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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
LEGENDARY PHEASANT FARMS.
travellers I'm China Say Birds Are
Not Reared in CAPTIVITY,

During the past year. several efforts
have been made by the commercial
agents OF firms in China engaged In the
expectation of pheasant skins to con-
vince the United States Treasury De-
partment that golden and silver pleas
ants are bred and reared in confinement,
In China In great numbers.
If that claim can be established by
satisfactory evidence. then the United
States will permit the importation OF
pheasant skins for millinery purposes
II II cannot be proved the plumage Is
permanently barred.
William Beebe. curator OF birds OF
New York Geological Park. and Roy
Chapman Andrews In their China trips
found no evidence to indicate that the
Chinese had pheasant farms.
DR.. w. T. Hornaday. who has pur-
sued the investigation, recently was in
receipt OF a letter from 1. Flayelle.
French Consul at Mongtseu. who says
that he never heard of any farms for
the breeding of pheasants. The French
Consul showed the Hornaday letter to
Father Marie. Catholic missionary, one
OF the oldest residents who has been
In the Province OF Yunnan for thirty
years. and he has never seen any places
where breeding operations are carried
on.
Dr. Lengendre. French traveller
who has been through Yunnan and
Seutchoan and has gone as far as
the borders of Tibet, states that he has
never seen a Chinese pheasant farm.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
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z dealt and bid no trump. At some
tables bid two hearts and Y three dia-
monds. 1t In game hand in diamonds
II B leads the queen OF hearts to his
partners bid. but at this particular
table went back to no trumps bid
ding three.
A led the six OF hearts and the king
killed the Qquqeen The diamond finesse
held but when the king fell on the re-
turn OF the ace z stopped to consider
the situation and evolved this brilliant
scheme.
A may be false carding, in which case
II Is perfectly safe to lead diamonds a
third time, but If b has the jack all the
hearts make. as the eleven rule marks
b with one heart left, higher than the
six.
The object being to prevent B from
leading hearts determined to risk
everything on AS having the fourth
club, so he started with the ace and
won the next two rounds with the king
and queen. The fourth round A won
and led heart. so as not to kill his
partners spade. This gave z the game,
three by cards, but every one else got
four without any brilliancy.
Here is the play at one table. at which
A did not bid the hearts nor the dia =
monds. so the contract was one no
trump. led the six OF hearts and u
won the queen with the king z did
not touch the diamonds because that
inesse would let in all the hearts at
once IL 1t failed. That finesse can wait.
A small club put dummy In to lead the
spade queen. The king covered and the
ace won. 2 then led the jack. to see
II the spades would drop. and A dis
carded a heart To keep the command
OF spades z led his two winning clubs.
The drop marks A with at least two dia-
monds, perhaps three or four.
With six tricks in. the diamond fnesse
must be taken and the odd trick is
assured. After making both queen and
ace. dummy leads the spade and 2
leads the losing club. as the game is
already won with three by cards The
heart Jack gives four.
In the first play given rs scheme
cost him only 10 points, as he won the
game. scoring 80. l25 and 30 aces. Had
the Jack of clubs been with r the loss
would have been $50 in penalties. or
ais less than others made. II is not
difficult TO account for the difference
in scores when one hand may show a
swing OF 900 or more
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
BILL WOULD PERMIT
KILLING BLACKBIRDS
Measure Intended for the Pro-
lection of Crops.

ALBANY, March 22.-Authority to kill
crow, blackbirds and red winged black
birds destroying crops Is asked by a bill
introduced by Assemblyman Whitcomb.
The bill says: "A Magistrate In any
county In which crops are being dam
aged by crow, blackbirds or red winged
blackbirds may grant to the owner or
occupant Of any real property on which
such crop Is being grown a permit to
kill such birds in such manner and to
such extent as may be necessary for the
preservation Of such crop.
Such permit shall be granted only
for the months OF June. July. August.
September and October or for such part
thereof as may be necessary for the
protection Of such crop. upon satisfac-
tory proof by the affidavits Of at least
two reputable witnesses, at least one OF
whom shall not be interested in such
crop or the protection thereof, showing
that the crop for which a permit Is re-
quested Is being injured or destroyed by
such birds. and that the person making
application for such permit is unable
otherwise to adequately protect such
crop.
THE permit shall specify the perioa
for which 1t shall be in force"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23

