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CROWDER PUTS __ TIGHT RULE ON EXEMPTIONSOnly Total DependencyGives ReleaseFIRST MEN LEAVEON SEPTEMBERBy That Time Every State Is Expected to Have One Third of QuotaWashington, Aug. 9—Ruling* onclaims for dependency exemption* intended to reduce these exemptions to a minimum commensurate with the spirit and terms of the conscription act have u**»n telegraphed to the Governor* of all States by Provost Marshal-General Crowder.The effect of these ruling* is to bar claims for exemption on the ground of dependent relative where it can be shown that the income lost by the claimant through being drafted tuio the arm can l*e made up sufficientlyfrom whatever source or sources reasonably to insure the support of the alleged dependents.The Untied States army is to bebrought up to 1,000,000 men by Sept 1. To accomplish this, about 100,000 man of the national army, that is, theselective draft, will be called to thecolors cm that date They wilt be sent Immediately to the training camps The Provost Marshal General aired today to all the Governors of State warning them that their respective Quotas must be ready on time.The ruling on dependency exemption* follow*;Under Presidential regulation* the term dependent for support has given rise to several further questions otprinciple affecting large numbers of persons, *The general basis for ruling upon such question* should be the spiritend purpose of the act in providingfor such discharge, wherever the terms of the am and of the regulations are not in themselves COS elusive. The act authorises the President to discharge wherever the parties drafted are in a statu* with respect to persons dependent upon them for support which renders their exclusion or discharge advisableSuch dependency ordinarily ren•1er* discharge advisable, because fine* the drafted person lose.* his civ 1! income and thus loses bis means of support the wife la left without support, and this lack of support isthe effect which the act aims to avoidBut wherever such effect does not infact follow, and the wife ilt;* not leftwithout reasonably adequate support, •ut will receive such support from dhar sources, there is no real dependency rendering discharge adv left ble.'The followinr cla**^* of case* arewithin this rulingWm§ and children, On#. Where she parent* or other relative# of th» wife or hist and are able, ready, ind willing to provHe adequate xupp rt for her (and children if any; during; the absence of the htithand Two. Where the wife owns land which ha* produced income by th» husband * labor, but which ccuiu withreasonable certainty be rented during his absence, to ether persons so as to produce an adequate support.Three, Where there cxi-ts seme arrangement by which the salary or w:tge of the husband Is continued, in whole or In part, by third persons, being employers or insurer* or other* and such portion of the salary or wage, either alutio or with an allotment of hi* soldier’s pay, or with other definite income, will furnish a reasonably adequate support.**B. Other dependents. One, Wht*r in one of the foregoing ways a reasonably adequate support is provided for a widowed mother, infirm parent a, or orphan child under 10 years, of a son, brother or father called into service.Under Presidential refutationsproviding tbat any lt;crnfl( ate or di»-coarge ma be withdrawn, modified or renewed by the local board, the board 1® authorised, to reopen any claim of exemption already passed upon and still awaiting disposition on appeal to tie district board fer the purpose of receiving any affidavits or making other inquiries relative to dependency, as defined, in the present rulings, and the local boards shall transmit to the district board such affidavits and it* own minute thereon, for consideration on appealTbo foregoing rulings are caknihtt-ed to tarry out the spirit and terms of the act and to enable patriotic men *o remain in the military service of their country wherever the burden of support hitherto carried by them alone is in a position to be distributed for a tim among others who are patriotically ready to makein this manner their ccnlributiott to military service by setting another man free to enter the armyWALDEN FOLK IN TILT WITH BOARDBudget of School Trus-teesParedWalden, August 9—Complaining of excessive taxation and defying the state education authorities, Walden taxpayers overruled the recommendations of the Board of Education Tuesday night at the annual meeting calling for extra expenditure# formanual training and commercial courses in the High school. During two hours of warm discussion Trustee Walker said he would resign ifhis term did not expire Tuesday night Other members of the board are not expected to seek re-electionThe fight between the trustees andthe taxpayer*, was precipitated by arequest for $7,000 more than that asked last year in the school budget. 1-ed by D C Dominick, a large taxpeger mad former prtedgU of theWalden School, property owners objected, pointing out that there had been an increase of only 19 in the number of pupils. There wa* ahowl from the taxpayers when itdeveloped that the trustee# had purchased typewriter* and engaged aninstructor for th* commercial course without specific authority except a promise made when they war# elected L, O. Bedford backed up Mr.Dominick a opposition to the proposed budget Others taking pan Inthe discussion were J 8 Walker, Samuel Robinson, William Moadln ger, William Stewart, Mias ManEnefy and Superintendent of Schools SmithGUEST tS DROWNED.T^ake Huntington, Aug #» JohnDooley. 3f, of Bayonn?, N J. was drowned here on Mon nay, while in batl mg. He is an ►A.peit swimtnw, but was fo-ired with a cramp in fivefeel of *i!lt;-r of t% Ending, The body ha* beta recovered■ -IPress
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Middletown Orange County Times Press
Middletown, New York, US
Fri, Aug 10, 1917
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