Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-22

WIN rhpidl,y ana with run know .
cog" ~ the movements ~ the depart.
mruts concerned lie therefore set
up small executive Comnittr. with
ito'c]Hur tnow Sir Johnl Cndman as
director And Professor Cadman vas
a renil"mnn well uuallfsd for the
tesponSibl- position IN which hr was
placed, ANA he this lutdshIpD felt
hound iu SAY that he regarded pro
f"saoiS with a respect whlgh waa not
universally entertained. daughter
Professor 'ndmnu had been tech
hl'll ADVISER Tor many Nrnrs. ho NIS
professor NJ ihr birmingham univrr-
"ty, ana he htd made tho personal
acquaintance ~ the ch.ef ullfir,d. of
the world The fdnctiuns of mat
executive committee were to 60 ord!
nate the work of the government dc.
par'mentS 90 collect Information as
10 tho requirements and rlurks Of att
uctiolcum products 90 keep In view
ihe consumption ~ an petroleum
products ana To stimulate economy In
their use u
A. that date nll these petroleum
products we're In great demand. and
-uttrlent supplies were not available
Ia meet the countrys needs Indeed
80 depleted were the stocks of naval
fucl oil that the fleet had to restrict
liz exercises and was heroming ser
lousy handicapped IN its duties The
total stocks OF oil In tho country
amounted at that tim" 10 only 300 D..
600 tons. ana II wns considered that
'h" absolute minimum nfety was
! 300 O00 tons After ~ month"; of
strenuous work. IN which all depart
monts ~ the state admirably COOP
Grated, the stocks Of oil were raised
10 lsAO 900 tons. and on the cema g.
tlon oY hosiilities, In spite OF the Ne d.
we're inrosds which had been made
upon oil-carrying ships. ana the ever
increasing consumption. tho position
was most satisfactory.
Al the admiralty mos, VALUABLE
work was done by the fourth sea
lord. Admiral Sir Hugh Tothill. and
tho director ~ stores Mr. Ashdown .
whose successful efforts to provide
for tho over growing needs ~ the
fleet should be gratefully remem
bcr"d. The ministry uf shipping
under the guidance of Elf Joseph
Maclay, ably assisted by Mr. K.mbal II
I Cook was mainly responsible for the
/ transport of oversear supplies At q
/ timo when oil-carrying vessels were
h"iug destroyed In increasing mum
h"tS, the Idea was conceived OF car
| ryinR OIL In the double bottoms ~
ordinary cargo steamers. and tha,
enabled over 900 600 tons ~ fuel
oil TO he transported In 10 months
ana very materially helped 10 save
| the situation.
The ministry of munitions under
took the responsible duty Of supple
iurnnng the supplies of oil from
/ home tesourccs. and, IN spite ~ ad.
verse criticism regarding its policy.
with the help Of Sir Arthur Church
man. II Increased home supplies
from 1900 tons 10 $4,000 tons per
I month That was done by rubs,i
tuting tar oil products for imported
fuel oh. and ~ stimulating the pro-
. duciinu ~ scottish shalo oils and
/ oils manufactured ~ gas works by
"A now process which was likcly 60
/ prove a permanent value
The civic consumption OF OIL had
been regulated by the board of
trade. Il became necessary to con
troll tho distribution uf oils IN this
country, ana In order 10 save man
! power and e. establish uniform die
/ itrihg'inu "A pool board ~ the dis
| tribuling OH companies was con.
Is'itufcd under the Chairmnn~hlp ~
Sir walter Egcrton. whereby trade
! rivalry of pctC" times was convert
81 into a solli ofRanizhtl0u which
had worked loya.iy ana efficiently
and had achieved important econ
Omles Tho companies concerned
showed national spirit which his
| lufdshlp wW sure the government
auI the public gratefully acknow +
edged one ~ the most difficult
Vucfiiuua was to ensure III" use ~
petrol f1r essential mVllian pur.
posses. ana that task was placed In
the hands ~ sir Evan Jones as head
of the petrol control department
and hy means ~ 4 system ~ liCcn-
cos - GOO tons of motor spirit per
month hti been liberated . puan-
tty equal 10 the amount used NY
the Hri'ish armies In Franc. during
the srrttrr part NJ the war
luf the difficulties which had 10
bee overcome IN this country we're
also hcirg encountered ~ the allied
countries ana u soon became nee.
ersary Tor tho whole ~ the allies TO
consult together ard agree on a
common policy Win that object
la view. the inter allied pe'ro .ruW
council was constituted. For their
heIp m the formation ~ the coun-
CU aii IN its subsequent d"lihcta-
tom. they Vere greatly Indebted 10
Senator Nrrcuger commissioner
general ~ petroleum IN Frhnccl,
10 ihr Marquis do thnssr ipup l.iu-
bat and Lieutenant bruhid Win hni
been unurInr In their work Tor
Franc. ana for the AllI'd Cause.
The Italian delegates had cooper
at,i with great cordnlI'y. ana Pro
fc.sor Tttulltp and Lieutenant Va
nina had given most valuable assist
arr. 90 their "agues
A. iu the case ~ uauN other COM
uDdit,s. the United states had been
their one great source Of rupply
providing over SO per cent ~ 'he
allied requirements ~ petroleum
pruduc's Fur 'hrlr work IN making
those tlp quantities available for
naval and military needs, ana IN AZ
sistlig ln is transport 90 Eutoit
their warmer thanks were due To
Nr E,lui head NJ th" Oh division
~ the lriitd states government, IN
Nj IlrrN ,i'f ~ m" humping
hoard trl tu Nr T. ! 1hnuI's ana
captain fOIcy. the United states