The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-14
MEN WAIT FOR EXAMINER
Doctor Expected from Madison to Ad-
just Differences and Start Work Of
Picking Soldiers Sherman and
Fleming Hold Fort at Court House.

Dr. ii. G. Darby, Of Wilmot, notified
members of the County Exemption
Board this morning that he was
" through and his action brought to
g crisis the trouble of this board which
have been multiplying in recent weeks.
On account of the action of DR.. Darby
the work of the board was practically
at standstill this morning and men
who appeared for physical examina-
ton were told that they would have to
come back at some later date.
DR.. Darby notified the governor and
the adjutant general some time ago
that he could not continue to serve on
the board. He declared that he had
and hal left his practice at Wilmot to
others and that with the government
unwilling to give compensation for the
work he lad found that it would be
necessary for him to return to Wilmot
and pick up the lines Of his prac-
tice. Up to the end of the last week
Dr. Darby had been in charge of all
physical examinations.
Tom Fleming of Salem, and Fred
Sherman of Randall, were on the job
this morning holding the fort, but with
no quorum of the exemption board
they held that they could take no Of
fetal action ON any work proposed for
the board DR.. Darby and James
Torrey are the other members of the
board. Mr.. Torrey, the secretary,
was willing enough to continue work
but the conditions of the roads made
it impossible for him to get from
his home to Kenosha.
Board members Fleming and Sher
man, were not any too anxious to dis
cuss the conditions this morning.
1--WE have been promised that man
is coming from Madison to adjust con
ditions, = said Mr.. Sherman Etbut he
has not put in an appearance and
neither Mr. Fleming or myself can
go ahead and examine candidates.
We have men enough certified to fill
up the draft quota which may be de-
manded of us and the clerk of the
board is busy with the clerical work,
but otherwise the work of the board
is at standstill and we can not go
on until some other members of the
board come into Kenosha. l do not
believe that DR.. Darby will return to
resume the work. He has sacrificed a
lot in order to give his whole time to
this work and he feels that he can no
longer make the sacrifice. The offer
of the government to pay seven cents
for each QUESTIONABLE we will make out
will not give us enough to pay our liv-
ing and travelling expenses
There has been considerable cores
pondence between the governor and
the members of the board as to com
pensation for work and the last letter
indicated that the governor would ask
the men to serve without compensa-
ton They are still serving without
any further understanding, but it is
improbable that the board can be
kept together unless some plan is
worked out to at least pay the ex-
penses of the members
There is lot of work to be done
in connection with the handling of the
questionnaires sent out by the county
and it must be held up until some final
adjustment can be secured. Doctor
Darby has been very valuable to the
board as examining physician and
the members are hopeful that he
can be persuaded to return and take
up the work again.