Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 100, 27 April 1922 — Page 2

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IHE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1922.

The End of Fine Feathers By FREDERIC J. HASKIN .

KEW YORK CITY. April 27. The plumage of the bird of paradise, one of the loTellest and cruellst of feminine adornments, is making positively Its last appearance In New York millinery shops this season. In another year, it is expected, It will have completely disappeared, because by that time it is going to be dangerous to sell it. Consequently, nearly every Jiat shop window in the city now contains a gorgeous display of paradise plumes, marked down to bargain prices.

Because of the near extinction of

the bird of paradise species, the importation of paradise feathers was forbidden in the tariff law of 1913, but since that act neglected to place any restrictions upon their sale, they have continued to appear with persistent regularity in the millinery market. The new tariff law, however, contains the necessary restrictions in an amendment which puts on the dealer the burden of proving his stock of feathers was In this country In or before 1913. Hence, the present intense anxiety of dealers to dispose of their paradise feathers before the act Is put into effect Under the old law it was the govern

ment that had to supply the proof which was impractical. About the only way the federal authorities could

ooiam a conviction was to eaten a smuggler in the act of bringing para

dise feathers into the country. Once they were here they were as safe as if they had been formally passed by the customs officials. The smuggler had no trouble in disposing of the feathers to a jobber, who, In turn, sold them to department stores or milliners, to whom he furnished certifi

cates and other data designed to show that the merchandise had been in the United States the required number of years. And, as the law did not question the good faith of dealers who bought feathers on the strength of these shaky certificates, neither could the federal district attorney. ..-.. No Shortage of Plumes Thus, the smuggling of paradise feathers into this country has been proceeding briskly for the last nine years, during which time the millinery market has never been annoyed by a thortage. The demand for the plumes, according to one dealer, Is "as steady as that for diamonds," so that smugglers have always been able to dispose of their goods promptly. Most of the smuggling has been carried on by seamen and officers of merchant ships from the Mediterranean, who usually conceal the feathers under their clothing. ; "Lean seamen," one official tell3 us, "have waddled off their ships swollen and puffed like Falstaffs by layers upon layers of plumes strapped to their limb3 and trunks. On some lines customs inspectors first take a glimpse

at the neck and then at the waist of

the seamen. If they observe a No. 14

neck springing out of a 60-Inch torso they make an arrest and usually recover a few thousand dollars' worth of feathers. On one occasion, a suspiciously well-timbered and pompous ship captain was searched and a mere core or kernal of human being found running through a huge structure of feathers." All of the confiscated plumes, as specified in the 1913 law, have been turned over to the National Association of Audubon societies, which has formed them into exhibits and distributed them among sixty different museums throughout the country. About twenty thousand dollars' worth of plumes,

it Is said, are to be found In these collections. In spite of these gratifying contributions to science, the Audubon socleties, under the leadership of their president, Mr. T. Gilbert Pearson, have never ceased to agitate for a more effective law. Their only fear has

been that It would come too late af

ter the last of the "Manukdewata'

(birds of the gods) as they are called

in East Indian islands, had fallen victim to feminine fashions.

The birds are found in Papua, New Guinea and certain parts of Africa, where they are easily slaughtered by the natives during the mating season. "Only the full grown male bird has the gorgeous spread of feathers which is coveted by commerce," explains a New York dealer, who is something of an authority on the subject. "This is at its best during the courting season when they hold their annual dancing exhibits for the benefit of the less gorgeous but highly prized females. Males Hold Exhibition '0n this occMion, the male birds

dance and fly about, exhibiting their attractions In a sort of competitive ex- ( amination while the females stand sil-, ently by, eyeing them critically and finally making a choice. During this dancing party the birds are so pre-j occupied and worried for fear theyi

won't be chosen that they lose all their j natural caution, and are easily picked ; off with blow-pipes by the natives. j "It isn't necessary to kill the birds' In order to get their feathers, but Is usually more convenient. Lately, since ,they have been growing bo scarce, they j are frequently trapped and released ,

after the feathers have been cut, so

that a new spread can be grown. "Except at their dancing parties, the birds of paradise are naturally cautious and well able to protect themselves. They have but few natural enemies, but, their families are small, being limited . usually to two offspring per season, .so that they increase but slowly. This Is all the more reason why they should be protected from human depredations. The new tariff law will provide this

protection, at least so far as this coun

try Is concerned. According to Mr.

