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The sun., 1905-11-23
NAY BE DISMISSED ON THE SPOT.
Any Federal Employee Who Mlscondhlcts
Himself In PreaeIce Of Ills SuperlOr.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-In the future
! II civil service employee Of the Govern
ment misconduots himself in the view OF
the President or of any head of an executive
! department he ia liable to dismissal on
the spot, with no further explanations
according to an executive order issued to-
: day The order was signed last Friday and
IL an amendment 10 that issued some weeks
ago, when civil service chauffeur drove a
Government automobile In front OF the Pres
ident's carriage. At that time the President
was angered at the conduct OF the man
and had him dismissed. An order was
made immediately doing away with the
three day notification heretofore allowed
an employee to make answer to his being
(. dismissed from the service. The new order
Is an amplihcation Of the old, and IL Is
considered that 1t makes matters even more
strict than before.
The order OF last Friday makes it un-
necessary, as before, to give notice to any
employee or officer OF his Dismissal but 1t
requires that cause OF such removal must
be made in writing and placed on the Gov
ernment files. The new rule also says
that the Civil Service Commission shall
have no jurisdiction to investigate any re,
moval under the rules unless 1t is alleged
that the prescribed procedure has not been
followed, or that the removal was made
for political or religious reasons.
The text Of the order, which IL regarded
as very important, carrying with 1t, as II
does, the right to sunmarily dismiss, is as
follows:
In making removals or reductions, and IN
other punishment, penalties like in character
shall be imposed for like offences.
NO person shall be removed from COM
petitive position except for such cause as
will promote the efficiency OF the service.
When the President or head of an executive
department is satisfied that all of1lcer or
employee in the classified service is neficicn,
or incapable and that the public service Will
materially be improved by his removal such
removal may he made without notice to such
officer or employee, but the cause ol removal
shull be stated in writing and fled. When
misconduct is committed in the view and
presence of the President or head of an en-
ecutive department removal, may be made
and no statement OF reasons need
be filed.
Where recommendation for removal or
reduction in grade or compensation of an
employee Is made to the head of an
executive department by bureau chief or
other subordinate offcer the said head OF de-
partment NAV. in his discretion require that
the person sought to be removed be furnished
with a sta'"moDt in writing of the reasons
for such action, anu be allowed a reaaonabl.
time for personally answering the same.
The Civil Service Commission shalt have no
to investigate any removal unless
II is alleged that the procedure required by
section of rule MI. had not been followed
or that the removal was made for political
or rchgo US reasons.
The sun., 1905-11-23
The Sentiments OF a vnI,ersalla Pastor

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN SIR, notice
by this mornings paper that yesterday the
lntNrchufGE T0ffsFsTce OF TsSdrrTrfTir -Sc1tsti
TO exclude tnitarians and tnversalists. As
far as ] know, the universalsts have not
asked TO be admitted However | am sure
that had an invitation come we would hav We
peeli reS giau TO unite with al Christians in IA
be the teaching of Jesus Christ, whose spirt-
ual leadership and authority we accept as
to practise.
Az a clergyman in the Universalst Church.
h0Mever, l am sorry for my brethren " no
still si' in the darkness OF bigotry but find
grain Of comfort in the thought thai | can
claim fellowship with Jesus OF Nazareth and
one st. Paul, both OF whom we're JnlyorsaI-
lists. GEORGE L., THOIpsnN
Pastor Of FIrN Universali-t Church.
MorST VERNON Nov. 81
The sun., 1905-11-23
DE tRER SfIERH ARE
II thr r'Ic9 OF tho Nrhl Does Net Decline
speedy.

