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Evening star., 1948-08-31
Marriage License
Applications

Under d. c. ht0s, couples must
apply for a marriage license on
one day, ,pdtt three tuH days and
recetpe the license on the nth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other ddps.
Evening star., 1948-11-12
Leaves Cleanup Will Take
Three Weeks, SAYS xanfen

It will take about three weeks tc
clean the leaves from the streets OF
the District, William A. Xanten
superintendent of the Division OF
sanitation, said today in response
to requests from citizens asking
that the leaves be removed from
their sidewalks and streets.
One of the reasons for the great
number of leaves on the streets, MIR
Xanten said, is that very few resi-
dents are burning leaves, as they
have in the past This has resulted
he believes, from the strict super
vision of the police in enforcing the
regulations against burning leaves
in the streets. Under the law, they
may be burned only on private
property in a properly covered con-
tainer.
The three leaf machines Mr.
xanten has working in the North
west and Northeast sections of the
city are doing a good job OF gath
ering and grinding the leaves. he
said, but there are so many Of
them that progress seems slow. The
Evening star., 1948-11-12
Winchester Physician
Still Procticinq at 63
Speeiol Dispatch TO The S'ar

WINCHESTER, Va, Nov. IA
record for length of medical prac-
tice in Virginia is believed to have
been set by DR.. Emmert c. Stuart,
SO, who has been in active practice
more than 81 years, and has no
thought of retiring.
A native of the White Post Sec
ton of nearby Clarke County, DR..
Stuart attended the Baltimore Col
lege of Physicians and Surgeons.
now a part of the University OF
Maryland. Graduating in 1857, he
served a two-year internship at
Mercy Hospital in Baltimore, and
was in private practice there three
years. He practiced in Pittsburgh,
Pa, 1s years, and came to Win
chester SO years ago.
Hat manufacturers say that the
average American man wears . size
II hat.
Evening star., 1948-11-12

largest leaf piles are in the terri
tory west of Rock Greek Park, the
Petworth section and the Wesley
Heights and Foxhall road sections,
he said
Evening star., 1948-04-30
Australian Criticizes
U.N. Group on Balkans
by the Associo,ed Press

SALONIKA, Greece, April 30
Col w. R. Hodgson of Australia said
yesterday that the U. N. Special
Commission on the Balkans had
failed to accomplish its primary
INSTRUMENTATION of the four
Balkan governments Greece, Yugo-
slavia, Bulgaria and Albania.
Despite the setbacks which might
confront u.s." he said at commits
sion meeting. there is still hope
for reconciling the governments.
Replying to Col. Hodgson. 1t. Col.
Abdur Rahim Khan of Pakistan
saic whatever approach the COM
mission made to the northern
neighbors of Greece was met by
opposition from those nations.
we have found that conciliation
has failed" Col. Rahim said.
France. China and Mexico also
expressed opposition to Col. Hodg-
sons views while the United States
and The Netherlands reserved the
right to discuss his speech later.
Col. Hodgson said the observer
teams which the commission has
assigned to Greece's northern bor-
ders had done nothing whatever
to settle the minority question,
practically nothing to settle the re-
fugee problem and had made only
one attempt to establish personal
contact with Yugoslavia, Bulgaria
and Albania"
Evening star., 1948-04-30

which finally put them on the road
to mental recovery.
The tall, 190-pound gardner with
slightly graying hair started work
at the hospital as ward attendant.
About IS years ago, he shifted to the
gardening and continued his work
with patients who were able to do
the outside work. He took naturally
to the gardening, his friends said.
because he always thought of him.
self as country boy"
He was born and reared in
Waynesboro, Va. and came to St.
Elizabeths when he moved to Wash
ington. During World War I, he
served as a medical technician with
the Army in France and Germany.
He and his wife Elsie live at 1922
U street Sc. They have no children.
Hospital authorities said they are
planning ceremony for Mr.. Harris,
because so many Of the patients
asked that it be done when they
heard he was leaving. This will be in
the near future, and he will be
asked to come back" for a day.
Now that he has retired. Mr..
Harris told friends. he intends to
concentrate on hunting and fishing
two sports which always have
been almost as important to him as
his friends at the hospital and his
patient gardeners.
Evening star., 1948-04-30
Church Leaders
Continued From First Page.)
secretary Of the Federal Council G
Churches.
Europe Is Turning Pagan,
Bishop Stomm Warns

