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Evening star., 1949-08-31
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. ~ A-9
AUGUST 81, l949

treacherous than the black one.
You don't get a chance to shoot
at him. He lies in wait in a tree
and then strikes straight down
on top of the head. 1t is not an
uncommon sight to see natives.
when walking through the woods.
balancing heavy stones on their
heads. This is their primitive
protection against the strike OF
the green mamba.
In Nelspruit they still are talk
ing about the intelligence OF
Swazi woman whose village had
lost several inhabitants to a green
mamba at approximately the same
place in the woods. She not only
put a stone on her head before
she took a stroll, but she put a
bowl of boiling hot porridge on
top of it. Sure enough, the green
mamba struck at her That was
his finish. The blistering porridge
scalded him to death.
Her husband claimed credit
for the idea, of course" Farmer
Brandt told me.
Distributed by McNaught Syndicate, 1nc)
Evening star., 1949-08-31


White House telephone. his own
rank or the Presidents name has
anything to do with good Gov
ernment or public morality clearly
has not occurred to him.
People who know him well have
been saying this; now he is prov
ing it out of his own mouth. Re
oeatedly he showed how fantasti-
ally little he knew about the peo-
pie for whom his own good name
and the prestige of his old friend,
the President. now are in hazard
In many instances he had no idea
of their backgrounds which in
cluded repeated violations Of Gov
ernment regulations. and in one
case a criminal record.
An Inviolable Rule.
They knew people he knew
md not very we'll at that. And he
never bothered to ask questions
seemingly before he sent-or ac-
companied-them on their way
fortified with the magic words:
"A friend of the White House"
The social world of Washington
has an inviolable rule: A White
House invitation Is a command
The political world says: A White
House suggestion is a command
Human nature being what 1t is the
suggestions are obeyed, too. Men
Evening star., 1949-08-31

next few months.
While Russian punitive
expedition" either directly or
through the Danubian satellites,
is not Immediately in the cards. it
is by no means discounted as a
long-range possibility.
| The Moscow Politburo put its
neck in a moose when it attempted
to deal with Marshal Tito in the
same way that it would have
dealt with other Balkan and East
European puppets. It's war Of
words and economic boycott
boomeranged.
Wave of Opposition.
Throughout the satellite coun-
tries there has risen a wave of
opposition to Moscow. Ut is caused
not only by Tito's agents and SYM
pathizers in Romania, Bulgaria.
Hungary and Czechoslovakia, but
also by some patriots who think
the time has come to shake of
the present heavy hand of the
Moscow dictators.
These new leaderS-Who for the
time being remain anonymous
are encouraged by the fact that
for more than a year now Bel
grade has been threatened with
dire consequences for its de-
claration of independence from
the Cominform-yet nothing has
happened.
Last spring the word was passed
around in the satellite countries
that before the end of the
summer Tito would be paraded
through the streets of Belgrade
in manacles. Then, it was said,
he would be brought to trial be-
fore tribunal of true Commu-
nists-who were to take over the
reins of government-and woulc
be shot like Gen. Draja Mikhail
ovich was. Nothing of the Sor,
has taken place. On the contrary
Tito seems to enjoy excellen
health and has executed those
who went to Yugoslavia to start
revolution.
There also was talk about the
collapse of the Yugoslav economy
because of the boycott inaugu-
rated by the U. S. S. r. and the
satellites, which provided Yugo-
slavia until last year with indus
trial equipment, oil and gasoline.
Moscow policy-makers did not
believe that an inveterate Com
munist like Tito would Stoop
under pressure to ask for Amer
lean help. Moreover, they seemed
Evening star., 1949-08-31

