xaiSff' JN* WiM FIRST PATRIOTIC DUTY-BUY A LIBERTY LOAN BOND w must exert all our power and employ all our resources to bring the Government of the German Empire to terms and end the war,"- , President.

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PUBLISHED DAILY UNDER ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT BY THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION GEORGE CREEL. CHAIRMAN

Vol. 1. WASHINGTON, MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1917 No. 27.

FOREIGN SCIENTISTS MEET MISSION FROM SWITZERLAND. BELLS TO RING OUT CALL FOR NAVAL CONSULTING BOARD Special Embassy to Accompany New UBERTY LOAN SUBSCRIPTIONS Minister to . The members of the French and British The Department of State issues the fol The Treasury Department issues the scientific missions to the United States lowing : following: and Commander Guglielmo Marconi, of The Department of State is informed The pendulum of time is to swing back the Italian mission, held an Important that a special mission will accompany to 1776 and once again the inscription on conference Saturday with the Naval Con Mr. Sulzer, the new minister of Switzer the old liberty bell : " Proclaim liberty sulting Board, at which the submarine land to the United States. They come for throughout all the land, unto the inhab situation was discussed. Addresses were the purpose of explaining Switzerland's itants thereof," is to call Americans to delivered by Sir Ernest Rutherford and economic position. service in the cause of freedom. Commander Bridge, Royal Navy, of the The mission is composed of Federal In every city, town, village, and hamlet British mission; Prof. Charles Fabry, of Councilor Syz, president of the Swiss " from every mountain side," the sum the French mission ; Commander Marconi ; Chamber of Commerce; William Rappard, professor of political economy in Geneva mons to every American will ring. Be and Dr. L. H. Baekeland, Dr. Arthur G. ginning to-day (Monday) the bells in Webster, and Andrew M. Hunt, of the and exchange professor of Harvard Uni churches, schools, courthouses, and town Naval Consulting Board. versity ; and Lieut. Col. Staenpfli, of halls throughout the Nation will toll every All the members of the board were Berne, president of the central committee which looks after interned aliens in night at 9 o'clock, reminding Americans present except Thomas A. Edison and that the time for patriotic support of the Elmer A. Sperry, both of whom were pre Switzerland. Government through subscription to the vented from attending by important ex liberty loan is drawing to a close. The periments on which they are engaged. WARNING TO SHIPOWNERS. bells will ring four times to-night, indi Quests at Luncheon. cating that four days remain in which to After the meeting the British and Will Get No Coal in Spain Unless They ranke subscriptions ; Tuesday they will French commissioners, Commander Mar Agree to Carry Spanish Cargo. toll three times; twice on Wednesday; coni, and the members of the executive A cablegram has been received from the and once Thursday. committee of the National Research Coun American ambassador at Madrid, Spain, Fighting Spirit Revived. cil, Dr. George E, Hale, Dr. W. F. Durand, dated June 5, 1917, the substance of Which Reports from committees say that Sec of Iceland Stanford University ; Maj. John Is as follows : retary McAdoo's statement that the sub J. Carty and Gano Dunn, of ; There is a scarcity of coal in Spain, scriptions were 700,000,000 short of the Dr. S. W. Stratton, of the United States and unless foreign ships agree to carry amount of the Issue has revived the light Bureau of Standards ; and Robert A. Mill- cargo to or tuke cargo from Spain no coal ing spirit of the Nation. The committees ken, of the University of Chicago, were will be given them. American ship state that the ringing of bells throughout the guests of the Consulting Board at owners should be warned to this effect. the country will be a challenge to the luncheon at the Army and Navy Club. WlLLAHD. Americans of to-day sent down by lovers The members of the French mission of liberty who " wrote their names where are: FRENCH EXPORT ORDER. all nations might behold " on July 4. 1776. Prof. Charles Fabry, Dr. Amand de A signature to an application for a liberty Gramont, Due de Guicho, Prof. Henri Ab Permit for Shipment of Photographic loan bond is an indorsement of the Decla raham, Lieut. Col. Pomey, Capt. Robert Plates and Paper Abrogated. ration of Independence. Dupouey (secretary of the mission), Capt. The final day of the liberty bell celebra Valenti, Lieut. M. Paternot, and L. P. The Department of State has received the following information from the Ameri tion is Flag Day, and throughout the Bouthilhoro. country arrangements are being made for The members of the British mission can consul general at Paris : A ministerial order, dated June 7, pub a joint celebration. Special church serv present were Sir Ernest Rutherford and ices and patriotic rallies are scheduled Commander C. Bridge. lished June 8, abrogates export permit photographic plates and paper grunted and banks throughout the country will Consulting Board Members Present. January 8. remain open until midnight to receive The following members of the Naval Thackaba. subscriptions. In many cities parades are Consulting Board attended the meeting planned. Bells and whistles are to sound and luncheon : FORMER GERMAN SHIP IN PORT. the call for liberty bonds for 10 minutes Dr.^eter Cooper Hewttt, W. L. Saun beginning at noon Thursday. ders, Lawrence Addicks, Bion J. Arnold, Mrs. George Bass is representing the Dr. L. H. Baekeland, Howard E. Coffin, " Clara Mennig " Reaches Gibraltar on Woman's Liberty Loan Committee in ar Alfred Craven, William LeRoy Emmet, Way to Italy With Cargo. ranging for the " liberty bell " celebra Andrew M. Hunt, Dr. M. R. Hutchinson, The United States Shipping Board au tions. B. G. Lnmme, Hudson Maxim, Spencer thorizes the following: Appeal by Women's Committee. Miller, Prof. Joseph. W. Richards, Andrew The United States Shipping Board is L. Riker, Thomas Robins, Matthew B. In receipt of advices announcing the safe An appeal for national Liberty Bell Sellers, Frank J. Sprague, Benjamin B. arrival of the Clara Menniy at Gibraltar, Day addressed " To the Men and Women Thayer, Dr. Arthur G. Webster, Dr. W. B. en route to an Italian port. She Is one of of America " by the W'oman's Liberty Whitney, and Dr. Robert S. Woodward. the former German vessels that took Loan Committee follows : refuge In American ports at the outbreak To the Men and Women of America: ARGENTINE SHIP SUNK. of the war, und is a small ship, of only The United States is at war In defense The Department of State announces: 1,685 gross tons. She is the second of the of those principles of liberty and democ The Department of State is advised that former German ships to traverse the sub racy which have always been the ideals of the Argentine schooner Oriano was shelled marine zone. She carries a cargo of the American people. In order that the and then sunk by a bomb on June 6. The munitions and general supplies for the war may come to speedy success our sol crew was saved and landed. allies. diers must be fed and clothed and pro THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN. vided with munitions. For this purpose the Congress of the United States lias au thorized the liberty loan. Through the SECRETARY DANIELS ISSUES GENERAL ORDER liberty loan the people of America have WARNING EVERYONE IN NAVAL SERVICE AGAINST opportunity to pledge their faith in their Government, in their defenders, in their DIVULGING INFORMATION OF VALUE TO ENEMY standards of right and of justice. The $2,000,000,000 issue of the loan will close Secretary of the Navy Daniels has made public the following general order: at noon on June 15. In order that every " 1. The department has reason to believe that information of a character man, woman, and child in the United most valuable