BALTIMORE, April 80 (P.-
Bishop John S. Stamm said last
night that I'VE can no longer think
of Europe as a Christian area
Today, most of Europe is becoming
progressively more and more pagan.
DR.. Stamm spoke at the 73rd seS-
sion of the Evangelical United
Brethren Church's Atlantic confer
ence, over which he is presiding.
At yesterdays conference dele
gates passed a resolution stating
we are disturbed in part by the
persistent efforts to resume the
draft and adopt universal military
training. - 1t is our Judgment
that this is a potential for war and
not for peace"
Reelected as district superin-
tenoents were the Rev. S. w. Sic
bert of Newark, Manhattan-NeW
Jersey; the Rev. John G. Boepple OF
Philadelphia. Philadelphia Balti-
more, and the Rev Joseph Wolf OF
Richmond Hill. N Y
Evening star., 1948-04-30
National Church Council
Elects Dr.. Earl F. Adams
BY the Associoied Press

NEW YORK, April 30.-Dr. Earl
Frederick Adams of New York to-
day was elected executive secretary
OF the National Council of the
Churches of Christ in America.
The council is now being formed
through the merger of eight inter-
denominational Protestant agencies,
DR.. Adams as executive secretary
will work on the Coordination of
plans for closer unity on the part of
national interdenominationa agen-
cies. For three years DR.. Adams
has served as executive director of
the Protestant Council of the city
of New York. He formerly was
general director of promotion for
the Northern Baptists convention.
The proposed merger involved nc
convention changes with denomi-
national forms Of worship or doc
trlnal beliefs.
The group involved in the merger
are Federal Council Of the Churches
of Christ in America. the Interna-
ticnal Council of Religious Educa-
ton, the Foreign Missions Confer
ence of North America. the Home
Mission Council of North America,
the Missionary Education Movement
Of the United States and Canada,
the National Protestant Council of
Higher Education, the United Coun-
ell of Church Women and the
United Stewardship Council.
Evening star., 1948-04-30
Groves Says Russia
Cannot Understand
Power Of A-Bombs
by the Associated Press

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., April 80.
Lit. Gen. Leslie r. Groves said
today "it is still too difficult for
Russia and her war satellites" to
understand the power of the atomic
bomb.
Gen. Groves, who headed the
Arny's Manhattan District which
developed the bomb, told luncheon
meeting Of the New Jersey Manu-
facturers' Association he referred to
the failure Of the United Nations
Atomic Energy Commission to reach
an agreement on atomic control.
He attributed this failure to the
inability Of member nations to COM
prehend the power to the atomic
weapon.
1T is easy for one to speak glibly
of city being destroyed in an in
stant, but 1t does not follow that one
comprehends it," he said.
Must Have Bomb Delivery.
The general said the atomic bomb
appears ito be the one thing which
enables the United States to remain
at peace without a complete sur
render Of all Of our principles"
But, he said, the Nation cannot
rely solely on the atomic bomb
for our national security"
The bomb has to be delivered"
he said and this means possession
Of strategic bases secured by
rounded military force
I'VE must have in being a force
whose primary mission is one of
retaliation in the event of attack"
Gen. Groves declared.
Il wish to emphasize that this
means not only atomic bombs and
atplaneS and airplane crews. 1t
means supplying and 1t means Sc
curing those bases. In short, this
means properly balanced military
establishment - air, ground and
sea"
Weapon for Concentrated Target.
The atomic bomb, the general
said, Is not "a weapon that will be
used against properly dispersed
fighting forces.
1T is weapon of tremendous
power, but powerful as it is, its effect
Is limited in area. They are capable.
as you know. of destroying every
thing with an area-a very large
area for single weapon. An area
about 3 miles in diameter.
They are peculiarly adapted for,
use against important industrial
targets as well as military targets
that are concentrated such as navy
yards, large depots and the like"
The general declared that Amer
1ca'S national policies on the atomic
bomb have been unduly Influenced
by the opinions expressed by an ex-
tremely small group"
Some members of the group, he
said, were Junior members of the
scientific staff in the atom bomb
development"
Initially this group was better
qualified than most persons to dis
cuss the role of the bomb in inter-
national affairs. but that situation
has changed" Gen. Groves said
Evening star., 1948-04-30
Capt. {. 5, ,BookwaIter
To Be Buried al ARLINGTON

