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Evening star., 1949-09-06
Ex,Arti||erynan
Shoots Victims
Down on Street
Two Little Boys and
Young Bride Slain;
Mob Threatens Man
BY the Assoeioted Press


niacal rampage today killed IL
persons on a busy Camden street.
Five others we're wounded.
Detective Marshall Thompson
identified the killer as Howard
Unruh, a quiet, well-dressed young
man, whose neighbors said they
knew little about him.
The street looked like bat
tleneld," Detective Thompson said.
He CUnruh) turned that German
Luger loose on those people like
ducks in a pond
Killed in the 45-minute hail OF
bullets were five men. five women
and two boys, and S years old.
Police authorities here said they
believe 1t was the worst mass
slaughter on a city street in the
Nations history.
It all began quietly enough.
Shot Without Warning.
Unruh walked out of his house,
nattily dressed in a light suit
and white shirt with bow tie.
Without warning he whipped
out his gun and began firing. Be-
fore he was finished he had raced
In and out of half a dozen busi-
ness Establishments, cutting down
men, women and children right
and left.
Then he barricaded himself in
the second-floor room where he
lived.
For q time. he shot it out with
so policemen while men and wom-
en- milled in the streets.
They gave us a hell of time, !"
Detective Thompson said. They
wouldn't get out of the way"
Men would stop for a traffic
light" the policeman added.
Then they got it,"
Tear Gas Ends Fight.
Failing to win the gun battle,
police cut loose with tear gas
barrage.
Coughing and choking, Unruh
emerged from his room. He was
unhurt.
Police threw up a shoulder-to-
shoulder Gordon to convoy Unruh
from the building.
A bowling mob of men and
women in the streets lunged for
the police screaming:
Lynch him."
Hang him now!"
But they didn't crash the line OF
police.
Served in Artillery.
Detective Thompson said Unruh
served with the Army in an artil-
.lery unit in Austria during World
War II. He then took pharmacy
course at Temple University, Phil
adelphia. under the CT Bill Of
Rights.
The detective said the shootings
began at 9:20 am.
At that time, the detective said,
Unruh came out of house at 1902
River road, where he was roomer
He swung his gun into action
and fired at a passerby on the
street.
Ran to Save Son.
Then he ran into the drugstore
of Morris Cohen, 40, on the first
floor of the house in which he
lived.
Mr.. Cohen's wife shrieked:
Its a maniac! He's got
gum"
Locks Son in Closet.
She dashed upstairs where her
son Charles, IL, was in bedroom.
She locked the boy in closet and
hurried downstairs.
A bullet cut her down on the
stairway. She died in her tracks.
Mr.. Cohen, trying to get away,
ran through a back door. He was
shot as he ran and fell dead in a
gutter.
Mr.. Cohens mother, Mrs. Min
ME Cohen, came down the stairs
at that moment. Unruh turned
and wounded her. She died later
Then the mad gunman ran from
the drugstore and into the barber
shop of Clark Hoover. at 3210
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ang owned by Aviatrix Jacqueline
Cochran.
CIeland Wins Race.

Cleland Wins Race.
Cook cleland OF Cleveland, for
mer Navy fighter pilot, took the
Thompson Trophy and $l9,1O0
with a new record speed OF 397
miles an hour. He also won in
1947 with a record 396 miles per
hour. that stood until yesterday.
The luck of Odom. 80. who few
"the Hump" and the Atlantic in
wartime, rounded the world alone
and without rest, crossed ocean
and continent in a little plane,
ran out at 400-odd miles an hour
His plunge sent the green racing
plane entirely through the Laird's
home. The mother and baby were
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(See B-36, Page A-6D
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(See CENTRAL, Page A-3o
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Louder's Strength Wones

(See FATALITIES, Page At
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Camden Dead

(See KILLINGS, Page A:
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(See SMALL LOANS, Page A-4D
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CONTINUED on Page A-5, Col. I
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(See HIGHWAY BRIDGE
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Odom was flying an F-5l Mus
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Partly cloudy this afternoon with high IN
mid s0s. Rather cloudy tonight and to-
morrow. Low tonight about 50. Gull
renort on Page AID
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Guide for Rea d ers