Only thirteen solved this problem.
The leaders are now only eight in num-
Der. with "a points each. They are A.
J. b., c. f. Corliss. G.. w. Elder. Joseph
Elliott william Fleming. Samuel
Gonotsky, J. z. Goss. and James Hy-
land. Next with 20. Edward Null
rooney and Owen Fox. With 81. George
Bauer. John Mulch and w. E. Mulch.
With Is. Herbert Brown. W. e. Davis
and e Mertens. With 10. T. Staple
ton With 10. d. Z Clayton. p.
Meisner. julius c. Rauch and Ransom
Smith. with II. Albert J. Ford. With
12, Louis Jaeger. X. Y. r. and II. X.
Wrinkle. The following have 9 each:
Francis Beech, f. T. Bradle, ". s.
Brockwell. Benjamin Cutler. S. T. Cor
bett. Camuel Cummins w. r. Draper.
James Dolan, c. E. Dawson. J. T. Edison,
@. T. Fraser. w. II. Fuller, Charles
Graham. B. b. Gunther. Walter Hope,
Samuel Jenkins, Thomas Matthews C..
T. Smedley. w. Thompson. c. c. Well
man and c. III. Whitehead. J. W. It'd
die and John Wehnau. 6. No others
more than points,
PROBLEM NO. 526, CHECKERS.
BLACK
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
BILL CUTS TROUT
AND BASS LIMIT
Measure Would Make Former
rs a Day; Latter 10.

ALBANY. March %. - Fresh water
anglers will be Interested In two bills
introduced in the Legislature by Assem-
blyman Cowee. MIR. Cowee would amend
the conservation law by providing that
no person shall take more than ten black
bass in day. instead Of fifteen as at
present. The provision that two or more
persons angling from the same boat
may take twenty-five bass in day Is
stricken out.
The Assemblyman would also prohibit
a person from taking more than twenty
five trout in one day. instead OF ten
pounds as at present.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
Excellent sport In Bash Bish.

The Harlem Railroad takes the angler
to excellent trouting streams both for
brown and native FISH. The Bash Rish
which rises In the Berkshires. flows out
into rrolling-f0u ntry and into the HuS
son For fshing this stream. Copafs
two miles from the railroad station of
Copake Iron Works. should be the head
quarters, and the Bash Bish IL only a
hundred yards from the hotel
] have never caught particularly large
trout near Copake, but | have had ex-
cellept sport. both with brown and ma
tive fish. Large trout are taken in the
Bash Bish, and several years ago ]
heard OF three FOUNDER which was
taken below the village.
! have found the two mile stretch
OF alternate pool ard rapids from the
railroad bridge down TO Copake Village
tho best portion of the river. | have
never fshed upward from the railroad.
but am told that here is a deep rayine.
with waterfalls and pools filled with
native FISH.
Below the village are great meadows
and the stream has many deep pools.
Copake Ia four hours from New York
by rail, and motor roads are as fine
as are found anywhere.
For all the waters mentioned the dry
flies suggested for l}cavcrkir fishing
will he found successful For wet ry
work, there is nothing better than the
Goodman. which should be tied on
number ten and twelve hooks To tho
Coachman can he added for wet nv
fishing the Professor. Queen OF tho
Water, Beavcrlil', Grizzly King and
Soldier Palmer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
Oppose. Excessive sIausht.r.

DETROIT. Mich. March 22-One of
the objects OF the Michigan sportsman's
Association is to oppose excessive
slaughter of game and Ash under the
name Of sport; the killing OF any
feathered or other animal which Is not
game in the name OF sport, or in wan.
torncss or for commercial purposes"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
Newark Angler. Dine Tuesday.

NEWARK. March 22.--At the annual
dinner OF the Newark Bait and Fly
Casting Club to be held at Achtel-Stet-
ter's on Tuesday the speakers will in
clude Gutzon Borglum. DR.. Frederick A.
Lucas. James \. Cruikshank and Simon
Northrup. Motion and stu pictures
will be shown
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
Three Hooks for Refined Anglers.

