Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-13

men In this city eligible for conscription
will be completed today.
with the exception OF one district the
Twenty-second, the lists we're finished
throughout the city late last night. The
board Of the missing district, which COM
prises the thirty-nine election divisions OF
the Twenty-sixth Ward, announced that II
probably will be ready to send of its
returns today.
More than $500 men registered in this
| district on registration day. Their names
will be posted in the Fifteenth street and
Snyder avenue police station probably to-
! day
Philadelphia will be called upon to give
1898 men to the new army Following
instructions from Washington that every
man who registered should make himself
familiar with the new number assigned 70
hiru hundreds Of men daily are visiting
police station and scanning the lists that
have been prepared.
The station houses are the only places
where the individual serial number may be
obtained Notwithstanding the stress laid
upon this fact, hundreds Of letters are being
received daily at the office Of the registra-
tion commissioners in City Hail These
letters are from individuals throughout the
city and bear requests for the serial
numbers
In an effort to discourage the sending OF
these letters to the commissioners. Hampton
S. Thomas recorder, today issued a state
ment in which he said that the commission
ers were unable to grant the requests as the
numbers were not on file at the Office.
The only place that they can be obtained
he said is at the various police stations.
Three Of the districts which had been in
n muddled state completed and mailed their
lists last night.
Work also was hastened in the Twenty
second District when appointments were
made TO replace two members OF the dis
trct exemption board who resigned Willard
D. Barcus was chosen to take the place Of
Hugh G. Moore and Dr. John p Murenam,
1928 South Broad street. succeeds Dr. vii.
liam f. Morrison, who became Ineligible
after Joining the officers reserve corps.
Joseph W Gardiner, 1898 South Broad
street one Of the members Of this board.
got into communication with the two new
members as soon as the appointments had
been announced
Arrangements have been made to take up
the work at the earliest moment today.
Mayor Smith was blamed for holding
up the work Of the draft board Of the
Twenty-second District by Mr. Gardiner
because the Mayor had failed to fll the
vacancies caused by designations Of two
Of the men, after he had been notified to
do so. he said.
Mayor" he said THE two members Of the
board-HuRh e. Moore and Dr. William r
Morrson-sent in their designations two
weeks ago. yet the Mayor did nothing
Last Monday I telegraphed to Provost
Marshal General Crowder asking whether
any one had been appointed in their places
wanted to know so that we could go ahead
with the work. In the meantime I had
been working all the time on the cards
General Crowder then telegraphed TO
Harrisburg and Harrisburg in turn wired
to the Mayors office. However, the Mayor
declares he knows nothing about all this
I also teegraphed to Harrisburg and wrote
to the Mayor, but the only reply ! received
was from the Provost Marshall General
Crowder told me that he would name awo
men just as soon az he possibly could. In
the meantime he told me TO go ahead with
the work as best | could.
Men in close touch with the Mayor said
that they doubted II he had authority TO
accept the designations, which would ex-
plain the delay.
j. Fred Eberle, Jr, Of 1902 Jefferson
street, chairman Of the Thirteenth District