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Thkl Evii! s SaaR, WASL i LaaUlvoliaad, MAY 29, 15.0. DRY TALK ENDED | FOR THIS SESSION Senator Blaine’s Announce- ment Seen as End of Pro- hibition Discussion. Br the Associated Press. Although prohibition discussions con- tinued unabated in congressional circles, there is now but little prospect for & definite Senate battle on this issuc at the present session. This was the general opinion on Capitol Hill today following the an- nouncement of Senator Blaine, inde- pendent Republican, Wisconsin, that he would not urge the consideration of his resolution for the repeal of the eighteenth amendment until there is an opportunity for hearings. ‘When the measure was intrcduced sev- eral months ago dry leaders expressed a willingness to permit it to come to a vote. It was expected this would bring the first direct showdown on the prohi- bition issue in several years. Will Fight at Next Session. Blaine said he would have no time for hearings before acjournment be- cause of other pressing duties. He is planning, however, to go ahead with the | measur: when Congress convenes nevt December. ‘The Senate lobby committee is pre- paring to bring its investigation of organizations prominently identified with the wet-dry issue to an early conclusion. Bishop James Cannon of the Methodist Episcopal Church South and the head of its temperance board will be examined next Tuesday and at the end of his testimony Chairman Caraway plans to adjourn the hearings. ‘The committee has investigated the tion against the Prohibition Amendment, the Anti-Saloon League, the Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals of the Methodist Episcopal Church and has received a statement of contributions and ex- tures from the Federal Council of urches of Christ ;n America. Dry Polls Watched. Both wets and drys in the Senate are attentively watching nation-wide on prohibition and other indica- ms of public sentiment. Two prom- inent drys, Senator Jones, Republican, Wi snd Senator Walsh, Demo- crat, Montana, announced this week that if prohibition referenda are con- ducted in their States they by_the results. o e T was not advocat- ing referenda be held. Jones' | | NURSE DIPLOMAS GIVEN 1930 CLASS “UNCLE SAM AT The Constitution rules that, have passed (the Congress) shall * * * be presented to the President of the United States”; and further, that, “bsfore the same shal approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by two-thirds of the Senate and .. On the day Con President often signs the last House.” . In respuise to many requosis, The Star is publishing herewith today the text of the civil service retirement bill as approved by the President: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America Congress as- sembled: ‘That the act entitled “An act to amend the act entitled ‘An act for the retirement of employes in the classified civil service, and for other purposes,’ approved May 22, 1920, and acts in amel ent thereof,’ approved July 3, 1926, be, and the same is hereby, amended as follows: Eligibility for Superannuation Retire- ment. Section 1. All employes to whom this act applies who, before its effective date, shall attained or shall thereafter attain the age of 70 years and rendered | P! at 15 years of service, computed prescribed in Section 5 of this act, shall be eligible for retirement on an annuity as provided in Section 4 hereof; rvvldfid that city, rural and village jetter carriers, post office clerks, sea- clerks, employes of the Indis ice at large, except clerks, laborers and mechanics generally, shall, under 1 tirement YOUR SERVICE” “Every bill which shall “room of the 1l take effect, shall be adjourns, the ills in the historic President,” situated in the Senate wing of the Capitol. In the evening shadow of the Capitol, stand two plllared buildings. offices for the Senators. We enter a subway which opens into the Capitol, and in a minute, find ourselves in the lobby of the House Office Bullding. The House has adjourned for the day, so let us visit our Representative in his office. In one are committee rooms and ‘The other is for the House. RETIREMENT BILL AS SIGNED BY PRESIDENT Measure Provides Payment of Annuities on Basis of $900 a Year Maxi- mur: Limited to 75 Per Cent of Average Annual Basic Salary Over Any Five Consecutive Years. efficient and competent during the two | further, that any employe at the time|to the relired employe, as provided in | years next preceding his application for continuance in the civil service, head of the department, branch or in- dependent office of the Government concerned shall, as of course, certif: to the United States Civil Service Com- mission that, by reason of the efficiency and willingness of “such applicant to remain in the civil service of the United States, the continuance of such em- ploye would be advantageous to the public service. No person separated from the service who is receiving an annuity under the provisions of Section 1 of this act shall be employed again in any position with- in the purview of this act. Employes Covered by Act. Section 3. This act shall apply to the following employes and groups of em- oy (a) All employes in the classified civil service of the United States, in- clumn, all persons who have been heretofore or may hereafter be given & competitive status in the classified civil service, with or without competitive ex- amination, by I itive enactment, or under civil service rules promulgated by the President, or by Executive orders t | covering into the competitive classified service groups of emmplnyu with their positions or authorizing the appoint- ment of individuals to positions within such service. (b) Superintendents of