Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-09-01
CUNNERS OUT TODAY
FOR REED AND RAIL
Order Of Department Of Agricul-
ture Lifts Federal Ban
on "Reedies."

Respectively. Persons who have made
preliminary survey report the birds a
being plentiful on the marshes OF New
Castle county, especially between wal
mington and Delaware City, and reed
birds are said to be in exceptionally goot
condition for the time of year, due to tn
advanced growth on the feeding grounds
Because of a treaty between the unlte'
States and Canada, for the protection
migratory birds. an edict was issued som
wears ago prohibiting the shooting o
reedbirds. However, it was shown that u
this part of the country the birds ar
harmful to crops, and year ago the thel
Secretary of Agriculture, ID. +. Houston
issued an order removing the ban. whicl
leaves the way clear for killing reedbirds Il
Delaware in accordance with the Stat
law-that is, from September | to Octo
Der 80.
RAN ON "REEDIEs" REMOVED.
Following is the text of the government
order removing the ban on reedblr
hunting:
Order permitting the killing of
bobolinks, commonly known as reed
birds or ricebirds, which have be-
come seriously injurious to agricul-
tural interests. Information having
been furnished the Secretary of Agri-
culture that bobolinks, commonly
known as reedbirds or riceblrds,
have become seriously injurious to
the rice crops in North CarolIa,
South Carolina. Georgia and Florida,
and an investigation having been
duly and regularly made pursuant
70 law, and IL having been determined
hy the Secretary of Agriculture that
said birds have become, under ex-
traordinary conditions, seriously IN
furious 10 the rice crops in said States
and that the injuries so inflicted by
them cannot adequately be controlled
in the communities Immediately az
fected. and that they should there
fore be killed in the manner, during
the seasons, and the States and dis
trict hereinafter provided.
Now, therefore, |, d. F. Houston,
Secretary of Agriculture, pursuant
10 authority in me vested by the
Nligratory-Bird Treaty act of July B,
1918. and in conformity with Regula-
ton 10 of the Mligratory-Bird Treaty
act regulations approved and pro-
claimed July 81, 1918, do order that
until further notice persons may Kill
bv shooting. bobolinks, commonly
known as reedbirds or ricebirds,
from half an hour before sunrise to
sunset. from September TO October
30. inclusive. in the States OF New
Jersey, PENNSYLVANIA, Delaware and
MARYLAND and the District of Column
'bia, and from August 10 to Novem-
Der Is, inclusive, In the States OF Nlr-
ginia, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima. Georgia and Florida, but the
birds so killed shall not be sold, offer
ed for sale, or shipped for purposes
of sale, or be wantonly wasted or de-
stroyed, but they may be used for
food purposes by the persons killing
them, and they may be transported
10 hospitals and charitable institu-
tons for use as food.
ID. F. Houston,
Secretary of Agriculture.
The order, as quoted above, appears Il
bulletin issued bv the government
states and Federal government for 1918
The pamphlet is issued on the authorit,
Of George A. LAWYER, chief United State
game warden. and Frank L. Earnshaw
assistant. Interstate Commerce In Game
Under the head Of Delaware tn
pam7hlet gives a summary of'the laws IL
this State as follows:
OPEN sEASoNS-DATEs INCLUSIVE.
Rabbit, hare, quail, partridge, wood
cock. November 15-December 81.
Squirrel fox, black, gray Septembe
l5-November i.
Dove Except in New Castle county, N
open season. November l5-December 10
Duck, goose, brant, Wilson snipe o
iacksnipe, coot, gallInule, October 10
January 81.
Black-bellied and golden plovers, vel
lowlegs, August 16-November 80.
Rail, other than coot and galllnule
September November /.
Reedbird, September 1-October 30
'fNo open season: Hungarian partridg
or pheasant.
Hunting and fishing licenses: Non
resident: Game, $1,000; fish, $3.50 mo
good in Delaware river or bay. Issues
bv commission. Unlawful to hunt o.
land OF another without permission iron
owner or occupant. Fishing license no
required of certain excursionlsts. Non
residents who own or lease property a
seaside summer resorts and their relatives
friends and patrons soiourning at sue
resorts may fish for non-game fish ant
hunt without license duringopen
between June ] and September &c
bag limits and possession: Six In al
OF rabbits, hares, and squirrels; 20 ducks
8 geese, S brant, 10 in all of plovers ant
yellowlegs, % Wilson snipe, woodcock
so sora, % ip al of other rails, coots ant
gallinules, but not more than so In all 0
sora and other rails combined: IL birds o
any other species Except reedbirdsl a day
Possession of migratory birds permittet
during first 10 days of close season: othe
game during first FIVE days thereof
Through an error in the law, rabbits al
not included In the open. season this year.
Sale: Sale of reedbirds and all pro
Quoted game prohibited: Provided resi-
dent may sell IN his own county 20 rab
bits a season, lawfully taken by him
Imported rabbits may be sold from No
vember Is TO December 81.
export: Export of rabbit, squirrel
quail, partridge, dove, woodcock, COOS
and brant is prohibited provided holder 0
license may export, open to view, II
rabbits, 10 squirrels, so rails, and &c
birds or fowl of anyother species a week
lawfully killed by himself, under affidavit
that the game is not for sale Residen
may export ducks. snipe and ployer. Il
no event, however, shall person expor
more than two days limit Of migrator
Lirds in any one calendar week. Unde
permit fee, 81 Of board, 10 pairs O
any one species of game or birds may b
captured or transported"
Trinity Cornerstone LAYING.