Evening star., 1924-02-10

1t was also pointed out that the
effect of this action would be 70 put
a stop to fishing in Maryland waters
by thousands of local anglers. work
ing not only a hardship on the Dis
trict fishermen, butt on those who
cater TO their wants.
Sends Wire to Governor.
One of the first to send a telegram
To GOV. Richie was Edward c. kem-
per, secretary, Potomac Anglers AS
ISOLATION and Washington Chapter
Isaak Walton League. Kempers tele-
gram said: "The Potomac Anglers
Association and the Washington
CHAPTER of the lsaak Walton League
of America respectfully and hrrniy
protest to you against the proposal
made by LIE Compile, Estate Warden)
to establish Il nonresident angler )
license of SO for the state OF Mary
land We are strong for non-resi-
dent license and wish to do our part
and more for game hsh conservation
position of $40 license would be an
outrage and a hold-up. Virginia has
nonresident license of 500. "A $l0
license in Maryland would bar many
anglers from state, would MAKE iaW
breakers of others and would divert
thousands of dollars now received by
Maryland resort keepers, guides and
boatmen, and would probably show
smaller total than reasonable
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manship from YOU. and anglers of
Maryland
Replying to Kemper's telegram Gov.
Richie, under date of February 2,
wrote as follows:
II have your telegram of February
4. am not familiar with the details
of the bill which Mr.. LIE Compile pre-
pared, and have taken no position
about it one way or the other.
1T seems to me that you should
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B. Lankford. who is chairman of the
fish and game committee, as the bill
has been referred to that commit
tee."
Immediately upon the receipt of
Gov. Ritchie's letter. kemper dis
patched a telegram, to State Senator
Edward B. Lankford entering the
protest of the Potomac Anglers As
socia tion.
Marylanders Also Protest.
That the movement protesting
against the proposed high fishing
license in Maryland is gaining mo-
mentum. and that not onlylocal but
Maryland anglers as well are up in
arms over the matter is shown by
the following letter from S. S. Lam
caster of Rock Point, Md:
II read with much interest your
articles in Rod and Reel on proposed
tax on nonresident fishermen.
have sent letter to Senator W.. j.
Mitchell urging him to defeat any
such proposition. j am having a pc
tition signed by all the residents of
this section to send him. / have
stated in. the petition that the state
of Maryland has not spent one nickel
in stocking our waters, and cannot
see the Justice of taxing our patrons
from Washington or elsewhere for
the benefit of the conservation COM
mission"
The next. move took place in Bal
ftimore last Wedne sday night when
the midwinter banquet of the Mary
land State Game and Fish Protective
Association was held. On this oc-
casion several local anglers were
present; including r.. A. Wilson,
preside MT of the Potomac Anglers
Association, and Harry F. Kennedy,
executive secretary of the organiza-
ton. These men were prepared to
deliver addresses, but were not given
an opportunity.
Kennedy saw LIE Compile before the
dinner and had short talk with him.
"He seemed to be surprised" said
Kennedy, that there was any oppo-
sition to his bill from local anglers
and. when I informed him that the
Potomac Anglers Association had
stocked Maryland streams with thou
sands -of baz and trout be said :