| Show WELCOME AID OF INVENTORS I Military Officials Approve Plan for Advisory Board in Navy Department I. I Washington ton Ju July I IX Mobilization t. I of or the inventive genius g of or the tho country to aid in working out naval problems as proposed b by Secretary Daniels was widely toda today b by officials of or both the tho arm army and nav navy and the se selection selection so- so lection of ot Thomas A. A Edison a as head of or the civilian I advisory or board met with unanimous approval al Mr Edison having consented to take taka up the task presented to as ns a. a patriotic patriotic patriotic pa pa- pa- pa dut duty S Secretary Daniels now is preparing to Invite others among noted inventors and technical experts to join In tho work Ho lie would not say yes orno orno or orno no to a dozen names suggested to him declaring ho would mal make mako o known the theother theother theother other members of ot the advisory board only after their acceptance had been received As AB I stated In m my letter Jotter to Mr Ir Edison Edison Edi Edl- son said the secretary In a statement I issued tonight r I am an not a as yet prepared prepared pre pro I I pared parel to announce the tho full tull details of or I the tho plan th these sc must be worked out In conference conference with the tho various bureaus and the details perfected to so o as to Insure In- In sure uro successful operation An n Informal conference with the chiefs chles of the bureaus bureaus bu bu- bu- bu of ot ordnance steam engineering and construction and repair was held this morning and I expect to be able to announce the tho organization in a amore amere I more mere definite way In a n short time Among the tho names namoa suggested to Mr Daniels as ns possible members of ot tho the I new board were those of ot Charles P. P I Steinmetz one of ot tho the worlds world's authorIties authorities authorities ties on electrical engineering Hudson Maxim inventor and maker of ot guns and explosives sl cs Orville Orvllle Wright one of ot two br brothers who led the tho world in aeroplane H flight ht Simon Lake submarine submarine sub sub- marine Inventor Lewis Nixon ship builder and former naval officer Alexander Alexander Alexander Alex Alex- ander Graham Bell Dell Inventor o of the telephone John Hays Has Hammond Jr and R. R A A. Fessenden radio communication tion experts and J. J B. B Walker editor of oC a a. scientific magazine and an Inventor in inventor inventor In- In of note Attention was called today to an act actor of or Congress prohibiting the tho acceptance by the government of or voluntary ser ser- vices ices As there is no provision for remuneration for tor the proposed board it was suggested sug that law might prove an obstacle and require a specific au authorIzation authorization au- au by Congress s Mr Danl Daniels ls said he had not examined the law but he thought it would be bo possible to avoid a conflict with ItI ItI itI It I can cnn ask sk advice of ot whom I 1 please ho said It Is not necessary there thero should be definite and legal tion The Tho bulk of oC the work in tasting new devices de and reviewing suggestions must fall all upon the tire department itself HseH the secretary explained and for lor that thal reaSOn reason rea rca son he contemplates the tho creation of oC a bureau of or invention and development to which tho the civilian experts will be an advisory aI board What hat officer will Ill head this bureau has not been disclosed die dis clos closed d but the name of ot near Hear Admiral Bradley Fiske attached to the naval war college but now on special dut duty in Washington was waa as insistently mentioned mentioned men men- In departmental dep gossip e |
