Evening Star Newspaper, March 5, 1929, Page 4

SPIRITED PARADERS DEFY PELTING RAIN Hoover Deeply Interested in! Tribute Paid by Color- ful Units. Rain-drenched and standards droop- ing, but in perfect order and high! spirits, the platroned ranks of inaugural | peraders filed for two hours yesterday afternoon past President Hoover and his official party in the glass reviewing | stand in front of the White House. | Mr. Hoover indicated heart-felt ap- | preciation of the seemingly endless | ranks of men, women and children who were defying the elements in his honor. He watched the marching columns in- tently. frequently calied the attention of those about him to striking features, and remained standing for long inter- vals. Despite the storm, the inaugural parade was a colorful affair as it swept past the reviewing stand. led by Gen. Charles P. Summerall, the grand mar- shal, with his four-starred flag indi- cating a full general. The first division, composed of soldiers, sailors and ma- rines, was even more impressive be- cause of the rain. which added a touch | of military stoicism to the faces of the | marchers. The olive-drab and blue | uniforms in this section were relieved | by the more colorful garb of the Navy | and Marine bands. Pennsylvanians Impressive. Doubtless the procession of governors | and State delegations would have been | more impressive on a better afternoon, | when the State flags would have shown | to beiter advantage. Mr. Hoover seemed | particularly impressed with the Penn- sylvania display of 100 battle flags car- ried by Pennsylvania regiments in the World War and representing 399,650 men in the service. ‘The Connecticut and Virginia entries were especizlly impressive, with their gorgeously uniformed military com- panies which have featured inaugural parades for many years—the Governor's Pootguards and the Governor's Horse- ards of Connecticut and the famous ichmond Blues with their white | plumes. | Mr. Hoover arose and smiled at old scquaintances as the Iowa delegation went by, headed by Gov. John Hammill | and the Coe College band, playing “Out Where the Tall Corn Grows.” Tmmediately behind the Towa National | Guardsmen came the Wisconsin dele- gation with the band of a military academy cadet corps playing the State Much favorable comment was oc- easioned by the perfectly formed ranks | of the District of Columbia schoolboy - soldiers, who followed the State dele- gations—the infantry unit and band of " Georgetown University, the R. O. T. C. unit of Howard University, and the ‘Washington high school and St John's College cadets. Civil War Veterans Cheered. ‘There was a_hearty cheer at the next parade unit—G. A. R. and Confederate veterans in automobiles, accompanied by mmbers of their auxiliaries. The “rebel - yell” sounded as the Con- federates went by. One old gentlesnan ‘wavéd the Southern flag from the car ow as he passed the reviewing stand. On -the other side of the car, the Stars and Stripes was displayed. ‘THe: red-uniformed and gilt-helmeted Amy ion band of East Orange, N. J. led the section of the parade devoted to the veterans of later wars— those: who fought in China and Mexico, | the weterans of Cuba and the Philip- g]ln and finally the long ranks of orld° War veterans. The Indian War veterdns rode in automobiles. Their ranks are becoming as thin now as those of the Civil War participants on bma;flec and thelr service dates almost. as back: After them came the Ameri- jcan Legion band of Wichita, Kan, in scariét and gold coats and silver hel- mets,’ preceding the delegation of the Disaliled American Vetrans. One of the colorful entries in the parade was the blue uniformed band of Victory Post, ' American Legion of Washington, ‘which preceded the entry of the Mili- tary Order of the World War, the National Sojourners, and. the blue- cloaked Women's Overseas Serviee Legion. ‘Then the stirring strains of “Dixie” broke through the rain-drenched at- mosphere from the Harmonica Band of Lake Worth, Fla., composed of blue- coated little boys, marching proudly | past the reviewing stand. There was much favorable comment in the grand- stands at the appearance of the Girl Scouts of Washington, who followed | close behind the black-coated band of the Sharon, Pa., Post of the American Legion. Then came the red-fezzed Or- der of Ahepa and a delegation of mounted cowboys in costume, who rode past the reviewing stand with yells, | swinging their hats. Indians in Parade, ‘The Indian Band of Tulsa, Okla, was | followed by a curious feature of the pa- | 4, rade, a delegation of feathered, beaded, blanketed Indians, both men and wom- en, in automobiles. This was one in- tended colorful feature of the parade which was marred by the rain., which prevented the Indians, many of whom were elderly men and women, exposing themselves to the weather. But one sol- itary horseman upheld the Indian tra- dition. Behind the automobiles he rode, clad only in a breechcloth. The cold raindrops glistened as they rolled down his brown shoulders. The man's evi- dent pluck caused continuous cheering | from the umbrella-shielded hosts along | the Yine of march. Another unit which was roundly cheered was the Boys' and Girls' Bri- gade of Pittsburgh, the little girls in white dresses and blue coats marching in front and executing a maneuver in front of the reviewing stand, while the boys trudged along behind stalwartly bearing their heavy rifles. Colorful units in the closing ranks of the pa- raders were the Republican Club of Arlington County, Va.: the red-coated ‘Washington Boys’ Independent Band, with its white-plumed girl drum