Silver manuiacturcrslre considering t q
question of advancing te prices of knivc..
forks, spoons and othe products in f
and hollow ware becaus, of the incrpa,i,,,;
cost of silver bullion, which this wo-r
reached its highest poiH in five yen
Unless the metal declinS speedily. . Is
predicted the manufactured product TO-"
soon go up, possibly befrc the holla.".
Most retailers. however, have ah
bought sufficient stock TO AIRY them u.-
the gift season. so that >pople VIII, .r
siIverware for presents AN not lN,c'. p.
pay more than the prices nU prrvaihuv
Silver has been sold in IN last few uars
at as high as cas- cents an NInce. and 4. .
manufactured products in Nrtain rh,t ..
grades are sold not much aovr ~ ,"-r
an ounce for the sterling siver rnrtiuu.l
in them Higher grade, { -!lerHaro
in which there is more wormansh,n .r.a
ornamentation sell but litte aho..
cents an ounce at factories,
All the manufacturers ylid that II .,.r
chang is made by them il will ye nlr..'.'.t
up prices and not in reduAnc the ,isr ,
the articles. English reports Indicate t.,
some of the manufacturers n England .'o
cutting down the weight of dc article
The sun., 1905-11-23
The Questions OF Roman Catholic Prizes,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrS-Sr: / do
not wish to provoke a religious controversy.
but certainly think II would be well if THE
SuN would throw some light on yesterday s
action of the Church Federation, which is
now in session in New York.
As by making the Divinity of Christ test
OF membership they excluded a large mum =
Der of Churches that claim to be Christian
II is certainly not asking too much thar il
shall be we'll understood what the delegates
mean by the Divinity of Christ Do they
mean that Christ. living, in the womb Of the
Virgin Mary for nine months, was really God
the creator OF heaven and earth or do they
mean that the Divinity came down upon the
man Jesus at later period? DO they mean
that there were two persons in Christ, or one -
two natures; with two wills, or one nature
and one will?
Finally. do they mean by faith in the Di-
Vinity of Christ 10 include the logical uon-e-
quenccs that flow from that belief? DO they
mean that II il can be reasonably and his
torically proved that Christ founded a living
Church that faith in His Divinity requires
sarly indeleCtible and infallible in It's teach
ings. especially in Its Interpretation of Scrip
ture. also that salvation must be impossible
Tor those who reject the authority of that
church, except excused by invincible ignor-
ancey
No controversy but let the convention
explain its meaning clearly. FIAT LIN.
BtFPALo Nov. ~.
The sun., 1905-11-23

rary combination Of incongr1ous ele-
ments, and not by a compact. and homo
geneous opposition,
The office Of President under the
Third French Republic has been treated
with some dcrision by BAGEHOr and
other hngiEh writer's. Sir HENRY MAINE
expressed the opinion that there is no
living functiOnary who occupies a more
pitiable position than French President
The old Kings Of France reigned and
governed, The constitutional sovereign
of England reigns but does not govern.
The President Of the United States
governs but does not reign, Sir HENRY
said that il had been reserved for the
President of the French Republic neither
to reign nor yet TO govern, NAPOLEON
said of the similarly empty function
designed by SlEY Es for the First Consul,
that he had no mind to play the part Of
a pig kept to fatten. Nevertheless, Mr.
A. LAWRENCE LOWELL. in his work on
European governments and parties,
points ont that it is precisely the anom-
alous and powerless position Of the
President under the Third Republic
which has saved France from the danger
of his trying to make himself dictator,
a danger to which the First and Second
French Republics succumbed.
The sun., 1905-11-23
From Mr Kansos Cuv star

II Is impossible to withhold admiration for
the stern way in which Mr.. Odcll while Gov
erhor or New York kept separate his functions
as chief executive and as a private man of
business. The Governor. IL will be recalled,
had lost several thousand dollars In his in
Vestment in bonds OF the Shipbuiding con-
Germ which he had bought from the Mercan-
tile Trust Company. in which Mr.. Hyde was
heavily Interested.
He brought suit for the recovery OF his
money and at the same time gave his appro-
val, unoflcially of course to a bill intro
duced into the New York Legislature 10 repeal
the trust company's charter. His personal
feelings he carefully excluded from the case .
The Mercantile company, he said had been
behind several corporations. all Of which
were insolvent; and he merely thought. from
the point of view of a good and dsinterested
citizen. that 1t was time such matters should
be stopped" TO be sure, he happened to be
personally Interested. but that had nothing
TO do with the AFFAIR He refused TO permit
such considerations to Influence him.
Then Mr.. Hyde appealed to him to be a
good fellow and drop a suit that was directed
against worthy contributor to the party's
campaign funds, and to be less hostile in his
political capacity as Chairman-Governor
Here was where MIR. Odell mounted to splendid
moral heights. lie had never. never, so help
him heaven, asked cents contribution from
the Hyde interests. To be sure a. chair
man OF the State committee, he had heard
thal some OF his funds came from the Euui-
table. but, anyhow, that was a political
matter ana this personal one. Did Hyde
suppose that he so loved the party that per-
sonal debts could be discharged by payments
to campaign funds, As for his attitude
toward the Mercantile Trust bill, he was
merely doing his duty as humble citizen.
"a nf IA hi,h 3 hn I.,s NJ II,,J.
The sun., 1905-11-23
Franz tho .u1maukcc srnt,,ei.

