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&%M NWE their game in
stincts," IL such a
description is permissible. This has been
the ruling of Judge Miller upon the game
laws Of the District in the case Of R. A
Golden, fish and game dealer, who was
arraigned in the Police Court for expos
ing quail for sale out of season. The
defense was that the birds were killed in
another state and brought here for sale
and Judge Miller decided that the District
law could not prevent the selling of birds
killed elsewhere and shipped here.
OF course. no one criticises the Judge
for this decision, although it is a notori-
Gus fact that game birds killed in the Dis
trict, such as woodcock, reed Birds orto-
Ian, &C., are constantly sold by game deal
ers who are regular patrons of the dozen
or more pothunters residing in the Dis
trict and who will kill anything that gets
up. SO long as there is e. market for 1t, de-
spite all the laws that may be passed.
The decision, however, opened the eyes of
the sportsmen who believe in proper game
protection to the necessity of having
law passed which will prevent the sale of
game out of season in the District no mat
ter where 1t may be killed or be said to
be killed. and there is strong movement
In progress to storm the coming session on
adopted.
A Protective AsnOcia ton Proposed.
The sentiment will be crystalized during
the coming week by the formation of
Game Protective Association which will
have membership. including the men,
bers of the Capital City Gun Club, the
Mount Vernon Ducking Club, the Blue
Ridge Rod and Gun Club the Woodmont
Rod and Gun Club, the Patuxent Shoot
ing Club, the Anglers Club ard all the
other sporting organizations. as well as
the many unattached sportsmen who are
lovers of fairness and justice to the game
birds, animals and fishes.
The sportsmen will form a powerful and
influential organization, and when the law
which Il Is desired to have adopted is
framed each member will be given copies of
1t and will pledge himself to personally in
terest congressman in the measure and
secure their support of it.
Some of the gentlemen who will he active
IN the association will be City Postmaster
Willett, United States Marshal A. A Will
son, SerSeant-at-arms Bright, Commission
er Of Internal Revenue Miller, Prof. Harry
King, DIR. w. S. Harlan, Mr.. E. J. Stall-
wagen. Mr.. w. d. Reedy, Mr.. b. w. Fraz-
Ter. Mr.. Clarence Norment, Mr.. Wm Wag-
ner, Mr. James NJ. Green, Mr.. Blair Lee,
Mr. Henry Gulick, Mr.. L. x. Devendorf.
King, Mr.. Myron NJ. Parker, Mr. Rudolph
Kaufman. Mr.. John Sidney Webb Mr..
Charles Simpson. Mr.. H. B. McKelden, Mr.
Samuel A. Lewis, Mr.. Colin Studds, Mr..
Ross Thompson, Mr.. Richard Smith, Mr.
William G. Sterett, Mr.. Richard Sylvester,
Major William G. Moore DR.. Bowling, Mr..
Henry Aukar1, Mr.. Horace Uppcrman, Mr.
Arthur Mccormick, Mr.. Samuel Drury, Mr.
Alexander Mccormick. Major George H.
Harries. Captain James Bell, Capt James
F. Oyster and host of others.
What VIII he Secured. @
The combined efforts of such well-kno,yn
and influential citizens will doubtless Sc
cure what is needed here. a law that will
absolutely prevent the sale of game bird,
OR even the possession Of it. in the Dis.
trict during the close seasons provided by
the law when such game is not permitted
to be killed iE the District Gentlemen in
tereSted In the matter are now in corre-
spondence with clubs in 9th ar Cities where
such laws are in force, and the proposed
measure will be drawn with every care so
that its meaning and intent cannot by any
possibility be misconstrued The clubs will
also be requested to act in conjunction with
the organization here by presenting the
matter to their Congressman.
Quail ShO~ting Begins Monday.
The other subject about which the gossip
has run free and fast is the opening of the
quail season, which begins tomorrow, No
vember 1, in Maryland and the Carolinas.
There can be no quail killed in Virginia for
two years, SO that state is not being con-
sidered as a factor in the fall sport and
there are so few quail in Maryland and the
land is SO generally and rigidly posted that
1t would virtually be waste of time for a
man to take gun and dog into 1t unless
he has been especially invited by some
property owner who can assure him where
a covey or two can be found.
North Carolina accordingly is the nearest
territory where local sportSmen can pursue
their favorite pastime this year, and it
promises to be overrun with gunners, not
only from Washington. but from Virginia
as well, and northern states also. One we'll
known Washington sportsman, Mr.. James
M. Green, leaves tonight, and will try his
luck In the vicinity of Greensboro Lots
of fun has been poked at him by brother
sportsmen, who accuse him of getting
among the birds when they are young and
haven't learned to fly fast, but reports
from North Carolina are to the effect that
tne @ nlrds were brcoded very early and are
well matured. So Mr.. Green is wise in get
ting down in the cover early before the
birds are all shot up.
Messrs George Creamer and William
Traver will go down on November %, and
Mr. Arthur Mattingly will make his trip
early In December. Messrs. Clarence Nor
ment and Charles Simpson will leave for
the old north state later on, and Mr.. Will
lam Wagner will get there in couple of
weeks. These intentions were merely pick
ed up in few minutes conversation with
sportsmen, and as there are scores of
lovers of quail shooting in Washington it
can well be imagined what a crowd will
follow the example of those mentioned
Birds Reported Numerous.
1t will be good news to all of them to
hear that birds are plentiful in North Car
olina, especially in the eastern section,
where the country is as level as billiard
table and hunting all the easier. The stub
BILE Is well grown with ragweed, SO there is
excellent cover, and the birds are reported
big and strong already. Reports have been
received from number of towns all to the
effect that there are plenty of birds. This
is particularly true of Tarboro, where tur-
keys are also said to be numerous Tar
boro is quite a town and many nearby
points can be reached by rail. A great
deal of the land Is posted, but permission
can be easily obtained to shoot over it.
Excellent reports fave also been received
from stations on the Scotland Neck rail-
road and the Weldon and Wilmington line.
At Ayden. in. Pitt county, quail are plenti-
full within ten minutes walk of the town.
and the same reports are received from
Greenvflle and Grangers, below Ayden.
Good reports are coming from Rocky
Mount, where Mr.. Colin Studds and party
will shortly go. and from Fremont, Mount
Olive, Plymouth, Magnolia and throughout
Dupltn county generally, Spring Hope,
Whitakers and Garysburg.
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