Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-21

numerous men OF draft age still oper-
ating lift levers here. and application
OF the rule will cause shortage OF
elevator help until a new crop OF girls
can be trained.
AS to doormen. footmen and car
| riage openers, Des Moines is too far
| west to be much affected. But "other
attendants" particularly in hotels.
| apartment houses and office buildings
probably includes large class. Local
| the service hotel clerks, bellboys and
lavatory attendants, janitors of all
sorts, and Turkish bath employees un-
der this rule.
The third class: persons, in
GLIDING ushers and other attend
ants, engaged and occupied in, and
in connection with games, sports
and amusements excepting actual
performers. in legitimate concerts,
operas and theatrical perform
ances."
This seems to clean out theaters.
including movies from managers down
to messenger boys. stage hands of
draft age must go. Prize fight and
wrestling managers and promoters are
hit. RiveTytew park, and all its various
concessions. probably viii be robbed OK
all the flower of it's young manhood.
Ball park attendants will know the itch
of an army flannel shirt. An exception
has been announced in the case Of
professional ball players, which will
be in effect until the end of the present
playing season.
ployed in domestic service"
Within the meaning of this CLASH
ficatiou probably vii fan all family
chaueffeuers, gardeners. caretakers,
and 'housenen III general. The bust
ness man who maintains driver for
his car hereafter VIII have to learn to
drive il himself, or hire man who Is
pore than 81 as a pilot
The fifth class: 'Sales clerks and
other clerks employed in stores and
other mercantile establishments"
This is by far the most elastic regu-
lation IN the list. 1t unquestionably
will be the one which boards will have
the most trouble in administering. Tn
der i nearly all retail and iobbing
establishments in Des Moines reason
proportions Of their draft-age stats.
Mr.. Noah Webster, N his dictionary
asserts that an establishment is mer-
camille when II has TO do. or is en-
gagged IN. trade or tie buying and SELL
ing os commodities COMMODITIES are
defined by the same authority as every
thing movable that is bought or sold:
Goods, wares, merchandise, products Of
land and manufactures
1t is probable that the havoc strict
adherence to these definitions would
enforce, is not contemplated by the
draft officials, for such application
would rob war distribution Of workers.
Local boards are urged to use sym
pathy and common sence and they
probably will need often to apply these
qualities in determining draft under
this rule. A cursory survey Of bust
ness activity here indicates that clerks
in the following lines might be affected:
Clerks in retail auto shops of
all kinds, clerks in hardware stores,
cigar store, clothing stores, coal Of
fees, candy stores, drug stores, de-
partment stores, retail fruit stores,
furniture stores, public utilities Of
fees, grocery stores, hat stores,
shoe stores. je~seiry stores, cloak
and suit houses, meat markets, and
music stores.
Besides these. clerks In iobbing
houses in all these lines may also be
hit Certain departments. daily news
papers could be affected. The COM
plete buying and selling machinery of
Des Moines industry may be put on a
combined faminine and old man basis.
Quoting from Webster again: clerk
is an indefinite term OF wide applica-
ton. and may include employees clothed
with authority to act in various weighty
matters for their employers, as well as
those whose duty Is keeping the sim
plest record