Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-27
CHIEF MACHINIST FAILS
TO SECURE EXEMPTION
District Board Decides Against
Edward E. Stepp of Oil
State Company.

one hundred and twenty-five casrs
were disposed of by the district appeal
board yesterday, most OF them being
appeals from Carter. jefferson and
Creek counties which, were denied
No exemption was granted.
Edward Earl Stepp. chief machinist
In the manufacture of casing ne;lu
gasoline for the Oil State as company
OF Tulsa. who sought exemption on
Industrial grounds, was turned down
and certified for service, notwith-
stnding his plea was strongly backed
up by the officials of his company,
The appeal board put In an cner-
getic days work and made progress in
clearing up its docket. Most of the
cases disposed of yesterday had been
held over for some time for further
consideration. Many OF them had
been referred back to county attor-
neys for additional information and
recommendations as to the merit Of
dependency claims.
Thirty-one names were certified
back to the local board of jefferson
county for service as follows: Floyd
l.. Pride, William o. Taylor, Frank M.
Cash, Theodore NJ. Coats and John
Richards, jr., Ryan; Edward c. Pfef-
fer, Hastings; Otis Adams, william w.
Maddox. Ringing; Willie Cassidy, o.
b. Owens, Lawrence G Morgan, John
l.. Coleman, George Lacy, Henry A.
Crutcher, James S. Moore, Joe Woods,
Clarence l.. Mcbride, Ivy j. Steele,
Willie Lewis, Jesse w. Curtis, Wau-
rika; Jodie l.. McCarty. Eddie L. Hay
wood Courtney: Thomas r. Burns,
Claypool; John r. Hill. Grady; Willis
+. Cockrell. Addington; James V.
Meekins Cornish; Charles N. Berry,
Terrell; Osborn NJ. Wilson. Cleburne,
Texas; Peden w. Stafford, Cincinnati,
Ohio.
Twentyfour men were certified
back to Creek county as follows:
| Asabe Givors, Albert f. Mitchell,
Henry n. Spurgeon, Harry III. Harper,
Herbert Barnes, John Schmidt, Sham
rock Bert Crawford, Donald f. Small
wood. Lonnle Walker, Henry Edwards,
Elmer O. Ledgerwood, Arthur Canady
and Haskell Cook, Bristow Arlie
Jones, Stroud Louis w. Neal, Guy
Thorpe, Edwin Dixon and Willie
Tiger. Depew; william d. Bearce.
Rush Springs; II. l.. Harrington, Will
liam Bigpond, Roy l. Mooney.
Carter county certifications. mum
bering seventy, were as as follows:
William C. Clouders and Zip Jordan,
fNewport; Wesley X. Dubois. Drum
right; John r. Carroll, Alvarn Lewis,
David A. Cathey, Lee Simmons, Jeff
+. Fachtner, Oliver G.. McClendon,
Frank d. Jackson, Jim Rabb and
James A. Hamilton, New wilson
OSCAR L. Scott, Jim Bergman, Wardie
b. Smith, Henry Keel, Vernie 5.
Joiner, Robert Beasley. Lee w. McGee,
Oscar y Stephens, Mayron Thomps,
Bob Wiley. Homer Kirby, Claud Wrat-
tenberry, John Rasha, Ardmore; Nor
gan Newly. Thomas NJ. Leek, Luther
Copeland, Edward b. Stewart. Ed II.
Webber, Lawrence l.. Pollock and
George Lee, Healdton; Howard Frank
lin, Luther Swidall, Joe Swindall, To-
tums Henry V. Powell and Manuel
Spencer, Poolville; Alexander l.. Nc
Dougal, Media; Luther A. Hatch,
Kingston; John +. Mcclure, Nebo;
Simon Anderson, Woodford; Marvin
Quinn, Staunton; Andrew Spincer,
Homer; Charlie Morrow, Jess Doss,
william Jones, Herbert Smith, Mon
roe X Jones, Jess ID. Kimberlin, Wil-
liam G. Annat, Carl Camel, John DIAL
Reuben w. Pointer, WiIt; James
Stages, Fox; Welley Hooks, Tatum;