Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-29
District Board Sends First of
Thirty City Appeals Back to
Local Body.
TO FINISH WORK ON TIME
Chairman Rogers Confident
Demands of Adjutant Gen.
eneral Can Be Met.

More than one score or Tulsa young
men together with one hundred un-
fortunate brothers from among the ~
counties in the Jurisdiction of the Sec
ond Oklahoma district board OF ap-
peals. yesterday met defeat In their
attempts to win immunity from mill
tary service at the hands of the court
Of last resort. All Of the $50 appeals
considered during the days session of
the board were denied and the body
reached the thousand mark in the
matter of claims canvassed since con-
vening last week without granting
others than the three exemptions, an
nounced Monday.
From the Iron hand" OF the district
officials, however, came just one ray
of hope for one Tulsa candidate seek
ing consideration. His appeal was sent
back to the local board for considera-
ton of additional evidence not intro
duced at the initial hearing The
name of the applicant will not be dis
closed by the district board until the
lower body takes action in the case.
Not "City Day"
Plans to confine yesterdays session
to sole consideration of claims emanat-
ing in the city OF Tulsa were aban-
doned by the board soon after con-
yening in the federal building at
O'Clock yesterday morning. An ac-
emulation OF claims from virtually
every county in the district demanded
attention, and only about thirty Of the
cases considered had to do with resi-
dents of this city. Carter county came
next in the matter of appeals con-
sidered.
A good share of yesterdays session,
especially protracted meeting last
night, was devoted to certifying adoi-
tional names for presentation to Au-
iutant General Ancel carp. A list or
the names OF Tulsa young men called
in the draft and certified by the board
is published in The World this morn
ing. Heading the list Is the name or
John McGinnis, first Tulsan calico.
thru the holding of No. 25S. the city $
first young man to be examined ana
accepted by the municipal examin" :
ton board McGinnis' name passed
thru the hands of the district board,
true to the bearers promise that he
would not claim exemption.
To Reach Goal.
Having practically passed upon one
thousand names since going into ses'
sion a week ago today. members OF
the board last night were enthusiastic
over the outlook for completing their
work to the satisfaction of AdJutant
General carp. Yesterdays $50 names
sent the total for the session to the
following score: Exemptions denied,
976; granted. 3.
II. IL. Rogers said last night. that
we can have the requisite number OF
names certified and the first group of
Young men ready for. delivery to
Uncle sam on the prescribed date. BY
working night and day We have ac-
complished results that are most
gratifying to ourselves as well as to
the adjutant general from the tone OF
his conversation by telephone today"
City Board Rushes Work.
Using a method which has evolved
itsself out of the task OF securing the
ouota of this city in the selection or
those physically fit among the first
7OS men called, DR.. s. DeZell Hawley,
examining member OF the local eN-
emption board and his corps of able
assistants, were able yesterday to rush
the work of examining the 15O men
called before that board. and the day $
work was completed about 4:45 o'clock
instead of the long day of IL or IL
hours which has been In vogue since
this work was begun.
1--WE understand the work better"
Doctor Hawley declared yesterday aft
ernoon, land we can pass along the
men in faster time"
Approximately 1873 of the 150 called
for examination presented themselves
yesterday for examination, and from
this number 73 passed the examining
officers and ended the ordeal bearing
aIA r.
titled to the district board as physi-
caly able to bear arms in the serv-
ice of the country.
More Claim Exemption.
The claims for exemption filed by
those who were examined yesterday
exceeded the percentage who made
claims on the preceding day. The
reason for this is not known. only the
goddess of chance ruling over such oc-
casions.
1t is probable that there yet remain
a score Of men called for eXamina-
ton on Monday and yesterday who
will appear today. and this number
with the 142 who have been called
will give the examining officers their
busiest days task.
Already the number needed for fill
ing Tulsas quota has been secured as
were needed, and 157 have been ac
cepted for physical qualifications, 1t
would appear that there reT;ains a.
least 25 or so who will be held back
from the first call and will be in re-
serve in the event that second quota
is demanded of this city.
With the County
Nineteen men will comprise the 5
per cent quota to be ordered to can
tonment from Tulsa county, exclusive
of this city, according to the present
plans of the war department. The
appellate exemption board Of this
district yesterday certified back to tho
county board the names OF 101 men
who were passed and who claimed no
exemption.
This number Of men was notified
yesterday to hold themselves In
readiness for orders to report to the
local board. Upon notice from the
war department, the board VIII order
the first per cent to report tor duty.
They will be selected In the order they
were accepted on examination,