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Editorial Vote Rigging OnPage today readers will find a sample el tht ballot that will appear on the voting machines In primary. The sample ballot in for Calcasieu parish but except for local races it the tame ballot that win appear on voting throughout the state. 1ft view of recent charges of vote machine rigging and a subsequent, inconclusive investigation by a legislative committee, some voters may fcave seme doubts about whether the votes they cast Saturday will be properly counted. In the opinion of this newspaper they need have no doubts that their vote will be counted and will be give a to the candidates of their choice. We know nothing of the legislative investigation into possible voting machine rigging except what was reported by the Associated Press.

And some legislators appeared to be in doubt on whether or not voting machine could be rigged. But in talks with local officials we are convinced that voting machines cannot be rigged. There are just too many safeguards built into the machines. Of course, it is possible to rig a voting machine or to convert it into something else. But it takes time and anyone trying to rig a voting machine wouldn't have much time to do it.

In fact, the mechanic in Baton Rouge that claimed he could rig a voting machine had to be shown how to open a machine even after he had been given the keys. And his rigging was detected by voting machine mechanics in two or three minutes. Wade O. Martin, the state's chief election officer, pointed out recently that it would take collusion between four voting machine mechanics, the parish clerk of court, election commissioners and official watchers as well as candidates in order to successfully rig a voting machine. Martin explained that before every election each machine is set up by a voting machine mechanic and that his work is checked by two other mechanics.

Then the chief supervisor operates the machine to see that it is working properly. A final check is made by the chief technician of the voting machine custodian's office and then reviewed, by the parish clerk of court or his deputy and any candidates thst care to bs present. The machine is then locked and sealed by the clerk of court in the presence of all and transported to the polls. When the polls open all five commissioners at each polling place are required to check each machine to verify that the counters at each candidate's name is set at zero and must sign affidavits to that effect. When you step into the voting machine booth Saturday you may notice a counter in the upper left hand corner of the machine.

That counter records the number of votes cast on the machine at the end of the voting the total vote for candidates in a particular race must not exceed the total vole on the machine counter. If that should occur the machine would immediately be suspect. Voting machines were not adopted overnight in Louisiana. They were first used in New Orleans and later in the big city parishes before the legislature directed that they be used in every precinct in the state. The machines were checked very carefully by a great variety of experts since voting machines are expensive and the state could hardly justify the expenditure of large sums of public money if there was the slightest doubt that the machines could be rigged.

There are still those who will claim the can be rigged, however. And it isn't confined to Louisiana. But in no state has it ever been proved that a voting machine could be successfully rigged. Of course, the machines are going to go awry occasionally. Machines, like people, can be cantankerous at tihes.

There was a malfunction of a machine in this area last December. And in Caddo parish there were difficulties, largely because of the large number of candidates for the police jury. Few states use the multiple voting system that Louisiana has and special equipment must be placed on the machine to record these votes. In Caddo it was just too much for the machines at times with some 4p-odd candidates listed for the same of- Says: ey There Been Any On You, As thfe cash customers will note, on the page facing this one, we are publishing the sample ballot for Saturday's election. ballot shows the candidates exactly as they will appear when you step into the voting machine booth, although it is, of course, smaller than real life.

The ballot we are printing is complete only for Calcssieu parish. However, it is complete through the district attorney's race for Cameron parish, and it is complete through the Representative's and state board of education races in all parishes in the Seventh Congressional district. On the page following that carrying the sample ballot (page 6), you will find election roundup stories (except that covering the Congressional race which is on page 5) on all of the different campaigns. In most cases, there will be brief background information about the various candidates. Of course, throughout the paper you will find political ads of the candidates, setting forth their platforms and promises and (particularly in the case of incumbents) describing their past performances (hey see them.

It has become a tradition with us to carry the sample ballot a couple of days before the election, so that the voter may familiarize himself (or herself) with it, and thus be able to vote much more swiftly on election day. Many voters simply cut out the ballot, mark it at home the way they want to vote, and then carry it with them to the polls. Once inside the voting booth, they can unfold it and go right down the line pressing the levers. Others prefer the "piece of paper" method. They consult the sample ballot, decide for whom they wish to vote, and then list the numbers on a piece of paper.

