to enter an examination if one were held; recommended by the Postmaster General; the commission concurred.

February 28, 1929. Miss Elizabeth Gibson; examination waived; appointed underclerk, Navy Department; her father, who died May 10, 1911, was a rear admiral in the United States Navy, serving in the Civil War and the SpanishAmerican War; recommended by the Secretary of the Navy.

March 2, 1929. Robert O. Hopkins; time limit on eligibility for reinstatement waived; reinstated as prohibition agent, prohibition service, Savannah, Ga., Treasury Department; was appointed February 1, 1898, as deputy collector of internal revenue through competitive examination, and was discontinued on July 31, 1913; after an interval of more than seven years, was appointed to the position of prohibition agent, excepted by law from the civil-service rules, and had served continuously; had taken examination for junior prohibition investigator and had filed application for prohibition agent examination, which application was canceled because he was two years beyond the maximum-age limit; recommended by the Secretary of the Treasury.

March 2, 1929. James W. Girard; time limit on eligibility for reinstatement waived; appointed logging engineer, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; had been employed continuously with exception of about one year from June 1, 1910, to May 4, 1923, as a classified employee under the Department of Agriculture, serving as ranger, scaler, lumberman, and logging engineer; resigned to act as expert adviser to an operator in a large timber sale; recommended by the Secretary of Agriculture; the commission concurred.

March 2, 1929. Raymond F. Mulherin; time limit on eligibility for reinstatement waived; appointment authorized to an appropriate position in the classified service; has had more than 15 years' experience in Postal Service, including about 8 years as post-office inspector; recommended by the Postmaster General.

March 2, 1929. Mrs. Jeannette J. Donahue; time limit on eligibility for reinstatement waived; appointed underclerk, Bureau of Immigration, Department of Labor; she had been formerly employed in the Department of Agriculture for more than seven years; widow of Peter A. Donahue, who died April 13, 1928, after many years of employment in the Immigration Service; recommended by the Secretary of Labor.

March 2, 1929. Mrs. Lee H. Garby; examination waived; appointed junior clerk, Department of Agriculture; widow of Dr. Carl D. Garby, who served continuously under the Departments of Navy, War, and Agriculture from January 12, 1916, to the date of his death on July 10, 1928; question of the Government's responsibility in connection with the death of her husband because of possible poisoning from certain chemicals was under consideration by the United States Employees' Compensation Commission; mother partially dependent upon her for support; had a minor child dependent upon her; recommended by the Secretary of Agriculture.

March 2, 1929. Miss Virginia Ladd; waiver of competitive features and apportionment; appointed clerk in The Adjutant General's office, War Department; had passed file-clerk examination with rating of 77 per cent; although on the register of eligibles as resident of Maryland, the claim was made in her behalf that North Dakota was the State of her residence; recommended by the Secretary of War.

March 4, 1929. Mrs. William M. Stuart; time limit on eligibility for reinstatement waived; appointed to a clerical position in the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce; was in the competitive classified service from July 1, 1902, to December 31, 1918; commission not advised by whom order was recommended.

APPOINTMENTS UNDER SECTION 10, RULE II

Statement by departments of name, bureau or office, salary paid, position to which appointed, and basis of approval of each appointment made during the year covered by the report.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT

Henry W. George, United States Public Health Service, Boston, Mass., $5 per diem when actually employed, pharmacological assistant in connection with field investigations of cancer. The commission was advised that Mr. George is

thoroughly familiar with the studies and experiments being conducted by the Public Health Service at the Harvard Medical School and for three months past had assisted the medical officer in charge of the investigations of cancer in the work of studying the effects of very high-frequency currents on tissue cells, which experience would make him more valuable in performing the duties of the position than any other pharmacological assistant known to the medical officer in charge. He was employed in the Harvard Medical School as a pharmacological assistant and was available immediately for duty with the public health officer in charge of cancer investigations. While the compensation was fixed at $5 per diem when actually employed, it was not contemplated that the gross per annum rate would exceed $1,500. It was not believed that competitive examination would secure eligibles at the salary paid, in view of which appointment was authorized under section 10 of Rule II.

WAR DEPARTMENT

Herman C. C. Zimmerman, Quartermaster Corps, New York Depot, $3,000 per annum, chief cataloguer. The appointee is a retired captain of the Quartermaster Corps and is to be assigned as the representative of the Quartermaster Corps in the preparation of the Federal Standard Stock Catalogue, directed by Circular No. 260, of the Bureau of the Budget, to be compiled and published. The qualifications required could be secured only through long service with the Quartermaster Corps. With a background of 30 years' experience, Captain Zimmerman was stated to possess peculiar and requisite qualifications for the position. The field of competition appeared to be so limited that it was doubtful whether an examination would secure qualified men other than Captain Zimmerman. The appointment was therefore approved under section 10 of Rule II.

