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Evening star., 1942-02-22
Traffic Accident Put F. B. |. on Successful
Quest for Hard Working German Spy Ring

Of espionage. most Of 1t from the
pretty red lips of Lucy Boehmler
Is. handsome blond with blue eyes
who was born in Stuttgart, Ger
many, and came to the United
States IS years ago. Miss Boehmler,
secretary to Ludwig, pleaded guilty
to an indictment returned Septem-
Der last and is named in the pres
ent trial indictment only as a CO.
conspirator. Before Ludwig en-
gagged her she had worked for Won
Der Osten.
Ludwig Got Briefcase::
1t was Ludwig, she testified, re-
peating a story she said he had
told her, who snatched the briefcase
when Won Der Osten was hit by
the taxicab.
And 1t was Ludwig, 38-year-old
native American son of German
parents, who was the brains of the
spy ring, engaging for the most part
men and women of German SYM
pathies willing not only to work
without pay, but to spend a good
deal Of their leisure time trying to
pick up information.
Under the questioning Of United
States Attorney Matthias r. Correa,
she has testified to these things:
Ludwig gave her sheets of paper
on which to type harmless letters to
imaginary persons in Europe. One
address was Manuel Alonzo, Mad
rid, Spain" All of these letters pre-
sumably went to Heinrich Himmler
head Of the Nazi secret police.
Only one side of the paper bore
typewriting. The reverse side con-
tained messages in invisible ink
made by dissolving a kind of white
pill. Once she delivered some Of
these pills to Paul T. Borchardt, SIS,
a defendant characterized by the
Government as fake refugee who
Is in reality German Army pho
tographer and an expert on map
| drawing.
After Ludwig told her Of Won
der Ostens death, she sent the
news In code to Buenos Aires,
Shanghai and Germany and to a
Mr.. Schultz in the German Con-
sulate in Boston.
Toured Eastern Seaboard.
With Ludwig, she made an auto
mobile trip along the Eastern sea-
board, taking notes at his dictation
on forts. as we'll as the number and
equipment of their occupants.
They visited Maryland Washing
ton, Virginia, North and South
Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and
Georgia.
They had a code which included
names for aircraft plants in the
New York area: Grace for the
Grumman plant, Bessie for the
Brewster plant, Sarah for the
Sperry plant.
Rene G. Froelich, 81, another de-
fendant, who was selectee sta
toned on Governors Island. trans
mitted information to Ludwig about
the inmates Of the military hospital
there and their ailments.
An F. B. I. agent testified he
saw Froelich hand Ludwig a pack
age at the Manhattan end of the
Governors Island ferry and that
he later trailed Ludwig along the
west side waterfront where the
German looked over numerous
ships, including the now ruined
Normandie.
On the following day, the same
agent testified, he trailed Ludwig
to q .Weehawken, N. j., ferryboat,
from the top deck of which the
alleged spy again studied the water
front.
Kept Record Of Ships.
Ludwig. to continue with Miss
Boehmler's testimony, kept q book
Evening star., 1942-02-22
BY JOHN FERRIS,