Come election day, they can fold up the piece of paper, carry it with them into the voting machine booth and refer to it in order to vote as quickly as possible. The voting should move more rapidly than it did during the last Democratic primary election. For one thing, the ballot is much shorter and there are fewer races to be decided. For another, most of the races have been pretty thoroughly publicized and most of the voters will have made up their minds well ahead of time. This is not always the case when there are a number of small, obscure races (o be settled by the ballot.

Finally, the people in these parts are becoming experts in speedy voting as they get more and more used to the voting machines. All in all, while there undoubtedly will be some long lines during certain periods of the day on Saturday, those lines should move along pretty swiftly and smoothly. Even so, it's always a good idea to vote as early as possible. From all indications, this should be a sizable turnout at least in Calcasieu and Cameron parishes. The battle for the district attorney's post, as well as the contests for the three judicial positions, have aroused a great deal of interest, and that's what it takes to get out the vote.

AS RUARK SEES IT Outmoded System WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Polaris Far Behind Schedule By DREW PEARSON (officials have talked about the abil-ihauled Dan Kimball, former sec(Copyright, 1960, by the Bell Syndicate) jity of our atomic-powered subma-'rotary of the Navy, now head of rines to approach enemy shores'Aero jet, before his subcommittee WASHINGTON It may ha vender water and retaliate with the regarding brass hat influence ped- becn sure coincidence, but the (powerful Polaris missile. Yet only dling. jUSt as its chief Democrat Dcmocrat sile launching from a submarine i Governor Rockefeller, testified in! Hebert is a Democrat. So is By ROBERT C. RUARK LONDON While it is certainly true that our closest friends and allies, the British, are more than occasionally prone to take the misty view of their relatives across the sea, occasionally they bang (he nail on the head in a manner to make us cringe.

Such a nail was driven home the other day by a leader in the Daily Mail of London, and so smartly was it struck that none but the most biased carnival buffs would dare disagree. Its substance: America, In a modern age, is still frivoling away one year out of each four with its insistence on the old-fashioned folderol which surrounds the Presidential electoral year. It is all too bitterly true that legislative and diplomatic time stands still for a solid year while the trumpets blare, the drum majorettes stick out their tummies and kick up their heels, and all the gaudy nonsense of the conventions bows low to King Tradition and winds up in a welter of dirty decorations, varnish-melted straight chairs, long-winded speeches about nothing in particular, and a greasy haze of cigar smoke. 1 have sweated through several of these things, and only ocasion- ally does tone bump into the kind of drama which saw Harry Truman deserted by his own party in Philadelphia, only to bounce back from the cat-haunted alleys with the give-'em-hell fireworks which knocked Tom Dewey off his just as the man who has been was the first Polaris Kimball. He was a member better art a year.

And uiuiuciii. iic a luciiiucr Ol i pr ram mslde tllc USS George Truman cabinet. And Conand Polaris, Gov. Nelson Rocke- for a test off Cape Canaveral feller, was about to testily before grcssman Hebert developed the fact that Kimball had continued Speaking of the three judicial positions. Republican platform commit- Note-Real fact is (hat Aero- hold his stock in the Darcnt want to remind everyone that each voter in tee in Chicago.

Jd construction of the Polaris: cvcn thmJJ head of the! Calcasieu and Cameron parishes is entitled to has bcen that the Army ugn ncaa ot vote for one candidate division In Governor Rockefeller has been I. now pushing its Pershing A nna nt tno i iiiiooliu Lull LI dCLS IO There have been attempts to rig machines in some cases they have been successful but it might better be described as rigging people uescriDe a as rigging people. the primary eWtlnn When vottog machines first came out those who that 0 found way to rig elections through paper ballots immediately set out to do the same with voting machines. It was quickly discovered that the machine itself couldn't be rigged but those in the business of buying votes adopted the practice of smearing levers of their candidates with lipstick. That was for the purpose of telling whether a person who agreed to sell his vote really voted the "right" way since there is no honor among thieves and those who buy votes never really trust those who agree to sell their votes.

After leaving the polls the vote seller's fingers were checked for traces of lipstick before he was paid. This practice was discovered quickly and the levers checked frequently. Vote buyers later used special markings that would show up only under an infrared light. People can be rigged but the voting machine is foolproof and voters can have every confidence of that Saturday when (hey cast their ballot. THE WORLD TODAY Republican Platform vote for one candidate in each division.

In division it will mean choosing between Clement M. Moss and Mark C. Pickrel, in division among Cecil C. Cutrer, Charles C. Jaubert and John R.

