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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-15
TACKLE FOR COD.
Angler Tells Hooks, Lines, Rod
and Reel to Use,

Cod are biting now in the local ocean
waters known as the Cholera Banks,
Seventeen Fathoms, Angler Banks and
Sou'west Grounds. AS TO the proper
tackle J. Macdonald of Dunnes Dock
No. 2, Sheepshead Bay. writes to THE
Sun as follows:
AS to proper tackle needed for cod =
fishing 1 desire TO state that have had
the best results with the Harrison hook,
that IS, the Harrison insey per cent
and per cent, also the Harrison plain
Sproat. per cent. and 9 per cent.
LAS to the line required: For the ang-
Ter who prefers the rod and reel, 81 or
"a thread, Irish linen. For the angler
who likes the hand line 80 thread tarred
line is best.
Tho sinker for rod and reel 10 ounces
for the hand line. IL or IA ounces The
goldfish being caught at the present time
run from 10 to 40 pounds, 50 anglers
should be sure when they select their
fishing tackle that the Goldfish hooks are
wrapped on 80 thread tarred line, and
that your reel line will stand 35 to 40
pounds test Your fishing rod must be
stout, but not too clumsy: length feet.
two joint bank rod and a 6lS or 7 inch
wood reel"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-15
PREDATORY ANIMAL CONTROL.
Work of state and Governmen II
Hunters in New Mexico.

WASHINGTON, ID. G., Dec. l4.-Dur!ng
the recent summer twelve hunters paid
by the State OF New Mexico and fifteen
In the employ Of the Federal Govern
ment have conducted an intensive trap
ping campaign This force has been in
creased to forty during the fall and
winter trapping season, as at those sea-
sons the animals are more easily cap
tuved, while the value of their fur gives
an income TO the State which almost
pays for the cost OF killing.
Illustrative Of the great value OF pre-
datory animal control. during the three
years OF the Governments organization
work in New Mexico the gray wolf pop
ulstion has been reduced from 800 indi-
viduas to less than forty The entire
determination Of such providers will
mean great reduction in the local losses
OF live stock
Bears also have been very destructive
In the Pecos Mountain region During
the recent grazing season they killed mp
prGNimately 1875 head Of valuable cattle.
Similar damage in the Black Range and
IN the MoGollon Mountains makes it evil
dent that a total of at least $50 head OF
cattle as well as a large number of
sheep were killed BY bears
These facts are worthy OF considera-
t!on the Federal specialists point out, in
view of the general and concerted eff
forts now under way on the part of
sportsmen to enact legislation that will
prevent trapping Of bears or hunting
them with the aid Of dogs.
Lake George Bass Time Ended.
The black bass season closed yester-
day In Lake George.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-15

At the end of the first series there
are only four solvers entitled to white
membership cards in THE Sun Checker
Club, for a clean score, 81 points C. n.
Corliss. W. f. Davis, Samuel Conotsky
and j. p. Goss. Those getting red
cards, for 90 points or better, are r.
Reekie, 20 with "a each are Francis
Beech, n. s. Broclwell. Benjamin CUT
Ter, owen Fox, Walter Hope, Samuel
Jenkins, Thomas Matthews, Frederick
Rathbone, julius c. Rauch. George T.
Saunders and c. T. Smedley. A. J. d.
comes next with 90. With 81 are,
Frank 7. Bradley, H. Butler, d. p.
Cayton, James Dolan, II. h Wrinkle and
c. c. Wellman
With blue cards. for scores of 10 to
20, are: Herbert Brown IS: r. ]. Cox,
is. Others with smaller scores are:
Albert j. Ford, IL; Edward Mulrooney,
p. Meisner. each
Robert Mcneil or any other aspirant
can be accommodated with cross-board
play by one of our composers, John
Wehnau. at n Nassau street, Brooklyn,
by appointment.
Several who sent in solutions TO No.
sos, by James Wyllie starting with
lS-1O, insist that this key move In
sound. The composer has left no
analysis OF the defence to this move,
SO Mr.. Lyman spent his THANKSGIVING
holiday on the position as a tribute to
the memory OF the great composer and
offers to sutain the proposition that
black can draw II white starts with
lS-l1 IN No. SOS. This would leave
the following problem
PROBLEM NO. SIC. CHECKERS
BY II. d. LYMAN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-15
Fish Lines for the Young.
The Serappy Fish.