| By Wide World News.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2l.-The lights
ahead were green and Sam LIGHT
man, driving his taxicab through
the Times Square district on March
Is, 1s41, moved rapidly as he had
done hundreds Of times before
as cabs invariably do when the
traf11c Is free.
But that day strange circum-
stances had been shaping them
selves for Sam and for lot of peo-
pie unknown to him.
At the precise moment the cab
reached Forty-fifth street at Sew
enth avenue, a man carrying brief
case, stepped from the curb. Sam
had seen it happen scores of times,
and scores of times had come
through safely. Every cabbie had
to reckon with rash pedestrians,
Sometimes they darted back to the
sidewalk, sometimes
Sam swung the wheel, his brakes
screeched. A woman screamed.
He was a little sick as he stopped
and scrambled out. The man lay
in the street mortally injured. A
crowd was already gathering and a
policeman's whistle was shrilling.
In the confusion a stoop-shouldered,
sharp-nosed man stepped quickly
forward. picked up the briefcase
and vanished in the crowd.
Not an Ordinary Case.
a a 4 la ', M
siren walled. The man was lifted
to q stretcher and carried away.
The crowd slowly dispersed, talking
of the accident.
In the face Of things 1t looked
like just another Of those minor
tragedies common to New York. But
this, 1t turned out, was no ordinary
case.
The man, identified as Julio Lopez
Lido, travelling on a Spanish pass
port, died the next day. An under
taker named Ernest Siccardi oon-
Quoted the funeral, and the Spanish
Consulate General paid the ex-
penses.
Then strange things happened
things which have been written in
absorbing detail into the record Of
New York's current and perhaps
most exciting spy trial Of modern
times.
For the man who appeared to be
merely an obscure Spaniard &C
tually, according to testimony at the
trial. was Capt. Ulrich Won Der
Osten, member of the Gestapo and
a master Nazi spy who was travel
ing on q fraudulent Spanish pass
port.
1t was as a result Of his prosaic
death that the F. B. I. got on the
trail of his successor, Kurt Frederick
Ludwig, and Ludwig's alleged agents
now on trial with him in Federal
Court before a jury and Judge
Henry w. GODDARD.
First Lead for r. b. I.
Whether the F. B. I. eventually
would have unearthed the big plot
to transmit United States defense
secrets to Germany and Japan is
speculative. In any case the Times
Square accident gave them their
first leads.
I The dead mans personal effects
had been turned over to the police
and the public administrator. who
noted that he had been abnormally
interested in magazines on military
aviation and other defense matters.
They notified the F. B. I.
The F. B. I. checked on incoming
telephone calls to the hotel where
the spy had lived. They picked UP
this clue and another.
How many Federal agents worked
on the case has not been disclosed.
Many details, for obvious reasons,
are missing from the record. Still
others necessarily have been with
held from publication as important
military information.
But out of the welter of testi-
mony has come an astonishing story
Evening star., 1942-02-22

ture has been increasing but I'VE
expect manufacturers TO absorb
these increased costs"
Mr.. Henderson declared that pro-
ducers can defeat inflation-"but 1t
can't be done by relying on the Great
White Father In Washington to
make every decision"
Evening star., 1942-02-22

domestic problems instead Of fight-
ing the war"
Generally, Mr.. Henderson said, he
favored release Of controls on agri-
cultural production.
In an address at the National
Farm Institute, the price admins
traitor said unit cost of manufac-
Evening star., 1942-02-22
Price Is Considered
As Housing Chief
In Merger Setup
Rosenmon Said to Have
Completed Proposal to
Unite Is Agencies


