Morse Entry Into
D.C. Primary Being
Taken Seriously
By A. ROBERT SMITH
; Mail Tribune Washington
Correspondent
Washington Sen. Wayne
Alorse's possible entry into
"the District of Columbia pre-
f erential pri-
-f ' inary is rjemg
taKen with ut
most serious
ness by local
D e m o c ratic
leaders.
Until Morse
made his an
nouncement of
l possible intent
a. Bnbt. smitb to jump into
ithe Washington, D.C, pri
mary, it was a one many af
fair featuring Sen. Hubert
.Humphrey (D-Minn.).
'.- The result of Morse's "an
nouncement has been that
local party leaders are either
divided between -Humhprey
and Morse or publicly inde
cisive on which they would
prefer to see the winner.
The primary here is an odd
one little more than a sop
to local residents who have
no right to vote for any office
holder in the usual sense.
wasningion, ju.u., government
is run by three commissioners
appointed by the president.
All lesser officials are appoint
ed, and the city's residents
have no representation in
Congress.
Delegates Elected
- The only thing the primary
offers is a chance to elect
delegates to the respective na
tional conventions. If Morse
does enter this contest, the
only thing for local Demo-
."crate' to decide is whether to
.vote for a slate of Morse del
egates or Humphrey delegates.
. Congress now has before it
. several proposals to grant
'Washington, D.C. a greater
measure of local control. The
one which has gone the farth
est is that sponsored by Sen
.lviorse to give city .voters a
chance to elect a mayor and
rcity council. Morse got the
'Senate last-session to pass
,this bill, in preference to the
Eisenhower admin istration
bill by which a territorial
form of government would be
.established an appointed
governor with a locally-elected
assembly.
.' Morse's threat to Humphrey,
in the view of local political
observers, lies in the nonn-
i larity of the home rule cause
and Morse's role as a cham
pion of that cause. But there
are several other local causes
Morse has vocally stood for,
such as providing hot lunches
for local school children and
generally improving D. C.
The Oregon senator became
Involved in these local ques
tions as a result of being
bumped down to the District
" of Columbia Committee in
1953, after his bolt from the
Republican party when he
called himself an independent.
When Morse became a Demo
crat in 1955, he was given
choice committee seats once
more, but he voluntarily
v chose to remain on" the D.C
Committee. He is now second
ranking Democrat, next to
.Chairman Alan Bible (D-
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Another factor which may
work to Morse's advantage is
his closeness to labor leaders.
J. C. Turner, chairman of the
Central Labor Council, here
is expected to become the Dis
trict's Democratic National
Committeeman. Turner has
kind words for Morse, but he
says he hasn't decided to sup
port Morse over Humphrey.
A.' L. Wheeler, chairman of
the District Democratic Com
mittee, insists he hasn't made
up his mind either over the
two rival Democrats.
Both Turner and Wheeler
are said to fear Morse can
defeat Humphrey and conse
quently they are resisting
Humphrey's efforts to get
them publicly committed for
his candidacy.
One other local party lead
er says he is for Humphrey,
although he thinks highly of
Morse. That is Joseph L.
Rauh, national chairman of
Americans for Democratic Ac
tion. Both Morse and Hum
phrey are top ADA members.
Morse's most serious weak
ness here at this time is that
he is not regarded as a seri
ous presidential contender as
is Humphrey.
Roseburg Blast
Report Issued
New York-OIPD-The Nation
al Board of Fire Underwriters
made public today a 22-page
report on the dynamite explo
sion which leveled a large part
of Roseburg, Ore., last Aug.
7, 'with recommendations for
tightened, "safety laws to pre
vent another such disaster.
Thirteen persons were kill
ed, 125, injured and property
damage of $9 million was done
in, the Oregon city when a
dynamite, truck parked for the
night exploded, apparently
from a fire at a building be
side which it was standing.
The underwriters recom
mended that state, local and
federal laws be written on a
cooperative basis to provide
approved routes for transpor
tation of explosives, avoiding
heavily traveled highways and
densely populated areas.
They further recommended
increased safety training for
handlers of such explosives
and increased training for fire
departments in explosive haz
ards.
Tougher Action
On Income Tax
Evaders Slated
Washington - (UPD - The Jus
tice department plans to get
tougher with income tax
evaders and others who try to
chisel the federal govern
ment. Assistant Attorney General
Charles K. Rice, chief of the
department's tax division,
said Sunday night in a year
end report to Attorney Gen
eral William P. Rogers that
income tax cheats are costing
the treasury large amounts in
revenue.
