Evening star., 1921-09-29
PRESIDENT NAMES
BOARD0N MARKET
Selects Three Men to Ap.
praise Buildings and In
provements Here.

PRESIDENT Harding today named the
three men to form the commission to
appraisc the buildings and improve
ments OF the Washington Market
Company. which are to be taken over
by the government. The appointcs arc:
Frank +. Horne, chairman. OF Free
port. L. L., ~
John II. Walker Of HocEessin, Del.
Louis A. Dent OF the District of CO.
lumbia.
This commission WAS provided for
In an act OF Congress of last March
which repealed and annulied certain
parts of the charter of the Washing
ten Market Company, and provided
TOT The operation of the market build
Ing by the federal government under
the Immediate direction Of the bureau
OF markets of the department of
agrfcultula.
The commission will start at once
upon the wori. OF determining the
value OF the buildings owned by the
market company and operated now as
the Center market. and when 1t has
completed its findings it will recon-
mend the reimbursement Of the
Washington Market. Company. 1t il
considered likely that this work will
take two or three months.
Dent Prominent Attorney.
Louis A. Dent. the only local man
appointed to the commission. is
lifelong citizen Of this city and is
a prominent attorney. His service on
the commission. it is explained, will
be as legal adviser as well as a
judge in arriving at an appraise-
ment.
Mr.. Dent is president of the Hard
ing and Coolidge Club of the District
OF Columbia and was especially active
in the interests of the party during
the last campaign. He served one
term as register of wills of the Dis
trict and was recorder of Su-
preme Court of the District for a
period of ten years, and in both offices
he made many friends and served
with much distinction. For the pest
five years he has practiced law in
this city.
Secretary to Blaine.
M. Dent started his public, career
as private secretary to James G..
Blaine, then Secretary of State. He
served this nationally prominent fig
ure for number of years. He later
was appointed United States consul
to Jamaica, where he served several
years. During the last presidential
campaign Mr.. Dent was one of the
group that organized the Harding and
Coolidge Club. the first of its kind
and name to be organized following
the nomination of President Harding.
As chairman of the membership com
mfttee. he did much toward building
up the large membership OF the or
sanitation. Upon the resignation Of
r. Lincoln Townsend. it's president.
Nr nm all
and has since directed the affairs of
this club.
Dent has been prominent In fraternal
and civic organizations. and occupies
prorntnent place in the District bar
he also is member of the faculty of
the National University Law School.
+ Horne Storage Plant Head.
Mr.. Horne. who Is designated as
chairman Of the commission. is presi-
dent Of the Merchants Refrigeratins
company of New York city, one of the
largest cold storage plants in the
United States. He was selected for
this place because Of his long experi-
ence in; refrigeration plants and mar
Net store houses. Secretary of Agrf-
culture Wallace. upon whose recon-
mendation the President selected Mr..
Horne, fs said to consider the latter
as one OF the most practical and best
qualified men ii that industry.
The President made the announce
ments 81 his selections at noon today,
following a conference with Secretary
Wallace and Samuel J. Prescott, vice
chairman of the republican state COM
mites Of the District of Columbia. il
was upon the Recommendation of Mr.
Prescott that the President selected
Mr.. Dent.
:; Mr. walker. thethsrd member Of the
cornmfsSion, 1T as explained. was
fecpmmended by the Secretary OF
Agticulture. He. has had long ex-
patience that particularly qualifaes
HIN for the commission, : = :