Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-15

and suffer financial loss as labor is so
scarce everywhere that il may be diff
ficult for their families TO obtain help
to take care OF their crops after they
leave.
The appeal board here has tried to
prevent such loss by granting ex-
tensions in cases whore II appeared to
be necessary but it has used its power
grudngly.
There are far more development
and industrial activities in the counties
composing exemption district No. 2
than in the remainder OF the state
combined and the certification of
$500 men from this district means
that within few days these coun-
ties will be stripped of 2.25O workers
in every line of work These men can
be spared from this district only with
a severe blow to the industrial life of
this section.
At that, they don't object to going
whenever called except that they feel
that the other counties OF the state
should be forced TO toe the mark and
furnish their quotas accoi ding to law
and within the time specified. and IL
AdJutant-General carp cannot make
the local boards OF the west side dis
charge their duty. there is growing
sentiment that the war department at
Washington should be appealed to.
Four Exempted.
Four exemptions were granted citI-
zens of Tulsa. Earl w Shoupe, 212
West Second street, who suffers from
goiter which affects mis- heart, was
granted a discharge upon recon-
mcndatiCn OF DIR. Fred s. Clinton. eX-
amlning physician of the appeal board
ana DR.. j. C. W. Bland.
Glenn Williams. S21 East Admiral.
VINO has three brothers already in the
service Of their country, was exempted
upon the ground of dependency, hav-
ing wife, mother and minor sister to
support.
John Brown, 704 South Houston.
was exempted upon recommendation
or the local board which decided II
had made 4 mistake I'm turning down
MS request. He has wife and four
children.
Floyd G. Shurtleff of Pawhuska
VINO registered from Seventh and
Lynn, Tulsa, was exempted upon the
ground of physical disability. He has
broken wrist and bad knee.
Henjamin +. Mcnamara, 112 South
I.apslhs' was denied exemption. but
was permitted to undergo a physical
examination to be conducted by Dr.
Fred s. Clinton.
The appeals of Horace ]. Wilson
10 east Fifteenth street. and X ~
fallin' 2t7 North Boulder. are TO be
taken up with the lower board.
The appeals of two Greek citizens
James Jonn kontogenes of the Woll-
li'gtoh rooms, and Peter Harralampus
Sourls' properitor of the Puritan cafe.
z'3 South Boston, will be held up by
the board pending congressional ac-
tion, which is eXpectedeto draft every
aIlen III the country. Their grounds
OF exemption are that they are aliens.
Souris had taken out naturalizat ON
papers several years ago. but during
the Balkan war he went back to fight
for his native country and under the
law he must start all over again in
ms effort to become an American
citizen. He has never made the start
Two From Carter.
Two exemptions were granted to
Garter county men yesterday by the
appeal board. They went to Robert
l.. Trout of Rockville, and Gordon
j. Greenwood of New Wilson. The
latter was recommended by County
Attorney A. j. Iyrdy.
Den Ray Pettyjohn of Ardmore was
allowed 20 withdraw his appeal and
given permission to stand physical
examination before DIR. Clinton, ex-
amining physician.
The appeals of Tollie e. Markham,
oil field worker of Healdton, and Ma
than!el S. Murry of Deese, were de-
MED
Edwin +. Kerr of Marietta, Love
county, was granted an exemption on
fka ground nf "a IananAant M har
who lives in Tennessee. The record
showed she was solely dependent
upon him and that since last Decent
ber he had sent her $6i0. The ac
tion was recommended by County At
torney T. b. wilkins
Guy Gardner, electrician for the
Marietta Light & Power Co, was
given an extension OF sixty days in
order that the mayor and council
might fill man to succeed hun.
His cain for exemption, because Of
a dependent wife, was denied as was
a claim filed on industrial grounds
by the mayor and council. They
stated that they could not find Il
competent man TO take his place.
Doc G. Culwell, manager of a
three thousand acre farm, all in cul"
tivation, was exempted on agricul-
tural grounds. He is large pro-
ducer of farm products and beef
cattle.
John f.. Craft of Marietta, who
owns a cattle ranch, was also granted
exemption on the same ground. He
produces five hundred head of cattle
annually.
The case of Thomas C. Roberts, as
sistant cashier of the Marietta Ma
tional bank, asking for exemption ~,
cause of a dependent wife, was held
up for further information regarding
the dependency of the claim. Couli,y
Attorney T. b. wilkins recommended
that the exemption be granted.
John +. Scott, town constable OF
Thackervlle. was certified for ser
vice and his appeal denied.
George w. Adcock, 23, who claimed
exemption because he is assistant
postmaster of Bomar. was turneu
down also.
Clyde Clayton Of Marietta, who
asked for exemption because OF a
widowed mother, was likewise denied:
A member of the local board said
Clyde was only periodic worker
"WeIl give him a steady job" re-
marked Mr.. O'Brien, member Of the
board, as he was certified.
Edward Rencher of Marietta, want
al 20 In ayap, pfed heCausa Of n de-