IIO DuTCHER, Report of Committee on Bird Protection. Fjan 



There is a great field for educational bird work in this State ; 

 will not some generous reader of this report furnish a fund that 

 will enable the National Committee to send to every teacher in 

 Alabama bird leaflets that will enable them to teach the children 

 in their charge the great economic value of the wild birds. 



Arizona. — This territory has a very imperfect non-game bird 

 law, although it was passed as late as March, 190 1. The next 

 session of the legislature will be held in 1905. 



There is seemingly little interest taken in birds or bird protec- 

 tion. 



Arkansas. — Legislation. — No change has been made in the 

 law, which is practically the A. O. U. model. The game laws 

 were improved by non-export and sale clauses. The next session 

 of the legislature will be held in 1905. 



Warden system. — ^o wardens were employed by the Thayer 

 Fund. 



Audubon work. — There is no organized society in the State, but 

 a great deal of splendid work is accomplished by Mrs. Stephenson 

 of Helena, who is a member of the A. O. U. Protection Committee. 

 She writes : 



" Since work of whatever kind is best measured by its results^ 

 mine, which is mostly of a personal character, and too often un- 

 fruitful, seems hardly worth mentioning. However, as sponsor 

 for Arkansas something must be said. 



" Early in the year, the game bills referred to above were pre- 

 sented to the legislature, and after many weeks passed. Later, it 

 was reported that U. S. Judge Trieber (Judge of the Eastern Dis- 

 trict of Arkansas) had been asked to declare this new law unconsti- 

 tutional, and that he had done so. In answer to that report he 

 wrote the following letter : 



" ' In reply to your inquiry I would state that I made no decision 

 whatever in regard to the game law. An injunction was asked 

 from me, and to have me declare the game law of the State pro- 

 hibiting non-residents from hunting unconstitutional, but I declined 

 to do so, stating that perhaps some State Judge could be induced 

 to take that view, but in my opinion the law is constitutional. 

 Thereupon, Senator Clarke did apply to Judge Hughes in Critten- 

 den County, and he declared it unconstitutional. The only thing 



