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, 1961-05-27
LEGISLATIVE RECORD ...
Continued From Yesterday.
MR.. MADURO: Mr.. President.
THE PRESIDENT: Senator Maduro.
Mr.. MADURO: MI. President, would just like t.
say a few words.
Continued From Yesterday
say a few words,

/ am a newcomer to the Legislature and really en-
joyed my first legislative session. / wish to point out that on
the first day Of the session in 1859 - the First Regular SEES
sion of this Body made a statement for the Record that
/ hope that the members of the legislature would serious
" consider putting the welfare of the people Of the Vir-
gin Islands first, regardless of their party affiliations
whether they were Independent, Democrat or Unity.
And / was very glad to hear Senator de Lugo men
ton tonight that the Majority did take into consideration
many Of the bills introduced by the Democratic Party.
--e Majority took into consideration good legislation for
The people Of the Virgin Islands, and | think that that is
a very good sign OF political maturity on the part OF not
only the Majority but on the part of all the legislators
here in this body,
/ wish to say that during the two terms that / have
enjoyed and experienced here, with the other members,
IN this Senate, that | learned a great deal about political
activities and maneuvers. found out naturally it's quite
different from the legal maneuvers. It's a big difference.
LAUGHTER.
Mr.. President, also wish to be added to the members
who have commended you for the manner in which you
have performed. I admired your calm and composure. |
think that you handled the situation that was very deli
cate in an excellent manner. ! believe that if you were
of a different temperament on many occasions you might
have lost your head, but / think that you should be adj
mired for the way you handled the situation in the legis-
lature.
l thank you.
THE PRESIDENT: If there are no other remarks
Mr.. LAWAETZ: Mr.. President.
THE PRESIDENT: Senator Lawaetz.
Mr.. LAWAETZ: AS one Independent to another
Independent, | wish to compliment you
for the impartial way you have handled the situation.
We are now getting ready for the political battlefield &
owing to the fact that we have to stand alone, alongside the
groups or the parties, | ask that we all would keep our
blows above the belt, if may say so. If someone were to
try to hit me below the belt he might hit my wooden leg
and someone might get hurt.
l wish all of you the best Of success. / think that dur
in the two years that we have had here, we have expert
enced some ups and downs; but in the overall picture, |
think we have accomplished a tremendous amount Of
work for the people Of the Virgin Islands. And / am sure
that the people in general would appreciate all the work
that has been done by us regardless Of party. / think that
whenever bills came p-if you will look the record up
they were considered on their merits and there were many
bills which had beneficial programs for the people of the
Virgin Islands and for which all of us voted. !
, 1961-05-27

east j hope that we all may De Ddck.. LII ldCI IL anyone
drops by the wayside and needs little smile from me he
will always be able to get it.
MI. GUADALUPE: Mr.. President.
THE PRESIDENT: Senator Guadalupe.
MR. Mr.. President, all I can say is
that this is the end of the second year of my legislative
activity. May be it might be the end of it, or may be for
tunate to be back.
would Iken my experience in this body as having
been to a college learning a great deal about government
and politics. I am very thankful to my colleagues for what
they have taught me and for the patience they have
shown me I wish to thank you very sincerely for the way
Jou have treated me.
Thank you very much.
H PRESIDENT: Gentlemen, before we close our
meeting-and before / thank the members for the COOPER
alton that was given me- think that it is only fitting and
proper that should personally, and on behalf Of the
Members Of the Legislature, thank the Executive Secre-
tary and the Legislative Counsel for their tremendous
amount Of cooperation and for the efficient manner in
which they performed their work for the Legislature dur
ing this session, and as a matter of fact, during the past
sessions of the Legislature.
| think that | should also put into the Record that
having the Budget Director, the Governors Representa-
tive, with the Legislature has helped tremendously with
the accomplishment we have made in the Legislature of
the Virgin Islands. think that our former governor-Mos-
rs F. de Castro Il am sorry that he is not here, but am
SuIe lily IeHldIkS Will y mdue d part OlLle RGCOIu dLu !
do not know which other way / can say it, but to say that
he did a splendid job with the Legislature on behalf of the
Administration.
| am sure that all of us appreciate the contribution
which he-along with Mr.. Corneiro, Mr.. Holder, and all
the Woodworking people on the Legislative Staff-has made
to the success of this session of the legislature, and as a
matter of fact, to the sessions of the Legislature that we
have had.
would like to say that in politics, or even in our daily
lives, one who holds a position of responsibility, especially
the responsibility of being the head of the Legislative
Body, cannot shoot or fire back at every political shot that
is fired from time to time by any member Of the Legisla-
ture. The Chairman of any legislature has the responsible
lily of keeping the members together, SO that, even though
there may be differences, at least we can always have a
certain amount of production.
do not say that we have done the best job, as a legis-
lature; and, | do not say that members of this legislative
body-the eleven of us here-can profess to carry any
mantle of righteousness in tho nnvt nn1i+ina1 domination
, 1961-05-27

