...properties within the naval petroleum reserves * * * to conserve, develop, use, and operate the same in his discretion, directly or by contract, lease, or...the United States : * * * And provided further, That such sums as have been or may be turned into the Treasury of the United States from royalties on lands...

...properties within the naval petroleum reserves — to conserve, develop, use, and operate the same in his discretion, directly or by contract, lease, or...naval reserves, for the benefit of the United States." On May 31, 1921, President Harding ordered the administration of the naval oil and gas reserves to...

...of all properties so vested in the United States, to conserve, develop, use, and operate the same in his discretion, directly or by contract, lease, or otherwise, and to use, store, exchange, refine, sell, or otherwise dispose of the oil and gas products thereof for the benefit of the United...

...not embraced in the claims of others, and— " to conserve, develop, use find operate the same, in his discretion, directly or by contract, lease, or...sell the oil and gas products thereof, and those from oil royalty oil from land* in the naval reserves for the benefit of the United State*." The latter...

...application for United States patent under any law to conserve, develop, and use and operate same, in his discretion, directly or by contract, lease, or...store, exchange, or sell the oil and gas products therefrom and those from all royalty oil from the lands in the naval reserves for the benefit of the...

...possession of properties in the naval reserve and to "conserve, use, develop, and operate the same * * * by contract, lease, or otherwise, and to use, store,...exchange, or sell the oil and gas products thereof." U. To hold that Congress had Imiiosed a mandatory obligation on a public official without conferring...

...are or may become vested in (lie United States; to conserve, develop, use, and operate the same in his discretion, directly or by contract, lease, or otherwise, and to use, store, exchange, refine, sell, or otherwiee dispose of the oil and gas products thereof, and those from all royalty...

...Navy, as regards these "naval petroleum reserves," to "conserve, develop, use, and operate the same in his discretion, directly or by contract, lease, or...naval reserves, for the benefit of the United States." This language is found in an amendment to the annual naval appropriation bill, and seems to have attracted...

...Navy, as regards these "naval petroleum reserves," to "conserve, develop, use, and operate the same in his discretion, directly or by contract, lease, or...naval reserves, for the benefit of the United States." This language is found in an amendment to the annual naval appropriation bill, and seems to have attracted...

...applications for United States patents under any law; to conserve, develop, use, and operate the same in his discretion, directly or by contract, lease, or...naval reserves for the benefit of the United States." '. That is not quite all of it. But the sweeping character of the authorization is what I wanted to...