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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-05-29

Happy is the man who is too bus
to make enemies. Also scarce.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-23
GERMAN STATEMENT.

BERLIN, via wireless to London,
Dec. 23.-The official statement is
sued today by German headquarters
says:
Attacks In the region OF Lombaert.
zyde and to the south OF B~ixschoote
have been easily repulsed by us. At
Lrurichebourg L'Aroue, the English
again were driven from their positions
yesterday.
Notwithstanding desperate counter
attacks we have retained all positions
which we captured orfm the English
on the Lrurichebourg canal from Aire
to LaBassee.
Since December 20 $50 British and
colored soldiers have been captured
by us and five machine guns and four
mine throwers were taken. In tho
neIghborhood OF Camp Citations the
enemy is showing increased activity.
Attacks to the north of Fillerie, south.
east of Rheims, at souain and at Per
thes have been partly repealed by US
with heavy losses to the French. The
situation In East and West Prussia
Is unchanged. Battles for the posses
sioniofi the trenches OF the Bzura river,
west Of Warsaw continue.
The situation, on the right bank OF
the Ptltca remains UNCHANGED.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-23

ter, Miss Virginia chrisman, who will
be their guest.-Morgantown Post
Chronicle.
Mrs. NJ. F. Simmons. of Manning.
ton, was in the city yesterday en-
route TO Morgantown to spend the hol-
idays with Mrs. j. G. Knutti.
Miss Elizabeth Posten. who attends
tho Normal school, has gone to her
home at Morgantown tosaDend the hol-
idays with her parcntst'a1r. and Mrs.
S. A. Poster.
Mrs. Lula B. Sweeney and daugh.
ter, Miss Pattie Sweeney, and SON,
Mr.. Julian Sweeney, of Highland
Park, have left for Providence, Ky. to
spend Christmas with Mrs. inton
Ruckman (nee Miss Grace Sweeney
Wheeling Intelligencer.
Misses valona Bishop, Cecilia
Mitchell and Paul Mitchell, hte latter
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-23
RUSSIAN STATEMENT.

In East Prussia the Germans have
been driven back on the line from
Neldenburg to Soldau.
In Poland the Germans were sue.
cessful in getting a footing on the
lower Bzura, north of Sochaczew.
Further to the south they reached
the Rawka river at Bolimo and they
have passed Skierniewice, moving 10
the eats. Austro.German forces are
moving in to Poland along a front
which runs from a point southeast
Of Tiocrkow to the west OF the river
Nida, in Galicia. They have reached
the river Dunajek and they occupy
a line from GryOow to Smigrod and
Sanok.
The effort as a sortie made by a
Przemysl garrison resulted in COM
plete failure.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-23

- PEOPLE S4
TfIEYCOMEAtOs@

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lynch VIII
spend Christmas In Morgantown with
friends.
DR.. L. 4. Howard returned, last night
from Weston where he was called by
the illness of Mrs. T. a. Whelan,
whose death occurred last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linn Morris, Of Mt.
Morris, Pa, arrived here yesterday to
spend the holidays with their son,
Frank Morris and wife on Locust ave.
Vaughn JollIHe has returned from
Washington. Pa, where he was called
by the death Of Mrs. Jolliffe's father,
Mrs. Jollife remained for several days
longer.
Mr.. End Mrs. Jas. Bennett will arrive
tomorrow night from Greensburg, Pa,
10 spend Christmas with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. E. B. Moore.
Miss Callie Frey returned last night
from Pittsburg, where she had spent
several months with relatives.
". H. Martin and sisters, the Misses
Halle and Annie Martin viii go TO
Clarksburg to spend Christmas day
with their brother, Robt. Martin and
wife.
c. II. smoot Of Allingdale will spend
Christmas here with his family at their
home on Castor ayenu
Mrs. Geo. Ice underwent a seyere
operation on Tuesday at her home on
Walnut avenue She is recovering
satisfactorily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Robinson left
today for GAINESVILLE. o.. to spend
Christmas with the latter's sister, Mrs.
E. NJ. Sturges.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank NJ. Lyon and
children will spend Christmas at Som
erset. Pa. with relatives.
Born Tuesday to Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ry Faust. of Bellview. a daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Musgrave left
this morning for Harrisville. to spend
Christmas at the latter's homo.
DR.. and Mrs. A.-R Smith left this
morning for Ithica. MY. to visit the
formers parents. They will spend a
few days at points in Pennsylvania re-
turning here January 1st.
Mrs. II. ]. Culvey, of Newark. N. j..
is the guest Of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. " S. Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alva Hall and daugh-
'er, Miss Josephine and Miss Adelaide
Pinnell will so to Grafton tomorrow
night to spend Christmas with rela-
tiyes.
Miss Nell Gordon will leave Christ
mas morning for her home at Meyers
dale. Pa, to spend several days.
Miss Irene Workman and brother
Paul, of Wesleyan College are here to
spend the holidays with their parents
Rev. and Mrs. j. B. Workman.
The Misses Dana and Sarah JAG.
obs are the guests of relatives in Nor
Mrs. L. n. wetzel, Mrs. j. H. OFT
and Miss Grace OFT and Harry OFT
will spend Christmas with relatives in
Litt1eton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Caldwell, Jr..
OF Huntington, are expected here to-
morrow to spend Christmas week.
Upon their return they will be ac-
companied by Mrs. Caldwell's SIS
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-23
Charleston Event.

