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were on hand, but could not
use q net because Of the wide
area Mr.. Edison had to wander
about on the rooftop.
He was pronounced dead on
arrival at George Washington
University Hospital shortly
after 8 pm. Deputy Coroner
Richard Rosenberg issued a
certificate of suicide. police said.
Detectives said Mrs. Edison
told them her husband had
been undergoing psychiatric
treatment for two years and
ha dtried twice before to kill
himself.
Friends Of the family said
that Mr.. Edison, a scholar
on world affairs. had been de-
pressed partly because of his in
ability to complete a thesis for
a doctors degree from George
Washington University.
He had been graduated with
highest honors from Dart
mouth College in 1925 and re-
ceived a masters degree from
Harvard University in 1927 be-
fore entering the American for
eign service.
Served With FEA
Friends of the family said
Mr.. Edison had engaged in writ
ing and private research since
he left the Foreign Economic
Administration in December,
1945.
AS assistant chief Of a Sec
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-21
A Souso Again Leads
Marine Band at Capitol
BY ARNALDO OTERO
star star Writer

1t like old times last night at Capitol Plaza-the Ma
rne Band playing renowned marches under the baton of
John Philip Sousa
Waving the baton with the enthuSasm-f not with the
precisonof his great grandfather Philip Sousa
The 11year-od Sousa clarinet PLAYER Outlines
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-21

He was alert to every move
anyone made, the officer said.
Il thought that / could make
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-10
LIKE TO KNOW
YOUR DOGS 10?

FINDING A DOGS 70 is fos.
einotins and cosy os you'll see on
Poss n OF This Week mosarins.
VODKA DIPLOMACY os proc.
fiesd by Soviet Premier Nikis
krushchev hos esiounded Western
dipIOmotG For o rGveolins report
on the Russion leaders exhibitions
Of public drinking, iurn to Page 4
Of This Week magazine.
A LIFE GUARD who cont swim
turns up in The new Juliet Jones
adventure on Pose 5 Of the Comic
Section.
SEAcoING WEATHERMEN sail.
ing the rough ond lonely North
Atlantic serve os ouipostS for the
Weother Bureau. Stor Staff Writer
jones Birehfield takes you On
cruise With these hardy Cost
Guordsmen on Poss 4 Of Sunday,
The Stor Moeorine.
TENNESSEE TALK. especially
the eolorful metaphors Of Singer
Ernie Ford, IS entertaining ss yos'H
discover on Page z Of Tsleyus.
FOR STAMP COLLECTOR
Wont o Freedom Of the Press first.
doy cover fss'. For detois. see
Pese Is.
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Kierdorf Link
To Florida Bomb
Case Is Hinted

FORT LAUDERDALE. Fla,
Aug. 8 (AP).-The FBI told 9
Hollywood laundry operator to-
day investigation of two at
tempted bombings at his estab-
lishment last month must be
handled by local police.
Bernard Joseph had asked
the FBI to check on the posi-
bility Of a connection between
the bombing attempts and
Frank Kierdorf. teamster union
official. Kierdorf died Thurs
day at Pontiac. Mich. of burns
he indicated were suffered as
he set fire to a dry cleaning
shop at Flint, Mich.
Lee o. league. special agent
in charge Of the Miami FBI
office, said his agency has no
jurisdiction in the case.
Joseph had asked for a COM
parison between Kierdorf's APP
pearance and that Of a stranger
seen near the laundry the night
the bombing attempts were
made.
Kierdorf had completed ar
rangements to buy a home in
West Hollywood shortly before
his death. He was In this area
at the time Of the attempted
bombings. Hollywood Detective
Don Amantini said.
Joseph said the stranger was
seen driving q light colored
Cadillac. A car Of the same
description still is parked at
the Kierdorf home. 1t bears
Michigan license plates issued
to the General Drivers Union
in Flint.
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said Weiss. had been taken into
custody on his orders.
Weiss, Mr.. Adams said. is
the last person known to have
seen missing Herman Kierdorf,
Franks uncle and like him. an
ex-convict.. Mr.. Adams said
Frank implicated his uncle.
Herman. So. disappeared
Monday night after identifying
Frank. He announced his resig-
nation last week as q Team
sters Union business agent and
aide to James r. Hoffa. Inter-
national Teamster boss. The
resignation followed his Fifth
Amendment appearance before
the Senate Labor Management
Rackets Committee.
Both Served Time
Frank had been a reluctant
witness in November In the
committees probe into mobster
and Teamster connections. Both
nephew and uncle had served
armed robbery prison terms.
Before he vanished Monday,
Herman got title to a Cadillac
from the Transfers Union and
sold it for 81. 100 at a used-car
lot. Frank Fitzsimmons, vice
president of Hoffa's home local
in Detroit, said Herman gave
a note for 1t. Mr.. Adams said
FitzSimmons is on his list for
questioning.
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Macmillan Flies
To Turkey for TuIks

