Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-02
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Workmen in the armories, arsenal,
and navy yards Of the United States
and men engaged in the Transmission
Of United States mails.
Pilots and mariners in the mercbni
mrine of the United States.
Criminals convicted of felonies and
the morally deficient.
Decision Up to Boards
The most vital power-that of decid
ing which men are indispensable and the
necessary industries-is placed in the
hands of the district boards. One OF
more board is created for each federal
district in the country.
The entire burden of proof for exemp-
tion is put upon the claimant.
Appeal from the rulings of the tri-
bunals is provided for in the regula-
tions.
As outlined in the rules, the following
are the steps leading up to the ordering
Of the men into camp:
local exemption board of three
members for approximately each 10000
of population is set up. Most of these
tribunals are already Formed. In many
cases they are the registration boards.
Other higher boards for each federal
judicial district are formed. They are
composed of five men of the highest
standing and known as district or appel
late boards. Any member of either
board may be removed by the president.
On a day to be set, the lower boards
meet and organize. The registration
cards are secured from the registra alton
boards, which then cease to exist. The
cards are numbered serially from one
up and the names and numbers posted
in public place and given to the press
for publication. AT the same time a
copy is sent to Washington.
Then Stage is Set.
When every card is numbered and
posted in every precinct in the nation,
the stage is set for the actual draw
ing.
Although the method is left for anoth-
er proclamation, it is known that the
lrawing will take place in Washington.
After the order in which the men arC
;alled up for service is determined, the
quota that each state must yield UP to
he armies will be announced
The state governors are directed to
livide the quotas among the counties |
md cities ON the basis of population.
s The i.uinbers will be drawn in Wash
ngton Each number drawn will strike
he men of that number in every pre-
inct in the nation.
These numbers and names will again |
'e posted and published and the men
allied will be notified by mail
Next the "honor men" will be sum
noned for physical exemption before
he local board. One member of each
oard is a physician. He is ordered to
1ake the examination in the presence
f another member of the board
Guard Against Unfairness.
To guard against any unfairness in
he physical examination the president
lakes an ingenius provision. In the
ase the physician designates any man
nfit, the board will call in another
MUSICIAN. He will make another ex-
mination in ignorance of the first re-
ort. If both make the same diagnosis,
certificate of disqualification will be
'sued. Members of the board are barred
rom passing upon any relatives case
After the physical examinations are
inished the boards will take up the
of the classes specified in
ne rules.
A claim supported by affidavits must
Q made by men asking exemption.
laims upon oecupational grounds must !
e made to the district board.
In making a claim for exemption on
ne ground of a dependent, the claim
Mt must furnish an affidavit that the
lcome for the support of the dependent
mainly from the fruit of his labor
nd not derived from property He
ust bring another affidavit from the
ependent affirming the dependency
nd another from head of a family
ating the same grounds.