Pearson, it will "end the thirty-five-year battle against the slaughter of

wild birds for millinery. A few reatn

ers will be smuggled in and peddled from house to house, as aigrettes are at present. But for practical purposes the commerce In forbidden feathers will be at an end. An example of how legislation may save a species threatened with extinction is to be found in the case of the sea gull which, several years ago, was nearly wiped out of existence by the demand of New York milliners for feathers. All along the coast, gulls were slaughtered by the thousands to

supply the trade until legislation was put Into effect in the coastwise and Great Lakes states, as well as by the federal government, making it a crime to kill a sea gull or to destroy Its eggs. As a result, the species was no longer molested, and now there are millions of sea gulls again to be seen along our coast. Experience has shown, moreover, that public opinion regarding the use of feathers is usually strongly influenced by legislation. There is, for instance, no longer much demand for the aigrette, although once it enjoyed a tremendous popularity. The same is true of other species which were formerly killed with impunity in order

to gratify Che feminine passion for fine feathers. Thus, b ack In 1886, Dr. Frank M. Chapman, naturalist, walking through the- shopping district -of - New York upon a spi-ing afternoon, discovered and identified feathers from robins, thrushes, 1 luebirds, tanagers, swallows, warblers, waxwings, bobolinks, larks, oriolas, doves and woodpeckers on women's, hats. Altogether he was able to couuit at least forty different species. "This was) a period," says Mr. Pearson, "when '.people seemed to go mad on the eub.tect of wearing birds and feathers. TSiey were used for femi

nine adornnaent in almost every conceivable fast Ion. Here, for example,

are two quotations from dally papers of that daX the names only being

changed:

"Miss Jmes looked exceedingly well in whitie, with a whole nest of sparkling, scintillating birds in her ajrchowtiwihw etaoin taoin taoin shrdl

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hair, which it would have puzzled an ornithologist to classify.' "Mrs. Smith wore a gown of unrelieved black, looped up with blackbirds. A winged creature so dusky that it could have been intended for nothing but a crow reposed among the curls and braids of her hair.' Today these society notes are more likely to excite mirth than indignation, yet they were writen less than forty years ago. So fast does public opinion change who knows? perhaps -in a few more years the vogue for paradise plumes, which has almost annihilated a whole glorious species, may also seem less tragic than ridiculous.

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A CHANCE FOR THE SO-GOES The Hoosiers say that every man 'in Indiana is a politician, and since the Nineteenth Amendment they probably include every woman also. They used to claim, too, that "As Indiana goes, so goes the Union," which pleased the Hoosiers and was not unduly annoying to any section of the public save the politicians of the other ambitious barometer states, of which

there were several. In any event, In

check upon and balance for the polit

ical extravagances and maladministra

tions of the Lower House of Congress to a body now even more demagogic than that Lower House. It is now weak In leadership, faltering and inconclusive in purpose, swayed by blind

partisanship, obstructionist, opportun-l 1st, raucous with the cries of self-seek- j ing demagogues, and unable even to carry out its own feeble policies with

out interminable and futile discussion

diana maintained a rather consistent j and the Injection of all sorts of influ-

so-goes political reputation for a con

siderable time, and certainly politics

was, and is, a favorite vocation, avoca-

I outside influences.

i The onlv nolipv of its maloritv is

tion, pastime, employment, diversion expediency, and the only plan of its

and practice of a large percentage of the population. There always Is some politics stirring in Indiana, The candidates begin their campaigns parly and continue them over long stretches of time. The Hoosiers like to hear political speeches, and are keen to discuss political issues. As soon as one election

minority is to impede. The quality of the Senate's membership has bo deteriorated from its earlier rosters that now one-third, at least, of the names on the roll-call are names that designate individuals who would add little weight to the deliberations of any average board of county supervisors. The Senate of the United States

