Show SECRETARY OF AUDUBON association sentiment Is soft bott and intangible and soppy and all that but it does doea things that dollars wont do sometimes as in the fight that the audubon societies have mado made for the protection of the bird life of this country A recently enacted law gives to the federal department of agriculture the Y right to prescribe the season during which migratory game birds and migratory insect eating birds may be killed A clause in the ahe tart tariff it bill now belore before congress absolutely prohibits the importation of at the feathers of wild i birds the sale of wild bird feathers R has been forbidden by law in the twelve states which contain all the big cities with the single exception of chicago only eight states have refused Z to adopt the audubon law protecting birds bird refuges have been spotted all along the atlantic coast and almost all the states state are giving a considerable measure ot of protection to their game birds in securing this the national association of audubon societies has b been e en forced to fight the pot hunters and the greedy amateur shooters and resort owners anti and feather hunters and manufacturers of firearms and powders and above all else milli milliners nerv milliners milliners millions of dollars were invested the wild bird feather business it was once testified that 22 1000 people were employed in it the audubon leaders had to create public sentiment to accomplish these things T gilbert pearson secretary and ami executive officer of the na national dional audubon association has baa been in direct co command of the fight tor for bird protection |