they are hereby, reserved and set apart, subject to valid existing rights, for the use of the Department of Agriculture as a refuge and breeding ground for birds and other wildlife. The lands included in this refuge are now under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture for use as the United States Morgan Horse Farm, and this reservation shall be subject to that use. It is unlawful for any person to pursue, hunt, trap, capture, willfully disturb, or kill any bird or wild animal of any kind whatsoever within the limits of the refuge, or to enter thereon, except under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture. This reservation shall be known as the Morgan Farm Wildlife Refuge. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, April 11, 1939. EXECUTIVE ORDER 8087 EXCLUDING CERTAIN TRACTS OF LAND FROM ALASKA Homesite No. 195, lot "B", Wrangell Group, Wrangell Island, 4.84 acres; approximate latitude 56°27' N., longitude 132°22′30′′ W.; Homesite No. 357, on the west shore of Wrangell Narrows in secs. 32 and 33, T. 58 S., R. 79 E., C. R. M., 4.80 acres; approximate latitude 56°48′ N., longitude 132°58′ W.; Homesite No. 524, lot No. 85, Mountain Point Group, Revillagigedo Island, 1.62 acres; approximate latitude 55°19′30′′ N., longitude FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT 131°31'31' W. THE WHITE HOUSE, April 12, 1939. EXECUTIVE ORDER 8088 REVOCATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 5789 OF FEBRUARY 2, 1932, AND PARTIAL REVOCATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 5792 OF FEBRUARY 2, 1932, WITHDRAWING PUBLIC LANDS CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in the President by the act of June 25, 1910, c. 421, 36 Stat. 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, c. 369, 37 Stat. 497, I hereby revoke (1) Executive Order No. 5789 of February 2, 1932, withdrawing public lands in California pending a resurvey, as to the remainder of the lands affected thereby, and (2) Executive Order No. 5792 of February 2, 1932, withdrawing By virtue of and pursuant to the au- public lands in Nevada pending a resurthority vested in the President by the vey, as to the remainder of the lands act of June 4, 1897, 30 Stat. 11, 36 affected thereby, except those therein de(U. S. C., title 16, sec. 473), and upon scribed in T. 26 S., R. 58 E. of the the recommendation of the Secretary of Mount Diablo meridian, both of these Agriculture, it is ordered that the follow-orders having been heretofore partially ing-described tracts of land in Alaska, occupied as homesites and identified by elimination surveys, plats and field notes of which are on file in the General Land Office, Washington, D. C., be, and they are hereby, excluded from the Chugach or Tongass National Forest, as hereinafter indicated, and restored to entry under the applicable public-land laws: CHUGACH NATIONAL FOREST Homesite No. 9, on east shore of Kenai Lake, 4.96 acres; approximate latitude 60°24' N., longitude 149°22′ W.; TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST Homesite No. 134, lot "F", Mud Bay Group, Revillagigedo Island, 4.90 acres; approximate latitude 55°24'32'' N., longitude 131°45'32'' W.; revoked by Executive Order No. 6720 of May 25, 1934. This order shall become effective upon the date of the official filing of the plats of the resurveys of the lands involved. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, April 12, 1939. EXECUTIVE ORDER 8089 WITHDRAWAL OF PUBLIC LANDS FOR USE OKLAHOMA By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in the President by the act of June 25, 1910, c. 421, 36 Stat. 847, | gust 29, 1916, 39 Stat. 547, the following as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, c. 369, 37 Stat. 497, and subject to the conditions therein expressed and to valid existing rights, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. Executive Order No. 6964, dated February 5, 1935, as amended, temporarily withdrawing all public lands in certain states for classification and other purposes, is hereby revoked in so far as it affects the following-described tracts of public land in Oklahoma: described adjoining parcels of land comprising a part of the Nozaleda Military Reservation, City of Manila, Philippine Islands, located in the northeast corner thereof, are hereby restored to the Commonwealth of the Philippines: PARCEL NO. 1 Beginning at Corner No. 6 of Lot No. 1 BLP-II-5955 from which corner the true bearing and distance to BLIM 47, Manila, is S. 57°54' E., 526.38 meters; Thence from said initial point, by metes and bounds, S. 61°31' E., 94.16 meters, along the original boundary of the reservation, to Corner No. 7, marked by a concrete monument; S. 28°43′ W., 10.00 meters, along the said original boundary to a point; N. 61°31′ W., 77.85 meters to a point; N. 30°00' W., 19.13 meters to Corner No. 6, the place of beginning. The parcel as described contains an area of 864 square meters, more or less. S. 51°04' E., 26.06 meters, along the said original boundary to Corner No. 5; S. 37°55′ W., 18.58 meters, along the said original boundary to Corner No. 6, the place of beginning. The parcel as described contains an area of 606 square meters, more or less. The directions of the lines refer to the true meridian. Total area to be restored, consisting of Parcels Nos. 1 and 2, is 1470 Square meters or 0.36 acre, more or less. