Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-11-30
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 REASON FOR
 DELINQUENCY
Some Prevented by Illness From Re- turning Quesuonnaires, Others in Service.

The list of reglstrants published in vosterdays Graphic as delinquent in returning their questionnaires to To- ooI exemption board No. l appeared The names of two young men whose roasons are legitimate. The Graphic stated that many doubtless had legiti- mate reasons, which, when presented to the board, would exhonorate them.
 The regulations require that the hoard should be informed of the req sons why the questionnaires have not heen returned. Many registrants en- l,sted and were inducted into the ser vice before the time for returning the nuestionnaires. Their induction should M certified to their local board im- rAdiately. The proper procedure in snch cases is to have the enlistment officers to certify the registrants in- duction. This can be done at the time of such entry into. the service, or at any time later. So if there are regis trants who have not returned their ouestionnaires, and are now in the service, they should write the enlist n,ent office and have the certification made to their local board at once, as the records of this board will be closed on December g.
 Two legitimate cases are reported to The Graphic. Leonard Jones is one in point. Young Jones is now a sergeant in the students training school at the University of Virginia. where he has been student for some time. He was inducted into the ser vice on the first day of October. and by reason of his military training at that university was soon made q cor poral and later was promoted 10 sergeant. His questionnaire has been ofrwarded to him by his parents. ac- cording to informatio ngiven The Graphic from his home, with instruct ions for him to fill them out and re- turn to the board.
 Another case which came to light today was that of Richard Chester List. This young man has been ill almost a month with Spanish inf1u e,,- "a, and of course could not comply with the board regulations. Mrs. List, mother of the registrant, has just e. turned from Tunica, Miss, fast Sun day, where she attended .the funeral of Walter Beavers, and his father ,nly returned from Mineral Wells, Texas, Wednesday. So under such cirolm- stances it is only reasonable that young man would overlook the mat ter of filling out his quastionnaire. Such legitimate reason we believe, will be so taken by the board.
 But the board has no discretion in the matter. All registrants who fail to- return their questionnaires are classed as deserters until their records are cleared. This Is q matter that vitally concerns the registrant, and should claim his attention withou de- lay.
 New York, Nov. 29--Asserting tha, the, action the gotverno of Cali fornia in committing the death sen- tence passed upon Thomas J. Moon- ey to life Imprisonment does not in the least degree render justica to ! Brother Mooney and his co-defend- ants" the Central Federated Union of Greater New York tonight adopted resolutions demanding new trial for the imprisoned labor leaders "to the end that their innocence or guilt may be proven without the use Of perjury.'
 Officials of the union stated the organization would carry out plans for large demonstration meeting d; cooper Union next Thursday and .ha, parade would be held. This dem. onstration. it was explained, woul,! not be a radical one" but trades union affair, and no flag but that ot