Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-15

water because of the high wind. The
water soon muddied and put an end to
fishing.
Robert E. Doyle, assistant superin-
dent OF the street cleaning department,
this week received an express package
from MorgantoWn. Charles county, Md,
the package containing three large rock
fish.
II would have sent you bigger ones. .
wrote w. r. Wood, his angler friend, but
couldn't get them in the box
Wood is spending his vacation cunning
and fishing He has killed quantity OF
game, in addition to catching some big
fish.
Capt Charles c. Estes spent a day in
the fields at Camp Springs, Md. this week
and killed three rabbits and two birds.
''Kiling rabbits and birds is fine sport,
says the captain, but is not as exciting
as shooting deer and bears
The captain recalled his last years ex-
perience in the wilds of Pennsylvania
mountains. where he killed a deer, but
being unable to get to the mountains this
year, he tried his hand at smaller game.
Quail are plentiful where the captain
did his shooting this week. He saw seven
covies of birds, he says. but was unable
to do much with them because he had no
bird dogs
Game wardens are busy in the counties
of nearby states. and observation-disclosures
contemplating cunning trips would do well
to familiariZe themselves with the law
before leaving the city. Reports of a
number of arrests in Virginia have
reached here, most of the persons ar
rested being Neutrality-suspicious..
Cunning without a license and cunning
on property of others without written per-
mission of the owners, it Is stated, were
the charges preferred.
washington money seems good to the
country people," remarked a gunner who
narrowly escaped arrest in Virginia last
week.
Bird dogs are in great demand. Birds
are plentiful in Maryland and Virginia
this season. but, it is stated. good bird
dogs are scarce. Poundmaster Kuhn has
been the recipient of applications for i'm
pounded bird dogs, but not many CANNES
of the desirable species have been picked
up this fall
Gus Thurm of Good Hope is the owner
Of q good dog. The animal was loaned to
a friend of Thurm's this week, and after
1t had done good work in Prince Georges
county It disappeared. He has asked the
police to try to locate it for him.
Lieut.. Armstead Williams of the Interior
Department watch force was in Fairfax
county, Va, two days on a cunning trip
He found game exceptionally plentiful
and he had good luck.
Turkey shooting is the sport the lieu
tenant says, and he managed to kill two
of them. He also killed twenty-five rab-
bits
Bones Robey and Calvin Holland. jr..
We're on the District border one night this
week with the coon and possum dogs, and
one big. fat possum was caught. Robey,
anxious to display the possum, became
careless enough to put two fingers in the
animals mouth.
And Brer Possum fell asleep on his
fingers" was Ed Roche's comment.
And he added, 1.-The teeth had to be
pried apart with a stick but Bre'r Pos
sum will not repeat the offense.'
Lloyd Brooke took a day off and went
duck shooting on the PatuXent near
Glebe Club. He got five shots and brought
home five fat mallard ducks.
Capt. Tony Schroth Is on an outing on
the PatuXent between Mount Calvert and
Benedict He probably will do both fish
ing and cunning before he returns.
Sergt. Preston and Policeman Dyer of
the harbor precinct and A. l.. Lucas and
John F. Reagan of the Anacostia police
precinct are on cunning trips.