major; the blue-slickered fife and drum corps of Erie, N. J., and the red-slickered Martha Washington Ciub of the same community, led by three women bear- ing a portrait of Mr. Hoover. Kansans Honor Curtis. Kansas, eager to do honor to Vic President Curtis. had some colorful pa- rade entries. including the Topeka Fife and Drum Corps, with picturesque hluet coats and_white vests, and the Inde- endence Band. with red shirts and rea | ats, each member wearing a sun-| flower. Mr. Curtis seemed particularly pleased at the tribute of his home State. , which had defied the pelting rain in his honor. In high spirits as they marched past the reviewing stand was the cowboy band of Simmons College, Texas, escorting the flag of the Lone | Star State. The President, their parties left the reviewing when the last parader had passe both showed clearly their deep app: ciation of the self-sacrifice of those who had participated. There was a pleasing domestic picture in inclosed stand during the latter part of the parade when 3-year-old Beily Azme Hoover, granddaughter of the President. was playing about at his feet —seemingly much more interested in her grandfather than in the marching ranks in the rain outside. he parade units came through prac- tigally according to schedule. although daubtless the ranks of the civilian or- ganizations were somewhat thinned by the rain. Once the grand marshal had passed the reviewing stand there was no halt in its progre: Vice President and stand Glasgow Royal Cancer Hospital, at] Glasgow, Scotland, has just received a gift of $50.000 to be applied towfed the purchase of a gramme of radius. John A. Dix. Continuing his activity in | Bank and officer or director in numer- | d and | ous other financial or manufacturing re- | concerns before he severed all business the glass- TAR, WASHINGTON, D. . TUESDAY. MARCH 5, 1929. » HOOVER' CBNET READY FOR WORK Al Here But Stimson—Wide- ly Different Careers Are Represented. ! President Hoover's cabinet, confirmed in short order by the Senate today, will begin to function immediately. Sec~ retary of State Stimson is the only member not in Washington. Sketches of the lives of the new cab- inet. members follow: HENRY L. STIMSON— In Henry Lewis Stimson President Hoover has chosen for Secretary of State a former partner in law of Elihu Root and one who Is expected to follow closely the high principles of states- manship lald down by that dean of diplomacy. Cabinet service is not new to Col. Stimson. He served as Secretary War under President Taft for thi years, His military title is not hon | ary Volunteering his services when | the United States entered the World ‘War, he was appointed a major in the Judge advocate’s office and later was promoted to lleutenant colonel and | transferred to the 305th Field Artillery. Advanced again to colonel, he com- manded the 31st Fleld Artillery in| France. Col. Stimson assumes office well for- tified with knowledge regarding the Nation's foreign affairs. He is eminent- ly qualified to deal with that most pressing of America’s problems of state, the Nicaragua situation, because he has valuable first-hand information about | it. The agreement which resulted in cessation of strife between {he Diaz and Sacasa factions and the holding of a peaceful Marine - supervised election bears his name as author. He effected the compromise while in Nicaragua as! the personal representative of the | President. Nicaragua Assignment. Gratified over Col. Stimson's able | handling of the difficult Nicaragua as- signment, President Coolidge promptly turned to him when the governor gen- eralship of the Philippines became va- cant through the death of Gen. Wood. Col. Stimson had been a close friend of Gen. Wood and had become deeply in- terested in the so-called “Philippine problem” during a visit to the islands as a guest of the genersal. ‘The new head of the State Depart- ment first gained newspaper prominence while serving as United States Attorney for the southern district of New York. He prosecuted successfully the powerful “'sugar trust.” assessing fines totalling $400,000 against five railroads involved in the trial. He also sent Charles W. Morse to prison for misappropriation of funds of a bank of which he was vice president, and had James Gordon Ben- nett fined $25000 for misuse of the mails, His rise to the helghts of legal fame won for him the unsolicited nomination as governor of New York, but he was defeated by the Democratic candidate, t! the sugar cases, President Taft was at- tracted to him and when Jacob M. Dickinson resfgned as Secretary of War the President offered the portfolio to the New York lawyer. Friend of Roesevelt.c Col. Stimson was a friend of the late Theodore Roosevelt, who is said to have obtained for him the nomination for governor of New York. He was born in New York City Sep- tember 21, 1867, the son of Lewis A. and Candace Wheeler Stimson. He comes of Puritan forbears. He was educated at Phillips-Andover Academy and Yale and Harvard Universities. He ated from Yale in 1888 and from the Harvard Law School two years Iater. He was admitted to the bar in 1891. He. first entered the law business as a clerk at $15 & week in the office of Root & Clark. Two years later. he was made a member of the firm. He be- | came famous as a “trial lawyer,” but seldom makes speeches “‘out of court.” ‘The new Secretary of State is a lover of outdoor sperts and derives special enjoyment_from horseback riding and hunting. During his term as War Sec- retary he became familiar with Wash- ington’s bridle paths and undoubtedly will spend much of his leisure