Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-10
sEEkuNo TO ABOLISH Jos IN
ORDER TO GET RID OF
OFFICE HOLDER.
CURRENCY CONTROLLER
IN BAD WITH BANKERS
Opposition Of Confirmation Of Will
Iiams 70 Position Comes From Fl.
rareisrs Of lowe and Other Statss--
War Department Says Letters to
Soldiers Must Do Addrssssd to Units.
(By f. q. Dougherty.l

Washington. Feb. 10.-John SHELTON
williams, comptroller Of the currency,
against whose confirmation by the
senate for another term numerous
Iowa bankers and nnanciers of other
states have flooded with letters of pro-
test IL expected to be relieved OF his
position in tho treasury thru some
very shrewd maneuvenng by the
senate republicans, 1t was indicated
this week when the committee on
banking and currency met to con-
slider a report on his confirmation.
senator Weeks, OF Massachusetts,,
who is leading the opposition against
the appointment Of Williams, has in
troduced bill abolishing the officer
Of the comptroller on the ground that
the federal reserve board really does
all the work Of the comptroller's Office.
Obviously the bill was introduced TO
defeat, or at least delay, confirmation
of Williams.
At the committee meeting four
democrats and six republicans were
present. Altho the committee has
majority Of democratic members, only
four appeared at the meeting, indi-
eating that Williams has some OPP
position in his own party. When 1t
was suggested that the matter OF con-
f.rming williams be discussed, SEN
ator Weeks declared that 1t would be
useless to consider the nomination
when he desired to discuss his bill, the
passage Of which would have the
effect Establishing the office for which
Williams was nominated. The Sen
ators agreed with the logic OF the
Massachusetts member, and voted .
to 4 to defer consideration of the nom
ination. 1t likewise was suggested
by Senator Weeks that it would be
manifestly unfair to Mr.. Williams for
him to discuss his bill before the COM
mittee unless Mr.. Williams was pres
cnt or at least represented and that
Weeks advocacy Of the bill could be
taken down in shorthand. He moved
that postponement OF the meeting
he ordered until Tuesday, which would
give Mr.. Williams an opportunity to
he presented ct the hearing. and
agreeing again with the logic of the
Massachusetts senator, the meeting
adjourned by vote Of 8 to to meet
Tuesday
Address Soldiers Units.
Letters to.American soldiers in the
overseas forces should be addressed to
the individual in care Of the military
unit to which he belongs instead OF
the French town in which he IL sta
toned, the war department advises,
IL the domestic postage rate OF three
cents per ounce is to be taken advant-
age Of The postoffice department has
ruled that mail addressed to soldiers
in towns in France will not be trans
mitted unless carrying the foreign
postage rate OF cents per ounce. The
war department statement said:
some confusion seems to exist as
to the proper amount Of postage to be
placed on letters addressed to MEM
bers Of the American Expeditionary
forces. Before. the armistice was
signed and mail was Addressed as pro-
yided for in war department bulletins
issued in September. 1917. there was
no confusion as all mail was accepted
by the postoffice department at
domestic rates. Since Nov. II, officers
and enlisted men have been furnishing
their relatives and friends in the
United States with the name OF the
town or city in which they are sta
toned. These relatives and friends
are addressing the mail to>the towns
and cities in France but are only plac-
ing domestic postage on the letters.
Under the postal regulations this
mail can not be forwarded and is re-
turned for additional postage. In
many cases there is no return address
on the envelope and the letters go to
the dead letter office. When mail is
addressed and forwarded according to
the war time method, by giving the
unit to which the soldier belongs and
the army postoffice (whens known) the
domestic rate of postage e cents per
ounce) is necessary. When the pre-
war method Of addressing mail is en-
nloyed. wherein the street number and