United States national cemeteries, and such employes of the offices of solicitors of the several executive departments, of the Architect of the Capitol, of the Library of Con- , of *the United States Botanic en, of the recorder of deeds and of the United States Soldiers’ Home, of the National Home for Dis- abled Volunteer Soldiers. of the State Department without the continental the | limits of the United States who are from retired under the pro rovided, further, that any mechanic iving served 30 years, who was through no fault of his own, trans- ferred or reduced to a minor position, ‘|and who shall have attained, or who shall thereafter attain the age of 62 years, shall have his annuity computed upon his average annual basic salary, pay or compensation for the last 10 years of his service as a mechanic; pro- ided, further, that #he term ‘“me- chanies” as used in this act, shall in- clude all employes in the Government Printing Office whose duties are to su- , perform or assist in apprentice, | pervise, helper or journeyman work of a recog- nized trade or craft, as determined by the Public Printer. All employes to whom this act ap- plies who would be eligible for retire- ment from the service upon attaining the age of 70 years, 65 years or 62 years, as the case may be, shall, after attain- ing the age of 68 years, 63 years and 60 years, respectively, and having ren- dered at least 30 years' service, com- United States citizens and not within the Fore! as defined in the and amendments ce at large w! of employment is '!;M intérmittent nor of uncertain dura- on. (c) ANl employes of the Panama nal on the Isthmus of Panama who re citizens of the Unilcd States and whose tenure of employment is not in- termittent nor of uncertain duration. (d) Unclassified employes of the .| United States in all cities and in all establishments or offices in which ap- pointments are made under labor regu- lations approved by the President, or from subclerical or other registers for the classified servi and unclassified emploves transferred from classified positions; vided, that these groups shall include only those employes whose tenure of employment is not inter- mittent nor of uncertain duration. (e) All lar annual employes of the municipal government of the Dis- trict of Columbia, appointed directly by the Commissioners or by other compe- tent authority, including those employes recelving per diem compensation paid out of general appropriations and in- | cluding public school employes, except- ing school officers and teachers, (f) All employes and groups of em- | ployes to whom the benefits of the act jof May 22, 1920, and amendments thereof, shall have been extended by Executive orders. - | (@ Postmasters of the first, second |and third class who have been pro- the | the District of Co-| of his retirement may elect to receive, {in lieu of the life annuity herein de. | scribed, an increased annuity of equiva- lent value which shall carry with it a | proviso that no unexpended part of the p\:fl‘f‘ al upon the annuitant's dea sl this act all periods of service shall be computed in accordance with Section § hereof, and the annuity shall be fixed at the nearest multiple of 12, The term “basic salary, pay, or com: pensation,” wherever used in this act, shall be 80 construed as to exclude from the operation of the act all bonuses, al- lowances, overtime pay, or salary, pay, or compensation given in addition to the base pay of the position as fixed by law or regulation. Computation of Accredited Service. Section 5. Subject to the provisions of section 9 hereof, the aggregate period of service which forms the ba: for calculating the amount of any benefit yrovlded in this act shall be computed rom the date of original employment, whether as a classified or unclassified employe in the ecivil service of the United States, or in the service of the District of Columbia, including periods of service at different times and in one or more departments, branches or in- dependent offices or the legislative branch of the Government, and also periods of service performed overseas under authority of the United States, and periods of honorable service in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps or Coast | Guard of the United States; in the case of an employe, however, who is eligible for and elects to receive & pension under | any law, or retired pay on account of | itary or naval service, or compensa | tion under the war risk insurance act, the period of his military or naval serv- ice upon which such pension, retired pay or compensation is shall not be included, but nothing in this act shall be 80 construed to to affect in any man- ner his or her right to a pension, or 1o retired pay, or to compensation under the war insurance act in addition to_the annuity herein provi . In (st'nmp',\‘n"h lmm)hnm“ 'for the purposes al of sepa- ration from the service, and so much of any leaves of absence as may exceed six months in the aggregate in any cal- endar year, shall be excluded; except such leaves of absence granted employes ‘while receiving benefits under the United States employes’ compensation act and in the ease of substitutes in the postal service credit shall be given from date of original appointment as a substitute. In determining the aggregate period rvice upon which the annuity is to based, the fractional part of a month, in the total service shall be I | Disability Retirement. Bection 6. Any employe to whom this act applies who shall-have served for a total period of not less than five years, and who, before becoming eligible for | retirement under the conditions defined in the preceding sections hereof, becomes totally disabled for useful and efficient service in the