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Evening star., 1941-07-24
Military Discipline

The disclosure by General George
c. Marshall, chief of staff, that there
has been an organized effort by
"countlesS outside forces" to induce
men in the Army to petition Congress
against extending the service of
has implications of the graveSt sort.
There is no better way to impair the
efficiency of an army than to under
mine its morale, and no better way
to undermine morale than to spread
dlScontent and diScord among the
armed forces. General Marshall
makes no attempt to hide the fact
that the War Department is becom-
ing genuinely concerned about the
agitation stirred up within the ranks
of segments of the Army over the
pending legislation to remove re-
strictionS on length of service.
At the outset, when a few tele-
grams were dispatched to members
of Congress by soldiers, Army officers
we're inclined to regard the matter
not too seriously, taking into con-
Sideration the fact that many of the
new men have not been thoroughly
indoctrinated with Army traditions
and schooled in Army regulations.
Some Of the petitioners explained
they were not aware that they were
violating Paragraph of the Army
Regulations, which forbids efforts
to procure or influence legislation
affecting the Army or to procure
personal favor through legislation"
except as authorized by the War
Department. An inquiry at Fort Dix,
New Jersey, source of some of the
messages, revealed that the Senders
had been influenced by a radio
broadcast.
Deliberate efforts to organize a
pressure group within our new Army
are indefensible and potentially
dangerous. Continued and con-
certed attempts to cause soldiers to
violate military regulations deserve
to be placed in the same category as
sabotage, a term which General
Marshall used in describing the
efforts. 1t is, as General Marshall
said, unfortunate indeed that at a
time like this the Army should have
TO fight problem of morale" The
Army has no alternative but to
stamp out infractions of the rules by
every means at its command, includ-
Ing strict disciplinary action against
offenders. Discipline of Americas S
new Army must be maintained at all
costs. Those who urge soldiers to
petition their Congressman should be
made to realize that they are doing
a real disservice to the men and to
the Nation.
AS the chief of staff put it, we
cannot have an Army and a political
club at one and the same time. We
must choose between the two, and
there is no slightest doubt what that
choice must be-
Evening star., 1941-07-24
In DR.. Nutting's Memory

A numerous company Of Americans,
it safely may be supposed, are famil-
lar with the works of the Rev. DR..
Wallace Nutting, yet do not recall
his name in association with them.
He was privileged to enjoy no less
than four careers, but it does not
follow that he advertised himself
unduly. Rather, his nodesty OBJ
scured the contribution he made to
his times. All the more interesting,
therefore, is the fruition of his life.
Born in Massachusetts, in 1861,
educated at Harvard and at Hartford,
ordained in the Congregational min
istry, DR.. Nutting preached at
Newark, St. Paul, Seattle and Provi-
dence between 1888 and 1905. When
his health failed in the last men
toned year, he sought its restoration
in quiet rural scenes he had loved
from his boyhood. Beginning OBJ
scurely as an amateur with a cheap
box camera, he gradually earned for
himself a worldwide reputation as
a skilled photographer Of nature and,
particularly, of domestic architecture.
He became eventually not merely
supremely successful artist but also
an acknowledged authority in the
fields of his enthusiasm-Colonial
houses, their furnishings, their gar
dens, their decorative significance
and charm. Hundreds Of thousands
of his platinum" prints were dis
tributed to adorn the parlors of all
classes of his countrymen.
Meanwhile, from 1918 onward, DR..
Nutting was laboring over series of
books of plates and interpretative
text relating to Massachusetts,, Con-
necticut, Maine, Vermont, New York,
Pennsylvania and Virginia. Consid-
cred together, these volumes are the
Estates Beautiful" series, invaluable
to students Of American history and
Evening star., 1941-07-24
ARLINGTON, Va.

