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tinguish between beneficial and
harmful %raptorsI. Easier than that
would be to hold their fire until it is
certain a raptor is up to mischief"
Swainson's hawk, especially COM
mon in eastern Montana, is largely
a rodent eater-to the tune of 62
out of Ill stomachs studied. The
red-tailed hawk, Montana's largest,
is more or less neutral as far as
appetite for rodents is concerned.
Only 385 meals of rats or mice
could be detected in 754 red-tailed
hawk stomachs.
Owls Have Good Record
Owls have an even better record
than hawks as far as damage to
pests is concerned. A commo Mon
tana bird of stream-banks and brush
lands is the long-eared owl, often
seen as a carcass draped over fence
posts. The record of this bird is as
spotless as that of many of his clan
when it to killing other birds,
however.
The screech owl, which never
screeches above a whistling alto, is
still another species doing more
good than harm. The late DR.. A. K.
Fisher, another federal bird author
ity, found, "Only one screech owl
stomach containing poultry out of
255 examined" This was in contrast
to 81 with mice and 100 full Of in
sects in the same batch.
There are bad actors among rap
tors, it is true. Unfortunately their
habits have condemned all of their
relatives in many peoples eyes.
However, few of these are naturally
plentiful ON Montana farms or
ranges.
The goshawk, a bad character
among other birds and particularly
those nesting on the ground, is rare
in Montana and usually confined to
the woods. That is also true of great
horned owls, which, stomach records
show, have little to recommend them.
No Bird All Bad
mo bird-of-prey is 100 percent
bad" says Burleigh. Even that
night-flying marauder, the great
horned owl, has his good points. He
is the only animal keeping skunk
-1-,,1of;oDc ,,.Io, oo14roD
This nemesis of skunks should be
appreciated by poultrymen, par.
ticularly if they have lost a tussle
with one of these odoriferous crea.
lures. The birds evidently don't have
much of a sense of smell. Owls have
been known to grab a skunk in thei
talons and then do him in, ever
though he has turned his defens,
equipment on full blast.
Montana raptors, even though do
ing good than harm, have bee.
getting a dirty deal. This is in spit
of state extension service bulleti
229, Some Montana Birds: Thei
Relationship to Insects and Rodents
by Harlow B. Mills, state entomolt
gist. Not only many farmers bt
also anyone else who thinks it woul
be fun to shoot at a moving large
has picked off hawks and owls wi
abandon.
] Chicken" hawks and owls a
found in Montana, but never to Il
extent presumed by many. 20
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-10-01

Montana Farmer-StOCkman
Published twice a month, on the LIST and 18th.
by The Montana Farmer, Inc. Great Falls,
Mont. Entered as second class matter at the
Postoffice at Great Falls, Mon
tana- under act of March 3. 1879. o@s%aSfSsS0
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-10-01

r CAN'T get too much enthused
about this welfare state they're
talkin' about. Even if it pans out &C
cordin' to the fondest dreams of the
long-haired boys its goin' to come
into bloom too late to let me take
things easy before I get to the prime
of my senility. And if everybody is
goin' to be taken care of by a bunch
of benevolent ~bureaucrats I'm afraid
the next generation is goin' to find
the hive full of drones and nobody
with enough wing-power to fly in
the honey.
Lots of people includin' the Ro-
mans have tried to set up welfare
states down through the years.
They have all wound up with the
political fat cats lappin' up the
gravy and the common herd in
cludin' the Parkers' ancestors doin'
most of the oar-pullin' in the eco
nomic galleys.
Like the donkey, the I'M AMI
NAL has to have a carrot a little
ahead of his nose to induce him to
keep workin'. If he knows the car
rots are comm anyway you'll have
to build a fire under him to get
him to move.
Crr1N1w E.lI1r. Co. Txx- -
has everything to gain and nothin'
to lose by compIYin' with the acre
age allotment plan. He says if we
get the kind of weather we are
due for after all the bumper years
the $50 he's takin' out wouldn't
raise anything anyhow. And if
1850 is a wet year in the wheat re-
gion. he'll need all the price sup
port he can get.
Must be the labor market in the
cities is loosenin' up a bit. A fellow
I hired a few days ago actually took
the job without first thumpin' the
bed springs and inquirin' as to what
kind of meals we served. Shortly
after the war I went to the labor
office in town to try to get a man.
The only one available insisted on a
five-day week. He said his religion
wouldn't permit him to work On
Saturday. When I inquired about
Sunday he said: well, you surely
wouldn't want me workin' while you
was restin' would your"
Alfalfa Ike says his youngest boy
isn't goin' out for football this year.
He was half-back on the team last
year but was all the way back in
his studies.
Martha doesn't understand jus
what devaluation of the English
pound means but she's convinced
that whatever it is this country viii
have to pay for it. She says the Brit
ish used to be content with knitting
sweaters and making cloth out o
wool but now they insist on pullin,
TIE stuff over our eyes.
l Protein Pete is thinkin' of putin
flood lights on his new aluminium
. granarY TO make some of the mi
grain geese this fall think it's u
e pond. He says SO far as he knows
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-10-01