The Misses swisher, Misses Beury
and Miss Nancy Munce will entertain
with a dance Monday evening, Deem
Der 2S, at Edgewood Country Club for
Miss Carrie Lee Waddy, of Richmond,
a.; Miss Cobb, Of Norfolk, Va; Miss
Morriell, of Tacoma. Wash, and Miss
scully, of Characterization Ga
zette.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-23
Observation-Disclosures

Announcement is made Of the mar
rage OF Miss Louise Higginbotham,
of this city, daughter of Mrs. Matte
Rigginbotham, of this city, to MI. EN-
cry Smith, Of California, Pa, which
was a recent event. Miss Higgin-
botham has been employed with tho
Union Telephone Company at Call:
,fornia, Pa, and Mr.. Smith is en-
ployed with the Pittsburgh Mercantile
.coEatsC California.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-23
Announeements Received.

Cards have been received here an.
nouncing the marriage Of Miss Marion
woodley. daughter of Dr.. o. 1. Wood
Icy OF. this city to Nj. Clarence B. Lee,
formerly Of this city which event was
solemnizedl on Saturday in MiIlington,
n:
They read, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar I.
Woodley announce the marriage OF
their daughter. Marion Evelyn to Mr..
Clarence Burton Lee, on saturday, the
18th OF December, 1914, at Millington,
New Jersey. At home after the first
OF February, 1922 Loring Place, Uni
Fersity Heights, New York City.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-23
chrIatmaa bal RaItImore.

DR.. and Mrs. D. L. Yost leave today
for Baltimore, where they VIII spend
the holidays with their son, Ernest
Yost, who is attending medical college
in Baltimore. They will also spend q
few days in Virginia, returning homo
the last day OF December.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-23
eolnu South.

DIR. and Mrs. j.. E. Dowden and
daughter, Miss Florence, and grand
daughter, little Miss Sue Dowden, Will
leave next week for Dade City, Fla,
where they will spend the remainder
Of the winter.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-23
EuNERAL HELp TODAY.

The remains Of Mrs. Fanny Nor.
man, whose death occurred Monday
at Worthington, were laid to rest to-
day in Woodlawn cemetery. Funeral
services were held at her late resi-
dence and the remains were brought
here on the IL O'Clock train and con
veyed to Woodlawn cemetery, where
they were inferred.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-23
Visited Grandparents.

Mrs. ]. o. Watson and children,
Eleanor and Mary Otis and Bartlett,
we're in the city today enroute to Mon
angah, where they spent the day with
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Bartlett.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-23

of Fleming, KY, left this afternoon
for Albrightsyille. where they WI.
spend the holidays with relatives.
Miss Mary Greer arrived here last
evening from her homeia Terra Alta
to spend the holidays with her grand:
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. i N. Hartley
Mrs. Glenn Greer and SON Joe, viii
come here tomorrow night and Mr..
Greer will arrive Christmas day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-23
.lnterurhan Nan Heavy.

The mail on the interurban line is
very heavy this week. The cars that
go out are loaded up full in front with
packages besides the heavy sacks that
are carried. Z
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-23
Roller skatlna Racea.

Are you going to the races Xmas
eve at the Empire Skating RInk2 First
race, boys under 16. Free:forSam. Sec
ond race, men under 100. Free for
all. Races start at Q O'clock. Al.
mission Sc. 12:22ss7l
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-23
River Falls.

The cold wave that we are now
passing through has caused a fall In
the river. All of the smaller streams
that were swollen are now normal.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-23
chrlstmas In Falrmont.

Miss Rebecca Baker and nephew
Walter Scott PEBBLES, OF Cincinnati,
o., will arrive here Christmas morning
to spend several days with the for.
mer'si sister, Mrs. Arthur G.. Martin.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-23
Two Traffic VIolators.

