Show THE WORLD OF SPORT U FISHERMEN REPORT VIOLATION OF LAW LAl Say No Trout Fry Has Been Bee It f Planted in Streams This Season FISH ARE FED TO HOGS HOG Sportsmen t t Against I neey HI Hill Bill Which Jat Ch o Clo-o All AllGood Ii Good aul Streams FI- FI Tho The State Stale Fish and Game aine Protect t e association held an unusually en enthusiastic enL en- en L and anti successful meeting a at atthe nt iT the Commercial club last night rh The fhe I f meeting was ell cli attended tJ and brought brough J out the points for which the lion tion Is organized namely to better bette tho tim conditions of the sport In thi this state tato Reports of violations of Lii tho law JaW and committee were received a i t wa was appointed to Investigate the mat mat- ter Action was vax taken to prevent the passage of the Lacey Lacoy bill lull now pending In fn congress which Is JR deemed to be he a adeath death blow at tho the SI sport OIt In the entire West Yost The association has asked that tha all members be appointed deputy fist an and game wardens for fOI the state I Ii In point of progress this meeting accomplished ac ac- more lust last night than II It H Hhas has done one since the organization of tin association t Ian roe rhe officers JS of or the temporary organization or or- were voted in ill last night a a. the permanent officers of oC the tion They are President F. F E E. vice president W. W II Tre Tre- mayno mayne secretary E. E E. E Bare Hare treasurer treas treas- liver V. W II H. Shearman attorney C. C B U. Patterson The file executive committee has not been elected and the several pr vice presidents who are mo to he be located all over the state have not been se selected selected so- so as yet N These positions will be filled at Ut the thc next meeting of the association as as- which Ift h to be Le hold held next Wednesday evening at al the tho Commer- Commer cIal club l Reports Violations To 10 President F. F J E E. have come conIc many reports of the violations l of the fish and aud game laws To the association in Sn session last night Mr Ir 1 made mah report of or these rumors and stated that a committee should be lie appointed to look Into the matter matterand matterand and ascertain the truth of the allega allega- In his report Mr 11 stated stated stat stat- ed el that from flom several sources information mation had reached him to the thc effect that all nil over ovel the tho state the laws were not enforced Particularly In regard to the provision pro regarding the screenIng screening screen screen- ing log of oC streams the planting of or trout fry and fi fishing out of season Is this Id to be be- bethe the fact Information has hashim I. I d him that farmer In varl- varl J lr of the ilie state were wele not screening ti and as a a. result the fish get c Into alfalfa fields an and die III In many nany cases cac this thiH la tH In w sale quantities if Us aUl tUto nna-tUto ti l dead J r Wl t th h are aro lo to It Y poultry and swine It It lin hns nl boon reported that no trout fry luis has boon planted In the streams eams ms of the state but that the they have l been en sold to persons HI ons having ha private fish ponds it has also been lwell reported that hat the fry is being taken talen from rein streams over ovel the state und and planted III in the state foliate fish hatchery hatcher In Instead In- In j J i stead o of I leaving them in the streams V r Committee to Investigate k This report was not given by hy Mr 11 as a report of actual conditions condi condl- lions but rather as the till report of re reports ye- ye ports that have been made matle to him by hy sportsmen A committee was appointed ap up- pointed to thoroughly investigate these charges chare and antI to ascertain if they I are mo true In the event of the charges chargI I es Cs being sustained by evidence a I course of action will vIlI be decided upon at the lie next meeting of the association In order to secure the he protection of the state laws regarding fish lish am and game and the he duties of nf t. Ii In that branch The association discussed the proposed pro jim pose posed I Lacey acoy bill Introduced by by Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor tot Lacey Laccy of Iown now pending h In congress which purposes to give to lo tho Pl President the power and authorIty authority author author- ity fly to clo close e any streams In a fOIl forest fores reserve As this means that practically cally all of the good streams mIght be lie closed the association passed a resolution to the effect that the lawas law lawM lawas as M proposed would Injure the lie sport in iii this state In ol order m to accomplish pUsh the defeat of nr the pending law n a committee was appointed to petition peti peti- lion tion President Roosevelt to toI I use e his influence to defeat lefeat the measure and anti also aIso to direct a letter Jetter to the representatives representatives I toUves from Utah soliciting their theil support support sup sup- I port In the lie matter of or preventing pr th the I passage e of t the he net act |