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January 9, 1920     Shelton Mason County Journal
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THE MASON COUNTY JOURNAL FRIDAY, JANUARY 9; 1920 I I iii PAGE TWO Probing a Scandal NARaS Hen. Albert Johnson. Representative Johnson of Washington state, the chairman of the House on immigration, is conducting a searching investigation of Ellis island, which has revealed the fact that a largo percentage of dangerous aliens, who have been ordered deported, are still in the United States and enjoying absolute freedom under a nominal bond. His committee will push legislation to make more effective both the deportation and im igration regulations affecting alien anarchists. lXtr. Johnson was one of the members of Congress who entered the military service during the recent war. lie laa newsPaler man ot Hoquiam, Washington. TELLS HOW HUNTERS A[4 ABUSING GAME LAWS AND DEPLETING COUNTY OF DEER SUPPLY DEWATTO MAN SAYS AUTHORITIES NEED CO-OPERAT10N FARMER RESIDENTS WHOSE LIVES ARE ENDANGER- ED BY RUTHLESS HUNTERS OF Dewatto, Wash., JanumT 1, 1920. Editor of Journal:I have read the letter of the Executive Chairman Washington State Sportsmen's Asso- ciation, which appeared in the Jour- lml of November 21st. Now I do not rofess to be either a Sob)men or a antel and do not presume to knew just wl'at the "attitude" of The Sportsmen's 'AssociatiOn or the Ma- son County Game Commission, should be. 1 believe, however, that. even an opinion as to how our dinlcult game question shouhl be settled, houlcl be based on the fuIlest possi- ble knowledge of the facs obtain- able, if said opinion is to be of value. I submit the following sworn statement, hol)ing it may receive the consideration of the Washington State Sportsmen's Associationl and all others who are interested in game. Sworn Statement. I, Irving N. Betz, being duly sworn do say, that the allegations of fact in the following statement are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief, that the opin- ions and estimates are my own true and honest opinions and estimates and are not meant to deceive. I have been a resident in that part of Mason County which lies north and east of Hood Canal since 1900, and am familiar with conditions past and present on the northern two,thirds of this area. I have hunted on, that area in every year since 1900. The first farm work that I saw done in that area was by a settler who was repairing a fence around his garden. I estimated the fence at eight feet high: When questioned he said he had built it to keep the deer out but that they had squeezed through somehow and were destroying his garden, in every year that I have lived here I have seen crops that had been damaged by deer. Have seen damage to the following in manner stated--Pears: All leaes and fruit to height of six feet or more; apples, best of fruit and part of leaves and twigs eaten as high as they could reach; blackberries, ten- der tips of young canes eaten back to where they were one-half inch in diameter, heavy damage. Timothy and meadow soft gras, eaten and trampled when small, after heads appeared seed stalk bitten off at first Joint, a part of stem near Joint eaten and head dropped to the ground, dam- age to these grasses very hard to estimate. Red Clovers, small and mammoth, leaves and stems eaten when tender, after blossoms appear In 1900 there were many deer in this region, though settlers told me they were not so plentiful as a few years before. I was told that some hounds had been kept at a logging camp near Dewatto and that a great many deer had been killed by the parties who used the hounds. In 1900 it was still lawful to run deer with hounds but the settlers would no longer permit it. From 1900 to 1910, deer were hunted in every month of the year, a part of the set- tlers obtaining their principal supply of meat that way, and hunters from outside points hunted here, in season or out as they wished, Between 1900 !and 191.0 there was an increase in *l the number of deer on this area. I estimate this increase as about 20 per cent. Since 1910 there has been a heavy decrease in population, only one small school being maintained where formerly there were three. Out of season hunting has decreased among the settlers. I believe there has ,een times in the last year that I have not heard a shot for a month. I estimate the quantity of deer in this region as about one-fourth to one-half what it was in 1910. This year hunters were arriving for a week before the season opened and in the last two days of eptember I heard a great many shots, more I believe than in the preceding eleven months. I believe that the number of hunters in this region October 1st was greater than the