there in the future. ANDREW W. MELLON— Andrew Willlam Mellon enters his third cabinet term virtually on the eve of his seventy-fourth birthday anni- versary. He will pass that milestone on the 24th of this month. The white-haired, taciturn master of | finance himsell was mentioned as a presidential possibility during the past| campaign, but he Tefused to permit con- sideration of his name as a candidate. There had been no doubt about Mr. Mellon's retention of the Treasury post from the moment of Mr. Hoover's elec- n. ‘While Mr. Hoover and Mr. Mellon cannot 'be termed intimate friends, each has been an ardent admirer of the other during their long service together in the cabinet. Both have many traits in com- mon, and this fact has served to draw them together into & sort of mutual business partnership for the Nation's jood. Like President Hoover, Mr. Mellon is | an indefatigable worker. Often he precedes his employes to office, and fre- quently is among the last to leave for home In the evening. He is & man of few words, and rarely, if ever, makes a speech. When he has something to say, however, he says it in such & way that there can be no misunderstanding; Congress found that out when it wanted to give former service men a cash bonus. Secretary Mellon, viewing the proposal wholly from the standpoint of | a Government economist, minced no | words in stating his ‘opposition, and he | s credited with finally killing the meas- | ure, in the face of bitter criticism. He was convinced that the bonus would undermine the Government's economic structure, and that he would be faith- less to his trust were he to sacrifice what he considered principles of sound Government to sentiment. One of World's Wealthiest. Secretary Mellon is one of America's —and the world's—richest men, but with it all, he abhors show and pre- tense. He even dispenses with a watch chain, so distasteful to him is jewelry. How wealthy he is nobody knows, not ven Mr. Mellon himself, it is said. A story is told of how he forgot once that he owned a certain business block in the heart of Pittsburgh -until somebody came t0 him with an offer to buy the property. The Treasury secretary comes of & family whose name long has been identified with powerful industrial and banking enterprises in Pittsburgh. He was president of the Mellon National connections to accept appointment in President Harding’s cabmet in 1921, Assuming supervision of the Nation's | war-disrupted finances at a critical | time, the Pittsburgh financler tackled | his Federal job with the same anulyti- | cal thoroughness and impartiality that | | he had exercised in private business. He angered politicians at the outset by re- | fusing to shake the Treasury plum tree | of patronage, holding that a good public | officer should be retained in the service, regardiess of party affliation. He is | credited with causing the retirement of | Elmer Dover as Assistant Secretary be- | cause Dover's ideas on the patronage question did not coinelde with his own MEMBERS OF HOOVER CABINET HAVE HAD COLORFUL sound and he urged Mr. Coolldge to veto it. 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 a 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 Tre his apartment at Eighteenth streets, seldom recognized by the crowds of homeward-bound employes. Occasionally, Mr. Mellon takes a horseback ride through secluded bridle paths, and less frequently plays & round of golf. He is a member of a number of prominent clubs, but uses his privileges principally for the entertainment of guests, ‘The Secretary was born March 24, 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 a daughter, Allsa, who married David K. Este Bruce, son of Senator Bruce of Maryland, and a son, Paul. JAMES W. GOOD— James William Good should prove & valuable counselor to the Hoover cabi- net in matters dealing with legislation. During his 12 years in the House of Representatives he distinguished him- self as a political economist. He as chairman of the appropriations com- mittee and also of the select commiltee on the budgel. After representing the Fifth Towa 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 & ‘Weslcott, 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 a 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 un- doubtedly played a large part in the Hoover vietory at Kansas City. With the campaign actually on, the JTowa 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 op- posed to the bill, and since Mr, Hoover had indicated be would carry on the Coolidge policies, he became a target for farm reifef agitators. d Working under the title of “Western manager,” Mr. Good established a cen- | tral 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- ience. His arguments were sympathetic and his logic was convincing. Election | day disclosed the effectiveness of the Good campaign, Native of Towa. Like Mr. Hoover, the new Secretary of War is a native of Towa. He was | born in Cedar Rapids, September 24, 1866, the son of Henry and Margaret Elizabeth Good. He won a bachelor of science degree | from Coe College, in Towa, in 1892, and | the next year was awarded a law de- | gree by the University of Michigan. | In 1906 he was made city attorney | of Cedar Rapids, serving In that capac- | ity for two years, He then waged a| successful campaign for Congress, and | entered the House in 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 xnwlll\i His present home is in Evans- n, I WILLIAM D. MITCHELL— Having served with distinction for three years as solicitor general, Wil- liam DeWitt Mitchell is thoroughly familiar with the Government's legal business. As 1. officer for the Government in innumerable important cases before the United States Supreme Court, he has demonstrated rare capacities for sound | Jjudgment, fairness and firmness. These traits have won for him the commenda- tion 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 a prosecutor. Father Was Justice. ‘The new Attorney General has a quiet, judicial demeanor, inherited, per- haps, from his father, who was justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. H was born in Winona. Minn.. September 9. 