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Show KILLING OFF BIG " Mm GAME IN ROCKIES f)' With the close of the seison this year much nlirm was oxrressed nt the Indiscriminate Indis-criminate slaughter of game throughout through-out Colorado, but particularly In Iho W'hlto Itlvcr forest preserves. In splto of tho provisions of the liw that only horned deer must bo "hot, not only the don but fawn are i.ith-lessly i.ith-lessly sacrificed to tho hunter's gri'ed The open season for elect and nntolopo Is from August 11th to November fith, for elk from October .'itb to Novembei Mb. At Its opening hunters flock to the preserves, nnl the onslaughts begin and continue, until Its close In man) Instances they cam onl) for the heads of tholt same, und theli pathway Is marked by tho cuicosses of tine animals There Is n law limiting ehe ' kill ' of one person to one deei one nntelopo and one elk In n sonson or to two deei ( or two nntelope but how they ibldo Juit aa llvel) during the lime tho j wagonlonda of game dall) drawn from I the preserves 'lluse me frequently confiscated by tho gtiio wardens an the laws are rigid nnd penalties ix. treme whero It Is nosslble to convict, but In spile of this the si tufhter con-llnues con-llnues nnd seems to Incr nso nstend of diminish with ency jem At this rate It v be but it fee jeirs when thn rlc preserve" of oui Western imintiy will N- a th1 g of tho past Tl e Is n open season for the mown. tain sheen, noi has theie been ro, somo jears i st nnd It Is now the deslro f flnmi Commissioner llirrls to hive 10 open reason for the elk or tho ante lope for a few jcars to enable them to In rease At the present time tbero me practically no antelope nnd the elk aro diminishing so rapidly that unothii season will find but few in kill Deer nre still plentiful hut It Is lly a question of lime (unless some decided action Is taken to prevent It), until Iho tide of extnrmlnatlon is turned upon in also. various plnns hnvo been suggested to check tho pitiful slaughter, but none seems adequate Hhnuld the sensnti be shortened, the destruction would be even should It causo the loss of tho cult open season nnd the mere placing of a Is fit) -1 l) f mm Ilienset upon ouch gun would hardly H lEsit Ii! I'QbbH prevent tho Indiscriminate handling nt Wv Nil, , ' tint weapon Arte, h had pild ror the K I i HW U V.H privilege or cnir j Ing his gun the hunt- If V ti i' If I ) er would reel fiee to slaughter ns he gllf tlllli lft j'H pleased with lin icstrlctlon B I ttT iij VjbIbB I'ndet tho Jurladb lion of Colorado i -f ?T P) $m violation of tho game law Is a mlsde. & ft !,y J 1H luennor punishable lij lino ot Imprison. rf Ir I tit ViH ment or both, tho lino not tn exceed U ;, ijU Wt?mm KM o, thn Imprisonment six months. g if ' ! ilmWM lhe force nt game nfllcrrs however. Is m 2 ii, ,jfJiH baldly .idequato to enpo with the dim- S S TrihU, IUbH cultles of the situation 'Iho rommls. jfej ',1 lJr CtlaB slouei his but live chief wniilens and till'" W I'iS'diBM ion deputies for tho whole State He, SJ(K0 !1.'1I!l1bH of course, has tho ptlvllego of appoint. luBrfiWliill! iHbH Ing siee lal gam,, watdens wherever or JpitvM it iniH whenever requli eel but theie Is no pro. HL'tttLlAi !"IiHbH vision for their reintiner itlon, nnd they iC Vbiti 'M l iH thererore cannot give It the time nor !k J fcilrvJl "ItH have, thej tho Incentive to do Justice to Ei R kun,!tji IH theli commissions U?Hk I'lilH 'Ihiro is n movement on toot now j ftSf'it ',ii iH v hb h promises to bn a success If It R 'fyJ-,iM!'nsH can lie carried to maturity, and has tho B Slnj) IllH tH co op ration nf the must Influential and I 'l'!9(t'i! arH most Interested In the welfare nt tho V I 66tll -11 'il iB sporting world A meetlni. Is to bo held ffSP-IEli rPMi'H ishoitl), and Game Commissioner liar. Hiaiswff MIU'sH lis Is sangulno as to the results sin VwL WilJ Bmm llo has been asked In Join In an en- SKSlIllSt'r"! CMsH deavnr to organize a secret society ftSSfaWjil Rtsl formed of tho most Inlluentlil ' uslness ftdfiiS Ki! f3.j n jH men of tho Hlale with tho object of en- JJ lifjl , ')( W'fjjH forcing the gime laws of Colorado It iU lr ifclli' lyHltH will be their purpose In prosccuto any wj MM i J fLJjB nun vlolitlng the provisions for 'he pro- llaK fer U iiillH tectlon or game and upon Information ,fi ft 'uuiXtl being furnished Mr Harris by nny flat iSf I 8! flTilW members of tho soclet), he will send 3fM Jfi'TClHsH nut hln speclnl agents to Investigate TYJ lE '.IS fflB thn eaao and obtain witnesses and tea TJi Xf'fmmmmM tlmony ngnlnst thn offenders (ki lli i.al Nn memtiot of lb.' association, how. vli llii 'HltffB ever will bn required to appear for mw 'leti jiillrlB the prosecution nm have his Identity Bv V TRM I disclosed In connection with the case, KHB 'iiiKms by this law Is best demonsttnted by tho Kill 'jJBmJU H bo nnm ot nn Informant being with MM kSsHU mm held even from fellnwrnemberB nt tho KM tsKiffiiHD tfl nignnlzatlnn 'iKl SVnH HJ I his Is deemed advisable ns In the M iftArrll H part swift retribution has followed up- m nil W on the witness for the prosecution, or tHH WltrV H atlemr'cd prosecution until It has bs. KM yEnkl H come almost Impossible to obtain 1- ,HH HsTilHi'al dence nralnet a violate, flHBftuiiflf H |