Document OEq5VLbw9bLvKV9Gqqerq152j

FILE NAME: Gauley Bridge Sayers (GBS) DATE: 1943 DOC#: GBS002 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Sayers Entry in Who's Who in America  6 UOKo in America SAWYER l p .1927 St. Olav, 1920; Gran Oflcial Order of Carlos J. Finlay (Cuba), 1940; awarded Leon Bernard p m e , 1939. Contbr. on tuberculosis, typhoid earners, rabies, epi demic poliomyelitis, venereal diseases, hookworm dis ease, yellow fever, etc. Home: Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. Office: 49 W. 49th S t., New York, N.Y. SAWYER, W illits Herbert, exec, engr.; b. School craft. Mich., Oct. 30, 1873; s. Herbert Brown and Lina Frances (Pursel) S .; B.S. in E.K., U. of Neb., 1891, Dr. Kngring. (hon.), 1936: m. Georgina F. Case. May 11, 1898; children-- Robert Thomas, Edward Case. In employ various street ry. cos. until 1895; with Gun. Electric Co., Schenectady and N.Y. City, Rritixh Electric Traction Co., England, 1V0: engr. New York office of Ford. Bacon & Davis, 1905-14; v.p. E. W. Clark & Co. Management Corp., Columbus. 0 ., 1914-22; pres. E ast 6 t. Loui9 & Sub urban Ry. Co. and affiliated cos.. 1919-27; pres. Stevens and Wood, Inc.; v.p. Allied Power & Light Corp.. 1927-30; co-receiver, A tlantic Pub. Service As sociates. Carolina-Ga. Service Co. and Southern Pub. Service Co., 1930-31; pres. Peoples Transit Co., Day ton. 0 ., since 1932; cods. .engr. since 1930; elec, power consultant N.Y. World's Fair, 1937-40. Report on El Tranvia Municipal de Bogota, Bogota, Colom bia. South America, 1939. Fellow American Inst. E.E .; mem. Am. Soc. Mechanical Engrs.. Am. Elec tric Ry. Assn. (pre9. 1920-27). Clubs: Columbus (0 .) Club; Engineers, Bankers, Railroad (New York). Apptd.. 1926, by Govt, of S tate of Victoria, Australia, to investigate and report on the Yalloum brown coal electricity generation scheme and connected power undertakings of the S tate Electricity Comran. of Vic toria. Horae: 1499 Roxbury Rd., Columbus, 0 . Office: 30 Broad S t , New York, N.Y. SAW YERS, Mott Randolph, clergyman; b. Unionvllle, la., July 5, 1870; s. Sylvester Heartley and Mary Flavla (Miller) S .; A.B., Parsons Coll., F air field, la.. 1890, D.D., 1914; student Princeton, 1891: grad. Princeton Thcol. Sem., 1895; grad, study Union Theol. Sem., 1893-90: Ph.D., Western Union Coll., Lemars. la ., 1913; m. Rebecca Margaret Taylor, July 17,1 9 0 7 ;ld aa,U u th L aR u e. Ordained-minlstryPresbyn. Ch., 1903; pastor Untonvillo and Moulton, la., 1893 96, Centerville, 1897; state sec. Ia. Anti-Saloon League, 1899-1992: pastor M t. Ida Prcsbya. Ch., Davenport, la., 1902-11; gen. sec. Y.M.C.A., Daven port, 1911-13; pastor Avondale Presbyn. Ch., Cincin nati, 0 ., 1914-15; lecturer Rcdpath Lyceum Bur., 1915-17; in Y.M.C.A. service at various army posts, 1917-19; pastor Centerville, 1920-40, pastor emeritus Stay 1, 1940; interim pastor, Congl. Ch., Anoka, Minn., since Jan. 1941. Mem. la. N\G. 3 yrs.; served with Y.M.C.A., Spanish-Am. War. Awarded engraved te sti monial of good citizenship " for more than 20 years of useful public service," 1940. Mem. Internal. Magna Charta Assn. (v.p. I a .) , Sons of Am. Revolution (sec. Minneapolis c h a p te r); life mem, Centerville Assn, of Commerce. Republican. Club: Commercial (ex-pres.). W riter Pep Talks, syndicated weekly news paper feature, and contbr. stories and verse to mags. Author: Famous Friends of God, 1933; The Shepherd Who Abided. 1937. Home: 4801 Ewing Av. S:, Min neapolis, Minn. S A X, Kart, coll, prof.; b. Spokane, Wash., Nov. 2, 1892; s. William L. and Minnie (Morgan) S.; B.S., Wash. State Coll., 1910; M.S., Harvard. 1917, D.Sc., 1922; m. Hally Jollvette, Sept. 22, 1915: children-- Karl Jolivette. William Peter, Edward Alan. Instr. In genetics. U. of Calif.. 1919; plant breeder River bank Lab., 1919-20; biologist Me. Agrl. Expt. Sta., 1920-23; asso. prof, cytology, Arnold Arboretum. Har vard, 1928-35. prof, of botany since 1933. Served as *d It., C.A.C., U.S. Army. 1918-19. Mem. Nat. Acad. Sciences. U nitarian. Home: 380 South S t., Forest Utils, Mass. S A X E , Albert Moore (s5ks), architect; b. Chicago. Ill,, Nov. 10, 1883; s. Alfred Jasper and Effie Adella (Moore) S .; student U. of HI., 1907-08; m. Irla Zim merman, May 15. 