Unite Is Agencies
By the Associated Press.
James n. Price, former Governor
Of Virginia, was reported under con-
sideration among others yesterday
to head . proposed new Federal
agency merging some Is Governs
ment units handling construction.
financing and other phases Of emer-
gency and permanent housing.
Reorganization of the Govern
ment's ar-flung housing activities,
particularly as they relate to war
time building. has been under study
for several months in m effort to
bring an end to conflicts between
agencies.
A merger plan was said oficially
yesterday to have been completed
by judge Samuel I. Rosenman of
the New York Supreme Court on Or
ders of President Roosevelt. It was
added, however, that final decision
would await q conference between
the Chief Executive and Brig. Gen.
Philip Fleming, Federal works ad-
ministrator.
Asked whether Gen. Fleming, for
mer wage and hour administrator,
would be the new housing czar,
Stephen Early. presidential secre-
tary, replied:
II wouldn't put 1t that way, but
Fleming will have much to do
with It,"
Fleming Has Been Ill.
Other high officials said Gen.
Fleming would be q good man., but
they doubted whether he could take
on the responsibility because of his
health. He Is recuperating from a
severe illness which has kept him
from his duties for several months.
Mr.. Prices name entered the
picture when 1t was learned Sena-
tors Glass and Byrd of Virginia
probably would be asked soon about
his chances of Senate confirmation
for the new housing post. Mr..
Price and the two Senator'S figured
in Virginia patronage contro-
versy several years ago over q
Federal judgeship.
The Presidents judgeship nomi-
nee, supported by Mr.. Price, was
opposed successfully by Senators
Glass and Byrd, who contended
among other things that they had
not been consulted in advance.
Senator Byrd and Mr.. Price have
headed two different Democratic
factions In the State
Mr.. Price. q lawyer, completed his
4-year term as Governor last
January 10.
Agencies to be Merged.
The 16 Government agencies
which Judge Rosenman would
consolidate include the Federal
Housing Administration. Federal
Home Loan Bank system, Home
owners Loan Corporation, Defense
Homes Corp, Federal National
Mortgage Association, and Federal
Savings and Loan Insurance Corp.
all now under the Federal Loan
Agency headed by Secretary Of
| Commerce Jones.
They also include the United
States Housing Authority, Public
Buildings Administration, and de-
fense housing unit of the Federal
Works Agency headed by Gen.
Fleming, and these others:
Office of Defense Housing Co.
ordination, directed by Charles F.
Palmer; Navy unit handling con-
struction of housing, similar Army
unit, Farm Security Administra-
tons unit handling housing of the
old Resettlement Administration,
T. v. A. housing section, the Alley
Dwelling Authority of the District
of Columbia. and housing priorities
section Of the War Production
Board.
Evening star., 1942-02-22

Any old pre-war maps Of Europe
lying around your house? The Gov
eminent needs paper.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
Lure Book Out

The Upper Peninsula Delelop-
ment Bureau this year has in
creased the number of copies
of the Lure Book" telling the
story of what the area has 10
offer. from $4,000 copies printed
in previous years to 65. 900 copies.
Representatives also will be at
travel shows in Cleveland. Chi
cago and Detroit and newspaper
advertising will be placed by the
bureau and its members 10 at
tract the attention of the vaca-
tion-minded throughout the
Middle West.
Deep sea trolling for lake
trout. fishing on the hundreds OF
trout streams and inland lakes.
canoeing, sailboating. swimming
and all Of the outdoor sports
will be available 10 the hundreds
of thousands who will flock 10
the territory this summer. Add
ing its lure are the wonders Of
Mother Nature throughout the
peninsula.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
Dafes for


March 30 - Special shoulder
to-shoulder rifle match between
Wyandotte Sons of V. +. w. and
Sons of Alliance Ohio Juniors at
Wyandotte Rifle Club in Roose-
welt High. Wyandotte. Banquet
at / p. m. V. F. w. post rooms,
Goddard and Biddle streets.
March 3I--All inland fishing
ends today on bass lakes.
April Spring spearing on
certain streams of spawning
carp, suckers, redhorse and null
let starts today.
April Enrolment of volun-
teer forest fire co-operators"
begins today at all conservation
offices. district headquarters,
and by all conservation officers.
April Beaver trapping in
Lower Michigan ends today.
April w eStern WAYNE
County annual meeting and
Smelt and perch dinner at May
flower Hotel, Plymouth. Elec-
ton of officers. p. J Hoffmaster,
director Michigan Conservation
Department, principal speaker.
April Hearst-TimeS matches
at Detroit Times range. AGO
West Garfield. Shooters may
still enter.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
Club TO Hear
p. J. Hoffmdster

P J. HoffmaSter. director Of the
Michigan Conservation Depart
Iment. will be the speaker at the
Western Wayne County ConServa-
ltion Clubs annual smelt and perch
dinner Wednesday, at the May
flower Hotel, Plymouth.
The annual election Of officers
will be handled by Elton Eaton,
f. Rotnour, Walter Smith, Jack
Taylor and George Hess. The en-
|tertainment program of the eve
ming will be directed by DR.. B. +.
Champe. assisted by Russell Pow
ell Jack Weed and Ernest Henry.
Officers of the club are William
.Rambo, president; r. d. Merriam,
vice president; Ernest Henry, sec
rotary, and Taylor, treasurer. En-
ecutive board members are L. H.
Alexander. Hess. G.. Nj. Jewell,
Weed and Hugh Horton.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
Daily Delivery
Wins Feature

