Evening star., 1932-03-15

WENTY-E EIGHT local members
of the Majestic Anglers" mo-
tored down to Ridge. Md, on
March 6, and what a time they
had. Notwithstanding the heavy rain
In the morning. the trip down was not
so bad, and when the members of the
association had filled themselves with
delicious raw and steamed oysters they
felt well repaid for making the trip.
But I doubt II a single man would
have left Washington had he known
what was in store for him in the aft
ernoon and night.
The object of the visit to Ridge was
to attend an oyster roast given by the
members of the chapter down there.
Capt. Malcolm N. Stewards oyster wharf,
clean and steam heated, was pretty
well crowded.
Some of the Washington anglers did
not reach home until the following
day, and my experience was one long
to be remembered. We left for home
about 230 pm 1t was then raining
and the wind was high. When we
reached St. Marys City 1t commenced
to snow and by the time we reached
Leonardtown conditions were terrible.
Between Leonardtown and Hughesville
counted "a telephone poles and nu-
merous trees blown down. My motor
stalled four miles below Waldorf and
it was not until II pm. that I finally
got wrecking wagon to tow me in to
Waldorf There I found that my
trouble was wet ignition wires and that
the motor could not be started until
they had dried. I had to leave my ma
chine at the garage in Waldorf, get
taxi from Washington. and 1t was not
until 4 o'clock Monday morning that I
finally reached my front door, and to
say I was glad is putting it mildly.
T RECEIVED a letter recently from
i Capt Stewart saying Hope you
and your friends arrived home o. K.
after the terrible storm We had down
here. You and the members Of the Or
ganization can bank on the treatment
you will receive at the hands of the
local chapter, and the Bay will furnish
the sport"
He sent me list Of 20 boat captains
and also a notice that crab feast will
be held at Ridge, Md, about the last
week in April or the first week Of May.
I was told by these captains last Sun
day that their charge would be SIS for
four hours fishing and rs cents per
head for each additional hour. This is
captains at Solomons Island. All the
fishermen down at Ridge say that the
trout make their appearance about June
is. Stewards Wharf is to be the head
quarters for the members Of the Ma
jestic Anglers and other fishermen.
Beds will be furnished for those desir-
ing to spend the night and Capt. Stew
art told me he was going to furnish
light meals, coffee, sandwiches, etc. 1t
is a beautiful place and in five minutes
you are out on the fishing grounds in
the Bay.
Z LEE LIE COMPTE, Maryland State
IL. game warden, calls attention TO
the Maryland law restraining any
person to allow any dog or dogs belong
ing to them to run at large on other
property than that owned or tenanted
by them between March ] and Septem-
Der ! and pursue game or destroy eggs
or nests.
In his letter LIE Compte says: I'VE
beg to call the attention Of the public
TO the law relative to dogs running at
large pursuing game. which is very
detrimental TO our game supply, and
especially to rabbits during the propa-
| eating season. A mother rabbit does
not have a chance to escape pursuing
dogs, who catch and destroy same,
thereby destroying, in a great many
cases, the entire family, and the owners
Of dogs in this State should realize that
their cooperation with this department
in keeping their dogs either under leash
or confined from March l to September
| l will save thousands Of pieces of game,
which will assure an adequate supply
in the covers for their benefit the next
hunting season"
The penalty for violation is a fine Of
not less than $25, nor more than 500,
and costs for each and every offense
and IS additional for each game bird
or game animal caught or killed Illegally
CHOOTERS in all parts of the country
- will provide an annual fund Of
100000 to cope with the deple-
ton of American game if Congress ap-
proves the unanimous recommendation
of the Association of Game, Fish and
Conservation Commissioners, the Amer
ican Game Association, More Game
Birds In America Foundation, the Camp
Fire Club OF Chicago, and the Izaak
Walton League.
The money is 10 be raised by a i-cent
tax on every shotgun shell. A formal