to the enemy, and which might prove most disastrous to the Navy, States of America may know the vital im has in some way reached the enemy. In view of the strenuous efforts that have portance of this solemn occasion, the bells been made to prevent the dissemination of such information, the department of America will ring each night at 9 believes that in practically every instance this has resulted from certain infor o'clock from Monday to Thursday ; four mation being given in confidence to, or spoken In the presence of, a close times Monday, three Tuesday, two relative or a friend who, failing to appreciate the gravity of the offense, Inad Wednesday, and once Thursday, repre vertently transmitted it into the hands of those who most desired to obtain it. senting the number of days remaining for " 2. The department has on previous occasions endeavored to Impress upon subscription to the loan. Will you do all everyone in the naval service the urgent necessity for carefully guarding in your pow-er to see that this is accom against the dissemination of any military Information which could possibly be plished and that understanding of the sig of advantage to an enemy. The situation at this time is entirely too grave to nificance of these " liberty bells " be borne permit of a continuance of present practice in this regard. Officers, enlisted to every American? personnel, and civilian employees are therefore directed not to discuss any Woman's Liberty Loan Committee. question relating to the disposition, movements, or proposed movements of naval Mrs. W. G. McAdoo, Chairman; or military forces (including personnel) at any time, except officially, either Mrs. Antoinette Funk, among themselves or with any persons outside the naval service. It should be Mrs. George Bass, clearly understood that families and relatives are to be considered as 'outside Mrs. Frank A. .Yanderlip, the naval service.' Mrs. Francis L. Hioginson, " 3. All persons who uttempt to obtain prohibited information from persons Mrs. John O. Miller, in the naval service should be regarded with suspicion and reported without Mrs. Guilford Dudley, delay to the proper authorities. Mrs. Kellogo Fairbank, " 4. Those to whom a knowledge of a violation of this order comes shall con Mrs. George Thacher Guernsey, sider it a serious official duty to report the matter immediately to the Navy Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt. Department for disciplinary action. " 5. This order shall be read to the crews of all naval vessels and shall be CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS. posted in conspicuous places- on board all ships of the Navy. Chiefs of bureaus and commandants of navy yards and stations will see that it Is brought to the The United States Civil Service Com attention of all persons, civil and military, under their orders." mission announces open competitive ex aminations, as follows: List No. 1. Examinations of the nonas- sembled type ; that is, those in which competitors are not assembled for an ex amination but are rated upon the subjects NEW FOODS BEING INTRODUCED LIMITATION ON NATIONAL of education and training and experience and corroborative evidence. Applications BY THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES J BANK LOANS IS EXPLAINED for these examinations are received at any time : Assistant chemist and metal The Bureau of Fisheries of the Depart The Comptroller of the Currencymakes lurgist, navy-yard service; examiner of ment of Commerce makes this announce the following statement: harness, examiner of stoves and parts, ment: This office has received inquiries as to and examiner of paulins, Quartermaster For some time the Bureau of Fisheries, whether the provisions of section 5200 of Corps. in correspondence and in personal inter the Revised Statutes limiting the liabili List No. 2. Examinations of the nonas- views, has been advocating the use of the ties to a national bank of any person, sembled type for which applications must meat of whales, porpoises, dolphins, and firm, or corporation for money borrowed be filed by the dates specified : Laboratory other cetaceans for food. There is evi to a sum not exceeding 10 per cent of the aid, navy-yard service, July 3 ; assistant dence of great interest now being mani bank's capital and surplus would prevent inspector of motor-boat installations, of fested in this matter by whale fishermen a national bank from selling United States fice of inspector of engineer material, on both coasts, and it would not be sur bonds owned nnd acquired in good faith Brooklyn, N. Y., July 10 ; metallographist, prising if within a short time the meat of by it to a customer and accepting the pur engineer experimental station. Naval whales and smaller cetaceans in both chase price from such customer partly in Academy, Annapolis, Md., July 17 ; glass fresh and preserved form would be in de cash and partly in the notes of the cus blower, botanist, geologist, assistant geol mand and extensively utilized. tomer, secured by the bonds purchased, if ogist, organic chemist, inorganic chemist, Whales and porpoises are mammals, the notes so given should aggregate more and bacteriologist, Bureau of Science, Ma like cattle and sheep, and their flesh is than the 10 per cent limitation above re nila, P. L, July 10; investigator in co " meat " and not " fish." In texture and ferred to. operative organization, physiological and appearance it resembles beef, though the Such a transaction would not be con organic chemist, agriculturist for recla color is darker red and the flavor is closer strued by this oflice as involving the bor mation projects, and pathologist in cereal to that meat than any other. It is de rowing of money from the national bank. disease investigations, Department of void of all fishy taste. It is likely that it The notes here accepted as part of the Agriculture, July 10; physician, Indian will soon be obtainable fresh, corned, and purchase price are evidence of the agree Service, Panama Canal Service, Public canned, and it is recommended to those ment on the part of the purchaser to pay Health Service, and Coast and Geodetic who have the opportunity to purchase it. at a future date the balance of the pur Survey, July 10. During May an enterprising whaling chase money of the bonds in accordance List No. 3. Examinations in which com company placed whale meat on the mar with the agreement of sale, and are not, petitors will be assembled for scholastic ket in Seattle, Wash., and Portland, Oreg. therefore, subject to the limitation im tests : Mechanical laboratorian, navy-yard The product met with a ready sale at posed by section 5200. service, July 11 ; anatomist, Army Medi 10 cents a pound and was immediately In order, however, that the national- cal Museum, July 11 ; assistant examiner, placed on the menus of hotels and res bank examiners, finding such notes in a Patent Office, July 11 ; assistant dairy taurants under its proper name. bank, may be fully advised of the nature husbandman, Department of Agriculture, of the transaction, it is desirable that the July 11 ; laboratory aid and engineer, notes should show on their face that they Forest Service, July 11 ; junior drainage service, Indianapolis, Ind., July 11 ; third- represent part of the purchase price of engineer, Department of Agriculture, July class steam engineer, custodian service, the bonds, or there should be some form 11 ; second-class steam engineer, cus Ogden, Utah, July 11 ; third-class steam of collateral agreement filed with the bank todian service, Detroit, Mich., July 11; engineer, custodian service, Seattle, showing the true nature of the transac third-class steam engineer, custodian Wash., July 11. ^ tion. 