i wish you all the best of succJs. / can't remember
what day it is in November, but whenever the votes are
east / hope that we all may be back. In fact if anyone
drops by the wayside and needs a little smile from me he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-14
Groups BoIk at Sewage
Plant Near Mt. Vernon

A standing-room only crowd
of preservationists. lady-patriots
and country homeowners today
urged a Senate subcommittee
to protect the Potomac shore
line opposite Mount Vernon.
Many of the witnesses have
built their homes on tree
sheltered tracts which they
agreed must be five acres or
larger. So, tourists on the
veranda at Mount Vernon and
on the George Washington Me-
mortal Parkway nearby cannot
even see habitation in their
settlement across the Potomac
on Piscataway Bay, they
claimed.
Pending before the subcom-
mittee is a House-passed bill
to permit the acquisition of
1,O86 acres along the river and
to obtain scenic easements on
an additional 1,410 acres at a
cost of about 81 million. The
land would become part of the
National Capital Parks, which
would enforce preservation.
Sewage Plant Sought
Subcommittee Chairman BIZ
BILE. Democrat Of Nevada, called
hurried hearing after failing
to win assurances that con-
demnation for a sewage treat
ment plant in the scenic area
would not proceed during the
congressional recess period. The
plant is proposed by the Wash
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-14
Senate Passes
Own Version of
JobIess Pay Bill

The Senate yesterday passed
its own version of a bill chang
ing the Districts unemployment
compensation law.
Made up chiefly of amend
ments to a law suggested by
Senator Morse, Democrat of
Oregon, the bill would raise
weekly unemployment pay
ments to a maximum of $46
for a period of "a weeks.
The House passed bill would
set benefits at $38 a week for
a period of 26 weeks.
The law currently provides
for payments of $50 a week up
to 26 weeks.
The House bill is also
tougher on those who leave
jobs voluntarily or are fired
for misconduct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-14
Jury Indicts
Morgan on
70 Counts

A District grand jury today
charged Daniel jackson Oliver
Wendell Holmes Morgan in a
23-count Indictment with fraud,
perjury, false personation, false
pretenses and forgery.
Morgan, now undergoing a
mental examination at st.
Elizabeth's Hospital, practiced
law here for 18 months while
masquerading as l.. A. Harris, a
real lawyer who actually lives
in Sacramento, Calf, accord
ing to the FBI.
In the indictment handed
down today, a follow-up of an
earlier indictment that charged
Morgan only with fraud, Nor
gan is charged with:
Six counts of fraud against
the Government, six violations
of the Federal forgery laws,
seven violations of the Districts
false personation law, two
counts of false pretenses. one
count of forgery in violation of
a District law and one count
of perjury.
If convicted of all counts that
appear in the indictment
handed down today. Morgan
could be sentenced to a possible
maximum Jail term of Isl years
and maximum fine of 100000.
The indictment charges that
starting in April, 1860, and con-
tinuing until late June of this
year, Morgan passed himself off
as l.. A. Harris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-14
CourtOrders
TeumSterS to
Supply Breed

