| Show 1 7 4 t r i ELK APPEAL IN CONGRESS WIN WIDESPREAD SUPPORT Movement Inaugurated by Salt Lake B. B P. P O. O E. E Ap Approved Approved proved roved Everywhere Says Say O. O W. W Ewing on Return HE Salt Lake lodge of the THE 1 B. B P. P 0 B E. has started a movement for the future preservation preservation of the Yellowstone park earl l elk herds that has already I national impetus It has been takei take taker i up and will be directed b bv by the grant gram gramI I lodge of the order and the nations I officials It is backed b by some oI o 0 oI I r the leading te wild game association of the United States and has ib tit ibi I i undivided support of the press of or th thI I j country chiefly some of the lead leadin In InI I magazines and nd publications of th thI East Cast and some on the P Pacific coast I As the result of the movement thre important bills are now pending o 01 i about to be introduced in congress congressI f I which will be pushed with the I Elk brotherhood behind them theme to th end that future disastrous slaughter and starvation of the remaining el cl cH 1 herds of the Intermountain coUntr i will be he stopped forever I I Such is the stirring brought broucht back from Washington bv In O O. V W. Ewing of the New ew York Tork Lit Lif- Insurance company member of th tn t Salt Lake Elks and committee o 0 one who went East to arouse I act action i n ell n on The J problem With i r f black record of or nearly nearl head o 0 Yellowstone elk which latest report show were either slaughtered o m 01 md 1 d o d n n the closing months of 1913 1919 nn he found a ready sympathy n operation from men of ot national prom prom- j and from every 1 I and publication interested in pre preserving I serving Americas America's last b bam sam gamy asset With a united clamor from all part i of the nation demanding that som sour somI I definite and comprehensive action ht hI taken at once there here is every Indication indica indication I tion that the necessary will be put through congress s1 before i ithe I the close of th the present session i ASTERN EASTERN INTEREST KEEN r rI I found Interest In the elk n problem i lem In the Eastern states far Jar mol mar mori 1 i i acute than it is right here at t home I said Mr 11 Ewing today toda n who has taken the trou trouble le to in investigate the matter at all is indignant in indignant that conditions haVe hale bees beer allowed to reach a state where these the noble animals of of the forest can bE bf slaughtered by thousands thousand li by ine lyre I hunters and left to nowhere ro no I where they fall B By taking th i LakI Lake Lak initiative in the matter the Salt lodge has drawn national attention t to t. I itself and is receiving the thanks from every evero true I throughout the he countr country So strong ostrong i 1 i ithe ithe i ithe the feeling that something must b bt b. done to prevent a repetition of ot ti i disgraceful history of last fall tall I asure a an sure the mater maLer will not be allowe to rest until the problem is settled for all time IMPORTANT AID GIVEN I Mr Ir Ewing told of or his visits t t tt and New ew York and o 0 othe I Washington t n the various steps taken to bring I subject down to concrete and definite the three bills which steps tep These These- are I if passed b by congress will provide pro ib the necessary money and lands They hv hay been definitely approved by bY Western congressmen b by the grand lodge o of 01 Elks which will put its entire force it by the the National Game Pro Protective association and th the Boone Boone- Crockett cl club b of ot New York In a ad ditton the Saturday Evening Post the Literary Digest and other publication Continued on page pace 6 61 RELIEF BILLS IN Continued from page 1 1 through their editors have promised their support RIDDICK BILL BEST First and antI most important is the Riddick Riddick Rid Rid- dick bill prepared and presented by Congressman Carl Riddick of Mantana Montana Montana Mon Man tana asking for an appropriation of by c congress for the purchase of acres acres- of privately owned lands in Montana and acres in Wyoming Wyo Wyo- ruing ming as winter range and hay lands for th the elk This bill will make avaIlable available available avail avail- able a year ear for tor the next four years Backing up this bill in particular particular par par- the Crockett Boone-Crockett club and the National Game Protective association association association tion have agreed to raise by popular subscription which is to be turned over to the grand lodge of Elks Eilts to to- secure the necessary options on the land laId in question which will be purchased with government money INCREASES PARK AREA The second measure that is proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed is that being prepared by Congressman Congressman Congressman Con Con- gressman Sinott of Oregon to have a strip o of land along the Yellowstone Valley valley Val val- ley north from Gardiner Mont b between be between be- be tween the Gallatin and national forest and containing acres declared to be within the national national national na na- na- na forest reserve This bill provides provides provides pro pro- vides for the exchange of ot privately owned and railroad lands in this district district dis dis- for other lands elsewhere not needed for ti th the elk Those that cannot cannot cannot can can- not be exchanged will will willbe be purchased under the general appropriation bill GAME SANCTUARIES The third measure proposed is Js a abill abill abill bill by Congressman Robinson of Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Ar Ar- kansas which provides that the president president president dent can with the consent o of the state legislatures set aside game sanc sane sanctuaries sanctuaries around the limits of the present present present pres pres- ent known zone of elk migration Un Un- del der this act It will wm be possible forthe for forthe forthe the forestry service to restrict livestock live live- stock grazing privileges and to establish establish establish lish two national hunting grounds wherein licenses can be limited and hunting privileges privileges' be jealously guarded SL SLAUGHTER UN MONT MONTANA AN Mr tr Ewing said that the reports from the vicinity of Gardiner Mont right at the tile edge of the park showed that there has been the most Indiscriminate indiscriminate indis Indis- criminate slaughter of elk in Decem Decem- ber The Montana open season on I elk was extended until JIntil Christmas last year and thousands of hunters ob obI obtained ob- ob I tamed licenses The storms came came i suddenly and the elk Ik moved at once nce I in thousands