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' h ttrTttr L A U - V i rtTrr ' rirr l yi ': ygp) V IfJ " rtmmtrcmv ''V ii?'. "Vjp(i TWENTHIETH CENTURY PROBLEMS Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill Hickock fought Indians and bad weather when they rode the Pony Express a century ago. But a modern reenactment of the short-lived mail service faces a much different problem traffic. Seventy-five riders and 50 horses are reenacting the Pony Express race to the West. The map indicates the 2,000-mile route from St. Joseph, Mo., to Sacramento, Calif. (UPI Telephoto) Nixon-Rockefeller Ticket Said Dream Salem-OINI-Gov. Mark Hat field says that a Nixon. Rockefeller ticket in Noveitv bcr is a nice dream but he doubts seriously if it will ma terialize. Hatfield said th-t if New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller is drafted for the vice presi dency at the GOP convention in Chicago next July, he ex pects Rockefeller will not ac cept. Hatfield said Vice President Richard Nixon's running mate probably will be someone from the midwest such as Sec retary of Interior Fred Sea ton, Gov. William G. Stratton of Illinois or Sen. Everett Dirksen (R-Ill.) Chicago Police File Filled With Data on Unsolved Miirrlni-c w m j w T wv m wi sap m saf Chirago-UIPli-The olive drab metal cabinet on the third floor of Chicago's central po lice headquarters rarely needs dusting, it is used so often. It is filled with manila folders holdine data on Chi- ' rilL'n's linsnlvnH mtirrtore-Q.19 gang killings since 1919, as sorted additional murders and, within the past five years, three of the nation's most spectacular multiple-d e a t h crimes. Latest of the multiple kill ings involved three suburban Riverside matrons, Mrs. Lil lian Oetting, Mrs. Frances Murphy and Mrs. Mildred Lindnuist. The womens' beat en bodies were found al Starved Rock State Park. 100 miles southwest of Chicago. May Not Be Solved Officially, Chicago police have not entered the Starved Rock case. They have, how ever, volunteered any assis tance if asked. The Starved Rock case, three weeks old today, thus appeared to be heading for the unsolved list. Beside it, in Chicago area MAIL TRIlUNt, Midlerd, Or, C Thuridiy, April 7, I960 C " murders, were the cases of three young boys, found beat en and strangled in a subur ban forest preserve, and the two Grimes sisters, iound frozen and nude along an other forest preserve's road two years later in 1957. The boys were John Schu essler, 13, and his brother, Anton Jr., n, and Robert Peterson, 14, their friend. No Clutt Ltft The girls were Barbara Grimes, 15, and her sisler Patricia. 13. All three multiple-killings -the women, the boys and the girls-left relatively no clues. Slate police continue to probe, almost inch-by-inch, the St. Louis Canyon area at Starved Rock where the wo men's bodies were found. As I yet, however, ill objects turn. I ed up at the scene belonged ! to the women. At the scene of the Schu-csslcr-Pelcrson boys murder, there were even fewer ob jects. , , At the scene of the Grimes deaths, too, no major clues were found. In each of the cases, police had yet to definitely state how many persons were involved with the deaths. The gangland siaylngs ap pear to be almost another matter entirely. Police rarely discuss clues, if any, in those. REGISTER TODAY To Vote in May All Unregistered Vortrt In Jickion Co. May Rejiittr t Big Y. 20th Century Pony Express Riders Facing Traffic Menace Instead of Indian Arrows St. Joseph, Mo. -IUPI1- Buf falo Bill and Wild Bill Hick ock fought Indians and bad weather when they rode the famous Pony Express a cen tury ago. But a modern re enactment of the short-lived mail service faces a much dif ferent problem - traffic. Bad weather may still be around, and a few "Indians" plan some raids. But it's be cause of highway hazards that the 1960 trip from St. Joseph to Sacramento, Calif., might not be as safe as the Pony Ex press was 100 years ago. That's the opinion of Roy E. Coy, chairman of the Civic Centennial Pony Express Com mittee here. The committee is heading up the anniversary celebration of the opening of the immortal route to Cali fornia. On Sunday, April 3 - 100 years to the day that service was started - 75 riders and 50 horses started a reenactment of the Pony Express race to the West. They'll ride In one-mile re lays carrying messages and possibly U.S. mail for the West Coast. And behind will be trucks carrying supplies and the reserve horses. The big problem, says Coy, will be the heavy traffic on the highways to be traveled. Another stumbling block will be lack of wide shoulders along some of the roads. All Stops Pulled The famous mail service, which was put Into operation to show that the central was better than the southern route to the West Coast, originated at this western Missouri city. The western terminal, was Sacramento. So St. Joseph pulled out all stops for the centennial ob servance April 2-3. The first day St. Joseph staged a Pony Express parade followed by an afternoon of Indian danc ing, singing and open house at the Pony Express and St. Joseph Museums, That night a Pony Express Queen was crowned. On April 3 there were re ligious services at which those riding in the reenactment were given small pocket Bibles, just as the original riders of the Pony Express received Bibles. Governors James T. Blair Jr. of Missouri and George Docking of