Postmasters and division superintendents will make an indorsement as follows immediately after their signature to affidavits in support of requests of employees for deferred classification: "Authority to make the foregoing affidavit contained in Postmaster General's Order No. 949 of December 16, 1917." When any employee, in whose behalf affidavits of deferred classification have been filed, becomes separated from the Post Office Service, or the Railway Mail Service, either by resignation, removal, or transfer, or ceases to perform duties entitling him to deferred classification as specified above, the postmaster or division superintendent shall immediately certify to the local board where such employee is registered the discontinuance of the existence of the status of the registrant which was made the basis of his former classification. (Postmaster General's Order No. 949.) 3. The officials authorized to make affidavits are also to be considered as the certifying and approving officers under Executive order, page 241. Where affidavits supporting claim for deferred classification are made by officials named in paragraph 2 and paragraph 4 of this page, no further approval is required by the regulations. The following list shows the different divisions of the Railway Mail Service and the States comprising them: First division (comprising New England States). Second division (comprising New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Accomac and Northampton Counties, Va., and Porto Rico). Third division (comprising Maryland, excluding the Eastern Shore), Virginia (excepting Accomac and Northampton Counties), West Virginia, North Carolina, and the District of Columbia. Fourth division (comprising South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and Tennessee). Fifth division (comprising Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky). Seventh division (comprising Missouri and Kansas). Eighth division (comprising California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and Hawaii). Ninth division (comprising the main line of the New York Central Railroad between New York, N. Y., and Chicago, Ill., and the lower peninsula of Michigan). Tenth division (comprising Wisconsin, northern peninsula of Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota). Eleventh division (comprising Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico). Twelfth division (comprising Louisiana and Mississippi). Thirteenth division (comprising Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska). Fourteenth division (comprising Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming). Fifteenth division (comprising the main lines of the Pennsylvania Railroad system from New York, N. Y., via Pittsburgh, Pa., to Chicago, Ill., and St. Louis, Mo., and collateral lines that may be designated). 4. Affidavits for post-office inspectors who are drafted will be made by the inspector in charge of the division to which the inspector concerned is assigned. The following list shows the different divisions and the States comprising them: Atlanta division (comprising Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina). Austin division (comprising Louisiana and Texas). Boston division (comprising Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont). Chattanooga division (comprising Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee). Chicago division (comprising Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin). Cincinnati division (comprising Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio). Denver division (comprising Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming). Kansas City division (comprising Kansas, the city of Kansas City, Mo., Nebraska and Oklahoma). New York division (comprising New York). (C. S. S. R., No. 2, Jan. 25, 1918.) น NAVY DEPARTMENT. Commandants of the several navy yards and naval stations; these are located as follows: Commandants of naval districts. Portsmouth, N. H. Boston, Mass. Charleston, S. C. Mare Island, Cal. Bremerton, Wash. Commandants of naval stations: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Commandants of Navy air stations: Cape May, N. J. Commandants of naval training stations: Great Lakes, Ill. San Fransicso, Cal. Superintendent United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. Inspectors of mchinery, United States Navy. Inspectors of engineering material, United States Navy. Inspectors of ordnance, United States Navy. Inspectors of hull material, United States Navy. Superintending constructors, United States Navy. Superintending constructors (aeronautics), United States Navy. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. Reclamation Service: Frank E. Weymouth, chief of construction, Denver, Colo., as to engineering employees and clerical employees in the engineering branch. Harry Holgate, assistant chief counsel, Denver, Colo., as to legal employees and clerical employees in the legal branch. Alaska (employees under the Government): Such as game wardens and special officers to assist in the suppression of liquor traffic. Gov. John F. A. Strong, Juneau, Alaska. Alaskan Engineering Commission: Thomas Riggs, jr., commissioner, Nenana, Alaska. Capt. Frederick Mears, commissioner, Anchorage, Alaska. R. J. Weir, engineer in charge, Seward, Alaska. Affidavits regarding the commission's employees in Seattle, Wash., are to be submitted to the Secretary of the Interior. Alaska School Service under Bureau of Education: Mr. William T. Loop, L. C. Smith Building, Seattle, Wash., for employees Mr. Charles W. Hawkesworth, district superintendent of schools, Juneau, Mr. Arthur H. Miller, acting district superintendent of schools, Copper Mr. Walter C. Shields, district superintendent of schools, Nome, Alaska, Mr. George E. Boulter, district superintendent of schools, Tanana, Alaska, for employees in the Upper Yukon district of Alaska. 