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REPORT THAT 45 STATES NOW INTEREST SHOWN IN SCHOOLS ME. H'ADOO ASKS BOY SCOUTS HAVE COUNCILS OF DEFENSE TO AID LIBERTY LOAN. FOR MERCHANT SHIP OFFICERS Secretary McAdoo has sent the In a statement just issued the Council following message to the Boy Scouts The United States Shipping Board au of National iJefense announces that 45 of America : thorizes the following: States have n5w reported the organiza " Every boy scout can help his Members of the United States Shipping tion of official State councils of defense, country win the war by carrying Board to-day stated that there is a great according to the Ideas outlined nt the na into each home the message that Interest" manifested in the training schools tional defense conference held at Wash every man nnd woman should buy a for merchant marine officers, and. a ington on flay 2 and 8, and attended fiy liberty bond. I earnestly urge that stream of letters is coming In to the representatives of 47 States, including 12 you gather in the applications for board, as well as to the Department of governors. These State councils are ap the liberty loan as promptly as pos Commerce, which is referring them to pointed by the governors from citizens sible. Your country needs them all, the board for answer. Scores of men in representing civil activities of war im and each scout can perform a. great all sections of the country are desirous of portance to assist in the organization of service of patriotism by carrying on entering these schools, which will In a State industries and activities for the fur this work. You are enlisted in a short time qualify them as deck and engi ther promotion of the States' participa vital part of the war for liberty, in neer officers of the merchant fleets. tion in war preparations. They promote, which many of your ancestors gave How to Address Applications. pilot, and supervise the official and unoffi their lives, nnd aiding the brave men cial war activities of the State. The gen who are going upon the battle field The shipping board wishes to call at eral character of these organizations is as to continue this fight. The people tention to the fact that applicants will follows: of the Nation will be glad to get your save time by addressing the director of recruiting, Henry Howard, United States Character of Organizations. message from the President of the United States. Throw yourselves customhouse, , Mass. Mr. How In several States the councils have been heart and soul Into this work nnd ard is the originator of the training school established by statute, sometimes as gen you will gain the thanks of your idea, and is in charge of the organization eral administrative bodies, Including In country aud secure a place on the work. One of the schools has already their membership the governor and other national roll of honor." l>een opened at Boston, and the number State elective officials, and sometimes as of applications coming In assures the bodies subordinate to the governor. In opening of others. some States the legislatures have given Plans are under consideration for open the councils large appropriations, ranging ing schools at Boston, New York, Phila from .$25,000 to $1,000,000, and endowed delphia, Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, them with full powers of investigation, LIBERTY LOAN APPEAL SENT Ohio, New Orleans, Seattle, and Pnsa- power to report to the governor or legis dena. lature, and power to supervise the activi EVERY NAVY SHIP AND STATION ties of local bodies. No Age Limit. Generally there are local councils in Secretary Daniels has sent the follow There is no particular age limit for places of Importance which conduct con ing telegram to every ship and station In those who wish to enter the schools. siderable local activity and cooperate the United States Navy: Those accepted must stand a physical ex with the State councils. Some States " Subscriptions for liberty bonds close amination. They will be paid a reason have built up a complete, well-centralized at noon June 15. Bring matter to atten able compensation for their time spent in local system, with local defense councils tion of every officer, enlisted man, and training nt sea. It Is possible that men in each county, operating under the super civil employee in the Naval Establish who have had sea or engineering experi vision of the State council. Under such ment. All who subscribe need pay only ence can complete the course in two a system a council in every county can be 10 per cent with application and balance months ; an ordinarily well-educated man immediately set in motion performing any in nine monthly Installments. Call this of previous experience may also be able to activity desired by the State council or patriotic duty to attention of everyone qualify as a deck or engineer officer in by the Council of National Defense. in the naval service. I earnestly hope that time. Helping in Mobilization. that everyone in the active and reserve service will subscribe. The Navy should Through the subcommittees by which be the first line of defense in subscribing sorely needed agency for improved civic they conduct their work the State coun to the liberty loan as well as it was In conditions. cils have undertaken a variety of activi sending its destroyers to Europe. The Need Citizenship Preparedness. ties in regard to mobilization of men, country will be cheered if on the 15lh we food, and industries. can announce subscriptions from all who " With the American Nation defending Food has been a big object of activity. uphold the reputation of the Navy. the cause of civilization and humanity, " Don't waste, don't hoard " and " Plant " Josephus Daniels." and taking her place on the side of right more, plant better " campaigns have been eousness in this world-wide conflict, mill, undertaken generally, and often followed tary preparedness is no more vital to the up by bulletins of instruction as to how country's safety than citizenship pre to save food, and what to plant and when NEED OF NIGHT SCHOOLS FOR paredness. No one should be permitted to plant It. Farmers' organizations have to remain In ignorance of his duties and been formed, back yard and school garden ALIEN POPULATION URGED responsibilities as a resident of the clubs started, and seed and lubor ex United States, and this applies particu changes put into operation. As a result larly to the foreign born. more land is under cultivation and more The Bureau of Naturalization of the "A knowledge of American institutions highly cultivated than in previous years. Department of Labor has issued the fol and Government can only be obtained by The Council of National Defense has lowing : the adult foreign population of this coun assisted and generally directed this local "Advices have reached the Bureau of try through education, and in this great activity and acted as a clearing house Naturalization of the United States De cause the public-school authorities of the between tlie State councils. It has car partment of Labor which indicate the United States, in cooperation with the ried on a vigorous correspondence an possibility of a discontinuance of the Department of Labor, through its Bureau swering their questions, supplying them night-school instruction for the foreign- of Naturalization, have enlisted. With with data, and suggesting activities. In born population of Oklahoma City. At the knowledge thus acquired they not return it has called for their cooperation, this particular time no more discouraging only better their own condition but be asking them to undertake the patriotic news could pe received, for if ever alien come a very real asset to the community celebration of registration day, to aid in instruction was needed It Is needed now. in which they reside and, indirectly, to floating the liberty loan, to assist in re It is hoped and believed thnt the patriotic the Nation as well. The maintenance of gard to the Federal reserve system, and and public-spirited citizens of that city night schools is of vital importance. It to stimulate the conservation of food. will use their Influence to provide ways would surely appear a dangerous step and means for the maintenance of their backward to abandon them nt this time Buy a Liberty Bond. night-school system and thus continue a when crisis confronts the Nation. 4 THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN. —

