The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-02-14
ARMSTRONG HOME
FROM GAME MEET
N. .. DELEGATION TO NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION or GAME COM
81 MIssIoNERs DID SOME BOOST.
ING FOR STATE, AND FARGO
sMAY GET NEXT SESSION.

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scented and Mr.. Armstrong was hon
ored in being made the second vic
president and also selected chair1naI
Of the committee to name the mex
place of. meeting.
While there he got in some goo,
work for, North Dakota. and suggested
Fargo as the place for the next annus
! session.
After the meeting was over Mr.
Armstrong remained to take in the
Mardi Gras. He had splendid time
and is telling his friends in Fargo to.
day some of his entertaining expert
ences.
= The New Orleans Picayune had the
following regarding the meeting:
With the question OF the application
of civil service rules to the game war
dens and deputy game wsxdens off,
cially answered, but unofficially most
| heartily damned, the National Assoc
citation of Game Commissioners and
Wardens adjourned its convention yes
terday afternoon. While no resolu-
tons were adopted on this matter,
there seemed to be no doubt in the
minds of most of the delegates that
they did not want to relinquish their
present power to appoint and dis
charge deputy wardens.
This question was agitated by DIR. 7,
s. Palmer, head of the national game
department, who came to the conven-
ton anxious to get the wardens to re-
linquish the spells Of appointment of
deputies. From the tenor Of the re-
marks of a dozen or so speakers who
followed DR.. Palmer, there is notlikeH-
hood OF the present generation of
wardens, at least, approving a course
that would shear them Of most of their
political influence.
Before adjoining the association
held an election and chose T. Gil
bertson Pearson of North Carolina Is
president. L. P. Carleton of Maine is
first vice president, and D. e. Arm
strong OF North Dakota, second vice
president. Other officers elected are
L. L. Dyck of Kansas, treasurer; G.
w. Fields of Massachusetts, secretary
and j. Fl. Acklen of Tennessee, general
counsel. The directors appointed, are:
+. M Miller of Louisiana, Charles A. |
Bogelsong of California, and H. Rider |
IF Minnesota.
The place Of holding the next con-
7ention was left to the executive COM
nittee. Among the places that are
lsking for it are Springfield, ILL.,; At |
antic, City; Charleston, S. c.; Tren-
On, N. j.; Yosemite Valley. Cal: /
Fargo. N. D.; and Salt Lake City D.
Armstrong of North Dakota is
hartman of the committee that mas
his matter in charge
Resolutions Adopted.
Partial federal supervision of the
reservation of game was advocated in
ne of the resolutions returned by the
esolution committee, Of which Col.
Icklen was chairman. Among the
recommended and, adopted
yere: -f @
That national legislation for the
rejection of migratory birds and Asa.
1T can be constitutionally enacted.
ffers an effective solution Of the
lestion of preventing their destruc-
on
A resolution of thanks to the Louis
ma members OF the association for
leir hospitality during the conven-
on.
recommending uniformity in state
gislation and methods Of law en-
'rcement for the protection OF Wild
Irds and insectivorous birds.
That the warden system offers the
ally efficient method of enforcing
anne, FISH and forestry laws whether
Y salary or by fees, must be deter
lined by local conditions az they
1ist in the several states. Merit and
Hperience should govern the appoint
lents.''
That CANADIAN and Mexican ward
rs be eligible to membership in the /
ssociation II
Approving the work OF the National 4
ssociation of Audubon societies for /
ne protection of game and wild BIRDS E
nd animals. !
Urging congress to enact legislation ,r
" cooperation between federal gov Z
and state governments and
n full cooperation between sister
ates.
Indorsing the work of the biological A
lrvey of the United States depart
ent of agriculture. t4
DR.. Palmer spoke at some length on
le advantages of applying civil SER 2
ce to the state game wardens, de-
lrtment and pointed to New York q
Id Wisconsin as two states where U
70 old spells system had been done p
way with in favor of civil service. to 4
e great benefit of the work in hand n
r. Pearson spoke for the game birds s
sscribed their life and hardships and Il
myers that are their lot and adyo- n
ted that the sale of game be stopped Fp
tirely everywhere In the United :
ates. =
]. II. Rice described the habits of al
me of the wild birds and w. IL. Nc fe
lee of the biological survey gave It'll
Tx on insectivorous birds, devotine til
address particularly to. such birds ps
destroy the boil weevil. These in Ips
ide, among others, the orioles az
ALLOWS and night hawks. Inn
F.gsW. Chambers Of Utah gave some OF
periences he had had in game PRES LA
vation and in fish hatcherfes. b. RI be
trtel of Illinois told of experimentglye
had conducted in propa eating IN
lglish pheasants while president ne
ank NJ Miller of the Louisiana com m,
ssion explained the work that e "a
Ing done by the commission in this
tie. =,
paper on State Game Refugees ~
cir Possibilities and Dement'S. Nv NJ
orge w. Strell of American Field "a
s read by title. In it Mr. streII "a. ~,
.s..s sne o1salion OF state game fet
ISIS on iahus otnerT.ise unproduc tn,
- 800 80 .nese refugees be used tn,
the propagation and protection of tn,
me or all kinds. He said that resi- tn.
y game wardens should be employedl I'm
XII on the furred and feathered dir
MIN that would otherwise interfere be
h. the game. -
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