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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29
HEMPSTONES HONOR
MISS VAUGHAN,
THE FLEMINGS

Capt. Smith HempStone,
USN retired. and Mrs.
Hempstone entertained at a
dinner party last evening at
the Chevy Chase Club in
honor of Miss Virginia
Vaughan. who has been
spending the winter in
Washington. She is the
daughter of the late Mrs.
James Vaughan of Green
Wich, Conn.
The dinner party was also
a farewell party for Capt.
Allan Fleming, USN, and
Mrs. Fleming. who are leav-
ing the Capital for London,
where Capt. Fleming will be
stationed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29

Washington community for
more than go years. During
most of those years such bene-
fits as the Maid of Cotton
luncheon, sponsored by Flor
ence Crittenton circles, have
provided a great part of its
support. along with funds re-
ceived from the United Com
munity Services.
Needed and efficient equip
ment for both the home and
hospital has long been pro-
vided by the Wesley Heights
Circle through the funds raised
by its Maid of Cotton benefits,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29
Alphu Theta Meeting

The next regular meeting OF
the Alpha Theta Chapter Of
Pi Lambda Theta will be held
Saturday at 2 pm. at Wood
hull House, George Washing
ton University. The program
will include the election Of Of
ficers for next year at the 2lst
chapter birthday party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29

c RYE U u lie newest aomlmai ashton Think
hme wardrobe gnmh show snmanmd thmpn
hnu Pea Cream pnd rns Italian Pnrpu rhcd
Also Miller 1889 CONNECTICUT AVENUE
24 Showing Miller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-01
by EUoENE sURDIck

result Of this. in the minds Of Americans there is
remarkably clear picture Of what the perfect President"
should be. Recent polls and psychological studies
Essalthe extent to which the President has become
what Psychologists call father mase in the average
American home. The effect Of this relationship this
years election and future elections incaculable
A good example Of the father image" in action was
afforded BY the wave Of anxiety that swept over Amer
cans after President Eisenhowers heart attack. This
reaction not based fear for political program
but on deep personal feeling for the President The
food Of Messages that flowed to Fitzsimons Army
Hospital indicated the widespread involvement with
Eisenhower person, - COHEiaMcd on nexf page
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-01

ABOUT TINS ARTICLE: One of the worlds great
capitals for scholarly research the Center for Advanced
Study in The Behaviorai Sciences Stanford Univer-
sity Palo Alto, Calf. There some 50 distinguished
social scientists from the U.s. and abroad gather for
Independent research and study
DR.. Eugene BMdick wrote this article, one Of the
most important you will read during this presidential
year. while Fellow at the Center.
For some time social scientists have felt that the per-
sonalities OF Presidential candidates might be as mpor
tant in elections platforms and issues. In his study Of
personality and politics DR.. Burick consulted with
Professor Paul Lazarsfeld, Of Columbia University,
who distinguished scholar Of voting behavior; Pro-
fessor Harold Lasswcl Of Yale, who IS expert in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-01

personality variables in politics; DR..
Franz Alexander, head Of the Institute
Of Psychoanalysis Of Chicago, and Dr..
Else Frenkel- Brunswik. who has done
a number Of important studies in this
field. The views expressed are. Of
course. those Of the author.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-16
Starlight Movies
Playground Film
Progrom for Tonight

Programs sponsored by The
Evening Star in cooperation
with the Film Center of Wash
ington and the recreation de-
partments of the District and
Arlington, Prince Georges and
Montgomery Counties:
Washington. at Dark
stoddert. Thirty-ninth and Calvert
Park View. Warder and Otis streets
Riggs. Riggs road and Madison street
KalOrsms. Nineteenth and Columbia
Bundy. Fourth and o streets NV.
Logan Third and @ streets NE.
Tn sgrssts a Anacostia and Grant
Richardson; Fiftv-third and Blaine
Draper. Wheeler road and Walter place
Sc
Fort Greble. Nichols avenue and chesa-
peake street S.W.
Arlington County, $3.50 PM.
N Gusts. 7i2 South Twenty-third
Nottingham. 5000 Little Falls road.
Prince GEORGES County. $3.50 PM.
Parklawn Playground. Riggs and Agar
roads. Parklawn.
Paramount Heights Playground. 6103
Jost street, Paramount Heights.
MONTGOMERY County. $50 PM.
Mckinney Hills Elementary School. Hay
den drive and Rosensteel avenue. Sill
Brcsdacres Elementary School. Beacon
road. Silver Spring.
Hillcrest Playground, Aberdeen street.
west end Rockville
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-16
Stevenson Wins
Aid