Two cases of violation Of the trat.
fic ordinance by auto drivers came be.
fore the Mayor. These 81 were
taken under adyisement
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-23
scouta seII xmas Treea.

The Boy Scouts have made many
sales of home grown Christmas trees.
A considerable sum will be realized
from this source
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-23
Sewer cioaled.

A clogged up sewer line or lower
Walnut avenue is causing consider.
able inconvenience to the residents Of
that section.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-23
SistHEz BRlEEs
one Drunk.

There was one plain drunk in POI
lice court this morning Mayor Bow.
en- gave him the usual fine.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-23
Gifts for Men
KnowlYe! Know Ye! Know Ye!
GOodMen and Good Wives All

That a man never tells a woman what he wants.
but men have been coming to US daily for over g
years and telling US Just what they want
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
FOR DEBATE
NOW Being CONSIDERED
Action on Offer of Mrs. Funk Is De-
ferred by District Anti
Suffragists.

AT a meeting yesterday afternoon of the
District of Columbia Association OPP
posed to Woman Suffrage at 1402 H street
a challenge for a votes for woman de-
bate issued by Mrs. Antoinette Funk of
the congressional committee Of the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage Asso-
citation, was considered. 1t was decided
to defer action on the challenge for sew
eral days. .-t'.-'-s
Members of the association made it
plain that their organization had never
issued a challenge of the kind and had
made it a practice not to accept them.
Mrs. Brine Presides.
Mrs Douglas Putnam BRINE presided
at the meeting in the absence of Mrs.
Augustus Gardner. the president of the
association. Reports were made that
many requests for anti-suffrage lit
erature are being received from all
parts of the country. 1t was announced
that the day of the monthly meetings
had been changed to the second We'd
nesday of the month.
Among those present were Mrs. Rol-
Inns Morse, Mrs. Frederick Huidekoper,
Miss Esther Denny, Miss Mary Patten.
Mrs. W. w. Mathewson. Mrs. Ten Eyck
Wendell, Mrs. Richard Heyl and Mrs.
Harry Fitch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13

G. Bergling. willoughby S. Chesley.
John W. Gregg Michael OHanlon, Alex
ander H. Pitt, Henry ]. Rupert, Jo-
seph B. Thomas. Somerset r. Waters.
W. Thompson Burch, Charles w. Fairfax,
Thomas Heany, Isaac Gutenberg, August
H. Plugge Charles s. Shreye, jr.; John
F. Weyrich. Ralph E. Burgess. Isadore
Freund, Harry Kaufman, Rodger O'Han-
Ion. John B. Rocca, Patrick Shugrue and
John R. Wright.
McLACHLEN BANKING CORPORA
T1ON-Thomas H. Atkinson, James NJ.
Burrell, James L. Davenport, Fl. c. Duff
F. Hood. A. NJ. McLachlen, John A. Mas
sic. James l.. Marshall, John McE1roy
and William s. Washburn.
DISTRICT NATIONAL-Ralph p. Bar
| nard. s. I. Besselievre. w. W. Bride,
Charles J. Butler, A. P. Crenshaw, John
T. Devine. w. X. Ellis. John w. Chill
dress, c. J. Gockeler, Robert N. Harper.
W. H. Horning, James NJ. Hoge. Wells
A. Harper. w. S. Hoge Lewis Holmes,
| William P. Lipscomb, W. H. Martin,
| Gerson Nordlinger, Robert Lee O'Brien.
II. M Packard, Charles c. Rogers. James
A. Sample. N. L. Sansbury, G. T. scott.
| Ellie Sheetz, r. R. futile, ]. S. Tyree.
Bestor r. Walters, Sidney West and
| Martin Wiegand.
UNION SAVINGS BANK-Wade H.
Cooper, James Lansburgh, Victor ].
Evans. H. B. Denham. w. H. Wunder,
A. E. L. Leckie, R. B. II. Lyon. R L.
Montague, F. H. Kramer. J. Ralph Bur-
ton. Frank P. Milburn, Guy T. Scott.
Robert N. Harper. Simon Oppenheimer,
A. G. Chaplain, James A. Cahill, Tucker
X. Sands. Frank p. Harmon. A. S. Tay-
lor, A. E. Randle and Joseph E. Ralph.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
ne Searchli8lrt
Blindness From Golf Ball Cores.