LAND OFFERS TO GOVERNMENT. Sty*; (fffitriai - IttUrtm LIBERTY LOAN IS A GOLDEN National Defense Council Refers Tenders Published Every Week Day, Except OPPORTUNITY. Legal Holidays, Dy tlie Committee to State Bodies. on Public Information. The Council of National Defense has Secretary of the Treasury Mc Office: No. 10 Jackson Place, sent the following letter to the several Adoo has sent the following message Washington, D. C. State councils of defense : to the League to Enforce Pence : The Council of National Defense Is in Copies of tbc Official Bulletin will be fur "America has been forced into the nished without charge to newspapers, all post receipt of many offers of land from indi conflict now convulsing the world offices in the United States, Government offi viduals and organizations throughout the and hopes to bring about these re ciate, and agencies of a public character States. We believe that the State coun sults : equipped for the disseuilnatlou of official news of the United States Government. — E. 8. cils of defense, with their more complete " First, to prevent the destruction Rochester, Editor. knowledge of local conditions and needs, of our own great country and to se are better able to -make prompt use of cure to responsible peoples through SUBSCRIPTION SATES BT MAIL: these patriotic offers, and we are there out the world the blessings of self- Da"yTiBitw /One\Sii months year 15.00 3. 00 fore referring those making these offers government ; ' — to the State councils. " Second, to aid in stopping the EXECUTIVE OltUKli, We will, from time to time, send you crime against civilization which the lists of those which have been so re German autocracy has been perpe I hereby create a Committee on ferred, together with the original letters, trating- for three years; Public Information, to be composed showing the location of the land, etc. " Third, to bring the world nearer of the Secretary of State, the Secre the day when by agreement or a con tary of War, the Secretary of the ADVANCE TREASURY. PAY DAY. cert of powers peace will be assured Navy, and a civilian who shall be to all nations, particularly to demo charged with the executive direction cratic nations. of the committee. Action Taken to Facilitate Work for the " Every American, native bom or As civilian chairman of the com Liberty Loan. naturalized, should be willing to mittee I appoint Mr. George Creel. The Treasury Department authorizes make every sacrifice to secure The Secretary of State, the Secre the following: these results. Soldiers, supplies, tary of War, and the Secretary of and money, backed by the un the Navy are authorized each to de In order to meet the desires of the offi cials and employees of the Treasury De conquerable American spirit, can tail an officer or .officers 4o the work achieve these great objects. We of the committee. partment to do their utmost for the lib WOODROW WILSON. erty loan. Acting Secretary Newton to will have the soldiers and the sup April 14, 1017. day gave instructions to have the employ plies if the people will furnish the ees paid on Thursday, June 14, instead of money by subscribing to the liberty Friday, June 15, as subscriptions close at loan, the safest investment in the noon on the latter date. In issuing this world. It is the golden opportunity EXECUTIVE ORDER. order Mr. Newton said : for the achievement of the hope of " On behalf of Secretary McAdoo I the civilized world, for a permanent The Civil Service Commission may, in want to say a word of appreciation for peace brought about by a concert of its discretion, when it believes such action the patriotic and effective work done by democratic nations." to be in the interest of the service, au the bankers of the District in aiding this thorize the employment by the War De loan. There is something inspiring both partment, for such time as may be neces in the efforts of the bankers' committee sary during the period of the present war, and the splendid response given by the WAR SERVICE CALL TO WOMEN. of the Inspection staffs now or heretofore people of the District and the employees employed by the British, French, Russian, of the Federal departments generally. Graduates of Land-Grant Colleges Asked or Italian Government In munitions fac There is still a great deal of work to be to Lead in Home Economics. tories of this country, including: subjects done between now and the 15th, but judg of countries allied with the United States ing from past performances tliere Is no The United States Bureau of Education in war. In each case In which the War question that the District of Columbia has issued the following to graduates of Department requests authority under this will do Its share." , land-grant colleges: order it shnll furnish to the commission Will the women graduates from land- a list giving the name, designation, rate of grant colleges and other State-supported pay, and nationality of each person pro FLAG DAY CELEBRATION. schools serve their country In this time of posed for employment. need? Woodbow Wilson. President to Speak at Exercises on There is work to be done by each trained The White House, Monument Grounds Thursday. woman in her own community In the dis 4 June, 1917. tribution of information relating to the Plans were completed to-day by the ex maintenance of health under changed ecutive committee of the Government em economic conditions ; in teaching the STUDY HARVEST LABOR PROBLEM. ployees for the annual Flag Day celebra elimination of all wate from the house tion June 14. There will be no parade holds of the country ; and In assisting in this year, as is customary. Instead there the intelligent use of foods and clothing Flan to Send Industrial Workers Into will be a patriotic song service at the foot Fields During Vacation Proposed. that there may be sufficient for all Ameri of Washington Monument, at which Sec cans and abundance to send those In The Department of Labor announces retary of State Robert Lansing will pre other countries who are in need. the detail of Col. J. L. Spangler, coal op side and President Wilson will make an It is therefore suggested that every erator in Pennsylvania, and II. .7. Skef- address. There will be a chorus of 600 woman who is willing and Is prepared to fington, commissioner of immigration at voices from the various departments, and render this service to her country now or Boston, to Kansas and Missouri for the the opening number will be the raising of ganize her neighbors Into small groups purpose of working out, with the coopera the flag and the singing of the " Star and study with them these household tion of the State officials, a system of va Spangled Banner " by the chorus and the management questions. cation harvest labor, whereby workers in audience, and with music by the Marine Weekly meetings are suggested, these the various Industries could be relieved Band. meetings to consist of lectures and discus of their work during harvest season and The expenses will be defrayed by volun sions. If they are held in the homes of sent into the fields. tary contributions from among the em the members an occasional demonstration An arrangement by which industrial ployees. Each contributor will be given a may be found profitable. plants would do their repairing at such a small flag to wear and a ticket entitling time or grant all vacations simultaneously the holder to a seat. All departments MaJ. Harmon D. Ryus. Quartermaster Offi during the harvest season would release will declare a half holiday, beginning at cers' Reserve Corps, Is assigned to active duty. a vast number of temporary laborers. 1 p. m. These suggestions are under consideration Your first patriotic duty — Buy a Liberty by the department's representatives. Buy a Liberty Bond. Bond. THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN.