Capt. Charles S. Bookwalter, 70,
who was coal and towboat co-ordi-
nator for the Sd Naval District in
New York during the recent war,
was to be buried at pm. today in
Arlington Cemetery. He was a re-
tired Naval Reserve officer.
Funeral services for Capt. Book
walter, who lived in New York, were
held there yesterday. He died there
Wednesday after long illness.
A native of Illinois, he was grad
uated from the Naval Academy in
1894 and served in the Bureau of
Steam Engineering during World
War !.
Capt Bookwalter was instrument
tai in organizing the Merchant Ma
rine Naval Reserve in 1927, accord
ing to the Navy. For this work he
was awarded the Merchant Marine
Achievement Trophy in 1943
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Bonnie P. Bookwalter; son,
Charles F. Bookwalter, and daugh-
ter, Miss Cordelia Bookwalter, all
of New York.
Evening star., 1948-04-30

city legislation. now handled by 38
members in two different commit
tees probably would prove an exces-
sive drain on a single committee of
only IA members. Furthermore, he
believes, the IA members from both
branches of Congress might have a
hard time arranging their separate
schedules to get together often
enough to handle the business.
The Auchincloss Joint Committee
could review the Districts annual
budget, but could not compel a
change in it.
Senator Aiken contended that,
until the District gets home rule,
the board of ID members proposed in
the Senate bill would be better than
the present system of two different
comittees with 38 members"
Other comment on the Senate bill:
Chairman Buck of the Senate Dis
trict Committee: 1T is well worth
considering and studying. We would
always have quorum"
Chairman Dworshak of the Dis
trict subcommittee of the Senate
Appropriations Committee, also a
member of the Senate District Com
mittee: Sounds like it has some
merit and deserves consideration. 1t
might simplify, expedite and clarity
the handling of District business"
Chairman Cain of the Fiscal Sub
committee of the Senate District
Committee: "Basically very sound.
but l want to study it. I see great
virtue, but possible vice, with too
much concentration of power in one
group. Joint session of our Senate
and House Fiscal Subcommittee.
however, have been very successful
for two years.
Chairman Bates of the Fiscal
Subcommitte of the House District
Committee: I'm for it. But would
60 still further Our joint fiscal
subcommittee sessions have worked
out very well. But such a joint Con-
gressional committee ought to en-
brace all expenditures and taxing
problems. 1t should have central
lied responsibility not only as to
how money is spent, but how it's
going to be raise
Chairman Horan, of the District
Subcommittee of the House Appro-
priations Committee now handling
the 1949 city supply bill: 1T doesn't
60 far enough. 1t would not relieve
the Appropriations Committee.
There is some logic in splitting au-
thority between spending and tax
ing committees of Congress on a
national basis. But this is local.
There should be a closer hookup
between the Legislative Committee.
handling policy, ind the Appro-
priations Committee, handling
spending, Here money is raised and
spent in the same locality"
Evening star., 1948-04-30
New York Hot Pier
Situation Investigated
After New Murder
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, April 3O.-Police
today investigated conditions at a
so-called "hot pier" on New York's
water front in an effort to solve the
killing of a 30-year-old boss steve
dore.
! The victim, Thomas Collentine
was wounded fatally by gunman
yesterday as he left his uptown
Manhattan apartment for work at
pier 90, where he was hiring fore
man.
The pier, at the end of Fifty
second street on the Hudson River,
repeatedly has been hotbed of
trouble in recent months 1t has
| figured in two of four water front
| Slayings.
Assistant District Attorney Will
liam Keating said racketeers were
reported seeking to set up book
making and loan shark concessions
at the pier. Unrest among long
shoremen there also was reported
after a recent reshuf11ing in desir-
able jobs.
Victim Silent to Last.
| Mr.. Collentine was shot as he
walked from his doorstep with two
other longshoremen. Police said a
man leaped from a black sedan and
fired seven shots, hitting Collentine
with three of them.
Before the stevedore died several
hours later, he was quoted by police
as saying he did not know who had
shot him.
L wouldn't tell you if I knew" he
added.
Held in $4,000 bail each as ma
terial witnesses were the victims
two companions, John White, "a,
and George Courchesne, %.
Prosecutor Suspects Fear.
Although the pair was quoted as
saying the shooting happened so
fast they did not see the gunman,
Mr.. Keating said he believed they
have vital information" and might
be intimidated from telling us what
they know"
The killing was similar in cir
cumstances to that of Anthony
Hintz, another boss longshoreman.
Mr.. Hintz was shot to death in the
hallway of his Greenwich Village
home January 8, 1947. Three men
were convicted of murder in the
case and are awaiting execution.
Police had questioned IS persons,
most of them waterfront workers,
Evening star., 1948-04-30

