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or a log and murder it for the mere satis- 
faction of seeing it die. 
Such men should be singled out in all 
communities and watched. Decent men 
should not associate with them, but should 
have them arrested every time they break 
a law. 
Good work was done here along this line 
last season in regard to the fishing. I ex- 
pect the same thing here in regard to game 
next fall. Our law allows each man 10 
grouse a day, but this is too many. The 
limit should be cut to 6. ‘If I get 4 in a day 
I am satisfied. 
Before starting out for game I always 
run the shells I intend to use through the 
gun, then I know they will go. through 
when I want them to. It is a wonder to me 
that so few shells stick when you take into 
consideration the fact that they must be 
absolutely perfect in diameter. Take a 
30-30 and a .303 cartridge, measure them 
with a pair of calipers and see the small 
difference. Then try to run them through 
the same rifle and you will learn something 
at once. The human eye will detect a small 
difference that is hard to measure. Think 
of the millions of cartridges made and re- 
member how unreasonable to kick because 
you happen to get a poor fit out of a pos- 
sible 2,000. Those who expect perfection 
in this world should go back to the old 
muzzle loader, black powder, and shingle 
nails. E. L. Mason, Emporium, Pa. 
If the game butcher you mention had had 
a pump gun he would have killed a great 
many more birds than he did or could kill 
with his muzzle loader. That’s why all 
game butchers should be prohibited from 
using pump guns.—EDITOoR. 

WHY NOT ATTACK THE REAL OFFENDER? 
Paddy Marlin is again at his old trick of 
bluffing. He has begun suits against 2 re- 
tail gun dealers in New Haven, alleging 
that they are selling Savage rifles which in- 
fringe Marlin patents. As in the case of 
his famous suit against RECREATION, he is 
dumping into the mails hundreds of thou- 
sands of circulars, which go to’gun dealers 
all over the United States. Here is a quo- 
tation from the circular: 
“Under the patent laws of the United 
States any person who makes or sells or 
uses a patented article, without permission 
of the owner of the patent, is an infringer.” 
Strange to say Paddy has not brought any 
action against the Savage Arms Co., the 
makers of the rifle which he says infringes 
his patents. Instead of doing this he jumps 
on these small retail dealers, each of whom 
it is said has sold one of these rifles. 
Why does not Paddy attack someone of 
his size? Why does he not sue the Savage 
Arms Co,? 
‘~ jn yarious lines. 
Here is Savage’s reply to Paddy’s hot air 
explosion: 
Our attention has been called to a eircu- 
lar issued by the Marlin Fire Arms Co., 
with reference to a claim of infringement of 
patents made against the Savage 22 caliber 
rifle. It is a significant fact that we have 
not been sued for the alleged infringement, 
but suits have been brought against 2 of our 
customers in New Haven, Conn. We have 
already assumed all responsibility of these 
suits and are able to take care of them and 
intend to do so. We have the services of 
able counsel and experts, who assure us 
that our 22 caliber rifle is not an infringe- 
ment of the Marlin patents, and, indeed, 
this must be apparent to all who are famil- 
iar with ,or will take the trouble to compare 
the Savage and Marlin rifles. 
Marlin was not, by any means, the first 
to produce or make a take down rifle. Our 
rifle is not like Marlin’s, we are pleased to 
say. 
We assure you that we are able to and 
will protect all dealers and users of the 
Savage 22 caliber rifles against all claims of 
infringement. We shall continue to main- 
tain the high standard of excellence of our 
arms, and rely, as we have relied hereto- 
fore, on the trade and public to recognize 
real merit. Yours truly, 
Savage Arms Co. 
Arthur W. Savage, Managing Director. 

IN THE CLASS WITH DYNAMITE. 
I am going to stop buying your magazine 
because I do not approve of your stand re- 
garding the automatic shot gun and rifle. 
I like the latest improvements always, and 
I think you are trying to hold back inven- 
tive genius. 
Rufus H. Skeel, Newburgh, N. Y. 
I knew when I attacked the automatic 
gun that I should antagonize many men, 
but I am glad to know that where one man 
disagrees with me on this subject, thousands 
of others agree with me. 
One man sent me a check for $25 for the 
L. A. S. game protection fund, and said 
that if I could head off the automatic gun, 
or even if I could materially check its sale, 
he would send me another check for an 
equal amount. I have assurances from 
prominent sportsmen in a number of States. 
that they will be able to pass our bill to 
prohibit the use of both the automatic and 
the pump guns in their respective States 
during the present winter, and I have not 
the slightest doubt that we shall procure the 
passage of such laws in all the States dur- 
ing the next 2 years. 
Generally speaking, I am in favor of ad- 
vancement in all the arts and sciences, but 
there is a limit to what should be allowed 
For instance, if a reyolver 
