NORTH SHORE BREEZE and Reminder 29 
PropLE WuHo FREQUEN’ the country roads of this 
section are familiar with the sights of the pheasants, some 
of which seem to be as tame as hens. They will leisurely 
cross the road in front of a vehicle, or will feed unfright- 
ened by the side while a whirring automobile passes them. 
This would deem to indicate that they are growing plenti- 
ful in this section, as a result of their liberation in our 
thickets a few years ago. The fish and game commission 
now suggests that there be an open season for them. They 
. said that inasmuch as the pheasant is a bird that could be 
propagated at any time and there is now a plentiful sup- 
ply of the bird at large through the state woodlands they 
approve of a short open season for pheasant cocks in cer- 
tain counties, subject to a small bag limit per day and per 
season. As the law now stands it is unlawful to shoot 
pheasants at any time. If there is an open season estab- 
lished it will be good news to the gunners of Essex county 
who do not have much opportunity for real sport in this 
direction.— Beverly Times. 
_ To the efforts of the late Senator James McMillan, 
largely, is due the increase in the number of pheasants 
seen on the North Shore and in Essex County at the pres- 
ent time. Over fifteen years ago, when he built his estate 
at “Haglehead”, Manchester, he established a private 
park, where he kept deer and all kinds of beautiful birds, 
including a large number of wonderfully colored pheas- 
ants, as well as the common pheasant. ‘These were long 
since set free and it has been noted that their number has 
been steadily increasing. While we agree to the sentiment 
expressed in the clipping above we do not think there 
ought to be an open season on pheasants of sufficient 
length as will permit the slaughter of these beautiful 
harmless birds. 
THE APPROACHING CoMPLETION of the Panama 
Canal has been hailed with such publicity that lesser en- 
deavors of a similar character have not had the attention 
they deserve. The Cape Cod Canal in our own state is a 
marvelous project and only the marked attention that the 
Panama Canal has been receiving has taken it out of the 
limelight, 
-Now MANCHESTER is to have its system of sewers! 
When this. step has been taken Manchester will have 
made progress! It costs less to be really progressive than 
to be conservative. Manchester is rapidly taking the 
lead of the towns of Massachusetts in its aggressive work, 
To do otherwise would be folly. 
Tue Notice of an ending se- “‘ch depresses 
and embarrasses the other summer resorts does not trou- 
ble the North Shore. ‘The season is long and the days 
following Labor Day do not leave a depression. Every 
year that goes by increases the number of all-the-year- 
round residents. 
Tur New York and New Haven Railroad is hav- 
ing a hard time with the selling value of its shares but 
no one can doubt the genuine value of its franchises and 
holdings. ‘The railroads have had hard days but good 
times are coming. 
THe MANCHESTER and Beverly Farms baseball games 
are developing interest in both towns. Two good game 
have been played. Tomorrow at Beverly Farms the 
Manchester team will make another effort to win. 
TUBERCULOSIS is a menace and the communities of 
the North Shore may well cooperate in the establish- 
ment of a large and effective institution in the vicinity. 
PRESIDENT WiLson AND Mexico! For over two 
months the United States has been sleeping over a war- 
volcano. Only the fair minded and cautious spirit of the 
President hag saved us from war. ‘lhe Mexican insur- 
gents have been troublesome and obstinate and the 
American press has not always been cautious. It is un- 
fortunate that the leaders ot our government are ham- 
pered by public opinion as it is developed by the lower 
types of newspapers. ‘lo suppress them is un-American, 
but the abuse such papers put their rights to is also un- 
American. Fortunately President Wuson is continuing 
the conservative peace policy of his predecessor and is 
certain to guide the nation through the perilous times 
without war and by peaceful methods. President Wil- 
son’s message concerning the trouble was intelligent, 
manly and convincing. It was a diplomatic move of broad 
influence. ‘he action was along the lines of open-handed 
diplomacy demanded by the republic. The message was 
open and above board. It served notice to the world 
that the United States had no secret desires or subter- 
ranean forces at work to make the present difficulty a 
pretext for aggression upon Mexico for territorial gains. 
The ignorance of European papers of our peaceful and 
humanitarian interest in Mexico is colossal. To say prog- 
ress has not been made in our Mexican trouble is not true, 
To be able to maintain peace from month to month is 
progress. 
‘THERE ARE AUTOMOBILE OWNERS who are now care- 
fully watching the sign boards for the beginning of Man- 
chester’s highways. ‘There is no reason why public pre- 
judice against the automobile should be nourished, but 
there is also no reason why automobilists should not care- 
fully avoid over-speeding, which if not dangerous in cer- 
tain open stretches of roads, in thickly settled towns be- 
comes a menace. 
Wits Free Woor, and free sugar we are a long way 
from reducing the high cost of living. By the way what 
has become of the low cost of living that was heralded 
so blatantly by the “in party” just before election last 
year? 
On THE First Pack Roosevelt may occasionally find 
a footing, but he is a middle-of-the-sheet factor now. It 
is time that he “about faced!” 
DR. JAMES W. TOBIN, M. D. V. 
of the Back Baw Veterinary Hospital 
will respond promptly to any calls along the North Shore 
during the Summer months. 
Telephone 2200 Back Bay 
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