Show PUT BELLS ON CATS GATS TO WARN THE BIRDS Farmers and School Boys Dols Included in Those Asked to Help Help Help- State Fish and Game Commission Commission- Commissioner er or Has lIas Plan Puss will be there with hells bells on If Fred W. W Chambers state fish and game commissioner has his way The Tho commissioner Is not trying to tobe tobe tobe be facetious He Ho means it I He advocates the placing of bells around the necks of such cats as are area I allowed to run wild so their movements move move- ments meats will tinkle a word of warning move move-I I to the birds Another important thing he be has in I mind is making tho Boy Doy Scouts his second line of defense against the humans and animals which prey on the birds when they cy hadn't ought to I am nm sincere about the suggestion that cats be belled said the commis commis- Nearly every household raises from one to ten c cats ts every ever every year Kitty Is allowed to roam about at will and during the nesting season season season sea sea- son destroys of nests and eggs and parent birds If I kitty had hada a little bell around her neck the birds would be warned of or her stealthy ap ap- Tho The bells would not hurt the cats and they would save lots of birds Mr Chambers believes that th the farmers should be interested in pro the birds because of or the service service service ser ser- vice they render in destroying Insect pests and foreign growths growths' which at attack attack attack at- at tack farm crops of all kinds lelnd Tl The commissioner believes that the tho farmers farmers farm tarm- ers appreciate this and will render valuable service to the department in protecting bird life just as many of or them responded during tho blizzards blizzards blizzards bliz bliz- of several weeks ago to the departments department's call for tor gratuitous feed g feedIng feedIng feed feed- I Ing slag of pheasants and other birds J threatened with starvation because of the storms We want operation co-operation from all the farmers and sportsmen in giving the birds a a chance said the commissioner commission commission- er and we will make a special effort effort ef ef- fort tort to get the co operation of or the Boy Scouts Mr Chambers believes that the boy who used to steal the birds birds' eggs from tho the nest has gone out of ot fashion He thinks tho the modern lad lac wants ants to preserve the birds song birds song songbirds birds pheasants ducks all of them so so that there will be bo a bird posterity posterity pos pos- for tor the nature lovers and sportsmen of or another day He would also like to enlist the Scouts as special special special cial deputy game wardens warden at large with roving commissions and with love lovo of the game as their emoluments We want the Boy Scouts declared declared declared de de- the commissioner to Uto report to the state fish and game department department department depart depart- I ment at tho the capitol or to any of ot the game wardens any uny violations of the fish and game laws U they y may may see Every year there is necessity for greater vigilance because of the Increase in increase increase In- In crease in population and tho the consequent consequent consequent conse conse- quent increase of ot lifes life's hazards to fish fowl and animal life The department b believes that the Boy Doy Scouts will be interested In this and that their school teachers will Indorse indorse it The work should create an Interest in natural history and they can render a service to their state o |