Guide to United States Government Publications

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF EDUCATION

BULLETIN, 1918, No. 2

GUIDE TO UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

COMPILED BY

WALTER I. SWANTON

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Page, Utter of transmittal 4 Introduction -- 5 Tit White House PartI. Department of Mate_____ Part H. Depirtment of the Trensur 9 Part III. Department of War 28 l'arrIV. Department of Justice_t___ 42 Part N'. Post (Mice Department 45 Part VI. Department of the Navy___ Part VII. Department of the Interim. 66 fart VIII, Department of Agriculture _ 87 Part IX. Department of l'iminieree.___ S Part X. Department of Labor.___ . 116 fart. XI. Independent 121 Appendix: Depository libraries 177 . States Government libraries, Washington, D. t' 183 Number of employee s4 l'ilited States thiernment____ 155 Loiikiiim of Govern:tient departments and bureaus .186 Index 3 4

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

ItMI:Nor 'um: I NTrittoti, lit.nrvi- Enrc.vrioN, SIR *. The extent i t t depart !Dent, of 'du...I:v(119.1diovernment Itat e in recent years taken a more iniportatit place in the life of thecountry and consequently in theinterest of the people. thanthey formerly had. *To stili an extent havetlitiir functions increasedthat no intelligent conception of the contempoia lift, of the Nationcan he formed witlit tut some know ledge ti. their organizationtool Norli.It is' also very desirable that the people of ritecountry should be informed as to the nature of the many valuable publications1% hicli the departments issue so that they intly kno hute to obtainmost expeditiously reliable informationon the subjos treated in these reports. That information in regardto '1 he organizafion flow- tions of the department; and the nature of their publicationsmay be available for the use of schools and colleges and of eltanil;ersof com- mece. wonatiO: chats. and other similarorganizations. I hate l'1111!-01 to be prepared the manuscript whichI am transmitting lierew it!, for publicat ion. as a bulletin ofthe Bureau of FAlucatiolv. Respectfully submitted, " 1'. P. ( Cont.tit188 it) 'TheSF:CHF:TAM'Ut "rift; 1 :crEittott. 4 GUIDE TO UNITED STATES GOVERNIIENT PUBLICATIONS.t

INTROyUCTION.

This iltilletinIs divided into11parts, one fur each of the 10 executive ,;,,:irtilionts of the (fovertinient Mind one part for the miscellaneous inipoytant Independent bureaus and commissions. Each part cdtvided into sections, one for each of the bureaus: under the department considered. and the description is given hi most instance-, it) the following order :ifrinApni administrative facials, vtteral information and duties. general publiontions. method of distribution of gotten)l publications. tumult' and other periodical publications, lists.Indexes, moiling lists, maps, and correspondence.At the beginning of each part is a brief description of the department considered. . The material for the Bulletin. was furnished by each department, bureau, or iti,totiendent oflic'e or commitsion, in response to a cirvlar sent from the pureau of Education. and it is fl,fired to express appreciation for the hearty Cooperation manifested in the replies received. THE WHITE HOUSE. Pennsylvsnla Menus. bet w.`en Fifteenth and Seventeenth Streets.) PltESII)ENT THEITNI,TED STATES. The only publications distributed from the White House are the President's Messages to Congress. and the President's Proclamations.They are for free distribution and may be obtained 11` addressing the Secretary to the President of the United States. . COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION. Principal administrative officia/R.Secrelary 'of State; Secretary of Wnr; Secretary of the Navy ; Chairman of the Committee; Editor Of "Official Itulle- tin." he work of the cum Meen is carried on in the UnitedStatt's andin foreign countries through tht activities of about 25 divisions.. w General infvmation art' d liiC3.The Committee on Public Information was organized under Executive Order of April 14, 1917. and Is directly under the President of the United States.The purpose of this committee is to furnish reliable Information nod, to issue an of 'dab)/ hnlletin anti such additional bulletins, films, posters. pictures, and publications as may seem desirable. General publication.q.The following general publications have been Issued:

BED, WHITE. AND BLUE BFBUL8. ei 1. How the War Came to America. ti 2. Notional Service Handbook.15 cents. . 3. The Battle Line of Democracy.15 cents. 4. The RresIdent's Flag Day Address with Evidence of GertnanetePlans. 5. Conquest and Kultur.' . . 6. Gentian War PractiCes.(Part I=Treatment of Ciarillans.) . 7. War (7yclopedia; A Handbook for Reedy RefertXce on titGreat War. .215 cents. ... 5 6 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. S. Germa n Treatment of Conquered Practices.) Territory. '(Part IIof German War. 9. War, Labor, and Peace. President.) (Some Recent Addresses and Writingsof the 10. German Plots and Intrigues. Activities of the German System inthe United States during the Period ofour Neutraity. wAs INFORMATION SERIES. 101. TheWar'Nleaa4. and Facts liehind It. 102. The Nalhol in Arms. A 103. 'rho GNIerlininiOfGermany.' 104.The Great War: From Spectator 105. A 11"or of Self-Defense. to Partici Rant 1041. American Loyalty. 107. Ainrikanishe iltiergertrelle.i German Translation of .No. 106.) 100. American Interest in PopularGovernment Abroad. 109. Home Reading eonrse forCitizen Soldiers. 1111. PirstSession of the Wnr('ongress. Ill. The German War Code. 112. American and Allied Ideals. German' Militarism and Its German 114. The War for Peace.' Critics. 115. Why Atnerica Fights Germany. 116. The Study of the Great War. 117. The Avtivities of the Committeeon Public Ioformation.

LOYALTY I.FIAFti-TA. '201. Friendly Words to theForeign Born. 202. The Prussian System. 203. Labor and the War. 204. A War Message to the Farmer, 205. -Plain Issues of toe War. 2041. Ways to Serve the Mition. 207. What Really Matters. " The Kaiserite in America:" Catalogue of Photographs and Stereopticon Pictures. Slides. Issued by the Division of Method of distftibution of genera/publications. These publications far as issued. for free tlistributionexcept as noted. are, so from the committee us,,,kong as editions Copies may be obtained .4nnual and other periodical printedare available. publications.The Committeeon Public In, .formation has not issued any annualreport but there is printed a daily "facial Bulletin" which is sent free to officialsof all Governtnent departments; members of the United States Senateand House of Representatives; to the of the American diplomatic andeqnsular service; the foreign members consular service; officers of the Arta diplomatic and and Navy.; every post office Inthe United States (to be posted (tatty);governors of all States; mayors of all daily newspapers and press associations cities; all of the country ;all magazines; colleges and universities; chambers of.commerce and boards of trade; and other public Institutions. Regular subscriptionto others $5.00 per year. Correspondesee.Requests for general the Distribution Department. 6 Jacksonpublications should he addressedto Bulletin " should be addressed Place. Requests for the " Official Washington, to Editor, Official Bulletin, 16Jackson Place, SERVICE BUREAU. The committee has established this.bureau to give necessary information concetnibg Government work to those whohave business with the Governmental agencies in Washington.The bureau is located at the 0 Streets NW., Washington, D.C. corner of Fifteenth and

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PART 1.DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (For location of department. bureaus. etc.. see page 188.) t. Pririiitiat administrative offieia18.Seeretnry of State; Counselor for.the De- . Imminent ofState;the Assistant Secretary; Second AssistantSecretary ; Third Assistant Secretary; Director of the Consular Service; Chief Clerk; . Solicitor, Acting Foreign Trade Adviser; Adviser on Commercial Treaties:

. Chiefs: Bureau of Accounts and Disbursing Clerk. Bureau of Citizenship. Consular Bureau, Diplomatic Bureau, Bureau of Appointments, Indexes and , ArcffIvel. Rolls and Library, Division of Eastern Affairs, Division of Foreign Intelligence, Division of Latin-American Affairs. Division of Mexican Affairs, Division of Near Eastern Affairs, Division of Western European Affairs; Assist- ant Solicitors (5) ; Private Secretary: to the Secretary of State. General information and" (halmThe Secretary of State is charged. under the direction of the- President. with the duties appertaining to correspmiiienee with the public ministers and the consuls of the United States. and with the representatives of foreign powers accredited to the United States ;--affid to nego-

7. . 8 OMR TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. lation to Germany, Austria-Hungary. Russia. Roumania, 4Sertla, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Turkey, Greece,Italy, Abyssinia, Persia, Egypt. longing to countries of thisseries. a and colonies he. The Division of Western EuropehnAffairs handles diplomatic and correspondenceon matters other than those of consular in relation to Great'' Britain an administrative character, (Canada. Australia, New Zealand,and British coluoot les not elsewhere enutnt.rated),Portugal, Spain. France, Morocco, al , the Kongo, Switzerland; Norway, Bel. Denmark, and Liberia. Sweden, the Netherlands. Luxemburg. The Consular Bureau handles correspondence relating thereto. consular correspondence andmiscellaneon, The Bureau of Appointmentsis charged with custody of handles applications for office, n,nd he Great Seal and warrants Azf extradition, Departmentthe preparation of commissions,exequaturs, Register, consular bonds;correspondence and other matters regardingentrance examinations for the foreign The Bureau of Citizenshipexamines all applications for service. passports add authentications; receives passports, issues tion, etc., under act of March 2. and files duplicate's of evidence,registra- 190Lin reference to expatriationof citizens and their protection abroad;keeps necessary records thereunder; correspondence in relation to the foregoing. conducts The Bureau of Indexes and-Archives records and indexes spondence of the department and has the general corre- The Bureau of Accounts has charge of the archives. and indemnity funds, and correspondencecustody and disbursement olbappropriations The Bureau of Boils and Library relating thereto. has custody of the rolls,treaties. etc.; promulgation of the laws, treaties,sErecutiveorders, and proclamations; and superintendence of the libraryand public document; ra rt. o truing to International commissions. care of papers !T- The Division of Ftireign Intelligence service of diplomatic, commercial, prepares and distributes to the foreign important to their information and other correspondence anddocuments lattons" of the United States.upon foreign relations; editing " Foreignlie- The Office of the Law Clerkedits and indexes the laws, treaties. and proclamations for publication resolutions, public The Superintendent of the State, in the Stnttftes at Large. executive officer of the commissionWar,,and Navy Department Buildingis the Secretaries of State, War, and Navy,createdeby Coogress,consisting of the has charge of, care, preservation,for the government of this building,He and cleaning of the building, grounds,repairing, warming, ventilating, lighting. appropriations for this purpose; lieand ,approaches, and disburses thespecial has charge of all the employeesof the building proper, and apptintsthem by direction of the secretaries. Publications.The following publications able for general or limited.distribution of the State Department are avail- of the United States. A compilation as indicated:(a) Foreign Relations eign countries. of the diplomatic correspondencewith for- Printed and distributed asa congretisional document. edition covers correspondence ofthe year 1910. i.nmst (b) Register of the Departmentof State. ployeesof the department In List of officers, clerks, andem- Diplomatic and Consular Service.Washington andthe Veigu service,including the Litit of foreign representativesin the United States.Issued annually.Limited distribution by the (e) Diplomatic and Consular Service department. matic and consular officials. of the United States.List of diplo- tion by the department. Issued at irregular intervalsLimited distribu- (d) Diplomatic List.Containing the diplomatic officials eign missions in Washington. and families of for- partment. Issued monthly. Limite* distributionby the de- (e) Information Regarding Service of the United States.Appointments and Promotions inthe Consular (1) Information RegardingDistributed by the departmentupon request. Service of the United States.Appointments and Promotions inthe Diplomatic (g) Rules Governing the GrantingDistributed by the departmentupon request. States. find Issuing of Passports inthe United Distributed free by the Bureau ofCitizenship. Correspondence.Requests for thesepublications should be sent tothe Chief Clerk:State Department, Washington,.D.C. A price list of congressional other publications on foreignrelations can be obtained by mod Syperintendent of Documootik Government application to the Printing Office, Washington,D. C. PART IL-DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. (For location of department. bureaus. etc.. see page 186.) OFFICE OF SECRETARY. Principal admini.stratire offIcials.Secretiry of the Treasury; Assistant Sec- friary. in charge of Public Buildings and Miscellaneous; Assistant Secretary, in charge of Fiscal Bureaus; Assistant Secretary. In charge of 'Customs: Assist- ant to the Secretary ; Chief Clerk: Chiefs: Division of Appointments, Division of 1$ookkeeping and Warrants. Division of Customs, Division of Loans and Cur- rency. Division of Mail and Files. Divisidn of Printing and Stationery, Division of Public Moneys, Division of SecretService ;Disbursing Clerk ;Section of Surety Bonds. Gcncral information and duties. The Secretary of the Treasury Is charged' ith the management of the national finances.He prepares plans for the Im- provement of the revenue and for the support of the public credit ; superintends hr eolleetion of the revenue. and directs the forms of keeping and rendering public accounts and of makilig returns ;grants warrants for all moneys drawn from the Treasury in pursuart-e of appropriations made by law, and for the payment of moneys into the Treasury; and annually submits to Congress estimates the probable revenues and dishursentet is of the Covernment. He controls the e.oistruction anti milimenance of public buildings; the coinage and printing of money; the administration of the Coast Guard and the Public Health branches of the public service, and furnishes generally such information as may be re. otilred by.elther branch of Congress on all matters pertaining to the foregoing. lie is ox officio chairman of the'Federal Reserve Board, created by act approved December 23. 1913 ;ex officio chairman of the Federal Farm Loan Board, rental by net improved Jay 17. 1916; president of the central executive council of the international High Commission, and chairman of the pined States sec. bon of that cianinission: appoPited DirectorGeneral of Railroads by the Presi- dent, December 26. 1917. The Assistant Secretary in charge of miscellaneous divisions of the Treasury I leptirtment is assigned the general. supervision of matters relating to the lot- :owing bureaus and divisions : Public Health Service. Supervising Architect, the selection of sites for public buildings. Coast Guard, Appointment Division, Gen- eral Supply Committee. Section of Surety Bonds, and all unassigned business of the department. The AsSistant Secretary in charge of liscni bureaus is assigned the general supervision of all matters relating to the following bureaus, offices, and divisions: The Federal Farm Loan Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Cur- rency, the Office of the Treasurer of the United States; the Bureau of Internal Revenue; the 0111ce of the, Director of the Mint ; the Office of the Comptroller of the Treasury; the auditors of the several departments; the Register of the Treltsury; the Bureau of Engraving and Printing; the Division of Bookkeeping and Varrnnts; the Division of Loans and Currency; the Division of Mail and Files; the Division of Printing and Stationerythe Division of Public Moneys; the Secret Service Division ; and the office of the disbursing clerk. The Assistant Secretary In charge of customs is assigned the general super- vjsion of the Division of Customs, of all matters pertaining to the customs service, and the Bureau of War Risk Insurance. The Chief Clerk is the eMef executive ()Meer of the Secretary, and, under the direction of the Secretary and Assistant Secretaries, to charged with the enforcement of departments' regulations general iu their nature; Is by law superintendent of the Treasury Building, and in addition superintends the Winder, Cox, Butler, and Auditors' Buildings; haft direct charge of motor trucks, horses; wagonA, etc., belonging to the department ; the direction of engineers, machinists, watchmen, tlrenien, laborers, and other employees connected with maintenance and protection of the Treasury Building and annexes; the expenditure 9. 10 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT 11111.1CATIONS. of iitionoiriations for contingent expenses; the administrativecontrol of appropriations made for 414o'Onnientexhibit; at various expositions; and gen ration of the cienerai 1:11111)1y the'supervision compromise cases; the custody of 1:011111IIIDV: handles offers in tarys office; the custody of till the records. tiles, and libraryof the Secre- sites for proposed public building'sIn Washing 11111: the checking of all mail relatingto the personnel of the Treasury - ment.: the handling of rottieasfor certified copies of olliciul Deport- chargOof 'ail business ofthe Secretary's office unassigned. papers, and the

PUBLICATIONS.

ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISiONS. Chic, efrrk..The only tonne,: publications Issued by the ChiefClerk are the fol. 4a1 Report of the l'otitingentExpenses of the Treasury I /41 'rraveling Expenses ofofficersand hpartmvut ; (el EIlipbyevs, 1410:1T1111DIII; sheering: exchanges oftypewriters. adding machines. similar labor-saving devices.All of these are congressional and other annually.. ductimenu-: issued I)irimion of Appoinloinif .Theonly publication prepared by a list of presidentialntlieers. this division is designation. date of commission andThis publication containsthe !UM, boVali,1. opfNiiiittnetit. columns:aim) bond of each presidentialofficer in and tinder the Treasury and amount distributed free by the Chief of the Oepartment. 11 is and is for sale by the Superintendent!live:ion of Appointmentsfor.olliial use of Ooeunients to the general DerisMst it,sda.'f, pin!, (tad WarraniN.- The public. di-isilat are:Of I The Animal 14.01; or Estimatespliblieatiom; prepared IIIthis to congress.. (to suppionnlai or Approprnit ions submilied mitted to (el Annual AppropriationIlige.0 of Estimates and Itendencies Sub billed Statement of Ito Opts and Appropriation.,(d) Annual States by Fistal Years.. [Disbursements. Balances, etc_tit the 1'nilyd (41 Comparathe Statement ofReceipts and Expenili tures, 18:14f to date. t Annually.) I11 the Treasury.Ig) Itailc Statement of theCundiliou of Financial Statement of theUnited States. 011 Claims Allowed byAcemoiting Officers. (Monthly.) Under Meat-Inspection Law. t Ill Employees Accounting .Systeni of the United Informathal Itelapat: 1tier edition.) II,) Judgments itendevolStittes.Tnmsury by Ilepartnient. 194)5. tone (II Sides of Ohl NI:dell:II. Volideimied the Court .of Plains. Orreglotiet. Storrs, etc.(Annually.) The olition of earl, publicationIs limited 111111 ernineut 41114ws for official use. is mainly distribute&toGov- the Superintendent of 1 )n4.11111(411(a, 041 (c), Id), andIP are for sale by Dirixion of Cimfonis.---Tlie followings. Government Print Mg c Mire.Washington, 11.C. publications are issued by of Customs; (a) AnnualReport of the Board of the OR-Ishii, peals Pooling Before United Oeneral AppraLsers.(b) Ap- States Courts in CustomsCases. (c) Compilation of CustomsLaws and Digest 116,Devislotim (Quarterly.) of 1883-191:11. (41)Coaference of local Appraisers. Thereunder (acts toms Regulations.(Irregularly.) (Annually.)(c) Cus- larly.) (f) 1)igest of Customs Decisions. (g) Estimates of Appropriationsfor Collecting the (Irregu- toms.(Annually.)(h) Laws of the United.Sttites Revenue from Cus- Relating to Customs, (One edition.)(i)Reuppraisements of Merchandise. 1899. funds of Customs Duties.(Annually.) (Weekly.)(j )Re- These are published for officio' (k.) Tariff Act of 1913. Superintendent of Documents, use and all but (I) and- (j)are for sale by Division of Loans and Government. Printing Office.Washington; D. C. this division : Currency.The following publicaons are issued by (a) Information Respecting UnitedStaff . Production of Precious Metals, etc. nds, Pape Currencyand Coln, 15 cents. d by rim dent of Documents, (b) Information Respecting Monein Circulathin.Issued for official (c) A. Compilation of thePrincipal Laws of the United use: Loans and the Currency.Distributed by Division of States Relating to (d) Regulations of the Treasury Loans and CUrrency. Bonds. Department In Relationto United States Sold by Superintendentof Documents, 5 cents. (e) Circulation Statement.(Monthly.) of money forming general Sets, forth amounts ofvarious kinds stock of money in UnitedStates, amounts of each GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 11

kind held in Treasury as assets,,atur held by Federal reserve banks and Federal reserve agents against issues of Federal reserve notes, and finally sets forth alumnus of each kind of money in general circulation, with circulation per capita.Distributed free; restricted mailing list. fi"Cavent List of United States Registered Bonds. (Monthly.)List of register-NI bonds of United States reported lost or destroyed.Distributed free. A restricted free mailing list is maintained for the circulation statement and caveat list. For information address, The Secretary of the Treasury, Division of Loans and. Currency, Washington,. D. C. Wrixion of Printing and Stationery. The following publications are issued annually or as noted : in) Annital Report of the Seeretau of the Treasury on the State of the Finances. (In pamphlet form.)Thit report gives the receipts and expenditures of the Government during the fiscal year with which the report deals, and treats of the collection of the revenue, the public credit, a-nd the finances generally.It also contains the Secretary's estimate of receipts and expenditures of the Government for the following fiscal year and a synopsis of the annual reports of bureaus and divisions of the Treasury Department.It embraces. as well. the reetO11111entlations of the Secretary to Congress which, in addition to .4 hose made on the finances. include the administration of the Office of the Super- uising Architect. the Director of the Mint. the Bureau of Engraving and Print- ing, the Coast Guard. the Public ilealth Service, the War Risk 1.1w.andthe Federal Flinn Iman Bureau.re The volume is distributed gratult.ly to the public as far as the small edition printed will justify.It is also sold by the Superintendent of Documents. ( It) Annual Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the .Fittances with Appendices, commonly known as the Finance Report.This report of the Secretary is identical with the pamphlet editian, with the' exception that there is an appendix consisting of the Report of the Treasurer of the Foiled States, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Register of the Treasury (discontinued with one 1916 report), and portions of the Report of the Director of the Mint and the Report of the Commissioner volume is distributed gratuitously to the public as far as the small edition printed will justify.It Is also sold by the Superintendent of Documents. (c) 1Veekly Treasury Decisions.This is a weekly bulletin contaleing the decisions of.the Treasury Department, tinder the Customs. internal-revenue, and other laws.it also includes the decisions of the Board of United States Gen- eral Appraisers, the United Stntes Court of Customs Appeals, and the War Risk Bureau.It Is distributed gratuitously only to interested Government officials. and Is sold to others on annual subscription of $1.75 by the Superintendent of Documents. id) Treasury Decisions.(Annually or semianmially.)This is a bound vorume of the weekly decisions.it appears as the "customs edition" and the " internal-revenue edition." being it compilation of the respective decisions. It is distributed gratuitously only to interested Government officials. and is fbr stile to the public by the Superintendent of Documents. (c) United States Court of Customs Appeals Reports. This is tbemnnual compilation of the court decisions published in Weekly Treasury Decisions.It is distributed gratuitously only to Interested Government ofticiats, and Is for sale to the public by the Superintendent of Documents. Atoning lists.Two free mailing lists are maintained In theDivisionof Print- ing and Stationeryfor the Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the Finances and for the Finance volume. Correspondence.The official designation pf the officer to whom requests for publications issued by the Division of Printing and Stationery should be made is the Secretary of the Treasury. Secret-service Division. The only publication issued for distribution is the Annual Report addressed to the Secretary of the Treasury, containing a summary of the work of the service during the year; number of arrests made; amount of counterfeit money and counterfeit apparatus and materials cap- tured.;list of new counterfeits, eta.The report isdistributed free.The printing of this Annual Report was discontinued with the 1916 report. Section of Surety Bande.No publications are regularly issued, with the exception of Department Form No. 356, which is issued four dines a yeaeon March 1, May 15, August 15, and November 15.This statement gives a list of the surety colupanles, capital, surplus, where incorporated, etc., and is mailed 12 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

to the bond approving officers of the Government,the surety companies, and the general public.A regular mailing list addresses. Is maintained with about 1,500 Government Actuary.General publications issuedare the following:(a) Tables showing the investment values ofUnited States bonds together with simple interest tables it 2. 3, and 4per cent interest.These are distributed free for Government use.(6) Monthly table in the form of a departmentalcircular. showing daily quotations of United States Bonds.together with their correspond- ing investment values. A free mailing listis maintained for the distribution of this monthly circular.(c) Government salary' tables, 1904.(Issued for 01. cial use.)(d) Interest tables at 3 per centper annum.(Issued for official use.)(c) Interest rebate tables, 1S99.(Issued for official use.) Tables showing interest on $100 at therate of 3, quarter.(Issued for official use.) f. and 11 per cent per For Information address Government Actuary, ington, D. C. Treasury Department, Wash- COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY. Principal adminixtrative offirialkComptroller:two Deputy Comptrollers: Chief Clerk.Chiefs :Division of Issue of National Bank NOtes.Division of Redemption of National Bank Notes. Division ofOrganization of National Banks, Division of Examination. Division ofStatistics. Division of General Bookkeeping, Division of Issue and Redemption of FederalReserve Notes.The Comptroller of the Currency is ex officio a member of the General Federal Reserve Board.. information andduties. The Comptroller of theCurrencyis charged with the execution of all laws passed byCongress relating to the issue and retirement of the national currency, generallyknown as national-hank notes. secured by United States bonds: and underthe supervision of the Fed- Reserve.Board is also In charge of the ISSIIP and notes of Federal reserve banks. redemption of circulating In addition to these powers the comptrollerexercises general supervision over all national banks throughout the United States.Including Alaska and Hawaii. In the matter of their organization and regulation.The comptroller also supervises all other Incorporated hanks and buildingnssocintions-doing business in the District of Columbia. He is vested with thepower to appoint receivers for insolvent national hanks and through thecourts to enfove penalties prescribed for vidialons of the national-hankact.The comptroller,withthe approval of 04 Secretary of the Treasury, alsoappoints all national -hank examiners.Under the Federal reserve net ,be executed entes or charters for the Federal reserve banks. and Issued the certifi. Reports of condition of all national hanksare made to the comptrer not is frequently than five times a year by thebanks and also periodicallby the national-bank examiners appointed by him. General publication-R.-1a1 Instructions of theComptroller of the Currency relatite'to the organization. etc.. of nntimialbanks, digests of decisions relating to national hanks, 11111) the National Itnnknet, Federal reserve net, etc. They are distributed free and sold by Superintendentof Documents. (6) Annual Report of the Comptroller of theCurrency to Congress.This document Is Issued in two volumes, and contniosinformation regarding the condition of the National banks with statistical tablesrelating thereto.It is distributed free toihe banks, and sold by the Superintendentof Documents. (c) Abstracts of Condition is a periodical Issued five ormore times each year. and contains statistics relating to the status oftuitional hnnks at the time of each call fora report of condition.Distributed free. (ft) Digest of Decisions Relating to National Banks. (e) National Bank Act as Amended. For isale by (Discontinued.) ments. Superintendent of Docu- (f) Monthly Statement of National Bank Notes Notes Outstanding. and Federal Reserve Bank Mailing Bata. Mailing Ilsts for -national banks, libraries.State banking departments,. United Staten add Foreign .Consular Offices,'anda restricted list of certain financiers and financial institutions andpublications are maintained. Corregondenoe.--Comptroller of the Currency, TreieurYDepartment, GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATrONS. 18 TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES. Principal administrative officials.Treasurer, Cashier, Assistant Treasurer, Chief Clerk,Deputy Assistant Treasurer. Superintendent, National Bank Redemption Agency. General information and duties.The Treasurer of the United States is charged with the receipt and disbursement of all public Moneys that may ,be deposited in the Treasury at Washington and in the subtreasuries, and In the national -hank depositories; is redemption agent for national-bank notes; is trustee for bonds held to secure national -bank circulation and public deposits in national banks and bonds held ro secure postal savings in banks; is custodian of miscellaneous trust funds; is fiscal agent for paying interest on the public debt and for paying the land-purchase bonds of the Philippine Islands. principal and interest; is treasurer of the board of trustees of the Postal Savings System; and is ex officio commissioner of the sinking fund of the. District of Columbia. General publications. Circulars and memoranda have been issued covering. stich*topics as issue, exchange, and redemption of money; legal tender; issues of coin and paper currency not legal tender; uncurrent coin; regulations relating to the indorsement and payment'of Treasury warrants, interest checks, and checks of disbursing officers; regulations relating to lost checks and issue of duplicates and the preparation of bonds of indemnity therefor; trade dollars; kinds of certain gold coins discontinued; premium on currency; State bank notes; Continental currency; and mint marks. Method of distribution of (leveret publications.The above publications are distributed free upon request.They were prepared for answering letters of inquiry addressed to the department. Annual and other periodical publications.The following are issued: (a) Annual Report of the Trensurer of the United States.The Treasurer of the United States is charged with the receipt and disbursement of all public moneys that may he deposited In the Treasury at Wnshington and in the subtreasuries, and inthe national-bank depositories;Is redemption tuitional-bank notes, Federal Reserve notes, and Federal Reserve hank notes; is trustee for bonds held to secure national-bank circulation' and public deposits in nat3onal banks, and bonds held to secure postal savings In banks; is custodian of miscellaueous trust funds; Is fiscal agent for paying interest on the public debt and for paying the land-purchase bonds of the Philippine Islands. principal and Interest; is treasurer of the board of trustees of the Postal Savings System; and is ex officio commissioner of the sinking fund of the District of Columbia. (b) Annual Report of the Treasurer of the United States on the Sinking Fund and Funded Debt of the.District of Columbia. The Treasurer is ex officio commissioner of the sinking fund of the District of Columbia.The report covers the operation of the sinking fund, the funded debt, estimates and guaranty fund, and guaranty fund under contracts. (c) Monthly Statement.Paper currency of each denomination outstanding. The above Annual Reports are distributed free so long as the editions issued will warrant.They are sold .after a certain period of time by the Superin- tendent of Documents. Governnent Printing Office, at various prices depending on date.The edition of Monthly Statement of paper currency is very limitedI. and is only mailed to those particularly Interested. Mailing lists.Free mailing lists for the Annual Reports are maintained so far as the limited editions will permit. Correspondence.All requests for publications above mentioned should be addressed to the Treasurer of the United States. INTERNAL REVENUE BUREAU. Principal administrativeofficials.--dommissioner.DepUty Commissioners. Chief Clerk. General information and duties. The cbmmissioner has general superintendence of t4ocolleetion of all internal-revenue taxes, including 'also the income, inherltaWce and excess profits taxes; the enforcement of*Internni-revenue laws;. appointment of internal-rnue employees; effinpensation and duties of gangers, storekeepeis, slid othsubordinate officers; the preparation and distribution of stamps, Instruetto s, regulations, forms, blanks, hydrometers, sta tionety, etc. alp 14 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENTPUBLICATIONS.

PUBLICATIONS (leneral. publications. 'These Include:to) revised when necessary or publishedocovering Internal Revenue Regulations, revenue service. new legislation affecting internal- (A) Compilation of Internal RevenueLaws in force March 4. 1911; Stipp., 1915.Sold by Superintendent iff itocuments. Mefiyai of distribution of general be hall on application of puhli,ations.Regulations may, In-general, taxpayers to the Colleetor of Internal Revenueof his distill or to the Commissioner of internalRevenue. (v.v. by. the Superintentlent of Documents. Distribution by sale i rabies fed. Government f'rinting Office, at price Annual and other periodical pahlications.-,.Thefollowing are Issued: (a) Preliadeary Report. Commissioner ofInternal Revenue. (b) Annual Report. Commissimier ofInternallitevenne. (et Report showing collection of-revenue &rived from articles and occupations Labeled to internal-revenue'ax, such as distilled spirits. fermented Minors, tobacco. oleontargurine. cants.income,. stock. munitions. estates. Or. corporation,capital. 141 Report showing reveille classified tricts. by States,. and internal-revenue distr) Rultngs and decisions pertaining to internal-revenue laws andregulations, published in weekly pamphletknown as Treasury Decisions; subseri6- tion price, $1.75 per annum. upon remittnnee Government Printing °Mee. to Superintendent of Documents, (f) Compilation of Internal Revenue Laws. (P) Digests ot Decisions of the Commissionerof Internal Revenue. by Superintendent of DocuMents. Sold list of puhlicationm.catalogue No. 155contains list of internal Revenue !thinks, hooks, laws, regulations. and is issued. bonds. No monthly list of publintions Corrcspondenee.---Nlequests for free publications missioner of Internal Revenue. 'Treasury should he addressed to Com- quests Tor compilation of internal Revenue 1-1, C. Re- Laws, and Regulations, Vvh .1 are sold. should he addressed to Superintendentof Documents, GovernMent ing.011,4Washington, D. C. int- BUREAU OF THE MINT.

Privet/x:1 administrative officialt Director.Examiner. Executive Clerk. General information and :little:I.TheDirector of the Mint has general pervision of all the mints and nssny offices su- of lite United States.Ile pfescribes the rules, to he npproved by the S toryof the Treasury, for the tran§aetion ,ofbusinessnt themints ;and assay ces, receives daily reports of their tions, directs the coinage to.be ex opera- uteri, reviews the accounts, authorizesall expenditures, superintends the annual settlementsof the severni institutions, and makes special examinations of them whendeemed necessary.All appointments, removaiNand transfers In the mints andassay offices are subject to his approval.Tests of the weight and fineness ofcoins struck- at the mints made In the assay laboralicunder his are estinuk,te of the value of tl charge. He prepares quarterlyan standard coins of foreign countries foruse in valuing Imports and for other publicpurposes.An annual report on the operations of the Mint Service during each fiscalyear is prepared by the ilireetor for publication in the Finanre Report of theSecretary of the Treasury, giving Information as to acquisition of gold and sliver, the production, by calendar years. of coinage, etc.; also statistics IM gold and silver in the United Smutsand in the world, and of monetary stocks ofthe principal countries of the world. Annual reports and other periodicalpublications. (a) The Annual Report of the Director of the Mint isseparately published in an amplified additional details concerning mint operations., form, giving of money, etc. foreign monetary systems, stocks Distribution Is free,, through the Superintendentof Documents. (b) Value of foreign Coins.Circular issued quarterly each cular shows the value of foreign year. This cir- coins in United States money,Distribution free through the Secretary of theTreasury. (c) Catalogue of'Coins Tokens, andMedals in the Numismatic Collection the Mint of the United Statesat Philadelphia. In ...:" GLIDE Tb GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 15

fa) General Instructions and Regulations governing hints anti Assny Offices. Irregularly. o tGuide to the Numismatic Collection of the Mint of the United States at Philadelphia. (II information to coins and Price List of Medals.(United States Philadelphin.) ly, no Laws Relating to Coinage.Irregularly. t Proceedings of the ssay ronitiart:4ion. Annuntly. tit Itules and Tables for Computing Bullion Values. Irregularly. in The Monetary S3sienis of the NVorld.Irregularly. lc) to( j) are for sale by Superintendent of1 mcoments. Uailing ire inaiiitHinvilfor the publications distributed free. Corcc,pondence.--All corn--Tontience in regard to free publications should be addressed to the Diret.or of the Mint. at \Vasliington,12). C. 1040tests for publications for sale sliould be :mole to the Superintendents of TMetinients. Gov- ernment 1)rinting (11941% NVasbington.1). PTI101,1,E11)l.' 11 I I; T1 E.- SUR Y. Principal administratir«,fli .,1,111.11,1% comptroller. Chief Clerk. General informal ion and notice. The comptroller of the Treasury, under the direction (4-Ille Secretary of the Treasury. prescribes lite forms of/keeping mid rendering :illpolitic accounts except those relating to postal revenues and the expenditures therefrom.Ile is charged with the duty of revising accounts upon appeal front ettlimients made by the niolftrirs.Upon the application of disbursing officers, or the hand of any executive (tpartment or other independent establishment not under any of the executive departments, the comptroller is required to render his advance dolsi..11 uponnity question involving 0 payment to be made by them or under them, which decision, when rendered, governs the auditor and the comptroller In the set tlement of the necount involving the payment inquinsi nbotit.Ile is revireil to approve, disapprove, or modify all decisions by auditors malfing an .riginalconstruction or modifying an existing construction of statutes, and certify his action to the auditor whose dntles ore affected therehy. 1 mitae his direction the several auditors superintend the recovery of all debts finallycertified by them. respvelively. to be due the United Stales. except ,hose arising maim the l'ost()nice Department.He superintend:7) the pu, ,ervar:on by the auditors of all accounts which linv.0 been titutlly soljusted by them, higt.ther with the vouchers and certificates relating to the same.Ile 154 retoilred: on his own 'notion. when In the interelsts of the tIov- eminent. to revise any account settled by any auditor. In any case where, in his opinion, 'the interests of the Government reiptire, lie may direct any of the auditors ()olio\ Rh tit auditlind settle any particular account pending before the NMI auditor for settlement,Itis his duly to countersign all warrants authorized by law to be signed by the Secretary of the Treasury. Annual and other periodical puldirat ion,x.( a) Animal Reports of the C.otnp- troller, First Comptroller, and Second Comptroller, 1554-1916.These reports cover, first. Oh business transated do the ofliev during eon fiscal year. and second, suggestions awl recommend:10.1ms for inipowentent and efficiency Iq, office work and In aecoutiling'inetbods: 211111 practices generally. ftd Circulars of the Poniptroller, First Comfit roller. and Second Comptroller, 1789-1843, bound in three volumes. Later ritcitlnis,front 1874 to 1916, are contitims1 In the onnuol editions of Treasury Department circulars. (c) Decial* of the First Cottaitroller, 188071881 (Lawrence), In six volumes- ( vol. 1 confillos an appethilx, setting forththe orgiinizatiqn and duties of the accounting officers In the Treasury Department, Me.) ; 1893-1894 (Bowler4, in one vOluine.These published decisions are selected. because of their importance hint general interest. (d) Digest of 1)ecislons of the Second Comptroller, 1817-1852, 185:1-1865 s(Chiptnan 1,in 2 volumes; 186!)-1SOD(firod lend), ht1 volume; 1809-1884

(Upton), In 1 volume; 1884 -1893 (011keson), in 7 volumes. . (e) Decistons'of tie Comptroller, 1894-1917, In 23 volumes. These published decisions are selected heenuse of. their -importanee and general interest.lie, ginning .with Volume 1, (etcher, 1894, nilvance sheets of the necIatoftis 'of the Comptroller have been published quarterly for the first three-quarfers of each , 87882 °.--1.8-12 16 OVID1-: TO coVERNMEN'T PUBLICATIONS.

year. bound with paper covers and indexed.BeEinning with volume 21. July,. itthatice sheets of the 1.)0.1,1011, of the rillpildrollerhave also been pub. lishen monthly. furlimitedlist rihution. sheetsbcinu:fastened with wire staples. without eover or index.-Ijigest of the Iteckimis of the Comptroller, 1S94--1902 (covering published vols. and maintsript vols. I-21). li*tidribution..The ithove-mentioned publicationsare distribui.41 free to puh- otlieials for "Mend use and sold to private bah% blinds, corporations, 'and institutions.'I'he are not sold at subscription prices.lint volume fixed by the Supcs.ittletelent :tt a price for each of Documents. to vyllon, ,191,11catInns remittances should be 1,11'1 Mulling list..Free mailinglists ;ire in:lint:tined for rations to public officials for wailing currettt publi Cstespomfrace.- ['Milk officials whoare emitted tofree distribution ..1 pula,ntifins shoul.l adds, theirrutiesis to the Comptroller of the 'rre:c..itr. Washington. :ill others io the Stmcrintendent of Printing 11111 e,\\*iishitigtoirt). Gat 1)ociiinents,thournment

A l'111`1.'t 1.(11 1)E1'.\ EN'L'S. ENS1 I' DE 1).11:1' M ENT. Prioi/oft to/wiai.qcotire officio/.Auditor for the Treasur, Deportment. Genera/ oitocoodera and dultes.- The .\killitorInc ihe Treasuryleint ri molt receives and settles ill accounts of theihpartm.111 ,0 the Treasury. including all accounts relating. to the customsservice, the piddle114111, 1101'111;11 revenue, TreaSiii.1.1.noel assistant trVaSMVI.S. tniuts aril :1,7ItYoffices. Bureau of 1411gray. inand Printituz. lutist t:uard. public IlealttiService, public buildings. sveket Service. \ \'ar Risk insuranew etc.- f'r,(dieutions.-1,, mina! Report ;n ....111;11",,,e,,, (Neoffice during each of business tn,,,,,,.,1by )ar. 1o:ether with recommendations.I Ustribii Num free.Printing of Oils.\ iltinal report. Report was discontinued with the11111; (ho Law, with infnrtnnitonfor DIshorsing flicers and (MA's.I hie edit jou. I For official use only.) (c) (Initial Emoluments of Customs onieers. only.) .itiaially.Ira nllleial use Correspondencc.Address. Auditor for the *friuisury ton, I). C. Utgtaruurnl, Washing- lV.A1Z 1)E1).11:"I'N1 ENT. . . Principal administrative official.Auditor ton, I). C. for 11(11\1'ar Department, 11'ashing- General infnrmation and duliC3.--TheAuditor.40 for the War Department ceives and settles all in-counts of the I re- relating to the :Military Establishment...4r)eparittient of War. including all swotting mories and arsenals, tuitionalxecute- terh, fortiliottions, public buildings andgrounds tinder the thief of Etiginerws. rivers and harbors. the Military Acttilqiny. and the Panama ('anal, - Publicatimx.-.1111. only publication issue41 is the in accordance with visual practice. awl Annual Report. distributed Washington. I). C. sold by Superintendent of Documents, Printing of this Annual lbport wasdiscontinued with the 1916 report.I ', INTERIOR 1)14;11A ItTNIENT. Prineipat oriatinixtralirc o(Tirifil.--Auditorfor the Interior Department. Wash- ington. II. C. tot whom correspoudenee shnglt he addressed). (;eacrn,informulion and doirm. --Alt claims and net-omits arising millerthe Department of the Interior. which Incltahs()msg. having )eIntIon to the protection, survey. $11111scale of public and Tnhian buds. public 1 the rechanation of and Itultnnlands, Army and Ntivy 1)ensiiins.Indian affairs. fieologloil Survey. Bureau of I.:lineation. pureatiof Mines, Patent flfiire, Qapitol Building and Grounds.1. reollnell*.i Iln.pitiii, fft the Deaf,St. Elizabeth's Ilownrul University. (Nolumbla Institution Flnspital, lint Springs Reservation,the Yosemite and other national parks, and theemistrtietIon of railroads in Alaska, requiredto he examined and settled In this office. are GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBOCATIONS.

rubfication8.---The only publication issum isIlio .%mul;11:iteport, Is dist 111)11101 is lintitr,l edition is it% unlade.Priutingof this Annual Report was discontinued with the 191i; report. NAV 1 DEPAIMIEN'r. I'rirrriptN adtainixtratiri opirOtt.- -Audittirfote the Navy Department, Wash- it!...toilt It. C. urIll nil infartnalion and .uilitor for the Navy IIepartment re- e "s and settles all accounts of the Department of the Navy, including all ccounts attain;; to theN:1\:It Marine t_!orp, and the Naval ro,itcutfoolm.- -The only publications issued are: (al lteport to See- ici,r,u T,0:1,,i0 wort: done during the fiscal year; (1,) Digest of ;Savo litropri;.;;....is.Printing of this Annual Itepurt was discontinued with the 1916 1, port. S'I'. \1'I'AN I) OTIIEIZ Prtn,iiffo ndrninixfrrrlircallfrial..nilitarfur the State and Other Depart- ments, 1Vashingtuo. It. r;rnr cal rnlurnrafion noel difficx.-- The Auditor for the State and OtherDe- 1.:Irt woos receive, tow ,cti les the amount sOf the White !louse; the two !louses or congoss: Ilie Salo-ono court :the iopHrtiolits of State, including the ex- elues of the iliplotialtic and Consular Service; Justice. covering. expenses of I Iited States courts :.kgricult tire. including its field srvice;Commeree :Labor ; ;11,the fiiwing o,sta 1.1 ishmoitsGovernment Prim Pig 1 Mice: Interstme Coninieree Commission: Smithsonian Institut limit and N:11 iunnl Miisii11111:District of colionilia; Civil Service Commission; the Federal Reserve Board; the Federal Trade Cenituission: and all of theGovernment nut underthe tohninistration of tits exi.tit l ve depti rt went. ///b/b,ifttots The only publication Issued is theAnnualReport, a brief statemtiit of the vvok of the bureau for the year, of which only nbout 125 topics1111`printed.Printing of this Annual Report will: discontinued with the 19141 report. Wallin!! lig1.--Distrilmtedonly in departmedi, Judessa request Is received from outside. f'orrc.wammicnrc.Itentiests foi: information should headdressed to Auditor tor Stale anti Cher 15epartments, tViushinaton, D. 11 S1' OFFICE. 1)EVARTMENT. Principal administralire offirial.--Auditorfor the first Office Department. fit arra/iiiiwAtirtbm renddaticx..;--The Auditor for the Polt Office Deparinaunt receives and elitinines mill lecounts of -the office of the Postmaster Gellert(' and of till hurentis rind offices mider.Ilis direction; nil postal and money-orderac- counts of postmasters and foreign administrations; lullnecounts relating to the transportation of midis. and to all other business within the Jurisdiction of the Post ()flirt. Department ;anti certifies the balnnees arising thereon to the Postionster tielieralfor amounts 14 the postal revenue anti expenditures threfrian, and to the Semetary of this Treasury for other accounts.lie also torives and examines retards soul amounts, of postmasters operating postal savings banks, and liecount;; for expenditures from dal aPproprIntion for continuing-fli esttildisliment, maintenance, and extension of the postal savings depositories.He registers, charger:. and countersigns the werraute upon. the 'Treasury issued hr liquitintion of indebtedness; superintends the collecting of debts due the United States fur the service of the Post Ofliee Department and all penalties imitaistsc; directs suits and all legal proemlingsin civil actions; and tidies n11 legal mensures to enforce the payment of money due the United Stales for the service of the Post Mire Department, and for this purpose has direct. official relntions with the Solicitor of the Treasury, Department of Justice. He reheives and accepts, with the Written consent of the PostMaster General, offers of compromise tinder sections 295. and 400. Revised.Stilttites. lie IS required to submit to theSecretary of the Treasury quarterly statements (WOW. 'I t;oVEIIN NINT PUBLICATIONS.

postal 1.0...jilts aillI ;1111.1t,. report to the Postwaster C:encral the tin:loi:al condition ofIt, Post litho. 1 ttparitoent at tht close of e:tell )'ear. ',el , pod iwor, .1111/11.1i ..flirt the .ktitlitor for Poq I Itparitotlit cotoins the tiuntucial lattntotitcover. In;; the ilcal oprootis ifI lit' Post 111ir Ftelqiroutetit alit the halooce short showlte.: iis Boa:, .0 ..olohlionIt the I "1I he fiscal t.a, %%M. ,Is publi-died as a1;:irt of ti.. 4'..11.:r.k.. rt.,.... fhl 1.111:WWII \ SItrird.1.!..t' Iho .tolitoc oc Iho 1.11.1I Mir,. Flport. worn. 4.0%.I'OL: 1 th, tiepartiocut by quarters. 1/istriloocd free. Ict 'the Aountitc.:- System ..f the United Sian,. 17.9Io 1911,, For snit. by Sorer:o:0m of hoctlineots. I )111,.,..\\ ngt IL 11,1,111m 1./x.IAN!, are Hi:ON:hd ierlir-I MO poldirniion..:for th, iittcro,--Tad. Col ilt .Atolo.or for PosltuliceI teparliorilt,'%\"Aitigt on, 1)!4'. tiEtil (IF T E.\ SU I1Y 0 t Pri Ina adman rNI "Oh oezi-111..\ :f ii. 1'0 int", I, .,)I....and The I;,' lair of the Treasury slots hoods th Ihil.1 lo. j 1.10111,. III, 1'0 of 11:toilm, the eio I 'chi!. and' Iliv fort,. Rfraii :1[01 10 cp. rot..11,1 1111 110 11 111tniliiit: tloreol.Ilv cvrtilies to Ih 'In.asitr,r ofIto. I !Iv r Cot. the Ttlloetr. and the I.o:los nod Co: rci- I co isiolt. SoTctar,\ :lik, thelit res1 11110Oil I t 1..011, at i t pi !loll,.Ile :too approves for cre.lit In -tIo public. debt a.,ont:I he Trcosocur's 1:1 report, of a.1.1H.,-11.:111:,..\aiiiinaii...1_1.., paid from I he Treasurer; .rtiro 44., shell I.,.11111 In the for I Ito 'Treasury. .1 11 II 11,1iam! r 'pi ring if, pod,' I ionN. to Alto s,..1.1:11. I n l Animal itel"rI 111"M the Triastir,,i oho Ir:111-::1,11,,Ils in 1.11111111I1 reisteced, hoods of the rotted Slates, the insular poksessions. nod.the [District of Colton. .Also, the tlittalar an,l aoe lint if paid loons givtIitill adatinitative catotittarion. The noamount or allicti4 interest coupons rcoOed awl prim hi: oft:Alio Alooint \yam, disrnnlinued with the ptit: re, ti int 1/1 ..r Ilistorc ..1the Country Tirolof the' Loans ofthe ViiiI1.11 Shoe. fr011i the Earl il,1l'1.1.1"11 WO' WIN/. edition.For sale by .Superiitivodent of 11.witinents. rorre pond t . liIrcss -Soperlateuelent of Documents, t;overiunent Print- ing I Wire. lVashitn9ou. P. WAN

rrincipar rrdoriaiohollre .. V It II dirfri N1011111'1,ofthe Marti: CI:oilman: lex Sccretucy thts ; cu.1111111ssilillur tunlXPI11ilVe 1/1111v1: 1111)4.littler MeIllbers Scrrigary. : j). Elt.%I. LAND BANK ('I: ir.s: District No. 1, Sprinclield, ; ItistrirtNi'.2, II:1111910re, NM.: District No. 3,1'01111114n,S. ;1 Ustriet No. 1. Louisville. 1.y.; District No, 5, NPNV I )110:111s. LII.; tIlStrilt No. 13, SI. Louis. 11Istrict No. 7, St. Paul, Minn.: 10111NioNo. Nchr.; District No. 9, 1Vicilta, Kans.; DIslrietNo.10, lion; o _Tex.; District No. 11. Berkeley. Cal,:District No. PEDER \ OND it1N1:11 DISTRICTS:. DkIniel NO, 1, Maine,Now N'ermom, Nlass8ellusetts, Rhode Islam], Connecticut.New York. and Ne%v Jersey ;District %o. 2, Pennsylvania. Delaware, Maryland,N'irginia. \Vest Virginia, and the District of Columbia; DistrictNo. 3, North t`strolloa, South.t'arollnit, fleorgitt.'ntul Florida; District No.. (thin Indiana, Kentucky' and tetines.lee; District No. 5, .Aittbutatt. -Mississippi,and 1.ouisina:.; 1)Istrit No. II.Illinois.lissouri. s; District No. 7, Mlehiglin, IttInnesota, and North hakotn ;Distr et. 8, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, . anti Wyoming; DiStrict No. . llitaltionat, K180M. i.70(trittlo. and New Nlezleo; T/Istriet No, 10, Texas; 1istriet No, 11, Calif° a, Nevada, t`tanntl Arizona; . District No. 12, 1Vashingtoa, Oregon, NIontatm, andIdaho. actrentf nfo rtnt fonand t i The Federal Fa riti Lon -Board Is charged with the administration of the Federal vfartaloan art.It establishes the 12 GUIDE. TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 19

\Federal land Planks, delimits their respectile tlistricts. ajmoints the temia,rary directors and 3 innibel.s of the mili:meta tottril of dir,etors of rack of them, supervises their op'erations, appoints their registrars tual appraisers, and has po%%er to grant Chttriers In national farm loan associations and joint...Joel.; hind banks. It makes appraisal of farm lands and prepares and publishes antortiza- 11,n tables.1 1 supervises the operation of national farm 1,,:iii ;N:oel:11 ion:: ;Ind joint -stork IIIIIII baulks.It is its ditty to diss,:itiiiiiite by publications of its own :1:1,1 through the press nititiv..r setting forth the mhartim:.e.,(,. hoi:rowers and in- lesters Of the system of loans estal,Mdted by the act.It my authorize federal land banks to appoint :Went': for Itiv nicking: ..r l.,,,, to fanners in ,onntiosi ,i..11 rail to runt' farm Iran :IS...' ;;IIio,. II has the pexer to .cx i-e and alter rate, of intero,tbarge,) by odvini 1:111 hanks: to g 1.; 1 ii I,it'l'1111-4 to Federal 1:1111 1111111:S or joint - sloe): I:111111,:111.1.j., nutlimits to make any sp..cilie issue Of 1...Iiit, :to control charges made to borrower,: for e\pen,es incident to the taaking of loans.; to remilre Federal land banks I., meet their .41;biations to es.1,11 other, and to exercise such Incidenipal poII ors as are necessary or requisite t fultill its dm it, and c:trr out the i.nri...... , or 0. 1.....1,,ndt.,o.ni loan art. (;,,,,,-,,/ pubinoton.w.--The riton big live eirtilars hove been issued: Circular No 1.Natimial ran. 1,,,t, 'A..... iartoris I ,i.co...... 0,.. the oc,.mozot ion. tnanagineut. powors, nod limitations of Nat io11:11:Irlil Loan AS.belailollS :111- tlwrizi.11 under the proisions of theVc.feral farm loonact. NvIlich became

operative on July 17, 1491. . . Circular Ni. 2. How Partners may form a National noo loan .\ssociation. This circular discusses the folloNingtoides: Nvi,,,IIII,. fan" 1:,,,,,,.110.,,nik,,,; Farmers otO need apply: Calling a neighborhood Meiling :A orr;iising by a 1":111 (.0111111111VO .Alaking1111 3111i.laVil :ral'Incl.,, .ally ram be Ith'll'iwr`,.. Fa 1111t.rg as shareholders: The associations as shareholders: Elcelhol ofofficers:1 loNv loans may be used; The former has little t do;itiictits to farmers; and Farmers may organize :11 (awe. Circular No. 3. New Nb;rtgages forlu i .l . 'Phis Ci I'll 1 IN ri SitSI .1.Yi I I 11.`t nil' 111 Inn theIMICt iraI ill ,111 i 1 .:11 i ,1 i theW 1..1.111.1:111';11.111I, .. iI i :i.t.

4 11.1.ilhi I. No. 1 . The 1 1 . 1 1 1 . i: 1I T a r o tI d ,; 1i 1 . \ .1. T II .' I, ,11.. \ N11 r.: ,ntoivi,I,nn: of iii.jo,ts :ire enumerated ill1h,. act: Definitions;ederat Farm till Board; Federal Land Itanks: Capital stock of Friend land tc.inial, I';o\ ernment depositaries; National:farm loon associations: Capital stud: t'Natinal farm loan as4ociations; National farm loan :iii,,pi,ntionssptsial *.n.,isions: Apprah.-411: Powers of national farm. loanitsse,,kii ions;Restrictions on towns li:Iv.d on first timrtgages; Powers .fFederal land hanks: Restrictions on Ft'llt.:11 Irltill 1,1111104 : Agents of Federal land hanks; .1"littsteel land hanks; Powers of V..111'1'111Faill 101111 hoard; APPli,1111,01s 1,0*hur111 loon bond.; 1,,,,114` of f11.1.111 10;11) Monk.: Form of form Mali bonds; spccial provision,...f farm man hoods; Application of amortization and into e<1 payments: ht,,,,r v.;;Ind ttivid,.(ts or land hanks: 1.1,,,,I.ve and di.nientis Of 11:11i,,ntilft' 1111 hull ;14siwintimis ;De.. faulted 101111S: EXP1111.11011 front 1:1X:Iti011 : !M.o.-11110111 intorntMini honds; Ex1111111141tiolls: Dissolution and appointment of recehers: State iegiNtation; Penalties; llovernmen1 deposits; Urgattizatioll\lamses; Limitation of court decisions; Repealing clause. Circular !ier.5. 'The 1.11111; LIMII Prittli`r.III this circular may be found In brief form nosNvers to the questions most frequently asked Jil.att the Federal taror loan act.The ittin,t 'ow:. aro asked from the point of view of I ho borrower and from Mat of prospective imi`SI,II'S. in1.11,111IO:IIIIu .\ IIIttlIONIZIltioll table giving the requiced annuarpayments to discharge a 51.000 loan. hearing 5, 5i,mill 6 t)er cent interest. for 5-year ptiriods. from10 to 40 years.is

Included. . Cireular.No. 6.A circular descriptive or Fare moot nt 1111S ( stipprs,44141 by Circular No. 8). Ciretititr-No.7. Killing lullMortgages. A description of the inelInsis of amortization and the benefits to horrinvers. Circular No. 8.Four and one-half pot eent Fitm Lonti Botsls.This Is it circular descriptive of the Farm Lunn ihttals Issued Itythe Ftyleral Land lihrBanks under Federal authority and governmental supervision. 1 . . 11011.0Werle lb.1110111 A pahlleatIon Issued montilly for distribution tiMMig borro%vers 111141 prospettive borrtrATI'S Offialliping information of general IntArest to them concerning the operation of the Fiyiervi Fityni 1,,nnA.Cl Bulletin No. 1.Land Title ItegistratIon by Certifiettle.A treatise on the Torretts systenl. slalilliell and adapted to constItutIOnal requirementstt'almag lines approved by United States.Supreine t'ourt thscislotis. 20 GUIDE TO povERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

Method of distribution of generalpublications. All publications, Issued by this hoard.. are distributed fret' ofcharge. Annual and other periodical vides that the Federal] Farm Loanpublications.-The Federal farm loanact pro- its operations to the Speaker of Board shall annually make n fullreport of the Ibinse of Representatives, whoshall cause the sante to be printed for theInformation of the Congress. llailiitp list.=A mailing list. maimained. for the ,free distribution of publications.is Cocce-Voodeilec Bequests for publications shouldhe addressed to the Sere. tary of the Federal Farm I A mn Board.Treasury 1),m:tidos-tit. Washington, D. C. BUREAU OF ENGRAVINGAND PRINTING. Principal admiuistratiee,officials.Dircetar. graver. Chief Clerk. Assistant Director, Chief En- General information and duties.TheBureau of Engraving and Printing designs. engraves, prints. and finishes I nil, of the securities and other similar work of the Government, embracingUnited States Mill's. 1.0111,4. and certificates. certificates of indebtedness, national-tanknotes. Federal t..trve tiote,... internal- revenue, pe-dage. and customs stamps,Treasury drafts anti chord::. disbursing officers' checks, licenses, commissions.patent and pension certificates. :1111I traits authorized by law of deveased por- officials; also all postage Alemhers of Congress and otherpublic stamps and all sevurities issued by theBureau of Insular Affairs to our insularposin-ssions. Annual and other periodical publications,(a) Annual Report ofthe Direr-' for of the Bureau of Engraving andPrinting. tkins of the bureau, together with Contains report of theopera- formed by It during the fiscal statistical information relativeto work per- Instributell free. year for which issued and other fiscalyears. lb) Digest of Laws Relatingto the Bureau of Engraving and Issued for official use. Printing, 1909. Mailing lists.A mailing list' is mentioned. maintained at this bureau for annualreport Correstiondeacc. Requests for annualreport should he addressed to Director. Bureau of Engraving and Printing,Washington, B. C. BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC Ilii,m;n1SERVICE. Principal administratire officials.SurgetmGeneral. six Assistant Surgeons General, Chief Clerk, Diretor ofthe Hygienic Laboratory. Assjstaut (leneral informatitm and lakes.--The net tiptirt'ill August Director. the name of the Public llealthmnil 14. 191:2, changeti Service, and considerably increasedMaritiellospital Arvice to the PublicI I enith the service at Washington its powers and functions.The Bureau of comprises seven divisions, theoperations of which are coordinated and are under the immediatesupervision of the Surgeon General. The incision of Scientific* Rescarhoonduids the scientific investigations the service.Intensive studies of diseases of. yf malaria, penally. trachoma, typhoid man. !minding hookworm disease, fever, 111111 illberellIOSIS, of sehool.mental, and Industria hygiene, of ruralsanitation. of public health water supplies and sewage, and of iieltillitistration, of misfitl waters are carriedon from speeinl headquarters In the field In cooperationwith State and local health Technical anpurely laboratory studies me conducted authorities. tory In Was ington, at, special field :it the Hygienic 1,:sbora- tion station Hawaii. laboratories, and at the leprosyinvestiga- Information this obtained isdisseminated through publications, co respontienee, lettures,and conferences with cerning the exults of field studies In authorities con- their Jurisdictions.Through the ILIVIA1011, the departn eat enforces thenet of ,duly 1908, " to regulate the sale of sernmset "The. Surgeon General is'1, required 'Viruses. ferenee of State and Territorial by law to ea11 an annualeon- may itiso health authorities, and specialconferences t called at any time.For in respect to melenfltle Investiga- tions he may convene the advisorybouni of the Hygienic Laboratory. Through the DitiMion of Foreign the Surgeon General enforc'e's ante Insular ()wean:iv and linintircation the national quarantine lawsand prepares the regulations relating thereto.Ile has control of 41 Federal In the United States, and others th quarantine stations and supervises the medical the Philippines, 11nYvall, andPorto Rico, (hikers detailed hi the otlieert of theAmerican con- GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 21.

sular officers at forcIgn ports to prevent the introduction of oontngious or infectious diseases into the United States.Under section 1(1 of the act approved

February 5, 1917. he has supervision over the medical officers engaged in the.. physical and mental examinations of all arriving aliens. Through the Division of Domestic linferslaD) Quarantine Is enforced section 3 of the act of February 15. 1593. relating to the prevention of the spread ..f nintagious or infections diseases front one State or Territory into another. This includes the suppression of epidemics and the sanitation of interstate carriers.Since the beginning of the present war between the United States and Germany, the Service has hail charge of sanitation of areas around -mill- t;iry camps and cantonments. The Diviston of Sanitary Reports and Statistics collects and publishes In- formation regarding the prevalence geographic distribution of diseases dan- .zorons to the public health in the United States and foreign countries.Court decisions, laws, regulations, and ordinances pertaining to the public health are on piled. digested. and published.Its publications contain articles on subjects relating to the public health.This division issues the Public Health Re- ports (weekly) and Supplements to. and Reprints from, the Public Health Reports. Through the Division of Marine Hospitals and Relief professional care Is taken of sick and disabled Settillisil at 22 marine hospitals and 123 other relief stations.The beneficiaries include officers and crews of registered, %moiled, or licensed vessels of the United States and of the Coast Guard and Lighthouse Service; seamen employed. on vessels of the Mississippi River Commission, and of the Engineer Corps of the Army; keepers and surfinen of the Coast Guard. A purveying depot for the purchase and issuance of supplies isII121111- 1:1111(41 atWashington. Physical examinations of officers and seamen and keepers and surfmen of the Coast Cuard and the examinations for the deteetlon of color blindness in masters. mates, and pilots are conducted through this division, and the 1110dient evidence of disability in claims for fienetits' against the Coast Guard are reviewed. In the Division of Personnel and Account.% art' kept the records of the officers and of the expendituresexpenditures the appropriations. the Alisci/1 isDDivision the vriousa service publications are is. ,411(41. 1M-hiding the anal reports, public health reports, supplements, and re- . prints. public health bulletins, bulletins of the Hygienic I.:Min.:dory, and miscellaneous publications on health topics. General publications.Publientions have IsP11 Issuirl dealing with subjects included in the following general topics: Alaska (sanitary conditions), Anthrax, Antiseptics. fumigants and dIsitifectsAits. Antitoxins and toxins, (lire of the lthy, Bacteriological standards of milk and water, Bulsolic plague, Cerebrospi- nal meningitis. Certified milk, Cholera, Climate and relation to tuberculosis, Common drinking cups, Common towels. Communicable diseases, Deaths and death rates. Atatistiral publications, Dengue fever, Dent& instruments (sterilization), 'Diet with reference to ',anon. Digitalis, Dip&Interia and diphtheria. antitoxin, Dbienses (prevention). Disinfectants and disinfection. Drug addicts, Drag Intoxication. Drugs, Dysentery (amebic); Epineparine. Ergot, Eskhdos, Filarlasis, Fleas, Mies, Food, Formaldehyde. Fumigation and disinfection, (fas- ten- enteritis, Goiter, Huhlt-forming drugs, Health and exercise, Health Insur- nce. Health authorities, Hookworm disease, Hospitals, Ice, Impounded watew Industrial hygiene, Industrial IIISMIllee, Infantile'paralysts, Infant mortality, , Care and feeding of infants. Inoculation, Interstate carriers (sanitation), Inter- state quarantine, Intestinal infections, Leprosy. Lice. L. R. S. privy, Measles, Medical inspection of schools, Mice and.rats,Milk, Morbidity statistics, Mor- tality sta.istics. Mosquitoes. Municipal ordinances on the prevention and spread of disease, Morbldity'reportFi, Notifiable diseases, Nutritional disease's, Ophthal- mia neotuttorum. Open-air schools. Parasites of map, Pellagra, Pharmacopfels of the United States (digest), Philippine Islands. Plague, Poliomyelitis (Wan- tile paralysis); Prevalence of diseases in the United States. Preventable diseases, Privies, Public. health, Public genIth administration, Pulmonary tabereu, hods, Pyorrhea alveolar's, Quarantink Quarantine regulatiOns. Rabies; Itallroad sanitation of interstate carriers. Rat proofing, Itat extermination. (tats, 'Mgt tlINCIIMO' (pyorrhea alveolaels), Rocky Mountain spotted fever.. Rodents, Rural sanitation, Rural school sanitation. Sanitary legislation, Sanitary privies. Sant- .'.vary. Survey, Sanitation, Scarlet -fever, School children. School -hyttiene: School , tainitatiOn..Streening to prevent malaria, Septic sore throat. Sernins, toxins and . analogous products, Sewage disposal, Shellfish pollution, Pollution of Interstate . . 22 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

sitters. Smallpox, Soil pollution. Spilt fever (Rocky Squirrels and relation to plague. Mountain spotted fever), Statistics of births. 'tenths. marriages, andpuh- lie-health topics. Stream !foliation, Venerealdiseases Tetanus (lockjaw), Ticks with reference to lblky Mountain .pottedfever, Trachoma, Tuberculosis. Typhoid fever, Typhus fever. Uneinariasis.Vaccination. Vessels (fumigation), Vital statistics, Water, examination. pollution.etc. Water supplies, Whooping cough, Yellow fever, medical Zoology. ZooparasitieIntestinal Infections. The above items art. taken front the index of the I.ist of Publications.The bureau has issued literatureon11SO various topic., which appeared time to time nth the form of 111 Ilygienie from Health Bulletins: (3) Reprints from Laboratory Bulletins; 12) Publit! ments to the Publiii Health Reports;iliti (5) Public Health Reports; () Supple- (6) Miscellaneous Publications. Yellow Fever Institute .Bulletins; Theabove-mentiontiii series are not issued periodically, material for the same is available. but irregularly as (11 The Hygienic Laboratory Bulletinscomprise technical studies carried on in the hygienic laboratory of this service workers. and :Me tiesIgniI for technical 12I Tin` Public Health Bulletins comprisematerial relating to piddle health and sanitation and are more popular intheir mite re than are the 'Hygienic Laboratory Bulletins, and are consequently tribution. better suitedfor generaldis- (3) The Reprints from the Public HealthReports are articles which first appear in the weekly Public Health 1{11)0115. I:tie:ists of their popular nature, these leading articles are subsequentlyreprintedis separates iti somewhat larger editions, in order thatmore general distribution may he made thereof. (41 The Supplements to the Public nature. health Reports are also popular in This materialdoesnot originally appea htI he Reports, nor arts the Supplements distributedtherewith. (5) The Yellow Fever Bulletins containthe findings I if the Yellow Fever Institute. created to study the fever. 'muse :mil mode of transmission of xellow There. have been no bulletins issued in thisseries for several years, anti because of the fart that thecause of yellow fever has been discovered itis not believed that further bulletins will beissued in this series. (6) The %seen:menus Publications compriseseries of regulations nevessary in the administration of the service andother misliellamms material not properly classifiable in any of the other serialpublic:0 ions id"I hi. serviie. 17) The see' isIssues n series entitledHealth News." Mile!) consist of mimeographed or multigrapliedInformation for use ofthepress of the country.These news items are prilded in h conciseanti pithy .style suitable for news titans.The bureau distributes these " Health News" list to a mailing comprising newspapers, magazines,writers.l`l V.,andinresponse to Individual rtvests if copiesare available after the mailing list supplied.- has been Method of distribution of f711/1 ratpilbtiratil/l/R.-71.11111kat Ions are distributed free '4) long its the supply lasts, bymenus of mailing lists and also In tom. plitinwwithindividiatirequests. When exhausted, applicAtits referred to the Superintendent of Dormuents. there are then Annual and oilier prTimlical publientions.t(1) (1 spivs are sold at (lost. Health Reports (weekly). Anntial Report ;(2) Public The PublicIlealth Reports isn weekly publication. contains ono, Each issue usually or more lending articles on soave timely subject,relatingto hygiene, sanitation, or public 'health. andforms the first part.The second partcomprises statistleal information relatingto thelirevalenerf of disease throughout the United 'States andforeign comitrips.The last part relates tosanitary legislation. comprising State laws.sanitary ortlimmees, and court decisionspertaining to hygiene, public health, andsanitation. The municipal ordinance's, the State131Ws, n d the court decisions are collated Into separatecompilations and subsemilintly issued the Public Health Reports. as Reprints from The Public Health Iteporti;are dIstributedIn conformity with the act of Congress, February15,1SO:1, to "health officers," "collectors of customs." and "other sanItarlans."Other tiersons Interested In these reports ran securethe sanie from the Superintendent of Government Printing Office. Washington. Documents, The following bulletins and I). C.. at a cost of $2 per year. regulatIons are also issued (a) Forofficial use; (b) Congressional documents; (c) For saleby Superintendent of Documents): Interstate Quarantine Regulations of theUnitedStates,1916.'(a, c') GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 23

0131.1;111.1st of Officers end Stations of the United States Public ITenIth Service. (a, clSemiannually. ,quarantine 1.aws and Reg-tit:ghats of the United States.Revised edition. (htober 1910.(it, c I Be:Mations for the Government of the Public Health Service.1913. ibgulations for the Salesif Viruses, Serums. 'Toxins, and Analogous Prod - ucts in the Distriet of Columbia toil in Interstate Trail's'.NItty;11, 1909. Regulations Governing Uniforms of (11lieers and Employees of the Public Ilealth Service.191-1. la, c) 'These are for official use and for sale by Superintendent of Documents. I i.vf of mddieetimts.The Intrean issues a list of its itublicatiens at irregular internals. depending upon the number of. tliteuntents issued and how frequently end) successive list requires revising. and also smull namthly lists. .1/10100/ //sta.Tile bureau in.tiniailis mailing lists .for the following service publications: (11 Piddle Health Bulletins: 1'21 Hygienic Laboratory Bulletins; 13t Reprints front the Public Ilealth Reports; (-I) Supplements to the Public Health Reports: 4:.) Annual Reports; (61.1.'11)11e Health Bedsits; (7) Bound Public Ilealth Reports: (St Yellow Fever lttilletins; (91 Health News (Press Bulletins) ;(1(11 ftlonthly List of Publicatiens. . .tdditions to use mailing lists are made free of charge. .1Inex.---The bureau issues no series of maps.It frequently happens that maps showing the pretalettee of disease. or for kindred purposes, are issued in contantIon with sonit. of the above publications. hut in this event themap appears in the publication itself mid is not isstird separately. l'orresponilenrc.-1:equsIsforpublicatiens should beaddressedtothe Surgeun General, l'iiited States Public Ilealth Service. 1Vmshington, 1). C. THE ('(1ST CI-Al:D.' Principal adminiserrilirc oftirial..- Captain Cintiotanthinte ('lief of Division of operations. Ordnance. Communicatiett. Chief of Division of 'Malin-lei.quip- ment, Superintendent of Construction anti Itepalr. Engineer in Chief. Inspector, l'ettet11 Superintendent. Genera/ information and stutics.The Ceptarn (7.namandant (of the Coast Guard is charged tty law with the litlinithslration of the Coast Guard, 'under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury.1-Ietniquarters are located In the Mosey Building. 13'19I: Street. The set of January 25. 1)115, provided thitt.sille Coast Guam] be creatitl in lieu of the then existing Revenue-Cutter. Service and the Life-Saving Sert ice. and to he composed of those two organi- zationsIt also provided that it shall constitute a part of the military forces of the United States. and shall imerate limiter the Treasury 1/epartment in time of petit' and olnrate as 11 pall of the Navy. subject W the orders of the Seemi tarry of the Navy, in time of war or whore Ile- ;'resident shall so direct. In general the duties of the Coastthiartl may he etas:siltedits follows; Rendering assislanee Itvesselsin distress HIM saving life and property; destruction or remits al of wrecks, derelicts, mid other floating dangers to nevi- gat ion-; extending medical old to .kulerletin vessels engaged In deep -set fisheries; protection of the customs revenue: 'Iterating as apat of the Navy in time of war or When the President shall direo : ell fereettlet1 I of law mid regulations governing anchorage of vessels in navigable waters; enftircentent of law relatingto quarantine and tolerably ; suppression of mutinies nn merchant vessels; ('nforee- ment of navigation anti other laws governing merchant vessels imil nuttor bouts; enforeement of iaw to provide for safety of life on navigablewaters during regallits and niarine parades; protection of game- and theseal and other fisheries In Alaska, etc.; etiforeenient of spongedishing laws. . To assist the 1.'aptaln Crinimandant hi conducting the business of hisoffice there are est:dill:died al headquarters the following 111VISIMIS : , 1)1VISI1011 of operations: Having cognizance of matters relating to theper- sonnet and'operatfoits of the service. . Division of nuttl.rlel: ;laving cognizance of matters relating to supplies,outfits, equipment, accounts, and the files. . . of roustrtitiloh and repuir: Havitia cognizance ofmatters relating to the construction of and repairs -to the hulls of vessels nail Inuits( stations, wharves, and all other prottert,y. . . - t At the preilent thee this service Is nailertheNavy, Department, butIt.Is ouruirdly Undecthe Treasury Department, 24 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

Division of engineering: Having cognizance ofmatters relating 9 the construction of nod repairs to- the motive power ofvessels and boats and the machinery of all other property. Division of inspection: Having cognizance ofmatters relating to the hispec- tIon of vessels, stations, boats. and :III otherproperty. Under the direction of the Captain Command:Int'statistics are prepared regarding the loss of life and property on account ofwrecked vessels in Antd- OM waters.lie is also required to now:tint himself,as far ns prneticable, with all. means employed in foreign countries whichmay seem to affect nab vantageonsly the illiert'StS or the roast thlard, :110t. 11) by properly Investigated all Plans, devb.es. and inventions for 'theimprovement of life- saving apparatus for use at the stations whichluny appur to he meritorious and availnide. - PUBLICATIONS.'

Directions for Restoring, the Apintirently Drowned.1916. Revenue- Cutter Service in the War with Spaln.

('0.151 GUAM).

Bulletin No. 4. Derelict Destruction andRemoval of other Menaces to Navi- gation, 1915. (a, el Bulletin No. 5. International Ice observationand Ice Patrol Service in North Atlantic ocean, MI:, i aa, e) Handbook on the Care Mid operntion of CasolineEngines.(a. c) Also published ais a (lotigressiontil Illon.e1 (Imminnt. Information Relative to Appointments to Cadetshipsin the Line anti ('allot Engineers of the United States Con sl I:an (a. el Instructions for the Maintenance. Care. andOperation of Telephone Lines and Equipment. United States Coast Onnl, 1915. ta Radio lust rtmlions for the Poland States Coast (hoard. /tegister of (Hikers, Vessels, and Stntions of the UnitedStates Coast (a, e)Annually. Regulations for the ('oast Gamed of the United States.(al Regulations Covet-Maw the Uniforms for Warrant()tracers and Enlisted Per- sons of the United States ('oast Gianni.(al r1)1inotREV EN EC1*mA sr:Ryles.. Bulletin No. 1. Report I if Vessels on Ice Putrid inthe North Atlan'le Ocean, 1913. (a. el Bulletin No. 2. Nietlools of Searching for Derelictsat Sea, 1913. (a, e) Bulletin NO. 3, international Ice (thservation and IcePatrol Syrvire in North Atlantic Ocean. 1914.( a, el Fur Seal. Seat Otter, and Salmon Fisheries:Acts- of Congress, Preafinential Proclmnattions. mid Regulations omerning niiiP11Slates Vessels: Acts or Parliament umi Orders In t'onne)l Pertitining to FurSeal Fisheries in Iterlog Sea and North Paellie I tcentr. Sea Otter negulations;Laws as to Fisheries Alaska.(n. c) in Information Relative to Removal of Derelicts nod tion.(a) other 1/nngers to Navig.t- Instructions for Drills and Target Practice In theUnited States Revenue- Cotter Service.(a) . Regulations Governing the Uniformfor. Conitatiatslonerl()Ilictrs,Warrant Officers, nodEtitisletilMen ofthe Revenue-Cutter Service of the United States. (a) Regulations for the School c.f Instruction of the UnitedStates Revetatte-Cut- ter Service,In, C.) Report of the Board of Engineers, United StatesArmy, on the Storage of Explosives iu New York Harbor. (n; e.) Report of the Cruise of the Revenue Steamer CorwinIn the Arctic 1884. 1885.(9, Report4Of the Cruise of theRevenne Ctifter Rear and theOverland Expedi- tion for the Relief of the Whalers In the Arctic ()cello 1897-1S118.(b, c) I (a) For otilciai use; (b) congressional documents; (e). for sale Documents.. by Stimintoident of GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 25 Report of the Operations of the Revenue Steamer Nunirak 0(1 the Yukon River Station. Alaska.1S99-1901. (c) Report on Sea Otter Banks of Ala*ka.(e)

FORMER LIFE-SAVING SERVICE. Beach Apparatir: Drill.(n)Irregularly. Instru thins to Mariners In Case of Shipwreck, with Information Concern- ing the.ife-Saving Stations upon the Coasts of the United States.(a, C) I rregulai I. tirgani/.ation and Methods of Ille Life-Saving Service. atIrregularly. Melhod'of (lists ibution of general publiations.The first two are distributed free through Superintendent of Public Documents. irfs in Amara:ince. with note. Innual and at her Peri(ldial pablicationa.(al Annual Report United States coast (guard including organization. work performed, statistical tables, and misrellinwous deaf regarding the service. list Annual reports of Fortner Revenue-Cutter Service and Former Life- Saving Service for sale by Superintendent of Documents. lists.Tiers is a mailing list maintained for the annual report only. ouri..iaidcacc..--Th Captain Commandant. Vnited States Coastfluard, should be addressed on matters relating to Coast Guard publications.At present the service has been temporarily transferred to the NavyDepartment. SUPERVISING ARCHITECT'S OFFICE.'

Principal administratire opirials.Snpervising ArchitectExecutive Officer; 'Technicalofficer;Superintendents: Drafting Division. Computing Division, Structural Division, Epginecring Division. Repairs Di-vision, Ac. con's. Iaiti.sioi. Maintenance I lit ision: Chief of Files and Records Division. General information anti duties.--Subject To the direction and. approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, the duties performed hy the Supervising Archi- tect embrace the following: Securing cessions from States of itirisdi(lion over ,ites and the payment forthe same: preparation of drawings, estimates. specifications. etc.. for: 41111 the superintendence of the work of. constructing. re- minding. extending. or repairing public Buildings: the care. maintenance. :mil repair of piddle buildings, the direction of the operating force in p1111110 and the supply of furniture, carpets, lighting fixtures, meclinniciii equipment, safes miscellatitsms supplies for use of custodians' and engineers' forces in the race of 11111)11C buildings, post otliciN, customhouses, courts. etc. General pnblicalions.(a) lifstorof Public Buildings Under the Coutt'et of the 'freasitry 1hp:trillion.(Out of print.) (h) Instructions to Custodians of Public Ititildings Under the Control of the Treasury Department.Irregularly. (c) InstrOctilins to SIIINTIlltendetits of Construction. Superintendents of Re- pairs. and Assistant ,Superiniendenis of Repairs of Publls. Buildings flitter the Control of the Treasury Department.Irregularly. (d) Information !UhlSuggestii!IIS for the Carr of Piddle Buildings, etc. 191 O. (ti, c.) All of the above are for official use. and (a), (b). and (ill can also be . purchased of the Superintendent of Documents. Annual and all other periodical pablications.Annunl Report of the Super- vising Architect.Tills is the only poldiention prepared In this office.II shows the public buildings under the control of the Treasury which are (trembled, In course of construction, and authorizNI, including sites, arranged Ultilinhetieully, 1 in two divisions.Division A. Statement of legislative authorization nod appro. Inriations. with notes relittlye to the nequisition of sites the limit:Tess of tho work, and other pertinent features.Division B. Statement of expenditures for I ladblingseonstruction, animal repairs ete.aial sites, showing outstanding obligations and balances, with notes as to surplus fund..deposits, and other features. Distribution of repott,Report Is distributed free on limited list maintained in this office, which list Is restricted to employees of the °Mee in the field , to certain newspapers, libraries. and United States foreign representatives, and to comitruction and bonding companies doing business with the °Mee.It Is also on sale at 50 cents per copy by the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Wa$tIngton, D. 0., to whom remittances shOuld be sent. 26 Ol'IDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

1101in/7 very limited Ii Animal Report. is illaintalupol for the thstriloutIon of the corrf.moolt-ner.Address The super% Arebitect. Treasury Department, NVashinglom 1). C. INSVIZ.\ NCE. 1'141,11Na ofli(ials.Director. .1ssistavit Dire, tor, t'll:ef and .A,sistant Chief I.Division allotNavalloistilm000.: otootooksiono.r. to Commissioner. 1111.111y rootlimiiohor in Charge of .X4:count's. Itputy Coonaiiiss'otter in Charge of Ciainis. Deputy t'onintissioner in Chargt. if insurance, Gi.ileral Counsel. II. Division 14 Marine and Sea-. tirtm:s Insurance:01Imly (....toot,telier or miitte tosimmee. Deputy Commis- sioner of Seamen's I ral Had Iturean of War-Itisl: 1111,:ttratio.t.is cloni.gool w'lli the ittit earotte4 out the taw tit.i.r.,Ned 4),tober u. 1917, for_ it:tirtilL: the eottotti--ttetted nod enlisted meu mid nurses vie:AIL:0.iin active set% ice (jade(' the War and Navy 110:11.11111.111,:. (1. unral publblition,. -The follow ing !outlet ins have been issued :to I The net. Public No. 1)4) Establishment of the Itureau of \Vattisk Inents and allmvanees.('oltipolisation for Hleath or olisaioilitv ;Hod itooor.otoct.. (totBulletin No. :2. Brief ()White of Vainily .XlItowames. Conipnsai!on. and i11.4111%11111.. iitScriplimi of benefits tinder the act. apprmeil 1 )11111101* 111917. It')P.11111'1111 No. :t.Explattat:out of Bullet in No. 2. submitted by the lion. :khan Mack.Nlimites of a ....orerett,.0 or ottleer, enlisted of the Army and Navy held in \Vashitigton oil1 telpher111.IT. and 1'k 1917.This explanation has the full approval of the Ittlreatr of VVar.itisk Insurane. OilBulletinNo.-1..Vbele Sam's Insnrome farSoldiersandSailors. AllSOrS 10 1111('S1 I1011.: yon will Popular It')Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury tot wirers at..1 Enlisted of the Army tool Navy.Single-page letter of seeSi', ret:ty Nte.w.Ho explain nC the net. Pamphlet to the (Myers and MVO of the Artily andNnvv. 'live -pate Pa11111111(.1issued by the Executive Committee of the Soldiers' aim Sailors' Insurance l'ampaign council. Spechil Bulletin No. I.:. Ntttiontiolot fin comp" oy impressing 11111011 1114'111 1111' tolvis:Ihtitty of ttiotm: out wtt -rt,d; tosortotee. 11,Ii1 Op: 111111(4 (If diAtrihat( al.--The above POI a re a Va ilable for free . 011)1111mi to the .rats and Navy of the United States. Corrotto414(twc-- Iteonestsforpliblieiti ions 1/1' addresser)tothe chief clerk, Bureau of IVar-Itisli Insuraime. le2rion, 11. C. GENERAL SUPPLI CMI)1 ITTEE. Principal adminisimfier fqprial.Supritovoiteot of f;cm.rot inforhottion and diah...,.The General Supply 'Commit tee was (Tented by the net of 311111v 17. 1914) GM "all, In lieu of the Board Amarols provided 'for In R11011141 :1741) of the Revised Statutes. as amended. sod Is eunipo,;(.11 of officers. one from each ofthe executhe dot tartments. designated by the'1101141 thereof.The Superintendo:lit of Supplies, who Is appointed by Gm Secretary of the Treasury:, Is ex officio .orretary of the t:erterat supply he conducts all correspondhime. sliver% ises the preparation all contracts. nod performs such other ilutio;s us the Seerentry of the Treasury may direct.iIIs the duty of the GeneralSupply Committee In make nit annual schedule of required miscellaneous suittlies for tile 11g1` or each of the txecittIve departments and other Gm-eminent e. ithilshments In \Va.-Atha:ton, to shoultirolize such supplies, eliminating nil unnecessary grades and varieties. :Mil to solicit bids base.' upon formulas tind specifications drown up lty such experts In the service of the Government 118 the committee may see lit to call upon, who shall render whia ever nwlisttinee they may require, prov:Ided flint the n tittles intended to Inc tour- elinst,41in this manner shall he those In common use by or suitable to the ordinary needs of two or more suet) departments (4 estalolishments.Every purchase or drawing of such supplies from the contractor is immediately reported to sold eommittee. No disbursing ()Meer may be a menther of the eommittee. Anatol/ and other periodical publicalionn.General schedule of supplies-ant) specifications for same, containing a list of material, equipment, nud supplies GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 27

ed by the executive departmonts mill other Government estab ',bitterns In IVahine.tott. as well as be certain field services.Specifications di Hutted free to those interest ellt IPtihny./i4x.---Lists are maintained forthoseinterestedIn Government suplies. spomb 'sec.Address Superir111,11(1010of 81111plieS, G4.'111411 Supply C0111- 1111(1Cl`. Treasury 1)41M11111411(. %V:IS11111g(4.11.11. C. SOLICITOR OF THE TREASURY. Publication, are issued. us follows: to). Ingest of the opinion. antiBriefs of the Solicitor of the Treasury. January 1, to liecenther 31. 1910; prepared by Itohert .1.lawItittney, 510 pages. 110I liott,',1of the 111111 1114-Sof theSoolirii01*tof the Treasury. .1.11111:IrS1. 1!111. (4o1 horioliolmor 31. 19E2. prepared by Ilobert Nlawhimmy. 105 .fingt`S. Thv opinions anti briefs digested in the's.. 1,11:Sw4'14.0 Oillegal questions arising. principally in the TreasuryI p;irl1,11 :Ind in suits amtinst defaulting contractor* and di-Mu-sing Micers or lin. 'These puhneatimis are sold II. sw.,.;10,11,10,1 f. 1larunlents, t;overnment .Printing (Mice, Washington. 11.'.. mid a limited number of copies are held by the Solicitor of Me Treasury for dn, distribution to 'while officers and libraries. Corr( .'Viii, -11equests for lotlioilraljoils 11111141 lu addressed to. the IN:er- iiiientlent of I metinients. t1overnment Print Inv oPice, Mcdtington. ). 0if

for use hy a public "Meer or h iItpublic library, application .should be made to the Solicitor of the Treasury.

,13 PART III-DEPARTMENT OF WAR.'

(For location of department, oaken, etc.,sic pane 187.) Principallavioninis I ratirc offleitt/s.--Serfelaryof War: Assistant Secretaries of War; Assistant and Chief Clerk; Private Secretaryto Secretary of War; Clerk to Assistant Secretary Assistant Chief Clerk ;Disbursing Clerk ;Ap- pointment Clerk; Chiefs of Divisions; Correspondetice,Mail and Record, ittsmi- sitions and Accounts, Supply, Telegraph. Genend in formation and ditlics.TheSecretary of War is head of the Wane Department, and performs such duties asare required of him by law or may be enjoined upon him by the President concerningthe military service.lie is charged by law with the supervision of all estinnttesof appropriations for the expenses of the department, including the Military Establishment ; of all purchases of Army supplies; of all expenditures forthe support, transportation, and maintenance of the Army. and of suchexpenditures of a. civil nature as may be p1:1141 by Congress tattler his direction. Ile has supervision of the United StatestilflitoryAcademy at West Point and of military education In the Army, of the Boatt oftorditance nod Fortification, of the violous battlefield 11,1111111SSi(111S, and of thepublication of the Records of the War of the Rebellion. He has charge of all matters relating to national defenseand seacoast fortifications, Army ordnance, river and harbor improvements.the prevention of ob. struction to navigation, and the establishment of harborlines; and all plans mid locations of bridges authorized by Congressto be constructed over the imvIgable waters of the United States require hisapproval.Ile also has charge of the establishment or hbandonment of military'posts. and of all matters relating to leases. revialible licenses, and all other privileges control of the War Department. upon lands under the To the Assistant Secretary of War Is assignedthe general direction and supervision of till mat tens relating to rivers and harbors;bridges o'er navigable waters of the United States; leases, revocable licenses, and all otherprivileges upon lands under the control of the War Department ;imtpections plating to the Milibiy Hstablislittient; recruiting service, discharges,commutation of rations, courts-martlal. and other questions.relating toenlisted men, including cletheney cases and matters relating to prisonersat military prisons and penitentiaries. He also has charge of routine matters relatingto the militia; the promotion of rifle practice; the supervision of miscellaneousclaims and ac- a counts; matters relating to national cemeteries, boards ofsurvey. open-market ti purchases, and medals of honor. V The Assistant and Chief Clerk of the War Department isthe head of the °dice of the Secretary of Wat', and as such has chargeof the remrds and files, and supervision of the reeeipt distribution, and tranamissionof the official mall and correspondence of that office, and Is charged. Withthe fuhanistrative Fallon required by law to be taken in connection with thesettlement of disbursing officers' !lemmas that do Ont relate to the differentstaff corps of the Army. By inw he Is authorized to sign such officialpapers and,doeuments as the Secretary of W114' may direct; 111111.in pursumwe of law, Isklasignatell ,to supervise the classification and compilation of all estimatesof appropriations. Hue is authorized and directed by the Secritary of Warto perform the duties assigned the Assistant Secretary of War during thetempornry absence from the department of the Assistant Secretary; and he hasgeneral supervision of matters relating to civilian employees An and under the WarDepartment; printing anti bintOng and advertising for the Wnr Departmentand the Andy; appropriations for contingent expenses, stationery, rent of buildings;nnil the department's telegraph and telephone service; turd performs suchother duties as may he required by the Secretary of War.

Since the preparation of this Bulletin two new bureaus have been created, of Military Aoronsunce and the Atrcratt Production Board. 4 Tank vie: linr.au established, Corps has also been 28 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUIILICATIONS. 29 GENERAL STAFF CORPS.

Principal arharnistralire oflicials.Chlef of Staff,Assistants to Chief of Stag, Secretary General Staff Corps, and Chief Clerk. aural information and duties. The Chiefof the General Staff is the im- miliate adviser of the Secretary of Warupon all limiters relating to the Mili- tary Establishment, and Is charged by the Secretary ofWar with the planning end ,levelopment of the Army program inits entirety; the constant developMent thereof in its larger aspects and the relating st, ff. and011a entire Army. of this program to the General lie exercise's such supervising andcoordinating ',floors and secures such information as his judgmentmay dictate, to the end Ono the war policies of the liecretilry ofWar may be harmoniously executed lo the several corps, harems, and all otheragencies of the Military Establish- itija. and the Artily program to Itslast detail he carried out speedily ciently. and effi- In order to accomplish these objectsthe General Staff has been divided itm, live innin divisions under the directcontrol of the Chief of Staff, and each division is touter all officer who has fullpower to act for the Secretary of War ,and the Chief of Staff upon all matters chargedtins division. WAR COLLEGE DIVISION.

