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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04
Detectives Seize
.Yoking Suspect
TroiIed by Hacker

A taxi driver witnessed q yok.
ing yesterday. trailed the assail'
ants. spotted two detectives anc
touched of a foot chase resulting
in q suspects arrest.
Police asked newspapermer
not to use the hackers name
pointing out that the suspect
still at large might attempt
revenge.
Sergt. Clyde A. Riley. 40. Of
Andrews Air Force Base. was at
tackled in the 1900 block Of
Ninth street NV. about 1886
am. by two young colored men
He threw off one but the other
flattened him and both fed with
his wallet containing SIS.
The cab driver trailed the two
to the 1900 block of Seventh
street NV. The pair paused al
Ia poolroom there. Parked nearby
in a police car were w. E. Scott
and F. B. Ashe of the General
Assignment Squad. The hacker
quickly explained his pursuit.
AS the detectives approached
the young men. the pair made
a run for it. The detectives col
Jared q man they booked as
Joseph Warrington, 20. Of the
400 block Of Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV. They said he would
pc charged with robbery today.
Meanwhile he was being held for
Investigation,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04
BoImy Day Brings Rush
Of Christmas Shoppers
investigation

Shoppers tanning downtown
stores yesterday appeared to be
bearing out predictions Of mer-
chants that Washington this
year will have q record Christmas
buying season.
Spurred on by balmy weather
with the temperature nudgins
go degrees. shoppers do1ed their
winter finery and juggled coats
as well as packages in their
march up and down store aisles
and streets.
Counters were laden with pre-
Christmas gift bargains and the
jingle of cash registers Wed with
the shrill whistles Of the special
police traffic detail.
Police reported only six minor
Itrafic accidents though auto
traffic was heavy.
The buying rush has caused al
least one complication, 1t was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04

reported by a major department
store--there's a labor shortage.
Philip M. Talbot, senior vice
president Of Woodward and
Lothrop's. said the store has not
been able to employ as many
sales women as it would like to
because Of "a tight labor
market"
But he said the sales force
did a superb" job Of handling
the shoppers demands yester-
day.
An Official at the Hecht Co.,
said his store had been having
difficulty filling out its sales
force but was in good shape for
the heavy turnout of shoppers.
Christmas buying has taken an
early squirt here with crowds
turning out last Friday and Sat-
urday in what was characterized
as the biggest post Thanksgiv-
ing day shopping spree ever re-
corded here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04
Bandits, Purse Snotchers
Rob Stores and Women

The manager Of Highs Ice
Cream Store last night nearly
succeeded in talking a bandit out
Of so cents so she could cal
police to report he had robbed
her.
Mrs. Annie Sizemore. 81, man.
ager Of the Highs store at l07
Eleventh street Sc, said she
asked the nattily dressed bandit
for some change after he scooped
about $50 out of the cash register
She said he tipped a 50-cent
piece on the counter, but when
he realized what he was doing
he snatched it back and walked
out. Then she had to spend hei
own money to call police.
Mrs. SiZemore said she was In
the back of the store when a
30-year-old man in a blue suit
black tie and white shirt walked
into the store and called to her
She said she thought she was
being hailed by a friend and
walked to the front.
She and Mrs. Leona Hollows,
IS. q clerk. nearly walked into
the bandits nickel-plated re-
volver. she said.
He looked like such a nice
person. she added. but I found
out different"
A larger haul was taken from
a grocery at $50 First street Sc
last night. Alex Machlis, 49,
told police he and his wife were
alone in the store to decorate the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04
Mental Patient
Still at LARGE

