Want Eckels' Job

Washington, June 15. - Chavies G. Dawp.s of Chicago carne to Washington Tuesday with the president's party. The auxiety of the secretary of the treasury to make a change in the office of 'le lirst comptroller has given rise to conM'ierable talk about Mr. Dawes being arpointed first comptro'lar. There is no doubt he ,,as boen urged to accept the office at cnce either permanently or with t'ne unclerstandiim he could i-esigñ next April to enter the office of comptrolier of the currency, fór whích he Sas been slatel since be Core the inauguiation. Close friends of Mr. Dawes of Chicag-o believe he will reivse to be switched and will awalt the exiiiriilion of Comptroller Eckels' term. It can be stated on the highest authorIty that the comptrollership of the currency was tendered to Mr. Dawes by t.he liresiclent and he was urged to accept it. It is not probable, said his friends, that the president would now ask him to accept another office.