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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Large Pheasant
Crop Increased

MASON, Mich. Sept. 13.-Aug-
'menting one Of the best natural
pheasant crops in many years, an
other 1200 of the ringnecks are
being sent this week from the
departments game
farm near here 10 several points
in south part of Lower Michigan
for release.
With sportsmen. game division
men. conservation officers and
farmers reporting more an d
larger broods of pheasants in
fields and roadsides, the season
which opens October ID and closes
November ; is expected 10 be one
of the finest in years. Given favor
able weather, hunters may bag a
million pheaSantS this Fall, game
men believe. Last year the Kill
was 95S,690 birds, according to
hunters game kill reports. while
907 600 pheasants were taken in
the 1886 season.
The birds being released this
week are - weeks old and many
already are assuming distinctive
celebration. In another five weeks,
all are expected TO be distinguish
able for Fall hunting Game men
and Conservation officers are
the releases.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Public Fishing
Sites Purchased

LANSING. Sept 13-Purchase
of more land for Michigan fisher
men and hunters was authorized
by the conservation commission al
its August meeting.
A public fishing site on Marble
Lake. near Quincy. in Brancf
County. Will give access TO tbs
most casterly of a chain OF lake
seven miles long. and another or
Mehl Lake. near Gwinn in Mar.
quette County. VIII give access
also 10 Little Lake, which. Incl
dentally, is much larger.
Four more easements on Clam
River, MiSsaukee County, increase
10 two thirds the amount OF front
age 10 which public access has
been granted in consideration oil
the stream Improvement now IN
progress there.
Public access was gained by
easement 10 a section of the Little
Manistee River IN the northwest
corner Of Lake County, where the
department will build 81 coo
dam 10 close a logging cutoff
across an oxbow and restore the
oxbOw as trout water.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Map Shows Lands

The conservation department
is preparing a map, showing the
exact location of all state-owned
and leased land in state game
areas, available for public use. 1t
will show the new 41S-acre pur-
chase at Rose Lake; PISS acres
IN Tuscola County, 3,625 acres in
Gratiot-Saginaw County area
1857 at Danville. 6,013 in Barry
and AGO acres at Dourdneck, l.
miles south of Kalamazoo. The
latter purchase provides excel
lent pheasant hunting, while Tus-
cola. Gratiot Saginaw and Dan
vile areas have fair to good
small game hunting.
Other state game areas now
available for public use include the
following projects Arenac, 22.144
acres; Cedar River, 2,001: CUISINE
432. 1888; Escanaba. 109.116: Glad.
win. 10,317; Hanson, 1929; Ioscc
north until. 10000: Iosco (soutt
uniD, 14,147; Lunden, 5l,451
Luther-Baldwin. 1883: Midland
1885; MunuScong. 81, 499; Muske
gon River. 53p231: Norway. 72,674
/ Ogemaw, 6,432 Sage River, 14,S02
land Wolf Creek. s. 800.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Conservation
Week Named

LANSING, Sept. 13,-At the re-
quest of hunting and fishing clubs
throughout the state. Governor
Van Wagner has agreed TO pro-
claim October ) 10 IL "ConServa-
ton Week"
During this period, 11S local
groups affiliated with the Mich
igan United Conservation Clubs
will begin the sale of wildlife
stamps. Each sheet of stamps.
which viii sell for % cents, will
contain "a scenes of hunting, fish
ing and wildlife in color.
The MUCC has contracted for
the printing of $4,000 sheets and
under the agreement made in
Lansing last week, half of the
proceeds will 60 TO local clubs for
projects and the other so per cent
to MUCC headquarters.
There viii be no central cele-
bration. but various member clubs
have planned local events TO COM
memorate the week. Schools in
some sections are participating,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
All Open to Public

The purchase and approval BY
the commission of $50. $50 acres
last wee: will, Of course, materi-
ally increase several of these
areas. All are open TO public
hunting with the exception of the
Gladwin, Midland. Musk n
River and Ogemaw Game Refuge.
At Gladwin the refuge is closed
TO hunting and trapping except
during deer season and the public
hunting ground area. The same
is true at Midland. The Muskegon
River area is a state park and
waterfowl refuge, while the Oge-
nav Game Refuge is closed to
hunting and trapping at all times.
Ruhl said that reports received
from conservation officers, game
experts, farmers and others indi-
cate that this years kill of small
game, especially pheasant hunting,
should be the best in the states
history.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Dates for
Sportsmen

