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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-27

entS, MT. and Mrs. John Whalen of South street, on Sunday.
 Troop g, Boy Scouts of America, collected quite 8 lot of newspapers on Saturday, in the neighborhood of two tons. Scoutmaster Sacco A very pleased with the results, but is planning on continuing this work in about a month-so anyone wish- ing to dispose of old papers, iS asked to save them for the boys. The money thus earned by the sale of these papers will be used to pur- chase machinery for the patrol room at Washington Park Community house.
 The troop will have their Father and Son banquet on Nov. 9th, at which time the Washington Park Community Club will present the troop, with 6 set of new flags.
 Mothers of the Scout are asked to donate a pie, for the banquet.
 At c. Y. o. Leaders ConSerence held at St. JoSeph's College, Hart ford, Conn. Saturday afternoon, representatives from St. Francis parish were, Rev. James Sullivan, Rose Foley, Frank Tehan, Doris Sugrue, Donald Cameron and John Kieley.
 Guet speaker was Capt. Father David Sullivan, U. s. A., stationed at Westover Field, Mass, whose sub- ject was Our Spiritual Defense" 1" Alexander Mole of Waterbury was elected state vice-preSident.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-27

The "45" tournament of St Francis Holy Name Society will take place this evening at usual, ct tho Parish hall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-27

Miss Estelle whalen, a student nurse of Mercy Hospital, Spring field, Mass, visited with her par ents, MT. and Mrs. John Whalen of South street, on Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-27

o'clock and in the evening at T:ss-
 o'clock.
Evening star., 1941-02-12
Curb on Picketinq

The Supreme Court decision out
lawing picketing "set in a background
of violence" is a salutary warning
to labor unions that the Bill of Rights
cannot be invoked to shield the use
of gangster tactics in industrial dis
putes.
The case in which the court laid
down this principle involved par
ticularly vicious situation, developing
from the long standing efforts of
the American Federation of Labor
TeamSters' Union in Chicago to break
up a system of milk sales under
which vendors, operating their own
trucks, buy from dairies and resell
to retailers, giving consumers the
advantage of lower prices, but in
the process, curtailing employment
of union drivers. Bombing and fires
which destroyed property, and as
saultS on the non-union milk ham
dlers marked the progress of the de-
termined drive of the union, and it
was with this picture in mind that
the Illinois Supreme Court issued the
picketing injunction which was up
held in the five-to- three decision
read by Justice Frankfurter Monday.
In the light of earlier decisions by
the Supreme Court that picketing
was proper method of publicizing
the issues in labor dispute, the
teamsters' union attacked the in
junction as an infringement of the
constitutional right of free speech,
but this contention was struck down
by Justice Frankfurter.
"Utterance in a context of violence
can lose its significance as an ap-
peal to reason and become part Of
Evening star., 1941-02-12
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles Z. TraceDeH

The squirrels, on the other paw, should
be able to find their way around in the
dark, at least in the semi-d dark of dawn
and twilight.
Squirrels must keep to the trees dur
ing the snowstorms, and for some hours
thereafter, for it is certain that their
appetite Is just the same as ever and
they should be observed at their usual
eating posts with the birds
The birds not only do not mind snow,
they seem to revel in It, That is why
all persons who feed them should make
sure that they have plenty of food while
snow is falling and right afterwards.
They swell up their feathers and ride
the gale with aplomb.
The toughest of the lot is almost the
only one of the feathered folk which
shows any dislike for a stormy day We
refer to the starting. He is a wise old
bird, and seeks shelter when the snow
comes down.
While his bill is not adapted to seed
eating, he can manage them in a
pinch, but he mostly prefers to utilize
a covered feeding station for shelter
In a snowstorm, or even when it is
raining heavily.
He will be seen at such times huddled
in the feeder. veritable dog in the
manger. not eating. himself. but keep
ing all other birds out, including his own
kind
We recall one severe storm several
years ago, when an old startling occupied
feeding station for about hours dur
ing which time not another bird of
any species managed to get bite there.
Most birds can puff up their feathers in
the cold. whereas during rain they per-
nit them to lie very fat and as close
together as possible.
This results in a bird looking very
round and fat when it SHOWS, and quite
slim when it rains.
During the cold, too, many species can
ruff1e up the feathers on the head so
that they appear to have little crests.
Persons seeing unknown species. at
such times, may report them as having
CIeSC. a uJlle CIOS6T looking Will re-
veal to any one that these flufed up
feathers do not make a real crest, by
any means
1t is quite possible for birds to find
seeds which have been covered by snow.
We believe they can dig down several
inches in this way, so the human being
who feeds them should not feel that
they will starve if the seed is not on top.
We note our correspondent speaks of
having a catbird at his feeding place.
Catbirds are very rare in this vicinity
In winter. Usually this bird leaves
Washington and nearby Maryland and
Virginia about the last of October al
though few remain until the first OF
December some years.
The mockingbird is a much more COM
mon winter resident hereabouts. 1t is
larger than a catbird does not have the
catbird's black head. and shows much
white when it flies. The catbird is
smaller and much neater.
Evening star., 1941-02-12
ARLINGTON. Va

