The Washington times., 1926-07-31

their return iii large schools. Is
be no question about 1926 being 9
the other salt water clans are far
The scarcity 81 bIuefish III the.
waters Of the Chesapeake is sub
feet 81 serious discussion by both
Maryland and Virginia conservation
commissions and they have under
way ! movement that may bring 81
stop til the slaughter o. So valuable
8 food and game fish. Not only
viii they appeal to their State
government for protection. but they
hope to make the matter Federal
issue as well.
Manufacturing concerns who sDe-
cialize iii fish fertilizer, SO tie.
commissioner claim, are responsible
for the defeat OF the hluefisa Il1l-
der the law the manufacturers are
privileged to- take n1enhadens or
lmossbunkers for their purpose, but
Vii other fish are prohibited. Now
IT seems when the fishing crafts
are out after this special fish they
make no distinction in species and
ali fish that fall within their nlilcs
OF mesh are thrown together to
BE- ground up for fertilizer The
bIuefish. being top feeder. falls
easy prey for these commercial
fishermen and millions are lost
each year, not only to hook-aIia
line anglers, but for market pur-
pose as well.
The scheme that the conservation
commissions have under way 70
stop this bootlegging method is TO
have inspectors at each plant to
check up on the fish taken or else
eliminate fishing Of this sort en-
tirely.
This column has every reason
To believe that the cOnservatiOIl-
lists win be successful In their
figIt for the bIuefish Not alone
are they right in their conteIl-
ton, but they have the backing
OF every angler in the twin
States as we'll as vOteless District
fishermen, who sometimes make
their voices heard.
The hour Is o'clock III the
morning and stiffness reigns SUI
preme. "A. terrific splash and a
shout IS heard, Man overheard.
Immediately 16 sleepy anglers hustle
to the port side Of fishing craft
to view q human soul laundering
in the dark waters of the Chesa-
peake. There is alarm lin the 80
eyes ais they peer into the water
for the imam overheard is great
| ly handicapped, being fully equip
ped in fishing. regalia with a heavy
waterproof coat buttoned tightly
around his person.
Everyone IS dumbfounded and
they stand like statues. their FORMS
silhouetted against the skies, for
the full moon has just hidden itself
behind dark cloud.
Then someone aroused from their
| petrified condition makes a move
at rescue and the rest follow. Does
I the imam overheard" give up to
the rescuers who would seek hon-
ors Of Carnegie fame? Well, I
should say not He takes the sit
uation well in hand, for he is a
swimmer Of channel ability, and
strikes out for the boat shouting,
ITO h. with me, save my hat. !"
which by the way is one OF green
hue. He comes up smiling, shaking
the water from his garments like
faithful Rover and we recognize
in the person no other than Percy
p. Sutton.
While the incident at first was
one of seriousness it turned out
to be a regular buggy ride, for
everyone was thankful that they
were present to witness the mys-
terry of how the imam overheard"
could get wet to Nthe skin with
waterproof coat. When day be-
gan to break the secret was out
for someone discovered a hole in
the waterproof coat. Moral
Never Ese punctured coat tn
keep the water out for holes
were made for doughnuts."
The above happened last Sunday
on an all-night fishing trip at
Chesapeake Beach when Jimmy
Boyd not only lost a valuable trout
or pool fish proportions, but els
entire catch as well. His string
of fish were overheard and then as
If by magic they mysteriously dis
appeared. The superstition Is that
sea crab nipped his stringer IS
this is often the case during night
fishing. An old moral reworded IS
more than timely in Jimmy s
case. "A fish in the basket is
worth two on string. The next
largest fish taken during the night
was also trout, which won the
pool. and the writer, who weighed
in the fish, declared Charles Wolf
second choice with a hardhead. IT'S
the old army game. !"
: The party under the captaincy of
Warren Hazard included Percy r.
sutton, Jimmy" Boyd Al BAN
berger, Walter Jones, Guy Sutton.
Henry Mullen, b. f. Stouffer, Ros-
coe Lehman, f. y. Barstow, Rob
ert ID. Wilson. Fred Peoples, Charles
Wolf, Freddie" CATFISH Hutton,
william Meyers, Little joe"
Skelly, William Hawk and the
writer.
While the fish taken during the
trip would not be considered mon
sters, nevertheless they ran to good