(Army War College' Building. WashingtouBarracks,D. C.) 7 . Principal adminizdra tire officials.Chief.Chief Clerk. Gcm.eat information and dutics.TheGeneral Staff ('ores was organized, maim. the provisimak of :let of Congress d approve February 11, 19(13.0tional Its principal duties are to prepare plans for thena dcfenstt and for the mobilization of the military forces in time of war;to investigate and report upon all tions affeeting the efficiency. of the Army and Its ques- gars operations; to render ,Fofesslonal aid andstate of preparation for mill- War and to general otheers.ttyl other assistonce to the Secretary Of superior commanders and to netas their agents In Informing and coordinating the action ofall the different are subject to the suptIrvision of the Chief of Staff, leers who military ditties not otherwise assigned by law and to perform s h other pre,crilied by the riesilleill. as may be from time to time The Chief of Staff. under direction of thePresident, or of the Stentry of War Wider !Ile direction of the President. hassupervision of ell trot ups of the lime. of The AdjutInd General's Departmentin matters pertaincig to the command, discipline, or administration of the exisilto.: of Military Establishment, and I lie Inspector General's. Judge Advocate Glerd's.itslical, and Ordnance -Departments, the Quartermaster Corps. the Cors of Engineers, and the Signal Corps. and performs such other military dutiesof otherwise assigned by law as may beassIgnell to himby the Presittent.For purposes of administration the Odiee of the tldef of Stall' constitutesa supervising military bureau of the Wur Department. . BOARD OF ORDNANCE AND 'FORTIFICATION.

Prinripaladminiatratireoffleials.PeesItIntandsix,other Recorder. members, Genera, information and duties .--Consideration of milittiry publications available. inventions. No MILITIA BUREAU.

Principal administrative offleials.Chief, Assistant. ChiefClerk. General infoimation and duties. The Militia BureauIsvested with all administrative ditties involving the organization,armament, instruction, equip- nient, discipline, training, nspection, and payment of the NationalGuard; tire conduct of camps of instruction-of the National Guard, andthe administrative duties connected with the preparation of the National Guard'for participation In field exerclkes and maneuvers of the Regular Army ;111emobIllzatIdn of the National Guard In time of peace: and all Mat ers pertainingto the National Guard and the unorganized militia of the Unit I States not hereingenerIcall$, enumerated which do hot ander existing- 1 regulations, orders, or practice 30 GUIDE TO (10VF.RNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

come within the jurisdiction of the Corr:II Staffor tiny division or bureau of 11,1,:oinielit. nod vflili will not',crate totli vest;lily bureau or division of the 11'arI nlinriltwo1 or ,Julies aat properly belonging to it. cooperates wit it the governors of States in the Ho of civil order. use of troops in the i'afilicittion.4.-- Theonly publieation issued for generaldistributionisthe Atimml Report to the So.relary of \Va.%%hitch is for free distribution as long as the limited ...lido.'is available by addressing ('lief of Detatrtment. Ituremi. War

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF C.O.ST.\1C111,1,ERY. Principalgel niinixl '11 ire tinicia14('hint of Coast Art Senior .\,,isitint. Chief clerk. Chief, I;enural in forma (I kjc.,The Chief of Coastr ArlincrY with flip flutye.f la.tpiaL: !ha is charged si-tic' 1,,the ellicieney of the personnel' anti niatriel of the ettasiArtillery. and of initiating sue?, measures TrIalive thereto as, in the jiith:nientof the 1'lief of t'on.I Ivry. shall tend to promote their eirobmey. IIo is11:11.:!.,1:els.. NtII the ditty of advising the chiefs of 1,110,ans or the of till matter, relatIn: to Coast .1rlillr3 Inalt,riet ea' IwNolip.1 %%hid' IhroXlwriela and oltservntion of the yeast low 1,,Itof practieol ifimorionce, of stifonittim:, ommedations a. I hi". rec. .ktinry :lad Men. as in examinations for appointment and traitsjor or officersto the roast .rtillery Arm and for promotion, thtriti. andas to the assinnicilt of C11:17al Artillery officers to stieial Inty tind to roast Arl Meryor-"liniZolhois stations.fir . is a member of.Ite l'onird of 41/..in:111,, and ilient;ern of the ( ;enemy sinfr and is by law it member Paiilications.-- The 1.111) pith' aAmilsible for distribution is the A Report or tile (lifer of (0,1 Artillery, hich tat as long as the limited edition print ol is a \moat'', in- OFFICE OF THE .IITI)(;E .kI)VOCI.VrE

Priticflied adminiNfu Ativoenie general, Assistant. Execu- tiveRiflery. Chief Clerk tind Genera/ hi/Ow/of/on 'tali? (hair,.Tile ,fudge ocale 1:enertil is directed by law to " receive. review. and cause 10 be rermlieil proceedings of all ....arts- martial: courts of Inquiry. anti military commissions:Ile reports upon applications for clemency. parole.pardon. restoration to dm colors: remission citizenship rights, and reenlistment of general prisoners of charged soldiers. and dishonorably dis; Ile also fnenisheA the Secretary of \Varinformation and fldViee relating to lands under the outing of the t\;11-Impartment. as well as reports and opiniotts upon legal questions arising underthe laws. regulations. and customs 14rtstinIng to the Army. andupon iniscellaneotis questions arising-. under ...v..I it law ; examines and prepares legalpalrs relating to the ronstramiou of bridges, dams. or other work boor or eaters; drafts howl,: and eintains those given to the Unites! States bydisbursing officers, colleges, clubs, and others: examines, revises, and draftsehorges against officers and !atIdlers: and also draftsand examinesnes deeds, contracts, licenses, leases, and other legal papersrelating to matters under the parttnent.. War 1)e- (iencrul publications.(a)NAM:try Laws of tile United volume publishes the military laws of the Stales.11115. This States mot:ding to the executive departmenti; of the (lovertiment; the Army. the Militia. tind the Volunteers! the IndiansIndian agents--Indiancountry; the einployntent of the military force; soldiers' homes; care of the insane; and public property. Gag and seal of the United States; (b) Manual for Courts-Martial,.Courta ofInquiry, and of other Procedure under Military Law, 1917. This work containsthe new military rode, or articles of war, of 1916 and publildies In detail theprocedute thereunder by military courts, Including all courts-martial in the NationalGuard of the several States. and Territories and the District of Columbianot 1 e service of the United States, in so far as applicable, under section10'2 of t ,approved June 3, 1016. *utiouttl Defense Act GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 31 (c) Military Reservations, National Cemeteries, and bfilitary rks. Jurisdiction, etc., 1916.The scope of this work is described itthe prefaee thereto as follows; "The main purpose of this book is to publish inconvenient form for official use information concerning. the title of the UnitedStates to the various military reservations, including the national militaryparks and the national cemeteries. anti also the statutes of the several Statesby which Hitical jurisdiction over military reservations located thereinhas been ceded to the Viiitt41 States.The statement of,title describes the deeds under which the lands comprising some of the reservations, or portions thereof,have been a(quired, and the Executive orders under which other lands havebeen re- served from the public domain for military purposes.It describes, also, all easements affecting the title of any reservation, and the lenses and licenses granted for any use and occupation of the same,except that unimportant licenses and short-term leases have In some cases been omitted. Thisbook also contains a table of the reservations that have passed from the controlof the war Department since 1850, giving the dates of and authority bothfor their 0,011sition and dispoidtion with references to acts of Congress. generalorders. q., in connection therewith.In an appendix, under the several titles ' Eminent domain,' Jurisdiction." Title,' and 'Taxation,' there has been broughttogether at large number of syllabi and extracts from court decisions. and. (Tinkl; of the Attorney General and of the Midge Advocate General which hear upon these subjects." .directly id) Digest of the Opinions of the Judge' Advocate General of the Army,1912. with supplement 1912 to. April 1, 1917.As the title indicates this work publishes all opinions of general interest of the Judge Advocate General ofelse Army from September 3, 1862. to January 31. 1912.The supplement July 1, 1912, to April 1. 1917. Includes in addition to the opinions of the Judge AdvocateGeneral of. the Army, certain decisions of the Comptroller of the Treasury. thecourts, and certain opinions of the Attorney 'General of the United States affectingor or general interest to the Military Establishment. Method of distribution oL general publications.The publicationsof the Jallge Advocate General's Office are distributed for the officialuse of the Army and the National Guard. Under the printing and binding act of January 12, 1S95, collies of these publications are sold to the public by the Superiniendent of Documents, Government Printing Office. Annual and other periodical publications.(aL The Annual Report ofthe Judge Advocate General of the Army shows the work of the departmentfor the fiscal year and gives a. summary of military justice as administeredin the army during that period.(b) Monthly Bulletin gives a digest of the opinions of the Judge Advocate General, the Attorney General, and certain decisions of the Comptroller of the Treasury and courts upon various questions arising in the military and civil administration of the War Department and, be military establishment. Ilailinalists,rmler the printing asa Nadia laws the publications of this offills are distributed by The Adjutant (Teneral of the'Ariny, but it is understood that there is no free mailing list maintained In his office. Correspondenre,Covvesiumdence relative to securing copies should be addressed to The Adjutant General of the Army. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL. Principal administrative officials.Inspector General, Chief Clerk. General informal4on and duties.The Inspector General, with his assistants. inspects the United States Military Academy. the service schools; garrisoned posts and commands; camps of napeuver and instruction; star offices at department headquarters.; general olio spitals :armories and arsenals; quartermaster, ordnance. medical, torpedo, signal, and engineer depots; recruit depots and recruiting stations; the disciplinary barracks and Its branches, and military prisoners In United States penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kans.; ungarrisoned Posts; national cemeteries; United States Army transports; cable boats, mine planters, and harbor boats; unserviceable property ;money accounts of alt disbursing officers of the Army; Soldiers' Home, District of Columbia, and the headquarters and 10 branches of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers; the inspection of the national Guard as required by the act of June 3, 1910; also makes such special investigations as may be ordered, and assists in 'the annual tactical inspection -of troops bydepartment,and biigade Wm- 87882.-18' ---3 32 GUIDE To GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. \ manders; audits the report of the receipts and expenditures of the American National Red Cross. Ifricafiotix.--'fite onlypublications hythis officefor distributionis the Annil Report of theInspectoreneral. This report relates to, theinspection of the Army. :mil itis distributed free. Corn,thaquicuc,. -Address requests for publications to Inspector Getteral of the Army, NVashington D. C....."/ Ili OFFICE UVTHE .thity'r.kst (;EN R.u. Principal .1IminiAtralirt IR.- -The .\11,Intant (;(ncrnl, Chief Clerk. lien nil in forma I ion and dati,,.-..'rhe 1:etteral is cliar::.ed with nip ditty of recording. authenticating. and communicating to troops and individuals In the military service all orders.instill, lions. and regulations issinSIley the Secretary of \'ar through the of Staff. or otherwise; of preparing ;d distributing emmuissions; of compilitielotol issuing the. ring Ii4-,:ister mid Hie Artny List and sitireetory if consulidatim_., the ..:enerni retort's of th "f arranging and preserving the reports of "111,01.,ift hi' no. ,1,1 visit enrantluprnis of of eotopiling majlif;thijipg nlist shoMillg 1110 names of "Meer,: or ihe nn detached sen Of '11111:1:Zillg 1111 service, and of conducting correspondence concerning the iiiilitar%,serx ice generally, inelnding such as pertainsto military training camps. 1.010 prat.e. the lacers' Reserve corps. the Reserv: and listed Reserve Corps.Ileis also vestedwith the governilimit toolcontrol, under the direction of the Secretary of \Var. of the States I tiseiplinary Barracks and Its bronchus, and all offenders sent thereto fur tamiltoint and detention: motes elitirgell with the May of issulipz 1111111.014,1*Itill:: orders from the NVar Del) rtuanitremittint, or mitigating sentences of gencrul prisoners who have heel. discharged from the military serviet.,in liwumthly tltrmto duty.The Adjutant A:viler:it Is veS:toll by laNV.Vith the charge,, under the Secretary of War, "of the military and hospitalrecords of the :volunteer armies and the pension and, other business of the Wm. Department rot. nestedtherewith"; of publishing \Var Dipartineid miscellaneous documents pertaining to the *military and distributing to the Army such publications. 2e wellti!". thoseI )111111e41 t 11 whore ns are usefulIn the Military Estahlistiment; of °Winning, comidling, mud keeping continually up to ijate alliilitalitahle inform ation as to the names. ages, addresses. oecupatiOns, and qualifications fur appointment as cot:dais- stoned oflicers of the Army. In time of war or other emergency, of wen of suit- itbie ages who, by reason of having received military training educational Institutions or eisexvItere, may he regaitiled us qualified and iivailabie far nppoltitment its such. commissioned officers. and .,of issuing certificates of enlistment in the Enlisted Reserve Corps.lie also has charge of the historical records nod husinss of the permanent MIlltary Establishment, including all pay, bounty. anidollir business pertaining to or based upon the mill- t4try or medical histories of former officers or enlisted1111'11, 111(111(1111g the (1,11- midenitilin of pplielnlop,.4 for the congressional medal a honor ;fur rho 1,010119 of the net of Congress improved April 27. 1916. establishing the Army and Navy tdedul-of-lionor roll; fur certificates of service, certificates of merit, and certitlentes atithoriv,ing the purchase of iminpaign badges; and for rentovid of ehargesi of desertion :111liIhr Issue odi-teliarze cut tilicates lo 5.11011 soldiers finally charged with desertioii tis are Plaided to relief under the terms of ex- !sting law.The nreltives of The Adjutant. (fetter:WsI Mee Include all military reeorils of the Revolutionary .War in the possession of the (leiter:IIIlovern- ; the records of ell onninIzat ions, °Myers, and enlisted men that have been In the military service of the Unit VII States sine. the .itevitilltittitnry Wttr,to eluding those pertaining to the volunteer forces and the Nutlidall Gunnd while In thenetive service of the United States; the reeortis of the Movements and operations of troops;.the Mettleif and hospital records; of the Army :.all reports of physical exntnination of recruits and identlfinithin records; the records of the llureau of Itefugees, Freedmen, stud,Ahandoned Lauds: rind a considerable collection of the Confederate records, Includingthose pertaining to the legls- .1ativn..exacutive, and judicial branches of the Confederate Govtninnent. PAD/icationa.The Adjutant General's Office distributes the publications to the,Aitny only and not to the general public.The 13overnment ['tinting Of will tarnish on applicationalist of Army.publicatIons, for sale. likb tak GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

ilailing /is/A.Under the printing and binding laws the publiealions of this "trice are distributed by The Adjutant General of the Army, but it Is understood that limn, is no free mailing list maintained in his otnee, Corwmpototence.- Cio-resproidence relative to securing copies of publillttions should be addressed to The Adjutant General of the Army, Washington, P. e.

()VIICE 01: THE1,1()-()s-rNI.UtS11A1.1;IENE1Z.t.. Gncraf adminixtratire op-inl.g.--provast :11iirshal General, .N.ssistantto the Provost Nlashal General, Chief of Itivislnn Of Distribution. Chief Clerk. Gea,r0 in formation and dartrx.---111lis ',Mee was organized In order to eon.' ductthe selective draft. under the art of Slay IS.1917. omitted. -Alt Aer. To authorize the President to increase the Jlilitsarc Est:dills/Intent of the lnited Statqs.- Approved May 1S. 1917. ruhifroi,,ns.- Thi; otne xvhich %vas only organizefl. daringlite summer of my; has no imloications available for th,trihticem excel.':Ienily or the art ,1,. %odd, the bureau WaS created. Piddle No. 12, Szixtyliftlt Congress. first ,.,,ions, II. R. The report of the Prm(isl Mnr,11:11 General It Ilie Secre- II'y of \Vilr 011 the first draft under the Selective Service Act, 1917. ot..FR-E Oh '1'111: QUA iz-rEtzNIAsTEI: (iENF:11.kt..

Principal ntIminixlcii C -ttiartertiiiiste 'enera I.t 'It lef .Cler14. t;, m Oil in foirtnilliton -The Quarter) er General. aided by provides means of transport:moll of every character, either nutter contract or in kind, whi,11 may he needed in the Movement of troops and material %%111'. It furnishes lilt public :Illittltlis In the serviceif the Army. Its. forage (-mistimed by them. wagons all. articles necessary for their use, and the horse equipments for the Quartermaster Curtis,It furnishes ekthilig, 'amp and garrison multiage. barracks. storehouses', and other buildings; constructs tunti repairs roads, railways, hrhigos: builds and charters ships, hunts, docks. and vvhitrves needed for military purtstses: supplies subsistence for en- liste.1 men and tatters entitled thereto: supplies articles for authorized sales and issuRI: furnishes lists of articles authorized toIn' keptfor sale:, gives instructions for procuring. distributing. issuing. AtIlling, and steroanting for quartyrtinistor and subsistence supplies: has charge of the supply and dls. 111)110mi of and accounting for funds for Ow payment of the Army, anti such ,n her financial (hales ns are specially fIsSiglied It lt : and littrillIS to all umbers connected with military operations which Are not expressly assigiusl to some other bureau of the \Val' Department^.The organization of a new bureau of the War Pepartnient 1,1 he called the Construction invision .1ms recently been effected. '( ;evovnl patilicatimnr.---Itetsirt on hued Tests and the issue of Fuel, 1914, amile tinder Direction of the tluartermaster General. by Cant. Frank T. Hines, Qua 11 vrimister Corps. Specifications for Plumbing PiNtures, rte.. Prepared by the Board on Uniform Plumbing Spedth ins for the Treasury, War. and Navy impartments. March I, 1916. Circular 13. 01 re of the Quartermaster General, 11116, Ite;mintions Helloing to the Examinations of Enlisted Men of the Army alai 41%11111.a Ettiployei,s of the Quartermaster Corps. for Appoitittneets to the !Gutty! Enlisted Gradesof Ilse. ()mirlermast or Carps. Schedule of land Grant and Mimi -Aided Railroads of the UnitedSIttirS. Published in Circular Na, in. 1.)11tirtIst'llIUFtrr I:1'1111'11PS hiller,11112. VIIIItt1111S list of railroads that were aided in 111011* construction by grant Of public land; compendium of United States laws showitig the comiltions 'of the grantsor 'subsidies; and n map showing the land-grant and hand -added railroadsmad their prineltal connections. L711b1-gribtr Percentage Circular. Published In Circular 17. (Mice of the Quartermaster General. 1915.This circular shows the land-grant percentage deductions applicable on freight And passenger traffic between all implirtitat points. Routla CireuIAr.Published In Cireabir 16. ince of the Quartermaster Menerftl. 1015. This. circular show" the location of all military posts and stations In .tHe {_roiled. States, together with special Instructions relativeto issuance of bills of lading and transportation, requests to such points. 34 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

Freight' and Passenger Land-grant Equalization Agreements and Lists of Carriers Participating. PublishedinCircular :Co.6,Office Chiefor the QuartermasterCorps, 1913. -This circular shows the nonland grant carriers that have agreed to equalize the lowest net rates available via land.grant lines oh Government traffic. Manual of Pack Transporation (Daly), 1910. Army Transport Service Regulations. Harbor Boat Regulations. Uniform Regulations.Published in Circular 7, Office Chief of the Quarter. master Corps, 1912.Transport Service. Flag Circular. Uniform Regulations. Uniform Specifications. Spefleations and Conditions for Subsistence Supplies. Manual for Army Bakers. Manual for Army Cooks. Manual of Army Horseshoers. 1012. Rules and Regulations for the Office-of the Quartermaster General. Manual for the Quartermaster Corps. 1916. revised to December 17.1017, Covers eleatty and tersely ;ill the activities of the Quartermaster Corpsto that date.It inelmtes the aforementioned circulars.Office of the Quartermaster General. 1Var Department Correspondence Files. prepared by cooperative actionof the several bureaus of the War Department on the decimal system. - Official Table of Distances.This publication gives the distances between places within and without the Tnited States with notation ofany !lint! -grant or land-nided railroad distances obtaining between places withinthe United States.It constitutes the guide for disbursing offices of the Governmentgen- erally in paying those travel allowances which are determinable by the number of miles of travel. Army Pay Tables.Gives the rates of pay and allowances to officers anden- listed men of the Army of the United States.ItIs prepared by the Quarter. master General of the Army, and editions are gotten out from time to timeas the occasion demands. .4f rthod nJ distribution oT pcneral-publien lion:v.Pub lien t ions referredto above are distributed free to those In the*mllitary service, others should apply to Superintendent of Documents. , Annual and other periodical publientions.Monthly roster showing stations and duties of officers oftheQuartermaster Corpsrof the Army.(Diseinnitmod.) Semiannually this Publieation also imitates data shoWing mimes and stations of quartermaster sergeants. senior grade, quartermaster sergeants. and listof the United States national eemeteries, together with name of superintendent of each. (Discontinued.)The only annual publient hut of this office is the yearly report of the Quartermaster General; which Is distributed free to those In the military service. andNnot sold. Afaps.--,Maps oflands, buildings. etc., atthe minim', posts ate' preparedin Ws office. They are not for saleor general distribution outside of the military tte)vice, but ropy of any map of a reservation or post can he furnishedwithout charge to other departments of the Government. COrerdondenee.Requests by Government officials for publications should he addressed, to the Adjutant General of the Amy. Requests by the general public should be addressed to Superintendent of Documents, GoernmktPrint- ing Office, Washington, D. C. . OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL. Principal administrative offletais.SurgeonGeneral, Chief Clerk. .General informatiop and duties. The Surgeon General Is the adviser of tile War Department upon all medical and *sanitary affairs of the Army. lie kw administrative control of the Medical Departmentthe disbursement of its an-- propriations; thedesignation of thestations of the commissioned personnel and t, civilian empfoyeei of the Medical Department, and the Issuing of all orttars and Instructions relating to their professional (toilet!: the recruitment, instruction. acid control of the enlisted force of the Medical Department and of theArmy Nurse Corps. He directs as to the selection, purchase, and distribUtion of the medical supplies of the Army. The Army Medical. Museum, the library of the GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 85

Surgeon General's Office, medical supply depots, and the general hospitals are under his direct Control. Generil publications.liceasionstlbulletins on professionalsubjectsare pre- parts! Mr information of medical officers.These bulletins. the editions of which are limited, are not intended for general distribution. Theyaresupplied Illedieal officers of the Army, the Navy, the Public 'Health Service, and to some medical colleges and medical libraries.Thus far 10 bulletins have been published, viz : No.1. Photomicrographs of. Spirochetae. Entamebae, Plasmodia. Trypano- somes, Leishmanin. Negri Bottles. and Parasitic Ilehninths.January-. 1913.. No. 2. Papers by officers of the Medical Corps, United States Army% read before the Fifteenth International (74-ingress on Hygiene and Demography. Jan- uary. 1913. No. 3. Studies of Syphilis.June. 1913. No. 4. Disease-Bearing Mosquitoes of North anti Central America, the West bodies, and the Philippine islands. November. 1913. No. 5. Mental Disease awl Defect in United States Troops.March, 191'4. No. 6. The Prophylaxis of Malaria, with Special Reference' to the Military Service.August, 191:4. No. 7, Studies in Roentgen-Ray 14iagnosis.'September, 1914. Ni,. 8. The Prevalence of Syphilis in the Army.June. 1915. No. 14. Gunshot Roentgenograms.December. 1913. No. 10. Officers of the Medical Reserve ('carps, United States Army, Inactive I.fst. with Post-office Addresses of Each.Deeember, 1915. Nos. 1 and 5 editions are exhausted. kethod of distribution of general publication1.Thepublications noted above, are distributed, free while available.Copies 'are also for sale by the Superin- tendent of Documents, Gavernmeut Printing Office. Annual and otherperiodicalmiblications.(a)The Annual Report of the Surgeon General reviews the operations of the Medical Departmentremarks upon the health of the Army; and contains statistics of morbidity, mortality, or., of the Army.Distributed free.. lb) Index-Catalogue of the Library of 'the Surgeon General's Office romprIsts an author catalogue and subject Index of tuts cal books. journal articles, and pamphletsThe work was begun in VISO,Intal one volume has been published annually .ace. The first series (complete alphabet) was composed of 16 voi- times, and the - second series of 21 volumes, the latter 'wink: completed In 1916. Third serf s, volume 1, will ht fiiruished in 1918. The first series is no longer available or issue, the editpm having become exhausted some years ago. and no copies ar now on hand of the earlier volumes of the second series.Copies of some of he 'volumes of the second series are for sale by the Superintendent of Doeun Its at $2 per volume. espondenfe.Officerto whom requests for Ablleations should be ad- :eel : The Surgeon General, United States Army, 'Washington. 14, C. s ARMY MEDICAL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY. .Principal ado niStrafire officials.---Curator, ARMY MEDICAL SCHODL. l'ajnelpala rniniAlrafire offleia/s,--Commandant, Adjutant.

! OFFICE OF ATTENDING SURGEON, 4 Prinipa/administrative officiale--Attentlingsurgeon. OFFICE OF THE CIII.EF OF ENGINEERS... Principal administrativeoffinfals..Chief, seven PrinrIpal Amtliaaritm. Chief Clerk. . General information anddilties.The Chief ahlingincerscommands the Corps of Engineers, Which is charged with reconnoitering and surveyIng.formilitary purposes, inchltlinit the- laying Ont.of camps, the preparation of military maps .- of the United; Atates and its p04)kesslons, Including cooperation with other Gov - eminent and private mapping ngeee.fea. and In field operations, of amps of the theater of operntIons, selection of sites, and formation of plans and es mates for Military defenses, construction and repair of fortifications and cces- 4 36 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

sorles, the installation of electric-power plantsand electric-power cable con fleeted with seacoast, batteries. and furnishingthe necessary electrical supplies Wonnevil therewith ;planning and superintending of defensiveor offensive works of troops in the field; examination ofroutes of communications for sup. plies and ft sr tallitstry movements; constructionand repair of military roads,. railroads. and bridges; and military demolitions.In time of war, within the theater of °Iterations. the Corios of Engineers anti has charge of the location. design. construction of wharves. piers, landings.storehouses. hospitals, and other structures of general interest ; and of the construction,maintenance, and repair of roads. ferries, bridges, and theidentulstructures; and of the constructien, maintmaince. nst.IIperation of railroads under military control, construction and operation of armored trains. including the The Corps of Engineers is also charged withthe improvement of rivers and harbors, including examinations undsurveysrelating thereto ; with works of flood control; with matters arising under the lawsfor the protection and preservation of navigable waters. including the estoblishmentof harbor lines. anchorage grounds, and rules and regulations therefor:rules and regulatiOns for canals owned, operated, or maintained by the UnitedStates, for any public navigable channel improved under authority of ('ingress.and for the navigation of streams on which the floating of loesc timher and sack raftsis the principal method of navigation; also with the issumwe permits for the construction. alteration, maintenance. :Mil rtporation of bridges, thegranting of permits for structures or welt in navigable waters; with the removal of wrecksand other ohstrue. dons to navigation: with question.: pertainingto the supervision of the harbor of New York and adjacent wnterS to preventobstructive and Injurious deposits; with survey tug anti charting the Crest Lstkes.the natural nnvigable waters of the New York State canals, I./Ike Champlain. theI,ake of the NVoods, and other boundary and nainect ing waters between saidlake mud Lake Superior; with the preservation of Niagara Falls; with public buildingsand grounds in the District of Columbia : with the water supply ofWashington, D. C.; with the construction of monuments and memorials; and with theconstruction of noels and bridges In the Yellowstone find Crater Lake NationalParks. and In Alaska. 7'hr /Mord of Engineers for Hirers andliorbors.ls n permanent bialy created by the river and harborfillI IMP13, 1902.To It are referred for consideration and recominendittion all reportsupon examinations and surveys provided for by Congress, and all prideersor changes in projects for works of river and harbor improvement upon which report is desiredby the Chief of Engineers. United States Arum.It is,furt Item the duty of the bon rd,upon request by the CommitteeI11Commerce of the Senate. or by the Committeeon Rivers and Holism: of the House of Representatives In thesmite manner, to examine and report through the Chief of Engineersupon any examinations, surveys, or projects for the Improvement of rivers and harbors. Minn! gives In itt Investigations the consideration tonil engineering. commereill. navfgation,and eeousanie questions involved In determining the advisabilityof undertaking such hyprovemnts at the expense of Ile Slates, General publications.Folerni laws relatingto the improvement of rivers and harbors: standards for drisIging; lawsregarding the bridging of navigable waters; drainage areas and surface levels of the tireatLukes; professional s:papers of the Oirps of Engineers, railedStates Army ;rules and regulations relating to the navigable waters of the United Stateswith The exception of those for the Northern and Sort InVestern lakes mid tary waters, which nro printed in the United Statestheir Lake connecting and tribu- laws for the proteetion and preservation of the navigable Survey Bulletins; States, ctc. waters of the United Methods of distribution of general publications.--Either 'the Superittlendent of Documents or upon application by purchase front United Slates Army. to the Chief of Engitmers, , Annual and other periodical publications, Bulletins and supplements relating to surveys of the Northern and NorthweStern Lakesare published. to supply the detailed descriptions of shore ilne and shouts, riverand harbor Improve- ments, results of surveys. magnetic determinations,and the particulars of constantly changing conditions. on the Great Lakes whichcan not be fully or proniptly shown by the.Lake Survey charts.These documentsare tree_ to navigators allikather chart purchasers,Supplements are published monthly during the navigation season (May to Norrosuber). .Applleatisets for bulletins or supplethents may tie madeto any of the following Aces: United States Lake Survey dike, OldCustomhouse, Detroit, Mich.; Islimmooll'irromemalrom;imomminiamermooloomommli GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 37 United States Engineer Office, 540 Federal Building, Buffalo, N. Y.; 'United States Engineer Office, 467 Broadway, Albany. N. Y.; United States Engineer (Mice. 7111 Artn Building. New York City ; and United States Canal Office, Sault Ste. Marie. Mich.Other publications are as follows: Statement of Floating Plant Owned by the United States and Employed In the Engineer Inpartment at Large. Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers, Unite(l States Army.Published yearly as a congressional document, also as a NVar Department document. issued by the Chief of Engineers, and on sale by the Superintendent of Docu- ments. List of Civilian Engineers Employed on River and Harbor Works.Published yearly as a congressional document.- Issued by the Chief of Engineers. and onsite by the Superintendent of Documents. Abstract of Proposals for Labor and Material, for the Engineer IlepartmenL Published yearly as a congressional document.Issued by the Chief of Engi- neers. also on sale by the Superintendent of Documents. Commerce through- St. Mary's Falls Canal (Soo).Published yearly, and issued by the United Suites Engineer Office. Detroit, Mich. Professional 'Memoirs.Published bimonthly at the Engineer Seh4 )fll . Wash- ington Barraeks, Washington. D. 1'.Subscription price $3, per year. OccasionalPapers.- Etalneer Seinsd, 1'1111(41States Army. Nos.1to 51. Application should be made to the Engineer School, Washington Barracks,' 4Viishington, D. ('. Stntisticai Report for I)tluth-lieweenaw Waterway. Issued annually by the United States Engineer Office, Duluth, Alian. . i adejcx 10 pabuiration8.-11141et to the Annual Reports of the Chief of Engl- tmers.-Cnited States Army, ISM to 191'2.Published in 2 vols. 2840 pp., with finding lists. issued by tiii Chief of Engineers; also on sae by the Superin- tendent of Dismilieds (H. Doc. No. 744). eh-id 0.g.. 2d se....). Index to Prelffltinary Examinations. Surveys. Projects. and Appropriations for Rivers and Harbors. from estoblishment of .the Government -to March 4, 1915, in 1vol.Published as House Document No. 149L,Sixty-third Congress, third session.IssuOil by the ,1-14.4 of Engineers. also on sale by the Superin- tendent of Documents. Mullin!, lists. No free mailing lists are maintained, except for a few libraries and, insi ion ions. Mapm.Chnris of the Northern and Northwestern Lakes.(A'series of general and detailed charts showing the.(: rent Lakes and IlleiketintikaIng and tributary waters from the head of Lake Superior to St. Regis nt the United States boundary on the St. Lawrence. also the New York . State vaunts, and Lake Champlain, Prepared for the use of navigators. On June 30. 19W. the series comprised 11(1 charts; sold at prices ranging from 10 cents to 30 Cents.) The charts may be purchased by anyone at any of the following offices, from which a descriptive catalogue may be obtnitied free of charge: United States Lake Survey. office. Ohl Customhouse. Itetroll. Mich.; United States Engineer Office. 540 Federal Building. Buffalo, N. Y.United States Engineer Office, 487 Broadway. Albany, -N. Y.; United States _Engineer (Vice, 710 Army Building, New Yon): City ;.and United States Canal Offim Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Malts., of Charts of Iner's. Barbers, 1,akes, and Canals, from Examinations and Surveys; ApprOved Harbor ),ices; Plans of Works of Navigation.bottled by-the Chief of Engineers, United States Army.Description and 'prices Made knoWn On implication. . Correspondence.Itowients for publications shotild be addressed to the Qhlef of Engineers, United States Army, Washington, D. C. BOARD OF ENGINEERS FOR RIVERS -AND HARBORS. Principal adnoinlalratire officials.Seven slathers, AssistAnt.Engineer. and Secretary, Chief Clerk. . .

OFFICE OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND (111OUNIDS. . Principal admin4lcalive officials.- Chief, Assistant Chief. 'Superintendent .of

Parks. . . . . -'MISSISSIPPIRIVER COMMISSION. , . . (3(.1.(tuis, Mo.). . '. Principal administrative officials.74reVdent.- six' member*,'Secretaryand Disbursing Officer, Chief Clerk. , . 38 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENTa PUBLICATIONS.

CALIFORNIA DPBRIS COMMISSION,

(San Francisco, Cal.) Principal administrative officials.Three members, Chief Clerk. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ORDNANCE. Principal administrative officials. Chief. Assistant. Chief Clerk. General information and duties. The Chief of Ordnancecommands the Ordnance Department. the duties. of which consist in providing,preserving, distributing, and accounting for every description of artillery, smallarms, mu. munition, and equipment required for the fortresses of thecountry, the armies in the field, and for the whole body of the Militia of tlit Union.In these duties art; comprised that of determining the general principles.of construction andof preserving in detail the mmiels and forms of all militaryweapons employed In war.They comprise also the duty of prescribing the regulations forthe proof and Inspection of all these weapons, for maintaining uniformityand economy in their fabrication; for insuring their good quality, and for their and distribution. prehervation General publications.Numerous pamphlets of specifications, progress repoNs. and inspection reports are issued; pamphlets descriptive ofguns of all kifflis. gun carriages, various kinds of motor equipment ; field and coast artillery; posi- 'don vnd range finders; ammunition Including types ofprojectiles; explosives; instruments for observation, etc. ; price lists, and catalogue ofordnance ta_iulp- ment and material. ,M1 Method of distribution. General publicationsare sold by the Superintendent of Documents. Washington. D. C. Annual and other periodical publiations.(a) Annual Reportof the Chief of Ordnance; (b) Annual Report of the Tests ofMetals andOther Materials made with the United States Testing Watertown Maiiing lists. Copies of the " Report of the Chief ofOrdnance" and of "Tests of Metals. etc.," are issued gratuitously to otherbureaus of the Gov- eminent. to libraries, and to rechnicalnstRations. Correapondenee.Other bureaus bf the Government, libraries, andtechnical Institutions should address the Chief of Ordnanceor The Adjutant General for copies of the " Report of the Chief of gginance,"and The Adjutant Gym ern) for copies of the "Rmitort of the Testsf Metals, etc."Others can purchase these two publications-and all other publicationslisted froni the Super- intendent of Documents, to whom nil communicationsshould be addressed. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER.

Pritutipal administrative officials.Chief, Assisttint,Chief Clerk. General information and duties. The Chief Signal OffieFrshall have charge, under the direction of the Secretary of War, of all militarysignal duties and of books, papers, and* devices connected ..therewith,including telegraph and telephone apparatus and the necessary meteorologicalinstrunientri for use Ana target ranges and *foe other military uses; of theconstruction, repair,sisal' operation of military telegraph lines and the dutyof transmitting message,* for the Army. by telegraph or otherwise, and ofall other duties usually pertaining to military signaling and the operationsof such corps as shall be confined to strictly military matters; of thedirection of the Signal Corps of Army and the control of the officers, enlistedmen, and employees attached thereto; of the supply, Instailatk,n, repair, andoperation of military.eables, .telegraph and telephvgie lines, and radio apparatusand stations; of the supply, repair, and operatioof field telegraph trains, and balloontrains; of the preparation and revision of the War DepartmentTelegraph Code; of the supervision of such instritetion in military signaling,telephony, and telegraphy aseo may be prescribed In orders from the War Department, - by the Coast Artillery In fire control and fire except such as Is used Mines; of the procurement, preservation, anddirection and service of Submarine supplies' for the Signal Corps and of the distribution of the necessary ment °required In coast defense. procurement and Issue of aignal equip- GUM TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 39 General pubiicatimur.Manuals: Regulations for United States military telegraph and cable lines; Army radio stations; technical equipment of the Signal ('orps; signal book United States Army ;radio telegraphy ;visual signaling cards. Method) of distribution of general publications.The above publications are distributed free by The Adjutant General of the Army to units of the Army as authorized by the Secretary of War; sold by the Superintendent of Doen- mentc. Government Printing Office. Washington, D. C. Anytaul and other periodical publications.(a) Annutil Report of the Chief Signal Officer of the Army; (b) Report of the Operations of the Signal Corps. United States Army.Distributed free. Mailing Ii4x.Mailing liSt for the Annual Report of the Chief Signal (]Ricer of the Army is inaintainod. corrumpondracc.-1(equests for publications for sale should he addressed to Smurintenilent of Doeuments. Government Printing I Mice. Washington. D. C. Requests for those for free distribution to Chief Signal officer of the Army, Washington. n, C. BUREAU OF INSULAR AFFAIRS. Principal adminislratire officials. Chief of Bureau of Insular Affairs. Assist- ant to Chief of Bureau, (Thief Clerk. General information and-dutieti.To the Bureau of Insular Affairs. under the immediate direction of the Secretary of War, is assigned all matters pertaining to civil government in die island possessions of the Un41 States,sub- jectto theJurisdictionof the War Detail-no on, the Phillm m e Islands and Porto Rico being the only ones so subject at thepresenttit . The bureau Is also the repository of the civil reeoes of the government of ocojpation of Calm (.11111.1, 1899. to May 20, 1902). and had assigned to it matters pertaining to the provisional government of Cuba (Sept. 29. 1906, to Jan. 28, 19091.It makes a comptroller's review of the receipts and expenditures of the Philippine and Pvt.) Itican Governments; tittends to the purchase turd shipment of supplies for those Governments; has charge of appointments of persons in the Cninsl States tti the Philippine civil service and arranges their tranvortation. It gathers statistics cif insular imports and exports. shipping and homigration, andissues semiannual summaries of the Maine.fader the convention of February 8, 1907, and the general reguIntions of the President of Gm United States issued thereunder, the bureau has immediate supervision and control of the Dominican receivership for the collection of customs revenues and payment of the Interest and principal of tile adjusted bonded indebtedness of the Ilominican Republic, and in some rest.ects acts us the agent in the United States of the receivership. tliiicral publications.Immedintely following the Spanish- -A ui-rican War this office Issued ns Its first publications Gong since out ofI it) the following Gasses of pamphlets: (a) Customs tariffs of Cuba-. PortO Him, and the Philip- pines; (b) Translations of the Spanish laws of those islands. At n inter date there were published ler its amplees: (e) Reports of the Cvisus of Porto Rico, 1899; (d) Census of Cuba; (e) Gazette'[ of the Philip- pine Islands. Annual and periodical publication.R.( al Monthly 4unimary of Commerce of Porto Rico. from-July, 1899, to April 30.1900. 1/r) Monthly Summary of Othunerce of Cuba, from Juiy, 1899. to May 19. 1902. (e) Philippine Summary of Commerce. This was issued as a monthly from. July, 1899, to December, 1905; then as n quarterly fromJanuary - March;1906. to April -June, 1911; then as a .soulannual until December, 1912, and to round out the fiscal year the lust Issue took the form of an annual, covering the period July, 1912, to June, 1913. . (d) 'Annual Report of the,Chief of Bureau.(Embraced In War Department Annual Report.) . (e) Annual Report of the Philippine Commission.(Eitibraced in War De- port ment.Annutil Report.) , (f) Annual Repotkt of the Governor of Porto Rico.(Embraced In War De- partmentAnnual Report.) (g)Annual.Report ofthe General Receiver of Customs, Dominican Republid. (h) Annual Summary of Dominican Commerce. 7...... 0 N, .... 40 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

Lint of pub! irtrtions.There Is no printed list of the publications

COVERNNIEN'Is DI' THE PIIILIPPINE. ISLANDS./-

(IleatItithirtent, NI:tuna.)

Principal ad to inixf rah re officiolx.Gowroor 1:14teral. Vice (lovernor,Seere- tury of Public histrlieu, Secretary of the hiterior. Secret:0v of Commerce and Comintillicatitt 8erretury of Justice, Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Agriculture ant uralI t eSt) Urre S. Report s, perbolierch..TII, following documents null Journalshave been published: (a) Philippine Commission (or Schu,rman Commission),1899-1900. 4 .vols.Issued as Senate Document 138. 50th (7ongress. 1st session. ( b IPhilippine Commission. tor1901. or "Tuft" .Commission),.moral Iteplirts. 19110 to 1915.Act of Congress, August 29, 1910, abolished the Philip- pine Commission.Report for 19111 made bz,. (:over nor tietteralThese reports are all congressional publicatitms. and since 1901 have been issuislyearly us a portion of the report of the NN'ar Disiartutent. (e) Acts of the Philippine 1:ounnissIon1900-19071.I )111-Ing the period tn. (limns' the commission acted as the legislature of the Philippines.nod the nits were :muttony transmitted to ('ingress unitf131111141 'Millions of the War Department reports rim the years 111111to 1907. (For details see Price List No. :i2 of the Superintendent of Documents. 4th ed.,p. 24.1 (d) Acts of the Philippine Legislature (organized October16, 1917. and ion -/, posed of the Philippine Commission and the PhilippineAssembly).Anima volume exeepting flintthe Session Laws for the session of octoher, 11)15, to February. 191G. and October. 1910. to February, 11)17.requires two VOIIIIIR'S P114'11. e.) 011'0311 C317.4'11t.. IS,39(341 Wttekly 111 EllglIS11 311141S1131111$11, $11 per annum. (J) Agriculturril Review.Issued uttorterly.' $1 per annum. (p) The Philippine Farmer.PublIsheil monthly in English and Spanish. Del .lottrinti of Science.Issued-bimonthly lit four sections: A. Chemieni geological silences :Ind industries: It. Tropical medicine: ('.Botany: D. Eth- nology. aittliropalogy, and general biology.All sections, $7 per antinni: tions A. (*, and 11. each $2: section II, $3. sec- 11) The l'hilinplue ernftsintin.Issited monthly during the seism' year.De- voted to industrial POIll1111011 anti paying especial attentionto Philippine handi- craft iniltistries. $1.511 per 11111111111 In J9111'11111 91 the. I1441134` Of Itl'Ilre$41111111V9g. (k) 1119119 (19 Sessiones de In Asalublett (I) A11111111l reports of pert:tin bureaus, suchas Civil Servk-e. Internal Revs-. nue, Customs. and Dine:Rion. (rn) Mineral liesourees.Issited.annually by the Bureau of Science. .(a) Ixectitive Orders Of the (inventor Ihnterall. Issued 111111tially. (o) °nicht) nester of EmpitlyeeN Domed 11111111911y. (p) Philippine Stutrente Court Reports. (q) Acts of the Philippine Commission. Annotated edition. (r) Acts of the Philippine LegIslattire.Annotattil edition, The Burenus of Selence. FAlueutIon. Agriculture.Public Works. Weather. Health, Customs, Internal Revenue, stud Ctmstalminryhave homed bulletins relating to their several activities. In 190.1 the Philippine givernment publishedAn Oltleitti Handbook of the Philippines, containing A (iription of the rhilippines.It Vat Issued in con- lunetion with n catalogue of the Philippine. Exhibitat the St. LOUIR Exposi- tion.In 1912 an oflIeltil handbook was Issued entitled "ThePhilippinesthe Land of the Paint and Pine." GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 41 tixt of washer: tion " Price i,Ist of Ptthllc Isactintents for Sale by the Bureau of Pritatiit. Manila. P.1., was issued in 1917.This price list davits with the more ..:1.,tral publications and do* not iminde bulletins, Pte., issued for tile use or the vat-ion, bureaus. numbers of which are not out of print. (;011.:11NMENT ith Polt To 1110). ( I leo dime rte es, &III Juan.) Principal crdatinfxl,aIirc (licks Is.(;. weri tor, Attorney General. Treasurer, Commissioner of the laterlisr. t'otrunissiotter of I.:dumdum Commissioner of .1griniture and Labor, Commissioner of Health, Executive Secretary. Reports,puriodicaldt. etc.-4'11414.r the act of Congress approved April12, 1941o. the reports of the lye officers inl'orlo ltivo retplired were to he Miele through t he following clam:10s :

cr. Report made to Transmission to Congress.

;0, ernor Preeident, through thi: Secretary of State !hrite General United Stoles Attorney tleneral Annually. To. ,,orer United States Seretnr of Treasury Do. lielin, I 'nit ed States Secretary of Treasure Po. rolttritisiorier ilf the hIleri ,I' I lilted States Seretary of Interior...... Do. commissioner(I....int ion United States Commissioner of Education Do.

.....--.-. . . . . seeretary to transmit. within ra days after dose of each session of the legislative assem dy, ropy of laws and journals of such session to President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, President, and gocretary of state. e Aids of the tozislative assemblydo 1.4, reported to Congress. All franchises gnaited to be reported to Congress. The various reports so transmitted, SU far as published nt Wlashington, were issuedits Congressional Docutnents of theifty-sixth toSixty-first Congresses. Under the acts of Congross approved July 15. 190), and March 2, 1917. all the reports are made through the Bureau of Insular Affairs of the War Deisaciment. and the various annual reports are issued in a volume called " nowt of the Governor of Porto Itico," which also forms a portion of the Annual Report of the War Department. The journals of the legislative assembly, the laws. enacted, and the franchises granted are transmitted to Congress through the Bureau of Insular Affairs, and, in general. have been issued us congressional documents. fader this lirrangement the govermnent of Porto 11Ico distributes In that Natal such 11iinaber of copies of the annual reports of the various officials as may Is. regnired. I the Bureau of Insular Affairs makes free distribution, Nil far as its supply of copies permits, In the United States. Inaddition to the foregoing the Porto Rican Government has Issued, aniong others. the following publications; (n) Register of Portal Rico.A handbook of the Island, including general information as to municipalities, officials, etc., Issued fur the years 1901, 1903, 1905, 1911), and 1911. IGIOffiebtl Alazette.Originality Issued for the period January to March, 1909; containing session laws. orders, circulars. etc.Its desirability led to the resumption of Its imbileation* as a monthly Iii March, 1910, and it was continued until January. 1914: issue discontlautsi Owing to lack of available funds. (el Opinions of the Attorney General of Porto Rico. hinted at Irregular intervals.Five volumes have been published.Vob I. March- 14. 1901. to March 11, not. $2; Vol. 11, May 31, 1910, to May 10. 1913. $2.64; Vol. III. February 1, 1912 (date of publiention), $4.19; Vol. IV. Felar0ary 1, 1911, to July 1,1014,, 32.22; Vol. V, July 1, 1914, to Aumd 31. 1915, $2.06. (d) Porto Rico Reports.Report's of eases adjudged In the, Supreme Cctlt of Porto Rico.Vols.' 1 to 13, $2.50 each; vols. 14 to 24 (the latest Issuer $4 each. (e) Official Roster of Officials and Employees.Issued In 1908, 1912, 1913, 1914, and.1915. DOMINICAN RECEIVERSHIP. (lleaiiquarters, Santo 'Domingo.) Pritupat admisiotrative ojicia/s.,7-0eueral Receiver of Customs, Deputy Gen- eral Receiver, . PART IV. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

4 For location of department, see page 1S.

othninistra tire ollicittlx.Attorney (lateral. So liritor,Genernl.As- sistant to the Attiirney: Ileneral. Assistant Attorneys(lateral. .%ssistant .N.Ittir- iwy:111orn I, ON, riiis1 atvis6na. New York elty, Chief Clerk, Private Secretary to the .1ttorney General. Disbursing Cleric. Appointment Clerk. (*harpe of pardons, Attorney in Attorney in suprflpondeto ',large of Titles. 4 'Hid' or ithisifin of Arcot/nits. r foN:estigation, Librarian. De partmental soliMtors: 'Solicitor for the Department of State. Solicitor of II., Treasury. Solicitor for the interior Department, Solicitor forthe Post 0111. Deparnmitt, Stikine. of Internal Revenue. Solicitor of the Iwpartment of Com- merce. Solicitor of the Department of Labor. GENERAL INFoliNIATIDN AND DUTIES.

The Atbaldtt General is the head of the Department of .1tistlee andthe chief law officer of the Government. De represents the United Statesin matters involving legal questions ; he gives his :Mike and opinion.when they are,r4spiid by the President or by the heads of the other execwivedepartments, on questions or law arising in the administration of their respectivedepartments; h. appears In the Supreme Court of the United States in eases of especial gravity mid importance; he exorcises a general superintendence anddirection over United States attorneys and marshals in all judicial districts In theStates and Territories; and he provides special' counsel for the United Stateswhenever required by any departtneat of the Government. The sofiosor ',era/ assists the Attorney General In the performance of fik general 'Vies. and. 11: special provision of line, in -ease ofa vacancy in the °Mee of the At !Miley (lateral or of his absence or dlsabllity, exercisesall those duties.rioter the direction of the Attorney tleneral. he has getter:II chargeof the huffiness of the Government In the Supreme rtairt or the 'rotted stows, lost is ossistod in thecooduct and 11E14111110a of eases therein by the AssistantAt- noaties Getic.ral.Ile also. with the approval of the Attorney General,prepares 'opinions_ rendered to the President and the heads or the executive departments, and confers with and directs the law officers of the Government throughoutthe country in the performance of their duties.When the Attorney General so (Urals. may ease In wldeli the United SOUPS is interested, Inany court of till' United States. may he conducted and argued by the Solicitor General;nail he may be sent by the Attorney General to attend to the interests of the United States In any Stale court or elsewhere. Ta A.,Riatant to the Attorney General has special charge of allstilts and other matters arising miller the Filler:II antitrust and interstatecommerce laws, and performs such other dutiet. as may he required of him by-the Attorney General. The acreral .1salmtant Attorneys General ussIst the Attorney General In the performance of his duties: at the argument of cases.In the Supreme Court; and in the preparathIn of legal opinions. In addition to these general ditties partleillar subjects are assigned to them, and. under the directiou of the Attorney General, they transact the business arising, tinder these subjects with United States attorneys, other departments, Mal private parties In Interest. The Assistant Attorney General In charge of the the interests of the Govern- ment In all matters elf reoppralsement and classilicatIott of Imported goods In litigation before the several Initials of United.Stntes General Appraisers and the ('ourt of Ctistoms Appeals is located at 641 Washington Street, New York. The solicitors for several of the executive departments, under the provisions of RA10.10118 3494350, Revised Statutes, exercise their funetions.under thesuper- Vision and control of the Attorney General. They are the Solicitor for the

1,13ee departniest forlespective solicitors, 42 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 43 Deportment of the Interior, the Solicitor for the Department of State. the Solicitor of the Treasury, the Solicitor sof Internal Revenue, the Solicitor of the Department of Commerce, and the Solicitor of the Department of-Labor. The Solicitor for the inferior Department is the chief law officer of that department.When requested he advises the Secretary and Assistant Secretariesupon questions of low arising In the administration of the department.All appeals from the various bureaus are sent to his office for consideration.Oral arguments are heard by him- in the more important cases; and decisions are prepared under-his supervision for the signature of the Secretary or First Assistant Secretary. as the case may he.The solicitor is aided in this and his other work by the Board of Appeals and 25 assistant attorneys. The Solicitor for the Dephrtmcnt of State it; the chief law officer of that deportment.lie advises the Secretary and Assistant Seeretariestrupo% questions of municipal and internatitual law referred to him. passes upon cinims of citizens of the United States against foreign Governments. claims of subjectsor citizens of foreign Governments against the United States-. and upon applications for the extraditing of criminals.The assistant 'Solicitor acts as solicitor In the absence of the latter, and in the division of the work of the office has general sharee of extradition and citizenship mattirs. The Solicitor of the Treasury is the crier ilhv officer of that department. His duties are to advise the Secretary of the Treasury and other officers of that department upon matters of :a arising therein: to approve the bonds of roiled States Treasurers, collectors of internal revenue, and to examine all contracts of, and official bonds filedin. the Treasury Department.He also examines titles to Ilfe-saving station sites and renders such. legal services in connection with matters arising in the administrative work of the Treasury Department as may be required of him by the Attorney General. 4 Soficifor of lietenal Ilerrnuc was added to the Internal-Revenue Office corps by the net of July 13. 1S66 (14 Stat., 170), but by the net of June 22, 1S70 116 Stat., 162). organizing the 'Department of Justice, the solicitor was formally transferred to that department.11e is the law officer and legal advisor of the commissioner. The only duties of his of which mention is made he law are in connection with internol-reventie compromise cases, section 3229. Revised Statutes. The solicitor of the. Department of Commerce Is the chief law officer of that department.His ditties are to net sic legal odiser for the' Secretary of Com- merce anti the chiefs of the various bureaus of said department : to prepare and examine all contracts and bonds entered Into or required by the said department; and to render such legal services in connection w Itters arising In. the administrative work of the Department of Cornrce as may he desired by the head of the department or required of him the Attorney General. The Solicitor of the Department of Labor Isto chief low officOr of that department.ills duties are to act as legal adviser for the Secretary of Labor and the chiefs of the various bureaus of said departmentto prepare and examine all contracts and honds entered into or required by said department ; and to renderLauch legal servIres In connection with matters arising in the adminIstrative work of the Department of Labor as may he desired by the bend of the department or required of him by the Attorney General. The 'POW Lands Dirision was created by the Attorney General. November 16. 1909. To it are assigned' all sults and proceedings concerning the enforcement of the public-land law, Including sults or proceedings to set aside convey- nnees of allotted lands. The Superintendrnt bf Priamnu has charge, tinder the direction of the Attorney General, of aft-matters relating to United States prisons and prisoners, including the support of such prisoners in both State and Federal penitentiaries. in reform schools. and In county jails.He has supervision over the construction work In progress at United States penal institutions. The Superintendent ofPrisons is president of the boards of parole for the United States penIteptInries and president of the boards of parole for United :States prisoners In each State or county institution used for the confinementof United States prisoners.' The Attorney in Charge of Pardons fakes charge of all applications for Execu- tive clemency, except those in Army. and Navy cases, these being referredto the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy, respectively; oto the brieftng.of the cases and the correspondence in relation to them. The Attorney in Charge of Titles prepares opinionsupon the title to lands belonging to or. Sous; to he' acquired by the Government forpublic purposes 44 (WIDE TO GOERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

and opinions upon all legal matters growing out of thesame. Ile hos ehnrge of all proceedings to acquire land under itiiiitientsiloninin.and conducts all the correspondence relating to the above matters. The f'hicf of the ri sion of In restiga lion lots general stipervishinof the exatsinntion of the offices alai records of the Federalcourt officials throughout the United States, and directs the work of all theexaminers. special agents, and accountants of the dell:Irlitieht. whoseentilpeieqtt Ion or expenses are paid from the appropriation " Detection andproseention of crimes.- 111111 who are eunployed for the purpose of collecting evidenceor of making investigations or examinations of any kit this*department or the officers thereof. 1'1"11 LI1'ATI1 INS. General blirn lion R.Opinions of the Attorneys General.A volunie is printed and hound when sullivient opinionshave 1104.11 rendered to make Boo pages. This usually requires from one anda half to twit years. 'Volume :It is the last one hi print.'Alany of the earlier %olianes were printed by private puhlishess and tire now out of prim tintcan not he obtained from any stmt.'. known to the ilepartttivitt,' Federal Anlitriist Ilevistions.The latestoninilat those decisions was made by the At4orney General by direction of Congress. The set consists of four volumes With a sinall fifth volume which isan digest.The vuiiit 's contain. Its the title suggests, the decisions of theFederal courts Interpreting t lat'ant i trust net s. .Method of distribution of !general publicaligns.I1pinionsof the .1,ttorneys General.The department orders only sufficient copiesto mgt the noels of e its officials and to supply the executive departnientS. Many of the P:11'14)%1,1- 11Mett were published by private parties and are now out of print.Copies of the more recent volumes are for sale by the Superintentientof piieuments, 4:0V. eminent Printing (Mite,. .1ntitrust Decisions. While these decisions were eompiled by the Attorney Getterilllit the direction of Congress the department receivedno copies, but had to purchase such atibit needed front the SupPintendentof Doni. 'penis. The department thtreftwe does not distriblItt. thou. .fatteal owl .ether priadiral publicalignx.AnAnnual Report is submitted at the beginning of each Congress. This report contains aristitin't of the more inportant activities of the department during the year, includingeases finally determined. pending eases, interstate.volumene. cases. CUSPS having to do with enforcement of land laws, white- sluice truffle, neutrality. banking laws, bankiiptey, eleetitiii fronds. and peonage, pardons, pttroje,Court of Claitap eases. customs courts and the Supreme C t, and criminal identification. sta- tistintltables relating to bankruptcy anthers, prisoners, travelingexpenses. enurt expenses, statements of appriqtriat ens etc. A Register is published once every yet as a rule."it contains the names. of the principal officers of the departmenin IVashington, and of the officers of the 1 %libel States courts, places and tins of holding l'tilted Statesonirts..the Judicial circuits and districts, and a brief ::,tateitient of the duties of cet's of the department. theolli- Method of di.vtribulion.The distribution covers Congress, theExecutive De- partment. the department oftleitils in the field. iind q few other institutionsand Individuals.After this distribution is mule the supply only justifiesit further iindtcd distrIhtiflom to persons who may apply fora copy and who interested in the activities of the department.Copies may be purchased from the Superintendent of !torments. Mailing li$18.----01) the nmiling lists for tin' Annual Reportand Opinions of the Attorney General a number ofIf brarieS are carried. The depiirtment niaintaitis no general free mailing list. rorrespindenee.--Itequests for the above publicatitins should he addressol to the Attorney (lenernl. Washington, D. C.

For pplalentIons Issiond by the Soltritne of the Treasury, see p.17: by ilieSolleitorof the lost Mee, see n. 47; by the Solicitor of the Department of Labor,see p. 116. PART V.POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.' (For toclition of department. offices. etc.. see page (Ms.) OFFICE OF THE POSTMASTER GENERAL. Principal adminiztratire offleialLPnstinnster (leticrliI, Chief Clerk. Special Assistant to Attorney (lent:nil, Solicitor. Purchasing Agent, Chief inspeetor. General in formation and du fies.T he Pox! Master Ulmer°, is the oWeutIve head of the Federal Postal Service.]lo appointsIII officers and employees of the Post office Department except the four Assistant Postnaisters fienernimul theVurchasing agent, who no presidential nPlininicPs.With the exception of postionsters of the first. !moan!. and third classes, %vim are likewise presidential appointees. he appoints all postmasters, and all other ollivers and employees the serviee tit large.Subjeet to the approval of the President, lie,imikes postal treaties with foreign Gio\`rtIllit'lltS. Ile awards null executes coal riots 111111 di-ects the mmingement of the Foreign Nlail Service.III. Is the exeunt ire head of ,the roslat Sittings System, and ex officio chnirman of the board of trustees of dint systein. The Niiecial Assistal to the Attorney Genera( Is charged with the duty of 'assisting in the defense of cases against the United StatO: arking out of the trmisporintion of the mails. and in other matters affecting the postal revenues. These include suits in the Federal courts involving ChlitlIS of the railroads and oilier contractors for the carriage of the mails; the represontntion of t hp p(ist- master General and the preparation and presentation of the department's cases in koeolings before the interstnii; Commerce Commkstou for the determination by the commission of the basil: for adjustment of railrosill-mitlt pay and the fixing of fair and reasigoable rates for the transportation of the 111011s and for services in connection therewith lty railroads. and in other outliers of pe- tition by the Postimister General to the commission; and the representation of the Postmaster General in hearings before the department on orders changing the mettle of transporting periodical mail matter and in connection with reviews of such orders by the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. The Nalieifor is cluultts1 With the duty of giving opinions to the. Postmaster General 'and the heads of the several offices of the department upon questions Of law, arising upon the construction of till, postal laws anti regulations, tar otherWise. in the course of business in the -Postal Service; with the consideration and submission (with advIve) to thePostninster General of 1111 claims of postmasters for losses by tire, burglary, or other unavoidable casualty, and of all certifications by the Auditor for the Post. Office Department of cases of proposed compromise of liabilities to the United States, and of the remission of fines, penalties. and forfeituresunder the statutes; with the giving of advice when desired in the preparation_of correspondence with the Department of Justree mud other departments. including the Court of Cbilms, inVolving (pies- liens of law or relating to prosecutions or suits affecting br arising out of the Postal Service, and with assisting when desired in the prOsecution or defense of such cases, and the maintenance of suitable records of (Minions rendered aftWting the Post Office Department and the Postai Service; and with the consideration of applications for pardon for crimes committed against the postal laws which nutty be referred to the department ; with. the preparation and submission (with advice) to the Postmaster General of all appeals to him from the heads of the offices of the department depending upon questions of law; with , thedetermining of questions as to the delivery of mail, the ownership of which is in dIttpute; with the hearing and consideration of caseerelating to lotteries and. the misuse of the mails in furtherance of shemesto defraud the puhlic,;. with the consideration of all questions relating to the:.mellability of alleged in- decent, obseene,.sctirrilous, or defamatory matter; with determining the legal . 45 46 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

acceptability of securities offered by hanks tosecure postal savings deposits; with the examining and. whennecessary. drafting of all contracts of the department ; with the enforcement of laws making unmallahlematter containing any advertisement of intoxicating liquors or solicitationof an order for such liquors when addressed to places where itIs unlawful to advertise or solicit orders for such liquors; with the legal work incidentto the enforetneut of the. provisions of the espionage law and of thetrading-with-the-enemy net WI concerns the Post office Department, and the work relatingto the issimur of permits gutter the latter net; and with such other like duties as may iron to time he required by the Postmaster General. me The Purrhmt.ing Agent supervises the purchaseof nil supplies both for the Post .0ffice Deportment proper and for allbranches of the Postal Service.Ile reviews all requisitions and nuthorizations forsupplies and, if proper, honors the same.110 passes upotf the sufficiency and proprietyof all specifications for 11w- proposals for supplies; prepares theadvertisements and forms for pro- fios:Ils necessary In the making of contracts forsupplies; reviews the reports of the1.01111111111WS on awards and recommends to the Postmaster Generalsuch action ns in his judgment should he takenthereon. 1 he Chief I amprcior supervises the work of diviston.of post-thlice inspectors. post-office inspectors and of the To him is charged the preparation andissue of ;lilt cases for investigation, allmatters relating to depredations upon the mails nail losses therein. the custody 14money and property collected or received by inspectors, anti the restoration thereof to the proper parties orown- ers. mid the consideration and adjustment ofaccounts of inspectors for salary and expenses. To his office are referred allcomplaints of losses or Irregulari- ties In the mails 'and nit reported violationsof the postal Inws. Genrral pah!ications. (aa Postal Laws andRegulations.A cotnpilation of the nits of flaogress relatineto the Post OfficeDepartment and the Postal Service, together with regulations for thegpvernment of said department and service.. Furnished free to the Postal Service.For sole to the public. (h) Pamphlet of Postal Information. jects relating to the Postal-Service; publishedContains general information on sub- public. I Distriluition free. for the use and guidance of the () List of Awards. Shows name of the contractor,various items and prices to he pftit I therefor for the use of the PostalService during the ingest year in which said award Is issueti.Distrilmtion free upon request.It has been the practice to.furnish11 copy to all bidders whethersueressful or not. Ittlitott mid other periodical publications. AnnualReport of the Postmaster General is a general review of the work of theentire departtnent, with special regard to specific policies, reconimentlathmsfor legislation affecting the Ice,:ete.Pistrjbution froe. sorv- The Annual Report of the Post Office Departmentcontains reports of the l'ostmaster General. Solicitor. the Four Assistants.and the Auditor, bound in one volume.Distribution free. .. . . The Official Postal Guide contains postal informationof interest to the. path-; lie, instructions to postal eniPloyees, rulings ofthe department, list') of post billet% arranged alphabetically. by States: and bycounties, also a list classifier{ SS to salaries of postnuksters, a list of offices discontinuedduring the previont;\ three yenrsNte.Published annually, with monthly supplements. to the Postal Service.For sale to the public. Furnished \ . eoritespondence.(a)Requests for copies of the Potital Lawand. Regula- tions should be addressed to the Superintendentof Docurnett, GoYernment Printing Office, Washington, D. C. (h) RequestA..Sor the Pamphlet of Postal Informationshould he sent to the Division of fWulpment and Supplies. Office of theFourth Assistant Postmaster General, Washington, P. C. (c) Requests for copies or List of Aiardsshould he addressed to the Pur- chasing Agent, Post Office Department, Washington,D. C. Bequests fol.' the Annual Report of the Postmaster OS Chief Clerk, Post Office,Department, General should be sent to Washington, D. C. . Requests for the Official Postal Guide from should he sent to the Disbursing Clerk, Postthose outside, the postal service D. C. Office Deuartinent,-,Washington, . y The Chief Clerk, Post Office Department,Is In charge of the-distribution of the Postal Guide throttsktit the postglservice. am GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 47 SOLICITOR OF POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

Putilication.v.The only publication issued Is the Annual Report Of the Solic- itor catering the work done during year. Gives clairnS for credit for stamps or rands lost by tire. burglary. etc.. construction of postal laws and regulations, rulings as to disputed mail; mailability of natter;lottery and fraudulent schenics. etc.This report is nrnv Included in the Annual Report of the Post- master General.Requests for eoides of the AnnualReportof the Solicitor should be addressed to the " Post tafice Department, Washington, D. (.7." ()VVICEOD"I'llE FIRST ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GEN ERA L.

Principal administralire offirials.First Assistant Postmaster General : Chief Clerk; Superintendents ofI dvisions!Postmasters'Appointment, Pont -office Son ice. Dead Letters. --* Genera/ information and duties.. ,Th First Assistant Postmaster General has charge of I he following divisions, to which are assigned the duties specified; Postmasters' annointmeats.The preparation of cases for the appointment of posit:lusters. the ehringe of .natne of post oilices, anti the establishment, discontinuance. and change of site of post offices of -the fourth class: the recording of appointments of pOS111111Ste.rS, the obtaining, recording, and filing of their oaths and bonds. and the issuing of their commissions; the consideration of chaiges and complaints against postmasters; tin granting of leaves of absence to pastainsters; The regulation of hours of business at f011r11-4131SS post offices; the bonding oall employees in post offices, except rural f. rrierStdStd village It Ilverycactis. fond- officestwirc.--The organization of post offices. salalles of postmasters, the IlpiNlint Went and salaries of assistant postmasters, supervisoryofficers, clerks, and citj letter carriers: authorization of new or changes in existing service on pneumatic-tuhe rotates and Government-owned automobile routes; establishment of mail messenger and regulation screen or other wagon service; the perfiirmanceof service by contractors on such routes aid complaints l'Imcerning' the same; (:ovetemenhowned automobile service; the establishment, maintenance, and extension of city deliverx and collection service. and all matters con: corning special dellver'y service; 10 regujstIon of hours of business at and cer taint miscella nilsms correspondence relat log to president I a I post offices : allowances fur rent, light, fuel, clerk hire, labor incident to cleaning post ollices.-telephone rental, water rental, laundering; towel service, and miscellaneous service items. I Allowances for articles of every description to be Jan-chased chargeable to the appropriation for "'Miscellaneous Items, first and second class post offices," *re made by the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, division of tsmipment and

supplies.) . Dead letters. The treatment of all mini:dial& and mulefivered mail matter which Is sent to It for disposition; the enforcement of the, fin:nail sending of . such matter according to regulations; the duty of noting and correcting errors of isistmasters connected with the delivery or withholding of mall matter, and the investigation, by correspondence, of complaints made with reference thereto: the verification and allowance of claims for credit by postmasters for fiostage- due stamps affixed.to undelivered matter; the examination and fornrding or return of 'ill letters which have failed of delivery; theInspection and return to the country of origin of undelivered foreign matter; recording and restoration to owners of letters and parcels which contain valuable inclosures; rare and dim- \ ,. position of all money, negotiable paper; anti other valffithlt articles found In ustieliverks1 matter, and correspondence, both foreign and domestic, relating to . these subjects. Annual and other periodicali publicationa.-'Annual Report of the First Assist- ant I:ostmaster Generala brief review of the work of the bureau, Including the appointment of postmasters. post-office clerks, and city letter carriers, the iffiministratiOn of the Post-office Service, Including citil. delivery and special delivery service, -and the administration of the Division of Dead Letters.This report IS now Included hi the Annual Report of the Postmaster General. 1,Applleations for. copielisof the above-nmntlonetl report maxabe addressed to Chief Clerk, First Assistant Postmaster General, PostsCiltice Miarttnent,Wrish-, Inaton, D.. C...... 878W-18-2-4 ,,, 48 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUDIACATIONS. OFFICE OF THE SECOND ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL.

Principal- administrative ,offleials.---SecandAssistant Phstmaster General; Chief clevik; Superintendents of Divisions: Railway Mail Servire, Foreign Mails, Railway Adjustments. General information and duties. The Second Assistant Postmaster General has charge of the steamboat. star route In Alaska. and aeroplane services, and the following divisions, to which are assigned the duties specified: Railway adjnAtments.Has charge of the preparation of cases authorizing the transportation of mails by railroads and electric nand cable car lines: the establishment of rnileay postalcar service and changes in existing service; prepares orders and Instructions for the weighing of the malls on railroads; receives and tabulates the.ret'urns and computes basis of pay therefrom; prepares cases for adjustment of allowances to railroads for carrying the mails, and for postal cars; authorizes expenditures and credits for the weighing.of the malls, and transportation by freight or express of postal cards. stamped envel- oi*s, periodical mail matter, and mail equipment; cm-11,110N reports as to the performlnee of mail service by railroad commnes; prepares orders for dedu- tions for nonperformance of service and for imposition of fines for ilellquencies; prepares statements of amounts found upon administrative examination to he due the companies for transportation of the mails and for railw!y post-office car service, and forwards such statements to the Auditor for the Post Office Department fur audit and certtticatjon for pnyment; and prepares all correspondence relative to these matters. Foreign mails.Is charged with the duty of arranging all details connected with the transportation of foreign mails: the preparation of postal conventions (except those relative to the money-order system) and the regulations for their execution, as well as the consideration of the (1111441011S liking under them, and , with the preparation of all correspondence relative thereto.Has supervision of the ocean mall service. including the adjtstment of accounts with steamship companies for the transportation of mails to foreign countries; prepares orders for the 'transfer and superiislon through the United States postal agent in France of all postal employees in the Army field post offices abroad.; and has charge of the distribution and dispatch of mails the United States and Europe for the American expeditionary tomes. Railway Mail Serelec.Is charged with the supervision of the Railway Mull Service and railway postal clerks; prepares cases for the appAntmeot, removal. promotion, and trution of said clerks; conducts correspondence and issiis orders relative to the moving of the mails on railroad trnins; has charge of the dispatch and distribution of. Mil matter in railway postal cars and post offices; conducts the weighing of malls; and attends to all correspondence relativeto these matters. . . General publicationc(a) Schethile of Steamers Appointed to Convey the United States Malls to Foreign Countries.Issued monthly ; contains irk of steamersecheduled as above, with malls assigned to mieh steamer.Furnished tree to Ate' and other Government officials.Soldto others.(Discontinued.) (5) Daily Bulletin of Orders Affecting the PostalService.Issuedtinily, excerpt Sundays snd holidays; contains' brief of orders relating to establishment, change of names, change of sites, and discontinuance of post offices; the establishment and changes of railroad, steamboat, end rand routes;names of postmasters commissioned, and miscellaneous orders relating to thePostal- Service.Intended for information of postal 'employees, but mailed free also to a limited list of outer persons especially Interested. Annual and °Ate period(. publicaltOtur.Annual Report of the Second , Assistant Postriumter General.A brief review of the work: of the bureau, relating to the transportation of mallsthe Rath v Mall Service, steamboat. mall messenger cervices, foreigif mails, ntijustmea of railway-mail pay. etc. This report is now ipeluded in theAnnualReport of the Postmaster General. Correspondenee.Requests for the Daily Bulletin of Orders Affecting the Postal Service should be addressed to the Superintendent, Ithltway Mall Service. Office of Second Assistant Postmaster General, WashIngton0D.C. Requests for the Annual Report should be,addressed to Chile Clerk, Oost Oak* Department, Washington, D. 0, GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 49 OFFICE OF THE THIRD ASSISTANT POSTMASTER . GENERAL. Principal administrative officials:ThIrd *AssistantPostmaster General; Chief Clvek; Superintendents of Divisions; -Finance, Stamps, Money Orders, Registered Mails. Classification. Postal Savings DillsionsDirector, Assistant Director. General information and duties.-The Third Assistant Postmaster General ha, charge of the following divisions. to which are assigned the duties, specified.: linanee.The financial operations, including the collection and deposiot of past revenues; the distribution of postal funds among the several depositaries so as to equalize, as far as possible, receipts and expenditures in the same section; the payment by warrant of all accounts settled by the auditor :the receipt and disposition of all moneys coming directly to the department; and the keeping of books of account showing the Rscal operations of the postai and money- iiider services (hid the regulation of box rents and key deposits. sta m ps.Thsupervision of the manuftureac and issuance to pi/st masters of postaLie stamps, -stamp hooks. stamped envelopes. newkpaper wrappers, postal cards. and postal savings stamps and cards by the various contractors; and the keeping of the accoants and records of these transaelions; the receipt and disposition of damaged and unsalable stamped paper returned by postmOters for redemption and credit ;the issuance to postmasters for sale to the public of l;nited States war savings certificate stamps. United States thrift stamps, and United. States Internal-revenue stamps, and the keeping of accounts in connection therewith. Honey order-N.The supervision and management of the money-order service, both domestic :sod international ;the preparation of conventions for the exchange of money orders with foreign countries. Kegiskred mails. The supervision and management of the registry, Insur- ance. and collect-on-delivery services ;.,.the estaddishmeht and control of all registry dispatches and exchanges; tins instruction of postmastors unit .the furnishing of informatlam in relation to these matters; and the conslileration of alt /Maims for indemnity for injured tor lost or registered, insured, and C. 0. D. mail. c(assificvien.The genernl control of all business relating to the classification of donmstie mail matter and the rates of postage thereon. including the determinItion of the admissibility of publications to the second class of mati. th iner. their right to continue in that class, and the instruction of postmtisters relative thereto: also the use of penalty envelopes, the franking privilege, and t the Unlit of weight and size of moil matter. Postal sarinas.The conduct nu&management of the administrative office of the postai savings systetwat Washington; the selection and designation of post ,noires as pOstlit vavinfs depository offices and the silistrvision of the business trans- acted at such offiees; the management and investment of postal savings funds as the agent of tile. board of .trustet: and the administrative examination of aveounts of oust masters and other O. agents of the system. Annual and other periodical :mid' offers ,Annual Report of the Third Assist- ant Postmaster General. A brief eview of the work of the bureau, includingab the finances of the department. titworkings of the divisions of classification, stamps, also the postal -savings, money-order, and registry vystems.This report is now -Included in the Report of the Postmaster General, 'Correspondence.ApplleAlons for copies of the Annual Report of the Third Astilstunt Postmnster Getieral may be addressed to Chief Clerk, Pisa (Mee itepartnnent, Wasliingtow.D. C. Requests for lost route or rimadelivery county maps should be addressed to Ihe Third `Assistant Post mnster General, Division of Fine nee, Washington, I). \C. OFFICE OF THE FOURTH ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL. adnfinistratirc officials.---FourthAssistant Postmaster General; Chief Clerk; Superintendents of Divisions: Rural Malls, Equipment and. Sup- e piles. (104cral' inform Mon and dutics.--.-The Fourth AssIgt tint Postitta stet. Genrst I ltns charge of the following divisions, to which are assigned the dirties specified : Rural mai/LIn' this division all petitions for the establishment and eaten- sion of rural delivery service are received' and examined, and, itaceepted, pre- s . 4 . 50 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. pared for investigation.Throughitall orders pertainingto the extensionor change of existing service or establishment of new service are issued; also all orders pertaining to the appointment, and discipline of rural letter carriers anti all other correspondence incident to these matters. including requirements with reference to rural mall boxes. This division also prepares all advertisements inviting proposals for star-route 'Nervice(extrpt in the Territory of Alaska), repives proposals. prepares a ward4 for execution of all contract., an prepares all orders for establishment of or elmage in star routes. Equipment and supplies.Is charged with the preparation of specifications for equipment 311141 supplies for the Postal Service, anti the duty of tdetermining the needs of the service' as to style and characte thereof; the* preparationoi purchase requisitions therefor on the purchasing atztjnt ;the custody, trans. portution, and distribution of equipment and supplies. and the conduct ofcor- respondence relative thereto: the keeping of a record 14 eximmlitures as elmrgeti to the respective appropriations: the preparation and revision of post-route maps and the supervision of their printing. issue, and distribution; the prep- eration of specifications hip their 111:11111f11 11N-, and the general care of stores and propertyin thNiepariment and inthe possession of contractors: the making of rural-delivery maps. and the distribution efleircel-pest maps.zone keys and guides; the designing or adoption of Knelt new equipment and supplies as may be deemed necessary, and the performance or direction orexperimental and research work in connection therewith. as well as the examination and test of the mechanic-al features of devices :the supervision and operation of the equipment shops. and the keeping of records showing the rust of equipment and its operation and repair. General publicaliona.Postal Laws and Regulations Applicable to the Rural Mail Service.An abstract of the -Postal Laws and Regulations applying particularly to tleonduct of the rural mail sorvice .1/cf/eni xfrihution of general puhlicalions.The pnrceding pamphlet is designed primarily for the information and guidance of rural carriers andpost- masters, to whom It Is supplied.Sold to those outside the postai service. Annual mid other periodical publicalitmx.Annual Report of the Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General.A brief review of the work of the bureau for the year, relating to the rural dilvery service and the supplies for the postal service, This report is now illeilMed in the Report of the Postmaster General. maps.--Post Route Maps are puldIshetl semiannually, January and .thly1, each year.. They show by States till post offices,.counties, lakes, rivers,streams, steam and electric roads that carry mall, star routes. and rural delivery routes that supply post offieokSold.' Price list furnished free on request. Rural dclirrry eohntp mops. These maps have been made for counties that have complete rural service; are on a scale of about 1 vile to the loch;show roads, 'mist offiees.. villages, streams, schoolhouses, churches, and railroadsthat carry mall.Sold at 20 vents each.Listofcompleted mapsmay be obtained upon request. Carrempondrour.Itequests for copies of the Misfit] _Laws and Regulations applicable to the rural mail service, Men persons not conneeted with thepostat service. should he addressed to the Smierinlendent of Public Documents.Gov- ernment Printing 011ice, Washington, D. V. -Requests for maps should he addressed to the Third Assistant Postmaster General, Divisionof Finance, Washington, D: C. V

,Z PART VI.-DEPARTMENT OFTHE NAVY. (For location of department and bureaus, see page 189.) Priiicipal,adminiatratire officiala.Seeretury of the Navy; Assistant Secre- tary; Aid to the Secretary of the Navy; Chief Clerk: Disbursing Clerk; Super- jatentlent Office of Naval Records and Library ;Correspondence, Mails, and Files; 'Appointment Clerk; Special Duty, Secretary's (Hike; Naval ConsultingBoard. General information and duties.The Secretary of the Navy performssuch ditties as the President of the United Slates, whois Conimander In.Chief, may assign him and has the general stnterintendence of construction,manning, armament, equipment, and employment of vessels of war. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy performs such duties in the Navy Department as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navyor required by law. The Chief Clerk has general charge of the records and correspondence of the Secretary's Aire and performs such other duties as may he assumed to him by Ilse Secretary of the Navy. General publications.(a )American Samoa. A pamphlet containing general information on American Samoa, viz, its geography, 'history, laws,government, agriculture. Industries% and the characteristics and custorns of its people. Distributed free upon request.

GI Tim Island. of GuamA pamphlet published about February 1. 1917, - containing general information on (loam sintilar in extent an411 presentatinalto that embracedinthe pamphlet AmericanSamoa.Distributed free upon request. Around and other periodical publieations.(a) Annual Report of the Secre- tary of the Na vy. A pamphlet containing a general tstttn6 of existing conditions in the Naval Establishment, a record of operation andprogress during the liscal year fur which issuetl, and a general consideration of problems which will demand solution in the future.Distributed free upon request. , Ibl Annual Reports of the Navy Impartment, A publication in which are brought together in one volume the Amami Helton of the Secretary of the Navy the annual reports of the several bureaus andollicestd the Navy Depart- ment.Disttibuted free uPon request. Correspondenee.Requests for publications should be addressed to the Secre- fury of the Navy, Washington. 1). C. OFFICE OF NAVAL RECORDS AND LIBRARY. Oencrol publicationa.Only publication now being issued by this Oleg is the Metal Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebel- lion.Twenty-six volumes have been distributed; the twenty-seventh Is in the hands of the.Publie Printer.It Is expected that two or three More will follow. Method of dialributidn of general publicaliona.The Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies In the War of the Rebellion are distributed free under authority of Members of the Fifty-third and Fifty-fourth Congresses. each Senator having designated 24 and each Representative 19 addresses to which. sets are being sent as volumes are published. The assignment of sets has been practically completed.A circular is issued furnishing data concerning topics covere9e.by these records, the plan of publication and distribution, and aas of Congress governing their issue.Address Superintendent of Naval nee - 'orris and Library, Navy Department, Washington, D. C. NAVAL CONSULTING BOARD OF THE UNITED STATES: . 'Principal administrative officials.- President, Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Secretary. .- . The above officers, with 20 additioal members, form the board; There are 21 stabding committees of the board. ac 61 52 r GUIDE TO 'GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

General information and duties. The boardwas appointed by the Secretary of the Navy to assist in the solution of technical problemsconnecksi with the Navy.It norinfains an office in New York for meetings nodcohsaltatiou. Pubdcanonx.Publiations are issued !rem time to timeas Address of the board is 13 Park Row, New'Yurk City. N.Y. OFFICE OF NAVAL OPERATIONS.

Principal administratire offleials.-01ilef of NavalOperations. Assistant for Operations, Assistant for Material, Chief Clerk. General information and'dufies.During thetemporary absence of the Sec. rotary and Ihe Assistant Secretary of the Navy the Chief ofNaval Operations is next in succession to act as Secretary of the Navy.( Act Mar. 3. 1915.1The Chief of Naval Operations. while so serving as such Chiefof Naval Operations. shall have the rank and title of admiral, to take rank'text after the Admiral of the Navy.i Act Aug. 29. 1919.) The Chief of NIIVal Otratiims, under the direction ofthe Secretary of the Navy, is charged with the operations of the fleet and with thepreparation and readiness of plans for its use in war.(Act Mar. 3, 1915.)This inehales the dinwt jolt of the Naval Var College. the Office of Naval Intelligenct,.the ()Uhl! of Gunnery Extircises and Engineering Performances, the Officeof Naval Cone 1111111i(110111S,the operations of Aviation Service andallNavaldistricts, Aeronautic Service. of Nlines and Mining, of the Naval DefenseI)isiricfs, Naval Militia, nod of Uie ('oast with the Navy ; the direction of all strategic and tactical matters. organization.maneuvers, target practice, drills and exercises. and of the training of the fleet for war; and thepreparation. revision, and enforcement of all tacties.'and drill books, signalcodes. and cipher codes. The Chief of Naval Operaftions is charals1 with the preparation,revision. and record of Regulat hills for t*_1,ii)vernnent of the Navy. Naval Instructions.and General Orders.Ile advises the Secriltary concerning the 1110Ve1114111S :11111op erat ions of vessels of the Navy anti prepares all orders issued. by the Secretary In regard thereto, and ketiis the records of Service of all fleets,squadrons, and ships.Ile advises the Secretary in regard to the military features ofall new ships and as to any proposed exwinsive iflterations ofa ship which will affect her military value, and all features which affect the military value ofdry ducks, Inlutlika: their location; also as to matters pertainingto fuel reservations and depots, the location of radio stations, reserves of ordnance and ammunition, fuel, stores, and other supplies of whatsoever nature, witha view to meeting effectively the dentands of the fleet. In preparing and maintaining In readiness plans for theuse of the fleet in war he freely consults with and has the advice and assistance of thevarious bureaus, boards, and offices of the department, including the Marine Corps head- quariersoin matters coming under their cognizance.After the approval of any given war plans by the Secretary it Is the duty of the Chief of Naval Operations to assign to the bureaus, hoards, and offices suelt parts theretifas may he netted for the intelligent currying out of their respect) e duties in regard to suchplans. The Chief of Naval Operations Is charged with matters pertainingto the operation of aircraft and aircraft shalom:. He has supervision of the training of Avers and men in the Aeronautic Service, The Chief of Naval Operations from time to time witnesses the operations of the fleet as an observer. He has two principal senior assistants, officers not below the grade of captain, one as assistant for operations and the other as assistant for =tale.. He is grofficio a member of the General Board,

COM M UN IC ATI° N OFFICE.

