Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-12-17
CONVENTION ADOPTS LEGlSLA'
TIVE REPORT FOR CREATION
OF NEW STATE OFFICE
DELEGATES IA COUNTIES
Three Day Session Ends With Grand
Banquet at Hotel Olympian In
cluding Extensive Program.

State Sportsmen's association at the
meeting held Tuesday afternoon of
the annual convention at the Olym-
bia Chamber of Commerce. e. d.
Hodge, of Tacoma, c. d. Hussey Of
Yakima, F. v. Bowen of Snohomish
were all reelected commissioners; the
new member of the comm elected
being Charles e. Sheldon from SpO-
kane.
The new legislative committee
appointed consists of the following:
e. D. Hodge, Tacoma, chairman, j.
w. Kinney, Gle Elum; D. w. Kim
ball, Vancouver; John Barnes Yak
ina; Fred G. Anderson, Olympia.
The report of the secretary issued
at Tuesday afternoons meeting
shows gain Of seventeen clubs
organized during 1920 over the num-
ber for 1919. In 1919 there were
13 clubs in the state and this year a
total Of 80 are recorded. Membership
in 1920 is 1929 an increase of 3,4S3
. over 1919. Six clubs in the state
have membership OF over 500, one
! club with a membership Of over
1900.
Fourteen counties are represented
at the convention by the officers and
official delegates present numbering
$50 men all told. The present con-
vention is the third since the organ
ization of the club. the first being
held April %. 1919 in Seattle; tho
second December 1st. 1919 in Yakima
and the present one being held in
Olympia.
The paramount resolution adopted
at the final meeting Of the convention
Is as follows: that the game ami
game fish department OF the state be
completely separated from the other
departments.
Other resolutions adopted follow:
Resolved, that the, season for up
land birds in eastern Washington
shall be from October 1st, to Decem-
Der 1st. and that in Western Wash
ington the open season for upland
birds shall be for a period of fifteen
days prior to the opening of tho
season for deer. And for a period
Of fifteen days after closing of the
open season for deer. provided also
that no dogs shall be permitted to
be In the woods during the open
season for deer and the possession Of
q dog in the woods or the permitting
OF a dog to be in the woods during
the open season for deer, shall be q
fbrima facie Of evidence Of guilt except
however, that spaniels or retrieve,s 3
used in duck hunting are not so pro.
hibited.
Resolved that a license fee for
hunting in the county shall be 81 and
the license fee for fishing shall be in
the county, 81; that the state license
fee of $500 shall be in payment of a
combined license for hunting and
fishing.
Resolved that shooting of game or
game birds from vehicles or airplanes
should be prohibited by law.
Resolved that the season for kill
ing mountain goat shall be closed for
q period of five years from 1921.
Resolved that every person who
shall cast or discharge or permit to
be cast or discharged into any water
OF this state any sort of planer shaw
ings or other lumber waste or any
polluting material which is deleteri.
Gus to game and game fish life shall
be guilty of misdemenor. When.
ever a person is convicted for the
second offence against this section
he or they shall be placed under bond
Of not less than $500 or more than
$4,000. condition upon a guarantee
Of further offense against this sec.
tion and on violation of the third
offense the bond shall be forfeited. +.
y Resolved, That this organization