Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
DANIELS ASKING
EXPERTS TO HELP
Secretary Of Navy Requests Coopera'
ton Of Leading Scientific and
Engineering Bodies.

Washington, u. c., July 20.-secre-
tary Daniels has written TO the presi-
dents of eight leading scientific socie-
ties asking each of them to select two
members to serve on the proposed
naval advisory committee on inven-
tons.
Thomas A. Edison, who has accept
ed the craftsmanship OF this committee,
and the selection Of IS additional mem
bers OF the scientific societies. will
bring the number of naval scientific
advisers up to total of II.
This plan, it is expected, will make
the new advisory board representative
Of the inventive and engineering tai
eut of the United States.
During his recent conference at
Orange NJ J.. with Mr.. Edison re-
garding the creation of the naval ad,
yisory committee on invention. Sec
rotary Daniels was informed by Mr.
Edison that the latter had come TO
the conclusion as q result of his study
of the lessons Of the war in Europe,
that modern warfare has become d
matter Of chemistry machinery and
high explosives"
The presidents and secretaries of
the societies to whom Secretary
Daniels wrote asking them to select
TWO members 10 serve on the advisory
committee are as follows.
American Chemical Society Presi-
dent Charles II. Herty. Chapel Hill,
~ C.; secretary, Charles l.. Carson,
Washington
American Institute of Electrical En-
gineers-P President. Paul NJ Lincoln,
Pittsburgh secretary, z /. Hutchin-
SON, New York City.
American Institute of Mining Engi-
neers (metaIs) President. Benjamin
b. Thayer, New York City; secretary.
Bradley Stoughton, New York City
American Mathematical Society
President, D. " Brown, Yale C1iyers-
ity New Haven, Conn: secretary. F. u.
Cole. Columbia University, New York
City.
American Society Of Civil Engineers
President, Hunter Macdonald Nash
Vile, Tenn, secretary, Charles W
Hunt, New York City.
American Society OF Mechanical
Engineers President, James Hardness,
Springfield, Vt; secretary, Calvin "
Rice New York City
American AeronauucaI Society
Acting president, Frederick V. Barker
New York City.
Inventors President, Dr. Ed
ward Weston Newark. n. J.: secretary.
Thomas Robbins, New York City.
Announcing his plan to, ask these
societies to make q letter poll Of their
membership for the selection Of the
is members Of the new inventions adj
visory board, Secretary Daniels said.
Much depends upon the personnel
of the committee. and / have been
DESTROYS first of all that IL should be
made up of the ablest men in the
country who have demonstrated their
leadership in their professions. Itt
would be comparatively easy for any
well-infoFmed man TO select half d
dozen names which would Immediately
suggest themselves. but the desire was
to have a committee that would not
only in themselves insure high service.
but as well be representatives of the
inventive and engineering talent of
their society"
Pittsburgh, Pa, July 20.-Paul N.
Lincoln, president Of the American In
stitute Of Electrical Engineers and
one of the men selected by Secretary
Daniels to name an advisory board
for the proposed bureau OF invention
in the navy department, said today
he would consult with the institutes
board Of directors before nominating
electrical engineers for the positions.
He did not know when this would be, /
but he favored prompt action.