The perch 10 sociabls and makes
HIS home In common streams and lakes:
Hes neither hnicky nor proud
And always travels with the crowd.
He IS an eager. dusty chap
And full of pluck and vim and snap;
Is hard an nails and spends his hours
Improving hts athletic powers.
So hercely he attacks the halt
You'd think he was inspired by hate;
But that Is Just his kiddish way
OF making roughhOuse of his play.
HE golden sides have bars of brown
Which run alike grill marks up and down
And make US thiGlS ne must have foiIed
Some base attempt TO have him broiled.
Hes deep of chest aud keen Of eve;
HIS fms are red, his shoulders high.
In fact, like all the doughboy breed
He's always At to fight or feed.
The brave and mighty condescend
To scrap with him and call MIN friend
Since they have got beneath hts sAin
And cound the solid gitts within.
Some scrappers. children. are not know
And honored for their pluck alone,
But are applauded oveTseas
For many sterling qualities.
w II O.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-15
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There are no trumps and Il leads Y
and u want four tricks.
The solution is for u to lead the ace
Of diamonds. upon which Y discards a
small spade. u follows with a heart
putting b in, II h returns the heart II
Is clear that he loses a heart and two
spade tricks Therefore he leads u small
spade instead.
puts on the queen. II A does not
cover with the king a heart lead settles
matters, as Y makes n heart and a
spade. II A plays the king wins and
leads II heart, getting in with the spade
ten to make heart trick. must put
up the spade queen second hand or A
will play the king. and then z will have
to win the second round of spades This
defeats the solution.
The spade opening, high or low. is
manifestly weak, but the heart opening
looks plausible If Il starts with heart
Il wins two rounds at once and then
leads the small spade. II q keeps the
queen A keeps the king and makes a
diamond
Much the same situation arises IL Y
discards a heart on the diamond OPEN
ing. Then Il wins two heart tricks be-
fore leading the spade. When gets in
with the ace of spades and leads the ten
r passes 1t up and lies tenace. II Y
leads small A wins with the nine and
makes the diamonds.
This problem did not hurt any OF the
leaders, but It set back several others
n peg or two. Those with full scores
TO date, 80 points. are; Alene. Il. u.
Blair, Candidate, Gee Tee. Jay Reed,
Charles NJ. Root and W. p W. with 2S
are Henry Andersen, G. F. johnson and
d. A. w. With 20: r. w White.
With rs; Roscoe c. Harris and ]. w.
Wortz.
With the exception OF Mrs, ], Frioss
and FRAY Roy, no one else solved this
problem. e. w. White thought 1t was
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-15
Who's Who in Casting
Louis Potter
By JAMES ROBERT o'NEILL.
Sketch No. AZ

Louie Potter. Called the silk rod ma
gician. Can wind with a strand of silk
the may OF Europe on a rod. Is a fine
caster. Also a surf fisherman. On Long
Branch Pier with his family. Is an
inventor. Also toolmaker. The new
"throwon'' on the Meisselmach reel is a
sample. Its a dandy
Lives in Newark Just brought out a
new guide Not for Howard Kane to
know where they keep open Sundays.
OR for Claude Holgate, A guide for q
fishing rod. What Potter does not know
about fishing tackle Holzmann has pat
ented
I Member Of Ocean and Stream Fishing
Club. Lost Battalion No .. Loves
sherry. The old stuff. refer to the
cariety he makes. Sarrles some with
him. Most of the time. On tho outside,
OF course. Never known to invite his
friends. Makes his charming better helf
clean his tackle every Monday
STAMPS feet inches Weighs $50
poundG Thirty-nine years old. Used
to sport pessimistlc mustache. The
kind tht droops. Smokes awful cigars.
on Market street. The fire bells rang
out dirge. Loves the hurdy-gurdy.
Also a mouth harmonica.
Just composed a new song. Dedicated
to William henzollern-Satan. Jr.
Entitled THE Red Cross Crossed the
Iron Cross as America Double Crossed
The Rhine"
Potter is a good friend of mine. Made
me fine guide tip the other day. Has
a great boy. Is making a dandy caster
OF him. Win be hard to beat. Louis
knows every trick OF the game. Was
without hook one day last summer
W aChi
suspender buckle. Caught striper with
It, He told me Il was a fish. Sweenle
told me It was his shirt
Cuts his bait with a special tool. Uses
menhaden oil on his worms. Says Il
increases their drawing power. FUSES
only worms with six prongs. Very quiet,
but sincere chap
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-15
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u dealt and bid a heart. A no trump.
II Y sits still and says nothing. A will
make his contract, scoring 10 toward
game with easy aces. Had AS bid been
one spade or two clubs or two diamonds
there would be no hesitation about VS.
increasing the heart contract Why
should he not do so when A bids no
trump?
1t is true that A must have the heart
suit safely stopped, perhaps twice But
he might equally have 1t stopped il he
had bid a suit instead of no trumps. for
all Y knows The mere fact that A bid
no trump does not prevent u from hay
ing perfectly legitimate heart bid and
IL he has It, and Y has a legitimate as
sist why not make It?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-15
BiG Bass Played High Jink..

