Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 170, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 July 1919 — Champion for the Whale. [ARTICLE]

Champion for the Whale.

Under the new law the only game that can be shot from an airplane is a whale. Also it Is still permissible to bombard whales from buzz wagons or motor launches. The whale has few champions among the game lawmakers, says the Los Angeles Times. Any orfe stumbling on the fresh spoor of a whale is permitted to plug the animal on sight with whatever artillery he may have on hand. Why the whale should be thus.marked for slaughter Is not explained. Left to itself the whale is a perfectly harmless beast, having no grudge against any man. They will not even bite a loan shark unless provoked. There is no reason why they should be left at the mercy of- every pea shooting aviator. That was no way for the legislators to celebrate the week set aside for being kind to dumb animals.