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wolves, coyotes and bobcats, for which purpose a fund of $8000 

 was raised. 



Jan. 6. — The death of Theodore Roosevelt removed from the field of 

 wild life protection one of the most powerful and effective cham- 

 pions of that cause. See notice in Part I. 



Jan. 13. — Gov. Alfred E. Smith signed the bill amending the Conser- 

 vation law of the state of New York so as to conform to the 

 federal migratory bird law. In this connection the bag limit on 

 geese and brant was reduced to cover only 8 of either species 

 instead of 25 as formerly. 



Jan. . — At the annual dinner of the Boone and Crockett Club, 

 of which Theodore Roosevelt was a member, the suggestion was 

 made that the new Greater Sequoia National Park in California 

 be called the Roosevelt National Park. A bill to that effect was 

 introduced in Congress, immediately passed by the Senate and 

 referred to the House of Representatives for action. 



Feb. 18 and 19. — Under the direction of the Commission of Conser- 

 vation of Canada, in cooperation with its Advisory Board on 

 Wild Life Protection, the first Canadian National Conference on 

 the conservation of game, fur-bearing animals and other wild 

 life, was held at Ottawa. At this conference the Campaigning 

 Trustee of the Permanent Wild Life Protection Fund delivered 

 an address entitled "The Rational Use of Game Animals." 



Mar. 9. — Mr. Frederick G. Bourne, one of the Founders of the Per- 

 manent Wild Life Protection Fund, died at his home at Oakhill, 

 L. I. Mr. Bourne was President of the Singer Sewing Machine 

 Company. See notice in Part I. 



Mar. 12. — The state of Washington took a backward step when 

 acting Governor Hart signed Senate bill No. 28, known as the 

 Phipps bill, which provided for the breeding and sale of wild 

 game, including moose, caribou, elk, deer, otter, marten, mink and 

 other wild animals or wild birds. 



April 10. — A hearing took place before the Committee on Fish and 

 Game of the New York State Senate on the bill introduced by 

 Assemblyman Everett to repeal the "buck law" and permit the 

 killing of one deer of either sex. See "The Tragedy of New 

 York's Buck Law," Part II. 



April 17. — Gov. Alfred E. Smith granted a hearing to a large dele- 

 gation representing the various game protective organizations 

 and allied interests who appeared against the Everett bill for 

 the repeal of the buck law. In spite of the strong representations 

 made, the Governor signed the bill in order that it might be 

 tried for one season, as an experiment, for the correction of in- 

 tolerable deer-hunting evils in the Adirondacks. 



May 9. — The Canadian Minister of the Interior, in a report to the 

 Privy Council, recommended that a commission be appointed 

 and authorized to study the subject of the domestication of the 

 musk-ox in Canada. The commission appointed consisted of the 

 following gentlemen: John Cunion Rutherford, James Stanley 