Toke Advantage, Too, of This Plan to
Moke More Money on Your Form
Now you can boost crop yields and
make money farming with a
fast-acting Red Brand Practical
Land Use Program. Red" Brand
on the radio tells you how farmers
like yourself are making Practical
Land Use pay off fast. And, ask your
Red Brand dealer to tell you more
about the program.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-10-01

Protein Pete is thinkin' of putin
flood lights on his new aluminium
granarY to make some of the mi
grain geese this fall think it's 4
pond. He says so far as he knows
there's no law against a goose
breakin his neck on a farmers
grain bin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09
..J..M. Se|by CoI|apses
In Front Of Home, Dies

Julian M. Selby, 81, fireman at
the Holmes g. Son bakery for 26
years, died yesterday a snort time
after he was found unconscious at
the foot of terrace steps of his
home, 1923 L street NE.
He had been under a physician's
care for about two years, his wife,
Mrs. Lillian Selby said.
Funeral services will be held at
the Hines funeral home, 290l Four
teenth street NV, at l pm. Tues
day. Burial will be in the Forest
Oak cemetery, Gaithersburg, Md.
Mr.. Selby, a native of Montgomery
County, had lived in Washington
since he was 18 and was employed
by the Washington Terminal Co.
IA years before going to work for the
bakery.
He was found unconscious about
l pm. by a neighbor, Charles R.
Farmhouse, jr, of 1919 L street
NE. and pronounced dead by a
Casualty Hospital doctor. An au-
topsy is to be performed today.
Mr.. Selby leaves his wife. one
daughter, Mrs. Ethel Miller; son,
Albert J. Selby, both of Washing
ton; a sister, Mrs. Blanche Mobley,
also of Washington; another sister,
Mrs. Achsah Brown, Of Laurel. Md.
and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Harvey
Selbys of GaitherSburg,
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gineers in 1880, and it was during his
15-year service with them that he
took part in the building of the
National Airport. He also worked
in a similar capacity on airports in
Florida.
He returned to Washington In
1945 to re-enter the druggist bust
ness, being associated with the
Cathedral Pharmacy, 1900 Con-
necticut avenue NV, at the time of
his death. He was a Mason.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
bessie G. Bosher: niece, Mrs. Aud
rey F. McKibbin of Falls Church,
Va. and two nephews. Robert l..
Bosher of Riverdale, Md, and A.
Fulton Smith of Rockville, Md.
Funeral services will be held Tues
day, at a time to be announced, at
the Hines funeral home, 2901 Four
tenth street NV. Burial will be
in Arlington Cemetery.
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SeryicesP Planned Tomorrow
For Joseph |. Meyers, 83

Funeral services for Joseph l..
Meyers, 80, member Of an old-time
Washington family who died after
a brief illness Friday at his home
at 2021 Klingle road NV, will be
held at II am. tomorrow in the S. H.
Hines funeral home, 290l Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be in Glen
wood Cemetery
/ A native Of Washington, Mr.
Meyers worked in his youth at the
old West Bros. brick factory in the
District. He later went to Phila-
delphia as an iron worker, being
employed in the building of the
present city hall there. He subse-
quently operated restaurant at
Sommer's Point. N. J.
Mr.. Meyers returned to Washing
ton in 1910 and made his home with
his sister, the late Mrs. Mary c.
Groverman. He is survived by his
brother in-law, William H. Grover
man
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William H. Beck Funeral
To Be Held Tomorrow

