The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-19

100000 are segregated into groups
of suitable size for convenient exam
nation. There are 1857 of these
groups. For each group board has
been appointed to examine for selec-
ton. BY far the greater number of
these groups consist of approximately
5000 men.
"Since this is so, our problem is not
to put the whole 10,00O,OO0 names in
one list arranged in the order of ex-
animation 1t is to determine the or
der of examination in each group. o.
n,..u Necessity for Drawing. /oI'
''Since all registered men stand I'M
an equality Of right and duty,o the
question of priority can only be de-
termined by lot or drawing. 1t would
be possible to have 4,557 separate
drawings-one for each group-but
since methods would vary and since
supervision and absolute insurance
against the charge of fraudulent mani
pulation could not be had in that way,
every consideration of expediency and
justice urges one drawing in Wash
ington.
."In each group every registration
card has red linked number written
on it's face and these numbers runlin
a single series from unity (1) Ito the
number. corresponding to the greatest.
number or cards in the group. Nor
m ally this is from unity y', g to about
5000. '"'!''
Exact copies Of the cards in each
group have been attested and sent to
/ the various state capitols. Lists show
ing the name of each man in each
group and the serial number of his
card have been posted in the office
of the board, published in the press
and one copy is on file in Washington
There is therefore, no chance of any
mans number being changed without
detection, or of any card being lost
beyond replacement
Idea Of Central Drawing.
Suppose there were just 5000
names and numbers in every group.
1t is at once apparent that it would be
very simple thing to have a cen
trail drawing that would control the
order of every name and number in
every eroun of the whole 10000, 900
dust put 5000 numbers into bowl and
uraw them out one$at time. The
first number drawn out would place
the 4,557 cards bearing that particular
number at the head Of every list in
the United States. The second would
, put the cards bearing that number
second on all the lists and SO forth.
: Nov, the thing cannot be done in
precisely this way, because there are
, not precisely 5000 numbers in every
group. But the same idea with q
J few necessary notifications is the
{ idea on which the present drawing is
, based.
t Drawing by Thousands.
} ITO draw 10000 separate numbers
: would take 10 hours and would multi
t ply the chance of error Moreover, il
the thousands, the S-thousands, the
: Thousands and the 6-thousands were
I scattered all over the master list in
discriminatory, the cancellation by
boards having small groups would b.
/ very tedious and would open the wa!
e to numerous errors All this is easily
avoided.
Suppose we drew only 1000 mum
beers. We could then provide that tn
drawing of the numbers S7S would
also draw the numbers 1873; 2,S7S
3,s7S; 4,S7S; 5,S7S; 6,S7S; 1878; s,S7S
and 9,87S.
! In that way only 10000 number
> need be drawn, and by making ou
3 master list consist of one sheet TO
Q each 1000, we could provide maste
;, list easily applicable to lists with onl.
/. 5000 numbers, since such board
|. could disregard all except the frs
3 three sheets.
1--WE should do this but for the fac