Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-04
PRESIDENT DELAYS
NAMING CITY HEADS
UNTIL TWO ACCEPT
Board of Trade Urges That
Civilians Be Given
Posts.

President Hoover today was awaiting
an acceptance from Maj Gen. Herbert
B. Crosby, chief of Cavalry, to take a
place on the board of Commissioners.
The terms of the appointments of Com
missioners Dougherty and Taliaferro
expire at midnight tonight.
1t was also understood today that
Herbert D. Brown, chief Of the Bureau
Of Efficiency, whose name has been
mentioned as another possible selection,
has let it be known that he would fol-
low whatever wishes the President
might have in the matter.
The President was in receipt today
of a letter from E. ]. Murphy, presi-
dent of the Washington Board of
Trade, in which he, in behalf of the
board, not only expressed opposition to
the Jones bill to lberalize residential
requirements of candidates for the
polntment of two civilian Commits
sioners"
The decision of the trade body to
take this step was arrived at yesterday
at the meeting Of the board Of direc-
tors in the new Offices of the organi-
cation in The Star Building.
Copies of the letter were sent to Vice
President Curtis, as President of the
Senate; Speaker Longworth of the
House OF Representatives. Senator Cap
per, chairman of the Senate District
committee, and Representative Zihlman
chairman Of the House District COM
mittee.
The letter follows:
Dear Mr.. President:
THE Washington Board of Trade
representing $500 of the leading bust
ness and professional men of the CITY.
has consistently refused to indorse any
lndlVloual for public Office, but it views
with regret the introduction of Senate
bill $3.50. which radically changes the
requirements for appointees to commits
sionershlp in the District of Columbia.
FURTHER, this organization most re-
Spectfully urges that the custom of an
pointing two civilians who are bona fide
citizens to the Office of Commissioner be
adhered to.
Feeling that the $4,000 voteless citi-
zenS OF the District of Columbia, who
raise approximately 10000 900 in taxes
each year, in which they have no voice
In expending, should be granted the
privilege OF providing men to fill the
civilian commiSsionerShips in the local
Government.
For the Washington Board of Trade.
Most respectfully,
e. j. MURPHY,
President"
are believed to have informed the Presi-
dent in letter sent to the White House
today that they would comply with his
request to remain in office for the next
six weeks or until the committee of
Congress have finished their hearings
on the District appropriation bills now
pending.
Kingman Is Considered.
It has not been learned definitely at
the White House just how long Presi-
dent Hoover will want Col. Ladue to
continue as Engineer Commissioner.
While the President is understood to
have regarded favorably the suggestion
that Lieut.. Col. John j. Kingman. who
until recently was in charge of the
Army Engineer district at Milwaukee,
Wis, be named to succeed Col. Ladue,
it has not been learned whether the
President has decided upon this APP
pointment.
He is not giving good deal Of con-
Germ regarding it inaSmuch as he is
very confident that the War Depart
ment will have no difficulty in finding
him the type of man he is looking for
The reports concerning Col. Kingman
are that his splendid record, not only
as an engineer, but as an executive, and
his experience IN dealing with the pub
lie have commended him very highly
to the President, and that it is more
than likely that Mr.. Hoover will look
no further
Announcement in The Star yesterday
that the President had offered Commits
sioner Dougherty's place to Gen. Crosby
came as a complete surprise not only
to the citizens of washington but to the
Army itself 1t Is doubtful if more than
two or three persons knew up until the
time of that publication that the present
head of the Cavalry of the Army was
even being considered. This officer him