davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1952-11-19
This and That

frequently really has us puzzled. It is
a light green, very slender snake which
we have never seen elsewhere. It seems
to like our hagStone terrace particularly
well, and we have seen it several times
lying on the branches of a pyracanth
plant growing against the wall of our
house.
I'VE would appreciate your identifying
these snakes for us. but our particular
problem is whether to start killing them
since they are so annoying to others.
We will appreciate your opinion.
Another thing-the small lizards or
salamanders that seem to be increasing
in numbers around our place seem to
be annoying to others, too. Should we
kill these? We are told that they are
harmful to plants.
Sincerely. c. L. D."
We do not know what COW snake is.
It may be that by cow snake is meant
the milk snake, which is king snake.
The king snake is especially good to
have around farms and other places
where there may be rats and mice, for
they live largely upon them. The milk
snake is supposed to go into barns
and poster the cows, but this is prob
ably a legend merely. There are few
living things about which there are so
many stories. Hoop snakes, for instance.
Some people say they have seen them
rolling along like hoops, others declare
heatedly that this is all hokum.
The hight green slender snake is prob
ably just what its name implies. green
snake, largely found in Eastern North
America. It frequents meadows and
recently reclaimed land and feeds upon
soft-bodied insects.
Here we have two harmlass snakes
Evening star., 1952-11-19
Faulty Naturalization System

Attorney General McGranery has moved
with appropriate celebrity to seek revocation of
the citizenship of Tom Luchese, alias Three
Finger Brown New York gangster. The Govern
ment plans to deport him to his native Italy,
Just as it plans to denaturalize and deport
Luchese's underworld pal, Frank Costello. There
is disturbing aspect to these decentralization
proceedings, however. It Is growing mystery
why such notorious characters managed to dupe
the Government into accepting them as citizens,
in the first place. And it is puzzing why no
positive action was taken against either OF
these hoodlums until the spotlight of public anti
crime hearings was focused on them.
It was not until the Kefauver committee
stirred public indignation against Costello that
the Department of Justice began digging into his
naturalization case and found it to be faulty.
He had falsified his application by concealing
that he was an ex-convict with long police
record. Similarly, it was not until the New York
State Crime Commission recently exposed
Lucheses criminal record-and his close associa-
ton with city politicians-that the department
announced action to denaturalize and deport
Three Finger" However, the department said
it has been studying the Luchese case for some
weeks.
The crime commission found that Luchese
had neglected to refer in his citizenship applica
tion to an important part of his police record
two arrests for murder. He had admitted
conviction for grand larceny, but his application
was approved, nevertheless. Presumably no effort
was made at the time to check on the accuracy
of his sworn denial of other arrests. Yet Luchese,
in 1943, when he was permitted to become a
citizen, was well known to New York police as
q mobster associate Of Costello, Lucky Luciano
and other criminals.
There is obviously something wrong with a
system which admits to American citizenship
such unworthy applicants as Costello and
Luchese. The ease with which this pair per-
petrated hoaxes on the Government suggests
that stricter naturalization procedures are
needed to screen out undesirables If new
legislation is required the new Congress can
be expected to cooperate,
Evening star., 1952-11-19
Virqiniu School Holidays

When investigated Arlington's school
calendar discovered that holidays we
hold sacred in our democracy-Armistice
Day and George Washington's Birth
day-are not even worth declaring
school holidays.
Every other school system in our
country, every Government agency,
every banking institution and many,
many stores think enough of these
heroes. of our America and our demo-
cratic way of life to observe these two
American institutions.
To me, Armistice Day, Washington's
Birthday and our flag deserve all the
reverence and respect that can possibly
be bestowed upon them.
Disguised Patriotic American.
Evening star., 1952-11-19
Bridqinq the Cop