Sept ember li--Last day, De-
troit Times Montgomery Ward
HunterS' special Trap and
Skeet Shoot, l.. 4. Young Gun
Club, Nine-Mile road and
Southfield. All hunters in
Nited. Free shooting ins.ruc-
tions; Sportsmens' Clubs Dis
plays. Michigan Conservation
Department Sound hunting
movies, No admission.
September lt-Springer Spaniel
Field Trials at Durgan Downs,
one mile west OF Pennington.
i'm Grand River. Springer
spaniel owners invited.
September l7-Amer icsn sports
mems and Dog Owners Club,
regular monthly meeting, 1915
East Eight-Mile road. VIII
di~cHss plans for National
Hunting Dog Owners con-
Nention.
Septe mber % 95-Annual
SportsmenS' and Hunting Dog
show at Sandusky. Mich. Coon
dog chase; trap and skeet
shooting.
September estate sield
Archery tourname at
OwOsSo.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
ORANGE GARDEN SPIDER AT HER WEB

the grasshopper was enmeshed,
the spider withdrew TO regard
her prey.
The captive gave Spasmodic
kicks; frenziedly she returned 10
her task Of making the prisoner
secure. Again she withdrew and
the truSSed hopper struggled
but weakly. Down she flashed
again and struck. The grass
hopper knew life no longer in
the tall Summer grasses.
We wandered to pleaSanter
places in the fields of Septem-
Der.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Handy Angler
Lands a Trout

SUN VALLEY. Ida. Sept. 13.--
Texas insurance man Jul Bauman
Of Galveston, with his soft
spoken drawl, proved himself the
"handiest" fisherman seen in this
state all Summer.
Bauman went fishing on the
Wood River near here. and for five
hours flicked a fly in vain. Finally
something stirred in the water.
and there, just below him, was a
whopping rainbow.
Bauman reached for his net and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Fishing Tackle
lCosts 10 Rise
By Next Season
Taxes, Increase in
Cost of Material,
to Hit Anglers

Michigan's million and a hall
anglers better lock their fishing
tackle in safety deposit vaults
this Winter.
Three 10 per cent increases
seem almost imminent:
Normal increase due TO
Increased costs OF material,
wages and taxes.
Federal excise tax on all
sporting goods.
3-Fish restoration tax.
Only the last increase has a
chance Of being deferred. provid-
ing the bill now before Congress
which taxes the sale of fishing
tackle 10 per cent is defeated.
The funds are 20 be used for pro-
pagation and protection OF fish
life.
II is known as the Buck-Clark
bill. The sums collected would be
apportioned 10 the individual
states and will be similar 10 the
fund created by 10 per cent tax
on ammunition and guns
Many fishermen. dealers and
manufacturers who originally
favored the Buck bill are
thinking twice before urging its
passage Many suggest that in
view OF the other two increases
which are necessary al this time,
that the bill be postponed for
another year OF two.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14

The Michigan Game Law d.
gest will be mailed free 60 Times
readers. Requests should be adj
dressed, Outdoor Editor, Detroit
Times.
This years digest shows both
the I941-1942 season, and the
new laws established by the 1e41
Legislature. The latter does not
become effective until 90 days
after the Legislature adjourns.
With the Legislature still In ses-
sion, these laws will not be
effective until next year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Gdrfish Hunts
Get Impetus

JACKSON, Miss. Sept. d -
Gariish hunting II rapidly taking
its place as fine sport among
Mississippi fishermen today.
TarpoH fishing is heralded as
one OF the finest salt water sports
but fishermen who have tired both
contend thst pursuit OF the vora.
ciotiS alligator gar in fresh water
is even more exciting.
Interest IN the sport Is spread
Ing so extensively that gar ro-
deoS " organized hunts for the FISH.
are frequently held
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Female, Cay.Looking

Touch lightly a strand OF the
web with a grass stalk and
head downward VII rush the
spider TO find what is trapped
in the silken snare.
The mistress of the web-for
Il is she - is a strikingly beau
tiful thing. Large-about an
inch in length-and wearing a
black jacket ornamented in
gold. she is not soon forgot
ten. The male spider. which
you would be fortunate 10 see.
wears a somber jacket and is
but one-fourth as long as his
mate.
Nature not always is pleasant,
n we were TO LEARN one Sep
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14

ferent posts. At the traps he gets
unknown angles as the targets
vary in their flights from the traps.
Thus the shooter tunes himself 10
handle right and left angle birds
and to judge elevations. His judy
ment Of speed of flying objects is
sharpened. i sincerely recommend
both these sports as conditioner"
for actual hunting.
In this article we will describe
the proper stance for skeet and
trap-Shooting.
To score well in skeet there are
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Mackinaw Trout
Fishing Best Now

