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New-York tribune., 1913-07-27

OF the sea serpents appearance, but into
all the hoaxes that have been played In
regard to II. He has even described
hoax that was perpetrated against the
sea serpent by learned writer who de-
sired to show that the reptile was nom
existent, and in connection with this piece
of false work the present writer un-
earthed a fraud that has lain dormant FOR
fifty years.
Nearly hundred years ago certain
Samuel L. Mitchell wrote paper de-
signed to throw discredit on the sea SER
pent stories that were current at that
date. The paper appeared in THE Amerl-
can Journal Of Arts and Sciences Tor
1929. Almost a century later DR.. DUDE
mans rakes up Mr.. Mitchells article and
SAYS that Mr. Mitchell lied, quoting that
gentleman's entire paper to prove 1t.
But this quotation was responsible for
the discovery of even another fraud thdh
the one laid at the door of Mr.. Mitchell
For in 1862 there appeared In Leisure
Hour" an article entitled sea Serpent
Stories" by John Hollingshead, who, aiter
praisng Mr.. Mitchell for the first honest
exposure" OF the sea serpent. and quoting
him for a paragraph, proceeds to steal MS
article verbatim and use II as his own
which was ascertained by the present
writer when comparing the quotation OF
Mitchelps article with the article by Mr..
Bollingshead.
One Of the most famous pro-sea SER
pent hoaxes according to Or. Oudemans,
IL fraud that was achieved by the cor
respondent OF a French newspaper VINO
gives a thrilling account OF sea serpent
beheld by C. Renard and seven others
from the deck OF the Royal Mail steam
New-York tribune., 1913-07-27
SKILL IN CASTING.

There is a certain skill TO the cast that
comes only Of long practice, and there is
good deal of wholesome satisfaction in
being able to toss your minnow TO that
moss bank or 20 this rock, and here and
there as you wish, even IL the bass is not
enticed.
lie is a mature fish now, grand and
noble and monarch of the waters he sur
veys, and as the warm spring sun quick
ems the life within him II fills him with
feelings OF matings, so he seeks her and
leads her to the gravel bottoms while
spring Is yet in the air. Now he is a
highly emotional fish. and as they play
back and forth in the waters during the
month OF May his affection is unbound
ed. First he builds the nest in the gravel
bed. Fins and tail are used in making
New-York tribune., 1913-07-27
GUARDING THE EGGS.

For ten days ne keeps his watch, and
there be those who say that now he will
not feed, which is very likely fact, as
abstinence is habit of most fishes when
spawning, but let an angler draw glar-
ing artificial lure near him and he will
rush for it with all the subdued frenzy OF
days Then the eggs are hatched, and for
another week he keeps watch while the
yolk sac is absorbed and the fry able to
SWIM whereupon he drives them TO the
grasses and reeds and lily pads, where
they will be protected, and is off in search
Of another mate. Sometimes two, some
times three and even four broods have
been Matched in one season, which ex-
tends from early May TO late July in this
immediate territory. And when he has
answered this great call Of nature he
settles down to the business Of life, which.
In his case and hers as well, consists in
making war upon all life encountered
while In search Of food.
Thus does he live. the gamest OF FISH,
often malgned and always misnamed.
Here he is the black bass. Wrong! There
the lake bass, the brown bass, the ninny
bass, the hog bass. the black perch, the
trout perch, the brown trout the noun
tain trout and the jumper Wrong again
He is sunfsh, but say II in whispers
when near one who has struggled with
the BASS. He contributes some several
hundred thousands of dollars to the fish
wealth Of the country In food value alone.
and no living man can put value upon
the good ne does in affording recreation
and sport In almost every village and
hamlet of the whole East. He adapts
himself to any streams East or West II
he is carefully transported. but he is op-
posed TO artificial propagation. as Il is so
successfully practised with fish like the
salmon and trout. He must need have
pool OF his own. And wherever he goes
he wants to know why he cannot be king
OF the pool, as he rushes and darts
through the waters. even disputing SUI
premacy with every new lure of man that
he encounters. Best OF all is his democ-
racy. He is truly OF the masses. for he
can be found anywhere. will yield to any
lure and Lord bless MIN for it, for there
in lies the fun OF the thing.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-27

