112 WILD LIFE PROTECTION FUND 



Of the many letters that were published in Iowa news- 

 papers in defense of the quail and chicken, we must repro- 

 duce two. On another page will be found a long one by 

 Leroy Miller, of Albia, entitled "The Game-Shooters' Plea," 

 which deserves to go permanently on record. 



Through the misuse of the name of John Burroughs as 

 that of an alleged backer of Hinshaw, the following ap- 

 peared in the Des Moines Register of March 24: 



John Burroughs For the Quail 



WEST PARK, N. Y.— To the Editor : I wish to inform 

 you that the use of my name by Dr. Akers, on March 11, in 

 support of the game warden, Hinshaw, was wholly unwar- 

 ranted and unjustified. I have just learned of the matter 

 and am indignant at such an unauthorized and untrue pro- 

 ceeding. Furthermore, I am very strongly in favor of 

 stringent measures being taken to save from extermination 

 the remaining quail and prairie chickens of Iowa, which 

 can only be accomplished by the enactment of the Turner 

 and McFarlane bills to give these birds five years closed 

 seasons for recuperation. 



John Burroughs. 



In conclusion, we point once more the value of collegiate 

 support in fighting the battles of wild life. The presidents 

 of Morningside College, the Iowa State College, Coe Col- 

 lege, Drake University and the Iowa State University have 

 now the satisfaction of knowing that the work of their biolo- 

 gists helped to save two valuable bird species of the avifauna 

 of Iowa, they helped to redeem the good name of the state, 

 and they reflected credit upon the institutions they 

 represented. 



The "sportsmen" ( ?) of Iowa, who persistently opposed 

 the 5-year quail law, were led by Mr. E. C. Hinshaw, the 

 state game warden, who killed a good quail bill two years 

 ago, and who is said to hold a patent of respectability and 



