The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-10-19
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1901.
SCOTT AcQUITS THEM.

that Prof. Elrod did not violate the
law in killing ducks and geese at tho
Bigfork biological station during the
season in which such birds are pro-
tected by law. The Thorough in
vestigation instituted by Game Wa
den Scott consisted in sending a de-,
putty to Bigfork to interview the res
idents there who are supposed to be
cognizant of the operations of the
scientific people from the Montana
state university and universities Of
other states during the pleasant sum
mer months. These people saw no
thing wrong in the operations of the
biological people. They only killed
such specimens as they required to
complete the display at the Montana
university and as the skins were all
that was necessary for the purposes
Of mounting there was no reason why
the meat should not be served upon
the biological table. Now, inasmuch
as the law places no restriction upon
the number Of specimens which may
be killed for the benefit of the state
university and other state education
al institutions and as the skin is al
that is needed for the exhibitive pur.
g..
the meat? This may as we'll be serv-
ed on the biological table and as
there is no danger that the Montana
specimens will be exhausted in one
hundred years to come, the state BIZ
ologists may feel assured of fresh
duck and goose in their menu while
the common herd go hungry.
AS matter of fact the Bee owes
Professor Elrod and his coadjutors
an apology which is hereby male.
They have the right under the law
to kill game birds and beasts, while
others must withhold their hands
The law places no restriction upon
the number that may be killed for
the purposes of education, and if
each one of the various state educa
tiOnal institutions sees fit to estab
fish a station in some part of the
state where game may be killed il
seasons prohibited to the common
people, who shall say them nay:
There is the university, the norma
school, the agricultural college, the
school of mines. the deaf and dumb
institution, and one or two Other
state concerns which we cannot re
call, which are entitled to this exemp
ton behind which Scott has foun,
refuge for Elrod and his companions
Let each of these institutions cstab
fish station and invite visitors from
other states and exchange specimen
skins while the meat makes the tabl,
endurable. The law will hold tn,
tors have had their fill.
And if this exemption is goo,
thing for the state educational inst
tutions, why is it not good thin,
for the county and city educationa
institutions, also? Why should tn
state institutions, only. have this es
emption from the law? And if thes
educational" hunters are to be es
empted is it reasonable to suppos
that those who witness their opera
lions will make the nice distinction
necessary to an appreciation of tn
necessity for and utility of, such @,
emptions. AS matter of fact woul
it not be easier and more in the il
terests of public policy for thes
state educational institutions t
waive their exemption, to put ma
in the field during the open seaso,
rather than to make this unjust III
warranted and unwise legal exem1
tion the means of diversion for
summer outing?
The testimony Of the people of Fla
head lake is that the operations {
the biological people have served
bring the game laws into contempt
that in consequence Of these oper
tions none of the residents Their
abouts pretends to observe the law
there is convenient opportunity Fl