'Wilful Omission' Target
Rice said his division was
setting up a program of crack
ing down on persons who
claim false dependency ex-i
emptions and in a ' "substan
tial number" of cases involv
ing "wilful omission" of divi
dend and interest income
from tax returns.
... The "great majority" of
convictions last year involved
tax chiselers "in business, pro
fessional and employee
groups who had never before
been in any trouble with the
law," Rice said. There also
was a continuing crackdown,
he added, on gangsters and la
bor racketeers.
Golden Gate Bridge
Will Be Golden
" San Francisco - (UPD - The
Golden Gate Bridge in San
Francisco may have its color
changed - to golden.
: The bridge is presently
orange, but James Adam, its
manager, has agreed to test a
new paint for its resistance to
sun and fog damage.
In 1937, when the Golden
Gate Bridge was built, no gold
paints were able to withstand
corrosive elements. But now,
Charles B. Cole of Harmon
Colors says the pigment has
been used successfully on
automobiles and could be used
on a bridge.
FOOD FACTORIES
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tablishments in the U.S. are
engaged in the manufacture
or processing of, food products.
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Quotes From the News
By United Press International
Birmingham, England A British detective, explaining
why police believe the murderer who beheaded and mutilat
ed a 29-year old woman may be being sheltered by his
mother: . ...
"A mother's love is probably the only type of love which
could make any woman protect such a horrible killer."
Washington The staff of the Senate subcommitte . on
national policy machinery, in a report describing Red Chinese
leaders as "knowledgeable and confident to the point of
cockiness":
"Survival of the fittest is the rule in Communist politics;
only the boldest and most ruthless reaches the top. This fact
lends to make for aggressive policies." "
London Boston Record-American newsboy Frederick R.
Hennessey, 14, who was paired with a British girl five inches
taller than he at a dance and then invited to tea at the girl's
home, declining an offer to swap invitations:
"I don't want to disrupt inler-naiional relations."
Dunn, N. C. Indian school-teacher Joseph H. Brewing
ton, stating that he will continue to drive Indian children
to a school 36 miles away. despite threats against him and
explosives planted in his bus:
"I'm afraid to do it, but it's my duty, and I'm going to
drive that bus to school for the rest of this term unless they
get me before then." . "
Bahamas Prepare to
'Fight' for Tourists
Nassau, Bahamas - (UPD -
These "Islands in the Sun"
are flexing their muscles and
preparing to battle the more
established tourist resorts , of
North America's sub-tropical
area for the winter visitor's
dollar. - 5
This land of fishing and
other forms of fun, with its
miles of powder sand white
beaches and waving palm
trees, also is casting an avar
icious eye at the industrial
dollar.
The Bahamas always have
been a tourist mecca, but the
islands, which dot the Atlan
tic Ocean for 750 miles off
Florida's east coast, are now
going all-out to entice fun
loving winter vacationists
from their American neigh
bor. For example about 100
miles to the north of the cap
ital of this British Crown
Colony, a plush $2z million
development is getting off the
ground on Treasure Cay on
the northern tip of Great
Abaco Island. Backers of the
project are Capt. Leonard
Thompson, Abaco representa
tive in the Bahamas House of
Assembly; American finan
cier Dumas Milner of Jack
son, Miss., and Thomas , E.
Stanley of Dallas, Tex.
Hotel Included
The project, nestling
against an arc of beach cush
ioned with powder puff sand,
will include a hotel, marine,
golf course, shopping center,
homes and executive apart
ments. ...
It is but one of many pro
jects erupting . from this
string of islands alongside
the Gulf Stream which Chris
topher Columbus saw first
when he sailed into the New
World. . - ....
Not every Yankee dollar
that finds its way into this
land of the pound, the shil
ling and driving on - the -wrong
- side - of - the - street
is targeted for pleasure. A lot
is directed to Free Port, on
Grand Bahama Island, where,
aside from the year-round
summer temperatures, the
climate . is economically ben
eficial. ,
Businesses Exempt
There, the Grand Bahama
Port Authority, Ltd., has ac
quired 50,000 acres of land
from the Crown for commer
cial development. Business
firms there are exempt from
any income, capital gains and
real estate taxes for the next
25 years. They will pay no
custom levies on goods used
in manufacturing until the
year 2054.
