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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-20
Funda m entails of Master Rod,

CHICAGO. April 19.-At the twelfth
annual dinner Of the Fisherman's Club
or Chicago. the Rev. w. T. Dorward,
answering his own query: What is
nshing" said; THE four master fun
damentals of the master rod are: The
man, the rod, the stream, the fish {:
the four qualities to make it masterful
are Patience. power. tact. character.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-20
Tarpon Fishing in Florida.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. April 19.-If
any man wants to measure his gameness
with that of a leaping silver tarpon the
opportunity Is open in so many rivers
bays and inets in Florida that one only
has to alight from the train. ask the
depot agent for guide and he will be
put next in a minute.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-20
White.


Black to play and win.
After n weeks careful analysis Of all
the solutions sent in for No. 527, the
composer finds that only one player il
entitled to full 3 points, Edward
Mulrooney. OF the two leaders for the
prize, c. E. Corlss missed the trap IN
Var. a. whites third move, playing
1925. instead Of 1926. This allows a
draw. J. J.. Goss, the other leader, got
only the trunk and missed the i'm
portant variations entirely, although
they were really the problem.
This leaves c. K. Corliss the winner.
with 80 points. J. +. Goss and Edward
Mulrooney being only l point behind.
Then, with 80. come Joseph Elliott, Will
liam Fleming, James Hyland and q. W.
Elder. With 90, a. J. r. and George
Bauer With 2S Owen Fox and Samuel
Gonotsl1y. With %, John Mutch. With
20, u. Mertens and r. Stapleton. With
"a. Herbert Brown and w. r. Davis.
with 81. William T. Mulch, and with
20, Ransom Smith. All other competi-
tors were below 20.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-20
Antiquity OF Angling.

Job wrote about 1900 b. c.: "Canst
thou draw out Leviathan with hook"
Amos mentioned fish hooks and Isaiah
wrote: The fishers shall mourn and all
they that cast angles into the brooks
shall lament and they that spread nets
on the waters shall languish"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-20
Mig Hatchery mt Port Arthur.

PORT ARTHUR, Ontario. Canada. April
is.-George il. Rapsey. superintendent
OF game and fisheries, announces that
the new fish hatchery, just opened, has
capacity equal to any three American
hatcherieS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-20
Mig sailhsh Wins S2b.

MIAMI. Fla. April 19.-When NJ. NJ.
Bedding landed sailhsh Weighing OS
pounds he offered s25 to any one top
ping II. The s25 prize was won by r. C.
Meeker of Baltimore. whose fish was
two pounds heavier.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-20
How Fifty Pike Were Caught.

These fifty game old pike were caught
IN waters ranging from Lake George in
the East to Minnesota lakes in the West
ana from the Canadian waters OF tbe
North to the Indiana lakes. and on the
sun kissed days OF May right through
until the snow hurried days of October
range and time enough to give us a IA ir
ldea or what leases the old roughnecks
out OF their hunting waters.
In the matter OF bats. passing our
lamps over the score card. we find that
fourteen of the fifty pike were caught
on artificial plugs, twelve answered to
the Hash or the spoon, ten took a wal
Top at the minnow or club, four came
to gaff via the frog and ten couldn't re-
sist the wiggle of the pork rind.
or the colors of the arthcials, which
by the way were the ordinary sized
bass plugs, the white with a red head
and the green back and white belly
come in neck and neck with six each
10 their credit, and the rainbow color
comes walking in with two chalked up
for 1t.
No doubt the brighter colored lures
make this strong finish because they
were used on days that were overcas st
Or cloudy. as nine Of the fourteen were
caught on days OF that condition OF
weather.
And on day of this kind the white
plugs make the most attractive lure for
most any game fin.
They are easily seen in the water and
seem to awaken an awful curiosity on
the part of the lighters yet on a day of
this kind they are not so fashy under
water that they scare the fish. which is
often the case on a bright, clear day.
when the water is smooth and the sun
shoots its light down to considerable
and darker colored lures are more eff
fective.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-20
When Overlooking
Is a Fatal Move

the small heart (not the spade) and 7
puts on the ace, no matter what A plays.
When Y leads the ace OF diamonds b
must discard.
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PROBLEMS FOR SUN READERS.