Judging from the tone of the statement
issued after the event, yesterdays meeting
between President Truman and General Eisen-
hover was somewhat less warm and cordial than
the greeting accorded the next President as he
drove through the streets of Washington on his
way to the White House.
The rather cold formality of the communique
does not necessarily mean, however, that nothing
worth while will come out of this historic
meeting. For while campaign excesses may have
blighted the good relationship which once pre-
vailed between these two men, both of them
know that events will not pause in their relent-
less march for the reconciliation of personal diff
ferences In the affairs of nation, the respective
opinions of these two men concerning each
other are not very important What is i'm
portant is the setting up of some structure to
bridge over the awkward period of the next two
months so that the responsibilities of govern
ment can be transferred from one administration
to the next with minimum of disruption and
confusion.
Of course this was not done in yesterdays
meeting of a little more than hour in dura-
ton. But the essential foundations seem to
have been laid.
Since the statement diseaims any assump-
ton of responsibility by General Eisenhower, the
inference is that he made no commitment with
respect 10 SUCH pressing ISSucS dS PAASOACI-
of-war question in Korea. 1t was stated, however,
that the President and his successor worked out
framework for liaison and exchange OF informa-
ton" I. that will be "of great value to the
stability of our country and to the favorable
progress of international affairs"
Presumably, this framework will be filled in
by the two men and their representatives between
now and January 20, when the new administra-
tion takes over. If there be misgivings on this
score, either in this country or abroad, the
doubters should remember that the seeming
alterations of American politics have to be
heavily discounted when an election is over.
After ALL at the end of every political campaign,
there comes the time when both victor and
vanquished have to get back to the harsh
realities of the world in which We live It was
these realities which brought President Truman
and General Eisenhower together. And while the
problems of the interval between an election
and the taking of office are serious ones, both
men can be depended upon to do their best to
minimize them.
Evening star., 1952-11-19
The Greeks Vote Wisely

The overwhelming election victory of Field
Marshal Papagos offers to Greece Its best oppor-
tunity since the end of World War II for strong
and enduring government.
whole series of uneasy coalitions has gov
erned Greece during most of the postwar period.
A principal reason has been the working OF a
proportional representation system OF voting
which invariably prevented one party from gain
ing an outright majority of the parliamentary
seats at stake in each election. principal result
has been weakness through compromise and
attempted reconciliation of basically divergent
political interests in an effort to keep each coal-
ton in power.
A fundamental requirement in strengthening
Greece internally and increasing its effectiveness
in the Western community of nations has been
the achievement of economic stability. Success
sive governments have recognized the need and
have even agreed on many of the essential steps
tax reforms, import controls, increased exports,
credit restrictions and reduction OF swollen gov
ernment payrolls Through the very nature OF
their coalition makeup. however. they have Deen
unable to resist the political presSures which have
blocked a legislative program that would accom-
pllSh these needed reforms.
Marshal Papagos, military hero in World
War II and leader of the government forces tnat
finally defeated the Communists in the postwar
period formally entered the political scene IN
1851 In the parliamentary elections Of that year
his right-wing Greek Rally Party won plurality
Of seats but the proportional representation sys-
ten again prevented any party from winning
majority King Paul then arranged Progressive
Liberal coalition government that had only
narrow margin of control in the Parliament and
was unable to push through any Of the needed
economic reforms. United States Ambassador
Peurifoy suggested in August that new elections
be held and, despite criticism OF this American
lnervention. the Parliament voted on october
10 replace the proportional representation voting
sYstem with majority election system. The CO.
aiton cabinet resigned on October 10 and
caretaker government was named to function
over the election period.
During the campaign, "a prominent Liberal
Party leaHers joined the Greek Rally Party. as
Evening star., 1952-11-19
Quizzes Abe Burrows

In The Star Of November 13, an article
reported on the quizzing of Karen Morley
and Abe Burrows by the House Un-
American Activities Committee.
It did not mention that Abe Burrows
appears weekly on the panel of tele-
vision quiz show. Burrows testified he
was stupid" in being fellow traveller
but he was, and is, smart enough to
continue earning $4,000 or more year
in country that the Communists are
plotting to destroy Could he earn this
money and live as lavishly under Stain?
Elizabeth MoxIey Bryan.
Evening star., 1952-11-19
Mans Sovoeery

Constantine Brown in recent article
described the Russians as being semi
Asiatics with strong strain of savagery
inherited from Genghis Khan and his
marauding followers. This is emotion
allied nonsense. The Huns differed in
degree, if at all. from the Celts and
Goths. Hitler'S modern Germans showed
a revolving barbarity, as do some people
in our own country on occasion.
1t is doubtful if "savagery" in man
is peculiar to any race or races.
j. w. Haywood, Jr.
Evening star., 1952-11-19
PuroIe for Hiss

