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have necessarily been omitted, but enough 

 has been given to show that while other 

 smuggling of feathers is doubtless still 

 going on, one of the largest offenders has 

 been apprehended and his smuggling busi- 

 ness destroyed. 



Death of Dr. Joseph Kalbfus 



Dr. Joseph Kalbfus, Executive Secre- 

 tary of the Ejoard of Game Commissioners 

 of Pennsylvania since its creation in 1895, 

 was killed by an express train near Tiona 

 Warren County', Pa., on August 10, 19 19. 



DR. JOSEPH KALBFUS 



At the time, he was in an automobile with 

 E. W. Kelly, Field Superintendent of the 

 Commission, who likewise was killed. 



Dr. Kalbfus was the dean of State 

 Game Commissioners in the United States, 

 having held his position with distinction 

 for twenty-four years. One of the charac- 

 teristics for which he was noted was his 

 astonishing fearlessness, which he often 

 exhibited in personally arresting desperate 

 characters whom others hesitated to 

 approach. 



He was greatly devoted to his work and 



wild-life protection has lost one of its 

 strongest, most effective, and most pictur- 

 esque leaders. 



A Worth-While Report 



The West Chester (Pa.) Bird Club 

 issued, in July, a twenty-page pamphlet 

 with cover, in which is given a historical 

 sketch of the Club. The author knows how 

 to present such a subject most entertain- 

 ingly. Glossed book paper is used, which 

 permits splendid reproduction of eight 

 interesting photographs, including pictures 

 of Dr. C. E. Ehinger, Henry J. Fry, Dr. 

 S. C. Schmucker, and other members of 

 the Club. A group of 180 school children, 

 with bird-boxes, is also shown, and a 

 comical group of young Screech Owls, and 

 nests of the Phoebe, Kentucky Warbler 

 and Chestnut-sided Warbler. 



The pamphlet gives the names of 40 resi- 

 dent members and 6 non-resident mem- 

 bers, as well as a list of 162 birds that have 

 been observed and identified locally by 

 the West Chester Bird Club since its 

 organization. 



Iowa Wild-Life Conference 



Under the auspices of the Iowa Con- 

 servation Association, a wild-life protec- 

 tion and propagation congress was held at 

 McGregor, Iowa, the past summer. It 

 enjoyed the hearty support and patronage 

 of the McGregor Heights Outing Associa- 

 tion. The conference lasted for five days, 

 and, in a large tent, frames of pictures 

 issued by the National Association of 

 Audubon Societies, and other material 

 were exhibited. It is planned to hold a 

 similar conference next year, and it is 

 to be hoped that the response will be 

 sufficient to encourage our Iowa friends in 

 making this summer gathering of outdoor 

 lovers an annual occasion. 



The Directors are: Fred G. Bell, F. S. 

 Richards, T. A. Jayne, T. J. Sullivan, and 

 L. P. Bickel of the Outing Association; 

 also Dr. Geo. F. Kay of the Iowa State 

 University, geologist; Dr. L. H. Pammel, 

 Iowa State College, botanist; Prof. Bo- 