Bridge problem No. sos, by s. C. Kin
sey. had an Interesting little twist at the
end. Here is the distribution:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-20
Similarity of Three Fish.

The similarity of appearance in the
lace and general contour of the pike
musky and pickerel is such that 1t has
caused more argument than the age OF
Ann.
All three of the outfit have a mean
looking mug and the same number and
kind OF fins. the fiattened head with the
protruding lower jaw set with dagger
edged teeth, although in coloring and
markings there Is a distinct difference
The body color of the pike varies greatly
according to the water in which IL is
found but as a general thing it has a
greenish yellow back and sides, with
yellow spots which have the appearance
of being daubed on the fish with a paint
brush. and they run longways with the
body and are Of no special design or
s1ze.
Tine sure way to correctly call the
name OF these cousins and get it right
every time is to take a "looksee' at the
cheeks and gill covers. On the musky
the cheeks and gill covers have scales
on a very narrow strip on the upper
half or less than half. while the pike
mas scales on the entire cheek and the
upper haf OF the gill covers, and the
pickerel has both cheeks and gill covers
entirely covered with scales.
Having got this dope out of oar sys-
tenn We will now proceed with a line
OF stun about this game boy that will
make some of the "holler than thou"
anglers who have an opinion that the
pike IL not worth fishing for sit up and
wipe their glasses. or at the very least
make 'em snort out a few more snorts
as they sit on their front porch doing
their days fishing.
Regardless OF the fact that a well
known writer recently stated that the
record weight of the largest pike caught
was sixteen and a half pounds and that
there is no authentic record of larger
pike known, here Is a lay out OF dope
on the last kick of fifty pike ranging in
weight from twelve pounds to twenty
nine pounds, and the bats. lures and
conditions under which they answered to
the call of their masters
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-20
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERA

A J.. G. says. Y holds this hand,
Seven diamonds TO the ace ten: four
small hearts and two small spades HIS
partner deals and bids a heart. Fourth
hand two clubs. Dealer two hearts and
fourth hand three clubs. Now dealer
passes and assists the hearts r goes
TO four clubs. dealer passing again. Y
goes to four hearts, second assist, ana Y
TO five clubs. Dealer doubles and Y BIDS
five hearts, which B doubles. There Is n
bet as TO who is wrong; the dealer for
bidding on five hearts to the ace 3ac,,,
four spades TO the king Jack, four clubs
to the queen Jack and the singleton Jack
OF clubs. or Y for assisting?
had a doubtful heart bid in the first
place, and Is two tricks shy of enough
to go to two hearts. VS. assists are
quite right. He holds three tricks mors
than average. The dealer Is alone 70.
sponsible for the result. II against him
n. II. G. says: 2 dealt ana bid No
trump. A passed, and bid two hearts,
holding A. X, 10, 9. s, with ., 10, 9,
OF spades, two small clubs and one small
diamond. bids three diamonds,
three no trumps A passes and Y goes "a
four spades.
should have bid the spades first q,
II is the higher ranking suit hut as Y
denies tho hearts. It does not matter
much.
f c. asks II i've aces heats a STRAIGHT
hush when playing deuCcs wild.
Yes, because it Is harder to get
a i. i. asks what disposition the
opener should make OF his discard when
he is not splitting.
The discard made by the opener is
always the same, 10 matter what he
holds or Intends doing. lie must place
his discard under the chips in tho pool.
Then 10 need not say anything about
his splitting or not splitting.
NJ. r. asks the odds against fllinz
flush of four cards, as compared 10
drawing to four Of an open end straight.
There are nine cards OF the fortv
seven unknown that Will MI the flush
and only eight that win MI the straight.
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f. C. asks n I'VE aces heats n straisb<
hush when playing deuccs wild.
Yes, because it Is harder TO get.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-20
MAY 1 OPENING DAY
/ FOR VICIOUS PIKE
Fishing Begins in New Jersey
Twenty Days Later for
Wolf of Weed Beds.
MEANEST ALL-ROUND FIN
Close Cousin to the Musky,
and Although He Does Not
Break Water Fights Hard.
by DIXIE CARROLL.

