Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1911-07-12

at times. He stopped $32S5 out OF
Captain Conrad's pay and practically
told the officer he should have known
In some mysterious way that the gov
eminent had an order slowed away in
vault somewhere that extra duty pay
had been cut out
Captain Conrad was over Ave years
trying 10 get back his S32.S5, and he
stuck to the task like the good fighter
that he Is. Permission finally was
granted by the secretary of war. the
lieutenant general OF the army and
the quartermaster general TO Captain
Conrad 10 try to get a bill passed by
congress 10 reimburse him for the
robbery perpetrated by Uncle Sam
some time prior TO the Spanish war.
1t Is hard wori. TO get away from
this matter OF claims before congress
without saying Just word about
Arthur c. Jewell OF Bellevue, Neb.
Some years ago a horse belonging to
Mr.. Jewell was shot by United States
troops who were at target practice.
Mr.. Jewell filed a claim for $50 The
horse was not killed by the rifle bull
let that hit him in the withers, but,
according TO Mr.. Jewell. the animal
was incapacitated for further farm
work. To prove the validity OF his
claim for damage to his property Mr..
Jewell kept the wounded horse alive
for four years, spent many dollars I'm
forage for him and brought him before
several army boards OF inquiry to
haf h,,II at hnr
$50 worth. The house committee on
claims had before 1t a volume OF docu-
ments. several veterinary affidavits
and diagram OF scarified steed.
DR.. T. 8. Palmer who for years has
had charge OF the general matter OF
game bird protection for the depart
ment OF agriculture frequently has
sent out warnings TO the effect that
the wild fowl OF the country were be-
ing extermInated rapidly and IL this
valuable food supply assets we're to
be saved something must be done to
check the slaughter OF the ducks and
the geese.
A Massachusetts member OF con.
gress aided and abetted by a western
member had had plans before the
house for years which he thinks II put
into effect Will compass the salvation
OF the ducks. the geese, the swans and
for that matter all birds that are mi.
gratory In their habits II this plan is
ever allowed to reach the floor OF con.
gress for debate there will be more
constitutional points raised than were
brought up during the rapid fire OF
verbal interchanges between the great
constitutional lawyers OF the senate
when the railroad rate question was
under consideration.
There was success in getting the
bird saving plan before congress. but
not In the form that would allow
open discussion I'm the house. The bill
was drawn. introduced and sent 10 the
committee on judiciary where II was
the subject Of both humorous and Sc
rious comment. II this bill we're ever
TO become q law II unqucstionably
would tend TO save the game birds Of
the country from determination and
congress has been told. what most
people have realized. that the game of
tho United States Is p valuable econo.
mic asset and that il IL possible to
eat the game birds and still have
them. In other words II is held that
If indiscriminate slaughter can be
checked and pot hunters be forced TO
limit the size OF his daily game bags
that posterity will be allowed 10 know
what a wild duck looks like
The member who fathered the meas
use said that the only way TO save
the game birds was 10 pass national
law against their destruction except in
certain short. close seasons. or course
the general understanding IS that the
states alone must lcgislate on the
game birds within their borders Tho
western members declared that mas.
much as game birds were migratory
and took their flight from one state to
another they were subject TO the laws
governing interstate commerce. "A
railroad" he said. crosses a state line
and Uncle Sam has charge OF legisIa-
ton affecting It. The same rule and
the same right apply TO birds"
Now it may seem the extremity o,
foolishness to the layman and posi-.
bly, to most lawyers, but some shining
legal lights I'm Washington held that
the reasoning or the father OF TIE bird
protection measure was good reason.
Ing and thai the chances certainly