The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-13
TO STOP GAME KILLING
LEAGUE OF AMERICAN sPORTsMEN
ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS.
Western Indians VIII Not he Allowed
to Carry Firearms-Al1 Game
Animals BE Protected.

in the assembly room OF the Commercial
Club. About forty representatives of the
league were in attendance. During the
session a number of resolutions were pre-
sented denouncing INSCRIPTIONS hunters.
The following officers were elected:
President-Geo. ge o. Shields, New York.
First Vice President-E. S. Thompson,
New York.
Second Vice President-W. T. Hornaday,
New York
Third Vice President-Dr. T. S. Palmer.
Fourth Vice Presidential. A. Anderson,
New York
Fifth Vice President-W. A. Richards.
Washington, d. &.
Secretary-Arthur F. Rice, Passaic, n. ].
Recommendations Corbin New York.
The same executive council which served
last year, Of which President Roosevelt is
a member, was reappointed. Union b.
Hunt, secretary of state, and r. w. Nc
Bride. of this city, are members of the
council
Arthur F. Rice, who acted as secretary
and treasurer last year, reported that the
receipts were S4,6O5.OS, while the expendi-
lures amounted to $,07S.32, leaving bal
ance of S526.36.
President Shields, before adjourning the
meeting, especially urged the members 10
make greater additions to the league the
coming year. He urged the delegates TO
interest the wealthy men OF their locality
in the work being done by the league, and
have them also taken out life subscrip-
tiOns.
Many of the resolutions which were in
troduced at the session to-day were printed
yesterday morning. In all of the reSolu-
tions the members of the league call at
tention TO the manner in which all kinds OF
game are being killed. Yesterday afternoon
A. w. Whitehead, OF Denver, introduced
resolution calling attention TO the loose
manner in which the Indians of Utah, wy
oming, Idaho and Nevada leave their res
ervations and kill the game. His resolu-
ton was:
whereas, it is in the practice of certain
Indians in Idaho, Utah, wyoming and
Colorado and other Western states TO
leave their reservations and make peri
odical incuTsions into adjacent States and
Territories in pursuit of deer, elk and other
game animals, and,
Whereas such hunting incursions result
in great and unlawful destruction and
waste of the game animals In the places
so stated and,
Whereas, it has been found difficult for
the local authorities and the Indian agents
on their respective reservations 10 prevent
such hunting incursions or to properly
control the Indians when on their reser-
| walton on such hunting expeditions; there
fore, be it
/ Sportsmen, assembled in annual conven-
ton, That ii is the sense and conviction
of the said league that a rule should be
adopted by the Indian Bureau and rigidly
enforced absolutely prohibiting and pre-
venting any and all Indians In any state
or Territory west of the S'th meridian from
carrying firearms or having the same In
their possession when of the reservation
to which such Indians belong"
The resolution was adopted and copy
will be sent to the commissioner OF Indian
affairs.
/ TO ENLARGE YELLOWSTONE PARK.
Harry E. Lee. of Chicago, also intro
/ duced a resolution which asks for the en-
Iargement of Yellowstone Park for the pro-
lection of the elk now within its present
bounds In Mr.. Lees resolution he says
/ it has been demonstrated that under the
/ present conditions the great number OF
/ elk now in Yellowstone Park cannot long
/ survive, as the cold winters are working
/ great hardship among them; also that the
/ great elk range in the Jackson Hole coun-
4 try has been fenced in by ranchmen, thus
! cutting off all the former winter lodging
I for elk in that country. The resolution
/ provides that the League of American
/ Sportsmen beg and implore Congress for
/ the extension of Yellowstone Park south
and east TO include the adjacent timber
/ reserves, and so much other country that
may be necessary to provide a necessary
/ winter range for the elk and other wild
animals in the park.
much discussion late in the afternoon
when he presented a resolution asking the
enactment of laws in the States of Vir-
I ginia Kentucky. Mississippi, Louisiana and
/ Montana prohibiting the export of Crane
from within their borders. The resolution,
after much friendly discussion. was adopt
/ ed. The members of the league also rec
/ commended, through II. A Morgan, of Mon
| tana, that the United States Congress offer
/ a reward of $4,000 to the person or persons
discovering method for making book and
| newspaper from cornstalks, wheat straw
| or any other annual vegetable product that
can be successfully grown by farmers. Mr..
MOrgans resolution was drawn because,
he SAYS, the timber lands of this country
are being destroyed at a great rate
by paper makers.
Those i'm attendance at yesterdays meet
| ing were: G. w. Clark, Chicago; Frank
| A. Pontius, Seattle, Wash. J. w. Common,
Kalispel Mont. ]. w. Gaunt. Great Falls,
| Mont: II. A. Morgan, Albert Lea. Mimi. !;
| Harry Lee, Chicago ILL.,; A. Whitehead,
Denver, Col; Charles Payne, Wichita,
| Kan: A. j. Applegate. Wichita Kan: DIR.
/ T. s. Palmer. Washington, ID. c.; f. c..
! Miller Defiance. o.; w. NJ. Grant. Okla
| homa City, o. T.; John J. Hildebrand, Lo-
/ gansport Ind; w. z. Gleason. Cincinnati,
/ o.; William Dutchen, New York city, N Y.