the mamba is almost on his tail,
with seven or eight feet OF him
standing straight in the air.
Boots, even hip-length boots,
are no protection against the
mamba. because he always strikes
at about shoulder height. No
one in an automobile ever runs
across a mamba that he chances
to meet crossing the road. The
rule is: Turn around, close the
windows, and get away. Many
motorists have foolishly tried to
crush a mamba only to get struck
when they next lifted the hood.
The mamba, quick as lightning,
is able to throw himself into the
grease pan, or whatever cars have
underneath nowadays, and stay
there until disturbed. A man on
horseback who tries to get away
from a mamba is crazy. With
his speed, the mamba will over
take galloping horse in no time
at all.
Only Sure Way.
The only sure way to kill a
mamba, which abound all over
South Africa, is with load of
buckshot from a shotgun. They
have been killed with sticks. to
be sure, but it is risky business.
The green mamba is even more
Evening star., 1949-08-31
This Changing World
Attempt for Yugoslav Revolution
Seen as Next Move bv Politburo

! certain that, if such help were
asked, the American Government
would dare not extend it. since
Tito had always been more hos
tile to the United States than any
other Soviet puppet.
All these calculations went
wrong. Tito's adamant attitude
toward the Cominform. together
with apparent willingness on the
part of the Western powers to
help him cit started last fall when
he bought American gasoline
through Italian commercial firms)
have encouraged the formation OF
strong centers of resistance in
every country behind the Iron
Curtain.
Russia Losing Face.
Russia is beginning to lose face
and, despite the reign of terror
which the puppet governments
have started in the last few
months, organized resistance is
assuming proportions which were
not hoped for by the greatest op-
timiSts in the Western countries
All this does not add up. how
ever, to brighten chances for the
maintenance of permanent peace.
Evaluation of these reports In
American and Western European
Offices leads to the conclusion that
Russia now is in corner. 1t can
force it's way out by attacking Tito
directly or it can camoufage its
defeat and come to terms with
him. The latter possibility is
considered definitely out of the
question, however It's conse-
quences in Russia might be de-
struction of the power of the
Politburo.
"Liquidation" of the YugoSlaV
dictator apparently is not as easy
as the Politburo at first imagined.
Repeated attempts on. Tito's life
have failed. He knows how to
protect himself, having been a
former member of the MVD $50
Wet secret police.
Another possibility is revolution
in Yugoslavia, and it is this card
that Moscow is expected to play
next. If this fails-as is expected
actual military action. involving
organized military forces and all
its international implications. is
the only course left to Russia to
prevent a split in the empire
which it has carefully created
since VI day.
Evening star., 1949-08-31

Will q III u u ) IL
you from tree, where he is indls-
tinguishable from the foliage.
Whereas all other snakes will
try to get out of the way OF man
the mamba attacks man on sight
and his bite is sure death unless
the victim is within three or four
minutes of medical aid. :.
Venom Causes Paralysis.
The mamba's venom does not
20 into the blood stream, but
strikes straight at the nerve CEN
ters, causing almost instantaneous
paralysis. A man. alone, could be
struck in the corridor of hospital
and not be able to call or go for
help.
Full-grown mambas measure be-
tween II and 13 feet. and are
without any question the swiftest
of all snakes. Farmer Brandt told
me that he had a black mamba
race alongside his car when it was
travelling upwards of 40 miles per
hour. When running at top speed
Evening star., 1949-08-31
Onlv a Good Fellow
Vaughan Appears Honestly Puzzled
Bv Fuss Over His Use of Influence

completely sure OF themselves
sometimes fight back but the aver
age bureaucrat plays it safe.
This puts the burden wholly on
the discretion of the White House
staff. Gen. Vaughan is not being
accused of larceny; he Is equally
guiltless of discretion or under
standing of White House power.
He is spreading on the record
perfect example of what such
blind influence can do to Gov
ernment, though it is honestly
motivated. He appears not yet to
recognize this, he says he doesn't
think anything has been proved
against his willy friend, John Mar
agon, and that as of now he'd
still recommend him for White
House employment.
Evidence Is Little Stuff.
AS a matter of fact the general
has in a way been protected by his
simplicity and obvious lack of the
kind Of sinister temperament that
would have attracted the big shots
with larceny in their hearts. Big
crooks could not have afforded to
trust such an extrovert who only
wanted to be a good fellow. The
evidence is all comparatively little
stuff, important to expose and
stop, but not crime in the grand
manner.
Mr.. Maragon is what Broadway
would call a hustler, crafty but
somewhat daffy character who
perhaps served Gen. Vaughan as
court jester Of his own. In al
most his only spontaneous out
burst. Gen. Vaughan indicated as
much. He said he found Mr..
Maragon receiving calls over the
Vaughan White House telephone
and put stop to it, adding with
grin: You know he don't repri-
mand easy"
The general Is neither defiant
nor happy witness. however. He
is pale and Subdued in contrast to
his usual bumptiousness and he is
plainly striving neither to give nor
to take offense. He may not un-
derstand why but he knows he is
in trouble.
Evening star., 1949-08-31