Montgomery County Demo-
Gratis last night urged the Mary
land delegates to the Democratic
convention to support Adlai
Stevenson.
A telegram signed by Is office
holders and 70 precinct chair
men was sent to Millard Tawes
chairman of the delegation urg-
ing 'unequivocal" support by the
entire delegation.
Among the signers were John
Foley. Democratic nominee for
Congress; Edward Northrop,
State Senator: Graham Walker,
member Of the County Council,
and five members of the State
Central Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-16

to work when the shooting &C.
CURED. Sigmon stayed in the
house long enough to eat several
sandwiches, then called a taxi
cab which took him to Culpeper.
He took the gun with him in a
box and hid it in woods. Police
traced him through the taxicab
call, and captured him the same
day.
The two Harris children re-
manned trussed up in the house
with their mothers body for
about three hours until Char
lotte managed to chew her way
free from the ropes and call for
help.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-16
Cutoff Group Buys
Lafayette Square House

The sale price was S195, 900,
the council said. Shannon and
Luchs. the real estate firm which
handled the sale, did not name
the buyers but described them as
a group of investors. The spokes-
man said no definite plans for
the use of the property have
been made.
The building adjoins a similar
one on the south side, owned by
the Brookings Institution. On
the north side is the Office build
ing Of the National Grange.
President Theodore Roosevelt
and his family lived in the build
ing for several months in 1902
while construction was going on
at the White House. Among
other prominent occupants of
the house was James O. Blaine,
Republican candidate for Presi-
dent in 1884.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-16

A century-old house on Lafa-
yette Square has been sold to
out-of-town buyers and may be
torn down.
It is the cream -colored brick
building at 1856 Jackson place
NV. Built q little before the
middle Of the last century. it
was once occupied briefly by
Theodore Roosevelt.
The four-story structure had
been owned in recent years by
the National Lutheran Council.
During World War II it was used
as q recreation center for
servicemen. Later 1t housed Of
fees Of eight different Lutheran
agencies.
In 1854, needing more space.
the Lutheran headquarters was
moved to 1888 Sixteenth street
NV. and the Lafayette Square
house remained vacant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-16

IT think she is of sound mind and
always has BEEN"
Mrs. Little told the commits
sion she was misunderstood. She
said that what she has needed
has been help from authorities.
Mrse Little also told the COM
mission that psychiatrists at the
hospital had spent less than an
hour with her during the more
thar a month she had been at
the hospital.
The Mental Health Commits
sion is composed of Thomas Gill
lespie Walsh, chairman: DR.
Dorothy Donley Dowd, and DR.
Edward OhaneSOn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-16
Concert Will Salute
Hungarian Victory

A carlton concert comment
Grating a Hungarian military
victory 500 years ago will be
played at 8 pm. tomorrow in
West Potomac Park.
DR.. Kamlel Lefevere, caril-
loneur of Riverside Church, New
York, will include several Hun
garian pieces in the concert.
marks the 500th anniversary Of
the victory at Fort Nandor under
the leadership of John Hunyadi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-16
Broken Glass
Nips Suspects
In Burelories

Two HOUSEKEEPING suspects
were arrested a few yards from
a looted clothing store at $500
Georgia avenue NV. early to-
day, police reported.
Denying they had anything to
do with the theft of clothing
from the store. nevertheless, the
two were charged after police
found broken glass in their pants
cuffs, scratches on their legs and
a pack of cigarettes stolen in an
earlier HOUSEKEEPING.
The two are Thelbert J. Peters
of 745 Park road NV. and a IT.
year-old boy. Both are colored
The juvenile was sent to the Re-
ceiving Home.
Alarm of Burglary
| About 5 am, police got a call
that someone was breaking into
the York Haberdashery, $500
Georgia avenue. Tenth precinct
Pvt. r. L. Dollard rushed on foot
from the precinct to the scene.
He found the two youths
crouched in the doorway of a
poolroom near the clothing store
In another doorway nearby were
piled pair of mems shoes. -four
shirts and a pair Of pants. Al
the clothing store, the plate glass
window had been smashed
Inside on the floor were some
pieces Of women's costume
jewelry that didn't seem tc
belong in the mems wear store
Joined by other policemen ir
a scout car, Pvt. Dollard took the
two suspects to the precinct fol
Questioning. They denied having
broken in the store
Jewelry Missing
4 In their pants cuffs were glass
splinters. While they were being
questioned, another call came tt
the precinct, reporting a break
in at q delicatessen at 1900 Geor.
gia avenue. Police went to the
scene and found some costume
jewelry missing.
Still denying everything. the
l7-year-old pulled out a pack Of
cigarettes for smoke. The po-
Ilicemen checked the stamp mum.
Der on the package and deter.
mined the cigarettes had come
from the looted delicatessen.
The jewerly box found on the
floor Of the haberdasherJ
matched a boxtop found on the
floor Of the delicatessen. Both
youths we're charged with house
breaking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-16
Potato Prices
Dip 70 3zcen
"A Pound Here
New Crop Boosts
Supply, Causes
Drop Of 10 Cents

