Evening star., 1926-05-16
Capital Sidelights

ment get any right to say that jay
bird that picks up a grubworm in
the state of Kansas and flies across
the State Of Missouri and swallows
the worm is engaged in interstate
commerce."
Still further continuing his pic
turesque attack on the migratory bird
bill. Senator Reed said
Two or three times the Supreme
Court has held that that which is
manufactured for the purpose Of
commerce and sent in interstate
commerce cannot be controlled at
the source Of It's creation; but If a
blue Jay perches himself on top of
n bit OF Kansas alfalfa and then flies
over into Missouri. he is an inter
state commerce agency, If not an
interstate commerce commission.
The blue jay may have been Matched
in Kansas and never got outside the
State; and If he is killed in the nest
where he was hatched, 1t is inter
state commerce."
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These days the spirit Of nature is
pulsing through the blood--even of
members Of Congress, as witness
these remarks made by Representa-
tive William l.. Carss of Minnesota
in support of the bill to preserve the
king OF fresh-water game fish. the
black bass, which passed both SEN
ate and House last week:
"Cne morning | was sitting on my
dock, which extends out into the
most beautiful lake in the world, up
In northern Minnesota.
Like Ancient Pistol, ! was watch
ing TO see the dawn break yonder'
and as | watched that faint corona
of light grow brighter and brighter, ]
wondered If the statement l had
heard on the stump regarding the
wealth in the United States were
true. wondered If Is per cent Of
the people of the United States had
seen So per cent of those glorious
sunrises and sunsets. j wondered if
that 15 per cent had looked into the
eyes of So per cent of the true.
virtuous. loving women of the United
States. had felt So per cent Of the
soft warm baby arms around their
necks, had eaten S5 per cent of the
roasting ears and purple rapes, had
caught IS per cent of the black bass
that were caught in the United States
last year.
See, now, where the light has
grown stronger and all the high
clouds are lighted up with the rays
of the rising sun until the whole
heavens resemble the interior of an
tridescent OpaleScent sea shell.
Let us get into the boat and go
along the lake shore. past that point
where the old dead cedar projects
over the water surrounding IL perch
for the kingfisher. Turn around into
this little bay and get UP to within
about so or 60 feet of the growth of
rushes and lily pads. Now take your
little light casting rod with your
smooth-running reel and your little
taper line and pork rind. spinner. or
plug, reel up until your bait Is within
foot and onehalf from the end of
the rod. Then pull it over TO the
left and give it that little twist TO
the right and watch the plug as it
scars out Keep your thumb lightly
on the spool and drop the bait right
in that opening in the lily pads just
by those big rushes. See the lily
pads lift; feel that thrill in your wrist
and arm, What is that that comes
out of the water? THE gamest, scrap
piest fighter that ever wore scales.
Tighten the line and set the hook.
l will get the canoe out into deep
water, so he cannot get under that
old snag. Now play him. See him
jump and shake his head in a vain
attempt to loosen the hook. Now,
reel him carefully. Look out for him
when he sees the boat. He will be
scared. There he goes! Keep q little
strain on the line, now turn him, reel
him in slowly. He is about con-
quered. Lead him up alongside the
boat. Keep his head under water
until get him in the net. Now
I,r -ix-
risen sun lights up his beautiful
DO Is per cent of the people of these
United States own S5 per cent of the
wealth.
There is some wealth that does
not consist in stocks and bonds and
securities, mansions and limousines,
Jewels and silks and luxuries. Let us
conserve what is left of the wealth
that is not owned or controlled by
the Is per cent"
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The great Daniel Webster when
Secretary of state received a. present
OF several llamas from the Peruvian
government, and for more than CEN
tury repeated efforts have been made
TO engraft them into our husbandry.
DR. j. r. Mohler. chief OF the Bureau
of Animal Industry of the Department
of Agriculture, has just advised some
Western members of Congress.
But hope springs eternal i'll the
human breast" DR.. Mohler finds, in
spite Of the fact that the llamas and
alpacas are apparently inadaptable to
our climate and elevation, these i'm
portations proving futile. A Western
enthusiast is determined to make an
other attempt to establish these hardy,
hairy animals as part of our agricul-
tural industry.
Following the custom OF members
of Congress to boost their home
State on every possible occasion, Sen
ator Kenneth McKellar of Tennessee
recently put into the Congressional
Record two prize winning speeches on
"Know Tennessee" One of these in
throwing q flashlight upon the strong
characters of that State reminds US
Of great national heroes. 1t says:
Outstanding characters were devel-
oped when we were only a territory,
only to become more potent in world
affairs when we became q part of
the United States in June, 1895 Much
time could be given to jackson, Polk,
johnson, Sewer, Houston, Crockett,
Forrest and Davis, but let it suffice
that the outstanding individual hero
Of all wars in which he fought was
Tennessee's Andrew Jackson; the out
standing individual here Of the war
for Texas independence was Tennes-
sees Davy Crockett; the outstanding
individual hero Of the Civil War was
Tennessee's Sam Davis. and the out.
standing individual here Of the great
World War was Tennessee's Alvin
York"
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The great stephen A. Douglas came
close to the life of Representative
Richard Yates of Illinois, illustrious
son of a still more illustrious sire. Mr..
Yates recalls that his mother was mar.
,.ied when she was not quite II years
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