The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-03-03
GREAT SENSATION IN
AMERICAN LEGION
"Harding's'' Cabinet
Announcement
jack jenkins is Directing the Military
Ministries of Simon Peters Post

March Especial to Independent
Reporter)-Your correspondent is just
bursting with news since interviewing
the committee in charge of the Ameri-
can Legion Show of 1921. He was
bounden by solemn oath to keep much
of it secret, but the really remarkable
facts that permission was granted for
release in this issue make him realize
even more than usual how inadequate
ly he was endowed by the Creator to-
gve written expression to his feel
ings.
Last week, our readers will remem-
ber, we were enjoined to withhold
very precious piece of sensation until
after President-elect Harding gave
formal announcement of his cabinet
What a wonderful cabinet was an
nounced We have had ample oppor-
tunity to look them all over and read
what the newspaper edition thinks of
them. OF course, we were prepared
for most of them, that is the newspa-
per boys who lowered around Senator
Harding on his fishing trip in Florida,
had guessed at most of the appointees,
and sort of prepared the way for them
like John the Baptist We al knew
that New England's man, Senator
Weeks, would be on the list in some
capacity. New England and so far
as that goes all the country has a
whole big lot of confidence in Captain
John Weeks. There were likely more
people, men and women, as well, who
wanted to see Hoover in the cab net
than any other man. America really
enjoyed being rationed by Herbert
Did you ever pinch a dogs nose till
he howled, and then have him come
back to have it pinched again? They
invariably will. Naturally up here in
Gods country we were not SO much
interested in the appointment of Ser
geant DENLY of the Marines, as Secre-
tary of the Navy, as we were In young
Teddy Roosevelt as his assistant secre-
tary. Young Teddy was mighty
agreeable visitor here in Somerset last
summer and everyone who shook
hands with him at Lakewood land who
didn't sort of feel personal interest
in seeing him step right into the very
shoes that his glorious father filled
when he entered national politics. A
lot of us that he patted on the back
and jollied along sort Of expect that
he will prove big enough to follow
right along in his fathers track to
the White House as John Quincy
Adams did. OF course, as Colonel
Roosevelt was one of the founders of
the American Legion, the service men
hereabouts are powerful proud.
And that bring us back to the Simon
Peters Post Show, and the sensation
al news which hinged on the above
mentioned cabinet. Just how 1t
hinged your correspondent has been
unable to satisfactorily determine.
But there's a hinge there somewhere,
and it's some barn door that swings
on it. believe us. Barn doors sug-
gest all sorts of thought which could
be proftably dwelt upon at this time.
There's an awful good joke that oc-
ours to US about them. but we've
promised to turn all the funny things
we think of over to the show COM
mittee. 1t Is hard, you can hardly
conceive how hard, for us blandly ana
without preface or due preparation 10
release the sensation promised last
week. Do you remember how hard 1t
always Is to dive off the wharf at
Lakewood the first time in the spring?
You look all around, flap your arms,
pull up your pants and pull down your
shirt. then grab your nose and Just
fIop into the water. Well, II we
must. we suppose we must. Jack
Jenkins is directing the Military Min
strels! Can one imagine more?