CORAL GABLES, Fla, March
% (UP).-Daily Delivery, a noto-
rious gutter, displayed unexpected
|gameness to outfinish Augury in
taking the $1,000 Added De Soto
Handicap at Tropical Park today.
The 4-year-old son of Milkman,
recently claimed by A. B. Christie
pher for $1,000, carried light
weight of 100 pounds and Jockey
N. Jemas TO his thrilling and sur
prising victory. Augury had top
weight of 1l8 and beat Bull Reign
by a length and a half for second.
Doublrab was fourth.
A field of seven went TO the
post for the siX-furlong event and
De kalb was the first away.
De Kalb led for a half mile with
Doubt Not and Bull Reign in hot
pursuit. Daily Delivery and Au-
curry were back in the ruck.
When the stretch was reached,
seven jockeys reached for their
whips and the field famed out
across the track in the drive for
home. De Kalb found the pace
too hot and dropped back. Bull
Reign refused to quit and hung on
.gamely. but Daily Delivery and
Augury fought the final battle.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
LA. Young Gun Club
Plans WiIdIife Shoot

The l.. a. Young Gun Club, g.
Nile road and Southfield. will hold
a Wildlife Restoration Shoot Sun
day, April ). J. Thompson. club
manager announced Saturday.
In sponsoring the shoot. the Ma
tonal Wildlife Federation points
out that never before has il been
80 necessary for US 10 develop and
tfain accurate markSmcn. The
secretary of war has given official
'sancilon 20 the continuance OF
Ekeet activities.
The shoot VIII start at 10 a m.
Thompson said and viii be a 30
tafEet program.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
Dates Chosen
For SmeIt Fetes

Early breakup Of lake ice may
bring early runs of spawning smelt
up northern streams, but the chief
smelt fishing communities are
playing safe by setting late dates
for their festivals.
Escanaba will limit its iamboree
this year TO one day, April H.
Menominee and Marinette already
have chosen queens for the Twin
City Smelt carnival April 10, Il
and u. Al Boyne City the towns
people are waiting until the
spawning fish show up in the
Boyne River before they invite
the smelt dippers of Southern
TO celebrate.
In communities where celebra-
tons Of the runs are organized,
ton officers assist in man
agement of the events.
The Detroit SportSmen'S Con-
greSs viii run an excursion TO
Alpena. Saturday. April II. for the
annual Alpeha smcit dipping
festival.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
: Heavyweight Bouts
AT Arena Monday

= Two heavyweight bouts are on
The boxing card at the Arena Car
dpns Monday night-a program
which Will be featured by the pro-
ieSsional debut OF Charley Have,
National AAU mlddleWeIght cham
pion from Ferndale.
Both ot The bouts for the biz fell.
lows VIII be siN-rounderS. with
Frank Zamaris heavy punchcr
from Orange. n. j., meeting AL
RelSs OF Detroit in one. and Joe
Aaksich a promising Detroit
%oungsicr. taking on Eddie Andcr-
son, veteran Of more than 100
fights. IN the other.
LamauS was signed 20 fight Lee
Savold March s for Promoter Nick
Lonoes at Olympia. but the match
collapsed amid barragn OF
threats. charges and counter
charge and only a broken leg
suffered hp Raegi Cafab8ntcs
Chilean Weltcrweight. signed for
Mondays main event with Tom
GlaspyI opohed The way for Ia
mars 20 meet Re.ss.
Monday, night Hayes leaves be-
hind him a record unmatched IN
amateur boxing. He has won every
championship for which he has
competed. He can box and he car
fit and, abqve all he IS aggressive,
- Johnny kardaS. rugged Wyan.
dotte veteran probably VIII learn
Mohdsy night
Chick Sanchez, Detroit Mexican
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
In 1888, Marietta

