Creel Accepts Congress Control of Public Information
George Creel, head of the Public Information Committee, testifies before a House subcommittee and agrees that Congress should audit and supervise his agency if a $2,008,000 appropriation is approved. He also promises to dismiss a Mexico City representative if found to have leaked the President's speech.
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New York Times
Washington
George Creel
Committee On Public Information
House Committee On Appropriations
Congress
Wilson
Mexico City
Creel
New York World
House Committee
Creel to receive funds under subcommittee plan with Congress review
The text states Mr Creel will obtain the money or nearly the amount requested if subcommittee recommendations are approved by Congress. He will then be under financial supervision of Congress starting after July 1.
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Creel
Subcommittee
Congress
Creel Defends Large Civic Publicity Budget
George Creel testifies before a House subcommittee detailing 26 million pamphlets in seven languages and planned teacher bulletins as part of a $500,000 civic and educational publicity program. He notes biopic and film efforts with allied nations, via Official War Review, and praises the Four Minute Men network and Speaking Bureau for patriotic outreach.
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Washington
Associated Press
George Creel
House
Creel
France
England
Italy
America
General Pershing
Cree
Uest
Ex Justice Ordway Heads Civil Service Reform Group
Ex Justice Samuel H. Ordway was elected President of the Civil Service Reform Association at its annual meeting at the City Club. He succeeds Everett P. Wheeler who retired after six years as president. Ordway has long worked with the association and led its Law and Executive Committees.
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Samuel H. Ordway
Civil Service Reform Association
City Club
Everett P. Wheeler
Ordway
Association
Whitman
State Civil Rvice Commission
National Civil Service Reform League
Nelson
Spencer
Frisell
George T. Key
Theodore Hetzler
Fifth Avenue Bank
Altman's Cuts Deliveries to One a Day
Altman's & Co. reduced wagon deliveries from three a day to one on all routes to comply with a Commerce Board recommendation requiring economy. The change, inaugurated last Monday, has been working satisfactorily.
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Federal Commerce Economy Board
B. Altman & Co
Government to oversee labor distribution in war industries
The plan, announced at the National War Labor Conference, places labor control under a Federal Employment Service. Beginning July 15, factories with more than 100 workers must access workers through the service, with skilled labor to follow. Officials say curbing bid-for-labor will curb waste and secure steady war production.
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Federal Board
Washington
Department of Labor
National War Labor Conference
United States Employment Service
Federal Employment Service
South
North
Middle West
Wilson
Lins
John B. Densmore
Hes
Government Employment Ency
Amsterdam Liner Niuw Amsterdam Lands Passengers
The Holland America liner Nieuw Amsterdam tied at West 57th Street to land 612 passengers after Hoboken piers were taken over by the Government. A military guard barred the pier. two second cabin passengers were sent to Ellis Island for further examination, three stowaways found aboard, and only one American citizen sailed.
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Nieuw Amsterdam
West Fifty-seventh Street
Hoboken
Ellis Island
P. J. van Loeben Sels
California
Netherlands
Yoko
New York
W. de Jong van Lier
Amsterdam
McAlpin
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