0. The Naval Ponimunication Service is established tinder the Chief of Naval Operations awl embraces The Office of Naval Communications. The1 Director of Naval ComMunication is responsible for the efficient handling of all redffi, telegraph, telephone, cable, and signal .work, Including submarine eignaling, etc., used In connection with naval communications; has charge of eable and radio censorship.He Is responsible for the preparation of calls, *vial books, and ciphers. Under his administration of the foregoing means ofconnnunicu!, thou,lie has general charge of their operation, personnel, organialtion,etc. GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 58 The Communication Office, lu the Navy Department Building, !ladles. all dols- patch work for the Navy Department and It communication officer is on watch in the communication office at all times de-and night. OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Principal administrative offleiols.Director of Office of Naval Intel] !Mice:. As,istantDirector. The (filter of Naval Intelligence Is charged with the collection, classification, dissemlnution of such technical information at home and abroad as will be useful. to thechief of NavalOperations and to the various bureaus of the'- Navy Department inthe formulation of plans for war and in the deteloptuent of personnel and materiel. tt OFFICE OF GUNNERY EXERCISES AND ENIIINEERING k. PERVORMANCES. Principal administrative offivials.Director, Office of Gunnery Exercises and Engineering Perfwmances. The Office of the ector of Gunnery Exercise.., and Engineering, Perfornt- naves was created for the purpose of assisting, the Chief of Naval Operations in the matter (if gunnery exercisew.tirills,. and exercises, and in the training of thefleet for war. . In assisting the Chief of Naval Operations to perform.hls, duties, tfie Director of Gunnery. Exercises and Engineering Performances is, tinder t,ke direction of the Naval ()iterations. charged with .1 a) the preparalloW or the orders. for .gunnery exercises and engineering perflormanees(10 the collectien and publication to the serviee of all results of gunnery exercises and engineering of vessels of the fleet ;lc) the examination of reports of haftle efficiency in- stections: i the preparation and revision of all drill books and gunnery , Instructions. lie brings to the attention of the Chief of Naval Operations all deficiencies

of material or personnel that conic to 'his notice affecting the efficiency and . readiness of vessels of the fleet for war.. He -keeps the Chief.ot Naval Opera-. tams informed of the proficiency null progresS of the fleet intraining for war as shown by reports of gunnery exercises. engineering performances and reports of battle efficiency inspections.He perfornis such other, duties as the Chief of. , Naval Operations Amy direct. NAVAL COMMUNICATION SERVICE. Principal administrative of/HatDirector of NaVal Communication Service. The Office of Director of Sarni, Communications is established under the Chief of Naval. Operations. The DirectorOf Naval Communications is charged with matters pertaining to the operation of mtval radio stations ashore, and -in addition Is charged with the duties in connection with and is responsible for the efficient handling of all telegraph, telephone, and cable, and generally all dispatch Work betWeen'the Navy Department and the fleet and throughout the naval service outside the fleet.lit his administration of the foregoing he has general, charge of the operation. organization, and administration ot the Communicittiou Service.He coopefates with officials designated by the Secre- - tory of Commerce in reference to the proposed location of conatnercial radio , stations, the licensing of operators,' the control of the operation of comtherciat radio stations -under the law, and the assignment of wave lengths for use by commercial statiolni 'which will comply with the law and prevent Interference with the,radlo work of the Naval Communication Service. . !lateraleral publieations.(a) Commercial Traffic Regulations; (b) Small Minsi Filing Regulations, 1917; and (c) Animal Report of Small Arms Practices. Method; of distribution of general publications. (a) Can be Obtained from the Government' Printing. Office for 25 cents per copy; (b and c) discontinued to pt rsons outside service. -Annual and other periodical publications.This office does not pUbilith :any annual or periodiCal publications.It maintains, no list of publications avail

able for distribution to,the public. . . Correspondence .Address the Chief of Naval ltegulatlons; Navy. Department; MashIngtou; D. C. . 54 OIJIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. BUREAU OF NAVIGATION. Principal administrative officials.--Chief, Clerk to the Naval Academy. Assistant to Bureau. Chief Clerk, General information and duties. The dutiesof the Bureau of Navigation comprise (1) the issue, record, and enforcementof the orders of the Secretary to the individual officers of the Navy;the training and education of line officers and of enlisted men (except of theHospital Corps) at schools and stations and in vessels maintained for thatpurpose; the upkeep 11111i operation of the Naval Academy. of technicalschools for line officers. of the apprentice- seaman establishments, of schools forthe technical education ofenlisted men, and of the naval home ut Philadelphia, Pa.; theupkeep and the II:1).111Na of the operating expenses of the Naval\Var College; the enlistment, assitinDent to dnty, and discharge of all enlistedpersons. (2) It has under its direction allrendezvous and receiving Ships, and provides transportation for all enlistedpersons under its cognizance, (3) It establishes the complements of all ships incommission. (4) It keeps the records of service of all officersand men, and prepareS an annual Navy Register for publication. embodyingtherein data as to fleets. squadrons, and ships, which shall be furnishedby the Chief of Naval Opera- tions.To the end that it may be able tocarry out the provisions of this paragraph. all communications to or from ships the personnel of such ships are forwarded n commission relating to their origia. through this bureau. whatever (5) It is charged with all matters .pertainingto applications for aoint- meats and comlissions In the Navy, and withthe preparatioii of such appointments and commissions for signature. , (0) Itis charged with the preparation, revision, andenforcement of all regulations governing uniform, and with thedistributi/t of all orders and regulations of a general or circular character. (7) Questions of naval discipline, rewards, and punishmeritsare submitted by this bureau for the action of the Secretaryof the Navy.The records of all general courts-martial and courts of inquiryinvolvingthe personnel of the Navy before final action are referredto this bureau for comment as to disciplinary features. (8) It receives and brings to the attention ofthe Secretary of the Navy all applications from ()peers for dutyor leave.0 (9) It receives all reports of services performml by individual officers or men. (10) Itis charged with the enforcement of regulations I Instructions regarding naval ceremonies and naval etiquette. (11). It shall be charged with the upkeep andoperation of the Ilydrographic Office, the Naval Observatory, Nautical Almanac,and compass offices.it shall also have charge of all ocean and lakesurveys, and ships' and crews' libraries; it shall defray the expenses of pilotageof all ships in commission. (12) It shall be charged with- the formationof the Naval Reserve and with all matters relating thereto, and shall havesupervision of the Naval Militia. Publications.(a) Navy Regiater (List of Officers Annual. and Vessels of Navy). Can be obtained from Superintendent ofDocuments, 30 cents, (b) Monthly List and Directory of Navy andMarine Corps (Addresses of Officers and of Vessels of Navy).Monthly. ran be obtalm..d from Superin- tendent of Documents, 10 cents per copy; $1per year.(Discontinued.) (c) Annual Report of Chief of Bureau.Can be obtained from Chief of Bureau of Navigation. Free. (d) Annual Report of Movements of the Vesselsof Navy.Can,be obtainea from the Chief of Bureau of Naidgation.Free. (Discontinued.) (e) .Uniform Regulations U. S. Navy.Can be obtained from the Superin- tendent of Documents; 50 cents. (1) Naval Regulations and Naval Instructions,1913.Can be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents. Price, $1. (g) Enlistment Circulars. % Can be obtainedfrom the Chief of Bureau of Nallgation or any Navy recruiting station. Free. HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE. Principal adminiagrative officials.Hydrovapher,three graPhic Engineer, Chief Clerk. Assistants, Hydro- General information-atkl datiet.The HydrographicOffice, is charged with marine surveys in foreign waters and with thecollection and dissemination or GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. "55 hydrographtr and navigational trout ;the preparation and printing of maps and charts relating to and required in navigation; the preparationof navigators' soiling directions for pilots, and manuals of instructionfor the use of all vessels of the United States and for the-benetit anduse of navigators generally; the furnishing of the foregoing to the Navy and other public services;and their sale to the mercantile marine and the public at thecost of 'printing and paper. General publicationn.Nauticalbooks, which fall into two groups: (a) Pilots or sailing directions of foreign waters. which describe the harbors, channels, roasts. islands: regulations governing anchorage. dues, quarantine. etc.; -tacit!. Ile,: for unloin'Ing. loading. docking. repairs, water, food,and supplies; corn- , lulifficatiims by rail. wire, radio. steamer; and such miscellaneousinformation as ran not he given on the charts or which amplifies them. Ib) Rooks devoted to the mathematics of navigation andIts methods and Instruments; besides the international Code of Signals, listsof foreign lights, and a general catalogue of charts and nautical books publishedby the office. .Method of distribution of gencral publications.Nolaatcost of printing and paper- to the merchant marine and the public; issued freeto the Navy and other Federal services. Annual and otherperiodieul publications.(a)Annual Report of the Hy- drographer. Limited free distribution. ffo Notice to Mariners.Octavo pamphlet, weekly. free.Gives changes In aids to navigation (lights, buoyage, harborconstructions), dangers to navigation (rocks, shoals, banks. bars),' importantnew soundings, and, in general, all such. facts as affect antriners' ehacts, manuals, and tions. pilots or sailing direc- Relates to all waters traversed by seagoing ships andthe Great Lakes. (c) Ilydrographic Bulletin.A broadsheet of varying size, weekly. free. Gives detailed facts regarding ice, wrecks, rind facilities. use of oil derelicts; also items on port to calm the Sen. and miscellany Of use and interestto mariners.Relates to all waters 'traversed by seagoing .ships .Lakes. and the Great ((II Pilot Charts.Issued monthly fur the North Atlantic. NorthPacific. and Indian (Oceans. and the Central Americanwaters; quarterly for the South Atlantic and South Pacific oceans.. They treat the followingsubjects, doing so graphically ss tar as practitlible: Average mm111100,4of the winds and weather; tracks of storms; percentage of gales and fog in differentareas; average pressure and' temperature of the air;magnetic variation; steamship and sailing routes; prevailing ocean currents; storm signals; radio other floating dangers to navigation; timely articlesstations; icebergs and interest to navigators. on various subjects of (c) Reprints of Ilydrographic Information. Octavo pamphlets designed to keep in handy form articles and information scatteredthrough the Pilot Charts and Bulletins; free; published at Irregular Intervals. Thefollowing titles have appeared to date: No. 1, Port Facilities; No. 2, NorthAtlantic Ice :Movements; No. 3, Use of 011 to Cahn the Son; No. 4, Port FacilitiesNo. 2; No. 5. Submarine Sound Signals (stock exhausted); No. G. COMPORS Workon the Great Lakes; No. 7, Port Facilities No. 3; No': 8, Questions studAnswers; No. 9. The Origin .and Mission of the Hydrographic Office; No. 10. The Useand Interpretation of Charts and Sailing Directions; No. 11, Production of NavigationalCharts; No. 12, Great Lakes Port Facilities; No. 13. CyclonicStorms; No. 14. Questions and Answers No. 2; No; 15; Port Facilities No. 4 (North AtlanticOcean) ; No. 16. Port Facilities No. 5 (North Paeitic Ocean);No. 17, Port Facilities No. 6 (Indian Ocean) ; No. 18, Port Facilities No; 7 (SouthPacific Ocean) ; No. 19, Port /Belittles No. 8 (South. AtInntio" Ocean);No. 20, Port Facilities No. 9 (North Atlantic Oceah).; No. 21. Questions and Answers. No.3; No. 22, Port. Facilities No. 10 (North and South Atlantic OceanS);No. 23, Port lracilitieS No, 11 (Pacific and Indian Oceans) ; No. 24, NorthAtli/401c Ice Patrols; No. Questions and Answers No. 4, List of publication.. Circularof Information No. 3 gives complete list of the books and selected' list of popular charts; how to remitto office; list of sale agents; distribution free. The General Catalogue of Charts isdistributed free; Index charts show location of navigators' charts (oneu world iUdex. and 23 regional Indexes), free. Malting lists.None but exchanges (in return for data). publications or marine Maps, Navigators' 'charts .whichshow coast lines, depth ofwater, Island*, ',channels, lighthouses: buoys: dangerous rocks.shortie, 'reefs, -.bars,..berbors., 56 GUIDE TO GOVERNMINNT PUBLICATIONS.

anchorages. Mho stations, signal stations, and landmarksor prominent objects ashore; also courses for entering ilnd leavingport, routes, distances, thin) information, currents, variation of thecompass, and it-wallop of submarine telegraphic cables; besides these, a series of gnomonicor great circle charts (one for each ocean), a track sail distancechart of the world; a cable. telegraph, and radio chart of the world; andtwo charts of the principal stars and constellations in the northern and southern heavens.In all charts, most of them relating to foreign coast and the highseas. . Corexpwidence.Addressilydrographic Office; mike remittance to same, employing post-ollire money miler. NAVAL OBSERVATORY. Principal ad minixtratire offieials.Superintendentof the Naval Observatory; Assistant to the Superintendent. Dead of Department ofCompasses. Chro- nometers. anti other Nautical anti Surveying Instruments, and OP TillieService; Inspection officer; Siniqohy pincer: Ieeiitor of the I hipartment oftheNominal AIIIIIIIII1C: Astronomer in Charge of Astronomical Dhservations; Chief Clerk. Librarian; General information and dulies.TheNaval Observatory. at Washingten. D. C.. andthe Naval Chronometer Time Station, at the NavyYard. Mitre Cal.. furnish the country standard time each day both by telegraphand radii., and the adjacent 011`811ti by radio, the former supplying thatpart of the country east of the Rocky ylotnitnins and the latter that part west.The Naval oll- stawatory sultervises the outfits of instruments for the naval service andkeeps up continuous fundamental ohservations of' the henvenly bodies for theuse of the Nautical Altnamte Mee. which preparett the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac and the Nantica I Altnaniteeachyear for the loge of navigators. surveyors, and others requiring the positions and movements of the heavenly bodies. General publieations.Publieutions have been issued by the Naval bserve- torY. since its torganizat foe ha IS-12. on the following tellies:Arctic expedition; Astronomical expedition to the S..1011(411 rIMOTIIICH ObKerV:1- (Ions from 1845; Astropbotographlti Congress; Barometer atAt; Catalegs of the stars Chronometers; Comets; Current charts; Cyclone in liteWest Indies: Dead Sea expedition; Double stars; Earth and its motions; I.:clingyof the sun; Equatorial observations;Euttomiatables:Fixed stars; Jupiter and Saturn; Latitudemall longitude: Log for navigators (Abstract); Magnetic observations:Matheinat coltallies; 'logarithms,refraction,zenithinstance: Mercury Wet transit) ;Meteorological observations; Moon and its motions; Neptunian system; DliservatoryOsistory and specifications) ;Orbits of stars and planets; Orion and its nebula: Paid charts, 1845-1885; Planks:Polar expedition of thePolaris;Rain and storm charts; Refraction tables; Regula- tions for employees; Sailing directions; Satellites of planets;Saturn and its ring; Solar eclipse; Solar parallax.; Solar spots; Specifications(observatory buildings); Star catalogs; Storm and rain charts; Stellar parallax; Sun and distance to It ;Tables for calculations; Time; Trade winds:Transit eircht observations; Transit of Venus; 17runian *RUA ;Washington observations, from 1845; Watches. (instructions for care) ; Whale chart; Wind and current chart ; Zenith distance tables; Zones of slam Method of distribut(on of general publieations.Onlya . gated number of copies of the above publications are printed.Most of them PFe distributed to a regular list of scientific exchanges and the remaining copies arekept for free istribution to those who can make especialuse of them. The Superin- tendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, hasmany of these publications for sale and will forward a price list on application. Annual and other periodical publications. (a) Annual Reportof the Super- intendent of the Naval Observatory is sent freeas long ns copies are available. (b) American' Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac. 1855-1911).This Is usually issued three years In advance, and Is for the use ofastronomers, engineers, and navigators.It Is divided into three parts: (1) Ephemeris forthe meridian of Greenwich; (2) Ephemeris for the meridian of Wnshington;(3) Phenomena. This book contains allof the materialthat isik the Nautical Almanac, and much additional-data. No copiei are availablefor free distribution to the public, but are sold by tbe Superintendent of Documentsnt $1 per copy. , (c) American NautIctil Almanac, 1855 -1019.This Is usually Issued three years In adyance and Is intended primarily for theuse of navigators.It GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 57

contains an astronomical ephemeris for the meridian of Greenwich with tables and directions ter use.No copies are available for free distribution to the public, but they can be obtained from the Superintendent ef!! Documents at 15 to 3o cents per copy. td) The fallowing serials have been discontinued: Atlantic Coasters' Nau- tical Almanac for 1884-1892 (1) pamphlets) ;Pacific Coaster's Nautical Alma- oh. 1885-190G (12 pamphlets) ; List of Stars for .Navigators for 1908 and 1909 (2 pamphlet' ); Stars for Navigators and Polaris Tables for 1910 (1 pamphlet); Star List of the American Ephemeris fur 1009-1911 13 pamphlets). t (1 The topics included in Astronomical Papers and other serials issued at irregular intervals at re given under General publications. Nine vq1uniesof Astromanicel Papers have.been issued front 1882-1917. / is/ of publicationii.A list of publications issued between 1845 and 1908 is available for free distribution.A price list of. publications on astronmiy is also available fur distribution by SUperintendent of Documents, Government Printing office. Washington, I). C. indexes to puhlicalions. The only index issued, now out of print, It: A Sub- '.ject Index, 1845-1875, consisting of 74 pages, and printed by the Government Printing (Mice in 1879. lioas.-- No separate maps have been published since the Naval Observatory %cas separated from the Ily()rographic offie. f 'orrexpondenee.All correspondence should be addressed to Superintendent,

United States Naval observatory, Wnshington. D. C. to7 DIVISION OF NAVAL MILITIA AFFAIRS. Principal administratirc offIcials.Chlef of I tivision'of Naval Militia Affairs. tleneral information and dulica.--The Division o. Naval Militia Affairs is charged with the transaction of business pertaining to the Naval Militia of the several States of the Union Miring such organizatione. including the District of Columbia. its jurisdiction embracing all administrative duties involving the firmament, equipment, 411;4(401mo. training. cducatien, and organization of the Naval Militia: the relations of the Naval Militia to the Regular Navy In time of peace: the conduct of cruises of instructhon of the Naval Militia oh vessels limited to the States and on vessels of the Regular Navy, and the conduct of armor} and other instruction; and all other matters pertaining to the Naval Militia net herein generically enumerated which do nod under existing laws, regulations, ImIcrs. lind practice. come within the jurisdiction of any divishm or hereon' iof the Navy Department.It is the office of record for all mat Dors irtaboing to the Navel Militia when not in the service of the United States. ,Innuul and other periodical publications. ---(a) Annual Report of the Division of Naval Militia Affnirs, Annual Report of Cruises. Naval Militia Register, Laws Relating to Naval Militia and National Naval Volunteers. Textbooks and reports. The following are issued, usually one copy to each

1.(fiksot.,stml several copies to each division: . . General: Naval Regulatioes and Instructions; General Orders. NavyDe- partmenl; Uniform Regulations, United States Navy; Uniform Regulations, United Steles Marine Corps; Articles for the Government of The United States . Navy; The Bluejackets' Manual. United States Navy; The Deck and Boat Rook, United Slates Navy; Lending Force and Small Arms, Instructions; The Re- cruit's handy Book; United States Navy; Ship and Gun Drills, United States Navy; Naval Artificers' Handbook (Pate); Tactical Signal Book of tilt' Naval Militia (Confidential) ; International Code of Signals; Hydrographic Office; The Navy Signal System. Navigation: American Practical Navigator(Bowditch) ;Nayigatlon and Compass Deviation (Muir); A Practical Manual of the Compass (Liming); Azimuths of the Sun; Star Identification Tables; The American Nautical Almanac; Line of Position Tables. Aeronautics: Mechanks'of the Aeroplane (Duehehe); Military Aeroplanes (Looting); Some'practical experiences (Hamel and Turner). Miscellaneous: Signal System Based on 'Dot find Dash Code; War Gaines Mal War Problems (NavalWar College) ;Fleet Regulations, United States At- lantic Fleet ; United States Atlantic Fleet, Athletic Rules; -MOS Data United States Ntvial Vessels; General Instructions for Painting and CeMentlui Vessels. of the United States 'Navy; Directions for the use of Compensating Binnacles; Index to Ordnance Pamphlets ; Bureau of Ordnance Pamphlets, . Nos. 1 -850; , . 58 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT 1317111.1CATIONS.

Rules to Prevent Collisions. of Vesselsat Sea (Depiirtment Commeree); 'Vatted States Light 1.1st (Deltartmentif Commerce) ; United States !tutu. List. (Department of Commerce); Tide Tables (Departmentof ('ommerce); List of Merchant Vessels of the United States(Department of Commere). Corrcopondeacc.The Annual RePtalsmay be obtained by addressing a request to the Chief of the Division of Naval MilitiaAffairs, Navy Derfartmeat, Washington, D. ('.The textbooks listed above are only availablefor the Navy Department. and are nut for generaldistribution. 111' I? EAU OF-Iii, Dik AND DOCKS.

Principal administrative offiials.Chief. Assistant.and Chief Clerk. General in foonaliwt and duties. The (lades ofthe Bureau of Yards and Docks comprise all that relates io the de,a4nand construction of public word;:, such as dry docks. marine railways, buildingways. halukr works, quay walk. piers. wharves. slips..dmiging. landings, floating.and stationary erases. !tower plants. coaling plants; beating, lighting. telephone,water, sewer, and railroad systems; roads. walks. and grontals;%idges. radiotowers. and all buildings. for whateverlyorpose needed, under the Navy Mal Marini!'Corps.It provides for the general maintenance of Ha' 011111' exceptat theThaval proving ground. the naval torpedo station. the naval 'trainingstations. Ow Naval Academy, the naval magazines: naval hospitals. and marineposts.it designs and makes the estimates for the public works after etwsultingas to their operating feature: with the bureau or oldie' fur whose use theyare'primarily intended.It has charge of all means of transportation. suchas derricks. shears. locothotives, locomotive cranes, cars, mojw- trucks, and all vehieles.horses. teams, subsist. owe, and necessary operatorsnil teamsters in the navy yards.rt provides the furniture for all buildings Ixeept at the naval magazines,hospitals. the Naval Aentlemy, and marine posts. It provides clerks for the Aire of thecom mandant, captain of-the yard. and piddle works Milner.In-general. the work of the bureau is carried out by commissioned otricers,ofthe Izorps of Civil En. Owen:. United States Navy. whose major duties comprise theeonstruction and maintenance.of the public works of the Navy.' General publications.-- Ihdletin, Public Works of the Navy.Issued quarterly, January 1. July 1, and Dtoher 1.Information published in the bulletins is classed under three heads: AtiministraWe. professional,and engineering notes. Under the head "administrative" are published, from- timeto time, explanations of the manner in which the bureau desires Its workcarried Oa, information relating to new contracts. reports of progress of work.and work conf- Meted; reports and analyses of expenditures aud !nattersrelating directly to theadminIstrut pulley of the bureau. l'oder the head " professional" Is published matter of professionalInterest to officers of the Corps of Civil Enghwers, 17nihNi States Navy, includingpro- posed new methods of design, special cases of sumo:scat constructionslang new lines, and cases which may have proved unstweessful; resultsof testsitiii various manufactured articles which may be offered foruse In public..xvorks; cost data on the various works constructed under the cognizance ofthe bureau. Articles deScriptive of engineering projects of major importanceare prepared by members of the corps and appear under this bending. Under the head "engineering notes" Is printed such Informationas bibliographies, .abitracts of published articles. etc.. which Itis considered will be of value as reference.Brief articles descriptive of engineering projectssof somewhat minor importance are also published undet thisheading. Method of distribution of general publieations.Bulletins,Public Works the Navy, are. not.far publIc'distribution. However, it has been the ctelitoma forward copies to parties on- request. The supply ofeach issue is limited V 500 copies., Annual,and other periodical publications. --(a) nubile WorksData iok. Issued June , 1916.; loose leaf; new leaves are- Issued as (b) Annual Report.' reAslons ur Mans.Maps of all navy yards atit1 naval They are not for sale or for distribution: stations are published at rally, Correspondence4--Chlef of Bureau of Yards and Duels, 4VashIn ton, GUIDE TO GOVERNMEN PUBLICATIONS. 59 ' BUREAU OF- RDNANCE. Principal administrative offleials.C let, Assistant to Chief of Bureau, Chief Clerk. General information and duties. The duties the Bureau of Ordnance comprise till That reintes to the up Pep..repair, d operation of the torpedo. strdiim, naval proving ground. and magazines on shore, to the manufnettire of effensive and defensive arms antippiitmtus (Including torpedoes and armor), ail ammunition and war explosiv s.it notices requisitions for or manufactures all machinery. apparatus, equip, ent, material, and supplies required by or for use with the above. It determines theinterior deensliinsof, revolving turrets and their require- mnts as regards rotation. As the work proceeds it in 'sects the installation of the permanent fixtures of the armament and its arse series on board ship and. the niethisis of stowing. handling, and transportim ammunition and torpedoes all. of which work must he performed to its setts( (lion.It designs-and constructs all turret ammuni- tionhoists, determineshe requirements of all ammunition hoists, anti the met hod of` cultist rum Mu yif armories and ammunit.ton rooms on shipboard, and In conjunction with the treau of Construction and Repair determines their Immlion and that ofII ammunition hoists outside of turrets,It Sstalk all torts of the armament and its alTeS,40tleS Willett are not-permanently attnched btany istrtion of th 'structure of the hull, excepting turret guns, turret mounts, and ammunition IAs. :std such other mounts its rgiutre simultaneous structural work in cm tiection with. installation or renaat. It confers with the Bureau of ttonstr te(ion and Repair respecting the arrangements for centering the turrets analIC character of the roller paths and their supports. It has cognizt u'e of All electrically operated :111111111Iliti011 hoists, 'winners, and tam-elevating ar which are in turrets; of electric training and elevating gear , for PM moon tS not in turrets ;of electrically operated air compressors for charging tor edoes; and of all range antlers and battle order and range trans.; mitters and Indicators. ins.The only publication available La. distribution Is the Annual Report. Porres ondence.Copies sent free as long as available by addressing Chief of Bureauf Ordnance, Navy lastoartment. Washington, la. C. BUREAU OF. CONSTRUCTION ANI) REPAIR. P incipal administrative offleials.Chief (('hief Constructor), A'ssistant to the Bureau. Chief Clerk. Ieneral information and duties.The dutiesi of the Bureau of Construction a al itepair comprise.the responsibility for the structural strength mud stability f all ships built for the Navy: till that relates to designing, building. fitting, ' and repairing the hulls oL ships, turrets, and electric tin-rot-turning machinery. spars, enpstat. windlasses. dedeck winches. boutcranes. cnes. steering gear. and hull ventilating: paratus (except portable fans): mai, after consultationswith the Bureau of(mining* and according to the requirements thereof .as detennined by that bureau, the designing, construction, and InstalintIon of independent atimmilition hoists, the same to conform to the remilrements of the .13reatt of ordnance as to power. speed. and control, and the Installation of thepue fi reli of all otherammunitionhoists and their appurtenances; chug and arinfir. placingoand securing on ,board ship tO the stitisfa don of the Bureau Ordnance the permanent fixtures of the armament and Its accessories as mintttured and supplied by that bureau; Installing the turret guns.. turret mounts, turret ammunition hoists. and such other mounts as require shunt- umeous structural work In connection with installation or removal. It has charge of the docking of ships- and Is elmiged with the iiperating -and cleaning of dry docks. General publications.The following general ptibilenthons have been issued: Specifications for Riveting and Reference Data for Use Therewith. General Instructions for Painting and Cementing Vessels of the. United States Navy. Instruction's for Calculating and TeSting Ventilation Systetbs. Enstruetions for Making Joint and Obtaining 011-Tightuess and Water-Tightness to. Milk.; heads, laecks. etc., fir Vessels oftheUnited States Navy.Unit Weights of I'Itterlaik for Use In Connection. with .Shipi of the United States Navy. Column 16. 60 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. ,

Tables (Unit Loads for Compression Members).Defining what the bureau regards as good practice. Afrihndof dixtributionofgeneral publicationa.lloquests should he settto theSuperintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office. Annual owl other periodical pabiicaffinm,-,-Annual Report of chjef of the bureau, which describes the activities of the bureau.Should be obtained from Abe Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing ()Dice. Correspolutence,All the publications can he obtained by addressing!roper- Intendentof Documents, Government- Printing (Mee, Washington. The cost of the publications is dlIertained by the Superintendent of Docutaents.. BUREAU OF STEAM ENGINEERING. ess Principal administralirr offlaials.(Thief (Engineer In Chief), Assistant to Burixot. Chief Clerk. ; General information and rlutir.t. rhe.iloties of the 'biretta of Steam Edigi- neering comprises all that relates to designing, building. fitting out and reptfir- ing machinery usedfour thepropulsion of naval ships: thesteam pumps.steam heaters,distilling'apparatus, refrigerating apparatus. allsteam connections of ships, and the steam machinery necevary for ,artuating the apparatus by which turYets are turned. It has eognIzance of the entire 'system of interior communIcatitms.ItIS specifically charged with the design, supply, installation. maintenance. and' repair of allI bi enns of interior and exterior electric signal constionications (except range tinders and battle-order anrange transmitters said indicators), and...of all electrieal appliances of whatsoever nature on loam' naval vessels, except motors and their controlling apparatus used to optu-ate the .machinery belonging to other bureaus. It has charge of the design, maiNfaeture. Installation. maintenance. repair. and operation of radio telegraph outfits on Natal ship and of radio telegraph_ outfits and stations on shore. It has charge of the design, manufacture, installation,.maIntenance. repair, and operation of aeroplane motors and prop ellerzz and their attachments. It has supervision and control of the Engineering Experiment Station. It designs the various shops at navy yards and stations where its own work' is exe;ed. so far as their internal arrangements are foncefned. Pubfications.The only publication issued is the Annual Report, of which pies can be obtained Mille the (limited e4ition is available by addressing hie( of Bureau of Stem Engineering, Navy Department, Washington, D. C. BUREMT OF SUPPLIF.S AND ACCOUNTS. Prineipal administratirr offleials.Paymoster General, Assistant to the Pay- master-General, Civilian Assistant. General information 11)1(1 The duties of the 'Bureau of Supplies and Accounts comprise all that relates to the purchase. reception, storage, core, -eustody, transfer, shipment, and issue of all supplies for the Naval Establish- ment, and the keeping of property accounts for the same (ueept supplies for the Marine Corps) : the procuring of provisions. clothing, add small stores. and material under the naval supply account.This fund, which is administered by the Paymaster General of the Navy, governs the charging, crediting, receipt, pnrghase, transfer, manafacture, repair, issue, and consumption of ail stores for, the Naval Estabilsbnient. except for a few Items.Which..are specifically exeippted.The two naval clothing factoKies also come under his control.Ile procures all coal, oil, fuel, and gasoline for steamers' and ships' use, InMudhig its transportation. storage. and liondfibg, and-water for all pupoaes on hoard naval vessels and the loading of all collier and tank ships and` lso charters of merchant ships for transportation purposes. fie 4iis supervision over all that relates to the supply of funds. for disbursing ailleerNpayment for articles and serriees for' which contract and-agreeliTMLimve been made. and the keeping Of tlte' money accounts of the Naval Establishment, IncludIng accounts of all manufacturing and operating expense at the navy yards aMI stations; and the preparation of **UMW'S for the pay of all officers and enlisted men of the Navy. The PnYrnaster General of the Navy nlao has supervision over the loading and Cargoes of supply ships; the approval of requisition!) for provisions, cloth- GUIDE ',TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 61 ing; and ships' store stocks; the scrutiny and approval or disapproval of reports of surveys on provisions, cloth Mg, and ships' store stocks; the cotoppation Of memoranda torehe informatitm of officers of the Pay Corps; requisitions for nil supplies for the Navy, shipments. allotments tinder S.. and A. appropriations nod allotments for ships under all appropriatitimik: the preparation and issuance of allowance lists of ships for S. and A. material; the.,purchnse of typewriters, adding machines, and mess equipment ; the utilization and disposition of excess stock which has accumulated at vitriol]yards; the preparation and issue of tire Standard Stock Catalog and the index to Classification of Nut val.Stores; the upkeep of yard stock, including rerve stock and naval supply account stock, and the scrutiny of navyyardthins of storehouses and plans of new ships. lb so far as pertains to S. and A. Ile is responsible for the purchase of ilfes for the Naval Establish- ment. Including provisions and clothing; the 1 eparatIon and issue of all standard Navy specifications. schedules 0propost I purchases. and the preparation of rontracts anti bureau orders scows ,witl) purchases; for the keeping of all of the property and Joon . accounts of the Naval Establishment and the audit of a property returns from ships and stations. including naval supply account Stores, ordnance stores, provisions ships' stores and .clothing, and other miscellaneous materials; has the direction of naval cost' nicounfing, including industrial yar.d accounting systems. and the maintenance of records of expenditures by. titles and accounts and plant and ship records. Gedral publications.(a) Manual for .Acconating Officers, United States Navy.Topics covered: Navy classification of uremia detailed classification of industrial accounts; industrial accounting Instruction. .GI) Accounting bulletins are issued when modifications the above manual a're necessary. (c) Manual for Supply Officerk All oat.A congoilation Of laws. regulations, and instructions regarding the general duties of a supply °Blear afloat. llethild of distribution of penerat publications.Distributed to the service free. Annual and other periodical Annual Report of the Pay- master General of the Nays.Covers the activities of the Bureau of Suppile's and Acrouprs.Not for sale. I hi -Memoranda for the infuriation of Officers of the Pay Corps, rommand- lig Officers. of Ships. and Commandants of Stations.Contains decisions of the 4'4mgaloiler of the Treasury, and notes and Just ruct ions for the information and guidance of officers of the Pay Corps.Published anti distributed monthly to the service.Not for sale. Notti:em of Contracts made for Fuel and Coal.Issued monthly, guar-. terly, etc., as contracts are made for various items.Distributed to common- rts of stations anti heads of departments thereof. commanding officers of . hips, engineering totlicersofficers of the Pay Corps, etc., for their information aqui guidance.Not for sale. Correspond enc.c. Requests for information should be made to Paymaster General, Burefin of Supplies and Aecoants, lavy Department. rIREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY.

Principal adminittratire ocial.s.Chlef of BureatiAssistapt, to' Bureau, (Thief Clerk. tteiterat information and dntles. The Mtn/au of Medicine and Surgery shall have charge of Gig upkeep and operation of all hospitals and of the force employed there; It shall advise with respect to all Mutations connected' with hygiene and sanitation affecting the service, and to this end shall have opportunity for !Pr necessary inspection; it. shall provide. for physical mount:dims; it shall pass upon the coametency, from a professional standpoint, of all men In the Hospital Corps for enlistment and promotion by means of examinations conducted under: its .supervision. or Under forms prescribed by it. ;it shall have information as to the assignment and duties of all eiflisted men of the Hospital Corps; it shall recommend to the Bureau of Navigation the complement ofimedieal officers, . dental officers, and Hospital Corps for hospital ships, anti shall have power to appoint and remove all nurses lu the Nurse Corps (feint e), subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Navy. Except as otherwise provided for the duties of the Bur c. u of Medi e and Surgery shall include the upkeep and operation of mcal supply depots, .62 GUIDE TO (10VERNMENT PUBLICATIONS,

medical laboratories, naval hospitals, dispensaries, technical schools for the Medical and Hospital Corps, and the administration of the Nurse Corps (fe- ,thalet, Dental Corpi. and Medical Reserve Corps. It shall approve 'the desigti of hospital ships in so far as relatesto their efficiency for the cure of the sick and wounded. It shall make requisition for all supplies, medirines, and instrumentsUSVII iu the Medical Departmeat of the Navy.It shall have control of the preparation, reception. storage, care, custody, tramsfer, and issue of all supplies ofevery kind used in thebledical Department for its own purposes. Generalpublicutiorm.Material that may accumulate Su the bureau, of general value to the medical* profession or to the Medienl Corps of the Navy,is published at occasional intervals by the bureau, such as the issue in 1915of "The Report on the Medico-Military Aspects of the European War," byone of our naval medical officers abroad, Surgeon A. M. Fauntleroy; United States Navy. This edition is.now exhausted. Other recent publicationsareManual for the Medical Department of the United States Navy." 1917. "Medical Com- mad for Masters of the Naval Auxiliary, Service," 1917. and " Handy Rook 16} the Hospital Corps, States Navy," 1917.Information of a similar type as it becomes available and as it contains material of general interest and available for distribution without vinlation of international ethics is published by this bureali.NVork and activities of a briefer nature are almost invariably endaslied in the periodical publication mentioned below.In addition. various booklets are published by the bureau for the information and guidanCe ofthe Modien1 and Hospital Corps of the Navy. etc. Methodo distribution of general pnblienlionn.Thoseare distributed free to n limited m fling list, and are also sold by the Superintendent of Documents. Government 'rinting Office, Washington. D. C.. at n fractionover the cost pf product ion Annual another periodieal publications. Theseinclude the following: (1) The most intpertant I if the bureau's publIctItionSis the Annan'RetNtrt of the Surgeon Genenit"widell, besides a review...of..(be-setivitles of the MedicalDe- partment, reports froti iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii and stations, anti brief discussion of developments and improvements for the fiscal year, Contains completestatis- tical tables of the nosology and mortality of the Navy for the calendaryear. The effects of various diseases upon the personnel, their unusual incidence,any unusual facts In connection with their origin, distribution, etc., fatalities,activities of (be Medical Department ashore and afloat, and needs of theMedical Department as regnrds materinl and personnel, are thoroughly discussed reviewed In this publication.' and (2) The United State. Naval Medical Bulletin Is an Illustrated quarterly' publication contemplating the timely dIstribution.of such Informationas Is deemed of valueto the medical officers of the Navy in the performance oftheir duties.it embodies matters relating to hygiene, tropical, and preventivemedi- eine.. pathology, laboratory suggestions: chemistry and pharmacy,ndvaneed therapeutics. surgery, dentistry, medical deporTment organization forbottle. attend other matters of a more or less precessional interestand importnnt under the conditions peculiar to the service and pertaining to the physicalweb fare of ,the Navy personnel.Reviews of the advances In medical sciences of special professional Interest to the service, as published in foreign and 1101111` journals, receive particular attention. (3) The Supplement to the United States Naval Medical-Bulletin Is pub. Babell quarterly for the instruction of members of the Hospital Corns Inthe subjects of nursing, preparation and sterilization of dressings, operatingroom technique, hygiene, sanitation, disinfection, ifirmncy, etc.It contains In formation regarding examinations, promotlo rind a record of 'the meritoritait accomplishments of 'menibers of the. Hosal Corps.These three public:Won.; are distributed free to alimitedma ng list, and In addition, the Unitel States Navnl Medietti Bulletin is by the Superintendent of Documents. Government Printing Office, at annual rate of $1, a quarterly rate of 25 cents a copy. (4) Bulletin of the Divfsion of Sanitation (Noteson preventive medicine. CW111010111) Is ictillolished 'weekly for the information of medica,l officers.It contains the weeint..repArts of infectious anti contagious diseasesnt nnvnl stations and coniment on current sanitary statterKitritsrtIfiggestIons, 'epitomized, 'reports of recent developments In preventite niediehle, etc.This publication is for circulation only to medical officers of the service., GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 63 (5) Gas Defense Bulletin (confidential), for medical officers of the service. Issued from time to time as occasion arises to disseminate information on this topic. Indc.res.No indexes ere issued other than the annual index of the Naval Medical Bulletin, which is Included in the October number of each year. . Mailing lists.A free mailing list Is maintained as mentioned above,corn- partitively limited in its nature owing to cost of distribution. Correspondence.In requesting copies of publications address the Surgeon General, United States Navy. OFFICE.OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL. Principal administrative officials.Judge Advocate General, Assistant to the Judge Advocate General, Law Clerk. General information and duties.The duties of the Judge Advocate General of the Navy are as 'follows: To revise and report upon the legal features df and iseVe recorded the proceedings of all courts-martial, courts of inquiry, beards of investigation and inquest, and boards for the examination of officers for retirement and promotion in the naval service; to prepare charges and specth6ations for courts-martial, and the necessary orders convening courts-martial In cases where-such courts are ordered by the Secretary of the Navy; to prepare court- martial orders promulgating the final action of the reviewing authol'ity In court- martial cases; to prepare the necessary orders convening courts of inquiry in cases where such courts arP ordered by the Secretary of the Navy, mill boards for the examination of officers for promotion and retirement, for the examination of all candidates for appointment as officers in the naval service, other than midshipmen, and in the Naval Reserve Forces and National Naval Velutiuers, and to conduct all official correspondence relating to such courts and boards.It is also the duty of the Judge Advocate General to examine and report upon all questions rehiring to rank and precedence, to promotions and retirements. and thOse relating to the validity of the proceedings In court- martini cases;all matters relating to the supervision and control of naval prisons and prisoners, including prisoners of war ;the removal of the mark of desertion ; the correction of recordi of service and reporting thereupon in the Regular or Volunteer Navy; certification of discharge in true name; pardons; bills end resolutions introduced In Congress relating to the personnel andre- ferred to the department for report. and the drafting and interpretStion of statutes relating co the personnel; references to the Comptroller of the Treasury with regard to pay and allowances of the personnel ; questions involving points of law concerning the personnel ; proceedings in the civil courts in allcases concerning 'the personnel as such; and to conduct correspondence respecting the foregoing duties, Including the preparation for submission to the Attorney General of all questions relating to subjects coming under his own cognizance which the Seeretarf of the Navy may direct to be so referred. The study of international law is assigned to the Office of the Judge Advocate General. lie shall examine and report upon questions of international law, asmay be required.,! General -publications.--(1) Manual for the Government of United Stateii Naval 'Prisons.(2) Regulations Concerning Neutrality. Duty iu Connection with and the Internment of Belligerent Vessels-9f War.(3) Court - Martial! ,Orders. (4) Naval Courts and Boards.(5) Naval Digest, 1910.(6) Laws Relating.to the Navy Annotated. Method of distribution of general putdications-The publications enu rated in the preceding paragraph are issued for the inform and ,guida of the 'naval service and are not available for general distribution, othecwisthan by purchase from the Superintendent of Documents, Government PrintinOffice, Washington, D. C. Annual and other peribdical publications.(1) Annual Report of the sludge Advocate Genaild of the Navy.Distributed free to a selected list of Govern- ment officials Vid others Interested therein. (2) Court-Martial Index Digest.This index contains a brief digest of decisions of the Secretary ofthe Navy and opinions of the Judge AdVocate General of the Navy, published in court-martial orders and bulletins for the year. Indexes to publications. Indexes have beeh published of court - martial orders for the years 1914. 1915, and 1916.Thes( Indexes are Issued for the Information and guidance of the naval service and are not available for general distribution, otherwise than by purchase from the Superintendent of Documents. . 87882*-18----5 . . . 64 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

Mailing list&No free mailing lists for publicationsare maintained other than' for the Annual Report of the Judge AdvocateGeneral. Corrcapondence. Address all correspondenceto Judge Advocate General of the Navy, Navy I5eparrtment, Washington, D. C. SOLICITOR OF THE NAV Y. Principal administrative 0f/164Solicitor Clerk. of the Navy Department. Chief General information and duties. The dutleA of theSolicitor comprise and "elate to examination and report upon questionsof law, including the drafting and interpretation of statutes, and matters submittedto the accounting officers not relating to the personnel ;priparation of advertisements, proposals, and contracts;, insurance; patents; the sufficiency of official,contract, and other bonds and guaranties; proceedings in the civilcourts by or against the Govern- ment or its officers in cases relating to material nailnot concerning the personnel as such ; claims by or against the Government; questions suinnitted to the Attor- ney General,' except such as are under the cognizance ofthe Judge Advocate General; hills and .congressional resolutions andinquiries not relating to the Personnel and not elsewhere assigned; the searching oftitles, purchase, sale, transfer, and other questions affecting lands andbuildings pertaining to the Navy ; the care and preservation of all munimentsof title to land acquired for naval uses; and the correSpondence respecting the foregoingduties; and rendering opinion upon any matter or question of law. tary or Assistant Secretary. referred to him by the Secre- PublicationkThe only publication issued availablefor distribution Is the Annual Report to the Secretary of the Navy, whichIs for free distribution as long as the limited edition is available. HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS. Principal administrative officio/s.Major GeneralCommandant's Office: Com- mandant Marine Corps, Assistant to Commandant. SpecialAssistant to.Com- maedant. Chief Clerk.Adjutant and Inspector's Department : Adjutant and Invegtor Marine Corps. Chief Clerk.Quartermaster's Department: Quarter- mat&- Marine Corps, Special Assistant toQuartermaster. Chief Clerk.Pay- master's Department : Paymaster Marine Corps, ChiefClerk. (Eighth and I Streets SE., Washington, D. C.) Marine Barracks Barracks. : Commanding. Officer Mariae General information and duties. The MajorGeneral Commandant of the Marine Corps is responsible to. the Secretary of theNavy for the general efficiency .and discipline of the corps; makes suchdistribution of officers and men' for duty at the several shore stationsas shall appear to him to he most ad- vantageous for the interests (if the service; furnishesdetachments for vessels of the Navy according to the authorized scale of allow:ince;under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, issues orders forthe movement of officers and troops, and such other orders nail instructions fortheir guidance as may be necessary ; and has charge and exercises generalsupervision and control of the recruiting service of the 'toms. and of thenecessary expenses thereof. including the'establishment of recruiting stations. General publicationtl:(a) Marine Corps Orders.These are issued to all posts and officers of the Marine Corps, from.tlme to time,as circumstances may require, and contain information and instructions forthe guidance of those in the service rerntive to such topicsas the following: Absence, accounts. munition, appointments, badges, clothing, cooks, correspondence,courts - martial. desertion, discharges, discipline, enlistment, examinationsfor promotion, forage, fuel, furloughs. Insignia, leave, medals, muster rolls,pay rolls, post exchange& rations, reserve. Fleet Marine Corps, recruiting, staff returns, stragglers, subsistence, supplies, reenlistment, sickness, erty, uniforms, etc.. surveys of personnel and prop- (6) Marksmanship Qualifications.These orders contain the raMgs of men who qualify as marksmen, sharpshooters, names and in email -arms rifle practice. and eictert riflemen (a) Illustrated Booklet. Duties, experiences, who enlist in the Marine Corr's. opportunities, and pay of men (d) Manual of the Paymaster's Department,United States Marine Corps. .pertains to the rights of officers and enlistedmen .01 the Mat* Corps to (WIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 65 statutory pay and allowances and thq manner and methpds used in accounting therefor.This publication is now out of print, but is in'the course of revision. lc) System of Accountability. United States Marine Corps, 1916.Pertains to the accountability of property. etc., and all other duties of the Quarter- maser's Department. United States Marine Corps. -(f)Instructions Governing Transmirtation of Troops andSupplies for United States Marine Corps. Revised 1916. Pertains to transportation of troops and supplies as furnished by the Quartermnster'sDepartment, United States Marine Corps. (g) Unifohu Regtations, United States Marine Corps, 1912.Pertains to all uniforms used in the United States Marine Corps. Method of distribution of gneral publications.Theseare furnished Without cost to persons hi the Governmenr service who require same for officialuse. nano/andother peeimlicul publications. (a)The Recruiters' Bulletin. Published monthly' in the interest of the recruiting service; distributed free. b) Annual Report of the Major General Commandant of the Marine Corps to the Secretary of the Navy on the Condition and Service of the Corps..This report covers such general topics ns the following: Advanced-base Work; Ap- pintment of officers; Aviation; Badges; Barracks and quarters, reports and recommendations concerning; Casualties; Deaths; Depots, recruit;Depots, supply ; Desertions ; Discharges; Distribution of force; Duties of commissioned and enlisted personnel; Enlisltments and reenlistments; Expeditions, foreign; Instruction of personnel; Maneuvers; Marksmanship; Organization; Recom- mendations for legislation pertaining to personnel and material; Recruiting; Resignations; Retirements; Schools of instruction; Service on bonbt vessels of the Navy and at shore stntions;.Strength of commissioned and enlistedper- sonnel, etc. Mailing lists.Afree mailing listis maintained for the Annual Report of the Major General Commandant, The Recruiters' Bulletin, and the Illustrated Booklet. Correspotulence.(a)For copies of the Annual Report of the Major General nonmilitant, address the Major General Commandant, Headquarters, United . States Marine Corps;ashingtomoD. C. b) For copies of The Recruiters' Bulletin and Illustrated Bookletaddress the Recruiting Publicity Bureau, 117 East TWenty-fourth Street,New York, N. Y. lc) For copies of The Manual of the Phymnster's Department, UnitedStates Marine Corps. address ihe Paymastcs, Headquarters, United StatesMarine Corps, Washington, D. C. PART VII.. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR!).

For lovalion ofdepartment anti borealis.we itIlZe19.1 OFFICE OF TILE SECRETARY.

Principal adininistralirr allicialii.Seeretnry of the Interior:First A ssistant Serretrirf; Assistant Secretary: Assistant to Hie Secretary;Chief Clerk and Superintendent of Buildings; Solicitor; Board of Appeals:FirstAssistant 11 Attorney: Chiefs: Division of Disbursing. I/M.41M or Aypoiotmoos.31:01s, Files. and Archives, flivision of Publications, Division ofSupplies. IGenera/ infoconstion and dafics.--The Secretaryor owInterior Is charged with the supervision of public business relating topatmits for inientions, pensions and bounty lands, the'public hinds nod surveys, the Dalin/is,the Bureau of Education, the rwological Survey. the IteelamationService. the Bureau of Mines. National Parks, the capitol Building and (II-minds,distribution of appro- print inns for agricultural and mechanical colleges in the Statesanti TerrItoriea mid (4.11;1111 linspinll, :Ind Plot.lii)s:%Itill'yillstillItitills in theI listrirt of (Minim bias By authority of the President the Secretary of the interiorhas general supervision over the work of constructing the tiovernment railroadinthe Territory of Alaska.lie also exercises eertalp 'oilier pmers and ditties in

relation to the Territories or Alaska and Hawaii. . _ The .First Assistant Secretary. In the absence of the' Sectotary.becianss Acting Secretary.Ile is espeehilly charged with supervislop of the business of the tfeneral Land Office, including cases appealedto the Serretar,v of the Interior from decisions of that bureau involving public lands;applications for easements or rights of way fir reservoir?, ditches, 114iroads, telephoneand power-transmission lines; selections of public lands under grants made byCon- gress to aid in the construction of railroads and wagon roads, for reclamation, and' for the benefit of educational and other public. institutions, etc. 4110o1111 park matters and Indian alintrs affecting the disposal of tile public domain 'are under his supervision.Ile <:misiders proposed legislation pertaining to matters under his administration.From time to time duties in connection with the affairs of other bureaus of the department are assigned to him. The Assistant Secretary has general supervision over till matters concerning the Patent Office, the Pension 011ie'. finclinling appears ,from the decisionsof the Commissioner of Tensions). liallan (env matters with the exception of hose involving oil hinds, the Bureau of Education. the Capitol building and rounds, the execution of contracts and the approval of vouchers covering ei tures of money tor the eleemnsypary Institutions under the IhsilskrtIliOlit of thMerior in the District of Columbia (including SI. Elizabetles'ilo,pital), an, various mistellapeous matters over which the department has jurisdictinii. He Iso considers proposed legislation pertaining 14) matters-under his adtiiiiiis- troll nDuties in connection with the affairs of other bureausare assigned to lil from time to time, T The 1ssistant to the Secretor ? Ik charges] with the general supervisionof matters rel tang to the !Welton:Ilion Service, Bureau of Mines, and Indian (Mice mattersffeetipg oil lands.Ile is also in charge of the affairs of the Alaskan Railroad 'lid is the direct representative of the Secretary of the Interior inmat- ters perta ling to the emistruction. operation. amimainteminell of the Alaskan Railroad. and is authorized to receive, pass upon, approve. exvite,or disnp- prove contracts, tariffs, regulations, vouchers, and other papers Rilltting to the railroad,He has supervision of the detailed work relating to the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii under the Department of the Interior.lit addition, lie consider§ proposed legislation pertaining to the activities under -his ndministra- Hon. ' . The Chief Clerk, as the chief ewativep officer of the derinifment and the administrative head of the Officef the Secretary, hits mpervision over the clerks and other employees of the department (Including Noe watch;mechanical, and labor forces), enforces the general regulations of the departtnegt,. and 66 , . 1 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 67 is superintendent of the several buildings occupied bythe department. Re also supervises the classification and compilatiot of allestimates of appropriations, and has general supervision of expendituresfrom appropintions for contingent expenses "for the department, Radiatingstationery and postage on mail addressed to postal-union countries. ;Thedetailed work relating to cor- pirate sureties on bonds, to eleemosynary Institutionsinthe District of Columbia under the. Department of the Interior,the (7apitol building and grounds, the .admission of .attorneys andagents to practice and disbarments fropractice, the office of the Returns Clerk, and miseelinneousmatters is donejit, his office.During.the temporary absence of the Secretary Assjsfallt Secretaries he may be designated and the papers and documents. by the Secretary to sign official G,Hcral publIPattons.PInnning of Alaskan Ports,1916: 24 pages. 13 plates. Includes discussion of harbor lines, authoritativecontrol. haphazard and.pre. arranged development; and suggested procedurt:. t:overnment Reclamation Work in Foreign Countries,1909, 115 pages.In- cludes general discussion of Giwernment participationin land reclamation work in Austria. Belgium, France. Germany, PrussiaItary,The Netherlands, Russia. ,stain, Switzerland, Algeria. Cape Colony, Egypt,The Transvaal, Argentina, Canada, Dominica, Ceylon, Formosa, India,Java, Slam, Victoria (Australia), New South Wales, South Australia, and NewZealand:* Government participation in drainage and unwatering only, in Denmark,Greece. Mexico. Norway, Sweden; reclamation by 'private enterprisein Brazil, Chile, China, Ecuador, Peru, Salvador, Servta, and Turkey. Lasts Relating to the Protection of the livesof Coal Miners in the Terri- tories. 181)1. 1906. 12 pages.Includes tiet`iipproved March 3. 1891 ; act July 1, 1902: decisions by the Assistant approved nets from 1891 to 1900:. Attirrney General construing the above I fetch I tetchy Valley.' Report of the. dviryBoard of Army Engineers to the Secretary of the Interior on Investigationslative to the Sources of Water supply for Salt Franeiscti and Bay Omantiniti ,191:I. illustrated. 146 pages., includes reports by the Advisory Rofird and IL1 . Wadsworth, giving estimates ad cost, fit t ure development, and possible supphe.of water. net:illations Governing ft:oatLand Leases In thTerritory of Alaska, 1916. So; pages with maps.Inchldes the coalland leasing nct.approved 1914: regulations, InformatMn relating to operation October 20, ty:I tions of leasing units anti Government reservationsand development, and Mus- Bering. River fields. in the MaUmuskii and 7oal Lands In inc Indian Territory, 1906, 52pages with map. IncludeSdati In regard to acreage, apprnutte value, thickness of veins,hearings on coal d'eposits, segregated lands, Mid locution ofChoctaw Nation coal-land leases, prospect thrill holes, etc. Nlemorautlum History of t Department of the Interior, 1912, 20pages. Includes references to recount endationsfavoring creation of the department, act of March 3.1849, and subsequent acts, buildings and various activities. occupied by the departnient General Informatiolt 'regarding Department of theInterior, 1917, 24 pages. Includes a list of the. btreenus and other institutionsconnected with the department and a statement of general information and dutiesof each. There is also included an enumeration of price lists of publicationssold by the Superinten- dent of Documents, and a list of Maps Issued bythe United States Government With description of each. General Information regarding Alaska,1917.72 pages.Includes In a concise form informatton In regard to history, geography, climate,government, population. resources, schools, list of newspapers, threemaps, and an official direptory. Rules of Practice, 1915, 24 pages.Includes 99 rples governing proceedings in the cases tnvolvIng the public lands, before UnitedStates district -land offices, the General LnndOffice, and the Department ofthe Interior. 'Decisions of the Departmeht of the Interior relatingto Public Lands; viols: .I to 45.Includes decisions of the Secretary of thi. Interiorin cases appealed from decisions of the Commissioner of the GeneralLand Office, upon petitions for .the exercise of supervisory authority, andupon motions for rehearing of rdepartmental decisions.It also includes regulations governingdisposal of public lands and amendments to the Rules of Practice: of Documents. Sold by Superintendbt Decisions of the Department of the Interior In Appealed Pensionand Bounty Land. Claims, Vold. 1 to 19.Contains dseistons of the Secretary in theabove 68 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

class of cases appealed from the Commissioner ofPensions.Sold by Super. intendent of Documents. Method of distribution of general publications.--Thevolumes of Decisions of the Department are sold by the Superintendent of Documentsas noted above. All of the other publications are distributed free of elmrgeupon aloplication to the Secretary of.,..the Interior. Annualand ifiher periodical publications.AnnualReport of the Secretary of the Interior for the Fiscal Year to the President ofthe United States.This includes a statement of the activities of the several bureausunder the depart. meat and recommendations fur future legislation or otherrequirements. Laws relating to the Department of interior.This volume is compiled and published following each session of congress, and contains thelaws relating to the department which have been enacted. Reports are made annually to the Secretary of the Interiorby the hollowing: Governor of Alaska, Governor of Ilawaii. Government Hospitalfor the Insane, Howard University, Freedmen's Hospital, Columbia Institutefor the Deaf. Superintendent of the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds. Reports were formerly tuade by the following officials. thelatest report avail-, hide being for the year indicated: Governor of Oklahoma.1907; Governor of Arizona, 1911; Governor of New Mexico, 1911; Mine Inspeetionfor the Terri- tory of New Mexico. 1911. List of publications.No list of publicathms is issued by the department. . Maps.A list of maps is included in the 11mm:hie: "GenerallaffIrinati.inre- gprding the Delmrtthent of the Interior," and the departmentpublishes map of the United States, 84 by GI Inches In size, with scale of 37 milesto the inch, which is mounted on linen and attactiedto rollersfor hanging.It Includes insets showing AlaAkit. the Canal Zone, and Insular Possessions.At times the secretary lots a limited number of these maps for distributionto schools and public libraries (one tieach institution).They may be purchased from the Superintendent of Ihicuments. Government.Printing 011h.e. for $1. Correspondrnce.Corresixnutencerelating to the publicathms distributed free of charge should be addressed to the Secretary of the interior. Washington. D. C.Correspondence regarding publications for sale should beaddressed 14 the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office,NN'ashington, D. C. ALASKAN ENGINEERING GONIMISSJON,.

Principal administratire officials.Assistantto the Staretary of the Interior In charg% of Alaskan affairs, Commissioners, Chairtmulmid two other .11seni- bers, Purchasing Agent. Eximilner pf Accounts.. General information and duties. TheAlaskan Engineering Commission was created under the act of March 12. 1914, which eints)wered, autlitirized,and directed the President to locate, construct. operate, or leasea railroad, or rail. .roads, to connect the Interior of Alaska with 1111Por more of the open navigable ports on the coast.AuthorityNvas also granted to purchase existing railroads.. so construct, maintain, and operaje4tblegrnph and telephone lines, andto make reservations of public lands In Alaska necessary for the purposes ofthe railroad. lite execution of this work a commission of threeengineers was appointed h " President to make the necessary surveys.They were directedto re to the Secretary of the Interior. under whom the President placed the general administrntion of the work.After the completion of the preliminary surveys, the President by Executive order selected the route for the railway from the coast to the interior, and continued the. original commission.of engineers in charge of the Construction under the general superVision of the Secre- tary of the Interior. Annual andother periodical publications.--Thecommission makesannual reports.The first report, which IncludesanaccoUntof operations from March 4 12, 1914, to December 31, 1915, was published as House DocumentNO. 610. 64th Congress, 1st session, and may be obtained from theSuperintendent. of Documents, Government Printing Office, for 75 cents.The second report was printed as Senate Document No. 741, 64th Congress, 2d session. Nocopies of this report are available for distribution. The commission on November 14, 1916,began the puhlicatipn, "Alaska Rail- road Record," a weekly periodical intended to furnishInformutioh as toprogress. . GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 69 on the Gbvernment Railroad in Alaska.Single copies are furnished to indi- vidunis at 5 cents a copy, or $1.50 a year.Copies may be obtained free by libraries, foreign and United States Government departmentsupon application to the Alaskan Engineering Commission, Anchorage, Alaska. Hailing list,-The commission does not maintain a free mailing listfor its reports; a unti,ing list is maintained at Anchorage. Alaska, forpersons to whom free copies ,,f the "Alaska Railroad Record" are sent. .flaps. No maps other than those accompanying the published. Annual Reports are rorrespondenee.Itequests for publications of this commissionshould be addressed to the Alaskan Engineering Commission, Washington, .8 D. C. ST. ELIZABETH'S HOSPITAL.

Priseipal administrative officials.Superintendent, First AssistantPhysician, Chief of Training School for Nurses, Chief Clerk. General publications.--la) Intracranial Tumors among the Insane.A Study of Twenty-nine Intracranial Tumors found in Sixteen Hundredand Forty-Two Autopsies in Cases of Mental Disease. By I. W. Blackburn.1903. (I) Illustrations of the Gross Morbid Anatomy of the Brainof the Insane. A Selection of Seventy-five Plates showing the Pathological ConditionsFound in Post-Morten) Examinations of the Brain in Mental Diseases.By I. W. Blackburn.1908. lei Lessons in Cooking, Theoretical, and Practical, for the Sick andCon - salescent. Apply to Superintendent of Documents, GovernmentPrinting Office, Washington, D. C.Price 5 cents. Met/mit of distribution of general publications.Publicationon "Intracranial Tumors" is distributed free.Apply to Superintendent, St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Washington, I). C.Publication on " Gross Morbid Anatomy of theBrain "'is sold. Amily to Superintendent of Documents, GovernmentPrinting Office, Washington, D. C. llma! and other periodical publications.(a) Report of St.Elizabeth's ilosi'dtal to the Secretary of the Interior for the FiscalYear.Issued annually (formerly under the name of Government Hospital for the Insane).Contains statement of the condition of the institution, statistical tablesregarding the admissions, discharges, diseases, anti deaths of patients, theactivities of the different departments of the hospital. etc.. Distributed free.Apply to Superin- temfent of St. Elizabeths Hospital, Washington, 1). C. (t)) Government Hospital for the Insane, Bulletin.Five 'numbers published la 1909. 1910, 1911, 1912, and 1913 contain accounts of scientificwork carried on at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in the years preceding publications.Also a bibliography of publications by members of the staff of the hospitalsince 1902 mai lo) to and inclusive of June 30, 1913.(Bibliographies were begun in the Bulletin for 1911.)The numbers may be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C.Prices: No. 1, 15. cents; No. 2, 25 cents; No. 3, 20 cents; No. 4. 10 cents; No. 5, 10 cents. List of publications.No list of publications is available, Annual Reports and hi the Bulletins mentioned above. except in the Indexes to publication/I.No indexes to publications have been issued. Mailing lisle. For the Annual Ileports and for the Bulletins lished there have been free mailing lists, mainly for other already pub- insane in this country and abroad. hospitals for the Correspondence. For free publications address: Superintendent, St.Eliza- beth's Hospital, Washington,. D. C.For publications on sale address: Superin- tenUent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington,D. C.',

I most of the scientific papers of the hospital appear in journals appropriate tothe material of publication.Only a small number of the scientific studiesare included under annual And periodical publications.The following RIRPnals are those tn which articles have appeared: interstate Medical Journal; Journal of the American Association; Journal of Animal Behavior ; Journal of Comparative Neurology bledleal Experimental Psychology; Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases; Journal; Journal of phy. Psychology. and Scientific Methods; Nervous and Mental Disease Monographs:of Philoso- York Medical Journal; Psychoanalytic Review; Psychglogical Bulletin; New Monographs; Psychological Review ; &lows. Psychological 70 01314E TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

COLUMBIA INSTITUTION FOR THEDEAF.

Principal administrative officials.Patronex officio, President of the United States; President ; Directors; Secretary; Treasurer. Annual and other periodical publications.(a)Annual Report published at Government Printing Office; (b) Catalogue of GallaudetCollege- (advanced department).Both are distributed free. Madinglists. I.istof libraries, institutions fur the deaf, etc., is maintained. rorrespottence.Requestsfor publications should be addressed to the Presi- dent of the Columbia Institution fur the Deaf. Washington, L.C. HOWARD UNIVERSITY.

Principal administrative officials.Patronex offielo, SecYetary of the In- terior; President of the Board of Trustees; President; Secretary; Treasurer. Publications.AnnualReport to the Secretary of the Interior.Distributed free on application to the president of the university.Also publishes the Howard University Record, issued seven timesa year, including university catalogues and deprttnental Monographs. FREEDN1EN'S HOSPITAL.

Principal adininistratirc officials.SurgeonIn Chief, Assistant Surgeon. General publications.Itulesand Regulations of the Freedmen's Hospital. Method of distribution of'general publicalions.Distflbutedfree. Annual and otherperiodical publications. AnnualReport to the Secretary of the Interior.Distributed free. Cocrespandence.Surgeonin Chief, Freedmens"Hospital, Washington,D. C. GENERAL LAND OFFICE.

Principal administrative officials.Catmulssioner:Assistant Commissioner; Chief Clerk: Chief taw ('lark; Appointment Clerk ; ReceivingClerk; Recorder; Chiefs of Divisions: Accounts, Contest, Desert and Indian Lands,Stale Selec- tions, etc., Drafting, Field Service, Homestead. Timber. andStone, Mails and Files. Mineral. Posting and Tract .Records, Puhile Surveys.R11111.1)8(1 tIrants find Rights of Way. Reclamation, Lieu Selections, and Special Entries. General information and duties. TheCommissioner of the General Land Office is charged with the Survey, management, and dispositionof the public lands, the adjudication of conflicting claims relating thereto,the granting of railroniti and other rights of way, easements, theissuance of patents for lands. and with furnishing certified copies of land patents and ofrecords, plats, and papers'on file in his office.In national forests he executes all lawsrelating to surveying, prospecting, locating, appropriating, entering, reconveying,or patent- ing of public lands, and to the granting of rights ofway amounting to easements. General publications. The following publications are available tion: for distribu- Suggestions to Homestenders. Homestead Entries within National Forests. Homestead Entries in Nebraska ulnier the Kinkaid Acct. Coal Lund Laws. Sunk Lands In Arkansas. Drainage Entries in Minnesota. Vacant Public Lands. Absences from Settlements made on Unsurveyed Lands. Cutting of Timber by Entrymen on OW HomesteadClaims. StRdiers' and Sailers' Homestead Rights. Second Hometitead and Desert land Entries. Designation of Land under the Enlarged HomesteadActs, Etriet; and Proof under the Desert -land Laws. Relief of Desert-land Entrymen. Reclamation of Arid Lands by the United States. 1Purehase of Land Valuable for Timberand Stone. Mining Laws of the United States. GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 71 Acquisition of Title to Public Land in Alaska. Rights of Way over Public Lands and Reservations. Selection of Lands by States under Grants for Educational and other Pur- poses. (School lands.) Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners Established by Surveyors. Surveys of Homestead Entries within National Forests. Amendment of Entries of Public Lands. offerings of IsfilatM Tracts of Public Lands at Public Sale. Exchange of Lands within Indian Reservations for Publicd.ands. Bounty-land Warrantsthen. Assignment. Location, and Use. Free Use of 'Timber on Public Lands. Sale of Fire-killed and Damaged Timber on Public Lands. T"wnsites, Parks, and Cemeteries on Public Lauds. Recognition of Agents and Attoraeys before the Department of the Interior and Its Bureaus. Proceedings (contests) against Entries within National Forests. Proceedings (contests) initiated upon a Report by a Representative ofthe General Land. Office. Practice (rules) in Cases before the United States District Land Offices,the General Land Office, and the Department of the Interior. Certified Copies of Records. and Papers pertaining eo the Disposition of Public ',Wilk. and-the Cost Thereof. Method of distribution of general publications Above publicationsare distributed free. Annual(111dother periodical publications. On July 1 ,of each year there is issued a statement of the vacant public land on that day arranged byStates, Land districts, and counties.Distributed free. A limited supply of the Commissioner's Annual Report, to the Secretary of the Interior is printed.,Wr free distribution. List of publications.--A list of publications is available for free distribution. No monthly list of publications is issued. Mailing lists.A free mailing list for publications is maintained, but itis limited to attorneys, agents, abstract companies, and officers authorizedby statute to administer maths in public-land eases. Thins. -.Maps of the public-land States turd Alaska are 'prepared bythis Bureau :ma sold through the Superintendent of Documents, Government Print- ing (Mice. Washington, D.C.. at 25 cents eai, except that of California. in two parts. whirl' costs 50 cents.A large wall map of the United States, prepared by Ibis Bureau, is sold by the Superintendent of Documents for $1; copies thereof arc delivered to Congress for free distribution. Correspondence,-Requests for publications should be addressed to the Com- missioner of the General Land Office, Washington, D. C. OFFICE. OF INDIAN .AFFAIRS. Principal administrative uffleials.--Commissioner of Indian Affairs; Assist- tint Commissioner ; Chief Clerk ; Law Clerk; Chief Inspector; Board of Review ; Chiefs: Division of Education, Land Division, Division of Finance, Purchase Division, and Probate Division. General information and duties.The nmissioner of Indian Affairs has charge of the Indian Tribes of the United States (*exclusive of Alaska), their education. hinds, moneys, schools, purchase of sualies, and general welfare.. General publications. The following three publications are distributed by the Indianoffice:` 4 ( 1 ) Indian Blibles, How to Keep totem Well.(Pamphlet.) (2) Correspondence of James S. Calhoun, 1848-1852, while he was Indian IAgent at Santa Fe, and Superintendent of Indian Affairs in New Mexico. Edited by Annie H. Abel, 554 ptiges (small edition). I ('3) Tentativ5 Course of Study.(Pamphlet.)Edition nearly exhausted. The following are on sale by the Superintendent of Documents: (1) Digest of Decisions Relating to Indian Affairs, by E. S. Murchison, Vol. 1, Judicial, 607 pages ; Vol, 2 not Issued. (2) Red Cloud Agency, Report of Special tommission to Investfgate, July, 1875, with Testimony and AccompanyingDocuments.Paper. .(8) Farm and -Home Mechanics. (Pamphlet.) . (4) Outline Lessons In Housekeeping.(Pamphlet.) 72 GUIDE TO GOVENINMENT loUBLICATIONil.

(5) Synopsis dourse iu Sewing.(Pamphlet.) (6) Some Things Girls should Know pow ToDo.(Pamphlet.) (7) Social Plays, Gaines, etc.(Pamphlet.) (8) Trachoma, Management and Treatmentamong Indians.(Pamphlet.) (9) Manual on Tuberculosis, its Caese,Prevention, and Treatment. (10) Regulations governing- Approval ofWills of Indians, 1913. Method of distribution of ' general publications.The tire threq of theabove publications are distributed by the Indian Office.The host; 10 arp sold by the Superintendent of Doctiments, Guverinnent PrintingOffice. Annualand other periodical publications.(1 to date. ) Annual Reports from 125 !tenons for 1915 and 1916 are- distributedfree.-Editions of earlier editions may In some cases, where availlible,be purchased from the Superin- tendent of Documents. Prices vary accordingto the size of the report. (21 Many Government Indian schools publishsmall periodicals. the purpose, being to train students in the art off printingand to record the school and neighborhood news for students an alumni. List of publirations.The. Indian Office hasnet published a liististof(Npiti)b1 :2li:ia; Bons, but the Superintendent of Documents has issueda Price of publications on IndianswhIch includes allpublications bY the Governmenton Indians that are available for sale. includingthose of the fitment' of Ethnology. 214iging lists.Free mailing lists are maintainedfor those interested. .1 s. (a) A map of the United States showing Indianreservations is published annunlly, most of the edition being houndwith the mutual reports. ) Blue prints or photolithographic copies ofmaps of Indian reservations are for sale by the Indian Office, at 25 cents each,listed as follows: Colorado River, Ariz.; Klamath River, Cul.; Fort Berthold,N. Dak.; White Earth, Minn.; Navajo. N. Mex. and Ariz.; Qualla Boundary, N.C.; Lac Court ()reifies. Wis.; Menominee, Wis.; Stockbridge, Wis.; Osage. Okla.;Nez Perce (former), Quinulel't, WaiNti.; Fort Hall, Idaho;Pine Ridge, S. Dak.; Spokane, Wil,o.; Mescalero, N. itlex.; Allegany, N; Y.; OilSprings, N. Y.; Wind Itivcr.(cedel land shown), Wyo.; Wind River (diminishedland only), Wyo. ; Zuni, N, Mex.; L'Ause, Mich.; Ontonagon, Midi.; Red Cliff, ;. Leech Lake. Minn.; Flat- head, Mont.; Jicarilla, N. Alex.; Cattaraugus, N. T.;Fort Apache, Ariz.; Grand Portage, Minn.; Makah,Wash,;Round Valley, CM.; Siletz (former), Oreg.; San Carlos. Ariz.; Southern Ute, Colo. and N.Mex.; Warm Springs. Oreg.; SwinomIsh, Wash.; Lunitni, Wash.; Port Madison,Wash.; Tongue River, Mont.; Umatilla, Oreg.; Vermillion Lake, Minn.; Blackfeet,Mont.; Craw, Mont.; Fort Peck, Mont. ;,,Fort Belknap. Mont.; NorthernCheyenne,Mont.; Yakima, Wash.; Colville, Wash.; Skolfoinish, Wash.; Fond duLac, Minn.; Bois Fort, Minn.; Red Lake. Minn.; Oneida, N. Y.; Onondaga. N.Y.; St. Regis, N. Y.; Tonawanda. N. Y.; Tuscarora, N. Y.; Santa Clara, N. Alex.;Standing .Rock, S. Dick.; Cheyenne River. S. Dak.; Crow Creeki S. Dak.;Lower Brule, S. Dak.; Rosebud, S. Dak.; Yankton, S. Dak.; Turtle Mountain,N..Dak.; Coeur d'Alene, Idaho: Lemhi, Idaho; Lac Du Flambeau, Wis.; Bad River,Wis.; Colorado Rivor. Ariz.; Gila Bend, Ariz.; Jemez, Pueblo, N. Alex.; Stn,Pueblo, N. Mex. ; Ammo, Pueblo. N. Alex.; Sandia, Pueblo, N. Alex.; San Juan.Pueblo. N. Alex.; Islets, Pueblo, N. Mex.; Mends, Pueblo, N. Mex.; Nambe, Pueblo,N. Mex.; San Felipe, Pueblo, N. Alex.; Laguna, Pueblo, N. Mex.; Pecos, Pueblo, N.Alex.; Santa Domingo. Pueblo. N. Mex,; Tons, Pueblo, N. Mex.;..Santa Clara,Pueblo, N. Mex.; Santa Clara Reservation, N. Mex.; Tesuque, Pueblo, N. Mex.;San lidefonso. Pueblo, N. Mex.; Pojoaque, Pueblo, N. Mex. Correspondence.-..-Requests for publications shoidd he addressed missioner of Indian Affairs, Indian Oflice,-except for to the Com- are Indicated for sale by the Superintended of Documents,the publications which Office, Washifigton, D. C. Government Printing 'BUREAU OF PENSION

Principal administrative opidals.--C,ommissioner; Deputy Commissioner; Disbursing Clerk ; Chief Clerk ;Medical Referee; L 'Clerk ;Chiefs: Board of Review, Army and Navy Division, CertificateDivision, Civil War Division, Finance Division, Law Division, Mail and Supplies,Record Division. Special Examination Division, Admitted Files. ' General information and (Miss.The Commissionerof pensions supervises the examination and adjudication_ of all claimsarising under laws passed by Congress granting pensions on account ofservice in. the Army, or Navy rendered wholly prior to October 6, 1917; claims forreimbursement for the expenses of GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 78 the last sickness andburial of deceased pensioners; and also claims for bounty- land warrants based upon military or naval service rendered prior to March 3. 1855. .Genera/ publications: (a) Orders, Instructions, and Regulations governing Pension Bureau.. (3- 1239.)This puhlictition contains a description of the organization of the bureau, rules of d:selpilne in force, methods of conducting business. add rules of evidence in the adjudication. of pension claims.It is ,, intended for the guidance of the employees of the bureau. ((a) Information relating to Army and Navy Pensions.(3-1580.)This pamphlet sets forth the'conditions entitling to pension, instructions in filing claims, eViilence requited to establish tables of rates of. pension and attorney's fees fixed by law. Ir) Compilation of the Laws of the United States Governing the Granting of A riny and Navy Pensions. '('ompiled under t he DI re:ction of t he Commis- sioncr of Pensions and Published in Accordance with the Provisions of Section 4745. Revised Statutes. .0-1571.) Contains classifiedexcerpts front the United States Statutes relating.to pansions. . 10 Card Records- in Use in the Bureau of Pensions. (3-1241).1 Contains, os its name Implies, a jleseription of all the Card records in use in the bureau. The above publications are distributed free on request. Howl/ and Wiwr peindil publimrtions.Commissioner's Annual Report. It contains a summary of the most important achievements of the bureau during the current fiscal year.It also contains tables of statistics fegarding the° applications filed, the pensioners on the roll; losses and gains tothe roil. amount of payments to pensioners, costs' of administralion and the work of the bnretiu. ',kis distributed free on request. Correspmlcaec.--Requests for 'publications should be tatide: to The Chief Clerk, Bureau of Pensions, Washington. D. C. PATENT OFFICE. Principal administrative officials.--Cominissloner of-Patents; First Assistant Commisslimer ; Assistant Conupissioner: ChietClerk ; Examiners in Chief.;Law Examiners; Oilers: Division of ,Finance, Division of Assignment, Divisionof Publications, Drafting Division, Division of Issue and Gazette. Divisionof Nittn- uscript and Photolithographs, Division of Mails and Files, Librariati' Principal examiners, In charge of divisions: Acoustics, Horology,,Record- ers.etc.; Artesian and Oil Wells. Store Working, etc:: Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, ;and Sign Exhibiting; Builders' Hardware. Locks, Cutlery,etc.; Cnr- ''' tinges anti Wagons ;Cheinist ry.; Classification; Electricity,A; Electricity, B; Eft;etricity C; Electric Railways and Signaling; Firearms, Ordnance,Marine and Aerial Navigation': Furniture; Harvesters, Music, and Bookbinding;Heat- ing Apparatus; Hoisting and Handling Materials:- Industrial Chemistry;3n- terferences ;Internal - combustion Engines; leather - forking Machineryant{v 'Products; Machine Elements; Masonry. Bridges, and Fireproof:.Buildingtr;- Metallurgy and. Electriclieuters; Metal Working; MillseThrashing,Butchering. etc.; Optics, Toys, and Velocipedek; Paper Manufacture, Printing, andType Bar Machines; Photography and Instruments of Precision; Plastics, Glastf;and Coating; Purups4und Hydraulic and'Finid Cnrrent Motors';.Itailway. DraftAp- pliances, and Resilient Wheels and Tires; Railways and Railway RoilingStock;. Iteteptnelea and Check-controlled Apparatus; Refrigeration, HeatExchange, Ilackaging. and Dispensing Liquids; Sanitary EngineeringanSurgery; Sew- lag Machines and Apparel ; Sheet Metal apd WireNorking,-ete:;; gineering 1 Sfdant En- TeXtileir; Tillage; Tobacco, tresses, and Ventilation; Medicines; '''. Trade-Marks and Desigus;. Typewriters, Fluid Burne'rs. andIlltiminatiou; Washing, Brushing, and Atirading; Water Distribution; Woodworking. ' ,I. General information and duties.The Commissioner of Patents ischarged with the administration of the patent laws, and supervision ofall matters relating to the granting of letters patent for inventionti,-and marks, registration,of trade- He is by 4.ntute made the tribunal of last resort In the PatentOffice,,; and has appellate jurisdiction in the trial of interference,cases, of the patent- ability of inventions, and' of registration of trade-ffiarks.' Appealslie from the Commissioner of Patents' decision to the Lipited etlices.Court of Appeals%ofthe District of Columbia. : e itarary contain:It 100,000 volumes. . "ie 14 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

General Publications. The follcwingIs a list of the general publientIons Issued. and price is given wherenot for free distribution:fa) Classification of Patents According to the s. 1917.Price. 25 cents. (1;1' Manual of Chissillott ion. 1910.Includes a list of classes and subclasses by titles of invention. and is usedas a reference book in making examin,atifais with reference to particular inventions:Price. 25 cents. ft..) Definitions of Classification. January.11)1'2. Describes extent and indi. odes nature Of inventions iu classifications.Price, 50 cents. (d) Patept Laws of the Uninst States.Free. `.(c) ltule of Practice. Patent Office.Includes forms of application for lug Iseent, and sehtsittle of fees.i:ree_ ntak If) haws and Rules of PracticeConcerning Registration of Trade-Nlarks Includes forms and outlines of procedure.Free. (9) Rules .of Practice of the PatentOffice for Registration of Prints nisi labels under. Certain Sections ofthe CopyrightAct,Includes forms and outline of procedttrt, registration.Fret-. (lt) I.ist of Women Inventors, from 1790to 1555.Price.,50 cents.' Appendix No. 1. from 1S55 to 1s92.. Prkv.25 cents. Appendix No, 2. from '1592 to March 1,1595.Price, 25 cents. (I) Catalog Scientific Library. PatentOftice.to 1575.Price, $5, Additions to Library, 1575 to 1553.price, $4, Additions to Library. l8S3 to 1585.Price, $4. (1) Manual of Classification of the German Patentoffice ( English).Price. $1. (ko) Copies of Patents.Printed copies of the specineat ions and frigvhigs all patents issued 'and all irtitleittacks of Patent Office for 5 cents, each. registered 'tiny be obtained from the Method of distribution ot fleneral Is fixed, except cotfles of patifitts. are sold Items to which a price Government Printing 011ice. by the Sniterintentient of itocnmenls, Copies of patents and all publicationsmarked "free" are distributed icy the Commissioner tdPatents, Patent (Mice, W'ash- Ington, D. (4. Annual'it other periodicul putdiratioa,s.--fai'officialGazette of the riti19111 (Mice.'Phis Is Issued uuce atWi`ek. and cuutains illusUaticans patents. reissues, and designs. and publientions of and claims of ftration is asked. trade-inurks for %Odell regls- ItIs Mulexed and contains selecteddecisions by the Coin- mIssioner of Patents and United Slates f'otirts.Subscription price is $5 per year; single copies 11) cents.Sold by Superintendent of Documents, meld Printing (Mice.Single copies milymiso be purchased Goveim- of Patents. from'Commissioner, . Its1 Trade-Mak Supplement.This includes material inreference tit trade marks appearing in the Official Gazette.ItIs sold by GIP Commissioner Patents, Patent Office, at 5 cents percopy. off (el Commissioner's Decision:.This is an annual publiention; Decisions of the Commissioner of Patents and of containing the It is compiled from the Official Gazette the CnIted Stii-tes Courts. and is sold by the Superintendentof Documents. Government Printing Oflice, at $1. . (d) Classilleation Bulletins.This is issned semiannually and work covered by the Definithms of Classification. continues tkie 'Since January, 1912. Bulle- tins 28 to 37 have been issued.Sold by Superintendent of Documents, meat Printing Office, tit 10 cents each. Govern-. (e) Annual Report of. the Commissionerof Palents. and contains alphabetical list of patents, brinedin January prints registered. patentees. tunic-marks, andlabels turd Sent free to subscribers tothe Official Gazette, but fiold separately by Superintendent of Documentsat $1 each. (f) Administrative Report of the Commissionerof Palleutk Diatibuted free by the Commissioner of Patents, Patent.c)Iliee, upon application. List of publications.A price list of .Schedule of fees of the office for the publications of 'the Patent Officewith available for free, distribution by theissntince et patents, trademarks,etc., is Washington, D. C. Commissioner of Patents, PatentOffice,' Me:ea.Indexes to patents have beenissued as follows: (a) Index of Patents, 1790 to 1873.Includes name of inventor, General patent, number, etc.Price, $10. residence, date of s, (b) Index of Patents, 1790 to 1838. Records.Price, $5. Photolithographed from PatentOffice (o) Index to Patents relating to Electricity.Patents grantedsbr the Statetrlor to June 80, 1882,Price, $5. "Jutted GUIDE TO 'GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 75 (d) 4rulex to IlitentS to Electricity.Appendixes for each fiscal year, from June 30, 1882. to June 30. 1897.Price, $1.50. ics Indlix to French Patents, 1791) to 1876.Translated. compiled. and published under the authority of the Conunissioner of Patents. Price, $10. I fl Index to Italian Patents. 18.15 to May .1, 1882.Translated, compiled, and published under atithority,of the Contmissioner of Pants.Price, $1. lists.The onlymailing listto: Omittedis one for the Official Gazette. which is sent tolembers of Congress ant! praries. Corruspondettec.Itequests for till publications w h are sold, except Copies ot lialintx, should be addressed to Superintendent ofDocuments, Government Priming t salve, Washington, D. C.. ,accompanied by price indicated. Requests for Copies of l'atiItS. costing 5 cents each. andall publIcalloits for free dig- it0,11111ot should be addressed to the Commissioner of v,shington. I). C. Patents, Patent Office, IIITI(E.1I7 EDUCATION. Principal administrative officials amt spe0«lists.Commissiont.rof Educa- tion; (71tier clerk; Editor; Librarian;' Chiefs: Statistical Division.flails and File. Division. Division of School Administration, Division ofHigher Education, ill ision of Rural Education, Division Iof Foreign Educational Systems,Divi- sion or Votqltjillial Ethic:it kin, Division Of School nal Home41strilenipg, Division of Immigrant Education, Kindergarten Division, Division ofNegro Education, Ilk.tsion Of Home Education. Divisitat of School Ilygiene. Divisionof Civie Edn- oatiou7 Alaskan Division; Specialists in!lurid Education; Specialist In Com- muuity ('enter Org1miziA4011; Specialist in Commercial Education.' Gtarrof information and illiticx.--The ilutlestrtwitml ofthe A:Namaissioner of I.:titivation by law areas follows: 1. To collect suchstatistics and facts as will show the condition and progress of oluctition in theStates, Territories, nd'possessions of the totted States, and to give such Informationrespecting the authorization anti management of schools and school.systemsand'inethods of leaching as will nil the people of the Putted Stateilirthe establishment mai maintenance of.eflicient school systems and otherwisepromote the cause of effinaion throughout the country. 2. To-Wdminister the.sehottls provided by .the United StatesGovernment for the natives of Alaska and the funds for the ofte of the healthof these natives. toI I I root the roinduer industry and other industries for their &Inc:ttion support. and 3. Tu supervise the expenditure of funds appropriated bythe ederal G6V- eminent for the support of colleges of agricultureand mechanic arts. g. In the pursuanee of the duties under 1, the Bureau of Education direction of thtirCotismissioner of.Education under the ta) Serves s s a clearing house of Information in regardto statistical and other facts pertaining to the condition anti progress of educationin the United Stales and other countries, (h) Co ee s,digx'sts. and reports the consensus of opittionvinregard to 4 principle.. policies of education. (e) Upon request. auNses legislatures and city councilsand State, county, and municipal boards of education and school afficervand boardsand other officers of individmil schools in regard to educational pullciexFritquently, to enable it to do this work, It makes surveys of State.county, and municipal school systems and of individual schools and colleges. Id) Directs and assists in seientific Investigations and esperlments the discovery and tests of principles of education." and for Promotes land aids in promoting necesstry anddesirable tendencies int education, to-thend that there may be full and equal opportunity catkin for all, for edu- Xciteral public tio41.The general publications of thebureau are issue at irregular intervals in the form of bulletins, of which about 50are hinted each %year.About .300 of these bulletins are available at present eitherthrough purchase from the Superintendent of Documents or :(whil thelimited edition is available for free dtstribution) by the Coturafssionec qt Educbtioni..They cover practically the entire field of educational discussion. ALethect of distribution of general publicfttiona.The 'bulletins,titles, and topres listed above are.for sale by the Superintendent OfDocuments, Govern- Library coot 174,000 volumip, 76 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

ment Printing Office. A price list will be senton application to the Commis- sioner of Education. A limited edition of the latestbulletins issued are available for free distribution by the Commissionerof Education, and when these are exhausted correspondents are referred to tlig Superintendentof Documents. Annual and other perjodical publications.(a) AnnualReport of the Commis- sioner of Education. This reportis usually issued intm, volumes and contains statistics relating to education In the United States.etc. A few of the reports and especially the last one are available for free distributionon application to the Commissioner tit Education. Other Annual. Repbrts, for sale by the :.-_hiperintendent of Documents. as far back as 1870, are price list will be sent on application. Govegnment Printing Office, and. (b) Monthly Record of Current. Educational Publications.This is published as a Bulletin each month, and is inaile4) free to graduate studentsof education and others interested in school and collegtt Avork.Recent copies are availahle for free distribution by the Commissioner of durntion. trodback numbers can be obtained from the Superintendent of Documena%at 3 cents per copy. (c) Report on the Work of the Bureau _et 1.;dheationfor the Natives of Alaska.This is issued as a Bulletin each year.Recent repdrts ate far 'free distribution.. and earlier reports can be purchased from tile Documents at lo to 25 cents per (.011y. Superlutendent of . (d) Educational Directory.This is issued as a Bulletin eachyear awl contains lists of the principal State school officers;executiv officees of State boards of education; executive officers of State librarycommissions; county superintendents of schools ; superintendents of publicschools in cities; colleges and universities, giving presidents and heads ofdepartments of education; presidents and deans of. professional schools ;summer school directors; libra- riansof public and society libraries; educational associationsand periodicals, etc.For sale by-Superintendent of Docunitirltsat 20 centsper copy. . (e) &hies of Bulletins issued at irregular intervalson: (I) History of public-school education in different States.(2) history of higher education in the different States: ' List of publications.A 'list of publications is Issued abouttwice a year, and is available for free disteltutIon on application to the Commissionerof -Lion.The list contains shoot 600 Bulletins, Circulars. and for sale and for free dIstribfflon. Annual Reports Indexes to* publications.The only indexes an tarissued are: (a) Bulletin. 1909, No. T. containing an index of the Itsits of the Commissioner of Educe- tibn from 1867 to 1907.For sale by the:Superintendent of Documents cents per copy. ' at 10 (b) In the series of bulletins entitled Monthly. Recordof Current Educa- tional Publications nn index Is published each year. usuallytin June, containing an intex of publications from February of the precedingy ar to Sanitary of . the current year.For saleby the Superintendent of Documentsat 5 cents Per copy. (c)'Bibliographies,Of various subjects tiave been publishedIn the series of Bulletin; as follows: No. 26, 1912, -Child study (free); No. 29, 1912, Mathe- matics teaching f10 Cents) ; No. 16. 191?, Medical inspection(15 cents) ; No. 1, 1911, Science teaching (5 cents) ; No. 22,1911 Industrial,vocational, and- trade education (10 cents) ; No. 59. 1913. Education. 1910-11(free)No. 32, 1914, Relation of secondary schools to blyjmr education (free);. No. 30, 1915, Educe- slion, 1911-12 (free). Correspondctice.-2-Requests for publicationii should be addressed:(1) For publications for sale, to the Superintendent of Documents.Government Print- ing Office, Washington, D. C. (2) For publications available for free dlaffibution, andfor the list of publications, to the Commissioner of Education, Washington, D. C. (8) With the exception of the for native children Alaska, the Commissioner of Education has no jurisdiction over the schoolsin the Tdrri- tortes or outlying' possessions.Correspondence 'In regard to these schools should be addressed as follows: Philippine IslandsBureau ofInsular Affairs. War Department, Washington, D. -C.; HawaiiSuperinteddentof Public In- struction, Honolulu. Hawaii; Porto RicoCommissioner, of Educalion,__Iaan Juan, Porto Rico; Canal ZoneSuperintendent of Schools,Ancon, Canal Me: White Schdbls In AlnaknThe Governor of Alaska, Juneau, Alaska;Indinns n. the United StatesThe Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Washington,a 0. .4P GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 77 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. Principal administrative officiate and divisions.Director of the, Geological Survey,AdministrativeGeologist, Chief Clerk.I. G'eologicBranch: (A) Geology Division--Eastern Areal Geology. Western Areal Geology, Metallifer- ous Deposits. Nonmetalliferous Deposits, Iron and Steel Alloys, Coastal Plain Investigatiohs, Western COal, Eastern Coal, Oil and Gas, GlacialGeology, Paleontology and Stratigcaphy; (B) Mineral Resources DivisionMetallicRe- sources. Nonmetallic Resources; (C) Alaskan Mineral Resources Division; (Di Chemical and Physical Research DivisionChemistry Section,Physics Section.II. Topographic Branch: Atlantic Division. Centiiii Division.Rocky Momitain Division, Northwestern Division. Pacific. Division, Military Surveys Division.III. Water-Resources Branch: Surface Water Division, WaterUtili- zation Division. Ground Water Division.IV. Land Classification Board; Coal Division. Phosphate Division. Metalliferous Di Vision, Oil Division, PowerDivi- sion,Irrigation Division.V. ,Administrative branch: Disbursing Office. Ac- counts Division, Executive Division, Library.VI. pUblication Branch: Editor .of Publications, Distribution of Documents, Chief Enataver. General information' and duties. The Director of the Geological Surveyis charged under the Secretary of the Interior wig's the geologicalsurvey and . classification of the public lands and the.exturnination of the geologicstructure, mineral resources, and mineral products of the national domain. In confoimity with this authorization, the Geological Survey has beenen- gaged in making a geologic map of the United States, involving bothtopographic and geologic surveys, in examining the country's mineral resources, incollecting annually the statistics of mineral production. and in conducting investigations relating to surface and underground waters. ... Publications.The publications of the'surveyconsist of books and maps describing or depicting features of areas in the United Statesor in its possessions.The books consist of annual administrative reports and annualvolumes sit' statistics p( mineral production and publications issued at irregularintervals called :(a) Bulletins, (b) Professional Papers, (c) WaterSuppl Papers. Monographs, and (e) Geologic Folios. (d) These publications describe and discuss by selectedareas, the geography, geology, paleontology, ore deposits and other mineralresources, and the water resources of the United States and its possessions. They include, for example, papers on pltysiography. glaciology, petrography, mineralogy, topographyas determined by spirit leyeling, triangulation, primary traverse.profiles of rivers, sites available for the development of water power. records of themeasurement of stream flow, reports on the quality of surface waters,underground waters, their occurrence and character. The survey's annual publications are as follows: r(a) Annual Reportof the Director of the Survey to the Secretary of the Interior for the FiscalYear. (b) ":Mineral Resources of the United States."Issned annually in two 'parts; gives statistics of mineral production by calendaryear and contains. notes on mineral resources.Advance chapters of this repcirt, each kilt:iv:lag the production of a separate mineral or group of niinerals,torthe production of certain minisrals' by selected geographic units, are publishedas rapidly as the statistics can be compiled. . (c) Bulletin, in two parts, entitled. Contributions to EconomicGeology. Short papers and preliminary reports for the year.Part I. Metal and non- metals except fuels.Part IL Mineral fuels. Id) Bulletin entitled, Mineral Resources of Alaska.Report on progress of Investigations for the year. . (c) .Professional Paper entitled, Shorter Contributions to General Ggtiogy A (for the year). . ' (f) Water:supply Papers: (1) Contributions to hydrology forthe year ;(2) iiii.Surface water supply of Un.4ed States for the year, usually printedin 12 parts. 4 All these puhlicatIOns nfe distributed free.The separate papers In these reports Ire issued as advance chapters .118 soim aspossibleafter the, papers have beat prepared. They describe and discuss particularareas or deposits of special features, suet/ as have already been indicated. Method. of disterbution of publicationa.The Bulletins, ProfessionalPapers, Annual Reports, and the volume entitled "Mineral Resoilrces"(published Mao In ." advance ehapters") are distributed ftee by tip.suivey;the monographs are sold by: the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office,and 78 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

the Geologic Folios and topographic mapsare sold by the survey at the cost of publication. List of publications.A complete list of all thepublications of the Geologic* Survey, including those published for free distribution,those for sale, and those out of print, is available for free distribution by thesurvey, and is revised twice a year. The number of Annual Reports listedis 33; of. Bulletins over 670; of Monographs over 50; of Professional Papersover 100; of Water-Supply Papers over 420. Indexes to publications.The survey's .list of book publicationscontains finding lists of subjects and authors. Thesurvey haissued' three general indexes of its publications, as follows: 014 Bulletin100 (18931; (b) Bulletin 177 (1901 ;(e) Bulletin 215 (19031; which, taken together,constitute' an index of the survey's publications to 1913.Complete indexes to the survePs publications on Alaska sand to the volumes of Mineral Resourcesare in preparation. Indexes of the ater-Supply Papers are published in Water-Supply 119. 336, and 439. Papers 3failing fists.--.The survey has no mailing list fornil its publications but maintains in Its .library a distribution list of about 500institutional libraries. fi!oni which publications are received by thesurvey.It has a mailing list of persons to whom monthly lists of new publications aresent. Atlas sheets.The TInited States Geological Surveyhas been engaged since its organization in making a topographicsurvey, and atlas of the United States. The unit of survey is a quadran/le measuring 15',30', or 1° each way,an area covering one-sixteenth. one-fourth, or one "square degree."The unit of publication is an atlas sheet 16; by 20 Riches, and eachsheet is a topographic map coveting one of the above-described areas.As the sheets are uniforgin in size. the larger the ,area covered the smaller the scaleof the map. The scale of the full-degree map Is 1: 250,000, that of the'30map is 1: 125.000, and that of the 15' map Is 1 : 62,500.Each map is designated by thename of some well-known place or feature appearing on it, and thenames of published maps of adjoining quadrangIesare printed on its margins. Themaps are engraved on copper and printed from stone, in three colors. The cultural features,such as roads, railroads, cities, and towns, as wellas the lettering, are in blackthe Witter features are In blue; and the features of reliefhills,mountains..ete. are shown by brown contour lines. The contour interval varieswith the scale Of the map and the relief of the country.Special maps with different outline scheme are also printed. The maps are sold at therate of 10 cents a sheet of standard size. Index circulars showing available maps will besent free of charge.Persons desiring index circulars should specifythe State or States Wgishlele they are interested. in State maps.Base mapA of certain States have' beenprinted.These maps, which are printed In black and white exceptas otherwise noted, have been prepped siin .condection with the work done yi thegreat international, map of the world and are published on a scale of I: 5(10.000, to the Inch. approximately 8 tidies A few maps are printed on a scale of 10miles to the inch.They show in aeasicate position all the principal cities, towns, railroads and the main political subdivisions. villages, streams, and The following Is a list of State maps sold by the GeologicalSurvey: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Nlassachbsetts and Rhode Island,Delaware, Deleware and Maryland, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana',New Ve,rmont, New Jersey, New Jersey andPennsylvania,New York, North Chfol*e 1, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregan, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,Tennessee, Washington. West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wydming, United Spites maps.The following maps of the UnIted%intesare sold by the survey: Wall map, 49 by 76 Inches; maP, 18by 28 inches; itreti of hypsometrie map; base mim,.11 by 10 !Niles, Seale190 miles to anlach ;it map, 8; by 12 inches, scale 260 miles to an Itch. hap of North AmericaThe survey has pri and has ?or sale amap North America, 29 by 38 inches, scale 158 milea n Inch. . ' Geologic maimgeologic maps are contained,.a the folios of trine Geologic Atlas of this United States and in Miter publicationsof the Geological Survey. list of thelollos and of the other,publicationsmay be obtained free of charge. international map of the world.The first three sheetsof the North American Series of the International Map 'of the World havebeen published bythe.Geo- logical Survey as follows: BoatenSheet (NorthK-19), includes 'most of New GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 9 England; Sari F'rancisco Bay Sheet (North .1-10), part of California; l'oint 14r Conception Sheet (North I-10), part of California. Sheets ofthe inhrnatbstal map have lawn published by othercountries as follows : The Iliettlittuls ( Scotland I shoat (North (1-30) ; The Hebrides(Europe) Vas,' (North 0-'291 : ('onstantinoille (urope) sheet(North K-3.5; 1:.enhardt (Africa) sheet (South 11-341; Itoine (Europe) sheet (North K-331;Budapest sheet (Europe) (North L -341; Alextindria13,frical sheet(North11435). These sheets can ptoboltly be obtaitusi front Edward Shitiford,map publisher, 12-14 Long Acre, W, Q., London, Entlitvd.Inform:ohm in regard to the other sheets in progress can he obtained front Certain Bureau, internationalMap of the World, Building of the Ordnance Survey, Si In thampton, England. Sheets of Oils map of ilo worbl unntsure 24 by 25 halms; scale is 1:1.1000,000. about 16 nub's to the inch; 52 sheets to the Ittited States, Carrespatulene.Alr correspondence should he addressedto the Director, United States Geological Survey, 'Washington, II. C. RECLAMATION SERVICE. Principal tutininistratirc yfficiall--Dilector and Chief Engineer;Phief Coun- sel; Assistant Chiaf Counsel, Denver,'oho.; Counsel, NVashingt on, D. C.; Con- sulting 1,:ngitteer to the Secretary; Statistician; Chief of Construction,heaver, Colo.; 1111ef Clerk. GI iscr.al in firrinaliart and 4111'01.-1'1w Director (Ind ChiefEngineer, the Chief ui'Comtructipn, the Chief Counsel of the Hoch:illation Service.linderthe per !anal supervision and iii ion of the 'Secretory. are charged with thesurvey, construetion, and operation of the 'Covernitient irrigation works Inthe arid States authorized ity tho act of June 17, 19112. the reclamationact, and nets amendatory thereof.The States included lit the operations of the serviceare North Itakoto, Smith Intkota. Nebraska. Konsas, Texas. ;tad the States west to the Pacific coast. Pubbeationt.The following general publications and. special 7171111-ts,have been Issued. (a) "State Coolsrative Reports of Oregon flat- forniair(m Canyon 'mike!,l'itRiverbasin.hover PitRiverproject.' OregonDeschutes proect. ()chic. and Crooked River project.Silver Lake proj(st John Day projset. Ititgoe River Valley nod 'Willamette Valleyproject, Malheur and Owyhee project, Barney and Silver Creek project, andWarner Valley and White River projects. (h1 Manual of the itechimation Service. (Sold.)Contains the rules and regulations of the service covering engineering, legit. am( outing,operation, and maintenance branches. (r) Hydraulic mid Exlnvattion Tables. ( SI ) TiaIs Ishandltook of tables used in the design of irrigation canals and strtutuees (I includes tables of flow of water in open chatowls. through pities. at wet weirs, stadia tables, and other (Into. (4) Tables for Reinforced Concrete.(Sold.) This handbook contains tables of bending moments, percentages of steel, spacing of steel bars and wire,bond of steel In concrete. material required for conerete, etc. s. (e) Measurement of Irrigation Water.(Sold.) A handbook for ditch riders and cattal superintendents, giving a deserlptiovf weirs and tablesto be used for computing flow of water in cattal:(. operntion and Maintenance Use Book.(Sold.)A manual for the operation and maintenance branch of the service, describing organization, methods, reports, and forms was!. (0) Specimen Field Notes find Plats.(Free.)Pamphlet glrlitgjautple of survey field notes. town -site pints. and resevioirtIte plats. . .(h) Agricultural Pamphlets.. (Free.)A varies Of. six pamphlets discussing irrigation, capital required, prices, value, and profits from lands, stocking farms, profits from (tarnoulttufls, and size of farms for most economical deVelopment. (i) SettlemenPanuthitts.(Free.) A series of pamphlets descrIblpg. the 30 projects unr construction nail operation by the service. (j) General Recininntion CircularLaws.(Fret.) PamphletcontalgIng the lawsunder which the service is operated, India11ng the Reclamation Act,

