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Trout File. and tho Garden Hackl..

It Is with great reluctance I approach
the subject matter of this article. But
feel It duty. and therefore not to be
avoided. no matter how painful to one OF
my shrinking temperament.
This article refers 10 the article in Rod
and Gun By ATS All" How I wish
might shake his noble hand. To gaze at
him across the street would be a pleasyre
untold. He. OF the thousands who read
Rod and Gun. is tho f,rst to bestow com
mendation. to give full measure OF praise
where 1t was so plainly due. Let rae thank
him.
have long held exactly your opinion.
ATS An but my modesty has restrained
me from asserting my rlghtful place In
THE Sun I am modest violet not often
blue one never a yellow one. sometimes
white ono. It Is true am withered
TO me. My wife says It Is mostly hsh and
tobacco. It might be worse.
Your approval. ATS All" touches me
TO Tho core. It has given me renewed
angle worm. For this cause am pre-
pared 10 sacrifice much. Nay. the sacrifice
Is already begun. This morning could
not button my vest. But don't need one.
hat from sh to ~ And cannot got a
real good hat under $40. Yet will not
complain. 1t is tho reward OF virtue.
But. ATS AL" why, oh why were Won
cruel to these degenerate fiy fishermen?
Can you remain unmoved you think of
the mutual agony they are now experIenc.
ing to them and more, for their Oft re-
peated s'urs and vilihcation Of The gar
den hackle. and those who them. was
II to be your hand 10 hurl them grovelling
in tho dust7
In fancy I sec "Tamnrack' buying a
seven ounce nine foot lancewood nshnole,
Son wi ss, hon hn, % for about
ginus' n dozen number ak sproat hooks,
single gut; And 60 Co.. all down the line;
Itb
trout, But they should not get sore at
you. AIS Al" It will be the natural re.
'' Your ret ti 70 ny Tut,erers and plug
pluggers is THY. have quite an as
sortment of i,ica ana plugs. but I am 60.
Fund, and cling 10 my first love, worms
But shall be reCompensed. No more will
be forced to divide my trout with the
TO my starving family. No more Will |
he !nsulted by the question. Get any p"
busy showing real trout they will overlook
my modest self. and can scratch my fly
bites in peace. ,
coachwhip switchers will fail TO acl1nowl-
edge the truth Of your opinions Just
read Rod and Gun and you will observe
tract the heresv they have worshipped
and. will undoubtedly. reform and become
useful members OF this great and glorious
community, like US.
am naturally inclined. ATS AL" TO
telling FISH stories, But the winter is the
best time for them. To tell FISH story
during the trout season Is often embar-
RAISING. II is often difficult TO prove a
stated fact. For example, It Is hard to
explain how and why you gave away a
dozen twelve inch trout. and kent four
or Ave six inch ones in your creel So, as
say, the winter is hest
Let me thank YOU for your good opin-
lon % myself and assure you I have long
shared II with you. We must be OF kin
dred spirits. Am I right
New York. May >, SEARCH ME,
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JERSEY CITY DROPS
TWO TO TORONTO
Swamped in First Game II to
8, DOnOvan's Boys Hold Leafs
to 0 in the Second.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Of Yeste rday's Game.

Toronto, II; Jersey City. 8. First gsm.
Newark, 8; Buffalo. 2. First game
Bunalo, 10; Newark. 3. Second game,
baltimore. Binghamton, 4.
Rochester. .: Heading. L
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I..TR OF UasNs-NeVark S;ars = Bush.
wicks l. Three base hit--Hohman
Sacrifice hit-Burch Stolen bases-J
Taguer. Rurch, Tierney. H. Rothfus.
Double play-wriss - irving Bases on
balls-On Huntley 2, Kimbali T. struck
out-By Huntley :, Kimbail II. Hit nv
pitcher-By Kimball (McAuifre wild
pitches-K!mhall 3. Passed ball-Hohmsn
Cmpires-Messrs. Ennis and Lesge
mccoy out for running out OF base line
EIRST GAME
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Totals. ...35 6 Is 10 Totals .
'Batted for Thomas In ninth.

