Evening journal., 1919-12-09
RIGHTING A WRONG.

II TITICg
Journal to do what it can TO right any wrong that it
may have committed through It's columns For that rea
son we give publicity to the following letter which we
received yesterday:
1875 West 6ith St., New York City December > 1919
The Editor Of The Evening Journal, Wilmington, Del.
Dear Sir-AbOut two years ago in September, q don't
recall the date at the present me there appeared
in column Of The Evening Journal statement to the
public informing them that J. William Raymond Miller
formerly OF Wilmington, the address given as i Bayar
avenue had been cassed deserer from the National
Army by the draft board Of that city As result re-
ceived quite few letters from different friends copies
Of the edition included informing me OF the awkward
position that was in through someone's carelessness
At that time was at the Naval Training station New
port r. having voluntarily enlisted my services in the
L. S. Navy before being drafted not knowing at the time
Of enlistment 70 just what class had been assigned by the
local draft board.
Not being abe to get leave Of absence at the time
to attend 10 the matter personally, naturally Informed
the executive officer Of the station being assured in return
that the matter would be attended to at once know
positively that The proper authorities informed the VII
mingon draft board Of the circumstances clearing me
absolutely and myself was later notified by the naval
authorities that the mistake had been corrected and hat
| exempt from The National Army so long as re-
maned in The Navy.
That Of course was very good news to me, but II
that the draft board did not take the trouble 10
publish the fact as they bad published The former when
had doubt been read by many acquaintance VINO did
not know OF me enlisng in the Navy
do not blame The Evening Journal neither do
wholly blame the draft committee for am also to bome
for not attending TO the matter long ago
have recently been honoraby discharged from the
4. 5. Navy and have since been employed by the Army
Transport Service.
Now my reason for writing this letter to The Evening
journal If II is possible and you will favor me by so
doing would like you to print somewhere IN your ktt
another statement to the effect that the former stafnnt
two years back incorrect and that my charaeier
and good had been unknowinsly harmed or some
thing 10 that effect My reputation in that city IS Of the
best and il in doubt YOU might communicate with Thomas
II. Cappeau, pharmacist, Delaware avenue and dupont
street who am, sure will verify my statements
hope that this case viii receive your personal aiten-
on and that you will help right any wrong that has been
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watch closely for this favor Trusting you will give
early attention and obise. am.
WILLIAM r. MILLER.
Il will be noticed that Mr. Miller takes TO himself the
fundamental blame because he failed to inform the draft
board before he posted a deserter. that he had
gone into another branch Of the service However, there
were many victims Of the sort Of careessness Men
failed to respond the call Of the draft board they were
put on the deserers sts those lists given to the
newspapers and the newspapers printed them In sood
faith.
The deberateness Of Mr. Miller in requesting to set
him straight in the public eye reminds Of the sow-to
anger attributes Of the former sexton Of Episcopal
church down in Kent county.
He was a wldower and for time quite devoted
10, we1l say Mrs. sanderson, the widow OF former
friend 1t noticed that all at once he ceased to call
upon her and TO notice her when they met in the
street elsewhere. Mrs Sanderson didn't understand IT,
and she and her friends were mysthed by his behavior
Finally mutual friend took the bull by the horns.
"see here, Mr.. Boler," he said. why you treating
Mrs Sanderson this way?"
"I1 tell you how It is" Boiler replied About twenty
years ago. when Mr. Sanderson alive went to call
the Sandersons Sunday afternoon in Summer The
parlor windows up and Mrs sanderson and woman
friend sitting them. As walked up the steps
heard Mrs Ssnderson say to her caller Hello
here comes the old grave-dggerr didn't think much
about at the time but recently got to thinking It over
and to the conclusion that she intended to insult
me- Therefore, did the only thing selfrespectlng
could do which to quit speaking to her and having
anything TO do with her."
We're afraid that Mr. Miller who, wrote the above let
ter, is related dlstantly to Mr. Boiler