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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
Marriage a Pain in the Neck
To Overburdened Judges Here

riage ceremonies with 8 of the 10
Municipal Court judges who
agreed to participate on a share
the1burden" basis. Judges Ellen
K. Raedy and Walter j. Casey re-
fused to perform marriages be-
cause of their personal religious
views.
The judges agree that since they
have undertaken the. rotation plan
the burden has been spread equit-
ably.
One judge even goes so far as
to feel little enthusiasm for one
phase of the marriage problem.
He has made it a practice to have
the .newlyweds turn over to the
District Jail whatever fee they had
planned to hand him. The money,
he said, is earmarked to buy
reading material for the inmates.
Two Even Reject Cigars.
Two judges maintained they
have refused even cigars offered
by the bridegroom.
Sentiment on the part of the
jurists and the two court clerks
to spend a stable portion of each
day handling the rotation system
leans heavily toward Congress
sional authorization for clerk
to devote his entire time perform
ing marriages.
Officials have pointed out that
this system prevails in New York
courts where court clerk not only
has the power to perform mar
riages, but a small chapel for the
ceremony as well.
To date there has been no
formal move in that direction
here. Authorities point out, that
among other possible difficulties
in gaining official favor for such
a setup, a separate act of Con-
gress would be necessary.
After 40 years, 1 don't think
Congress would 60 to that trouble
to change the status quo," one
court official said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16

more promotions Of employees now
on the job.
During the past few months,
many bureaus have operated on
a semi freeze" hiring basis, with
hirings made only in emergency
cases.
The tempo of hirings has in
creased a little bit during the last
few weeks, mostly as requirements
for employees who have quit or
retired from their jobs. But the
hiring rate is far below that Of
recent years. In fact, Government
hiring during Augustine last
month for which figures are avail
able-Was the lowest since before
the war.
ON THE SPOT-House- Senate
conferees have really put the Civil
Service Commission on the spot
in connection with the Federal
pay Redistribution bill.
The conferees have agreed to
knock out the Senate provision
which would have overhauled the
Governments present efficiency
rating system and replaced it with
more simple system of grading
workers either as satisfactory"
or unsatisfactory" with an "out-
standing" designation in specie;
cases.
But the conferees wrote into
the bill a provision directing the
Civil Service Commission to make
specific recommendations to Con-
gress within six months for
changing the present system.
This will force the commission
hand, because for at least several
years the commission has been
promising to submit proposals for
replacing the present grading sys-
tenn, but it never has made the
recommendations.
Publicly, the commission agrees
with the critics of the present
efficiency rating system that it
is too cumbersome and outmoded
and should be replaced with
more simple and realistic pro-
gram. But, behind the scenes,
some of the commissions more
influential officials have fought to
retain the present efficiency setup.
Thus far. they have succeeded,
despite the fact that the three
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
Britain and Russia
Trade Slave Charges
In u. n. Committee
By the Asoeioted Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Oct. 15.-Brit-
ain and Russia today accused each
other of abusing immigrants and
using slave labor.
The charges and countercharges
were made in the United Nations
Assemblys Social Committee.
They were the outgro~th of a
Polish resolution introduced yes
terday in the copmittee and
aimed at the united States.
France, Belgium and unnamed
South American countries for al
legged mistreatYent of immigrant
Charges DPsforcefuIly Recruited.
Soviet Delegate Alexander Pan
yushkin aid Britain is force
fully recpditing" displaced persons
in Germany, forwarding them to
Englanf' and keeping them in a
"contpuation of the slavery be-
gun tnder Hitler
Replying for Britain, Mrs. Bar
baTa Castle, youthful member Of
parliament. accused the Soviet
Union of genocide, forced emigra-
ton and the use of slave labor.
Genocide is defined as mass de.
struction of a race or people.
Mrs, Castle was interrupted by
Committee Chairman Carlos Stolk,
Of Venezuela, just after she had
charged the Russian rulers with
having "genocide habit of mind"
which, she said, enabled them to
wipe out whole nations for the
improved crimes of a few individ-
uals.
Mr.. Stolk banged his gavel to
silence Mrs. Castle because, he
said, her accusations went far be-
yond her right to reply to the
earlier Russian charges.
100000 Declared Held.
Mr.. Panyushkin had declared
that more than 100000 Soviet
citizens are forcibly held by Brit
ain, France and the United States
in displaced persons camps in
Western Germany and prevented
by force from returning to their
homes in the Soviet Union.
Mrs. Castle denied all the Soviet
allegations and retorted that Rus
STA and her satellites were pretend
ing an interest in the displaced
persons Ito cover their embarrass-
ment because the workers of their
countries are so anxious to flock
to the West"
why is the Soviet Union so in
terested in questions of immigra-
tion?" Mrs. Castle asked. There
are no applicants for the honor Of
entering the Soviet Union. Furth-
ermore, nobody can get out. Even
the Russian wives of British ma
tionals are denied the elementary
human right of going home with
their husbands"
Debate will continue Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
Police Request Delay
On Death Certificate in
Shooting Of Boy, IS

