The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-04-23
Game Protective Association Would
Compel Iverson to Turn Over $780,
600, Bring Certiorari Proceedings
WILL INVESTIGATE DIsMISSMAL
Release of George Wood Will be
Looked into-New York Official
Praises Former Range Warden

ACIOIuCyO dppOluIcu NY Cuc M1uuC~
sofa Game and Fish Protective as
sociation will appear shortly before
the state supreme court in a certiorari
proceeding to compel State Auditor
s. c. Iverson to turn over to the
state game and fish commission $780,
900 received by the state from game
ford and H. G.. Carleton were named
by the association recently to act
in the case, and the expense of the
suit will he borne by the association.
The state commission will have a
special meeting in few days and
make formal demand for the money.
When refused, it will apply to the
supreme court for the writ.
Mr.. Iverson contends that the leg
islature made an appropriation to
cover all expenses of game and fish
protection. The commission asserts
it is still entitled to the resident
game license fees. The appropria-
ton is nearly gone and unless the
suit is won the commission will have
to lay off all but four of it's game
wardens next month until Aug. 1.
To Investigate Dismissal
The case of George E. Wood call
ed by no less authority than w. r.
Hornaday, director of the New York
geological park, 1.-THE best game war
den in the United States," will be in
vestigated by committee of the
Game and Fish Protective associa-
by the state game and fish commits
sion, which accuses him Of various
Irregularities Woods friends as
sert he was dropped because he had
been too active in law enforcement.
Mr. Hornaday has come to the
front with a demand for justice to
Wood. A committee has been named
to investigate the whole matter. It
consists of S. C. Woodruff, H. G..
Carleton and S. G.. Confer. They
probably will ask Wood to go to Min
neapolis and tell his side of the affair.
A Astonishing Showing
NJ. Hornaday has written several
letters concerning Mr. Wood.
THE list Of arrests, convictions
and fines obtained by George E.
Wood during the last eight MONTHS
says Mr. Hornaday's letter ''make
the most astonishing showing of law
lessness that ever has come to my
observation through the efforts of
one. man. 1t is stated that during
the three years that he has been a
warden, Wood has made his name a
terror to the game evterminators So
long as he was on the job, felt that
the wild life had at least some pro-
lection. Now, however, it seems
that the Minnesota state game COM
mission has made Mr. Woods posi-
tion SO impossible to him that he has
been compelled to resign, and addi-
tion to tnat Mr. j. E. Cummings, who
faithfully backed him up, has been
discharged by the state game and fish
commission. 1t is openly charged
that the state commission has al
lowed politics to enter into it's work,
and that the loss of Wood and Cum
mings is due to that particular evil"
Irregularities Charged
Wood was dismissed because of ir-
regularities discovered in his work,
according to H. A. Rider, executive
agent of the commission, who sent
S. c. Bailey of Bemidji, a warden in
spector, to look up evidence on Wood.
Clinton M. Odell, president of the
association, said that the organiza-
tion has no information whatever
concerning the merits of the Wood
case and does not appear in the mat
ters as his defender. .'We are going
into the matter solely at the request
of Mr.. Hornaday." said Odell "He
appears much interested in Mr. Wood
and believes that he lost his position
through unfair means and in the
face OF good record. 1t almost be-
comes a duty, in view of Mr.. Horna-
days high standing to ascertain
what the facts are