entire popula- tion at any time in the last nineteen 'ears. Some of these hunters stayed the full month of the open sesaon. I talked with many hunters who called at our store, and nearly all complained that the deer were scarce, or hard to get. I hunted several days and made the same complaint; I did not get a shot at a deer this season. I am familiar with the ap- pearance of wounds made by high- power rifles and I looked closely for same at every opportunity, I saw such wounds on about one deer out of six or eight. I do not know why this was. Possibly some of the hunt- ere were using flash lights and shot- guns, buckshot wounds are not very conspicuous. During the hunting season I heard many shots when i was veT dark. (Signed) I.N. BETZ. Signed and sworn before me, P.W. Nonce, Justice Peace, Dewar(o, Wash. In the above are the salient ele- ments of the game situation that have been brought to my attention. A word as to what significance I they are eaten, deer apparently pro- attach to them it not out of place. ferring them to any other part. I Taking the year 1910 as a point for once examined a four-acre field of a rough division, prior to that time red clover, second crop of the first year, it had been in full bloom a few days before. I searched carefully for fully five minutes or more before finding a bloom. The next year's crop was eaten about the same as the first year's• The third year there was very little clover to be found and I believe the loss of that meadow was due solely to the destruction of the bloom by deer. Alsike clover and all small bloom varieties that I know, are eaten by deer. Cabbage, eaten; arrots, tops eaten, some being pulled though the State owned, the game it did not exercise its rights as to sup- ervision or 'compensation. Wisp would take the game could and who could did. Time, quantity or methods wore purely individual or local affairs. Under these conditions every resident had a lively personal interest in keeping the range well stocked with deer. If 100 deer ranged on a square mile a number equal to the natural increase of 100 deer could be easily taken each yaer. If 50 deer ranged on this square mile only the increase of 50 could be taken each year and up; turnips, have seen a field fifteen yards by two hundred and twenty it would require more time to get yards, totally destroyed; beets and them. If 10 deer range on a square mangels, tops eaten when small :and mile only the increase of 10 can be crop ruined; potatoes, leaves and taken and if no more than two o, part of stems eaten; small grains, I three still hunters are on that square have seen many fields that have been :mile at any one time they will pay seriously damaged, but owing to the dearly for every deer that they get. 1)eculiar habits of deer when feeding If dogs are used the number of deer o these grains I am unable to make can be still further reduced with a a estimate oft he damage in any corresponding reduction in the fu- instance. Lure supply. In 1900 the city of Seattle had i times when he could not get the deer about 80,000 inhabitants• The Hood that was bothering him and some Canal steamer made three trips a :farmers might abuse the privilege. week and a full day was required to Where the farmer elected to build reach this point. A few well to do deer tight fences it weuhl be just far business men made occasional hunt-ithe state to pay the difference in ing trips out here and a very few lees( and maintenance between the stray hunters from ether points wouhl make single trips• If they did not bring (logs the settlers were always willing to aid tl:nn. Witi the limited number of hunters in that period all that was necessary to keep te range stocked was to pre- vent the destructive hounding. The original stock could not le seriously depleted by straight still hunting. In the later period, roughly speaking since 1910, the State has paid some attenttion to game, open season con- stantly shortened, bag limit set, hunt- ing with dogs or lights made unlaw- ful, wardens employed who have shown varying degrees of ability and diligence. Conditions have changed, however. 500,000 people live within one-half day drive of this point. Not only the wealthy business men, but mechanics, clerks, day laborers, come here to hunt• Results--the settler who obeys the law finds that he may take two deer each year, if he can get them. He THE MARKETs-.