sion Crusade Oratorical Contest las
night.
Topic of the contest was "Crusad.
ers' Role In Catholic Action" The
contest was held at Holy Name
Church Auditorium.
Runners-up were Miss Mary Ann
Kinnahan, 16, of St. Patrick's
Academy in the girls division, and
Stephen Manning, II, of st. An
thongs High School in the boys
division. The winners received
the Archbishop Curley Memorial
Trophy.
The trophy and other awards
Evening star., 1948-04-30
u. ). Steel Posts List
.0f Lowered Prices.
Which includes Nails
By the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, April 30.-Subsidia-
ries of United States Steel Corp
posted lower prices today on individ-
ual carbon and alloy products which
are most closely related to the cost
of living"
Benjamin F. Fairless, president
said the price cuts effective tomor-
row range from 81 to S. a ton and
include:
Nails, barbed wire, fencing and
other wire products, steel for roofing
silos and other farm structures
spring wire for furniture and other
uses, tin plate for the manufacture
of cans, cold rolled strip and sheets
for the manufacture of automobiles
and home appliances, and a wide va
riety of other steel products.
The price reductions are made tC
carry out the decision announced
by United States Steel April 20 to
reduce various domestic steel prices
to the extent of total reduction OF
$25 900, 900 year. Mr.. Fairless said
Differential Eliminated.
1--WE are hopeful that the reduc-
tions in prices which our subsidiaries
are making at this time may have a
beneficial effect throughout the Ma
ton"
Mr. Fairless also announced
elimination, effective tomorrow, OF
the current differential of SO a ton
at Geneva, Utah, in prices of steel
products produced there by Geneva
Steel Co. over prices for similar
products at Pittsburgh, Gary, Ind;
Chicago and Birmingham.
New prices apply to products OF
Geneva Steel Co., subsidiary o.
United States Steel.
First Prices al Parity.
"For the first time in the history
OF the steel industry, a Western mill
has announced prices at a parity
with those for similar products by
steel mills in the East" Mr.. Fairless
said. To attain this parity in base
prices was one of our aims when we
purchased the Geneva plant from
the Government in June, 1916"
In addition to lowering Geneva
base prices, the Utah company will
cut delivered prices at Geneva by
81 a ton for plates and structural
shapes, giving total cut of 81 a
ton on those products delivered to
Western customers.
Reductions by Geneva affect
United States Steel hot rolled carbon
steel plates, and hot rolled carbon
steel structural shapes within the
range of sizes, grades, finishes and
specifications currently produced at
Geneva.
Evening star., 1948-04-30

