-191'8• . ··CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-Ho-uSE. 11635 ·Frederick B. Smith, Milton. HOUSE OF REPRESENTAT-IVES. Augusta .H. Tilden, New Lebanon. •Luther ·Hasbouck, New Paltz: ., THuRsDaY, November ~1, 1918. Erlwat·d S. Moore, Norwich. Ashmer 'R. Collins, Norwood. The Hou e met nt 1.2 o'clock noon. John R. Davis, Oakfield. • The Chaplain, Rev. Henry N. Couden, D. ·D., otrered the fol Joseph P. Kiernan, ·Pawling. lowing prayer: John E. Walker, Philmont. . ,... Our Father in heaven, we -pray that out of the ·fiery fm•nace Lee Van Vredenburgh, Rhinebeck. through which the world 'is pa sing that a larger, purer, nobler Edwin Clute, Schenectady. type of man -shall emerge, with a clearer vision of Thy char- John G. Rose, Sinclairville. acter and Thy purposes. : Verne Seebeo, South Dayton. "And I saw a new heaven ·and a new earth: 'for the first Francis D. Lynch, Stony Point. heaven and the first earth were,passe.d away. .And I, John. saw James H. Burns, Trqy. the Holy City, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of Marion E. Wroten, Trudeau. heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her .husband.'• Edith L. Kent, Tuxedo Park. We-pray that the vision may become· a reality; that men may Peter Marcinkowski, Wallkill. live together in harmony, peace, .and unity; that God shall be Philip J. Smith, Webster. all in all nnd life become a precious thing, to be upheld and ·Mary R. _Newlands, 'Vest 'Point. sustained; and .glory and .honor ·and praise ·be Thine forever. In His name. Amen. NORTH DAKOTA. The Journal of the proceedings of Monday, November 18, John fP. Hardy, Farg<>. 1918, was read and ·approved. Je sie M . .Hamill, Oakes. Thomas F. Cooper, Parshall. SWE.A:RlNG;·INiOF A MEMBER-WILLIAM F. BIRCH. OHTO. lUr. BRO,VNING. 1\Ir. Speaker-- _ Arda 1\I. S. Allensworth, Amsterdam• . The SPEAKER. For whttt purpose does the gentleman rise? Harry H. Maxson, Germantown. · Mr. BROWNING. There is present to-day 'Mr. WILLIAM F. Andrew J. Price, Glouster. BmcH, who was elected to fill the unexpired· term of the late Lee B. Milligan, Lowellville. JoHN H. CAPsTICK, and I ask unanimous consent that he may W-enaell 'E. llrettell, Rock Creek. be sworn in. John L. Carr, South Charleston. The SPEAKER. Did the gentleman receive ·a majority'? .Roy S. Rush, Wickliffe. 1\Ir. BROWNING. There is no contest. and I have a certifi TEXAS. cate in my hand, from the county clerk, of his election. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from New Jersey [Mr. George W. Morris, New Boston. BROWNING] asks unanimous consent that the successor of Mr. Mae .Murray, Sonora. CAPSTICK be sworn in without his credentials. VERMONT. Mr. GARRETT of Tennessee. I understood him to say that 'Frank L. ·Start, Jeffersonville. he had his credentials. WASHlNGTON. Mr. BROWNING. I have a certificate from the county clerk. The State board has not met, and he could not get his :creden Inez G. Spencer, Creston. tials from the --secretary of state. Andrew J. Cosser, Port Angeles. Mr. GARUETT of Tennessee. May I ask the gentleman if Gertrude Cosgrove, Sprague. there wos any contest'? Alberta Hough, Valley. 1\Ir. BROWNING. There is none; There is no objection WEST VIRGINIA, whatever. . Joseph N. Alderson, Alderson. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the James W. Wilson, Barboursvil1e. gentleman from New Jersey [Mr. BROWNING]? [After a pause.) Burton B. Rohrbough, Belington. The Chair hears none. Leonidas W. Bartlett, Buckhannon. 1\fr. WILLIAM F. BIRCH appeared before the bar of the Hamer H. Berry, Burnsville. - House and took the oath of office prescribed by law. William B. Stewart, Chester. 'Villia.m D. Roush, Clendenin. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. Harry T. Bumgarner, Elizabeth. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Waldorf, its enrolling William W. J obnson, Glenville. clerk, announced that the Senate bad receded from the amend John R. Schaeffer, G<>rmania. ment No. 28 to the bill (H. R. 11~45) malripg appropriations Bertha W. Smith, Holden. to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out d~J;ing the Benjamin L. Brown, Kingwood. fiscal year ending June 30, 1919, the purposes of the act entitled H enry L. Bowling, Lewisburg. "An act to provide further for the national security and defense Jo. eph F. Thompson, Martinsburg.· by stimulating agriculture and facilitating the distribution of OliYer A. Locke, Milton. agricultural products, and for other· purpose&'-' Mary E. Davin, Montgomery. The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills ·william S. ·Wray, Northfork. of the following titles, in which the .concurrence of the Hom~e Thomas G. Burk~, Oak Hill. of Representatives was request~d : · William A. Curry, Omar. S. 3944. An act for the relief ·of Emma H. Ridley ; William G. Keyes, Philippi. S. 3986. An act to acquire the manuscript of Charles Chail1e 'Villiam B. McNutt. Princeton. Long containing an account of the unveiling of the l\IcCleHan John J. Kerwood, Ripley. statue; · - Charles G. Ogden, Salem. S. 2171. An act to abolish the United States land office at Grover F. Hedges, Spencer. Springfield, Mo. ; Preston H. Kelly, Thurmond. S. 1661. An act for the relief of Albert H. Cr..rnpbell ; Karl G. Davis, Wallace. S. 68. An act to amend section 269 of_chapter 231 of the act of ~ Clelia T. Henritze. War. March ,., 1911, entitled "An act to codifY, revise, and .amend the Lawrence M. Rmvan, White Sulphur Springs. laws relating to the judiciary'.' ; . · WYOMING. S. 427L An act for the relief of the Commis ioner of Internal Elmer H. Schreck, Gillette. Revenue; S. 1590. .An act providing for an increase of salary for the United States marshals and for the United States district ot WITHDRAW..ALS. torneys for the western and eastern districts of Louisiana; S. 4178. An act providing additional time fo.r the payment of JfffCecutive norninations toithdra-ton from the Senate 'N01/e111.ber purchase money under homestead entries of lands within the 21, 1918: former Fort .Peck Indian Reservation, Mont.; "POSTMASTERS. S. 4858. An act to provide method of settlement for materials. ~to res, and ·supplies transfer.r;ed between different buren us, de John D. Fulton, to 'be postmaster at Lengeloth, Pa. · partments, or agencies of the Government, ai:ul for other pur George W. Finley, to be postmaster at Spalding, Nebr. poses; and 11636 CONGRESSIONAL RECOR.D-HOU.SE. Nov"""E1\IBER 21-,
S. 4272. An act for the relief of the Commissioner of Internal Members back llere if they want to adjourn this Congress and lle>enue. · leaYe these emergency matters unattended to untn·December 2. 'rhc message also announced that the Senate had passed I am opposed to adjournme·nt, aside from the necessity of con without amendment the bill (H. R. 10818) to authorize the sidering the bill I have mentioned. county of Loudon, in the State of Tennessee, to construct a Mr. GILLETT. May I ask the gentleman a question? brid "e across the Tennessee "River near Loudon, Tenn. Mr. WINGO. Yes. · · Tile message also announced that the· Se-nate had passed Mr. GILLETT. Why make su<$ a proposition as be suggests without amendment the bill (H. n. 282) amending the public where be says the result will not come before the 1st of .Jan buil
the agreement. But the point I want to· make to the gentleman a.nrt the ne:s:t one 27. '£his is merely to correct that, in order that is, that there is not the slightest doubt that in the gentleman's the sections may be consecutive and in numerical order. mind at the time we made that agreement it was with the un Mr. GILLETT. It is merely a Yerbal correction, then? derstanding that it would conclude on the 12th day of November. Mr. CANDLER of Mississippi. Merely a verbal correction. 1\Ir. KITCHIN. No; we had incorporated in the agreement Then the second proposition is this: The House in the bill as that nothing should be taken up until the Senate finally dis passed. made an appropriation of $480,000 for the news service posed of the revenue bill and Yoted on it, and that in the mean of the Agricultural Department, and the Senate struck that out. time the House should vote on the question of adjournment In conference the conferees agreed to an appropriation of from the time we discussed it up to the 12th of November. $150,000. In writing it up, by a typographical error of the That was one of the things we could take up without calling the stenographer, he made it read "$150.00" instead of "$150,000." other Members back. This resolution is for the purpose of correcting those two errors. l\1r. WINGO. Of course, if the gentleman insists, I feel that l\fr. WALSH. 1\ir Speaker, reserYing the right to object, I possibly under the circumstances in his position he feels obli understand that if consent is not given for the consideration of gated to make an objection. this resolution the news service of the Department of Agricul ·Mr. KITCHIN. I wm not object to the gentleman's getting ture will have only $150 for the ensuing year. it up when Members get back here any more than any other Mr. CANDLER of Mississippi. That is correct. Member may object. Mr. WALSH. Does not the gentleman think that will be a Mr. C~1PBELL of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, will the gentle- Yery generous appropriation for that service? man yield to me? Mr. CANDLER of Mississippi. I do not think so. After full Mr. KITCHIN. With pleasure. and careful consideration of the matter, the Senate conferees • Mr. CAMPBELL of Kansas. I suggest to the gentleman from and the House conferees unanimously agreed to the appropria Arkansas that after the convening of Congress in December tion of $150,000, and I believe at least that amount is necessary there will be but little legislation reported from the committees, and cau be usefully expended. · and those matters will be matters that are matured and are on 1\fr. WALSH. Yes; but after very full and careful considera the calendar and ready, and they can have almost immediate tion the House, under the leadership of the gentleman from consideration at that time. Mississippi [Mr. CAI\J>LER] and the chairman of the Committee Mr. WINGO. Of course, some gentlemen are older in their on Agriculture [Mr. LEVER], decided that $480,000 was neces- . experience than I am, but my observation has been such that sary. Now we have got down to $150, and it would seem to me the gentleman holds out Yery poor hope to me. But I appre that we ought not to pass Ws resolution, but ought to let them - ciate the situation of the gentleman from Massachusetts and try to get along on $150. the gentleman from North Carolina and that their interpreta 1\fr. CANDLER of Mississippi. If the gentleman will permit, tion of the gentleman's agreement is different from mine. They "we..., have not cut it down to $150 at all. The House conferees · feel that they should nrotect their respective sides, and that and the Senate conferees unanimously agreed to $150,000, and being true, I feel that I should_not embarrass them by pressing it passed the Senate at $150,000 and passed the House at $150,- the matter to-day. While I am opposed to adjournment and 000; but the stenographer in writing it up put his period at the shall Yote against it, I realize that with the leaders on both wrong place and wrote it " $150.00 " instead of writing it as it . sides agreed they can force an adjournment to-day. I am in was intended to be written and as it passed both the Senate and favor of going right on with this session without adjournment. House, "$150,000." When it is the concensus of opinion not I am ready to stay here and attend to business just as I have only of the conferees but of the House and Senate that the ap continuously during this session. propriation should be $150,000, and when that amount has The SPEAKER. 'l'he question is on agreeing to the resolu passed both the House and Senate and been reduced clearly by - tion. error to the small sum of $150. I do not think the gentleman will The resolution was agreed to. · object. To object would defeat the evident purpose and will of both the House and Sena~e, because both bodies agreed to · STIMULATION OF AGRICULTURE. and passed the $150,000 appropriation. _ 1\lr. CANDLER of Mississippi rose. Mr. WALSH. Mr. Speaker, in view of the statement of the The SPEAKER. For what purpose does the gentleman from gentleman from lllississippi, and further in Yiew of the fact that . .Mississippi rise? the eminent, distinguished, and honored chairman of the Com 1\Ir. CANDLER of 1\Ilssissippi. 1\Ir. Speaker, I ask for the mittee on Public Information is soon going away from here, and . present consideration of the following concurrent resolution, realizing how hungry people are for news, I will not object to which I ask to be reported. giving this news serYice. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Mississippi asks for Mr. CANDLER of 1\Iississippi. 1\fany thanks to the distin the present consideration of the concurrent resolution, which the guished gentleman, my good friend from Mas achnsetts [Mr. Clerk will report. WALSH.] The Clerk read as follows: The SPEAKER. Is there objection? There was no objection. Ilouse concurrent resolution ~0. The resolution was agreed to. Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur·r-ing) On motion of 1\Ir. CANDLER of Mississippi a motion to recon That in the enrollment of the bill H. R. 11945, entitled ".An act to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out during the fiscal sider the vote by which the resolution was agreed to was iaid year ending June 30, 1919, t:w purposes of the act entitled 'An act on the table. to provide further (or the national security and defense by stlmulatin~ Mr. KITCHIN. 1\fr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that agriculture and facilitating the distribution of agricultural products 1 the Clerk be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to strike out the House stand in recess until 15 minutes to 1 o'clock. in line l of Senate amendment No. 31, " section 27 " and insert IIi The SPEAKER. The gentleman from North Carolina asks lieu thereof "section 6," that the sections of the bill may appear in unanimous consent that the House take recess until 12.45. Is consecutive numerical order ; nnd also to relieve from a typographical a error in the conference disposition of Senate amendment No. 15 make there objection? the amount therein mentioned $150,000. ' HOLIDAY RECESS. 1 The SPEAKER. Is there objection? 1\.I.r. GARRETT of Tennessee. 1\fr. Speaker, reserving the Mr. GILLETT. Reserving the right to object, I suppose this right to object, I should like to make an inquiry of the gentle·· is one of the bills that was excepted from the unanimous-con man from North Carolina. . sent agreement? The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Tennessee will pro- . 1\fr. CANDLER of Mississippi. It is. It was specifically ex pound it. cepted in the '' gentleman's agreement." Mr. GARRETT of Tennessee. I should like to ask the gentle 1\fr. GILLETT. What is the reason for these changes in the man fi·om North Carolina if any thought has been glYen to the engrossed bill? question of a holiday recess-that is. for the-Christmas holidays"? · Mr. CANDLER of Mississippi. This resolution is simply to Mr. KITCHIN. I will say to the gentleman that we haYe correct two errors which have gotten · into what is generally given some thought to that, and in my judgment I belieYe at called "the Candler food production bill," which passed the this time, under the peculiar circumstances, we ought to waive House May 23 and passed the Senate September 19 and was sent the usual week or 10 days' Christmas holiday, and perhaps to conference. When the Senate receded from Senate amend take 2 or 3 days, because we will be rushed to death with legis ment No. 28, .which was the rent proposition, that went out of lation, appropriation bills, and the revenue bill, and I under-· the bill. The proposed sections included in that Senate amend stand there will be considerable contest oYer that. It seems to. ment were those from 6 to 27. inclusive. · When thev went out me the wiser thing for us not to insist on a week or 10 days' then it left that bre~k ~n the number~ng, on.e section being 6 Christmas holiday. ' LVI-736 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD · HOUSE. N OVEl\IBER 2l' 1·1638 '- ·Mr. GARRETT of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, of course, it bas Mr. KITCHIN. Well, I will say 1.30 p. m. been the custom for many years-! do not know how long-to The SPEAKER. !The gentleman from North Carolina asks have a considerable recess at Christmas time. That interval unanimous consent that the House stand in recess until 1.30 has usually been taken advantage of by many Members to p. m. Is there objection? attend to their personal business n.:tl'airs. It seemed to me There was no objection. proper to propound the inquiry at this time, to the end that if RECESS. there was any thought not to have the usual Christmas holi Accordingly (at 12.47 o'clock p.m.) the House stood in recess days, Members might have notice of that fac: and be enabled until 1.30 o'clock p. m. during the time between now and the first Monday in December AFTEn. THE RECESS. to give the required attention to their personal buslness matters. The recess having expired, the House was called to order at Mr. KITCHIN. I am glad the gentleman from Tennessee has 1.30 o'clock p. m. called the attention of the House to this matter. We will adjourn now, so that Members can take the 10 days' or 2 MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. weeks' time to attend to matters necessary at home, whereas A message from the Senate, by 1\Ir. Waldorf, its enrolling they have been doing it heretofore at the Christmas holidays. clerk, announced that the Senate had passed without amend They may use the time between now and the first Monday in ment the following concurrent resolution: December, with the understanding that in all probability we House concurrent resolution 61. will have to dispense with the usual 10 days' or 2 weeks' holi Resolved by the House of Repre3entaUv es (the Benate concllrring), That the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House o! day at Christmas. Representatives be authorized to close the present session of Con!IT ss Mr. GARRETT of Tennessee. The next session, of course, by adjourning their respective Houses on the 21st day of November, Is the short session. The appropriation bills will be unusual in 1918, at 5 o'clock post meridian. character, and I agree with the gentleman that we ought to dis ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED. pense with a long holiday, but I do not wish to make myself offen Mr. LAZARO, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, re sive to the Members when that time shall come. I thought it well ported that they had examined and found truly enrolled bills enough to discuss it now, and I wish to say to the gentleman of the following titles, when the Speaker signed the same: that I shall feel inclined to object to any unanimous consent at H. R. 11945. An act to enable the Secretary of Agriculture that time for the taking of any prolonged or protracted recess. to carry out during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1919, the Mr. KITCHIN. I have conferred with the minority leader, purposes of the act entitled "An act to provide further for the Mr. GILLETT, and we ere both of the opinion that we ought national security and defense by stimulating agriculture and to dispense with the Christmas holidays this year, owing to be facilitating the distribution of agricultural products," and for peculiar situation and the conditions during the short session. other purposes ; and Mr. MADDEN. Will the gentleman yield? · H. R. 12998. An act to amend section 3528 of the Revised Mr. KITdHIN. I yield to the gentleman from Illinois. Statutes. 1\Ir. MADDEN. It has been suggested by a great many peo ENROLLED BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT FOR HIS APPROVAL. ple with whom I have Jiad conversations, who are not Members of the House but citizens of the United States, in view of the 1\Ir. LAZARO, from the Committee on Enrolled Bill , re fact that the Capital of the Nation is to be taken over to Ver ported that this day they had presented to the President of the sailles, France, and that the President will be in session over United States, for his approval, the following bills: there, whether it might not be difficult for us to get the bills to H. R. 11945. An act to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to ·him for his signature, and that therefore it might be more carry out during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1919, the pur than ever .essential that a Christmas holiday of some length poses of the act entitled " An act to provide further for the na should be taken. Of cours~. I do not want myself to spend tional security and defense by stimulating agticulture and fa too much time in taking a long holiday. cilitating the distribution of agricultural products," and for ' Mr. BENJAl\1IN L. F AIRCIDLD. Why not hold the sessions other purposes ; and of the House and Senate in France? H. R. 12998. An act to amend section 3528 of the Revised Mr. :MADDEN. It has been suggested also that we might Statutes. commandeer five or six battleships and take the Congress over CO~MITTEE TO NOTIFY THE PRESIDENT. to France at the same time that the President is there, so that Mr. KITCHIN. 1\!r. Speaker, I offer the following resolu we might be able to advise him on the intricate problems that tion and ask unanimous consent for its immediate considera he will have to deal with. tion. l\Ir. HARRISON of Mississippi. Does not the gentleman The Clerk read as follows: think that if we all work together and cooperate during the next three months we need not have any extra session of Con Honse resolution 451. Resolved, That a committee of three Members of the House be ap gress next year? poinled by the Speaker to join a similar committee to be appointed 1\!r. KITCHIN. Possibly that is true. I thank the gentle by the Senate to walt upon the President of the TJnited StatPs and in form him that the two Houses ·have completed the business of the man from lllinois [Mr. l\IADDEN] for his suggestion. I had present session and a_re ready to adjourn unless the President has not really thought about it, but before we meet here in Decem some other communication to make to them. ber I will give thought and consideration to what the gentleman The resolution was agreed to. suggests and see if we can not arrange to have Congress go The SPEAKER appointed as the committee to wait upon the right along at the same time. [Laughter.] President l\1r. KITCHIN, Mr. BYRNs of Tenne s~e, and 1\lr. l\1oN 1\Ir. MADDEN. I notice that they have taken over the cables DELL. and are to take the Bureau of Public Information to France, so I suppose that the cables will be uti1ized entirely for the sub RECESS. ject matter which Mr. Creel and his committee will have to send Mr. KITCHIN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that back to the American people, and I thought if we could save the the Honse stand in recess until 4. 50 o'clock p. m. expense of that by going over it would be a wise thing to do. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from North Carolina asks Mr. KITCHIN. Some one back of me suggests that they unanimous con ent that the House stand in rece s until 4.50 mig-ht cable to us what to do every day. [Laughter.] o'clock p. m. Is there objection? The SPEAKER. The gentleman from North Carolina asks There was no objection. unanimous consent that the House stand in recess until 12.45 Accordingly the House stood in rece s until 4.50 o'clock p. m. p. m. Is there objection? AFTER THE RECESS. There was no objection. At 4 o'clock and 50 minutes p. m., the recess having expired, Accordingly (at 12 o'clock and 28 minutes p m.) the House the House was called to order by the Speaker. stood in recess untill2 o'clock and 45 minutes p.m. DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES SUBJECT TO MILITABY SERVICE. AFTER THE RECESS. The SPEAKER laid before the House a report from the The recess having expired, the House was called to order at Secretary of Agriculture in response to House re olution 379. 12.45 p.m. fr. GARRETT of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, is that the last Mr. KITCHIN. 1\Ir. Speaker, it seems that the adjournment of these reports? resolution in the Senate had to be sent to the Appropriations The SPEAKER. The Chair can not answer the gentleman, Committee on objection to its present consideration. I ask but is rather inclined to think that it is. unanimous consent that the House stand in recess until 1.15 Mr. WALSH. That is ·the second one that has come from the <>'clock p. m. Department of Agriculture. Mr. WALSH. Reserving the right to object, can not the gen The SPEAKER. It will be printed in the CoNGRESSIO!'Q"AL tleman make it a little later? RECORD. 1-918. -- ;'!~~~ CONGRESSIO:N.AIJ -RECORD-' HOUSE. 11639