Dear Sir:
IT inherit an interest in birds. squir-
rels, rabbits, etc, with which my place
abounds-an interest much augmented
by reading This and That almost daily
and until recently had noticed great
scarcity of some varieties, with total
absence of others.
But January %, about 2:30 pm,
which was about 40 minutes before a
heavy rain set in, noticed as great an
influx, both in numbers and varieties. as
I have seen at any time-redbirds, jays,
Sparrows, Knockers, catbirdS, StarlingS,
etc.
Il had not yet started feeding, as the
ground is thickly covered with tulip
poplar seeds, but all of these birds
aighted and fed where I normally scat
ter feed in winter, so they apparently
were not strangers, although all but
the cardinals, jays and sparrows dis
appeared when the rain began.
Sunday evening and this morning I
swept the feeding ground bare of snow,
after being very plainly coaxed by two
cardinals; then scattered mixed feed,
and right now have more birds than I
can count.
The redbirds and jays do not frater-
nize, although they do not fight, but the
redbirds usually give way to the jays,
and all hands to the Knockers.
Cracked corn is almost untouched by
al he irdc Sto or1i cin al
pigeons and crows, while sunfower seeds,
wheat and buckwheat disappear like
snowballs ina bake oven
Squirrels are keeping well out of
sight rarely see one, although there
must be 20 families on the place.
yours very truly, B. E."
Squirrels do not like snow.
It is common observance that few OF
them are seen in suburban yard dur
ing snowfall or Immediately after.
In our yard at least eight squirrels
are to be seen on most days, but during
the recent snow not one of these festive
rodents was in sight.
This lack of squirrels continued for
about SO hours.
1t was in marked contrast to the usual
quota. Squirrels are one Of the most
persistent birds" at the feeding stations
They are to be seen at all hours, from
first light to about o'clock in the after
noon. That is another odd point about
squirrels-they do not stay up late You
might think, offhand, that these vigorous
animals would be sort of night owls,
among the animals, but just the opposite
is true.
Probably this is due to the fact that
they live with the birds in the trees. and
thereby imbibe some of the birds ways
of life.
Among these, the early to bed, early
to rise" doctrine is one of the most in
teresting. 1t is no wonder that flying
things adhere to this rule
Night flying. for them, is difficult.
They find it much easier to remain
safe on bough when darkness comes.
Evening star., 1941-02-12

