The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-14
STACKER
Be TRIED
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Percy Howard, Muscogee
Boy, Faces Charge of
Non-Registration.
PENALTY IS ONE
YEAR IN JAIL
And SUBSEQUENT Registra-
tion-Judge Sehppard
Hears Case 10 a. m.

On the first charge of its kind ever
preferred by the District Attorney
in this district, Percy Howard, a
young white man living near Mus
cogee was arrested yesterday morn
ing on a warrant charging him. with
wilful, and unlawful failure TO reg
lister for military service on June 5,
in accordance with the act of Con-
gress of May IS, and the proclama-
ton of the President based thereon.
He was locked in the county jail,
pending a preliminary hearing which
will be held this morning at ten
o'clock before Judge Sheppard,
The Charge.
The charge by the United States
is as follows:
That one Percy Howard, late Of
the division and district aforesaid
heretofore, to-wit, on the 9Th day of
June, in the year of our Lord One
Thousand Nine Hundred and Seven
teen, at the County of Escambia IN
the district aforesaid, and within the
jurisdiction of this court, being then
and there a male person over the
age of twenty-one years and under
tIlG age VI NLIIIL " ISctI ,. anu q CILlGSn
of the State of Florida, Escambia
County, being then and there resi-
dent in precinct No. II in said Coun-
ty and State, and subject to registra-
ton therein in accordance with the
act of Congress authorizing the in
crease temporarily of the military
este blishment Of the United States
approved Nav 18th. 1Gl7- and the
proclamation of the President issued
Hereunder, unlawfully and wilfully
did fail to present and submit him
self for registration as required by
law, contrary to the form of the
statute in such case made and pro-
vided and against the peace and
dignity of the said United States
On the Trail of Them.
1t is understood that other cases
are being invesUieateG in this and
other counties of the state, and it is
announced that those offenders will be
prosecuted to the limit.
The fact that one of the first ar
rests was made in this district is
considered proof of the vigilance with
which the local federal authorities
have worked. Earl Hoffman has beer
working on such cases, with the re
suit yesterday of arresting an alleged
Stacker.
The provisions of the law and
proclamation of President Wilson are
very plain in regard to registration,
Section five provides. as follows:
The Law is Plain.
"Sec. ). That all male persons be-
tween the ages of 81 and 30, both in
elusive, shall be subject for registra-
ton in accordance with regulations
to be prescribed by the President: and
upon proclamation by the President
or other public notice given by him
or by his direction, stating the time
| and place of such registration ii
shall be the duty of all persons of
the designated ages, except officers
and enlisted men of the regular
Army, the Navy, and the National
Guard, and Naval militia while in the
service of the United States, to pNe-
sent themselves for and submit to
registration under the provisions of
this act; and every such person shall
be deemed to have notice of the re.
quirements of this act upon the pub,
LEGATION of said proclamation or other
notice as aforesaid given by tbs
President or by his direction; and any
person who shall wilfully fail or re.
fuse to present himself for registra
ton or to submit thereto as hereir
provided shall be guilty of a misde
meanor and shall, upon conviction il
the district court of the UniteC
States having jurisdiction thereof
be punished by Imprisonment for no
more than one year, and shall there
upon be registered"