The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-20
'fXEMP TON RULES
ARE IRON CLAD
49,. Fact Of Marriage 10 Not suffi-
liant Grounds on Which to Claim
Discharge From
Duty.
DISTRICT BOARD ACTS
n Of the Iowa Boards Are Cautioned
Against Being Too Lenlent
In These
Matters.

That the exemption rules are rigid
- that the entire burden of proof
o. right to have claim for exemp-
" .ian ratified falls on the claimant, is
~ word received in official letters
s tme Governor Harding and Provost
MARSHAL General Crowder. There
have been stringent rules laid down
nhich will be closely followed by the
board, ,.
follows:
rost marshal, as governor Of the
state / was directed to appoint one
nerson in each exemption district, to
renresent the government in the per-
fecting and taking Of appeals from
the decisions of the local boards to
The district boards County Attorney
M C. Hamilton was appointed to
act in Lee county.
In this order Provost Marshal
rrowder said: at is obvious that all
the local boards in the state cannot
we'll be assembled but by assembling
the district boards for the. exchange
of views on the various questions
that will arise concerning depend
encies, those views can be co-ordin-
ated into uniform plan for district
boards that can be made effective
through the medium of appeal to the
district board 1t is also plain that
provision should be made whereby
third persons, who have information
frat cause them or the community at
large to believe that particular ex-
emptions or discharges granted by
the local boards are not in the best
interest of the nation. they may bring
such case to the attention Of the
representative of the government
who may appeal the case"
Can Appeal 10 District Board.
In order to bring about uniformity
of exemptions on account OF depend
encies throughout the state, the pro
vision is made for appeal to be taken
to the district board. The district
boards met in Des Moines Friday.
August 8, and formulated set of
rules that both boards will follow on
the question Of exemptions on ac-
count of dependencies. copy of
which is herewith attached.
The mere fact that one is married
Is not ground for exemption. There
must be actual showing of depend
entS ana tQdC showing SuOulu ~ "
the extent that the dependent would
be left without support and be a
charge upon the state or community
If the exemption is granted for that
reason. In other words, II the de-
pendents apparently can support
themselves or have relatives who are
able to support them, the case should
be thoroughly looked into and the
doubt solved in favor Of the govern
ment.
Consider Government First.
This selective draft Is for the pur-
pose of raising an army for the In
tied States government. Exemptions
should be granted only when 1t will
be for the best interest Of the gov
eminent that the party whose num-
Der is drawn be left at home. Elk
emption is not for the convenience
or benefit Of the individual, but for
the convenience and benefit OF the
government. If this thought is kept
In mind and no favoritism shown,
the selective draft will be uniform In
Its operation.
The question has arisen as to-
whether or not the attorney repre-
;enting the government should ap-