LECTURES ON U. S. WAR AIMS CIVILIAN EXPERTS AIDING IN POST THE BULLETIN. Postmaster: IN SUMMER SCHOOLS URGED PLANNING ARMY CANTONMENTS i Your particular attention is called to THE OFFICIAL BUL The following letter has been Issued by The Council of National Defense au LETIN which is to be issued as the Bureau of Education, Department of thorizes the following: the official news medium of the the Interior : The committee on emergency construc Government under the direction of To the Directors of Summer Schools: tion of buildings and engineering works the Committee on Public Informa The summer finds our country facing of the Council of National Defense, which tion appointed by the President of the greatest crisis in its history. To meet is assisting Col. I. A. Llttell, of the Quar the United States for the purpose it successfully and in a manner worthy of termaster Corps of the War Department, of disseminating official news dur America's best traditions every man, in the "construction of the 16 new Army ing the present war crisis. All y woman, and child must be brought to cantonments, to-day made public a partial postmasters are directed to post realize the nature of the issues that con list of the engineers, architects, town this BULLETIN daily in a con front us and must be ready, even anxious, planners, and authorities on construction spicuous place in the lobby or to bear his or her part of the common who are taking part in the work. Their other portion of their respective burden through the efficient performance services are purely voluntary, and most post-office buildings where the of appropriate service. of them are making personal sacrifices to public can read it; and, without In the nil-absorbing task of making help out the Government in the present expense to the Government, each material preparation for the struggle emergency. and every postmaster is earnestly that lies before us. the equal need of The committee on emergency construc urged to see that this BULLETIN spiritual preparation must not be over tion and engineering works of the Council is made available to as many peo looked. All the efforts of the National of National Defense consists of William ple as possible in the manner sug and State Governments may be hampered, A. Starrett, chairman, of the architec gested. even thwarted in a degree, if not sup tural firm of Starrett & Van Vlock ; Fred A. S. BURLESON, ported by a sound and intelligent public erick L. Olmstead, of Brookline, Mass., an Postmaster General. opinion. authority on city planning ; C. W. Lun- Upon the teachers in our schools there dorff, of the Crowell-Limdorff-Little Co., lies the urgent duty of informing and of Cleveland ; Maj. William Kelley, of the portation. Maj. F. M. Gunby, of Boston, fortifying public opinion, through In United States Engineers-; and M. C. Tut- a skillful industrial engineer, was ap culcating a true conception of our national tle, of the AberthawrConstruction Co., pointed to handle matters of design. Ideals and through a true presentation Boston. Maj. F. B. Wheaton, United States Army, of our past experience in its bearing upon Construction Organization. is the designing architect of the Quarter our present problems. To set up an organization that would master Corps. Maj. W. A. Dempsey was Thousands of American teachers will handle the cantonment construction of brought from New York to handle the come together for Instruction and inspira the Quartermaster Corps the committee details of the paper work of the office, tion in the summer schools of the coun called in Howard L. Rogers, one of the having charge of the accounting end. try. Is it not appropriate, even exigent, chief executives of the Stone & Webster Former Athlete Aiding. that a special opportunity should be af Corporation, of Boston. forded them for a consideration of the Other experts were called in confer J. R. Kilpatrlck, the former Yale foot Issues of the moment? ence, among them Leonard Metcalf, of ball captain and all-around athlete, now Boston, a consulting engineer on water witli the Thompson-Starrett Co., in New Lectures Suggested. supply ; George W. Fuller, of New York, York, is assisting in the study of the At this date it is perhaps impracticable a consulting engineer on water supply material situation. to make any radical changes in the pro and sewers ; E. P. Goodrich, of New York, Accounting matters have been placed gram of your summer school, but would engineer on city planning; Nicholas Hill, under the supervision of William Hough- It not at least be possible to arrange for New York, engineer on water supply ; teling, an expert accountant. Checking two or three general lectures on such R. W. Hunt, New York, consulting engi of the contracts made witli engineering subjects as would make clear the reasons neer ; Otis W. Post, New York, architect ; and contracting firms is in the hands of for America's entrance into the war and John Ihlder, New York, city planner; John H. McGibbons, of Chicago. would illuminate the democratic Ideals George B. Ford, New York, city planner; Landscape architects who are assist which have guided us and for the exten Charles Butler. New York, hospital archi ing in an advisory or active capacity are sion of which we are now contending? tect; E. F. Stevens, Boston, hospital Thomas W. Sears, of Greenville, N. O. ; In cooperation with the Bureau of Ed architect; G. A. Beeder, New York, Richard Schermerhorn, of Columbia, ucation the National Board for Historical Young Men's Christian Association archi S. C. ; C. N. Lowrie, of Augusta. Ga. ; Service is preparing a series of sug tect ; and A. E. Phillips, superintendent Of A. E. Brinckerhoff, of Atlanta ; George E. gestions along these lines and will be glad sewers for the District of Columbia. Kessler, of St. Louis; J. S. Pray; Charles to communicate them to you if yon so H. B. Eaton was borrowed from the Ellott, president of the Aniericnn Society desire. The board may be addressed at Du Pont Co. to prepare an organiza of Landscape Architects; Warren H. 1133 Woodward Building, Washington, tion chart and to advise on quantities and Manning, of Boston, a former president D. 0. costs of mnterials for the cantonments. of the society ; Carl F. Pilat, landscape architect of the park de The National Board for Historical Col. Littell Directing Head. partment ; Ferucio Vitale, president of Service is a voluntary and unofficial His diagram on the organization for the New York chapter of the national organization, working in close coopera construction of military cantonmeiits society ; and H. J. Kellawuy, president tion with the Committee of Public Infor shows Col. Llttell, United States Army, of the Boston chapter. mation appointed by President Wilson, as the directing head with the committee with the Bureau of Education, and with on emergency construction of buildings PLANNING AN INSECT CENSUS. other Government agencies. Its member and engineering works. Under Col. Lit ship Includes James T. Shotwell, pro tell is Maj. W. A. Oury, United State's The Bureau of Entomology of the De fessor of history. Columbia University ; Army, and then the organization is di partment of Agriculture is planning an Victor S. Clark, Washington; Robert D. vided into two branches, one for the con Insect census In order to keep in touch W. Connor, secretary North Carolina struction of cantonments for the Regu with insect conditions throughout the Historical Commission ; Charles H. Hull, lar Army and the other for construction country. There are many agents of the professor of history, Cornell University ; of cantonments for the