The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-29
6lE PROTECTION
STRONGLY URGED
NETS USED FOR DUCKS
Wild TURKEYS wORTh FROM
~ 10 - ALsvE, sLAUGHrER-
m avn s0LD roRei.Ess
THAN DOMESTIC.

THAN DoMEsTtc-
Thu present oane warden sys.
teNn deee ret adeQuatsly protect
the eaue Of the State.
DuriNo the reeeWt SHOWS tnou-
sands u birds VIEW shippsd TO the
Nesthss~ MARKETS contrary TO Jaw.
shipoed 10 Northern markets, hav.
In kseN eAupht In nets contrary to
lAW, durins the past year.
oNe Virginia dsAisr ~ reeeos
davs hae ehipped TO one Northern
deaIsr I theusaad rufsied grouse
ccNtearv - Law, and the wioiator
u still out 81 Jail.
Wild turkeys have been siaush.
tsroh n orea4 numhsr during the
naet season, and sold for . song
when, fo~ the purpess OF propa9aS-
inn hardy stock they are WORTH
as much - us each alive and from
thst 10 so each. LIN
..s~;ds : STATE psms corunis-
s,.r.r ,xhoss dutiss Il will be to
eruaniss and make effective the
cams warden system, and TO en-
Ssros The Qanns laws Of the Com
n,onwsaIth.
For some years Virginia people
have had some idea that Inc gains
a. the state WAS protected by the law.
some OF them had heard that there
was n game warden system IN vogue ia
the Commonwealth which soarshteea
the enforcement OF the laws protest
,nr ht,d and animal life at least TO
reasonable extent.
Iaeneraiiy speaking they were NOT
aware that the people who dia NO.
wish 70 obey tho law--1ust o'""
obey IL. .an
1he game warden system has been
beautiful In theory. but wen n.s ny.
worthless in fact Why make neisn-
bor an enemy Just because he siaush-
tered birds and shipped them un'a"
fully -, H.. 49, -a.Aer
nm - the story told before the House
COMMITTEES on General Laws oy OH. .
ciaIa al the general government, VI
the Audubon Society and the tame
protective Associations Saturday al
tcrnocn by such essy graaatiohs '"a'
hss nerves will not suIer.
The meeting was presided over ny
NJ Cor chairman OF the committee.
The f,rss speaker was Captain ). =.
wise. az Richmond, who appeared ~
behalf OF the Rutherford Game Jaw
whi1h 4 based on the Aiafama law.
,ne Of the mcst complete IN existence
pruxf,Ies for Game Commission.
The measure provides for state
Game Commission and Tor the sup-
purt Of the work OF The couset satioA
al AMIN al and bird life by puttins Y
tax OF u for each hunter VINO wouio
confins his operations 10 one county
hut wha may. for -. take out state
tc.rse which will permit him to hum
In accordance with the game Jaws
anywhere In the State.
The bill pro, ides for State Game
Com missioner, who shall organize the
game- wardens' work and take sueh
steps ~ will bring about the ENFORCE
nent OF the game laws In every com
mun!ty. The measure sets out the
btrls and animals 10 be protected
following the laws already In exist
snce, but protecting the Wild turke,
absolutely, except that It may be cap
tured 10 be usd In improving the do-
nestle variety and for experimental
purposes generally.
Captain Wise made a strong argu-
ment Tor the favorable consideration
OF the measure. to the end that the
game Of the State might not be ex-
terminated.
IIr. Primers DISCLOSURES.
Or, T, s. Palmer was then intro
tuced by Major l.. r. Christian, Sec
rotary Of the Game Protective Assoc
citation OF Virginia. DIR. Palmer IL
director Of the Biological Survey OF
the United States Department Of As
ricuiture and a recognized authority
upon all matters pertaining to the an
lnlal and bird life Of the United
States. He is q native OF California,
a State which has protected its game
for forty years. DR.. Palmer was pre-
sent at the request OF the Game Pro-
tective Association Of Virginia. His
testimony on behalf Of bird and beast
WIS Invaluable. His disclosures as to
tho way tho game laws Of Virginia
are not enforced were illuminating
and eye-opening. He told Of one con
Germ In Washington which had 1000
sit6w.. the fields 81 Virginia and Ala
ryiand having been stripped by law
less bird hunters. who slaughtered
and shipped the birds contrary to the
law.
He told OF seeing q thousand quail
strung up In three establish ments In
Washington ut the same time. One
concern In Philadelphia the past
week had received one thousand ruff
Ned grouse from one Virginia ship.
per, contrary to the law of the State.
Catch Ducks With Net
-sF$ E3r Palmer Showed Il net such 81
u used In the counties OF Accomac,
Northampton. Princess Anne and Nor
folk In the capture Of wild duck con-
trary to law. Last year $4,000 OF
these water fowl were shipped out
Of the State contrary to the law.
While Virginia yet permits her wild
turkeys 70 be slaughtered. when they
are Of icm value dead than the do
nestle TURKEYS. set The law does moi
permit the shipment of live wild
turkey out Of the State. This broke
~ q deal the government had with q
EaIl known Virginia raisern for nfteer
Wild turkeys to be used In stocking
Oklahoma with the valuable bird.
IsiscusinS :he value 81 the game
bird to the farmer DR. Palmer knew
oG rene thai wxs damaging To this
i eArln1r, while on thu other hand the
Air6a ware Of inestimabie value Il
deVcuFtag insects.
~ warned the lawmakers how
No., that The European utAriing hA(
h0Qa ropofteA In several places
~ okafp q rec>nt Wooke and thu
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