The Washington herald., 1909-07-22

The name of William Franklin WILL
oughby, OF Virginia. viii be sent by the
President 10 the Senate for the position
Of Assistant Director OF the Census. a
position which carries a salary Of $1,000
Per annum.
Ii is understood that MIR. WillOughby's
appointment is made on the choice Of the
Director Of tho Census. +. Dana Durand.
but his selection is heartily approved by
Secretary Nagel OF the Department OF
Commerce and Labor. and by President
Taft. The new assistant director Is an
old friend and official associate Of Direc-
tor Durand
Mr.. Willoughby Is at present secretary
Of state of Porto Rico, but he has cabled
10 Director Durand that he Is willing TO
accept 1t is expected that his nomina-
ton win be sent to the Senate on Friday.
Durand Is Pleased.
Director Durand compliments himself
and the Census Bureau upon having Sc
cured Mr.. WinouEhby's acceptance. as
The new assistant director is highly re-
garded as an expert economist and Stats
tician. Moreover, he is a young man,
about forty-two years Of age.
Mr.. WlHoughby has been IN Porto
Rico since 1901, serving as treasurer,
then as secretary Of state. Dur
ing the governors absence he filled that
position. and IN addition he was since
1907, president Of the executive council
OF the legislative assembly He married
In 1897, Miss B. T. Appleby, daughter OF
Or. Appleby, Of Georgetown, and they
have three children. At present the new
assistant directors family is In this cOun-
try. His mother. Mrs. Jennie R Will
loughby, and his sister, Miss Alice VIII
loughby are residents of Washington.
His twin brother, Westel Woodbury.
Willoughby. Is also a scientist OF wide
repute a professor in Johns Hopkins
University at Baltimore.
To BE Nominated Friday.
Director Durand was ali smiles wher
he learned by cablegram that Mr. VIII
loughby would become assistant director.
He communicated the pleasing intelH-
gence 10 his superior, Secretary Nagel,
and 70 President Taft. The Director an
ticipated that the nomination would be
made Wednesday. but as the Senate was
not in session, It will be deferred until
Friday next
The new assistant director was born at
Alexandria, Va, July % 1867. one OF
twin sons Of Dr. Westel and Jennie r
WilOughby. His mother was formerly
Miss Woodbury.. He graduated from
Johns Hopkins University in lSSS He
was an expert statistiCian IN the Bureau
OF Labor from 1880 to 1901 under Com
missioner Carroll y. Wright He also
acted as special agent on the subject OF
education and social economy He was
d member Of the class. group. and superior
juries for granting awards He received
the cross Of the Legion OF Honor from the
French government in recognition of his
services TO science. on several occasions
he represented the Department Of Labor
at international congresses. and also
made a number OF labor Investigations ia
Europe. I'm 1901 he was a lecturer upon
economic subjects at Johns Hopkins and
Hary ard. Then, in November. 1901, he
as made treasurer of Porto Rico.
EIe has been American correspondent
Of the Musee Social. Paris since 1894. He
Is n member of the American Economic
Association, OF the Washington Academy
Of Sciences. and Of the American Sta
tistical Association. He Is the author OF
a number of works upon workingmen's
insurance and relating TO the Territories
and dependencies of the United States
He has contributed also 10 leading publ
cations concerning political science,
economies. and finance.