Reclamation Extension Act, and Irrigation District et. . . (k) Qrstanization of Water Users Associations. (ree.)Pamphlet Orin the form of organizathr of the project-seplers' nssociatIons. (1) Spultinrd Designs of Irrigation Structures. (Sold.). A series of 12 designs of strilvtures as follows:. Abutments (concrdte bridge), Bridges (wood 80 GUIDE TO- GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

and steel), Buildings (wooden, camp), Culverts (pipe and concrete), Drops (wooden, canal), Flunt&.4(wooden, canal), Flumes Iconcrete, cabal), Gates (cast iron), Retaining walls (conretel, Spillways (concrete, canal), Turnout* (pipe and concrete box), and Weirs and orifices (wooden). (m) Specifications and Pituis.(Sold.)A series of over 300 specifiCations with plans used in the construction of the irrigation works, extra copies of which are for sale.A partial list is as follows: Balanced valves for dams; Bridges of all kinds, Canals (cross-section and profiles). Checks and chutes, Concrete- structures (irrigation). Culverts ofallkinds, Darns(earth nod masonry), Dams (rolling crest), Drops (concrete, notched), Flumes (steel hod concrete), Gates and valves (high-pressure) Gates (radial and talntor), Ma- chinery (exc.,cons., etc.), Movable crest' for dams. Pipes (wood stave, concrete, and steel), Siphon staways and siphons, Steel bars for reinforcement, Tunnels and tunnel lining, Turlthies 111111 water wheels. Wnsteways and spillways. (n) Standard Specifications., (Sold.)A series of standardspecification' paragraphs on, general conditions. methods of construction, irrigation instruc- . dons, materials, cement. telephone lines. etc. (o) SpecialDrawings. separate front speeifications. .( Sold.) A series of drawings of Sluicing gates, analyses of the stresses 'In the high masonry and low diversion dams, types of cylinder valves. and types of movable dam crests. Method of distribution of ac)wral publications.Thepublications above listed are distrIlmt(s1 free or sold by the Reclamattint Service as. indicated under each individual item. Annual and other periodical publications.-4114.Annual Reports. The 'An- nual Reports of the sorrier' describe the constructIon and operation of the various irrigation projects. and,Inchale statistical data on engineering crops and farm data. The ninth, and fifteenth annual reports given complete description of the construction from theegl nine of work to the date of issue. The reports are distributed free by Reclamation Service ,as long as copies are available.Also sold by Supe ntendent of Documents. (b) Reclamation Record. T e Record is the monthly bulletin of the service. It gives an.account of the construction and operation of the projects and in' chides illustrated articles of interest to water users and Irrigation engineers. Many of the articles are conn.iblited by experts in the employ of the Govern- ment.The Record is sent free to all water users on the projects and to a selected list of libraries and Individuals. To others the subscription price Is 50 cents a year, payable In advance.Subscriptioas should he sent to the Chief Clerk, United States Reclamation Service, Washington. D. C., and remittances (postal money order or New York draft) should be made payable to the Special ?scat Agent, United Stites Reclamation Service. Postage stamps will not be accepted. List of publications. A list of publications free and for sale is issued and revised about once each year.This list alen Includes those publientIona issued by other departments of the Government whittling reference to the engineering or agricultUral work of the service. Itvlexea to pyblication8.The only separate Index printed Is one of the first to tenth annual reports, which is available for free distribution.Indexes are included in all annual reports, the Manual, Use Book, and other ,publict. titans and in bound volumes of the Reclamation Record. Lists of engineering articles relating to the work of the Reclamation Service appearing in the technical journals are printed as separates and are indexed, Matting lists. A mailing list for the Reclamation Record, limited as stated to water users and those subscribing, Is maintained by the service. Maps.The maps issued comprise large and small project maps, showing topography and principal irrigation canals; special maps showing the special features of a project; town-site plats; and farm -unit plats. These maps are all sold and are Included In the list of publications issued. Theflatof projects is as folhuva: Arizona, Salt River ,project ;Arizona-Call. fornlet, Yuma project';California, Orland project; Colorado, Grand Valley project, Uncilibpahgre Valley project; Idtkho. Boise project, Mirrldoka project, King Hill prect; Kansas, Garden City project; Montana, Brackfeet project, Flathead p , Fort Pock project, Huntley project, Milk River project, Sun River project, niana-Nortb Dakota, Lower Yellovtone project; Nebraska- Wyoming, North' Platte project; Nevada, yrikkee-Carlob project; New Mexico, Carlsbad ptoject, Rondo project; -New Mexico-Texas, Rlo -Grande project North Dakota, Williston project; Oregon, Umatingproject; Oregon-Califo,rala,,' , ' GUIDE iO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS: 81

Kinntthaproject; Smith Dakota, Belle FourcheprojecNjtah, 4Strawberry Valley project ; Washington, Okanogan project, Yakima project ,Storage. unit, Sumo-side unit, Tietort unit ; Wyoming, Shoshone project. Maps of preliminary surveys o' projects in the West are issued. coercsptmdcacc.All requests for publicatihns 'should be, addressed to the Chief Clerk, United States iteclainatilm Service. Washington, D. C. BtIBEAU OF MINES. Prinpot administrative oVlials.Diretor ;Chief Clerk; Chiefs of Divi- sions: Fuel and Mechanical Equipment. Pittston-eh, Pa., Metallurgical, Mineral Tethitology,Mitntig,Petroleum; Chiefs ofSection: Legal, Mine Accidents Statistics, Government Coal inspection. Publications, Editorial, Accounts, Li- brary. Petrolttuti Technology. Guntral information and duties.The Director of the Bureau of Mines Is diarged with the investigations of the methods of mining, especially In relation to the safety of miners and the appliances best adapted to prevent accidents, me possible improvement of conditions under which mining operations are tarried on, the treatment of ores and other mineral substances, the use of xplosives and electricity, the preventittiv of accidents, anyother inquiries and technological investigations pertinent to such industries.Ile also has charge pf tests and analyses of coals lignItbs, ores, and other mineral ftiel substances belonging to or for rho use of the United States, has supervision over the mine inspector for Alaska. and is chargell witiethe administration of the act for the regulation of exidoskes during the war. General paldimitioms.--The linrenn of Mines publinttions contain the results - of slientltic and tecintologie investigatipns concerning mining, in- theprepara-' Mill. treatment, and utilization of mineral substances with a view to improving health eonditions and.inreasing safety, efficiency. economic development, anii conserving resources through the prevention of waste in the mining, quarry- ing, metallurgical, and other !anent! industries; in\estigntions of explosives and peat ; and on behalf of the Government the jnvestlgation of mineral fuels and nitlinisitts1 mineral prothicts belonging to or' for the use of the II tilted States, milli a view to their inttst efficient mining. prepttration. treatment, anduse. The bureau publishegthree classes of reports: Bulletins, Technical Papers, and Miners' Circulars. ) Ti' Itiktletins present in detail the results of technical and scientific investigationsin miniag and metallurgical methods, and therefore are-of interest chletly to engineers, chemists, mine officials, and other persons familiar with the subjects discussed. (h) The 'Pedant*. Papers are shorter antiless formal than the Bulletins and contain preliminary statements of the results of the larger investigations, or deseribe the shorter investigations Incident to alarker one. (c) The ,Miners' Circulars dent with topics relating to atcklent prevention and rescue and tirst-ald methods. We snfegunrding of health and other matters Meat directly concern the' workers Inmines, mills nod metallurgical plants. These circulars are written in sitnpft.,'nontechnical language, and are printed In Much larger (slalom: than are the Iluilethis and Technical.Papers.. Methodof .distribution of general politica( limitelt edition of each publication of the Bureau of Mines Is printed for free distribution td''residents of the United States and its possessions. Because of the demand within the United States and the limited supply, the bureau can not undertake to send its reports free to residents of foreign countries, except Canada. Mexico, Panama,

and Cuba, In wine% countries the mailing frank of the United States Govern- . merit is honored. As the dentnnd for ninny of the bureau's publications Can not be met by, the free editions printed under the appropriations made by Congress, and as the bureau's investigations have broadened so that no one person.unikely to take an equal Interest in all of them, applicants for publications are' asked to cooperate In insuring an equitable distribution by applying for only those 'publications that-are of especial Intereat.In asking for publications, the Op- plikant should order them by number and title.Application's should` be all- dressed to the Director of the Bureau of Mines. Washington, D. C. As the editions of the t 's publications' are limited, they are frequently exhausted within a few. Cr Issuance. When the edittons are exhausted It I* necessary for the app cants to apply to the Suposintentient of Document* 82 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

(loverninent Printing tffilee, Washington, D. C., whomaintains a supply that Is sold at the cost or Printing: or the reports may lie consultedat public libraries throughout the country. No publicationsare Sold by the Bureau of Mines, and no money for publications should be sentto It. If tlie applicant' is in doubt as to whether of not thepubliention is still available for free distribution, he may write to the Bureauof Mines rtnA he will be notified frrontioly.In addition the Superintendent of Documents prints pricor lilts or 'Ito wining -publiations. and thesemay be purchased from that offivial upon request. When purchasing.puhlications throughthe Superintendent tit Documents prep:I:tined of the prim stionld hemade in cash (exact amount) or by postal or express money order payable to the Suvrintendent . mous. of Docu- application a monthly postal card descriptive of the publicationsissued by the bureau is sent W ail persons interested Mt miningand the mineral industries.in this way patrons of the bureau tire kept informedas to the re sults of theinvestigntions. The Safely First Tridby 3. L. Cochrane. 1017, 40; pp., illus., givesa de- s:That:at of the tour and exhibits of this train.Free distribution. Annual and other periodic nl hublicit tions.-- (a) The Bureauof Nlines prints an Annual Repel in at limited edition for free distributionas long as itlasts. This' report is intended ilininly 'as an administrative reviewof the work of the bureau and as such is not sumosed to be of general Interestto the mining public.(b) The bureau. .also_publislies each nit MI statement of fatalities dincoat mines which are distributed free to coal-mining officials andto mine operators. (c) Yearly statements offatalitiesincoal and metal mines, quarries, metallurgical plants. and ctike-oven platesare distributed in the same manner as Ole technical papers.(d) In addition the bureau issues various schedules of -fees for testing explosives.mine 1:111i4s. and Other mine Amp:trains.The schedules are of ,interest to manufacturers of explosives,mine lamps, coal-cutting machines. etc. and are of interest mainlyto them.They .nati also distributed free to mining men who are directly interested. Lint nl bureau issues it complete list of publications about four times it year. eitelt time Hringing the list up to date.This list Is tils Blinded freeThe bureau also issues is monthly Itst of publicationswhich is sent free to all persons who 44uve requested that they be keptin touch with the bureau's work. Indr.rcx to publications.An tdex is now In preparation and will he iss within the next few months:The edition will he for free distribution, but w be limited to those 'making SitecifIc requests far -it. Niasting hes.-- I he hureatt does maintain a number mailing listsfor scientific libraries, .mining schools, certain technical pats. mining and metallurgical ass:slat ions, mine InspistorsassIstiint mine nspeetors.etc. The lehttical press where directly interested in the bureau'spublications exchanges Its publications for those of the bureau. A select list ofcoalminers and atuither of metal miners are on mailing lists to feceive all of the circulars pertal.):ng to safety.Coral operators and mining engineers are on ataither to receive themionthly statements of coal- mine:fatalities. It is not felt Dint It would be didrable to maintain mailinglists generally for Individuals for the reason that the activities of thebureau cover so wide a range that no one person could possibly be interested In all of pu Adkins. the various espondence.--Ileglionsfor nubile:alone should be addressed to Director fig Bureau of Mines, Washiarou, I). C. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.

Principal administraticeoiltriala.-111rpetor,Assistant Director.Chief Cleft Genrrni information and duties.TheDirector of NationaleParks Is charged with .the duty of administering the natiohal parks, the nationalmonuments under the Jurisdiction of the Interior Department, and theHot Springs Res- ervation In .Arktuotas including the maintenance, knprovement,.an4 protection of the parks, monuments, and reservation, and the controlof the eaceolonent operntIng the Willi It's therein for the care of visitors. The follniving IT national parks are under the suprvision the National Pir k Service; Crater Lake, Oreg.; Gentnal Grant,Cal.; Glacier, Mont.; Hawaii. GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT,MBLICATIONS. 88 Hawaii; Hot Springs Reservation. Ark.; Lassen Volcanic, Cal.; Mesa Verde. 1 Colo.; Manua Rainier, Wash. ;Platt. Okla.; Casa Grande Ruin, Ariz.; Rocky Nionnotar, Colo.; Sequoia, Cal.: Sulks 11111, N. flak.; Wind ('ace.S. link.; Yellowstone. Wyo.. Mont., and Idaho; Yosemite, Cal.; Mount McKinley, Alaska. The following 22 national monuments are under the supervision of the Nationak Park Service: Devils Tower. Wyo.: Montezuma ('astle. .Ariz.; BI morn)....Mex.:4Chow Canytm. N7 Nies.; Sloothone Cavern. Wyo.; Natural Bridges. Utah; Grain Quivira, N. Mtx.; Sitka, Alaska: Rainbow Bridge. Utah; Lewis and Clark ('acorn, hold.; Colorado. Colo.; Vereadrye, N. look.; Muir Cal.: Pinnacles. Cal.; TuAtacacori. Ariz.; %ton, Utah: Petrithol Forest, SWoods.Y Iriz. ; Navajo, Ariz.; Plump) Saguaro, Ariz.; Dinosaur. Utah.; Sieur de flouts, and Capulin 111ountain. N. Mex. le following 11 tuitional 111IIIU1111,IIIS are under the lbpartinent of Agricul- ture. and inserted here for convenimice of reference; Gila Cliff Dwellings. N. Nicc. : Jewel Cave. S. Itak.; 'Dodo, Ariz.; Wheeler, Colo.; Crand Canytm, Ariz.; orogon Caves, Dreg.: Walnut Canyon, Ariz.; Devil Postpile. Cal.; Bandelier, N. Mex.: Mount Olympus, Wash.; ()Id Basilan, Alaska. , The following two national monuments are under the Jurisdiction of the War Detuirtment :Big little Battle Field, Mont.; Cabrillo, Cal. licnern1 publicati(ns,Th following general publications have been issued, and are available for fm distribution by the National Park Serviceor for sale by the Superintendent of Documents as indirat ed for each itein: (1) All principal parks and ononuttornts.Glimpws of our Na(ronal Pork& 4S pp., illus.(Free.) Appropriations, 1 879-1915; for National Parks.20 pp,(Free.) Progress in Development of National Parks.39 pp.I Btre.) National Parks Portfolio.26)) pp. 271 views.Paper. 35 cents; cloth. 55 cents. National Dark Conferences: Proceedings, FirsC Conference. September, 1911. 210 pp.15 cents.Proceedings. Second Conference. October. 1912.146 pp.15 (vats.Proceedings, Third Conference, Morels, 1915.166 tip.2(1 cents.Pro- ceedings, Fourth Conference, January, 1917.25 vents. Guitiebooks by United States Geological Survey; (a) GUidebook of the Western United States. Part A, The Northern Paclfle Route, with a side trip to Yellowstoite.Pork..by M. It ('amphell and others. IllulletIn 611, U.S. .GeologicalSurvey.) 1915.212 ['ages. 27 route maps, 27, plates, 39 text figures.run cents. -"4b) Guidebook of the Western United States, Part 11. The Overland Route, with a side trip to Yellowstone Park. by \V. T. LIP, It. W.Straw. H. 8. Go and others.(Bulletin 612. U. S. Geological Survey.)1915.24 pages, route maps. 50 plates, 20 text figures.54) cents. . (c) Guidebook of the Western United States. Part C, The Cant Route, with a side trip to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, ItyN. II. Dorton and others.(Bulletin 613, U. S. Geological 'survey.) 1915.194 pages, +25 route naps, 42 plates, 40. text figures.50 cents. (d) Guidebook of the Western United States. Part D..The Shasta Route and (mist Line, by J. S. Diller and others.(Bulletin 614. U. S. Conlogical Survey.) 1915. 142 pages. 19 route mops. 33 plates, 15 text ngores. run rents.. ._. These guidebooks are sold by the Superintendent of Documents. Government Printing Office, at price einfuterated above. General information bullentes of each of the principal parks are issued each yetrits separates, and are for frce distribution/ . (1) Crater Lake Nark, 40 Blum' (21' Crater LOke National Park.Forests cifyrater Lake Park.40 pp.illits. 20 cents, a Geologicat History of Crater Lake.32 'pp.Illus.10 cents. General Information. Annual Pamphlet.Free. - Guidebook,Bulletin 614, United States Geological Survey:.Part D, 142 pp. LIllus. 50 veto, . . Panoramic View of Cratter*LnkePark. 161 by15 Inches.25 cents. (3) General GrantNationalPark Forests of.Yopinite,Sequolf, and- Gen ern! Grant Parks. -.40 pp..Illus. ,20 cents. (lenernl Information. Painphietissued annually. 'Free.

TheSecreftifthe Big Trees.1444).". Illus.6 cents. 0 (4) Glacier National Park.Gesernl. information.Pamphlet issuedannu-

ally. . ,-. Free. . . , 'Glaciers 9f Glacier Park.48 pp. Mu& 15 centi... *TS 40 . 84 GUIDE TO f(OVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

Glacier National Park, a Guide.Bulli.tin000, United States Geological' Survey.30 cents.Origin of the Semite Features of the Park. 42 pp.illus. 15.cents,Panoramic View of Glacier Park.1s) by 21 inches.25 cents. Some Lakes of Glacier Park.32 pp. 11111s. 10 cents. (54 Hnt Spring*Rescrration.Annlyses of the Waters of the Ilot Springs, and Geological Sketch.56 pp. 10 cents. General Information.Pamphlet issued annually.Free. (6) Mesa Verde National Pak.--Antiquities of the N1,-4:1 Verde Park. 11u1-' letin 41. Bureau of Ethnology.5s pp., plates figures.4u :cats. Antiquities of Mesa Verde Cliff Palace.Bulletin 51. Bureau of Elliot ology. 82 pp., plates and figures.45 cents. Excavation and Repair of'Sun Temple. :12 pp.illus.15 cents. General information.Pamphlet llsuell annually.Free. Panoramic View of Ntesa Verdi' Ifric 224 by 19 inches.25 rents. Report on Ancient Ruins in Southwestern coloratio. 1s75 714 Geologic and Geographic Survey 'for.. Tenth Report, $1.s0 (7) Mount Rainier National Park.Features of Floraof Mount Rainier Park.48 pp.ilihs.25. rents. Forests of Mount Rainier Park. 32 pp.illus.20 cents. General Inforniation.Pninpla let issued anumsliy. rIe, Mount Rainier and its Glaciers.48 pp.illus.17) emits. Panoramic View of Mount Rainier Park.In ten colors, 19 by 20 Inches 25 cents. (8) Rocky Mountain National Park.Ceneral Information., Puniph let issued annually.Free, Geological History, or a Guide to Ricky Mountain Park.illus.10 cents. Panoramic View Rocky Mountain Park:In colors, 14 by 17 'wiles. 25 cents. . (9) Sand Dunce of Indiana.Report tipProposed sand rmino, National park. .Indiana. 1917:Contains hearings,chicago,tetoher min. IL: pp.t:',0. (10) Mem- dr Monts National Mona tnent.--The 4:.astn1 Setting. Reeks and Woods.Includef papers on Coast of Moine. Geology and \ \'1101N of Mount `Desert.Free. The Sieur de Monts Monument. 1917,,4 pp.Illus.Free. Adtl)tional papers coo he obtained from mu:poll:in, Bar Harbor, Me. (11) sequoia. National 1 \ tail General Grant Parks.20 cents. General Information.Pamphlets issued annually.Free. The Secret of the Rig Tree:::(in parks). 24 pp.. illus.5 cents. (12) Yelloirsjone National Park,- -Fialien of the Yellok sham National Pork, ;Bulenu of Fisheries.Document No. 818.28 pp.illus.5 cents. Fossil Forests of Yellowstone Iark :::!14. !II:1s. III "'Ili,. Getteral Information.Separate pnniphtet issued annually.F,'ee, Geological History of Yelinwsttme Ptah.21 pp.Mos.10 cents. Geysers, 1912.32 pp.23 illus.10 cents. Panoramic View.of Yellowstone Park.incolors, 18 by 21.25cents. Railroad Guidebooks. with Side Trip lo reliOWsfylip ot.inntleth,(111, U. S. GeologicalSunny,Northern Pact e Route, 50 cents.Bulletin OIL U. S. Geological Survey, Overland Route, 50 cents. (Roth over 210 pages each and Include route maps and illustratiks.) (13) Yosemite National Park.Forests of Yosemite, and Other. Parks, 40 pp.Illus.20 cents. . General Information.Separate pamphlet issued annuttik.Free., . Panoramic View of Yosemite Pnrk.Eight colors, 18 by 18 Inches,25 cents. Sketch of Park and Origin of Yosemite and.11(lith Valley.10 cents. The Secret of the Rig Trees, Yosemite, Sequoia, and (4enern1 Grant Park;1. Includes a statement of climatic conditionsinCalifornia and Asia during a period of 3;400 years.24'pp.14 Illus.5 cents. (14) Casa Grande Rain.General Intartfintion Circular;3j pp.Free. Method of distribution of pisblication$.The &stye publications are for sale "by. the Superititentlent of Documents. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C.; except where. noted ".Free," these publications laving forwarded on application to the Director, National Park Servile, Wnshington. D. G. Annual and other periodical psiblirations.(a) Annual Report of the Sur,. Intendent of National Parks for the fiscal year which enntalini extracts ofre- ports of oark-swervisors, but no descriptive mutter.ror tree distribution.

1 1' GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLISTIONS. 85 (b) General Infonmtlem Circulars.These are issued each season and contain information'tegardIng hotels, camps, points of interest; sketch map, rules- and regulations, and list of books and magazine articles.Free distribution. A separate pamphlet is published for each of the parks as follows: Crater Lake, Glacier, Hot Springs, Reservation, Mesa Verde, Mount Rainier. Rocky Mountain,Sequoia and General Grant, Wind Cave, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Casa Grande Runt (c) General Information Painplilet in regard to National Monuments Ad- ministered by the War Department, Department of Agriculture,- had the Na- I halal Mirk Service.34 in all.For free distribution. (d) First Annual Report of the Service us Organized into a Separate Bureau. Illustrated and with maps.258 pp. A recent list of publications is included in this report to June 30. 1917.pp. 446-249. List of publimtions.Twolists of' publications are issued as follows: (a) List of publications for sale by Superintendent of Documents. OI) List of pubtiations distributet free by National Park Service. iis/R.--Mailing lists are kir of persons desiring to rceeive notices of national park publications as Issued:. . Maps.-111:ips of the parks 'and monuments have born Issued as follows:(a) Automobile guide maps. printed in two colors. for free distribution :Crater Lake Park, Oreg.; Glacier Park, Mont.: Mount Rainier. Park, Wash.; Rocky Mountain Park. Colo.: Sequoia and Cdneral Grant National Parks, Cal.; Yellow-. stone l'ark, Molitana, Idaho. and Wyoltning; Yosemite Park, Gal. (b) Map 11ft he failed States weir of Chicagp, printed in two colors, and showing all 17 National par,ks and 22 National-monuments, administered by the National Parks Service is available for free (Hs:D.040(in. ( el Maps of parks and monuniunts in U. S. Geological Survey tope/graphic sheets as follows: grater Lake National Park)reg.: Limiting parallels, 42° -Is' and 43* 04'.Limiting meridians, 122° and 122° DV.Size. 19 by .1.,2 Inches. Seale, 1: (12,5(10, or about 1 mile to 1 inch.Contour Interval, 50 feet.An Mum- tratfal description of the lake and the manner of Its formalion is given on the back of the sheet.Price, 10 cents retail or 6 cents wholesale. 'Glacier NationalPark, Motif.: Limiting parallelS. 0° 14'36'.' and 49°. Limiting meridians! 113° 10' and 114° 30'.517.e 31 by 35 Inches. Scale, 1 :125,000. or about 2 miles to 1inch.Contour interval, 100 feet.Price, 25 cents retail or 15 cents wholesale. Mesa Verde National Park, Colo.: Limiting parallels, 37° 011' 18" and 37*. 21'.Limiting meridians. 108° 15' and WS° 37' 30".Size, 31 by 46 IncheS. Scale. 1:31.250, or about one -half mile to 1inch.Contour interval, 25 feet. Price, 20 cents retail or 12 cents Nvhdlesale. Mount 'Rainier National Park, Wash.: Limiting parallels, 46* 43' 43" and 470 00%Llating meridians, 121° 30'iiiid 121° 55'.Size, 22 by 23' inches. Scale, 1: 62.500, or about 1 mile to 1 Inch.Contour interval, 100-feet.Price, 10 cents retail or 6 cents wholesale. Yellowstone National Park, Wyo,-Mont.-Idaho: Limiting parallels, 44° .08' 17" and 450 01' 55".Limiting meridians. 110' and 111° 05 53".Size, 32 by 36 inches.Scale, 1 :125000, or about 2 miles to 1 loch.Contour interval, 100 (ea. Price, 25 cents 'retail or 15 cents wholesale. Irosemite National Park, Col.: The park 7imits established by acts of Con- gress are shown In colors.Limiting parnllel8, 37°30' and 38° 15' 39".Limit- ing meridians, 110° and 120°.Size, 29 by 31 inches.Scale, 1: 125,000, or about 2 miles to 1 inch. -Contour Interval, 100 feet.Price, 25 cents retail or 15 cents wholesale.Also Issued folded between covers; price, 40 cents retail or 24 cents wholesale.The Yosemite Valley. Is shown on a larger scale on the Yosemite Vagey map.(See below.) Some of the national parks and reservations are shown inwhole or In part on the standard topographic maps. as indicated below. Casa Grande Ruins, Ariz.: The -northern part of this area is shown on the Sacaton map., Scale, 1:62,500, or about 1 mile to 1 limb.Contour Interitl, 50 feet.Price; 16 cents retail or 6.Cents wholesale.. General Girrint National Park, Cal.: Shown on the Tehipite .map. 1:4000, or about 2 miles to 1 inch.*Contour. intervat,,100 feet.Price, 10- cents retail, cents' wholesale. . HotSprgs- Reservation,- Ark.i Shoin on the maps ifir Hot Springs and vicinity.Scale, 1: 62,500; or about 1 mile to OotifOur1nterval; 20 feet. Pride, 10 cents retail or 6 cents' whOlesale. 86 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

Platt Natio at Pork, ()h iii.: This 11:111:IS:Itthe (own of Sulphur, Murray County. which is shown on the Stonewallmap. Scale. I :125,000, or about 2 ntihs to Iinch. Contnin interval. 50 feet. t holesit le. l'rice, 10 cents retail or 6 cents Itoky lotititala National Park, Colo.: Thegreater portion of this park is shown on the Longspeok mop.:4.;11.. I: 1.25.100. or uinatt 2 miles , Contour interval. 50 feet. to 1 Inch. Price. 10 rents retail or 0 ventswholesale. Sequoia National Park, Cal.: Shownilitthe liawcall ilia' Searle .1: 125.000, or ;Mont 2 iniks to 1 Tehipite maps. inch.Contour interval, 100 fret.Price of earl( mop. 10 cents retail Or II1..WSV,II.S:ile. Wind l'ave National P:ik. 1 kik.: (mu: on the 11:1111y l'eak and Iler. mosn maps. 1 : Scale. about 2 miles toIinch.Contour interval, 1(51 feet.Priceof each :imp, 10 rents retailor 0 rents vliolsale. Yosemite N'alley. Cal.: Shawn on thi. par. 37° 42' and 37' 47' 05".Litnitite.i. meridians. 119" :Sc' idol 111:0 Seale, 1: 24,000, or about 2inches to 1 mile. 43' 40", 10 cents retail or 0 emits wholesaie. Contour Interval. 50 feet.Price, The Maps are sold by the 1:irtcl.r C of the Ceolimical Survey. Washington, ('orrugpmidencr.leer puhliralious :iv:ii1:11:14for free distribution address, 1)Iector. National Park St'n NV:ISIling1,01. I1. C as indicated by puice. address superintendent of i.1* 'While:10111S for sale, !fig Office. W:ellingt4111. 11. Diumilents. Govtrtintent Print- ItentiOnfiCeS should be by :Honeyorder. payable to till. Silwrintendent, Documents, Washington, II. I'. of

Si.'1)E1?INTEND.EN'I' OF THE ('AI'I'T(ll,13l'il,1)1N(1 AND

Principal adminiAtrafire oftfriolm.--Sulwrititi.inhht,Chief CletI, Chief Elec- trical E41111WIT. Ar11111111111. Civil General information nod dull( .r, lit thenut a .riil 10. lsil2 (12 Stat.. the supervision of the Capitol extension 017), anti the 01.011111 of the newdranewas transferred from the NV:it 1hp:wimp:a lo the Deliirtitil.iit of the interior. By the net of Niarch :111, 10117 (15 Stitt.. ill I, if \VW: proVilli'd 1110 allimprovements. alterations, and repairs or the capitol shooldbe mad' :miler direction of architect of the.Capitol, and shonil the be paid for by the 14errelary ofthe Interior. The act of August 15, 1570 (19 ;?tat.. 1471, roSferredupon the architect " care and supervision': of the Capitid.building,111111provided flint estimates therefor should be submitted through the Secretary of litti,rlor; also that thearehl- tect should perform all Indies pirtiliningto the Capitol formerly performed the ("ommissloner of Puldl Buildings. by The act of February 14, 1902132 St:It.. 20). chanted the title of the architect toSuperintend:9R of the Capitol ing and Crounds. Build- a Annual and other perinifieta Report of the Secretary of the Interior, distributed free. \\ irks of Art inlite Caned States Capitol Building, Including Biographies. oftheArtists, 1913. PART VIII.--DEPARTMENT OF 4 , il.'"r lunation o r ilepartnu ut and bureaus, see page 190.) .

Principal odminiNtratire offirials.--Secretary of Agriculture.Assistant Secre- taries (31. Assistants to the Secretary 131, Private Secretaryto the Secretary ofA...t Azriculture, Chiel.Clerk. Assistant Chief Clerk and Captain ofthe Watch, s.daig in charge of Supplies, :den:bac:0 Sup:whited:lent.AppointmetrlyClerk. Solicitor, Chief of once of Farm Nlanagentent, Assistant In Charge of 011iceof 1111-pcctiolf. Attorney in Charge of Forest Appeals, SpecialAgent on Exhibits. Dix i.don of Accounts and Disbursements: Chief ofDivision and Disbursing Clerk. Administrative Assistant, (Insider and Chief Clerk,Accountant and Pont:keper,SupervisingAuditor. Deputy,DisbursingClerk. Publication Work: Chief Editor in ('Imege of Editorial (Mice; Chief ofOffice of Informa- tion; Division of Publications --Chief. Assistant Chief In (71targeof Printing, l'hier Clerk', ASSIStalltS.111 Charge of indexing. Illustrations,and Document Sect ion. (fracrol information owl duties. The Secretary of AgricultureIs charged with the work of promoting ttgrititure illits broadest semi.lie exercises general supervision and control over the :1 (lairs of the departmentand formu- lates and establi;)tes the general poliies to be pursued by itsvarious branches and (awes. . The Assistant Secretary of Agriculture becomes ActingSecretary in the tib- SelICV of the Secretary and assi4ts in the general supervision of thework of the Ilepartment. . The Chief Clerk has general supervision of clerics andemployees; of the order of- business of Ow department,and of records of theSecretary's office; alai of expenditures from oppropriations for Inisciiiinnolisexpenses, rents. etc. Ile is responsible for the ettforrentot of the general regulationsof the department and Is custodian ni. buildings. The Apisinumelli clerkiiriliiii.nsall papers connected with appointments, , transfers, promotion,. reduction,.details, furlouglis, and removals. and has charge of correspeaidence with the Civil Service Commission.Ile is custodian of oaths of oilier nod pr-tonne' reports.Ilt:1 has the custody and Ilse ofthe della rt ment seal. The Solicitor Is the legal adviser id' the Secretory :mil the !lendsof the several branches of the department.lie directs and supervises all law work of the departthent. Tree (Mice of Exhibits handles thecorres; HMI hence of thedepartment rotative to exhibits ill fairs and expositions of various kinds; cooperates withseveral bratteliee: Of the department in sweparing exposition material;ships, installs, sail cares for such exhibits; and investigates methods of displayingthem. iThe (Mice of inforination,is establIslwd tosecure the widest tuTssIble Org.- lotion in popular form for hit" discoveries :tad recommendationsof the scientists. specialists, and field workers off the department.It gives out to the publis prest agricultural facts token fr publications. official orders, and also from oral statements of specialists.% Material so Ills.etnittiiks1 Isset Sorth'in such form as to attract mine attention, he easily youlerstatuitible.mid lead to the adoption ati the methods recoil:Mended. A weekly news letteris published. The office Also prepares circulars, posters. and pamPhietsdesigned, to assist workers In carrying out educational and demonstration plans. I The Office of Forest AppealS Investigates for the Secretaryof Agriculture 1 appeals from decisions of the Forest Service and reports Itsfindings to the Secretary. . The Department Library contnIns 150,000 books and an extensive pamphlets, includin collection onagriculture, alargeand representative coljectiono the seleneeA relatedto-agriculture, ittili;I good collectionofstodord referenc hooks. Periodirntseurrently received number 2,337.A' dictionary entalogu& Is kept on Canis, which, number about 347.000.". The librartanhascharge of the foreign walling lists, and (joniestic list of libraries. ,.. 87 88 . . GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PU,BIACATIONS. . . . The Div's' 7in (If Xccounts and Disbursements. has chargeof the disbursements of public funds appropriated for the Dermrtment ofAgriculture and the keeping of accounts and appropriate ledgers in connection therewith. The work of the Editorial t 'Mee includes theconsideration 'tind critical examination of all manuscripts submitted for publication by thevarious bureaus, divisions. and offices of the department.In making criticisms and sugge,:tions for the improvement of manuscripts, the Chiefeditor is nuthorized to consult fully and freely with the chiefs of the bureaus, divisions,nnol offices, the author. of manuscripts, and any other officer or employee ofthe deportment. The Division of Publications conducts all business ofthe department tr:Ins. actedwith the Government Printing Office: has generalsupervision of all printi , including the indexing,Illustration,binding, and distribution public tions, and the maintenance of mailing Ists. tit*. liublishing bin-eaux.'There are 13 publishing bureaus, diviSitins%and tulices of the United States Dt.partinent of Agriculture,and the results of their investigations are published as contributions to. the departmental series of publications.Previons4o.July 1, 1913. each bureau had a series of bulletins )0 and a series of circulars, and in addition to thew the Secrefftr'A*Mice i,,ued bulletins, numbered reports, circulars, :Ind annualreports.. These lutren it series were discontinued on the date mentioned,-and in the paragraphsbelow the new classification of the publications of ti' described. eparthient of Agriculture is PCBLICATIO,NS.

Genera/ pa blientions.The publisith:Aireaus, divisions, andofficers, with the subjects coming .within their respective provinces upon whichbulletins are prepares{ and contributed to the series to which they protterly under respective burea us. bolting, are even Method of distribution of general publieutions.--Thepublications of the United States Department 'of Agrictili ore nre distributed free suripky lasts. as long as the When copies are no longer available fort hat purpoSe,flue publications may be purchased from of Documents, Government Printing 011ice. Witshington. D. C., at the cost of printing andpaper ; soloe or them can he secured only by purchase.There are,.however, certain publics- t.,tions such asItamers Bull drt'ulars of information, miscellaneous circulars, etc., of which reprints neatly made, which are distributed free upon request neatly to the sienaff , Annual, periodical, and other 1114 ations.A new classification of the pub- licallorfs of the Department of Agriculture was adopted .July 1, 1913,as tidiows: Departmentlittlletins.The popular matterheretofere publishedinthe bulletins mill circulars of the various bureaus, divisions, anti officesIs now ppb- llshed in the departmental series of bulletins which containa popular discussion. of the Investigations of the department.A subseries of these bulletins, known as Professional Papers, is Issued, which contain discussions oP the workof a pxotessional or setniprotessionnl nature. dealing, withcrops, atilinals, apd similar matter, which, though sometimes handled in a popularway, may be pre*nted in a professional or technical form.These,are generally of .octavo size, Aids- triiteLlibyplates or text figures or both, and are generally printedwithout cover, titleage, table of contents; or index, and are issued In editionsof 2,500 to several thousamj,-accordIng to the subject, the nature of thedemand, and the need for wide distribution of the Information.' Copies ofthese bulletins are distributed free to all who apply for them, as longus the supply lasts. When no copies are available, applicants are referred to the Superintendentof Docu- ments, Government Printing Office, who has them for sale ata nominal price, In accotdance With the provisions of law. ifferlal publications. This series comprises (a) theJournal of .Agricultural ReSfitireh, in which are included scientific and teohnicalarticles giving the results of investigations and scientific, expetlimentsby the department.The journal Is pdblished weekly, and Is dIstflbuted freepnlyloagricultural colleges, technical schools, experiment station libraries, Stateunifersities, Government depositories, endyto such Institutions as Make suitableexchanges with the tleparttnent.1!'urthei distribution. is by puraPtige,from the Superintendentof Documents, Gos:ernaigut Printing Office, the subscriptionprice,being $3 per year. The journal is royal octavo in size, and variesfrOM.20 to 48 pages. It*The ExperirnAnt Statii'm Record Is publishedmonthly and contains nh- .1(t111Cts and commentaAn the beleutlfic work bearing' on agricultureissued by the ' tl GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 89

agrieultural expernaent stations mid tinier institutions.it is distributed free to persons engaged in scientik investigations of agricultural subjects.libraries of experiment stations, agricultural colleges, and collaborators and cooperators with the department. Nliscellaneous amine: tuts may procure it by purchase from the Superintendent of Documents. thg subscription price being $1per volume, two vil,utnes being issued a year, or -1'5 cents per singlecopy. (..) The Monthly-Crop Report is issued according to 1;tw.It contains stalls. tit's with regard to condition. productloartmd.yleld of crops, and the production :11141 value of farm animals.It is quarto In size, contains 8 to 12 pages, and Is

scat to all who are interested. . (di Tlw Weekly News Letter Ise weekly publication, consisting offrom 4 to S 'mos.It is published for the information of the employees of thedepart- 41nent, and is 441r10 41143134101431.3.3 of the department. It can be.purchased from the Superintendent of I "ot:iitnents, who Ital-;itfor sale at Sit cents a year. (c) The Monthly 1.1s1 of Publications Is a full-page lemtlet,issued after the first. of each month.it contains 31 list by numbers'and titles of the publications issued during, the pre7mdiag month.It -gives the title. author. and number of pages of each publication, and the price at which it may he obtained from the Superintendent of Documents after the departtnent's supply isexhausted, to- gct heinvith a sluIrt sketch describing, the character of the bulletin :Mil the I irailtf, the tmutitry to which it is particularly applicable. sec who ;oily for It. .. it is sent free to all ( I )/11 le Monthly 1Vgather Review is a quarto-sized publication,consisting of 12 numbers to the volume. and is for sale by the Superintendent ofDocuments, the subscription price tieing $2.50 a year. Congressional publieations.These publientions,-required by lawto beprinted comprise for the ilepartment of Agriculture the following: Ds) The Annual Report of the Secretary, which is for free long as the supply lasts. distribution ( b) Annual reports of the Various bureau's. divisions,and offices, printed primarily for the Jnfortnation of Congress, The edition beingsmall, there is little 1111%1,11111114ms distribution. (c) The Yearbook is an octavo publication and containsarticles of the ,InagazIne type, describing some feature of the work of thedepartment.It corn- prises from 60 10 SOO pages: mid the edition 191 500,000 copies,of which 470,000 Ifre for distribution by Senators, Representatives,and Delegates in Congress Thirty thousand copies are Id lotted to the department,which are distributed .principally to its correspondent's and collaborators.The Yearbook is for sale by the Superintendent of linciment), at from $0.75to $1 a copy, the price very- Ingin diffetent years. (d) The Report on am Experiment Stations comprisesa review of the work of the experiment stations.It is octavo In sine and the number ofpages VIIvIes from 3004o Rs). The principal distribution is to the stations and libraries. 4 lc) Report on Fleiti-Operations of the Bureau of Solis isan octavo volume, cimprishig from 1.500 to 1,suu pages.It is made up of reports of soil surveys of different 'twenties issued as soon as prepared, which 1 the full report. areMtterwardsIncludedfir The full report is distributed only to No los,although,the.tad- wince sheets of these soil surveys are distributed free long ii,s- the supply lasts, the department's edition being only 1,000- of each. Fanners' !nineties: This series consists. of practical,concise, and specific information on matters relating to country 'Me. theaverage size being 10 pages, altholfgh when occasion requires: the number ofpages Is increased or decreased. The subjects discussed in these bulletinsare handled in such a way that the statemene4' are practically in the nature of formulis..andthey are prepared as far as possible to apply. to specific sectionsof the country, and are designed,to be of practical use to the reader.There Is a spectiVappropriation for printing these bulletins, four-Ofths of all of tttenumber printed being distributed uptin the orders of Senators, Representatives andDelegates in Con- gress, leaving one-fifth for distribution. by the department.The department distributes'its allotment free atileng as the supply lasts, butso great Is the demand for them that it is Impossible to meet it, with theresolt that it.is often neeesdary to refer applicants to -the Superifitendent of Ilocuments. Listsof publicatfOns.1--The lhdted States Department of Agriculture.Issues regularly upon the last day in the month the Monthly,LIst- of PublieltIons, ritlirtig a statetumit niito each of tile doggetnents termed by thedepartment -that period. The Monthly List isinailed triadpersons_ who may have _ ...... 4 4 06 IUI.19 0! UIAO) IXI1 'SOILV)IiU11d

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Aerology.Section General meteorology. Section 3. conditions of the ato sphere. Forecasts and general Section 4. Rivers and fittods.Section 5. Seis- mology-.Section G. bliography. chart s. Section 7. Weather of the month,with nine Monthly Weather Review Supplement. These supplements are issuedat irregular Intervals in place of theseries of lettered and numbered formerly published.They corn prise those more voluminous bulletins permanent contributions to the science of studies that form meteorology, and importantcom- munications relating to weather forecastingcaul other activities of the bureau. Climatological Data for the UnitedStates by Sections.Issued for each month and for the year,Eallt number .contains the two charts illustrating the temperature data for every State, with data for eavh State or section and precipitutitin for the month.The are. as a rule, printed at thy sectioncenter, and then assembled and .bound into thecomplete number at Washington. National lVeather and Crop Bulletinis issued weekly from April to October, inclusive. and monthly during the remainderof the year.It eontains charts, tables, and text showing therainfall and temperature, with normal, together with text of the effect of departures from operatioits. These are itemized by the weather upon crops and farm a whole. States. and summariZed for the countryas It also contains occasional specialarticles showing the results of studies to determine the critical period ofdevelopment of (Tells and the weather having the greatest influenceupon the yield. Snow and lee Bulletin. during the winter. One sheet with chart and text isissued weekly Shaded portions on the chartrepresent areas covered with snow. and lines indicate equal depths ofsnow in inches. generat summary of the weather. The text gives a and the tattle the depth of sktow. and ice conditions during the week, snow :tad the thickness of the ice Inrivers and harbors at selected points In the railedStates. 11:lily Weather Map Is issued at Washington and, in modified forms, ata large number of Weather Bureaustations thrOughout the country. maps show izraphically and by means of tables These thins at S a. m., seventy-fifth meridian time, the prevailing weather condi- or 31i halms. and give the ftorecasts fir thenext Instrument IllivIsionCirculars are issued Thes.- contain detailed descriptions at irregular intervals as needetl. .nit us USed 113' the bureau, with instructionsof meteorologieal instruments andappa- care. for their use, management. and Miseellaneous pamphlets. leafless, charts,etc.,intended mainly for educational pUrttoses, tureIstiell at irregUlarintervals ne List of mild icat ions.A list of publicationsis distributed free of charge. Indexes to pablieations.No general.. Indexesare issued other than those contained in individual publicationsor volumes. A list of serial numbers of Weather Bureau publications, beginningwith January. ISO5, appeared Monthly Weather Review fur July, Dm. lathe general distribution. reprints of which are available for lists.Mailing lists ar nmintain the bureau. for all iterloolleal publicationsof Afa pd.In addition to the dally- Ifther maps and the charts other periodical publications. the Weather Issued with cal elmrts showing normals and extrensBureau issues various climatologi- of temperature, preelpitatfon,relative humidity, etc.. and a chart of cloudforms with descriptive text. Corrrapmoienee.---All eorrespondenee should he States Weather Bureau. Washington, D. C. addressed to the Chief. Bulled

BUREAU OF ANIMALINDUSTRY. Principal administrative official. .Chief: Assistant Chief ; Chief Clerk: Chiefs of Divisions: Animal Husbandry, Bicxheualc,hairy-, Field Inspeetion, Witt spection, Tick Eradication. TIMereulosis Eradication, In- Miscellaneous, Pathologi- cal, Quarantine, Zoology; Editor, Superintendentof Experiment Station. General information and dutiea.The BureauOf Animal industry- has charge of the work of the department relatingto the live-stock industry. its deals with the investjgation, control, In general the inspection and quarantine of liveand eradication of diseases ofanimals stock, The Inspection of meatand meat food products, and with Animal husbandryand dairying, GUIDE 10 GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIO.NS. 93

General publications.The Bureau of Animal Intitistryprepares publications relating to the eradication and control of anima diseases;inspection and quer- ant taw of imptirted mad exported live'siok; erattlicalion of cattle ticksand hog cholera: live-stock demonstration In areas freed from cattleticks; dairs investi- a:ations; animal-husbandry investigations; control of themanufacture, importation, and shipment of viruses. serums, etc., and the controlof meat and meat bath! products. /oh:from/ion, reports. fists, indexes, psis, maps, and eorrespuadenee. See Deportment publications,- pages 88-90.

BUREAU OF PLANT IN DiTSTR Y.

Principal administrative offleials.PhysiologIst and Pathologistand Chief of Bureau; Physiologist anti Asstaciate Chief of Bureau;Chief Clerk; Publiea- Pons: Accounts.In charge of-- -Agrictlitural Technology; Allmil andDrought laesistant Plant Investigationas; Arlington Experimental Farm;Biophysical In- % esitgations; Cereal Investigations; Congressional Seoul Distribution;Corn In- vestigation.; l'rop Acclimatization and Fiber-platit Investigations;Crop Physi- ology find Breeding Investigations.; Denionstrption.on Reclitination Projects; Drug-plant. Poisonous -plant.Physiological add Fermentation Investigations; Dry-land Agricultural investigations; Economic antiSystematic Botany; Ex- perimental Gardens and Grinttls; Forages -crop Investigations; ForeignSeed anti Plant introduetion; Poinologlen1 investigations;Horticultural Investiga- tions; Paper-plant Investigations; Patholtigical investigations;Laboratory of Plant PitlhologY : Pathological Collections; Investigations In ForestPathology; Fratit-disease investigations; Cotton, Truck, anti Forage-crop DiseaseIn tigations; Seeildesting Laboratories; Soil-bacteriology, antiPlant-nutrit In- vestigations; Soil-fertility Investigations; Sugar-plantInvestigations; To ceo Investigations; Vestertt Irrigation Agriculture. Gratcra/ infomation and duties. The Bureau of PlantIndustrys udies plant life in all its relations to agriculture.The scientific work of the bureau is divided into ;11 distinct groups, over each 'of vilichis plaved n scientifically trained officer, who reports directly to the chief and ussocintechief of the bureau.The with of the bureau is conducted on the projectplan, the investigations under each of the offices being arranged bygroup projects consisting of closely related lines of work, width ;gimp projects pridects. are (higher divided into Gen( rat putrlications.The Bureau of Plant Industryprepares publications Mating to plaint lire, including farm crops, fruits, vegetables.and forage crops; fruit-disease investigations. forest pathology investigatitans;cotton, truck. and forage -crop disease lovestigat ions; crop physlo gy and breedinginvestigntipns; soil-bacteriology investigations; plant - nutrition investigations;soil-fertility investigations; crop-neellitiatiztition investigations: drag plant,poisonous- plant, physiological, and fermentation Investigations: agriculturaltechnology Invest!. gattuns ;liberplant investigations; seed-testing investigations; cerealinvestl- gationg; corn investigations; tobacco investigations; paper-plantinvestigations; alkali and drought-resistant plant investigations; sugarr-plant investigations; sugar-came sirup production; investigAtionsin economic and systematicbotany; dry-hunt agriculture investigations; western Irrigationagriculture investigations;pomologicalInvestigations;horticulturalinvestigations; forage-crop Investigations; seed-dtstrifaution work, anti ifriculturni. demonstrationon reclamation projects. Distribution, reports, lists, indexes, mailing lists, maps, andcorrespondence. See DepartIffent publicatIons, pages 88-90.

, FOREST SETA VICE.

Principal adMinistrative officials.Forester and Chief; AssociateForester; Editor ; DendrologIst ; Chief of Accounts; Chief Enginer2r ; AssistantForester ; In charge ofOperation, Silviculture, Crazing, Lands, Research,Acquisition of hands for the Protection of the Watersheds of Navigable Streams; Incharge of NationalForest DIstrIctsMissoula, Mont., Denver, Colo., Albuquerque,N.Mex., Okden, Utah,Sau Francisco, Cal., Portland, Oreg., Washington, D. C. 94 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

% Genera/ irtfnrnrnlun and forest SITViel` administers the national forests: studies forest condition, and method,: of forestittili4at ion : investigates the mechanical and physical properties of woods and thoprocesses employed in the nianufacture information concerning the needs of the various wood-using industries and theCol:Ilion of forests to the public \welfare generally. ( ;sass! iothilyttions.- --The Forest Serviceprepares tothlications on forest conditions and methods of forest utilization;on the mechanical and physical properties of woods: proce,scs employed in the manufactureof forest products; on the newts of various %No...ht.:Mg industries: Hs' 1111iiiinil Of the forestto the toddle Nvolfaro: tire stirprt Sinn if rofore,itti :,ovieuittirttilace ti- gatbeet: methods of Improving national forests: grazing in thenational forests, and the opening of hinds in the nal imm.1 forst,to :1.,riouit ono settlement. nitdraintrion. report. K. indr.rrs. notili/o/lists,maps., rUw corn,inaol( 11111:111111('111 PlibliCali1111,, pages 88-90. III -RE AI' OF CIIEMISIZY.

l'rineipaladministrativeolli,ints.- ; AssistantChief; Chief Clerk; Editor; Librarian; In Charge of Shoe tutu]tine,: Control; l'hief of Eastern Food and Itrlig InspectionI UtrictGni- Expert : ,aneousI : incharge ofInhoratorie,::Animalphysiological Chemical, f'obohydrate Color InNe.tn.:ation, Iirtig Control. FoodControl, rood itivestIgotiim. Fruit and Vogel:11de Utilization. Leather and Paper,'Microbiologi- cal. Nitrogen. tirgame investi,:othu pfiarnmeognosv. Pharmacological,Phyto- eheinIcal, Plantchemical;iti eliarge of rood and !trim Inspection Districts Washington, P. C.. t'llicago. III., and sail rancisco, (;( nrral information rind dub( a. -The 1;1111.;111 of Chemistryie. concerned with intalytival Nviirl: and inVestigalions under the Food toolI trugs Art. questions of agricultural chemistry of publicinterest.:mil other chemical investigations referred to it by Ihe Government, (Clicrilljai ',lieu ions. The itiiremi of rhlutistrprep:11'1,S plihlicallons on questions of agricultural sum), as the 4.11.iliktoof ititott goNyth: the 1101111.1We of environment on the cmiposition of 'reps; studiesconcerning mill products: studies in bread tinthing; the use of yeast andother aids in baking; the 'use of substitutes for flour in flaking; leother Innt tanning inve..41. gatIonst paper investigathins;inve,tigatiotts of woods and wood products; Investigations rosin and turpentine: waterproofing and mililewproothigof fabrics: carbohydrate investigations; insecticide and ftitigkide investigations; fruit and vegetable utilization investigations; (-auto food and grainInvestiga- tions; cereal dustshirelationto thrasher,mill. and elevator explosions; Investigations of IliStiliCt mid egg investigations; fish and shelllish investlgotions; food and tiro : proditc I connection %vith the enf4ce- nient of the Food and 1)rtigs Act. and onte grading 'and handling of naval stores. lliafribufiun icimrls, lista, indexes. mailing maps, toil corn spundellec. See Depart publications, pages S8-90, BUREAU OF SOILS.

Principal adminisiralie -nprials.=Sall Physicist ond Chief.; ChiefClerk; Editor; Chiefs ofI :(111.111l;11investigations. Physical investigations, Investigathms of Fertilizer Itesouries. Soil Survey, General information and Pure:tit of Soils Investigates the relation ofsolls to climate and oraltile life: studies Ilit texture andcomposition of soils In field and laboratory; Imps the soils: studies thecause and tarsus of preventing the rise of alkali In the soils of Irrigule1 districts and therehrtliniS of soils to seepage and drainage conditions. Clenernl publialions.--The Bureau of Soils prepares publicationson the. re- Intions of soils to elitnate and organic. life; soil chemical itIvestigations;soil' physical Investigations; Invesflgatkilis of the fertiliser resource:of the United States; and the,respIts of soil surveys lands In the different States. Dintribution, report's, lies, indexes, wailing 11818, situps, analcoccspondence,--"' See Department publications, pi'g's 88-1/0. GUIDE TO GOVERNMENTPUBLICATIONS. 95 BUREAU OF 'ENTOMOLOGY.

l'rineip41 administrative atlieiats.Entomoilaistanti Chief: Entomologist and Assistant cider; Chief (ler% and Ex.ecittive .%ssistant;Editor; Librarian; In charge ofTruc.::1,1) insect In v1 stic,tious.SI(.1141 ForySj Insect IIIVestigatiollS, Southern Field Crop InsectInvestigations, cereal and Forage Insert Itivestigntions. Dchltrous Fruit InsertInvestigations, Mismellatieous Insect IIIVPsli:ZatiMis. 14.i PreVVIIIiIPZ. Spread of Alotits. General infarmatian and duins.--The itlinniti Eutotnolo.zy studies insects; experiments with the introduction of beneficial Insects; makestests with insecticides and insecticide machinery; and Identities insectssent in by inquirers. General Puleti,atimat.The Bureau of Entomologyprepares publications relating to the eradication and control of inserts: the introductionof beneficial bee the control of subtropical Inserts. and the preventionof their importation into the United States; insects effectingthe health of matt; insects affecting the health of twilit:11s: the gipsy moth andhrown-tail moth in the rnited Slates. and the methods ;Wonted for their control. Distribution, reports, lists, inde.reN, list,;, lila pN, (Ind correspondence. See I epartment pnhlicnliuus. pages; SS-90. BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVIi.

Pinripal administrative itIfiials.ltiologistand('lief; Assistant Chief; 11:\ilert in Game Conservation; Administrative Assistant; Chief Clerk and Executive .kssistaill ;clerk in charge of Editorial 1Vork ;In charge of--Eo- motile Investigations. Biologie:it Investigations, Interstate Commercein flame, Manitual and Bird Iteservntions. Federal Migratory Bird Law. Gent rat information and duties.--he Bureau ofBiological Survey has sleaze of the work of:the department relating to the controland conserN'ation f wild birds mid mammals and the investigation if. their relationto ngricul- tope. Itstudies their food habits and investigates methods of protecting beneficial species and controlling harmful otte,v, experiment, it fart_upig; .ontrofs noxious ivatuntals In national forests 111111 otherpulldomain., aunties biologicalsurvf,s of areas. studies the geogrnpidc distribution of wild naimats and plants, mill limps natural life zones; supervises nationaluuttnmnl and bird reservations; administers Federal laws relating to interstatecommerce in birds and game; ref:tattles the importation of foreign birds and mammals;administers the Federal niiarntory-bird law. Gcncrat poti,ntionx.--The Bureau of Illoh)gical Surveyprepares information on gum', prescmation: the establishment told maintenance of nintunuiland bird teservations; the importation of foreign birds andmammals: the game lnws of the United Slates: destructbin of predatori, animals in thenational forests find on the public domain; the relnon of nnlive and Introducednunti- mats to agriculture; the relation of native and intsodueed birds toagriculture; the rearing of far- hearing animals; hint migrittion; biologicalsurveys of the States and Territories; and the methods followed In the enforcementof migratory-bird laws.:- Distribution, reports, lists, inde.rem, ;nailing lists, maps, and carrofputidencc. See Department publications, pages S8 -90. 13UREAU'OF CROP ESTIMATES. (Formerly Statistics.) Principal administrative offirials.Cblet ;AssistantChref; Chief Clerk; Chiefs of Division; Crop Reports, Field Service. Crop 'Word:: Statistical General information and dutic4.The Bureau of C, rop Estimstes collects crop (Wirt-Issues th'e monthly crop reports of the department ; prepares the statistical portion of the Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture: and makes 'spectra Investigations relating to agricultural forecasts and esttniateti forpubli- cation tilP In response tospecial Inquiries, 87882*-18---7 96 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

Publieations.The Bureau of Crop Estimatesprep:ves pu ions relating to the production and value of the principal farmcrops; the bet" and value of farm animals. and the importation andexportation of Itgrieuigliral products. Distrilintims. reports. lists, indexes. mailing lists.maps, and coftwondence. SPC Department publication tinges. SS -9O. STATES RELATIONS SERVICE.

Principaladministralir.eofflrial.--Director:AdministrativeAssistant; Chief Clerk; Chief AccountantLibrarian: Chief of Editorial Division; Chief Specialist in Agrieultural Education; Partners' Institute Specialist ;Chiefs: Office of Experiment stations. Division of InsularStations, Office of EXtension Work In the South. (Mie of Extension Workin the North and West, /Mice of Ilome Economies; In charge of AlaskaExperiment Stations. ilawaii Experi- ment Station. Porto Rico Experiment Station,Guam Experiment Station," General informal i011 andti s.--,The States Relation. Service the Secretary of Agriculture in his relatignswith the State agricultural colleges and experiment stations. under the these acts of Congress granting funds to instinitionr;_ for agricultural experiment stationsand cooperative extension. work in agriculture and bonus-economics.and in carry hag 0111the provisions of acts of Congress makingalipaipriations to this department for farmers' cooperative demonstration work.itti'estigations relitting to agrieub torah schools. farmers' lust it uN s, and homeeconomies. 'bud the maintenance 'of agricultural experiment stationin Alaska, Hawaii. Porto Rico. and comm. -General publicatimisTho States RelationsService !trepans: publications relating to the agricultural colleges and experimentstations in the rimed States and their relation to the NationalCovernnient ; reports and bulletins of the insular experiment stations; reports of thefarmers cooperative demonstra- tions in the Southern States: reports of thefarmers' cooperative tions- in the Northern and 'Western States; demrnnstrin- turn) schools, and on Dante economics. farmers' Institutes and agrical- Distribution, reports. lints, ilMe.re.r, mailing lists,maps and eorrespondenee... See Department publications. pages SA-90. 1/ 131'REAJT OF ROADS. Principal athninifitralire officials. Director, Chief ngement .%ssistant Engineer, Chief of Man- Chief Engineer, Assistant Engineer,General Inspectors, Editor, Chief Clerk; Chief of IrrigationInvestigations; Chief of Drainage In- vestigations, Chemical Engineer, Chief of itnralEngineering. Bridge Engineer. Engineer of Tests, Chemist, ('Diet of Road ntenance, Chief of National Park and Forest Roads, Assistant In 114)11.41 I.:coulomb's,Associate Mechaideal Engineer, Irrigation Economist. Senior Drainage Engineer,Petrographer, Librarian. Generalinformation and duties.The Bureau of Piddle RoadsInvestigates systems Of road management and methods ofroad construction 'and maintenance; details engineers to Instruct local officials Inroad building through supervising object-lesson roads; gives advice tiesnn'all matters relating to road to State and county authori- construction, nmintenance, andman- ngement: --Investigates the location, properties,and economic value of rand innterials; constructs experimental roadsto demonstrate nod test methods and materials of construction : Investigatesthe effect of various kinds of traffic on road surfaces; studies traffic regulatio04 compiles statisties..relitting to public roads; conducts educational workthrough 'centres, the distribution of lantern slides, and the exhibit ofmodels: cooperates with the Forest Service on road work conducted with theproceeds of the 10 per cent rIntion from forest receipts; has charge of nppro- theturvey, construction, mind maintenance of roads in and tatiacent to the nationalforestsfor which appropria- tIon-ls made under section 8 of theFederalttld Road Act: :111111i111,:ters.under Instructionsftiam the Secretary of Agriculture,the operation of the Federal- .add Road MI tinder which aid is renderod ..tIonof rural prat roads; investigates'andto the several Stntos in the emistrue- of utilization of water In farm Irrigationreports concerning' the hest methods and concerning the developmentof. the most efficient equipment for farmIrrigation; studies the duty, apportIon-'. ment,"andmeasurement of irrigationwater, and, the custoths, regulations, and laws affecting IrrIgntion; gives advice veitigates and assIstiihre tn farm Irrigation;in-. and reports uponthe Isinagp of farmland ofswamp andother wet ,GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT IZI11...1CATIONS. ,97 lands otherwise suitable for agriculture; conductsfield experiments and makes investigations in regard to constriction andequipment In farm-drainage sys- way,: gives advice alai assistance in faratilrainage;Investigates the domestic many supply and drainage ilisiosal of the farm;investigates and gives advice oll ;lg. (011,4111ctimi of farm buildings, on farmmachinery. amino other rural- ! ngittbering proldems. . G, ii,rat tadd lea I ions.Tln Bureau of Publie Roadsprepares bulletins on roal iatiagettiit : methods ofrroad-Imiliiimg: improvement and inn ildenanceof roads; 1.0;01 materials; 1.ridge.builditig; farm-irrigationinvestigation,: farni-drainage imestigations; rural envineering, and on the Road .mt. administration of the Federal-aid niqiii,usion, 1.1 peIte, lists, inde.res. mailinglists, maps, and rorrcsvandence. Sw I ocpartment puplicat ions, pages Ss-fin.

BUREAU OF RK ETS.

rriacipof adaiiitisfrotire nflicials.----rhief;1 liii`i Clerk; in ebarge of Handling and Marketing. Cooperative Purelinsingmill Allrketing. Market Sur- \ eys. Methods. and costs. Market Grades and Standards,City Marketing and Distribution. Transportation and Storage, MarketingDirect Activities, Market- ing live Stock. Meats and Animal By-pro/fuels,Nlarket Business Practice, t;roin and nay Marketing Investigations. SeedMarketing Investigations. Mar- keting Cotton Seed and its Products. MarketingDairy Pr.ollints, Cotton Ware- 11..11snn: ItiVesiignlion.. InveSti2ntifin and Demonstrationof Cotton Standards and Colton Testing. Ititral Organization, EnforeenAtof the Cotton Futures Act :Foreign Marketing Investigations, Preservationof Fruitssanti Vegetables in Transit and Storage, Market News Servieeon Fruits and Vegetables. Market News Service on Live Stock ihnd 'Aleats, MarketNews Service on Dairy and Poultry Troilus -Is, Market News Serviceon Grain, Hay. Feeds findleefls, Food * and Fertilizer Surveys. Foist Supply Investigations.investigation fmd Demon station of Cotton Standards and CottonTesting. Rural Drganization, State- e...,perntiOn In .:Marketing. Work, GrainStandardization, Enforcement of the Standard- Container Art. Enforeement of theCotton-Futures Act. Enforcement of the Graln-St aininrds Act, Administration ofthe Warehouse Act. Geauf hi for,-aation and dalics.ThestudiosorI In. Bunstif of Alarkets cover ,itch subjects is: NInrket conditions: demandsfor specille crops; soirees of supply; methods of grading. standardizing,imcking. and shipping (firm prod- iicts; the nature of the moninerelal transactionsbvfiteatisorwhich farm 1.1'..dlictS move front the farm to the consumer;caste in marketing; methods of accounting and business practice for marketingagencies; profits In handling farm products with means fur the reduction ofthose- wide]) are excessive; and cooperative assoeiat ions of 'farmers fbr handling rural appropriations. market news services are conductedproblems. Cmier regular vegejables and live sleek and meats. for certainfruits and \vial: has been great With the war emergency funds.this extended.['niter the einergemy build, marketreports are Issued on dairy products, and on grain. seeds, aril hay;mud aff inspection service, to determine the ronitition as tosoundness of fruits and vegettifiles atiii tither food votinets, has been in:unguided. The eemilatory workconducted by the Bureau of Markets consists in theenforcement of the flitted States Cotton-1.'0411*es Act, the United States Gratin- Standards Act. and the United States Standard-Container Act. Theburean tion of the Warehouse Act. also is charged with the administra- r;raerat pulirations.The Bureau of , Markets prepares bulletinson market- 14 big alul the distribution of wicultural()millets. Including entton handling -marketing; market surveys, methods, and and marketing; market gracles mind standards;costs; cooperative purchasing and triffifportation and storage of farm crops;city marketing find distribution; press; marketing livestock, meats.Land.anitnatmarketing by parcel post andex- bay, find seeds; nt ket1ng cotton seed by-products; marketing grain. acts; and its ucts; mnrketing dairy prod-prod- Hs; cotton wareusing Investigations; general busittesspractice In market.' ,. lug: on the collecting and distributingof MarketInformation; i'. Mnrketinc live stock. nod meats; on investigationa and demonslrationsreports or cotton standards and cOtton..testing, of cation; on rural social and educntionalon rural, credit, Insurance, and communi work between the United-States and activities; cooperation in marketing the different States; on t xtensio.nand . demonstration work in marketing anddistribution iti rural orgardiation; . re.' 98 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. ports on the enforcement of 1114Uu ited States Cotton Futures Act; on the United States Warehouse Act : on the enforcement of the United States grain- Standards Act ; and enforceinnt of the Standard-ContainerAct. nistrilailian. moires. lists. indexes. ;nailing lists, ?naps,and correspondence. See Department publications, pages 88-90. INSECTICIDE AND FUNGICIDE BOARD. Principal etilministra HIT oplcials.--471Inirman:Executive Officer. Grncia/ informationand duties, The Insecticide anti Fungicide hoard, ere. nted December 19111,assists the Secretary of Agriculture in the enforcement of the insecticide net of 191(1.Samples of insecticides are collected In the open market and ex:minusl to determine whether or not they` are adulterated or misbranded under the provisions of the net. PutdicatimmDecisions based on the hoard's findings. arecontained in Service and Regulatory Annoutwoments.The results of investigational work are pun. !kited In the series of the appropriate bureau repreentell on the hoard (Bureaus of Entomology, Chemistry, Plant- Industry, or Animal Industry). FEDERAL HORTICULTURAL BOARD.

principaladministratire officials. .iairinan; SecretaryEnonnologlealIn- spetitors; Pat Milo:neat Inspectors; In charge of Entry of Plants and Plant Prodacts under Restriction. Genu'rill in familial'? and duties. TheFederal Horticultural Board, eretitt1 Augest 21, 1912, assists the Secretary of Agrieulturt'n the enforcement of the plant-quarantine net of August 20. 1912.It is also charged with work looking to the eradication of the pink bollworm of cotton. , ap Pulilicalions.Decisionsbased on the board's Ifindiqgs are issuedinthe, Service and Regulatory Announcements. The results of investigational work' are published in the series of the appropriate bureau having representation on the hoard (Bureaus of Plant Industry;, and Entomology and the Forest, Service). Plrt IX.- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. !For locution of department and bureaus. see page 190.1 Prfncipa/ mintinistrafir, ogirials.Secrenty of Commeroe. Assistant See-L rebtry. Chief Cheri: miti Superintendent. Disbursing Clerk, Chief of Division of j \i 1,luttuont Chief of lit\ is(on of Puhlicntiott. Chief of Division of Supplies.N Gvntrai in formalimt mu, duliN.,--hv Secretary of Coffonerce Is chitrged witti thi work of promoting the (4,111111ellse of the United States and its mining,(nano- faeturing, shipping, fishery. and transportation interests.Ills duties also commis,. the following: I) The administration of the Lighthouse Service and the aid and protection o shipping thereby. 121 The taking of the census, find the clalectian and publication of 'statistical I nformation connected therewith. (3) The making of coast and geodetic surveys. I.)) The collect ion of statistics relating to foreign and domestic commerce. (5) The Inspection of steamboats, and the enforcement of laws relating thereto for the protection of life and property.' (6) The supervision of the fisheries its administered by the Federal Govern- men:. (7) The supervision and control ,of the Alaskanfur(eni,salmon, and other fisheries. (8) The Jurisdiction over merchant vessels, their registry, licensing, measure- s merit, entry, clearance. transfers, naivemeto of their cargoes and passengers and laws relating thereto, 11111) to sP:1 Foiled Suites. (9) The regulation of lflie enforcement and execution of the act of Congress relating to the equipment of iiceitu steamers with apparatus and operators for wireless communication. (10) The custody, construction. maintenanee, and application of standards of Nreighls and nalitsurements. (Ill The gathering foal supplying of information regarding Industries and markets for Ow fostering of manufacturing. (12) And the fortatiation (In einiftinetion.wIth the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Treasury) lir regulations for the enforcement of the food and drugs net of %Xi and the insecticide net of 1910. (13) Ile has power to call upon other deplirtments for statistical data utitained by them. Upon the organtsfilion of the Federal Trade Commission. created by the act approved February 26, 1914, the Bureau of Corporations mused to exist as a k` of the Department of Commerce and became-a part of the Federal Trade Conntilssion, pending investigation and proyeedings of the former bureau were taken over by the Federal Trade Commission. It Is his flu-tiler duty to make such special investigations and furnish such inform:Moll to the President or Congress its may be requirell by Them on the foregoing Albieet matters awl to niake annual reports to Congress upon the work of sail department. The Chief of the -Inviston.of Pubbeations 4s charged by thit Secretary of 'onunerce With the conduct of.ull business the departinent transacts with the Government Printing flake; the general supervision of printing Including the editing and preparation of copy, illustrating and binding, th trlbutlon of publications, and the maintetuftwe.of mailing lists..The iteifrtWitg done by the department is inhis charge,lie also keeps a recohl of all expenditures for The publishing work of the department and conducts the correspondence It entails. Publicalioni.The division of pUblietftlons issues at Intervals n list of publ4- cations of all bureaus of the Department bf Commerce nvalinble for distrib0- thin.It issues also, at the end of each north, u list of those printed during.: flint month. 09, 100 (t'lI)Iri.iiv IL:X'J'

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'i'Iul'itmulttuuu,' lit J.rtut-uu'Iuts stiutist showInuintuiiutuu'r of gil Iuuluuhlvu'uiupilI>iItur' ,tnuuuII) vt'flrsitt'tugi' PinuP ovt'r, uiittuumllhi'tiuot"nu',ilng it. ,mu'tuip t,ulimitiiiwhIrli nguiinnt,I jnil itcu't,ruhiiug to ntu'.nge, golor or rutt'e.li:uI Ivi('. tutu in. i'u'iu(iugt', I suinhuinuryof I iris -rI'i't.umi hutshis'uu Istiu'd iiihlhi-iol iiItt'I.I. Two othir hulitthlus hut ye iii .'po htM'n lsstieu I. ,hutm'.hIli lung to ii ties of 1 M Ii H to iThul(o'er. it nilI hue tiui'r It. dill's u.f!i'i,lNW) ho ioo,ltoth Agriu'tuht urt',l!klh) antilull I). (mu 1 (!u'murith ruIn tutu uniai'-i-i Itei tori ii of I lit' TIih r(eeitthi (cuusnii I 'i'M\', t) II. I ., t'I'ta.,i'VII liii'ii ffit runstutu GUDE To ()Vi RNMENTPC141.1GATIONS. 101

farm property :11'111111.:'140they motLmLro..; color or ..f runners: nativlty Inr1111.1's ;116. stock 111141. liv och s1:1111.:11Ittritn.: n11fOrIns: crops; :l'1:1111111.,11s IIIIII,' S1111111. 11:11111.ts of tbis \ "111111e art. flush 1111,1 iu1 he Iona of s4'141 Vale 1,11110111:4.1 11.1 1:11,Ils be Stall's.with S1:111,411-sf4.1' 1:nlItieS---Alallatuato Nloulana. \1. Vt. Thirteenth'enstis Reports; 977 pp,I 114.1 Nil, .1, ST:s -4:11 1st vomit obra1:8 to I la \%ai.i. I VII.' I:vpots of the 'HM10.1011 Census; pp. 1 Vols. VI nn,l\ II.I $tah up,at In nImmboli.-al 1111'4 i1110011:1111 iS1 1111' PreS1`1111'11S1.1.111.1111.1y 1.1.1.11411,%,1111yfu ;1 h Slate. 'Number. and value of farms; valim .1 farm prowrty; improol and ilopku4I: imPro\ urn) illinoPove.1 laud; domostie : 1114-1'or farlilt,: nativity ,101; and live stork slam:literitig on ;irri.:::i on.)--('nio di, :r1' also issued ill the long ,00arato buimins, vadi rowing Ili all individual slate an,l Io the tof or halo Rico.) 'not ttettslis titzricaltork, is taken decennially. \1:111111: c1 ores,rav,t, I u 1C.Nioral rtporimillanalysis.(Vol.1'111. IV. 14,"1.1, Censas: sI i pp. IToo., :Persons onuagod In111:11111- ja,1 :111.1 1.1nplo.\ l'es; n ;1:D. earners r:1111: tat : salarir, told ttlitt_ttts; cost or nodorhd.... and fool,.\ ;Olio :111111 1. -111:11111inv1111'1.: character of ownership (corporation. Individual 01111 1: Innis of ialior ;1... alizat ion of ulustri I lit),(1.1.)1. by Sian-..N\ tilt slat istirt.; for principal titles. (Vol. IX, Izeistrts ..r (.4.1,11s: 1..111pp.)Topless person, 111.111'1'S: 1111Zrer.011111:11: S:1 :1111I \Vages cu--.1 of 11,:r1,.I.i;11.;,11,1 fuel: evtieties; prodlicts va I al, :111,14s namaf;iet ore. i The ..oniebi of -this whoop have been. issue.' in form or stoaite 1.11114.'11N. each to an individual slaw and I II1114' Dist rirl-of Columbia, Altisll. 11:1 wail, a1ml Porla ,1 far Princi I Inil ries. ( Vol. N. Reports of thAnorreenth Co-us; :17:1plt.1 Topics: Tiiis colulnr vonlaim.--Iport for .11 leading in-. .Iii -uric- :oil _roue. tchlch are :4.1 en similar ht scope to.l iii in _realer ,Iclail than. pi.osmited in Vol. VIII.allt, Vo1111.t1IS of ihi.. hate Ia.. isstied Die form of -19 bulletins. 1 relating tooun- faclnre., in1:t inuiopolitnil districts. and -IS relating to individual Industries and u.c.,111.. IndiNtries.1 Nlanuf.wilires. 1914,Abstract ;octavo. 722 tia;2.4ss. The census of tit:ma- i:14.mo is taken quitapieliniall.Trie detailedresults. 0( die-lust inquiry, ilich col 'Ted the operations of the calendar year'1914. have liven published in 'the form .ift series of bulletins, one !salt:1111111g statistics for indhidual Stales and rot' 111111\11111:11 iudustlrs. T1)1se 1,111111ns atilt haler hr 1,,1101 t,,g.,..11wr in the forma .11f two or three large ottatrto voltitats. The . scope of, he census is subst ant t s1111111 11S that for 19),1.1 and 19441. Xi, Reports of,. l'Itirteeffili Census; :41..1 pp.) Toi.vs: Putsons engaged ; qiivers. Mill trployeps 11.11vs:111i1 \ 110111's Of labor; products; cost of minterlals and sulevliem; , ruptelpenses1 powercapital ;claw:trier of (srgatsizat bp (egoist. t riition, dir,m anal- other) ;vontract (1:1144 sections of dug report voint to coal turning andto Ironlulniiig,respeitIvely.have been piddislhel In the form of separaLe bulletins, one. of 51pi 4es, entitled " nail the oilier of 2:i pages. eatitledIron mines. (Mle CenstISof minvl IniarrIt.,: Is taken decennially. Annual statistics in regard to Min- eral podticts are paitlisiasi by the States I:ont:deal Survey.) .itstrart of the Thirtetvit It l'ensus. 1914). pp., without supplement.)This publication prest'aits condensed statistics relative to population! (except()col potions). agriculture. manufactures. and mines and quarries. It is Iss$141 5:I editions, one vvithont supplement and earl,' of the others contalnhiga stIpple nowt presenting detailed 44tatistics relating to the four subject.), tanned.or ti411111: Inn; S11111 snot -for Ili(' District of Coltttabirt, Alaska, Ilawall. l'orn I The State supplements are also issued separately. lionevolent Institutions. 1910.(411 pp.)Topics: Institutions for the care of children; homes for care of adults or of adultlitand children; hospitals; sani- tariums; dispensqtries; institutions for the care of atal deaf; 11111Rhor alai sex of inimit1!s; reeelpts; expenditures; value of pOoperty. 102 (WIDE TO COVF.RNMEIT ,PI' BLICA TION S.

