Show I IJ Appointed J T OHN BARTON BAHTO Pt PAYNE hc head cl o of shipping hoard board ih who I will succeed Franklin K I Lane I Ios os as secretary of the interior Former Senator John F. F Shaf- Shaf roth oth of Col Colorado rado the place pIece left vacant hyMi by Ir Payne it is IS reported c v i Vl 3 t f PJ Feb 12 John 12 John WASHINGTON 1 V Barton Batton chairman of or the shipping board boar a and 1 formerly general I counsel of the railroad administration will become secretary of the interior f 1 1 succeeding Franklin K Lane whoso resignation will become effective effective I tive tl on that date ate Though White House officials de deI declined de- de I dined confirmation It was as un understood I Continued on page 10 IWAN IOWAN IS NAME NAMED AS INTERIOR SECRETARY Continued from Crom Page pac L that tho the place to be vacated b by Mr Air Payne Pane had had been offered to former Senator Senator Sen Son ator John Franklin o or of Colo Cob rado rdo Chairman Payne Pano said tonight that he ho would accept tho the appointment to the cabinet because It was sas the wish Ish of or tho the President but my heart heat is in the shipping board board Mr Payne said sid he would woul ask the President that ho bo be permitted to sta stay on the tho board boar for Cor a row low weeks to enable him to leave leae a 3 comparatively clean slate for his successor b by disposIng disposing ing of or tho the Immediate business before the board including the tho sale salo of ot the former German passenger ships an and the tho reorganization poll policy now being ef of- of c- c Representatives of ot the national council coun coun- cil cli l of or shipyard and nav navy yard rard workers workers work work- ers ore of ot tho United States Called upon Chairman Payne toda today asking that the board discontinue the cancellation of ot shipbuilding contracts In order to en encourage encourage en- en courage shipbuilding In America The chairman replied that the board would complete completo its Is pr program ram of or contracts let lct before ore the armistice with such cancellations can can- as It I considered necessary arid would woul grant lant allowances which would enable the to shipbuilders complete com corn vessels for their own accounts 1 |