Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-06
RANCH OWNER IS
GIVEN EXEMPTION
District Board Assumes More
Liberal Attitude With Re-
leases From Army.
0'BRlEN IS VERY INDIGNANT
Expresses Displeasure at Pres
ident's Action in Exempt
ing Aaronson.

Marvin L. Davis. prominent ranch
man OF Claypool, won his fight Tor
exemption from army service yester-
day before the district appeal board.
He had been denied exemption on an
agricultural plea by the local board
of jefferson county The appeal
board reversed its decision and or
dered the ranchmans name stricken
from the lists.
Davis is a brother of w. ID. Davis.
mayor OF Fort Worth. Texas. They
own "a five thousand-acre ranch In
jefferson county and have under lease
ten thousand acrSs in addition, which
they are also operating.
Lee l.. Russell vice-president or
the Kansas City Stockyards Loan
company. filed an elaborate statement
with the appeal board regarding the
Importance of the Davis ranch. He
said his firm had granted loans
amounting to 100000 to the Davis
willing to continue these extensions
II the ranch were placed in the hands
of stranger or an inexperienced
person.
Lead Burner Exempted.
Several other exemptions were
granted, -1mong them being Elmer
Swearenger OF Sand Springs, lead
burner for the Mid-Continent Chem
lcal company. X. II. Lock, president
filed statement with the board
stating that previous to their employ
ing Swearenger his company had been
forced to shut down operations num-
ber of f-times.
George c. White of Grady county
and Claud G.. Holland of johnson
county were exempted because OF
physical disability on recommendation
D ~.
examining physician.
Alva Whitetree Of Sapulpa was ex-
empted because OF a dependent wife
and child and widowed mother. the
local board recommending that 1t be
reversed.
Five small farmers. all renters, were
also exempted because Of dependents
They were Milton Byers, W. X. Young,
I.oni L.. Lloyd and Thomas T. Corn. all
Of Grady county. They have families
entirely dependent upon them and vir-
tually without property.
Emil :. Chitwood, William Sain and
Charles w. Larkins of Grady county
we're denied exemption and certified
for service.
Law ViOlatOrs Must Go.
A number of appeals from exemp-
tions granted by the local board OF
Johnson county. which were taken by
G. ID. F'enwick. county attorney, were
sustained. The county attorney in
sisted that the men were poor work.
ers gave their families indifferent sup
port and were violators of the law.
F1tzhugh l.. Jones of Coleman, who
tho county attorneys says Is hiding
from arrest, was one OF these. and
Liffy Kemp Of Tishimingo and Raynie
Anderson OF Connerv,lle were among
others.
Tho at-l oil t1e1
IN It's exemptions Of Charles w. Craw-
ford. Dell +. Milligan OF Bromide, Ben
Mclaughlin of Emet, Charles +. Hack
Ter OF Mansvillc, John Sanders of Fill
more and Aaron Hamilton Of Reagan.
Others who lost appeals yesterday
were Dorton Green, Walter V. Wigley
OF Davis and Otis II. Corley of Ar
buckle
II. T. Bronson. merchant of
Hughes county was exempted, the low
er board being overruled. He was
married in June.
Stephen A. Belts who was exempted
by the local board of Okfuskee coun-
ty. was certified for service, the ap-
peal board refusing to sustain the eX-
emption. The county attorney ap-
pealed the case.
The local board OF Creek county was
sustained In It's denial Of exemption to
Charles j. Wallace. prominent young
farmer The proof showed his wife
owns two hundred acres of land and
he owns two hundred, partly paid for.
Omar J. Wallace of Alex, Grady
county, was also held for service his
dependent claim being denied. He
owns 500 acres of land.
Bruce stiles of Okfuskee county lost
shis appeal for exemption. but the ap-
peal board asked the local board to
hold him until the last call.
O'Bricn Is Indignant.
Members Of the appeal board. with
the exception OF John O'Brien. de-
clined to discuss the presidents acton
I'm overrulng them and exempting
Albert l.. Aaronson, wealthy young
Tulsa oil producer, from service. THE
president had the right to act and he
has acted. We have nothing~to say"
was the statement OF Chairman Sci
vally and Secretary Rogers.
Mr.. O'Brien. however, did not hest
tate to say that he was indignant over
the exemption and that he had seri-
ously considered reslgning from the
board "Aaronson IL not better than
anybody else and he should have been
sent to the front with the other boys
said O'Brien. "Such decisions are cal
wonder that they do. / cannot help
feeling that the effect of the prcsi-
dents action will have a bad effect
thruout Oklahoma"
Mr.. Crets, the other member Of the
board, did not reach the city yester-
day In time to deliberate with the
other members on the days work. He
was detained at his home in Okmulgee.
but will arrive this morning.
Doctor Clinton was also absent be-
ing still detained In st. Louis, where
he is with his wife In hospital In
that cfty