tCOntlnueQ from tlrSt PageD
and other concessions such as more
holidays and vacation.
At present the mine workers re-
ceive Sl00 as a vacation payment.
The vacation time is scheduled
this year for June Is to July q.
If the 100000 soft coal diggers walk
out June 26, Mr.. Lewis can say they
are on vacation-not on strike.
Mr.. Lewis and the United Mine
Workers are under a Taft-Hartley
law injunction forbidding them to
renew the six-week walkout of this
spring over the pension issue.
Justice T. Alan Goldsborough is
sued the injunction in District Court
here after he fined Mr.. Lewis $4,000
and the union 81 400 900 for ignoring
an earlier court stop-strike order.
Most lawyers say this Injunction
would not stop . strike over Q new
contract.
Evening star., 1948-04-30
Coal

Continued From First Page)
Evening star., 1948-04-30


Hospital au-
thorities said he
will be missed.
particularly by
the many con-
valescent pa
t i e n is W h O
worked daily on
t h e hospitals
lawn and gar
dens under the
quiet direction
of Mr.. Harris.
To m ny of
them, he has
been the set
fling fo rtor
Evening star., 1948-04-30
Two Win 0ratory Contest
Al Holy Name Auditorium

Miss Loretta Klodsen, II, of I'm
maculate Conception Academy and
Patrick Howlin, 1S, student Of St.
Paups Academy, were chosen win
ners of the Catholic Students Mis-
Evening star., 1948-04-30
Committee
Continued From First Page J

latlve Reorganization Act of 1916
70 transfer legislative authority now
held by the House and Senate Dis
trlct Committees. consisting of a
total of 38 members of Congress. to
a single JOINT Congressional Com
mlttee on the District, consisting of
IA members.
Would Relieve Load"
This, Senator Aiken explained to-
day. would relieve the District load
on Congress, and would release "a
members to help with other work"
Furthermore, he pointed out. a
single committee handling legisla-
tive policy for the National Capt.
tai, would save congressional time
and provide smoother and more
effective handling of city legisla-
ton.
The Joint committee would con-
siSt of seven members of the House
and seven members of the Senate
It would handle legislative cues
tlonS, but would not change the
procedure on District appropria
tlonS, which would continue to be
channeled through the present Ap-
preparation Committees, in both
houses.
The Senate bills Joint commit
tee would be different in severa,
particulars from the Congressional
Joint Committee proposed in the
Auchincloss home rule bill. now
pending before the House District
Committee.
Particulars in House Bill.
The House bill would set up 8
Joint group of Is members. nint
from the House and seven from
the Senate Two of the Houst
members would be members of tn,
House Appropriations Committee
and one Of the Senators would bt
a member of the Senate Appropria.
tions Committee.
Representative Auchincloss. Re.
publican, of New Jersey, sponsor o.
the House bill. expressed doubt,
as to the effectiveness of the Sen.
ate bill without home rule.
Under the AuchincloSS measure
he pointed out. legislation would bs
screened by the elected city council
30 that only problems of policy woulc
reach the joint congressional com.
mittee. This system would cut dowr
the legislative load on the join
committee. he explained.
But under the Senate proposal, h,
eontended, the same heavy food O
Evening star., 1948-04-30
Beloved Gardener
To Retire Today

Ed Harris, 81, the gardener at St.
Elizabeths Hospital who has been
friend of the patients for SO years,
Evening star., 1948-07-02
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Evening star., 1948-07-02
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Evening star., 1948-07-02
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Evening star., 1948-07-02
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