wheeling use of
White H o u S e
influence.
he dehni-
ton of politics
as a mean ex-
change Of fa-
vors completely
covers his un-
derStanding of
the uses of the
great pow e r
conferred with
a position in
side the White
House. T h a t
,,&;1;r;~n + y q
Evening star., 1949-08-31

t he deadllest,
most fe a r e d
critter that ma
ture has seen fit
to give to South
Africa.
It Is the NAM
ba snake, and
you h a We a
choice Of t W o
colors-black or
gree en-. T h e
black one will
get you from
the ground, and
| the green one
will n ~, hnSh
Evening star., 1949-08-31

clpally with ac-
| tual or alleged
conditions in
countries b e =
hind the Iron
Curtain.
T h Sc re-
ports are being
evaluated in
order to pro-
vide the execu-
tive branch of
| t he Govern
ment with a
clear picture of
| what we may
expect to hap
Evening star., 1949-08-31
Bv Constantine Br0wn

An avalanche of reports has
poured into Washington intelli-
gence agencies from all over Eu-
rope in recent weeks, dealing prin-
Evening star., 1949-08-31

Told Of DeudIiest
South African Snake
By Henry McLemore

NELSPRUIT, Transvaal, South
Africa. - Sitting on the stoop of
the house of Joseph Brandt, an
Afrikaans farmer, heard tales Of
Evening star., 1949-08-31
Bv Doris FIees0n

Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan gives
the impression on the witness
stand of a man honestly puzzled
by all this fuss over his free
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-08-26

, dent. Next, get the names Of wit
nesseS. and notify the police. Then
talk 10 your lawyer so that he
can advise you as to your respon-
stbility for the accident. and have
him notify the state Highway
Department and the insurance
company which Is covering you.
10. A good real estate title is
always salable.
False, A good title Is one that
can be proved when 1t IL proper
Iy recorded II Is called a good
record title. Ordinarily 1t is only
a good record title which Is sal
able.
II, Your secrets are safe with
your lawyer since no court can
compel him to reveal them.
True. You may confide your
personal secrets land even con-
TESS a crimel to your lawyer, your
pastor. or your doctor, and the
law viii not permit any Of them
to testify against you.
IL. Joint-tenAnCy IA way OF
owning property together with
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-08-26
LAW QUIZ
GAME

Now you can determine how
practical 10 your acquaintance
with Minnesota law. Last week
we put before our readers 20
statements prepared by the Min.
neSota State Bar Association, TO
be marked according TO your best
understanding True or False
Herewith we give you the correct
legal Interpretation Of each Of
these statements.
Members of the State Bar As
S0ciation, including well known
local attorneys. assure III that
eight correct answers among the
twenty rate Good; twelve right II
definitely Excellent, and more
than 10 correct statements among
the 20 can only be classed a. ex.
csptIonAl. However. even II you
got them all right that still
wouldn't make q trained legal eK.
pert Of q layman nor warrant
you In interpreting or applying
the law without the counsel Of q
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-08-26
trained lawyer.