A Teafnster Union local has
been ordered to deliver bread
for three Washington area
diaries and a second Team
sters' local was enjoined from
interfering with those deliver
les.
District Court Judge Burnita
S. Matthews agreed with at
torneys from the National
Labor Relations Board that
there is probable cause to be-
lieve the Transfers Milk Driv-
ers and Diaries Employees Local
Union No. 246 and the Bakery
and Sales Drivers Local Union
No. SO carried out secondary
boycott in a dispute over which
union should make new bread
deliveries originally scheduled
by Thompson's Dairy. Embassy
Dairy and Sealtest Dairy early
last month.
/ In granting a preliminary in
/ junction against the refusal of
Local 246 to deliver the bread,
the judge in effect ordered the
union to carry out the bread
deliveries, along with regular
milk deliveries, until the boy
colt question can be settled by
the NLRB.
The labor board has set a
hearing for October "a to deter
mine whether there actually
has been a secondary boycott
carried out by the unions, with
another hearing to be sched-
uled on the question of which
union members-those of Local
246 or those of Local 80 =
should carry the bread.
Both the milk drivers union
and the bakery drivers union
claim that the bakery drivers
should carry the bread.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert w. Fos-
ter of 1446 Tuckerman street
NV, are the other District re-
cruits. He is an administrative
assistant for the Navy Depart
ment.
Mr.. Foster, 26, received his
B.A. and MA. at Mexico City
College in the field of Latin
American economic problems
and international trade.
Served in Army
A native of Wilkesboro, N. c.,
he served two years in Korea
with the Army Signal Corps.
Mrs. Rochelle Foster, "a, his
wife, is an employe here of the
World Health Organization.
She received her B.A. in buSi-
ness administration and foreign
trade at Mexico City College in
1859. They both are fluent in
Spanish.
Mrs. Foster is a native of
Cleveland, where she attended
high school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-14
DOGS DROWNED OUT
HeIiportHeoringFinds
Noise Is Controversial

blocks south of the actual pro-
posed site "a 3.5-acre area
bounded by D street S.W.,
Canal street, the Pennsylvania
Railroad spur and the center
leg Of the proposed Inner Loop.
The military and industry
Joined to give the test a
thoroughly realistic touch. The
Navy brought up a huge
Sikorsky helicopter from its
Patuxent River station; the
Army flew in a Bell Hull from
Fort Belvoir; Boeing-Vertol had
a big, white twin-rotor 'copter
and Hitler demonstrated a
smaller, four place whirlybird
which is based here.
Results Later
Results of the noise-measuring
tests will not be evaluated for
about a week.
The demonstration conSti-
tuted a preview. Federal Avia-
ton Administrator N. E. Halaby,
who flew one of the helicopters
briefly, saw it that way. There
were three helicopters and an
airliner in the same general
area at the same time" he said.
THAT is a look at the future"
The Civil Aeronautics Board
has under study applications of
a dozen or more firms seeking
commercial helicopter rights to
serve Dulles, National and
Friendship airports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-14

ington Suburban Sanitation
Commission. whose chairman,
Blair H. Smith, was to submit
arguments this afternoon.
Mr.. Smith indicated he would
submit an engineering report
to substantiate the commits
sion claim for the sewage plant
at Mockley Point. This point
is part of the woodlands in
Prince Georges and Charles
Counties which would be pre-
served by the legislation.
Also repeatedly threatening
passage is a lobby of local real
estate developers with a stake
in the still sparsely settled
shoreline within committing
distance of Washington. No
developers asked to be heard,
however.
20-Year Resident Testifies
Robert Ware Straus, a 20
year resident of the area, sup
ported the bill. He appeared
for the National Trust for His
toric Preservation, the Calvert
Manor Citizens Association, the
Moyaone Association, the Alice
Ferguson Foundation and the
Accokeek Foundation. The
Ferguson and the Accokeek
Foundations have offered to
donate their lands for the
wilderness park, should the bill
clear Congress. r..
Mr.. Straus insisted that a
sewage treatment plant further
downstream in Charles County
would better meet the needs of
the Washington area than one
on the park site. 1t would be
bigger, provide better treatment
and guarantee more balanced
use of the river, he said.
To Mrs. Frances Beirne, re-
gent of the Mount Vernon
Ladies Association, construction
of a sewage plant across from
the home of George Washington
would be building a bathroom
in full view of the living room. I"
Congressional Frances Boil
ton, Republican of Ohio, said
she had exchanged several bits
of words" about preservation
with President Kennedy at
Mount Vernon. She assured the
subcommittee she was i'm
pressed by the Presidents in
terest" in maintaining open
space in view from Mount
Vernon.
Virginia's Gov. Almond sent
Chairman Bible a telegram say
ing passage of the legislation
at the present session is a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-14
Appeals Court Cuts MotherweII Term

