Chapter 670. For the relief of certain officers and employees of the Foreign Service of the United States, and of Elise Steiniger, housekeeper for Consul R
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CHAP. 670.— An Act For the relief of certain officers and employees of the Foreign Service of the United States, and of Elise Steiniger, housekeeper for Consul R. A. Wallace Treat at the Smyrna consulate, who, while in the course of their respective duties, suffered losses of Government funds and/or personal property by reason of theft, warlike conditions, catastrophes of nature, shipwreck, or other causes. June 27, 1930.[[H. R. 10919.](/us/bill/71/hr/10919)][[Private, No. 147.](/us/pvtl/71/147)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Foreign Service, etc.Payment of claims of designated officers, etc., for losses, while in the service.
That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following sums of money: To Ursulo D. Aguilar, clerk of the consulate at Yokohama, Japan,*Ante*, p. 886.Ursulo D. Aguilar. the sum of $663, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the Japanese earthquake of September 1, 1923; To Moses Ashdjian, former dragoman of the American consularMoses Ashdjian. agency at Alexandretta, the sum of $1,853.23, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of war-time conditions in Turkey, during the World War period;
To Henry D. Baker, formerly American consul at Trinidad,Henry D. Baker. British West Indies, the sum of $74.24, which sum represents the value of official funds stolen from the safe of the consulate on the night of February 28, 1918; To Maynard B. Barnes, former American vice consul at Smyrna,Maynard B. Barnes. the sum of $1,719.75, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the burning of Smyrna in September, 1922; To J.
I. Brittain, former American consul general at Coburg,J. I. Brittain. Germany, and Auckland, New Zealand, the sum of $272.96, such sum representing extra shipping expenses for personal property incurred due to war-time conditions during the World War period while proceeding under orders of the Department of State; 1922 To Alfred T. Burri, former American vice consul at Moscow, theAlfred T. Burri. sum of $596.75, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property confiscated as a result of civil disturbances in Russia during 1918;
To Ralph C. Busser, former American consul at Trieste, Italy,Ralph O. Busser. the sum of $2,160, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of war-time conditions during the World War period; To F. W. Calder, former American vice consul at Odessa, Russia,F. W. Calder. the sum of $115, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of civil disturbances at Odessa, in February, 1920;
To John K. Caldwell, Japanese secretary of the embassy at Tokyo,John K. Caldwell. the sum of $9,050, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the Japanese earthquake of September 1, 1923; To Arthur B. Cooke, former American consul at Patras, Greece,Arthur B. Cooke. the sum of $740, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the sinking of the steamship Athenai in September, 1915, as a result of war-time conditions;
To John K. Davis, former American consul at Nanking, China,John K. Davis. the sum of $9,570, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of civil disturbances at Nanking in March, 1927; To Sophia de Soto, widow of Hernando de Soto, former AmericanSophia de Soto (widow). consul at Warsaw, the sum of $511, such sum representing the value of salary and expenses drawn for but the equivalent of which was never received due to war-time conditions and civil disturbances from 1917 to 1920;
To Carl F. Deichman, former American consul at Santos, Brazil,Carl F. Deichman. the sum of $1,777, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost by shipwreck on March 5, 1916, while traveling under orders; To Setrak L. Dinguilian, former clerk at the American consulateSetrak L. Dinguilian. at Trebizond, Turkey; Tiflis and Vladikavkas, Russia, the sum of $2,376.30, such sum representing losses of reasonable and necessary personal property due to war-time conditions at the above places from 1915 to 1919;
To Eugene H. Dooman, assistant Japanese secretary of theEugene H. Dooman. embassy at Tokyo, the sum of $1,687, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the Japanese earthquake of September 1, 1923; To Robert Frazer, former consular inspector for Central AmericaRobert Frazer. and the West Indies, the sum of $210.75, of which the sum of $15 represents the value of official funds in his possession, lost through shipwreck on the coast of Honduras on January 15, 1921, while traveling on official orders, and of which the sum of $195.75 represents the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost at the same time;
To the estate of A. Thomas Gelat, former first interpreter of theA. Thomas Gelat (estate). American consulate at Jerusalem, Palestine, the sum of $1,454.25, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost and traveling expenses sustained as a result of war-time conditions in Palestine and Turkey during the World War period; To Hugh S. Gibson, former American minister at Warsaw,Hugh S. Gibson. Poland, the sum of $3,602.46, such sum representing the value at the average rate of exchange for the quarter ending June 30, 1919,1923 of Polish marks held by said officer after that date for accounting instructions which were not received until the depreciation of said marks rendered them worthless;
To John H. Grout, former American consul at Odessa, Russia,John H. Grout. the sum of $3,575, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of war-time conditions from 1914 to 1918; To C. E. Guyant, former American consul at Salina Cruz, Mexico,C. E. Guyant. the sum of $391, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of civil disturbances in Mexico between 1912 and 1918; To T. R.
