St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-09-20

States Court Of VI
Customs Appeals,
a judgeship Of the LAUTIER
Municipal Court of the District Of
Columbia, and the ministership to
Liberia about complete the list.
Comparatively, so far as can
be learned, the upheaval that has
recently taken place in the Re-
eOTder's Office appears TO be
minor. The charges range from
unbecOming conduct 10 faVOrit-
ism and inelfieiency with a stag
gering backlog Of work that Is
embarrassing financial institu-
tions lending money on proper
~ in the District Of Columbia.
None Of these charges Is VeFi-
fed. The Rev. Marshall Shepard,
the Recorder Of Deeds, Is not
talking until the Federal Bureau
Of Investigation submits its re-
port Of the inquiry Il conducted
into his Office.
Fred Weaver, the deposed first
deputy Recorder of Deeds, also is
not talking until he has exhausted
his means Of vindication within the
Truman Administration and the
Democratic party.
The Federal Bureau Of Investi-
cation is not commenting. As q
matter Of fact, a spokesman for
that agency said II wished news
papers would not comment upon
pending cases because often
charges made are proved inbound
ed and "the defense never catches
up with the prosecution"
In the circumstances, the charges,
the FBl investigation, and the ar
bitrRry dismissal Of Mr.. Weaver
are unfortunate. This case will not
be cited as another example of bad
bureaucratic administration; il will
be used to further the campaign of
the commissioners Of the District
Of Columbia for control OF this
office on the ground that colored
persons cannot capably administer
One Of the difficulties, in which
Mr.. Shepard now finds himself in
volved, stems from the fact that
positions under the Recorder of
service Laws iOA INC civil
Generally speaking, the officers
and employees of the District of
Columbia are not within the CLASH
fed service because thew are NOT
officers and employees Of the fed
eral government but Of a municipal
But positions under the District
Of Columbia Unemployment Com
pensation Board and the Board Of
Public Welfare have been made
subject to the civil service act and
rules, and employees of the Ju-
venile Court Of the District Of Co
lumbia are required TO be appointed
from eligible lists of the Civil Sery-
ice Commission.
The District of Columbia EN-
ployment Center is a part Of the
federal government rather than Of
the District of Columbia govern
ment, and positions in the Center
are in the classified civil service.
Positions In the police and fire
departments Of the District Of Co
lumbia, although not in the CLASH
ned service, are filled under the
civil service rules by virtue Of
statutes.
Z, .Du,,,.,u..,. -. 1, -
pan.. appo ~ mem maue py the
the civil service rules, the charges
OF tavoritism among employees
would not have been brought
against Mr.. Shepard because ap-
pointments, promotions and re-
movals would have been made in
accordance with civil service rules
and regulations: And employees of
of the civil service acts and rules
with respect TO tenure.
A basic rule Of the Civil Service
Commission provides that no per-
son In the classified service Of the
United States shall be removed
will promote the efficiency 81 the
service and for reasons given In
writing, and the person whose re.
moval Is sought shall have notice
OF the same and Of any charges
preferred against him and he fur.
nished with a COPY thereof, and also