Stewart, and in division between Vance Plauche and G. W. (Bill) Swift Jr. and they will be listed on the ballot in just that alphabetical order. Again let me say, these are judicial divisions, not geographical.

Everybody votes in all three races for the district judgeships. Seven are running and three will be elected. Two of the will be settled Saturday and possibly all although it is possible that there may be runoff in division since (hree men are running for the one job. Up to now, I have only discussed the ballot pertains to the Democratic candidates in I almost forgot Ju i ainiusi lurgOl that the Republicans also were holding a primary election, too but they are. They're nominating a man to run against Democratic Allen Ellender for the United States Senate.

However, I doubt that they'll have anv difficulty voting. They simply have to hit one switch, voting either for William Dane or George W. Reese, Jr. But the Democrats will have to be careful. They're so unaccustomed to having Republicans on the same ticket that they're liable to try to vote in that race, too.

They can't. What Others Sav: are 814 pushing its Pershing ol tne few who have tried to silc for acceptance by our NATO 1 counteract the soothing syrup' allies as a more practical weapon statements issued by high the underwater Polaris istration officials indicating that'Power of Censorship the Polaris missile is already 'statutes. Ti to r'fu' 5 su P. sed to be in of the contllcl of interest bulwarks of national of Attacking Eisenhower, gain-basement" defense program jjcct, a subsidiary of neral Tire I in his famous statement of June and Rubber. The operation of both "No Sir." "Where you required to divest yourself of any stock in General world and to enquire wheth, these are compatible with log cabin election pattern.

Jo Bull vanished long ago as the ish image. It is surely time Sam joined hirti In limbo." In point of fact there is no aclij reason, save a countrified lust pageantry, just plain aoise, wholesale exhibitionism, why major parties could not prodtl their candidate! with a minimd of pother. Britain'! elections-lij its executions, the man said in nasty crack, and obviously refJ ring to the ordeal of Cifyl Ch expend more three weeks. (Although fornx Britain used to be guilty of pi found John Bullishness, with du esses buying votes with kisi and the merry clunk of borl! heads ing through greening countryside.) It is obvious that we waste election year. The new keeper not accept the keys to the stj until inauguration in next year, and no matter vvi Ike says, a mess of accumulal debris will be swept under the i between the elections in Novem and the changeover in Janual For a solid twelve month vc little business has been done Congress.

Khrushchev has flatly refused talk terms with Eisenhower, a is pointedly awaiting a new Crisis comes and crisis goes, Congress's heart is not in ton nor centered on the globe. It is counting noses in Wei Virginia, and clambaking I the tank(owns whence the pel sonal votes stem. The hurried let islatlon on the sugar-Import bal to Cuba is an example of slaJ dash actions so (hat the boys cal rush off to split (heir person rails this week. flower, and the drinks Only an idiot can argue that amongst the rubber plants in man who is fighting primaries he dingy hotel lobbies. "This taking on the potsholter, in i throwback to (he age of Innocence own party can do full justice a orm of self indulgence in his Senatorial or Vice- Lyndon Johnson, has said he" 'di laycd his intent (o run becaus "somebody in (he Senate had stay home and tend Ike, face it, has been a lame duck President (his last year the truest sense, fit mainly fo, abortive junkets, golf, and involve! mcnt in party prcoccupadon ThJ whole Governmental has rusted while an inventory ol funny hats and noise makers hal flourishingly replaced hard good on the counters.

I ride straight along with British on this one. Miss Columbia, liX'-a tr dl tosdr tlle day it i four years and cen(ury) is dead. We merely ask (he American to consider their responsi- as leaders of the free smug acceptance ciency. of the Prcsi- The Daily Mail has some pungent and hurtful things to say about our quadrennial orgy of nonsense and hoopla, with the hyperbole bushes in full and nauseous fourth as much relc- vance to the modern world as Trooping the Colour to a Blue Streak missile. "If it concerned only the Americans no one could complain.