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, April 15, 1939. EXECUTIVE ORDER 8091 MODIFYING EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 2224 of JULY 19, 1915, AND RESERVING CERTAIN LANDS FOR USE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ALASKA By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of March 12, 1914, c. 37, 38 Stat. 305, and the act of June 25, 1910, c. 421, 36 Stat. 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, c. 369, 37 Stat. 497, it is ordered as follows: competitive examination to classified positions, but will not accord to such promoted employees a classified status or render them eligible for transfer to classified positions in other branches of the Federal service. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT April 17, 1939. SECTION 1. Executive Order No. 2224 of July 19, 1915, withdrawing and reserving certain lands in Alaska for townsite pur- THE WHITE HOUSE, poses, is hereby modified to the extent necessary to permit the following-described townsite lots to be used by the Bureau of Public Roads, Department of Agriculture, in connection with road building projects, and such lands are hereby reserved and set apart for such use: FEDERAL ADDITION TO SEWARD TOWNSITE Block 12, Lots 4, 5, and 6 SECTION 2. This order shall remain in force until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, April 15, 1939. EXECUTIVE ORDER 8092 AMENDMENT OF SCHEDULE B OF THE CIVIL Under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by paragraph Eighth, subdivision SECOND, section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), Schedule B of the Civil Service Rules is hereby amended by adding thereto the following subdivision: "XI. Department of Agriculture 1. Classified positions in the field service of the Department of Agriculture when filled by the promotion of unclassified laborers appointed under the Labor Regulations, subject to the approval of the Commission." EXECUTIVE ORDER 8093 REVOCATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 6119 CALIFORNIA By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of June 25, 1910, c. 421, 36 Stat. 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, c. 369, 37 Stat. 497, Executive Order No. 6119 of May 2, 1933, withdrawing public lands in California pending a resurvey, and heretofore partially revoked by Executive Orders Nos. 7535 of January 12, 1937, and 7590 of March 29, 1937,2 is hereby revoked as to the remainder of the lands affected thereby. This order shall become effective upon the date of the official filing of the plat of the resurvey of the lands involved. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, April 17, 1939. EXECUTIVE ORDER 8095 TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN NEW MEXICO WHEREAS certain lands within the This order, which is recommended by the Civil Service Commission in view of the agreement by the Department of Agriculture that hereafter unclassified la- | boundaries of a grazing district in the borer positions will be filled through appointment from appropriate classified registers as provided in section 3 of Civil Service Rule II,' will permit unskilled laborers appointed from the unclassified laborer register to advance upon non 13 FR. 1519; 3 CFR, 1938 Supp., page 52. State of New Mexico, established under the authority of the Taylor Grazing Act, approved June 28, 1934 (48 Stat. 1269), as amended by the act of June 26, 1936, 49 Stat. 1976, have been acquired under the authority of Title II of the National 22 F.R. 65, 613. Industrial Recovery Act, approved June | act of June 25, 1910, c. 421, 36 Stat. 847, 16, 1933 (48 Stat. 200), and the Emer- as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, gency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, c. 369, 37 Stat. 497, it is ordered that any approved April 8, 1935 (49 Stat. 115), public-domain lands within the followin connection with the Department of ing-described area be, and they are hereAgriculture's project known as the Hope by, reserved and set apart, subject to Land Use Adjustment Project, LA-NM 4; valid existing rights, for the use of the and Department of Agriculture in connection with the aforementioned Hope Land Use Adjustment Project: Provided, that such lands shall not be disposed of by sale, exchange, or grant, in accordance with the WHEREAS by Executive Order No. 7908, dated June 9, 1938, all the right, title, and interest of the United States in such lands was transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture for use, admin-provisions of the Bankhead-Jones Farm istration, and disposition in accordance with the provisions of Title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, approved July 22, 1937 (50 Stat. 522, 525), and the related provisions thereof; and WHEREAS it appears that the transfer of jurisdiction over a portion of such lands from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior for administrative purposes would be in the public interest: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in the President by section 32, Title III of the said Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, it is ordered that jurisdiction over the following-described lands be, and it is hereby, transferred