The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-20
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LEGAL ADVISORY BOARD ALL IN
BUSINESS SUSPENDED
FOR MISSIONARIES.

trants with answering missionaries
sent them by the local registration
board increased by Leaps and bounds
yesterday. 1t did not confine itself
to business hours, but took up the
o o hour and continued far into the
highland might have gone still
farther. The lawyers composing the
legal advisory board suspended other
business and gave their whole atten-
ton to the work. Today registrants
appeared In still greater numbers.
And the board is considering calling
other men to assist them.
The QUESTIONABLE is really a very
complicated document. To those not
accustomed to filling out papers and
blanks it presents formidable diff
culties. Even to those so accustomed
1t is no easy matter, and was only
after filling out a great many of them
that the board themselves felt at all
at home or familiar with the work.
However, by a careful study of the
QUESTIONABLE most registrants should
be able to complete it in fairly good
shape for receiving the acknowledge
ments.
The legal advisory board held a
meeting last night, and or comparing
notes found the greatest difficulties
in the way of the registrants. Many
come In without having looked at the
blank, and many have not provided
themselves with the necessary wit
nesses for a completed document.
The board prepared the following
statement:
Important to Registrars.
1T Is the desire of the legal ad-
visory board to give its best service
to each registrant, but owing to the
great number to be served, it will be
impossible to do this unless each reg
istant Is willing to do his part in the
matter.
We, therefore, request that each
registrant carefully read and famil-
iarize himself with all questions to
be answered by him and particularly
make all calculations as to his prop
erty, income and amount of support
paid his dependents during the past
year SC that he may answer these
questions quickly.
1T is necessary for each registrant
claiming deferred classification on
ground of dependency to bring with
him his wife and each dependent
over the age of 16 years.
I'm event registrant claims defer
red classification on ground of en-
gagement in industrial enterprise, as
employee, he should bring with him
his immediate superior and executive
head of the enterprise. III engaged
In ctah nnfarnrtCa for cAIf hr;-n tuyn
neighbors.
Registrars claiming deferred
classification on ground of engage
ment in agricultural enterprise as
employee, should bring his employer
and one near neighbor. III as owner
of the land, two near neighbors. If
as tenant, his landlord and one
neighbor.
You will further observe that all
supporting affidavits must be made
in handwriting OF person making
such affidavit"
In conformity with the true old
American spirit, humor is injected in
to this most important document.
Americans have never been impress
ed with reverential awe by situations
of Importance or calamity. There is
always a ray of something brighter
let into every proceeding, however
important or momentuous it may be.
This n Is NJ exception. In the
claims for deferred classification on
account of agricultural occupation is
the question, Estate why you can not
be easily replaced by another per-
son." Married men answer this var
iously by, Contrary to state law
Wife objects strongly" and other
equally relevant replies. Well, why
not?
Questionnaires mailed today are
for the numbesr EOS to 261, inclu.
sive, except those actually In the gov
eminent service. Registrars should
read the request of the legal advisory
board over carefully and make the
proper preparations before appearing
before the board. 1t will make hi!
work shorter, and relieve the board
materially.