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SEEK REORGANIZATION
OF THE NAVAL MILITIA
Gathering of Officers From Twelve
States to Consider the Framing
of Suitable Bill.

Reorganization OF the naval militia
Is the object of the gathering of naval
officers held In Washington today at the
Eew Willard. There are twelve States
represented. and it is the purpose of
those present, all of whom are mem
bers of the Naval Military Association.
10 frame a bill which will bring about
an entire reorganization of the volun-
teer naval forces. and also creating an
adequate naval reserve.
That the association has Government
sanction was shown by the presence of
Mr. Moody the Secretary of the Navy;
Assistant Secretary Darling. Mr.. Can
non. Speaker of the House: Representa-
tive Dayton of West Virginia, and Ad-
miral Taylor, all of whom made ad-
dresses before the association. saving
the proper reorganization Of the naval
militia win meet with cooperation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14
MAY ERECT MONUMENT
TO BENJAMIN HARRISON
House Passes Senate Resolution With
out opposition-Chester, Pa,
Made a Support of Entry.

When the House met today the Senate
resolution granting TO the Benjamin
Harrison Monument Association the
right to erect a monument to the late
President on Government ground in IN
dianapohs was passed without opposi-
ton
bin was passed making Chester, Pa.
a SUPPORT OF entry.
The House then. In committee of the
whole, resumed consideration of the
legislative. executive. and judicial ap-
preparation bill.
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WEATHER REPORT.

II is colder in the east Gulf and south
Atlantic States. Tennessee. and the Ohio
Valley. with frost along the Gulf Coast
and In northern Florida. Warmer
weather prevails I'm the Missouri and up
per Mississippi valleys
There will be snow tonight in the up
per Ohio Valley. lower lake region. and
northern New York. and snow will con-
finue along the lakes Friday.
II will be warmer in the lower Mis-
nfssippi Valley and the lower Ohio Val
ley, and somewhat colder tonight In
eastern New York. Warmer weather
Will prevail tomorrow In the lower Mis-
efssippi Valley and east Gnlf States
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14
TREASURER
SHORT IN ACCOUNTS

WATERFOWL. ceun.. Jan. H.-For-
mer State Senator Burton II. Mattoons S
ACCOUNTS as town treasurer have. under
examination. developed a shortage OF
s2s. .592.O7.
Mattoon was arrested in Waterbury
last night on the charge of making
false entries In the books of the Water
town Savings Bank of which he is the
treasurer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14
DOUBT THE SINCERITY
OF RUSSIAN PLEDGES
State Department Officers Inclined to Believe They Mean
Annexation of Manchuria-Unted States Is to Pro-
test if the Attempt Is Made
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:

Is Russia preparing to formally annex
Manchuria? This is a question which is
receiving much consideration from State
Department officials. Through represen-
tatives OF the United States in European
capitals the State Department was in
formed today that Russia has assured
the powers of its int .rion to respect
treaty rights in Manchuria ia all eventu-
alities
Announcement of this purpose OF Rus
STA was sent to some of the powers in
formal notes Count Cassini did not see
fit to send a note TO this effect TO the
State Department, but stated Russia s
purpose in a conference with Secretary
Hay. High officials in the State Depart
rent believe Russia is preparing to as
sumo absolute control Of Manchurta and
rcCaIN Russia's assurances to the pow
ers as the last stroke In the severance
of Manchuria from China.
America to Protest.
Russian oficials have intimated that
the United States is so mercenary and
commercial that the assurance Of open
ports in Manchuria will prevent this
country from protesting against the dis
memberment of China
State Department officials resent this
charge. and make 1t clear that the an
nexation Of Manchuria by Russia will
not be effected without loud protest
from the United States.
This Government has always stood fer
the integrity OF China. and Will not
change its attitude in the least.
Seeks Neutrality.
Ofcial information has also been re-
ceived that Japan, through her minister
at Pekin. recently notified Prince Ching
that Japan earnestly desires China, in
case Of war between Russia and Japan,
to observe strict neutrality, and thus
INIT the area of hostilities. the number
OF powers engaged. and the preservation
of order throughout the Chinese en-
pire.
In reply. Prince Cheng stated that the
wish of China was identical with that
II the Japanese government
"Unmistakable evidence that England is
hacking Japan in the resistance to Rus
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14
CONGRESS TO MAKE
OLD APPROPRIATION

Captain McCleary, chairman Of the
on the District OF Colum-
bia Of the House Committee on Appro-
priations. said today in regard to the
appropriations for night schools that
the committee would undoubtedly make
an appropriation as heretofore for night
schools, but that there would be no in
crease. unless IL was shown that there
WAS urgent need for it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14
REDUCTION IN SALARY
FOR DIRECTOR OF CENSUS

The House. in Committee OF the
Whole. today. by vote Of 81 to A.,
passed a bill introduced by Representa-
tive Cowherd Of Missouri TO reduce the
salary of the Director Of the Census
from $1,000 to 5000 per annum, TO con-
form with the salaries of other chiefs
of bureaus under the Department OF
Commerce and Labor. .
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14
RADICAL CHANGE
NOW THREATENED
IN CIVIL SERVICE
MIR. Hepburn May Introduce Bill Doing
Away With the Commission and It's
Methods Cooley Places Blame.
THE PROS AND CONS or THE
FEDERAL CIVIL SER VICE SYSTEM
IN IT'S DEFENSE.