Politically Ode may show recuperative
/ powers but it is bad year for men of his
| type. so far as his remnant of moral stand
my with the public goes, the testimony Of
James ia2en Hyde has about done for
the Grocery Governor. substantially Hyde
under oath charged Odpll with using his
Executive Influence and Boss power in the
state Legislature to blacltmail Hydc's Mer-
camille Trust Company into paving Odell
$4,000 to settle his suit against said COM
pauy.-. The CLUB used. a. alleged. was bill
prepared and introduced hy State Senator
Amber 10 revoke The COmpanys charter
I he fundamental questions are. What was
the motive and who the prnmptcr of this bill
which Odcll at first approved and which
later on was allowed to vanish from view
apparently al his instance and was it used
as a threat.
Unfortunately for the interests Of truth
Senator Amber, who could have shed much
light on the matter is dead. The essential
issue now i> Did udsll Use the hill as weapon
to CoerCe ityde settle my claim or law
will be- passed repeating the charter of your
company; Hyde afilrms Odell denies.
There is square ISSUE OF vcracity. with
things looking dark for Odell.
. The Governors admissions on the stand
last Thursday can hardly be reassuring for
his friends. For a suspicious public they
will he fairly conclusive against HIM He
admits that hc knew beforehand of the prep
aratOn Of the bin, and that he approved il.
II" admits that in October he had private
talk with Hyde about settlement OF his
claim that in November he had another
private talk with Hyde and told him he could
assure him against any such legislation as the
Amber bill: and a settlement was reached
Odell got the money. The bill was stiticd
in committee his approval of II as a lcgisla-
tive measure ceasing apparently with its
connection with his private interests. The
natural inference from these transactions
that the Amber hill was meant for and
used as a club to cNtOrt money for the Boss
is plain. That inference Odell says is false,
50 help him God" Hyde says 1t is perfectly
correct and the generally acquesCing public
will hope senator Platt is right about those
political obsequics,
The sun., 1905-11-23
Secretary Taft's Good Phrase,

For Il clean, straight from the shoulder
hit, we commend the phrase in Secretary
TAFT's Kansas City address which de-
olares Dhe opposition to a more liberal
treatment of sugar and tobacco from
the Philippines to be "the quintessence
of selfshness. Mr.. TAFT might have
gone even further, and have hit even
harder without overstepping the boun-
diaries of fact. In selfish attitude and
action there is a general presumption
that there is something which the self
seekers will gain by their course. In
this particular matter it has been very
The sun., 1905-11-23
TO ENLARGE BR0okLYN CiYa.
Interior OF the Building Is To He Recon.
structcd at Cost OF S2S 900.

The Brooklyn Club, of which comptroller
Edward NJ Grout is president has decided
to enlarge its clubhouse. al iorrepont
and Clinton streets, ami vitpiu The neyt
few months three story c[tension
VIII be added and the interior will he re.
constructed The cost at the improve
ments will be $4,000 An extra 81 nnI has
been appropriated for furnishings.
The sun., 1905-11-23
Civilizing a Municipal Department,

Up TO four years ago the best thing the
Street Cleaning Department could find
to do with the stuff collected from the
streets and homes of New York was to
tow it out to sea and dump it overheard.
! There was theory that most Of the
stuff thus disposed Of would sink and
the rest be carried away from shore by
| current and wave. The theory was not
held by seaside dwellers. They knew
that much of the waste matter drifted
! in shore, to litter the beaches, breed dis
ease and depreCiate the value of real
estate. 1t was a wasteful, a dangerous,
a most primitive solution of problem
that every community must tackle and
the Street Cleaning Department, costly
and inefficient. was by no means pop
-ular institution.
To-day scarcely trace of the old sys-
TEN remains, Nothing is towed to sea.
The positively useless matter is mciner-
ated with as little offence as may be.
. Everything Of value or OF use is turned
to profit The ashes and heavy rubbish
suitable for the purpose are used to
build new land for the city. At Riker's
Island eighty-four acres have been made
already. Each acre is worth not less
than $4,000. Within four years 1S5
acres more will have been made, land
city adaptable TO many municipal uses,
and made with what four years ago
would have been dumped into the sea
at heavy expense In Brooklyn the city
is redeeming the sunken meadows along
Coney Island Greek. So far eighty acres
of once worthless property has been re-
claimed Now the Government wants
TO buy ashes from the city to complete
the fill at Governors Island A good
record for four years
The lighter rubbish is not wasted,
A contractor picks it over, paying good
price for the privilege. What he re-
jects goes into the furnaces under the
boilers at the Williamsburg Bridge and
at the Forty-seventh street dump. 1t
lights the Williamsburg Bridge, the pub
lie schools in the vicinity, the Street
Cleaning Department stables. These
plants are young now. At the Williams
burg Bridge plant alone a saving in the
cost of final disposition of SIS a day is
made, and the light produced is worth
$50 daily The operating expenses of
the plant are paid by the money received
for the picking privilege. The invest
ment of city money was $4,000 The |
revenue produced by it is $52 900 year.
This is a return of 83 per cent. year.
Here is natural, legitimate municipal !
ownership and operation, not exploited |
rs political issue or a demagogic ap-
peal TO class hatred.
This is only page out of the history
of the Street Cleaning Department. 1t
ellis only part of the story of the last
our years of progress One man has
written it, man who made real effort
% improve New York, a man who has
something 1t is record
o be proud of. On the roster of those
Who are helping to civilize New York's
government the name of
John MCGAw WOODBURY. stands pretty
lear the top.
The sun., 1905-11-23
THE FEDERATION or CHE RCHES
Not a Church Trust.