an instrument of force" he said.
Such utterance was not meant to
be sheltered by the Constitution"
In dissenting, Justices Black, Doug
las and Reed found fault with the
scope of the injunction, agreeing
that the State could suppress vio-
lence, but arguing that the sweeping
terms of the prohibition operated to
prevent peaceful picketing and con-
sequently infringed on the right of
free speech. The record of disorder,
however, bears out the declaration
of the Illinois court that there could
be no such situation as peaceful
picketing" here.
In a companion case, the Supreme
ton granted by the Illinois court
which based that ban on the fact
that there was no employer -employe
relationship between the concern
picketed and the picketing A. F. of L.
union. The absence of such rela-
tionship, however, is not unique in
picketing annals and the court may
be said to have done no more than
recognize this truth. But, in view of
the fact that the employees of the
picketed establishment joined with
the employer in seeking the injunc-
ton, it is difficult to escape the con-
clusion that this decision tends to
force unionization on workers who
may wish to maintain their inde-
pendent statut.
Evening star., 1941-02-12
Asks Pertinent Questions
About National Defense.
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
Strikes and leaks" must give the
axis powers more aid and comfort"
than their own agents have been able
to deliver Both strikes and leaks
should be considered infractions of
Paragraph I. Section 2, Article III, of
the Constitution of the United States
You NAV say that we are not at war
with any nation. and that we have no
enemies, therefore there can be no
treason involved. Perhaps, but why are
We arming if we have no enemies? Why
are We spending billions on preparedness
if no nation is threatening our freedom?
Why do we insist that time Is the essence
of safety? Why? Who is able to say
just how long Britain may be able to
hold Hitler in Europe?
If 1t be right and expedient land it
most asSuredly Isl fer America to draft
men for the purpose of training in the
art of war so she may be made secure
against attack, and since she deems it
essential to speed all preparation, is it
unreasonable then to demand that fac
tory mechanics also be drafted and paid
the same wage, If that be necessary, to
keep plants going at full capacity? One
offers his life, If required The other.
his skill. One goes to the defense of
his country as the highest duty of his
life. The other bargains for his pound
of flesh and strikes If 1t be denied. One
would be court-martialed; the other, paid
higher wages.
Must we wait until Britain loses COM
mand of the seas before awaking to the
menace of threatened invasion? Why
10 we hesitate in accepting the advice
OF the men whose duty it is to defend
America, and whose responsibility it is
also? We should be giving them 100 per
cent support. FRED P. PATTON.
Randolph Utah.
Evening star., 1941-02-12
Dies Committee

In extending the life of the Dies
Committee on Un-American Activi-
ties for another year, the House has
evidenced proper appreciation of
the work which Representative Mar
tin Dies and his colleagues have
done in exposing SubverSive activi-
ties of Communist, Nazi, Fascist and
other fifth column elements in the
United States. The task of the COM
mittee has not been an easy one. AS
was to be expected, many obstacles
have beset the path of the commit
tee. There has been much criticism
Of its methods and its conclusions
Some of the criticism has emanated
from sources close to groups under
inquiry and has been wholly un-
founded. Some of the criticism, on
the other hand, has been friendly and
constructive and has been deserved
for the committee, having no prece-
dents to follow. occasionally has
made mistakes. They have been, by
and large, mistakes of overzealous-
ness, and most of them have been
corrected by the committee as it
gained experience.
Using publicity as its chief weapon,
the committee has put the American
people on guard against the menace
of Nazi bunds and Communist Or
ganizations and other groups and
individuals seeking to undermine
American institutions. BY exposing
the propaganda activities and the
Evening star., 1941-02-12
For Lincoln

Ho,r hardly you wore the CALLING
yoke
OF th1Uarted childhood Like a sap
ling oak,
Chance so1Un. on rocky soil where
storms preUdil,
Battered, but not defeated by the
gale,
To tChat a gnurled and Stalpurt
height you greU,
With ,Uhdt thirst your eager Sine1os
dre1U
Their hard10on Sustenance. Hoto
strong and tall
At last you stood and tol0ered oUer
all
The lesser trees. oh, 1Dhdt a tender
shade
For timid.. ouerburdened liUeS you
made
Not age, not thunderboH nor weiqht
OF Sno1D.
But treachery the thrust that laid
you Lolo.
We 1Ueep, remembering. Tears fH
many an eye
That neDer SaD your form against
the sky,
For in your fall, oh, brave, beloped
oak,
The stricken heart of great peopls
broke,
And sorroW Surges in the hearts OF
men
For glory that ,0iH neuer come again.
INEZ BARCLAY KIRBY.
Evening star., 1941-02-12

alien origin of these organizations,
the Dies Committee to a large extent
has destroyed their effectiveness. 1t
is too much to expect that the con-
spirators will close up shop, however.
They undoubtedly will seek to con-
tinue their Trojan horse operations
in new guiSes and under new names.
1t is essential, therefore, that con-
slant vigilance be maintained by
some authorized agency, such as the
Dies Committee.
Evening star., 1941-02-12
Wants War on Rats
Carried to Dumps aud Whsrves.

