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Evening star., 1949-03-08
Town Council Opposes
ANY Sale Of GreenbeIt

Members Of the Greenbelt
Town Council last night opposed
any sale of the federally owned
community.
In the event the Government
should decide to sell in the near
future, however, the present Coun-
Gil would insist that residence be
open to nonveterans as we'll as
veterans.
These views were registered in
a session devoted mainly tc
Councilman Allen Morrisons re-
port of recent Senate hearings on
the proposed disposition of the
Maryland towns sister housing
project of Greendale. Wis.
The Greenbelt Mutual Home
Ownership Corp, a cooperative
housing group comprised of resi-
dents, is to hear Representative
Patman. Democrat. of Texas dis
cuss his proposed bill on coop
housing at pm. tomorrow in
the Community Building.
Col. Leroy S. Mann. present
commanding officer of the 260th
Antiaircraft Group, District Ma
tional Guard, was indorsed by
the Council for appointment as
new commanding general of the
Guard in the Washington area.
Evening star., 1949-03-08
HouseApproves
New Bond Limit
In Montgomery
Rise From J to 10Pct.
For Schools Is Sent
To State Senate
By. J. L. MiehoeI
Special Correspondent Of The Stor

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. "a House
approved bill to raise Montgomery
County's bonded limitation from
7 to 10 per cent of it's assessable
base was before the Senate today
The measure was approved by
the House last night with no de-
bate. It is desired by the Mont
gomery County Council in order to
clear the way for issuance of bonds
for school construction.
County officials said the legisla-
ton would permit them to issue
about $11.o00.000 in additional
bonds. The present 7 per cent
limitation is contained in the
county's new charter.
New Morningside Bill Awaited.
The Prince Georges County dele
CATION is expected to introduce
today new version of the bill to
incorporate Morningside.
The substitute was submitted
to the delegation yesterday by E.
A. Glenn and Duncan Fleming,
leaders of the incorporation pro-
posal.
Under the new proposal, the
provision for vote on any town
ordinance if 20 per cent of the
voters so desire would be elm
Evening star., 1949-03-08
Arlington Board Pick!
Twenty-fourth Street
Site for New School

The Arlington School Board
last night selected an eight-acre
tract on South Twenty-fourth
street, at Ode and Nash streets,
as the site for a new elementary
school.
The action came after a long
controversy over location of the
new school.
The Twenty-fourth street site
had been protested by nearby res
idents on grounds it was in the
center of one of the countys best
residential districts and the land
was too valuable for real estate
purposes.
Many persons favored a site
at the Shirley Homes develop
ment, which they claimed could
be purchased more cheaply. A
third site considered was on
Twenty third street.
Before taking final action the
School Board read a letter from
the State Board of Education,
which said two inspectors who
surveyed the three proposed sites
had reported that the Twenty
fourth street site is best for the
proposed school. ..s
The new school will replace the
old Hume School on Arlington
Ridge road.
After selecting the site the
School Board prepared to begin
negotiations for its acquisition
from Peter Kenigones and Mrs
Frances Lee Sickels.
Architects Allen j. Dickey and
John Graham. jr., were named
to design the new school. Funds
for the structure were included in
a S1,766,000 bond issue sold last
October,
Evening star., 1949-03-08

Renewing charges that the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission has re-
fused to enforce zoning ordi-
nances, the Montgomery County
| Council limited today it may make
legal test of the law giving the
Planning Commission authority in
certain fields.
The Council also implied that it
may set up its own county wide
building inspection system to
bring about zoning enforcement.
Frederic P. Lee. Council presi-
dent, said that while this would
mean duplication of machinery at
added expense to the taxpayers,
he believed that the people would
prefer such a step to continuance
of existing conditions.
IT. for one. do not intend to
stand pat because of the failures
of the Park and Planning Com
mission on enforcement" he de-
clared. His remarks were Sec
onded by other Council members.
The running battle between the
council and the commission was
intensified by the councils receipt
of a letter from Mayor John C..
Post of Takoma Park, who ex-
coriated the Planning Commission
for its position.
Scores Rampant" Violations.
Mayor Post, who is president OF
the Maryland League OF Munich
palities, asserted that during the
past 10 or IL years zoning viola
tions have been permitted to be-
come rampant with consequent
depreciation in property values
and a general decrease in the base
for municipal and county tax
revenues.
THE editorial writer in one OF
the Washington papers has been
widely quoted recently because he
advocated no disturbance of the
present zoning setup. He evil
dently gave no consideration to
the depreciation of enforcement
duty which prevails" Mayor Post
wrote.
Most of the zoning controversy
centers around legislation pro-
posed to the General Assembly
which would transfer from the
commission to the county council
all building inspection functions
in Montgomery County. This leg
islation has been disapproved by a
House of Delegates committee but
was to be considered on the floor
of the House this afternoon.
"If the Park and Planning Com
mission continue to refuse to carry
out enforcement of the zoning or
dinance," Mr.. Lee said to the
council this morning, land If the
pending legislation fails of pas
Evening star., 1949-03-08
luray Fire Destroys
A Frame Buildings in
Business District
By the Associated Press

