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vestigation it appeared that only a few yards of 
the road had been tarred, and that surface water 
could not by any means get from that point 
into the pond in question. There was an iri¬ 
descent scum on the surface of the pond, and it 
was also a somewhat curious coincidence that 
the fish died within a few days of the road being 
tarred. 
In a neighboring village some young swans 
011 the village pond died. This pond is con¬ 
tiguous to the main road which was tarred. A 
day or two after it had been tarred there was a 
heavy downpour of rain, and much surface 
water from the road escaped directly into the 
pond. Post-mortem examination of one of the 
swans revealed “septic poisoning,” but did not 
give proof that tar was the cause. There were 
no fish in the pond. Whether these facts are 
inadmissible as evidence or whether they may 
be allowed to stand and prejudice the case 
against tar is a somewhat doubtful point. In a 
second instance that has come to my notice 
heavy rain fell on the surface of some two miles 
of a freshly tarred highway draining into a 
river. Large quantities of tar and mud were 
washed into the stream, and three days after the 
onset of the rain numbers of fish were found 
seriously damaged, and some have since died. 
In this case certainly, and apparently in the 
case of the swans as well, no cause of death 
other than tar was proved, though many other 
possible causes may have operated. 
The dust nuisance from motor cars is very 
great, and the tarring of road surfaces is a 
preventive which does not deserve to be tabooed 
by fishermen on the showing of one or two 
coincidences which cannot in themselves make 
tar a poison any more than the single swallow 
can make summer out of spring. On the other 
hand, if instances of similar post hoc occurrences 
can be gathered from half-a-dozen different 
waters, the probability of a propter hoc origin 
must be seriously entertained. 
AFTER THE PURSE NETTERS. 
The wind storm in the Chesapeake Bay Oct. 
2 possibly saved from arrest and the payment 
of penalties some purse netters who have been 
fishing illegally there and breaking the State 
laws. The penalty includes fines and confisca¬ 
tion of boats. 
Information was received by the officials of 
the Maryland State Game and Fish Protective 
Association to the effect that fishermen were 
illegally hauling in waters in the upper part of 
the bay and its tributaries. 
Deputy game wardens were supplied with a 
fast power boat and started from Baltimore 
early Thursday morning to find and arrest the 
lawbreakers, and with the intention of obtaining 
convictions. 
An ill wind blew good for the suspected vio¬ 
lators. There was too much wind for them 
to work, and though the officials found boats 
which they believed to be the ones that were 
reported to have been used in violating the law, 
these boats were peacefully lying in snug 
harbors. 
One schooner bearing the name of the most 
celebrated trotting horse ever owned in Mary¬ 
land had nets piled on a skiff, but as the vessel 
was at anchor the official boat had to pass it 
up for the time being. 
The game wardens’ boat proved to be sea¬ 
worthy and visits were made to Curtis Bay, 
Stony Creek, Rock Creek, Botkin Point, 
Magothy River, Back River, Middle River and 
the Gunpowder River. 
Inquiries were made about violations of the 
law, and some information was obtained which 
may prove of value if the violations continue. 
The Game and Fish Protective Association, 
though it has to furnish the cost of the expe¬ 
dition, proposes to do all in its power to have 
the laws enforced in relation to the preservation 
of game and fish. The shooting season for 
ducks and birds will begin shortly, and the as¬ 
sociation will pay particular attention to the 
enforcement of the game laws.—Baltimore Sun. 
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