Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-01
STATE HOUSE.
.Sportsmen Preparing for
Session Of 1907.
Legislative Committee Will Con-
slider New Game Laws.
School Department at Work on
the Annual Report.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Thursday, Dec. 10, at 10 A. M.

Announcement WAS ildue dt tHe
STATE House yesterday that a riecting
OF the legislative committee of the
Maine Sportsmen's Fish and Game AS
ISOLATION is to be held in the parlors of
the Hotel North in this city at Z
O'Clock, Thursday evening, December
III. This committee is composed Of
Charles A. Judkins, of Kineo. president
Of the association; Colonel L. c.
| Harrington Of Augusta, secretary;
General Augustus Z. Farnham of
bangor, General Seldcn Connor of Au-
gusta, the Hon. l.. I. Carleton of
Winthrop, chairman Of the Commits
SION Of Inland Fisheries and Game:
Hon. ID. NJ. Parks Of Pittsticld and
Hon. Harry r. Virgin of Portland.
1t is the custom for ,nis committee
| to meet and consider any matters re
| hating to fisheries and game and
Especially any thing that it is believed
will tend to make the State 4 better
hunting ground or improve The condi-
TONS under which the sport Is now
conducted. For many years the re
COMMUNICATIONS Of this committee have
been given careful consideration by
I'll. legislators ana most Of them
finally adopted.
| 1t is not deemed at all likely that
there will be any radical changes in
| the laws of this kind during the SeS-
| sion Of 1901. However it is believed
| that the law Will be 50 amended that
the fish in the hatcherics will be fed
| another year, in order that they may
attain more size and strength before
| being distributed among the lakes and
| streams
| This committee will consider at some
length a proposed law to prohibit the
| carrying of firearms in the woods
during the time when the law forbids
hunting for big game, but it is antici-
patcd that such a measure would meet
With a great deal of opposition if it
| ever reached the branches of the
| legislature.
| That portion of the annual report
of the State Superintendent of Schools
| that is made up of statistics is nearly
| finished and now every effort is being
devoted 10 preparing the other portion
| of this report. Ii will be ready for
distribution early in January.
The State Board of Health has just
| issued Il bulletin on THE Prevention
Of Consumption" an exceedingly val
| liable pamphlet indeed. The first part
of that section relating to consump-
| ton is devoted to 4 statement Of some
of the causes which incr,aSc the pre-
| valencr Of the disease. The second
section is under the heading "Prcven-
ton" and is divided into three smaller
sections, the first being rules for the
spreading the disease, the second is d
Set of rules for the attendants and the
third is an excellent code for the gen
eral public.
/. Other paragraphs are on interesting
; health topics, the first being Il clear
statement Of the immigration problem
. from Il health standpoint. The follow :
; ing observation is quoted from the
. Independent NO nation comprising
many millions Of people can justly
: maintain an opcn door for diseased
criminal. paupcr, or deficient aliens
|. and al nations should be compelled BY
: international sentiment to carry theil
own burdens Of thus description
: Attention is called to the fact that 4
large number Of tn" catarrh cures or
the market contain dangerously large
proportions of cocaine.
Th"re are several other paragraphs
. all We'll worth while, III tact th,. bullt.-
tin is one Of the most valuable that
. has been issued.