Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-26 | Page 56 | Prohibition Wave Hurts Sport of Fishing

PROHIBITION i 1 HURTS SPORT Of FISHING 1 t Washington Now Want Wan Leave to Supply Shortage With NeU Nett J WASHINGTON May Ia In 25 23 In In a aport R 1 port to the house from the house committee in favor of or the Calin Ca Car ti lin n bill to repeal the law use of or nets In fishing in the dl Chairman Ben John Johnson lon of or Kentucky opines that the enactment of ot the dry 1 law for Cor Washington ton has lias affected the tk pastime of oc fishing with hook and Hn n f It isn't nearly so popular he thi n to fish ism n now as us before tl the m e dry law tau After giving certain reasons con II netted with the conservation of oC food j. j stuffs why the time law against use of or n rich I should be repe repealed le Mr Ir Johnson says Ban Besides it is said ald that tho mo adoo t lion ion of oC the code of law w which felt Is rev ft tt pealed by this bill was brought about by the activities iti o or of those who go o fish ing lug for tal sport instead of food it u 11 also said that since sinco the thc District U tf Columbia has gone dry and thou tho who fish for Cor sport can no longer con co get their bait hait out of ot th thi the bottle they are arc not interested In th the law Jaw to the extent that the they were tor merly rho Tho report shows that section I of the district code forbids s net fish tIsh i i ing inS It Is pointed out that food of ot all I kinds is s needed now and that to the 1 I extent fish is used meats ts will b be saved sa for Cor shipments abroad At present says the report both fish ish and meat are art virtually beyond beon th the reach of or the poor