Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
At THE WHITE HOUSE
No Half Holiday for Clerks
Tomorrow.
LABORERS TN OFFICES
MAY BE PUT IN THE CLASSIFIED
SERVICE.
Jiu Jitsu to Be Taught in the Navy
Oldest Federal Judge
Calls.

Oldest Federal Judge
Calls.
The decision was reached at the cabinet
session today that there will be no half
holiday in the government departments to-
morrow afternoon, was granted on the
day before Christmas The departments
will be open until the usual hours in the
afternoon. The departments will be closed
on Monday, that being legal holiday by
law. The decision will be a disappoint
ment to the clerks in the departments.
The cabinet meeting was not long one,
and whatever business was transacted was
withheld from the public Attorney Gen.
eral Moody said that no appointments
were ready to be announced in the Ohio
and Tennessee judgeships, although it is
known that they were discussed With the
President. Secretary Taft remained with
the President and Attorney General to talk
over the Ohio judgeship There seems to
be feeling that eX-Representative Tayler
of Canton is the strongest man mentioned
although Representative Southland has
backing of the best order.
Glass of Laborers to Be Classified.
Commissioner Cooley of the civil service
commission spent a short time with the
has had under consideration for some time
tine question of placing a certain class of
laborers under the civil service These are
men and women in several of the DEPART
nsents who have been dong classified work
for number of wears and who have done
their work faithfully and well. They are
ranked BY the heads of their departing nts
as being as competent and efficient many
persons under the classified service dra W.
Ing twice as much salary. Influential
f-iaDHC nf no ni N-iI arx-;.a ha,ra sol
times suggested TO President Roosevelt and
the ciNtl service commission that the ab-
titles and faithfulness of these clerks ought
to be recognized by some act of classli-
cation but so far nothing has been DONE
The commission. however. is giving study
TO the matter. with the object of report
ing plan for classification to the Presi-
dent. who will follow it out
n proposition has been submitted by sew
eral that the President issue an order per-
hitting these men and women to be APP
pointed TO classified positions upon stand
Ing credtable non-competitive examna-
tion or to classify them as they are and
permit promotion under the usual condi-
tions.
The President has the matter in mind
ana II Is known to be his intention TO 90
Whatever is proper and fair for the 500
or 6,O employees who are in this class The
PRESIDENT is said to feel that there will
be no violation of the civil service prin-
ciples In giving faithful employees of this
sort recognition for their work. The prob
ability is that the President will classify
them and permit their promotion when
-ehey have stood satisfactory non-competi-
tive examinations.
cabinet officers without exception have
told the President that the classification
OF these laborers under certain restr,e-
lions would be eminently right and fair.
Jiu Jitsu in the Navy.
The Japanese science of jiu jitsu is to be
taught in the United States navy. 1t will
be introduced first at the Naval Academy
at Annapolis, where the instructor will be
Prof famashita, vino is giving instruction
In the science in Harvard University at the
present time. Prof. Yamashita called upon
president Roosevelt and Secretary Morton
at the White House today. being presented
D! commander |. Takeshita the naval at
tacne of the Japanese legation here They
SAID mat che principal object of their call
was TO talk with Secretary Morton. Prof
1amashlta was already known to the Presi-
dent however. having given the chief exec
utTe some instructions in the science sew
eral months ago. He discreetly refrains
from telling how experienced the President
has become in the science but he is evil
IDENTIFY proud of his distinguished student
secretary Morton and Capt. Bronson su-
perntendent of the Naval Academy will
have a conference tomorrow with Prof
Aamashita as to the work at the academy.
The Oldest Federal Judge.
Judge John j. Jackson of the northern
district of West Virginia, the Oldest fed
efal Judge IN the United States, paid his
respects to President Roosevelt accom-
panied by Senator Elkns. The President
was pleased to meet the iron judge" as
the venerable jurist is frequently called
ana they chatted for five minutes, Judge
jackson referring to the pleasure he is hav-
ing IN reading some of the Presidents
books. Judge Jackson was a Vrginian
when the civil war began. He took stout
position against secession and showed him
self fun of the courage of his convictions.
I'd of
FOR him. He asked him to become a fed
eraI Judge and one of the first things the
new Jurist did when he entered upon the
bench August 3, 1861 was to deliver a
charge to grand jury against what he
termed treason in its worst form" Judge
jackson has remained upon the bench
steadily since that time. His service is
therefore, i'll the forty-fifth year while
Judge Jackson is eighty years old He is
vigorous, hearty, active and has no thought
of retiring from his position. In the last
twenty years columns of conjecture as to
his possible retirement have been written
by newspapers, and in the last campaign
there was much stuff to the effect that he
lnterded To retire and would be succeeded
by Representative Dayton of West Vir-
ginia.
When I get ready to retire will give
somebody notice. said Judge Jackson but
/ get along nicely it is. | would miss
work too much II should leave the bench
anf: | do not intend to do So The work is
pretty hard. it is true. but my health is
COED ana am able to attend to my duties
without Inconvenience" 1t is pretty well
understood by the friends of Judge jackson
that he will die in harness, which means
that Re Will remain the bench a good
many years longer
Representative Richardson of Tennessee
paid his respects. Yes, my term will soon
be ended. said Ny Richardson Il have
been IN Congress twenty years, and that is
long enough for me. l shall be satisfied
when ! am in private life. / shall devote
my time 20 my Masonic work" Mr. Rich
ardsou successor in the House will be
judge Houston, one of the jurists of the
state court of Tennessee. Mr.. Richardson
had no opposition for his seat in Congress
Tor twelve years before he declined another
term.
Ambassadors to Be Retained
II has been decided by President Roose-
Welt that Ambassador Tower at Berlin and
Ambassador Mccormick at ST. Petersburg
Will be retained at those posts in the new
administration. David T. Thompson of Ne
braska, now minister to Brazil WILL about
september i, be transferred as ambassador
TO Mexico. succeeding Edwin H. Conger,
VINO soon Will 90 from China TO Mexico