easily explained away, and IN the early
part Of the nineteenth century so many
reputable witnesses are sad TO have be-
held II that even the conservative "Ency-
clopedia Britannica" admits that some
strange sea monster must have existed
and put I'm his appearance at that time.
So many times did the sea serpent show
itself off the New England coast that
it gained for itself the name OF the
american sea serpent" and so many
sturdy old Puritans testified to It's gem
eral shape. size and appearance that a
pretty good idea has been gained Of the
kind of animal that showed itself. Ac-
cording 10 most descriptions, the sea SER
pent was about sixty feet long, dark in
color. but lighter below. In the manner
OF an eel. with fiat head and neck
about sixteen inches In diameter The
eve was seldom mentioned In the descrip-
tive accounts, except in the reports OF
notorious takers.
An English naval officer, Captain Nc
Ouhal. OF II. NJ. s. Dedalus, inserted in
his official report TO Admiral Sir w. II.
Gage in 1Si5 the statement that he had
seen an animal of this description rapidly
approaching his ship in "a degrees u
minutes south latitude by degrees %
minutes east longitude. He described 1t
as an enormous serpent" with its head
raised about four feet above the water,
swimming along at an even and speedy
rate and at least sixty feet in length.
Captain McQuhae's account encouraged
other officers to tell of similar expert
ences. where previously they had not
dared for fear Of ridicule The sea SER
pent has appeared too often 10 mention
i'm detail. but in 1919 it was reported by
Messrs. Meade Waldo and Nicoll. two
New-York tribune., 1913-07-27
STRENGTH OF THE JAWS.

There have been instances of bass rip
ping pieces out Of the other fish that have
been impaled or caught IN lodges ana
the credit for this cruelty Is given 10 tho
immense strength Of their jaws. which
enables them % wrench from the body OF
the prey that part OF 1t they have closed
upon. Reaching maturity. his Is indeed
an intrepid career. He IS the fear OF all
FISH. dartng. savage. strong master Of
his domain His food Is varied and con-
sIsts Of minnows helgramtes. mussels.
tadpoles. worms and crawfsh az the bot
tom. and moths. bugs. beetles. frogs and
snakes at the surface. not TO mention that
he has been caught with rats and mice In
his rounded pouch. Truly. here IS a feeder
and fighter, one who VIII at times take
any lure offered by man. while at other
times man cannot snare him. He Is
hardy. and once propagated in a stream
Il IS indeed difficult 20 rout or XIII him.
The pickerel fears him as II fears no other
fish. and seldom is the poacher able to
snare him in net. Driven to that un-
lawful AFFAIR. he leaps clear out OF the
creek and lands safely upon the other
side. where he tears through the water at
a frightful rate OF speed
His range in this country has been In
the Mississippi and It's tributaries and
the entire Atlantic coast, though he was
not native to the Hudson, the Potomac
and intermediate streams
IN 1925 he appeared In the Hudson via
the Erie Canal, and in 1853 he was brought
TO Cumberland Md. overland In the ten
der Of locomotive and placed I'm the
Chesapeake e. Ohio Canal, from which he
New-York tribune., 1913-07-27

members OF the Royal Geological Society.
who insist that they saw the sea serpent
one hundred yards away while cruising
in the Earl of Crawfords yacht, the Val
halla, off the coast of Brazil, on Decem-
ber T. 1906.
While standing together on deck the
two biologists declare that suddenly they
saw a great fin come out of the water
one hundred yards from the ship. Field
glasses were brought to bear, and Mr..
Meade Waldo beheld an enormous head
rise slowly. followed by neck that was
about the thickness OF a mans body The
head, the biologists say, was distinctly
turte-esque in Its appearance, but. as the
animal came no nearer and shortly disap-
peared, its exact size could not be ascer-
tanned
A long flock of birds skimming the
waves once gave the effect OF mighty
serpent swimming at considerable speed,
and trailing seaweed has been approached
and even harpooned in the belief that 1t
was serpent. Giant squid, which are
as fearful and wonderful as the serpent
itself. have been mistaken for the latter
and 1t is probable that the serpent al
legged TO have been seen by Claus Egede
was of this variety
In fact, I'm spite Of all the ridicule and
all the hoaxes that have been given forth
in the name Of this strange animal. there
is no reason after all 70 deny that IL may
be living Holder has commented on the
fact that the bivalves of the Mesozolc age
have been preserved to the present time.
Why then is 1t not possible for Mother
Earth to have stored in her sea caverns
some uncouth. cretaceous monster that
occasionally shows itself, and each time
elicits the well known and highly ridicu-
lous crv. ..,rhe sea snrnenIn2
New-York tribune., 1913-07-27

