THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. 



499 



I believe in the protection of all game, and 

 hope to see the day when it is not possible 

 to buy game of any kind in the markets. 

 I used to have hoggish proclivities, but have 

 been converted by reading Recreation. 

 May you live long and prosper in your fight 

 for game protection. 



Chas. H. Bentley, Hampton, Va. 



No, I am not one of the 999 and have 

 never been. I have always been in sym- 

 pathy with you in your work for the pro- 

 tection of fish and game, and have done 

 some work in a quiet way along the same 

 lines. I shall continue to do all I can. 

 There is much to be done yet, and I hope 

 you will continue in the good work. You 

 may always count on me to help you all I 

 can. 



H. A. Hall, Boston, Mass. 



If your article in October Recreation, 

 "How the Other 999 Shirk," strikes all oth- 

 ers as it did me, I am sure you will have 

 a greater increase of L. A. S. members in 

 the next month than ever before. How a 

 man can read that and not take the time 

 to send in his dollar, is beyond my compre- 

 hension. Here is mine. Wish you the best 

 of success. 



C. E. Prescott, Hudson, Mass. 



I heartily endorse all you say in the ar- 

 ticle mentioned, and hope there may soon 

 be no 999, but that all may join the L. A. S. 

 and help protect the game. 



Enclosed please find $1 for my member- 

 ship. 



J. R. Valentine, Woodbridge, N. J. 



I was one of the 999, but Recreation 

 and your letter made me change my mind. 

 I send my application herewith. 



Robert S. Lemmon, Englewood, N. J. 



GOOD REPORT FROM NEW JERSEY. 

 Since the appointment of Roland Mitch- 

 ell and myself as wardens of the L. A. S., 

 we have been doing some work. May 9th 

 small meshed gill nets, set contrary to the 

 laws, were destroyed. May 13th at 11 o'clock 

 Sunday night we arrested Jerry Stanton, 

 Robert Stanton, and George Fennimore for 

 violating the fish and game laws. Robert 

 Stanton was prosecuted and fined $100 and 

 costs. Jerry Stanton and Fennimore es- 

 caped to New York, so we could not get 

 them. Sunday, May 25th, we took 3 shad 

 gill nets out of the river, set, and chased 

 the owners to the Pennsylvania shore. We 

 have taken 9 nets in all, set contrary to the 

 fish and game laws of the State. Sunday, 

 June 10th I arrested Fred Owens for Sun- 

 day gunning. He was convicted and fined 

 $20 and costs, amounting to $22.70. The 

 same day I arrested Albert Wise for fishing 

 Winged Fykes on Sunday. He was con- 

 victed and sentenced to pay a fine of $too 



and costs. On refusing to pay the fine he 

 was sentenced to 30 days in the county jail. 

 A great deal of illegal fishing is sanc- 

 tioned by the Board of Fish and Game 

 Commissioners. They allow men to fish for 

 carp in the Delaware river. The laws of 

 the State plainly say there shall be no fish- 

 ing with nets from the 15th day of June 

 until the 10th day of August, under a pen- 

 alty of $100 for each and every offense. 

 Will you please tell me what authority the 

 fish and game commissioners have to issue 

 permits for carp fishing? I have written 

 to the fish and game protector, and he has 

 failed to answer either of my letters on the 

 subject. I don't wish to cause anyone 

 trouble, but according to the laws every- 

 one so fishing is liable to arrest and con- 

 viction, unless there is some law that gives 

 the commissioners authority to issue per- 

 mits. I shall continue to keep things mov- 

 ing with all violators. 



Jos. Ashmore, Trenton, N. J. 



I am delighted to hear of your excellent 

 work, and that of Mr. Mitchell, in the in- 

 terest of game and fish protection. You 

 are certainly entitled to great credit. The 

 game commissioners of your State should 

 be glad to render you every possible assist- 

 ance. I have not a complete copy of the 

 New Jersey game and fish laws at hand, 

 and can not, therefore, say whether or not 

 they contain a provision authorizing the 

 commissioner to issue permits for fishing. 

 I assume, however, they do. If not, those 

 officers would scarcely be willing to take 

 the responsibility of issuing such permits. 



As a matter of fact, the carp have be- 

 come an intolerable nuisance in nearly all 

 waters in which they have been planted, and 

 it would be a great service to all sports- 

 men if the last one of those finny vermin 

 could be netted and killed. The trouble 

 is, of course, that in netting carp many 

 game fishes must be taken also. The Com- 

 mission should provide wardens to accom- 

 pany people who are netting for carp and 

 see that they put back all other fishes into 

 the water. This, however, would be expen- 

 sive. — Editor. 



THE LACEY LAW IS ALL RIGHT. 

 Hon. John S. Wise, one of the best in- 

 formed lawyers in the United States as to 

 game laws, writes thus of the Lacey law : 



Editor Recreation : 



You ask my opinion on the constitution- 

 ality of the Lacey game law. I have no 

 hesitation in giving it, because the decisions 

 already rendered by the Supreme Court of 

 the United Stats substantially cover every 

 point which can arise under the Lacey law. 

 It has been repeatedly held by the Supreme 

 Court of the Unitd States that, in entering 

 the Federal compact, the States did not in 



