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; v v ' . -J . ty V.'-uliaa ItatlMUl Frtu BulMlor 1 Washington. Much ado la being made around over lobbyists. It ) Lobbyutt Active . la true that there are now perhaps "more lobbyists In 'i, Washington than at any time In the ' , last fifteen years. It la true they are Influencing legislation, and ' , think It can be said without fear of ' VMUHWVMVU wrf - juiiitMiiMrinn rnor innnviHrn nrn na. v aponslble for a portion of the balk' lag tactics In congress. Existence of this, unusual condl- . tlon In Washington carries more f slgnlflcance, however, than Just the ' Act that special Interests or Indl- rldnal Interests are trying to pro tect themselves. From a good many sources I gather the opinion that the condition means the President's , power has weakened. 1 It Is to be remembered that when Mr. Roosevelt carried his New tea uw largest juemucrnuc major ity ever to control the national leg islative body, that very fact thwart ed lobbying. very few of the so- - called special Interests had the Icourage to button hole Individual representatives or senators to plead their Cause. These repre sentatives and senators were look ing to White House leadership; their fate rested on the New Deal, and they were unable accurately to - gauge what public sentiment would , M If they openly disagreed with Presidential orders. In those days, . the corridors of the Capitol and the house and senate office buildings .were virtually deserted of petltlon era for that is what a lobbyist Is. To the extent that lobbyists oper- aiea in me eariy aays or tne x wwsereic nuuiuiimruuuu, uie ought to influence Presidential de- . clslon and the activities of the brain : i) the Presidential programs. Once these programs had been submitted to congress, the opposition to them largely subsided and members ' Jumped to the crack of the Presl- - aenuai wuip. & sutcea auove, inui .vldual members were afraid to go "i against White House orders and lobbyists were afraid to combat the President's popularity. . . But a year ago, various interests : throughout the country began to sense a feeling that they could gain talk with members of con gress safely. They began organlz : - lng their representations here ias , they formerly had enjoyed, and llt . tie by little broadened the scope . Of their activities. A singular part , about the present condition Is the mushroom growth of the lobbyists. Supplementing their growth has . been an unusual fearlessness. They re busy pushing all kinds of causes, good and bad. t Some forces estimate there are close to five hundred different' petitioning congress to do this or that according to tbelr lights. There are such gigantic lobbies as that of - organized labor, agriculture and the 'American Legion. There are lob bies for religions and racial groups. She power interests at the moment bulk large with their lobbying ac tivities. Individual' lines of indus try have their representatives here In numbers. The railroads, for ex- ' ampJV, uavv ueauijuarierB uere lur their Association of American Rall . roads and It Is also the headquar ters for the Shortlipe Railroad as sociation. The bankers maintain a ..legislative committee of the Amer ican Bankers' association here, and even - scientific groups have their people: treading water in the halls f congress, watching and waiting f be sure that nothing detrimental their interests is done by the slators. It will be recalled that several weeks ago Mr. Roosevelt let loose . one of the bitter- ,. See$ Power . est messages he Waning has ever sent to congress in de nunciation of the activities of the power lobby. At that time, the vi cious character of his accusations against the power interests was at tributed by many observers to his t ten?, feeling that public utility i oldlng companies should be aboi J hed. He felt that cliques of flnan- ts were taking advantage of in nocent investors and he wanted to 1 1 the country about It - ' ; Kow, howeveiv It develops that he s shooting not only at the power T but at all so-called special ln 's which were seeking to pro ' themselves from what they re 1 as , flagrant Violations of j rights of the established s practices.'; It must be said r a few days, the President's a did bsvethe effect of slow wo .lobbying activities but ' ylHts bad' tasted -of their ver. They were not to be I by any Presidential: at- hy the threat or Senator iUabama to force through i compelling lobbyists In i to register. As a mat ! f i-t it Is my conviction r Elack will And himself circumvented in , any - Cruckart WMhlnaton. I. move he may make to press for ac tion on what IS generally regarded a , ridiculous piece of legisla tion, it is a thirty-year-old pro posal, anyway.: " I it all goes to. show