Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-16
PUNISH HUNTERS
Enforcement of the New Game
Law in State of
Illinois.
REVENUE FROM THE LICENSES
state Commissioned Lovejpy Writes
on the Sub
ject.

In a recent letter y. II. LOYeJON, OF
Roscoe, state game commissioner,
tells of the working of the game law
in Illinois. Mr.. Lovejoy also tells of
the immense amount of work requir-
ed to get il into working order. The
letter is as follows:
thinking that possibly short
communication from the state game
commissioner of Illinois of what is be-
ing done in the way of game protec-
ton under the new game law would
be Of some interest to your readers, |
append the following list of cases of
violations of the law since Aug. 1:
Many Fines Imposed.
For killing ducks out of season.
Gustave Engle, Ottawa. H., fined SIS;
hunting without Il license, two per
sons, Golden, H.. fined So each; at
tempting to kill prairie chickens, FL
mer Sanford, Lincoln, fined SIS; kill
ing one prairie chicken, John Jenkins.
Lincoln, fined$15; killing birds, several
Italians, Geneva, fined 800; buying and
selling squirrels, l.. {. Reese, Anna.
fined $25; killing song birds, Harry
Schrader, Chicago. fined and fine re-
mitted, as he was only support of a
widowed mother; selling squirrels,
Moses Leyley, Alto Pass, fined $25;
A4unting without license, F. Pecharo,
PiclkneyvilIe, fined $25; killing song
birds, Louis Boris, Chicago, fined So;
killing song birds, George Doretors.
Chicago. fined So; trespass, w. II. Rid
dew, Camp Point, fined So; killing
song birds, Frank Ortlepp, Chicago,
fined $50; hunting without Il license,
John Monkus, Chicago, fined $25;
hunting without a.license, Sam Nangi-
las, Chicago, fined $50; trespass, two
parties, Milmine. fined so; killing
one Robin, Charles Heining, Chicago,
fined s..
In addition to the above fines, each
person prosecuted also paid costs of
the suit We have now got the state
well organized, with good deputy
warden in each county, who is giving
his time and attention to the work
and is receiving pay for such days as
he is employed in actual duty.
The state has been divided into 10
districts, with good travelling
warden to cover about ten counties
each. The travelling warden's duty is
to go over his district each month.
after having selected deputies, and
see that each is doing his duty. and
in this way we reel that we can come
as near enforcin" the law as possible.
Revenue From Licenses.
Licenses are being issued by every
county. city and village clerk of the
state, and there was received at the
state treasurer's office at Springfield.
in July, S2.136.7O for licenses issued
prior to July I. and Aug. ] there was
paid into the state treasury $16,331 "a
for licenses issued during July. The
report for licenses issued during Aug
uSt has not been received from the
state treasurer. but from all reports
received there will be from $4,000 to
SI5, 900 at least paid in for licenses
issued curing August, as the reports
from the state treasurer each month
are for the amounts received for the
previous month. The money thus
paid into the state treasury goes di-
rectly back to the country, as the 10
travelling wardens and 1O2 deputies
have to be paid each month. The
matter of getting the new law before
the public, and the fact that some
thing like 5000 clerks in the state
have to be furnished not only with
blank licenses, but also with blank
applications. blanks for reporting to
the state treasurer, and copies of the
game law both in pamphlet form and
in synopsis form on large cards,
means a great expense, as it has taken
to the various clerks of the state to
date $4,000 license blanks. with as
many blank applications. numerous
10000 copies of the game law,
Interested I'm New Law.
The people generally over the state
are much interested in the protection
tated during the last two years to
such an extent that not only the
sportsmen, but the farmers are awake
to the interest of game protection.
anCl the man who thinks he will slip
out and kill a few birds out of season
or without license, or in any other
way violates the new game law, is
very apt to be arrested promptly, for
nearly every one of the deputy game
wardens has friends throughout his
county who are continually on the
watch and notify him at once of any
hunters that are out after game out
of season or contrary to law. We
hope that by the time the new game
law has been in effect a year everyone