen were naturally somewhat surprised to find that an English gentleman would come all the way across the ocean and make the tedious journey from the seaboard to the frontier, with no other end in view than the chase. "Sir John Watts Garland was another great English huntsman. He came over here about 1809. At different points on the plains and in the mountains he established camps and built cabins to which he would return regularly about once every two years. In his absence, his horses and dogs were left at these camps In charge of men employed for that purpose. "The third of the great hunters whom I have known was Lord Adair, who Is now the earl of Dunraven. owner of the famous Valkyrie. He came with Doctor Kingsley, a brother of Charles Kingsley, the "well-known author, and arrived at Fort McPherson, on the Platte river, about eighteen miles from the town of North Piatt. . . Lord Adair was the first of these visiting sportsmen that I remember to have had a mill tarv escort. Garland and Gore provided their - 1 I nn.1 - M I own. later ne purcnaseu a uuuuug yai v. ui own. ..." Belnz Interested only in sport, such hunters as Sir George Gore and Sir John Garland were willing to stay In the field long enough to ger really good heads. They had a better chance man tfie present-day hunter to find a record head because the herds of elk had not been so badly shot np or their winter range so restricted that it was necessary to winter feed them. Good beads were common, as the animals were stronger and more rugged. The Englishman knew the value or record heads and he carried back his own trophle plua the best heads he could purchase for resale at home. Therefore today the collections of gam trophies In England contain the very Dest examples ex-amples of our Ajnerican big game. but. In th words of sponsor or tne present uif game hunt" now being conducted under the auspice of the New York Zoological societv. "We want to return the record of both elk ana aeer 10 in United States and It is probable that la some attic or home la the Rocky Mountain suiie u world! record can be found." (0 bf Wsstsn Kiwspajwr Lnien-' Penn's Dream Is Now Jewel City Philadelphia Continues to Be a Credit to Founder. Prepared by National Geographic Society. Waahlnnon, D. C WNU Servloi WILLIAM PENN'S statue that adorns the portal of the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Re-serve bank, Is soon to be removed because the bank Is to have a new facade. The statue has for four aecades been a famous landmark of Philadelphia, in whose history Penn piayea a prominent part "At this time. Gov. William Penn and a multitude of friends arrived here and erected a city called Philadelphia Phil-adelphia about a half mile from Shackamaxon," reads the quaint minutes of a meeting of the Society of Friends held at Shackamaxon on the banks of the Delaware on November No-vember 8, 1682. In two and a half centuries Phil adelphia has become one of the world's greatest urban centers, pos sessing colorful history of leader ship In the development of the arts and sciences and In the progress of Industry. Meanwhile, Shackamaxon became a tiny park on the Delaware Dela-ware river, tenderly cared for by the big city. Philadelphia now Is a metropolis of two million souls, third In size among all American nrban communities commu-nities and eleventh among the municipalities mu-nicipalities of the earth. It covers 80,000 acres. Despite Its spread, It continues to be the city of its founder, for William Penn established estab-lished it plan, selected Its name, and projected Its future. , His care and forethought In laying lay-ing cut its central area In the urn-shaped urn-shaped district between the Delaware Dela-ware and the Schuylkill, with its central and satellite squares, have been perpetuated to this day. This area stands as a monument to his genius as a city planner, even in these times of amazing urban developments. Perhaps one may gain his best Idea of the city of the Pious Penn by going forthwith to Its capitol, the city hall, and from the parapet of Its tower getting a bird's-eye view of this metropolis. First, one notes above, the heroic statue of the founder. This huge bronze statue of Penn weighs 63,348 pounds and stands 37 feet high. All of Its pro portions are of amazing scale the hat 9 feet In diameter, the shoes S feet 4 Inches long, the coat cuffs 3 feet deep, and the buttons 6 inches across. A Great World Port. Look over the outstretched city be low. A magnificent river front proclaims pro-claims one of the world's great ports; a towering business district tells of a financial center of the first order; a