The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-07-04

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The work of the Aircraft Produc-I
ton Board is set forth at length
Some of the main things it had done
are:
Assisted in organization of air
craft manufacturers into an associa-
ton.
Negotiated with aircraft compan-
les and others to obtain basis for
settlinf patent disputes and helped
put through an agreement.
Evolved, in cooperation with the
chief signal officer, training plan
for aviators; assisted in starting
schools for preliminary training of
aviator cadets; arranged for sending
professors to Toronto for instruction
in this work.
Developed in cooperation with the
signal officer and the aeronautical
division standard type of aviation
school building and equipment of
buildings; assisted the aeronautical
division in selecting sites for aviation
schools.
Investigated the production facil-
tiles of airplanes in the United States
and made recommendations covering
orders that should be placed imme-
diately.
Arranged. for Standardization of
training type of machine between
English, Canadian and United States
service.
Developed plans for battle types
of planes, orders for which are being
placed now by the military authori-,
ties"
The medical section, under DIR.
Franklin Martin and DR.. F. F. Simp-
son, has spent much of its time select
ing civilian physicians for recommen-
dation to the army and navy, public
health service and the Red Cross.
The work has been done through COM
mittees named ir each state. Selec-
ton of $1,000 physicians has been
completed, and the men have been
given application blanks which they
have been asked to file with the sur
geons general.
Mr.. Gifford's report emphasizes the
work of an inter-departmental COM
mittee whose purpose is to prevent
duplication of war work in the var
ious government departments.
The council has in the Naval Con-
sulting Board board of inventions,
which just now is investigating plans
to combat the submarine. The board
is headed by Thomas A. Edison and
numbers among its members some or
the country's most noted scientists
and inventors.
A Commercial Economy Board,
with A. W. Shaw as its chairman, is
studying means by which commercial
business may best meet demands
made on it during the war, and how
large quantities of supplies may be
diverted to government use without
upsetting the essential services of
trade. This board is studying a plan
to economic on city delivery sys-
TENS and is investigating measures
of economy for adoption by retail
stores.
The coal problem is in the hands Of
a committee on coal production, head
ed by F. s. Peabody of Chicago. It is
assisting the War Railroad Board in
expediting the movement of coal and
is taking measures to stimulate pro-
duction.
A woman's defense committee was
icreated in April with DIR. Anna How
ard Shaw as its chairman. It's activ-
tiles will be directed along the follow
ing lines:
Organization of state committees,
registration of women for service
with the food administration, home
and allied relief work, food produc-
ton, conservation and thrift; educa-
tional propaganda, protection of wom-
en- and child workers, conservation of
the health and welfare of women,
conservation of the moral and spirit
ual forces of the nation.
Scientific research is being conduct
ed by the National Research Council.
The work is under the direction of DIR.
George E. Hale and DR.. R. A. Mill
ken. The Research Council is CO.
lordinating the research activities of
the country in the fields of science
and engineering. It is now engaged
in studying devices to detect subma-
rines and mines, investigating range
finders and instruments to detect in
visible aircraft and improving wire
Hess apparatus.
| A committee on shipping is work
| ing with the Shipping oBard on its
problem of increasing the country's
merchant tonnage.
The work of state defense councils
lis co-ordinated through a department
headed by George F. Porter. It has
assisted in organizing state council:
and in giving them advice as to what
| the federal government expects of the
states in assisting in the conduct o.
the war.
Il Transportation questions are stud
led by committee on transportation
Daniel Willard, president of the Bal
| timore a Ohio railroad, is its chair
4 man. It operates through a Wa