The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-25
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BOOKED HERBERT HOOVER
He Will Be Member Of the
Incoming Cabinet
DAVIS AMONG PICKED
Next Executive Chosen the Men
To Aid In Handling
Affairs /
NAMES OF SECRETARIES

NAMES OF SECRETARIES
Secretary of State-charles Evan
Hughes, New York.
Secretary of the Treasury-An-
drew Mellon of Pennsylvania.
Secretary of War-John w. Weeks
OF Massachusetts.
Attorney GeneraI-Harry M.
Daugherty Of Ohio.
Postmaster GeneraI-WiII a. Hays
of Indiana.
Secretary of the Navy-Edwin
DENLY of Michigan.
Secretary of the interior-A. q.
Fall of New Mexico.
Secretary of Asrieulture-Henry
Wallace Of Iowa.
Secretary of Labor-James J.
Davis Of Pennsylvania.
Secretary of Commeree-Herbert
Hoover Of California.
st. Augustine, Fla, February
22. - President Elect Harding
completed his cabinet late today
by virtual selection of Edwin
DENLY of Detroit, Mich, as Sec
\ rotary Of the navy.
The choice was the first big
surprise among the cabinet Sc
iections. Mr.. Denby's name
never having appeared in news
post. He is an attorney and
former nember of congress and
has served as an enlisted man in
war time in both the navy and
marine corps.
Herbert Clark Hoover, of Stanford
university, California. mining engi-
neer. Born West Branch, Iowa; age
forty six years; University training;
wide experience in geological and
mining enterprises United States and
abroad. Chairman American Reliew
committee, London, 1914-15; Relief
in Belgium, 1915 Is. U. S. Food AdI
ministrator. 1918 Honored and
decorated by foreign nations for war
services Received 10 13 votes Re-
publican National Convention, for
presidential nominations. Near e.
relief, 1920-21.
James John Davis, of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania; labor leader; born
Tredegar, Wales; age forty seven
years. Went TO Pittsburgh with par
ents at age of four years; at eleven
began work in steel mills becoming
Iuddler. Removed to Elwood City,
Ind, 1893; held city and county of
fees there. Chose in 1906 to reor-
ganize Loyal Order of Moose of
which he is now the head. Member
CT Amagamated Association of Iron
and Steel Workers and always has
ceen active in union affairs.
Andrew William Mellon, of Pitts
burgh. Pennsylvania, banker, born
Pittsburgh, Pa, age sixty five years.
University education: entered bank
ing bus1ness 1874; president Mellon
National Bank, 1902 to present. Ac-
tive in industrial and financial devel-
opments in Western Pennsylvania.
Trustee University of Pittsburgh and
with brother founded Mellon Insti-
tute OF Industrial Research. Identi-
ned with many charitable and well
fare organizations.
Henry Cantwell Wallace, of Des
Moines, Iowa: editor and publisher;
born Rock Island, ILL.,; age fifty four
years: Collegiate education; farmer
and live stock breeder in Iowa, 1887
81. Editor manager and publisher of
farm, publications, 1893 to present;
Live Stock Industry Committee. Secre-
tary Corn Belt Meat Producers asso-
citation fourteen years. Long inter
ested in Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION, being member of interna-
tional committee. Mason. =
John wingate Weeks. of West
born Lancaster. n. H; age sixty
years. Graduate United States Nav
al Academy. 1881; u. S. midshipmen,
1881 -S3. Member of firm of bankers
and brokers, Boston, 1888 1912;
member of Congress, 1907 Unit
ed States Senator. 1878. Candi-
didate for Republican presidential
nomination, 1916. receiving los votes.
Served In Massachusetts naval bril-
gade ten years and in Volunteer
Navy during Spanish American War.
Albert Bacon Fall, of Three Rivers.
New Mexico; United States Senator;
born Frankfort. KY; age fifty nine
years. Educated in country schools.
Worked as farmer, rancher. miner,
lawyer. Served in New Mexico leg
New Mexico Supreme Court. United
States Senator since 1912, present
term expiring in 1923.
Will H. Hays, of Sullivan, Indi-
ania; lawyer; born Sullivan, Ind;
age forty one years. Graduate Wa.
bash College,; prominent in county,
state and national Republican poll
tics during last twenty years Mem
rector. Chairman Republican Ma
toinal Committee since 1916; Mason;
Presbyterian.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
st. Augustine, Fla, February o.
Herbert Hoover OF California and
James John Davis Of Pennsylvania
virtually have been chosen for mem
bership in President Elect Harding's
cabinet, leaving open but one place
which now seems certain to go to a
dark horse. ...
Navy Portfolio Considered Today.
A tentative offer or the portfolio of
commerce is understood to have
been made to Mr.. Hoover, and the
general expectation here is that the
former food administrator will accept
Mr.. Davis, former steel worker and
now banker, is to be secretary of
labor, IL the cabinet slate goes
through as it now stands. 1t is be-
lieved no final offer has been made
to him although he has been asked
to hold himself in readiness for the