trained lawyer.
Get out last weeks statements
and check your answers with the
following:
!. In Minnesota a person must
BE- n years old TO make a will.
True: At least II. Of sound
mind, with two qualified witness
90,
2. Minnesota law will not per-
nit q man 10 cut hLS widow out
Of his will.
True The surviving spouse may
always claim half Of the estate
except the homestead II there IL
one child or none, One.third "
more than one child.
8. A deed Is complete proof Of
ownership Of property
False 4 deed In no better than
the title the seller actually had,
which can be- determined only by
complete title examination based
on public records.
Z. Only the grand jury can con-
Wet n murderer
False. Grand JuricS never con-
Wet anyone Of anything They
decide whether an accused person
shall stand trial
3. A man must Will each child
at least 800 or his viii In not
good
False. He must mention his
child In his will 10 show that he
did not forget II. but II Ia enough
10 state that HI Intentionally
leaves the child nothing
g. The earncAt money contract
In q very important part Of real
estate sale.
True. Tho earnest money con
tract should contain all the terms
Of the sale, II II II badly drawn
the lawyer may have a hard time
protecting his clients interests.
7. An accident victims dying
words are part Of HIS will
False. Under Minnesota law,
with one important exception. q
will must be written,
., 4 lien waiver 10 protection
against paying twice for the item
waived.
True. The law protects laborsrs
! and the sellers Of materials by
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-08-26

rehabilitation for punishment OF
juveniles wherever possible.
10. The Bar Association main
tains an Ethics Committee to
hear complaints against lawyers
True. The Ethics Committee
works very quietly but very eff
fectvely to discipline any lawyer
who violates the ethics Of the
profession.
20. A lawyers first step in di-
vorce proceedings is often TO try
for reconciliation.
True. Nearly any lawyer is
more anxious to save a home than
20 to court. Many Minnesota fam
ibes have been held together be-
cause attorneys used persuasion
and gave advice based on expert
ence, instead OF resorting TO the
divorce court so solve a marital
problem.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-08-26

cation of the law.
IT. Lawyers, like doctors, are
often specialists within their own
profession.
True. The COmplexity Of modern
life necessitates specialization.
The Minnesota State Bar Asso-
citation has sections for lawyers
specializing in taxes, real estate
law. administrative law. and so
on
Is. The Minnesota State Bar
Association recommends swift
punishment for Juvenile delin-
quents.
False. The Minnesota State Bar
Association sponsored the Youth
Conservation Act to substitute
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-08-26

permitting them To file lien
against property TO which mate
rial In delivered or on which labor
Is performed 4 lien waiver will
protect the buyer against paying
twice.
., The first thing to do after
an auto accident Ia TO show the
other driver that you had the
right Of way.
False. The first thing TO do Is
TO check on the physical condition
Of persons involved In the acct
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-08-26

someone clseD Is just as good as
a will
False A will permits you to
control your property until you
die. Under joint-tenancy another
acquires an interest in the prop
crty at the time OF the deed.
- Possession of an abstract Is
proof Of home ownership.
False. An abstract is merely an
outline Of the public records con-
corning ownership of real estate.
Your lawyer uses this as guide
In examining the condition OF the
title to the property.
IL The so-called rules Of evil
dencc were written by lawyers to
confuse witnesses.
False. A body of rules Of ei-
denCe has grown up over the CEN
turtles TO protect persons in court
against unfair testimony. Each
rule has a reason based on long
human experience.
Is. Any intelligent adult can
appear in court as an attorney.
False. To practice law in Min
ncsota "A man or woman must
have completed six years of col
lege or university training. must
pass an intensive examination.
must have two reputable witness
- vouch for his or her good char
aCter, and must take an oath Of
loyalty TO the constitution and to
the high principles Of his calling.
l6, The law prohibits Minneso-
"a judges from taking part in
civic welfare movements.
False. Minnesota judges have
promoted numerous reforms, in
Guiding some in the fields Of di.
vorcc, youth conservation, and
labor relations. Judges may not.
however, allow their reform con-
victions to influence their apph-
Evening star., 1949-11-07
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Evening star., 1949-11-07

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n ~ ~ IVNT+ = = 2 =
ion, will 90 TO her home at Kan