To the Editor of The Star:
I wish to offer a little favorable COM
ment as to an editorial printed in your
paper February as to the infestation
of Washington by rats I think the edi-
torial excellent, but nowhere have seen
any constructive suggestion for the eradi-
cation of the pests. I wish to offer the
suggestion that the city dumps and
wharves be visited with view to elimina-
ton of these places as breeding places.
I personally have seen hundreds of these
rats scampering around garbage disposed
on the city dumps and also swimming
around the wharveS.
l am quite sure that if these breeding
places are curtailed some effective prog
ress may be had toward eliminating the
rats. also may call attention to the
fact that Washington has rather ex-
tensive mosquito control during the sum-
mer months. Why can't this same group
of workers be placed on rat control
during the winter months?
WILLIAM F. SMITH.
Evening star., 1941-02-12
Member of the Associated Press.
A Powerful Appeal

wendell Wilkes testimony IN be-
half of the leaSe-lend bill was a
powerful and persuasive appeal to
the American people for candor-for
the mastering of moral courage to
distinguish fact from wishful think
ing, and to act accordingly.
OverShadoWing all other aspects
of the statement he made to the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
was his fortnight effort to insure
clear thinking on one vital point
the absolute necessity of rendering
effective aid to Britain ii we are
going to give any assistance at all.
IF we are going to adopt policy
of aid to Britain" Mr.. Willkie de-
clared, ''it is above all necessary to
make that aid effective. To render
ineffective aid would be disastrous"
In those words, from which there
can be no logical dissent, the tltular
head of the Republican party set
forth the essential issue underlying
the controversy with respect to the
bill, and placed himself in opposition
to the members of his party who,
while favoring aid to England would
restrict the assistance to be given to
a credit which would be of no real
value in the immediate crisis that
lies ahead. This in Mr.. WILKES
Judgment, is a policy of futility which
would serve only to weaken the posi-
ton of the United States without
sustaining England.
For his part, believing that America
cannot stay out of war If England
Is beaten. Mr.. Willkie advocates de-
cisive and immediate assistance in
the form of more deStroyerS, more
planes and more merchant ships to
guard against the danger of British
defeat Mr.. Willkie goes farther in
this respect than the President has
gone to date, but he rests his case
on the same aSSumption-that the
supply routes to England must be
kept open if Britain is to stay in the
war and that they cannot be kept
open without prompt assistance from
the United States in the forms
specified.
In the taking of this stand by Mr..
Winkie there is an implicit appeal
to the American people and to his
party colleagues-an appeal for can
did acknowledgment of the danger
which faces us and of the need for
investing the President with eXtraor-
dinary powers to deal with an
extraordinary situation directly and
swiftly rather than through the
irigamarole Of dubious legalistic in
fterpretations." This. in his judgment,
can best be accomplished by passage
of the lease-lend bill with amend
mentS which safeguard the legiSla-
tive functions of Congress, but which
do not emaSculate the measure.
Mr.. Willkie laid much stress on
his hope-in which all thinking per-
sons ioin-that the bill will be de-
bated in a nOn-partiSan spirit and
adopted by virtually unanimous
vote, and appealed to the majority
leaders to make all reasonable con-
cessions to that end. 1t is to be
hoped that this objective will be
uppermoSt in the minds of all men,
bers of Congress as the consideration
of the bill moves into it's final stages,
for the security of the United States,
as well as that of all other free peo-
pies. depends in very large measure
upon the capacity of the American
people to unite behind program
firmly calculated to give all assist
ance to Britain that may be necessary
to check aggression now.
Evening star., 1941-02-12

Every now and then some one
writes to a newspaper and wants to
know why Africa is called the Dark
Continent. Rome editors have been
singularly free of this annoyance
lately.
Evening star., 1941-02-12
Radio War" Regarded
As Chance for Fo.

AS finance TOT FORMER FavOr1teS.
To the Editor of The Star:
What an opera bouffe this A. S. c. A.
P.-B. M. I. alteration is becoming. 1t
has its serious aspects, though, and it
may be wondered if playing of the ma
tional anthem on the air soon will be
prohibited.
So far as this listener is concerned,
his favorites will be recordings and he
will romp around the dials only for news
sports and weather reports.
There is one blessing. however: Those
who continue to listen to the run-o the
mill programs will hear some of the
almost-forgotten favorites and may have
a short respite from the iniquities of
the grist mill of synthetic music.
QUIET OBSERVER.
Evening star., 1941-02-12

The last true Stone Age man, an
Indian of an almost unknown Cali
fornia tribe, died only a score Of
years ago. However, there are plenty
still sticking around who are of the
Stone Age mentally.
Evening star., 1941-02-12

