Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-05
TWO MEMBERS OF
LOCAL BOARD QUIT
Secretary Joe Kenton and DR.
S. DeZell Hawley Send in
designations,
REEDER SUCCEEDS PHYSICIAN
Retiring Members lncensed at
Efforts Made Here to
Gain Exemption.

Politics. and efforts on the part of
local business men 10 interfere with
the duties of The members of the
local exemption board as II is out
lined 20 them in instructions issued
hy tho war department, IL given as
thc cause Of the resignation Friday
Il Secretary Joe kenton and Dr, \.
DcIell tlawley the latter medical
member ~ the board Tho resgna
lions OF these two exemption board
officials was forwarded to Governor
Williams Tuesday.
In G. l.. Rccder has been named
10 IN the vacancy left on the board
hy the resignation OF Doctor llawlcy
and several Tulsans have been sus-
pCsted to tnke the place of, Joe Ken
t,r. amorg 1hom Harry G. Tyirell,
local oil man Doctor Reeder ls
county health ctficer.
Mayor J. IT. simmons executive
member q the board. ala not tender
his resignation The instructions Is
ucd hy The war department make II
the duty or c,tv's chief executive to
set as chairman OF the board
Claim TOO Much Interference.
In announcing the fact that they
mad resigned ns members of the
board. Doctor Hawley and Secretary
kcnton both STOKE plainly Of Their
reasons for doing so. ana declared
hat their duties IN the past had ueen
greatly irterfered with by local busi'
ness men who eagerly sought the op'
portunity Ia assist persons claiming
exemption TO secure supporting am
dAN ts
Two NJ tho most prominent
larkers IN Tulsa declared Joo Ken
ton Yesterday afternoon, have filed
supporting nffidavits I'm a case before
his hoard I'm which they swear thn
the operation Of ladies% ready to-
wear store is y war tins necessity
"Othera hlvgI attempted 20 kecr
men from this var by swearing tina
tho operation Of "A laundry ia neccs
slry orcupatior. and that its owner
should be exempted. An nutomopil'
salesman had little difficulty In Sc
curing several business men TO swca
that he WIS m an occupation ncedfu
~ the winning Of the war Another
crffce and Tee salesmOn, sought ex
cm,tion on industrial grounds, ant
'c too had eNeral names Of promi
pont business men attached 10 hi
supporting atfidavits. Such interes
as shown by these so-cnlled patriot
has greatly .ntcrfered with the wori
~ the hoard. the members Of whicl
have lahoreI for the past eigh
without even the hire of an assistant
altho provisions are made for sucl
in the Instructions Issued ny the gov
'rnment"
Hawiey Much Inccnscd.
Doctor Hawley was even NOR
emphatic. Il possible, in his attack OF
the men who had given their aid e
drafted men seeking to escape mill
tlry service Tor the country.
'Dnc oil man, well known I'm thi
city, was able to introduce support
ing affidavits from at least II Dus
ness men to the effect that his worl
was necessary ;c the successful termi
.t4tion of the war. Ii did not seen
e. matter Ia these men who swor,
that this man was needed, whethei
thcv were familiar with the facts o.
not Somo were even ignorant of tn,
tact that he did not possess the quail
lirauons which he claimed, and tina
While he boasted OF having activ,