Funeral services for William H.
Beck, Is, former Post Office Depart
ment employe who died at Soldiers
Home Hospital on Wednesday. will
be held at 8 am. tomorrow in the
Lee funeral home, Fourth street
and Massachusetts, avenue NE. Bur-
ial will be in Arlington Cemetery
A native fredericksburg, Md,
Mr.. Beck served with the Army in
Cuba during the Spanish-American
War He came to the District in
the early part of this century and
was employed by the Post Office
Department for about Is years, re-
firing in 1888. He lived at 812
East Capitol street for many years
before entering Soldiers Home about
year ago.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Anna K. Beck, and a niece, Mrs
Barbara B. Noble, both of Wash
ington.
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gagged in the building contracting
business and in farming in Delaware,
New jersey and here before joining
the varnish company about 1S years
ago.
Mr. Benson had been president
of the board of the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home since 1914 ana
had been a board member for five
years previously. His other Masonic
Affiliations included Washington
Commandery No /. knights Temp
lar: Singleton Chapter, Royal Arch
Masons, and Brightwood Lodge. of
which he was past master. He was
also former president of the 1886
Past Masters Association.
Surviving Mr. Benson are his
widow, Mrs. Lillian Mae Watson
Benson; two sisters, Mrs. Clara Hud-
son and Mrs. Richie Matthews of
Washington, and a brother, Paul
Benson, who lives in Pennsylvania
Knights Templar funeral services
will be held for Mr.. Benson at 2 pm.
Tuesday in the Hines funeral home,
2901 Fourteenth street NV Ma
sonic burial services will follow In
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. c. Kali


to Gonzaga High School. He Joined
the Washington Fire Department in
1907, retiring in 1929 on disability,
Until five years ago Mr.. O'Donoghue
operated pool room at 3423 M
street NV He retired from bus
mess in 1914.
He Is survived by a sister, Mrs.
Mary M. Kengla. of the p street
address, and a niece, Mrs. Lillian
Kengla Harper of Washington.
The word "kaffee klatsch"-which
meant ladies' afternoon
coffee party-originated centuries
ago in Vienna. 1t has come to
mean any gathering of people who,
over coffee, have pleasant talks to.
getheR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09
James J. 0'Donoghue Dies;
Retired District Fireman

Funeral services for James j.
ODonoghue, SO, one-time member
of the District Fire Department
who died unexpectedly Friday at
his home at 1923 P street NV, will
be held at his home at $50 am
tomorrow. Mass will be said at
Holy Trinity Church at 10 am.
Burial will be in Holy Rood Gene
terry.
A native Of Washington, Mr..
ODonoghue, known in recent years
to friends as Jim Donoghue,' went
to Holy Trinity parochial school and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09
Man and Woman Burned
As Gas Stove ExpIodes

Two persons were burned yester-
day when a kitchen gas stove ex-
ploded during an attempt to light it.
Those injured were Mrs. Cora Nc
Kenzie, SO. colored, who struck the
match in her home at 1905 Fifteenth
street NV, and Charles Lomax, "a,
colored, of the same address.
Mrs. Mckenzie suffered burns of
the face and hands and Mr.. Lomax
OF the face. Both were treated at
Freedmen's Hospital and released.
The fire was confined to the imme-
date vicinity of the stove.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09
Enoch T.. Bosher Dies;
Engineer, Druggist

Enoch c. Bosher, so, who was
senior inspector of construction of
the runways during the building of
the National Airport. died unexpect-
eddy yesterday at his home, 2l48
o street NV.
A native of Newport News,
Va, Mr.. Bosher came to Washing
ton in the early part of the century.
after attending the University of
Virginia. He was in the drug bust
ness as a youth, subsequently be-
coming manager Of the pharmacies
and drugstores in Union Station,
1920 to 1880.
Mr.. Bosher joined the Army En-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09
Cool Train DeruiIment
Blocks Central Tracks
By the Associo,sd Press

SOUTH BYRON. N. Y, Jan. B.
twenty-five cars of an eastbound
coal train were derailed today
blocking mainline tracks of the
New York Central Railroad.
The eastbound Lake Shore Linn
tied passenger train, operating be-
tween Chicago and New York City
scraped the wreckage. damaging the
running gear of the locomotive and
cars. At Rochester passengers were
transferred to another train.
No one was injured, State police
reported
Several Westbound passenger
trains were delayed while arrange
ments were made to reroute traffic
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1. 1910. During the war he served
with the Alaskan, North African
and Ferrying divisions of the Air
Transport Command, which SUISSE
quently became the Continental
Division Of Military Air Transport
Command. At present he is assist
ant chief Of staff Of supply and
maintenance of the division head
quarters.
A graduate Of Georgetown Law
School. Col. Williams received his
masters degree at the University
of Maryland, took post graduate
work at Columbia University. and
returned to Maryland to instruct
in ROTC and serve as assistant to
the president. Col Williams is
married and has one child.
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Air Force Base,
Texas.
He had held
the rank of COL
onel when he
was re lie v e d
from a c t l V e
duty in 1916, be-
fore re-entering
the Air Force in
November, 1947.
Col. Williams,
whose home Is
a t 4l02 Clagett
roa College
Heights Estates,
Md. entered the
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Hospital yester-
day after an ILL
ness Of thr e e
weeks.
Mr.. B e n S n,
who lived at 4021
N i n t h S r e ct
NV, was south
ern representa-
tive OF the Key
stone Va n i S h
Co. of Brooklyn,
N. Y. A QdtlVe
of Germantown,
Md, he had liv-
ed in Washing
ton most of his
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Forum to Hear DR.. Davies

