Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-26
DISTRICT EXEMPTION
BOARD IN TUCSON

idIst nuiHDef OF tIalihs nave Decb
J ppealed TO them from the local
cards in all Of the counties in the
,oulhern District The Cochise
ounty claims were in best shape ana
ere gone over b, the board on Tues
y bat no action Mas taken on any
them. In reeiting the meeting
{ the board the Tucson star has the
flowing TO say regarding the Co
Use county claims;
"Cochise county csaims were the
tcarest prepared for action and some
lpeals although some claims were
ed
Scores OF claims had been filed
efcre the district board and were in
hives ready for action Most of
claims were those of ranchers
owing beans who wanted little
me 10 harvest and then they would
ready. A number had appealed
ON the action OF the local board
I'd charge of direct prejudice was
de against the Tombstone board
one claimant who was very bitter
From Cochis" county Jacob Clay.
n Bates said il ne was taken his
ne years work in paying of his
7. Barnett of Courtand said he
IS raising beans.
Lester C. Brelizer of Bowie said
had offered the services OF his
ant including 500 acres to the sec
.,sry of war and he had a big crop
ming up. The exemption of J.
Checdle OF Cochise was claimed
Augustus Roberts because he had
MY acres under cultivation
Rita Fisu-fa claimed the eNemp
IN of Casimiro Figuera; Lonnie
ialt Fraillie of Pirtleville Claimed
emption as 2 farmer.
~ least give me time to get in my
r2p." wrote Paul Gramplin. of Here
I'd. He had forty-eight acres IN
.r cultivation.
willy A. lngles of Pearce thought
was physically unfit because ac-
Drding to affidavits of his father and
theirs he was subject to fainting fits.
esides he had been known to faint
hen hit on the elbow or chin. Also
e had forty acres of beans.
Fred Lambert, Jr.. of Lowell. had
Ipplied TO the local board Of Tomb
tone for exemption because of de
endant wife and expected child. He
bought the local board was preju-
Iced against him for according to
lambert it had exempted others with
ess claim to exemption. He was
me OF two married men whose claims
we're rejected out Of the first lot of
200. He accused the local board of
rying to inveigle bis father-in.law into
igning an affidavit that lie would take
are of the dependent wife and the
ioming child so the board could
barge Lambert with perjury They
slso alleged that the wife had an es-
ate whereas according to Lambert
he estate was not settled and when
I was, he had no assurance that his
wife would get enough to live His
ather-in-law had a number of children
'nder fifteen years old and was not
.hysically strong or able to take care
II any more. Lambert said he had
worked for the Copper Queen until
august last and was in good standing
nth that company.
John Sundar Lars, Of Douglas. ap-
'ealed on his disallowed claim Of
children. The children
ere with his mother in Sweden.
lis mother was without funds to
AXE care of the children.
CONTINUED from page u
Don T Stetson. shift boss OF the |
:. and A. applied for exemption and |
vas backed by W. b. Gohring. su-
erintendent of the mine.
Warner Austin Shattuck. a stu
ent Of the Michigan College Of
lines working in the Manganese ore
apartment of the Shattuck Copper
ompany at Bispes was backed up by
resident McNair of the college who
uoted from the views Of Secretary
sker and General Black of the army