The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-06
RECKON WITH PENROSE
Propose Transfer of Prohibi-
tion Legion to Attorney Gem
erals Department
WILL HAYS IS NOT BURIED
Will Not Surrender Rights
in Patronage Distribution
Because He's in Cabinet
BY BASCOM n. TfMMONS
World CApltal lCotreauondent

WASHINGTON March 5.--Ths
Harding administration Is 20 hours
old and as this ~ written tho
twenty-ninth president OF the
United States is sleeping in the
white house for the second tine
In the morning ho will arise early.
rehd the morning papers and then
worship In n Baptist church.
but lot US turn TO the job-hunters
Their anxioety Is several years
old. They've been wandering Ia
the wilderness for eight years. ON
November 2 they elected the man
VINO was sworn In yesterday. An
parently about 90 per cent OF this
men who voted for President
Harding IN Novembes Immediately
became candidates Cor office.
There are about $4,000 or 40
300 OF them In washington. They
didn't sleep In the white house las.
night They won't attend services
at any Baptist churches tomorrow.
because the Baptist churches OF the
national capital---nor In fact all the
churches--have, sufficient capacity
10 care FOR their regular customers
and the Job hunters also.
Besides n number OF the Job hunt
ters are not on speaking terms with
the church. though just now they
are all strong for tho state. There.
fore they are likely to gather In
hotels tomorrow and discuss a new
angle to tho patronage question.
four guess IL correct! They want
10 know Just where Penroae comes
in.
Pcnroso IL the Problem.
betray no secret when l ray Fri
uay was an unusual sort of AN in.
ausufation day. One can with equal
ruin say II was a gloomy day. The
american people are accustomed To
largo inaugurations. IL is needed
20 Give the start OF new adminit-
tration impetus. IL centers the at4
tention or the country on Washing
ton, emphasizes that tho "rascals'
IN the losing party are to be turned
out and the patriots n the wlnner's
ranks put on guard.
The press assocations and the
special correspondents did their
best 20 make fridays program stand
up, But the atmosphere for writ,
ing was s<scnt, and their storiea
,aeked punch. There waa none OF
The old time rest Nm the crowds.
The silk hated boys were not here.
yhero was no parade. Nothing to
do but to get close 10 the capitol
steps as ~ ssible In an Httempt In
near the tlan who stood there. a
magnificent physical spec On.
speaking. very earnestly and very
impressively to his fellow country
mon.
Washington wasnt even docentJv
decorated. There were lcs flags in
evidence than on tno Nait OF tho
rIlnce or Wales. Some of the bust
ness houses and all oS tho hotels
decorated, but the gieet burst Of
bunting that IL usual on such oc-
caaions was missing. with the ne-
rade and ball called off and few
coming here besides the fob hunt
ers Washington COUNT get up in
terest
The job hunters alone seemod
happy yesterday and today even
they have lapsed into the gloom,
ana Us All because OF strange patron
age rumors that are floating about
--rumors that dim the high hopes
win which they came to Washing
ton.
See the Hand OF Boss.
N the appointment OF Andrew w.
Mellon, the Pittsburgh multi mil,
llonsire, as secretary OF the treasury
the experts see the political master
piece OF tho long career OF senate
Boies Pcnrose.
Mellon Is new to poilticsand Pom
rose IL his sponsor. What more ti,
@ral than the new secretary of Inc
treasury. treading an unfamIl.nr
lrall should depend upon hi. no.
Iitcal guide, philosopher than IN,
old master should see TO IL thar
they are distributed where IN. =, WIN
20 the most good. Hence IL ia IN
me treasury organization, emhra..
ms the tax levying and c1liecllp-
FORCES. with the influence OF Tho
banks and of the advisory board or
the federal reserve, there is a no.
tential political machine Of trs-
mendouS power.
As at present organized this povrr
would be reinforced by tho nrohf-
CONTINUED on FACE FIFTEEN.
,ArrENTIoS, KNiGHTs rEHPLAR.