that, at least among those with the courage of their convictions, President Roose velt ts not as powerful as he was In the first year of his reign. Balk' lng tactics In congress over ' the public works relief bill, was but the outward sign of courage under neath. ?t I bate reported - to yon heretofore that there were matter logs and expressions of discontent within the President's vast major ity In the bouse and senate. While the malcontents are not openly criticising the President they, are able to accomplish tbelr purpose by delay and disagreement ever what ordinarily would be very minor de tails. . , I believe It Is the consensus1 also that the activities of petitioners for their rights are responsible 1 to large extent for the creation of numerous blocs In congress. n It has been observed by . numerous publicists that If there Is dan ger of Fascism la the . United States, it lies In this rise Of blocs in congress, The natural result ts to replace and break up the, two old-established' : parties. Thus far In this session there has been evi dence time after time of bloc ac tivities,' one against another. This condition 1 results in legislative trades, not all of - which 'result ' In good or even well-written legtsla- tlon. Now that President Roosevelt has Otle to $4,880,000,000. to spend How WM ( pleases, the qnes Bo Spent?' tlon U h e s r d . .'i around ; Washing ton more snd more frequently, what is he going to do with Itt Tbe' truth Is that administration plans for ntllixlng this vast sum of money are so nebulous that no one. can tell, even the officials themselves, to what uses It will be put - One hears about attacking the problem of soil erosion, so that the destruc tion by oust storms wm occur no more, and then) is, talk of many public works projects, .When one tries to find1 out details of . these, ver, be Is promptly confront ed by a stone wall, either of al ienee r of a frank statement that only the outlines have. - thus ; far been considered, ' ;' Conversations over luncheon ta bles In Washington .seem to Indi cate that actual spending of this money In, any -appreciable sum will not get nnder way for soma months. In fatt, there seems to be ground for Belief that nothing of substan tial character will take place In a spending way before next- winter. And, If that Is true the comment suggests, the . great appropriation will be effective only In a political way next spring and summer. . It should be , remembered that the; amount voted the President In this one resolution which is to be spent practically at his direction Is great er than tbe total expenditure of the federal government for any 'year from 1022 to 1931. With further .references to lobby ing activities, It Is made to appear . mat : rwo ; organ. Effective tatlons have done Lobbying especially good Job. . I refer-. t the operations of the American Le gion office In Washington- and its fight 'for the veterans' bonus, and the activity of the . various agricul tural and farm organizations who have been fighting off certain phases of railroad legislation. 'jiiiit V ' i The farmers, accotdlng ' to the best Information I can get are op posed to federal regulation of In terstate bus and track .business be cause they feel the proposed legis lation will hamper farm-to-market hauling. I suspect that the bus snd truck group have ' persuaded - the farm representatives to oppose reg ulatory measures' for busses and trucks on the basis of misunderstanding.- I have- made' numerous Inquiries of legislative drafting ex perts and of house and senate lead ers respecting tbe point at Issue and all, have assured me that tbe proposed federal regulation Win In po way apply . to farm-to-market hauling...: , i'Vivt-if-.'1:';- While the point made here is not at all Important' and when farm operators of tracks understand t they will doubtless shy away from the position they have taken, It Il lustrates how -one organization will attract many followers to its ranks who actually ought not be there. -. Now as to tbe bonus proposition. It ought to be said that the Boose velt administration Is In a bole. So well has the American Legion done Its Job that there Is no doubt In my mind s( the moment respecting the outcome. There will be bonus lea- Islatlon passed by congress at this session, v Whether it will be signed or vetoed by President Roosevelt depends entirely upon tbe nature of the bill as it finally Is passed. ., SX Wwttro MrasiMr Union, v - View in tbe little Baltic town - iuuikuv, wm, merly belonged te Prnssla but tt Zoo ; Animals iCcep , Doctors . on Alert Captive Beasts :, Suffer - From Many Illnesses. ' .. Washington. One of the most pe culiar bears ever bora In captiv ity put la brief appearance re cently : at the National Zoological