Evening star., 1921-03-31
G. H. CARTER NAMED
ASPUBL|CPR|NTER

ent Commissioner, C. H.
Burke Indian Commissioner.
President Harding today appointed
| George H. Carter of Iowa to be public
printer, Thomas Robertson Of Mary
| land to be commissioner OF patents,
| and Charles H Burke Of Pierre,
S. Oak, to be commissioner of Indian
affairs.
Since 1911 Mr.. Carter has been
clerk to the joint congresio onal COM
mlttee on printing and also secre-
tary Of the special committee on gov
ernment paper specifications. He is
the author of the Congress- onal
Printing Handbook.
Born in Wisconsin.
Ehe newly appointed public printer
IS a native Of Wisconsin. He was
born at Mineral Point in 1874. His
FAMILY moved to Iowa and Mr. Car
ter received his education in the
grade schools at the La Mars High
School and the State University Of
Iowa He also is graduate Of
George Washington University Law
school. taking his degree in 1920.
He has been admitted to the bar OF
the Supreme Court and the Court Of
Appeals Of the District Of Columbia.
Mr. Carter learned to set type and
operate job press. and worked in his
fathers store at La Mars, Iowa, when
ne was youth. He went into news
paper work in 1898, when he left COL
iege, and was employed as proofreader
ana state news editor of the Sioux City
=! ,rlD1ne. Later he was reporter on
the Council Bluffs Nonpareil
His next move was to this city. where
ne ne "orked Tor year in the census Of
fee He returned to Iowa and for four
years was city editor OF the Council
Bluns Nonpareil. He held other I'M
portant posts on various Iowa news
Iapers. and in 1870? came to Washing.
Ton again and was connected with the
sistsnt telegraph editor. He served as
Washington correspondent for Iowa
newspapers. In 1901 he was assist
ant secretary and secretary of the
printing investigation commission.
Nj. Carter is a member CT the Ma.
tiona: Press Club He is an honorary
lie member Of the International Print
ing I'ressmen and Assistants Union of
North America: has IN honorary card,
Milwaukee Newswriter Uninn No s.
affiliated with the In:s'na-i.mll Typo
grarElcaI Union. de is a knight Temp
lar. Shriner and thirty -tl'-a degree Ma
sen and is a member CT Phi Kappa Psi
fraternity.
Mr. Robertson Native Of ID. C.
Mr.. Robertson is a partner in the
patent law firm Of Robertson & John
son. prominent in patent law circles
in Washington, and has been a life
long resident OF Washington and
Montgomery county for the past
twenty-five years. He has been
prominent in Maryland politics for
some time.
Born in Washington in 1871, Mr..
Robertson was educated in the pub
lie schools here and was graduated
from Columbian University, now George
Washington University. He took a law
degree from the National University
Law School.
Mr Robertson is former president
Of the American Patent Law Associa-
ton and has been very active in its
work. His home is at Melrose
street, Chevy Chase. Md. Mr.. Robert
sons nomination was backed by B.
H. Warner and several other men
prominent in republican politics in
nearby Maryland.
Mr. Burke Was Congressman.
Mr.. Burke has been active in Indian
is a former chairman of the House
Genesee county. N. Y. April /, 1851.
He attended the public schools Of
Batavia, n. Y, and removed to Da-
kota territory in 1882. He read law
and was admitted to the bar in 1885.
but did not take up the practice of
the profession. being engaged in the
real estate business. He was elected
to the state legislature in 1894 and
reelected in 1886. He was elected az
a republican to the Fifty sixth, Fifty
seventh. Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth
Congresses (March 4. 1SS9-March 3.
1s0O: was reelected to the Sixty-first
19lD, and reelected to the Sixty.second
Congress.
Other AppOintments.
Newton NJ. Miller Of Cofumbua
Ohio. was named collector of internal
revenue for the eleventh district Of
Ohio, and Capt. William A. Moffett Of
the Navy was appointed q member OF
the advisory committee for aero
nautics.
Ralph w. Stone. federal prohibition
director for Illinois. today was ap-
pointed acting federal supervising
prohibition agent for the central de-
partment, continuing also as state di-
rector. He succeeds Frank D. Rich
ardson. resigned.
Gen. Washington Gardner Of Adrian.
Mich. was sworn into office as COM
missioner of pensions yesterday after
noon by w. b. Acker, assistant attor-
ney in the office OF Secretary Fall.
The oath was taken by Gen. Card
ner in Secretary Falls Office and the
ceremony was witnessed by several
officialA of the Interior Department