Request of police for more time
to study the fatal shooting of
15-year- old Robert r., Sullivan,
has caused him to defer issuance
of a certificate in the death, Coro-
ner A. Magruder Macdonald said
last night.
Earlier, DR.. Macdonald said he
would sign a certificate after re-
ceiving the homicide squads final
report concerning the Woodrow
Wilson High School sophomore
whose body was found Friday in
a wooded area south of Albermarle
street NV, near the Chevy Chase
Ice Palace.
Despite the request for more
time, police said nothing had
arisen to alter their belief that
foul play did not enter into the
case.
Reports on Gun Conflict.
The question of where Robert
obtained the German Luger pistol
found beside the body was one
that still puzzled police. There
were conflicting reports that the
boy had found the weapon and
that he had purchased it from
mail order house.
Robert had been missing from
home since October l when his
body was found in ravine by
Robert T. Rudy. 81. OF 441e
Thirty-flfth street NV.
An autopsy revealed he was
shot once through the right tenn
pie, the bullet emerging from the
left side.
Father Flies Here.
Robert was the son of Mrs.
Edith c. Maxey, with whom he
lived at 1881 Thirty sixth street
NV, and Harold r. Sullivan,
chief deputy United States mar
shall in Boston.
Mr.. Sullivan arrived here by
plane yesterday and discussed the
case with police. Relatives said
Robert had suffered from severe
headaches for two years.
Funeral arrangements had not
been completed last night. The
body is at the Hines Funeral
Home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16


obvious If conservatively expressed
satisfaction.
He believes the boards opera
tons have been quite successful
although, he said, lit is something
you can't measure in any objec-
tive way" He feels the board has
gone far in creating a favorable
climate for working out the prob
lens of discrimination, that the
procedures and philosophy are
sound and that now it is a matter
Of carrying them out.
With this behind him, Mr.. Moi
felt. now Sc. wants to travel. He
said he rather doubted that the
Government would hunt him up
again to take another job. With
the exception of about IL years
he has been in Government serv-
ice in various capacities since 1906.
The exception was when he was
administrative officer of the Spell
man Fund, Rockefeller philan-
thropy.
Board Named Year Ago.
During the war Mr.. Moffett
served as consultant in person.
mel work in the executive Office of
the President.
The seven member Fair EN-
ployment Board was named about
a year ago with Mr.. Mofett as
chairman. It was authorized in
an executive order by President
Truman with the aim of prevent
Ing discrimination against any
Federal worker or applicant for a
Government job on the score of
race color, religion or country of
origin.
OF the members of the board,
Mr.. Mofett said:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
Driver Of Car to Face
Inquest in Traffic Death