ANKARA. Turkey, Aug. 9
(AP). - Prime Minister Mac
milan Of Britain arrived from
Athens today for talks with
Turkish leaders concerning
Cyprus.
Accompanied by Sir Hugh
Foot. governor of Cyprus. Mr..
Macmillan flew here in a mill
tary jet Comet after comforting
with Greek leaders in an effort
to smooth out the bloody dis
pute over the islands future.
Mr.. Macmillan said he had
had frank and useful. talks
with Premier Constantin Kara
manlis. Of Greece. He was met
at the airport here by Premier
Adnan Menderes and Foreign
Minister Fatin Rustu Sorlu.
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Communists call United States
and British aggression In the
Middle East.
The Chinese Communists
also may be trying to get the
United States to indicate
whether It will defend the or
shore islands.
The United States It'll Fleet
guards Formosa from Red in
vasion. But the United States
has agreed to intervene in any
Red invasion of the offshore
islands only II President Eisen-
hover considers this a prelude
to an assault on Formosa it.
self.
Islands Are Key
The main offshore islands
are big Quemoy. across the
strait, and the Matsu group
$50 miles northwest Of For
mosa. Quemoy and satellite
islands blockade the port Of
Annoy. The Matsus hinder the
flow of sesborne traffic into the
Communists river port Of
Foochow.
Peiping may be hoping that
See CHINA. Page AS
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Swedish Ship Attire

STOCKHOLM. Aug. . (AP)
Owners Of the Swedish tank
er Oktavius said tonight the
ships master reported by radio
that the vessel was on fire in
the Atlantic between Trinidad
and the Azores. Some of the
crew of AZ have already been
transferred to a Panama ship
standing by, the master re-
ported.
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Thompson held, described him
as the closest friend Of Kier-
dorf, also q business agent Of
the same Flint Transfers Lo-
cal 1872. And like Kierdorf. the
4l-year-old Thompson is an
ex-convict.
MIR. Adams said Thompson's
flneerprints we're found on the
station wagon the State con-
tends Kierdorf used in the sus-
pected burning Of the cleaning
shop.
Myron d. Weiss. 50. a Detroit
meat dealer. has also been
taken into custody in connec.
ton with the case.
Succumbs To Burns
Kierdorf, 56, died Thursday
in a Pontiac hospital Of burns
which had scared IS per cent
of his body Sunday night. He
first told authorities he was set
'ablaze by two gunner who
lured him from his Flint home
and then dumped him on the
Pontiac hospital grounds.
Mr.. Adams said evidence in
dicated Kierdorf was burned IN
igniting the Flint dry cleaning
shop. caught in an explosion as
he CROPPED in the dark for q
dropped flashlight.
A flashlight was found in the
burned shop. So was pair OF
charred glasses. Kierdorf wore
glasses.
AccOmplices Named
Mr.. Adams revealed yester-
day Kierdorf admitted on his
deathbed he set the shop fire
and named some accomplices,
The attorney general safe he
was skeptical. and since physi-
clans said the man might have
been unable to comprehend
only two hours before he died.
The attorney general also
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-10
Use MakeshIft Net
Millions at Stake, and He Can't Talk

/ morning. as he does for most
of the 80 'lockups" scheduled
in 1858.
He was present as Francis
Graham, secretary of the Crop
Board. and George E. Webster,
release officer, opened Q double
padlocked mailbox in the rec
ords section of the Secretary
Of Agriculture's office. They
each opened one lock with their
keys-the only such keys in
existence.
Under Armed Guard
Inside were envelopes con-
tanning crop information from
five key cotton producing
States. gathered by some Of the
departments nearly 10000
crop reporters and compiled in
State Offices.
. Mr.. Newell. carrying the en-
velopes. walked with the rest
of the party across the street
TO the south building, escorted
by an armed guard. They en-
tered the second-f floor lookup"
wing-the only aforementioned
wing in the building-and the
door was locked after them.
Until IL am. no one would
leave that wing
Inside, five members of the
board worked with graphs and
charts. Each made an estimate
for each Of the five States.
Then. Mr.. Newell joined them.
and they began the Critical
work Of arriving at a final fig-
ure for those States.
For 20 minutes. they talked,
some Of them in the soft drawl
Of the Cotton Belt States. There
was talk Of insects. and a dry
August" Texas was mentioned
often, and the rain in Louisi-
ana. Yield per acre" was
heard repeatedly.
Hurry up and let us get to
work." a secretary muttered,
under her breath.
Finally. the board agreed.
Continued on Page AIS. Col. q
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Britain Ready
For Nautilus
Acclaim Awuits
Boot and Crew
Ry me Associated Press

