Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-02
EXEMPTION RULES
MAY BE RECAST
Mayor and Draft Boards to
Confer on Providing Uni
form System
BIRTHDAY CASE PUZZLING
Man Who Was 80 Years Old on
Registration Day Reaches 81
When Summoned

emption on the ground Of being aliens, and
similar claim by married men with depend
ents, has given Mayor Smith and the draft
boards grave concern. The Mayor will
call a meeting of the draft boards on Mon.
day or Tuesday in the hope Of adopting a
uniform system Of granting exemptions
Varying interpretations have been placed
on the rules from Washington, and it is
said by members Of the boards that some
thing definite will have to be done that
there may be justice for all.
The vital Importance Of the birthday in
Its relation to the draft army will probably
be threshed out IN test case that will be
brought about by Robert Glenn, 1899 Spruce
street
Mr.. Glenn was among those summoned
today to the Twelfth and Pine streets sta
ton house, where Clinton Rogers Woodruff
chairman Of the sixth draft division and
his board are for the fourth day putting
through the first business of lining up the
new national army.
Mr.. Glenn's case will doubtless decide
whether this new army is to have any
thirty-year- -olders In IT, or whether the old
est man will be thirty
On registration day, Mr.. Glenn was thir-
ty, but by the time his summons arrived he
had achieved another birthday and is now
thirty-one. Today he announced that his
intention was not to claim an exemption,
limitation definitely cleared
CONSCIENTIOUS DIRECTOR
The second conscientious objector to ap-
pear so far appealed for exemption today
at the hearing in the Twelfth and Pine
streets station. He Is Alfred Herman Loeb,
living In the st. James Hotel annex.
Loeb said he was a member Of the
Ethical Culture Society, which is opposed
to war and military service. He had a
book he offered to present to Chairman
Woodruff, of the board, to show him that
the Ethical Culture Society had always
taken definite stand against military
service. Woodruff sent him down to be
examined by the doctors and announced
that the conscientious claim would be passed
on to the judicial district board for a rul-
ing.
Furthermore, in order to get the business
Of the day through with as much dispatch
as possible, the chairman cut the question
formula to bare skeleton. A man who
wanted to claim an exemption had to be
on the jump.
Are you single?" Mr. Woodruff would
ash "-isply, and If the reply was in the
affirmative he would follow it with a
short:
Go downstairs for the physical examina-
ton"
The point of view Of the Industrial en-
appeared before the board to ask exemption
for his employees. Mr.. Bussom Is a whole
sale coal dealer. with offices In the Land
Title Building. He provides the navy yard
with coal and asked to have his men re-
lieved from war duty on the occupational
ground.
Mr.. Woodruff will refer his case to the
judicial district board.
Nelson Edwards. 2117 Spruce street,
asked exemption on the ground that he Is
the sole support of his mother. Her three
other sons are already in the service.
=, EXAMPLE FOR BRIDEGROOMS
An example to bridegroom sackers was
set by Laymon Howard Jones, a negro,
1920 North Fawn street. The young man
expected to be married on Thursday, but
said he had no intention of claiming exemp-
ton on that ground.
II take care of my mother, too" he said,
but I'll get a brother to do that II I have
to go away"
The Forty-thrd district went into action
also at the Branchtown police district,
York road and Champost avenue. OF the
men examined there twenty-four were ac-
cepted and twenty-five rejected, Two
failed to appear in answer to the summons
sent them. They were John l.. Nugent,
5621 North Third street. and Edward P.
Buchanan 5419 North Lawrence street.
OF the twenty-four who passed, fourteen
claimed exemption on the ground of de-
pendents.
Ludwig zoerb, 1929 North Broad street,
asked to be left out because he is a German
subject
Harry E, Cassel $500 North Broad street,
said he was a designer Of aircraft and
should therefore be excused from service.
The board Of this division is composed
of William II. Margerison, chairman Frank
Toomey. and e. L. d. Roach, DIR. William
l. <ha ,t,,t~ ,1I,,, ,t,,or
The following men were accepted today
by the board at Overbrook. with head
quarters at Sixty-third street and Lancaster
avenue: Darsey Moster, $50 Hunter ave-
nue.: Francis X. Kerville, 1717 North Six
tieth street Howard S. McCord. 156 North
Fifty-eighth street; William NJ Mckee,
l445 North Wanamaker street; William II.
Graham. s4s North Fifty-ninth street.
Frank W, Lewis, eola Master st.
saTnrS staymouth II Pollock a!!s Brys oMawr ave.
hqmand kqmsrdd c. Bird, is2i n Allison st,
These were rejected: Richard C..
Founders, Clio Master street; Joseph B,
Paperman. 6126 Lansdowne avenue; Joseph
F. Nagle, 6147 Girard avenue; Eben e. Lud-
wick. 72l North Sixty-fourth street; Frank
Haupt Jr 5723 Hunter avenue; Jacob
Dutton, '1741 North Underwood street ;
Clarence c. Branson. 500 Stewart street ;
Jacob II. Morrison, 1927 North Sixty-irst
street: Charles C. Franz. 80 North Fifty
second street Joseph E. Dwyer, 1913 North
Robinson street; Charles Thompson, 17l3
North Sixty-third street; James A. Lynd
1914 North FELTON, street; Harold p Quick
sail. 1887 Hunter avenue. Quicksall Is
dramatic editor Of the North American
Lynd Is an attorney.
Others accepted In this district were:
Harry Ruch, 25, 8i7 Westmont ST. wife ana one