1874, the son of Willlam 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 i | | Carrying over into the Coolidge re gime, Secretary Mellon co-operated with his chief in the drastic program of Goy- ernmental economy and tax reduction He was among the first to attack the McNary-Haugen farm relief bil as un- a law degree and was admitted to the Minnesota bar. During the ensuing years he attained high repute as al !lawyer in the Norihwest. He served +< reglonal counse! for the United State l sailroad administration in 319, Mr., Upper, left to right: Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of State; Andrew W. Secretary of the Treasury; James W. Good, Secretary of War, and F. Mellen Waite Brown, Postmaster General Center, left to right: Witliam D. Secretary of Labo 1. Mi Patterson Lamont, Seq (Harris-Ewing. Charles Francis Adams, Secretary of the Navy, and Ray Lyman Wilbar, Secretary of the Interior. Lower, left 1o right: Arthur M. Hyde, Secretary of Agriculture, and Robert etary of Commerce, Underwood and Associated Press Photo) tchell, Attorney General; James J. Davis, Spanish-American and World Wars. He served as second lleutenant of the 15th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry in 1898 and 1899, and was captain and adjutant of the 4th Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard from 1899 to 1901. Named a Colonel. In 1918 he was appointed colonel of the 6th Reglment Infantry, Minnesota Natloual Guard. Later he entered the Field Artillery Officers’ Training School at Camp Taylor, Ky. He is a member of the Spanish War Veterans, the American Legion, the American Bar Association and the cen- tral committee of the American Red Cross. He is a member of a number of prominent clubs, including the local Metropolitan and Burning Tree Clubs. Mr. Mitchell is listed in “Who's Who" as a Democrat, but he is known to have voted for Hughes, Coolidge and Hoover, He married Gertrude Bancroft of St. Paul, Minn, in 1901. ‘They have a son, Willlam Banaroft Mitchell, WALTER F. BROWN— Walter Folger Brown has become known as the man with “a greater knowledge of the Federal machinery and its functions than any other man in the | United States.” _President Hoover accorded him this distinction at the time of his appoint- ment as Assistant Secretary of Com- merce. He based his tribute on per- sonal knowledge of Mr. Brown's achleve- ments as chairman og the joint con- gressional committee on reorganization of the Government departments. As head of this important committee the Ohio lawyer completed an inten- sive and far-reaching study of the ad. ministrative branches of the Govern: ments as chairman of the joint con- problems greatly interested the then Secretary of Commerce, himself a cam- paigner for elimination of waste in government, Mr. Brown has been active in Res publican politics in Ohio for many years, He was chairman of the Republican State central committee from 1906 to and was chalrman of the Pro- gressive State central and executive committees for Ohio in 1912 and 1913, He also was & member of the Progres- sive national executive committee. 4 appointed chafrman of the nal joint committee on re- organization in 1921, serving as per- | | sonal representative of the President on that committee. He was named As- sistant Secretary of Commerce Novem- ber 2, 1927, Born in Massillen, ‘The new Postmaster General was born in Massillon, Ohio, May 31, 1869, the son of James Marshall and Lavinia B. Brown. He graduated from Harvard Uni- versity in 1892 with an A. B. degree and from the Harvard Law School in 1894. He practiced law with his father in Toledo from 1894 to 1908, when he became a member of the law firm of Brown, Hahn & Sanger. He was president of the Toledo Hu- mane Society and is a trustee of the Lucas County Children's Home, He is a member of the following clubs: Toledo, Commerce, Country, Toledo Yacht, New York Harvard and Columbus Athletic, CHARLES FRANCIS AADAMS— President Hoover selected a seagoing man to head the Navy Department dur- ing the next four years, Charles Francis Adams has gained world renown as an amateur skipper of racing yachts. He was captain of the Resolute, which won the international | yacht races in 1920, and commanded the schooner Atlantic, which came in second in the King of Spain transat- lantic races last July. Al a lover of the sea and an ex- pert_on matters maritime, Mr, Adams should find his new duties entirely agreeable, He i3 said to be particularly Interested in_ building up America’s {merchant marine. He is & great-great grandson President John Adams. August 2. 