A Freedmen's Hospital nurse
will appear at an inquest to be
scheduled this week into the
death of George A. Perkins. So,
colored, of 232 L street S.W.,
whose death yesterday brought
the Districts traffic fatality toll
to 81.
Mr.. Perkins died at Casualty
Hospital of injuries received
Thursday when struck by a car
driven by the nurse, Mrs. Blanche
Lewis, 80, colored, of 80 P street
S.W. The accident occurred In
the 600 block of Third street NV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
By John w, Stepp

The marriage ceremony may be
joy to some, but to the judges
of Municipal Court and the Mu-
nicipal Court of Appeals it arouses
no starry-eyed raptures.
These judges perform the great
majority of civil marriages in the
District-about 600 in the last
year, when total of about 10,50C
ceremonies were performed by
clergymen and judges alike.
One judge yesterday expressed
a typical reaction to this extra
curricular, non-paying activity Of
the bench:
IT'S a pain in the neck" =
Another jurist, who likewise pre-
ferred anonymity, declared with
equal emphasis:
I'm 100 per cent against it
Somebody has to do the job, but ]
grippe every time it's me-"
With nearly complete unanim-
ity. the judges regard their priv
ilege, bestowed by Congress 40
years ago, as an interference with
normal duties of dispensing JUS
tice.
Docket Overloaded.
They point to docket of civil
and criminal cases that has grown
steadily more overloaded since
1912. The House only last Fri
day passed on to the Senate a
bill which would increase the
number of Municipal Court
judges from 10 to 10. The munic-
ipal appeals bench now has three
members. !.
The judges cite occasions when
their deliberations on a case, after
adjournment of court, have been
interrupted by the ring of a tele-
phone signaling that another
happy couple has come to the
courthouse to take the vows.
Complained one appellate court
judge: ut takes a half hour to
| get into the lawbooks on a case,
and then when you have to stop
and conduct a marriage it means
starting from scratch when you
| get back to the books"
The empowering act of Con-
gress states that all judges having
local jurisdiction may" perform
civil marriages here. But while nc
compulsion was attached, thu
Municipal judges decided that
performing marriages was theil
duty since no one else besides
clergymen are so authorized.
Rotation System Used. +
At the same meeting, the jurists
firmly resolved that no fees OF
gratuities be accepted in return
for their service.
They also entered into a rota-
ton system by which the three
appellate judges alternated mar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
The Star
Classified Section
Is the Peoples
Market Place

Every week The Sunday
Star classified ad section
maintains its outstanding
leadership in Washington.
For instance, last Sunday
The Star carried 3,105 more
individual classified ads than
the two other Washington
Sunday papers combined.
This vote of confidence
comes from people who know
results are a matter of course
when they place a classified
ad in THE STAR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
Temperatures in Various Cities.

American production of plastics
is now 100000 tons year, which
is less than l. per cent of an
nual steel tonnage.
Minnows do not grow to be
large fish: they are a distinct
species themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16