Insane and Feeble-minded Ininstitutions, 1910. color: I 217 pp.) ' Topics: sox; al.;itini\ity : parentage: age: maritalconilit bp ofiti,ane: illiteracy of insane; oupation of insane priorto admission to institution: aleoliplie psychosis among general paralysis :timing the insane:names 'anti foatiops tif institutions.aim statistics in this report :Ire also in eonthnsell form, in /-tulletin 119, of 99 pp.) prsnte.I. Paupers in Alin,liotisOs_.1910. pi..)Topics: Sri: color:race:na tivity; parentage; age; marital 14,11,1ii i"Ii ; 1,C( 111.110,11 4' ;14j physical condition; mental or detects: children born in atm, houses:, names auul location, et ainr.41011,cs.. this report . also presented. in condensed form. in Bulletin 120. of I19 pp.) l'risoners and Juvenile Delinquents. 10111. I.\ bow -100 pp.)Sex; color: rave: nativity :11111.11,1' ; ,:t111(':1,*(` ;1111Ille' and location, of in,litutions. (Tile statistics in this report are also pr,entet! in col111411.111 of 130 pp.) forut 111Bulletin 121. The Blind in-the United States, 1910.(2`s2ip.)Topics: Sex: age; color: rave; nativity' nationality ;marital condition: occupation. I.\ summary ..1 coliloos of this 111-11 is pri.,.nied 130. of 52 pp.) I maf-Mutes in united snip.... 1910. 220 pp.)Topic.; sex; rotor; nativity; age; :UN' 111 which deafness "4,111.1.11 l':111S11:tip- reading; deaf 112111- ; 11111111:11 condition; school attentlanee:ototpations, (, port111 of Ow 141/111S1.11S 14 Mt/tilled in Ibis report an given in 11111'4:111-P11:Z1. prel 111101111'Y ll 111/11111.14111.111 011 il 11'11 "The 1'01,11, of Ihr Ilr:tl' ono 111111111,1911/...1 Summitry. of Slate Laws llelative to the rare of theDependent (lasses 1913. (Octavo: 343 pp.) Topic,: Paupers; Ninth; deaf and 'nnt); ; infirm; less insane: feehlemiindeil; inebriates; ,oldiers. and' marine.. Statistical Directory of State Institutions, 1913. ....on pp.) lilt press.) Names and locations of State institution's for fetid I trintinatis tic, epileptic, Umbian.. tuberculous, blind. dtaf1106.11111'11, and denliltent ninteN. employees, eNtientlituretk Nlarriage and Divorce. 1S07-1 900.Part I. Summary. laws. and foreignsta. tIst les. 15411!ILI Topics: Marriages; marriage rate,: divotces; \orc. rates; divorces amolig'Negroes...., causes of divorce:intemperance as a cause of divorce: alimony ;residence; duration of marriage NV11111 vorce; children; 11'111111111101 by di- 011'111J:11 ion or remarriage of divorcedpers.ilis; suicide among the divorced: laws rtlatingto marriage and divorce'; marriage aim) divorce in foreign countries.Part II. General tables. IS.141 pp.) (`ruse; lillet1/1111 : Mir:titan of marriage whenterminated by divorce; -01011.0, ; county statistics.IA sitiliniary of the statistics containedill prAenIed i0 Bulle1in 90. of TI pp.) this report he Religious Bodies, 1900.Part1. Summary and general tables. Topics: Ilentim,nations: (570 pp.) organizations;tholeofestablishmetit;ministers; salaries of ministers; sex of members; languageused in conduct of serxiees; seating capacity .of churches: value of schools; Negro organizations. property; debt: imMotnn:es: Sunday Part II. Separate denomination,. 44;714 pp.) History; doctrine; polity; orminizations;sex ni Innihes; rnpaeilc of ellitrches; seating capacity of churches; \III's, of 'churchproperty; Avid; parson:it:es; Sunday schools. (A Summitry of the contents of this Bulletin 103. of 149 ta).) report is presented In Statistical, Atlas of the State,.:. 1914.(Text. 99 pp.: maps. charts, and diagrams. 5113 pls.) The statistical diagrams by which are shown galhicallyatlas etaitain, maps. charts., and ticsrotating to popultitIonA agriculture. natimfactares.sumo of the 111'1111'11411 1.1.11,11S 511111S- cotton, Hammes of titles, mortality, religions 1111111.A and itnarles. and Insane in luggtals. - billies, Marriage and divorce, Wealth. 1)ebt, and Taxation. 1913.Volume I. value of public and private wealth 1ssll pp.)Topics: Estimated National and Slate indebt.441ne,t andfunds and Investents;m county and municipalholebledness anti sitikingfibitl its taxation 111111ret.eatie systems Of Stale and local sets; mai taxes. governments; asseitsments Vol. 11.(Trtn pp.) National a111 Slate revenues and,ex- pentlitures 'alai public properties ofStates;enmity revenues, expenditures, and public pr(1Prt les ;municipal revenues. expendlinrts, and (The eight sections of this report bare public properties. also been published in the formof separate bulletins.)(The inquiry relating to wealth. public is made decennially,) debt, and inflation Electrical Industries, 1912.(a) Central electric light andpower i.tations and street end electric railways:(440 pp.)Topics:Central electric light GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT FTBLICATTONS. 103

and power stations: Commercial and fannitiipal stations; characterof ownership; stations operated in coitittwithin with electric railways;power eptiOlitelit ; ;:encriting equipment :financial statistirs; east : Income: expenses; 11111111*r of iisionurs: qtitput ;ein(iliot.e; salaries and wages; technical aspects ofad- %;Ilices in industry during the period of 1907-1912.Street and electric rail- ii:is: Ittilkng stork; trackage; power; tratlie; ear mile:tee; nunnitipalrail- ,' \ .: elevated railways: subways: equipment : !sorer: capitalization:cost of -suction; income: expenses; dividends; interest: employees;salaries and i..i_..: technical aspects of iltiVtilleSin industry ihiring period 1907-1912. lot Hitiontenttof this report are summarized In Bulletin 124. of 113pages.) ': ', l,i l'elopliones and Telegraphs andA111,061,111 Elelie Fire-11101n 111111 Pollee- ! 1.;;;!,1 Signaling Sy- teem. 120S pp.)Topics; Telephones: Equipment: t raffle ; bell "sient: itie"nlv: expense's; employees: salaries and doll& ; witg.t.s; finances; 'HO-. 1 interest ;ratesinimportantcities. Telegraphs: Land telegraphs; 1 ocean cables; mileage of wire and cable; ;number ofmessages; number of ii., -,is: finances; eniiiloyees; salaries and wages; lucome; ;:,,,cionentill system::: Wireless systents; -Municipal electric tire-alarm and policepatrolsignaling .i.,,nis: Boxes; tire alarms: lire losses; inSitriltlee.I T110 eolltelits of this re- 1port are briefly summarized in Ibilletin 123. of 26pages. The electrical In- ihisirtes inquiry is mode qiiiiiiittetinially.) 'Frillisportationby\Valet.1906. (240 pp.)l'opics: N111111'14.1' of craft tontee:c:,4mtvership; valuation of vessels and of hindproperty :power; in- cme: etill titt ts.S ;stt hiries and Wages ;freight :passengeri"..riiiei:.cried: con:: res. 1 sional tippropritiliollS;tioVeloj 'ratOf inland waterways. made decennially.) Cfhis ifitittiryIs % FisheriesoftheUnitedStates. 1908. (1124' pp.) illis: Fishermen: employees; salaries and wages; capital; equipment' utit#4,cannitug ;mil preserving; exports; imports:, fisheries of Alasitit.ITI s inquiryis made decennially by the Census Bureau in cooperation with theBureaueif Fisheries.) I ufiiiiial Register of the United Stales. 1917. (8913 pp.) Topics: Federal offi- cialsmind employees; Name; designation; position;place of employment: department :bureau or office; salary: State of birth; legal residence.(The talicial Register Is compiled biennially.it is not for free tiii:tilmtion, but Is for side by the Superintendent of Documents, thivernment 51,30.1 Printing Office., at Nlortalitytrain (*Juicer and" other Malignant Tumors in theRegistration Area of the l'filted States. 1914.1212 pp.)Topics: Deaths and death rates from cancer in the registration areaI which contained approximately two- thirds .of the populatitailif the United Slates in 19141.classifies) according to sex. :tee, color, and nativity (whether native or of fttireign birth) ofdecedent. and siltivity of Parents. and according to iirgautor part of holy affected. .I'llited.Sintes Life Tables, 1910.(65 pp.)'rids publication is a compilation4' hosed on the population In 1910 and the number of deathsIn 1909. 1910, and Pill. for the New England States, New York, New Jersey,Indiana. Mihigum. iiii the Ifistriet of Cohnohla.-41(1 presents. for variouselements of the population, classified aceortling to sex, color, nativity. nail residetteein urban null rural lisalities. the death rate and the expectation of lifeat each timntle-J%f are during lice first year of life and at each year of age thereafter,together with other details.Tio., tables are similar to those eolifidied by fife insurance cominifiles, but .differ from the latter in that they relateto the entire population of the area covered, instead of only to risks scleetts1through medical examination and otherwise. Iletals of Fanillies,--FIrst Census of the United Stales. 1790.This publication is issued In 12 paper-hound volumes.. each t elatingto a single State, as follows: l'olinectient (227 pp.). Maine (107) pp), Maryland(189 pp.), hlassa- chusetts Gni pp.), New Ilitnipsiiire 1146 pp.). New York1308 pp.), North . I 'urollaut 1292 pp.). l'emisylvaulit (426 pp.). Rhode Island (71 pp.). South Car- olina (150 pp.), Vermont 195 pp.). Virginia (Stateenumerations. 1782 to 1785 ;. 1.t9 pp.). Each volume gives the name of each head of fondly.the total number ortneinhers of the faintly : the number of free White males 10years of age and over. the number of free White Males under 16years of age, the total number or free white females, and the number .0 slaves.(The census " family " 'In- cludes, in addition to the natural family, servants. lodgers. andothers residing in the same apartment Or dwelling.These vanities are not distributed free, . but are Tor sale at $1. X! each, .. . Annual and -other priodiral indaiettlion.t.The annual pubileations.of the Census Bureau are 1181!!a below.It may be noted here that practically all the -- t 104 GUIDE T1) GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.' 4 (enstis Pdreatt's publications are periodical In ,-Intracter, beingIs Nued at Inter- vals ranging 10 1111.4111 from two weeks to tenyears. The co dents of the reports Issued Lit two -Weeks intervalsthose relating tocottonare brought together and published, in amplified form. in an annual bulletin,as explained below. .MI these reports are distributed free. so far as the size of theeditions will per ; and in stone rases 'where the edition is so nearly exhaustedas to neeossi- tate the Ills(1111t 1111111111V of further free distribution. copiesmay be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents. Government Printing'Mice. Mortality Statistics.-( Ileport for 111111 will contain about 700 pages.)lie:oh, In death-registration area Icontaining approximately two-thirdsthe population of/the., 1:nitedStalest. ilassilied according to sex. color. nativity. parentage ('wive or foreigni; age, 'rause. and Month: death ratesYer allLiaise,: combined and for 11'1,11%111u:0 causes. Birth Statistics.(Report for 1916 will contain approximately 91)pages.' Thp forthcoming report is the second of ana iliHt series ill Which Will he ill' sealed. for the 1)11111-rt.giSinllimi area (which now cioitainsapproximately Per (via 1IC the Population of Ihr('sited stmes), statisticsof births, cisssitied according to sex of child :11111 according to color and nativityof parents.I:irth rates and infant mortality rates (that is, the number of deaths of Infantsmuter 1 year of ago per 1.000 hint Its' will also he given. Financial Statistics Population )ver 311.000. (Last report published, NN Lich relates to the list-al year NIG, contains 375 pages.)Bevy-. Imes: receipts:l'VVV11111! 1111l1 nourevenue: exptillitures:interest: outlays permanent improvements :assessments: taxes: piddle properties; indebtedness. (Ieneral Statistics of Cities.(The last report, xhicli related to the fiscalyear 191(1. contained 1SS pages.)These reports present statistics in regardto vitri- . ous activities or timnicipal goverthoents.That for DILIinered the suliteets of governmental organizations. pollee departments. liquortatlic, and numb-- Ipally owned water-supply systems.The next r1.1.,,r( will relate to recreation facilities, stir!' as parks, playgrounds. bathing bea,hes, musicamtotuerhtin- mettl provided by the city, art galleries, museums. etc. Financial Statistics of States.(The repertfor 10111 eontainr127 Itevenues: receipts. revenue :1111111111111.V111111.: expenditures :interest : outlays for permanent littprox-ements; assesktisalls: taxo:i properties; cotton Predation and Distribution.I itepeet for season of P.110-17 is presented in Itunetin WI, of 144 pages.)Production;acreage: supply: distribution; price; value; cotton seed; Milers; gintieries; stocks; spindles;imports: exports.I Data as to the ginning of cotton to specified dates: 11S.10motto con importet*, exported. and on hand. and number ofcotton spindles In operation, each month: and .1ts to votton.seed crushed timid lintersobiaitied to specified dates, are edlts.te41, :Id pritittsi on 1m:4(11111S,a total of about ::t; suer reports being contplled In the 1.1/111*SP of a year.These, reports are mailed to gin tiers, manufacturers warehousemen. alai others. Leaf Tobacco hold by Nlanufacturers and filers.(Last report relatil to .1min:try 1, 1915. IThese reports are issued quarterly antiare printed on post- . 4111.11,4 which are mailed to growers. deniers. and others interestai In the tobacco Industry.They S1113 theiimounts of leaf folatechon hand. tinstemnied and stemmed. classified ac.irding to principal types.It is the Intembat hereafter to Issue also an amino! repot. In pamphlet Pula, in whichthe statistics will he presented iti greater detail Gym In the quarterlyreports. Annual Report of theiritor of the l'ettsus to the Secretary of C01111111.1'cl (Report for fiscal year 1917 Is of octavo size and contains43 pages.)These reports describe the operations of the Census irena during the years to they relate, outline plans for 'future work, II. tthe piddle:100ns Issued, make recommendations for legislation needed, and present tabularstatements of tip- ProprlatIons and ecalif ores. Lie of publieolionx.--'11u* Census Bureau has for distributiona pamphiel containing deserlpt ive and chronological lists of all. Its publications;Including those not available for distribution.No monthly list of publications Issued. but the %itrious publivations of the bureau tire listed In the list. department monthly ifelhoil of diRtribution c,f publicaltong.Nearly allreports, InflVtins, etc.. Issued by the Census Bureau are for distributionon request, so far as the size of theeditions will permit; ivIth the exceptions of the OfficialRegister of the ,Unite) States and*Iletals of FamiliesFirstCensus of the Unitedtates. The fdrnler publiatlOn Is soldby the .Superintendent of Documents,(loVerntneut 1)rInting Office, at $1150; anti the latter Is for sale bythe Director -of the Census GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 105 at $1.00 per volume. Someof the publlentIonsof which tlw 'editions are nearly exhausted that they are no longer so sale by the Superintendent of Ihwitilients.available in the bureau arc also for Mailing list.Mailing lists for variousCensus publications are'lliaintaitost In the case of most of the do-emit:11 andquinquennial inquiries, the hound volumes containing the eomplete reportsarts issuedin comparatively smolt editions for distribution to libraries andolucational Institutions and to statisticians. ollielals.:11111oilers who have loch they contain. particular usefor the tletailettstatistics Summaries or abstracts 1.f thesereports. and in many ..scs complete sections of the reports.are. however, getierally,printed in tit- form of paper-bound bulletins. in much largereditions than the reports them- selves, and these ane usually available.during a period of several years after flair first publiration, for distribution toall w ho desire them. ifops.'he Census itufeliti does not publish cluded in reports and bulletins, any maps: except as may be in- Correspond/ wc.Ifisinests for Census publicationsshould be addressed to the i)irectorof the Census, AVashington D.. 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BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTICCONIMERCE. Principal administrative officials and offices.Clth.f:Assistant Chief (First); Assistant Chief (Second 1; Chief Clerk. Chiefs of Divisions: torial, Foreign Tariffs. Statistics, Edi- 1 District Dilices: NPNV York. CommercialAgent : Boston, Agent: Chicago, commercial Agent: St. Louis, 4.0111Itlervi:11 ; New (It-leans. Ciminterclii4 Agent : San Francisco.Commercial .1gent: Seattle. Commercial Agent. CommercialAttavhi.g: London. England: Petrograd. Russia: Pelting, ('hina; Buenos Aires. Paris, France.; Brazil ;Lima, Pont; 'fie Hague, Netherlands;Argentina; into de Janeiro. bourne, Australia ; Tukiu, .Tapan. Copenhagen, Denniark ;Mel- Gcneral information and iinties.--The Bureauof Foreign and Domestic Com- tin-rce is charged by law with 'the duty ofdeveloping the various mettig industries of the United States and marketsfor their products at home and abroad, by gatherilig and.publishing usefulinformation. or by any other :onilable method.- ,In carrying outthis function of gathering hit-min:won Avant:we is taken of the relations of the the Federal 01*Vire. bureau with many other branches of Use is made especially of the Consular Service, State, to obtain reports on the trade of foreign through the Department ot. the sate. abroad of articles produced in the countries and opportunities for edited in the bureau and distributed to United Shows. This material is the commercial Public bymeans of the laity coniniereo fteports tool supplements thereto,and also by means of special bulletins and pamphlets and confidential circularsor letters. The bureau directs the commercial attaliC. markets for American gomls. service in studies of foreign The at Duchi.s devote till their timeto the study of commercial problems and tho.-r.afts of theirInvestigations are published in commerce Repots or in monograph torsi. Tlihreour littachis at London, Paris, Petrograd. Buenos Aires, lift) de Janeiro, The I lag's., Peking. and Melbourne. Copenhagen. Tokio, ',hue. The bureau Is alsoNisplipped with acorps of special agents, who supplement the work of the consular °dicers through speri:11 are tilted by training or experiehce. Investigations fo whiCh they The reports of qliese'agents lirepublished In Commerce Reports or as monographs. Aspecial staff at the bureau vises this work. superin connection with its trade promotion work thebureau maintains a Division of Foreign Tariffs, where TAformatiot1 in regardto customs hiriffs and regulations 'of foreign countries is mounded (j) compliancewith specifte requests, well as For publication in Commerce Reports and as worst(' monographs.In addition to informatIon'in regard to foreign customsthrlfis. \the bureau also furnishes information regarding patent and trade -)narklaws of foreign Countries. consular regulations, treatment of comnieretaltravelers and thel r samples. pure food and drug laws, embargoes, contraband, and similarrestrictive measures. Statistical information in regard to importsand exports Is received by the bttronu'in monthly and qutti.terly returns from thecollectors of customs, showing the articles imported and exported and thecountries from which articles are imported and to which artItles are exported:These statistil.s are printed firstIn theMonthly Summar). of F'orelint Commerce and Very,detailed widely distributed. import statistics are published quarterly.Mama(statisticsof 106 GUIDE TO COVIIENNIFNT PUBLICATIONS.

our foreign Trade are published in detail In Conitio:ree and Nttvigation of the 1"nited States.The Statistical Abstrtict of the United States presents in condensed form statements regarding the commerce, twooluctinn.Industries. Impala- ion. finance.etc'., of the ruined States and a statement of tlike commerce of the Principal foreign countries. , A The, distribution Vf (irk of the bureau has been greatly facilitated by the (+stab- osilliwiltof districtotlires.in New York,Boston. Chicago,St. Louis.New in-leans. San Francisco. and Seattle. These Olives exptslite the distribution of commercialInformation and establish closer relations between Government and private agencies interested in the extension of foreign trade.Arrange- nonts base ;i1So been.made with commercial organizations in other cities to establish cooperative branch ollbvs. which will serve the same purposes its the bureau's own district offices.Such cooperative vflices have been established inCincinnati, Cleveland, Les Angeles. Philadelphia. Pertiand (Oreg.),and Dayton. Genera/ pi/Haul/no/R.The general publications of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce are issms1 in fourSzeller4: (11Special Agents Series; . 124 Special Consnlar Reports; 131 Tariff Series; (11liseelliiiions Series. 1. Special Agents Series.These include HITmonograidis to date on special industries and special phases .of comnieree, prepared he commercial agents. The topicsIra alt41 Include trade conditions and markets for different coin- neolities and iiiiinufact ores in different countries. 2. Special Consular Reports. These include menogratilis ISO.to date) compiled from tilt. reports or consular onicers on some selected tommerial or Industrial topic. 3. Tariff Series.These include monographs (3S to date) giving the .custolus dudesof foreign countries, customs regulations. hatsgoverningcommercial travelers. trade-mark laws and regulations. 4.liseellatmous Series.These include publications (GI to date) not falling lit the three (lasses above mentioned, being chiefly such publications as have been prepared In thebureau.Among thesepublications are the retools on the cost of production in various industries: ilelhod of distribution of general publirntions.thegeneral distributionof the bureau's publications is on itsales basis.i.imittsl editfluis of the general publienlif Mt are printed for free distribution by the bureau to the press, trade Journals. pubic libraries. commercial organizations. and other ugeneies assisting Oar bureau In its trade - promoting work.All Publications of thebureau are sold by the Superlitlendent Of Documents, Government Printing Office. Annual and other periodical puldicalions.--"I'llesvInclude:(a) Commeree Reports. (Dolly.)Single copies. 5 cents; annual subseriptilm. $2.50; chilli, bound quarterly volt14.s, with index. Viper annum. ( b) Foreign Commerce and Navigation of the United States.(Annual.)$1.50. tel Imports oflerelititallscInto the United States. by Articles and Gauntries (five-year tallies). (Table 3 front Foreign Commerce and Navigatitrn of the Unite) States.)(Annual.)40cents. (al Exports(if-slooniestle Niereltandise front the United States:by Articles and Countries (five-yeur tattles). (Table 5 from Foreign (7otitineree and Navi- gation of the ruins] States.)(Annual.) 50 cents. (c) Imported Niereliamlise Entered fur Consumption In the United States land Duties 'Collected Thereon.(Quarterly.)Single copies. 13 to '25 cents; (Tables 0 and 10 from Foreign Commerce and Navigation of the United States.) (Annual.) 15 cents. '(f)Statistic:0 Abstract of the United States.(Annual.)rocents. (g)Imported Merchandise Entered fur Consumption lu the United States and Duties Colleet441 Thereon.(Quarterly.)Single copies, 15 to 25..eents; annual subscription, 75 coots,' (h) Summary of the Foreign Commerve of the United States.(Monthly.) Single copies. 15 cents; annualsitbscriptIon. $1.50. (i) Bulletin of Exports of nottiestie BrenTlstuffs, )feat, -and Dairy Products. Cotton, and Mineral this. (11101%011y.) (j) Total Values of Imports and Exports ofthe United States.(Monthly.) (k) Foreign Tariff Notes.(Quarterly,)Reprints of tariff notes from Com- merce Reports. List of publiectlions.--The bureau has Issued a catalogue of its general publl- cations, in which the publications tire grouped bysubjects; thecataloguehas anindex.There ore not Imitated in this eatalogue eertain of the special con- sularreports and the tariff.serles. Vhe bureau has also published leaflets list- GUIDE TO GOVERNME4T PUBLICATIONS. 107

ing its publications of current value.No monthly list of publications is issued. The Division of Pu lineations of the Department of Commerce issues such a list, which includes. of course, the publications of this bureau. Indexes to publiations.A0 index of Commerce Reports is published guar- itcrl.The price of the Index to Commerce Reports is 20 cents a year.An index to the Supplements to Commerce Reports is published annually. No :amoral index of the bureau's publications has been issued. !tailing lists.Copies of the bureau's publications are furnished free to the Press, public libraries. mid emilinerviA when specialrequests :ire made.No general mailing list for all publications is maintained. Co'rrespondenre.( ;enern1 irouiries concerningthebureau'spublications -Iambi be addressed to the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic -0.1111111erVe, Wash- inton. I). C. BUREAU OF STANDARDS. Principal administrative offieials.Director, Bureau ofStandardS, Chief Physicist, Chief Chemist, Physicists, Secretary. Superintendent of Mechanical Plant. General information and dtities.The functions of tla Iltiroali of Standards vsas follows:(a) The custody of the standards; (hi the comparison of the standards used In scientific investigations, engineering. manufacturing, Coln- nivree. and educational institutions: with the standards adopted or recognized by the G4vernment ;(c) the construction. when necessary, of standards, their multiples and sulalivisions; (4) the testing 311111 calibration of standard measuring apparatus; (e) the solution of problems which arise in cannection with standards; (f) the determination of physical constants and properties of materials, When !1101 (iota are of great importance to scientific nr manufacturing interests and are not to he obtained of sufficient accuracy elsewhere: (g) formation of standards for public utility service; (it) testing structural and other

materials; 1 technologic researches; anti other invt4tigations as authorized by (congress. 'The luirelm Is authorized to exercise its functions for the Government of the United States. for any State or municipal government within the United States, or fir any scientific society, educational institution, firm, corporation, or individual within the United States engaged in manufacturing or other pursuits requiring the use of standards or standard measuring instruments.For all com- parisons. calibrations. tests, or investigations. except those performed for the Government of the United States or State governments, a roasonable ftaviii be charged. General publications.Nlaterin) is Issued on the follhwilig toples Aeldim- etry (standard) ;Alloy, metallurgy, research; Analysis (standardlethods) ; Anemometers ; Appliances ( specifications ); Axles. HMI other ra groat materials; Balances and 'scales; Barometer testing; Brasses and bronzes (research); Calorimetry; Capacity measurements; Cement testing and roseh; Cement (standard specifications) ; Chemical nualysis; Chemical pritiarti of materials; ('lay and clay products (testing) ;Color standards: ColorimeitkvColumns, steel- (testing) ; Combustion samples for calorintetry; Conducthity of structural materials; Constants (standards of physical) ; Density and hydrometer measure- / meats; Electric cells (standard) : Electric current testing: Electric meter measurement : Electrical conductivity of materials; Electrical lamps, Electrical measurements; Electrical practice standards, Electrical properties of materials; Electricalresistance measurements; Electrical standards and instruments; Electrical service standards: Electrolysis; Engineering instruments; Engineer- ing materials (testing and r&learchl: Expansion of materials; Failures of metals (cruises); Fire resisting properties of materials; Gas meter testing; pas service standards; Gasoline standards (testing and research) ;Geodetic metal tapes (test of) ;Girders, steel (testing) ;Glass testing and research; Heat conductivity of materials; Heat measurements; Heat measuringInstru- ments (testing); Heat standards; Hygrometry and density-measurements; Inspection of weights and measures; Interferepee of light; Inks, (testing and research) ;Instruments (engineering);Inveshigation of miscellaneous materials; Lamps (electrical);Length measurements; Light (interference); Light(standards) ;Light waves (meaaurenients) ; Lime mid stucco testing and research; Lubricating oils (testing and research) ;* Illagnetle testing; Mag. netooptics; Mat's measurements; Measurements (standards); Measurements Of eapacity, length, time, etc.; Mechanical standards Of performance; Melting 108 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT 11'111.ICATIONS. point standards for thermonMtry; Metal tapes. surveyors' (testing);IMetak and paper (testing and researchl: Metals (properties); Metals ((muses failre) ;Meter. (dectie. instrument (recce: of (nesting and iiivetliasition Meier. gas (testing); Materials :Materials. structural(esting. and research); Metric system of %%eights andmeasures; Metallurgy alloy research; Oils. lubri- -easisu!nesting and research); ()laicalinstruments and siandards; Optical materials; (sistind properties of materials:nistital standards (constants and dam) :()plies 111:1Utte(a) search) : (lxidirnetry Ist,andarils) ;Popes!(testing. and re- Performance (standards); Photometry;Photomicrography; Physical cast:suss (standards): Polarimetry: Pressure1::t;:cs 1'1'01.011e, "f materials and metals; Phyrometry l'r(Nsart. 111Pasill'ealeals and reseal-eh); Radiation' (loss); Itadjoinet ; Quality, standards (testing gal ion I:ailsI lechoology Railroad materials( investi- Itefrigermion: Research work withinaieriall and mends: Resistance Imensuemonts orch.virican; SacchntimcfrY: standard I;itialysisI: ;Ind 1);11;ffici.,:. Silver volt..nieter; Sin and loh.raoces for ote:isoing apparatus;Specitivationsfor materials; Staellssiss- eters: S(au)na) methods of liniossis: Standardsfor materials (testing and research I; StandardsIf I (testing sind research) : Standards Of to..otAi Stood:ink of s)xislimetry we:sm-v. ; Sion(' (testing and research): Stored(testing and rose:trills : Sugar analysis: Sugarstandard polarization for poloriinetry; Surveyors' and geodetic Bela) tapes:Steel columns (testing) :Steel girders : S011001%11 materials(testing and research); colossaltests; Tapes (surveyors and geodetic): Structuralsteel various materials; Testing gsrs meters: Testing and research of ing wands,: 'revs des (testing and Testing miscellaneous nmterials;Test- research) : Therm:II properties ofmaterials; 'flieristomenytheat measurements) ;l'hennopiles: ments) : measuring (instru- Toleranils and specifications for measuringappanstns; Voltameter (silver) :1Vatels testing: Weights and ments. measures; 'Weights and weighing instis- go Method of distribeilimi.PublicutIons of-the Bureau ofStandards are .distributes! free of charge so longus the stock for free distrilattion Is available. When a publication of this bureau is copies may be slid:lined by addressingno longer available, for free distribution. the Superintendent of Documents.Wash- ington. 1). I"., who will advise the writer concerningthe prices or such papers, and supply same on receipt of theprimer remittance. Assiut/ awl oihur animal report is printed each year giving asolvitles of the Bureau of Standards.Frem.on application. List oflablivirtinns.Alist of publications of the Bureau available 1 free distributhm and wilt be of Standards is monthly list of new publications is publishedsent on receipt of request. So hy this bureau. but sucha list Is included In the monthlyannouncement list of the Department These publication!: are identified by initial o ommerce. of series and serial ntitber,e. g., " S 309" means serial No. 309 of the ScientificPapers. Indexes to puhlieations.--The, Bureau of Index known as the " De(emital Index" (theStandards has had ( ne general is for the Bulletins (i. e, Scientific Yffpers)first ten years. 19N-11114),which for free distribution. only. This index is still avails IM! ifailinfi lists.A mailing list for nubile libraries andcertain university libraries is maintained by the bureau.Some mailing lists einftined to the different einsses of specialists of work according Standards are also nt present being maintained.carried on at the Bureau of Maps arid 011708.-1w Bureau of StandardsIssues n Metric System Chart which Illustrates graphic:1My the comparisonbetween the 'Engl:s1) and the mettle systems of weight and measure.This chart is sent free of schools, commercial organizations, and charge to Made to this bureau. other institutions on applicationbeing CorreSpondrnre.-Al 1 requests for publicationsshould die addressed 'simply Director, Bureau of Standards, 1Vashington.D. C. BUREAU OFFISHERIES. Principalgdininixtettlire of/fefabl--Commissioner; Assistants in Charge of Divisions: Office, Dignity Deputy Commissioner: Respecting Food Fishes, Fish Culture, Statistics and Methods; Architectfind Engineer; -Accountant. General infortnattims and dutfea.The work of the fittretin of Fisheriescom- prises (11 the propagatioll of usefulfood fishes, including lobsters, cther shellfish,.and theft' distribution oysters,' and to suitable waters; (2) the inquiryinto GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 109

the rouses of decrease of food fishes in the lakes. ri%'ers, val coast waters of the Paned States. the study pf the waters of the coast and Anterior in the interest if fish culture, and the investigation of the fishing grounds of the Atlantic. Gulf. and Pacific coasts, with the view of determining their food resources and the ,lyclopilient of the commercial fisheries; (3) the collection and compilation of 1hr stolistits of the fisheies and the study of their methods and rein' boss! (4) the mIministrof ion of the salmon fisheries of Alaska. the fur-seal herdon the Pribilof Islands, and the fur-bearing naturals of Alaska. m-re! publiett Spcxial reports in the form of octavo pamphlets, ;n11t fcI lailletins in the form of royal octavo pamphlets, embracing the follow- mg general SilbjeCtS: Fish culture fish-cultural methods and practices, fishery mcitisties and nal hods, shellfish, Alashn fisheries: aquatic biology, morphology mid physiology of aquatic animals. marine and fresh-water explorations. disease and parasites of fishes. etc.The special retiorts are the usual medium for publication of practical and economic subjects, and the bulletins of scieu- titic and technicalmatters. These reports and bulletinsare respectively grouped as annual serves. and title pages and tables of contentsare furnished those Who %visit to bind theni, ii 4 Economic circulars which contain brief advance reports of Investipidons cf economic importance or brief statements of information of timelysignifi- cancy nor requiring more extensive treatment. These circulars ore ()clay() leaflets. with independent serial numbers. ch Special statistical bulletins on various fishery industries issuedas ocen- ,j11/1 denlaillk Ur us investigations or canvasses :ire completed.These bulletins ate single sheets, with independent serial lintlibers. ththod ul flixtribulionof general publications of the bureau have hprefofore been distributed free. but hereafter they willlie sent out through the Superintendent of Documents, who will make n charge therefor. The free distribution of documents is now restricted to institutionsexchanging trio or cooperating with the bureau, and foreign and State fishery officials. Innuol aisci nihr periodical pablicatimis.---(al The Annual Report ofthe Commissioner of Fisheries to the Secretary of Commerce. A brief administra- the record of the year's activities. thl The Annual Report of the Distribution of Fish and Fish Eggs. Arecord of the fish hatched rind rescued and eggs obtained and the disposition ofsame. Alaska Fisheries and Fur Industries.An annual record of the work of the bureau in this field, covering (1) the enrolcement of the law and regulations, having to do with the protection and conservation of the fisheries and operation of hatcheries; (2) administration of the Anwrirait fur-seal herd of the North Pacific Ocean; and (3) the enforcement of the law for the protection of the fur-bearing onimals generally. On Service Bulletin, an octavo Wallet with Independent. serial numbers, issued monthly. It contains information of the general activities of the bureau during the preceding month. and serves as a median.' of conummiention between the offices and all enlIflfWees List of publirations.A list of those niilable for distribution Is published. No monthly list is issued. - indr.rra tonklirations.There is an indexed list of publications froth Febri- lity. 1871, to February. 189O, now out of print. ii Correapondenee.-01flelnl ;ommunleatIons should be addressed to the Commis- sioner of Fisheries, Washington. P. C. BUREAU OF LIGHTIIOITSES. Principal administrative offIcials.Commissioner, Depaty Commissioner. Chief OmstruetIng Engineer, Baltimore, MIL Superintendent of Naval Construction, Chief Clerk. . General information and dittica.The United States Lighthimse Service is charged with the establishment and maintenance of aids to navigation, and with nil equipment anti work incident theretb, on the sea and lake coasts of the United States. and on the rivers of the United States so far as specifically iiiitliorizt41 by law, and on the coasts of all other territory under the jurisdiction of the United States, with the xception of the Philippine Islands and Panama: The bureau publishes LI Lists and Buoy Lists, giving information regarding nil aids to navigntionnintnined by the Lighthouse Service; it also publishes each week, join, ith the Coast and Geodetic Survey, Notices to Mariners, Qtving the changes In lights, buoys, etd 110 (WIDE TO GOvERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

Gram pahtications.(a) Useful Inform- ation Concerning .Xills ti Navitai- non?A- eard that shows selected types of buoys. and gives general information relative to buoy colors. tointbeN. and shapes: day beacons, buoy lists, protection of aids, defects in' aids, and distances of visibility for objects of various elevations above sea level.Free distribution. thO Lighthouse Service. pages.(lives historical sketch and general de seription of the United States Lighthouse Service.Free distribution. I ca WhitoWnsll aunt(.4.111011111.11,41Formulas.Fro. distribution. (di The United States Lighthouse Strvice, 1915. 9-1 pages.illustrab.1 Furnishes general Information regarding the organization and operation of Ilse, United States Lighthouse Service.Copies may he obtained from the Superim lendent of Documents. 4)0i-eminent Printing apices Washington, D.C., at 17. -cents per copy. Ica letlical Handbook for the l'se of Highthouse Vessels and Stations.IM owes.Prepared for the benefit of officers: and employees of -the Lighthouse Service whose duty on vessels and at rotade stations may render it dithenit at times for them to obtain necessary medical assistance or albite.Exploit,. the treatment of a few of the conammer diseases. anti contains a supplement on .1. First Aid to the Intured."t'opies arty be obtained from the Superint.ueleta of. Lioonmnts. Government Printing ()thee, Washington. D.1'.,at7,0cents per envy. c (f) Regulations for 'Lighting Bridges over Navigable Waters: also fol. Lights rat Sheer Booms, Piers, lIants. and Similar Obstructions to Navigation. 1917.. Annual puhlieationx.--(a) Annual Report of the Commissioner ofLight. , houses, sulanit led annually to the Secretary of Commerce. reporting the opera- bons of ta United States Lighthouse Service for the fiscal year (.11(101 .11111c 30. Free distribution.N1:tiling list maintained. (P) Light List, Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the Unittml. States, enlistif Porto Rico, etc. (e)Light List. Pacific ('oust of the United States. and on the masts of Alaska. the 'haw:titan. Nildway, Guam. and Samoan Islands: and also ads to a:wig:Won maintained by the Canadian Government on the coast of British Columbia. Id)Light T.ists, Great Lakes, United States and Canada.On the Great tares. the St. Lawrence River above St. Regis River, and on Lakes Nlenadire- magog and ("hattiplain. (Cl Light List. Thirteenth T.Ighthouse District.Upper part of the Missis- sippi(above Cairo, III.), theIllinois. Missouri, Minnesota. Gasconade, and Osage Rivers. St. ('roix River and Lake. and Lake Traverse. if)Light List. Fourteenth Lighthouse Dishrlet.On the Ohio, Tennessee, Kanawha. anti Monongahela Rivers. (91Light list. Fifteen .1glithouse District.On the MississippiRiver below mouth of the Missim iver rind above New Orleans.anfl on the Red River. Ilicnninl publfralinnor.(a) Buoy List, First Lighthouse District.Maine and New I Itimpshi re. (b) Buoy List. Sevoml Lighthouse District.MassaehusettS, excepting Mount Hope Bay anti Taunton River. (c) Buoy List, ',Chird Lighthouse District.Iletvken the entrances, to Nor- rngansett and Delaware Bays, also the aids on Lakes (71intuplain and Meniphre- magog. p1) Buoy LIM. Fourth Lighthouse District.Delaware Bay and River. (e) Buoy List, Fifth Lighthouse District.Cmist and tributary tidal waters of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia. and North Carolina from, but does not include. Fenwielk Island Light Station. Delaware, to New Itiver Inlet. North Carolina. (I) Buoy List, Sixth 1.1ghthouse District.North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia. and Florida frotritNew River Inlet, North Carolina. to Hillsboro Inlet Light Station, Florida. .. ,(p) Buoy List, Seventh Lighthouse District,Florida and on other waters tributary to the sea and gulf from a point just south of Hillsboro Inlet Light

Station, Florida. to and including Cedar Keys, Florida. . (h) Buoy List, Eighth Lighthouse District.The Oult Coast of the Unttoll States, and tidal waters tributary to the (gulf, from, but not including, Cedar Keys, Florida. to the Rio Grande. t1) Buoy List. Ninth Lighthouse District.Porto Rico and adjacent Islands, ena Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, . GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 111 (it Buoy List, Tenth Lighthouse District.Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, and the St. Lawrence River above the mouth of theSt. Regis River. k 1Buoy List, Eleventh Lighthouse District.Lakes St. Mir, Huron, and superior, and the Detroit, St. Clair. andSt. Marys !livers. (/) Buoy List, Twelfth Lighthouse District.Lake Michigan and Green Bay. (nil Buoy List, Sixteenth LighthouseDistrict.Alaska. (n IBuoy List, Seventeenth Lighthouse lot District.Oregon and Washington. Buoy List, Eighteenth Lighthouse District.California.t (p1 Buoy List. Nineteenth LighthouseDistrict. and the Aqicrican Samoan Islands. Hawaiian, Midway, Guam, Weekly publieatimia.Notice to Mariners(issued jointly with Coast and (Avietic Survey), gives prompt noticeof changes in aids to navigation of obstructions or changes in channels which and light and buoy lists. are to be noted on charts and Method of dinfribtifion.A copy of any LightList, Buoy List, or Notice to Mariners will he sent free of charge toany shipmaster or pilot upon applica- 0.11. Mailing lists of the Light and Buoy Lists, maiota hied. and Notice to Mariners are List of publications.A list of publicationsof the bureau. available for tribution,is published semiannually by the division dis- depart went. of publications of the earrexponifencc.Requests for free publicationsor to have names placed on mailing lists shmtld he addressed to the Chief,Division of Publicittions, Depart- ment of Commerce, Washington, D. C. COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY. Principal adminiRlratirc officials. Superintendent; Assistant Superintendent; Ilydrographic and Geodetic Engineer in Charge of Office;Chiefs of Divisions: t;e0desy, Hydrography and Topography, Charts, counts. Terrestrial Magnetism, Ac- 17eneral information and Geodetic Survey is charged with the survey of the coasts of the United States diction therehf and the publication of charts and coasts under the juris- covering said coasts.This includes (a) base measure, triangulation, topography,and hydrography along said coasts: (h) the survey of rivers to the headof tidewater or ship navigation: (e) deep-sea soundings. temperature, andcurrent observations along said coasts and throughout the Gulf and. Japan streams;(d) magnetic observations and researches, and the publication of maps showingthe variations of terrestrial magnetism; (c) gravity research: (f) determinationof heights; (p) the determination of geographic positions by astronomicobservations for latitude, longitude and azimuth, and by triangulation, to furnishreference points for State-surveys: (h) the preparation and publication ofsailing directions, and tide tables for all of the coasts under the jurisdiction ofthe United States. The results obtained are published in annualreports and in special publications; charts upon various scales, Including sailing charts,general charts of the coast, and harbor charts: tide tables issued annuallyin advance; Coast Pilots,with sailing directions ,covering the navigable Mariners published jointly by Coast and Geodetic Surveywaters; Notices to and Bureau ofLight- houses), Issued weekly and 'containing current Informationnecessary fof safe navigation; catalogacs of charts and publications; and suchother specialpublications as may he required to carry out the organic lawgoverning the survey. General pyblicationt.Pubtleattons are homedon following subjects:As- tronotny ;.dAzitnuth; Azimuth of Polaris (tables)-Bars (base); Base lines; Charts: Mimi line; Coast pilots: Coastwise natigatIon;Coasta; Compass variation; Currents; Deep-sea soundings; Deflection of plumbline; Depth of compensation; Depths; Diurnal variation; Double zenith distances;"Earth form; Earth flattening; Earthquakes; Elevations; Elongation andculmination of polaris (times of) ; Figure of the earth; Geoid; Geodesy; Geodeticastronomy; Geo- graphic positions; Gravity; Harbors; Hydrography; Inlandnavigation; Inside route pilots; Interferoineter; Inver lerellng rods; Invartapes; Isoclinic chart; Isogonic chart ; Isostasy; Isostatle compensation; Latitude;Least squares; Lev- eling; Longitude; Magnetic charts; Magnetic declination;Magnetic 'dip; Mag- netic disturbances; Magnetic horizontal intensity;Magnetic filtration; Mag- netic' measurements ( directions) ; Magneticobservations (rests)Magnetic observatories; Magnetic stations (descriptions); Magnetic survey of the United States; Magnetic tables; Magnetic vertical intensity;Maps.; Map Projections; 87882*-11--8 112 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

Meridians: Meridian lines;Nautical infogination; North American datum; Oceanography; Orthometric correction; Parallels; Penchi luta apparatus; Pin- nacle rocks; Polar coordinatesi Necise leveling; Principal facts of the earth's magnetism: Reconna nee :Refraction ; Sailing directions; Sea level ;Secular change tables; Shoals; Shore line; Signal building; Sabicold; Spirit lotting; Star observations: Steel tapes ; Surveys; Tapes; Terrestrial magnetism ; Tides; Time: Topography; Triangulation ( primary ) ng ulat iou (secondary) ; Tri- /Ingulation tterttaryk: Trigonometric leveling; True bearings (at magnetic sta. tionsi :True meridian (directions for determining) ;Variation of compass; Wire drug work. Method of distribution of general. publications.All publications included Aounder paragraph 2 are distributed free except coast pilots and inside route pilots, wIdh are sold at the cost of paper and printing. Annual and other periodical ica I ion a: (a) Annual Report of the Super- intendent of the U. S. Coast find Geodetic Survey.Free. The report is divided' Into three parts as follows;'Part I outlines the functions of the bureau, the branches into which It is divided, their functions, what has been accomplished in the office during the year just passed. and the needs ?f th4. ()Mee.Part II deals with the urgent needs in the helot and necessary- expansion of the work. Part IIIIs a detailed statement for the post year of accomplished field and office work of the bureau. lb) General Title Tables.Annual.The predicted time and height of the tide at the principal ports of the United States and at matty foreign ports are given in these tables for every day of the year. with a tattle of differences, by means of which the times and heights at Intermediate ports may be ascer- rained. Reprint§ of the tables for Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States are issued separately.General tide tables, 50 cents; reprints. 10 cents each. To be obtained from the Superintendent. U. S. Coast and Geodetic Sur- vey, Washington. D. C., and the chart agencies of the Survey. (c) Notice to Mariners.Weekly.Free. Published jointly with the Bureau of Lighthouses.Corrections to be applied to charts to keep them up to date, announcement of new charts, new editions of charts, charts canceled, etlItions canceled aed of the various nautical publications of the survey are Included in these radices. List of publications.Th available publications of the bureau are included in the List of Publications of the Departrnent.of Commerce Available for lois. tribution, issued twice a'yenr. A monthly list of the publications of the survey Is included In the Monthly List of the Publications of the Department of Commerce. Indexes to publicati( -R.The List and Catalogue of the Publications of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. 1816 to;AAugust, 1908, inclusive,. has been_r issuedby the bureau. A new edition is in preparation for freedistribution.7' lists. -'Free mailing lists .for the publications of this-bureau are maintained In the Division of Publicatons, Department of Commerce, as follows: No. 111, Annual Report; No. 112, Geodetic Publications; No. 114, Mag- netic Publications; No. 115. PhIlopine Publications; No. 116, Hydfographie and Miscellaneous Publications. Maps and charti.Charts of the Coasts of the United States, the West Indies. 'Panama Canal Zone. Alaska, Hawaiian and Marianas Islands, Philippine Islands, Topographic Maps of the Philippine Islands.These charts and maps .are sold at the cost of paper and printing, Correspondence.Address, Superintendent, Coast and Geodetic Suryey, Wash- ington, D. C. BUREAU OF NAVIGATION.

Principal administrative officials.Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, Chief Clerk, Radio Inspector In Charge. General injormation and duties, The Bureau of Navigation is charged with e r a Isuperintendence of the commercial marine and merchant seamen of CIIC United States, except so far as supervision is lodged with other conkers of the Government.It is specially charged with the decision of all questions relating to the issue of registers, enrollments, and licenses of vessels and the cling of those documents, with,Lbe supervision of laws relating to the admeas- urement, letters, and numbers of vessels, and with the final decision of questions concerning the collection and refund of tonnage taxes.It is empowered

Aw IN or wo IN Ina ow mow ma roosomow 111 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. it to Outage the names of vessels,. and prepares annuallya list of vessels of the United States. The commissioner also investigatesthe operation of the laws relative to navigation, and annually reportsto the Secretary of Commerce such particulars as may in his judgment admit of mcnt. improvement or require amend- 'In addition to the above statutory duties the bureauis charged, under direction of the Secretary of Commerce, wttlthe enforcement, through collectors and surveyors. of customs and radio Inspectors, ofthe navigation and steam- coat-Inspection laws, and the laws governidgradio communication, and the nonsideration of action to he taken on tines, penalties,and forfeitures Incurred tinnier those laws; administrative examinationof accounts of collectors, surveyors of customs, and shipping commissioners coveringfines, penalties, and forfeitures;serviees to vessels; navigation fees; of decease of passengers, tonnage-tax collections,amounts collected on account charge of seamez...sc. refunds; shipment and dis- Crucial publirations.(a) Radio Laws and Regulationsof the United States. This publication includes. the radio laws of theUnited States, the London Radiotelegraphic Convention, regulations applyingto the radio laws and the convention, and general radio information. (b) Important Events In Radiotelegraphy.This Is a brief history of the development of radiotelegraphy and of the radio service radio as a shfeguard to life at sea. and shows the value of Jfethrtd of distribution of genera! publicationp.TheRadio Laws and Regula- tions is sold at 13 cents per cpy and the Important Events is sold at 5 cents per copy. in Radiotelegraphy Annual and other periodical publicafinna.(a) Reportof the Commissioner of Navigation. This publication containsa general review of the effect of the various laws tam merchant shipping; a rt%sum6 ofthe work of the Bureau of Navigation: detailed statistics of the Americanmerchant marine and statistics of the merchant marines of the principal world. maritime countries of the I )List of Merchant Vessels of the United States. Thispublication contains the names in rilphahetical order and ether dataof all merchant vessels of the United States, and also of vessels of thevarious branches of the Gob-- ernment, together with a list of vessels lost during the.Year.(Confidential,) tc) Seagoing Vessels of the United States. Thispublication contains the names of merchant vessels, yachts, and kGovernmentvessels, arranged in the order of their signal letters; the nanies'addaddresses of the owners of the merchant vessels; the names of all merchant vessels,yachts, and Government vessels equipped with radio apparatus together withtheir call letters; lists of radio siations; flags of the principal maritime nations;and flags and pennants used in the international code.(Confidential.) (d) Radio Stations of the United 'States.This list includes the names of landradlo stations, special radio stations, andamateur radio stations, together with the call letters of each station and otherinformation of value to radio operators (Confidential.) . (e) NalRgation Laws of the United States.Published once infour years. and contains the existing laws relating to shipping. the end of each session of Congress. A supplement is issued at (f) Radio Service Bulletin. This bulletin is twinedMonthly and Is a supplement to.the Radio Stations of the .United States.It containe the names of new stations, alterations and corrections In old stations,amendments to the regulations and other matter of general interest.,(Suspended during the war.) Method of distribution.(a) Radio Laws and Regulationmof the United States; and (d) Radio Stations of the UnitedStates, are distributed' partly free and partly'sold; (b) List of Merchant Vesselsof the United States, and (e) Seagoing Vessels of the United States, partlyfree and partly sold. (e) Navigation Laws of the United States is .distributed partly sold.The price for the 1915 edition is $1.00 partly free and supplement. and 5 cents for each (f) Radio Service Bulletin is sold at 5 cents per copyor annual for 25 cents. dorrespotutence.All requests for, publications whichare distributed free should be addressed to the Commissioner of Navigationand for publications for which there is a charge to the Superintendentof Docuuleuta, Government Printing Office. 114 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENTPUBLICATIONS. STEAMBOAT- INSPECTION SERVICE.

Principaladministralire officials.,SupervisingInspectorGeirerni, Clerk. Chief Gracia/ formationand (IntimThe Steamboat - InspectionService Ix eh: rgcsI With the duly of inspeeting vessels, the its nsIng of theofficers of v tads. ;milthe administrntlon 'of the laws relating to such vessels andtheir oilieers for the protedtion of life anti property. The Supervising Inspector General and the supervising inspeetorsconstitute a board that meets annually atWitshington and estithlislieg regulations for carrying nut the provisions of the steamboat-inspeetion laws. General public/di/MN.-- (a I Laws Governing The SteamlimitinspectIonService. I."fopies: Inspection; Vessels subject to Inspection; Appointment of Supervising Inspector General, supervising inspectors-, legalInspectors clerks to local boards; Board of Su pervisiog Inspectors: inspectionof bulls, boilers nod Insollioory ;Life-saving NitIpment and flee apparatus requiredon vessels: Licensing of difilvers of dessels; Transportation ofpossenwers and iner- chandis,,e3latining of inspected vessels, number, ofpassengers allowable: Car- riage of certain dangerous articles prohibited on pa-senger ste/Imers; fireI`X- I !WI' ISIIITS and other firefighting equipment required on vessels; Lifeboats and life rafts required on vessels; Penalty clauses; Regulation ofcommerce and navigation; State regukition of pilots: No diseiminationlurates 4 pilot- age: Transportation of passengers and merchandIsql Transportation" of nitro- glycerine and other dangerous ankles :Liability 14111misters, me.. as carriers; An cudto regulate the carriage of passengers by sea; Summary trial for'ver- tain otTenses, against navigation laws; Remission of fines. penalties, andforfei- tures: Amendatory 'acts "r i'oogross; Boundary lines ofctlie high seas; Motor- boat ail-of .lute 9. 19111; Sermon's act of March 4, 1915. Ihi General Rules and Regulations Prescribed by the Board! of Supervising Inspectors. ()mil and Coastwise.I harm 801 A.)Rules governing the inspection of hulls, boilers. and equipments of ocean and coastwise vessels coming under the Jurlstlietilln of the Steamboat-Inspection Service, and relatingto licensed ofilmrs such vessels. (c) General Rules and Regulations Iffi.seriblsi by the Board! of Supervising Intepectors, Great Lakes. (Form 801 B.)Rules governing the inspection of hulls, hollers. and equipments or vessels mtvIgatitfg the Great Lakes andcom- ing under the furls-M(1ton of the Steninhont-Inspetion Service, and feintingto licensed of:livers of such vessels. (4) General Rules and Regulations Pregatibed by the Board of Supervising Inspectors. Lakes other than the Great,akes, Bays, and Sounds. (Form 801 Rules governing the inspection'of hulls, boilers, and equipments of vessels navigating lakes other than the Great Lakes. fulys, and sounds, and coming under tlfe jurisdiction of the Steamboat-Inspection Service,.mal relating to licensed officers of such vessels. (e) General Rules ant Regulations Prescribed by the Board of Supervising Inspectors.' Rivers. (Form 801 11.1Rules governing the Inspection of hulls, fiddlers and equipments of vessels navigating rivers and coming under the Jurisdiction of the Steamboat-Inspection Service, and relating tolicensed officers of such vessels. (f) Pilot Rules for Certain Inland Waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts and of the Coast of the Gulf of Mexico.( Form 40-1.iAct of June 7. 1s97. To adopt regulat fy preventing collisions; Boundary lines,of the high seas; Pilot rules f els passingeach other:Rulesfurlights to be carried by- various kindk of vessels; Rudest prohibiting unnecessary sounding of steam whistle; Motor-boat aCt of June 9, 1010; Act of September 4. 1890. in regard to collisions nt sea ;Reguintions for tows of seagoing barges within Inland waters. (a) Pilot Rules for the Great Lakes and Their Connecting and Tributary Waters, (Form SOS.)Pilot rules for vessels passing each other; itti for lights to he carried by various kinds of vessels; Rule prohibitingmine( y sounding of the steam whistle; Act of February 8. 1895, To Regulate navigon on the Great Lakes and their connecting and tributary waters; Motor-boat act of June 9, 1910. (h) Pilot Rules for the Rivers Whose Waters Flow Into the Gulf oltlifealco and Their Tributaries and the Red River of thi North.(Fors 8013.)i'llot rules for vessels passing each othe4;Rulesfor lights for various kinds of vessels; Rule ,prohibiting unnecest$ry sounding of the steam whistle:iiectkons of AssimmammosamammommosioMmoimissomesommasmomoill1111161-- GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 115. the Revised St tutee of the Milted States pod nets of Congress -relatingto the 11:i% igilt !MI of vessels on the lied Myer of the North and rivers' emptying Into the nit of Mexh and their tributaries; Motor-lioat act ofJune '9,11110; liumbiry lines of certain Inland waiters. .11ttluat of dintributitin of ocacral pablications.All of thepublications in- itoted above ore distributed fret., tlirough otticeif SleaniboatInspection t,ttviee. 111onal and other periodical pablicationa. ( a) Annual Reportof the Super- %Ising Inspector General. Steamboat Inspection Service, to theSeuretau of Commerce. Ilsenl year.Distributed free. b )Lisi of (Milers of Nlerchant Steam. Motor, and Sallvessels Licensed, earl fiscal year.( I iscontin(letp) /,ist of publieatiohs.A list of publications of the Sten nilloat-Inspeotun Serv- heoval able for distribution Is published semiannually In the testof Publiett. nous of the Deportment of Commorce available for distribution. nodin supplementary s1st entitled Niontlilf List of Publications Issued by theDepartment ofbninterre. th/i/ing iist:s.Free mailing lists for filllof the publicationsmimed -under Grua a-ot pubtiuitious and Annual and4peciadical publica lionsare maintained it bring the tuition\ or of this bureau to.aploce on such lists only individuals requiring the publicatioms. the 11111111N of .daps.\a maps are published Jay this service- "orcempinalence.--iteque,is forthe publications should be addressed to SupervisingInspectorGeneral,I.41efitilliont-InspectIonService.Washington, U.C.Copies ofthelaws. general rules and regulations. and pilot rulescan be obtained from boards of local inspectors. Stentubout-Inspection pnrts where located. Service: at

a PART X.DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (For location of department and bureau's, seepage 190.) Principal administrative otticials.Secretary ofLabor, Assistant Secretary, Solicitor, Chief Clerk. Disbursing Clerk. Chief of Divisionof Publications and supplies. Appointment Clerk, Executive Clerk, Divisionof Conciliation. (;entrap in formatiob and doties.The Secretaryof Labor Is charged with the duty of fostering, promoting. and developing the welfareof the us. e earners of the Cnited States. improving their working conditions.and advancing their opportunities for profitable employment. Ile has power under the law to act as mediator andto appoint commissioners of conciliation in labor disputes whenever in his Judgmentthe interests of in- thistrial peace may require it to he done. lie has authority to direct the collecting and collatingof full and complete statistics of the conditions of labor and the productsand distribution of the products of the same and to call upon other departmentsin the Government for statistical data and results obtained by themand to collate. arrange. and publish such statistical information so obtained in may seem wise. such manner ns to him ilis duties also comprise the gathering and publicationof information regarding intim. Interests and labor controversies in this andother countries; the supervision of the administration of the act of CA 'ingressproviding for the4my- inent of compensation to artisans or laborers of the UnitedStates Injured in the course of their employment: the supervision of theImmigration of ;diens, and the enforeement of the laws relating thereto, andto the exclusion Of Chinese: the direction of the administration of the is laws; and the direction of the work of investigating all matterspertaining to the welfare of children and child life, and to cause to be publishedsuch results of the`se Inve!Hgations as he may deem wise and appropriate. The Assistant Secretary performs such dutiesas shall be prescribed by the Secretary or may be required by law. He acts as the time of absence of the Secretary. Secretary of Labor in Annual and other periodical publientionR.(a) AnnualReports of the Secre- tary of Labor for 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, amt t 1917. (b) Annual Reports of the Department ofLatior (reportof the Secretary and reports of the bureaus consolidated) for 1913. 1914.1915, and 1916. (c) Annual Report of the Chief, Division of Publications 1914. 1915, 1916. and 1917. and Supplies, for These are distributed free as long as available. mat qpublientions.A list of publications of allbureaus is published semi- annuallPand is distributed free.No monthly list Is published. Mailing lists.Mailing lists are maintained for frq,e distribution publications. of above MaimMaps are published only when neeemary foruse in connection with publications, and then are attached and forma part and are distributed free with other publications. Correspondence.Itequests for above puhlicntiorei should beaddressed Chief. Division of Publications and Supplies. Department of Labor.Washington, D. C. SOLICITOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT OFLABOR. Publication* of the solicitor. The only publicationavailable-for distribution Is the Opinions of Solicitor. U. $. Department of Labor,on Workmen's Com- pensation (ander act May 30, 1908), 1 volume, Apr11, 1915.The volume In- cludes topics on the subject of compensation for InjuredUnited States employees under the act of May 30, 1908 (35 Stat., 1166).as follows: Employ-. went be, the United States of artIsan or laborer; Manufacturingestablishments; Arsenals; Navy yards; River and harbor works andfortifications; Hazardous work In connection with the Reclamation Service;Isthmian Canal Commission ; 118 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 117 Forestry Service; Employment excluded bythe act; Legal definitions, decisions and ,phrases; Persons entitledto compensation; Medical examination, claims; Opinions of Attorney General: Decisionsof the comptroller, etc. This publication will be available forfree distribution until the present supply is exhausted, and application shouldbe made to the Solicitor for the Department of Labor, Washington, D. C. The compensation act of May 30, 1908,has been superseded by the act of September 7. 1916 (39 Stat. 742), whichlodges the jurisdiction of all questions concerning compensation to injured UnitedStates employees in the United .States Employees Compensation Commission,which see page 151. UNITED STATES EMPLOYMENTSERVICE. Principal administrative officials.Dtrector, Chief Clerk. two AssistantDirectors, and General information and duties.Thepurpose of the United States Employ- ment Service is to foster, promote, and developthe welfare of the wage earners of the United States by so cont.vrving anddistributing their industrial activities us to improve their working conditionsand advance theTE opportunities for profitable employment. In harmony withthe general good, with the neees- siOs of war, with the just interestsof employers, and with the dJelopment practice of the recognized principle of in and a common interest in distribution.a common responsibility for production General publications.The only publicationissuedis the "United States Employment Service Bulletin," which is theofficial organ of the United States Employment Service, and is publishedevery Tuesday (weekly) for the information of the United States EmploymentService and itsfield force and branches. cooperating State, county, andmunicipal employment .services and other organizations interested inemployment matters.It contains information as to the labor mobilizing anddistributing work of the United Statei Em- ployment Service: Instructions to the surpluses of labor I field service: reports as to shortages add etc. arious localities; locations of branch employmentoffices, Method of distri ution.Copies are free. employees ()toile United States EmploymentCirculation restricted to offices and services. State,.county. and municipal Service: other public employment ganizations and Individuals actuallyemployment offices and officers andor- employers. etc. interested in employment matters,as Mailing list.Free mailing lists are maintained. Correspondence. Address Director, U. S. of Labor, Washington, D. C. Employment Service, .Department BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION. Principal administrative officials.--Commissioner Assistant Commissioner General; Commissioners General of immigeation; N. Y., Boston, Maim., Gloucester, N. J., of Immigration ;F,llis Island. Quebec, San Juan. P. R., New Orleans, La.,Baltimore, Md., Montreal, Province of Francisco, Cal. Seattle, Wash.. Angel Island,..-San General information and duties.The Bureauof Immigration Is charged with the administration of the laws relatingto immigration and of the Chinese- exclnsion laws.It supervises all expenditures underthe appropriation for "Expensesof regulating Immigration."It causes alleged violations of the immigration.Mneseexclusion. and alien contract-labor laws gated; and when prosecution is deemed advisable to be investi- pose to the proper United States district attorney.submits evidence for that pur- General publications.Bulletinsare issued on immigration statistics, immigration laws, and rules, treaty laws, rules and agricultural opportunitiesin differentgoverning the admission of Chinese, free as long as 'available. parts of the country.Distributed Annual and other periodical publications. (a)Annual Report by the Com- missioner General of Immigration.(b) Monthly statement for press and viduals directly concerned, giving indi- comparative statistics of immigrationand the inward and outward passengermovements. lAtt of pub/ications.Printed in the Departmentof Labor list Mailing liai,Maintained for above publications. Corremondence.---Address Commissioner General ton. D. O. of Immigration,. Washing- 11._ GUIDE 10 GOVERNMENT PEEL/CATIONS. BUREAU OF NATURALIZATION.

Principal administrative offleials.Commissioner of Naturalization:Deputy Commissioner of Naturalization ;Chief Naturalization Examiners. 11 lorated in the following cities: Boston. Mass., New York,IN.Y.,Philadelphia, Pa., Washington, D. C., Pittsburgh, Pa., Chicago; Ill., St. ?alit, Minn.,St. Louis, Mo.. Seattle, Wash., San Francisco, Cal., Denver, Colo. General information and duties.The act approved March 4, 1913,creating the Department of Labor, provided a Bureau of Naturalization,and that the Commissioner. ,of Naturalization, or. in his absence, the Deputy Commissijner of Naturalization, shall be the administrative officer in chargeof the Bureau of Naturalization and of the administration of the naturalizationlaws under the immediate direction of the Secretary of Labor. Underthe provisions of the act of June 29. 1906. naturalization Jurisdiction was conferredupon approximately 3,500 United States and State courts.The dunes of the Bureau of Naturalization are to supervise the work of these courts in naturalizationmat- ters, to require an accounting from the, clerks of courts for allnaturalization fees collected by them, examine and audit these accounts, depasitthem in the Treasury of the United States through the disbursing clerk of thedepartment, and render an accounting therefor quarterly to the Auditor for theState and Other Departments. to conduct all correspondence relating to naturalization, and, through its field officers located in various cities of the UnitedStitte04, to investigate the qualifications of the candidates for citizenship andrepresent the Government at the hearings of petitions for naturalization.In its administration of the naturalization laws the bureau obtains the cooperationof the public-school authorities throughout the United States, receivesreports therefrom of courses in citizenship instruction, and, notingas a clearing lit of information on civicinstruction,it disseminates the informationreceived throughout the public-school system.It stimulates the preparation of candidates foritizenship for their new responsibilities by bringing theta intocontact at the estllest moment with the Americanizing influences of the public-school system, a d thereby contributes to the elevation of citizenship standards.In the archives of the bureau are filed duplicates of all certificates ofnaturalization granted since September 26, 1906, as well as the preliminarypapers of all van-

Principal administratire officials.Librarian of Congress; ChiefAssistant Librarian; Chief Clerk ; Secretary ; Stitierintendent of Reading Room:Reading Room for the Blind ; Representatives Rending Room ; Chiefs ofIn.vision: Bib- liography, Binding. Card Index, Catalogue, Classification Section.I)ocuments, Legislative Reference. Mall and Delivery, Manuscripts:Malts and Charts, Music, Order, Periodical." Prints. Semitic. Slavic. Smithsonian;Law Librarian; Copyright nlm:Itegister, Assistant Register: Building and Grounds:Superin- tendent, Chief Clerk, Chief Engineer. Electrician, Captain ofWatch. General information and duties. The Library of Congresswas established In 1800. destroyed in 1814 bythe burning of the Capitol.afterwards replenished by the pUrchnse by Congress of the library of ex-PresidentJefferson. 6.760 volumes (cost. $23,950) ;in 1851. 35,000 volutUes destroyed by tire; In 1852, partially replenished by an appropriation of $75,000:Increased (1) by regular appropriations by Congress; (2) by deposits under thecopyright ; (3). by gifts and exchanges: (4) by the exchanges of theSmithsonian Institution, the library of which (40.000 volumes) was. In 1866. depositedin the Library of Congress with the stipulation that future accessionsshould follow it.One hundred sets of Government publications are at the disposalof the Librarian of Congress for exchange. through the Smithsonian, with foreignGovernments, and from this source are received about 12,000 volumesannually. Number of hooks. The collection is now the largeston the Western Hemi- sphere and the third in the world.It comprised at the end of the fiscalyear (June 30,.1917) about 2,537,922 printed books and.pumplilets -(including the law library of 180.608 volumes, which, whilea division of the Library of Congress, still remains at the Capitol), 158,480 maps and charts.795,749 pieces of music, and 397,945 photographs, prints, engravings,and lithographs.It includes various special collections eminent In their respectfvefields. Manuscripts.The collection of manuscripts, touchingevery period oflimeri- can history. includes the papers of nine of the Presidents andthe records of the Continental Congress. with numerous otherimportant groupspolitical, military, naval, and commercial. Smithsonian. The Smithsonian deposit Is rich In scientificworks, and includes the largest assemblage of the transactions of exists in this country. learned societies which Ruth:ling.In 1897 the main collection was removed fromthe Capitol to the building erected for It under the acts of Congressapproved April 15. 1586;, October 2, 1888, and March 2. 1889. nta cost of $6,347,000 (limit by law,' $6,50Q.000), exclusive of the land, which cost $535.000. Thebuilding occupies St acres, upon a site 10 acres In extent, ata distance of 1.270 feet east of the Capitol, and is-the largest library building In theworld.In the decorations some 40 painters and sculptors are representedall Americancitizens.The floor, space Is 430,255 square feet, or nearly 10acres.. Bookstack4.The bookatacks, including the new stackbuilt over the south- east interior court, contain a total of about 100 miles ofshelving, with capacity for 3,540,000 octavo volumes of books and 84,000 voltuthesof newspapers. Librarian.The Librarian of Congress and the Superintendentof the Library Building and Grounds are now appointed by thePresident of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate(act of 1807). The employees of the library proper are appointed by the librarianand.those of the building and grounds by the superintendent, under the act of 1897,which provides thatt they shall be appointed " solely with reference to- their lar duties," fitness for their pant . Interlibrary loansWhile not a lending library, butpriniarily and, moentlall a reference Wary,theLibrary:. of Congress maintains an interlibrary . . 122 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

system. by which special service iq rendered to scholarship by the lendingof books to other libraries for the use of investigators engaged in seriousresearch which it is not within the power or duty of the library inquestionto supply. Publications.The publications issued by the libraryare numerous, and include: . Annual reports, showing the progress of the library. Bibliographies, exhaustive statements of the literature of certain e. g.. Philippine Islands. subjects, Reference lists, containing principal references to questions ofcurrent interest e. g., trusts. subsidies, railroads. , Catalogues. lists of special collections in the Library of Congress,e. g., Hub- , bard collection of engravings, Thacker Collection of incunabula, Washington MSS., John Paul Jones MSS.. maps of America, newspapers. Specialpublications on library methods, e.g., catalogue rules,classification, etc. _ LegiAlatire reference.A small annual lump-sum appropriation, firstavail- able July 1, 1914. provides for a certain amount of research in thelibrary for " data for or bearing upon legislation " needed by Congressor by its committees or Members, and for translations, digests, and compilations incorporating the results of this research. Copyright Offler:The Copyright Office is a distinct division ofthe Libraryof Congress. It is under the immediate charge of the Register of Copyrights,whe. by the art of March 4, 1901.). is authorized, " under the direction andsupervision of the Librarian of Congress." to perform all the duties relatingto copyrights. Copyright registration was transferred to the Librarian of Congressby the act of July S. 3570.Of most articles copyrighted two copies, and ofsome one copy, must be deposited ,to perfect copyright. A selection of these is placed in the library collections.Rooks, maps, musical compositions, photographs, periodicals. and other articles so deposited numbered, during the fiscalyear 1916-17, 195.627 articles.Copyright fees applied and paid into tIte Treasury for the fiscal year 1916-17 amounted to $110,077.40. Recent publications are: Dramatic compositions copyrighted in the United States, 1870-1916; decisions of the United States courts Involving copyright, 1914-1917. flours. On week days (except legal holidays) the library building,Senate and Hope reading rooms, main reading room, periodical readingroom, and law library are open from 9 a. m. to 10 p. m.: other parts of the library from9 a. tn. to 4.80 p. m. On Sundays and certain legal holidays the building, mainreading room, periodical rending room, division of prints, music divislim, andmaps division are open from 2 to 10 p, m., the librarian's office and theoffice of the chief clerk from 2 to 6 p. tn. General publications.The list of top cs of bibliographies isns follows: 'Agriculture (classification). CabinetsInEngland andAmerica Alaska (list of maps). (reference list). Almanacs (cheek list of American). Canada ( reciprocity ).( Reference list.). America (list of maps). See also KohlCanals linteroceanic).(Reference collection. list.) American doctoral dissertations (fist ). American newspapers (check list). Capital punishment (reference list). Anglo-Saxon interests (reference list).Cards (catalogue).(Handbook.) Animal industry (classification). Cartography. Anthropology (clatolfication). Cartuluries (+reference list). Arbitration(industrial). (ReferenceCataloguing (cooperative).(Bibliog- list.)' raphy.) Arbitration(international).s (Refer- Catalogue cards (handbook). ence list.) Catalogue rules. Argentine law (gulae).ee Child labor (reference list). Atlases (11st of geographical). Chilean law (guide). Banks (first and second of the UnitedChinese immigration (reference list). States). (Reference list.) Civil Service pensions. Bibliography (classification). Classification of books. Books for a popular library (catalogueColonization (reference list). of 8,000). Conniherce.See Federalcontrolof Books In embossed type for the blind. commerce and corporations. Boycotts and injunctions in labor dis-Commission government (reference putes (reference list). list). Brazilian law (guide). Conservationofnatural resoUrcee British tariff.SeeTariff, (reference GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 121

Continental Congress journals. Impeachment (reference list). ,Continentallaw. SecInternationalIncome and inheritance tax (reference Co right. Incunabula.Sec Thacher collection. Corporations.Sre Federal control ofInheritance tax.Sec Income tax. commerce and corporations. Initiative(referendumandrecall). ,Co.t of living and prices (reference (Reference list.) list I. Injunctionsinlabordisputes. See crittenden papers (calendar). Boycotts. Item waterways ( reference list 1. Insurance (Governmentregulation). Ilistrict of Columbia (list of maps). (Reference list.) District of Columbia libraries (hand-International and Continental law (bib- book). liography). Dramatic music (catalogue). Japanese prints. Early music (before 1800).Catalogue.JohnPaulJones manuscripts(cal- Economics (classification). endar). Education( classificat ion ). Kohl collection.List of maps relating Eight-hourworking day(reference to Atnerica. list 1. Labor and strikes (reference list). EighteenthcenturyAmerican news-Labor disputes.Sec Boycotts. papers (checklist ). Language (classification). Election (Corrupt practices).(Refer-Law(headings forasubject cata- ence list.) logue). Sce elan Foreign law Embargoes of the United States. (guides). Embossed type (hooks for blind). The Library of Congress." Employers'liabilityand workmen'sLiKrttrY science (classifif compensation (reference list). Lincolniana. Engravings.See Hubbard collection. Literature (classification). Europe and international politics (ref-Lowery collection.List of maps of the erence list). Spanish possessions within the pres- Far East (reference list.). ent limits of the United States, 1502- Federal control of commerce and cor- 1820. porations (reference list). McDowell, Edward.First editions of Federal Statutes (index analysis). music.(Catalogue.) Fine Arts (las.sifintion). Manners and customs (classification). Folklore (classification). Ma uscrIpt collections in the Library Foreign government (list of maps). Congress. Foreign law (guides to). Manuscripts in Libraryof Congress Foreign newspapers (checklist). (handbook), Foreign tariff (reference list). SecManuscripts ( care). Maps. Foster, S. G.First editions of musicMaps (cataloguing). -1 catalogue ) Medicine (classification). Fourteenth and Fifteenth AmendmentsMercantile Marine subsidies. See Sub- (reference list). sidies. French alliance in American Revolu-Military science (classification). tion (reference list), Monetary question (reference list). Franklin papers (list). MItroe papers (list). Genealogies(catalogue of AmericanMusic (classification), and English). Naval records in American Revolution General works (classification). (calendar). Geography (classification). Naval science (classification). Geography. American (classification).Negro question (reference list). German law (guide). Negro suffrage.See Fourteenth and Goernment ownership ofrailroads. Fifteenth Amendments. (reference list). Opera librettos (before 1800). Cats- "Half Columbia" (report). toque.. finw111 (reference list). Orchestral music (catalogue). History. American (classification). Parcel post (reference list). History (auxiliary sciences).(Clas.si- Periodicals InDistrictof Columbia fieation.) (union list). History (universal and Old World).Philippine Islimds (lisof maps). (Classification.) Philippine Islands (erence list). History of the Library of Congress. Philippines (occupation by Americans). liubhaNi collection of engrayings. (Reference list,) Immigration (reference list), See alsoPhilosophy (classification). Chinese inunigratIon. . Pierce' maeuserlpts (calendar.) 124 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICAVONS.

Plant industry (classification). Subject headings usFIftn dictionary Political parties in the United States catalogues of theibrary of Con- (reference list). gress. Political science (classification). Subsidies. (mercantile marine).(Ref- Polygraphy (classification). erence list.) Popular election of Senators. Sec Sen- Sugar (economic aspects).(Reference ators. list). Porto Rico (reference list). Supreme Court (reference list). Portrait index. Tariff (reference list). Postal savings hank (reference list).Tariff in foreign countries (reference Prices.SecCost of living. list). Prison labor (reference list). Technology (classification). Proportional representation (referenceMelter collection of Incunabula. list). Theology (classification). Railroads (reference list). Trusts (reference list). Railroads(valuation and capitaliza- United States at war:/ganIzation tion). and literature (reference list). (Reference list.) Van Buren papers (calendar). Recall.Seelint Intl% e. Vernon-Wager manuscripts (list). Reciprocity (reference list). Virginia Company of London (court Reciprocity with Canada(reference honk records). list). Washington, D. C. (list of maps). Referendum.secInitiative. Washington correspondence with Con- Science (classification). tinental Congress (calendar). Senators (popular election).( Refer- Washington correspondence with the ence list.) officers (calendar). Washington manuscripts (ealetolar). Social groups (classification). Water rights (reference list). Social sciences (lassifiation). Waterways.SeeDeep waterways. Spanish law (pride). Wool (tariff).(Reference list.) Sports and games (classification). Workingmen'sinsurance (reference " Star-Spangled Banner" (report). list). Strikes.SeeLabor.See also Boy-Workmen's compensation. SecEm- cotts. ployer's liability. Method of distributionofgeneral publications.Witha few exceptions, the Library of Congress limits the free ills ributIon of its publications to 11hr:tries anti Institutions; individuals may. however, obtain copies by purchase from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, at merely ndminal prices. Annual and other periodical publications. (a)Annual Report of the Libra- rian of Congress.The Annual Report summarizes the general activities of the libraiythe appropriations and expend tures and the work of the Shveral divisions Including the Copyright Office. special attention being given to new un- dertakings.Free distribution to libraries; copies also. sold by the Superin- tendent of Documents. (b) Monthly List of State Publications.This is a periodical list of current documents received from the States, territories, and insular possessions of the United States.Copies sent free to State ()Weft and contribining bureaus as acknowledgement of material received, and one copy of each issue is deposited free of charge in each State library.The Superintendent of Documents has charge of the subscription lists for the sale of the publication at 50 cents a year. (c)List of American Doctoral Dissertations.(Anqual.)An annual list of every thesis printed either separately or ip another publication, during the calendar year beginning with 1912, acquired, classified, and catalogued by the Library of Congress. List of publications.Alist 01-Library of Congress publicationsteepublished annually. vA monthly list is not published. Mailing lists.Free,malling lists are maintained for the distribution of Li- brary of Congress publications to other libraries, institutions, and learned societies. Maps= The list of maps published by the library are`enumerated under "General Publications." . CorrespondenCe.Reqtiests for publiCattons shoUld be addressed to the Li- brnrian of Congress.All requests for the purchase of publications ghould, however, be made direct ,to the Superintendent of Documeats, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C.Remittance should accompany the request. GUIDE TO GOVERNMEN'T PUBLICATI,DICS. 125 GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. Principal administrative officials.Putilie Printer, Deputy Puhlict Printer, Chief Clerk. Purchasing Agent, Accountant. Congressional Record Clerk. Su- perintendent of Work, Assistant Superintendent of Work (Night), Foreman of Priming and Assistant Superintendent of Work (Day), Superintendent of i)ocit men (s. General information and 'duties. The Public Printer has charrge of and mustuges the Government Printing Office.Directly or through his principal officers be makes all purchases, disburses all money, appoints all officers and employees. wraps, mails, and dispatches publications for public distribution, and exercises geneunl supervision over the affairs of the office. The Deputy Public Printer acts as chairman of honrds to examine and report on paper anti material purchased. and also of n board of condemnation: He has supervision over the buildings and property and the care of the stores, and performs such other duties as are required of him by the Public Printer. In nee of the death, resignation absence, or sickness of the Public Printer he performs the duties of the Public Printer...,, The Chief Clerk has direct charge of Me personnel of the office, is charged with tile detail of all matters in connection with appointments, promotions,or transfers. and has charge of the general correspondence and care of the tiles. The Purchesing Agent has direct charge of all purchases; prepares all schedules of mateerial and supplies and all proposals, and receives the *Is; supervises the work of drawing contracts and orders for paper, material, giachlnery, and supplies; and nets as the legal adviser of the Public Printer in matters relating to the public -printing and binding. The Accountant- has charge of the keeping of the accounts of the effille -Printer with the Treasury Department. of the accounts with the several allotments of the appropriation, of the time of employees, of the property records, prepares for the slispature of the Public Printer pay rolls and vouchers requiring the paymentibfanoney, renders bills for work done, and keeps all other accents. The Congressional Record Clerk has charge of the Congre, Iona! Record at the Capitol. and acts as the Public Printer's representatiO ifurnishing information and estimates to Senators. Representatives. and Del rates. The Superintendent of Work has direct charge of all the mafacturing divisions of the office. The Assishnt Superintendent of Work (night) has immediate charge of the manufacturing divisions at night. The Foreman of Printing and Assistant Superintendent of Work (day) has Immediate charge of the composing and foundry sections and branch priding offices. He also assists the Superintendent of Work In the supervision o the nistnufacturing divisions during the day. The Superintendent of Documents has general supervision over the distribution of all public document?, except those printed for the use of the two Houses of Congress and for the executive departments.He is required to prepare a comprehensive index of public documents, a consolidated index of congressional documents, and a monthly catalogue.He is authorized to sell at cost any public document in his charge the distribution of which is not specifically directed. A complete reference library of Government documents Is maintained An the division of the Superintendent of Documents. ...General publications. StyleBook. Type Book, The Making of a Book, Monti- typo.-Manual, Alonqtype Faces. Bill Style Book. Method of distribution of general publications. Distributed free only in very small quantities, except the Style Book, which is sold by the Superin- tendent of Documents at 15 cents a copy, paper bound, or 30 cents' a copy, cloth bound. Annual and other periodical publications.,--Annual Report. of the Public Printer.Detailed report of the various operations of the Government Printing Office, including itemized statements of all moneys expended, amount of work performed, etc., during the fiscal year ending June 80.Distributed free in small quantities from the office of the Public Printer. Correspondence. --- Requests for the f publications should be.addressed to Chief Clerk, GOvernment Printing Office Washington. D. C.Requeats"for the Style Bookshould be addressedto intendeut of Documents accompanied by remittance. 126 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS,

SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS.' General publieationx.(a ) Check List of United States Public Documents, 1789-1N19. Third edition.A fist of congressional and departmental publications. This records the first system:1d effort to include within the limits of one publication an apprt)xitnately complete check list of all public documents issued by the United States Government during the first century and a ouarter of its history.It claims' to be only a check list and not a catalogue.Price, $1.50 per copy. b) New Classes't4Assigned inthe Public [Documents Library, January 1910-October 31. 1913.Bulletin 15.This bulletin gives Information as to the classification numbers assigned in the Public Documents Library to new series of publications Issued by the United States Government front Innunr 1. 1910, to October 31, 1913.The classification numbers are in continuation Of those printed In the Cheek hist 'of United States Public Dheurnents, 1769-1909.Price, 5 cents per copy. (c)Outline of Revised Classificationfor Publications of the Interstate Commerce' Commission. as adopted by the Public Documents Library. Decem- ber. 1914. Bulletin 17.This classification supersedes that given in the Check List of United States Public Documents, 1789-1909, and in Bulletin 15.Price, 5 cents per copy. (1) Author Readings for United States Public Documents as tmsI in the Official Catalogues of the Superintendent of Documents.3(1 edition, March 4, 191N. Bulletin IS.Price. 10 cents per, copy. (c) List of Publications of the Agriculture Department, 1862-1902, with Analytical Index.Price, 35 cents per copy. (fl List of United States Public Documents and Reports Relating_ to the Construction' of the New Navy, also References to the Debn Congress on the Subject, 1S80-1901.Price, 5 muff; per copy. (al Tnhles and Index, Congressional Doettments, 15th-52d Congress, 18 1893. Out of print. Method ofdiAtribution of general publication3.--The publications referred to above are in some cases tivallable free to tiuhlie, school. and college lilwaries, and 'are for ste to all other npplicants nt ate prices mentioned.Remittance, should he made tothe Superintendent of Documents,.(lovernment Printing. Office, Washington. D.C. Anntiql and other periodical publications.(a) Annual Report of the Su- perintendent of Documents.Administrative report of the superintendent. in eluding an Itemized statement of publications sold during the fiscal year elating

June 30. . (b) Document Catalogue.This is the "Comprehensive Index." published nt the end of each congress.It undertakes. to list everything published by any branch of the Goverment.It is a straight dictionary catalogue without any sort of enniplications, and being from beginning to end in one alphnbet, there is no neenslob for indexes.Document Cntalognes for the period from the ral to the 112d Congressesjnelusive, haVe been issued.Number 12 for the Cad Con- gress is now (April, 19181 ready for the'press. (c) *Document Index. This is the Consolidated Index.Its publication began with the Fifty-fourth Congress, first session, and it has been Issued following each session of Congress.It lists only the numbered documents and reports published by direct order of Congress, but these it treats very thoroughly.The titles may be found under their subjects arranged in alphabetical order In the general alphabet, And also in like order under the names of the committees from which they were reported, and again under the nanies of the Senntors or Representatives by whom they were presented.- They appear als in numerical lists.At the back of the hook is n schedule of the volumes of numbered congressional documents and reports. (d) Monthly Catalogue of United States Public Documents.This series was started with the issue for January: 1895, since which time it has been printed monthly.It shows the documents printed during the preceding month. where obtainable. and the price thereof.Beginning with the fiscal year July, 1900-June, 1410an annual index to the Monthly Catalogue has been printed for each fiscal year.Prior to July, 1909, the iexes were published irregularly. The publications referred to under "Dietrib are, In some cases, free to public, school, and college libraries, and are fo e to all other applicints. The Monthly Catalogue is sold on.subscriptionat 10 per year (Inching GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIOs. O 127 Index).Remittance should be made direct to the Superint ndent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. In addition to the above the Superintendent of Documents has printeda list of the following Government periodicals issued by the departments andbureaus: Accident Bulletin (R. R.) (quarterly); Agricultural Department List.Bulle- tins (monthly) ;Alaska R. It Record (weekly) ; Army List and Directory (monthly ) ;Catalogue of Copyright Entries (weekly and monthly); Climato- logical Data by States (monthly) ; Commerce Reports (daily): Congressional. Record (dally) ; Customs Appeals (quarterly) ; Employment ServiceBulletin (weekly) ; Experiment Station Record (monthly) ; Experts of Breadstuffs,etc. (monthly) ; FederalReserve Bulletin(monthly) ;ImmigrationBulletin 'monthly).; Imported Merchandise, Duties, etc. (quarterly); Interstate Com- merce Decisicins (irregular) ;Journal of Agricultural Research (weekly) ; Labor Statistics Bureau Review (monthly) ; Land Decisions (irregular); Law, 'copies of laws) (as issued) ; Catalogue of U. S. Public Documents(monthly) ; Monthly Crop Report ;Summary of Foreign Commerce,,,(monthly) ;Weather and Crop Bulletin (weekly); Naval Medical Bulletin (quarterly); Navy and Marine Corps List and Directory (monthly) ; Official Gazette of PatentOffice weekly); Pan-American Union Bulletin -(monthly) ;Palatine Canal Record lweekly) ; Patent Office Decisions (weekly) ;Pension Decisions (irregularly) Postal Guide(annual and monthly supplements) ;Public Health Reports (weekly); Pilot Charts (monthly) ;Radio Service Bulletin (monthly) ;Re- appraisementof. Merchandise(weekly); Reclamation Record(monthly): Schedule of Steamers (monthly); Service and RegulatoryAnnouncements (monthly) ;Snow and Ice Bulletin (weekly in winter) ; Standards Bureau Bulletin(quarterly) ;State Publications(list)(monthly) ;Trade Marks (weekly) : Treasury Decisions (weekly) ; War Trade BoardJournal.; Weather Maps (daily) ; Weather Review (monthly) ; Weekly News letter. List of publications.The 44 I'rice Lists Issued by the Superintendentof Docpments are furnished free of charge.The following Is..a partial list of topics 'treated In the' publications for sale at his office: Agriculturalcredit; Alaska; Alfalfa; American iiistory, Animal industry; Anthropology: ArItitra- lion (International); Arbitration (Sabor) ; Army ; Astronomy; Aviation; Bank- ing: Biography ; Birds; Birthsf; Butter; Canal Zone; Canning; Census; Chem- istry; Child study; Chinese; Citizenship; Citrus culture; Civil War;Cpal ; cold swinge; ComMerce: Concrete; Constitution of United States;Cooking; Cost of living; Cotton culture; 'Cotton trade; Crime; Cuba; Dairying;Diplo- macy ;District of Columbia; Drainage ;, Drugs; Education; Eight-hourlaw; Elections; Electricity; Employers' liability ; Engineering; Enlistment ofaliens; Espionage; Explosives; Form eqpipnient ; Farm management; Finance;Fishes; . Floods; Food control; Foods and cooking; Foreign relations; Foreign trade; Forestry; Fruits; Fuel; Game; Gardening; Gas; Gasoline; GeologicalSurvey; Government periodicals: Grain ;Grain standards; Guam; Hawaii; Health; Horses; Illiteracy; Immigration; Indians; Insects; Insular possessions;Insur- ance; International law; Interstnte Commerce Commission; Iron mines.Iron ore; Irrigation ; Japanese; 'Labor ; Latin America ;Latitude; Laws; Leveling; Light ;Liquors and prohibition; Lobsters; Longitude; Lumber; Magnetism; Manufactures; Maps; Marine Corps; Marketing; Measures; Meat; Meteor- ology ;Mexican Affairs; Milk; Mines and mining; Mosquitoce; Mounds;Natu- ralization; Navigation; Navy; Negroes; Neutrality; Nitrates and nitrogen;Ord- nance Department pamphlets; Oysters; Pan America ;Panatna Canal; Paper manufacture; Pence; Petroleum; Philippines; Phosphates; Plants,Culture; Playgrounds; Political science; Porto Rico; Postal service; Pritash; Poultry; Presidents of United States; President Wilson's administration andmessages; Prisons and reformatorlespRadlotelegraphy; Railroads; Rats; Rivers;Roads; Satety appliances; Schoolhouses; Seeds; Sewers andimmure; Slavery ; Stand- arch; Bureau' publications; Strikes; Submarine warfare; Sugarcane culture; Sugar trade ;Surveying; Tariff ; Teachers; .Tests of metals; Thermometers; '1 Ticks; 'rides; Transportation; Treasury decisions; Treaties; Trusta;Vege- tables; War in Europe; Water \power; Water purificationand polluthiln; Weather; eights and measures; *Wild animals; Wilson administration; Woman ; Yearbooks of Department of Agriculture. The folio pricelists of Government publIcatiOns are issued bythe Superintendent of Documents: 10, Laws ;11, Foods and Cooking; 15,Geological ,6 Discontinued during the war, L . 41111, 128 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

Survey ;16, Farmers' Bulletins; 18, Engineering and Surveying; 19,Army and rOrganized Militia ; 20, Public Domain; 21, Fishes; 24, Indians;25. Transporta- tion; 28, Finance; 31, Education; 32, Insular Possessions;33, Labor ;35, Geography and Explorations; 36, Government Periodicals; 37,Tariff ;38, Animal Industry ;39, Birds aud Wild Animals; 40. Chemistry41, Insects, also bees and honey ;42, Irrigation, Drainage, and Water Power; 43, .forestry; 44, Plants; 45, Roads; 46. Soils and Fertilizers; 48, Weather; 49, Proceedrzs of Congress; 50, American History and Biography; 51, Health, Disease,am Sani- tation; 53. Maps: 54, Political Science ;55, National Museum; 57,Astronomical Papers ; 58. Mines and Mining; 59, Interstate CommerceCommission ; 60, Alaska ; 01, Panama Cana! and Canal Zone; 62,. Commerce andManufacttires; 63, Navy; 64, Standards of Wctight and Measure; 65. ForeignRelations; 67, Im- migration; 68, Farm Management ; 69, Pacific States. rorrespondene.-Itequests for price lists and publications should beaddressed to Superintendent of Documentk Government PrintingOffice,Washingtok D. C. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.