Dear Sir:
II hereby dare you to come out and
sit on my front porch any morning you
warning) and see some real birds in
their natural habitat. I won't go high
hat by mentioning chipmunks, squirrels,
terrapin Gland turtle to yoW or doves.
For more years than it's any of your
business I've read the morning paper
at the breakfast table. But not any
more. Neither would you. The birds on
the lawn just outside the window
wouldn't let you.
But come and judge for yourself.
Evening, just at bird bedtime might
suit you better. If so, give me a ring,
and we'll have the birds in line.
Sincerely, P. Y"
Now, there's man having as much
fun out of his new suburban home as
most persons do on vacation.
There is, indeed, quite a difference
between the semi country and the deep
city.
The birds, of course, account for a
large and favorable part of the differ
ence.
While there are birds in the city, they
do not fairly throw themselves at you
there.
In the suburbs they propel their
voices, beginning about 4 am, with the
utmost vigor, into your very bedroom
window.
This is the prelude to bird study.
Especially if you happen to move in
spring or summer.
Sometimes the newcomer thinks he
cannot stand the noise, as he calls it.
If those squawkers would just stop
that racket, he might go to sleep again.
In time he comes to wake up to hear
this beautiful music.
He listens for the first bird, and re-
joices if he can say, one day, 1T is a
wood thrush" and another, 1T is the
cardinal"
He is able, in time. to pick out the
various bird calls and notes, one from
is going II for all every feathered musi-
clan is wofth.
There is so much going on, on the
lawn, that he is not able to concentrate
on other things.
He finds a deep satisfaction in
identifying new birds, and in seeing new
facets of those he already knows.
He finds, too, that persons he never
suspected of it, are as much interested
in bird life as he is.
So new world comes into being, the
old and original world of nature, bu
new to him. City living often blots out
the world of nature, in a sense. 1t /!
composed of so much concrete. ano
brick, and humans, that in time one
forgets that there is anything else.
Evening star., 1941-07-24
Discusses Daylight Saving
And Its Effect on Rural Population.

To the Editor of The Star:
The situation regarding daylight saving
time essentially is this: If every COM
munity were isolated, each could use it's
own kind of time. In complex modern
society it is desirable to have large areas
use the same kind of time. In 1918
Congress passed a law to standardize
time, including the feature of setting the
clocks ahead one hour in summer. 1t
was made applicable to all cases which
might reasonably come under the juris-
diction of Congress, such as interstate
and foreign commerce, official acts of
Federal employees and payment of debts
But the daylight saving feature was
found so unpopular that, over the veto
of President Wilson, Congress repealed
that provision, while leaving the rest Of
the law intact. But daylight saving time
had been popular in few regions and
was continued there with many fragrant
violations of Federal law. For example,
it is illegal to post schedules for collecting
mail according to anything but standard
time).
This is not an objection to going to
work earlier In summer or using daylight
instead of artificial light. Both advan-
tages could easily be had without tinker
ing with the clocks. Thus, in the District,
President Roosevelt could order all Gov
eminent offices to open an nour earlier
and ask patriotic employers to do the
same.
1t may be claimed that tinkering with
the clocks obtains the result without in
conveniencing any one. But that is not
true for the rural population, whose
schedules are fixed by the sun. If part
of the population must learn a different
hour for doing their routines, it should
be the part whose actual routine is to be
altered, not the part whose routine must
be more or less the same.
Il. Il. HOWE.
Evening star., 1941-07-24

@. Who originated the word moron?
S. B. G.
A. The word was proposed by DR..
Henry Goddard in 1910 to designate a
feeble minded person Of a mental age
of from to II years. II was formally
adopted by the American Association for
the Study Of the Feeble minded in May
Of that year, and Immediately came into
wide use.
@. Where is the largest ranch in Il
world?-W. C. E.
A. What is said to be the largest
River in Australia This ranch which
is owned by Alfred Martin covers 16001
square miles which is twice the size OF
the State of Massachusetts,. 1t Is
equipped with model ranchers' homes,
a general store, saddler's shop, black
smith shop, and automobile service sta
tions.
O. How is the first syllable Of Mus
solinis name pronounced7-A. H. r
A. 1t is pronounced as II spelled
moos.
@. Where did General George c.
Marshall, Chief of Staff of the U. S.
Army, receive his military training?-
w. H. P.
A. Gen. George C. Marshall attended
Virginia Military Institute from 1897
to 1901. He was an honor graduate
If the TTy,itad Ctotoe Tpfop r.ye1ry
School in 1907 and he was graduated
from the Army Staff College in 1908.
@. What was the first advertising
agency in the United States?-T. G. A.
A. The first advertising agency was
established in Philadelphia by volney B.
Palmer in 1910. Later Offices were estab-
lished in Boston and New York.
Q. How strong are the tendrils OF q
Virginia creeper?-D. L. M
A. The fat disks at the end Of the
tendrils secrete a cement-lke substance
so strong that single tendril with five
branches will support a weight of 10
pounds.
u. what are some OF the chief chair
designs that were executed by Hepple-
white?-L. M. A.
A. Among his most famous chair
designs are the shield. the oval and the
heart-back, carved with the Prince of
Wales feather, wheat ear and honey
suckle motifs. Mahogany was his IA
vorite wood and he exemplified its superb
qualities by his excellent carvings and
designs.
Q. Please give Lawrence Tibbett's ago
and birthplace?-T L. w.
A. Lawrence Tibbett was born il
Bakersfield, Calf, on November l6, 1896
@. What was meant by Cannonism?-
j. r. B.
A. 1t was term employed BY Prog
ressive Republicans from 1910 to 1912
to describe the arbitrary manner in
which Joseph G. Cannon used his power
as Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives. The Progressives accused him OF
giving committee appointments only TO
members who agreed with him.
Evening star., 1941-07-24
Mr.. Wilson to Indiu