Mr. GA.RllETT of Tennessee. 'Mr. Speaker, is all of thnt to Archie n. Dorr, Twin, Wash. Is an experienced line repair man and telegraph operator at Twin. Wash., on the Tatoosh-Port Angeles Weather be printed in the REconD? Bureau -tl'legraph line. '.rhe vessel-reporting stations of Nenh Bay, The SPEAKER. That was the order of the Hou e, that they 'ortb Head, nnd Tatoosh Island, Wash., are connected by this tele should all be twintecl there. graph line. There is close and confidential cooperati George J. Gruenewald, Cleveland, Ohio. Three years six months. Wiillam J. Small, South St. Joseph, Mo. Six years live months. Richard Harvey, Indinnapolls1 Ind. One year eight months. J"ames J". Smith Fort Worth, Tex. One year nine months. J"ohn W. Hermann, Pittsburgn, Pa. Four years eight months. Robert M. Spurlock, Fort Worth, Tex. Two years seven months. S. D. Hobbs, Jacksonville, Fla. Three years six months. Le Ray Stanley, Fort Worth, Tex. Six years three months. Ray Hoellingr Austin, Minn. Three years four months. J"ohn Calvin Thompson{ Chicago Ill. Three years three months. Rush M. Johnson, Indianapolis, Ind. Three years. Edward J. Toomey, Ch cago, Ill. Two years eleven months. Howard M. Kalodner, Philadelphia Pa. One year two months. Floyd ID. Turley, South St. Josephi Mo. Six years four months. Lawrence P. Kirch, Indianapolis, lnd. Three years ten months. Theodore S. Van House, Peoria, II . Two years eight months. Cecil S. Lemon, Augusta, Ga. Three years eight months. W. H. Voth, .Sioux City Iowa. Three years nine months. C. M. Lombard, Chicago Ill. Ten years. Carl H. Wagner, East St. Louis, Ill. Eight years nine months. Robert L. Mason, Wheellng, W. Va. Eleven months. Harry C. Whalen, Newark N. J. Two years six months. Frank W. Miller, Chicago, IU. Nine years six months. Forrest F. Wynne, South St. J"oseph, Mo. Four years five months. George E. Mitchell, New:uki N. J. Two years eight months. Robert Moonan, Chicago, Il . Four years six. months. VETERINAllY INSPECTORS (TICK ERADICATION), Charles E. Mootz, Wheeling, W. Va. Four years. The following veterinary inspeetors engaged in tick-eradication work James W. Norris, Boyds, Md. Five years one month~ are graduates of recognized veterinary colleges and have qualified for the Hugh Max O'Rear Indianapolis, Ind. Three years two months. positions they hold through civil-service examination. After appoint Sabin L. Ries, Otnunwa,1 Iowa. Four years six months. ment they were given the usual instructions in tick-eradication work by Garrie. W. Riley, Orangeburg, S. C. One year three months. trained employees. They have been a.ssigned to territories and have C. A. Schuler, Sioux Cit]; Iowa. Four years two months. shown that they are capable of rendering efficient service. Floyd A. Scott, Austin, .Minn. Six years six months. The eradication ot ticks is a work of very great importance, as it has Otto W. Seher, Fort Worth, Tex. Three years eight months. been positively shown that a tick-free section will produce more and Walter W. Shartle, Indianapolis, Ind. Seven ye8.l's two months. better meat and better pl'oducts than it would if infested with ticks. T. W. Stewart, South Sioux City, Iowa. Three years ten months. €ongress itsell has recognized the value of this work as a war measure Martin A. Sweeney, Chlcag? ill. Three years eight months. by providing !or the control and eradication of the diseases and pests EJ. N. Tierney, Andalusia, rua.1 Six years eight months. ot live stock, which J"dudes the cattle tick under the food-production Clemence C. Walch. Leavenworth, Kans. Ten years eight months. act. To properly and successfully conduct this work, specially trained John G. Warwick, West St. Paul~-.,M1nn. Four years. veterinary inspectors are required, such as those herein listed, as they J"ohn H. Whalen, Chicago, Ill. ;:seven ye:us. are familiar through actual assignment with the sections In which the work is to be conducted. LAY INSPECTORS (MEAT INSPECTION), 'l'o train new men requires considerable time. Furthermore, tt Is not The following lay inspectors engaged in meat inspection qualllled believed possible to obtain new men for this work should the veterinary for the positioDB they hold through civil-service examinations. Upon inspectors now attached to the service be remove1. as there are no entering the service they were placed under seasoned and experienced veterinary inspectors certified by the· Civil Service \,;Ommlssion and no employees to receive instructions in the conduct of the work. With veterinarians in private practice are available who will accept temporary the usual number of ditrerent assignments, they developed into efficient appointment. To lose any of these veterinarians, therefore, would ma employees. terially embarrass the service and considerably retard this most valuable Their work consists of assisting yeterfnary. in pectors in performing work. • nnte-morten and post-morten inspections ; supervising the prep:uation Nam.e. home address, ana length of servic6. ot meat and meat food products ; reinspecting meats during proces ing Raymond A. Blackman Whiteville, N. ,C. Four years six months. and after such processing 1s finished; passing such meats and meat fo()d •.rbeodo.re Brand Rayville,1 La. One year two months. products as are clean, wholesome, and fit for food, and to which no Harold S. Brundage, Georgetown, S. C. Two years eight months. prohibited substances have been added, and retaining and conoemning J" ohn F. Chipman,~. Leesburg, Fla. Three years six months. such as are tmclean, unwholesome, or unfit for food, or which contain Ashley J .. Clark, l' These employees nrc engu~ed in the eradicaion of tuberculosis from m('~ if they wero call'!d to ndivc military service ana such nction wouh1 the cattle herds of tllis ('Ountr)·, The great importance of this work, senously aflect tile conduct of influenza-control work. ·. Three ye:ns espe-cially at the present time, i apparent and has been recognized by ~omooth. · Con;rre s through proyision of special appropriations under the food 1\lax P. 1\led~ed, Kansas City, Kans. Detailed to cooperative in production act for its more eflcctl've conduct. The stumping out of fluenza-c:o ntrol work with the War Department. This work consists of tuuerculosis means enlarged meat nnd dairy production, besides con supervising t.bc cleaning and disinfection of stock cars, stockyardo, sen-ing the supply now available. To conduct this work requires men barns, and other premises u ed in the handling of Army horse ami who ha>e received a special training, and to lose any of the present in mule . 'This class of work requires men of training along special lines, spectors would very materially cripple the service. This is especially !tnd the work accomplished bus r(> ulted in a material reduction in thn true at this time. since. the supply of veterinarians is exhausted. It losses of Army horses and mules through the de<:rease in the amount of hecomcs especially necessary, fherefore, that these men be retained in infe<:tlon from in1luenza. It \Yould be practically impo ·sible to replace the su>ice. the e ruen 1f they were called to actlTo military service and such action would seriously affect the conduct of influenza-control work. Si.x 1\amc, home address, ana lcn(Jth of service. years seven months. EmeTy E. Coshow, Indianapolis, Ind. One year one month. E. D. Allen, Chicago, Ill. Assigned to stockyards work at Chicago, William C. Drake. Oklahoma City, Okla. Four year·. ill. This work consists principally of the inspection of cattle, sheep, , 'olon Gillen, 1\ladison, W1s. Two years eleven months. and swine for contagious, infectious, or communicable disea es. It J. 1\. Holzer, St. Paul Minn. Four years eight months. requires training and skill. Eight years eight months. James Vernon Lyon, Chicago, Ill. Three years ten months. Horace Brandon, Chi-cago, Ill. Assigned to stockyards work at Chi cago, Ill. 'l'his work consists principally of the inspection of cattle, TET:ClUX.iUY ISSrECTORS (SCPERVISIOY OF ESTABLlSHYEXTS M.AJ.'ILF~CTCit· sheep, and swine for contagious, infectious, or communicable diseases. lNG SERUMS, TOXIXS, ETC.), It requires training ana skill. Two years eleven months. The following inspectors arc engaged in the supervision of establish Albert C. Osborn, Louisville, Ky. Assigned to stockyards work at ments manufacturing biological products. After appointment they Louisville, Ky. This work consists principally of the inspeclion ot W(>re gi ~en. the usual instructions and training in supervising estab cattle, sheep, and swine for contagious, infectious, or communicable dis lishments IWl.nufactuTing such products. They have become highly eases. It requires training and skill. Four years three months. trained men in this branch of the work and are capable of ren.dering Jame W. Murdoch, Omaha, Nebr. Supervises the stockyards work especially efficient sen-ice. at the Omaha, Nebr., station. Has under his direction about 20 em · Tlll'sc employees supervise the production of serums, to:rins, viruses, ployees engaged in Jnspecting animals for contagious diseases, such as and other biological products, especially anti-hog-cholera serum. This foot-and-mouth disease, hog cholera, scabies, anthrax, and glanders. super>ision insures the production and distribution of safe and effective These employees al.so apply the tuberculin test to cattle and supervise curuth·e and preventive products. These products are employed in the immunization of swine for interstate movement for purposes other combating an.d controlling disease in meat-producing animals. Tho than immediate slaughter. Dr. Murdoch has had extenaed experience prodtl.ctlon of anti-hog-cholera serum in ordinary times is of great im ln contagious-disease work. The services of such experienced men are portance, but under present conditons it becomes of extreme importance necessary to guard a~ainst outbreaks of serious contagious d.l.seases in in protecting the supply of pork of this country against loss from publlc stockyards. Stx years eight months. disease. Rpecially trai.ced inspectors are required in oTder to prope1·ly James E. Re"'an, New York, N. Y. Employed in connection with the supervise these establishments. They must fully understand all the. sanitary handllng and control of hides, skins, hair wool, and other details of the production of this class of products. To train men animal by-products oflered for entry into the United States through tho. for this work requires much time, and, furthermore, the supply ot port of New York. In order to comply with the regulations requiring vetel'inurlans is practically exhausted. the disinfection of cars, boats, yards, and premises it is necessary that a · careful supervision be maintained. This can only be performed by men Name, home address, a.n4 length of service. experienced in such work. In view of the prevalence of anthrax and Walter Boyce, Superior, Nebr. Six years eight months. the existence of foot-and-mouth disease and rinderpest in various coun Charles P. Schneider, Indianapolis, Ind. Four years seven months. tri<>s the regulations- relative to the disinfection of hides, skins, or Robert Thumann, Kansas City Mo. Five years three months. other animal. by-products must be carefully administered. Great diffi John W. Woods, St. Joseph.,~, Mo. Three years eight months. culty has been experienced in retaining inspectors in t.he service having Frank A. Bittner, Wichita, Aans. Two years nine months. the necessary qualifications for this work and their call into Army Harry M. Edwards, Omaha, Nebr. Three years nine months. service would seriously hamper the work of the bureau. One year ten George L. Farrington~ Sioux City, Iowa. Six years six months. months. C. H. Grove, Oaklana, Cal. Four years three months. George Kernahan, Washington, D. C. Emnlo:ved in the bacteriological Elbert Sturm, Wichita, Kans. Two years six months. laboratories of the bureau in producln.t: tuberculin and mallein. Through hls training, and particularly his experience in the laboratories here, has VETERINARY INSPECTORS (DOURil\~ ERADICATION). become an expert in the propagation of tuberculosis and J~;landers bacilli · The followin~ veterinary inspectors are engaged on dourine-eradi used in preparing tuberculin and mallein, which 1s manufactured ~ cation work. This work re pa ~ t year has endeavored, with practically no success, to secure men \". 0. McWhorter, DliiJois, Idaho. Has charge of the sheep experi sufficiently trained to do this work. Very few men of maturer years arc ment station of the Bureau of Animal Industry at Dubois, Idaho, and a vallable whose training and experience fit them for bull-association has been connected with work in sheep investig:rtions for four years. organization work. Graduate University of Nebraska., B. S. in agricul During the past three years he has been trained especially to take ture ; graduate student Unlyerslty of Chicago, one summer; and nssist charge of the range sheep investigations project. These investlgn.tion.o:; ant in the dairy laboratories of the Unh·ersity of Nebraska, two terms. have been under v.-ay for nine years and are now yielding results of. Five years. immediate >alue to the producers of wool and mutton in this countr:v. Frank W. Kehrll, Salt Lake City, Utah. lias charge of bull-associa Gr nduate Washington State College, B. S. in agriculture. Four year's. tion work in the West. This has for its object the improvement of Sewall Wright, Washington, D. C. Has been emploved in scien dairy cattle through the joint ownership of meritorious pure-bred dairy tific worl;: relating to animal genetics; also is a thoroughly qualified bulls1 and it has proved to be one of the most effective means of increas mathematician and statistician and has been engaged dnr1ng recent ing 1he quality and productiveness of dairy cows. It is imperative months in some extremely important statislical work bearing directl:v during the war emergency that dairy production be maintained at its on war activities. Graduate Lombard Colll'ge, B. S. ; received degree pre ent level and even increased. This can best be done by the improve of M. S. from University o! Illinois and S. D. from Harvard. Two ment of the productive capacity of the cows of this country. It is diffi years ten months. cult to secure men of maturer years whose training and experience fit Ben F . Rrandon, Beltsville, Mll. I- assistant in charge of the ani them for this work Graduate Oregon Agricultural College, B. S. Was mal-husbandry portion of the experimental farm of the department a.t field dairyman for this college in cooperation with the Department of Beltsville, Md. His duties are those of farm superintendent, covering Agriculture for three years. Three years nine months. a wide range of farm activities. The e:xperimental farm plays a funda Ellller V. Ellington, Washington, D. C. (in field aU the time). Has mental part in the work of the Animal Husbandry Division and natu charge of dairy extension activities of the Bureau of Animal Industry rally is vitally conneCted with the war-emergency program. Graduate in the Middle West, supervising the work of 25 extension workers. This Pm·due University, B. S. in agriculture. Had practical farm expe position requir~s. in addition to high-class training, rare qualities for rience prior to entering department. Two years. tact, judgment, and e-xecutive abUlty. Mr. Ellington h~s had special training for this work through years of employment in this department. SrECIALISTS IX SWIXE rRODl::CTIO!'<. During the past year the bureau has had practically no success in The department iB making every effort to increase the prouuctlon of securing men of this training and experience. Very few men of maturer pork in the nited States. An intensive campaign is now under way years, or women either, are available whose training and experience in the eight corn-belt States, where many farmers have begun raising fit them for this work. Graduate University of Missouri, B.. S. in agri bogs for the first time. In the Southern States additional men, ap culture. For various periods was extension dairyman, assistant pro pol.nted under the authority conferred by the food-production act, haYe fessor of dairying, and professor of dairying at the University of Idaho. been placed as assistants to the regular force of swine-husbandry agents, Three years two months. to stimulate production of pork and to increase the pig-club membership. .Joseph B. Shepherd, Ballston, Va. Assists in the dairy extension The importance of this work is manifest in view of the fact that pork office of the Dairy Division. Attem'ts to all inquiries regarding feeding, constitutes more than one-half of all the meat produced in this coun dairy-herd management, and selection of dairy cattle - also the con try and is the mainstay in the ration of the laboring man and the struction of silos and dairy bnlldlngs. Graduate Unh·ersity of Nebraska, soldier. The need for increasing the supply of fats is particularly B. S. in agriculture. Prior to entering department service was em acute. Animal fats can be increased more quickly by increasing the ployed by the Great Western Sugar Co., Scottsbluft', Nebr. Nine months. number of hogs than in any other manner. G. E. Braum, _Mount Vernon, Wash. Engaged in colleding and Deferred classification has been requested by the department and tabulAting data regarding milk production and in personal work with al1ow€d by draft boards in the case of the following employees engaged farmers to determine the most economical methods of feeding and in this typn of '\f'Ork : caring for dairy cows. This work results in a definite understanding as to the requirements in milk production and leads to more economical Name, home add,·ess, c11aracter of 1co1'k (see oene1·az statement), a1~d methods of production. Graduate Pennsylvania State College, B. S. lenoth- of sen:ice. Prior to entering department service conducted practical work in Somer .John T. Tingle, Fort Colllns, Colo. Graduate Mississippi Agricul set County, Pa., one year. One year. tural and Mechanical College, B. S. in agriculture; sernd one term Ralph P. Hotis, Vergennes Vt. Engaged in collecting and tabulating as principal of agricultural high school. Eight months. data regarding milk production and in personal work with farmers to Tom P. Wise, Auburn, Ala. Graduate Iowa Agricultural College, determine the most economical methods of feeding and caring for dairy B. 8. in agriculture ; also had farm experience. Eight months. cows. This work results in a definite understanding as to the require William E. Schneider, Denver, Colo. Graduate Colorado Agricultural ments in milk production and leads to more economical methods of College. R S. in agriculture. Eight months. production. Graduate Massachusetts Agricultural College, B.. S. Served Leonard .T. Allen, Corvallis, Oreg. Graduate Oregon Agricultural for various periods before entering department as .managl'r of a stock College, M. S. As a pig-club agent has been instrumental in accom farm instructor in agricultural economics, Massachust>tts Agricul plishing- valuable results. 'l'wo years nine months. tuntl' College, and dairyman for the Woodlake Stock Farm, :l\Iinne De Witt '1'. Meek, Stillwater, Okla. Prior to entering department apo1is, Minn. One year three months. had considerable practical experience with live stock, and for a time Phllip A. Wright, Washington, D. C. Performs analytical work in wns secretary of the Federal Live Stock Association of Oklahoma. connection with silage iDYestlgations, which includes particularly the Two years six months. utilization of new crops for silage. Has had long experience in this Charles ll. Bowers, Auburn, Ala. Graduate Oklahoma Agricultural kind of work. Graduate Middlebury College, B. S.; student in Yale and Mechanical College, B. S. in agriculture; took post-graduate work University, two terms ; also received degree of M. A., University of in anin::al husbandry. Eight month . Missouri. Seven years three months. Peter E. Spinks, Agricultural College, Mississippi. Graduate 1\Iis Roy R. Graves, Chevy Chase, Md. Engaged in investigations in the slsslppl Agrlcultura! and Mechanical College, B. S.. in agriculture. breeding of dairy cattle. Has outlined and stnrted some extens\ve ex One year. periments along this line. A number of animals of high butter-fat Lewis II. Fudge, St. Pnul, Minn. Graduate Ohio State tTn1versity, production have been secured, and it is expected that some valuable B. S. in agriculture. Ono year. results will be obtained. Graduate Kansas State Agricultural College, SPECIALISTS I~ BEEF-CATTLE PRODUCTIO:S. B. S. ; received degree of M. S., University of Missouri. Prior to present nppointment was manager of a dairy farm, dairyman in this departnwnt, Beef-cattle production is one of the most important lines of work ot the Bureau of Animal Industry. Specialists have been placed in dif and professor of dairy husbandry at Oregon Agricultural College. Two ferent sections of the country to a sist farmers and cattlEmen in con years. serving all good breeding cows and to emphasize the necessity ot Paul W. Clemmer, Washington, D. C. Performs bacteriological work breeding for a maximum calf crop, preparing permanent pastures, in connection with various dairy products. Th.ls work is conducted with building silos, and preserving aU available feedstuffs. The corn bell: a view to eliminate the waste of dairy products by spoilnge and to im possesses an enormous supply of feed in its corn fodder which has prove their quality. Graduate Pennsyl"mnia State College, B. S. Prior never heretofore been completely utilized. It is estimated that there to entering department service was assistant chemist, Pennsylvania is in the Southeast this yeal' sufficient feed to take care of betweea experiment station, and assistant bacteriologist, department of health, 400,000 and 500,000 cattle, in addition to the number normally pro Cleveland, Ohio. Three years. vided for. l\lany problems in beef-cattle production require investiga,. Courtland S. Mudge, Washington, D. C. rerforms bactcriologlcal tlon by specially qualified experts, and it is generally recognized that work in connection with various dairy products. This work is con the experimental work ccnducted by this department lias been the basis ducted with a view. to eliminate the waste of dairy products by spoil of the great de•elopment of the beef-cattle industry in the South fol- age and to improve their quaHty. Graduate Brown University, Ph. B., lowing the eradication of the cattle ttck. . A. M., and Ph. D. Before entering department service was for various Deferred clas lfication has been requested by the department and periods graduate instructor in biological chemistry at Brown University ; allowed by draft boards in the following cases : instructor in chemistry at Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, R. I.; and bacteriologist in the research laboratories of the National Name, llomc address, chamcter of tcork (see ue11eraZ statemcntL and Can.ners' Association, Washington, D. C. One year ten months. lenoth of sert=ice. Clifford L. McArthur, Washington, D. C. (Travels greater part of Gilbert L. Cleland, Canton, 1\liss. Graduab! Kansas Agricultural time.) Performs bacteriological work in connection with various dairy College. Prior to present appointment had practical farm tra1n1ng products. This work is conducted with a view to eliminate the waste and one yea:r's experience in swine and beef-cattle production work. of dairy products by spoilage and to improve their quality. Graduate One vear six months. Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, B. S. ; received degree of L. ·w. Summers, Orangeburg, S. C. Graduate Alabama Polytechnic M. S. from the University of Idaho, and took summer course at the Institute; acted as inshuctor in the Agricultural College of Virginia, University of Chicago and postgraduate work at Rush Medical School. and previous to entering the department service was engaged ilil farm Was bacteriologist for the Oregon Agricultural College. Three and one-· in" in South Carolina. Two years. half months. F. T. Peden Springdale, N. C. Graduate North Carolina College of Harper F. Zoller, Washington, D. C. Is working on methods for Agriculture. iias had practical farm experience. Four years eight making casein suitable for gluing purposes in aeroplane construction months. from centralizer buttermilk, a product now largely wnsted. The pro Smith W. Greene, Collins, Miss. Graduate Purdue University. Had duction of casein in this country must be increased about 50 per cent practical farm experience before entering department. One year firo to meet the shortage due to the lack of imports and increased demand months. · on account of aeroplane construction. It is almost impossible to secure Frank '\\. Farley. Washington, D. C. Graduate University of llll· chemists with proper training for this work. Graduate Lenox College, nois, B. S. Three yf'ars. B. S. ; received degree of M. S. from UniversH:y of Illinois. Before en Ca rrol .T. Goodell, Washington, D. C. (travels in field most of time). tering department was for various periods research assistant in astron Graduate Purdue University, B. S. in agriculture. Spent hls early llfe omy and graduate assistant in chemistry in the University of illinois; on a farm and managed a farm for five years prior to enterl11g de professor of physical science, University of Puget Sound; and instruc partment service. Three ye~rs ten months. tor in organic chemistry, Kansas State Agricultural College. One year srECIALISTS IX PO"GLTRY PRODUCTIOX. one month. The work upon which these employees arc engaged offers one of tho David D. Gray, Fort Colllns1 Colo. Has charge of the horse-breeding quickest means of increasing the meat supply of the country. The work being con!lucted hy th1s department in cooperation with the production. of a large supply of poultry and eggs for domestic consump Colorado Experimental Station at l"ort Collins, Colo. Graduate Kan tion will result in releasing greater quantidPs of beef and pork for sas State Agricultural College, B. S. Prior to entering department the use of our Army and the allies. Every effort is being made to en had one year's experience in veterinary work. One year. courage the production of poultry on general farms and in back yards ... I I ;. .. 11644 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. f NOVEMBER 21,. in order to turn waste material into food for bum:m consumption. Charles D. Simpson Montpelier, Idaho. Forest supervisor, Caribou These specialist!< work in cooperatien with the State agencies and have National Forest. Graduate four-year course in chemistry University of been ~iving cbie! attention to t11e great poultry-producing sections o! Minnesota, specializing in botany and economics and special course in t11c 1\11ddle West, which pre ents the ~reatest opportunity for securing stock judging, veterinary science, and agronomy. Had previous practi the largest and most immediate results. As a necessary concomitant cal experience in stock raising ; also worked as forest guard m the of these exten ·ion activitie , studies nre also being made of various ~~~i}foin~~hl\;.innesota State forestry service. Four years eleven and problems relating to 1be feeding, bree(ling, and management of poultry. _ Deferred cla ification bas been requE:' ted by the department and John W. Spencer, Collbran, Colo. Forest Rupe1·visor, Battlement Na approved by draft boards in the case o! the following employees en tional Forest. Graduate Emporia College (Kans.), ll. S.; Yale Forest gaged in this work : School, M. F. Entered Forest Service as a field assistant on the Crook Forest. Prior to appointment had experience in timber ct·uising, map Name, home address, e7ta~·actet· of 1cork (see general statement), and ping, and surveying. Seven years three and one-half months. le11gth of sen-ice. Jamt> C. Whitham, Miles City, Mont. Forest supervisor, Sioux Na Alfred R. Lee, llladensburg, Md. Graduate of Rhode Island State tional Forest. Graduate Iowa State College, B. S., specializing in for College, H. ~- in agriculture. Has general supervision of the estry. Entered Forest Service as a forest guard. Seven years four poultry-feeding C:l.'1)erinlcnts at the Beltsville farm in connection with months: · the war emer~ency work and the a Louts R. Hillmon, New Meadows. Idaho. Forest ranger, districts 0 have entered tbe military S('rvlce that it would be impossible to replace nnd 7. Weiser National Forest. Prior to appointment was employed any of the men for wboni deferred classification has been requested two winters at timber work in lumber camps in Idaho. Six years. without equivalent loss in some other direction. · WilUam E. Jackson, Denver, Colo. Forest ranger. Attended Ana Deferred classification has been requested by the department and conda (Mont.) College four years; United States Naval Academy, two allov;ed by draft boards in the following cases : years; Kansas State University, two years; University Forest ~cbool, two years. Five years seven months. Kame, home address, character of wo1·k (see general statement), and Wallwin T. Job, Kanab, Utah. Forest ranger, Kaibab National For le11gth of service. est. Prior to appointment worked with surveying party and in sur R. II. Easterbrooks, Laramie, Wyo. Forest examiner, engaged in Teyor·s office approximately G months; also had 10 months' experi timber-sale work on the Medicine Bow Forest. Attended University of ence in ranch 'vork. Eight yP.ars nine months. Illino~s on~ year; Ufiiverslty o! Michigan, four years. Had previous Robert Johnson, Wensper, Idaho. Forest ranger, dist-rict 1, Lemhi exper1en~e m lumbermg, surveymg, tree planting, timber cruising, and National li'orest. Prevjous experience on cattle ranch. Three years fire fighting. Two years fiye and one-half months. eie:ht months. . Ollver F. Ericson, Austin, Oreg. Forest examiner, Whitman Na John V. Leiobou, Doloi"es, Colo. Forest ranger, assigned to timber tional Forest:. Graduate Bethany College (Kans.), A. B.; University sale work on Montezuma National Forest. Attended BloomsbUl'g (Pa.) of Washington (Wash.), M. S. li'. Before entering service was employed State Normal one yca1· ; Bucknell University, two years; Pennsylvania ~~~in~o:f~1~ol vactions on forest reconnoissance work. Five years State College, three yearR, graduating B. S. in forestry. Prior to ap pointment to present position had lumbering experience and worked m Andnw Hutton, Laramie, Wyo. Forest examiner, assigned to timber a reconnoissance crew on Bighorn Forest. Five years two months. sale work on the Rio Grande National Forest. Graduate Pennsylvania ilarvey J. Lickel, Trout Lake, Wash. Forest ranger, Mount Adams State College, B. S. in forestry. Was employed two summers by Forest ranger district, Columbia National Forest. Attended South Dakota Park Reservation Commission of New Jersedl, surveying boundary lines, State Normal• School three and one-half years; Oregon Agricultural ~naJ~~~-h~fj~;~~~ng corners, cabin buil ·ngs, etc. Three years one College, two and one-hal! years ; University of Washington, rangers' short course in forestry. Was reared on a stock farm; entered Forest B. E. Leete, Custer, S. Dak. Forest examiner. Graduate Yale R. Service as a forest guard. Seven years 10} months. A., and Yale Forest School, M. F. Two years eleven and one·halr Benjamin II. Lowe Moon, S. Dak. Forest ranger, Limestone ranger months. district, Harney NatiOnal1 Forest. Entered Forest Service as a guard. Allen W. Murdock, Hot Sulphur Springs, Colo. Forest examiner. Hurl previous experience in lumbering. Two years nine months. Arapaho National Forest. Graduate University of Michigan, A. B. and Corley B. l\IcFarland, Land?-x, Oreg. Forest ranger, west boqndary M. S. 1+'. Spent college summer yacations two years as fire warden ln ranger district, Cascade Na tlonal Forest. Graduate Soutfiern Iowa Michigan and one year as field assistant on Whitman Forest. Four Normal School. Bad stock-raising, logging, and lumbering experience year two and one-half months. prior to Government employment. Entered Forest Service as forest Wallace J. Pearce, Fort Collins, Colo. Forest examiner, Colorado guard and bas been employed on permanent improvement and protec National Forest. Attended Colorado College two years. Engaged in tion work Eight years three and one-half months. tra1l, telephone, and fire-guard work. Entered Forest Service as an Neal 0. McKinley, Rye, Colo. Forest ranger, Greenhorn ranger dis asl:!istant on the Pike Forest nursery. Four years one month. trict, San Isabel National Forest. Entered Forest Service as guard. Ward Shepard, Albuquerque, N. Mex. Forest examiner, district office, Had previous experience in lumbering. Two years slx and one-half Albuquerque, N. · 1\Iex., assisting the chief of operation. Graduate months. Harvard, A. B., and Harvard Forest School, 1\1. 1+'. Entered Forest '\Voodfred Grady Mlller. Imnaha, Oreg. Forest ranger, Inmaba Service as forest assistant. Five years. · . ranger district, Wallowa National Forest. Had experience In sheep Edwin H. Steffen, Yreka, Cal. Forest examiner, in charge o! silvi- raising and sawmill work prior to entering department service; ap culture activities on Modoc Forest. Graduate Iowa State College, B. S. pointed to Forest Service as a forest guard. Five years one month. F. Prior to present appointment served in Forest Service as guard and Sanford Mills, Dubois, Wyo. Forest ranger, Washakie National For ~! [o~~~tt~~istant in technical forest work. Five years six and one- est. Lived on ranch until entering Forest Service and was experi 1 enced in handling live stock. Five years eight months. Charles Steuart, Mancos, Colo. Forest examiner, Montezuma Na George E. Moore, Currant, Nev. Forest • ranger, district 3, Nevada tional Forest. Graduate Colorado College, F. E., and Yale Forest National Forest. Three· years at Utah Agricultural College. Prior to School, M. F. Entered Forest Service as a field assistant. Had pre appointment bad general sawmill experience. Two years seven months. vious experience in timber cruising. Four years one and one-half Stephen A. Nash-Boulden, Descanso, Cal. Forest ranger, .Descanso months. . . · district, Cleveland National Forest. Experienced tn grazing and ranch Myron W. Thompson, Denver, Colo. Forest examiner, in charge of ing. Served as forest guard for one summer before permanent appoint the office of sylviculture (Denver), substituting for regul&r incumbent ment. Has been a forest ranger during entire period in service. Four now on military leave in France · only experienced man available with years five and one-half months: . . complete knowledge of timber-sale conditions of district 2. _ Graduate Rosco C. Nicholson, Clayton, Ga. IJ'orest ranger, Clayton ranger dis Massachusetts Agricultural College, B. S., and Yale Forest School( M. F. trict, Savannah purchase area. Attended Georgia Agricultural College During college vacations worked in forestry field parties. Entered business course one year, mining and engineering course two and a ~~~eu;s. Service as forest assistant. Six years eleven and one-hal! half years. Served in Forest Service two summers as forest guard be fore permanent appointment. Four years three months. · Earl W. Tinker, Deadwood, S. Dak. Forest examiner, Black Hills Berry W. Phelps, Fraser, Colo. Forest ranger, Byers district, Arap National Forest. Graduate Michigan Agricultural College, B. S. F.; nbo National Forest. Two yeru·s at Gates Academy, Neli~h, Nebr., Yale Forest School, M. F. Two years eleven and one-half months. scientific course ; course in surveying and mapping, Internatwnal Cor Ernest T. Wolf, Cody, Wyo. Forest examiner. Graduate Iowa State l'espondence Schools. Had considerable experience in logging opera College, B. S. F. Prior to permanent appointment served one summer tions and at sawmills, also in handling stock, previous to entering as field assistant in Forest Service. Had previous practical experience Forest Service. One year five months. in woods and lumber yards. Four years. _ . . Frank F. Poley, Sulphur Springs, Colo. Forest ranger, Arapaho Na tional Forest. From spring of 1910 to fall of 1914 employed as tempo GRAZING EXAMI:SltRS AXD GRAZIXG ASSISTA~TS. rary laborer, foreman of planting crews, and forest guard in the Forest Grazing examiners and grazing assistants are technically trained Service. Five years three and one-half months. grazing experts. When assJgned to a nattonl forest they make an Robert G. Schreck, EJy, Minn. Forest ranger, Superior National For expert examination or survey of the range resources, the range allot est. Graduate Iowa State College, B. S. In forestry. Prior to per ments to dl1rerent classes of stock, and the methods followed in handling manent appointment worked for four summers as forest guard. Three the stock on the range, and recommend changes in numbers of stock, yean-: sevc>n anll one-half months. · class of stock, methods for their handling, and needed range Improve Joseph L. Sheppard; Evanston, Wyo. Forest ranger, employed on ments, In order to eliminate destructive overgrazing or unnecessary important timber-sale operations on Wasatch National Forest. Previ un:dergra.zlng throughout the forest. Where important changes in ous to entering Forest Service had experience In handling live stock. grazing management are necessary following the survey the grazing Thr<"c years two months. examiner or grazing assistant assists the supervisor in seeing that they Lionel H. Sherman, Dayton, Wyo. Forest ranger, Tongue ranger dis are properly made. If nssJgned to a district office he serves as the trict, Bighorn National Forest. Entered Forest Service as a forest district forester's technical expert on the grazing capacity of ranges and guard. Previous experience in handling live stock. Four years six methods of range utilization. When assigned to research be collects months. data anll develops improved methods of range management for ap I. M. Vamer, Soda Springs, Idaho. Forc2t ranger, district 8, Cache plication in range administration. Grazing examiners and grazing National Forest. Attended Unh"ersity of Idaho two years. Prior to assistants may be assigned from forest to forest, from forest to district appointment hacl nine years' experience in lumbering; also experience office, or from one district to another wherever the need for their in surveying. Was forest guard two summers before permanent ap services is most urgent. pointment in Forest Service. Three years seven months. At the beginning of the war all available grazing examiners and Henry G. White, Detroit, Oreg. Forest ranger, Detroit ranger dis grazing assistants were assigned to make n close but rapid examina trict, Sa.ntiam National Forest. Since entering Forest Service has been tion of the national forest ranges with a view to decide where it would engaged chiefly in trail and telephone construction, scaling, and fire be possible to take care of more stock without greatly endangering the protection. Seven years one and one-ball months. permanent welfare of the range. The special work of these men has Norman C. White, Bly, Oreg. Forest ranger, Bly ranger district, had much to do with the emergency Increases of cattle and sheep on Fremont National Forest. Practical experience In surveying prior to the national forests In 1918, amounting to about one-half mllllon sheep entering Forest Service, where be has been employed as forest guard, and one-quarter million cattle. The maintenance of these lncre!\sed chiefly on grazing and timber work. Six years five and one-half months. numbers of stock without danger of unwarranted damage to the l'ange Arthur A. Wood, Lost City, W. Va. Forest ranger. Potomac ranger and to live-stock production next year, and in future years, necessi district, Shenandoah Purchase Area. Entered Forest Service as a forest tates a. close watch of range and stock by grazing experts. The work frllard. Prior to appointment had practical experience in stock 1·aising. of grazing examiners and grazing assistants dlft'ers in the degree of Jflve years two months. technical as well as administrative responsibility. FOREST EX.AMIXERS. Deferred classification has been requested by the department and · A. forest examiner is a technically trained forester who is assigned to allowed by draft boards in the following cases : - 11 national forest to assist the supervisor in estimating timber, In layin;::; Name, home address, chamctcr of wo1·1> · (see general statc,mcnt), and eut and making timber sales, and In th~ administration of sales after lengt7' of service. they arc negotiated. He assists in all other forest operations Ulld activities, such as planting and nll manner of special forest stud1es, 1\lark Anderson, Ogden, Utah. Grazing examiner. Attended Acad and also assists in the general administration wot·k as the need may emy of Idaho three years; University of Idaho, two vears' work at arise. The forest examiner is the supervisor's technical expert In tim- Forestry School. Prior to permanent appointment, se~rved as forest ber matters. 1f assigned to a district office, a forest examiner is usually guard one summer. Five years five and one-half months. employed on special timber work, such as general timber reconnoissance. Raymond J. Recraft, O~tlen, Utah. Grazing examiner, district office, or the study of sylvicultural problems, or he may be assf.gned from forest Ogden, Utah. Gr~lluate Weber Academy, Ogden, Utah; student, Utah to forest for work under the direction of the forest supervisot·. So large Agricultural College one Y<'ar, ngriculture and botany; and at Vtah a proportion of the forest examiners formerly in the Forest Sen·ice 1 Agricultural College one year. - Two years four months. 11646 · CO:NGRES ·W(I)NAL R.ECORD-B:OUSE. N OVEl\IBER:-) 2-1 William R. Chapline, jr., Washington, D. C. (In the field about sc>en witl.t the work, an -valuable experimental work In packing canned tomatoes; also made a with other Government agencies, the bureau is investigating continually iipecial stu adulteration and sophistication of these products. Graduate Louisiana For - ~o years ~as asSistan~ at. Cornell uni'\"ersity filtration plant for State niversity Agricultural a nd Mechanical College; took one and a· a sho ... t time ass1 tant ch_em; t 1n the food laboratory of the New Yorl{ half y( ar·s po tgradunte work in chemistry at, Cornell University; also State Deparb;nent_of Agnculture, J?lember of t_he faculty of the Univer one summer's post~raduate course in orgunic and electrical chemistry sity of Georg1a two rears, and as~ lStant chem1 ·t at the Florlda Rxper!.· at University of Chicago 'ubsequently was instructor in chemistry ment Station. Fom· .f(>IU'S one montll . . In the Mis i sippi Agt:1cultural and Mechanical College for two and Hugo G. Lo sch1 Buffalo, N. Y. Assists as fooil analyst in the en on -ha lf years and one summer was assistant chemist in the Missis· forcement of the 10od and drugB act, for whlch work be 1 · especially sippi State Laboratory. Five year . well adapted. Graduate Columbia College, B. S. ; attended SchQOl of Jacob Feldbaum, Chicago, IlL Conducts food :malysis, factory in Chemistry of Columbia. University two years and received deln'ee ot spection, and other special investigations. Is skilled in special methods chemist. Before entering the service of the bUI·eau wa mpl work he performs is important, and there is nobody in the bureau as Schools: did two years' work at the Ohio State University College of well qualified as Mr. Ewing to take his place. Graduate Ohio State Arts, Ehilosophy, and Science, with electives in chemistry. Was University, B. S. in pharmacy; also took one year's postgraduate superintendent's assistant at the Ohio State University one year. work at same university, obtaining degree. of M. S. in chemistry. Four Took considerable- work in chemistry and graduated with the degree years nine and one-half months. • of B. S. at the University of Pennsylvania. Nine years six months. Ernest H. Grant, Elmhurst, N. Y. Engaged in the analysis of food Edwin C. Heinsolm, Indianapolis, Ind. Is investigator in poultry and drug products, with which work he has had very wide experience. and egg handling. His knowledge is needed at the pre cnt time, the bureau is constantly receiving resigna marketing investigations. For one year prior t o appointment in this tions from the gra in-sampler force. To lose any of the experience•! department was employed as assistant instructor lD agricultural re samplers who arc now C•n the roll would very seriously interfere with sources and marketing investigations at the University of Kentucky. the efficient enforcement of the grain-standards act. The grain-standards Ten months. . a ct at p resent is performing nn especially important function in con . John W. Wetz; New York. N. Y. G1·aduate Cornell University, B. S. nection with the regulations of the l•'ood Administration Grain Corpora ID agriculture. Was reared on a farm and has had active practical tion, which r equires that all transactions in wheat must be on the basis experience in the harvesting. handling, storing, and shipping of grain of the l!'ederal grades. and other farm prodl)cts. Nine months. Deferred classification bas been requested by the department and al John J. Ahearn, Cincinnati, Ohio. lias charge of the Cincinnati lowed by uraft boards in the following cases : branch office of the Bureau of Markets in connection with the market news service on fruits and vegetables·. !lis knowledge of railroad Name, ltome addt·css, cliat·acter oj worT' (see general statement), and atiairs bas made him particula rly valualJle in the Cincinnati market length of serdce. as this is an important diversion point. Previous to pr sent employ: WiJliam D. Bennett, Toledo, Ohio . . Graduate Cornell College of Agri ment was for several years with the Pennsylvania Railroad in New culture, n. S. Was raiseft on a fru:m where grain was one of the main York City, handling fruit and vegetable deliveries and assisting with tho products. One year. auction sales on their piers. One year nine months. John E. Bohn. St. Louis, Mo. Graduate University of Missouri, Harold C. Albin, Washincrton, D. C. (spends considerable time in tho B. S. Took postgraduate work at the institution, specializing in market field). Assistant in handlYn~ and transportation investigations with ing and rural organization work. During summer vacations was employed fruits and vegetables. His w1thdrawal from this work would seriously by the St. Louis Merchants' Exchange as grain sampler, his duties includ Interfere with the emer~ency food conservation campaign now under ing the sampling of cars of grain at elevators, mills, and railroad yards, way. Graduat(' University of Illinois, B. S. Previous to present ap and noting and recording of the condition thereof. Ten months. pointment had been connected with the B1ueau of Chemistry for ap. Willis B. Combs, Boston, Mass. Graduate Cornell University College proximately two years, engagecl in handling and transportation work •of Agriculture, B. S., making a special study of moisture determination particularly as relates to poultry, eggs, etc. Three years. • and the grading and handling of grain. One year four months. Frank W. Allenz Washington, D. C. (spends considerable time in tho Francis A. Cumings, Minneapolis, Minn. Was employed three years field). Is engagea in a campaign to increase the storage facilities fo~ by the E. H. Pugh Sampling Bureau at Cass Lake Minn., and for five fruits and vegetables in Colorado, in cooperation with the State market. years as grain sampler by the Minnesota State ·grahi inspection depart· lng office and the State council of defense. There is urgent need to~ ment. One year three months. this work in Colorado and other States, and it ls practically impossible Hazen P. En~lish, Kansas City, Mo. Graduate Michigan Agricultural to secure men with adequate training and experience along these lines. College, specializing in farm crops and grain judging. Was reared on a Graduate University of Missouri, B. S. in agriculture ; three years• farm and has bad practical experience in the handling of grain. Ten research work Iowa State College. Before his present appointment months. was assistant professor in the Washington State Agricultural Col· John H. Frazier, Detroit, Mich. Prior to entering department service lege in charge of fruit handling and marketing work. Eight months. had seven years' experience in sampling and grading of Jn"aln. bein.