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Show THE CITIZEN the world are now, and always have been, far too many clouds for complete or even relative happiness. Man is too little, so many tragedies are un- avoidable, so many heartaches and trials are sure to come, then why not grasp every ray of sunshine, every touch of beauty within our power. White men, brown men, yellow men, black men, and every shade and color intervening, may and will at times have moments of illumination. And when they pass that illumination, that understanding, on to us in words, or color, or sound, let no man hesitate while he asks the question of race. We can well agree with the dictum of My opinion is Ibsen, that at the pres- ent time it is of no use to wield ones weapons for art; one must simply turn them against what is hostile. 7 fish in the streams and all wild game birds and animals belong to the people and no one should be allowed to confiscate the public property for their own personal monetary gain at the expense of the dear public. The peoples right and title in the fish and game of this state ought to receive the proper protection. (By FRANK E. SCHEFSKI.) William L. Harlow has left us. His favorite haunts on the streams of the intermountain country will know him no more, and while the sportsmen will greatly miss him, the fish in the streams will be tickled that one of the best trout fishermen of the west has been eliminated, which gives them added safety in the streams which Harlow was accustomed to visit. The great fisherman has joined Isaac Walton and a host of other sportsmen and no doubt is fishing on some of the other planets at the present time. If there was no fishing on the other side, it is a certainty that Harlow would not be happy, and the Good Book says that all are happy on the other side. Harlow was one of the first sportsmen to whip a stream in this western country. He has fished every stream west of the Rocky Mountains and whenever Harlow could not catch any fish, there was a slim chance for others. He came west when a young man and toured the country as a sign writer. Harlow painted the first signs in the mining camps and early settlements and finally settled down in this city after he attained middle age. But no matter how important the job was or in what hurry it should be completed, when any one wanted to go fishing Harlow dropped his tcols and closed his shop and only returned to work when he had satisfied himself with a big enough catch for himself and his friends. He was one of the most liked sportsmen of the city and always advocated the protection of fish and game. He was here when it was plentiful and he saw it go much to his regret, for he loved to fish. The coming fishing season will not seem natural to the boy without Harlow Section 40, of the fish and game laws of the state of Utah reads: Public hunting grounds provided; sanctuaries. The state commissioner, under the state board of examiners, is hereby authorized and empowered to procure, set aside and maintain, or cause to be set aside and maintained, suitable lands as public hunting grounds; and he is hereby authorized under the direction of the board of examiners to expend such part of the fish and game funds as may be necessary for such purposes. The state commissioner and the state board of examiners may prescribe reasonable rules and regulations, and fix reason-- , able fees for hunting within such hunting ground. The state commissioner is hereby authorized and empowered to procure, set aside and protect or cause to be set aside and protected, districts throughout the state as bird and game sanctuaries. This law has been on the statutes for several years, but no effort has been made to secure a public hunting grounds for the sportsmen of this county. There is a bill before Congress, which if passed would provide such a free hunting ground, but some of the western fish and game commissioners are fighting this bill for no satisfactory reasons as yet given. Only a few persons are able to pay the high price of gun clubs and the big majority of hunters have no place to hunt. The sportsmen would like to know if the present legislature will see that some of the money is set aside for public hunting grounds in this county, as section 40 provides. There is a great deal of waste land in the northwest part of the county on the shores of the lake, which can be utilized for off-ye- NARROW MARGINS RULE IN hunting grounds. With a few channels dug a series of lakes can be made extending for miles and the boys who are licenses but who are not paying-thgetting any shooting would like to secure some of the benefits as provided for in our law. 4 The Provo river needs some attention in the way of suitable fish runs. If trout could run up the stream in the spring of the year it would not be necessary to stock that stream with trout. Providing, however, the fish were protected from the seine in Utah lake. It would be but a few years when the lake would again be stocked with big trout and fishing in the Provo would be what it was twenty-fiv- e years ago. Seining in Utah lake and poor fish runs in Provo river are responsible at the