Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-25
Maine Audubon Society Work
ing to Protect Birds.
News Of Interest to Members o.
Names National Guard.
Several Important Appointments to Be
. Made Next Month";.

tered into an agreement with the COM
missioners Of inland fisheries and game
to post in conspicuous places through
out the State Of Maine poster printed
on cloth calling attention to the laws
relating to the protection of birds of
various kinds. The laws of Maine and
the laws of the United States are
quoted and the warning reads as fol-
lows:
The laws of Maine protect gulls,
terms and all other wild non-game
birds. also the nests and eggs of all
birds at all times. The exceptions are:
Birds not protected. hawks. owls, crows
and the English sparrow. Game birds
can only be killed during the open sea-
sons established by law.
ANY person found destroying wild
birds. or their nests. or taking their
eggs, shall be guilty Of misdemeanor,
fined IS FOR each offense, and an addi-
tional s. for each bird, living or dead.
or part of bird. or rest or eggs pos
sessed in violation of law. or to inn
prisonment for 10 days. or both, at the
discretion OF thescourt.
Under the Federal Law fine not
eNCeculuk 9SVV lS diSO pioSIuNu. foi
the delivery of any birds killed in
violation of the laws of Maine to any
express. railroad or steamboat COM
pany, or to any other common carrier.
for shipment out l6f the State. 2-For
the transportation3o OF such birds by
any common carrier out of the State.
3-For shipment out Of the State of any
package containing game, birds, or
- a. &ess<s I1,s,~ ~ hi
per's name and address, and state
ment of the nature Of the contents.
Railroad and express agents are eau
toned against forwarding any pack
age Of birds which is improperly
marked or supposed to contain birds
killed contrary to law.
1.-The public is requested to report
violations of the law to the above, or
TO local game wardens."
The headquarters of the Maine Or
astrological Society Is at Westbrook
and the Maine Audubon Society is To-
Gated at Waterville.
Three amendments and additions to
the militia laws of Maine were passed
by the last Legislature. The most i'm
portant is as follows:
amended by striking out the words Gin
case of war, insurTection or INVASION"
SO that said section as amended shall
read as follows:
Sec Is. The staff of the command
er-in-chef shall consist of the 'adjutant
general. who shall be, ex-officio. chief
of staff, quartermaster general and
paymaster general with the rank of
in, tine
with the rank of brigadier general; IL
cOmmissary general, a surgeon general,
Judge advocate general, and in in
spector general of rifle practice, each
with the rank Of colonel; two aides-de-
camp with the rank of lieutenant
colonel, and a military secretary with
the rank of major. Provided. however,
that the commander-in-chief may APP
point such additional staff officers as
the public service shall require. and
with such rank as he may designate.
The STAFF of the commander-in-ch chief
shall be appointed and commissioned
by him and shall hold office during his
pleasure and until their successors are
appointed and qualified"
First Lieutenant Irving d. Ward, Ad-
jutant. "a Battalion I'd Regiment of
Infantry N. G. S. NJ, First Lieutenant
George X. Campbell. I'd Infantry, First
Lieutenant Willard c. Lord, Co. NJ, LIST
regiment, Second Lieutenant Wilfred
Perkins. Co. d, LIST Regiment, First
Lieutenant Lester A. Partridge, and
I'd Lieutenant. Clarence NJ. Written,
both of Co. f, LIST Regiment, have been
nonorably discharged from the service.
An election has been ordered for the
position of second lieutenant Of Co. d.
LIST Regiment, at Norway. Tuesday,
April u, 1903, at s o'clock p. NJ. Capt.
John w. Nash will preside.
Col. Eugene Is. Sanger, surgeon gen.
eraf, and Lieutenant Harry M. Bigelow,
commanding ships company, Naval
RESERVE. have been ordered to act with
the. board of examination at it's meet
ing in Augusta at 10 o'clock A. M,
wednesday, April 30.
Charles Collins, Gardiner. and Ben
jamn F, Hutchinson. Linneus, are
new applicants for Aroostook war PEN
sions.
At the coming session Of the Cover
nor and Council, May s, vacancies will
be filled in several important offices,
A''SAAuAu6 SllutItbiAH VI Tic UOdtoc VA
registration. Miss Clara M. Farwell,
Rockland. member of the board of trus-
tees of the Maine Industrial School for
Girls, Mrs. Kate c.. EstabroOk, Orono.
member of the library commission, and
three cattle commissioners, Frank s.
Adams. Bowdoin. f. o. Beal, Bangor.
and John NJ. Deering, SacO, will retire
from office. The probability is that all
of these officers will be reappointed.
In June the term of Office of Horace
Atwood. Hampden, one Of the steam
boat inspectors, will expire. Besides
Capt. Atwood there are three other
aspirants for the position. Capt.
John @. johnson. Liberty, Capt. Henry
NJ. Godfrey, Lubec, and Capt John r.
Mcdonald, South Addison, are each
filing endorsements or making appli-
cation for the appointment.
Charles Morgan Wallace. is life
convict at the Maine State prison. In
1884 he killed Thomas Malloy, an OFF,