Pike fishing opens in New York on
May 1 and In New Jersey May 20. the
Delaware River having a special season
beginning June 10.
In New York State Lake George has
q special season opening June 16. In
the st. Lawrence River the minimum
length OF great northern pike. locally
known as "pickerel," Is 20 inches and
the day limit TO n person twelve fish.
In New Jersey the minimum length is
IL inches.
For downright cussedness. old man.
you got to tack the blue ribbon on the
pike.
This vicious old wolf of the weed beds
and rushes, known by dozen other
names and particularly named as pick
erel by big bunch OF the knights of the
rod and reel. Is about the meanest all
around fin in the whole society of the
watery recesses; but the big thing that
stands out in his favor besides the fact
that he puts up n game scrap is that
he has a whopping big appetite and
seems seldom able to fill the feed bag to
the extent that he won't take a chance
at another morsel as 1t flashes past him
In the water.
That old hungry feelin' is sure a lucky
thing for many of the boys who might
otherwise chalk UP goose egg for the
days fishing.
A Snappy Fighter.
He's a right cloee cousin to the muslxy
and fair sized pike will put up as neat
fight as you'll find in few days pad
die. However, unlike the musky, ii is sell
dom he breaks water, unless 1t be right
at the last moment before you gaff him.
And here Is a little real dope on his
nature: You may have played him a bit
and bring him up to the boatside think
Ing that he is all In.
It's good bet clean across the board,
old timer. that he will make a rafting
quick and gamy fight right at this time,
and many of the big fellows have made
their getaway through n final enappy
light when they appeared all in and
ready for the strlnger.
That final scrap, when he kicks the
water into your face and leers at you
with his mean looking eyes before he
makes straightaway run for about
forty or fifty feet. as you push on the
thumb pressure. is bound to be a lively
Few minutes. and when you finally slip
MIN the gaff you can feel sort of lucky
In fact. pike is never really landed
until you have him sizzling in the spider
Tor the evening chuck.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-20

Clubs are trumps and z leads. Yund
u want all the tricks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-10
Vaccination the Only Known Preventive

ities believe there is no virtue in nasal sprays, flu" masks and similar measures, complete isolation IS impos- sible and vaccination becomes the sole preventive treatment.
 Attention is drawn to the fact that in two neighboring cities. of similar size in Minnesota vaccination was generally employed in one city which almost entirely escaped the scourge, and in the other city, which did not employ vaccination, the population was decimated.
 The city health department of St. Louis points out that in 20,OOO cases of vaccination recently, where each person vaccinated was especially re- quested to make report to the city in event he should be. stricken with in- fluenza or pneumonia, no single case was reported where the vaccination was completed by three injections. One case was reported four days after the first injection of vaccine. The health department has no absolute way of checking up results on the 10000 vaccinations, but offers these and other figures-inconclusive per haps-but highly convincing of the | efficacy of influenza vaccination.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-10

Statistics always have some ele- ment of uncertainty about them, but there is significance in figures pre- pared by the health department show ing that St. Louis during the scourge has suffered an excess mortality over the normal of IT lives out of one thousand persons, as compared, with substantially higher mortality m all other great cities of the country, ln- cluding an excess mortality of 7.9 In Philadelphia.
 While measures have been adopted to prevent overcrowding on the thought that influenza is crowd dis- ease, as it certainly is highly con- tagious disease, it is doubted whether those measures will ultimately save any of the susceptibles from infec' ton. Indeed, influenza is said or high authority to be both infectious and contagious, the most contagious i of all diseases known to this coun trv. measles previously having beer rooarded as the most contagious dis ease.
 On vaccination alone, therefore rests the assurance at the presen time that the disease may be stopped and the scourge ended. Many author
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-10
LEADERS HOPEFUL FOR PASSAGE OF
 RELIEF MEASURE
Despite Adverse Action of Committee, New Attempt Will Be Made to Secure
 Report
By Assnclated Press