Newark .'''...... ~ U ! N-S
- Two base hts-Strait. Miller. Harris,
Letter, Bengough. Three base hit-Sar-
gean,. stolen hases-Bruggy Heating.
Barney, strait Sacrifice hits--Stark.
Schorr. Gather, Doub'e plavs-Wtltse
tunassisted). Left on hases--Newark :,
Buffalo IL. First base on errors-Newarlt
2, Buffalo T. Bases on balls--On schorr
|, on Thomas 5. Hlts-On Schorr : In
innings: OFF Shea In innings Struck
out-Bv Schorr l, by Thomas I, by Shea,
winning pitcher-Schorr. Losing
pitcher. ThomAs
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PATERSON SILK sOx WIN.

PATERSON. n. J.. May 1.-THE Doherty
silk Sox defeated the All Americans of
Philadelphia to-day by score Of 6 to
The score
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ROD AND GUN NE VS.
ion MArER FOR LOCAL ANGLERS FROM NAY 5 mo- NAY hi.

TO offer some in connection with the
matter.
Savanna" state. that Mr.. Christie has
taken trout weighing upward of eight
pounds that Dr. Halsey took one of six
or seven pounds, and that Doc stevens,
during two or three consecutive years, had
in each year taken three trout Weighing
between four and six pounds apiece. This
/ have written from memory and thero-
fore there may be some slight discrepancy.
Savanna" also states the names of tho
various streams.
Now for the catches made here. in the
Mohawk River. Nearly ali the trout were
taken within nve miles OF tho business
part of the city. The catches OF which I
have knowledge and concerning which I
have aIidavits follow:
NJ. n. Kingsley. for the years 1915. 1915.
1917 and 1918, twenty -four trout Weighing
seb pounds: Harry Ackley. In 1915. twen-
ty-one brook and brown trout. s6h pounds:
Harry Ackley, in 1917. thirteen trout, IS
pounds: Harry Ackley. in 1918. twelve
taken by Mr.. Ackley weighed as follows:
8, 6%. ~. s%. s% and ioh pounds. all
DR.. q. " Lehr. for the years 1915 1917
and 1918. thirty trout. seven weighing
less than two pounds apiece. and four
Weighing weigh n.y., upward OF ys pounds each One
Another person, whose name I will fur
nish to any one interested, In one season
brook and brown. weighing slightly more
than 104 pounds brother of tho last
mentioned person took from one pool dur
ing ono season about fifteen trout. weigh
ing approximately so pounds.
Mono of these trout were taken with
anything In the nature OF bait or casting
rods one trout was caught with might
crawlers" and the great majority with
bucktail files, ranging In size from 8 TO /.
Tho rods used were as a rule much heavier
and larger than the ones imagine
Savanna" uses, but all were ny rods As
stated, the files were very large
II isn't an easy matter to lure these
heh at all times. They come most readily
at early morning and from to . In the
evening. Tve never known them to come
for very small fies Possibly that IS be-
cause I've lacked the courage to try said
files for any length of time
Now that I've given Savanna" and
other metropolitan fishermen such a fine
opportunity to deliver the good, hard.
solid crack" hope none OF them will re-
frain. But above all things hope that
they will come up here and try the nsh-
ing, at proper times and with proper
equipment. After which l am sure that
they will gladly take out a membership
In the Rome Fish and Game Association.
ana perhaps slip an occasional contribu-
ton to the treasurer
As have before written in this column,
! shall be glad to do everything possible
for any OF the metropolitan fishermen who
care to try their luck IN the Mohawk near
Rome MOHAWK
Rome, y. Y, May :.
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Shark. That Cut Anglers Lines.