An escaped mental patient
from st. Elizabeths Hospital still
was at large last night, police re-
ported.
Listed by the hospital as An
drew Yerke, SO, the man re-
portedly threatened to kill his
wife and daughter who live in
the District. He fed the institu-
tons central building early yes.
terday by crawling through ar
upper window and sliding dowr
a rope made Of sheets. officials
said.
He was described as 5 feet,
inches tall. 100 pounds, blacl
hair, grey eyes and wearing gra!
trousers, q white shirt, brown
shoes and possibly a brown hos
pital coat. He speaks with ,
Slavic accent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04

window for Christmas when a
colored man, about 20. walked in
with his right hand in his pocket
and demanded the money from
the cash register.
Mr.. Machlis said the bandit
grabbed him by the arm and
pulled him over to the register.
After taking $40. the holoup
man ordered the Machlis couple
to the rear Of the store. Mrs.
Machlis started screaming and
the man ran out Of the store.
In another robbery last night,
a colored man. wearing a blue
towel over his face and with his
right hand in his pocket TO indi-
cate a gun, held up Lees Laun-
dry at 1906 Fourth street NE.
Don Min, IS, an employe who
lives in the back Of the laundry,
said he gave the bandit S13 out
of the cash drawer and about
S. from his own pocket.
Two women were victims OF
purse snatchers last night. A
12-year-old colored boy in a
white be-bop cap. dark jacket
and dungarees snatched a purse
containing S45 and identification
cards from Alice z. Brandt. 80,
Of 1920 S street NV, about 8
pm. in the HOO block Of Thir-
tenth street NV. the victim
told police.
Mrs. Emile B. Cole. so. of 2l22
Decatur place NV, reported to
police that a six-foot colored man
came up behind her as she
neared her apartment and
snatched the purse from her
arm. She said the purse con-
tanned 50.
Five teen-aged boys were
charged with yoke robbery by
police last night.
The boys. aged IA and Is and
colored, were accused of robbing
two newspaper boys. Andre
Claude. IA, OF Ills Harvard
street NV. and his brother.
Eric, IL. of total Of $27 in two
attacks.
Police said four Of the accused
boys yoked Andre in the 1000
block of Lamont street NV.
about two weeks ago. making off
with SIS. A week ago, Eric was
robbed of $12 in the 400 block
of Manor place NV. by three of
the boys. the police said.
The newspaper boys were able
to furnish police the nickname
of one of the boys. according to
the report. The police, going
through their files, narrowed the
possibilities to two. They elm
mated one. and the other in
volved four more boys.
The five were released in GUS
tody of their parents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04

television stations also will be
plugging registration this week.
There has been no legalized
voting in Washington in more
than 80 years. The Elections
Board therefore is handicapped
by a lack Of practical experience.
For this reason it has been pro-
ceeding cautiously.
In time the board viii open
branch registration Offices
throughout the city but the cen
trial headquarters will handle all
work for the present.
Despite some obvious handi-
caps, the Elections Board enjoys
the advantage of setting up a
brand-new system based upon
the best features of the different
systems used elsewhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04
Audubon Group Meets

The Audubon Junior Clubs
Council will hold an exhibition
of small live animals, slide talk
and quiz contest for elementary
school children at its meeting at
|10:15 am. Saturday at the audi
forum of the Museum of Natural
History, Tenth street and Con-
.stitution avenue NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04
City Employees
Over Fund Top

