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Nov. 12 — The "People's Game Protective Association'' was formed in 

 San Francisco, Cal., by John F. Corriea & Co., game dealers, for the 

 protection of the business of selling game in California, and also 

 shooting it for the market. It is strictly a game-dealers' and market- 

 hunters' organization. Its cause was vigorously espoused by the 

 San Francisco Examiner, and followed up. 



Corriea & Co. at once started a referendum petition, and by 

 various means secured enough signatures to it to suspend the operation 

 of the Flint-Carey law, and compel a vote on it on November 3, 1914, 

 either to wipe it out or to reaffirm it. Corriea and his associates* 

 Campodonico, Sischo, Giannini and others, assessed themselves $325 

 each for the expenses of getting up the petition. 



1914 



Jan. 16. — Yale University formally espoused the cause of wild life pro- 

 tection through a course of five lectures begun on that date by W. T. 

 Hornaday, entitled "Wild Life Conservation in Theory and Practice," 

 under the direction of Prof. James W. Tourney, Dean of the Yale 

 Forest School. 



Jan. 20. — The United States Supreme Court handed down a decision 

 sustaining the constitutionality of the alien gun law of Pennsylvania, 

 which prevents all aliens from owning or using guns within that state- 

 Dr. Joseph Kalbfus, Secretary of the State Game Commission, is. 

 the author of the law. 



Feb. 2. — In Kansas City, Missouri, about 150 "leading citizens" met in 

 Arter's Hall, and organized the "Interstate Sportsmen's Protective 

 Association." Its object is to fight the federal migratory bird law, 

 and destroy it if possible, unless Missouri and adjacent states are 

 granted a special dispensation to shoot ducks in February and March. 

 Branch organizations were planned throughout a wide area, and the 

 movement promised to be very noisy and troublesome. A full report 

 of the proceedings of its first two meetings, concealing nothing* 

 appeared in the Sportsmen's Review, Cincinnati, of February 14 and 

 21. The Interstate Sportsmen's Protective Association reported that 

 it had called upon Senator James A. Reed, of Missouri, to fight for 

 the spring shooting "rights" of his constituents, and also to oppose 

 the international treaty. 



Feb. 26. — W. T. Hornaday called upon Senator Reed in Washington, to 

 remonstrate with him regarding the unlawful and unpatriotic conduct 

 of his constituents. The Senator took the ground that the constitu- 

 tional rights of his constituents had been invaded, and therefore they 

 were within their rights in shooting ducks in winter and spring in 

 conformity with state laws of Missouri. The interview was quite 

 fruitless; and open warfare followed without delay. 



March. 7 & 28. — In the Sportsmen's Review and elsewhere, W. T. Horna- 

 day publicly denounced the Kansas City organization, and warned the 

 public against it. This was the beginning of a vigorous and bitter 

 warfare in the columns of the Review, in which the Association was 

 strongly denounced by many writers. 



March 28. — The Soci6te d'Acclimatation of France (the leading French 

 Zoological Society) awarded to W. T. Hornaday its "Grand Special 

 Medal," for his work in the international protection of birds. On 

 account of intimations of a troublesome scene at the annual meeting* 

 to be precipitated by representatives of the feather trade, the medal 

 was presented by a special committee to the American Ambassador 

 Hon. Myron T. Her rick, at the American Embassy. (See illustrations 

 in this volume.) 



