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Evening star., 1943-10-08
"TAKOMA PARK.

Dear Sir:
whatever any one may think about
the grackle, it is an interesting bird,
especially at this time Of year, when
large focks of them fly down in our
suburbs.
THE other afternoon, that rainy day,
7 watched at least 200 Of these big birds
come down in our narrow street.
They flew down gently, like para
troopers, but unlike paratroopers they
had their own power with them all the
time
This descent was preceded by great
noise in the trees, a squeaking which
believe some one has hkened to rusty
WheelbarroW.
II found out that I had to 90 outside
to hear this sound in all its natural
beauty. 1t is mufded, from in the house,
and listener cannot get the full bene-
fit of this odd sound.
The birds were after acorns.
They walked across parkings and
lawns, grabbing up the acorns and hold
ing them in their bill, wide open.
They would fly away, and now and
then drop an acorn, until it sounded as
though some one was throwing stones.
1T was really beautiful, the way the
birds took off, every now and then, their
wings all spreading out together, and all
flying away in the same direction, and
all at the same slant.
Finally there would be but one left,
and at last he, too would fly away.
Sincerely, J. McC."
Grackles are not good garden birds,
for a variety of reasons, but in their
own right. as original creations, they are
fully as interesting as this correspondent
found them
One of the strange actions of this
bird is turning over leaves on the ground
to see what is under them in the food
line
grackle will reach down with that
big bill and seize leaf lying on the
parking, then give 1t mighty flip.
The leaf flies at least two or three feet
away.
The grackle then inspects the ground,
to see what in the insect line might
have been lurking behind it.
The tug given the leaf evidently dis
places any insect which might have been
clinging to the bottom.
We have seen grackles give a similar
treatment to large pieces OF paper which
might have been spilled out OF a trash
wagon.
~. There is no question of clumsy turning
Of the paper by accident. 1t is a delib-
crate taking hold and turning done
with flip of the beak much as human
being might do with a turn of the hand
AS far as our observation goes, no
other species does this, and it must be
accounted very much to the intellectual
credit of the grackle.
It is common observation in nature
that the more intelligent a creature is,
the meanar it is. This is general rule
Evening star., 1943-10-08

English law safeguards of indictment be-
fore a grand jury and trial before a
petty jury.
1t seems reasonable that the court
crler's imperative call, "oyez," hear ye,"
was originated by the criers or clerks Of
these courts or commissions of oyer and
ternlner' having the function, in the
quaint law French, to hear and de-
termine these criminal charges.
Blackstone has a further interesting
note CIV Comm. $40, NJ dealing with the
cry "oyez." He is speaking of the "ig-
norance OF succeeding clerks" in misun-
derstanding the meaning of certain Latin
terms in pleadings, and in the cited note
he says: "Of this ignorance we may see
daily instances in the abuse of two legal
terms OF ancient French; one, the pro-
logue to all proclamations, 'oyez,' or hear
We, which is generally pronounced most
unmeaningly, o yes; the other a more
pardonable mistake, viz, when the Jury
are all sworn the officer bids the crier
number them, for which the word in law
French Is 'countez'; but We now hear it
pronounced in very good English, count
these"
In his statement that "oyez" is gen.
orally, by Ignorance, mispronounced
% yes by criers in England, Blackstone
is supported by the French Encyclopedia
Nouveau Larousse Illustre, which saws
with reference to "oyez' or "oyes" q
TRANSLATED: "A French word which Eng
iSh (hniSSjorcl
command silence of the audience and
which they pronounce o yes; French
crlers formerly also said 'oyez,' a word
which, however, they have replaced by
another less polite one: 'Silencen"
SIDNEY G. ALDERMAN.
To the Editor of The Star:
Referring to the editorial entitled:
"Oyez," I believe that the explanation is
rather simple. The word "oyez" is
French word. 1t is the imperative of the
French verb ''ouir," which means hear"
While the verb "ouir' is, may be, a
little obsolete, and not very much used
now, it still is word of the French
language, and you will find it in all the
French dictionaries in current use.
believe that the best translation of
"Oyez" In Old English would be: Hear
ye"
Very likely, the word "oyez" was intro
duced in the English courts of Justice
at the same time and by the same people
who introduced the sentences: "Honi soft
qui NAL pense" and "Dieu ct mon
Droit" in England.
The English language is full of French
words or of expressions of French origin
"Oyez" would be just another one in a
long list which started with the invasion
OF England by William the Conqueror.
1T. MARCEL DELAPORTE,
Editors Note:
The Star is glad to print Mr.. Alder
mans and 1t. Delaportes letters, but
the word "oyez" almost certainly traces
back to time long anterior to the Nor
man conquest Of Britain in 1866. It is
associated with procedures of ancient
Roman origin and probably originated
in the Latin term "audio," meaning TO
hear" or ito Nsten.s
Evening star., 1943-10-08
eral employees but for workers in pri-
vate industry as well.