Hanson, former American vice consul at Irkutsk,T. R. Hanson. Siberia, the sum of $231, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of civil disturbances in Irkutsk during January, 1920; To Ernest L. Harris, former American consul general at Irkutsk,Ernest L. Harris. Siberia, the sum of $625, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of civil disturbances at Moscow during 1918 and 1919;
To Lewis W. Haskell, former American consul at Belgrade,Lewis W. Haskell. Serbia, the sum of $1,439.80, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost, and of extra travel expenses sustained, as a result of war-time conditions in 1914 and 1915; To Joseph Emerson Haven, former American consul at Roubaix,Joseph Emerson Haven. France, the sum of $3,412, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of war-time conditions during the World War period;
To W. Stanley Hollis, former American consul general at Beirut,W. Stanley Hollis. Syria, the sum of $1,094, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of war-time conditions during 1917 and 1918; To Robertson Honey, former American consul at Catania, Italy,Robertson Honey. the sum of $269.03, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of war-time conditions during 1918; To Theodore Jaeckel, former American consul at Stettin, Germany,Theodore Jaeckel. the sum of $130, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of war-time conditions in Germany during the World War period and immediately thereafter;
To George A. Jeffery, stenographer and clerk of the embassy atGeorge A. Jeffery. Tokyo, the sum of $893, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the Japanese earthquake of September 1, 1923; To Douglas Jenkins, former American consul at Riga and Kiev,Douglas Jenkins. Russia, the sum of $600, such sum representing the value of personal property lost as a result of war-time conditions and civil disturbances from 1918 to 1920;
To William L. Jenkins, former American consul at Tiflis, Caucasus,William L. Jenkins. the sum of $481.50, such sum representing the value of personal property lost during 1919 as a result of civil disturbances at Tiflis; To Frances R. Jewett, widow of Milo A. Jewett, former AmericanFrances R. Jewett (widow). consul at Kehl, Germany, the sum of $640, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of war-time conditions during 1917 and 1918;
To Armenouhie Aghamdjan, formerly Armenouhie Karakashian,Armenouhie Aghamdjan. clerk at the American consulate at Smyrna, Turkey, the sum of1924 $1,365, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the burning of Smyrna on September 13, 1922; To William and David Kirjassoff, minor sons of Max D. Kirjassoff,William and David Kirjassofl (sons). former consul in charge of the consulate general at Yokohama, the sum of $10,000, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the Japanese earthquake of September 1, 1923;
To William R. Langdon, former American consul at Antung,William R. Langdon. China, the sum of $234.50, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of a hurricane at Antung during August, 1923; To Charles L. Latham, former American consul at Dundee, Scotland,Charles L. Latham. the sum of $200, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as the result of pilfering due to disturbed conditions in Scotland during 1916;
To Frank C. Lee, former American consular assistant and viceFrank C. Lee. consul at Petrograd, Russia, the sum of $150, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of civil disturbances at Petrograd during 1918; To Marion Letcher, former American consul at Chihuahua,Marion Letcher. Mexico, and consul general at Copenhagen, Denmark, the sum of $487.93, of which the sum of $235 represents the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of civil disturbances at Chihuahua, during 1916, and the sum of $252.93 represents the amount stolen from the safe of the American consulate general at Copenhagen, Denmark, on the night of February 18, 1927;
To Mary Martin Hatton, formerly Mary Martin, clerk at theMary Martin Hatton. consulate general at Yokohama, the sum of $992, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the Japanese earthquake of September 1, 1923; To Isaiah Montesanto, former American vice consul at Trebizond,Isaiah Montesanto. Turkey, Vladikavkas and Tiflis, Russia, the sum of $2,032.56, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost or stolen as a result of war-time conditions and civil disturbances from 1914 to 1919;
To Charles K. Moser, former American consul at Harbin, Manchuria,Charles K. Moser. and Tiflis, Russia, the sum of $2,058, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of civil disturbances at those places in March, 1919, and February, 1921; To E. Lee Murray, former clerk of the embassy at Tokyo, theE. Lee Murray. sum of $740, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the Japanese earthquake of September 1, 1923;
To William F. Nason, former vice consul of the consulate generalWilliam F. Nason. at Yokohama, the sum of $990, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the Japanese earthquake of September 1, 1923; To Edward I. Nathan, former American consul at Mersina, Turkey,Edward I. Nathan. the sum of $127.10, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of war-time conditions in Turkey during 1917;
To C. J. Nomicos, former clerk of the American consulate atC. J. Nomicos. Tiflis, Russia, the sum of $1,433.33, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of war-time conditions in Russia during the World War period; To Gordon Paddock, former American consul at Tabriz, Persia,Gordon Paddock. the sum of $1,022.58, such sum representing the value of reasonable1925 and necessary personal property lost as a result of war-time conditions in June, 1918;
