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rnents of these, and fill such of the va
cancies as necessary. AS the result Of
these retirements, there will be a net
personnel rduction of about 1000, it
was said at the Department this morn
ing, though it was added that this fig
ure is tentative inasmuch as the De-
partment has only been able to 60 into
the matter in the last few days be-
cause Of the uncertain status Of the
legislation covering 1t.
These retirements cover, roughly, TOO
rural carriers. about g. third of whom
will be replaced the service now
handled by the rest being cared for
through consolidation Of routes.
500 Minor officials.
Then there are about 800 minor off,
cials through the service whose places
will be filled by promotions from the
ranks Subordinates will, in turn, get
the places of those who step up, and so
on down the line until the lowest
grades are reached, and it is not intend
ed to fill these last-named vacancies.
There are about 800 other workers
on miscellaneous claSsifications whose
places likewise will not be filled
The Treasury is also holding on three
workers for 10 days until successors are
appointed. the executive order explained
The third class of workers tempo
rarilv exempted from operation of the
compulsory retirement numbers Al, who
are to be kept in service 80 days so that
it may be determined If public interest
demands their permanent retention.
Exemptions Are Made.
The executive orders on retirementS
covered the Government establishments
as follows:
Those permanently exempted are:
District-M. M. Barnard, superintend-
ent of District penal institutions.
Asriculture-Dr. Charles F. Marvin,
chief of the Weather Bureau; DR.. Will
liam j. Humphreys. meteorological
physicist, and DR.. Isaac M. Cline, Dis
trict forecaster, stationed at New Or
leans.
Commerce-William NJ Steuart. di-
rector Of the census, and John Wyer
chief engineer, Coast and Geodetic
Survey.
Interior-Dr. Elwood Mead, commits
sioner of reclamation, and c. David
White, geologist
Post Offce Observation-Disclosures L.
Houk. Tuscola. Ill: Charles c. Kellogg,
Detroit. Mich. James M Carr, VaSsar,
Mich; John W. MCGEE, Ewing, Mo-;
George w Hendrickson, Springfield,
Mo: George E. Danforth, Nashua, N. H;
James M. Reid, William M. Philleo,
Utica. N. Y; Charles C. Shaffer, Al
lance, Ohio; Leonard T. Cool, Canton,
Ohio. and Alfred c. Hooker, Hardwick,
Vt, postmasters.
State observation-disclosures P. Skinner,
Minister to the Baltic States, and Ed
win " Morgan, Ambassador to Brazil.
Britt Included in List.
Treasury Department-James ].
Britt. chief counsel, Bureau of In
dustrial Alcohol; Clair A. Huston. ex-
pert engraver, Bureau Of Engraving,
and Allan A. Packard, supervising en-
gineer. Chicago.
Library Of Congress Albert F. zahm,
chief Of the aeronsutical division;
Charles Martell, professional consultant
in cataloging: William Lincoln Brown,
acting register of copyrights, and JUL
Dieserud and Eliza ]. Skinner, cata-
logers.
Government Printing Ofice-John
Greene. deputy public printer, and Ed
ward A. Huse, production manager.
Architect Of the Capitol-Den j.
Mot clerk
Federal Trade Commission-Le Claire
Hoover. chief accountant.
InterSt9te Commerce Commission
Wilfred P Borland. director, Bureau Of
Safety; Charles " Burnside, assistant
director. Bureau Of Finance.
Panama Canal-Elwyn Greene, au-
6itor. Canal Zone.
Tariff CommiSsion-Charles e. Nc
Nabb, attorney.
Smithsonian Institution-William H.
Black burne, head keeper at the Ma
tionaI Geological Park; J. N. B. Hewitt,
technologist and expert on the Iriquois
Indians. and Walter Hough and Leon
hard Stejneger, head curators Of the
National Museum.
Veterans administration-Dr. Alfred
D. Wilkinson, administrative assistant,
pension service.
Navy Official to Remain.
Navy epartment-Pickens Neagle,
solicitor in the office Of the judge ad-
vocate general of the Navy.
White House-Nelson p Webster, dis
bursing officer
War Department-George G. Hayden,
civil engineer.
Department of Justice-Robert J.
MaWhinny, solicitor for the Treasury
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