DR.. A. Powell Davies. pastor of
All Souls Unitarian Church, will
address a forum meeting spon-
sored by the Montgomery County
Jewish Community, Inc. at $50
pm. Thursday in the Takoma Park
Junior High School. Piney Branch
road and Philadelphia avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09
Ii. Col. Ralph |. Williams
Promoted at Kelly Base

1t. Col. Ralph I. Williams, for
mer assistant to the president of
the University of Maryland, has
been promoted to colonel at Kelly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09
Harry {. Benson Dies;
Prominent Mason

Harry E. Benson, Sc, president of
the board of directors of the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home of the Dis
trict of Columbia, died in Garfield
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WILSON ROOM
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stree
stat Photo
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Door Knockers, condIe Sticks, Conde seonees,
Picture Frames, Silent Buffers, Tee Kettles,
Woterine Cons, Lamps, Sun DioIs, Planters,
Wall Pockets, Mail Boxes, Post Lomps, Name
Signs, Door Stops, Garden Bells, Ash Troys,
Coffee Sets, Troys.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-11-15

Farming is a hazardous business.
G. a carefully against accident but
protect yourself from loss by taking
out a Montana Farmer-Stockman
SPECIAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE
POLICY. Full information on re-
quest. Write Insurance Department
Montana Farmer-Stockman. Great
Falls, Mont.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-11-15
Thoughts on Life
Thanksgiving Day
i'm 1919
BY DR.. JOHN HOLLAND

oI D1t. OO411f
ON AN ILLINOIS FARM just the
other day, a dramatic scene oc-
Cured. Adam Mertinek, a displaced
man from Warsaw, Poland, was
asked by a neighbor how he liked
living in America. For an answer,
the lately arrived man fell to the
ground on his knees and gave thanks
to God for his good fortune in get
ting to America.
AS I think of our annual Thanks
giving day, somehow that thankful
Polish man keeps coming to my
mind. In a world torn by dissen-
sion, threatened by starvation, a
world talking peace, while arming
to the teeth; with labor and man
agement jockeying for advantage;
with millions of people looking, not
for work, but for a dole-in such
a world, what have we left for which
to be thankful? Suppose we ask
this displaced, now placed, Pole on
this Illinois farm. I think he would
say something like this:
Thankful for Freedom
eff you could have seen the sights
that have frozen my soul, you would
almost worship the flag which guar
antees your freedoms. I have ex-
listed, not lived, under the flag that
denies everything you enjoy freely.
To see every dear thing trampled
under foot, to be treated as a beast
of burden rather than as a man.
that has been my portion for nine
years.
1--WE Poles love freedom, and some
of our people have fought for free
dom in America, and now that / am
here, I know why they came.
"Do you know what it is to be a
slave? / was taught in childhood to
worship God and follow the teach
ings of Christ. Even that right was
taken away from me. The Russians
destroyed even the church where
l once worshiped. Churches are
free here and I shall always worship
in them. l wonder why every Amer
lean does not go to church every
Sunday to thank God for the priv
lege of worshiping. When the Rus
slams wanted to make beasts of us
they shut the doors of our churches
In them at least, we enjoyed some
freedom to think, and pray. You
have always had that right. I hope
you never neglect it or lose it.
Land of Friendliness
Coming to America and travelint
from New York, I saw more sign
of wealth and happiness than I knew
existed on this earth. 1 hope yol
are thankful. Here, I begin to fee
like a man again. Neighbors in
quire if I am well, or happy. 1t is
land of friendliness.
ooh, you fortunate American
have a great task ahead of yor
Guard your liberty of person an
your individual freedom. You wi
lose them unless you do. 1t is easie
to fight for freedom than to pre-
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-11-15