COLUMBUS. Ohio. Dec. IA black
bass that played high links in the Scioto
river on the rod OF C. f. Barnes. proved
later TO be the monster bass that the
angler hoped for The fish was a small
mouth black bass and weighed pounds
and 10 ounces The lure used was a
polly" plug, In the struggle the tip of
the rod WAS broken.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-15
Says aabbit season Is Too Long.

ELMIaE, N. Y. Dec. l4.-Members Of
the chen1mg County Gun Club make the
statement that rabbits mate in Febru-
airy. ara March 1 is too long an open
season FOR the cotton tails This IL their
reason for petitioning the Conservation
Commission to close the season on
January 81.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-15
Something From Jay Reed.

something From Jay Reed.
Card problems are not the only things
at which Jay Reed is an expert. He sus-
gests that by following up the idea pub
lished in THE SUN on November 3. It
might be required to divide the number
4S into four parts, so that II 3 were
added to one part, deducted from an
other and another were multiplied by 3,
while the last was divided by 5, the re-
suit should be the same in each case.
What would be the four fgures that
would total IS and sim answer thess
conditioner
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-15
The Hounds In Action.

The fox had passed along hours be-
fore, but he could not obliterate the
scent left by his tracks. Soon the cries
OF the hounds become sharper and
quicker. and like the magnificent
crescendo OF a grand, orchestra the
hounds jump the fox from his messy
lair and speed away in swift pursuit,
filling the hills and the hollows with
music, wild yet thrilling and inspiring.
Fond OF running over level field and
proud of his ileetness OF foot the spirited
fox swings out into the plantation where
the happy darkeys are picking the snowy
cotton.
With nostrls red. steaming and dis
tended. eyes dilated and flashing, the
hunters mount bears his rider to the
midst OF the running pack
The hounds are spread out like an
open fan and dash high in the air the
melted frost which descends like
showers Of diamond sparks. The hounds
race like demons TO be the first TO cry
that burning scent that crazes their
brains and converts them into yelptns
fiends
They now cross the meadow. and tho
fox with long poetic leaps comes
splitting down the vale. His head is
held detiantly In the air. his handsome
brush is carried proudly on high.
Like red streak he darts into the
woods and is soon lost in its denseness
Surprisingly grand is the unbroken cry,
echoing to the wooded ravines; each tree
seems yelping hound and the forest
pack million strong.
That electrifying march Full Cry"
Is being rendered by the grandest OF
musicians, whose music has inspired
kings and peasants, infused them with
nobler aspirations and tuned their hearts
and prlmed their souls to the enjoy
ment Of Mother Natures sweetest ca
dences.
The fox has found that his revengeful
pursuers will not be left behind, for the
air is damp and still, and whittier he
went he left Scorching trail. He now
attempts by brilliant bursts of speed to
| distance the pack. The chase is now
two hours old.
The fox like meteor rushes down
the glade his plume Is lower now. but
the gallant fellow gamely speeds on.
The short defiant yelps OF the furious
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-15

cases
Correct solutions from: ". Z. W.,
Lydia s. Gale, J. II, Wilson, j. w.
Wortz, Samuel Gonotsky, Theodore +.
h. Merks, w. L. ID. O'Grady, Joseph
Wells f. Sloman, Charles d. Shuldham.
Frank d. Russell, Achilles II. Kohn, +.
Walker, NJ. Dennet, Edith j. Lewis, G.
T Walker. h. Il. Maxwell, Virginia
Caullins NJ b. Knowles. A. Gardiner
and S. S Groves
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-15

thread as the real thing in angling. and
although cotton thread il as old as
grandmothers sewing basket, 1t is the
only great new thing in angling methods
and angling literature since the inven-
ton OF the murderous gang hook plug"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-15
Single STROKE FiGurea

Several soNers remarked that die
figure TO be drawn in one stroke which
was printed last week had a predeter-
mined beginning and end Here is one
that has not this feature.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-15
Iowa Prairie Chickens Increase.