An Associoted Press Newspaper
Evening star., 1949-03-25

of her jewelry to her daughter
Mrs. Felicia Gizycka. who con.
tested her mothers will, but
agreed earlier this year to settle
for a lump sum. To her. pre-
sumably. would go such items list
ed in the inventory as a 65-pearl
necklace, appraised at $16.520; a
pair of diamond dress clips, ap-
praised at $14,490; a gold and dia-
mond chain, $4,575; a diamond,
ruby and platinum circlet pin,
$3.50, and the Cartier necklace.
The Times Herald inventory
ranged from typewriters and
furniture in Mrs. Patterson's own
Office to the newspaper press and
parts appraised at $113,057.
Mrs. Patterson's livestock,
which she bequeathed to Rhoda
Christmas of the Times-Herald,
included two work horses. a
palomino stallion and two other
horses named Lindy and Pony.
The. appraisal covered no real
estate. Most of the furniture in
cluded in the appraisal was To-
Gated at Mrs. Patterson's town
home. Is Dupont circle. and her
Upper Marlboro CMdD estate,
Dover House.
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Axis Sally
Continued From First Page

in the cultured, modulated voice
which became familiar to hun
dreds of thousands Of G1s during
the war. thanked the judge and
launched into an argument against
her conviction.
"I shall never be able to under
stand" she said. why I was found
guilty. The broadcast of the play
Vision of INVASION the only crime
of which I was convicted, was
written by Prof. Koischwitz and
he played a role in it with me.
Prof. Koischwitz was indicted in
1943 for treason and I understand
your honor signed the indictment" /"
II may have. I was United
States attorney then," Judge Cur
ran said.
Prof. Otto Koischwitz, former
Hunter College IN. " teacher
who went to Germany in 1889 and
became a confidant of Nazi For
eign Minister Won Ribbentrop. was
described by Miss Gillars during
her trial as the man whom she
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Medina, Exosperoted,
Says Good Heavens
To Reds Attorney
BY the Associotsd Press

NEW YORK. Mar. 25.-
Federal Judge Harold r.
Medina. a proper and patient
man. said good heavens"
yesterday.
For 10 weeks he has pre-
sided at the Communist con-
spiracy trial, keeping his tenn
per while defense lawyers
have said many uncompli-
mentary things to him.
Yesterday. he told a defense
lawyer to "stop this nonsense"
the kind of a caution he had
given often during the defense
attorneys vigorous argu-
ments.
II object to that remark"
the lawyer shot back.
Object away object
away" said the judge.
Il do, your honor" said the
lawyer.
Good heavens. said the
judge.
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Truman Aides Daughter
To Be Tar Heel Princess

Miss Courtenay Chesney Muir
ply, daughter of Charles S. Mur-
ply. administrative assistant to
President Truman, will be crowned
the Tar Heel Cherry Blossom
Princess" at the North Carolina
Society's blossom ball at 10:30
pm. tomorrow at the Shoreham
Hotel. The ball itself will begin
at 10 pm.
Col. Albert L. Cox, jr., member
Of the society's Board of Gov
ernors, will place the crown on
Miss Murphy's head and John
Slear, president of the society, will
present a gift to the princess on
behalf of the group.
Miss Murphy will have 81 at
tendants at the ceremony. Her
path will be strewn with pink
petals by Miss Jane Webb, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Y.
Webb.
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rating as superior" he does not
owe the District anything.
The approximately $4,000 he
paid into the retirement fund,
Mr.. Gownder said, was deducted
from his salary and does not rep
resent a contribution from the
Government.
Since he has been a citizen
since 1947, MIR. Gownder asserted
he should be reinstated in his
teaching post. And since he has
now passed the retirement age
he should be granted a pension
he said. But if the Court feels
that these steps should not be
taken he, at least, should be paid
back the money he contributed
to the retirement fund, Mr.. Gown
der said.
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Ex-Teacher Sues D. T..
For Pension or $1,000
He Paid Into Fund

