THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. 



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Post, says, "Game seized during the last 

 2 years by Game Warden H. W. Loveday 

 has not been accounted for as required by 

 law, according to attorney Daniel J. Mc- 

 Mahon of the Board of Education." Love- 

 day explains as follows : " I am now mak- 

 ing an investigation to ascertain whether 

 or not anything has been done contrary 

 to law. Quantities of game were seized 

 during the season, a large part of which 

 was totally unfit for food and which was 

 condemned and destroyed. I still have in 

 cold storage many birds, the product of 

 seizures, which will be disposed of at pub- 

 lic vendue when it is lawful under the 

 statutes for the same to be sold, at which 

 the sale will be made as usual under an 

 order from the court after due notice and 

 advertisement." The law requires all 

 illegal game to be sold within 24 hours 

 from time of seizure. 



The Review of April 15, 1899, contains 

 the following : " We are always to be found 

 in our office, and we just hanker after an 

 opportunity to prove what we say about 

 Loveday in open court. Where did you 

 get so much money since you were appoint- 

 ed game warden, if not from fines, hold- 

 ups or prosecutions, that you have enough 

 to live on in royal style at Springfield and 

 give champagne suppers? Don't you 

 think it your duty to tell the various 

 school boards of this State where this 

 money was procured so they can get the 

 school's share? When you have answered 

 these we have more for you." 



In view of the facts readers may judge 

 whether or not Mr. Loveday has taken 

 game from persons unlawfully ; whether 

 or not he has taken money from persons 

 without a "trial before a court ; whether 

 or not he has kept any money he has re- 

 ceived from the sale of game which he 

 has seized, which by law belongs to the 

 school fund ; and whether or not he has 

 violated the law he swore he would en- 

 force. 



M. R. Bortree. 



CONTRIBUTIONS TO LACEY WATCH 

 FUNDS SINCE LAST REPORT. 



J. S. Fasoldt, 



W. N. Birdsall, 



Dr. S. T. Davis, 



J. W. Brock, 



E. YV. Applegate, 



Phil. Richards, 



M. H. Clark & Bro., 



Will Richards, 



S. L. Warner, 



B. G. Line, 



B. C. Broome, 



A. F. Crossman, 



E. D. Chapman, 

 J. C. Harper, 

 Dr. S. J. Will, 

 W. W. Decker, 

 A. E. Pond, 



F. J. Simon, 

 J. D. Husted, 

 J. S. Booth, 



A. Bair, 



F. Radek, 



W. A. Kelley, 



R. E. Prescott, 



E. G. Moulton, 



J. B. Archer, 



W. G. Harris, 



E. W. Schmidt, 



W. C. McClelland, 



St. Thomas Hunting 



and Fishing Club, 

 Gus Eckhardt, 

 N. H. White, 

 H. M. Ogden, 

 Col. Gracey Childers, 

 Maj. P. Henry, 

 L. G. Wood, 

 J. E. Elder, 

 Capt. M. Gracey, 

 E. P. Turnley, 



C. H. Kingsbury, 

 G. P. Anderson, 

 N. H. Pritchard, 

 J. F. Wallerius, 

 M. F. Zamar, Jr., 

 Dr. J. A. Hierholzer, 

 P. D. Quinn, 



S. R. Lightner, 

 Mrs. H. W. Newcity, 



D. G. Stivers, 

 W. D. Gruet, 

 H. II. Todd, 

 H. M. Eaton, 



E. Hommel, 



F. B. Hill, 



J. H. Hoadley, 

 C. W. Evers, 

 F. H. Carter, 

 William Brown, 

 C. S. Doane, 

 J. H. Crum, 

 O. H. Wichsel, 

 C. R. Dodge, 

 H. H. King, 

 William Blanchard, 

 W. H. Harris, 



Reader. 



W. B. Anderson, 



G. C. Martin, 



L. R. Clark, 



M. H. Clark, 



T. E. Glass, 



N. Prehn, 



R M. Newlin, 



Anonymous, 



L. Watier, 



T. N. Williamson, 



D. Batiste, 

 Carman Lutkin, 



E. P. Albright, 



F. W. Goulden, 



C. C. Haskins, 

 H. Williams, 

 A. V. Huyler, 

 J. B. Lozier, 

 T. Treadwell, 

 F. A. Lucas, 



D. E. Stuart, 

 A. Gropper, 



Irving I. Rushworth, 

 Lucas Barger, 

 Dr. E. B. Reed. 



L. Allen, 



The fund now amounts to $82. Let us 

 make it at least $200. Have you done your 

 part? If not, let me have your 25 cents ai; 



once. 



ANOTHER LEAGUE VICTORY. 



The League has accomplished another 

 important piece of work. It has finally se- 

 cured the release of James L. Tooker, who 

 was sentenced to 8 years' imprisonment for 

 killing an Italian who was shooting song 

 birds in violation of the New Jersey law. 

 Now the Vermont crank who refused to 

 renew his membership in the League be- 

 cause it had not procured Tooker's par- 

 don will come back if he was sincere in 

 offering that as an excuse. 



LEAGUE NOTES. 



We have created a junior class mem- 

 bership in the League of American Sports- 

 men and have fixed the membership fee 

 for boys under 15 years of age at 25 cents. 

 Everybody who reads Recreation should 

 join the League at once and wear its 

 badge. Every boy who likes a gun or a 

 fishing rod should be a game protector. 

 If you do not aid us now there will be no 

 game a few years hence. 



Have you one of the L. A. S. show 

 cards in your office? Have you distributed 

 any of the L. A. S. muslin posters, an- 

 nouncing that the League is looking for 

 game law breakers? If not, you should 

 attend to both matters at once. The show 

 cards and the posters are distributed free 

 of charge, and every member should help 

 us in putting them before the people. 



Have you sent in your contribution to 

 the Lacey watch fund? If not, you should 

 do so at once. 