a foreign correspondent and
an intelligence agent.
In his mysterious past there
have been other tragedies. His
second wife, Sarah, was found
dead in a bathtub in their
Washington home in 1858 and
the death was ruled accidental.
His baby daughter. Heather,
also died accidentally in 1854
and Motherwell buried her in
a pet cemetery near Frederick,
Md.
| Motherwell and Mrs. Putney
left Washington on their cross
country trip in June, 1858,
with the widow presumably in
possession of the better part
of $4,000 she had inherited.
She was last seen alive in a
motel in Marysville, Calf.
Body in Maryland
Heather's body, meanwhile,
was found in the Maryland
grave in November, 1858, by
investigators who were looking
for Mrs. Putney. The following
January, Motherwell was ar
rested in Las Vegas, New. He
told police Mrs. Putney had
left him there and explained
that Heather had strangled on
mucous in her throat.
Returned to Frederick, a
grand jury refused to indict
him in Heather's death and
MotherWell went his way. Parts
of Mrs. Putney's skeleton were
found in a lonely canyon in
Sierra County on August Is,
1859 and warrant went out
for his arrest.
The FBI caught Motherwell
on August IS, 1859 in Atlanta,
Ga. and his trial and convic-
ton followed in Downieville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-14
U.S.. Urged to Drop
Taking Area Policy
Peace Corps Recruits
Head of Kramer School

Miss Catherine E. Crook,
the 52-year-old principal of
Kramer Junior High School,
and a young District married
couple are among the latest
Peace Corps recruits.
Thirty-five men and women,
including the three District
residents, will begin training
at Michigan State University
next week as candidates for
teaching assignments at the
new University of Nigeria in
Nsukka.
Miss Crook of 1911 Twenty
third street Sc. has been
principal of Kramer Junior
High here for the past is years.
Miss Crook, who has been
granted a two-year leave of
absence in the Peace Corps,
has taught in the District
school system since 1881.
She taught college mathe-
mates in Ghana for two years
under a Fulbright grant and
has travelled widely in Africa,
Europe and the Near East.
Smith College Graduate
Miss Crook, who has held
many offices in District clubs
and organizations. is a grad
uate of Smith College and re-
ceived her MA. in mathe-
MATES and physics from Cor
nell University in 1912.
Miss Crook, reached in Pitts
burgh, where she is visiting
relatives, said that she is
enthusiasts about the prospect
Of going to Nigeria.
She said that she found her
previous teaching work in
Ghana "a very pleasant and
enjoyable experience"
Miss Crook said she believed
the Peace Corps teaching pro-
ject would be helpful in leading
the people of Nigeria to a better
way of life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-14
Alexandra Drops
Cadet Drill Corps

The cadet corps at Alexan-
dria's George, Washington
High School has been discon-
tinued by city school officials.
The corps, an institution in
the city'S public schools for
nearly so years, was a volun-
tary military drill unit for
Alexandria high school stu
dents.
School officials announced
yesterday the corps will be dis
banded this year because STU
dent. interest in the activity
has dropped sharply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-14
By CHARLES YARBROUGH
Star Staff Writer


Helicopters are noisier than
the dog pound.
Four of the whirlybirds, rang
ing in size from 2,750 to 49,
900 pounds, churned up dust
and controversy yesterday as
the National Capital Planning
Commission evaluated a pro-
posed heliport site in South
west Washington.
The tests were held in a
vacant square at South Capt.
toll and I streets S.W., across
the street from the dog pound.
drowning out the lonesome
walls of lost and strayed mon
grels. At least the sound of
helicopters was new to the
neighborhood, which turned out
en- masse to see the demon
stration.
Reaction Cautious
Official reaction to the oper-
alton was cautious. Mrs. James
H. Rowe, jr., vice chairman
of the Planning Commission,
felt that the noise might be
Objectionable in such a resi-
Dental area, but withheld a
firm opinion pending study of
noise meter readings taken at
five points by the Federal Avia-
ton Agency.
The site used is about three
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-14

