The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-01
DISTRICT BOARD
 REFUSES 2 FAT
 MEN ExEMP TON
Army Officers Contract to Reduce Over Weight of<
 Bridgeporters.

Reduce Over Weight of< Bridgeporters. \ The Thirteenth district board sit- ting at the County Court house yes- terday passed upon tf1irty-seven ex- emption claims, denying 2I absolute ly, discharging claimants three of whom are Bridgeport residents and granting conditional discharges to g applicants. Among the we'll known young men who failed for the second time in get- ting a discharge upon the ground that he is employed in a. factory do- ing government work was Edward J. Redgate, AT Vine street, son of Supt. John H. Redgate of the police depart ment.
 Edward Redgate with several other | men who claimed to work at the Lake Torpedo Boat Company, the Remington Arms and plants in Bridgeport making munitions of war were turned down. In the case of Redgate he was certified on August II. his. claim was filed on the 18th, with affidavit following on the 18th. and first denial of the board was made on August 21 when the officials found that the applicant had been employed there as an engraver fof only one month. Another attempt was made to have the case reopened which failed on August 31, and Red- gate must go tosthe front The claim of Emerick Troop, 272 Spruce street, that he is a member of the Apostolic Christian church at Syracuse, N. r., and that his faith fc oh A, ri tious. objector was not allowed but a certificate issued deferrfng the claim ant as enlisted until such time as he may be given work as a non-conba- tant in the nationaI army. 1 The "over-weigflt,' claims of Har- ry fMellits, 2T2 Spruce street, and Malcolm. Merritt, 1921 Central ave- nue who were found to be 50gpounds \ over the United States standard for weight, also failed to ava Army Of l ficers declare that they will soon re- I 1duce this excess and make them nor- nal. -f
 l Even the plea that he was invent ing submarine catching device fol the United States navy did not pass Joseph Henry Gottscha1k of Newport R. l., by the district board. He will serve in the army where his geni,.. : may rapidly elevate him from tho ranks.
 The complete list of those denied exemption, those who secured abso lute discharge and those conditional ly discharged follow:
 l DENIED.
 Norwalk.-Frederick M. Cu11en electrician, retail business.
 I Danbury-Harold B. wofsey. sicI WidOWad I Danbury.-Frank Paul Chase. de pendent wife, no evidence.
 l New Fairf1eld.-Clarence Chase. de pendent parents.
 Local board 6.-Malcoim Merritt 1921 Central avenue, weighs 221, 5ft g IA in., claimed 50 pas. overweight
 Local board 6.-John Ochlschlager 29 Bell street, clerk, Bullard Go, Local board John J. Ward. 12 Arctic street, time clerk, U. M. c.
 Local board 3.-Edward J. Red gate, AT Vine street, certif Aug. II claim filed Aug. IS, affidavit filed Aus 16, denied Aug. 21, declined to reope case. Aug. 31, employed one month a Lake Co.,, as engraver.
 Local board John G. Leverit, ' 76 Seeley street, carpenter Lake Ce.
 Local board 3.-Joseph Pfquetts 11e. Bronx avenue, physical appea also, dependent
 Local board 3.-Joseph I. Spectol Ill James street, physical appeal
 Local board 3.-Louis Schmidt, 12 Cleveland avenue. physical appeal.
 Local board 1.-Fredericks J. Ref ly, 31ss sPark avenue, physical aI peal.
 Local board 2-Joseph H. Gotts chalk. Newport, R. l., work on sut } marine catching device at Naval Tol pedo station. since Feb. 1917.
 Local board 1.-Elroy F. Ruite t457 State street, manager branc | Globe Optical Co.
 Local board Louis Shannon, s Summer street, inspector Rem. Arm
 Local board 1.-George Kaskamba 30 Allen street, dependency appeal.
 Local board Joseph Behulak, 14 Orland street, wife, three childre | Hungary.
 Local board 1.-Thomas J. Kar;
 dagis, S55 Lafayette street, moth' t. and two sisters in Greece.
 !! Local board 1-W Kilbridge, : 3. Liberty street. 5 months iron work' d at Lake Co.
 Local board Harry Mo1litz, 2'
 Spruce street physical appeal clai
 
 50 pds. overweight.
 < Local board 1.-Emerick Trepp, 3'
 Spruce street, member Apostol
 Christian. church at Syracuse, N ]
 claim denied but certificate to issl
 deferring claimant as enlisted man
 capacity of non-combatant.
 The Following Absolute Discharg
 Were Granted:
 Beniamin Nebenzall No. 1895 Sta
 street, Division 2, physical appes
 William Joseph Kehoe. No. 97 Ced
 street, Norwalk, married with ty children; Frank Yonitis, No. 190 B d elewood avenue, Division 8, physic | appeal; Helmer Book, No. 3 Cour | land avenue, Division 1, industri
 claim and dependency claim; Willia
 Wallace Dickens, No. Is Elgin av
 nue, Bethel, dependency appeal; W liam Fitelson, Darien, physical a ~ a0ontinued on~ Page Twol-