Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02
ROD AND STREAM
by PERRY MILLER.

The AMENDED DaSS law pronlDltS IN
terState transportation of black bass
when such shipment is contrary to the
law of the State from which they are
to be shipped, or If taken, sold, pur-
chased or possessed contrary to the
law of the State All lawful ship
ments must be marked to identify the
contents, the shipper and consignee.
Enforcement of the act Is made the
duty of the Bureau of Fisheries through
it's agents, who are granted power TO
arrest without warrant for violations
of the act in their presence and 70
serve warrants.
Fish shipped Illegally are subject to
confiscation. and violation of the act Is
punishable by fine of not more than
5000 or by imprisonment of not more
than three months. States may give
additional protection TO bass at their
discretion.
This act, known as the Halves bill"
was fathered in Congress by Senator
Harry B. Halves of Missouri and Is the
first instance of police power being con-
ferred on the Bureau OF Fisheries.
T AwRENCE RICHEY, one of the sec
IL retaries to President Hoover has
purchased q hunting and fishing
lodge on the lower Potomac at Glymont,
Nd. Richey Is having extensive i'm
provements made. putting in electric
lights, ETC. He Is also having blinds
built for duck shooting. 1t Ii not
known whether President Hoover will
visit this place to shoot ducks this sea-
son. The President Is fisherman and
not q hunter and Is said to have no
fondness for shooting. especially for
ducks. It Is understood that when
Richey has completed all Improvements
he intends to spend most Of his spare
time at the lodge.
JUDGE WILLIAM s. SNOW of Alex
andria informs us that T. W. Bull
Ter, son Of the conservation COM
missioner Of Pennsylvania, has been
chosen by the Virginia Department OF
Game and Inland Fisheries as It's SUI
perintendent Of fish propagation. Bull
Ter certainly knows his fish and will do
much to give the anglers better fishing
in the Dominion State.
For the benefit Of those readers of
Rod and Stream who did not see the
announcement last Friday of the hunt
ing laws in Maryland and Virginia, we
wish to again state that the bag limit
on wild ducks this year has been re-
dlced from 25 to Is and on geese from
8 to 4. In Maryland there is no hunt
ing on Sundays, but Virginia has also
closed each and every Wednesday and
Thursday to hunters in addition to Sun
day. Judge Snow, q member Of the
Bureau of Game and Inland Fisheries
of Virginia, is anxious to have as much
publicity given this fact as possible.
Remember, no hunting in Virginia on
Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
THE first annual meeting Of the
l. Izaak Walton League Chapter in
Virginia was held in Richmond
yesterday.
The meeting was announced by Max
Fleischer. president Of the association,
who said the purpose was for the dis
cussion OF chapter accomplishments
during the first year Of the associations
history and for formulating plans for
the forthcoming year.
Ohcers and directors were elected and
committees appointed. Topics considered
Included rehabilitation and protection
OF WHO me- general preservation of
scenic beauty and problems of stream
pollution.
The president said among other
things accomplished by the Waltonians
during the year were the promotion of
plan to rehabilitate forests indorse-
ment of a plan that was considered by
the House Committee on Rivers and
Harbors, relative to the restoration of
the Albermarle and Chesapeake Bay
canal lock, and other items Of local in
terest.
IRON q report received, some purse
METERS on the Eastern Shore Of
the bay have changed their opinion
in regal to the abolition OF purse net
ing In the bay, 1t was said that only q
lev METERS have made any money this
season and that the others have COM
menced to see the handwriting on the
wall and are willing to quit. These
commercial fishermen operating purse
nets are paying an annual tax of SIS
year for each net operated. Several
weeks ago one pure METER from the
Eastern Shore. operating in the bay be-
tween Cedar Point and Barren Island,
Is reported to have landed over nine
tons OF Taylors and other fish This Is
the kind of fishing that Is killing the
sport for thousands of anglers in the
bay, and Is more fish than they would
take in four or five years with rod and
reel. The anglers are paying thousands
OF dollars each year into the hands of
Maryland natives who cater to their
wants. About 81 or 80 METERS are pay
ing SIS each.
Rod and Stream wants TO see a stop
put to this murderous catching of game
1911 III Tie pdy. ne local chapter OF the
!. w. L. A. is in favor of such a law, as
are the many thousands of anglers in
Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia,
who visit Chesapeake Bay waters in
quest Of trout. taylors and rockfsh II
the next Maryland Legislature does not
pass such a law, the purse METERS will
soor- be forced to abandon their method
of catching fish, because there will be
no fiSh to catch. and the Maryland ma
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anglers will be deprived of q large
source of their yearly revenue because
the anglers will cease their visits.
Before the next Maryland Legislature
! convenes is the time to bring all the