1909; children-- Emily Irla (dec.), Carhys Albert. Began practice a t Chicago, 1910; mem. Zimmerman, Saxe & MacBride of Chicago with branch office at Sarasota, Fla. Prin. works: 111. State Peni tentiary, Stateville; Eastern Penitentiary, Graterford, P a.; Lincoln Hall, Administration Bldg, and Armory, U. of 111.: Advertising Bldg., Arcade Bldg., Pulaski Park Field House, Humboldt Park Bldg.. Garfield Park Bldg., Douglas Park Bldg., all of Chicago; Elks Temple, Aurora; Cusack Office IJldg., New York City; Miami Walgreen Bldg.. Miami. FU . Commissioner of public works and chinn. Village Plan Commn. and chmn. architectural advisory hoard, Flos moor, III ; former mem. 111. S tate Archtl. Commn. Sec. Nat. Com. on Prison Reform, 1919; mem. Nat. Com. on Prison Admin is: rat ion, 1U20. del. Nat. P riso n Con gress, 1919 20; chiun. City Plan Commn.; chmn. City Beautiful Commn.. chmn. Rehabilitation Com. Am. Red Cross. Sraot.i. Fla. Mem. Am Inst. Architects (ex-pres. III. Chapter). 111. Soc. Architects (ex-dir ), Florida Soc. of Architects. Art Institute. Chicago. Republican. Baptist. Clubs: Cliff Dwellers, Tower Club, Olympia Fields Country (c x -v .p .); Chicago U hletic Assn.. Flossrnoor Country, Central III. Hunt ing (dir ), Halifax River Yacht, Sarasota Bay Country (pros., d ir.). Sarasota. Florida, Kappa Sigma. Home: Flossrnoor. 111.; and Sarasota, Fla. Office: 43 E. Ohio St., Chicago, 111.; and 12 Commercial Court, Sarasota, Fla. SAXE , John Godfrey, lawyer; b. Saratoga. N.Y., June 23, 1877; 9 John Theodore and Mary (Bosworth) S.; B .A , McGill U.. 1897. M.A., 1914; LL.B., Co lumbia, 1900: LL.D., Middlebury, 1910, Vermont, 1940; m. Mary Sands, June 10, 1909. Admitted to N.Y. bar, 1900; mem. Saxe. Bacon & O'Shea; mem. N.Y. Senate, 1911, 12; counsel to Gov. Glynn. 1914; mem. Constl. Conv., N.Y., 1915; served a3 chmn. law com. Dem. S tate Com. and chmn. or mem. many state rommns. and bar assn, corns.; chmn. exec. com. Bar Assn. City of New York, 1928-29 and 1934-33; first chmn. Joint Com. of all N.Y. City bar assns., 1930 33. Trustee Metropolitan Museum of Art. Pres. N.Y. S tate Bar Assn., 1935-37; mem. Psi Upsilon. Episco palian. Clubs: M anhattan (pres. 1923-27 and 1929 31), The Links. Downtown, Columbia University, Oak land Golf, Links Golf. Deepdale Golf, National Golf Links of America: Travellers (P a n s ). Author: Saxe's Manual of Elections. 1918; Genealogy of Saxe Fam ily in America; Charitable Exemptions in New York S tate; Inter-S tate Divorce, New York System of Char ities. Home: 525 Park At. Office: 102 Maiden Lane, New York, N.Y. SAXE, M artin, lawyer; 6. New York, N .Y., Aug. 28, 1S74; s. Fabian and Theresa (Kelburn) S .; spl. student Princeton L\, 1890-93; LL.B., Now York l<aw Sch., 1897; m. Georgia Short Paxton, Apr. 22, 1912; 1 dau., Prairie (Mrs. B. K. Day, d ec.). Law clerk Hastings & Gleason, 1897-1900; adm itted to N.Y. bar, 1S97; partner Saxe, Powell & Silver, 1005 15, Morris, Plante & Saxe, 1918-37, Saxe, Cole & An derson since 1937. Asst. corp. counsel, N.Y. City, 1902-01; sta te senator, 17th D ist., 1905-07, 18th Dist., 1907-09. Pres. N.Y. S tate Tax Commn., 1915-18; del. and cbmn. com. on taxation N.Y. S tate Constl. Convs., 1915 and 1933. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., N.Y. S tate Bar Assn., N.Y. County Lawyers Assn., Assn. Bar City of New York, Acad. Polit. Science, N at. Tax Assn. Re publican. Clubs: Lotos, City, Lawyers (gov.), Nat. Republican, Frinceton (New York). Co-author: The Taxation of Corporations, 1914; also various articles. Home: 101 Central Park West. Office; 76 Williams S t., New York, N.Y. SAXON, 01! Glenn (sSks'un), business adrainstm .; b. Greenwood, S.C., Dec. 24, 1892; s. Tbaddeus Cflenn and Alla Eugenia (Pollard) S .; student Conway Hall, Carlisle. Pa., 1908-09. St. Paul's Sch., Garden City, N.Y., 1909-10; A.B., Harvard, 1914, LL.B., 1917; hon. A.M., Yale, 1931; m. Catherine Marie Dunham, Sept. 25, 1919; children-- Olin Glenn, J r., Philip Dunham, Janet. Served as atty. and sp!. agt. Dept, of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1917-19; law elk, Cravath & Hen derson, New York, N.Y.. 1919-20; asst. Import mgr. G. Amsenck & Co., 1920-21; mgr. rubber dept. Ar nold. Dorr & Co., 1921-23; T.p., dlr, and gen. mgr. Washington-Dean Co., New York, N.Y., 1923-31; prof, business admlnstrn., Yale U., since 1931, head of dlv. of applied economies, fellow Saybrook Coll., 1934-39, mem. gov. bd. Sheffield