~r William F. Allewelt, Washington, D. C. (spends considerable time in familiar with the details necessary for making moisture tests and tor the field). Has been rendering practical service in demonstrating to keeping records of samples and insoectlons. One year three months. growers and shippers in Michigan the value and requirements of tho Harold S. Heilman, New York, N. Y. Before entering department potato grades. Other States have asked for assistance from the de· service had four years' experience as a deputy grain inspector with the partment in conducting work of a similar character to that performed Buffalo Corn Exchange, being familiar with the details of handling, ln Michigan. Only men with special training can successfully conduct sampling, inspecting, and grading of grain, and bad experience ~n the such work. He is also rendering service ln connection with the enforce· methods obtaining in transferring grain from cars and boats to elevators ment of the standard-<'ontainer act. Graduate Pennsylvania State Col· and from elevators to transportation lines. One year three months. lege, B. S. in horticulture. Prior to present appointment bad several Wayne D. Mathews, Fort Worth, Tex. Previous to present appoint years' experience ln growing and handling vegetables. One year two ment was employed by the Kansas State grain Inspection department, months. · first as inspector's helper, later as grain sampler, being engaged in George H. Baston, Washington, D. C. Has charge of the investlga• securing samples of grain at railroad yards, steamship docks, ware tlonal laboratory In which the acidity determinations of the grain• houses, and elevators, fn noting the condition and quality of grain, in standardization project are carried on, and is responsible for outlining, keeping records and making reports thereon, and in making analyses of directing, and supervising the work of the force employed thereunder. samples in the laboratory. Nine months. His work has included an investigation to determine the practicability Walter J. :Morgan, Salt Lake City, Utah. Graduate Oregon Agricul of substituting in part flours made from grains other than wheat for tural College, B. S. During summer vacations was employed upon grain the wheat flour. He has participated In all the main activities of the farms. Tro months. grain-standardization project, both field and laboratory, and bas as· John F. Mueller, Indianapolis, Ind. Graduate College of Agriculture, slated in formulating standard grades for both corn and wheat. He University of Minnesota, B. S., specializing in agronomy, farm crops, also bas supervision of the lnvestlgatlonal work relating to the bleach· weeds, and seed testing and grain judging. Ten months. ing of oats commercially, and at present is assisting in perfecting the Herbert E. Nelson. Duluth Minn. For four years previous to present tentative standards for oats. Graduate George Washington University, appointment was employed by the grain inspection department of the having specialized in chemistry. Prior to present appointment was Minneapolls Railway and Warehouse commission as grain sampler, his employed four years in the Bureau of Chemistry on investigational work duties including the sampling of loads of grain at railroad yards, mills, relating to the chemistry of cereals and milling and baking tests of elevators, and steamship docks, preparation of reports, and keeping of wheat and flour; detailed to the Forest Service one season to make records. Ten months. special field investigations relative to the composition of soils in the Thomas J. O'Brien, Milwaukee, Wis. Prior to appointment In the national forests of the Northwest, and was assistant ln grain stand· department was employed by the Illinois State grain inspection depart ardization, Bureau of Pla.nt Industry, for five years. Eleven years. ment as grain sampler, his duties including the sampling of cars of Harold S. Bird, Washin~ton, D. C. (Spends cQnsiderable time in the grain at mills, elevators, railroad yards, and steamsh1p docks, noting field.) Engaged in investigations relating primarily to methods of car the condition and quality of the grain, making records and reports, and loadin_g and transportation of perishable food products, the results of conducting laboratory moisture determinations. Ten months. whiclf to date indicate serious mistakes in methods of loading these David E. Overlock, Chicago, Ill. For two rears before entering de products in different sections of the country, resulting in heavy loss in partment service was employed by the lllin01s State grain inspection transit and at market terminals. It is urgently necessary for the ef department as grain sampler and grain helper ; his duties consisting of fectiveness of .this work, which is essentially connected with the war the sampling of cars of grain at mills, elevators, railroad yards, and work, that these investigations should be continued and extended. It steamship docks, noting condition and quality thereof, keeping records, is also equally important that the demonstrations of the results Recured making reports, conducting of moisture determinations in the laboratory, be ,:dven the widest publicity. Graduate Michigan Agricultural College, making separations of damaged grain, and investigating other factors B. S., specialized In horticulture and pomology. Three years. involved in the grading of grain. Ten months. Ralph H. Brown, Washington, D. C. Has had considerable grain ex· William A. Pahl, Miuneapolls, Minn. For five years prior to present perience in an executive capacity, and is now giving assistance in the appointment was employed by the Omaha Grain Exchange, first as rendering of decisions relating to questions involved in the enforcement helper and sampler, later as grain inspector. His duties consisted of of the g1·ain-standards act. It is important that the grain-supE>..rvi ion - sampling cars of grain at mills, elevators, and railroad yards, and as work be maintained on an efficient basis, especially in view ot the sisting with inspection work and laboratory analyses. Ten months. bureau's cooperation with the Food .Administration Grain Corporation. Bertram J. Rogers, Toledo, Ohio. Graduate New York State College and this can be done only through the retention of trained and ex of Agriculture, where his work has included special studies in grow perienced men. Nine months. Ing, grading, and handling grain. He was reared on a farm and has had much practical experience along agricultural lines ; also two years' John A. Burgess, Pittsburgh, Pa. Has charge of the Pittsburgh experience as a public-school teacher. One year four months. branch office of the Bureau o.r Markets. He not only collects informa Willlam D. Smith, New Orleans, La. Before taking up p_resent duties tion regarding conditions In the live stock and dressed meat trade in bad five years' experience in the handling and shipping of grain with Pittsburgh, but releases the market reports of the bureau in tbe terri H. I. Baldwin & Co .. Decaturt Ill. One year three months. tory served by the branch office in Pittsburgh. Graduate Ottumwa James P. Stanfield, Louisville, Ky. Before appointment in this bu (Iowa) Public State College, B. S. Prior to entering the Govern reau was employed for five years by the West '.rennessee Grain Co. at ment service was employed in a large meat-packing plant at Ottumwa, Obion, Tenn., as bookkeeper and local grain buyer; his duties including Iowa, where he ncquired experience in marketing dressed meats and the buying of grain from farmers in that territory, its sampling, inspect meat products, qualifying him to cope with the reporting conditions ing. and grading. Ten months. in the wholesale dressed-meat trade in the large meat-consuming cities. Gregory L. Straight, Kansas City, Mo. Prior to entering the de Nine and one-half months. partment had five years' experience in the sampling, handling, and Charles A. Burmeister, Washington, D. C. Engaged in work in con Jnspectlon of grain, part of which time was with the Kansas City nection with the markt>t news service on live stock and meats. This Board of Trade ; was also connected with the Kansas State grain in- market report service consists in furnishing telegraphic reports of live stock receipts and prices nt Chicago, which information is distributed SPif!l~~ ~~~;~~~~- L~J~viii!,r J:~:ee~~~i~~ to present appointment by leased wire to the bureau's various local offices and is used exclu- had four and one-half years' experience as manager in the buying, re ceiving, and shipping of grain at cooperative warehouses and one and ~~~~1aPYni!~ ~~;fc;~~ ~~f:UJ~~ ~~~uf:;Is; :~~~~:Ji~~s~~e!ft~:ti~~~i one-half years' experience as sampler in the Illinois State inspection work connected with the live stock, slaughtering and meat packing In department. One year three months. dustry of the country. Graduate Texas Agricultural and Mechanical Carl A. Waalen, -Minneapolis, Minn. Attended Carlton College and College. Subsequent to graduation and prior to entering the Govern Colorado College for two years, taking an engineer's course, speclaliz- ment service was engaged in the live-stock Industry as mana~er of his father's ranch in Texas, where he gained a thorough knowledge of the ~fs 1de:~if:~ntso~~s ~~~l~~~d.by '1~~ fi~~d~c~r~~m~liniPc~~e 1gle!e industry in the range States. Seven years. wood, Minn., and by the Duluth Board of Trade as grain sampler; his Earl A. Chenault, Richmond, Va. Ha.s charge of the Richmond, Va.• duties consisting of the sampling of cars of grain at mills, elevators, office of the grain and hay reporting market service of the Bureau of and railroad yards, noting its condition, and maldng records and re Markets. This is war emet·gency work, Its main object being to put the ports thereon. Ten months. producers of grain and hay who have surpluses of such stocks in toucJl James W. Wesson, Nashville, Tenn. Graduate University of Ken with dealers and others desiring them. Reports are issued biweekly, tucky, A. B. and D. S., specializing in agricultural economics and giving in detall the amounts of grain and hay on band, the amounts 1918. ~·' ( ,'}" OONGRESSIONAI:.i RECORD...:.LHOUSE. 11651' shipped in and out of each county, and the carload prices. These re M. A., in pomology .and agri-cultural chemistry. Wns instructor in ports are distributed by mail to all people who express a desire to- re~ horticulture in the University of Maine for a year and spent th.ree ~eive them. Graduate Ohio State University, B. S. in ~griculture. Our years in practical horticultural work. Ten months. year ten months. George C. Edler, Washington, D. C. Is chief assistant to the spe Doak B. Carrick, Washington, D. C. (spends considerable time in the cialist in seed marketing- and bas direct supervision of the compilation field). Engaged primarily in emergency work in connection with the and revision of material submitted by field reporte1·s- for publication in handling of apples and other fruits and vegetables injured by freezing t~e Seed Report~r. . Also handles special assignments in connection. in transit, with a view to reducing to a minimum the losses of these With the work of this project. Is thoroughly familiar witb every phase products Jn transportation. Also engaged in developing methods of of the se~d industry.. Tb.ere ai;e very few firms in the .country employ handling which apply to the successful storage of perishable food ing- men .m tp.e. ca.pacr~y m which .he bas bad experience, and the field products by preservation in freezing storage. These in_vestlgations re fro~. whi.ch It IS p-osSlble ~o recrurt men of Ws specialized commercial_ late directly to the conservation of fruits and vegetables, and have a trammg IS exceed11;1gly limited. Graduate University of Dlinols, B. S. particular war bearing at the present time. To a considerable extent rn agriculture. Pnor to entering Government service was employed in they provide the basis for other lines of work connected with the storage seed work, both on the farm with seed growers and with seed dealers · project which relate primarily to the refrigeration ot these products, spent four years with a. seed company in Minneapolis as traveling sales: both in tran!':portation and storage. Graduate Wake Forest College, man and buyer of farm seeds, also having charge of the seed-corn de (North Carolina.), A. B.; also received degree of Ph. D. from the New partment. One year ten months. York State College of Agriculture. In connection with- investigations Vernon P. Fawcett, -Spokanet Wash. Has charge ot- the Spokane for his doctor's thesis, made an extended study of the effect of freezing (Wash.) office of the ~rain ana bay market reporting service of the on plant tissues. Seven months. Bu_rpau nt fiE'.ld assign is transported ana purchased with cotton seed, and which results in ments which have included potato distribution rE'ports at Idaho Falls1 damaged cotton seed and a lower quantity and qua.llty of edible prod Idaho; handling the market-news ervice at Plant City, Fla., ana ucts, as well as requiring the utilization of about 4,000 extra freight Monett,- Mo., during the commercial movement of the strawberry crop ; cars each year. Has also been engaged in the develo17ment of practical supervision o! the service during the peach movement in Fort Valley, commercial standards for cotton seed and the elimmation of serious Ga. ; and the maintenance of an office at Macon, Ga., to distribute mar economic los es and wasteful practices existing in the trade. In co ket reports on watermelons. Attended agricultural college three years operation with the Food Administration bas assisted materially in the and bad several years of commercial exped.ence in the fruit business. formulation of rules and reo-ulations established to govern the cotton One year ten months. seed indu&try. IIigh school, business college, and law university grad Bryon G. Hays, Kansas City, Mo. Assists in the administration of the local office of the live-stock and meats project at Kansas City 1\lo. and uate ; has pursued other collegiate work, including a correspondE'nce in collecting and releasing daily market information relating to the course in agriculture at Pennsylvania State College, and has bad prac live-stock and meat trade. Much difficulty bas beE'n experienceu in get tical farm and railroad experience. Nine years six months. ting togethet· an adE>quate and efficient force to handle the increasingly George H. Da.cy, Washington. D. C. (Spends considerable time in the important work conected with this service. particularly to man the local fiPld.) Engaged in general live-stock and meat-marketing investiga offices, especially at the large centralized markets of Chicago, Kansas tions. His broad knowledge of agricultural conditions and ability as a City, and other central-western points. Graduate College of Agriculture writer make his services particularly valuable, especially in the work of the University of Nebraska, B S. Prior to present employment had undertaken and carried on in conjunction with the Federal Trade Com considerable experience in judging and buying live stock for a commis mission in collecting at lf\ading points information relative to the mar sion firm at Omaha. Nine months. keting of live stock at local packing plants and the large centralized Stanley G. Hilton, Washington, D. C. (ln field considerable part of markets. IR at present assisting ln the preparation for publication of time). Engaged in conducting mvestigations of the warebousin"' of the material obtained in this investigation. From the very inception grain and in the administration of the United States warehouse "'act of this important live stock and meat work, both marketing and market including the preparation of rules and regulations for enforcement reporting, the Bureau of Markets has met with extreme diffi.cultr in thereof. Has had a thorough training in the fundamentals of han securing ·men with proper training and experience to fill the positions. dling- and storing grain and bas assistE'd in the consideration of the com Graduate University of Wisconsin, B. S. and M. S. in agriculture. plex problems arising in connection with this work, including the study Prior to entering Government service operated a farm of his own and of types of elevators and warehouses, the insurance of grain in storage wrote on agt·icultural topics for a number of publ1cat1ons. While em and the methods of· handling and caring for this product. The proper ployed as a writer for one of the leading agricultural journals ti·aveled warehousing-of grain is of paramount importance in the conservation of extensively over the country and acquired a broad knowledge of farm this important product in the present emergency. Much dlffi.culty bas ing conditions and methods of handling and marketing agricultural been experienced at all times in securing men with the requisite training IJTOducts. lle devoted special attention to live-stock marketing prob for this work. One :rear. lems. One year. Frederick J. Hughes, Washington, D. C. For the past two years has William H. Darrow, Providence, R. I. Has charge of. the local mar handled aU tbe appointment- and civil-service work and all the records ket-reporting service at Providence, R. 1., which be inaugurated and ot. tb.e _personnel of tbe Bureau of Markets. This work has become developed, and which bas proved a decided success. This service seeks unusually heavy during the past several months and p-robably w1ll re to encourage the consumption and conservation of locally raised prod main so for an indefinite period. For the past 18 months consistent ucts and assists in the elimination at waste through efficient distribu: efl'orts have been made to train an understudy for Mr. Hughes, but- for tion of· the local food supply. Producers, dealers, and consumers are various reasons it bas been impossible to develop and retain any satis daily advised as to market conditions, and farmers and housewives, as factory candidate for such a position. Mr. Hughes has a thorough WE'll as dealers .. avail themselves of the service. It is proving of great knowledge ot the civil-service laws, rules, and rPgulations, and of the importance in utilizing vegetables when particularly plentiful and liable precedents and pollcles- of the department and of the bureau in dealing to waste. Graduate Middlebury College, B. A., and Cornell University, with a-ppointments and promotions. Three years eight months. 11652 CONGR.ESSIONAL RECOR.D-HOUSE. NOVEl\IBER 21, Clarence E. Killingsworth, Washington, D. C. (spends considerable mllls, and various kinds o! machinery used in the handling of grain. time in the field). Employed primarily on cotton-spinning tests con These investigations have a direct relation to the efforts being made ducted by the department and incidentally on work connected with to conserve the wheat supply of the United States, both by prevention the cotton-standardization and cotton-marketing projects. At present of ""rain loss by fire aud tile deterioration of commercial grade on is engaged on experimental-spinning tests which are being conducted gra!Ji: caused by smut in wheat. During the past thrashing season by the Untted States Department of Agriculture in cooperation with Mr. Morgan has assisted in the cooperative project relating to smut . the War Department and the Department of Commerce, for the purpose dust control in wheat at thrashing time, investigating special ucviccs of developing a suitable airplane fabric from cotton to replace the linen recommended by experts of the department and determining the effect fabric now being used. It is highly important to develop from cotton of the application of these devices to thrashing machinery. Graduate as promptly as possible a suitable airplane cloth to be used in the Montana State College of Agi·iculture and Mechanic Arts, ll. l::!. in manufacture of airplanes. Completed textile course in the Mississippi biology. Two years ten months. Agricultural College; also had experience in erecting machinery in .Julius H. Peters, Boston, Mas . Assists in the conduct of the tele carding and spinning rooms in northern and southern cotton mills. graphic market news service on live stock and meats at Boflton. He He bas bad considerable experience in the actual commercial manufac is fully familiar with the intricate details relating to reporting meat ture of cotton fabrics. Three years. trade conditions, which has a direct bearing on the food Aupply in the Clarence W. Kitchen, Washington, D. C. Has been associated with present emergency. Graduate Iowa State College, B. S. Was em the marltet-surveys project since the inauguration of the market-news ployed as instructor of agricultural economics at this institution parts service in 1915, and has had comprehensive training in almost every of two terms and as teacher of agriculture at the Atlantic (Iowa) High branch of the work of this project. Has assisted in the opening of School for one year. One year two months. numerous new stations anrl suggesting improvements in the service of William C. Quick., Washington, D. C. (spends considerable time in those already opened. When the rapid growth of the news service the field). Has been continuously associated with investigations re- · necessitated an extension of the administrative work of the project gardlng the handling, transpot·tation, and storage of fruits and vege in Washington in January, 1917, Mr. Kitchen was assigned to the tables. Supervises lmportant lines of work in the Pacific Northwest task. At present he is in immediate charge of the assignment of field directly related to the conservation and marketing of fruit crops grown fQrces and the dally administrative duties of permanent branch offices. there. He is thoroughly familiar with the fruit industry and with the Owing to his broad experience gained by actual contact with the proper construction and management of stora~e houses for apples. work since its inception, it would be exceedingly difficult to replace '£he conservation of foodstuffs is a question or primary importance him. Five years nine months. . and the work upon which Mr. Quick ls now engaged bears directly on Harvey E. Larsen. Boston, Mass. Investigates, in cooperation with that problem. Graduate University of Arkansas, ll. S. in agriculture. the Boston Market Gardeners' Association. problems .of marketing and Three years eight months. distributing locally grown truck-farm products, the cost of marketing Sam H. Ray, Kansas City, Mo. In charge of the live stock and meat by this method a compared with others, and the value of reporting reporting station at Kansas City. Devotes much of his time to devis local ma1·ket conditions and prices through the local press. The mar Ing means whereby this service may be improved. Has rendered much ket conditions in practically all large New England cities, especially assistance in connection with the installation of the telegraphic market Boston, have become verl acute, and the local truck growers and mem reports on estimated receipts and prices of live stock at Chicago Ill bers of State Council o Defense made a very urgent request to this He is by training, experiencei and ability well fitted for his present bureau for assistance in solving the problems. This service is proving work. Graduate •rexas Agricu tural and Mechanical College ; took post very valuable as a means of meeting emergency marketing problems. It graduate course at the University of Illinois. Prior to entering the is one of the most effective means of stimulating the consumption of Bureau of Markets, had six years' experience in ranching in Texas; locally grown produce, lowering prices, and conserving foodstuffs. was employed two years as in ·tructor in animal husbandry in the First Gra£luate University of Wisconsin, M. S., having completed all the District Agricultural College at Jonesboro, Ark.; and was in the marketing work which the university offers. Prior to entering the service of the Bureau of Animal Industry, where he was selected to department service, .received valuable experience in commission dealing investigate the beef industry of Guatemala. Three ;rears ele;en months. in the commission district of Chicago, ·and for several years was con Frederick W. Read, Kansas City, Mo. Has assisted in the develop nected with the farm-crop department of the Michigan Agricultural ment .of the cold-storage reporting system of the bureau. After the College. Elevi'n months. org~mzation of the work, covering some 70 commouities, Mr. Ueau was George Livingstone. Wa hlngton, D. C. Has charge of the Federal ass1~ned to take charge of all the market news work in Florllfta in grain supervision under the United States grain-standards act, direct cludmg both the permanent market station at Jacksonville a weil as ing the work of the grain supervisors and their assistants in the 36 the numer~us fie!d stations .throughout the State. Was suhsequently Federal graln·supervision dl tricts of the country, and has general placed in 1mmed1ate supernsory charge of the work of this project supervision over all the grain and hay marketing activities of this in the district bounded by the Rocky Mountains and the Mi sisstppl bureau, through which the emergency work of the department in issu ~iver. It is believed that this system will greatly relieve the Wash ing market reports on these commodities is directed. Assisted in the mgton office of a vast amount of administrative detall. Graduate preparation of the rules and regulations promulgated for the enforce Ma~ a~usetts Agricultural College, B. S. Graduate student Harvard ment of the United States grain-standards act and of other regulatory Umvers1ty School of Arts and Sciences; two years. Prior to entering public..'l.tions issued in connection with the enforcement of that act. the Bureau of Markets was assistant in farm management Bureau of Has directed the promulgation of standards for shelled corn and wheat, Plant Industry, and instructor in a~ricultural economics, Massachusetts personally supervising the holc.lings of hearings on grain standards and Agricultural College, for sh_?rt pertods. 