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ROWING OVER SOUTH TYROL (shaded area), German-speaking
territory taken from Austria at end of
World War I by Italy, Italian students battle police out
side Austrian embassy in Rome following Austrian
charges Germanic population of area is oppressed.
Book Undertakes To
Prove Existence of
Mafia Organization
New York -HIPD- Does a
strange, exclusive, somewhat
mystical brotherhood of
crime, born in Sicily two cen
turies ago, now rule the un
derworld of America? Is
there a Mafia?
Some responsible newsmen
and law officials say there
is simply no such thing. Oth
ers are positive there is.
They say it controls impor
tant segments of rackets and
legitimate businesses, with a
yearly illegal take of several
billion dollars.
Book Tells Fund Source
A book published last week
undertakes to prove the
Mofia's existence. It asserts
that the brotherhood is main
ly responsible for, and gets
its greatest single income
from, America's "terrible so
cial cancer," the illicit nar
cotics trade. It adds that this
trade "may be the fashioning
of the Mafia's eventual doom
through an outraged public
opinion."
The book is "Brotherhood
of Evil," by Frederic Sondern
Jr., a roving editor of Read
er's Digest.
Studding his volume with
the records and methods of
many such spectacular names
as Adonis, Luciano and Anas
tasia, Sondern undertakes on
an axis of "organized skull
duggery" from the. Mideast,
through the Mediterranean
and Italy, to the United States.
This "strange combine of
Sicilian families," Sondern
writes, has probably about
1,000 important members,
held together by the "Dons,"
the brotherhood's elders who
act as area co-ordinators. He
says there is no president, no
formal roster, no initiation,
no oath only a loosely knit
association of families with a
solid tradition.
Capone Taught Value
Al Capone, the post-prohibition
Chicago gang overlord,
laid the foundation for the
Mafia's "virtual control of the
American underworld today,"
according to Sondern. He says
Capone taught them the value
of nationwide cooperation
within the brotherhood.
Although Capone sat in on
the Mafia's councils, and was
accepted as the boss, he never
could attain full status as a
member because he was not
Sicilian, Sondern writes.
"Scarface Al" was born in
Naples.
Bob Hope Seeks
Treaiment To
Save Eyesight
Hollywood -UPD- Comedian
Bob Hope flies to New York
today to consult a specialist
about saving the sight in his
left eye.
The energetic 55-year-old
comedian, suffering from a
blood clot in the eye that has
rendered him nearly immo
bile, seemed depressed as he
dicussed his condition.
Doctors Got Panicky
"I had quite a setback this
week," he said. "My doctors
said the eye is in worse shape
than it was when the clot first
formed. So they got a little
panicky and suggested I see
Dr. Albernon Reese at Colum
bia University-one of the best
eye men in the world."
Hope suffered the clot for
mation while entertaining U.
S. troops in Europe during
the Christmas holidays. He
continued the tour despite the
blood clot and on his return
here was ordered by his doc
tors to take a complete rest.
"It's awfully hard for me
to slow down," he said. "But
I've got to do a few things. I
don't want to become an in-valid-or
even a semi-invalid."
Hope, whose crowded sched
ule of personal appearances,
television shows and film ma
king chores in addition to
traveling makes him one of
show business's hardest work
ing entertainers, described his
radically cut-down schedule.
Almost Fainted
"Last night I taped a short
segment for the special 'Man
ie Sacks Memorial' and when
I ran out on the stage I al
most fainted from dizziness.
"Next week I have to tape
my own TV show, but I won't
move over three feet in any
direction. I'll just stand in one
place. I have to. Any quick
movements really shake me
up."
"There's no pain involved,
and I feel pretty good when
I take things easy. But the
minute I get active I can
hardly stay on my feet."
He returns here Thursday.
Molten silver absorbs 22
times its volume of oxygen.
What Is The Law?
This column is prepared as a public service by the
Colleqe of Law. Willamette University, Salem, to
explain basic legal principles, not to provide legal
advice. The reader is cautioned not to apply these cases
to his own problems without an attorney's advice, for
differing facts may change the outcome.
A Gift Should Be
Handed Over
Jennie said that she wanted
her sister, Ann, to have all of
her jewelry. This statement
was made in the presence of
Ann and several other ladies
Jennie died several months
later leaving a will which
gave all of her property to her
children. The court denied
Ann's claim to the jewelry.
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the jewelry if Jennie would
have said: ','1 want you to have
the jewelry box and as of
right now it is yours." ? The
answer is still no, although
the question of intent is be
yong doubt. This time Jennie
has made it clear that she
has a "present" intent to give
the jewelry to Ann. That type
of intent is required for an
effective gift of property.
However, in addition to pres
ent intent to give, it is re
quired that "delivery" of the
gift be completed.
No Delivery
Would Ann be able to claim
the jewelry if Jennie gave her
the keys to the jewelry box
as well as indicate that the
jewelry belong to Ann- The
negative answer is still cor
rect. Unless Ann is given the
box as well as the key there
is no delivery.
Courts have recognized
"constructive" or "symbolic"
delivery in cases where it is
not feasible to make actual an
nual delivery of the chattel.
Therefore, the delivery of the
key to an item may be suf
ficient if it would be impos
saible or very difficult for the
donor to hand over the item
himself. Cattle, automobiles,
and other large items have
been given in that way. Also
securities and other small
chattels located hundreds of
miles away have been deliv
e r e d "constructively" by
means of a key or other sym
bols of control.
If Jennie wants Ann to have
the jewelry she should give
Ann the box in front of wit
nesses and she should state
in no uncertain terms that the
act of handing the box to Ann
constituted a delivery. An
other possible method is the
execution of a writing called
a "deed of gift." However,
the manual tradition method
is recommended since the
"deed of gift" may not be
recognized in Oregon.
4-H Club News
Howard Bake n' Stitchers,
No. 2
The February cooking
meeting was held at Mrs. J. I
E. Maehren's home. Six mem
bers were present.
Linda Chisum gave a dem
onstration on cooking rice.
Carol Millard, Linda Chisum !
and Diane Maehren made ap- j
plesauce. Lynda Sokol made !
a cinnamon sauce. Jeanie ;
Bailey and Madelyn Drennen
prepared baked crispy pears.
Madelyn Drennen,
Reporter.
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