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Show MANY ALIENS SECURE LICENSES TO FISH The fishing "bug" is spreading so fast that foreigners as well as Americans are out these days chasing the elusive finny ones, according to Fred W. Chambers, state fish and game warden. For the first time In the history of the department depart-ment licenses have been Issued to foreigners, for-eigners, and already eighteen alien licenses li-censes have been sold. All those who have secured them arc Greeks. Japanese and Austrian.1;. The Greeks and Austrlans are said to care little for game flsh, preferring pre-ferring to capture the Icfs militant carp. The Japs, however, who have secured licenses li-censes are becoming expert anglers, say the game wardens. J. C. Smith, district warden for the Second district, returned home yesterday from the southern end of Utah county. While in that, vicinity he took a shipment of fish to Emery county and planted them in tho Jakes of Huntington canyon. Mr. Smith, with the aid of Warden G. R. Phillips, was responsible for the first conviction of an alien for shooting rabbits without a license, Illegal under the now law. D. H. Madsen. chief deputy, returned yesterday from an Inspection trip through Carbon county. |