'l'wo ;vears eight months. directing the investigation of the practices of marketing grain at Stephen A. Regan, Washmgton, D. C. Assisted in the preparation country and at terminal points. Graduate Ohio State University, of the Government's standards for wheat and in investigations relative B. S. in agdculture; took graduate work at Cornell University and at to the handling of grain in bulk rather than in sacks. Besides having Halle-Wittenberg. For several years was assistant professo~ of n wide general experimental knowledge of all classes and grades of agronomy at the Ohio State University, and was tendered the position when~, ls especially familiar with all matters relating to the wheat of chief of the newly created department of farm crops at that institu growing .area throughout the Pacific Northwest. Assisted in the work tion, which position he declined for the purpose of entering the service of orgamzing the grain-standards supervision work having for a period of this bur"eau. Three years. acted as .Federal grain supervisor in charge of the Denver office, and Brice M:. Mace jr., Washington, D. C. Has supervision of the admin for a periOd as gra1n supervisor in charge of the San Francisco office. istration of the branch offices opened in connection with the llve-stock When, in Jll;nuary, 1918, Dr. .J. W. '1'. Dovel, in charge of the grain and meat-reporting service of the Buerau of Markets. It is very diffi standardization work in the Washington office, was designated to pro cult at this time to obtain the services of men possessing the admin ceed to. Australia and other Australian points for the purposes o! istrative abillty combined. with a knowledge of live-stock marketing special mvestlgations, Mr. Regan was brought to Washington to take methods. Graduate Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., B. S.; Dr. Du~el's place during his absence. Graduate Colle~re of Agriculture studied law at the University of Chicago; and is at present taking Univers1ty of Idaho, B. S. in agriculture. Prior to entering the service an M. A. course in economics at George Washington University. Was of the department served !or one season as State food commissioner reared on a Tennessee stock farm anrl was in charge of city and county of Idaho. Two years nine months. school systems for seven years. Nine months. Howard B. RJchar:lson, Washington, D. C. (spends consfuerahlc time Nathan Menderson, Washington, D. C. (spends considerable time ln in the .tiel~). Has been engaged primarily in cotton standardization the field). Engaged on grad~ and standards work. This work ls of and spmnmg test work and assisting with the manufacturing tests very great importance to ~outhern peanut growers, because practically made by the department for the purpose of determining the spinning no effort has been made by the department looking to the establishment value of the different grades, staples, and other qualities of upland of standard grades for peanuts. '£he purpose of this work is to enable sea-island, and Arizona-Egyptian cottons. At present engaged on the recommendation to growers of the best methods of handling and tte experimental spinning tests being conducted by the department in grading their peanuts and also to determine what wlll constitute cooperation "1'\"ith the War Department and the Department of Com practical market grades for both shelled and unshelled peanuts. Pea merce for the purpose of developing suitable airplane fabric from cotton nuts are now becoming an important food product, and their standard to replace the .linen f~brics now l>eing used. Has represented the lzation and improved methods of grading and marketing ls of decldoo bureau at var1ous pomts in the cotton handling and marketing importance, not only to the large producing sections of the South but activities. Completed a three-year course ln mechanical engineering at also the consumer. Graduate Yale University, A. B., and Cornell the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a three-year course in University, M. A. Prior to entering the Bureau of Markets was em cotton manufacturing with the American Correspondence School. Prior ployed by the Bureau of Plant Industry in connection with the intro to his appointment in the Bureau of Markets served neat·ly four duction and development of new vegetables in the South. Three years years as laboratory aid in the Bureau of Plant Industry. Seven years six month . eight months. ll<;njnmin C. Moomaw, Washington, D. C. (spends considerable t~me Patrick J". Roach, Minneapolis, Minn. Last year had charge of the Ln tile field). Assists the project leader in charge of State cooperation 1\Iinnenpolis o-ffice of the Bureau 9f Markets in connection with the in ma rketlng work, in coordinatinll: the various projects of the bureau market surveys project. As the Minneapolis office ls in the center o! with the State cooperative activities. Also assists in a study of the an important potato-producing section, he gave special attention to cooperative marketinll: work being carried on by t.he bureau in tl_lc reports on thls commodity, with the result that this season he has Southern States rendering help to the field agents m these States m been assigned to more important potato-prorluctng se<'tions to give spe the d('velopment of their activities and in the improvement of theii· cialized service on this product to the growers in these districts He methods. Graduate Washington and Lee University. Prior to enter started the season at EaglP Lake Tex., and is now handling the dis in" the Bureau of Markets was for six years actively engaged in tribution of reports in the Fort Smith,1 Ark., district. Prior to enter or~harding in the State of Virginia and in marketing apples, both in ing Government service had many years' experience in the produce this country and abroad. For one year was institute lecturer in fruit bu iness. One year nine months. growing for the Virginia department of agriculture and immigration Otto " '· Schleussner, Los Angeles, Cal. Ilas been in immediate and later extended this work to other branches of agricultural inter charge of the work of developing a national market news service on ests. Served us a director and pres_ident of the Virginia Fruit Growers' fnt.its and vegetables since its inauguration In 191G. When 1t was Association for sevP.ral years. One year nine months. decided to Inaugurate .the news service and Inspection service on the .Joe D. Morgan, New Orleans. La. Has been engaged in making field Pacific ·coast this sprmg Mr. Schleussner was selected to supervise and laboratory investigations relative to the method of handling, grad the combined work of these two projects in the territory west of the ing, and transporting commercial grain; acted temporarily as grain Rocky Mountains. It seemed advisable to handle this work as a dis supervisor under the grain-standards act. At present bas charge of trict pro.blem. inasmuch as the marketing problems of Pacific coast growers are different from tbo. e encountered in any other part of the }~e c3~~~l~~~~n~~~iz~l~nw~~~esi~~fs~nt~ ~~~in~~~fga~\o~e':el~fl;:~~ country and must be handled separately. He exercises supervisory the causes and prevention of explosions and fires in a-rain elevators, control over the pe.rmanent branch offices on the Pacific coast, includ- 1918. 1 CONGRESSIONAL R.ECORD+-HOUSE. 11653 ing a numb('r of the most important producing points. He also serves Bt:'RE.AU OF PLANT . lND'C'STRY. in an ntldsory capacity In considering genernl policies relatin~ to ·Kame, home caldress, cllm·acter of 1.0o1·k, and length of scrricc. the fruit and vegetable marketing activities of this bureau. Graduate Michigan Agt·irultural Collegt•, B. 8 . in a~ricu!ture. Prior to his Glen H. Ramsey, Orono, Me. Engaged in the investigation of po nppointment In the Bureau of Markets bad wide experience in business tato disea.ses In Maine. He has recently taken the leadership in Jn various lines-truck farming,- Inspection work, and commercial pathological extension work in Maine and is engaged In putting into dealings with fruits and vegetables In the markets and in the produc practice In that State, -with the cooperation of the State extension ing districts. Three years four months. forces, the methods. of control for important diseases of truck crops, Alfred B. Smeby, Washington, D. C. (spends considerable time in particularly potatoes, that have been worked out. Entire time devoted the field). Was first assigned. to the development of a new system to the various phases of this work. including the oversight of field of r('ports on live-stock movements. introduced ('xperimentally at demonstrations, the· instructing of State and county agents and farm Lancaster,, Pa., about a year ago. This project involved the perfecting ers in methods of plant-disease control, and the preparation of neces of arrangements with farmers, railroad agents, live-stock buyers,. the sary literature on the subject, this being a part of the program of tracle at the Lancaster stockyards, and others to obtain accurate In food conservation through the control of plant diseases. Graduate formation concerning the "In and out" movemE.'nt of beef cattle ln Indiana University, A. B. and A. M., specializing in botany, mycology, · 18 counties known as the Lancaster district. When the service ~as and plant pathology. Prior to entering the department service -h e.lu a successfully ~nstalled at Lancaster he was detailed to Rocky Ford, teaching fellowship In botany at Indiana University, was instructor in Colo., to inaugurate a similar service covering the Arkansas Valley botany at the Umversit." of Maine, and assistant plant pathologist of cattle and lamb. feeding districts. He was later called to Washington the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. Two years three months. to assume charge of important work pertaining to cur1·ent bulletins Roscoe E. Blair, Bard, Cal. Has been serving as superintendent ot on live stock and meats and was placed In full charge of the bureau's the Yuma Experiment Station, near Bard, Cal., and in conducting weekly llve-stock and meat-trade news bulletin, supervising the report demonstration work among farmers on the Yuma reclamation project. ing service on the movements of live stock in the feeding and grazing His duties as farm superintendent include the supervision of all the districts of the United States. lie is at present on an Indefinite assign investigational work of the Yuma station and some field work among ' ment r('porting the Chicago bog market. Prior to entering Government settlers on the Yuma reclamation project with particular reference to Rervice wns engaged in the newspaper publishing business for six years, the production of long-staple cotton. - This work is of special impor five years as market writer and associate editor of the· Sioux City tance at the . present time, when the demand for long-staple cotton for (Iowa) Dally Lh'e Stock Record an1 live-stock editor of the Sioux City both civil and military purposes is exceeding the supply. The Yuma. Tribune. One year two months. . station is located in a section devoted to intensive farming, as shown Edwin W. Stillwell, Washington, D. C. Engaged In important ad by the fact that the average production per acre for that district (the ministrative work in connection ~ith the details of the technical daily Yuma. 1·eclamation project) in 1917 was valued at $105. The work of telegraphic reports and other work incident to the assembling and the station has been a very important factor In the development or issuance of market news on the movements and prices of fruits and local agricultural industries, particularly as re~rds the two most Im v('getables. The administrative work requires a combination of quali portant industries. cotton and alfalfa seed. He bas served also as fications in order to handle it successfully. Graduate Iowa State Col representative of the Office of Demonstrations on Reclamation Projects I ge, B. S. in hort!culture, specializing In pomology and marketing. on the Yuma project, it having been found impossible so far to securo Eleven months. n suitable man for the work of that office. Graduate Kansas !:!tate Charles B. Tubergen, Pittsburgh, Pa. (spends considerable tlme In the Agriculture College. Prior to entering the department was employed field). Has handled distribution reports for a number of important for a brief period as assistant In the department of horticulture at the perishable products at various points. Is at present in charge of the Kansas Experiment Station. Seven years eleven months. Important field statiou at Onley, Va., where his duties other than ad · Leonard E. Newman, Concord, N. H. HaS' charge of cooperative ministrative consist ln the collection and distribution of marketing in work on the control of the white-pine bUster-rust work in New !lamp forma tlon. The market news work In which be is engaged has ex shire. This includes general control work throughout the State, spe panded very rapidly and Congress has appropriated large sums of money cific local cooperative work with 43 townships, and the direction of to continue it. Graduate Michigan Agricultural College. For five the activities of about 75 employees. This blister-rust disease threat years ~;ubsequent to graduation was in the employ of the New York ens the destruction of the white pine, which is the most valuable and !:!tate Experiment Station at Geneva, and for one year was employed in important forest t1·ee in the northeastern section of the United States. the office of the California Fruit Growers' Exchange at Chicago. Nine The situation is critical ; present failure of the cooperative control months. . work in New Hampshire would cause irreparable damage and might Gustav P. Warber, Wa.shington, D. C. (spends considerable time in easily mean failure for the blister-rust campaign in the entire re~i on. the field). Has recently made an exhaustive study of the production For the continuation and success of the work in New Hampshire It is of casein in this country, the information being desired for the use of Important that Mr. Newman be retained in his present position, as he the Shipping Board and the War Inaustries Board as a guide in deter is the only experienced man left who is thoroughly familiar with the mining the policy of these boardl:1 with reference to importation of that work in that State, he having been with the work ever since it was product and with reference to· the needs of the Army and Navy for inaugurated. Graduate Biltmore Forest School. Had three years' ex airplane construction. Ills principal work at the present time is con .Perience in general forestry work In the Northwest and ln New Ilamp· nected with a comprehensive study of the marketing and handling of shire before entering the department service. Two years one month. milk throughout the United States by means of the distribution of sched Louis J. Gillespie, Washington, D. C. Engaged in working out the ules and by personal investigations. Graduate University of Minnesota, relation between crops and soil acidity, Involving highly technical ex· B. S. and M. A. in agriculture. Served as assistant in the-division of perience and training in connection with hydrogen-ion concentration. agricultural economics, University of Minnesota, for three years; during There are only a llmited number of men avallable for this type of work which time he pursued the study of special problems in the field of in the United States, and 1! be were separated f.rom the service for agricultural economics. Three years eleven months. any reason this line of work would have to be suspended Indefinitely. Bert W. Whitlock, Salt · Lake City, Utah. Is grain. supervisor in He is showing a decided relationship between the hydrogen-ion concen. charge of the Salt Lake City office, which is a particularly important tration In soils and the prevalence of cert.'lin diseases a1l'ecting promi· assignment because of the variety of grain produced a..nd shipped from nent food crops. Graduate Brown University, Ph. B. and Ph. D. the territory covered. The supervlslonal activities for the district are Served as assistant In physics, Brown University ; instructor in chem centralized in the Salt Lake office, and from that point extensive istry, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence; fellow in bacteriology, investigations are conducted to supplement the information now avail- Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research; and bacteriologist, New York able for use in the determination of standards. The department is un Department of Health, for various periods before entering department able to secure competent men for all of the positions of grain supervisor. service. Four years ten and one-half months. · The department is cooperating with the United States Food Administra Rolla N. Harger, Washington, D. C. Engaged in chemical work, tion authorities in their work with grains under the food-control act. requiring highly specialized training, In the Office of Soil-Fertility This necessitates exceedingly important and heavy work among the Investigations. It has been found impossible under the ~resent condi· grain trade by the grain supervisors of the Bureau of Markets, both at· tions to obtain men of similar training and experience. Since Septem the Washington office and in the field. Graduate Kansas State Univer ber, 1917, has also been engaged in making investigations of nn unusual sity, B. S. In agriculture, specializing in grain marketing, grain grading, character In cooperation with gas-warfare investigations, Bureau of and milling technology; also ser>ed at this Institution as student assist Mines, acting for the Ordnance Department. This ·special research is ant in mllling technology and as student assistant in chemistry. Prior invaluable to the prosecution of this line of offensive warfare. Grad to entering the Government service held several important appointments uate Washburn College (Topeka, Kans.), A. B.; dJd graduate work in Jn the State grain laboratories of l\!ontana, having direct charge of the chemistry at Kansas University two terms, receiving M. A. ueg1·ee. milling and baking investigations. Was also appointed deputy State Before entering department was laboratory instructor in chemistry at grain in,;;pector. Eleven months. Washburn College three years and laboratory instructor in chemis h·y John F. Wilmeth, Washington, D. C. Engaged in work in conrrec at Kansas ·University two years. One year one month. tion with the enforcement of tbe United States grain-standards act Wofford B. Camp, Gaffney, S. C. Engaged in CalifOrnia upon work and other projects dealing with the marketing of grain. He is having in view the incr-eased production of the long-staple Egyptian thoroughly familiar with the provisions of the act and also with the type of cotton in the United States by the utilization of the improved requirements of the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Agricul varieties and cultural methods that have been dewloped through the' ture under the act_ Has attended all the hearings held in connection experimental work of the departrr.ent. On account of the reduced pro with the different phases of the enforcement of the act and the estah duction of this type of cotton in Egypt and difficulties of communication· lisbmP_nt of gradE's for grain promulgated thereunder. l\!r. Wilmeth !s and transportation there could be no assurance that enough extra staple also in charge of the work of compiling estimates for grain projects cotton would be available in the United States even for the strictly special reports required by Congress, and similar work requirin~ a · military purposes of aeroplane wings, balloon fabrics, and automobifo thorough knowledge of departm€'nt and bureau policies legal trairuna tires. The production of sea-island cotton has become entirely an :md familiarity with the technical requirements under the grai~: uncertainty on account of the boll weevn. The field operations in Cali standards act. Prior to assuming his present duties held responsible fornia consist of locntin"' and caring for plantings of the improve Walton G. W<>lls, Sacaton, Ariz. En~aged on work directly relatetl offi<;e. The superintendent i fully occupied witll the work in irrigation to tho increaReJ production of cotton of the Egytian type in the u·rigatcd agricultt!r.e and. lla. not ue~n specially trained in dry-land agriculture sections of Arizona and California. The fact that importution of this nor· fam1h.ar with tbe detail. of the work that is being conducted by type of cotton from Egypt has recently been much restricted and that the oillre of Dry-Lund Agriculture. Mr. Mathews is the only repr·esP..nta the Arizona and California product is the only available substitule for tive of the Iast-n:uncd office at the Bellefourche station and is responsible sea-island · cotton, which is of vital importance to the· military program for the conduct of the work of crop production undt>l' dry-land condl- of the United States requires that every cllort be made to stimulate 'tions, which work has ah·t'ady proved its vaJue by its result· This production of .American-EJQ-ptian cotton in Arizona and California. work involv~s soil preparation, secdin_g, cultivation, harvesting the crops, ~'his cotton is alrrarly !rein~ extensively employed in the. m11nufacturc study of :JIPlds, efft'ct of cultivation, rotations, etc. Ile also has of hi;;h-grade tire fabrics and is being tested fer use in the production ot' charge of tlle oU moisture and other chemical and physical determina balloon fabrics for the Army. In the e> nt of a serious curtailment tions in the lahoratory on the field station and has kept the record ot of the sea-island crop as a result of l>oll-weevil ra>ages American the meteorological observations. This work i directly concerned with E,ryptian is the best :wailable sub titute for sea-i.sland cotton in the the increasing of the food upply, particularly wheat of the country by mannfactu1·e of balloon, ga -mask, and au·plane fabrics. Increased pro d<'terminlng the possibilities of production in this scc'tion of the country dLction of American-Egyptian cotton is contingent upon (1) the main" and the methods IJy which these possibllities can be most profitably tenance of a large supply of pure and selected seed for planting and rt'alizefl. Graduate South Dakota Agricultural Collc"'c B. S. and M. S (2) familiarizin~ the growers with the best method of production which Nine years. "' • • have been workro out by the department. Mr. Wells has had a longer and more intimate contact with both of these lines of e.fl'ort than Joseph B. Ku ka, Colby, Kans. Ilas charge of exten lve in'l"e tlga any other man now in the Government service. He is the only employee tlons In methods of crop production under dry-land conditions at tho of the departm('nt available for continuous servke in the field who Colby (~us.) .. ubstation of the Kansa State Experiment Station in has sufficient fam1Uarit:v with the Egyptian cotton plant to carry on cooperatiOn wttb the State. Under the terms of this cooperative effectively the vitally important work of seed selection. The work is agt·ecmPI?t the d partment agrees to P.rovide a trained assistant in dry-· both urgent and continuous in its nature and does not permit of the land agr1culture who shall be responsible for and have immediate charge delay:; and interruptiollB which the training of an inexperienced substi of the experimental work. Mr. Kuska has had charge of such work tute would entail. l:-\ix years two months. since its inauguration in tbe spring of 1914. Graduate University of Norbert R. Mueller, Washington, D. C. Has charge of the extensive E:an as, B. S. Spent early life on a farm. Four years six months. experiments in drug-plant growing which are being conducted in co . Charles H. Ruzicka.,. WllliRton, N. Dak. .As superintendent of the Wil operation between this department and the Uni-v-ersity of Wisconsin, li ton (N.Dak.) dry-1and field station has charge of an extensive series the continuance of which 1s regarded as exceedingly important in the of rxperlments being conducted under a cooperative agreement with the pre nt emergency . . The Bureau of Plant Industry, through its CO· North Dakota Experiment Station to determine the best methods of crop operation with a number of universities which maintain drug gardens production for that section. Under this agreement the department fur in connection with their schDols of pharmacy, is working to secure the rushes tbe SUPf'l'intendcnt Of the Station. Wheat and flax production production of as large quantities as possible of several essential drugs. ar of fir'Rt importance in this section, and any advance the experimental Mr. .Mueller not only ha had immediate charge of the work of produc work may mak" i~1 the solution of the many problems concerned in their ing these dru~ crop at the Uruversity of Wisconsin but visits these pl'oduc·tion adds du·ectly to the total production of these and other e sen other institutiOns, as nece ity may arise. to give expert sup.ervision tial food~tff.l and 1·aw materials. Graduate Nortll Dakota Agricultural and advice and assist in pTomoting the work. There are very few men College, B. S. in agriculture ; has al o had practical farm experience in the country who have had nny practical experience in the line of work Prior to prE." ent appointment spPnt two seasons examining and apprai : in which Mr. .Mueller is. engaged. It has been found necessary to in ing landR in we. tern North Dakota and en.stern Montana for the North crE>ase .Mr. Mueller's re~ponsibilities by assigning him to emergency Nn PacJfic Railway Co.; taught ono year in associated agricultural field work in connection with the castor-bean crop in addition to ht~h schools at Milaca, .Minn.; and was t-wo years with the North his regular assignment to the production of important drug plants. Dakota Better l;'arming A !Wciation. Five years six months. These duties include collaborating with officials of the Signal Corps, CharlP T . Dearln~, Washington, D. C. (Most of his time i spent in War Department, cooperating with county agents, advising growet·s, the field.