V fu t",1?lUttl7 i ;"lc,; should be. and was, the great, deter,at forthcoming elections begin their' ' - s ' wisi,tiv

rounds, and there never is a moment

when the cities and the rural districts are not entertaingly besieged by mebers of all parties who desire the frequent suffrages of the people. Consequently the people of Indiana are a politically well-informed people far better informed than the people of New York, say, where politics is

neither so intensive nor so interesting -and to a large degree select their candidates and decide their elections on the basis of political knowledge rather than because of political enthusiasms. Fundamentally the real Indlanlans the authentic Hoosiers the men and women of the country as distinguished from the aliens and the hyphenates the Americans have a keenly intelligent comprehension of national political affairs and tendencies and an active interest therein. Hence all other Americans of similar comprehension and interest are watching with deep concern the progress of the campaign now being made in Indiana by Albert J. Beveridge for the nomination for United States senator, and with strong confidence that the voters of Indiana will take this opportunity to return Mr. Beveridge to the Senate, not alone because such action will be of advantage to Indiana but because it will be a distinct national, American eervice as well. There is no greater menace to the security and perpetuity of American institutions than the continued deterioration of the United States Senate in character, in ability and in political integrity that has occurred during the past twenty years. It has degenerated from lt3 former high capacity of

mining, able and scrupulous legislative forum of this country. It is now tha

rostrum of little politicians and the

breeding place of little politics. It requires but a glance at the list of the Senate's membership of twenty years ago, say, and at that of to-day, and

the most casual knowledge of the capabilities and character of the pres

ent senators to make proof of that as

sertion; that, and the daily record of

the Senate's proceedings

Wherefore the people of Indiana are

fortunate in this present primary com'

palgn for the selection of an Indiana

senator. They have an opportunity to

do the country a service, and them

selves as well, by returning to the Senate Albert J. Beveridge, who not only has a record of twelve years of

able and exceptional service In that

Senate to commend him, both to In

diana and to the nation, but In the

time that has elapsed since his first

senatorial service ended has grown greater in stature and ability. He is

an orator with a background and a per-

spective; a historian and a biographer

with a wide and accurate knowledge of our Government, its functionings

its necessities and its capabilities; a man of independent thought and determined action; of character, courage

and experience. This is a chance for the Hoosler so goes. It Is quite possible that if In

diana shows the way by going for Beveridge other states may follow that excellent political example in the se

lection of their senatorial candidates

to the great national service of bring

ing the United States Senate back to its former status of real and patriotic

statesmanship.

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RICHMOND, INDIANA, APRIL 27, 1922

NO. S

Roup is Now Said to Attack Chicks Disease Formerly Thought Confined to Mature Birds; Treat, ment Given. Reports reach the Ohio State university's Poultry department of cases of roup In baby chicks. Previously it was not thought that the disease attacked other than mature birds. "Keep the brooder house clean and spray It occasionally with a coal tar disinfectant, and keep a quantity of fine charcoal before the chicks in open feeders. It is not necessary to mix charcoal with the mash." Roup is said to be caught by the chicks from mature stock, and not passed on by heredity, through the egg. For poultry owners with roup in their laying stock, special precautions are advised. "In some cases, it may be wise not to let the person who attends to the chicks enter the henhouse, or come in contact with the mature birds."

NOTICE

We receive daily at 10:30 a. m. the Western Union wire live stock markets. Anyone wishing this information may have same by calling Phone 1679.

U. S. Bulletins in April

Here I3 a small list of farmers bulletins and circulars of general interest during April. Copies may be obtained free by addressing the division of publications, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Specify number and name and whether farmers' bulletin or department circular. Farmers' Bulletin ,181, ' "Pruning;" 440, "Spraying Peaches for the Control of Brown Rot and Curculio;" 450, "Some Facts About Malaria;" 474, "Use of Paint on the Farm;" "609, "Birdhouses and How to Build Them;" 710, "Bridge Grafting;" 739, "Cutworms Control in Corn and Other Crops;" 896, "Rats and Mice;" 932, "Rodent Pests on the Farm;" 948, "The Rag Doll

Seed Tester;" 950, "The Spotted Garden Slug;" 975, "The Control of European Foulbrood;" 1045, "Laying Out Field for Tractor Plowing;" 1065. "The Flat-Headed Apple Tree Borer;" 1085, "Hog Lice and Hog Mange;" 1096, "Frost and the Prevention of Damage From It;" 1097, "The Stable Fly;" 1102, "The Crow and Its Relation to Agriculture;" 1109, "Preserving Eggs;" 1134, "Castrating and Docking Lambs;" 1175, "Better Seed Corn;" 1176, "Root, Stalk and Earworm Diseases of Corn." Department Circular 36, "Use of Poultry Club Products;" 48, "The Club (Member's Home Vegetable Garden;" 210, "Dispersion of the Boll Weevil in 1921."

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