rev words apropos of sharks and
clever piscatorial writer and eminent Judge
OF distance, height. trajectory, speed limit
and other technical details OF the high art
OF surf casting. switch Reel" might TO a
certain extent relieve him. as to unwar-
ranted anxiety. as to whether sharks are
to be found there.
Say. seriously, Bob. old man. am go
Ing to tell you true ASKING lle and in
order 10 prove that 1t Is true, will leave
II to the other fellow who was along that
said lie Is the truth.
To begin with. you don't need boat.
but by all that is holy get in touch with
your fishing lines at wholesale. and under
no consideration lay in less than n dozen.
and take them all along.
Now. with these few Introductory
words. as some OF our eminent speakers
would say. dissipated in hot air." ! will
now proceed 70 state the facts OF the case.
Charlie Gerhard OF Beach Haven an
angler thoroughly conversant with fishing
in that section, and myself went down to
New Inlet few years ago in the early
part OF the season In quest OF channel
bass. Now. as you and everybody knows
who have ever tackled them. few reserve
lines are appropriate. and he was we'll
equipped and was I, each having about
three reserve lines.
Did We get any channel bass7 We did
not. but we struck into a school OF sharks,
twelve to fifteen feet long and from the
way they BIT they must have been s:arrvrd
fairly settled on the bottom than wh-r-r-r,
out would fly the line at sixty miles
hour. Then sudden ease up and Mr..
Shark had doubled you and had cut
on either with Its teeth Its dorsal IN,
three hundred feet or more OF line. This
kept up until ali our reserve stock
gone and we were piecing parts OF lines
together. and when we quit we didn't
have the length of one decent line between
Us
or course since that time the shark
fishing experienced for the blue nose devils
at Tallahassee Lake has enabled to
learn few kinks in rigging, which over
came 10 a great extent their advantages.
as the number OF large ones landed at
that place proved.
However, Bob. you don't need a boat,
but, II you insist why not try OF our
latest inventions. a nyins boat. and when
thoroughly hooked into one, hnve n wind
lass aboard: then leave the water and have
some moving picture men on shore take
picture OF tho shark dangling and foun-
derng In midair between the airplane and
the water Don't you think that this
would create quite sensation
HARTlE ]. PHILLIPS.
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Standing Of the Clubs.

Games Scheduled for To-day.
Toronto at Jersey City
Buffalo at Newark
Binghamton at Baltimore Two ea,ns.
Rochester at Reading.
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Totals.,..2s 2STll1lJohnson,

Arthur ran for Wager in LIST inning.
Maroons .,.,,....,....,,0 900 l0Ox-2
rem Red caps. ...,.....O % 0 0 Q 0 0 O--l
Two base MI LA feln Ir,,n.. IL,
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THE WASHINGTON DOCTRINE,
why LEAGUE
to Eg0shei Under Heavy
We ree us Remain

New York Sun: The practical and
| immediate consideration is that what
ever scheme for league of nations
now abides in the inner chambers OF
1.-THE presidents mind-and his speech
/ to the British League of Nations union
added not particle to public knowl-
| edge OF his thoughts or intentions-a
persistent attempt to embody 1t in the
| treaties of peace would surely post
ipone the conclusion and proclamation
of peace for an indefinite period. 1t
might be for months. it might be for
years, It might even be till the Greek
kalends.
j That in itself affords sufficient JUS
tification for the attitude of those
Headers in the United States senate
THE body which must finally accept or
reject the league of peace submitte1
1 to the senate by President Wilson al
tier he has made 1t something more
than the mere phrase it now Is In his
outgivings those senators who with
Mr. Lodge and Mr. Knox insist that
the project shall come to them on its
Imeritas and not be forced upon them
Ias rider to the treaties of peace.
But any such proposal to bind this
nation by contract to an Indefinite I'll.
lture of ENHANCEMENT in European po-
llitics. OF armed Intervention in foreign
laffairs not Immediately concerning us,
must inevitably suggest reasons for eN-
IRENE caution; reasons broader and
Edeeper than those of legislative con-
syenience.
Can any American who loves his
country above all the rest of the world
forget that there are other ideals than
those OF world service, of international
socialism, of universal brotherhood
and OF primary allegiance to COM
mon humanity?
Greater even than the Monroe doc
trine Is the washington doctrine, I'M
ipressive1y formulated in his last mes
sage of counsel to the American peo-
pie, reaffirmed in the clear and con-
else phraseology of Jefferson and in
the ringing periods of Daniel Web
ster's Incompatible eloquence: why
quit our own to stand upon foreign
ground? Why. by Intervening our
destiny with that of any part OF Eur
ope.. entangle our, peace and prospect
ty in the tolls of European ambition.
rivalship interest, honor or caprice?
1t is our true policy to steer clear OF
permanent alliances with any portion
of the foreign world"
A hundred and twenty-five years Ia
ter we can see not only that this is
the true policy Of the United States
from every point Of view OF national
common sense. but also that It is the
very quintessence of the American
spirit, the traditional principle which
has made the great western republic
what 1t is today.
During this century and quarter
of consistent adherence to the policy
OF staying at home and minding our
own affairs. going afieId in armor only
on proper occasions pertinent to our
own national interests or honor, our
population has increased from less
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-04
NoN-PARTlsAN JUoIclARIEs.