Scientific Sch., Yale; dir. of research Republican Nat. Com., 1930-40; adviser to Gov. Alfred Landon in 1930; commr. of finance and control, S tate of Conn, (on leave from Y ale), 1939 40. Sec. Resolutions Cora., Rep. N at. Conv.. 1940. At Field Arty., O.T.S., Camp Taylor. Ky., 1918. Mem. Rubber Exchange and Commodity Exchange, New York. N.Y., 1927-32. Mem. Economists Nat. Com. on Mone tary Policy. Phi Beta Kappa, D elta Upsilon Club. Phi Gamma Delta. Republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Harvard (New York C ity ); University (Washington, D .C .); Graduate (New Haven), Hartford (Hartford, Conn.). Home: 53 EdgehiU Bd. Address: 203 Shef field Hall, New Haven, Conn. . . . SAVE, James Newton ($a), lawyer; b. White County. Ark.. Aug. 12, 1888; s. William Burrell and Lulu (Hodges) S.; m. Leah Wells, Pec. 17, 1928; children -- Sarah Jane, Leah Wells. Stenographer and R.R, clerk, 1908-14; asst, to receiver of The S tate Nat. Bank, L ittle Rock, Ark., 1914-19: adm itted to Ark. bar, 1913, Tex. bar, 1931, bar of U.S. Supreme Court, 1932; practiced at L ittle Rock, and El Dorado, Ark*, until Mar. 1931: since practiced at Longview, Tex.; mem. Saye i Saye. Served in U.S. Army, Camp Pike, Ark., Aug.-Dee. 1913. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Tex. S ta ir Bar. Modem Woodmen of America. Address: Longview, Tex. SAYERS, Dorothy Lelqh (sftrs), Brit, author; b. Oxford. Eng., 1S93; d. Rev. Henry and Helen Mary (Leigh) Sayers; M .V , Oxford U., 1015; m. Atherton Fleming. 1920. Mem. Ch. of Eng. Club: Defeeiion (London). Author: Clouds of Witnesses. 1927; Daw son Pedigree, 1928; Lord Peter Views the Body. 1929: Strong Poison, 10.10: Unpleasantness at the Bcllona Club, 1939: Suspicious Characters. 1931; Unnatural , Death. 1931: Have His Carcass. 1032: Whose Body' . 1932; Hangman's Holiday. 1933; Murder Must Adver tise. 1933; Nine Tailors. 19.81: Gaudy Night. 1936: Zeal of Thy House. 1937; Busman's Honeymoon. 1937; Greatest Drama Ever Staged, 1938; Devil to Pav. 1939; Strong Meat. 1939; In the Teeth of the E v id en t, 1940; Begin Here: A Wartime Essay. 1940; The Mind of the Maker. 1911. Home: 24 Great James St.. Lon don, E u g , W.C. l : 24 Newtaod S t., W ilitim, Essex. Eng. SAYLES SAYERS, Royd Ray, dir. U.S. Bureau of Mines, med. dir.; b. Crotlicrsulte, Ind., Oct. 25, 1885; 8. Smith and Ida May (Lewis) 3 .; B.A., M.A., Indian Umv., 1907; M U.. U. of Bultalo, 1914; m. Edna Linneu, Feb. 26, 1923; 1 dau., Joan. Professor electro chemistry,. U. of Buffalo, 1911-13; med. dir., U.S. Public Health Service since 1913; served as public health officer on U.S. Coast Guard Cutter " Comanche," 1917; detailed U.S. Bureau of .Mines as chief surgeon and chief of Health and Safety Branch, 1917-33; chief, Div. of Industrial Hygiene, Nat. Inst, of Health, 1933-40; dir. U.S. Bureau of Mines since 1940. Mem. Nat. Conf. of Governmental Industrial Hygienists; professorial lecturer on indsl. hygiene, George Wash ington Umv.; mem. Advisory Com. on Industrial Hy giene, Internal. Labor Office, Geneva, Switzerland (mem. corr. com. indsl. hygiene); raera. Air Hygiene Foundation of America; mem. Com. on Commercial Policy, Department of S tate; mem. Interdepartm ental Com. on Safety, and numerous other committees. In 1923, racm. delegation of U.S. to Pan-Pacific Science Congress in Australia, serving as cbmn. sect, on hy giene among workers, particularly miners; visited mines of New Zealand. Australia, South .Africa, and European countries; chmn. same sect, when Pan-Pacific Science Congress met in San Francisco, 1939; chmn. Am. delegation to represent U.S. at 8th Internal. Congress for Prevention of Industrial and Occupational Diseases (Frankfort-on-Main, Germany). Mem. Am. Public Health Assn. (chmn. pneumoconiosis com .). A.M.A., Am. Inst. Mining and M etall. Engrs., Am. Soc. Heating and Ventilating Engrs.. Am. Cas Assn, (mem. various corns.). Assn, of Mil. Surgeons of the U. S., A.A.A.S., Mining Assn, of Montana, Jos. A. Holmes Safety Assn, (pres.); Washington Biophysical In st.; Am. Assn, of I n d s l .P h y s ic ia n s S u r g e o n s (past pres.). Author: numerous pubis, dealing with carbon monoxide, silicosis, blgb temperatures and humidities, health and safety in mines, toxic dust* and gases, etc. Home: 607 Oronoco S t., Alexandria, Va. - SAYLER, Ollier Marti, dramatic critic: b. H