Evening star., 1934-02-14
MARSHALL GIVEN
INSURANCE POST
Succeeds Davis as Superin-
tendent, Latter Going to
Assessors Office.
John A. Marshall will become su-

John A. Marshall will become su-
perintendent of insurance for the Dis
trict next Monday, replacing Herbert
L. Davis, who will be transferred to a
post under the District assessor of
taxes. Marshall is the son-in-law of
Representative Parks Of Arkansas.
Announcement of the appointment
and transfer was made yesterday aft
ernoon by the District Commissioners,
after weeks of consideration.
Marshall, a resident and property
owner of the District over period Of
10 years, has for years been an agent
of a fraternal insurance company. A
campaign for his appointment as
head of the District insurance depart
ment was started last March. accord
ing to records on file at the District
Building. .'..
Delay in the appointment was
caused by the fact that Davis, who
has held the post since 1891, also had
strong Democratic support, according
to advices In District quarters. Davis,
however. will reach the retirement age
of 10 in four and half years, and it
was finally decided to transfer him
to a position as a MEMBER of the
Board Of Assistant Assessors In that
post he viii receive $4,000, less the
economy pay cut. The basic salary, of
the insurance commissioner is $500.
Convention on Phone.
rTy1oa 4,1fv 1F h.
was agreed to at a meeting of the
Commissioners at noon yesterday. but
the announcement was withheld for
two and one-half hours while "a GER
tain telephone conversation" was held
1t was not announced to whom the
telephone message was sent
Commissioner Allen frankly ad-
mitted he did not know much about
the new appointee, except that Mar
shall had been Endorsed by Senator
Robinson, Secretary Hull and numer-
GUS other political leaders.
When Allen was asked what was the
address of the residence of Mr.. Mar
shall he said he did not know it, but
the data was supplied by secretary
Reporters then asked to be allowed
to see the official file regarding Mar
shall, but Allen said he would have tc
look it up, since he did not know just
where it was. At first he said thi,
would require an hour, but later com.
promised on 20 minutes after he wa,
told press time was approaching. The
file was located in the Office of DAME
E. GargeS, secretary TO the Commis'
Sioners, who hastened with it to Al.
lens office
After some delay, GargeS made
public a portion of the file, explain
ing that from it had been removed
only some letters belonging to the
Democratic National Committee"
Voted in New Haven.
A brief biographical sketch oi
Marshall, released by the Commits
sioners. stated that he had been e
resident of Washington for 10 years
also that Marshall had stated he hac
voted at the last presidential election
at New Haven, Conn.
Marshall however, declared in hi!
letter of application that he had not
closed his home here nor moved hi!
residence from Washington since 1924
Marshall's appointment, it was an
nounced. was indorsed by Senator
Hattie Caraway of Arkansas and tht
entire Arkansas and Texas delegations
to Congress, besides Secretary HUI
/ and Senator Robinson and numerou!
others, including officials of insurance
companies
Davis principal supporter was saiC
to be Representative Harlan, Demo
crat, of Ohio.
/ Marshall. so years of age, is /,
| World War veteran He volunteered
in 1918. and holds an honorable dis
charge from the 63lst Air Squadron
Formerly of Nashville.
Marshall has devoted most Of hi
business career to the insurance busi
ness. Prior to the World War h,
! lived at Nashville, Tenn. where HI
was State manager for the Nationa
Union Assurance Society. Following
his war experience he opened his owr
/ insurance agency at Atlanta, Ga
where he was engaged for five years
he J0en SOIu Ills UuSI1lCoo W IcdSSO
ciate with the National Union AS
surance Society.
He came to Washington in tn,
! Spring of 1924, as Eastern sales man
ager for this concern. and continued
in this work until 1S months age
when he became sales instructor TO
| the Ancient Order Of United Work
men, fraternal insurance company
with headquarters at New Haven
| Conn.
In an application for the post here
filed with the former Board of Com
missioners last March, Marshall said
'I have consistently supported tn
Democratic party in all elections
voting at New Haven, Conn. in tn
last election for President Roosevelt
NY wife, Mrs. Ann Parks Marshall
has voted in every election for tn
Democratic party In. the State o
Arkansas"