The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-07-26
F. S. HALL BRANDS II. I. v. MlLLER'S (
STATEMENTS AS MALICIOUS LIES

| In reply 10 the hbeioes attack ap
on me and my family thru Is.
lD,ekson County Herald. wfissen b,
a wcllknown politician and signes
I by Henry Miller. | prefer to LED .h.
authonzed agents of the unsses
Estates of America who have chArr.
LOT the Selec,ive Draft answer tha
Ipast OF the personal attack rehec.
ing upon me and their classihea
,,on ef me;
ITO #hom il May Concern:
| "WWthe Local Board u tiiek
man County. tennessee. havins
resd the ar,,ele s,sned "Eien,
MILLER. attacking r. S. Hall ane
his family and ourselves and the
Government ot the unaed State,
ol America, state first tha, r. S
Hall being in the draf, age and
having a wife and child. his vile
beng an orphan with no means oI
making a l,v,hood. but she and
eh.ld both being dependen, upon
If, 5. Hall. we placed Mr. Hall in
she fourth class. al pei the Selec.
tive DRAFT regulation. We sen,
his case to the District Board oi
Middle Tennessee as n ,cst CASE,
the D,striet Board agreeing with
US. Mr.. Hall was left in Class Four.
Iin May 1915 ths l,e<al Board. ~.
eailcd upon by Mr.. Hall iar . ruI-
ing regarding his case in the even,
OF ha election a. Representative
Hall stated that he would no,
run II he would be place d in q de.
icrred class. and as we had no
,uling on cases Of ,h,. kind. the
chairman of ,hi. local board wen,
to Nashville. Tenn. with Mr., Hall
and called upon the Governor ol
this State. Tom c, Rye. and Major
Ruledge Smith for a ruling Mr..
Hall here stated tina, il no ruling
could be had, he would not run,
MAJOR Smith took the matter up
with the Proves, Marshal. General
Of the United States sAd in June
received from them The only case
| OF reeofd--.hc registrar, being
placed in Class Three. A. Mr.
Hail 10 already in Glass Four. th,s
did not apply 10 his case. On the
advice OF the Governor Of the
State, he there filed the following
affidavit with th. Board on the
llnd day OF June:
TO TiiE. LOCAL BOARD or
:" iiiCKMfstvr0UNTT: ,"~'
"'1nasmuch as my patriotism has
been questioned in my race for
Representative OF Dickson County.
Tennessee. and inasmueh a. state.
men,s and ,nsinuat,ons have been
made that | am making the race in
order to detet my call for military
service and in order to act aside
any such idea. in the minds OF
any one. |. F 5, Hall. Serial No
5b4. Order No II. a reg,.srant OF
Hickman County. Tenn beng in
class No, I. do make oath and
state;
That when r-s,s,rants in class
IA are called Tor military service
and my order number Is reached,
,hs, | will no, clam any ex~mp.
Ttions ~fatev~r on account VI b.
Ing a puhl.e official OF. and MEM
Der OF. the Sa,e Legislature. should
| be elected,
IF s. HALL.
Sworn to and subscribed to
before me, this 2la day Of june,
1918 Joe B, Wecms, Notary
Public.
There are millions OF men with
faml,es Ike Mr., Hall in Class
Four.
MIR, Han did not appear before
this Board personally. but mailed
his QUESTIONABLE
"Furhef, ~c wish to state tina. Il
Nh. Halls father had thirty million
| dollars. our action would be the
same. This Board is not influenced
by money and no one has ever
tired to brbe us--we know our
| duty 10 our Government.
We reseM the inference tha,
money has aay part in the eiAsslt.
cation OF anyone. an ,nsui, no,
only to f. 5. Hall and this Board,
bu, 10 the Government eE the u
nited States oil America ~ well
NO one has the -igh, to leave
| the impression that rich men >
| sons do no, have to hght and a
poor man deca especially at this
er,s,eAl time IN ous countrys hTs-
tory.
E ]. GRAHAM.
Thair,aan 81 Local Board. Hick-
mAa County. State OF Tennes-
Ockson. Tennessee.
We. the member of the Lacel