The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-02-25
Pittsburgher for Labor Post and For.
mer Food Administrator Will Be
Secretary of Commerce-Short
Sketches of the Members.

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 Mr.
DENLY has never previously been men,
toned as a. cabinet possibility.
Hoover and Dav is Selected.
Herbert Hoover of California and
James I. Davis of Pennsylvania, vir-
tually have been chosen for member
ship in President-elect Harding's cab
met.
A tentative offer of 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, a former steel worker
and, now banker, is to be secretary
Of labor if the cabinet slate goes
through rs it now stands.
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, 1S94-19O.O Conducted
insurance investigation, New York
legislature, 19O5-06. Governor of New
York, 1907-0S and 1909-1O. Associate
justice, United States Supreme court,
l910-16. Republican nominee for Pres
ident, 1916. Practiced law since, in
New York. Conducted government air.
craft investigation, 1918.
Andrew William Mellon of Pitts
burgh. Pa. Age, sixty-five years. Uni
versity education. Entered banking
business, 1874. President Mellon Ma
tional bank, 1902 to present.
John Wingate Weeks of West New
ton. Mass. banker Born, Lancaster,
N. H.; age sixty years. Graduate of
United States Naval academy, 1881.
United States midshipman, 1S81-S3.
Member of firm OF bankers and brok-
ers, Boston, 1SSS-1912. Member of
congress. 19O5-13. United States SEN
atOr. 1913-19.
Harry NJ Daugherty of Columbus,
O.. lawyer. Born. Washington Court
house. O.; age siXty-one years. Uni
versity education. Practiced law,
Washington Courthouse, 1SS1-SS. Elect
L al.
five years.
Will II. Hays of Sullivan, Ind, law
yer Born Sullivan, Ind; age forty
one years. Graduate Wabash col
lege. Prominent in county, state and
national Republican politics during
last 20 years
Edwin DENLY of Detroit Mich. law
yer. Born in Evansville, Ind. Febru-
airy 8. 1870; ten years in Chinese mari
time customs service; gunner's mate
American war; resigned from congress
to become sergeant in marine corps in
World war at age of fOrty-seVen mem
Der OF Sixtieth and Sixty-frst con
crosses
Albert Bacon Fall. Three Rivers, n.
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.
Born Rock Island. Ill. Age fifty-four
years. College education. Farmer
and live stock breeder in Iowa, 1891.
Herbert Clark Hoover, Stanford uni
verSity. California. Mining engineer.
Born West Branch. Ia. Age fOrty-six
years University training. Wide ex-
perience in geological and mining en-
terprises, United States and abroad.
Chairman American relief committee,
London, 1914-15 Relief in Belgium.
1915-191S. United States food admin
iStratOr. 1918.
James John Davis Pittsburgh. Pa.
labor leader. Born Tredegar Wales.
Age forty-seven years. Went to
Pittsburgh with parents at age of four
years.