I hear talk about the possible parole
of a traitor named Alger Hiss. What
kind of a crime does one have to commit
in this country to get more than
slap on the wrist?" A thing like
murder is done by one man against one
man, but when person contributes to
possible mass destruction, isn't this a
greater crime?
C. S. LivermOre.
Evening star., 1952-11-19
Word Sketch Of Ike

In the midst of testimonies to Dwight
Eisenhower's friendliness, energy. judg-
ment, ability to work with people and
all, these four words of Norman Rock
well, who painted his portrait, tell so
much that they should be given widest
publicity:
"He radiates authentic greatness"
DeIcevare King.
Evening star., 1952-11-19
Questions and Answers

The stars readers can get the answer to
any question Of fact by either wTiting Ine
NV. WASHINGTON 3. D. c. and inclosing 3 cents
return postage or by teephoninR ST 1858.
Evening star., 1952-11-19

Pen-nanues may be used If letters carry
t0riterS' correct names and addresses
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1952-11-19
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

DIV HE HASNkN SLRVASLs
@. What is meant by the electoral
collegc?"-L. w. c.
A. This is only a convenient term for
the mechanism of electing the President
and Vice President of the United States
in an election year. The list Of electors
is made up by the official party organ
ization in each State. Even though
their names in most states are no longer
on the ballot, it is the electors who are
actually selected in each state by popu-
lar vote on a general-ticket basis in the
November election. The electors assem-
BILE in each State capital on the first
Monday after the second Wednesday
in December and go through the for
mality of casting their ballots. No gen.
eral official meeting of all electors Is
held.
@. How soon after its failure to pre-
dict the outcome of the 1896 election
did the Literary Digest cease publica-
tion?-S. K.
A. The Literary Digest was published
by Funk g. Wagnalls from March, 1890.
to May. 1888.
@. How big is the United States dele
CATION to the u. N.?-L. D.
A. The current roster lists % members
in the u S. mission. In addition to
Warren R. Austin, the permanent repre-
sentative. there are four others with
the rank of ambassador or minister.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-10-16
Bourbon Candidate
Fdvors YelloWtuil

Willard E. Fraser of Billings,
Democratic candidate for rep
resentative. in Congress from
the second congressional dis
trict of Montana, told a meet
ing of the Big Horn County
Chamber Of Commerce last
Thursday that if elected he
would work tirelessly to Sc
cure the construction of Vel
loWtail dam"
The candidate said the dam
would mean more to the econ
omy of eastern Montana than
would any other single project,
but If the people of eastern
Montana want Yellowtail dam
they must be made to realize
that they must vote for a Dem
ocratic congressman"
He said he has given his
Whole-hearted cooperation in
each and every call in behalf
of any problem which has been
brought to mis- attention, which
could possibly promote the bet
terment of the second Montana
district. He appeared at the
Truman committee hearings in
Billings this summer regarding
flood control and stressed the
Importance of the Yellowstone
and Big Horn river basins.
T Fraser said "the future de-
velopment of this district lies,
in good part, upon the devel-
opment of the local facilities,
such as power and irrigation,
and that such enterprises as
the Harvey aluminium plant
now under construction near
Kalispell, could only consider
such locations where power was
available. They cannot locate.
with mere hopes that the de-
velopment of power will come
to them. The future economy OF
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-10-16
Regional Officer to
Visit Comp Fire

Miss Anne Armstrong, region
al field representative of the
Camp Fire girls, will pay Har-
din a visit and will hold meet
ings with all those interested
in Camp Fire and Blue Birds on
October 1924.
ALI sessions will be held in
the American Legion hall.
Miss Armstrong is well known
to Hardin Camp Fire workers.
She has been here for two
other training sessions, and
leaders and council members
have been unanimous in feel
ing that she has been very
helpful.
The Camp Fire council will
meet with Miss Armstrong at 3
pm. on October %.
Miss Armstrong will address
all Camp Fire and Blue Bird
mothers and representatives
from all women's organizations
in Hardin at 8 pm. Thursday.
Refreshments will be served,
and those who attend will also
have an opportunity to see an
exhibit of work done by local
girls which is being arranged
by Mrs. Roy Chambers.
Blue Bird leaders will meet
with Miss Armstrong at 10 am.
October "a and Camp Fire
guardians will confer with her
at 2 pm. the same day.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-10-16
Hedlth Officer Will
Address P-TA Meet