LURAY, Va, Mar. 8.-Fire de-
stroyed four frame buildings in
Luray's business district last night
The president of Luray's Volun-
teer Fire Department. ]. Everett
Will, estimated the damage at
100000 after the flames were
brought under control about $3.50
o'clock after fight of an hour
and a half
Police Chief Harry S. Farrar
said, however, he believed the fig
ure would be around 100000. Nc
one was reported injured.
The debris continued to smolder
this morning and firemen re-
mained at the scene. A bulldozer
was used to push the debris into
the basement area of the destroyed
buildings.
Town Manager T. F. Ewers said
insurance adjusters. fire and town
officials would make an immediate
investigation in an effort to de-
termine the cause of the fire.
Companies from Sperryville
Shenandoah, New Market, Rap
pahannock and Front Royal also
responded. The firemen were
aided in preventing further spread
of the blaze by the almost COM
plete absence of any wind. Nc
one was reported injured.
Buildings destroyed were an
electrical appliance warehouse OF
the Northern Virginia Power Co.
a radio shop. an auto parts store
and a department store with liv-
ing and Office quarters on upper
floors.
Only the department store
building was more than two
stories high. 1t was three story
structure with CIO union head
quarters and dwelling rooms on
upper floors.
One of the apartments was the
residence of Mrs. Libby Printz and
her small twin sons. But Mrs.
Printz was in a hospital and the
children were staying with rela-
Evening star., 1949-03-08
Montgomery Unit Plans
Drive for Youth Work

Montgomery Forest No. 1874
Tall Cedars of Lebanon, has an
nounced plans to raise funds for
work among teen-age groups OF
Montgomery County.
William Homer Carroll has been
named chairman of the groups
welfare committee to submit rec
concentrations as to what projects
should be sponsored, and how
much will be required. Other
members of the welfare committee
are George T. Heilman and j
Myron Jones.
Evening star., 1949-03-08
| Montgomery Keeps
Files of Bills for
| PubIic's Convenience

Copies of bills introduced
at the current session of the
Maryland General Assembly
are kept on file at key points
in Montgomery County for
convenience of the public,
Delegate John R. Reeves said
The files may be consulted
at police headquarters in the
County Service Building in
Silver Spring and Bethesda.
and at the county managers
Office in the courthouse at
Rockville.
Evening star., 1949-03-08
7 G|s, Civilian Get Terms
In Cabbie Beating, Robbing

Two Fort Myer soldiers and a
former Army buddy were sem
fenced yesterday in Montgomery
County Circuit Court to the Mary
land Reformatory for Males for
beating and robbing taxicab
driver last July.
Judge Stedman Prescott, term
ing the offense completely out
rageous,' imposed two-and-a-
half-year sentences on John j,
McCabe and Michael c. Vurchio,
the soldiers, and Arthur Zamora
now a civilian. All are 10.
The men pleaded guilty to hold
ing up Louis Grasso of the 1900
block of Meigs place NE, after
the hacker drove them from down.
town Washington to Montgomery
County, assaulting him with a
blackjack, kicking him and steal
ing his car. Zamora was brought
from Los Angeles for the trial.
Judge Prescott also sentenced
Lewis Watkins, colored. to seven
years in the penitentiary for man.
slaughter in the fatal shooting OF
Will Diggs. colored, A, at Rock
vile last November.
William Longerbeam, 10, of the
600 block of Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV. was given nine months
in the Maryland House of Correc-
tions for housebreaking and lar
ceny at Bethesda filling station.
Evening star., 1949-03-08

mated. boundary lines of the pro-
posed town have been fixed and
undeveloped land surrounding the
area would not be included in the
town.
The amended bill also would
give borrowing power to the Town
Council.
The Prince Georges delegation
also was to introduce a bill pro-
hibitlng persons under 18 from
entering places where liquor is
sold This represents .compro-
mise of the original measure
which prohibited persons under 81
from entering such establishments
after 8 pm.
Prince Georges Bills Passed.
Prince Georges bills passed last
night by the House would:
Increase the tax rate limit in
Paramount Heights from Is to so
cents per $1O0, provide a new
charter for Cheverly, give the
Cheverly Town Council power to
construct and finance storm water
drainage facilities on a front-foot
benefit basis, advance the College
Park tax rate limit from Is to so
cents per S100 and give the county
sheriff $500 annual allowance
for the use of an automobile.
House approval also was given
a bill requiring candidates for mu-
nicipal Offices in Washington
Grove, Montgomery County, to be
residents of the town at least one
year.
Similar approval was given a
bill sponsored by Delegate Will
liam H. McGrath, Democrat, of
Prince Georges County to give the
NREetestant Episcopal Church the
same right to own property as is
granted other denominations.
The JOINT Senate-House Com
mittee appointed to study the
mental hospital situation met for
more than 10 hours yesterday as
it put the finishing touches on a
report of it's findings.
The report. lengthy survey Of
conditions at the five State mental
institutions, will serve as one Of
the references the Governor uses
in drawing up an administration
program for the hospitals.
Report Expected Tomorrow.
Chairman P. G.. Stromberg said
the report will be released tomor-
row.
Most of the legislators combined
last night in sponsorship of bills
designed to help the counties and
Baltimore City solve their school
construction problems.
The measures would:
/. Provide for a $50, ,000, 900 bond
issue the State would use to loan
counties money for school con-
struction.
2. Quadruple the incentive fund
for school building.
In addition, Senators Turnbill,
Democrat of Baltimore County,
and Senator Kimble introduced a
companion measure which would
transfer receipts from the per
cent motor vehicle titling tax from
the State roads program to the
incentive fund.
Present Statue Cited.
Under the present incentive
fund statue, counties may levy
up to five cents per $100 of as
sessable property for school con-
struction. The State guarantees
that each penny of the special
tax will raise an amount OF money
equal to 81 for each pupil in at
tendance.
If the county tax raises the
maximum amount. the State pays
nothing. If it falls below the
maximum, the State makes up the
difference. Last year, the State
contributed $1,600,000 to the fund.
Under the new bill, the State
would guarantee So for each penny
OF the special tax up to 20 cents.
Mr.. Turnbull and Mr.. Kimble
introduced their bill to transfer
titling tax funds from roads to
the incentive fund so that the
State could pay the extra money
without having to resort to new
taxes.
4
Evening star., 1949-03-08
Gen. Vondenberq in Germany

WIESBADEN, Germany, Mar. 8
P. - Gen. Hoyt Vanderberg,
United States Air Force Chief of
Staff, arrived last night by plane
from England on an inspection
trip.
Evening star., 1949-03-08


Highway Division-$s7s,545, in
Guiding capital outlay for perma-
nent improvements on Wilson
boulevard from North Dinwiddie
to North Jefferson streets: on
Lorcum lane from the George
Washington Memorial Parkway to
North Edgewood street; on North
Lynn street from Wilson ooule-
ward to North Nineteenth street.
and the north half of the Wilson
Boulevard Bridge over -Four Mile
Run. Also included are funds for
storm sewers in the Edison street
area north of Wilson boulevard;
Westover Branch and Four Mile
Channel west of Arlington Ridge
road.
Police Department -$338 ,422,
including funds for seven addi-
tional patrolmen and three motor
cycles.
Fire Department-$290 241. in
Guiding the cost of two new pieces
of firefghting equipment: $4,000
for construction of a drill tower
and funds for one addit' onal paid
fireman.
Evening star., 1949-09-04
Illustrated BY Douid SI,asO

''Soon Naples police reported he had turned
up there but had slipped through their fingers.
A ship had just sailed from Naples for South
America, so we sent an alert to seaboard cities
there. He was astonished when they picked
him up in Caracas.
Interpol concerns itself solely with criminal
cases like this, won't touch political one.
But the range of international criminals with
which it deals is enormous. Among them,
besides the usual run of thieves and swindlers.
are dope traffckers, huge rings of counter
feters, white slavers and vicious apache killers.
Even a few frontier hopping horse thieves
have appeared on its blotter.
Beauty and shs Jewel Thief
OCCASIONALLY genuine femme tatoIe turns
up, such as the one involved in series of
jewel robberies stretching from The Hague via
Bern, Paris and Barcelona to Lisbon. The
cases were linked together chiefly by the ex-
preston of profound melancholy observed in
the thief by each of his victims.
Slowly and carefully Interpol wove net
for The Sad One" as he had been dubbed,
alerting police of the lkeler places where he
had not yet made an appearance. Finally,
when he had try at famous jewel COL
lection, he was caught with the goods 1t was
then discovered that he had been accompanied
on his larcenous travels by ravishing lady
of exceedingly expensive tastes. Her ward
robe consisted entirely of Paris originals.
The explanation of his gloom was simple.
Before meeting her he had been successful
small-time confidence man, but his take had
been much too small to buy Paris originals.
When he turned to the more lucrative line of
lifting jewelry, he knew the inevitable end.
He fatty refused to implicate the lady.
Evening star., 1949-09-04

Since there was no other evidence, she soon
went her way, quite unruff1ed.
"A most dangerous woman" was one Of
fcial's description of her. Doubtless she will
find other victims. But she is not the kind
who earns betrayal. 1t is unlikely that she
ever will be directly implicated. Perhaps she
will choose the wrong man some day."
Most of Interpol's work is more prosaic
Organized in 1923, it now has 81 member
nations including the U.S.A., many Latin
American, several Asiatic and African and
most European countries. Whenever GRIM
inal or suspect crosses the border from one of
these countries into another, Interpol enters
the case stays in it to the end.
When the FBI, for instance, believes that
wanted man or habitual criminal may have
slipped abroad, it sends all available informa-
ton on him to Interpol. From then on, Inter-
pol maintains deep-rooted interest in. him.
Interpol, governed by chiefs of the national
police forces of the various member govern
ments, is supported by annual per capita
assessments on each country. Every five years
the Commission elects officers from its own
ranks. Current president is Inspector General
F. E. Elouwage of Belgium, elected in 1896
A tall, cadaverous but prodigiously ener-
getic man, he is given much of the credit
for the revival of Interpol after the war.
Day-to-day Interpolo Operations are ncharge
of Secretary General Louis Ducloux, bald,
rotund, exceedingly Gallo graduate of France s
famed Snrete Nationale. Now smiling, jaun-
ty68, he has been in police work for more than
40 years, frankly enjoys it.
"Ihave reached the age at which it is neces.
sary to add little water to my wine, " he ex.
plains with grimace But have not lost my
zest for outwitting the canoille we deal with '
Evening star., 1949-09-04

T asst fall professional gambler operating at
IL the Greek port of Piraeus conceived an
almost perfect crime. He expertly lured
young customs officer into game for high
stakes and took him for several times the
amount of his annual income When the
officer admitted that he couldn't pay, the
gambler offered him mutually profitable
deal as an alternative to knife in the back.
1t was the officers job to supervise customs
collections. Given little sinister prodding
and great deal of advice, he neatly embezzled
several billion drachmas in receipts. Three
local bank officials were enlisted as accom-
plices to help convert the money into the cur
rencies of various nations:
The gambler divided the spoils on the spot.
Then, taking full advantage of the chaos prev
alent in the Middle East, all five vanished.
The theft and the getaways were SO
we'll executed that it took several days
even to establish the identities of the
five men. BY then Greek authorities were
stumped, and that probably would have been
the end of the tale had not national police
an obscure little Office in Paris
As a result of that communication the
gambler was picked up two months later in
Teheran, Iran. Two of his accomplices were
arrested in Switzerland. A third was detained
in Capetown, South Africa, and the customs
officer was run to earth in Caracas. Venezuela.
loo, 900 Crooks Captured
THE obscure Partisan Office responsible for
this astonishingly efficient job of global gum
shoeing is one of the most glamorous and
successful yet least known of international
agencies - the International Criminal Police
Commission. From its Paris headquarters
Interpol, as it is called in the police world.
spins crook trapping webs which cover nearly
every nation. In the last rs years more than
100000 international criminals have become
enmeshed in those webs.
Interpol staff members make no arrests
and do no On-the-spOt detecting since
such activities would infringe the sover-
eixnty about which most nations are
very touchy. Instead, Interpol operates as
collective master mind which can summon
up, whenever necessary, all the resources of
Scotland Yard, the FBI, frances Sdrete
Nationale and most of the other police forces
of the world.
Its work in tracking down the Greek Gus
toms officer was typical.
I'VE had police of half the port cities of the
world on the lookout for him." explains an
Interpol staff member Our first lead came
from Genoa where a man answering his de-
scription had been seen. 1t was possible he had
sailed on a ship touching at Marseille, London
and New York. We put French. British and
American police on the lookout. They reported
negatively 50 we concentrated on Italy.
Evening star., 1949-09-04

Ducloux's entire staff numbers only 20, but
for the boundary jumping criminal they are
the most dangerous 20 men in the world.
Occasionally. they are able to put the finger
on a crook even before the crime. There was,
for instance, the case of the two chesaliers
d'indnst1ie, or confidence men.
They met and hatched their plot in Eng
lands Dartmoor prison. One was an English
man equipped with the broad as and care
lessly dropped IS of the best upper-class
accent The other was Austrian and born
actor who had played servant roles on the
stage. Both were serving short sentences for
swindling.
shanghai Anabush
AS SOON as their terms were finished, they
disappeared, laid in supply of false passports
and turned up in Shanghai as an ineffably
bored gentleman accompanied by his gentle
mans gentleman. They chose an Information
al Settlement hotel and quietly went to work
on a wealthy Argentine tourist. In no time at
all large slice of his fortune was in their
pockets. Whereupon they were immedi-
ately arrested and popped into Shanghai
prison for somewhat longer stretches
than they had done in Dartmoor.
Interpol had anticipated them as soon as
they were released from Dartmoor The warn
ings sent out had suggested that they might
work together. possibly as master and servant.
Shanghai police had recognized them and set
trap.
Interpol is in constant radio and telegraphic
contact with most of the world and dozens of
queries come in every day. Some time ago
small-town policeman in Switzerland became
suspicious of German doctor who claimed
that his business in the canton was to recruit
nurses for new hospital being built in Algers.
Chsc3.ins Up On the >,Doctor's
lNrERPoL soon learned that new hospital
was being built in Algiers but that the doctors
name was unknown there. On hunch staff
member sent queries to half dozen other
cities around the Mediterranean BASIN The
answer he received from Cairo quickly set the
wires to Switzerland buzzing.
The doctors business was recruiting. all
right. For month he was allowed to continue
it and carefully shadowed until his associates
could be traced. Then, just as he was about
to set off with the first group of nurses -
all attractive but naive young girls - he
and his whole gang were rounded up: Their
"Algers hospital" actually was string Of
Cairo brothels.
White shaving has fallen off sharply
Evening star., 1949-09-04
;L0BAl COPS AND ROBBERS

crooks i'm Greece embezzled Millions vanished in five
directions a for Interpo Step into the Paris
headquarters fabulous international police force
by Robert Froman and Peter Lowry
lHusrat by David ShaD
Evening star., 1949-01-02
ROOMS FURkisHED-s.E.-s.W.

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double studio bedTm., next TO bath
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cooking facilities all utilities IN
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keeping rooms: everything furnished
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APTs. FURNISHED Cont }

100 c ST. S.W.-small apartment
for settled lady or sober gentleman
OF good character; clean, warm, con-
yenient; utilities furnished, $50
Call ST. 7799 after | pm.
LlV. RM., BEDRM., kit. bath. comp
turn conv. location; S125 monthly,
includ. telephone. $40 Decatur n. ".
ia. 1898 or ia. 355l. 4
JUST OFF 18th st. 3 rooms, kitchen
and bath, SIPS; for clean, quiet
persons reference. CO $500.
ROOM. kitchen, semi
pvt. bath, bsmt apt; 251O Cliff
bourne pl. nv, one block off 18th
and Columbia rd.; S4557 mo.
1918 POTOMAC AVE. SCI rm.,
klt;, Semipvt bath, S10g6 weekly
call FIR. 11l.7, ACE REALTY SERV-
ALLISON ST. west OF 16th-Private
shower. large master bedroom. dou-
Bile bed; nicely furnished gentle
man, young lady or couple. GE
COLORED-WE HAVE several fur
nished apartments. one and two
rooms; also plenty of furnished
rooms equipped for light house
keeping. BLACKWELL, 1910 You
ST. NV