eral employees but for workers in pri-
vate industry as well.
Moreover, apart from expressing a
broad legislative directive that all
available nonfatherS be called before
fathers "aS far as enthusiastically
practicable" the Senate measure
would have the President establish
special commission to determine
whether it might not be possible to
lower some of the physical standards
OF the Army and Navy and thus per-
NIT the reclassification of part of the
3,4OO, 900 men now in the At group.
II re-eXamination along this line is
found to be feasible, it may succeed
IN comblng out substantial number
of nonfathers for limited service.
The great virtue of the Senate sub
stltute is that it imposes no rigid
restrictions on Selective Service and
yet at the same time treasures pre-
war fathers that when and if they
are called into the armed forces, the
processes leading to their induction
will be neither whimsical nor ILL
considered. Further than that, if the
House agrees with the Senate, the
hardship element will be kept to a
minimum through notable increases
in dependency allotments.
These allotments at present pro-
vide fifty dollars monthly for the
wife, twelve dollars for the first child
and ten dollars for each additional
child. Under the Senate change, the
Wlfe's allotment would remain the
same, but the first childs would be
increased to thirty dollars and each
additional child's would be increased
to twenty dollars. Thus, a wife with
two children would get $1O0 a month
instead of the seventy-two dollars
she receives now. This is a generous
revision, and if the House finds it not
too lavish in relation to todays living
costs, 1t will do much to promote
peace of mind among many thou
sands of drafted fathers. All things
considered, the Senate measure
seems thoroughly sound.
Evening star., 1943-10-08
THIS AND THAT
By Charles Z. Trdce,oell.

and there are certain exceptions. But In
the main, intelligence and what man
chooses to call meanness, often 60
together
Even in small tropical fishes in an
aquarium one may see instances of this.
Certain members Of the cichlid families
are wonderful parents, and great fighters.
They will battle much larger fishes for
the protection of their offspring, but
when 1t comes to all-around fish cussed-
ness, there are no others used in the
aquarium which can equal them.
They will hide behind plants and bits
Of rock and rush out at unsuspecting
fishes of other species swimming by or
even at members of their own species,
sometimes even their mates.
AL this is accompanied by an intel
ligence and perception which are not
generally met with among small fishes
One indication Of this intelligence is the
recognition Of the one member of the
human family VINO feeds them.
All aquarium species, even the humble
goldfish. will know when it is time to
eat, and show excitement by swimming
to and fro and coming to the surface.
The cichlids, however, are the only
fishes which invariably will know who
feeds them, and start swimming wildly
only when he comes toward the tank
Other members of the family leave them
cold, even at dinnertime.
n
There can be no doubt of the intel
hgence OF the purple grackle, the big bird
which is so often called blackbird, though
it is not.
The meanness Of this bird must be
seen to be appreciated. In a day when
simple meanness of spirit, accompanied
by cruelty, has been brought again to the
fore by certain nations, it is interesting
to keep N mind that this spirit is natural.
1t is part Of nature, and those per-
sons who revert to it are acting accord
Ing to the natural plan, showing plainly
their relation to the brute creation. But
whereas the brutes, so-called know no
better, human beings with the accumu-
lated experience and knowledge of the
centuries ought to know better"
The grackle is a mean one, and takes
delight in his wickedness.
We have seen him fly down to fve
cardinals perched on fence, in their
first hour out of the nest, and tear of
their legs and heads just for the sheer
viciousness of doing this.
We do not believe that any one who
has seen a grackle do this sort of thing
will ever think very much of him or
his crowd again. BY comparison, the
blue jay, who has been charged with
certain crimes, is an angel in blue and
white. The purple grackle has a mean
yellow eye which gives him away as
plainly as If he had card with
"criminal' written on it. His wheel
barrow chorus in focks at this time of
the year is the best thing We know
about him. Listen to it, by all means,
but when he and his friends come down
into your yard, drive them all away
at once. They are not desirable garden
additions
Evening star., 1943-10-08
Gold Buq' Anniversary

