The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-30
Appeal Board Wouldn't Excuse
Farmer Married in June.
He Took Bride Just Two Days
Before Registering.
BRIDE MAKES NO CLAIMS
This, Despite Fact She Is Soon
To Be a Mother.
Mill Foreman and Miner Turned
Down by Board Today.

Otto c. Schmidtkes claim of farm
responsibilities, a June bride and APP
preaching motherhood did not serve
to keep him out of the selective army
The district appeal board today denied
a claim which Schmidtke presented
Doniphan county
According to the affidavit which
SchmIdtke filed with the appeal
board, he is farmer. His affidavits
also showed that he was married June
3-just two days in advance of the
selective army. His bride is APP
preaching motherhood, his affidavit
stated. and he claimed home respon-
sibilities which should exempt him
from army service. But the appeal
board did not look with favor on the
June wedding and denied the claim.
Wife Makes No Plea.
Mrs. Schmidtke, whom affidavits
show to have been & school teacher
before her marriage. did not make
claim for her husbands exemption.
All of the documents seeking exemp-
ton, except a physicians affidavit,
were made by the husband.
Samuel Porter. night foreman in
an Atchison mill. sought exemption
because of his service and RESPONSE
Dll1ty to the government in the man
agement of the mill. His claim was
denied The board also denied the
claim of Charles A. Harbaugh, of Lin
wood, Leavenworth county. who stated
that he is manager of lead and zinc
mine.
Back to the farm enthusiasm re-
ceived severe jolt at the hands of
the appeal board when it reviewed the
claims of Wynn Scott Barr, of Coffey
county. Barr is % years old and made
AFFIDAVIT that he expected soon to en-
gage in agricultural activities. The
board said his ambitions and aspira-
t tons were commendable. But he
started too late. The government
needs men in the army and the record
trench service. The opinion was by
F. d. Coburn.
Oil Refincr Must Serve.
Hugh p. Farrelly wrote an opinion
denying the exemption ella N. of Will
D. Kinnaman, manager of an oil re-
filming company in sedan. Kinnaman
stated he was secretary treasurer of
the company and that he could better
serve the country in the oil business
than at the front. Tie appeal board
took a different view of the matter
and told Kinnaman to prepare for
service.
Samuel L. Ecker, who owns the Oil
Belt Garage in Sedan wanted to stay
I at home. His business affairs need
his attention, affidavits stated. But
| the appeal board thought first of the
government and said Ecker's first
| duty was to his country. Motor car
| drivers can patch their ow-. punctures
and tinker with their own engines and
carburetors until he returns from the
| front.
! Following is the record of the APP
: peal board for the day:
| Exempted From Service.
Doniphan county-Karl A. Koch. Thomas
! E-ra al
Johnson county-James Arthur Robinson
Ralph A. Williamson Adolph Fred Inter
Leavenworth county-Henry Morril Kes-
singer. James Allison Bell. John f. Ort-
man. Henry Krentzer. Ray Walter Kelsey
| X. C. Film.
| Nemaha county-william Henry Kan
PERT, John Fred Dreiner.. Phillip Mur.ey
James George Karnes. HUE II. Martiney.
| Shawnee county-Frank Edward Bren-
nan, Leland Judson Paramore.
Temporary Exemptions.
Crawford county-Clyde William Taylor
| Elk coupty--Chester Mcdonald.
| Johnson county-Howard II. McGee
! Harry Sorensen
! Nemaha county-Ernest Leslie McClain
| Fred Kruger, Elmer Massey. Joseph Der
nard Burdick. Elsie c. Colwell.
Pottawatomie county-Charles William
| Englemau.
Exemptions Denied.
Atchison county-Samuel Porter.
| Chautauqua county-Samuel Lowell Eek
err, Will ID. Kinnaman-
y
Crawford county-John Walter Chapman
James Frederick Baugh.
Dpniphan county-Henry Charles Doro
Edwin Lionel clementson, Otto Car
| Schmidtke.
| Johnson county-Howard MCGEE. Walter
Lee Shelton, Louis Roscoe Penner, Loui,
! John Pnschel Albert Lee holland. Floyt
Turner. Martin NJ. Kirkbride. Wilbur L
| Melvin. Joseph ID. Wright Fred w. Koch
Frank Welcome Bell, John Marvin Blanken
ship. Louis Inter. Leslie w. Morse.
Leavenworth ceunty-Clarence l.. Rogers
William George Forrin. Charles A. Har
| baugh, Albert Henri Tornedon, Joseph +
Gates. Floyd J.. Kelsey, Grover Fay Fe
vurly.
| Miami county-AIbert Lee Moberly.
| Nemaha county-George Harrison Stein
| meir. Irwin Fl. Gallagher. Benedict H. Ret
tele John Weber, George Henry Droge.
| Usage county-Richard G. Gustafson.
| Pottawatomie county-Frank w. kolter
man.
Shawnee county-carl A. Lockard.
Wabaursee county-Henry J. Michaelis-
| Wyandotte county-Roy Nelson