1866, at Quin son of John Quincy and Fanny A. Adams. Graduate of Harvard. Mr. Adams graduated from Harvard University in 1888, “cum laude,” and received a degree in law from the same' university in 189: He had been treas- urer of Harvard since 1898, Gaining admission to the Suffolk bar 1893, he began the practice of law with Judge Everett C. Bumpus. Shortly in is a veUpan of the thereafter he was made a member of M. Hyde, former govy the city council or Quincy. Mass., and was elected mayor of the city in 1896. He is connected with many financial and industrial enterprises in Massa- chusetts. He is vice president of the Provident Institution for Savings, trus- tee of the Boston Ground Rent Trust Co., the Boston Real Estate Trust Co., the Boston Consolidated Gas Co. and the Western Real Estate Trust Co. and a director of the Old Colony Railroad Co., the Old Colony Trust Co. and the Boston Consolidated Gas Co. He also has business connection with many other corporations. He married Frances Lovering of ‘Taunton, Mass., April 3, 1899. He is a member of the Eastern Yacht Club and the Quincy Yacht Club. RAY LYMAN WILBUR— ‘When Herbert Hoover was a sopho- more at Stanford University there came to the then undeveloped campus a gan- gling freshman by the name of Ray Lyman Wilbur, Like young Hoover, the new student was a native of Jowa and this fact helped to link them in a close bond of friendship. ‘That friendship has ripened with the passing of the years. Both became famous, one as an engi neer and statesman and the other as an_educator, and each gloried in the achievements of the other. It occasioned -no surprise among friends of both of these men that Mr. Hoover, on being elected President of the United States, should seek the valued services of his lifelong as a member of the cabinet. was no question of Dr. Wilbur's fitness -—his qualifications fill half a column in Who's Who—but there was some un- certainty as to his willingness to sacri- fice a virtual lifetime job as president of Stanford University for a four or eight-year term as Secretary of the In- terfor. ‘The honor of serving his old friend impelled him to make the sac- rifice. Previously Under Hoover. Dr. Wilbur, brother of the retiring Navy Secretary, already had served under Mr, Hoover on one occasion. He was_chief of the conservation division of Hoover's Food Administration in 1917. His other wartime services in- cluded membership in the California State Defense Council and regional di- rectorship of education for the Stu- dents' Army Training Corps. ‘The new Secretary of the Interior was born at Boonesboro, Iowa, April 13, 1875. After receiving degrees of AB. and AM. at Stanford he began the study of medicine at Cooper Medi- cal College, San Francisco, and re- ceived his medical degree in 1899. He continued his medical studies at Frank- fort-on-the-Main and London during 1903 and 1904 and at the University of Munich in 1909 and 1910. After serving as instructor in physi- | ology and medicine at Stanford for a | | number of years he was made pro- fessor of medicine there in 1909, { Later he became dean of the Stanford | Medical School and in 1916 was elected president of the universit He has held the post continuously since then, Awarded Various Degrees. Dr. Wilbur has been awarded the degree of LL. D. by the University of Calitornia, the Universilty of Arizona ! and the University of Pennsylvania, | and a degree of Sc. D. by Syracuse Uni- | versity. He has been a trustee of the | Rockefeller Foundation since 1923, is chalrman of the medical council of the United States Veterans' Bureau, is president of the San Francisco.Council of Social and Health Agencies, and is i connected with other welfare organiza- | tions, ! | He is a fellow of the American Asso- ciation for the Advancement of Science and member of many scientific bodles, principally those concerned with medi- cine, Dr. Wilbur has taken an active inter- est in the race question on the Pa- cific Coast. He went to Honolulu in | 1925 as chairman of the Institute of Pacific Relations, and is chairman of the executive committee on the Survey of Race Relations on the Pacific Coast. He is a member of the exclusive Bo- hemian and other clubs in San Fran- cisco and of the Cosmos Club here. He | married Marguerite May Blake of San Francisco in 1898, and they have five children, ARTHUR M. HYDE— nd | ing and manufacturing circles. here | Pointment as head of the department i director of the First National Bank of | |of the procurement division CAREERS peculiarly fitted to administer the Gov- ernment’s farm relief program, yet to be mapped out in Congress. ‘The selection of Mr. Hyde as Secre- tary of Agriculture surprised the Mis- sourian just as much as it did the general public. It is said he at first refused to accept the post, holding that there were others better qualified than he to deal with the intricacies of the farm problem, but President Hoover ;hl\’ully prevailed upon him to take the job. Mr. Hyde was'a pre-convention sup- porter of Lowden for the presidential nomination, but at no time did he espouse the cause of the disputed equali- zation fee, so-called “sore spot” of the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill. He has shown deep interest in the farm question and has first-hand knowledge of the fdrmer’s problem, being owner of three farms in Missouri. His sound and sympathetic understanding of the needs of agriculture, as evidenced in discussions with Mr. Hoover at Florida last month, convinced the President that Mr. Hyde was the man to direct the | destinies of the Department of Agri- culture. Lawyer by Profession. Secretary Hyde is & lawyer by pro- fession, but he has used his legal training chiefly in connection with business enterprises with which he is connected. He is president of the Sen- tinal Life Insurance Co. in Kansas City. Mr. Hyde's first venture into politics was a failure. He was defeated in 1912 | as Progressive candidate for State at- torney general. In 1920 he was “drafted” as Republican candidate for governor and was overwhelmingly