The centenary of the first modern
mystery story-"The Gold Bug"-has
come and gone with Scant notice in
world at war, but Edgar Allan Poe's
masterpiece enjoys a continuing
popularity which does not require
the artificial stimulation of organ
lied celebrations. DR.. Arthur Hobson
Quinn, in his scholarly study of its
authors life, attributes the enduring
success of the tale to the skill dis
PLAYED "in building up the anticipa-
ton of the finding of the treasure
and by the very immensely of the
sum-" Expressed in different Ian
guage, the problem is a search a
quest for hidden riches of superlative
value. Such a theme, obviously, is
possessed of vast appeal to a reader
who "at once begins to Specu-
late upon what he would do
with so much money"
But The Gold Bug" does not de-
pend for its fame upon any single
idea Hervey Allen, in ISRAELI"
suggests that Poe engaged in a
scientific examination of beetles
while doing garrison duty at Fort
Moultrie on Sullivans Island, South
Carolina, between November 1927,
and December, 1928 The entomo-
logical knowledge disclosed in the
text was not pretended. Poe created
his "Scarabaeus" deliberately by
combining the skull markings of
one insect with the FURNISHED"
color of another Similarly, he ven-
tured into the field of professional
cryptography, inventing, or at least
adapting a cipher which still in
trigueS the Imagination of his public.
1t is, however, through the devel-
opment of practical logic that Poe
achieves his major triumph. The
Gold Bug" is story put together on
a mathematical formula. 1t may be
taken apart by the same processes,
and the experiment is we'll worth the
time and labor required for its per-
formance. Mr.. Allen declares that
nothing can exceed" the artistry
with which every item of fact and
fancy is combined B" to lead the
reader on and up to the climax"
The accidents of the plot are
added until they constitute a perfec-
ton rarely equaled by latter-day
f1ctionists, and certainly never sur
passed by even the most competent
of them.
DR.. Quinn believes that The Gold
Bug" must have been written early
in 1o43. The manuscript originally
was submitted to William H. Graham
for publication in Graham's Maga-
zine. Poe was paid $50 for it, but,
learning that the Dollar Newspaper
was offering a prize Of Sl00 for a
best" short narrative, he asked
Graham to return it, and that
friendly editor did so, and evidently
took his repayment in reviews" The
judges of the competition awarded
Poe the recognition he sought, and
THE Gold Bug" appeared in the
Dollar Newspaper June 81 and %,
1o43. Only one copy of the first
printing is known to be in existence
"a property of the Maryland His
tOrical Society, Baltimore.
Evening star., 1943-10-08
Reinsurance for Fathers

In its acknowledgements sub
stitute for the Wheeler bill, the Sen
ate has accorded to prewar draft-age
fathers conspicuous consideration
both as regards dependency allot-
ments and fairness of induction.
If the House now concurs in the
measure, there will be at least the
possibility that an appreciable per-
centage Of the 4460OO family men
subject to call by the end OF the year
will not have to be inducted. This is
50 for the reason that the Senate's s
action, If approved by the House,
would tighten up deferment qualif-
cations not only for able bodied Fed
Evening star., 1943-10-08

Mussolini allegedly has promised
the people of Sardinia a degree of
autonomy in "the new order of Italy"
which he proposes to establish on the
ruins of his Fascist regime. Of course,
he might as we'll pledge the moon,
yet it was by making just such
extravagant promises that he first
gained power on the mainland in
1922.
Evening star., 1943-10-08
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the Writer, although the use OF
q pseudonyn1 for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters NTH
a Uie1D to condensation.
Evening star., 1943-10-08

Those writer's who now are advo-
eating working agreement between
Great Britain and the United States
after as we'll as during the war may
not remember the fact, but Andrew
Carnegie put forward very much the
same idea whole generation ago.
Evening star., 1943-10-08

their lack Of sea power. Obviously,
the Aegean campaign is of great sig
nificance and the outcome will have
far-reaching consequences.
Evening star., 1943-10-08

Marshal Erwin Rommel is consid-
cred Germanys outstanding master
OF retreat" The Reich could we'll
use half dozen or more like him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-12
LEGAL NOTICES

