. Bird lore . one to handle conservationof wild life, and the other to handle thecommercial fishing interests. He declared,furthermore, if the Legislature did not dothis he would dismiss all the old Fish andGame Commissioners and appoint a new-Board. In any event, there is little doubtthat Mr. Finley will shortly be offeredhis old position, and the indications arethat on the platter holding the commissionof office there will be a nice bouquet inthe form of a substantial increase in salary. Bird Lectures Available Herbert K. Job, in charge of our De-partment of Applied Ornithology, isaccepting
. Bird lore . one to handle conservationof wild life, and the other to handle thecommercial fishing interests. He declared,furthermore, if the Legislature did not dothis he would dismiss all the old Fish andGame Commissioners and appoint a new-Board. In any event, there is little doubtthat Mr. Finley will shortly be offeredhis old position, and the indications arethat on the platter holding the commissionof office there will be a nice bouquet inthe form of a substantial increase in salary. Bird Lectures Available Herbert K. Job, in charge of our De-partment of Applied Ornithology, isaccepting appointments for public lectures,using a wealth of splendid motion picturesand colored slides, either or both, of variousclasses of wild birds from life. We urgeour friends to secure a lecture this only are they delightful, but the pro-ceeds go toward maintaining the abovedepartment of our work. Write to him fora circular; address 291 Main St., WestHaven, Conn., or our New York office. 74 Bird-Lore. CHARLES HENRY DAVIS By the death of Charles Henry Davis,on October 5, 1918, there passed away oneof the sterling citizens of Michigan who didmuch for the upbuilding of the northernportions of the Middle West. The first twenty-one years of life were spent either in school or onhis fathers farm near Portsmouth, N. 1869, however, he went to Michigan,and in time became one of the leadingfigures in the lumber and mining interestsof that state. Mr. Davis was a sportsman in its broadest sense, and his periods of recrea-tion were largely passed in hunting andfishing trips. He was extraordinarily fondof the wilderness, and the actual killing ofgame was always a secondary considera-tion to the joys he experienced while camp-ing and tramping in the open. Mr. Daviswas interested in the conservation of wildlife and left a bequest to the NationalAssociation of Audubon Societies. Afterpaying the necessary taxes to the state ofMichigan, the check which the Associationhas re
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