10 The EDITOR OF THE SUN SIR. The
oane of which your correspondent Mr..
Wghtman writes 80 depreCatingly, und ar
the title of Church Trust" in THE SuN of
to-day. is the very one the pres ent Federation
OF Churches seeks to prevent. We're it in
any sense united Church that was aimed at
that result might we'll be deprecated. II is
not the federation Of individual churches. but
OF denominations, each distinct and self
governing. but united for certain definite and
specified objects, such as evangelistc, cduca-
tional, reformatory and benetolent work. The
union Of States may be a fitting type, yet not
whollyso. There would be no general govern
ment to be sustained and to which obedience
should be rendered and required Hence
heresy bunting or overriding. the conscience
pominational lines of polity or creed, would
be averted.
good illustration of its practical workings
may be one that now exists. and has existed
ior t%enty-eight years already. under the
title The Council of Missions COOPERATING
With the Church Of Christ in Japan" 1t is
composed OF the missionaries Of seven de-
nomiihstlons all or nearly all Of a presby-
terial nISa,f t9rm Of governmeni Each mission is
Imssio perieiotly distinct In all deponinetona and
common labors. as in educational evangelistic
and refoTmatory work, These missions have
and several missions Join in schools OF higher
grade. as colleges. and seminaries.
nations to be formed. then Mr.. Wight
mans fears would be too likely realized
AS IN civil government the peace prosperity
by number Of smaller States than in on"
great empire. so We may say Of the Church,
Yet there may arise crises demanding the
confederation Of States. or even the union Of
states, for Sc lf-defence or for aggressive
action. and sucha time many hold the present
tliie anG TINS movement OF Church forces
to b> To it's purity and liberty and due re-
spect for the rights Of all we may safety trust
SO long as II ful6ls the high priesily PRAYER
Of its Divine head and Founder.
JAMES II. BALLAGH
The sun., 1905-11-23
The Presidents Respousildl,,,

From VesleraGNs Groc0rV Or 'C',.
President Roosevelt Ia very solctous
about the political conditions in Yew York. q"
II President Roosevelt had been equally
sollcitous about the political condition. in
New York before November Mr. William NJ.
lvns might have polled the vote of the Re.
publican party and been elected Mayor of
New York city
The sun., 1905-11-23

We haven't the slightest doubt that the
venerable Senator MORGAN of Alabama
among others, would be glad to have the
question Of the type of canal referred to
Congress and to take up the same ab initio
and dd eternitutem.
The sun., 1905-11-23
THE PTRGATION,
Further Comment or the AcceieratlOn Of
the Icaden Heel.
From The llonm cou.ttution.

FrOm Inc .uiIHtn Constitution.
This BENJAMIN u. Odell is the same Odell
who for years past has not been nominal.
but actual leader of the Republican party
Of the state Of New York. His character has
been pretty clearly Understood not only n
New York, but in the country at large, but
not untl now has It been clearly revealed,
What is the Republican party of the State Of
New York going 10 do about ~
There is every indication that IL is going to
do few things decidedly unpleasant to MIR
odel. great uphcaval is scheduled for the
near future IN Republican circles In the state
or New York, and unless We are very much
mistaken there will be- found right in the
midst Of it one Theodore Roosevelt.
The sun., 1905-11-23
From Mc Clcrclnnd Plnnl ncnlcr

