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Show a - awviewBBMiLimajaiw!iL ; 9 ... j.r ; I THE CITIZEN her own fate, yet her faltering was only temporary. The time came for her to choose between the man who would take her to the bright lights and comforts of the States and the man for whom she would slave her life away oh the edge of the forests. She faltered for a moment; the voice of a relief from toil was music in her cars; but then another voice spoke, the voice of Quebec. Three hundred years ago we camp, and we have remained . . . They who led us hither might return among us without knowing shame or sorrow, for if it be true that we have little learned, most surely nothing Is forgot. . . surrounded us Strangers have whom it is our pleasure to call foreigners; they have taken into their hands most of the rule, they have gathered to themselves much of the wealth; but in this land of Quebec nothing has changed. Nor shall anything change, for we are the pledge of it. Concerning ourselves and our destiny but one duty have we clearly understood; that we should hold fast In this land should endure Quebec naught shall die and naught shall suffer change." And this little book, too, will continue to live while the race endures which it so masterfully pictures. ... Slams Fish And Game Bootlegging Methods Prevailing In Utah By FRANK E. SCHEFSKI. About 50,000 people men, women, girls and boys, of this state are directly interested in fish and game. These people have voluntarily taxed themselves to support the department of the state fish and game commission, and the legislation enacted ought to be in line with a view of the best protection that can be given fish and game during the closed seasons. Ever since laws were enacted in this state for the protection of fish and game, the average fisherman and hunter has had very little to say what the desired legislation should be. In other words, the laws have been dictated by a well organized body of men who have been market fishermen and market hunters. The more liberal the laws the easier it is for the market men to make money. They have about cleaned out the entire state. At one time, Utah lake was full of trout. They are gone. Bear lake is in the same class. Thousands of tons of trout have been taken from these two bodies of water. They could be restocked again, but the market fishermen would have to be checked; but to check them our present laws must of be revised. The bootlegging" trout and black bass has become quite a business, and many of our streams and lakes suffered greatly last summer from dynamiters and seiners. It is a well known fact that in the west people pay very little attention to fish and game laws, and our state is no exception to this rule. If we are going to have fish and game laws, people should be made to respect them, and they will respect them if the proper punishment is inflicted upon the violator. But just so long as the present loop holes remain in the law with the small fines prevailing just so long there will' be found unscrupulous people who will take advantage of these laws to make money. At the present time there is an active sportsmens organization in nearly every county of Utah and it ought to be an easy matter to dictate protective laws. But will they? At a recent meeting of our own county all the big things were over looked and the features of the meeting was a fight on salmon eggs and a big increase of the Commisisoners salary. If other counties follow suit, our present laws will be good enough. But remember, Mr. Sportsman, under our present laws there will never be any ideal fishing and hunting in this state again. It simply cant be done. The majority of the boys know why. The writer has never fished with sal- mon eggs. When the chicken season is opened, you go out into the country to get your limit. When you get to the hunting ground, one of the farmers in the vicinity informs you that you are about two weeks late. The farmer is generally a' good fellow and talks the situation over with you and tells you the story. Some one had been there two weeks before the opening of the season and shot the big bulk of the chickens that were in that locality. Have you got your deer? is a question that is generally put. No, I am going to wait until the cold weather sets in. There are about a dozen in the draw above here. Later on they come down and we get them then. Well, mister, I see you did not get a deer. I know a fellow that has got a beauty and he said he would sell it." To h with your deer. I came to hunt deer, not to buy. And then Mr. Sportsman do you wonder why we have no game. But can we have more game and fish? Assuredly, yes, and plenty of it. Protection is the secret. and imprisonment. Heavy fines to be a fine of at least There ought $2,500 for the killing of a deer, elk, antelope, mountain sheep or goat, out of season, and a jail sentence added. There ought to be a fine of not less than $1,000 for dynamiting fish or for seining a trout stream. The possession of explosives or material used for explosives, and the possession of a sceine, on any of the trout streams of our state ought to be prima facie evidence of guilt, and the fine immediately assessed. Five hundred dollars fine for the killing of any of our game birds out of season. Five thousand dollars fine for illegally shipping protected fish and game which shipment has not been authorized by the game commissioner. From $10.00 to $100.00 reward to be paid to persons catching violators. The placing of seiners of fish, if we must have them, under a $5,000 bond, which is to be forfeited upon conviction of violating any of the fishing laws or the taking of fish out of sea- 7 but let us have them closed to all and not make them private. A bill providing liquor that kills a person who drinks it shall be adjudged guilty of murder is directed at the unscrupulous alien who has gone into peddling of poison for profit. Such a bill will be introduced at the coming session of the New York legislature. son. The states in the east which had become depleted of their fish and game through lax laws, are now forging to the front with plenty of fish and game. Drastic laws have brought about a new lease on wild life, and the same can be done in this state, but not under our present system. It is too lax and the law does not mean much to the person who wishes to violate it. Many of the duck clubs are beginning to realize that there is something the matter. Last year was the poorest duck hunting season in the history of this state. You cannot kill millions of ducks by disease every year and expect to reap the usual harvest in duck limits. The condition at the bear river is deplorable but it can be remedied, but the fish and game department must spend a few dollars. Looking over the grounds where so many ducks have died the past thirteen years, this condition exists: After the water is taken out of the rivers by the big irrigation projects, many small sloughs are formed near the mouths of the big rivers and as soon as the hot weather sets in this stagnant water becomes so poluted that the ducks nesting on the borders of theses loughs soon become infected with disease and die. All duck clubs upon whose property there are stagnant sloughs should be compelled to drain them into the channels. All such sloughs situated upon the state lands in the neighborhood of the duck disease should be taken care of by the fish and game department. When this is done the present fatal duck malady will disappear, but if left alone it will hurry along the extermination of the wild duck in this locality. Billions of ducks have died since 1910. The legislature ought to see to it that some of the fish and game money is expended in this direction. Game preserves should be set aside by the legislature and not by the fish and game commissioner. A good reason: Over two years ago, during the open quail season to be exact, several of the hunters got on the estates of country home owners in the neighborhood of Big Cottonwood, where they shot. Two of the owners got up a petition and had'it signed by their neighbors, requesting a game preserve or rather a bird sanctuary. It is reported upon pretty good authority that they made their brags that there would be no more quail killed on their grounds. The petition worked fine, and no doubt Commissioner Madsen was led to believe he was doing a big thing, but he was only protecting quail for a limited few, and now the Salt Lake county sportsman has no place to shoot. Game preserves are fine things that the seller of Our Big Xmas Sale CLOSES TOMORROW NIGHT SUIT AND EXTRA PANTS $43.00 Tailors of Quality Clothes 215 SOUTH MAIN STREET Suits ordered today and tomorrow will be ready for Xmas delivery EVANS & EARLY fuml Direct ecn IS South State Street Telephone Wasatch Dll Rm. Phone Waa. 7638j Office Phone 1172 Rea. 555 Weat lat North Furniture and Piano Marini Large and Small Auto Vana 167 South Weat Templa Salt Lake City, Utah Member Federal Reserve System I" 4 ! Per Cent on Savings Regard this bank as your i i FRIEND Your success is of vital importance to us because both banks and communities depend upon the success of each Individual. j i COLUMBIA Trust Company 125 SOUTH MAIN ST. ; ; |