NORTHPORT, Mich, Sept. 10
Mackinaw trout are running right
now in Grand Traverse Bay and
other Michigan waters OF the
Great Lakes. The season ends
October 10 and experience has
proven that more lake trout are
taken from Sept. ] 10 end Of the
season, than any other time Of the
year.
Lake trout fishing can't be
claSSed exactly as arm chair fish
ing. 1t is one sport than can
be enjoyed under unfavorable
weather conditions.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Lansing Gardener
Stops Pheasant Pests

LANSING. Sept. 13.-W. II.
Hunter Of this city. owner Of two
suburban gardens. is advising his
neighbors how to prevent pleas
ants from pecking holes in to-
matoeS and other vegetables. For
years Hunter has put small dishes
filed with water about his garden
during hot, dry weather. and
pheasants have never bothered
his crops, he says.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Put Up Stout Fight

When 300 feet from the boat
Mackinaw trout start 10 break
water and a real battle is on
Some weigh 20 TO 30 pounds
Usually the fisherman brings his
quarry alongside the boat and the
guide slips a net under it for the
landing. Just before this hap
pens. the fish makes one last
stand, dives and leaps TO provide
a final thrill for all aboard.
The big thrill comes after he is
landed and the taker can get his
hands on the big fellow TO admire
and show il off.
Few fishermen fail 10 do that.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Oregon TO Hold
Two Antelope Seasons

Oregon will have two antelope
seasons this FAN, September y 70
October > in Malhcur Nonnty and
September IS 90 October ; in Lake
and Harney counties. Special 81
antelope tags entltle one OF either
sex for resident or nonresident
hunters plus the regular hunting
license fec.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14

spurning even a worm, he caught
the trout. Smiling beguilingly he
attempted to deposit the trout In
his basket. The fish popped back
in the water. This happened twice
more until the calm Texan finally
handled the finny fellow out OF
the net and successfully deposited
him in the baskte.
But Bauman couldn't eat the
fish.
He was just too ornery and
too smart" said Jul. 81 have too
much respect for him.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14

several important points one
SHOULD keep in mind. First you
must have a gun that fits you.
Your stock must not be too long.
Then you must learn proper
stance. AT each post on a skeet
field--and there are eight of them
you may use practically the
same stance but you must change
your position so that you are
facing the point at which you
expect 10 break the target-NOT
the trap house from which the
target IS being released. II you
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Shooting No Exception

Practice makes perfect. This Is
true in any sport and shooting is
no exception Trap and skeet
shooting definitely teach the
proper pointing of the gun because
Of the fact that you get the fee
of the gun and become accustomed
TO developing the proper swing
and follow-through. mentioned in
the two previous lessons.
At skeet the hunter has all kinds
Of angles by shooting from the diff
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14

10 re ceiVe
n u m erou s
phone c Is
inparting the
discovery Of
I n csc writ
ing spiders.
Perhaps we
have been I'M
fortunate but
IN examining
\ 2 q + 2 s OF
webs n eV er
b "a y a. ~ n
found the zig
Zaggy silk in
"A formation
( hat might
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14

taken near the surface, II is nee
eSSary to go down 100 10 80 feet
TO get them. A thousand to 1,500
feet Of copper line is used. Guides
instruct their guests how much
line is needed. Trolling is done
with the boat moving four or five
miles an hour.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Nature in September
WRITING SPIDERS DON'T REALLY WRITE

In the coarse grasses and
weed growth Of September you
frequently may come upon
large spider web through which
runs a zigZaggy band OF white
silky substance. II is q web OF
the orange garden spider, or
writing spider
During late Summer II is I'M
uslIal for q nclNsnaper office not
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Nearly 7 Million
Acres Of Game
Land in State
State Conservation
Body Adds $50, 100
Acres TO Area
BY DON GILLIEs