the smaller and more puny members OF
tho school
II is remarkable how nature cares for
its young. and no better instance IS Of
fered than in the case Of the bass, when
the male parent. after carefully protect
ing the young until they are able to
swim. sends them scurrying into the lily
pads and grasses. where they are pro-
tected and shaded though one has an
idea that this IL the reason why the
bullfrog Is prone 20 idle his time upon
the fiat leaves of the water lilies in bass
streams
New-York tribune., 1913-07-27

to the bass, particularly the small
mouthed variety. which is the better
fighter of the two. though not so large.
nor is he TO be found over as great d
stretch OF country. You can always dis
tinguish him from his large mouthed
brother because he has Just ten rays OF
scales on his cheeks. whereas the more
talkative one has. seventeen. SO far as
the size Of the mouths are concerned
there is little difference, as the small
mouthed bass may have a large mouth
and the large mouthed bass small
mouth, which is certainly proof that they
are hard TO separate by word Of mouth.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-27
SOME BASS HISTORY.

n the dawn Of fishing history in TINS
"ooie land Of ours he was caught anu
ealled the bass. Just how II happened no
we Knows. Then science came and meas
s'eo him and felt his pulse and said that
''s was OF the family OF the Centrarehid@'
.nieh latter. after diligent search, l ma
MEANS suniish, which is exactly what the
,1ise-and small-mouthed bass 49,
.en'nyologically speaking. Fortunately
~ one talks that language. so that mere
ian was right, and the noblest FISH OF
W native waters will for all purposes be
.1""n as the bass, which is both httins
~ proper. There are two species-the
.''e'opterus salmoidos and the Microp-
@ n dolomieu, or the large and small
As'thed bass, respectively.
h., NV This sort OF talk I well know WIZ
~ any story. so we viii get right back
New-York tribune., 1913-07-27
ONE BOYS JOY.

Furthermore. he offers sport 10 all. l
personally caught one as a boy that
lured with blue and gold lapel button
which tied above the hook-one that
weighed a pound ard a half-whch is
sufficient JOY for any boy TO remember
until his dying day. ! have caught him
with the angleworm, the helgramlte, the
grasshopper, the white worm OF the old,
rotted stump, with live minnow and dead
mlnnow, with tadpole and small frog. and
with the sinners and lures Of artificial
New-York tribune., 1913-07-27
A MOMENT OF ECSTASY.

There was a rush and. a splash and
thousand thrills Of ecstasy coursed
through my whole being, for verify the
father Of all bass seized my tackle, 30
sublime. 50 exciting and so magnificent
we're his struggles. l was lost In the
business al hand as he iunged high into
space and descended for ripping sizzling
run along the bank, and when he turned
to come down stream 1 bore heavily upon
the reel, though his pace was not aoated'
Then he broke again, and we beheld the
wonderful beauty Of his clean BODY, ana l
oade him come TO me. He seemed 10
Yield, though as reeled him in he bolted
back and forth like a savage bulldog play
ing at the end Of rope, and when sa"
H. the darkening waters the fash or his
white plump belly / thought that he was
nine With fins and tail and strength ana
might he wrenched the reel handle from
my hand, for he had CLEANED me, too. his
rush tore the silken line through my
numb and burned il deeply, though ] ala
rot feel the pain as ! seized the reel ane"
and tried 10 stop his flight But ere !
could take up the slack his savage rush
lad given him he snapped the line IN
highest glee and broke my heart In twain
1s ne churned the waters in his dellrlous
nght In gloomy mood / reeled In my
me broke my four-foot casting rod ana
"uered home, a downcast man. YET
many days l have spent since then IN
~nptng him to take my hook. and many
1ys have since been mine, for here is
hsh that leads them all in gameness. grit
ana intrepidity so listen 10 his story. as
Is odd and fascinating and will hold
lOu To tho epd
New-York tribune., 1913-07-27
Continued from fourth page.