new National various bureaus of the Department of Carl Russell Fish, professor" of history, Army, the present job. Agriculture who observe or hear of dam University of Wisconsin ; Charles D. The committee then furnished Col. Llt age done to crops by insect pests. Re Hazen, professor of history, Columbia tell an ndvisory organization headed by ports of such damage will be of great as University ; Waldo G. Leland, secretary Maj. M. J. Whitsoft, construction man sistance to the Bureau of Entomology In American Historical Association ; Gail- ager for the Grant Smith Co., of St. Paul. tabulating and mapping Information as lard Hunt, chief of division of manu Maj. R. E. Hamilton, purchasing agent to injurious insects, enabling them to is scripts, Library of Congress; Frederick for the Stone & Webster Corporation, of sue timely statements as to methods of J. Turner, professor of history, Harvard Boston, was brought to Washington to control which will be circulated broad University. look after matters of material and trans- cast in the affected regions. THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN. War Department Orders to Officers and Enlisted Men

Maj. John C. Ostrup, Engineer Officers' Re BIG PROBLEM OF CLOTHING THOUSANDS OF NEW serve Corps, is assigned to active duty. He will proceed to Plattsburg Barracks. N. V.. and report In person to the commanding officer, NAVAL RECRUITS IS BEING SOLVED RAPIDLY citizens' training camp, for duty. First Lieut. Raymond K. Dentworth, Ord nance Officers' Reserve Corps, Is assigned to Charleston -Factory to More Than Double Output of Uniforms and New active duty and will proceed to this city and report in person to the Chief of Ordnance for ork Will Triple Production — Hard to Get Material. assignment to duty In his office. Capt. Samuel M. Strong, Medical Officers' The Navy Department authorizes the entire Navy and will meet all our re Reserve Corps, will proceed to Atlanta. Ga., following: quirements. for duty at the medical supply depot at that place, reporting upon arrival by telegraph to The big problem of clothing the greater " Some idea of the magnitude of the the commanding general. Southeastern De Navy is being solved rapidly, in spite of problem may be gained when it is stated partment. the difficulty of securing the cloth re that the total amount of cloth for which Maj. Mathew A. Reasoner, Medical Corps, quired for uniforms. the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts has will proceed to Chicago, 111., for the purpose contracted or is negotiating amounts to of establishing a medical supply depot at that The Navy's clothing factory nt Charles place, reporting upon arrival by letter to the ton, S. C, which is now manufacturing about 10,000,000 yards." . commanding general. Central Department. about 40,000 suits of white clothes a Maj. Carroll I). Buck, Medical Corps, will month, will be able, it is estimated, to Capt. Clinton G. Edgar, Quartermaster Offi proceed to Philadelphia, Pa., for the purpose produce 100,000 suits a month when the, cers' Reserve Corps, will make not to exceed of establishing a mcdical'supply depot at that two trips per month during June, July, and place, reporting upon arrival by telegraph to large new building now nenring comple August, 1917, from this city to Detroit, Mich. ; the commanding general. Eastern Department. tion is in full operation. * Dayton, Ohio; Chicago, 111.; Kantoul, 111.; Capt. Harry A. liegeman. Quartermaster The New York clothing factory and and St. Louis. Mo., for temporary duty In con Corps, is relieved from further duty In the contractors during May turned out about nection with the aviation service of the Army, Southern Department and will repair to this und upon the completion thereof will return city nnd report in person to the Quartermaster 20,000 suits of blue clothing and the of to his station In this city after each Journey. General of the Army for assignment to duty ficer in charge expects, in that plant and Col. Charles A. Bennett, Coast Artillery in his office. through private contracts, to turn out Corps, is relieved from duty as commanding First Lieut. Charles E. Maxwell, Medical 60.000 suits this month. If the material officer, coast defenses of the Cape Pear, and Officers' Reserve Corps. 1s relieved from fur will assume command of the South Atlantic ther duty at the Army Medical School, Wash is available, he estimates that after July Coast Artillery District upon the relief from ington, 1). C. and will proceed to Fort Ogle 1 blue uniforms can be supplied at the command of that district of Brig.

•First Lieut. Robert T. Davis, Ordnance Offi Maj. Charlos F. Crain, Thirty-seventh Infan LIST OF OFFICERS APPOINTED cers' Reserve Corps, Is assigned to active duty try, is relieved from duty at the University of and will report in person to the Chief of Ord Wisconsin. Madison, Wis., and will proceed to AS ACTING QUARTERMASTERS nance for assignment to duty In his office. join his regiment. First Lieut. Walter H. Sturgls, Medical Lieut. Col. Peter C. Harris (Infantry), ad Officers' Reserve Corps, Is assigned to active jutant general, will report in person to Col. Eacli of the following-named officers, duty. He will proceed to Fort Revere, Mass., Ira A. Jfaynes, Coast Artillery Corps, Detached and report for duty. Officers' List, president of the examining board on duty at the educational Institution in Washington, D. C, appointed In paragraph specified after his name, is appointed an Capt. Arthur D. Minlck, Ordnance Depart ment, is relieved from duty at the Rock Island 63, Special Orders, No. 259, War Department, acting quartermaster while on his present Arsenal and will proceed to Fort Sam Hous November 4, 1916, at such time as he may be duty : ton, Tex., and report for assignment to duty required by the board, for examination to de •Col. George Le Roy Brown, United As assistant to the ordnance officer. termine his fitness for promotion. States Army, retired, University of Ari Maj. James D. Heysinger, Medical Corps, The resignation of Second Lieut. Edgar R. now on leave of absence at Philadelphia, Pa., zona, Tucson, Ariz. Rodd, Forty-seventh Infantry, New York Na tional Guard, is accepted by the President, to Is relieved from further temporary duty In the Lieut. Col. James A. Cole, United States tnko effect this date. Sbutliern Department and from /station at Fort Army, retired, University of Virginia, CBs'ev. Wash. ; Is assigned to station at Fort First Lieut James C. Hamilton, Battery A, Du Pont, Del. ; and upon the expiration of Charlottesville, Va. Field Artillery, New Mexico National Guard, slild leave will proceed to Join the latter sta Maj. John Q. Adams, United States is detailed for duty In connection with the tion. Army, retired, Culver Military Academy,' purchase of public animals and will proceed to Fort Keogn, Mont., and report to the d(jpot By direction of the President, First Lieut. Culver, Ind. ?iuartermastcr. Fort Keogh Remount Depot, Frank S. Johnson, Medical Reserve Corps, is Maj. Warren S. Barlow, United States honorably discharged from the service of the or assignment to duty as his assistant. United States, his services being no longer re Army, retired, New Mexico Military In By direction of the President, Second Lieut. quired. stitute, Roswell, N. Mex. Adolph Abraham, First Cavalry, Alabama Na Maj. Jens Bugge, United States Army, tional Guard, Is discharged from the service Capt. James H. Laubach, Infantry, will pro of the United States under the provisions of ceed to Walter Reed General Hospital, Dis retired, Iceland Stanford jr. University, section 77 of