Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
SENT TO SECRETARY
RESERVATIONS OF MEMBERS OF
BOARD OF REVIEW.
Commissioner Warner Says No Other
Officials Are Implicated Va
cancies Not to Be Filled.

The resignation of the members of the
board of review of the pension bureau who
were under charges of misconduct We're for
warded to Secretary Hitchcock this after
noon for his approval. Commissioner War
ner forwarded with the designations state
ment of the causes which led thereto, and
also the replies of the members concerned
to the charges preferred against them. 1t
is understood that but nine of the ten res
ignations went to the Interior Department,
the commissioner holding up one for fur
ther investigation. Some facts came to his
notice last night in connection with this
one man which gives him chance to make
better explanation. and the commissioner
desires to give him ali the chance there is.
No Others Implicated.
In connection with these cases Commits
sloaer Warner made a statement to a re-
porter for The Star this morning to the
effect that there is absolutely no investi-
cation of any matter in progress at the
pension bureau except that connected with
the charges against the board of review
that this investiga ton has been concluded; ;
that there is absolutely no person except
the ten members of the board of review
Who have resigned that are concerned in
any WronGdoing, and that any sta tements to
the contrary are without foundation of fact
of any kind
Publicity has been given several state
mcnts that implcate the chief of the board
OF review, the Chief clerk and the first dep
uty commissioner of pensions Commits
sioner Warner states that neither of these
ofhc:als are being investigated or are un-
der charges; that he has no intention of
dispensing with their services. and. further
that their departure from the service for
any cause would be a less that could not
easily be made good.
Just what action Secretary Hitchcocl, will
take in the matter OF the resignatio of the
ten members of the board of review cannot
he predicted The Secretary has mad an
unfortunate experience i'll the matter of re-
GucGons and dismissals in the pension blI-
reau during the past two years and he
intends TO go slow in making any decision
The Secretary does not doubt the efforts
of Commissioner Warner to be Just and
lalr III his dealings with the members of his
lorce, bat he has learned wisdom from past
experiences in dealing with pension office
problems and has made it practice 10
give all matters relating to that bureau his
most careful attention. 1t may be several
Gays before the Secretary makes his final
decision.
Vacancies Not to Be Filled at Present.
1t is unofficially announced that Commits
soner Warner will not fill the vacancies
created by the designations of the ten mem
bers of the board OF review until the begin
ming OF the fiscal year. The positions may
be filed temporarily by detail of clerks from
other work. hut the permanent promotions
Will not be made until the new appro-
priation becomes available Under the last
appropriation bill for the support of the
pension bureau the force of special ex-
aminers is cut down by twenty-five and a
consequent number of reductions and dis
missals will be made at the beginning of
the new fiscal year The special examiners
affected are the men in the field who are
appointed for a years service each and
draw pay at the rate of 81 800 per annum
Under the law none of these special ex-
aminers is given an. appointment for more
than a year and It is necessary to reappoint
them each year The reduction in the force
is occasioned by the reduction of the num-
Der of pensioners and the consequent reduc-
ton of the business of the bureau