The One Fund Drive among
District employees has gone over
the top by 4 percent. Commits
sioner Samuel Spencer an
nounced last night.
without counting the contri-
button Of the school system
which started its share of the
drive late and still is campaign.
ing. the city employees pledged
I$l52,1l8 as compared to an as.
signed quota of $146,863, accord
ing to a report by Campaign Di.
rector Donald Clemmer. thu
city's director Of corrections
The announcement was made
by Mr.. Spencer in weekly radio
Report to the People" over Sta.
ton WWDC.
Praising success Of the drive
Mr.. Spencer said this was thu
first time it had been tried in a.
large and as varied an organiza.
ton as the District government
81 Pet. Contribute
He said 81 per cent Of the
city's employees contributed ane
that 80 out OF the 81 city agen'
lcies had topped their assigned
quotas.
Mr.. Clemmer's report said thu
school system has an assigned
quota Of $56,237, and that Sc
far only is out of 1853 schoo
units have reported. However
| he added. THE schools have al
ways made their quota. and Il
Is expected that they will do 81
this time. II they do. the One
Fund Drive will exceed the $780,.
900 goal by some $1,000. or 4 pei
cent"
Discussing the Commissioners
plans to ask Congress to increase
local taxes some $40 million g
lyear-and the Federal payment
by only 50 million--Mr. Spencer
argued this was more practical
than requests for a higher pay
ment.
Political Factors Cited
He conceded that an annual
payment of $40 million, which
he has previously supported
would be more equitable. Prac.
tical political considerations. he
indicated. had persuaded the city
heads to seek only s22 million
Total collections in the Ont
Fund Drive at the end of No.
vember. according to Mr.. Glenn
imer's report. were s9l.l73. or 81
per cent Of the amount pledged
This, he said. left $60.944 to bt
collected. Closing the report. hi
said. Another report of thi,
nature will be prepared as Of
January 81. 1856. In the mean.
time. it is imperative that EN-.
Iphasis be placed on collections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04

III OIQCI W NO6C IilCIl, IColC
District Board of Elections. This
will begin Wednesday and con-
tinue on weekdays until April
Is.
A formal ceremony will be
held in the District Building at
10 am. Wednesday to mark the
opening Of registration. Begin
ming Thursday. the central reg
istration Office will be in Room
8 of the District Building. This
is on the ground floor. at the
corner of Thirteen and One-Half
street.
Must Choose Party
At the polls May /. voters will
participate in the Democratic
election or the Republican cleo
ton. They will not participate
in both. since the purpose of the
balloting is purely a party mat
ter. Each of the parties viii
elect its local governing COM
mittee. members Of the respec-
tive National Committee and
delegates and alternates to the
1856 nominating conventions.
1t is necessary for those who
register to designate the political
party with which they are affili-
ated. This is required by law.
Each registrant will fill out
a simple form giving basic in
formation about name, resi-
dence. affiliation and citizenship.
The Board of Elections yes
terday summarized six important
facts to remember about regis
tering and voting. They are as
follows:
/. You must be a citizen of the
United States.
2. You must have resided con-
tinuously in the District since
May 2, 1855, and also for at least
the last nine months ending on
the date you register.
8. You must be at least 81
years old on May l, 1856.
4. You must give the name of
your political party. You can
only vote for officials in the
party in which you have de-
clared your affiliation. Thus,
one cannot register as an indie
pendent voter
5. You must not claim vot-
ing residence or right to vote in
any State or Territory. II you
register as a voter here. you can
not at the same time claim a
right to vote elsewhere.
8. Criminal penalties are pro-
vided by law for making false
statements on the registration
form.
Forms Kept on File
In addition to the registration
form, which will be kept on file
ct the headquarters. each reg
istrant will sign another card.
When election day rolls around.
the card will be in a file at the
neighborhood precinct. The
signature it bears will be q
means Of individual identifica-
ton.
The Elections Board pointed
out, however, that balloting will
be secret.
The Democratic and Republi-
can political organizations are
working to get out a large regis
tration. Some other groups.
such as the League Of Women
Voters, also are stimulating
interest in this necessary first
step to voting.
While officials are eager for a
big turnout, no one Is sure
whether the board will or will
not be swamped by applicants at
the start.
Urge Early Registration
George L. Hart, IT,, Republic
can chairman, revealed that his
group yesterday mailed $4,000
letters urging early registration.
Announcements on radio and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04
Clemson Alumni

The Clemson College Alumni
Chapter Of the District will meet
at $50 pm. Wednesday at Nay
Tors Restaurant on Maine avenue
S.W. The group will elect officers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04
D. c. Registration
Begins Wednesday
Those Who Would Vote on Moy
Must Declare Purty Preference
By JOHN v. HORNER

Residents of the District will take the first this week
to qualify voters in political party elections.
Under act of Congress may held
Washington pick political parties
first of these will be held next May
Evening star., 1955-11-04
THOS. J. OWEN 3 S0N. AacSIo1e1
1111 3 81. NV.

