The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-07
HORNADY7 STILL
 MAKING WAR ON
 GREEDY HUNTERS
Says Game Is Not Getting Square Deal Under Present Laws

NEW YORK Sept. 6.-Seated in his office at the New York Geological park, Dr. William T. Hornaday. di- rector and general curator of the park. is a man of engaging personality and an interesting talker by reason of his wide studies and travels. Though short of stature, the broad shoulders which support his large, well-shaped head suggest energy and force. Keen dark eyes twinkling genially from beneath. a high, intellectual forehead betoken the enthusiasm which he brings to all his undertakings.
 } One of the greatest present-day au ithorities on wild life, Dr. Hornaday Fhas travelled widely and has studied each type in its native haunt; and. while holding no mean record as hun ter of big game in many parts of the world, his interest in wild life is rather that of the student and protector than the slayer. He is the author of several very successful books on this subject which he has made his life study Chief among these are: Our Vanishing Wild Life" and Wild Life Conservation in Theory and Practice" consisting of a series of lectures de- livered at Yale university.
 Game Conservation
 For many years he has been devoting much of his time to the obtaining of improved game conservation conditions in all parts of the world. He is the originator and one of the trustees of the Permanent Wild Life Protection Fund" This fund now totals 105,000. and Dr. Hornaday has full powers as regards the disposal and expenditure Af Al. ganization is-to use it's own motto flor worldwide campaign work dur ing the next hundred years in the interests of the worlds wild life. Another society working for the same ends, with which Dr. Hornaday is intimately connected. is the Izaak Walton league. This is a lusty young midwestern giant of wild life protec- tive organizations which grew to full stature in almost day and a night. It has. despite it's newness, already oyer 100000 members. and is grow ing rapidly. It fights for woods. waters. fish, game and all other valu- able kinds of wild life; and it was on this subject, the necessity for i'm Trovement in the matter of game laws, that Dr. Hornaday gave me the ben eft of his views.
 i Seated there within few feet of his beloved sealions. tigers and hippopo- 3taml, he was very vehement in rela- tion to American game laws. For some considerable time, 1t appears, he has peen waglng war against the present lack of efficient governmental regula- lions to preserve the game of the United States. He forsees speedy ex- ltlnction of many species if the present rate of game destruction is not les Sened, and for that reason he is very insistent in his demands. Every day he is bringing gfeater pressure to bear on responsible officials, and, though as yet he can boast of very little success. his determination is indomi- table; He is confident that before many months are passed there will be many changes in the existing game laws of America.
 He denounced "the idiotic system of free game shooting for every man, wom- an and boy who can carry a gun and hand out $1.40 for a license"
 The game is not getting even semblance of a square deal of sane treatment, he declared. Tn view of the awful handicap now upon all kill able game, the bag-limits and open o0oeois- dIe' IuIIy one-halt the time, murderous and exterminatory.
 Already the game of the United States has decreased about 9S per cent from what it was. and throughout many areas many have become extinct or so nearly extinct that the sport or hunting them is dead. If I should start Tn to cite species and localities n proof of what l say, we could not talk of anything else
 Dr. Hornaday is by no means out