The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.

secretary to the president; also Charles
D. Hilles. Republican national COM
mittee chairman. will resume. his old
place as secretary to the president.
The resignation of Mr.. McCluug, is
ascribed here 10 trouble between himself
and Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh.
When A. PlattsAndrew resigned as as
sistani secretary of the treasury be made
q scathing and bitter attack ON MacVeagh
and held him up in effect as an ineffi-
cient old man. He mentioned McClung
as holding the same opinion.
s This caused great uproar in the de-
partment, and while McClung was not
dismissed, it has been bgHevetl that he
was dissatisfied with his chief. and
viewed him in abont the same light as
did Andrew.
( The impression here is that McCluug
was asked to resign: that when the presi
dent cast about 10 find place for Carmi
Thompson in order to reinstate Mr..
Hilles, Secretary Macveagh was glad of
the chance to be rio of the treasurer.
Mr.. McClung has been generally re-
garded as an efficient official His home
is Knoxville, Tenn He was made treas.
urer November I. 1909.
The resignation Of Mr.. Chung means
that the money and securities for which
the treasurer is responsible must be ac-
tually counted and receipted for. This
will be the greatest single financial tran
saction in the history Of the world.
When MI Mcclung assumed the duties
Of treasurer be gave receipt to his pre-
decessor for r.a6o, I34. s46 IS.
II will require probably three month to
count the money and securities This
creates remarkable situation because.
that Mr.. McClung's successor
will retire on March q with the incoming
Of Woodrow Wilson. the count must be
made all over again for the new treasurer.
The charge will entail expense. 1t
probably Twill cost $Io. 900 10 correct
plates and large sum for counting the
money and securities.
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The design of the new nickel to sup
plant the five cent coin now In circulation
will be perfected by Secretary of the
Treasury MacVeagh within few weeks.
George E. Roberts. director of the mint,
and ]. E. Fraser. of New York, an artist
who is working on the design, conferred
with the secretary today.
An Indian head will adoru the face Of
the coin aud the figure of buffalo the
reverse. The design is intended to honor
the disappearing Indians and buffalo,
linked together in American history.
~.
Nearly. $1,000 persons contributed to
the fund which elected Woodrow Wilson
President of the United States. The
total Of the fund was something over. ST..
900. 900; and, after all bills have been
paid. there will be surplus
Never in the history Of politics have as
many people contributed to one fund,
and had their names recorded. Seldom
has campaign been financed on so lit
tie; and the existence of a surplus is the
most remarkable thing OF all.
~.
Some time next summer or fall. no
exact date being specified, vessel will
pass from the Atlantic 10 the Pacific
across what is now The Is,hmus OF Pana-
MA which. consequently. must disap-
pear from the worlds geography. aud by
the same human agency the Western
Hemisphere will be Divided into two
continents
The vessel will not be the Oregon nor
any other famous ship. but will be one of
the many small water craft in daily use
by the canal builders; and probably the
only passengers will be Colonel George
w. Goethals and the staff Of American
engineers, who for eight years have been
carrying on the greatest engineering
work the world has ever seen
Ii will be later than that. anywhere
from six months TO year. perhaps. be-
fore the formal opening Of the waterway
will take place. and naval feet headed
By the famous old Oregon, will pass
through into the Western ocean, and the
canal may he fairly said 10 be open to
trade.
These facts are mol of official record as
yet. the date OF January (. 1915. still
stands for the opening predicted by
Colonel Goethals Blu. that the opening
win be anticipated to great extent / as
been promised by the canal builders in
unofficial statements. aud now COMES a
clear inlimation OF their purpose TO ad.
vance the opening date. in the annual re-
port q the Canal Commission. just
published.