Sioux CITY. Iowa, Dec, 14.-Since
prairie chickens have been given protec-
ton the birds are becoming more
plentiful
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-15
TRUCK FOR SALE.

Peerless .5-ton rebuilt truck
with stake body; complete; ex-
cellent condition. Apply at
RUSSELL PLAYING CARD
CO., 200 Fifth ave-, New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-15
PROBLEMS FOR SUN READERS

The trap in problem No. $40. by Jay
Reed, was not a dual solution but d
plausible false opening. Here is the dis
tribution
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-15

Checker Findings.
Problem No. $40, by w. e. Davis,
was an instructive lesson in securing a
FIRST position win. The distribution is:
Black men on 8. 10. IL and 10; king on
H. White men on II, 81 and %; king
on 5. Back to play and win. Here
are the moves that snlve -.-----
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-15
Those Biscuit Cases.

This problem was to determine how
81 cases OF biscuits. full. 7 half full
and empty could be distributed among
lifeboats, cases in each. so that each
boat had the same quantity OF biscuits
aboard. There are at least two solu-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-15

AUTOMOBILES EXCHANGE.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-15
JOY OF FISHING
IS GETTING WET
No Time When Trout Rise to
Better Advantage Than
During q Rain.
HOW ANGLING MAKES MAN


II 1s one thing TO be told how to angle
uth dry or wet ny, live bait or murder
ous ..plug," but It Is quite another thing
and decidedly moro difficult to do 1t sue
oessfully.
theoretically, most instructions given
10 the layman are practical and gener-
slly quite correct. They emanate from
the minds OF men Of more or less varied
experience and are the result Of their
personal observation.
I think 1t was DR.. Johnson OF English
dictionary fame who once said In the
presence Of several disciples of IL. Wal
ion that angling means rod with
a fly at one end and a fool at the other"
So far as can learn, the doctor was
neither a fisherman nor an angler, but
a very brilliant scholar and lexicogra-
pher, whose word was taken for granted.
That being tho case, we can forgive DR..
Samuel johnson, because he did not un-
derstand the intricacies Of angling as an
art and angling as n sport requiring
great skill. energy and perseverance.
He was born in September, 1909 and
died in 1854, living at a time when the
'Compleat Angler" was about the only
written word accepted authoritatively by
the Cult Contemplative.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-15
Checker Findings.

There are no trumps and z leads. 7
and u want all seven.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-15
An Alabama Fox Hant.

The Alabama fox hunter awakened
by the first challenge of tho brave
chanticleer soon attires himself In hunt
ing paraphernalla, catches and saddles
his horse and sounds a blast upon his
hunters horn that awakens the sleeping
echoes and sets the woodland dells airing
ing with the sweetest of mellow music,
In a moment the gallant pack. eager for
the chase, surrounds him He rides
toward the happy hunting grounds just
as the radiant chaffs OF the new born
day CULVER high in the heavens. The
stars, one by one. begin to pale Of sill
very lustre, and soon the sun kindles
the forests in the east with gorgeous
flames
The frost IS sparkling in the grass
blades, bespangling them with icy
Iprisms. The aroma OF the magnolia
forest makes the soft southerly winds
fragrant while there is no cloud In the
sky TO mar the perfect glory in an ideal
hunting morn.
Nearing the favorite haunts of the
festive red fox, the hounds are soon in
quest of game soon the nestor OF the
pack sounds the first tocsin; singly and
in pairs, like the tinkling OF distant
cowbells. the hounds chime in, for they
know the nestor never cries a false
track, and soon all are diligently work
Ing TO solve the problem of a very cold
and Indifferent scent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-15
FOX HUNTING MOST
DEMOCRATIC SPORT
When Men Meet All Social
Distinction Is Lost in
Love of Chase.
MUSIC OF THE HOUNDS
ny JOHN H. WALLACE. JR..