unt ington, Ind., Oct. 23, 1887; s. Samuel M artin and Luella C. (Daily) S.; A.B., Oberlin, 1909; m. Lucie V. Relchenbach, Sept. 18, 1920: 1 dau., Id a Lou. On staff Indianapolis News, 1009-20; corr. Boston Eve ning Transcript, 1915-20, On leave of absence studied European theatres, May-Sept. 1914, Russian theatres. Sept. 1017-Aug. 1918; lecturer on the theatre and on Russia; conductor " FootUght and Lamplight," weekly dram atic and literary review, broadcast over radio, 1924-29; founded Oliver M. Sayler, Inc., 1928: partner Marjorie Barkentin. Revisited Russian theatres, 1924, 33; Am. rep. Moscow Art Theatre and other theatres of Russia. Contbr. to magazines. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity. Author: Russia, White or Red, 1919; The Russian Theatre Under the Revolution, 1920 (revised and enlarged as The Russian Theatre, 1922); The Russian Players in America. 1923; Our American Theatre. 1923: Inside the Moscow Art Theatre, 1925; Revolt In the Arts, 1930. Editor: The Moscow Art Theatre Series of Russian Plays, Series I. 1922, Series II. 1923: The Eleonora Duse Series of Plays. 1923; Max Reinhart and Ills Theatre, 1924; Plays of the Moscow Art Theatre Musical Studio, 1925. Mem. Am. Russian Inst. Clubs: Players, P.E.N. (New York). Address: 21 E. 37th St., New York, N.Y. SA YLES. John Manvllle (salz), educator; b. Mex ico. N.Y., June 17, 1S77; a. Manvllle F. and OUle Newton (Antisdel) S .; A.B., Colgate U., 1900; rd .B ., N Y. S tate Coll, for Teachers, 1902; (hoD.) Ed.D., from Colgate Univ., 1937; m. Grace In g k h art, June 23. 1902: 1 son, Charles Inglehart. Prin. Richmondville (N.Y.) High Sch., 1902-05. Glens Falls High Sch., 1905, Model High Sch. at N.Y. S tate Coll, for Teachers. Albany. 1005-06, Milne (Practice) High Sch., Albany, 1906-20: dir. teacher training, N.Y. S tate Cull, for Teachers, 1920-39, acting pres, since Sept. 1039. Mem. N.E.A., Nat. Soc. Teachers of Edn., Academic Principals Assn, of N.Y. S tate (pres. 1937), Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Upsilon. Pres. S tar Lake Hotel Co. Inc., Star Lake, N.Y., 1937. Re publican. Presbyterian. Mason. D ubs: Rotary (pres. 1937-38), University (ex-pres.). Albany Country. Contbr. to ednl. mags. Frequent speaker a t cdnl. meetings. Formulated program for ednl. theory through 2 yr integrated course of extracurricular activities, required of freshmen and sophomores, and illustrated in the sch. of practice. Holds monthly confs. and annual round table for teachers. Home: C81 Hudson Av., Albany, N.Y. SAYLES, Robert Wilcox, geologist; b. Pawttirket. R I.. Jan 29. |K7S; 8. Frederick Clark and Deborah Cook (Wilcox) A.B.. Harvard. 1901: m. Adelaide K. Burton. June 1, 1004: children-- Deborah W . Robert W. Began ceol. work In Montana, 1899; curator Harvard Gcol. Museum. 1907-28: research asso. Division of Geology. Harvard, since 1928. President of Baltic Mills Company. Fellow Gcol. Soc. America, A.A.A.S., Am. Acad. Art3 and Sciences. Am. Geog. Soc.; mem. Scismol. Soc. America. Am. Meteorni. Soe., Boston Soc. Natural History, Cool. Soc. Boston (pres. 1928-29), Washington Acad. Sciences, Conf. Crophys. Union. Trustee of the Boston. Mass., Chil dren's Museum. Aothor of monographs and paper* on glacial ecology and sraxmolopy. Research work on AUTOBIOGRAPHY Of SURGEON R. R* SAYERS [jv cl., circa 1^32.J Or* H. R. Sayers, Surgeon o f the United State Public H ealth S ervice, vas horn a t C r o th e rsv llls, Indiana, October 2 5 , 1885* He Graduated iron the U n iversity o f Indiana in 1907 v lth the decrees A* 2* and A* M., bavin,-; majored in chem istry and electro -ch em istry . Tram 1907 to 1910 he vas c h ie f chem ist fo r the Oould Storage B attery Cotapaqyg from 1911 to 1913 he eras p rofessor o f electro --chamistry at the U n iversity o f B u ffalo, and in 1914 Graduated from that U n iversity w ith 'th e degree reproduced at the national arch ives O f K :* 0 * On June 16, 1913, Dr. Sayers became an intern e in the Public H ealth Service H ospital a t B u ffa lo , E* T ., and on July 1 , 1914, he vas transferred to E llis Island* On October 19, 1914, he took the exami nation for appointment as A ssista n t Surgeon from Indiana. His rumination vas confirmed by the Senate in December, 1914, and h is commission as A ssistan t Surgeon lesued on January 6 , 1915* On January 9 , 1915, he w.