Washington. January '9.-AlthouGh their efforts to have the House rules committee report rule for immediate Consideration of the bill appropriat- ing s1OO. GOO for famine relief in Europe failed today, administration leaders announced tonight that they had not given up hope of early consld- eration of the measure.
 Another attempt to get the commit tee to report a rule will be made soon. it was said. and if this fails the bill will be offered as an amendment to some other measure before the House. In the meantime the famine bill, pas sage of which has been requested by President Wilson. remains on the House calendar and it's opponents said it would stay there until the admins tration explained more definitely where and how the money is to be used.
 The vote against the rule today in committee was 5 to 3, but favorable action when a new effort is made to get a rule was indicated tonight when Representative Kelly of Pennsylvania independent, announced that he favor- ed the bill. His vote in committee, with the six democratic members, lead CTS hope to have present, would give a majority over the four republicans and one progressive who today kept the bill on the calendar.
 Republicans on the committee op- posed the rule today on the ground that Congress was without sufficient information for action. and a similat view was expressed by other members of the House and by democratic Sem ators who today continued their cor- ferences on the measure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-10
Harry Carey, Western
 Star, at the Alcazar

Harry Carey, the new western movie star is proving to be big attraction at the Alcazar, in Three Mounted Men, a gripping western play in which he is ap- bearing for the first time in Birmingham.
 The play offers great opportunity TOT MT. Carey to bring into action his won derful talents as a western actor. The Alcazar is doing great business on western pictures. Farmum and <other big stars who shine in this class of plays drawing big houses.
 In addition to the feature picture, a clever comedy is being shown, which to- gether with the feature orchestra, rounds out a wonderful entertainment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-10
New Vaccine Halts Dread Disease
Without Pain or Inconvenience Simple Vacclna- ton Affords Only Safety From Nations Great est Epidemic OO,00O Lives Lost, 75O,OOO More Deaths in Prospect Unless Visitation Is Stopped at Once

Nobody should be deterred from submitting to vaccination. by fear of pain or unduly disagreeable results. The vaccine itself is painless when administered by competent physl- clan and seldom followed by dis agreeable symptoms. Where the pa tient is unusually susceptible to in- fluenza, a more or less severe but transient reaction may take place.
 In those localities where the dis ease apparently is subsiding there should be no false sense of security. Influenza flares up from time to time in the same city, the epidemic recur- ring suddenly. The scourge was sup posed to be waning in Chicago and Boston, where it is now spreading anew, and the end of the scourge throughout the country is not in sight. In 1899, pandemic influenza lasted in the United States over a period of two years, subsiding at times and flaring up again, and there after for some years recurred Tn sporadic form.
 St. Louis, with it's comparatively favorable mortality, affords inter- esting statistics, tremendously con- vincing of the efficacy of influenza vaccine as a preventive. It was in St. Louis that Dr. w. A. Evans of Chicago, a foremost authority of preventive medicine, made the pre- diction to Dr. Max c. Starkloff, city health commissioner of St. Louis, that only 60 per cent of the people are immune to influenza and that the remaining 40 per cent would be stricken by the disease before the plague runs it's course, unless, ot : course, the 40 per cent who are nat urally susceptible may avert the dis ease by an artificial minimizing agent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-10
Germany Repairing
 Shoes of the Tanks
By Associated Press

Coblenz, January 9.-The Third army on Wednesday started shoe repairing business for its soldiers, with Berlin paying the bills. In ee-story brick foundry building in Coblenz-Lutzel. across the Moselle from Coblenz, 200 Germans began work under the direc- tion of Americans. The same factory was formerly used by the Eighth Ger man army for shoe repairing.
 Ten thousand American shoes worn by the Americans in their march across Rhenish Prussia awaited the cobblers, and more are arriving daily. The fac tory is in charge of Major Landres. chief salvage officer, with Lieut.. Thomas A. Carton of Coshocton as fac tory superintendent.
 Soldiers widows will be added to the repairing force soon, and within a week the factory will be employing more than 300 German men and women at s marks per day. The wages are paid by the Americans with brand new marks from Berlin, according to the armiStice terms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-10
IVACCINATION presents the only ' means known at the present

