Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-09
FOURTEEN FAIL TO REPORT
Second Glass of Ninety Will
Go Before Board Today;
200 a Day Thereafter.
THE RECORD

Columbia called ninety and got two.
One Irishman and one plain
American comprise Tulsa county's Of
fering to the armies of the United
. States as a result Of the first days
draft selection in the courthouse yes
terday. James c. Harper and Hubert
Dennis are the first names on the
honor roll, having passed the physical
test without a word and waved aside
the entire collection of exemption
blanks.
The first ninety men were sum-
moned to appear at the courthouse
yesterday for physical examination. OF
this total number, rs appeared. Four
other men were examined by special
permission, being either out of their
turn or transferred from another
county. Eighty men, therefore. passed
before the doctors searching gaze
during the day.
Men Notified OF Result.
BY means of an elaborate system
each man was notified Immediately of
his physical status. If physically dis
qualified a clerk issued him a claim
for exemption, presented him with the
official bronze button and dismissed
him from further worry about the
draft. When approved by the physi-
they intended to file a claim for dis
charge or exemption. Proper blanks
were given to those who have such an
intention.
From the records kept during this
process 1t is learned that 27 of the
eighty dropped from the game by rea-
son OF physical defects. or the other
SO all but two requested exemption
blanks and will present petition for
discharge within the next day or so.
The exemption board. proper, was
in session during the whole day I.
supervise the medical examinatons
and to direct men along the general
lines Of the draft routine. Several ex-
emption claims were returned during
the day, and six petitions were con-
sidered by the board, discharges being
issued in every case.
A large majority Of those who Wal,
apply for exemption will do so on the
grounds Of dependant families, II yes
terdays results are to be taken as a
guide. The six exemptions granted
were on this account. Those Wa.
were thus discharged are II. j: Henry,
f.. c. Trower, 7. j. List, Richard
Waters, Lee E. Myles and Goff Lus-
ter.
Ninety More Today.
Another class of ninety men Wi,
appear before the examining board
today. After the second day, 1t is
probable that the board will be famil
lar with the routine and can easily
handle two hundred per day. Two
hundred are called for Friday, Satur-
day and Monday. while 220 notices
to report Tuesday. August IA. one
thousand notices have now been
mailed by the county
Things started off glowingly for Tile
county yesterday morning. The first
man 10 take the examination passed
with q perfect bill of health. He was
r. Il. Glynn. Enthusiasm was slight
" dampened when Mr.. Glynn statco
that he is the support of the family
and must, therefore apply for exemp-
ton.
James C. Harper, who lives at Ninth
and Park streets in Tulsa, was NO.
9. He also received the approval OF
the battery of physicians and further
gladdened the heart of the officials
by stoutly disclaiming any reason un-
der the sun why he should not go
Harper is an employe of the Tulsa Ice
company.
Thruout the morning men came
and went Results of the physical ex-
animation were astonishing. AL
though the men were given rigid
series of tests, supervised by two reg
ular army examiners who volunteered
their services more than ninety per
cent of the fifty reviewed during the
morning were found physically quail
fled and fit for service.
During the afternoon the percent
age slumped badly and complete tar
ulations for the day show that ap'
proximately "a per cent could not
meet the medical requirements. This
Is in keeping with the government esti.
mates which place probable physical
discharges at thirty per cent of the
total number called.
Not Particularly Anxious.
1t was not until the middle of the
afternoon session that another mar
stepped up to the exemption cIerl
after being passed by the physicians
and said that he stood ready to go into
the service. It was Hubert Dennis. ar
oil field worker, whose home Is ir
Broken Arrow.
I'm not particularly anxious to &c
to war" he said, "but 1t looks as
though somebody must go. II the,
call men and think I'm worth any
thing, I'm ready. No, I've never
been in any sort of military service.
Three other men probably will &c
thru without claims for exemption
They are Acy Shanfelt. John Glenn
inshire and Harry c. Sprowell. abou'
whom there Is some minor cause fol
consideration.
Among those who will apply fol
exemption is Levern Fransisco u
Sand Springs, who is fifth on the list
He Is single and otherwise qualified
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