-- pays the same license anti is amen- able to the same rules, as a hunter Portland. from a distance who may have paid Oats--No. 3 white feed, $65.50 a ton. no taxes and has not contributed a Barley--Standard feed, $73 a ton. thing to the maintenance of the deer. Corn--Whole, $72; cracked, $76. The keen personal interest of the 1 settler is largely gone• If (leer be- I Itay--Willamette valley timothy, come numerous his crops are more / $26@28 per ton; alfalfa, $31.50. heavily dmnaged, greater numbers of I Butter Fat--68@69c. hunters are attracted to the vicinity, I Eggs--Ranch, 60e per dozen• flash light hunters kill his stock, ill I'oultry--tiens, 28@33c. he g..'oes n the woods be dresses up 1 like'an organ v.'rin(ler's monkey and] Cattle--Best steers, $10.75@11.25; at that cannot be sure that some ex- good to choice, $10@10.50; lnedium to citable hunter will not kill him for good, $9@9.75. a deer. No other class of people are in position to render such valuable aid to the state authorities in the pro- (action of the game as the people who reside in the game fields. That aid cannot be developed to its max- 1mum as long as manifest injustice is done to members of that class. Causes for irritation must be .remov- ed or apathy will exist where whole- hearted support should be obtained. Of such causes I place as first in importance, that the local people are seeing their own hunting ground rap- idly and surely spoiled$ second, the present extensive use Of lights in or around enclosed fields and on the areas where the farmers stock range, imperiling his stock, himself and his family; third, the damage 'to crops without chance of recomp6nse. Some states pay for damage done crops, but I doubt if it works well. The habits of deer in feeding makes it very hard to see just what they have (tone. Permitting the farmer to kill and use the deer found in his field might work, but there would be many type built and that of a lawful fence. As to hunting' with lights, I believe it will be hard to stop it in the open season. If about eight days ut the dark of the moon were closed ,.'ame wardens wouhl ?,ave fair chance to step this (lanrerous and wasteful practice. The present htw as to bag limit cannot be enforced. As to keeping the range stocked, it cannot be done by sto01)ing all hunting for eleven month of the year and then letting an army of hunters kill an mlimited numher of deer in the re- BRIEF GENERAL NEWS Traffic through the Panama canal in 1919 exceeded that of any previous year• (htbrielle d'Annunzio's treasurer has fled from Ftunm with a million francs, according to fl report. Wages of $10 a da.v for Journeymen bricldayers in San Francisco have been ai)l)rO.wd by the eml)loyers. President Wilson has signed the Mc- Nary bill continuing the United States 2 sugar equalization board through 19 0. I The county recorder's books show that one of every three babies born l in San Joaqutn county, Cal., during i 1919 was Japanese. maining month. Secretary Alexander of the depart- It is not when or why or how deer ment of commerce estimates that the are killed, but how many, that mat- ters. Closed periods of two or more trade balance of the United States for years will increase the number avail the year 1919 will be approximately able but will not work as well as z $4,000,000,000. limit the number that may be killed The United States ranks second to in a given district and setting the Great Britain in the number of mer- limit low enough that the breeding chant vessels entering the port of reselwe will be always large. IRVING W. BETZ. Buenos Aires in 1919, Norway being third ..... - th)gs--Prime mixed, $14.50@15; me: dium mixed, $14@14.50; pigs, $11.50@ 13.0. Sheep--tastern lambs, $13@13.50; valley lambs, $10.50@11; ewes, $6(.@7. Seattle. Hay--Eastern Washington timothy, $38@39 per toff; alfalfa, $35. Bntterfat--75 @77c. Eggs--Ranch, 55@60c. Poultry--Hens, heavy, dressed, 45c; light, 38c. Hogs--Prime, $15.25@15•75; medium to choice, $14@15; pigs, $12.50@13.50. Cattle -- Beat steers, $11.50@12; heifers, $8.75@9.50; calves, $7@15. Coal Output Picks Up. Washington.- Coal production is again sufficient to meet current re- quirements, aocording to the weekly report made public by Walker D. Hines, director-general of railroads. Tobacco Habit Dangerous says Dec(or ConnoJr. /ormery off Johns liopkins hospital. Thou- sands of men suffering from fatal diseases wouhl be in perfect healtl, to-day were it not for the deadly drug Nicotine. Stop the habit t:ow before it's too late. It's a siml)te process to rid yourself of the to- bacco habit in any form. Just go to any up-to-date drug store an4 get some Nlcotol tal)lets; lake them as directed and 1o; the imr- nicious habit quickly vanishe.. Druggiots refund the money if t h-y fall. Be sure to read large and in- teresting anneancenlent Dy Doctor Conner soon to al)pear In tilts pi- per. It tells of the danger of nlr:)- tine poisoning and how to avoi(l it.. In "the meantime try Nice(el tat)- lets; you will be surpri*.(t "at he result. 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