Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
ROD AND STREAM
by PERRY MILLER.

It is the purpose of the Luncheon
Club to send to its member organiza-
lions and to the Daughters Of the
American Revolution and State chap
tiers Of the American Federation OF
Women's Clubs lists of the candidates
with the notation as to the attitude OF
each candidate on the bill 1t is said
that from 1000 to 5000 persons In these
organizations are sponsoring the move
ment to pass the bill.
Rod and Stream and the local chap
ter of the I. w. L. A are back OF this
movement and have been for some
years. Every angler in the District of
Columbia should do all In his power to
have this measure enacted into law by
writing to any members of the Mary
land Legislature he may know or by
appearing at Annapolis when the bill
comes up the early part Of next year.
John E. THOMPSON, B. B. Hunt and
William w. Leishear returned re-
Gently from a trip to the Eastern
Shore and report wonderful fishing
around Tilghman's. Sharp's and Popu-
lar Islands With Capt. Newton George
as their guide they landed 81 trout and
rock on wednesday and on Thursday
caught only seven, owing to high wind
and rough water. Hunt landed the
largest fish, rock weighing 7lla pounds.
All the fish we're caught trolling.
Thompson said Capt. George told him
that II the weather holds good anglers
will not be able to take away with them
all the fish they will catch.
He said the fish were everywhere, and
that he saw one school covering an area
as large or larger than the space &C.
cupied by Center Market. Thompson
oil hnt NNoI stu AVo
had landed AZ rock and trout Wednes-
day and that their largest fish was a
rock weighing 18 or 10 pounds All the
fish we're caught trolling. Thompson,
who has been fishing on the Eastern
Shore of the bay for years, said that
the fish were much larger this year
than for years past.
A TELEGRAM from A. H. G. Mears at
"A Wachapreague, Va. received FRI
day, states, weather fine today.
Our boat landed 81 nice trout, 90
croakers and some founders Expect
more trout when weather favorable,
and good fishing until about November
is. Last good catch 1929, was Mo-
vember 40"
AS the fishing season for 1880 draws
to an end, reports indicate that better
fishing is to be found for the small
and large mouth bass in fresh water.
In salt water, the trout and blues.
which have been furnishing excellent
sport for some time, are slowly making
their way to their Winter homes some
where in the ocean, perhaps in the
warmer waters Of the Gulf Stream, but
their place Is being taken by the game
rockfish, both In the bay and in the
Lower Potomac When the high winds
of the past week blow themselves out,
anglers, according to reports, will reap
harvest.
A REPORT from headquarters of the I.
n W. L. A. says that forest fires de-
stroy about $4,000 900 worth of
timber in the United States every year.
Last year the Federal Government spent
81, 800 900 to fight fires on national
forests and the amount expended in
helping the States, added to their APP
preparations, totals several times this
figure.
The real trouble Is not with the all
too-meager appropriations. 1t lies with
the people themselves. Fully 90 per
cent Of the forest fires are man-made /;
through criminal careleSsness we burn
up our timber
The Izaak Walton League most
heartily supports the effort OF The
American Forestry Association to have
manufacturers and distributors OF
cigarettes and tobacco assume their OBJ
legation by helping to curb the destruc-
ton caused by their products. 1t is
said that reports from the different
States indicate that burning tobacco
and cigarettes caused as high as so per
cent OF the fires.
The league also indorses the effort OF
Mrs. Edith Rogers, Congresswoman from
SsachuSettS, to have Government ex-
perts develop plans whereby cigarette
papers and matches may be treated so
that they will not burn beyond GER
tain point. Why not?
Rod and Stream was informed by a
salesman for q big tobacco company last
week that 81 900, 100000 cigarettes were
sold in the United States last year and
that the figure will be materially in
creased this year We bet the house
wives would be glad to see q cigarette
placed on the market that would not
burn itself out when placed on the
mantlepiece or some other piece Of
furniture and forgotten.
No Open Season on These Species.
ANY good shooting on your FARM"
asked the hunter Of q farmer.
splendid" replied the agricultural
There's q threshing machine sales
man down in the meadow; farm re-
lief Congressman in the hay loft a
vacuum cleaner peddler in the house;
a radio salesman coming in the front
gate: a candidate down at the barn, and
! two tranps in the corn crtb--neeo any
| shellSp"-From Life.