an act of Congress approved trict of Columbia, and report to the command Stanford University, Cal. ing officer of that hospital for observation and June 3, 1910. treatment. Maj. George L. Converse, United States So much of paragraph 7, Special Orders, No. Army, retired, Ohio State University, Co First Lieut. Charles D. Lockwood, Medical 08. April 28, 1917, War Department, as re Officers' Reserve Corps, now at the Army Med lumbus, Ohio. lates to Maj. Gideon McD. Van Poole, Medical ical School, Washington, D. C, will proceed Maj. Frank L. Graham, United States Corps. Is revoked. to Philadelphia, Pa., and report in person to Army, retired, Pennsylvania College, Get Paragraph 2, Special Orders, No. 109. May Maj. Elbert E. Persons, Medical Corps, 2008 tysburg, Pa. 11, 1917. War Department, is amended so as Walnut Street, for duty. to direct Maj. Theodore ('. Lystor, Medical First Lieut. Howard P. Culver, Aviation Sec Maj. Edgar S. Walker-, United States Corps, to proceed from Ithaca, N. Y., to At tion. Signal Officers' Reserve Corps, 1b as Army, retired, University of Florida, lantic City, N. J., and thence to Detroit, signed to active duty and will proceed to Fort Gainesville, Fla. Mich. Sam Houston, Tex., and report In person to Capt. Louis It. Ball, United States ('apt. .Tunnlus Pierre, ('oast Artillery Corps, the commanding general. Southern Depart Detached Officers' List, is relieved from as ment, for assignment to duty. Army, retired, Throop College of Tech signment to the coast defenses of Pensacola nology, Pasadena, Cal. Capt. William A. Lnrned, Aviation Section, and will report to the commanding officer, Signal Officers' Reserve Corps, Is assigned to Capt. William T. Patten, United States coast defenses of San Francisco. active duty and will report in person to the Army, retired, University of Washington, Paragraph 47, Special Orders, No. Ill, May Chief Signal Officer of the Army for assign Seattle. Wash. 14, 1917, War Department, Is nmended so as to ment to duty. assign ("apt. Robert C. McDonald, Medical Capt. Hollis C. Clark, United States Corps, to Ambulance Company No. 0. instead Capt. Paul Butln, Quartermaster Officers' Army, retired, Montana College of Agri Reserve Corps, is assigned to active duty and of to the command of Ambulance Company will report In person to the commanding officer, culture and Mechanic Arts, Bozeman, No. 5. §oast defenses of Charleston, B'ort Moultrie, Mont. First Lieut. Lester E. Wlllyoung, United . C, for assignment to duty ns quartermaster. Capt. Wilbur E. Dove, United States States Army, retired. In addition to his other The following transfers at the request of Army, retired, Rhode Island State Col duties, will report in person to Capt. James the officers concerned are ordered : Capt. Ben lege, Kingston, R. I. M. Burroughs, Quartermaster Corps, 410 jamin R. Wade, Fifth Infantry, to the Thirty- Scnrrftt Arcade, Kansas City, Mo., for tem third Infantry ; Capt. Henry B. Clagett, Capt. Paul A. Barry, United States porary duty. Thirty-third Infantry, to the Fifth Infantry. Army, retired. Western Military Acad Each of the following-named officers of the Each officer will join the regiment to which emy, Alton, 111. Medical Officers' Reserve Corps Is assigned to transferred. First Lieut. Frank W. Dawson, United active duty and will report in person to the Capt. Clifford A. Todd, Quartermaster Offi States Army, retired, Dubuque College, officer indicated at the place specified for duty cers' Reserve Corps, is relieved from duty at in connection with the securing of enlistments Fort Riley. Kans., and from further active Dubuque, Iowa. for the nine regiments of Engineers, Engineer duty. First Lieut. Truman D. Thorpe, United Officers' Reserve Corps : First Lieut. Slgmund S. Greenbaum to Lieut. By direction of the President, so much of States Army, retired, University of Cali Col. Herbert Deakyne, Corps of Engineers, ?aragraph 10, Special Orders, No. 110, May fornia,' Berkeley, Cal. Philadelphia, Pa. 9, 1917, War Department, as relates to Capt. Samuel S. Bryant, Porto Rico Regiment of First Lieut. Sam P. Herren, United First Lieut. Somers Frnser to Maj. William States Army, retired, New Mexico Col Infantry, is revoked. P. Wooten, Corps of Engineers, Boston, Mass. Paragraph 31, Special Orders, No. 112, May lege of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, First Lieut. James G. Flynn, Medical Offi 15, 1917, War Department, relating to Capt. State College, N. Mex. cers' Reserve Corps, now on duty at Fort William Bryden, Field Artillery, Detached Of First Lieut. Roy W. Ashbrook, United Crockett, Tex., in addition to his other duties, ficers' List, ald-de canip, is amended so as to is designated to conduct the examination at take effect July 1, 1917. States Army, retired, State College of that post of applicants for enlistment in the Washington, Pullman, Wash. regiments of Engineers, Engineer Officers' Re Col. Charles C. Ballou, Infantry, Detached First Lieut. Beverly C. Daly, United serve Corps. Officers' List, will proceed to Chicago, HI., and report to the commanding general, Central States Army, retired, University of Wy First Lieut. Hugh J. Uagan, Medical Officers' Department, for duty nt the officers' training oming, Laramie, Wyo. Reserve Corps, is assigned to active duty. He camp, Fort Des Moines, Iowa. will proceed to Fort Monroe, Va., and report In Second Lieut. George A. Derbyshire, Ferson to the commanding officer of that post Capt. Leonard L. Deltrlck, Quartermaster United States Army, retired, Virginia or duty and by letter tp the commanding gen Corps, is relieved from further duty In the Militnry Institute, Lexington, Va. eral. Eastern Department. Southern Department and will repair to this city and report in person to the Quartermaster First Lieut. George F. Lewis, Corps of En General of the Army for assignment to duty First Lieut. Clarence E. Burt, Medical Offi gineers, will report In person to Lieut. Col. In his office. cers' Reserve Corps, Is assigned to active duty. Francis R. Shunk, Corps of, Engineers, presi He will proceed to Fort Rodman, Mass., and dent of the examining board at Washington, Maj. Lorraln T. Richardson, Infantry, De report In person to the commanding officer D. C., for examination to determine his fitness tached Officers' List, will proceed to Fort Ben thereof for duty. The travel directed Is neces for promotion. The physical examination and jamin Harrison, Ind., and report in person to sary In the military service. horsemanship te^st will be conducted by the the commanding officer, citizens' training commanding officer, Washington Barracks. camp there, for temporary duty as senior In First Lieut. George R. Harris, jr., Medical Officers' Reserve Corps, is assigned to active The following-named officers of tho Medical structor. duty, lie will proceed to Fort Niagara, N. Y., Officers' Reserve Corps arc assigned to active Capt. Charles J. Taylor, Corpa of Engineers, and report In person to the commanding officer duty ; they will proceed to Washington, D. C, is relieved from duty and station at Honolulu, of that post for duty and by letter to the com and report in person to the ctfinmandnnt, Army Hawaii, and will proceed on the first available manding general, Eastern Department. The Medical School, this city, for instruction : transport to San Francisco, Cal., take station travel directed is necessary In the military Capt. Stephen R. M. Kennedy, First Lieut. at that place, and report by letter to the service. James E. Rowlings. Chief of Engineers for assignment to duty. 8 THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN.