Sioux City Journal: 1t is proba BILE
the next general assembly of the
state will attempt to repeal the law
which provides for the election of the
judiciary under non-partisan condi-
tons. The argument advanced in
favor of such repeal is that the vote
cast for the judiciary under this
scheme is smaller than that cast for
officials who are on the regular ticket
This discrepancy between the judicial
and regular ticket votes is found in
every state in which the non-partisan
Judiciary election Is in vogue. II 10
not so much an evidence of attacking
the bench by friends OF particular
Judiciary candidates as il is of IN
difference among the common mass of
voters as to who shall administer the
law. The candidates. of those seek
ing positions under the general cleo
ton laws are emphasized during the
campaign and the entire citizenry is
interested With the development of
the non-partisan judiciary has grown
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"THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF,

Philadelphia Public Ledger. n
might perhaps be considered disre.
spectful to the secretary of state and
other gentlemen designated TO ac.
company Mr.. Wilson to the Paris
peace conference to make the bald
statement that the real commission
representing the United States eft
that momentous gathering will be
the president himself" In selecting
Mr.. Lansing and Colonel House the
president has made assurance doubly
sure. in their case at least, that there
will be harmonious majority of the
commission. In naming Mr.. White
he has secured the co operation of a
man thoroughly acquainted with the
traditions and methods of displo-
macy and equipped by long expert.
ence to observe all the punctilios of
diplomatic intercourse Mr.. White il
said TO be a republican II is well
that this explanation is offered; but
many republicans will receive the
information with interest, for Mr..
Whites political activities have not
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-04
PREPAREDNESS IN SHIPS.

Before the house committee on naval affairs,
Captain Laning, chief of the bureau Of naviga-
ton, testified to some facts which are well
worth attention. He said: ''At the start OF
the war the navy was pitifully unprepared. We
did not have half enough officers and men to
properly man the ships. If we had had to fight
then, we do not know what might have happen
ed
Captain Laning gave later the history OF the
fine effort by which the navy was brought to
efficiency. The men needed were enlisted, tram
ed and sent to duty which they performed to
the entire satisfaction of our own commanders
and those of the British fleet. The navy has an
excellent record But that record was made
possible by the protection afforded by the Brit
ish fleet Until we could get our ships manned
and into shape for action, our naval depart
ment was able to rest secure behind the bulwark
of the British fleet. In a general way we have
been told this often enough, but here is the d.
rect testimony of one Of our chief officers to
support general statement 1t is small wonder
that the men who are responsible for our pro
lection at sea are DESTROYS of seeing no repetl-
| ton of the appropriateness in crews and sup
piles with which they had to face this war. We
had in our navy the nucleus of an efficient
fleet and we were protected through the time
needed to build on that nucleus our present sea
power. But the wise precaution of the nation
points to no need of such protection for the
future.
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Simple goodness and kindness never fail
TO command pect-Benjamin Brawley.
THE PoMERlENE BILL.