69247°-18-27 Bureau of Mines: Golden, Colo.: Dr. R. B. Moore, physical chemist in charge of the Golden Experiment Station. Salt Lake City, Utah: Mr. A. E. Wells, metallurgist in charge of the Salt Lake City Experiment Station. Seattle, Wash.: Mr. Thomas Varley, superintendent Seattle Experiment Station. Mr. Varley has jurisdiction over the employees located at Corvalis, Oreg., and Moscow, Idaho. Berkeley, Cal.: Mr. Lionel H. Duschak, chemical engineer in charge of the Berkeley Experiment Station. Tucson, Ariz.: Mr. Charles E. Van Barnevald, supervising engineer and metallurgist in charge of the Tucson Experiment Station. Application of employees of the petroleum division of the bureau, located at the San Francisco office and in Oklahoma, to be approved or disapproved by Mr. Chester Naramore, chief petroleum technologist, who is headquartered in Washington. Applications of employees at the Pittsburgh station of the bureau will be forwarded to Washington for approval or disapproval. This will also apply to the district engineers, employees on mine-rescue cars and at minerescue stations, and various detached employees. National Park Service: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Although a number of officials outside of the District of Columbia have been authorized to file claims for employees, nevertheless, only chiefs of bureaus, independent divisions, and independent offices have been authorized to file the affidavits of necessity required by the Regulations; and no officials other than the Secretary have been designated, under the Executive Order, to indorse approval or disapproval of such affidavits. Each case will be presented to the Secretary personally for approval or disapproval. The officials thus authorized to make affidavits (which shall also receive the Secretary's indorsement) are as follows: Weather Bureau: Charles F. Marvin, chief, or in the absence of the chief, Charles C. Clark, acting chief. Bureau of Animal Industry: A. D. Melvin, chief, or in the absence of the chief, John R. Mohler, acting chief. Bureau of Plant Industry: Wm. A. Taylor, chief, or in the absence of the chief, Karl F. Kellerman, acting chief. Forest Service: Albert F. Potter, Acting Forester-the Forester being now absent in France. Bureau of Chemistry: Carl L. Alsberg, chief, or in the absence of the chief, Walter G. Campbell, acting chief. Bureau of Soils: Milton Whitney, chief, or in the absence of the chief, A. G. Rice, acting chief. Bureau of Entomology: L. O. Howard, chief, or in the absence of the chief, Charles L. Marlatt, acting chief. Bureau of Biological Survey: E. W. Nelson, chief, or in the absence of the chief, W. C. Henderson, acting chief. Division of Accounts and Disbursements: A. Zappone, chief, or in the absence of the chief, W. J. Nevius, acting chief. Division of Publications: Jos. A. Arnold, chief, or in the absence of the chief, B. D. Stallings, acting chief. Bureau of Crop Estimates: Leon M. Estabrook, chief, or in the absence of the chief, Nat. C. Murray, acting chief. Library: Claribel R. Barnett, librarian, or in the absence of the librarian, E. B. Hawks, acting librarian. States Relations Service: A. C. True, director, or in the absence of the director, E. W. Allen, acting director. Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering: Logan W. Page, director, or in the absence of the director, P. St. J. Wilson, acting director. Bureau of Markets: C. J. Brand, chief, or in the absence of the chief, H. C. Marshall, acting chief. Insecticide and Fungicide Board: J. K. Haywood, chairman, or in the absence of the chairman, W. A. Orton, acting chairman. Office of the Secretary: R. M. Reese, chief clerk, or in the absence of the chief clerk, Fred C. More, acting chief clerk. Office of the Solicitor: Wm. M. Williams, solicitor, or in the absence of the solicitor, R. W. Williams, acting solicitor. Office of Farm Management: W. J. Spillman, chief, or in the absence of the chief, E. H. Thompson, acting chief. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. The Secretary of Commerce is not designating anyone to indorse affidavits asking exemption, but is taking up every case in person, and in those cases he approves he will indorse his approval on the face of the supporting affidavits which he has considered favorably. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Washington, D. C.-Royal Meeker, Commissioner of Labor Statistics, or Children's Bureau: Washington, D. C.-Miss Helen L. Sumner, assistant chief. Bureau of Naturalization: Washington, D. C.-Richard K. Campbell, Commissioner of Naturalization. Field Service. James Farrell, Boston, Mass.-Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Mas- C. O'C. Cowley, New York, N. Y.--Northern, eastern, and southern Thomas B. Shoemaker, Philadelphia, Pa.-Eastern and middle districts Bureau of Naturalization-Continued. Field Service-Continued. Oran T. Moore, Washington, D. C.-Alabama, District of Columbia, William M. Ragsdale, Pittsburgh, Pa.-Western Pennsylvania, western Merton A. Sturges, Chicago, Ill.-Southern Wisconsin, Indiana, northern Morris R, Bevington, St. Louis, Mo.-Arkansas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Mis- Paul Lee Ellerbe, Denver, Colo.-Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, George A. Crutchfield, San Francisco, Cal.-Arizona, California, and John Speed Smith, Seattle, Wash.-Washington, Oregon, Montana, and Bureau of Immigration: Washington, D. C.-A. Caminetti, Commissioner General of Immigration. John J. Clark, Montreal, Canada.-Eastern Canadian seaports and H. J. Skeffington, Boston, Mass.-New England States. Frederic C. Howe, Ellis Island, New York Harbor.-New York and Harry R. Sisson, New York, N. Y.-New York and New Jersey (Chinese E. E. Greenawalt, Gloucester City, N. J.-Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Bertram N. Stemp, Baltimore, Md.-Maryland and the District of W. R. Morton, Norfolk, Va.-Virginia and North Carolina. Joseph H. Wallis, Jacksonville, Fla.-Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and John P. Mayo, New Orleans, La.-Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and James P. Bryan, Galveston, Tex.-Territory bounded on north and east Arthur J. Fluckey, Cleveland, Ohio.-Ohio and Kentucky. P. L. Prentis, Chicago, IlI.—Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Charles W. Seaman, Minneapolis, Minn.-Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. James R. Dunn, St. Louis, Mo.-Missouri, Iowa, eastern Nebraska, Henry H. Moler, Denver, Colo.-Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, western C. K. Andrews, Helena, Mont.-Montana and Idaho. Henry M. White, Seattle, Wash.-State of Washington, and Canadian border west of the easterly line of Montana. |