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Oct. 29 - N.Y.
Rohwer of entomology, a Major
Ramsopher of CCC, Geo.Wright of N.P.S.,
and Darling of B.S.
Most of these
talks were obviously for the purpose of
convincing Audubonites that the respective
gov't divisions stand strong for "wild-life
conservation". Geo. Wright's statements were
the only "100% pure" conservationals. Most
"wild-life" = game! [to be shot]. However,
for a non-biologist, Darling seemed
to be trying to take in other values
than that to the sportsman.
Oct. 30
Breakfasted with T.S.P. Then on to
Washington.
Oct. 31
In Washington. Visited Mr. & Mrs.
Vernon Bailey, who are living in the
old home at 1834 Kalorama Road. Since
his retirement, Bailey has been devoting
his time to devising various kinds
of traps that are "humane" - that will
catch fur animals without breaking
their legs, hands and owls otherwise
done by steel traps on poles. His
basement is a workshop for experiments
along those lines. But he finds
trappers' "tradition" in favor of the
standard "new-house" trap to be