The nomination of Thomas NJ
Wilson of Tennessee, now American
Consul General at Calcutta, to serve
as Commissioner of the United States
to India contains hint Of develop
ments to follow. Mr.. Wilson'S nomi-
nation followed the appointment
of a representative of the Indian
government in Washington. Sir
.Girja Shankar Bajpa, member
of the Executive Council at New
Delhi, has been named agent general,
with the rank of Minister. Upon
arrival here, he will be received as
the diplomatic agents of Australia,
Canada, Fire, the Union of South
Africa and Great Britain have been
Already acquainted with many
Americans, he is to be a liaison officer
between the people of Hindustani
and their friends in the Western
Hemisphere His qualifications of
training and experience are notable
and distinctive. Personally, as we'll
as in his official character, he is
assured of hearty welcome.
1t is understood that the exchange
of ENJOYS was suggested by ad-
viserS to Winston Churchill. The
approval of the British Premier GER
tainly has been obtained for the plan,
and there are a number of reasons
why that Endorsement probably was
given with enthusiasm. What the
status of India may be when the
prevailing war has ended is matter
Of debate The German campaign
against Russia is, in effect, drive
against British control of the richest
part of Asia. A similar observation
may be made with reference to the
japanese movement against French
Indo-China, the Dutch East Indies
and Malaga. During recent years it
has become evident that one of the
prizes for which the Axis powers are
striving is that of an opportunity to
exploit the three hundred and fifty
million inhabitants of the Indian
peninsula and their neighbors in
Persia and Afghanistan, China and
3 Tibet.
But the United States has interests
Evening star., 1941-07-24
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
Bu Frederic J. HuSktn.

Dg FICuCftC u - Huoh"s
reader can get the unsDer to any
question OF fact by Wrtting The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
d. c. Please inclose stamp TOR reply.
@. What United States Army camp
contains the largest acreage?-M. G.
A. The Tonopah Bombing Range,
Tonopah, New, which contains 3567,-
338 acres, is the largest Army post In
the United States.
@. Who was the first person In the
United States to band pirds9-W. p. S.
A. Audubon, the naturalist, con-
ceived the idea Of bird-banding.
@. What will destroy toadstools on
lawn?-E. E.
A. Toadstools can be killed by soak
ing the soil with iron sulphate using
/ pound to Ia gallons of water. Bor-
deaux mixture is equally satisfactory.
O. Please give the source of the line
God of our fathers, known of old, Lord
Of our far-fung battle lines. C. A.
A. 1t is the opening line of Kiplings
"Recessional."
O. What is the frequency of twinning
in various kinds of livestock?-P. l.. R.
A. In sheep, twins occur in about 20
cases out of every 100, and in cattle
at a rate of three in every 100 Twin
ming in horses is much more rare. One
estimate places the frequency at one in
every $4,000 births.
Evening star., 1941-07-24
Says Basic American Law
Contemplates Resistance to Germa

