Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 106, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1917 — Many Offer to Serve Country Minus Salaries. [ARTICLE]

Many Offer to Serve Country Minus Salaries.

Washington, Mav 24. Offers to serve without compensation in the national food administration were received in great numbers today at the administration offices opened yesterday by, Herbert C. Hoover. No names were Uiade public, but it was said a surE rising number of prominent and able us.ir.essmen were among the volunteers. V Mr. Hoover, who agreed to act as food administrator on the condition that he and most of his aides serve without pay, will select the men who are ‘to work with him without delay and will proceed .with organization of the administration to be ready to start work as soon as congress 'passes the food bills. Todav he went over details at a conference with President Wilson. Today Mr. Hoover received telegrams from more than half the state governors promising the fullest cooperation. SoffitrWen offered to ca’l special sessions of their legislatures to take up measures of aid for the administration. Most of the states will assist through the food division, of their state defense councils.

If brass or copper .be cleaned with salt and vinegar and then rubbed with olive oil it will not tarnish for a long time.