} llas charge of the muscadine-grape investigations of the etc., in order to insure castor-bean production on the large acreage b.urenu, which invol>e a study of cultural methods and requirements required to provl Gustav A. Meckstroth, Washington, D. C. Engaged in vean-dis<'ase of Plant In . 11656 l~ OVEl\ffiER 21, s,..-eet-pota to w-2>evi! has })een sprcauing uncheckeu until t110 present D: J. Caffrey, Hagerstown, :Mtl. Has eharge of tl!fl laboratory in yem· . nrl is }) ~ ruing extremely threatening. The sweet potato is a ve tigatlons on ~lre~vorms and cun>orms; al ·o work on European staple food not only of the people of our 'outhern States but on the corn talk borer m :r\ew England. Tbe e pe t. are re pon, iblP fo1· Army ration. Graduate Pomona College, with one year'.,; postgraduate tremendou lo. R~ · in food rops. Graduate 1\lnssachu. etts Agl"icultural work at that institution. 'ix rear. ele>en m()nths. College; als? d1d postgraduate work nt that institution. Prior t C. H. Batchelder, Orono, 1\Ie. Demonstrate method of controlling prcsPnt app01ntment wa~ for three months a . istant to the entomologi t serious insect pests of staple crops. Men of the type capable of per of l\~as achusetts E~periment Station an~ for two year assistant to forlning entomological extension work are extremely difficult to find, the State entomologist of Connecticut. F1ve yt'ars one month. and the importance of the work, judged by their results obtained through ~'rank . q1amue:lin~ Quincy, Fla. Has charge of a ubsiation at their efforts, makes it extremely desirable to retain their services. Qumc:r, Fla., rnve ligating the tobacco budworm and other important Mr. Batchelder is tbe only extenSion entomologist now operating ill the tobacco insects. Received two year ' training at the Worcester Poly~ State ()f Maine. Graduate of an approved college, having taken the technic Institute and gradnatNl from Massachusetts Agricultural Col· course in entomology; also had practical experience before entering the lege, B. '. For two summers before entering the department held department fitting him for senice as demon tratO!' and public speaker. the position of deputy State nursery inspector of Massachusetts. Thrl'e m()nths. EleTen and one-half months. William T. Ilam, Pullman, Wa h. _ Dem()nstrates metho mological extension program, and is conductio~ important demonstra out. Mr. Leach has had considerable experience along this line. Grad tion work on the control of insects affecting the production of winter uate Cornell University, B. S. Four years· four months. wheat. Graduate Kansas State Agricultural College, ~· S. For three T. F. McGehee, Tallulah, La. Is first a sistant in the cotton-boll years previous to present appointment was assistant m entomology at weevil investi~ations conducted at Tallulah, La. He has had experience this institution. Ten months. in this investigation during the past four years. Graduate Mississippi Jobn B. Gill, Mollticello, Fla. For :five years bas had ~barge of the Agricultural and Mechanical College. Four years ten months. bureau's investigations of pecan in:::!cts in the South, w1th beadquar- R. B. McKeown, Medford, Oreg. Assists in codling-moth investiga· • ters at Monticello, Fla. This work involves careful life-history studies tions in the Rogue River Valley, Oreg., with headquarters at Medford. of the important insect enemies of the pec..'l.n and the carrying out in Graduate. Colorado Agricultural College, B. S. One year. the field of large-scale e:q>eriments in the control of these insects. William l\1. Mann, Washington, D. C. Has devoted practically all Eight years. his time to studying and classifying ants r<'ferred to the Bureau of Rudolf W. Glaser, Forest ffills, Mass. .For several years be has Ento.molog;r: and recently has completed a very thorough survey of bad char«e of the investigation of the W11t disease which destroys Cuba and LDe Bahamas to deternrine injurious insects, including ants, gypsy-moth cate1-pilla:rs.. This ha~ required a techn!cal study in. order which might be introduced either through commerce or on nursery to determine the causative orgaJU.Sm of wilt. ~e 1s now working on stock into the 'United States. Can speak the languages in vogue in prac· a bacteria1 disease introduced fi:om Japan, which affects gypsy-moth tically all of the countries requiring special investigation to determine caterpillars. These experiments are only partially completed. Five injurious insects likely to be introduced, and is also familiar with the years two months. . conditions existing in these countries. Attended Washington College Charles C. Hill, Carlisle, Pa. Has cha1·ge of a ~ranch of the IIesslUn of Agriculture two years; also two years at Leland Staniord Junior fly investigations east of the Alleghany Mountams. The work he is University, receiving the degree of B. A. from the latter institu- • performing is of a pecuUarly technicnl nature. Student at Harvard tion ; subsequently received the clegree of D. S. from HaTvard Uni Colle~e; graduate Massachusetts Agi1cultural. College, B. S._ Prior to vers1ty. Prior to entering the Government service spent six years cntermg department was nursery mspector m Massacnusetts for one ill studying ants under the direct supervision of Dr. W. M. Wheeler, who is the world's recognized author1ty on tbis group of insects. In ye¥~oz!'~~~:e:H~~loway, New Orleans, La.. Has ch~rge of the bureau additl()Il, has. devoted two summers to study at the Marine Biological laboratory at New Orleans, La., where 1nvestlgations of the suga.r Laboratory, and for two years held a traveling fellowship from Har cane insects and the Argentine ant are undertnken. Is at present m vard for ant work in the Fiji and Solomon Islands and Australia. Cuba. obtaining parasites for introduction into the United States for Other explor~ons were made by him in Brazil, Boli;ia, Mexico, Haiti, the control of the sugar-cane moth borer. The moth bore1· is one of Arabia, Syria, Bahama Islands, and various parts of the United States. the principal enemies of cane, and now menaces the future of the cane Ten months. sugar industry jn this country. The only possible hope of controlling Harold Morrison, Washington, D. C. Is entomological explorer in this pest is by the introduction of parasites. Gmdua~e Texas Agricul .charge of an insect survey of th~ West Indian Islands ~d Central tural and Mechanical College. Engaged in entomological work for the and South American countries. This survey has particular relation to Texas Experiment Station two years before entering the service of th.e fruit files and other insect pests of plants and plant products likely departmen.t. Nine years. to be brought into the United States through the agency of commerce Robert H. Hutchison, Washington, D. C. Mr: Hutchison is the from the regions designated. He is also in charge of the collection of bureau's authority on the house fly and its control. He has also been fruit flies nnd other pests from the regions named which are being engaged upon an investigation regarding the life history and control collected and "forwarded to the Bureau of E ntomology . from time to of the body and bend lice commonly c~lled :' co.otie.s." The cootie time by various official entomologists, directs the correspondence and problem has opened up many fields for mvestiga:twn, and unless the the work of various collaborators, nnd makes personal surve1s to check work is continued the matter may be dropped completely and important up the work and to supplement it with such specific studies as may and necessary information will not be obtained. He is also cooperating be necessary to secure the desired information over the entire field. with the Chemical Warfnre Service in connection with test!'! that are He has already completed a preliminary survey of the Virgin Islands, being made of all poisonous gases now used in warfare with a hope San Domingo, and Cuba, and, in addition, has made a specific study that possibly some gas mny be available which could be used for of the citrus black fly, a dangerous insect which has not yPt gained a freeing the men wearing masks of all cooties. Also, at the request of foothold in the States, in Cuba, J'amaicu, and the Canal Zone. The the Medical Department, he is testing nn tmmmal apparatus for the importance of ke~ing out injurious insects afrecting tropical and sub control of tbe cootie. In cooperation with the Quartermaster's Depart tropical fruits -wh1ch have not yet gained entrance into the continent ment, Mr. Hutchison is engaged in experimEtnts to de~ermine the etrect is well :recognized. Graduate Cornell University, B. A.; also received of all processes of laundry and dry-clearung establishments for the the degree of M. A. from Leland Stanford University. Fol' five years control of the cootie. He is thoroughly familiar with the technique of was assistant to the State entomologist of Indiana, devotillg mo t of breeding the cootie, and has a thorough grasp of the whole subject. his time to the inspection of foreign and domestic nursery stock and Graduate La Fayette College (Pa.) ; took postgraduate work at the the determination of insects and plant diseases. Prior to present ap University of Pennsylvania. · Four years eleven and' one-half months. pointment was entomological inspector of tbe Federal Horticultm·al H . G. Illgerson, Lakewood, Ohio. Has ch&rge of the bureau's investi Board. Two years thTee ana onP-half months. gations of grape insects. with headquarters at Cleveland, Ohio. This G. F. Moznette, 1\Ilami, Fla. Has charge of field work in the study of work involves careful life-history studies of the insects and carrying the life history, habits, and means of control of fruit flies and other out in vineyards of large-scale experiments in their control. It is also insect enemies of mango, guava, nvocado and other f1ubtropical fruits necessary for Mr. Ingerson to visit various vineyardists in the grape which arc being commercially developed m1 southern Florida. He also g,rowing territory and instruct them in methods of insect controL cooperates with the Federal Horticultural Board and has charge of the uraduate Pennsylvania State College, B. S. F o-u r years two months. inspection anrl safeguarding of plants grown in the plant-introduction Dwight Isely, Bentonville, Ark. Bas for some years bad charge of garden at l\fiami, Fla., maintained by the Bureau of Plant Induo-try. the bureau's investigations o! grape insects in the northeast Pennsyl This project covers an important field of special fruit -development in vania grape belt. At present is assigned to an investigation of "B.Pl>le southern Florida and is particularly important because of the location insects in the Ozarks, with headquarters at Bentonvillo, Ark. This at Miami of ane of the department's principal plant-introduction gar work involves careful life-history s tudies of important apple insects dens, and because of the proximity of this region to Cuba and the nnd the carrying out in the field of large-scale experiments in their Bahamas, which under existing traffic conditions renders it very subject control. Graduate Fairmont College (Wichita, Kans.), A. B.; received to possible invasion by a number of serious fruit insect enemies, which de;rree of M. A. from KanEOns University. Four :years. ure. known to occur in the West Indies. Graduate Oregon Agricul Dettmar W. Jones, Melrose Highlands, Mass. Engaged on ex:peri tural College, B. S. ; did one year's postgraduate work at University mcntal work in connection with the introduction of parasites of the of California. Prior to present appointment was assistant entomologist gipsy moth and the brown-tail moth and is carrying on special investi at the Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station for two years, and served gations on severn!· introuuced species. Four years. fox one year as entomological inspector in the Federal Horticultural Willard V. · King, New Orleans, La. For several years represented Board. Eleven monthJ;. the Bureau of Entomology in the studies of pellagra undertaken by the Paul R. Myers, Carlisle, Pa. Is ranking asRistant attached to Hes Thompson-McFadden Commission. For several seasons following this sian-fly investigations east of the Alleghany Mountains. Prior to pres work bad charge of the bureau's work in Montana on the Rocky Moun ent employment was assistant in the department of agriculture of tain spotted-fever tick. The winter seasons were spent by Dr. King Pennsylvania four years and assistant in the United States National in malaria-mosquito investigations in New Orleans, where he made an Museum four years. Four yea rs. . unusual record. During 1916 he discov'=!red that a species of mosquito E. J. Newcomer, Portland, Oreg. Engaged in investigations of im· which has heretofore not been considered an efficient carrier of malaria, portant peach insects. Graduate Leland Stanford University, A. B., can do so. He also conducts special investigations on the body louse also took postgraduate work in entomology at this institution. Four and is a recognized authority on medical entomology. Graduate Mon years one month. tana Agricultural College ; also received degree of Ph. D. from Tulane C. M. Packard, Berkeley, Cal. Has complete charge of the H e~sian University. Nine years. fly investigations in California. Also cooperates in the grasshopper Max Kisliuk, jr., Miami, Fla. Engaged in control work on the army control work carried on in that State. Gruduate Massachusetts Agri worms, which a:re doin~ serious injury to plantings of castor beans in Florida; also in worlnng out measures for controlling other castor cultural College, B. S. Was asslstnnt in horticulture at the college bean insects. The Signal Corps of the Army has made large contracts two years. Five years. J. B. Paine, Washington, D. C. Engag~d in orchard insect-sm-vey for plantings of castor beans in order that a sufficient supply of oil may work. This work involves making observations on important deciduous be available as a lubricant for airplane motors. Conditions on these fruit insects. In addition, Mr. Paine is an insect p_botograpber. Grudu. plantations are so serious that the bureau is concentrating all the ate Leland Stanford University, B. S. Five years six months. men it can spare on the problem. Grttduate Maryland Agricultural H. R. Painter, Charleston, Mo. Assistant in investigations of the College; did postgraduate work at the Ohio State University, :receivin~ Hessian fly, chinch bug, and billbug at the bureau's station at Charles :~~J~t~~nfhe;.re~ from the latter institution. One year eight an ton, Mo. Graduate, Oklahom::t Agricultural and Mechanical College, E. W Laake, Dnllas, Tex. Engaged in work on live-stock insect pests B. S. Was subsequently assistant State entomologist of Oklahoma. and in cooperative experiments with the Bm·eau of Animal Industry in Two months. the control of insects in meat-packing establishments. Graduate Texas F. W. Poos. Charlottesville, Va. Conducts field operations in con Agricultural and Mechanical College, B. S. Four years elev~n and one nection with the experimental control of the wheat jointworm, which half months. has been very injurious ~ou~hout the winter-wheat belt for the pust 1\L C. Lane, Forest Grove, Oreg. Has assistPd in the grasshopper two years. Graduate Uruversxty of KuiUlas, M. A. Was assistant to control and investigational work in the northwestern part of the coun the Kansas entomological commission one year, and agent for the try. At present is engaged in the clover-seed chalcis campaigns in the Florida State plant commi.ssion one year. One year. Pacific Northwest. Graduate Massachusetts Agricultural College, P. A. Porter, Wallingford, Conn. Has been engaged in life-history B. S., majoring in entomology. Prior to department appointment was studies of parasites attacking deciduous-fruit insects. Has accumu a deputy nursery inspector of Massachusetts and had p:ractlcal expe lated considerable data in connection with the life histories of these rience in bee management. One year six months. parasites. Graduate Massachusetts Agricultural College, B. S. One B. R. Leach, Winchester, Va. Has charge of the bureau's laboratoTy year. at Winchester, Va., where investigations are being carried -out on the Dean A. Ricker, West Lafayette, Ind. Engaged as assistant in the important· apple insects in that region. .The . comparative merits of long-term experiments in connection with the in-vestigation of the He - dust and llqnid sprays in the control of these msects is being worked sian fly and white ,grub, having charge of field plots and other wo1·k in 11658 -CONGRESSIO:N~E RECORD-" HOUSE. NOVBl\IBER 21, northern Indi:ma. Graduate Massachusetts Agricultural Coll('ge, B. S. have been developed within the past three or four years, ancJ a a Was assistant in gypsy-moth control work one year prior to present ap- result, the only available specialists who have a sufficient know1Ct1ge of pointment. Thr e years. . the work to handle it effectively are the extremely limited number of L. P. Rockwood, Forest Grove, Oreg. Is ranking assistant at the men who have been ('mployed in it. bureau's l!'orest Grove (Oreg.) laboratory. Is engaged in active flela Each of these assistants is in charge of rodent campaigns in tile work in c6nncction with the campaign fot· the i.ncreased pr·oduction of destruction of these pests over vast areas. Through cooperation with red-clover seed thrQugh the suppression of the clover-seed cbalcis and the State extension services thousands of farmers are working under • clover-flower midge. Graduate :Massachusetts Agricultural College, the directio~ of these experts in exterminating rodent pests. In North B. S. Was employed one year as assistant in mosquito-control work in Dakot~ durmg the present season 33,000 farmers are working in the Massachusetts. Six years. campa1gn organlzell by one of these men, and it is ('Xpected that more S. A. Rohwer, East Falls Church, Va. llas charge of the eastern than 13,000,000 acres or land will be largely freed from grounu squiil field station of the branch of forest insects. The primary problems rels and that a great increase in the grain output of that State will investigated by him are (a) phenological records on plants and in result. The bur£au's expert, in combination with the- -tate extension sects in relation to the bioclimatic law and (b) work on insect galls service, is planning a still greater campaign next year. In Montana for the purpose of obtaining an American substitute for those galls about 20,000 farmers are engaged in a rodent campaign under tbe which heretofore have been introduced and form a necessary ingredient direction of one of these men. In New Mexico the State council of in the manufacture of record inks, especially those used in the Treas defense bas allotted money to be expended under the direction of one ury Department. These galls also supply necessary properties in cer- of the bureau's assistants in a campaign against noxious animals in • tain useful Name, llome address, character of work (see general statement), and tion to. supply l~bor, and in securing t.he assistance of city and town length of sen·ice. people m su~plymg the labor needs of farmers. They are also assisted· Aaron E. Anderson, Lincoln, Nebr. Graduate Kansas State Agricul m dealing With problems of marketing and storage prevention of waste tural Collec_e, •legree of B. S. in agriculture; first 18 years of life spent conservation, aving of fuel, etc. Assistance is rendered to farm womeri on farm. ~··our years. in the P!Oblems of gardening, dairJ:ing, poultry raising, canning, preserv Hal F. Bryant, Charleston, W. Va. Graduate University. of Kentucky, inJ?:, drymg, an . 1918: OOKGRESSIOX.A_L RECORD-_ llOT)SE. •• J , '. .1_1661 ~. -I - Be-rlie Winton. rrnwesvillf'. K~;. Gradun tf' in ngt;culture Tif'rea Col to pr<>sent appointn:ent was teacher of agriculture in llisrh Rchoo1s ; lege. Has had pmcticul farming experif:nce anti ha taught ::;chool. was also county clul> agent one summer. One year four autl one-halt Seven months. months. · Felix Bachemin. jr., Covington, La. Graduate CollPge of Agricultur<', Oliver C . .J on~s. Centenille, Md. Graduate P ennsylvania Stn te Col Louisiana.State Univet·sity. Has had experience as a teacher in rural lege, B.- S. in ~griculture. lias been engaged in farming all his life. high schools. As county agent, devotes a large part of his time to boys' One year six months. club work. Eleven and one-half months. Clarence Z. Keller, Princess .Anne, :Md. Graduate Pennsylvania Stat~ Claud A. Drewer, Oberlin, La. Gratluate Mis issippi Agricultural and College, B. S. in agriculture. Spent his summer vacation~:~ in pra<'tical Mechanical College· four months' postgraduate work. Was for a time farm work, the last summer having entire charge of a 200-acre farm. instructor in agricuftural schools. Had practical farm experience. Two P-rior to present appointment was instructor in agricultur<' for two years years six months. in high school, durin~ which time he organized boys• ch11)s and com Louis A. Broussard, box 742, Lake Charles, La. Graduate in agricul munity and county faus. One year one month. ture Loujsiana State University. After leaving school managed a Louis H. Martin, Princess Anne, l\Id. Graduate Hampton Institute. plantation in southern Louisiana. Three and one-half months. ·Engaged four years in practical farm work. One year three a ud one Thomas H. Casanova, Abbeville, La. Graduate Mississippi Agricul half months. - tural and Mechanical College; also took postgraduate work. Had prac Albert G. Middleton. Oakland. Md. Graduate P ennsylvania Rtate Col tical farm experience. Two years nine months. lege. B. S. in agriculture. Spent summer vacations on farm!':. .:\fter Corliss C. Chapman, De Ridder, La. Graduate Louisiana State Nor graduation managed two farms. Taught agriculture one year in high mal ; took special course in rural-school work, with agricUlture. Taugpt llchool. One year three and one-ha1f months. agriculture five yeaL"s, ·including three years as principal of· an agricul Riley G. Arn,)ld, Sardis, Mis". Graduate Alabama Polytechnic Insti tural school. While in this position was active in boys' and girls' club tute, B. S. A. After graduation taught agriculture for tbte~ y E> ars. work In cooperation with extension workers. Three years nine months. Three years. . Harry .J. Chatterton Homer, La. Graduate Alabama Polytechnic In ' Thomas W. Bailey, .Ashland :Miss. Graduate Mississippi ..lgricul stitut<'. For se>eral y'ears engaged in agricultural high-school work in. tural, and Mechanical College, B. '. Had experience rnana;:dng farms Louisiana. Managed father's farm two years. Conducted beef-feeding before taking up the county-agent work. Two years six months. experiments for the Bureau of Animal Industry, United States Depart Milson M.. Bedenbaugh, Booneville, 1\iiss. Graduate ~Iississip}Ji .