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2960 PROCLAMATIONS, 1928. Vol. 36, p. 961. Vol. 43, p. 655. National Forest, Michigan. Vol. 36, p. 961; Vol. 30, p. 36. Prior legal rights not affected. __ August 2, 1928, Virgin Islands. Preamble. Statutory provisions. Vol. 41, p. 997. Vol. 41, p. 997. Vol. 42, pp. 2261, 2269, 2287; Vol. 43, pp. 1926, 1943, 1969; Vol. 44, pp. 2575, 2596, 2620. And Whereas, certain lands within areas adjoining said National Forest have been and may be acquired by the United States under authority of the act of Congress approved March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 961), as amended June 7, 1924 (43 Stat. 653); And Whereas, it appears that the public good will be promoted by including said lands and other lands in such areas, within the Huron National Forest, and by excluding certain areas therefrom; Now, Therefore, I, CALVIN COOLIDGE, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by section eleven of the aforesaid act of March 1, 1911, and by the act of Congress approved June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 11, at 34 and 36), do proclaim that the boundaries of the Huron National Forest shall be as shown on the diagram hereto annexed and forming a part hereof. The withdrawal made by this proclamation shall, as to all lands which are at this date legally appropriated under the public land laws or reserved for any public purpose, be subject to, and shall not interfere with or defeat legal rights under such appropriation, nor prevent the use for such public purpose of lands so reserved, so long as such appropriation is legally maintained, or such reservation remains in force. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this 30 day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty- [sea l ] eighth, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and fifty-third. Cal vi n Coo li dg e By the President: Fra nk B Kel lo gg Secretary of State. By th e Pre sid en t of th e Uni te d Stat es of Amer ic a A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, an Act of Congress, entitled the “Merchant Marine Act, 1920”, approved June 5, 1920, contains the following provisions: “Sec. 21. That from and after February 1, 1922, the coastwise laws of the United States shall extend to the island territories and posses- sions of the United States not now covered thereby, and the board is directed prior to the expiration of such year to have established adequate steamship service at reasonable rates to accommodate the commerce and the passenger travel of said islands and to maintain and operate such service until it can be taken over and operated and maintained upon satisfactory terms by private capital and enterprise; Provided, That if adequate shipping service is not established by February 1, 1922, the President shall extend the period herein allowed for the establishment of such service in the case of any island territory or possession for such time as may be necessary for the establishment of adequate shipping facilities therefor.” AND WHEREAS, an adequate shipping service to accommodate the commerce and the passenger travel of the Virgin Islands has not been established as provided by Section 21 of the “Merchant Marine Act, 1920”; AND WHEREAS, the President of the United States in accord- ance with the authority vested in him by Section 21 of the “Merchant Marine Act, 1920”, has from time to time, to wit, on February 1, 1922, on May 18, 1922, on October 28, 1922, on October 25, 1923, on April 7, 1924, on October 23, 1924, on April 25, 1925, on November PROCLAMATIONS, 1928. 2961 24, 1925, on August 14, 1926, and on August 9, 1927, issued Procla- mations extending the time for the establishment of such service, and deferring the application of the coastwise laws to the Virgin Islands until September 30, 1928. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority con- ferred upon me by Section 21 of the above mentioned Act, do hereby declare and proclaim that the period for the establishment of an ade- quate shipping service with the aforesaid Virgin Islands be further extended from September 30, 1928 to September 30, 1929; AND INASMUCH as the extension of the coastwise laws of the United States to the Virgin Islands, as provided in Section 21 of the “Merchant Marine Act, 1920” is dependent upon the establishment of an adequate shipping service to such island possession, I do hereby further proclaim and declare that the extension of the coastwise laws of the United States to the Virgin Islands is deferred from September 30, 1928, to September 30, 1929. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 2nd day of August, in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and [sea l ] Twenty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the One hundred and Fifty-third. Cal vi n Coo li dg e By the President: Fra nk B Kel lo gg Secretary of State. By th e Pres id en t of th e Uni te d Sta te s of Amer ic a A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, by proclamation of April 18, 1920, there were reserved and set apart as the Monongahela National Forest certain lands W'ith- in the States of Virginia and West Virginia, acquired, or to be acquired, by the United States under authority of the Act of Congress approved March 1, 1911 (36 Stat., 961), as amended, entitled. “An Act To enable any State to cooperate with any other State or States, or with the United States, for the protection of watersheds of navigable streams, and to appoint a commission for the acquisition of lands for the purpose of conserving the navigability of navigable rivers”; and WHEREAS, it has been found upon further examination that certain of the lands thus set apart are not suitable for acquisition under the above mentioned Act, and therefore should be excluded from said reservation; and WHEREAS, certain other lands in the vicinity of said National Forest have been, or may hereafter be, acquired by the United States under said Act: NOW, THEREFORE, I, CALVIN COOLIDGE, President of the United States of America, by authority of the power in me vested by section eleven of said Act and by section twenty-four of the Act of March three, eighteen hundred and ninety-one (26 Stat., 1103), entitled “An Act To repeal timber-culture laws and for other purposes”, do proclaim that the boundaries of the said Monongahela National Forest are hereby changed to exclude therefrom the lands found to be unsuitable for acquisition, and to include other lands which have been or may hereafter be acquired under the said Act of March one nineteen hundred and eleven, as shown on the diagram attached hereto and made a part hereof, and that all lands within said boundaries which Ante, p. 2920. Time for establishing shipping service to, further extended to September 30, 1929. Coastwise laws de- ferred to September 30, 1929. Ante, p. 2921. August 3, 1928, Monongahela Na- tional Forest, Va. and W. Va. Preamble. Vol. 41, p. 1792. Vol. 36, p. 961; Vol. 43, p. 655. Area modified( Vol. 26, p. 1103,