grade or class of position occupled by the employe, by reason of disease or injury not due to vicious habits, intemperance or williful miscon- | duct on the part of the employe, shall upon his own application or upon request or order of the head of the de- partment, branch or independent office concerned, be retired on an annuity computed in accordance with the pro- returned. For the purposes of | deposi The Rules of Congress. The voters back home have various ideas on what their Congressman can do for them. T! no less than 100 letters a day. So we and his secretary and clerks, are busy sundry tasks not mentioned in the Constitution. We ust how does this it legislative machine, called run?” We wer. To unde; will ask a service, too! that our question has no section 12 (b) hereof, upon applicativa therefor in such form and manner the Commissioner of Pensions may rect. In case of re-employment in a po sition within the lew of this act th!the amount so refunded shall be re- ited as provided in section 12 (b) hereof. No person shall be entitled to receive an annuity under the provisions of this act, and compensation under the pro- visions of the act of September 7, 1916, entitled “An act to provide compensa- tion for of the United States suffert while in the perform- ance of - and for Hx:hfl' purposes,” covering the same of time; but this provision nnlr‘not be 50 construed as to bar the right of any clalmant to the greater benefit con- ferred by either act for any part of the same period of time. Fees for examinations made under the provisions of this section, by phy- sicians or surgeons who are not med- ical officers of the United States, shall be fixed by the Commissioner of Pen- sions, and such fees, together with the employe’s reasonable traveling and other ~expenses jncurred in order to submit to such examinations, shall be paid out of the appropriations for the cost of administering this act. Inveluntary Separation. Section 7. Should any employe 55 years of age or over to whom this act applies, after having served for a total riod of not less than 15 years and be- fore becoming eligible for retirement under the conditions defined in section 1 hereof, become involuntarily sepa- rated from the service, not by removal for cause on charges of misconduct or delinquency, such employe shall be paid as he or she may elect, either— (a) The total amount of his deduc tions with interest thereon; or (b) An immediate life annuity begin- ning at the date of separation from the service, having a value equal to the prezent worth of a deferred annuity be- ginning at the age at which the em- ploye would otherwise have become eli- gible for superannuation retirement computed as provided in section 4 of this act; or (¢) A deferred annuity beginning at the age at which the employe would otherwize have become eligible for su- perannuation retirement, computed as provided in section 4 of this act. The right to such deferred annuity shall be evidenced by a proper certificate issued under the seal of the Department of the Interior. Any employe who has served for a period of not less than 15 years, and who is 45 years of age, or over, and less than 55 year:s, and who becomt separated from the service under the conditions set forth in this section shall be entitled to a deferred annuity, but such employe may, upon reaching the age of 55 years, elect to receive an im- mediate annuity as provided in para- graph (b) of this section. uld an annuitant under the pro- visions of this section be re-employed ina ition included in the provisions of mf‘m. or in any other position in the Government service, the annuity shall cease, and all rights and benefits under the provisions of this section shall terminate from and after the date of such employment. ‘This section shall include former em- ployes within the provisions of the act of May 22, 1920, or said act as amend- f | from salary, hey write him find that he, on many and Congressional Directo: Record. T = when and how and whe: visit to the Seventy-first laws are made | pensation of each employe to whom this act applies a sum equal to 3'; per centum of such employe’s basic salary, | pay or compensation. The amounts so| deducted and withheld from the basic | salagy, pay or compensation of each employe shall, in accordance with such| procedure as may be prescribed by the Controller General of the United States, | be deposited in the of the United States to the credit of the “civil service retirement and disability fund” created by the act of May 22, 1920, and | |sald fund is hereby appropriated for| the payment of annuities, refunds and allowances as provided in this act. The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and empowered in carrying out the provisions of this act | to supplement the individual contri- butions of employes with moneys re- | ceived in the form of donations, gifts, legacies, or bequests, or otherwise, and to receive, deposit, and invest for the purposes of this act all moneys which be contributed by private indi- viduals or corporations or organizations for the benefit of civil sevice employes generally. Every employe ocoming within the provisions of this act shall be deemed to consent and agree to the deductions pay, or compensation as provided herein, and payment less such deductions shall be a full and com- plete discharge and acquittance of all claims and demands whatsoever for all regular services rendered by such em- ploye during the period covered by such payment, except the right to the bene- fits to which he shall be entitled under the provisions of this act, notwithstand- ing the provisions of section 167, 168, | and 169 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, and of any other