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read law and was admitted to the Carbon County Bar. He then be 
came a revenue officer in the coal region section of the State during 
the Mollie Maguire days in which service he performed a most hazard¬ 
ous duty with the utmost fidelity. Later he was appointed to a clerk¬ 
ship in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth; then 
studied dentistry and followed that profession exclusively until he 
took up the work of the Game Commission. His reputation as a con¬ 
servationist soon spread throughout the Nation and his sound logic 
and experience frequently came to the assistance of sister States who 
solicited Ins advice. During the latter years of his life the rank and 
file of sportsmen in Pennsylvania were awakening to the importance 
o tie great work he had accomplished for them, and as time goes 
on the foundational work wrought by Dr. Kalbfus will be more and 
more appreciated. 
E. W. KELLY, SPORTSMAN AND CONSERVATIONIST. 
In the passing.of E. W. Kelly, (more familiarly known as “Woody” 
Eelly), of DuBois, who was killed in the same railroad crossing ac¬ 
cident, the Commonwealth lost a worthy, upright, conscientious of- 
icer who, because of early training and experience was eminently 
fitied to fill the position of Field Superintendent, having special 
supervision over the Game Preserves. For years prior to his connec- 
tion with our force which dated from August 1st, 1913 ‘‘Woodv” 
.velly was known throughout the State as a sportsman of the highest 
type and a formidable adversary in any sportsmen’s contest, especially 
trap-shooting, or pistol or rifle matches. 
Mr. Kelly was always ready to do everything in his nower to ad¬ 
vance the interests of the sportsmen of Pennsylvania either day or 
night regardless of hardships or personal welfare “ndYhereve? he 
, .ent “ the performance of his duties he found willing hands to assist 
him. The very presence of “Woody” Kelly in any section of the Stnte 
where hunters were disposed to be careless relative to the observance 
ual^to nut e imThefr aS Bvfficie f in most cases to compel such individ¬ 
uals to put up tneir guns and respect the law. Qddlv enouo-h 
e majority of the men whom he iu - the performance of his'’ duties 
was compelled to prosecute later became some of his staunchest 
So faew h‘im SS K alS ° “ mourned by tho e 
NEW LEGISLATION—SESSION OF 1919. 
*:°V S ° me in ! k,10Wn reason the volume of bills introduced in tbo 
lul9 Session of the General Assembly affecting game and wild bir<K 
was smaller than usual, although because of the continually growing 
interest m out-door recreation and sports a number of proposed billf 
pertaining thereto may be expected to make their appears ucp nr on j 
session of the Legislature. A few new 
f-’T 1 ' 17 ° n the b °° ks ’ and several desirable new acts were 
passed, which as a matter of general information I deem it advisahle 
to take up separately, as follows: advisable 
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PURCHASE OF LANDS FOR GAME PRESERVES. 
Since it has been demonstrated that the game sanctuary idea as 
originated in Pennsylvania is beyond question the most practical 
method through which various species of game may be perpetuated 
and increased, it was thought advisable to establish at least one of 
these sanctuaries or preserves in every county of the State where 
suitable lands can be obtained for that purpose. It was found, how¬ 
ever, that the lands owned by the Commonwealth were located mostly 
in the central portion of the State and that some other available 
lands must be secured if this program was to be carried out. the 
first thought was to lease suitable tracts until some more desirable 
method would be developed. In the meantime unused revenue Horn 
the Resident Hunters’ Licenses was accumulating in the State Treas¬ 
ury and those interested thought it would be much better business 
to purchase lands for game sanctuary purposes, to be retained per¬ 
petually for that use, than to expend moneys in leasing suitable tracts 
and improving game conditions thereon with the possibility that at 
the expiration of the lease the lands so used might pass out of the 
control of the Commonwealth. A bill with this end. in view was 
prepared and introduced, which received almost unanimous support 
from both sportsmen and Members of the Legislature. Under its pro¬ 
visions as passed the Game Commission is authorized to expend not 
to exceed $100,000.00 from the License Fund the first year, and not 
to exceed $50,000.00 annually thereafter for the purchase of lands m 
portions of the State where the Commonwealth does not now own 
suitable lands. The consummation of plans for the purchase of suit¬ 
able lands already under way I am confident will entirely satisfy the 
desires of the sportsmen of the State. By purchasing a tract of five 
to eight thousand acres in each case as proposed, creating on the 
central portion a preserve covering approximately half of the area, 
and leaving the balance open to hunting during the open season, 
sportsmen will have a suitable place to hunt for all time without the 
annoyance of being confronted with trespass notices. 
AUXILIARY PRESERVE ACT. 
The Auxiliary Preserve Act of 1917 was found to be inadequate 
because such preserves were governed by the same law as applied to 
regular Game Preserves, and lands were not freely offered as con¬ 
templated for use as Auxiliary State Game Preserves due to such re¬ 
strictions. At the instance of sportsmen a bill was drafted giving 
the Game Commission authority to fix the regulations governing 
Auxiliary State Game Preserves. This bill was introduced, passed 
aud approved, and I am confident a number of these sanctuaiies will 
be established during the coming year. 
INCREASE OF GAME PROTECTORS. 
The number of Game Protectors that could be appointed under the 
last amendment to the organic law creating the Commission was 
limited to sixty officers, and since the sportsmen throughout the State 
felt that we should have an officer for every county, with such super¬ 
visory officers as might be most conducive to best results, it was 