dozen Industrial areas speak of manufacturing operations; parks, parkways, a canalized river, museums, stately art galleries, and fine libraries write the superscrip tion of culture over the city ; sub urbs of rare beauty environ it and make such areas along the mall line and Reading route resplendent Jewels Jew-els In the city's crown ; railroad facilities fa-cilities of latest electrified type extend ex-tend the city Into the country and bring country Into town. ' It was always the dream of Wil liam Penn that his city should ever remain "a greene country towne." Through these two and a half centuries cen-turies the citizens steadily kept faith with his purpose, and today we find one acre out of every thir teen within its confines devoted to parks and squares. The beauty spot of the whole city is Falrmount park. one of the largest In the world. With 43 miles of drives and 44 miles of paths winding through Its 3,600 acres of scenic beauty and romantic history, one who has a day to spend there revels In delightful prospects. Here Is Lemon Hill, the country home of Robert Morris, the financier finan-cier of the Revolution, frequented by Washington and Jefferson, Adams and Lafayette, who sat down to tim.K liri':nl with the banker where the populace now may come and eat and be entertained at the concerts for which Falrmount park is famous. fa-mous. At the foot of this historic hill runs the Schuylkill, it east bank covered with the clubhouses of the "Schuylkill navy." For years on end Philadelphia has been conscious of a dire need for a parkway from the center of the city Into Falrmount park and the northwestern north-western section of the city. There were no diagonals from the city's center at City Hall square. Then came a time when the passenger train facilities of the Nineteenth century no longer were adequate to i the second quarter of the Twentieth. Steam trains for suburban traffic became archaic. The old Broad street station of the Pennsylvania was outgrown, the old Chestnut street station of the Baltlmor & Ohio teemed page from an almost forgotten past; and the Reading ter minalwell, that might have been modern in Centennial times, but It was antiquated In the late twenties. Electrification had to come. Under ground traffic was the only way to speed op the city s great suburban transportation. The opening op of the new monu mental Pennsylvania station and the putting Into service of the Broad street suburban station made possible pos-sible the razing of the "Chinese WalL" as the great viaduct Into the old Broad street station was called. In Its stead there will be opened np in me not-distant future a new high way, known as Pennsylvania boulevard, boule-vard, extending from City Hall square to the Imposing and classical east facade of the Pennsylvania terminal. The railroad improvements are re sulting In the unstghtly section of the Schuylkill Immediately south of talrmont park being canalized and boulevard-bordered and In giving the heart of Philadelphia that ort of a cleaning, that delights every eye. ureen win grow tomorrow where grime flourished yesterday, and the dreams of city planners will be liv ing realizations where ugliness but lately reigned supreme. On her part, Philadelphia plunged Into new era of urbnn planning of startling star-tling proportions and magnificent conception. She would provide the diagonals to the northwest and the northeast that became so needed in the day when the automobile began to crowd every main thoroughfare. Modern Highways. The famous Roosevelt boulevard, the great diagonal to the northeast with its broad, high-speed central lane bordered on either side by parking park-ing and local traffic lanes, took care of the northeast situation. To the northwest, from City nail square to the entrance to West Falrmount park, runs the other diagonal. Fair-mount Fair-mount parkway, that marvelous $30,- 000,000 thoroughfare which the city has opened. It was a frank appeal for the city beautiful that created this magnificent drlye from city hall to the Art museum, where. Fair- mount park begins. A thousand buildings had to be razed. The city's Industries are rooted In that remote past before the machine - 4 If V Vt I 1 vt' X i ii W ' - 1". U . .... J Philadelphia Guards a National Treasure. Old Decoration The fleur-de-lis, the conventionalized conventional-ized flower occurring so often In decoration, Is an ancient emblem. France in 1179 had as Its coat of arms a blue field sprinkled with fleur-do-lls. Th Empress Theodora Theo-dora back In 627 A. D. had one in her crown. Common Toad Lives Long Our best known amphibian, the common ioad, enjoys a long life under un-der favorable conditions. Mary 0.