The sun., 1918-08-02


1t requires no great skill to handle a
! good sized Nsh on cotton thread, but II
is really At for small fish r only; r,,rp
New York. Aug /.
A Gard From Howard s. Frat.
Jumping at conclusions Is bad business:
"Shrewsbury Rocks did u and stubbrd
his toe. Neither IL II good taste to bring
an uninterested third persons name into
a petty controversy.
"Porgy joe didn't claim for me and
have never claimed for myself the sre ga.
appointment Of the best Conservation Com
: missioner we have ever had In this state
on dow ' Whitman.s first being Elected /
wrote him several letters urging the APP
pointment OF a Greater New York man on
witch were seen nv DR. Briggs and others.
agreed with my contentious that the cltF
needs should be represented and he picked
Mr.. Pratt from among the available big
'"i I thank ia .Roek.' for hi, statement tina.
get sOmewhsre. and when / want some:
IT may "impres. the crowd, ,
entirely without "malice a,orethousht." -,
Lets forget It I'll, go hsn,n e. a nn,, a.,
Anglers League. HOWARD s. PRATT.
New York. Aug l.
Chased by q School Of Whales.
Capt. Marsi Schu,!a OF the Boston power
fishing boat Rosie recently underwent the
exciting experisnce OF being cnnassa
which raced his boat from the fishing
grounds right to the entrance OF Boston
hsrbor
Capt. schulia and his crew were drawing
their gill nets on the middle fishing bank.
about twenty-fv mics OF Boston Light
The crew thought ~ was = German SUI
marine coming to the surface and they
prepared TO make a quick Eetaway
1t happened that 4 wasn't a submarine.
nut a huge wha'e that came to the top
and .poght.d The captain had M ns me-.
one didn't worry him. Blu: as the captain
watched this whale at least NIFTY more
whales come TO the surface and bes1 n
tails
Suddenly. withou: any warning the
rush at the boat. AZ II happened the cap:
tain was about ready to head for port. and
he gave orders for the engineer 70 go
ahead at fuil speed. on came the whales.
and although the Rosie was making thirty
miles an hour they finally overlook the
boat and began closing in.
Put on YOUR lif- belts. boys cried the
captain. Guess they intend 20 smash the
boat the way school OF whales did the
African whaling grounds thirty years ago,
Just abou: that time school OF Ash on
~. stnrboard bow attracted the whs,es
and were soon feeding the small Ash.
bu: the Rosie kept up hAr speed until she
was well inside Boston harbor.
at would have been quite Joke II
those whales had chased US right up 10 The
dock" taid the captain as he mopped his
brow with red bsndanna.
Boys In Dory Chased by Killer Whale.
Thirty years ago 7 remember a school
OF whales that invaded PTovincetown hAr-
boz They ran into shallow watr- and died
there. The rotting carcasses polluted the
water and this Killed all the oysters In
til. beds for miles around.
When | was about - wears Old vi'h
'hrea other boys We were rowing around
Provincetown hs-bor In n dorv when we
passed small g-amrus or killer whal".
Of the boys whacfed the killer with an
oar "s'we passed It The sramprs turned
gun"nle in his powerful Jaws and tried
to pull the boat urd.-. hut tn" wood gave
W., and h" biz GU. huge piece
nni began rowing FOR llf" white another
hov ard 7 tried 10 fight OF III" klur- with
boat hooks. II W.. utterly impossible 10
nersls."ntiy reared out o. the water and
bit on great hunks Of the Eunwaln. II
seemed Hs though h" wc,uli pull ",
that ~" winter would corr" in over the
side md swamp the boat The boy at the
oars rowed like mad.
n"Hrrl the beach with the killer clinsing
IN TO the boats rail. A. the dorv
grounded on the bsarh We tumpAd n the
shore .nd ran ur on, Of harms way white
the kill.- with tail AMI teeth prorsrdcd
TO demolish the boat. 4 huge NewfoCund-
tackled the killer. who soon crushed the
. doc In its powerful Jaws
The Srampu' or k!l.- Whale Is the
Th"v hav" been known 70 force open the
mouth Of a huge sperm wha.s and eat
| bocnrs they KIN fo- tho safe Of t,l''ne
Wakefield, Mass.. July AZ. T. Il SIDNEY.