from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior; and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to use such lands in connection with the administration of the Taylor Grazing Act, supra, under such conditions of use and administration as will best carry out the purposes of the land-conservation and landutilization program for which such lands were acquired: NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 16 S., R. 21 E., sec. 35, SW1⁄4SE: T. 17 S., R. 21 E., sec. 1, S1⁄2 NE: T. 16 S., R. 23 E., sec. 31, S2 SW, SW T. 17 S., R. 23 E., sec. 6, N2N2, SW4 NW; sec. 9, SW14 SW1⁄4, sec. 23, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4 ; T. 17 S., R. 24 E., sec. 4, NW14 SW1⁄4, E1⁄2SW, sec. 18, SW, sec. 20, N2: AGGREGATING 1,104.36 acres. And by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in the President by the 13 FR. 1389; 3 CFR, 1938 Supp., page 49. Tenant Act, supra, without the approval of the Secretary of the Interior: And provided further, that this order shall not apply to the right, title, and interest of the United States in the mineral resources of such lands, and shall not restrict the disposition of such mineral resources under the public-land laws: NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 17 S., R. 21 E., sec. 1, W2. secs. 2, and 11 to 15, inclusive, sec. 26, N1⁄2 NE, NW, T. 18 S., R. 21 E., sec. 1, N2, NSW, SE1⁄44, secs. 7, 8, and 17 to 22, 27 to 33, inclusive, sec. 3, NW, S2, sec. 7, N2, N1⁄2 SW, AGGREGATING 21,622.14 acres. The reservation of public-domain lands made by this order shall remain in force until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, April 19, 1939. EXECUTIVE ORDER 8098 REVOCATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 5538 COLORADO By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of June 25, 1910, ch. 421, 36 Stat. 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, ch. 369, 37 | erans' Administration: Provided, That in Stat. 497, Executive Order No. 5538 of the administration of the retirement provisions of the said statute, the determination whether disability exists and whether such disability was incurred in January 23, 1931, withdrawing public lands in Colorado, pending a resurvey, is hereby revoked. This order shall become effective upon the date of the official filing of the plat of the resurvey of the lands involved. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, April 24, 1939. EXECUTIVE ORDER 8099 ADMINISTRATION OF BENEFITS PROVIDED BY ACT OF CONGRESS APPROVED APRIL 3, 1939 WHEREAS section 1 of the act of August 30, 1935, c. 830, 49 Stat. 1028, as amended by section 5 of the act entitled "An Act to provide more effectively for the national defense by carrying out the recommendations of the President in his message of January 12, 1939, to the Congress," approved April 3, 1939 (Pub., No. 18, 76th Congress), provides, in part, as follows: That all officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men of the Army of the United States, other than the officers and enlisted men of the Regular Army, if called or ordered into the active military service by the Federal Government for extended military service in excess of thirty days, and who suffer disability or death in line of duty from disease or injury while so employed shall be deemed to have been in the active military service during such period and shall be in all respects entitled to receive the same pensions, compensation, retirement pay, and hospital benefits as are now or may hereafter be provided by law or regulation for officers and enlisted men of corresponding grades and length of service of the Regular Army."; WHEREAS the said act is silent as to what agency shall administer the benefits provided thereby; and WHEREAS it is deemed appropriate and desirable that such administration be placed in the Veterans' Administration: line of duty shall be made by the Secretary of War, or by someone designated by him in the War Department, in the manner, and in accordance with the standards, provided by law or regulations for Regular Army personnel. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, April 28, 1939. EXECUTIVE ORDER 8100 ENLARGING THE HOMOCHITTO NATIONAL MISSISSIPPI By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 24 of the act of March 3, 1891, 26 Stat. 1095, 1103, as amended (U.S.C., title 16, sec. 471), and by the act of June 4, 1897, 30 Stat. 34, 36 (U.S.C., title 16, sec. 473), it is ordered that, subject to valid existing rights, the following-described public land in Mississippi be, and it is hereby, included in and reserved as a part of the Homochitto National Forest: WASHINGTON MERIDIAN T. 4 N., R. 2 W., sec. 37, lot 4, 34.80 acres. Executive Order No. 6964 of February 5, 1935, as amended, withdrawing public lands for classification, is hereby revoked so far as it affects the above-described land. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, April 28, 1939. EXECUTIVE ORDER 8101 WITHDRAWAL OF PUBLIC LAND FOR USE OF WYOMING NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and by the act of July 3, 1930, c. 863, 46 Stat. 1016, the duties, powers, and functions incident to the administration and payment of the By virtue of the authority vested in benefits provided by the statute as above me by the act of June 25, 1910, c. 421, set out are hereby vested in the Vet-36 Stat. 847, as amended by the act of |