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Show FRANKLIN K. LANE FOR THE INTERIOR Washington, March i. Franklin K I Lane of California chairman of the ' Interstate commerce eommission. has accepted the post of secretary of the Interior in the W ilson cabinet. Though Chairman Lane himself today refuses to uffirm or deny Hie report of his I selection, leaders in congress close to President-elect Wilson declare positively posi-tively that Mr Laue's formal accept ance of the portfolio has been sent to Mr Wilson. Chairman Lane now is serving his I second term as B member of the in-I in-I terstate commerce commission Prior i to his designation to the commission he was a Democratic political leader in California, and Democratic candidate candi-date for governor and subsequently Democratic caucus candidate for United Uni-ted States senator. |