II, 30 HtE&VaF G# ~ e.
ition, will 60 TO her home at Kan
sas City - 4.
Sport Coach Dade Nickel will
leave in few days for short va
cation in Ventura, Calf, before at
tending summer session at the Uni
versity of New Mexico.
Miss Alberta Murphy, third grade,
will spend the summer at Freewat-
err, Ore. Miss Emily Dean, English.
will spend a short vacation in San
Francisco and return to Juneau.
Miss Elizabeth Gehringer, kinder
garten teacher who has resigned.
will go to her home lin Papillion.
Nebr Miss Marjorie Tillotson,
mathematics, plans to spend her
vacation in Juneau. {gs H
Stewart Washburn mathematics,
has resigned his post and will spend
the summer at the University OF
Pennsylvania @& S
Mrs. Tom Selby, Tee Harbor
teacher who will be kindergarten
teacher next year, will attend the
Superior State Teachers College at
Superior, Wise
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SILVER TEA IS GIVEN
BY GIRL SCOUTS NO. 9

The members of Troop No. OF
the Girl Scouts gave Silver Tea
Thursday at the home of their
leader, Mrs. Charmaine Gross on
Gold Belt Avenue, between and
pm. Mothers and members Of the
Girl Scout Board were invited.
The girls looked beautiful in their
pastel lormals and took turns pour
ing. The table contained hors
d'oeuvres. cakes, tea and coffee
made by the girls and their leader,
Mrs. Gross and Assistant Leader,
Mrs. Nadia Kardanof.
Entertainment was a solo by
Mary Whitaker, singing Going
My Way?" a piano solo by Marion
Jackson, vocal by Lynn Bedding
Look for the silver Lining" and
a special arrangement of Cruising
Down the River played by Ann
Henning and sung by Lynn Bodd-
ing and Carol Shelenbarger and ac-
companied by Sally Crooks, Ann
Parsons, Mary Whitaker, Marion
jackson and Aileen Kronquist.
The money raised at the tea is
to be given by the troop to pay the
way of one Brownie Girl Scout
to Eagle River Camp this summer
who might not otherwise be able
to attend
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MEMORIAL DAY
SERVICES BEGIN
1890, ELk5 HALL

Memorial Day services will begir
. at 1920 o'clock at the Elks Hal
with city officials, mentors OF
veteran and auxiliary units, the
Filipino Community, military per-
sonnet and the City Band joining
in the program.
Capt. Paul Drouilhet, US. Navy,
senior member of 1t. Gen. Nathan
F. Twining's Alaskan Command
will arrive here Sunday to act as
principal speaker of the day.
Lit. Col. Joseph Alexander is ex-
pected to return from Anchorage
Sunday to act as master OF cere-
monies. The Rev. Robert Treat will
deliver the opening prayer at the
Elks Hall ceremonies.
Following the trief program, par
Elephants and audience will march
to the Alaska Steamship Dock
where short services will honor the
Navy dead of two World Wars.
Father Sweeney will deliver the
prayer for naval war dead with the
WV and American Legion auxili-
aries and the Filipino Community
placing the wreath.
From the water front, the parade
will proceed up Main Street to
Calhoun Ave. and to the Evergreen
Cemetery.
The line of march will include
representatives from the WV and
American Legion departments, the
WV and American Legion posts,
auxiliaries to both posts, national
deputy chief of staff for the VFW
auxiliary, Betty Mccormick; mem
bers of the Coast Guards 83-footer
crew, Alaska Communication Sys-
tenn, u S. Army personnel, and
the City Band. Veteran group Of
Ulcers will act as honor guard, rifle
SQUAD and color bearers. 1t is also
hoped that the USCGC Storis per-
sonnet will participate in the Me-
mortal Day exercises.
Short ceremonies at the cemetery
graveside will include the prayer
by the Rev. Herman Boyer and the
laying of the wreath by WV and
American Legion posts and the
Filipino Community.
Special Memorial Day music for
the Elks Hall program will be given
by singer Bill Bush, accompanied
by Fred Pappy) Mckinney.