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Evening star., 1946-10-19
Priest Sues 10 Brinq
Condemned Soldier
From Japan 10 Dc.

The Rev. George B. Murphy. pas
tor of st. Raphael's Catholic Church,
Long Island City. N. Y, yesterday
petitioned District Court for a writ
of habeas corpus in the case of
Francis Wallrath, 81, American SOL
dier sentenced to death in Japan
by court martial for desertion and
breaking confinement.
Shortly after the petition was
filed, Justice T. Alan Goldsborough
of District Court ordered Secretary
of War Patterson to show cause"
by October % why the writ should
not be issued.
Described as Parishioner.
Father Murphy, in the petition,
described Wallrath as a parishioner
and said the habeas corpus writ is
sought for the purpose of inquir-
ing into the cause of the death
sentence.
The petition claims the soldier,
undoubtedly in consequence of
battle fatigue and to escape the
tragic and ever-present vision of loss
of more than % of his comrades,
donned an officers uniform and
without authority transferred to an
other outfit"
When apprehended, the petition
said, Wallrath readily admitted his
identity.
The petition expressed the view
that the defense did not know
beans" about the Wallrath case.
I'VE do not and will not once
raise the guilt or innocence OF the
accused, but raise the sole issue of
whether the military system Of jus
tice as aneted out to Pvt. Wallrath
is not unconstitutional" said the
petition.
Wont Impair War Effort.
The petition also declared, "it is
obvious that the full measure of
adherence to due process of law in
a capital cause, can at this time
in no way impede or impair the
war effort"
The petition claimed that Wal
rath has been deprived of a fair
trial in violation of his constitu-
tional rights. 1t wants him brought
before District Court here.
The petition was filed in behalf
of Father Murphy by a New York
attorney.
Evening star., 1946-10-19
Maj. John GuIick Gets
Post at Andrews Field

Mai. John Mem. Gulick, veteran
of Bataan and Corregidor, has been
appointed assistant director OF
maintenance and supply at Andrews
Field, Md.
Maj. Guilck spent more than three
years as a prisoner of the japanese
after. the Corregidor surrender. He
was imprisoned for two and half
years at Cabanatuan, Luzon, and
then placed aboard a prison ship.
The prisoners were forced to swim
ashore when the ship was bombed
by American planes. On another
vessel. which was damaged by
bombing, Maj. Gulick finally
reached Korean prison camp.
Evening star., 1946-10-19
Alienation Suit Dismissal
Asked by Mrs. WhippIe

Counsel for Mrs. Cristina Michels
Whipple of the 1900 block of Six
teenth street NV, yesterday asked
dismissal of a $4,000 suit in District
Court, brought last April, when she
charged her husbands parents and
brother, Byron l.. Whipple, alienated
her husbands affections. 1t was
claimed all parties now are satisfied.
Mrs. Whipple's marriage in 1945 to
Harold Andre Whipple was a social
event here. They recently were
divorced in Florida, counsel said.
She was represented in the divorce
action by Attorney Bruce Aitchison.
The former husbands parents are
Harold E. and Mrs. Louisa Andre
Whipple. Mrs. Cristina Michels
Whipple is a daughter Of Rudolfo
Michels, former Ambassador from
Chile to the United States. Her at
torney in the alienation of affection
suit is Col William S. Culbertson.
former Ambassador to Chile.
Evening star., 1946-10-19

Kurt Frederick Ludwig spy ring,
which the Government said relayed
sufficient information to Germany
before it was uncovered in 1941 to
account for the sinking of at least
u Allied vessels.
Lau was arrested by Federal
agents Wednesday on his arrival
from Canada-his first visit to the
United States since he fed in 1941,
at which time he was known to
Government investigators only as
the mysterious Bill" whose name
appeared on captured spy docu-
ments written in invisible ink.
Bond Set at $4,000.
Lau was arraigned yesterday be-
fore Federal Judge Simon Rlfklnd
on the espionage charges and bond
was set at $4,000.
Nine members of the Ludwig spy
ring, which planned to send to Ger
many information on convoy move
ments, location of ornaments and
military information, were SEN
fenced in March, 1912, to a total of
1872 years in prison. Ludwig him
self received 20 years, the maximum
allowed by law.
An 18-year-old German-born high
school girl, Lucy Boehmler, who
had joined the ring "for fun" was
the key Government witness who
tattled on the group, gave the most
damaging testimony that led to its
members, including 26-year-old
housewife, being convicted.
The FBI said the first clue to
Lau's role in the German spy ac-
tivities in the New York area came
on March 18, 1941, when Capt.
Ulrich Won der Osten, master mind
of the Ludwig ring, was killed by
a taxicab in Times Square. Lud-
wig, who was with him, snatched
Won der Ostens brief case and fed
in the crowd.
Notebook Recovered.
subsequently Won der Osten's
notebook was recovered by the FBl
and the name Bill was mentioned
prominently in a secret ink letter
sent by Ludwig describing the fatal
accident of Won der Osten," the
FBI announcement said.
I.-c FBI said Lau had ''been op-
Grating hosiery business in Ar
gentina during the war and also
had an Office in New York City as
a front for his activities in 1910
and 1941. Lau has been under in
dictment for his espionage actlvl-
ties in New York City since the
trial of Ludwig"
The announcement said Govern
ment agents had conducted investi-
cations concerning Lau in South
America, England and Canada since
l941.
Evening star., 1946-10-19
Freeway Route Veto
,By Planners Leaves
Problem 10 State
By Rudolph Kouffmonn II

