Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-05
SAME WAROEMS IN
RUTLAND FOR TWO
DAY CONVENTION
All County Heads Are Present
and Many Deputies-Fish
and Game League Ban
quet Tonight.

Rutland, March 4.-Ine TWO Gays
State convention of Vermont Sportsmen
at the Shrine theatre in this city opened
this afternoon with a conference of
game wardens at which State Fish and
Game Commissioner John w. Titcomb Of
Lyndonville, the IA county wardens and
q good representation of the 800 deputy
wardens OF the State were present to in
terrogate States Attorney b. l.. STAFF
ford of this city as 20 Interpretation Of
various phases of the Vermont fish and
game code and listen to remarks by DR.
r. S. Palmer, acting chief of the United
States biological survey, as to the quail
ificatjons OF a warden and the warden
Bystcins in vogue in various states.
The county wariens present were:
George II. Chaffee, Addison county; j.
f. Reeves, Chittendeu A. j. Croft.
Franklin; j. d. Paquette, Grand Isle;
Leo G. Rich, Essex: G. l.. Swan. Orange;
M. G. Garfield Caledonia F. l.. Hig-
gins Bennington; r. W. Hayward, Rut-
land: G P. ,xander, W!ndham; l.. u.
Miles, Orleans; g. NJ Newton, Windsor;
J. T. Stevens, Lamoille; II. L. Abbott
Washington The conference was In
formal and each warden had the privi-
ing an opinion as to the workings of the
fish and game statutes. Local cases Of
violations were cited and discussed. The
get-together meeting was carried into
the evening
IN OTHER STATES.
DR.. Palmer has since November ad-
dressed many gatherings of a similar ma
a
has in that tina taken part in the ex-
animation of about 800 wardens Many
States, including New York, New Jersey
Delaware. Illinois and Kentucky, have
put their wardens under civil service
and candidates for positions as game
protectors are put through a severe test
written. oral and physical. While this
sort of examination does not make war
dens, it ives to weed out undesirable
material and Dr. Palmer is greatly in
favor of 1t.
In Wisconsin there IS a promotion sys-
tenn and as each promotion means an in
crease in salary of 5000 there are many
applicants for appointment and the ex-
aminations are necessarily rigid The
matter is taken entirely out of politics.
Dr.. Palmer explained how Wisconsin
is educating the people, especially the
farmers. in the value of fish and game
to the State and the school children In
the elementary steps in bird protec-
ton. At present four we'll in
formed persons are covering the
entire State taking every town
giving 10 minute talks in schools or
addressing farmers institutes. They
use colored charts illustrated with pic
lures of some of the more common
birds and game animals and describe
briefly their food habits and value
to the community.
DR.. Palmer emphasized the fact that
a warden must do more than make ar
rests; he must know at least the ele-
ments of fish and game propagation.
TO-DAY'S PROGRAM
Tomorrow the session will begin at
o'clock in the morning. The meet
ings will be open to all lovers OF out
door sports and those Interested in
fish and game protection Dwight w.
Huntington, publisher of the Game
Breeder. will speak during the day on
THE Progress Of Game Breeding in
America" DIR. Palmer will tell of the
steps to enforce the new federal bird
migration law and John b. Burnham,
president Of the American Game Pro-
tective association, will give an ad-
dress.
At four o'clock Ernest Harold
Baynes, the well known naturalist, will
give an illustrated lecture on birds for
children.
At six o'clock comes the annual
meeting of the Vermont Fish and
Game League and at seven in the din
ing room Of the temple, the annual
banquet. Charles Sheldon of New
York. formerly Of Rutland will give
an illustrated lecture on big Game
Hunting on Mount Mckinley, Alaska