[CHAPTER 525.] AN ACT For relief of M. M. Twichel. June 14, 1934. [S. 1126.] [Private, No. 245.] M. M. Twichel. Proviso. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay to M. M. Twichel, tuary services: of Saint Ignatius, Montana, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $3,433.34 in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for compensation for services rendered and expenses incurred in connection with the burial of Indians on the Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana, prior to May 1, 1933: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered ney's, etc., fees. to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act Penalty for violation. shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, June 14, 1934. [CHAPTER 526.] AN ACT ing. June 14, 1934. [S. 1731.] [Private, No. 246.] Marion Von Brun- For the relief of Marion Von Bruning (nee Marion Hubbard Treat). Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $1,900 to Marion Von Bruning (nee Marion Hubbard Treat), in full settlement of all claims against the Government for balance due her for rent for the use and occupation of the premises known as number 1758 N Street northwest, city of Washington, District of Columbia, as offices by the Alien Property Custodian for the period from July 1, 1918, to December 17, 1920: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum ney's, etc., fees. thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any per- Penalty for violation. son violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, Proviso. June 14, 1934. [S. 2918.] [Private, No. 247.] N. Lester Troast. June 14, 1934. [H.R. 2287.] [Private, No. 248.] Ensign Warren Burke. tired list. Provisos. the sum of $144.28 to N. Lester Troast, of Juneau, Alaska, in full settlement of expenses incurred by him under official orders in connection with the use of his personally owned automobile on official business at Wrangell, Alaska, while supervising the construction of an Indian boarding school at that place. Approved, June 14, 1934. [CHAPTER 528.] AN ACT For the relief of Warren Burke. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the PresiPlaced on Navy re- dent be, and he is hereby, authorized to place Ensign Warren Burke, United States Naval Reserve, upon the retired list of the Navy with three fourths of the active-duty pay of his grade: Provided, That a duly constituted naval retiring board finds that the said Warren Burke is incapacitated for service by reason of physical disability incurred in the line of duty: Provided further, That no bounty, back pay, pension, or allowance shall be held to have accrued prior to the passage of this Act. Incapacity in line of duty to be shown. No back pay, etc. June 14, 1934. [H.R. 3167.] [Private, No. 249.] Sue Hall Erwin. payment to. Approved, June 14, 1934. [CHAPTER 529.] AN ACT For the relief of Sue Hall Erwin. Be in enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Sue Hall Navy death gratuity Erwin, mother of Marcus Erwin, Junior, ensign, United States Navy, who was killed by an explosion on the United States ship Mississippi, June 12, 1924, is hereby allowed an amount equal to six months' pay at the rate Marcus Erwin, Junior, was receiving at the Dependency to be time of his death: Provided, That the said Sue Hall Erwin shall establish to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Navy her dependency upon her son, the late Marcus Erwin, Junior. Approved, June 14, 1934. Proviso. established. June 14, 1934. [H.R. 3423.] [Private, No. 250.] Benjamin Wright. Military record corrected. Proviso. No back pay, etc. [CHAPTER 530.] AN ACT For the relief of Benjamin Wright, deceased. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in the administration of any laws conferring rights, privileges, and benefits upon honorably discharged soldiers Benjamin Wright, deceased, who was a lieutenant, junior grade, United States Navy, shall hereafter be held and considered to have been honorably discharged from the naval service of the United States on January 19, 1899: Provided, That no bounty, back pay, pension, or allowance shall be held to have accrued prior to the passage of this Act. Approved, June 14, 1934. [CHAPTER 531.] AN ACT For the relief of C. A. Betz. June 14, 1934. [H. R. 3992.] [Private, No. 251.] C. A. Betz. travel expenses. Reimbursement, for Proviso. on at Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to C. A. Betz the sum of $103.34 in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States. This sum represents the actual expenses incurred by Mr. Betz in making a trip from San Francisco to Bremerton Navy Yard in response to a summons issued by the Navy Department: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this torney's, etc., fees. Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the contrary Penalty for violation. notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, June 14, 1934. [CHAPTER 532.] AN ACT For the relief of Joseph B. Lynch. June 14, 1934. [H.R. 4962.] [Private, No. 252.] Lieutenant Joseph B. Lynch. Advancement in serve, authorized. Proviso. Service record. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States is hereby authorized to advance Lieutenant Joseph B. Lynch, United States Naval Reserve, to a place in the list numbers, Naval Reof lieutenants of the Naval Reserve to rank next after Lieutenant Walter R. Hillberg: Provided, That in the computation of service for purposes of pay the said Lieutenant Joseph B. Lynch shall be credited with inactive confirmed commissioned service in the Naval Reserve Force during the period from August 18, 1921, to August 7, 1923, inclusive: And provided further, That no bounty, back pay, No back pay, etc. pension, or allowance shall be held to have accrued prior to the passage of this Act. Approved, June 14, 1934. [CHAPTER 533.] AN ACT For the relief of Lieutenant H. W. Taylor, United States Navy. June 14, 1934. [H.R. 5780.] [Private, No. 253.] Lieutenant H. W. Taylor, Navy. Reimbursement, for Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum travel expenses. of $52 to Lieutenant H. W. Taylor, United States Navy, to reimburse him for travel expenses incurred in connection with an airplane flight from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Key West, Florida, in December 1925, under orders issued by naval authorities. Approved, June 14, 1934. June 14, 1934. [H.R. 7028.] [Private, No. 254.] Payment to, for personal injuries. Proviso. Limitation on attor ney's, etc., fees. [CHAPTER 534.] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Joseph Roncoli. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Mrs. Joseph Roncoli. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mrs. Joseph Roncoli the sum of $2,500 in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States for injuries sustained by her when struck by a truck owned and operated by the Navy Department, while alighting from a street car at Twenty-third Street and Seventh Avenue, in New York City: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstandPenalty for violation. ing. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. June 14, 1934. [H.R. 7367.] [Private, No. 255.] Sarah Smolen. to, for death of husband. Proviso. Limitation on torney's, etc., fees. at Approved, June 14, 1934. [CHAPTER 535.] AN ACT For the relief of Sarah Smolen. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Monthly payments United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Sarah Smolen, of New York City, New York, not to exceed $5,000 in monthly installments of $50 each, to be disbursed through the United States Employees' Compensation Commission, in full settlement of all claims against the Government on account of the death of her husband, the late Joseph Smolen, who was a special employee of the New York City Office of the Bureau of Narcotics, Treasury Department, and who mysteriously disappeared and is believed to have been killed while engaged in official Government business on or about October 4, 1931: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof Penalty for violation. on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, June 14, 1934. (CHAPTER 544.] AN ACT For the relief of the Yosemite Lumber Company. June 15, 1934. [H.R. 1405.] [Private, No. 256.] Yosemite Lumber Company. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Yosemite Lumber penses fighting forest Company the sum of $1,100 in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States. Such sum represents the difference between the actual cost to such company for labor, supplies, and transportation of men incurred in the fighting of forest fires in September 1926 in the Yosemite National Park and the amount paid such company by the National Park Service. Approved, June 15, 1934. [CHAPTER 560.] AN ACT Granting a franking privilege to Grace G. Coolidge. June 16, 1934. [H.R. 5344.] [Private, No. 257.] Grace G. Coolidge. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all mail matter sent by post by Grace G. Coolidge, widow of the late Calvin ing privilege. Coolidge, under her written autograph signature, be conveyed free of postage during her natural life. Approved, June 16, 1934. [CHAPTER 561.] AN ACT For the relief of Gladding, McBean and Company. June 16, 1934. [S. 1173.] [Private, No. 258.] Gladding, McBean Reimbursement, for Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary and Company. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Gladding, McBean and Company, out of any money in the Treas- building, etc., losses. ury not otherwise appropriated the sum of $6,602.40 in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States for losses suffered by the said company by reason of the default of the Plains Construction Company, general contractors for the construction of post office at Las Vegas, Nevada, and the contractor's failure to furnish a valid bond as required by law for the protection of labor and material men furnishing labor and material on public works: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to ney's, etc., fees. or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the con Proviso. trary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Penalty for violation. Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, June 16, 1934. |