To the Editor of The Star:
The fundamental law of the United
States includes the Declaration of Inde-
pendence, in the original light of which
our Constitution must be construed;
and that creative instrument. appealing
for justification to God, pronounces that
an object of free America is to exercise
the right to conclude politico- military
agreements with foreign nations.
The context presupposes the existence
of a state of war, or threat of war, to
recommend resort to such arrangements,
which would be defensive and not ag-
gressive. To the founders of the re-
public, the isolationist concept was pre-
posterous: they desired simply that the
United States might not be ensnared
in Europe's quarrels and entangled in
that continents politics. To the last of
them, they stood for the defense of the
full measure of the new Nations interna-
tional rights
They, however, at the dawn of the
industrial revolution, could not, unless
inspired, conceive of a menace of such
undeflnable dimensions as that which is
erected against the United States today
and which calls imperiously for the in
slant negotiation of a peace-projecting
war concordat with the British COM
monwealth at least, and, better, with
tensions of Germany. For this good
the unequaled wisdom of Jefferson and
his compatriots provided.
Such covenant of guarantees would
establish formal armed community of
States whose immediate object would
be the total defeat of Germany and
whose ultimate purpose would be to
build from foundations of justice, the
superstructure of an enduring universal
tranquility that might not be disturbed
except to the serious prejudice of the
challenger.
Such protocol would not require a
ratification. Power to formulate and
to agree with foreign governments in the
proposed arrangements reposes in the
supreme commander of the Nations pub
lie forces; and in the existing situation
the certain right is dominated by the
urgent duty so to protect our vital in
terests against the antagonist of civiliza-
tion.
Only Congress may sanction war; I'M
less an enemy precipitates hostilities;
however, the right to wage legal war is
forfeited by Germany, which is an illicit
insurrectionist against the society and
law of nations and a violator of Ameri-
can law. Against the Reich, as such,
violence may be employed in obedience
to the Constitution and in the enforce
ment of legislative tenet of the
18th century
The sooner the Government acts the
less will America sacrifice.
EDWARD CONN.
Evening star., 1941-07-24

ates have now gotten us into the war,
whether wisely or unwisely remains to
be seen. 1t is now our Nation, right or
wrong, and the dictates of our best in
terests and self preservation demand that
We shall prosecute the war in collabora-
ton with Great Britain with every re-
source at our command. This being the
situation, every consideration for our
welfare and preservation demands
that our people shall now support the
Government in perfect unity, and that
the isolationists should cease their oppo-
sition.
The time for criticism and opposition
is past. The situation facing us requires
unity among our people and whole
hearted support of the armed forces of
the Nation and the foreign policies Of
the administration.
MAI. ALEXANDER SIDNEY LANIER.
Evening star., 1941-07-24

culture. The author likewise pub
lished half dozen standard guides
to genuine antiques and established
a factory for the making of modern
copies OF approved rarities. Scores
Of his productions have been used
In the restoration of old Georgian
mansions which otherwise would be
empty of such practical loveliness.
But, dying as he did in the midst
of war to maintain the civilization
to which he was devoted, DR.. Nutting
would wish no personal eulogy. If
he could choose, he would prefer in
remembrance of his ideals a brief
quotation from his tribute to Britain,
printed a decade before the start of
the prevailing strife. England" he
wrote, "is homeland for all Amer
leans, even for those not of English
stock. = People may go to Paris
for a holiday; they go to England
for the solid, the noble, the virile
and pregnant ideas that have made
and will make America great. -
We are just as close to Shakespeare
as If we had been born in Warwick
shire. y The hope of humanity
is in the soul union of the English
speaking races-races standing for
growth based on an unshakeable
foundation in justice, freedom and
the glory of the home. Through
age-long error, struggle, wrong, there
yet is to be discerned a deep forward
surge of human hope in those who
have had or have adopted the Eng
lish spirit"
These were the convictions of DR..
Nutting which just now, as he de-
parts, he would want those who
remain to treasure.
Evening star., 1941-07-24

directly opposed to those of the total
itarian alliance. There are links be-
tween South and Central America,
the Philippines, Australia and New
Zealand and the nations and de-
Tendencies of Asia which cannot be
surrendered heedlessly. In illustra-
ton of the principle involved, let 1t be
remembered that American military
observers have preceded Mr.. Wilson
to New Delhi
Evening star., 1941-07-24
Opposes Extension
OF Army Service.

