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Show THE CITIZEN 8 nlglit next week with matinees Sunday, Thursday and Saturday. Monday night is Elks' night, the Elks having arranged for a theatre party prior to a luncheon, dance at the club. DUCKS ARE SCARCE AND CONSERVATION NEEDED There are less ducks here than there were last year and there were few gunners, compared with other years, that got their limits this year. The big surprise was that many shooters did not get a duck and several have reported they did not fire a shot. We thought shooting for at least the first two or three weeks would be on a par with last year but such is not the case, and present conditions plainly point to what we may expect in the future. ' Unless the United States government, that has been so shamelessly sleeping on our game fish, wild game and game bird question, makes heroic efforts within a year to remedy present conditions, we will have to go to Canada, South America or Africa for our fish and game in a short time. Sportsmen of the east have tried vainly for several years to secure federal legislation but the stubborn wise ones in this part of the country block . . ed any protective legislation. There was an ideal bill presented to Congress several years ago, but the poor farmers would be compelled to pay one whole dollar to shoot, and the bill was defeated. Now the poor farmer cant even shoot because there is nothing to shoot at except knot holes in the fence posts along the country roads. Our duck hunting has gone the way of our trout fishing, and speaking of fishing, listen to this sportsmen: It has been about a month ago that all the water was again shut off below the East Canyon dam. Tons of trout were destroyed and the people of Morgan are up in arms about the matter. A couple of years ago all the wrater was let out of the dam and over five acres of fish were destroyed. When a couple of the farmer boys wad-d- e out into the mud and took some trout they were arrested. No one could take the fish and they remained in the mud, died, and for over a year the people of Morgan were unable to get rid of the stench eminatlng from the many tons of fish that were destroyed and left along the banks of the stream. Our fish and game law specifically provides that no canal company under penalty of a heavy fine may divert . any water without first notifying the .fish and game department, in order that the game wardens may save the fish. Why spend thousands p; of dollars raising fish and then destroy a years work in a few moments. Then it would not be so bad if the people were notified to go out and pick up the fish. "The dead fish can only be taken with hook and line, yet the game law plainly states that there shall be no waste of food fishes. It is beyond us. We cant figure what it is all about.' Instead of talking about ducks now and where the hunters might get a few, the conversation is switched to the thousands of elk that are breaking down the farmers fences, eating up their haystacks, digging up their potato crops and doing all sorts of damage. We did not think there was such a place on earth, but they tell us that right down near Nephi is the place. We had an elk hunt last year and many female elk were killed. Everybody could not go hunting. The poor man was barred because he did not have the price, and it was made a rich mans game. Returning to the cost of hunting. We were told that it was not right for the government to charge duck hunters $1 a year as a federal license. For this dollar the government proposed to set aside all the slough lands in the United States that were government lands, and where sloughs were owned by private owners the government would purchase all such. In this way efforts were to be made to save the fast disappearing aquatic birds. Now our commissioner suggests that our present license be more than doubled and those who want to fish and hunt be charged $5 for a license instead of $2 as at present. Where does the poor farmer come Have we so soon in at this time forgotten him? We wonder if the sportsmen have not had enough of this sob stuff. Our fish and game associations appear to be carrying a heavy neckyoke and are unable to talk. When the Federal Government lifted the 10 per cent tax on ammunition, the companies immediately raised the price of shotgun shells 15 per cent and a few weeks later added another 5 per cent, making in all a raise of 20 per cent. The boys ought to send to Canada for all their shells until the combine relents and comes back to earth. It sure comes high priced to be a sportsman, especially in Utah. But we are still wondering if it is the intention to kill off all the elk in this state, and we also wonder if the federal government intends to turn over all government land to the sheep and cattle interests and kill off every living thing of a wild nature in our forest preserves? Wild life has absolutely no chance in a country where most of the people turn everything upsidedown for the almighty dollar. It is so hard to protection for our fish and game and the few laws that are allowed to be passed are so lenient that but few pay any attention to them. Our fish se-su- re Ben Erway, popular leading man at the Wilkes Theatre, who will be seen in the title role of The Copperhead, the famous Augustus Thomas play from the story For the Glory of His Country," by the Hon. Frederick Landis, all next week at the Wilkes, starting with the matinee Sunday afternoon. The play was the greatest starring vehicle of Lionel Barrymore. and game laws go hand in hand our prohibition law. They aie looj upon as laws that were ma le to violated, and the small fines and alties attached thereto are a Hack to most of the states, and are centive to break them. Taking it all in all, the day passed when long stories with J headlines in the daily press will more bring results Press agent m may be fine in politics but it will put fish into a stream, birds and mals in our forests or ducks upong lakes and rivers. From now on tfe must be some mighty hard work to even protect and save the small serve in the country, and people work for revenue only will never complish the task. FRANK E. SCHEFSKL e j j do i UNCONSTITUTIONAL PROPOSAL The question of Philippine indepet ence, either immediate or ultimate; discussed without consideration oft! fact that no power whatever is confet ed upon the federal government alienate territory of the United Stab No provision will be found in the ft eral Constitution conferring such pm er upon the federal government, uj under the plain provisions of the Or stitution, all power not specifically as f erred upon the federal government! reserved to the people and the seven states of the United States. Under the treaty between the Unt ed States and Spain at the close off! Spanish-America- n war, the Unite States acquired absoltue sovereign in the Philippines. The United State paid twenty million dollars to Spaini consideration for this cession, in adf tion to acquiring it by force of ana Thereafter the Philippines became fully territory of the United State s I All Next Week Starting with the Matinee Sunday. Copperhead PlW Augustus Thomas Famous from the story, For the 'lory His Country. By the Hen. Frw erick Landis. Lionel Barrymore's Grated Starring Vehicle. WILKES THEATRE Every Night at Prices 25c, 50c, 8 30 75c, Matinees Sunday, Thure lay Saturday at 2:3 . Prices 25c, 50c. Coming In Love With Lose. An Adorable Romantic n I |