Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-19

single series from one to the number
corresponding to the greatest number
of cards in the group. Normally this
Is from unit to about 5000.
Suppose we drew only one thous-
and numbers We could then provide
that the drawing of the SIS would also
draw the numbers 1878, 2S7S, 3S7S,
4s7S, 5S7S, GS7S, SS7S and 9S7S.
"ln that way only 1000 numbers
need be drawn, and by making our
master list consist of nine sheets Zone
sheet for each 1,000) we could provide
a master list easily applicable to lists
with only 5000 numbers since such
boards could disregard all except the
first three sheets.
1--WE should do this but for the fact
that this makes 1t certain that men in
the first thousand would be called first,
men in the second thousand next and
men with the high serial numbers
last of all?
"Since the assignment Of Numbers is
also done by chance. this does inter
fere very greatly with the even chance
of all men. but it does interfere to
some textent. For this reason it was
decided TO have one drawing to de-
termine the order in which the sheets
of 1000 each should appear on the
master list. instead of arbitrarily as
signing the sheets of 1000 in their
natural order This reduced the
whole matter to an absolute equality
of chance. The method will be then.
"FirstA drawing of numbers, from
10 to 10 to determine the order in
which the sheets of 1000 each shall
appear on the master list
"Second--a drawing of numbers
from to 1000 to determine the order
inside each group of 1000.
Zone group of numbers, from | to
900, and second group from 6 to
10 have been carefully imprinted on
Opaque slips Of paper, black on one
side, counted and checked. These
slips have been rolled up and each
put inside a gelatine capsule with
the black side out. To insure abs0-
lutte accuracy of count, the capsules
containing numbers from / to 1000
have been counted in to ten glass jars
in groups of 100 each. The glass jars
have been sealed and kept in safe
awaiting the day Of drawing.
"A blindfolded man will then draw
capsules out one at time AS each
capsule is drawn 1t will be handed to
an announcer, who will break the cap
sule and announce the number drawn
While he is announcing the number, a
second caupsu will be drawn and
handed to second announcer who
will break the capsul and read the
number. The drawing will then pro
ceed in this way until all the cap
sules are drawn.
"Three tally sheets will be kept
One keeper of tally sheet will repeat
eac number as it Is announced, and
all three will write 1t down. In case
of disagreement between tally sheets
on any number the sheets that agree
will control.
Immediately after the drawing o
the number from to 10, to determine
the order in which the thousands shal
appear on masters lists the drawint
of the numbers from to 1000 will
take place.
Each local board will then motif!
200 per cent. of the number of men |
must furnish, to appear for examina
tion and in so doing IL will call then
in the order thus determined by az
plying the master list to the local list
IT, after calling two hundred per cent
II, during the examination of tn
first 200 per cent, 1t shall appear tha
the number thus called will not yiel
enough men to fill the quota, the boar
will keep on calling men IN the orc
er as determined by tho first Of the ol
der of examination until enough me
have been called to fill the quota.
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