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gale killiri!.^ of walcr-ljirds ^Tcrn-.); June 

 22, headed hoys' ouf.inj/ at. J-'ord J-arm; 

 June ,2.3, spoke a). J'resljyl.erian fJhureh, 

 Birmingham. 



"Request for literature and lectures are 

 so heavy as to make it impossible to keep 

 up with them. I have j^romised twenty- 

 seven persons or orj/anizations to give 

 talks in the future." 1' . (,. P. 



Activity of the New Jersey F~ibh and 

 Game Commission 



One of the most earnest bird protection- 

 ists in the United States is Hon. Ernest 

 Napier, President of the Poard of Fish 

 and Game Commissioners in the State 

 of New Jersey. Ever since he came into 

 office, less than tv/o years ago, he has 

 been prosecuting the work of enforcj'ng 

 the game laws of his state v/ith an earnest- 

 ness, impartiality, and good judgement 

 which deserves the highest commendation. 

 It has been especially gratifying to note 

 , the energy v/hich the wardens of tfje 

 . state, working under the direction of the 

 '■: Commission, have displayed in enforcing 

 '; the new Audubon Plumage Lav/. In 

 j reference to the results achieved, Mr. 

 ; Napier v/rites us under date of July i, 

 ! 1912: 



1 "Replying to your favor of June 24, 

 I in which you ask for a statement of the 

 I cases v/hich our Commission has handled 

 ;in the matter of enforcing the lav/ against 

 jthe sale of aigrettes in Xew Jersey, I 

 ,beg to state tha,t since the act was adopted 

 {by the Legislature of our state, April 15, 

 I1911, five arrests have been made, in all 

 jof which judgment was given for the 

 ■ Board, and in only one case has an appeal 

 ibeen taken. As to the appeal case, the 

 iBoard is confident that even if it is pros- 

 iecuted, the result can only be the same as 

 [in the Justice's Court. 

 ! "The statement of our cases foHov/: 



"March 2, 1912, Warden Harry M. 

 ^Loveless vs. Mrs A. J. Coffjeld, Milliner, 

 jTrenton, N. J. — Defendant paid a penalty 

 k $160. 



[ "March 2, 1912, Warden Harry AL 

 [Loveless vs. Isaac Goldberg, Department 



Store, 'Prenton, X. J. — Defendant j^aid a 

 penalty of S.300. 



"Afjril 29, 19/2, Warden Harry M. 

 Loveless and Charles .Morton vs. Mrs. 

 Margaret Emiin, -Milliner, Burlington, 

 ■N'. J. — Defendant ]>;u(] a penalty of S20. 



"May J4, ;9i2, Warden John ('. Rein- 

 bold vs. .M. HimJes, .Milliner, Atlantic 

 City, N. J. — Judgment obtained for 

 S200; case appealed. 



"May 15, 19/2, Warden John C. Rein- 

 bold vs. A. Halphin, .Milliner, Atlantic 

 City — iJefendant j;aid a penalty of S40. 



"In all the above cases the Board con- 

 fiscated the aigrettes on hand, v/ith the 

 exception of the Hirnles case, where a 

 clerk j^revented the warden from securing 

 the aigrettes at the time of the arrest. 



"f would further add that it is the 

 intention of this Commission, and v/e 

 stand as a unit in this matter, to follov/ up 

 and prosecute to a finish every offender 

 against this nev/ plumage lav/. We have 

 already sent and shall senri from time to 

 time detectives, both men and women, 

 to -/isit department and millinery stores 

 in different cities all over the state, and, 

 where any violators are found, you can 

 rest assured they v/ill be severely punished. 



"/Assuring you of our most hearty 

 cooperation in the noble efforts your 

 society is making along this line, I remain. 

 Very truly yours, CSignedj Ekkksx 

 Xapikp, President." 



Nev/ Members 



May I, to July r, 7912. 



Zz/e Member::: 



Mrs. Jam<:-i C. Greenway, 



Mr. William G. Rockefeller, 

 iVezy Conlrihulor: 



Irondecjuoit Fish and Game /Associ- 

 ation. 

 Su:;laining Member:,: 



Appold, Miss Bertha V. 



Ji'dldv/m, Miss Sarah R. 



f.arnes, Miss Mary C. 



Barton, Mrs. T. 0. 



Bigelov/, Miss Elizabeth 



Gary, Miss Kate 



Chandler, Miss Ethel 



cjeaves, Mr. Hov/ard H. 



Cochran, Mrs. G. F. 



Crablree, Miss Lotta M. 



