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Show REQUEST FOR RATE HEARING GRANTED WASHINGTON. March 7. Most of ' the cabinet members were at their tasks at an unusually early hour u-' u-' day, some of them arriving ahead. of, their office forces. - Secretary Weeks and Major General March, chief of staff, conferred most of tho morning. Becretary Ienby's first official act as head of the navy waa to sign the award of navy crosses to an enlisted man of the marine corps and an enlisted en-listed man of the nsvy for heroic conduct con-duct In the World wr. The medals went to Corporal R. W. Hanson, marine ma-rine corps, and Pharmacist's Mats Earl 8. Orauer of the navy. Mr. Xenby, who served In the marine ma-rine corps during the war, said he waa particularly gratified that his first official of-ficial act should be to reward enlisted men for heroism. : : |