Calvin Coolidge: “I think Senator Curtis is entitled to great credit for his management in the Senate.”

The Civil Service Commission cannot recommend the appointment as required by the interests of the service.

This Order is recommended by the Secretary of War.

It is hereby ordered...that the above-described lands, subject to valid rights, shall be opened to entry only under the homestead or desert land laws by qualified ex-service men of the War with Germany, under the terms and conditions of…

The Civil Service Commission submits the case without prejudice.