The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-06
Uncle Sans Strong Box,
The Treasury Building,
and How 1t Is Operated

created by congress, IN the deficien-
cy act OF June IS, 1924, the office Of
undersecrctary ~ the treasury. who
acts under the secretary and Tor him
In his absence.
Same of the Departments.
The business OF the treasury de-
partmcnt is placed under the suIer-
vision OF the undcrsecretary and
three assistant secretaries. The
undersecretary s. y. Gilbert, IT..
has supervision over the following.
l. Commissioner Of the public
debt-ta) division OF loans and cur
rcncN Ch) register Of the treasury.
(c) division OF public debt accounts
and audit. Cd savings division.
., Commissioner OF accounts and
derosits-ta) division of bookkeep-
Ing ana warrant. tb) division OF de-
posits.
3. Treasurer Of the United
states.
Z, Comptroller Of the currency
8. Bureau of the budget.
g. Mint bureau.
T. Federal service division.
3. Secret service division.
.. Government actuary.
The assistant secretary In charge
OF foreign loans and railroad ad-
vances, Eliot Wadsworth has super
VISION over the following.
/. Foreign loans,
s. Inter American high commis-
sion.
8. Advances and loans 10 rail
roads under the transportation act,
1920.
4. Bureau Of engraving and
printing
S. chief clerk--(a) general sup
ply committee.
6. Appointment division - (a)
section OF surety bonds.
T. Division of mail and files.
3. Division OF printing and sta
tionery.
0. Disbursng sierk
Public Health Bureau.
The assistant secretary in charge
OF public health. public buildings
and the coast guard, Edward Ciif-
ford, has supervision over the fol-
lowing
1. Bureau OF public health serv-
ice.
2 Supervising architects office
B. The coast guard.
The assistant secretary in charge
OF the revenue has supervision over
the following:
I. Bureau OF Internal revenue.
2 Customs division.
There Is in the treasury DEPART
meut Il comptroller OF the currency.
whose duties are chiefly concerned
with the national hanks of the
United States, and who is charged
with the execution OF all laws passed
by congress relating to the issue
and regulation of national currency,
and, under the supervision of the
federal reserve board. is also in
charge OF the issue OF circulatins
notes 10 federal reserve banks. He
exercises general supervision over all
national banks throughout the
United States, including Alaska and
Hawaii. In the matter of their or
gGnization and regulation. He makes
a report on the condition OF these
national banks not less than five
times year. His powers are ex-
ercised under the general supervi-
sion of the secretary but, under law,
he makes his annual report directly
10 congress
Head of Postal Savings Bank.
The treasury OF the United States
is charged with the receipt and dis
bursement OF all public moneys that
may be deposited in the treasury at
Washington and in the national
bank depOsitaries. He IL the redemp-
ton agent for national bank notes,
FEDERAL reserve bank notes and fed
eral reserve notes, Is trustee for
bonds held TO secure national bank
circulation and public deposits In
national banks, and for bonds held
to secure postal savings in banks:
Is custodian of miscellaneous trust
funds. He IL also treasurer of the
board Of trustees OF the postal saw
ings system.
The commissioner OF internal reye-
hn IN 81
ury, has general supervision over The
collection OF all internal revenue
taxes. and is in charge OF the en-
forcement of the national prohibit
tiOn act.
The director of the mint has gem
eral supervision OF all the mints and
assay offices in the United States.
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