The area has just complet
ed work on a harbor with a
turning basin 1,000 feet
square. It offers internation
al shipping lower costs, speed
and loading efficiency. Ship
ping is not bothered with im
port and export duties on
ships' stores, bunkering sup
plies or servicing facilities;
Government tourist offi
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cials estimate . that 250,000
visitors spent about $50 mil
lion in the islands this year.
They hope to up both figures
by 50 per cent in 1960.
Chain of Airstrips
And the islands are ready.
A chain of 18 airstrips link
the 750-mile stretch of keys
from Grand Bahama Island,
60 miles east of Palm Beach,
Fla., to Great Inagna Island,
750 miles southeast of Miami.
These out-islands, away
from this capital city on New
Providence Island, either
have built or are building lux
urious hotels, motels and
apartments designed for tour
ists who want either to spend
the winter away from the
frigid blasts in the north or
just a few days in the sun.
Probably the greatest sport
in this area . is fishing-big-game
variety. At Biminim,
only 50 miles east of Miami,
the waters abound with 19 of
the 24 outstanding game fish.
There are any number of
golf courses, not only here
but on the out-islands, along
with miles and miles of sandy
beaches and clear ocean bot
toms that beckon the skin
diving clique. The tales of
pirates who buried their trea
sures in Bahama sands sends
many a starry-eyed ; tourist
digging along the beaches.
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THE MIRROR
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in the lipstick division: a new
case with its own roll-out
mirror. When the lipstick is
not in use, the flexible re
flector is concealed neatly
around the cylinder. A twist
of the base brings it up ready
for use. One case is banded
in gold and silver; the other
uses the same metals combin
ation, plus jewels for travel
in evening handbags.
WASHING WEATHERVANE
New York-(UPD-The fall- and
winter weather drives home
makers in droves to their ap
pliance dealers, one report
shows. :
The American Home Laun
dry Manufacturers' associa
tion reports, for instance, that
sales of gas and electric dry
ers in October last year to
taled 178,594. November
sales were 142,499. But by
contrast only 38,475 were
sold in April, 1958. "
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County Crews
Continue Work
On Area's Roads
In spite of current cold
weather county road crews
are continuing much of their
work and are "winterizing"
some of the county roads, ac
cording to County Engineer
Robert Carstenson today.
Crews are sanding all coun
ty roads in the valley which
require it, he said. So far this
has included Bybee bridge,
Coleman Creek, Pioneer and
Wagner Creek rds. All re
quests for sanding" are refer
red to the county shops and
crews are dispatched. This has
to be handled according to
areas in which the crews are
working when the calls come
in, the county engineer ex
plained. Work has been discontinued
on the Hiatt Lake rd. due to
the winter weather. However
90 per cent of the rock base
has been spread on the road,
Carstenson said.
Near Completion
Work is nearing completion
on the approaches for the Paul
B. Rynning bridge scheduled,
for the south fork of the
Rogue river. Contract for the
bridge is to be awarded
in March. Right of way clear
ing is being done for Poor
man's creek rd. from Griffin
Creek rd. to Sterling Creek
rd. A portion of the road is
being widened over the hill
and all of it is being cleared,
the county engineer said.
Other roads being cleared
are Agate rd. between Hog
Creek rd. and Crater Lake
highway, approaches to the
Laurelhurst bridge site. The
old wooden covered bridge'
will be replaced next year.
Work started today on the
Evans Creek bridge on the
Antioch rd. by the Ausland
Construction company, Grants
Pass.
Television Invades
Catholic Convent
Detroit - (UPD - Television
has invaded the cloistered
world of the Catholic convent.
And the nuns have invaded
the world of television with
the aplomb of seasoned per
formers. Nuns perform on a weekly,
hour-long show, "Science for
Teachers," originating from
the "University of Detroit
studio of Detroit's educational
television station, WTVS,
Channel 56.
When the Rt. Rev. Msgr.
Vincent J. Horkan, superin
tendent of parochial schools
in the archdiocese, decided to
start the show, he approached
the nuns about being the
"stars."
"With characteristic digni-.
ty, the nuns who participated
in the first shows resented
the word, 'show'," said Fr.
Raymond R. Schlinkert, pro
ducer of the program.