The Pomerene bill just passed by the senate
seeks to solve the problem of regulation of child
labor by taxing the products of such labor.
The federal bureau of education and labor sta
tistics furnish ample proof that something must
be done to safeguard the education of our chill
dren in some of the states. The Pomerene bill
provides the needed protection and falls with
in the constitutional powers Of congress. OPP
position to the measure is based on the specter
of overriding state rights; but many people who
vigorously support this doctrine are divided in
sympathy. Child labor is sin against the vel
fare of this nation children and it is an evil
which certain states make no move to correct
There have been other occasions when the CON
gress has rightly legslated to correct evils that
touch the whole national life after it has been
demonstrated that these evils were not to be
corrected by unified state enactments The
Pomerene bill provides similar instance OF
congressional action to meet national need
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up an idea that the judicial candidate
can neither make an open campaign
for election nor permit an aggressive
one to be conducted for him by his
friends. When either of these
methods of getting candidate pc
fore the people is adopted, the yoters
usually resent the course by electing
the other candidates. They think
those who are pushing such campaign
have an ak to grind or that the cam
didate himself is seeking the position
from Interior motives, and either is
held inimical to the public veal.
If the office is forced to seek the
man in the judiciary 1t is inevitable
that he will have smaller vote than
that given to partisan candidates
who seek the office. So long as the
common mass of voters do not sleep
on their rights and permit groups of
adherents to foist INSCRIPTIONS or in
competent men onto the bench, this
small vote is not a menace. Any
voter interested in the judiciary
votes the non-partisan ballot. The in
different, the uniformed and the ire
sponsible fioater do not bother with
1t because it lacks the partisan cam
paign ring. But If they did vote, their
choice would be largely guess and
the integrity of the bench would be
as much jeopardized as though they
voted correctly.
1t is question If a Judiciary Sc
lected by an intelligent and informed
public, even If the number partici-
pating in such election is smaller
than the actual voting citizenship. ia
not better than one selected in a
partisan manner when passion and
prejudice and party fealty control the
action of the electorate. Certainly
craftsmanship must be cast aside on
the bench, and it is to the credit o.,
the bench that there are few exhibit.
lions of 1t in judicial opinions. But
there is subconscious power rooted
In human nature which no man can
eliminate which might shade the in
depreciation of justice If those who
interpret 1t came to their position
through party effort.
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belief in justice and fraternity and IN an over
ruling Power able to preserve them ana con-
|cerned to guide the ever upward evolution 81
mankind The theory that might was right was
not the only fallacy disproved. Professor
Haeckel's pronouncement that the war mas
ended the illusion of the existence OF God is also
felt to be lie. How much OF the old theology
will henceforth be considered vital, Mr.. Nee IS
far from certain; nor, for that matter, IS anyone
else But it is clear that the German Colt IS
gone while the christian God remains, and that
hosts of churchmen of the highest sanctity are
now proclaiming that certain theological con-
ceptions must be recast to fit the facts and that
union on the fundamental teachings is becoming
of imperative Importance for the church.
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been conspicuous. The president
surely cannot imagine that in such
selection he has satisfied a natural
demand that the republicans should
be represented In the peace negotia-
lions and that the senate's committee
on foreign relations ought to be kept
fully informed at first hand of the
progress OF treaty making. a function
In which the senate is given an equal
responsibility with the president
himself
These are the Impressions which
Will first occur to the impartial mind
on reading the announcement from
the white house concerning the COM
position OF the delegation to the
peace conference. The fact is that
the president himself will 60 to Paris
as head of the commission and not
merely as distinguished visitor
deeply interested in the work OF the
conference. He has certainly had
the courage OF his convictions. II he
feels as it Is apparent that he does,
that no one, not even Colonel House,
could impress his views SO well and
forcefully as he could himself, he has
taken the logical course in appoint
ling himself. In the nature of the
case, the president himself will be
/ the dominant figure in the American
delegation, and there is in this fact
sufficient explanation of the COM
position OF the rest Of the commits
sion. To have associated with him
self men of different character and
| posftiin from those actually chosen
hight have resulted in conflict OF
wills and opinions and consequent
! friction. That there will be no such
conflict as long as the president
elects to remain at the conference
may be taken for granted.
/ Nevertheless, the commission as
constituted is not representative of
the nation in the broadcast sense, and
as such will be disappointing to the
people. With the single exception
OF the president himself, there is
lacking one outstanding figure In the
public life OF the United States who
would naturally be looked to to voice
the spirit of America in the present
world crisis. This is to be regret
ted, unless we are ready to conclude
that the president himself is univer-
sally accepted at home as the ma
/ tion's only spokesman, commissioned
/ by the united sntiment Of the coun-
try as its only safe and competent
guide. The presidents course indi-
Gates that this is clearly his own
view OF the position and of his duty.