while the hunters lined up along the park borders and mowed them down with witha a continuous bar bar- rage Six thousand were killed in inthis inthis this manner within a very few days Two thousand were piled plied along the track at Gardiner Hundreds of crip- crip plies died in the he surrounding hills Seventeen n elk were found dead in one little clump of trees with only their teeth knocked out Hundreds of or orphan orphan orphan or- or phan calves caIns died at once and many others starved starve The total toll toil in Montana Montana Mon Mon- Montana tana alone was n nearly arly head while en enough ugh more were were killed and starved star in Wyoming south of the park in and around Jackson to bring the grand total to nearly out of the th that that constitute t constitute the Yellowstone Yellowstone Yel Yel- herds PRESENT SITUATION MET Through action taken by the he forestry forestry forestry fores fores- try service and the biological survey with money spent for hay It appears probable that further serious loss can be prevented this winter unless unusual unusual unusual un un- un- un usual weather sets set in according to Mr Ewing With the new laws In force sufficient winter grazing lands can be secured and enough hay lands can be cultivated annually to insure proper care of the elk in the future i even in the hardest winters The grand lodge of ot Elks will also take up the matter with state legislatures to the end that in the future there willbe will willbe willbe be a better regulated issuance of hunting licenses and enforcement o of game protection measures LODGE DIRECTS FIGHT Judge John C. C Karel of Milwaukee chairman of ot the national committee on the good of the order o of the Elks and Grand Exalted Ruler l Frank rank L. L R Rain ln will conduct the fight before congress for for t the e passage of the tile proposed proposed proposed pro pro- I posed measures Mr Ewing will wm be called caned to Washington within a few I weeks to appear before committees I considering the bills Assistant Foresters Foresters Foresters For For- i esters Sherm Sherman n and Nelson Kelson of WashIngton Washington Wash Wash- ington are backing the fight on be behalf behalf behalf be- be half of the forestry forestI service RIDDICK BILL Th The general general appropriation bill blU known as the RIddick bill is as follows follows follows fol fol- fol- fol lows A bill Ill to authorize the purchase of land need needed d for fol the preservation of the Yellowstone ne elk herd Be it enacted by the senate and House of representatives of the United States of America in congress congress assembled assem assem- bled Th That t there Is is hereby appropriated appropriated appropriated out of any y noney in the treasury treasury treasury treas treas- ury not otherwise appropriated forthe forthe for forthe the fiscal year ending June 30 1921 the sum suni of for the fiscal year ear ending June 30 1922 the sum sum of the fiscal year ending ending- June 30 1923 and for the fiscal year ending June 30 1924 the sum of available ble until expended by the secretary of ot agriculture for the purchase of land within the exterior boundaries of or the Absarokee Gallatin and Teton National forests needed for forthe forthe forthe the preservation of the Yellowstone elk herd hera SMOOT BILL I The providing for the in inclusion in- in clu ion ot of the elk win winter leI range in Montana within forest reserves is as follows A bill for the preservation of or elk herds in Yellowstone park park- an and adjacent ad adJacent ad- ad jacent territory B Be It ena enacted ted by b the senate and house of representatives of the United States of or Amerl Ameri America a In congress congress assem bled That there is hereby added to the Absarokee National forest all public pub pub- lic lie lands lying east of the Yellowstone river in township 8 south of ranges 7 and 8 east township 9 south of ranges 8 and 9 east and sections 29 and 32 in township 7 south of range 7 7 east and to the Gallatin national I forest at all public lands lying west of the river in sections 29 30 31 and 32 in township 7 south range 7 east in township 8 S south of ranges 7 and 8 S east and township 9 south of ranges 7 and 8 S east east all of Montana meridian and base Sec 2 That u upon on the recommendation recommendation I I dation of ot the secretary of agriculture the secretary of the interior be and he heis j I jis is hereby authorized to ac accept ept title to any lands within the exterior boundaries boundaries boundaries boun boun- daries of any national forest adjoining the Yellowstone National park which are or may be donated to the government government government govern govern- ment for the protection and t preservation preservation tion of elk and such lands upon ac acceptance acceptance ac- ac acceptance of title title- by the United States 0 shall thereupon become d a u. parI part S U of or u the e 0 shall thereupon become d a u. parI part S U of or u the e national forest within the boundaries of or which they lie le and together with such other tracts included in the withdrawals withdrawals withdrawals with with- provided for in section 4 hereof hereof here her of as may in his Judgment be needed for the purpose may also be administered administered adminis adminis- by the secretary of or agriculture as winter ek eik refuges The secretary of agriculture Is authorized to expend in the maintenance thereof such sums as may hereafter be available a from the appropriation for the maintenance of the Montana national bison range and other oilier reservations un under er the su supervision sU- sU of the biological cal survey Sec 3 That the secretary of ot the Interior is hereby authorized to accept title to an any lands lands' within the exterior boundaries as they now exist or may hereafter be established of any national national na na- na- na forest adjoining the Yellowstone I National park which are certified by the secretary of agriculture as needed for tl tile e protection and preservation of elk and In exchange to con convey convey qua con vey by patent not to exceed an equal value of unreserved public lands Upon acceptance accept accept- ace ance of title by the United States accept I such lands shall become a part of the national national na na- na- na forest within the boundaries of which they lie He Sec 4 4 That the president nt Is hereby authorized to withdraw from all forms of entry any lands within the darles dariNI as they now exist or may hereafter here 1 after be established of the the Gallatin and the Teton national forests which he finds to be needed for tor or the protection and find preservation of f elk oi |