W a S chairman
until his resig-
nation | a S t
week has made
steady progress
t ow ard tn e
elimination of
! d i scrimination
in Federal en-
ployment and is
headed in the
right direction
| In an inter
view yesterday
he looked back
over the boards
| initial vaor with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
Mhru Opposes Ties
To East or West in
Power Politics
By the Assocjofed Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-India S
PINE Minister Nehru declared
here today he wants mo ties" 10
either the East or West in big
power politics.
Here on good will mission, Mr.
Nehru said in speech some
American reporters have asked
him naive" questions about his
foreign policy. These. he added,
INCLUDED whether he had strength
ened the ties between India and
the United States.
II think I don't want any ties,
and think the best ties are no
tbs" he told a gathering of fell
10y countrymen at a reception in
hk honor.
Stands Against commitments.
He said he had been asked
whether have committed my
sef. forget the exact words, but
something like whether had COM
United myself to either the East
or West"
After 400 years of British rule
he said, 1--WE have no intention of
committing ourselves to anyone
at this time"
Mr.. Nehru told the group he has
not come here to TASK for any ia
v6s" and that India lis too
proud" to beg for help. His coun-
tr1 needs assistance from nations
like the United States, he con-
tlnued, "Dut we can make good
anyway" If the aid is not forth
coming.
Ihe Prime Minister insisted his
visit Is just what he has said it
was: A three weeks good will tour
to- strengthen friendly and cor
dial relations" with the United
States. to learn about America,
and nothing more"
Plane Delayed in Landing.
Mr.. Nehru came here this morn
ing from Washington, and his
plane got caught in a traffic jam
over LaGuardia field for 40 min
utes before it could land. 1t had
to await its turn and allow earlier
arrivals to come down first
through a heavy fog blanketing
the field.
He quickly swung into a round
OF activities including the recep-
ton, lunch with Mrs. Ogden Reid,
president of the New York Herald
Tribune, and tea at the home of
Author John Gunther.
Tonight diplomats from many
nations, among them Russian
Foreign Minister A. Y. Vishinsky,
attended a reception at the Wal
dorf-Astoria hotel in Nehru's
honor.
Mr.. Nehru arranged a meeting
following the reception with David
E. Lilienthal, head of the Atomic
Energy Commission and former
chairman of the Tennessee Valley
Authority.
Tomorrow he is to lay a wreath
on the tomb of President Franklin
D. Roosevelt, and lunch with Mrs.
Roosevelt.
New York plans a big hand for
him Monday, when he will ride up
Broadway in parade, to be
showered with confetti and ticker
tape@@fung from Office windows
high above the street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16

The Brightwood Citizens Asso-
citation went on record as favoring
elimination of the personal in
come tax in the District at a
meeting Friday night. In a report
of the meeting in yesterdays Star
it was inadvertently stated that
the association favored elimina-
ton of the personal property tax.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16

operate.
w lille this
doesn't neces-
sarily m e a n
that the agen-
cies will get any
more money, it
at least raises
the possibility
t h a t t h e y
might.
If they do get
more money.
additional per-
sonnet hirings
may be expect
ed as well as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
The Federal Spotlight
Agencies on Restricted Budgets
Hope to Get More Early in795O
By Joseph Young

Many Government operating
budgets for the fiscal hope money
Congress early
1t has been generally overlooked but year
ting of OF the independent invited the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
Over IL Club to Elect

The "Over 81" Club of the Ar
lington Jewish Center will elect
new officers at a meeting at 8
o'clock tonight at the center, Lee
boulevard and Fenwick street.
Young people of the Arlington
Washington area are invited to
attend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
Progress Made by Fair Employment Board
In Year Hailed by Moffett, Retiring as Chairman

Guy Moffett leaves soon with
Mrs. Moffett to spend the winter
in Mexico, confident that the Fair
Employment Board of which he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
Weather Report

District of Columbia - Some
cloudiness but mostly sunny and
highest near 10 today. Tomorrow
mostly sunny, somewhat warmer
in afternoon.
Maryland and Virginia-Con-
siderable cloudiness, highest about
70 today. Tomorrow partly cloudy
and somewhat warmer in after
noon.
/ Wind velocity. Is miles per hour;
direction, north.
h River Report.
n tFrom e. 8. Engineers)
y potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
ana at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry
Humidity.
!Readinss at WASHINGTON National Airport
Noon rs am *
pm. 81 10 p.m.- rs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16

January with supplemental ap-
preparation requests if they find
that they need more money to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
High and Low for, Yssterda5.

i High and Low for YESTERDAY.
+ High, 70, at 1855 pm.
Low, 81. at SAG am.
& Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 81 on August IL.
Lowest. Fl on January 80.
j. Tide Tables.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16

JOSEPH Young's Federal Spot
light rudio broadcast is heard
eUer3 Saturday at 8::15 pm.
oDef WMAL, The Star station,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16

FURNISHED by United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
The Sun and Moon.
Precipitation

Monthly precipitation in inches In
CAPITAL lcurrent month To SateA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16