Housewives who were passing
up potatoes a month ago at a
price of Is cents a pound or
more could find them as low as
312 cents in some Washington
area chain stores today.
Chains were advertising No. /
spuds at prices ranging from IS
to 40 cents for 10 pounds today,
as compared with prices up to
IS cents for five pounds in mid
July.
The return to normal was at
tributed to the arrival on time
of the summer crop and the re-
sulting increase of supply. Prices
rose to dizzy heights earlier be-
cause unfavorable weather along
the Eastern seaboard held UP
the early spring crop for two
weeks or more, experts explain.
Prices varied in the area. but
the trend was uniformly down.
One large chain which had
quoted five pounds for IS cents
earlier in the summer, adver-
tised five pounds for 80 cents
last week and five pounds for IS
cents this week.
Price to Stabilize
William M. Case, executive
director of the National Potato
Council, said indications are that
supplies will be plentiful and
marketingS normal if the weather
stays good.
Indications were that the price
would stabilize now. A Depart
ment of Agriculture estimate
last week said this falls potato
crop would be better than last
years.
Continued poor weather all
along the Eastern seaboard
growing belt, which delayed crops
lin successive growing sections,
caused the recent high prices.
No Competition
AS result, old potatoes from
last falls Maine and Idaho crop
were gobbled up. When the vari-
Gus new potatoes arrived, they
had no competition in the mar
ket and the price kept going up
The shortage finally was ale
waited when the big Lone Island
crop started rolling III. As an
example of how fast the price
has dropped, once it started to
slide, 50-pound bags fell from
the SITS to $2.25 range to $l.25
to $3.50 on the wholesale mar
ket in New York in the last week
Wholesale prices there ranged
from $3.50 to So for 100 pounds
Of Southern potatoes and as
high as $11 a hundred for West
ern potatoes last month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-16
Hurbor Police Halt
Woman Visitors Swim

A 33-year-old woman visitor
from Springfield. Mass, for
feited SIS last night after haFbor
police pulled her from the Poto-
mac River clad in pedal pushers
and a blouse.
Jean Morris, a Springfield
cashier who is visiting friends in
Alexandria. was about 200 yards
offshore when she was taken
out, about 1000 yards from her
goal of swimming the river.
She was charged with SWIM
ming in the marked channel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-16
n Cars DeroiIed
As B&O Freight
Catches on Fire

BALTIMORE, Aug. 16 (P.-
A 93-car Baltimore & Ohio
freight train caught fire a few
miles east of here early this
morning and 81 cars went off
the tracks. State police said
they knew of no casualties.
The cause of the fire and de-
railment, which blocked the
railroads main line between here
and the Susquehanna River
some SO miles to the east, was
not Immediately known. B&O
officials said trains were being
rerouted over Pennsylvania Rail-
road tracks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-16
Recounts
Fatal Robbery
Signs Admission
In Struggling Case

