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Show KILLING OF GAME BIRDS. Cold Storage System Asslcts In the Ex. termination of Wild Fowl. Tho Audobon society of Missouri calls attention anew to tho fact that cold storage hastening tho examination examina-tion of wild animals. Congres ha3 passed a law regulating the traffic and shipment of birds nnd game, but immense im-mense seizures by government officers offi-cers show that tho statute is otcn-slvely otcn-slvely violated. It Is now held by persons who havo given special attention to tho subject that the only sufficient remedy Is to prohibit tho salo of nil gamo. It has been ascertained by the Audubon society so-ciety of Missouri that within tho past fifteen yenrs Bong nnd insectivorous birds In Missouri havo decreased C2 per cent and game birds over SO por cent. Lnst yenr ono selzuro in Now York includes 50,000 gamo birds and 16,000 song birds. In Chlcgo 32,000 gamo birds woro seized and a wholo car load of quail was captured In Indian In-dian Territory. Gamo nr.d song birds nro going fast and tho proposition to Btop their salo entirely gains supporters support-ers fast. i |