The sun., 1919-10-14
Col. simmon, Takes a1s. ID. Channel Bass.

Col. simmons Takes a7sz ID. Channel Bass.
Col. william e. Simmons recently spent
SssE at Ocean St S nd and nehes
in length and 24h Inches in girth. The
nsh was taken from the anglers pier at
SSvrtn street while rS%5nS sss gaze
The channel bass ran out loo yards,
said the Colonel yesterday In telling OF
him. Then 1 held him there for probably
half hour while he made his minor
PUSHES and wore himself out and then II
took me about a quarter OF an hour to get
him in"
Lafayettes In Jamaica Bay.
Lafayettes are biting in Jamaica Bay
These fsh have reached the size OF a mans
hand and are gamey on the rod.
Yellow Fin weakasb at Freeport.
Robert Fridenberg of 22 West seth street
and several angling friends fishing In
Freeport waters one day last week caught
seven weakish OF the yellow fin variety.
Movie of Bird Life In Newark Tonight.
NEWARK, Oct 1s.--1n tho auditorium
Of the Burnet street school tomorrow
night Norman McClintock. noted photog-
rapher OF wild life, will show four reels
Of moving owl pictures Of bird h, life The leo
under the auspices OF the New Jersey Au-
dubon Society.
Founders Bite in Sound.
Founders are biting in Long Island
Sound waters and catches are numerous.
three anglers fishing in the rain on sun
tng back the small flsh. caught $50
Founders Of fair size. According TO one
readily his arm became tired pulling the
founders In. Many of the fish were be-
tween 6 and 9 inches in length.
Duck Time Opens Thursday on Long
Island.
Thursday Is the opening day on Long
wilson snipe or jacksnipe, coot, muohen
and gallinule. The season is already open
for black bellied and golden plovera, yell
lowleg. woodcock and rails.
Waterfowl Shooting In Jersey Thursday.
On Thursday the season begins in New
linues and Wilson snipe or jacksnipe
The season 10 already open for black bel
lied and goldan plovers. yeIlowleg, wood
COCK. rail- tmarsh hen) and reedbird.
Bear Hunting in PennsyIvania Tomorrow.
HARRISBURG. Pa, Oct. 1s.-Hunting
State. the season remaining open until
December Is.
Rabbit and Squirrel Inquiry.
VIII readers write where rabbits and
squirrels can be taken within forty or
My miles Of New York. either on Long
Island or up Slater II. REMSEN.~
Brooklyn. Oct. IL.
I had not intended to notice again the
anonymous outgivings Of White Birch,
but since now expect THE SUN to gave
aDd not % " ahs aisc
y with the 5000 slain does eliminate
from the premises. ] wish to say. more
the anonymous writer took an old LIST
OF members OF the biological committed
Of The late Western New York Conserve.
ton Association In a characteristic effort
| to make II appear that three members OF
the biological committee Of the New Yorl
G tSs Association were opposed e
oili at the convention of the latters asso
citation at Syracuse last March.
As matter of fact. the association's
deliberations on the Everett one deer bill
resolutions were not guided by tho wisdom
of the three gentlemen quoted, one o,
Department another q State oficer ant
the third unable to attend on account OF
illness None of the three In question
was present at our meeting.
believe. had they attended. like my
self they would have been converted from
and to the sensible doe conserving anC
| buck conserving one deer bill. None Of
| the three was member of the New Yori
| mittee.
George a; euelt Of Broekport is chair
man mar OF that committee; He and at leas
A. w. Perrior of Syracuse, were present
Both voted for the one deer bill resolu
hson, In resolution committee and on tn
tor, -, Vie, views q White Rirch.S he love
Birch" can qualify to write a brochur
on the gigantic but now extinct specie
doned for their refusal to accept him a
an authority on faunal conditions. tn
and the stated epoch" the present.
Since 1 have ventured to take issue will
newspaper teacher Of many years &C
this one opinion: What soo ri" In View Q
| actual conditions. namely. the presence o
the one deer bill on the statute books. ca
application afford7 A newspaper of TIL
| SUNS standing and influence should in
law fair trial. Work for its it, t STREE en- en-
and in assisting the New York Conserve
refugees and breeding grounds establishe
We may be mistaken about the benencia
| effects of the one deer law, just as W
were disappointed by the results OF tn
| buck law, which, We mourn to say, 4
and the deterioration of the male dee
stock.
But we claim to b. good sportsme
facts dsmonstrate our error you shal
md US ready to acknowledge our mistake
promptly. and do all in our power t
conservation problen-which is not tn
| buck law Of New York State. and ! sa
this as one of the FIRST advocates an,
supporters of the now discarded reguia
tion.
I There is correct solution of the prob
4 lem. OF course. and II can be attained
apparently. only by ono step at a time
and some of them steps In tho wrong di
rection. like the buck law But let u
| take each step fairly, like men. and Il
| good faith. Trying 20 push each othe
| over the cliffs and into the swamps aion
the trail leading to the heights we see
doesn't help any, NJ. H. HOOVER.
| President y. Y. Conservation Assn.
2e7 High ST.. Locfnort Oct. II.
A Day at the Fishing Banks,
This has been my nrst season Of nsh
ing on the bank boats, and I must say tina
every Sunday trip that I have taken ha
ntted me for the next weeks work
Here Is sketch of fishing trip /
the banks:
Arriving at Sheepshead Bay-''Come or
boysi All aboard the Chicken II. Pient:
OF room. No crowdlng. Big boat Goir
right out. Plenty OF sea bass blacklist
and luke. None O. them ling and whiting
We know the right spots and we'll tax
yer there All aboard! Plenty of pai