Congessmen Of
law The difficulty getting
interference Cooley Commits
AGAINST ITS USEFULNESS.
AppOntees under the
members OF Congress stood Members Congress- of
would appointment
Onstuenone attacking present
system
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Burden to Government.

The commission then opposed the
civil service peEFlon on the ground that
later it would become a burden to the
Government and that it would be fol-
lowed by q lobby seeking an increase.
In providing for taking care or aged
and dismissed clerks the commission
discussed an endowment system, which
would take something each month from
the salaries Of al. which was shown TO
be unjust in its varied burdens on clerks
of different ages.
If any system of retirement should be
taking out an annuity policy when he
decided upon the commission believed il
should be on the basis Of the applicant
first entered upon his duties This
should be compulsory throughout the
entire service. The Government would.
in this case, formulate a plan and then
deduct the premiums from the salaries.
the premiums to be definitely deter
mined by a commission of experts.
The commission has just finished it's
annual report to the President and it
was signed today. 1t was finished be-
fore the agitation began and has not
been changed.
1T would be entirely Improper TO dis
cuss the report. but II has not been
changed even by the crossing of a u
said the Commissioner. III viii go to
the President In a few days.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14

High tide today .5:5I a. m.
High tide tomorrow. 6:2S Am, go p. m
Low tide tomorrow. .l2.SS m, Il 40 .. m.
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Crisis at Hand.

TOKYO. Jan. IA high Japanese
government officer today said that in
official circles II is believed war with
Russia can be ultimately averted He
said:
The Japanese reply to Russia treats
with number of questions concerning
Korea, other than the neutral zone mat
ter. Because OF their delicacy l am un-
able to disclose their nature, but they
are such that concessions can be made
by both sides.
IF Russia insists on the neutral zone
negotiations must be broken OF imme-
diately. But Japan has intimated to Rus
sia that she is ready to recognize Rus
sian trading concessions in Korea, pro-
vided they are entirely without political
significance.
The. negotiations have now reached a
point where a peaceful or hostile set
tlement is only a few days on II Rus
STA insists on her neutral zone demand,
war is inevitable. If she abandons il.
peace is practically assured. We now be-
lieve that Russ.a's reply will be couched
in conciliatory language. and that war
will be ultimately averted"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14

IL is so easy to take Piso's cure for cough.
and be relieved and cured. 25e.-AdY.
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TEMPERATURES
THE SIN.
TIDE TABLE.

Sun sets today. y....-....-.......-.. 300 p. m
Sun rises tomorrow....-........ a. m.
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sian encroachment has come to my at
tention within the past week. said a
prominent Washington banker. Il have
reason to believe England has assured
Japan financial assistaflce in case Of war
with Russia.
This opinion is strengthened by the at
ttpde Of the English press. All great
English papers are supporting Japan.
With Manchuria under control Of Rus
STA, dreams of a great market for Eng
lish goods In the Orient would be at an
end. and the foothold England has gain
ed in China would be futile
Seizes More Ships.
Japan has pressed into transport ser
vice the three steamships of the Oriental
Steamship Company running between
San Francisco and the Far East The
vessels are the Nippon Maru, Hongkong
Maru. and America Maru. All were
built in 1898. and are fast vessels which
have been under Japanese subsidy
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14
MACHEN JURORS
HAVE DAYS REST
Court AdjOurns in Respect
to Justice Gould.
EVIDENT LINE OF DEFENSE
Trial One of the Most Important Tech
nical Battles Ever Waged
I----e--..-- in United States.

No hearing was had today in the post
Office trials, as court adjourned yester-
day until tomorrow morning at 10
oclocl, out Of respect TO Mrs. Margaret
G. Gould. wife of Justice A. NJ. Gould,
of the Supreme Court of the District,
who was buried this afternoon.
IT daily becomes more apparent that
tant technical battles ever waged in a
United States court. Every inch Of
ground is closely contested on both
sides. and there is a running fire of pro-
tests and objections. Questions of de-
partmental practice and custom are con-
stantly arising. and each time the rul-
ing is against the defense an exception
is noted
These exceptions will be argued in a
higher court, and as the case Is ex-
pected to reach the United States su-
preme Court there is every probability
IT will prove valuable by obtaining a
definite judicial ruling upon matters
which are now and have been for many
years taken for granted but have never
been tested.
No Line on Defense.
What the line Of defense is has not vet
appeared fully, but enough was brought
out yesterday in cross examination
to show the attorneys win contend hat
R. ]. Wynne. First Assistant Post
master General. was the man In reality
responsible, as the head Of the bureau.
for any fraud occurring In the divis-
ions under him. Then the defense is
bent on showing that the orders for
the Croft fasteners signed by Machen
were signed in the course of routine
business, and he had no more knowI-
edge Of the alleged fraud concealed in
them than had his superior, Mr. Wynne.
who also took the orders as matter
Of course, and give them his signature
without question.
In other words, the defendants are try
ing to place either above or below. or
both. the responsibility for the purchase
of the fasteners, and leave Machen in
between as a monument Of offended vir-
ture, the victim Of cruel circumstances
and official methods
That the defense will insist upon the
assertion that some one below Machen
may have been responsible for the or
dering of the goods is shown by the
questions which have been put to X.
Wynne and his chief clerk. ]. j. How
ley. Both have admitted that many les-
ters left Machens Office initiated in n
handwriting which so closely simulated
his that few could detect the difference.
The orders for the fasteners also bear
the initials Of the clerk who drafted the
letter and asked for the supplies The
order. II signed by Machen at all. was
siSned by him in the usual course Of
business, and probably he did not sign
II. the defense Will say, in which case
some one basely abused his confidence
and he is on trial for the sins Of an
other.
Such is the defense in regard to the
evidence thus far adduced. Nothing but
preliminary evidence 20 establish the
customs In the Postofice Department
and fix the duties of the officials has vet
been offered Not a word has been said
about fraud or the Gron fasteners ex-
cept incidentally
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14
The Official Papers.

