Show SEC SECRETARY DENBY SU SURRENDERS POST PRESIDENT COOLIDGE GIVES HIGH PRAISE TO RETIRING RETIRING ING INO NAVY CHIEF Denby Notifies President That Hi Hl H HI 1 I Steps Step Down to Spare the Administration Em ington ha hak I Wash Washington Secretary Denby resl resigned and will wilt retire from tho the cabinet on March 10 lie Ile Informed President Coolidge that In view of his Ills connection with the oil ell leases he did not desire desire- to further i mbar 8 the administration l Iy by y remaining a member of It ItI I The president In a letter accepting accept acceptS ing fag the resignation pral praised ed the official of record of hU his retiring naval secretary and said he acceded to the request with regret 1 I Theodore who as al assistant as ai- secretary under Mr Denby Il load lied d a part in the drafting of the order w which transferred the naval reserves resen 8 from the navy to the tho in tenor department conferred with the president and announced later he did not expect to resign I There was no indication that Mr Air Coolidge had given thought to a I successor to Mr Denby but it appeared appeared ap ap- likely that one would be selected so se- without delay After repeatedly declaring he ho never WO would Quit the cabinet under th the tire ire ot of those thole who have criticised his bl part in tile the oil leasing program the secretary notified President Coolidge Monday that ho was ready to step out His Ills decision followed s a telephone consultation between Cn the th-e president and Mr hr Denby in which all of ot the latest aspects of the situation were were talked over over in do the light of information Information Information mation passed poised on to tRo t White house Hou w by Republican leaders In the senate Despite Mr Denby's repeated declarations declarations declarations de de- that he had no intention of retiring it has been manifest that ome some of ot those In a position to know the administrations administration's position have hn expected ex ex- him to leave the cabinet coin coin- dent with the filing ing of at f the government govern go ment bent suits suite in the oil cases Washington The question whether Attorney General Daugherty Daughert should j resign Dr br remain In the cabinet again has baa become me the subject of serious consideration among officials of ot the administration SIT air Daugherty's possible resignation resignation tion was discussed nt at a White House conference last Su Sunday lay 1 night between President Mr Dt Daugherty and Senator Borah Republican Idaho Mr Borah Dorall was waa said to have strongly urged the attorney general to offer his resignation The position of the president h has bps a not been fully developed Sunday ho he called in Senator Borah Dorah for tor a further discus discus- slon eton of the question and later they were joined by Mr Daugherty who W was wag I said to have o insisted that his record was Us clear and he lie should not hot resign under fire |