10 the Edltor OF The star:
The selectees and Guardsmen have
given up all the comforts of home, have
left their loved ones, some were forced
to leave high-paying jobs, to obey their
country's call. They have co-operated
with the President-why can't he COOP
crate with the men and let them come
home when their one year Of service is
up2 What employer would hold open a
job for two or three years? When the
men are let out of the Army at the
end of the two or three years, many will
be without jobs. Some girls were just
married couple of weeks and then
their husbands had to leave them How
can a man be expected to have large
family If he isn't able to get married
and provide q home for his family until
be u 80 or 35 years Of age2 FIR
Evening star., 1941-07-24
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the tDriter, although the use of
a pseudonynl for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters 1Uith
q Uie10 to condensation.
Evening star., 1941-07-24
Former Critic Decides
To Support the President.

TO the Editor Of The Star:
No one has been more opposed than
to our entering this war. My position
in the beginning was that we should
build up an impregnable defense OF our
nation and at the same time furnish
all aid to Britain consistent with our
welfare and security. This is not our
war and I felt that for us to become
active belligerents in it would be to jeop-
ardize our liberties, our institutions and
run the risk Ct creating here q totali-
tartan governiN N.,t-the very thing We
would be supposed to be fighting against
However, Mr.. Roosevelt and his aasoct-
Evening star., 1941-07-24
Representative Faddis of Penns,

I cffffSyf~
vania seems to have made a most
worthwhile discovery. Discussing
the recent disciplinary measures i'm
posed on a battalion by Gen. Ben
Lear, he remarked, ut is not up to
members Of Congress to attempt to
regulate Army discipline" Beside
that, they have plenty of other
duties, both performed and unper-
formed
Evening star., 1941-07-24

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The melting pot of America will
soon be full Of scrap aluminium.
Evening star., 1941-07-24
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district Of the Omega Psi Phi
fraternity which viii be held here.
April rs. The place Of meeting
will be Sunset homes, and Psi
Omega chapter will be host to the
conference.
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PAGE THREE.

Of baked goods and Easter plants.
The children Of the Sunday school
will have q candy booth. Dinner
will be served from o'clock on.
The committee is planning to
have plenty Of food for all who
come.
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OMEcAS TO
DISCUSS DEFENSE

AUGUSTA, ca. (ANP The
National Defense Program as II
Affects the Negro" will be the
theme of the fourth annual con-
ference of the Seventh Regional
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EASTER MARKET

EASTER MARKET
The Annual Easter Market
sponsored by the Rector Guild at
st. Margaret Episcopal church
will be given Easter Saturday,
April 18th. The market opens
at 12 o'clock noon will all kinds
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-17
Numerous Motions
 In Short Calendar
DivOrCes Also Featured Prominently in Today's Ses.
 -UnCOntested Proceedings Slated

week was granted toward the sup port of c minor child, and permis- sion to see the child Sunday after noonS was granted to Mfr. Salerno.
 Michael KurmitslEy was granted permission to change his name to Kearns.
 Uncontested divorce proceedings scheduled to be heard today are: Bertha Schweren Crotty against Emmett T. Crotty; Marjorie Barry Shannon against Joseph w. Shan non; Pauline Wheeler against Eu- gene Wheeler; Dora Goldstein against Harry M. Goldstein; Eileen Delevieleuse against George Dele vieleuse; Marion Bowling against James c. Bowling; and Evelyn Poi rter against Emanuel Poirier.
 Other motions heard at the short calendar session were:
 Arnold A. Archanbault and oth- ers,. against the Star Water Mfg. Co.,, permission to continue business, granted when Atty. Alfred l.. Fin- kelstein told the court the business was in good condition.
 The Waterbury Building and Loan Association, Inc, against heirs and others, request for three months continuance granted; Ernest J. Sleeves, executor and others against William Cox, highway commission CT, reference, granted.
 Decision in the Steinman's, Inc, against Sidney Albert, demurrer by defendant was reserved by Judge Munger. Attorney John H. Cas- sidy appeared for. MT. Albert and Atty. Alfred L. Finkelstein for the plaintiff.