The fishing dates OF the Brotherhood
Of Refined Anglers on board the Joe Pep
pert of Ulmer Park follow: May 4, IS;
June l. 90; July 6. 20: August 8. II;
September T. IL October S. 10, and No
vember 2, It, A rule says that no more
than three hooks may be used by the
angler.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23

CANANDAIGuA. y. Y. March, al.
Mason Clarke says It 10 still a mooted
question whether the buffalo once
roamed the region of western New York.
III not. then will some one suggest a
reasonable reason why Buffalo was so
called?" asks Mr. Clarke
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23

WASHINGTON. d. C.. March 22.-The
department or Agriculture announces
that quail may be imported from north.
eastern Mexico only between February
Is and April 80 inclusive each year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23

WALKER VALLEY. y. Y. March 22-
l.. II, Weed game protector shot re-
Gently four red and one gray fox. Al
Walden nc was offered SIS for the pelts
but refused II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
Asks for Close Season on Quail.

NEWARK. March 22-The New Jersey
Audubon Society urges the New Jersey
Assembly to place the bobolink or reed
bird on the song bird list and close the
season for three years on ruffed grouse
and quail
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
Fox skin Prices Compared.

MONTICELLO. y. Y. March 22-Sheriff
Avery remarked to-day that several
years ago he sold ten red fox pelts for
$40 and that now he could obtain a
similar amount for one really fine spec!-
men
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
Brook Bovn and Ranu Trout Opens ND York and Next Week

pom in this manner would write Of their
experiences II would make interesting
reading and would be of assistance to
any who might desire to try the game.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23

TRENTON. y. j.. March 22.-The State
Assembly has passed bill which COM
pels an owner of cat to pay n IS fine
for each bird killed by his or her cat.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
PROBLEMS FOR SUN READERS.

Bridge problem No. 524 furnishes a
classical example OF the Importance OF
making a little trump by waiting until 1t
cannot be overtrumped. The dlstribu-
ton il:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
Why Declarations
Vary So Greatly
CHECKER BINDINGS.

Problem No. 524. by II. d. Lyman:
required careful management to avoio
the draw. The distribution h: Black
men on IS, 20 and %; king on ~
White man on 81; kings on and 10.
BLACK 70 piay and draw. Here are the
moves:
Black. White. Black. White.
2s-2s Sill 14-1S 22-1b
$50 lie 1915
A22-26s 15--22
At a. the starred move IL vital. IT
black plays 14--9 or 14-17 white can
draw. As no one played 14-s, but q
great many played 14-17 the draw ID
here piyen
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23

Clubs are trumps and z leads. and
Y want four tricks
The solution is for z TO lead a dia-
mond. upon which Y discards a spade.
AS best defence Is TO lead the spade,
which wins, leading another diamond.
y again discarding spades. Now the
Only trick left for A Is the ten OF hearts.
af'a- which % must lead spade. upon
which Y makes the six of trumps.
BRIDGE PROBLEM NO. 5oe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
BeaverkiII Fine Open River.

From Livingston Manor the Beaver
XIII can be quickly reached--sx miles
over fair road. Here can be found
perhaps the finest open river in eastern
United States. Magnificent brown trout
are taken. Season before last fish
of six pounds was killed on a fly. and
within five minutes walk of BeaverkllI
post-office In the same pool the year
before, | killed on a fly a brown that
weighed four pounds.
OF course, trout of upward OF two
pounds are not anywhere very plenty.
but near Beaverkill they are not infre-
quently caught During the season OF
1916. and from single pool OF this
river. took fourteen trout that were
over one pound each, the four largest
just above or below two pounds.
For dry fly fishing over the Reaver-
XIII the files should be small, number
twelves, and should be dull in hue
Whirling Duns, Iron Grey Duns, Jennie
Spimers and, indeed, all dun and dull
tinted flies of small size. For sunken
or wet fly work. no ny viii prove bet =
ter than the Coachman
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

Wnlte.
BLACK to play and win.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
TROUT TIME BEGINS
IN NEW YORK APR. 5
Good Streams That May Be
Reached Within Five Hour
Rail Journey.
JERSEY OPENING APRIL 1
By COACHMAN.