This edition contains This
Week Magazine of 30 pages, q
16-pdge comic section and Is
pages of rotogrdvure.
Evening star., 1949-09-28

IFS bad manners TO smeor
your hostess linen end gloss
wore. And Is insxcusobIs when
there Is lip-Stos." Not a bose
coat. SafsI EeonomieoII
Evening star., 1949-09-28

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ID.
Johnsons Baby Oil, Pint Bottle -----98e
$1.00 Paequins hand Cream -------89e
CSC Ponds Face Creams, Large - SOC
Cashmere Bouquet TaIeum, Giant Size SOC
Queen Anne Lotion, 3-ounees ------35e
Msnnsn Skin Bracsr, 5-ounees -----49c
s1.00 vitaIis nair Tonic, Large - TIC
$1.00 Lucky Tiger nair Tonic - *64e
$1.00 Colgate HaIo Shampoo ------7se
S1.00 Cont CASTLE Shampoo sec
Colgate Dental Cream Economy ----59c
coleo Denture Cleanser, Giant Size --49e
Soc moIIs Brushes Shave, Tube ---43e
Prices MARYLAND yrsnis stores On
items which under STATE Contract Laws Rht
Evening star., 1949-09-28

ATTENTION. Certain Toilet
and swr subject so% tx under FEEDERS. Internal Revenue
than $500 and Watches retailing than
ject to 10sd tax all others taxed 2O%.
Evening star., 1949-09-28

irees may slightly Marylsnd virsinia
y limit quantities. - ~ -
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-07-27
High School Dance
Slated Friday

The first all-city dance of the
summer for students of Seattle's
eight public high schools will be
held at $3.50 pm, this Friday, July
20 in the Civic Auditorium.
BLUE Moon" will be the title and
theme of the affair which will be
carried out in blue and silver pro-
grams and favors. Music will be by
frankie Roth and his orchestra.
The dance is being jointly spon-
sored by the Seattle Public Schools,
Parent-Teacher Association and the
Seattle Park Department.
At the conclusion of the school
year all public high school students
were issued a blue Identification
card. Presentation of these cards will
be required at the Civic Auditorium
to gain admittance on Friday even
ing. Students who failed to pick up
their cards before vacation begsn
or have lost their cards may obtain
one by calling at their nearest Park
Department playground or recrea-
ton center.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-07-27
Student Seminar
Opens Aug. 2

Continued from Page One)
several months in this country and
attended with DR.. Nitobe a confer
ence of the Institute of Pacific Re-
]ations held at Bansf, Canada. In
1888 and 1899, DR.. Takagi and Mazda
represented Japan at the Internal
ional Council Meeting of the Insti-
tute of Pacific Relations.
DIR. Takagi hopes to attend sew
eral sessions of the International
Seminars held In this country, and
to visit the universities of Michi-
gan, Chicago. Princeton. Yale,
Harvard and Berkeley, before re-
turning to Japan.
DR.. Takagi's background of wide
international experience, and Of
special work with young people en-
college campuses, qualities him es-
pecially for leadership of the student
seminar in Japan.
The Also believes that when
young people of different races and
nationalities come together in happy
surroundings, with competent lead
ers. to study effectively their com
mon problems, they may achieve
an understanding not only of those
problems but of one another and
of the national viewpoint which
each represents.
Through frank discussion, shar-
ed activities and silent worship,
they gain an appreciation and
respect for one another even when
they cannot reach literal s.gree-
ment on all solutions. In SO doing
they develop a pattern for future
relationships with people of diff
fering backgrounds and ideas, and
in small way try out techniqucs
which later as leaders they may
put into practice in international
situations of genuine moment.
The Also has sponsored success
full international students seminars
of this kind in the United States
Germany, and in Finland This is
the first one to be held in Japan
In addition to these seminars, the
American Friends Service Commit
tee carries on relief and rehabilita-
ton work in Austria, China, Fin
land France, Germany, India, Is
rael, Japan, Palestine, Pakistan, and
Spain.