MIR. Sportsman. whether you
know 1t or not. YOU are today a
member of a Michigan Outdoor
Club, with a total area of nearly
two million acres. The dues in
the club are complimentary. The
activities include small gam e
hunting. deer hunting. hiking.
camping and other healthful and
vigorous outdoor sports"
Thus spoke Harry Ruhl. chief of
the game division Of the Michigan
Department of Conservation be-
fore 1000 members of the Detroit
Sportsmen'S Congress assembled
at the American Legion Hall, for
their first Fall meeting.
Action of the conservation COM
mission at their meeting last week
brought the total of State-owned
game lands from slightly over one
million acres up TO 1.933.374 acres
with the approval of an additional
1856. 76O acres.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Fish DoWn Deep

Operating out Of this port and
others at Sutton Bay. Traverse
City and Elk Rapids are SO cabin
cruisers that can be hired. When
engaging one OF the boats, fisher
men get fishing equipment and an
guide.
Unlike fishing in June when
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14

be termed writing"
There is a wider interest than
might be found in any message
these spiders might possibly
weave in silken tapestry: IL you
come upon an unchanged web,
mark well its beauty Of design,
and marvel long AT what a bit
of life mas wrought so well.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
Different Stance

In trap shooting the stance IA
slightly different Hold your gun
high on the shoulder. cheek rest
ing comfortably on the top of the
stock, which is known as the comb.
and the gun barrel directly in line
with your eyes. Your body should
be slightly forward with left knee
broken forward, equalizing the
weight on both feet. This gives
the shooter the proper balance
to swing and follow through
smoothly.
1t is very important that the
shooting position be relaxed be-
cause relaxation with the proper
stance will permit you to start
your gun barrel on the flight OF
the target in = smooth swing.
which makes for an easy follow
through and more accuracy.
Grip your gun firmly with your
right hand In order to hold IL
against your face and shoulder.
You should move the gun with
your right hand also. Never use
the extended. which for a right
hand shooter is his left and q
southpaw his right. This causes
a jerky swing that destroys ac-
curacy SWING AND GUIDE
THE GUN WITH YOUR SHOOT
ING FINGER HAND ALWAYS.
next week Gun PIT, and DUN
Safety
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
ember day as we admired an
orange garden spider.
Death of a Hopper

a grasshopper sprang from
nearby grasses and was caught
in the web. Instantly the spider
became a thing of cold fury.
Swiftly she darted down the
web and flung herself at the
unfortunate. hopper. binding IL
with a kicking motion in webby
substance Rapidly of her move
mentS made it impossible TO fol-
low The SPIDERS attack. When
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
TRAP, SKEET SHOOTING CALLED AID TO FIELD HUNTERS
Shoot Clubs Crowded Before Each Hunting Season Opens

do this you will be able to swing
and follow-through smoothly.
The essential factor in skeet
shooting is to move fast and lead
your bird. Bring your gun barrel
In the same line with the fight
of the bird. moving faster, Of
course, than the target Is travelling
and AS YOU PASS the flying
target FIRE, but BE SURE THAT
YOU DO NOT STOP YOUR
SWING UNTIL AFTER YOU
HAVE PULLED THE TRIGGER.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
BY FRED ETCHEN

Nationally Famous Shooting Instructor
Grant Ilseng, worlds great
est shotgun shooter, will be at
Tho Detroit Times-Montgomery
Ward Hunters Special Trap and
SlIeet Shoot at l. A. Young
Gun Club, Saturday and sun
day. September 1914, to offer
personal instructions to all hunt
ers, skeet and trap-shooters.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14

"Will trap and skeet shooting
be of value 20 me hunting in the
field:"
Often I am asked that question
The answer is definitely yes"
The proof lies in the fact that
for several weeks before the hunt.
ing season the trap and skeet
clubs throughout the country are
crowded with shooters trying their
hand at breaking targets and re-
kindling their enthusiasm TO get
back in shooting practice.
Guns of probably so per cent OF
the hunters lay idle practically 10
months out of the year. Then,
when the season opens, out they
come from hiding and away go the
hunters TO the duck blinds or 10
the fields with one thought in
get their limits. Too
often they have lost their touch
and shoot poorly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-22
Americans Face
Concentration
Camps in China

NEW YORK 49, An American
business man In Tientsin recently
cabled his partner here that Jap
anese soldiers were constructing
two large concentration camps IN
occupied China for American and
British nationals. II was disclosed
Thursday.
The partner. ". A. n.
Nichols. head Of rug firm,
said that, according 10 the
cable, American manufactur-
ers and exporters In the Jap
anese-dominated rome are he
Ing "openly threatened with
detention In the camps.
Nichols said he himself had seen
one Of the camps under eonstruc-
ton last Easter at Peitaihon near
Tientsin. At the time he believed
japanese stories that the con-
struction was for a hospital and
could not understand why sentry
boxes and concrete machine gun
emplaeements were required for
sick people.
Chinese workers later revealed.
he said, that the 'so-called hospi-
tai" had galvanized iron roof
and that sick people would die IN
the intense heat
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-22
Fort Soldier
Seriously Hurt
Two Others Die
In Auto Crash

