FOUNDERS OF THE AUDUBON SOCIETY 
Dr. WILLIAM BRUETTE, Editor 
teeth of the wapiti and individuals of the order 
have also objected to it. 
A good brother ought to be ashamed to wear a 
tooth from an animal that was killed merely to 
furnish him with an emblem. If the elk are to be 
preserved for this and the coming generations, one 
way to do it is for all good elks to observe the 
rulings of their Grand Lodge and refrain from 
wearing elk teeth emblems and also frown upon 
others wearing them. 
Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation 
THE OBJECT OF THIS JOURNAL WILL BE TO 
studiously promote a healthful interest in outdoor 
recreation, and a refined taste for natural objects. 
August 14, 1873. 
WARREN GAMALIEL HARDING 
IVEN into God’s keeping is Warren Harding. 
Far removed now from noise and strife— 
far from the seeker and the spoiler and the 
sorrows and heartbreaks of political antagonism, he 
has gone forth on the great highway. And there he 
will find the joys that were dearest to his kind heart. 
For Warren Harding loved everyone and loved 
all living things. He loved his fellow men and he 
was always deeply conscious of their great honor to 
him, but he loved with a passion the great open 
spaces. He loved the odor of the forest and the 
sparkle of the running stream. He loved dogs and 
birds and the laughter of happy children. The roar 
of the surf brought him music and deep understand¬ 
ing and the gentle solitude of the running brook 
brought him always its tender story. In common 
with all tired men he sought these and longed for 
them. . . . 
The pomp of state had its place with him and in 
his gracious kindliness he observed these, but the 
call of the forest trail was always stronger. It was 
in the quiet of camp, under the warm glow of sun¬ 
set, in the companionship of a loving dog and in the 
sweet music of birds that he found his richest 
moments. 
Warren Harding was tired and he has gone to 
sleep. Sportsmen the wide world over have lost a 
friend and a comrade. And in the evening quiet of 
Marion a devoted friend—Laddieboy—waits pa¬ 
tiently for his master and friend. 
ATTENTION B. P. O. E. MEMBERS 
HE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE 
ORDER OF ELKS was founded in New York 
City in 1868 and has grown into one of the 
largest and most useful organizations in this coun¬ 
try. The membership is rapidly approaching the 
1,000,000 mark. They are active in all work of 
public welfare. The Grand Lodge, which guides 
the order, is in sympathy with the cause of con¬ 
servation and they oppose the wearing of elk teeth 
as an emblem. 
But wearing elk teeth as an insignia of the order 
has grown in practice that to many it is regarded 
as the official emblem of the order. Such is not 
the case. Conservation organizations have pro¬ 
tested against the practice of Elks wearing the 
IS IT WORTH WHILE? 
I N COLD hard cash, attendance at Camp Perry 
is worth while. It has probably never occurred 
to a majority of riflemen in this country that 
over ten thousand dollars in prizes will be dis¬ 
tributed in the NRA Matches alone this year. 
Furthermore, one man in every four competing in 
the matches receives a share of this prize money. 
Incidentally, when some sporting friend inquires 
as to what it is possible to get out of the rifle shoot¬ 
ing game—after you have told him of the steadier 
nerves, keener eyes and clearer brain, you might 
add a word as to the Argentine Trophy which 
stands 32 inches high and is of silver assaying 99% 
pure, of the Wimbledon cup, representing the best 
that the craftsmen of England were able to produce 
in 1874 and surrounded with the tradition of con¬ 
tinual competition since that year. You might 
mention something of the story of the Soldier of 
Marathon dating from 1875, the Palma, first fired 
in 1876, the Hilton, in competion since 1878. Do 
not overlook the National Trophy which is as far as 
we know, the only trophy for competition among 
the citizens of the United States now in existence 
that has been authorized by specific Act of Con¬ 
gress. Mention a few of these things and ask if his 
pet sport can show anything more worth while. 
AUTOMOBILE SPORTMANSHIP 
I N the forty-eight states of the United States 
there are in use at the present time more than 
12,500,000 automobiles. They range from 
10,000 or more in Nevada to more than 80,000 in 
New York. In the section that can be reached in 
a day from New York’s City Hall, up-state, New 
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island 
and Massachusets there are approximately 2,314,- 
000 automobiles and when almost every person 
rides more or less in automobiles, it is no wonder 
that complaints of vandalism among flower gardens 
and orchards and spreading of litter are frequent. 
That automobilists appreciate this lack of re¬ 
gard for the rights of others is seen by the member¬ 
ship of the Motorists’ League for Countryside 
Preservation. This organization, which has on its 
executive committee, Secretary of Agriculture Wal¬ 
lace and Thomas McDonald, Chief of the United 
States Bureau of Public Roads, has undertaken to 
arouse motorists throughout the country to the 
need of automobile courtesy. 
That means not destroying wild flowers, taking 
flowers from people’s gardens; stripping fruit 
trees of blossoms, stealing fruit and leaving litter 
after picnics or luncheons at the roadside. The 
good name of automobilists can only be protected 
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