STEAMBOAT INSPECTION RULE WEALTHY CREEK INDIAN SEEKING TO INVEST FOR LICENSES IS MODIFIED HIS GREAT RICHES IN LIBERTY LOAN BONDS

The Department of Commerce author Jackson Bamett, a Creek, Has Nearly $800,000 on Deposit In Banks and izes the following: Treasury, With Monthly Income of $50,000 from Rich Oil Lands Telegrams received by the Board of Supervising Steainlxxit Inspectors of the Once Thought of Little Value, Allotted Him In Oklahoma. Department of Commerce from towboat and tugboat owners on Puget Sound and The Interior Department authorizes the later was to become the famous Gushing at other western points urged that some following: oil fields. Bnrnett indignantly refused to action be taken relative to modifying the With nearly $800,000 on deposit to his accept the land, which nevertheless was rules as to admission to license of mas credit in the United States Treasury and allotted to him, he explaining that it was ters, males, and assistant engineers of in a dozen or more banks, and with a fit only for coyotes and jackrabbits to craft plying such waters. The telegrams monthly income of nearly $50,000 derived starve In. and In nowise suited to the re stated that owing to high wages being from oil lands in Oklahoma which he quirements of an humble Indian whose paid by the navy yards and in shipyards owns, an income more than seven times sole desire was to be left alone so that it was Impossible to keep licensed mates that of the President or the United States, he might hunt and fish and smoke at will. and engineers. They could get from $6 Jackson Barnett, 63 years old, a full- Oil Found on Land. to $9 per day of eight hours, and over blood " incompetent " Creek Indian, living time, and the result was that it was be near Heuryetta, Okla., Is, through his One day, abflttt 1!)(K>, oil was discovered coming increasingly difficult to obtain guardian and by the aid of the Depart in the vicinity of Barnett's land, and a enough men to operate their craft. ment of the Interior, seeking some legal few months later a company of eastern method by which the greater part of his capitalists applied to the Department of Averse to Leaving Home. capital may be invested In liberty bonds. the Interior for a long-term lease of Har nett's allotment, which, it was discovered, " Unless we are able to use experienced Rockefeller of the Indians. fairly exuded rich oil throughout its firemen and sailors to fill vacancies the length and breadth. In due time the towing of logs, coal, and railway cars will While Mr. Barnett Vi point of wealth lease was executed, and by its terms Bar be greatly curtailed. Captains and mates Is the Rockefeller of the Indians in the nett ever since has received part of the of tugs are scarce and the supply of mates United States, it is a noteworthy fact that proceeds of the sale of oil from the wells and assistant engineers inadequate to 56 Indians of the Five Civilized Tribes of on his property, the money being depos meet the demand. With the wages they Oklahoma, to which he belongs, have more ited in national banks of Oklahoma to his get ashore they will not, under these cir than $5,000 each to their credit i'l the credit. cumstances, go away fnyn home on small United States Treasury, many of these With the stolidity of the men of his boats while these conditions obtain. The deposits far exceeding that amount, and race, Barnett displayed no enthusiasm or naval service has also taken many li 347 have more than .$1,000 to their credit. interest at the official announcement that censed officers of these classes," the Puget Secretary Lane is convinced that if the the land he had spurned as useless and Sound association concludes. United States statutes will permit the in upon which he steadily refused to abide The executive committee of the Board vestment of Burnett's funds in liberty had become enormously valuable and of Supervising Inspectors was called in bonds, many hundreds of thousands of promised to make him a multimillionaire. session last Monday by Gen. George dollars probably will be similarly invested He declined, from time to time, to accept Uhler. Inspector General, and was in ses by other Indians in the various reserva a greater portion of his income than was sion all the week studying the proposi tions. required to supply his humble needs. In tion. As a result the following order has Barnett sprang into prominence a few signing receipts therefor, he made his been issued : days ago when Carl ,T. O'llornett, a lead mark, and, unable to rend or write, he ing hanker and capitalist of Heuryetta, made no attempt to investigate the state Rule Is Modified. Okla., guardian of the Indian, telegraphed of his finances. He seldom spent more to Senator Robert L. Owen, of Oklahoma, " That for the present, and until fur than $50 a month for provisions, tobacco, urging that steps be taken by Hie United and other supplies, and what was left he ther notice, sections 20. 21, 23, 26, 31, and States authorities to invest the greater 32 of Rule V, General Rules and Regula distributed cheerfully among the less for part, If not all, of Burnett's cash capital tunate Indians of his tribe. tions Applying to Lakes (other than the In interest-bearing liberty bonds. Sen Great Lakes), Bays, and Sounds, be ator Owen at once communicated with Pays Income Tax. struck out and local inspectors notified Secretary Lane regarding the suggestion that hereafter in issuing licenses to offi Reports to Secretary Lane on May 1 and the legal problems of the case are showed that Barnett had $755,893.06 de cers of vessels within this classification now under consideration with a view of posited to his credit in various financial they may exercise the judgment and dis determining if the funds of incompetent institutions. Of that sum, $115,000 is on cretion vested In them by the law, with wards of the Nation may be invested as deposit in State and private banks in Ok out regard to the experience required by suggested. the rules and regulations, the sufficiency lahoma, drawing 4 per cent interest; Barnett's Story. $450,400.74 in nine national banks, draw of such experience to be determined by ing 3 per cent: and $184,492.32 in the the local Inspectors when the candidate The story of Barnett and his rise to applies for examination." wealth and national prominence is a United States Treasury, on which no in This action has been approved by the romantic one. The son of a Creek chief, terest is paid. These deposits are in Secretary of Commerce. Barnett lived the life of a nomad of the creasing at the rate of $47,082.74 a month. The effect is to modify the legal re plains, fishing and hunting and avoiding Last year Barnett paid an income tax of quirements for experience and make it all contact with the white settlers who $52,000 to the Government. much less difficult to obtain a license. In were slowly hut surely encroaching upon other words, if the local inspector con and driving the Indians from their hunt-, DEPARTMENTAL ADVISORY BOARD. siders a man qualified to stand the ex ing grounds. When Indian Territory be The departmental advisory commission, amination hut is lacking in experience came Oklahoma and the Creeks, Chica- of the Council of National Defense, con he may examine him. saws, Choctaws, Seminoles, and Chero- sists of the following members : State De The order affects masters of steam ves kees, the Five Civilized Tribes, were partment, Leland Harrison ; War I Apart sels in the territories indicated, steam allotted lands for farming purposes In ment, William M. Ingraham ; Navy De ferry vessels, passenger barges, mates, the eastern section of Oklahoma, Barnett partment, Capt. Volney O. Chase ; Inte pilots, and chief and first, second, and vigorously opposed any movement on the rior Department. ^Lathrop Brown; De third assistant chief engineers. part of the Government to improve his partment of Agriculture, Dr. B. T. Gallo The order applies as well to Chesa condition in life, but the Government way ; Department of Justice, William C. peake Bay, the Potomac River, Long nevertheless proceeded to execute its Fltts ; Post Office Department, Frank Island Sound, Delaware Bay, Pamlico plans. Frayser ; Department of Commerce, Dr. and Albemarle Sounds, Mobile Bay, Lakes , With other Indians of his tribe. Bar S. W. Strntton ; Department of Labor, Pontchartrain and Maurepns, and other nett was arbitrarily allotted a parcel of Louis F. Post ; Treasury Department, sounds and coast waters. land in the district north of Tulsa, which James L. Wilmeth.