Trqssess' sale Of Valuable TWO
BENG KNOWN As PREN1feHss
NooFRTEEE NoRTEE.ss114 s14 TWELFTH STREET.
By virtue 81 . certain deed Of trust
duly recorded. In Liber No. 0li2
Eolio 396 ct seq, Of the land
records Of the District Of Columbia.
and ct the request Of the party
secured thereby, the UNDERSIGNED
srustees vii sell. at public auction
Y Lronx OF the premises. on WE'D
ooFFspAT; oFFs Nnv;rTrRsEEp TRE srxTEENTH- DAY
THREE.THanfRsTrY oo'cioccsKo ccsKoo' a MA
the following described land and
premises. situate In the District o.
Columhia. and desienated as and
neing Lot IN Maddox subdivision
n square gS0. as per plat recorded
" the Once Of the Surveyor for fhe
tpistrtet OF Columbia In Liber 81 ak
Terms: Sold subject to 1 prior
.building association deed Of trust
Tor Approximately $4,000. 90 further
particulars. qf which will be an
cSs,. nSSSneed 6.,t st time Of sale: the pur-.
paid. In. cash. A deposit 81 $500. Cd
required, ConveyarcinE. recordinR.
ments made as of date late 81 % sale
& Terms 70 be complied with within
tnlrty days. otherwise deposit for
fetted and the property may Sc
advertised and resold At the discfe-
fton OF the trustees,
JOHN EDWARD JONES.
MOI .7,s.1aIs SURVIVING Trustee
Evening star., 1955-11-04
Z Appeals Open
For Mai. Alley

FORT MEADE. Md. Nov. 4
R.-Two avenues of hope re-
main open for Mai. Ronald E.
Alley, who today faces the stid-
|est sentence yet given an Army
officer for cooperating with the
Communists while q prisoner OF
war IN Korea.
An Army cvurt-martial yester-
day sentenced the 35-year-old
artillery ofIicer from Bar Harbor
Me, to 10 years at hard labor
ordered him dismissed from sery-
ice and to forfeit all pay anc
allowances.
The sentence was imposed al
1.-THE end Of . two-day plea by hi
defense for mercy. In an un.
Sworn statement, Alley said tha'
lif he were guilty then so wer.
almost all the other prisoners al
Camp No. 5.
He was convicted Of giving th,
enemy military information. urg'
ling fellow prisoners to do tn,
same and taking part in enem.
programs designed to indoctri-
ntae POWs with communism.
He faced q possible maximum
lsentence Of life in prison.
The conviction and sentenct
must be reviewed by higher mill,
Evening star., 1955-11-04

tary authority. Alley also may
appeal to the Civilian Court Of
Military Justice in Washington.
The only other oficer convicted
of similar charges was 1t. Col,
Harry Fleming. who was merely
discharged from service.
Alley was outwatdiy calm when
the sentence was pronounced.
His wife. q German war bride,
|wept quietly.
Earlier. she had told the MILF
Itary court she didn't know how
she and their two children. ages
6 and 7. would live II Alley was
imprisoned.
After the trial, she said she
and the children would return to
Bar Harbor, but might be forced
Ito return to her family in Stutt-
Evening star., 1955-11-04
Wide Contributions
For Politics Urqed

