The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-09-24
Orders from Gipson, State Regis
trant, Should Not Hesitate in
Stating Claims Where De-
pendency Warrants.
BOARD IS KEPT BUSY
ON QUESTIONNAIRES
Lawyers and Clerks on Job at
Court House; No Classifica-
tion Yet; War Marriage
Date is Question.

That it is not only proper but de-
sirable from the standpoint Of the
military authorities, for registrants
to claim exemption on the grounds of
dependency, where such grounds ex-
4=was the gist of a communication
> received this morning by S. c. Dur
bin, chairman of the local board,
from Adjutant General f. p. Gipson.
The adjutant general made it plain
that either the registrant or the de-
pendent should make claims for ex-
emptions on the grounds of depend
ency, because in case such claims are
not filed, hardships may be worked
upon many. The officer stated that
in some cases a certain false pride
prompted many to either waive claims
for exemption or to simply disregard
the subject leaving the matter up to
the local boards. Unless such claims
are mede, it was pointed out, there
= will be nothing for the board to do
=. but induct the registrapt into the ser.
vice. In other words, the board can
not fiie claims of exemption for any
rgeistrant
Provision Made.
The letter of the adjutant general
stated in substance that the same
power that put the draft machinery
in operation, inducting thousands of
men into the army, also made the
provision for the exemption claims on
dependency grounds. 1t is the duty
of the registrants, not only to the de-
pendents but to the government, to
file such claims, because above all
things, the government must not have
numbers of dependent wives and chill
dren to be supported by charity, after
the men have been called to the ser.
vice, the letter declared.
Fill Out Big Queries.
The work of filling out the ques-
tionnaires is progressing rapidly at
the court house where the legal ad'
visory board is in session Tho dis
trict court room is crowded from
early morning until late in the even
ing and the members of the board
together with the clerks are on the
Job with never minutes let-up.
There is a difference in the class
of registrants that appear before the
board. The difference lies mainly in
the number of babies, wives and
mothers who appear before the board
wilh the registrants to sign the affi-
advit of dependency. Also previous
TO the present registration, those ap'
apearing before the board have been,
An the majority e: cases, the I'm
rearin togo and there-are-no-elaims'
for-excmption, sort. Those who
come up now, in many cases are earn.
est, settled men, whose expressions
are, "Well, I'm ready to so if you
need me-but what's going to become
of the wife and kids? Fix me up as
to that and I'm on my way" There
are, of course. the boys from is to
20. inclusive. In 90 cases out Of 100
they are more than ready to go and
are anxious to get the thing deter
mined.
Board is Busy.
The trickle of Questionnaires that
started back from the legal advisory
board to the office of the exemption
board, has now grown to a steady
stream Of ever increasing proportions
az the questionnaires are filled out
md returned TO the exemption board
for final classification. The work Of
mailing out these questionnaires tC
tho registrants is continuing day by
day also. so there is virtually Z
stream of questionnaires going out o.
one door at the exemption board of
ec3and coming in at another.
War Marriage Question.
Owing to the rush Of work. the 10
cal board members have done yer.