The Germans are to build perma-
nent cultural and recreational CEN
terS for soldiers throughout Norway.
They may prove permanent" but
there is the distinct possibility that
their clientele will change some day.
Evening star., 1941-02-12

@. What is the origin of the saying,
Keep your nose to the grindstone"P--
A. w. L.
A The proverb appeard in Poor Rich
ards Almanac. by Benjamin Franklin,
in 1851.
@. Please give the date of opening OF
the new National Gallery of Art at
Washington, D. C.-J. M.
A. 1t has been announced that the
President will dedicate the National Gal
lery OF Art on March II. The gallery
will be opened to the public on the 18th.
@. Do shrimp have legs and tail7-
D. B.
A. Shrimp have tiny paddlelike legs
for swimming long, delicate feelers on
the head and a hump backed, greenish-
gray body that ends in diminutive nm
like tail
G. How many hotels and apartment
houses are there in New York City,
S. M
A. There are over 500 hotels and over
100000 apartments in New York City.
@. Was MaXimilian Harden, the writer,
a Jew?-J. c. H.
A. MaXimilian Harden was the adopt
ed name of the journalist, Isador Wit
kowski, who was born of Jewish par
entage in Berlin. At the age of is he
adopted the Christian faith.
@, What is the legend of the Pleiadesa
j. c. H
A. According to Greek legend. ths
Plelades were the seven daughters OF
Atlas and Pleione, who were translated
to the sky and transformed into stars.
According to the tribal tales OF the
Pawnee Indians, they were the seven
brothers of famous chief who lost their
earthly lives in glorious battle.
Q. Who discovered Uranus?-F L.
A. Uranus was discovered in 1871 bv
Sir William HerSchel This was the first
discovery Of planet in historical times.
@. What is the religious afiliation Of
Paul McNutt, the Federal security ad-
miniStrator?-K. D. NJ.
A. Mr.. McNutt is a Methodist.
Evening star., 1941-02-12
Sends Thanks for Support
OF Christian Mission.

To the Editor Of The Star:
AS citizen of the Washington COM
munity, desire to commend your hearty
support of the National Christian Mis-
sion that has been so ably conducted in
Washington during the past week. OF
course, it was nothing more than your
duty to do so, as you could not do more
constructive thing for your community.
1t is within the power of the press to
make it possible for religion to take its
proper place in the community. You
should have hundreds of such communi-
cations as this from interested citizens
feel sure that I represent thousand
others, however, who will not take the
little time and effort required to make
known their hearty approval and appreci-
alton. S. j. STAPLES.
Riverdale, Nd
Evening star., 1941-02-12
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the 1Criter, although the use of
a pSeudonym for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters Uith
Uie1O TO condensation.
Evening star., 1941-02-12

Here's hoping that the British,
when the time comes, will hit Hitler
as well as they have been able to
muss MuSsolini.
Evening star., 1941-02-12

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eric J. HGSktn. director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
O. How many dimes are there Ia o
mile?-L A.
A. There are 10000 dimes in mile.
@. Is it possible to locate a missing
relative through the draft records7-
].
A. The selective service files are not
available for the purpose of locating
persons.
@. When were the first automobile Ii
cense plates iSsued?--A. M.
A. The American Automobile AsSo-
citation says that the first registration
OF automobiles was required by the State
of New York in 1900. No license plates
were issued. Automobile owners were
assigned numbers and required 10 make
their own plates. The first license plates
issued by any unit of government ap-
peared in Denver, Colo. in 1906. Ths
plates were made of leather.
@. Why are BARRIERS poles stripede-
S. C. D.
A. In olden times BARRIERS praeticed
bleeding and leeching. The red stripes
on the pole symbolized the blood; the
white, bandages
G. What are the odds against holding
perfect cribbage hand?-F. P.L.
A. Odds against holding a perfect
cribbage hand are 8l2,l75 TO l.
G. Is it true that Elihu Yale. for whom
the university was named. never lived
in the United States?-E KB
A. He was born in Massachusetts,, but
was taken to England by his father
when he was years old, and never re-
turned to this country.
O. How many nurses served In the
first World War?-G P.
A. At the beginning of the World War
of 19l4l918 there were 403 nurses in ths
Nursing Corps. During the war the total
number rose to 23,159.
Evening star., 1941-02-12

sufficiently disastrous, the country can
be persuaded to adopt national socialism?
HENRY c. PARKER.