EDITOR’S 
ing net, dipped up the dog, carried him to 
the prairie dog town, pitched him over the 
fence, and there they all are to-day. 

A RIGHTEOUS JUDGE. 
I have before had occasion to commend 
Judge J. S. Huson, of the Probate Court, 
Grand Rapids, Mich., for the sledgeham- 
mer blows he is dealing offenders against 
the game and fish laws. He has recently 
made some new entries on his docket which 
are worthy the attention of every judicial 
officer in this country. 
Here is the record: 
August 1, 1903, Judge Huson fined Hor- 
ace Lydick $100 and costs, amounting to 
$123.05, for killing a cow moose. 
August 4, Dell Linden was fined $1,000 
and $15 costs for having in possession 50 
deer skins, contrary to law. 
July 2, William H. Brown was fined $50 
and costs, for killing 2 deer out of season. 
July 15, W. D. Leelman was fined $15 
and costs for offering 3 black bass for sale. 
If all judges would deal with offenders 
who are brought before them as Judge 
Huson does, the game wardens, constables 
and deputy sheriffs would soon be able to 
take a rest. 

The Los Angeles Daily Herald gave an | 
account some weeks ago of an investigation 
that was being made by the local fish and 
game protective association, of charges 
against a resident of ‘that city to the effect 
that he was catching song birds in the 
trees about his house, with steel traps. The- 
reporter sent out to write up the case had, 
no doubt, given the name and street ad- 
dress of this man, but the editor had evi- 
dently blue penciled the name, lest he 
should lose a subscriber. 
Will some reader of RECREATION in Los 
Angeles please give me the name and ad- 
dress of this song bird trapper, and give me 
a full report as to what, if anything, was 
done with the case? The trapper may pos- 
sibly be a subscriber to RECREATION, but 
that matters not. If I can learn who he is, 
I shall-be glad to give him a scalding that 
will prevent him from renewing his sub- 
scription, 

The Park Commissioners of this city 
have scored a victory against the bill board 
nuisance. A former Park Commissioner 
granted a permit to a certain advertising 
man to deface the fence surrounding the 
New York Library building, at Fifth ave- 
nue and 42d street. When Commissioner 
Wilcox was appointed he revoked this per- 
mit, and the mutilator of public walls went 
into court for redress. The case has recently 
been passed on by the Court of Appeals at 
Albany, and the action of Commissioner 
\YWilcox is sustained. The unsightly and dis- 
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graceful advertisements that have defaced 
the public library fence for a year past must 
now come down. If the Legislatures of the 
various States would follow up this de- 
cision by passing laws prohibiting the erec- 
tion of these ridiculous advertising fakes 
all over the country, the public would be 
grateful. 

N. L. Hoyt, a wealthy grocer of Chicago, 
was arrested July 5th last, for shooting 
woodcock out of season, and 5 of the birds 
were found in his possession. He was taken 
before a justice of the peace in Evanston 
and fined $15, this being the minimum 
penalty as fixed by law for the killing of 
one woodcock. I am informed that State 
Game Commissioner A. J. Lovejoy tele- 
graphed the justice on the morning of the 
trial, asking that the fine be fixed at this 
small amount. The reason for this is sup- 
posed to be that Hoyt is a wealthy man and 
Lovejoy probably thought his influence 
might be valuable in some future election. 
If Hoyt had been a poor devil, the justice 
would no doubt have soaked him to the 
full limit and Lovejoy would have crowed 
over the victory. The law should not be 
twisted. 

Joseph Beiter and William Arthur, 2 
Johnstown, Pa., lawyers, have been given 
a dose of their own medicine. They went 
trout fishing in the close season for these 
fish last summer, and caught 28 in one day. 
State Fish Commissioner Meehan heard of 
the exploit, had warrants issued for the 
offenders, and a justice of the peace fined 
them $10 for each fish, $200 in all. They 
paid the fine and costs. 
It is the business of a lawyer to expound 
the law to other people and collect pay for 
it. A lawyer is supposed to know all about 
game and fish laws, as well as others; and 
it is a great satisfaction.to know that when 
a pair of these legal lights violated a plain, 
simple statute like that against the taking 
of trout at certain times they should have 
been required to pay the penalty. 

In July last George Lucas, Britton Butler 
and Harry Vedeffer, of Winburne, Pa., 
were arrested by County Detective J. W. 
Rightnour, of Bellefonte, for dynamiting 
fish on Black Bear run. They were taken 
before Justice J. B. LaPorte, of Philips- 
burg, tried, found guilty and sentenced to 
pay a fine of $100 each and costs of $15.34, 
and to serve 100 days in jail. The dyna- 
miters appealed their case to the county 
court, where the sentence of the Justice 
bse confirmed and the pirates paid their 
nes. 
Thus Justice LaPorte, Detective Right- 
nour and Harry Simla have earned the 
gratitude of all good people. 