The next move IN planning the
controversial Northwest Freeway
was up to Maryland officials today
The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission announced
at the close of its October meeting
yesterday, that it is opposed to using
the George Washington Memorial
Parkway or Macarthur boulevard to
extend the freeway into the city.
This decision came after a request
from E. Brooke Lee, vice-chairman
of the Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission,
that the Washington commission
consider allowing use OF the park
way or the boulevard for this pur-
pose.
8 Group Explains Action.
After spending half a day Thurs
day talking the problem over and
visiting the Cabin john Georgetown
area. the 10-man group said it had
refused Maryland's request on the
following grounds:
/. Complete remodeling of Mac
Arthur boulevard so that its present
six-ton load limit could be lifted
would be too costly.
2. The law authorizing the park
way specifically reserves it for the
use of pleasure cars. (The freeway
would be used by both pleasure
and commercial vehicles)
3. Use of either the parkway or
the boulevard would throw too great
load of traffic into the Georgetown
area.
The commissions refusal forces
Maryland to find another possible
method of getting freeway traffic
into Washington. The proposed
right-of way already has been shift
ed westward twice, on objection of
of Montgomery County property
owners.
Latest Plan for Route.
The latest plan would use the
valley of Cabin John Greek as
route toward Washington after by
passing Gaithersburg, Rockville, Be-
thesda and the crowded Wisconsin
avenue section.
On reaching Cabin John itself,
however, such a route would have
to head along the north shore of
the Potomac to reach the city. This
stretch will be largely taken up by
the parkway and the boulevard.
The commission was particularly
strong in its opposition to use of the
parkway. 1t would, it said, fight any
effort to change the law to permit
commercial traffic on the parkways
The commission approved latest
plans made by its staff and park
officials for changes in the Kingman
Lake section of Anacostia Park. The
changes. which are minor ones af-
fecting the shape of the lake, would
create more land for the proposed
National Sports Center at the end
of East Capitol street and better
right-of- for the proposed
Observation-Disclosures Parkway. !
Zoning Session Announced.
Before ending its two-day meet
ing, the planners announced, through
their secretary, Thomas S. Settle,
that meeting would be held early
next week by its neWly-created
Maryland-District zoning advisory
committee.
The committee was set up to
thrash out problems where a re-
zoning request for District property
may affect property values in nearby
Maryland and vice versa.
1t also said an early meeting
would be held by its Committee on
Comprehensive Plan for the District
Recreation System group which
meets periodically to select sites for
Washington's playground system.
Evening star., 1946-10-19

but have made their home here
since leaving the service. Mrs. Ray
worked in a department store for a
time. Then she began study at a
secretarial school under the CT Bill
of Rights. Illness forced her to
withdraw temporarily, but she plans
to resume classes soon.
Mr.. Swiney's high school work was
interrupted by his first enlistment.
Now he is completing it at the Vet
erans' High School Center here.
Recruiting officers explained the
duration" still is in progress, max
ing possible continued enlistment of
women. The Navy is accepting
former WAVES for inactive duty
for the duration and six months
and placing a few. on active duty.
New legislation is required to estab-
lish permanent peacetime women's
reserve.
Evening star., 1946-10-19
Need for Foster Homes
For 200 Children Reported