But this is no longer so. Columbia is a big girl now. She has become a great power and what she does af- fccts mankind, Thus, in one of the most critical of the postwar years the American nation is distracted an its government on ice for the 1 this happens one year out of four. "Yet America will not relinquish' one prancing drum majorette, one in a 8, Rockefeller said: I companies is interesting from two! son shopping for the attendant finery. (Copyright, 1960, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.

i all our reliance uoon the 'P oints ofvicw alleged lobby-i by Iucky of ctired admirals and enor. the chairman. Polaris submarine, not one is erational now, and only two will be operational at the start of 1961." Behind this statement are the following facts: There are supposed (o be three Polaris missiles, a no the fact £act and gener-; and had Hebert developed that Aerojet Rubber is one of (he i adl of TV and radio Inc i gen er ajs Commanders, colonels authority over only one of which, (he A Is ac- to TV programs, and'ScS; ffi tually ready. It has a range fi anyone who has been critical of sollclt Defense de- only 1,000 nau(ica) miles. The th- Acrojet Polaris missile delays 'he risk of being barred.

polaris mis are far be- business, 26 of tl.cm gave identi- General Tire and Rubber owns cal cavasivc answers dictated for The Polaris A2 is still very ex- TV or radio stations in New Vork, tllem by Acr pcrimental. isn't anywhere near a os Boston, San Fran-j "A number of these Question C1SCO Ws qucst.on- BUSINESS MIRROR Oil Stirs Waters point of production, and Aerojet ds 0 Washington, Memphis, owns naires were answered in lone- experts are having all sorts of and operates the Yankee network (hand trouble with it. owns one-third of a powerful jment'ed. ssman Hebert com- Then, there is the A2A, later to nates Detroit. Windsor, station which domi- ne I be designated the A3, which still; work contracts being, what they is only in (he proposal stage as are ownership of this block of ra- far as acceptance by the Navy is dio-TV stations gives the practical "But when it came to the two key questions, the answers were identical and all written ap- an IBM executive This is (he only parently on (ypewriter company of of (he Polaris missile with Gov- companies were Tne House Armed Services sub By SAM DAYVSON AP Business News Analyst NEW YORK (AP)-The Soviet Union is pouring more oil on the troubled international trade waters.

But the result is the opposite of calming them. Red oil a small part of the worsening American-Soviet relations. But the methods Moscow is using in the oil market are costly to Americans and the potential is serious. Arrival of Soviet oil in Cuban ports led to the seizure there of American and British refineries. A Soviet oil deal with India has to operate to meet this compcti- jtion.

The volume of Red oil i stillj perhaps only three per cent! of (he oil entering international! trade outside the Iron Curtain. The methods (he Sovie( Union 1 uses, however, put other oilmen at a distinct disadvantage and upset their investment programs of long standing. Soviet salesmen don't peddle tht oil in foreign markets as American oil salesmen have over years and still do with considerable competition among themselves for the growing world mar- committee never did get a reali lcd to price ui American answer regarding the alleged British oil companies to meet By JAMES MARLOVV Press News Analyst WASHINGTON (AP)-The Dem- ocrals almost fractured them- telves on (he civii rihts issue in los Angejes. But they're not the only ones wi(h (roubles, LooH at the Republicans in Chicago. The image of themselves which the Democrats and Republicans would like to project is that of difference on i therc nautlcal-mlle range The power of cen.sor.hip, howev-lbv In- by in Ere thw Worker the PU WIc bCC lcd fon 3PP t0 the bclieve we already have.

courageous members of Congress 1 dp with the lag of the Polaris mis prlce lhey set to me Most nfihk vMr i on srcssman Ed-jsile which is only being launched cal aims rallier Ul Troubles YOUR HEALTH from week not be so indigestible that it will compel any But since both are composed ofj 0 )e groups to leave (he liberals and reactionaries at thei Boredom Causes Weariness extreme ends, with a broad band of conservatives in the middle of both parties, their problem is Jry- ing to whip together a campaign platform. It comes down to (his: How take a position which, while it can't iKJSsibly reconcile (lip three ll wts insidt eac par- Press Uke Charles American Press ud entitled thtlocil newt Second Mall In Log Angeles last week ihe majority of Democrats approved a civil rights plank which goes further Jjj support of civil rights for Negroes thin any plank in the history of the Democratic party. It infuriated Southerners, some By l)r, Theodor Oellen conned the less sldHed and do the housekeeping too. '(Copyright 1960: By The Chicago 1 workers and their families. es ti- mates (hat 50 per cent of his adult patients complain of being Tribune) BOREDOM MAKES YOU TIHEP But the majority of his fatigued are bored or faij to sleep properly because they are not tied tired all the time.