On April the trout season opens In
New Jersey. Connecticut and New
Hampshire. April 2 in Rhode Island
April in New York and April Is
In the States Of Pennsylvania, Massa-
chusetts and Vermont. Maine fishing
begins when the ice goes out.
Again and again It has been prophe-
sled that the American brook trout
would disappear with the cultivation OF
wild lands, but the fact is that trout
fishing is far better than It was say,
twenty years ago. This is true not only
in sparsely settled regions but 1t is
true near our largest cities
Within FIVE hours by rail from New
York can be found sport that Is really
magnificent. provided the weather condi-
tons are right In the villages along
the Esopus River. above the immense
reservoir OF the Catskill water system.
are seen baskets of trout which would
be extraordinary even for waters near
Canadian camps.
1t Is true, however. that native brook
trout" are not as plenty as the brown,
which was. OF course, introduced from
Europe. But there are many streams
where native trout are found in album
dance. From the Esopus, browns OF
large size, up to Ave pounds. are taken
on the fly, as are large rainbow trout.
And the tributaries Of the Esopus are
filled with both brown and native f1sh.
with not few rainbows.
Near the town Of Phpnicia the Wood
land Valley Creek makes into the
Esopus. For a mile or SO from Its
mouth the stream has plenty of Gowns,
and after fishing the lower waters the
fisherman will ind in the upper stretches
plenty OF native fish and some rainbows
Three years ago I took the limit OF
ten pounds with a fly on this stream.
None of the fish was large, but there
were some half-poupders and few were
less than eight inches in length.
Woodland Valley Creek is easily reached
from New York, both by train and
motor There are excellent hotels In
Phnuicia, a station on the Ulster &
Delaware.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23

II II. n. says: The opener is raised
out by A and p. and A finally calls.
When p lays down his hand A savs
You win and throws his cards into
the deadwood. B bets he has a ripht To
see the hand that called.
Not only b but the whole table must
see all the hands in call. -,.Is is their
only protection against collision.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
Neveruink River stocked.

east branch Of the Neversnk River. a
stream splendidly stocked with both
brown and native trout The village OF
Denning Is convenient headquarters.
There is no post Office at Denning: the
mail address Is Ladleton. At Denning
Is a comfortable boarding house, and the
east branch OF the Neversink is within
three minutes walk.
The upper water. OF the Neversnk
are filled with native fish, while below
Denning are found plenty OF large
browns. The largest trout I have taken
here was brown nineteen inches long,
Weighing two pounds and six ounces
This fish was taken on a number twelve
Soldier Palmer.
mention the fly because sometimes
the Soldier Palmer IL a particularly good
fly near Denning. Denning is reached
by motor from either Fallsburg. on the
Ontario & Western. or from Ellenville:
the usual route Is from Fallsburg
twenty miles from Denning.
Another region that gives excellent
trout fishing Is near the station OF Liv-
ingston Manor, which IL on the Ontario
& Western. At De Bruce. six miles
from the Manor. will be found excellent
boarding houses. and here the Mongaup
flows into the Willowwemoc, both OF
which are fine streams and we'll stocked
The Mongaup Is a small river but has
many fine pools, and on this stream
recently killed close to the legal limit.
the largest weighing one and one-hat
pounds, on that day a Coachman. tied
on number IL hook. proved the most
successful fly, and for trouting waters
near New York the Coachman is nearly
always an excellent 1y when used
sunken or wet For myself never find
the Coachman a productive f'y when
used dry nv fashion
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23

l.. r, r says: A picks I'd six card.
lays them down again, and announces ~
r bets 1t IL a mlsdeal; while c bets the
hand Is foul
No m'sdeal but the six cards having
been lifted and looked at before calling
attention to the error. that hand is foul
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23

this section?" remarked the newspaper
man. glancing around at the heads
adjoining the walls of the Adirondack
House.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-01-17
FRIDAY, U II. 1918

