Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-31
FelU Exemptions,
Hearings Indicate

Continued from Rage One
though he wasn't summoned, departed in
haste when told that his turn hadn't come
yet
The first man to be called at this sta
ton was John r. Eccleston, 1913 South FIT.
teenth street, a debonair youth in checked
suit and purple tie, with shirt striped to
match, who claimed exemption on the ground
that he works in the department of public
works in the navy. He was asked to step
downstairs for the physical examinaticn n
Notwithstanding, as was a young policeman,
John A. Quinn, 2039 Moravian street, who
claimed exemption because of marriage
WARNS DODGERS
Once again Mr.. Woodruff issued a sharp
warning to all who fail to answer the sum
mons
Tell your friends" he said to those as.
sembled that the quickest way for them
to be drafted Is for them not to appear
Should they want to claim exemption they
have but ten days. On the other hand, If
they let those ten days go by without re.
porting here. they will automatically be
drafted into the army"
Those called in the Thirty-second division
were:
Benjamin F. Phillips, 1921 North Fifty
ninth street; Pennsylvania Railroad brake
man He failed to respond but Is known
to have been injured In a wreck last week.
street married. Passed.
william 3. Walker 5714 Hunter street 4;
assistant auditor United Gas Improvement
Company; married. Passed
Henry F. Rupprecht, CAT North Sixty
sixth street. Rejected.
Maurice Brown, druggist at Fifty-seventh
and Master streets; single. Passed
Those called in the Sixth division thus
far were:
John r. Eccleston, 33s South Fifteenth
street.
Andrew Murry failed to appear.
Frank Bullitt who also didn't show up.
Samuel Martinni. 1929 Rodman street,
failed to appear.
Andrew Lambroso, 1922 Locust street
George II. Grant, 1705 Addison street.
Daniel d. Smith, 1882 Lombard street
Joseph Mills, 525 South Seventeenth
street
Joseph s. George. 1117 South street
1t Is expected that 150 men will be ex-
amined at the Twelfth and Pine street
place today and forty at the Sixty-third
street and Lansdowne avenue one. The
doctors at the latter headquarters are DR..
Frank r. Hancock, DR.. c. r. Smith, DR..
Wesley F. Mulford and Dr. Joseph Connole.
DR.. Francis Taylor together with the
following doctors assisting him. continued
the work in the sixth division: DR.. Clarence
D. Smith, DIR. Edward Klopp, Dr. Henry
Newbod and DIR. Henry Gowens.
The calling of draft eligibles for physical
examinations by the various conscription
district boards In Philadelphia Is premature
at this time and will be so possibly for
several days to come. according to b. Cor
don Bromley. chairman of the board of the
Twenty-third conscription district, which in
cludes the Twenty-seventh Ward
None of the boards has any right to
proceed until all data. including the re-
vlsed lists of the district quotas. has been
received from the Adjutant Generals office
in Eal'~ iburg," Mr.. Bromley said. 'In our
district no notices have been sent out yet.
1 am simply following instructions"
w. Cl Murdoch. representing Colonel
Sweeney. Of the Adjutant Generals office in
Philadelphia, said today that none of the
boards in this city yet had received the
complete data necessary and that ii might
be several days before they would be fully
prepared to start the calling of the eligibles
Major Warren Is known to have eau
toned the boards not to proceed with
undue haste.
Relative to the examinations started In
the Sixth and Thirty-second conscrption
districts, 1t was said that since the start
was made with the best of intentions, and
IL no mistakes were made, there would be
no rejection of the work of examination
now being carried on