lie a. he lay there in the cool grass with
gills extended and his powerful jaws set
in deathlike determination upon my
hook
As I rushed back 10 the fray ] heard
the exultant yells Of Buddy and the shrill
song of his reel. for fortune was with us
this evening, and held back and watched
the fight. even unto the end, for IT fasci-
mated and held me as ever will the strug-
gle Of the gamest fish, size considered, in
all this world. l yelled and cheered that
bass so splendid was his fight; l yelled
and cheered the boy, who met his leaps
and runs. and ! coveted and wished and
longed 10 hold that rod and play his fish,
although the Good Book says that covet-
Ing is a heinous crime. For full ten min
u,es the fight was at its height, no sulking
here, no rest. for bass are not that way
They fight and fight until the end, and he
who lands them has been through joys su-
preme and worlds unknown to other men.
IN sheer lust / cast again into the deep
waters along the moss banks where bass
are prone 70 lie in the cool shade during
the day
New-York tribune., 1913-07-27

in brush. 30 that they do not tear when
biting. yet by reason Of their exceptional
ly strong Jaws they are able 10 clins to
anything they close upon.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-11

invest. but owing to the wonderful
development that is certain to take
place within the next few years any
investor who uses any judgment at
all is bound to profit to a great de-
gree. Mr.. Wardel1 is from the east,
where capital plays sure and safe
game and where business is run on
the most conservative basis Conse-
quently he IS able to observe the
outlook of our city from an unbi-
ased standpoint. His point of view
is not narrowed to any degree; he
has visited many cities in the west
for the purpose of entering the real
estate field, and the name over the
door at 80 Montgomery street tells
the story Of his decision.
Mr. r. w Adams, the Junior partner
of the firm, IS likewise very enthu-
siastic regarding the future of this
city and says that it looks mighty
good to him. Mr.. Adams is from our
beloved neighbor city of the north.
Portland. He has had successful
career as a real estate man, being
associated in many very interesting
deals during the Rose City's boom
period
manager for the Fresno Irrigated
Farms company, has assumed charge
of the country land department.
Therefore. the firm is now ready to
do business in both city and country
property. including exchanges and
suburban business.
The policy of the new firm is to
enter into the brokerage business
only. giving their clients all the
benefit of any bargains or exceptional
deals that may be listed with them.
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campaign of home building and real
estate development in San Francisco
and the east bay cities and General
Agent H. c. Galloupe, who will spend
large part of his time here In the
future. is tremendously pleased with
the company's inaugural prospects.
With capital of $3.50 less than
six years ago. the Home Builders Of
Los Angeles has grown steadily until
the assets now exceed $4,000. 600, with
surplus of s7s4.OOs and the par
value of the stock has advanced from
81 to 1918 share" said Galloupe to-
day. II see no reason why the Bay
cities Home Builders corporation.
which Is starting out with an au
thorized capital OF $1,500.00o. should
not surpass the record made by the
parent company in the south.
THE men who brought about the
success of the Los Angeles corpora
ton, which has returned more than
go per cent of their investment to its
original share holders, are In charge
of the new company here. and the
same policies of sound business man.
agement which have featured the
career of Home Builders of Los An
geles will predominant here"
The Bay Cities Home Builders cor
poration'' is dedicated to the con-
struction of residences, apartment
buildings. flats and all other kinds
of structures. Composing the board
of directors are several San Francisco
men of wealth and standing. who
have prevailed upon the officers of
the Home Builders" to assume the
active management of the local enter
prise.
A limited amount of stock in the
new company is on sale at par, 81
share. AS soon as the allotment is
disposed of advances will be made.
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charge. Milton H. Withers. as assist
ant general agent. will supervise the
activities of the sales organization,
which is considered second to none on
the Pacific coast, from room 200 in the
Phelan building.
While discussing the future pros
poets OF the new enterprise, Mr..
Withers said
THERE'S every indication now that
the Bay Cities Home Builders cor
poration will soon be in the front
rank of CALIFORNIA; most progressive
financial institutions. 1t seems to
need no argument to convince con-
sentative investors that there is big
money to be made in the building and
selling of structures. upon the basis
and scope which this new company
is operating.
we are determined that the Bay
Cities Home Builders corporation Will
be big factor in the upbuilding of
San Francisco and the bay cities.
San Francisco and the bay cities have
the opportunity, the energy. the pop
ulation and the money to insure the
success of just this sort of an enter
prise. The strong financial condi-
ton of this section. with its great
commercial strides. offers greater OPP
portunities for promoting the home
building and investment idea than are
afforded by most cities.
The main reason why this indus
try has not progressed extensively
here before Is because former at
tempts have not been sufficiently In
tensive along educational lines. We
have found in our experience that the
people are fast realizing that in the
whole realm of industrial endeavor
there Is not more stable. safe or
profitable employment for their money
than an investment in shares of a
home building enterprise like the Bay
Cities Home Builders corporation''
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Ne " FIRM ON
REAL ESTATE ROW
Warde|I- Adams Open Head
quarters at SO Mont
gomery Street