ny JOHN II. WALLACE, JR.,
State Game and Fish Commissioner Of
Alabama.
Fox hunting is the most democratic
of all field sports. When fox hunters
meet one another all social distinction
IL levelled, the love Of this chase bind
ing them into a brotherhood OF uni
! versal fellowship.
In this country fox hunting for a
long period was strictly a Southern
sport. 1t is OF English origin, and when
the English settlers came to Maryland
and Virginia as early as 1850 they
brought fox hounds with them.
In England q pack OF fox hounds,
consisting of from twenty-five to forty
couples. is maintained either by the
very wealthy individuals or else by the
neighborhood. In the South each gen.
tleman owns his hounds,
Prior to the war between the States
fox hunting was extremely popular
! throughout the Southern States. At that
time the hounds in common use were
the old black and tan descendants of the
ancient Talbot hounds, whose pedigree
is traceable for over 1000 years.
These hounds could pursue a cold
trail with ease; having enormous mug
ales, they gave voluminous cry in pur-
suit OF the quarry they had great en-
/
sue the gray fox, commonly found
throughout the South. four or Ave hours
without making a kill.
Red Fox Imported.
In Maryland, in order to meet the
more difficult conditions. the English fox
hound was crossed with the Irish stag
hounds. which produced hounds OF
greater speed and excellence than the
ones used prior 10 that urpe.
In 1888. the English oolonists being
dissatisfied with the native gray fox,
imported the red fox from England and
liberated It along the shores of the
Chesapeake Bay. The red fox usually
makes great circles when pursued, seek
ing safety in flight. whereas the gray
fox often seeks to elude the hounds by
lodging and doubling in dense thickets.
There are numerous strains Of hounds
in common use throughout the South.
all of which are traceable to descendants
of the Maryland and Virginia packs
owned by the colonists.
The July hound which originated in
Georgia Is a very popular strain. George
l.. +. Birdsong. also of Georgia, a great
, fox hunter in his day. likewise orig
mated a strain called the Birdsong
| hounds
! Col Hayden C. Trigg of Glasgow.
Ky. and the Walkers Of Point Level
| Ky, by crossing and careful breeding
gave to the fox hunting fraternity
strains of hounds bearing their names
The modern fox hound possesses
greater speed. stamina and individual
merit than the ancient Talbot.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-15

Lake George Bass Time Ended.
The black bass season closed yester
day In Lake George
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-09-28

The quota forNewlberia for the fourth
Liberty loan has been fixed at $4,000.
That is the amount Il people are to
buy of the total which must be sold
If the government is to be successfully
financed during the next few months
our part ia the terrible conflict the
Kaiser and his hordes have brought
upon the world.
OF u the people of New Iberia
are going TO buy that amount, and the
only question is how much more and
how quickly are we going to do it?
New Iberia people are going at this
bond buying proposition in just the
same way that our boys on the
the battle fields are going at the
Heinies In France. We are not GO
ing to wait until the fight 10 over be
fore we get into 1t, and we are not go
ing TO stop at the fixed objective
any more thar our boys stop when
they reach the first German trench or
German machine gun nest.
We are going to put New Iberia dol
lars back of New Iberia boys and let
them work together so that In the end
the world may be a decent place to
live in"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-09-28
KEEP THE HERD BULL
IN GOOD CONDITION.

The bull Is usually the most valu
able member of the dairy herd and
should have good care and attention,
He should be provided with comfort
able quarters, which should include q
shed or barn to protect him from cold
and heat; he should be fed all the
~roughage he will consume, some succu
lence and a sufficient quantity of grain
to keep him in good physical condition
II possible, the bull should be placed
in a pasture lot that will not only pro.
vide grass but also plenty OF room
for exercise.
The herd bull should be handled
carefully and never trif1ed with. 1t Is
best to allow only n man to handle
the bull. This attendant should not
fear him and should be strong enough
to manage the animal properly. AT
ter the bull Is old enough for service.
which is not under one year Of age,
he should have a strong ring placed
in his nose and be handled with q
staff. The herd bun should be groomed
and brushed in order to keep his hair
and skin in good condition. He should
be kept separate from and never al
lowed to run with the dairy herd, and
should be allowed to serve a COW only
once while she IL in heat.-C. H. Sta.
pies, Dairy Husbandman, Extension Di.
vision, l., 8. u.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-09-28
ONE DELIVERY A DAY
BY FRANKLIN mER-
CHANTS.

The merchants Of Franklin. at q
meeting held this week, agreed to
adopt the system of delivering
merchandise from their stores
once a day only, commencing on
next Monday morning, Sept. %.
All goods ordered before IL o'clock
M each day will be delivered a.
soon az possible after that hour.
All goods ordered after IL o'clock
NJ, will be delivered the following
day, except on Saturdays when or.
ders received in the afternoon will
be delivered the same day.
This Ia o wise movement, and is
in harmony with the recommends.
ton suggested by the Parish
Council Of Defense at q recent
meeting. We hope the customers
Of our merchants will do all In
their power in making this plan q
success.-St. Mary Banner.