law, | | rule, or regulation affecting the salary, | pay, or compensation of any person or persons employed in the civil service to whom this act applies. Investment and Accounts. Section 11. The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest from time to time, |in interest-bearing securities of the United States or Federal farm-loan ibondl, such portions of the “clvi service retirement and disability fund" a8 in his judgment may not be immedi. | ately required for the payment of an- | | nuities, refunds, and allowances as | herein provided, and the income derived from such investments shall constitute part of said fund for the purpose of paying annuitles and of carrying out visions of section 12 of this act. the pro Returns of Reductions. Section 12. (#) Under such regula- | | tions as may be prescribed by the Civil Service Commission the amounts de- ducted and withheld from the basic | salary, pay, or compensation of each employe for credit to the “civil-service | retirement and disability fund” credited | by the act of May 22, 1920, covering service during the period from Aug 1, 1920, to the effective date of this act, shall be credited to an individual ac- | count of such employe to be maintainel | by the department or office by which he | is employed. and the amounts deducted and withheld from the basic salary, pay, or compensation of each employe for credit to the “civil-service retire- ment and disability fund” covering service from and after the effactive | date of this act, less the sum of $1 per month or major fraction thereof, shall similarly be credited to such individual account. (b) In the case of any employe to whom this act applies who shall be | transferred to a position not within the | purview of the act, or who shall become | absolutely separated from the service before becoming eligible for retirement | on annuity, the amount credited to his individual account shall be returned to such employe, together with interest at 4 per centum per annum compounded on June 30 of each year: Provided, tha when any employe becomes involuntar- ily separated from the service, not by removal for cause on charges of mis- conduct or delinquency, the total stand we must know *The Five Books.” tution, the Senate Manual, the House Rules, the hese books answer, what and why and Tomorrow—"An Act of Congress. (Al rights protected. Trade Paten | pored by By Quig Staver i | ‘The Consti- and the daily Congressional re and who. On tomorrow's t Congress we shall see how tered U. mark re scribed by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the laws, rules and, regulations governing accounting that' may be found applicable to such pay- ments. Applications for annuity shall be in such form as the Commissioner of Pen- sions may prescribe, and shall be sup- such certificates from the of departments, branches or in- dependent offices of the Government in which the applicant has been employed | as may be necessary to the determina- tion of the rights of the applicant. Upon _receipt of satisfactory evidence the Commissioner of Pensions shall forthwith adjudicate the claim of the applicant, ~nd if title to annuity be established, a proper certificate shall be issued to the annuitant under the seal of the Department of the Interior. Annuities granted under this act for retirement under the provisions of Sec- tion 1 of this act shall commence the date of separation from the service and shall continue during the life of the annuitant. Annuities granted un- der the visions of Sections 6 and 7 hereof 11 be subject to the limita- tions specified in said sections. NEW ITALIAN NAVAL BUDGET INCREASEL Program Said Not to Change Hope of Resuming Arms Negotiations. By the Associated Press. ROME, May 29.—A new Italian na- val construction budget of $77.498,000 —an increase over the previous budget of $12750,000—was announced yester- day simulteneously with a statement that the program did not change Italy's disposition to resume negotiations for reduction of armament. The program, involving $32,000,000 in new construction, was announced in the Chamber of Deputies by Admiral Si- rianni, minister of the navy. “The agreements for which we hoped have not been reached,” he said, in re- ferring td’the London Naval Conference, “but the possibilities of reopening ne- gotlations have not disappeared. This vear's naval program modifies in no respect these possibilities.” | Tonnage About Same. Admiral Sirlanni said the total ton- nage projected for 1930 was not much different from that of 1929, although | preponderance had been given subma- rines, which are weapons of defens The program aims at the constructie of enough submarines to give Italy 32 effective undersea craft, one 10,000-ton crulser, two 5089-ton cruisers and four 1,240-ton_destroyers. The minister sald that in the techm' cal side of warship building Italy haa | become so efficient that constructior was now a matter of months and not vears, whereas previously two year were required to bulld cruiser, th | new cruiser Fiume took only one ye~ and the cruiser Zara 10 months, | Man Power Needed. Ifi Coriclision he said that the valuc of & navy was not measured only in mechanical power, but by the er of brave men and flourishing youth i spired by faith and an ideal. “These are the only forces giving life to arms, dnd in this domain none can contest our rank,” he said. Section 14. Employes who have gone from employment wi the purview of this act to other employment under the Government and have returned to & position under the purview of this act shall have the time of such other serv- ice included in the ccmputation for his retirement: Provided. that such em- ploye shall contribute to the retirement fund upon re-entering