The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-07
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MAYOR SMITH OF WHITING called
on County Chairman F. Richard Schaaf
the other day and the conversation
dritted to the subject of fishing Some
one made the stereotyped and usually
taken for granted statement that the
little barefoot boy with a bamboo pole
and cotton line can go out and catch
more fish than the man with 800 worth
of fishing tackle
I remember how Frank Gavit and I
once went fishing near Colorado
Springs" said the mayor, "Gavit had
heard that there was good trout fishing
In a mountain stream several miles
from where we were staving and so he
and | decided to try our luck in landing
a few Of these game little inhabitants
of the mountain streams.
"Gavit had purchased a fine casting
rod and a large assortment of flies. He
put the flies in a pair of wading boots
and gave them to me to carry as my
part OF the luggage. The joke of it
was that we walked several miles to
the trout stream and after our arrival
there Gavit put his pole together and
after searching for the flies in the boots
found that in some unaccountable man
49, iAeeN AoHA tIitiIl ali on lie way out.
We went back to the hotel detected
We had no hooks and of course a pole
that cost thousand dollars would not
nave been of much value without hooks
with which to catch the fish.
The next day we bought more flies
and this time | agreed to accompany
Gavit while he demonstrated to me that
he could catch mountain brook trout.
This time, however, he took the precau-
tion to carry the flies himself.
We arrived at the brook a second
time and for the second time Gavft as
! sembled his pole and got his outfit
ready for casting. The first cast he
made the end of his casting rod flew
off into the crek and was lost
That ended the fishing trip of the
ksecond day and we were compelled to
trudge back those weary five miles
without fish or the satisfaction of
/ having tried to catch any of those fam
Gus trout.
Il was disguised and Gavit was mad
we have never been on fishing trip
since and don't know what Gavit has
done with all that costly fishing tackle
he purchased"
WHEN JAMES f. WATSON was In
Hammond the other day the republican
politicians who were in charge Of his
trip, wondered what he would say tC
the labor leaders about his attitude
towards labor
A conference with several of the la
Dor leaders was arranged at the Hote
Majestic and it must be admitted thai
some Of the local politicians wer,
curious to know what the result of tn.
conference would be
Watson did not evade the issue Wat
son never evades an issue He is
fighter and he would rather meet
problem face to face and take the con
sequences, whatever they may be. thar
to adopt a policy evasion.
Mr.. Watson told the labor leader
that there was just one thing the,
could criticize in all of his public rec
ord and that was his appointment 0
Blakely as factory inspector. This ap
pointment disappointed some of the un
ion men over the state because the
had a candidate for the office.
Watson said: I'll tell you why
appointed Blakely. When I was jus
starting out in pubic life in fact whe
I first ran for congress, l did not hav
a cent Of money At that time Blakel
was weIl-to-do manufacturer dow
in little Indiana town Blakely cam