"After a few turns before
the camera, however, they
soon realized that this is ex
actly what they are doing -putting
on a show." v
The program is required
viewing for the 2,500 nuns
teaching the elementary
grades of the Detroit arch
diocese and is recommended
for lay teachers as well. :
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Conscience-Stricken Prisoner
Tips Police To Accused Killers
Garden City, Kan. (UPD house. At about 10:30, 16-year-Prison
gossip was the begin- old Nancy came home with
ning of the grim plot that her date Bob Rupp.
killed rich farmer Herbert
W. Clutter, his wife and two
of his four children.' From
the same prison came the tip
that caught their accused
slayers.
. An inmate of that prison
worked for Clutter in 1948.
He spoke once, on the inside,
of the wealth he thought was
in the Clutter's prosperous
home, and from that informa
tion fellow convicts hatched
the robbery plot which ended
in the murders Nov. 15.
He spoke again in stricken
conscience during the Christ
mas holidays this time to the
law. ;
Thus broke the investiga
tion into seemingly clueless
murders. It culminated Sun
day in a detailed confession
by Kansas parole violator
RicharS Eugene Hickock, 28,
who implicated his former
cellmate, .Perry Edward
Smithy 31. Their seemingly
perfect crime foundered on
another convict's conscience.
Left No Clues
Highly authoritative sources
gave this account today of
the solving of the Clutter
case, a mystery which had
baffled Kansas authorities be
cause there was no clue and
no visible motive.
It turned out that the actual
motive robbery - was a mis
take, for the hidden wealth
in Clutter's home was only
the imagination of a hired
hand who later went to prison.
To protect the informant,
his, name was kept secret and
special precautions were
taken.
Herbert W. Clutter, 48,
was a successful, modern
farmer who had no enemies.
He had served from 1954 to
1956 on the federal farm
credit board, but declined a
reappointment offered him by
the administration.
He owned 1,000 acres of
prime wheat land and also
had herds of cattle and sheep.
But he didn't like to keep or
carry large amounts of cash
he dealt" almost entirely
through checks.
Spend Quiet Evening
On Saturday evening, Nov.
14, 1959, Clutter, his wife
Bonnie, 48, and their son,
Kenyon, 15, spent a quiet eve
ning in their comfortable farm
ouu sai aown a wime ana
watched television, then got
up to leave. Just before the
family went to bed, Clutter
made a phone call to his old
friend and business partner,
Gerald Van Vleet. They talk-,
ed business.
Two daughters were miss
ing this Saturday night: Eve
ana Mrs. Eveana Jarchow,
who was living in Illinois -and
Beverly, who was attend
ing classes at Kansas Univer
sity Medical Center in Kansas
City, Kan. Eveana would be
coming home soon for Bever
ly's wedding. :
The Clutter family went to
bed. They didn't lock the
doors.
Softly Opened Door
Sometime ; - between mid
night and 1a.m., according to
the confession signed by
Hickock Sunday night, two
figures stole up to the dark
ened house, softly opened the
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door to Clutter's office, and
crept in.
Thye located Clutter's bed
room and shook him awake.
At. gunpoint, they . prodded
him up the stairs, where they
woke Mrs. Clutter, Nancy and
Kenyon.
Where is the safe with the
money in it? they demanded.
Clutter told them there
was no safe - and no money.
They didn't believe him. Fin
ally, the two men gave up.
They bound their- captives'
hands and feet and stuffed
gags in their mouths. They
tried to scare them, into say
ing where the money was,
Then - in this order: Kenyon,
Clutter, Nancy, Mrs. Cluttef
the strangers pointed, a shot
gun - barrel at a head anc
pulled the trigger.
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Child Prepared for
Strong-Man Role
London (UPD Mrs. Butty
Sugrue, wife of an Irish
strong man, said today they
are grooming their 11-month-old
son Ritchie to be "the
strongest man in the world."
While she spoke, little
Ritchie was grappling with
an iron bar, trying to bend
it with his jaws. By way of a
warmup, he grabbed a spoon
and bent it back and forth.
'"I Ttnow some mothers are
criticizing me for the way
I'm bringing him up, but it's
the best thing for him," Mrs.
Sugrue said. "By the time he's
three, 'he1!! be bending 6-inch
nails and tearing telephone
books in half."
' By the time Ritchie is three
his parents expect to be
ready to match him against
anyone his age in England in
a test of strength for a $1,400
purse. By the time he's 21,
they hope' he will be stronger
than anyone else alive.
1960.
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