The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01
The Once Ouer
Fish That Lives In Trees No News To Amos
 O. Pipp, He Knovs All About Them
By H. l.. PHILLIPS

Chicago-That there are fish that clint trees, live on land and can jump three feet in the air for grasshoppers is tlia statement of eA-Mayor William Hale Thompson, who has financed . moving picture company to go to the South Sea Islands and film the re- markable creatures.-News item.
 serhere certainly are such fish," de clared Amos Q. Pipp, prominent traveller and radio lecturer. today when shown the above item. ''dr. Thompson has not told the half of it. I frequently have seen them climbing trees in fact, I once climbed tree after one. 4.-n fs...-
 "Fishcrnen in the South Seas know them we'll. They are quite commonly known as the Squirrel-Shad although l have heard them referred to frequently as the woodpeck- er-shrimp, catfish, charlottesville, monkey herring and filet of pcssum
 They not only climb trees, but build their nests in them. I shall never forget the first time l eyer ran across the squirrel-sllad's rest. I was on fishing trip at the time in She forrest of Abadabba where these fish are very numerous.
 My party was splendidly equipped for such fishing. We wore lumbermens jackets and spikes such as are worn by telegraph c, mpany lineHen and carried fishing licenses issued by the Woodmen of the World.
 "We were in the depths of the forest for four days before we got bite.
 q am a patient fisherman, but after the third day got pretty disgusted There ain't no fish here.' I complained to my native guide. I had been sitting on a branch of a tree about 60 feet high for 12 hours and was pretty sore.
 Its funny my guide replied. They usually run good in these trees about this time of year. Week before last 1 had a party If feha in hro nd we got over 300 in two hours
 There was some fellers sitting in hocls- pocus tree about ten yards away and they were hauling them in at a great rate Let's move over there I suggested to my guide. They seem to be getting 'em.'
 No, they're around here, insisted the guide. The squirrel-shad always travel in schools
 "'What kind of schools?' I demanded.
 Forestry schools he replied.
 "Still we didn't get a nibble and finally the guide said, I dunno. I guess mebbe we'd for them?' I asked. He opened a bag and took out handful of something which he scattered in the air. What are those?' I asked. 'Grasshoppers,' he replied.
 "Well, no sooner had he thrown out them grasshoppers than that tree got alive with fish |! In fact, the woods were full of them. We shot over 250 in no time.
 "Well. anyhow. as we were climbing down out of the tree after fine days fish hunt, l put my hand in something and felt sharp stinging sensation. I had unknowingly ta- ken hold of a squirrel-fishs s nest. The mother fish was feeding its young at the time and turned on me.
 'The complete result of my researches will be given in a radio lecture to be broadcast very soon. At that time shall also tell my great unseen audience something about the habits and manners of the marmlade-trout that lives in raspberry bushes and the long. tailed liar ar-mackerel that lives entirely by chas- ing butterflies over the mountain ranges of the West Indies.'