APPARENTLY she was al
ready homesick for the old
place at Seventh and K
streets S.W. with its beer gar
den and generations of pet
rats.
Isn't this awful?" she
asked. Looks like a grocery
store"
Indeed it isn't awful. In
the aforementioned comfort
behind the store windows
everything looked lovely.
The river was cool and
sparkling.
-Four planes buzzed out of
the Nays Anacostia Air
Base across the water to the
left. To the right, just off the
near shore, cabin cruisers of
the Corinthi rocked
slightly with a steady
rhythm Tapped by tiny waves.
Everything is modern ex-
cept the barroom which is
behind one of the river view
windows. The priceless pastel
Frank Hall paid $75 for it,
of Adam and Eve that be-
came the trademark of the
old restaurant, is on the fur
Their wall.
The Victorian cabin e t
work, shelves and mirrors
and spildles or dark wood
is against the wall behind
the bar and there is the cid
bar itself, CLOSED with a
plastic protection that is
guaranteed to be whisky
proof. Only one thing is
missing-the greatest sani-
tary improvement in the
District in the 1860s, the
trough of running water that
flowed in front of it in the
old pl ce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-14
Senate Confirms
Judge Barlow

The Senate has confirmed
the appointment of Municipal
Court Judge Mary c. Barlow
for a second 1O-year term.
Also unanimously approved
in Senate action early today
was the appointment of James
A. Washington, assistant dean
of the Howard University Law
School, to become a member of
the Public Utilities Commits
sion.
Judge Barlow was first ap-
pointed to the Municipal Court
in 1850 by former President
Truman.
Mr.. Washington succeeds
George E. C. Hayes on the
P. U. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-14

mediately for comment on the
latest development.
However. Ludwig A. Enders,
clerk of the court, told The
Star from Sacramento the rul-
ing of the appellate court is
not final. He said either Moth
orwell or the Attorney General
of California has go days to
appeal the opinion. If neither
side appeals, the second degree
conviction will stand and the
Adult Authority becomes the
arbitrator of Motherwell's
term of Imprisonment or his
freedom.
Authority Sets Release
A California source said the
average prison term served in
that State by persons convicted
of second degree murder is
five years and three months.
AS it stands today, Motherwell
can apply for parole when he
has served three years in pris-
on but the Adult Authority
will determine when he should
be released based on his past
record and his prison behavior.
1t is within the power Of
the Adult Authority to keep
Motherwell in prison for the
rest of his life under the modi-
fled conviction, or for any in
termediate term of years. Cali
fornia prisons are crowded, it
was pointed out, and it has
been the practice of the au-
thority to order relatively early
releases where behavior records
are good.
Motherwell, who once lived in
the 100 block of Lyman place
NE, is a husky. glib-talking
man who has variously passed
himself off as a Navy officer,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-14
BY JERRY O'LEARY, JR.
Star Staff Writer

Larry Lord Motherwell, con-
victed slayer of wealthy WASH
ington widow Pearl Putney,
could be released from San
Quentin Prison in a year and
a half as a result of d Califor-
mia appellate court action yes
terday.
The Third District Court of
Appeals in Sacramento reduced
the 44-year-old Washington
construction workers convic-
ton from first to second degree
murder. Under the States in
determinate sentence laws,
Motherwell thus faces a maxi
mum penalty of from five years
to life instead of the life SEN
tence he was serving.
Sentenced to Life
Under the first degree muir
der conviction, a Sierra County
jury on March "a, 1860 elected
to sentence him to life instead
of sending him to the gas
chamber in the Staying of the
72-year-old Mrs. Putney. He
would have been eligible for
parole after serving seven years
Of this sentence.
However, under the second
degree murder conviction
Motherwell is eligible for parole
after three years, half of which
has now been served. His fate
now lies in the hands of the
California Adult Authority
which will set a term of years
for him and also act on any
parole application he may make
in March of 1868. .
The three m a n appellate
court handed down a unani-