Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-04
BALTZ TO ANSWER
PERJURY CHARGE
Brewers Son, Drafted for
Army, Accused of False
Exemption Claim

Before going to Camp Meade, Admiral,
Nd, tomorrow as one Of the quota from
District No. 32, at Overlook, Jacob r.
Baltz, son of millionaire brewer, may have
to stand trial In the Federal Court on a
charge of having made a false claim for
exemption.
JJpon learning that young Baltz had been
notified by the district board to report to-
morrow. for entrainment for the training
camp United states Attorney Kane today
ordered that Baltz's case be placed at the
head of tomorrows trial list and had sub
poenas issued for all the Government wit
nesses. If the case is not tried, a continu-
ance to the December term of court is un-
avoidabie. because tomorrow is the last day
of the present term of court
"Regarding this as one of the most inn
portant draft cases brought to my attention,
I have endeavored to have II disposed of
as quickly as possible. but have been met
with dilatory tactics by Baltz counsel -
said United states Attorney Kane. Now
that Baltz has been called into the army,
I will ask the court to disI ose of his case
before he goes"
should the trial go over until December
and Baltz be actually drafted into the army,
that fact will not relieve him of the fraudu.
lent exemption charge said Mr.. Kane. II
Baltz is within reach in December the
United States Attorney will request the milf
tary authorities TO produce him In court
for trial.
The false statement Baltz is alleged IN
have made in his claim for exemption Is
that his wife and two children were de-
pendent upon his mental or physical labor
for their support. The Government AL
leges that Baltz receives a yearly income
of at least $4,000 from the brewing COM
pany of j. & p Baltz, and that he also
has an interest in Chestnut street yarn
company. Baltz claims that the whole
trouble results from his misundersta nding
80 ha 1uxu nd nK~f1n ,,f III
certify, he asked to be allowed to enlist in
the Naval Reserves Local Board No. 80.
however. refused to give him a necessary
letter. and certified him for the draft army
Still lacking information from Provost
Marshal General Crowder as to the disposi-
tion OF the negro draftees, some of the local
boards are unable to furnish the third in.
stallment of per cent, the best they can
do being to send the extra white men needed
to complete their first As per cent quota.
Board No. so has not yet sent a single man
TO Camp Meade but District Appeal Board
No. is expected to have enough names
in the hands of that board to enable 1t to
send detail on Saturday; this section has
only 40 per cent white.
Permission of the War Department has
been given to the British Canadian Re-
cruting Mission in this city to examine the
enrolment cards of all registered men held
in the files of the two district appeal boards
military service Col. st. George LOTUS
Steele, head of the mission, will appoint
teams of men and women to take up this
work of examination. Any subjects found
to have entered the United States service
will not be disturbed
In order that the important youthful
auxiliary military force. the Boy Scouts
of this city, may not be left without nee
essary leadership, +. Urner Goodman, one
Of the executive assistants. has been granted
temporary discharge from military service
by District Appeal Board No. .. This
action developed after District Appeal
Board No l certified for service the other
assistant executive. II. o. Merrill.
Determined to hold the only quarters thai
II can obtain for it's draft work. Loca
Board No. 81 has refused to vacate the
room in the Girard School, Eighteenth
street and Snyder avenue. turned over fol
its use by Associate Superintendent Raul
through Director of public Safety Wilson
and writes the Board of Education that Il
is~ vested with Government authority
Thomas s. Boyle. member OF the commit
tee on elementary schools, which took tht
matter up at meeting yesterday, has beer
delegated to discuss the SUBJECT with thu
draft board automatically. Meanwhile 1O(
!. pupils are minus proper teaching facilities