Principal administrative offleials.-Secretary,Assistant Secretary,Chief Clerk.The establishment President of the,,linitN1States, Vice President of the United States, Chief Justice of the l'nitcsi States, Secretaryof State, Secretary of theTreasury. Secretary., of War, Attorney General, Postibaster General, Secretary of the Navy, Secretory of the Interior, Secretaryof Agri- culture,Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of Labor.Board of Regents: Include the Chancellor (ChiefC Justice if4 United States), Vice President of United:bates, three United States Senars. three Members of the House of RepresettatIves. and six Citizens of United States.Total, 14 members.Execu- tive committee, three members. r General information (And duties.-The Smithsonian Institutionwas created by act of Congress In 1846, under the terms of the will ofJames Smithson, an nglisliman, who in 1826 bequeathed his fortune to the United Statesto found, at Washington, under the name of the " Smithsonian Institution,"anestab. lishmentfor the " increase and diffusion of knowledge among mem" The institution is legally an establishment, having as its members thePresident of the United States, the Vice President, the Chief Justice,and the Pre:4(1(41's Cabinet.It is governesl by a Board of Regents consisting of the VicePresident, the Chief Justice, three Members of the United States Senate,three Members of the House of Representatives, and six citizens of the UnitedStates tip- pointed by Joint resolution of Congress.The 'Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution is its executive officer and theadirector of its activities. Through. the Hodgkins fund, the ineome of $100,000 of whichIs for the increase and-diffusion of knowledge In regardto the nature and properties of atmospheric air in connection with the welfare ofman, grants have been -Made, puplicntions issued, and medals and prizes awarded. The institution, In cooperation with the Library of Congress,maintains a scientific library which numbers 500,000 titles, consisting mainlyof the transactions of learned societies and scientific periodicals. General pub/ictilions.-The series of publications issuedby the institution proper are: (a) Smithsonian Contrihntions to Knowledge, (I)Smithsonian MiscellaneousCollections, () Smithsonian Annual Report, and (d)a few special publications.Under the direction of the institution thereare also issued the publications of the United States National Museum, theBureau of Ameri- can Ethnology, and the Astrophysical Observatory. The topics covered by the publications of the Institution are the following: Aeronautics, amphibians, anatomy, anthropology. archeology,arts and Indus-. tries, Astronomy, astrophysics, atmospheric electricity, bacteriology,blbliogq., phy, biography, biology (general), birds, botany, chemistry,coelenterates, crts- taceans, echinoderms, electricity, embryology, engineering, ether andmatter (theories), ethnology, 'exploration, fishes, geography, geology, heat,hygiene, insects, light, mammals, mathematics, mechanics, medicine. merostomes,meteorology, mineralogy, molluscolds, mollusks, onychophora, ppleontology, pathology, petrology, philology, physics, physiology, psychology, reMes, sanitation,sell- Wogs% sound, surgery, terrestrial magnetism, trilobites, .''(general). worms, and zoology -Method of distriron of general pUblicalions.-41enel publications(except the Annual Repo which are free to all applicants).* distributed without , , GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 129 `charge only to public libraries, educationalestablishments, learned soctetleg, and specialists in this country and abroad. Theyare supplied to other Institu- tions and to individuals at varying prices.Remittances should be made payable to the "Smithsonian Institution." . Ammo/ and other periodical publications.TheAnnual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institutionshows the operations. expenditures, and condition of the institution and itsbranches for the fiscal year.It contains a general appendix comprisinga selection of nontechnical papers describing feeent progress or important developmentsin allbrandies of science. Limited editions of pamphlet copies ofpapers Included in the report are Pssued for convenience and economy in conserving thebound volumes. separates are distributed free to libraries and Volumes and Volumes are also sold by the Superintendent indisjduals by the institution. ing (Mi ice. of Documents, Government Print- Last of publications. A classified 114 annually. A 'quarterly list of new publicatiousof available publications is issued papers Included in the several series have beenis also issued. General lists of but are now ous of print. published from time to time, indexes to publications. No general indexto the contents of the several series of SmithsoMau publiemions has beenissued by the Institution since that emering the years from 1840 to MG,now out of print. purchased from the Library of Congress of Sets of cards may be Ruinous of the institution and Its branches aOh dictionary catalogue of all pub- Proeeedings, Volumes I to XXX, inclusive. the exception of the Museum Mailing lists.- LFree mailing lists of librariesand learned societies are maintained, but none"of indivhinals 'except limitedlists of specialists. Maps.No maps are.published by the institution its publicatious. except as illustrations in Curressmdence.All correspondence should be addressed to the Secretary,. Smithsouian Institution, Washington, D. C. UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. (Including the National Gallery of Art.) Principal administrative officials.Assistant tive Assistant, three head Curators. Secretary in Charge, Administra- The United States National Museum is dups.It is especially rich in the natural.historythe depository of the nationalcollec- botany, geology, paleontology, 'archeology, of America, including zoolggy, series reititing.to the arts and Industries, theand ethnology, and hasextensive The National Gallery of Art contains tine arts, and American history. the George P. Marsh collectionof etchings, engravings, and hooks on art; theCharles L. Freer collektiou, prising numerous paintings, etchings, com- etc., by Whistler and otherAmerican artists, and many examples of Japanese andChinese art ;the Harriet Lane Johnston collection, including a number ofportraits by British masters; the WilliatuSeEvans collection of and General paintings by contemporary Americanartist/1. National Museum issues twoseries of technical publications, namely: (a)Proceedings and (D) papers or contributions descriptive of its Bulletins, which consistof tions. The subjects covered are mainly collectionsor relating to, Itsopera- arts are also represented. The generalscientific, though the fine andindustrial of the collections of the classification of these subjects,as also museum, is as follows: Biology(zoology, botany); geology (systematic and applied geology,mineralogy. petrology, paleontology); anthropology (physical anthropology, ethnology, trial arts. archeology) ;fine arts; indus- (a) The Proceedings, established in 1878, serve for the publicationof the telativety shorter papers, presenting netilyacquired facts in zoology, and anthropology, descriptions ofnew forms and revisions orlimitedgeology A small number of copies of eachpaper is printed in pamphlet formgroups. for promptly .supplying specific needs, the remainder of the edition beingassem- bled ip the form of volumes, amountingto between one and two annually. (b) The Bulletins, begun In 1875,serve for the publication of the larger more comprehensive contributions, such and faunal studies, descriptive catalogues as monographs. 6f. zoologicalgroups, of collections, instructions forcollecting, 130 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

reports of explorations. etc.Each Bulletin consists of a single contribution, which in a few instances has extended to two or more volumes.Included in the Bulletin series is the Contributions from the U. S. National Herbarium, for the publication of the botanical papers of the museum, but the volumesare imnabere41 independently. Method of distribution of general publications. The above publicationsare distributed free while available by the museum. They may also be purchased rom the Superintendent of Documents, except the separates from the Pro- ceedings. Annual and other periodical publications.Annual Report.Restricted to a summary of operations and record of additions to the collections.Distributed prep by the museum. and for sale by the Superintendent of Documents.A con gressionaledition of the Annual Reports is published for distribution by Senators and Representatives. - Lista of publication.Each Annual - Report contains a list of the publications of the year. of which a limited number of copies are issued separately. Two general Indexed catalogues, covering the periods from 1875 to 1900. and 19(11to 1906, respectively, were printed. but the editions have long been exhausted. molthiy list is not issued, A Indexes to publirations.The only lists that have been indexedwere the general °ices from 1875 to 1900 and 1901 to 1906. a Mailing lists.Free mailing lists are maintained for all series of publications. 0 Outside of libraries and science and art establishments. theyare mainly re' tl stricted to specialists., Maps.No maps aric published except occasionally a sketchmap in a faunal paper. CorrespondroreAssistant Secretary Smithsonian Institution in charge of Nati Anal Museum. pl BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY. at The Bureau of American Ethnology Is' engaged in the collection and publi cation of information relating to the American Indians and the natives of pawatii. tif Il Principal adainistratire official.EthnologlIt in Charge. T General pabitcalions.(a) Bulletins. 'published as occasion demo s.are V devoted to more or less monographic treatment of the various phases ofa thro- pology of the American Indians:including ethnology. archeology, languag (In- St cluding texts with translations), mythology and folklore, and bibliography. Of 'St the 60 bulletins published, 59 trent of the American Indians andone ofhe Ti *Ives of Hawaii.Eleven bulletins are in press.lb) Contributionsto N rth American Ethnology.Vols. I-VII and IX published; series discontinued. of scope of the contents is identical with that of the bulletins. t he (c) Introducti no: 1-3 Relate to language, sign language, and mortuary customs. Four volumes;a des discontinued.Id) Miscollaneons publications: Various subjects pertalnin ht the American Indians. but not designed for general distribution. to Method of distribution of general publications.All publications of fr the Bure IA of American Ethnology are distributed gratuitously, on receiptof requests, until the editions are exhausted, after which they may usually he procuredfrom the Superintendent Of Documents, Government Printing Office, ata. price which covers cost of printing and binding. A congressional edition of each Annual Report and Bulletin is published also for distribution by Senators andRepre- sentatives.The Superintendent of Documents. Government Printing of issues a price list of publications relating to Indians, Office, Annual and other periodical publiostions.The Annual Reportsare devoted to a summary of the operations of the bureau and to "accompanying papers" consisting of memoirs on the ethnology'and archeology of theAmerican In- diana and the natives of Hawaii. Thirty-one Annual Reports havebeen published. in 36 volumes, and three are In press.The scope of the work of this bureau is limited- to the Indians of North America and the nativesof Hawaii. It covers the ethnology, archeology, and physical authropolovof the -tribes studied. List of pubileationa. List of Publications of the Bureau of American Ethnology Is printed at intervals for distribution.It conlaing an author and Subject index of 40-pages. The bureau does not Issue a.monthlylist of 16 publleatIons. . GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS, 131

Indere: to publications.Each Annual Reportand most of the Bulletins issued by the bureau contain Indexes of theircontents.No general index* to the publi- el/lions of the bureau has been issued, butthe List of Publications contains list of authors and titles of all the memoirs issued. a Mailing hsts.The bureau maintainsa mailing list of important libraries and other institutions which receive Its publicationsregularly as issued. of Individuals are not maintained. Lists MapS.The maps Issued by the bureaupertain to American ethnology and are designed to illustrate its publications.Two maps of linguistic stocks have been published also separately. Correspondence.--Correspondericerelating to publications should to Bureau of American Ethnology, Smithsonian be addressed Institution, Washington, D. C. NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK. The National Zoological Park hasan area of 167 acres, and is lotlated In the Rock Creek Valley, 2 miles north of the centerof Washington. motorises Omit 1,500 animals. Its collection Prineiapl administrative offleial.Superintendent. Pu Niro ions.The National Zoological Park any kind. clues not publish doeupents of The Annual Report is printed as a part of thereport of the Secretary of the Smithsonian InAtitution.Most of the zoological papers by members the staff are prinlisi in serial publications. of Museum. of the institution and the National ASTROPHYSICAL (OBSERVATORY. The Astrophysical ObserVatory investigatessolar radiation and other solar phenomena. The work of this observatory is carriedon partly in Washington and partly at a station on Mount Wilson in California. Principal administrative offleial.Director. Genera/ publiOafions.Annals of the AstrophysicalObservatory. Vol.I. Contains ; Infra-red spectrum of the sun; Wavelength and refraction tot rock- salt and fluorite; Construction of bolometer andsensitive galvanometer. Vol. II.Measurements of intensity of solar radiation; Solarconstant of radiation; Transparency of earth's atmosphere: Radiation andtemperatureof the earth; Variationof brightness over the solar disk; Theory.ofsolar constant work; Construction of bolometer and pyrhellometer.Vol. III.Variability of the sun: Mean value of solhr constant of radiation; Transparencyof atmosphere at 'stations of different altitudes; Distribution ofradiation over the solar disk; Temperature of the sun; Transparency ofwater vapor for infra-red rays; Effect of great volcanoes on climate. The 1900 Solar Eclipse Expedition of theAstrophysical Observatory. rations at Wadesboro, N. C., of May 28. 1900; (disci': heat of solar corona. photography of solar corona; Method of distribution of general publications.-4.1miteiledition distributed free by the Astrophysical Observatory.Remainder sold by Superintendent of Dotmeats, Government Printing Office. '04t. Annual and other periodical publications.Reportof director made to Se& Vary of Smithsonian Institution, and includid in Smithsonian mited edition of separates distributed free. Annual Report. /As/ of publications.No separate Yst issued. of Publlentions. Included in Smithsonian List Mailing lists.Free milling list of observatoriesand specialists maintained. Correspondence.Address Secretary, Smithsonian Institution. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. - Principal administrative officials.PrOdent stitution), (Secretary of Smithsonian In- Vice President, Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary,Treasurer. The council : The above-named officials andsix other members of the Academy. Total, 11 members. General information and duties. 'hp NationalAcademy of Sciences of the United States of America was ftworporatedby an act of Congress March 8, 1803. The act named a body of incorphrators,set forth the rights and privileges, of the academy, and provided that" the academy 4waitwhenever 132 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

called upon by any department of the Government, investigate,examine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science or act."The academy is custodian of fC number of trust funds for the award of medals research. and grants for General publications.The academy issues thefollowingpublications: Scientific memoirs, consisting of large q art vol ntaining in detail researches and very extensive scientific to raphical memoirs of de ceased members; brief annual reports; and mon ly journal under the title, Proceedings of the National Academy of Scaces.This last publication was established for the purpose of presenting the announcement ofall important discoveries and advances made In American investigations Ina brief and concise fdrm, reserving all details for publication in variousspecial journals. Methods of distribution.Scientitic memoirs, biographicalmemoirs, and annual reports are distributed to the larger libraries throughoutthe world in exchange. The Proceedings of the academyis published at the expense of the members, and for this reason, a subscription price of $5is charged. List of publications.A list of the publications of theacademy has been published In the Proceedings, and separate copiesare available upon request. Correspondenee.Requests for publications shall be madeto Home Secre- tary, National Academy of Sciences, Smithsonian Institution,Washington, D. C. NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL. Principal administratire officials...Chairman and Secretary. General informationandduties. The National Research Council of the Na- tional Academy of Sciences was organized at the request Of PresidentWilson in 1916, under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences.Its purpose is to promote research in the mathematical, physical. and biologicalsciences, and In their applications in engineering, agriculture. IIIMIldne, and otheruseful arts. During the war the Research Council, serving as the Department ofScience and Research of the Council of National 1.)efense. is devoting itsentire attention to the solution of !unitary and industrial problems. The MilitaryCommittee of the Research Council, consisting of the chiefs of the technical andscientific bureaus of the Army and Navy and other Government Departments,affords the necessary contact with the work of the Government, and the means of securing cooperation between governmental and civil agencies. The chief work hitherto accomplished by the Research council includes the organization of theDivision of Science and Research of the United States Signal Corps, Includingthe meteorological service of the Armyinitiation of the sound ranging service of the Army; development of tie psychological melloxls now employedIn examining all Army recruits; organization of the Research InformathmCommittee, in cooperation with the Army and Navy Intelligenee Services, withoffices in Washington, London. and Paris; organization of extensive researcheson submarine problems in cooperation with the Special Submarine Board of the Navy; organization of large cooperative investigations in agriculture, Involving the joint action of the Department of Agriculture, State Experiment Stations,and universities; organization of medical researches for the SurgeonGeneral of the Army; cooperation with educational Institutions, leading to theorganization of 72 research committees ; development of many new instruments and for use by the Army and Navy. devices Publications.No publications have yet been issued by this Connell. Correspondenee.Address Secretary of National Research Council, Smith- sonian Institution, Washington, D. C. AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION. Principal administrative officiOs.President, two Vice Presidents. Secretary, Curator; Treasurer, and EXecativeCouncil of 12 members. General information and duties.---The association was organizedIn 1889 for the promotion of historical studies,the collection and preservation of historical manuscripts and for kindred purposes in the interest of American history. bp principal oflicele in Washington and It reports annually to the Secrets of the Smithsonian Iiptiftstion concerning its proceedings andeon- ditione of historical study iu America.Its collection of manuscripts, books, and pamphlets may be deposited in the litalthsonian Institution. GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 133 General publications. They include about 700 papers as follows: I. Papers and Annual Reports of the American Historical Association.II. Prize essays and additionalpublications.III. Class:tiedlistofpublications.IV. The American Society of Church Higfory. Only the Annual Reports are printed by the United States Government, it being the regular Annual Report through the Smithsonian Institution to Con- gress, required by law. ' Annual and other periodical publications.The association publishes an Annual Report in one or two volumes.It contains business proceedings of American Historical Association,certainhistorical papers read at annual meetings, reports on archives, and collections of historical documents. 2.500 copies printed for Smithsonian Institution and American Historical Associa- tion. of which the Smithsonian Institution has 500 copies for International' Exchange and the American Historical Association has 2,000 for its members. i As membership is over 2.000 the American Historical Association hal no copies for distribution outside its members.)One"thousand five hundred copies printed for Congress and depository libraries.On sale by Superintendent of Public Documents. The Annual Report for 1915 consists of 375 pages and is printed as II. Doc. 1497, 64th (Ming., 2d seas. list of publications.A clas.sliedlist of publications was Issued between 1554 and 1912, 34 pages. about 700 titles.. Indexes to publications.Geueral index in volume II of the Annual Report for 19,14. Ilailing list.None except as to members and as above indicated undorthe Smithsonian Institution. ('orrespondencc.Secretary of the' American Historical Association, Super- intendent of Public Documents, Witshington, D. C. 4 INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE SERVICE. The International ExelDnge Service Is' the intjticy of the United States Gov- ernment for the.exclur'6gefif scientific, literary, and governmental publications with foreign Governments. institutions. and Investigators:Itreceives and dispatches about tk11).00o pounds of printed matter annually. L Pincipal administrative official.Chief Clerk.

INTERNATIONAL CATALOGUE OF SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE. Principal administrative official.Assistant in Charge. The International Catalogue ofScientific Literature publishes an annual classified index to the literature of science.The organization consists of a central bureau is London and 33 regional bureaus established in, and supported by. the principal countries of the world. That for the United States issup- ported by an annual appropriation fromCongress, administered by the Smith- sonian Institution. PAN AMERICAN UNION. (Formerly International Bureau of the American Republics.) Principal administrative officints.Director General,' . AssistantDirector, Chief Statistician, Chief Clerk and Editor, Assistant Editor, Trade Expert,' Assistant TradeExpert.Chief Translator, Assistant Spanish Translator, -Portuguese Translator, Acting French Translator, Special Compllegs, Assistant Statistician, Librarian (Acting), Chief Accountant and Disbursing ()Ricer, Chief of Mail Room, Superintendent of Building and Giounds. Governing Board: Secretary of State (Chairman ex atticio), Ambassador of Brazil, Ambassador of Argentina,' Ambassador of Chile, Ambassador of MexRo, Minister of Bolivia, Minister of Uruguay, Minister of Guatemala, Minister of Haiti, Minister of Cuba, Minister of Venezffela, Minister of Salvador, Minister of Panama, Minister of Ecuador, Minister of Colombia, Minister of Peru, Minister of Honduras, Minister of Paraguay, Charg(l.d'Affaire4s of the Domini- .can Republic, Chargé d'Affaires of Nicaragua.(Costa-Rica has at present no representative on the GovetnIng Board). a 134 . GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

General information and ,duties.The Pan American Union, formerlyhe International Bureau of American Republics, is the official international organization of the 21 Republics of the Western Hemisphere, founded and min- tutned by them for the purpose of fostering friendship, commerce. intercourse, and peace.Itis supported through their joint contributions, each nation annually paying that part of the budget of expenses which Its'poptilation bears to the ,total population of all the Republics.Its general control reposes In a governing, board made up of the diplomatic representatives in Washington of the 20 Latin.Atnerican Governments and the Secretary of State of the United StateS, the latter being ex officio chairman thereof.Its executive officers area Director General and an Assistant Director, elected by the board.They in turn are assisted by a trained staff of statisticians, editors, compilers. trade experts, translators, librarians, and lecturers.It Is strictly Internittionalin its scope, purpose, and control, and each natIton has equal authority itiits administration with each other nation and without the predominant influence of any one nation.Its activities and facilities include the following: The publication in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French of an illustrated monthly bulletin, which is a record of the progress of all the Republics; the publication of handbooks, descriptive 'pamphlets, commercial statements. maps, and special reports relating to each country; correspondence covering all phases of Pan American activities; the distribution of every variety of infermation helpful in the -promotion of Pan American acquaintance, cooperation,iind soli- darity of interests.Its library. known as the Columbus Memorial Library, .contains upward of 40,000 volumes, including the official publications, documents, tend laws of all the Republics, together with 20,000 photl,aplis, a large collection of maps, and 150,000 subject-index cards.Its reading room has upon its tables_ the representative magazines and newspapers of Latin America.Both are open to the public for consultation and study.The Pan American triton sets the date, selects the place of meeting, and prepares the programs for the International Conferences Of the American Republics, and it is also the custodian of their archives.It occupies and owns buildings and grounds situated on Seventeenth Street betteeen B and C streets, overlooking Potomac Park on the south and the White House Park on the east. General publications.-Monographs on each American Republic; handbooks and'pamphiets on special subjects; topics include all the data on the history and development of the several countries.Some specific topics: Commerce. industries communications, educatioNderoducts, agriculture, government, and descriptions of physlcal features.BiBliograpbles on special subjects are prepared for distribution:' Method of distribution of general publications. The Pan ,American Union has for free distribution a limited supply of the publications mentioned, but In view of the demand for many of them and the cost of printing, it has been found, necemary to.ninice a new regulation that all requests for such matter must be ma& through:or with the approval of, a United States Senator or Member of Congress, except in the case of a}iiplicatIons from foreign countries, Nhich should be Millie through the Embassies or Legations in Washington or through the home foreign office. Annual and either periodical publications.There is published a monthly Bulletin. which is essentially an illitstrated magazine, with Spanish,'nglish, Portuguese, tind'French editions.It carries the title of: Boletin tie intiOn Pdnamericann (Spanish); Bulletin of the Pan American Union( nglish) ; Boletim daVidal) Pan-Antericana(Portuguese) ;and Bulletin de ninion Patautericaine (French). This magazine is a complete record of the general progress of the American Republics and publishes specially prepared and profusely illustrated articles on current and historical events and economic conditions.Subscription price for the Engli* editio% is $2.00 per year in countries of the tan-American Union. . List of publications. A list of publications Is issued several times each year, as newnmterial is received, and is available for free distribution. is Indexes to publications. Each of the editions of the "Bull( tin of the Pan American Union,", Spanish, English, Portuguese. and French, has n separate temiannual'index. These are available for past years and will be sent without charge on reqUest. Mailing lists.:"No general free mailing lists for publieitIons are mainbtined, although under special conditions certain alma and persons are regularly

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Maps.Mapsare not regularly published by the Pan American Union;except to illustrate special reports or articles.A few maps of countries are for sale.List is included in publication list. Correspondenee.Sliould be addressed to Director General, Pun American Union, Seventeenth and B Streets,-Washington, D. C. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION. Principal administrative officials.Comminsloners(Chairman and S others); Secretary; Assistant Secretory ; Chief Clerk and Purchasing Agent; Disbursing Clerk ; Chief Counsel ; Assistant Counsel; Director of Valuation; Member of Advisory Board; Solicitor, Bureau of Valuation; Chief 'Examiner; Attorneys -end Examiners; Chiefs of Bureaus: Appointments, Carriers' Accounts,Mem- ber Engineer Board, Supervisor Land Appraisals, Supervisor of Accounts, Classification Agent, Correspondence-Claims, Dockets, Documents, Classifica- tion Agent, Correspondence. Dockets. Documents, Express Agent, Indices, In- quiry, Library, Locomotive-boiler Inspection, Mails and Files, Printing.Safety, Statistics. Stenography, Tariffs. General information and duties. The original act to regulatecommerce, approved February 4, l7, provided for a commission consisting of fivemem- bers.By various amendatory and supplementary enactments thepowers of the commission have been increased and the scope of the regulatingstatute ma- terially widened. AMong the more important of these enactmentsare the acts of March 2. 1889; the Elkins Act, approved February.. 1903; the Hepburn Act, approved dupe 29, 1900; the Mann-Elkins Act of ne 18. 1910; the acts of August 24, 1912. May 29 and August 9. 1917.Und the act of August 9, 1917, the commission is now convbsed of nine members. The commission appoints a secretary, who is its chief administrativeand executive officer, an assistant secretary, and such attorneys, examiners,special agents, and clerks as are necessary to the proper performance of its duties. , The act to regulate commerce applies to all common carriers engagedin the transportation of oilor other commodities, except water and natural or artificial gas, by means of pipe lines, or partly by pipe lines and partlyby Milroad, or partlyby pipe- lines and partly by water, and to telegraph,telephone. and cable companies (whether wire or wireless) engaged insending messages from one State, Territory, or District of the United States to any other State, Territory, or District of the United States, or to any foreign country, and to common carriers engaged in interstate transportation ofpassengers or property wholly. by railroad (or partly by railroad and. partly by water when both are used under n common control, management,or arrangement for a coutinuotis carringe.or shipment).; also to express companies and sleeping- car companies; ono to bridges or ferries used or operated in connection with any railroad engaged in interstate transportation. The act to regulate commerce requires all rates to be reasonable andjust; prohibits undue or unreasonable preferences or advantages in transportation rates or facilities; prohibits the charging of a higher rate for a shorter than for a longer haul, over the same line, in the same direct'Ion, the shorterbeing Included within the longer haul, or the charging of any greatercompensation as a through route than the aggregate of the intgrinediate rates subject to the act.. It is provided, however, that the commission may, in specialcases, after investigation, authorize 'carriers to Charge less for longer than for shorter distances.The commission is authorized torequire .carriers to establish through routes and joint rates.The commission is also authorized to require carriers subject to the act to construct switch connections .wit)t lateral branch lines of railroads and privlite side tracks. The act provides that wheretwo or more through routes and through rates shall have been established shippers 'shall have the right to designate in writing via which of such throughmutes the property shall be transported to destination. . The commission hits jurisdiction, upon complaint or in a proceedinginsti- tuted upon its own initiative, and after full hearing. to deternine lind prescribe reasonable -rates, regulations, and practices; to mord reparation toinjured shippers; and to require carriers to cease and desist from unjust discrimination or undue or. unreasonable preferences. Carriers are required to publish and file all rates, rules, and regulationsap- olyiug to interstate traffic, and are prohibited frotiNaaaging in interstatetraria- 136 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

portation unless such rates, !pies, and regulationsare published and filed. Severe penalties are provided in the statutefor failure to observe the rates and regulations shown in the published tariffs. The commission may inquire into themanagement of the business of all common carriers subject to the provisions of the act to regulatecommerce. and may prescribe the accounts, records, and memoranda whichshall be kept by the carriers, which shall be open to examinationby the commission through Its authorized agents or examiners. 'Carriersare required to file annuni reports with the commission, and such other reports required. as may from time to time he By the act of June 18, 1910 (Mann-Elkinslaw), the jurisdiction of the commission was increased as to through routes and jointrates, freight classification, switch connections, long and short hauls, filingor rejection of rate schedules, investigations on own, motion, determining reasonablerates. suspension of proposed rates, and other matters.This act also authorized the President to 'appoint a special commission to investigatequestions pertaining to the issuance of railroad stocks anti bonds. By act approved August 24, 1912 (sec. 11),a new paragraph was added to section 5 of act to regulate commerce, by which it is made unlawful July 1, 191 after r any common carrier subject to the act to regulatecommerce to own. lea perate, control, or have any interest in any competing carrier by water. fiction is onferrNI upon the commission to determinequestions of fact as to competition, after full heating.on the application of any railroad company or other carries, and to extend beyond July 1. 1914,the time during which such ownership or operation of vessels plyingelsewhere than through the Panama Canal may continue, when it isfound to be in the interest of the public and Is of advantage to the convenience not in restraint of competition. and commerce of the people, and At the same time section .6 of the actwas amended by adding a new paragraph conferring upon the commission jurisdictionover transportation or property front point to point in the United States byrail and water, whether through the Panama Canal or otherwise. andnot entirely within the limits of a single State, this jurisdiction, tinder certainconditions, including power to establish physical vonneetion between lines of therail carrier and the of the water carrier by directing the rail carrierto make such conneal; to establish through routes and maximum joint ratesover such rail anwater lines, and to determine the conditions thereof;to establish proportional rates by rail to and from ports, and to determineto what traffic anti in connection with what vessels and upon what terms and conditionssuch rates shall apply ; and to require rail carriers entering tato through routingarrangements with any water carrier to extend the privileges of such arrangements carriers. to other water By the act approved March 1, 1913. :imitting thenet to regulate commerce, the conmnssion is directed to Investigate, ascertain, andreport the value of all the property owned or used by every common carrier of the act subject to the provisions Jurisdiction is conferred upon the commis don to enforcecertain provisions of the act approved October 15. 1914. to supplement existinglaws against unlawful restraints and monopolies in so far as such provisions relateto carriers subject to the act to regulate commerce. The act prohibits, with certainexceptions, carriers from discriminating between purchasers III sales ofNantnodities and from making leases or sales of comnioditlea and from acquiringstoekor capital of other corporations engaged in commerce tending to substantiallylessen competition or create a monopoly; makes it a felony fora president or other specified officers to misappropriate a carrier's funds; andas amended by act approved August 31. 1916. provides that, effective January 1, 1919,no carrier shall have dealings in securities or supplies or contract for constructionor maintenance to the amount of more than $50,000 In the aggregate inany one year with another- corporation or organization when. by reason ofcommon officers or otherwise, there exists a community of interest between the carrierand such other corporation or organizatien, except as a result of tree competitivebidding under regulations to be procrlbed by the commission. The commissionis further authorized to InvestINte violations of the net by carriersand to require the gtuity partleato cease therefrom, and is findings of factIn such investigations shall be conchisive when supported liy testimony. r. The urgent deficiency appropriation ,act.approved October 22, 1918,provided that the Commerce Court should be abolished from and afterDecember 81, 1918, GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 137 and that the jurisdiction theretofore vested in the CommerceCourt under act approved June 18, 1910. be trantiorred to and vested in the courts of the United States. several district The act approved March 4, 1915, whlft became effectiveJune 2, 1915, as amended August 9. 1916. makes common carriers liable forall loss, damage, or I injury to property caused by them, and forbids, with. tations of liability. certain exceptions, limi- The act of February 11, 1903, provides that suits in equitybrought under the act to regulate commerce, wherein the United States is complainant,may be ex- pedited and given precedence over other sults, and that appeals fromthe circuit court lie only to the Supreme Court.The act of February 19, 1903, commonly called the Elkins law, prohibits rehatingallows proceedings in thecourts by injunction to restrain departures from publisheil rates, and proride thatcases prosecuted under the direction of the Attorney General in thename of the cora- miss)on shall be included within the expediting act of February 11, 1903. Under the act of Augest 7, 1888, all Government-aided railroad and telegraph companies are required to file certain reports and contracts with the commission, and it is the commission's duty to decide questions relating.to the inter- change of business between such Government-aided telegraphcompany and any connecting jaiggraph company. The act provides penalties for failureto coin- ply- with thact of the orders of the commission. The act of March 2, 1893, known as the safety-appliance act, providesthat railroad cars used in interstate commerce must be equipped with automatic couplers, and drawbars of a standard height for freight cars, and havegrab irons or handholds in the ends and sides of each car ; and that locomotiveen- gines used in moving Interstate traffic shall be equipped witha power driving- wheel' brake and appliances for operating the train-brake system.The act directs the commission to lodge with the proper district attorneys information of such violations as may come to its knowledge.The act of March 2,1903, amended this act so as to make its provisions apply to Territories and the Dis- trict of Columbia, to all cases when couplers of Mutterer designare brought together, and to all locomotives. care, and other equipment of any railroaden- gaged in interstate traffic, except logging cars and cars used upon street railways; and provides for a minimum number of air-braked cars In trains. By net of April 14, 1910. the safety-appliance acts were supplementedso as to require railroads to equip their cars with sin steps. hand brakes, ladders,run- ning boards, and roof handholds, and the commission was authorized to designate the number; dimensions, location, and manner of application of appliances. By4act of May 6, 1910, the prior accident-reports law was repealed anda new statute passed giving more Power to the commissionas to investigating accidents, and Is more comprehensive than the'former law. The act of M .:. h 4. 1907, makes it the duty of the Interstate Commercem- mission to enforce the provisions of the net wherein itis made unlawful to require or permit employees engaged in or connected with themovement of trains to be on duty more than a specified number of hours in.any 24. The act of May 30, 1908directs the Interstate Commerce Commissionto make regulations for the safe transportation of explosives bycommon carriers engaged in interstate commerce. A penalty is provided for violationsof such regulations. The act of May 30, 1908, makes it the duty of the Interstate ComnierceCom- mission to enforce the provisions of the Set wherein it is providedthat after a certain date no locomotive shall be used in moving interstateor foreign traffic, etc., not equipped with an ash pan whichcan be emptied without,requiring a man to go under such locomotive. A penalty is providedfor violations of. this act. The act of February 17, 1911, confers jurisdiction upon thecommission to enforce certain provisions compelling railroad companies to equiptholi-logow- lives with safe and suitable boilers and appurtenances thereto., . By an amendatory act 'approved* March 4, 1915, thepowers of the commission to inspect and to prescribe standards of safety for locomotivdboilers and appurtenances thereto was extended to Include "all parts and appurtenances of the locomotive and tender." The urgent deficiency appropriation net approved October 22, 1913, contains an appropriation of $25,000 to enable the commission to Investigate andtest block signals and appliances for the automatic control of railwaytrains and appliances or systems intended to promote the safety of railway operation,fa- . . , 138 GUIDE TO GOVERNM T PUBLICATIONS.

eluding experimental tests of such systems and appliances as shall be furnished, in completed shape, to the commission for investigation and test, free of cost to the Government, in accordance with the provisions of joint resolution approved June 30, 1906, and sundry civil appropriation Act approved May 27, 1908. Provision was made in the sundry civil appropriation acts approved August 1, 1914, March 3, 1915, July 1, 1916, and June 12, 1917, for continuing the investigation and testing of these systems and appliances. The act making appropriations for the service of the Post Office Department approved July 28. 1916. empowers the commission to fix and determine fair and reasonable rates and compensation for the transportation of mail matter by railway common carriers and service connected therewith, prescribing the method by weight or space, or both, or otherwise.

PUBLICATIONS.

General pabliations.Act to Regulate Commerce and Amendments.'Con- tains the original act as revised to date and all acts passed by Congress conferring jurisdiction upon the commission, but not all acts passed under the commerce clause of the Constitution. Rules of Practice before the Commission.' Issued for the guidance of litigants before the commission, and also contains a form to be followed In the tiling of a formal complaint. Tariff Circular No. 18-A and Supplements Nos. 3 and 4 thereto.'Contains regulations to govern the construction and tiling of freight tariffs and classifications and passenger-fare schedules and administrative rulings. Tariff Circular No. 19-A and Supplement No. 1.'Contains regulations to govern the construction and filing of tariffs and classifications of express companies and administrative rulings. Conference Rulings Bulletin No. 7.'Contains expressions of the views of the commission on informal inquiries involving special facts or requiring interpretation and construction of the law, and are to be regarded as precedents governing similar cases. Decisions in Formal Cases.Issued In the first instance in advance sheets and served on the parties to the case.Only a limited distribution is made by the commission, but copies are sold on subscription by the Superintendent of Docu- ments at a cost at the rate of $1 per volume.The advance sheets are later -Issued In collected volumes known as Interstate Commerce Commission Reports. Copies are obtainable from the Superintendent of Documents, at a cost of $1.50 per volume. Regulations for the Transportation of Explosives and other Dangerous Articles by Freight and by Express and Specifications for Shipping Containers.' Issued under authority of Act of Congress of March 4, 1909.They are incorporated In the tariffs of the carriers and are binding upon all common carriers engaged in interstate or foreign commerce which transport explosives and other dangerous articles by land. Notice to Shippers in Foreign Countries who Ship Dangerous Articles to the united States.' Orders. Contain instructions to carriers subject to the Act to Regulate Com- metre.Issued In printed and typewritten form.Printed orders are obtainable from the Superintendent of Documents. National Car Demurrage Rules and Explanations; Adopted by the American Railway Association and tentatively indorsed by the commission, subject to its right and duty to inquire into the legality or reasonableness of any rule or rules which may be made the subject of complaint. Code of Storage Rules.' Same as next above. National Code of Rules Governing the Weighing and Reweighing of Carload Freight. Same as second above.' Laws, Rules, and Regulations for Inspection and Testing of Locomotives and Tenders and their Appurtenances.' Interstate Commerce C01111111881011 Cases irt-the Federal Courts, 1887 to 1914,' Contains the cases of the commission which have been reviewed by thh Federal *Obtainable from the Interstate Commerce Commission when available, and also from the Superintendent of Document*. 'Obtainable only from the Superintendent af-DOeumeit& 'Out of print. . GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 139 Courts since its organization to December 1. 1914; citations tosame, with brief points decided. Valuation of Common Carriers.' Orders and Circulars issuedfrom time to time governing the conduct of .the commission's work in ascertainingthe values of common carriers, in accordance with the Aet,of March 1, 1913. Accounting Documents.' as prescribed by the Interstate CommerceCommission In accordance with Section 20 of the Act to Regulate Commerce,that are of current effect with respect iii various classes of carriers, purchasableonly from the Superintendent of Documents, as follows:

(0) STEAM RAILWAYS., 1, Classification of Operating Revenues and Operating Expenses ofSteam Reads. Issue of 1914.Effective on July 1. 1914. Condensed Classification of Operating Expenses ofSteam Roads.Issue of 1914. Effective July 1. 1914. Index to the (71assificatIon of °Aerating Expenses ofSteam Roads. Classification of Investment in-Ftoturand Equipment ofSteam Roads.Issue of 1914.Effective on July 1, 1914. Classification (e TrainNtiles, Locomotive-Miles, and Car-Milesof Steam Roads.Issue of 4914.I:fret:1\ e on July 1, 1914. Classification of Income. Profit and Loss, and General Balance-SheetAccounts of Steam Roads.Issue of 1914.Effective on July 1, 1914. Regulations to Govern the Destruction of Records of SteamRoads.Issue of 1914. Effective on July 1, 1914. An Order of the Interstate Commerce Commission, dated Juno.28,1915.In the Matter orthe Destruction of Records of Stentu Roads.Effective on July 1, 1915. Accounting Bulletin No. 15,Interpretations of Account leg Classifications. Effective on January 1, 1918. An Order of 'the Interstate Oormnerce Commission, datedJuly 19, 1915.In the Matter of a Uniform System of Accountsto he Kept by Steam Railways. Effective on July 1, 1915. (Supplement to the Classification of Investment in Road Steam Roads.) and Equipment of Rules Governing the Classification of Steam RailwayEmployees and their Compensation.Effective on July 1, 1915. - Supplement to 'Rules Governing the Class! o of Steam Railway Em- ployees and their ConThensation.Effective July 1. 1917. Rules Governing the Monthly Reports Railway Accidents. Effective on July 1, 1915. Issuesof 1915. Regulations to Govern the Forms and Recording of Passes.Issue of 1917. Effective on January 1, 1917.(Applies also to Elktric Railways,. Carriers by Water, and Sleeping-Car Companies.) lilacs Governing the Separation of OperatingExpenses between Freight Service and Passehger Service on Large Steam Railways.Effective on July 1, 1915. Amendment to Rules Governing the Separation of OperatingExpenses between Freight Service and Passenger Service on Lnrge SteamRailways, from October 23, 1917.(Procurable only from the Interstate Commerce Commission.)

(B) ELECTRIC RAILWAYS.

Uniform System of Accounts for Electric Railways.Issue of 1914. en July 1, 1914. Effective An Order of thelnterstate Commerce Conunission.Dated July 19, 1915.In the Matter of a Uniform System of Accounts to be Keptby Electric Railways. Effective on July 1, 1915. (Supplement to the Uniform System of Accounts for sue of 1914.) Electric Railways.Its Regulations to Govern the Destruction of Records of Electric Effective on May 1. 1913. Railways., Accounting Bulletin No. 14.Interpretation of Actounting Classifications. Effective on May 1, 1917. ii.0.1 OsttiegiAaniNtleronr 01113ZZ:sal:le Commerce Commission whenavailable, and also front 'Obtainable only from the Superintendent of Documents. 140 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

(C) EXPRESS COMPANIES. Uniform System of Accounts for Express Companies.Issue of 1914.Ef- fective on July 1. 1914. Accounting Bulletin No. 13.Decisions upon Questions Raised under Classifi- cations.Effective on January 1. 1917. Regulations to Govern the Destruction of Records of Express Companies. Effective on July 1, 1915.

(D) CARRIERS BY WATER. Classification of Operating Expenses of Carriers by Water.First Issue. , Effective on January 1. 1911. Alphabetical List of Representative Items Chargeable to Operating Expenses of Carriers by Water. Classification of Operating Revenues of Carriers by Water.First issue. Effective on January 1. 1911. Form Of General Balance Sheet Statement for Carriers by Water.First Issue.Effective on January 1, 1913. Classification of Eehenditures for Real Property and Equipment for Carriers by Water.First Issue.Effective on January 1, 1913. Classification of Income and Profit and Loss Accounts for Carriers by Water. First Issue.Effective on July 1. 1913. Regulations to Govern the Destruction of Records of Carriers by Water.Ef- fective on July 1. 1913. An Order of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Dated July 19, 1915.in the Matter of a Uniform System of Accounts to he Kept by Carriers by Water. Effective on July 1. 1915.(Supplement to the Classification of Expenditures" for Real Property and Equipment for Carriers by Willa.First Issue.) Accounting Bulletin No.12, Interpretations of Accounting Classifications. Effective on February 1, 1917.

(K1 PIPE-LINE COMPANIES. Classification of Investment in Pipe Lines, Pipe-Line Operating Revenues, and Pipe-Line Operating EOpenses of Carriers by Pipe Lines.Issue of 1913.Ef- fective on January 1. 1915. Regulations to Govern the Destruction of Records of Carriers by Pipe Lines. Effective on July 1, 1915.

(1) 81.EEPINO-CAR COMPANIES. Classification of Revenues and Expenses of Sleeping-Car Operittions, of Auxil- iary Operations, and Other Properties for Sleeping-Car Companies. Effective on July 1, 1912. An Order of the Interstate Commerce Commission.Dated June 8, 1911...In the Matter of the Destruction of Records of Sieeping-Car Companies.Effeetive on October 1, 1911. An Order of the Interstate Commerce (lommission.Dated July 24, 1915.In the Matter of Destruction of Records of Sit/ening-Car Companies. Effectiveon August 1, 1915.(Supplements the Order of June 8, 1911.)

(0) TELEPHONE COMPANIES. Uniform System of Accounts for Telephone Companies.'(Classes A & B.) First Issue.Effective on January 1, 1913. (Supplement to the First Issue of the Uniform System of Accounts for Tele- phone Companies. Class A and Class B.Effective on January 1, 1915.) Uniform System of Accounts for Telephone Companies.Class C.Effective on January 1, 1915. Accounting Bulletin No. 11.Interpretations of Accounting Classifications. embodied in Uniform Systems of Accounts fot Telephone Companies (Classes A. A,and C).. EffectiVe on July 1, 1916. Regulations to Govern, the Destruction of Records of Telephoner Telegraph, and Cable Companies. 'Effective on February 1, 1914.(Out of print.) Rules Governing the Classification of telephone Employees.Effective on July 1/ 1911. GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 141

(a) TELEORAPH AND CABLE COMPANIES. Uniform System of Accounts for Telegraph and Cable Companies. on January 1, 1914. Effective (See also last item under (G) Telephone Companies.)

( I )GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATIONS. Reports of Investlgatinns of Railway Accidents.'Pursuant to the Act of May 6,1914, 'the Commission, through its Bureau of Safety,investigates in particular cases, collisions, derailments, or other accidents resettingin serious injury to persons, occurring on the line of any common carrierengaged in interstate commerce, for the purpose of determining thecauses of railroad accidents and preventive measures which might be taken to avertthem; and, from time. to time the finding of such investigations are published in pamphletform. Safety Appliance Publications.' -Under the authority oethe safety appliance acts governing the number, dimensions, location, andmanner of application of 'the various safety appliances with which -all.ears and engines are required to be equipped are published in pamphlet formas follows:. United States Safety Appliance Standards, March 13,1911. standards of equipment to he used on all cars. Designates. the Plates Illustrating United States Safety Appliance Standards. Order of October 10. 1910.Prescribes the standard height of drawbars. Orders of March 13, 1911, and November 2, 1915.Extend the period within which common carriers shall comply with all appliance acts. the requirements of the safety Classification of Safety Appliance Defects to be tors, July 1, 11011. Reported by Federal Inspec- Order of June 6, 1910.Requires an increase In the minimum percentage of power-brakes to he used and operatedon trains.(Typewritten Form). The Hours of Service Law and Administrative Rulingsand Opinions Thereon!, Contains the law limiting the hours of service ofrailway employees engaged in the operation of railway trains, and administrativerulings thereon. Order of October 9, 1916.In the Matter of Block-Signal and Train-Order I Statistics.' RequeRts the carriers to submit certainstatistics to the Commission. Method of distribution of general publications.Individnalrequests for general publications are complied with when practicalale;also copies in any quantity may be obtained from the Superintendent of Documentsat rates prescribed by that office.See Note. . annual and other periodical pub/ication.s.Annual Reports'to the Congress, beginning with the year 1887, contain a summary ofthe work performed by the commission during each year ; a digest of pointsdecided in reported cases of the commission, and a digest of 'ederal Courtdecisions. Annual Reports' on the statistics of railways in the United with the year 1888. States beginning The texts.of the Statistics of Railways.' precedingthe statistics for individual companies, presented in tabular form, includemany summary statements' of financial and operating, statistics of the steam railway States as a whole. companies in the United Annual Reports on the StatIsticssof Express CoimpanIes beginning with 1909. in the United States, Preliminary Abstract of Statistics of Common Carriers.'The series of preliminary abstracts began with the year 1911, and theissue of 1916 will contains 249 pages presenting extensive statisticscompiled from the annual reports of steam railways having operating revenues above$1,000,000 for the year, comprising numerous items showing mileage, revenues, andexpenses In detail, operating statistics, freight traffic movement, andequipment, an analysis of general operating expense account itith respect toclass of service, as well as ., balance sheet, Income statement, profit and loss stateme,dt.tuld Oleo certain figures from ththe reports of'the principal express ,companiesand the Pullman Co. The abstracts, prior to the issue for theyear ended December 31, 1916, do not contain any summaries or total figures for thecarriers as it whole, but mOrelT include, In tabular form, the rettirns of individualcarriers. . , . 'Obtainable from the Interstitte Commerce Commission when avellable, the SeperIntendent of Documents. and also Cron *Ontinable only from the Superintendent of Documents. 142 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

A.ceident Bulletins.1Issued quarterly and contain statistics.relaking to accidents occurring on steam railways and separately, aecidents ortliiring on electric railways subject to the act to regulaftocommerce. They give in considerable detail facts pertaining to collisions, derailments, and other accidents resulting in Muer to persons. equipment. or roadbed, arising from the operating of railways used in interstate commerce.The bulletins also include sumnierles ht reports tothe interstate Commerce Commission made by the Chief of the # ,Buenu of- Safety, covering accidents Investigated by that buretyduring each quarter. Tribulation of Statistics Pertaining to Block Signals. Interlocking Plants. and the Telegraph and the Telephone for Transmission of Train Orders as Used on the Railroads of the United States.'Details the various systems of signals in use on the railroads together with the mileage so operated, as well as mileage operated by the train-order system. A Statistical Analysis of Carriers' Monthly Hours of Service Reports.' Sho .1 the number of instances in which employees were on duty in excess of the stu tory period and the approximate causes thereof ; Issued annually. , Annual Reportof the Chief of the Bureau of Safety to the Interstate.oni- merce Oommission.' Contain a summary of the work of that divisionir the., year and statistics pertaining to the enforcement of the various safety aHance acts. Annual Iteliorts of the Chief Inspector ofLocomotive Boilers to-thenterstate Commerce Commission.'Contain a summary of the work of that vision for eachyear List of publications.TheiVommisslonhas not issued a printed of its pub- licntions, but a list is enthrieced in a pamphlet published by the Sperintendent of Documents, entitlel " Interstate Commerce Commission Publictions," kn as Price List No. 59. No monthly list of publications is issued. Indexesto publications.The ly indexes published by tl commisstoin separate form are the following: I (a) Table of Cases and Opinions of the Interstate Corn rev Commission, I volumes I to XXVII, Inclusive. (b)Supplement No. 1 to Table of Cases and Opinions of te Interstate Com. merce Commission. volumes XXVII to XXXV, inclusive. (c) Table_ of Commodities in the Decisions of the Interste Commerce Com- mission. volumes I to XV, inclusive. (d) Table of Commodities in the Decisions of the Intertate Commerce Corn- mission, volumes XII to XXIII, inclusive.' fe) Table of Cases Cited in the Decisions of the Intstate Commerce Corn- mission, volumes I to XIV, inclusive. fI Table of ('uses Cited itt the Decisions of the Inerstate Commerce Conn- mission, volumes XII toNXV,inclusive: The above are printed by the commission for its inernal use, but copies are also obtainable from the Superintendent of Documens. Mailing lists.--Nogeneral mailing list is niaintalt d for publications under paragraph 2. The annual publications are distributed to a small list of public and eduNitional libraries. fAfeas.-=The commis;iion has not pubirsked any ttips. Correspondence.Requestsfor publications shoulhe addressed to knterstate Commerce Commission,Washington, D. C. rt DIRECTOR GENERAL OF AILROADS.

Principaladministrativeoffldals.Direcin General(Secretoryotthe Treasury) ; *Advisory Board (consisting of flymembers). General information and Ituties.The forot of the railroads wastaken over by the Government *under authority of AecutiveOrder on December 27, 1017, forthe purpose ofoperation during the war and for such period thereafter as may be provided-by Congress. PublicationczThe only publications Isa ed at this time are in the formal' General'Orders and Circulars to Raiiroe a which deal with operation o f t rftilcOads by the Government:Thesea distrlbuteri to the Executive Office s Obtainable from the InterstateComme e Commission whijavallable, and also frorn the SuptrIntendent of Documents. 'Obtainable only from the Superinteeat of Documents. Out of print. GUIDE TO GOVP,ftNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 143 'othe rattronds and to n selected list of others to whom matter of interest. thesepublications are (ammunications.llegnests for these publications shouldhenotolresseitto Secretary'to Director General of Railroads, Interstate Commerce Washington,I). C. Building,

1 THE PANAMA. CANAL.

Principal administrative oftfr ials.--In Washington:General Purchasing Offi- cer anti Chief of Office; Assistant to the Chief of 'office;Chief Clerk. Purchas- ing Department; Assistant Auditor;Appointment Clerk.On The Istlinius: Governor of the Panama Canal. Engineer refMaintenance, Chief Quartermaster, Auditor. Chief Health ()nicer, ExecutiveSecretary. G,arr11information and duties.The Panama Canal I,Ilicials are charged under the act of August 24. 1912. withthe completion of the construction of the Panama Canal-fits operation andmaintenance, and the governing and sanitation of the Canal Zone which Isa strip of land 10 Mlles wide extending across the Isthmus. having a width of approximatelyfive miles each side of the center line of the canal.In connection NVIIII the operation of the canal, all necessary supplies are furnished tovessels using the canal. tienrral publirationx.(a I ()Mall Handbookof the Panama ('anal.Topics: Distances savedHow a. vesselis handled through the canal; Faciliblesifor shi,pping; Saving in cost or operation byuse of canal ; Panama c:mal.tolls; The use of canal by sailing ships; The (banal and the Navy: tion; Traffic routes. Features or construc- to) l'amphjet containing sailing ItilVtlions41111 th general informatIon regarding iPanama CnItal.Topics: Quarantine. e. regulations; Customsregulations; Ti nag.certificates; Measurentintt ;Tolls: Deposits. etc.: Agents and other Information concerning shipping; Supplies andservices; hales and regulations governipg the navigation of the canal:Itailill IlTilla t ions :Signals and signal stations; Alefs to Navigation; Courses and alistances.l'ananut Canal; Sailing directions, Atlantic entrance; Sailing direetions.Pacific entrance; Tables of ilistative and time sued by Panama Canal'route. . IcaNlitutial giving complete information concerningellitmloYillents for the Patninnt Canal serviee, -Topics: Civil-serviceexamMation; Excepted from civil-servive exa mina I loft ; Trano:fers ; Citizenship: Agto limits: PlITSIC711 exa mina- Gin ; PQnnotions; Working 4tetirs: payment ofsalaries; Steamship transportation; positions and %%ages; Toni list nand ; ; Uniforms; Generarcontlitions of employ- Climate; Health conditions; Clothing required;flatulent; Meals; and l'ottintissary. . GO Aliseellanpoits. In addition Ito the foregoing.the Patinina' Canal has In .the past published various pamphlets, bulletins.and reports regarding the canal. witch are used in replying to certain Intialri(Isupon specific subjects, but which It Is not desired to list, as the supply ofsame 4s now very limited. Furthermore, in some lost:dives the subjects Ills:cussedare inure obsolete, affett- li: the comsmniction of the canal and the earlyhistory of the work. te) Pattania Canal'fancily' No.2.Contains sejtedule of rates for supplii4 and services furnished to shipping and.allied interestsidthe Panama (.mitml. 3fcthottof distribution of general.. /Pudica tions.:- -Tle publirations referred' to above are distributed free upon request. Ammo and 01 her prrjud fru I pull ire I i(111g.(a) A111111111 'Report. of the GO- ertios of the Panama 0111111 coot;,0114 a r6sintifo of tbe'operationsof the various departments of the Panama Canal low omit liseal year, accompanied byiiiindlon. Otitis timid drawings. The price of this report is $1.' for paper-hound for cloth-bound copies. and $1,50 tfil Quarterly deport of the Department of Health oflb m- Panama (lanai, Contains a report of the operatkals of the Department ofHet .'t of the Panama Canal for each quarter. . tel Annual 11.1511 ,.f the lielniettuent of,Ilealth-of the PanamaCann I. Con- :. tains a suns ittry of Ile (operations of the Depitrtinent ofHealth frir each eaten- 11:11' year. . . . On .Time Panama Canal Record.This publication Is issued. weeklyon the Isthmus, being the ellichil organ of. the Panamaganal.It is used primarily for the publication of general inforitintionosponcernThgtraffic through the canal; as well us of exOcittive orders. special circulars, official nolice4advertisements,. shipping pews; and statistics of canal trunk. Asuhstription rate of $1, domestic, and $1.511 peryear,foreign,isnialuitaned..for this paper. ngsleIs--lo - irt. 144 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

'(c) Miscellaneous.In addition to the foregoing, the Panama Canal from time to time issues circulars or brief publications givinginformation concerning c nditions on the Isthmus of special interestto,owners and operators of shipssing the canal, such as notices to mariners, facilities andsupplies avail- ably 2fibr shipping. prices for services and supplies,information concerning repair shops, dry docks, etc.These circulars, however, as above indicated,are furnished only to those who are likely to be especiallyinterested therein, such as those who direct the movement of vessels using the canal. Mailing 'Wt.A mailing list it, maintained for thequarterly and annual reports of the Department of Health, and the sameare furnished free to medical libraries, societies, and physicians interested therein.A free mailing list for the Panama Canal Record is maintained for publiclibraries, being furnished upon request. 31aps.This office has for free distribution amap showing the Isthmus with completed canal.Other maps are included in reports referred to. Correspondence. Requests for publications should be addressedtcy,,;'Chief of Office, The Panama Canal, Washington, D. C." . FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD. Principal administratire officials.Secretary of theTreasury (ex officio). Comptroller of the Currency (ex officio), Governor, ViceGovernor, three midi- . tional members, Secretary. Assistant Secretary andFiscal Agent, Counsel, Assistant Counsel, Chief of Division of Audit andExamination, Chief of Divi- sion of Statistics, Chief of Division of Issue, Director Exchange. of Division of Foreign FEDERAL RESERVE crass. District No. 1. Boston. Mass.; District No. 2, New YorkCity; District Nc.. 3. -Philadelphia. Pa.; District No. 4, Cleveland. Ohio;District No. 5. Richmond, ta. ;District No. 6. Atlanta. Ga. ; District No. 7. Chicago.Ill. ; District No. S. St. Louis. Nlo.: District No. 9. Minneapolis. Minn.;District No. 10. Kansas,City, Mo.; District No. 11, Dallas, Tex.; District No. 12,San Francisco, Cal.

FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS. District No. 1.Maine. New Hampshl ermont. Massachusetts, Rhode Island. and all of Connecticut except the countyof Fairfield. District No. 2.-L-The State of New York and thenorthern port of the state of New Jersey and the county of Fairfield in The State ofConnectietn. District No. 3.Southern part of New Jersey. the part of Pennsylvania. State of Delaware, eastern District No. 4. Ohio, western port of Pennsylvania; Marshall, (thio. Brooke, ' Hancock, Wetzel. and,Tyler Counties. W. Va.; easternpart of Kentucky. District No. 5. District of Columbia. Maryland. Virginth. and South Carolina; all of West Virginia except Marshall. Nortlr..Carolina, cock. Wetzel, and Tyler Counties. Ohio, Brooke, Han- District No. 6.Alabama. Georgia, and Florida,eastern part of Tennessee, southern part of Mississippi. southern part of Louisiana. District No, 7.Iowa; southeastern part of Wistonsin:all of the southern peninsula of Michigan. viz, that part east of Lake Illinois; northern. part of Indiana. Michigan; northern part of DiStrict No. 8.Arkansas; eastern part of Missouri; southern parts of -nois and 'Indiana ;western part of Kentucky ; 'northern part of Mississippi. western part of Tennessee ; Distriet No. 9.Montada. North Dakota, SouthEtatota. and Minnesota; northern parts of Wisconsin and Michigan. " District No. 10.Kansas, Nebraska, Colorful), andWyoming; western part of Missouri; alleoctillpahoma except the countiesof Atoka. Bryan, Choctaw, eon). Johnston, M aln,Marshall. and POshmataha ;northern part of New . Mexico. District No. 11.Texas; southern parts, of New included in district No. 10; southern part of Mexico and Oklahoma not No. 0; and eastern Arizona. Lonislana'notalaclUded in district District No. 12.California, Washington. Oregon. western part of Arizonn. Idatip, Nevada, and Utah; General information and. daties.Generalit speaking(the functions' of the hoard are to exercise a broad supervislpnover thh affairs and conduct of 12 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 145 Federal reserve banks established inaccordance with tilt terms of reserve act in different parts of the eountry the Federal count paper for member banks, issue and invested with authority to dis- rand perform the various banking Federal reserve notes to member banks. functions described in the act itself.The board has full power to appoint itsown staff of employees and officers and to regulate the conditions of theiremployment. -everal reserve Inuits from Its support is derived from the assessments levied by it half yearly pm rata.The 1,-ard is responsible to Congressand reports annually toll hat body. No.-thins in connection with the Certain lo it itinitr the legislation, althoughnational the banking system are also assigned 1,,emiter of the bona exercises, the (Nom:troller of the Currency. who isa %isory authority over the nationalsame general administrative andsepal.- p. .t. banks. that has been in his handsin the It also passes uptm applicationstinder the Clayton Act as amended. ,,Ille of the more Minot tont duties of theFedertil Reserve Board are stt irtli iii section 11 of the Federalreserve act. Wilk!) provides that the Federal Ileserelloard shall he authorized"to examine at its discretion the nicounts, books, and affairs of each Federal to require such statements andreserve bank and of each member hunk, mil or, on the affirmative vote of reports as it may deemnecessary; to' per- to require Feelers! reserve banksat least five atembers of theReserve Board, to rediscount the discountedpaper of other F.',Ier:11 reserve banks at ratesof interest to be fixed by the 1;,:ird ;to suspend for a period not exeeeding Feder:0 Reserve 30 days, and from time totime t. renew such suspension for periln Is not PX(Vellillg 15 days. any ment sitecilied in this act; to supervise reserve rex3tire- and regulate through the bureauunder iln charge of the Ciauptrollerof the Currency the issue and eral reserve notes. and to prescribe retirement of Fed- metes May be delivered by the comptrollerrules. and regulations under whichsuch ing therefor; to add to the number to the Federal reserve agentsapply- of cities classified as reserveand central citie;: under existing law inwhich national banking associations, to the reserve requirements set forth are subject in section 20 of this act;to suspend or remove any racer or director ofany FP11M11 reserve hank, the removal to be forthwithcommonicitted cause of such Board to the removed officer by the Federal 'Reserve or director and to said hank;to require the writ- Inc off of doubtful or worthlessassets 111Mil the books and balance ifederal reserve banks; to suspend, sheets of for the violation ofany of the provisions of this act. the operations ofany Federal .reserve. bank, to take diereof, administer thesame during the period of suspension, possession ;Idris:dile, to liquidate or reorganize and, When *pined such bank; to require bondsof Federal reserve agepts; to exercise generalsupervision over said Federal banks; to grant by special'permit to national banks applying reserve not in contravention of Stateor local law, the rizlit to act therefor, when. administrator, or registrar of stacks as trustee, executor, lions as t I lt, said board may prescribe."and bonds tender suchrules and regula- ,f11 GrnrraNuldirations.Federal Reserve Bulletin is a monthly containingmat- ters of interest to officers and memberbanks of the Federal Reserve Dfstribution.The bulletin is supplied System. Reserve System without charge. to officers and members oftheigedern1 per copy. To others the price Is $2per year, or 20 cents Foreign postage, whennecessary, is required. Annual publications.=-The AnnualReport is issued in January .of each year and Is distributedwithout cost. or February Inde.res.The Index to the Federal . . in the peeember number. The Reserve Bulletin for theyear is printed sold at $1, paper cover. Index Digest of the Federal-Reserve Act is Hailing list.There Is no free mailing oral Reserve System, noted above. list, except of the officers ofthe Fed- Correspondence.Requests for publications tory. Federal "etterve should be addressed to"Secre- Board,Washington, D. C. .+

Prin'eipal administrative and three additional mepibers.affietals.-,-Commissloners, Chairman,Vice Chairman, sistantSecretary, Chief Clerk. DisbursingAdministrativeiDepartment:' Clerk, Secretary, As- Division. Division of.Mails and Files, Appointment' Clerk,Docket sion, Library. PubliVation Division,StenographicDivi- Economic.Departuient (Advisory EhonondeBoard): Chairman. 1413 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

two Additional Members. Legal Department:Board of Review: Chairman, two members; Chief Counsel, Chief Examiner. General information and duties."An act to create a Federal Trade Commis- sion, to define its powers and duties, and forother purposes," approved Septem- ber 26, 1914, provides for a commissionconsisting of five members.Further specific powers are conferred upon thiscommission by "An act to supplement existing laws against unlawful restraintsand monopolies, and for other purposes ". (commonly known as the Clayton Act),approved October 15, 1914. INVESTIGATION, PUBLICITY, AND RECOMMENDATION. The commission is authorized to requirecorporations Subject to iLs jurisdiction to file annual or special reports,or both, in such form as may be preserthe'd by the commission, or writtenanswers to specific qpestions regarding theor-, ganization and management of their business,or their relations to other corporations. pettnerships, or individuals.Furthermore, the commission is authorized to einssify such corporations, and tomake rules and regulations for the purpose.of carrying out the provisions of thenet.(Sec. 6, pars. h and p.) The commission is given also a generalpower of Investigation in respect to such corporations and their relit-Mtsto other corporations, intliviluals, assticia- bons, and partnerships.(Sec. 6. par. g.) Upon the direction of the President or either Houseof Congress, the commission Is authorized to investigate and reportconcerning any alleged violations of the antitrust nets by nay corporation.(Sec. 6. par. d.) The commission is also authorized to investigatetrade conditions in foreign countries with respect to combinations or otherconditions affecting the foreign trade of the United States.(Sec. 6, par. h.) Certain other functions of the commission combine with of making particular recommendations. investigating the ditty If, in any suit in equity brought by the Governmentunder the antitrust acts, *upon the conclusion of the testimony the court Is of theopinion that the complainant is entitled to rielef,it may refer the Natter to the commission master in chancery to ascertain and report as a (Sec: 7.) an appropriate form of decree. The commission is empowered, upon the applicationof the Attorney General, to investigate the business of any corporation alleaedto be violating the anti. trust nets, nniito make recommendations for readjustmentwhich shall bring it in harmony with the law.(See., 6 par. c.) Whenever a final decree has been entered againstany corporation in a suit to restrain violations of the antitrust acts, the commissionIs authorized to make an litvestigntiop of the manner in which the decree iscarried out, and it Is required to make such investigation upon the applicationof the At tottfty General. In the latter. case it is required to transmita report of its findings and recommendations to the.Attorney General, and discretion.(Sec. 6. pnr..c.) may publish such report In its own The commission is authorized to make public suchportions of the information obtainod by it in accordnnee with law as it shalldeem expedient In the public interest, except trade.secrsts and the names ofcustomers, and, further, to make annual and special reports to Congress withrecommendatious for legislation, and to provide for the publication of its reports anddecisions.(Sec. 6. par. I.) It Is specially provided (sec. hp that any of or empolyee of the commission who, without Its authority, shall make publicany information obtained shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be punishable byfine and Imprisonment. QUASI JUDICIAL'FUNCTIONSI Both the Trade Commission Al and theClayton Act-declare certain important rules of substantive law anddirect the Federal Trade Commission to.enforce these rules in regard to the following:Unfair methods of competition; price discrimination; tying contracts; holdingcompanies; interlocking dIrettor- ates; enforcement of the prohibitious of the'ClaytonAct. Relations of the commission to legislative, partments:The Federal Trade Commission isjudicial,-and other °emotive dr- to,that of the Interstate Commerce Commission,organized in a mnnner. similar, lative, indicial,-and other executive and its relationi to the teals- In the law. departments of the Government are defined GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 147 PUBLICATIONS. General publications.The commissionpublishes special them being in response to Congressional reports, most of tions thus far issued-is as follows: resolutions. A complete list of publica- (a) Report of the Federal Trade Commissionon Pipe-Line Transportation of Petroleum. . (b) Report of the Federal Trade Commissionon Trade and Tariffs In Brazil, Uruguay. Argentina. Chile. Bolivia. and Peru. , (C) Helpful Activities to Strengthen American BUSIIICSS. (d) Preliminary Report of the Federal Trade vestigation of -Gasoline l'rices. Commis.sionRelative to an In- 1e) Concluding Chapter of above Report. (1) Report of the Federal Trade Commissionon the Fertilizer Industry. to) Fundamentals of a Cost System for Manufacturers. (h ) A System of Accounts for RetailMerchants. (i) Summary of the Report of the FederalTrade Commission on Cooperation in American Export Trade.Copies may be secured at $1.15 eachfrom the Superintendent of Documents, Government PrintingOffice, Washington, D. C. (a) to (h) are available for free distribution. ' The Bureau of Corporations, whichwas suecetsiedhy the Federal Trade Com- mission, Issned a large lumber of reports, most ofwhich can be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents. use following subjects are treated in these reports: Beef industry ; Cotton exchanges; Cottontare; Farm Machinery. Trade Association; Fertilizer industry: International BurveSterCo.; Interstate Com- merce law ; Lumber and shingles; Lumber industry lnWashington ;Patents; Petroleum industry and Standard Oil Companypricesand profits; State laws concerning foreign corporations; Steel industry (threeparts) ; Taiation, corporate (six Firts) ; Taxation Ispecia. parts) ; report) ; Transportation by water (four Transportation of petroleum; Trust laws and unfaircompetition; Tobacco industry ; Tobacco' prices; Water-pbwerdevelopment. Method of distribution of general publications.Afterthe supply of documents for free distribution is exhausted, publicationsmay be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents. Washington, D. C. Annualand other periodical publications.AnnualReports,1915,1916. Annual report contains the Federal TradeCommission act and the Rules of Practice Before the Federal Trade Commission,also such portions of the Clay- ton Antitrust Act as pertain to the Federal TradeCommission.Conference RulingsBulletin No. I, containing Rulings Nos. 1-40. inclusive. -List of publications.---A -list is available for distributionon request. Mailing lists.Carefully selected listsare maintained of those specially inter- eS1(41 in the report of the Feder 1 Trade Commission. Correspondence. Requests foiffilications should be addressed to. Federal Trade Commission for those ova able for freedistribution and to the Superin- tendent of Docum'ents, Government Printing Office, Washington,`D.C., for those publications for which a charge is made. UNITED STATES TARIFF COMMISSION. Principal administrative officials.Chairman, ViceChairman. four additional members, Chief Clerk. General information and duties.The duties ofthe United States Tariff Commission, as provided by the act of September 8, 1916,are: To Investigate the fiscal and Industrial effects of United States; the customs jaws of the Toolace at the disposal of the President, the Ways andMeans Committee of the House of Representatives, and the Finance Committeeof the Senate, when requested, all information at, its command; To make such investigations and report asmay be requested by the President or appropriate committee of either House; To report to Congress on the first Monday in Decemberthe metholla adopted and expenses incurred and a taltantary of all reportsmade during the yeitr. Powera.To make inquiry by one or more membersor by designated.agent or agents of .thh conductrcosts or other relevant matters concerning any industry in the United States or it any foreign country, with Inquisitorialpowers in the territdey of the United Stales or clependencleti thereof. . Age 148. 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Publicationa.Thecommission has been only recently organized, and has no publications available for distribution except the folloWing: (a)Act creating a Tariff Commission;(6)Interim Legislation; report submitted to the chairman of. the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives, April 16, 1917, on revenue conditions during the period betweenwhich tariff bill is enacted and dale when it takes effect ; (c) The Dyestuff Situation inthe Textile Industries.Tariff Information Series No. 2. 29 pages;(d) Papers andBooks, Schedule M, Tariff Act of October 3, 1918..18 pages;(e)First Annual Report of the U. S. Tariff Commission. for the fiscalyear ending June 30, 1917. pages;(f)United States Tariff Commission, Outline of its Work and Plans, December. 1917, 13 pages.Address thief Clerk, U. S. Tariff COIIIIIIISSi011, Washington, D. C. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.

Principal administratirc officials and districts.Cominissloners(President and two others) ; Chief Examiner ; Secretary ; Chiefs of Iivisions:Application. Appointment, Examining. First district.Headquarters. Boston, Mass. ;Maine. New Hampshire. Ver- mont, -Massachusetts. Rhode Island. and Connecticut. Second distrit.Headquarters, New York. N. V.; New York.anti- northern counties of New Jersey. , Thirddikrict.Headquarters. Philadelphia.Pa.; Pennsylvania, Delaware, and southern counties of New Jersey. Fourth district.Iletniquatees. Washington. D. C. Maryland.West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, and the District of 011111111111i. Fifth district. headquarters, Atlanta. Ga.; SouthCarolina, Georgia. Ala- bama, Florida. Mississippi, and Tennessee. Sixth distriet.Headquarters, Cincinnati. Ohio; Ohio,Indiana. and Kentucky. Seventh district.Ileadquarters; Chicago. III.; Wisconsin, Michigan, and the northern counties of Illinois. Eighth district.Headqnarters. St. Paul, Minn.; Minnesota,North Dakota. South Dakota. Nebraska. and Iowa. Ninth district.Ileadni.arters, .St. Louis. Mo.; Kansas,Missouri, Arkansas. Oklahoma. and the southern counties of Illinois. Tenth district.Ileadqunters, New Orleans, Ea.; LouisianaAM Texas. Eleventh distriet. lIetniquarters, Seattle, Wash.;- Washington, Oregon, Idaho. Montana. Wyoming, and Alnska. Twelfth district.liendquarters. San Francisco, Cal.;California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado. and Utah. The commission is represented in Alaska by thesecretary board of Mil-. service examiners. Juneau; in Hawaii by thesecretary board of civil-service winners, Honolulu; in Porto Rico by thechairnian Porto Rican civil-service commission, Sun Juan ;In the Canal Zone by the secretary board serviee examiners,Culebrti; in the Philippine of civil- service, Manila. [shoals' by the ,director of civil General information and duties.Thepurpose of the civil-service act, as declared in. Its title, is " to regulate and improve States."It prqvides for the appointment of the civil service of -.the United ' than two of whom shall be three commissioners, not. morn adherents of the same political party, andmakes. it the duty of the commission to aid the Poesident.as he may request, in,prepar- int suitable rules for carrying the act into effect.The act requires that the rules shalt provide, tunong other things, foropen competitive examinations for testing the fitness of applicants for the classifiedservice, the making of apix2int- ments from :tithing those passimwith highest grades, an apportionment of appointments in the departments at Washingtonamong the States and Terri- tories, a period of probation be:ore absolute appointment,and the prohibition of the use of official authority to coerce the-politicalaction of any person or body. The act also provides for Mvestigationa touchingthe enforcement of the - rules, and 'forbids, under penalty of line or imprisonment, or both, the solicits- . Lion by any person in the service of the United States of contributions to be used for political purposesfrom persons In such serylce or ithe collectioiP of such contributionk by any person .1n. a Governmentbuilding. There were 517805 positions IA the executive civilservice 4n- June 30. 1910, ofwhich 320,899were. classified aut4estto competitiveexams GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLIC4TIONS. 149 Appointments of unclassitiedlaborers In the departments at Washington and in the large cities are required to be made In accordance with regulations restrieting appointment to applicants NVIIII tkre rated higlield in physical condition.The system is outside the civil service act and rules. Bureau of Information answers .telephiniir or personal inquiries regarding datesplaces. and times of ex:nonunion:4. supplies application forms and other printed matter. Chief Examiner supervises the syStem of examinations and. the procedure of exitinitiing boards.The examining division and the simile:Ilion division are tinder. his supervision. Appl ien I i"IlIHvision issues announcements of examinations: passes upon applications: distributes publications; disbursements of appropriations; correspondence respecting admission to examinations; printing and the custody of supplies. Examining pirisioh prepares and rates exiiiiiignition papers; passes upon qualifications of applicants: issues notices of marking.' Secretary, Administrative ()Inver: matters relating to enfonsanent of cIvil- c; \ice act, rules. regulations; lugs supervision of the appointment division. Appoint/I/Cad Division keeps eligible registers and certifies for appointment ; audits repoks of changes in the service and maintains service records,; eectiiles for reinstatement. transfer, nail promotion: prepares-for consideration of the romunissloncases of alleged violations of the rules and Executive orders, and prepares the general correspondence Of the commission except that relating to applications and examinations. fknerai pah/awn,a.v.--The publications of this ciulilmaisistot) relate to the subjects covered by the civil service art and rules, a eiunpilation of which'. with related statutes, legal decisiims, and notes by the commission, is 'published at irregular intervals.Subjects mentioned below followed by an asterisk () :ire more fullydisiissisi lu special circulars; subjects followed by at 11:11!gei (t) are fully discussed In the district manuals referred to umber the fourth heading of this report : Apportionmentofappointinentsin Politics anti religion. Washington. D. C., by Slates, actIVIty.* Boards of VX:1111i Ifotiary period. Certification :mil appoinUmmt.t Qualitiatifins of Miplicants, civiservive art awl rules, related stat-Ratings and eligibillty.t ides, and decisions. Reding ions.* Civil service ilstris.t Regulations. I iistricts : Civil ser:vice.tCPrtlfiewJion.Reinstatements:I. Eligibill es.(term). Removals:* Examinatiims: Competitive.Noncom- Removal of probationers. tietitive(SchetlideIIfororiginal' Reports of.appointment s,' separations, appointment and for transfer, pro- etc. motion, etc.). Selections for appointment. Excepted positionsI Sclusitilis A of pm,Suspensions.' sitions which itipy he tilled withoutTempibrary appointments. examination In the different depart-#. Testimony. melds and offices). Iransfers. Investigations of violations of line andUnskilled laborers. rules. :Veterans: Preferred.* Reinstatement Nonapportioned .110SItiQnft. Publications on the follOwing tothjec s are not for general distribution, but are for the IiiformatIon, of the C0111111iSSi011'S, force and boards of exantiners: information for boards of examiners and nominating officers; Condueting of Investigations; 4nfortnation for persons conducting Invest igationc Classification, assignment, and appointment of laborers: Prosecutions in connection with civil- service examinations; Civil service districts. At cf hod of distribution of general publiratiolui.Alt of the first list filed noted above are litributed tree. Annual and other publications.-(0) The Annual Report contains the report to the President by the commission, report of the chief examiner, civil-service act and statutes relating to the civil. service, the civil-service rules, various regulations. Executive 'orders amending the civilservIce rules: and making exceptiont to the'act, opinions of the Attorney General. statemebt of results Of investigations of alleged.violations, statistical tables, and special articles on selected subjects. t 150 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

(b) Announcements of 1:.xitininationsare issued, containing dates rind places of examinations not held under the districtsystem. the character and scope of each, and all information 11(N'eSSIII'S forapplicants. (c) Information for Applicants for Examinationsunder the District System. There are 12 civil-servick districts, each incharge of a secretary. The C1111- Mission IS also represen islin Alaska. Hawaii. the Philippine Islands.Porto Itio, and l'atiaina by pe sons who performthe f WWI ions of ilis-trict secretaries. Pamphlets' containing It arm tion similar nmatial of examination to that contained in the semiannual .but relating to examinations held under thedistrict system. are published ft r each civil-service districtat irregular intervals.For some of the districts the e is as separate publicationrelating' to the examination for clerks and carriers ipost offices. Di) Separate pubrica ions are also published forthe information of prospective applicants for the following branches IIIthe service or positions: Navy Yatii service: Engineer Iwpartinent at large; OrdnanceDepartment in target fourth- Mass postmasters: rural carriers; railway mailclerks: and typewriter,. )111.I'S and The distribution of all manuals and circularsof information concerning examinations is free.The Annual Report, being issued ina very limited edition for the use of the commission. is on side bythe Superintendent of !imminent:: at prices varying with the different numbers.('n des will be furnished for official use and In libraries as longas List of iiblication.No list ofpublications other. than 111.11 contained in the annual rtworts under the heading " 1'111)1h:id printed. ions of, the Conanission "is lists. The only regular mailing listsmaintaiiiedare those in connection with the distribution of examinationannoutirentents :mil applications for specially antiouneed examinations. and of officialeatal annual report. libraries to receive. the Correspondencc.1Requests for publications shouldbe addressed to U. Civil Service Commission, M'ashiligton. I).C. UNITED STATES BI:RE.1IT OF EFFICIENCY. Principal adminktralirr (licit-alt.Chief. AssistantChief, Senior Accountant, Chief Labor-savbg Devices. Chief Ellicienc'yRatings. Actuary. Chief CleriK General informalif,n and dulicg.The duties ofthe Bureau of Enii.ien.-y are to establish and maintain a system of efficiencyratings for the executive departments In the Di41 riet of Columbia; to investigatethe needs of the several executive departments and indepnileut establishmentswith respect to personnel. and to investigate duplication et' statistiealand other work anal methods of business in the various branches of the Governmentservice. PublicalioncSince its organization fiveyears ago the bureau has prepared a large number of reports op specific problems presentedtoit by Congress and the heads of departments, but two orthese reports have hem published thus far.The bureau is required, however to publishan Annual Report, and it has in preparation at this time severalreports that will be sent to Congress.' The reports printed are: "Accountingoystem for the United States Indian Service." 1917, 190 pages, which givesa complete account of system, wont- panted by forms.and sample transactions; and" 1Vork Performed by the Sub-, treasuries," 1918, 39 pages, which shows whatpart of such work may be transferred to other offices of the Government antibunks of the Federal Reserve Systeni.

UNITED STATES BOARD OFMEDIATION AND CON- CILIATION. (CRF.ATFA) BY ACT OF CoNGREssAPPBOVEDJULY 15, 1913.) Principaladm i igiratire officiala.Caminimioner,Assistant Board of Mediatimi and Conciliation, and Commissioner. god Disbursing Officer.. two ndQttional members, Secretary General information and dillies, Thepurpose for which the Board of Media tion and Conlillation was established Isto settle by mediation, conciliation, and: arbitration controversies concerning wages, hours of labor, of conditions of em-I, ployment that amity arise between coalmancarriers engaged In interstate trans' portntion And,theiremployeesengaged in train operation or train service GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 151 In any case where an interruption serious detriment to the public of traffic Is imminent and fraughtwith may, if in Its judgment such actionInterest, the Hoard of Mediation midConciliation respective parties to the controversy.seems desirable, proffer Its services to the Whenever a controversy concerningwages, hours of labor, or conditions of 1 employment arises between suchrailroads and such employees, or threatening to interrupt. the operation interrupting the public Interest, upon tile of trains to the serious detrimentof request of either party the I:oard ofMediation is required to use its best efforts,by mediation and conciliation, an agreement.If such efforts to bring :'pout to bring about mediatien and conciliation are an amicable adjustment through unsuccessful. the board endeavorsto induce the parties to submit their controversyto arbitration, and, if successful, the necessary arrangements for suchatbitration. makes The board is an independent office,not connetol with any department. Gfiseralpublications.Tupies sines on rates of pay and workingdiscussed are: Effects of arbitrationproceed conditions of rallrood employees:and Arbi- tration and conciliation laws.Recent Bulletins : Railroad labor somite Document No. 493, 04th Congress. Arbitrations. 1st Session: and Railway Strikesand Lockouts. House Document No. 2117. 64thCongress, 211 Session. Method of distribution of general copies are available. publicatiom.Instributedfree as long as Annual and other periodii-al publications.The fish an annual maul. board is not required to pub- It has. however, publisi.s1a report of its work to June a 30. 1914, and a report to...lune 30, 1917, < are for free distr,but ion. of the operatiops of the board:These._ "tailing small free -mailing -list is maintained for um.ifal reports issued by the boon!. the bulletins abd Library.The board does not maintaina library but preserves for reference the henrings and exhibits of the variousarbitrat ions held under the act. Correspondence.Address:Secretary,Unites} Cotoillation, Washington, D. C. States Board Mediation and

UNITED STATES EMPLOYEES'COMPENSATION COM- MISSION.

Principaladtninistra fiveofficials.Chairman,Vice Chairman, two additional members, Secretary, Disbursing Agent. General information and duties.Theact of Congress approved September 7, 1910, creating the United States Employees'Compensation CotutniSsion assures compensation to all civil employees of theFederal Government who sustainper- smut injuries while in the discharge of theirduties, but no compensation shall be field if the injury is caused by thewillful misconduct of the employeeor by his intention to bring about the injuryor death of himself or of another,. Intoxication of the injured employee is or it death. the proximate cause of the injuryor The compensation for disability shallnot be more than $66.07, nor less than $33.33 unless the employee's monthlypay is less than the latter amount, In which case his compensation shall be the full amount ofhis monthly pay. Payment shall be made for partial disabilityequal to 66per cent of the air- ference between the employee's monthlypay at the time of Injury and his wage-earning capacity after the beginning of partialdisability. In case of death the compensation shall bepaid the widow or widower, to dependent parents or grandparents, todependent children under' the age of yore, and to other dependents under certain conditions. 18 The first compensation law In Amerleawas the Federal tact of 1008 by which compensation was paid certain'employees in the morehazardous service. . By the organization of this commission, cotnpensstiop functions of all commissions and independent bureaus through other merly paid cense and determine. which compensation was for- By Executive orders the administration ofthe compensation act so faras it relates to the Panama Canal employees and employeesof the Alaskan Engineer- Mg Commission has been placed under theheads of those organizations. Publications. --The commission was organisedIn March, 1917. publication so far issued is the first Annual The .only the fiscal year 1917. -Report, covering activities Miring 152 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. FEDERAL BOARD FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. Principaladministrative officials.Secretnry of Agriculture (Chairman), Secretary of Commerce, Secretary. of Labor, Commissioner of Education,Rep- resentative of Manufacturing and Commercial Interests(Vice Chairman), Representative of Agricultural Interests, ite.presentative of, Labor, Secretary the Board, Chief Clerk. to Genera/ information and ituties.The Federal Board for Vocational Education was created by act of Congress approved February 23,.1917.This act makes appropriations to be used In cooperation with the States in the prdmotionof vocational education.For the fiscal year 1917-18 the amount appropriatedis $1.860,000, but the appropriation increases annually until in 1925-26 it reaches $7.367,000, which sum is provided annually thereafter.The money so appropriated is to he given to the various States for the purpose of inaugurating,or stimulating vocational education in agriculture and the trades and industries and in the preparation of teachers of vocational subjects. Its alkapasal is upon the condition that for each 'bailor of Federal money expeodisl ale Stibe or local community. or both. in which schools are established shall expend an equal amount for the same purpose. The duties Imposed upon the board are of a twofold character: First, it is the representative of the Government appointed to ciaoperate with boards appointed by the States in promoting vocational education ; and. second. it is required,to make, or Muse to have made. reports on voational subjects.As representative, of the Government, It examines the plans submitted by the various State boards containing the scheme of vocational education to be conducted by the States, and approves the same if found to be in con formi ty with the provisions and purposes of the act.It ascertains annually whether# the several States are using, or prepared to use, the money received by theta in accordance with the provisions of the staInte. and each Asir iteertilies to the Seyretarx of the Treasury the States which have complied with the provisions of the act, together with the amount carts State is entitled to receive.In the preparation of reportsitis charged with the ditty, of making studies and investigatioresrelating to the establishment of vocational schools or classes and the courses and studies to lie taught therein.WO: also required to make studies. investigations, and reports upon agriculture 'and agricultural processes and requirements upon agricultural workers; trades. industries, and appren- ticeships, trade and -Industrial requirements upon industrial workers. anti classification of Industrial processes and pursuits; commerce and commercial pursuits and requirements upon connate's-lidworkers; home Management, domestic science, and related facts and principles; and problems of administration of vocational schools and of courses of study and Instruction In vocutional subjects.The board was organized on July 17, 1918. Publications.The follOwing, publications have been issued: Annual Report for 1917. Bulletin No. 1. Statement of Policies. Bulletin No. 2, Training Conscripted Men for Service nal Radio anti Buzzer Operators In the United States Army (International Code). Bulletin, No. 3,` Emergency Training in ShipbuildingEvening and Part- Time Classes for Shipyard Workers. Bulletin Nb. 4, Mecluttileal and Technical Tralnlnpfor Conscripted Men Mr Division. U. S. Signal Corps). Bulletin No. 5. Vocational Rehabilitation of Disabled Soldiers and Sailors. Bulletin No. 6, Training of Teachers for Occupational Therapy for the Re- habilitation of Disabled Soldiers and Sailors. Bulletin No. 7, Emergency War Training for Motor-Truck Drivers mad Chauffeurs. Bulletin No. 8, Emergency War Training for Machine-Shop Occupations, Sheet-Metal Working and Plpe.Fitting. Bulletin No. 9. Emergency War Training for Electricians, Telephone Repair- men, Linemen and Cable Splicers. Bulletin, No. 10,EmetgencyWar Trainkngfor Gas-Engine, Motor-Car,-and Motor-CycleRepairmen. BulleUn No. 11, Emergency War Training for Oxy-AcetyleneWelders. Bulletin No 12, Emergency War Trghting for Airplane MechanicsEngine Repairmen, Woodworkers, Riggers anti Sheet-Metal Workers. Bulletin No. 13, Agricultural ,Education.urkier the Smith-Hughes Act. .Correlpotidenee.Allcommunications should be addressed to the Pederal.' Board. forVocational Education, Washington, D. O. 1 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENTPUBLICATIONS.. 153 COUNCIL OF NATIONAL DEFENSE.

Principal administrative offivials.TheCouncil (six members of the Presi- dent's Cabinet): Secretary of War (Chairman).Secretary of the Navy, Secre- tary of the Interior, Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of Labor. of Commerce. Secretary The AdvisoryCommission: Chairmanand six other members of Commission, Director_of Council and ofAdvisory Commission, Secretary of Council and Advisory minission, Chief Clerk and Disbursing Officer. General inforniation add duties.TheCouncil of National Defense is directed by the act creating it to nominate to the President. to be appointed by him,an advisory commission consisting of notmore than seven persons. each ()Whom possesses special knowledge of some industry,public utility, or the development of some natural resource, or is otherwisespecially qualified for the performance of .such duties as shall come within their jurisdiction. It Is tpe duty of the Council of NationalDefense to supervise and direct investigations and make recommendationsto the President and the heads of executive departments as to the location ofrailroads with reference to the frontier of the United States so as to renderpossible expeditious concentration of troops and supplies to points ofdefense; the coordination of military, Indus- trial. and commercial purposetiiin the loatimLofextensive highways and branch lines of railroad; the utilization ofwaterwnys; the mobilization of military and naval resources for defense; the increaseof domestic production of articles and materials essential to thesupport of armies and of the people during the interruption of foreign commerce; the developmentof seagoing transportation; data as to amounts, location. methods andmeans of production, and availability of military supplies; the giving of inforentlionto protlucers and manufacturers. as to the class of supplies needed by the militaryand other services of the Gov- ernment, the requirements relating thereto, andthe creation of relations which will render possible in time Of need the of the resources of the Nation. immediate concentration anti utilization The Council of National Defense adopts rulesand regulations for the conduct of its work, which rules and regulatiOnsare subject to the approval of the,. President. and it provides for the work ofthe advisory commission to the end that the special knowledge of such commissionmay be developed by suitable investigation, research. and inquiry and madeavailable in conference and report for the use of the council ; and the council its assistance in special investigations, eithermay organize subordinate bodies for by the employment of expertsor by the creation of committees of speciallyqualified .persons to serve without compensation, but to direct the investigations ofexperts so employed... Reports are submitted by all subordinate bodiesandby the advisory commission tb the council, and from time to time the council reports to the Presidentor to the heads 9f executive departments upon specialinquiries. or subjects appropriate thereto, and an annual report to the Congressshall be submitted through the President, including as .fUll a statement ofthe activities of The council and the agencies subordinate to It as is visit:tent withthe public interest. including . an itemized account of the expenditures mde.by the In as full detail as the public interest will permit. council 1a- authorized By it, General publications. Thefollowing general and special reports issued covering some phase of the work:. have been (1) First Annual Report of the Council of 'ending June 30, 1017: National Defedse, for theyear (2) A pamphlet giving 'a list of all the committeesand subcommittees with their personnel under the Council of Defense.Free. .(3) A general report of the organization andactivities of the various State councils of defense, which includes State andlocal organization, committees, finances, coordination of clubs and societies, Militaryestablishment, relief, home defense, aliens, .transportation,- industrial andengineering nctiolties, labor, supply and conservation of food, 'and publicity.The State Council of Defense is. the official State organization for the conducting ofwar activities outside. of the regular field of the legislature or the State executive. (4) Reports of particular State councils. About. 30 of these individualre- ports have been issued. These reports have been madeat the request of some section or division ofthe Council of National Defenseor of the National Gov- ernment, and ileonly one or two copies of the report have nut available for distribution. been made they are k 154 GUIDE TOGOVERNMENT PU131.1CATION8, (5) Special reports on the activities of to some particular ileitis the $nrious State councils In regard The reports issued so far of thisnature cover the coordination of societies, home gaunt, andlabor activities. (6) Reports on the personnel of the the various (onanittees of each Statevarious Stale councils, the Chairman of and labor committees. council, and the membership of the food Method of distribution of thr general Rini the General iteport(1). (2). andpublications.The List of Committees (3)--and such other generni reportsas are to be published from time to time,are distributed free to: (1) State corm. 12I various committes;of the Statecouncils; (3) divisions of the Council- of National Defense: (4) otP ns and individuals who make application. rum..sposide n cc.-s-Itenuests IrtinillitfIcationsshould be addressed to the Secre- tary of the Council of National Defense,Washington, Li. C. WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD. The Wtir Industries Boaril is composed of a Chairman, an Army officer,a Naval officer. mid two eivilianiinembers,in all five members. The functions of the Ward are defined by the President's (1) The 'Temkin of new facilities and theletter of...March 4, 191S, us follows: up, of new or additional sources of supplydisclosing, if necessary the opening ;(2) the conversion of existing facilities, where necessary, to newuses; (3) the studious conservation of and facilities by scientific, commercial, resources to the several purchasing twitch* of theand industrial economies; (4) advice to be paid: (5) the determination. whetherGovernment with regard to the prices necessary, of priorities of production and of delivery and of the proportionsof any given !illicit! to be made Immedi- ately accessible to SIF several purchasingagencies whet.) the supply of that articleis insullicietrt, Alter tempocarily for the allies. or permanently ;(6) making purchases UNITED STATES SHIPPING. BOARD.