For years the missionaries
lived and worked among the
Indians, and in 1913 Marietta.
now looked upon as the Oldest
town in Ohio, was founded.
The early days of Ohio were
bloody. for the Indians resented
the encroachment of the white
man, but in 1894 Mad An
thony" Wayne put an end to the
red menace by whipping the
pants off the Indians in the
Battle of Fallen Timbers. not
far from what is now Toledo.
Ohio has 20 great state parks.
and the government is develop
ing Wayne National Forest.
Ten state forests are main
tanned and literally thousands
of roadside picnic and recrea-
tional areas are available for the
visitor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
Many Old Inns

All over Ohio are old inns,
each with a long history, such
as Headley Inn, west of Zanes-
vile, built in 1902. and the
Golden Lamb. built in 1916, at
Lebanon.
On state route 40 Is the viii
lage of Fort Recovery and in 1t
the rebuilt fort on the spot
where General st. Clair was
defeated by the Indians in 1870.
Mad Anthony" Wayne rebuilt
the fort in 1893 and called it
Fort Recovery as a pointer to
its objective.
At Gallipolis are the boyhood
home of the beloved o. O. Nc
Intyre and Our House." more
than a century old, with the
very bed in which Louis PHILIPPE,
later king of France, slept when
he visited the French colony
in 1895.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
sunrise
Service Set
IN Colorado

COLORADO SPRINGS, March %.
4 T the foot of giant, red lime
"a stone rocks near here, where
centuries ago the Ute Indians
gathered regularly for their
Shan Kive. or festival Of rejoic-
ing. nearly $4,000 persons will
assemble on Easter morning.
April 5, for the twenty-first an
nual sunrise services. NBC will
broadcast the services.
10 Near the towering cathedral
spires" in the center of the gar
den of the gods itself, a lone
trumpeter silhouetted in cere-
monial robe against the first
rays Of the morning sun will
sound the call to worship at the
foot OF three large crosses i'm
bedded in the mountainSide, SYM
Dol Of Jesus and the thieves VINO
died with Him.
Theme OF the brief sermon by
the Rev. John Skeen. pastor of
the First Baptist Church of Colo
RADIO Springs, will be The Light
That Shineth Out of Darkness.
and he will draw a comparison
of the troubles of the world dur
ing Jesus time and our own. 4
Religious music will comprise-|
the bulk of the program. Fea-
tured will be a 30-voice choir,
a quartet and Bernard Vessey.
tenor.
Nowhere in the world could
there be more appropriate set
ting for Easter services. The
garden of the gods is virtually at
the foot of famed Pixies Peak,
and the 14.110-foot high peak.
which the Indians revered as q
deity. can easily be seen from
the platform on which the Serv-
ices will be held
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
See Big Year

Last year Upper Michigan on
joyed its biggest tourist year
and this year they are preparing
for another big one.
George Bishop, secretary-man-
ager Of the Upper Peninsula De-
velopment Bureau. has re-
ported that "A survey made has
indicated that the coming season
will be a busy one despite the
war and tire rationlng. ]
And when the summer VISITORS
leave the area they'll go home
smiling after the best vacation
they ever had, he predicts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
State Troopers
Score in Hearst
Workmanship
Competition Aiding
Thousands TO Become
Expert RifIemen

Whether the public Is aware OF
the fact or not, the Michigan
State Troops. an organization
guarding many home military OBJ
jectives. are fast becoming expert
rihemen.
During the last few months
armorieS throughout the state
have taken advantage of the Will
liam Randolph Hearst citizens
craftsmanship competition as an
ioeal program and incentive 70
their craftsmanship training
course.
Today Michigan's men OF the
minute know how 10 shoot Their
familiarity with firearms is con-
tributing UNNECESSARILY TO the
success OF the nations program
in turning out thoroughly trained
marksmen in the shortest possible
time
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
Finished Products