Forming Is q hazardous business. Guoio
carefully against accident but protect your.
self from loss by tuking out q Montana
Former Stocknon SPECIAL ACCIDENT
INSURANCE POLICY. Full informution on
request Write Insurance Dept. Montana
Furmer-Stockmon. Greet FuIls. Mont.
Evening star., 1949-08-28
Evans
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neWspaper-in one Of three. his
toric pre-Revolutionary towns.
Salisbury, the nearest and small
est, has a monument to Mrs.
Story, valiant wife Of its first
settler, who faced the wilderness
undauntedlv md maintained their
home in the face of constant
danger from Indians. Once she
fed alone to safety with her two
children through miles Of dense
forest.
Picturesque Brandon, with its
green, spired church tower was
the birthplace of Stephen A..
Douglas, fiery opponent in debate
with Abraham Lincoln. It is now
a popular summer resort and
winter sports center with three
ski towers.
Farthest away is Middlebury;
seat of Middlebury College, ia
nous for its foreign summer
language schools. its School OF
English and the Breadloaf Writers
Conference with its teaching staff
of nationally known authors and
publishers. At the latter, we met
Lewis Moneyway, director Of the
Moneyway Studio of Short-Story
Writing at 912 Nineteenth street.
Miss Olive Dean, sister Of Miss
Sarah Dean of the Governments
General Accounting Office staff.
is the director of Middlebury's
Community Center. located In the
Bastell house. Ezra Brainerd, jr >.
former member of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. whose
father was at one time presi-
dent of Middlebury College,
has a summer home here.
Among other Washingtonians
in attendance were: Miss Marga-
ret Davis. special writer for
George Washington University
and assistant director Of its public
relations staff; Miss Nancy. Hor-
ton, Mrs. Dorthy Hammer Of the
United States Interior Depart
ment, who writes for the National
Park Service and House and Gar
den: Faith Brewer Of the State
Departments Overseas News
Service; Comdr. William Lederer.
U. S. NJ, chief of the magazine
and book sectioon of the Depart
ment of Defense: Maj. Andrew
Geer, U S. Marine Corps,
author of Sea Chase" and other
popular sea tales, Garfield
Wood, lecturer before the National
Geographic Society in Constitu-
ton, Hall; 1t. Arnold S. Lott, de-
fense department; Admiral Daniel
Gallery.
The director Of the Breadloaf
Writer'S Conference which an
nually follows Middlebury Col
lege's Breadloaf summer school of
Evening star., 1949-08-28

English is Reginald L. Cook. who
is also the director of the school
of English. There are $50 in at
tendance from all over the United
States and Canada, including
Louise Reinhardt Smith, author
of Rain on the Roof" in the
August McCall's.
Neighbors With D. C. Background.
Near neighbors. with Washing
ton background are Alfred Gaskill
and his daughter Margaret. Mr..
Gaskill was a pioneer with Clifford
Pinchot for Government partici-
patton in forest preservation on
a national scale. Miss Gaskill, a
remedial reading expert. helped
start the first school Of remedial
reading in the Nations Capital.
Our Vermont neighbors couldn't t
Evening star., 1949-08-28
Masonic League Renews
S4O0 6. W. u. Scholarship

The National League of Ma
sonic Clubs has renewed its $400
scholarship at George Washington
University, the university an
nounced yesterday.
The award, which was discon-
tinued during the war. will go
to George w. Buckmaster, jr.. Of
Delaware County. Pa, who will
enter the university's Junior col
lege.
The university also announced
500 scholarships for four STU
dents already enrolled from a
fund established in 1882 by Mrs.
Emma K. Carr. They are Albert
Du Golf, 5044 Hanna place Sc;
Caro- Krikorian. 1924 Nineteenth
street NV: Samuel j. Moffatt,
6O4 Lawrence street NE. and
Sam Schneider, 814 Twenty-sec-
ond street NV.
Evening star., 1949-08-28
Goethe Exhibit Tour
Scheduled for Today

The Library Of Congress and
American University will sponsor
a tour through the Johann Wolf
gang Won Goethe exhibit in the
library's Whittall pavilion at 4
pm. today in honor of Goethe on
the 2o0th anniversary Of his birth
The exhibit which opened July
/ includes 800 rare manuscripts,
books and art objects. The dis
play, originally scheduled to end
today, has been extended unit!
September Is. it was announced
by the library yesterday.
Evening star., 1949-08-28

Vermont goes far back. It was
the 14th State to enter the
Union, the first to forswear slavery
and was virtually an independent
coming It's own money,
running its own postal service and
carrying on diplomatic corre-
spondence with foreign" govern
mentS.
Evening star., 1949-08-28

Massachusetts, calls attention to
the buckling in its roadways
(caused by ice and snow jams)
with signs marked Caution,
Bump Ahead" Connecticut SIM
plifies them with Bump Ahead"
Vermont signs say Bump"
The sturdy individualism of
Evening star., 1949-08-28

be more kind, courteous or helpful
in adjusting us to this environ
ment. Characteristically, they do
not use two words when one will
do. Arthur Gale, one of this COM
munity's leading citizens, whose
elder son is on the staff of the
United States Naval Research
Laboratory near AnacoStia, tells
this story to illustrate the point: