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HOUSES FOR SALE-M.W.

A.. U. PARK blks. Spring Vale,
shopping. Early American farm.
mouse, Cute as a button. $500
dream kitchen with eating Spac,
AUDITING a large secluded screened
porch. Pull din. rm., den. poWdeI
nm, sewing rm., liV. rm. with fire.
pl on LIST n. 3 bedTms. UP. Full
bsmi.. hobby rm.. oil h.-w.h. Only
81 800. Be an EARLY American
Make An apt. now. REAhISTINGs
CORR oil a-Oo0g
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MCKINNEY HILLS

GRACIOUS TItb G.t3 S,be sIp bsiek coIonia
table space; fenced yard; off-strcet
parking; schools near: Slg,950.
THOMPSON CO., JU. $4,000
MEADOWwOOD-Lovely 6-rm., .
bath brick Cape Cod. Bedrm.,
bath LIST A.; garage and porch
4laee, terms. S24,750. BEERS
BROS, JU. 5-761O.
NEAR DISTRICT LINE on level
shady lot, modern brick 3-bed
room rambler with large dining
area, fun basement. near schools
and bus Only $4,000. A. J
MESSENGER A. Co III Q-4544
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FRED B. CUSHMAN
4Se y; Frederick Ave.

Gaithersburg
WI. S-001l and WA. 6-O40I
Ewes. Mr.. Cushman, GA. 4-s12O
FOUR CORNERS AREA-3-bedrm
rambler, liv, rm.. din. L. VACANT.
Refrigerated. lmmed occupancy
II desired. Only S15,q5O, terms.
Q. FIELD, INC. JU. 5-7113
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HOUSES FOR sALE-S,E,


ANACOsTIA-s6.g5O Groom semi.
Oct. home. Nice location. Easy
Terms JOHN L. SHELTON. 10
10000.
ANACOSTIA-S75O dn. 2-bedrm
stueco. Gas hot-water heat, ga
ragc: Full price $1,000. HART.
MAN REALTY. INC, Realtors
LU. 4-3400: ewes, LII. 2-OO37.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. city Lac
detach. brick split-level rambler
Ideal for professional man. Priced
Si2,50u. JOSEPH FILIPPO REAL
TY CO, Realtors, 24l2 MINI
ave, LU. 4-1717.
HILLCREST
Near Bath and Alabama ave..
bedrm. Diet. brk. Beautiful lot. Ca.
rage; Rec. rm. with flrepl. Scr
porches. Perfect condition. SIS.
300. JOHN l.. SHELTON, REAL.
TOR, 10. $1,000.
COLORED: $3.50 DOWN-Detached
brick home; 8 big bedrms.. lge,
din. rm:, glass-enclosed porch;
nice. yard with fruit trees: fenced
ward; bSmt. with rec rm.: con-
venient neighborhood. FREDERICK
". BERENS SALES, INC. RE.
6-5400 til q.
co! ORED-5O3 HILLTOP TERI
S.E.-3:bedrm. semidet. brick; full
bSmt.: lge. lot: S9.995. ERNEST
H. LUNG. D1. 7-222l. RE. 1864 /
COLORED-S.E., Burbank St.
real good brick home: q rms, 3
bedrms. and bath, plus 3-rm. anC
bath apt: gas hot-water heat;
storm doors and windows; priced
E psI,t,, HARTMAN REALTY. INC:
REALTORS LU. 4-34O0: ewes, LII
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Mr., 18th AND RiTTENHousE

NlH.DtNl
Immac. 3-bedroom brick. features
Wall-to-wal carpet. powder rm
ultramod. kit New-house cnndi.
ton. Quick settlement Call I'll Z
pm; r. A. HUMPHREYS, MA
SHEPHERD PARK-Immac. brick
Colonial Has everything. Center.
hall plan liv, rm. 13x23. . FIRE.
Pies, den, . powder rms, rec
rm., garage. nice yard. 2 Ice. he'd.
rms, baths. very modern kit
etc q" ~ pm. r. A. HUM.
pHRIEs. Ma. $4,000.
COLoRFO OR WHITE, MT. PLEAS
ANT baths and kitchens;
ideal for home and income. COM
plete.y furnished substantial
down payment required. NO. =
4334 after m. or anytime
week ends
COLoRED-b221 KANSAS AVE
A very attrac. S-rm. Colonia,
brick home in perfect cond.: .
kits. :. baths. gas h.-w.h.; ga
rage; nice ward; S16950: 81 900
down. STONE & MARCET LIMO,
TU "-2lOt or WI. 1921.
cor ORFD-it06 ILLINOIS AVE.
NW.-Vacent; LIST offering: brick
Colonial front porch. side-hal'
plan; rms. bath. bsmt gas
465a; ewes, OIL 6-a191, FULTON
r. GORDON, JR.. CO.
COLoRED-69 FLORIDA AVE. NV.
Home and income: zoned COM
mercial. q rooms and bath plus
store on ] st floor. Priced to sell
Vacant. Redecnrated Kew at n
Florida ave. FLOYD E. DAVIS
CO. 1929 K St NV. MA. S-0352,
ewes, LA. 6-0S26.
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CHEVY CHASE, D. C
DOCTORS NOTE


This you must seel Situated on
over I7-acre level lot, with breath
taxing handspring. this preten-
tious brick Colonial is In immac-
ulate condition and Will appeal
to the most discriminating buyer.
Spacious reception hall, huge liv-
ing RIM. with picture window over
looking the beautiful grounds: IL
brary with fireplace and powder
room; de luxe kitchen with din.
ing area. family din. rm., 3 bed
rms, . baths, screened porch on
LIST mr.: 3 delightful bedrms., !
baths. sun deck with uneXcelled
view on End; stairs to lge. fioored
attic: daylight bsmt. and rec. rm
area; Gear built-in garage. This
homo ives custom built, superior
workmanship throughout. This Is
a most unusual Offering warrant,
your immediate inspection. q IA
q, EN-. 27400: ewes, FE. 7-2n65
n
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ASSUME
BIG CT LOAN

Avn ~ Ava -
BIG CT LOAN
Terrific 3 bedrooms, rec. rm., dinine
ell, table-Space kitchen, wail-to.
wall Competing, lovely fenced yard
Near schools and bus. Price $20,.
James C. Conley & Co.
1901 Woodmont Ave, Bethesda
OIL. 4-6833
ASSUME LARGE 4la%
Loan and move into this lovely
home in . weeks. 3 twin sized
bedrooms. "a baths. garage and
rec room; all of this. plus a most
convenient location for 500, $50
BRICK CAPE COD
Three bedrooms, . baths, all-e!tc-
trio kitchen; near schools and
transportation: fenced yard: Sl7,-
$50.
LOTS OF ROOM
This large brick Colonial has s
bedrooms and q 24xl4 living room
with fireplace. Everything else Is
In proportion, including the 34x24
stone patio with barbecue. A
really big buy at S39,f5O.
James G. Conley & Co.
e525 GA. AVE. JU. SABA til
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METZLER RFALTOR-


PARK-1st Offering
There are not enough adjective,
e. describe this Charming bricl
Dutch Colonial with ''in-town'
convenience. Its many feature,
include liv. rm, din. rm.. mod
kit. with breakfast nook. panelet
den, bedrm. and full bath, all or
LIST floor. There also are 3 bed.
rms. and bath on the end. OnG
is paneled and could be used a,
TV rm. or nursery. All thi,
and q nice private garden. priced
in the mid-2Os. Hurry to SEE
this, Call our Uptown ONCE. IKE
!-iSnh til Il nm. after g. ~,
1-"57Sl. SHANNON e. LUCHs
co.
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MANOR COUNTRY
CLUB ESTATES

MASS. AVE. CONTEMPORARY -
Real style and class. in q won-
derful neighborhood; 3 bedrmS.,
ga baths, plus Q small 4th bed
coN6 81 R9SifES ffE ESrmSas A adF
porch l4x34 that is delightful,
rec. rm. with fireplace and bar
in full basement: lovely corner lot
contains approx. 10000 so. IT.
and many large trees. Dishwasher
disposal, clothes washer, drier,
and wall-to-wall carpet included.
MID-30sl FRANK S. PHILLIPS,
Nc DIi 7-14ll: evenings,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-24
Expectont Mother
Goes to Wrong Place

SAN DIEGO Calf. (APl. -
Marine SGT. HAROLD Cutler was
rushing his wife to a hospital
for the expected birth Of twins
when he was pulled TO the curb
by a young police officer.
After hearing the story, the
ofiicer transferred the Cutters
to his prowl car, With red
lights flashing. he raced them
through town and pulled up at
the University Of CALIFORNIA;
Scripps Institution Of Ocean,
ography.
Mrs. Cutler told the notice.
man she was going to have
babies. not fish, and please get
her to the nearby Scripps
Memorial Hospital.
The officer. more badly
shaken by now than the Cut
lers, got them to the hospital
on his next try-and on time.
Murmured one hospital nurse:
Were used to the sight Of
panicky fathers But the lace
of this young policeman was
something to study"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-24
South Africu to Send
YOUNG Ambassadors

PRETORIA, South Africa
A group Of teen-agers, chosen
from many applicants because
of their personality and intel
hgence, will leave for America
in August as young ambas-
sailors" from South Africa.
Winners of the American Field
Service international scholar
ships, they will live in Ameri-
can homes, attend school, and
tour the country.
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Seismoeruph Notes
TINY Vibrations

PARIS - A Frenchman has
developed a seismograph so SEN
Sitive that it will register a vi
bration of only 20 angstromS in
the earth's crust.
One angstrom equals ten
millionths of a millimeter.
The developer is Yves Rocart,
director of the physics labora-
tory of the Ecole Normale
Superieure of Paris.
The device operates on the
principle,of suspended metal
lie mass, but the movements are
transmitted by an electronic
amplifier and not mechanically
This enables 1t to record vibra-
lions hitherto too feeble to reg
lister. h
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-24
Measles Infection
Comes Through Eyes

NEW YORK. - Recent tests
indicate that measles and other
common childhood diseases are
transmitted through the con-
junctiva, the mucous mem
brane that covers the front
surface of the eyes and also
lines the inner surface Of the
eyelid.
When groups Of children
susceptible to measles were
contaminated with the saliva
of very infectious cases, some,
who were infected through the
mouth and throat, didn't de-
velop the disease. But five out
of six children whose healthy
conjunctivas were contami-
mated did develop it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-24

N Foirfox Drive OF N Krk~ood, Arlington
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because an unhappy dealer
sought revenge on his big
gambler boss; a land giveaway
in which victims received gen.
uine property but were fieeced
through fees for abstracts.
Kept Starring Role
While he hired accomplices
for secondary roles. We'll al
ways took the starring part
himself-as a bogus banker.
scientist, mining expert, finan-
cier, physician. statesma n.
Through it all he paraded, in
his phrase, as cathedral Of
sartorial splendor." His early
penchant for canary-colored
suits, however, was not the ORR
gin OF his nickname. This was
given him by a politician whom
he reminded Of a slippery comic
strip character by that name.
why did his frauds succeed
so often? Larceny" says Well,
els in every mans heart. In
his greed, a man will show you
how he can be taken"
Today he lives modestly but
happily on proceeds from an
nuities and from an occasional
speech. We'll says. He also has
made a little money with a
pamphlet he wrote, Of all
things, on Practical Successful
Salesmanship." Excerpt: THE
doctrine Of chance is the bible
of the fool,D
But the lavish income Of
his former days has vanished
in high living and in operating
expenses during his heyday
Couldn't the formidable talent
to defraud have been turned
to legitimate enterprise?
Honesty Didn't Pay
Every time ! tried-I tried
because my dear wife wanted
me to--it turned out very
poorly" Well recalls. Once he
and some associates lost $685.
600 in % days running a circus
that encountered % straight
days Of rain, Another time, he
lost his shirt on a 215-room
hotel-mainly because most of
the guests were con-men,
swindlers and grafters who
figured there was no point pay
ing rent to one of themselves.
In rare, questioning moods,
however, Well looks at his past
With certain mlSglvlngS.
Then, he may say, II was
blinded worShipped the cali
of gold" Or, speaking Of his
late wife Jessie and theil
daughter Josephine:
did all the money I got ever
give Jessie and my Josephine
inner comfort? The things
money can buy they had in
plenty. Today, to my daughter,
l am still a saint. They were
too loving to tell me how they
detested the methods by which
these riches were gained.
Never was there a woman
who lived more happily than
my Jessie. She was loyal
she loved and pitied me. She
knew I couldn't change my
ways. But one day." he
adds, you realize there was
nothing you could give your
family besides wealth. No
standing, no responsibility"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-24
ADyERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Young Man,
Be Your Own BOssl

. OF special interest to June
graduates, this original Digest
article by William Benton
presents the disadvantages Of
working for a big-name bust
ness. In May Readers Digest,
Mr.. Benton says: "If you
have real business ability,
going into business for yourself
is best" Sound advice in May
Readers Digest-get your
copy todayl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-24

dlCCttuiMlClt VI ttiu A0tA~W
Wei and the Yellow Kid
aspects Of the same person '
half a century In a remarkable
career Of crime.
Fifteen years in retirement
now, old gentlemen We'll has
parted company with alter ego
yellow Kid. The divorce seems
to have been occasioned by
necessity rather than moral re-
generation.
1.-The most devastating ca
tastrophe that can befall a
man." says We'll glumly, lis to
outlive his talent" Wells tall
ent was swindling-on such a
scale. with such verve and
ingenuity, that one Of his
numerous victims once de-
clared 1t was worth the $4,000
he had lost just to see the
yellow Kid operate.
A tribute that Well appreci-
ates.
Nothing for Something"
"You might say I was like
Robin Hood in that I took
from the rich.s he says, "and
I am happy in the thought that
I never took a penny from a
man who didn't ask TO be taken.
Each victim thought he was
getting something for nothing.
But what he got was nothing
for something"
In this, We'll sees a great
moral. And If he had to live
his life over again
I'D do the same thing" says
the former champion Of conf
dence men. why not? 1t was
an exciting, splendid way TO
live. I had the very best OF
everything. / lived layishly. ]
Travelled extensively -includ-
ing three times, behind bars at
Joliet, Leavenworth and At
lanta.
But these were short prison
terms, the only ones that stuck
in a record Of Al arrests, Police
estimate that Well fieeced VIC
times of some So million during
his long reign as fiim-ham
artist. But We'll claims he did
better.
After all, there were people
involved In some ventures who
couldn't afford the scandal Of
admitting il" he explains.
"Hew would 1t look for q banker
to complain he lost, $4,000 on
a device to duplicate money!"
Wide Ranging Schemes
His schemes ranged from
simple, quick-cash operations,
to elaborate productions with
fraudulent props and entire
casts of bogus personalities.
Once he rented a posh
brokers Office in st. Louis for
a front in a lucrative stock
swindle. He operated bank
solely for the purpose of turn
ing letters of credit into cash,
through confederates employed
in world capitals. (The
banks" visible assets were
money bags filled with salt0
Posing as a DIR. Reuel" in
pre-World War ! days, We'll
claimed to be representing i'm
portant German interests in
search of American invest
ments. To convince one Gus
toner, he lured him to his local
library to examine a bona fide
book containing a photograph
of the famous DIR. Reuel. F"
(The original picture had been
removed and Wells expertly in
serted.)
He even had 200 copies of a
Washington newspaper with a
front-page story devoted to
'Dr. Reuel," including a photo
showing him with a top Ger
man official. THE front, Sec
ond, and other pages of the
newspaper section had been ex-
pertly duplicated for the ruse.)
There we're countless other
schemes of varying completely
and success. There were plots
based on horse races, supposedly
but not actually, fixed; fake
card games supposedly riggec
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-24
Aging Con Man Recalls
Lifetime of SwindIing

CHICAGO April CApDs-seated In his favorite chair
among cdfashohed photographs that testify PALMER days.
Joseph We'll frageookng but st elegant a 49, speaking
affectionateiy Of the yellow Kid. e
We'll and the yellow Kid the same person or two
aspecs of the same who duped gube citizens for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-24

0uSt you Can piOteSl
many ornamental
garden plants from
both insect and dis
ease damage. Start
now and dust twice
weekly. Comes in an
easy to use squeeze
buster package! A
scientific advance 80.
backed by U MON
Carbide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-24
GARDEN HINT
HOW To GET BETTER BLOOMS

Ever notice how some gardens are
a blaze of blossoms from Spring
through Fall, while others are spotty
and sparse? The secret is insect and
disease control. Insects sap plant
vitality, limit the number Of blooms,
That's why its good 10 know that
with top-qualip "Eveready" Floral
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-09

paid $1,000 to a beginning teach.
er with a bachelors degree and
$1,000 to those with 16 years
experience.
In addition to its well-pubI-
cized efforts on behalf of vari.
Gus legislative and budgetary
items, the Council carries on nu.
merous services through its
committee system.
One committee, for instance,
has developed the largest pro-
gram in the nation of foreign
language instruction for elemen-
tary school pupils. This group
hopes to work itself out of ex-
istence by gaining acceptance Of
the program within the regu-
lar school program.
Among other committees with
active programs are those deal
ing with curriculum, exception
al children, health, music, libra
ries, safety, teacher recruitment
and retainment and youth guild
ance.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-09

Science Fair. Also first, second
and third and honorable men,
ton awards will be given in
each subject area.
Some 300 junior high projects
will be exhibited in the boys
gymnasium and approximately
200 senior high projects are ex-
pected for the exhibit in the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-09

