Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07
GUARDIAN o. GAME.
pr. Theodore S. Palmer Pro.
tects Uncle SANS Preserves.
ADVISER OF LEGISLATURES /

Amusing story Of How a. Allen Parker
and Alien Parker obtained Their
s Lleutsnants' Commissions u
the Reouiar Army. IA.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.
Washington. DIR. Theodore 8. Pal
mer OF the governments biological
survey is the guardian OF all the game
of the United States. He knows
every quail covert In the country, he
can number the herds Of elk in the
western mountains, and he knows
every runway Of the deer. Of the Adj
rondacks i. ii
This physician-nNturalist provides
for the protection of the same IN
Uncle Sans preserves, and sees to It
that no poacher shall escape punish
ment. The doctrine Of states rights
bars government action in the matter
OF law.making for any section Of the
country save territories. the national
parks and the forest reserves. but this
fact does not prevent DR.. Palmer
from being the adviser.in-chief of near
" every body Of Legislators in the
land when the game laws stand in
need Of revision. 4. ss.7
There is much game left In the
United States. Notwithstanding 70.
peating firearms and the ease Of &C
cess to the wilds made possible by the
rapid railroad extension Of recent
years. The Audubon societies. by
arousing public sentiment. have done
more than. all the laws on the statute
books for the preservation of the song
birds. but the Law alone. with strong
men to enforce It, Is responsible for
the continued presence OF the deer In
the forest and the antelope on the
plain. s.ait n ;s.3, i.
sff Tale Of the Two Parksrs. {.! s s
In the United States army there are
two Officers. one named A. Allen Par.
ker and the other; named Allen Parker.
These two men are not Dromios in ap-
pearance. though their names escape
that fate by the bare breadth Of one
initial letter--and thereby hangs =
war department story.
When the Spanish, war broke out a.
Allen Parker was . senior ut Perdue
university, In Indiana. He volunteer
"a for, service against the spaniards.
went to the front ~ corporal Of
+ Company A. One Hundred and Fifty
eighth Z Indiana infantry. and served
out his enlistment with credit.
After the war was over. a. Allen
Parker felt q desire to enter the r6g.
MAR army as commissioned ofncer.
Uncle Sans forces were being I'm
creased and the government had "a
cancies for young men who had
served against the spaniards. who
could get the proper recommendations.
and who could pass the required phys
zeal and mental examination. There
were more young men who desired the
positions than there were vacancies.
and 70. feeling qualified both BY MILL
|Stary edrcation and by his record to
become second lieutenant. Corporal
AZ. Allen Parker asked the member Of
congress srom his district to recon-
mend him for q commission IN the
regulars. Il. ,sfs5s55 (:
The obliging Congressman went to
the war department and stated his
clHent1 case. The war department
looked up the Spanish war, records
and found that Corporal "a. Allen
Parker Of Indiana had ~ most credit
able record and the congressman was
told that before -lopg A,sSAllen Parker
Of Indiana would receive. notification
to present himself before . board Of
omcers at Fort Sheridan for examina.
tion for his commission.
Wrong Man Was Notified.
Back in Indiana Corporal a.. Allen
Parker waited for six weeks and
heard nothing, Then he went to hts
l congressman. who was home on .
visit, and told him that he feared that
the war department had been forget.
full. The congressman went back to
Washington that night. and coins
straight to the department.. asked why
his constituent, A. Allen Parker. had
not received orders to take his sxami.
nation. SS{l88$ .s
The military secretary told the
congressman that Parker had not only
been ordered before AN examining
board. but that he had passed his ex,
animation and was now full-nedged
second lieutenant OF infantry stationed
at the Preside In San FranciSco.
The congressman was as dumb,
founded az a congressman ever allows
himself to be. He said that II Parker
OF Indiana Yves in the army hs, waS
leading . dual existence.
Then they went to the records and
there they found that Allen Parker, &
corporate the One Hundred and Six
tieth Indiana infantry, had written the
war department and expressed a de-
sire for commission. 5i1
The oftcials had thought that this
Allen Parker was a. Allen Parker. the
congressman's friend and instanter
they had ordered him to- Fort sheri:
dan for examination. He passed. was
com missioned by the president and
confirmed by the senate and reached
his California post within q month,
and all this as a result Of a short let.
ter saying that he would like the Job
OF a second lieuynnant ;s ..s 4.
The Indiana congressman succeeded
In getting q corr mission for Corporal
"A. Allen Parker. but It took three
months. and Allen Parker. the l,,cky.
ranked his Indlsna namesake 100 dies
on the lineaI list. 4. III
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Just held their FIRST sofic ial reception
of the year. The New Years da:. re-
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