Mr. Odell puts his teeth together and de-
clares that he will not yield his polit al leader
ship. His attention is called to the admirable
example set by the former Boss Cox. who
promptly intimated that he knew when he
had enough
The sun., 1905-11-23

Plain subsidy to build up the American
merchant marine. The idea seems to be
winning hearty applause whenever it is
propounded point blank as the Hon. JOSEPH
II. CHoATE, for example, propounded it at
the Chamber Of Commerce dinner.
The sun., 1905-11-23

TO rHE EDITOR OF THE SrS eir, Please in form
the readers OF your paper II the Hartman OF the
insurance company is the same Hartman as he OF
the Furnscevlle Iron Company. n, WARRyN
BUFFALO, Nov. a.,
The sun., 1905-11-23
Advice 20 the YounR.

Toss not on lfe's tempeStuous sea,
The prospect fairly makes US shivcr,
But ride within a hndlocked bay.
And keep friend who's Up the River.
The sun., 1905-11-23

Published by The @uu Printing and Publishing
Association at 10 Nassau street, IN the Borough Of
Nsnhattan. New YOfk
The sun., 1905-11-23

From me Rochestcr POST Erpr,ss
The Republicans of this State no longer
trust or respect Odell, and the King of the
Grafters must 20.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-24
RAILWAYS INCREASE
!, Z FARE TO OLD POINT
After. ,Dcoembcr Trip; Across PENN.
sula viii Cost Ten Cents In
stead of Five.

Ii was announced yesterday that the
fare from this city to Old Point over
the lines Of the Newport News and
Ola Point Railway and the Hampton
hoads Traction Company would be
raised from five to ten cents, the
change going into effect Oh Decem-
Der ..
The fare to Hampton remains at )
cents. so only the people travelling be.
tween this city and Old Point are al
fected. The fare to Cid Point original.
~ was 10 cents. Then it was brought
down to ~ cents anu when the rivalry
between the companies was at its
height 1t dropped to cents for the
trip from here to Old Point The rail.
way arrangements have always con-
tended that they were losing money
with the fare at 8 cents and it was
known that it was only matter of
time before an increase would be
made
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-24
HARD STRUGGLE
EXPECTED TODAY
When Newport News Football Team
Meets Eleven of Monitor Florida
on Casino Gridron.

When the Newport News football
eleven and the team from The monitor
Florida meet OH tho Casino gridiron
this AFTERNOON at $50 o'clock II furl,
GUS struggle is expected and doubtless
the game will be one we'll worth see
Ing. The jacRies have n heavy. well
trained eleven anu they will como
ashore this afternoon from their ship
confident OF winning the game.
The local eleven is said TO be in ex
ccllent shape fer the fray today, but
the line will he lighter than usual and
it is very probable that the heavy
iackios will use straight-line bucking
for their gains. The locals have two
excellent ends in Robinson and Par
ker and there need be no fear that
the sailors will circle past either Of
them for material gains.
Since Mr.. l.. S. Robinson was elect
cd manager of the eleven the Newport
News team has practiced several times
and the men are in good training for
the game.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-24

cial speed test held about three weeks
ago over the same course.
As far az speed is concerned the two
worships, 1t appears, arc about equal,
but the local built vessel is believed to
be far the superior OF her sister ship
so far as workmanship is concerned.
The Rhode Island had to be sent
over the standardiziDg trial course
four times before the trial board could
ascertain how many revolutions it
would be required to drive her 10
knots an hour. as the vessel had mis-.
haps on the first three runs and was
compelled to 80 TO the Boston navy
yard for repairs.
After her screws were standardized
the ship started out from Rockland.
Me. on her four hours forced draft
run In the open sea, but before tho
trial was completed the ship broke
down and again she was compelled to
so To Roston for repairs. The second
time the vessel started out on her forc-
cd draft run she developed speed oI
1901 knots.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-24
COLORADO IN PORT.
Cruiser Came Up Yesterday, Leaving
Football Players Behind.

ToohudiI TidJCTS pclli1o.
The United States armored cruiss,r
Colorado arrived in port iate yester-
day afternoon and is now anchored In
the stream, where she will loud bun
kcr coal.
The members Of the football eleven
OF the Colorado went ashore ut Old
Point Comfort early yesterday after.
noon to practice and when they TO
turned to the government wharf after
finishing their practice the Colorado
was nowhere in sight, tho vessel hav.
ing weighed anchor and steamed I'D
to the harbor here while tue squad
was ashore.
The jackies did not worry long Tor
they soon found out that their ship
had left fer Newport News. They
boarded a car and came up to this
city. IN. u,