such employment within the purview of this act an amount, including interest, equivalent to that which would have been paid if such employe had continued in such employment. Duties of Civil Service Commission. Section 15. The Civil Service Com- mission shall keep a record of appoint- ments, transfers, changes in grade, sep- | arations from the service, reinstate- ments, loss of pay, and such other in- formation concerning individual service as may be deemed essential to a proper determination of rights under this act; and shall furnish the Commissioner of Pensions such reports therefrom he shall from time to time request as neces- sary to the proper adjustment of any claim for annuity hereunder; and shail prepare and keep all needful tables and records required for carrying out the provisions of thiS act, including data showing the mortality experience of the employes in the service and the per- The chamber greeted the speech with |a long ovation, halling Premier Mus- |solini and shouting ‘“long live the | Navy.” GEN. RUGGLES GIVEN LEAVE FOR ‘VOYAGE Assistant Chief of Ordnance Gets Permission to Visit Foreign Coun- tries—Officers Transferred. Brig. Gen. C. L. Ruggles, assistant hief of ordnance of the Army, has been granted leave of absence for 2 months and 27 days, with permission to visit foreign countries; Brig. Gen. H. W. Butner has been detailed as a member of the Army classification board in ses- sion in this city; Col. P. C. Medical Cox Fort Sam Houston, T¢x.; Maj. Jol Mather, Ordnance Department, from sl Ill, to Fort Hayes, Ohio; . . Muir, Infantry, from the Army War College to Fort Screven, Ga.; Maj. Harrison Herman, Cavalry, fros centage of withdrawals from such serv-| Baj ice, and any other information that may serve as a guide for future valua- tions and adjustments of the plan for zh: retirement of employes under this act. Board of Actuaries. The er of ion ‘Commissions " Pensions, with the approval of the Sec-' retary of the Interior, is hereby author- ized and directed to select three actu- aries, one of whom shall be the Gov- ernment actuary, to be known as the Board of Actuaries, whose duty it shall be to annually report upon the actual operations of this act, with authority to recommend to the Commissioner of Pen- sions such changes as in their judg- ment may be deemed necessary to pro- tect the public interest and maintain the system upon a sound financial basis, and they shall make a valuation of the “civil service retirement and disability f\rn:ld" l:x "&"Mld! of five ye;;l. or oftener eemed necessary Commissioner of Pensions; they shall also prepare such tables as may be required the Commissioner of Pen- sions for tI of computing an- nuities under this act. The compensa- tion of the members of the Board of | Actuaries, exclusive of the Government| | actuary, shall be fixed by the Com-, missioner of Pensions with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. Administration. Section 17. For the purpose of ad- Alis Joanna Winters and Mar- ibella Yeinget. , Phyl garet Isal CONTRACT AWARDED Naval Academy Chapel to Be Treated for Acoustics. ‘The Bureau of Yards and Docks, Navy Department, today announced the award of a contract for $17,980 to John H. Hampshire, Inc., of Baltimore, Md., for acoustical treatment of the chapel at the Naval Academy. This was one of s ’rmp of contracts awarded totaling $1 ’.“v;q for public works of the Navy. of $82,494 for improvin avy authorized the expenditure the naval am- munition dfit at Ha: $22,974 for impros parade base at San rne, Nev., and the Marine Corps Hego, Calif. COMPANY DISSOLVED Assets of Congress Hall Hotel Firm Ordered Distributed. Dissolution of the Congress Hall Hotel Co. was authorized yesterday by | Justice Alfred A. Wheat, who directed | the National Metropolitan Bank, the | Tecelver for the company, to distribute the assets among the stockholders. The Congress Hall Hotel was located in the area needed for the addition to the House Office Building and was pur- chased by the Government. It had been the home of a number of Sena- tors and members of the House of Rep- Tesentatives. TRIES SUICIDE IN CELL Prisoner Found Suspended From Door Cut Down by Officer. | James G. Graves, 38-year-old eol- | ored barber of 1333 V street attempted | to hang himself in a cell at No. 1 station yesterday two hours after being ! taken into custody by Policeman P. E. Ambrose on a technical charge of n- Vestigation. ‘Tearing his shirt into strips and then knotting it into & rope, Graves hung himeelf cn a cell door, but was cut down by Policeman Fred R. Rabil when the latter made a chance visit through the cell tier. The colored man was taken to Gallinger Hospital. PORTUGAL CELEBRATES LISBON, May 29 (A).—Portuga' ye= terday was vibrant with a naucral holi- day celebrating the fourth anniversary of the p-gflg u':l!bluhment of military Portugusse army. Was Rag-decked. Many bands in the and streets citi- passed in a i continued for {e puted as provided in Section 5 of this act, be eligible for retirement on an annuity as provided in Section 4 of this ct. Retirement under the provisions of this paragraph shall be at the option of the employe, but if such option is not exercised prior to the date upon which the employe would otherwise be eligible for retirement from the service, the provisions of this act with respect to automatic separation from the serv- ice shall apply. Automatic Separation. Section 2. All employes to whom this | act applies shall, on arriving at retire. ment age as defined in the preceding section, and having rendered 16 years of service, be automatically separated from the service, and all salary, pay or compensation shall cease from that date, n- it shall be the duty of the head