The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-14

ing, moss bunker. for drums. Sew.
enty-five cents worth of bait will
be sufficient for q days trip.
The third annual fishing trim
Of the employees Of the Washing.
ingtOn Times and Herald, held
last Sunday, brought out the
largest gathering Of plscatOrs
ever before known at Rock Point.
Twenty.three autos left the CITY
during the course Of Saturday eve.
ming and Sunday morning carrying
to the wind-swept point some sew.
enty-odd neWSpapermen and their
friends.
Prizes were awarded r. d. VIII.
son, X. A.. Angler, Chief" Myers,
Harvey Cobb, DOC" Wagner and
Mr.. Bartholomew.
Among those from The Times
editorial, staff were Avery Marks.
r., Dan" O'COnnell. Harvey Cobb,
Kirk Miller Skillet Finn, Rod
Thomas, Harold Phillips. Herald
SuACOIlot SLALL. JOnn OuSan.
Business and advertising: G.
Gim1nel, John #. Mccarthy, w.
ID. HaiIles, John AnandaIo, e. m.
Chambers, John Onyun, r. q.
Cashey, Leo Craven, Melliehampe.
George Morrisey, Louis McMann
Mechanical: j. n. Bell, william
Myers, p. Sutton. c. Hughes, ".
Waple, A. C. Boyd. H. Mullen, Otto
Kuell, ~ Gibson. j.. MARITIME, j.
Thayer; Joseph Skelly. Ed Peoples,
Roscoe Lehman, Elwood Cahoon,
r. A. Wilson, Mitchell Miller, Wei.
Ter e. Nicholson, j. Donald, Ernest
Thomas, Wathen, r. M. Bohlayer,
Daniel McF'adden, Chris Donoho,
Dixon, Hips, Cy Burriss, James
Sullivan, Jarvis, Harry Berrang,
Charles Ferber, Joseph Allen, Joe
Levine. William Clouser, c.. Belt,
Benjamin McAlwee and Colonel
Ewell.
Guests: George Brandt, B. Lynch,
w. Jones, Bah Feeney, r. Williams
from The Washington Post; T.
Altemus, j. Beck, E. Beck, r. D.
Wilson, Jim Webb, George Glenn
ents, Coffin, "Bill' Bailey, C~Sniith,
Doc Wagner, Messrs. Feyton,
Young, Bartholomew, Baker, Hern,
Thomas. Mitchell and Russell Belt.
The regular monthly meeting Of
the Potomac Anglers Association
will be held on Wednesday eve
ming at room 300, Burchell build
ing.
After struggle lasting through
the Sixty.eighth Congress. the
Izaak Walton League came out
victorious when President Calvin
Coolidge signed the Upper Missis-
sippi river bfl on Saturday, June 3.
The bill in part reads:
The Secretary Of Agriculture is
authorized and directed to acquire
by purchase, gift. or lease. such
areas of land, or of land and
water. situated between Rock
Island, ILL.,, and Wabasha. MIMI,
on either side Of or upon islands in
the Mississippi river Which are sub
ject to overflow by such river and
which are not used for agricultural
purposes, as he, determines suitable
for the purposes of this act.
Any such area. when acquired in
accordance with the provisions Of
this act, shall become a part of the
Upper Mississippi River Wild Life
and Fish Refuge Hereinafter in this
act referred to as the refugee. The
refuge shall be established and
maintained as refuge and breed
ing place for migratory birds in
cluded in the terms of the conven
ton between the United States and
Great Britain for the protection OF
migratory birds, concluded August
Is, 1915, and to such extent as
the Secretary Of Agriculture may
by regulations prescribe, as g
refuge and breeding place for Other
wild birds, game animals, fur-bear
ing animals, and for the conserva
ton of wild flowers and aquatic
plants, and to such extent as the
Secretary Of Commerce may by
regulations prescribe as a refuge
and breeding place for fish and
other aquatic animal life.
There Is hereby authorized to bC
appropriated, out Of any money IL
the Treasury not otherwise appro
priated, and to be available unit
expended, the sum Of $1,500, 900, OF
80 much thereof as may be Yieces
sary for the acquisition OF any area.
authorized by this act to be &C
quired for such refuge and for al
necessary expense incident to tn,
acquisition OF such areas; but nj
money shall be available for tn,
acquisition Of. any area until tn,
Secretary OF Agriculture has aScer
tainAd that all NJ fhA arooa m n.