The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-22
He Has 100 Acres in CultiVa.
ton Near Topeka.
APPEAL BOARD KEEPS UP
Cases Now Handled as Rapidly
as They Come In.
Rheumatism Is Held To Be No
Cause for Exemption.

Paw Shideler route s. Topeka. was
the first Shawnee county man TO win
war draft exemption from the appeal
board. Shideler was relieved from
army responsibilities today when the
district board found he was more val
liable as a farmer than a soldier.
Twenty-six other claimants. tho.
failed to make sufficient showing dur
ing the day and exemptions were
granted in but eleven of the thirty
seven cases reviewed.
The Shideler case was briefed by F..
d. Coburn chairman of the appeal
board who ,eviewed the case of the
first Shawnee county man to win an
appeal before the board. Shideler is
farming $50 acres of land near To-
peka In his brief, Coburn said;
Is Genuine Farmer.
This man appears to be a genuine.
hustling. bona fide, producing farm
err. % years old and more usetul
where he is than he would be in the
military service: and hence discharge
is recommended"
Rheumatism isn't cause for ex-
emption from service, tho, where the
local board find the conscript is not
physically unfit. Martin w. thinner
man of Wabaunsee county sought eX-
emption because of the pains in his
joints and limbs. An affidavit by the
mans father was to the effect that
the son was at times compelled to
abandon his work for periods of sew
eral weeks. The Wabaunsee county
board however. thought Zimmerman
looked good for army service and the
appeal board upheld its decision.
Work Rapidly New.
Members of the board in Topeka are
keeping abreast with appeals and
We're today handling cases as fast as
submitted. Much trouble is encoun-
tered by the appeal board, however.
thru failure of claimants to provide
affidavits supporting claims for eX-
empuon. Another trouble is the fail
ure of local exemption boards and
government Representatives to submit
to the appeal board their reasons for
denying exemption claims of men ex-
amined and selected for service.
Action by the board today was as
follows;
Exemptions Granted.
Name. County. Exemption claim.
James Mooney, Coupe, Atchison, agricuI-
Rax Atwater Kerr, Greenwood, agricul-
Adolph Gustave Wall, Atchison, agricul-
Ray shldeler, Shawnee, agriculture.
John Joseph Noonan, Pottawatome, agr-
culture.
Frank W. Atkinson, Morris, agriculture.
Edward Rudolph Tx. Morris, agriculture
JOseph II. Henry Atchison, agriculture
Leo Louis Fink, Lenvenworth, agriculture.
Walter W. Stohr, Nemaha, agriculture.
Temporarily Exempted.
Frank J. Revere. Morris. agriculture. to
Dee. /.
Exemptions Denied-Drafted.
Martin w. Zimmerman. Wabaunsee. physi-
cal exemption appeal.
Estel Wylie Wilson, Brown. agriculture.
James Afford Bolts, Chautauqua. agricul
ture.
Alexander I. Knox, Leavenworth, agricul-
ture.
Samuel u. Bearly Miami. agriculture
Earl w HILL Usage, agriculture.
Clarence Marion Cooper, WabaUnsee. APP
peal dependents
Herbert Il. Page Wabaunsee agriculture.
Ferdinand Fiegener, Pottawatomie, agri
culture.
George A. Andrews, AtchisOn. agriculture
Clarence Meador, Atchison. agriculture
Lawrence g. Koelzer, Nemaha. agriculture
Walter II. Shirk, Leavenworth, agricul-
ture.
John W. Nichols, jefferson. appeal dc
pendents
Ray f. Long, Lahette. industrial
Ralph A. King, johnson, agriculture and
dependents.
Ronald Fulk. Elk, agriculture.
Samuel l.. TOlbert. Elk, agriculture
Fred NJ. Mathies, Wabaunsee, agriculture
Herbert Il. Page, Wabaunsee, appeal de
pendents.
Everett l.. Hunsaker, Cowley, industrial.
George Ballinger, Cowley, appeal depend
ri