DR.. B. K. Kilbourne will be
guest speaker at the regular
meeting of the Hardin Parent
Teacher association to be held
Wednesday evening, Oct. %, at
the grade school gymnasium.
DR.. Kilbourne's topic will be
The Health of the School
Child"
The topic will also include
pre-school children who will go
to school next fall, which is of
immediate concern to parent
and teacher. The speaker will
answer questions relating to the
school health problem. Mrs.
Frank Highbaugh and Miss
Christine Heiser,, school nurses,
will also be present.
Girls from a Camp Fire group
will lead in the flag ceremony.
A report on the P-TA conven-
ton held in Billings October II
and 10 will also be presented
and entertainment is being
planned. Refreshments will be
served.
Those wishing to join the as
ISOLATION will be given an op-
portunity to do so.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-10-16
Miss MdrY Ann Koebbe Becomes Brideo Of
james w. Jones dt Ceremony Here Sunday

r. Krone entertained Tuesday
at the Berns home with a
handkerchief shower for Mrs.
Fred Taylor, who will leave soon
to make her home in Califor-
mia. Fourteen guests were pres
ent.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-10-16

who'd. recently awarded by the
skv-Vu theatre here, according
RI Information from Willie
Gartner, ,neaUre manager.
The award was made last
week. and Gartner said the
theatre was closed for the sea-
son last "wednesday night.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-10-16
Weeks Weather

Recorded by Holly Sugar
Corp, Hardin, for week ending
5 pm. Wednesday, Oct. IS:
Maximum temperature: "a
degrees, Oct. 9.
Minimum temperature: 90
20 degrees, Oct. IA.
Precipitation for the week:
.26 inch.
Precipitation for the year to
date: 7.31 inches.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-10-16
Club Calendar

WSCS of the Methodist
church will met Thursday, Oct.
20, at 2 pm. at the home of
Mrs. Harris. =
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-10-16

WINS HOLLYWOOD TRIP
Miss Betty Marsh of Hardln
was winner of a trip to Holly
Evening star., 1952-10-16
By the Associated Pres.

NEW YORK. Oct. 16.-The
World Champion New York
Yankees upheld their long tradi-
ton of generosity in splitting their
World Series money and two old
timers and three servicemen are
among those who are grateful.
Figures disclosed by Commits
sioner Ford Frick show the
Yankees whacked up 81 full shares
worth $6.026.32 each and took
care of 10 more men with partial
shares and cash payments.
Ray Scarborough and Ewell
Blackwell, veteran pitchers who
joined the club on August % and
August %, respectively, received
$4,017.54 apiece-big money for
players who spent many seasons
with less aff1uent teams.
Scarborough had a 5-1 record
with the Yankees after being
picked up from the Red Sox on
waivers. Ray was a LIS at Boston.
In the World Series, he pitched
only one inning, taking over after
Allie Reynolds was lifted for a
pinch-hitter in the opening game
defeat.
Blackwell Started One Game.
Blackwell. who was obtained
from Cincinnati in an inter-league
waivers deal for $4,000 and four
players. including Pitcher Johnny
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Laurel Gets More Bad Breaks
For SATURDAYS International

Count Henry Thyssen's Nieder-
lander Germany, Max Bells In
dian Hemp (Canada), Brook
meade Stables Greek Ship, Hasty
House Farms Ruhe and Mrs.
Henry L. Straus' Plaster.
Earlier, at Shannon Airport in
Ireland. Jockey Charlie Smirke.
who will ride Zucchero, said, "I've
got no chance of winning"
"The horse arrived in the
United States only three days
ago." Smirke explained. THAT is
not sufficient time to acclimate
him to American track condi-
tions."
Smirke, regular rider of Tulyar.
the English 3-year-old champion.
ran into trouble when he arrived
at London Airport en- the first lap
of his flight to the United States.
The jockey had forgotten his vac
cination certificate and almost
Cancelled the trip after being told
he would have to be vaccinated
again. Smirke agreed to the
needle when a physician assured
him all soreness would be gone by
Saturday.
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Football TV Won't Help Any

