The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-26

OF the new regulations in order that
the fullest possible information may
be given to the draft officials and to
the public, Provost Marshal General
Crowder has announced the general
classification rules which will gov
ern all claims for dependency. This
statement covers dependency alone
and is in no way to be confused
with claims on account of industry
or agriculture.
General Classification Rules.
The following general classltica-
ton rules will govern the local
boards in arriving at their decisions:
Rule 1. In determining whether
claimed dependent is mainly depen-
dent on a registrant's labor for sup
port the board will consider all
existing or available reasonably GER
tain sources of support other than
the labor of the registrant, except
ing only public charity. and includ-
ing
(a) Income of the claimed depen-
dent from any source whatever, IN
GLIDING gifts, and including also the
income Cor what reasonably and
Justly should be the income) from
except that where the dependent is
the wife or child of the registrant
the income Cor what should be the
income) from the labor of the claim
ed dependent shall only be. consid-
cred where it's consideration is ex-
pressly authorized in the classified
ton schedule.
Income of Registrant.
CD Income of the registrant from
any source whatever including gifts
and excluding his labor.
(c) The contribution which the
registrant may reasonably and justly
be expected to make, OF which he is
required to make, from his pay as a
soldier.
CD The amount of support which
the claimed dependent would receive
from any provision of federal law
made or hereafter to be made to sun
port such dependent during the abb
sence of the registrant or to insure
such dependent against loss entailed
by the death or disability Of the
registrant.
(e) The effect of any moratorium
statute made, or hereafter to be
made, on the claimed condition Of
dependency.
~ The amount which other per
sons (who have or have not hitherto
mainly or partially supported the
claimed dependent and who can rea-
sonably and justly be expected to do
SOY are able and willing to contribute
to the support of the claimed DEEPEN
dent during the absence Of the regis
trant except that, where the claimed
dependent is the wife or child of the
registrant, support by persons other
than the regisrant shall not be con-
Sidered.
If, considering such of these cir
cumstances as the board is author
lied to consider, or other circum-
stances not herein mentioned, the
board finds that the removal Of the
registrant will deprive the claimed
dependent of reasonably adequate
support, the board may find that the
mainly dependent upon the. regis
trans labor for support.
The attention of local boards is
particularly directed to the fact that
contributions made for the support
of alleged dependents, if carefully
examined, would turn out to be mere
Iy the board and lodging Of the pros
pective soldier, and that other chill
dren should do their share.
Dependent Other Than Wife or Child.
Rule H. Where the claimed depen-
dent is not the wife or child of the
registrant and where persons other
than the registrant have contributed
to the support of the claimed Deepen
dent or have an equal legal or moral
obligation to do so, the board should
consider all circumstances stated in
rule I, but it should not find the per
son mainly dependent upon the
registrant's labor for support" unless
it finds that such other persons can
reasonably and justly be expected to
undertake the support of the Deepen
dent during the absence of the regis