The sun., 1919-05-15

who go into our North Woods who A..
gard the law entirely, and who, II caurh,
pay their fines with a smlc and con,,t..
that they got their moneys worth. '''''
The fact Is that they are permitted to M
dress out the carcass Of a deer so IN,
all evidence of sex is removed and II !,
hard to say what sex the animals ara
would amend the law in the follovl,.
manner: Make II mis1emeanor for INV
common carrier to accept for Transport
tlon any deer, or paris OF deer from whi,L
the hide. head, horns feet aud other n",
ward organs OF sex have bee removed =.
that sex cannot readily be told a.
make II misdemosnor for any one +,
have In his possession the carcass u a dee,
from which the organs OF sex and h,,s
have been removed.
Our laws are good but lack the resps.
tence. II some OF our law breaElb,
sports" faced thirty days in some nri
State jail they would look before the,
shoot.
law permits one to take in a season; ",
had a hard time to get that law on ~,
statute books and n harder time to kt..
II there. Once to my knowledge IL ,oOt
the veto OF former Governor whitman i,
save the buck law. so why give thos
who want it repealed chance?
do not believe 1t necessary 10 Gu,
down to one buck yet for the reason th,t
Mr.. Pratt says there are 10000 deer and
81, 900 hunters. He does not say IL thai IA
the total number of licenses issued or m.
number OF men VINO hunt deer, but we vii
call II the latter.
Now. IL one hunter in every ten kill, Nj,
deer that Is 300 deer in one season. Nov
how many kill two, that is. year in ant
year out7 Not one in forty vii, do II, :,
the drain on tho States deer herd will ma,
be 30 big IL the law 10 properly enforced
Mr.. Pratt is doing his part, and WI,
should not the red blooded brothers d.
theirs by helping TO make law with
New York. May H.
A Day In Fairfax County. Virginia
spent a most enjoyable day in Old
Fairfax county. Va, the other day,
T@s.Is the vol old c pom'nlGn 'TP.y
! Thence begins most beau,!'u' ride 0.
thirteen miles $50 cents round trip' on III,
Palisades OF the Potomac through n,
dense woods and deep raviaes y It'll saowv
| white blo~soming dogwood trees on ev.ry
side. past tall pine and thick csdau
through beautiful villages and mic. farms
You coon arrive at Elkens, where -oy
| can leave the car for Difficult Run, q deep
steep slopes and wooded heights OF easter
| Fairfax county.
This stream thirty ave year, ago, wh,,
v Ts eHy yIass ma gavin nice R ss :S
known for its pretty speckled sun perch
also cells and Il few trout were said 10 i've
| there.
One Of tho fishermen going to Dlrlcg.,
Run told me he caught ffty-six nice sl
sisslppi River catfish there day lar
week. and wasS going for more TO-DAY
Tho. nsh conlnission has becn busy there
| lately.
At Great Falls. a mile above, you ma
dip for shad. In years gone BY hoop Ne
| with twenty foot handle was used Yea
! were tied with long rope ord stood On
| Table Rock, at tho whirlpool below n
| falls. Each man was allowed hfty to ~
dips, according to tho mum Der valtiat
and II was a poor fisherman who could nti
! get from one to a dozen nice ones. :
Potomac shad Is sosne fine FISH, ca
! tell you.
The folk down there tell To me o..
| place Is keeping up its reputation or sh,t
| The restaurants and lunchrcomF are goot
| In Georgetown. found the food Bette
snd prices as low as or lower than In New
| York, and expect 70 spend my next yaci
tion there. CHARLES W. STOl
New York. May -.