-s reliev ed from h is interne ship and ordered to E llis Island H ospital fo r duty* burly in February, 1915, he v?-s d eta iled to the Coast Guard Cutter Seneca. A fter one year he vac transferred to the Marine H ospital a t Stapleton, K. Y*, vhere he served for about too months when h9 vas ordered to G reen ville, S. C ., for rural sa n ita tio n vork* On Ju ly 5 1916, he vas reliev ed from duty a t G reenville and d irected to proceed to L iberty, Ho*, by v^* o f J efferso n C ity, I'o ., for sim ila r duties* On October 23, 1916 ha v o i d irected to proceed to Y&shlngton* D. C. fo r temporary duty a t the l^rgienic Laboratory. On February 2i, 19X7, bo was d irected by the Surgeon General to prooeed to Okmulgee, Cfela., where he was engaged In rural sa n ita tio n in v estig a tio n * tint11 A pril 4 , 1917, lien, on account o f m ilita ry n ecessity he was ordered to prooeed im> m ediately to Galveston, Texas to report to the Coast Guard Cutter Comanche fo r duty where he served u n t il e a rly in June 1917 when he was transferred to the Plague Laboratory a t New O rleans, La and in J u ly , 1917, he was d irected to report to the U. S. Bureau o f Hines fo r duty. He was assigned to one o f the m ine-rescue cars to conduct in v e stig a tio n s on the conditions a ffe c tin g the h ealth o f the miners and th eir fam ilies. On r.#rt.;bor 16, 1918, w h ile w ith the Bureau o f H ines, Dr. Sayers* at the request o f the D irector o f that Bureau reported to the American U niversity Experimental S ta tio n , Voshlngton, D. C ., to study the p h ysiological e ffe c ts o f poisonous gases and the u se o f gas masks and breathing apparatus. On November 1 . 191ft, Dr. Sayers received orders fo r duty in M assachusetts and was assigned to Connecticut in charge o f the Service work in connection with the influenaa epidem ic. On iJpvenber 25, 1918 hr was d irected to prooeed to J o p lin , H o., and such other p laces as necessary in that v ic in ity for the purpose o f aerocalng charge o f a t r i sta te canitary d is tr ic t to be composed o f Ottawa County, Olcla. ,, Jasper County* h o ., and Cherokee and Crawford C ounties, Xnnfl. On September L,, - 2- REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 1919, ho as r eliev ed o f fluty In tho t r i- s t a t e d is t r ic t enfl Informed that h.i`a p p lica tio n for four month lea v e had besn granted* On Decmaber 11 1919* he was d irected to roport to tho P ublic H ealth Service a t Washington, D* C*o fo r examination to determine h i fitn e s s fo r promotion t the crude o f Paused A ssistan t Surgeon* Hi* coctnlssion as Passed A ssista n t Surgeon eras issu ed e ffe c tiv e January 1* 1920 ' On February 4 , 1930, Dr* Sayers as r e lie v e d fToro further duty w ith the 3eotlon o f In d u strial Hygiene and d irected to report to the D irector o f the Bureau o f H ines, Washington, D. C ., fo r duty* On - v'"- February 8 , 1920, the D irector o f the Bureau o f Hines assigned him as C aief Surgeon o f that Bureau w ith headquarters in Washington, D* C* Dr* Sayers has continued to date w ith the Bureau o f Vines in chLXQ& o f it e in v estig a tio n s in to the conditions a ffe c tin g the h ea lth and sa fety o f m iners. On January 6 , 1923, he received h is coan ission as Surgeon in th e Public H ealth S ervice. On A pril 1 2 , 1923, he was authorised p,w> d irected to proceed to Delbourne, A u stra lia , to atten d the m eeting o f th e P an-P acific S c ie n tific Congress and from thsnoe to prooeed to Johannesburg, South A frica, to study the problem o f mine v e n tila tio n , prevention o f oust in mining, and miners* d ise a se s, in cluding s ilic o s is on the Hand in South A frica , and then to proceed back to h is sta tio n v ia Kn land for the purpose o f studying B r itish methods o f conducting m ine-rescue sta tio n s and in v e stig a tio n s o f m iners' d is e a ses. She expenses o f t.-is tr ip were borne by the Bureau o f T inas. At the request of the Bureau o f Mines, Dr. Sayers was red eta iled to that Bureau *on February 4 , 1924, and again on February 4 , 1928. REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 3- On Ju ly 15. 