Although the Massachusetts board of
health is active in opposing the use of
any caustic fluid in the core of golf
balls and the United States Golf Asso-
citation continues to point out the great
danger of cutting open golf balls boys
and girls go on losing or impairing
their eyesight through an excess of
curiosity.
Valuable reports on this subject have
been issued by DIR. Holbrook Lowell.
assistant surgeon of the Massachusetts,
Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary, and
assistant surgeon of the Boston City
Hospital; DR.. L. w. Crigier. the well
known oculist and DIR. r. L. Emerson
of Boston.
ANALYSIS of the core of golf balls
show. as a rule, they contain highly
caustic substance. such as mixture
of marium sulphate, soap and free
alkali. Boys and girls find a dilapi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
mitchell ASKS BIG SUM
Would Have House Committee Favor
$13,2oo,C0o for New York
Harbor.

Mayor Mitchell of New York, in a
maiden speech before a congressional
gathering. today asked the House
rivers and harbors committee to in
dorse federal appropriation Of $13.-
100000 for the general improvement of
New York harbor. Chairman Sparkman
told the mayor and Dock Commissioner
r. a. c. Smith that the committee was
alive to the Importance of improving
the harbor.
Incidentally. Mayor Mitchell, asked by
Small of North Caro-
lima. why the metropolitan newspapers
of his city referred to river and har-
Dor bills as pork barrels" aroused
laughter by replying that one of the
jurisdictions not yet vouchsafed the
MAYOR of New York Is that over news
paper editors. Mr.. Small suggested
that newspaper criticism of the mayor
had STOPPED.
The mayor smilingly replied, only for
a little while"
Mayor Mitchell and the other New York
witnesses urged Congress to provide a
thirty -five-foot channel up the East
river.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
TO EXTEND RAILWAY.
Application Made for New Line OF
W. r. & E. Company.

The first application for a street rail-
way extension to be formally con-
sidered by the public utilities COM
mission will be taken up by that body
at a hearing to be held in the board
room of the District building Mon
day, January rs. Robert F. Bradbury
and others have asked for an extension
of the lines of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company, beginning
at Nichols avenue and Good Hope road.
Anacostia. and running along Bowen
road to the District line. along South
ern avenue to Benning road and thence
along Benning road to Bennfng.
The commission has authority to re-
ouiKe extensions of street railway lines.
Several applications for new lines have
been filed with the utilities board and
may be taken up later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
TO RENEW LOBBY INQUIRY.
Chairman Overman Hopes to End
Hearings Soon.

The Senate lobby committee today de-
cided TO resume its hearings next Satur-
day morning. and CORTLAND Smith. pres
fdent of the American Press Association
of New York. will be asked to appear be-
fore the committee at that time.
Chairman Overman said today that he
intended to complete the investigation as
quickly as possible. The alleged labor
lobby and the part newspapers and press
bureaus have taken in lobbying are
among the matters which will be investi
gated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
SARAH BERNHARDT IN LIST.
Name Added to Roll of Fame Of lie.
gion of Honor.

NEW YORK, January 13.-From Paris
comes the news that at last the name Of
Sarah Bernhard has been added to the
roll Of fame of the Legion of Honor. Her
claims have been put forward several
times before, but the influence of strong
element in French society prevented the
French actress from obtaining the deco
ration.
possessors of the red ribbon are Adelina
Patti. Nine Curie, the Baroness de
Rothschid. Nine. Paquin and Nine. Du-
:ricu the aviator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13

OF the Southern Investment Company. He
became director in many trust COM
panies, banks railroads and other cor
porations.
Mr. Williams is a member Of the West
moreland and Commonwealth Clubs of
Richmond and Of the Metropolitan, Law
yers' and Athletic Clubs of New York.
He is also a member of the Phi Beta
Kappa Society of William and Mary Col
lege.
His wife was formerly Miss Liza Lefebvre
Isaacs, whom he married November p.
1895. They have two children. John Skel-
ton Williams, jr.. and Herbert Lefebvre
Williams, aged sixteen and thirteen years,
respectively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
SPECTACULAR DISPLAY,
PROPOSED ATTRACTION
Civic Bodies Appoint Committees to
Consider Its Presentation
in Washington.