of each department, branch or indepen- dent office of the Government concerned to notify such employe under his direc- tion of the date of such separation from the service at least 60 days in advance thereof; provided, that if the head of the department, branch cr independent office of the Government in which he is employed certifies to the Civil Service Commission that by reason of his effi- ciency and willingness to remain in the civil service of the United States, the continuance of such employe therein would be advantageous to the public service, such employe may be retained for a term not exceeding two years upon the approval and certification by the Civil Service Commission, and at| the end of the two years he may, by similar approval and certification. be additional term not eceding two years, except that where the head of the department or estab. lishment certifies, and the Civil Service Commission agrees, that by reason of expert knowledge and special qualifica- tions the continuance of the employe would be advantageous to the public service, futherr extensions of two year: may be granted. and =0 on: provid however, that after August 20, 1930, no employe thall be continued in the civil sezvice of the United States beyond the age of retirement for more than four vears ‘Whenever an employ» shall make ap- tion for s civil service, and shall submit accept. able proof of his present physical fitness to perform his work, it shall be the duty of the head of the department, branch or independent office of the Govern- ment concerned to obtain from the im- mediate superior in the service of such applicant all efficiency ratings and other information on file res ing the char- acter of the work of such applicant, and shall also obtain'from such immediate superior his opinion in writing with re- £pect to the efficiency of the work per- formed by such applicant. From such information l!':lll be oy performed. * Bhould, sach tion show that the applicant has been led, | for each year eliminated in- | $1,600 its d othe work informa- | of | moted, appointed or transferred from | the_classified civil service. This act shall not apply to such em- | ployes of the Lighthouse Service as | come within the provisions of Section 6 of the act of June 20, 1918, entitled “An act to authorize aids to navi tion and for other works in the Ligh house Service, and for other purposes, nor to members of the police and fire departments of the munmrll govern- ment of the District of Columbia, nor to postmasters, excepting thcse specifi- cally described in paragraph (g) of this section, nor to such employes or groups of employes as may have been before the effective date of this act excluded b¥ Executive orders from the benefits of the act of May 22, 1920, and amend~ ments thereof. ‘The provisions of this act may be extended by Executive order, upon rec- ommendation of the Civil Service Com- mission, to apply to any employe or group of employes in the civil service of the United States not included at' the time of its passage. The Presi- dent shall have power, in his discre- tion, te exclude from the operation of this act any employe or group of em- ployes in the civil service whose tenure of office or employment is intermittent or of uncertain duration; provided, that the provisions of this act shall apply to any one who entered the United | States mail service as a rural carrier before January 1, 1897, and who con- tinued in the service as such carrier | continuously for 20 years or more, and | who was honorably separated from the service. Such carrier shall be paid | such compensation under this act as | his ‘len(th of service entitles him to receive. | Method of Computing Annuities. Section 4. The annuity of an em- loye retired under the provisions of the preceding sections of this act shall be a life annuity, terminable upon the death of the annuitant, and shall be compased of: (1) A sum equal to $30 of service not exceeding {30; provided, that such portion of th | annuity shall not exceed three-fourths of the average annual basic salary, pay or compensation received by the em- ploye during any five consecutive years | of “allowable service at the option of he employe; and (2) the amount of nnuity purchasable with the sum to, | the credit of the employe's individual account as provided in Section 12 (a) hereof, together with interest at 4 per centum per annum compounded on June 30 of each year, according to the ex- perience of the civil service. retirement and disability fund as may from time to time be set forth in tables of an- nuity values by the Board of Actuaries; provided, that the total annuity shall in no case be less than an amount equal to the average annual basic sal- &ry, pay or compensation, not to exceed r annum, received by the em- uring any five ive years servi of number | ploye y-ma divided by 40; visions of section 4 hereof: Provided, that proof of freedom from vicious habits, intemperance or willful miscon- duct for a period of more than five years next prior to becoming so disabled for useful and efficient service, shall not be i ment shall have been executed prior to the applicant’s separation from the service or within six months thereafter: Provided, that any employe who hereto- fore has failed to an_application for retirement within six months after separad from the service, may file such application within three months after the effective date of this act.. No employe shall be retired under the pro- visions of this section unless examined by & medical officer of the United States, or a duly qualified physician or urgeon or board of physicians or sur. geons, designated by the Commissione! of Pensions for that purpose, and found to be dlnhledflln ;he