The United States atomic
submarine Nautilus was on
course last night for England
where new acclaim awaited its
crew for charting a North
west Passage" beneath the poll
ar ice.
The Disappointing vessel
was due at Portland, England,
on Tuesday-21 days and 1000
miles out OF Hawaii on the
other side Of the world.
Except for her captain. this
will be the first time the 116-
man crew Of the boat has set
foot on land since leaving
Hawaii on July %.
The skipper, Comdr. William
r. Anderson. arrived in WASH
ington Friday morning. flown
here from point bf Iceland.
FROM President Eisenhower, he
received thanks. a decoration
for himself and a citation for
his crew.
He will fly to England to
board his submarine before II
reaches Portland, 100 miles
southwest of London.
The White House. announc-
ing the Nautilus destination
yesterday. said the vessel win
visit in England from August
l2-l7.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-10

lookup" is Sterling r. Newell.
So. an agricultural expert with
80 years experience in crop re-
porting. He has been chairman
Of the Crop Reporting Board
since 1850.
He showed up early Friday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-10
U. S. Trying to. Shift
Mideast Job to U. N.
SublSummit
ToIks Are
Proposed

UNITED NATIONS. N. Y
Aug. . (AP).--A sub-summit
conference Of foreign ministers
with United Nations Secretary
General Dag Hammarskjold Is
expected at the General As
sembly's emergency session on
the Middle East. q reliable
source said today.
The informant said Mr..
Hammarskjold wants to bring
together Secretary Of State
Dulles. British Foreign Secre-
tary Selwyn Lloyd. Foreign
Ministers Andrea Gromyko Of
the Soviet Union and NAH
moud Fawzi Of the United Arab
Republic and others concerned
for private talks.
Any such meeting would be
q lower scale substitute for the
heads Of government confer
ence on which the big powers
recently failed to agree.
Mr.. Gromyko is due In New
York by plane tomorrow. Mr..
Lloyd and Mr.. Fawzi are COM
ing later.
Agreeable 10 Meetings
Abdul Mawgoud Hassan,
spokesman for the UAR dele
CATION, told a reporter Mr..
Fawzi would be here ITO lend
himself to meetings" with as
many other ministers as pos
sible. He said whether Mr..
Fawzi entered into any con-
ference would depend on what
was to be discussed and how.
Mr.. Hassan said Mr.. Ham,
marskjold gave "a report Of
great Importance" when he
addressed the opening Of the
emergency session late yester-
day.
1T has touched on basic
problems in the area" he said.
ut requires serious study"
Mr.. Hassan was the first
Arab representative to speak
of Mr.. Hammarskjold's state
ment. Mr.. Hammarskjold pro-
posed that Middle Eastern
countries pledge noninterfer-
|ence in one another's affairs
and that the world community
meaning the big powers-as-
sure those countries they can
shape their own destinies.
Economic Cooperation
He also proposed Middle
Eastern economic cooperation
and continued or strengthened
U. N. safeguards for Lebanon.
See u. NJ, Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-10
Hope Gem in Toronto

TORONTO. Aug. 9 tAP).-
The Hope diamond. carrying
its SO0-year legend Of perpet-
ual curse on its owners. was
flown from New York to To-
ronto last night.
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shade as q signal to a conspir-
ator outside. The employe was
caught. tried. and fined $1,000.
The window-jiggling, plus
similar tricks he pulled, prob
ably Melted him some $40. 900.
The man in charge of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-10
Wage Pact Stoned

AKRON, Ohio. Aug. 9 (AP)
The United Auto Workers
and Goodyear Aircraft Corp.
today signed a two-year con-
tract providing for an Scent
hourly wage increase. About
$500 hourly employees are
covered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-10
z Use SIedgehommer
On Cell Bors and Flee