park In .Washington. A cross be tween a polar bear and a brown kadlak bear, the tiny silver-gray cob arobsed the , Interest of sci entists. Hopes of studying It were dashed, when, after two weeks of apparently normal . development the cub mysteriously died. , - "If it were not for tbe careful attentions of the soo .doctor, soos would soon be full of empty cages.! says the National Geographic so ciety. : "For captive animals, al though given the finest food and sur roundings, suffer from all the Ill nesses In a patent medicine pamph let' Bear cobs get mumps, and monkeys - get, toothache. ' - Pneu monla, ; distemper, and parasites wipe out large numbers of animals. Bronchitis and digestive troubles affect others. Monkeys: are espe cially susceptible to tuberculosis. . - Elephants Get Bellyache, v "Many of the Illnesses are natural to the animal In a wild state. Change of climate accounts for oth ers. Elephants, upon first being brought from, the tropica to more temperate regions, often roll on the ground with atomschache. The usual remedy Is a. blanket-sized mustard poultice and a stiff dose of gin, and ginger. Elephants be come so pleased with the . tonic that they frequently stage . an Illness merely 'to be dosed W "Many animals, " however, quick ly 'become acclimated. Lions and ostriches learn to live outdoors In snow, while the Brazilian tapir rev els in It from choice long after ani mals from colder ' climates have sought shelter. 1 Similarly, ; polar bears do not seem to be affected by the summer heat of temperate re gions, A-';.Vv:i?' ". -i-'M:, "One of the most amaslnc adaota- lions to changed environment was made by chinchillas. ; These small rodents, from which valuable fur Is obtained, normally live on the frigid heights of the Andes.' . How they were successfully transferred from there to fur farms of southern Cali fornia Is s monument to patience. A dozen captured at high altitudes were carefully nurtured for two years at 11,000 feet brought down to eet - kept there--for- a year,, and .then after ' almost six years of f successive descent . and stops, they were taken on a 40 day sea voyage from Iqulqne, Chile, to Los Angeles. In Ice-cooled cages they passed safely through tbe trop ics, and are now thriving by thou sands In tbelr new environment '"Confined surroundings acconnt for several : diseases affecting ani mals. When captive animals, lapped In comfort, become1 too lasy to do much more than eat and Sleep, they frequently , fall victims ; to 'cage paralysis.' ' Trained animals, forced dany-to Jump through hoops and race around arenas, keep in bet ter condition than most soo animals. One reason why certain animals are confined , together Is ' becsuse chasing each other around the cage gives them exercise as well as di version;- ,4. ;;'.;; i""'?. w - - Need Companlenshla. v It is well known that companion ship Is sn aid to the good health of most animals. vMany animals, If kept alone, are apt to fall sick. Hatred, of solitude probably ' ac counts for . many strange friend ships between animals, not only be tween, those of the same species, but between those of far different. and often hostile species.- ; "Between acts of trained animal shows, visitors may be surprised to mm a tiger, a panther and a fox ter-' rier rolling over each - other in friendly play, or a bantam rooster crowing from the vantage point of giraffe's neck. Such friendships wmetlmes terminate abruptly. Sea tons may live peaceably 'with pen of Memel, ot. ,t of controversy between Germanjrand Lithuania and ot ulBe m poruait or Anton emeiona, has been a part of Lithuania since guins-for years, and then suddenly turn and devour them. -"Not only do soo doctors have to contend with" ordinary Illnesses of animals, but anacondas must be helped out of the skin they are shedding, and overly pugnacious alligators must have their teeth sawed off. Elephants charge Iron framework: and splinter their tusks. Hippopotamuses break ; their ' teeth by biting ' out pieces of concrete. Leaping chimpanzees fall and frac ture their Umbs; birds ' break their wings, and storks and gazelles, their slim legs. : , - - "One of the most Interesting places in every large soo is its hospital, where operations are per formed and post-mortems - held. From cages and crates of every size peer Invalids amusing and par thetlc. In one limps deer with' a bandaged- foot In another, a sad-faced monkey wears a bis wood en collar around Its neck to keep it from tearing a piaster cast, from -T'.''t'.-;,ti:' jbignis or iNew i Meandering and meditations: The old homes , of Washington Square North, r, i . The last . downtown stand of aristocracy. , . Wonder how long before they will rive place to apartments? . ,- . Washington square, the breathing space- of the tenements : . . and of the poets of the tenements and basements . ; Wonder what's become of that llfr tie place where meals were, so good and prices so low? . .