Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-06
M'G|NN|S MEETS
BOARD AT 9 A. M.
First Candidate for City Draft
Will Make No Plea for
Exemption Today.
NO PRAYER AT LAUNCHING
Preferred Services of Ministers
Give Way to Stress of the
Tedious Examinations.

John McGinnis; John NC
G-i-n-n-i-s."
Just this name. echoing thru the
corridors of the city hall, corner of
Second and Boston, in stentorian
tones, emanating from either Mayor
John n. Simmons, Dr. $. De Zell Haw-
ley, municipal superintendent of
health. or Joe Kenton, secretary of
the county election board promptly at
3 O'Clock this morning will formally
set in motion the local draft machin-
cry, which within the next fortnight
must produce 279 soldiers for Uncle
Sam from among the ranks of the
flower of Tulsa's manhood.
No Prayer.
No PRAYER will be offered as sort
of sacred prelude to the launching
of the conscription, as is to be done
in numerous other cities. despite the
preferred services Of a group of Tulsa
ministers. John McGinnis. on whom
falls the honor Of being the first Inan
to be examined by the local exemption
board. merely will step forward when
he is "paged," will pass thru a line
of half a dozen physicians awaiting
him in the office of the mayor and
then will give way to a long line OF
other embryonic soldiers from among
the 140 the board expects to examine
on the initial examination day.
Neither will a prayer for exemp-
ton be rendered by Tulsa's first cam
didate for service under the selecrive
draft. McGinnis announced Sunday
night that he was ready and eager
to he O. KID by the local board and
could hardly await an opportunity I"
start for cantonment camp-for
France-or the Kaiser's scalp. He is
unmarried, has no dependents thru
whom to seek immunity from service.
and believes he Is physically qualified
to serve.
Fifteen Each Hour.
Members of the local examining
beard retired early last night in or
der to be in trim for the big task on
their hands beginning this morning.
They expect to examine Is men an
hour, and will work eight hours each
day. concluding their first days rou-
tine at 3 o'clock this afternoon, hop
ing by then to have put thru" their
140 candidates for conscription.
Should only every other candidate
claim exemption and he otherwise fit
for acceptance. the first seventy SOL
diers to come from Tulsa would be
ready for Uncle Sam tonight
This percentage, however, is known
to be far too high. and members OF
the board surmise that not more than
one from every four will be found
mot wanting when weighed in the
final balance. At this rate the first
35 Tulsa soldiers would be available
today and the board might expect to
complete its work of examination of
approximately one thousand young
men within nine days.
Five Physicians.
Each of the five physicians to as
sist Mayor Simmons, Doctor Hawley
and Mr.. Kenton will have some func-
ton to perform in the formal exakl-
ination. Each physician will be as
signed to examination of various parts
of the candidates anatomy. Despite
the defects that may be disclosed on
which an examined youth may wish
to claim exemption, or rather reasons
that may be advanced, none will be
made known to the members of the
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