Joseph N. Gownder. 81, of 1908
Euclid street NV, appealed to
Municipal Court yesterday for aid
in cutting the bureaucratic red
tape that has denied him the ap-
proximately $4,000 he paid into a
pension fund during 20 years
service as q District school
teacher.
Mr.. Gownder asked that the
Board of Education be directed
either to reinstate him as a teach
er and then grant him retirement
or return to him the money he
contributed toward his pension.
In 1922, Mr.. Gownder told the
court, he came to this country
from British Guiana and was ap-
pointed as a teacher of Spanish
in the District school system. At
that time he was listed as an
Oriental by immigration authori-
ties because his parents had been
born in India, he said, and there
fore was barred from citizenship
by the Oriental Exclusion Act. .
Became Citizen in 1947.
In 1941 the Board of Education
informed him. Mr.. Gownder told
the court, that Congress had di-
rected that no salary be paid to
teachers who were not United
States citizens or who had not
made application for citizenship.
Because a special bill was in
troduced in Congress to grant him
citizenship. Mr.. Gownder said, the
Board of Education gave him two
years in which to clarity his
status. The bill failed to pass
and in October, 1912. he was
dropped from the District, payroll
after 20 years of service.
In 1947 Mr.. Gownder explained
to the Court, Congress exempted
East Indians from provisions of
the Oriental Exclusion Act and
he applied for citizenship which
was granted. Then he asked the
Board of Education to reinstate
him.
When a teaching post failed to
materialize, Mr.. Gownder said. he
asked that he be paid the money
which had been deducted from his
salary for the retirement fund.
The Controller General. ruled.
however. that inasmuch as he had
been paid for two years after
Congress directed that no aliens
be employed as school teachers
he should repay the salary checks
he had received during that period.
District Seeks $500.
The District now contends, Mr..
Gownder told the court, that he
owes the city $5.600-the amount
he received during the two years
he was teaching Spanish at Car
doza High School. His retirement
money. he explained. has been
impounded on a lien against that
debt"
Mr.. Gownder told the court
that inasmuch as he was actually
employed during the period he
drew the $500 and was given a
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THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C.. .. Al
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armed forces confirm my con-
fldence that the new totslitarian
pressure" against Greek inde-
pendence will be contained"
In a statement on the l2Sth
anniversary Of Greek indepen-
dence, Mr.. Truman said he has
been deeply impressed" by the
work and victory" manifesto.
tionS in Greece this week.
Evening star., 1949-03-25
1B Years Of Freedom
Celebrated by Greece
By the Asseciossd Press

ATHENS, Mar. 25.-Greece cele.
brated today the 128th anniver.
sary of her independence from
Turkey. Huge crowds assembled
despite bitter cold to watch q mill
tary parade through Athens.
A contingent of American Ma
rines and sailors. headed by q
band from the United States 9Th
Task Force, participated. AS they
passed the crowds shouted: Long
live America, long live Truman,
long live the American Navy"
American Ambassador Henry F.
Grady and his wife attended a
solemn religious service at the
cathedral and were greeted by
cheers and applause.
President Truman said today
that the spirit of the Greek people
and recent successes of their
Evening star., 1949-03-25
Three Hungarian Diplomats
Reported Quitting in Italy
BY the Assoeiofsd Press


ROME, Mar. 25.-Rome's S Popolo
Christian Democrat party news
paper, reported today three men,
bers of the Hungarian legation
and consulate in Rome and Milan
have resigned rather than re-
turn to Hungary.
The newspaper also said a letter
received by one of the three from
Hungarian Minister Laszlo Velics
who left the legation here some
time ago and had not been heard
Of since, stated he would not re-
turn here but planned to go over
seas.
In Rome, no confirmation or
comment was obtainable at the
Hungarian legation.
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Hoover,
Continued From First Page

ing the territories, be assigned to
IA special secretary reporting di-
rectly to the Defense Secretary.
AS an alternative it suggested
setting up separate Administra-
ton of Overseas Affairs to assume
"all administrative responsible
ties abroad. excluding, of course,
the diplomatic and consular serv-
ices of the State Department."
The commission, however, made
no definite recommendation for
reorganization along these lines.
1t urged instead a comprehensive
study of the problem.
Coupled with the recommends
ton for National Science
Foundation. the commission urged
that authority be granted the
President to coordinate research
and to strengthen interdepart-
mental committee organization for
this purpose.
AT present." the commission
reported grants for research pur-
poses are being made on a hit
and-miss basis, making the award
of research grants, in effect, q
new form Of patronage"
The report said the proposed
foundation should examine the
Nations research effort and deter
mine the Governments role, divide
research effort among the branches
of science and fields of applied
research and evaluate the key
factors that impede a national
research effort. It should also be
given appropriations to support
basic research and research fel-
lowships.
On the problem of overseas
administration. the commission
found confusion, inconsistencies
and uncertainty of policy and pro-
gram, with the inefficiencies which
inevitably follow as a result Of
improvisation and lack Of overall
planning"
The Nation is faced in the oc-
cupied area with the dilemma Of
the Army asking to be relieved
of the task of military govern
ment yet having in the present
executive structure seemingly no
appropriate place for the func-
tion."
In the field of European recov-
cry. the commission said. divided
responsibility has created difficult
administrative problems and has
not contributed to the singleness
Of purpose which is SO desirable
lin administration"
Concerning the Nays admin
istration of island possessions and
trust territories, the commission
said these responsibilities do not
fall within the special competence
of the Navy Department or its
personnel" The commission said
also that having civilians under
military control for extended
periods is incompatible with basic
American principles.
AS for the organized territories
administered by the Interior De-
partment the commission said:
I'VE have never had an agency
responsible for general
policy formation with respect to
the territories; and If we have had
a policy at all it has been one of
'muddling through and indif-
ference
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Continued From First Page)
sulate locations. Is in Azerbaijan
Province, center Of the Russian
ranian controversy over occupa-
ton after the war.
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loved deeply. He died In German,
In 1914.