PORTLAND Two persons acre
sssd snd = third Vss ~ expected
- i've ss the result - two auto
mobile crashes n TIE Portland
vicinity THURSDAY.
The Dad.
Shirley Spencer. Is. Portland.
Garth Arthur Carr. q. Port
Land
The Injured
Sergeant Leoren Dale Collins.
Tacoma, Wash. goth Engineers.
critical condition from compound
skull fracture
Margaret Corn. -. Keshena.
Wise. severe decorations. head in
jury shock.
Miss Spencer was killed
instantly and sgt. Collins and
Miss Corn injured when their
sedan was demolished after
crashing into three trees on
Portland street.
Police said Collins had been
booked on a negligent homicide
charge at the request Of the dis
trct attorney.
Carr was fatally injured in a
freak accident near Gresham.
According 10 police. Carr was nd
Ing in a car driven by Frederick
u. Erdman 20. Portland. They
said he vas asleep with his head
. resting on his arm extending from
the coupe's window when the auto
struck a highway sign post. Erd-
man told police ne lost control OF
the car when no went to sleep.
Erdman and Mrs. Carr were un-
injured.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-22
Large Increases
In Payrolls Seen
In Tax Figures

Great increases this year in in
dustrial payrolls are reflected in
social security employment tax
collections for Washington and
Alaska, according to figures re-
leased Thursday by Clark Squire,
L. 6. collector for the district.
Collection Of employment taxes
IN the Washington-Alaska district
for the fiscal year. ending June
80. amounted to S9,944. 969 as COM
pared to IS. 401 1922 in 1910. This is
an increase Of 1874 per cent and
places the district fourth among
all SIS collection districts in the
U. s. for percentage Of increase.
National increase was Ill per
cent.
II was also announced that the
Washington-Alaska district ranked
third for miscellaneous taxes. in
Guiding excess profits. Collections
Of such taxes in the district in
creased 1885 per cent, from
se.311,4 in 1910 to S1s,422 1888
this year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-22
Woman 'sHouse
Full Of Loot

uEatsttN R,tta. ..tt.n.t.a
- ','''-.',
~ - - 49,
- ~ - II
$500. ,..-,.., .'s''.',l..
"'''''' - y" 49, - 49,, - -. '.. 80,
:" F'S w y"
-
-"
~" 49, ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-22
Urqes Withdrawal Of Bank Funds
DURING F. D.-Concocted Emergency

CHICAGO The First National
bank of Englewood, through its
president. J. NJ. 100 Per Cent?
Nichols, Thursday urged its de-
positors to withdraw their money
for the duration of the Roose-
velt-concocted emergency"
A statement signed by Nichols
said:
Confronted ~ We are to-
day with the spectacle of a
nation betrayed by it, own
officials, a people divided a.
never before. not even In Civil
war days, and on all sides
resorting to natures first law
Of self-preseryation, do not
care 10 continue a. the custo-
dian of other peoples money"
Nichols. an enthusiastic anti
New Dealer. began last April urg-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-22
Impersonoting u. S.
Officer Is CHARGED

Burton Hspp. charged with i'm
PRESERVATION II q \. officiai. Nss
arrested n Absfdssn "Wednesday
by federal bureau Of lnsssilKa-
ton agents. according 70 informs
ton received here by Frank Halls.
Z. =. assistant district attorney
Hale said hspp you'd - Arrsikpsd
before the q. commissioner al
Absndssn Thursday for his plea
10 the charges.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-22
This Beggar
Not So Poor

NV yoRk Policeman Thomas
Fitzpatrick lorssight ~ the bsggar
he Wa chasing. decided hls prey
had escaped. and paused to glance
Admiungly into the swank Long.
champs bar. There. hiH face half
hidden BY a hottie ~ sine from
which he quaffed. was the beggar.
I'll fix you 90 you can't 20 into
LonRchamps for afternoon cock
tails for some time" Magistrate
Leonard McGes told the beggar.
John Smith. 50. Thirty days