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Show 'SPORTSMEN TO HOLD MEETING Representatives From Ali Parts of United States to Gather in N. Y. n y I t Tl R B i 'AKXEti, Tho seventh nnlfonnl cranie eonfer-ence eonfer-ence of the American Gfemc rroter-Uive rroter-Uive assoclaUon will be held al tlo-l tlo-l Waldorf-Astoria, New York, on Janu-tary Janu-tary 2 4 and 25. This announcement means much to game conservationists. Thes"e meet-ling! meet-ling! Rre attended by sportsmen and game officials from every one oi Hie Irnlted States, from Canada and Alaska, Alas-ka, and most important matters pcr-I pcr-I tabling to the protect 1011 of fish and I game; the betterment of existing con-dltions, con-dltions, etc.. are discussed in open Scs- sion. Wc know of no organisation that can do a better good than the American Game Protective association. That il has done a wonderful good thro Is no denying. The American I Gathe Protective assocltion is ever -thing that iLs name implies. It works hand in hand with the United States (government and the 'jTish and Qojni aasoclOrtlons and commissioners hi every ev-ery stale. The .association believes In the conservation of game and fish through proper laws, for the more care that is taken of game, this year, the more game there will be next year. Some states that were shot out a scOri Jof years ago have pient of game to-I to-I day. Pennsylvania I" one of those states, 'lids is ihe kind of work the I A. Pi a. lb doing; They want sportsmen to help them, I Bulletins of the association toil sportsmen sports-men Uses for the shotgun they never I knew existed Sportsmen are asked not to kill off game and birds In the I breeding season, for if they do, they l will exterminate th0 game and birds, but all sportsmen oti naked to kill of I ! (he vermin that prey on the game blrda and animals sucli as crows. Qe-Istructlve Qe-Istructlve hawks, owls, iaL, weasels, j predatory cats and the like. On the1 I other hand, they arc asked not to' shoot the tiinall birds which make tin woods and fields attractive ahd which ;irc, sj necessary tor the sue . . . 1 th. garden, farm and orchard and forest! on account of the work they do In de- Btroying harmrul insects and checking; the spreadof weeds. Every sportsmen should be afillat-l rd with the American Game Protective Protec-tive association. You will be Interested Interest-ed In the creed of the association Here 11 Is: Never In sport endanger human life. ' Never kill wantonly, or nc-edieaslv or! brutally. Obey the laws of state and nation. work for better laws, and uphold tie l.iv.-enfor.in authorities Respect the rights of farmers and property owners and also their leel ings. Always leave seed birds and game in covers. Never be a fish-hog. Discourage the killing of game far commercial purposes by refusing to purchase trophies. Study and record the natural history his-tory of game species in the interest of science Love nature and its denizens and he a gentleman. |