Eugene Fix, Ordnance Department at Large, Frankford Arsenal, Philadelphia, Pa., $6.40 per diem, jeweler, instructor toolmaker. Mr. Fix had a specialized knowledge of certain machinery adopted by the War Department. In view of his experience and knowledge his appointment was approved under section 10 of Rule II.

NAVY DEPARTMENT

Ralph E. Hinman, naval proving ground, Dahlgren, Va., $144.45 a month, intermediate grade school teacher; L. Healy Settle, naval proving ground, Dahlgren, Va., $165 a month, principal. These appointments were similar to a number of others authorized in previous years by the commission. The Navy Department had been unable to arrange with the State of Virginia to supervise the educational work, naval proving ground, Dahlgren, Va. No register was available for filling the positions at Dahlgren. In view of these circumstances it appeared advisable to authorize appointment under section 10 of Rule II.

INTERIOR DEPARTMENT

Carl Bachem, National Park Service, $4,600 per annum, special assistant. Mr. Bachem's services are to be utilized in connection with the purchase and contract for purchase of privately owned lands in the national parks. The elimination of private lands in the national parks and monuments was represented to be a large and complicated undertaking, requiring the services of specially qualified experts and involving the acquisition of 68,000 acres of land in 12 national parks and 6 national monuments scattered throughout the western part of the United States in 1,150 individual ownerships varying from

20-acre tracts to blocks of 12,000 acres. Mr. Bachem had more than 20 years' active lumbering experience including the duties of land appraisal and purchasing. His official and semiofficial connection with the national parks for 10 years past had brought him a knowledge of the private land situation in all the national parks. It was probable that the peculiar qualifications in this case would not be met by competitive examination, and the appointment was authorized under section 10 of Rule II.

Friedrich Brinkmann, St. Elizabeths Hospital, $4,600 per annum, neuropathologist. Doctor Brinkman had been specializing in neuropathological studies and research work for four years, having studied at the Universities of Marburg, Leipzig, Vienna, and Hamburg. He obtained his medical degree at the University of Hamburg in 1924, since which time he has been connected with the anatomical laboratory attached to the psychiatric hospital of Hamburg. There are few qualified persons for the position of neuropathologist and the hospital has been unable to fill the vacancies occurring in this position from competitive examination. Difficulty would be experienced in securing eligibles through competitive examination and the appointment was authorized under section 10 of Rule II.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Leslie Hellerman, Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, $15 per diem (not to exceed $2,500 per annum), special chemist. The appointment of Mr. Hellerman was desired in connection with the organic chemistry problems at the Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory. He had competed in an examination for senior chemist in July, 1927, and had attained a rating of 75.80. His name appeared third on the list of organic chemists. He had a thorough training in organic chemistry and had particularly specialized in the field of organic nitrogen. He was employed at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md., as associate in physiological chemistry and his services will be available during his vacation periods and at other times when it will be necessary to call on him. Mr. Hellerman, being located near the Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory, was in a position to render assistance there. It seemed doubtful whether eligibles could be secured as the result of competitive examination under the conditions of service, and the commission approved the appointment under section 10 of Rule II, the salary being restricted not to exceed $2,500 per

annum.

Tyozaburo Tanaka, Bureau of Plant Industry, $150 a month, translator. This appointment was first requested by the department for a period of three months. The appointee was qualified to translate, abstract, and classify Japanese agricultural literature, with special reference to citrus plants and relatives. Mr. Tanaka was reported to be one of the foremost botanical experts of Japan, specializing in citrus, and is the director of the Tanaka Citrus Experiment Station of Japan. He was making a tour of the world in connection with the study of citrus plants and was able to devote a temporary period to this work. This appointment was extended for an additional month by the commission in October, 1928. These appointments were approved under section 10 of Rule II because of the difficulty in securing eligibles through competitive examination for such temporary scientific work.

Demetrius Th. Sinitsin, Bureau of Animal Industry, $3,200 per annum, associate zoologist. Doctor Sinitsin had filed an application for associate zoologist in the Bureau of Animal Industry but was not then a citizen of the United States although he had made declaration of intention. He was the only person who met the requirements of the examination in question under optional No.

1, liver flukes and related trematodes. His examination papers established that he had spent several years in the investigation of liver flukes in Europe and about 30 years in parasitological investigations, mostly on flukes of various sorts. No one was known either in this country or Europe who had such special qualifications for the work needed as Doctor Sinitsin. It was represented that it will be a service to American agriculture to secure his services. As competition would obviously be restricted, his appointment was authorized under section 10 of Rule II.

Benjamin Liebowitz, Bureau of Public Roads, New York City, $20.83 per diem when actually employed, research consultant. Mr. Liebowitz was first appointed in April, 1928, under section 10 of Rule II, and the present appointment is an extension of the original one for an additional period of one year. He has been serving on instrumentation work which is being carried on for the purpose of developing an accelerometer which is suitable for the measurement of the impact forces produced by the wheels of motor trucks. He is the only man trained in this particular line of work of whom the department has knowledge, and it is important that he be retained to complete the work for which he was originally appointed. The commission, therefore, authorized the appointment under section 10 of Rule II.