Principal administratiCe officials.Chairman andthree additional members, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Director ofOperations, Chief Clerk and Disbursing Officer, President of Emergency FleetCorporation. Vice President, Treagnief. four additional Directors and Secretary.Administrative Officers of Fleet Cor- poration: Vice President and GeneralManaget, Odic), Manager, Chief Clerk, Managers of Steel-ship Construction,Wood-ship Construction, Shipyard Plants. Contractors, and Transportation, General and General Counsel. Purchasing Officer, General Auditor, General information and dutirs.Thenet of Congress approved September 7, 1916, entitled "An net to establisha United States Shipping Board for the pose of encouraging, developing, and pur- creating a naval auxiliary and navalre. serve and a merchant marine to meet thq requirementsof the commerce of the United States with Its Territories andpossessions and with foreign countries; to regulate carriers by water engaged Inthe foreign and interstate,godtmerce of the United Statoi, and for other purposes,"provides, as a means of enforcing its provisionS, for a board of five members, which is empowered to select itsown, secretary. The board also appoints such-attorneys,naval architects, and special experts and examiners as it may findnecessary to employ for the proper performance of its'iluties.. All otheremployees are to he appointed in accordance with the civil-service law.it is an establishment independent of ments of the Government, similar in this other depart Commission. respect to the Interstate Commerce The board Is authorized to construct andequip, or to purchase, lease, or charter, vessels suitable for use as navalauxiliaries iq time wart so far as the commercial requirements of the marinetrade will permit, domestic yards given the preference in such construction, to be other things being equal, andmay charter, lease, or sell such vessels toany citizen of the United States, under regulations to be approved by the I'realdent.The act alio empowers the board during war or any nationalemergency, the existence of which may be declared by proclamation of the President,to regulate the transfer to aliens of vessels registered or enrolled and licensed underthe laws of the United. States, and further provides that no -vessel laws of the United States, registered or enrolled and licensed under the or owned by any person er citizen of the United.States, GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 155 shall be sold to an alien or transferred toa foreign registry or flag without the vessel being first tendered to the board. . The board Is authorized to organizeone or more gorporations, under the laws of the District of Columbia, for the pu4Itise,operation. lease. charter. or sale of the vessels authorized to be ViillstrlIC I11111101' the net, and places at the disposal of the board for this purposea fund of $5:tano ono, 1,, lie obtained by the sale of Panama Canal bonds.The existence of such corporationis limited .pecifically to five years from the close of thepresent European war. which date shall be proclaimed by pro:lam:Won of the President. The board is authorized to make investigationsas to the relative ,cost of eon- structirtg-vesseis at home and abroad, to examine therules wilier which vessels :ire constructed at home and abroad. and%to Investigatematters relating to marine insurance and the classification and ratingof vessels.II is also empowered to examine the navigation laws of the UnitedStates. :mil stake such recommend:di:ins to Congress as it may deem best for of such laws. the improve Ment and revision The Out further provides for the regulation of theoperations of common carriers In both interstate and foreigncommerce, detincs certain terms used in connection therewith. and provides penalties for theviolation of Its provisions... Carriers are required to tile with. the boardcopies of h agreements, or memorandums of oral understandings. as cactimay have with other carriers qr persons subject to the act relating to the regulation ofrates. pooling of earn- ings. number and character of sailings loyiWeinlvarious ports. the valuta: or Ontacter of traffic. cle.Certain conduetNy carriers or other IT) the ant Is declared to he unlawful and punishable persons subject the act. by penalties set forth In rubliealions.--The following publications of the distribution.: board ore available for (a) Shipping ActCompilation of all laws governingthe !ward, and Enter- g6ncy Fleet Coporation, together. with all executiveorders and proclamations affecting the board ; (A) Rules of PrneticeRules of practice inproceedings Act; (c) Certificitte of Incorporation andIly-laws of the United States Shimang Board Emergency FleetCorporation; (d) First Amino!. Report of the Shipping Board and the ElnergelleyFlet:tCorporation; (e) classification of Accounts to be used in Accountingto the United States for Requisitioned Vessels Operated for GovertunentAccount: (1) Rules for the Admission of Foreign Vessels and Foreign Built Ve,,selsmillerAmerican Rezistry to Engage In the Coastivise Trade ofthe United States.General' Circular No. 4; to) Requisition CharterPattyCharter Party. to be Signed by the hoard : ad the Owners of RegoisitionedVessels, Form No. '2:(h) Time Charter PartyGovernment Form, Form A;fil United States Shipping Board Special Bare Boat Charter to United States Corporation. Form II; Shipping Bmird Enierg(awy Fleet (j) United States of America TimeCharter-41overn- IlleNt Form. Form V; (k) United States ShippingBoard Charter Party, Form D; (/1 United States Sh(PPlitg Board SailingVessel Time Charter, Form E; on) 1,)trun .or Contract for Construction orRequisitioned Vc.,..aqs. rorresponllener.Address all molests for pubiloitionstobChlef Clerk, Ship- ping Board, Washington, D. C. / UNITED STATES EMEIRIENCY FLEETCORP( ATKIN. Principal adminialratire offirials.Direetor General;Office Matan.zer: Chief - Clerk; Managers of Division: Steel-ship Construction. Wond-.Trip Construction. Shipyard Plants, Contracts. Transportation.General Service,Labor. and Pro- duction; General Purchasing (Meer: GeneralAuditor; General Counsel. General information and dal l01.---The. object for wlitch the corporation was organized is statedIn the articles of ineorporation, itsfollows: " That the corporation mune of this company shall heUnited States Shipping Board Emer- gency Fleet Corporation:and the object for which itis formed Is the purchase, construction, equipment. lease. charter,maintenance, and operation of merchant vessels 'in the commerce of the UnitedStates. rind In general to do and' to perform eWery lawful net and thingnecessary or expedient to be done or performed for the efficient and profitable conductingof said businer, as huthorizedby the laws of Congress,"ete. , ,.- 156 GUIDE TO GOVERN MENT PUBLICATIONS. UNITE1) STATES F()()I) A1)1INIS'FR.kT1()N. Principal administralire official. The Food Administrator. General information and .dulies.The Food Administration Is charge(with the duties of carrying out the food-control law passed by the Sixty-fifth "on- gross, and approved by the President August 10. 1917.(Public No. 41, 11. R. 4961.) loblicationn.Itulletin No. 1.'Ellis includes an outline of the food - control policy by the PresiRent, the appointment of Herbert C. Hoover as Food Admin- istrator by Exinittive order, mobilization of voluntary forces, hearings before the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, and ailtiresse.(rilf Mr. 11,uwer 31t Brown and Ilarvard Universities. Bulletin No. '2. Noniti or Nation invited to sign pledge and to register. hearing before Senate Agriculture l'onnitittee.,11nrcard Potimencement mIllress by 111r. Ilm.ver. Reference list of Department of Agriculture bulletins. Bulletin No, 3. Tot lessons on. Food ..ConservatiorPort I11.51. Bulletin No. . 'Eon lessons on Food Conservution.Part iI O1-101. Bulletin No.5. 'Dui lessons on rood ('onserortion. P:irts I and II. Bulletin N. D. President's 1.:Nocutive order (Tenting the commission; plans for :mint rol of wheat. to and brenti ; personnel of the Falr.Price Conitnitme'. Wheal Purchasing Div Esion (witif representatives at Terminals). 1-ifiloo siah.s l'ominittee; Food Administrat bin Grain Corporation authorized with capital of $50.nootto1; Aid food as an international problem discussed. Bullet in No. 7, Progninime and Outline as of October, 1917. Bulletin No. 5, Commodity Licensing.Outline of obitrol -Methods based on President's proclamation of 1 mother II). Bulletin No. 9, General Statement as of August, 1917.Wilt of print.) Bulletin NO, 10, Grain a yl Live Stock Policy. Bulletin No. II, The Stitiltiard Loaf. summary or mold flour bread problem as of Ihscember, 11117.(tint of print.) Bulletin No. 12. Wile:it Conservitlion Programme as or January, 1918,(out of print.) Bulletin No. 1:1, Foul Villue of Milk. Aptil, 1918! Bulletin NO. 14, 11011S1.110111 Progrnmine :is of April, 1918. Bulletin, "The Prussian Sysleyn"-- Germuny's starvation policy. Bulletin, "VVimat Needs of 00 1Vorill," including summitry of conditions in, France. Bulletin, Economy In Fooll,'; 'minding recipe ninterinl. The following st:des rood ix:diet:4, issued jointly by tile Department of Agriculture and the ;Food Administration, have been issued: No. 1, Start the Day with it Good Breakfast; No. 2, Do You IV'tion Corn 'Meal?: No. 3, A Whole Dinner In One Dish; No. 4, Choose Yinir Food Wisely.4 No. 5. Make a Little :1Ient 1;0 a Long \\*ay ; No. 6. Do You Know 1)ntmenl?: No..7, Food for Your (.'hildren; No. S. Instead of Meat; No. 9, Vegetables for Whiter; No. 10, Plenty of Potatoes; No. 11, Milk, the 11(-ett Food We !lave; No. 14; 1)ried Brans and Peas; No. 15, Save Sugar. All bulletins ay.:0111111e for free distribution. Distribution of publirations.All bulletins for free distribution as long as Corresponden.re.Itequests for publications should be addressed to Food Aflministration, NVothington, :11. C. UNITED STATES FUEL ADMINISTRATION. Prinefpal administratire Admlitistrahar; Assistant Fuel Ad- ministrator; Executhe Secretary; Directors of Divisions; Distribution, Con- servation, Legal. States organization, Fuel 1111 and Ethic:dim:ILEach State has a'Stote Fuel Administrator. General information and duties.7-The Fuel Administration Is charged under the net of Congress approved August 10. 1017. imiltied "An act to provide fur- . tber for the natitmal security mid defense by enconugging the production, Om- aching the supply and ,contoillItig the vlIstribution of fraud products tutu) fuel." Willi the regulntian of prices of fuel' and the proper distrilnitioh of the sump. General publications,'There have been nbout 25 paniphlks Issued by the Fuel Administration, giving prices anti CilISSMC110011 of coal, descriptiOn of-the work of GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 157 -.,:- the Fliel Administration. regulations of the Fuel Administrattor and information iff7rtgortl to shipment at 11 distribution of coal and coke. and a description of 1 he 'Zonv System for the of coal. . Ile (bend of desfrih of ioa.lu pamitliflots are for free distribatien as long as mph, of the vatious editions, ore available. Annan/ OW pf rehilical ph 'diva timts.---The Fuel Administrationhas not yet i-ued an animal publicatton and no periodical publicationsiir 1.-tsiloti. hope.Publication No. 21- :tttaltis a series of 13 maps if the bituminous vo:11 zsINt of the ('tilted Stat . orespontluncc.Requestsor publications should be made to Director of Educational Division, Fuel Atin lion. iVashingtoti, I). C. WAR RAM, BOARD.

admioisftfir offichas-- --The board Is composedof ncholnurin trepresuntsing the State Depart inent 1. tind one representative each of the Treas. 110 Agriculture Departments. two representatives ot the.Deirartnient of roimocrce. a representative of the Food Admioistratiori nila rePresentative of IluShipping non1111, leltni seven members; rano. or and Secretary ; DIteetors of the !twilit's of Exports. Imports. War Trade hue re, Tr:111Spill'illi illn, Ad- nitlon. Research, Tabulation ail Slit Nies, Foreign. and Reports, and Kuehn Trade. cruel-al in formation and do lies. The War Tra Donrd was err '11 by an" Eweutive order of the President. dated I ictobe 1'2. 1917, whichestab "to IN.filnil0,441 of representatives, respectively. of, the §ectetaryeit slide, of the Secretary of M 'Treasury.reasury. of the Secretiry of Agriculture, of Die Serreniry of Commerce. of the Fond Adininistrator, and of theUnited States shipping Bonril." The NVar Troth, Unard succeededto nil of the functions of the Exports Administrative Board, whichwas established by an Executive toiler of August 21_1917. V./vow/A.The ENecutive tinier of October 12. 1017, vestedinthe Wnr Timle Hoard the exceutive administration of Title VIIofIte espionage 'act, approved .lone 17), 1917, which provides that,upon the issuance of n pnwhima- lion of the President. " it shall he 11111:1Wfill to export frontor ship from o' hike out of the United States to nny country 11:1111011 In such proclamationany article or articles 1110111011M In 51101 protaimation. except at such timeor times. and under such regulations and orders, and subject. to suel(limitntious and ex- ecutions as the President shill! prescribe."Under these provisions of thi, statute and the Executive «ruler I-elm:reit to, the board has fullpower and authority to issue or withhold or refuse licenses for the exportationof all orti(leS (except coin. bullion, or Otirreney) whose export:Minimay he controlled by tiny 'mm..- 1;111181 ion issued-by the President In pursuance of Title VIIof the espionage act. I mporls.Section 11 of the "tradilk: with the (Mem).act" approved October f.1911, provides that'. whenever thifing the-presentwar the President shall find. that the public safety so requires and shall makeproelamotion tlilweof it shall,. be unlawful to import into the United Statesfrom any country II/1MM -ill kWh proclomation any tirticle nrtieles mentioned III such proclamation wept: at such time or times, and under suchregulations or orders. and rub- Ject to such limitations and exceptions its the-.Dresidenteshallprescribe.'The exeeutive administration of these statutory provisions Is confidedto the War Trade Board, ana the Exectitive older of October 12, 1917,has vested in the faxird full power find authority to 'Fe:newt. \\t orrefuse licenses for tlwlu- portation °foil nrtleles %nese importation may be controlledby any proclaWia- tion issued tinder section 11 of the "trading with theenemy net." En.con y trude.Sect Ion 3 (a) of the " trading with theenemy net" makes it unlawful for any person in the (Tufted States, except underthe license of the President," to trade or attempt to trade, either directlyor indiretly, with,. to, of; from. or for. on account of, or on behalf of, or for the benefitof, any other person with knowletige or reasonablecopse to believe that such other dierson is an oifemy or ally of enemy " (ids defined in the act) "or Is conducting or taking part in suet(' trade, directly or It Meetly, for,or on account of, or on behalf of, or for the benefit of, an enen y or ."Section 4 fat of the net makes It unlawful for at or filly of eny to continue to do business in the United BUD -cept under, and in accordance with the 158 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

terms Of the license of the President.The power and authority to issue licenses for thekacts, which are prohibited by the foregoing provision, of the. "trailing with enemy act." and to prescribe the terms and conditionsof such licenses are likewise vested in the War Trade Board by the Executive order of October 12. 1917; and this order grants to the board similar power to issue licenses permitting an enemy or ally of enemy or partnership of widthan enenty or ally of enemy is or was a member at the beginning of the war to "assume or use any name other than that by which such enemy or partnership was ordinarily known at the beglaniug of 'the war." an actwhiehis-trui e unlawful, except under license from the President:- hy section 4 (b) of the act. General publirations.ThepuhlicationS so far issued include: " Rules and Regulations of the War Trade Board:"(hl"Directory of the War Trade Board,"which has an organization of some 1.500 persons; (e) press notices, -.which are issued through the Committee on Public Information to the daily press, and also are published in Qmonerce.iteports of the Department of Com- merce: (d) a manual, whichitsnow in course of preparation and is intended for all shippers and importers who will be interested; (c) Enemy Trading Lists," prepared by the War Trade Board, containing a list of the firmsas are indicated by the title. Method of distribution of publicalions.Generalpublications are distributed by nmil gratuitously. Annual andother periodicat publications."Journal of the War Trade Board," which is issued at intervals of front one to twove'bs, anti sent free to all on the regular mailing list of War Trade Board; others can obtain copies front Superintendent of Documents. List of publications. Alist of our publications is available for ilistiibutIon. Mailing lists.Amailing list. consisting of 16,000 names, of industrial andI commercial organizations intereisted in exports and imports, to whom our publi-' cations are sent without charge, is Oibintained. Correspondy»cc.Requests for .publications should be made to the Division of Information, War Trade Board. Washington, D. C. NATIONAL ADVISORIL. COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS. Principal gdministrutire offivials.--ChnIrninn:ChairmanExecutive Com- mittee; Secretary; Ayistant Secretary; Special Disbursiog Agent. General information and duties.The_National AtIvisory Committee for Aerimittitics was appointed by the President, pursuant toactI;iif Congress approved March 3. 1915 (naval appropriation act, public. No. 273, Sikty-thitil Congress).Its membership consists of two officers of the Army, two officers of the Navy. a representative each of the Smithsonian institution, the Uulteil States Weather Bureau, And the United States Bureau of Standards, together with one member from the Treattury Department and four professOrs from various universities who are acquainted with the needs of aeronautical science, or skilled In aerimantind engineering or its allied sciences.All the members. tis such. serve wthout compensation. The duties of the committee, as provided by Congress,. are ,to supervise and direet the scientific study of the problems of flight, with a view to theirprac- tical solution, and to determine the problems which should he experimentally attacked, and to.discuss their solution and trieir application to practical questions. The ounmittee's research laboratory and experimental station is located at Langley Meld, N'intinia., Meetings of the full committee fire held semiannually, In April and Octyber, and meetings of the executive committee. to which is delegated full poweir,arc held monthly, or oftener, as may be necessary. General publications.(a)General Specifications Covering Requirements of Aeronautic Instruments (Report No. 8).(b) Nomenclature for Aeronautics (Iteport No. 0). Method of distribution of general publierrtions.Frce.through this lace. . Amigo/ andother periodjeal pub/kw/ionicFirst,Second, ,atal Third Annual Repott,17. Sold through Superintendsof Documeitts and distributedfro. through this office.Sale price._,Elutanau.al. Report, 30 eeittsSecond Annual Report. $1. v ; The First Annual Report contains the following technical reports: No.1, Report ear behavior of aeroplanes to gusts, by the Massachusetts Institute of

. . GUIDE TO GQVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 159 Technology ; No. 2, Report on investigation of Pitot tubes, bythe United States Bureau of Standards; No. 3. Report on investigations of aviationwires and cables, their Itistenings and connections, by John A. Roebling'sSonsCo; No. 4, Preliminary report on the problem of the atmosphere in relationto aeronautics, by Prof. Charles F. Marvin; No. 5, Report on relative worth ofImprovements on fabrics, by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.: No.6, Report on investigation of balloon and aeroplane fabrics, by the United States Rubber Co.; No.7, Report on thermodynamic efficiency of present types of internal-combustion engines for aircraft. by Columbia University. '-- The - Second Annual 'Report contains the following technical reports: No. B, Gene specifications covering requirements of aeronautic Instruments; -NO. 9, enclature for aeronautics: No. 10, Mplflers for aeronautic engines; No. 11, Gasoline carbureter design; No. 12, Experimental researcheson the resistance of air. The Third Annual Report contains the following publications: No. 13. Meteor- ology and aeronautics ;No. 14. ExpOiruental re-parch on air pro:Spellers; No. 15, Nomenclature for aeronautics ;fio. 16. The stretching of the fabric and the lefOriMition of the hull In full balloons ; No. 17, An investigation of the elements which contribute to statical and dynamical stability and of the effects of variation in those elements ;.No. 8, Aerofoils and aerofoil structugal combinations; No. 19, Periodic stresses in gyroscopic bodies with application to airscrews; No. 20, Aerodynamic coefficients and equivalents in different systems of units; No. 21, Theory of an airplane encountering gusts, II ;No. 2'2. Fabrics for aeronautic construction: No. 23. Aeronautic power plant investigations. itailing.lists.Afree mailing list is ma?ntalned for n11 publications.Appli- cations should he made to committee, rorrespondence.Requests for publications should he addressed to the Assist- ant Secretary, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Washington, D. C. THE AIRCRAFT BOARD. Principaladministratit'eofficials. Chairman, Vice Chairman, Chief Signal Otlieer of Army, Chief Constructor of Naq, two Colonels of the Signal Corps, Army, '441aptain, U. S. Navy and Lieutenant Commander ;Secretary to Board. General information and duties. Supervise and direct in accordance with the requirements prescribed or Approved by the respective departments, the purchase, production and manufacture of aircraft and accessories, ordnance and materials; to make recommendation as to contracts and their distribution in connection. with the foregoing. General publicatio.No publications available for distribution have been issued by this board at the present time. ALIEN PROPERTY CUSTODIAN. .Prin';'ipoladministrativeofficials.Allen Property Custodian, Managing Di- rector. Directors of Bureaus of Administration, Trusts Investigation and Gen- eral Counsel. General information and duties.--Th&President has ,delegated to the Alien Property Custodian the following powers and duties under the trading.with the enemy act: The executive administration of all the provisions of section 7 (a), section 7 (c), and section 7 (d ),- including power to require reports and extend the time -for filing the same, conferred upon the President by the provialons of section 7 (a) and Including the power conferred upon the President-41)y the provisions of section 7 (a), to require the conveyance, etc., to the Alien Property Custo- dian at .such time and in such manner as he shall require, ot anymoney or othlipproperties owing to or belonging to or held for or on account ofany enemy or a y of an enemy not holding a,license granted under the provisions of the trading with the enemy act which, after Investigation, said Allen Property, Custodian shall"determine Is so owing, .etc. The Allen Property Custodian. Is required by the trading with theenemy act to deposit all moneys coming into his hands in the Treasury of the United States, to be invested by the Secretary of the Treasury in United States bonds or certificates of Indebtedness.With respect to all other property the Allen Property Custodian has all the. powers of -a cottkuloa-la* trustee.. All-moneys 87882*-18----11 164 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

or properties are to be conserved during the war and after the end of thewar shall be disposed of as Congress shall direet. General publications. As this human has been but recently organized,there are no general publications available for distribution,except: (1) The Act to define, regulate, and punish trading with the enemy, and for otherpurposes. Approved October 6, 1917, .Public No. 91, 65th Congress. (2) Leaflets prepared Iny the managing directors for the general public,describing the powers and duties of the Alien Property Custodinn. (3) Circular of Information.A. and sets of forms used by the Allen Property Custodian. Method of distribution.The general publications noted aboveare available for free distribution. Annual reports.The only report so far issued is the Annual Reportfor the year 1917 containing 19 pages and printed as II. Doe. No. S40, 65th- Cong.. 2d session. Mailing Lists.--There are no mailing lists at present, but theseveral depositaries throughout the country and in the Insular possessionsare advised from time to time of rulings made. Correspondence.All communications requesting information shouldbe addressed to the Alien Property Custodian, Washington, P. C. THE INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION.

Principal officials of each coutetry.United States. Section: Chairmannail two other members, Secretary, Counsel for United States.Canadian Section: cjiairman and "two other members, Secretary, Counsel for (2:1(lit. General information and duties. The international .1offIE Commissionwas created by treaty with Great Britain, and has jurisclicionover, all cases involving the use or obstruction or diversion of waters forming theinternational hounder }' or crossing the boundary between the United States andCanada. In addition, under Ankle IX of the treaty, any question!:or matters of difference arising between the high contracting parties involving the.rights, obligations, or interests of the United States or of the Dominion of Canada,either jin relation to each other or to their respective inhabitants,may be referred to the commission for report thereon by either Government or by the Jointaction of the two Governments.ender -Article X of the treaty similar .})putters of difference between the two Glernments may be referred to the conalssionfor determination by the joint action of the two Governments.It is not a part of any executive department except to the extent of having itsappropriation disbursed underline direction of the Secretarf of State. General publications.The list of topics discussed in its publicatlousare confined to the cases which come before it for settlement, and in themain relate to changes in the levels of the boundary waters.In 019 respect it is similar to any court of law whose subjects or topics are confined to thecases filed hefore it.The list of cases to date includes: Kettle Falls, Watrous Island Boom, St. Marys River Power, Shoal Lake Diversion, St. Croix River Power, St. Mary and Milk Rivers, Livingstone Channel, Pollution of Boundary Waters, and Lake of the Woods Investigation. Distribution of publications.---.All publications are distributedfree, as long as copies are available. Annual publicationa.There kre no annual publications. Whether the publication pe a final report in an investigation, a report of testimony taken.or arguments'of counsel or a decision, or whatever its Eharacter, It is published as soon after completed as possible. 'List of publications.A list of publications to date has yecentiybeen Issued. No monthly list is prnkted. Mailing lists. A. mailing list for each case or Investigation is maintained and a general mailing list to receive all publications printed. Maps.In the investigations of the levels of the Lake of the Woods,which ' are about completed, a considerable portion of the territorywas surveyed, and maps covering the portions surveyed were published, InCifiding about 40 different maps.This is the only case to date where the commission hasprepared maps, and it was done in order to carry out the terms of the reference submitted by the two abvernments. Correspondence.All communications should die addressed to the Secretary, International Joint Commission, Washington, D. 0, GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 161 INTERNATIONAL (MEXICAN)BOUNDARY COMMISSION. Principal administratire officials. American ing Engineer, Secretary, Disbursing Officer. Section: Commissioner, Consult- Publication .Report of the BoundaryCommission upon the Survey and Remarking the Boundary between the United Statesand Mexico West of the Rio Gr:iode, 1891 to 1896.Published in four volumes. vols., vol.el. illus.:. 240 pages; (Report, illus., 2 vol.) maps (26), 1 vol.; engravings (258 illus.), 1 This report is not- available forgeneral distribution, but can becon- sulted at the-Library of Congress midat that of the State Department.

COMMISSION FOR EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTIONOF WATERS OF THE RIO GRANDE: Principal administrative officials Commissioner, Engitieer Officer. and Disbursing General information and duties. Thiscommission was authorized by the protocol of May 6, 1896, betweenMexico and the United States, and their treaty of 1848, article 21 (reaffirmed in 1813,article 7; 1884, article 5; and 1889. article 8), authorizing theappointment of "commissioners " to settle " any disagreement " or "differences "between the two countries.It is commonly called " CommisMon for the EquitableDistribution of ,the Waters of the Rio Grande "the boutuhkry for about 1.300miles between these two antions.Itb chief functions are " to study the questionsin connection with the distribution of the waters of the Rio Grande," for thepurpose of devising the best mode of controlling and conserving the waters of theRio Grande, and for the making of a treaty on the subject between thetwo Republics, and in the meantime measure and equitably divide the waters of and to the two countries, to lessen in the Rio Grande between or avoid international complications andlocal dissensions between 51g,xico and theUnited States and the people thereof. (See Diplomatic and Consular appropriationact approved June 30, 1914.) Puldirations.(1) 'Proceedings of tae International misSion, United States and Mexico, Treaties (Water) Boundary Com- tribution of the Waters of 'the Rio Grande.of 1884 and 1889. Equitable Dis- with maps. In 2 large volumes, illustrated, Vol.'1, pp. 1-227.; vol. 2, pp. 228 -438,with index.This publication is not avnilnble for - general distributionbut can be consulted at the Library Congress and that of the StateDepartment. of (2) Silt in, the Rio Grande, by W. W. Follett.102-page pamphlet, with din- grams and tables in regard to quantity of siltin Rio Grande. Not available for 'distribution.Copies can be consulted in Library the State Department. of Congress and that of

INTERNATIONAL (CANADIAN)BOUNDARY COMMIS SIONS. FOR DEFINING AND MARKINGBOUNDARY BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND CANADA, EXCEPT ON GREAT'LAKES AND ST. LAW- RENCE RIVER. FOR MARKING ANDSURVEYING BOUNDARY BETWEEN ALASKA AND CANADA. Principal administrative officials.UnitedStates Section: Commissioner, Engineer to the Commissions, Chief Clerkand Disbursing Officer.ginadlan Section : Commissioner.- General informal Ion and ditties.Thesecommissions were authorised by conventions or treaties between the UnitedStates and Great Britain, as follows: 1. Southeastern Alaska. or the boundary bin.Length, 862 miles. between Alaska and British Colum, Article VI of the convention between the .UnitedStates and Great Britain, providing for the settlement of questions betWeenthe two countries wit)s respect to the boundary line Between the Territoryof Alaska and the British Possessions in North America, signed atWashington January 24, 1908, stipulated that when, the high contracting partiesshall hive received the decision 162 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICAT10103;

of the tribunal upon the questibns submitted as providedin the foregoing articles, which decision shall be final and binding upon all parties,they will at once appoint, each on its own behalf, one or more scientificexperts, who shall with all convenient speed proceed to la_ y down the 'boundary with such decision. line in conformity 2. The boundary between Alaska and Canada, along theofie hundred and forty-first tneriffian.Length, 625 miles. The convethion between the United- States and GreatBritain providing for the surveying and marking out upon the ground of theone hundred and forty- first degree of west longitude where said meridian formsthe boundary line be- t'veen Alaska and the British Possessiens in North Amerit:a, signedat Wash- ington April 21. 1906, stipulated that each-Government shallappoint one commissioner, with whom may be associated such surveyors.astronomers, and other assistants as each Government may elect, who shall locatethe houndary erect the necessary boundary marks, make the necessary duplicate records with their respective Governments. surveys, and file 3. The United States and Canada boundary from the Atlanticto the Pacific Ocean, with the exception of the St. Lawrence River andGreat Lakes. 2,647 miles. Length, Articles I. II, III. V, VI, VII, and VIII of the treatybetween the United States and Great Britain, entitled "Canadian InternationalBoundarys" signed nt Washington April11, 1905. stipUlated that each of the high contracting . parties shall appoint without delay an expert geographeror surveyor as coin- tnissioner, anti the commissioners so appointed shall jointlyexecute the necessary surveys, repair existing boundary marks, erect additional boundarymarks, and lay down the boundary line in accordance with theexisting treaties upon quadruplicate sets of accurate modern charts, preparedor adopted by them . for that purpose, and that said charts so marked shall he filed with..eneh Gov- ernment, and said commissioners shall also prepare, in duplicate,and file with each Government -a joint report or reports, describing indetail the course of the boundary so markell by them, and the character and locationof the several monuments and boundary narks and ranges markingit. Publieations.The commissions have no publicationsas yet ready fur distribution, either maps, books, or reports.

THE UNITED 1STATES SECTION OF THEINTERNA, TIONAL HIGH COMMISSION.

Principal administrative officials.Chalrinnif, Vice"Chairmttn.seven additional members. Secretary, Assistant Secrttary. General information and duties. The United Statessection of the Inter- national High Commission received legal recognition inan act approved Feb- , ruary 7, 1916. It consists of the time representatives of the United States oftthe International Iigh Commission.There are 19 other national sections of this commission representing the Republics of Centraland South America.Tile commission was organized In the summer of 1915pursuant to a recommendation oftrite First Pan American Financial Conference,held in Washington May 24-29, 1915.It alms to bring about greater uniformity anda more liberal spirit in the commercial law and administrative regulationsin the American Republics and morel stable financial relations betweenLatin America ad the Un(ted States.'Its wor.k Is coordinated and directed by a centralex- utive.councli, at present composed of the chairman,, vice chairman,and secretary general of the United 'States section (the Secretary ofthe Treasury. Hon. John Bassett Moore. and Dr. L. S. Rowe). Its firstgeneral meeting was held at Btienos Aires April 3-12, 1916, and future meetingS ally. will be held bienni- By virtue of the act of February 7 the §ecretary ofthe Treasury -Is e; officio chairman of the UnitedStates section and Its funds are expendable aundpr his direction.The office of the Secretary General of the United section is in the Treasury Department nt Washington. States It is proposed to hold other Pan American financial conterencesfrom time to time for the 'purpose of discussing financial and trade problemsand of promoting wider acquaintanCe among the banking and commercial the Americas. communitlea of

e GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 168 General publications.The commission's publications deal with uniformity of the commercial law of the American Republics, and with the improyement of their financial and commercial relations.Its publications may be listed as belonging in the three general categories of :(a) Commercial law; (b) public finance; (c) .fiscal regulations. The Secretary General has already published memoranda and treaty drafts with reference to an. international gold clearance fund and win). referencetothefiscalregulationsgoverning commercial travelers; and also translations of uniform commercial laws of the United States. with commentary. Distribution of publications.PuVlications are furnished onlyupon request. Annual publications.The Office of the Secretary General hasno annual pub-.4 lication.title report of the United States Delegation to the first general meeting of the Commission held at Buenos Aires, April 3-12, 1916,may serve as a gen eral report of the work of the Commission up to the spring of 1910.This was published as a public document, having been transmitted to Congress by the President.A limited number of copies are available at the office of the Secre- tary General. The Proceedings of the First Pun American Financial Con- ferenee, a document containing the record of the meeting from which thecom- omission emanated, may he obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, at $1 per copy.' Correspondence.Address: Secretary General, United States Section, Inter- national High Commission, Treasury Department, Washington, D. C.

UNITED STATES GEOGRAPHIC BOARD.

MEMBERS OF ROAM Hydrographic and Geodetic Engineer, Coast and Geodetic Survey. Depart- ment of Commerce, is the chairman of the board. Geographer, Census Bureau, Department of Commerce (secretary of the hoard). Chief Clerk, 43eneral Land Office, Department of the Interior (chairman executive committee). Superintendent Division of Salaries and Allowances. Post Office Department. Assistant Foreiter, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture. Topographer, I ost Office Department. Ethnologist inharge, Bureau of American Ethnology, Smithsotitan Institu- tion, Chief, Bureau o Accounts. Department of State. Chief Geogrnpli Geological Survey, 'Interior Department. Member Bureauf Biological Survey, Department of Agricalture. Editor and Assisnt Chief of Division, Department of the Treasury. Chief of Proof Section, Government Printing Office. Commissioner, Bureau of Lighthouses, Department of Commerce. Flydrorffler, DepartMent of the Navy. , . Superlitten cut, library and Naval War Records Office, Department of the Navy. . Meinber General Staff Corps, Army, War Department. General information and dutie's.By Executive order of August 10, 1906, the official title of the United States Board on Geographic Names was changedto .United States Geographic Board and its duties enlarged. The board ,passes on all unsettled questions concerning geographicnames which arise in the departments, as well as determining, Changing, and fixing place names within the United States and its insular poktessions, and allnames , . suggested by any officer of the Government shall be referKed to the board before publication. The decisions of the board are to be accepted by all the departments of the Government as standard authority. Advisory powers were granted the board concerning the preparation ofmaps compiled, or to be compiled, In the various offices and bureaus of the Govern- . ment, with a special view to the avoidance of unnecessary duplications of wont, and for the unification and Improvement of the scales ofmaps, of the symbols and conventions used upon them and of the methods et representing relief.All such projects as are of importance shall be slibmitted to this board for advice. before. being undertaken. 164 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

Publications.The United States Geographic Board issues butone publication, and that is the report covering the decisions of the board. Thefourth report of the board, issued several months ago, contains nil of the decisionsren- dered from the organization of the board in 1890 tq July, 1916. Theseannual reports are for free distribution as long ns copiesare available. Requests ;for reports should he addressed to: Secretary of the UnitedStates Geographic Board, Washington, D. C.

THE COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS.

Principal administrative officiats.Chnirman Vice Chairman, fiveadditional members of the Commission, Secretary and Executive Officer (an Army officer), Assistant to the Secretary.(All members of the commission are nonresidents, and serve witholt pay.) General information and duties.By net approved May 17,1010, Congress created as apermanent body the national Commission of Fine Arts. Thecom- mission is "composed of seven well-qualified Judges of the fine arts," who are appointed by the President and serve fora period of four years each, and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Under the provisions of this organic act Congress directs that " It shall bethe duty of the commission to adpse upon the location of statues, fountains, and monuments in the public squares, streets, and parks in the District of Columbia. and upon the selection of models for statues. fountains, and monuments erected under the authority,of the United States and upon the selection of the artists for the execution of same.It shall be the duty of the officer charged by law to determine such questionS In each case to call for such advice.The foregoing provisions of this act shall not apply to the Capitol Building of the United States and the building of the Li irary of Congress. The commission shall also advise generally upon questions of art when required to doso by the President or by any committee of either House of Congress." By Executive order dated October 25, 1910. the President directed that " Plans for no public building to be erected in the District of Columbia for the General Government shall be hereafter finally approved by the officer duly authorized- until after such officer shall have submitted the plans to the Commission of Fine Arta created under the act. of Congress of May 17, 1910, for its comment and advice." On February 2, 1912, the President directed the commission to advise the officer in charge of public buildings and ground* in regard to the improvement of any of the grounds in the city of Washington pnder, his charge whenever such advice Is asked for by that officer.That Officer now uniformly 'consults the commission regarding details of the development of all the parks andres- ervations under his control. On November 28, 1913, the President issued the following Executiveorder: "Iis hereby ordered that whenever new structures are to be 'erected in the District of Columbia under the direction of the Federal Government which affect In any important wd'v the appearance of the city, or whenever questions involving matters of art and with which the Federal Government is concerned are to be determined, final action shall not be takenuntil such plans and questions have been submitted to the Commission-of Fine Arta designated under the act of Congress of May 17, 1910, for comment and advice." In order that the development of the District of Columbia may proceed harmoniously both under Federal and District jurisdictions. the President has requested the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia to copsult the Commission of Fine Arts on matters of art falling under their Jurisdiction and control. The duties of the commission, thergfore, now embrace advising upon theloca- tion of statues, fountains, and monuments in the public squares, streifth,and parks in the District of Columbia; upon the selection of models forstatues, fountains, and monuments erected under the authority of the United States, and the selection of the artists for their execution; upon the plans and designs for public structures and parks In the District of Columbia, as wellas upon all questions involving matters of art with which the Federal Government iscon -. eerned.In addition, the commission advises upon general questionsof aft whenever requested to do so by the President or any committee of Congress. GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 166 Congress has stipulated in many recentenactments that the plans for certain designated buildings, monuments. etc.,must be approved by the commission before they can be accepted by theGovernment. Publications.The only publication regularly fiscal y.r, issued is the Annual Report for which deals with the decisions of thecommission as to the artistte appearances of public buildings, grounds,monuments, etc.It Is sent free of rge to those interested.Requests should be made to the Commission ine Arts. Washington, D. C. of

ARLINGTON MEMORIAL AMPHITHEATERCOMMISSION. Principal administrative officials. Secretary of of War (Chairman) ; Secretary the Navy: Superintendent United StatesCapitol Building and Grounds; Rep- resentative of the .Grand Army df theRepublic; Commander Camp No. 171, Vaned Confederate Veterans of theDistrict of Columbia; Representativeof the flitted Spanish War V'eterans: Executiveand Disbursing Officer; Chief Clerk. Grneval information andduties.The commission is authorized the construction of the Memorial Amphitheater to supervise Cemetery. at the Arlington National Publications.Thecommission has not issued any publications distribution. available for

NATIONAL HOME FOR DISABLEDVOLUNTEER SOLDIERS.

[Headquarters: NaUonal Military Home, Dayton,Ohio.) Principal administrative ogicials.Board of Managers: The'President,The Chief .Justice, The Secretary of War,ex officio; President, Dayton, Ohio; First Vice President; Second Vice President; Secretary,; Three Additional Members. officers of the Board: General Treasurer:.Assistant General Treasurer and Assistant ,Inspector General, InspectorGeneral and Chief Surgeon, Assistant Inspector General. Getuval 'information and duties. Homesfor the volunteer soldiers ofthe Nation who have been disabledare maintained by the board at (lie following places: Central Branch, Daytbu, Ohio;Pacific Branch. Santa Monica,Cal.; Northwestern Branch, Milwaukee. Wis.;Marion Branch, Marion, Incl.; Eastern Branch, Togas, Me.; Danville Branch,Danville, Ill.; Southern Branch. Hamp- ton, Va.; Mountain Branch, Johnson City,Tenn. ,Western Branch, Leaven- worth. Kans.; Battle Mountain Sanitarium,Hot Springa, S. Dak. Publications.Theonly publication Issued for general Annual Report. distribution is the Under the law the Board of Managers isrequired to make an annual report to Congress. This reportcovers in detail the necounts and operations of the home and the several branches of the home, with statisticsas to membership, etc., and a record of theproceedings of the board at its several meetings during the years This report isprinted as p House document and is distributed In accordance with the law andrule of the House of Representatida. Correspondence relative to home should be addressedto Dayton, Ohio. UNITED STATES SOLDIERS' HOME. (Regular Army.)

Principal administraftre offletalcBoard ofCommissioners; Governor .of the Home (a retired Army officer), SurgeonGeneralof the Army, Quartermaster General of the Army, Judge Advocate Genera era' of the Amy, Chief of Engineers, Unitof the Army, The Adjutant 0 Board of Commissioners. States Army, Secretary of the Officers of the Home (residing at the Home,Wa h- ington, 1). C.); Gdverttor, Deputy Governor,Secretary and Treasurer, A Ing Surgeon, Executive Clerk. . General information and duties.The Sqldlirs'Home is the !thee to wh h retired enlisted men of the Regular Army, after 20years' service, can live tee (gall expense. The home was maintained previousto 1908 by a smal centrl- button from each enlisted man in the ReimIar Army,but now only b es and . ` a a 166 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATI0149. forfeitures. The home IS located In a reservation of about 500 acres to the northwest section of the District of Columbia, about 4 miles from the Capitol, and Includes administration, dormitory, mess, hospital, mad other bull.dugs, with accommodations for 1,500 veterans. Publications.The only publication issued by the home is the annual report. published by the Secretary of War under act of Congress, and printed at the Government Printing Office.Requests for the report should be addressed to Secretary and Treasurer, U. S. Soldiers' Home, Washington, D. C. BOARD OF ROAD COMMISSIONERS FOR ALASKA. (Juneau, Alaska.) Principal admini.stratire officials.President, Engineer Officer, Disbursing Officer. President of the Commission (a United States Army officer). Engineer Officer (a. States Army officer). Disbursing Officer (a United States Army officer). General information pad duties.The Board of Road Commissioners for Alaska was created by the act of Congress approved January 27, 1905 (sec. 2), ;amended by the act approved May 14, 1906.Funds for the work are derived from a tax fund collected in Alaska and from special appropriations made by Congress through military committees. The work of the board is carried on under the direction of the Secretary of War.The War Department has fixed the organization of the board as follows: The senior officer on duty to be designated as the president, and engineer officer shall have general ('barge of the operations of the board, and shall approve and certify, on behalf of the board, all vouchers and expenditures. The assistant to president and assistant engineerofficershall supervise the work of construction in the field, as provided lu the act of Congress creating the board. The .third offieer shall, upon designation by the Secretary of War, as provided in the law as amended, act as secretary and disbursing officer of the board. PublicatioricThe only publication issued by the commission is the Annual Report giving an account of the construction of roads and trails in Alaska. This report is published about November 1 of each year, and is available for free distribution, a mailing list being maintained for this purpose; and names are placed thereon by request of parties interested. A Map of Alaska. Issued in 1916, is available for free distribution to the various bureaus of the Government. and is sold to others at $1 per copy, Correspondetu.c.Requests for publications mould be addressed to Diaburs- ling Officer, Alaska Road Commission, Juneau. Alaska. COMMISSION ON NAVY YARDS AND NAVAL STATIONS, Commissioners.Two Rear Admirals, United States Navy; Chief Constructor, United States Navy; two Civil Engineers, United States Navy (five members). General information and (NamAppointed by direction of the President to carry out provisions of the act of Congress approved August 29, 1916, relative to the establishment of navy yards, naval statiqns, and submarine and aviation bases. General publications.Preliminary Report No. 1, General Discussion ofRe- quirements of Navy Yards, Naval Stations, Submarine and Aviation Bases, December 30, 1916; Report No. 2, Additional.Navy Yard on Pacific Coast of the United States, January 24, 1917; RepOrt No. 3, Submarine and Aviation Bases on the Southern California Coast; January 31, 1917; Report No. 4, Submarine and Aviation Base's onthe PacifiC Coast of the United. States, May 14, 1917; Report No. 6, Final Report on Additional Navy Yard on Pacific Coast, Septem- . her 29, 1917; Report No. G, Navy Yards, Submarine and Aviation Buses on the South Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States, January 15, 1918. Method of distribution qt general publiscations.Iteports have thus far only been printed for the use of Congress, .and the reports are not available for general distribution at the present time. Coriespondence.All communications should be addressed to Comtnission on. Navy Yards aild Naval' Stations, Navy Department, Washington, D C. GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 167

BOARD OF INDIAN COMMISSIONERS. ,' Principal administrative officio/tr.-Chairman and nine other menibers,Sec- retary. (;encralinformation and duties.--1TheBoard of Indian Commissioners. created in 1869. is a body of unpaid citizens, appointed by the Prolident,who maintain an pffice in Washington. for the expenses of which and of travelCongress appropriates.The board is not-a bureau or division of any department, but is purposely kept reasonably independent and affordell opportunities for investigation in order that it may freely express an intelligent and impartial °Walton concerning Indian legislation and administration.Its legal duties are to visit and inspect branches of the Indian Service, to cooperate with the ConinfissIoner of Indian Affairs In the nitrchase and inspection of Indian and to report to the Secretary of Me Interior, to whom and to the Presidentthe board acts In an advisory capacity, with respect to plans of civilizing or dealing with the Indians. . General publications.-Thefollowing is a list of publications issued:.

i. Report on Conditions among Fort Sill Indians.By \Vinton' H. Ketcham. 1914. (Pamphlet.) Report on Conditions among Mescalero Indians.By Written' H. Ketcham. 1914. (Pamphlet.) Report on Conditions among Navajo Indians.By Samuel A. Eliot and William, H. Ketcham.1014. ( Pamphlet. ) , Report ou Conditions among Papago Indians., BySamuel A. -Knot and William H. Ketcham. 1914. (Pamphlet.) . , Report on Conditions among Pueblo Indians of\New Mexico. BySamuel A. Eliot and Willinm H. Ketcham.1914. (Palnphlet.) Report on Met;ominee Indian Reservation.Iity Edward E.Ayer.1914. (Book 150 ppr)gy Administration of Indian Affairs in Canada.By F. H. Abbott. 1915.

Ketcham.1915. (Book, 93 pp.) Conditions :among the Indians of Northwest Coast. BySamuel A. Eliot. 1915. (Book, 28 pp.) . . Method of distribution of yeneralA publications.-Theabove publications are distributed free while copies are available, but the ,supply exhausted. is now nearly - Annual andother periodicalpublications.-Theboard has printed annual reports, giving summaries ofItswork ofvisitinganti inspecting Indian reservations and Indian warehouses, and also reeommendationson -.theadministration of Italian affairs from 1869 to 1917.The following Annual Reports are sold by the Superintendent of Documents, Government PrintingOffice: 1871. 189 pp., cloth, 25 cents; 1872, 202 pp., cloth, 30'cents; 1874, 152 pp., cloth. 25 cents; 1875, 164 pp., cloth, 25 cents; 1876, 108pp., map, cloth, 25 cents; 1879, 129 pp., map, paper, 15cents;1881, 97 pp., map, cloth, 20 cents; 1882, 67pp., map, cloth, 25 cents; 1883, 76 pp., map. cloth, 25cents; 1884, 72-pp., map, cloth, 25 cents; 1885, 137 pp., mnp, cloth, 25 cents; 1887, 141pp., map, paper, 10 cents; 1888, 132 pp.. map, cloth, 25 cents; 1880, 170pp., map. cloth, 25 cents; 1890, 196 pp.. map, cloth, 25 cents; 1891, 165pp.. map, cloth. 25 cents; 1892, 169 pp., cloth, 25 cents; 1893, 158 pp.,map,cloth. 25 cents; 1894, 168 pp., map, cloth, 25 cents; 1895,120pp., map. cloth', 25cents;1896, 138 pp., map, cloth, 25 cents; 1897, 84 ppmap,cloth, 25 cents; 1898, 33 pp., map, cloth, 25. cents; pp., map, cloth,, 25 cents; 1890,130 1000,113 pp.. flop, cloth, 25 cents; 1901. 82 pp.,map, 35 pp., map. cloth, 25 cents; 1903, 31pp., map, eloth, 25 1906, 31 pp., cloth, 30 cents; 1907, 35pp., paper 5 cents. cloth 30 cents; 1908, 37 pp., paper, 5 cents; 1909, 29 pp., cloth, 15cents; 1911, 13 pp., paper, 5 tents; 1912, 29 pp., paper, 5 cente; 1916, 38pp., paper ; 1917, 56 pp., paper. . Matof publications.-Nolist of publications is available for distribution except Price List 24, issued by the GovernmentPrinting Office on Indians, which contains the list of the board's 9nnualreports that are for sale. Ifaulatt lists.-Upon requeta namesare put on a free mailing list for annual reports and any other_ publications that may be issued, . Corresp/tdetice,-Address requests for general publicationsandlast annual . report to'Secretary, Board of Indian Commisaloaers,Washington, D. C." Requests for earlier annual reports Would beaddressed to the Buperintendeb,t od Documents, Government Printing ()Mee, Washington. D:Xli'' . 168 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 'AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS.

Principal adminiatratire officials.-President (The President of the United, States); Vice President ; Treasurer (The Comptroller of the Currency), Coun- selor (The Solicitor of the United States) ;Secretary.Central Committee: Chairman (an Ex-President of the United States)Q Vice Chairman; seventeen additional members of the Committee. War Council: Chairman; six addl- tional members.Administration: General Manager and Comptrolief. General information and dutica.-The American Red Cross was organized in 1881, incorporated in 1900, and reincorporated by act of Congress under the existing dinner in 1905.It is h relief organization with Government sanction, and, as such, assists the Army and Navy whenever called upon to help care for the wounded and suffering.It furnishes aid to- civilians in battle-swept areas suffering directly die devastation of war.It is a medium of communication between the peopleMf the United States of America and their Army and Navy.It also helps to maintain and strengthen the morale of American tight- Rig forces by looking after the health and comfort of their families at 1101110. Apart from the exigencies of war it is the national organization for administering relief in times of disaster, flood, famine or prague. egGeneral publications.-The Bureau of Publicationsis charged with the lor editing and publiOdng of what is known as lire A. 'It. C series of pamphlets. , These pamphlets have serial numbers indicative of the general type of activities covered by the publications. They are in .the main directions for *those engaging in these activities and are publishes) as the demand arises for theta. They are distributed to the 14 division managers of the various Red Cross territorial divisions of the country and by them furnished to chapters, which, irr turn, send them to their brunches, auxiliaries, and individuals.They are for free diltribution. The-serial numbers assigned to the patupitlets are as follows: Civilian Relief, 200-299; Military Relief, 300-399: Woman's Work, 400--499; General, 500-590: Bureau of Junior Membership. 600-699; Nursing Service. 700-799. The current publications are us follows: Department of CivilianRelief ;A.It.C. 200. Home Service; A; It. C. 201, Home Service Manual; A. It. C. 202, Upbuilding the Nation's Strength ; A. It. C. 203, Town and Country Nursing Service.Its purpose and scope; A.it. C. 204 (in course of preparation) ;A. R. C. 205, Syllabus 'Of Instruction for Home Service Instituted; A. R. C. 206, Chapter Couries in Home Service; A.It. C. 207, handbook of Information for Home Service Sectioits; A. R. C. 208, This- Side the Trenches. Department of Military Relief : A. It. C. 300, FirSt Aid Contests; A. It. C. 301, First Aid Ipstruction ; A. It. C. 302, Sanitary Training Detachments; A. It. C. 303, Life-SAN; Corps. Woman's.Work: A. R. C. 400, Instructi,ons for Knitting; A. R. C. 401, Surgi- cal Dressings War Manual; A. R. C. 402, Comfort Kits; A. IC. 403, Uniforms for Red Cross Women Workers in the United States; A. It. C.' 404. Suggestions for Christmas Packets; A. It. C. 405. Hospital Garments and Supplies; A. It. C. 406, '(Out of Print) ;A. It. C. 407, Refugee Garments-Infants; A. It. C. 408, Refugee Garments-Boys and Girls; A. R. C. 409, Refugee Garments-Adults; A. RC. 410, Uniforms -for Women in Foreign Service (in press). General : A. R. C. 500, Chapter and By-Laws, American National Red Cross; ,A. R. C. 501, Annual report, December '12, 1917. Department of Development: A.It. C. 600, Junior Membership; A. R. C. 601. Story of the Red- Cross; A. It. C. 002, Manual on War Relief Activities;, A. R. C. 603, Work and Spirit, ofthe Red CrosS; A. R. C. 004, A program of Junior Red Cross Service (in press) ; A. R. C. 605, Agriculture for Junior Red. Cross. - Nursing Service: A. R. C. 700, Informatiofor Dietitians.; 4.. It. C. 701, Emergency Detachments; A. R. C. 702, Instru dons for Nurses called upon for active service; A. R. C. 703,: Information for Applicants to the Nursing Serv- ice; A. R. C. 704, Elementary Hygiene add Home Care of Sick (in press); A. IL C. 705, Home-Dietetics; A. R. C. 706, (1course of preparation) ; A. R. C. 707, Nurses' Aids (in preparation). The Bureau of Publicity publishes a Weekly4Bulletin, press notices and reports upon special activities. MethodofdiettiOution ofgeneral publications.---These pamphlets are distributed from National Headquarters. Washington, D. C., only in bulk to Red Cross Division offices.Individuals desiring copies should apply to their local Red Cross Chapters.

smossornale GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 160 Annual and other periodical .publications.(a)No annual publication except the Annual Report. This is publishedas an A. R. C. pamphlet and listed in the above series and also asa United States House of Representatives document. (b) The Red Cross magazine is publishedmonthly at Garden City, L I., subscription price, $2 per year. - (c) The Red Cross Bulletin Is publishedweekly by the Bureau of Publicity at national headquarters and is Issued withoutcost to chapters. List of pfiadiations.No list available list issued. for general distribution. No monthly Corrcapondencc.All individual requests forthese publications should be ahasscsl the nearest Red Cross Chapter. ad-

EIGHT-HOUR DAYCOMMISSION. Principal administrative officials. Three Genera! information and daties.An artCommissioners, of Secretary. 3 and 5, 1016, provides that eight hours Congress, approved September shall constitute a day's work forthe purpose of reckoning the compensation of employeesin railroad train service. This commission made a report to thePresident and to Congress regarding the 'wenn Ion and effects of the eight-hourstandard workday dated December 9. 1917.This report was its only publication. existence 'niter the report was. submitted. The commission went. out of Publications.No publications except the Reportof the Eight-hour Commis- shm, house Document Ott), 65th Congress, 2(1Session. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION. This commission was appointed by Congress,but is not now In existence. held hearins,(s and made a reismton trusts and capital and labor conditions,It which was published in 1902 in 19 volumes,as follOws: Vol. 1. Preliminary report on trusts and combinations.1589 pp., illus.$1. Vol. 2. Trusts and combinations, lavs anddecisions. Vol. 3. Report on prison labor. 201 pp.30 cents. 166 pp.20 cents. . Vol. 4. Report on transportation withevidence. 1220 pp.65"cents. Vol. 5. Labor legislation, digest, of laws.307 pp. 30 cents. Vol. 0: Distribution of farm products.508 pp., illus.45 cents. Vol. 7. ItelatIontrof capital and laborIn manufacturing and business, Illus.70 cents. 1295pp., Vol. 8. Chicago labor disputes, 1902, Wilding 55 cents. and machinery trades.777pp. Vol. 9. Transportation, railroad legislation, taxation.1455 pp.$1. Vol. 10. Agriculture and agriculturallabor.1564 pp., illus. Vol. 11. Agriculture, taxation, speculation, $1. pp., Illus.55 cents. warehouse, and elevator laws, 675 Vol. 12. Relations of capital and labor, Vol. 13. Trusts and industrial combinations,Milling industrf. 024 pp.70 cents. Illus.$1. and prices of stocks.1186 pp., - Vol. 14. Relations of capital and labor, 90 cents. manufacturing and business.1064 pp Vol. 15. Immigration and education. 1133pp., Illus.$1. Vol, 16. Foreign legislation on labor.242 pp.25 cents. Vol. 17. Labor organizations, disputes. Vol. 18. industrial combinations In arbitration, railroad labor. 1309pp. $1. VOL 19. Final report. Europe. 343 pp. 30 cents. 1259 pp., with map and 3 tables.$1. These Tenons can be' obtained atthe prices stated 'from the Superintendent of Docuntents, Government PrintIng'Otlice,Washington, D. C. ANTHRACITE COAL STRIKECOMMISSION. This commission,not now In existence, was appointedby the President 1992 to (nvesttgateand report on the strike and mining in coal mines of eastern Pennsylvania. conditions In the hard- The only reports of this commissionnow' available for distribution are labor bulletins Issued by theformer Department of Commerce and ,Labor, Labor Bulletin No. 43. Report as follows.: N : oil strike. June 20,1902. 10 cents. . 170 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

Labor Bulletin No. 46. Report May-October, 1902, with appendix.15 cents, These reports in bulletins cam be obtained at 'the prices indicated from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. PREST.DENT'S HOMES COMMISSION. a This commission; not noW' 1n existence: was appointed by the President of the United States, and made a report on housing conditions and the construction of N,model houses in the District of Columbia. A preliminary report of this commission was'printed in 1909 as Senitte Docu- ment 599, 60th Congress. 2t1 session, and can be purchased for 2() cents Vont the Superintendent of-Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. COUNTRY LIFE COMMISSION. This commission, not now in existence, made a eport on conditions of country life. which was printed as Senate Document No. 705. 611th Congress, 2d session. In 1909.It eontains' 05 pages.The yeport _discusses loud holding. control 1;1' streams and forkts. restraint of trade. agricultural labor. women's work on the farm. etc.It enn Ire obtained from Superintendent of Documents. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C.Price 95 cents.

.COMMISSION ON ,('.ONDITION OF WOMEWAND CHIL- DREN IN . This conhnission, which no longer exists. was appointed by Congress to investigate the condition of women and child wings earners in the United States in 191j).A report was printed in 19 viiImes(1910-1913), as. Senate Document NO. 045. 61st Congress. 241 session. as follows: ol. 1. Cotton textile industry.1044 pp.. 75 cents.' Vol. 2. Men's ready-niade clothing.878 pp.65.eents. Vol. 3. Glass 1lustry.970 pp.75 cents. Vol. 4. Silk int istry.592 pp.45 cents. Vol. 5.l'age - earning women in stores and factories.354 pp.30 cents. Vol. 6. Not (imitable. NW. Z. Conditions under Which children leave school to go to work.309 pp. 25 cents. Vol. 8. Not (Imitable. Vol. 9. History of women In industry in the United States.277 pp. '25 cene. VOL 10. History of women in trade unions. 236 pp.20 eepts. Vol. 11. Employment of women in metal trades.- 107 pp.10 Cents. Vol. 12. Employment of women In laundries.121 pp,15, cents. Vol. 13. Infant mortality and its relation to tpe employment of mothers. 174 pp.15 cents. Vol. 14. Causes of death among women and child cotton-milloperatives. 430 pp.35 cents. Vol.15. Relation 'betweenoccupation andcriminality among women, 119 pp.10 cents. Vol. 16. Fatally budgets of cotton-mill workers.255 pp.illus.20 cents. Vol. 17. Hookworm disease among cotton-mill operatives.45 pp.5 cats. Vol. 18. Employment of women and children in seleqed Industries.531 pp. 85 cents. Vol. 19. Labor laws and factory conditions.11254)p.- 7i,nts. These reports are available for distrIbutkon at the pes Indicate() by the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.'C. NATIONAL MONETARY* COMMISSION. This coMmisston, not now in existence. wnt appointed by Congress to In- vestigate the fiscal and banking methods of this and other cduntries until/report to Congress, with conclusions and recommendations, The report was jffinted In 1909 in 24 volumes as follows: Vol. I. Banking In England. Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. Vol. 2. Financial laws of the United States, 1778-1909. Vol. 8. Digest of State banking laws. ,1 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 171 Vol. 4. Banking in the United States beforethe Civil War. Vol. 5. National banking system. Vol. 6. Clearing houses and credit Instruments. Vol. 7. State banks, trust companies, and Vol. 8. English banking system,. independent treasury system. Vol. 9. Blinking in Cafiada. Vol. 10. Reichbank and removal ofoits chapter. Vol. 11. Articles on German banking andGerman banking laws. Vol. 12. German hank inquiry of 1908.Paft I. Vol. 13. German bank inquiry of 1908.Part II. Vol. 14. The great German banks. Vol. 15..Banking in France WM the Frenchbourse. Vol. 16. Banking in Belgium and Mexico. 1-01.,17. Banking In Sweden and Switzerland. Vol. 15. Banking in Italy, Russia, Austro-Hungary,and. Japan. Vol.19. Administrative features of national banking fiscal and postal-savings system. laws and Eturopean 4 Vol. 20. Miscellaneous ankles. 4 1 Vol.21. Statistics for the United States, Great France. . Britain, Germany, and Vol. 22. Seasonal variations to demands for Vol. 23. Financial diagrams. currency and capital. Vol. 24. Recommendations of National MonetaryCommission. Set? Of these reports. (24 vols.)can 1w obtained from Superintendent Docu- ments, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C.,for,$45. ....--- IMMIGRATION*COMMISSION. This commission, not now in existence,was appointed by Congress to make. an Investigation of immigration conditions and inft,dea report in 1910, as follows: VOIS. 1 and 2. Abstracts of reports. 900 pp. each.Gist Congress, 3dsession, Senate Document 747.$1.25 each. . Vol. a. Statistical review. 1819-1910.5t47 pp.Senate Document 750. 55 cents'... "kg Vol.4. Emigration conditions in Europe.424 pp. .45 cents. Senate Document 748. Vol. 5. Dictionary of races or peoples.150 pp.Illus.'Senate Document 602. 20 cents. . ... Vols. 0 and 7. Immigrants in soft-coal mining.1,310 pp. 6'633.00 and 05 cents. Senate Document Vols. 8 and 9. Immigrants in iron and steelIndustries. Documint on 70 and 80 cents. 1,558 pp.Senate Vol. 10. Immigrants in cotton and woolen goods.951 pp. Senate Document 6.13. 85 cents. Vol. II Immigrants in silk, clothing, collar, and . 65 c nts. shirt manufacturing, 790 pp. .12. Immigrants in-leather, boot and shoe, and 'glove pp.75 cents. kr- manufacturing.903 Vol. 13. lint In slaughtering and mearpneking. (197,pp.70 cents. Vol. 14. Immigrants fn glass, agricultural implements;and vehicle manufacturing.8j2 pp.65 cents. . Vol. 15. Itntnignititti in tobacco, furniture, andsugar refining. cents. 731 pp.70 Vol. 10. Immigrants In copper, iron ore, hard coal, andoil.929 pp. cents. Vids. 17 and 18. Immigrants in diversified industriesand floating laboli. pp.50 and 55 cents, 8i1,031 Vols. 19 and 20. Summary?.Vols. 6-18. 2,030 pp. stract, 20 cents. . 50 cents and $1.25.Ab- Vols. 21 and 22. Immigrants in agriculture. 130pp.Paper, 35 and 40 cents. Vols. 23-25, Japanese and races in Pacific andRocky Mountains.2,180 pp. 45, fib,. and 85 cents. - Vols. 28 and 27. Immigrants In New York, Chicle,Philadelphia, Boston, etc, 1,405 pp.50 and 70 cents./ Vol. 28:Occupations of future-.generations, numberof children. cents. 826 pp.75 ... Vols. 29-33. Children of Inunigrants Iischools.Senate Miscellaneous Dom meat 749.. 60 and 80 cents. i't.../., '.

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Vols.-34 and 35. Immigrants as charity seekers.1,839 pp.Senate Document 655.$1. Vol. 36. -Immigration and crime. 4-49 pp. Senate Document 750.Paper, 35 cents; cloth, 50 et-ots. Vol. 37, Steerage. importing immoral women, homes,and aid societies.350 pp.35 cents. Vol. 38. Changes in bodily form of descendants ofimmigrants. 573 pp. cents. GO Vol. 39. Immigration legislation and decisions. SenateDocument 758.Paper, 65 cents: cloth. SO cents. Vol. 40. Immigration, Canada, Australia, Argentina. Brazil.229 pp. 35 cents. Vol. 41. Statements by nal societies and organizations.431 pp. Senate Docu- ment 764. Vol. 42. General index. (Probably never will be. published.) These reports can be obtained from the Superintendentof Documents, Gov- ernment Printing Office, Washington, D.C., qt the price indicted. ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY (JMIslISS10N.

This commission, not now in existence, was appointedby the President of the United States as a commission, directly under tip WhiteHouse, for the purpose of investigating and recommending more economical andefficient methods In conducting the business of the Government. The commission issued a number of circulars and reports in 1910 to 1912,many of wAlch are still available for distribution hy the Superintendent of Documents,as follows: Circular Ito. 1. Outline for Reclassification of GovernmentEstimates. Circularo. 4. Plan of Inquiry anti Progress oft Work. Circular No. G. Expenditure Documents and Purchase of Suppliesand Stores. Circular No. 13. Accounting Forms, Appropriations and StoreFunds. Circular No. 18. Uniform tqstem of Controlling Accounts andSummaries. Circular No. 20. Forms for Assets anti Liabilities, Expenses,etc. Circular No. 21. tipterdepartmental Correspontle,nee and Labor Saving. Circular No. 23. It sport on Progress of Work of the Commission. Circular No. 25. of Estimates and Expenditures for President: Cirenlar No.26. Alphabetical List of Catalogues for Preparing Orders. Circular No. 27. Analysis of Salaries and Wages Paid by the Government. Circular No. 29. Report of Prelinfinary Inquiry before. thiscommission. Circular Ito. '30. Organization and Activity of the commission. Circular No. 31. Reports of Commission to..lanuary 8, 1913, and Criticismof Wthods; Special Examples. :4, Circular No. 33. Conclusions In re Expenditure AAunting andReporting. ' 'Circular No. 34. Report by commission to President, December 18:1912. ; Final Report of Commission. Vol, ,1, 565 pp.House Document 670, 02d Con- greys, 2d session, 1912.65 cents.. ,Organizatlon of the Government. Vol. II, pp. 805-1&33. HouseDocument 458. . Reprint_ of Outline of Organization .of Government, 1912.23 pp.5 cents. . All of the above reports are for sale by the Superintendentof Documents, Government Printing 1)flicee Washington, D. C. ' EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY AND WORKMAN'SCOMPENSA- TION COMMISSION.

This connufsslon, nor now In existence, held hearingsand made a report, which was published In several volumes In 1912, as follows: Hearings, 1911, 2 vols.,df4pp. (Senate Document 90, 62d Congress, 1st session.) Cloth, 50 cents; paper 85 cents. Report with Hearings, 1912, 2 vole., 1,700pp.Senate Document 338, 824 Congress, 2d session. 16V01. 1, Report and conditions in UnitedStates, Germany, and England, with laws and statistics.Cloth, 25 cents; Miner, 15 mtgs.Vol. 2, Oases, hearings, and briefs.Cloth, $1.15; paper, $1. Tiihse reports can be obtained from the Superintendentof Ppcuments, Q0Y- ernment Printing Office, at the prices indicated,.

t GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 178 COMMISSION ON RELATIONS.* Principal administrative officials.--Chairman tind eight other members,Coun- sel to the Commission, Secretary;Director of Research and Investigation. GCncral information and - August 23, 1912. duties.The commission was createdby Act of 'If was authorized. to inquireinto the general condition of labor, the telations of employer andemployee, the effect of industrial conditions 0.1 public welfare, methods for sanitation and safety, methods for avoidingor adjusting labor disputes, smugglingof Asiatics into this country, and lying causes of Industrial unrest, and the under- The commission submitted its reports its conclusions to Congress. printed in 11 volumes, containingreport to Congress Attglist 23, 1915, whichwas 11.260 pages of testimony. Thecommission held hearings in 1913. 1914, and1915 in many of the principal cities United States, and heard the testimony of the both employers and employees. of several hundred persons, including Publications.The only publication issued with testimony in 11 volumes, and by the commission was thereport Vol. I (pages 1-1024). Final the final wort in one volume. gestions of export witnessesreport and conclusions of the commission;Sug- to the commission; Testimony regardingtrade agreements In collective hargaintng; and Efficiency systems and labor. Vol. II (pages to 2050). Cloak,suit, and waist Industry, New ployment offices and unemployment; York; Em- l'arty, and the I. W. NV. American Federation of Labor, Socialist tion, Building trades of New York City;Industrial educa- apprenticeship, and childlabor; State mediation andarbitration of industrial disputes; and Men'sgarment trade of New York City. Vol.'III (pages to 3032). Dock workers of New York City; Departmentstores !n New tork City ; Industrialrelations and conditions, Paterson, industrial relations and conditions N. J.; General In Philadelphia; Cooperative planof the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.; Themetall trades of Philadelphia; Industrial education, apprenticeship, and child 10: IV (pages to 4095). labor; Glass and pottery industries. Textile industry of Philadelphia; Women'sgarment industry of Philadelphia; Industrialrelations and labor cohditions of Chicago men( of walters'and cooks; stockyard employees; Conditions ofemploy, Industrial relations, gold mining, BlackHills, S. Dak.; Mining conditions and relationsat Butte, Mont. Vol. V (pages to 5085). Industrial relations and remedies. Seattle,Wash. General industrial relations andconditions. Portland, Oreg.; Open shop controversy, Stockton. Cal.; The and closed Unemployment in California. seasonal labor problem in agriculture; Vol. VI (pages to 6000). Labor Collective bargaining conditions in construction camps. California; in San Francisco; Industrial accidentcompensation; General Industrial relations andconditions, San Francisco, Cal.; The strike in San Francisco; Open and Mooed printers 'Vol. VII (pages to 6990). shop controversy, Los Angeles, Cal. Smuggling of Asiatics; The Colo-radocoal _miners' strike. 1. Vol. VIII (pages to 8014). The Coleradocoal miters' strike (continued); Centralization of industrial control andoperation of philanthropic foundations; The Colorado strike, large foundations,and industrial control. Vol. IX (Pages to 9066). The Colorado trial control (continued) ; Rockefeller strike, large foundations, and indus- In the Southwest. inturests in Colorado; The landquestion Vol. X (pages to.10066). The landquestion in the Southwest (continued)0 Commercial telegraph companies; Pullman , System strike. employees; Hardline Railroad Vol. XI (pages to 11260). Conditionsof Tabor on the Pennsylvania Railroad; Labor and the law; Pennsylvania Statepolice; Labor conditions in Porto Rico; Complete subject and witness indexes. Correstfondcruv.--fren thousand copies of thefinal repok and testimony In 11 volumes were printed as Senate DocumentNo. 415, 64th Congrvis, 1st session. 'One hundred thousand copies ofthe final report in one volume Copies of these reports are available for were'printed. and, distribution by Members of Con they can also be purchased from theSuperintendentof Documents, Govern- ment Printing Office, Wpshlugton, D. C. 9 - 'Tits comaissios ceased to existosthesubaittips of its report, 174 GUIDE TO GO VERNM'ENT PUBLICATIONS. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS. General Government : Health, and SanitationContinued.. \-) bardof Com missioners. Anatomical Hoard. Secretary's Mice, "board of Dental Examiners. Finance Offices Board of Examiners in Veterinary Auditor. Disbursing Officer. Highways: Assessor. Surface Division. Collector of TaxeS. InspectionofAsphalts and Ce- Law Nees. ments. Miseeliveous Exetutive OffiCeS Grading, Paving. Repairing Streets, Aut6mnbil e Board. Alleys. and Roads. Municipal Architect. Condemning Land for Streets, etc. Chief Clerk Engineer Depart- Bridges. ment. Charities and Correc tions: Public Utilities Commission. Board of Chun IPS Care of.District Institutions for the Indigent Courts and Courthouse. I Ionic for Aged and Infirm. . Probation System. Municipal Lodging Iltruse. Register of Wills. Home for incurables. Police Court. Southern Relief society. Juvenile 'Court. Relief of Outdoor Poor. Munteipal Court. Care of Children Coroner. Board of Children's Writs of Lunacy. Guardians. Purchasing Department Hope and Help Mission. Protection of Lifrand Property: Industrial Home Schools. Metropolitah Police. Relief of Colored Women and Chil- Militia and Armories. dren. Fire Department. National Training School for Boys. Miscellaneous inspection National Training School for Girls. Building Inspector. Care of Children under Contracts Plumbing Inspector. with Private Institutions. Weights. Measures. and Mar- kets. Burial of Indigent Soldiers. Pound for Stray Animals. Hospitals. Surveyor. Insane (Care and Treatment). Insurance. Prisons and Reformatories-- Electrical Inspection. Washington Asylum and .Tail. Game and Fish Laws. Reformatory nod Workhouse. Eiluent4tin: Dangerous Buildings, Removal Board of Education Street Lighting. Public Schools: Health and Sanitation: Special Education . (Mee Instruction of Deaf and Dumb. QuarantineandContagious Instruction of Indigent Blind. Diseases. . Free Public Library. Sewers and Sewage pisposal. Recreation : Street Cleaning and Disposal of Parks and Street Parking. City Refuse. Public Playgrounds. Collection and Disposal of tClar- Unthing Beach and Swimming baste. Pools. Condemnation of'Insanitnry Public Service Instrumentalities: Water Supply.

Public Comfort :cations. . Markets +Public). Board of Medical Supervisors. Crematory. Board of Medical Examiners.;Merest and Debt:* 'Board of Pharmacy. Thee TreasureroftheCultist: Nurses' Examining Board. States. Oenerai taiormistiott, and &dia.The District of Columbia was established Under the authority and direction of acts of Congress approved July 16, 1790. and March 8, 1791; which were passed to give effect to a clause in the eighth section of the first article of thsi Constitution of the Unit% States, gliOng Congress the power GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. ,;175 ".To exercise exclusive legislation inall cases whatsoever over such district (not exceeding ten miles-square)as may, by cession of particular States and the acceptant* of Congress, become the seat of theGovernment of the United Staten, and to exercise like authority over allplaces purchased, by the consent of the legislature of the State In which thesue shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards, and other needffilbuildings." The local government of the District ofColumbia is a municipal corporation S'. having jurisdiction over the territory which land to the Congress of the United States "was ceded by the State of Mary- ment of the United States." for the permanent seat of the Govern- This government is administered bya board of three commissioners having in general equal powers and duties. Twn of these commissioners, who musthave been actual residents of the Dis- trict for, three years next before theirappointment and have, during that period claimed residence nowhere else,are appointed from civil life by the Presi- dent of the United States and confirmed by a term of three years each and until theirthe Senate of the United'States for qualified. successors lire appointed and ' The other commissioner is detailed fromtime to time by the President of the United States from the Engineer Corps ofthe United States Army, and shall not he required to perform any other duty.This commissioner shall be selected from.among the captains or officers of higher gradehaNing served at 'least 15 years in the Corps of Engineer's of the Army of thelinkted States. Three officersaof the same corps, junior to to assist him by the President of the United States.said commissioner, may be detailed The senior officer of the Corps of Engineers ofthe Army who shall for the time being be detailed to act as assistant (and incase of his absent* from the District or disability, the junior officer so detailed) absence from the District or disability of the shall,_in the event of the time being be detailed from the Corps of Engineers,commissionvho, shall for the posed by law upon said commissioner. perform all the duties im- One of said commissioners shall be chqsen presidentof the board of commissioners at thtir-first meeting, and annually and whenever tliereafter. a vacancy shall occur The commissioners are in a general way vested withjurisdiction covering all the ordinary features of municipal government andare also ex officio the Public Utilities Commission of the District of Columbia. Congress has by sundry statutes empowered theroliisioners to makesbnild- ing regulations; plumbing regulations; to makean. enforce all such reasonable and usual police regulations as they may dee essary for the protection of lives, limbs, health, comfort, and quiet of mils, and the protection of all property within the District, and other regulation] hfa municipal nature. PUBLICATIONS. general publications. --The following general publications 1. The Code of Law 'for theiDistrictef Columbia. have been issued! 2. A compilation of the laws of Congress relatingto the incorporation-of companies, societies, etc., in the District of Columbia,with references and com- remits respecting judicial and other rulings and interpretationsbearing thereon. 3. Index to the acts of Congresit relating to theDistrtt of Columbia, and extant laws of former governments of said 'District,prep der authority of and-paid for out of an appropriatian containedin "An act making appropriations to provide for the'expenses ortlie government of the for the fiscal year ending Juse 80, 1912, and for District of Columbia March 2, 1911. '(38 Stat,, pt. 1, 906.) other purposes," approved '"Primp et editions of the following regulationsmade by the board of Com- missiors of the District-of Colembia, in pursuance of authority that b and by acts of Congress, which are cited therein. imposed upon analogous to the ordinances of the municipacouncila These regulations are city : Police regulations; Building regulations; Plumbingof the typcial American lations; Electric light, heat, and power regulations; and gas-fitting regu- eral Orders regulating the platting and subdividing ofHealth, regulations; Gen- pistrict of Columbia, April 10, 1899. lands and groumis in the Pamahlet editions of the following are issued: LawiRelating to tIie Assessment and Taxation of Columbia to September 7, 1918. of Real Estate in the titstrict 87882°-111---12 176 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

Laws Relating to the Taxation of Personal Property in the bistrict of Colum- bia to Termination of 1st Sessitm of the 04th Congress. Edition of 191e. Laws Relating to the Issue of Licenses to Transient,Busitiess in the District-of Columbia. . - Origin and Government of the Distiict of Columbia. This is an outline sketch of the principal legishttive and executive proceedings taken in the establishment of the seat of government of the United States, and of the several forms of local government which have obtained there.It contains.also the mimes and terms of office of dine lending officials of those governments, and other general Information of local interest. Maps of the-District of Columbia, primarily for official use in the engineer department of the District of Columbia. --Annual pub(ications.-0) The only-annual or periodical publication of the government of the District of Columbia consists of annual reports by the Board of Commissioners to Congress, embracing detailed and abstract accounts of the trunsactions Of the several departments of that government, including reports of the Board of Charities, the Board of Education, and the Board of Children's Guardians. (b) It compilation of laws prepared in the office of the secretary to the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia at the end of each session of Congress and relating to)the District of Columbia. passed during such session. (c) The annual estimates of the Board of Commissioners are included in the Annual Rook of Estimates. The copies sot distributed by that department are kept for sale by the Superintendent of lidtkiments of the Public PrintingOffice. Mrthodof distributing general publieation&Allapplication for the free distribution or sale of these publications should be made to the secretary to the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, at room 509, District Btillding, Washington. D. C. The Code of Law for the District of Columbia is distributed,, by the Superin- tendent of Documents of the Government Printing Office. The Index to the Acts of Congress rending to the District of Columbia is subject to free distribution to officials of the government of the District of Columbia to the number of 100, the remainder of the edition is subject to sale by the publishers, Johit Byrne & Co., 715 Fourteenth Street NW., Washing- ton, D. C. The following publications are subject to free,distributfon: (a) The pamphlet containing the laws of Congreis providing for the incor- oration of societies, companies, and general business concerns in the District of Columbia. (b) The pamphlet edition of the Origin. and Government of the District of (C) The pamphlet editions of the following pamphlets and copies of mat: General orders regulating the plattlhg and subdividing of lands and groundis in the District of Columbia, edition of April 10, 1599; Laws relating to the assessment and taxation of real estate in The District of Columbia to Septem-`. bet 7, 1016; Laws-relating to the taxation Of personal property in the District of Columbia ; alid Map of the District of Columbia. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorised hereafter to issue, in their discretion. wilhout charge, to officers and the judiciary of the government of the District of Columbia, and to other officers of the Govern- ment, to Institutions of learning, and to State and city officials, by way of documentary exchange, copies of building, police, plumbing. and other municipal regulations made and published by them in their official capacity, pot exceeding in all 100 coplei, and the remainder of such publications shall only be disposed of by sale at not less than the cost price and 10 per cent thereof. The charges now made per copy for such regulations at present are: Pollee,' Regulations, 25 cents; Building Regulations. 60 cents; Electric Lighting Regu- lations, 80 cents; Plumbing and Gas-fitting Regulptiona, 20 cents; and Health .11.eguheyonts, 65 'cents.

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DEPOSITORY LIBRARIES.

The following list of librariesare those at which Government publications are dela-wittyifor reference purposes by. theSuperintendent of Documents Government Printing (Mice.1Vbere the wort! " library " is connection with colleges or other not included in institution Is referred to. institutions it is understood that library.of, . ALABAMA. CALIFORNIAcontinued. Alabama PolytechnicInstitute,Au-Niodoe County Library, Alturas. burn. Leland Stanford University. Stanford Department of Archives arid History. University. State Capitol. Montgomery. Public Library, Los Angeles. Athens Colic* Athens. Public Library. San Diego. StateandSupieme Court, Montgomery. Public Library, Riverside. Public Library, Birmingham. Pomona College, Claremont. lboward College. Birmingham. Tuskegee Institute. Tuskegee. Association Public Library, Mobile., COLORADO. University of Alahonat, University. Public Library. Denver. College of the Sacred Heart, Denver. *LAM:A. Colorado'State Library, Denver. University of Colorado. Boulder. Alaskit Historical Society and MuseumAgricultural College Library. Fort Col- .Juneau. lins. St.Matthews Free Public Library,.Colorado College (Roburn Library), Fairbanks. Colorado Springs. r ARIZONA. University of Deliver Library, Denver. McClelland PublicLibrary, Pueblo. Arizona State Library, Phoenix. Phoenix Public.I.Ihntry, Phoenix. ' CONNECTICUT. Free Public Library. Tucson. University of Arizona, Tucson. ," Public Library and' Reading Room, Bridgeport. ARKANSAS. Connecticut._ Agricultural College, Storrs. Hendrix College. Conway. Connecticut State Library, Hartford: Arkansas State Library, Little Rock. Silas Bronson Library, Waterbury. State Agricultural School, Jonesboro. Trinity College, itartford. State Agricultural School, Magnolia. Yale L'itiversity Library, New Haven. Branch Normal College, Pine Bluff. Wesleyan University, Middletown. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. DELAWARE. CALIFORNIA. Delaware State Liburry.- Dover. Wilmington California State'Llbrary, Sacramento. InstituteLibrary,Wil- . University of California, Berkeley. mingtion. Free Public Library, Sacramento. Delaware College, Newark. 4 Eureka Free Library, Eureka. New Castle Library Co., Nefeastie. Public Library. San Francisco: Free Public Libralliptit Bosa. DiRTRiCT OF. COLUMBIA. Mechanits hiereanllIFTAlfrary, 57 PostATIllt War Colk'ge. Street, San Francisco. Department of 'Interior. Public Library, Stocktoti. Department"ofAgritulturi. C . .., igs GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAcontinued. ILLINOIScontinued. Department of State. Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloom- Navy Department. ington. 4 Department of Justice. Public Library, Danville. 'treasury Department. Public Library, Jacksonville. Illinois State Historical Society, FLORIDA. Springfield. Public Library, Peoria. Public Library. Jacksonville. Public Library. Olney. Florida State Library, Tallahassee. Southern Illinois State Normal Uni- Florida State Normal and Industrial versity, Carbondale. Scimol, Tallahassee. University of Florida, Gainesville. INDIANA. J. H. Stetson University, Deland, Rollins College, Winter Park. Indiana State Library, Indianapolis. r Purdue University, La Fayette. GEORGIA. De Pauw University, Greencastle. Indiana University,' Bloomington. University of Georgia. Athens. Jasper College. Jasper. Georgia Historical. Society, Savannah. Hanover College, Hanover. Georgia State Industrial College, Sa-IndianaState Normal School, Terre vannah. Haute. Georgia State Library, Atlanta' % Morrison Reeves Library. Richmond. Emory College, Oxford. Unnin Christian College, Merom. North Georgia AgriculturalCollege, Lemonnier Library, University Votre Da hl onega. Dame, Nofre Dame. Thomas Public Library, Rift Valley. Public Library, Fort Wayne. Young Men's Library Association, Au- Valparaiso University, Valparaiso. gusta. Public Library, c Muncie. Georgia Normal College and BushiessWabash College, Crawfordsville. Institute, Douglas. Indianapolis Public Library, Indianap- Carnegie Library, At late. olis. City Free Library. Huntington. HAWAII. **. Willard Library, Evansville. College of Hawaii, Honolulu. IOWA. IDAHO. Iowa Strike Library, East Des Moines. Public I brary, Fairfield. University of Idaho, Moscow., Free Pub is Library. Dubuque. Idaho State Library, Boise. Public Library, Des Moines. Idaho Technical Institute. Pocatello. State University, of Iowa, Iowa City. State Normal School, Albion. Iowa WesleyanUniversity,Mount Pleasant. IoWS State College, Ames. Cornell College, Mount Vernon. Public Library, Freeport. Public Library, Council Bluffs. University of Illinois, Urbana. Tabor College, Tabor. Illinois State Library, Springfield. Ericson Public Library, Boone. Public Library, Chicago. Iowa College. Grinnell'. North Illinois State armal School,Upper Iowa University, Fayette. De. Kalb. Public Library, Cedar Falls. University of Chicago, &loam Public Library, Sioul City. Illinois State Normal University, Nor- mal. KANSAS. Northwestern University, Evanston. St. Ignatius College, Chicago. Kansas State Library, Topeka. .' Newberry Library, Chicago. KansasStateAgriculturalCollege, St. Procapius College, Lisle. Manhattan. Public ,Librhay, Belleville.. Kansas State Historical Society, To- Public Library, Rockford peka, tr Jobp Crerar Library, Chicago. University of Xmas, Lawrence. Monmouth College, Monmouth, linker University, Baldwin. Public Library, Joliet. Public Library; Pittsburg. Ptiblic Library, Galesburg. Public Library; Hiawatha. 11111111.1Irer GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 179

KANSAScontinued. MASSACHUSETTScontinued. Kansas State Normal Library, Em-Harvard College, Cambridge. - poria. Williams College, Williamstown. Cooper College, Sterling. Tufts College, Tufts College. Fairmeat College, Wichita. Amherst College. Amherst. City-Library, Lowell. KENTUCKY, Public Library, Worcester. Essex Institute, Salem. Public* Library, Louisville. Boston Athenaeum Library, Boston. Kentucky State Library. Frankfort. Public Library, Marlborough. Lincoln Institute of Kentucky, Simp-Public Library, Lynn. sonville. Public Library, Boston. state University Library, Lexington. Public Library, Taunton. Public Library, Henderson. comer College of central UniversityPublic Library, New Bedford. of Kentucky, Danville. Piddle Library, Somerset. MICHIGAN. KentuckyWesleyan College,Win-Michigan AgriculturalCollege,East chester, Lansing. Pablic Library, Kalamazoo. LOUISIANA. Public Library, Dttroit. Louisiana State Library. New Orleans.Public School Library, Battle Creek. Louisiana State Museum Library-, NewMichigan State Library, Lansing. Orleans. Detroit College, Detroit. Louisiana Industrial Institute Library,University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Ruston. 'Public Library, Benton Harbor. State Normal School. Natchitoches. Public Library, Grand Rapids. LouisianaStateUniversity,Batonl'oiish Seminary, OrchardLake. Rouge. Public Library, Muskegon. Public Library. New Orleans. Michigan School of Mines, Houghton. Tu lane University, New oritians. Public Library, Port Huron. Howard Memorial *Library, New Or-Public Library, Saginaw, E. S. leans. l'ublic Library, Bay City. - MAINE. .MINNESOTA. University of Maine, Orono: Minnesota Histor Maine State Library, Augusta. 71.Societ Paul. Bowdoin College, Brunswick. State N'ormal.,Sc Winona. Public Library, Portland. Minnesota State L vary. St. Paul. Dyer Library Association, Saco. University of Minnespta, Minneapolis. Bates College, Lewiston. l'ublic Library, Faribault. Public Library. Bangor. Public Library, Stillwater. Colby University, Waterville. Public Library, Minneapolis. . Public Library, Duluth. High School Library, Fergus Falls. MARYLAND. State Normal School; St. Cloud. Public Library, St. Paul. Maryland State Linry, Annapolis, Johns Hopkins .University, Baltimore. United States Naval . Academy, An- wasibstrri. s napolis. Western . Mississippi State Library, Jackson. MarylandCollege,West-Mississippi Agricultural mid Mechani- minster. cal College, Agricultural College. Vnoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore.'Mississippi State University, Orford, , Washington College, Chestertown. Miilsaps Library, Jackson. Peabbdy Institute, Baltimore. Public Library,' Greenville. Public Library, Brookhaven. . lialisAcHttarrrs. S State Library' et Massaanisetts, Bei*. MERROURI: ton: . ,, I foliage of Agriculture and Mechanic. Massachusetts- AgriculturalCollege, AMherst. Arts of Missouri, state University, Columbia. . American Antiquarian Society, Wsr-Christian Brothers' College, St..LOillir 1, center. Drury allege, Spritigfield. 180 . GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

MISSOURIcontinued. NEW JERSEY--continued. Public Librat.y. St.. Joseph. Princeton University, Princeton. Public LibM.y, WO. Public Library, Elizabeth. IISZCHOIIPublic School, Chillicothe. Rutgers College, New Brunswick. Missouri State Library, Jefferson City. Missouri School of Mines; Rolla. NEW MEXICO. Mount Jewell College, Liberty. Public Library, Kansas City. New Mexico College of Agriculture and Public' School Library. Carthage. Mechanic Arts, State College. Public Library. St. Louis. New Mexico Normal University, .East Public School Library, I'erry file. LOS The Rockluirst College, Kalifas City. Territorial Library. Santa Fe. St. Louis University, St.. Louis. University of New Mexico, Albuquer- State Normal School, Warrensburg. que. Slate Noripal School. Cape Girardeau. NEW YORK. University of Missouri, Columbia. Washington University, St. Louis. Addams, Memorial Library, rough- Westminster College, FAtiton. keepsie. Brooklyn Public Library. Brooklyn. MONTANA. College of the City of New York. New York. Montana Agricultural-College,13o7b- Colgate University. Handiton. man. Columbia University, New York. Montana State School of Mines. Belie.Owner Unhm Library. New York. Public Library, Helena. Cornell University, Itlinca. University of Montana. Missoula. Crandall Free Library, Glenk Falls. Historical and Miscellaneous Heart-Astor Branch New York Public Li- Anentof Montana StateLibrary, brary. New York. Helena., Free Library, Newburgh. NEBRASKA. Lenox Branch of New York Public Li- brary, New York. University of Nebraska, Lincoln.. New York University, New York. CarnegieLibrar, Grand Island. The Grosvenor Library, Buffalo. Nebraska State Library. Lincoln. Kenkri College Public Public Library, Omaha.. Park. Public Library, Kearney. New York State School of:Agri/sultans. Farmingdale. NEVADA. New York Law Institute Library. New York. Nevada State Library, Carson City. New York State Librajr. Albany. University of Nevada Library, Reno. Pratt Institute Library, Brooklyn: Public Library, Utica. ,NEW HAMPSHIRE. Public Library, Yonkers. City Library, Manchester. Public Library, Buffalo. Dartmouth College, Hanover. Public Library, Pattsiturg. Public Library, New Hampshire Col-Rochester University, Rochester. lege, Durham. Supreme Court Library. White Plains. New ijampshire State Library, Con-Syracuse University, Syracuse. cord. Public Library, Troy, Public Library, Laconia. Union Cogege, Schenectady. Public Library, Dover. United Seides :Unitary Academy, West &Point. NEW JERSEY. -The World Library, Pulitzer Building. New York. Public Library, New Brunswick. Public Library, Trenton. . NORTH 'CAROLINA. Public Library, Atlantic City. Public -Library, annalen. Catawba College. Newton. Public Library, Patereon. Colored Agricultural and Mechanical Public Library, Bayonhe. Collegivilreenshoro. Public Library, Jersey City. Fruitland Institute Library, Render- Public Library, Newark. k .sonville. New .Tersey State Library; Trenton. Piddle Schools Library. Washington. New Jersey Illstofical aociety, New-North Camlina StnteLibrary, Raleigh. ,ark. Trinity College, Ducliam.

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NORTH CAROLINAcontinued. OREGON. Union Library, Davidson College, Da-Library Association, Portland. vidson. Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallis. University of North Carolina, ChapelReed College, Portland. d 111. Oregon State Library, Salem. e Forest College, Wake Forest. Tualatin Academyand. Pacific Uni- versity,Forest Grove. NORTH DAKOTA. University of Oregon, Salem.

NorthDakotaAgricultural? College, PEN NSYLVAItIA. Agricultural College. North Dakota Library, BismArck. Alleghady College, Meadville. State Historic-al Society, Bisparck. Public Library, Pittsburgh. State Northal School. Valley4City. Public Library. Bradford. State University 'ofNorth! Dakota.l'ennsylvania*StateCollege. State University. College. Free Library of Philadelphia, Phila- OHIO. delphia. Ilaverford College. Haverford. Brumback Library of Van \Vert, VanHistoricalSocietyof Pennsylvania, Wert. Philadelphia. Public Library, Athens. . Juniata College; Huntington. Public Library. Steuiwnville. Lehigh University, South Bethlehem. Case Library, Cleveland. LibraryCompanyofPhiladelphia, Denison University, Granville. Philadelphia. Public Library. Portsmouth. William McCann Library, ?Norristown. Hiram College, Hiram. WashingtonandJeffersonCollege, Kenyon College, Gambier. Washington. Public Library, Lebanon. Pennsylvania College. Gettysburg. Adelbert College of Western ReserveMercantile College. Philadelphia. University. Cleveland. The.1.fierman Bos ler Library, Car- Miami Univtrsity, Oxford. lisle. Marietta College, Marietta. Philadelphia Museum, Philadelphia. (Merlin College, Oberlin. . Public Library. Scranton. Mt. Union College. Alliance. Public Library. Warren. Ohio State Library. Columbus. Public Library, Erie. Ohio State I7niversit'y, Columbus. Rending Room. Reading. Ohio Wesleyan University, Ifelaware. UniversityofPennsylvania',Phila- Public Library, Bucyrus. . delphia. Public Library, Columbus. Unlversit$- of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh. Public Library,T010110. Watts De Peystef Library, F. and M. Public Library, Sidney. College. "Lancaster. Public Library and Museum, Dayton. Wyoming Historical and Geographical , Public Library, Chillicothe. Society. Wilkes-Barre. Public Library, Cleveland. Permsylvanin State Library,Harris- 'Public Library, Cincinnati. burg. Warder Public Library; Springfield. Byrom. ISLAND. OKLAHOMA. Public Library, Westerly. Public Litirary, Providence. High School Library, Muskogee. Brown University. Providence. Altus Public Library, Altus.. Rhode Island State Library, Provi- Colored' Agricultural and Normal Uni- denCe. versity, Langston. Rhode Island' College of Agriculture Murray State School of Agriculture, and Mechanical Arts, Kingston. Tishomingo. East Central State Normal School. Ada. . SOUTH CAROLINA. Northwestern 'State Normal School,Charleston Library Society, Chaileston.!' Alva. Charleston College, Charleston. Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechani-Clemson Agricultural College, Clemson cal College, Stillwater. College. Oklahoma StateLibrary, OklahomaColored lIfirmali Industrial, Agricul. City. andMechanicalDopey, Public Library, Enid. -Orangeburg. University of Oklahoma, Norman. Preabyterlip College Clinton. 182 GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

SOUTH CAROLINAcontinued. VERMONT -- continued. South Carolina ,State Library, Colutu- University of Vermont, Burlington. bia. Vermont State Library, Montpetier. University et South Chroilna, Colum- A bia. VIRGINIA. Winthrop Normal and Industrial Col- leges Rockhill. Emory and Henry College, Emory. Bridgewater College, Bridgewater. Virginia University, University. SOUTH DAKOTA. Roanoke College, Salem. Free Public Library. Sioux Falls. Virginia State Library, Richmond. South Dakota State Library, Pierre. Virginia :tlilitary Institute. Lexington. Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell.Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical South Dakota State College of Agri- College- andP7dytechnicInstitute culture and Mechanic Arts, 'Brook- Library, Blacksburg. ings. Richmond College Library, Richmand. University of South Dakota, Vermilion. Public Library.Norfolk. Yankton College, Yankton. Hampden Sidney College;Ilantialen Sidney. Washington and Lee University, Lex- . TENNESSEE. . Ington. Branham and Hughes School Library, WASMINGTON. Spring Hill. Public Library, Everett. . Public Library, Nashville. Public Library, Seattle. Cossitt Library. Memphis. Public Library, SpcOcane. Middle Tennessee State Normal Li-Slam College of Washington, Pullman. brary, Murfreesboro. Public Library, Tacoma. Public Library, Chattanooga. Unlveosity of Washington, 'Seattle. Tennesisee State Library, Nashville. Washington.State Library, Olympia. University of the South, Seanee. Whitman College, Walla Walla. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Vanderbilt WEST VIROIN4. Davis and Elkins Colleges TEXAS. Department of Archives and Ilistor. State Library, Charleston. Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, College Station. Normal School, Fairmont. Baylor Library, Waco. . Preparatory Branch, West Virginia Public Library, Fort Worth. UniVersity, Keyser. Public Library, San Antonio. West Virginia Colored Institute, Insti- Lyceum and Library. Houston. tute. Clarendon College, Clarendon. West Virginia University, Morgantown. Public Library, Dallas. WISCONSIN. Public Library. El Paso. Rosenberg Library, Galveston. AppletOn Library, Lawrence Univer- Southwestern University, Georgetown. sitf, Appleton. Vexes ChristianUniversity,Fort Public Library, La Crosse: Worth. Beloit College, Beloit. Texas State Library, Austin. Public Library, Fond Du Lae. University of TexaS, Austin. Public Library, Eau Claire. Public Library, Milwaukee. UTAH. Public Library, (Wine. State Library, Madison. Brigham Young University Library, State Historical -Society, Madison. Provo. Public Library, Superior. Agricultural College, Logan. Public Library, Ogden. WYOMING. High School Library, Manti. Public Library,Sheridan. University of Utah, Salt Lake City. University of Wyoming, Laramie. Wyoming State Library;Cheyenne. Intsmosr. PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Norwich University, Northfield. Philippine Library and Museum, Legis- Fletcher Free Library. Burlington. lative Reference Division, Mayilai Middlebury College, Middlebury. L GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 183 List of United States Government Libraries,Washington, D. C.

