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— . as Upited States .. of the amount ou, if they are _ iley need and way, that the zt for objects - and that it is - goed business NE Net lat oo a +n WILSON, Ueited States, 1913-1921 % Li ————wee Shipping ~ Pureau of Naviga it io the crew, sh.pping companies urder bond. : retes between crews and officcrs of vessels and assist" - the owners or ‘masters obtaining crews: They take charge of the effects of deceased sez. men, together with any wages due them, in these matters r diction. i ia y ] U * of the navigation laws th . ¢harge of this responsibility the Bureau relics to a - . | Very great extent u ” “of the Treasury, a ‘These~officers nab ‘of vessels, and In navigation’ fines, * recording of bills iM 7 Jaws relating eel bel, > providing for the a fengers” _ — —— "ties, is a work which will enable our forces Regulations s lant Marine and Seamen They maintain records of the-shipment and ie discharge of seamen; seamen for relatives and consuls; examine food on vessels; assist sick seamen to enter the Marine Hos- - pitals conducted by the Public Health Service; inves- . tigate alleged attempts to “shanghai” seamen; and dist-ibute books and magazines to ships. : Bee ye 7 ° : In the arbitration of disputes between ‘beamen on questions involving wages, fines, discipline, _ and similar matters, sioners as to matters of fact are final.’ 7HILE, as has been nt gation is generally responsible for the enforcement ‘ perform practically all of the work: ‘involved in the admeasurement of affecting Vessel property to the entry and. clearance at®American ports; in the “énforcément Pe ‘Bengers;and in the 7 gerning neutrality, an lan ‘vegeels the transportation of cargoes ‘and pas. - in the domestic com . “The ‘customs’ officers in the performang’” fluties recéive their instructions directly: mm and make their reports directly AKING a daily topical survey of all the bureaus ef the National Government, grouping related activi- citizens to understand and use the Bae facilities the Congress provides for them. Such a survey will be useful to, ‘sebools, colleges, business and profes- sions here and abroad. ; . . sCALVIN COOLIDGE, President of the United States, ~ a _ 3923—— seer . lion. - ns accounting for such moneys to the They arbitrate dis- - of vessels about to sail in. accounting _ to the Federal courts having Suris- assist in the location of missing masters and: the decisions of the Commis. - . e recounted, thé Bureau“of Navi of the country, in the die- - pon employes of ‘the Department ~ chiefly customs officern.—-- + aes and ‘documenting the collection of tonhage dues and a penalties and forfeitures; “in ‘the of sale, conveyances, and mortgages : in the enforcement of the Of vessels >. “ei of the laws -. safety and welfare of steerage pas- ., enforcement of the’ laws con- . °: d the laws reserving to Amer- -.. merce. of the United © . my ve fon ("these —. to the Bureau of Naviga. tie Clerks in Third-Class Post { the Government — - - Ge ene a ei le Buse T'aizy. Arne PaLFiniip . Ti Retn, RY THe Unxmiin States 3 Offices - Denied Benefits of Retirement Act Department of Interior Rules They Are Not Federal Employes and So Are Not Entitled to Annuities. AUTHORIZED STATEMENTS OXLY Pesurnin Witnovt Cousinxr Post Office Department. Their compen- ration and tenure are wholly subject to the control of the postmaster. . In the adjudication of annuities under section 8 of the amendatory retirement act of July 3, 1926 (44 Stat. 904), the Department is not permitted to reduce the rate of annuity granted under the prior law. In the case of Florence E. French, decided November 9, 1926, the Department held (syllabus): ; *{ “Clerks in post offices of the third and fourth classes are employes of the post- mastcrs of those offices, not employes of the United States, and are not, therefore, entitled to credit for such service under the retirement law. ; “Where in thé adjustment under sec- tion 8 of the amendatory retirement act of July 8, 1996, of an annuity granted to an employe who was retired under the pre-existing Jaw, the computation would result in a smiller annuity than that al- lowed under the old act, the rate of the annuity as previously computed will be reduced.” Part of Service “Not to Be Credited In the present case it appears that th annuitant has been paid at the Tate of $395.04 per annum from July 1, 1926, which would be a proper increase under the new act if all of the service were sub- ject to credit, but by decision of May 7, 1927, the Commissioner of Pensions raled that the aforesaid service in a third-class} post office was not subject to credit in readjudication of the claim under the new act, in harmony with current interpreta- tion of the law, and that the old annuity should stand. He also held that the over- payment under the new law should be re- covered. The claimant has appealed from that action and urges that all of -the service should be credited and the Jn- creased rate of the new law applied. --. The Department has had frequent oc- caslon to consider this question, and it has | me an established rule, ¢on- turred in by’ the Civil Service Commis- ‘sion and the Post Office Department, that "| clerks ‘iri ‘post ‘offices “of the third pr fourth-elass are not employes of the Gov- ‘erament. They“are hired by the” post- master without regard to‘civil service rules and are paid at such rates as may be agreed upon by contract ‘between ‘postmaster. The Gov- Clerks in post offices of the third or ; fourth clazs are not employes of the H Government, a:d sre not, therefore, en- titled to the benefits of the Civil Service H Retirement Act, the ‘Department of the ; Interior has ruled in a decision affirming i an opinion by the Commissioner of Pen- sions. - ae Such clerks are hired by the post- master without regard to civil sertice rules and are paid at such rates as may be agreed upon by contract between i themselves and the postmaster, the De- ; partment pointed out. This policy has | become an establishes rule, due to re- currences of the question, and is con- curred in by the Civil Service Commis- sion and the Post Office Department, it is stated. . mo, The full text of the decision, signed by the Assistant Secretary of the Interior, ‘John H. Edwards, follows: Helen S. Swan; Retirement Division, Bureau of Pensions; Claim No. R. 7930; rejection of claim for increase of an- nuity; affirmed. tak Appeal from the Bureau of Pensions. Helen S. Swan was granted annuity under the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 22, 1920 (41 Stat. 614), at the rate of $351.60 per annum, effective Au- gust 30, 1921, on account of disability. The total period of service credited ag basis for the said annuity was 15 years, 2 months, and 10 days, which included about 4 years of service in a third-class + post office. “i + Original Practice ‘; ~ Has Been Changed *' _ At the time of that adjudication, it was the practice to credit service of that character, but that practice was Jater abandoned for the reason that such em- ployment {s regarded as contract service engaged for by the postmaster and paid for by him partly out of allowances al- jotted by the Post Office Department. Such clerks’ sre not employes of the Lieut. Col. William H. Clendenin, relieved Srom detail” with’ Organized Reserves o Third Corps Area. detailed to duty at Ok. Jahoma Agrigultural and Mechanical Col; Jege, Stillwater, Okla. — TRA. H. Leavitt, orders de- . ot themselves and the trnment has “no voice in the tenure of their service, their -hours “of labof, or ‘their compensation, <> = 121 28200 27 ieut. Col. Ralph a, pensat Spree tailing bites ‘Oklahoma Agricultural and:]:2sin the administration: of the ‘retire: Mechanical College, revoked. . - "| ment law, credit for service has been de- “-—~ Quarterraaster Corps. - nied in the cases of star-route mail car. Haj. George Luberoff, relieved ir at rie 5 01 8 eral. ordered tn Cainn Terre Met. eof