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Show THE CITIZEN 10 If you are guilty, reform, and be a real sportsman and hold the respect of your fellowmen. OUR DEER NEED PROTECTION; PROHIBIT LAW VIOLATIONS to such an extent that there would not be any more shooting for ten or fifteen years. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS DELIGHTED WITH NEW FILM pictures will do much to advertise Utah is the belief of the Pioneer Film Corporation. If it is found that an over surplus Stricter Laws Necessary. At the close of the deer shooting season, Fish and Game Commissioner Mecham made a general survey of the hunting grounds and found that many doe, deer and fawns had been shot and left where they had been killed. Most of these deer were killed by unscrupulous men who have not an atom of sportsmanship blood coursing in their veins. There should be a heavy fine and a jail sentence passed upon all caught for such disregard for the law and the convicted should never be allowed another license to hunt and fish in this state. In fact, would it not be a great benefit to the state to never issue another license to a fish and game violator? Any person who wilfully violates and is convicted of game law violation should be placed upon the blacklist and not given another license. Weed out all law violators and we will have more fish and game. The man who would deliberately shoot down a young fawn is a menace to the state. Such hunters are dangerous in the hills. They shoot at everything they see and ofttimes they kill some hunter. Such hunters generally go out to the hunting grounds with much liquor, get drunk, bold and carcass and others suffer the consequences of their many rash acts. More .buck deer were killed this year than ever, although many ers did not get their deer. Some hunthunt- but no bucks and some of these disap- ers reported that they saw many does pointed hunters are now advocating an open season on does. An open season on does would kill off the deer of does exist in any part of the state, buck deer should be imported from other parts of the country and our supply would be greatly augmented thereby and the state would be the beneficiary because of the extra licenses issued to new hunters. Wild life is easily exterminated and is very hard to bring back. Protection cannot be too strict and the fines should be such as to discourage the average would-b- e violator. SUPREMACY OF THE HERD. FIGHTING for supremacy of the herd is not confined to the mating season, even among the deer tribe, as is generally believed by naturalists. Ranger Lorance of Granger National Park discovered during the past winter, when he found two bucks engaged in mortal combat. After buck deer have shed their horns their method of fighting is to rise on their hirid legs and strike with their fore feet. The does of the herd show little interest in such a battle. They continue feeding, apparently reconciled to the fact that there can only be one boss anyway, so the outcome matters little to them. Wall Street Journal. A KANGAROO TALE. Wiry Kangaroos from Australia are now contributing their tendons to American surgery. Eight or ten cases of these fine strips of muscle sinew come here each year on ships from the Orient for distribution to American manufacturers of surgical supplies. They are used by surgeons to take stitches in human gashes. A GOOD WILL moving picture of the Utahs develgiving high spots opment, covering a century of historic lore and romance, has just been completed by the Pioneer Film Corporation, of Salt Lake City. It was exhibited this week for the first time before a delegation from the new industries committee of the Chamber of Commerce. These gentlemen expressed delight over the production. The picture is confined to a single eighteen-minut- e reel. It starts with some wonderful, thrilling views of the early days, showing a great herd of buffalo rushing and roaring over plain and mountain; real Indians in their fantastic raiment, long trains of covered wagons on down to present day activities. There is a panoramic view of Salt Lake City, pictures of its various institutions of education and religion, including the University of Utah and the world-famoTabernacle; President Heber J. Grant and the twelve apostles; Governor George H. Dem and other state officials leaving the magnificent and picturesque capitol; Major John F. Bowman; scenes from Airport, Salt Lakes aviation field and even the trackless trolley car. us J. G. Sargent, manager of the Pioneer Film Company, announced to the Chamber of Commerce committee that the reel will be given to those in charge of the C. of C. advertising drive for exploiting the citys advant- ages. He further announced that a series of good will reels are to be made from time to time and that they will be released from Chicago and New York for wide distribution throughout the country. That these GIFTS. Oh, give me not, my dear, Things bought with gold, But rather give me things That love has sold. Oh, do not give me things From shop and street A silken gown and slippers For my feet. And put no silver band Upon my hair, But only leave a kiss So make me fair. And take me far, my dear, Upon the sea; And give me my dreams to dream Of you and me. Oh, give me light of dusk From summer skies, . And give me light of dawn When evening dies. And give me songs to sing In joyfulness, That I may know no grief Or loneliness. Oh, give me not, my dear, Things bought with gold, But rather give me things That Love has sold; Oh, give, my dear, Your heart to hold! K. T. K. in Chicago Tribune. FOLLOWING a wedding at Peterborough, England, recently the bridal car was drawn through the streets by a steam roller. |