- i Repesl prob ably forced it out of business. ; I The suteiy- pile of No. 1 Fifth avenue seen from a Sixth avenue elevated train . . . and the glimpses Into the Third street tenement win dows from 'bat same moving view point, v . wars-eyed girls making artificial flowers . . . and daffodllls blooming, on a wlndowslU . . . A push cart loaded with' caged ana- nm . , . a anray guray playing merrily. . . While Utile girls dance on the' sidewalk;' r.-wfoi.. p A tea room that turne(Tbeer gar-' den . . . and is now a tea room again, . . . Basement Ice dealers all set for another season of busi ness, .... . Vegetable peddlers slng- uicu- uuiuuHugiDie cnes .. and a foreign language newspa per seller crying his wares In" htsl native tongue. . . .. A pretty girl feeding sugar to the .sleek none of a mounted policeman , . . and thus making a pretty picture. . V AB artist sketching an old house. . . Which, has not yet been turned into apartments. . . . : . Xounesters RECONSTRUCTOR Hubert D. Stephens, former son- ator from Mississippi, who has been sppolnted s director of the Recon struction Finance corporation. presiaent .oi Lithuania. Memel for 1824. The relch is eager to regain s broken arm. A giraffe with sore utroat looks down -on them, its long neck wound in bandages." Catnip Used to Trap Montana Mountain Lion Great Falls, Mont Want a moun tain lion rug for your parlor? it's easy to get one. Just, drag out the old catnip. A trap, baited with catnip, fish oil, anise oil, and other scents, trapped one near here. Mr: Mountain Lion sniffed around, stum-. Diea into tne trap, and now he's a Life Pension Asked for Alpine bog Hero '"Grenoble, France.-Alpine guides nave asked the govern ment to sward a life pension to a canine hero that saved the life of a skier, helpless with a broken leg In tbe snow on an In accessible peak In a temperature of 22 degrees below sero. . - ttiwas 88 hours before rescu ers arrived. During the night the dog, a wolf hound, lay on the stricken man, acting as a living blanket and preventing him from treezta., one i.lstbvenson bouncing balls against bnlldins; Ely Culbertson,. Who confesses that he helped build up contract bridge by bringing into play he ln feriprlty complex of women . . , and by making it impossible for hus bands to face the wife If they couldn't play, i X Wadswortb Carpenter, former' chairman of the Hockaway FUherfes commission. Wbo, complains that there are too few federal flounders for Jamaica bay. . . V Only 8,000,000 planted this year. . , Last year the gov- ciuiucui, .Auriuaueu ia,uw,uuv h;, wnue one Republican administra tion jumped . in 18,000,000 one spring, ; . Flounders ' are planted in the spring . .'-and caught' the next winter, . vi Maybe.'. ... Gen Buck In a new light tan coat ! MaJ. Edward Bpwes smiling at Broadway. . A . His WHN amateur hour Is an -outstanding achievement'-. ; imitators' can't get the touch that the. major gives it . . snd his gentleness in handling the youngsters ladds v to tbe-program. .-,'. Times Squait tilled from curb to curb' with . hurrying hundreds. .V. Makes me think of old north ern Michigan days. , : When May and I went out snd gathered those fragrant pink blooms ' . . . and never dreamed that some day we would be living In the City of the Seven Million. - "Mi , ;y':ft( ' it A ft'' ' ' ' i :'r 1 i .: An apple-cheeked old gentleman tooling a- fine trotter up Madison avenue . ; ; and bowing to a patri cian lady in a limousine, v.; Street flower venders on every corner. ; , A tall mn In a greer silk suit . . . Advertising a. beauty parlor. . J.'.j The chatter of a ' pneumatic ' riv eter,, That's a prosperous sign, , . . Al Smith likes dogs best . . , snd goats next . . . Used to play lth goats when an East side young ster. f;--tf "' y.'v.'! .--.'.!;...',(, Little German bands playing. on J the streets of TorkvUIe. . . . Gar-, dr-n making up In the Bronx. . . .' I ie Hudson sparkling In the sun 1' .tit . . .-Bowery winter dwellers scattering all over the country. .. . . C''Ples taking to the open road I I big cars. . .. Coney Island show I ; signs of life. . -, Sheepshead I y busy with fishing boat actlvt 1 lea. . ; "Apartment to kublet announcementa . Broadway look Is g even more shabby. , , , Apart c ent bouse dwellers reading seed i talogues. (..: :s" ; 'J ' . '-,'-- Times ' Square : eavesdropping: "Sure, it looks, like a new spring o siflt But he wore', the same' c utiles in Florida when hn rirnea a car down there for a Park ave i e rtiy." . . .. ' 1 ' ' - "" ' ByR.n.TwIL::Ln,SON . 