VACCINATION presents the only means known at the present time for preventing influenza. It is administered on the same principle involved in giving preven- tive vaccination for smallpox or typhoid fever.
 Smallpox was the scourge of the armies in the Middle Ages but was eliminated by vaccination.
 Typhoid fever, was the scourge of the armies in the Boer war and Tn the Spanish American war, but it in turn has been eradicated by vaccination.
 Influenza has been the scourge of the great European war and has spread to the civilian populations throughout the world. It can be stopped.
 Scientists have developed an in- fluenza vaccine calculated to stop spread of influenza. The vaccine now indorsed by le d in g med ical men is called the Rosenow vac cine. It has been recently developed by Dr. Edward Carl Rosenow, pro lessor of experimental medicine IT the University of Minnesota.
 | In the city of St. Louis, where ul to the present time fewer cases ane deaths have been recorded per caplti of population than in any other grea city of the United States, the cit! physicians for six weeks or more have 1 been giving free vaccination and the! attest to the most remarkable proven tive. effect.
 It is preventive not only of in fluenza, but is thought to be proven tive of colds, as well as catarrhal pneumonia and other kindred dls eases. fact of particular conse ouence insomuch as death is not pre- sumed to be caused by influenza It , self. but by ensuing complications principally of pneumonia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-10

D. w. Griffith's magnificent histori
 cal spectacle, The Birth of a Nation" will come to the Trianon theatre next week for an engagement of one week.
 '"The Birth of a Nation" is one of the most widely discussed topics in this country. It established an absolutely new art in the realm of the theatre the art of pantomimic screen spectacle with music. It also created tremend- ous sensation because of it's vaster and more forceful treatment of the same
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-10
Byron Dozier, MD. Eye, Ear, Nose and
 Throat Spec'a ist

submits the following state ments taken from a circular ls- sued by the International Lie Insurance Company, ot St: Louis, Mo-, in conservation of it's financial interests by fore stalling the great mortuary ln- crease among it's policyholders, and may, therefore, be regard. ed as reliable, true and of great importance by all who would escape the danger ot the prevailing epidemic of in- fluenza.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-10
RECORD TRIP FROM
 HAVANA TO MOBILE
By Associated Press

Mobile, January 9.-The four -masteo schooner Marion N. Cobb arrived here today from Havana, Cuba, in the rec ord breaking time of 66 hours under sail. This is one hour faster than the schooner Laura Barnes made the trip last week from Havana to Pen sacola The Cobb left the Cuban port one hour behind the Barnes and the master of the latter vessel says 1t IS the first Yme that his schooner has ever been passed by another sailing vessel.
 The distance to Mobile from Havana is 40 miles further than from Pen sacola.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-10
U. s. Deputy Marshal
 Killed by Deserter
By Associated Prsss

Atlanta, Ga, January 9-United States Deputy Marshal B. F. Dixon was killed this morning near Blairsville, Ga, by an alleged deserter from the army named Crawley, according to a telegram re- ceived here late today by United States Marshal Howard Thompson.
 The massage. which was from Commis- sioner w. E. Candler of Blairsville, said the situation was. serious and requested that assistance be sent there immediately.
 Deputies from the offices of Marshal Thompson and Revenue Agent D. J. Gannt have been ordered to the scene of the killing, and all county and federal officers of the state notified to be on the lookout for the fugitive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-10
MURDER MYSTERY
 BELIEVED SOLVED
By Associated Press

Richmond, January 9.-What is be- lieved to be definite Identification of the James river murder victim Of two weeks ago was made today when T. E. Wade of Lynchburg viewed the remains at the morgue and identified them as those of Christine Ford, aged 20, who left her home near Lynchburg December 14. Wade told the police he saw her on December 15 in Richmond
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-10
Copyright Tribune Association ew York Trbune)
 "Birth of q Nation" at 7rianon Theatre For One Week Only

theme as Thomas Dixon's The Clans man."
 The consequences of the Civil war in southern reconstruction are fully dealt with, and the nation reborn is apotheosized. M. Griffith, pioneer among directors managed the stupend- ous achievement without the aid of di- alogue or speech for motion pictures accompanying music tells the coherent logical and moving story.
 This world triumph will be present ed at five performances daily, the first at 10 o'clock a. m. Admission price will be 25c 35c and BOG.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-10
Wilmington Strikers
 To Return to Work
By Associated Press

Wilmington, N. C., January 9.-After having been out almost a week because of the presence of one nonunion work man in the local Atlantic Coast Line car repair shops 300 or more union workmen will resume work tomorrow morning, leaving the cause of the strike to be adjudcated by G. D. Ros- ser, their representative, and Willard Kells, general superintendent or mo- tive power for the railroad.