loved deeply. He died IN German,
In 1914.
Mr.. Laughlin had described him
to the jury as a hypnotic person.
ality who asserted a Svengali-like
influence over Miss Gillars.
Exonerated in 1947.
prof. KoischWitz was sen.
fenced to death in absentia." Miss
Gillars told Judge Curran, "but he
was exonerated in 1947 for lack
of sufficient evidence.
1.-THE cast of characters ir
Vision of Invasion was 15-al
grouped around the same micro.
phone. The people who testified
against me could also have testi-
fled against Prof. Koischwitz, vel
he was exonerated-he, the au.
thor, he, the co-worker-for lack
of evidence"
Miss Gillars reminded Judge
Curran that Ulrich Haupt, a stal
prosecution witness. who played
the role of Miss Gillars' son in
Vision of Invasion" had testified
he had participated in the radio
melodrama only because his par
ents were Jewish and he feared
that he and his family would be
sent to a concentration camp
unless he obeyed the Nazis.
II don't want you to argue this
case, Miss Gillars," Judge Curran
interrupted. "Mr. Laughlin has
done that"
Prisoner Silent for Moment.
Miss Gillars stood silent for q
moment with a puzzled expression
on her face. her hands nervously
twisting a large white handker-
chief.
II asked you if you had any
thing to say" said Judge Curran
II don't know exactly what you
mean now" Miss Gillars responded
She quickly regained her COM
posure, however, and again
launched into her discussion OF
the broadcast of the radio drama
which resulted in her conviction
"If Vision of Invasion was such
heinous crime" she. said. why
was Haupt given an American
passport-why was he welcomed
here after the war if he had done
so much?"
Don't ask me-" Judge Curran
said impatiently, Il had nothing
to do with Haupt."
Further Statement Cut of.
When Miss Gillars attempted to
resume her discourse. Judge Cur
ran cut her off with the curt ad-
monition: You remain stand
ing"
The evidence disclosed" Judge
Curran continued. that you took
no part in the radio commentators
conferences. 1t is also true that
you were convicted Of one overt
act Of treason.
"You are now going on 40,
aren't you?"
Miss Gillars nodded affirma-
lively. She was born in Portland,
Me-, in November, 1900.
You may pay a fine of $40 900"
Judge Curran said. "and serve in
an institution of the penitentiary
type as designated by the Attorney
General, a sentence OF imprison-
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Satellite Envoy Credited With Expose

