Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-05

sound and he urged Mr.. Coolidge to
veto 1t.
Consulted by Coolidge.
President Coolidge frequently called
the Treasury head into conference with
him at the White House over major
problems of the administration, valuing
his advice greatly. Mr.. Mellon no doubt.
will continue his practice of slipping
over to the White House by the back
way" Using an automobile as little as
possible, he prefers to walk across East
Executive avenue and through long
series of basement corridors to the
presidential Offices at the west end of
the White House. Whenever the weather
permits he walks from the Treasury to
his apartment at Eighteenth and
streets, seldom recognized by the crowds
of homeward- bound employees.
Occasionally, Mr.. Mellon takes
horseback ride through secluded bride
paths, and less frequently plays round
Of golf. He is member OF a number OF
prominent clubs, but uses his privileges
principally for the entertainment OF
guests.
The Secretary was born March "a.
1855, at Pittsburgh, the son OF Judge
Thomas and Sarah Negley Mellon. He
was educated at the Western University
of Pennsylvania, now the University of
Pittsburgh. He has daughter, AilSa.
who married David K. Este Bruce, SON
OF Senator Bruce of Maryland, and u
son, Paul.
JAMES w. GOOD
James William Good should prove
valuable counselor to the Hoover cabi-
net In matters dealing with legislation.
During his II years in the House of
Representatives he distinguished HIM
self as political economist. He served
as chairman of the appropriations COM
mittee and also of the select committee
on the budget.
After representing the Fifth Iowa
District In seven Congresses he resigned
IN 1921 TO resume the practice of law
as member of the well-known Chicago
law firm OF Good, ChildS, Bobb 81
WeStcott.
Backed Hoover Early.
Mr. Good forsook this lucrative prac-
tice to enter the lists of Hoover boosters.
Always an admirer of the former Secre-
tary Of Commerce, Mr. Good was among
the first TO advance the name OF Hoover
as presidential nominee. He became
the ''pre-convention manager OF the
Hoover campaign, spending much of his
time in the Capital IN furtherance OF
the cause. His vigorous activities UNI
doubtedly played a large part in the
Hoover victory at Kansas City.
With the campaign actually on, the
Iowa lawyer undertook the extremely
difficult task of winning the West for
the Chief" The task was difficult be-
cause Of the bitter farm relief fight pre-
cipitated by the McNary- Haugen bill.
The Coolidge administration was OPP
posed to the BILL and since Mr.. Hoover
had indicated be would carry on the
Coolidge policies he became target for
farm relief agitatOrs.
Working under the title Of "Western
manager" Mr.. Good established GEN.
trail headquarters in Chicago and began
the job of selling" Mr. Hoover to the
corn belt. Himself a product of that
great farming area, Mr.. Good under
stood how best to appeal to his aud
fence. His arguments were sympathetic
and his logic was convincing. Election
day disclosed the effectiveness of the
Good campaign.
naive OF iowa.
Like Mr.. Hoover, the new Secretary
OF War Is native of Iowa. He was
born In Cedar Rapids, September "a,
1866, the son OF Henry and Margaret
Elizabeth Good.
from Coe College, in Iowa, IN 1892, and
| the next year was awarded law de-
gree by the University of Michigan.
In 1906 he was made city attorney
OF Cedar Rapids, serving In that Capac-
lty Tor two years. He then Waged
successful campaign for Congress, and
entered the House i'll 1909.
| He married Lucy Deacon of Cedar
Rapids IN 1894. and they have two sons,
James w. and Robert Edward Good.
Mr. Good is a thirty-Second degree
Mason. His present home is in Evans
ton, ILL.,
WILLIAM ID. MITCHELL
Having served with distinction for
three years as solicitor general, Will
liam Dewitt Mitchell is thoroughly
familiar with the Governments legal
| business
| AS law officer for the Government in
innumerable important cases before the
United States Supreme Court, he has
demonstrated rare capacities Tor sound
| Judgment. fairness and tirmneSS. These
traits have won for him the commenda-
| ton OF high officials of the Government.
| including. members OF the Supreme
| Court.
| He has become known among his
colleagues as an untiring worker, due
to his close personal supervision of all
duties attached to the Office of solicitor
general. He has had charge Of the
preparation of all briefs filed with the
| Supreme Court by the Department of
Justice and In court has shown marked
proficiency as prosecutor.
Father Was Justice.
The new Attorney General has
quiet, judicial demeanor, inherited. per-
haps. from his father, who was justice
of the Minnesota Supreme Court He
was born In Winona. Mimi. September
9, 1874 the son of William and Frances
Mitchell.
After taking a scientific course at
Yale he entered the University of Min
nesota and received an A. B. degree
In 1895. One year later he was awarded
a law degree and was admitted to the
Minnesota bar. During the ensuing
years he attained high repute as a
lawyer In the Northwest. He served
as regional counSc! for the United States
railroad administration In k919.
Mr.. Mitchell is vetsan OF the