Kansas were on hand for talks at a Chuck Wagon Luncheon before the 20th Century ride of the Pony Express began. The centennial group will go at a gallop, but not at the breakneck speed of the old days. The 1960jiders hope to reach Salt Lake City in about seven days. It took the first riders five days to reach there. Fits Over Saddle At Salt Lake City, the west bound riders will be met by riders from the Western His torical Society of Culver City, Calif., who will take the mochila (mo-kee'-luh) on to Sacramento and then San Francisco. The Mochila is a four - pocket leather cover which fits over the saddle and in which the expensive letters of the Pony Express were stored. Cost of sending mail on the Pony Express was $5 a half ounce, later changed to $1 an ounce. The riders, who av eraged about 18 years of age, never carried more than 20 pounds of mail at a time. At the same time the Pony Express left St. Joseph, the Missouri National Guard sent a jet plane roaring along the route to Salt Lake City, where it was met by the California Air Guard. The Pony Express was a prl- What Is The Law? This column is prepared as a public service by the Collide 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. Reward Oilers Bind Advertisers Richard Roe was last seen on the evening of March 24; his body was found on April 12 in the river about two miles from the city. An in quest was held. Pete Pan, who had been with Richard on the night that he was believed to have been murdered, was questioned before the magis trate; but he did not then give information about the offend er. On April 25, Dan Roe. the brother of the deceased, is sued a handbill stating that whoever would give Informa tion leading to the discovery of the murderer of Richard Roe would, on conviction of such person, receive a reward of $100. That information was to be given, and application for the reward was to be giv en to Dan Roe. ! everly Beaten Soon after his Pele Pan was severly beaten and bruis ed; and, on Aug. 23, believing that he had not long to live and to ease his conscience, he made a voluntary state ment containing information which led to the coviction of the murderer. Pete recovered from the beating and now sues Dan Roc for the $100 reward. Dan argued that Pete could not recover the reward be rausc he was not induced by it to reveal the murderer. The cafe, decided in Eng land in 1833. held that Pete could recover the reward be cause the advertisement amounted to a general prom ise to give a sum of money to any orrson giv'ns information leading to the discovery of the offender. The Court said that Pete's motives were im material. In a later English case, the defendant, a seller of a med ical preparation called the "Carbolic Smoke Ball," pub lished an advertisement prom ising to pay a certain sum to anyone who should use his product according to direc tions and thereafter catch the influenza. The plaintiff had followed the directions and caught the influenza. Said Not Notified The defendant argued that the plaintiff had not notified him that she accepted his of fer and, further, that her mo tive in using the product was to gain immunity from influ enza and not to get the re ward. The plaintiff recovered the reward. The Court stated that the plaintiff's motive was not material; and, further, that an advertised offer of that kind must be read with com mon sense and that anyone ac cepting its conditions cannot be expected to send written notification. HELP 0 US! We need clethine , ihets, dishes, furniture, and bedding. We Pick lie. HELP OTHERS! The Salvation Army SPrine 1-71)1 vate enterprise and was not operated by the government, as many people believe. It went out of business Oct. 24, 861 after telegraph lines link ed the nation from coast to coast. Many Riders , Among the many riders of the Pony Express were Wild Bill (.lamps R I Hirknrlr nrl William F. (Buffalo Bill) Cody. Names of some of the other riders included "Black Tom," "Irish Jim," "Little Yank" and "Tough" Littleton. Billv RichnrHsnn is hlinua to have been the first rider out of St. Joseph. The first rider from California ihn also left on April 3, 1860, is Believed to have been Harry Roff. But verification as to Who actuallv war th fieot riders is impossible. The riders each went about 75 miles, chaneins horses at way stations every 10 to 15 miies. rneir pay was $100 to $150 a month, considered high for the time. Thi mail wa lost only once in the 650,000 mues covered during the Pony Express history. The Pony Express was start ed by Alexander Majors, Wil liam H. Russell and William R Wnriripll. urhn nnrat4 stage coach and freight line called the Central Overland California and Pike's Peak ExDress Co The Pnnv F became a subsidiary of the line. Maiors. Russell nnrf WariHall : hoped to get a coveted mail i contract from the government ' for taking letters to the West Coast over the shorter, but '. mountainous central route. The contract was held by the Overland Mail Co., of which Wells-FarffA anrf the .lnl-in Butterfield interests were part ' owners. The Overland Mail Co. used the longer southern route. ! 1,000 Miles Further I The Ponv Ei-nrpss ruche ; mail through wind, weather ana inaian menace to the West Coast in 10 days, later in eiffht nr nln Have Tha southern route was a thousand mues further. But Maiors. Rllsspll anrf Waddell lost out. 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