Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-16
Cro,rder's Success
Largely Due to
Good Aides Chosen

Crowder's success in administering the
draft has been the type OF men he
selected to assist him. General Crowd
err has "a weakness" for lawyers. cspe-
cially distinguished lawyers, and he
has them in quantities now. They arc
not advisers or consultants but have
been taken away from lucrative pri-
yate practices, thrust into uniform and
set to work actually as aides and stan
members. to help run the machine.
Some of the legal luminaries so cap
tured are men of more than national
note in their profession.
The first man whom General Crowder
called in from civil life was Charles
3. Warren. of Detroit, now colonel and
senior officer on his staff. tolonei
Warren has written most of the Sc
lective service regulations ana was
primarily responsible for the formu-
lation of the regulations for the first
draft Incidentally Colonel Warren has
written many of the congressional
statutes which have been enacted INTO
law in connection with the DRAFT.
Colonel Warren was on two occasions
before becoming an aide to Genefal
Crowder attorney for the United States
in international arbitration. Once. dur
ing the fisheries dispute with Canada.
he held the attention of the Hague
tribunal with an argument SIX days
long. At an earlier date he was ore
of the lawyexs appointed by the pres'-
dent to argue the case OF the oniteo
States before the joint high tribunal
created to adjudicate claims of Great
Britain against the United States arts
ing out of the Boring sea seal hsherles
controversy. Robert Lansing, nov sec
rotary of state, was also of counsel IN
that matter. In addition to his career
in the field of international law. Colonel
Warren has developed financial
career. He is heavily interested in
large industrial enterprises and banks
in Detroit. his home city, and had
found time to be president of the De-
troit Chamber of Commerce before he
dropped his private activities to join
General Crowder's machine for down
ing the Hum His varied experience in
law, business and finance hos naturally
been an invaluable asset in laying out
and administering the draft.
Col ]. H. Wigmore-most lawyers
will instantly think of "Wigmore on
Evidence III ILLS COflucCtiOA "e.s' NA>e"'i
of Northwestern University law school
and author of several recognized vol
umes on legal lore when the draft or
ganization took him. Col J. s. Easily
Smith. a Washington attorney with
supreme court practice. came to the
staff because Of his successful work at
the head of the District of Columbia
draft board. He exemplifies another
practice General Crowder has devel-
oped that of picking UP an executive
who has been particularly successful
with the draft in his own locality and
bringing him in to headquarters.
Maj. J. r. Clark. also of Washington.
D. c., formerly solicitor for the state
department, has been newly added to
the department as Office sadjutant. The
exhaustive medical provisions of the
draft are now under the direction OF
Col. f. r. -Keefer. regular army OFF,
GER who heads the medical division.
Lieut.. Col. Grant Trent, who sat on
the Philippine islands supreme bench
several years. and Lieut.. Col. Joseph F.
Fairbanks. New England attorney,
give special attention to the digest of
draft cases appealed to the president.
Lieut.. Col Roscoe S. Conklin, a rela-
tive Of the famed New York senator
and political leader, is now particularly
charged with classification questions
for the whole draft within the United
States, because he proved particularly
successful in getting thru emergency
organization in New York City. Lieut..
Col. Fl. C. Kramer, now heading an in
spection division, came in after max
tn ip Noyvs Qpnf
for the adjutant general of that state.
in similar duty.
Endless tables Of figures and statis-
tics have to be marsaaled to keep the
stream of men flowing into canton
ments and for this work General
!Crowder imported Maj. H. F.. Stephen
son, late efficiency expert with the
Pennsylvania railroad. For his per-
sonal military aide. General Crowder
has Maj. j. Barry King. of Oklahoma.