To J. Loder Park, former American vice consul at Smyrna, theJ. Loder Park. sum of $430, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of fire on September 13, 1922; To J. Hall Paxton, American vice consul at Nanking, China, theJ. Hall Paxton. sum of $4,689.07, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of civil disturbances at Nanking during the month of March, 1927; To Hoffman Philip, former secretary of the legation at Berne,Hoffman Philip.
Switzerland, the sum of $1,050.16, such sum representing the expenditures made by the said Hoffman Philip on account of travel and subsistence in Egypt while under orders of the Department of State from December 25, 1916, to May 31, 1917; To Maurice C. Pierce, former American consul assigned to Moscow,Maurice C. Pierce. the sum of $597, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the stranding of the ship upon which the said Maurice C.
Pierce was proceeding to his post in 1918; To DeWitt C. Poole, former American consul at Moscow, Russia,DeWitt C. Poole. the sum of $410, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of civil disturbances in Moscow during September, 1918; To Gabriel Bie Ravndal, former American consul general atGabriel Bie Ravndal. Constantinople, Turkey, the sum of $205, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of war-time conditions during the period from 1917 to 1919;
To William H. Robertson, former American consul general atWilliam H. Robertson. Buenos Aires, Argentina, the sum of $2,838.70, such sum representing the difference on account of exchange in the salary of the said William H. Robertson from 1915 to 1919 due to uncertainty in interpreting accounting procedure; To Emil Sauer, former American consul at Cologne, Germany, theEmil Sauer. sum of $537, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of war-time conditions in 1917;
To Cosma Sayegh, former dragoman at the American consulateCosma Sayegh. at Alexandretta, Syria, the sum of $1,500, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost and extra traveling expenses suffered on account of war-time conditions in Turkey during the World War period; To William A. Smale, former American vice consul at Nassau,William A. Smale. Bahamas, the sum of $1,431.50, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of a hurricane occurring on July 26, 1926;
To Gaston Smith, former American consul at Aguascalientes,Gaston Smith. Mexico, and Malaga, Spain, the sum of $743, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of civil disturbances and war-time conditions during the period 1911 to 1918; To Thomas C. Smith, former disbursing officer of the embassyThomas C. Smith. at Tokyo, the sum of $2,000, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the Japanese earthquake of September 1, 1923;
To Nicholas R. Snyder, former American consul at Reichenberg,Nicholas R. Snyder. Austria, the sum of $2,030, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of wartime conditions during 1917; 1926 To Elise Steiniger, former housekeeper for R. A. Wallace Treat,Elise Steinlger. when the latter was American consul at Smyrna, the sum of $400, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the burning of the consulate at Smyrna in March, 1923, and including damages sustained as a result of a broken arm;
To Leo D. Sturgeon, former vice consul at the consulate generalLeo D. Sturgeon. at Yokohama, the sum of $1,327.50, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the Japanese earthquake of September 1, 1923; To Natalia Summers, widow of Maddin Summers, former AmericanNatalia Summers (widow). consul at Belgrade, Serbia, and consul general at Moscow, Russia, the sum of $2,270, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of war-time conditions during the period 1914 to 1918;
To Michael A. Tacticos, former clerk at the American consulateMichael A. Tacticos. general at Smyrna, Turkey, the sum of $2,236, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the burning of Smyrna on September 13, 1922; To Edward B. Thomas, former American vice consul at MoscowEdward B. Thomas. and Chita, Russia, the sum of $1,000.73, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of civil disturbances at Moscow and Chita during the period 1919 to 1923;
To H. T. Wang, former clerk at the American consulate at Antung,H. T. Wang. the sum of $85, such sum representing the losses of reasonable and necessary personal property suffered as a result of a hurricane occurring at Antung during August, 1923; To Samuel J. Wardell, former vice consul at the consulate generalSamuel J. Wardell. at Yokohama, the sum of $1,995, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the Japanese earthquake of September 1, 1923;
To John J. C. Watson, former American consul at Roubaix,John J. C. Watson. France, the sum of $110, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of war-time conditions during 1915; To Alexander W. Weddell, former American consul general atAlexander W. Weddell. Beirut, Syria, the sum of $100, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of war-time conditions obtaining at Alexandria, Egypt, during 1917;
To Hugh R. Wilson, former counsellor of the embassy at Tokyo,Hugh R. Wilson. the sum of $8,650, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of the Japanese earthquake of September 1, 1923; To North Winship, former American consul at Petrograd, Russia,North Winship. the sum of $415, such sum representing the value of reasonable and necessary personal property lost as a result of civil disturbances in Russia in 1917; To Sarah E.