A self styled washington
heavyweight boxer has signed a
statement admitting taking part
lin a robbery in which Roscoe w.
Harris. 65, was choked to death
in his real estate Office, Inspector
Aubrey M. Tolson said today.
The statement was obtained
after Jackie James Floyd. rs,
colored, who says he is known
in boxing circles as Tony Reno,
was brought back from New
York, where he was arrested
Tuesday. He and two others,
Lindsay McDaniels, 26, and
Thomas Williams, 81, both col
ored, are charged with homicide.
Inspector Tolson said Floyd,
claims TT victories in 10 ring
encounters and said a bout with
Hurricane Jackson was in the
talking stage. Boxing records do
not list him.
He had put the finger on viii
liams as the instigator of the
robbery. Inspector Tolson quoted
Floyd on these details:
Williams, a janitor at an
apartment house where Mr.
Harris collected rent, told how
the well-to-do real estate man
usually deposited his collections
on Saturday. 1t first was planned
to rob him last Saturday, but
Mr.. Harris left the Office early
that day. Williams said the job
should be good for about $4,000.
Punches Victim
The robbery then was planned
for Monday. Since MIR. Harris
knew both Williams and Nc
Daniels and not Floyd, the latter
was to go into the office first,
bind the victims eyes with
toweling, and then summon
Williams.
Floyd followed the plan, but
when he pulled a pistol, Mr.
Harris grabbed at his arm, and
the boxer punched him in the
abdomen. Then he turned Mr.
Harris to the wall and put the
toweling over his eyes and
loosely in his mouth.
Williams went into the Ninth
street Office to help with the
robbery. When they had diff.
flculty getting into the cash
drawer, Mr.. Harris was asked
for instructions and told the
men how to proceed.
Loot Totaled S12O
McDaniels was lookout on the
Job. but later went to the Office
to ransack it. The loot totalec
I$120. which Floyd said yielded
$50 for him and sos for each
LOT the others.
Floyd denied strangling Mr.
Harris, and did not accuse
either of the others.
In New York, Floyd was ar
rested trying to buy clothes
using checks and Identification
papers of Mr.. Harris. Nervously
he spoiled both of the two per-
sonalized checks he had taker
from the office, and finally useC
a check furnished by the store
BY then. the store management
was suspicious. and a call II
i. Washington caused a trap to b
set for Floyd.
In a hearing before Unitet
States Commissioner Joseph F
Splain, Floyd's case was contin
ued to August % and the pris'
oner was held without bond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-16
The
Rambler
Summer Madness
For As Minutes
BY JACK JONAS

Jack Purcell and Mrs. Mabel
Cornett, who live a bus stop
apart in Arlington, headed
out of the National Press
Building to catch the APT
pm. express for home.
I'VE ran into As minutes of
summer madness in Wash
ington," he said.
"As we rounded the corner
at Fourteenth and Pennsyl-
vania, I was saying that,
while there are a lot of nice
people in Washington, there
are a lot of phonies, too.
walking up Pennsylvania
avenue toward us was a little
guy about S feet S, strutting
along, wearing one of those
l0-gallon hats.
Look l said to Mabel,
I'll show you what 7 mean.
when we got up to the lit
tie guy, I said, Hello, Sen
ator.' His shoulders went back,
his eyes lit up, his chest
pulled out, and he rushed
right up to us.
Glad to see you both
again. he said effuSively,
shaking our hands. Now that
guy was no more a Senator
than you or /, but he'll prob
ably go back to Iowa, or
wherever he's from, and tell
his wife and friends for days
the story of how he got mis-
taken for a Senator in Wash
ington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-16
Transit Peace Pact
Extended IS Days
Youth, 10, Pleads Guilty
To.Murder of Aunt

A plea of guilty to first degree
murder was made by Robert L.
Sigmon, 10, in Fairfax Circuit
Court today as he was scheduled
to go on trial for the fatal shoot
ling of his aunt.
Killed by a bullet from the
rifle Sigmon bought a few days
before the shooting was Mrs.
Isabel Harris, 35. Of 56 Williams
burg road, jefferson Manor,
mother of two young children
and Sigmon's aunt by marriage.
The shooting occurred March
us, 1855, at the Harris home,
where Sigmon had been staying
since his release on probation
six months earlier from the Ma
Itional Training School.
Sigmon was arrested later the
same day near Culpeper, Va,
where he fled in taxicab and
hid the murder weapon.
He was indicted April 5, 1855,
land sent to Southwestern State
Hospital at Marion, Va, for
mental observation. Today's trial
was set after the hospital re-
Iported him sane, and returned
him to Fairfax County for prose-
cution.
Death Sentence Possible
First degree murder is punish
| able in Virginia by from 90 years
| in prison to death in the electric
chair.
Judge Arthur w. Sinclair de-
lferred sentence. and referred the
case to a probation officer tor re-
port. Such a procedure is re-
quired in Virginia when a de-
PENDANT pleads guilty to a
felony.
The youth. who was II years
old when the shooting occurred
had been sent to the National
Training School at the age of IA
for abducting a taxicab driver
at gunpoint in North Carolina.
When he was ready for proba-
1tion. he did not want to return
to his parents in North Carolina
because every one there knew
he had been in trouble.
Taken in by Uncle
His uncle, Wade Harris
fagreed to let Sigmon stay at hi:
house. The murder victim wa.
Mr.. Harris wife. Mr.. Harri;
and Sigmon's mother are brother
and sister.
A job was found for SigTnor
at the Hunter. Model Labora'
tories in Washington. and hi
work there was reported salts.
factory. He appeared to bt
lgetting along all right, until /;
flew days before the shooting
when he complained to hi
probation officer that he hae
had differences with Mrs. Harris
Fairfax police said Sigmor
tgave them a confession after hi.
arrest, in which he told of argu.
ling with his aunt the night
before the tragedy.
| They quoted him as sayin,
This aunt was always ridiculinI
me" and Saying ! was no good.
Tied Up Boy
i The morning of the shooting
police said Sigmon got angry
when the Harris 8-year-old son
Steven. refused to let Sigmor
help prepare breakfast. Accord.
ling to police. Sigmon choked tn,
boy until he was unconscious
then tied him up with clothes,
line. Then Sigmon got the gun
he bought a few days earlier
loaded it and headed upstairs.
On his way up he met thu
Harris 11-year-old daughter
Charlotte. who ran up the step
to awaken her mother. Polio,
said Sigmon told them Mrs
Harris was sitting on the edgl
of the bed when he reached he
bedroom, and she threatened tx
call police. He fired once anC
she toppled over dead. Then
he tied up Charlotte.
Mr.. Harris already had gon,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-16