The housing shortage is JAM
ming District child welfare institu-
tions beyond the normally regarded
capacity level, public welfare OFF,
cials said today.
Foster homes for 200 children are
needed at once, according to Gladys
B. Denison, consultant on home
finding for the District Board OF
Public Welfare.
A building recently completed at the
District Training School in Laurel
which could house SO children, can
not be opened because the lack OF
housing near the school causes pro-
spective employees to refuse jobs
Ray L. Huff, director of Public Wei
fare, said. The school needs a
minimum of so additional employees
to operate at capacity, he stated
Congress eliminated from the
1947 District appropriations a pro-
vision for employe housing units at
the school.
Children of parents who are un-
able to support them are the cnes
chiefly in need of foster homes,
Miss Denison said. Many persons
who would normally volunteer to
care for them cannot now because
they have rented all the extra rooms
they have, she stated
Evening star., 1946-10-19
Pastors 10 Appeal
For Chest Gifts at
Services Tomorrow

Tomorrow will be observed as
Community Chest Sunday in more
than 500 churches in the National
Capital area.
Pleas for contributions to support
the work of the 125 welfare agen-
cies which make up the Chest Fed
Grafton will be made during the re-
ligious services. Some of the activ-
tiles of these agencies will be de-
scribed to the congregation.
Catholics in 56 parishes will hear
a message from Archbishop Michael
j. Curley of the Baltimore Wash
ington Archdiocese. Catholics in
Virginia will hear a plea addressed
to them by Bishop Peter L. Ireton,
Bishop of Richmond.
Protestants in the area will be
read message from Arthur Flem-
ming, president of the Washington
Federation Of Churches.
Archbishop's Appeal.
Archbishop Curley wrote in his
message that during the past 16
years Catholic charitable organiza-
tions and institutions have received
their major support from the Com
munity Chest. Always they have
been treated fairly and with the
utmost consideration. I am most
anxious that the support given to
this years campaign by our Cath
olic people should be a measure Of
our appreciation of the treatment
our organizations have received.
Our Catholic faith" he contin-
ued, imposes upon us an obligation
to relieve the needs of the poor and
underpriyileged, which none of us
can escape" He called on all Cath
olics ''in the spirit of true Christian
charity" to contribute to the limit
of their ability and to volunteer
their services wherever possible in
the actual work of the campaign.
Bishop Ireton called on Virginia
Catholics to help in the campaign
and to make their contributions
seIf-sacrificing He said: "As
Catholics you recognize this call as
a work of Christian service
you recognize that we best fulfill
the law of love of neighbor. by
helping that neighbor when he is
in need"
Generous Gifts Urged.
Mr.. Fleming addressed his mes
sage in behalf of the Community
Chest to his fellow ProteStants.
In it, he said: "It is my sincere hope
that all of us Will give generously
and will make our gifts prayerfully.
believe it is truly Christian to
make our lives more useful through
helping others ." won't you think
of the application to our own COM
munity of the familiar words of the
Master: Inasmuch as We do it unto
one of the least Of these, my
brethren, We do it unto me-"
Three radio broadcasts in support
of the Chest Federation will be made
tomorrow. Msgr. John j. Russell
director of Catholic Charities and
pastor of st. Patrick's Church. will
speak over Station VOL at los
pm. and the Rev. Charles w. Sheer
in, rector of the Church of the
Epiphany and chairman of the
Chest Federation Speakers Bureau
will speak at 4:40 pm. over Station
WINK. Both will discuss Com
munity Chest Sunday.
At 8 pm. tomorrow, over Station
WMAL, Daniel w. Bell, campaign
chairman, will speak. His address
will follow a dramatization of the
work Of the Boys Club sponsored by
WMAL and The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1946-10-19

In a one-man, one-truck hauling
business, the operator makes a prac-
tice of parking his truck in front OF
his home. He has attached large
signs reading, This truck for hire,
to the vehicle. In so parking, is he:
1. Acting within his rights as an
Independent businessman?
2. Violating regulation by not
parking at an angler
3. Violating a regulation by not
parking on designated stand?
Answer is Yes to question 3
Section 14fA), paragraph l, OF the
traffic and motor vehicle regulations
states:
"Vehicles for hire. used in hauling
goods, wares or merchandise, when
being held forth for hire on public
space shall occupy only public We
hicle stands designated for their use
and shall not be placed upon or
occupy such stands except for such
purpose"
Evening star., 1946-10-19
Independent Voters Back
Charter Board and Lone

The Independent Voters Organi-
zation of Montgomery County has
gone on record in favor of the elec-
ton of a charter board for the
county, it was announced today.
The group also has Endorsed the
candidacy of William Preston Lane,
jr.. for Governor of Maryland on the
Democratic ticket
Evening star., 1946-10-19
YMCA Signs Up 2,0S7
In Membership Drive

