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PAGE 8 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY. MARCH 8. 1978 A Susan B. Anthony Visit M » BARARA ROWE i SUSAN R. ANTHONY) "Failure is Impossible," Is the slogan that prevailed over an assembly sponsored by the 33rd district Citizens for ERA. The meeting was held in honor of Susan B. Anthony, organizer of the woman suffrage movement. Ms. Anthony, who celebrated her 158th birthday recently, was well known as an active women's rights leader, petitioning for equal wages, lobbying against slavery, and demanding women's right to vote. Sandy Millius, president of the Woodstock and McHenry League of Women Voters, and her family were hosts for this social gathering of citizens concerned for getting the ERA ratified. ERA has been ap­ proved by thirty-five states. Ratification by three more states before March, 1979, would bring the total to the three-fourths required to amend the constitution. Highlighting the evening was an appearance by Susan B. Anthony, as protrayed by Barbara Rowe of Elmhurst. "A woman is not a person. This is the conviction we're fighting against!" exclaimed Ms. Anthony, explaining that in her time, women were owned by men. The Susan B. Anthony program was originally composed for a February League of Women Voters meeting in Elmhurst. The speech, written by Elizabeth Riotto and performed by Barbara Rowe, was also delivered at a kick-off luncheon for ERA in Springfield. Ms. Rowe has one dozen engagements scheduled within the state and hopes to spread the message throughout the country. "I want to go to the top, stand before President Carter in his office and say, 'I want the right to vote!", said Ms. Rowe with a smile. Susan B. Anthony was brought up as a Quaker and a strong-minded woman who was not afraid to face the public. She became a teacher-one of the few jobs a woman could have-earning $10 per month while a man doing the same job earned $30 per month. She petitioned the New York legislature for women's property rights and the vote. She attended teachers' con­ ventions where she demanded for women, all privileges en­ joyed by men. Ms. Anthony was one of the first advocates of negro suf­ frage. In 1852, she was a delegate to the American Antislavery society in New York, but wasn't allowed to speak because she was a woman. It was then she realized,"A slave cannot free a slave." "Never wait to be given your rights. Take them." declared Susan B. Anthony as she set out to test the legality of woman suffrage under the 14th amendment. She voted in elections in Rochester and was later arrested for voting illegally, tried and fined. She refused to pay the fine-and never did. Ms. Anthony worked for over half a century crusading for woman suffrage but was never allowed to vote. In spite of this, she maintained, "We must be willing to do something for nothing." Bald Eagle National Symbol Endangered The bald eagle, symbol of the nation, is being officially listed as endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service over most of the country. Lynn A. Greenwalt, director of the Interior department agency, said the effect of the formal listing, which appeared in the Feb. 14 Federal Register, will be to give the magnificent bird protection against any federal action or funding that would adversely modify its remaining habitat. The listing covers forty-three of the forty-eight adjoining United States, but not Alaska, where the bald eagle has a thriving population, or Hawaii, which has no bald eagles. The remaining five states, Min­ nesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Oregon and Washington, have bald eagle populations which are in somewhat better con­ dition than in the other states; in those five states, the bird is being listed as threatened. "Endangered" means that a species is in danger of ex­ tinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range. "Threatened" means that a species is likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a portion of its range. Many people believe the bald eagle was already listed as endangered. Hie species is protected by the Bald Eagle Protection act of 1940, but only the southern subspecies was listed under the Endangered Species act. nFor the con­ venience of wildlife managers, bald eagle subspecies had been arbitrarily separated with 40 degrees north latitude dividing the northern and southern breeding populations. However, this distinction was unclear. On that 40 degree line, which roughly separates the United States in half, are such population centers , as Reno, Nev., Denver, Colo., In­ dianapolis, Ind., and Philadelphia, Pa. The listing of the bald eagle as endangered in some states and threatened in others ex­ presses the biological con­ ditions in these respective areas. While the outlook for the species is not bad in every state, and some regions have even experienced encouraging increases, existing populations are believed to be depleted enough to warrant the ad­ ditional protection of the en­ dangered Species act. A provision of this law will help slow further deterioration of this species' critical habitat. "Civilization has drastically reduced the available habitat for these creatures, and it is precisely this loss of living space that is the major threat to wildlife today," Greenwalt said. "Losses of eagle habitat have been particularly severe in the lower Great Lakes region, New York, and New England. "In addition, in some areas of the country, the noble bird can't even hatch its own eggs. Pesticide residues have so contaminated its body that egg shells become thin and break when it tries to hatch them. Only a single nesting pair of bald eagles remains in New York state where they used to be common . . . and this pair didn't produce any offspring last year." Shooting continues to be the leading cause of premature death among adult and im- SOFT • WATER RENTAL No installation charge NEW fully automatic softeners TWO year option to buy with FULL rental fee deducted ONE phone call can answer _ _ . per month any questions RENT PHONE 312-259-3393 SOFT R«nt-a-$oft, a division off tho Arlington Soft Water Company, Arlington Hoights, Illinois 60004 Serving McHenry Area This Week's Migrant •••V .v- _ AMERICAN WOODCOCK mature bald eagles and ac­ counts for 40 to 50 percent of birds picked up by field per­ sonnel. Some people misidentify them for other species while hunting, and others deliberately kill them because of an ingrained prejudice against all birds of prey. There is still much hope for the bald eagle, however. While in the entire lower forty-eight there are only about 700 active nests, the population in Alaska has an estimated 7,000 to 7,500 nesting pairs. In the upper Great Lakes region and in the Pacific Northwest, eagle populations currently appear to be maintaining themselves. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists, working with state game and fish agencies, have for the last three years suc­ cessfully transplanted bald eagle eggs from healthy nests in Wisconsin and Minnesota to nests in Maine, where eagles are fatally contaminated with pesticides. The species has also benefited from programs such as captive breeding, monitoring, and other research conducted at state and federal facilities around the nation. "No single organization or governmental action can save a species by itself," said Greenwalt, "because it takes the concerted effort and determination of individuals and governmental agencies at all levels to make a lasting impact. But it has been done- with the Key deer, the American alligator, the bison, and with other species. For­ tunately for the bald eagle, we have this support, so I am confident it will survive, too." By Vernon Kleen Drawing by Aura Duke ("This Week's Migrant" Series prepared and sponsored by the Illinois Audubon society) If you have never seen or heard of a woodcock, you would be inclined to believe that such a strange-looking bird is just the figment of someone's imagination. In all honesty, though, the American Wood­ cock truly exists and has as strange an appearance as the drawing portrays. There is no other species like it in the United States. The American Woodcock is a plump bird about 10-11 inches long. It has practically no neck WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES ON SALE ITEMS or tail, has short legs and a very long (2Vi to 3-ich) bill. Its underparts appear buffy or tannish and its upperparts resemble a patchwork of blacks, browns and grays in "dead-leaf camouflage patterns which aid in its con­ cealment from predators. Three broad, black bands cross the back of the head and two narrow black lines add contrast to its face. The woodcock's eyes are located near the top of its head so that it can see in all directions without moving. Males and females look very much alike and are usually indistinguishable. Woodcock are most active during the late evening, at night and very early in the morning. They feed almost exculsively on earthworms; however, occasional insects are included in their diet. Naturally, you would expect to find these birds in moist wooded or brushy areas where rich soils provide choice morsels of preferred food. The males are the first to return to Illinois each spring; they arrive in late February or early March-several days ahead of the females. They announce their presence on "singing grounds" and perform elaborate courtship displays each evening at dusk and then again just before dawn. Their displays are difficult to witness because of the time the birds have selected to perform them; however, the sounds from the displays are quite audible and distinctive. The male chooses a spot in a large grassy or weedy area, walks or struts around in tight circles uttering a nasal "peent"-like sound every few seconds then abruptly flies skyward with quivering wings. Once 200 to 300 feet above the ground, he circles overhead giving bubbly vocalizations then rapidly descends in zigzag fashion and produces a series of liquid warbles on the way down; finally he returns to or near the same point from which the flight originated. This entire performance is then repeated several times each evening and morning-and sometimes all night when the moon is full-until early May. * The courtship rituals attract females to the area and mating occurs. Nests consist of four eggs in a small leaf-lined depression in the ground. The female incubates the eggs for three weeks and after hatching, the young birds follow the female away from the nest site. By two weeks of age, the young birds can fly short distances and within another two weeks, they are practically full-grown and capable of full-flight. Unlike other shorebird species, the American Woodcock is quite solitary and does not socialize with other species. During the day it is so dependent on its cryptic coloration that it allows close approach by observers and sits motionless while being wat­ ched.- The birds remain in Illinois all summer and fall but are forced to retreat to the Gulf Coast once cold weather sets in. Next week: White-throated Sparrow Muhammad Ali and YSB Gov. Thompson proclaimed Feb. 25, 1978, Muhammed Ali- Youth Service Bureau day in Illinois, in honor of the former champion and of the network of community agencies which provide services for troubled young people. The proclamation was presented to Ali during his visit to Springfield, a benefit for the Youth Service bureaus of Illinois. "I urge all our citizens to join me in tribute to a great champion and in support of the youth of Illinois" the proclamation said. BIBIMERSE > "It is wntten: My house shall bo\called the house of prayw; but ye have made it !p den of thieves. he 1. Who made the above charge? ^ i;. 2.* To whom Vas speaking? 3. Upon what occasion? 4. Where may thjp state­ ment be found? Aisvirs To Bible 1. Jesus Christ. irst 2. The money-changers in the Temple. ' 3. Following his trium­ phant entry into Jerusa­ lem on what We calf Palm Snndav. 4 Matthew 2lVl3. 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