opened to permit the workmen
to run hoses inside for acety-
lene torches. Sheriff Ball said.
The prisoners dropped to the
ground and then used the tow
els again while climbing over
the fence topped with stretches
Of barbed wire.
A member of the Upper Marl-
poro Rescue Squad saw the es-
cape from the squad house a
block away at 11:40 a. m, and
called the county police sta
ton in Upper Marlboro. the
sheriff said. Police called the
jail and were told there had
been no escape. Jailers later re-
versed themselves after max
ing q check Of the cells.
To Face New Charges
When the men are returned,
Sheriff Ball said, they will find
warrants signed by him charg-
ing them with escape, destroy
ing county property, and dis
orderly conduct.
The prisopers were believed
headed on foot toward West
ern Branch in a wooded area
south Of Upper Marlboro.
The fugitives and their pre-
vious addresses were listed by
police as Roger C. Wheeler, 81
of the 600 block of Queens
Chapel road. Hyattsville. and
Nick Triantafellus, 46. Of the
$500 block of Forty-third ave-
nue.. Hyattsville. Wheeler had
been charged with breaking
and entering. and Triantafellus
had been jailed on an assault
and robbery charge.
Wheeler was described as s
feet 8 inches tall. weighing lac
pounds. with brown hair anc
brown eyes. Triantafellus was
described as S feet 6 inches tall
lit pounds in weight. with
brown hair and blue eyes. Each
man was wearing blue trousers
and a white T-shirt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-10
Prince of WuIes
Treuds Welsh Soil

HoLYHEAD, Wales. Aug.
9 (APD.-For the first time
since he became Prince Of
Wales. Q year old Prince
Charles stepped on Welsh soil
today, and got muddy feet.
The visit was unofficial and
unannounced. The Prince and
his sister. Princess Anne, came
ashore in a drizzle. from the
Royal yacht Britannia. in
which the royal family is maxi
ing a cruise.
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Dulles Head
Of Sessions
Delegation
BY JOHN NJ. HGHrowER
Associated Press stan writer


The Eisenhower administra.
ton Is shaping a new policy
aimed at having the United
Nations take over from individ-
ual great powers the job Of
making peace and keeping or
der in the Middle East.
The White House said yes
terday President Eisenhower At
Gettysburg and Secretary Of
State Dulles here are working
to complete their program for
this weeks emergency session
Of the United Nations General
Assembly.
From other sources It was
learned that the program under.
consideration is to ask the u. N.
to take over in the Middle East
with full assurance Of United
States support.
James c. Hagerty, White
House press secretary. said
Mr.. Dulles will head the reg
ular United States delegation.
He said Mr.. Eisenhower might
go to New York. but II he did
so it would be for only a brief.
time.
Dividing Assignment
Actually. the current PLAN
ming is to divide UP the assign-
ment. Ofhcials said any speech
by Mr.. Eisenhower would deal
in general terms with the Mid
east problem and probably
contain some big surprise plan
perhaps in the field of eco
nomic development. Mr.. Dulles
is certain to demand that Rus
STA and the United Arab Re-
public Of President Canal
Abdel NasSer stop using in the
explosive area what Mr.. Dulles
calls indirect aggression.
In the Middle East itself the
State Department found one
encouraging fact and one Wof-
risome element. Each OF these
may have an important impact
on the mood Of the e1-nation
General Assembly meeting In
New York.
Conditions In Lebanon are
so far stabilized that a start
may be made shortly on with
drawal of United States troops
sent in mid-July. This would
show to the General Assembly
a willingness TO get the troops
out.
But a cause Of increasing con-
Germ here is the state Of affairs
in pearby Jordan, which Bri.
tain undertook to protect fol-
lowing the coup that overthrow
King Faisal In neighboring
Iraq July IA. Jordan's King
Hussein has little popular sup.
port.
Hussein's Regime Weakened
Hussein's great supporter IN
earlier crises has been King
Saud of Saudi Arabia. Evidence
this week that Saudi Arabia
and Col. Nasser's UAR govern
ment were negotiating to patch
up their differences appeared
here to weaken further King
Hussein's shaky regime.
United States officials hope IL
See MIDEAST, Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-10

for an invasion as only talk
but talk with a purpose.
The Nationalist say the Reds
are threatening an invasion Of
the offshore islands and moving
in MIG jets just opposite For
mosa.
Increased tension might mean
new jets and other increased
military aid from the United
States for the Nationalist
stronghold Of Formosa.
See Aid TO Russia
The Communists are believed
to be operating on the prin-
ciple that increased tension
would aid the Russian propa-
ganda cause at the United Ma
lions General Assembly meet
ing on the Middle East.
Nationalist China would be
pictured as planning an inva-
sion backed by the United
States, a theme already intro
duced by Communist propa-
ganda.
Moscow has been saying the
purpose of an attack on the
Red mainland would be to
divert attention from what the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-10
BY RICHARD OLONE
Star Stan Writer