-Dlckerson, 0.-Dlckerson, authority on toads and frogs, has recorded the story of one that lived for 36 years and then met death accidentally. ' i Nature' Protection Most animals are colored darker on the upper side, and lighter beneath, be-neath, so that when light falls upon the upper surface and makes it lighter and shadows on the lower side and makes It darker, the extremes ex-tremes blend. Locktimth Important Locks were so uncommon In the days of Henry VIIL that the smith who accompanied the court and affixed af-fixed the lock to the door of the king's chamber on his trips and stays In various palaces was a high-salaried high-salaried man. ' Anatomist' Point of View It was a saying of the late Flo Zlegfield that "No woman ts truly beautiful when she Is half-starved and bony." He did not deny, or ourse, that this kind of woman has her points. Boston Transcript Hyderabad' Tiny Shop A belt shop in Hyderabad, India, is probably the world $ smallest store. Its window is only 36 inches high and 8 wide, but !t Is complete with shutters which are locked each night Think It Over Plants will mend themselves when hurt, and fit themselves into places not quite of their choosing. Every triumph over the unaccus tomed strengthens the race and widens the habitat May Be Reason Joshaway Crabapple says: "One reason why romance lasted longer in the old days was because a bride looked much the same after washing her f ace." Wallace' Farmer. TUMS HI age reached its height and when men of high skill had to do by hand what mere machine tenders can do today. Such men loved their little homes and had no taste for tenements. tene-ments. Their sons and their sons sons have followed. This home-loving spirit has played an important role In shaping Phlla delpbla's problems. Those of urban transportation have never been so pressing, for the Philadelphia wage earner prefers to have his home within walking distance of the fac tory in which he Is employed; and whether in Tacony or Manayunk Bridesburg or Passyunk, Kensing. ton or Southwark, you will find the average workman living near his place of employment The same cir cumstances that served to make the Philadelphia artisan a man with distaste for tenements, but intent with an ambition to own a home, nave served to mate mm a man with a leaning toward savings bank accounts and building and loan in vestments. A concomitant of all of these qual ities Is the Industrious habit through which Philadelphia has at tained the distinction of having the highest percentage of skilled labor of any major city. With such a fine quality of labor, it Is little wonder that the national census-takers were able to find 277 distinct lines of commodities being manufactured In the Philadelphia metropolitan area; that It ranks first in the out put of hosiery and knit goods; In carpet and rugs ; In cotton lace and saws, and high In the manufacture of leather, hats, fur felt linoleum, and many other commodities. In a normal year the great workshop work-shop of the world produces $2,000,- 000.000 worth of manufactured products, including 45,000,000 yards of carpet 7.000,000 hats, 400,000.- 000 cigars, and 10,000,000 saws. With but one-sixtieth of the nation' population, the city of the great Penn produces about one twenty- fifth of all Its manufactures. Travel where he will, from polar circle to polar circle, In any longitude, longi-tude, around the earth, the traveler will never get away from the things that Philadelphia buys, the things it makes, and the things it sells. From every land come the raw material It needs in the fabrication of th thousand and one things it manufac tures. Philadelphia-built locomo tives draw trains to the top of the Andes, lnte the heart of China, through the solitudes of the Congo. Philadelphia-built steamships sail the seven sea and fly their flags In every port In the world. Phlladel-phla-made medicine heal the sick ness of the savage la Borneo and Zululand, soothe th aches and still the pains of people from Tombouc- tou and Kamchatka to Nome and Rio. Forest and field, mine and quarry, ocean bed and mountain top, jungle and desert, pampa and steppe, frozen tundra ami tropic beach, alike trade with the metropolis of Penn. WU W Seize Golden Moment The man who loses his opportu nity loses himself. TILL. .. COIDI MONO OH A. ' ' J . End Colds Quick IJE was an easy victim to colds and they , hung on so long until she suggested the use of NH tablets. He seldom catches colds now. Yi hen he does they are quickly broken up. 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