elected: He was Missouri’s second Re- publican governor since the Civil War. His name mentioned by his friends as a possible candidate for the vice presidency during the’ past cam-, paign, but he quickly squelched the | movement. Previously he had refused to run for Senator, Mr. Hyde was born in Princeton, Mo., July 12, 1877, the son of Judge Ira B and Caroline E. Hyde. His father at one time was Representative in Con- gress from the second Missouri district He was graduated from the Univer- sity of Michigan in 1899 and received a law degree from Iowa State University in 1900. He was admitied to the bar and joined his father in the practice of law. He was elected mayor of Princeton in 1908. His home of recent years has been in Trenton, Mo. Mr. Hyde married Miss Hortense Cullers of Trenton in 1904. They have | a daughter, Caroline, 16 years old. He is a trustee of Missouri Wesleyan College, a thirty-second degree Mason, | Shriner and Odd Fellow. ROBERT P. LAMON The name of Robert Patterson La- mont, the new Secretary of Commerce, is a familiar one in Am 's engineer- His ap- of the Government directly interested in the National's industries will be received with satisfaction in the realm of trade. Mr, Lamont, by reason of his long | experience as an engineering contractor | and manufacturer, is conversant with | the problems confronting industry. As | Secretary of Commerce he will lend a sympathetic ear to the needs of Amer- ican commerce and will be in a position | to make the most of the Government's facilities for assisting in the prosperity movement. In addition to his practical under- standing of business affairs at home, the new Secretary of Commerce is familiar with commercial conditions ebroad and with the Government's program for stimulating our foreign trade. He was a member of a com- mittee of the International Chamber of Commerce which made an intensive study of European industry and Ameri- can-European trade relations. Active Engineering Practice. Soon after his graduation from the University of Michigan in 1891, Mr. Lamont launched into active practice | of the engineering profession, his first ' work being in connection with the Chicago Exposition. Later he became secretary of the contracting firm of Shailer & Schingler, retiring in 1897 to become vice president of- the Simplex Railway Appliance Co. In 1805 he was made vice president of the American | Steel Foundries Co. and was elevated | to. the presidency of this important manufacturing concern in 1912. He has f been president of the company since that time. Mr, Lamont also is chairman of the | hoard of the Griffin Wheel Co. and a Chicago, the Morris Plan Bank, Mulll-} gomery Ward & Co., Armour & Co. and | the Globe Steel Tubes Co. i He volunteered his services to the | Government during the World War and was commissioned a major in the National Army, February, 1918. Later | he was made a colonel. He was chief | of the| Ordnance Bureau of the War Depart- ment from October 16, 1918, to Pebs ruary, 1919, Walerways Given Study. Secretary Lamont has made studies of - America’s inland waterways and served on committees in connection With the Mississippi flood control work and the Chicago drainage canal. He is a trustee of the University of Chicago and a member of the follow- ing clubs: Chicago, Union League, University, Mid-Day, Shore Acres, Old Elm and Glenview, Mr, Lamont was born in Detroit, Mich.,, December 1, 1867, the son of Robert and Isabella Lamont. He mar- ried Gertrude Trotter of Chicago in | Tin Workers | He has received the honorary degree of College, HODVER S PRAED BY LONDON PRES British Papers Devote Much Space to Inaugural, With Editorials. By the Associated Press. LONDON, March 5.—Stories on the inauguration of President Hoover fill a big space in London morning-news- papers today. Most papers devote their leading editorials to the event, with fre- qu reference to the new President's vigorous personality, capacity for organ- ization and the like. The Times says: “When nations and governments approach each other in the the cordial, generous tone of Mr. Hoo- ver's commentary the negotiators will find themselves half way through their business at its beginning.” world hails the Hoover administration with sympathetic expectancy. The Post, while designating his inaugural address as “eloquent, dignified, enlightened.” says: “The outer world won't find much in the new President’s policies to sat- isfy its own hopes and conjectures garding peace. The Daily News says Mr. Hoover is the ablest American President since the war and declares his address was worth: of the great occasion of his inaugura- tion. The paper, which is & s advocate of the League of Nations, says the new President’s unfavorable re- pudiation of the League could hardl have been more temperate, and says the situation is such as to prove the adage, that “he who is not against us is with us.” The Mail says: “The tone of the 1 is one of idealism without illu- Tess Says: ’?xl Great Britain where we are confused with talk of So- “lalism, Mr. Hoover’s ringing pronounce- ment is a first-class campaign docu- ment for conservatism.” The Socialist Herald, while paying tribute to Mr. Hoover’s personality, be- lieves that under him America will pur- sue an imperialistic policy. Pittsburgh, P; today as he was sworn into the office of Secretdry of Labor for his third sucessive term. With the beginning of his ninth year as Labor Secretary, Mr. Davis has now served under three Presidents as a mem- ber of the cabinet. His appointment in 1921 by President Harding was a distinct surprise, for the country