Some are entall and physically, Since whereas others are over-worked ey have not had a productive who have a factory job of whom as a minimum wished to 'n to nail together (he and Politics In America c.t i. u.r,,..^, Aineiica, demonstrate against (he plank into detail to to ii ZH A en On the liberal side, was New i distinguish the differences be- avoided. But the Southern walkout was; Vork's Gov. Nelson jwho has run head-on in(o (he ideas President Eisenhower's conser- though (ween (he parties and within the parties. day, sleep does not come at night as a reward.

None of these weary willies seemed to have worries tlia. are sapping (heir strength. A few- conditioned, by advertising to promote funds for (he disease of the that heart trouble, cancer, or anemia might tial candidate, a move clearly intended to keep the Southern in line. picked Sen. Lyndon B.

Johnson iT )cuq e- JJ of Texas to be its vice presiden urged an additional pivojwvu vnliirna SU. killlnn Hnll splurge of billion dollars on defense, long enough. tion yawns between men like Sens. Case Javits (NY) and Cooper (KY) and Sens. Goldwater, Capehart (Ind) and Bridges (NH), As late as Tuesday Mississip- The extreme right wing of the has "The lofly pi's Gov.

Ross BarneU was taking art the lead in urging a Southern bolt! from the Democratic Parly. He called the civil rights plank obnoxious, horrible repulsive. The liberal and extreme right wings of the Republican party collided Tuesday in before Jhe GOP committee which is try- Eisenhower deepen into a serious to eye. No one who watches Congress year alter year can doubt that except in times of extreme emergency, like (he depression of (1930s, the leadership and the buik with Rockefeller that he previously suggested the New Yorker run for president on the Democratic licket. Clinton Rossitcr, uinton Rossiter, a of the atcdon in both parties in scientist, his recent book, is pretty conservative.

cal aims duction costs. eir polili their pro- The American and, British oilmen's headacnes aren't caused so much by the volume of Soviet oil, even though it is now being stepped up, as by the new terms of trade under which American and British firms are being forced ket. Tlie Red oil comes in on a different between governments. SomeUmcs it's in the form of barter, as for Cuban sugar. Sometimes it' long-term trade agreements between two governments, as in the case of Moscow's oil deal with New Delhi.

The disturbing (hing (o Americans is that in either case Soviet Union is forcing its oil into established markets without the prior investment that Americans and other oilmen have made to develop such markets, of(en including building of refineries. the day tq remove their i dent has been on since his heart alone take a walk. But many of attack? None admitted working too hard. There was nothing in their job classification that offered the slightest clue. For these reasons the Detroit physician concluded that these people were not tired but bored and, as a result, their bodies were not tired enough to need rest.

lie recommended physical activity such as a brisk walk of 2 miles every day, '-egardless of the weather. This was not easy to sell, especially among those who were so dragged out they didn't have enough energy left at the end of these patients improved on this regimen, The "do as little as you can get away with" attitude may win votes and influence people but It cannot still our conscience or change (he basic inner need for satisfaction that has existed in man since the beginning of time. Shorter working hours, labor saving devices, and featherbedding may make it soft for some people but these situa. tions don't bring contentment, Dr. Van Dellen will answer questions on medical topics if stamped, self-addressed envelope accompanies request, Tomorrow: Violent food poisoning.

PORN WITH CkUBfWJ 1 E. P. writes: What causes clubfoot in a newborn baby? Reply The cause is not known. ly plays a role; in 5 to per cent of (he cases relatives also were afflicted with "his abnormality. PRESIDENT'S DIET E.

A. writes: How can 1 ob- a copy of the diet the Presi- Reply have read that for breakfast the President has lean steak, a glass of skim milky and a hot iwi- caffeine beverage; luncheon, fruit, salad, cold meats, vegetables: dinner, meat and vegetables. However, one man's meat is another man's poison. Diets should, be tailor-made and. there is no advantage in restricting or avoiding certain edibles unless absolutely necessary.

See your physician it you think you need a diet. FALSE HEART M- H. Writes; Is there such a thing as an artificial heart? Reply Yes, This machine is used to take over lite job of pumping blood while the heart is undergoing gical repair. Today's Health Mint- Encourage children to develop a healthy curiosity about world. Address inquiries to: Dr.

Theodore R. Van Deilen, Tribune Syndicate, Tribune Tower, Chicago, 111..