Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-09
JOSEPH KALBFUS
SAYS SPORTSMEN
PAY FOR GAME
Hunters License Money
Makes Protection Possible
and Furnishes Bounty
Money = Tells of Task.
nu JOSEPH KA1pFus

sscretary Joseph Kalbfus, Of the Penn
svlvania state Game Commission, pre-
sents tine second instalment of series
of articles specially prepared for EVEN
mo LEDGER readers on interesting game
questions.
cember T.
The second instalment follows:
''wa have In this state what is known as =
resident hunters license law. under the pro-
visions OF which all hunters who are eitize1s 2. M
are rea'iired 10 secure license costing 81, be-
fore hunting, Nonresdents, who are citizens
nter % 5ns 9Ise9 license al cost Of SO The money
realized from our resident hunters lcense act
to this fund. one-half Of the full amount col,
eotfS o te ySar Of B6anoS and the
ing part is to. be applied by the ,Leglslatnrs
ana increase in this state. Before tho passage
Of this bin this CO e9uSo S tseeiA'd but limited
'"Thoso who had the disbursement OF stats
Wor because U1 as tSey SAID We f feel that t i
is % our duty to tq appr9prate thls N money to p, par,.
people the hospitals, with their surgeons and
nurses and medicines schools, with their teach
with all their needs; this thing and that
thing, mean more benefit TO more people than
to comply Win ye TS s posS SH
We arc sorry we cannot help you Aid so il
protection getting but little from % the state and
Is eonsequenee we could not do for our
sportsmen saw this and decided to ask tho
l,egislature to pass bill that would take
in position where they would not be ''Sl compelled
to beg for q part OF the money that might
public works OF any character, and the resident
hunters license bill was the result
sportsmen are today paying the freight,
also for the projection Of Wild birds not eiassed
as game, the benefit OF whose lifowork 70 ali
figures. bportsmen have assumed the entire
responsihlllty for this line Of eonscrvation, and
and consulted first regarding the drafting OF
every law that may hereafter be placed upon
our statute hooks concerning these things.
sportsmen also have right 70, soc to. It that
license act. shall be applied to the purpose Tor
which Il was, collected, game and Wild bird
Piled. II II Is Intentionally wasted then those
who IN the bGsiunrg objected to the passage
collected under its provisions would be mis-
applied, VIII surely have good ground TO
Increased to an extent that will enable them
to repeal the obnoxious measure and to force
out of public lie the men who may take
every member OF the Game Commission OF
the battisllne demanding justice They viii III
not agree that this fund or any part thereof
Strictly sao and wS Bd Bt0opT Pot9eon SsST 'aRd ana
increase, and | NOW, warn sportsmeH to be
guard regarding this matter. s.-.
Ingenious and smooth methods may be suE-
gestod to secure a division OF this fund, which
to this cause. Why should the money be paid
" by hunters for slecial PURPOSE be applied
Ing suggested by some, and Il to fsh. or
forestry Why not 70 good roads, or hospitals.
no necessity for crossing bridges before s's we e
come come e them, or to borrow tru6le. We GER
can well attend TO-"