Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-06

Meeting OF District Association Held
Saturday Evening"

Saturday Evening.
A well-attenced meeting of the Fish and
Game Protective Association of the District
of Columbia was held Saturday evening at
the Light Infantry Armcry. The president
OF the associs ton. Comma uder Robler ID.
Evans, United States navy, presided and
the secretary-treasurer, DR.. w. z. Young
was in his place. The latter made "a report
reviewing the work of the year. and stated
that through the efforts of the association
the legislature OF West Virginia enacted a
game law which makes the statutes of that
state CORE spond in that particular with
those of the District and Maryland.
The report also stated that Capt. Brice,
United States fish commissioner. had eN-
pressed his intention of having the canal
seired this month. for the purpose of saving
the young oass. in which the assistance of
the associa ton is requested. AS treasurer.
Dr. Young reported receipts OF SilG and eX
penditures Of S2:o5o, leaving balance of
Slo3'tD in the treasury.
In the report Of the warden of the aSso-
CATION, MIR Richard Sylvester. it was
stated that fishermen who violated the
law against SEEMING were sent to JAIL hut
were released on their promise to 5iacon-
time violations of the law, and no further
difficulties with that class had occurred
one Who took the matter into court on
test case was beaten. No sene fishing is
now done in the District. The enforcement
of the laws governing the killing of game
birds have been rigidly enforced with
the assistance CT the association that the
illegal shooting Of birds has been dscon-
t-nued, and the test Of the law, making the
possession of quail out of season ar Of
Tense, had been decided in the associations
favor This has resulted in closing the
markets of the District to hundreds of
dozen of birds killed out of season in many
states
With regard to the destruction of fish by
the pot dams and pulp mills of the upper
Potomac. Mr.. Sylvester'S report stated that
the pulp mills at Cumberland have ruined
the waters of the Potomac in that vicinity
and for miles below. rot only killing and
driving off the fish, but working injury to
the inhabitants of that section. The nat
ter has been taken into the courts in Mary
land. but it is suggested that the water
supply of the city of Washington is within
the purvicw of congressional action. and
the association is urged 10 push the matter
he fore Congress. Thanks of the associa-
ton. it was stated. are due to Assistant
District Attorney Shillinston, Harbormas
ter Sutton ard the deputy wardens of the
state of Maryland for assistance rendered.
a motion was adopted providing salary
equal to that OF the Secretary-tredsurer Tor
the warden.
/ The pollution Of the water of the Potomac
by the pulp mills near Cumberland was DIS
clsscd. Commander Evans stated that he
had built Il pulp mill and knew that the eff
fects of the aibuminods of wood on fish
were deadly; that they were permanen; so
long as the mill continued in operation and
extended their influence to points hundreds
of miles below the location of the mill He
stated that their effect on the water they
entered was to totally unfit 1t for drinking
purposes. committee will be appointed 20
present this matter to Congress.
The association then discussed the sale
of trapped birds in the District, and agreed
to urge measure making their possession
an cffense at any time. In this matter the
aid of TIE Audubon Society of the District
he cd Tb.a nos n - rlnp
cut Chinese pheasants was left over until
the cost Of purchasing a number of pairs
of those birds and their transportation to
Washington can be determined. The kill
ing CT ducks from steam launches was con-
si1ered, and Mr.. Sylvester said that the po-
Ice boat looked after viola tors of the law
prohibiting that practice. The association
then adjourned to meet February }.