Alfred Keys, Bureau of Plant Industry, $3,500 per annum, associate horticulturist. Mr. Keys was appointed as specialist in rubber investigation under section 10 of Rule II in August, 1923. He served under the designations of spec.alist in rubber investigations and associate horticulturist. He resigned November 30, 1928. The commission was advised that the department had been unable to replace Mr. Keys, and it was therefore desired to reappoint him to the same position. The department was in urgent need of a man with his training to go forward with the work and he was the only man known who had the necessary qualifications and who was available for the position. It was necessary to secure the services of an experienced tropical horticulturist, whose practical experience was gained through residence in the tropics, and Mr. Keys inet the requirements of the position to a higher degree than any other available man known. As the field of competition appeared to be limited the commission approved the appointment of Mr. Keys under section 10 of Rule II.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Hewitt Wilson, Bureau of Mines, Seattle, Wash., $3,800 per annum (when actually employed), engineer (nonmetall.cs). Mr. Wilson was temporarily appointed as consulting engineer (nonmetallics), at $3,600 per annum, for a period not to exceed three months from July 1, 1928, in accordance with authority of the commission. He had been connected with the University of Washington for the past nine years, first as assistant professor, then as associate professor, and later as professor of ceramic engineering. He was no longer available for fulltime work and authority was requested for his appointment as engineer (nonmetallics) on a "when actually employed basis." It appeared that competition would be limited and the commission approved the appointment under section 10 of Rule II, at $3,800 per annum (when actually employed), under which authority the department was able to utilize the services of Mr. Wilson without any limitation as to period of service, as it is deemed necessary.

UNITED STATES VETERANS' BUREAU

Emil Houk, United States Veterans' Bureau, regional office, Chicago, Ill., $2,000 per annum, orthopedic mechanic; Augustine Hoholacek, United States Veterans' Bureau, regional office, New York City, N. Y., $2,000 per annum, ortho

pedic mechanic; Emerson M. Davis, United States Veterans' Bureau, regional office, Atlanta, Ga., $2,600 per annum, orthopedic foreman; Jacob Quallich, United States Veterans' Bureau, regional office, Chicago, Ill., $2,000 per annum, orthopedic shoemaker. The commission has on a number of occasions endeavored to fill positions of this character through competitive examination. The temporary appointee was in some cases the only applicant and in other cases no eligibles were secured. In view of the expense involved in holding examinations and the lack of competition the commission approved the appointments above named under section 10 of Rule II.

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

William H. Hoover, solar-observing station, Mount Montezuma, Chile, $3,400 per annum, director. Mr. Hoover was serving as director of the observing station on Mount Brukaros, in British southwest Africa; he is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, and was director of the Meteorological and Solar Observatory of the Argentine Government at La Quiaca, Argentine. He had proven himself to have qualifications of character and temperament requisite to the successful prosecution of this difficult work in necessarily trying and isolated stations. Difficulty would be experienced in securing eligibles for filling this position, especially under the conditions stated, in view of which the commission granted authority for appointment under section 10 of Rule II.

INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION

Mrs. Blanche W. Knight, $2,600 per annum, annotation clerk. Mrs. Knight was appointed temporarily from a register of the Civil Service Commission. It was found that she possessed certain qualifications which made her promotion to a more important position desirable in the interest of the service, to which approval was given. The Interstate Commerce Commission was faced with the task of completing in a certain time the compilation of interstate commerce laws with annotated decisions of that commission, and of decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States, and of other courts relating to these laws, and it was represented that the services of Mrs. Knight were essential to the successful progress of this work. There was required a combination of clerical and editorial training, technical knowledge of the act and related acts and their history, and the decisions thereunder. It was regarded as practically impossible to obtain from examination eligibles who would have the qualifications and experience requisite for performing the duties as outlined. The commission therefore regarded the case as one for proper consideration under section 10 of Rule II and authorized the appointment accordingly.

UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

Selden G. Hopkins, examining division, $3,200 per annum, examiner. Mr. Hopkins was originally employed temporarily as field examiner. His assignment included services in the central office of the commission and character investigations and oral examinations both in the South and in the East. Later he was assigned to the consideration of appeals in prohibition cases. He held an LL. B. degree from the State University of Iowa, was admitted to the bar of Kansas, and practiced law in that State. He served as county attorney of Sheridan County, Kans., for four years, and was a member of the Kansas State Senate. He had held positions of responsibility under the State and under the National Government. In view of his legal qualifications and the fact that it seemed to be assured that competition would be limited, the commission approved the appointment under section 10 of Rule II.