The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-28
MOTHER-IN-LAW
DOES NOT EXEMPT
MAN FROM ARMY
That Is Decision Handed Down
by Appeal Board Today.
It Does Not Matter if She Is
Dependent on Him.
new BRIDES ARE IGNORED
new BRIDES ARE IGNORED
They Cannot Keep "Dear Boys
Out of Service.
Druggists Not To Be Exempted
Because of Business.

Mothers-in-law are not dependent
parents under the army draft law
and April, May and Juno brides do
not constitute dependent families for
men called to arms under the selec-
tive draft Yet the COO of a new born
babe in the home or Lloy Wingrove,
of Rossville, was heard by the First
district appeal board and Wingrove
was told to stay at home and care for
his wife and child.
Hiding behind skirts VIZ given an
awful Jolt by the appeal board. Two
distinct knocks on the attempts to
dodge army service cam. from the
appeal board today in tn pleas for
exemption The district BOARD passed
on 81 claims during the morning ses-
sion. II granted 27 exem ptions, GER
tilted ga men for army service and
listed thirteen appeals t. President
Wilson.
william A. King, of winfield. Cow
ley county. sought exemption because
he must support his wife. But the
record showed that King was married
May 10-after the nations declaration
of war. So Chairman F. ID. COburn,
who briefed the case, rather suspect
ed that King heard the draft law
coming and ran behind a skirt.
Mothcr-in-Law Plea.
Dana l.. Dunaway of Miami county
of dependent parents, The record
showed Dunaways father is one of
the wealthiest men in Miami county
So Dunaway's claim rested on his re-
sponsibility to his mother-in- law. The
appeal board couldn't see the claim.
Mothers-in- law are not in the depend
ent parents class, it was asserted.
For william d. Hopper a clerk in
his fathers clothing store in Marion,
the appeal board recommended suit
ri
mends nothing doing" said DIR. S. ].
Crumbine in a review of thu case, but
that applicant get his next suit of
clothing from the United States gov
eminent in the shape of q uniform
Y for military service
Preston Dunn. the Harveyville
druggist, wanted to prescribe for the
sick during the war. But he wanted
to serve his country behind the Har-
veyville prescription counter. The
appeal board told him to take his tall
ents to France.
Veterinary Must Serve.
Ditto fer Fred Emmerson, of
Franklin county. Emmeraon is vet
Urinary student at the ST te Agricul-
tural college. Since no exemptions
are provided for. medical students, the
appeal board couldn't see Veterinaries
thru high powered field glass. EN-
merson must report and oe measured
for a suit of khaki.
Lloyd Wingrove, an emplOye in the
electric light plant at Rossville. tho,
won exemption thru the cooling of
new born babe. WingrOve'S wife is
bedridden and a second child came to
the home after the husband and faith
er made his original exemption claim.
An affidavit from the family physi-
clan will keep Wingrove at home.
81 Everette f. Wilson, also of Shawnee
county, won exemption on agricultu-
raj claims backed by a showing that
he must support a wife and 3-year-old
child.
A new baby in the George Ausher-
man home in Silver Lake also won
exemption. for the father. Ausher-
man is "A farm hand and made affi-
davit that he must work by the day
and support his wife and baby. Jack
Grant WEIGH, a Shawnee county paper
hanger, was exempted because of a
showing that he must support his wife
who has been in ill health during the
last seven years.
Fits No Excuse
Fits are not sufficient .ause for ex-
emption-especially when the local
examining officer doesn't find the evil
dence. So Harry Clifford Morris of
Pottawatomie county must go to war.
The appeal board listed Morris for
service, with the statement that If
Norris is really a sufferer he must
establish his claim when examined at
the concentration camps.
The first denial of a claim on reIig-
ious grounds was made in the case of
James Harry Elrod of Greenwood
county. Elrod affirmed that he IS q
member of the Church of the Brethren
and that his church does not believe il,
fighting. But the appeal hoard de-
MED the exemption claim and told Ell
rod to report.
William H. Swan, who GAINED ex-
emption because he is woodshou
worker in a Topeka school failed to
secure relief The appeal b )ard said
Swans calling was not in the exempt
edIclass and that the Topeka schools
must employ another instr uctor while
Swan studies the science of war.
Exempted From Service.
Name County. Exemption Claim
Jack Grant Welch, Shawnee, dependents
Lloyd Wngrove. Shawnee. dependents
Everette Il. Wilson. Shawnee, dependents
John Charles Coma, Pottawatomte, agricul.
ture.
Martin Luther Williams, Morris, agricul
ture
Gordon IL. Gray, Usage, agriculture.
Bert ID. Nichols. Usage. agriculture.
Clarence Oscar w. NoTdgren. Pottawatomie
agriculture.
Melvin II. Pollard, Usage agriculture
Frank Marion Starlin, Cowley, agricul
tire.