The Laurel race track has en-
|countered two new setbacks and
some pessimism by a famous
English jockey which will not help
Saturdays $50,000 Washington
ID. c. International.
Although a boon to District
football fans. television of the
Maryland-Navy game is not good
news to Laurel. Faced with a SELL
out at College Park, many sports
enthusiasts would have turned to
the International. Now able to
see the game on television. some
may decide to stay home and
escape traffic problems.
Edward P. Taylor's Castleton,
3-year-old Canadian-owned colt,
was declared out Of the race by
Trainer Charles w. Shaw. Castle
ton bucked his shins in a workout
yesterday. and his American
debut will be postponed until
some time. next year.
This cuts the field to seven, in
Guiding four foreign horses. Still
scheduled to run are George
Rolls Zucchero (England), Rob-
Iert Boucher's Wilwyn (England)
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Terps Smear Paint,
|Middies Burn NJ
lin After-Durk Visits

Painters, obviously amateurs
and obviously from Maryland,
marked up the outer walls of the
Naval Academy for three city
blocks late last night.
Meantime. the Maryland campus
also had visitors. but they were
interrupted while attempting to
burn an N in the middle of the
Byrd Stadium turf. Several side
line markers were missing.
Only one painter at Annapolis
predicted. the score and it was
500 for Maryland. The messages
included go Big NJim's Team, p"
Maryland Has Navy's Goat" and
Guards must have been asleep
to let us do this" plus the usual
BEAT Navy" etc.
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Way Believed Opening for Another Bowl Trip by Maryland
SoIos' Courage Unable to Keep
Carter From Regoining Title
By the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Oct. 16.-Gritty
Lauro Salas, who left a job as
signalman on the Mexican Ma
tional Railway to take up boxing,
left a switch open last night and
Jimmy Carter rode through to
regain the worlds lightweight
championship.
The 24-year-old youth from
Monterey and Los Angeles showed
an instructive gameness in stand
ing up to Carter's sharp shots.
But that was about all.
The peppery little New Yorker,
displaying a terrific left hook as
his main weapon. made it look
easy.
After Is rounds, blood flowed
from gaShes on both of Salas'
eyebrows, a split lower lip and
battered nose.
Bout Draws Only 5,2S3.
His f1ve-month reign as Mex
ico's only undisputed champion in
ring history ended as abruptly as
it began last May when he lifted
Carter's crown in Los Angeles.
The nationally televised and
broadcast scrap at Chicago
Stadium attracted only 5,283 fans
at ringside, one of the smallest
championship crowds on record.
Carter and Salas each received
Sc, ,428 as a share in net gate of
$21, ,429. But each also picked up
nearly $4,000 from television
receipts,
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Ohio State Tackle Lost
For Year With Broken Arm
By the Associoted Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 16.-A
broken arm has cost the Ohio
State football team the services
of Jim Hietikko, starting offen-
sive tackle, for the rest of the
season.
Physicians at University Hos
pital said the 6-foot-3. 221-pound
senior had two broken bones in
his forearm. The arm was broken
during dummy practice.
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Maryland Navy TeIecost Slated
In D. C., but Not in Baltimore

General Motors. Maryland and
Navy will split a sum based on a
percentage of what General Mo-
tors pays for national television.
Television fans can be thank
full that George Washington Uni
versity is playing out of town
this week, for If the Colonials
were at home the game would
not be televised.
Station WBAL-TV, the Balti-
more outlet for the NCAA, will
not be permitted to televise the
game. station officials said last
night. There are four NCAA
teams playing in the Baltimore
area, Howard at Morgan State
and Dickinson at Western Mary
land.
Evening star., 1952-10-16

Twenty-four hours after the
last ticket was sold for Saturdays
Maryland-Navy game. the Ma
tional Collegiate Athletic Associa-
ton gave permission to WASH
ington's WNBW to televise it to
the Washington area. replacing
the Yale-Cornell game.
The NCAA made another ex-
ception to its restricted television
program. permitting the Kansas
Oklahoma game to be televised
in Kansas City. This game. also
a sellout. is being played in Law
renee, Kans.. about Is miles from
Kansas City.
Television here will start at
1:45 pm, IS minutes before game
time, and will be sponsored by
Evening star., 1952-10-16
Saturday Football
On Radio and V
Radio.

Navy at Maryland-WMAL and
WWDC. 2 pm.
Notre Dame at Purdue-WOI
and WASH-FM, 2:15 pm.
Virginia VS.. Virginia Military
Cat Richmond)-WPIK, 2:15 pm
Alabama at Tennessee-WRC
LAS pm.
Roundup Of big games-WTOP
2:30 pm.
TelevisiOn.
Navy at Maryland-WNBW
1:45.
Fort Jackson at Boiling Air
Base-WTOP-TV, 2 pm.