ICIldTdCCeT QlIIlCultleS Uut uOC
from any psychosis.
AS a result of the commissions
findings, Mrs. Little was sched-
uled to be discharged from the
hospital today. She had been
ordered there in June by Judge
Edith H. Cockrill of Juvenile
Court for mental observation.
MRS. Little had appeared in Ju-
venile Court in connection with
custody of a 4-year-old boy, who
had been in custody of District
authorities. The boy, authorities
said. had been abducted from
Junior Village. The hoy was
later found and turned over to
District authorities
No crIpiinal Charges
Authorities brought no crimi-
nal charges as the result OF the
boys alleged abduction. Mrs.
Little said the boy had been with
her and her husband with the
written permission Of his mother
since shortly after birth.
Shortly after the child had
been removed from Junior Viii
llage, Mrs. Little was called into
Juvenile Court. She refused to
take the oath and told the court
the boy was Gin the bullrushes. .
1t was at that appearance in
court. that Mrs. Little was
ordered to the hospital by Judge
Cockrill.
Mrs. Little, the commission
was told by her attorney o. E.
Parker, is the foster mother of
the l0-year-old Cricket Boy
The boy was taken from the
Little's by the Welfare Depart
ment, The Titles home is at
1917 Tenth street NV.
Treatment Not Needed
At the Mental Health Commits
sion hearing, DR.. John D
Schultz, chief psychiatrist at
District General Hospital, told
the commission that Mrs. Little's
behavior had added up to "psy-
Ichotic reactions" He expressed
the view, however, that she did
not need any long hospital
treatment.
| DIR. Elmer Klein, a private psy.
lchiatrist, testified Mrs. Little was
not suffering from any psychosis
Mrs. Little's family rallied tt
her aid as witnesses at the hear.
ing. Her husband, Floyd Little
$50, a former streetcar operator
and at one time an employee Of
the Washington Terminal Co.
testified: There is nothi.le
wrong with her."
Family Gives Aid
Asked by one of the commits.
sion members, If he thought she
is able to take care of herself
Mr.. Little replied: II sure do"
Mrs. Little's daughter. Mrs
Edith H. Daniel. Of 953 Randolph
street NV, told the commission
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-16
Street Scenes

Two dogs, one on each end
of the same leash, walking one
another in the 1000 block of
Eighteenth street NV.
A man on his knees on the
curb on Seventeenth street
just above Massachusetts,
avenue NV, using a paper
cup to dip water from the
gutter onto a tiny grass plot
around a small tree. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-16
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

Sigma Alpha Iota Fraternity
meets in the Shoreham Hotel.
The $50 Infantry Division
opens a three-day session in
the willard Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-16
Mrs. Little Found Sane,
To Get Hospital Release
Woman Embroiled in Custody Cases
Found Not Suffering From Psychosis

Mrs Geraldine Little frequently embroled with District
thores child custody declared today
Mental Health Commission of District Court.
The commission held inquiry at District General Hospital
Ito determine whether Mrs Little 49, should have
men The commission found that she been suffering