New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
Most of Outgoing
Cabinet Officers to
Resume Old Work
Daniels's First Act, He Says,
Will Be to SEQ to Church
Tomorrow and Repent
of All MY Sins"

:, WASHINGTON, March 4.-Most of
the Cabinet officers who retired TO-DAY
VIII resume the work thev gave IN ia
become members of Woodrow Wilson's
oihclal family. One or two Of them.
however, have not made definite plan a
for the future.
Lawyers predominated in the out
gong Cabinet, numbering six. There
were also two publishers and one co.,
lege professor.
cambridge Colby, who retires afte :
state, Will form law partnership with
former President Wilson with Offices
IN Washington and New York.
Newton ID. Baker will turn from tho
direction Of the War Department 10
the practice Of law in his home town
of Cleveland. He has had five years'
service as Secretary of War and also
has served as chairman of the Federal
Power Commission and the Council of
National Defense.
A. Mitchell Palmer, retiring Attor-
ney General, will resume his law prac
tice with Offices in his home city Of
Stroudsburg, Pa, and also in Wash
lngton. He will retain his home in
Pennsylvania, but will reside in Wash
ington considerable portion Of each
three lawyers who have been closely
associated with him in his public work
Frank Davis jr., formerly Assistant
Attorney General Robert r. Scott and
Seforde NJ. Stellwagen
Josephus Daniels, one of the four VIII
son Cabinet officers who remained or
the job the full eight years, will leave
tomorrow for Raleigh, N. c., to re-
sumo his duties as editor and publish
er of The Raleigh News and Oberver
The one-time Naval Secretary will ar
rive home Sunday morning and says
his first act will De to go to church
and repent of all my sins" He an
nounces as his motto CHARITY to all
and malice toward none"
David F. Houston. formerly Secre-
tary of the Treasury, has not made
definite plans for the future. but has
several offers under considelation. He
was university professor before en-
tering the Cabinet in 1913 as Secre-
tary of Agriculture, but has not de-
clded whether he will return to educa-
tional work or enter the commercial
field. He has been head of the Treas
ury for year, and also member Of
the Federal Reserve Board, chairman
Of the Board for Vocational Education
and a member of the Council Of Ma
lIOIdI OHlPHSe.
John Barton Payne, who has been
Secretary of the Interior for a year.
plans to make his home in Washington,
bit will devote some of his time to the
Chicago park project, in which ne was
q moving spirit before he was called
to Washington early IN the war as gem
eral counsel for the Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation He also
has been a member of the Federal
Power Commission and Director Cen
eral of Railroads.
to Austin, Ten, to practice law and to
lcok after his private interests there
after eight years as Postmaster Cen
eral.
Edwin T. Meredith, who succeeded
Mr.. Houston as Secretary of Agricul-
ture year ago, will return to Des
Moines to look after his farm maga-
line and other interests He also has
been a member Of the Federal Power
Commi ssion.
Joshua w Alexander, after two
years service as Secretary of Com
merce will so to his old home at
Gallatin, Mo-, to resume the practice
of law, and, as he says, to do a little
farming on the side"
William B. Wilson, another of the
original Wilson Cabinet officers, has
accepted appointment to the Interna-
tional Joint Commission, which has to
do with disputes arising between the
United States and Canada. The salary
is $500 a year.