Calvin Coolidge: “If we could get consolidations through, it would solve the problem, to quite an extent, of rates.”

Mr. Raymond F. Mulherin, for many years a post office employee and post office inspector, may be reinstated to an appropriate position in the classified service without regard to the time limit upon his eligibility for reinstatement.

Nothing special took place at the Cabinet this morning.

All competitors rated at 70 or more shall be eligible for appointment, and their names shall be placed on the proper register, according to their ratings.

The names of disabled veterans, their wives, and the widows of honorably discharged soldiers, sailors, and marines shall be placed above all others.