Show LIAMS IL NAMED BY WILSON FOR I IMPORTANT LACE Assistant Secretary of Treasury Treasury Treas Treas- ury Nominated ted for Comptroller Comptroller Comp Comp- of the Currency WASHINGTON Jan Tan 13 President President W Wilson Json to today a nominated John Williams of Virginia assistant secretary secre seem tar tary of th tb tho treasury for comptroller of the tho currency and officio member of the tho federal reserve board which will administer tho the affairs of the new currency curr cur cur- r rency reney ncy system Mr Williams is now assistant secretary secretary secre secre- tar tary of tb tho th treasury treasury in charge of the fiscal bureaus and McAdoo's first assistant in matters of government govern ment moat finance The office of comptroller ler er of the tho currency has been beon vacant several months Announcement of Mr Williams Williams' selection se so- lection followed a conference between President Wilson Vilson and Secretary McAdoo Mc Mc- Adoo It is understood that during I the presidents president's absence Mr McAdoo has been sounding senators about the nomination and believes it will be confirmed confirmed con con- firmed So far as the tho president president dent h has 8 made mado no other othor selections for forthe forthe forthe the federal reserve board Secretary Houston said today he did not plan to resign from the cabinet to become a a. member of tho the board Before the tho cabinet meeting 1 the president dent had a conference with Secretary McAdoo at which it is understood a report of the progress of the tho organization tio tion committee at work on on tho new I currency law was made |