The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-02

MARINER ECCLES, a Utah Mormon, is special assistant in | charge of government bond is- sues. Although one of the lead- ing bankers of the Desert state. Eccles has a broad social, econ omic outlook, is doing a a good job.
 ROSWELL MAGILL, taxation adviser, dropped into the unen- viable job of substituting for Harold Groves, Wisconsin tax ex- pert, appointed just before Nor genthau took office. The Groves appointment was excellent. So also was that of Magill who suc- ceeded him. The only differ-- ence was that Morgentahu knew Magill and didn't know Groves. The switch caused Young Henry real grief, may cause him more. It alienated the senate progress sives. Magill, a republican, was dropped from the treasury de- partrnent by Uncle Andy Mellon, because his ideas were too radi- cal. Morgenthau snared him from Columbia where he was rated one of the best tax authori- ties in the country.
 TOM K. SMITH was persuad- ed to leave the presidency of the Boatman's National bank of St Louissin order to become special assistant on banks and banking. In one of the most important jobs in the treasury, Smith is gradually unravelling the bank ing snarI. He is not the hard boiled, conventional type. Has one vanity. His name, he says, is Tom, not Thomas.
 PRE-MORGENTHAU MEN
 Pre-Morgenthau men have remained on in the treasury first because Young Henry has been too busy with more urgent mat ters, second because some have powerful political backing.
 Their work, however, is under minute scrutiny. Everything
 they do passes over the desks of MOrgenthau or Oliphant. Sey. .craI have been stripped of im- portant functions. This is par ticulariy true of LAWRENCE "OOD AbODGh1, Jr, assistant secretary. An Atlanta, Ga, law yer of charm, social grace and q marvellous fund of negro stories, Chips. handling of building contracts did not please M0rgehthau. And although Chip" has stayed on, with title and salary, he sits before an al- most empty desk.
 WILLIAM A. JULIAN, treas urer of the United States is oc- cupied entirely with administra- tive red tape and routine. Julian is an Ohio shoe manufacturer. and national committeeman, owes his appointment strictly to poli- tics, and is no worse nor bet ter than his republican predeces- sors.
 MRS NELLIE TAYLOE ROSS, director of the mint, is the widow of a Wyoming governor, who died in office. She became gov ernor January 5, 1925, to fill her husbands unexpired term. The real executive of her bureau is Miss Mary O'Reilly, a competent woman of SO, who has been as- sistant director for many years.
 J. F. T. (Jefty) O'CONNOR, comptroller of the currency, is a pushing politician. who has his eye on the California gov- ernorship. He has introduced high-powered publicity system in his bureau.
 GUY T. HELVERING, com- missioner of Internal Revue, a B. c. (Before Chicago) Roose- welt supporter, was appointed at the insistence of Jim Farley. Had he been named this year instead of last spring, 1t is, high ly doubtful if he could have been confirmed by the senate.
 During his three months in office Morgenthau has surround ed himself with competent men. But much house-cleaning re- mains. Morgenthau knows it, and more heads may fall soon.
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