Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-17
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Only Four Members at To-
days Cabinet Meeting.
THE COMING CHANGES
ATTORNEY GENERAL KNOX Tc
RETIRE JULY 1.
Then Mr.. Moody Will Succeed Him
Delegation of Pattern Makers
Calls About Wages.

At the cabinet meeting today just four
members were present-Secretary Hay, At
torney General Knox Secretary Moody and
Secretary Hitchcock. All the other cabi-
net members are out of the city. AS the
four members finished UP the work in
which they were interested they departed,
Secretary Moody remaining with the Presi-
dent until nearly 1 o'clock There was
about as much politics as government busi-
ness gone over.
The Coming Cabinet Change.
Attorney General Knox and Secretary
Moody both discussed with the President
the time of the formers retirement from
the cabinet and the accession of Mr..
Moody to the Department of Justice port
folio. July 1 is the date that has been
agreed upon. Mr.. Knox, 1t is stated, de-
sires to close up some details of the de-
partment before leaving and he cannot get
away to accept his new appointment until
these are settled to his satisfaction. The
change cannot take place before July. Sec
retary Moody returned to Washington this
morning from Massa chusetts, where he has
been for several days. He will enter upon
his new duties the day Mr.. Knox goes out.
Representative Dovener of West Vir-
ginia, introduced some constituents to the
days ago from Europe, where he Travelled
extensively. Il did not go anywhere said
Mr.. Dovener, that I did net find Presi-
dent Roosevelt well known by reputation
and greatly respected. The fact is that in
Europe he is regarded as one of the wisest
and greatest rulers in the world, and there
Is widespread regard and esteem for him.
In Germany, England, France and small
countries as we'll President Roosevelt is re-
garded as typical and fearless American,
who allows nothing to stand in the way of
his devotion to duty
Wages in the Washington Navy Yard
John j. Pallas, John J. Lung and James
L. Gernon, directors of the National Pat
tern Makers League of America called on
the President today to talk with him about
the wages of the pattern makers In the
Washington navy yard. They represented
that the wages of these ,workmen in Wash
lngton are much below the wages of work.
men doing similar work In the other navy
yards of the country. They atated that the
Brooklyn navy yards Is 70 ces. a day, and
claimed that living here, is E.igher than in
New York. They could not understand
why this was true and desired to submit
the matter to the President for an inves-
tgation The President turned them over
to Secretary Moody. and requested him to
make an investigation and report to him
all the facts, with his recommendations.
Mr.. Day Going to Alaska.
James S. Young. district attorney for the
western district Of Pennsylvania, who was
recently appointed special assistant attor-
ney general to investigate the judiciary
scandals in Alaska, has Informed Attorney
General Knox that he will be unable to
leave the business of his district for the
length of time necessary to make the
Alaska investigation. He has, therefore,
been relieved from this duty, and William
A. Day, assistant to the Attorney General
has been appointed in his place Judge
Day will leave Washington for Alaska
on the 26th of this month, and will be gone
about three months. The President de-
slres a thorough investigation of the vari-
Gus charges against judicial officers in the
territory. and he expects Mr.. Day to thor
oughly sfft all the facts before making
his report Upon the report will depend
whether three or four of the judges of the
territory will receive reappointments, as
the terms of three have expired.
Representative Kinkaid OF Nebraska was
at the White House and War and Interior
departments today in relation to increas-
Ing the area of Fort Niobrara, in Nebraska
Mr.. Kfnkaid. who is an authority on gov
ernment lands, says that If the fort is
to be increased in area 1t must be done
right away, as the lands cannot be with
drawn from settlement after June 2S 1t
is proposed to withdraw about 5000 acres
of land and add to the fort making it
the largest military reservation in the
United States.
Baron Sternburg, the German ambassa-
dor, presented Commander Hebbinghaus
naval attache of the German embassy here
Commander Hebbnghaus succeeds Com
mander Schaeffer.