in hollow parts of toys and in the
hollow handles of safety razors. =,
Where does the Communist
Partysf the United States ft into
the scheme? IL ga. 70.
It's separate organization
from the huge spy network al
though the network draws upon
the party for spies and couriers
and any other help it may need.
Super Membership.
But wouldn't spies who are
party workers be easy to spot?
No. For it is party policy to
give super" secret membership
to certain classes Of people such
as students. scientists. teachers
officer workers. administrative
and Government workers.
Other party members are kept
from knowing these people are in
the party. They never hold party
membership cards or attend reg
ular party meetings. In fact
they're not allowed even to discuss
their real political view with any
body.
So what job q Communist holds
has . lot to do with his selection
for spy work?
Yes, If he's in a position to
steal information for the Rus
slams. And a file clerk can be a.
useful as an executive.
But a highly placed Communist
is valuable in still another way
he can use his influence to get
other Communists into Jobs in
volving secret information.
What has happened in the
atomic field?
Since the atom bomb is Russia's
chief worry right now, she has
several spy rings concentrating or
that alone.
Then haven't they made away
with some of our atomic secrets?
We know they have. but just
how much of the entire formula
of the bomb is unknown.
Confidential Aviation Data.
How about aviation?
We know of a Russian agent
skilled in aviation, who. with the
help of other spies, collected q
huge store of confidential aviation
data. It contained photographs
blueprints. and notes which were
personally flown to Moscow by the
chairman of the then. active So.
Wet Purchasing Commission. Two
spies were decorated by the Soviet
Government for this.
And the submarine field?
Blueprints, photographs, anC
technical descriptions have beer
sneaked out of American subma-
rine companies by spies and sem
to Moscow. In several cases, Rus.
sian agents directing the worl
were Soviet naval captains pre-.
tending to be civilians with en-
tirely different interests.
Can you give an example In tha
steel industry?
Yes. An American scientist helc
q top research job with one Of oul
biggest steel companies. He wa
a spy and, every week or two. HI
flew half way across the country
to turn over information to a Rus.
sian spy agent.
How would secrets from Com
munists outside = spy ring get t.
Russia?
Here's one example: A Com.
munist in a submarine-buildinl
plant regularly gave information
he gathered about the plant ts
the Communist Party organizer II
his district. The organizer sem
1t on to national Communist Party
headquarters which in turn hand:
ed 1t over to 4 Russian SPY.
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when an American Communist
enters a spy ring, he is shocked
If money is offered to him.
Russian agents have had to
trick some American agents into
taking. rewards. =,
Useful ~ Blackmail.
What's back Of these rewards!
Useful as blackmail in case q
spy gets scared and wants to quit
For that reason, spies who receive
money are forced to sign receipts
which are sent to Moscow.
Is an American ever forced
into q spy ring?
Sometimes. We know Of ar
American in our War Department
who was scared into stealing
secrets because the Russians
threatened to harm his relatives
in Russia.
Russian agents make special
effort to find out and use Ameri-
cans with close relatives in the
Soviet Union.
Well, just how does . spy ring
operate?
Picture q production line. AT
one end, we have the American
spy, who is stealing material Rus
sia is interested in. Next, we have
/ the "go-between" who receives the
material from the spy and passes
| it on to the Russian boss. Then
! it's headed for Russia.
How does 1t get there?
There are plenty of tricky ways
For instance:
| Short-wave radio. If it's "hot'
news; diplomatic mail pouches
from Soviet government officials
here: Russian officials who travel
back and forth on United Nations
and other business: Russian un-
dercover agents travelling on false
passports; Communist business
men whose custom it is to take
business trips abroad, Communist
seamen.
How can q seaman help?
Easy. No one pays any atten-
ton to his travelling because it's
his livelihood. Even If his ship
doesn't touch Russia. he can still.
deliver secret messages to Com
munists in other countries, who
will see that they reach Moscow
Sometimes these people are moi
really seamen at all. but Commu.
mist agents with fake seamen'.
papers.
How Material Is Sent.
What precautions are taken In
sending stolen material?
Radio messages are sent in code
Official Russian mail cannot bt
opened by any one.
i And for Russian undercovel
agents and Communist seamer
who serve as couriers. there ar
J countless clever ways to hid
secret information.
Can you name some Of these?
The back is removed from (
, dime store pocket mirror. tin!
photographs of secret material ar
, inserted against the glass, and tn
back is then replaced.
How else?
!, Tiny Photographic films. con
tanning secret messages. ar,
soaked in a solution to make then
. flexible as cloth. Then this sof
film is tightly rolled UP, put int
a small cylinder, and inserted int
|; a tube of toothpaste.
!. Any other methods?
;. Sometimes the film is softenet
in the same way and cut up ant
; sewed inside the lining of neck
d ties: .
Messages have also been plao4
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Officials Report Hearing
Only Runors of Action
BY the Associated Press

BY the AsSoeiotsd PfsSS
State Department officials said
today they had heard only rumors
that Russia intends to close its
consulates in Iran.
I'VE have not been advised Off
cially of any such threatened
action" a press officer said. 1--WE
have heard rumors."
Diplomatic officials here said
they understand Russia has been
maintaining six or more consul
lates in Iran. The Iranians have
only one in Russia, at Baku.
They said a Soviet consulate
was opened at Maku, near the
Soviet and Turkish borders, in the
last six months. They understand
there are others at Teheran,
Tabriz. Meshed, Resht and
Hamadan.
Iran has been under martial
law and a tight censorship since
an abortive attempt to assassinate
the Shah last month.