The daily sentinel., 1905-08-03
We're Turned Down


Quite a great deal of delay and
annoyance has been caused many old
soldiers desiring to register, owing
to the fact that the power of attor-
ney and appointment of agent
blanks, other than those provided by
the government, have been used.
Yesterday the clerks at the local
registration offices turned down 20
or more of these papers, and required
that new papers, made out on blanks
provided by the government, be pre-
sented.
These papers are the applications
for registration of honorably dis
charged soldiers who make applica-
ton through an agent. The appli-
cations that have been turned down
have come principally from points
in this state.
p 1t seems that the w. F. Robinson
Printing Company of Denver, one OF
the large printing concerns of the
state, secured a copy of the blank
and printed a large amount of them.
They have been sold throughout the
state.
These blanks are among those that
have been turned down by the reg
istration clerks. They differ very
slightly from the others in so far as
they have several additional ques-
tions that do not appear on the
blanks provided by the government.
Believing that the printing com
pany had issued the blanks in good
faith, Mayor Bunting yesterday tel
egraphed the Robinson company,
stating that the blanks had been
turned down and asking for informa-
tion. The following reply was re-
ceived late yesterday afternoon:
Denver, Aug. 2.
/. y. Bunting, Mayor,
Grand Junction, Colo.
Denver land office furnished copy
and approved the blank. Cannot un-
derstand your objection to form.
Have wired Commissioner Richards
at Provo and expect answer tomor-
row.
w. f. ROBINSON PRINTING co.
Chief Clerk H. Wahly, in giving
his reasons for refusing to accept pa
pers made out of these blanks, states
that he is simply following the strict
letter of the proclamation. The sec
tion regarding the application of old
soldiers through agents reads as fol-
lows. and is plain in the assertion
that the blank form to be used is pro-
vided by the GOVERNMENT:
Registration cannot be effected
pers made out on these blanks, states
employment of an agent, excepting
that honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors, entitled to the benefits
of section 23O4 of the revised stat
utes of the United States, as amend
ed by the act of congress, approved
March /, 1901, (3l Stat, SAD, may
present their applications for regis
tration and due proofs of their own
selection, having a duly executed
BLANK FORM PROVIDED BY THE
COMMISSIONER OF THE GENER-
AL LAND OFFICE, but no person
will be permitted to act as agent for
more than one such soldier or sail
or"
reply from Commissioner Rich
ards is expected this afternoon.
The soldier who has filed out
blank forms that the registration Of
hcials have refused to accept must
secure one of the regular forms pro-
vided by the government and make
out his papers for the second time.
Those who have acted as agents for
soldiers that used the unacceptable
forms have in nearly every case
promptly notified the soldier making
application. sending him a correct
form, asking him to make out and
return papers at once.
The delay will not prove serious
to any of the applicants if the mat
ter is attended to promptly, unless
it be some old soldiers in the far
eastern states who failed to secure
the regular government blanks, but
this is not probable.