Evening journal., 1917-08-24
BUSY Week ahead
FOR District BOARD
To Hear More Exemption
Claims in Lower Delaware
Beginning Monday
PETITIONS MUST
BE MADE CLEAR

The district board Of exemptions Of
Delaware. which concluded the work
for the week, at Georgetown yester-
day. has now swung into its working
stride and today issued the schedule for
next week
on Monday and Tuesday the board
will sit in the old Court House, in this
city, at which time they will continue
the hearings Of occupational claims
made by industrial plants and private
individuals and appeals from the decl-
sions Of the local boards. On Wednes-
day they will continue the work in
Kent county, at Dover and on Wcdnes-
day night and Thursday morning they
will sit in Georgetown, giving them the
remainder Of the week to straighten
out the work as has been the case this
week
: Charles Warner. chairman OF the
district board, said today that espe-
cially in the rural communities a great
deal Of difficulty has been OccasiOned by
poor and incomplete aflldavits. support
ling exemption claims made on occupa-
ti0nal grounds. These afldavits, Mr..
/ Warner said, have dealt only in genor-
alties and do not answer the needs Of
the board. Mr.. Warner asked that es-
pecal emphasis be given the advice TO
people who hear these anldavits that
they explain thoroughly every qa-S,ion
asked.
Mr.. Warner said he has had a con-
ference with Governor Townsend about
the matter and added that the GoYer-
nor will probably ask for complete
publicity on the workings Of the local
boards.
The following statement Of the dis
trict board chairman has 90 do with the
strike situation:
I'VE do not intend to take any ac'
count Of strike issues in reaching our
decisions. provided the individuals have
properly filed their claims and support
ing aflldavits.'
This statement by Mr. Warner Is
/ believed to be sufficient TO dispel any
, belief that the exemption boards vii
attempt or lend their support TO one
, side or the other in the present con
troyersy between the ship builders o.
the Pusey and Jones Company and
h oration plants.
At the same .irle. men, who are mo-
'actually engaged in the work. upoI
= which they base their grounds for eN
omption. will probably not be tAkeI
; into consideration so II therefor pe
; hooves them to file their own claim
{ 10 exemption and the supporting an
davits. This appears TO be especially
3 necessary in view OF the uncertaint
= OF the two companies supporting thel
D claims on bealt Of large number o
! their employees. While 1t Is unknown
how many exemptions are being ash
r ed by these companies for their en-
] ployes now in the ranks OF IN
I strikers. and while the district boar
2 is not IN possession of any facts ina
would lead them to believe that tn
- claims will be withdrawn, such pro
p. ctdure is pointed out as a possibility
! Local board No. I had finished 1t
% second call examinations today, as ha
board No. ?. 3o0rds Nos. and wer
r still continuing the work, and in th
r case OF board No. 3 IL was said to b
= with but poor results. According Z
one OF the clerks OF Board No. 3, Cap
tain Wisoa made a remark 20 the ei
T feet that out of O6O men called up fo
S examination. it was doubtful if it woul
he possible 20 obtain the quota Of th
board, 10 men.
Stragglers are now beginning to az
pear at all Of tho boards. and in on
case the activity of the aGiutant gen
eral became apparent when a report wa
made TO board No. . that Adjutan
General Wickersham now has one quit
ter an custody, and that after he
registered he will be certified back {
l the board.
a Edward De Lacour. Of No. 706 Yves
F. steet, who has made a practice Of pre-
i senting Jacob Reiss' Life Of Theodor
+ Roosevelt to people who perform par
= ticularly heroic or patriotic acts, ha
! sent a copy Of the wok 20 Patsy SOlgt
! the first man TO report 20 the loca
!. boards for service. Mr.. De Lacour ais
: sent a copy Of the book 10 j. Fran
. Tracey, the first man drawn in th
draft
T. Three hundred men were examine
= physically for service by Board No.
Q on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday q
, this week. or this number "a wer
I. rejected. t66 were passed. 81 did not rC
4 q
~ poned and one man had enlisted q
y the i66 who passed, 1870 applied 70
n exemption.
n The schedule by days follows: MOI
~ day. 95 examined, 33 rejected, 62 pas
= ed Tuesday. sc examined, "a rejectc
=, 81 passed; Wednesday, 81 examined,
rejected. % passed.
Adiutant-Gcneral I. pusey Wicke
sham conferred with the chairmen
the four exemption boards ycsterds
relative 10 the form in which voucher
should be prepared.
\ All claims for exemption must
y presented 10 the boards at The o
Court House by this evening, it
- announced by exemption onlcials.
AZ Members of the local exemp,io
n boards have expressed their appr'
,s citation OF the kidness of the Han
,f mond Laundry in furnishing the di
ferent boards with towels
a. BY board No. yesterday $50 me
~ were called for physical examination
n 1876 were examined, 2s had their e.
h. aminations pos.pOned. four wei
found to nave enlisted. Is did m
n appear for examinad ion. or thosl
os Sc per cent. are found to have pas
n ea the physical requirements. Il
highest percentage since the dra
commenced
MACNAMEE FAMILY REUNION.