Department for a re-registra-
ton application.
Those are the persons whose
drivers licenses will expire
June 80, 1859. If they already
have re-registered, however,
they need not apply again.
Those who must, however,
should include their full name
and correct address together
with the number stamped on
their current licenses when
they make application.
The State is currently en-
gagged in issuing new operators
permits to all of its motorists
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-09
At Birthday Dinner
P-TA 'ers to Look Back
On IS Productive Years

Musical numbers, for instance
will include such plants as ~
Amt Agonna Raise Teachers
Pay Ito the tune of Turkey in
the Straw") and Lincoln Be,
came Great Without a Visual
Aid" Ito II Can't Give You
Anything But Love, Baby").
But there have been few such
respites for fun and frolic dur.
ing Is years of sober work in
which the Council has played a
part in the innumerable changes
In policy and administration of
local schools.
The organization points with
pride to its leadership in the
public campaigns which brought
about these major Innovations:
. Conversion of the school
board from an appointive to an
elected body lin 1882.
. Opening to the press and
public of school board meetings,
which in 1914 were held in Sc.
cret.
Elimination of the "fixed
tax rate philosophy" which I'M
derlay school budgeting.
. Abolition of the patronage
basis for hiring school janitors
and bus drivers.
determination of school
plants.
Introduction of special edu-
cation facilities for handicapped
children.
. Steady increases in teach.
ers' salary scales, which in 1914
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-09

a committee composed primar-
lily of scientists from the
various scientific agencies in
the area along with science
teachers from outside the
county.
Two grand prize winners will
be chosen to represent Mont
gomery County at the National
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-09
By Bob Bernstein
Staff Reporter

The Montgomery County
Council of P-TAs, noting it's
18th anniversary this month,
has played a key role in the
development of count y
schools into one of the larg-
est and most complex sys-
TENS in the nation.
additionally, the Council has
stressed the forward look"
with a continued insistence on
more facilities and services to
meet the ever-expanding de-
mands Of the mushrooming sub
urban area.
But even the P-TA, with all
its emphasis on planning for the
future, failed in its early days
to foresee the full impact of
the countys postwar expansion.
Back in 1913, for example, the
crystal ball was so clouded that
one Council committee solemnly
warned the school board that
the county would have as many
as 23,500 students by 1860. BY
1890, according to this now-iron.
ic projection, enrolment would
reach $1,000.
In actual fact, the schools
population topped $4,000 this
year, will hit $4,000 next year,
and is expected to reach $4,000
by 1864.
At the same time, the Coun.
Gil has grown even more rapid.
ly than the burgeoning system
it represents.
The organization was born
April II, 1914, when represent
atives of Is local P-TAs with
a total membership of $500 con-
vened at the newly-constructed
Richard Montgomery High
School in Rockville.
At latest count, the Council
by this year had swelled to
more than $4,000 members, rep
resenting locals at every one of
Montgomery's 106 schools.
The Council will celebrate its
own birthday with a gala din
ner-dance tomorrow night at In
dian Spring Country Club. High
light Of the evening will be a
play, Growing Palms." which
will spool the Council, its ideals
and its past presidents.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-09
I'll, [, ], or K
Drivers Get
A Reminder

Maryland motorists whose
last names start with the
letters H, I, J or X, and who
have not re registered as
drivers with the State Depart
ment of Motor Vehicles, are
urged to write at once to the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-09

girls gymnasium. The entries
will be projects which were
winners in their respective
fields fields at the local school
fairs held prior to the county
fair.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-09
Science Fair
Feature
500 Exhibits

Montgomery County's fourth
annual Science Fair will be
held April 1918, and will be
open to the public, April 1917
from 10 am. to 10 pm, at Be
thesda Chevy Chase High
School.
Judging will be conducted by
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-09

in order to weed out dead wood
from its lists.
Records of some motorists in
the early part of the alphabet
who failed to re-register have
now been destroyed and these
motorists must undergo new
drivers tests.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-09

S ENTlN Ell G SoTNTg' .D'
Thursday, April 2. Iss9--RIE
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-07-11

ed have moved ahead 43 per cent
almost five times as fast.
Defroit's Negro workers are
clustered in semi-skiIled fac
tory Jobs and have compare
lively less education than
whites. Negroes were especial.
Iy hard hit by the recession,
Sharp noted. citing these
points:
/, During 1853. the median in
come of Negro families fell by
500 COR l6 per cent?, compared
to $500 Tor five per cent? for
whites.
2. In 1881, the median family
income Of whites was 81 per cent
higher than Negroes; by 1858,
this gap widcned to. 10 per cent
$1,000 for Negroes, compared to
$4,000 for whites).
3. In the l95i-58 interval, gains
in median Negro family income
(Six per cent? failed to keep pace