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RECREATION. 



his appearance at a hearing, which was 

 held Saturday afternoon. I was unable to 

 be present but Mr. Gardner was there and 

 gave valuable aid. He will write you 

 shortly and give you a complete descrip- 

 tion of the hearing. Both sides were 

 represented by counsel and the case was 

 appealed to court. The Squire's office 

 was thronged with interested spectators, 

 and as the case is the first of the kind here, 

 it has stirred up much interest. If it is 

 taken to court, the League should co- 

 operate with us to win it, as it is of the 

 utmost importance that we do so 



Harry P. Hays. 



REPORT OF NEW JERSEY DIVISION. 



During the past year I have caused 

 printed posters of the League to be put up 

 in all available conspicuous places, and 

 have had several hundred circulars printed 

 and distributed as far as finances would 

 permit. I have destroyed several set lines, 

 etc., during the year, but could get no 

 evidence for conviction. I have failed to 

 convict several corporations for polluting 

 the rivers. This has cost much money, 

 and the State also failed. 



Local Warden D. Hunt, of Waua- 

 que, in company with 2 other wardens, 

 caused the arrest of 2 people for Sunday 

 gunning. One was fined $20 and costs and 

 the other got 90 days in the county jail. 



REPORT OF C. M. HAWKINS, LOCAL AND STATE 

 WARDEN . 



Frank Ditale, killing robin, $20 and costs. 



Michael Lyons, spearing fish, $20 and 

 costs. 



Geo. Clark, dog running at large, $20 

 and costs. 



Wm. Baldwin, dog running at large, $20 

 and costs. 



American Copper Co., polluting Rahway 

 river, $100 and costs. 



REPORT OF LOCAL WARDEN MITCHELL. 



Lyman Carter, killing grey squirrel, $20 

 and costs. 



Several of the local wardens have not 

 rendered any report. 



Our laws for the protection of game are 

 in many instances bad. Woodcock shoot- 

 ing is allowed in July and October, and 

 everything is killed before the open sea- 

 son. I have been fighting aeainst a bill in 

 our present Legislature, which allows the 

 use of nets during November and Decem- 

 ber for catching suckers. Anyone knows 

 that all kinds of fish must suffer. It is one 

 of the worst laws that could be on statute. 

 I am informed on good authority that this 

 bill has now passed the house and is signed 

 by our Governor. God help our game 

 fishes as well, for a warden can not stand 

 by every haul. Our Fish ancl Game Com- 



mission recommended a change in our 

 laws forbidding the sale of game at all 

 times, and a gun license; but we all fore- 

 see the doom of these bills when our hon- 

 orable body passes such a rotten law as to 

 allow netting at any time. It will undo 

 what our Commission has so nobly done 

 the few last years in restocking at great 

 expense. I shall see to it, personally, that 

 our sloughs, etc., in my section are driven 

 so full of stakes during the fall that it 

 will be an utter impossibility to draw a 

 net, and shall so advise all my local ward- 

 ens, as well as the public generally by cir- 

 culars, etc. The swine are already plan- 

 ning in the country stores their slaughter 

 for the coming season. I have done all in 

 my power for the enforcement of our laws. 

 Vice-Warden Colfax has done some good 

 service in analyzing waters, etc., and aiding 

 me generally. 



A. W. Van Saun, Chief Warden. 



LEAGUE NOTES. 

 The Blair county branch of the League of 



American Sportsmen scored a victory at the 

 office of Justice C. G. Lowry, when John 

 Wertz, Warren Wertz and William Robinson, 3 

 Frankstown farmers, recently convicted of vio- 

 lating the game law, appeared, and through their 

 attorney withdrew their appeals from the judg- 

 ment recorded against them and submitted to 

 the sentence of the court. John Wertz and War- 

 ren Wertz were committed to jail, the former 

 to serve 75 days and the latter 50 days. William 

 Robinson paid his fine and costs, aggregating 

 $56.68. The case against Al Campbell will proba- 

 bly be discontinued upon payment of costs by 

 defendant. To the clever detective work of 

 Constable James Stanley and Patrick Burke, spe- 

 cial officers of the League, is due the successful 

 enforcement of this sharp lesson to the poachers 

 of the county that the League is in earnest in its 

 crusade against them. The fortunate officers will 

 have the division of rewards aggregating about 

 $75 — Hollidaysburg (Pa.) Register. 



Thus you see the League is still doing 

 things. It will keep on until all pot hunters 

 and poachers are convinced that it does not 

 pay to break the law. — Editor. 



I have lately secured through personal 

 effort the conviction of the following 8 

 men for selling quails and prairie chickens: 



William Waterman, Cooper, Iowa, fine, 



$35-. 



Richard Waterman, Cooper, Iowa, fine, 



Jed Hunter, Cooper, Iowa, fine, $25. 



Harry Town, Cooper, Iowa, fine, $65. 



Charles Hepty, Cooper, Iowa, fine $105. 



Ed. Searle, Jamaca, Iowa, costs. 



James Andrews, Jefferson, Iowa, fine $25. 



Walter Lockwood, Herndon, Iowa, fine, 

 $65. 



These men are all from a neighborhood 

 that has been notorious for violations of 

 the law. I think I have them cured. 



5. C Quinby, Chief Warden, 



Des Moines, Iowa. 



