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April 16. — The New York legislature enacted a law abolishing the 

 three-headed State Conservation Commission, and creating a 

 Commission with a single head. 



April 19. — The Governor of New York, Charles S. Whitman, ap- 

 pointed George D. Pratt of the Brooklyn Pratt Institute, and 

 President of the Camp-Fire Club of America, State Conserva- 

 tion Commissioner. Marshall McLean was appointed Deputy 

 Attorney General, for the service of the Conservation Com- 

 mission, and Augustus S. Houghton was appointed Secretary to 

 the Commission. 



April 2 0. — Five dealers in millinery supplies were raided yesterday 

 and the city office of the State Game Conservation Commission 

 captured $10,000 worth of aigrettes. The dealers not only 

 permanently lost these ornaments, but became liable to a gen- 

 eral fine of $60 each and an additional penalty of $25 for each 

 bird. The State law makes possession of aigrettes for pur- 

 poses of sale a misdemeanor. 



Forbidden goods were located, according to the raiders, in 

 the shops of Thomas Reilly, No. 9 West 3 3rd Street; L. Yarmus, 

 No. 63 Clinton Street; Goldstein & Metz, No. 7 3 West 116th 

 Street; R. Harris, No. 17 Clinton Street; and M. Finkelstein, 

 No. 103 Delancey Street. Those stocks were seized. 



April 2 0. — New Jersey enacted an excellent law (Chapter 355) pro- 

 hibiting aliens from hunting, and from even possessing fire- 

 arms unless they own $2,000 worth of real estate free from 

 encumbrances. This law is the answer of New Jersey to the 

 murder, in 1914, of Game Warden John C. Reinbold by an 

 Italian alien, who was hunting without a license, and who 

 through the inefficiency of the District Attorney of Rockland 

 County, New York, was able to escape to Italy, and live be- 

 yond the reach of the United States. 



April 27. — New Hampshire advanced by enacting a law (Chapter 

 133) harmonizing the season on migratory game birds to make 

 the State law conform to the regulations of the federal law. 

 In all states that have taken this enlightened action, an adverse 

 decision by the U. S. Supreme Court is forestalled. 



April 2 4. — Minnesota replaced her board of three game and fish 

 commissioners with a single commissioner. 



May 18. — Wisconsin enacted a "buck law" (Chapter 102) pro- 

 hibiting the killing of does and fawns. 



May 19. — California divided herself into 30 game and fish districts. 



May 19. — The legislature of Connecticut passed a most wicked and 

 unprecedented law (Chapter 308), providing that all land 

 owners may kill deer with shot-guns on their own lands, all 

 the year around, and regardless of sex! 



June 1. — Pennsylvania enacted a law (No. 644) prohibiting aliens 

 from owning or hunting with dogs. An excellent law. 



June 1. — At last the state of Illinois enacted a no-sale-of-game law, 

 thus closing the largest remaining game market. It is reason- 