g:lr" and in the manner specified herein. Every annuitant retired under the provisions of this section, unless the | disability for which retired be perma- hent in character, shall al the expira- | tion of one year from the date of such retirement ‘and annually thereafter, | until reaching retirement age as de fined in section 1 hereof, be exlminedl under the direction of the Commis- sioner of Pensions by a medical officer of the United States, or a duly quali- fled zhyltcln\ or surgeon, or board of physicians or surgeons designated by the Commissioner of Pensions for that purpose, in order to ascertain the na- ture and degree of the annuitant’s d abllity, if any. If an annuitant shall recover before reaching retirement nage and be restored to an earning capacity which would permit him to be appoint- ed to some appropriate ition fairly comparable in compensation to the po- sition occupled at the time of retire: ment, payment of the annuity shall be | continued temporarily to afford the an- nuitant o&;:ortunlty to seek such aval ble poeition, but not in any case ex- ceeding 90 days from the date of the medical examination showing such re- | | { 1 ’eovery. Should the annuitant fall to' |appear for examination as required ! under this section, payment of the an- nuity shall be suspended until contint ance of the disability shall have been satisfactorily established. The Com- missioner of Pensions may order or di. rect at any time such medical or other | examination as he shall deem necessary | to determine the facts relative to the nature lmu of disabllity of any employe on an annuity under this section. In all cases where the annuity is dis- continued under the provisions of this section before the annuitant has re- celved a sum equal to the amount cred- ited to his individual account as pro- vided in section 12 (a) hereof, together with interest at 4 per centum per an- on June 30 of each oy . on wi purview l\ct,p:.hlll be paid the ! or periods of service involved; ed or as extended by Executive orders, who may have been separated from the service subsequent to August 20, 1920, under the conditions defined in this section: Provided, that in the case of an employe who has received a refund rom the “civil service retirement and disabllity fund,” such employe shall be required to return the amount so re- ceived with interest compounded on June 30 of each year at the rate of 4 per centum per annum before she shall be entitled to the benefits of this section. Extension of Benefits. Section 8. In the case of those who before the effective date of this act shall have been retired on annuity un- der the provisions of the act of May 22, 1920, or said act as amended, or as ex- tended by Executive orders, the annuity shall be computed, adjusted and paid under the provisions of this act, but this act shall not be so ed as to reduce the annuity of any person re- tired before its effective date, nor shall any increase in annuity commence be: fore such effective date. Credit for Past Service. Bection 9. Beginning with the effec- tive date of this act, all employes who may be brought then or thereafter within the purview of the act by legis- Iative enactment, or by appointment, or through classification, or by transfer, or reinstatement, or Executive order, or otherwise, shall be required to deposi with the Treasurer of the United States to the credit of the “civil service retire- ment and disability fund” a sum equal to 2'; per centum of the employe's basic salary, pay or compensation received for services rendered after July 31, 1920, and prior to July 1, 1926, and aiso 3! per centum of the basic salary, pay or compensation for services rendered from and after July 1, 1926, together with interest computed at the rate of 4 per centum annum compounded on June 30 of each fiscal year, but such interest shall not be included for any period during which the employe was separated from the service. All em- who may hereafter be brought ployes ‘wl":{un the purview of this act may elect to make such deposits in install- ments during the continuance of their service in such amounts and under such conditions as may be determined in each instance by the Commissioner of | first busin Pensions. The amount so deposited, less $1 for each month, or major frac: tion thereof, of service after the effec- tive date of this act, shall be credited to the employe’s individual account, as rovided in Section 12 (a) hereof. )pon making such deposit the employe shall be entitled to credit for the period provided, that fallure to make such shall not deprive the employe of credit for any past service rendered prior to Au- gust 1, 1920, to which he or she would therwise be entitled. of ndnfi.!nm Donations. Section 10. a8 of 1926, there shall be deducted h='4 from the basic salary, amount of his deductions with interest | thereon shall be paid to such employe: | And provided further, that all m(mey} 80 returned to an employe must, upon reinstatement, retransfer or reappoint- ment. to a position coming within the | purview of this act, be redeposited with interest before such employe may de- rive any benefits under this act, ex- cept as wvided in this section, but interest shall not be required covering ministration, except as otherwise pro- vided herein, the imissioner of Pen- sions, under the direction of the Secre- tary of the Interior, be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to perform, or cause to be performed, any and all acts and to make such rules and reguls tions as may be necessary and proper for the purpose of carrying the provi- sions of this act into full force and effect. An appeal to the Secretary of any period of separation from servi ce. (¢) In case an annuitant without having received in purchased by the employe's tions as provided in (2) of hereof an amount equal to amount to his credit at time section the | the Interior shall lie from the final ac- shall die annuities contribu- the total of retire- | tion or order of the Commissioner of ‘Pemlmt affecting the rights or inter- | ests of any person or of the United | States under this act, the procedure on | appeal to be as prescribed by the Com- | missioner of Pensions, with the a | proval of the Secretary of the Interior. 