Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-03-10
No. 81

States IN 1910 ne gave up his Washing
ton residence. knowing of course tha
II he were elected he would move int
the White House. and that If he were
defeated he must 90 back to New York
10 earn his living as a lawyer.
Today il is probable that Mr.
Hughes wishes he had kept hold Oh
| his house instead of turning il over
to another, the another" in this case
being former United States Senator
| John w. Weeks of Massachusetts, the
new secretary of war. So today
Washington is Witnessing a secretary
of state looking for a home while the
| secretary of war probably is chuckling
over the fact that he was wise enough
to take over the real estate holding
of Charles f. Hughes. 1t is hard to-
day TO get place in Washington to
live. :
Dfnby Has Prospered and Progressed.
Edwin DENLY of Detroit, the new
secretary Of the navy, during his So
jOurn in Washington as a member Of
congress lived in a modest house on
Connecticut avenue. Since that day
the world has prOspered Mr.. DENLY.
and if he wants to he can take
mansion and not worry when rent day
comes around, but the chances are, for
such is the nature of the man, that
he will seek an incOnspicuOus abode,
comfortable but not palatial
The late Lieut.. Adna Chaffee, q. s.
army, rose from the ranks of private
of the forces to be the ranking officer
OF the United States army, but 1t took
him over forty years to make the
journey. The new secretary or the
navy, who to all intents and purposes
Is the commanding officer Of our sea
forces. made the trip from private in
the ranks to his present position In
less than four years. thereby break
ng the record, but of course Denby's
case was exceptional and the cir
attending it were excep-
ional.
James Sloane, member of the
secret service of the United States
md for years a member of the Roose-
'elt body guard, was stationed at
Detroit the year the United States
ntered the war, He knew DENLY
veil. One day DENLY met Sloane and
aid Jimmy, come over with me and
ee me enlist I'M the marine corps.n
Sloane thought of course that Denhy
Eas Joking and that the Invitation "a
ee him enlist Ayas more aloIlIN
is
t that time was forty~six years old.
he two left the Office building to-
ether and Sloane was somewhat as
bundled when DENLY did hit the way
} marine corps recruiting Office.
here inside of three-quarters of an
our he had passed the physical test,
ad convinced the authorities that his
was all right, and he wa
lty sworn in to the marine corps
private in the ranks.
Bird Lovers Like Weeks.
John w. Weeks, me new secretary
war was, with Endwin DENLY.
mmttee' of the house of represen-
tives which was appointed to draw
resolution of censure of President
1osevelt who in an ironically humor-
S way, had said something which
e house did not like. Both DENLY
d Weeks were good friends OF
Dosevet, although neither voted for
N in 1919.
Bird lovers generally all over the
lited States hold Weeks in affection
: the position he took in congress
the campaign for a federal law
Itch would protect the song birds of
= United States.
WHY II. Hays, the new postmaster
neral, lived in Washington, or at
st made his headquarters here.
I'm the time that he was appointed
lirmah Of the Republican national
nmittee early in 1919 until the Re
blican convention was held last
ne, when lie moved over to New
rk.
Cor long time Hays conducted a
,le class in his home town of Sulli-
/, Ind. He is n deep Bible student,
| the story is told of him that when
rren Gamaliel Harding was nomi-
ed for the presidency and his full ,
ne became known to most people
the fiSst time, Hays was the only
n In a roomful of politicians who
Id tell anybody who the Biblical
naliel was.