at large knew little of this Welsh-born American, whose life up to that time had been made up largely of heavy physical work in the steel mills of Pennsylvania and Ohio, and in his later years of masterful organiza- tion work as director general of the Loyal Order of Moose. Early in his retary of Labor, Mr. Davis was faced with a situation fraught | which called for all his skill as a mediator and all the resources of the Harding administration as nearly 500,000 iking coal miners were joined in a sympathetic strike by about 200,000 railroad employes. The strike began in April, 1922, and from that time until late September, the services of the Department of Labor were constantly at work toward mediation. Mr. Davis was the center of numerous conferences, which also involved President Harding, as labor leaders gathered in Washington throughout the Summer to work toward | settlement of the strike, which threat- -{ened disruption of business on a large scale d threw the transportation facilities of the East into serious dis- order. The strike was finally settled in September. Settled Many Disputes. Since that time Mr. Davis has played & prominent role in the settlement of literally hundreds of industrial disputes, some of them Nation-wide, in addition to his important duties as administra- tor of the immigration laws. Early in his first term he announced he favored selective immigration based on the na- tional origins scheme and also favored a registration system by which each alien arriving in this country would be required to register. Not the least of the difficulties he faced was that of patrol- ling the far-flung borders of the United States to guard against a steady stream of aliens wishing to pass illegally into this country. Throughout his term of service as Secretary of Labor he has maintained an attitude of optimism in the welfare of the working man, and has been con- stantly on guard against aggression on the prerogativ with his hands. Mr. Davis was born in Tredegar, Wales, October 27, 1873. His parents and the six children emigrated to Pittsburgh in 1881. ‘There the young “Jimmie” Davis went to work at the age of 11 and began learning the trade of iron puddler in the iron and steel mills of Sharon. He was employed in 1892 in the iron works in Pittsburgh. In 1893 he accepted a job in the steel and tin plate mills at Elwood, Ind.. and was elected city clerk of Elwood in 1898. Elected recorder of Madison County, Ind., in 1902, he served until 1906. Secretary Davis joined the Loyal Order of Moose at Crawfordsville, Ind.. in October, 1906, enrolling as the 247th member of an organization that had been described as “slowly dying on its feet” at the time. He saw the situation, declared he thought he could breathe life into the corpse, and was told to go ahead and try, at the same time being made supreme organizer, and later director general. ‘The membership of the Moose increased under his leader- ship until it now has about 750,000 persons on its rolls. The fraternity operates at Mooseheart, in Illinois, a school educating through high school and teaching about 20 different trades more than 1400 dependent orphan children of the fraternity and their mothers. It also cares for 200 aged persons in its home at Moosebaven, Fla., spending nearly $2,000,000 in both institutions. Mr. Davis was chairman of the Moose war relief commission in 1916, visiting the battlefields of France, Belgium and Italy. Plttsburgh, Pa., in Los Angeles, Calif., November ‘26, 1914. The couple have five children and take a prominent part in Washington social life. Their home here is at 3012 Massachusetts avenue. gamated Association of Iron, Steel and and has held various of- fices in this association. He is a member of the Pittsburgh Athletic Club, the Duguesne Club of Pittsburgh, the Chevy Chase Club and Congressional Country Club of Washington. the National Press Club, Delta Sigma Phi, and is a member of many fraternal organizations, among them the following: Masons, Shrine, 0dd Fellows. Elks. Pythians and Eagles. doctor of laws from the following in- | stitutions: Bucknell, Pennsylvania Mili tary College, University of Pittsburgh, Drake University and St. Bonaventure | Immigrant Asks Court to Change Name to Hoover By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, March 5.— While Herbert Hoover was tak- ing the oath that made him President of the United States, a Russian immigrant stood in Federal Court here yesterday and asked that his name be changed to Hoover. ‘The Telegraph remarks that all the | with possible national peril and ons of the man who works | He married Jean Rodenbaugh of | Mr. Davis is a member of the Amal- | DIRIGIBLES HIT FOG. IN'HOOVER PARADE Los Angeles and Four Blimps Exchange Radio Quips About Airplanes. BY EDWARD J. DUFFY, Associated Press Staft Writer. ABOARD AIRSHIP LOS ANGELES.