Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-03-02

AerieuIture-Henry Wallace.
st. Augustine. Fla. Feb. 23.-Presi-
dent-elect Harding virtually COM
pleted his cabinet with the choice of
Edwin DENLY of Detroit for secretary
OF the navy.
The choice was the first big sur
prise to Mr.. Harding's friends. as MIR.
DENLY has never previously been men
toned as a cabinet possibility.
Hoover and DaV is Selected
Herbert Hoover of California and
James |. Davis of Pennsylvania. vir
tually have been chosen for member
ship In President-elect HardIng's cab
/ met.
A tentative offer OF the portfolio 81
commerce Is understood 10 have been
made To Mr.. Hoover. and the general
expectation here is that the former
food administrator will accept.
AIr. Davis former steel worker
and now a banker. Is 10 be secretary
OF labor II the cabinet slate gees
Sketches Of Cabinet Members.
Following are short sketches OF the
cabinet members:
Charles Evans Hughes Of New
York city. Jurist. Born Glens Falls,
n. Y. Age fifty-eight years. Univer-
sity training. Practiced and taught
law. New York. lSSi-l00.O Conducted
insurance investigation. New York
Legislature. 1866 Governor of New
York. l9O1-OS and I9O9-lO. Associate
Justice. United States Supreme court.
! lgl0-l6. Republican nominee for Pres
ident. 1916 Practiced law since il
New York. Conducted government air
craft investigation. 1918.
Andrew William Mellon Of Pitts
burgh. Pa. Age. siXty-fve. years. Uni.
versity education. Entered banking
business. 1874. President Mellon Ma
tional hank. 1902 to present.
John Wingate Weeks OF West New
ton. Mass. banker. Born. Lancaster.
y. H.: age sixty years. Graduate of
United States Naval academy. 1881.
United States midshipman. lSSl-SS.
Member of firm of bankers and brok
ers, Boston. 1SSS-1912. Member of
congress. l9O5-l3. United Gtates sen
atOr. 19l3-19.
Harry NJ Daugherty of Columbus.
o.. lawyer. Born. Washington Court.
house. o.; age sixty-one years. Uni.
versity education. l'racticed law.
Washington Courthouse. lsSl-SS. Elect
ed TO state legislature In 1888. serving
| five years.
VIII II. Hays Of Sullivan. Ind. law.
yer Born. Sullivan. Ind: age forty
one years. Graduate Wabash col
lege. Prominent I'm county. state and
national Republican politics during
last 20 years.
Edwin DENLY Of Detroit. Mich. law
yer. Born in Evansville. Ind. Febru-
airy s. 1870: ten years In Chinese mari
time customs service; gunner's mate
In American navy during Spanish
American war: resigned from congress
to become sergeant In marine corps In
World war M age of forty-seven mem.
her 81 Slxtieth and Sixty-first con
crosses.
Albert Bacon Fall. Three Rivers. y.
NJ. United States senator Born
Frankfort. Ky. Age fifty-nine years.
Educated In country schools Worked
as farmer rancher. miner. lawyer.
Henry Cantwell Wallace. Des
MoineS. Ia. editor and publisher.
Rorp Rock Island. IN. Age fftv-fnur
years College education. Farmer
and live stock breeder In Iowa. 1SST-91.
Herbert Clark Hoover. Stanford uni.
versity. California. Mining engineer.
Born West Branch. IN. Age forty-~ix
years University training. Wide ex.
perlence In geological and mining en-
terprises. United States and abroad.
Chairman American relief committee.
LONDON. 19l4-15. Relief In Belgium.
I6l5-i9lS. United States food admin
istrator. i917-i9.