1926, a new branch,, to include the H ealth D iv isio n end the Safety D ivision vac crested in the Bureau o f Mines. This was daSweated as the H ealth and Safety Branch w ith fir. Sayers appointed os chiefo Be a lso retained h is t i t l e o f Chief Surgeon* On December 10 1930, a nm d lv ia lo n , the Deoographical D ivision vas created in the H ealth and Safety Branch and the Accident S ta tis tic s Section o f the Mineral S ta tls tlo s D ivio ion o f the Economics Branch transferred to the new Deoographlcal D iv isio n . The work o f th is d iv isio n includes s t a t is t ic a l stu d ies regard ing a ccid en ts, h ea lth and sa fe ty in the coineral and a llie d in d u str ie s. This d iv isio n i s under the d irect control o f the C hief S ta tis tic ia n . As c h ie f o f the Health and Safely Brunch, fir. Sayers ie respon s ib le to the D irector o f the Bureau o f nines for the se le c tio n o f plans for the wort: o f the branch in making surveys and s t a t is t ic a l stu d ies o f conditions in the mining m eta llu rg ica l, and a llie d in d u stries as to h ealth and sa fe ty , and in givin g in stru ctio n in the use o f m ine-rescue and recovery apparatus, in f ir s t - a id and accident prevention, and in m ine-rescue and recovery operations a fte r mine d isa ste r s. He mokes fin a l se le c tio n o f problems to bo carried o u t, determines the scope o f the in v e stlja tio n s and c r it ic iz e s tiro r e s u lts . He has veto power, su b ject to appeal to the D irector, over the choice o f personnel and assignment to th e ir d u tie s, the 11 m ine-rescue sta tio n s and 10 nine-rescue cars operated by the Bureau or* under h is adm inistrative su pervision , d ir ec t co n trol being under the c h ie f enjinoor o f thn Safety D iv isio n . As fc branch c h ie f, fir. Sayers is a member o f the Personnel Board o f the Bureau o f Mines. This board re views and r e v ise s e ffic ie n c y ratin gs o f a l l em ployees, considers end reootaraands to the D irector a ll questions th at a r ise in connection r ith the C la ssific a tio n A ct, and a l l requests fo r crea tio n o f net? p o sitio n s and suggestions for promotions In the Bureau* He Is a lso a member o f the P ublications Committee o f the bureau o f Ulnee which, considers the Txaefulaess or pu blic need o f papers (submitted fo r p u b lica tio n , A eth er or not they should be for free d istr ib u tio n , approval o f m ailing l i s t s , budgeting o f funds, determ ination o f omiaee o f delay in p u b lica tio n o f r e su lts a fte r com pletion o f in v e stig a tio n s, methods o f keeping track o f progress o f mans- sc r ip ts w ith the ob ject o f speeding p u b lica tio n , preparation o f general o u tlin es for preparation o f manuscripts, e tc * , a l l w ith the ob ject o f secur ing b e tter p u b lication s and more o f theca, w ith the lim ited fund* a v a ila b le . The Health D iv isio n , under Dr* Sayers* d ir ec t con trol as Chief Surgeon, has about 25 em ployees, in clu d in ' fiv e A cting A ssistan t Surgeons d e ta ile d from the P ublic Health S ervice, who carry out the follow in g duties* 1* Y ield in v e stig a tio n s, which include a c lin ic fo r the examina tio n o f minors to determine the e ffe c ts on h ealth o f conditions under which they are a ctu a lly working sod san itary surveys o f mining camps, study o f medical organisations end in d u stria l hygiene and causes o f death o f m iners, and dust ana v e n tila tio n in mines* 2 Laboratory in v e stig a tio n s, which include a* Qas laboratory for analyzing gases and dusts c o lle c te d in mines and tunnels; experim ental stu d ies on e ffe c ts on men and animals o f various g a se s, as carbon monoxide, hydrogen su lph id e, sulphur d io x id e, oxygen, etc* b* P h y sio lo g ica l laboratory for examining tissu es exposed to various to x ic substances to determine th e ir p a th ological e ffe c ts on men and animals* c . Dust laboratory for experim ental stu d ies on animale to determine e ffe c ts o f various dusts* 'd, Gco-naBl: laboratory for developing masks fo r protection again st various vapors and dusts and approval o f manufactured gas cask s, e* Corruressed-elr lab oratories for experiments on the use o f sy n th etic atmospheres in the prevention and treatm ent o f caisson disease* REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES S>5e  A ir-conditioning laboratories for stu d ios on p h y sio lo g ica l o ffa c ts o f atmospheric con d ition s, . such as abnormal temperatures and hum idities* C. Stream p o llu tio n laboratory fo r in v estig a tio n o f methods o f disposal o f waste waters from mines cad prevention o f stream p o llu tio n frer1 . a cid mine drainage* 'hft Safety D iv isio n , which employs about 100 persons, i s en-r.'