The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-27


In Bib Lake Mr.. Thompson had
some real sport when 3h foot
alligator grabbed the bait and was
landed after a fifteen-minute strug.
gle. The alligator was turned over
to the city zoo, while Mr.. Thomp.
son is challenging the local fisher
men to produce similar catch.
On Sunday, October S, the sec
Ond annual excursion Of the Ma
tiOnaI Military and Sport Shop
Will be given at Chesapeake
Beach. "A special train will leave
the junction at $50 q. M. return
ing from the Beach at $50 b. IN.
Valuable prizes will be awarded
winners in the trout, hardhead,
rock and bluefish classes.
"a sturgeon, weighing 2S6 pounds,
was killed and captured after
two squirrel hunters had poured
twenty rounds OF fine shot into
It at st. Brides, Norfolk county,
last week.
A loud splashing in a small
creek brought the men to the
scene, thinking a farmers COW
had fallen into the stream. BE.
fore the fish finally was caught
the hunters had to- arouse resi-
dents nearby to help them to
land 1t. A section OF wire fence
netting was used to lift the crea-
tufe from the water.
The hunters brought the stur.
geon to Norfolk, where it is on
exhibition in store window.
.'In the Canadian WfIds." is
the title Of the story as told by
ID. g. Pfeiffer. 1910 g street
northwest. It deals with the
Fifteenth Annual Pilgrimage az
The Washington Fishing Party.
The story will appear in three
lnstaIlments, beginning today.
Don't miss this column next Sat
urday for the second round, it's q
thriller.
Stewart Edward White, the au.
thority on life in the northland,
tells us in one Of his books, 20
make three piles OF the things we
TOOK with US on last years trip. In
one pile put the thing we always
used; in another, the things we
Used occasionally and in the third,
the things we seldom or never used.
Then be surprised to find how
much really belongs in the last
Pile and how little we actually
need to take along.
have recalled this advice each
year in preparing my duffle bag
and find each time how difficult It
ls to put heavy underwear. sweater,
blankets. etc, in the first pile.
Especially because this packing is
done about the last day Of July
when blankets are more or less
repulsive to the touch here In
Washington.
This year the packing day was
hotter than ordinary and after the
division of duff1e was made care
fully and the packing done swell
teringly; the big roll all tied UP
in veritable bird-cage Of rope and
I stood blinking at the job through
q mist of perspiration, satisfied
that had made a good and COM
plete job Of 1t, / turned about, dis
covered on a chair nearby, my
sweater and heavy coat, which
seemed to have twisted into a sui.
len. wooden bunch which I swear
had the shape OF a grlnning coun-
tenance winling at me in ridicule
at having been overlooked.
"Darned II / want to unpack
that thing again. thought Il,
mOpping my brow and gasping
Tor breath. 81 think i can get
along without them anyhow: the
Lord knows i have enough stuff
there to so to the North Pole
anyhow" Better Judgment pre
vailed, however, after 3 rest. and
unified the yards Of rome and
put the things in. And believe
me- Il was well, indeed. that 1
did SO, as I win explain later on.
Our quartet this year was made
up Of Sudwarth, Offterdinger and
4, with Frank Sullivan as our
tenderfoot. We three veterans had
tried to impress on Sully the I'M.
portance Of taking plenty Of warm
things along. Considering the tenn.
perature at the time we gave these
warnings, 1t Is easy to understand
why Sully discounted this advice,
We left Washington July 90 at
- p. m. via Baltimore and Ohio
train; connecting at Wayne juno.
ton with the Toronto sleeper and
thence via the Canadian National
north. The day was intensely hot.
Nobody felt like talking about
blankets or sweaters which ac.
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