Winslow, widow of Alfred A. Winslow, formerSarah E. Winslow (widow). American consul general at Auckland, New Zealand, the sum of $583.33, such sum representing the excess of Government funds over and above his lawful compensation retained during the quarter ended September 30, 1920, by the consular agent at Wellington, New Zealand, due to his refusal to refund the amount in question after disallowance by the Comptroller General of the said Alfred A. Winslow’s accounts; To James B.
Young, former American consul at Fiume, Austria,James B. Young. the sum of $982.79, such sum representing the value of reasonable1927 and necessary personal property lost as a result of war-time conditions in 1917; and To the children of Elias A. Zamroud, former dragoman of theChildren of Elias A. Zamroud. American consulate at Aleppo, Syria, the sum of $2,000, as an act of grace in recognition of long and devoted service to this Government, especially for his services in Turkey during the World War period: *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act*Proviso*.Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees. 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 inExcessive, unlawful. 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 ofViolation, a misdemeanor. this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000.
TheFull settlement. aforestated amounts shall be considered in full settlement of the aforesaid claims. Sec. 2. That if the Secretary of State shall find that any paymentDeduction to be made of any payments by foreign governments. on account of any individual loss herein set forth has been made to or on behalf of any of the claimants herein named by any foreign government, the amount of such payment shall be deducted from the amount herein authorized to be paid to such claimant: *Provided*, That any payment which hereafter may be made on*Proviso*.Future payments by foreign governments covered in. account of any of the aforesaid losses, to or on behalf of any of the aforesaid claimants by any foreign government through the Department of State, in an amount not to exceed the amount actually paid to any of the aforesaid claimants shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States.
Sec. 3. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,Japanese earthquake of 1923.Payments to persons designated for losses due to. authorized and directed to pay to Ellwood G. Babbitt and to the following officers and employees then attached to the office of the commercial attaché at Tokyo, Japan, the amounts respectively set after their names, as a result of losses of personal property sustained due to the Japanese earthquake which occurred on September 1, 1923: Ellwood G.
Babbitt, trade commissioner, $7,254; estate of James F. Abbott, commercial attaché, $1,380; Paul P. Steintorf, assistant trade commissioner, $662.50; Helen Powell, clerk to commercial attaché, $54.50; and to Julius Klein, formerly American commercial attaché at Buenos Aires, Argentina, the sum of $6,316, such sum representing the value of personal property lost by shipwreck on June 7, 1919, while traveling under orders. Sec. 4. That the General Accounting Office be, and it is hereby,Fayette W.
Allport.Credit in accounts. authorized and directed to credit the account of Fayette W. Allport, commercial attache, Berlin, Germany, with the sum of $200, such sum representing the amount stolen from his safe in the office of the American commercial attaché at Berlin, Germany, on the night of March 26, 1924. Sec. 5. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,U. R. Webb.Japanese earthquake, losses. authorized and directed to pay to U. R. Webb, commander, Medical Corps, United States Navy, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $6,534 in reimbursement for the loss by earthquake and fire of personal property in Yokohama, Japan, while he was serving as commanding officer of the United States naval hospital at Yokohama, Japan.
Approved, June 27, 1930.