Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-02
VIOLATIONS OF GAME LAW
Decision Of Court of Appeals is of Interest
to Sportsmen.
Fish md Game Protective Association
Receives Congratulations Game
Warden Sylvester on Situation.

| The decision of the Court Of Appeals rem
dered yesterday in the case of local dealers
| charged with violating the game law, as
published in yesterdays Star. Ia Of more
than ordinary interest to sportemen, and
especially to the members of the societies
organized for the protection of game Mem
bers of the Audubon Society and Of the
Fish and Game Protective Association are
congratalating those who were so actively
engaged in the prosecution of the case.
The law under which the prosecution was
brought provides that mo person shall kill
or expose for sale or have in either his or
her possession, either dead or alive, any
partridge, otherwise called quail, between
the list day of February and the LIST day
Of November under a penalty Of IS for
each bird so killed or in possession"
In this case the possession of one bird
was charged. The Police Court had held
that possession Of birds killed in other juris-
dictions was not q violation of the spirit
OF the act. But the active members of the
Fish and Game Protective Associate
thought otherwise, and 1t was decided to
have the question finally determined by the
Court OF Appeals. Chief Justice Alvey ex-
pressed the sentiments of the association
yesterday when he said: AT no time has
there been greater need of such laws and
their enforcement than at the present for
| 1t Is known fact that our game and in
minated" And added: THE only effectual
way of dealing with the subject is to pro-
hibit the possession of the birds within the
District and that Is entirely within the
power of Congress-
Game Warden's Views.
Game Warden Sylvester received congrat-
ulations for the association from scores Of
persons yesterday. Speaking of the de-
cision, the game warden said to Star re-
porter this morning:
Those interested in the protection Of
game in every section of the country should
be gratified to know that the District of
Columbia cannot be made a market for
game taken in other sections of the coun-
try in violation of the laws there.
When one stops to consider that it is
step toward preventing the slaughter of
thousands of quail and woodcock at times
when they are increasing the decision must
be heartily Endorsed by all good people. OF
course, attempts will be made to evade the
decision by procuring game from territories
where it was killed in their season, but, as
L understand it, possession out of the sea-
sons named in the District law will be con-
strued hereafter as prima facie evidence OF
violation"
Disappointing to Dealers.
The decision was a severe disappointment
to the dealers. who confidently expected
that it would be favorable to them. Speak
ing of the matter to a Star reporter this
morning, one of the dealers said that, while
the decision will affect the trade in game
for short period, it will inconvenience
customers more than it will injure the
dealers. But they say other markets are
open during February and part of March.
when the birds in great demand, and
purchasers will have to send away for
them. SQUAD, they say, is about the only
substitute at the season mentioned, al
though they believe they will be able to
substitute tinnamou, which is a South
American bird. This bird is little larger
than quail and smaller than a pheasant.
While in the decided by the Court
of Appeals quail was the only bird involved,
the law also protects other birds.
Prize Beauties of FIowerdom.