DR.. Harold d. Lasswell. presi.
dent Of the American Political
Science Association, said yester-
day the public good requires that
more individuals contribute to
political campaigns.
DR.. Lasswell suggested one way
to broaden contributions would
be to get 81 or IS donations
from each individual and make
most contributions tax exempt.
Or. Laswell. professor Of law
and political science Yale Uni.
versity. was interviewed on the
lNBC-Tv Home" show on slow
to Make Political Financing RE-
spectacle"
He said another reform might
be for taxpayers to "buy cham
nels" Of Information to reach
voters in the last two weeks Il,
the campaign, to make sure that
opposing candidates have 4
chance to express themselves
Evening star., 1955-11-04

reported. disclose another size.
able increase in Jobs. Figures foi
new construction. he said, show
q slight seasonal decline from 04
billion in September to $50 bill
tion In October. He added:
"But . significant fact is that
this sum is II per cent above
last years October figures. which
were the all-time record for that
month
Comedies Farm Distress
He said 1t is true that. "be-
cause Of long standing dificul-
ties. farmers on the whole have
not yet received their fair share
of the expanding prosperity"
He added, however. that the Adj
ministration is undertakin 6
vigorous new practical meas
ures" In tackling this problem.
A message to the meeting from
President Eisenhower was read
Evening star., 1955-11-04

by Vice President Nixon. The
President said:
The Savings Bond program
gives every individual and every
family . chance at the oppor-
tunities and the happiness that
Igo with financial independence.
The fruits Of the unseifish
efforts Of YOU and your associates
back home will live on in the
security Of millions Of American
families as the years go BY"
Lassie Visits schools
One feature Of the Savings
Bonds meeting is the participa-
ton Of Lassie and the cast of her
|television show. They were max
ling the rounds today to interest
school children In buying United
States Savings Stamps.
The preeocious collie was to
visit Janney Elementary School,
Wisconsin avenue and Albemarle
street NV. and st. AIMS Paro-
Ichial School, 4404 Wisconsin
avenue NV. among other stops.
With her In Washington are
Tommy Rettig. IL. who plays
IJed. LaSsie's television master:
Jan Clayton. who portrays Nom,
land George Cleveland. Cramps,
as well as Rudd WeattleTwax,
owner r-trainer Of Lassie.
Yesterday the Lassie cast re-
|ceived a key to the city from
Commissioner Robert e. Nc
|Laughlin and miniature Liberty
Bells from Edward C. Baltz
chairman of the District Savings
Bonds Division and president of
the Perpetual Building Associa-
ton.
School Supt. Hobart NJ. Corn
ing voiced whole hearted sup
port" to the school program abe-
cause ] believe we cannot start
too early to establish habits of
thrift In young people"
At 10 am. tomorrow, there
win be q Savings Stamp rally In
Constitution Hall. at which the
|film. Stamp Day" made by the
Lassie cast and donated to the
Treasury for showing In schools.
will be screened. Lassie viii be
on the program. too. Pick Tenn
pie Of Station WToP-TV win
appear.
Evening star., 1955-11-04
STONE STATUE SIZE OF SPHINX
STARTED BY JAPANESE SECT

TOKYO R1-Construction of gigantic stone statue
the size of the Great Sphinx Of Egypt began today in South
Japan In honor Of the founder of large Buddhist sect
The statue. costing about 800 million ($s33333.
viii be figure Of St. Nichren founder Of the sect which
claims his
It win be 1893 feet long and 42 feet high 360-foot
long base The sphinx is $50 feet long, 10 high and has
face II feet wide.
Funds win be raised by the sect.
The statue which viii take i've years to complete. Is
located island In the inland between the main
home islands Of Honshu and Shikoku.
Evening star., 1955-11-04
Appeal Officer Picked

Attorney Milton w. King, 1000
Cathedral avenue NV. has been
elected an honorary vice chair
man Of the Joint Defense APP
peal National Council. The ap-
peal is the fund-raising arm Of
the American Jewish Committee
and the Anti Defamation League
of B'nai Birth.
Evening star., 1955-11-04
Prosperity Bursting Out
All Over, Weeks Asserts