such Widowcr, Heirs ut Law, Rep
resentatives and Creditors, or any
OF them, II any such there be, or
where they, or any OF them reside
but believes that
Frederick II. Holt, OF said town
OF WATERFOWL, and Arthur Holt,
OF said town OF West Haven,
may be or claim to be heirs Of said
Charles II. Holt and OF said Frances
A. Holt, decd, and az such possible
heirs at law, have been named rs
defendants In this action and per-
sonal service Will be made upon
them M such defendants. II further
appearing that the notice most like.
~ to come to tho attention OF said
Widow, Heirs, at Law. Representa-
lives and Creditors o. Charles r.
Representatives and Creditors OF
Frances A. Holt. and said Widowcr,
Heirs Mt Law, Representatives and
Creditors OF Keturah J.. French. ~
by publication, II H.
ORDERED; That notice Of the
institution and pendency OF this
action and complaint be given to
sontatves and Creditors OF Charles
II. Holt, to the Widowor, Heirs at
Law, Representatives and Creditors
OF Frances A. Holt, and to the
WidoWcr, Heirs NJ Law, Rcpresons
tntiVes and Creditors OF Keturah b.
French, by some proper officer
causIng n true and attested copy
OF this order OF notice to be pub.
lIshed In The WATERBURY, DEM
OCRAT. a newspaper circulating IN
said Watertown, three days sue
cessivcly commencing on or before
the twelfth day Of November, 1913,
and that return be made to this
~ c. WESLEY WINsLow,
Clerk OF the Superior Court
at Winsted.
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, coUN.
ny OF NEW HAVEN, IS. WATER
BURY, November 0, 1913.
The above and foregoing H. a
true and attested copy. Of tho orig
inal order Of Notice In my hands
for publication.
Attest:
ALBERT FRANCIS.
1i.J0.3t Deputy Sheriff
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-12
NOTICE
ORDER OF NOTICE

VNDUbS VF NVIACp
HOME OWNERS LOAN CORPORA
TiON, u corporation organized
under and by virtue Of the auth
gress of the United states OF
America, II. II. b24O, designated
M tho "Ifome Owners Loan Act
OF 1888" approved June IS. 1883
with place OF business In WASH
ington, ID. g.
FREDERICK II. HOLT, of tho town
OF Waterfowl. County OF Llteh-
field, state Of Connecticut; a..
II. Holt, late OF Watertown,. de.
coaaod, THE WIDOW, HEIRS At
LAW, REPRESENTATIVES, AND
CREDITORS, or CHARLES T.
HOLT decd, THE WHOEVER
HEIRS At LAW REPhESENTGA,.,
wHnHTiS A. H H9IHs d AT L Tllg'
REPRESENTATIVE and CREDI.
TORS OF KETURAH p. FRENCH,
decd ARTHUR HOLT. Of the
town OF West Haven, County OF
New Haven, State Of Connecticut,
and THE STATE OF coNNEcTI-
CUT.
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, cOUN.
TY OF LITCHF FIELD, ~. WIN
STED, November 8, 1913.
Upon the complaint OF tho above
named plaintiff, praying for reasons
therein set forth for 100000 dam
ages, n foreclosure OF u mortgage
upon and poEscsaion OF, certain land
situated on Cutler street In said
town Of WATERFOWL, more fully
described In the complaint; judy
ment declaring old mortgage re-
leased; n deficiency judgment; the
appointment OF n receiver Of rents
for said promises; and such other
relief M 10 law or equity may APP
pertain, In nm action between the
above named parties, returnabio. on
the first Tuesday Of December, 1913,
before the superior Court within
and for Litchheld County, II APP
pearing and being found by the
subscribing authority from said
complaint and an affidavit attached
hereto TINT the Widow, Heirs ut
Law, Representative and creditors
Of Charles II, Holt, deed, WidoWer,
Heirs at Law, Representative and
Creditors Of Frances a, Holt, decd,
Wid0Wer, Heirs at Law, Reprcsens
thtiVeB and Creditors OF Ketur0h j.
French, decd, may have or claim 10
have q right or rights Of .redemp-
ton, or other equities in said prem.
ises and that the plaintiff and its
attorney n the acton 90 not knew
~ Law, Hepresentat yes and credl-
Representatives and Creditors, and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-12

Dental Plates Repaired 8 mrs e
Your old plate made ike new v up
CITY DENTAL LABORATORY
1871 East Main st Oial S'Sooo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-12
NOTICE

Having sold my grocery store 10.
Gated nj 1863 Highland Avenue to
Leo Legendre, win not be rcspon-
sIble for any bills CONTRACTED by
after November 10th, 1913.
11-i0.St y7iANK W. DELANEY
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-12
Automobiles
Auto And Truck Dealers

1885 Dodge 4 Door Sedan
JOHN ], COLLINS, INC.
90 Willow st. Dial 1924
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-12
0 Autos And Trucks For Sale

l94l Chevrolet 5 Passenger Coupe
GROVE USED CAR EXCHANGE
IA Grove ST. Dial 4-697l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-12

ATTENTION!
MOTHERS-Have room
for one more infant under ] year
Licensed by state. Call 3-7670.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-12

HAVING LOST - Fuel oil ration
book, issued by local Rationing
Board, application Is hereby made
for new one. Joseph Cote, II
Brewster st.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-12

