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Show 1100 J08 OFFERED BARUCH I Chairman of War Indus-j Indus-j tries Board I Shy: He Say Hi Wealth Is So Great It Embarrasses y Aaseclated aresa. WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. Bernard M. Hiirueh, chair-! man of the uar industries honrd, it was understood totlay, has been offered the poat of secretary secre-tary of the treasury to succeed Secretary Sec-retary McAdoo. . s Whether he will be nominated Is; an open question. Without actually I declining to serve, It la suld. Haruc!i j hat urged upon the president strongly J I his belief that lie should not enter! ! the cabinet, on the round that bis ! wealth, largely - in government snd j Other securities, would be seriously i embarrassing. i The ill health of Carter t.lae. hair- I i man of the hoiiM tiaiiking and ctir- j ! rency cumm ttee. lm nlno ha been j mentioned for the office, is said to I have been influential in deifiminiiiK the president to ak I'-iruch to put , 1 aside his known obje tion. j Ffr director general t altriMidH to I succeed! McAdoo. fhsrlen A. I 'unity, now director of the railroad sdminix-j sdminix-j tratton's division of putilic service and accounts, is lelieved tn be one of the men under consideration. |