\g-ri ment of Agriculture, and the Alabama Experiment Station two years culturul and Mechanical College, B. S. After graduation taught for prior tQ present appointment. Ten months. . . th-ree years in an agricultural high school and had charge of the higlJ William M. Crumpton, Ruston, La. Graduate Misstssippi Agricultural school demonstration farm. Nine months. ami Mechanical College. Taught agrkultnre one year after graduation. llas excellent farm experience. Five months. .John T. Belue, Lauderdale, Miss. Graduate .A.labama Agricultuml Adolph Bernarcl Curet, New Roads, La. Graduate Mississippi .Agri ~~~~i{;: B. S. lias had practical farm experience. One year sen'n <'Ultural and Mechanical College. Is an experienced, practical farmer. William U. Boggan, Columbia, Miss. Graduate Mississippl Agricul On t~ vear seven anrl one-half months. · tural and Mech'lnical College, B. s::. Prior _to present appointment was Sillnt'Y .J. · Dumnd, Vllle Platte, La. Graduate State Norma~ Sch.ool principal of an agricultural high school and managed high-scliool dem nml took agricultural short course at Louisiana State Umvers1ty. onstration farm. Two yea rs four and one-half months. Taught three years in public school and five and one-half years in high Oscar C. Bottoms, Philadelphia, Miss. Graduate Alabama Polyteebnic school. Had practical farm experience. Eight months. Institute, specializing in animal husbandry. Has had prnctical experi . William A. Givens, Ruston, La. Graduate College of Agriculture of ence as manag~r of a dairy farm. One year five and one-half months. Louit;iana State U!liv-ricultural school. Nine months. months. Bush M . .Jackson, Monroe, La. Graduate Clemson Agricultural Col Harry G. Carpenter, Rolling Fork Miss. Graduate Mis is ipJ?i .!..gri lege, degree in agriculture. lias · had extensive practical farm I!X cultural and Mec.banlcal College, B. S. At the time of his appomtment perience. Two years. as. county agent was managing a GO-cow dairy farm. Fotll" yeat·s fom· Lou H. La Rue, .Jennings, Ln. Graduate In ngriculture Missouri ·months. State University. Taught agriculture one and one-half years. during Horace A. Carpenter, llelzoni, Miss. Graduate Mississippi Agricul which period much of his time was devoted to boys' and girls' club worlt tural and Mechanical College, B. S. Prior to present appointment taught in that section. Familiar with practical farm work Nine months. in an agricultural high school and managed the school demonstration . Lewis H. Martin, New Orleans, La. Graduate Louisiana State Uni farm. Two years seven months. ~ersity, also gradnata New Yorl< Stat~ Colle~e of AgriculturE!. Has had .John W. Ca.rp.mter, jr., Greenville, Miss. Graduate Mi ·sissippi Agri practical farm experience. Was manager of a large ranch in southern cultural and Mechanical College, B. S. Was instructor in agricultural LouiRiana two years. Three years 10 months. engineering for the extension divisicn of the Mississippi .Agricultural Alfred A. Mendoza, Opelousas, La. Graduate in agriculture Louisiana and Mechanical College for three years prior to present appointment. State Normal. Was principal of rural schools, where he conducted club Nine and one-half months. work and school gardens. Experienced in practical farm work. Four Thomas I. Cook, Prentiss, Miss. Graduate Mississippi Ag1·icultnral months. :'.nd Mechanical College, B. S.; took postgraduate course in dairying. Beraud L. Mestayer, Garyville, La.. Took teachers' course at Lou1 ~< i Two years four months. ana State Normal, specializing in agriculture. Later employed as agt·i Fred L. Craft. Noxapater. Miss. Graduate .Mississippi Agricultural cultural. teacl:;.er in the various high schools, and while so emp\OY<'•l ~nd Mechanical College, B. S. For a year prior to present appointment did considerable work among farmers in his community along demon was employed by the Bureau of Plant Industry, United States Depart stration lines. Two years. ment of Agriculture, as special agent in the eradication of cHrus canker Thomas H. Milliken, Bastrop, La. Graduate College of Agriculture, in Florida. Six months. Louisiana State University. Has had extensive practical farm ex George C. Cypress, Braxton, 1\Iiss. Had two years' special instruction perience. Ten months. in agriculture at Tuskegee Institute, Alabama; also had practical farm · .Joseph 0. Montegut, GonzaleR, La. Graduate Louisiana State Nor experience. One -vear nine and one-half months. mal ; attended three summer schools in agriculture at Louisiana State Van V. Eason; Louisville, Miss. Graduate Mississippi Agricultural University. Has had extensive farm experience. One year two months. and Mechanical College, B. S. Has had experience as manager of a ~'homas W. PnttE> n, Arcadia, La. Graduate Mississippi _Agricultural dairy farm. Two years two aml one-half months. and Mechanical Colle17e. Taught agricultural subjects and sciences in Henry G. Grantham, Mize, Miss. Graduate Mississippi .Agriculh1ra1 county ngricultural high school. Had extensive farm experience. Ten and Mechanical College. One rear four months. months. Newton D. Guerry, jr., Okolona, Miss. Graduate :Mis ·issippi Agricul Paul D: 0. Perkins, Lake Charles, La. • lias had large and varied tural and Mechanical College, n. S. Prior to present appointment was practical farm experience. Was superintendent of the Angleton subsf:tl special agent of the Bureau of Entomology. Had practical farm experi tion. Texas Agricultural E~'J)eriment Station, prior to present appoint ence. One yeat· four months. ment. Four years eleven months. Arthur G. Hamilton, Calhoun City. Miss. Graduate Mississippi Agri Clarence P. Scurlock, :Mansfield, La. Received technical training in cultural and :M~chanical College. Prior to present appointment was ngrict~lture at Iowa State College. Taught for four years in rural agl"iculturist in an agricultural high school. Has had practical farm schools. Four months. experience One year four months. . Emmett S. Shumate, Jonesboro, La . . Receh-ed tP.r.hnical training at Harvey C. lleat.b, Holly Springs, Miss. Graduate Alabama Poly L(onisana Industrial Institute and Louisiana State University. Has had technic Institute, B. S. A. llas had practical farm e~-perience. 1'hree practical farm experience. Sb: months. years four months. Robert L. Slonn, Colfax, La. Graduate, agricultural course, North .Joel D. Howerton. Natchez, Miss. Graduate Mississippi Agricultural Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical Collf.'ge; took postgraduate work and Mechanical College. Taught in agricultural school. One :rear in the same institution. lias had extensive practical farming ex seven months. perience. Taught in !!l.gricultural high school. One year one month. - Cecil A. Hughes, Macon, Miss. Graduate College of Agriculture. Fenwick A. Swann, 1\iat·ksville, La. Graduate College of .Agriculture, University of Illinois. Has had practical farm experience. One :rear Louisiana State University. Has· had extensive practical farm expe eleven and one-half months. rience. · Three years ten and one-half months. Frank Hurst, Forest. Miss. Graduate Mississippi Agricultural and Ev<'rC'tt L. Talbot, St. Martinsville, La. Graduate Louisiana State Mechanical College, B. S. Prior to present appointment taught in the "Unl-.ersity. Was hi! h school pl"inclpal four years. Eight months. agricultural high school and managed the school demonstration farm. . George C. Vidrine, Houma,. La. Graduate Southwestern LQuisiana One year one month . Industrial Institute. Has had several years' practical farming expe Fred .J. Hurst, Magnolia, Miss. (jraduate Mississippi Agricultural rlen<'e. One year. and Mechanical College, B. S. lias had practical farm experience. One Francis H. Whitaker, WinnRboro, La. Graduate Mississippi, Agricul year seven months. · tural and Mechanical College. •.raught agriculture in high school two . )Iemy H. Leggett, Brookhaven, ?rllss. Graduate Mississippi Agricul· years. lind practical Cl.t>erlence in farming.- Ten months. tural and Mechanical College, B. S.; took postgraduate work at tho Et-wln 0. Anderson, Denton. Md. Graduate Michigan Agricultural · Iowa Agricultural College. Has had practical farm experience; at the College, B . . S.: also received J\I. S. in agriculture from University of time of his appointment was manager of a farm. Eight months. Wisconsin. Has had practical farm experience. Was assistant pro Wesley R. Lominick. Gloster, Miss. Graduate Mississippi Agricul· fessor of farm management at Pennsylvania 'State College. Eleven tural and Mechanical College, B. S. and M. S.: attended a short course months. • 1 in plant patholo-gy at the University of Florida. Was employed ror -one and one-half years by the Bureau of Plant Industry as plant Eston F. Fox. College Park, Md. Graduate .Juniata College, Hunt pathological Inspector in connection with citrus-canker eradication. ingdon, Pa., A. R. ; also took advanced work in agriculture, -Maryland One year .seven months. ~tate College. Taught in rural scllool one year and was lnstructor·in Nate S. Martin, Ripley, Miss. Graduate Mississippi Agricultural and high school two years. Dcvot(>s practically all his time to boys' club Mechanical College, B. S. lias had practical farm experience. Seven work. Seven and one-halt months. and one-bali months. . Pinckney A. Hauver. Ft"c(l<'rick. Id. Graduate Maryland State Col . Donald A. McCandliss, Gulfport, Miss. Graduate Mississippi .Agricul lege, n. S. in agricuJhuc. Uas had practical farm experience. Prior tural and Mechanical · College, B. S. Three years six months. - CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-' llOUSE. ~ N OVEl\IBER l 21'. Jodie S. McKewen, Winona, Miss. Graduate Mississippi Agricultural · Needham B. Stevens, Plymouth, N. C. Graduate North Carolina and Mechanical College, B. S. Prior to present appointment bad two Agricultural and Mechanical College, B. S. ; took postgraduate cour e years' E:'xperience as t eacher in agricultural high school and manager of in the a.me institution. specializing in animal hu ·ba.ndry and agronomy. the high-school demonstratjon farm. One yPar five and one-half months. Engag<>d in farming one year. During one ummer was employed as Charles L . Mc)l'iel, Senatobia, Miss. Graduate Missis ippi Agricul herdsman for the North Carolina Agricultural and l\Iecha.nlcal College. tural and Mechanical College, n. S. Has had 10 years' practical ex Three years six month . perience in farming, two of them a.s manager of a 1,200-acre plan Molloy C. Vaughn Newbern, N. C. Graduate 1\fis-issippi Agricul tation. Seven months. tural and Mechantcai College, B. S. Was employed as agent tor the Enoch C. McReynolds, Kosciusko, Miss. Graduate Mississippi Agri Bureau of Plant Industry and inspector for the. State Plant Board of cultural and Mechanical College, B. S. For two years prior to present Florida for two y€'ars prior to present appointment. Four months. . appointment was "teacher in an agricultural high school and manager Marion R. Bryant, Purcell, Okla. Graduate Oklahoma Agricultural of. the school demonstration farm. One y('ar three months. and Mechanical College, D. S. in agriculture. lias had practical farm Maurice- E. Miller Charleston, Miss. Graduate Miss! sippi Agricul experience. Nine months. tural and Mechanicai College, B. S.; took postgraduate work in animal Frank H. Dillenback. 313 Federal Building, Guthrie, Okla. Graduate hu bandry at the University of Wisconsin: Has had practical farm Kansas Agricultural College, B. S. Eleven and one-half months. experience. One year three months. · · William J. Green, Stillwater, Okla. Graduate Oklahoma Agricul Will C. Mims, New Albany. Miss. Graduate :Mississippi Agricultural tural and Mechanical College, B. S. in agriculture. llas had Jractical and ME>chanieal College, B. S. Was instructor in agriculture 1n ail ~~mm~~f~~en<;e. Devotes entire time to boys' club work. ne year agricultural high school for one year. Has bad practical farm ex- peri<'nce. Four years two and one-half months. . Otto J. Moyer, Stillwater, Okla. Graduate Oklahoma Agricultural Wllliam M. Mingee, Lucedale, Mi s. Graduate Mississippi Agricul and Mechanical College, B. S. in agriculture. Devotes practically his tural and Mechanical College, B. S. Has had practical farm experience. entire time to boys' club work. Nine and one-half months. Two years five and one-half months. Arthur R. Smith. 11 Federal Building. Muskogee, Okla. Graduate George T. Neill, Raymond, Mi s. · Graduate l\Iississippi Agricultural Oklahoma Agricultural and 1\lechanicnl Colleae-, B. S. Has had prac and l\Iechanlcal College, B. S. Prior to present appointment was tlcnl experience a a rlairy farmer. After graduation spent some time teacher in agricultural high school and manage1· of the high-school in Wi consin and other Northern tates tudying live tock and other farm. Six months. agricultural problems. James W. Newton, Mayersville, Miss. Graduate l\lis is ippi Agricul Carroll S. Adams. Beaufort, S. C. Graduate New Hamp hire College tural and Mechanical CollE>g , B. S. Has bad experience as a practica.l of Agriculture and Mechanic AI·ts. B. . ; special studPnt niver ity of farmer. One year one month. Kentucky ; student assistant in horticulture, UnivPrsity of Kentucky. James R. O'Neal. Greenwood, Miss. Graduate Mi sissippi Agricul Prior to present appointml.' nt was a istant profE>Ssor of horticulture. tural and Mechanical College, B. S. Prior to present appointment UniT"ersity of Kentucky: a ·sistant borticulturi t. Kentucky Experiment managed a ln ge plantation. OnP. · year five months. Station ; and 1 nd t"o ye.'lrs' practical experience in commercial market James ~ Reddoch. Quitman, Miss. Graduate Mississippi Ag;riculturnl gardening. Six months. and Mechanical College, B. S. Has bad practical experience In farm . Charles W. Baker, Kingstree. S. C. Gracluate Clemson Agricultural work. Seven and one-hall months. · College; also recf'ived M. A. d~ee from W!J con in Agricultural Col Charles S. Rich. Monticello, Miss. Took a fonr-yf'ar course in agri lege. Worked on farm durin~! vacations while attending college and culture at the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College. Has had other farm experience. Two year four months. had excellE>nt experience as a practical farmE>r. Eight monthl'l. Ramuel E . Evans, l1ennettsvillc, S. C. Graduate Clemson Agricnl Robert C. RiJ!:gan, luka, Miss. Graduate 1\lissis ippi Agricultural and turaJ College; received maRter's degree from University of Wisconsin. Mechanical College, B. S. For two years prior to PI'es<' nt appointment Taught agriculture in an agricultural schoQl, mauag d an experimental was teacher In an agricultural high school and mana;:!:er of the high farm in connection with agricultm·al high school, and had other prac school farm. SE>vf'n months. tical farm experiPnce. ThrE>e years eight months. John N. Robbins, Fulton. 1\Ils . Graduate MJ~sissippi Agricultural Charner S. Pntri.ck, Ander on, S. C. Graduate Clemson Agricul and Mechanical College, B. S. For four years prior to prps n·t appoint tmal College. After -graduation taught ajp'iculture in an agricultural ment was instructor in agriculture in an aarirultural high school and school. Has had practical 'farm ex}:ienence. Three years eleven manager of the high-school farm. Seven months. months. Julian E. Sides. Agricultural College, Mi s. Graduate 'Mi8 issippi James A. Riley, Chester. S. C. Graduate Clemson Agricultural Col Agricultural and Mechanical Coll€'gC'. Bas had practical farm ex lege; al o reCPivPd 1\I. A. degr~ from Agriculhtral ColiegP of Wiscon perience. Four years two and one-half months. sin. Has practical farm t>.xperience. Four years ten month . Frank 1\L Smith, Menrlenball, Miss. Graduate Mis~issipni Agricul Francis W Rl~hPr. Walterboro. ~. C. Graduate Clemson Agricul tural and Mechanical College, B. S. ; took two .:rears' postgraduate work t ural College. WorkPd one year in the office of the director of exp ri at this institution for four and one-half years prior to p rc>sent appo1nt ment stations; taught agriculture in agricultural school. Has prac ment, and teacher in agriculture> nnd manager of tbP c1Pmonstratlon tical farm experiencP. Two years one month. farm at one of the high schools of Mississippi. One YeRr fivP months. Z. Douglas Rob rtson, E till, S. C. Studied agriculture two JC''1l.rs Albert G. Spinks, Coffeeville, Miss. Graduate !is issippi Agricul at University of Virg-inia; nl. o received rna t r's degree at College of trual and Mechanical College. B. S. Hac; had practical farm xperl Agriculture. TTni• rsity of ,n. con in. After gratluation taught agri ence. Two years two and onf:'-half months. culture in high schools and operated a farm. Organiz<.>d a large num Claude G. Steele, Marks, Miss. Graduate Mis issippi .Agricultural ber of local communities for better agriculture. Eight and onP-halt and Mechanical Colleg~ 1 B. S.; took one year's postgraduate work in months. horticulture in this insututlon. Two yE>ars three month . . William E. Stoke~. hQX 135. Edgefield. S. C. Graduate Clemson Agri Junie M. Thomason, Batesville. Mis . Graduate Alabama Poly cultural Coll€'g€'. WaR assi tant profe sor of agronomy, New ·aamv technic Institute, B. &. A. Has had practical farm experience and was sbire Agricultural College.o f:or two y ar . Has had practical farm for one year teacher in agriculture in an agricultural high school. e:~..-perience. Nine and one-half months. • One year three months. WilHam G. Ad mond. Crossville, Tenn. Attended Univer ity of Ten John E. Vaughn, Tylertown, Miss. Graduate Mi.~sissippi Agricul ne~ ee. Jlns bad practical farm cx:pP.ricnce. Nine and one-half months: tural and Mechanical College, B. S. For two year prior to pr,,..ent ap John H. AgnPw, Alamo. Tenn. Graduate in agrlcultur , Unlver ity pointment was teacher in agricultural high school and mannger of of Tennessee. Has practical farm experience. Ten month . high-school farm. Nine months. Woorl on S. Baldwin. Clarksville; Tenn. Graduate University of Samuel M. Yeates, Moorhead. Miss. Graduate Mississippi Agricul Tennf'f' ~ , n. S. in agriculture. Has bad practical farm experience. tural and Mechanical Colle~e. B. S. Has bad practical farm experi Two years nine months. ence. Prior to present appointment was teacher in agriculture in an Archie V. Bears. Fayetteville, T nn. Graduate Mi , i~ ippl Agricul agricultural hi"'h school. Five years three months. tural and Mechanical Coll€'ge, ll. S. Experienced in f.armi.ng opera Cleveland C. Bearden, Beaufort. N. C. Graduate .Missi sippi Agl'i tion . Two and one-half years. cultu.ral and Mechanical Colleg"e, B. S. ; also graduate ~tmlent in plant Fra.nk R Bradford, Dam'lridge. Tenn. Graduat Lanevif'w College pathology and citrus culture. Univer ity of Florida. Prior to pre ent (Tenn.) and studied agriculture three years in the t'niver ity of. Ten appointment was farm superintendent, tau~t a~rirulture in high nesse~. Has be<.'n a practical farmer all his life. Ten and one-halt school one year, and was agent for State Plant Food Board of Florida, months. working on plant diseases and insect dis.en.ses. Nine month . Marlin D. r.rock, Courthouse, Memphis. Tenn. Graduate University John Deal, Hayesvllle. N. C. Took a one-year speciol courl'le in agri ot T~1mess e, B. S. in agricultur . During last year at the university culture at the North Carolina Agricultural and MechaniCal· College. was assistant in the d~>partment of agronomy. Spent all his life on Has had practical farm experience. Fon and on('-half months. the farm and managed farm for about six yea1·s. One year nine Willard T. Kyzer, Kinston, N. C. Graduate South Carolina Agricul months. tural College, B. S. Has bad practical farm experienc . Six and one John E. Dail. mountsville, TE>nn. Graduate University of Tennes half months. ee, B. S. In agri ulture. Is n P.ractical farme1•. Two year . Denton Mcl\1. Elrod, Brownsville, Tenn. Educated at Berea College; Warren M. Laughinghouse, Columbia, N. C. Took a two-yea.r course also received B. . uegree in griculturc from Uni>ersity of Tenne see. in agriculture at the North Carolina Agricultural and M€'charucal Col Is a practical farmf'r. Two years two months. lege. Has bad practical farming experience, including management of Charles C. Flanery, Winchester, Tenn. Studi d agriculture tw<> a large farm for four years. Nine months. year at Berea College; also four years in agriculture at Univ r lty of Robert R. Mciver, Sanford, N. C. Pursul'd course in agriculture at the Tennes ee. recei\·iJ1 g n. S. from latter institution. Elas had practical North Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical College two and one-half farm experience. Eleven months. years. · Has bad practical farm experience. Two years fonr 1'10Dths. Jay. l'. Grimes, l\ladi nville. Tenn. Graduate University of Ten Ewing E. Millsaps, jr., Dobson, N. C. Gradurtte North Carolina. Agri nessee, degree in a!!ricultur . Has been practical farmer all hls life. cultural and Mechanical College, B. S. Mana~d farm two years be One year ten montb . fore entering college. One year. Peter C. Hambaugh, Newport, Tenn. Gmduate in agriculture, Uni William B. Pace, Shallotte, N. C. Graduate 1\Iis issippi Agricul versity of Tenne'-'St e. ITas had practical experience in farm work. tural and Mechanical Colle!!'e. Has had practical farm experience, alRo One year two months. workc:>d on college farm. For two yeal's after graduation taught agri Leonard J. K<'n', SPlmer. Tenn. Studied agriculture three years at culture in hlgb school. One year one mont}l. University of Tenne see. lias worked on farm since leaving school and Carl C. Proffitt, Rutherfordton. N. C. Graduate of agriculture, Xorth gained a practical knowledge of farming. Eleven months. Carolina .Agricultural and Mechanical College. Ha(l one year's experi li'rank R. Hines, Rutled~e. Tenn. Graduate Diversity of Tennessee. ence as teach€'r of agriculture in high cbool, in which po ition be bad B. S. in agriculture. For a short time was nurscr·y inspector for the full charge and managPment of a 50-acre f:um. One ycar E>leven months. university. Has had practical farm experience. Three years ten Eug:ene R Raneyi Wind or, N. C. Graduate l\Ii sissippl A,;:-rfcultm·al months. and Mechanical Co lege; took one year's postgrac1uate work at same Joe W. Lovell, Centerville, Tenn. Graduate Univer ity of Tennes ee- . institution. Worked on farm during vacations. Wa!': employed by De B. S. A. Is experienced in general farm work. Taught school two· partment of Agriculture onE> summer in silo-construction work in Mis years. Assisted i.n demonstration work prior to present uppointmf'nt. sissippi. One year one month. •ren months. John II. Sp(:>aS, Danbury, N. C. Grnounte in a"rlt>ulture. North Caro Hugh A rowers. Lexin~ton. Tenn. Graduate University of Tennessee. lina Agricultural and Mechanical College. Managed father's farm p~lor Taught ag-riculture in county high schools. Has been a p'mctical farmer to present appointment. Seven months. all his life. Two years five montbs. I • (' '1' 1918. I CONGRESSION1\L . RECORD-HOUSE.· 11663 Elzic S. Roberds. Ripley, Tenn. Graduate Mississippi Agricultural Burt .Johnson, Marlinton, W. Va. Had two years' work in agri and Mechanical College. Taught at that institution after graduation. culture at Berea C.ollege; also took .two years' course in agricultm·e at and later was director of the agricultural department of au agricultural University of Wisconsin. Is thoroughly familiar with farming opera high scilool. Four years three months. tions. Three years three months. .T nmes L. Robinson, Jacksboro, Tenn. Graduate in agriculture, Uni H. W Prettyman, Keyser, W. Va. Graduate West Virginia Uni ver ity of T ennessee. Taught school. Has practical knowledge of gen v-ersity, B. S. in agriculture. Served as assistant county agent before eral farm worlc. Two years ten months. entering upon present duties. Has had farm experience. One year two Thomas L. Robinson. Murfreesboro, Tenn. Graduate University oC months. 