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FOREST AND STREAM 
April, 1920 
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DO YOU KNOW 
that for just 10 cents a day 
you can give a child 
to France ? 
The men of France have died fighting our battles. 
The women and children of Fiance are left to bear the 
burden. 
$36.50 a year, added to the small allowance of the 
French Government, will save a child for the new 
France. Will you subscribe $.10 a day, $3 a month, 
$36.50 a year; payable monthly, quarterly or yearly. 
Every penny of the money collected goes to the chil- 
dren. Expenses are paid from a separate fund. 
Prove your patriotism by helping immediately, prac- 
tically and personally, our ally, France. 
Ten Cents a day means little to you. When a grate- 
ful letter comes from some little child in France you 
will know how much it means there. 
$ .10 keeps a child 1 day $36.50 keeps a child 1 yr. 
3.00 “ " “ 1 mo. 73.50 " “ " 2 yrs. 
Date 
myself ) $ 36 - 50 ---- a aged .... in its 
I pledge > own home for 
. I $ for children in their own. 
to S 1 ™ 1 homes for .... years 
I enclose herewith $ in payment for the 
above and pledge myself to give the remainder in 
payments. 
CROSS OUT THE PARA- 
GRAPHS YOU DON'T ACCEPT 
I promise to give the same amount next year. I wish 
to know the name and address of the child or children. 
Signed 
Address 
Checks should be drawn to “THE FATHERLESS 
CHILDREN OF FRANCE COMMITTEE" and mailed 
to the Chicago Treasurer, DAVID R, FORGAN, Room 
741 Fine Arts Building, Chicago. 
ROBERT H. ROCKWELL 
1440 E. 63rd St. Brooklyn, N. Y. 
T HE foundation of any .sport is a 
place where it can be played. Could 
you imagine baseball without a 
“diamond,” tennis without “courts,” or 
golf without “links?” Yet the country 
is literally specked with rangeless rifle 
clubs, a foolish and embarassing situa- 
tion. The only sensible thing to do is to 
first find a range, then organize the 
club. Heretofore the process has been 
reversed and the results obtained show 
the extent of the error. So let us start 
at the logical point, THE RANGE. 
A suitable location consists of a fairly 
level piece of ground backed by a hill 
high enough to stop the few stray shots 
that occasionally slip by the bullet trap 
immediately behind the target, and in 
picking out a spot keep in mind the fol- 
lowing points: 
1 — SAFETY : As the extreme range 
of the .22 caliber long-rifle cartridge is 
%ths of a mile, make sure that a house 
is not located behind the hill that con- 
stitutes the natural backstop. Also care- 
fully “post” the property to prevent peo- 
ple from wandering into the beaten zone 
directly behind the targets. 
2 — SIZE : While most of the firing 
will be at 50 and 100 yards, a 200-yard 
butt should also be available for long 
range work, and if possible have all the 
shooting done from one firing line, yet 
this is a matter that must be worked out 
to suit the individual characteristics of 
the site available. 
3 — ACCESSABILITY : Do not con- 
sider a site that can not be easily reached 
by trolley from the city, or within rea- 
sonable walking distance if the club is 
located in a town. Never for a moment 
forget that the entire success of the un- 
dertaking depends on having the range 
located at a point that can be easily and 
conveniently reached. 
4— ACCOMMODATIONS: A perman- 
ent camp near the firing line is a great as- 
set, as many of the shooters will want to 
spend their week-ends and vacations on 
the range, and during a match the camp is 
valuable to accommodate the range force. 
5 — EQUIPMENT: In the beginning 
all that is required are three simple 
frames for holding paper targets, stepped 
off from the firing point at three dis- 
tances. One at 50 feet for the use of be- 
ginners, and two others at 50 and 100 
yards. Put up 5 to 10 targets at a time 
and spot all the shots from the firing 
line with a telescope resting on a stand 
beside the shooter. This will be .sufficient 
to start the club going, and the range 
house, covered firing points, bullet traps, 
and the 200-yard pit can be installed dur- 
ing the course of the season. 
6 — ARMS: Rifles similar to those 
used at the indoor ranges. 
7 — OFFICERS: In selecting a range 
site and working out the required equip- 
ment it is necessary to secure the serv- 
ices of some experienced shot who knows 
the game, as the two things that alone 
can make a successful club possible is a 
place to .shoot and a man capable of di- 
recting the club’s activities. 
Now is the time to locate a range and 
start things going and if any immediate 
and special advice is required, write us 
and all the necessary information will be 
sent you. 
THE BULL SNAKE 
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ing straight up, and as he blew and 
hissed, the end of his tail vibrated rap- 
idly. I never saw a rattler in action or 
heard one rattle, but the little wiggle he 
had in his tail was much like the action 
of rattlers I have heard about, and con- 
vinced me that he wa,s actually imitating 
one. 
G. R. Cary, Oklahoma. 
NATIONAL GAME CONFERENCE 
T HE sixth National Conference of the 
American Game Protective Associa- 
tion was held in New York on March 
first and second. Each year this event 
is eagerly looked forward to by an in- 
creasing number of sportsmen and this 
year it was attended by an unusually 
large and representative number of men. 
Many papers of interest were read and 
a number of resolutions effecting the 
future welfare of our game were passed. 
The conference wound up with a dinner 
that was attended by some 400 sports- 
men from all parts of the United States. 
William L. Finley showed some rare 
moving pictures of wild game which were 
especially interesting in that they showed 
the intimate home life of our wilderness 
friends and were commendable because of 
the absence of any suggestion of killing 
so often depicted in scenes of hunting. 
DR. HARRY GOVE 
R eaders of forest and stream win 
learn with regret of the death of Dr. 
Harry Gove, the well known writer 
on angling topics, which occurred on 
January 29, 1920, at his home in St. An- 
drews, N. B. Dr. Gove will be remem- 
bered as the author of a number of au- 
thoritative articles on fly tying. A re- 
cent letter from an old friend of Dr. Gove 
contains the following lines — “I was with 
him a great deal during his last illness 
and he asked me to write to you after he 
had gone and tell you that he had passed 
over, and wanted to say “Good-hye” to all 
the boys. Many a good turn he did for 
me and for poor people whom I asked 
him to take care of in sickness. He made 
a good deal of money but spent it as fast 
as it came and I do not believe there was 
a doctor in the land who did more for 
people who were hard up, and never sent 
in a bill for his services.” 
RIFLE NOTE 
T HE Gun and Rifle Department of the 
Birmingham Small Arms Company 
Limited has been formed into a subsi- 
diary company, the proprietorship of 
which will remain with the parent com- 
pany. This Subsidiary Company will be 
known as “B.S.A. Guns Limited,” as 
from January 1, 1920. 
In future all communications regard- 
ing B.S.A. Arms should be addressed to 
and all remittances made payable to 
“B.S.A. GUNS LIMITED,” 
Small Heath, Birmingham, England. 
