The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-14
SPORTSMEN SEEK ID PROTECT FISH
 AND WILD LIFE
Conservation Conference Asks Legislature to Provide More Stringent Regulations
 0yerFish and Game
By FRED II. G0RMLEY Montgomery Bureau, The Age-Herafd, e21-2 First National Bank Bufldin

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 Montgomery. September 13.--(Spe- ciai) )-Conservationists of Alabama will ask the legislature at It's reg ular session next year to provide further protection for the wild life and fish of the state by strengthen ing the present laws. They will propose heavier fines for those who disregard the laws, the establish ment of fish cultural stations at a cost of $25.000, the prohibition or bass and trout fishing during the spawning season from April 15 to June 1. the placing of game and fish wardens on salaries instead of fees, the elimination of county hunt CTS licenses. and the assessment or license of $2 against every per son in Alabama who desires to hunt. Licenses of nonresidents would be increased from s15 to s25.
 These decisions were reached Wednesday afternoon at the state wide conference of sportsmen ana conservationists which began at the capital at the invitation of l. T. Quinn, state commissioner or conser- vaticn. The recommendations of the conference will be drafted lnto proper form and will be offered to the legislature shortly after the quadrenn.al session is started.
 One of the most important deci- sions of the conference was to urge the legislature to strengthen the section of the game and fish law which prohibits the use of polsoh' dynamite and other substances In taking of. fish.
 If the recommendation Is accepted every person who takes fish py this method will be subject to flne or from $50 to s200. one-half of which would be paid to the person Wno furnishes the information sufficient to bring conviction.
 Condemns Fee System
 Another important suggestion was that the fee system now Tn use |" the conservation department De aDot- ished. At present game and tisn wal dens are paid certain amount TOT each case made, while special agents are paid S4 a day. The conference recommended that employees ol the conservation department be placed on a salary basis.
 The conferees will urge the aboii- ton of the county license Of sl ana the substitution of a general license of g for all persons who live .n Alabama. It has been found that hunters holding county licenses otten go into other counties. The new method would eliminate both the county license of s1 and the state license of $2, establishing general license of $2. f-,s
 The conference began during the afternoon and continued until late in the evening. Matt Mahorner. Jr.. or Mobile was elected chairman by the unanimous vote of the conference ana J. H. McCollister of Birmingham was elected secretary. by the same vote.
 MT. Quinn appointed two commit tees for the congress as follows: Z. Game committed: o. l.. Carl, Bir- mingham; A. B. Oberhouse. Mobile: Julius Frank, Montgomery: E. s. Strader, Birmingham; H. c. Abbott. Birmingham and Thomas H. Edwards, Montgomery.
 Fish committed: w. G. Oliver. Birming ham; Garrard Harris, Bir- mingham; l.. D. Rouse, Montgomery, and T. E. Catrell, Birmingham.