Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-11-18 | Page 26 | Protected Birds Eat up Goldfish

Protected t e Birds Eat Up Goldfish NEW EW BEDFORD Mass Novi O 17 By Uy A. A P. P P. Goldfish which turn green aid marauding birds to shoot which Is risky have perplexed cemetery cemetery cemetery cem cem- officials in tills this cit city Two ponds one ono In Rural nural cemetery and the other In Oak Grove Groe cemetery have been used as breeding places for goldfish Recently the schoOl of fish In the former pond was de depleted depleted depleted de- de sadly and Investigation disclosed disclosed dis dis- closed close the cause to bo be a bird which conducted raids nightly Summary execution was decided upon and carried out When the guilty birds bird's body was examined It was I II I found fo nd to be a night heron a bird protected by la law and the t o s learned learned i a that in In protecting the fish they had laid themselves themselves- open to prosecution Preparations were being made mado o 0 remo remove the 12 gold goldfish from t tOak the pak Oak Grove cemetery pond to a greenhouse fountain for the winter winter winter win win- ter when it was discovered in that hat some artificial flowers used I In decorating decorating dec dec- orating graves g ha had been blown Into the water The dyestuff In the flowers had poisoned the fish ish S feo So I the unfortunate which I were born rn gold sold died green