Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-08
Police H|NDERED
DRAFT, IS CHARGE
Ware Workers Received Army
Notices Before Registrants,
Says Or. J. n. Remig
BLACK HAND" NOT ES

Charges that patrolmen friendly to
the Ware organization failed to deliver
notices to registrants Of the selective
draft and that Congressman Ware and
his ward leaders were personally Of
fensive to members Of Local Draft
Board No. 3 were made today in
/ statement by DR.. John H. Remig, a
member of the board.
Corroboration Of the statements
made by George W. Long, chairman
ssof. Local Board No. 6. and John 2.
Dwyer, secretary of Local Board No.
/, 30, that Ware followers made every eff
fort to save "disreputable" characters
from going to war with other drafted
msn is also made.
''Our draft work was no sooner
/ started" said Doctor Remig in his
statement, "before we discovered that
patrolmen did not take our draft no.
tees directly to the registrants. but
delivered them to Ware division work
4 ers, who then delivered them to the
7 registrauts with offers of their friendly
aid to help the registrants dodge the
draft"
Quotes from Letter
In his statement Doctor Remig
quotes the following letter he said was
Gent by Congressman Ware to Adjutant
General Beary at Harrisburg:
The three cases of absolute dis
elimination aud political intimidation on
the part of Local Board No. 3 that
spoke to you over the phone about re-
Gently are as follows.
Paul Vassalluzso, Of S14 South
Eleventh street, who was formerly in
Glass 5, based upon the report of the
medical inspection of the jefferson Hos
pital, his card being marked disqualified
for military service, was railroaded to
/ Camp Greene without having been given
! an opportunity to appeal.
Martin Kurchazjewskl, of TO South
Front street, is totally bdind in the
left eye and has four fingers cut off
his left hand. He was also railroaded
Z September 6 and placed in class 1 A..
without appeal.
1 Rafael Camilli, of 500 North
Eleventh street, was inducted into mill
idTy ceTNlCo anu stnI W SdlIlp NTetu :
leaf, Ca, September 3, leaving a wife
and children destitute and without sup
,port."
In contrast with Congressman Ware g
alleged description of the three drafted
men, Doctor Remig declared Vassal :
luzzo himself claimed class Al, but
was found to be suffering from a. slight
heart affection and was classed for
limited service.
Threatened, Says Draft Official
Y In the case of Kurchazjewski, he
said, the man had missing joints on one
hand, but was able to work at Bald
wins and accordingly was certified for
limited service. -
As for Camilli, Doctor Remig con
tinued, records showed he had not sup
ported his family and had been indicted
by the federal grand jury for his al :
legged connection with a plot to rot
an enlisted man of $500.
Doctor Remig said while Congress
man Ware was working for Camilli's
release from the army, Herbert Salus
brother Of Senator Samuel w. Salus
Ware leader of the Fourth ward, also
was active In the mans behalf.
While the Camilli case was under
+ Investigation, Doctor Remig concluded
BLACK Hand letters were sent to
draft board members threatening them
: with "the same fate as Detective
Eppley" if they failed to "let up or
Camifti