What will &c the line of defense in
regard to the papers and witnesses
which the Government asserts will show
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14
Sums Up Situation.

In speaking Of the new order yester-
day a Government clerk summed up
the situation rather tersely, showing
the advantages of the change from 9 10
4:30 TO S.3J until 4. He said:
''In the face OF these prosperous times
the Government has virtually reduced
,--e salaries of its servants .O76s2 per
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
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Board Not Responsible for
Driftwood," Says Com
missioner.

Civil Service Commissioner Cooley, in
statements made to The Times this aft
ernoon. placed much of the blame for
inefficiency in the Government service
on the shoulders of Congressman who
use their influence to get jobs for their
friends.
Mr.. Cooley also showed that under the
laws the commission is in no way re-
seponsible for the deadwood in the de-
partments: that it has no power of re
moval, and that its duties end when it
has found the bet possible material for
the different places. II the best men are
not chosen for these places 1t is because
of the influence of Congressman.
Not for Life.
After men are once in the depart
ment they are not there for life" said
he. Inefficiency. old age. neglect. are
all causes for removal, and the heads
Of departments and chiefs OF bureaus
all have the power of removal, and are
therefore responsible for the inefficiency
of the service If it exists.
There Is not protest coming to the
partment. The protest comes from the
legislative branch of the Government.
which. under the Constitution, has moth
ing to do with appointments. Congress
is attempting tc usurp functions that do
not belong to it. 1t has. however a
constitutional right 20 hold the execu-
tive branches responsible for results
The details of administration should be
left with the executive departments,
where they properly belong
This commission has nothing to do
with patronage. We supply the. depart
ments with material for employment. We
conduct the examinations and certify as
to results. The coal beavers son and
the millionaire's son sit side by side
and are known only by numbers. This
eliminates all political influences.
The great difficulty in getting rid of
inefficient clerks is the influence of Con-
gressmen. If they would let the admin
istrative branches alone. all the depart
ments would be better off. AS matter
of observation here in the commission.
and Congressman are here almost every
day, we have found out that IL is
ordinarily the case that people who get
Congressms1 to come to see us are way
down on tie register. and that it is the
poorer class of clerks who try to get
into the departments in this way.
I'm last years report the commission
answered some of the charges that are
being made now. This matter was
brought to the attention of The Times
by former Commissioner FouIke. who
was yesterday attacked in the House.
The report then said that 1T has been
urged by the opponents of competitive
examinations that the system. by pro-
noting permanency Of tenure. tended
to suPerannuation in the public service.
The commission then called attention 20
the fact that the civil service law Of it.
self provides no permanency of tenure.
It was then shown that in 1898 the per-
centage Of clerks in the service over
seventy years was almost exactly 2 per
cent In 1900 il was slightly higher. and
two years later it has dropped to 1.g7
per cent.
Burden to Government.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14

Fair tonight and tomor-
row; fresh westerly winds.
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The position taken by The District
Commissioners is that the request for
the deficiency appropriation should come
from the Board Of Education. II this
body makes the request the Commits
sioners will forward il to Senator Gal
linKer i'm response to the latters COM
munication OF today.
In the opinion Of those interested in
the night schools. a united effort now
to obtain favorable action by the House
subcommittee Will result in favorable
action By Congress within a short time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-14
Should Limit Be Removed? I?
To Be Taken Up Tomorrow.

The agitation for the removal of the
age limit and the securing from Con
gress Of deficiency appropriation for
Keeping open the schools beyond the
limit possible under the present appro-
priauOn, will be taken up by the Senate
District Committee at its regular meet
ing tomorrow. Confidence is expressed
in several quarters that this will mark
the beginning OF a successful campaign
at the Capitol
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far as the feeble efforts of friends and the wealth of nature might combine to do so, the grave was robbed of its seeming victory. The mound of earth that came from the excavation was completely hidden by everGreens, from the view of the family and immediata friends in the carriages, and the casl1et was not lowered to it's final resting place till after their departure. The burial ceremony consisted simply of the commitment service followed by prayer.