Evening star., 1927-03-13

When the PRESIDENT last Wees
signed the Hawes bill, prohiDiting tne
sale of large and smau mouth pass IN
the District OF Columbia. ne put tne
District in a sort of pitGneer class VIII
several States that have adopt
ed such a law. AtIixfns' his sigma
ture also ends a fight Wa&ed by loca!
anglers for this leg1slaalcr GOVERNS
period of some 10 odd a sears ,,....;.,
The Commissioners OF. rne Dis.riv' =,
have not received a copy of the bill
hut when II is received, thea VIII turn M
II over to Mai. Hesse, superintendent
Of policc. who will them deterhl.1,e
lust what method OF PROCEDURE 10 ioi
low "A, u.,4~.
that the act shall become eHectIse
Immediately upon passagee Miu ~
prevail of the President. AccoroIne
to the strict interpretation 2i tIsS ~
those selling bass in the Dpstrlct 10
day are doing so in violation or law.
h,If no Doubt the fish merchants VIII
te allowed time in which no dispose
of their stock.
Prosecutors once Ready.
This column was informed last FRI
da,. hy Assistant United States Attor-
ney Ralnh Given that he wa6 ready
to proceed with prosecutions in tne
matter of fish violations. put MAJ.
Hesse said yesterday that when ne
was informed of the law ne would al
low a short time for the locaA mer'
chants to dispose OF the stocK .ney
had on hand, but that ne nopeu Lney
would not receive additional orders OF
these fish. because, IL they DO, ne
would have to act He added thAt ne
was in favor of the law and wouin 40
ali in his power to see that 1t was
strictly enforced.
Mississippi cats are mrnishing
plentv of sport in the Potomac around
Washington for the early anglers.
Fish as large as 10 to 20 POUNDS are
being caught. Last week anglers be-
t,,,aan the railroad and the Highway
bridge were well rewarded for their
efforts with large catches OF these
fish.
The following editorial from the
PHILADELPHIA Public Ledger OF Marcn
10 is very comm emdabie one anu
quite naturally most appealing 70
lovers of the great outdoors and al
kindred water sports. 1t Is particu
larly pertinent just now TO mempeTs
of the State Legislatures or mary :
land and Virginia. whose territory
is adjacent to the Chesapeake Bay
and its tributary waters.
"Stream pollution is grave
menace to public health. The enort
to end it by law is great deal more
than a movement in behalf or the
game fisheries of the State. The
manufacturing industries of Penn
sylvania are represented as the active
opponents of the pending bill in the
Legislature to increase the powers
of the state Sanitary Water Board
II is hardly credible, however. that
these interests will assume reSponsi-
bilitv for the defeat of measure
that is so obviously in the public
interest. Modern civilization should
not permit the conversion OF the
rivers into common sewers.
municipalities are spending mil
lions to prevent pollution OF the
streams of the State and industry
must expect to do its parts In adapt
ing it's methods to the demands OF
modern sanitation. The process may
take time. but there shosiid be no
DELAY In enforcing such restrictive
measures as may be needed to pre-
vent the indiscriminate dumping of
refuse into the streams upon which
millions must depend for a. necessity
of life"
In our Potomac River there daily