Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-03
SLAUGHTER OF GAME
HAS BEEN OUTRAGEOUS
Practically No Attention Paid to
Laws Passed by Legislature for
Protection OF Birds.
HUNTING SEASON NOW CLOSED
Counties West OF Blue Ridge Noun.
tntns and Parts of West Virginia
Have Furnished Eastern Markets
In Defiance Of Statutes.
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WINCHESTER. VA. January a.
With the close of the old year, the
hunting season in nil the Virginia coun-
ties west OF the Blue Ridge Mountains
alao came to AN end, and IT will be
unlawful to hunt Kill or capture the
various, game birds and animals men
toned In the game laws Of the State
irouu nov until the first day OF next
November The scason just closed is
SAID ito have Witnessed more open vio-
latlons, of the hunting laws than in any
ono season in many years. Principally
hecanse there are go few game wardens
inithat portion Of the State west OF
9T.ne Blue Ridge Mountains, and the APP
parcpt Inability Of the courts to in
ddcc residents OF the towns and coun-
tbs to act AS deputies. The Virginia
Game Protective Association Is carry
ing on campaign OF education and
doing all In It's power to acquaInt the
people with the provisions OF the laws
relating to game. President Todd. OF
THE association, In letter received
here few days ago. stated among
other things that the vast majority OF
Virginia people do not appear to know.
anything about the game laws The
General Assembly. which meets this
month. probably. will be asked TO make
more stringent laws. as "a great many
oftthc game birds and animals are al
numbers by hunters and then snugglcd
off 10 the markets OF the Eastern
cities, where birds in particular com
mand high prices. The slaughter Of
game In the adjoining State OF West
Virginia Is also reported to have been
N.hc most outrageous ever known OF.
and this, too, In spite OF the fact that
;number OF the birds are now sup
posed to be protected by the govern
mSnt. Some arrests have been made
nt.sI nv,na Il 1n,t I'll la nIr eel mt
but they are said to have been small
aria insignificant In comparison TO the
number OF fragrant violations of the
State and Federal game laws.
MsNY j. & q. EMPLOYEES
ARE SENT TO OTHER POINTS
Half a dozen or more of the divi-
sioh supcrintendents and other men oc-
cupyinE important positions In the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad service
have been transferred to other dlvi-
sions. the changes being made with
view OF improving the service. II Is
said. nnd' at the same time getting
more work done without additional
cost. The shake-up IL the greatest that
has taken place since Daniel Willard
became president OF the company.
Charles c. Herring. widely known
newspaper man OF llarrisonburI, who
was until recently news editor Of a
Northern journal. has been appointed
deputy clerk Of the Circuit Court OF
buckingham County b. Clerk j. r
Blackburg, and began his work there
yesterday. The position Is one OF con-
siderable Importance. as the docket OF
the Rockingham court is always large
Farmers and others OF Rockingham
County who raise turkeys for the large
Eastern and Middle West markets
shipped over 1900 gobblcrs and hens
during the Christmast!dc. and nearly
thnt number for the recent Thanksgiv-
Ing holiday. making a total o. $50, 900
worth OF turkeys shipped from Harri-
son5urg and its immediate vicinity
within little over five weeks. Ducks.
chickens and geese have also been
shipped in large quantities from that
section OF the Virginia Valley. Augusta
and Highland Counties have likewise
proh,ed In the poultry business this
winter, and 1t is estimated that the
three counties Melted something like
100000 on their birds.
The second of the series Of winter
lectures By some OF the most eminent
lecturers of the United States provided
for by tho literary fund OF the John
IInndley Memorial Library Was de-
lvercd this week in Winchester by
DIR. e.. Alphonso Smith. professor of
the Edgar Alinn Poe School of English
Literature at the University OF Vir-
ginia and some time the Roosevelt cX-
change professor TO the University OF
Berlin. He spoke on American I.itcra-
on the short story. DIR. Harvey W.
Wiley ia to speak the latter part of
January. Garrett T.. Ser!ss comes
next month, and he will be followed
by George II. Vending and others. In
Guiding the war correspondent OF
I.cslie's Weekly who is now with the
allied armies In Europe.
BY several changes in the schedule
of trains between Lynchburg and Lex
inSton. Va. on the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway. much better connections
arc to be made Mt the latter place with
the Shenandoah specials OF the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad. which run
between Lexington AMI Washington
and Baltimore. The Lynchburg Cham
Der OF Commerce has been working
for tho change for nearly year.
Alexander Paxton. seventy eight
years old. Confederate veteran and
widely known In North Carolina rs an
educator. died this week Mt his home
at Statesvlle, that State. He leaves
his second wife. two sons md three
daughters. James Paxton. of States
willie; Robert Paxton. Of Nashville.
Tenn: Miss Susie Paxton. Of Washing
ton: Mrs Louis T.. Baker OF Winches-
ter. and Mrs Walsh, wife of Rev. DIR.
Walsh. of Statesville.
a. a meeting of the board OF trus-
tees Of Gettysburg College held