The YMCA announced today it
had signed up 2,087 new members
in a four-week membership drive
which ended last night.
YMCA members who signed up
the most persons during the cam
paign were honored at a dinner
last night at the Central YMCA.
1876 G street NV. The top 10 were
presented baseballs autographed by
members of the Washington Ball
Club. Lowell Quimby topped the
drive by signing up 81.
Evening star., 1946-10-19
Traffic Deaths Reach
50 for Year as Soldier
Is Killed in Truck Fall

The Districts traffic fatality toll
so far this year stood at so today,
police reported, with the death of a
Boiling Field soldier who fell from
an Army truck on Nichols avenue
Sc. near the st. Elizabeth's Hospital
entrance. ..
He was identified as Pfc. Rollin
Hudson, 10. of Spartanburg, S. c.
At this time last year, 81 persons
had died of traffic injuries. The 1945
total of traffic deaths was 96.
Pfc. Hudson, according to police,
was en- route from Andrews Field,
Md, to Boiling Field, at about 4:30
pm. yesterday, in the rear Of a
tractor trailer truck when the tail
gate gave way. The soldier was
pitched into the street. He died at
Boiling Field Hospital an hour later.
After conducting an investigation
into the accident, Brig. Gen. B. M.
Hovey, commanding officer at Boil
ing Field, announced today the tail-
gate was checked according to regu-
lations before the truck left Andrews
Field
Two Accidents Within Block.
The truck driver was listed as Will
liam r. Reynolds, %, also of Boiling
Field.
Earlier yesterday, three persons
were injured in two accidents which
happened within one block.
Harry De Giorgio, %, and Louis
Bunkin, 40. both Roosevelt, N. j.,
truck drivers, were struck by the
same truck at Fourth street and
Florida avenue NE, according to
police. At Casualty Hospital, Mr.. De
Giorgio is in good condition under
treatment for possible hip frac-
ture, while Mr.. Bunkin has possible
internal injuries.
The driver of the truck, Nick G.
Kalivretenos, 18, of the 1900 block
of Girard street NV, will appear
in Municipal Court today on
charges he failed to give full time
and attention to his driving, police
said. He posted 500 at the Ninth
Precinct to guarantee his appear
ance.
Woman Hit on Platform.
The victim in the second accident
was Mrs. Yonnie Self, 80, of the
HOO block of Abbey place NE, who
suffered a possible fracture OF the
pelvis when struck by an automobile
while she stood on a loading plat
form at Third street and Florida
avenue NE, police said.
| Police arrested the driver Of the
automobile, whom they identified as
Silos Hills, 38, of the 400 block Of
Twenty-frst street NE, on charge
of reckless driving Mrs. Self is in
good condition at Casualty Hospital.
Evening star., 1946-10-19
Gas Main Fire Blocks
Takoma Park Traffic

A gas main fire on University lane
between Carroll and New Hampshire
avenues, Takoma Park, yesterday
blocked traffic for nearly an hour.
The blaze shot so feet in the air
until an asbestos -clad workman from
the Washington Gas Light Co. closed
valve on the gas main.
Several trees caught fire but the
flames were put out quickly by men,
bers of the Takoma Park Volunteer
Fire Department.
Firemen said the blaze may have
started when gas escaping from the
main was set afire by a spark from
an automobiles exhaust pipe.
Evening star., 1946-10-19
Victims Of HoIdups.
Invited 10 Identify
Four Young Suspects

All victims of white holdup bandits
here since February have been in
vited to come to police headquar-
ters at 7 pm. tomorrow to see
if they can identify any of four
youths held by police as suspects in
a series of recent liquor store and
Hot Shoppe holdups.
Inspector Robert j. Barrett, chief
of detectives, said he expects to
conduct one of the largest lineups
ever held here. 1t was estimated
about 80 robbery victims may appear
to view the suspects.
Evening star., 1946-10-19
Reserve Unit Charges
yWithInadequate
Air Training Program

