The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-02
CONFERENCE ON
OF GAME
First Gathering Of Its Kind Is
Held at the Waldorf
News Of Hotels.

'rhe first national conference on game
breeding and preserving WAS held yes
terday az the Waldorf Astoria under
the auspices OF the American Game
Protective Association. Frederic q.
G.. Walcott presided and representatives
from every III producing State at-
tended the conference. 1t was decided
to request The American Game Pro-
tective Association to make the con-
ference Il. annual affair.
william ~ Eoultor. pre- sident OF the
FLINDERS. l. L., club. AT the morning
so.sion. said tina "a weakness Of our
game protective legislation lay IN the
fact that not sufficient police power
is provided TO secure enforcement.
"a greater wea kness." continued Mr..
Bouiton. lies IN the fact that our leg
i~slation is no; founded on the right priv
ciplc. " aims nj protection only ny N
dcavorinc TO restrict tho nuinl- =
- birds kiiled instead Of striving
for means by which the mount Of
game could bs increased. In ex-
trem. cases too much restriction OF
shooting may even effect a decrease.
For example. IL Is a we'll known fact
that on a Southern plantation whore
all shooting of quail is stopped for "a
series of years The number of birds on
that plantation tends 20 decrease rather
than Increase"
other speakers were Duncan Dunn.
superintendent Of the New Jersey State
game farm Arthur NJ. Barnes, man
ager of The poultry and game depart
m.n:. estate of VILLAIN ltockefellcr
Harry 7. Rogers. superintendent OF
80 500. "a 49, AtAia al Now urk
Charles r.. Dieterich. paheim game
preserve. Milford, y. Y. John y. burn
ham,. president ~ the American Game
Protective Association. New YORK: +.
G. Hinshaw, chief game warden. spirit
Lake. Iowa. and A. y. Frey, cold
Spring station. /. I.
The game men sat down TO Il dinner
las. night in the banquet hall or the
Waldorf Astoria. TIE speakers were
Frederic G. welcott and +. a. Nell
benny. Mr.. McTlhenny comes from
Avery Island. La. lie Is principally
responsible for .he setting aside OF a
,r,c, Of nearly 500 square miles OF tbs
Gulf coast % his Statc as n refuge ioI
fibcks Of birds that winter N that Pc
c~uliarly favored section.
Mr.. McIlhenuy said that a campaign
to keep tho homes Of the BIRDS IN the
swarps along the Louisiana Gun c"'h'
from being nll"t III nuu bt'H Su''cSS'"
and that attention was being concen'
trat.d on the snowy herons. the piuuies
of which arc In high favor with the mil
liners.
But il H. not only the omen Ne
said. "who are responsible FOR the wan.
son destruction OF these beautiful birds
The nllieators and giant noccasli
snakes ar. also their enemies The ALI
gators get under the trees where TN
nests are huilt and fi"p their tails
against the trees until the nests fall oI
unt!l the young birds hop out. The'
they eat them. Tie roccasins are vcri
fond ~ the eggs.
Moving picture Aims showing The
snowy heruns We're exhibited and sis,
an educational MIN which had bee
made a. great expense and which Is
being shown in all sections OF the coun
try. X depicts the Staying OF the birds
OF the aigre.tes before the birds AZ.
dead.
At the conference Il committee wa
appointed to consider what game bird
should b" imported into the Cni'rt
Statcs.
The alumni and friends ui Dense!
University, iranv 10. Onto, will hol,
their annual luncheon saturday after
noon neNt al the sherman sauar+ Hotel
Among those wEo are expected to re
spond to tuasts ere ur. Clark w
Chamberlain. president of the univei