Evening star., 1915-03-04
TRADE BOARD TO MEET
FIRST TIME NEXT WEEK
Candidates for Secretaryship Oh
scure Temporarily Light on
Organization Plans.
Lame Ducks Secretaries for Most
Part Are Clamoring for
$4,000 Position.

The first meeting of the new federal
trade commission is expected to take
place week from tomorrow-F'rlday'
March 12-according to the best IN
formation today at the Department OF
Commerce, where two members of the
commission are located, namely. Joseph
E. Davies, who probably will be chair
man of the new commission, and who
is still located in the old bureau of
corporations, and William ]. Harris, a
member of the new commission. who is
still performing the duties of director
of the census.
Mr.. Davies last night went to New
York, to be gone until Sunday or Mon
day.
Mr.. Harris said today that he has
been SO busy completing plans for the
census of manufactures in the United
States now under way that he has not
had an opportunity to confer to any
extent with Mr.. Davies about federal
trade commission matters. but that he
understands f. N. Hurley of Chicago
another member of the new commits
sion, and w. H. Parry of Seattle, Wash.
still another member, will arrive IN
Washington next week, prepared to
take up their duties by about March IL
Mr.. Parry, it is understood, is now
busy severing his business connections
In the state of Washington. prepara-
tory to coming here, and Mr.. Hurley
Is expected here the first of the week.
Swarm Would Be Secretary.
1t is said at the old bureau of cor
porations office that a dark cloud of
candidates for the secretaryship of the
commission has temporarily obscured
considerable light on the question of the
ar1iz iny, Of f1a o1,,,iS SSin 6
said that almost every senator and al
most every representative who sewers
his connection with Congress at the
end Of the session today has candi-
date for the secretaryship. position
which pays $4,000 a year.
These candidates are secretaries to re-
tiring senators and representatives. for
the most part. although there are num-
Der of newspaper men among them, and
the list also includes Warren r. Cnoate,
the present chief clerk of the bureau OF
corporations, it is said. In addition. it
is considered likely that almost every
member of the commission will have a
candidate of his own to spring. at the
last minute.
Messrs. Davies. Harris, Hurley and
Parry remain today the only four men,
bers of the commission confirmed by
the Senate SO far. The nomination of
the fifth member, George Rublee of
Concord, N. H. has been held up in the
8
ing among the senator's that President
Wilson will give MIR. Rublee a recess
appointment tomorrow, SO that he may
be able to participate in the organiza-
tion of the commission. Mr.. Rublee
has for some time been a resident of
Washington.
No Money for Home or Expense.
Considerable disappointment was ex.
pressed today at the bureau OF cor
porations because of the fact that the
Senate last night eliminated the item
of $4,000 for rent for a building fol
the commission from the general de-
ficiency bill. The fact that the Senate
also struck out the sum of 100000
from this bill for expenses for the
effect Of preventing the money from
becoming Immediately available. This
item is In the sundry civil bill, under