The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-20
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Warning Prohibiting Use OF Forests.

Warning Prohibiting Sc OF Forests.
ALBANY. Aug. 1e.-Wsrning that camp
Ing fishing, hunting and trapping within
the forests Of the Adirondacks may be for
hidden upon tweEty-four hours notice in
order to decrease the unusual danger OF
forest fires caused by extreme conditions
OF dry weather now prevailing there has
been issued by Conservation Commissioner
II Is only BY the exercise OF the greatest
caution by the large number OF persons
now in the woods, say the Commissioner.
that serious forest fires can he prevented,
and II It appears that they are not eNer-
cising this caution he will Immediately rec
ommend TO the Governor the Issuance of a
proclamation prohibiting use of the woods
until the danger is past.
Section "a OF the Conservation law in
relation to lands and forests provides that
Whenever, by reason OF drought, the for
ests OF the State are In danger OF fres.
which may be caused by hunters, fisher
mon, trappers or campers, the Governor
shall have the power to determine and
shall determine and declare that such pur-
suits are contrary TO the public interest,
and shall have the further authority TO
forbid by proclamation any person or per
sons carrying on such pursuits IN so much
Of the territory included within the nrc
towns as he deems the public interest re-
quires.'
Commissioner Pratt says that he will re-
quest the Issuance OF such proclamation
by the Governor only last resort, but
that forest hres must be prevented, There
fore whether or not persons are to be per
mitted to continue camping in the woods
during this period OF drought depends en-
tlrely upon their own with fires.
The commission has issued simple rules
for the prevention of forest hrcs, These
rules require that burning matches, to-
bacco, cigars or cigarettes be eNtiUgutsh ell,
that only small camp ires be built and
that they be thoroughly eNtiugulshed be-
fore they are left.
Tho Mystery of the Saturday Briggs Bag
Rod and Gun column readers have been
led astray by the ways that are dark
and tricks that are vain OF a heather
Chinee. DR.. Briggs, besides being a
medicus and president OF various associa-
tons. as doctor believes In nsh as a
brain food.
For years on saturdays his big bag OF
fsh and sea food makes its way to a
group OF advanced thinkers who on Satur-
inspiration. They at 10 o'clock sit slown
TO the collation. the doctors rod, reel and
hooks have provided.
The tired business man, the college pro-
lessor. the lawyer the doctor and civil
engineer listen to the inspired sayings of
the sage and debate the problems ~ city
their solutions and discuss ways and
means Of world. State and city better
ment.
doctors bag Saturday evening TO its, Madi.
son avenue lair and heard the returned
soldiers. sailors and other recipients OF
OF no liquid bait hut the social proximity
OF a selected group animated by the vita
mines ana the new supply or phosphate
food for neurous and faded nerve cells
he would have reported the weekly
gathering 90 the doctors group OF poets
statesmen, captains and privates Of com.
merce and industry instead OF casting in
situations that the doctor was Caught
with the goods"
lie should understand that the doctor
ALWAYS has the goods either in his
physical. his mental or his spiritual
pouch. Viye lie docteur ct vive Plymouth
Rock. CHRIS DENE
New York, Aug. IS.
Boating Fish without Gnn.
The other day Mr.. Mayer wrote in THE
SUN OF an old fisherman "who ought to
have known better" who caught a 6L
pound nuke. but refused to call for the
gam desiring to show his fellow fishermen
that he did not require a gan TO land a
nah OF this size. The ran landed the nsh