Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-20
ELEVENTH HOUR
CHANGE MADE IN
PLAN FOR DRAFT
More Than 10000 Numbers
Will Be Drawn, One at a
Time, in Washington.
FIRST DRAWN, FIRST CALLED
Lottery to Begin at 9:30 a. m.
and Will Not Be Finished
Until Late at Night.

WASHINGTON, July l9.-Plans
FOR the drawing which will be held
tomorrow to fix the order OF military
liability for nearly ten million regis
tered men throut the country were
materially changed today and the H.
uicate methods of double drawing
worked out by officials to lessen tho
physical task was abandoned.
instead OF process requiring not
more than an hour and involving ono
set OF numbers from one to one thou
sand, and another from naught TO
ten, 1t will be necessary TO draw ono
at time at least 1929 numbers.
Probably to make certain that every
rcgistrant In the largest district Is
placed, l0.500 drawings will he made,
II will require at least ten and n half
hours and officials In charge believe
1t Will take ~. The process will be-
gin at 9:30 a. m.
Stage Setting Unchanged.
The stage setting for the great lot
terry has not been changed. II will
take place in the public hearing room
OF the senate office building. The
invited guests who will sit with Sec
rctary Paker OF the war department
ard watch the proceedings will be
members OF the senate and house
military committee. The only other
persons present, according to plans
tonight. will be n limited number OF
newspaper correspondents. photog-
raphers to take both still views and
motion pictures OF the historic event
and the officials OF General Crowders
office who will conduct the drawing.
The numbers will be publicly an
nounced for telegraphing TO the news
papers over the country as fast as they
are drawn. General Crowder at first
considered n plan under which they
would have been held In confidence
for publication everywhere Saturday
morning, but that suggestion was
abandoned late tonight.
How Numbers VIII BE Drawn.
In the drawing itself there will be
nine actors The principals will be q
blindfolded man who constantly stirs
the 10000 black capsules In the great
glass bowl In which they have been
placed. another blindfolded man who
draws the capsules from the bowl. one
at time, and two announcers. one
standing at each side OF the bowl and
10 whom the capsules will be handed
In turn as they are drawn.
The announcers will break the cap
sules as they receive them. extract the
tiny slip OF paper on which number
will be stamped and call the number
TO three tally clerks. The slip will
then be handed TO an official In front
of the bowl who will verify the an
nouncers' report and on his verifica-
ton another man stationed at great
black board will write the number in
its order on the board
The board will hold one thousand
numbers When 1t is filled II will be
taken out of the room, photographed,
cleaned off and returned. the drawing
continuing meanwhile with second
board in use.
iO.5Oc Numbers To Re Called.
The drawing tomorrow was fixed
at 10. 500 numbers because a registra-
ton In LGsnsing. Michigan, has TO-
253 registered men. That Is the larg-
est district on record here. Seven
states have failed thus far to report
their maximum districts, however.
and 10.5O0 numbers will be drawn
to tSke care OF the improbable pos
aibillty that larger district will show
up later
Alabama, first state on the roster OF
the union, reports its largest eNemp-
tion district as containing 6.925 regis
ttants. Then In the drawing tomorrow
the numbers from 6.s26 to l0.50O in-
elusive can be disregarIed entirely
so far as Ala abama IL concerned.
By the same process Arizona has
no interest in numbers above 6,7l1.
Arkansas, 5.052; California, 9.919;
Colorado. i.42s: Connecticut. 6,Si1:
delaware, 1852: Florida. $500;
Idaho S,792; Illinois, s.e0t Indiana.
6.55S; Iowa. 4,15l; Kansas. s,S1l;
Kentucky. Alto: Maine. 1854; Mary
land. 1898; Michigan, 1888; Min
nesota. 5,22S. Montana. s,674: Nebra-
ska. 4.h4s; Nevada. 1876; New Hamp-
shire. 1858; New Jersey, 5.76S; New
Mexico. AM; New York. 4.69s;
North Carolina. 5,14e; North Dakota.
4,'3': Ohis, 9,4S7: oklahoma. 6,573;
Oregon, s.9is; Pennsylvania. 1852;
Rhode Island, 4.o6s. South Carolina.
4o5s; South Dakota. 3.s73; Tennes-
see. 4.144: Utah. 4.Ti0: Virginia. g.
1871; Washington. 1854; West Vir-
ginia, 4,7Ss; Wisconsin. 4,5o9; wyom-
ing. 2.2i7. .Nr
The states whose maximum are
not yet reported In Washington are:
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