question of the duty of the dominant race presses itself with
compelling force. i.
There are many things that the negro-and we speak OF
him as a whole-must learn. He must learn more truth and
integrity. He must learn the value of keeping his contracts
He must learn that it is just as much obligatory on his part
to live up to a trade as it is the white man. The colored women
have a very great deal to learn in those essentials that go to
make wives and mothers.
But what have we to do, the white race! certainly we
want to treat every human being right. We should do this
from a selfish viewpoint, because it is incumbent upon each
and all of us to give the other man justice if We want it our
selves.
A story regarding a certain Lehore county negro has been
going the rounds of the press. 1t appeared, we believe, first
in the Baptist Record and was later reproduced in the daily
papers of Jackson and commented on, and has since received
attention from a number of other papers. 1t is claimed for
this negro that his landlord practically took a number OF bales
of cotton, seven we believe, away from. The negro was afraid
to institute legal proceeding lest he be done great violence.
Only a few days ago one of the best citizens of the county,
and one OF the largest farmers OF the county, told US OF a former
most responsible citizen of this county, who now resides in the
delta, having written him that certain land owners in a GER
tempted to move elsewhere. OF course the allegation may not
be true, but where there is so much smoke there must be some
fire.
1t is incumbent on our people to see that the poor white
man and the unfortunate negro get a square deal. BY this
we would not be understood as alleging or intimating that as
a rule this is not being done, but it is we'll to remember that
the fostering sore receives far more attention than all the other
perfect parts of the body and if not given attention will infect
the whole body.
We are told that a new day is dawning, in fact that it is
already here. Certainly only the blind can fail to realize that
there are new problems upon us-problems that are going
to require the calmest judgment, the wisest counsel and the
most discreet action to properly solve. Let each and every
one OF us look about us and see what is our duty each day
to our country do our part in ironing the wrinkles out of mat
tiers that protude themselves upon the body polite.
Woodrow Wilson has been preaching the doctrine of
not passing the buck to the other fellow.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-01-17
HE DID A SOLDIERS PART

In the Commercial Appeal of January 6, under the caption,
They Also Serve Who Only Stand And Wait Nh. Mooney,
the very able and talented Editor OF that great newspaper,
says editorially that the soldier who answers his countTyS call,
whether be is put on the firing line or not, deserves the gratitude
and plaudits of his cOuntrymen Just as much as the man who
was ordered to make a charge. The enemys knowledge that
the boys were back behind, ready to come along and fill any
gaps made in the ranks OF those tharging them, weakened
their fighting capacity and made the task of those pushing our
lines forward many times easier. The fact that a soldier was
not ordered across the seas was no fault of his. He was obeying
orders and doing what those in authority said do.
The editorial referred to reads:
There has been a tendency among the soldiers who were
in camps over here when the war ended, to minimize their own
part in the world struggle.
mo one should attempt to detract from the glory won on
the field of battle by the hundreds of thousands of Americans
who, facing the most deadly instruments of destruction that
modern science could devise and opposing the most diabolical
foes that the world ever saw, smashed the Huns at Chateau
Ihlerry and Belleau wood, in the st. Mihiel drive and in the
advance to Sedan.
They proved themselves worthy sons of a nation that pro-
duced the Valley Forge veterans of Washington, the back
woodsmen of Andrew Jackson, the legions of Taylor and Scott,
selves worthy brothers-in-arms of the dashing French. the in
trepld British, the sturdy and heroic Belgians, the picturesque
Anzacs, the brave Italians and the chivalric Canadians.
But it the privilege of fighting was denied the millions
OF men VINO were IN training camps in the United States when
the armlstlce was signed, they made great sacrifices and con-
tributions toward winning the war.
s"They left lives of ease and, in many cases. afluence 70
undergo the rigors of a training camp. They gave up a large
measure OF their liberties and submitted readily to the discipline
OF the army. They left promising careers and lucrative posi-
tons to receive a dollar a day for the most laborious exertions
Though they trod no fameswept heights, though they charged
against no machine gun nests with their bursts Of deadly Are
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-01-17
DRAGGING TO IMPROVE ROADS MUST BE
PERSISTENT

The main trouble about dragging roads is that we do not
drag them enough. What's everybody's business is nobodys
business. A rain comes and the road is cut up. We drag it
and improve it wonderfully, and the community is enthusiastic
over good roads. Another rain comes and we drag again, but
this time we are not so eager. Another rain comes and some
body says, whats the use?" so the road is left to remain
IN chuckholes and bitches. Probably we have no more rain
for several weeks, and we bounce over roads that a days work
would have snoothed.
Persistent dragging will keep any ordinary road in good
share. provided the road has been put in good condition with
grader to begin with. Dragging must be done after every rain,
if good results are expected. The ground should be dry, but not
so dry that it will tear up in clods. Continually dragging grad
ually elcvates the center of the road, and keeps the surface
smooth, SO that the water runs off. Usually, two rounds wilma
drag is all that is cessary.-Progressiv Farmer.