9. Bell Syndlcata. wy U Sarvlc. TS DBEIXA HAMPSTEAD Is I lyj. famous writer. . V Her name is featured ell the leading magazines of the country.. '.'; ; ' She has three novels to her credit, and It has ; been announced : that a fourth Is to be brought out next fall : . , Rubella cannot ' attribute her achievements to any mysterious or inherited gift ' Her fame Is the result of hard word and study, of constant tire less plugging, of the triumph of de termination and the will to write over heart-rending discouragement of a love for her- work,- grimness, perseverance and A sense of hu mor. - v ' i In short, Bubella Is no natural born genius, no worker Of miracles -her rewards are lust and;: well earned. t - -- Some few -months ago the good people of Rubella's home town held a reception in honor of their distin guished townswoman, . . , : Among' thoBSl present : was one1 Lena Norman, a newcomer to JJa- plewood, a woman of some social prominence and also a writer. ' TJnfortunately however, Lena Is an "unknown" writer. She has ac quired no fame, has had little suc cess with her literary efforts. ' And she Is Inclined to be somewhat, bit ter about her. totM, Despite- the recognized fame, of the guest of honor, Lena's regard for Bubella. was . somewhat skep tical (a skepticism, doubtless, born of envy);-,"f '. su: fak j She was, In fact heard to re mark- that Bubella - bad doubtless won her .reputation : through some sort of drag and was now trading upon the selling power -of her name, She even went so far as to suggest that Bubella's "stuff" wasn't' so good, when yon ' compared It with real " literature, 'and . she ' probably wouldn't know a .gpod, story If she saw. one. . y-,vr:,. v: , Of course Lena- In ' no way be trayed this skepticism ' when' Bu bella was within earshot In fact she was, on the contrary. quite gushy and complimentary I However, as the evening . pro- gressea ana nouor alter nonor was heaped en the smiling Bubella, one watching Lena's face would nave no ticed that skepticism and bitterness were becoming more and more in evidence. -. .- yi-; i.;v' ,r t.n It was toward the end of tbe eve ning that Lena succeeded in getting Bubella alone in a. secluded part of the hall. : jvo. i":FIi,.- Said Lena :; . My dear,' I think your work Is wonderful 1 Really I Every word of It And I do' believe I've read about everything you've bad published. And now, my dean would it be asking too much if I re quested a favor?" - - ' ! ' Rubella, thdugh certain of the na ture of the request could do naught but -smile and .. nod? her , bead and hope that 'Lens was about to ' re quest a favor somewhat -different from the usual ran of favors re quested of famous authors. : But she was 'doomed to disap pointment ' " i - ' ' v ' "My dear, ' I know yon wouldn't reioue. oo sweet oi you. . xue la vor Is really nothing much,' It con cerns a story I have Just completed. A short story. - .It occurs to - me that the yarn has some merit yet I really would appreciate your pro fessional advice befbre submitting It Would you mlndf Ordinarily Rubella would have re fused, despite the fact that Lena would doubtlessly have thought beri rode and selfish. But the situation was a little dif ferent from ordinary; v.viri; In the first place, Lena was a fel low-towns woman,' her hostess, in a manner - off' speaking.,,-! And In the second place, Rubella saw In Lena's eyes a loojt that was slightly baf fling. 'V' ,;;,:;';3:: sr V ?v' The .lobk somehow resembled, a challenge ri'W" - fr.' If V vf. And so Bubella agreed to read Lena's 'script though she regretted bee decision a moment after It was made. However, tbe word was spoken and there was no" alterna- "tiVe. V"1 '"Vl', -i'.- The f 'script Came ' to " Rnbella's band on the day following, neatly typed, with Lena's name on tbe by line; ,r rv i,';.; ;;': ; -;s xj: Rubella danced over th first few pages' with casual Indifference.'; v ': But as she delved into page No. she suddenly sat upright in her chair and read on with renewed In terest : "r . rJ';h, i; At the conclusion of the story Rubella found herself, amazed and somewhat puzzled. " ', . . The story was actually a well done piece of work. It merited pub lication.. It was, in fact, not the assortment of Jargon that she had expected. "- '"'..:.' -v ..; Bubella carefully ' i folded the script tucked It In her handbag, caught up a hat and headed for tbe house of Lena. At least she would be honest about her report . Lena received her guest gracious ly. They , sat down together In Lena's neat little sitting room and looked at each other curiously. Said Bubella: , "My dear, I bave a comession to mate. When, I agreed to read your 'script I ex- j at all.. Said Lena: "You s the story was f?'" "I thought It was C There Is no reason at can't place it with, one ter magazines. In fact willing, I'll handle the i ' for you.'' ;?"'