The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-28
EXEMPTION OF
MARRIED men
ORDERED HERE


have an Income other than that
OF their daily work, or unless
they married 20 escape mill
tsry service, will be exempted
from the first draft, according
TO orders received by Seattle
local boards from Gov. Ernest
Lister Tuesday morning.
The governors communication is
an official Interpretation OF the lat.
egt ruling on the subject issued by
order Of President Wilson thru the
provost marshal general. and ac-
cordlng TO Appeal Agent T. J. l..
Kennedy clarifies the local situa-
ton and "straightens out boards
which have been up In the air
since President Wilson wrote Sen
ator Weeks on the matter"
Various interpretations have
been placed on the orders by local
officials and in some parts OF the
state, notably in Thurston county.
much OF the work OF the local
boards will have To be done again
In order that married men who
were certified for service may be
exempted.
Exempt Eight Married Men
Secretary r. J.. Proctor. OF tho
Western district appeal board. said
Tuesday he could not estimate the
number OF local board decisions
which would be reversed by reason
OF the ruling. Eight married men
were exempted Tuesday on appeal
Thomas Z. Revelle. executive Of
ficer OF Local Board 2. for King
county. announced Tuesday that
there would be not more than two
appeals from his board 10 the dis
trict board by married men who
have been certified for service.
This board" said Revelle. has
always felt that single men should
be called first. and has consistently
exempted married men. We did
not feel that wives should be com
PEELED TO work because their hus-
bands were called"
The board has certified 112 men.
who. according 10 Revelle. are ready
and anxious 10 go.
A sufficient outside income Is
construed by the governor to mean
savings sufficient TO support the
wife and family. or sufficient In
come outside OF the mans regular
income from his business or trade.
Check Recent Marriages
Cases where there is reason to
believe the man married TO escape
service will be carefully checked
by the appeal agents. and the
boards will certify the man as tho
he were unmarried. Where Il can
be shown that the couple, altho
married AFTER June 9. were engaged
for long time prior It will not be
held that they were married TO de-
feat the law.
Gov. Lister will use his influence
10 support a bill providing for the
selection OF aliens who are citizens
OF allied countries and the deporta-
ton OF neutral aliens who will not
serve.
Lister Supports Kennedy
In response TO n communication
on the subject sent by Appeal
Agent Kennedy. Lister declares
himself in favor OF such a measure
and says he will work for its pas
sage by congress before the next
draft.
Kennedy intends TO urge the
Washington delegation in congress
TO work for the bill.
The district board is busy going
over appeal cases. Not only ap-
peals taken by the individuals
from the decision OF the local
boards are being considered, but
also appeals taken in behalf OF the
government from the exemptions
allowed by the boards.
New instructions from the war
department provide that even the
physical exemptions shall be APP
pealed.
Men who have left the cities
where they were examined. except
in special cases. will be required
TO return to their home boards at
their own expense for mobiliza-
ton.
Eighty-two men. number OF
whom II Is known are sailors and
necessarily out OF the city. have
been certified by the district board
TO the adjutant generals office for
service because OF their non-ap-
pearance for physical examination.