HAVING LOST-"C" gas ration
book. Application is hereby made
for a new one. Harold E. Senior,
Howe ST., North Haven, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-12

HAVING LOST-My Passbook, No.
l0541, issued to me by The Colonial
Trust Co., I hereby make applica-
ton for a new one. Peter Yuske-
viscus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-12

HAVING LOST-Food ration book
No. 3, issued by local board, appli-
cation hereby made for new one.
Angelo Fillipone, 36l Sylvan Ave.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-12
Personals

C3O58. These numbers have eX-
PRED and will be sold. THE IDEAL
JEWELRY e. LOAN OFFICE, INC.
206 South Main st. Est. 1907.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-12

SILVER SHOE BUCKLE-Lost VIC
Unity Barnard School. Town Plot
bus. 5-1996.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-12
Want Ads Start Here Today
Announcements
Lost And Found

HAVING LOST-No. 3 food ration
book, issued by local rationing
board, application is made for a
new one. Ethel M. Brown, S3l VIII
low st.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-12
FIREMAN
Men Wanted

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES man
to work after 3 p. m. $i.25 hour for
right man. r. Macdonald, 90 SO.
Elm. 6-i766.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-12

All size tires vulcanized and re-
capped.
YANKEE TIRE CO., INC.
SOC West Main st. Dial 3-5705
Evening star., 1943-03-19

What will it be? Up on one side,
faring abruptly off the face,
aSlant over one eye or posing
prettily on the back of your head?
Whatever your preference
Kann's Millinery Shop has it!
And you can take your pick
from tantalizingly large and varied
collection, three of which are
sketched Come, see them.
's-Mnery--second Floor
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-05
Wife Tells Of Happiness
In Meeting Mate After A
YearM Jap Prison Camp

briurn after boarding the Teia
Maru, I looked about and saw
many faces stamped with signs OF
hardship. Many persons showed a
lack of strength and nourishment
yet never before had seen so
many smiles and SO much happi-
ness in a single place at a single
time.
think thhat day will be good
to remember.
If it takes your engine an I'm.
usually long time to warm up to
a normal operating temperature,
the chances are that the thermo-
stat is not working properly.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-05
WORLD COMMUNITY
DAY IS SCHEDULED
All Churches OF City Will
Observe Program On
Armistice Day

World Community Day, which is
a peace movement observance in
all churches of United States by
all denominations, will be observed
in Wilmington with program at
the Grace Methodist church on
Armistice Day with Mrs. ]. F.
Herbert as general chairman.
This program is to be sponsored
by the ladies of all churches OF
the city and open to the public
with the program starting at 1890
a. m.
The program theme, 'The Price
Of War and Peace, will be used
by all churches throughout the
country in a study of the way te
attain a just and durable peace
and formulate efforte to bring
the influence of the Christian forces
of the, nation to bear upon the
building of world sorder baseo
on Christian principles.
The World Community Day OBJ
servance on November II here
will be a part of a nationwide
emphasis on World Order for from
November 1-20 the national inter
denominational agencies are spon-
soring "a Christian Mission on
World Order, sending a flying
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-05
JURY TO BE- SET
FOR DEATH CASE
Coroner To Impanel Group
For Inquest Into Sol
der Killing

A coroner's jury for the inquest
into the death of Joseph Naplerala
of the Wilmington Army Air Base
who died as the result of wounds
received in street fight will DC
impaneled Friday morning at 9:3l
at Yopps Funeral Home.
The inquest will be conducted al
10 o'clock Friday morning in the
grand jury room Of the county
court house, Coroner Asa W. Allen
said Thursday.
Napierala was allegedly involv-
ed in a fight with M. E. Lawrence,
of the Air Base, and was thrown
irto the plate glass window OF
the Singer Sewing Machine COM
pany, neSr Front and Grace
streets, Tuesday night.
According to thu rolice report,
the pair became involved in an
argument in a local news dealer S
shop and after one Of them struck
the other with bottle, both were
elected from the store. A street
fight then started and one of the
soldiers threw the other into the
nearby window.
After hurting his opponent
through the window. the assailant
is said to have grabbed him and
to have thrown him into the re-
naming pieces Of glass stin fas-
tened to the molding Of the store
front.
A civilian came to the rescue
of the injured soldier and assisted
him to cafe near Front and
Grace streets where aid was sum-
moned. The police report pointed
out that a Military policeman took
charge of the injured man and
shortly thereafter, the soldier col
lapsed while awaiting transporta-
|tion to the hospital.
He succumbed to his wounds
about $50 D. m. Wednesday,.