4 sall'es; First Lieut. T. H. Maddocks, Sig- nal Corr-, from the War Department to the Ecole Supcrieure d'Electricite, Paris, France; First Lieut. K. F. Hertford, En- gineers, from Spartanburg, 8. C., to the 11th Engineers, at Granada, Nlcan’;\:: Plank, Engineers, First Lieut. E. Granada, Nicaragua, to Boiss, Idaho; Capt. P. T. Walsh, Coast Artillery, from Fort Monroe, Va. :oArl-{‘.luwdii Clp!.nll . MacKirdy, Coas ery, from wali to Fort Monroe, Va. %tpt. W. H. Joiner, Ordnance, from Frankford Ar- senal, Pa, to the War De nt; Capt. H. B. Hoyt, Infantry, from Fort G. Meade, Md., to Camden, N. J.; Capt. F. W. Arnold, Quartermaster Corps, from the Panama Canal Zone to his home for retirement. The resig: netion of Capt. James R. Gill, jr., Medi- cal Corps, at Fort Sam Houston, Tt has been accepted by the President. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. ‘TODAY. Graduation exercises, Lewis Hote! Tralning Schoo!, cabinet room of the ‘Willard Hotel, 8 p.m. Card party, Woman's Benefit Asso- clation, club house, 1750 Massachusetts avenue, 8:30 p.m. Lecture, “What Is Theosophy? United Lodge of Theosophists, Hill Elilgflln' Seventeenth and I streets, :15 p.m. Meeting, Conduit Road Citizens’ As- :ochtlon, St. David’s Parish Hall, pam. Graduation exercises, Army School of Nursing, formal garden, Army Medical Center, 3:30 pm. FUTURE. it| may be pal ment, the amount remaining to his credit shall be paid in one sum to his representatives upon the estab- lishment of a valid claim therefor, un- less the annuitant shall have elected to Treceive an lncre:.s;: -;muny as pro- vided in section Teof. | (@ In case an empioye shall die without having attained eligibility for retirement or without having estab- lished & valid claim for annuity, the total amount of his deductions with in- terest thereon shall be paid to the legal ! Tepresentatives of such employe. (e) In case a former employe entitled to the return of the amount credited to his individual account shall become le- gally incompetent, the total amount due to a duly appointed guard- ian or committee of such employe. (f) If the amount of accrued annu- ltrl or of refund due a former employe who is legally incompetent does not ex- ceed $1,000, and if there has been no | demand upon the Commissioner of Pen- sions by a duly appointed executor, ad- | ministrator, guardian or committee, payment may be made, after the expi- ration of 30 days from date of death or of separation from the service, as the case may be, to such person or persons as may appear in the judgment of the Commissioner of Penslons to be legally entitled thereto, and such payment shall a har to recovery by any other persan Payment of Annuities. Section 13. Annuitles granted under| the terms of this act shall be due and payable in monthly installments on the ess day of the month follow- ing the month or other period for which the annuity shall have accrued; and payment of all annuities, refunds and allowances granted hereunder shall be made by checks drawn and issued by the disbursing clerk for the payment of pen- slons in such form and manner and with_such safeguards as_shall be pre- = COLONIAL ANTHRACITE “Guarantesd Ne Slate Ne Climkers” Ask the Man Who Uses It Ralph J. Moore Coal Co. 09y The Commissioner of Pensions shall make a detailed comparative report an- nually showing all receipts and disburse- ments on account of annuities, refunds and allowances, together with the total number of persons receiving annuities and the total amounts paid them, and he shall transmit to Congress, through the Secretary of the Interior, the re- rts and recommendations of the oard of Actuaries. ‘The Secretary of the Interior shall submit annually to the Bureau of the Budget estimates of the appropriations necessary finance the retirement and disability fund and to continue this act in full force and effect. Exemption From Execution. Section 18. None of the moneys men- tioned in this act shall be assignable, either in law or equity, or be subject to execution, levy or attachment, garnish- ment or other legal process. Effective Date. Section 19. This act shall take effect on the 1st day of July, 1930. Air Depot Site Chosen. The War Department recommended | 1S that Congress authorize acceptance of a site at Almeda, Calif., for the West Coast air depot now located at Rockwell Field, Coronado, Calif. Luncheon, Congressional Country Club committee, cabinet room of the ‘Willard Hotel, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Breakfast, Beta Gamma Phi Sorority, Chinese room of the Mayflower Hotel, tomorrow morning. Meeting and dinner, Naval Academy class of 1905, garden of the Mayflower Hotel, tomorrow, 6:30 p.m, | Chicken dinner, the Wanderlusters, | club house, Franklin Park, Va. tomor- ! row, 5:30 p.m. Garden party, District Sunshine and Community Soclety, home of Mrs. L. | H. Meyers, 121 Hesketh street, Chevy Chase, Md,, Monday noon. Seminary Hnd Eefio\l_lly m CH. JVILLE, Va, May 20 (#).—Dr. R. T. Gillespie, president of | Columbia Seminary of Atlanta, is seri- ously ill at a Charlottesville hospital. | He came here to attend the sessions of the Southern Presbyterian General As- sembly. 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