'l'enoessee, B. S. in agriculture. He worked on a stock !arm until be Harley D. Rohr, Grafton, W. Va. Graduate College of Agriculture! entered university. l'rior to present appointment served as official University of West Virginia. Had experience as t eacher in rura t e ter of cows for advanced registry two years; was dairy demonstrator schools and taught agriculture in the high school three years. En on au agricultural train one summer; also taught agriculture in bigll ga"'ed in farm work. One year two months. sch o ol ~ . One year. James E. Romine, Buckhannon, W Va. Graduate University of " 'alter 0 . Shat·p, Sevierville, Tenn. Graduate University of Ten West Virginia, B. S. in agriculture. Has practical knowledge of farm n essee, B. S. in a !;'riculture; also -attended summer courses at uni lug. One year eleven and one-half mouths. vet·sHy. Taught for a time. Practical farm experience. Eleven Webster H. Sill, Bethany, W. Va. Graduate Pennsylvania State Col months. lege. B. S. A. Familiar with all kinds of farm operations. Was school Oakley l\f. Shelby, Dover, Tenn. Graduate University of Tennessee, teacher one year. Prior to present appointment was employed for short B. S. A. Was employed as field assistant in tobacco-insects investiga periods by the Bureau of Entomolog{ and the Office of Farm 1\fanage tion three summet·s. Is familiat· with the production of general farm crops and the raising of live stock. One year. ~~~fhs~nited States Department o Agriculture. Four years eleven Everett ll. B. Shockley, Nashville. 'l'enn. Graduate Agricultm·al and Industrial State Normal Scnool, Nashville, Tenn. Worked as farm Olive H. Standard, Clay, W. Va. College graduate. B. S. in agri superintendent at this institution. Eight months. culture. Prior to present appointment owned and operated a small Henry H. Thomas, Greenville, Tenn.· Graduate East Tennessee Nor farm. One year five and one-half months. mal School. 'l'aur"'ht agriculture in county high schools. Has had prac Carl .J. Williams, Sacramento, Cal. Graduate College of Agriculture, tical experience n the management of live stock and general farm University of California. Prior to present appointment was assistant operations. One year one month. to farm advisers of California two years. One year four and one-half Felix G. Vicket·s, Tazewell, Tenn. Pursued agricultural course at months. University of Tennessee two years and attended summer sessions five L. A. Bevans, Danbury, Conn. Attended Massachusetts Institute of years. 'l'augbt in rural schools four ;vears. Had practical farm ex Technology one term; graduate Massachusetts Agricultural College, perience. One year two months. B. S. Was teacher of agriculture in high schools two terms. Nine Wilford F. Weir, Clinton, 'Tenn. Graduate in ag-riculture, University months. of 'l'eunessee. 'l'a ught school four years. Previous to present appoint E. A. Brown, Hartford, Conn. Graduate Cornell University, B. s. ment had several years' practical experience in farming. One year two '£aught agriculture in high school one and one-half years. Three years months. four months. Andt·ew J Winegar, Knoxville, Tenn. Graduate Carson-Newman Col Harry G. Avery, Shoshone, Idaho. Attended Kansas Agricultural leg-c. B. A. ; also graduate University of Tennessee, B. S. A. Has College three terms. For three years managed 700-acre farm in Kansas pl'Uctical knowledge of farm work. Two years. and for one year teacher of agriculture in high school. One year two F.lber·t B. Wright, Lewisburg, Tenn. Attended College of Agrlcttlture months. University of Tennessee, three years. Has had practical farm experi: Herbert H. Beier, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Graduate College of Agri ence. Eleven months. culture, University of Idaho, n. S. Prior to present appointment was K <> a tley G. Baker, Kerrville, Tex. Graduate Kansas State Agricul employed for various periods in forest service; also as buttermaker for tural College, B. S . Two years five months. Caldwell Cooperati.-e Creamery, Caldwell, Idaho; and in charge of Boise Stephen W. Harris, Groesbec)t, Tex. Is well qualified in agriculture. Valley Cow-Testing Association, Boise, Idaho. · One year three months_ Pt·iot· to present appointment was employed by the Forest Service. Six R. R. Lancaster, Hupert, Idaho. Attended University of Missouri mont hs. one term and Kansas Agricultural College two terms. Prior to present James B. Snider, Rusk. Tex. Graduate Texas Agricultural and appointment served in United States Army slx years and for short N cc:llanical College, B. S. Has had special training in horticulture and periods during summer on farms of University of Missouri and Kansas farm gardening. Six and one-half months. Agricultural College and experiment station. One year one month Clive Templeton, IAngview, Tex. Graduate Texas Agricultural and John E. White, St. Anthony, Idaho. Graduate Utah Agricultural Col l\Iechanlcal College, B. S. Two years six months. ~g~;t:s. S. Was teacher of agriculture in bigb school four years. Eight Bernard 0. Brad&baw, Covington, Va. Graduate Ontario Agricul tural College, Guelph, Canada; also did special work at Virginia Poly G.' L. Reed, Brookville, Ind. Graduate Purdue University, B. s. technic Institute. Has had much active experience in fa.rm work. Eight months. · Fom· years eight months. . E. L. Shoemaker, Versailles. Ind. Graduate Purdue University • Shirley L. Cole Stafford, Va. Student in special courses. in agri taught agriculture two years. Seven months. • culture, Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Had charge of the greenhouse R. E. Wilson, Peru, Ind. Graduate Purdue University, B. s. in agri at the college two years. Prior to present appointment was engaged culture. Eight months. for four years in private orchard work and general farm work. Three H. E. Ackerson, Monticello, InU. Graduate Purdue Unil'ersity B s years five months. in agriculture. Ten months. ' · • Gordon A. Elcan, Sbeppards, Va. Graduate Hogue Academy, Black B. B. Adams. Rockvillel Ind. Graduate :Michigan AJITiculturai Col stone, Va. Has had practical farm experience. Six months. lege. Ilad charge of so Is and crops department, Winona Agricul Kenny N. Ellis, Waverly, Va. Took two years' course in agriculture tural College, ·one term. Ten months. at Virginia P!>lytechnic Institute. Has had practical farm .experience. Ralph E. Arnett, D~ville, _Ind .. Graduate Iowa Colll'ge of Agricul Three years SIX months. ture, :M. S. Was ass1 tant m ammal-busbandry department of that W t.'ldon H. George, Runnymede, Va. Has an agricultural certificate institution. l\fanaged farm two years. One year. froin the Hampton Institute, where he did considerable work in con Ross N. Atkinson, Evansville. Ind. Graduate rerdue University nection. with farm machinery, creameries, and incubators. Is famlliar B. S. in a~ricuJture . Nine months. • with general farming problems. One year eight and one-half months Donald D. Ball. Washington, Ind. Graduate Purdue University B S Robert F . .Jones, North Emporia, Va. Took a five years' com·se at in agriculture. Nine months. ' · ·• Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute, Petersburg, Va. Has practical l'aul R . Bausman, Monticello, Ind. Graduate Purdue Unh~l'rsity · knowledge of farming. Three years four months. B. S. A. Was deputy inspector, State chemist department Purdue Wilbur K. Moffett, South Boston, Va. Graduate Pennsylvania State University, two years. Six months. ' College, B. S. in agriculture. Has had valuable experience in general 11. S . .Benson, Sullivan, Ind. Graduate Purdue University, B. s. A. and dairy ofarmin"'. Six months. Subsequently was supervisor of vocational agriculture in Owensville Farrar V. Shelton, Charlotte Court House, Va. Graduate Virginia Ind., schools. Eight months. • Polytechnic l!!stltute, B. S. in agriculture. Has had farming experience. P. D. Brown, Greensburg, Ind. Graduate Kentucky University Col One ypar six months. lege of Agriculture, B.~ S. One year five months. Jollie H. Tibbs, Fincar.;tle. Va. Graduate Michigan Agricultural Col Cbas. A Buechne1·, Knox, Ind. Graduate Purdue University B s A lege, n. S. in agriculture. Was four years principal of a large agri r~~~r ~e gr~sg~:h;_PPOintment was manager, Fame Canning co'., Tipton: cultural high school. Has had practical farm experience. Nine months ..R. K F. Washington, Hoxbury, Va., box 51, R. D. 1. Graduate L: l\1. Butl~r, Vinc e nne~ . Ind. Graduate ;rurdue University, B. S. A . Hampton Institute. Has b e e:-~ a successful farmer. Six:.. years. Agncultural mstructor htgb R ·~ hool one term and instructor in animal Robert L. Buchanan, Parkersburg, W. Va. Graduate University of ~~~b~~~·[hs~~ dairying at Winona College of Agriculture two years. West Virginia and Michigan Agricultural College. Eng-aged in forage crop Investigations, Washington State Experiment Station, one year V. V. Clarke, Plymouth, Ind. Graduate Purdue University B S ExpPriPnced in practical farm work. Two years eleven months. · Uas managed fa.rm one :rear. Nine months. ' · ' William D. Click. Hamlin, W. Va. Graduate in agriculture, Berea Col Howard J. Chnebell,, Terr~ Haute, Ind. G~·~duate University of Illi lege. Familiar with general farming operations. Prior to present nois, B. S. Was crop mvestiga.tor Purc;Iue Um>ersity extension depart appointment was empiO,\'ed four months in farm management investi S. A. Worked on father's fnrm; taught rural school two years. Eleven H. ;r, Adams, l\IcPllerson, Kans. Graduate Kansas State Agricultural months. College, B. S., specializing in animal husbandry. Ten and one-third C. b-L Jcb, Columbus, Ind. Graduate Indiana Univereity, A. B. and months. B. S.; also attended Purdue 'University School of Agriculture one term. · Joseph H. Bodwell, Foxcroft, Ue. Graduate University of Maine, Col Ten months. lege of Agriculture, B. S. One yea.r ten months. A T. l\Iorrison, Connersville, Ind. Graduate Pennsylvan:ia . State Richard B. Dodge, Orono, Me. Graduate College oi Agriculture. College, I3. S. A. Was assistant instructor University of Illin01s one University of Maine. One year one month. term. One year two months. Norman S. Donahue, Belfast, Me. Graduate University of Maine, Col George X. Reed, Boonville, Ind. Graduate Cornell College, Mount lege of Agriculture, B. S. Was principal and teacher o! agricultm·e in Vernon, Iowa. B. S. ; also Iowa State College, H. S. Was principal Hartland Academy, Hartland, .1\le., for one term. Nlne and one-half Delmar Junction High School one year; farm management ~umerator months. and demonstrator one summer. One year 'Dine months. . Roger L. Gowell, Warren, Me. Graduate University of Maine, College G. W. Rosencr·ans, Covington, Ind. Graduate Miami Univers1ty; re of Agriculture, B. S. One yea1· ten months. ceived M. S. degree from University of Wisconsin. Taught school one John L. Scribner, Presque Isle, Me. Graduate University of .1\laine. year. Two years eight months. College of Agriculture. One year one month. Harold R. ~malley, Angola, Ind. Graduate Purdue University, B. S. Robert M. Stiles, Hartland, Me. Attended College of Agriculture, nn.<.l M. S. For two years was a<>sistant in soil and crops-department University of Maine, two terms. Managed farm four years. One year Purdue University experiment st ation. Five years. ten months. El. L. Shoen1a.ker Versailles, Ind. Graduate Purdue University, B. S. Ralph H. Gaskill, Danvers, Mass. Graduate Massachusetts Agricul Tea,·her of agriculrure1 two ye:ll's. Seven months. tural College, B. S. After graduation was instructor in agricultural Charles A. Burge, Greenfield, Iowa. Graduate Iowa State College, school. Eleven months. B. S. in aninlal husbandry; attended University of California farm H. L. Barnum, Lake City, Mich. Graduate Michigan Agricultural school one year. Ten months. College, B. S. Managed farm. One ye:u· four months. Fred F. Clark, Wyoming, Iowa. Graduate Iowa State College, B. S. Elton B. Hill, Menominee, Mich. Graduate Michigan Agricultural A. Prior to present appointment was assistant in agricultural extension College, B. S. Was instructor in agricultural school one year. Two nt this i nstitution. One year eight months. years. Clyde H. Combs, Fayette, Iowa. Graduate Iowa State College, B. S. Carl M. Kidman, Onaway, Mich. Graduate Michigan Agricultural in animal husbandr;y. Ten and one-third months. College, B. S. Prior to present appointment engaged in farm work one George Dunlop, Orange City, Iowa. Graduate Iowa State College, year, taught school three years, and engaged in !arm-management urvey B. S. A. I:r:ngaged in extension work in farm crops at that institution field work. One year two months. prior to present appointment. One year five and one-half months. Emil L. Kunze, Sault St. Marie, Mich. Graduate Michigan Agricul Bert L. France, Emmetsburg, Iowa. Graduate Iowa State College, tural College. Taught agriculture and chemistry two terms at high and normal schools; also assisted in farm-crops department Michigan Agri B. s. Engaged in farming four years. Three years six months. cultural College. One year. E. F. Graff, Iowa City, Iowa. Graduate Iowa State College. One Arnold L. Olson, Munising, Mich. Graduate .MJchigan Agricultural College, B. S. Teacher of agriculture in high school one year. Eight ye'g~·enn HazPn, :Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Graduate Iowa State Colle-ge, months. B. S. in animal h us dry. Ten and one-half months. · B. P. Pattison, Escanaba, Mich. Attended Michigan Agricultural Henry P. Kelle , Griswold, Iowa. Graduate University of Illinois, College four years. For one year was professor of animal husbandry at B. S. Engaged in farming two years. Seven and one-thh·d months. University of West Virginia. Engaged in farm work one year. One Carl N Kennedy, Des Moines, Iowa. Graduate Iowa State College, year one month. B. S. in ·animal husbandry. Instructor in animal. husbandry Tc ~s C. L. Rose, Evart, Mich. Graduate Michigan Agricultural College, A~icultural and Mechanical College two years ; assistant professor m B. S. Managed farm six year ·. Eiaht months. animal bu~bandry Oregon .Agricultural College. One year four months. F. L. French, St. Paul, Minn. fuaduate Iowa State College, B. s. A H Pickford, Wapello, Iowa. Graduate Iowa State College of Agri Director of agriculture in high school one term. Seven months. cultUre: Managed father's farm one year. For two years prior to pres Frank L. Gerten, St. Paul, Minn. Attended College of Ae,o-ricu1ture ent appointment was instructor in agriculture and engaged in extension University of Minnesota, four years. Taught agriculture in high Rchool work. Ten months. two years. Also engaged in active farming. One year one month. Roes ler, Sigourney, ~owa. Graduate University of Illinois, w. o. A. w. Malcolmson, Oli'~·ia, 1>1inn. Graduate College of A~L·iculture B. s. Agricultural instructor m high school one yea1·. Ten and one University of Minnesota; graduate student and instructor m animaJ.1 third months. husbandry a t this institution one year. Nine month . c. c. Sc<1tt. Rockwell, Iowa. Graduate Iowa State College, B. S. A. C. O'Banion, Moorhead, Minn. Graduate Iowa State College of Enaaged in teaching and farming two years. Five months. A~rrlcuHu r e, specializing in animal husbandry and agronomy. Was high Lew P. Sewell, Bedford, Iowa. Graduate Iowa State CollegeJ B. S. school tructor in • grlculture two years. One year four months. Agricultural instructor thTee years. Four and one-half months. Robert R. Smitl , St. Paul, Minn. Graduate College of Agriculture, J. P. Stack, Creston, Iowa. Graduate Kansas Agricultural College, Univer ity of Min esot . One year one month. n s Enga~ed in soil·survey work one season ; instructor, farm crops, Alvin I. Foard, Far t on, Mo. Graduate Missouri College of Agri- Kansas Agricultural College o.ne term; agriculturist Great Western culture, B. S. Engaged in farm-management survey work one SlliDmer. ~ugar Co. one year. Five and one-half months. Was instructor in agriculture in normal school one ;}'ear. One year five J F. Thomas, Hampton, Iowa. Graduate low~ State College, B. S. months. in dairying. Prior to present appointment was mstructor at the Uni E. l\L Harman, C lumbia, Mo. Graduate Univer lty of Mi"'sourt. versity of Maine and as istant in dairy-extention work at Iowa State B. S. Was official test for uairy departme.nt University of Illiuois ona College. Five and one-half months. - year. Four months. I!J. M. Torblaa, Clarion, Iowa. Graduate Iowa State College, B. S. in W. C. Swarner, Tipton, Mo. Graduate University of l\lls ouri, D. S. animal husbandry. One year five and one-half months. Five months. Theo. Thorson, Tripoli, Iowa. Graduate Iowa State College of Agri John R. Hall~,...Harrisonville, Mo. Graduate Missouri College of Agri culture, B. S. Was instructor of dairying University of Nebraska. Five culture, B. S. JJJngaged in farming since graduation. Six months. and one-half months . Glenn S. Hensley, Farmington, Mo. Graduate Missouri College o! Harley Walker, Burlington, Iowa. Graduate Iowa State College, B.S. Agriculture, B. S. ; was student assistant in farm crops. Ten month!';. Was instructor in ngrlcultuml school and engaged in .farming prior to \V. R. Gordon, T Walter -:\I. Elli::;o n. SilH r City, X. M('X. Att('nded Cornell Institute Dick Lewallen, Presho, S. Dak. Graduate Kansa State _\gricnltural four :rl'at·s and Kcw MPxico CollPgc of Agriculture five years. Was College, B. S. A. I•'or two years after gradmttion taught school ann instnictor in high school two year ·. EleTen months. . directed summer garden work. Two years elenn months. J a mes G. llamilton, Los Lunas, N. Mex. Graduat!'! Univers1ty of Harry El. Rilling, Wessington Spring, S. Dak. Graduate Houth Dakota New Mexico, B. S. A. For two years was assl ·tant m agronomy .at State College of Agriculture. "as assistant in agronomy at the col· New !I.I('xico .Agricultural College, his duties !Jeing those of supenn lege two years. Spent one ~- ear in farming after gnllluaUon. One year. tenclent of the college experiment farm and mstructor in farm ma L. 1\I. Caldwell, Hayti, S. Dak. Graduate South Dakota State Col chinf' ry. One y('ar four month ·. lege, B. S. Was agricultural in tructor in high school two years, engag Richard L. , 'trong, Es tancia, N. Mex. Graduntn Agricul~ural Col ing in extension work during summer months· and h alf t ime during l~ge , Fort Collins, Colo.~.-.ll. ~. Engaged in practical farmrng thre~ school year. SeYen months. · yea r .:> after graduat ion. .h Arthur W. Tell, Lincoln, Nebr. Graduate University of Nebraska, FARM-UAKAGEMENT DEi\iONSTRATOllS. n. ~- in agriculture. Taught school two years before entering college. ~even months. Farm management demonstrators are employed cooperatively by the R. J. Bugbee, Woodsville, N. II. Graduate New llampsbire College. State agricultural colleges and tho United States Department of Agri 1\larket gardener and greenhouse manager one year. Engaged in emer culture. They deal with the business side of farming aud aid farmers gency food campaign in State. Nine months. · in improving the efficiency of their operations. By nwans of accurate A. B. Bucholz, Hudson, N. Y. Graduate Hobart College, D. S.: also comparisons of th<" business of individual farme1·s with that of their received M. S. degree from Cornell University College of Agriculture. more efficient neighbors, they are stimulated to greater food prouuction Employed by New York State Depa.rtment of Agriculture six years. per acre, per animal, and, what is more important, per man. The Ten months. group method of demonstration bas been so developed that in most cases Robert V. Call, Cooperstown, N. ~. Graduate Cornell University, farmers are able themselves to make these comparisons betwQen their · B. S. Six months. business and that of thcir neighbors John F. Chapin, Watertown, N. Y. Graduate Cornell University. In almost any community of the Ullited States will l.Je found a num Managed farm and orchards four years. Nine months. ber of farmers who are doing from a third to a half more product!on Wilbur D. Chase, Cooperstown, N. Y. Prior to present appointment w~rk per .man than are .~any of their neighbors. One way to deal was engaged six months as assistant county agent and was engaged in with the 1Ubor problem 1s to transfer men from other communities. emergency foo•l campaign. Eleven months. Another way is to tPacb farmers how to reorganize their farm rota Fred P. Foster, Cananda.lgua, N. Y. Graduate Cornell University, tions and live-stock production so as to use more <'fficient equipment and H. ~- Managed and worked general farm: Was animal-husbandry labor m{'thods. The farm-management demonstrator. are leaders in l'pecialist Holstein-Friesian Register Co., Vermont, prior to present this class of work. appointment. Three months. One of the principal purposes of the farm-managemPnt demonstration J. L. Laycock, Rochester, N. Y. Graduate New York State College of service is to assist farmers in adapting Federal and State programs to Agriculture, B. S. Worked on farm during vacations. Operated 200- conditions existing in their communities. acre· farm three years. For four months was manager of county farm Deferred classification bas been requested l>y the department and al I.Jureau. Eleven months. lowed by draft boards ~n the following cases : Fred D. Palmer, Lisle, N. Y. Graduate Cornell University, agricul tural course. Worked two years on home farm and was manager o! Name, liome address, chat·acter of tcorl> (see gc11eral statement) a11fl a farm one year. Eight months. length of sen:ice. ' Fred R. Walldey, Auburn, N. Y. Graduate Cornell trniversity, B. S. William L. Cavert. St. Paul, Minn. Graduate Cornell University, ~·aught agriculture one year. Five months. B S. A. After graduating was engaged two years in farm-survPy work. W. L. Kadderly, Corvallis, Oreg. Graduate Oregon Agricultural Col Three years ten months. lege, H. S. in aariculture. Engaged in farm management demonstration Harold J. Evans. Georgetown Station, N. Y Graduate Cornell Uni work four months prior to present appointment. One year seven months. versity, B. S. For five months was assistant county agent. Eleven George H. Baldwin, Kingston, R. I. Graduate Rhode Island State months. · College, B. S., agricultural course. For two years prior to present ap Charles H. Graves, East Lansing, Mich. Graduate New York State pointment was assistant manager for Dexter asylum farm. Nine College of Agriculture, Cornell University, B. S. Prior to pr ent ap months. pointment was employPd as agricultural engineer with Forestal (Ltd.), H. E. Bartram. Winooski, Vt. Graduate University of. Vermont anll Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ten months. s. tate Agricultural College, B. S. Taught agriculture lD high school two P. E. McNall. Manhattan, Kans. Graduate Kansas State Agricul ·ears and was assistant in plant pathology department, University of tural College, B. S. in engineering, B. S. in agriculture. and M. S. in Vermont, and State Agricultural College experiment station four years. agriculture. Did practical electrical work in soils at tbe experiment station. Three years ten months. Eii~;~o~~sjones, Burlin ton, Vt. Graduate Universlt of Vermont Walter J. Tubbs, Burlington, Vt. Graduate Cornell University, H. S. and State Agricultural Coftege, B. S. Conducted home larm and was Prior to preso>nt appointment was assistant county agent. One year active in home communlty ·prior to present appointment. Eight-months. ten months. C. S. Fletcher, Spokane, Wash. Graduate State College of Washing Pascal K. Whclpton, Washington, D. C. Graduate Cornell University ton. Taught agriculture four years. Seven months. Agricultural College. B. S. Worked on a farm for three years; em 0 . . v. Patton, Pullman, Wash. Gradu~te State College of Washing ployed in farm management extension work in Connecticut three ton. ,• 1918. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-IIOl SE. 11669 EXECUTIVB COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. By Mr. SWIFT: A bill (H. R. 13154) providing for the issu Under clause 2 of Hnle :XXIV, executive communications were ance of certificate.· of record to the nearest of kin of deceased tnkeu ft·om the Speaker's table and referred as follows: enlisted men and w-omen of the world war; to the Committee on 1. A letter from the Secretary of the Trea nry transmitting Naval Affairs. supplemental estimnte of appropriation rf'quired by the Depart Also a bill (H. n. 13133) proYiding for the issuance of certifi ment of State for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1919 (H. Doc. cates of record to the nearest of kin of all Pl':TITIO~S, ETC. PUBLIC BILLS, HESOLUTIONS, A~D i1IE;)10RIALS. Under c1t1n e 1 of Hule XXII, petitions and paperg wet·e laiu Under claul:ie 3 of Rule XXII, Dills, resolutions, and memorials on the Clerk's Also, petition of John I. D. Bristol, of Milwaukee, Wis., urging By · Mr. STEEJ\"ERSON: Petitions in favor of H. R. 5407 and S. 4914 by the following: .J. A. Narum, J. J. Wade, and the passage of House bill 5407 ; to the Committee on l\Iilitary Henry N. Jensen, of Detroit; H. El Webber, of Fergus l!'alls; Affairs. Willar·d S. Ward, of Minneapolis; T. l\1. McCall, l\Irs. H. E. B::v 1\Ir. DALE of Vermont: Petition of Danville (Vt.) Grange, Newlanu, and Walter F. Banks, of Crookston, all in the State of No. 325, Patrons of Husbandry, favoring repeal of the postal-zone Minnesota; to the Committee on Military Affairs. law; to th-e Committee on Ways and l\Ieans. Also, petition urging early action and favorable reconsi