Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-20
WILLIAMS TO DELAY
TAKING Of NEW OATH
Will Continue as Acting Secretary
of Treasury Until McAdoo
Returns.

John Shelton Williams, although con-
firmed as controller Of the currency,
will retain his desk as assistant secre-
tary of the Treasury, acting as Secre-
tary of the Treasury, until the return
to Washington. February 10. of Secre-
tary McAdoo. He will not join the fed
eral reserve bank organization COM
mittee on its western tour of hear
ings, nor will he take oath of office as
controller Of the currency until he is
relieved of responsibility as acting
head Of the Treasury Department.
Many matters require his attention.
He will direct from this end whatever
Is to be done in organizing the new
currency system. supervising the
correspondence and guiding the work
of the small temporary force that is to
form the nucleus of the new currency
bureau.
Among those mentioned for appoint
ment as assistant secretary of the Treas
ury. to fill the vacancy that will he
created when Mr.. Williams is sworn in
as controller OF the currency is Robert
Woolley, now auditor Of the Interior De-
partment. and formerly a magazine
writer. Mr.. Woolley was a candidate
when the administration came into office.
Cooksey May Be Promoted.
Should either Mr. Hamlin, or Mr.
Newton. the other assistant secretaries
of the Treasury. be assigned to the desk
now occupied by Mr.. Williamy in charge
OF financial affairs, there is a possibility
that George r. Cooksey, now private
secretary to Secretary McAdoN. might
obtain appointment to the vacancs This
is the route taken by many who have
become assistant secretary of the TreSs.
ury. notably in the cases of Mr. Newton
and r. o. Bailey of the last administra-
ton.
The Federal National Bank of Wash
ington was among the banks which ap-
piled, yesterday, for admission into the
reserve bank system, The number Of
1863. ''eN ''ie 'o'al o'
To make room for the new currency
bureau, the office of the auditor for the
Treasury Department will begin to-
| morrow to move out of the Treasury
building. Temporary quarters have
been provided for the auditors office in
the old post Office building on G street
Later the auditors Office will be moved
to the old building of the bureau OF
printing and engraving. where a num-
ber of auditors ofices-all those no,
housed now in government-owned
| buildingS-Wiu be assembled.
Hundred Clerks to Vacate.
The auditor for the Treasury Depart.
! ment has a force of about 100 clerks
who will move out to make room for the
| currency bureau. They will take with
| them at this time only the office files
| not making necessary a double movemen,
of the great accumulation of records ir
the general files
| Plans for alteration Of the old build.
| ing of the bureau of engraving an6
printing, to adjust it to the necessities
of the auditors offices have been pre-
pared by the supervising architect, and
| bids have been advertised for The bids
will be opened January 81. 1t is hoped
| to have the building ready for this oc-
| cupancy by June 80. the end of the fiscal
| year.
Director Ralph of the bureau of engrav-
| ing and printing will begin to move into
| the new building next week. Only part OF
| the plant will be removed in the begin
ming so that what remains behind can
be in operation until the moved ma
chinery and fixtures can be put into op-
Grafton in the new structure.