— One broad flight of clear sky, sande wiched between cloud banks, which euts this giant airship off from the world for- long, wearisome periods, appeared ahove Pennsylvania avenue in Washington to give a brief glimpse of the inaugural parade to the few aboard the airship. Both immediately before and after- ward the Los Angeles seemed a lost craft. At first four blimps—two from the Army and two from the Navy-— had bounced capriciously near as neigh= bors of the airship as all marked time over Maryland awaiting radio instruce tions when to start the first air inaugu= ral parade. Then the beating rain hid the blimps from sight, except for fleet- ing glimpses, as they maneuvered around their big sister, As the white blanket of rain and fog wrapped closer officers and passengers | listened for the humming of the blimp { motors and spoke to each other in low~ ered tones. An occasi remark was addressed generally: “I wonder whers we are.” “What about those 60 air- | planes?” “When you're lost and there are ships around—well, if one of them hits you, it's just too bad.” Find Opening in Clouds. An order was heard from the eon- trol car. The Los Angeles' propellers spun more rapidly and the ship banked over in a long curve. Then came the opening in the clouds. Across the Ana- costia River the Capital could be seen, and behind us, swinging into line, the blimps. Two airplanes darted from a.mass of clouds to the right. They swooped down like golden eagles with dripping wings and disappeared in the mist. Nearing eastern Washington, we saw one wide Avenue, flanked by white, stretching to beyond the White House. The city, 1,200 feet below, appeared to be a phantom land at deep twilight. All the streets glistened blackly. The outskirts were deserted, but crowds of individuals swarmed together at fits heart. Automobiles shone like so many | beetles. Here and there squares were outlined by red or khaki dots—military organizations waiting to parade. The Capitol loomed large. Before it stood row and row of empty cream-col= ored chairs, looking like thin threads. The time was 2:53, which officers said was the exact moment the airship was due at that point. Shortly before Her- bert Hoover had been sworn in there as President and thoughts of that prompted a glance to the West. There stood dimly outlined reminders of two men who had taken the same oath—the | first in 1789 and the second in 1861. These reminders were the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. From our height they appeared to be | only miniature reproductions. " "The air parade proceeded slowly, but it seemed that it was only a matter of seconds before we were over the White House. That short time carried an in- delible impression, however, which was enhanced by what went on within the cabin. First, a radio brought to those there the story as it unfolded beneath. Music of bandsmen, who could be singled out by dull glints frem their in- struments as they marched, was heard. Joke About Airplane. A few persons looking up at the airship could be seen by the white of their faces, especially around the White House. President Hoover also watched the Los Angeles, for just as the craft was turning away the radio announcer said Mr. Hoover's attention had been distracted from the parade by the “airplane” flying overhead. “Airplane?” asked a listening naval officer. “How does he get that way?” Division of the parade could not be identified from the sky due to the minimum scale to which everything was reduced by altitude. When the route had been covered, the Los Angeles again was swallowed by the clouds. It turned to get a tail wind and headed for Lakehurst, N. J.. at 90 miles an hour. Lieut Comdr. Charles E. Rosendahl said he had radioed a message to the blimps as soon as they were out of sight. “Well done,” it read. Within less than four hours, during almost all of which time the land re- mained obscured by the low hanging {clouds, the Los Angeles was back | maneuvering to get thto the Lakehurst hangar. | | | PRESIDENT OF PERU FELICITATES HOOVER Leguia Congratulates U. S. Execu- tive—Predicts Peace and Pros- perity for Term. By the Associated Press LIMA, March 5—President Leguia of | Peru dispatched the following congrat- | ulatory message to President Hoover on the occasion of his inauguration: “On behalf of my people, my govern= ment and myself I heartily congratu- late you on this eventful day upon your |advent to office under auspices which |from circumstances connected with | your strenuous life of late years point | you out as predestined not only to se- cure peace and prosperity for your ‘great country but also for the world at |large. | “I, as President of a nation that has Ifor a long time longed for peace and Justice, feel most anxious to co-operate | with you in ajtaining such a noble end. and you may rest assured that I will | leave nothing undone within the bounds |of my people’s sentiment to enable you to crown this end with success.” STIMSON SAILS FOR U. S. TO TAKE CABINET POST { President Hoover's Nominee for i of State "Declines Secretary to Comment on Foreign Policies. | By the Associated Press | YOKOHAMA, Japan, March 5.—Col, Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of State in the cabinet of President Hoover, left here this afternoon aboard the steam- ship President Pierce for the United States. Col. Stimson, who is retiring as Gov- ernor of the Philippines, received the news of President Hoover's inaugura- tion just before he left Tokio. He said he was unable to comment on matters of foreign policy at present, but said he believed his personal contacts with such men as C. T. Wang, foreign minister of the Chinese Nationalist government: Baron Tanaka, Japanese' premier, and Naval Minister Okada* would prove valuable in his new duties, He said this year in the Philippines had done much to restore confidence between the Washington Government and the Pilipinos. As a result, he said, agitation Igr independence has virtually ‘The Russian, drovitch Vadim Alexan- Macareitcheff, said he 1894. 1ils home is in Lake Forest, 1. A capable executive, successful busi- ines man and prac farmer, Arthur or of Missouri, is JAMES J. DAVIS— Eight vears of cabinet _service stretched behind James J. Davis of liki Hoover because of the Executive’s work in_distributing food to Russlan children after the Woyld War.