present time for the absence of game fish in the river and the e lake. It would only take two or three years to bring back the lake and stream, and to prove what I say, I will refer the sportsman to the big reservoir in Parleys canyon, and the Strawberry lake and river. All the fishermen in Utah cannot catch out all the trout in the Strawberry reservoir, but start Reining in that water and see how long it will take. It is to be hoped that this legislature will pay special attention to the fish and game laws this year and see to it that the right kind of protection will be given to it. There are over 50,000 people interested in fishing and hunting in this state and they are deserving of some attention. All the The Republican majority in the present House. is 166. The Republican majority in the next House will be 15. This recalls a similar reversal under the Wilson administration. The 1912 elections which made Mr. Wilson a president by a minority vote of the country gave to the Democrats a mar jority in the House of 163. In 1914, although the opposition to the Democratic party was still badly divided the Democratic majority was reduced to 28. Small majorities are the rule in the House and Senate. The ebb and flow of the political tide naturally affects the Senate less, because the tenure of office enables its members to bridge over the temporary upheavals that so often completely change the political complexion of the lower six-ye- ar house. An example of Benjamin Harrison defeated Cleveland in the campaign of 1888, one of the most closely contested campaigns in the history of American politics, the result being in doubt for two days. The closeness of this contest was reflected in the make-uof the House, the Republicans having a majority of only 8. The in the middle of Harrisons term was most disastrous to the Republicans. The Democrats had a landslide in the Congressional elections, carrying the House by a majority of 147. This is one of four times since the Civil war that either party has had a majority of over 100 in the House. This Democratic majority was reduced to 91 in the Presidential election of 1892, when Cleveland was again p PARTY CONTROL OF CONGRESS. Game Law Suggestions And The Passing Of Harlow year following reduced that majority to 17. that is afforded by the period of years covering both administrations of Cleveland and the administration of Harrison. During this period the House swung from one party to the other, but the Senate remained Republican, although its Republican majority was cut to a narrow margin of two for the terms beginning 1887 and 1889. Surprising as it may seem, the United States Senate was Republican every term from the Civil war to the term which began in 1915, with the exception of the one term which began in 1893. In that year the Senate stood 44 Democrats, 38 Republicans, and 3 independents. The Democratic Senate of that term was swept into power with the second election of Cleveland in 1892. The Republican landslide in 1894, however, restored a Republican majority, the Senate, which convened March 4, 1895, standing 42 Republicans to 39 Democrats. The present Republican majority of 24 is larger than ever in the history of the Senate, with the exception of five terms beginning 1901 and ending 1911. The Senate which convened in 1901, elected at the same time McKinley was elected the second time, had a Republican majority of 27, with 3 independent. The next two Senates had Republican majorities of 26. The largest Republican majority ever obtained in the Senate was 30, under the Roosevelt administration. The barometer of political majorities in the House is very interesting. It refutes the common belief that majorities as a rule are very large. The year Garfield was elected the Republicans carried the House by 22. The off year following his election they lost the House, the Democrats carrying it by a majority of 81. Clevelands election in 1884 gave the Democrats a majority of 44 in the House. The off ar victorious. In 1894 occurred what went down in history as the great Republican landslide. It gave the Republicans control of the House by a margin of 44. This marked the beginning of 16 years of continuous control of the House by the Republican party. Its high tide during this period was the first Congress under Roosevelt, which had a Republican majority of 114. The year of McKinleys first election saw the Republicans carry the House by 72. The year of his second election saw them carry it by 47. The off years following each of his elections saw the Republican majority of slump to 30 and 29. The Roosevelts administration saw a slump of 60 in the Republican majority. Tafts election carried the House by a Republican majority of 39. Thus we see that during the entire 16 years during which the Republicans held control of the House, the greater potrion of that period the Republicans had a majority of under 50. off-ye- ar Member Federal Reserve System Per Cent on Savings Regard this bank as your FRIEND Your success Is of vital importance to us because both banks and communities depend upon the success of each Individual. COLUMBIA Trust Company 125 SOUTH MAIN ST. |