Name. Specialty. Location. Number volumes I. State Department' Bureau of Rolls andForeign Library. relations andState, N'4\ar and Navy Building, 80,000 International law. Street,south II. Treasury Department of Penns vania Avenue. Finance and Govern-Treasury uliding,Fifteenth 15,000 ment documents. and Pennsylvania Avenue. Bureau of PublicMedicine health Service. 3 B Street SE 8,000 Olneyof Supervising Architecture and con,TreasuryBuilding,Fifteenth 1,500 Architect. struction. "' and Perinsylvan Mr:Avenue. OfficeofSolicitorofLaw Treasury. Bond Building, 14th St. & N. Y. 8,000 [IL War Department Ave. Military affairs Slate, War, and Navy Building, 103,000 SeventeenthStreet,south of Pennsylvania Avenue. Army Medical School ..Medicine Army War College ..... 452 Louisiana Avenue, NW 3,000 Military affairs WarCollegeBuilding,foot 203,000 Four and-a-half Street SW. Engineer's SchoolLi-Enginecriug Washington Barracks, foot 60,1300 brary. Four-and-a-half Street SW. Bureau of fibular Af-Philippines and Porto fairs. Mills Boildine, Seventeenth and 2,000 Rico. Pennsylvania Avenue. Surgeon tlenrel'sof-Medicine fice 1 Seventh and B Streets SW 2'.... 580,000 I V. Department of Justice Law V. lost Office Department Fifteenth and Vermont Avenue. 50,030 Post Office Department,Chief Clerk's office, Post Office V I. Nay), Department ducuinciits. . Department Building! Naval affairs State, War, and Navy Building, 75,03 SeventeenthStreet,south of Pennsylvania Avenue. Ilydrographic OfflOe.A.Navigation 1734 New York Avenue Naval Observatory a....Astronomy 2,000 Massachusetts 'Avenue and W 35,000 Street. Navy Medical School...Medicine VII. Interior Deper tineat T went y;tlitrd and E Streets N W 18,000 General. Land office Law Interior Department Bull 5,000 Eighteenth and E Stree Geological Survey Geology and science Bureau of Education.-Education Interior Department Building... 260,033 Pension 06 es Building, Judi- 175,000 ciary Square. Office of Indian Affairs.Indians Interior Department Building... 1,700 Bureau of Mines Mining do Patent Office Science 15,000 Patent OffSee Building, NIntlx. 100,000 and F Streets. Pension Bureau iiistory Pension Office Building, Judi- 3,000 Reclamation Service... ciary Square. Irrigation Eighth and E Streets NW 4,000 VIII. Agricultural Department...Agriculture 1.354 II Street 8W BureauofBiologicalBiology It 145,000 Survey. do 6,630 Bureau of Chemistry...Chemistry 210 Thirteenth Street SW Bureau of Crop Esti-Crops 6,000 mates Twelfth and B Streets SW 10,000 Burevii of Entomol2gy. Entomology dO 15,035 fluent!' of Markets.....Markets 135S B Street 8W I Bureau of Plant Indus-Plants 2,636 try. Fourteenth aid 13 Streets SW... 6,900 alryDivision Dairying Twelfth and B StreetsSWd 2,570 Forest Service Forests 930 F Street NW Office of Farm Man-Farms 19,346 agement. 224 Twelfth Street SW 9,000 Bureau of Public Roads:Roads and civil engi-515 Fourteenth Street NW neering. 4,800 Offleetif Solicitor Law l816 11 Street SW BtatesRelatiousServiceIrrigation 1,700 Weather Bureau 220 Fourteenth Street aw 4,500 Meteorology Taenty-fourth and M Streets 36,000 IX. Department of Commerce.. N. Commerce and statis-Commerce Building, Nineteenth 100,000 tics. and Pennsylvania Avenue. Coast andOeOdetieOeodesy Survey. New Jersey Avenue and B 10,000 Bureau of Fisheries.... Street BE. Fish culture Sixth and B Streets 8W 3b;000 BureauofStandards...Science Pierce WWI Road X. Departmentcol Labor 20,000 Leber statistics Dinitmit et Hai 50,000 tr Street KW. 'Small collection. 'About oot.-third of the library's oolloctiods Ito shblvod fa thebroach libraries? 184 GUIDE -TO GOVERNMENTPUBLICATIONS. .PUBLICATIONS.

List of United States GorctnnYcni Libraries,'Washigton, C.--Contt nue&

Name. Specialty. Number Location. volumes.

XI. Independent establishments:, Library of Congress. Entire range of liters-Capin e I Hill 2, 750,1100 'e : ture Oovernmcnt Printing : office: Superintendent of United Statespublics- . North Capitol and II Streets.... 225.0 Documents 1. i- tions. brary. SmithsonianInstitu-Science The Mall. B Street opposite 275, MO tion. Tenth Street. Bureau of Ameri-A nthropology Smithsonian Building can Ethology. 35,1#13 Nat iordil Museum Natural science . National Museum Building ors,000 Pan American Union ' Columbus Memo. .Latin .tmerica Seventeenth Street betweep B 40,000 Hal library. and C Streets N Interstate CommerceIiiterstute oimmerce. . 1 nterstate Commerce Building. 15.000 Commission. ." Eighteenth and Pennsylvania Avenue. Federal Trade Commis- Tarit and commerce Fifteenth and K Streets 55,000 sion Vivi! kervice Commis-Civil service ' 1724 tStreet N 7,00) sion. Public Library of Dis-General and fiction Mount Vernon Square. Ninth 200,000 trict of coiembet. ' Street and New York Avenue NW.'

Supreme Court Library I Law Capitol 1SP, CPO Senate Library Public documents .du 2.50, mu House of Representatives do do > 501, Ito

United States Court ofCUstoMSLaw Fifteenth Street and New York I,WO Appeals. Avenue. ; United States Soldiers' Home .....General and fiction Soldiers' Home grounds 15,1100

I The Supreme Court library is included In the IAA Praise's of the Library. of Congress.

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Number.of Employee., of l'nited Modell Governmenllune 311, 1917.

Number of employees. Department or bureau. Waih ington , D. C. Field. Total.

The White Rouse 46 48 Department of State 236 942 1,228 Depart meat of Treasury 8,435 25,007 33,442 Depart ment of War (civilian) 4S67 59,754 64,321 Department of Justice I 661 4,653 Post Office Department 5,314 3 1,507 298,161 299,669 Navy Department (civilian) 6,926 55.152 62,078 Department of Interior 5,171 16,4%0 21,621 Department of Agriculture 4,034 14, 3.35 Department of Commons 18,889 1,659 9,420 10,079 Depart meat of Labor 407 2,014 Independent establishments: 2,421 Library of Congress I, 574 574 Government Printing Office .4,533 4,533 Smithsonian Institution. 456 Interstate Commerce Commission 456 Civil Service Commission 790 1,472 2,262 , 206 70 - 276 United States Bureau of Efficiency 30 30 Federal Reseevo Board 66 66 Federal Trade Commission 202 202 United States Shipping Board of e I United States Tariff Commission 000. 1,081 53 53 United States Employees Compensation Commissiuu 19 ...... 19 The 'Varna Canal 20, Federal hoard for Vocational Education Ill 20,337 44 ... 44 District of Columbia 6,627 6,627 State, War, and Navy Building (superintendent's olbee) 212 212 Miscellaneous commissions ( Board of Mediation and Conciliation, American Board of Claims Arbitration Commission, Interna- tional (Canadian) Boundary Commission, International High Commission ( United States Section), International Joint Com- mission (United States and Canada), Commission of Fine Arts, Arlington Memorial Amphitheater Commission, Lincoln Me- morial Commission, Commission on Memorial to Women of Civil War, United States Botanic Garden) War boards and airganiuitions (Committee on Public Information, 71 71 Council of National Defense, War Trade Board, United States Food Administration,UnitedStates Fuel Administration, AlienI'ropertyCustodian) 3,1110 MO 3,303 Congressional employee:6, 1,129 1,129

Total .51,025 f 09,9S6 560,681

*Includes 346 Justices, Judges,alid court officials in the District of Columbia. 'Includes 232 employees in Mail Bag Repair Shop. 'Includes 140 employees under Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds. Includes 500 temporary employees June 30, IN& 'Includes LOW Reid employees November I, 1917. lIncludesemployees on November 1, 1917. Includes 1590 laborers and temporary employees. " It is estimated that during the fiscal year 1917-18here was an Increase of 50,000 employees in the classified service in Washington, and increase of ,100,000 employees outside of Washington. -

4 Loca lion of Eze(-utive Departments and Bureaue, June,19118, (As a rule, only adminiatretive headquarters of bureaus of the War and Navy Depart. ments are given, due to the changing of location of the variousdivisions and sections of these bureaus.)

The Whitt House, eentive and Pennsylvania Avenues. Committee on Public Information, 10 Jackson I'lace. 4 Service Bureau l Inquiry Division for general public),Fifteenth and 0Streets. I. Department of StateState, War, and Navy Building,Seventeenth Street and Penn. Sylvania Avenue. Diplomatic Bureau, State, War, and Navy Building,Seventeenth Street and Penn- sylvania Avenue. Consular Bureau, State, War, and Navy Building. SeventeenthStreet and Penn- sylvania Avenue. Division of Far Eastern Affairs. St te, War, and NavyBuilding, Seventeenth Street lnd Pennsylvania Avenue. Division of Near Eastern Affairs S War, and Navy Building, Seventetnth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Division of Western European Affairs, State, War, andNavy Building, Seventeenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Division of Latin - American Affairs.State, War, and Navy Building, Seventeenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Division of Mexican Affairs, State, War, and 14avyBuilding, Seventeenth Street and Pinnsylvannt Avenue. Division of Foreign Intelligence, State, War, qnd Navytullding, Seventeenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue., Bureau of Appointments (Great Si al), State, War, andNavy Building, Seventeenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. 4 Bureau of Indexes and Archives,State, War, and Navy Building, Seventeenth and Pennsylvania Avenue. Bureau of Rolls and Library (Treaties), State, War, andNavy Building, Seventeenth Sri-k( and Pennsylvania Avenut. Bureau of Citizenship (Passports). 1423 New York Avenue. Bureau of Accounts, 1423 New York Avenue. Adviser on Commercial Treaties, 1423 New York Avenue. Foreign Trade Adviser. 1053 Pennsylvania Avenue. II. Department of the Treasury, Treasury Building,,FifteenthStreet and Pennsylvania Avenue. Division of Appointments, Treasury Building, FifteenthStreet and Pennsylvania A venue. Division of Bookkeeping and Warrants, Treasury Building,Fifteenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Division of Customs, Bond Building, Fourteenth Streetand New York Avenue. Division of Loans and Currency, Treasury Building, FifteenthStreet and Penn. Sylvania Avenue. Division of Public Moneys, Treasury Building. Fifteenth Streetand Pennsylvania Avenue. Division of Secret Service, Treasury Building, Fifteenth Streetand Pennsylvania Avenue.- Section of Surety Bonds, Treasury Building, FifteenthStreet and Pennsylvania Avenue. GoverpmehtActuary,TreasuryBuilding. FifteenthStreet and Pennsylvania Avenue. Bureau of Publicity, Liberty Loans, Treasury Building, FifteenthStreet and Peon sylvania Avenue. National War Savings Committee. National Metropolitan BentBuilding. Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury Building, FifteenthStreet and Pennsyl- ruble Avenue. Treasurer of the United States, Treasury Building, FifteenthStreet and Pennsgl. veal* Avenue. National Bank RedemptionvAgencg, Treasury Building,Fifteenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Internal Revenue Bureau. Treanury, Building, Fifteenth Streetand Pennsylvania Avenue. 188 LOCATION OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND BUREAUS. 187 iI /Department of the TreasuryContinued. Bureau of the Mint, Treasury Building, Fifteenth Street and PennsylvaniaAvenue. Comptroller of the Treasury. Treasury IthildIng, Fifteenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Auditors Treasury Department, Auditor's Building, Fourteenth and B Street,. SW. Was Department. Winder Building, Seventeenth and F Streets NW. Interior Department, Auditor's Building. Fourteenth and It Street. SW. Navy department. Auditor's Buildiffit Fourteenth and B Streets SW. StateandOtherDepartments, Auditor'sBnilding.Fourteenthand B Streets SW. Post Office Department. Post Office Department Building, Eleventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Register of the Treasury, Treasury Building, Fifteenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Federal Farm Loan Bureau, Bond Building. Fourteenth Street and New York Avenue. Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Fourteenth and D Streets SW. Bureau of the Public-Ilealtb Service, 3 B Street SE. Hygienic Laboratory, Twenty-fifth and E Streets NW. The Coast Guard, Bond Building, Fourteenth Street and New York Avenue. Supervising Architect's Office, Treasury Building, Fifteenth Street end Pennayl. yenta Avenue. Bureau of War-Risk Insurance, New National Museum. Tenth and B Streets NW. General Supply Committee, Auditor's Building, Fourteenth and B Streets SW. Solicitor of the Treasury, Bond Building, Fourteenth Street and New YorkAvenue. Department of WarState, War, and Navy Building. Seventeenth Street and Penn sylva nia Avenue. General Staff Corps, State, War, and Nary Building, Seventeenth Street andPenn- sylvania, Avenue. War Collexe Division, Army War College Building, foot Four-and-a-half Street SW. Military Intelligence, Fifteenth and M Streets Board of Ordnance and Fortification, Union TrustBuilding, Fifteenth and Ii Streets. Militia Bureatl, Mills Building. Seventeenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Office of Chief Coast Artillery. Old Land Office Bullatncz. Seventh and E Streets. Office of Chief Field Artillery, State, War, and Nary Building, SeventeenthStreet and Pennsylvania Avenue. Office of Judge Advocate General, State. Wart antl Navy Building,Seventeenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Office of Inspector General, 1.424II Street. Office of Adjutant General, State. War, and Navy Building, SeventeenthStreet \and Pennsylvania Avenue. Office of Provost Marshal General. Old Land Office Building. Seventh and EStreets. Office of Quartermaster General, Eighteenth Street and Virginia Avenue. Cantonment Division, Seventh and B Streets NW. Depot Quartermaster, Seventeenth and F Streets NW. Personnel: Civilian, white:It and commissioned, SevAth and E Streets. Construction Division, Seventh and 11 Streets. Office of Surgeon General, Seventh and B Streets. Army Medical School..462 Louisiana Avenue. Medical Museum and Library. Seventh and B Streets SW. Attending Physician and Dispensary. 1106,Connecticut Avenue. Walter Reed Hospital, Georgia Avenue, near District line. Office of Chief of Engineers, Sixth and B Streets. dif Board of Engineers, Rivera and Harbors, Southern Building, Fifteenthand H Streets. Office of Public Buildings, Grounds, and Washington Monument, 1729New York Avenue. - United States Engiseee Office(local), Boa ern Building, Fifteenth and II Streets. . Director General Military Railroads, Sintand B Streets. Engineer Depot, MS U. Street NW. ltngineers' School, Washington Barracks, ft Four-and-a-half Street SW. Office of Chief of Ordnance, Sixth and )3 Sheets. Personnel : Civilian, enlistatd,Vild croininissioned, Boo., Building. 13110 S'Street, Nitrite, Production, and Other Divisions. Birth and B Streets NW. 188 LOCATION OF EXE TIVE DEPARTMENTS AND BUREAUS.

111. Department of WarContinued. Office of Chief Signal Officer.t07 H Street. Personnel :Civilian, enlisted. and commissioned, 1703 New York Avenue. Bureau of Military Aeronautics, Seventh and BStreets. Aircraft Production Board, Four.and.ahulf Street and Missouri Avenue. Bureau of Insular Affairs, Mills Building, Seventeenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Tank Corps. 1860 E Street NW. Army camps In District of Columbia or vicinity American University Training ramp, American University Park, MassaChu. setts and Nebraska Avenues. . Artillery Camp. St. Asaph, Va. Camp !Helga, Fifth Street and Florida Avenue NE, Infantry Garrison, Fast Potomac Park. Fort Myer Officers' Training Camp. Fort Myer. Va. Camp Meade, Admiral. Md. Camp A. A. Humphreys, AccotInk, Vs. IV. Depa'rtment of Justice, Justice Building. Vermont Avenue and K Street. Solicitor General, Justice Building. Vermont .tvjinue and K Street. Assistant to Attorney General, Anti Trust CasesrJustic: Building, Vermont Avenue and K Street. Assistant to'Attorney General, Allen Enemy Property. Justice _Building, Vermont Avenue and K Street. Special Assistant to Attorney General for War Work, Justice Building, Vermont Avenue and. K Street. Division of Investigations, Justice Building, Vlormont Avenue and K Street. Superintendent of Prisons, Justice Building, Vermont Avenue And K Street. Pnrdon and Title Attorneys, Justice Vermont Avenue and K Street. Solicitors for Departments: .State DepartmentState, War, and Navy Building. treasuryDeportment. BondBuilding,Fourteenth Street and New York Avenue. Interior Department, Interior Building, Eighteenth and F Streets. Post Office Department, Posl Office Building, Eleventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Agricultural Department. 1316 B Street SW. Internal Revenue, Treasury Building. Commerce Department, Commerce Building, Nineteenth Street and l'ennsyl vania Avenue. Labor Department, 1712 0 Street. V. Post Office Department, Post (titre Building, Eleventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. First Assisant Postmaster General. Eleventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Division of Post Office Service, Eleventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Division of Postmasters' Appointments, Eleventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Division of Dead Letters, City Post 0 Bull. North Capitol Street aa,g, Massaehtssets Avenue. . Second Assistant Postmaster General. Post 0 ce Department Building, Eleventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.

Division of Railway Adjustments, Post Office Department Building, Eleventh 1 Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Division of Foreign Mails, Post Qfltce Ilepartment Building, Eleventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Division of .Rallway Mail Service, Post Office Department Building. Eleventh Streit and Pennsylvania Avenue. Third Asslitant Postmaster General, Post QPIce Depitrtment Building, Eleventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Division of Finance, Post Office Department Building, Eleventh .Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Division of Stamps. City Post Office Building, North Capitol Street and Massachusetts Avenue. Division of Money Orders. Post Office Department Building, Eleventh Street end Pennmylv'ania Avenue. Division of Registered Mane, Poet Office Department Building, Eleventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Division of Classification, Peat Office Department Building, Eleventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Division of Postal Savings, City Post Office Building, North Capitol Street and Massachusetts Avenue. IMMIMIMMOMMINIMISMIe Assomisonsemasonesnesusiumsemeleollahlo LOCATION OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTSAND BUREAUS. 189 V Post (Ake DepartmentContinued. Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, Post Office DepartmentBuilding, Eleventh Street and Pennsylvatria Avenue. Division of Rural Malls. Post Office DepartmentBuilding.. Eleventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Division of Equipment and Supplies, City Post OfficeBuilding, North Capitol Street and Massaebusetts Avenue. CI. Deportment of the NavyState, War. and Navy Building,Stventeenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Office of Naval Records and 1.1herty. State, War,and Navy Building. Seven- teenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Naval Consulting Board. Seventeenth and (l Streets. Commission on Training Camp Activities, Nineteenthand G Streets NW. Judge Advocate General. State. War, and NavyBuilding. Seventeenth Street and PennsylvaniaAvenue. Office of Naval Operations. State, War..and NavyBuilding. Seventeenth Street and l'ennsylvartia Avenue Communication Service. Southern Building. Fifteenth and d1Streets. Cable tensor, Southern Building, Fifteenth and 11Streets. Arlington Radio Station, Arlington, .ya. Office of Naval Intelligence, Corcoran Csurt, New YoricAvenue. Office of Gunnery Exercises and Engineering, NavyAnnex, 1734 New York Avenue. Aviation Section, Navy Annex. 1734 New York Avenue. Coast Guard (during war), Bond Building. FourteenthStreet and New York Avenue. Inspection and Survey, Southern Building. Fifteenthand II Streets. Bureau of Navigation. State, War, and Navy Building.Seventeenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Hydrographic Office, Navy Annex, 1734 New York Avenue. Naval Observatory, Georgetown Heights. Wisconsin andMassachusetts Avenues. Division of Naval Militia Affairs, 817 Fourteenth Street. Division of Naval Reserve (men). Fourteenth and IIStreets. Division of Naval Reserve ((Akers), Real Estate Trust and II Streets. Building. Fourteenth Flying Corps. Navy Annex, 1734 New York Avenue. Bureau of Yards and DoCks. American NationalBank Building, 1317 F Street. Bureau of Ordnance, interior Department itulidiaNineteenth and F Streets. 'Bureau of Construction and Repair, State,War, and Navy Building, Seventeenth Street hm1 Pennsylvania Avenue. Bureau of Steam Engineding, State, War, and NavyBuilding, Seventeenth Street and Pennsylvania" Avenue. Bureau of Supplies and .Ascounts. State. War,and NavX Building, Seventeenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Navy Annex, 1734New York Avenue. Naval Hospital, foot of Twentyfourth Street NW. Naval Medical School, foot of Twenty-fourth StreetNW. Headquarters of M ne Corps, Navy Annex, 1734 New York Avenue. Marine Corpsarraeks, Eighth and G Streets SE. VII. Department of the nterior, Interior Department Building, Eighteenthand F Streets. Alaskan Engineering Commission, Interior Department Streets. Building. Eighteenth and District of (70/Amble institutions: St. ElitabetA;? Hospital, Nichols Avenue, Attcostia,D.. C. Columbian TisstitutIon flir the Deaf, Kendall Green,Florida Avenue NE. Howard Univellirity. Howard Place and Georgia AvenueNW. Freedmetics hospital, Fourth and College Streets. General Land Office, Interior Department Building,Eighteenth and F Streets. Office of Indian Affairs, Interinr Department Building,4tlghteenth and F Streets. Bureau of Penalons. Pension Building,..ludiciary Square,Fifth and 0 Streets. Patent,Offfee, Patent OMi'e Building, Seventh and F Streets. Bureau of Education, Pension Building, JudiciarySquare, Fifth and (1 Streets. Geological Survey. Interior Department Building,Righteenth and F Streets: Reclamation Service, Eighth and B Streets. Bureau of Mines, Interior Department Building.Eighteenth and F. Streets. American University Experiment Station, AmericanUniversity Park, Massa- chnsette and Nebraska Avenues. National Park Service, Interior Department Building,Eighteenth and F Streets. Sopgrintendent of the Capitol Building and Grounds, Capitol In._ . Building. 190 LOCATION OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND BUREAUS.

VIII.Department of Agriculture, the Mall, between Twelfth and Fourteenth Streets SW. Div -Won of Publications, 216 Thirteenth Street SW. Office of Farm Management, 224 Twelfth Street SW. Weather Bureau, Twenty-fourth andM Streets NW. t Solar Radiation Research Section, Massachusetts and Nebraska Avenues NW. Bureau of Animal Industry, east wing. Agricultural Department Building. Animal Husbandry, Bush Building, 710 E Street. Meat Inspection Division, Bush Building, 710 E Street NW.Local ofil.e. Munsey Building, 1329 E Street NW. Experiment Farm (600 acres), Beltsville,Md. Bureau of Plant Industry, west wing. Agricultural Department Building. Arlington Experiment Farm, Arlington, Va. Forest Service. Atlantic Building, 928 F Street NW. Bureau of Chemistry, 216 Thirteenth Street SW. Bureau of Soils, east wing, Agricultural Department Building. Bureau of Entomology, Agricultural Department Building. Bee Culture Division, Drummond, Mtl. Bureau of Biological Survey. 1358 B Street SW. Bureau of Crop Estimates, Agricultural Department Building. States Relations Service, 220 Fourteenth Street SW. Bureau of Public Roads, Willard Building, 613 Fourteenth Street NW. Bureau of Markets, 1358 B Street SW. Insecticide and Fungicide Board, 220 Thirteenth Street SW. Federal Horticultural Board, Agricultural Department Building. IX. Department of Commerce, Commerce Building, Nineteenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Bureau of the Census, Commerce Building, Nineteenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Jiureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Commerce Building,Nineteenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Bureau of Standards, Pierce Mill Road, near Connecticut Avenue. Bureau of Fisheries. Stith and B Streets SW. Bureau of Lighthouse, Commerce Building, Nineteenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Coast and Geodetic Survey, NewJerseyAvenue, near 11 Street SE. Bureau of Navigation, Commerce Building, Nineteenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Steamboat-Inspection Service, Commerce Building, Nineteenth Street and Penney! vanta Avenue. X.Department of Labor, Labor Building, 1712 0 Street NW. United States Employment Service, Sixteenth and I Streets.(Local office, 1410 Pennsylvania Avenue.) Bureau of Immigration, Labor Building, 1712 0 Street. Bureau of Naturalization, Labor Building, 1712 0 Street. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Building, 1712 0 Street. Children's Bureau. Labor Building, 1712 0 Street. National War Labortpolard, Labor Building. 1712 G Street. Bureau of Housing. . Stxect. XI. Independent Establishments : Libraryof Congress, End Capitol and First Strerds SE. Copyright Office, East Capitol and First Streets SB. Government Printing Ofliee, North Capitol and 0 Streets. Superintendent of Documents, H Street, near North Capitol StreetNW. Smithsonian Institution,theMali,near Seventh Street SW. National Museum. the Mall, foot of Tenth Street NW. Bureau of American Ethnology. Smithsonian Building. International Exchange Service, SmithsonianBuilding. AstrophysicalObservatory, SmithsonianBuilding. National Zoological Park, Rock Creek Park, Adams Mill Road. National Academy of Sciences, Smithsonian National ReseaKch Council, 1022 Sixteenth Street $W. , American Historical Association, Smithsonian Building. Pan American Union, Seventeenth- Street between B and C Streets NW. Interstate Commerce Commission, Interstate Commerce Building, Eighteenth Street and peonsyl,vanla Avenue. LOCATION OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTSAND BUREAUS. , 191 NI. Independent Estahlishments--Contioued. Director General of Railroads, Interstate CommerceBuilding. Committee on Inland Waterways. 601 t; Street. The Panama Cane!, Mills Building Annex. 1709 Street. , Federal Reserve Board, TreasuryBuilding, Fifteenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Federal Trade Commission. DavidsonBuilding, Fifteenth and K Streets NW, United States Tariff Commission, 1322 NewYork Avenue. . Civil Service Commission. 1724 F Street., United States Bureau of Efficiency, SouthernBuilding, Fifteenth and H Streets. United States Board of Mediation and and II Streets. Conciliation, Southern Building. Fifteenth United States Employees' CompensationCommission, Union Trust Building. Fif- teenth and II Streets. Federal Board for Vocational Education,Ouray Building. Eighth and G Streets. Council of Notional Defense, all divisionsat Eighteenth and D Streets, except Room Registration Bureau, 1321 New YorkAvenue. Science and Research Committee, MunseyBuilding, 1329 E Street. . States Council Section, 1217 ConnecticutAvenue. Women's Committee, 1814 N Street. War Industries Board, Eighteenth and I)Streets SW. United States Shipping Board, 1319 1Street NW. Emergency Fleet Corporation,140 BroadStreet, office, 1319 F Street NW.). Philadelphia, Pa.iblocal United States Food Administration, Nineteenthand I) Streets. United Fakes Fuel Administration, TwentiethStreet and New York Avenue. War Trade Board, Twentieth and C StreetsNW. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics,Mousey 'Wilding, 1329 E Street, Aircraft Board, Munsey Building, 1329 E Street. ,tier i Property Custodian, Sixteenthand P Streets. War Finance Corporation, Treasury Building,Fifteenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. International Joint Commission, Southern Building.Fifteenth and II Street», International Mexican Boundary Commission,care State Departno ut. Commission for Equitable Distrinution of Waters partment. of Rio Grande, rare State De- International Canadian Boundary Commissions,National Savings amt Trust Co. Building, 719 Fifteenth Street. International High Commission, Treasury Building, sylvania Avenue. Fifteenth Street and Penn United States Geographic Board. Office of Secretary,Commerce Building, Nineteenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Commission of Flue Arts, Lemon Building. 1729 NewYork Avenue, Arlington Memorial Amphitheater Commission,1729 New York A4enue. National Hornell for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers,Dayton, (thin. United States Soldiers' Home, Soldiers' Home Grounds,D. C. Board of Road Commissioners for Alaska, State, War, Juneau, Alaska. and Navy Building, or Comtnisslon on Navy Yards and Naval Stations, State,War, and Navy Building, Seventeenth Street and Pennolvania Avenue. Board of Indian Commissioners, Interior Department Streets, Building, Eighteenth and F AmericanNational Red Cross, Seventeenth Street betweenD and R Streets, Government of the District of Columbia, District Building, Pennsylvania Avenue. Fourteenth Street and INDEX.

A. American Historical Ammelation, principal 4%11 administrative officials and duties. 132; Abandoned lands, 32. publications, 133. Academy of Sciences, Notional.See Na- American history,pricelistof bulletins. tional Academy of Sciences 127. "Aneicknt Bulletin," Intert.late. Commerce AmericanNationalliedCross,principal CostunIsslon,127-142. administrative officials.168;publics, Accidents,b 119, 170, 173.Sec alai)Itall- Ilona. 168-169. roads American Republics. Inonographs. 134-135; Accounting system, United States Coern uniformity of commercial law, 1463. meat. 10,18.1311. 150, 172; met, hants, American Revolution, and French alliance, 147. 123 ;naval records,123. A(Idintitry.107. American Society of Church Ilistory,133 Mtn:try. Treasury. stateMents,12. Americanization, Influence of schools.II>, Adjutant General, office of, 32-33. Ammunition.specificationandmanufac Aeronautics.See Avia lion. tore, 38-59. Aeroplanes.See Aviation. Anchorage miens. 23. 36, 55. Agricaltural colleges. 75. AngloSaxon Interests, 122. AgrIctilttiral Department.Are Department Animal Industry. Bureau of.See Iturean of Agriculture. of Animal Industry. "AgriculturalResearch,Journalof," 88,Animals, classification, 122; inspection and 127. 'control of diseases. 03 ;wild, 127. la. Agriculture,classification.122:colleges, Anthracite Coal Strike Commission, pold14 .tiperve.lon of funds. 75 ;documents re- cations. J69-170. to, S9; immigrants in.171; itn Anthropology, 122, 127, 128. 'dementindustry,119:Junior ItP41 Antitrust regulations and decisions, 42, 44. Cross,168 ;statistics,100 101 ;voca- 146. tional education. 153. Appraisers, Board of (Trensuryi, 10,11. Air, researches. 1129. 42, 127. .Apprenticeship, AircraftBoard.priocipoladministrative 119. officials and ditties, 159 ;stations, 152. Appropriations. estimates,In. Alaska. Board allow] Coin:1)14strs, 166; Arbitration. Industrial, 119. 122, 127. 151. Boundary Commission.161 162: eduer 169 ;international, 122, 127.Sec Woo `lion, 76;fisheries and fur Industrie., Mediation and conctlation, 24 .25, 109 ;history and resources. 67; Archwology, 128. Architect's Office, Supervising, 25-26 laws, 40; maps.112. 122,lint,:min- mil resources, 77'; ports. 67; pl'ice list Argentina. 134; law. 122:rode, .147. ofbulletins,127; railroad,fis 69; re Admits, report*, 68; Salt Meer project. RO ports. 68; roads and trails, 166; sant. Arizona-California, Yuma project, 80. tory conditions. 21; achrwls. 7b ;star- Arlington Memorial Amphitheatre Commis pion,principaladminislrativeofficials route postal service. 48. and duties, 165. taaa Railroad iterd," 68-69. Army, price listsof bulletins, 127.Sccalso alma Engineering Commission, officlalg Department of War. a duties. 68; publication'', 08 -69. Army Medical Museum. 35. Alfaa, price list of bultelles. 127. Army Medical School, 35. Alie contract labor laws,117. " Army Registet." 32. Alle PropertyCustodian,principal , ad- At.Nee Floe arts. ml ilstrativeofficialsand duties,159; Art, National Gallery of. 0.9. publicatiOns. 160. Artillery, Office of Coast, 30. 38. Almanacs, American, cheek list,412%, Assay anon, repoit,,, 14-15. Almshouses, 102. 111 Assessment, District of Columbia. 176. America. list of maps, 122. Astronomical expeditions, 66. American .Ethnology,,Bureau of. Bee Bu- Attronomy. bulletins, 111. 127, 128 ;op. reau of American Ethnology, - serrations, 56. Almerlean export trade, 147. Astrophysical Observatory, 181. American Federation of Labor, 173. Atlases.3oe Maps. 193. 194 INDEX.

Attorney General, 42. 44, 45. Bullion values, 15. Auditors for the departments. 10-18. Buoy lists, 58, 110-j11.Ree also Light- . Automobile guide book*, national parka, 85. houses. Aviation. 48. 52, 57, (10, 127, 128, 153, 158-Bureau of American Ethnology, principal 159, 166. administrativeofficials,130;publica- Azimuths. 57, 111. tions, 130. Bureau of Animal Industry, officials and B. duties, 92 ;pricelistofpublications, 127 ;publications, 93. Bacteriology. 21. 128. Bureau of Biological Survey, officials and Bakers., manual of . Army, 34 :wages and duties. 95: publications, 95. labor conditions, 119. Bureau of Chemistry, officials and duties, Balances and scales.107. 94 ;publications. 94. Balloon fabric Investigation, 159. Bureau of Construction and Repair (Navy). Bank Redemption Agency, National, 12. officialsandtholes,59;publications, Banking. Federal reservc .ystom. 144-140 : 59-00. foreign countries, 170 -171 ; United Bureau of Crops F.stlinates,officials and States,. 170 -171. duties, 95-90 ;publications. 00. 'llaniatipto. decisions, 44. Bureau. of Education, officials and dude., Saving.49. Banks. list,122, 127 ;Postai 75 ;publications, 75-76. Barometers, 56, 107. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, officials Bee culture, 95. and duties, 20: publications. 20. Beef Industry, 147. Bureau of Entomology,officialsand du- Belle Fourche project,South Dakota, 81. ties. 95; publications, 95. Belligerent ves.lcIs of war:, Internment, 03. Bureau ofFisheries,officials and duties, BenevolentInstitutions,statistics,101.. 108-109; publications. 109. .- Bildlography, 7(1, 122-123. 128. ofForoignandIannestic Coin . Biography, bulletins, 127, 128. Bureau coerce,officialsandduties, 105 -100; 41lolualcal investigations. 95. publications, 100 107., Biological Survey, Bureau of. See Bureau Housing,. officials and duties, oc, itioiogral Survey. Bureau of 120; publications,no). . Girds, 95, 127. 128. Bureau of Immigration, officials and duties, Birth statistics, 104,120, 127. Blackfeet project, Montana, 80. 117 ; publications, 117. Blacklisting, 119. Bureau of L rStatistics,officials and Blind, books in embossed type, 122-123; duties, 11. ; pubgratIona, 119. statistics, 102. Bureau of Light lousea, officials and duties, " Blue pook.".Sce " OfIlelolRegisterof 109; publications, 110-111. the United States." Bureau ofMarkets,officiltis 'and' duties, Boiler inspection, locomotive, 142; steam - 97 ;publications, 97-94, boat, 114. . Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (Navy). Boise project, Idaho, 80., officials and duties, 61-6;1; publications, Bolivia, trade and tariffs, 147. 62-63. . Bollworm. eradication, 98 Bureau of Mines, officials and duties, 81 ; Bonds, e:er:United Slates bonds, publications, 81-82. Bonus system. 110. Bureau of Naturalization, olitclals and du- . Bookkeeping, and warrants tTrcasuryi, 10; ties, 118; publications, 118. farmers, 91; Patent Office,73. Bureau of Navigation, officials and duties, Beaks, classification,1'22;. for the blind, 54. 112.-113 ;publications, 113. 122. Bureau Of Ordnance, officials and (lanes, 'totally, 128. 38,59, 73; publicitions, 59-00; 4price Boundary commissions, 160-161. list of publications, 127. Boundary. lines, high seas, 114. Bureau ofPensions,officials and duties., Boycotts and injunctions, 110, 122. 72-73; publicatio9s. 73. Brass, industry. 119 ;investigations, 107. Bureau ofPlant (Industry.officiale, and Brazil, 134 ;lax, 122 ;track and tariffs, duties, 93 ;publication', 93. 147. Bureau of Public .Roads, 'officials and du- Bread, exports,106-127 ;.investigation, 94 ; ties. 96-97 ; publications, 07. Droblem, 156., Bureau of Bolls, officials and duties, 94-95 : Brewing industry. 119. 'publications, 05. Bridges, 29, 36, 84, 97.4 Bureau of Standards, officials and duties, BritishColumbia Boundary Commluion, 107;pricelistofpublications, 127; 182. publication', 107 -108. Browna11 moth, ravages, 95. Bureau ot Steam Engineering, officials and Bubonic plague, 21. duties, 60: publications. 60. . 4 Building and Nan associations. 110. .lbtreau of Supplies and Accounts (Navy), Buildings, public, construction, 1.7.5; law', officials and duties, 60-61; publications, 16; location, 164-165, 61. , INDEX. 195

Bureau of the Census, officials and duties,Cholera, 21. 100: publications. 100-104. Church history, 138. Bureau of the Mint, °Metals and dutles7Churches, statistics,102. 14; publications, 14-15. Cigar Industry, 119. Bureau of the Public Health Service,otli Cities, statistics. 104. dills andduties,20 21 ;publications,Citizenship, 7, 30, 43, 118. 127. ::1-23. Citizenship, Bureau of,7. Bureau ofWar RiskInsurance.officialsCivil engineers, United States Nityy, 55. and duties, 26; publications, 26 CivilService, appointmentik and exatnina- Bureau qt Yards and Docks. ulllclala and tions. 149-150; penslona;\ 122. dtities.4.38; publicatioes, Z.S. civilService.Commission,auditr. 17; Bureaus, \location, 186. principaladmiulstrati VP officials and Modes, 148 -149; publications, 149-150. C. civil %Vat% price Ilst of bulletIna. 127 ;rec ortis of Union and Coriederate navies. Cabinets.EnglandandAmerica,refer G1. .ice list.1..2. Clayton Act, Trade Commission, 1441147. California.reclamation projects, 80. 1%1,19.1111.n, books, 122; lands, 77 ; lifornla 1('i ris Commission, 38. 411; intents, 73-74. 'al.rlinetry.107. " Climatological Data,- 92, 127. Camps. sanitation. 21. Climatology,. 92. Canada, reciprocity, referencelist,122. Clothing, 119, 170, 173, Canadian Boundary i'otionissions. Interns.Coal, mining,119, 160, 171 ;price list of Donal.SriInternational(Canadians bulletins, 127 ; protection of miners. 67; Boundary Commissions. zones. 157"; supervision, 157. Cana! Zone, 40, 112.127; 143, Coallands, Alaska, 67; Indian Territory. 'Cabals,interoceanlc,referencelist, 122; 67laws, 70. New York State, 37; specitIcatIoneforCoast and Domicile Sum ,°facialsand Irrigation.SO. duties, 111 ;publication l I 1-112, Caater, stutistics, 103. Coast artillery, 30. (tinning. industry, 119; price list of bulle-Coast Guard,officials anduties, 23-24, ; tins, 127. . publications, 24-25. Cantonments, sanitation, 21. Coins, 10, 14-15. Capital and labor, relations,169. Cold storagq127. Capital punishment, reference list, 122. Colleges and universities, 75, 76. Capitol building and grounds,'16, 68, 86, Collisions at sea, 58, 114. Clinch, catalogue, 122. Colombia, 134. Carlsbad project, New Mexico, SO. Colonization, 122. Carriers, lettr, duties, 47. Color standards, Carriers by water, 149. Colorado. Grand Canyon, 83 ;strikes, 173. Cartography, 122. Columbia Institution for the Deaf, ofpcialft, Cartularles,122. 76. Casa Grande iifins,84.. Commerce, act to regulate, 138; bulletins, 37,40, 43,122,, 127 ; Catalogue cards, handbook, 122; list,126. Federal control, Cataloguing, cooperative,'hibllography,122. 122-123; foreign and domestic, 1116-107. Commerce,Department of. Cement, ships,57-59; specIficalloas,107. SeeDepartment Censorship, cable and radio, 52, of Commerce, Census, publications, 160-105, 127, " Commerce Reports," 11)5, 106, 127. Census Bureau,Bee Bureau of the CenCommercial law, Americay itepublics, 163. sus. Commercial traffic,regulationa, 53. Commission forEquitable Distributionof Charts, navigation, 37, 55-56, 111,112. See also Maps. Waters of the Rio Grande, principal nd naintstrativeofficialsandduties,101; Chemistry, agricultural. 94; analyses, 107; publications, 161. patents, 73 ;priceIlat of publications, 127, 128. Commission of Fine Arts, principal adminitt- trativeofficials and duties, 164-160 r pub- *Chemistry, Bureauof. SeeBureauof Chemistry. lications, 165. Commission government, reference list: 122. Child laboi, laws, 120 ; rofegence list,122.Commission on Condition of Wo*Auf-and Child study, 76, 127. Children in Industry, publleaffons, 170. Children, care,. 21; conditions in lodustry, 170, 171; welfare, 119, 120. Commisalop on industrial Relations, principaladministrative officials,173;pub- Children's Bureau, officials and duties, 120; lications, 173. publications, 120. CommissiEn on Navy Yards and Naval Chile, 134; law, 122 ;.trade and.tariffs, 147. Stations, CommlasiOners,166.; publics. Chinese exclusion, 116. 117, 173. Own. 166. Chinese immigration, reference Sat,122,COmmitteeonPublicInformation,war 121. monographs, 6-6. a 196 tisTnEx.

Common carriers, statistics, 142.Pee also D. Stearn railways,lijectilc rkilwaym. 4, Communicatir service of Navy, 52-53. Dairying. 93. 127. t'otnpany attires, 119. Dams and spillways. 811. Cotnpasm, manuals, 55. 57, 111. !Vend letters, Division of, 47, Compensation Commission, Employees, 151, Danbury huttern' ruse. 119. 172. 4 Deaf, 711.102. 01" Compensation for injuries, 117. 119. Debt. Kiatisties. 102 Coniptroller of the Cuttency, officials and Decisions,Internal Revenue Bureau.11; 'tidies,12: publications,12. intergtate Commerce Commission, 127, Comptroller of the Treasury, officials iind 138. 142; 1,0nd Dffiee, (17 ;1.11bor Deport. duties. 15; publications. 15-I6. mew. 119; Office of Indian Affairs, 71.; I.illation and arbitration. 110, 119, 151. Patent Office. 74 ; Treasury Department, Concrete,reinforced, 79, 127. 15-111, Confederate Government, records,32, 51 Defense. Council of Notional, 153-154. Congrext4. portraits. 20. nudlt, 17 ; liennirrage.139. congressional doeuments 41817-18931, la- Dental Corps. Navy, (12. Wes and index. 126. Department of Agriculture.principalad- "Congressional Record." 125, 127. ministrative officials and duties, 07, Conscripted men, training for radio Dere- 93-114: latiblleatIonti 88-98, 12(1. k., 152.Krr lilt,' Selsq fly.. draft. DepartmentofCoullnrree.auditor.17: Conservation of naturalresources,refer- prinetpal administrative°MOAN and 'Mee list,122, 154. duties, 09-109,105, 107-199, 111-114: Constitution ofthe United States. sc,- publications, 99-115. Vourteenth Amendmentand Fifteenth Department of Justire, auditor, 17: princl Amendment. pal -administrative offiehtisand duties. Construction and Repair's, Boreal' of 42 -44 :publications. 44. INavy). Nee BureauofConstruction Department,of Labor, auditor,IT: priori and Repairs. pal administrative offielnleand duties. Construction camps. conditlous. 173. 43, 110-120; pubilcutions. 116-120. **Consular Reports." 106. Department of Labor. solicitor.Sri' Soil Consular Service, 7, 8, 105. citor fur the Department of Labor. Continental Congress, Journals, 123. Department of State, auditor. 17; princi- Continental currency, 13. paladministrativeofficialsand duties. Contract labor laws, 117. 7, 8. 13: publications. 8. 17. A Convict labor. 119. :Department of the Interior. auditor. 111 -17; Cooking, 39. 69. 127. principaladministrative,officials and Copyright, 74, 122,123, 127, dudes, 43, 66-73. 75, 77, 70, 81-82 ; pub. Corporations. 14,12:1. lications.17, 67-80. Corporations, Bureau of. 99. 147. Department of the Navy, auditor. 17; prin Cost of living, 119,.123, 127. clpai administrative officials and duties. Costa Rica, 134. 51-115; publications 17, 51-95. Colton, culture, 97, 127; labor."104, 119. Department of the l'reasury, principal ad- . 170; manufacture. 194. 127. 147. ministrative officials and -Nuncil of National Defense. principal ad- 11 -10. 12-21. 23, 25-27; publication 0-27. minixtrativeofficialsandduties,15:1- Department of War, auditor. 16; principal 154; publhations, 154; research work, administrative officials and duties, 28-36, 132. ;18-41; publications, 10.:10 -41. Country Life Commission. report, 170. Departments, location. 196. Coutt-niartial proceedings, 30,63. Dependent daises. statistics. 102. Court of Claims. Judgments, 10. Derelicts, ocean, location, 23, 24, 55.'glt Crater Lake National Park, 36, 83, 85. Deschutes project. 79. Crime, 44, 127, 170, 172. Desertion*. Navy. 63. Crittenden papers, calendar, 123. Dictionarycatalogues,subjectbeading,. "Crop Bulletin," 92, 127. 124. Crop Estimates, Bureau of,See Bureau of Crop Estimates. Diplomatic bureau, 7. Crops, estimates, 95-96; reports. 89. 127. Diplomatic list. 8.Bee also Consular Serv- Cuba, 39, 40, 127, 134. ice, Currency, 10, 13, 18.See also Money. Director General of Railroads,principal Currency, Comptroller of.Bee Comptrol administrative officials and duties, 142? ler of the Currency. publications, 148.

Customs, 10, 18, 39, 148. " Directory' of Navy ". 54. . Customs Appeals, Court of, dechkons, 11, Diseases, Navy. 82: Public Health Service, 42. 127. 21; 'dentine investigation. 20-28. Cyclonic storms, 511. Distance tables, War Department, 34. 197

District of Columbia. libraries.123; 11;1 Engineering. 96. 107, 127. 129. of maps. 123: principal administrativeEngineering and gunnery. 53. officials and dutiew.17, 174 -175; price Engineers, Ilat.37; school memoirs. 37, listofdocuments.127;publications, Engineers, Office of Chief of, 35-38. 175-176. Engraving andPrinting. Bureau of. Nee coree.statistics.102. Bureau of Engraving and Printing. !locks. Nave, 58.' - Engravings. Ilubhard collect,on. 123. INs`lornI dissertations. Amerlean. 122-1 2 4. Enlisted men, 3 3. 54. 127. Itocumnt catalogue and Index.1241-127. Entomology. fncesttgations. 95. 1-teltilcan pu'lle. 134: receivership. 41. Entomology. Bureau of.Nee Bureau of Drnitutge investigittions. 07, 127. Entomology. Drowned. directions for restoring, 24. /Ephemtria. tnetaran, 74. Drugs. 21, 93, 94. 127. Epldrmlrs. sup resslon. 21. Dry docks. 5,41 59. Espionage. 127. Dry lands. Investigations. 93. has Esquimos, 21. See also Alaska, Iodic.. statistics. 106. quador. 134. I,estufT situation in textile Industries 148. Estimates and appropriations. 10. E. Ethnology, Bureau of American, 128. 131. Ethnology. Indians, 72, 128. 131. raith, 111-132. Europe and international politics. 123. Earthquakes, 92, 111, 128 Europgan War, medicalaspect. 62. See Eclipses. obnervations. 56. 132. also War.

Et...Joanna. classiticullon. 12:1. Examinations, Civil Service, 149. 1111 Economy and Efficiency Commission. publi-Exchange service. International. 133. cations. 172. Executive departments and bureaux, lots Education. Alaska. 76; bibliographies. 76: lion, 186 clussificutIon.12:1;directoryOf school Exhibits.office 'of(Agricultural- Depart officials.76: price110. Superintendent ment 87. of Document a,12 7 ;statistic's. 76. "Experinient Bandon Recortl.".83, 127. Education. Bureau of.C:Er Bureau of Edu- Experiment stations. 89. MI; Explorhtlolls, cation. Smithsonian,128;Explosfrea,24,38, " Educational Directory." 76 127, 13s, Edufational Publications NIonthly 1,Ist Eaporttrade, 106,127. 147. Nce also of." 76. War Trade Board. Efficiency, reports 150.'ire ulao Economy Express soinpanies, 140. and Efficiency Commission. Efficiency. Bureau of,I50. F. Efficiency systems and labor, 173. Eightllour Day Commission, principal ad- Factory system,119, 170. ministrative officials,109; publications. Fancily budgeta, cotton mill workers, 170. 169. Far East, reference list. 123 ;Far Eastern Eight hour working" tiny. 119.123. 127. Affairs. Divialon of,7. Elections. corrupt practices. 123 ;price list Farm loan act,10; Farm Loan Bureau, of documents, 1'27: Senators.124. IS-20. Electricians, vocational education. 153. Perm Management. Office of, officials and Electricity,attnosp1teric, 128;Industries., ilutlea, 90; publications., 90. 127. 10'2 - 1'03; lamps,107; patents, 747 5 ;'farmers' Institutes, 06. price list of publications. 127 ;railways, "Formers' Bulletins," 80--QQ. 139; signaling. 72; testing. 104. Fanning. costs, 91; women, 170. Electrolysis. 107. ' Fatigue in Industry, 119. Embargoes. Unitcd plates, 123. Federal. Boardfor Voeationar F:ducatiott, Embryology, 128. principalarlminintrativeofficials and Emergency Fleet Corporation, principal ad- duties, 152: pUblicationa. 152. ministrative officials and duties. 155. Federal Farm Loan Iltirestu,officials and Eminent domain, 31, 44. duties. 18-19 ;publications, 19. Employees, U. 8. Government. 185. FederalHorticultural Board, official/ and Employees conSpenantIon.See Workmen's duties. 98. compennation. Federal Reserve Board, 9,19j 151 ;prin Employees' Compensation Commission, 117. dotal adnaniatrative officials' and duties, 151. 144--1 45; publications, 145. Employers'liability,119, 123,127.8ce "Federal Reserve Bulletin." 127. 145. also Workmen1/4 compensation. Federal statutes, Index analyina. 123. Employers' Liability and Workman's Com- FederalTrade Commission,auditor.7; pensation Commission, publications. 172. principal adtniniatgative otlielals and Wu. Employment, 116-117, 119; offices, 119. ties. 145-147 : punlicailona. 147. " Employment Service Bplietin,#117, 127. Feeble-minded 110 lnatltutlont, Enemy trading list, 157. 102. 198 INDEX.

Fertilizer industry. 94, 95, 97, 147. Gasoline, 107, 127, 147. Fifteenth Amendment, reference list.123 Genealogies, American and English. 123. Finances, Latin American, 163 ;Post Office, General Grant National Park, 83. 49; United States+, 10, 11. 104, 127, 170. General Land Office,decisions,127; oft- See also Minetary Commission. dais and duties.70; publications, 70- Mine arts. classification, 123 71 ;rules of practice, 67. Fine Arts, Commission of, See Coq ruls General Staff Corm), Army, 29. sion of Fine Arts. General SupplyCommittee (Treasury), Fire alarm and police patrol signaling officials and )duties, 2027. systems, 103. Geodost 111. Firearms, 73. Geodetic Survey, 111-112. Fire prevention. National forests, 94. Geograph10 Board. 163-164. Fisheries, 23, 103. Geography, 123, 128. Fisheries, Bureau of, 108-109. Geological Survey. officials and duties. 77; Fishes, 127, 128. pricelistof publications. 127 ;publica- Flag day, address of Prelident. tions, 77-79., Flags', maritimenations. 113 ; United Gtol0XY, United States. 77, 127, 128. States, 30, Germany,banking.170-171; law.. 123; Flathead project. Montana. 72, 80, 167. Potent Office, 74; plots andintrigues. Fleet, regulations. Navy, 57. 5-6: starvation popsy, 156. Flies. 21. Glacier National Park. 83-04. Floods. 36, 92, 127. Giusti ladustry, 119 -170; testing. 107. Folklore. 123. 130 Gold. clearance fund,163; mining, labor Food, 21, 127, 136; surveys, 97. conditions, 173. Food Administration. 156 Government ownership. 119, 123. Food and drugs act. 94. 99. Government PrintingOffice,auditor'.11; Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Bureau. principaladministrativeofilcials and See Bureau ofForeignandDomestic duties.,125-128 See also Superintend, Commerce. / ent of Documents. Foreign governments, list of maps, 123. Grain, price list of publicatione, 127 ; stand, Foreign relations, 127. ards act, 98. "Foreign lielntions of the Pnited States," 8. Grand Canyon of the Colorado, 83. Foreign Trude Adviser, ditties,7. Grand Valleyproject, Colorado.SO. Forest Appeals, Office of, 87. Great Lakes, charts and data, 36-37; port ForestService,officialsandduties,93; facilities, 55. publications, 94 ;pricelistof public'. Guam, Island of, 40, 51, 127. tions 127. Guatemala. 134. Fort Peck project, Montana. 72, 80,167. Guidebooks.See National parks and monu, Eatilisweletrin311 Ordnance board. 29. meats. Foster, S. O., first editions of musk, 123.Gunnery Exercises and Engineering Per- Foundations,Rockefeller andlabor,173. formances, Office of, officials and duties, Fourteenth Amendment, reference list, 123. Franklin. Benjamin, papers, 123. Freedmen's Bureau, 32. II. Freedmen' Hospital, officials, 70. " Hall Columbia," report, 123. Freer collection of paintings, 129. Ilalti, 134. French alliance,inAmericanRevolution, Harbors, 34, 38, 111. reference list. 123. 40, 66, 68, 82-83, 112,119, 123, fruits, price list of bulletins, 127. 127, 130. Fuel, price lists of bulletins, 127. Ilea& of families, statistics, 103. Fuel Administration,United- States.Sre Health, 21 ;pricelistof bulletins,127. United States lonel Administration. See also Bureau of Public Health Service. Fungicide Board, 98. " Health News," 22. Fur industry, 95, 109. Heat, conductivity nd standards, 107. 128. Fur teal, Alaska, 24, 109. Herbarium, National, 130. Hetch iletchy Valley, report, 67. a. High Commission, International, 162-163. High Ms, boundary UM'. 114. Gallaadet 'College, 70. Hisitory, American, classification, 123; (mi. Game, preservation, 95; price list of bulle versa) and Old World, classification, 123, tins, 127. Bee alsoAmericanHistoricalAssocin Games and plays, Aldlans, 72. tion. Garden City project, Kansas, 80. Hog cholera, 98. Gardening, 127. Homes Commission. President's.See Pres'. , Oa*, defensi, 63; engines, 24, 153;meters, dent's Homes Commission. 107; price list of publications, 127. Homesteaders, Information, 70. Gas and electric evaporations, 141-142. Hondo project, New Mexico, 80. INDEX. IF 199 Honduras, 134. lnsedielde Ind Fungicide Board,officials Hookworm disease, 21, 119, 170. and duties, 914. horticultural investigations. 98. Instects, 95. 99, 127, 128. lio,pital Corps, Navy, 61-62. Inspector General of the Army, 31-32. Ite:plials, 21, 02. 119: 168. Instruments, testing,107. Ill Springs Reservation, 83, 54, 85. Insular Affairs. Bureau of, 39-41 ; %price Bureau of.Nee Bureau of How. list of bulletins.127. lug. 8:4 Insurance, Government regulation,refer- lioestilUniversity, officials, 70; publica- ence list. 123; price list of publications, tions. 7Q,, 127 ; war deka, 26. liolIsrdrollection of engravings, 12.123. Intelligence service, research. 133. Huntley project. Montana, 80. Interior Depargineut.Bee Department of hydraulics. tables,79. the Interior. IDdrographie Office,officialsandduties. Internal, Revenue Bureau, decisions, 7.4 56 ;publications. 55. 111. 11; IIdrology. 77. officiate and duties. 13; publIcatione. 14. International Bureau of American Repub- DcleRIP. 20 23, 35, 128, 168; Iaboratofy, lica, 134. 20-22. International' (Canadian) Boundary Com- 1. missions, principal administrative official* Ice. 21, 24. 35.' and duties, 161-162. Idaho. reclamation project, SO. international Catalogue of Seientlfic Litera- 119. 127- ture, 133. Immigrants, labor. 119; various Industries,International Exchange Serviee,}33 171-172. InternationalIlighCommisefffil, United Immigration. 20. 117, 119. 122, 127.109. Slates section. 162-163. InittligratIon. Bureau of.6cc Bureau of InternationaljointCommission,officials Immigration. and duties. 160 ; pubilsgtorlb " Immigration Bulletin, 127. International (Mexican) ou ary C ommis- Immigration Commission, publications, sion, principal administrative officials and 171-172. duties. 161 ;report of commisstion. 101. Impeachment. referencelist,123. international Worke're of the World, 173. Imports.106, 127. Internment, ships, 63. Income and Inheritance tax, 14, 123. Interstate .Commerce Commission, auditor, Incunabula, 124. 17; casesinFederal courts,139; de- Independent establishments,17.121-176. cialons.44.127 ;principal administra- Indexes, Government publications, 35. 37, tive officials and duties. 135-138; price" 63, 74. 76. listofpublications,127; publications, Indian Affairs. Office of, officials and du- 126. 138-142. ties, 71 ;publications, 71-72. Interstate quarantine. 21. Indian Commissioners. Board of, principal Inventions, 29, 74.See also Patent Office. administrativeofficials,167;publica-Iron and steel indfistry. 119-171. tions,107. Iron Canyon project, 79. Itailan service, accounting system, 150. Iron minas, 127. Indian Territory, coal lands, 67. Irrigation. 79, 97, 127. Indians,documentsrelatingto,' 71-72; Isthmian Canal Commission.Bee Panama ethnology of American, 127, 129, 131; Canal. reservations, map, 72. 167. J. Industrial Commission, publications.109. Japanese. price listof publications. 127; Industrialeducation,76,119.-.3ccalso prints, 123. Education. John Day project, 79. Industrial hygiene. 21. Johnston. collection of portraits, 129. Induettjal lonsurance, 21. Joint Commission, International, 100-161, Industrial poisons, 110. Jones. John Paul, manuscripts, 123. Industrial Relations, Commission on.flee Judge Advocate General (Army), 30-31; Commission on Industrial Relations. (Navy), 63-64. Industry, condition of women and chil-Justice, Departmedtof.See Department dren. 170: labor, 119. of Justice. Inebriates, 102. Juvenile delinquents, 102: courts, 120. Infant mortality, 21, 120, 170. Infantile paralysis, 21. K. Information, Comntltjee on, 5-6. Kansas, reclamation project, 80. Inheritance tax, 14, 123. Kettle FaLln boundary ease, 1e0. Initiative, referendum and recall, 1Z3. King 11111 project, Idaho. 80. Injunctions, in labor disputes. 122, 123. Klamath project. Or,'gon- Cslifornla, 72, 81., Injuries to employee*, 151-152. Knitting, Instructions, 148. Insanity, 30, 60, 102.Bee also Eltt Kohl collection of Tape, 123. beth's Hospital.' -is. " Kultur," ooneusst and, 6. 200 INDEX. 4 L. Loans sod Currency, Division, 10. Labels.Pee Trade marks. Lockouts and strikes, 119, 151. Labor,conditions.'-119, 169: legislation, Longitude, price list of bulletins, 111, 127. .119,169. 170; organization. 119; priceLower Pit Slyer project, 79. list of bulletins. 127; statistics, 118-119, Lower Yellowstone project, Montana-Nortb '127;atrikes.123, 169; vocational edu- Dakota, 60. cation, 153; war, 6; reports.IltS,170, Lowery collection, 123. 173. See ul.oBoycotts.Capitaland Loyalty leaflets,8. labor. Lumber industry, 127, 147. Labor Department. Sec Departmentof Labor. . M. " Labor Review," 119, 127. McDowell, Edward, first editions of music, Labor saving devices. 10. 123. Laborers... Civil Service. 150. Lake Champlain. chart, 37. Magnetism, 37, 107-112, 127, 128. Malls, United Statt7s, to foreign countries, Lake of the Woods. boundary. 16i1. 161. - 48. Land Office,Ste 41, neral Land Office. See also Post Office Department. Lund question. In Southwest, 173. Mall eur and Dwyhee projects, 79. Land iffiest. registration. 19. Mummals. 128 Manners and customs, 123. Lands.Sec Public lands. Language, classification. 123. 'Manufacturers. 101, 119,1;L'7,147. Lantern slider', Public Information Office. 6, Manuscripts, Library of Conresa, 121, 123. Lassen National l'ark, Maps, Alaska. 122, 166; America. 122-123; Latin America, price list of bulletins. 121"; cataloguing. 123; climatological, 92; coal zones, 157 : relations, 7: 162.Sec Nis() Pun Amer; coast and geodellc, 111-112; can Union. District of Columbia, 123. 176; foreign countries. 79; foreign governments, 123; Latitude, 111. 127. Indian reservations,72.167;Interna- Laundries, 119, 170. tional, of the world, 78-79; Law, coinage, 15 ; Irrigation continental. 123; DTs- work!. 80-81: list.122: metric system, trict of Columbia. 175.176; financial, 108; military posts, 34 :navy yards and 10. 20. 170; foreign. guides, 123 ;Ger- naval stations.58; parks and monu- man. guide. 123 ;liemitngs for a subject ments, 85; Philippine Islands, 123: pilot, atalogue, 123; hygielai and snuff:Mon, .55; postroute, 50; price list, 327; re. 21; Insular possessions, 40 -41; Intel 144 ilanuition proJacts. 80-81 ; rural delivery Department. 68; Internal Revenue, 14; county. 50:Spanish possessions,123; integnational, 123 ;Latin America, 163; State,71,78:statistical, military, 30; mining, 67; naturalization, 102;tope. graphic surveys. 78779 ;uniformityin 118; Navy, 57, 63; patents. 74 ;pen- compilation. 193-164: wall map of the sions, 73; post °MO, 46 !price list of United States, 68; Wasbilkton, D.C., publications, 127 ;public buildings. 16: 124.Rve also Coast and Geodetic Sur- reclamation, 79 ;rivers and barbora. 36-e.vey. Geological Survey. 37 ;Spanish. 39, 124; trusts and combi Marianas Islands, maps of coast, 112. nations, 169. Marine Corps, directory, 54, 127 ;enlist. Lawrence strike, 119. meat, transportglIon and uniform regu- Legislative reference.122. tattoos. 64-05: officials and duties. 64. Leprosy. 20, 21. Marine Hospital Service, 20-21. . Lewis and Clark Cavern, National Park. f13. Mariners, notice to. 55,111. 112. Libraries, depository. 177-182; DistricVorMarketing, price list sof bulletins, 127. Columbia, 123 ;list of United States Gov. Markets. distribution of agricultural prod eminent, 183-184 ;United States. 76. mix, 97-98: news service. 97. Library of Congress, history, -123; menu.Markets, Bureau of.See Bureau of .t.ar script collections, 123; principal admin- kets. istrative officials and duties, 121 ;publi-Marksmanship ovellications. Marine Corps, cations. 122-123. 64. Library iscience, classification.123. Marriage and divorce. statistics. 102, Life-Saving Service, reports, 23-25. Marsh collection of etchings, 129. Life tables, ateesties. 103. Material., structural. 108. . Light. 107, 127. 128. Maternity Insurance, 119. Lighthouses and bulys..109-111. Mathematics,. 76. 128. Lighthouses, Bureauof.See Bureau ofMeasurements. 107, 127. Lighthouses. Meat Mapection, 10, 93. 127, Lighting regulations, 110. Mechanics. 107. 128; standards. 107. Lincolniana, 128. Medals. 14, 32. Liquor question, 14, 119, 127, Mediation sod conciliation. 119, 126, 151. Literature. classification. 123. Mediation and Conciliation, United Slates Loans, farmers; 19;historyofUnited Board of.^eeUnitedBiafraBoard of . Slats'. 48. Mediation and Conciliation. .INDEX. 201

" Medical Bulletin," 62, 127. N. Medical Inspection of schools, 21, 76. Medical Museinn (Amyl, 34-35.' National Academy df Sciences,principal' Medicine. classification, 123; handbooks. 62. administrative officials nod duties. 131; 110; medicomilitary aspects of the war. publications. 132. 02; research 133. National AdvisoryCotnmitteefor Aero- Medicine and Surgery (Navy'.Bureau of. nautics. prinelpal administrative officials sec Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. and duties. ; publications, 159. Mercantile marine, subsidies. 123. National banks, decisions. 12; redemption, Nierehant vessels, Coifed States, 113. 12-13. Mena Verde National Park, 84. National Defense. Council of.See Council Metallurgy. 107, 108. of National Defense. Meteorology, observations,56, 92 ;price National Guard, regulations. 29 -30. 11:41 of publications. 127, 128. NationalIlotueforIligabledVolunteer 'Metric system, 108. Soldiers:principaladministrativeof- .- Mexican Boundary Commission.See Inter ficials. 165: publications. national (Mexican;Boundary Commis- NationalMonetaryCominission.publics sion, (1,111R, 170-171. Mealco, 127. 134, National Museum. principal administrative Migratory hind law, Federal. 95. officialsand duties.1211;pubTations, Mileage table, War Departniont, 34, 129130. Militarism, Gertnan. 6. Nstionni Park Service, officials and duties, Military Academy, West l'ulut, 28. R2 -83 ;publications, 83-s.6 Military posts, M. National parks 111111 monuments. 813-8;. Military reservations, 31. NationalResearchCouncil. principalad. Military science. tlassiflettion, 123. ministrative ofrinla and duties. 13'2. Militia. Naval, 57-58. National War Labor Board,official's and Militia Bureau (Army), 29-30. duties. 120; publications. 120. Milk, 21, 127.Sec Dairing. National Zoological Park.131. Milk River project. Montana. SO, 160. Naturalization, Bureau of.See Bureau of Mineral resousfes of the United States. 77. Naturalization. NlIncralology, 130. Naturalization. lawn and regulationa, 118; schools, cooperation. 118. Mines, Bureau of. Sec Bureau of Mines. Mitten and mining, 67, 81, 101,'127, 171, Nautical almanac. 56-57. Naval Academy Annapolis. SecCalted 173; Navy, 52. States Naval Academy( Minldoka project. Idaho, 80. Naval Communication Service. official and Minimum wage. 119. duties, 53. Mint, Bureau of the.See Bureau of the NavalConsultingBoardoftheVisited Mint. States, officials and duties, 51 -52. Mississippi River Commiatilon, 21, 37. " Naval DIgest." 03. Monetary Commission, National. Sur Naval intelligence, Office of,official's and National Monetary Commission. duties. 53. Monetary question, reference list,123. "Naval Medical Bulletin." 62. 1227. Monetary systems, 15. Naval Militia Affairs. Diviaion of, °Metals Money, circulation.10;counterfeit,11 ; and duties. ; publications, 57 -SS. orders, 49.Sec also Currency. Naval Observatory, officials and dutlea. 56- Monroe papers, 123. 57. Montana. reclamation ,projects, Saki Naval Operations,Office of,officials and Monuments, national. 83; Fine Arts Com duties, 52-53. mission, 164. Naval prisons, government. 63. qs Mortality statistics, 21. 104. Naval records. American Revolution, 123. Mortgagee, 19. Naval Records and Library, Office of. pub- Mpaquiton, 21, 35, 127. lications. 51. Motor boats, law, 114. Naval regulations and instructions, 57. Mctor truck drivers,152. Naval science, classification. 123. Mount McKinley National Park, RI Naval Stations. 58. 160. Mount Rainier National Park, 84! Naval War College. 542. 54. Municipal ownership, 119. Navies, Union and Confederate, 51. Museum, National.See National Museum. Nsvigation,aids. 110; charts. 55-71; laws, Mualc, classification, 123 ;divisionIn 23. 118; mathematics, 55; pricelist of Patent Ottee, 73 ;dramatic, catalogues, bulletins, 127; sailing directions In for 123; early (before 18001. 123; first Al. Ora waters, 55;UnitedStates cam (loos of Edward McDowell-, 123 ;first merce, 106, editions of 8. O. Foster. 123. Navigation,Bureau of.eke Bureau of.. Mythology, American Indian, 180. Navigation. 202 INDEX.

Navy, during the Civil War, 51: enlist- Pan American Union, financial conference, ment, G4 ;movements of vessel4 54; 182-183;principaladministrative (AD. price listof publications, 126. dais and duties, 133; publications, 1342 Navy, Officeof Solicitor. 'SeeOfficeof 135. Solicitor of theNavy. " Pan American Union Bulletin," 127, 134. Navy Department.Sec Department of the Panama, 112,134. Navy. Panama Canal, Department of Health, 144; " Navy Directory," 127. employments for service,143;ollbisl "Navy Register." 54. handbook, 143; priceIlstofbulletins, Navy yards. 58, 150. 168. 127;principaladministrativeofficials Navy Yards and Naval Stations, Commis- and duties. 143; publications, 143-144; sion on. See Commission on Navy Yards schedule ofrates,144;saltingdirec. and Naval Stations. Gone, 143. Nebraska. reclamation project, RO. Negroes. labor bulletins. 119; price list of " N101111111 Canal Record," 127. 143. publications,127;question,123;out- Paper industry, 73, 93, 94. 108, 1111,127. do" [rage 123, Paraguay. 134. Neutrality, 23, 63. 127. l'arcel post, 117, 123.See also Post Office Nevada. reclamation project, SO. Department. Pardons, 4:1. New Mexico,reclamationprojects, SO. News Letter," 89, 127. Parks, and Fine Arts Commission,164- New] apera.American, 122-123 foreign, 165 ;military.31. SecalsoNational 123. Park Service. Nicaragua. 134. Passports, rules governing, 8. Nitrates And nitrogen, 94, 127. Patent Office, decisions.73.1.17.;listof North America, map. 75. examiners. 73; officials and duties, 73; North Dakota, reclamation protect, publications, 74. North Platte project,Nebraska - Wyoming. " Patent Office Gazette," 74, 127. 80. Patents, laws and rules ofpractice, 74; " Notice to Mariners." 55, 111, 112. saleofcopies,74 ;Trade Commission Numismatic collection. Itureatif the Mint, reports, 147, 14-15. Paupers In almshouses, statistics, 102. Nursing,Army. 35;Navy, 61-62; Red Paymaster General, Navy, CO. Cross, 168. Paymasters, Marine Corps, 64-65; Navy, information for,61. 0. Peace, price list of bulletins, 127. Observatories, astrophysical, 129-132; Pension Appeals, Board of, 87-68. naval, 56-57. Pensions, Bureau of.Sec Bureau of Pea- Occupation, statistics,100. along. "Official Bulletin," 5, 6. Pensions, Civil Service, 122; laws, 73. "Official Gazette," 74,127. Peonage, 44, 119. " Official Postal Guide," 46. Periodicals. issued by the departments aid "Official Register of the United States." bureaus, 127; library list,123. 103. Peru, trade and tariffs, 134, 147. Oil, testing. 108; transportation. 147;use Petroleum.pipe-linetransportation,147; on water. 55. price list of publications. 127. Okanogan project, Washington, 81. " Philippine Oazeteer," 39. Old-age pensions, 119. Philippine Islands, Government, 40: maps, Open-air schools, 21. 123; occupation by Americana, 123: price Opera librettos (before, 1800).catalogue, list of bulletins, 127; toptgraphic charts, 123. 112; reference list, 123; laws, 40. Optics,Instruments,73, 108;standards. Philosophy, classification, 123. 108. Photography. 8; patents, 73. Ordnance, Bureau pf.Bee Bureau of Ord- Physics, 108, 128. nance. Physiology, 130. Ordnafice and Fortification Board, 29. Pierce manuscripts, calendar, 123. Oregon, reclamation projects, 80. Pilots, charts, 55, 127.; rules, 114. Orland project, California, 80. Pips lines, compa,ples, 140, 147; transpor- Oxy.acetylene, welders, 152. tation of petroleum, 147. Plant industry, 93, 124' price list of pubii. P. cations, 127; quarantibe act, 98. Plant Industry, Bureau of.See Bureau of Pacific Coast, port facilities, 55; stations, Plant Industry. Platt National Park, 86. Packing industry, 171. Playgrounds, 127. Paintings and portraits. 129. Poisons, industrial, 119. INDEX. 203 Polar expeditions, 56. Public utilities, 119, Political parties, United States, 124. " Public Works of the Navy," 58. Politicalscience, classification,124. Politics,international, 123; pricelist of bulletins, 127. Polygraphy, classification. 124. Quarantine, 20, 21, 23, 55. 93, 98. Population. statistics. 100. Quarries and mines. 101. l'ort facilities, 55. Quartermaster General, 33 -34. Porto Rico, 41,'124, 127, 178. l'ortralts,index, 124 ;Members of Con R. press, 20. Redlotelegraphy, 38, 53, 108, 118, 127, 182; Post office construction, 25. stations. 24, 113. Post Office Department, auditors, 17 ; prin Railroads,accidents,141;Alaska, 68; cilia' administrative officials and duties, arbitration,151 ;bond-sided. 33; Gov- 45-46; publications, 18, 40-50.See also ernment ownership. 123 ;hours of serv- usider different offices of the deportment. ice,169 ;labor,119;materials,108; Post Office Department, Solicitor of.See mediation,150 ;operationby Govern- Solicitor of Post Office Department. ment. 14:1-:patents, 73 ;pricelistof Post.route maps, 50. bulletins, 127 ;reference list, 124 ;regu- " Postal Guide," 46, 127. lation,135-143 ;sanitation, 21; statis- Postal Laws and Regulations. 46-47, 50. tics. 142 ; technology, 108; valuation and Postal savings systems, 49, 124, 127, 171, capitalisation, 124. Postmaster General, office of, officials and Railroads. Director General of. 142-143. duties,45-48; PtiblielOions,46- First Railway Mall Service. 48, 150. Assistant,47;SecondAssistant,48: Rats.See itodent s Tbird Assiatant, 49 ;Fourth Assistant, Rebellion, Navy and Army .during, 28, 51. 49-50. Recall. See Initiative. Postmasters, appointment, 47; civil serv- Reciprocity, reference list, 124; with ice, 150. Canada, reference list, 124. Poverty.See Almshouses. Reclamation.foreign countries. 67: proj- President of the United States, administra- ects, 80-RI. tion, 127 ; messages and proclamations, 5. Reclamation Service.hazardlThsservice, President's HomesCommission, publica- 110;officials and duties, 79; publications. 170. tions. 79-81. Prices.See Cost pf living. ",Reclamation Record." 80, 127. Printing and Engraving, Bureau of. 20. Recruiting, 32, 57. 05. Priorities of production and delivery, 154. Red Cross. See American National Red Prison labor, 124, 127,169. Cross. Prisons, Superintendent of, 43. " Red Cross Magazine." 169. Prisoners, and Juvenile delinquents, 102; Referendum.Rre Initiative. of war, 03: Refrigeration. 60. 71, 108. Probibitibn, 127. iteglitteroftheTreasury,officialsand Projectiles, specifications. 38. duties, 18; publications, 18. Projects, reclamation. 80-81, Rehabilitation of soldiers and sailors, 152. Provost' Marshal General, 33. Reindeer Industry, 75. Prussia, system of starvation, 6, 156. Religion and politics, civil service, 149. Public buildings.See Buildings, public. Religious bodies, statistics, 102. Public Buildings ind Grounds, Office, 37. Research Council. National. 132. Public documents, author- headings, 126; Research work, standards, 108. catalogue and Index, 120-127; check flat, Reservations, Indian. 72; military, 31. 126; pike lists, 127-128. Reserve Board, Federal, 144-145. Public Documents Library, new classes as- Revenue-Cutter Service, reports. 24-25, ' signed, 126. Revolutionary War. 32. d Public Health Reports," 21, 22, 127. Rto Grande, Commission for Equitable Dis- Public Health Service,Bureauof. See tribution of Waters of the.See Commis- Bureau of the Public Health Service. Moo for Eoultaille Distribution of Waters Public Infatuation, Committee,See Com- of the- Rio Gradde. mittee on Public Information.' Rio Grande project, New Mexico-Texas, 80, Pbblic lands, classiCcation, 77; decisions, Rivers, floods, 92; price list of bulletins, 67, 70, 73 ; grants, 33-34 ; holdings, 170: ,127. laws, enforcement, 48, 44: purchase, 18,!livers and Harbors, Board of, 35-38. Y5; vacant, 70; War Department, 30. Road Commissioners for Alaska. Board of, Res also General Land Office. principaladministrativeocilia.166; Public road., 96-97; Alaska, 166. publications, 166. Public schools, 76, 118.See also Educa- Roads, act, 06-47; price Hatt bulletins, tion. 127. IIII111111111 204 INDEX.

Rockefeller interests. Colorado. 173. Social sciences, claastfication, 124. Rork: Mountain National Park, 84, 86. Social Service Division, Children's Bureau, Rodents. 21. 120. Rubber industry, 119. Socialism. 173. IturalIlia IIservice. 50. 150. Soils, fertility, 93; pollution, 22; relation Rural sanitation,' schools, 21, to climate and organic life, 95. Soils, Bureau of, 89. 94-95. S. Solar eclipse expedition. 131. :01nr radiation, 131. Safety appliances, 127, 141, 142. Soldiers, homes, 165-166; homesteads, 70; Safet3. first, 82. laws, 30; reading course, 5: vocational Salting.nee Nn riga t ion. Sailors, rehabilitation of disabled. 153; war risk vocationalrehabilitationof dis Insurance. 26 aided. 151. Solicitor General. 42. St. E114101.111's 110,1111111. tiftivIIIIS and dui ies, Solicitors, Justice. 42 -43 ;Labor. 116 -117: pithileations. 69. Navy. 64 ;Post Office, 45-47; Treasury, St. Mary's Falls. commerce, 37. 27. Salmon fisheries, 24, ion " Son " commerce, 37. Salt River proJeta, Arizona. SO. South America.Syr Latin America, ran Salvador, 134. American Union. Samna. American, 40, 51. South Dakota. reclamation project.Sl. San l'etinvisco. labor, 173; map. 79. Spain. law. 39,124; possessions(1502- Sand dunes of Indiana, 84. 18201. withinpresentlimitsof the Sanitation. 21, 112. 73, 119. 127. 128, 168. United States. 123. Santo Domingo, 40. Sports and games, classification, 124. Schools, imildIngs. 127; coast guard. 24: Start Corps, General.etc GeneralStaff cooperation of. and naturalization. 118; (*Oros. Jndian.72;insularpossessions:.76: Stamps, division. 40; postage. 47. lands. 71; list, 76 ; sanitation. 71; sys- Standard Oil Company, report. 147. See tems. 75-170.Sec also Bureau of Edu- also Pet roleum. cation, Education, Colleges and 1111lea- Standards, analyses. 108:containeract, sIt Ira. 98% materials.108:scientificinstro, Science, classification. 124: literature, 133. meats. 107; testing, 107-108. 129:teaching.76. Ste alsoNational SLrndards.Bureauof. See Bureau of Academy of Sclentsea. Standards. Scientific memoirs, 132. " Star-Spangled Banner."report, 124 Seal of the United States. S. 30. Stara.Dec Astronomy. NasalObservaiory. Seamen, act, 114; hospitals, 21 ; insuraner. State Department. See irepartmentof 26: superrlsion. 114. State Secret Service Division. Tr,nsury, 11. States. financial statistics,lot ; maps. 71, Seeds. distribution, 93: pricelist of but- 78;publications. 124, 127; stens Intl letlns. 127; testing. 93. directory of institutions, 102. Seismology.See Earthquakes. Stales Relations Service, A gricultura I Selective draft, act, 33. partment. 96. Senators. popular election, 124. " StatisticalAbstract ofUnited States," Sequoia National Park. 84, 86. Service Bureau, 6. Statistical Atlas of United States, 102. Sewage. disposal, 21.127. Statistics, census, 100; duplication of Shipping Board. United States,154-13$'; work, 150: health, 22. laws governing. 135. Stattitea at Large, 8. as. Ships, construction,59; fumigation. 22; Steam Engineering. Bureau of.Sec Bu- list. 113: licenses, 112 ;.war, internment reau of Steam Engineering. of belligerent, 63; workers. 152. Steamboat- Inspection Service, officials and Shoshone project, Wyoming. 81, 83. service, 114; publications, 114-115. Signals, code. international, 39, 52, 55, 57. Steel, Industry, 147; 'eating. 108. 113; coups, 132. 153 ; railways, 142; sig. Stenography. 150. nal &Seer, 38-39, Storage, cold, rules. 138. Silver Lake project. 79. 'Storms, obt&Tvation, 55, 58. Slavery, 103; price list of bulletins, 127. Strawberry Valley project, Utah, 81. Sleeping-car companies, 140-141. Streams, control, 170; measurement.77; Brunt1 arms, tiring regulations, 53. . pollution, 22. SmithSonlan Institution, auditor, 17: Strikes, 119, 123, 124, 127, 151. 160 -170, deposit library, 121'principal adminis. 173.Roe also Boycott:. irAtIveofficialsandduties,128-129; Style and type book, Government Printing publica lions, 128-150. Office, 125. Snow and Ace Bulletin," 92; 127, Submarines, bases, 186; board, 133; %price Social groups, classification, 124. Bat of bulletins, 127; signaling, 52, 55, INDEX. 205

Subsidies, mercantile marine. reference list, Truckee-Carson project, Nevada. 80. 124. Trusts, 124. 127, 147, 159-1110, 169. 171. Suldreasuries, work performed, 150. Tuberculosis, 22, 72, 93, 119. Sugar, 93.108. 124, 127. 156. l'umors, malignant. statistics.103. Sollys11111 National Park. 83. Tunnels. 80. sun. spectrum, 131; temperature, 131. Turbines and water wheels, MO. Sun River project, Montana, 80. Type. printing. hook of.1:15. Superintendent of Documents. Government Typewriters, 73. Printing Office, publications,1 2 6-128. Supervising Architect's Office. officials and duties. 25;publications. 25. Supplies and Accounts (Navy), Bureau of. Umatillo project, (tregon, 72. 80 sr(' Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. Vneotnpahgre project, Colorado. 80. Supply Committee. General, 24-27. Unemployment, 119, 173. Supreme Court.17, 124. Uniforms. 24. 31, 57. '15. 16S. Surety Bonds,Section of (Treasury I, 11- United States, bonds, 10-12, 18; Govern- 12. ment employees. 185: maps. 118, 78. Burgeon General of Army. 20, 21. 133. UnitedStatesBoardofMediationand sur4er, 62, q 1 2,128. Conciliation. principal administrative of sur,..:ery. Bureau of Medicine and. 61-62. flcials and duties. 150: public:111nm', 151. Surveying, 37, 54-55, 111, 112,1 27, United States Bureau ofEfficiency.principal administrative officials and duties. T. 150 ;pubilcot ions 150 United States Employees Compensation Tank Corps, 2S. Commission, principal administrative of Targetpractice,24. 52. Mink and duties. 151: publications151. Tariff,11)5. 106. 124. 127, 138. 147. 148. United Staten Etniflo)ment Service, officials and clutter...117 Taxation, corporate. 147 ;Districtof Co- publications, 117. felted States Food Administration, 156. lumbia.175 ; exemption. 19 ; excess profits, 14: income and inheritance. 123; United States Fuel Administration..prInci Internal Revenue, 14; land, law, 31; re- pal officials rind duties, 156; publications, ports. 1691 8t8 ',mange, 113. 157. Uniled States Geographic Board. members Teachers, bibliographies. 76; pricelist01 bulletin,. 127. and duties. 163 -164 ; decisions 164. Technology, clasalfication, 124. United Slates Military Academy. 28. tilted Stales Naval Academy. 54. Telegraph, code. 38; companies, 141 ;tutor, 119,173; statistics, United Stahl Section of the International 1)13. High Commission, principal adminietra Telephone companies. 14(1 ;statistics. 103; training of operators, 153. tire officials and duties. 162-163; publi- Tenant farming, PI, 101. cations,163. UnitedStates Shipping Testing, 38, 1(17.108, 127.Fre alati Bit. Board, principal administrative officials and . roan of Standards. duties, Textis,reclamation projects, 80, 154-155; publications, 155. UnitedStates Texlife Industry.73, 108, Soldiers' now, principal 170, 173. administrative Tischer collect1vm of Incunabula, 124. eMcials.165:publications.1611. Theology, classification, 124. Unittsi Thrift stamps, 40. States Tariff Commission, principal "Tide 'fables," 58, 112, 1;7. administrative officials and duties, 147; pnbileations. 148. Timber and stone art, 70 :regulations:10. Unrest, Industrial causes, 173. Time, measurements, 56,108, 112. Uruguay, 134. 147. Tobacco industry, 14, 73, 104, 119, 147. Topography. 77. 78. 112. Utah, reclamation project, 81. Torpedoes, 5D. Trade education. 76. V. Trade- marks, 73, 74,127. N'acant lands, 70. "TradeMarks Supplement." 74, 127. Van Duren papers. calendar, 124, Trading with enemy act. 158, 160. Vegetables.Sec Plant industry. Transportation, Army. 33-34; malls, 48; Venereal diseases, 22. pricelist.127: regulation, 135.143; Venezuela. 134. rules, 68; water, 103, 147. Ventilatign, 59, 73. Treasurer of the UnitedStates.°Sleight Vernon-Wages mitnuscripts. 124. and duties, 13 ;publications, 13. Vessels. Bee Ships. "Treasury Decisions," 11. 14, '27. Virginia Company .of London. cont book Treasury Department. Bee Depart men records, 124. the Treasury. Vital statistics, 22, 102-103. Treaties, commercial, 7: custody, 8; dr le, Vocational education, 78.153, fleealso 182 ; price fist of bUlletlnk 127. Education, 206 INDEX.

Vocational Education, Federal Board.'See " West Point."Sec United States Military Federal Board for Vocational Education Academy. Vocational guidance, 119. ',heat, conservation, 156. Volunteers, law, 30. White House. President's proclamation, 5; publications distributed. 5. W. White-slave traffic. decisions. 44. Wages, paytallies.Army,34; Govern-Williston project, North Dakota, 80. talent, 172; labor. 119: suPervIsion, 117. Wilson, Woodrow, administration. 127. War, bulletins, 5-0 ;railroad, 150; refer-Wind Cave National 1,iark. 86. ence list, 124. 127; research work. 133. Wireless telegraphy. 5 See Radio telegraphy. See ala' American National Red Cross. Women, conditions Inindustry.170;In- War college.29. ventors, 74 ; suffrage, 127; work on farm War Department.See Department of War. and Red Cross. 168, 170. War Industries 13,sard. work, 154. Wool, Industry/171: tariff, 124: War Labor Board.See National War La- Workman's Compensation Commission, 172. bor Board. Workmen's compensation, 117,123,124, 151, 172. War-Risk Insurance, Bureau of.Sec Bu- reau of WaraRisk Insurance. Workmen's Insurance. 119, 124. World, international map, 78-79. War Trade Board,principaladministrative millets and duties, 137-158; publi- Wrecks.See Derelicts. cations. 158. Wyoming, reclamation project. 80-81. "War Trade Board Journal." 127, 158. X. Washington, reclamation project, 81. Washington, I). C.. 124.See also District N-ray diagnosis. Army. 35. of Columbia. Washington, General, correspondence with Continental Congress, 124 ;correspond- Yachts, llst. United States, 113. ence with his officers 124; manuscriptsYakima Indian reservation. map, 72. relating to, 124. Yakima project. Washington, 72, 81. Water power, development.-147; price list Yards and Docks. Bureau of.Bee Bureau of bulletins, 127. of Yards and Docks. Water Resourees, Geological Survey, 77. " Year Iteok of Department of Agriculture," Water rights, reference list,124. 89, 127. Water supply, ;2,1,77. 94. Yeast investigations. 94. Water transpoPtation, 193. Yellow fever, 22. Waterways, 124. Yellowstone National Park, 36, 84-85. Wealth, debt, and taxation, statistics; 102.Yosemite National Park, 84-86. " Weather and Crop Bulletin." 02, 127. Yukon River station,coast guard. 24, Weather Bureau. officials and duties. 91;Yuma project, Arizona-California, 80. publications, 91-92. " Weather Maps." 92-127. Z. Weather reporth. MO. 92, 127. lic poisoning, 119. " Weather Review." 89, 92, 127. n monument. National Park Service, 83. Weightsandmeasures,standards.108, Zoological Park, National. 131. 127. Zoology, 22, 93. 128. West, Indies, coast maps, 112, Zuni Indian Reservation, map, 72.