The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-07
LaSker
Accepts
Guardianship of Shipping
Board Goes to Chicago
Advertising Man
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
cCNnpyr.Sht ~ II" IutcltGcnser.

Washington. June s.---Aine-t j. !.aS%-
o.. OF chicago. has accepted the chair
nanShip OF tho United S;a:r& shipping
BOARD. President Harding first offered
he place 10 Mr.. Lasker . fortnight ago
gu, the latter came 10 Washington ana
GrGed the PRESIDENT 10 appoi"; Waiter
Z. TeaGie president Of the Standard OH
Company OF New Jersey. NJ. LaSHer
believed that Tcagia knew more "Iout
hips and the particular problems OF the
government than any body else and WAS
wen willing 70 act as an assistant 70
Mr.. Tear," Ia order TO persuade tie La
or 20 take :hc 800.
Tho President yielded - Mr. LasNcr'S
,dvicc and made a ha:N cH"c; ~ ser
Mr. TesSle Everything was arranged
satisfactorily when the man who WAS 20
AXE over Mr.. TeaSlr'$ work IN the
Standard oil Company Sudd"niy became
I'll and the doctors advised prolonged
rip 10 Eurore. Mr.. Teag:e couldn't
.herefore leave his work and declined
nc position
Names Advertising Nan
Mr. Harding consequently fell hack
on Albert lASkcr and insisted that the
after accept aS originally planned Mr..
l.aSker admitted THAI he didn't know \
thing about ships but the President vas
II tho opinion lldl (sCIllAS~LA NN'NASN'hAANS
.ould be procured ~ long the man at
:ae head Of the shipping board Sas an
ncran!ser and business man.
Mr.. IaSker Is president and owner OF
the Lord and Thomas Advertising
Agency but Is ono OF the principal own
ers In many big business enterprises. RE
Is a part owner Of the Mitchell Car Com
rany, Quaker Oats. Van Camps. tho CHI
ago Cubs baseball club and several
nther companies. He is t&c author OF
no famous LaSkcr plan by which the
warfare in baseball which developed
asst winter was finally settled. II was
asker who tirSt suggested Judge Ian
dis as the aroite- OF baseball disputes
and ne has the happy faculty OF be-
ing able 20 settle tangled problems with
put much fuss or feathers.
Associate OF Mays
Throughout the last three years. Mr..
l-asker has stood beside VIII Hays
sort of man behind the gun. HIS advice
and Judgment which won him millions
OF dollars OF reward In the business
world were turned to politics. He made
several trips around the country with
VIII Hays when the latter first started
oct to win congress for the Republicans
early In 1918. he was . stauneh sup
porter OF Hiram johnson for President
and is said to have financed the latterS
~mpstgn at Chicago. After the conven-
don. hoWsvSe, Lasker alongside OF Hays
continued his work for Republican sue
less and Was tho genius OF the Republt-
can advertising and publicity campaign
asst summer. In this work he frequent
IS came In contact with President Hard
ing and won the latter's esteem and en-
lection.
,lns Js In Illinois
politics and Is one OF the principal SUP
porters Of Senator Mednl Mccormick
vs. a business man his greatest faculty
Is quick decision and penetrating 5uds-
rnent Many q big business concern
has rome to him for advice II Is said
that at the age Of IS Lasker was earn
.ng $1,000 O week for the personal SER
vice no was rendering as a business
adviser. Unusually alert and keen.
PRESIDENT Harding wants the Lasker en-
rrgy turned on to the shipping prob
lem.
JOB OF LtqutdAtion
Tho Job ahead Is one of liquidation
githout sacrifice TO the interests Of the
government. II Is n task Of selling
hips and salvaging as much as possible
II the proceeds for the government. MI
asker Is 4 shrewd neSotiator and pos
,dent Harding feel absolutely safe that
Re can turn over the whole shipping
question to the. new chairman without
further worry.
The tales OF graft and irreSularity IN
ne shipping situation have come 10 tho
ears OF theFresidert who has felt that
>omeone who wasn't tied up with tho
shipping interests would have de-
,ached viewpoint and serve the govern
ment better than one who was engaged
In the operation Of ships.
Mr. Iasker Is n member the Amer
can jewish COMMITTEES. the first OF his
race to DO summoned 10 4 high place in
nc Harding administration. He has
been active In politics about three years
hut In that short time has come TO b
~ccognized as an asset to the party-a
driving force and genius for organia-
ion. 4 man who Is destined to climb
higher some day In the Harding admin
Stration when the JOB Of selling ships
epded