Bright, artistic, attractive and GER
tainly credit to real estate row is
the new Office of Wardell- Adams,
Inc. who have Just opened up head
quarters at 80 Montgomery street.
This new firm is to be complimented
on the extreme taste displayed in
the fittings and furnishings of their
new home
Both members OF the firm are new
in this field, but they both are very
optimistic regarding the future of
San Francisco and its field as place
of opportunity for speculation and,
more particularly, investment.
Mr.. Thomas j. Wardeli, being OPP
timistic, Is at the same time natural
ly conservative, but ne expresses his
opinion that owing to San Franchises
past conservative business policy, for
that reason alone it is safe place TO
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-11
Los ANGELES men
ENTER FIELD
HERE
Bay Cities Home Building
Corporation Holds Open
House

The spacious offices of the Bay Cit
les Home Builders corporation, the
new cooperative building company,
established this week on the mezza-
nine floor of the Phelan building.
overlooking the junction of Grant ave-
nue.. Market and O'Farrell streets.
have presented a busy scene during
the last few days The record of the
parent Home Builders company in
Los Angeles, which grew in six years
from an infant industry, founded on
the proverbial shoe string to a
Furnishing corporation with present
assets of more than $4,000, 900, has
aroused exceptional interest in the
advent of the local company. which
makes its debut in the bay cities un-
der far more suspicious circum-
stances.
Hundreds of visitors have kept the
new office staff busy explaining the
details of the company's plans for its
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with increases in the dividends as
the company grows.
The officers of the Bay Cities Home
Builders corporation follow:
Joy A. Winans. president; also
president Home Builders
L. r. Garrett, vice president; also
attorney Home Builders"
Charles A. Day, vice president.
c. T.. Herrick, vice president.
S. II. Garrett. secretary; also sec
rotary Home Builders"
o. e. Jones. financial secretary.
W. B. hudson. treasurer; also treas
urer Home Builders"
The directorate is comprised of w.
Garner Smith, secretary Luther Bur-
bank company; e. d. Mendenhall.
vice president c. B. Jennings COM
pany; Ellis II. Parrish. capitalist;
Charles Albert Adams. attorney; J.
a. Williams. real estate; Frank L.
Hunter, manager Norwich Union Fire
Insurance company; O. e. Jones,
financial secretary: NJ. F. O'Brien,
manager II. II. Halden company, In
surance; G. e. Herrfck, president c.
e. Herrick. Inc: Charles A. Day. pres
ident Thomas-H. Day Sons, and r. E.
Noble, inspecting engineer.
The plans of the new enterprise in
volve the investment of the money re-
ceived from stock sales to finance vard-
Gus building and investment projects.
The company will always be in the
position of creditor, loaning its money
on mortgage security, or holding the
actual deed of ownership and selling
upon contract, according to the
amount of the initial payment made.
The Home Builders General Agency,
which financed Home Builders and sold
81, 500, 900 worth of its securities, will
manage the sales department of the
Bay Cities Home Builders corporation,
with General Agent H. G.. Galloupe in
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St. FRANCIS WOOD
POSTERS ON SHOW
Beautiful Designs Submitted
in Contest Are Displayed
by Mason-M cDuffie

Having been exhibited at the San
Francisco Sketch club, the Ebell club
of Oakland and the University Of CAL
ifornia, the so original paintings in
the st. Francis Wood $1,000 prize
competition for the best posters indie
alive of St Francis and the wooded
hills beyond Twin peaks, which are
so closely associated with the name
of the patron saint of San Francisco.
are now on public exhibition at the
offices Of the Mason McDufie COM
pany. 80 Post street.
Two of the prize posters, the first
prize of Adolph Treidier of New York
and the fourth prize of Albert f.
Mackey of San Francisco. have been
reproduced In colors on a smaller
scale as souvenirs of the posters ex.
hibited. and the Mason-McDuff com-
pany have sent 10000 of them through
the mails