Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-21
RESERVATIONS AND RUMORS
OF SAME IN CABINET MAY
ENLIVEN ENSUING SIX MONTHS
~ GEORGE r. HOLMES,
1ternatlonal News Staff Core
snondent.


tration having gone by without the
occurrence Of anything startling.
The tea table and cloak room Cos
sips of the national capital and pre-
dieting some radical changes in the
make up Of official Washington for
the next six
It is The gossip Of Washington that
before the new administration eele
brates its first anniversary there
will be at least two maybe three and
possibly more, cabinet changes. The
rumors have recently become SO cir
cumstantial that they have found
their way into some metropolitan
papers and have resulted in the ex-
pected denials. The reports, how
ever, persist.
The names chiefly concerned in
these rumored changes are Secretary
of the Treasury Andrew W Mellon
and Attorney-General Harry NJ
Daugherty.
According to the stories that cir
culate among the tea tables OF Wash
ington. Secretary Mellon has tired
of public life after his brief first
taste OF it, and Is DESTROYS Of get
ting back to the placid serenity OF
directing a score OF big corporations
and banks with which he is connect
ed
This is Secretary Melons frs
taste OF public life and political con
tact ard it is admitted by his few
intimates that he has found II little
to his liking Being naturally of a
shy and retiring disposition, the
Secretary Of the Treasury is said TO
have formed pronounced dislike
to the rough Rive-andtaKe OF Wash.
ington political life, and II would
not surprise his intimates should
lie embrace the first opportunity to
get back into private life.
Mellon Disheartened.
Secretary Mellon has found rough
shedding in Washington with his tax
program, and this is said to have
increased his dislike for his job
One Of his first official acts was the
presentation 10 Congress of an esti-
mate OF hosi iaaeh money it would
AXE to run the Federal Govern
ment FOR :. a-,l fiscal year, based
on the -. Ok expenditures which
he saw would be necessary in the
existing state of things.
Congress. with an eve to re-elec-
tion next year and realizing the
potency Of an economy argument
with the average voter, slashed his
estimates numerically and then
Pr sident Harding was called in as
mediator ir the resultant dispute
and, realizing the party's need, the
Chief Executive supported the Con
gressional side, with the result that
MELONS figures were discarded.
Many of the Secretary's tax rec
concentrations suffered the same fate
at he hands Of the House Re publ
cans in charge of framing the new
revenue bill. The Republicans Of
the Senate Finance Committee like
wise disregarded and cast aside a
number Of his recommendations.
The net result Of these expert
ences is said 20 have increased the
Secretary's dislike for post which
ne was reluctant to accept in the
first place.
Weeks Wants MeiIon's Place.
II Mellon does resign, it is gen
orally believed in Washington that
Secretary Of War John ". Weeks
will be shifted over to the Treasury
Department. where he has long de-
sired to be. It is understood that
Weeks accepted the War portfolio
with the understanding that ne
would be giy en- the Treasury berth at
tie first opportunity.
The cast Of Acknowledgement
Daugherty is not like that Of Mel
lon. The Attorney-General has been
the Grand Master Of Patronage since
March last, aud the demands made
upon him have been tremendous
Aspirants for every Kind OF Fed
eraI iob-frorl Waterman to Ambas-
sador-have had 70 see Daugherty
and Is all have not been taken care
of it has led to some hard feelings
in many quarters.
Personal reasons also are said TO
figure largely in the AttoTney-Gener-
ats Iaported desire 10 retire from
his post. His own health is none
roo good. and Mrs. Daugherty is an
invalid. necessitating his spending
much time travelling back and for h
between Washington and Ohio.
10 confirmation Of the rumors re-
garding either Mellon or Daughertv
is obtainable, but the gossiping per
sists around the Capitol
Sho.ld Daugherty leave the Cab
met. the belief prevails that Presi-
dent Harding would name as his
success sor either former Senator
GEORGE Sutherland, Of Utah, or
lanes u. Beck, o. New York, at
,resent Solicitor General in the De