Committees have been appointed by the
Board of Trade. the Chamber of Com
merce and the Retail Merchants .Asso-
citation, respectively, to investigate the
desirabiiity of those organizations taking
part in a big spectacle. to be called THE
Fire Regained, to be produced in Wash
ington in May. The Drama League has
been asked to take part in the spectacle
and furnish from it's membership 200 per-
sons for the cast
The entertainment is to be in the nature
of an outdoor Greek pageant. 1t has
already been produced in Nashville.
Tenn, and Joseph R. Wilson. brother of
President Wilson, who was living in
Nashville at the time. is quoted as say
ing that he never witnessed more elab-
crate or beautiful spectacle.
Plans of the Promoters.
The promoters of the spectacle an
nounce that an amphitheater is to be
constructed in the form of horseshoe,
fronting reproduction of the Parthenon.
The cast is to be made up OF boys and
girls and young men and women, and it
is hoped to induce some of the more
prominent Washingtonians to take part.
A chariot race is to be one feature of
the entertainment. and well known Wash
ington riders are to be asked to partici-
pate.
Committee Members.
The Beard of Trade committee is headed
by E. C. Graham. the other members be-
ing W. II. Singleton, j.. II. Droop, D.
w. Harris, c. J. Gockeler and Odell S.
Smith, The Chamber of Commerce, COM
mittee is headed by Isaac Cans, and in
cludes d. j. Callahan. W. F. GUIDE, ]. L.
Leverton, Isaac Goldenberg and Joseph
Behrend. The Retail Merchants Asso-
citation committee is headed by Simon
Kann. and its other members include
Joseph Strasburger, Myer Fellheimer and
Alexander Hecht.
The business organizations are asked to
make an effort to obtain reduced rates
from the railroads from points near
Washington on the date of the spectacle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13

dated ball. They remove tho outer
cover and then the rubber coating un-
til the core is reached. Then a knife =
stuck into il. or il is bounced until 1t
bursts and the liquid squirts into the
eyes OF the experimental. Typical cases
show that the majority of such acct
dents result in total blindness OF one
or both eyes, and always in permanent
injury to eyesight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
Bill to Create Tariff Commission

The creation of tariff commission is
proposed in bill introduced by Senator
Works of California. The commission
would consist of nine members. to be
appointed by the President with the
consent of the Senate. not more than
four members to he OF the same political
party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
Files Bankruptcy Petition.

Declaring he has no assets Beyond his
wearing apparel. valued at $780, and
that his debts amount to Ss.56i. 40. George
W. Coldenstroth. former saloonkeeper a.
14I3 PENNSYLVANIA avenue northwest filed
today petition in voluntary bankruptcy.
He is represented by Attorney Michael
W. Sullivan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
Houston May Be Chosen.

Secretary Houston, who is a member
of the reserve bank organization commit
tee and who took an active part in the
framing Of the currency bill, is being
talked about as probable selection on
the reserve board These places pay
$4,000 a year and some of them will
have terms over many years.
Secretary McAdoo and the President
both have high regard for Secretary
Houston, and the only objection to plac-
ing him on the board would be in replac-
ing him as head of the Department of
Agriculture. A number of influential
members of Congress would like to see
him on the board
Information from Chicago states that
President Wilson has offered place or
the board to George NJ. Reynolds. presi-
dent of the Continental and Commercial
National Bank of that city. The inforIna
ton is said to be from Trustworthy
source, but persons close to the Presiden,
are inclined to doubt that he has made
offers of places in any direction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
Coffin From His Favorite Tree.

HARRISBURG, Pa, January 13.-John
Snyder, a farmer, was buried near here
today in a coffin made of wood from
walnut tree which he had planted and
had cared for all his life He was eighty
five years old When his health began
to fail he directed that his coffin be made
Of the wood of his favorite tree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
WILLIAMS NAMED
FORCONTROLLER
Presidents Choice for Treas
ury Post May Be Opposed
in Senate.
SOME DESIRE LIGHT ON
HIS RELATIONS TO BANKS
Secretary McAdoo Stands Firm for
Assistant Secretary-Salary
Would Be $4,000.

The nomination of John Shelton Will
liams as controller of the currency was
sent to the Senate today by President
Wilson.
Mr.. Williams is now assistant secre-
tary of the Treasury in charge of the
fiscal bureau and Secretary McAdoos first
assistant in matters of government
finance. The Office of controller of the
currency has been vacant for several
months.
From time to time various reports have
been afoat In congressional circles of OPP
os'tian beins brought to bear against
the nomination of Mr.. Williams. 1t was
said that the so-called great financial in
tcrests were opposing him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
Partner of His Father.

He was finally taken into partnership
with his father. The material develop
ment of the south soon engaged his at
tention. A project which gained atten-
ton was for a railroad from New York
to Florida by a short route. He or
ganized and consolidated existing lines,
creating the Seaboard Air Line system.
1000 miles of roadbed, when thirty-four
years old, and was elected the first
president of the corporation.
He was president of II number of other
railroads Of smaller mileage and also
art 81 the Rank Il Richmond and