*ed in t>e follow in g worlr: 1 . In stru ctio n Section ong>ged in u tra in in g employees in the mining and a llie d in i untried in methods o f f i r s t aid to the. injured and in the use o f m ine-rescue app'irnturj. b . In stru ctio n in mine sa fety in v o lv in g the mating ox mine examinations and recommendations for improvement o f unsafe conditions observed* c . Giving in stru ctio n to mine o f f ic ia ls in tlw proper h a n d ily o f mine d isa sters* d. `dstab lisn in :; and keepirv. In a c tiv e woricing con d ition lo c a l sa fety ory>jais&tiona in the fo m o f Holmes Safety Chapters* e* A ssistin g a t various State and company f i r s t a id and nine-rescue contes ta and hewing charg* o f t;ie International F irst-A id and Kine-aeacue Contest* 2* fcraeryency r a t io n eng gee in a* A ssistin g a t nine dioasterr in volvin g nine explorions:, fires, floods, and cave--ins* b , In v e sti gat ini* nnd preparing reportr on ci-aiser o f c isu ste r e and muring recacmendxtions for prevention o f r^carrenoe* REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES --6-- Taxt Dvrao^apKioal D iv isio n . which employs IB p eo p le, la engaged In the follow ing vorkt 1* S t a tis tic a l inquiry in to the oaases number, and frequency o f accid en ts o f d iffe re n t type to men employed in the m ineral industries a In connection w ith the study o f a ccid en ts p rinted schedules are m ailed at the c lo se o f each calendar year to a l l mines and quarries In the United S ta tes and to e l l ooks evens m ills , and sm elters (ex clu siv e o f b la st fu r naces) The fig u res furnished on the schedules are tabulated and s t a t is t ic a l ta b les prepared therefrom to show the occurrence o f accidents w ithin the in d u stries and the progress being made in the prevention o f accidents b P u b lication s containing the above inform ation are issu ed annually end are furnished without charge to a l l companies requesting them. In ad d ition monthly reports are issu ed showing the number and causes o f fa ta l accid en ts in coal mines and the r e la tio n between tha occurrence o f accidents and the quantity o f coal produced These reports are prepared iron inform:.t ion furnished by the S tate mining o f f ic ia ls o f the various coal-producing States 2 S ta tis tic a l in q u iries regarding the h ealth hazards surrounding the miners in th e ir d a ily work which to the workers are o f equal importance w ith those regard ing accidents Studies already made show th at approx im ately one-third o f a l l deaths among miners Is due to accid en ts and tw o-thirds to disease 3 . C ollection o f s t a t is t ic s relatin g to the use o f explo siv e s fo r mining and other work The United S tates u ses in i t s various in d u stries approximately h a lf a b illio n pounds o f ex p lo siv es each year Three-fourtlis o f th is amount i s used in o la stin g operations in mines and quarries; the coal-m ining industry uses about a m illio n pounds a day fo r each o f the 200 days vhich i s about the average number o f working days in a year The ob ject is to learn the exten t to which perm issible ex p lo siv es are rep lacin g more dangerous kinds o f explo siv e s in coal-raining operations* 7 < reproduced at the national arch ives 4 . nation al Safety Competition is conducted for the promotion o f sa fe ty in the mineral industry and the development o f frien d ly riv a lry emmg the competing cotapanies about 300 mines and quarries representing 30 o f the 48 e ta te s p a rticip a tin g yearly* The immediate ob ject o f the con test is the winning o f * trophy known as the S en tin els o f Safety* which portrays In bronze a mother and child, greetin g the fath er upon h is ca fe return from work* She name o f the mine or quarry which wins the rifd it to hold the trophy for a year i s engraved on the front o f the pedestal* There are fiv e o f these trophies* presim ted by the E xplosives Engineer magasine* Code ponies thut en roll in the contest are divided