Show CAN CHOP OFF THEIR HEADS washington oct 17 an amendment to the civil service rules sweeping and comprehensive in its character was authorized today by the president hereafter a cabinet officer will have the power to remove summarily and without hearing any civil service employed in his department who to the personal knowledge of the head of the department has been guilty of misconduct or who Is inefficient in the performance of his duties by the terms of the amendment the cabinet officer jaust have personal knowledge of the misconduct or inefficiency of the employed whom ha proposes to discharge with this personal knowledge the power of the head 0 the is absolute |