I had information worth
millions Of dollars in my pocket
last Friday. All ! needed to
make a fortune was q tele-
phone.
knew, two hours before
anyone in the country except
a scattering Of Agriculture
Department officials, that the
United States cotton crop this
year was expected to be s per
cent larger than in 1857.
The Agriculture officials knew
I knew their secret. ! was in
the same room with them when
they arrived at that figure.
But they also knew when
they allowed me the privilege
of being present that I couldn't
tell anyone before the time
fixed by law: IL am, Eastern
Daylight Time.
We we're in a wing Of the
Departments south building,
independence avenue S.W. be-
tween Twelfth and Fourteenth
streets.
might as well have been
at the North Pole.
Telephones were dead. The
doors we're locked from the
outside. Armed guards patrolled
outside. The window blinds
were shut and sealed with lead.
An INSCRIPTIONS cotton
trader would have paid dearly
for the information I had at
8 am. He would have sold his
cotton futures early Friday.
and. when the price dropped
after news OF the bigger crop.
bought again, pocketing q
handsome profit.
No Leak" Since 1905
But no one has leaked word
from an Agriculture Depart
ment lookup" since 1t was in
itiated in 1905.
That was the year q Federal
employe who had Just seen q
crop report jiggled q window
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-10
Teomster Agent Held
In Torch Death Probe
Close Friend of Kierdorf Arrested
In Arson Inquiry of Cleaning Plant

FLINT, MICH, Aug. 9 (AP).-Jack Thompson, Team
sters Union business agent ordered held today for
Investigation OF in dry cleaning shop blaze which
the State contends backred and made human torch Of
Frank Kierdorf, fellow unionist
Michigan Attorney General Paul L. Adams who ordered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-10
Martin Calls
For Recess
ByCongreS
Says Both Houses
Should Come Beck
After Elections
ny J. A. oLEARY
star star writer


House Republican Leader
Martin Of Massachusetts sug-
gested yesterday that 1t might
be wise for Congress 10 recess
until after the November cleo
tons. as hope Of finishing its
work by mid-August began to
yane.
Although both chambers viii
be going at full speed this week
on a long list Of must" bills.
there was an air Of pessimism
at the Capitol over the chances
Of adjourning next Saturday.
I'm rather discouraged"
said Mr.. Martin. 1T looks as
though we might be here until
Labor Day II committees keep
working on legislation. I'm not
so sure but 1t might be In the
best interests Of Congress and
the country to come back here
after the elections rather than
rush a lot Of bills through now"
1t is not likely. however, that
Democratic leaders. who con-
trolls Congress. will go for the
idea Of a recess and another
session In the Fall.
Many Senate Bills
Senate Democratic Leader
johnson Of Texas made 1t clear
recently he thinks Congress
should stay here until it fin
ishes its work, without setting
any arbitrary adjournment
goal.
For that reason. If the re-
naming business is not COM
pleted this week. it is safe |
bet the two chambers will keep
going into the week ending |
August %.
The answer rests largely with |
the Senate. which will start |
working tomorrow on a dozen
big bills that have passed the
House including:
Three complicated tax bills;
two to correct numerous inequi-
ties in the revenue code and a
third to help small business by |
easing depreciation rules.
The $3.5 billion foreign aid |
appropriation, which must 60 |
10 a conference with the House
after the Senate acts. The
House allowed only a little more |
than SO billion.
A SIS billion science educa-
ton bill which also must be
settled in conference. The |
House approved only a 5000
million program.
The social security bill, !
which will not come out of the
Senate Finance Committee be-
fore Wednesday. The admin
istration favors the Z per cent
increase in the Self-Supportlns
old-age checks. but there have
been threats of a veto If the
bill retains a direct appropria-
ton Of 1923 million to increase
the Federal share of State pub
lie assistance payments.
The SO billion boost in the
national debt ceiling to 1888
billion to meet mounting Gov.
eminent obligations.
A six-month extension of the
law governing renegotiation Of
Government contracts.
Several controversial bills af-
fectlng court Jurisdiction. de-
signed primarily to preserve
State laws when Congress takes
Federal jurisdiction in the
same fields, unless Congress
specifically claims exclusive
Jurisdiction.
The House has a smaller list
Of unfinished major bills. but 1t
must wait on the Senate. since
nearly all remaining legislation
requires compromised agree
ments between the two cham
bers.
A .Senate-approved $2.4 bill
lion omnibus housing bill is still
See CONGRESS. Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-10
Formoso I ension Rises,
Clash Held Unlikely
U. S. and British Believe Chinese
ToIk Tough for Political Reasons

HONG KONG, Aug. tAP)-Tension rises over Formosa
Strait but United States and British said today they
little danger Of shooting between Red and Nation
allst China.
Most United States and British quarters privately
and countercams that the other side preparing