The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-01-01
FOR PROTECTION OF THE BIRDS
Antnbon Society Issues Call to
People Interested.
TWo Capital Gases at Approaching
FERN Of Superior COurt-Scarcity OF
tOal COntinucS-DispcnSar sales
viii be From $4,000 to $4,000
Larger Than Last Year.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., December u

Raleigh, n. C., December q.
4 call is issued by DR.. Richard II.
Lewis, the president Of the North Car
Pearson, it's secretary, to the people
Of this state who are interested in the
preservation Of birds and game.
Among those who have signed this
Roscoe, J. I. Johnson, J. Y. Joyner
J. l. Foust, p D. Gold. Jr., Brooks 6.
Empie. George Harriss, e. p. Amber,
James T. Carrier, S. VI. Beasley, A
H. BOyden. ]. r. Anthony, w. T.
Brown and Clement Manly The call
SAY, that despite the most earncGt
~ttorts of the Audubon society to foster
ana protect the game Of the state. GER
tain species are being rapidly depleted
il many sections largely duo - the
Inadequate came laws, there being Il
number OF local laws whereby the open
seasons in adjoining counties yHrv
1r~u.Iy, some counties not even pro-
gc~tin@ game at all. and then The open
market for game during closed sea
son in most counties offers inducement
10 rot hunters to ply their craft with
great profit. The netting and trap
ping ST partIIdges should be absolutely
stopped except under permits for Dur-
poses Of propagation on game pre-
serves. At present only five counties
prohibit this destructive way of TAX
+Horr r,I>,, =
be brought before the legislature. In
order that these matters may be fully
discussed and concerted action taken,
a convention of bird lovers and those
Interested in game protection is called
10 meet in the Raney library here
january 18th, at II Il. IN. Persons
interested in this very important sub
ject III every county are urged to see
4har county represented and if it IS
impossible to send delegates they are
urged to ask their representative Or
senator to be present and represent
The county. ALI who expect to attend
are asked to notify James |. Johnson
ut Raleigh, he being the chairman Of
the committee Of arrangements.
There will be q criminal term Of the
superior court here beginning January
7th. ait which two murder cases are TO
he tried: that of H. J. BivinS, the Sea-
board Air Line detective, for the Kill
ing Of the unknown hobo three months
ago, and that Of Hodge. the young man
fI1Rn the country near here, who shot
down Clyde Jones, a youth, on the
street here two weeks ago.
The coal question is still Il grave
one here. Everybody is speaking about
the scarcity Of steaming coal, 1t il
said that the Southern railway was
last night unable to bring single
freight train into Raleigh on account
of this scarcity.
Insurance Commissioner Young says
i lat he will ask the legislature TO I'M
owe the present general insurance
aw in some minor particulars, these
being all they need. The present fire
waste law is very efficient and COM
plete and the insurance law is re-
markabry thorough one. In fact the
North Carolina insurance laws are
taken as a model i'll many states.
Hence it is that any improvements
are merely small ones, to make the law
absolutely complete.
Manager w. P. Bachelor, OF The
Raleigh dispensary, says the sales OF
LIQUOR this year will be from $4,000 to
$40, 900 larger than last year, the rea-
son being the large increase OF prchl-
bition territory, us people come long
distances after it. Johnson county
buys much, though that county is the
worst in this district for moonshining.
One thing that macs against the
moonshiners. however, is the cutting
away Of timber, which depriveS them
of lurking places for their stills.
--------@~~-~----