Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-22
HOTEL, CLUB AND OFFICE
BUILDING ATTACHES INCL UDED
Partieipantsin Professional Sports
Among Those in Nonuseful
Lines of Endeavor.
Local Boards Asked to Help Regis
trants to Procure Employment
In Productive Lines.
fBy Associated Prcss.l

tBy Associated Prcssl
WASHINGTON. June 21.-New rcsu-
At!ons Issued 10 draft boards to-day by
Provost-Marshal-G General Crowder to
govern application OF the work or light
order. do not rule specifically upon the
status of professional baseball players
or other classes whicn may be affected.
but emphasize the section OF the order
placing games and sports among the
occupations classed as nonuseful.
In an oral statement announcing the
regulations officials OF General Crow
der's office said "at present" the occu-
patton Of O baseball player is regarded
as nonproductive. but that until case
had been appealed from local board
there would be no ruling OH the sub
jeci.
local boards will consider cases OF
withdrawal of deferred classification
with common sense" General Crow
dcr's instructions say. and they may
name Illness. vacation. the impossible
ity OF securing productive employment
without change OF residence as rca-
sonable ground for waiving the gem
eral order. While sales clerks In
stores. and clerical workers in Offices
are classcd as nonproducers. boards are
directed TO exempt department store
executives and skilled workers attached
TO such establishments. Travelling
statesmen will be considered as engaged
in productive employment. but automo-
bile statesmen In cities will not. II was
explained. Public or private chauf-
feurs are held TO be nonp-oducers only
when they combine other work with
their mechanical duties.
ASKED TO ASSIST pEGIsTRANTs
TO OBTAIN NEW EMPLOYMENT
Local boards are asked 10 assist reg
istrants TO obtain new employment
through the Federal empioymen, SER
vice. and are given power 10 postpone
action while effort is being made 10
place men in occupations he!G produc-
tive.
when II has been determined that
person in deferred classification IS
an idler or Is engaged in nonproduc-
tive employ yment." the instructions say.
the classification and order number OF
such person will! be withdrawn. and he
will Immediately be ii.ducted into the
military service.
The regulations provide that per-
sons engaged in the service OF food
or drink, or either. in public places.
including hotels and social clubs. arc
engaged in nonproductive employment"
This. however. does not include man
ayers. clerks, cooks or other employees
unless they are engaged Ia the actual
serving OF food and drink
WORKERS ABOUT OFFICE
BUILDINGS NoEPRoDUCERs
THE regulations further provide
that passenger-elevator operators and
attendants; and doormen. footmen, car
riage openers and other attendants in
clubs. hotels. stores. apartment
office buildings and lighthouses are en-
gagged In nonproductive employmenIs.
The words. other ATTENDANTS include
bellboys. and also include por;e-s. un-
less such porters are engaged in heavy
work.
THE regulations further provide that
persons. including ushers and other at
tendants. engaged and occupied in and
in connection with games, sports and
amusements. excepting actual perform
ers in Legitimate concerts. operas or
thea trical performances. are engaged in
nonproductive occupa tions or employ
ments, This includes. in addition to
ushers and other attendants, all per-
sons engaged and occupied in games
sports and amusements except actual
performers in legitimate concerts
operas or theatrical performances.
The regulations further provide that
person engaged in domestic service
is engaged in nonproductive employ
ment Or occupation. but this does not
include public or private chaufreurs,
unless they should also be engaged in
some other occupation or employment.
defined nonproductivc.
STORE EXECUTIVES ARE
EXCLUDED FROM LIST
THE regula tions further provide that
sales clerks and other clerks employed
in stores and other mercantile estab-
lishments arc engaged in nonproduc-
tive employments, but this does not in
clude store executives, managers, su-
perintendents, nor the heads of such
departments as accounting. financial,
advertising, credit. purchasing, deliv-
cry. receiving. shipping and other de-
part-,ents: does not include regis
tered pharmacists employed in whole
sale and retail drug establishments,
and does not include travelling sales
men, buyers. delivery drivers. cleo
tricians. engineers. carpet layers. up
holsterers. nor any employees doing
heavy work outside the usual duties
OF clerks. However. sales clerks and
in tho office and in all departments OF
stores and mercantile establishments
engaged in selling goods and wares"
Boards are instructed to give the
agents Of the United States Employ
ment Service lists OF the names OF reg
istrants who have been summoned for
examination under the order.