More and more are they realiz-
ing that never in our history has
craftsmanship held such a posi-
ton of importance. The staIwart
leaders of this organization point
to the fact that millions who have
gone into the armed service have
saved Uncle Sam thousands of
hours of training.
First to realize the value of
the HearSt-Times craftsmanship
competition was Col. Arthur K.
Brown. commander of the Can
field Armory, 400 West Garfield.
Since his men began their weekly
schedule of matches. Colonel
Brown has watched them grad
uate from the tyro class TO finished
sharpshooters.
Lieut.. Col. Russell c. Bruckner.
armory commander of Piuuette
armory. largest in Detroit. also
approved the craftsmanship train
ing. He ordered Maj. Edward f.
Revolt to map out a program,
using the Hearst matches as a
basis for training several hundred
men under his command
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
Don Piatt's Castle

Just outside West Liberty
stands Mac-O-Chee Castle, once
the home OF Col. Don Piatt and
now museum Of Indian relics.
The castle was built about 1850,
and artists were brought from
France and Italy 10 do the in
terror decorations.
In the West Liberty area also
are the Ohio Caverns.
Marion's show place is the
magnificent circular memorial
10 Warren G.. Harding.
At Milan, of course, stands the
simple little home in which
Thomas Alva Edison was born.
At Castalia you will see the
Blue Hole, one of the strangcst
and most beautiful pools OF
water in all the world.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
OakIawn Results

FIRST RAcE-s7oo, claiming. 3-yesr-
Golden GUose
tMcCadderh 30 no 20
Safety Light CDauuo) $50 $50
Captain Fury tDennlsi 10 10
Time II 3-5, OF 2.l3.
Lady Sponsor, Ramsmile, Continent, BY
Flash. June First. Grand Benny and
Pucky Muffin also ran.
SECOND RACE 500. claiming i-yesr-
Graustark (DstilloD 20 50 ZOO $50
Flying Bonny Longden) 20 80
Jayfcee PArise) $50
valtite Miduck sweet story, Burston
Manor and Big Bubble also ran.
THIRD RACE 500. claiming f-yesr-
odds and up. f-l6 miles
Franco Saxon tLongden) 2ie0 80 $50
Blon Ola (Guern) 30 $40
S0mah tDatillOb D W
Time :f5 f-5, Off 3;l5lz.
Lyner Fencing, Bon Fly, 'Convtlle, La
Scala Dip. ANNA Grand, Lactose and
'Reigh Countess also ran.
'Field
FOURTH RACES 600. handicap. ).
year-oids ana W mile ~ ~ . ~
Night Editor tBrooks' . 30 20 80
Franks BOY oscurocb 300 ESQ
Stalking HonEdenl q so
Time III off 3.i7i..
Espino Gold. Johnny Jr. and Belpiay
also ran.
FIFTH RACE-S700 claiming. 4-year-
N Ids and up. ~ miles.
Misty Quest CDatttloJ b9O ~ Z. ~
Ess1aytee (CrowelD 800 so
Whchwins tZufelD 5.sO
Time ! 81 -. On lels
Brill. Lynette o. Evil Spirit and Penns-
burg also ran.
SIXTH RAcE-S5ooO added, Arkansas
Derby. 3.year-olds - miles.
With Regards (Longden) $50 4 100 10
CerberuE (BrooksJ BIO SO
Columbus Day Craig 10. 40
Time so (new track recordD. on N.
! Fujiwara, Remembering Bold Chance,
Lum's Pride. jug Conejo, Can't Lose and
'Quiz Kid also ran.
/ sField.
I SEVENTH RACE-Si 600. handicap. 3.
/ year olds, lis miles:
Bulwark (LonEdenl b.SO $40 80
Three Clovers CDatillo) 20 2 40
I Pirate tWsstrope1 ~
Time l43 Is equals track record), off
I5:32i4.
Idle sun, Enthran and Psri sucre also
ran
| EIGHTH RACE-S7oO claiming 4-ysSr-
olds and up. / l-iS miles
NopalosA Rojo (Longdent ~ so ? go
iTedium tDattll0I $50 2 go
Can't catch Robertson 40
Time 1 - As off 400.
/ Night Gail, Lydia n, Florian IT, Razor
sharp and Chrysels also ran.