.."''' ;., Lena looked thoughtful. She gazed through, the v She studied the floor. ' And at length her eyes dwell upon the kind, smi friendly countenance of Bui Said Lens: "My dear, yo-, been honest and fair with too,- have a confession to , feel guilty and ashamed. The i that I. gave you to read ; Written by me.-. I don't know the author Is. .1 clipped it br ardly from a magazine and ty: it off before coming to tbe re tlon. - You see, heretofore I hi; misunderstood , famous . authors. . : had made the remark that youi stuff wasn't so good compared wh , that of real literary geniuses, ai that you probably wouldn't know a good story if you saw one and II wanted to prove that 1 was right." Rubella smiled a gracious smile.' "Thank yon for telling me. I'm soi glad you decided It was the best! thing for you to do.'- For, you see, I knew all tbe time that your story i was a rewrite, and, rm ashamed! to admit I led you on, hoping you'd! let me try and place It for you. I'm) so glad it turned out this way. Now) I'm sure we can be the best of! friends," ' , vv w Lena was frankly aghast- "Ton knew It all tbe timet How; wonderful I Now rm positive, that was " wrong , in remarking that: you couldn't tell a, good story from! ; a bad one. My dear, I'm thrilled!", "In a way.l-said. -Rubella, "I'm thrilled, - too. For, you- see, thai story yon clipped haphazardly from( - the magazine happened to be one or my stories 1" tf . ' f D t V. .vVt.-. 4 aiuuui vri eg uu umu mm '.n Now a Waterfowl Refuge-' Another area, unprofitable for ag riculture. Is being, restored to tbe uses of .wildlife in this country. The bureau of biological survey baa re cently completed tbe acquisition of the - famous P-Ranch .-in- Harney area, now known ' aa the Blltzen River Migratory Bird 1 refuge, not only will be important as a sane- , tnary, but 'will alBo be of strategic Importance In Insuring a water sup ply for the Lake Malheur Bird ref-H uge, which adjoins it on the north. ' Federal f acquisition - of ,, these, - lands marks the' return to public ownership of an , historic; - area. Bounded on the, east by the Steens - iwuohuiul on ui west, uj tneuupes ' rising to the Hart mountain, and1 ' on the-south also by high land, the valley Is traversed by the Donner rises in the Steen mouatalns and : Hows -'west, into the south end of! - the basin,,, then . north into Lake Malheur. y As the name suggests.'" the area Is . famous for; thunder-! s storms, which are In fact the prln- -h clpal source, of the rainfall. lb subsequent years It has been 7 the scene, not only of the resound ing storms of the atmospherebut j also has known a "Donner and Blltzen'! created by the stormy early ' settlers, i During thev years about 1870 amidst gunflghts and constant' struggle among various exploiters of the public domain, Peter French. locally . famous, established his ' claims to this -valley with Its Tea tonic . name and ' established the P-Ranch whlch he made the cap-'' Hal of a vast cattle empire. With '' all the daring and shrewdness that v characterized the early land settlers, ' French dot only acquired available public lands, but also consolidated mat ftunincrai saw toirinw- AKit.. ai. . of his rival He continued the en largement of his kingdom np until - the time of als 'death, December v- 28, 1897, -when he was shot by a rival, land owner along a boundary ' fence,- ' " !' .'- ., JSlnce the death of the founder of the empire; the P-Ranch has been " ' owned and managed by live stock corporations. The Blltzen river has '' been dammed to water the vast bot tom lands, invak -ArcAvtm. muHn, ditches for the purpose, and dams 'i being erected at intervals to con trol the water supply. It has at' times constituted, one of the great est hsy ranches in the region, snd pntll- the .-recent" long-continued - drouth was considered a - broflt- , " "El Wb.uu, able agricultural enterprise. With , the sudden decrease in rainfall, bow ever, snd with overgrazing, the ag ricultural Usefulness of the area has! wuiuH uuuppearea ana at the same time the wild life species depend- - ant upon the Blltzen river's flow ' have been threatened with disaster. The results extended to Lake j; ,i heur, where this once famous area f-now a federal refuge baa be'n almost completely dried up and ren- ' dered useless for a time. : : The marshy lands.) stretchlnif at' miles back from Lake Malheur, have always been a- favorite breed h ground of migratory waterfowl, 1 Millions of ducks and geese have bred there, and a naturalist Of t' biological survey counted ) species of birds nesting on the ar . Among these were 100 pairs of ( i rare sandhill cranes. Wildlife oi -, ; than birds will also be benefiiod. ' i'V-'
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