Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 145, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1910 — New Fish and Game Commissioner Assumes Duties. [ARTICLE]

New Fish and Game Commissioner Assumes Duties.

George W. Miles, the newly appointed state fish and game commissioner, named last week by Gov. Marshall, took charge of the office this week, succeeding Z. T. Sweeney, of Columbus. Mr. Miles will maintain the main office of the department at the state house, instead of at Columbus, where it was located during the administration of Commissioner Sweeney, and will appoint two deputies, one for northern Indiana and one for southern Indiana to look after the business in their respective districts. “Everything will run along as It is now,” said Commissioner Miles, “until I get acquainted with the office. No immediate changes are contemplated It will be some little time before anything along that line will be done. E. E. Earle, the chief deputy, whom I have kryo.wn for years, and with whom I have worked in the preservation of the fish and game of the state and the enforcement of the fish and game laws, will remain in his present position for some time. I have some ideas of my own as to the kind of laws I hope to obtain at the hands of the legistature, but I am not ready to say anything about them now.” Devere Yeoman, who recently completed the civil engineering course at Valparaiso, returned from Chicago this afternoon, having been there to purchase some new surveying instruments. As a further means of insuring the safety of of passengers and trainmen, the interstate commerce commission has issued an order requiring the equipment with power brakes of 85 per cent of the cars in any train operated in interstate commerce, effective Sept. 1, 1910.'