into fiv e groups according to the commodities produced, that i s . they are c la s s ifie d under anthracite coal mines* bituminous coal m ines, m etal m iner, nonrnetallie m ineral m ines, quarries and opea-cut mines* Each contestant furnish the Deraographical D ivision w ith a report o f each individual accident that d isab les an employee beyond the day o f the accident end a lso monthly reports o f the number o f man hours worked* This la s t item i s used as a b a sis fo r c a lcu la tin g the accident ra tes which determine the r e la tiv e standing o f the various companies* She trophies are owcjrded to the companies haring the smnll'-fst lo s s o f tim e frotr. accidents in proportion to the to ta l number o f man-hours worked by employees a t th e ir win* or quarry* Honorable.mention is awarded to each mine or qu-rry thr.t rarihs second, th ir d , fou rth , or f i f t h in i t s own group* Dr. Styers belongs to the American Medical Association, American Public Health Association, Association of Military Surgeons, Association of Medical Veterans of the Torid tar, American Institute of lining Metallurgical Engineers, and the Cosmos Club* He i s a oe^b^r of the following committees Chairman, Committee on Industrial hygiene of the International Union of Cnevulstry REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 8- Chairman, Haro Award* Committee, Joseph A* Holmes - Safety Association* Chairman, Committee on Pneumoconiosis, American Public Health Association* Chairman* Subcoiaaittse on Physiological Factor in Ventilation, American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers* Coomlttoe on Safety Gorges, Helmets, etc*, federal Specifications Board* Committee on Research, American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers* -- General Requirements Committee, General Specifications Committee, and Approval Requirements Committee, of the American Gas Association (reprsenttIt for Public Health Serriee)* Committee on Ventilation, rational Safety Council* national Committee for the United States of the Fifth International Wed leal Congress on Industrial Accidents and Diseases* Representative for the Bureau of Hines on Personnel Research Federation* Committee on Wining Methods, Amerloan Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers. Committee on Housing and the Ccerrunlty of the President6a Conference on Horne Buildirvr and Home Ownership* Subcommittee on First Aid and tater Safety of the National Committee on Health and Safety of the Boy Scouts of America. Committee on Standard Practice? in the Problem of Compensation of Occupational Disease, American Public Health Association.  Subcommittee onExoavatlng, foundation Horte, Blasting, ' Compressed A lx* (ork of tho CostnlttN on Construction Safety Code of the Aaerloan Standards Association* Haw York State Department of Labor Advisory Coaalttee to liraft Buies on Regulation of Bock hrilling, Sand blasting, and Bock Crushing* ill foilovine list of publications prepared by Dr. flayers and others under his supervision indicates the character and scope of the investigative work w ith which he has been id e n tifie d : PUBLICATIONS 3Y TK BUSSAU 0? V IE S " ^ BULLETIK 222* BULLETIN 231* BuIloUflS- yeroory poisoning* Chapter in M etallurgy o f Q u ick silver, 1925* R. H* Sayers* In v estig a tio n o f to x ic gases fror. Itaxioan and other hiribsulphur petroleums ark, products* 1920* R* R* 3syers* K. A. C. Smith, A* C. iie ld n fir , C* t . M itch ell, e t al* BULLETIN 257* Review o f sa fety and h ea lth con d ition s in the mines o f B u tte, Montana* 192&* & S* R ice and II* ?i* Sayers* BULLETIN 287* Qasec from b la stin g In tunnels end m etal-cin e d r if t s , 1927* &* E* Gardner, S . 1, H owell, and G. S . Jonas, BULLETIK 326* E xplosives accidents in the an th ra cite mines o f Pennsylvania* 1933--1927 S* P* Howell* bulletin 331* PonaiSBible methane detectors* A* B* Hooker, T<* J , jfene* and H* b. Currie* BULLETIN 336* Quarry accidents in the United S ta tes during the calendar year 1929* 1931* fc* t* Adorno* BULLETIN 342* Wetal-mine accidents in the U nited S ta tes during the Calendar year 1929, 1931* V. fc* Adams* BULLETIN 341. Coal-nine f a t a lit ie s In the U nited S ta te s, 1929, 1931* %. K. Adams* REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES po^es of pu^ltax+icns) 10-