The War Department has failed
to set up an adequate training
program for reserve air officers. The
Air Force Committee of the Reserve
Officers Association, 1726 Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV, charged to-
day.
The existing condition, the COM
mittee said, is due to the depart
ment's failure to allocate "sufd-
cient funds for reserve component
of proper strength. organization and
state of training"
Resolutions urging remedies for
the situation will be sent to the
department and the Command
ing General, Army Air Forces. The
committee advocates sufficient funds
for the 1948 fiscal year to care for
reserve needs and continue the pro-
gram thereafter. 1t also desires
reserves to be put on a par with
regulars.
The group, in its resolutions,
wants: A program set up on a
minimum of rs tactical groups with
the necessary supporting non-tac-
tical units, ready for immediate
active duty. distributed with an eye
to Air Reserve personnel popula-
ton; a minimum of 200 reserve
bases. with proper equipment, main-
tenance and personnel; adequate
funds to support fight and ground
training for all persons involved:
inactive duty training pay for all
reserve flying and non-fiying per-
sonnel and the dropping of "affil-
lated units" which are not IAN
efficient part of an Air Reserve"
The committee advocated a Re-
serve Section under the Command
ing General. Army Air Forces, and
reiterated its plea for single de-
partment of national defense. with
air, ground and sea arms CO.
equal.
Evening star., 1946-10-19
Bishop FIint's Apartment
Robbed Of $500 JeweIry

Jewelry valued at $500 was stolen
Yesterday from the apartment OF
Bishop Charles Wesley Flint, of the
Methodist Churches of the Wash
ington area, police reported today.
Bishop Flint's wife told police that
thieves broke into their apartment
at 100 Maryland avenue NE, while
she was shopping and stole jewelry
box containing the valuables and
also took suit belonging to her
husband
Among the jewelry was a gold en-
gagement ring and a pair Of cuff
links, Mrs. Flint said.
Evening star., 1946-10-19
Be Sure to Vote on November 5
Some Voices From the Past

easy prove that the fathers never had it in their
minds that the people the District of Columbia should be
species political animals devoid of all organs for the
expression social will When they established the Dis
trct did the two municipal governments OF
Alexandria Georgetown in full blast but they set up
brand-new City Washngtonaso based pop
uar suffrage That municipalities with only occasional
help Congress- struggled unsuccessuly to maintain city
planned the capital of empire not to the point The
this people not and never intended to be-
voteess. HENRY H. classic.
Evening star., 1946-10-19
Suburban Cos Light
Companies to Merge

Merger of two subsidiaries. OF the
Washington Gas Light Co. was
approved yesterday by the Public
Utilities Commission. They are the
Suburban Gas Co. and
the Washington Gas Light Co. OF
Montgomery County, Md.
The merged companies will be
known as the Washington Gas Light
Co. Of Maryland.
Evening star., 1946-10-19
Park Director to Speak
At AAA Convention

Newton B. Drury, director Of the
National Park Service, is among
speakers scheduled to be heard at
the first postwar convention of the
American Automobile Association
November 1875 in San Francisco.
Off-street parking facilities, traf-
fic safety, taxes affecting motorists
and highway construction planning
will be among matters discussed.
Evening star., 1946-10-19

ScrlDed Dy Gne
FBI as the key
figure in a no
torious German
spy ring, was
held by Federal
authorities to-
day on espion-
age h ar g e S,
clinaxing a five
year h u n t on
three continents,
The FBI said
last night, in
announcing his
arrest, that Lau
was the pay
nnactar of the
Evening star., 1946-10-19
Episcopal Guest Minister

The Rev Walter Gale will be
guest minister tomorrow at the IL
I'm. service of the Episcopal Church
of the Ascension, Sligo avenue near
Carroll lane, Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1946-10-19
Alleged Paymaster
'0f Ludwig Spy Ring
Held in $4,000 Bail
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-Teodoro
Erdmann Erich Lau, 44-year-old
German born Argentine citizen de-
Evening star., 1946-10-19
OnLyOne Try

Another in q series OF 1ogs for
tagging memories regarding DIS
trict traffic laDS.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-05

ment Of cities or townships, or in
any other statute OF the State Of
Michigan. II alternate procedures
are 10 be found In different stat
utes, then the Council shall select
that procedure which It deems to
be most expeditions and to the best
advantage OF the City and It's in
hsbitants. Where no procedure for
the exercise Of any power OF the
City Ia set forth, either In this
Charter or IN any statute of the
State Of Michigan. the Council may
prescribe by ordinance a reasonable
procedure :or the exercise thereof.
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS:
Section rs. All rights, assets,
obligations. and liabilities OF the
City and OF The officers thereof un.
der Its former Charter existent on
the 18th day Of April, 1916. shall
automatically become the rights,
assets, obligations. and liabilities
Of the City and OF It's officers under
the provisions OF this Charter and
no such right. asset. obligation, or
liability shall be in any manner
impaired by the passage Of this
Charter or by its transfer to or as
sumption by any office or officer
created by this Charter.