Secretary of Commerce Weeks
took a look at the Nations econ
oniy today and found it ''in the
pink"
Workers never had it so good,
business never was better and
infiationary pressures are less, he
said.
"old Man Prosperity Just
keeps rolling along" he said
lyrically. He added later, ''The
pioneers" dream Of gold in them
thar hills Is coming true almost
everywhere. /"
Secretary Weeks addressed the
Evening star., 1955-11-04

annual meeting Of Savings Bond
volunteers in its second day at
the Hotel Statler. The confer
ence was expected to fix a ma
tional goal Of $5.65 billion for
sales of Series E and H bonds
in 1856. The 1855 goal Is SIS
billion.
Expects Christmas Boom
Mr.. Weeks said it should be
"a very merry Christmas for re-
taiiers' with prospects of the
best Christmas sales IN history.
Preliminary estimates of the
October employment figures, h
Evening star., 1955-11-04

Igart. Germany. when their finan-
lcial resources give out.
Alley. who entered the Army
from the National Guard in l94l,
has served II years. He spent
80 months in various enemy
prison camps in Korea.
Evening star., 1955-11-04
PERSONAL

C0NvALEECENT VACANCY, unAey-
standing individual care and diets.
quiet restful setting. MRS. JORDAN
HSir o.1n1h3t 11hs34tivn
81. go Clairoi. $3.50 comnI Rnns
tint 800 eonpl. FRENCH BEAD.
SHOE. 1881 18th st. NV. Al.
saKE, ssalKsl:,fs 81. els5assl s.ssae. work Can ~.
Evening star., 1955-11-04
Behind the
BAMBOO
CURTAIN

The most extensive report any
Westerner has yet brought
out of Communist China
appears In The Star Pictorial
Magazine. Three pages Of
pictures and text give you q
look at th. progress
and changes achieved during
the six years Of Red rule.
Don't miss this important
Sunday Star exclusiyel
Evening star., 1955-11-04
MARILYN
MONROE
wanted to know
about Nehru !!

Miss Monroe 5 thirst for
current history is one Of the
fascinating items contained in
Edward r. Murrow's article,
"Are Celebrities Human2"
Mr.. Murrow gives you off
guard glimpses Of Marion
Brando, Harry Truman, Rocky
Graziano and many more
personalities the famous COM
mentator has interviewed.
Don't miss this feature Of This
Week Magazine, Americas
most popular magazine, with
your Sunday Star.
Evening star., 1955-11-04
THOs. ]. OWEN a SON AuctieneerT,
iii 3 st. NV.

ApMINLHTRATRrx's SALE or VAL
uABLE BRICK BUILDING CON-
QUARTERS KNOWN AS PREMISES
NI}E NNgMBN6 NFspT1gS14vsp ge04 GEORGIA AVE-
~ virtue of . decree passed In the
united states District Court for
the District Of Columbia In Admin
istration No. 69-730, the UNDER
signed Administrative will offef for
SECOND DAY or DEcEA6BER,
A.D. 1855. AT TWO O'CLOCK
Pm. the following described land
and premises. situate In. the Dis.
ana SSisR0is. SsiSs L.. aSS IS a Ss'saasss saasrs
TEfRHs OF SALE: ALL CASH, sold
subject 70 ratification BY the United
states District Court for the Dis;
$3.50 o. IN 0,S1ls sasS Or certiess assOsss Cheek
required At time Of sale. The Ad-
ministratrix reserves the right TO
reject any and all bids deemed by
her TO be insuficient All convey
nosaay nnsn iess sso eos q staps rr
chaser. Adjustments made as Of
date OF sale, Terms to be COM,
piled with within thirty days after
the ratification OF the sale BY the
serves the right. TO resell the prop
defaultinR purchaser after five Gays
advertisement Of such resale Ia
some negspsper published in wash
Aspln,.,r.tr,II Iqy1zEs lS zsI,a,.ssssIe. x ,sHsH
~ CHARLES 3. BROWN
Attorney. for LOVELY ", RICH
AdministrAtrix. no4 ,1l,1e,2b
(continusd on Next Passl Il