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and elsewhere, in search of illegal traffic 

 in game. 



It has absolutely stopped the sale of 

 game in New York city at all times, ex- 

 cept in the open season for killing same. 



It has arrested, prosecuted -and secured 

 the conviction of 853 men for killing game 

 or song birds illegally in various States of 

 the Union. 



It has secured many hundreds of writ- 

 ten promises from others, accused of law- 

 breaking, to cease and to obey the laws in 

 future. 



It has built up a membership of over 

 8,000, distributed throughout all the States 

 aand Territories of the Union, and all the 

 provinces of Canada. 



It has organized 42 State divisions, 

 which are now in active operation. 



It has appointed 52 local wardens in New 

 York, and they have arrested, prosecuted 

 and convicted 107 men for violating game 

 or fish laws. 



It has appointed 31 local wardens in 

 Pennsylvania, 14 in New Jersey, 14 in 

 Ohio, 7 in Connecticut, 7 in Virginia, 5 in 

 Wyoming, 4 in Massachusetts, 4 in Michi- 

 gan, 4 in Tennessee, 3 in New Hampshire, 

 2 in Iowa and one each in Nebraska, Ver- 

 mont, Illinois, Oklahoma and Washing- 

 ton, and these wardens have arrested and 

 convicted hundreds of men. 



In June, 1899, the League induced the 

 United States Government to issue an 

 order which stopped the California Fish 

 Commission from killing 40,000 to 60,000 

 seals on the California coast, which had 

 been ordered destroyed. 



In April, 1900, the Hon. W. M. Grant, 

 chief warden of the Oklahoma division, 

 seized 6,000 quails at Oklahoma City 

 which had been consigned to Armour & 

 Co., at Kansas City. The shippers were 

 vigorously prosecuted and compelled to 

 pay heavy fines. 



In October, 1900, the President of the 

 League brought an action against the 

 American Line Steamship Company for 

 having quails in possession in this city, 

 and one against M. Robbins & Son for 

 selling the birds to the steamship com- 

 pany. The cases were settled out of court, 

 the steamship company paying a fine of 

 $100 and M. Robbins & Son a fine of 

 $1,000. 



In April, 1901, Mr. F. E. Mockett, chief 

 warden of the Nebraska division, seized 

 30 dozen quails which were being shipped 

 illegally by the Armour Company. The 

 case was settled by Armour paying a fine 

 of $5 and signing an agreement not to 

 handle any more game in Nebraska for 10 

 years. 



The League has secured the passage of 

 bills in 16 States to prohibit the sale of 

 game at %11 times, and in 4 States to pro- 

 hibit the wearing, having possession or 



selling of the plumage of song or insec- 

 tivorous birds for decorative purposes. 



It has among its members Hon. Theo- 

 dore Roosevelt, Washington, D. C. ; Hon. 

 Boies Penrose, U. S. Senator, Philadel- 

 phia, Pa. ; Hon. C. H. Dietrich, U. S. Sen- 

 ator, Lincoln, Neb.; Hon. Joseph F. John- 

 ston, Governor of Alabama ; Hon. Miguel 

 A. Otero, Governor of New Mexico, Santa 

 Fe ; Hon. W. E. Stanley, Governor of 

 Kansas, Topeka; Hon. DeForest Richards, 

 Governor of Wyoming, Cheyenne ; Hon. 

 S. R. Van Sant, Governor of Minnesota, 

 St. Paul ; Hon. John G. Brady, Governor 

 of Alaska, Sitka ; Hon. W. D. Jenkins, 

 Secretary of State, Olympia, Wash.; Hon. 

 M. Patrie, Secretary of State, Boise, 

 Idaho ; Dr. D. C. Gilman, President Johns 

 Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. ; Hon. 

 John F. Lacey, M. C, Oskaloosa, Iowa ; 

 Hon. Ben. F. Caldwell, M. C, Chatham, 

 Illinois ; Hon. Joseph E. Thropp, M. C, 

 Everett, Pa.; Hon. Jno. H. Small, M. C, 

 Washington, N. C. ; Hon. Geo. W Ray, 

 M. C, Norwich, N. Y. ; Hon. W. B. Shat- 

 tuc, M. C, Cincinnati, Ohio; Hon. J. M. 

 Robinson, M. C, Ft. Wayne, Ind. ; Hon. 

 Levi P. Morton, ex-Governor, Rhinebeck, 

 N. Y. ; Dr. C. H. Merriam, Agricultural 

 Department, Washington, D. C. ; Hon. 

 T. L. Woodruff, Lieutenant-Governor, Al- 

 bany, N. Y. ; Hon. Willis Van Devanter, 

 Assistant Attorney-General, Washington, 

 D. C. ; Hon. U. B. Hunt, Secretary of 

 State, Indianapolis, Ind. ; Capt. R. D. 

 Evans, U. S. N., Washington, D. C. ; Capt. 

 Thomas Perry, U. S. N., Washington, 

 D. C; Hon. R. W. McBride, ex-Judge 

 Indiana Supreme Court, Indianapolis, Ind. ; 

 Hon. C. B. Penrose, member Pennsylvania 

 State Game Commission, Philadelphia, Pa., 

 and many other men of national reputa- 

 tion. 



Don't forget that the annual meeting 

 of the League will be held in Indianapolis, 

 Ind., February 12th, and that we want a 

 large attendance. Only the officers and 

 chairmen of committees are entitled to 

 vote and act at the day session ; but a . 

 banquet will be given at night to which all 

 League members will be welcome, and I 

 hope to see several hundred earnest men 

 assembled round the festal board. 



Reduced rates will be made by at least 

 one good hotel in Indianapolis, and full 

 information as to this can be had by ad- 

 dressing the Hon. F. L. Littleton, Chief 

 Warden Indiana Division, Indianapolis, 

 Ind. 



If you wish to make several of your 

 friends happy give each of them a year's 

 subscription to Recreation. At least once 

 every month they will think kindly of yoij. 



